"I mean yeah, it sucked, but come on! You killed that huge thing, that's some serious bragging rights right there!" Takeshi said, "I mean think about it... None of us could beat the thing and then you and Viral came along and bam! It's dead!" Now that the life-threatening situation was over with he could focus more on other things, like how he'd been outdone by his friends. Was it unreasonable to feel a little bothered by such a trivial thing? Yes, but that didn't keep him from feeling that way. He wasn't angry with them persay, but he'd liked to have been the one to do the deed, or at least do [i]something[/i]. Now he was going to have to find a way to top what they had done, however that might be accomplished. Hearing out his friend's concerns Takeshi smiled, shrugging his shoulders as he reached up and itched at his nose. "I think you've got plenty of control, you're just not confident yet! You're way better than you were, and sure, it's not perfect, but it's damn close. You're never going to turn into any monster because you're way too good for that to happen." Besides, everyone had their own definition of what a 'monster' was. For some too it didn't even take a monster to freak someone out, sometimes just a little insect. Thankfully in Takeshi's case the more time he spent around some of T'charrl's forms the less uneasy he was, and by now this side of their friend was almost okay to be near. "Being a god would be pretty awesome, you know? But seriously, you're not someone who goes nuts with power, because you've gotten a ton and you're still you. I doubt you'd change no matter how strong you get," he said reassuringly, smirking before pointing at himself, "As long as you're not stronger than I am we've got no problems."

Heh, Haku didn't have to be told the world was a harsh place. When you spent your entire life being spit on and kicked around you kind of got used to life sucking, and now that things were actually better he didn't know how to take it. Even with people not being overly fond of him it was still an improvement, yet he was so torn between protecting himself and trying to make friends that he often found himself acting in ways that made no sense. So yeah, he knew the world sucked, even if he hadn't been through the same things Kiton had. "I am too, even if our problems are different. Everyone's got something, some people have it worse than others," Haku mumbled, shrugging his shoulders tiredly as he glanced at the floor, "And sometimes I wonder, even now, why I bother. But being around people like this make me think it's not so bad. Sure, Ricken is a jerk, but everyone else is nice enough. If you traveled with us maybe you would see it that way too." All he needed was a change of perspective, just like he'd gotten by joining this group. If you spent your whole life being hated, chased, whatever, then you were going to think life sucked. Now that Haku had seen what a difference some nicer people could make though he had begun to be a bit more optimistic, if cautiously so. "The others aren't like that. Look... I attacked them when we first met. In fact I was supposed to [i]kill[/i] them," he explained, pulling his legs up a bit closer as he shifted uncomfortably, "There was absolutely no reason for them to take me in after that, but they did. And I might be lying to myself, but I'm beginning to think I might actually make friends here. If they can let someone like me sit here and not hurt me then you're fine, I promise."

Vegeta found the Elder's home to be a rather nice place, not the type of building he'd come to expect from the leader of a peoples. Normally there were armed guards all over the place and not civilians, and he would expect a bit more precautions when allowing utter strangers into their leader's quarters. Instead of checkpoints or the like they were shown right inside, as though they were simply guests coming over someone's house. Not wanting to appear rude by refusing any of their kindness he followed along politely, waiting until they were giving the go-ahead to enter the Elder's chambers themselves. Stepping into the room he took note of the Namekian first and foremost, deciding that was most definitely how the head of these people should appear. He was regal even if simply so and appeared agreeable enough, which hopefully bode well for their negotiations. Putting on a small smile Vegeta nodded gratefully, taking a seat on the center cushion with his legs tucked beneath himself. "Thank you, we appreciate the hospitality," he responded, bowing down slightly in a show of respect.

"Yes, thank you very much sir," Yumi added, smiling as she bowed as well before taking a seat herself. Thank goodness they were being given food; after that fight she was a bit hungry but she didn't want to appear rude by asking for it. Chances were it was hardly going to be a feast, but even a small snack to tide them over until returning to the ship would be nice. Deciding to sit at the far left she settled down in a cross-legged fashion, resting her hands in her lap as she glanced around the room. If she were to have a home of her own she'd love for it to be like this. Something about the design and furnishings just made it seem very charming, as she certainly didn't need a lot of material wealth to be happy. Maybe once she got back to Earth she would look into getting a home of her own, seeing as of late she more or less lived with whoever would put her up. Takeshi even had his own house somehow, and if he could get a place then so could she. Smiling up at Viral she patted the cushion between herself and Vegeta, hoping he'd at least sit down and try to relax. The Elder was being awfully polite towards their friend considering how he looked, it was nice to find another kind ruler.