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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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[Has Blue washed his hand since Lance fistbumped him in the bathroom a couple weeks ago? At this rate, Blue won't be washing at all.]

He better not expect it on a regular basis. It'll start getting stale.

[Lance is completely and utterly joking. He would never be stingy on the compliments--all well meaning compliments--if it meant someone else wouldn't feel the way he does sometimes. Especially Blue. The crazy Pokemon looks up to him, has looked up to him even before they met, and Lance can't deny that it makes him warm inside. Someone who didn't even lay eyes on him first thinks he hung the moon.

Lance'll have to remember that next time he feels like he's just dragging everybody else down.

He looks up at the solid hand on his shoulder and then follows the arm up to the face of the man that's changed Lance's life more than he could ever know. Shiro may think he can control how they all get their second chances here, but Lance has not and will never blame him for that. Shit happens. They'll just have to stick together as a team as much as they can.]

Do you... Do you mind if you know... maybe you could slap me upside the head with that every so often?

[It's a big step for him to admit that. A huge leap for him to admit all of this, to explain that a lot of his behavior stems from his lack of self-faith. But here in the privacy of his bedroom, between the three of them, Lance feels safe to begin working on it. Life is too short. Life here is too short and any of them could get sent back like Hunk. He just wants to have someone in his corner as he finds his way.]

[Blue has washed because Kuro threw him in the ocean when he started smelling like an actual onion.]

If it's coming from you, I don't think that's possible for him.

[Lance may be joking, but Shiro's absolutely serious. He really doesn't think it's possible for anyone to get tired of their hero's compliments. Honestly, if that's what it takes to help his teammate out, he's more than happy to let Blue mob Lance at every opportunity. At least until he gets his feet under him, here.]

[It's the least he can do, after all this. And Shiro really is proud of him. He's really tried his best since he got here, the... one flirtatious network post aside. Losing Hunk, this whole thing with Keith -- Lance is trying. And it hasn't gone unnoticed.]

No, I don't mind. Reminding you, but not the slapping part. Pretty sure that's not in my job description.

[He's going to do it. Absolutely. He's going to do anything and everything in his power to make it easier for these guys. His fingers squeeze that skinny shoulder. Anything for them, really. Long as it takes.]

You're doing a good job here, man. You really are.

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.

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.

[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.]

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?

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