"The person we're looking for doesn't know we're looking for them, so why would they hide? Besides, the best place to hide sometimes is in plain sight, in a crowd." If they were doing that too though then wouldn't they be dressed to blend in? That completely ruined their plans of just picking a face out of the crowd, albeit that wasn't the best of plans to begin with anyways. "Maybe we should rethink how we're doing this..." Takeshi commented, frowning as he came to a gradual stop with his sibling. Gazing around them he could see plenty of people, but goodness knows who any of them were or what they were doing. An idea came to mind though, one that seemed rather simplistic. Why not inadvertantly question someone they knew, someone in power, to see if they could get anything? Smiling the Saiyan looked around for a familiar landmark, spying a towering structure with an insignia on the side as one. The military headquarters was beyond that a ways, so that's where they'd go. "Come on, I think we're going to pay the General a visit. He might know something about all of this," Takeshi explained, leading his sibling off towards their new destination. 

Prying and pushing for sensitive information wasn't the ideal way to go about anything. It was risky, often intrusive and in many cases painful, but Yumi couldn't see any other way to do it. She'd only been with Viral again for so long, but by his behavior she could imagine none of the others had ever spoke with him about what happened. A traumatic event like experimentation didn't simply go away, not that easily anyways. She knew Vira would be reluctant to speak, so Yumi clung herself to him in a hug, refusing to let go until he started to open up. Sooner or later it would all come out one way or another, it was better to do it while support was available. Looking up at her friend hopefully she almost smiled as he started to speak, vaguely but still he started. Hearing him talk like this was heartwrenching, and it gave some insight as to just how truly beaten up the Beastman was. Tentatively, as he spoke Yumi lifted a hand, starting to gently rub his back in a gesture to assure him she was there for him.

"I'm not just going to lie down, not while we have to talk," Yumi stated bluntly, though in a gentle enough tone not to sound demanding. This time she embraced Viral again, but rather than her hiding she managed to get a hand behind his head, easing it down onto her shoulder as her free arm wrapped around his midsection, holding him close. "Tell me what happened, let it all out," she whispered, giving his head a gentle rub to try coaxing him. "Cry, shout, I don't care what you do, I won't think less of you. Everyone can express themselves Viral, and that includes you." He was obviously having difficulties, now more than ever, and at the moment they were closer to a breakthrough than ever before. The most challenging part now was to break through the shell he had formed around himself and get to the grit of it all, where the damage really was. It wasn't physical, not really, Yumi was certain of that now. "Talk to me Viral... What did they do to you?"