with knowledge comes great responsibility

[anythingforyou]

[What an absolute ordeal all of that was.

Today was certainly one hell of a day, that's for sure; they've managed to take care of another Guardian and gain it's trust (or at the very least, something resembling it), they managed to find Candice and manage to...well, maybe not get her back in a state that's altogether wanted, but ensure they managed to get her at least into a place where she could possibly regain herself. It will likely be a process, as such things are, but they've done their best, and they should have no regrets.

The center is definitely going to be a welcome reprieve for all of their suffering, at the very least. The Kompot is certainly more than enough to likely get everyone warmed back up and in a stable condition, along with the copious amount of blankets the locals have provided. They've got the time to rest and get ready for their next adventure.

Rest well, ye merry band of travelers. You've earned it.]

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[redbellion]

[ he heard zelda's apology, and honestly, keith doesn't blame her one bit.

when she's off away from everything, keith finds her, holding her book in his hand. ]

Hey, Zelda. Do you...mind if I sit here?

[hyruglyphics]

If you do not mind the risk of Saber licking you.

[ . . . She's already reaching out to do that. She likes to lick people in order to get a taste for who it is. ... This is Zelda's attempt at humor even though she feels awful. ]

[redbellion]

That's...fine?

[ why is her tongue so big. what even is this pokemon. well...keith is gonna give her headpats anyway? ]

Well... I wanted to return this to you. [ he holds out the journal that zelda lent him. ] I finished reading through it. Learned a lot.

[hyruglyphics]

[ Its a giant (okay no it's like barely 5 feet all, so even if it's big for a Lickitung it's not big-big) pink dinosaur with a long tongue that is, indeed, going to try to lick Keith's shoulder here, getting a taste for him. ]

Oh. ... Oh, thank you. I am. Glad you did, actually.

[ She's reminded of how she wanted to plunder Candice's gym but that feels even more wrong now. ]

[redbellion]

[ this is fine. this isn't weird at all. that isn't a giant tongue running along his shoulder, nope. he's clearly weirded out but he says nothing of it, at least? ]

Yeah. So...

[ ... ] About losing your temper--I don't blame you for it. And I'm not just saying that because I lost mine before, too. What Uxie said about Candice wasn't right.

[hyruglyphics]

... No, it wasn't.

[ But perhaps it... no, it is definitely somewhat more justified for a god. But Zelda hangs her head a little as Keith responds.

... that tongue keeps there only a moment! ... But the saliva is sticky. And mildly irritating to skin on skin to tongue contact. ]

[redbellion]

[ aaaaaaaah geez. well...he's wearing a jacket so, he probably doesn't feel the saliva directly. he'll have to wash his jacket or something after that but...it's fine. just pokemon things. ]

Yeah. So...try not to be too hard on yourself.

[hyruglyphics]

[ I mean.

Her confession she made back there lingers with her too. Her homesickness. Her ... a lot of it is lingering with her. She frowns deeper, but she says, with a sigh... ] I will manage - don't worry.

[ She won't let this linger with her - or well, she will. But it won't slow her down. ]

[redbellion]

...Well...

[ keith is bad with words. he's not used to comforting people--he's done it a couple of times when he was still leading voltron--but zelda's done a lot for the team, and it doesn't sit well with him to leave her without at least some form of encouragement.

he's going to take a page out of shiro's book for this one. ]

Just know that we're here if you need anything.

[hyruglyphics]

[ . . . Oh.

He's one of the new ones, he's been around a lot less long. But if she's saying that, she smiles a little more. And with that done, she reaches around for her backpack on the other side of Saber. ]

Did you want one of the other journals?

[redbellion]

Oh. Uh, sure, if you don't mind.

[ he feels like he's asking her too much, but the more knowledge the better. ] What do you have?

[hyruglyphics]

There's two more volumes about the grass types, and one about ghosts and ghosts types... albeit that one is focused towards avoiding and counteracting them.

[redbellion]

I'm pretty interested in the ghost-type one. Mind if I borrow that off your hands?

[ ... ] If there's anything I can do for you in exchange, just let me know.

[hyruglyphics]

No, by all means. As I said before, study for one of us is study for us all.

[ So.

Here, have the ghost journal. ]

[redbellion]

[ why are you so good, zelda. keith takes the journal and offers her a small smile in gratitude. ]

Thanks. I'll return it as soon as I can.

[hyruglyphics]

[ I mean she is pushing herself a little now, she's deeply upset still.

That said, she nods a little, and appreciatively pulls her hands back to herself. ]