Pidge entered the chatroom

Pidge: @ everyone I enabled profile pictures! just go into the settings and choose your photo!!

Lotor entered the chatroom

Lotor: Wow I like it!

Pidge: We have the lovely Romelle to thank.

Allura entered the chatroom

Allura: I can't wait to see everyone's pictures!

Lotor: Your picture is stunning

Allura: Holy shit!

Allura: Did you get a haircut?

Pidge: Obviously it's way shorter

Pidge: last time we saw him he had hella long hair

Lotor: Is it alright?

Allura: Yes sorry! It just looks so different! I'm used to seeing you with long hair.

Allura: Also thank you for the compliment! I was so distracted that I didn't even register it.

Romelle entered the chatroom

Romelle: Hi everyone!

Pidge: Oh my god you are gorgeous!

Pidge: like I thought Lance was just exaggerating!

Pidge: @ Matt

Romelle: Aw thank you!

Romelle: but I think Allura is a literal goddess among us

Lotor: I agree!

Allura: Aw you guys are so sweet.

Matt entered the chatroom

Matt: hiiiiiii

Romelle: You are so cute! I can't believe you were calling yourself ugly!!!!

Matt: Oh?

Matt: Perhaps you'll let me take you stargazing sometime and I'll teach you the constellations and trace them on your knuckles

Romelle: (ﾉ∇≦*)

Lotor: Wow I need to step up my game.

Dr. Shiro entered the chatroom

Dr. Shiro: I wasn't able to take a new picture. ):

Matt: Hey I got you those flowers!

Allura: Huh?

Matt: I got him the roses when he finished his internship.

Allura: @ Lance What do pink roses mean?

Lotor: I thought it had something to do with love.

Pidge: Ha! Matt's got a crush on Shiro!!!!

Dr. Shiro: I'm flattered but I don't think I can reciprocate your feelings.

Matt: I don't have feelings for you!

Lance entered the chatroom

Lance: Sorry it took me a while to find a picture that didn't have my face in it!

Lance: Pink roses have multiple meanings let me look at how light they are.

Allura: So it also depends on the shade?

Lance: Oh yeah!

Lance: So pink roses typically mean grace and elegance but depending on some dictionaries/shops/people the shade can mean something as well!

Lance: The shop I worked at typically used light pink roses to symbolize admiration and gratitude.

Lotor: I was way off then lolol.

Lance: So Matt you can gift light pink roses to your best friend without meaning you love him.

Lance: and Lotor any shade of medium pink roses is about first love.

Lotor: Ah okay!

Romelle: So why did you pick the pink roses if you didn't know their meaning?

Matt: I thought they were pretty.

Dr. Shiro: You seem to have an affinity for pretty things.

Matt: Thanks!

Hunk entered the chatroom

Hunk: Is it bad that I was giddy about choosing a profile picture?

Pidge: no it's bad that you used the word giddy in a sentence

Lance: shut up Pidge

Lance: no I thought it was exciting too!

Romelle: aw Hunk I love your picture!

Hunk: thank you!!

Lance: How long did it take you to pick it out?

Hunk: way too long lolol

Dr. Shiro: Where'd you get all the flowers from in your picture?

Hunk: Funny story!

Romelle: ooh I love funny stories!

Hunk: I was passing by some flower shop and this old lady was moving some of the containers and she was struggling so I helped her out and long story short we got to talking and she gave me a free bouquet bc I was going to buy some for a friend's art project

Hunk: and then I was a model! In a series about flowers so there's more with some in my hair and etc.

Pidge: what the heck I didn't know that

Hunk: you didn't ask?

Lance: let your best friends know about these sort of things omg

Allura: That was such a cute story!

Hunk: thank you!

Lotor: are we all here?

Dr. Shiro: Keith isn't but he's probably still trying to find a picture.

Pidge: what a loser

Matt: look at you

Pidge: what?

Matt: it's not even a picture of you!

Pidge: I think I embody Peppa the pig thank you very much

Allura: lolol

Matt: Wait if Lotor got his haircut today that means he took that picture today ??!!

Romelle: wow photogenic much!

Lance: teach me your ways

Lotor: Ahh yes!

Lotor: My friend Ezor took the picture of me right after she finished vlogging.

Lotor: If I'm not mistaken the video will be "My friend cuts off all his hair for charity *NOT CLICKBAIT*"

Pidge: I can't believe you're hanging around other girls and flaunting it in front of Allura

Pidge: ugh men

Pidge: is she at least pretty?

Lotor: Her girlfriend Zethrid thinks she the most beautiful thing in the universe.

Pidge: oh

Lotor: yeah

Lotor: I happen to think that Allura is the most beautiful thing in the universe.

Allura: omg

Allura: I think that of you as well.

Pidge: shsisjshsjalsjsh

Hunk: !!

Allura: Um anyway!

Allura: Where do you donate to?

Lotor: Locks Of Love. I've always donated there.

Dr. Shiro: So you've done it multiple times then?

Lotor: Every year I can!

Lotor: I have to meet some requirements so some years my hair isn't long enough for it but I keep growing it out for the next!

Lotor: This year I just happen to meet the requirement and needed to cut it for my internship so it just happened to work out perfectly.

Pidge: That's some luck

Lotor: You're telling me.

Matt: So when I grow my hair out I can donate it?

Lotor: Of course! I can send you the link if you want.

Matt: Please do actually!

Allura: For me as well. I would be willing to cut off my hair for a good cause.

Dr. Shiro: Wow everyone is in such a giving mood lately!

Romelle: I'm kinda digging it.

Romelle: Lance should I cut my hair?

Lance: only if you want!

Romelle: People always say I look better with long hair though...

Matt: You're so beautiful I don't think it would matter what your hair length was.

Romelle: Thank you!

Pidge: I like my hair short.

Dr. Shiro: Seconded.

Pidge: Alright lameos I gotta go study

Hunk: good luck with that!

Pidge: Thanks!

Pidge left the chatroom

Allura: Am I dreaming or is she taking studying seriously?

Lotor: You're not dreaming.

Hunk: Yeahhh

Hunk: Maybe she has a big test or something?

Lance: She's probably lying

Matt: oh yeah that's the more logical explanation

Lotor: Well I'm going to go finish the episode I'm on.

Romelle: What are you watching?

Lotor: The Handmaid's Tale.

Lance: Ooh! I've always wanted to read that book.

Dr. Shiro: Keith has it if you want to borrow it?

Dr. Shiro: @ Keith

Allura: What episode are you on?!

Lotor: I just started watching. I'm on season one episode like five ??

Allura: Oh I just finished season two!

Allura: Tell me when you finish and we can talk about it!

Lotor: I guess I'm binge watching lolol

Hunk: wow romantic you just can't wait to talk to her

Lotor: Right.

Lotor: Anyway Offred is waiting for me.

Lotor left the chatroom

Lance: So Keith read the novel?

Dr. Shiro: Oh yeah!

Dr. Shiro: He really likes dystopian novels.

Dr. Shiro: I'm not sure what his favorite is.

Keith entered the chatroom

Keith: hey

Keith: you can always ask

Allura: What's your dystopian novel then?

Keith: easy

Keith: all of them

Matt: ???

Keith: each has a different point about society that the author chooses to satirize and i really like that

Lance: Makes sense.

Lance: oh I finished the catcher in the rye!

Keith: what did you think?

Lance: I liked it! A lot actually!

Romelle: He had to read it twice but the second time something just clicked and he was nonstop gushing about it lolol

Matt: Aw cute

Hunk: Can confirm he called me the other day just to share his book review lolol

Lance: I'll give it back to Shiro so he can give it back to you soon

Lance: sorry for keeping it for so long!

Keith: don't be

Keith: I'm glad you liked it

Keith: if you want to borrow the handmaid's tale you can

Hunk: look at Keith! He's like a book dealer or something

Matt: "hey kids you wanna buy some books"

Romelle: lololol

Dr. Shiro: Why am I starting to feel like the drug mule?

Allura: Essentially that's what you are.

Dr. Shiro: That blows. You guys should just meet so you can hang out and give each other the books

Keith: sometime soon we will but for now suck it up

Lance: I'm sorry!

Dr. Shiro: It's fine I don't really mind!

Keith: yeah he's just being a drama queen

Dr. Shiro: At least he knows I'm royalty!

Romelle: omg !!!

Hunk: All hail Queen Shiro!

Dr. Shiro: As much as I adore you guys I have to go to the gym.

Dr. Shiro: Bye everyone!

Dr. Shiro left the chatroom

Allura: Once you meet then you can actually have profile pictures that show your face!

Lance: Yep!

Keith: Lance wanted to talk you guys about his idea

Allura: Oh yeah!

Lance: I was thinking we could go to the laser tag place?

Lance: We can form teams and stuff

Allura: I'm into it!

Romelle: I call Lance's team!

Hunk: Same!

Allura: So Lance will be the captain of one team then who will be the captain of the other?

Lance: Actually Keith and I are co-captains

Allura: That still doesn't answer the original question lolol

Matt: I nominate Shiro

Allura: Alright sounds good!

Matt: I'll be on his team

Allura: Same here!

Hunk: I guess everyone else will just pick later

Lance: yep!

Matt: Sorry I gotta go

Hunk: what's up?

Matt: expecting a call

Lance: an important call?

Matt: nah lolol just from a friend

Matt: bye!!!!!!!!

Matt left the chatroom

Hunk: So what is everyone up to?

Keith: writing

Lance: debating whether or not I should shower or sleep

Romelle: You could always fall asleep in the shower

Lance: you're right!

Keith: pls don't do that omg

Lance: Romelle should come over and wash my hair

Allura: Nah she should come over and help me paint my nails

Romelle: Ooh! That sounds like fun!!!

Allura: Wait will you really come over?!

Romelle: yes! Let's hang out!!

Allura: Do you wanna have a sleepover? I haven't had one of those since high school.

Romelle: Yes! We can watch movies and do each other's hair and nails it will be so much fun!!

Allura: let's spend the day in our pajamas!

Romelle: Let me pack a bag real quick!

Allura: I'll call you!

Romelle left the chatroom

Allura left the chatroom

Lance: What am I chopped liver?

Keith: looks like you'll have to wash your own hair

Lance: that sucks

Hunk: better just rip off the band-aid now

Lance: ugh you're right

Keith: why are you so tired?

Lance: long shift and I didn't sleep very well last night

Keith: you should take a nap and then shower

Lance: I think you're right

Lance: that sounds like a good idea

Hunk: wow Keith is smart or somethin

Keith: you know it !

Lance: I'm gonna go before I fall asleep on you guys

Lance: night love u

Lance left the chatroom

Hunk: it's not even evening yet???

Keith: he must be out of it

Hunk: Last time I was like that I had to write a paper that I procrastinated until the last minute and stayed up all night to do

Hunk: I was drained!

Keith: I'm drained just imagining it

Keith: I hate papers

Hunk: right!

Hunk: like when I am ever going to write a paper for my career ??

Hunk: the answer is never!

Keith: right

Keith: and I like writing so that says a lot

Hunk: So Keith how's planning for your meetup with Lance going ??

Keith: bad

Keith: I don't know how to bring it up

Hunk: honestly next time you call would be good

Hunk: you might not think it but he likes you a lot

Keith: I guess I'll keep that in mind lolol

Hunk: I've  noticed that your punctuation/structure is getting better

Hunk: I think you're getting more comfortable with us

Hunk: so let me be the first to give you an warm welcome into Voltron

Hunk: it's great to have you here man

Keith: thanks

Keith: I really like it here

Hunk: well I have to go so hopefully I'll see you around the chatroom!

Hunk: and since no one else said it I like your profile picture ((:

Keith: Thank you!

Keith left the chatroom

Hunk left the chatroom

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The profile pictures are something extra I added for fun. If you don't imagine the characters that way then you don't have to!

*Locks of Love is a great organization and if you want to donate your hair I strongly encourage you to look at! Their website is: locksoflove.org. It's one of the many organizations that you can donate to. If you know of more and would like to include for other readers you can comment here!

Although just a fanfiction, I want outer space to mean something more than just the words I'm writing. Whether you read some of the books Keith mentions, try some tea that Allura raves about, or even look at Romelle's recipes I really want you enjoy the story/characters but also get something more from them/the story. Essentially I want to give my readers an overall good experience because I love you guys!