[ video | un: redpaladin ] - backdated to July 8

[tempredmental]

I guess this is what you do when you're new? Introduce yourself on the network. So, yeah. I'm Keith, the Red Paladin of Voltron.

Uh... nice to meet everyone, I guess.

[All the awkward. What is this 'being social' you speak of?]

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[video | un: edward.elric]

[alchemyfreak]

It's not mandatory, you know.

[why is he doing this, he seems so uncomfortable.]

[tempredmental]

[He was, Ed. Keith was so uncomfortable.]

No, I guess it wouldn't be... but it's kind of the right thing, right?

[Clearly, he was trying hard to aim for something. Like he was living up an expectation somewhere.]

[alchemyfreak]

[Oh boy, okay well. The 'right thing to do' certainly catches Ed off guard. He's never introduced himself on a network before, and this is the third time he's done this. Then again, he supposes he didn't arrive and see a bunch of other people introducing themselves either, so he can't really blame Keith for getting that impression here.]

Never really thought of it that way.

[tempredmental]

Well. We're all stuck here together, right? And we need to figure things out together. So, it only makes sense that we at least try to get to know each other so we can actually do that.

[He didn't say, "like each other," though. Keith wasn't expecting that. Just as long as they could be cordial enough to work together, then that was fine.

He shrugged a little.]

It's something I've been trying to work on, to be honest.

[Keith wasn't the best at doing this because he tended to be wary of others and very guarded. But, Paladins put diplomacy first, and Shiro wanted him to "temper his temper", so to speak, so he was trying. He was learning, and he was trying. Keith was actually surprisingly good at backing off and rethinking his actions when told he shouldn't do something. He could take criticism. That didn't mean he had to like it, but he could take it and adjust.]

[alchemyfreak]

Right.

[Ed totally agrees, even if it took him some time in Purg to get him that way. His focus had changed, become more about the whole and less about his own goals.]

It took me some time, too. In these places especially, we all need to learn to look out for each other.

[tempredmental]

[Keith nodded.]

Yeah.

[Well, at least what he was saying made sense to someone else. He was glad for that.]

I guess I'll see you at that meeting, later, yeah?

[alchemyfreak]

Right, see you then.