Viral wasn’t too happy that he was near enough guilt-tripped into letting Yumi spar against him. He knew that if he refused she would get all upset and he’d feel fed up by it in return. She was not so easily pleased when he refused to do something, even if he wasn’t feeling up to doing anything. He probably wouldn’t have much strength to fight back anyway, she was just going to be able to hit him and block his attacks easily so it shouldn’t be a big deal. Feeling unsure about it anyway, Viral still went ahead with it even if he wasn’t so enthusiastic about it. Frowning as he looked over to Yumi, he stared at her before slowly turning his head again, “As if that should be your concern…” Feeling about ready to lay down at this point he glanced to Yumi when she reacted to the smell of food, not feeling too enthusiastic himself about it, “Great, just what a need…some fuel…”

Choi hardly believed something like that, especially when Takeshi was so confident that he was the strongest. If he claimed such a thing then it meant Shu was weaker than him and so far Takeshi had been annoying, his brother probably even more so as well. Feeling confident that he could battle Takeshi easily after a few hits he was starting to feel the burn, his arm feeling a bit numb but nothing too bad. Immediately going back into the fray, Takeshi went in quickly with a variety of attacks once more with each movement by himself being jolty to try and make Takeshi miss his blocks. Not trying particularly hard to hit him his fist collided with Takeshi’s palm before throwing another punch. It was a pretty close fight with both of them managing to counter each other. Continuing his attack he pulled back his fist to try and give Takeshi a good solid punch before Takeshi decided to do so as well but just before him, his arm quickly swinging out and managing to hit him away. It was only a brief stumble but it was still enough to make him annoyed. Pulling back again he immediately tried to charge at Takeshi recklessly, going in for a full tackle instead as if aiming to wrestle him down.

T’charrl probably could had continued if he wasn’t feeling so off, even if it wasn’t Kabocha’s fault. It was the sort of thing he did tell them about and he didn’t want it to go any further, but he couldn’t help but feel pretty disrupted by it. The fact that his body recognised a weakness and was reacting to that made him worry, but the less he tried to fight the quicker it should calm down. Taking in a deep breath he slowly rubbed his chin, looking back to Kabocha and giving him a smile, “Really? Except I’m not used to certain things…but remember things of good…”he spoke, feeling a little stuck to what the word might be but soon dismissing it, “I feel like I can fight big bads again. I can do good, maybe…” While he felt pretty confident that the training did some good for him, he could feel that his energy had grown as if every punch and blow was filling him with new energy. He sure did hope it wasn’t Kabocha’s energy he had taken, but then again he was also still absorbing the energy that was in the air as the others clashed. Maybe he should think about leaving soon, but for now Kabocha was being kind and offering to help him up. Giving him a smile he took the offer, grasping at him and slowly pulling himself up, "A draw? To be the same? Yes, that is good…very good. You were good to fight with a-and sorry if I was not good to fight maybe. Sorry if I scared…”

Yumi didn't know what she was more excited for, sparring with Viral... Or food. It wasn't until she caught wind of what Vegeta was making that her stomach rumbled and she realized she was more than ready for a meal. Resisting the urge to lick her lips out of anticipation she squirmed slightly in her seat, glancing over at the Beastman with a smile. "You are my concern, plain and simple. And don't feel guilty for that, I know how you are," she warned, wagging a finger in Viral's face before folding her arms, "It's no problem at all to have someone worry about you, it's what friends and family do. It's natural, as natural as the sun, or the water or animals. And you do need fuel! How else are we going to spar if you don't have energy?" It would be a bunch of flailing about and mindlessly slapping, if anything else. Plus... She was going to eat, she was hungry. And it was just rude to eat in front of someone who wasn't eating as well. Sure, Vegeta would be joining them, but she wanted Viral to eat as well. Turning around in her seat Yumi smiled excitably, getting up and going over to the swinging doors just as Vegeta was coming out with his arms full of trays. "Food! Here, let me help you with that!" she said, taking a set of trays hastily.

"Wait Yumi, I'm not exactly balanced!" Vegeta warned, his eyes widening as weight was taken off of his left arm. Wobbling slightly he looked at the remaining trays nervously, trying to balance them again and eventually succeeding. Sighing softly he shook his head, continuing over to the table where he began setting them down one by one before Viral. "Please don't do that, it's difficult to carry that many as it is," he said, glancing over at a meek Yumi. Pulling off the lids for each container he placed them in a pile off to the side, waving his hand a bit and blowing on it from holding the hot metal. Foolish of him for not bringing gloves, an afterthought that was too little too late. All of the food was seen to, but they needed one more thing. Going back to the kitchen he disappeared through the doors, coming back with a few glasses and a brownish bottle. Smiling slightly he set the bottle and glasses down, looking at Viral. "I know I normally forbid alcohol, but... I think that we can have just a single drink, as a celebration. I'm getting ahead of myself with this genetics business, but I can't help but be optimistic."

Takeshi didn't expect to be so level with Choi, it was frustrating. Not because he hated being equal to his friend, that wasn't the issue really. How was he going to be able to keep Shu and the others safe when he wasn't stronger than anyone? Granted they weren't using Ki, that could create a bigger gap, but even so... Without Ki there were differences in strength, and his and Choi's were so marginal they seemed even. Trading blow for blow, blocking and dodging one another, it was a pretty drawn out spar. A bit out of lack of patience and more so out of a want to finish up he tried a different move, throwing an arm around instead of just going for another punch. He missed Choi's head and smacked the boy in the shoulder, hard enough to make him stumble away. Smiling he watched his opponent barely catch himself, before his smile waned when Choi abruptly charged at him. Trying to grab his friend before he could make it he missed, and the two went to the ground with a thud. Growling in annoyance, Takeshi tried to push Choi off of him, the pair rolling as they vied for control. "Agh, get off me you moron!" he snapped, still trying to either pin or push off Choi, "I thought we weren't grappling."

Still in one piece and not drained of energy, Kabocha was pretty happy with that outcome. It was a decent match all things considered, better than he expected even. He wouldn't have thought in a million years that T'charrl would stack up to the rest of their group, he just didn't think Kaesstrians had it in them. If this was what they were capable of then the King made a huge mistake in leaving them alone all this time. "You'll be right next to us kicking some butt," he said, smiling as he helped T'charrl to his feet, "You're still not as strong as us Saiyans, mind you... But you're close." He didn't want T'charrl getting a big head, even if he had managed to be an equal. For a short spar Kabocha noted he was feeling a bit more tired than he'd thought, not entirely sure why that was. Brushing it off as just his imagination he wiped some sweat from his face, looking over at the only pair still going, Takeshi and Choi. Were they trying to cuddle or fight? He couldn't tell. "Hey, you did well! Seriously, you gave me way more of a work out than I thought you would," Kabocha replied, before looking over to the others and shouting, "Either you two kiss or finish up, we're all done!"

While Viral wasn’t exactly thrilled about the prospect of food or sparring, he was still willing to go with it if it meant he was going to make her happy. He wasn’t too far out of it, he was still able to talk and function somewhat normally, even if he was not having a great time holding his mind together. He was pretty light-headed and weak feeling, but he wasn’t plagued with horrible thoughts and the pain wasn’t too bad just yet, “By having you hit me over and over again…” he spoke, scratching his cheek slowly, “I’m sure you are not going to hit me too hard, so maybe I’ll remain on my feet long enough…” With Yumi getting all excited and the smell of food in the air he guessed it was time he would prepare himself for whatever Vegeta had cooked for him. He wasn’t going to be able to deny himself the food with Vegeta and Yumi watching over him like this, plus there was always going to be the worrying possibility of a drip being attached to him in some forced feeding.

Viral looked up at Vegeta as he emerged, the food finally showing itself too with Vegeta pretty much wanting to burn his hands off too. Frowning a little he slowly shifted around, watching Yumi get all excited only to be rejected by Vegeta. Watching Vegeta, he stared at him as he instead decided to go back into the kitchen only to bring back some glasses and a bottle. He knew what that bottle was but he was still left confused, staring at him as he settled the glasses down and listened to his reasoning for this. At first he thought Vegeta was just going to have it with Yumi, even if he brought a glass back for him; however, what Vegeta said made him feel confused, “You’re…letting me drink?” he quizzed, squinting his gaze, “You’re not teasing me, are you…because I know what you’re like…”

Choi had more fun when he could get away without using Ki and just duke it out with his opponent, luckily that opponent happened to be Takeshi. While fighting against Kai was all fine and good and training with Yumi alongside Kai was fun, taking on someone who had a habit of showing off made training all the more satisfying. Throwing out a series of attacks managed to allow him to keep on top of Takeshi’s attacks if just by a bit before immediately charging at him, trying to get him back down on the floor. Luckily for him he managed to take him down, getting him on the floor and wrestling him down, “Say uncle! Say it!!” he laughed manically before hearing Kabocha instead. Looking off to the side he stared at him and T’charrl before looking off towards Kai and Shu who were sitting around, Shu with a particularly guilty look on his face and Kai looking annoyed. Grinning a little he slowly moved away from Takeshi, laughing nervously, “Heheh well…at least we didn’t give up so easily!”

T’charrl just hoped he didn’t hurt Kabocha, even if Kabocha hurt him. He knew training would be tough and all that, but he still didn’t have a care for whether he was hurt either. His main concern was on much bigger things with at least one where he had no desire to be around anyone if it actually came down to it. Gaining in strength and power was one thing, but having to put up with the consequences was another. He wondered if his own race managed to gain in strength they would be able to unlock the secrets of metamorphosis too, but that would be a risk in itself. Slowly rubbing his chest he looked to Kabocha, giving a little nod, “I understand and…uhh, maybe I will be soon”. Not feeling too sure as to whether he should be proud or concerned that he wasn’t quite up to par yet, scratching his head he looked back to Kabocha, smiling nervously, “Heh, t-thank you. You helped me too. I just wonder if it was worth it…”

Vegeta knew he was no chef, but he was darn proud of what he'd put together. He wouldn't mention the cookbook he'd used to craft this meal, that could be his little secret. Though anyone who knew him would know this wasn't something that he'd be capable of making anyways so it didn't need to be said. Yumi was trying to be helpful and deliver the trays, nothing bad about that. Except for nearly knocking him over in the process, it would have been such a waste to drop all the food on the floor. Managing to salvage it by just a thread he breathed a sigh of relief, setting the trays orderly on top of the table. "Eat as much or as little as you'd like, there's more than enough for the three of us," Vegeta said, placing the last of the trays aside. There was one thing he was forgetting, and fetching a dark bottle from the kitchen he brought it out, brandishing it in front of Viral. "One drink won't be detrimental to your health," he began, popping the cap off of the bottle, "And as I said, we've got something to be optimistic about, that calls for some celebration. Now... Neither myself or Yumi are drinkers, mind you, so we may not even finish our own glasses. But don't let that deter you." Slowly he filled each glass about 3/4 of the way up, giving the bottle a curious sniff when he had finished. By the scent alone Vegeta could tell he wasn't wild about it, but it was an occasion, he would at least try. "Get food first, then drink," he added, sitting across from Viral.

Yumi didn't need to be told twice to help herself to food. With it out in front of her it was all she could do not to drool, it looked really tasty. Accepting the glass of liquor from Vegeta she glanced down at it, not entirely sure what to make of the drink. She'd never had a drop, unless you counted that weird drink on Pagonia. If they were drinking for Viral she might have it, otherwise she'd set it aside and forget about it. Grabbing her plate she began to fill it up liberally, not shy about how much she was taking. Once content with her serving she planted herself in her chair, saying thanks before beginning to dig in. "I wonder what everyone else is up to right now..." she said halfway through a bite of food, pausing to chew, "I mean... Usually the sheer mention of food makes everyone run up here, but we're the only ones. Figure they're goofing off or training?" Just like what she and Viral were going to be doing, only far less rigorous. Soon though Viral would be right there with everyone else, what with Vegeta getting closer and closer to fixing him. Wiping her mouth carefully with the palm of her hand she smiled, "How mad do you think they'd be if they come up here and we've eaten everything?"

"No way, you say it!" Takeshi snapped back, pushing at Choi's chin as he tried to get his friend off of him. He'd heard Kabocha and glanced over as well, making a face at the other boy's comments. Feeling then a weight lift off of him he looked back at Choi, managing a slight smile as he sat up. "Yeah, as if I'd give up training against someone like you," he teased, rising to his feet and brushing his clothes down. Leaning in slightly he nudged his friend in the shoulders, giving him a puzzled look, "And when the hell did you become... Not weak? I don't remember having to try so hard against you before." It was nice, in a way, it meant more competition. Plus it was reassuring to know that his friends hadn't just been lazing around and not practicing. It was kind of fun, this match, frustrations aside. Chuckling to himself, Takeshi gave Choi a playful shove before hurrying away, going over to Shu and giving his younger brother a curious look. Kai seemed miffed about something and Shu just had this look on his face that said he goofed somewhere along the lines. Placing his hands on his hips he leaned down, tilting his head curiously. "So... What did you do that's making Kai all moody, huh? Fling poo at him?"

So everyone was done with their training, it looked like. A fairly long session far as Kabocha could tell, and a bit intense to boot. Sure beat just taking turns with the twins, it was good to have a change of pace. Maybe next time he'd take on Takeshi, or Shu if he had a death wish. Though Kai was in one piece, maybe fighting the squirt wasn't nearly as scary as they thought it to be. "Even if you're not, you're close! Way closer than I thought you'd be," he said, "You're definitely not the same T'charrl we left Kaesstra with. Well... In more way than one." Figuring discussing his changes might be a touchy subject Kabocha stopped himself there, letting the conversation take a change of pace. Smiling slightly he lifted his shoulders in a shrug, "Just trying to be helpful, that's me, the helpful guy," he mused, lifting his arms up in a stretch. "Ah... Of course it was worth it, training always is. You'll get stronger from it, even if you don't notice it immediately."

Viral was certainly okay with having a drink right now, feeling as if he had gone without for way too long. There was nothing to celebrate right now; he was as high as a kite and slowly dying, so he didn’t really think of it as a time to celebrate. Staring at the wine as it was slowly poured into the glasses he slowly looked up to Vegeta, frowning a little, “So…I can finish it for you…?” he spoke as if hoping for that, looking to the food. He wasn’t too looking forward to eating, but of course he would have to try and get it first anyway before he could eat. Trusting Viral to pick up food while under this state was pretty risky, especially when it was hot food. Slowly reaching out to the closest tray in front of him he soon thought otherwise, looking to Yumi as she quickly took as much as she could and sat right back down again. She was pretty fast at grabbing that all, but they were going to be here all day if he was going to have to do the same for his. As he slowly looked off to Yumi he found himself oddly irritated by her burst of energy and of the topic she decided to choose, almost as if he was jealous, “Hmph, I guess”, he spoke, looking away again and back to the food, “Unless you and Vegeta eat everything, I doubt there would be much of a worry…I mean, I can barely bend my fingers…” While eating meant he could have a drink, it was awfully difficult to decide what he wanted to try and stomach when he didn’t think he could pick up the weight. He probably shouldn’t touch food quite yet anyway, at least not without waiting for it to cool down.

Choi snickered at Takeshi, rubbing his arm to try and ease it off before giving them both a flexing, “Just because you want to beat me!” he teased right back, looking to his shoulder when he was given a shove, “Ohhh…do I have to reveal my big secret that I’m better than you?” he grinned, giving Takeshi’s shoulder a quick push, “Except it’s no secret when you nearly got hit in the head with it! Weight training…you know? Without needing to use Ki, my brother and I have always been fast. It’s how we fight all the time!” It was probably not hard to say that Takeshi would beat him if they used Ki to enhance themselves, but he wasn’t going to admit that to him. Taking one last shove from Choi he backed off, raising his arms before running off towards Kai and Shu, staring down at his brother. He knew what had happened without needing to ask him, but Takeshi was going to find out anyway.

Shu hadn’t finished training until a short time ago, but even then he was pretty sure it had finished a long time ago after what happened. He didn’t mean to be so rough to Kai, but it wasn’t exactly something he could control when certain elements came into play like they did. He didn’t mean it, he did apologise but Kai was still miffed probably because he also got stuck fighting him and knew the outcome. Staring up at Takeshi as he approached he soon looked away, pulling at his fingers as he shook his head, “No! Don’t say that, I didn’t do that…” he squeaked, standing up quickly, “I-I just was fighting and things happened and then I just got a little too…umm…I-I didn’t mean to…”

“He bit me!” Kai suddenly spoke up, grabbing his own tail, “Not after he pulled my hair, but before! Bit my tail and pulled my hair!” While Shu had been a fairly tough opponent, grabbing him in a hold seemed to trigger something and the kid just went wild. Kai wasn’t going to easily forgive his brother for putting him up against Shu, he would have been a lot happier going up against T’charrl if that was the case. Grumbling as he stood up as well he dusted down, letting out an annoyed sigh, “Let’s just get food or something…I think he twisted my arm…”

T’charrl could feel the need to find a way to suppress his power if this was what he was capable of just in training, not wanting to know what he might be capable of if he allowed himself to get out of control. There was a lot that was on his mind on how to manage his abilities and what was being pushed into a constructed mentality, his instincts beginning to kick in as well as his need to improve became stronger. Nodding at Kabocha when he tried to shake those thoughts off he slowly looked to the others, staring at them before quickly looking back, “Yes! I mean…yes, I will. You help me figure what I needed doing”, he spoke, slowly moving towards the door, “I am just going to uhh, to rest. I will be same T’charrl soon, I hope…” T’charrl tried to leave the room without drawing the attention of the rest, feeling it was best for him to leave while he was feeling like this. He was still gathering the energy in the air, he could feel it, and while there was a lot in that room there certainly wasn’t anymore.

Vegeta scarcely even remembered what this drink was, he'd long since ejected it from memory since it didn't matter to him. The label on the bottle was worn and faded by now anyways, there was no way of knowing unless they had a connoisseur of drinks onboard, which they didn't. "Hm? I suppose you could, if you really wanted to. At most I'd imagine it equates to about two drinks, certainly not enough to have any adverse effects." Normally alcohol with anti-depressants was an awful idea, downright refused for someone taking the medications. From what he'd been told by his employee however this particular drink wasn't very high in proof, and such a small amount therefore couldn't be that bad. After pouring out three glasses he placed the bottle on the side, taking his own seat and beginning to help himself to food. Not after Yumi went after it with a gusto, filling her plate with a decent sized meal. "Easy there Yumi, that plate weighs more than you do now," Vegeta joked, beginning to dig in himself.

Yumi saw nothing wrong with her food, it was the same amount that she would normally have with the boys. Maybe a little more, she couldn't tell, not that she cared either way. "Oh shut up, it's not that much," she retorted, sticking out her tongue before taking a bite. It was a bit surprising, no one else had come running at the mention of food. Somehow people had this uncanny habit of appearing whenever a meal was made, but it was just the three of them. Something had everyone else preoccupied then, she wondered just what it might be. "Vegeta and I won't eat all of this! We can put down a lot but come on, this is a bit much even for us. If you're having trouble eating though..." Setting down her utensils she grabbed Viral's plate, filling it with far smaller portions than she had taken. With a whimsical smile, Yumi grabbed Viral's fork as well and diced up the fish, skewering a small piece and holding it up for him. "Choo choo, here comes the train!" she teased, suppressing a giggle as she waved the food about, "Open up, it's yummy!"

"Yeah, yeah... Whatever. Just be lucky I like you, otherwise I'd kick your ass," Takeshi grumbled, giving Choi a slight shove. Annoyed though he may be a smile broke out on his lips, able to find a bit of humor in being taunted. It was been a fun spar, much more so than he would have thought it would be. Rolling his eyes dramatically he shook his head, "Yeah, blindsiding someone with a weight takes loads of skill. Sorry I don't walk into every room expecting to be decapitated by workout equipment." Hmph, that wasn't fair holding that against him. If that was the case then he would tease Choi about nearly tripping over himself while watching Yumi exercise. Yeah, he'd seen it, his friend was a horndog. Off to the side he noticed a brooding Shu and Kai, having no idea what that was all about. Shrugging his shoulders he exchanged a look with Choi before going over to figure things out. Immediately he got the impression Shu had done something, and Takeshi had to ask to figure it out. It was Kai though who gave him the answer he wanted, and it made the older boy sigh before placing his face in the palm of his hand. "Right... Well that's new," he mumbled, glancing down at Shu again. "Food sounds good right about now, I'll deal with Shu." Reaching down he grabbed the back of his brother's pants by the waistband, hoisting him up onto his feet before smiling slightly, "Let's go get some food. i bet it'll taste better than Kai did."

"Yeah, uh, no problem!" Kabocha replied, smiling awkwardly as he gave a thumbs up. He wasn't exactly used to being thanked for things, it was a strange change of pace. Why did T'charrl look so nervous anyways? They were done fighting and yet he looked edgy, was he missing something? Glancing around a bit and not finding anything he frowned, "Uh... Okay then. I guess we'll see you later?" What an odd guy, he was fine just a moment ago. Sure he felt tired too, but not to the point he had to go and rest. Shrugging his shoulders he waved off the Kaesstrian, cringing when a voice shouted near directly behind him, turning his head to glare at Takeshi.

"T'charrl, where you going bud?" Takeshi called, ignoring Kabocha entirely as he waved their friend down. "Come on, we're going to go eat, come with us! There will be fruit, you know, not all meat. Hang around for a bit, you never do!"

Viral wasn’t very good at holding utensils anyway, his larger hands were not suited for them so he never actually learned how to use him; however, his coordination wasn’t exactly fantastic right now and grabbing food was particularly difficult, especially when it was pretty slippery. Feeling pretty reluctant to start picking up the food his eyes went to Yumi, frowning when she decided to fill his plate for him. He wasn’t exactly thrilled by this, he didn’t want to have to be fed like a child but he could barely stand nevermind reach over and grab the food himself, “I don’t have trouble all the time…” he mumbled, trying to find some sort of defence. Letting out a sigh he looked away when she dished out a smaller portion for him, laying his head on his arm. Waiting until she was finally done he slowly shifted his head, going to move his paw before Yumi decided to grab his cutlery too, his eyes going up to hers almost in annoyance. While he didn’t feel he needed help with cutting up his food, the fact she held up a piece of food on the end of the fork made him feel pretty embarrassed, looking up to it, “Yumi, I want to have some dignity, not just…” Pausing, he stared at the food for a moment, his eyes following it tiredly before he lifted his paw and tried to bat it out of the air.

While Choi was having a good laugh at his brother, Shu didn’t find it all that funny. He didn’t mean to do what he did and he did try to apologise, but he was shown off and dismissed before he could even justify himself. Staring at Kai when he explained what happened he soon looked away, sighing a little before his eyes went up to Takeshi. Squeaking when he was grabbed by the back of his clothes he stared at the floor as he was lifted off it and onto his feet, making a quick turn before looking back up to his brother, “I swear I didn’t mean it! It went in my mouth and I thought it was food!” he squeaked, trying to justify his actions before he sighed, lowering his head, “Okay…let’s go for food…” Feeling a little guilty, looking off to the door he saw T’charrl as well, his eyes going up to Takeshi as he called him back. Shu didn’t know where T’charrl was going, but he seemed pretty eager to go elsewhere rather than be around them.

T’charrl was feeling pretty terrible about leaving so soon, but he was also feeling pretty terrible. He didn’t know if it was his nervousness because of his current thought pattern or there really was something happening; either way, he didn’t want to be around a crowd. Hoping to leave the room silently, the sound of Takeshi’s voice made him gasp and look back. That was more than simply disappointing; it was downright nerve wrecking, “Uhh…I-I not eat! Not now, need rest”, he spoke quickly, moving out of the door and down the corridor a few steps, peering into the room, “Later! Hang later! Not now!” Feeling like he came of a little too harsh he immediately began to make his way along the corridor, heading for the empty room so he could be alone. He was too scared to be caught right now and was more than willing to lock the door to stop them from following him. It wasn’t that he didn’t want to be around them, but rather things were going on that meant he really shouldn’t be around others.

"I know you don't have trouble all the time, just right now!" Yumi said cheerily, finishing filling Viral's plate. She kept it light, a portion of what she had gotten for herself. It wasn't too much she didn't think, even Viral with his abysmal appetite could finish this. Hoping to be even further helpful she grabbed the fork and skewered a piece of fish, offering it up to her friend playfully. Might as well have some fun with this, Viral might even crack a smile. Or maybe he'd try to knock the food away from himself. Pulling back to avoid that she smiled sadly, letting out a sigh as she lowered the fork. "I'm just trying to be helpful, you don't have to be so picky. But if you want to feed yourself..." Placing the fork back on Viral's plate she turned back to her own food, beginning to eat again. How Viral was going to eat she wasn't sure, so she watched out of the corner of her eyes for him to start. He had the alcohol he'd wanted, and could only drink under the stipulation he had some food too, so he was bound to eat. Odd that Yumi almost found that exciting. Curious, Yumi looked at her own glass and brought it to her lips, giving the liquid inside a smell. It was a bit sweet, maybe like juice. Taking a small sip of it then she made a face, her lips puckering before she placed her drink back down. "Wow, that's tart!"

A bead of sweat dripped down Takeshi's forehead while he listened to Shu's justification. He thought the tail was food, huh? What had he mistaken it for anyways, a hairy hotdog perhaps? Was that more of the little guy's anger acting up? Then again, thinking back to when he had grabbed Shu before, the younger boy had flailed around quite a lot then too. Weird, he had no idea why grabbing Shu would cause him to spaz out like that, maybe he ought to ask. Before that though, where was T'charrl running off to? Calling after their friend he tried to convince him to stay to no avail, getting a very nervous reply in turn. Looking quite confused Takeshi just let it go, making no effort as he stared at the empty door for a moment. "Ooookay... That was weird..." he mumbled, clicking his tongue thoughtfully, "Anyways, let's go get some food guys, I'm starving!" Putting one arm around Shu's shoulders and his other hand on his own stomach, Takeshi started out of the room as well. Waiting until they got a slight distance from the others he turned his head slightly, looking down at his sibling. "We need to talk, now..." he whispered, pulling Shu closer to convey he wasn't getting out of this, "You freaked when Kai grabbed you, just like I did. What gives?"

"Well that was fun! More exciting than fighting you two, that's for sure!" Kabocha mused, walking alongside Kai and Choi. He'd had a fair amount of fun with that, but he had noticed the twins getting a bit frustrated now and again. Hah, they had been worried about T'charrl and it turned out the Kaesstrian was the one enjoyable person to spar with. Peering over at Kai he smiled, raising an eyebrow as he reached around and playfully tried plucking at his tail. "So what did Shu do anyway, eh? Took a chomp out of your tail?" he asked, laughing before stepping away slightly just for good measure. "Hey, all things considered you got off light! Imagine if he went and changed!"

Viral was a little fed up with being treated like a child, but his act of making a quick swipe at the fork, almost getting it with the end of his claws. He didn’t know what got over him there, but as he pulled back his claws he stared at them for a second and frowned, letting out a sigh, “…I know…but don’t do that…” he muttered, slowly deciding to reach out for the fork himself. He didn’t appear to be able to hold it very well or at least knew how to, grasping it as if it was a stick and pulling it forward to try and get at the fish that was on the very end. He was still feeling nervous about eating, but the thought of being allowed a drink was good as well for getting him to try. Picking at the fish on the fork for a second he gradually reached out to try and eat it, struggling to get anywhere near it as he kept pulling away incase he got stabbed by it. Trying to use his tongue as an alternative he soon managed to get the fish, but as he managed to try and pull it towards his mouth it fell off, plopping down onto his plate.

Shu stared at T’charrl as he decided to run out, tilting his head a little before frowning. He was a little sad that their friend didn’t want to join them for a meal, but he seemed awfully nervous about something and had made up his decision. He wondered if something else was going on, but he wasn’t done quite yet with Takeshi. Looking to him when he placed his arm around his shoulders, Shu stared down at his stomach before letting out a groan as he was lead towards the door, looking back at the others. He didn’t really want to talk about it, but Takeshi seemed pretty set on it. Whispering probably wasn’t the best way to talk to him since it made him uncomfortable, rubbing his ear as he turned away from Takeshi, “I-I just got…scared, is all…” he mumbled, pulling his fingers, “It was all squishy and I got mad and I just-…didn’t mean to. I said I was sorry…”

While Kai was pretty annoyed, Choi was finding it all sorts of amusing. At least he didn’t need to deal with that, definitely the biggest advantage he had so far. With Kabocha all hyped up over his fight with the Kaesstrian, Kai gave him a quick look before grumbling, rubbing his head, “Glad you had fun. That little squirt beat me with his shenanigans…” he grumbled before letting out a sigh. Shaking his head in annoyance, Kabocha reaching out to his tail had Kai grabbing it, holding it close to him and giving him a glare; nobody was going to touch his tail again, especially after that, “You’re just happy you didn’t need to fight him!” he snapped, looking ready to throw a punch, “Him changing was what I was wanting to avoid! Little squirt was getting all mad that I was hitting him a lot or something…imagine if the Kaesstrian went and changed instead! Bet he would eat you first…”

T’charrl had done his best to make up a valid excuse and it seemed to work, especially when he managed to give one last look up the corridor before entering the room. He couldn’t be too sure and he sure was panicking, all of his worries being piled up with each passing second. Entering the room, T’charrl pressed the manual override and shut it hastily, just incase someone saw him enter. He must had accidentally stolen Kabocha’s energy, either that or the others in the room were all using a lot of Ki while he didn’t notice and he accidentally absorbed that too; either way, he didn’t want to harm his friends by being around them right now. In full blown panic mode he locked the door, slowly backing away from it but quickly grabbed onto his chest as a horrible grumbling noise sounded from his body. Gasping, he slowly made his way to the back of the room, his claws going to his gut before he eventually sat down beside some storage boxes, sighing heavily as he tried to find calm.

Yumi was a bit disappointed she couldn't feed Viral, it seemed like it would be fun. If he wanted to help himself though then she certainly wasn't going to try and deny him that. Handing over the fork she started to stir around the vegetables on her plate, busy watching the Beastman try to eat. For all the things that Viral did know apparently how to hold a fork wasn't one of them. Weird, she didn't think it was an overly complicated thing to do. Finding his attempt to eat oddly fascinating she stopped her own meal, silently rooting on the Beastman. If she didn't know better she'd think he was afraid of it, pulling away the fork whenever he got close to biting it. Yumi had no clue what he was doing with his tongue, trying to eat by lapping it up perhaps. Eying the fish as it wobbled then collapsed on the plate she snickered briefly, quickly covering her mouth to conceal a smile. "Seeing you eat... It's cute..." she said, lowering her hand and flashing a smile, "What about scooping it up with a spoon? It's all diced up, so you can get some in there. Like this..." To demonstrate she took the spoon from beside his plate, carefully skimming along the edge to scoop up some fish. Holding it between her fingers she smiled proudly, "See, easy, and no sharp edges. And this is how you hold it! Though..." Yumi paused, glancing at Viral's paws, "Maybe your way works well too."

Biting and pulling hair was a far cry from a mauling, but it was still unusual for Shu. It was rare but he did randomly lash out like that and it always seemed to happen whenever someone grabbed him. Even Takeshi could figure out that it was triggering the response, it didn't take Vegeta level smarts to solve that. What he didn't know was how to go about fixing it. "Scared because someone was grabbing you...? That's it?" he asked, frowning as Shu looked away, "Shu... We can't just ignore this, you know? It won't get better. And I know you didn't mean to, but you still did it." They couldn't put off that anger management any longer, after they ate they really should get to working on it. Shu didn't enjoy doing it, but he'd enjoy hurting someone even less if he changed. Sighing he took his arm from around Shu's shoulders, setting his hands into his pant pockets. "After the meal we're working on your anger, no more trying to get out of it buddy," Takeshi said, looking at his brother, "We have to try and figure that out before someone gets hurt, don't you think?"

Of course Kabocha was going to live this up, he wasn't the one mauled by Shu. Mauled might be a stretch, but all the same he wasn't the unlucky one here. Seeing Kai so bothered when he was always so calm and collected was just icing on the cake. Laughing at his friend's expense he reached over, giving Kai's tail a slight tug before tucking his hands behind his back and stepping away innocently. "I am happy I didn't need to fight him! Otherwise he'd be biting my tail!" he joked with a grin, "And nah... I'm not very appetizing, you've got more meat on your bones than I do. I'd bet he'll have you and Choi, then be too full to have me for dessert." Probably a good thing that T'charrl was gone, he'd be awfully embarrassed hearing this. It was funny to joke about but Kabocha did feel like crap when the Kaesstrian started sulking, usually because it was his fault, or one of theirs. "If you want to get even then go bite his tail! Though he might really freak if you do that."

Viral didn’t have a clue to what he was supposed to do to feed himself like this, really wanting to just use his claws to eat his food like he always did but he couldn’t find that sort of coordination. It was a pain, but he was unusually patient when it came to these sorts of things and was willing to try even though he was probably going to fail at it. Staring at it on the plate before looking to Yumi, frowning, “I’m not trying to be cute…” This was frustrating, but he was still going to try. Frowning as he watched her scoop up the food, looking down at his paws he saw the problem immediately, hardly pleased that he had such a problem regarding something as simple as eating with tools. If he wasn’t terribly fussed about the way he ate food he’d probably learn how to use them, but right now his only limitation was having depth perception and a lot of confusion, “Great…can I have it now…?” he asked, reaching out to her hand to so that he might guide it towards himself.

Shu didn’t mean to do what he did and it wasn’t as if Kai had lost his tail like Takeshi did because of him, not quite getting that bad when he was all normal. It was a long and intense training session so he just put it down to stress, but Takeshi seemed to be awfully persistent in blaming his anger. Frowning as he stared up at Takeshi he soon looked away, looking all guilty, “I know…but I don’t want to do it…” he mumbled quietly. It was a hard subject to tackle, he didn’t know how he was supposed to do about it anyway when it was his own personality that was the problem. Looking to Takeshi when he moved away from him he let out a sigh, lowering his head when Takeshi made his plans for him, “I guess…but I’m scared! I don’t know if I can do it! I’m not used to feeling angry…”

Kai didn’t like being the centre of all the laughs and chuckles over this; it really rather hurt, especially in such a sensitive area. If this kid was going to do this often during training sessions then he was going to have to either strengthen his tail further just to stop that nonsense or wear armour. Wearing armour wasn’t an option, but he sure didn’t want to have to care so much about a kid biting his tail. Glaring at Kabocha as he teased him, keeping his tail close to him he pointed a finger, “You’re fatter than me! What are you on about with that?” he snapped at him before letting out an annoyed sigh, folding his arms, “Those two sure can be monsters sometimes…hmph, good thing we don’t have a bunch of Changelings on board or I might just have a fit”.

T’charrl wasn’t having a very good time, but he had prepared for this kind of thing if it ever did happen. He had been taking boxes of sugary goods and raw sugar, hiding it away in this room of his for if he ever did change. He didn’t go completely out of his mind, but he was still feral enough to be considered a problem unless he was already worn down by something and not having food wasn’t exactly being worn down. There was also the possibility of metamorphosis occurring again and he was definitely feeling really close to it. Maybe it was a good thing he left while he could before he couldn’t walk anymore or started to take in negative or high emotional energy too. Grunting as he slowly lay down, he kept his arms close to his body, trying to relax so that he wouldn’t feel any bursts of pain and to relax his dizzying head.

Viral could think it was cute or not, Yumi did think it was kind of adorable seeing him try. It was weird, with Shu learning how to do all sorts of every day things and T'charrl learning to speak, now the Beastman was learning to use utensils... Sort of. His paws were a bit big for gripping them, so perhaps some bigger ones should be made especially for him. That would be easy enough for Vegeta to do, they could probably even have someone in-house make them special order. "Of course you can have it, I'm not eating your food," she said, smiling as she held the spoon for her friend to take. Rather than grab the utensil though she felt a paw grip her arm, glancing over confused and watching as Viral fed himself, but with her holding the spoon. Furrowing her brow in confusion she let him make her scoop more up, finding it amusing that she had to be the intermediary for him to eat. "So you're using my hands since your paws are a little big? I guess that works," Yumi laughed, glancing back at her own plate. Grabbing her fork in her off hand she awkwardly picked up a bit of food, managing to get it into her mouth with little issue. This was weird, but if it worked she wasn't going to stop it. Hm, he wouldn't let her feed him before, now it was okay. What a silly man.

"I know you don't want to do it, neither do I, but we have to. Unless you'd rather hurt our friends?" Maybe when they were done eating Takeshi would find Yumi and Vegeta and try asking for a little more help from them. The latter had said that anger management was easy, but thus far Takeshi had found it to be anything but. And as for what he could count among triggers, seeing friends attacked and being grabbed, it was impossible to eliminate those considering what they did as a lifestyle. It was a real pain, he wasn't cut out for doing this kind of work, even with Shu. Sighing to himself he put a hand on his hip, rubbing his head with his other hand, "I know you're scared too... But look. Unless you want people getting hurt we gotta do it, you know? And I'll be right there with you, so don't worry so much alright? And if it makes you feel better I'll see if Yumi or Vegeta can help us too." Maybe all Shu needed was some proper support to feel more confident. Though when all was said and done Takeshi knew this was something his brother was going to have to do on his own. Same went for him, though he usually didn't attack friends when he went all nuts, just basically everyone else.

Kabocha had no problems laughing at Kai's expense, they always did to one another. He was sure being bit by Shu was painful and did feel sympathetic, but that didn't mean it wasn't funny. "Am not fatter! My dad's a fat lug, but I'm just as thin as you two morons!" he retorted, sticking out his tongue before laughing, "Man, someone bites your tail and suddenly you're whining like a girl! What a baby!" Given had he been the one to be bitten he might not be faring much better, goodness knows a Saiyan's tail was a weak spot, even when you trained yourself to bear more and more to it. Reaching back and grabbing his tail absentmindedly, Kabocha looked ahead at the two brothers, wondering what they were chatting about. Shu was all nervous as usual and Takeshi didn't look like he was having fun, they were probably going on about what happened to Kai. "Changelings...? That's what Freeza was, right? Man those are creepy... I would hope the King doesn't enlist any, I don't want to fight them..."

Viral didn’t trust the spoon in his hands but was still determined to get it to go to him so he could eat and eventually get his wine. He wasn’t feeling too right in the head so his mind wasn’t all there, but he still knew there was still going to be difficulty taking the spoon from her. Trying to get it to his face he tried to lick out to grab it, eventually managing to turn the spoon upside down and managing to get some of the food. While he did manage eventually, he wasn’t pleased by it. Shaking his head slowly he soon made a gagging noise, finding it all too difficult to start eating again in this state, “Everything tastes like…one step closer to insanity…” he muttered, looking down at his food again before to the spoon, giving Yumi’s arm a shake before letting go of her, sighing as he lowered his arm and his head, “I’m so confused…how do I do anything…? I’m not sure…hunting should be easy…but I can’t eat a kill…”

Shu squeaked a little bit, moving back a little, “No! Don’t say that…” he frowned, holding the collar of his clothing, “I don’t want to hurt them! No please…” He was a little scared, even of the future. He didn’t know how things were going to go or whether he was going to be able to get over this and not be a danger to his friends and other people. Looking away from Takeshi he let out a sigh, frowning. He didn’t think there was much use in it and even Takeshi tried and failed at figuring out how to do it, not exactly understanding what could be done to help his problem, “But Mister Vegeta is busy with Mister Viral a-and I don’t know about Yumi…” he spoke, feeling as if he was running out of excuses but still had a few. “How does it feel when you get angry and how do you make it go away…? You get angry all the time, right?”

Choi snickered when Kabocha got all defensive over his own weight, but what was really funny was he was denying the muscle excuse for his frame. It shouldn’t matter, it wasn’t like they called each other fat often and it was often more a competition to who was stronger, “I think the main thing is he didn’t tear his tail off, otherwise I would have to tear mine off too!” he nodded, looking at his own tail, “It’d take forever to get a new one for both of us…” Contemplating over how he would have to do that if that ever happened, his eyes soon went to Kabocha before following his eyes, seeing what he was looking at before looking to Kai, pulling a face, “Egh, those guys…” he mumbled before looking back to Kabocha, snickering, “I doubt the Changelings even know about the King…and if they did, I doubt they’d care. Those guys aren’t too far off those Kaesstrians with their isolation…then again, T’charrl’s not too far off being one of them with their freaky forms. What do you think those guys are even doing nowadays? Maybe we can recruit them!”

T’charrl’s problem definitely seemed to be relating to his nerves, but with everything going on he didn’t know anymore. His self-consciousness over his looks were completely shot and he only had a short time before he was supposed to find a way to return to normal. His problem was he didn’t want to leave his friends, but he also didn’t want to let his people down. His mother was probably worried sick over him and seeing him as he currently was probably would worry her and scare her. He needed to get stronger and be able to defend his people, but to have the ability to return to normal would be the best thing for him no problem, no matter any possible side effects. If he still had a problem with changing then fine, he could manage that, but now that he was only now understanding what each form was good for and as he changed so did his mutated form. Slowly placing a set of claws over his head he tried to think straight, hoping he could get his own way if he could wish for it hard enough.

It was quite odd feeding Viral this way, but Yumi didn't mind too much. All she had to do was hold the spoon and let Viral do the rest. Thankfully he was trying to eat now as well, albeit it didn't take long for him to be put off of the idea. Frowning she took her arm back, looking over at the Beastman sympathetically. "Oh... Well we'll get back into it, bit by bit," she suggested, "Once you're better we'll take baby steps, that's all. We'll work at it until you feel comfortable again." There was no rush, it wasn't as if they had to hunt just to find food. Unless you counted going to the refrigerator as hunting, which would be pretty lame if you did. Smiling sadly she reached over, rubbing Viral's back gently as she placed down her fork. "Don't get so bummed out, it's a process, right? First we make you feel better, then we start relearning things. Before you know it you'll be good as new!" Vegeta could fix Viral, Yumi had the utmost confidence in that. Plus they were trying to bring Aito and June back as well, and they would guaranteed be able to help out.

"She's right, Viral. It's going to take a bit of time, but you will recover from this," Vegeta added, offering a slight smile. "And speaking of the process, part of it is trying to get enough energy to sustain yourself. Unfortunately that involves eating something. Do you recall what happened last time you went without food?" He changed into the feline form, utterly against his will. Granted he had control of that form now, but there was no guarantee he still would if he would once he changed. Furthermore, there was no telling if he might become another mixture of forms instead of just the one, there were a lot of risks associated with not eating, more than there were with eating. "Do your best, eat a little bit. Have a few bites, then your wine, and if you can't eat any more then oh well, it's a start."

This was exactly why they had to work on Shu's anger issues. He was mortified of the idea of hurting one of their friends, or anyone really. Unfortunately for him the possibility of doing that was very high if he was to change. Hell, he'd attacked his own brother before, if he wasn't safe then no one was off the table. Takeshi wasn't any more a fan of this than his sibling was but it had to be addressed, sooner rather than later too. Somehow they had to solve this, for everyone's sake as well as their own. "Okay, well maybe Vegeta can't help, but Yumi's not busy. If she's not with Viral, and she's not with Choi then she's gotta be free, right?" She was always with someone, far as he knew, so reason told him she was available. Sure, she might not really know much in the way of anger management, but it would be handy to have someone else's input rather than Takeshi having to come up with the answers. Glancing over at Shu he forced a small smile, the corner of his mouth and eyebrow twitching. "I don't always get angry... Just annoyed," he hissed, pointing at Shu before sighing. Breathing in deeply through his nose he frowned, mulling over Shu's question. "You know... I don't really know. I mean it comes on quick, so it's kind of hard. But... Sometimes I just kind of shut things out. Close my eyes, pretend nothing is there. If I can do that then I forget what's making me mad and I calm down. Doesn't always work, but it's what I used to do. Kept me from kil- Uh... Attacking a few people."

"Man... I can't imagine actually losing your tail. It would be so weird not having one..." Kabocha mumbled, bringing his tail up and waving it a bit. "Takeshi's never had one as long as we've known him, has he? Wonder how he lost his..." That had never been discussed before, none of them had either though to or wanted to ask. To tear off a Saiyan's tail though it had to have been pretty dramatic. It made his skin crawl just thinking about it. Making a face he wrapped his tail back around his waist, feeling awfully possessive of it now. "Changelings...? Who the hell knows, and who the hell cares," Kabocha said, sticking his pinky in his ear and flicking away a bit of gunk. "Those creeps nearly wiped out our race, I don't want any help from them. For once I'm in agreement with the King, I'd be in favor of getting rid of those creeps once and for all. 'Course goody two shoes and his brother over there wouldn't let us." Who knew what state the Changelings as a race were in right now. They existed for certain, they showed up now and again, but were never part of fighting. So far the Saiyans had avoided them, but he had this almost paranoid feeling a fight would break out between them again. "If someone like Freeza pops up though... Well crap, hope we can all go Super Saiyan by then."

If there was one instinct Viral enjoyed having it was the ability to hunt, his predatory instincts remaining fairly strong above the ones his creators tried to make more dominant when he was growing up. Sure, he could hunt in a civilised way, but he was still very good at it no matter the prey. Being able to eat food normally was all part of the process when he had the ability to feed himself, but right now he felt like an old man or a little child. To give the illusion that he hunted this food himself and was now eating it made him feel like he accomplished something, but sitting here barely able to grab a potato made him angry and upset. Feeling pretty down about it he looked to Yumi a little when she tried to comfort him, trying to make everything better for him. It wasn’t really helping and all he could do was turn back to his food, scuffling his claws around to try and pick up the food from his plate before giving up again as his eyes went to Vegeta. What he said wasn’t exactly encouraging, all it was managing to do was to try and make him fear what was to come for him if he didn’t get it under control. Frowning he looked back to his food, staring at it before stabbing at a piece of fish with his claw, pulling it to the end of the plate and scooping it into his mouth. It took some piece of coordination for that and it was definitely difficult, but he wasn’t able to gain total control over it, “…I’m trying…I really am trying. Can you just…help me with this? I just want to get this over with…”

Shu hated this anger of his, it was just ruining everything he was trying to build up confidence about him fighting. He obviously wasn’t ready for it, he was too animal-like and uncivilised for everyone. It hadn’t been that long since he was out of the jungle, but he was still worried he was unable to let go of that. Letting out a sigh he gave his stomach a scratch, feeling a little overwhelmed by all of this. For someone who was supposed to be learning new things he certainly wasn’t learning much about anger and how to control it. Frowning, he stared up at Takeshi in hope that he might be able to solve his problem, but everyone seemed so busy and unable to help too, “I guess…but I never see her much anymore…” he sighed, lowering his head, “She could be anywhere…” Questioning Takeshi about his obvious anger problem wasn’t helping in the slightest either, especially when he wasn’t able to come to a reasonable answer for his, “Shut things out…? But then I’ll get punched in the face…” he frowned, staring up at Takeshi, “I’m not sure I can do something like that…or it is hard to do….”

Choi frowned at that fact, having Takeshi not actually be present with a tail throughout the entire time of knowing Takeshi. Looking to Kai his brother looked right back, both of them frowning before Choi looked back to Kabocha, “You don’t think that kid did what he did to Kai…but in that freaky form of his?” he frowned, finding that to be incredibly unsettling. He didn’t like the thought of that and it was so close to it happening as well, especially when it was Takeshi who seemed the most concerned with Shu’s anger problems. Something must have happened with that incident to remind him of something that happened before, probably when the kid flipped his lid.

Kai didn’t like all this talk and was feeling pretty unsettled, his tail still tinging after that bite and not fully dried off. Frowning he soon looked back to Kabocha, giving him a bit of a sharp look, “One of those creeps and his family”, he spoke, letting out a sigh, “Who knows if they’re still out there…taking over planets, destroying them…hmph, hope it was just that one disgusting family and not all of them doing that…” There was always going to be one tiny bunch in a race that were a bunch of jerks to other races, all stronger than the others and often with big heads too. He did wonder if T’charrl would ever become like that because he was the only one so far that had unlocked all this power, but then again the guy was too nervous to go to dinner with them all. Frowning at Kabocha’s conclusion he raised his hands up over his head, stretching, “Well! You better get some solid emotions because who knows if that’ll ever happen for you! Wonder if there’s a way to cheat to get the form…I mean, how did the King manage to obtain it? What if he’s the reason the Changelings are too scared to come near his planets?”

If Viral wanted to try feeding himself then Yumi wouldn't stop him. Watching on with concern she smiled sadly when he managed to eat with some effort, only to be completely dejected after the fact. Everything was such a struggle for him now, even the simplest of tasks. It was no small wonder he was so agitated and upset. She wasn't sure if the best thing here was to offer help, or let him keep trying on his own. The chances of the latter were slim to none as he sounded defeated, and he really should eat some more even if he didn't want to. Smiling sympathetically Yumi grabbed the spoon again, scooping up a helping of the fish and offering it over to the Beastman. "If we weren't well we would let you feed us, there's nothing wrong with it, we don't think less of you," she said gently, "You used to do it for us whenever we got sick, remember? So... Think of this as repaying the favor!" A favor that she would gladly repay over and over until Viral was well again.

Shu wasn't making a completely unreasonable request, and it made sense. Takeshi really should be able to help out his brother's problem here when he had the same one. The only issue though was he didn't really have a solution for his own, let alone someone else's. The one tried and true trick he'd used in the past was to drown things out, ignore what was making him angry until he settled down. Sure, that might work when you were getting frustrated. In the heat of a battle though you couldn't just close your eyes and zone out, you became a veritable punching bag. Well intentioned, but a horrid suggestion he realized. Sighing somberly he rubbed at his face, running the same hand through his hair afterwards. "Yeah, bad idea, sorry bud..." he mumbled, "There's gotta be something that works for you... Maybe instead of trying to suppress it, let it out? I mean fight, you know? Maybe if you get into the fight you'll blow off steam and won't have time to change." Though what if Shu changed while fighting? Then he'd be in the thick of it and uncontrollable, which was obviously bad. Man this was a tough problem to solve. Scratching at his cheek he frowned, humming a bit to himself. "Or... Imagine something relaxing, you know? Or try saying something relaxing a couple of times, I don't know... Ever try either of those?"

"Hell if I know Choi... If he did then man, that's fricken harsh..." Tearing off someone's tail was low and just plain nasty, even for a Saiyan. Granted Shu wasn't exactly in the right mind when he changed, but still, to do that to his own brother was pretty messed up. That only sent a chilling message to Kabocha and the twins too, that if his older brother wasn't off limits none of them were either. Hm... He never thought he'd be so unsettled by such a little guy. Time to change the subject, hopefully to something more interesting and less frightening. "Who knows dude, I haven't heard anything about them at all," Kabocha replied, shrugging as he wiped at his nose. Changelings basically went from a big deal to nothing from what he understood, more or less irrelevant. The only one that probably knew anything about them were the King, his closest warriors and maybe the rebels. If the Changelings did get involved though and were close to Freeza's power then they were in trouble, they'd need the King's strength. "Oh I'm sure there's a way to cheat, that's why everyone hasn't done it," Kabocha said sarcastically, rolling his eyes, "And how the hell would I know about the King? What that guy did is a mystery to most of us, and I doubt he'll share his secret. If he is the reason they're staying away though then for once I'm glad that jerkwad is around."

Viral had pretty much given up on his conquest for feeding himself, feeling both too lazy and unable to coordinate himself to eat food fast enough, not unless they wanted to be around here all day. It would take forever for him to eat his food. Groaning as he watched her pick up the spoon again, staring at the fish before looking to Yumi, “You were still kids…” he frowned, growling as he made a grab for her arm, missing the first time. He didn’t want to be considered sick or child-like, but he wasn’t too far off from being just that. Pulling the spoon towards his face he instead nearly hit his nose even with Yumi holding it still for him, grumbling as he moved it down to his mouth. It was pretty difficult to figure out the correct way of doing that, especially when Yumi made it seem so simple. Almost choking on his food he pulled back, wiping his face he let out a sigh, “Am I really that sick…?”

Shu didn’t understand how he was supposed to deal with this problem when it was a completely uncontrollable response, even when he tried to stop it. It was pretty concerning when he was unable to keep his mind together during battle, especially when he was able to fight fairly well if he could concentrate. He was more of an asset than anything else and that greatly upset him. Looking back to Takeshi he frowned, not particularly happy with what he had to say, “Let it out? But then I just change straight away…” he sighed, feeling a little confused, “I don’t want to do that…” This was all a massive puzzle and quite frankly he didn’t want to think about it anymore, hoping to get off the subject soon. He would be happy to go and get something to eat to forget about it all. He was a little worn out after that training session so it wasn’t as if he was able to think through complicated problems he had, “But if I do won’t I get punched in the face? I don’t want to be punched in the face…”

It was no wonder the King was so interested in getting that little kid under his control, especially when he was such a feral Saiyan. Maybe they shouldn’t ask Takeshi about his tail if that was the truth, he’d probably slap them all for it and never want to talk to them again. Choi certainly didn’t like the thought of that, especially when Takeshi was a valued friend. Letting out a sigh as he rubbed his own tail absentmindedly before looking to Kai and Kabocha at the mention of the King and Changelings, grinning a little, “Can you imagine if the King had a mate before and she died and that was when he went Super Saiyan? But then he remembered he was a royal Saiyan and didn’t care that much cause he could get all the girls anyway?”

Kai let out a groan at Choi’s logic, not seeing it as anything particularly helpful to their conversation, “I don’t think the King would think like that…” he mumbled, rubbing his head a little, “I’d rather not think about the King or whatever the hell he gets up to in his life…” There was a lot about the King he didn’t want to know and one thing he didn’t want to go anywhere near was the King’s Super Saiyan form. If the Changelings did come along after they downed the King then he had no idea what they were supposed to do to combat them or whether they really were just going to have to surrender to them. He just wanted to forget all about that kind of stuff, maybe move to Earth if it was going to be that bad considering that planet had nothing they’d want.

"Well... Yeah, we were still kids. But the point is you helped us, so now we're helping you!" Yumi reaffirmed, smiling as she lifted up the spoon, "So just shut up and let me help, okay? I promise it won't hurt!" She thought Viral was never going to just settle down and eat, it was a lot like trying to feed a toddler who didn't want food. To the contrary he reached out and grabbed her arm again in an attempt to lead the spoon to his mouth. Well... Putting food up your nose was one way of eating she supposed, albeit an incredibly difficult and unusual one. Eventually he did manage to get the food in his mouth, but that only lasted for a second as he nearly choked on it before swallowing it. It wasn't graceful, but Viral had managed to eat. "I don't know if I'd say you're sick..." Yumi answered, pausing as she scooped up some more fish, "Just... Unwell. You're not completely healthy right? So you're sick. But we can make you healthy again and we will, so don't be so bummed about it, because you'll be better soon!"

Tch, none of his suggestions were getting them anywhere. Takeshi really did wish he had the answer, he was wracking his brain for one but just kept coming up blank. Anything he thought of either would backfire or just wouldn't work in a fight, meaning there had to be some other way to go about doing it. Letting out his anger was bad, Shu had a point, dumb idea. Thinking of something peaceful or happy might work on paper, but he could attest to it first hand how it wouldn't work nearly all the time. They needed a reliable, surefire way of helping Shu out. Maybe there just wasn't one, that could be why they weren't able to figure this out. "You won't get punched in the face, no one's punching you. Just... I don't know..." Sighing he lifted both hands to his head, frazzling his hair a bit with a groan. The answer had to be there, there was a solution to everything if you looked hard enough. They probably could get one from Vegeta but now Takeshi was feeling damn determined to sort it out on his own. "Let's see... What about trying to laugh it off?" he suggested, smiling hopefully, "If I do something silly and you laugh then you won't be angry, right?"

However Takeshi lost his tail Kabocha didn't want to know. Losing your tail was like losing a limb, whatever had gone on couldn't have been pretty. If Shu was somehow linked to it too then all the more reason to leave that untouched, it was probably a sensitive subject. He could do without being smacked or yelled at right now, or having Shu get all defensive of his older brother and bite his tail. Somehow they made the segway of discussing tails to the King having a mate, such a random and weird topic that even Kabocha had to give Choi a 'what the hell' sort of look. Shuddering at the notion of the King getting 'it on' with anyone made his skin crawl, and in a different way then having your tail ripped off did. "Ugh, man... Shut up Choi! That's gross!" he said, grimacing before shaking his head. "I mean obviously the guy's... You know... Been there. He's got those two," Kabocha added, gesturing to the Princes. "I doubt their mother dying is what did it though. Then again... They don't know her at all, and she's definitely not on Kortal. But they are part human, so maybe she's on Earth... But they said they've never seen her..." Now he was really thinking into this, getting a bit curious about who or what their mother might be. Scratching at his cheek thoughtfully it was Kabocha's turn to grin, looking over at the twins and giving a wink. "Hey... What do you two think about doing a little research? Let's see if we can find out who their mother is!"

Viral probably could had gone without the babying over him, but right now it was needed if he was going to be happy. Without the medicine he would be in too much pain to do this but with the medicine his arms were pretty numb, making eating fairly difficult. Having Yumi helping him made him feel weak, but he knew it had to be done. Moving his arm to his mouth he stared at Yumi, not finding her words to be very clear, “So…I’m not sick, but I’m unwell…” he repeated, looking down at his arm as he removed it from his mouth, letting out a sigh, “If you say so. I just want this over with…to finish with this…” It was pretty awful knowing this genes were failing him and didn’t think he would be able to regenerate and get better after that. It was just too complicated, but if she wanted to believe he was going to get better then he wasn’t going to challenge her, “Would rather get this over with before the others see me, anyway…”

Shu really felt confused, but he was aware that he was unable to find these answers himself and knew he would need the help. If Takeshi just forgot about it after eating then that was going to be ideal for him, but that was providing he didn’t start talking about it with the others too. He felt pretty embarrassed about it, even though it was a dangerous aspect of him. Looking away from Takeshi he pressed his fingers together, letting out a sigh, “I guess…but I don’t know if that works”, he spoke, shaking his head, “Not tried that before, but if that fails…then what? Test it and it doesn’t work and I make people hurt! How will you know it will be funny? You don’t do a lot of funny things on purpose, you know…”

Kai didn’t really like talking about this kind of stuff, especially when he was supposed to have little to do with the King now and talking about him just reminded him of the old days where they’d try to talk about him behind the backs of the Elites and loyalists. They would try to but there would always be punishment and this felt like a scummy way to do it when they were always taught that it was wrong. Even if the King was the bad guy here, it still felt wrong as a former soldier. Watching where he was walking more than anything, he gave Kabocha a quick look at the mention of the brother’s mother, not liking that kind of talk at all, “How will we find out when all we know is she was an Earthling?” he questioned him, finding the idea to be generally pretty stupid even if they did agree, “Where will we start? Even the King’s kids don’t know…”

"I mean you're not sick-sick, like... Throwing up or anything. That's good, right? I guess you're sick in a different way..." Yumi mumbled, trying to explain her own thoughts, and failing pretty well. Pursing her lips in thought she decided the best thing to do was clam up for the moment, looking back at her own food as she ate a few bites. Okay so Viral was sick, but sick in a way that could be helped. Bad as his state may be there was a way to fix it, and Vegeta sounded as though he knew exactly what that was for the first time since this whole mess started. Swallowing back a last bite of her meal she scooped up some more for Viral, offering it over for him. "All things considered though you're not in bad shape. I mean... You can move on your own, and you're not all loopy and out of your mind. Sure, you're sore, and you feel a little weak, but it could be worse! So be glad that you're doing okay... Ish." She was really slipping on the whole 'reassuring' front right now. Laughing sheepishly she tried forcing the spoon into Viral's mouth, hoping to get him eating and just avoid awkward situations.

Coming up with an answer for Shu wasn't easy, especially since Takeshi had exhausted what little he knew about anger management. One thing he had over looked though was having fun, or even just getting a good laugh while being angry. Plenty of times, even recently he had been annoyed or angry and had been stopped from getting all in a fit because someone or something had made him laugh. Granted that wouldn't always work for Shu, someone couldn't be around for him all the time, but it might be good now and again. Letting his younger brother say his piece he frowned, folding his arms over his chest and giving an indignant huff. "I am too funny! You just can't appreciate good humor!" he retorted, turning his head away stubbornly. Hm, he could too make Shu laugh, but how? Smiling slightly at an idea he suddenly turned back to Shu, making a goofy face as he stuck out his tongue. "Blah! Who's not funny now?"

"We could find their mother, then we can probably learn about the King. Maybe the lady can even tell us how to beat him..." How humiliating would that be, to be taken down by your human wife. There was no better way for that jerk of a king to fall then by someone so much weaker than him, he might just die of embarrassment. "Eh? Well we ask around, duh! Come on, you really think no one on that whole planet knows anything? I mean he's the fricken King of Saiyans, someone had to have seen something, right? The guy is not exactly inconspicuous, he likes to make his presence known." Not that it didn't mean Yamate couldn't be discreet, but it just didn't seem in character for their former leader. Plus if Earth had its own fighters then someone ought to have sensed his power, meaning someone could say when he was there, and possibly even where. That could narrow their search significantly. "I don't know where, that's why I said we'd ask. Think about it too, if we find her then they owe us one," Kabocha added, gesturing towards Shu and Takeshi. "And if they become the rulers after their old man then we can call favors on the rulers of the Saiyans. How bad an idea does that sound?"