A Belated Birthday - video and action options

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[At least Keith knows how to keep a feed steady on his face. He's had a lot of practice at this. His voice is somewhat hushed, and he is in a darkened room, glancing back over his shoulder before he finally clears his throat and starts to speak.]

It was Lance's birthday on Sunday. And I totally forgot, and I think it might have hurt his feelings. So. [He takes a deep breath, glancing back behind his shoulder again.] I guess I'm going to throw him a late birthday party, so he stops sulking. Please, everyone, I could use some backup here. If you could just show up at the house this afternoon for a few minutes or something, that would be great. You don't have to know us. He'll just be happy to have people paying attention to him.

[There's some noise behind him, and he looks back again before standing up hurriedly and speaking in a hushed voice.] Okay, Keith out.


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[Keith is pretty sure that Lance is aware that something is up, because he's been running around like a madman setting things up for what he hopes to be at least a decent little gathering. With luck, people have heard the message and will show, and that should help Lance feel a little better. Not that Keith cares, of course. He just wants his roommate to stop making snide comments.

By mid-afternoon, he's managed to set up a table with some food -- of questionable quality, but still edible -- and found a bot to play some music quietly. It's not like any sort of music he's ever heard, honestly, but it'll do the trick for now, hopefully.

Now to wait and pray that someone actually shows. Even better if they bring something with them.]

Comments

[the_tailor]

I know I'm not the only one. Everyone who went to the school I was in had that same hunger to go to the stars. And now that humans know that there's more life out there, I think it's going to really kickstart more people into wanting to learn more.

[original_is_best]

That's good. [He smiled, genuine in his assertion.] It must have been quite something, discovering something as important as life on other planets during your lifetime.

[the_tailor]

Oh, definitely! It was amazing. [Nodnod.] I just wish it were under more peaceful circumstances.

[original_is_best]

I would love to hear all about it someday. About the technology, the requirements for traveling through space, life on other planets, space illnesses...

[It was actually something beyond what he'd experienced, so he wanted to hear pretty much everything about it. Even if Lance wasn't a scientist, his own personal experience could shed a lot of light on the subject.]

[the_tailor]

I can give you the deets sometime, then. I mean, I'm not exactly the techy person of the team, far from it, but I can give you some general info if that's good enough?

[Shame Pidge and Hunk aren't here.

...god, he misses them already.]

[original_is_best]

Even a description provided by a layperson can be of help. Some information is better than none.

[No reason to discourage Lance from sharing.]

You know someone who would be more familiar with the mechanics, though?

[the_tailor]

The only other person from my world here is Keith, and he's more about stabbity funtimes than tech. The people who'd actually be able to give you detailed stuff aren't here, unfortunately.

[He shakes his head.]