Arrival

[knowledgeordeath]

Who: Kolivan and YOU
Broadcast: Yes
Action: Goldstone and Iskaulit
When: Soon after his shuffle

Broadcast

[For those who have seen Krolia and Ulaz, it may be easier to recognize a Galra. A Galra who is picking a piece of confetti off of his shoulder. He looks less than impressed by the fact that he got to have his "celebration" for his arrival to the Goldstone. He also looks like he barely fits in this room that he's been assigned to... No wait. When he shifts it's clear he's in the armory.]

To the SS Goldstone, I am Kolivan of the Blades of Marmora. It seems I have been assigned as your security officer. At least for what is supposedly meant to be security in this...fleet.

[He maaaaaaaaaay not approve of. AT ALL.]

We will need to improve the regulations for this ship. The security needs improvement.

[As for the rest of you, he'll introduce himself in his own fashion to you as well. Though anyone who is from the Blades of Marmora will here a sort of tapping in the background. A coded message to you saying the following: "If there are other Blades here respond. This is Kolivan. If there are any other Blades here please respond..."]

Since I am currently residing with this fleet, the introduction will apply to you as well for the sake of efficiency. For now...signing out.

[And the video ends.]


Goldstone

[With that message sent, he goes back to figuring out the state of the security on this ship. Thus far he's not impressed with it. It's too easy for someone to get onto this ship uninvited. While things appear peaceful that doesn't mean they will remain so.

Which means that it's easy to spot the towering Galra ducking through the ship to figure out where the holes in the security are so he can look into fixing them. The last thing they need is to be vulnerable for a potential attack.

Please don't mind that he's always frowning. That's just...Kolivan.]


Iskaulit

[When he's not on the Goldstone, he's exploring the Iskaulit. He's heard that there are a lot of abandoned rooms here so he's hoping to find more supplies here. Or information. (Especially information.)

Once again, it's easy to spot him since he towers over heads as he walks along. For now his braid is wrapped around his neck almost making it look like he has a white choker. It keeps it out of the way for the time being, something he feels will be necessary should he come across an area where he'll need to put on his helmet. One can never tell what the air quality will be on a ship with abandoned rooms in it.

Alright and he might also be looking for a place to turn into a room so he can have a place to escape to when he wants to stretch out. The Goldstone is clearly not built for Galra bodies like his own.]

Comments

[tempredmental]

[Keith nodded, one eyebrow quirking slightly before he got what that maneuver was for. He mentally winced.

Though, the Goldstone's ceilings weren't quite as low at the Twin Roses.]

Yeah. There's a lot. She's told you who's here, right?

[knowledgeordeath]

She has. I'm willing to listen to your take on the matter.

[He feels no need to elaborate on the fact that he means Lotor and Haggar.]

private

[tempredmental]

[Keith sighed a little, and then switched to a private channel.]

They're essentially alone, and there's no real source of quintessence for them to exploit here. Lotor outright refuses to associate with the witch, so it's highly doubtful there will be an alliance between them any time soon.

Because they have no support, they've both been playing it careful and avoiding too much exposure.

So, we're doing the same. There's too much at stake for us to act and potentially force their hand at doing something that could damage the Fleet. The less bystanders pulled into this, the better.

[As it was, he had to talk his team down on Lotor's arrival. It hadn't been easy. Some hurts ran pretty deep, and it wasn't just about the scar on his face.]

[knowledgeordeath]

Where are they located and who is keeping an eye on them?

[Because he need to know. He hates this answer and he hates that they're in this position but at least he can believe Keith made the correct decision.]

[tempredmental]

They're on different ships. Lotor's on the Tourist. Allura was assigned there, too. If anything, it means she can watch him closer. Haggar is on the First Breath. No one else from our world is with her, though.

[Keith was definitely bothered by this.]

I feel like one of us transferring over there, though, would be too obvious that we're watching her. Not that I doubt she isn't already thinking we are.

[knowledgeordeath]

It would be better to use allies already on that ship to watch her instead. Our own movements would be deemed suspicious otherwise.

[And she's too powerful for them to be doing that. Even without the resources she's too dangerous for them to be making stupid decisions.]

Who do we know to watch her on the First Breath that won't cause suspicion?

[tempredmental]

I know Tyrion, though I'm not certain if he has any sort of relationship with her at the moment. Shiro knows Akeldama. Apparently, Akeldama is from the same world as two of the other crew members on Shiro's ship. He's been here less time than Tyrion, so he might not have formed any sort of interaction with her, yet.

[knowledgeordeath]

We will need to check in with our allies to find out what they know. Having no one to watch her is dangerous.

[tempredmental]

[Keith nodded.]

I agree.

I'll see if I can find out how close Tyrion is with her. We can ask Shiro to talk to Akeldama.

[knowledgeordeath]

I don't like having someone I'm not familiar with handling this but it will be better than no one.

[Because that's honestly just his paranoia kicking in.]

We can deal with the matter of the dead being alive later.

[tempredmental]

[Keith nodded.]

Yeah... that was awkward, to say the least.

[Keith wasn't sure he liked it. Ulaz had died to save Voltron and allow them to unite with the Blades. He gave them a chance when things looked bleak. Keith had trouble wrapping his head around it. It felt... cheap.]

I'll let you know what Shiro finds out.

[knowledgeordeath]

I can speak to Shiro as well after I am done studying what I have learned.

[Basically he has a lot to process. Two enemies are here and free to roam, Keith isn't injured, and Ulaz is alive. There's...so much to take in here.]

[tempredmental]

[Keith nodded.]

There's a good amount of research that we've logged on paper to keep it off the Atroma network. I can show you where it is.

[knowledgeordeath]

Good. I will be sure to read it. Having any knowledge, even if it is minimal, will be helpful.

[tempredmental]

Right.

Have you figured out the transporters or the shuttle pods, yet? We can meet on Iskaulit.

[knowledgeordeath]

I won't have problems getting there. I will go now.

[tempredmental]

Alright. Meet me by the lecture hall. What we have is in there.

[And, sure enough, Keith got there right about the same time as Kolivan. He gave him a quick nod and then showed him inside.]

Back here...

[He brought the Blade to the back where there was a loose panel along the wall. It wasn't immediately visible, but could be found if one knew what they were looking for. Inside were a few digital storage devices, as well as tons of handwritten notes on everything people had been keeping track of. The Paladins had contributed their fair share of information to the stash as well over the time they'd been there.]

There had been a copy of some of this information that had been put on the network, but it was deleted almost immediately. Thankfully, a few people had downloaded their own versions at the time we pulled the heist, so we were able to prevent all the copies from being destroyed. However, we have to find separate devices that aren't connected to the Atroma's network in order to use them. Otherwise, we risk losing them.

At the same time, several of us had kept written notes of what we'd found in those databanks before it was deleted, and that's in here, too. I'm sure others have their own notes and copies throughout the Fleet, but we've been trying to share with each other since we're all in this together with a common captor.

[knowledgeordeath]

[Stepping in after him...well, ducking in...he follows after him to take note of the loose panel. Unless one is looking for it, he doubts they would find it unless by accident. Good. It's a decent hiding place for the time being.

Lifting one of the notes up, he reads it over. Of course he takes note of the fact that he can read it, something he both dislikes and appreciates about this...augment. But the only sign of that is the slightest increase to his ever present frown as his eyes roam over the note. At least that appears to be the case since he's a Galra that has no pupils.

When he's done reading the note, he sets it down to look at Keith.]

Were you a part of this heist?

[tempredmental]

[Keith nodded.]

Shiro and I both were. It was shortly after I arrived, but before anyone else did, so it was just the two of us along with some other members of our Fleet and the Interceptor Fleet. It was actually the Interceptor Fleet that tipped us off to the information in the first place.

[knowledgeordeath]

The Interceptor Fleet? And where are they?

[tempredmental]

They've been traveling somewhat parallel to us, but they try to stay out of the range of the Marsiva. Apparently, they were the 'passengers' for cycle 11, the one right before this one. They escaped, but it wasn't without heavy losses, and they don't seem overly excited to talk about what they tried.

[knowledgeordeath]

And they have yet to find a way to return to their worlds. Can they be trusted if they will not tell us what they did to escape?

[tempredmental]

They haven't given us a reason not to trust them, and everything they've given us so far has worked out. [Keith tone was cautious as he said this, though.] I mean, at this point, it doesn't hurt to take their help. [That didn't mean he wasn't wary. Recent happenings back home with a certain Galra Crown Prince had left Keith hesitant about friendly people with good information and hidden secrets...] It's... complicated. [Then again... what wasn't?]

[knowledgeordeath]

My impression is that there is little that isn't complicated about things here. [From how they came here to Lotor and Haggar being free to these supposed allies...]

[tempredmental]

Yeah... we've figured that out, too.

[Keith sighed, a heavy sound.]

This is it for now. [He shrugged a bit.] There's a good amount here, so feel free to take your time. I've been making copies and keeping my own version of it, too, just in case... maybe see if I can see something in it, a clue, a pattern, anything. [He stood up.]

It's going to come down to figuring out Atroma, I think. The augments, too... something about them, but we have to figure out how to get rid of them or disconnect them from Atroma first. [Though, something sent a shiver through him at the idea. He didn't know why, but any time the idea came up, it was like a sense of dread came over him.] If we knew more about what the Interceptors did, we could try to find a better way, but they're keeping that knowledge quiet.