Viral still didn’t know whether that was the truth, especially considering how many changes he had gone through and so many different personas that were everything but his own. The control the collar held over him was pretty intense, it took a lot more to get him under control than Shu. Shu was easier, his mind could be eliminated and his brain put under full command, but Viral had to be tested constantly to try and keep his consciousness while keeping him loyal to the King. He still had those voices in his head sometimes, the ones that would try and force him into believing in the King. Yumi would never know what it’s like, her collar was already fully tested and it was a lot easier to get her equipped, but he had to go through all the testing phases and have his brain battered and beaten with all these strange thoughts and problems, “I could be simply be masking my true self from you. The collar could have easily changed me enough to turn me into a sleeper agent for the King”.

Viral was pretty fed up with himself, he could understand why the others would be too considering he complained a lot. It felt like the only thing he could do now while everything was on his mind in an attempt to clear his mind, but everyone was bothered by it and not wanting to hear about it too much without just telling him it was okay. He was increasingly unsettled and it wasn’t fair, his body and mind all becoming worse for wear. Looking back towards the ships with Yumi’s signal, he let out a grumble and turned away again, preferring to continue onwards than even think about going anywhere near that bunch, “This place is just empty, that’s all there is to it. I barely feel like going back to that ship at all”, he spoke, looking to the ground as if contemplating on stopping altogether, “This whole place is entirely pointless, anyway. Stupid creature could had easily been some mutant fungus gone out of control with the way it vanished like that. If there was even a tiny bit of sense with coming out here, I would gladly welcome it about now before I go back and punch Vegeta in the mouth…”

Shu wasn’t sure what he was supposed to do at this point. He could easily bounce back up the hole, Takeshi was really doubting him on that part and T’charrl just didn’t know better. Falling down a hole was no big deal for him and meeting someone down there that appeared pretty friendly was just another plus. Giving the creature a sniff to try and figure out what he was, he tilted his head a little to try and understand what they were wanting from him. He didn’t have much of a clue, the creature was strange enough without him coming along and making it interested in him. Squeaking a little as he sniffed, he moved up a little to look around. He didn’t know where he had fallen, but as his attention went elsewhere he missed the part where the little creature moved a little more, signalling for him to come along. Smiling a little, he looked back to the hole, “I’m going to follow it, okay!” he called up before making a quick bounce towards it, moving after it curiously.