Man, Kiton was really defensive over little comments! He was just poking a little fun at the guy, instead he was getting all bothered and sounding like he didn't want to be there. Maybe some food would change his mind, now they just had to find some. Takeshi wasn't seeing very much in the way of creatures yet, wondering if maybe they had spooked off animals with their training and now they were all alone out here. If that was the case then they may really have to head into the city for a meal, and somehow figure out a way to pay for it; if they offered free food then it'd be taken in a heartbeat, but it wasn't like they were going to waltz in and expect it. Nor would they need to either, they had finally found something to snack on! It was an interesting looking thing, but probably a herbivore and a big one at that. Surely they could take it, even with that tail of theirs. "Well blasting it would probably ruin the meat, and charging it is going to make it run off. I figure we can either try and kill it quick, break its neck or something, or..." he began, going quiet when the creature seemed to look over at them. Smiling slightly he cursed mentally, slowly lifting one hand and aiming to take one of its legs to prevent it from running away. Much to his dismay however, a pair of wings which evidently were folded flush against its side stretched out, and with an odd, squeaky howl it began flying up, trying to get over the canopy. "Oh no you don't, you're our lunch!" Takeshi shouted, rushing down the fleeing creature. With it slowly distancing itself he shot ahead, grabbing onto its tail a few meters above the spikes and holding on tight, gasping as it began shaking to try and get him off. "H-Hey! Cut that out damn it!"

"N-No! It was never business to me Viral! You've got it all wrong!" Vegeta remarked, frowning as he shook his head in frustration, "You've been a friend my entire life, I never wanted to get rid of you! But... I felt unable to provide for you, and I didn't know what you might need or what to do if anything happened. I was scared and I felt overwhelmed, and because I was incompetent I looked for someone who might be better able to take care of you. It's my fault for being weak and unable to cope with everything..." Ugh, this was just depressing, he hated having to talk about this. Not because he didn't wish Viral to know, that wasn't it, but he hated revisiting those feelings and how vulnerable they left him; he couldn't run the business on his own, he hardly had time for Yumi, Viral had become more or less an afterthought and he was still upset over his parents, all of that was returning to him with this discussion. Feeling his chest tightening slightly, Vegeta placed one hand on it and took a deep breath, closing his eyes for a moment before looking back at the Beastman. "My first thought...? I was worried where you were going, and what you might be running for," Vegeta responded, being completely forthcoming, "I didn't even know about the Dragonball until I got a call moments before finding you, but that was hardly my primary concern. I worried that one of those bastards had taken you after I refused them, that's why I had left in such a rush."

Haku tried to think of anything he had heard before, anything the Elites had discussed or his fellow soldiers concerning Oozaru transformations. He knew the very basics from his training, but he'd never had a chance to change for himself, nor had he ever actually seen anyone change in person. If there was someone here more knowledgeable about the topic, like one of the Princes or Takeshi's former squad-mates, then they could hopefully get the answers they needed. It was hard, not having the answers, but he wasn't about to give up just because it was difficult. "Isn't that what friends do though? Help with problems? They're all helping Viral, so why wouldn't they help you too? Hell, we only just met Kiton and they're even helping him, I think they would definitely help you if you asked," Haku said confidently, smiling and shaking his head at the question asked then. "No, well... It's frustrating that I don't have the answer, but like I said, you're my friend and I want to help you. I've never had a friend before really, and I'm not going to screw this one up, not because of a little problem like this."