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[thegoofball]

Hey there, Vaikuntha, it's [ya boy] Lance - I don't know many of you yet, but still, check this out.

[The camera, which had been focused on - well, some kid who has to be this Lance fellow - pans over and up. It focuses for a moment on a black, mechanical lion that dwarfs the house next to it. By now, it and the yellow one next to it are probably familiar landmarks to anyone passing through Arito.

But! That is not the point of this video, the point is in the next one the camera pans to, that Lance pats fondly. It's hard to tell that it's smaller than the other two by a significant amount, but the red one lies in a crumpled heap.]

Found Red and Green a little bit ago; thought I'd show off to anyone who hadn't seen any of 'em yet.

[He sounds...incredibly smug. And, yes, there's a fourth one, also laying in a heap.]

Currently working on a way to get them back up and running again. Black and Yellow have power, at least, but... [He pats the snout of the Red Lion again.] It'll be fine! Once we get them working, again, you guys are going to be in for a treat.

[That...might be a little worrisome. Hm.]

Shame we can't form Voltron, but...still! They're pretty cool, right?

Comments

[thegoofball]

Kind of, yeah.

[His head tilts.]

Honestly, I don't know what happened to his arm either. It never seemed like it was important to ask what had happened to it.

[garyoutensei]

It's usually not. Everyone's got their own story, and it's not really anyone else's business to know.

[thegoofball]

[Lance nods, expression going a little more serious, a little more understanding.]

Yeah. Always thought things like that were on a need to know basis, and it's not like I need to know someone's life story immediately.

[Or ever.]

[garyoutensei]

... This may be a flash judgement, but with that level of wisdom, I think he was right to pick you as a right hand.

Most people aren't that understanding. [ She's had to field a lot of awkward conversations over the years over her own disabilities... ]

[thegoofball]

Really? [Not that it's surprising, but still. It seems obvious to him - if it's not your business, leave it alone.

There are times he presses too much or is too obnoxious, but... There are lines you shouldn't cross, he thinks.]

[garyoutensei]

It's more obvious when you have to live with it, but yeah. People can be pretty thoughtless.

[thegoofball]

[He gets the feeling she's not the sort of person who'd tolerates "I'm sorry"s, so Lance simply nods.]

Yeah, I guess you'd know better than I would.

[garyoutensei]

... So it sounds like you've got all five lions, but only three pilots.