[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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[It's probably also best not to get into it too deep. He's told Mando there are stories about his kind, about things like Jedi. But not more than that. It didn't seem right.]
[Grant... is just gonna listen to that. Nodding occasionally, asking questions, and trying really, really hard not to look too... uh. Too interested in hearing his friend talk about his interests, he guesses!!]
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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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[It's probably also best not to get into it too deep. He's told Mando there are stories about his kind, about things like Jedi. But not more than that. It didn't seem right.]
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[...Anyway.]
What's the, uh... Star Wars about?
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[And... Shiro just launches into an animated (albeit vague for RP purposes) explanation of Star Wars plotlines.]
[tl;dr jedi are cool and some guy named Han is handsome as hell.]
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I... uh. Sorry. I really like that series.
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No, don't apologize - I really love hearing people talk about... well, things they love.
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Same here.