[ 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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[tempredmental]

[Ahh... um... okay... so that was... that was a thing right there that she was doing. Sure. Girl he just met putting her head in his lap. Not awkward at all.

His face started to get warm.]

O-oh... uh... yeah. I've heard that, too.

[He looked away, feeling awkward.]

I guess... I don't know. I hadn't really thought about it.

[Though, he kind of knew. Shiro was missing back home. They were talking about needing a new leader. Shiro had told Keith he wanted him to take his place. Keith didn't want to take his place. There was a lot going on, and Keith wouldn't be surprised if something caught on to a random wish of him wanting to get away from Voltron at some point as a call to pull him here.

He just wasn't sure he was ready to actually talk about that.

Especially to a girl he just met who was laying with her head in his lap and... yeah.]

[thegreatninja]

[Yuffie just continues to smile up at him. This isn't awkward unless you make it awkward, which, he's doing a fairly good job of but she has no intention of moving because his leg is surprisingly comfortable.]

Really?

[Her head tilts slightly, rubbing a little bit against his thigh before settling back into place.]

I'm not sure I fit in anywhere but that's okay. [It bothers her a lot but she doesn't want to put the complications of being princess to a state that's recovering with a father who doesn't stop to try and understand what she's doing and why.]

[tempredmental]

[He was trying really hard to concentrate on her conversation and not the fact that having her head in his lap was... actually... kind of nice...?

Quiznak.

Keith cleared his throat and then took a deep breath to calm himself down.]

Uh... why would you say that? Is that how you ended up here?

[thegreatninja]

Sorta. It's not a long story but personal.

[She's at least honest.]

You're comfortable. I think I'm going to nap here.

[tempredmental]

Makes sense...

[He wouldn't push. He knew all about personal stories.

Her next comment, though... WAIT- WHAT?]

Now??

[His voice might have cracked a little.]

[thegreatninja]

Yup. So hold still.

[She's going to snuggle up and get comfortable.]

[tempredmental]

W-wait- Hey now! You can't just fall asleep like that on someone you barely know!

[Because that was totally the issue here, right?]

[thegreatninja]

But I do know you. We just had a long conversation about it.

[Which is more than other people that she has snuggled with.]

[tempredmental]

But-

[That actually kind of made sense? In a way?]

But you don't really know me. Just about me.

And I don't really know you.

[thegreatninja]

I know you're nice enough to give me snacks and worry about your roommates. Also that you feel awkward when talking about a lot of people dying which means you probably spend a lot of time trying to help people.

[So maybe Yuffie is more perceptive then she lets on or maybe she's making it up. With the way she's talking it's hard to tell.]

How do I not know you? As for you knowing me... just know that I'm adorable and awesome.

[tempredmental]

[Ooooookay... She wasn't necessarily wrong, but he'd never heard himself simplified like that before. He stared at her, still feeling pretty awkward.]

What if I have to get up?

[thegreatninja]

Why do you have to get up?

[She turns to face him, large purple eyes looking up at him like a curious wild animal might.]

[tempredmental]

I don't know... what if I have to go to the bathroom or something... or...

[What? Don't look at him like that.]

[thegreatninja]

Do you have to go to the bathroom?

[She asks expectantly.]

[tempredmental]

Well... no. Not right now...

[Keith was just all sorts of uncomfortable with this and was desperately trying to find something that would make her understand without him directly saying, "get the eff off me," because he was trying really really hard to be polite about it. But all his awkward flags were waving around in gale force winds right now, and he was mentally freaking out.

WASN'T THIS SOMETHING GIRLS DID WHEN THEY LIKED SOMEONE? OR WAS YUFFIE JUST BEING FORWARD? He had no clue.]

[thegreatninja]

[It doesn't take much effort to tell that Keith is uncomfortable. Yuffie frowns before pushing herself up to a seated position.] I'm bored. I'm going to head out. If you need me hit me up, otherwise I'll see you around.

[She winks at Keith.]

[tempredmental]

Oh... okay... [Well, then.

Though, in all fairness, it wasn't the first time he'd been basically called boring.]

Yeah... see ya.

[thegreatninja]

[She hadn't been calling him boring but that's fine. She'll talk to him again soon. Yuffie will make sure of it.]