"We know nothing of what you're offering us. It's not cowardice, I'm putting their well-being before anything, especially false promises of new leadership and new lives. We don't know for certain if anything you're telling us is true or not." He didn't know what Viral was on about his own planet, whatever he was made after didn't concern him too terribly much. The more that their cause was argued the harder it became to refuse it; a better life, a safer life, with more opportunities and freedoms, how could anyone turn that down? Even if they didn't know what they were missing out on no doubt they would be awestruck to see what lie beyond these walls. If they were to leave now, which they may have to, there was just one more complication: one member of their group wasn't fit for combat, or much of anything, and yet they couldn't simply abandon them either. So what should they do?

Eris watched as Riley took forever to finally come out from the crowd, hiding immediately again once he was out and prompting her to snap at him. Just as she expected he ran off not a moment after, inducing a groan as she slapped her own forehead. "I don't know why, I've been wondering that since he showed up here," she grumbled, rolling her eyes as she folded her arms, "One day they just showed up with him, said he was the last one they'd be bringing in and that was that. They expect us to look after him and teach him, but the pup is useless. He doesn't know how to fight, barely speaks and he's afraid of his own shadow." Cowardly was a good word to describe Riley, so was useless and a waste of space. If they ever got into a situation that demanded each of them fight they might die, he'd be unable to help and someone would likely be killed trying to protect him. Just an utter waste of space really.

Riley whimpered as he hid against Shu, hating to be yelled at like that. Shu seemed nice at first and not to mention covered in soft fur, his first impression was it would be somewhere safe. Yet as he ran over and grabbed the boy's leg he found himself being shaken, trying to hold on in spite of it. When his head was pushed and Shu complained aloud he finally let go, looking up with teary eyes before beginning to cry. "I'm s-sorry! Please don't h-hurt me!" he whined, sitting on the floor and beginning to sob loudly. Why didn't anyone want him? He wanted his parents! Feeling someone's hands on him then he let out a yell and squirmed against their grasp, turning and seeing Yumi holding him. Now he was going to be punished for being loud again, he didn't want to be punished! Trembling against her he became confused when, rather than strike him, she began to rub his back. Oddly soothed by the gesture he sat in her arms and continued sniffling, his cries calming after a moment as a few silent tears still slipped out. 

"Jeez, that kid's a bit loud," Takeshi mumbled as he rubbed at an ear, watching Yumi pick him up to console him. Weird too that Shu pushed him away like that, was he afraid of the kid? Sure he was a Beastman but he was just a little guy, smaller than Shu even, and according to that nasty woman he wasn't even remotely a threat. Weird that they had a kid down here, every other Beastman was an adult. Rejoining Shu he smiled slightly and placed a hand on his brother's head, lowering himself down and glancing briefly at Yumi and Riley. "He's kinda like you in a way, you're both little guys," Takeshi commented before snickering, "Though you're much less noisy than he is. Why'd you push him away though? He's not scary is he?"

Eris shook her head in disapproval at the display Yumi was giving, finding it to be completely idiotic. "The pup has to learn to grow up and mature, doing that's never going to help him," she snapped, annoyed further when she was outright ignored. Letting out a huff she then turned to Viral, putting on a smile again as she cocked one hip to the side slightly. "Well that's part of the problem, him. As much as I hate listening to him we can't just abandon him, and we have to raise him somehow. Do you have what we need to raise a pup like him?"