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[shiro2hero]

[Ah, that answers a lot of questions right there.]

It's a really long story. Five years worth, I think. And, I know, it sounds insane.

[heartofalioness]

F-five years?! As in... how?! I saw you yesterday, how-- I-I don't understand! Did I end up in stasis again?

[Sure, five is far from ten thousand, but still, this is very distressing, especially when the two of them are rather important figures in a universe-spanning war. The others need them, and what would Coran think?!]

[lordofthefries]

[Omelette trills again as he goes back to munching, happy to share a meal with a friend, regardless of how many seconds it's been since they've met. Short legs mean short concept of time.]

Friends? No, we're not fri-- [She's about to say they aren't friends, solely because Sasha is absolutely convinced that if she says that word in reference to people she loves here, they'll leave. It's why she said she lives in his house! She's become rather superstitious since landing here a few years ago. But Allura unknowingly helps break her away from that line of negative thinking by asking about the Attack on Voltron accomodations.]

Yes, on the beach. [She nods energetically.] On Island Four. Lance and Pidge live there with him too.

[Sasha will leave out any other parts of Allura spending a short amount of time there because if she won't remember it, it's not important.]

[heartofalioness]

A house... With Lance and Pidge. But not Keith nor Hunk nor Coran. And... how long have they been here?

[Hooray, time shenanigans, Allura's FAVORITE.]

[lordofthefries]

Hunk used to be here. For a little while. Keith too. But both of them are gone now. Coran's still in the bathtub, though.

[Uh, someone should clarify that Sasha and Allura are thinking about two completely different Corans at this point. Sasha only knows the Omanyte who takes up residence in one of the house's bathrooms, not the Altean one.]

Mr. Shiro's been here as long as I have, so maybe four or five years? I don't remember when Lance and Pidge came here, I'm sorry. You'll have to ask them yourself.

[songstressedout]

[ Ah, yeah, she picks up on that now... a little easy for Yuzu in particular to forget, really, that not everyone is really fond of this fake mother... especially calling her such. Consequences of not having a Mother, in Yuzu's case. ]

Interstellar...? [ Ehhhh...? Just where is this person from... the only spaceships she's really seen are the Machine-type Monsters back home. ] A-Aah, probably not, I don't think this place is at that level...

[shiro2hero]

It's okay - it's okay. It happens a lot, here. There's some kind of time alteration going on. People wake up here, and it feels like they were just at home.

Time passes here, and it doesn't in our world. It's okay.

[cyan_maid]

Uh...a few years? Like...five-ish?

[She's 21 it's fine it's fine]

It is, um, actually better than the alternative, I'll admit.

[heartofalioness]

Five years...

[Okay, Allura, deeeeep breath, you can freak out in private, not on a public communication. At least it's not like the stasis pod where you're more or less catatonic for ten thousand years... She's not going to give up on this yet.]

I see. I appreciate the candor at least. ... Do the words "Galra" or "Altea" mean anything to you?

[heartofalioness]

[Shiro's words don't exactly calm her so much as remind her to regain control, but she can manage that much. Breathe...]

Right. Apologies... [Another soft sigh to steady her nerves.] You're certain that time won't pass in our reality?

[They cannot afford to lose all the ground they've gained, not to the Galra and that witch.]

[heartofalioness]

[Meanwhile, Allura had a very nice mother... just one she isn't looking forward to replacing.

But Yuzu's words...]

... Ah. [She strongly resists the urge to facepalm or pinch the bridge of her nose.] So I'm stranded.

[She can't feel her connection to Blue at all no matter how hard she tries, so her only option is getting to a point in space where she can, if it's a matter of distance. Or did that absolutely-not-her-mother do something to her?]

[cyan_maid]

[Jane shakes her head.] Not to me, no, but that doesn't mean they aren't significant to someone else here. People brought here are from all manner of places, so the odds are there will be someone else who'd know what those words are.

[heartofalioness]

That's all right. [Her anxious posture actually relaxes a little.] In this case it's actually a good thing.

[Of course it would be a long shot to hear of Altea outside of history, or referring to Allura specifically, but no word of the Galra? Good, that means this place was at least untouched by the war, or some alternate reality version of it. For now...]

[heartofalioness]

[Well, she'd already learned about the time bubble while on the road, or she'd be more freaked out, but still, that's... a lot of information.]

Of course... [Sigh.] Well, I'm glad they at least have shelter in this world. ... Why is Coran in a bathtub?

[Sure her advisor could be eccentric, but he still preferred sleeping in a bed, last she left him.]

[cyan_maid]

Really? Well, uh...I suppose I'll take your word for it, then.

[Jane's quiet for a moment.] You said your name is Allura, right?

[heartofalioness]

Mm? Yes, I did.

[songstressedout]

Yeah, sorry...

[ Putting aside traveling through space, they all are, really. ]

But it's not too bad, though! Other people from home are usually here as well, and someone told me that time is stopped back home while we're here?

[ Honestly, she can't personally attest to either of those things, but it's something. ]

[heartofalioness]

[That definitely catches her attention. It wouldn't be unheard of, but she needs to be sure.]

Really? Do you have any evidence of that?

[songstressedout]

Well, I haven't experienced it myself, but I've heard of a few people suddenly falling asleep, and when they wake up they have more memories of home, like they went back while they were asleep. Apparently sometimes people will outright vanish.

[ Meaning... largely uncontrollable, really. Though maybe she isn't the best source? ]

Sorry, I don't know much more than that.

[heartofalioness]

Interesting...

[Well, it's a lead at least. One that could use more investigation, but still a lead.]

Thank you for the information, Miss...?

[songstressedout]

Ah, Yuzu! Yuzu Hiiragi! Nice to meet you!

[ Noticing the introduction, the Sylveon in Yuzu's lap will suddenly shoot up right in front of the camera. Whom? Whom dis? This screen looks like it needs a nose right up against it. ]

A-Ah, Aria!

[shiro2hero]

Hey - no need to apologize. It's a shock, I know.

[He's seen it dozens of times now. Been through it himself.]

You said you just saw me, right? And I swear to you, I've been here for years. So have Lance and Pidge.

[pangzi]

Maybe I'm just a cynic, or maybe the state of my world has made me this way, but I have a hard time trusting anything that claims to be a utopia.

And even if the claims are true, I have too many people relying on me in my world to abandon them just because this world is better or more peaceful.

[heartofalioness]

[She's handled worse shocks, she should be able to handle this one better. Still, Shiro's words do bring a little actual calm this time, knowing she's not alone in this situation.]

You, Lance, and Pidge. But none of the others?

[cyan_maid]

Well, it's nice to meet you, Allura. My name is Jane.