[ just like joking about the velocity at which you fall to a nearby planet in a giant mechanical lion, right ]

Hah, I agree. My teammates-- my friends, they've always been too stubborn to give up on the people they care about.

[ There's... a moment in which his expression flickers a little. Even when he-- the other Shiro-- had attacked the people who trusted him most, they'd been there with him.

And Keith... He can't even talk to Keith about it, because it's an unapproachable subject. Shiro won't put him in danger for his own selfish desires.

He makes a soft sound, something in between a thoughtful hum and a laugh, but there's something in his eyes. ]

We're pretty lucky.

[ Sometimes, he thinks, luckier than he deserves. ]