"That's true... But then I didn't really have friends to worry about hurting now did I?" Takeshi asked, a faint smile crossing his lips as he shrugged his shoulders, "A small part of me didn't want to hurt everyone whenever I did change though, for what it's worth. I wanted to change and beat who I had to beat, that was it. So I kind of understand, a little." That was as much as he could say, he'd really never been in a situation like Shu was. That aside, even now he really didn't much care quite the same as his brother, even if he tried to. Maybe he wasn't killing indiscriminately anymore, but he found it difficult to worry if people got hurt or not. So what was wrong with Shu? There were guesses, but given his record Takeshi wagered that each of them were wrong. Unless he wanted to upset Shu further then it was probably best he just clam up and not say anything on the subject.

There was good and bad to be gained from this discussion; good news was that Shu was talking, bad news was he was talking to someone who couldn't help. The little guy could have an epiphany here and now, say exactly what it was that was bothering him, and Takeshi would still be useless in helping it. Looking at Shu as he questioned the older boy frantically, Takeshi's eyes shifted downward as he shifted around uncertainly, rubbing at his neck as he tried to come up with some sort of answer. "I mean... It seems like you change whenever you get really mad. It's like when someone gets hurt and I go nuts, except I can't change anymore. So... I don't know, maybe we have to help that, you know?" He didn't even know if that was right, or if that was something he could even help with. Why wait until now? He didn't know until now, and even so Takeshi was pretty sure he still didn't know. After getting attacked a second time though he felt he had to try and help, as next time it might not be just him who was attacked. "Okay, so maybe we gotta work on you being angry and changing. And... We gotta find a way to make you okay around fighting. If we can do those things, then maybe... Maybe you'll feel better."

Vegeta had gotten a bit overzealous in how he was speaking to Viral, probably as a result of all the discussions with Aito as of late. He couldn't let the Beastman demean his own existence though, that was never going to help him recover or feel better in the long run. That line of thinking wasn't really naive, it was just the truth of the matter; Viral was an individual first and foremost, it didn't matter whether he was brought into the world for any particular purpose or not. Saying he was simply an object to be used would be removing the entire fact he was his own person, and that could never be allowed. "The only thing that money gets me is more opportunity to create and work, that's it. Aside from that opportunity I have absolutely no use for money," Vegeta answered simply, giving Viral a slightly rueful smirk. "Money would make life easier for most, but I doubt that's all people desire. If you believe human nature is so simple then we'll perhaps have to revisit it sometime."

Now perhaps they could begin helping this cleanup effort, as goodness knows it was needed. Most of the city by now looked to have been tidied up, but this neighborhood still bore the scars of the fighting that had taken place. Much of the rubble was larger chunks of concrete, likely something that couldn't be moved without machinery. Between himself and Viral though it ought to be an easy enough job. "We'll be quick. Let's see how this building does for you, and we can decide how to go from thereon out," Vegeta responded, pausing and giving his friend a curious look at the latter half. Something he shouldn't see? What did he mean? It was an unusual request, but he'd leave it at that and operate how he felt was best. Giving a simple nod in reply he went over to the crumbled building, beginning to lift up chunks of shattered building and toss it into the bed of the large vehicle. "If this isn't too mundane for you, we can just do this until the plot is completely cleaned. We may well finish before either of us tire," Vegeta said, "Which would be fine, but don't you think we can get this done much faster than they can?"