Summer 1 - Greetings and Welcome - Action

[kollomods]

[ It's a mild sunny day when the first group of guests make land at Norrhamn. A gentle breeze rustle the birch trees and tangle in the bunting that's hung across the buildings in celebration of this very special occasion. Aina has been busy gathering up guests over the last few hours and now the ferry is approaching the port, waves breaking gently against the bow.

Olivia is waiting on the jetty, clipboard hugged close to her body. She's excited and nervous all at once, anxious to get to meet these people that she's read so much about, the faces behind the pleading letters. This is the first day her new job becomes hands on. Hopefully she'll be good at it.

As the ferry lands and lets the guests off, Olivia raises a hand in a cheerful greeting. ]

Hello! Welcome to Norrhamn!

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[spazzed]

( they'd both been chosen for their lions for a reason, both in the very beginning and to balance out shiro's absence back then; lance had always thought he would be with blue however long they were doing this, but black had chosen keith and it had all kind of fallen into place after that, and it all feels … like it's right in a lot of ways other things haven't been for them. where they've all been unsure about a thing here and there settling into their new roles, they've undoubtedly made strides for themselves in the interim. along the way.

maybe they've had a couple more bonding moments since that one that lance claims to not remember.

he at least looks sheepish at the response he gets about texas not being home; he realizes maybe a little too late that that wasn't the right thing to say even if it hadn't been home to him — more, maybe, because he can't wrap his head around being in a place that didn't feel like home, but. family is what makes a place feel like home to him and having been surrounded by such a large one his entire life …

eesh. way to get deep, lonce.

he nods, though, and follows the other's gaze. ) Looks good to me. ( he pauses for a second after that, though, almost like an afterthought. ) You didn't bring Kosmo with you?

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I asked about it. Going to take some work to get him here. [ naturally, he asked about it. after living with kosmo for a few years, he can't quite imagine being without him for very long. ( same goes for lance, honestly, but you didn't hear it from us. not yet. ) ] Something about finding my bearings here and saving up to making big purchases from home.

[ he shrugs a shoulder, unphased and determined. ] He'll be here soon.

[ they continue for a few paces as keith falls silent, his boots scraping against the ground, feeling a little naked without any equipment, without his jacket. ] You thinking about asking for Kaltenecker or are there already cows here?

[spazzed]

Oh, that makes sense. ( he honestly might have thought it would have been as simple as bringing a family pet on a regular vacation — but it would make sense, at least he thinks, to take that kind of thing into consideration. not only because you never know how many people are going to show up in this place and what they're going to want to bring with them.

he really does need to think more about these things, doesn't he? ) It's just a little weird, y'know? Seeing you without him. I bet he misses you. ( like any good companion would. you know.

and we didn't hear anything. not a single thing about not being able to go without this one for too long — because you know what that would do to his head and we really would like for him to be able to make inside the cabin before he's unable to make it through any doorways. ( nah, it ain't even like that. if keith let slip that anything like that was even remotely true? he'd probably get so damned flustered that he wouldn't be able to talk for like half an hour.

now you know how to shut him up. use these powers wisely. )

he blinks at the question about the moo, though. ) I haven't thought about it, really. I think there's a farm here? So there might be cows … ( he looks incredibly thoughtfully at the ground for a second. ) I wouldn't want her to see me hanging out with other ones, though. She might get jealous. Think she isn't special.

( boy what is wrong with you. )

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It is kinda weird, I guess.

[ keith shrugs and glances down his side where his space wolf might usually be lingering, tail swishing back and forth and hitting the backs of his legs. it had become a comforting feeling to him back then. "back then" being mere moments ago, but it isn't every day that you're offered a vacation in another realm.

it hadn't been until brought it up but. he misses that wolf now.

of course, keith doesn't show it save for the slight clenching of his jaw as he goes to folding his arms once more. ] That's weird, Lance, [ is all he can say with a raised eyebrow beneath thick hair, seriously doubting that kaltenecker would feel that jealous of self-conscious. ]

[spazzed]

You'll be able to bring him here soon enough. ( lance is trying to be optimistic even though he has no idea that he's just made this poor boy miss his wolf when he'd been completely fine before, but if he had had any idea about it?

hoo boy, you had better believe he would be feeling super guilty. super. guilty.


instead, it looks like they're about to have a minor disagreement on whether or not kaltenecker has the capacity for feeling human emotions. ) It's not weird. She has feelings just everybody else. ( how do you know that, boy. it's all well and good to take a sentient being's feelings into consideration like that but —

you're not cow expert. seriously. )

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[ see, this is why keith is mostly about that conceal, don't feel life. he knows what happens. okay.

feelings. ]

Are you a cow expert? [ he asks this genuinely after a few paces, walking in mostly comfortable silence on their way to the – what was it? the rec room? the community center. the scenery isn't too unfamiliar to him though there is a very distinct feeling of being out of place though ... that might just be a keith thing. ]

I heard about what happened with you, Allura, and Coran. [ with a wry little grin, he nudges lance's side with his elbow, trying not to snicker and failing at it. allura was so distressed and was unable to look at another milkshake ever again. hunk was a little disheartened to hear it, honestly, and needed some consoling. ]

[spazzed]

( there is nothing wrong with feels, keith.

it's just that neither of you goobers are all that great at knowing what to do with them. and that's a problem. but you'll figure it out sooner or later.

probably later, but that isn't the point. ) I wouldn't call myself an expert. ( no one would believe you even if you did, anyway, so this is a good thing. ) But I know a thing or two.

( at the nudge in his side, though, he gives a fake kind of groan and rubs a hand over his face, because that entire fiasco? had really been something and he still thinks about it sometimes. not just because he'd been taken away from a game that was kicking his ass.

no, really. it's not because of that. except it kind of is. he never did beat that boss. he remains stuck on it to this day. stupid boss. ) Oh my god, Keith, you should have been there. Their faces? Were really something else.

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[ he's getting over it but they can still be a little scary okay.

like how do. ]

Yeah, I can imagine. [ they're a silly, weird bunch of people, especially when confined to the castle-ship most of the time ( may the ship rest in peace ). it's always especially fun to see the alteans lose all composure. ] I guess humans are really the only creatures who drink the milk of another.

[ the image still makes him laugh a little. he can't help it. he pauses in front of the community center once they finally reach it, the building simple and unassuming. the entire place looks idyllic, the sun bright in the sky above them. it almost does feel like a vacation – he just needs a second to get used to it. maybe five. maybe ten. ] They shouldn't really judge after the food goo fiasco.

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( well. okay. feels can be super scary sometimes but you won't be able to get over the fear of them unless you embrace them. or something. right? isn't that how that goes?

he laughs to himself a bit in remembrance of the whole thing; that's got to be it, though, the reason why they freaked out so badly after finding out the source of their milkshakes, even if he has a hard time wrapping his head around that being enough of a reason to basically swear them off. even if something that was really tasty was obtained by questionable ( to him ) means?

he'd probably still eat it. there's no getting in the way of the enjoyment of food. or drink. man … he's starting to sound like hunk, isn't he? ) Milk's normal to us, food go is normal to … them. ( he'd actually gotten used to it, too. sort of.

he doesn't exactly miss it, though. ) One day, I'm gonna try to like. Teach 'em how to milk a cow. See if that helps any. ( it'll probably make it worse, lance. that's darn near traumatizing. if you're not used to it.

and it probably feels weird.

when they pause in front of the community center, he takes a moment to tip his face upward, soak up the sun a little bit. yeah, it's starting to feel like an actual vacation. ) Feels good out here, doesn't it?