[Okay, so Keith probably took a bit longer than he normally would, but give him a break. He was having issues walking thanks to the crutches, though he was putting weight on his injured leg now.]
[Oh shoot, he didn't know the guy ended up needing crutches. He feels a little bad for making him walk now. He could have gone to Keith, or used a portal...
[It wasn't like Keith was broadcasting it out to everyone and making a big public show of his situation. There were still probably a number of people who hadn't noticed due to Keith's efforts to lay low.
Partially, he didn't want the people who set the trap to know he was this roughed up. That said, though, he shook his head in a typical attempt to wave it off.]
I'm okay. [It was a quick response.] Just a sprain I need to stay off of for a bit.
Mainly I just wanted to say thanks again... for getting me out of there.
[It was the first time in a while that Keith had felt truly trapped. Usually, he was good at getting himself out, or he knew everyone around him to know that he'd be okay. But he was alone, in a way, for the first time since getting pulled from his world almost eight years ago... no one else from his own world was around anymore... and that was kind of scary. Even when he'd first arrived, there had already been someone else in the Fleet... Shiro. And Keith was feeling it.]
Though he's taken off guard by the thanks. He's not used to people thanking him for things, and he definitely isn't used to people calling him out specifically to say thank you. Usually when people want him to come for a talk, they're mad about him about something.
Leo blinks for a moment, then smiles a little bashfully and rubs the back of his neck.]
Ah, well, you know... hero stuff. No need to thank me. [He waves it off, even though he's very pleased by it.] I'm just glad Donnie was able to get a call in to me.
Heh... [Keith managed a small chuckle. He actually knew the feeling when it came to 'hero stuff'.] Yeah. Me, too. [He looked a bit sheepish himself at that point.] Now I know not to give Kosmo a day off of patrols.
[Speaking of...]
That was actually a pretty awesome maneuver. Is that a special power or something? [AKA: the teleporting thing.]
[Sounded like some other blue-coded hero-type that Keith knew...]
It's a handy thing to have. [Keith nodded.] My wolf can teleport like that, too. Though, without the lightning. His power manifests in a flash of light.
[But, having heard Donnie explain part of it and now Leo, Keith felt like this ninpō shared some traits with quintessence. Not identical, for sure, but he kind of felt like it had some similar qualities.]
Oh yeeeaaah, the space wolf! [Leo remembers Keith telling him about this awhile back.] That's pretty cool. We'll have to have some kind of teleporting race sometime.
Either way, I'm glad you're alright... and I appreciate the help. It uh... It was definitely... A Thing.
[Keith didn't talk about his dad often, but considering he'd just been stuck in a situation very similar to the way his got killed on the job? It hit a nerve.]
Hopefully, this is the end of it, but... [Well, Keith wasn't convinced they'll stop. Stuff seemed to be escalating more and more, and he had a bad feeling that they weren't going to stop until someone actually died.] Yeah. I don't think it is.
There's gotta be definite proof on who did it, though... and then we have to figure out what to do with them. Locking them up indefinitely will only create a situation where they're a burden on the rest of us... taking resources, but not contributing.
[And Keith didn't like that idea. Sure, they'd be locked up, but they'd be getting a free ride at everyone else's expense and work. It hardly seemed fair.
Keith was a little bit surprised that Leo said that, but... at the same time, he had this weird feeling it wasn't entirely true and just more bravado, to some extent. He was used to people doing that at times, and had seen it before.]
I guess... [He took a breath.] I don't have anyone I'm connected to on that level here anymore, but I still don't want to see anyone else get hurt. And, with how this place works, who knows? Someone from home might just show up again anyway.
[Honestly, he was still at the 'hoping Lance came back' stage of his feelings on this... and he definitely didn't want to see these guys still being dangerous if Lance did come back.
He straightened up from where he was leaning against the wall, though, visibly preparing to move on at this point. It took a bit to get moving still as he had to get his balance on the crutches.]
Just... take care, yeah? Don't antagonize them too much. We just need to be ready for when they make a mistake and can be connected to all this without any doubt.
[Keith hated the waiting, too, but he'd learned that, sometimes, it was a necessary step in accomplishing a goal.]
Ah yeah, because they're contributing soooo much now.
[Leo doesn't really care about that. He's not objecting to feeding those guys! He's just objecting to letting them do whatever they want.
And even if Keith is right about waiting for them to make a mistake, Leo still doesn't really feel satisfied with that. But he's had a hard enough time feeling believed, so he doesn't know what he could do or say that would change anyone's mind until they did finally get that proof.
Hopefully it would be soon.]
...Yeah. I guess. [He sighs.] You be careful, too.
[Oh... that sigh sounded familiar, as in it was one he used to use himself a lot. Keith smirked a little as something Shiro said once came back to him.]
My brother told me once that patience yields focus. I didn't get it then because patience was never one of my strong points, but... just... think about it. We'll get results. Some people just need more solid proof than others if we're going to get them to go along with it.
[But he nodded.]
Yeah. Thanks. I will. [Probably. Keith tended to be a risk taker... but he'd at least be more careful until he was healed up.
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ill meet you there then
[And he'll be waiting outside the cargo holds, as he said.]
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Hey. How you holdin' up?
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Well, too late now.
His eyes look Keith up and down, and he winces.]
Uh, shouldn't I be asking you that?
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Partially, he didn't want the people who set the trap to know he was this roughed up. That said, though, he shook his head in a typical attempt to wave it off.]
I'm okay. [It was a quick response.] Just a sprain I need to stay off of for a bit.
Mainly I just wanted to say thanks again... for getting me out of there.
[It was the first time in a while that Keith had felt truly trapped. Usually, he was good at getting himself out, or he knew everyone around him to know that he'd be okay. But he was alone, in a way, for the first time since getting pulled from his world almost eight years ago... no one else from his own world was around anymore... and that was kind of scary. Even when he'd first arrived, there had already been someone else in the Fleet... Shiro. And Keith was feeling it.]
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Though he's taken off guard by the thanks. He's not used to people thanking him for things, and he definitely isn't used to people calling him out specifically to say thank you. Usually when people want him to come for a talk, they're mad about him about something.
Leo blinks for a moment, then smiles a little bashfully and rubs the back of his neck.]
Ah, well, you know... hero stuff. No need to thank me. [He waves it off, even though he's very pleased by it.] I'm just glad Donnie was able to get a call in to me.
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[Speaking of...]
That was actually a pretty awesome maneuver. Is that a special power or something? [AKA: the teleporting thing.]
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No one wants to hear about Leo's middle child syndrome, though, so he won't bring it up.]
Oh, my teleporting? Yeah, that's my ninpo - uh, it's like, my family's special magic? Based on our love for each other and stuff.
[He says it like it's a little cheesy, but it actually means a lot to him.]
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It's a handy thing to have. [Keith nodded.] My wolf can teleport like that, too. Though, without the lightning. His power manifests in a flash of light.
[But, having heard Donnie explain part of it and now Leo, Keith felt like this ninpō shared some traits with quintessence. Not identical, for sure, but he kind of felt like it had some similar qualities.]
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With Tommy. Tommy likes to see if there's a distance far enough that he can't outrun Kosmo's teleport.
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I'm sure he'd be willing to bet you can't.
[Was Keith stoking a bit of a rivalry? Maybe...]
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Well, looks like we'll have something to do when we get back to the planet.
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[Given the present state of the ship, he has a feeling they're going to be here awhile.]
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Yeah... whenever...
[He shrugged.]
Either way, I'm glad you're alright... and I appreciate the help. It uh... It was definitely... A Thing.
[Keith didn't talk about his dad often, but considering he'd just been stuck in a situation very similar to the way his got killed on the job? It hit a nerve.]
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Yeah... a thing.
[Leo's eyes dart to the door again, and even though they're alone, he lowers his voice.]
They haven't tried to bother you again, have they? Those ghost guys.
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No. I haven't seen anyone wearing anything like that here.
[In a way, the ghost outfit had kind of reminded Keith of the Galra druids.]
What about you and Donnie? Any signs?
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[Leo's tone grows dark.]
They know what will happen if they show their faces around us again.
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[It had been hard to miss.]
Hopefully, this is the end of it, but... [Well, Keith wasn't convinced they'll stop. Stuff seemed to be escalating more and more, and he had a bad feeling that they weren't going to stop until someone actually died.] Yeah. I don't think it is.
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[Leo huffs, folding his arms over his chest.]
Whatever. As long as they stay away from Donnie, I don’t care.
[This isn’t true, he’ll still care no matter what.]
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[And Keith didn't like that idea. Sure, they'd be locked up, but they'd be getting a free ride at everyone else's expense and work. It hardly seemed fair.
Keith was a little bit surprised that Leo said that, but... at the same time, he had this weird feeling it wasn't entirely true and just more bravado, to some extent. He was used to people doing that at times, and had seen it before.]
I guess... [He took a breath.] I don't have anyone I'm connected to on that level here anymore, but I still don't want to see anyone else get hurt. And, with how this place works, who knows? Someone from home might just show up again anyway.
[Honestly, he was still at the 'hoping Lance came back' stage of his feelings on this... and he definitely didn't want to see these guys still being dangerous if Lance did come back.
He straightened up from where he was leaning against the wall, though, visibly preparing to move on at this point. It took a bit to get moving still as he had to get his balance on the crutches.]
Just... take care, yeah? Don't antagonize them too much. We just need to be ready for when they make a mistake and can be connected to all this without any doubt.
[Keith hated the waiting, too, but he'd learned that, sometimes, it was a necessary step in accomplishing a goal.]
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[Leo doesn't really care about that. He's not objecting to feeding those guys! He's just objecting to letting them do whatever they want.
And even if Keith is right about waiting for them to make a mistake, Leo still doesn't really feel satisfied with that. But he's had a hard enough time feeling believed, so he doesn't know what he could do or say that would change anyone's mind until they did finally get that proof.
Hopefully it would be soon.]
...Yeah. I guess. [He sighs.] You be careful, too.
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My brother told me once that patience yields focus. I didn't get it then because patience was never one of my strong points, but... just... think about it. We'll get results. Some people just need more solid proof than others if we're going to get them to go along with it.
[But he nodded.]
Yeah. Thanks. I will. [Probably. Keith tended to be a risk taker... but he'd at least be more careful until he was healed up.
He started off back down the hall.]
Later...