The craziest show in the galaxy, yup.

[balancingedge]

Who: Takashi Shirogane, Keith, Lance, Katie “Pidge” Holt, and whoever else gets dragged into this madness.
When: November 10th (with possible additions later for Curti Center run ins)
Where: the Dream Width, and see above
What: When all save the former Black Paladin get pulled into the Dream Width within the span of a morning, it becomes an Adventure retrieving them.
Warnings/Notes: Spoilers up to the end of Season 7 of Voltron: Legendary Defender. Also game shows. I’ll add more if anything shows up.

It’s shortly after midnight when all three signals are caught by the Curti Center’s radar. Prior to that, however, there is another sign: the barriers of both Red and Green go down as both mechanical lions stir, a low rumble of a growl echoing among the two of them. Black looks up and roars. They’re back, but in trouble. Yet like with the two disappearances among their team before, there is no sign whatsoever of what lies ahead.

Just a signal, and three lions that desperately want to get off the ground and fly to their paladins.

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[balancingedge]

[If she's asking him, she's come to the wrong person to do so. He's just as bad at talking about himself. It took him years and coming here to admitting his own feelings to Shiro. tl;dr: Words are hard; he understands.

Halfway through the stumbling over said words, he turns his head to look at her. He's tired, but he listens carefully. It's important and he doesn't want to interrupt. If he does, she might stop.

'You're right, I don't. But sometimes we all need a hand.'

Maybe one day he'll talk about his time at the home, how he'd get into fights with the other kids both there and at school. Now wasn't the time.]

I'm sorry. Sounds like a good guy from what you've said, though. [Sometimes familial blood wasn't what mattered, but blood of the covenant, or however the saying goes.]

[promiselisting]

Yeah but-

[ She's not going to ever disagree about how good Sojiro is. She will defend her adoptive father to the death. But that wasn't what she was trying to go for here. ]

He, he saved me. He, and Ren and the others. Before, I... I didn't really have anybody. They... they're my family. More than my actual relatives.

[ She lifts a hand to fist it in her hair, feeling a bit frazzled. Probably looking it too. That's... more than she's admitted to most people, except Ren. And Sojiro. ]

And so I.... For a long time I just. I didn't talk to people. And I know there must've been other people out there who went through the same thing but it's still... I don't really know how to talk about it well. But... it's not the same but I get it. Nobody being there and you having nobody but yourself but feeling like you're not-

[ Not good enough. Not worth it. That kind of feeling. That kind of loneliness. And just. ]

I-If anybody tries to give you a hard time about it, I'll kick their ass.

[balancingedge]

[Ah. That's what this is about. He had a feeling, but she had to figure out how to say it. He reaches over, resting a hand on her shoulder.]

It takes time. Don't beat yourself up for not knowing how yet. [Understanding shines behind tired eyes, gently squeezing her shoulder before letting go. This was going to be hard enough as it is, but he doesn't look away.] ...That you aren't good enough. That there's someone better at this whole talking to others and more capable because that's what the world's told you time and time again.

[A hint of anger sparks behind the understanding; not at Futaba, but for her. She doesn't have to say it, but he gets the feeling her blood relatives are the type of people he'd kick the asses of without even being asked.] I'll direct them to you then, if my own family doesn't get to them first.

[He glances over to where Takashi went, realizing he was probably giving them some space so Futaba could say what she wanted to.] ...Mom left before I could even recall her voice, to protect me from this war with our own people. My pop was a hero. They tried to keep him from going back into that burning building, but couldn't tell him anything. I was nine.

While I love my parents, the Paladins and Coran became my family. Even if I had to leave them for a while, I would and have done everything I can for them... and I know they'd do the same for me. Even if Pidge can be just as awkward, or Lance wanting to rekindle a rivalry he started. They all gave me a chance, even after seeing me at my worst.

[The way he says it, not even the Dream Width shared that part.]