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[blackbonded]

Name: Takashi Shirogane
Date: October 6th
Format: Video


[ The video shows Shiro standing underneath a tree. He's wearing his paladin armor with no helmet showing a silver head of hair. ]

My name is Shiro. I arrived here a few days ago.

[ Above him, a bird takes off at the sound of his voice. ]

I heard people are transported here from different universes and from my understanding, the chance of meeting someone you know is relatively high. That's why I'm transmitting on an open channel.

[ Despite all his military background warning him to keep a low profile.

He's silent for a moment, as if gearing up for a confession before taking the plunge. ]

I'm searching for the Paladins of Voltron. They have similar armor to mine. Keith, Allura, Lance, Pidge, Hunk. If you've seen them or know of them - [ a faint smile pulls at the edge of his mouth, smoothing the militant stance ] - I'd really appreciate any information you can give me.

The same goes for anyone who's familiar with an Altean named Coran or the Galaxy Garrison.

[ He nods at the camera with purpose and ends the transmission. ]

Comments

[blackbonded]

Wait. You're sick?

[ Lance. You can't just drop that on him and expect him not to react. ]

Where are you?

[blackbonded]

Dragon?

[ Hold up. Back up. ]

Did you just say you have a pet dragon?

[blackbonded]

[ His brows flick up, surprise widening his eyes. ]

You've been here half a year?!

[ From the way he understood it, he expected to get back soon but if Allura had been here that long... ]

[thisisamazing]

I mean, he's not- not really a pet but-

Keith has a wolf from space and my dragon's weird?

[wylderrant]

Give or take... I haven't really kept track.

[ Look, when you're used to being functionally immortal, time is sort of an illusion anyway. ]

That's not that long, is it?

[scatmaam]

Save it. I've not done anything that's put me out, for your sake. Basic human empathy shouldn't require thanks.

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[princessences]

[ Not long after she's informed by Lancer about Shiro's arrival she pulls out her pocket watch and, sure enough, there is a familiar face. At least she has had some warning he doesn't remember his previous stint in Geardagas, even if those were slightly different circumstances.

Still, she smiles as she turns on her own feed. ]

I happen to be familiar with many of those names.

[blackbonded]

That depends on who you're dealing with.

[ Empathy, he's found, is not a universal constant. ]

[blackbonded]

[ He can't believe this his life right now. ]

They're both weird.

[scatmaam]

I can only control what I do, lad. I'll stick to my gumption on this.

[lanceylance]

Well, see, it's less sick like coughing and puking, and more sick like 'omg I can't even look at you'. Because honestly, I don't even wanna see me right now and I AM me.

[thisisamazing]

[Rude. Toothless and Kosmo are precious.]

Well, I think it's weird that you all don't have dragons, sooo.

[blackbonded]

Fair enough.

[blackbonded]

Lance. You're not making any sense.

What happened?

[blackbonded]

[ To be fair, he's only vaguely half-glimpsed the wolf before he passed out again after being revived.

He raises his hands in a gesture of peace. ]

Fair enough.

We're all normalized to our environment. I mean, I'm used to fighting a tyrant across the universe from inside a lion made from an asteroid from another universe.

[ And yet, dragons totally throw him off course. ]

[blackbonded]

It is for me.

[ He spent a year as a prisoner to the Galra and that still haunted him to this day. ]

1/2 video;

[blackbonded]

[ The moment her face turns up on his communicator his face transforms from neutral to surprise. ]

Allura.

2/2

[blackbonded]

[ Then, slowly he breaks out into a warm smile. ]

It's nice to see you.

[wylderrant]

Oh, yes... I keep forgetting.

Mortals.

[ Silly her! ]

Well, like I said - not incredibly long, but it might feel like it.

[blackbonded]

[ Mortals? ]

It is long for a species who lives only a century.

[ Longer to someone with an expiration date closely approaching. ]

[wylderrant]

Ah! Yes! I realize that. I just - I normally don't age you see and my being here is the first time that's changed.

[ There's a sigh. ]

Still getting used to it.

[blackbonded]

It's alright. You're not the first 'immortal' that I've met.

[ Zarkon lived for 10,000 years with the help of the quintessence he extracted from the planets he conquered. By that count, he practically was an immortal in his eyes. ]

[wylderrant]

Oh? Who did you meet? If I can ask. Not sure I'd know them, but...

[ Color her curious. ]

[blackbonded]

A tyrant named Zarkon.

[wylderrant]

Hmm. Never heard of him, I'm afraid...