Viral had little regards to his own health and was well prepared to train if he wasn't feeling so dazed and slow, if by himself at least. It was tougher to train with someone because of his problem and right now he didn't feel the need to, but it was hard to deny Yumi some if she wanted desperately to. He didn't know why she really wanted to train with him at this particular time of his existence, not unless she didn't think he'd last long enough to be able to train again with her. It had been long enough since they trained, but to go now he wasn't sure why she would feel the need to do it where it required them to be sneaky. As she opened up the training hall he felt a sense of dread immediately, possibly because the pills were making everything so much larger and emptier than it was. Trying to readjust his mind he rubbed his head, looking to Yumi, "The room has already defeated me..."

Shu didn't want to get all mad over this, but it was hard not to when the guy was poking fun at him so much. The twins would probably do so too and even make fun of Kai, making him feel a little saddened by that. He caused a lot of trouble and would probably be better off going to his room if he had caused so much bother, feeling that would probably be best for them and not to be seen as an extra to their little get together. Frowning as he pulled at his fingers he didn't think Takeshi was right to give him a break for what he did, feeling it was unfair on the others for him to get off with what he did. Letting out a groan he soon moved to pulling at his hair, stroking his fingers through it, "But I, umm..." he mumbled, trying to think through the part of him being bad before they all decided to take a seat, Takeshi offering him one right beside him. Staring at him for a moment he frowned, slowly wandering over to the chair and climbing onto it, "Okay...I'll be good. I'll be good..."

Considering the food they had to make, Kai and Choi didn't have to slave over the cooker for terribly long before their food was all done. Choi walking out first it seemed they just cooked a pile of sausages and bacon, some of the sausages wrapped in said bacon too. While it was a fair pile of them it didn't seem like it was enough to spend that much time cooking, but when Kai emerged there appeared to be even more to the meal. He had a plate of handmade curry buns in one hand and a cheese and meat platter in the other for a little more variety. It was as if they got the idea to go with snacks for a meal, even if the sausages appeared to be handmade too, "Take your pick", Kai sighed, sitting down after placing the plates beside the sausages, "Couldn't be bothered making something spectacular considering it's just us".

This room wouldn't do if they were doing anything more than simple hand-to-hand training. With all the machines and gear strewn about things were bound to fly, but for their purposes it would do just nicely. Smiling to herself after getting the doors open she led Viral inside, making a straight line for the mats in the center. "The room defeated you...? I don't think a room can do that..." she mumbled, thinking a bit too much into it, "Just give it a moment, maybe you need to adjust? Once you do I would imagine you'll be fine." Hopefully he wasn't having second thoughts now that they were down here. If Viral didn't want to do this then she wouldn't force him, it was only if the desire was mutual. "You still want to go through with the training? We can head back if you're not really feeling it."

Takeshi wasn't going to let Shu go off and pout if it could be helped. After shutting Kabocha up he took a seat at the table as well, putting some distance between himself and his friend. "Come on, have something to eat. You'll need energy for our games later," he said gently, giving the chair beside him a patting. Shu eventually did come over albeit reluctantly, seeming awfully somber as he settled down in his spot. Sighing inwardly he reached over, giving the younger boy a pat on the back and a smile for good measure, "You sound like you're being punished... Be happy buddy, we're having food with our friends." Speaking of food, here it came. Takeshi had a pretty good idea what was on the menu by scent alone, but nonetheless he beamed seeing what was brought out for them. "Oh wow... It looks awesome guys! You rock!"

It was always so strange seeing Takeshi being like that to Shu, gentle and supportive. That wasn't the Takeshi he'd known during their time in a squad, and Kabocha sort of preferred the other. He might have been a miserable jerk at times but at least that one wasn't a sap. Again he was thinking of things he not ought to be, probably just getting a bit agitated because he was hungry. The food they were brought wasn't quite what he'd expected, though it did smell good. Glancing at the plates he watched as Takeshi shamelessly began filling up his own, offering portions to his brother as well. Shaking his head, Kabocha went about taking bits here and there for himself as well. "That was fast, I can sort of see why though..." he remarked, picking up a piece of bacon and giving it a slight shake, watching grease drip off. Eh, no one ever said he was a healthy eater, munching on the strip contently.

Viral needed a moment to recover from going into that room, feeling pretty overwhelmed as his mind was forced into a sense of hugeness upon seeing the room. It was a little difficult to comprehend at this point, he was feeling very small but that had to be the medicine playing with him. Slowly rubbing his head he tried to recover, letting out a sigh , "I'll be fine, just...I need a minute..." Trying to think through the feeling of dread he gave his forehead a rub, letting out a sigh as he finally relieved his mind, "I am fine...I'm still going to do it! I didn't come all this way just to...give up. If we're sparring then I'm going to do it..."

Shu couldn't help but feel a little uspet by what had happened and all the teasing he was receiving told him he had been bad, but Takeshi was letting him off easy. He didn't think it was a good thing that he was being let off for biting somebody's tail, but with food arriving he tried to take his mind off it. Letting out a sigh he squeaked a little when the plate was thumped down on the table, his eyes on the curious food in front of him. He should be happy about seeing food but he was feeling pretty unsure about what he was allowed, especially considering he had misbehaved. He'd normally be excluded from eating time in the past when he was bad so it was always weird when that didn't happen. Looking to Takeshi he frowned a little, "I don't know why I'm not being punished", he spoke, taking the portions offered to him, "I feel confused...and hungry..."

Choi was pretty happy to finally sit down and eat, sitting down beside Takeshi while Kai sat on the opposite side with Kabocha. While Kai was quick to start on the curry buns it was Choi who was busy trying to load himself up with plenty of sausage with bacon. He was pretty hungry while Kai was eating more for his own pleasure, not particularly hungry. Choi was probably a lot happier than Kai right now and it was obvious as to why he was, but it wasn't going to stop him from sitting at the same table. It was the principle of the matter, but he was more bugged at himself for not being able to stop the kid from doing it. Choi was just happy to be eating finally, especially when he had to hover over the cooker watching it sizzle away as he stared at it all with anticipation.

Yumi gave a nod of understanding, stopping when they reached the mats on the floor. "Of course, whatever you need Viral," she said, "Just let me know if you want to go back or not." It would be a shame if he did want to back out but she would hardly force him into sparring. As it stood this wasn't slated to be all that intensive anyways and be more of something to pass the time. It ought not to be too difficult on Viral then if they were only getting the blood flowing and nothing more. "Okay... Okay. I just wanted to double check before we start." She didn't expect him to step out even if he wasn't completely up for it. Knowing him he was agreeing to this out of pride, or something like that. Yumi couldn't help but want to call it off now since his want to prove himself could end up hurting him. As it was he barely stood there with her support, and yet they were going to fight? Smiling slightly she eased her arm from around Viral, keeping a loose hold on him as she stepped away to make sure he wasn't going to fall. "We can start at your pace, and whenever you're ready."

Even food wasn't doing much to lift Shu's spirits, the little guy really was down in the dumps. Takeshi was beyond himself how to cheer his brother up, not sure if he even could for that matter. Trying to reassure the younger boy he'd done nothing wrong hadn't helped, and his goofy faces only managed to frighten him. Sighing to himself he filled his plate with a few curry buns and a couple strips of bacon and sausage, giving the same servings to Shu. This was more a snack than a meal, but a tasty snack at that. Choi and Kai would get no complaints from the Prince about what they had made, he was more than content with it. Out of the corner of his eye he caught Shu frowning at him, setting down the bun he was just about to bite into and looking over. "You're not being punished because what you didn't wasn't that bad. Kai's alright now, right Kai?" Takeshi asked, glancing across at his friend. "If you're hungry then eat! It's what we've got food for." Takeshi didn't have to be told twice to dig in himself, taking a sizable chunk out of the curry bun and munching away happily. He was trying to engross himself in food and relax but the knowledge that Shu was upset was really weighing down on him, he should try more to cheer his brother up. Peering at two links of sausage he smiled, grabbing them and carefully sticking them in his mouth so they were pointing down, poking Shu to get his attention, "Hey Shu, I'm a walrus!"

Viral was sure he would be able to stay up and fight if he was inspired to, especially when he was currently only struggling to stand because he wasn't able to concentrate on doing so when he had other things going on in his mind. He felt numb, but he was sure he would be able to fight just as well if he concentrated on doing so. If he could believe he was able to fight then he should be able to, but he just had to concentrate on not going overboard at the same time. He needed to concentrate and not let what happened before happen again. When Yumi moved away from him he wobbled a bit, his tail trying to keep balance as he held his head, "I'm okay...I'm fine! Just...fight me without taking pity on me..." he mumbled, moving his fists into a defensive position, "Just get me fighting! I'll eventually get it..."

Shu wasn't so much upset at being unable to receive a punishment as he was confused for being let off so easily, making him feel a little worried that he might end up losing friends because he was being punished so lightly. Picking up his food and staring at a bun he soon looked to Takeshi, frowning a little before his eyes went over to Kai who looked pretty annoyed still and not exactly talkative. Looking down at his food again he frowned, eventually nibbling at his bun to test to see what it was. He hadn't tried something like this before and it smelled tingly, curious to what was inside before squeaking as Takeshi poked him. Turning towards Takeshi he was greeted with a strange sight, Takeshi appearing to be claiming he was something with the sausages acting as stage items to support his claim, "Ooh? Walrus? What's that? How did you become one...?" he questioned him, finding it odd that he would say such a thing.

Yumi didn't want to say she was taking pity on Viral, even if she was. It had to bother him immensely yet it was impossible not to feel sorry for him right now. Despite barely looking fit for fighting he wanted to go through with this, and she wasn't going to turn him down. Raising her own fists she smiled slightly, beginning to bounce on her feet a bit. "I'll get us started then. Let's see how many styles you can remember." A nice bit about her training was she knew all sorts of ways of fighting. Granted that rarely came through in their battles, she was usually too busy trying not to get beaten up to try mixing up her tactics. Maybe she should though, there were bound to be styles that aliens like the Saiyans wouldn't know, that could give her a clear advantage. Bouncing from her left foot to her right, Yumi slowly stepped in on Viral, starting by throwing a straight jab against his arm to test how solid he was. When he didn't collapse from that she threw another, still bouncing to stay light on her feet. If he didn't throw back any hits she would just keep striking now and again, not trying to start off on a high note.

Funny faces were out, and so were jokes, but maybe just acting like an all around goof would get Shu laughing. Grabbing two links of sausage, Takeshi carefully tucked them under his upper lip, turning to his brother and making an odd, quite poor Walrus impersonation. Like many things it was lost on the little guy, he hadn't a clue what was being done. Chuckling awkwardly the older boy reached up and removed the sausages, a single bead of sweat dripping down his forehead in embarrassment. "It's uh... It's an animal... You know... Big and brown, and they have big teeth like these sausages!" he explained, failing quite poorly in that regard too. Realizing he was probably going nowhere fast he let out a sigh, hanging his head as he dropped the meat back onto his plate. So that didn't work, surprise surprise. Lifting his head again he shook it slowly, turning back to his food. "When we get back to Earth you and I are going to a zoo. You seriously need to learn some things," Takeshi said, munching on one of the sausages,
Though... There's probably books in the library we could use. But you don't know how to read..." Agh, how was he supposed to teach Shu anything if he didn't even know the basics?!

Viral had to remember he was a proud and strong warrior, not some monster there to cause harm. He didn't want to have to pull Yumi up to the wards in his condition if he accidentally hurt her, but of course she was going to try and avoid that too. He was still dangerous in his unstable state, but not all that much when he could barely stand. Keeping his fists up he tried to concentrate on Yumi, not having him go first just incase he fell over before he got to her. Despite there being a danger with his horns he kept his head lowered, trying to use them defensively while the weight still dragged his head down anyway. Staring at Yumi he kept his focus on her, his feet moving slightly to try and keep up before she moved straight in. Lifting up his arm he managed to stop her attack without falling over, his eyes going down to it before he soon started striking out as well, moving his arms to block an attack every so often. He seemed to be managing if only as an automatic response, his mind still able to acknowledge he was fighting despite his state.

Shu was pretty confused and curious, but it was pretty often that he would be confused by Takeshi when he wasn't particularly happy. Staring at Takeshi for a moment he soon looked to the sausages, picking them up himself and staring at them before looking to Takeshi again, "An animal? I wouldn't want to have squishy big teeth", he spoke, looking back to his sausages and deciding to eat them instead of the bun for now. They were pretty tasty and he was fair okay with getting his hands greasy, especially when he could lick them afterwards. The sounds of going to a zoo seemed awfully strange to him, especially when he didn't know what that was, "A zoo? What's that? I want to learn things...I do. I want to understand. Didn't get to learn how to read, got to learn how to be good too. Got to learn a lot of things...how do I do that?"

A little bit of boxing was a safe way to start things off. Nothing overly technical, just moving around and throwing some punches. Yumi was going to hold back on her hits of course, worried what a full force blow might do to Viral right now. Swinging away she kept hitting his arms, happy to find he was taking the hits solidly, even if they were toned down. Maybe she could ramp it up a little bit, just to see what he could manage right now, get some idea of what was okay. Not in any hurry to do so however she kept her simple striking going, eventually getting a few in retaliation. Either brushing the hits aside or weaving to avoid them she put on a smile, beginning to enjoy herself even at a modestly slow pace. "I haven't done this kind of fighting in a long time! Mostly because everyone's too busy flying around and blowing things up," Yumi said, sounding quite cheerful, "I missed this. It's simple but it's fun, don't you think?" She could draw on training she hadn't touched in years, training that she thought just had no place in these new kinds of battles. Hopefully she remembered most of it, or at the very least some of it. Making a fool out of herself wasn't what she'd come to do, though if it got a good laugh maybe she'd trip over herself once or twice.

"Yeah... An animal. It's kinda like a seal... Only a lot fatter, and it's got two big teeth like I showed ya." Takeshi didn't quite know how to explain it further than that so he added, "I'll take you to a zoo sometime, we can see one there probably." East City had a zoo, as far as he remembered. Never having gone there actually himself he had walked by plenty of times and would guess that the place had one. He was going to leave that well alone and get to eating when Shu instead had more questions for him, how unexpected. Lowering the curry bun he was about to eat the older boy frowned, tilting his head a bit as he started to think. "Well... A zoo is sort of like a place where animals live. They get little places to walk around and people feed them and take care of them. And people pay to see them, because it's neat, I guess? i don't know, never been there myself." Takeshi wasn't all that interested in animals he couldn't go and eat, and he was certain someone would get all miffed if he wandered in and started munching on the animals. Hm... Did they have penguin? He'd always wanted to try penguin, but it was too darn cold where they lived. Smiling at Shu he shrugged a bit, sticking his fork into a one of the bacon-sausages and starting to bite away at it, "You know... You don't have to learn to be good, because you already are good," he said, licking a bit of grease off of his lip, "And I can help you read, maybe. How's about we go to the library after this instead of playing, give it a try?"

Viral thought if he could concentrate on this everything should be fine, his mind already tired so there was no danger of anything erratic happening. He was the complete opposite of fired up, just trying to hit her and block whatever came his way. He had little faith in his ability to do anything complicated and even Yumi was being calm and collected just to keep the pace and not completely destroy him. Watching her movements he looked to her again at her delight of fighting like this again, "...You miss doing what everyone else can do..." he muttered, "Nothing was stopping you from fighting like this with someone else..." It made him feel a little inadequate to hear that from her, his style of fighting being treated as a relic and something done for fun. With everyone else flying around and blowing things up then he was completely outdated on the battlefield. Guarding himself from her hits he soon threw his arms out once more, trying to get her to back off with some heavy punches.

Shu had no idea what Takeshi was talking about but he probably knew and wasn't making up such an animal, but who really knew whether he'd ever be able to see such an animal when it came down to it. He felt he had been away from Earth for a very long time and it did manage to upset him a little that he was nowhere near home, even if space was exciting. Being out in space all the time made him feel tired and not as happy as he could had been on Earth. Finding it difficult to understand what a zoo meant he tilted his head at its explanation, finding it odd that people would want to do such a thing with animals, "Really? That's weird..." he spoke, lowering his head for a second as he played with his food, "Would they have people from my clan there?" He certainly had a lot to learn about the world, but he was also concerned that he was just annoying the others by sounding so stupid. Nibbling at his food he frowned a little at Takeshi's suggestion, "There's so much to do and everything changing! First one then another, then another...ooh, what is best? No play for reading?"

"I miss simple fights! Everyone else is always trying to be flashy and use Ki, no one fights like this," Yumi retorted, smiling as she blocked another of Viral's punches, "You're the only person that fights like this regularly, that's why you're the best person for it." Takeshi would get tired of it, Shu was a bit too erratic, the twins just weren't the most used to it far as she could tell. And with Vegeta working all the time, being too busy to breathe let alone train that left Viral as her only viable option. That wasn't the only reason she wanted to spar with him, fighting with him was just fun and certainly different than everyone else. Blocking an incoming punch with her forearm she blinked in surprise with how hard that punch was, stumbling back slightly. Blocking a second one her feet slid back a little, and she had to duck down to avoid a third. "Wow, you've still got plenty of fight in you!" Yumi said, smiling up at Viral. Standing back up she began to move back and forth a bit, throwing her own punches both high and low, trying to see how well he could keep up with her.

The best way to teach Shu anything was probably by showing him, explanations didn't seem to work whatsoever. "Uh... I doubt there's anyone from your clan there. I mean they were pretty far away, right?" Come to think of it though Walruses weren't exactly native to East City, nor were most of the animals. It was possible then someone from Shu's clan could be in the zoo, however it was unlikely. Biting down on another sausage he wondered what the chances were even of finding his brother's family, regardless of where they might be. Reasonable to think they would still be in the jungle, if Shu even remembered how to get back there. If they weren't there then they might be captive somewhere, or dead. Takeshi really hoped it wasn't the latter, that would utterly ruin his little brother. "Eh? We can play if you wanna. Whatever you want to do buddy," he replied, biting down on another curry bun and gasping as a bit of filling trickled down on his chin. Catching it with a finger he licked it off, smiling happily at how tasty the food was. "We've had a busy day, so if you just want to play before we sleep then that's cool, anything you want to do is fine by me."

Viral was not happy that Yumi was telling him this, as if he didn't feel simple enough already now his way of fighting was being more of a relic than anything else. He wanted to be treated as a respectful fighter, not just someone who could be fought against for fun, "The only one...the last one!" he spoke, feeling particularly angry at that even with the pills. To be told he was the only one to have this particular fight style made him feel outdated, but maybe that was just going to be his fate even if he did get better. He was doomed to be stuck in the past and unable to compete against all these Ki users and if that was how it had to be then he was going to have to accept it. He didn't want to be used as some sort of toy to play around when someone was bored of fighting. Throwing in a few punches himself he managed to get Yumi making desperate blocks to stop his attacks, watching her before having to block some of hers. He didn't manage that very well with each block having a little less strength behind it as if he used up what he could with those punches. Growling a little he tried to retaliate after her punches, lunging his fists forward carelessly as he tried to push her back.

Shu was pretty embarrassed that he knew so little, knowing the others would see him as stupid just because he didn't know most of the things they all knew. He didn't mean to have this sort of understanding of the world because of his background, but of course Takeshi's friends wouldn't understand that aspect. Hoping that one of his clan wasn't in the zoo he let out a sigh, looking elsewhere, "That would be good. Wouldn't want them not with family..." he muttered, giving his head a quick shake, "Even if they not want to be my family". He wasn't upset by that too much since he had received that treatment throughout growing up typically because he was hairless and weird looking, but he didn't hold any grudges against them when he understood hierarchy. Feeling confused over what their plans were supposed to be after food he stared at his brother, frowning a little at his indecisiveness, "I would like to play...but learning is needed too. I want to feel happy again so that come first, yes?"

"Not what I meant and you know it," Yumi retorted, brushing aside another incoming punch, "You're the best person for this, that's all I'm saying!" So she was a bit less than eloquent when focusing on sparring, hard to be guilty of that. She hadn't meant to come across as offensive but clearly had, considering how angry Viral both looked and sounded. What's more she was pretty certain he was swinging harder too. Being taken aback by the strength behind one of the swings she stumbled back slightly, barely managing to catch a second fist as it flew at her. Opting to do the same she waited until there was an opening before throwing back some hits of her own, getting those blocked as well. For someone who hadn't been optimistic about themselves Viral was doing an awfully good job keeping up right now. Just by sparring Yumi could tell he wasn't at 100%, as if she didn't know that already, yet even so this wasn't a cakewalk. Missing a high punch to Viral's jaw, Yumi quickly raised both arms and blocked another punch, with her arms preoccupied with the first she took a second blow just below her diaphragm, gasping as she was slightly lifted off her feet by it. The strike wasn't particularly strong nor did it hurt, but she hadn't expected it. Pushing the offending arm away she took a step back, now resorting to weaving about to avoid being hit again. "You're doing really well! Keep it up!"

Eh... Maybe going to the zoo was a bad idea after all. If they did go and found some of Shu's clan there it could be an awfully awkward situation. What would be even worse is if Shu wanted to get his former family out, then they would have to break out some animals. Just where in the heck would they keep a pack of monkeys anyways? Takeshi's first thought was his home, and immediately an image of monkeys ransacking his place came to mind. Poo being flung left and right, furniture trashed, everything ruined... Frowning at that idea he decided the zoo was best avoided, they could learn about animals some other way. More on topic, what in the world were they doing after the meal? He couldn't care one way or the other, his primary focus right now was just finding something to get Shu a bit happier. The little guy by the sounds of it agreed with that sentiment, he just wanted to feel better too. "Tell you what... We'll go ahead and play, for a while anyways. Then before we go to our room we'll find a book. I'll tell you what's in them, then we can go back and try learning some stuff from it. That sound okay to you?" This way Shu would learn about what only he wanted to, which if he was interested in it then maybe it would be easier for him. Or it could be a total bust and just leave the little guy confused, which was always a likely possibility.

“You called it simple! Nobody ever does it…nobody at all…” She certainly knew how to annoy him when it wasn’t on purpose, throwing out comments that made him sound like something to be treasured because he was so outdated. It wasn’t his fault that he couldn’t fly around or use Ki. Finding her attacks to be sore enough he decided to throw out his own for the time being, trying to get her to back off. He could easily say he wasn’t worried with fighting like this, finding it to be something he did need to do to loosen up despite the precautions. Throwing out his fists in retaliation to her own attacks he quickly tried to throw down heavy attacks to get her to submit, trying hard to overpower her despite his state. Even using his fists was pretty painful, but he was able to withstand it and was confident he didn’t need to be bothered by it. Managing to put her on edge he grunted at her encouragement, not particularly interested in it, “I’m not some child…” he mumbled before going in for some more attacks, just trying to keep up the pressure.

Shu would like to do a bunch of things with Takeshi, feeling as if they rarely did go and do things by themselves well away from others. He didn’t like the fact that every planet he went to he didn’t get to stay for long and was instead taken away to fight or recruit before leaving hastily. It made him a little sad and even though space was exciting he missed having his feet on the ground. He felt tired and restless always flying around like that, his feet sore from the metal floor. He was alright sitting around and eating just now, but thinking about being on land made him wonder if this was going to be their life. He couldn’t be the only one missing being on a real planet. Eating his food in quiet contemplation as Takeshi sorted out their plans his eyes went back to Takeshi when he finally came to a decision, staring at him as he tried to figure that all out, “And…nap too?” he asked up, feeling a little concerned, “All that make me tired, it would. This place makes me tired a lot. Don’t know when the moon is out…”

Yumi decided just to quit talking, all it was doing was aggravating Viral. Shame too, sparring like this was just sort of dull if you didn't chat with your partner. Ah well, this wasn't wholly for her enjoyment anyways, and it wasn't as if she didn't want to do it in spite of silence. That was probably better for her either way as she could focus more on what she was doing. Good thing, that, since Viral was hitting a bit harder now than before. Considering he'd needed help walking here she hadn't quite expected this level of strength out of him, it was making things interesting. She was actually having to go on the defensive and try to avoid being hit, not what she expected out of this. Yumi could block the blows easily enough but had to keep backing up to keep herself at a safe distance and pretty soon they were walking around on the mat in circles. Eventually one of Viral's attacks did get through, a jab that caught her shoulder and nearly made her spin around where she stood. Stopping herself she again got a nice hit on the chest, wincing as she stumbled back more and raised her fists protectively, blocking a few subsequent blows. Finally she tried to get back to attacking on her part, pushing Viral's arms away when they came at her and beginning to punch in quick succession, hoping to make Viral back up this time.

Takeshi couldn't really care what they did at this point, so long as it made Shu feel better. Whether it was playing games, learning, or even that weird grooming thing he liked to do. Anything was preferable to seeing his little brother all gloomy and upset. "If you feel like you need a nap then we'll take one. If not I guess we can play more?" he asked, shrugging as he skewered another piece of bacon-sausage and popped its entirety into his mouth. "We sleep too much on this stupid ship, I don't like it. I want to get back onto a planet soon, otherwise I might go nuts." How funny it would be if he knew Shu had been thinking the exact same thing seconds before. Apparently saying he would 'go nuts' struck a chord in their friends, because Takeshi swore he saw them flinch out of the corner of his eye. Probably over something related to Shu, no doubt. Tch... He spent more time with his little brother than anyone else and he had no worries, there was no reason for them to be such babies about it. "The moon's out all the time, you know," he pointed out, smiling as he paused to let out a burp, "Ah... Just the moon changes depending on where we are. Tons of moons in space, I guess that could make it real confusing." Actually, all of this traveling in general was just a pain. When they had been back on Earth getting to sleep had been a chore in of itself, and the longer they were out, Takeshi reasoned, the worse it would be. Hopefully they'd get back home sooner than last time...

Viral was not having a great time with this, knowing he was just fought with for fun. There was little he could do about that and it frustrated him knowing he was mediocre at best. He was trying to keep up even in his times of doubt but nobody was going to want to fight against him if they thought he was just for passive pleasure. Things went pretty quiet after that if only for their fighting together, throwing whatever hits he could out at her to try and punish her for underestimating him at his time of weakness. Concentrating on his hits he moved to try and keep her from lashing out at him he managed to get her half off her feet and pushed back, leaving her in a fairly vulnerable spot. Staring at her he leaned forward slightly, growling lightly before making a spring forward he tried to get her to go down this time but was quickly attacked back. He wasn’t dominant in this fight this round as he stumbled back slightly, his fists raised as he was pounded. He wasn’t finding it so easy now, Yumi being on the offensive was screwing with him somewhat. Snarling, Viral tried to grab her fists to throw her down, just to get her to stop.

Shu certainly did like the sound of playing more, but being tired after a lot of activity felt pretty common for him. He didn’t seem to get tired when it was dark, just when he ran out of energy. He definitely needed this high fat food if he was to keep going through playtime, something he definitely wanted to do. He hoped Takeshi would have as much fun as he might be able to have, especially when he was the one who suggested it, “I was hoping for same too, to get to other planet and settle for a while. My feet hurt a lot on here”, he spoke, looking up to him, “Makes me feel not very settled and grumpy!” Shu squeaked a little when Choi suddenly choked a laugh from the sounds of it, his eyes going to him where he abruptly stopped. Shu was very confused at this point, frowning a little before looking back to his food, letting out a sigh, “Moons confuse me because they’re bad on planets but nobody seems to care about them, even if we have tails”, he spoke, not quite sure what he was supposed to think of it, “How does it work…I don’t know. I wonder if Friend T’charrl likes the moon or not. Maybe he does cause bugs seem to like the dark”.

If Yumi didn't know better she might think Viral was actually getting angry with her. She couldn't imagine why, she wasn't using Ki, wasn't being rude and was trying to be considerate of his condition. The latter might do it, sure, but she was putting more pack into her punches now, so that should fix that. Whatever the case was, Viral was clearly becoming frustrated and she had no clue as to why that was. His anger carried through in his hits and she was finding them to have quite the impact, probably leaving a few bruises for her later. After a slight pummeling on her part Yumi went on the offensive, not content with being a punching bag. Taking an aggressive approach she managed to get Viral backing off now, landing a hit now and again as the Beastman could do nothing but defend. Momentum was on her side plain as day while she was doing this and she had no intention of letting up just because Viral looked to be struggling a bit. If he asked or it was obvious she needed to back off she would, but not for anything else. Soon enough however she did stop, albeit not of her own volition. Eyes widening in surprise as both fists were grabbed she looked up at Viral, then gasped as her vision suddenly went to the ceiling as she was slammed down onto the floor. On more of a reaction she rolled to the side, shifting her weight and rolling on her shoulders before jumping to her feet. Where the heck had that come from?

So both he and Shu were tired of space travel, no surprise there. Everyone probably was at this point, even while working as a squad they hadn't been in ships so much. Whatever planet they were going to next Takeshi wouldn't mind spending a few days there, just to settle down and enjoy themselves. With absolutely nothing from the rebels they had no idea how to proceed, and they'd already been to a few worlds as it stood, so it wasn't as if they weren't trying. If Korian or Sayomi called then they'd get back to it, otherwise a break from it all sounded fun. "Maybe we can go to Kaesstra, see how everyone there is doing. Though I guess there's a slight problem with that..." Namely T'charrl, he hadn't changed back yet. They'd promised the Queen they would help him and yet so far it felt like they had done anything but. Their friend's power was constantly running away from him and none of them knew quite how to go about helping him. Vegeta probably could if he didn't have his hands full with Viral, which left them, the rather less intelligent members of the group to figure it out. "Maybe it's how strong the moon is? Something in the moon changes Saiyans... Some waves or something like that..." Takeshi mumbled, giving his head a scratch. Glancing over momentarily at Choi he rolled his eyes, turning back to Shu. "We can always ask him if you really want to know. I've got no idea if he likes the dark or not."

Viral took a great deal of time trying to combat that, possibly a little too long just trying to figure out how to stop her fists from hitting him so much. With hardly a motion of quick thinking involved he managed to grab her and immediately threw her from him, letting out an angry growl at the same time. There was an awful lot of strength from just that one throw despite what state he was in before, his hands going to his head for just a moment before he moved his attention back to Yumi. She was getting up again and was once more ready for battle in a matter of seconds. So she wasn’t out for the count just yet and just up fast enough for him to leap at her, trying to knock one into her again with a forceful punch. His strength seemed to have recovered and he was doing well in terms of fighting, almost too well.

Shu missed the feeling of grass, especially when either his feet were torn or wrapped up. It was a nice feeling and it wasn’t as if he didn’t always get to feel it when he was Earth so naturally he’d miss it. It felt pretty lonely to be riding through space like this, no chance of knowing how long it’d take for you to get anywhere without being able to read what the ship told you. There was surely people out there who was used to it but he certainly was not, often struggling to even understand when he was sleeping and getting up at. “Kaesstra? But Friend T’charrl was supposed to do a thing for his mother and get back to normal…and he’s not yet”, he spoke, looking down at his plate, “I hope it doesn’t hurt him to be like that…all changing and stuff”. He didn’t know where their friend had gone, he had just ran off after the training session. Maybe he was tired and went to sleep, even if he rarely slept.

“Saiyans are fine in space. It’s to do with the reflection onto the moon and amplified through the atmosphere”, Kai spoke up, still munching on his food, “There isn’t enough energy being reflected off a full moon in space. It’s kind of hard to get enough energy in a dense atmosphere, but some guys learn how to make their own body of light…” Kai didn’t really care but the fact that Takeshi had no clue did make him wonder. He thought he might had gone in for training to be able to create one for other Saiyans, but apparently him not having a tail meant he didn’t have any need to learn up front. It was a waste of potential really, but then again he wouldn’t want to see Shu as a large Oozaru even if he would be quick to follow in a transformation himself.

If Viral wanted to fight a bit more seriously then Yumi would gladly indulge him. She would still stick to basic martial arts, it just meant she wouldn't pull her punches as much. Maybe that was what had him all upset, her going easier than she could be. Figuring this was what he wanted she put a bit more force into each hit, coming at Viral like he had her. The retaliation was short lived as she had found herself on her back after abruptly being grabbed, pretty darn confused how that had happened. Okay, she really hadn't thought he would be capable of that, all things considered. Getting to her feet she eyed Viral curiously as she was not sure at all what was going on here. There was little time to question things as Viral wasn't through, coming after her with more heavy blows. Rather than try to block Yumi simply began dodging around, having to move in earnest to avoid these. Either sparring was really helping him or something was very off, she hoped it was the former. Finding the distance between herself and the wall ever shrinking she took one glance back before frowning, knowing she had to move. Waiting for one of Viral's punches to come in she ducked under it, putting a hand on his side and trying to push him away as she darted past him, moving for the middle of the room.

"I know, I know... We don't know how to help him though," Takeshi mumbled with a frown, pushing around a bit of food on his plate. "We tried helping him a few different times and nothing's changed. If there is a way to help then that floating spirit guy needs to come out and say it." Except hadn't he already? It was hard to remember, that spirit hadn't been the most clear thing to speak to. They probably did have the answer and he was just forgetting it in a very inconvenient brain fart. Though he wanted to lie to Shu and say T'charrl was fine it was just that, a lie. Transforming probably did hurt the Kaesstrian, it wasn't exactly a walk in the park for Saiyans. Takeshi could vaguely remember one of his own transformations, it felt like a sudden onset of growing pains, emphasis on the pains part. "He's tough. Even if it does hurt a little bit he'll manage. And we'll be around to help him." Or they would try to be. Takeshi reluctantly acknowledged that he and Shu weren't around for T'charrl much as they could be, when they probably should be near constantly. Maybe when they were through here he'd slip the idea to his brother about going to pay their friend a visit instead. Getting asked about how the moon changed a Saiyan was a head scratcher for him, namely since he'd not bothered to pay attention to the explanation before. Why would he when he didn't have a tail? Kai knew though and was happy enough to enlighten both Takeshi and Shu on the matter. "So that's how it works... Makes sense, I guess..."

"There's ways around it though, tricks that we can use," Kabocha added, smiling as he wiped his mouth with a napkin, "Like that Power Ball technique. We can make our own moons if we need to for transforming. Only thing that sucks about that is it uses up a ton of energy, but I guess it's worth it to get the power of Oozaru." It was a fairly simple technique to use too, all three of them could probably make use of it if need be. There were plenty of issues in doing so though, the least of which was how much Ki it took to generate. If you weren't strong enough it was hard to control your Oozaru form, though it was a curious matter with Shu in that regard who should be plenty strong. Plus there was the whole vulnerability bit. Everyone knew a Saiyan's tail was a weak spot, unless you trained it to avoid that. There was always getting it severed though which was insurmountably easier when the Saiyan turned into a massive monkey. "Honestly I don't think I've ever transformed before, never needed to. We're all fine on our own, Oozaru just seems kind of like a liability to me."

Viral threw his fists around with great precision, seeing her on edge just made him want to strike out more. She wasn’t getting away from him, she was cornered and there was little she could do about it. Growling as he tried to force her to the wall he continued to lash out, Yumi was quickly dodging his attacks before suddenly ducking down and disappearing. Turning around to watch her scamper away he slowly turned around, his paw going to his head as she ran from him; however, something inside him sparked to life and there was an immediate urge to chase her. Turning around immediately he made his chase, throwing his paws around and immediately jumped at her, trying to force her to the ground with a sudden throw of his fists. He seemed determined to keep her under his thumb and under control, showing little regard for whether she was getting hurt by his attacks.

Shu figured they should probably try and help T’charrl however way they could, at least before he went back to see his mother. He knew their friend wanted to fight alongside them but he should probably go and see his family and people before heading out again. “We can still keep trying…I mean, we haven’t seen him in ages before we trained together…” he spoke, sighing a little, “He keeps hiding and stuff…” He was a little worried about his friend and maybe his last change caused him to start hiding away, what with becoming a big monster and all as well as looking a little like an ape now too. Maybe he did feel pain like Takeshi said and he was scared of it, or maybe he was just not wanting to scare others. Shu didn’t really know and didn’t know how he was supposed to guess T’charrl’s problem, they would just have to ask him. Feeling a little sad by that thought his eyes soon went to Kai as he explained how the moon worked, tilting his head a little before he looked to Kabocha. It didn’t sound very desirable to change even for full-blooded Saiyans, but who knew whether that was just them, “I can’t remember when I did, but I didn’t hurt anyone…I don’t think…”

Yumi hadn't the faintest idea where this aggression came from, or what brought it about. She'd stopped talking and should have stopped making Viral angry then, right? Plus she wasn't really pulling her punches any more so he shouldn't be feeling slighted. If something was pissing him off then she didn't know what it was and didn't think it was worthwhile to even ask. The best she could do now was try to match the Beastman's level and stay with him, which shouldn't be too difficult given his less than perfect health. Yet as they were going on she was finding his punches to be much more solid, and they were quicker as well. The gap between herself and the wall was shortening quick, and if she were cornered then she might be in for a real pounding. Opting to avoid that Yumi dashed past Viral, trying to get back to the center of the room once more. Over her shoulder she had fortunately caught sight of him leaping after her, stopping abruptly and jumping to the side to avoid being squashed. Before he even landed she dashed back in, making an attempt to grab him by the shoulders and flip him onto the mats. It wouldn't be hard with the padding but she hoped it might disorient him, if only for a moment.

"Maybe we should go stop by when we're done here? See if he wants to come play?" Takeshi suggested, smiling a bit, "It won't change him back, but it'll make him feel better. He kind of seems like he's been down the last few days." He may not have been huge on sparring but surely T'charrl could go for some games with them. The guy was around their age after all, he had to like playing like they did. As Shu pointed out their biggest problem with helping their friend was the fact that he always tended to run off. No matter what they were doing he tried to be alone, for whatever reason. It didn't take someone with a PhD to know that being alone when you had problems wasn't going to solve anything, it would only make it worse. Aside from getting thrashed by the Queen for failing to help it would be just really lousy if they couldn't do anything for T'charrl. In Takeshi's mind then that was that, they were going to try bringing the Kaesstrian along with them for some play to try cheering him up some. "Hopefully you didn't. You've never gone actual Oozaru since we've been together."