No kidding. [He already misses Truffle and his other Pokemon plenty, and he hasn't been here near as long as Shiro has.
That grin, and how Shiro launches into talking about his Pokemon's namesake, was exactly what he was after.] Man, really? The liquid oceans thing sounds familiar, but the space mermaid rumors are new.
[Of course he's going to worry about Chip, too. He's always going to worry about kids.]
It was pretty popular for a while. We ended up disproving it, unfortunately. Just microscopic life - which was a huge find - but it disappointed a lot of people anyway.
They're, uh... [He falters a bit, his smile fading for a moment.] They're not doing great. Losing contact with their team has... has really freaked them out.
[He manages a weak laugh.] That is still a pretty big deal, isn't it? I mean, where I'm from, people are still arguing about whether there's life elsewhere in space at all.
[Shiro's own smile falters too. He straightens up a bit from attending to the Spheal, concern all over his features.] Is there anything we can do? [Look, he knows Grant's probably doing all he can for them, but - it's Shiro, he has to ask.]
Oh, absolutely. It was amazing. One of the biggest finds ever - people were just disappointed there weren't mermaids.
[Grant appreciates it, honestly; even if there's not much to be done, it's always good to be reminded how many other people are looking out for Chip.] I'm not sure; I've been trying to talk them through their feelings on it, but... not like we can fix the problem itself.
Guess that's the danger in getting your hopes up, huh?
Yeah! That's... really cool, honestly. You should tell Chip about it. Though, they might also get the wrong idea when they first hear there's life on a moon.
[Man. Well, he manages an appreciative smile for that, at least, even if it takes some work.] ...Right. We will.
That would be great. They're bound to be really interested, even if I... doubt much of what they've seen about aliens in media is gonna be that accurate.
Never underestimate the power of two bored tech-heads. [He's honestly not that sure, but it was worth it to make Grant laugh.] Hunk and Pidge - I'm surprised they haven't re-invented computers here by now.
Aaah, yeah - I don't think I've talked to Hunk, actually, but I've seen him around on the network.
[Oh boy. He absolutely cannot keep a fond smile from creeping onto his face as he explains.] It's a kids' franchise back in our world that Chip absolutely loves - there's games, a cartoon, all that. It's about a kid who moves to a planet populated by these alien animals with psychic powers; they start befriending them, the aliens will battle for them, and... well, you probably see the similarities.
You think so? I'll try and talk to him if I get a chance.
[Admittedly, he's... nervous, given how hit-or-miss meeting Shiro's friends has been so far, but! He's willing to give it a shot, and he trusts that if Shiro thinks they'd get along well, there must be something to that.]
[Laughing is good!! Success!!] Sure did! And they sure were. I wish you could've seen them when we got here, they were practically bouncing off the walls while I was still trying to figure out if we'd been kidnapped.
[Shiro just shoots him a grin. He's sure, though, that Hunk can smooth over any lingering concerns Grant and his family might have about the rest of Voltron.]
[Hunk can work miracles like that. Hunk is a saint.]
Yeah...? Well, there's, uh. There's that at least. I'm sure it's even weirder for him than either of us.
[He considers asking who it is, but... honestly, he's not sure what benefit there could be to knowing that someone he either knows now or might know in the future is from a work of fiction from Shiro's world. That just sounds like a lot of unnecessary mental strain.]
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That grin, and how Shiro launches into talking about his Pokemon's namesake, was exactly what he was after.] Man, really? The liquid oceans thing sounds familiar, but the space mermaid rumors are new.
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[Of course he's going to worry about Chip, too. He's always going to worry about kids.]
It was pretty popular for a while. We ended up disproving it, unfortunately. Just microscopic life - which was a huge find - but it disappointed a lot of people anyway.
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[He manages a weak laugh.] That is still a pretty big deal, isn't it? I mean, where I'm from, people are still arguing about whether there's life elsewhere in space at all.
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Oh, absolutely. It was amazing. One of the biggest finds ever - people were just disappointed there weren't mermaids.
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Guess that's the danger in getting your hopes up, huh?
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[And throwing brainy people at it. Despite what that quack Cara Liss says.]
Hah, yeah. But hey - we did find life out there, regardless.
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Yeah! That's... really cool, honestly. You should tell Chip about it. Though, they might also get the wrong idea when they first hear there's life on a moon.
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[It's as close to a promise as he can make without, you know, actually promising.]
I'd be happy to. I can even tell them about the sentient life we ran into out there. The good kinds.
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That would be great. They're bound to be really interested, even if I... doubt much of what they've seen about aliens in media is gonna be that accurate.
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[He doesn't know, honestly. But it's better than nothing, right?]
Oh man. No - alien media doesn't get half of it right...
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Yeah, that is... not at all surprising. ...Actually, have I ever told you why Chip's always calling Pokemon "Paliens"?
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[Now it's his turn to arch an eyebrow, confused.]
No, I really don't think you did. Paliens?
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[Oh boy. He absolutely cannot keep a fond smile from creeping onto his face as he explains.] It's a kids' franchise back in our world that Chip absolutely loves - there's games, a cartoon, all that. It's about a kid who moves to a planet populated by these alien animals with psychic powers; they start befriending them, the aliens will battle for them, and... well, you probably see the similarities.
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[Big hearts!! Good guys!! Kind of nerds in very specific areas.]
... No way. [Oh, good, he's laughing.] No way - you guys had a version of Pokemon in your world? And Chip was into it?
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[Admittedly, he's... nervous, given how hit-or-miss meeting Shiro's friends has been so far, but! He's willing to give it a shot, and he trusts that if Shiro thinks they'd get along well, there must be something to that.]
[Laughing is good!! Success!!] Sure did! And they sure were. I wish you could've seen them when we got here, they were practically bouncing off the walls while I was still trying to figure out if we'd been kidnapped.
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[See, Grant, Hunk is probably the opposite of Lance and Pidge - and that is, somehow, part of how they all get along.]
I wish I could have too. That's like - suddenly waking up and finding yourself in Star Wars kind of cool.
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[Shit. Man. Okay, move on, don't dwell on that too long and embarrass yourself--]
Ha, right? I mean, I can't say I've heard of Star Wars, but... I get the idea.
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[Hunk can work miracles like that. Hunk is a saint.]
Wait, hold on.
You haven't heard of Star Wars?
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It's ... kind of popular?
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I mean, we have someone from Star Wars here. So...?
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[That can happen? Well, he guesses, in an infinite multiverse, it kinda tracks that it could but... man.]
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[And he's a Mandalorian, which is extremely cool, Grant!!]
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[He considers asking who it is, but... honestly, he's not sure what benefit there could be to knowing that someone he either knows now or might know in the future is from a work of fiction from Shiro's world. That just sounds like a lot of unnecessary mental strain.]
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