[video is obviously the most natural feeling correspondence so!! have an incoming video message from Allura.
I'm sure it's not a bother.]
Lotor! Keith has informed me that Lance has also arrived at the temple. He wanted me to pass the word on to you. We are to meet as a team outside near the woods, Shiro is marking the spot in his Black Lion form, and I do hope you and I can arrive together.
[ interesting. more and more from their universe have arrived . . . something suspicious seems afoot, or perhaps astoria just finds the paladins useful. he can relate. ]
If you're certain my presence would be welcomed by all involved, I would like nothing more to accompany you. It would be my pleasure. [ lightly! ] Where shall I meet you?
Your presence most certainly will be welcomed. [by......her......and Shiro would probably appreciate it too.] As a friend and ally of the Coalition in our universe, I consider you a part of our team, even beyond our role in the Circle.
[she smiles, then tapping her chin thoughtfully.]
We can meet by the kitchens if that works for you.
[ better to be cautious than assume too much. their journey into oriande hadn't been . . . very well received, initially. and while it turned out for the best, lotor knows that any relationship he has with the paladins is tenuous at best. he must constantly prove himself, at every turn. allura is the key to earning that trust; they won't disobey her. ]
I will meet you at the entrance to the kitchens in a few moments. I elected to explore the training area, so I will need some time to get there. But I will be there soon.
[happily, she ends the video there. and if it helps to earn the others trust, Allura is probably going to walk very close beside him as they arrive to the meeting.
she isn't completely oblivious to the hesitance the others Lance feel towards Lotor, so perhaps it's why she feels the desire to stay close with Lotor, to try to coax the others to see the same side to him she had seen on Oriande. there's a kinship and understanding she has with him that she hasn't ever felt with the other paladins before, and it's...important.
but. anyway. onwards to the meeting.]
text - backdated to when things went to hell and the lockdown started
[Shiro thinks they should play nice, try to turn the tide of the way things wind up in their world. Or at least cooperate enough to keep peace while they're here.
So this is Keith.
Trying.
God is he trying.]
It looks like things are starting to go off the rails. Try not to get killed.
If you need help, let me know.
[Because for now they're on the same side whether they like it or not.]
Something tells me that you're more inclined to fight than flee.
[ fucking teenagers ]
We are extraordinarily outnumbered, if these Enforcers all activate once we attack. If we do fight our way out, we need to be strategic in how we do so. Magical assistance seems to be the smarter option.
I'll fight as much as I have to. But I'm only hanging around here as long as it takes to make sure everyone gets out safe.
[Excuse you, Vidal Sassoon, he's a twenty-something now. And Shiro is in the underground, so Keith's motivation is to get his friends out and regroup.]
It does. There's a guy who can teleport, which is the best bet I've heard for getting out without it coming to a fight.
[See because this guy is a friend of Riza and Roy's, and Shiro trusts both of them, and that is good enough for Keith. And he himself likes the lot of them all on top of those facts.]
Not sure he can get everyone, but it's one option. The other is fighting our way out, if it comes to that.
Fighting our way out should be the last option, but I'm more inclined to combat than many of the people trapped here. If you require assistance on that front, if all else fails, you have my sword.
[They haven't talked in a while. Partly on purpose, partly life. He'd still feel like a real dick if he didn't try to reach out while they're all cut off.]
I haven't trusted her since I met her. But if she was finished with us, why round us back up?
I just don't think it's going to be that easy.
[The way he figures it, at best she's a kid with her toys. Most kids aren't inclined to pick up their messes just because. Too capricious and distracted and mercurial to bother.]
At the very least, she seems to be distracted, so we can feel free to plan our own method to dealing with this idiocy without her involvement.
[ the network can be read by Astoria, and lotor knows that, but he doesn't seem too concerned about her knowing. indeed, she's likely listening to every word they say off the network, too. ]
[Even with a festival going on, Hunk doesn't worry too much about the food out there. Sometimes he'll sneak over to see if he can get ingredients from there, stuff that isn't as easy to come by in the Temple kitchen.
it's a bit of hoarding in a way, but he's going to take advantage of getting ingredients while he can. The invisible servants at the festival either know what he's doing and are trying to help or it really is tied to his desires to make his own things. Either way, the kitchen of the Temple has been busy despite the distraction and Hunk has done his best to see to every member of Voltron.
But he can't forget about Lotor...not after he'd helped keep Hunk focused, grounded, and with many of the ideas on the bridge. Hunk doesn't know Lotor's tastes, but he figures he's a man that keeps things simple while still having a refined taste. Lotor struck him as the type, especially given everything that had happened, to not be properly looking after his own needs. He has an idea, he just hopes Lotor isn't too picky.
He waits until he knows Lotor is in his own chambers and quietly leaves a tray at his door in the morning. On the tray is a bowl of oatmeal with blueberries on top. There's a glass of orange juice beside and a rather large cinnamon streusel muffin, along with some jumbo strawberries. Oh, and there's a note, in case Lotor is suspicious of mysteriously appearing breakfast foods.]
To Lotor,
I never really thanked you for helping me on the ship. I know you've probably been worrying about Allura what happened to everyone else and not taking care of yourself. Please take a moment to eat. You'd be surprised how much it might help.
- Hunk
[Hunk doesn't knock on the door until he's heading away. He doesn't necessarily want to be here for the reception, but if Lotor wants to talk later it's pretty obvious Hunk is spending a lot of time in the kitchen]
[ he purposefully does not answer the door, mostly because he is taking the time to rest, and recuperate. now that allura is alive, he can take the time to sleep . . . and once he wakes up, and prepares to re-enter the world as a functional adult, he opens the door to see . . . a muffin, and oatmeal, and fruit. and juice. along with a note.
he takes up the note and scans it, reading it quickly. and while he doesn't go find hunk, a few hours later, hunk does get a text (!!) ]
Thank you, Hunk. It is appreciated.
[ that's it. that's all you get. but it's??? something?????? ]
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video; (lance's arrival)
I'm sure it's not a bother.]
Lotor! Keith has informed me that Lance has also arrived at the temple. He wanted me to pass the word on to you. We are to meet as a team outside near the woods, Shiro is marking the spot in his Black Lion form, and I do hope you and I can arrive together.
video;
Has he?
[ interesting. more and more from their universe have arrived . . . something suspicious seems afoot, or perhaps astoria just finds the paladins useful. he can relate. ]
If you're certain my presence would be welcomed by all involved, I would like nothing more to accompany you. It would be my pleasure. [ lightly! ] Where shall I meet you?
video;
[she smiles, then tapping her chin thoughtfully.]
We can meet by the kitchens if that works for you.
video;
[ better to be cautious than assume too much. their journey into oriande hadn't been . . . very well received, initially. and while it turned out for the best, lotor knows that any relationship he has with the paladins is tenuous at best. he must constantly prove himself, at every turn. allura is the key to earning that trust; they won't disobey her. ]
I will meet you at the entrance to the kitchens in a few moments. I elected to explore the training area, so I will need some time to get there. But I will be there soon.
video;
[happily, she ends the video there. and if it helps to earn the others trust, Allura is probably going to walk very close beside him as they arrive to the meeting.
she isn't completely oblivious to the hesitance the others
Lancefeel towards Lotor, so perhaps it's why she feels the desire to stay close with Lotor, to try to coax the others to see the same side to him she had seen on Oriande. there's a kinship and understanding she has with him that she hasn't ever felt with the other paladins before, and it's...important.but. anyway. onwards to the meeting.]
text - backdated to when things went to hell and the lockdown started
So this is Keith.
Trying.
God is he trying.]
It looks like things are starting to go off the rails. Try not to get killed.
If you need help, let me know.
[Because for now they're on the same side whether they like it or not.]
text - whoop whoop
Keith. Thank you. It's good to hear you are safe.
I'm attempting to test the boundaries of the Hostel as we speak. There must be a way out of here that we do not yet know about.
How are you faring?
no subject
Yeah. Likewise.
They're pretty adamant about us staying inside, which is all the more reason to find a way out.
Our options are fighting our way out or getting a magic assist.
no subject
[ fucking teenagers ]
We are extraordinarily outnumbered, if these Enforcers all activate once we attack. If we do fight our way out, we need to be strategic in how we do so. Magical assistance seems to be the smarter option.
no subject
[Excuse you, Vidal Sassoon, he's a twenty-something now. And Shiro is in the underground, so Keith's motivation is to get his friends out and regroup.]
It does. There's a guy who can teleport, which is the best bet I've heard for getting out without it coming to a fight.
no subject
Is this person trustworthy?
[ because if so, allura is one the one-stop trip to the outside world, so long as lotor can convince her to go. ]
no subject
[See because this guy is a friend of Riza and Roy's, and Shiro trusts both of them, and that is good enough for Keith. And he himself likes the lot of them all on top of those facts.]
Not sure he can get everyone, but it's one option. The other is fighting our way out, if it comes to that.
no subject
[ allura can just Deal With It.jpeg ]
no subject
Thanks.
[He's... trying. Still.]
Same goes for you. I'll help, if you need it.
no subject
Keep in contact.
no subject
Will do.
Text: backdated to a day or two after the return from Struxta
Also.
Allura says she started telling you about what happened back home, but you stopped answering her.
[Why did you ghost their princess, Lotor. That's poor form.]
You probably ought to know the whole story, if you want it.
not here 1/2
text.
My deepest and most sincere apologies to our benevolent highness.
Do you need anything else?
[ lotor its a fuckin magical watch there is no battery ]
text.
I didn't need anything to begin with.
But if you decide you do, those doors are still open.
text.
Fine.
text;
she's been trying to reach you!! isn't that sweet.]
I am in what I assume is the central city of this world: the Royal Palace of Wahine.
text;
Allura?
Are you [ . . . ]?
I am [ . . . ] Markolos.
[ allura help ]
text;
TRULY.]
Markolos?
Where--
Are you---anyone?
text;
Hey-- are ---
It's Shiro.
--in massive-- vern...strange dark-- unnatural
--are you...alright?
Text
Ar- you sti-- ... -nd not dead? ...ok-y?
text
[He's going to keep trying despite never actually getting an answer. He's stubborn enough for it.]
text
lotor is feeling chatty. ]
Yes.
I trust the Paladins made it?
[ read: did allura make it, who cares about lonce. ]
text
Good. I'm glad to hear it.
We're accounted for, yeah. Shaken up, but whole.
text
It almost makes one wonder whether or not we are going to be sent to a new world, seeing as this one was such a disaster.
[ part of him hopes not, but, you know. whatever. that's what you get for messing with shit you don't understand, fishpeople. ]
text
[Which he's still not thrilled about, especially after that. He's half convinced they made it worse.]
text
[ trusting Astoria to do anything properly is a bad move, in his opinion. ]
I would think you would know by now not to trust a word that she utters.
text
I just don't think it's going to be that easy.
[The way he figures it, at best she's a kid with her toys. Most kids aren't inclined to pick up their messes just because. Too capricious and distracted and mercurial to bother.]
text
At the very least, she seems to be distracted, so we can feel free to plan our own method to dealing with this idiocy without her involvement.
[ the network can be read by Astoria, and lotor knows that, but he doesn't seem too concerned about her knowing. indeed, she's likely listening to every word they say off the network, too. ]
text
Who knows how long that distraction will last. If she's going to drop us somewhere else, it'd be good if she were paying attention.
[Or maybe that makes it worse. He's not sure.]
[action -- sort of] | a few days after dead are revived
it's a bit of hoarding in a way, but he's going to take advantage of getting ingredients while he can. The invisible servants at the festival either know what he's doing and are trying to help or it really is tied to his desires to make his own things. Either way, the kitchen of the Temple has been busy despite the distraction and Hunk has done his best to see to every member of Voltron.
But he can't forget about Lotor...not after he'd helped keep Hunk focused, grounded, and with many of the ideas on the bridge. Hunk doesn't know Lotor's tastes, but he figures he's a man that keeps things simple while still having a refined taste. Lotor struck him as the type, especially given everything that had happened, to not be properly looking after his own needs. He has an idea, he just hopes Lotor isn't too picky.
He waits until he knows Lotor is in his own chambers and quietly leaves a tray at his door in the morning. On the tray is a bowl of oatmeal with blueberries on top. There's a glass of orange juice beside and a rather large cinnamon streusel muffin, along with some jumbo strawberries. Oh, and there's a note, in case Lotor is suspicious of mysteriously appearing breakfast foods.]
To Lotor,
I never really thanked you for helping me on the ship. I know you've probably been worrying about
Allurawhat happened to everyone else and not taking care of yourself. Please take a moment to eat. You'd be surprised how much it might help.- Hunk
[Hunk doesn't knock on the door until he's heading away. He doesn't necessarily want to be here for the reception, but if Lotor wants to talk later it's pretty obvious Hunk is spending a lot of time in the kitchen]
( text )
he takes up the note and scans it, reading it quickly. and while he doesn't go find hunk, a few hours later, hunk does get a text (!!) ]
Thank you, Hunk.
It is appreciated.
[ that's it.
that's all you get.
but it's??? something?????? ]