[ that’s still a lot to unpack. it’s better though? slightly? at least, shiro can begin to follow the thread and make some semblance of sense from it. considering the amount of unbelievable things he’s encountered since that fateful day on kerberos, shiro is easily convinced that all of what keith’s is saying is true. besides, neutron stars, dark stars and black holes coinciding together has some plausibility; better than space magic anyway.

he stares up at keith for a long hanging moment and then cocks his head to the side, the beginning hints of understanding softening his expression. ]

So that’s where you were.

[ it’s said more to himself than keith. shiro’s concept of time had been severely compromised while in black. keith disappeared from black’s pilot chair a good while back, he knows that much, but even if keith wasn’t actively part of the paladin team, he was still on the frontlines, a fact that shiro kept tabs on any time the clone opened a video channel with him. but somewhere after the fiasco on feyiv, keith seemed to go radio silent. shiro didn’t think much of it then considering the blades an’ all but, well, guess he has an explanation all the same. ]

Two years though -- wow. I can only imagine what it must’ve been like to be stuck in a place… hm.

[ he cuts himself off with a hum. right. he doesn’t have to imagine; he’s been stuck in places he never dreamed of being stuck in for insufferable amounts of time too. he refuses to let that tone take over though and he shakes it off, forcing on a smile, his eyebrows high an’ knitted together. ]

Hopefully this Krolia person and your wolf friend made good company.