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[lionroll]

[When the camera turns on, it's a bit shaky because Hunk is shaking. Or at least, his hands are. There's a wateriness to his eyes that might be from him crying just a moment ago. When he started banging on the door to the house he was just booted from. Because that person surely must know something about where he is, right?

RIGHT?!]

He-hey, guys? You there? Is this thing working? Does anyone know what's going on? Lance? Shiro? Allura? Pidge? Coran??? Come on, someone has gotta be around here. I can't be alone.

[There's a soft whining noise, as he glances around at his surroundings, his voice much softer when he continues.]

I don't want to be alone...

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[shiro2hero]

[Okay, this time, Haunter doesn't have to pass the 'gear over. This time, Hunk's just happens to air as Shiro ends up landing -- on his way to Cherrygrove. And--]

Hunk?

[Is this really happening?]

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[lionroll]

[The moment he hears that familiar voice, his eyes are back on the little strange communication device. A huge smile takes over his face, eyes lighting up almost.]

Shiro!! Thank Crow, I was starting to get really scared. What's going on? Are the others with you? I can't find my lion... I can't even find my normal clothes!!

[It's true. His usual attire has been exchanged for that of what a hiker in this world would wear. Something he is clearly quite unhappy about.]

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[shiro2hero]

It's okay. Deep breaths. You're safe -- I know it's really disorienting, but nothing's going to happen.

[At least not lately, whoops.]

Think of it like an accidental wormhole... Dropping us off on another planet. No idea about any of the Lions, or the others. I --

[Some of that composure cracks. Just a bit.] Hunk, man, it's so good to see you.

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[lionroll]

[Following his leader's instructions, Hunk sucks in a breath, and exhales it loudly. After a couple of those he can feel himself calming down considerably. Enough that he can tell there's something weird in Shiro's last comment.]

What are you talking about? We were just in Voltron, fighting to escape Naxzela.

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[notvaljean]

Hey, I know you!

[Know of, at least.]

You're a friend of Shiro's!

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[lionroll]

Uhm, yeah, yeah that's right. Do I, uhhhh, am I supposed to know you?

[Because you don't look familiar to him at all, dude. Even though this guy looks human, Hunk can't place him at all. Is he maybe from the Garrison? How is communicating like this though? They haven't been able to contact Earth since they left!

Although, thinking about it now, everyone here looks... human.]

Am I... Is this Earth?

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[notvaljean]

No, we don't know each other. He told me about you.

[Geesh, Jean, don't come at the guy like a giant weirdo!]

So are you Keith or Hunk? Those are the only names you didn't say.

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[lionroll]

[Shiro told some stranger about him?? Hunk's not sure how to feel about that. Or this guy.

Doesn't mean he can't also play around a bit however.]

Depends, who did Shiro talk better about?

[Oh yes, you better believe he is digging for info about who is Shiro's favorite paladin.]

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[tookashirototheknee]

Hunk! Hi!

[Matt's waving across the gear, a small ball of excitement rolling around his feet. His voice is comforting, but also with an undercurrent of 'yeah, I get it'.]

Don't worry, dude, you're not alone. For what it's worth, I'm here, and Shiro's here too, which is likely much more important.

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[lionroll]

Matt?! Dude, what are you doing here?! What happened? Did Lotor do something shifty and tricky with his Galra ways to send us here???

[Because that's the most logical solution at this point.]

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[tookashirototheknee]

[Matt laughs a bit, shaking his head.]

No, it's not weird-ass Galra anything from what I can tell. This place ends up with people from all over the place. I don't know why, and I don't think they know why, really.

It's all complicated, and I've barely had any time to try to figure it out.

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[lionroll]

So... it's like we've been wormholed to a strange place for no reason at all? And other people have been subjected to the same weird phenomena?

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[schachmeister]

[Those are some very familiar names.]

When you say Shiro, do you mean a man with white hair here and a scar over his face here?

[Armin even gestures, first to his forehead where Shiro had that weird poof of white hair and then to his nose area where Shiro ran into a door once or whatever ended up causing that scar.]

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[lionroll]

[Hunk has no clue who this guy is, but that does sound like his team leader right there.]

Uhh, yeah, that's most likely Shiro. Do you know where he is? Is he okay?

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[schachmeister]

He's fine. And he's probably heading towards where you are right now.

[He was already in that direction to pick up Matt, but knowing Shiro, once he knows he has another one of his ducklings there, he'll pick this guy up as well. Whichever one of them this one is. Though, he has only two birds, doesn't he? Better take care of that.]

Sorry, this must be really overwhelming. I'm Armin. I'm a friend of Shiro's. Are you one of his team by any chance?

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[lionroll]

Oh, that... That is really reassuring. Since, well, overwhelming is pretty big understatement.

[Although, if anyone knows how to take control of weird stuff like this, it's their fearless leader, Shiro!]

And yeah, I'm Hunk, the Yellow Paladin. It's good to meet you, Armin. How, uhm, how do you know Shiro exactly? He's never mentioned an Armin back home...

[It hasn't connected that this isn't his known universe just yet.]

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[captainash]

The good news is that you're not alone, whether or not those specific people are out there.

[It'd be nice if they were, though.]

The bad news is that finding people from home is pretty hit or miss. Some people show up with their whole families, others never meet anyone they know.

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[lionroll]

[There's is definitely something particularly strange about the stranger's words.]

What do you mean by... show up? What kind of place is this?

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[captainash]

It's the kind of place where people just... show up randomly, you could say. People wake up here, and they're stuck living here until they get sent home. If you can ignore the part where we've all technically been kidnapped, it's pretty nice.

[Barring a few rare yet memorable moments.]

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[gobblewonked]

Aww, you ain't alone, little fella! There's plenty of other people stuck in this here videomajig, right along with you! Why, I must've seen over a dozen of 'em already!

[mcgucket, this is not as helpful as you think it is.]

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[lionroll]

[Okay, that's... that's not really any sort of response he expected to get. Hunk squints at the screen, as if that will help him make any sort of sense.]

Uhhhhh, I'm not stuck in this device. Are you?

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[gobblewonked]

[A beat, as McGucket considers that he might be stuck in a device without knowing it, and the existential dread swells in his brain like a balloon. Maybe they're all trapped in one big device and it's just too humongous to tell. Someone really should make a movie like that. Or did they already? He can't remember.

Then, as suddenly as it came, the existential dread balloon pops and is gone, and McGucket doesn't try to get it back. That right there is something he'd rather not think about, so he doesn't.

Brightly:]

Nope! Don't reckon so!

[He peers curiously at the PokeGear.]

...if you ain't stuck, then what're you doing in there?

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[borschtkot]

Holy shit, relax.

[ This guy was completely freaking out. He needed to take a deep breath and chill before he flipped out. Yuri didn't have this much trouble and he was definitely younger. ]

You breathing yet? Damn. Alright, listen, it's not that bad I promise.

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[lionroll]

Not that bad?! I was just in space, fighting for my life, and now suddenly some woman is chasing me outta her house and I got strange clothes and people are looking at me funny!

[Sorry dude, the salt levels get high when he's stressed.]

How can I relax when I don't know if any of my friends are alive!? I don't even know how I got out of my lion!!

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[borschtkot]

YEAH WELL, my GRANDAD is in SHIT health and I'm here too so why don't you shut you face and ignore those assholes!

[ He will fight you, Hunk. Even if he's half your size. And not actually in New Bark. ]

I don't know why you're all up inside lions but you should avoid doing it to any Litleos. Pretty sure it's illegal. So you're not going to know and you'll have to deal, alright?