1. Has any one of you seen a white-haired man with a prosthetic arm? You'll know it when you see it. 2. Who dropped these scales? 3. Who owns the plot of crops?
Answering my question with another question is not, actually, conducive to getting anywhere with this discussion.
My name is Ignis Scientia. Coincidentally, I'm also the answer to your third question, of sorts — the garden is meant to provide food for everyone in this town, so in that respect it "belongs" to everyone, but I was one of the two people who originally cultivated it.
And given that you said "How do you know Adam" as opposed to "how do you know me", I'll assume the two of you are not one and the same, so I'll ask again. What is your interest in him?
[ ... this garden belongs to everyone, so people are sharing resources in this place -- he'd suspected as much, having inspected the place for himself before taking to the laptop in his new assigned... house.
also the guy just gave him his name, although that's not much of a comfort, because the overwhelming impulse to fixate on Shiro persists. ]
I'm Keith, and Shiro's my friend. And I'm gonna ask you again, how did you know about Adam? What did you do to him? Where is he?
[ Shiro's warm, but not close to people -- at least, not with very many others who aren't Keith. Hell, the other paladins hadn't even known about Adam, and not even Keith knows everything about Shiro's past. The man's as tight-lipped as you can get. The only conclusion he can reach is that something bad has happened to him. ]
[LET'S JUST GO SEE WHAT SHIRO HAS TO SAY ABOUT THAT, SHALL WE. And &mdash okay, there was recognition there, One Whole Nod™, and that changes the tenor of things quite a bit already.]
All right. This is a public forum viewable by anyone, and for that reason I'd prefer not to answer your questions via written message. However, I'm willing to meet you and take you to him.
[ remember that singlemindedness? when keith hasn't locked into a single objective (i.e. mostly shiro / that proven-right drive to destroy lotor), keith is normally pretty good at checking for traps. when he has, however, nothing else matters. not even if it seems like he's walking into one in this strange little nexus of worlds.
he'll deal with the whole 'public' thing later, he needs to find shiro now. ]
[ Keith arrives later than Ignis because a) relentless brisk-walking and b) he's in ruga, so that sucked. but when he comes, he blinks when he spots a man atop a very large ostrich-bird that isn't an ostrich-bird.
He comes in closer, and then realizes, of course -- this man bears a resemblance to Adam, more or less, but Shiro would've known better if he was in charge of all his faculties. More importantly. ]
[Smoothly, he dismounts from Aurorean, leaving his chocobo to wander as he walks over toward Keith, staying back just far enough to be out of immediate punching range because, well, he's not a damn idiot.]
Your friend Shiro isn't well enough to be up and about. He was ill when he arrived — something about an "alien virus", I think he said.
[Which probably isn't going to be any sort of comfort to Keith, but regardless. He's not here to comfort, after all.]
He's delirious, and in a bad way. He was sleeping when I left him.
[ Keith doesn't remember Shiro ever being inflicted with something like this, and the revelation of it makes his heart sink, stomach tight with dread. He believes it, Shiro would've come with this Ignis if he has. He's checking back on everything that he remembers, coming up blank.
He's stepping towards him, for once not thinking of violence yet -- he can't. He's delirious, and in a bad way. ]
[ Shiro's doing badly somewhere, delirious and infected with a virus, and this guy is asking him something like this at this time? But no, no. He's grown beyond the hot-headed young man he was before, and he takes a deep breath.
No, this guy is cautious, too (unless he's stalling for time), and he forces himself to calm down from that angry, frantic flare-up. No, okay. He has to respond. ]
He's my -- [ partner, brother, the single most important person in his universe, the man who had never given up on him, reached in and saved him when nobody cared -- ] -- friend. I'm a paladin of Voltron. [ most worlds know about them, right? And it's a statistical impossibility that this guy is in league with the Galran Empire. ] And who you have there is Takashi Shirogane, the previous paladin of the Black Lion.
[ Keith raises his brows at him; apparently it's his turn to be surprised. ]
The lions of Voltron. He was talking about that, right? You -- don't know about Voltron?
[ He's more curious than anything; there isn't a place he's ever seen so far who doesn't actually know. But no matter. He's moving on quickly, eyeing the giant bird -- it's kind of... cute. But anyway. ]
...Some things he didn't mean to say, I'm certain. In his delirium he assumed I was someone I'm not. I expect he confided things to me that...he wouldn't have, otherwise.
[And up he goes onto Aurorean, mounting easily with the benefit of experience.]
As to this business of Voltron, I'll confess that I don't. I'm not even familiar with what a lion is, much less a multiple of them.
[ Keith stares at him, then at the bird, perplexed. Is he supposed to get up there with him? ]
He thought you were Adam.
[ Because he kind of looks like him. And it makes Keith's heart ache for Shiro -- he's aware of what happened, peripherally, and he knows that Shiro had loved Adam, a lot. Whatever happened between them had been something Keith had never poked his nose into; it wasn't his business. ]
Can you tell what kind of virus it is? [ Pidge or Allura or Coran would be better at diagnosing, but in their absence he has to make do. Keith would've added on, but then there's a bark from a distance. A heartbeat and a flash of electric blue light later, a large blue-black teleporting wolf tackles Keith to the ground. ] -- Kosmo!
I'd gathered that, yes. I presume we look alike, or somesuch — enough so that he could make that mistake, while already disoriented.
[And he's about to get to the virus question when suddenly WHAT THE SHIT there's a bigass wolf there where there wasn't one before, and Aurorean doesn't like that one bit, nearly throwing him from his back in the process of recoiling away from the wolf.]
[ Keith doesn't offer more, because that's Shiro's story to tell, if he wants to tell at all. But he's playfully wrestling Kosmo and pushing him right back with a startled laugh before he realizes what's happening with Ignis and the giant bird. ]
Sorry -- Kosmo! Hey! Heel.
[ The wolf shakes himself off, panting excitedly as he backs away to a respectable distance, letting Keith pick himself off the ground. ]
Sorry. He's harmless. [ To non-hostiles, that is. He brushes himself off, wishing there was something else he could wear other than his flightsuit, but whatever. ]
[That SPONTANEOUS ANIMAL just appearing out of nowhere. It's something of a rhetorical question, because it's fairly obvious from the way that Keith treats it that yes, it's very much his.
But still.]
I'm not sure how well Aurorean would carry two, though I suppose he could manage if you're light enough. We're going to Bluo, the blue region of town.
It'll be the one with the chocobos in front of it.
[He gestures to the giant bird beneath him, with a sweep of his arm.]
It wasn't just for convenience that I rode him here. He also makes a fair landmark in his own right; I'm told most people find the sight of him a bit unusual. So head for the blue district, and look for the house with black and yellow birds in the front yard. That will be your destination.
[ Keith will be waiting for you right there, Ignis, because Kosmo makes a chuffing sound and they both disappear in a flash of blue.
He's apparently been at the house for awhile when Ignis rides up, and is tentatively patting the yellow chocobo's head while Spot abruptly pushes his head against his shoulder, apparently deciding that he needs some attention from Keith, too.
Keith looks over at Ignis when he turns up, Kosmo's bushy tail lazily swishing. It apparently takes all his willpower not to just barge into his house, because Keith's already looking to the house, then back at him. ]
Is Shiro in there?
[ He owes Ignis his thanks, he knows -- but only after he's sure Shiro will turn out fine. ]
[...UH. Okay, so apparently Shiro's random friend can teleport, that's new. But that's also something to file away and consider for later, because right now he's got more important things to do, like dismounting and returning Aurorean to the fold in preparation of heading inside.]
Wait here. I'll go and see if he's awake.
[And, because he's sort of getting a certain impression off of Keith by now, in terms of his priorities and his habits toward dealing with them, he plays it safe and adds: ]
You will not go running in there carelessly. Just be patient and wait a moment.
[He says, as he lets himself through the door to go find Shiro!]
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[He thought he was in a cell.]
Your name and interest in him, please.
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My name is Ignis Scientia. Coincidentally, I'm also the answer to your third question, of sorts — the garden is meant to provide food for everyone in this town, so in that respect it "belongs" to everyone, but I was one of the two people who originally cultivated it.
And given that you said "How do you know Adam" as opposed to "how do you know me", I'll assume the two of you are not one and the same, so I'll ask again. What is your interest in him?
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also the guy just gave him his name, although that's not much of a comfort, because the overwhelming impulse to fixate on Shiro persists. ]
I'm Keith, and Shiro's my friend.
And I'm gonna ask you again, how did you know about Adam? What did you do to him?
Where is he?
[ Shiro's warm, but not close to people -- at least, not with very many others who aren't Keith. Hell, the other paladins hadn't even known about Adam, and not even Keith knows everything about Shiro's past. The man's as tight-lipped as you can get. The only conclusion he can reach is that something bad has happened to him. ]
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[LET'S JUST GO SEE WHAT SHIRO HAS TO SAY ABOUT THAT, SHALL WE. And &mdash okay, there was recognition there, One Whole Nod™, and that changes the tenor of things quite a bit already.]
All right. This is a public forum viewable by anyone, and for that reason I'd prefer not to answer your questions via written message. However, I'm willing to meet you and take you to him.
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[ remember that singlemindedness? when keith hasn't locked into a single objective (i.e. mostly shiro / that proven-right drive to destroy lotor), keith is normally pretty good at checking for traps. when he has, however, nothing else matters. not even if it seems like he's walking into one in this strange little nexus of worlds.
he'll deal with the whole 'public' thing later, he needs to find shiro now. ]
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[ maybe check for traps, keith... ]
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[And that's his cue to do one last check of Shiro, ensure that he's gone back to sleep, and then hop on Aurorean and head out.]
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He comes in closer, and then realizes, of course -- this man bears a resemblance to Adam, more or less, but Shiro would've known better if he was in charge of all his faculties. More importantly. ]
Where's Shiro?
[ Why isn't he with him? ]
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[Smoothly, he dismounts from Aurorean, leaving his chocobo to wander as he walks over toward Keith, staying back just far enough to be out of immediate punching range because, well, he's not a damn idiot.]
Your friend Shiro isn't well enough to be up and about. He was ill when he arrived — something about an "alien virus", I think he said.
[Which probably isn't going to be any sort of comfort to Keith, but regardless. He's not here to comfort, after all.]
He's delirious, and in a bad way. He was sleeping when I left him.
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[ Keith doesn't remember Shiro ever being inflicted with something like this, and the revelation of it makes his heart sink, stomach tight with dread. He believes it, Shiro would've come with this Ignis if he has. He's checking back on everything that he remembers, coming up blank.
He's stepping towards him, for once not thinking of violence yet -- he can't. He's delirious, and in a bad way. ]
Take me to him.
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[Still, he's walking toward his chocobo with the apparent intent of reining Aurorean in, so that's nonverbal assent of some variety, at least.]
I'd appreciate an answer to that much, at least.
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[ Shiro's doing badly somewhere, delirious and infected with a virus, and this guy is asking him something like this at this time? But no, no. He's grown beyond the hot-headed young man he was before, and he takes a deep breath.
No, this guy is cautious, too (unless he's stalling for time), and he forces himself to calm down from that angry, frantic flare-up. No, okay. He has to respond. ]
He's my -- [ partner, brother, the single most important person in his universe, the man who had never given up on him, reached in and saved him when nobody cared -- ] -- friend. I'm a paladin of Voltron. [ most worlds know about them, right? And it's a statistical impossibility that this guy is in league with the Galran Empire. ] And who you have there is Takashi Shirogane, the previous paladin of the Black Lion.
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[He pauses, turning back to look at Keith, eyebrows raised.]
He mentioned lions. Something about needing to find them. You know something about that?
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The lions of Voltron. He was talking about that, right? You -- don't know about Voltron?
[ He's more curious than anything; there isn't a place he's ever seen so far who doesn't actually know. But no matter. He's moving on quickly, eyeing the giant bird -- it's kind of... cute. But anyway. ]
What else did he tell you?
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[And up he goes onto Aurorean, mounting easily with the benefit of experience.]
As to this business of Voltron, I'll confess that I don't. I'm not even familiar with what a lion is, much less a multiple of them.
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He thought you were Adam.
[ Because he kind of looks like him. And it makes Keith's heart ache for Shiro -- he's aware of what happened, peripherally, and he knows that Shiro had loved Adam, a lot. Whatever happened between them had been something Keith had never poked his nose into; it wasn't his business. ]
Can you tell what kind of virus it is? [ Pidge or Allura or Coran would be better at diagnosing, but in their absence he has to make do. Keith would've added on, but then there's a bark from a distance. A heartbeat and a flash of electric blue light later, a large blue-black teleporting wolf tackles Keith to the ground. ] -- Kosmo!
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[And he's about to get to the virus question when suddenly WHAT THE SHIT there's a bigass wolf there where there wasn't one before, and Aurorean doesn't like that one bit, nearly throwing him from his back in the process of recoiling away from the wolf.]
Damn — !
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[ Keith doesn't offer more, because that's Shiro's story to tell, if he wants to tell at all. But he's playfully wrestling Kosmo and pushing him right back with a startled laugh before he realizes what's happening with Ignis and the giant bird. ]
Sorry -- Kosmo! Hey! Heel.
[ The wolf shakes himself off, panting excitedly as he backs away to a respectable distance, letting Keith pick himself off the ground. ]
Sorry. He's harmless. [ To non-hostiles, that is. He brushes himself off, wishing there was something else he could wear other than his flightsuit, but whatever. ]
Am I supposed to get on the... bird?
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[That SPONTANEOUS ANIMAL just appearing out of nowhere. It's something of a rhetorical question, because it's fairly obvious from the way that Keith treats it that yes, it's very much his.
But still.]
I'm not sure how well Aurorean would carry two, though I suppose he could manage if you're light enough. We're going to Bluo, the blue region of town.
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[ No point overloading an already skittish bird. Kosmo's cocking his head, apparently listening. ] Which house?
[ Not that he'd know, but he assumes Kosmo would -- the wolf has clearly been doing some reconnaissance of his own. ]
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[He gestures to the giant bird beneath him, with a sweep of his arm.]
It wasn't just for convenience that I rode him here. He also makes a fair landmark in his own right; I'm told most people find the sight of him a bit unusual. So head for the blue district, and look for the house with black and yellow birds in the front yard. That will be your destination.
[And off he goes.]
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He's apparently been at the house for awhile when Ignis rides up, and is tentatively patting the yellow chocobo's head while Spot abruptly pushes his head against his shoulder, apparently deciding that he needs some attention from Keith, too.
Keith looks over at Ignis when he turns up, Kosmo's bushy tail lazily swishing. It apparently takes all his willpower not to just barge into his house, because Keith's already looking to the house, then back at him. ]
Is Shiro in there?
[ He owes Ignis his thanks, he knows -- but only after he's sure Shiro will turn out fine. ]
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Wait here. I'll go and see if he's awake.
[And, because he's sort of getting a certain impression off of Keith by now, in terms of his priorities and his habits toward dealing with them, he plays it safe and adds: ]
You will not go running in there carelessly. Just be patient and wait a moment.
[He says, as he lets himself through the door to go find Shiro!]
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