video; ICEBREAKERS

[yablueit]

Helloooooo ladies, dudes, and various other genders, identities, and lifeforms! Some of you may already know me, but for those who don't, my name is Lance, and today I am comin' at you with some ice breakers! A couple of my friends who shall remain nameless but know who they are are really bad at socializing and are in need of new friends. And I figure, if they are, there's gotta be other people out there who are just as bad, right?

So here's the deal! I'm gonna read some questions, and you guys can answer them! And then you gotta talk to two people you don't already know. I don't count, but talk to me anyway!

Go into as much detail with these as you can want, because they're gonna help you make new friends.

[ He clears his throat, and starts reading. ]

Number one! If you were a vegetable, what vegetable would you be?
Number two, if you could meet any historical figure, who would you choose and why?
Three, what are your top ten favorite foods?
Four, share a description of your favorite material object that you already own, and share why it's important to you.
Annnd five! What color do you think best represents you, and how does being that color make you feel?

[ He takes a second to copy and paste the same questions in a text format along with his video for ease of answering, then grins into the camera again. ]

Everyone got that? Cool, now go meet somebody!

1) If you were a vegetable, what vegetable would you be? 2) If you could meet any historical figure, who would you choose and why? 3) What are your top ten favorite foods? 4) Share a description of your favorite material object that you already own, and share why it's important to you. 5) What color do you think best represents you, and how does being that color make you feel?

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[yablueit]

1) If you were a vegetable, what vegetable would you be? Wait, are potatoes a vegetable? Because definitely potatoes. But if they're not, then black beans.

...Wait, are beans a vegetable?

2) If you could meet any historical figure, who would you choose and why? Yuri Gagarin! He was the first person from my world in space, so that's pretty awesome, right? I dunno if we'd be able to talk much, because he's from Russia and I so don't speak Russian, but it'd be cool either way!

3) What are your top ten favorite foods? Pizza, garlic knots, my buddy Hunk's spam fried rice, empanadas, fries, tres leches cake, burgers with extra bacon, corndogs, mozzarella sticks, barbecue potato chips, and, believe it or not, caesar salad!

4) Share a description of your favorite material object that you already own, and share why it's important to you. I don't own a whole lot of stuff here yet, but definitely my Paladin bayard? It's this totally cool weapon that interacts with my Lion, and transforms into an energy rifle. And it's important to me because being a Paladin of Voltron is important to me! Plus it's totally badass.

5) What color do you think best represents you, and how does being that color make you feel? Blue, obviously! And it makes me feel awesome, because blue is the best color even if it wasn't also the color of my Lion.

[shiro2hero]

Leeches cake?

[neverheardofhim]

Kid, take it from a professional socialite. This is not how you make friends. Or help other people make friends.

[frostedplum]

I like blue too! But will you tell me more about your lion?

[ That's the most intriguing part to her. ]

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[inconsequence]

[Golly. How dull.]

1) If you were a vegetable, what vegetable would you be? Something poisonous, no doubt.
2) If you could meet any historical figure, who would you choose and why? The first primate that had the grand idea of getting on two feet and walking about like a human being. I would kill them and put a preemptive end to the entire species.
3) What are your top ten favorite foods? See question number one.
4) Share a description of your favorite material object that you already own, and share why it's important to you. I have a rather sharp Knife in my possession. It's red.
5) What color do you think best represents you, and how does being that color make you feel? My favorite color is blood.

[yablueit]

...Cool, cool.

So, you're definitely one of those "has trouble making friends" types, huh?

[pidge_out]

I am boycotting everything about you.

[yablueit]

Oh come on! I didn't even name drop you or Keith! The least you can do is participate a little.

[shiro2hero]

Pidge, can't you just humor him.

[redshitlord]

1) If you were a vegetable, what vegetable would you be?
What's a vegetable

2) If you could meet any historical figure, who would you choose and why?
uh idk maybe like optimus or something??? or the guy who killed big megs thatd be really awesome

3) What are your top ten favorite foods?
energon ??? thats like all we got my man

4) Share a description of your favorite material object that you already own, and share why it's important to you.
oh dude i have this SWEET music player i found on earth? and like the songs are kinda weird but SUPER CATCHY?? dude humans have the best dance stuff ever

5) What color do you think best represents you, and how does being that color make you feel?
uh RED??? duh man like 0 contest its awesome like the BEST fast color ever

[businessinfront]

how do you not know what a vegetable is?

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[businessinfront]

1) If you were a vegetable, what vegetable would you be?
I... don't know. A jalapeno? Wait. Artichoke.

2) If you could meet any historical figure, who would you choose and why?
Maybe... the guy behind the original Roswell cover-up?

3) What are your top ten favorite foods?
That's ten questions in one, pass. [ But, after a beat... ] I miss Pop-tarts. The pink ones.

4) Share a description of your favorite material object that you already own, and share why it's important to you.
No.

5) What color do you think best represents you, and how does being that color make you feel?
Red. It's the fastest color. [ It's hard to tell if he's serious. ] I... guess it feels pretty cool. Haven't given it much thought.

Seriously, is this actually the kind of stuff most people think about?

[yablueit]

Okay, artichoke definitely makes sense for you, dude. Also, raspberry pink or strawberry pink? There's a very important difference in Pop-tart classification.

Anyway, no, but that's the point. It makes you stop and think so it's not just the usual "this is my name, this is my age, this is where I'm from" boring introduction stuff.

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[brokeassgoing]

What, not B.D Cooper or Sasquatch? You're taking history for granted, man.

[frostedplum]

What's the original Roswell cover up?

[pidge_out]

[Pidge is smiling a little because... Well. Keith is just being so Keith.]

Pretty sure this is only the kind of stuff Lance thinks about.

[shiro2hero]

1) If you were a vegetable, what vegetable would you be?
Lance what kind of question is this? garlic? I don't know.

2) If you could meet any historical figure, who would you choose and why?
At this point, probably Allura's father. For personal reasons. There's a lot I'd like to ask him.

3) What are your top ten favorite foods?
Macaroni. I USED to like jello but now that's sort of ruined.

4) Share a description of your favorite material object that you already own, and share why it's important to you.
Uh... pass?

5) What color do you think best represents you, and how does being that color make you feel?
I think I'm obligated to say "black" at this point. I guess it's fitting? Even though space isn't exactly black. It's a lot of colors.

[YOU TRIED, SHIRO...]

[yablueit]

It's a perfectly fine question! And jeez, what is it with people not wanting to think of ten whole foods.

[shadowblends]

So, do you just like pasta or do you mean something specific, like macaroni and cheese? Oh, and why is jello ruined for you?

[shadowblends]

1) If you were a vegetable, what vegetable would you be?: Zucchini. Or, uhm, maybe an avocado? They're both very versatile, which is how I try to be.
2) If you could meet any historical figure, who would you choose and why?: Errol Flynn, because he was the best swashbuckling actor to ever live!
3) What are your top ten favorite foods?: Do we need to be specific? If so, strawberries, bananas, pineapples, apples, sugar snap peas, broccoli, carrots ... uh ... fish? Anything sugary, really, and spaetzle. (German egg noodles, for those who aren't sure what they are.) Look, I'm not really picky with food.
4) Share a description of your favorite material object that you already own, and share why it's important to you: My red coat that I arrived with. It's important to me because it was one of the first things that my friends convinced me to buy for myself. I'm reminded of them and the great time we had the day I got it.
5) What color do you think best represents you, and how does being that color make you feel?: Well, according to this odd color chart I found, I'd say I'm red and blue. With the red, I'm passionate and determined, but the blue-- I believe I'm stable, trustworthy, loyal, intelligent, and truthful. Technically, I could say I'm purple ... If I have to choose one, I'd guess I'm more blue? I like blue. My skin is blue.

... this isn't for some actual test thing, is it?

[yablueit]

Nope! No tests, just fun.

That color chart thing is pretty cool.

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[witchweird]

1) If you were a vegetable, what vegetable would you be?

If I were an animal, I would be a leopard, because I cannot change my spots. If I were a mineral, I would be a diamond, because why not? I would not be a vegetable if I could help it.

2) If you could meet any historical figure, who would you choose and why?

I will answer this one correctly, because I would want to meet Adela Kapic, who was president of my country, mostly from exile, during and after the second world war. I think we would find many things to talk about.

3) What are your top ten favorite foods?

Right now, I would like to eat something that resembles flaky pastries with honey. Or something coated in sugar and very decadent. But ten is too many.

4) Share a description of your favorite material object that you already own, and share why it's important to you.

I don't own anything right now that I would regret losing very much. I seem to have a hard time holding on to things...so I suppose I will have to choose my brain, which is indispensable to me. It is grey and wrinkled and only about the size of my head, but it's bigger on the inside.

5) What color do you think best represents you, and how does being that color make you feel?

My color is scarlet. I feel about it almost exactly the same as I feel about my name.


Thank you for this, it has been a moment of lightness at a time when there isn't much of that.

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[yablueit]

hey no problem! thats the whole idea, lighten the mood a little
also those foods sound like good picks. i could totally go for something sweet right now too

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[frostedplum]

[ Mei carefully reads each question aloud, giving herself a moment to think each one through. Her accent is Chinese and voice rather girlish, but she's older than she seems (in more ways than one.) ]

1) If you were a vegetable, what vegetable would you be? Gosh, I'm not sure! Would it be one I enjoy, or one not many people like so I don't get eaten? Hmm, brussel sprouts? Is that a good answer?

2) If you could meet any historical figure, who would you choose and why? Ooo, this is a tough one. Maybe Sir Edmund Hillary? Or ‎Tenzing Norgay. They were the first men to reach the peak of Mt. Everest.

3) What are your top ten favorite foods? Okay, so... popsicles, dumpling soup, xiao long bao, shrimp cup noodles, beef and broccoli stir fry, umm, that's five. Uhh, yóutiáo, cake, potato chips, hamburgers, and jiānbĭng.

4) Share a description of your favorite material object that you already own, and share why it's important to you. I guess Snowball counts. It's my weather drone. [ Which she proceeds to show the camera, turning her wrist so her TAB shows off the robot hovering in the air. ] I've done a lot of work on it and it's what I had at home, so it's a piece of home here with me now!

5) What color do you think best represents you, and how does being that color make you feel? Blue. I wear a lot of blue. It's just a nice, calming shade. And I look good in it!

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[witchweird]

What does a weather drone do?

[unaffluent]

1) If you were a vegetable, what vegetable would you be?
Why would anyone want to be a vegetable or know what vegetable they would want to be if they were one?

2) If you could meet any historical figure, who would you choose and why?
Marilyn Monroe because I've had a crush on her forever.

3) What are your top ten favorite foods?
I don't have any...

4) Share a description of your favorite material object that you already own, and share why it's important to you.
My tarot cards. They were given to me by someone special before they died. I'm pretty sure she made them.

5) What color do you think best represents you, and how does being that color make you feel?
How does a color represent anyone?

[yablueit]

marilyn monroe is a totally legit answer
but how do you not have a favorite food??

[pidge_out]

I'm only doing this because Shiro said to. [Except it's also because Pidge doesn't want Lance to pout forever.]

1) If you were a vegetable, what vegetable would you be?
Chili pepper.

2) If you could meet any historical figure, who would you choose and why?
Marie Curie. Because she was the first woman to be recognized for her scientific discoveries, obviously.

3) What are your top ten favorite foods?
Chocolate chip pancakes, churros, chicken fried steak, seasoned fries, crispy bacon, brown sugar pop tarts, pretty much any kind of pizza, peanut butter cookies, my mom's pumpkin pie, and... I dunno, deep-fried cookie dough.

4) Share a description of your favorite material object that you already own, and share why it's important to you.
I guess... My brother's glasses.

5) What color do you think best represents you, and how does being that color make you feel?
Green, even though I kind of associate it with the forest and the outdoors. But I don't know, it just... feels right.

There. Done.

[shadowblends]

[He holds up the "a-okay" hand sign and grins in a rather vivacious manner.]

A wunderbar choice for meeting any historical figure.

What's deep-fried cookie dough like?