"No, I suppose if you're going to be stabbed then there's little you can do for it, save for perhaps wearing a titanium-laced carbon fiber body piece..." Vegeta mused aloud, scratching at his cheek thoughtfully before shaking his head, "Not the point. My point is you can't dull the blade, but you can work on ways to prevent being stabbed, to use your analogy. Maybe we can't build you an immunity to your weaknesses, but we can damn sure develop ways to help cope and even overcome them." And they would, there wasn't a single doubt in his mind they could develop such a thing. "Father created you and we both have extensive knowledge of you, weaknesses included. We'll come up with something, just give us a little faith, hm?" Having at last gotten the food they could now make another attempt at eating, though perhaps not quite yet; Viral wanted a change of scenery, which given the drab and plain setting they were in perhaps it was time for one anyways. "Well then, in that case we can head outside, around the back of the building? There's a decent amount of land on this base, we can find a nice spot to settle down and have lunch." Putting everything together then Vegeta took the lead in leaving the room, insistent they get this meal underway to test Viral's ability to eat. 

So he'd really not been able to hit Krom at all, even when he'd tried mixing it up. Why was that? What in the hell was he doing wrong? He'd never had a problem before, and any other Elite he'd managed to beat, albeit with some help. They had beaten this jerk before too so what was the difference now? He was stronger for sure, and even if Krom had gotten stronger too the gap shouldn't be all that big between them. Being completely shut out like that was humiliating, and the Prince was beginning to face the facts he might just be outclassed here. All the power in the world meant nothing if you didn't know how to use it, old man Roshi had said that once and now it was making a bit of sense. Shooting the Saiyan an annoyed glance when Shu was insulted, Takeshi reeled back said emotion and closed his eyes as he did his best to settle down. Taking a few deep breaths he waited a moment before nodding to himself, his body relaxing as he adopted a more serious expression. "I won't forgive you that easily, you know... But I'll put it aside for now," he responded finally, shifting his weight on his feet before rubbing at one of his shoulders to ease some tension, "So now what? How do you want to do this?"

After the rather abrupt reawakening of Leto, Aito hoped that he might get back to tending to Shu. Kiton was not in any need of medical assistance just now, and while he was sure the Frost Demon wouldn't mind a more thorough check-up it wasn't his turn. He had agreed to help the young Saiyan before him first, and nothing shy of a medical emergency would sway that decision. Watching as Kiton began walking off, the doctor smiled and gave a small wave, calling after him and adding "Think it over, and feel free to visit my office if you need anything! You know where it is!" He'd been dealt such a poor hand at life hadn't he, and now his whole world was being shaken like a snow globe, it was no wonder he didn't know where to turn. Given some time however and Aito was confident Kiton would find his way, whatever that might end up being. "Anyways... We can go to my office now, yes. And perhaps after some play we can try our hand at training again, hm? I'd be happy to instruct you in that as well," the doctor said, taking a brief moment to address Krom and Takeshi as he looked to them, "I'm taking Shu to my office for a moment, hope you two don't mind! I'll let you know if we go anywhere else!" he explained before placing a hand on Shu's back, easing him towards the doors and out of the room.