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[Keith spent a long time debating whether to bother with video for this or just go with text. But the truth is, for what he's aiming for, it's better to do this virtual-face to virtual-face. Or something. He's even done bothering with the frankly ridiculous mask. For now.

The video opens to a fairly normal looking teenager (aside from the fact that what's visible of him is definitely dressed in a skin-tight vaguely glowy futuristic space suit), hesitating a moment like he's still debating on how to begin.]

So. Uh.

[Good start, Keith. Solid.]

I guess all of us are stuck in the same boat whether we want to be or not. And apparently that boat is headed for some other world before we know it.

I'll be honest. I don't know if we can trust this Astoria as far as we can throw her. [And he knows she can hear this, but he's said as much to her face, so there's that.] But for now I guess I plan on going along to see how things play out. [Which after discussing with Shiro, he feels pretty okay about, as plans go.]

But... just waltzing into other worlds, and potentially meddling in them... that could go bad really quickly if someone makes an enemy of the wrong person. If that happens, it might not be a terrible idea to know what we've got on our side.

Not just magic either. Because... that's really new to me at least. But we all bring some experience or skills or knowledge or something to the table, right? If we're gonna be any sort of team, we may as well know our strengths. And what we might be lacking.

[Maybe? Keith is now wondering if it was a bad idea to give him a way to talk to so many people at once. But he's committed now, no help for it. So he'll even go first.]

I'm Keith. Uh... I guess I'm pretty good with a sword. Pretty good in anything that flies. And I'm mostly used to being in space, lately. But it does't sound like that'll be helpful in this El Minha place. Also apparently I can fly now. So... there's that.

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This was a good idea. [Keith is trying and he has more than a point, however rough around the edges it is.]

For the purposes of this network....I'm Shiro, formerly with the Coven but my power is the same. I shapeshift in a mechanical flying lion. I can fly but there's....some adjustments to be had with this newer version of the magic.

I'm also a pilot with decent combat experience. [Understatement. He pauses.]

...it would really be a good idea for anyone to start figuring out their magic now. Or ask Astoria about it. Some magic might be passive and cause problems the rest of us need to adjust for to help that person.

[Keith doesn't intend to look as relieved and pleased as he does at that approval, but he definitely does.] Yeah? Good.

[But Shiro brings up a few points that Keith wouldn't have even considered.] You know way more about this magic stuff than I do. What do you mean by "passive?"

[Educate him, Shiro. He's all ears. Also, for the record.] Also "pilot with decent combat experience" is a candidate for understatement of the deca-phoeb, you know.

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[He just shrugs and focuses on the important part. They're here to discuss what everyone can do for the team.]

Some magic is always active or, 'on'. It can't be shut off. That was then. It might not even be a possibility here but I still think it's something to consider.

[He'd rather that be out and handled now. Since they're headed into a mine field of a political situation.]

I don't know much about magic either. But it seems to have a vast spectrum.

[Keith outright frowns at that. Magic you can't turn off? So whatever the effects are just always on?]

...that sounds potentially terrible. It'd definitely be something good to know before it winds up affecting something... or someone... at the wrong time.

[A sigh, full on teenager for the moment because why does he now have to learn to deal with the spectrum of magic.] And I thought all that crazy Altean stuff Allura could do was complicated enough.

She'd fit right in here. I've seen various kinds of magic. ...one kid could control technology at a touch. [He nods, more of that approval in his voice. Keith had spotted exactly what he's getting at.]

And yes, exactly. Thankfully the city we'll be heading into isn't against magic. Should be able to find a safe space for people to practice what abilities can be practiced.

Like the Olkari? Or actually taking control of a machine?

[So Keith has a lot to learn about magic and how it works and can manifest. Great. A steep learning curve right before they're being dumped into a world they can't begin to understand. Sounds... so familiar.]

...but you've been places that wasn't the case.

[He goes very quiet, his expression shifting to neutral. It doesn't take a genius to notice that he'd implied that. But all the same the thought of another Shehui...He rubs his temples.]

Once. Hopefully never again. Anyway I think it was very much like the Olkairi. He could manipulate the moving parts of machines by thinking about it.

[Why not admit a few things to put Keith at ease. He sighs.]

I barely know anything about magic, so don't worry if this all feels a bit overwhelming. I had to have help figuring out how to fly and even then. I crashed a lot. It took a lot of practice to even get in the air by my own power.

[Impossible to miss that reaction. So Keith won't push. Not now, not yet. But it's entirely possible he'll have to, at some point, if they do wind up facing some world of that sort. For now though he lets the subject change.]

Huh. Sounds like the sort of thing that could come in handy.

[Keith's attention shifts when Shiro continues though. He nods.] It's something new, entirely new. I guess I'd have to expect to need to get used to it. Like learning to form Voltron at first. [NOSTALGIA.] Remember the lion pyramid?

[Not their finest moment.]

[He laughs then he sighs. It had been a rather interesting afternoon. Definitely not their finest moment but, fond all the same.] It wasn't a bad idea! We just...had zero idea what to do.

It beat flying back and forth like we were practicing drills. But you'll get used to this. It will just take more practice.

[He thinks back to his own crashes and adds.] Maybe we should set up some sort of cushioned test area so you can safely crash a few times.

We looked like the universe's weirdest cheerleaders, Shiro.

[It was a terrible idea. But part of their bonding. And Shiro is right the flying back and forth information got old... quickly. Really really quickly.

He starts to make a face at him at the idea of building him something to crash into except,] Actually that might not be a bad idea at all.

And you definitely won't be the last that needs to learn how to fly. [He adds, to take the sting off the idea of crashing.] I'm a little jealous I had to learn the hard way.

[Wait. Should he warn him? If it were anyone else he wouldn't.]

I'm not sure that forest has them but...watch out for birds and bats. They don't react well to being startled.

Then again a person might be less surprising than a Lion in the sky. Who knows. [Birds are assholes.]

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[It's not like eh can even really be that offended by the crashing thing. He regularly crashes things he's genuinely excellent at flying because he takes risks and doesn't know when to back off. So. Crash pad. Definitely a good plan.

Wait though.]

...sounds like there's a story behind that one Shiro. [He's not smirking. He promises.] But thanks. I'll keep that in mind. I'd rather not wind up pecked to death.