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[bliptech]

Uhm, hello-- wait, no, it's crooked...

[Indeed it is, the scene showing Pidge at an angle. There's already a scattering of tools on the desk in whatever room she and Keith got assigned to, a mess indicative of someone who tends to think "what can I tinker with" long before "I should clean this mess".

In fact...

Where did Pidge get those tools from?

Do some of them look... familiar to any of you?

And what exactly has Pidge been making with all those spare parts, anyway?

In any case, she goes to the trouble of righting the camera angle, showing that part of the armor of her Paladin suit has been removed to a longsleeve black turtleneck underneath. That's actually what this post is about, not the random parts and tools on the table.]

Right, there. Anyway, uh. I'm Pidge Gunderson. I came in with the others at the beginning of this month, along with my teammate Keith. I know there's some... weird stuff going on with memories and whatever but--

I mean, look, I know that's probably important and everyone is focused on that rather than what your newbies are up to, but seriously... is there any way we could get some new clothes? Keith and I have been in our Paladin suits for way too long and. Yeah. No amount of showers are going to make these things smell right again if we don't have anything else to wear.

[Unfortunately due to the issue of Ozuma still being out of commission, even if someone had told her about getting favors there's really no way to go about that right now.

And that was a bit of a ramble because what is dealing with new people over a social media-like network in a strange castle that they've all be consigned to.

She can't think of anything more to say, so she reaches forward and turns the feed off to put the message up.]

(ooc: So I asked it on Plurk, but if anyone is okay with having Pidge pilfering random tools and whatnot during the first couple of weeks here, you're more than welcome to call her out on all the crap she has on her desk. :D)

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[bliptech]

[Everyone is bigger than Pidge.]

Oh... yeah, that would be nice.

[Pidge blinks and looks down at the mess, letting out a nervous laugh and pushing them gently to the side.]

Uhmmm...

[freedom_engineer]

So what ARE you working on over there, hmm?

[He smiles. And maybe he's putting her on the spot. He's been doing the chief engineer thing for a long time, after all...]

[bliptech]

[Welp. Busted is busted. Might as well answer the question.]

... long distance radio scanner?

[freedom_engineer]

Hmmm. Interesting project. Using your phone's receiver, or your suit's? Or have you cobbled one together from spare parts?

[bliptech]

A little of all three.

Look... I know it's a long shot, but if there's any chance I can catch the signals o-of the castle or the other lions or even--

[A Galra ship. My family...]

a-any of them, I have to make sure I take it. I can't just sit here and do nothing while we wait for the next time people can move forward in the castle.

[freedom_engineer]

I'm leaving my comm unit open for any transmissions myself. You don't gotta explain it to me.

What you can do, however...

Is reach out to people. You've got some brains here that have been working to make things better. I probably could have worked with you to interface my comm and yours together.

Plus, you're less likely to make people angry by taking their tools if you ask first.

[He gives her a wide grin.]

[bliptech]

[Pidge lets out a sigh, scratching at her nose as she looks to the side.]

I must be picking up habits from Keith. Sorry...

I... I'm still pretty shaken up from what happened before we got here. Knowing that we're missing not only our lions but our team, and that we have no idea where they could have even landed.

I know it's not smart to keep to myself like this...

[But it happened anyway.]

[freedom_engineer]

You're not alone there. We've all left behind a lot, many of us left behind stuff important to us. You don't gotta go through it alone.

I keep saying that Ozuma and whatever other powers that be need to bring in a therapist to help everyone, but so far it seems like their accuracy has been a miss on that front.

[bliptech]

[No therapist in the history of ever would be able to handle what goes on in this castle and what these kids have been through in their own worlds, Colin.]

Yeah, I know that...

[Colin does have a point, though - she doesn't have to do it alone. Team Voltron is down to two of five, but Keith is here with her, and there's nothing stopping her now from making new friends.

In any case.

... SUBJECT CHANGE!]

Hey so. With that whole thing that happened to Ozuma... I keep hearing he's supposed to be the one protecting us when we're not out there, but obviously he's not up to that challenge. Would there be any way to put a barrier up around here?

Just... thinking ahead and all that. Oh, and I should still have the schematics for the Castle of Lions' particle barrier on my suit!

[freedom_engineer]

I wouldn't give Ozuma too much guff. He's playing a bad hand to the best of his ability.

I mean, he already drew a couple of good trump cards, so now he just needs to learn how to win.

[There's that smug grin again, though it diminishes slightly at her words.]

I'd be interested in seeing those. I've thought of shielding, but most of my shield tech eats power fast. We've got a good generator now, but it wouldn't be able to keep up with any shield I could make. Hells, a good shield would exhaust my anti matter generator in less than a year.

I'd love to see yours, though. It would be intriguing to see how the tech diverges.

[bliptech]

[Thank God there's people she can talk tech with here. They won't ever replace Hunk, but it fills the void a little.]

Oh, I'm not. I get it's a hard job.

[She thinks he and Allura would get along a lot based on that.]

I'm just miffed that I showed up at such a crappy time. I feel like I could've helped him a lot before this...

[And now he's out of commission and they're scrambling to deal with things without him.]

Anyway, I'd be happy to show you what I've got. It's a small portion of what the Castle of Lions and Voltron had, but it's still useful.

[freedom_engineer]

Why don't I come to the mess hall and we can compare notes?

I'll also give you a look at my toolkit, the tools I DON'T leave lying around.

[He flashes her a grin.]

But bring the ones you've borrowed, too.

[bliptech]

[Urp...]

Y-yes, sir.

[Pardon her while she scrambles to grab the tools and stuff she's "borrowed".]

Gag tag--

[lonewolflion]

[ From behind Pidge there is a very unhappy noise. ] Hey!

[bliptech]

[You're just mad cause it's true.]

[lonewolflion]

[ Shut up Pidge you're the worst. ]

[bliptech]

[I'm the best.

I fixed it for you.]

[lonewolflion]

[ Nope. Still the worst. Forever the worst. Deal with it. ]

[bliptech]

[scuse you don't lump me in with Lance.]

[lonewolflion]

[ Okay second worst. Worst here though. ]

[bliptech]

[You are the rudest and now you're getting a pillow to the face.]

[lonewolflion]

[ Keith just laughs and grabs the pillow to thwap her back. Take that twerp. ]

[bliptech]

[Guh!]

I'm trying to talk to someone here!

[lonewolflion]

[ Keith just laughs and there is a faint 'tough shit' before Keith flops over on his own bed. ]

[bliptech]

[huff huff see if she helps you get clothes!]

Jerk.