"Don't get frustrated over it Viral, it's okay to feel frustrated, but don't let it consume you," Aito spoke, glancing down at Viral from his new perch, "Nothing that you're feeling now is to be ashamed of either, it's all natural given what's occurred. It's like I said before, take note of everything, and then bring yourself back down to your breathing. Accept the moment for what it is, rather than damning every second of it." It was easier said than done in Viral's position; people who were stressed or depressed might not be able to appreciate the good even when it was staring them in the face. All of their energy and attention was focused on the negatives, the 'what-ifs' and 'maybes' of what could go wrong. "Just look at where we are... We're on a friendly world, in the middle of a beautiful forest away from other people and hassles. There are no demands on either of us right now, aside from relax. Look at things through that lens, and maybe you can settle down. Close your eyes, listen to the sounds around you, not the voice in your head. Maybe then you can find some peace." The sound of the wind, of the occasional animal calling out or some kind of bird singing, there were plenty of ambient noises if you just listened. Closing his own eyes again, the doctor leaned back against the trunk of the branch, smiling as he stretched out one leg and folded his arms across his chest, "Just take it all in... The outside world, let it calm the tumult within."

This lesson would be terribly remedial for T'charrl, and more likely than not even Takeshi, but Shu needed this. They could not hope to educate him any further if he had no solid foundation, it would be moot; luckily for the kid, lessons were already in place and could be adjusted to fit him accordingly. Starting very simply he asked Shu to find the letter 'A', and to no one's surprise he was able to pick them out. "Well done, now let's take it one step further. Can you recognize them on the board?" Vegeta asked, tapping his knuckles against the whiteboard to draw Shu's attention, "I want you to come up and point out every letter you've written down. Then, after that, I want you to try your best at sounding the word out. Since you have some grasp of speech, I'd imagine you can figure out what the letters sound like." Maybe, it all depended on how phonetically aware he was, and whether he could sound out the words enough to make a guess. Looking over to T'charrl for a moment he smiled slightly, nodding his head towards Shu. "I want you to try and help him if he struggles, okay? You'll know this easily, see if you can help him figure it out." This would be a good exercise for both of them this way, to test Shu's recognition and T'charrl's retention. Between the two of them, Vegeta was tentatively hopeful Shu would figure it out. 

"Okay, so you were born with it, but you have to maintain it too. If you don't train or keep active then your body will weaken, everyone knows that," Sasha stated matter-of-factly, "But obviousness aside, I really am impressed. I'm also glad you're not an enemy, fighting you might be a real nightmare for us." Someone in their ranks was bound to be able to defeat Kiton in a fight, or one of the Princes and their group, yet she was glad that wasn't likely going to come to pass. They had accepted people of shady origin before and they'd turned out fine, she could see no reason to scrutinize Kiton then; his being a Frost Demon had no bearing either, and anyone who tried rejecting him, like Ricken, was frankly a bigot. Hearing the description of his previous opponent, Sasha groaned and smacked her own forehead, immediately placing a name to that. "Takeshi... I'll apologize on his behalf, he's.... What's a nice way to put this... Pig-headed? Don't take it personally, he'd fight his own shadow if he could," she joked, smiling slightly, "Can't blame them for being cautious, they didn't know you. I'm sure now though they've begun trusting you. They are good people, I can personally vouch for that much. Sure, maybe they're rough around the edges, but get to know them and they're not so bad."