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[hydros]

[ The feed clicks on to reveal a very, very unimpressed and wet boy. His hair sticks up in wet, spiked pieces as he walks through the corridor of the base, alternating between looking ahead and staring right into the camera.

The way he positions the device to show the entire upper-half of his body in the frame suggests that he's adept at taking selfies, or he at least has a little experience vlogging. He might be putting a lot of effort into angling himself just right to only show his "good side". ]

Okay, so I’m not gonna ask whose bright idea it was to stuff me into a fridge, but I am gonna have to suggest that you guys thoroughly check through your catch of the day before throwing everything into a big, fishy pile.

I've had a total of three showers. Three! [ He holds up three fingers and shakes them in front of the feed. ] And I still smell like I've just walked out of some seafood restaurant's garbage disposal.

But that's besides the point. [ He waves his hand dismissively. ] After I have a well-deserved nap, I gotta get back out into the water so I can start looking for my lion. And I'm gonna need to borrow some equipment. Like a submarine or something.

Don't get me wrong, though! I appreciate you guys letting me crash here for a while and letting me have a room to myself, but I can't stay here for long. I got things to do. Important things. Like finding my friends and saving the universe.

[ He pushes his hair back... trying to look suave but also serious. ]

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[alienates]

[ there are many things that catch karkat's interest here. the first is that the fact this guy ended up in a fridge is hilarious and karkat wishes he was the one who found him? he could have taken a picture and posted it on instaclam.

the second is the mention of a lion. so either he legit has a pet giant cat or he's one of shiro's friends.

and the third is... these poor newbies and their belief that they are just gonna be able to hop outta here. so naive, so full of hope. ]

Oh man, you should sit down. I have some goddamn news for you, fish boy.

[ anyway so there's a visual of a troll on your communicator now, lance. welcome 2 base. ]

[hydros]

[ Oh. That doesn't sound too good. He visibly winces on video for a split moment, before steeling his expression into something more serious. ]

First of all, don't call me fish boy. My name's Lance. Laaance. [ He prolongs the vowel like he's trying to teach a baby how to say his name. ]

Second of all, there's nowhere to even sit around here! It's just one long hamster tube after another!

[alienates]

Just follow the goddamn hamster tubes until you find something resembling a chair. Or sit on the floor? I don't know, just set your ass down somewhere on a smooth surface so I can not so gently break some world shattering news to you.

[ he waits to see if lance will do any of this.

he has time. ]

[soulfriend]

[Your suave coolness is lost on Kazuichi, Lance. He can kind of relate to some of this, and he can kind of sympathize too, but of course he's got to set all that aside initially and focus on what really matters about this introduction:]

You brought a lion with you?!

[Yeah that's what they need! Just, lions! Can only make this place better!]

[hydros]

Not just any lion. Ever hear of Voltron?

[ He just assumes everyone who doesn't live on planet earth knows about Voltron. ]

[soulfriend]

Hell no! Is that a safer kind of lion? That definitely doesn't sound like something you'd name a safe kind of lion!

[But, on the other hand, he's got to admit it has a ring to it . . . ]

It does sound kinda cool, though. Cool from a distance!

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[inyourlight]

You have a pet lion?

[That seems important to latch on to]

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[hydros]

Well, I wouldn't call Blue my pet. He's more like my partner?

[ He strokes his chin in thought. ]

[inyourlight]

Oh you're one of those pet owners.

[sorry not listening]

Hey, are you sure it's gonna be ok leaving a lion out in the ocean? Don't take a nap go get it!

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[emblazes]

[Oh, Lance is here. Of course Lance is here. There's a surge of relief to be had as he blathers on and on about fish and refrigerators, stuff he doesn't care a whole lot about. He refrains from interrupting, using this time as proof that Lance is fine and everything's fine. If he's got this much time to complain, he's had to have had a better landing than himself.

Not that he's going to mention that, not even as a means of shutting him up.]

Lance-!

[On the other hand, Keith appears to be same as always, if not uncharacteristically happ..y. In the posture of his brows.]

Shiro and I are here too.

[They only furrow once Lance has his hair all slicked back. It looks terrible.]

--All of our lions are missing. Where are you?

[hydros]

[ Now that's a face he didn't expect to see for a long time, so forgive him for gawking after a second glance at the screen hovering over his wrist. ]

Keith?! I thought - But you're -

[ He shakes his head rapidly, like he's trying to ward off what he thinks might be a hallucination. Or a mistake. But that is Keith's voice. ]

You and Shiro? Since when?! [ This makes things so much easier, but it's almost like it's too good to be true. ]

I don't know where I am! How am I supposed to know?! I just got here! It took me forever just to find the bathroom!

[emblazes]

[He's curious about the conclusion to that fragmented response. He was what, stuck in a wormhole? This whole thing shouldn't be so shocking, but it's all acceptable in the end. Nonsuspicious.]

Since recently.

[If he's looking for something more precise, he probably won't provide it. He's not even sure how they measure time here, for example. In Earthtime, it's probably been close to a week? Going by sleep cycles.]

Go back to the bathroom then. We'll talk there.

[Surely he knows his way back if he's taken fifty showers. He'd rather see Lance in person, so he'd better.]

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[goafk]

[ "lion"...wait

why does that sound familiar

He could actually be talking about a lion, or that lion that Shiro was talking about?? ]

Heeey, you wouldn't happen to know a guy named Shiro, would you?

[ also: ] And you should probably go and take a shower; we have bathrooms here, y'know? Besides, if you're gonna try and make yourself look good with that camera angle, you should smell good while you're at it, too.

[ trust lance she would know ]

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[hydros]

[ Oh.

My. God.

Lance's attention immediately perks when the video switches to a very beautiful girl's face. He stops suddenly in his tracks, practically tripping over his own two feet as he tries to re-position himself and angle the camera just so --

He reaches up to quickly rub his hand over his hair, messing up/fixing his bangs. ]

Ah, buh- what? Shiro? Did you say Shiro?

[hydros]

[ Wait. She thinks he looks good?

(he's hearing what he wants to hear) ]

Hey! I usually smell good! Like oranges and papayas.

[goafk]

[ she did not!!! say that!!!!!!

Also she's strangely used to boys falling for her natural charm, and boy does he make himself obvious. But she's not offended or weirded out or anything (until she hears his pickup lines....), and simply smirks on camera. ]

Okay, but do you really want everyone's first impression of you to be ruined because you smell like a bunch of fish?

[ a beat ] And yeah, I did say Shiro. He's here too, if you didn't see him yet.

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[superseding]

[ There are a lot of things that stick out to Hotaru in this message: a lion, saving the universe, finding friends. However, the one that sticks out the most is-- ]

I'm sorry. Did you say you were stuffed into a fridge?

[ Surely, she heard wrong? ]

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[hydros]

[ Huh... Lance was expecting to see a lot of alien faces rather than human ones. So far everyone who has replied to his video has looked fairly normal.

This is kind of fishy. No pun intended. ]

Yeah. Is that, like, a normal thing you guys do around here? At first I thought it might've been an accident, but now I'm starting to wonder if I was just getting hazed.

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[uncorrupts]

Some just have it rougher than others.

[he's back from his underwater spelunking, and it sure is a nice thing to hear lance complaining soon as he gets back. it's weird that everyone's sort of appearing slowly, little by little as it were, but he's not going to think too hard about it.]

[this is another worry off his mind, knowing that lance is--albeit smelly--safe.]

What way are you headed in right now? I just got back.

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[hydros]

Shiro! [ He was hoping to see that face - Shiro is rewarded with a bright, eager smile. ]

Keith told me you were here. Man, am I glad to see you. I've been floating around in space for weeks trying to find you guys.

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[hydros]

Any word on Hunk? Pidge? Allura? What about Coran?

[ His expression seems to deflate somewhat. ]

Did you find anything out in the waters?

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[trainees]

[ there's a little wince when peter hears about lance getting stuffed in a fridge. his arrival wasn't that great, so he feels him, he really does. he's also partly wincing at lance's suggestion that he can just, you know. leave the planet, but. one thing at a time. ]

We've got some subs here you can use. You can take one of the Seamoths or Seaglides.

[hydros]

[ Oh, he's glad to hear that. He smiles in his usual friendly way. ]

Hey, man, I appreciate it! I'll make sure I return Seamom or Seaking or whatever to you in one piece! That's a promise. [ Thumbs up. ]

So, where are they?

[inject]

[ Valentine was busy writing something up. As a result she wasn't paying much attention to the feed, or where it was pointing. It was at a slightly jaunty angle as she propped it up on the table, roughly chest height, showing her face. Her gaze flicked to it once. ]

You're not going anywhere anytime soon. And you won't be taking a Seamoth, seaglide, or the sub until you've settled for a time. Last thing we need is a newcomer crashing them into a nest of sand sharks.

Your lion will have to wait.

flies in here with toast in mouth and also with starbucks

[undyning]

[ Undyne didn't bother with most of the video, because all she caught was that he smells like fish and that's somehow a bad thing. She's already mentioned that? But she feels the need to reiterate. ]

You probably smell just fine! Get over it, nerd! How you smell should be the least of your worries.