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If I owe you a post, it's coming! Been a very busy week but finally settling down!
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The adult in me says sleep, the kid in me wants to play NieR. The kid's winning D:
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youtube.com/watch?v=7RzA_Oom.. All of my yes. Love this theme <3
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If you've not had a chance to watch "Your Name" yet, highly recommend!

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Takeshi laughed as Shu squirmed about, releasing his brother and giving him a bright grin. "Fell asleep because you were bored huh? Well I guess we'll have to make this extra fun for you so that doesn't happen again." That didn't seem likely, they'd had one heck of an eventful day so the thought of anyone being bored seemed silly. While it would be nice to have an explanation he wasn't content with lying to himself, there had to be a good reason for Shu collapsing. Maybe it was just exhaustion and he was over thinking things, no reason to rule that out really. Squatting down to examine the food on the floor Takeshi swiped up a bit of it, rubbing it between his fingers before grimacing and hastily wiping his hand off on the floor. "Yuck, it's sticky! Why is it sticky!" he whined, shaking his hand then to make sure it was clean. Okay, that was a little gross. He couldn't even tell what the food was, the crumbs were much too small to be able to guess. Standing back up he looked over at Shu wiping his feet before gasping in surprise as his hand was grabbed and he was yanked forward by Yumi. "Do we really need to hunt down whoever did this? Who cares if they made a mess?"

"We're going to find who did it because they shouldn't be doing it, that's why. And I'm betting it's that wenches husband that did it, the slob..." A nap had fixed a lot, but Yumi was still awfully cross with Mizuna. That woman... She still had no business being on the ship. Smiling slightly in Shu's direction she gave his hand a small tug, shaking her head. "We don't mind if you do things on your own, Shu. We just like to do things with you instead." The little guy definitely seemed to prefer company as opposed to being alone, no question about that. If it wasn't Takeshi with him then she was, or now T'charrl too, she supposed. He certainly had plenty of outlets should he ever need a playmate or companion for anything. Reaching the elevator Yumi stopped the three of them, releasing both boys' hands and looking at the door with a frown. It was scratched around the panel and the door, not terribly deep, but still scratched. Okay, so that more or less ruled out it being one of the Saiyans, they couldn't do that. Shu's suggestion made the hair on the back of her neck crawl, she really hoped it wasn't one of those things. "Only one way to find out..." Reaching out she pressed the call button, standing tensely as the elevator rose up. Waiting with baited breath as the doors opened she was perplexed to see nothing inside but a small pile of food crumbs. Stepping inside she looked down at the pile before the boys, gesturing for them to come in. "We gonna find out what's doing this or just stand around?"

Takeshi was really lost as to the concern over some food crumbs, until Shu mentioned the monsters from before. That shouldn't be right, he thought they had all vanished when they killed the big one. Not only would this mean he was wrong but it would also mean the planet was still in danger, as were Shu's new friends. Nodding in reply to Yumi he followed her into the elevator, stepping against the wall for Shu to get in. Hopefully he would be okay with the tight quarters, they were only bound to be in here for a few seconds. "Shu... I really hope you're wrong. I don't want to see another one of those things ever."
Shu certainly wasn't the only one enthusiastic about training. While in reality all it would be was a light sparring session Takeshi still looked forward to it, or to any activity really. Correcting their path the older boy dragged his brother along, leaving the shuffling-zombie that was Yumi to her own devices. So this is what she was like when she just woke up, it was kind of funny, he'd never seen it before. So she wasn't a morning person, either that or really needed rest. Raising an eyebrow and looking at Shu he then smirked, wrapping an arm around the younger boy abruptly and giving him a squeezy-hug. "Squeezing makes you tired huh? So are you going to fall asleep?" he teased, squeezing again before letting him go. The smile kind of waned when the collapsing was mentioned, though there wasn't all that much worry over it now seeing as Shu was alright. More of a curiosity than an immediate problem if nothing else. Glancing then at Yumi he gave her a basic look over, wondering if she had any visible injuries that he could spot out. Nope, she seemed perfectly fine, just drowsy. Maybe the way she healed was going to sleep, made sense kind of. Takeshi wondered if Viral would end up napping all the time once he felt better, they'd have to see.

Yumi giggled as she pinched Shu's cheek, as ever enjoying teasing and babying him. 16 or not he acted a great deal younger than that, and his knowledge was a fair bit less, so he was like a little kid more than a teenager. It's what made toying with him so much fun, plus he was just adorable. With a sneaky smile she waved a hand dismissively, pointing to herself with her thumb. "If I say it's okay then we can do it, Vegeta's not going to tell me no," she boasted, grinning. Well he probably would if it was meant to be off limits, but she'd use the benefit of their friendship to try and sneak in some training. Since sparring with Viral hadn't exactly panned out she was ready for something, and grogginess aside she did actually feel quite better from earlier. Watching Shu she was a bit confused when he abruptly stopped, and even more so as he lifted up a foot and stared at the sole of it. So there was food on his foot, and looking down the hall she could see a trail, leading all the way to the nearest elevator. Weird, why would someone eat in the hall while the mess hall was nice. Plus it was a long way from the mess hall, so it seemed a bit silly to come all this way. "I say we find who's making a mess of our ship and surprise them." Yumi said, smiling as she pounded one hand into the other. Grabbing Shu's hand as well as Takeshi's she began to pull them towards the elevator, a bit peppier now than before. Hopefully it was Gobo, she'd love to tear that slob a new one.

"I suppose when all is said and done I can return to Kaesstra for a bit, maybe give you a hand teaching," Vegeta offered, smiling. "After all, you're going to be starting a space program as well, and it'll help to have someone familiar with it to oversee everything." There may even be other worlds that would need assistance too, now that was an exciting idea. To think that once every planet was free they all may start traveling, that was an astounding prospect. And if he could play some part in helping every race become space-faring then that would be incredible too. Maybe he would leave Capsule Corp under someone else's care for a little while, that way he could get his fix of traveling before finally remaining home. "Your power isn't going to stress the scouter, I mean abusing it too much. Dropping it, placing it in places it shouldn't go, having it be struck. Just regular use ought not to harm it, they're awfully durable otherwise." Hm, curious, Vegeta wasn't familiar really with T'charrl's powers. He knew the Kaesstrian could open a portal to Otherworld, which in of itself was no small feat, but there was other parts to it as well? That was something that was going to have to be addressed. "If you think learning our language is handy then all the more reason we should keep going. Ready to learn more?"
"Uh... Well I don't know how much stronger we'll actually be... But sure? We'll improve a little bit maybe." It wouldn't be much more than some simple sparring if anything, punches and kicks. Not exactly the kind of training that spurred you to gained new leaps and bounds and strength in, but it was fun at least. Plus anything beat just lying around waiting for a meal to come up, or to fall asleep. Yumi had agreed to come along for the session, looking like they had just woken her up from a nice cozy slumber. Drowsy was probably the only time Yumi wasn't going to get angry at something, so that much Takeshi was pleased with. Smiling happily as they left her room he gasped in surprise as his hand was snatched, tripping over himself slightly when Shu began to bounce and run off. "S-Shu, relax! I know where to go!" he stammered, giving a small laugh of amusement. Slowing his brother's jovial gallop to a walk he turned them around, gesturing down the hallway. "We were going the wrong way, this is back to our room. The training room is down on the next level, we'll take the elevator." That wasn't all too far off either, and there were plenty of them around the ship anyways. Now... If he remembered right it was in the center of the lower deck with entrances from both halls. It was not unlike a gymnasium from a school in scale, but it was used purely for training. This time dragging Shu along he looked over to Yumi, raising an eyebrow and smiling amused. "I didn't realize you were so tired before. How quickly did you fall asleep?"

Huh... Training, so that was it. A far leap from simple exploration, not that she minded terribly. Training was always nice, and she did enjoy the company of Shu and Takeshi. It was a little difficult to be so chipper having just gotten out of bed though, she dragged her feet still as she followed after them. With half-lidded eyes she looked at the older boy, cocking her head to the side slightly before reaching up and scratching an ear. "Oh... Twenty minutes...? I don't know..." she commented, yawning again. "When you're squeezed like that it makes you really sleepy, I guess. Plus Vegeta gave me some pain stuff and it made me reeeeeally tired..." It was quite pleasant though, the numbness of her body was all but gone. She still felt incredibly groggy, evident in her behavior, but at least she wasn't sore anymore. Just to try and limber her tired self up a bit she rolled both of her shoulders, unable to suppress yet another yawn before smiling at Shu. "I'd be surprised if we get stronger from this... But hey, if we have fun that's just as good." With a cheeky smile she reached over and pinched his cheek, giggling airily. "I bet I'm stronger than you anyways, little Shu."

With enough practice T'charrl ought to be able to hold simple conversations in no time. They had spent ten minutes and he'd already mastered three sounds and a word, in an entirely alien language. That was no small feat, Vegeta was skeptical even he had the capacity for that. "I don't know how similar they are, but maybe you've just got a knack for it? Some people are quite adept at learning languages and you might be one. Which would be very handy, then we wouldn't need these to talk," he answered, tapping his scouter. "Just think too, once you're moderately fluent and you return home you could even teach your family and the others. If you're all going to be space travelers it'll help to be able to talk to people after all." He often did wonder how so many worlds knew the common language, or as they called it on Earth, English. It raised a ton of questions, and he was curious if their own language had in fact originated elsewhere and wasn't even their own. Made sense seeing as the humans as a species weren't that far into space travel compared to other races. What an interesting idea, he'd have to research that later. Looking across at T'charrl he smiled again, sitting down on the desk he had and shaking his head. "Everything you're doing so far is fine, I assure you. Everyone has their own dialect and voice, and just because yours is different does not mean it's inherently wrong. And these scouters are fairly durable actually, I've seen them take a good hit and remain in one piece. But I wouldn't subject it to too much stress."
Bringing Yumi along wasn't such a bad idea really, Takeshi certainly didn't mind her being there. But being smacked whenever he said a slightly foolish thing sort of put him off, he could do without the abuse for a day. When they got to the door he had to opt for Shu to knock, rubbing at his head reflexively as he recounted the numerous smacks he'd received. "There is a training room, but it's all empty and the devices are turned off. Though I guess we could still spar if we wanted to." Of course their idea of sparring often ended up more in a game, with one trying to get on top of the other or tackling each other. Not exactly the battle-hardened practice of a soldier, but it was sure a ton of fun. As Shu went up the door Takeshi stood against the opposite wall, folding his hands behind his back as he leaned against it, waiting patiently for their friend. When the younger boy assaulted the door and shouted through it almost he cringed, figuring that was probably slightly overkill. Smiling meekly he stepped closer to Shu, tapping his brother on the shoulder. "Um... Maybe try not shouting? If she gets angry she's going to-" And in mid sentence, when the door opened, Takeshi instantly stepped back, putting his hands up defensively with a nervous smile on his face. Thankfully for him Yumi didn't seem annoyed, albeit she did look like she had just woken up.

Yumi blinked away the sleep from her eyes, staring at Takeshi confused for a moment. Why did he look so nervous? Registering that Shu had been there as well she looked down, smiling at the young Saiyan kindly. "Hey Shu... Hey Takeshi... What were you yelling about...?" Stretching her arms up over her head she gave a yawn, squeaking slightly as she did so before rubbing at one of her eyes. "Oh... Right... Explore the ship. Uh... Sure, sounds fun. Just give me a moment." That was kind of a bummer, she had just been taking a rather nice nap until they had shown up. She was curious about the ship she supposed, and now was a good a time as any to take a look around. Shuffling to the desk where she'd left her shoes Yumi dropped into the seat, carefully slipping each on before getting back up. Scratching behind one ear she went back to the brothers, stepping out of the room and letting the door shut behind her. It was probably for the best they woke her up, otherwise she'd be awake probably for most of this trip and be quite bored. "Right... Uh... Lead the way I guess?"

"Your mother was right, you're doing very well for someone whose never spoken a word of it. Either that or I'm even a better teacher than I thought." Vegeta would allow himself that little treat, even if it was a jest. Now that he had all of the sounds it was only a matter of piecing them together to form the entire word. After giving it a few tries he left it to T'charrl to chance, hoping he'd get it pretty quick. The first one was a little off, but rather quickly he got it down. There was a curious hard 'h' sound at the end, and there was still the matter of pitch, but the word was plenty clear enough that it could be understood. Beaming proudly he gave another nod, resisting the urge to clap. There was a curious elation that came with seeing your instruction pan out, one that he didn't quite get but found great pride in. "There, that's it. And don't worry if you don't sound exactly like the others when you say it, everyone has their own inflection when speaking. What do you think...?" Before he finished Vegeta leaned over, fixing the scouter back on his ear, "Do you think you can learn the language? Doesn't seem too difficult does it?"
"If you want to go see if Yumi can come then sure, let's go," Takeshi said, smiling, "I bet she's probably as bored as we are right now. Never known her to enjoy sitting around either." The fact they couldn't train on here had to be making her stir crazy, she was very nearly always active if it could be helped. Letting Shu out of the room he released the door, watching it slide shut before stuffing his hands into his pant pockets. Nodding his head the older boy started off, heading in the direction of their friend's bedroom, which wasn't all too far away. "Maybe they have a game room or something here... Though I never knew Saiyans to have a ton of toys really. I almost wonder if the training room was their source of fun. Because if that's the case then we're out of luck." He supposed if nothing else they could always find a different means of entertaining themselves. It was a large ship after all, plenty of ample opportunity to make up their own games. A round of tag might work exceptionally well, or hide-and-seek. Perhaps a little childish in nature but Takeshi had never played them and he was more than willing to give it a go. Yumi's room was just up ahead, hopefully she was actually in. Shu seemed to want to play with her an awful lot and he wanted to give his brother whatever made him happy. "Go ahead and knock buddy. If I do it she'll probably hit me for barging in."

When T'charrl spoke it sounded just like mass of sounds due to a lack of a scouter. Vegeta could tell he was happy though, returning the smile and even giving a thumbs up in turn. Not bad, he was picking up things a bit quicker than anticipated. Granted it was only two sounds out of goodness knows how many there were, but it was a good a start as any. Now was the second part, the 'el' sound. This one proved to be a bit trickier for T'charrl than the first, and it was more of an 'er' sound at first coming from him. After a few more attempts however he managed to get down that as well, successfully copying both "heh" and "el". "To think I was worried about this, you're doing exceptionally well." Vegeta remarked, earnestly praising his friend. "At this rate you'll be speaking entire sentences before we even reach Earth. Granted, even with your prowess fluency is likely a long ways off, but if you keep this up you'll speak as well as the rest of us, I'm confident of that." Who knew T'charrl would be so susceptible to learning another language, it was honestly quite the surprise. A very pleasant one at that, it opened all sorts of doors for them if the Kaesstrian could learn to speak the common tongue. "Now then, the last sound is "oh", that's a hard 'O' sound. It's kind of... Drawn out, I suppose. And after the 'el' there's the tiniest pause before you say 'oh'." The last part was mostly his own inflection when speaking, it was hardly universal. Such was the way it worked when someone taught a language though, especially not a professional. To give an example he uttered the word a few times, slow and pronouncing each sound, "Heh-el-o. Heh-el-o. Hello. Just give it a few tires and let's see how well you piece it together."
Falling like that would most definitely be a bad thing in battle. If only they knew exactly why Shu had collapsed then they could take the steps to prevent it. As things stood however Vegeta hadn't picked up any notable signs of an illness, the little Saiyan's symptoms being normal with that of someone who had fainted. Now he seemed fine too, all chipper and ready to get moving again. Takeshi didn't understand it at all, and he couldn't help but be bugged quite a bit by the matter. Something was definitely wrong with his brother, and it hadn't been exhaustion. He'd had plenty to eat and gotten a decent night's rest, there was no way he had just been tired. It was a matter he'd worry about later however, right now they had things to do. Returning his sibling's smile the older boy got up from his seat and slipped on his boots, going to the door to shut off the lights. "I've been on a ton of ships, sure. Not this one though, and not one like it. Father must be making new ones because I don't recognize it." A year of service had given him plenty of exposure to what the Saiyan military had, and this wasn't around. Either that or there were so few he hadn't been onboard one before, it could be either way. Propping open the door he held a foot in place to keep it from closing, ushering Shu out of the room. "Let's go snoop around and find out, yeah?"

Okay, that had been a pretty pitiful attempt at explaining language. Vegeta didn't know how to go about it other than demonstrating though, T'charrl would just have to pick up on the nuances. A hard "h" sound didn't seem that complicated for him, yet the Kaesstrian was having some trouble with it. "That's right, it's like 'heh', you're getting it." It actually wasn't all that far off, but it was curiously high pitched and a bit strained. The latter he attributed to not being used to speaking, but the pitch was something else entirely and a bit puzzling. If they could get this first sound down then T'charrl may well learn the word in next to no time at all, and soon they could move onto another. "The beginning of hello is 'heh', try to make that sound. And when you get that sound you'll want to make this..." Pressing the tongue up against the top of his mouth Vegeta made a loud 'el' sound to convey what he was explaining. "It doesn't have to be that loud, but that's how it should sound. 'Heh' and 'el'. El is made by pressing your tongue up against the roof of your mouth and... Er... Well when I do it it presses against the roof and behind my top teeth. So it'll press against the top front of your mouth. Uh..." Vegeta scratched at his head, really having a tough time putting words to this. "Just try it, I guess? Tell me if I'm not explaining it well."
Takeshi was becoming awfully restless, and he was by no means tired enough to sleep. It may have been a decent idea to catch some rest though regardless while Shu was out, but he'd not been able to relax enough. Now that his brother had come to he was quite open about being bored, wanting desperately to get out of the room. While there was nothing wrong with traveling the decks while the ship moved he wasn't quite sure what there was to do. Fresh out of ideas he tossed the problem over to his brother, hoping he might have a better idea as how they could entertain themselves. "Yeah, Vegeta took a look and said you just passed out, though he wasn't sure why. As far as he could tell you're not hurt, and his word is good enough for me." Vegeta was the one with the most medical experience after all, and while they could have gone to the newly appointed doctor he trusted his friend's word more than a stranger's. Takeshi didn't know the answer to Shu's question, he wasn't sure either himself. Frowning as he crossed his legs on the bed the Saiyan scratched at his head in thought, "I guess we could look around...? There's still a lot of rooms I haven't been in, there could be something for us to do. And I guess exploring is something in of itself, right?" Plus if nothing else it would kill time until their next meal, whenever that was going to be. Slipping off his bed Takeshi grabbed his boots, carefully sliding them on before beaming at Shu. "Ready to go see what's on the ship?"

"We're going to start with some basics today T'charrl. I figured some simple greetings is a good place to start, don't you?" How was he supposed to go about these lessons anyways? No one had even mentioned this until Yumi showed up with T'charrl and told him to teach the Kaesstrian how to speak. Sure, because that wasn't a huge undertaking. He was a scientist, a business man, a medical practitioner and an engineer, but he was NOT a teacher. In spite of his education he wasn't exactly qualified to be teaching anyone anything. Alas, here he was, getting ready to instruct someone how to speak a language completely foreign to them. "Now, I want you to leave your scouter on so you can understand me. I, on the other hand..." he paused, removing his own scouter and laying it on a table, "Won't use mine, so I can judge how you speak. Now... If we start with 'Hello' that should be simple enough..." Again he paused, albeit this time more out of being clueless how to start than anything. Just how in the world did you teach someone to speak anyways? He'd learned by listening, albeit that took a number of years. Frankly if they wanted T'charrl to speak anytime soon that simply wouldn't cut it. "Okay... Well... Hello kind of starts with a breathy 'h' sound..." To make the point Vegeta emulated the noise a few times, feeling a bit awkward as he did so. "You just... Breath out to make the sound... I guess?"
That negotiation had not gone in the slightest the way Korian wanted. While he did feel that terms were a bit better between himself and Viral he had very clearly gotten the short end of the stick. Quite a few allowances had been made for the Beastman, including the release of quite sensitive information, and for what? So his mind could rest easier without lingering guilt? Ah well, at least the information had been secured, the chances of losing it was nil to none. Plus in reality allowing the Princes' group to visit their bases probably wasn't near as much an inconvenience as he made it out to be. Their presence might help to soothe frayed nerves, and at the very least it let the troops know that the boys were still on their side. Fighting the king was no trivial matter so any condolences they could get, or reassurances were welcome. Now that they were making way back into orbit there was no going back and undoing any of the deals anyways, what was done was done. Korian looked off to the side on the bridge, glancing out the window at a lone ship flying off in near the opposite direction. So the Princes intended on returning to Earth, that was fine enough. He'd been informed of the reason why they were going and he wasn't well going to stop them. Smiling faintly he closed his eyes, hardly believing that they had come so far in their battle against Yamate. Soon they would be at Earth themselves, and perhaps with the planet freed they would all be more inclined to aid in the effort. Time would tell, for now they'd keep going as they were. "Alright everyone, let's get moving now! We've got a planet to liberate!"

Takeshi couldn't help but be protective of Shu now that he had collapsed. Even with his brother waking up the Saiyan was hard pressed to leave him alone, worried he might fall yet again. At least they weren't going to be doing much between now and Earth, hopefully the lack of strain would make things a bit easier on the little guy. The plan had been not to do much anyways, but just half an hour into the trip and Takeshi was already laid out on his bed, staring up at the ceiling and sighing deeply. "Ugh... I'm so bored..." he grumbled, stretching his arms a bit with a yawn. They had only been moving for a few hours now, and yet he was already going stir crazy. To think the trip was estimated to take 72 hours if they kept the current speed and course. Probably more than that according to Vegeta, since he didn't want to press the engines too much just yet. That was going to work out just swimmingly, a couple of energetic Saiyans stuck on a ship with nothing to keep themselves busy, They couldn't even train really, the training room was offline right now since they didn't feel the need to rework that just yet. Despite requests on Takeshi's part it had been left untouched, so as of now it was just a big, empty room. There weren't exactly games on this ship either, it had been made for adults. And while in most cases Takeshi thought himself an adult there was nothing like the lack of anything to do to remind him how young he still was. With another sigh he sat up in his spot, looking at Shu curiously as he draped his arms across his legs. "Hey Shu... What do you want to do?"
Korian had been at war nearly all of his life, if not for the king then against the king. He'd experienced loss, victory, depression, jubilation, everything that came with battle. What Viral had done was by no means trivial, it was definitely a nasty bit of business. But suggesting it somehow overshadowed all that the Commander had gone through in his time was a bit much. Smiling tightly he gave a shake of his head, taking his hand back. "I've never done that, no... But I've killed people that haunt me to this day. I've slain those who were as close as brothers and done things that can never, ever be forgiven." He had been just as loyal as any Elite was now, up until his breaking point. Missions had been undertaken and slaughters carried out, none of which he took any pride in now. Back then however he had been a successful, renowned Commander and that had been good enough for him. Stepping closer to Viral he folded his hands behind his back, smiling bitterly as he leaned down and whispered, "And who do you suppose helped develop most of that, hm? There are many tools of war, Viral, including torture. I had a hand in what you experienced, I'd bet." Korian's tone sounded utterly remorseful now, and when he stood back upright his eyes were slightly glazed over. "Our conflict aside let me say I am truly, truly sorry for what was done to you. I had hoped to be more efficient and spare anyone else that kind of agony. Forgive me for being unable to keep you from it."

"Because mushrooms are tasty, that's why. Put them on a pizza, or fill it with bacon... Oooh... Or grill it and stuff it with peppers and fish and cheese..." They had only just eaten and yet here he was making himself hungry again, oops. Smiling sheepishly Takeshi itched at his nose, trying to get himself off of that subject. So pizza was going to be something else they'd have to get when they returned home, alongside fruit. T'charrl would probably like pizza, though he wasn't sure if Kaesstrians had cheese on their planet or not. Smiling the Saiyan nodded his head, looking back to Viral and Korian curiously as they continued to speak between themselves. "Yeah, no more shots. No one on Earth is going to do that to you. Well... Probably not." Scientists could be funny in his experience, and T'charrl was a completely new species being introduced to their world. Vegeta might be refraining from testing but that was hardly stopping Sayomi. There were loads of eggheads inside of Capsule Corp that may well want to test the Kaesstrian, and never mind if those maniacs at RRA found out. That's just what they would need, those screwballs coming back after all this time.

Takeshi too hadn't been watching his brother, hardly listening to him even as he tried to eavesdrop on Viral and Korian. It wasn't until he heard a light thud and T'charrl gasp that he turned around, eyes widening seeing Shu laid out on the ground. Worried he knelt down at his sibling's side, immediately scooping him up and looking over for any obvious damage, utterly confused as to what had happened. At least he was breathing, and fairly steadily at that. So had he just randomly passed out then? Takeshi wasn't sure how or why that had happened, but it was a little comforting to know Shu had only fainted. Sighing softly he managed a small smile, holding the smaller boy to himself protectively as he looked up at T'charrl. "How about we let these guys finish up out here and get him inside? I want to see Vegeta just to make sure he's okay."

"So this is all because Viral is blackmailing Korian, hm? Interesting..." He'd never known Viral to be the kind to hold something over someone's head like that. Chuckling again Vegeta shook his head in disbelief, almost wanting to go outside to see it for himself. Coding some sensitive data was more important than an entertaining few seconds however, and this information was definitely going to be of use to them. While looking at the computer he accessed the file, looking at the map in a bit of awe. The rebels had established quite the system in a short time, there were several worlds that could be visited for supplies or assistance, many of which not that far off, cosmically speaking. Given time they could probably travel to worlds just beyond Earth if need be, which would be very convenient indeed. Writing a security measure for this all might take about an hour, but it was most certainly something worth having and protecting. "Was it...? I never knew that..." he said almost absentmindedly, still pouring over the map. "Though now that you mention it... The city didn't look that great, so I guess that explains it. Ever find out where the breach was?"
"I have trouble trusting your ability to stay out of trouble. All of you have quite the history of run-in's with the Saiyans, so it concerns me the likelihood of our data falling into their hands. But... I also know you're all capable fighters. I suppose given the choice I can't think of any better group to part with our information." Besides, proper precautions aside and even a simple-minded child could keep the data secure, so long as they used the proper security measures. If Sayomi wanted to, he figured, she could probably make it completely inaccessible to anyone but Vegeta should they so desire. And unless that boy was randomly going to change sides in this war it couldn't be any more safe than that. For a brief moment Korian was distracted from the topic at hand, being thrown through a loop as Sayomi prodded at his question. There was nothing in the slightest doubtful with that request and yet she accused him of it, leaving him embarrassed yet again. Once she had left he let out a sigh of relief, looking back at Viral a bit surprised. Eying the paw for a moment the Saiyan's mouth curled into a faintly amused smirk, reaching out and taking the Beastman's paw. "I've more blood on my hands than I care to share, Viral," he pointed out, giving his hand a shake. "I've been doing this longer than you have, and more violently I would assume. Believe me when I say this, overreaction aside, what you did was fairly tame."

Takeshi wasn't quite understanding how T'charrl had been hurt, it seemed like a little pin prick at most. He didn't have any issues with medicines or needles like that himself, but maybe his friend did. Maybe he'd never gotten a shot before and was unused to the feeling, or maybe not. So the Kaesstrian had never had a shot before, that was kind of odd. Then again neither had he, Shu most certainly not. The rest he couldn't be so sure, albeit he knew that vaccinations weren't exactly a thing for Saiyans. Picking up a slight tone of panic from T'charrl he looked up abashed, smiling sheepishly as he waved his hands dismissively. "No, no fungus. I mean there are mushrooms and all... But people eat those things. Well, some of those things. Some will make you sick... Heh... Or kill you..." Rubbing his neck awkwardly Takeshi smiled a bit, dropping both his hands into his pant pockets. "You're not going to need any shots. I'm sure you'll be fine, it's not like we're going to be around too many nasty diseases anyways." Assuming they only went between his home and East City the worst thing that T'charrl might end up with was the sniffles or a small cold. Unless for some odd reason he was lethally susceptible to the common cold their friend would be just fine.

Vegeta raised an eyebrow curiously, smiling in amusement. "Oh? So we're getting a map now? You're too kind." Putting a hand on the rail he hoisted himself over it, dropping down to the hangar floor and giving Sayomi a curious look. "I don't quite know why we need to know where your bases are... But if you think it'll help then by all means we'll take it. Though I can't imagine we'll be stopping by for visits all that often." Most of rebel space was behind them now if he remembered right, which meant stopping off at a base involved backtracking. Unless something dire were to happen that demanded their return the chances of them stopping by were nil. Still... It might be nice to know where the rebels are so they could travel more confidently. Standing beside the Lieutenant he glanced at her small computer, eager to see what they had to offer. "I'll help you, since it would be easier than trying to decode your work from the ground up. Even with a key you know as well as I do I'm sure that can take a while." Plus with two of them working on it the code was bound to be utterly unique, there would be absolutely no reference to use to crack it, making it all the more impenetrable. Chuckling a bit Vegeta shook his head, looking out towards the door in everyone else's direction. "Your Commander... He's a bit paranoid, isn't he?"
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