[Video]

[lonered]

[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.

Anyone else feel like sharing?


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Comments

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[bowtiedbones]

Well that depends! There's all kinds of different familiars you can get, and then there's a hundred different kinds of magic you could be doing, but the basic operation is that your familiar can be an overflow and an amplifier for your spellwork. With that partner you can get more work done with less of your own energy, and if you have the right kind of familiar bond, you can even draw in an extra store of magic.

So that's less time spent working, which is great, and then any excess you might produce during the spell itself instead of burning off or causing interference will loop back through your familiar instead. They're like a resevoir for a water fountain!

[Eliza, apparently, does not mind answering questions at ALL.]

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[lonered]

...is it weird that that made complete sense? It sounds a little like how it worked with the lions. The, uh, the bond part, and being able to draw on extra something from each other anyway.

[So he gets it. More or less. Though magic is still generally mystifying to him. But he appreciates that she' at least willing to try to explain.]

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[bowtiedbones]

Making complete sense was the goal there.

What lions?

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[lonered]

Well I mean, yeah. But this whole magic thing sort of goes right over my head, you know?

[Not what he's used to or good at or anything.]

The Voltron Lions. They're not actual lions. They're really advanced alien space craft in the shape of lions. But they're also sort of sentient? Anyway, they choose a pilot -- a paladin -- and once you're chosen there's a bond that forms. Psychically, I guess. Or spiritually. Or something.

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[bowtiedbones]

Is... there a reason they're shaped like lions? I know aerodynamics isn't really a thing in space, but...

[are aliens just into lions]

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[lonered]

No idea. King Alfor built them ten thousand years ago, and that's how he made them.

[Maybe he liked lions? Maybe they wanted to be lions? Keith has no idea. Voltron is fairly unique as, well, anything goes.]

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[bowtiedbones]

Ten thousand? Your lions are older than some of my fossils!

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[lonered]

Yeah, they're crazy old. But so advanced in terms of technology compared to what humans can manage, it's insane.

[And impressive honestly.]

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[bowtiedbones]

Has anyone reverse-engineered anything from them?

[ video ]

[lonered]

Not that I know of. They're kind of unique, really. And King Alfor died a thousand years ago, and he's the one who really understood how they were created.

[Keith just flew them, when he was a paladin.]

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[bowtiedbones]

So if one gets damaged... Is that just it?

[lonered]

Nah. Hunk and Pidge could figure them out for repairs, no doubt. Coran and Allura know them pretty well too. Enough to fix what's broken. Besides, they uh... they're pretty tough.

[If the lions haven't broken after what they've been put through, they're probably pretty sturdy.]

[bowtiedbones]

Even if they need new parts? That's better than my truck and that's not even ten years old.

[lonered]

Never had to replace the parts as far as I can tell. It's a little hard to explain. But they're something special.

[Something unique and made from materials that Keith isn't even sure they could find again.]

[bowtiedbones]

That's better than my truck in every possible way.