» in space, everybody can hear you scream

[spacebaloney]

You've reached Lance, the Paladin of the Blue Lion. It breaks my heart to tell you that I'm unavailable to take your call right now, but if you leave me a message, I'll get right back to you.

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RIP I FORGOT TO TAG THIS BACK

[spacebaloney]

Not too sure on the good job part, to be honest.

[He hasn't done much of anything impressive since he got here. Anybody can get a food service job without actual work experience. The manager didn't even care that Lance was a space pilot. The job wasn't dependent on skill when Lance willing to work any and all shifts mattered the most. The trouble with training Kaltenecker still continues when he sees everybody else bonding tightly with their starters. The only thing Lance feels he's done right was not turn any of the house's white shirts pink when he did the laundry.

Lance shrugs, a frown twisting his mouth to the side.]

I'm not doing anything, really.

IT'S OKAY

[shiro2hero]

You haven't been here all that long, too. I don't think anyone should expect you to just leap in and find your place right away.

[Speaking from experience there. The only reason Shiro felt this at ease was time. Time and the fact when he showed up, he'd been completely and utterly determined to get back to the others. Being on his own ... there hadn't seemed like there was a better option, really.]

[Two years later... here he is.]

You're already doing better than I was. I don't think I had more than trail mix and protein bars for... at least a month.

[spacebaloney]

[Maybe nobody really does expect that, but Lance does. He came into a house full of people who knew where they stood, what their talents were and where to best use them. Then Pidge came and it seemed like she just slid right into a place made just for her. Lance slid and hit the wrong side of a cow and never seemed to recover.

That's why Lance wonders why he's still in this house where he's not really needed.]

Pretty sure the only reason why I'm not surviving on those was because you picked me up.

[If Shiro thinks Lance is more capable than him, then Shiro needs to rethink his own self-esteem.]

[shiro2hero]

I'm not.

[Look, he wouldn't lie to you, Lance. He never would. Unless you asked him what he was getting you for Space Christmas or something. But not about this. Never about this.]

I don't think I'll be convinced about that any time soon.

Look, you don't have to believe me about yourself yet. Just... believe me that I believe in you? At least?