The promise of a hunt had everyone all excited, except maybe for T'charrl. Hunting was exciting, both Shu and Takeshi had done it in some capacity growing up so it was second nature to them. Surely their friends had done it before too, even if they hadn't done quite what he and his brother had. Takeshi really did enjoy the taste of that fish last time but he doubted they'd find another, it wasn't like there were a lot swimming around in that lake. "Hey, we can get fish any time, doesn't matter to us. We just want to go hunting, we'll hunt whatever," the older boy pointed out, smiling as he glanced back at T'charrl, "You're coming with us, you've never been there! We'll just find something else to hunt, no big deal." Reaching out he clasped his friend on the shoulder, pausing briefly as he did so and glancing at his hand. His fur felt really weird, kind of like he was putting his hand on the head of a broom... "Oh!" Takeshi gasped, pulling back his hand as his face flushed in embarrassment, immediately looking at T'charrl. "I uh... There was a long hair, I poked my hand, just surprised me is all. Maybe you need a haircut!"

"You're someone looking for some kind of guide, and I just don't think that guide should be some tales of heroes gone by or some vague recollections, that's all," Vegeta said plainly with a shrug, "I don't necessarily approve of my friends doing the same thing, I think it's a little fantastical and childish, but ultimately I can't make them stop, just like I can't make you stop. You don't even have to take what I'm saying to heart, it's just my opinion on the matter." If Kiton were more sure of himself then whatever was being said now wouldn't phase him, but the fact that essentially a stranger's view made him question himself showed he wasn't really sure of himself either. "Rude? Listen... We've all got a lot to do, more than trying to come up with a way to collectively deceive someone. Takeshi and Shu aren't smart enough, Yumi is too nice to try, Viral's sick, so that leaves me," Vegeta explained, smiling slightly as he glanced at the Frost Demon, "I could be deceiving you, but then what would I gain from that? It's like using you as a weapon, there's no reason to do such a thing, we wouldn't bother with it."

How was the food coming then? He was awfully hungry at this point and was somewhat impatient with the fish. Luckily it wasn't a frozen filet, they didn't have to worry about defrosting it before frying it up. Checking the skillet to gauge how ready it was Vegeta grabbed a pair of tongs, grabbing the tail end of the filet and flipping it before moving the potatoes around, adding the vegetables in for good measure. "The cyborg? I imagine you mean Ricken?" he asked, "He'll have nothing to do with you, nor will the rebellion. Korian is in a precarious position with us, he needs us but we don't need him. If they ask for you we'll simply deny them, tell them you're under our care. Like it or not they can't refuse, unless they want to alienate us." It was a dirty move, but then the rebels had a history of being a bit of a thorn to them anyways so Vegeta didn't much care.

The disdain was warranted there, Aito wouldn't take it personally if Viral was mad. His tactics weren't always the kindest, nor were they always the most straightforward, but then they did get results. Anyone could sit there and tell a person what was wrong with them, but he preferred to push them to making the breakthrough themselves, as evidently Viral had finally done. Getting the Beastman to his feet he smiled apologetically, slowly getting himself and Viral moving again towards their destination. "The harder work would be killing you. Do you even realize what you're suggesting I do?" Aito asked, frowning for the first time as he looked away, "You're my pride project, I can't deny that, but you're also like a child to me. You asking me to kill you... It's not possible. Even if you degenerated further, went into rampancy, I'd refuse to take your life. I would sooner allow myself to die again then kill you, and that's not happening either. Listen, Viral... What we're going to be doing isn't going to be easy, I'll tell you that right now. You're going to have to hang in there with me and trust me, we've already just made a big leap in our progress towards your cure. And besides, we'll have Yumi along to help."

Yumi managed to smile some at the mention of her name, trying to feel more worthwhile than she had previously thought. She knew her role and she'd carry it out well, she just hoped her helpfulness to everyone wouldn't fade once Viral had healed. Training people was hardly something that had ever crossed her mind, yet in a way it made sense. She wasn't much older than the rest of the group yet she had extensive training, some of it exclusive to her, like what she'd gotten from Geoffrey. If she could make use of that and show her friends some new techniques then she'd be fine with that, and it would be a way to pay back their teaching her Ki. "Compared to everything else you've been through that was nothing, right Viral?" Yumi asked, smiling up at her friend, "We're finally going to get you help, and you're going to start getting better. No one has given up on you yet and we're not going to start, we're all here to help you get better. Never forget that, okay?"