T’charrl didn’t know what the reception of his return was going to be like but he had hoped it would be a quiet one, instead everything somewhat exploded and he was barely given a moment to relax. He had to say hello to everyone and explain what had been going on, whether he was okay and what was bothering him. It was all a big farce in the end, especially when he just wanted to sit down for a moment and take in the fresh air of his home planet. He was worried that his mother might be mad at him for not saying much through communications when there was a functioning radio, but she seemed alright and just happy that he was home. He had taken all his gifts he got from the other planet with him too, he didn’t want to leave them anywhere randomly, they might get damaged if he left them somewhere he didn’t fully have trust in for them to keep safe. He didn’t have too much in his own room so there was space, and even then there was plenty of empty rooms in the palace that he could use to keep things safe.
T’charrl was feeling pretty settled otherwise, even though he knew he was here for more than just chilling out with his family. There was a lot he had to do and he didn’t know how he was going to accomplish any of it, especially when he didn’t even know where to start. He did eventually try to talk about it to see if there was anything that had changed since he had left previously, but there was still uncertainty. Hearing that the way to go about it was meditations and all that wasn’t exactly helpful, he already tried that sort of thing and found it to be the only way he found control, but he had no idea what trials were. There was too much that he didn’t know and it really bothered him, especially after all this time. He was sick and tired of going through all the pain and stress all the time only to end up physically and mentally weakened from the ordeal, he just wanted to find balance.
As wonder over whether he was going to be able to keep going like this washed over him constantly he was left stressed out and unable to understand why it had to be him for this to happen. Why couldn’t he find balance, he was just constantly haunted by his shortcomings. He had offers to train him because of his weaknesses and problems, but he didn’t know what they could do to help him. While he was ready to start training, he was still uncertain about it helping him in any possible way. Maybe his father knew something he didn’t, although he did still need to hone his skills with his blades.
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The lack of battling going on lately was really getting on the nerves of both Kai and Choi when there was nothing for them to do other than what they had been trained to do most of their lives, but there was only so much enjoyment one could find in the kitchen. They were still Saiyans, pure blooded Saiyans, and the lack of battling was really getting to them. It was life-changing when they qualified to fight for the Saiyan army, they got to discover that fighting was in their blood and that battling was definitely less stressful than providing a good meal for the higher ups. Just because they were out of the main battlefield by not fighting for the King didn’t mean they were relieved, they still wanted to do some fighting even if it was against their former colleagues.
Hearing about the Saiyans being on the move again definitely made Kai and Choi eager to say they wanted to battle and were quick to volunteer to go out again, not taking too much care about the whole trying to settle down idea. Breaks were nice and all, but they wanted to be able to fight and not turn into some set of cooks again. It wasn’t fair, they weren’t like the other rebels who were bred from the desire to put an end to the fighting. Kabocha was probably the same, he was raised to be a fighter and not fighting for a cause probably made him itch for battle too. Training was fine and all, but there was only so much you could do without feeling like you were losing skills you could only learn from having your life on the line.
While going out with Leto, Yumi and Viral on the team wasn’t exactly expected, Kai was tolerating the ride a fair bit but Choi was having a harder time. Choi didn’t know if he could handle being around Yumi too much, even though she had broke it off with him. As the twins sat beside each other it was very easy to tell which was which by the mere expression, Choi looking a little more distressed than Kai. It was just difficult to get over something like that when it was your first and only. Even Leto’s banter was lost to him, he just couldn’t be bothered with his annoying cheering. It was one thing to be enthusiastic, but to annoy others with it was just a bit too much for Kai. “I doubt they even remember who we are and what we did if we ever return home. Maybe Kabocha, but nobody really cares for the servants”.
Viral just had very little care right now for what the others were talking about, his mind going elsewhere rather than to everyone else around him. He was going off to fight again with soldiers to act against an aggression that was being classed as the Saiyan army but in reality he couldn’t care less. He knew what it meant to fight against them and was well aware that they were playing the bad guy part in this play, or at least that’s what he was told. They had been advancing on some sort of settlement and they were supposed to go in and stop them. It was all fairly standard stuff, but that was probably what the problem was.
He had done this all before, but he wasn’t exactly feeling like the hero going into save these people from oppression. It felt like he had done it all before many times except he was on the other side, he wasn’t going to be able to shake off those memories so easily. He would go in and stop the rebels from attempting to take over territory, sometimes turning the area into a graveyard to fight them off and restore order. It was all too difficult to shake away such memories, even as Yumi intruded on his moment as he remained silent, barely realising she was talking to him until he looked and noticed she was staring at him. “…Hm, sure. Sure…” he spoke before looking away again, “I’m sure that’ll happen eventually…”
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Shu didn’t know how he was supposed to feel about this. He was suddenly the focus of everyone’s attention with little going on other than everyone contemplating what they were going to do with him. He didn’t know what they were planning, all of them were here watching him and analysing him with two strangers in the room making observations of his behaviour. When he was told he was going to get some help he didn’t think he would be surrounded by this many and with such pressure too. He was too awkward for all of this, it would be better if his problems were just ignored again since nobody had any clue as to what he was supposed to do about it. Everything was so much easier when nobody bothered with his problems, it wasn’t as if they were going to be fixed after so long anyway.
Squeaking when he was suddenly talked to he raised his shoulders, keeping his eyes down as he nodded at the battle plan. He didn’t know how he was supposed to respond to that, mostly because he was not sure what it all meant. Private sessions sounded rather scary and he didn’t know Ricken and Sasha well enough to know if they were going to be able to help him. Sasha seemed nice enough, although Ricken didn’t look very happy to be tasked with this. Hearing about how long it was going to take didn’t really bother him, it was a matter of how long it would take until they forget about treating him and go on their merry way. Giving Takeshi a glance to see what he thought about it he soon sighed and looked down again, pressing his fingers together slowly.
Sasha was quick to try and reassure him that he was going to manage, but he really didn’t know if that was true. It was already hard to express what was wrong with him, so feeling alone felt like it was going to happen anyway. “Help…help…” he muttered to himself, thinking about how they were going to help him before squeaking when he was told nothing involving the treatment was going to go ahead today, instead he was going to go out somewhere. He didn’t know how he felt about that, maybe a little bit confused but also interested. He didn’t fully understand why he was going to get a day off like this, but it did sound kind of fun. “A ffffffestival…a festival? Fun festival…” he spoke lowly, thinking about it before looking to Takeshi after he ruffled his hair. He didn’t understand why he was getting a break already, but everything did sound rather fun and food did sound pretty good. “O-Okay…okay. Games and food and play. And it all okay? No help today, just fun? Where be that fun festival?”