[Kerberos rolls to the side, after smiling a bit doofily at the Litten. He smells like the ocean and fish.
Matt takes a breath and sits up.]
Alright. So. I'm assuming you know that the Kerberos mission went pear-shaped. It wasn't because of anyone making a mistake or anything malfunctioning. We were literally abducted by aliens. Big, purple cat-and-lizard aliens called the Galra. They're... pretty much imperialistic assholes bent on taking over the galaxy.
They caught Dad, Shiro, and I, and made us slaves. We all got separated, and Shiro broke out eventually, I broke out eventually... and I don't know where Dad is.
[There's a moment of pain on Matt's face and he clings to his knee without thinking about it.]
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Matt takes a breath and sits up.]
Alright. So. I'm assuming you know that the Kerberos mission went pear-shaped. It wasn't because of anyone making a mistake or anything malfunctioning. We were literally abducted by aliens. Big, purple cat-and-lizard aliens called the Galra. They're... pretty much imperialistic assholes bent on taking over the galaxy.
They caught Dad, Shiro, and I, and made us slaves. We all got separated, and Shiro broke out eventually, I broke out eventually... and I don't know where Dad is.
[There's a moment of pain on Matt's face and he clings to his knee without thinking about it.]