oo1 ★ FORM VOLTRON | voice --> action;

[undeserted]

[ A raspy but strong voice comes over the intercom, speaking loudly and authoritatively. ]

Paladins! This is Keith. Sound off! Pidge, Hunk, Allura, Lance?

We should meet, and soon.

[ A moment's hesitation, then: ]

Atlas crew, come in. This is Voltron. Requesting a status report. This is our sixty-second attempt. Repeat, come in Atlas crew.

(( ooc; action prompt in comments! ))

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action; Keith's apartment

[undeserted]

[ He's been a lousy leader, Keith thinks.

Not only has he failed to find everyone or make contact with Earth, he also hasn't made much of an impact here on a planet they're meant to be stabilizing or even made a substantial attempt to. They can't form Voltron without their Lions or Hunk, after all, and Keith is extremely single-minded-- and his thoughts have been consumed with finding a way out of this place, to the exclusion of almost everything else. And then the Iris cycle happened, and...yeah. He hasn't wanted to show his face to anyone since then.

But then it ended, and it's dawning on him now that they might need to settle in as if this is their new home. He has yet to completely accept it, still trying to contact the Atlas at least twice a day via any communication device he can find, but reality is sinking in-- So he reaches out, intent on checking in on his team and establishing a new plan of action.

If they truly can't leave, they have to find their place here.

Keith waits at his apartment for his team to come by, having thrown together some snacks and drinks-- literally just chips and pop, nothing fancy-- his demeanor resigned but determined. ]

voice;

[givenofox]

[ man, Ren has no idea how he should introduce himself here. He'd met Keith once, in Duplicity, but there was no telling if Keith remembered that.

so now he's got to start over with introducing himself to Pidge's friends. ]

Kat-- Pidge has been talking about trying to get you guys together, so I think she'll be happy to meet up. I'll make sure she knows.

Um... I'm Ren. Pidge's boyfriend.

[undeserted]

[ ...Boyfriend? When? How? Keith is squinting so hard over the phone rn. ]

She didn't mention you.

[givenofox]

That sounds like her, she's pretty private.

[ knock on wood that Pidge isn't lurking around somewhere ready to suplex him for that. ]

We actually got brought here together from a different...world or reality or whatever these places are. A city called Duplicity.

[undeserted]

A different reality?

[ Oh shit. Where's his Pidge, then? ]

Duplicity? Where is that?

[givenofox]

Yeah, like...she got taken from your world, I got taken from mine, and we ended up in Duplicity together. And then here.

[ as for where it is...that was a good questions. were all these worlds connected? were they just different planets? ]

I don't know. We just got taken to there, basically kidnapped for some sort of program, but they didn't let us find out much beyond the city itself.

[undeserted]

[ Keith...has questions. A lot of them. But, stay focused. ]

All right, well, you're here now. We'll figure this out. What matters is that you're both safe.

[ Well, for the most part. This place is proving to be...a lot. But it's nothing they can't handle, right? ]

[lasersounds]

Well, there's the fearless leader. [Someone call for sarcastic confidence? Because you've got it in spades now.]

You got a plan for this meetup?

[undeserted]

[ ...Ugh. Well, at least Lance is okay. ]

Yeah, just come by my place tonight. [ Insert time and address here! ]

If you guys wanna eat, bring food. I can't feed everybody. [ Somebody hasn't been doing the required work to get currency here. Big surprise, I know. ]

[lasersounds]

Okay. Woah, woah, woah. Do you have any food?

[Because bro, friend, it sounds like you don't. He has concerns.]

[undeserted]

I have chips. And soda.

[ Ok so he burned through his chroma supply and hasn't wanted to touch anyone to get more. Big deal. ]

[lasersounds]

Okay, no. Just...no. You are not going to skulk around here with an empty fridge, dude.


Is that seriously all you've got??

[undeserted]

Yeah. It doesn't matter, okay? I'm fine.

We need to regroup and plan our next move.

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[pidgeypidge]

You're not going to be able to reach the Atlas crew, Keith.

[Infuriating but true, unfortunately.]

I agree that we should meet, though. What time's good for you?

[undeserted]

[ He gives a time, his voice rather strained. ]

Look, I get that, okay? [ Of course Pidge is right, she's always right. ]

I just--have to try.

[pidgeypidge]

[She knows he's not going to stop trying, but she doesn't want him to get his hopes up.]

Unless they somehow ended up here like we did? [That was possible, right? After everything they'd seen, it was almost believable.]

I know. I'm not saying don't try. I'm just... maybe don't get your hopes up, yea?

[undeserted]

I'm not getting my hopes up. I'm just--

[ A frustrated sigh. ]

Forget it. You coming tonight? Bring food if you can.

[pidgeypidge]

Look, I just don't want you to be too disappointed if things don't work out the way you're hoping.

[Says the girl who absolutely gets her hopes up for things.]

I'll try. This place is weird. What kind of food?

[undeserted]

It doesn't matter.

[ He sounds awkward now, and a little ashamed. ]

I, uh. I don't really have any. Just chips.

voice

[bitchilived]

[It's been a couple days and this is the first he's seen or heard from any of his team. It's the best sound he's heard in a while.]

Don't know anything about an Atlas crew, but Shiro reporting.

1/2

[undeserted]

[ !!!]

--Shiro?

[undeserted]

Shiro!

A-are you okay? When did you get here?

[bitchilived]

I'm all right. I got here a few days ago, seems like there were a lot of us.

[God, did Keith really say this was the 62nd attempt to contact... What is happening.]

[undeserted]

Where are you? I'll come find you.

[bitchilived]

I'm -- [wait hold on, he has to look again. Make sure he's reading this stuff right.] At the main entrance of Mond Mart.