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Hey, it's Pidge. Can't answer right now-- Rover quit it! --so leave a message and I'll get back to you when I can.
Rover, what did I say--?!?!

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[marmoron]

[the sharp exclamation from pidge catches buggy's attention yet again, and the way he's looking at her suggests that the alien may have just learned a new word.....

but keith's absolutely not dwelling on this and instead grabs the nearest kitchen towel to drop over the spilt coffee.]

Buggy, just go. [punctuated with a one armed flex and another gesture towards the door.] You okay, PIdge? Sorry about Buggy, he's a handful.

[a big handful. but at least the UB is toddling off towards the door, flexing at any incineroar on the way.....]

[marmoron]

[well bye rover....?? keith's eyes briefly follow the birb goes zooming off to safety, then quickly snap back to pidge. this time, he takes a few moments to organize his thoughts before responding. his voice is calmer when he speaks -- no apology in sight yet, but decidedly less accusatory and more civil.]

And you haven't noticed any patterns or common links between the people who've disappeared?

[a year's a long time to be collecting this kind of data. four, if shiro's been keeping an eye on the situation.]

There has to be a better strategy than just waiting.

text; backdated

[shiro2hero]

[So, about a day or so after the whole Aether Foundation Raid went down, there's a message on the 'gear. Just a plain, ordinary text message. No fuss, no fancy text.]

[Just... this.]

So

We set a date. And I may have

forgotten to say anything?

[pidge_out]

you guys are extraordinarily bad at this

what's the date?

[shiro2hero]

Believe me, I know.




New Years.

[pidge_out]

like New Year's Eve?? or New Year's Day?

though i mean
either way that's not that far from now...

[shiro2hero]

...



Probably

New Years Day?

[pidge_out]

ok. let's go with New Year's Day

[shiro2hero]

We're trying here, Pidge.

[pidge_out]

i know i just figured i'd take away any last shred of uncertainty you had on that one

[shiro2hero]

How mad do you think everyone would be if we just

had a bonfire and a quick ceremony and called it good?

[pidge_out]

i can tell you right now that at the very least Lance will lose his shit

not sure about anyone else, though

[shiro2hero]

That's


what I was hoping you WOULDN'T say

[pidge_out]

he's really excited about it

i'd be good with whatever you guys want to do, but everyone's really looking forward to this thing

[shiro2hero]

I was afraid you'd say that.

I'm starting to think maybe we just should... sign a paper at a pokemon center or something.

I almost want to.

[But he won't, because Lance is excited. Because "everyone" is excited.]

[pidge_out]

well, technically i guess you guys could do that beforehand and then just treat the ceremony stuff like a big party that Lance or Allura or Yuuko could plan for you guys...

[shiro2hero]

Plan FOR us...

[Wow, Pidge you just gave him an idea. Listen, if this were a battle plan? Or a flight path or an itinerary? He'd be all over this.]

[This is not...]

They want to do it that badly?

[pidge_out]

[Oh, what? Pidge was just throwing that out there randomly, she didn't think it'd stick... But hey--]

from what i can tell, yeah? you'd have to ask to be sure. i can't speak for them, obviously

[shiro2hero]

If that's what they want to do, then...



Maybe that's what we need

[pidge_out]

maybe it's worth a shot, right? i mean, like i said, you guys are extraordinarily bad at this, so it can only help

[shiro2hero]

Yeah, it is. So maybe asking them is the way to go.



I think

both of us are waiting for it to fall apart. We don't wANT it to but

[spacebaloney]

Pretty sure chihuahuas aren't one of those breeds, but hey, I'm a sharpshooter, not a vet. What do I know?

[Nothing. That's what.]

Okay, well, point there, but you liked it.

[Peering back at her and her red cheeks, Lance smirks, dipping his head down to pressing his lips against the shell of her ear.]

I sure wasn't hearing anything but my name all those times I licked you. Kinda wanna hear it again.

[It's really not the time to let his hormones go buckwild, but the teasing is also a distraction. If Pidge pushes him away, he'll accept it for what it is. This time, Lance is really following her lead.]

[pidge_out]

probably you can try it next time someone we recognize shows up :) shiro, it's not going to fall apart. you're both gonna be fine

[pidge_out]

[The sad thing is, Pidge honestly tries to remember whether or not the chihuahua is one of the smarter breeds of dog. She's no vet either, unfortunately, and this is exactly the kind of thing that falls way outside of her realm of expertise. Which ends up being kind of irritating since she's used to knowing things. She ends up making a face, nose wrinkling as a show of that irritation, and she really wants to have a snarky response to that whole thing-- Except then Lance is back to talking about the things his mouth do, and his lips are brushing against her skin, and he's gotten extremely up close and personal, and Pidge's cheeks are back to being a flaming red. She doesn't push him away (perhaps against her better judgment), just tries to repress the little electric shudder that runs through her. And play off the hitch in her breath as the start of a chuckle.] I-- don't remember liking it. [Lies. She did.] I remember you liking it, among other things.

[shiro2hero]

Can any of us really count on that?

Being here and all