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[the_tailor]

[Lance is all smiles as he clutches a small book to his chest. He's still clad in the blue lion pajamas he was wearing on Christmas, because heck, they're comfy and warm and he's happily lazing about in bed right now.]

Happy New Year, everyone! Okay, I'm like...two days late, yeah. But better late than never! For being stuck in a castle with monsters, at least we sure managed to celebrate the heck out of the holidays. It's been a while since I've gotten to, so thanks to everyone who put all that stuff together.

[He hums a little as he glances to the side thoughtfully.]

So I wanted to say that, and what else was there...oh, yeah! I wanted to make a formal apology to all the cuties in the castle. For I, the amazingly gorgeous and charming Lance McClain, am now off the market. I'm now dating the one person in the castle who just might be able to rival me in sheer attractiveness, at least if he dragged his haircut out of the 1980s.

[Okay, he kids. A little. He's grown fond of your mullet, Keith, and will probably yell at you if you ever decide to cut it.]

I still don't fully understand everything that's happening here, but it's okay. Things are good. Things are actually good.

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[bliptech]

[Pidge has her phone turned on, propped up to show that she's hard at work at her desk like any other day. She barely glances at the screen, but she replies to Lance's post because that's what teammates do, right?] I really don't think the apology was necessary. [A pause, the thing she's using a soldering iron on smoking faintly as she glances over the tops of her glasses.] ... congrats, though. [Maybe Keith will finally stop making distressed noises every time he comes in to the room now.]

[the_tailor]

It was totally necessary. Think of all the hearts I've broken, Pidge.

[Grin.]

Thanks for the congrats, at least. Team Voltron now has its power couple.

[bliptech]

Mhm. All point-five of them.

[That's less than one, Lance. Please keep that in mind.]

I wasn't aware we needed a power couple.

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[timeninja]

Eh ... I'm engaged to my best friend anyway. Grats, though.

[the_tailor]

Grats to you too about the engagement! Who's the lucky person?

[timeninja]

Chloe Price. Blue hair, beanie, thin as a stick, likes to be very loud and smoke weed every day, all that stuff. We've known each other since we were kids.

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[ourlegends]

Probably not a bad thing, my husband gets jealous pretty easily.

But hey, way to go!

[the_tailor]

Ehhh, you know, just covering all my bases.

Thanks!

[ourlegends]

Yeah, I can understand that I guess. I kinda just fell into a relationship with this guy and we got married while we were in the last world we got dragged into. I really never expected to be married at my age.

[soundmind]

What in the world is that supposed to mean? You're not a fish, why would you be in a market?

[He's...it's some kind of metaphor right? It's a really stupid metaphor, though.]

[the_tailor]

You know. The...relationship market? The dating pool?

[You're not making this fish metaphor any better, Lance.]

[soundmind]

...

[No, not really.]

That just makes it sound illegal. You know? Like a human trafficking ring? I mean congratulations, but why the need for an announcement? It looks conceited.

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[shirtlesspersona]

I thought we covered this, kid, you weren't anywhere near my market until you had another century or three under your belt.

[ Teasing playful voice here. ]

Stop appologizin' and go have fun doing whatever with the other kid.

[the_tailor]

Yeah, I think by then I'll be space dust. Not exactly much there to date.

[He snorts.]

I would, but he's training right now, and heck if I'm going in that room any more than I have to.

[shirtlesspersona]

Yeah... not that interested in dust...

[ He's sure he knows someone who would be able to ramble about it for a while, but, well, not here either way. and human dust would be less interesting than proper rock dust. ]

Rea~lly. Not even for muscles and sweat huh?

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[lonewolflion]

[ Lance....really. ]

Lance. I mean I appreciate that you're telling people you're taken but do you have to make it so public?

And my hair isn't that bad!

[the_tailor]

I'm proud of our relationship. Aren't you, babe?

[The pet names have begun. Sorry, Keith.]

It's not that great, either.

[oldschoolghostbuster]

[For a moment, Nikkari was going to comment that he certainly can't be dating Ozuma, but then it occurred to him, ah, no, the boy is saying his date is the same level of attractiveness, and Ozuma clearly has pretty much everyone else beaten in that department.

He just smiles instead.]

You weren't really my type anyway, so it's a moot point. Congratulations nonetheless.

[The smile becomes a bit more thoughtful.]

But what do you mean by "out of the 1980s"? That could describe many haircuts depending on what part of the world you mean.

[the_tailor]

Uh, North American 1980s, I guess? The mullet is what I'm talkin' about.

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[117_9875]

I don't think insulting your boyfriend's haircut on the public network is a very charming thing to do.

[the_tailor]

Everyone's heard me insult it before anyway.

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[incendiarize]

[There are a lot of things about this announcement. May as well go in order.]

One, is it a new year? Are we using the same calendar Christmas and Halloween are on? ...What month is is now?

Two, when's the wedding? [People who start dating at the Library tend to get married eventually. Do they even do that on other worlds?] Like, congratulations and all that too, I just dunno how long courtships tend to last on other worlds. It's going to end in a wedding, right?

Three, what's his haircut like, is it really that bad?

[the_tailor]

Considering we just celebrated Christmas, I've been counting the days, so I'm just rolling with that. So it'd be the beginning of January now.

[Pause as he considers the rest of the message.]

Wait, wait, wedding?! What?! We just started dating! We're still teenagers! E-even if we did get married one day-- [And oh, that's a thought.] That wouldn't happen anytime soon!

[He's too flustered to even answer the hair question.]

[paladinprincess]

[She's giggling. Oh, is the princess giggling.]

I think congratulations for you and Kieth are in order, then?

[the_tailor]

I, um. Yeah.

[Alas, princess, you won't be having Lance hitting on you again anytime soon.]

T-thanks.