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WHO: Keith, OPEN
WHERE: Vanquish, Storm, other places?
WHAT: Keith naturally tries to do what he can to help, but then gets in trouble. Nothing new here.
WHEN: Before and just as the storm starts to move.
WARNINGS: Parental death, injury, possibly others. V:LD spoilers if you haven't seen it by now and that's important to you.

[On the ship, Keith settled in as pilot, as that was his current 'setting', he supposed, for lack of a better term. But, either way, it was what he knew and felt the most comfortable with, whether using a data point or having his augment updated. It wasn't an easy flight, for sure, but he wasn't the top pilot of his generation for nothing, after all. His natural instincts enhanced his knowledge from the data point, and he kept the ship out of trouble as they navigated around.

That said, he wasn't planning on heading back to town once he knew more about what was going on. He wanted to get to the bottom of this storm. If anyone in his crew wanted to head back to Temba, they'd either need to be able to pilot the ship themselves, or hitch a ride with another crew.

Once on the ground, the hallucinations didn't take long to kick in. At first, Keith resisted. He'd been through this a few times already between calibrations, and the Trials, not to mention that one planet that had fear-inducing mist... so Keith might have lasted longer than someone not used to it all. But, eventually, it really hit him, and he couldn't hold back anymore.]

Dad?

[Of course it would be his father. He reached out, but the other man moved away, disappearing into the storm's foggy low visibility.]

Wait!

[And Keith ran after him.

Finding him after any 'ghost' encounters, Keith had found shelter in a cave. Chasing one of those 'ghosts' down had sent him tumbling down a ridge. Without any of his protective armored suits, Keith had gotten hurt. He was trying to get his bearings back, clear his head of weird visions, and figure out if the communicators were working...]

Hello? Can anyone hear me? [Keith wasn't sure if his voice message would get through, but it was worth trying.] The storm looks like it's starting to move. [There was a slight echo to his voice, like he was inside a cave. He also sounded... upset? scared? hurt? all of the above? He was trying to keep his voice steady, which might make it hard for someone to tell outright.] We should try to warn the others back at Temba. I think it might be heading that way. Can anyone reach someone back at the town?

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[Keith responded with a short, dry laugh.]

Uh... not exactly.

[He sighed.]

[Oh for the Seven ... ]

Keith, I cannot possibly get to you in this. Do you have anything you can use as a makeshift device?

[There was a moment as Keith glanced around. He was in a cave. There wasn't much.]

I'm not bleeding or anything. I'll figure something out.

[That was good enough, right?]

... Keith when we get out of this alive I am coming for you and I am going to drag you to my wife so she can yell at us both.

You'd let her yell at your for my sake?

[Keith chuckled a bit at that.]

It's fine. I'm sure I'll hear it from Lance.

That is the kind of friends we are, Keith. I will get yelled at by my wife for you.

... although Lance will make up for it in volume.

[That got an actual laugh this time, short, but real.]

Yeah, he probably will. He's good at that. Of course, he's also good at doing the big dumb hero thing. Part of me thinks he's probably doing the same thing I am.

[Keith wouldn't be surprised. He just hoped his boyfriend was hurt somewhere, too, right now.]

You two are idiots.

[Is Tyrion's dry response, before he sighed as he looked around.]

Although I am certain I am just a big of an idiot, so, congratulations.

Are you out in the storm, too?

[Keith sounded concerned on his end.]

Sort of? I went to my ship to use the equipment there.

[He rubbed the back of his neck.]

[Keith nodded to himself... it wasn't video...]

You should be okay in the ship. The storm seems to have a limit on how far beyond itself it can create ghosts. I'm pretty deep into this cave, and I haven't seen anything.

[A wry chuckle.]

Then I suppose we are both slightly less idiotic than we were before.

Heh... only slightly, huh?

[He leaned against the wall of the cave he was sitting in, and Tyrion might hear a sigh.]

I'll take what I can get.

Well we are still out in the storm. We cannot escape that stupidity. On ... quite a few levels.

[Smirking.]

No... I think someone called it the 'big dumb hero complex' once.

[Keith could admit when he was doing something dumb... even if he felt like it was the right thing to do.]

Big dumb hero complex ... yes, that sounds about right.

[He sighed, because it was fairly stupid.]

Heh... yeah.

[Keith went quiet for a moment.]

Were you able to get word out? About the storm shifting?

I was! We should be all right.

[He pressed his lips together.]

[Keith bit his lip slightly, then took a deep breath.]

Good. I was worried about that.

You know Keith, sooner or later we must come to the part of our relationship where we do not constantly worry one another.

[Keith chuckled dryly.]

I'm not good at getting people to stop worrying about me... Sorry about that.

Well, at least you are consistent in being horrible at not worrying people?

I don't know if that's the kind of consistency people want.

[Still, Keith definitely sounded amused.]