[ Which leaves him to rub the back of his head a little. It's actually true, but he does realize that must sound a little weird, as seldom as they've spoken. So, just to get a little more to the point.... ]
Seemed like things got a little tense in there.
[ Which might be pretty a pretty generous way of putting it, from where he's standing. ]
[ Keith can't help but smirk, a facial expression he no doubt got from his father, but for all the two of them know at this point, who could say what his mother is like? ]
Things are usually pretty tense here, [ Keith relaxing now is probably the first time this hideout has seen any ease in a while, and it shows in his stature that he has. ]
You could probably figure this out on your own, but before allying with the coalition, the Galra were pretty ubiquitously hated through out the universe. The blades haven't had allies in centuries, and since stealth is our specialty, we haven't needed them either. They took a huge risk working with us; I'd imagine they're still pretty uneasy about the increase of strange faces. But... I wouldn't take it too personally.
Well... Can't argue with that. I think the secrecy makes some people a little uneasy, because for the most part we've been taking the exact opposite appraoch, and there's been really heavy casualties. [ That is an extreme understatement, to put it lightly. ] It'll get better, though. It has to. With all these new alliances springing up, there's also more hope out there than there ever was before, and nobody can complain about that.
[ It's working well. They can't exactly take back the whole universe in one fell swoop, but they can work more systematically, and that's enough. ... Although not quite the point he wanted to make with his initial comment. ]
... Have you managged to talk to Shiro much outside these meetings?
[ It makes sense, and Keith nods as Matt reasons through their differences, eyes drifting thoughtfully. The confidence is good to hear; it reminds him of Shiro's. That kind of warmth and confidence isn't something he's heard since joining the Blades. It's almost as if Matt is reading his mind, and Keith glances up at him as he hears the name.
His eyes fall down shortly afterward. ]
... No, [ he admits with reluctance, folding his arms over his chest. ] Our outside contact is mostly limited. [ There's a pause before he explains a little deeper, touching on things he normally had no one to admit to. ] And... even if it weren't, I don't really think we should be talking. I don't really need something like that tempting me to go home.
[ There's a slight ruffle in his brow after the words form. He's not really sure why he chose to phrase it like that when he had nine million perfectly good reasons not to go back–but talking about Shiro is so easy. Talking about his own desire to find place and meaning? Talking about the struggle that he felt with his dear friend? There's a few more layers to this onion before Matt gets to that. –Also inadvertently calling the Castle of Lions "home." ] My place is here right now.
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[ Which leaves him to rub the back of his head a little. It's actually true, but he does realize that must sound a little weird, as seldom as they've spoken. So, just to get a little more to the point.... ]
Seemed like things got a little tense in there.
[ Which might be pretty a pretty generous way of putting it, from where he's standing. ]
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Things are usually pretty tense here, [ Keith relaxing now is probably the first time this hideout has seen any ease in a while, and it shows in his stature that he has. ]
You could probably figure this out on your own, but before allying with the coalition, the Galra were pretty ubiquitously hated through out the universe. The blades haven't had allies in centuries, and since stealth is our specialty, we haven't needed them either. They took a huge risk working with us; I'd imagine they're still pretty uneasy about the increase of strange faces. But... I wouldn't take it too personally.
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[ It's working well. They can't exactly take back the whole universe in one fell swoop, but they can work more systematically, and that's enough. ... Although not quite the point he wanted to make with his initial comment. ]
... Have you managged to talk to Shiro much outside these meetings?
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His eyes fall down shortly afterward. ]
... No, [ he admits with reluctance, folding his arms over his chest. ] Our outside contact is mostly limited. [ There's a pause before he explains a little deeper, touching on things he normally had no one to admit to. ] And... even if it weren't, I don't really think we should be talking. I don't really need something like that tempting me to go home.
[ There's a slight ruffle in his brow after the words form. He's not really sure why he chose to phrase it like that when he had nine million perfectly good reasons not to go back–but talking about Shiro is so easy. Talking about his own desire to find place and meaning? Talking about the struggle that he felt with his dear friend? There's a few more layers to this onion before Matt gets to that. –Also inadvertently calling the Castle of Lions "home." ] My place is here right now.