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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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[pidge_out]

[That's true, Shiro. She doesn't. Which is why she's going to knock into him lightly by way of protest.] Rude. [But again, she also doesn't care, and that comes across in the deadpan tone of voice.] [Rover, on the other hand, has a much more violent way of protesting. Squabbling and wriggling and trying so hard to flap his wings. He doesn't know the Big Cat! He likes the littler cat, and the dark one. Big Cat has caught him and clearly this is against some rule.]

[shiro2hero]

You know I'm right.

[He nudges her back. Grinning. It's her birthday, so he's going to needle her a little. Like true family.]

[Look, Rover. You're not as buff as Red is. She's probably ten times your level, buddy. Just settle down and accept this affection.]

[pidge_out]

[She makes a face, but she does know he's right. And honestly she wouldn't have it any other way. Rover is a unique beast, and as much as he wears Pidge out, she does care about him a lot.] He's still worse. [What is affection. Can it be beaten into submission? Will it make him stronger? He's totally looking to the other two Pokémon and making a noise in their general direction. Was this all a trap?! He thought they were bonding!]

[shiro2hero]

[Make faces all you want, Pidge. You know he cares -- this is how you know. He teases. You're not really a member of Team Voltron unless you're teased a little.]

Okay. Yeah. But I do remember you going after a few people five times your size before.

[And winning.]

[The two other pokemon just hop up on the Incineroar's shoulders, with Luna purring. Yes, see? It's bonding!]

[pidge_out]

[Okay, she can't help it; Pidge preens a little at the memory. Her chest puffs up a little as she swallows another mouthful of cake.]

To be fair, all the Galra are pretty huge.

[Shiro doesn't even know who all she's taken down by now.]

[Rover just stares at them for a moment with those big owl eyes. He still feels betrayed! But of course now that he's not wriggling around to break free it's easier to see that he's being held the way Pidge does sometimes. And that's not so bad.

So with a sigh that's more like a low trill, he settles down. Fine. Bond away.]

[shiro2hero]

[He actually laughs a bit.]

Yeah, okay. You've got me there. Are any of them on the small side?

[He does not think so.]

[Meanwhile, the cat pile decides to flop down on the floor. And release Rover enough to curl up in a big old purr pile. With Luna perched on top, Nebula somewhere in the middle, and all of them using the Incineroar as their pillow.]

[Deal with it, Rover.]