01 - How could this happen to meeeee

[binauralbees]

TA: guy2 what the fuck ii2 goiing on
TA: ii mean iit
TA: kk
TA: tz
TA: ii2 anyone there
TA: thii2 ii2 bull2hiit
TA: WELL FUCK NO WONDER
TA: WHAT THE FUCK II2 THII2 BULL2HIIT NETWORK
TA: FUCK

[ What ever that was it cuts off there....if you want to respond Sollux might come back to it some time later. ]

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[bliptech]

[This... oddly isn't all that new for Pidge. There were some very vague similarities to Galran here, but not enough to cause panic in her. Besides that, they had already talked. If this person had been one of the enemies of Voltron, Pidge would know.]

It happens. I know someone who gets hot headed like that, too.

[Two people, actually, but it's more Keith's trait than Lance's.]

Anyway... he said this place is stuck in a war of some sort, and we're supposed to be here to help.

... also that we might be in trouble. Like right now. Because someone was supposed to meet with us and didn't.

Also did you see that weird memory when you woke up?

[binauralbees]

[ Well good, because seriously that is far from the weirdest thing about trolls.

In fact it's actually not a troll thing...more of a psiioniic thing.

Go mutations. ]

A war? Great, one danger zone to another. Thith ith thuch bullshit. Like, who the fuck wantth to pull thome thcrawny nerd who doethn't hardly even fight?

Fuuuuck.

[bliptech]

[Pidge hasn't tried to delve in to Galran biology and isn't sure she ever wants to.

Probably the same for trolls at this point.]

That's how I feel about it...

[Pidge wrapped her arms around her legs, staring up at the high, high ceiling. How big was this place, anyway?]

I don't even know if the rest of my team is--

[Wait a second.]

HEY! What'd you call me?! I can so fight!

[binauralbees]

Who thaid I wath talking about you?

[ Sollux looks confused for a moment. He even looks at Pidge before shrugging. ]

You're wearing a flight thuit tho you're thome thort of military fighter or thomething right?

Not me, I'm jutht thome thcrawny coding nerd who fucked up more than he could fix and now ith thtuck here.

[ Sure he could actually fight, after all how else would he have made it through the game.

Still.

He just really hates himself.

Sorry Pidge. ]

[bliptech]

... oh.

[Sorry, Sollux.

"Scrawny nerd" is an apt assessment. It's the rest she was getting defensive about. But he wasn't even talking about her so let's... let that one go for now.]

... Paladin of Voltron.

[Yes, basically.]

Well, you've got that computer, right? You got on to the network that they have set up for phones. You can code, you just said that. Obviously you know your tech stuff. Every team needs a good communications officer and engineer. Most wars aren't won with just strength alone.

[binauralbees]

Communicationth? Really? Are you actually hearing my voice?

Did you thee the way I type? I'd be more likely to accidently pith thomeone off.

[ He says that but he's also grinning a little. ]

[bliptech]

[Pidge actually snorts a little, pushing her glasses back up the bridge of her nose.]

Okay, a communications team then.

[binauralbees]

Okay that might actually work.

[ He glances around a bit before sighing and closing his husk top completely. ]

I gueth I should go thee about finding a thafer plathe where I can check out thith network, maybe actually talk to that guy.

[bliptech]

Yeah...

[Pidge looked to the side, and while it was quiet right now, that did nothing to calm her nerves.]

This place already has me on edge and I really don't want to stick around to see what it's going to throw at us.

[binauralbees]

Good idea.

[ Before he says anything else he stands, sparks seeming to surround his laptop before suddenly it is floating up to hover beside him. It takes a couple minutes before Sollux sighs and tries to relax his shoulders, letting his psiinoiics lift him off the ground a couple inches as he pulls his knees up as well.

Why yes, he is just hovering himself now.

Why?

Because he can. PLus like this he's able to move easier. It's better for dodging if he needs to. ]

Tho...where were wath that thafe plathe?

[bliptech]

Whoa...

[Pidge is decidedly not freaked out about that at all. She's actually impressed, and while probably ramble questions at him about it later.]

This way, there's an elevator that'll take us.

[binauralbees]

[ Looking back at Pidge, Sollux gives a toothy grin before looking towards where they were headed.

Instead of following on foot, Sollux just 'flew', husktop trailing behind him as he went. ]

[bliptech]

[Yeah yeah, you've got cool powers and she's just a nerd in a flight suit.

Pidge got in to the elevator, staring at the buttons for a moment before her stomach made the choice for her. By rumbling loudly.]

... mess hall it is.

[binauralbees]

[ Hey that's not his fault, he could always make you fly too Pidge. If he could move a meteor, lifting your scrawny ass would be easy.

When they entered the elevator however he stopped hovering, landing on his feet and grabbing his husktop from the air. He sniggered hearing Pidge's stomach and her words before shrugging. ]

You humanth make the weirdetht noitheth.

[bliptech]

I'm hungry! It's not like I've had a chance to eat in a while!

[Lack of food, sleep, and a lot of body aching from being tossed around in her lion is making her cranky, too.]

Whatever...

[binauralbees]

[ Sollux continued to make a sniggering noise before he shrugged and stretched his arms over his head, feeling his back and shoulders pop with a sigh. ]

Thtill think humanth make the weirdetht noitheth. Jutht thaying.

[ Like he's one to talk, he comes from a species that basically is more bug than human. They click and chitter sometimes.

Some even purr.

Welp. ]

Wonder what they have to eat. I could uthe a good grubloaf or thomething.

[bliptech]

[Dealing with alien robot lions, chameleon-people, whatever the hell the Alursians were supposed to be and... Galra in general really should prepare Pidge for this sort of thing.

Spoilers:

It doesn't.]

... grubloaf?

[binauralbees]

[ Sollux blinks a couple times before shrugging. ]

It'th a loaf made out of grub meat.

[bliptech]

... grub meat.

Grubs.

As in insect larvae?

[binauralbees]

[ Sollux rolled his eyes a bit before huffing. ]

No, it's Beefgrub usually. They're a type of hoofbeast.

[bliptech]

... you've lost me again. Hoofbeast?