[The sooner they get out of the crowd the better. While Shiro understands that whatever's happened is a good thing and has turned in their favor, something in the back of his mind is rising bile and memories he'd rather not remember of the attention of cheering crowds and adulation after a fight. The front of his head recognizes an opportunity to win locals to their side of the fight against Zarkon - but his gut is screaming at him to get out before this reality shatters and he realizes he's back in the Arena and everything else has been a hallucination.
He's both too relieved to see Lance when the younger paladin finally gets through and alarmed at the condition his face is in. The slurred talk though - ahh, that's why Lance is still so relaxed. He's going to feel that once the alcohol wears off.
And then the table gives and the drink goes flying and the yelling starts and -
shit.
Shiro reaches out first to catch Lance's arm to keep him from just face planting into the ground and he raises his other hand and his voice, a wordless sound that demands attention, something that's half Arena Champion and half instructor at the Garrison. It works as the crowd goes silent and waiting again. Shiro tries his best to smile and make it looked relaxed and easy. And he says what he assumes are magic words in any culture in the entire universe.
The princess can take it out of his non-existent paycheck.]
okay probably last tag for the weekend
He's both too relieved to see Lance when the younger paladin finally gets through and alarmed at the condition his face is in. The slurred talk though - ahh, that's why Lance is still so relaxed. He's going to feel that once the alcohol wears off.
And then the table gives and the drink goes flying and the yelling starts and -
shit.
Shiro reaches out first to catch Lance's arm to keep him from just face planting into the ground and he raises his other hand and his voice, a wordless sound that demands attention, something that's half Arena Champion and half instructor at the Garrison. It works as the crowd goes silent and waiting again. Shiro tries his best to smile and make it looked relaxed and easy. And he says what he assumes are magic words in any culture in the entire universe.
The princess can take it out of his non-existent paycheck.]
Drinks are on me!