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

[Mogtaki]

Viral wasn’t really in the mood for all of this right now, especially when it meant he was going to end up missing training and potentially becoming stronger even if he was still a weakling. He didn’t understand what was so hard in believing that he would never be able to live up to the strength Aito continued to believe he had. To believe he had any power in the tide of battle now that they had moved off Earth for the time being was like believing a fly could make a difference. While he may had believed he was a capable warrior in the past, living through the Saiyans constantly testing on his body and trying to make him better. The only way he was able to be better was if his genes were left broken and his power uncontrollable except through one means, but with all that being reversed he was going to be back in the same spot as before, only incapable of surviving his next round.

Glancing at June as she decided to explain herself he simply sighed and looked away again, still not feeling up to telling her why she should’ve been spending time with Vegeta instead. He was her son and she didn’t exactly visit him a lot. “See me? You could’ve found better things to do”. He didn’t see a point in her coming to see him if she was going to miss out on everything that was much more important. There was little he could add to her life so effectively she was just wasting his time. Finding it a little hard to believe she didn’t just come to see him because she was bored he frowned at the suggestion of lunch. “I don’t feel hungry, no. You can do whatever concerning food, I don’t feel ready to tackle a meal yet”.

Shu was feeling pretty content after having fun swinging through the trees and now pretty bouncy after catching Takeshi. He wasn’t all that fast so catching him was fairly easy, but even then Takeshi seemed to be getting all big-headed about it and trying to make out that he was still the more impressive brother. Bouncing on his toes he looked to Yumi when she decided to have her say in the conversation, smiling happily when she came over before giggling when she wrapped her arm around his shoulders. Looking up at her as she spoke he grinned, getting all giddy as he bounced on his toes. “All the fruit! Yummy juicy fruit!” Feeling all happy and bouncy he looked back to Yumi when she eventually moved away from him, his eyes staring up at her before he quickly looked back. “Ooh! Friend T’charrl must be so lonely! Ooh friend just found us and is all alone again…”

[GambolMuse]

"What do you mean? This is exactly what I want to be doing, there is nothing else," June answered back as they walked, "Like I said, I haven't had a chance to see you and I wanted to change that, that's why I'm here. I want to spend time with you Viral." She supposed it wasn't fair to blame him for not understanding a mother's desire to see her children, he hadn't exactly grown up with that. Vegeta hadn't either really yet he'd been more surrounded by loving figures it seems, whereas Viral was left on his own, no small wonder he didn't open up like she'd hope. "You're not hungry then? Well I'm not going to eat if you won't, that would be rude. I'm not that hungry anyways, it can wait until later," June responded with a smile as she changed her path, circling instead around the house and out towards the front of it. There had to be something that Viral would like to do, anything really. They had a whole alien world to explore and could do whatever they wanted, within reason, surely there was something that came to mind. "Is there anything else you want to do? We have the whole city to look at, or the forests, or there's a massive lake we could go visit and go for a swim. I'm here to do what you want to do."

Shu definitely seemed to be in better spirits now that he'd had some fun, she hadn't seen him so excited in weeks. Just how long had it been since he'd been allowed to play like this? It wouldn't make him feel better entirely yet Yumi was confident it was helping, anyone could see as much that it was. All the more reason to keep playing then if they could, it would only make Shu happier and happier! "That's right, all that yummy fruit! And don't worry, we're going to go see him now!" She hadn't meant to leave T'charrl so quickly but she couldn't refuse Shu either, hopefully their friend would forgive them for running off like that. Hurrying back to where T'charrl was waiting she smiled apologetically as they entered the area, bowing to him with her hands on her thighs as she made her apology known. "Sorry about running off, I shouldn't have done that to you! But we're here now, no more running around for now," Yumi explained as she eased herself into a sitting position, smiling as she rubbed her hands together, "How's the fruit, do you like it? It's probably very different from what you're used to right?"

It had been a long time since Shu had seemed this happy and Takeshi was grateful for as much. There was a part of him too though that couldn't help but feel inadequate at the fact he hadn't gotten is brother to this point, that it took Yumi to come along and do something to make it happen. Even after he'd been told by Krom it was up to him to help he'd still screwed it up. Sighing under his breath he put on a smile when Shu looked his way, rolling his eyes at the mention of a bounty of fruit. "The King's going to have to try harder than that, I'm not going to just hand over a pile of fruit willingly," he joked as he placed his hands in his pockets, starting to follow the others back to T'charrl, "But... Maybe I'll see if I can get my brother something tasty for a snack later, they must have some good stuff here." Back on Earth they had candied fruit, almost any you could think of covered in some sugary stuff almost like a shell. He'd only ever had it once but it sure was tasty, and Shu would probably like it a lot if he tried it. Or even T'charrl could try it he figured, seeing his friend at the tail end of his meal now. Yeah, he'd have to hit town later and see what he could find, hopefully something good.

[Mogtaki]

Viral was feeling a little frustrated with June already, if only because she was just starting to sound like everyone else around him. He didn’t believe they just all wanted to spend time with him after doing something for a long time that was very different to what they wished to do with him now. “It was your decision to keep going out to help them”, he sighed, not really accepting doing charity work as an excuse, “Whatever. I’m already sick of Aito…” He didn’t know why he had to be bitter towards June too, but maybe it was because after so many years she just decided to bugger off after being revived, making the effort feel almost pointless towards the original plans. Then there was Aito who was obnoxious and proud, making him wonder why he wanted him back so much. There was just so much hate inside him for everything right now and all of it was being redirected on the people he thought he lost forever, even if technically he had lost them mentally after suffering from amnesia. Feeling disappointed that June chose to ignore lunch just because he didn’t want it he sighed heavily and looked away, feeling like he could end up making June upset with him eventually with how things were going. “I don’t have plans, I never needed plans for ‘days off’ or anything like that. My entire life’s been at risk this entire time so thinking about leisurely stuff like that hasn’t exactly been on my mind”.

Shu was getting all excited over future prospects, even if the prospects were just imaginary. He was still having fun with it and was still all excited after his playtime. Smiling happily at Yumi he bounced along with her, wondering if his friend was okay with them going off for a bit like that. T’charrl seemed alright by himself, but he still knew how it felt to have everyone run off after just arriving. T’charrl didn’t look like the type of person to be swinging through the trees anyway even if he was better, seeing how his kind were probably the type to stick to trees rather than swing from them. Feeling all excited he made a quick bounce out to see T’charrl, sitting by his lonesome. “Ooh! Friend! Friend is okay? Didn’t mean to run away so far…”

T’charrl had just been staring into the leftover food by the time the others came back, looking up at them as if surprised they even returned at all. He had his alone time there and was pretty content, but he still did think they would happily abandon him and he would have to make his way home. He knew Shu could be forgetful when having fun, but he didn’t know how forgetful the others were concerning him. He wouldn’t mind it if they did forget about him, seeing how it was just him they would be forgetting about and they would remember later anyway. Staring at them as Yumi asked him about the fruit he looked back to it, giving a little smile. “It is nice. I’ve not tasted fruit like this before. I don’t think I can eat anymore, though”, he spoke, sighing lightly, “It can be a struggle eating something you’re not used to, you know? Especially when it hurts to eat again”.

[GambolMuse]

"Well yes it was my decision, but they needed the help too. There's a lot of work to be done, it only felt right to try and help them," June explained thoughtfully before shrugging her shoulders. Then, in somewhat surprise to Viral's comment she gave him a silent glance before smiling sadly, wondering just how bad Aito had gotten to bring that out. Her husband cared immensely, she didn't doubt that, but his methods could be... Strange, at times. It was almost like he was trying to help someone and run little tests at the same time, as if he were curious about something. Fine for him but his clients clearly didn't appreciate it too much, and he was always so relaxed about it too. "If that's the case then maybe I can think of something...? Like..." June began, pausing in her tracks as she tapped her finger on her chin, "I know some of the people need food, but they don't have time to go out and get it. If you'd like we could go try and hunt together, I think it'd be a good experience for us! I'll admit though, I've never really done it before though..." Aito and Vegeta probably knew how but had never thought to teach her, or she'd never thought to ask. When you were living a comfortable life inside Capsule Corporation there wasn't much need for skills like that, survival was the furthest thing from your mind then.

Today had been going well so far, just from Shu's enthusiasm and excitement alone. It had been much too long since he had been this elated over anything, and it was something Yumi was going to do everything she could to preserve. They should just spend today having fun and relaxing, not worrying about any problems they might have or what anyone else might have. All the talk of medicine and illness got you down after a while, Viral was proof enough of that much. Maybe they should go find him and see if he'd like to spend time with them too? Upon returning to T'charrl she smiled and asked how he'd enjoyed the meal, pleased to find he'd eaten his fill. Everyone should be all fed and rested now, maybe they could decide on what to do as a group for the remainder of the day. "Sorry to hear that, but it's got to be nice to be able to eat again all the same," Yumi commented as she examined the leftovers briefly, wondering if they should just leave them here to be eaten, "Better than the pouches of mush they were feeding you at the hospital right?"

So both Shu and T'charrl were in decent moods now, that was good. Always nice when everyone was actually cheerful and getting along with each other, made the day a hell of a lot more enjoyable. That brought up a bit of a question though as far as the rest of their friends were concerned and whether everyone really was in a good mood. Viral still had it awfully crappy didn't he? Like Yumi he wondered if they should go and find the guy then, though he was skeptical if he'd want to spend time with them at all. "Hey, uh... Before we do anything do you think we should go find Viral?" Takeshi asked as he looked between his friends, smiling slightly and itching at his nose before shrugging, "You know... The guy's probably bored sitting around all day and getting looked at, we could bring him along to do stuff."

"That's... Actually a good idea, I'm surprised you thought of it Takeshi!" Yumi joked before nodding her head and clasping her hands together, "If we find something fun to do then we can convince him to come along for the day, I'm sure he'll be happy to be out!" There was the small matter of finding him though, which she hadn't a clue where her friend had been taken to today. Considering the others were out here too, or in T'charrl's case just out of the hospital she doubted any of them knew either. She could always try... Sniffing him out, though in a place full of alien smells that wouldn't be terribly easy either. "Does anyone have any ideas how to find him? I'm stumped."

[Mogtaki]

Viral cared very little about these aliens, they were doing pretty well on their own considering the damage. They didn’t need one or two people to help them, it seemed insignificant when there was so many of them working to complete the city again. The damage could had definitely been worse, especially if he was still under control. This damage was just because of Ki and what not, but if he had Enki and decided to wipe out the city he would guarantee it would be pretty well levelled. Those were never orders he ever received so that was always something to consider, but he had been ordered to wipe out entire settlements before. Going a little blank in the face just thinking about it and of his past exploits while under control he blinked just as June was finishing her thought, trying to think about what she had just told him. He wasn’t entirely sure as to what June completely said but going through the last few parts together he eventually pieced it together. “You want to go hunting…despite never being before?” he repeated before groaning, rubbing his head, “You would be more of a burden than help when hunting if that’s going to be your idea. Hunting requires patience and learning how to be silent! I don’t have my weapon, either. Would have to run after it and use my bare hands if that’s going to be the plan…”

Shu was quite happy to see T’charrl still here, thinking he might’ve left if they had been away for any longer. He didn’t know if there was a possibility that T’charrl would head back if he felt he was going to be abandoned. It would be kind of sad if T’charrl felt like he was being abandoned all the time, but he did know that he would often feel sad when Takeshi showed little desire to get involved with him sometimes if only because of the way he looked. He loved to cuddle T’charrl, he was so silky and his thick hairs were soft to pet. Giving his friend a smile he squeaked happily, bouncing on his toes a bit before looking to T’charrl when the suggestion for seeing Viral came out. That was unexpected of him, he hadn’t wanted to do that before. Looking to Yumi who agreed with Takeshi he squeaked and bounced over and around T’charrl. “C’mon! We find Mister Viral! Is Friend able to walk? Friend all sore and pain is no fun…”

T’charrl didn’t really know what was up with their plans but he was still willing to go along with it. He was essentially being dragged everywhere but he didn’t mind, he was pretty okay with that. It was the only company he was getting and probably going to get for quite a bit until everyone was more comfortable with being around him. It was hard to tell if they were still comfortable being around him, knowing the risks he presented for them most of the time. He didn’t even know what was going to happen next in his struggles or whether he actually had gotten strong enough to control himself, but either way he was feeling lonely and wanted to find company to make him feel better about himself. Slowly standing up he sighed, rubbing his chest. “I can’t track him. He’ll probably be back where he was before”.

[GambolMuse]

June was hopeful that in suggesting something Viral might enjoy doing they could find some common ground. It had been much too long since they had been together for her to know what he liked, and he wasn't the child he had been so expecting the same was foolish. The idea of hunting for these people sprang to mind, knowing there were a few who might appreciate a decent meal, yet her son didn't share the sentiment it seemed. "Well... If you'd rather not hunt then we don't have to. I know I'm not used to it, though I could learn. If you don't want to teach me then that's fine, we can do something else," she suggested, smiling hopefully as they went along. She was fine with anything again, she just wanted to be here to provide Viral company and try keeping him in at least decent spirits. "It's nice how these people have come together, don't you think? They've been through a lot and they're all helping out, it's really a wonderful thing. Kind of different from how things were on Earth, a lot different really." She could recall in the past some tragic events that only brought out even more bad people, people like those her father had worked with and for. That didn't seem to be the case here though, everyone looked to be working for the greater good and trying to recover, she wondered why that was. "I wonder what the rest of this world looks like... There are more cities aren't there? We should go and see those!"

It hadn't quite been the plan to go off so soon, but Yumi thought it was a good idea to go and see Viral too. Like T'charrl he hadn't been able to see much of anyone as of late, and she was sure even he was missing the company about now. Hopefully T'charrl didn't mind too much at having someone else along while they spent time together as she was optimistic they'd get Viral to come, begrudgingly or otherwise. "Oh you can't? Well that's fine, we'll find him somehow," Yumi said as she spoke with enthusiasm, pointing off in the direction of the city, "He's probably with Vegeta somewhere, so we just need to find where he is." Or she could try finding his scent and track it that way, even if she wasn't sure if that would work. They had to try something though, it had been ages since Viral got to do anything that wasn't treatment related, no wonder he was so grumpy. Before they got moving though she had something in mind, looking to T'charrl as she smiled and offered over a hand. "Are we flying back? I can lend you some energy if you need it, I didn't use much getting here. We should at least fly back to the city and then we can walk from there."

"I wonder if Viral's even gonna want to come with us or not," Takeshi mumbled, glancing over at Shu as he smiled slightly, "I mean the guy isn't exactly the most social, you know? Even if he wants to do something else it might not be with us." Still though it would be kind of nice to spend a bit of time with the Beastman regardless of how it might go. He'd been more or less locked up while getting treatment, and though he'd never admit it he did want to see their friend out and about for a change. Supposedly he was doing better now too, though he'd want to see just how much better. If they were going to be flying back then maybe they could keep airborne and just look for the guy that way too, would be easier than wandering around on the streets on foot; could Shu keep in the air that long if they decided to approach it that way? "Say buddy... If we fly in do you want to fly yourself, or want me to give you a ride?" Takeshi asked, smiling as he reached over and ruffled Shu's hair playfully, "I'm sure you can fly and all, just figured I'd offer, you know?"

[Mogtaki]

Viral felt he probably would enjoy more if he had more freedom to do what he wanted and figure out what kind of person he was. After all that fussing around and him being manipulated so much he didn’t even know who he was, much less what he was supposed to do. He didn’t know if he was who he was originally after being told so much about him from before he killed them. He must’ve been so different compared to what he was now, seeing how they acted towards him and spoke with such happiness when referring to his past exploits. He was so confused that it was actually starting to hurt his head. Feeling rather discouraged he didn’t feel he was capable of teaching June and had to decline such an act, feeling it was something he would have to do alone if he was to do it at all. Even the outing with Yumi turned into a disaster which was even more discouraging. “It’s too risky when I don’t know the wildlife of this planet to teach you such a thing”. Finding it a little difficult to put up any other argument he sighed lightly, feeling a little irritated already. Staring at June as she spoke about the planet and the people he let out a groan eventually, looking away. “I didn’t see that much of Earth. I don’t know what this planet is like or if the rest of the planet is the same. I don’t even know what the plan is after…whatever is supposed to be done to me. What am I supposed to be doing after this…”

T’charrl didn’t really know much about Viral other than he had a lot of spirit. He didn’t know how to explain such a thing to the others if they were to ever ask but his own spirit energy was very high and he could always sense that due to his abilities. It was one thing having Ki, but spirit energy was his specialty and Viral seemed like the kind of guy who would still be moving after extreme punishment just through his will and determination alone. It was probably why he was still functioning after suffering fatal damage to anyone else back on his home planet. Looking to Yumi when she offered him a hand he smiled and took it, pulling himself to his feet. “I think I’ll be okay, thank you. I mean…I’m just tired, I think”, he spoke before looking to the remains of the lunch that Takeshi had brought along with him, slowly moving over to it before he started to pick it up slowly, “Should clean up first…”

Shu was pretty content to go and see Viral seeing how the day was pretty much over for him. He didn’t know what he was feeling anymore about his apparent condition, but he was pretty happy right now so he preferred not to think about it until it was an issue again. He was just going back to how he always felt about it and hiding the problem rather than trying to find a solution. He didn’t know what could be done about it, he just had to get on with it seeing how it wasn’t normal for Saiyans to change like that. He was still scared, but he was happier to be playing around with Yumi and Takeshi there too. Looking between everyone he turned to Takeshi and tilted his head a little at the mention of Viral’s habits, not thinking of it as a big deal just now he giggled, bouncing on his toes. “Mister Viral is more solo person, but he still like social! Maybe he just not having good time expressing himself?” Feeling a little anxious about staying around here he smiled at Takeshi’s suggestion. “I would like to have ride! It’s fun! Please?”

[GambolMuse]

So June was a bit disappointed hunting wouldn't work out, but that didn't mean they couldn't enjoy something else together. "Oh I understand Viral, no need to feel sorry or anything." Better safe than sorry, particularly when they were completely unaware of anything on Uuonoe. Not that she feared for her very life by being out there, but it would be awfully silly for her to somehow end up back in Otherworld after just coming back. Finding something else to do instead wasn't going to be easy either it seemed and would probably take quite a bit of thought on their part. Stopping in her step as she daydreamed somewhat over this new world and its people, unable to help but compare it to Earth aloud. Looking to Viral she gave a sympathetic smile and shrugged her shoulders, glancing off in the distance towards the peaks of the crater they were in. "I don't know either, but it kind of makes you wonder, doesn't it? There's a whole planet here to explore and we've only seen this city, what else is there?" She couldn't help but wonder about it, maybe if she was lucky she could get permission to go out and see, maybe even take Viral along with her. They would need a local to help them but she wasn't too concerned about finding someone for the job. "I'm not sure what you're supposed to be doing, that's not what I'm here for," June answered, turning to Viral and holding out a hand for him, "I'm here to do anything but that. When you're with me we can just forget all of that and have fun, and do whatever it is you want to do that those two normally don't let you. I won't tell," she added, winking playfully.

Viral would hopefully enjoy himself if given a chance to be out and about, that was the hope anyways. Regardless of what Vegeta and Aito might say he needed time to relax too, it was just as important as their medicines or whatever treatments they might be giving him. "You did just get out of the hospital so that's normal. We'll be careful not to go too fast, okay?" Yumi was just glad everyone was back on their feet now, and health would come in time so long as nothing set them back. Following T'charrl's lead she looked back at the remains of the meal, hurrying over to it herself and packing away the remnants inside the container. There wasn't much to save, at most it was a light snack later for someone to enjoy. They could just as well leave it here for some animal to enjoy but then that kind of felt like littering in a funny way, and they didn't want to do that while being guests here on Uuonoe. "There we go, nice and tucked away!" Yumi said as she placed the box under one arm, smiling before slowly rising up into the air. She hovered just a little ways above the ground and gestured for T'charrl to do the same, keeping close to him should he need some help with flying. "Next stop... Wherever Viral is!"

Despite not having remotely done what Takeshi planned to today he was okay with how things were turning out. Hanging out with Viral could either go very well or terribly wrong, but they wouldn't know unless they at least gave it a shot. Worst case nothing changed and the guy went back to doing his own thing, best case he actually had a little bit of fun and everyone was happier for it. They still had no real plan for finding their friend but something would come up, hopefully. "Well then we'll just have to get him out of his shell, you know? He'll have fun if he just relaxes a bit," Takeshi said confidently with a nod, "Once we get him away from all that medicine crap he'll be able to think about good stuff, like... Uh... Food?" What did Viral like anyways? Fighting, that was pretty much the only thing he could think of. Hardly a long list to pick from, there had to be something else they could do. "So you want a ride squirt? Alright, hop on and we'll get going!" Once his brother was all mounted up he grinned back at him and hopped on the balls of his feet before jumping up into the air, using Ki to boost himself further and right over the tops of the trees. Time to find their friend!

[Mogtaki]

Viral glanced at June before he looked away again with a sigh, dropping his expression. He didn’t know what June was planning on doing with him with all of this dropping on him, having to make a decision that involves a social event rather than something he would be completely fine doing himself. He wasn’t used to it, he found it much easier to look after himself instead but now he was having to make decisions because someone else wanted to hang around with him. It was incredibly frustrating, especially when they were the ones who wanted to be with him. Stopping a moment when June made a stop he shifted his feet and folded his arms, looking away for a moment before turning to June when she decided to start talking again. Frowning at her he simply looked around, not particularly finding interest. “Probably just…plants, animals, people and buildings. Just whatever you’d find back on Earth, probably…” Not feeling particularly interested in the subject he kept his eyes off June, only looking back when she held his hand out to him. Staring at her hand for a moment he sighed lightly, looking back up to her before he turned away. “That’s an even tougher proposal. I’ve not done anything I’ve wanted to do since-…since I tried to steal the Dragonball. Even that only lasted briefly. I don’t know how to not take orders, it seems”.

T’charrl didn’t want to have this place ending up all littered with everything and even though he was supposed to be taking it easy he still felt it was his job to take care of all this rubbish that had been left. The most he could do was to make the environment nice and to not anger the forest and animals by forgetting everything. “I don’t mind if you go fast. I’ll still find where you go if I keep an eye out”. He didn’t want to slow them down, that would be the complete opposite of what he wanted when invited to be with his friends. Standing up straight ever so slowly he felt a lot happier now that he managed to clean up, looking to Yumi with a smile before flying with Yumi. “He shouldn’t be far. I mean…we can see a lot from the sky”.

Shu didn’t know if Takeshi would be wanting to talk to him about his problems again or if he would just forget anyway, seeing how it was a particularly big subject but Takeshi certainly had a habit of forgetting about it. He wanted to forget about it as well, he didn’t want to remember he was the odd one in amongst all the Saiyans out there for his strange condition. “Food? Think of food! And adventure…and fighting bad guys! Not Father, but bad guys being mean and we teach them not to be mean”, he smiled, shaking his head, “Not always want to be trying to hurt real badly, just teach them lesson…” Not really wanting to get into massive battles because of his condition he let out a little sigh before quickly moving around and jumping onto Takeshi’s back, holding on tight. “I’m all ready! We find Mister Viral! Maybe in city? Maybe in base, I don't know...”

[GambolMuse]

Yumi supposed it was only right of them to clean up, even if the food would degrade or potentially feed an animal. It wasn't right of them to leave their mess lying around for someone else, that was part of the reason why Earth was so messy in some places. She could recall even now Geoffrey's comments on how humans had been destroying nature for some time, and while she found it slightly preachy she couldn't deny what their lax attitude did. What might T'charrl say if he came back to Earth and spoke with their planet? Would he be appalled by it? Cringing inwardly at the thought she looked to her friend when he spoke, smiling before nodding her head. "Well if we're flying he'll not be moving as fast anyways, no reason for us to race. We can take our time and still find him," she said confidently, "Let's get going, the sooner everyone is together the sooner we can all have fun, right?" With that she kicked off and rose up into the air, having to get her bearings briefly by looking around and then moving along when she found the city again. At the very least Viral would be glad to be away from all the treatments and medicine, though she hoped they could get him to earnestly enjoy himself too.

Hopeful they could get back to working with Shu later Takeshi was fine with getting Viral, having the guy around might even help a little. At the very least he knew he couldn't forget about his brother's problems or put them off anymore, with everyone else starting to get better he had to do his part too. "So just kick their butts until they're nice guys huh? That's one way of looking at it," the older boy commented albeit somewhat skeptically. When had that ever worked out? He guessed Leto was proof of concept, that guy had changed colors pretty quickly after they kicked his butt. Who else though? Krom was still the same old jerk as before even if he claimed to be the good guy in it all, hard to really see him as anything except an ass. Helping Shu onto his back he watched as Yumi and T'charrl took off into the air, chasing after them with as quickly as he could. "The guy's in the city somewhere, unless he went on a surprise trip. We'll find him, it just might take a while," Takeshi answered with a smile, speeding up slightly as to be paced with the others, "The guy's probably going to be grumpy as usual, but he'll warm up to us once we get moving, I hope."

Striking up conversation with Viral was difficult, to say the least. June wasn't sure in the slightest what he might enjoy or want to do and even as she asked that didn't become any easier. "So you can only take orders? Well I guess that's okay if you were a soldier, or someone that's under someone else," she began, trailing off briefly as she thought of how to word this, "But even soldiers aren't soldiers all the time. When there's no fighting to be done you can relax and do what you want, whatever that might be. But if you want an order..." Could she order him to do anything? June didn't feel like she was in a position to demand anything of anyone, even her own children. Besides she just wasn't that kind of person, she hated having someone else dictate how you lived after having grown up like that, she'd never force that on someone else. If this was what Viral wanted though maybe she could make an exception. Smiling knowingly she took a firm stance, one hand on her hip before she pointed at her son, brimming with excitement as she was sure she had found a way to make this work. "Fine! Then as Aito's wife I have authority over you, and I order you to enjoy yourself!" she declared, sounding a bit odd as she attempted to make herself authoritative no no avail, "And now that you were ordered you have to do it!"

[Mogtaki]

Shu was fine enough with having a look around for Viral, even if he didn’t really know what they were going to do once they found him. They were supposed to try and see him, but for what he didn’t know. Takeshi never did say why he wanted to see Viral considering it had been so long since they properly talked, something which might make Viral a little mad. He didn’t like it when Takeshi was so forgetful and that was just going to make things worse for them altogether; then again, it was probably best to try and fix it up before it all got worse. Maybe now that Viral was getting the treatment he needed he would finally be able to lay off Takeshi a little more than usual, hopefully seeing it as a way to help Viral get better faster with the exclusion of company. “We did that to a few before, yes? You did that to Mister Viral at the start of meeting, then there was people in desert. Mister Viral also with that person on snow planet!” he spoke quickly, nodding his head, “Then there was also bad Saiyan Mister Viral beat, but I don’t know what happened to him…” Staring down at the ground as it passed by he squeaked at the mention of Viral’s possible mood. “Ooh! He not grumpy! He just like kitty cat! No wanna be touched or scratch back. You touch too much”.

Viral was feeling all sorts of stressed just from taking to June and he had only been doing so for a little while. If he was going to feel this stressed from both June and Aito then he would immediately start wondering just what he was doing with his entire life and worrying about how they might had thought about him if he ever did get to meet them again. Now that both of them were back, both were proving to be the biggest pain in his backside. While he was a little stressed out from them he thought he might be able to handle it until he was completely better, then he would have to immediately start thinking of a change in perspective and figure out how to keep away from them for as long as possible. As June thought over what he just said he frowned as he slowly looked back at her, disliking the direction she was going in. “What are you saying…” Staring at her as she appeared to be considering something probably a little out there even for her he gasped slightly when she suddenly took a stance, pointing at him. Taking a step back he listened as she tried to show authority over him and gave him an order, a rather silly one at that. Flushing red in response he soon raised his fists, shaking them in frustration. “That’s the dumbest, most vague order I’ve ever heard! Is it your and Aito’s aim to make me out to look like a fool?? You hold no authority over me!”

[GambolMuse]

Making people be nice was all good and fine on paper but Takeshi wasn't quite that optimistic. A shitty person would be shitty regardless, and some were bound to take advantage of you trying to be nice to them. There were exceptions of course, he was one of them, but he believed that to hold true for the most part. "Okay, well yeah Viral was one of them too, and I guess those guys in the desert... And those guys on the snow world..." he conceded reluctantly, sighing when Shu went ahead and pointed out even more people, "Alright buddy alright, I get it, people can change. I've just seen a lot of people not change too, you know? Doesn't exactly make me think everyone can be good. And... I don't know what happened to him either, beats me." The guy probably got taken somewhere for all they knew, he wasn't going to waste any energy thinking about it. Chances were he'd show up at some place down the road anyways, or not, he didn't much care. Flushing slightly and stifling a snicker when Shu compared Viral to a cat, Takeshi shook his head before grinning in amusement. "He's not a cat buddy, aside from the time he changed into one. You call him a cat and he'll get pissed, you know that," the older boy warned, finally letting out a snicker despite himself, "The only time I do any touching is when I'm fighting the guy, which hasn't happened in a while. Not like I ruffle his hair like I do with you, right?"

Convincing Viral to do anything with her wasn't going to be easy. He seemed to respond to orders though, and while giving orders wasn't something June was a fan of she might just try it. Worst case scenario he would say no, best case he went along with it and maybe they enjoyed themselves. Puffing herself up to try and come across as an authority figure, it wasn't much really, she did her best at being firm and all but demand her son enjoy himself. Watching him as he turned red she waited silently for his reply, stepping back slightly when he flipped out over it. "That's not it at all Viral, no one is trying to make you look like a fool!" June explained hastily, frowning as she stepped forward, "You said you don't know how to refuse orders, so... I figured I could order you to have fun, even if it was a long shot. I'm sorry for giving you something so ridiculous." She couldn't order someone to enjoy themselves anyways, what was she thinking? A person had fun when they decided they were having fun, no one else could tell you as much. Like he had any reason to listen to her anyways, she'd been absent all his life and now expected him to listen as though nothing had happened. Letting out a soft sigh she closed her eyes for a moment before looking at Viral apologetically, a sad smile on her face as she folded her hands together, "I won't try ordering you around anymore, I promise. Can you just try working with me then? I want to help you relax and I don't know how to do that, but I'm trying."

[Mogtaki]

Shu had faith in himself, that he might be able to make some allies out of former enemies. It would be nice to have more on their side rather than having to beat them down and hope they don’t do it again, seeing how he wasn’t willing to kill anyone. He probably could kill, but he didn’t want to become a monster in more ways than one. He wanted to keep his personality and be a good being, not having to resort to ending someone’s life. He couldn’t do that, by all means it was fine for the others to do that but they weren’t monsters, they didn’t have to worry about losing their entire personality and becoming animals. He couldn’t say the same for Viral when it came down to it, he recognised that the guy had no problem with killing, but hearing why he was made did make sense to him. “Krom change, now he training you and friends”, Shu spoke, sighing lightly, “Anybody change for good usually”. Shu smiled when Takeshi tried to give his explanation as to why it was a bad idea to call Viral a cat, finding it funny that he was tickled by the thought too. “Ooh! Fighting Mister Viral? Yeah, you no even trained with him. Is Mister Viral okay for fighting? I mean, I don’t know how he be feeling”.

Viral was rather angry with June, hearing her treat him like this. She had no authority to go ahead and say such things and when it meant he was being subjected to looking like the fool he couldn’t help but get mad. Watching as June tried to explain herself he gave her an angry glare before looking away, grunting. “Tch! You can’t do that anyway. Having fun is the complete opposite of taking an order! You can’t tell someone to enjoy themselves!” he spoke, folding his arms, “If someone doesn’t enjoy themselves, they can’t be swayed into enjoyment just because someone ordered them to. If that was the case, I would be much better, wouldn’t I…” Feeling rather bitter about it all he eventually groaned and turned his back on her, slowly rubbing his head as she tried to make a compromise with him. “Help me relax? You can help by finding me some alcohol on this planet so that I may forget all my problems”, he spoke before sighing, shaking his head, “Might as well forget everything from today to twenty years ago. That’s when everything went to hell…”

[GambolMuse]

"Just because the guy's training us doesn't make him good. He's basically being forced to by Korian, he's a prisoner Shu. It's probably either that or sit in a cell somewhere, he's not doing it out of the goodness of his heart." Krom was definitely not a good choice for an example. Besides if what the guy said was half true he was a good person all along, no one was just aware of what they were up to. There were some genuinely bad people out there however who there was no redemption for, those were the sorts that Takeshi had no problem killing. He and his brother would always be different in that regard, knowing Shu he'd try helping even the lowest of scum in the barrel. "I don't know, I haven't seen him for a while so how would I know? I've heard he's getting better, but that's vague and doesn't tell anyone anything," Takeshi commented, smirking as he dropped in elevation a bit to get a clearer view of the roads, "Though if he is ready I'd totally fight him, and I'd win. If he's healthy enough to fight then I want to be the first to get a crack at him."

No sooner had June gone through the monologue of ordering fun did Viral bring it up himself, bringing a meek smile to her face as she nodded her head once. "I know... It was a stupid order and I never should have made it. In fact I never should have tried ordering you to begin with, I'm sorry." It had been made with every good intention in mind though, wasn't he able to see as much? If they were to find something for him to enjoy then they would have to do so by her efforts alone; she hardly knew Viral anymore, the things he used to enjoy doing probably weren't the same now, leaving her without a single idea. Frowning at the idea of using alcohol to numb the pain, June took a step forward and reached out towards Viral in a desire to comfort him, but stopped short knowing he'd probably only be upset. "Do you mean what happened to us...? Viral neither of us blame you for that, and I'm sure Vegeta doesn't either. We've moved on from it, can't you too?" It had been much too long since they were last together, it felt like she was speaking with a total stranger now. No matter how much her heart was in it she may be unable to help Viral now, making her chest twist painfully at the helplessness. If his own mother couldn't help him then who could?

"If he's healthy then you're not fighting him Takeshi, don't be an idiot," Yumi chastised as she glanced back, narrowing her eyes at the older of the two boys, "The last thing we need is you getting him hurt just as he's healing, understand? Try and behave for once and we'll all have a wonderful time without pummeling each other." Boys could be such idiots sometimes, though Takeshi was the poster child for them in her eyes. Yes fighting with a friend was fun, so long as it was kept respectable and clean; to say the Saiyan and Beastman were friends was a stretch as far as the imagination could go, in fact it might even be an outright lie. Even Yumi in her most optimistic of views only could see them as associates through friends, they had never exactly gotten along all that well before. Seeing the buildings passing by down below she gasped when she saw a familiar mane of blond hair among the rows, coming to an abrupt halt and looking back the way they had come. No doubt about it, there he was! "Viral! I found him!" Yumi exclaimed, beaming as she shot down from the air and directly at her friend. Being mindful not to knock him over she promptly threw her arms around his shoulders when she hit the ground, smiling brightly at the fact he was out and about.

[Mogtaki]

“Does him being a prisoner meant he is not that bad if he isn’t being bad? He is not doing anything bad when he could, right?” Shu smiled, even though he didn’t really know much about Krom or the way he acted, “He did bring us back and…maybe he good somewhere?” He really didn’t know about Krom but it was worth a shot asking him about his opinion. He didn’t know if Takeshi thought Krom might be able to be good, but he also didn’t know if Krom was just putting on an act and was still a good guy at heart. It was possible, seeing how the guy had offered to train them. Shu didn’t believe people were born evil, seeing how Kiton’s entire race was thought to be evil according to him and yet he was still good in there. Smiling at Takeshi as he talked about Viral he tilted his head a little before looking to Yumi who was quick to tell him off, squeaking in response. “Ooh! Mister Viral might not want to fight too! Mister Viral been mad at you too since no seeing him much”. It was always a case with them, Viral getting mad at Takeshi for something or the other way around. They always seemed mad at each other for some reason. Looking to the city below briefly he squeaked when Yumi suddenly shouted out about Viral, looking to her before down at where she was heading. “Ooh! Mister Viral!”

Viral didn’t really know how they all truly felt about him if it was such a joke that he was able to take orders well but not think for himself, but June was quick to apologise and look all sorry for herself as a result. He didn’t know what he was supposed to believe in regards to their feelings about him, whether they thought of him as incapable of having free thought. Sighing and shaking his head in response he frowned when she tried to discourage him thinking the past was still all his fault. He knew what happened and had hid it for so long, then there was all the other tests he had to go through after he was released. All that was hard to move on from, especially when it was all his fault for it happening. “My memory has been wiped once before. It’s probably not impossible for it to be wiped again”, he spoke, turning around slightly, “Wouldn’t that be what you would want? For me to return to how I was before?” Before he could continue on with his thoughts he did notice someone looking at him, his natural instincts picking up on it instantly. Looking up he saw the source pretty clearly, but he didn’t look to happy about it. “What are they…?” Not knowing how to react to this it seemed too late to run as Yumi decided it was wise to fly straight for him, only managing to take a few steps back before she landed and immediately grabbed him in a hug. “Yumi! What are you doing??” he gasped in embarrassment, trying to move her arms, “Don’t you have any manners??”

[GambolMuse]

"Buddy... You're really dead-set on thinking Krom's a good guy aren't you?" Takeshi asked as his brow furrowed, not quite having it in him to just say Shu was flat out wrong. "He probably just did what he was told for all we know, that doesn't make him a good guy, it makes him a person who takes orders. If our dad had a boss and they told him to be nice to us and he was, would our dad be a good guy then? No, he'd still be a jerk." There were genuinely good people and then people who acted nice, but weren't. If Shu couldn't tell the difference between the two then he was setting himself up to get seriously taken advantage of by others. All the more reason for him to hang around then, make sure his kid brother didn't get himself in a mess. Flushing a soft red Takeshi puffed himself up before sputtering incoherently, trying to come up with some sort of defense to his absence. "W-Well the guy doesn't like me! And I've been busy training! And I'm playing with you! He's busy getting better!" Still, he probably could have made time to see his friend, as it stood he was pretty much an ass for never stopping by. Letting out a long sigh at being caught out he nearly flew into Yumi when she stopped, skidding to a halt before watching her fly down to the man in question. Wow, they had found him quick.

So June knew at least some of the boundaries they had now, that she couldn't assume herself to be on equal footing with her husband. Not that she felt wronged by it, but she wondered why exactly that was; back at the home Viral seemed to dislike Aito quite a bit, yet now he was practically saying only her husband could demand things of him. So he disliked Aito but he respected him enough to take orders? She supposed she could equate that to her own childhood of obeying her father, albeit it was more out of fear than respect that she had done so. "What?! No! Of course not! You're different than you were then, but you're still you. I don't want you to ever think that I'd want that, and neither do Aito or Vegeta! Viral, we want you regardless how you are, that's never going to change." She might have said more, but a sudden blur crashing down from the sky and throwing itself at Viral quickly silenced her. Watching stunned for a brief moment she realized who it was finally, relaxing and smiling amused as Viral became flustered over the affections. "She's just happy to see you, that's all!" June said, hiding a laugh behind her hand.

"Yeah, I'm excited you're out and about Viral!" Yumi agreed, keeping a grip on her friend for as long as she could. When she was finally pried from Viral's shoulders she took a step back, smiling cheerfully as she wiped some of her bangs from her eyes. "I heard you were doing better, but look at you! You seem a lot better since we last talked, and that wasn't even that long ago! Oh I'm so proud that you've stuck through it all, you're going to be one hundred percent in no time!" So she was being a little bubbly right now, how could she not? Her friend whom she'd known all her life had been gravely ill, and yet here he was now walking around under his own accord. Not seeing his attendants, Aito and Vegeta, she figured he was healthy enough to go without frequent checks too, meaning huge improvements had been made. Resisting the urge to hug him again she glanced back as the others finally landed, smiling before turning her gaze back to Viral. "Oh, I brought some friends along, we wanted to come and say hi!"

Takeshi had missed most of Yumi's animated conversation, but by the sounds of it she was awfully glad to see Viral. He had to admit too he didn't expect the Beastman to look as good as he did, having gotten used to the more sickly appearance he'd had. In fact if he didn't know any better he'd just say the guy was tired and nothing else, that's how improved it was. "Yeah, figured we'd just drop in and say hi real quick, see how it's going," Takeshi explained, pausing to ease Shu off of his back. Straightening out his shirt he gave the Beastman a once over before nodding approvingly, a grin crossing his face as he folded his arms. "Look at you, all up and ready to kick some butt again! You've gotta be stoked, you know? I mean you could probably take someone on right now!" he went on, smirking before pointing a thumb at his own chest and winking, "Heck, you might even be able to beat me."

[Mogtaki]

“B-But! Everyone can be good, right? You said you were a jerk before, but you’re good now, right?” Shu squeaked, not sounding particularly convinced, “He still thinks, goes to sleep, dreams, has food and favourite snacks…he just like other people, right? He still used to be little like me, right?” He still believed everyone could be good if they were given a chance, they just had to show that they were a good person inside. It was hard to convince anyone that people could be good if given the chance, especially when that person could be scary and the bad guy. He did wonder if he could be good and did have faith that he could be redeemed, just like anyone else. Giggling when Takeshi just got all flustered over the thought of Viral he looked to Yumi when it seemed she had spotted him, watching as she immediately headed on down. Looking to T’charrl quickly he squeaked when they suddenly started descending, hoping T’charrl was going to be able to get down without too much of a problem considering he was still injured and not flying very well.

While Viral could argue all his time with June about his existence and whether he would be better off being reverted back to the time before their deaths, it was Yumi who was quick to put a halt to that discussion and immediately dive in at him and grabbing him like it was okay. He didn’t think it was okay, even if it was just Yumi he was still in a fairly bad spot right now and getting something like that was just going to make it worse for him. Wanting to get Yumi off him he tried to get her off for some time before she finally let go, giving her a glare. “I may be getting better, but that doesn’t excuse you being rude like that!” Despite the whole dropping in and interrupting their conversation it was the fact that the others were also here that threw him off, his eyes going to Takeshi and Shu as they touched down while noticing T’charrl not that far behind. Groaning lightly he watched as Takeshi put Shu down, frowning before he looked back to Takeshi. “Beat you? I could beat you before I fell ill. Are you calling me weaker than I was before? What do you mean by that…”

[GambolMuse]

"W-Well I mean that's me! Just because I changed doesn't mean everyone will change," Takeshi said, feeling like he was quickly loosing ground here in this squabble, "And yeah, he was little once, probably, but that doesn't mean he was a good guy then either! There are some bad kids too you know, he could be one of them. Some people are just born bad!" Who knows who was right here, and more importantly why did he even care who was right? Again he was making something so petty into a competition, like he had to be correct over Shu no matter what. Or maybe he was just embarrassed he was being proven wrong by his brother, someone who didn't always seem like the brightest bulb. Lucky for him that their conversation was ending here, Viral was down below and it was high time they went and said hello. Following Yumi's lead down he laughed seeing her all but tackle the Beastman in greeting, refraining from doing the same.

Yumi hadn't expected Viral's reaction to be any different even if he was feeling better now. It was funny though, watching him become flustered over something as innocent as a hug. "Well I apologize for being rude, but I was only saying hello," she said in turn, smiling innocently, "It's nice to see you by the way, it feels like its been ages! And you too June!" Well this was a nicer reunion than she'd imagined, having thought Vegeta or Aito would be here. Not that she disliked either of those two, but they were always about business and never just having fun, it was boring. Just when she was certain this would be a great time Takeshi had to go and bring his idiocy into it, provoking Viral by saying he was stronger than him. As her brow furrowed she glared over at the boy angrily, but never spoke on it as Viral instead had something to say. Oh no, they were going to fight again weren't they?

"No, I'm saying that fighting you when you were sick would have been boring, you know? It wouldn't even have been a fight," Takeshi spoke plainly, shrugging his shoulders before smirking again, "Now though? I bet you could fight me and it would be a good challenge. I've been training though and you're just recovering, so I'd probably win." He didn't mean anything negative by it really, that was just his honest perception of things. The guy had been sick for so long and was only starting to look better, it was highly doubtful he'd be at full strength. Despite the glower Yumi was giving him he didn't back down from where he stood, even stepping closer to Viral and folding his arms over his chest proudly. "The guy is kind of a jerk, but Krom was showing me how to fight, I've gotten better. Before you'd probably wipe the floor with me, but now I bet I could kick your butt. Want to find out?"

June had barely known Takeshi or Shu until now, so she wasn't sure if this was normal for the boy or not. All she knew was he was picking a fight with her son who was only just recovering and that wouldn't stand. "Excuse me? Viral absolutely will not be fighting you, or anyone. You people need to give up your obsession with brawls for ten minutes and realize he's still recovering!" They were like little kids always wanting to wrestle with one another, it was insane!

"I know he's still recovering, it's not like I'd go all out with him," Takeshi said in defense, holding up his hands as he spoke, "But I'm sure he's probably tired of just sitting around all day and wants to have some fun. So what do you say Viral?" he asked, grinning as he held out a hand, "Let's kill some time and see just how you're doing, huh?"

[Mogtaki]

Viral was not at all pleased with everyone absolutely interested in seeing him all of a sudden, especially when they showed no desire to go and see how he was doing any other day he was around. It was very irritating, wondering if they were only interested in him if he was better. There was no reason for them to ever stop seeing him before, so why now of all the times. Maybe if they actually paid attention to him before he probably wouldn’t have much of a problem, but most of the time they had only been asking if he was getting better. They never really wanted to be around him otherwise, if they did then they would’ve been asking him more than just how he was and whether he was getting better all the time. The only ones out of all those around him that never asked how he was all the time was Shu and the alien, but probably because Shu was too immature to understand he could speak up for himself and do things by himself while the alien was more concerned with hiding away. If Takeshi was curious then Shu was curious, but the kid was too socially inept to ask about anything else openly.

“That’s because it had been ages! She’s no better either!” Viral snapped at Yumi, pointing at June, “She gets revived and instead of acting like she’s Vegeta’s mother, she runs off to the natives here! Nothing involving me having to go through a lot to get to this stage, she was just more interested in volunteer work…” Just because she had made her case and tried to apologise about that didn’t mean he had forgiven her. He was angry that he was constantly asked if he was getting better or left with Vegeta or Aito because they apparently ‘knew what was best’. Now there was also Takeshi to add to that mix, seeing him get all happy that he was looking better only to fight him. That really made him angry, knowing he was only wanting him better for this.

Giving Takeshi a glaring at as he spoke about his strength he side glanced at June, staring at her before he turned his eyes back to Takeshi. “Is this all you think of me? As someone to fight whenever you see me as worthy?” he questioned him, giving a quick glance at Shu and T’charrl, “Would they think of me as only worthy to fight you too because you told them that’s all I mean to you?” Shu and T’charrl were unable to answer such a question, but then again it wasn’t their discussion. If they were to be anything, it would be to stay on the side-lines. It seemed to be what they were doing at least, seeing how Shu and T’charrl were away from Takeshi’s side for now. “So you’ve been training with Krom…big deal! I was training before June took me away from it, training with Aito and Vegeta. So what? You wish to finish my training? To see if I’ve recovered enough for you?? Why don’t you just bring it and get it over with instead of trying to show off?”

[GambolMuse]

"Viral, that's not fair! June was probably trying to be respectful since you were working with them, she was giving everyone space I bet. You can't blame her for that," Yumi began, abashed that Viral would try making the woman as the bad guy in all of this, "I'm sure she would have-"

"No Yumi, he's right... I could have done more, but instead I felt like I would be smothering Vegeta and Viral if I stuck around," June admitted as she lowered her gaze shamefully, "I know it's a lot to expect for either of them to welcome us back like this, so I figured we could give them time." She sincerely only wanted what was best for both boys, and at the time she had felt like space was just that. If they wanted to see her then they could have at any time, and their lack of visits told her maybe they weren't quite ready yet. At any rate she wanted to be the antithesis of Aito, that is she wanted to help Viral and Vegeta forget the work they were doing and relax, enjoy themselves for a while. Today however she'd realized maybe she wasn't up to task on that either, having no idea how to help Viral relax.

This wasn't how Yumi had imagined their reunion, not at all. On one hand she could see where Viral was coming in all of this, yet at the same time he should really respect everyone else too. The situation was confusing for everyone, and she herself couldn't imagine how she might act after seeing her parents come back like Vegeta and Viral did. Even now she would imagine Vegeta felt strange for being with Aito, and Viral with June as well. Maybe they were out of touch with how things worked nowadays, but they should be given the benefit of the doubt in that they were only trying to help. In some strange way too she saw Takeshi's challenge as his own way of trying to support Viral, like he was wanting to prove to their friend he could fight. Either that or he was trying to stroke his own ego, which knowing Takeshi could be true too. Watching the two go back and forth she let out a silent sigh, stepping closer to June and placing a hand on her arm with a small smile. "They'll be okay, they do this a lot."

If Takeshi was as hairy as Shu then he'd be visibly bristling with excitement by now. Clearly Viral was not at one hundred percent just yet, but this was the closest to it he had been in ages. "You? No, being worthy has nothing to do with it, I'm not saying I'm better," he answered, smiling as he pointed to Viral, "I see you as someone who has always been stronger than me, someone I have to fight to know my training isn't going to waste. Until I can beat you there's no real way of knowing what I'm doing is worth it." Back on Earth he had been saved a handful of times from Viral, and the only time he'd ever won was when the guy wasn't himself or sick. Those weren't victories to be proud of, they were empty wins against a person who was less than themselves. Frowning when Viral kept going on about it he let out a sigh, nodding his head before gesturing over his shoulder. "I'll bring it, but not here. Middle of a street in the city isn't the best place for this, you know? Come on, we'll go somewhere there's less stuff to break."

The others were probably annoyed with him by now, but Takeshi had to do this. He needed someone to see if the way of fighting Krom pushed for really made a difference, and if he'd truly improved at all. Viral being healthy again could make him the strongest fighter of the group once more, who better to test it on? Since they hadn't gotten terribly far into the city it didn't take long to get out of it, backtracking a ways from where they had come to the edge by the forests. Only once they had passed the last building and found themselves in the open did Takeshi finally stop, turning to face Viral with a small smile, lowering himself with his left leg reaching back as his hands came up in a ready stance. "I know you want to kick my ass as much as I want to beat you, so let's both have fun with this alright?"

Yumi couldn't believe they were actually doing this, going through with this ridiculous grudge match of theirs. Oh sure they could say it was for training but these two had always butted heads, this was no different. The fact both of them were willing to fight too left her with little to say to stop them, knowing they'd see it done one way or another. Watching Takeshi and Viral break off from the group she gave her head a shake of disbelief, placing her hands on her hips and looking down at Shu and T'charrl. "Why are boys so eager to fight like this...? I never understood..." she mumbled, letting out a sigh before sniffing, "It's like you've always got something to prove to each other."