reverienet | un: keith || video followed by voice

[Keith isn't scared, per se, but he is worried. The message that he kept hearing on loop didn't help with that, either. 'We tried to save the world.'... Who's 'we'? And what 'world'? And if they did the opposite of saving it...

Though, what's really worrying him right now is the fact that no one else seems to be responding at all. He hasn't heard from Shiro or his mom, either. He doesn't like this one bit.]

... Same. [Which. Isn't surprising.] I-- Huh? [What's wh--

Oh.

Keith squints a little and approaches the feed, too, before moving back with an eyebrow up.] ... Reverie Terminal... [It doesn't ring a bell.] ... No idea.

I guess--... It's probably where we are?

[... Is Lance still moving around?]

[ Lance hasn't put a whole lot of thought into the loop. He doesn't know what to do with it, how to deal with it. It makes no sense to him, so for now, he disregards it, beyond the general sense of alarm.

He slowed down to peer at Keith, but is still walking. When Keith leans close, he does finally take a closer look at this terrible overall, finally spotting the logo on himself as well. ] I guess... Never heard of it before. You?

[ And then his steps finally slow to a stop, while his eyes lift from the hologram and move past it, widening. ] Huh... uh, Keith? I got good news and bad news.

Nope.

[Haven't even read about it. No idea what this place is.] What's the last thing you remember?

[And then the camera (finally) comes to a stop on Lance's end... Though he seems to be looking beyond the feed. It actually makes Keith look behind himself - nothing there, just a metal wall with another one of those logos - before he looks back at Lance.

There's a hint of frustration in his voice when he answers: not the time for this, Lance.] What is it?

[ It's such a regular Earth-language-sounding name, too. Weird. Well, moving on. ]

Uhh... us deciding to go back to Earth? I guess... I mean it feels like there'd have to be something after that. Considering I woke up on the floor in a place I don't remember, wearing an ugly overall I've never seen in my life. [ Frustrated gesturing-- which treats Keith to a view of the ceiling for a second. ]

And well... I found a view. So... we're definitely near a planet. Which means we're on a ship or a space station. From what I can see of the thing it doesn't look Galra... or Altean, or... much of anything I guess.

Buuuuuut I have no idea what planet that is.

... Yeah.

[It's the same, for him. That's the last thing he remembers, too. But, like Lance, he feels like there should be more. How did they go from that to this? And where is everyone else?

But, well, there's Lance. Gesturing. He almost tells him to stop, but he isn't staring at the ceiling for too long, so he doesn't, listening instead to what he has to say.

A ship or space station, huh? As Lance mentions it, Keith looks around the place he is at for a bit. He is right, of course. This doesn't look Galra... Or Altean. In fact--...] The power system... [He looks up, at the ceiling, eyes going around for a bit, before--] ... Kind of looks...

... Human-made. [Doesn't it? It might not be, but-- Weird. It seems pretty close, doesn't it? But that's impossible. He frowns.]

Can you feel your lion at all?

[ It doesn't make sense. Who would be able to just pluck them out of that situation and dump them here? Is there something he's missing? ... Is this actually real right now?

But he's getting too absorbed in looking out of the window. Two moons. Unfamiliar planet. Yellowish sun, at least. He can't see the stars well from this angle, but then he's never tried super hard to memorize constellations. Wouldn't recognize them even if he could see them. He can't see the planet that well either, all he knows is that the specific mix of colors isn't one he knows... but what Keith says snaps him out of his thoughts. ] Human-made? That's crazy, we don't have this kind of station... definitely not somewhere outside our solar system. Right?

[ It's not their solar system, after all. He's sure of that much! As for the next question, he shakes his head. ] No. Nothing. Like he's not even there. You?

[Honestly? He is beginning to wonder, too.]

I-- I don't know. I mean... I guess not? [It's been a while. But not long enough... right?] Anything else catches your eye?

[And then the answer to his question comes and it confirms what Keith feared. He grimaces.] Same. I can't feel Black at all. [Which. Yeah. Not good.]

Look-- I don't know what's going on, but whatever it is, we don't have time for it. We need to get out of here and find the others, fast. So give me directions and stay where you are. I'm coming to get you.

Nothing really. I mean. Planet, yellow sun, two moons. I can't see a lot like... details about the planet down there. Uh, unless you're asking about right here. Which... still nothing. I mean I guess, this corridor curves, so it might be a circle. Everything looks kinda... grimy? It's weird. Like, run down, which is both creepy and weird.

[ Lance cringes a little at the thought. It feels weirdly vulnerable to lose that connection... or maybe there's nothing weird about it. They are giant badass robot lions after all.

But then, Keith asks him for directions, and his expression goes from concerned to nonplussed in under a second. ] Directions? I don't even know where either of us is, assuming we're both on the same station, ship, thing! How am I supposed to give you directions?

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[Wow.] Out of the ordinary. [Hence, 'catches your eye'. Planet, yellow sun and moons are not things they don't see everyday, dude!

... And then he is just sighing. Not feeling the lion definitely makes him feel uneasy. Mostly because he knows that that is not supposed to happen.

Aaaaand then Lance answers. Keith's expression, too, immediately changes. It's less serious now and more positively annoyed.]

Yeah, well, we gotta start somewhere. Do you have a better idea? [ :| ] And I don't know, Lance, maybe look around and see if there's anything written anywhere?

[Meanwhile, he starts moving, too. Hallway, more metal doors--... Ah, there's a-- Yeah. That's definitely a planet. A yellow sun. Two moons. Doesn't look familiar to him either.

... That does mean, however:] Is this the same angle you're seeing? [And he moves his hand, so Lance can get the same view he is getting out of the window.]

[ He waves him off. ] Hey, it could've jogged your memory! Whatever.

[ Okay that's it. ] I don't know, Keith, maybe you should start looking for any kind of anything yourself! [ Aggressively starts pacing down the corridor, not even bothering to keep the feed steady. Ugh.

Still, he stops in his tracks when the reply comes, still scowling but comparing anyway. ]

Nope. I'm definitely higher up than you. Also, you don't have windows from floor to ceiling, wherever you are.

[ He shows him the view in turn. ]

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I am-- Hey-- Hey! Stop walking, I told you to stay put! [Seriously, how hard is that to understand?!] How the Hell am I supposed to find you if you start walking around too? [Didn't you learn that when you get lost you are supposed to wait on the same place until someone comes to find you? If they just go walking around in circles they will never find each other!

-- And oop. He looks at what Lance is showing him, smirking a bit by the end of it. The smirk is still there when Lance looks back at him too. See? Looking around. That's all he needed.]

So we are in the same station. And you are higher up. Got it. [And he almost starts moving, before--] Stay. [-- And yeah, he is going now, faster, looking for any way up.]

Well I can't look for stuff and stay put at the same time! [ Sure he learned that. But-- look. Staying put is not his forte.

Also, shut up.

He's still scowling at that smirk, even though it'd be a huge relief to see a familiar face right now. ... In person instead of via this weird... thingie. ] Tch, fine... just let me know once you find a way up.

[ He's only going to wander a little bit. ]

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You only need your eyes to look, not your legs! [And yes, he knows, hence the emphasis. Seriously, though, he doesn't want to go running in circles, particularly because they really don't have time for this.

... And there's just something weird about this place. So. Yeah. He'd rather find you sooner instead of later.]

Okay. I will.

[He doesn't turn off the connection, even as he continues to look around and talking with other people in the meantime. One particular conversation has increased his worry, though. But he doesn't want to dwell too much on that just yet.]

Have you seen or talked to anyone yet? We're not alone, here.

I need my legs to look in like any other direction than that! It's not like I'm getting lost or going far! [ Your not my mom, Keith.

... But he still stays mostly put. Nods at the agreement, too. As they stop talking, he does lower his wrist, even if he's not cutting the connection quite yet. It's only once the next question comes that he looks at it again, shaking his head. ]

No, haven't run into anyone yet. But that's... good, right? Not being the only people? I guess unless they're the ones that brought us here, but...

No, you're just making it harder for me to find you and making us both waste time! [ Shut up and trust me on this.

Keith spares a look towards the communicator again when Lance answers, before returning his attention to the corridor he's in.]

I don't know. I'm getting a lot of answers from strangers. The stuff they're saying... Makes no sense.

I already said I'm not going far! [ Can't you trust him too? At least a little.

He does frown at what Keith is saying. ] So what're they saying?

You said you'd stay where you were! [That's what 'fine' means, after 'stay'. But--] But fine, just don't move around too much. I'm not going to save you if you end up stumbling on a brain-eating space-worm.

[But then the question comes and whatever teasing or joking tone was hidden in Keith's words is pretty much gone. His voice is serious... even a little bit worried.] That we are stuck here. That the others aren't here... and that they don't even know where 'here' is.

Apparently, they were brought here, same way as us. There are alien races that I have never even heard of. And--... [He pauses a moment then, stops running, to take a better look at the communicator. His voice is a bit lower when he speaks again.] There are humans here, too. But the time they come from... It doesn't add up. It's not the same as ours. Not even close.

Brain-eating space worm. Seriously? [ Flattest expression. But then he reconsiders. ] Did you watch a lot of horror movies back on Earth or is this something you actually ran into?

[ Now that he's replying, he's nodding along to what Keith is telling him. ] Yeap... yeah that's what I'm hearing too. I did run into someone a bit ago. Also human. I, uh, can't say I asked him about what time he was from though. Like, I mean, I can't say I'm surprised there are alien races we haven't run into, it's a big universe and all, but... this is getting pretty weird, even for the stuff we usually run into.

Uh. Coran? [Hunk told him aaaaaaaaaaall about that. ... And he caught a glimpse of parts of some of the shows on TV, here and there. ~~Allura playing him? Really? What the Hell was that all about?~~] I'm not the one who watches too many movies. [But seriously, that was a joke and brain-eating space-worm was the first thing to come to mind even before he thought of the Coran fiasco because yes, c'mon, those B-rated gems are as good a way as any to spend a night in the Garrison.

And at Lance's reply, he simply nods.] Yeah. Humans... They shouldn't be here. They shouldn't be here at all. Not even in our time, much less from the past.

Oh! Oh. [ He had kind of forgotten that Coran only had all those ideas because he caught an actual space parasite. ] ... Yeah that'd be a problem, it's not like we have Bii-Boh-Bi here to help out with it either.

[ However-- ] You know, I'm pretty sure Hunk has watched way more movies than me. [ He'd rather be out and about. Curfew or no curfew.

That just makes him shakes his head. ] I don't get it. I mean, what I get is that we all end up here the same way. It just seems so random.

[Bii-Boh-Who? Oh, the slim guy? Yeah, Hunk mentioned him in passing, too. And--] That's not what Hunk said. [And he heard you mention something about favorite movie quotes. How was it? 'The hunter becomes the hunted'...? Something terrible like that.

And he nods, passing a couple more doors that don't really seem to open or lead anywhere.] Yeah. I mean-- Why us? Why just us? [Honestly... He really hopes everyone else is alright.]

How would he know?! [ He's feeling betrayed here. ] Besides, I haven't watched any movies in like... a year or something! [ However long they've been in space. He should've been keeping track. In any case, long enough to feel withdrawal symptoms.

Shakes his head, though. ] I got nothing. Oh, but what I did get is someone told me what's where, more or less. Do you see any numbers anywhere that'll tell you what deck you're on? [ See? Walking around is helping! ]

I don't know. Isn't he your best-friend? [Shrugs.] Thought you guys were always together in the Garrison. [At least, it seemed that way.

And well, no shit, Lance.] ... Yeah, well. Make that three for me. [... And a small smirk.] Or something.

[But back to the problem at hand. He still hasn't seen any stairs. And-- Huh.] I passed something a while back. Deck 5? I think there's a library here. [Just don't get lost.]

Sure! [ Hunk is definitely his best friend. ... He's not sure if he's still Hunk's best friend. But, well, no use dwelling on that right now, is there. ] But we only met when we got to the Garrison, it's not like he's known me my whole life.

[ Well, that's pointing out the obvious and also makes Lance snort. ] You know, that's still weird to me.

[ However, deck numbers! ] Okay- okay so. There's six decks total, I'm on deck one right now. But get this, there's a hangar? It's on deck six. We gotta go there.

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