text | username: xXx_trueblue_xXx | backdated to 07/28

[competing]

[ good morning everyone, hope you weren't hoping to sleep in on this marvelous TGIF, because coming atcha from your very own communication device is one (1) blue paladin of voltron, looking perhaps a little too happy, a little too excited. ]

SUP FELLOW REFUGEES!
its ya boy lance!
so turns out theres a few things about this place thats pretty similar to my home world
and a little blue birdy tells me todays my birthday [ lol it's funny because his phone is blue........ ]

now back home my family would normally throw me a party but theyre uh
theyre kinda busy right now [ you know. fighting for their lives in sleep-mode and all. ]
and its a little too last minute to throw anything together anyway
but that doesnt mean we cant enjoy a few party games right?? [ if you can't already tell, he is pumped. games are, like, the second best thing about parties. (second to presents and cake, of course.) ]

since were all kinda scattered i thought we could all play one over this network
that way everyone gets to play!
the games called 'never have i ever'
and all you gotta do is say something
SOMETHING HONEST
that youve never done or seen or heard or whatever
and everyone who that applies to has to respond to you with a story about it!

[ okay so he... modified the game a bit. normally it involves drinking, bUT WHY ALIENATE THOSE WHO CAN'T, AMIRITE............. and besides if there is no birthday cake to be shared, might as well go for the next best thing, right? embarrassing stories! ] ]

i can even start!
ready??

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( ooc; this is backdated to lance's birthday this past friday (july 28). feel free to create your own toplevels, respond to others with or without an accompanying story, threadjack, etc! )

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[competing]

[ omg capslock what has he done that she's already mad at him why this— ]

uh
what that other guy said!
its just a nice ice breaker
you know
for funsies

[cajolery]

FUNSIES?
I ASSUME BY THAT BIZARRE PHRASE THAT THIS IS INTENDED TO BE A DIVERTING ACTIVITY.
THOUGH I CONFESS, I DO NOT SEE HOW IT WOULD BREAK ANY ICE AT ALL.
IS IT ONLY PLAYED DURING WINTER?

[competing]

[ omg he found another keith ]

oh uh no sorry!
ice breaker is just what you call games or activities that help people get to know each other
"breaking the ice" is just like
uh
tearing down peoples walls!

[cajolery]

[ Please don't judge her, she's Trying. ]

AH, I SEE!
THAT IS A VERY ODD TURN OF PHRASE INDEED, BUT THE INTENT IS TO BUILD CAMARADERIE, NO?
IN THAT CASE, I WISH TO PLAY THIS "GAME"!

[competing]

[ she is... she is... ]

thats great!

[ except... first things first— ]

though ug can i ask you a question first

[cajolery]

YOU MAY.
I AM "ALL EARS," AS THEY SAY.

*uh... gdu phonetagging

[competing]

did i do something to make you mad at me or something.........

[cajolery]

MAD?
YOU BELIEVE ME TO BE ANGRY WITH YOU?
WHEREFORE WOULD I?

[competing]

[ "wherefore"..... he thinks he sees what happened here. ]

well usually when people respond to texts with all big letters
it means theyre shouting or mad
so i kinda just assumed


did your phone get stuck that way?

[cajolery]

INDEED IT DID!
I DO APOLOGIZE. IT WAS NOT MY INTENTION TO SHOUT AT YOU.
I SIMPLY CANNOT DETERMINE HOW IT CAME TO BE THUS, NOR HOW TO CORRECT IT. I HAVE STRUGGLED TO LITTLE AVAIL!
I CAN ONLY PRESUME THAT MY DEVICE HAS MALFUNCTIONED IN SOME MANNER.

[competing]

nah it happens all the time!
especially with smart phones these things are so dang sensitive
do you know what kinda phone you have?
maybe i can help you fix it!

[cajolery]

[ She's not sure if she feels better or worse that "it happens all the time." She was sticking to that malfunction story... ]

THAT IS VERY MAGNANIMOUS OF YOU!
I WOULD BE MOST GRATEFUL FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE, FACELESS STRANGER.
THOUGH I DO NOT KNOW WHAT "KIND" THIS PHONE IS.

[competing]

[ magnaminous........ yeah he's gonna have to look that up, but for now he'll assume it means something good! ]

oh uh
you can call me lance!
you can describe it to me
or i can just meet you somewhere!

1/2

[cajolery]

AH, OF COURSE!
HOW COULD I BE SO CARELESS? THOUGH WE HAVE NOT MET IN THE FLESH, WE MUST STILL BE INTRODUCED, NO?
I DO APOLOGIZE FOR MY RATHER UNCOUTH BREACH OF ETIQUETTE.
I AM LADY CLAIR, A KNIGHT OF THE ONE KINGDOM OF VALENTIA.
YOU ARE VERY WELL MET, MISTER LANCE.

[cajolery]

PERHAPS IT WOULD BE MORE EASILY DONE TO RENDEZVOUS IN PERSON TO PERFORM THIS TASK?
I CANNOT THINK OF HOW TO DESCRIBE THIS DEVICE TO YOU IN AN ADEQUATE WAY.

1/2

[competing]

[ —hold up, lady claire? WAS HE TALKING TO A GIRL THIS WHOLE TIME? oh shoot oh shoot— ]

2/2

[competing]

Y-Yeah! Yeah, we should definitely meet up! I can meet you right now, if you want!

[ sound more eager, why don't you... ]

[cajolery]

[ Is he... talking to her now??? Well, she can't figure out how to switch to voice herself, so text it is. ]

SPLENDID!
VERY WELL. I AM INSIDE THE RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT.

[ insert more detailed directions here idk. ]

--> action

[competing]

[ omg don't call me out like this i forgot they were texting cries

ANYWAY HERE COME DAT BOI

by which i mean lance doesn't hesitate to speed on over, as soon as he makes sure his breath doesn't smell........... ]

[cajolery]

[ we'll pretend he just got so excited to talk to a real life girl that he forgot too??

Anyway, Clair is waiting not too far from her assigned house, her phone clutched in her hand. Now that I think about it, she probably left him instructions to look for a charming young blonde lady, because otherwise I have no idea how they'd find each other... she certainly has no idea who she's looking for, though she still peers through the crowd, trying to find her good Samaritan. ]

[competing]

[ you could spot lance in a crowd of thousands, tbh, if only because of the sheer palpable excitement and nerves radiating right off him. he's the one bouncing on his toes, looking this way and that, and while the street itself isn't particularly busy, he's still having to bounce from person to person till he finds her, waiting for him at the end of the street.

just like his dreams.

his face lights up, and hastily he runs a hand through his hair to try and smooth it over even though it's cut short enough it doesn't really make a difference. he's in his full paladin armor too, because... because it's one of his only outfits and also he thought it'd be more impressive?!

as he approaches, he shoots her a Charming Grin™ and some finger-guns. ]

Lady Clair? I'm Lance, Blue Paladin of Voltron, Defender of the Universe.

[ what... she got to give her fancy titles earlier..! ]

[cajolery]

[ When she seems him approach, her first thought is that he reminds her very distinctly of Gray (who is her future husband, though she doesn't know it), and she isn't exactly sure how she feels about that. The Charming Grin™ only amplifies that comparison, though she has no idea what kind of gesture he's making with his hands. Or what he's wearing. Or what's going on with "Defender of the Universe," though paladin gives her enough to surmise that he's a soldier. On a horse! Obviously.

All in all, she looks a little bewildered for a second there, but she recovers quickly enough with a friendly smile. ]

Mister Lance. It's a pleasure to make your acquaintance in the flesh!

[ She extends her hand... for him to kiss. ]

Please allow me to express my gratitude for coming all this way to assist me. I am truly grateful.

[competing]

[ lance looks down at her proffered hand, looking lost for all of two and a half seconds before he suddenly recalls those period movies his older sister loved so much. hastily, he reaches up to grasp her hand — gently! gently! — and dips down to plant a swift kiss along her knuckles.

PERFECTION! WONDERFUL! NO SPARE SALIVA LEFT OVER OR ANYTHING!

maybe let go of her hand tho... ]

Hey, no problem. Glad to be of help. It always breaks my heart when beautiful maidens like you are put through such inconveniences.

[cajolery]

[ Yeah, maybe... he should do that... but if he doesn't, she'll just gently pull her hand out of his. He's literally the second person (out of many) who has actually gone ahead and kissed her hand, so she's delighted... and more willing to overlook the lingering grip. It's tough being a perfect gentleman!

She smiles, her tone lighthearted. ]

An inconvenience, to be sure, but I daresay it's nothing so dire as to be heartbroken over.

[ But please, do keep calling her a beautiful maiden. She certainly is one, in her own esteemed opinion. ]

But come, allow me to show you. [ She hands over her phone with a little flourish. It's not locked or anything, since she doesn't know how to do that... ]

[competing]

[ she takes her hand away and a piece of his heart breaks off...

but wait she doesn't seem to be put off by him (yet) so there is still hope! his smile is crooked, boyish in its sheepishness, but at least now they're drifting into more familiar territory. ]

Oh, you got a smart phone like me. [ ??? godmods ig. ] Yeah, see, all you gotta do is open up one of your messages here—

[ now he's no hunk or pidge; he's not a genius with all this tech stuff, but turning off capslock? that he can definitely do. to preserve her privacy, he opens up the messages she has with him, and shows her how he double-taps the little arrow on the lefthand side. ]

You should be able to write with lowercaps now, no problem!

[ he demonstrates by writing himself a message: hello lance! :) youre amazing! <3 and sends it. his phone in his own pocket vibrates a second later. ]

Tap the arrow once to capitalize something, tap it twice to capitalize everything, then tap it twice again to remove it.