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takashi "shiro" shirogane
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[she is going to be nosy]

The lion story is a long one, actually. I wouldn't want to bore you.

[goafk]

wtf.
i just tl;dr'd you and you think i'd get bored if you tl;dr'd me back???

shiro pls

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It's not entirely pleasant, is what I meant. But--

Alright. You know how I have a prosthetic arm?

[goafk]

yeah what about it
it's pretty cool btw...can you game on it

[ NOW IS NOT THE TIME-- ]

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I'm not actually sure. But, that's not one of my priorities.

[goafk]

wtf but that's the most convenient gaming device ever
cmon mang

[uncorrupts]

For your peace of mind, I'll consider it.

[goafk]

YESSSS
do it. you will thank me later

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[d.va please.... decides to leave it at that]

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Over a year ago, I was chosen to be the pilot on a mission to take two of Earth's most qualified space researchers to Kerberos, one of Pluto's moon. It was the farthest humanity has ever traveled in space, and it was an honour for me to be chosen as one of the people involved. Not soon after we got there, we got captured by an alien ship.

The Galra.

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Needless to say, my time in captivity was not--good. To put it lightly. My friends, the researchers, they're still there. I managed to escape, after a year of being captured, and I managed to get back to Earth.

The Galra were looking for something, and I knew they were headed to Earth. They would enslave humanity and destroy anything to get their hands on it. The strongest weapon that could give Galra, and Zarkon, their leader, the power he needed to be unbeatable.

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[he refuses to utter/spell out the name, just in case 'voltron' somehow registers and the galra find out where he is. alien technology is scary.]

When I arrived back on Earth, a friend of mine from before and three others and myself managed to find one of the components of this weapon. We boarded it, and it took us several light years away into a different galaxy, where we would consequently find the other components, and with that, in time, be able to defeat Zarkon and stop him from dominating the universe for his own desires and wants.

The lion robot I've been looking for? There's five others. That's what it's for.

[goafk]

[ Wow...that was pretty long.

But she doesn't mind? She actually really appreciates that he's telling her this. It kind of explains a lot about him, but that arm part--she can only guess about what happened there. Damn. ]

....i should've guessed you've been through a lot of crap tbh
ok that sounds mean.......
but that's quite a backstory. i'm sorry you had to go through all that, like when you were captured by the galra

i guess you really are a shounen protagonist

but seriously, dang that's a lotta responsibility on your shoulders, protecting the planet and humanity and whatnot

2/2

[goafk]

you really do handle yourself like a true leader would though
this base needs someone like that lol

dang...and here i am complaining about my problems

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D.Va, your problems are important to me. You were brave enough to admit them to me, with the details that make them a nightmare for you. I can't even bring myself to really open up on the details of my situation because I don't want to remember it.

It's not a competition. And right now, your problems take precedence over mine, no matter what.

[goafk]

thing is
mines are just nightmares. your history is real.

you don't have to open up about anything if you don't want to
but i got your back no matter what

and if any of those galra guys happen to show up here to come and get you or your lion or w/e
i'm gonna kick their ass

or help you kick their ass

w/e u want gramps

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[it's 2am and you're making him feel?]

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Thank you. I do have to admit, that being here has been like having a break from everything that I returned home to, even with what's been happening. Being here is a lot refreshing, and I'm glad I've met you and Rin and others as well.

[goafk]

[ It goes both ways buddy. ]

compared to what you've been through? yeah this place is probably a breeze
but yeah we gotchu fam

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Yeah.

[after a moment]

Can you promise me not to tell Rin? His life's more on the scale of normal. I wouldn't want to alarm him. Or anyone else, for that matter.

[goafk]

you got it! your secret's safe with me ;D
i won't tell anyone
frankly i'm happy you decided to entrust me with something so important! lol

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[he's kinda worried she'll be in danger because of it, or whatever. zarkon and his goons... shiro's living a paranoid life. welcome to his nightmare, soon you'll understand him.]

If there's anyone capable of understanding where I'm coming from, it's you.

[leaves it simple and vague]

[goafk]

[ It's a good thing D.Va thrives when there's danger, then. Though it's fair to say that her confidence to handle whatever comes her way has been...somewhat lost after that nightmare. Still, she can't say that, can she? ]

yeah
i mean both of us are tasked with the responsibility of defending the world
it's not easy

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Exactly. So, I got your back, and I trust that you got mine.

[he needs her to believe in her strengths]

[goafk]

of course!!! didnt even have to ask >:)
do u mind if i meet up with you real quick