Viral could say anything he wanted to entice them over, it didn't make his words true. They had learned all their lives that failure meant death and accepted it as a fact of life, why should now be any different? At least the Saiyans were truthful in how they'd be treated; being given a life of their own, able to fight or not fight, it seemed too good to be true. Scowling when Viral questioned him, the Beastman shook his head angrily and threw a hand to the side to dismiss the very suggestion of his people being too dim. "That's not it at all! We're made for one purpose and we die for one purpose, that's all they know! For all I've seen outside of this facility I know little else, they've simply taught me enough to act as a go-to between us and them. We get by as we are just fine, there's no reason to change things now!" There was no reason to risk all of his people dying for betraying the King, something he knew would happen. Failure was one thing but betrayal another, even Elites weren't spared that fate. For soldiers as lowly as themselves? Agreeing to this was a death sentence. 

Despite the arguments against it and the unease that came with leaving the Beastman found himself unable to outright deny it. Maybe a better life was ahead for his kind if they went with this. Yet should he risk it? He was meant to lead his own and this could be their demise if he wasn't careful. Furrowing his brow he listened to what Viral had to say, unable to argue how petty the arrangements he and his were given. While Saiyans and even regular soldiers lived in relative luxury they were confined to this section of the base, fed routinely but given little else. Having seen other worlds too he had some ideas of how people could live, and perhaps a few among them would enjoy that.

"They... They turned people into one of us?" the lion muttered in disbelief, blinking as he glanced over at Yumi. That would explain why she smelled so similar, and the others before her who smelled off. Some were like Saiyans, others similar to aliens they had fought and some still were unlike anything he'd smelled before. Furrowing his brow again the lion seemed to contemplate sharing anything, giving Viral an uncertain look before nodding. "Exceptional fighters captured from other worlds were turned into our kind, or executed, that was their choice. And any troops who failed the King were given a second chance to redeem themselves by joining the program and being changed. Only a small number of those who went into it survived, and fewer still didn't become savage and had to be put down. The few who did make it, unfortunately, died in the line of combat. What you see here still are those who are purely Beastmen, all of the hybrids are dead."

"I guess it goes to show only true Beastmen are strong enough for battle," Eris commented with a smug smirk, folding her arms as she looked at Viral, "You should know all about that, being a former Commander and all. We heard that worm going on and on about you, how you used to be some big leader in the military. I've been thinking, they say they keep us here to keep us safe and to take care of us... But you know what? I think they're really afraid of us." Soldiers came and went, often hurrying through the room as if they were at risk of being attacked. All of the rabid ones were long gone, no one here was going to attack unprovoked. Scoffing to herself Eris walked over to Viral's side, smiling as she leaned against him. "That's why you want us too, right? You know what we're capable of, and you don't want to be fighting us."

Jeez, this girl was giving Takeshi a run for "most arrogant" in their group. And why in the hell did she have to keep getting so close to Viral? Grinding her teeth silently Yumi refrained from getting into another shouting match, forcing a smile to her lips. "You're right, we don't want to fight you," she answered back, her nails digging into her palms as she spoke, "So that's why we were hoping you came with us. We're not your enemy and we can give you a chance for a better life, to do what you want. Or you can fight with us, whatever you want to do. That's more choice than these people will ever give you."

"N-Now wait just a minute! You can't take them all!" the scientist complained, "The King will have my head! I refuse to let you take them, you must leave at least!"

"Oh shut the hell up already," Takeshi grumbled, having moved over and smacked the guy in the back of the head. Glaring down at the now unconscious scientist he dusted off his hands, glad to have him out finally. He kept looking at everyone like they were insane, plus he was mumbling some stuff to himself, it was kind of weird. Reaching down he then grabbed the man by the back of the coat, holding him away as though he was dirty and shrugging before simply dumping him in a nearby chair, pushing it away as it wheeled off. 

There really was no sound argument against joining these people was there? Yes it was hard to say they'd truly be better off now, but their situation wouldn't change at all staying here. If not for himself then at least the others he should allow to try a new life, his hesitation shouldn't hold them back. "Remaining here will likely result in some executions for failing to defend the base, or at the very least we'll be separated. Whether we want to or not leaving is our only option at this point..."

"So long as we get to fight I don't care who we're fighting for. And I guess I wouldn't hate a change of scenery," Eris interjected, glancing around the room before smiling, "There's one thing though... There's only fifteen of us left, and only fourteen can really fight. There's someone here who hasn't ever left his cell before, never mind been in battle." Glancing back over her shoulder she scoured the small crowd for the person in question, frowning when she failed to spot them. "Riley! Get over here! Come meet the new people, you runt!"

After a moment of apparent nothing a small figure pushed their way through the crowd, weaving through everyone's legs to answer the call. However the child didn't go to Eris but instead to the lion-Beastman, hiding behind his leg and grabbing onto the cloth of his pants. With paws very similar to Viral's he got a handful of material and hid behind the adult, just barely peering around with his blue eyes at the strangers before him. Who were these people? He knew all the adults were talking and some of them had sounded angry, plus there was fighting before which had stopped. Were they nice people? 

"Riley, say hi to them already!" Eris snapped impatiently, rolling her eyes as the child jumped, "Oh for the love of... You're a Beastman kid, start acting like one. You can't be afraid of your own shadow!"

Riley shrank back slightly as he was snapped at, his eyes looking back at each of the faces inspecting him. Figuring he'd best do as he was told though he slowly eased his way out from behind the lion-man, pulling at his slightly oversized shirt as he stared at the floor. "H-Hi... I'm R-Riley..." he muttered meekly as he shifted around on his feet, "It's n-nice to meet you..." Jumping when Eris growled at him he turned and ran back, accidentally running into Shu in the process. Figuring he was safer with even a stranger than her he clung to Shu's leg, hiding his face against it as his ears folded flat.