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SEVERAL HOURS LATER~

[pidge_out]

hey shiro i know you're still out and all but

you should know that i think darin set lance's clothes on fire while trying to cook

[shiro2hero]

[It takes him a good bit to respond. But.]

... What.

[pidge_out]

i think we need to separate them

with cages

[shiro2hero]

Can't... someone just. Talk to them?

[pidge_out]

i don't think that's how lance-types learn

[shiro2hero]

Pidge

You guys really can't handle this?

[pidge_out]

[It's a good while before she responds. Mainly because she's not quite sure how to answer.]

you'll really be back tomorrow?

[shiro2hero]

[He almost texts her again in the quiet. Because of course he's worried. But... maybe she needs space. Maybe she's upset he's not there.]

[Maybe a dozen things.]



I'll try to.

I'm

[He honestly almost deletes that. But Pidge deserves more than a single sentence in answer.]

Talking with someone. For perspective. I'm sorry I didn't tell you sooner.

[pidge_out]

[He'd be 1000% wrong about those guesses.]

it's okay. and that's good.

i guess [She almost says that it's weird to not have him around, breaking up fights, looking out for everyone. But she decides against it.]

i guess it's up to me and hunk to make sure the place stays in one piece while you're gone, then

[shiro2hero]

You think?

[It's sort of a rhetorical question. She doesn't have to answer it. But the next part...]

I

may have made a call under duress. About that.

[Please just hear him out, Pidge.]

Darin was... getting on my case. I'm not saying he was wrong to. But. I may have told him to look out for you guys. Partly because he was talking about leaving again.

So yes. Please do what you just said. Covertly.

[pidge_out]

yeah

[And she says that because she feels like he needs to hear it.]

he came by to tell me that. in full armor, apparently :P

anyway, i can be covert. i won't tell hunk, because i think he'll be better at keeping it covert if he doesn't know



why was he talking about leaving?

[shiro2hero]

:)

[He's trying out this emote thing. Because 'thanks' sounds... wrong, somehow. For the moment. Even if he is grateful for her saying so.]

Full armor? Do I want to know?

Thank you... and he... was talking like he thought we'd kick him out because Lance and Keith are here. For some reason. I guess part of me figured I should give him more reason to stick around than just ''I'm not moving your stuff for you so sit down''.

[pidge_out]

apparently he thought i was gonna break his nose again or something

wow seriously? i'm gonna give him so much hell for that

[shiro2hero]

So he wasn't exaggerating? You actually broke his nose?

It's fine, I. Think maybe I got through to him.

[pidge_out]

it was only broken for like 2 seconds

i'm giving him hell for it anyway

[shiro2hero]

Well that doesn't really surprise me there.

Please don't.

[pidge_out]

he said he's part-demon or something like that
he can take a little teasing

[shiro2hero]

It's more complicated than that.

Just. Don't pour it on too hard. Please.

[pidge_out]

[There's a moment of hesitation before the next message comes in.] how complicated is "complicated"?

[shiro2hero]

That's something you're going to have to ask him yourself.

I didn't tell him about your family when he asked me... I told him to go to you, so. You're going to have to do the same.

[pidge_out]

right. makes sense.

[There's another pause, and then-]

i told him, btw. if he's gonna be around as much as he is, he might as well know

[shiro2hero]

That's true.

[But he makes a pause of his own, before adding:]

I'm proud of you. I know it's not easy for you to do.

[pidge_out]

thanks, shiro


can you believe we've been here for like, 5 months?

[shiro2hero]

What, really?

... I guess I lost track once the ship crashed.

[pidge_out]

i've been trying to keep track. that's kind of where my current estimate is

and also if you count the number of darin's journals. seems like he goes through 3 or 4 a month