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[hunksmash]

[ Hunk came here in his space gear, which isn't really appropriate and is basically torturous in the Florida summer. He's therefore acquired some less conspicuous clothing. So, here, Network. You're treated to some Big Beach Bro: sleeveless, cargo shorted, and bare feet buried in the sand. Because, yeah. Why not?

He's also leaning against the side of a yellow-colored, mechanical lion, kinda chunky for all her armor and with an adorable underbite.

He smiles a little awkwardly and waves at the camera. ]

Uh, hey. Hi, there. I just thought I should introduce myself, since the rest of my team kinda already has.

I'm Hunk. I'm one of the Paladins of Voltron. Specifically, I'm the yellow guy and the left leg. Though... [ He looks back at his lion, frowning slightly. ] I don't know how much of a thing that's gonna be here.

Anyway... I guess I still have a couple of questions. We've sorta confirmed the timing situation, but there's still... Okay. Lemme just-- Uh. How does the superpower thing work? How do you know if you really have them, and how do you turn that kinda thing on? Also, how do you suddenly get superpowers? Because I definitely didn't have them before.

And!! Um. If anybody could talk to me about the "'Porter" that brought us here, that'd be great. Just-- Anything, okay? There's kinda a huge lack of information about it, and it really seems like the kinda thing that just shouldn't be sitting around without some kind of understanding in place. Or in the works. I'd also appreciate it if anybody can give me information about where this world's at so far as, like, space travel is concerned. The old school vibe and the common use of hover-tech are kinda conflicting messages.

So, yeah. I think that's it. Thanks.

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[dendarii]

[ This rather frail-looking young man is immediately looking past Hunk towards the lion-sized lion robot in the background. ]

Even more of you. Have you seen Lance and Keith yet? They're surely looking for you if not.

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[hunksmash]

[ Hey there, guy who's... totally not actually looking at him. Okay. Cool. ]

Yeeeap. We met up last night. Allura, too. So we're up to date in that regard.

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[dendarii]

[ Sorry, Hunk. He's terribly fascinated by them. But he does refocus on Hunk after a moment. ]

Fantastic. I'm Miles, then. Lord Miles Naismith Vorkosigan.

... And if it makes you feel any better, I didn't have powers before coming here either.

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[primadovea]

The left leg of what?

[ because wow is she confused. ]

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[hunksmash]

Voltron. [ He says the name proudly, then realizes that that's not a decent answer at all. ] It's, like, this giant robot made up of the five Lion ships that we have. The Black Lion is the torso and head, the Red and Green Lions are the arms, and the Blue and Yellow Lions are the legs.

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[primadovea]

[ that's some sentai shit right there. Mint knows her genres. ]

That's ridiculous. Why would a giant robot be in five parts to begin with? You couldn't make the giant robot if there were only four of you.

[thepalinpaladin]

[Lance went to go pat his big friend last night and crashed on the couch so he joined Hunk on his beachventure. So off screen he's sitting with a fancy drink and his lion at his feet, watching Hunk navigate his introduction.]

You got super nerdy at the end there.

Hey, wanna see MY super power? I been carefully honing it.

[hunksmash]

Yeah, well-- [ He's about to try and defend himself. He kinda is a nerd, so... Oh, but wait! ]

Oh! Yeah, I-- Wow, I totally forgot to even bring it up. What'd you get?

[thepalinpaladin]

Check this out.

[Holds out a hand and after a moment a lump of ice forms in it. Lance is struggling a bit, concentrating hard to do it. He is also very purposely noooott pointing that hand in anyone's direction.]

Yessss no misfire this time!

[...dumps the ice into his drink]

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[glitchinthesystem]

[ Well, colour Glitch intrigued. Not because of the robot lion (robots still not his favourite thing in the world), but of this guy who appears. He hasn't turned the video feed on his end on yet, but he's listening. Closely.

Why? Well...what can he say? The guy is fairly attractive. Wait, shit he's asking questions. Okay, maybe answer those first before saying-]

Well, I can see why they call you, Hunk. [ Finger guns. Yeaaaah, great first response, Glitch. Totally cool and nonchalant....or awkward depending on who's listening. ]

Right, questions. Answers. I got them. Superpowers are different for everyone. Some people had them before coming here so it's pretty natural, I being one of those people. Otherwise it's just pretty much practice to try and make them turn on. [ SHRUG, still trying to look cool. ]

Just gotta let yourself have it as they say. As for how if you never have simple answer: Porter.

[ last question, hm okay. Just another shrug. ]

That I can't help with. For all I know the porter has voodoo magic or something that makes it work.

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[hunksmash]

Uh. Ha. Yeah. [ Should he even properly respond to that first part? Is he being hit on? Or is it, like, "great ironic nickname, guy!"? He'll just leave that there. ]

It can't... Geez. What's the Clarke saying? "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic."?

It's not voodoo, it's just... Nobody here understands it yet, and avoiding it isn't going to help.

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[glitchinthesystem]

[ Oh...oh that's awkward. He sounded fucking awkward. Okay, it's cool. You can come back from this, Glitch. By totally ignoring it. He'll sweat nervously later.

As for the answer he shrugs again. But, before they get too involved in this conversation he swipes his screen, filtering their call. ]

Well, 'fraid to tell you that we're really not allowed to look at it. Government keeps that shit locked down tight.

I can tell you though that apparently it's like...alive or something. I'd have to find the details on it.

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[hostage]

When it comes to the Porter, I guess you oughta start with this.

[And he sends along a link.]

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[hunksmash]

Oh. Wow. Thanks, man. Intel's not really my thing. I tried to comb the Network, and I still totally missed this.

Geez. This place has been actively pulling people in for a while, huh?

[hostage]

Yeah. I been here for two and a half years and I ain't even close to one of the first people who got ported in. There were at least a hundred of us by the time I showed up.

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[fastballspeciaaaaal]

How are you a leg? You don't look like a leg.

...is that your super power? Is your power becoming a leg, cause if it is that's a pretty terrible power and I think maybe you don't need to know how to make it work. Unless you wanna hop around as a disembodied leg, which I guess could be cool for Halloween.

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[hunksmash]

Uh. No, I-- I'm not the leg, Yellow is. That's the lion. She's supposed to be a lot bigger, with a cockpit, so I pilot her and am therefore the leg guy.

We're part of a giant robot.

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[amadaman]

[Sometimes it may seem unlikely that you'll run into an organism smaller than Pidge, but the boy that shows up on the feed today and the dog sitting on his lap are, in fact, only 90% of Pidge-size at the most. That is to say, they're small. You on the other hand are so big, Hunk.]

You kind of have to take their word for it. Some people get explanations and some people don't -- I came here with one of my powers from home, but I was lucky that my other two were pretty redundant. Also, um, I don't know about the space part. Are you in charge of kicking then if you're a leg?

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[hunksmash]

[ OH MAN A DOG. Hey, doggy! Hunk immediately waves, first at the dog, and then... Oh, yeah. Little dude. ]

Oh! I, uh. Yeah. I guess. Yellow is the most heavily-armored, and we just slam into stuff all the time, so... We'd probably be the best leg to kick with, yeah.

But, I mean, Lance can kick, too. I don't own the whole job.

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[hardcorduroy]

(while wendy would love to keep staring curiously at that giant robot lion, she should probably answer this dude's questions.) Honestly? I don't even think the people who made that Porter know how it works. They don't seem to open to the idea of people looking at it. The powers thing is just... it depends on what you get. Focus on it a bit, I guess, and hope it works?

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[hunksmash]

Those seem to be the terms everybody's repeating. About the Porter, I mean. The superpowers... Eh.

I mean, I'll figure it out eventually if I have to, but I'd just as soon keep them off right now.

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[sidequestings]

[ he is way more interested in the yellow lion tbh.. sorry, hunk. ]

.. So I missed more of you with cat.. things? [ a beat. ] Does it.. grow?

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[hunksmash]

[ It's okay. He understands. It's pretty sweet. ]

What d'you--? Do you mean, like, here? Like. Usually, she's a lot bigger, and this place just shrunk her, and I think she's kinda stuck.

But hopefully she'll go back to normal when we get back home. [ Or else, right?! Uncomfortable laugh. Hello, stranger. ]

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[alreadywon]

[Oh, hello. He recognizes that kind of robot cat.]

You're a Paladin of Voltron, which is... what?

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[hunksmash]

Oh. Voltron?

Voltron's a giant robot.