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[spacebaloney]

Who: The Voltron crew and their esteemed +1s
Where: Eterna City Resort Hotel's restaurant
When: Monday, August 17
Summary: Just a team doing team things over expensive small servings
Rating: Well, Lance is here so there's gonna be some cussing and innuendo, so PG-13.
Log:


Thankfully that Lance had the presence of mind to slap down a nice fat deposit to tempt the Eterna City Resort Hotel staff into setting aside the best and biggest table they have for a long overdue Team Voltron bonding session before going upstairs and blowing the rest of his trainer's savings on a room for him and Pidge for the next two weeks.

Unfortunately for all, this means that they're all on their own for whatever they eat and drink, including what Lance eats and drinks (But isn't that why one has a spouse to pay their portion of the bill?) Everybody can say Lance loves the finer things in life and that his tastes run to the pricier side of them, but no one can say he's much of an event planner. Or a planner at all.

That is why he's the one sending out dinner invites to the team, not leading them into war.

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[pidge_out]

[Is it dumb to be so excited? Maybe. Maybe Lance's enthusiasm for it has rubbed off on her. Or maybe it's just been a while since the whole team gathered together in one room and Pidge is looking forward to it. Either way, she's excited. With Lance's help she's even picked out some nice clothes - a simple blazer in green with some grey cut offs and boots - for the dinner, and is already there with him when the time arrives.

As everyone starts to wander in they'll find her examining the menu, brows slightly furrowed at the prices and seeming to murmur to herself about whether or not they can actually afford to eat here.]

[questioneverything]

Pidge!

[Romelle hadn't seen her, yet, so it was nice to find everyone again. Slowly, she was finding the rest of her friends who were here, and it was good to have some familiar faces, that was for sure.]

[pidge_out]

[The call of her name is enough to make her look up, and upon seeing that familiar face Pidge jumps to her feet with a grin. Romelle was back! Which... makes Pidge wonder what else she's missed since she shoved her nose deep into her work.] Hey! I didn't know you were- [She stops herself from saying "back." She probably doesn't remember, after all. So instead she goes with--] -here!

[questioneverything]

Talk about a fancy restaurant. Romelle was pretty sure she hadn't ever seen a place like this before. Most of the places where she and Team Voltron had been after Keith brought her along from the colony were kind of beat up because of the war. And, well, the colony certainly didn't have anything like it, either. So, consider her properly awed as she walked in and looked around. She didn't have a lot of clothes, yet, either, having grown up with a very slimmed down lifestyle overall, so she was used to not having a lot. But she did try, at least, having tied her hair up more and wearing something at least a little fancier than the trainer's outfit she'd been given on starting out. She'd learned that having nice clothes was important for these things, thanks to the shopping trip to find Allura an outfit for the date back on Earth.

Overall, she was just happy to see her friends, and apparently meet some significant others in the process! (Or learn which of her friends had hooked up... which... she was kind of eyeing Pidge, Lance, Keith, and Allura...)

[insidegalra]

Thace recognizes the Altean he'd talked to briefly, and so once he's arrived, he makes his way over to her. The Whismur in a sling against his chest coos and reaches out.

"Vruli wanted to meet you in person. How have you been doing since your arrival?"

[questioneverything]

Oh, my... that was a cute one. Romelle couldn't help but put her hand out to let the tiny creature touch her.

"I've been getting by, I suppose. Getting used to the whole idea of battling something to bond with it was a bit odd, but I'm working that out." She had a few balls attached to her belt now.

"I've heard that we don't normally have access to this region."

[spacebaloney]

"Romelle!"

How long has it been since he's seen her? Granted, the last time Lance spoke to Romelle when she was here, she was about to yank on his hideous ears for something he can't exactly remember (spoiler note: he said something perverted) so it's not like he was excited about marking down the date. But she's here again and he's hoping she's here to stay for a very long time. If not for Allura's sake, then at least the rest of them. They all like her.

"Come here." He waves her over to the table that's been laid out with some expensive looking silverare. "Don't be a stranger!"

[questioneverything]

The sound of her name got Romelle's attention, and she smiled at Lance. Clearly she didn't remember whatever he said that had gotten her angry. She headed for the table, looking very impressed. But, first things first...

"I can't be a stranger if I already know you," she said. "But this place is so fancy. How did you manage to get a room here like this?"

[marmoron]

[ After an interesting (?) encounter with some herbs, Keith has been in a suspiciously zen mood for most of the evening. For once, he's not even scowling or keeping his eyes on the door of the restaurant to keep track of who's entering and exiting the premises.

While he hadn't thought to pack extra fancy clothes for the Sinnoh trip, he shows up to dinner presentably enough. The place is definitely much fancier than he thought it would be, and if he weren't just a little out of it, he'd be concerned about the prices, but as it is.... he's reading over the menu and grinning over at Lance and Pidge. ]

You guys are covering the tab, righ? I can't pick what I want to eat. We should order one of everything.

[ Someone intervene?? ]

[pidge_out]

[That makes Pidge fumble with her own menu, ultimately losing as it falls to the floor at her feet and her head whips around to look at Keith so fast she absolutely could've hurt herself doing it.] What-- No! You pay for what you eat!

[marmoron]

[ His eyes follow the menu as it tumbles to the ground and then a solid two seconds after it ends up on the floor, Keith laughs. ]

Aw, come on Pidge. What if I asked nicely?

[spacebaloney]

[ Oh, someone is definitely going to intervene. There's no way Lance could afford to feed the entire team plus their guest. He can barely feed himself at this rate. Bro is broker than broke right now and the idea of Keith talking about ordering one of everything almost makes him lose his appetite. ]

Um, how about we don't? [ Lance chokes out, yanking the menu away from Keith. ] And everybody's out for themselves. I'm not going to pay for you to eat lobster and crab.

[ To be honest, as much as Lance wants lobster and crab himself, he's going to have to plead to Pidge's better side to even snag a claw tonight. ]

[spacebolin]

There's a brief moment, in the minutes between the message's arrival and his response, when Hunk is almost tempted to come up with some excuse for why he can't make it. The fact that it's happening at the resort just has him rolling his eyes. There's a reason he'd opted for the Inn, and it wasn't just that he couldn't afford it.

But in the end, his response is an affirmative. And now, here he is, strolling into the fanciest building he's seen in quite a while. It wouldn't have been his first choice of venue, but there's nothing he can really do about it now but try to enjoy himself. He hasn't dressed up because wardrobe hasn't really been a priority here, but it's obvious that he's bathed and changed into clean clothes.

He even manages a smile when he spots the others. Maybe this won't be so bad after all.

"Hey."

[insidegalra]

Thace spots someone else that he hasn't been introduced to yet, so he makes his way over and bows. The Whismur in the sling against his chest tries to mimic him.

"I'm Thace, a Blade of Marmora. This is Vruli."

[spacebolin]

Of all the things he might have expected, being approached and bowed to by someone he doesn't even recognize wouldn't have even made the list. And yet, it's happening now, and Hunk can't decide how he wants to feel about that.

"It's nice to meet you, Thace and Vruli. I'm Hunk."

At least he's assuming this isn't someone he's met. It's possible that it's someone he'll meet in the future, but something tells him that now isn't the best time to be bringing that up. Instead, he offers them both a smile.

[spacebaloney]

Lance's first choice is always the expensive. That's how he is. That's expected of him regardless of how much of a bad idea it is to his savings account. Besides, this is his family. If he can't shove them towards the good life, who will?

Not Keith, that's for sure.

"Don't hey me," Lance says, going straight in for his bro hug, lanky arms going around Hunk's shoulders. It's required, after all, when one hasn't seen their best friend in practically forever. "Where's my hi, hello, Bro-I-Haven't-Seen-You-In-Five-Deca-Phoebs-So-Lemme-Catch-Up?"

[shiro2hero]

[It's a fancy restaurant. So, naturally, he'll do his best to dress for the occasion. Which means none of his usual hideous Alolan shirts. A nice suit jacket. But look closely at the grey shirt under it and... you may lose your faith in Shiro a little bit.]

[Part of him wanted to duck this outing, just because he knew who all was invited, but - he couldn't do that to the others. Not even a little. He'll just make sure he keeps his alcohol intake is nonexistent. Then it'll be fine.]

[And he's right on time as he takes his seat, taking the opportunity to snag the drink menu and order a fancy juice mix. Hey, if he's not actually going to drink, he can look like it.]

Hey guys - it's good to see all of you in one place for a bit. I think we need to thank Lance for making this all possible. And I really appreciate him taking the time and effort to pull this together. We're still a team, still a lot like family - this is a great reminder.

[Sorry about the speechifing a little.] But... seriously, what have you all been up to?

[marmoron]

[ Shiro. Shiro, Keith loves you enough that he won't outright mention the dad shirt, but he's staring at it with a raised eyebrow. The staring might go on for a few seconds longer than normal because someone may or may not have accidentally discovered catnip at the herb shop. ]

Been pretty busy training up the moths. Just won the Viridian City gym badge before getting ready for this trip. HOw about you?

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[shiro2hero]

[He'll match that raised eyebrow. And sip his fancy juice like it's nothing. Yes, Keith, it's real. He just wouldn't be himself if he didn't wear something at least a little goofy.]

[You would too if you spent all of space wearing spandex and hand me downs.]

I figured. Still using -

[shiro2hero]

[Please hold. Processing. Viridian City? Did he hear that right?]

[Very slowly, he puts his glass down.]

You just beat Viridian City?

[pidge_out]

[Pidge has to fight down the urge to raise a glass to Shiro's little speech. She does take a sip of her drink - just a regular juice of some fruit local to the area - with a little smile.]

You're not missing much over here. Just work, training my guys, keeping an eye on the husband... The usual.

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[shiro2hero]

[It's okay, Pidge. He didn't mean it to be A Speech, but - well. It's a hard habit to break.]

I'm glad - I'd hate to miss something important.

[Ironic, considering the latter half of her statement is still processing.]

[insidegalra]

Thace was invited, so he arrives on time. At least he isn't in the gi he usually has on? This outfit is mostly reddish-orange and black, recognizable as something many Pokemon rangers tend to favor on duty. It is probably (definitely) the only other outfit he has at this point, because clothes are so very low on his list of items to spend items on.

His Whismur is in her usual sling against his chest, and if any of the staff look like they might want to speak up about it, Thace narrows eyes at them. She's wearing a pink ribbon and looking very cute, at least?

Thace will nod or say hello to everyone present, but it's clear that he's not sure why he was invited when the only person he really had a chance to meet at home was Keith. Still, it's polite to accept an invitation, so he's trying! And if he's listening to conversations around him to try to pick up names instead of just asking, well, old habits?

[pidge_out]

Pidge can't help herself; she's kind of staring at this person as he walks in. Mainly because she just... doesn't recognize him. And to be fair she's not great with people and she wouldn't pride herself on being good at recognizing faces, so that could easily be chalked up to a glitch in her memory banks. But it's exactly because of that blank being drawn that she's just plain staring at him.

He wouldn't be here if he didn't know someone on their team, though. And so far she hasn't heard of anybody around here being out to hurt any of her friends. Which is what ultimately drives her to get up from her seat and move closer to assess speak with him.

"I haven't seen you around before." She tries to sound conversational, but there's definitely a tense edge to her voice. Because she will choke a bitch if he proves to be a threat of any kind. "Are you new?"

[spacebaloney]

Lance is fluttering around the place, making sure this entire night goes off without a hitch. It means a lot for him to have the entire team here, plus a few honorary Voltrons. Time has passed quickly in this place and there's so much to talk about before it's too late, but someone catches his eye. A stranger. Wholly unfamiliar to Lance, even from his peeks at the network. Guy must be lost, got the wrong date or room for his event. Might as well send him off in the right direction.

"Can I help you?", Lance asks as he walks over to the man and his admittedly too adorable baby Pokemon. "I think you've got the wrong room."