[IC] Dragon Ball: Legacy (Mogtaki and Vena Sera)

[Mogtaki]

Kai glanced down at Kabocha’s hand as he was given a shove, not looking at all pleased and was fair ready to shove Kabocha back if he wasn’t trying to prove a point. Staring at him calmly, he tilted his head slightly to the side as his stance shifted as Kabocha began to outright babble away to himself, not sounding at all too convincing when he was getting his points mixed up, “Okay…really? You really are a little thick in the head, aren’t you?” he sighed, shaking his head, “What are you talking about? You know I’m talking about calling Earth home instead of Kortal, right? We won’t be going there immediately and relaxing while the war is still going on, that would be lazy and moronic of us! We have space technology too, we don’t need to stay on Earth…we need to keep our family happy. Now can you stop being stupid and try to understand what I’m trying to suggest here?”

Viral growled at Vegeta when he spoke, “I am not sulking! You aren’t doing yourself any favours by talking to me right now…” He didn’t want Vegeta to be around and definitely didn’t need the company right now, all it was managing to do was anger him whenever someone was around and his mind just wanting to hide away in a little den of its own to mind its own business. He was beginning to wonder whether there was any point in staying with them, especially when it was just going to be the exact same thing happening all the time. Growling lowly as Vegeta analysed him, he slowly turned around and away from him, giving him only a little glance before averting his gaze again, “Nobody needs to know what’s on my mind, I don’t need to talk about such things! It never did any good when Yumi forced it out of me and it won’t do any good now! Just keep off it…just point me in the direction of the battle and I’ll tell you how that goes. Got it?”

S’uma knew she was important and was fair showing it in her stance, her claws grasping each other as she stared down at Takeshi and the little kid behind him. It was just strange to see such aliens, who knew why they were delivering messages from Katas though. Her antennae twitching a little as Takeshi spoke, she let out a long sigh and gave the guards a quick wave to make them back off just the tiniest away, “Ohhh now now, important business”, she spoke, leaning forward a little to hear Takeshi before she immediately turned around, walking off with a flutter of her wings, “Is that so? Well come! Come now! Guards, you can go and watch over things again. I doubt I need watched over for this…I must say though; I didn’t think a couple of Saiyans would be interested in business…” Wandering off into the house and down the hall, she arrived in a very highly decorated room filled with trinkets and fancy colours, a smell of flowers lightly scenting the room, “Would you two like something to drink? Some nectar, perhaps?”

[GambolMuse]

Kai still seemed to be rather adamant about giving in to this idea of going to Earth. It still sounded like a ridiculous plan, it was no home for a bunch of war-tested Saiyans. "Of course I know what you're talking about! And so what, now we won't be calling Earth home? So let's say we somehow win this war, yeah? We beat the strongest Saiyan alive by some miracle and everyone is free, so we go to live on Earth. And what do we do once we're there? Settle down and do nothing? What about our parents, what will they do? And we can't go hopping around planet to planet just to find somewhere to live, that's just... That's ridiculous!" Kabocha wanted his friend to see where he was coming from, as it appeared to him he was the only one seeing it. They'd be changing their lives completely by doing this, what would they do then? Besides, the twins had come from essentially nothing, he had something on Kortal. He wanted to be rid of the king, but the prestige he had wasn't something he was ready to forfeit. "You know what? Screw it, fine, I'll go along with whatever hair-brained scheme you guys cook up, since it's not like I've got any other choice."

"You're acting like a child... You do realize that don't you?" Vegeta mumbled, frowning as he stood up and rubbed at his face with a sigh. It was an uphill battle trying to get anything out of Viral, though he knew that much already. Taking a deep breath the Saiyan slid his hands into his pockets, glancing up at the foliage above them. "You remember when I woke you up, all those years ago? I was a recluse, I hated talking to people and tried to avoid anything that was unnecessary or excessive. I didn't let myself have fun, only worked and was hard on myself. I was a pretty miserable sod, I'll admit. The strangest thing happened though, this Beastman sort of adopted me and got me back on my feet. Sure, my friend Yumi was there too, but not always. Before I knew it I was smiling again, and enjoying what I was doing." Vegeta looked down at Viral with a gentle smile, reaching down to offer him a hand up. "You pulled me out of a rut, and now I'm trying to do the same for you. If you hate thinking it's pity then fine, don't, consider it repaying a debt. Now come on, you should come back to the house."

Again for a moment Takeshi figured he had blown it, not thrilled that he was having to lie to get them through this. S'uma bought it by some unlikely chance, and even welcomed them inside while dismissing her guards. With an unexpected degree of freedom now the Saiyan smiled smugly at a few of the guards, walking back to get Shu, taking him by the hand and leading him into the home. It was certainly a colorful place, though a little too much for his liking. This woman clearly liked being extravagant, she had plenty of money to throw around. The smell of the place too was nice, and thankfully not overbearing like the decor. Still Takeshi had to stop breathing for a second when they first entered, the overwhelming scent hitting him fairly suddenly.

"Uh... No thank you, I'm not really thirsty. Though maybe some water for my brother?" Takeshi released Shu's hand, taking another look around the room before smiling at S'uma. "And I guess we're full of surprises then, huh? Though I'm not so much interested in the business side as I am what it is you're backing." Trying to keep up his little deception the Saiyan folded his hands behind his back, shifting his weight on his feet as he looked back at the door, waiting until it was closed. Those guards really didn't seem fond of him or Shu, he'd need to bear that in mind. "From what the general and Katas told me you're helping support the war, which I think is a good thing. After seeing this city it blows my mind why anyone would resist changing for the better, just seems stupid to me." Hopefully Shu wasn't buying into this, as he was essentially bashing T'charrl and the Queen. What's more hopefully the Queen never learned of this, or he'd be getting a claw right upside the face for sure. "It's really generous of you to help buy supplies for all the troops. Is there anything else you do though? I figure if we're helping you with this war I could maybe... You know, get a peek at what's going on?"

[Mogtaki]

Kai found is slightly amusing that Kabocha was so focused on the tiniest of details like he was just going to get to the Earth and just stand there on the spot waiting for something to happen. He wasn’t even trying to make an effort to think about it, he just was making excuses to not go. Rolling his eyes as Kabocha continued to groan about it, he waited until he was about done before he stared down Kabocha as he seemed to struggle with putting up a fight before finally giving up. Letting out a sigh he brushed his fingers through his hair, “Just try it. The problem you’re having right now is you have no plan for the future. You might as well start planning when we finally get rid of the King…besides; Kortal will probably be under the rule of that rebellion leader by the time the King drops. Do you really want to be under that?”

Viral was fair crumbling at the seams, his mind feeling way too stressed out to handle what was going on and his thoughts of the future remaining negative. If it wasn’t Vegeta talking to him he’d probably punch him in the face too, but then what was the point when it would barely do anything to him because he was so weak. Growling lowly at Vegeta’s words, he soon stopped and kept his eyes fair averted away now from Vegeta as he kept his gaze to the ground. His little story of the past was just bringing up memories again and he couldn’t decide whether he should try and focus on them like Vegeta was trying to get him to. Letting out a sigh he slowly shook his head, keeping his head pretty low, “You already repaid it by fixing me up, all you’re doing now is trying hard to find an excuse. I can’t deal with it right now, I feel like I might snap at any moment. Things are not the same compared to what they used to be, just understand that”.

S’uma had waited for the boys to get settled, the youngest looking fairly caught in a dream while the other was struggling to adjust. It was all okay though, she was just going to let them settle in before she was questioned by the Saiyan all in the name of Katas. Looking to Takeshi when he suggested water, she smiled as she took hold of a fancy jug that looked like it had practically been painted with jewels, pouring some crystal water into a long cup, “There you go, cutie”, she smiled, pushing it across to Shu before picking up her own glass which was filled with golden nectar. As Takeshi spoke she drank from the glass, a long thin tongue suckling it up as if the tongue was a straw. What Takeshi was saying seemed a little strange, but fair enough when they were visitors and the business going on was simply a matter of curious thinking, “Why yes! Although I don’t know why they don’t want to, it just seems a little primitive…you know?” she sighed, smiling, “I don’t know about a peek, though. I don’t know what I’m allowed to say to you…but I can tell you that it’s not so much me personally buying supplies; it’s just what my investment gets used for”.

[GambolMuse]

While Kabocha was still having a hard time accepting the plan for moving to Earth it was quickly becoming obvious that he should go along with it. No other world would likely be suitable, even if Earth was a little odd, and truth be told he'd prefer to stay with his squad. Kai had a point too, it'd likely be the best place for his parents. There was a reason his father was a politician and not a warrior, and his mother essentially a secratary, neither could fight. It'd make more sense to leave them near the others who well could to ensure their safety. Still miffed over Viral and the overall feeling of debt to the others Kabocha was hardly in a pleasant mood though. "I don't know... Who knows how that guy will rule," he pointed out, sighing as he turned away from Kai. "I mean he can't be worse than Yamate, unless he kills a whole lot of people for working with the king. Then we might have to take another guy out of power..."

"Viral, I helped you heal because I had to, not because I wanted to." Frowning Vegeta let out a sigh, rubbing his forehead and closing his eyes. "That's not right... I wanted to help you of course, and I had to because I was the only one who could. That was necessary, this is a choice. And if you can't deal, why not get it off your mind? Let it out, it'll be better than keeping it bottled up." Not a moment ago Viral had confessed to speaking out to Yumi, and while it clearly didn't solve anything that was the first time he'd spoken openly. If he hoped to get better, Vegeta surmised, then he'd need to learn not to keep all of his concerns to himself. Forcing it wouldn't help anything though, Viral had to do it of his own volition. "Look... Everyone is worried about you. And not the kind of worry where you take pity on someone, just... Worried. Yeah, you're weak right now, I won't lie. But you're healing again, you'll be strong in no time. It's just up here," Vegeta paused, tapping his head, "That has us concerned. We're alone right now, so will you please open up and let me know what's going on?"

Takeshi wasn't very fond of this place, it was a little too fancy. It didn't look like S'uma tried to hide her wealth either, especially judging by the jewel encrusted water pitcher. It was excessive and beyond pointless, only serving to show off her money to people without it. Not that everyone in the city lived poorly, but this seemed a little much. While both S'uma and Shu took a drink he stood by and explained why they were here, trying not to grimace seeing the woman drinking in her alien ways. "Aw, really? Not even a little peek?" Takeshi asked. Feigning a pout he shrugged his shoulders, folding his hands behind his back and replacing pouting with a smile. "Well I guess that's no surprise, bummer though. I can guess it's being put to good use though, seeing how the war is going." Darn, so no exact answer. Pushing for it would probably be too risky, though at least now they knew it wasn't going to supplies or resources. "Can I ask this then? How do you plan on making the others agree to your terms? I mean they've been pretty stubborn so far, haven't they? What more can you do?"

[Mogtaki]

Kai was getting a bit bored of just standing around like this, he didn’t think he needed to be talking about all of this when he could had easily been trying to decide what he should do for the rest of his life once everything was done and dusted. For all that was done he didn’t need to talk anymore about it, seeing as how Kabocha wasn’t being a brat anymore. Staring at Kabocha, he shrugged a little over the thought of an entire reform thanks to the man who was apparently saving worlds from the King, “It certainly is a possibility, if the cycle has to begin again then there will be more fighting…but I’m not getting involved in slavery again”, he spoke, shaking his head, “I’d fight, sure, but to hell am I going under someone else’s rule. I can’t risk my brother getting hurt and I know he’d want to fight, so I’d end up fighting too. I don’t trust the guy anyway, especially how quickly he was ready to kill a kid”.

Viral was just feeling even more ticked off as Vegeta continued to talk, his actions speaking louder than words at this point. Everyone was just annoying him, everything everyone ever said to him was just being slammed right at him as he was constantly forced to talk about his feelings. He didn’t want to talk about them, it had done nothing before and it wouldn’t do anything now. Looking up to Vegeta, he glared at him angrily before he let out an angry sigh, shifting on the spot he sat upon, “Since when is it possible to get stronger by talking about your thoughts? I’d prefer not to show weakness to anyone, especially right now once you’ve just called me weak! I’ll only get stronger in battle, talking about your ‘feelings’ only makes you weak! Don’t you get it?? The reason you think everything is wrong with me is because I haven’t been in battle lately! I don’t need mental analysis…it’s pointless…”

Shu had taken the glass and gave it a brief looking over, staring at the little oxygen bubbles in the clear water. He was fair distracted and seemed to enjoy the water when he did eventually drink it, if in little sips when he hadn’t actually drank out of glass before and was worried that it might melt or something. S’uma gave a short nod at Takeshi’s little pout, smiling at him before letting out a sigh, “Ahhh yes, you know how it is. Some people wouldn’t be very happy with me talking, now would they?” she spoke before giggling a little, “Ohhh…but I’d hardly call it a ‘war’, though; just…some people like to stick to the old ways and people get aggressive over it”. Suckling up more nectar, she listened to Takeshi’s questions before she put down her glass, sitting back a little, “What? Ohhh my dear, you’ve got it all wrong! I don’t know what direction this whole business is going to go in, I’m just providing the funding for the new technology. I don’t know why they’re so snippy about using the energy from the planet, though…I mean, they treat it as if using the energy is some sort of extreme taboo. I am just the one holding all the money here, your questions are so unusual…it’s as if you think I’m in the military myself! You’re so funny, it’s cute”.

[GambolMuse]

"That guy was a bit of a jerk, but I don't see him being another tyrant." Kabocha agreed, sighing as he crossed his arms. He still wasn't thrilled with their plans, but at least now he'd calmed down enough to recognize it was the best option for the time being, and probably the only option too. "I can't blame you for wanting to keep Choi safe. I mean I've got no siblings, but I've got to keep both my parents safe, so there's that." The downside of being an only child, he supposed. Right now it seemed that everyone had a support group or someone to fall on. The twins had one another, the Princes each other, and the Commander and the Earthlings one another as well. In reality, Kabocha reflected, he was very much alone at the moment, that bumming him out a fair bit. The topic of Korian's near slaying of them before didn't help to lighten the mood, though he cracked a smile anyways. "War sucks like that though. Besides, look at how the Princes get when they're pissed, and he didn't know they were the good guys. Can you blame him for being jumpy?"

Vegeta had figured his gentle please might make some progress if his more direct approaches didn't; they went just as poorly. Viral became properly angry with him for it, even stating the well known truth that as it stood he was weak. Sighing heavily the Saiyan shook his head, doing his utmost to remain patient and giving the Beastman a small smile. "A strong mind is just as important as a strong body. I remember dad used to say that all the time. I still believe that, it's why before even though I never fought I still trained, you have to keep both healthy." There was no delicate way of putting this next part, Viral would have to hear it as it was and deal. If he grew angrier, which was very likely, then maybe Vegeta would let him cool down alone. "You are not healthy in mind, not right now. Your body is recovering, there's no doubt about that. And physically you're getting stronger, but you're losing hold on yourself. It's like... Shu and Ki. He's plenty powerful but he has no idea how to properly use it. If you keep on this path you'll go berserk, and what good will that do you? Listen to me Viral, you need to talk to us. Be it myself, Yumi, or even Takeshi or Shu, talk to someone. Keeping your thoughts, good and bad, bottled up inside of you are going to only hurt you further."

Damn it, Takeshi thought, nearly had her talking. He certainly didn't expect it to be that simple, though it certainly would have been nice. "Sorry, I just assumed you might know something about it. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't curious about it," he answered, chuckling as he itched at his nose. "And I don't know... Maybe they know something about the energy? Or they just worry about it all being used up? Just saying there could be a reason for their not wanting to use it other than just because." Come to think of it he wasn't entirely sure why those people wanted to keep it. Maybe it had something to do with that city of theirs though, maybe they had their own use for it. They had a bit to work with now anyways, they knew that S'uma was only the financial backer, that was about it. Takeshi wanted to ask where she sent her money, but her last comment got him blushing. "Ah... Well... Uh, thank you..." he stammered, rubbing the back of his neck. Any woman calling him cute, be it alien or otherwise, managed to trip him up, considering what the usual was.

[Mogtaki]

Kai nodded, letting out a sigh as well as he almost completely imitated Kabocha’s actions. There wasn’t much he could say about any of that, he just had to worry about corruption leaking in and the people actually becoming endangered all because they let in another nutcase. Looking back to Kabocha, he raised an eyebrow slightly before he shook his head, “I’d say he’s more than a sibling, more like…more like part of me, you know? If I lose him, I might as well be dead”, he spoke, scratching his cheek, “At least you don’t feel you have to be always with your parents, even being this far from him is making me edgy just incase he gets into trouble”. It was all a difficult subject to take hold of, really. It was hard to predict the future and hopefully everything will be alright, but they knew nothing about Korian except the fact that the King sees him as a mild threat and that was a rarity, “Still, would you kill a kid who went Oozaru just because you could control yourself as one? I wouldn’t, if I could…at least. I think that guy’s got a few screws loose somewhere if he’s okay with killing a Saiyan child”.

Viral just wanted to go find somewhere else to be alone, but Vegeta would probably cut him off at all corners until he gave in. It was getting hard; he wouldn’t be able to fight against him if he tried to go right through him. Glaring at Vegeta, he stared down at the little smile with annoyance, only to look away from him as he turned his gaze to the ground. He didn’t know why they had to talk about his mind like this, it was just impossible to fix it so what was the point on going on about it. Staring down at his claws, he slowly clenched them before he looked up with a glare, “You mean like I already did?” he spoke up, looking away again, “I already tried; it didn’t help. It’s useless, it’s not going to work. It’s just at the point where you might as well do what was done to me before. Have you ever thought about that…? About wiping my memory? Wouldn’t that solve all problems…? Who knows how much of it is fake, anyway…right?”

S’uma gave Takeshi a smile when he went into blushing, “It’s alright, dear. I’ve never had children of my own, but I’d adopt you two cuties anyday”, she smiled, picking up her nectar again, “The energy is constantly being created under the crust, it’s why it blasts into the air. Who knows why they’re so angry about it, I have no idea what’s going on out there….but I don’t think you can take harvest the energy from the surface, that much I do know”. She was fair relaxed, watching as Shu drank all his water only to become confused over his glass. Giggling a little, she soon let out a light sigh, “So…you had a message for me from that sweetie Sir Katas? Nothing too horrifying, I hope…?”

[GambolMuse]

"Yeah maybe... Though Shu and Takeshi are the king's sons after all, no one knows what they're capable of. In a way he might have been preventing something, who knows? Maybe one day the kid goes nuts and kills all of us." Not likely as it seemed Takeshi was intent on keeping the little Saiyan tethered to him. He could understand wanting to protect a sibling, but even as an only child Kabocha saw that as a tad excessive. If it ever did though then he was willing to bet Kai wouldn't be so against trying to stop Shu again. Smiling and shrugging his shoulders the Saiyan began a slow walk back to the house, not overly enthusiastic to see everyone after his fit. Choi was bound to give him a hard time, and he didn't even want to think of seeing the Commander. "Hey Kai... What do you think about the Princes?" Kabocha asked, glancing back, "I mean what do you really think? Suppose they'll turn out like their old man?"

Viral seemed intent on bringing up old wounds, particularly having his memory wiped. Vegeta couldn't explain why it had been done, the scientists had done it probably as a precaution. Whatever the case though it was evident that it bothered Viral a fair bit, and doing it again was just out of the question. "I am absolutely not going to wipe your memory again. If anything that would only postpone whatever is happening, not fix it." Shaking his head Vegeta sat down in front of Viral, crossing his legs and folding his hands in his lap. "Viral... Memories cannot be created. While your thoughts can be altered like with that chip memories are intangible, unmalleable, they can't be tampered with. Everything you remember is real, whether it happened as you are now or in your other form. If you're concerned about those being fake then don't be. Good or bad, they happened."

Takeshi's blush faded rather suddenly when he realized what 'cuties' had meant, though kind of glad a bug woman wasn't finding him interesting. Smiling still anyways he opted not to comment on the children, finding the idea of being adopted by the woman a bit odd. Having spoken to her as briefly as they had he'd gathered she wasn't a bad person persay, just a little careless with her money and a bit empty headed. "Oh, right, the message! He's uh... He wants you to stop by his office when you can, he has something he needed to share with you. Says it was some little toy he'd been tinkering with for you." Takeshi shrugged his shoulders, figuring that lie was as good as anything. Katas never did tell them why he wanted to see her, only that he did. Whatever the reason he figured it was none of their concern. When a little bulb lit up in his head Takeshi looked back at S'uma, doing his utmost to conceal a grin. "He also wanted to talk to you in private, though he wouldn't say what about. He seemed awfully anxious though. If you ask me... I think he likes you"

[Mogtaki]

Kai gave a little nod, “Well, we’ve seen what Takeshi’s capable of by working with him, but that kid turned into a monster the last time we fought with him”, he spoke, scratching his cheek, “Maybe Takeshi is trying to prevent whatever his father was trying to hold back, huh? I don’t quite know how I feel about fighting alongside the kid if that’s what happens”. Turning to walk back to the house with Kabocha, he looked to him as contemplation over the Princes came up once more, his head turning as he thought about it as well, “I have no idea what to think of the kid, this is the first time I’ve seen him without that funky collar or as a monster. It almost seems without the kid, Takeshi would probably turn out like his old man. I’ve never seen Takeshi so passive, he was fair brutal when we were with him and now he’s just like a kid again. I can’t quite get over how cheerful he seems…it’s a little creepy”.

Viral only gave a glance when Vegeta sat by him, his eyes averting from his completely. Vegeta just wasn’t being cooperative, it probably would had been a lot better if it was and everything would be able to start off anew, even if it meant he wouldn’t remember anything from his past. It would be a small price to pay to stop his mind from deteriorating and dissolving into a mess, he didn’t have any other options when even talking about it didn’t help at all, “Well if that isn’t just great…” he muttered, shaking his head a little, “My mind is unsalvageable, otherwise. It’s not something you can fix so just accept it. I’m just going to have to deal with it myself, got it? You can’t help everyone and neither can Yumi”.

S’uma smiled away as Takeshi spoke, her antennae twitching before she sat up straight, “Ohhh how nice of him! He’s such a dear, always so fascinated by the tiniest of things”, she spoke, letting out an odd giggle as he placed her nectar down quite happily. She did like Katas and it was nice to hear from him, it was just strange that he didn’t come over here himself for a cup, “You know it is just the nicest thing to get news from the outside from others, but he should had just come over here himself”. Feeling a little more bubbly now, S’uma looked to Takeshi as his expression changed just a little bit, his words making her blush a little, “Ohhh well now, that’s so sweet! I should go visit later today, maybe before he finishes today…yes, once he shows me his little toy…”

[GambolMuse]

"Both of them can be scary when they want to be," Kabocha added, frowning at the idea of both going berserk. "At least only Shu can change though. Can you imagine if they both went nuts and turned Oozaru? I just thought of something too... I wonder why Takeshi doesn't have a tail like the rest of us." On an absentminded cue his own tail twitched, and glancing down at it the Saiyan smiled and gave it an almost affectionate patting. He'd be lost without his, how did their former leader get on without it? On the topic of Takeshi too Kabocha looked over at Kai and nodded in agreement. "Yeah... His little brother's got him on a leash almost... And he's always laughing and smiling too!" Spinning about so he walked backwards Kabocha looked at Kai a bit off-put. "Remember when we went to Kalaria and he just blew up a few cities? I mean sure we took everyone out, but he was wrecking stuff like it meant nothing to him. He doesn't even hit people anymore! Everything is all topsy-turvy now. And then Shu... I don't even know what he does, he always seems so quiet. If you ask me, THAT'S creepy."

"It's not that it's unsalvageable, it's that its so cluttered right now. And if I thought it was something I couldn't fix then do you sincerely think I would be trying? When have I ever been known to apply myself to something that was a wasted effort?" Vegeta liked to think there was a solution, there just had to be. The brain was a curious thing to be sure but it wasn't impossible to work with, besides manipulating memories as Viral had claimed. People could forget things to be sure, but to create false ones was something beyond anything he or his father could have done. The 'trying to help everyone' comment made him cringe a little, shaking his head dismissively. "I'm not trying to help everyone, I'm trying to help you. Look... You're getting better physically, so whatever's left is a mental issue. There's something in your thoughts making you doubt yourself and be angry with everyone. That was never there before, that's new, and we need to find out where it's coming from to get rid of it. But I can't do that if you don't talk to me."

Takeshi had been kidding about S'uma and Katas, but apparently there was a little something between them after all. He had to turn away and discuss a guffaw behind a cough, though Shu likely caught his wide grin as he suppressed laughter. Whether Katas knew about this or not he soon would, since now he had a date. Snickering a little Takeshi looked back at S'uma, giving a half nod. "He wanted you to come as soon as you could, like I said. And the sooner the better I guess, since he sounded pretty busy when we met him." They had a little bit to go off of anyways, certainly enough to bring back to Katas. Still, they only had part of the story, hopefully Ka'shra could shed some light on the rest of it as they still needed the kingpin of it all. Stepping back over to Shu the older boy slung an arm around his shoulders, pulling him into a small hug against his side. "I think that's all he wanted us to say to you. We've got to get going too, there's more people Katas needs us to visit for him. It was nice meeting you ma'am."

[Mogtaki]

Kai gave Kabocha a staring at before looking to his own tail, feeling a little curious as well, “Maybe he lost it in battle?” he suggested, shrugging a little, “Some races know about our Oozaru form so maybe he had his chopped as a precaution…thing is, he can regrow it again so long as he wants it enough. Must have quite the aversion to doing that”. It was rather strange, he didn’t know what was going through Takeshi’s mind or his brother’s. Glancing to Kabocha, he gave a short nod before looking back in the direction of the house, “Hmm yeah, it is slightly strange that he’s done a complete 180 and changed like that just because he has his brother. The kid certainly has influence”, he spoke, shaking his head a little, “Before we even saw the kid, I did hear a few rumours flying around that Shu was ‘mentally unfit’ which is why they had to take him in. Maybe he really isn’t right in the head, maybe Takeshi’s keeping him in check”.

Viral just couldn’t deal with it right now, especially when everything was still fresh in his mind. He knew that Vegeta was trying to help, the problem was he didn’t want his help because he knew he couldn’t do anything to help him if he couldn’t use surgery to fix it. He was fair putting the pressure on him, he just wanted to be alone right now and instead he wasn’t going to leave unless Viral spoke about all his problems. Letting out a groan, he shook his head slowly, rubbing his forehead in annoyance with Vegeta’s accusations over his change in personality. All of this was just making him feel fed up and tired, he really didn’t want to talk about it anymore, “Why do you need to find out where? You should know where it’s coming from; it’s coming from everyone showing me up and everyone constantly bugging me all the time! You don’t need to be an expert to understand why that’s all happening, it should be obvious to you at the very least. I’m nothing but a failure”.

Shu was a little confused by Takeshi’s reaction, he didn’t know that there was anything going on or what that even meant. It all sounded nice, but he didn’t hear anything about all of this from Katas. Tilting his head slightly at Takeshi, he slowly reached forward and delicately put the glass down on the table, looking back to S’uma again only to squeak when Takeshi pulled him in again as they were getting ready to go. It was quite a quick visit, but Shu didn’t mind too much especially when he was feeling pretty nervous already.

S’uma was feeling pretty happy now, knowing what was awaiting her in the near future, “Well, I better go and see him as quickly as possible!” she giggled before letting out a sigh, slowly standing up, “Well, if you must be going…I’m sure you could have a sweet before you go”. Moving over to a counter, she opened up a fancy box which revealed little hard-boiled sweet balls of many colours. Holding them out to Shu and Takeshi, Shu took a few out of curiosity mostly, S’uma giving them a smile, “Don’t mind the guards when you leave, they can be awfully jumpy with what’s been going on lately…whatever that means. That’s just what they told me, but I guess it’s possibly true. So you take care”.

[GambolMuse]

Neither Kabocha nor Kai seemed to be able to make heads or tails about the princes. They were an enigma to be sure, definitely different than the rest of their race. Even Vegeta seemed more like a Saiyan than they did, which was odd considering they were all from the same planet. "Who knows man...? Shu keeps Takeshi from going berserk and Takeshi is like Shu's little keeper. I guess they help each other in a way? Makes me a little jealous, even if I do think having a sibling follow you around incessantly would be a pain in the butt. I swear those two are never apart!" There had to be more to Takeshi's change than just having his brother again. He was never like this with them, so to act so different now was beyond peculiar. Shu seemed to just be a quiet and timid kid, hard to believe that he had that crazy Oozaru form that so many of them feared. They were an odd pair, that was for sure. "Hey, maybe you could ask them when they get back? Press your luck, see whether or not Takeshi hits you for asking?"

"We need to find out where so we can solve this. If I don't know exactly what the issue is then we're just taking shots in the dark, and that won't do anyone any good." Vegeta explained patiently. Viral could dismiss and deny that anything might be bothering him or had changed all he wanted, that didn't make it so. In a way he was acting childish, refusing to accept what other people were saying and trying to ignore everyone. Stubborn might be a better word for it. The Beastman got a puzzled look out of the Saiyan when he called himself a failure, the two certainly not on the same page. "You are the only one that considers yourself a failure. I'm not going to sugarcoat it and say you've been on your best streak, but you're far from a failure. And if you're a failure as you say then why don't you let us help you get better? It makes no sense to me, you loathe your current state but refuse to change it. If you're tired of being beaten or 'shown up' as you say then let us help you more. We'll train until you get your strength back, every day for as long as it takes. You have to be the one to accept this though, we won't force it."

Takeshi let go of Shu when offered sweets, giving the candies a staring at. He wasn't too keen on alien food that was brightly coloured, but not wanting to seem rude he took a few anyways. "Thanks again miss, and thanks for the heads up. We'll be sure to be right out and not cause any problems." So something had those men all worked up, just like some of the soldiers he'd been seeing. S'uma was really clueless, the only crime she was guilty of was being an idiot. Waving goodbye with his empty hand Takeshi led Shu out of the home, taking the walkway back to the gates under the scrutiny of the several guards. Whilst stepping back out onto the street he popped one of the candies into his mouth curiously, grimacing slightly at the tart flavor that it had inside. "So... She was helpful..." he mumbled, swallowing his treat and sticking out his tongue. That wasn't something he was keen on eating again, and looking at the remaining goodies he was rather hesitant to try any more.

"That went better than I'd expected... Honestly she was sort of nice, even if a little clueless." Chuckling to himself Takeshi stashed away the candies in his pocket, figuring he could always test them on the others to see how they were. Now that S'uma had been seen to they'd need to pay Ka'shra a visit. With only the knowledge that S'uma supplied money to an unknown cause they didn't exactly have what they needed, meaning a lot was riding on their visit to the retired general. The building was way back in the military section, by their home and the headquarters, probably a twenty minute walk from where they were now. "We'd better get moving, hopefully that geezer is home, I'd hate to have to look for him." Taking a look over at Shu and seeing how he looked fidgety the older boy smiled sadly. "You feeling okay buddy?" Takeshi asked, "Still nervous? I promise we're almost done, okay? Then I'll take care of the rest, and you can go to the house and relax. Deal?"

[Mogtaki]

Kai just had no clue, it was just completely strange that these two even existed in the first place. They weren’t at all like each other, especially considering Shu’s hair was ginger and Takeshi was practically black. Looking between the house and Kabocha, he let out a sigh and stretched his arms out in front of him, “I don’t find Choi a pain in the butt, then again it’s a completely different situation if you think about it”, he sighed, looking to Kabocha, “With those two, it seems one is forcing company on the other. Saiyan kids are always old enough to be by themselves”. It was all strange, maybe it was an Earthling thing and nothing like they thought. Letting out a sigh, he looked to Kabocha, asking him something that sounded more like a dare above anything, “Hmmm maybe, you could always try talking to the kid”, he spoke, giving him a quick side glance, “At least I can be subtle when I ask of such things…you just blurt it out like an idiot”.

Viral just wanted to leave and hope that Vegeta didn’t follow, it was all too much stress for him to handle having to constantly recall the bad things when he definitely didn’t want to. He didn’t know why Vegeta was so pressed in thinking it would help him, he already said he tried it and it definitely didn’t work. Rubbing his forehead slowly, he looked back at Vegeta before he let out a low growl in a sigh, shaking his head slowly. He hated being pressured, this was all that it was and it was getting to him so badly. He was never going to be left alone until he talked, but then what was supposed to happen, “I have been trying to change it! You’re the one who quit training yesterday! I’m not even blaming you but damnit, since when has it been a thing for you to stop training to sit inside?? Are you scared of hurting me? Because I don’t care anymore! I am used to pain by now!”

S’uma gave a little wave as they left, Shu’s eyes on the sweets curiously with the wonderment to what they actually were. They didn’t have a particular smell to them apart from something like sugar, so they should be fairly safe to eat. Sticking one in his mouth he found them particularly interesting, the sugar practically flowing out of it in an aurora of flavours. Feeling rather surprised at it, he looked down to the rest of his before glancing to Takeshi, tilting his head a little before lowering it again, “Those were some weird things you said too…” he mumbled, trying to think over their situation calmly, “I still feel jumpy...but the water helped, at least. I don’t think we’re going to be so lucky next time…I-I mean, I didn’t hear Mister Katas say any of the stuff you told her…”

[GambolMuse]

"Katas told us to use our heads, so I did." Takeshi replied, smirking while shrugging his shoulders. "He left it up to us to create a story and now he gets to pay for doing that. And hey, weird or not she seemed to buy it, which means that part is done. I just hope that guy isn't married." Shu hadn't calmed down then, that was disappointing. He wasn't doing particularly well either, though he was hiding it a little better. Both of them wanted this to be over and yet they had one more stop to make, and considering who they were seeing it might be the most difficult. A general in his experience was stubborn and strict, getting anything out of Ka'shra then would be difficult. "We've just got to go see Ka'shra and then we're done, just hang in there little buddy." Seeing as how Shu was antsy to be done they'd gather the information, pass it on to Katas and wipe their hands clean of this matter. They were doing the leg work after all, but once the end came about they had no part in it.

Again Kabocha just shrugged, having nothing to say about the princes. They had behaviors both from Earth and from the Saiyans, plus some he couldn't place for the life of him. Their closeness wasn't like that of the twins, they seemed to depend on one another for more than just fighting. If they were going to be living on Earth for any period of time they ought to learn a bit more about it. As it stood they were utterly in the dark, even the smallest nuances leaving them baffled. Doing a double-take when Kai suggested talking to Shu Kabocha quickly shook his head, frowning at the idea. "No way, if I say one wrong thing he'll eat me!" the Saiyan complained. Pushing open the front door he shot a look back at Kai, rolling his eyes as he turned back. "I don't pad what I'm going to say, that's all. I speak my mind, and sometimes that gets me into some messes. I'd rather say what I'm thinking than lie or keep it to myself."

"Yes, I'm afraid of hurting you..." Vegeta replied, looking at Viral sadly. "I know you can take it, but I'm worried about ruining the recovery that you've made. I stopped because that one punch looked like it hurt way more than it should have, and I didn't want to cause any more damage. It's my fault anyways you were in such poor shape, so sorry for not wanting to put you in that state again..." And now that he was apologizing Viral would only feel worse that he had cause this. For his friend's sake he put on a smile, trying to shake it off as best he could. "If you want to train again though just say so. I don't imagine you'll have trouble getting Yumi to agree, and I'm sure Shu would be more than willing."

[Mogtaki]

Shu tilted his head curiously, not fully understanding the whole concept, “Really? And that’s…a good thing to do?” he questioned him before looking away, scratching his head as he tried to think of how it came to play, “Married…huhhh…?” Everything was just confusing to him, but maybe there was going to be a clear sky after all this and things would become vastly understandable. Letting out a sigh, he looked down at his sweets and ate another one, sucking on it this time so it didn’t disappear so quickly and stick to his teeth. Sticking the rest away in his pocket, he looked up to Takeshi, his tail swaying apprehensively, “…And then we get food and go home…? I hope that guy is okay too…and not going to get suspicious…I really like sweets…”

Kai probably should question Takeshi about a whole bunch of things now that he thought about it, seeing as how their lives would soon change for the better once things got sorted here. He was a little nervous about changing his life so drastically, even if it was for the better. He was going to have to research what Earth was like as a whole, but seeing Takeshi and his friends it seemed to be a relatively peaceful place and optimal living standards. He wanted to see who the boys trained under, that was probably the most interesting aspect as of right now. Letting Kabocha go to the house first, he looked to him before letting out a sigh, “It won’t be that bad! Besides, if Takeshi ever heard you say that or see you actively avoiding the kid, he’d probably skin you. You should maybe learn to keep your mouth shut when it matters, you know”.

Viral knew it, he always did know it when the moment Vegeta refused to train with him any longer just because he managed to hurt him slightly. Keeping his eyes off him, he kept on a fairly stern expression, only looking to Vegeta when he apologised again. So being afraid of snapping and utterly destroying him again was what Vegeta feared the most about training, it really didn’t make him feel any better as his mood could only drop from there. Sighing as he stared at the ground, he gave a short glance to Vegeta before sitting up again, still keeping his eyes off him, “Are you kidding? The kid would just have flashbacks!” he grunted, looking to him finally, “You see the problem yet? Has Shu spoke about his time in Saiyan custody? Why should I have to speak when you don’t even ask the kid? Why does it matter so much that I speak up when I’m supposed to be the adult and not bothered by this sort of stuff! I’m not becoming a monster again just because stuff bothers me!”

[GambolMuse]

"Use your head means to think about it," Takeshi explained, smiling as he reached over and ruffled Shu's hair. "Katas told us to do that so I did. And married means... Well it means... When two people like each other a lot and they want to be together, they get married. They wear rings and have a family, you know... Stuff like that." Takeshi was becoming red in the face a bit as it dawned on him he wasn't too sure what marriage entailed either. He knew what it was, but the intricacies of the whole business were lost on him. "Yeah, we'll get some real food after we talk to Ka'shra, whatever you want. And save the sweets for now, yeah? If you eat all of those you're not going to have room for anything else!" Turning his back to Shu the older boy glanced over his shoulder, gesturing for him to come over. "Want a piggy back ride there? It'll give you a break for a bit and a chance to relax."

"Like I said, I speak my mind whenever something comes up. But... Maybe I'll censor it just a little bit from now on." Figuring that Yumi, Takeshi, Viral and Vegeta would all more than willingly smack him for an off-comment he certainly had it going against him. Smiling nervously Kabocha stepped into the house, almost immediately being greeted with the smell of something sweet being cooked. Salivating slightly he looked over at Kai curiously, quirking an eyebrow before heading towards the kitchen. His surprise was tangible when he poked his head through the door, spotting Choi and Yumi working together on making their next meal. Blinking in disbelief he yanked himself back into the hallway, looking at Kai in silent amazement and pointing in the direction of the pair. "Holy crap... Yumi isn't killing him!" he whispered, suppressing a playful grin. "Looks like your brother's got a girlfriiiiiend."

"It's not my place to talk to Shu about it. The difference is that Shu has Takeshi constantly with him, he's got someone to talk to if need be. You don't, besides Yumi and I. That's why we're trying to be around you, so we can be there if you want to talk. And even if the memories are painful recounting and facing them is the best way to get better. Just tucking them away or suppressing them means they'll always be coming back, and when they do it'll only hurt more." Viral seemed rather against having any sort of support system, as much as he did simply talking in the first place. Vegeta had a fair difficult time figuring just why that was honestly, it wasn't his pride keeping him from talking, or was it? Perhaps it was fear too, fear over what had been done to him and fear over having to recount it. Whatever the case the things holding the Beastman back were fairly strong. "It doesn't matter how old you are, what happened can bother anyone. Yumi's talked to me in private about her time there already, and you're about the same age. Viral... Really, if you're afraid over something then you can say it, no one is going to think any less of you. This is the last chance I'm giving you for now though, if you don't want to say anything then fine, I'll leave you be for the rest of the day."

[Mogtaki]

Shu lowered his head when Takeshi ruffled his hair, smiling up at him. It was definitely something that was pretty strange to do, but marrying sounded pretty nice apart from needing to wear rings. Looking up at Takeshi curiously at his expression, he let out a sigh as he scratched his stomach a little, “I will keep them…they’re only little though! I don’t know how it would fill up my stomach”, he smiled, looking down at himself before back to Takeshi. He was feeling fair happy again now that he was out in the open, but he still felt that odd nerve spark up when he had to think about the whole investigation and the possibility that something bad might happen if S’uma discovers what they were looking for or the next guy ends up discovering it instead. Letting out a sigh, he hiccupped when Takeshi spoke again, tilting his head a little before he smiled, reaching his arms up at him, “Okay! I’d like that very much!”

Kai shook his head a little, hardly seeing Kabocha as someone who would ever hold back. Upon entering the house as well, the smell of food cooking did get him feeling pretty hungry quickly. It must had been either Yumi or Choi cooking, feeling pretty curious to who might be cooking and who was home. Following after Kabocha, he came to a halt when he pulled back into the hallway, stepping back as he almost tripped up. Giving Kabocha an angry glare, he suddenly felt a bit put off when Kabocha spoke, “What? Don’t say that…” he muttered, pushing passed Kabocha to take a look in the kitchen. Sure enough Choi was in there with Yumi, his body language showing he was relaxed and quite happily working with Yumi. It definitely made Kai feel curious, he didn’t think their little training session had sparked anything but it definitely did show there was something going on in Choi’s mind that was making him unusually happy.

Viral was already feeling fairly defeated, he couldn’t catch a break and now all that was happening was his mind was just collapsing in on itself. He didn’t want to moan about his problems and he had valid reasons behind it, just everyone was trying to stick their nose into them. Rubbing his forehead slowly, he kept quiet as he tried to kill the pain himself, all of it just forcing a headache to the surface and making it very uncomfortable to sit there and get angry at everything that was going on. Letting out a groan, he looked to Vegeta again, his annoyance sparking up just a little bit more at what he was saying, “I’m not afraid! It’s only when I don’t keep them at bay is when they bother me…and all this is doing is making me wonder why they bother me so much when they’re supposed to be just memories of the past! I’m not hurting anyone I know again…now, if you’re going, just go! I’m sure Yumi is wondering where you are, hoping you didn’t get lost…”

[GambolMuse]

Shu was getting right back to his usual self, that was a huge relief. "I was kidding, there's no way that stomach could ever be filled," Takeshi joked, patting Shu's stomach. Come to think of it his biggest worry wasn't his brother getting full. What would happen if a little kid like him ingested all of that sugar though? He might go from timid and quiet to insatiable and loud in a few minutes, and goodness knows how long he'd be hyperactive for. The picture that gave him got a little chuckle, it was definitely amusing. Grinning at his brother's readiness Takeshi squatted down slightly, letting Shu hop up onto his back and linking his arms under the little boy's legs carefully. "There we go little man! Just be careful you don't smoosh the candy in your pocket, 'cuz I'm not sharing mine!" Playfully he stuck out his tongue before starting to head on out, mentally mapping out what he knew of the city. They shouldn't be too far away from this place, hopefully only a few minutes walk. "I was just thinking... If Katas can handle things after we pay Ka'shra a visit... Want to go say hi to you-know-who again? After we eat of course."

"Something about them has to be bothering you... And the fact that you don't know either is worrisome..." Vegeta sighed, slumping his posture a bit. He really wasn't cut out for this whole mental inspection deal, they needed a proper doctor for this. Giving Viral a sidelong glance when he told the Saiyan to scram the boy paused for a moment, shaking his head. "I'm going, I'm going, but you're coming too. If I came back empty handed and left you in the woods you know darn well how she'd react." Already he could hear the screams ringing in his ears, though thankfully he wasn't really ever struck like some of the others. While Vegeta may not think it bad letting the Beastman linger here their friend may think differently. Smiling slightly he motioned for Viral to follow, heading towards the house. "Go relax on the roof again or something, just come closer is all I ask. If Yumi tears me a new one for you slinking off then I'm passing it on to you, and neither of us want that."

Kabocha had to cover his mouth with both hands to stifle a bit of laughter. What they were seeing could just well be some friends making a meal, but his perverted way of thinking told him otherwise. They were going to end up a couple, and Kai... Well Kai would be the third wheel to his twin's relationship. He might be an only child and not have a girlfriend, but at least he wouldn't be playing tag-along with Choi. "Oh man... They're so going to date!" Kabocha teased, playfully punching Kai's shoulder. In the midst of the tease the Saiyan sniffed at the air, catching a wiff of something rather delicious. Licking his lips he put a finger to his lips, trying to tip-toe into the kitchen to get a peek of the food. Whatever they were cooking it smelled really tasty... And he wasn't going to get a look at it. In a slight lapse in judgment Kabocha knocked into a chair, his eyes darting to Yumi and yelping as he toppled back onto his backside in alarm as she spun around, paling and exhaling inaudibly when a knife was thrown his way, imbedding itself in the floor mere inches from some sensitive spots.

"Why are you sneaking around in the kitchen?" Yumi asked, frowning as she looked down at Kabocha. With a sigh she closed her eyes, giving a shake of her head and turning back around. "I swear you're such a weirdo..." Placing a few diced bits of fruit along a platter she sent a smile Choi's way before going to the oven, craking it open and grabbing a thick cloth. Carefully taking out a tray inside to reveal a large roast of sorts she carried it over to the platter, sliding it off and in between the slices of fruit. Once the meat was in place she then grabbed a small glass container filled with a orange-ish liquid. Humming happily she drizzled it over the top of the roast, using near all of it before setting the glass in the sink. With that out of the way Yumi turned back around to the two boys, giving Kai a curious look. "You can come in you know...? I'm not going to throw anything at you, if you're worried about that." Kabocha had since picked himself up off the floor and was now sitting at the table, the knife set a few centimeters away as he gave it a good staring at.

[Mogtaki]

Shu let out a squeal as he was suddenly picked up, his hands grabbing hold of Takeshi’s clothes as he moved to balance. He was having a fair deal of fun at the moment, he didn’t want to feel too stressed out at the moment so this was all for his own enjoyment now, “I won’t! It’s all safe!” he squeaked happily, pushing at Takeshi’s head playfully when he stuck out his tongue, “You’re so greedy!” He was having a fun time side-tracking his way, he knew he couldn’t let it get to him too much since Takeshi didn’t like it when he got sad. Looking over Takeshi, he looked down to him before pulling at his clothes, “Okay! I’d like that…very much!” he said quickly before stopping his pulling, “You going to ask about the whole thing with Mister Goku, or something?”

Viral just let out an aggravated sigh, shifting his position again. He was ready to just settle in with his own thoughts until Vegeta mentioned coming back with him. Turning to look at him again, he gave him an angry glare before slowly standing up, “So you’re afraid of her reaction?? Tch, I bet that’s the only reason you came out here”, he grunted, shaking his head, “She’s going to be angry at you for accomplishing nothing, anyway! You annoying kid…as usual…” He couldn’t really protest to Vegeta giving him an order like that, but he wasn’t going to go into the house if he thought that much. Letting out a huff he turned around, slowly moving after Vegeta, “I don’t care if Yumi gets angry at me, she can get angry at me if she wants. I don’t even know what I’m supposed to do there”.

Kai didn’t know what was going on and was fairly lost right now, he was rather worried as well. He didn’t exactly want Choi getting together with Yumi, it was like someone taking your own family member away. Keeping his distance, he glared at Kabocha with his teasing comment, raising his fist to threaten him with a hit of his own before he looked back to the kitchen. With Kabocha making his little daring walk into the kitchen, he stared at him cautiously before everything suddenly went to pot as Kabocha made one error in his movement and was almost castrated. Looking over to see Yumi and Choi, Choi was just preparing the food for the cooker as Yumi spoke without much of a care in the world, his curious glance at Kabocha as he struggled to get back to his feet. He didn’t know what to make of it, he was still feeling concerned over what he was seeing only to gasp when Yumi took notice of him, “Uhh huh…? O-Oh…sorry”, he spoke, slowly moving into the kitchen as he stared at Kabocha for a moment, looking to Choi quickly with a concerned look, “You two just cooking or…”

Choi felt a little confused, he was just happily cooking with Yumi when they came in acting all suspicious. Kai seemed pretty nervous for some reason while Kabocha was just an idiot by default, giving them a quick glance as he placed his own knife down on his chopping board, “Uhhh yeah! Yeah, we’re just cooking…and talking, but mainly cooking”, he said quickly, pointing to the oven, “Just thought after Kabocha’s tantrum that we’d get some food prepared. Smells good, huh?”

[GambolMuse]

"H-Hey! Watch it!" Takeshi laughed, twisting his neck to get free of Shu. How quickly his brother's mood had changed, and for the better. Wearing an earnest grin the older boy playfully bounced Shu in his grip, making way in much higher spirits than before. "And I am so not greedy! And you haven't shared any of yours yet either, so that makes you greedy too!" he teased back. With the way they were having fun he almost couldn't care less about this whole war any longer, but the prodding thoughts in the back of his mind forced his legs to carrry on. They were a step or two away from finishing things, that was it. As soon as they were through it was time to chow down, and then maybe a little playtime between brothers. Asking about T'charrl led to their plan on getting his squad's families to safety, something they really hadn't ironed out yet. "If he can even help us with that. There's no telling what he can do, but if he can help out at all then it'll be great. If not..." Takeshi shrugged, smiling thoughtfully, "We'll just find a way to ask Goku!"

Not wanting to throw fuel to the flames Vegeta simply didn't reply to anything Viral said. Despite being obviously angry he had tried to talk some sense into the Beastman, and when they had gone nowhere he'd gotten frustrated. If they continued to talk each man would only get angrier until something broke, most likely their patience, and then it'd only be a step back. When the two got back to the house the Saiyan parted ways with only a small wave, stepping right on inside and being greeted by a curious scene. A delicious odor dragged him to the kitchen, a fruity and beefy smell that permeated through the entire house. Once inside the kitchen he was surprised to find Yumi, the twins and even Kabocha sat there, having a semi-pleasant conversation with one another. What's more the sight of Yumi and Choi cooking together seemed rather off, though he supposed it was a good thing they were getting along.

"Of course we're just cooking, what else would we be doing?" Yumi asked, giving Kai a funny look. Shrugging it off as the twins spoke she took care of setting the rest of the items in the oven, the roast itself also going in for the glaze to bake in. Shutting the oven door she perked up upon hearing someone else join them, spinning around and smiling brightly seeing Vegeta. "Well it's about time you got back, I was wondering if you were going to miss lunch!" Looking past her friend for a moment and not finding Viral with him her smile wavered slightly, and she turned back around as she removed her gloves. "Shu and Takeshi will hopefully be back soon, that food shouldn't take too long to cook. I think it's ging to be a great meal!" Yumi was rather pleased with how the food had turned out, the presentation this time around was going to be exceptional. Stepping over to Choi's side she reached up and pet his head playfully before folding her hands behind her back. "Turns out Choi really knows his stuff, he can probably cook even better than you Vegeta!" Seeing his face turn sour she giggled, cocking her head to the side a bit. "Or maybe not. We could always have a cook off later and see though!"