"That's not true, I know how to start. I know several ways how to begin working," Vegeta retorted, smiling slightly, "I just don't know what the correct approach is yet. I could end up going through several iterations of tests before I figure out exactly what we're looking for." There were multiple different fields that needed to be explored, and variables which had to be accounted for. Needless to say it was going to be a lot of data crunching, all the while Viral would have to sit tight and endure it. "Of course I know how to return your energy... In theory. This is the trail run for my invention, but it should work how I designed it to. Have a little faith in my work won't you? I sort of invent things for a living after all. To give you something tangible though... My calculations before coming out to use it was roughly 85% chance of success. So there is a minute chance I won't be able to return your energy, but even if that's the case we can easily replenish it other ways." Not that Viral would need terribly much in the way of power while laying down on a hospital bed. He was just as well off with what he had now, albeit a bit more might make him feel better in general. "The ward is just up ahead. When I get you laid down we'll try undoing the device and transferring some power back, okay? Not all, some."

Hopefully T'charrl wasn't going to bent out of shape at being left behind. There was legitimately no way he could have come along, but that wouldn't save him from feeling left out. If anything it may have made things worse, knowing he had to remain in the ship. With any luck he'd made use of that time though, perhaps training his language skills with Vegeta, or working on controlling his power a bit better. On top of Viral struggling with his own strength the Kaesstrian had the same issues, and neither had a clear solution. Takeshi felt pretty bad for Vegeta in that regard, it was basically down to him to figure out what was wrong with them, the was the only one really with the brains to do so. Giving Shu a smile he shrugged his shoulders, moving to put his hands in his pockets but again stopping, letting his arms hang at his sides instead. "We'll figure it out. There's a whole lot of us working on it, yeah? With all of our brains chipping away it's only a matter of time until someone has a breakthrough. It can't be all that hard, we're just missing something." There Shu went again, being all dopy and making monkey noises. When teased again about being frightened by their friend he only stuck out his tongue, huffing as he turned his head away. He was only uneasy when T'charrl was big and really misshapen, how he was now didn't cause any problems.

"Yeah... He's not that nice. Kind of a pain in the ass really," Takeshi agreed, referring to Haku. "But we should give him a chance and all. It's not really fair to treat him like a prisoner, even after what he did to us. He's just a kid, like you and me." In fact he wasn't even sure how old the other boy was, they had never asked. Probably Shu's age, if not a bit younger. It was a far cry from the usual adult Elites they had to contend with, those guys were real jerks. "I don't know... I guess he kinda reminds me of myself in a way. He doesn't get along with anyone, no one wants him around, people seem to hate him. I mean he got kicked off of Kortal by our father basically, he can't go home now. That's got to suck, you know? And the way I see it, I was a real jerk before I met you, then I warmed up a bit. Maybe if we give him a chance he'll come around too." When he and Shu were supposed to be these great warriors, carrying on the legacy of Goku and the likes in protecting people, they couldn't well ostracize someone. Even if Takeshi was begrudgingly giving this idea he felt in part it was the right thing to do. "Hey... Don't be telling anyone about this. I don't want them thinking I'm going all soft and want to stick up for the new guy," Takeshi said, reaching over and carefully pinching Shu's nose between his fingers, "Or I'll give you a wedgie."