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romelle ☼ voltron

[truthfinding]

new bark town

[ Romelle is no stranger to, well, strange. Nor is she a stranger to ending up in a completely unfamiliar land. Though, this time, she's all alone. Until a little creature makes a trilling noise next to her. Romelle jumps, squeaks inelegantly, and takes a few steps back. The little Growlithe looks up at her sadly. Romelle feels a terrible right away. Tentatively, she squats down and holds out a hand. ]

I'm sorry. Did I scare you?

route 29

[ The tall grass and trees along Route 29 remind her a little of the Colony. That little touch of familiarity makes her feel a bit better. And the music is actually a little catchy, though she's still not sure where it's coming from. Sure, she's still lost but at least the Pokémon she's been assigned (?) is an excellent companion.

Suddenly! A Pidgey flies out of nowhere and her Growlithe springs forward. Time to battle! That is, until Romelle scoops up her Growlithe and starts booking it down the path. He growls over her shoulder as the Pidgey tries to chase her down. ]

AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!

[ So far, she's not having a good run as a trainer. Send help. ]

video

[ Romelle is setting up camp for the night and decides that maybe she should send out a message. If the others ended up here as well, they'll be able to contact her. At the very least, she might be able to get some information.

She sets the 'gear down in the grass in front of her and her Growlithe crawls into her lap. ]

Hello.

[ She smiles a little uncertainly. ]

My name is Romelle and I am rather new to being a "Trainer." I would greatly appreciate any advice other Trainers may have.

Or perhaps some answers as to how I got here?

[ Romelle gives a little wave before turning off the video. Either she just made a fool of herself or she potentially made some new acquaintances. ]

network

[whatsacactus]

[Well there's a familiar face. Keith stares at it - and the Growlithe, oh he'll make note of that on his next trip to the main land - and smiles.]

Took long enough to get here.

[truthfinding]

[ Romelle perks up immediately. On thank the Ancients-- a familiar face! ]

Keith! Wait, wait. [ She frowns. ] "Long enough?" Were we supposed to meet up here? I don't even know where here is!

[whatsacactus]

[He did miss Romelle, all things said. That's almost got a laugh.]

It's all right, none of us really... meant to end up here. We've all ended up coming separately. It's a weird place.

[truthfinding]

[ She starts speaking faster as she goes: ]

"We"? Are the others here too? Is this still Earth?

[whatsacactus]

It's kind of an alternate Earth? Not like ours. And most everyone's here. Just missing Coran and Princess Allura.

[And his mom. And his wolf.]

[truthfinding]

So we're on a different Earth and nobody knows how we got here and I'm supposed to train these Pokémon creatures for some reason?

[ She sighs. ]

This is strange, even for us.

[whatsacactus]

Tell me about it.

It's... nice, though? No horrible world-ending crises or anything. And from what we can tell, if we ever go back to our universe, we go back to the time we came from. Like time stopped.

[truthfinding]

[ Weird time shenanigans aren't unheard of either-- maybe they're in another kind of quantum abyss. ]

Okay, no world-ending crises is a good thing! If time has slowed to a stop and most of us are here, it isn't so bad.

[ She's still not sold on the whole 'adventure' thing because her adventures in space and on Earth have not been... fun. Mostly almost deadly.

She moves her head from side to side, reflexively, as if she could see more of him if she does. Romelle knows that's not how it works, of course, but it's just a reflex. ]

You look a lot better too! Is everyone else healed as well?

[whatsacactus]

[He squints a little at that. 'Healed' is a ...really specific thing to say. What does she know.]

As far as I can tell. Some of them have been here way longer than me.

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[shiro2hero]

[Two years here means you see some weird crap. You go through some timeline nonsense. Sometimes you go home and spend months or years there and come back again like nothing had changed. Kittens breathe fire.]

[And there's an Altean on the network.]

[One who is decidedly not Allura. Or Coran. He's never heard that name before. Is... this more weird timeline nonsense? Someone from even before ...?]

Romelle. It's nice to meet you. [Keep it together. Keep it diplomatic.] Did you just arrive?

video;

[truthfinding]

[ Keith had warned her, but it's still a shock. There's no recognition in his face and, although she was prepared for it, it still stings a little.

But it's not his fault, and she's good at keeping her chin up. ]

A few hours ago. I woke up in someone's house? She called herself Mom, but she most certainly was not my mother.

video;

[shiro2hero]

Yeah, she does that for everyone. And I do mean everyone. She's not my mother either.

[There are so many questions he wants to ask. Where was she? Does she know Allura? The last thing she remembers happening?]

[... but he'll hold off. She's only been here a few hours.]

Has anyone given you an explanation for anything here?

video;

[truthfinding]

I sort of have an idea. I am supposed to capture these "Pokèmon" [ yes, she's using finger quotes ] and battle for badges. I admit... I don't quite understand why. Nobody seems concerned if I actually follow the mission or not.

[ Hesitantly: ] Keith explained... everything else.

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[shiro2hero]

Yeah. Yeah, that's the basics. But... you can really do anything you want to, here. Which seems like a lot to take in, especially when you're on a whole new planet and all.

[Huh. Keith already reached out? Maybe his trip home made him more social?]

You've spoken with Keith?

video;

[truthfinding]

[ She'll have time to mull that over as she travels along, but it's a relief to know there are no expectations. Even if figuring out what she wants to do will be a bit overwhelming. ]

Yes.

[ Romelle looks hesitant about how to proceed. ]

We know each other from back home.

video;

[shiro2hero]

[Well that's... news to him. What happened back there? How did Keith run into another Altean? Does --]

[Of course it's the first thing out of his mouth, after it processes.]

Does that mean you know Allura and Coran?

video;

[truthfinding]

[ Romelle seems to be thinking carefully. She doesn't think she can get around explaining the Colony, so she may as well figure out how to break it to him without telling him too much. ]

Yes, but I am not from Altea. I'm from a hidden colony of surviving Alteans.

video;

[shiro2hero]

A colony?

[You'd think she just told him the meaning of life. From the way his face starts to light up.]

Then -- then there's more of you? There are others?

» video

[spacebaloney]

[Lance is blinking. No, that's it. Nothing more. He's blinking over his busted and bandaged up nose at the screen on his 'gear in full on disbelief at what he's seeing.

An Altean. And one that is neither Allura or Coran. The ears, the facial marks, that is definitely an Altean and Lance lets his mouth run before his brain can stop it.]

Where did you come from?

[Sorry for his lack of tact. For the last year and changes, he was told over and over that all the other Alteans were dead as a doornail.]

» video

[truthfinding]

[ She frowns in concern and is about to ask what happened to his face, but he starts first.

Right. Keith had warned her about this. She can't help it when her face falls a little. His question rankles her already-tense nerves and the thought that Lance might not want to know about his future has her tongue-tied.

So she blurts out the first thing she thinks of. ]

Space.

[ Nailed it. ]

» video

[spacebaloney]

[He knows a little bit of his future, only because he got Pidge so pissed off with his tendency to consider himself an easily replaceable part of Voltron that she had to tell him that they needed him and how he kept the team together. Lance still doesn't quite believe all that, that he's truly capable of that, but Pidge didn't have any reason to lie to him.]

I know that. As far as I last checked, we didn't have any Alteans on Earth. What I meant was where were you? The Princess told me that she and Coran were the last Alteans in existence! And here you are! Another Altean!

[And a pretty hot one too. Damn. Are all Altean girls solid tens?]

» video

[truthfinding]

[ She can't get around explaining the Colony. Hopefully he won't mind a few small details about the future.

Romelle can't help but feel a little overwhelmed at his response. She holds up her hands to get him to slow down. ]

I come from a colony of survivors, hidden from the Galra for almost 10,000 years.

» new bark town

[lordofthefries]

[From around the blonde girl comes another hand, one with a few faded scars on the back with its fingers wrapped around a berry. It drops the fruit into Romelle's open palm, and retreats back behind her.

The mysterious hand belongs to a girl, maybe a couple years younger than Romelle, with a messy ponytail and huge golden eyes. There's a friendly smile on her face and by her side there's an Arcanine sitting on his haunches just before it bows down into a play pose towards the Growlithe. It's way bigger than the smaller pup, but Barbecue remembers being that size once. He knows how to play gently.]

Hello. Just give it the berry and it'll forgive you. Trust me.

[Do so trust her. Who can be mad when someone feeds them? Not Sasha.]

[truthfinding]

[ Romelle jumps and turns around to face the mysterious gift-giver. She's wide-eyed and frazzled but the friendly smile eases her nerves a little. There's nothing to do but take the advice, especially since the girl seems to know what she's talking about.

(Her Growlithe, meanwhile, noses up to the larger Pokémon before taking his own playful stance. His trainer seems okay, but he's always ready to leap into action if he must.)

Romelle inches forward, holding the berry high above her head for the Pidgey to grab. Her eyes are closed and she's bracing herself in case it doesn't work. But the Pidgey swoops in, grabs the berry, and flies away. Romelle lets out a sigh and turns to Sasha. ]

Thank the Ancients! And thank you! How did you know that would work?