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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.

Anyone else feel like sharing?

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Whether people hate me or not isn't the point. I know Kolivan and the others agree. We're going to fight alongside Voltron until the war is over, however long that takes. Do what's right. Only things we get to control are the choices we make and the actions we take. If that's not enough for everyone to trust, that's fine. It's gotta be. None of us are in this fight for our own sake.

[Admittedly though, Keith adds.] In my case, I look entirely human. It's harder to escape that knee jerk reaction for the others in the Blade.

[But Keith remembers Allura's reaction toward him when she found out what he was, when he found out what he was. It was painful, to have a friend look at him with distrust and disgust and rage. But they'd worked past it. And Allura has come to trust Kolivan and the others too.]

[ it's a good answer, albeit naive. but those are often the best types of answers, when asked that difficulty of question. keeping that idealism is good. it leads to change. or it can. ]

It sounds like your world is lucky to have someone like you, and your group.

[ there's a pause. ]

Wars don't last forever, and good people eventually do win. You'll reclaim your universe.

They're lucky to have the Blade, yeah. And Voltron. Without a doubt.

[Keith, however, is fully aware of how expendable he is personally at this point. Which is fine. It's easier that way.]

There's no guarantee that good people win. But in this case... no one's giving up until we do. And the tides have turned in our favor. We just need to keep that momentum going, for everyone's sake.

But... thanks for the confidence. I really hope you're right.

I tend to be right.

[ only a little slyly; but roy does seem to mean the general sentiment of what he said. ]

I have an extraordinarily large amount of faith in the general goodness of people, mostly to my detriment. But I haven't been proved wrong, in the long arc of history, that we ultimately do the right thing, in the end. Even after making a series of mistakes. And that determination to do what's right always outweighs the insidious nature of wrongdoing. You and your cohort will be just fine.

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