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Dragon Ball: Legacy (Mogtaki and Vena Sera)

Viral looked more than ready to do battle, that was good. There was no honor or fun in fighting an unprepared opponent, the Chieftain would have no less. Smiling amused he lowered his head slightly, snorting through his nose audibly, "You should heed your own advice, stranger. I am no Saiyan, but there is a reason I hold my position, ahk ool vor mana. Don't take me lightly." He had every intent of going into this fight as though it were an actual battle. He'd not try to kill the Beastman of course, but he was going to give little leeway too. As his men parted to allow them move room the Chieftain began to move back and forth, stretching out his legs in particular as he did so. Again that pup had another quip up his sleeve, quite the chatter box. How this one managed to put up with the young Saiyan was a feat in of itself, he would at least commend Viral for that much. Oft times children here who behaved such a way were disciplined, evidently this one had never known a father's hand hitting his backside, or being made to go without a meal.

"Every day, hm? Good, you will be ready for this then. Let us make this ten minutes worthwhile, dar'um." Much as this was a fight to determine their allegiance the Chieftain was also doing so simply for entertainment. The separate villages hadn't fought with one another since the rebels left, not even for sporting chance. As a warrior at heart he loved to fight, and this would be the first chance in well over a week to let himself have some fun. "Hmph... Dar'um means friend, but I suppose it's not fitting to call a stranger that. Very well, Viral. I hope you can back up your words with action." The Beastman was prompt to begin, darting at then around the Narbu to strike. Swiveling on his trunk-like legs the Chieftain watched every move, using his large paws to intercept many of the blows. A couple hits managed to get through, Viral was fairly swift after all. Shy of budging a few centimeters each time however the Chieftain showed little sign of being afflicted, his face betraying no sense that he was being injured. "You are fast! And strong! Deadly combination!" he said, grinning as he took a heavy swipe down at Viral, "But how can you take hits?"

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The Chieftain had no interest in joining the rebels, not without good cause. It was difficult to invest your warriors into something you weren't sure would succeed too. Just because those boys were Saiyans did not mean they were powerful, so putting stock in them solely for their heritage meant little. If he was to agree to any sort of alliance it had to be clear that their allies were capable and ready to do battle. Making a remark about not owing the rebels he couldn't help but note the snide comment Viral made in response to it. A shot to their pride, but the Chieftain again did his best not to take the bait and get annoyed. "We would have beaten the Saiyans, given time. They split up our warriors, tried to keep us from organizing. Cowards, that's the only reason we never overturned them." A collective of Narbu like they had now, even only five in number, were capable of fending off a pair of Elites easily. They weren't a people to be trifled with and the King knew that, hence his extensive measures to keep any sort of uprisings from happening. "Are you truly not weak, or does your pride speak for you? Ra'al soom vae, lok zen, we shall find out."

"We will join the rebels, but only if you prove your mettle. We do not fight with weaklings, we pick our allies carefully. If you can prove to me you are strong then we will consider your request," the Chieftain explained, "If you beat me I will even send word to other Chieftains and you may have greater numbers still." The likelihood of Viral winning their spar was slim in the Narbu's mind. Chieftains were picked on their military prowess primarily, with knowledge of other things second. With roughly a dozen Chieftains across the planet each was particularly strong in their own rights. Basically put, Viral was fighting someone who could take down an Elite on their own. "Honor? A man that appreciates order and rank, I see my judgement was right. Cur ashk no mal, this should be an interesting duel."

Takeshi was all snippy over being called a pup, and basically being overlooked. He was a perfectly capable fighter too, why wasn't he battling the Chieftain? Viral hadn't been feeling himself as of late, letting the Beastman do it just seemed like poor judgement. Viral was going through with it though, and he knew voicing any complaints now was only going to fall on deaf ears. Catching Viral's cleaver when it was tossed back he looked down at the weapon, smiling slightly before glancing back at their friend. "You better win Viral. If that guy thinks you're the strongest of us you can't lose, I hope you know that." They needed to put their best foot forward if this was a contest of strength, meaning Viral was going to have to give it his all.

The Chieftain made his men spread out to allow space, the four of them forming a loose circle around the group. Reaching back into his sash the Narbu removed a long blade of his own, tossing it to the side as the sharp edge stuck into the ground. "Formal combat, no weapons. It has been a long time since I've done this, I look forward to testing my strength against yours." A first glance would give him the clear advantage, being far larger and bulkier than Viral. Experience told him never to make assumptions based on appearances however. Small though Saiyans may be they couldn't be taken lightly, probably not even these two pups by that logic. Even so, they didn't carry the same sort of weight this one did, the Beastman was without a doubt the more challenging opponent. Rolling his head and cracking both his neck and shoulders the Chieftain smiled toothily, hunching over and flexing his claws. "Let us see what you can do, dar'um. Show me the strength you carry."

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Takeshi knew he wasn't a negotiator, but he figured he'd have made a bit more of an impact than this. All he seemed to be doing was aggravating the aliens, and he wasn't even being rude! Sure, maybe some more respect couldn't have hurt, a bit of reverence for their essential hosts. Far as he was concerned though they were not exactly staying here, just passing through. And formalities were such a drag, they made things take an unnecessary long time. Perhaps there was a point to those, he found. Being swung at like that wasn't a sign of successful talks. Matters went from inconvenient to straight up bad when a larger Narbu appeared. He had to be the head honcho, he just had this air of "I'm going to stomp you" about him. Lovely, so now the boss was here. Well perhaps he would have more luck getting through to this one. Or... Maybe not. Takeshi didn't know what he had been called, or what was said, but he was smart enough to recognize the tone as an insult. Before he could make a potentially disastrous comeback Viral intervened. "What? I thought you wanted me to do this?" he asked, frowning as Viral just walked on by him. Fine, the Beastman could be their outlet then. Turning around he went back over to Shu, huffing as he folded his arms over his chest. "Stupid negotiations..." he grumbled.

The Chieftain had no interest in speaking with a pup, he wouldn't demean himself by doing such a thing. Watching Takeshi slink off then was a welcome change of pace, and Viral looked more someone he could relate to. If nothing else this one was more battle hardened, the Narbu could see that just at a simple glance. Far more so than either of the Saiyans, even combined. "We know the Saiyans were beaten, ver gast un c'ers. But all Saiyans fight for the same reason, for selfish goals. Rebels are no different. The fact you only come here now, to ask us to fight, is to do such a thing. Gras teah no fer larat, we are not blind." These sentiments of glory and fame, they didn't appeal to him. Yes the Narbu were warrior-like, but they weren't without civility. They were not mindless drones one could simply direct to a fray, they only fought for good reason. "Rebels freed us, I acknowledge this. But we owe nothing because of that. Det ful has grata yue bersch. If you want our loyalty, prove to me you are worthy allies. From what I see of you, you're nothing but pups. You seem strong, but looks deceive. We will not ally ourselves with weaklings."

"Hey, just who are you calling weak?!" Takeshi snapped, gesturing angrily at the Chieftain. "We're the sons of the King, you know! My brother and I, we're strong! And so is Viral! We're probably stronger than you or your men!" This was probably exactly what Viral didn't want happening, but he couldn't really expect anything less, could he? Of course Takeshi was bound to snap at being called weak, especially when he perpetuated himself as a strong fighter.

Rather than get angry at being snapped at the Chieftain grinned, bearing a row of sharp teeth. "The pup has fire, as many do!" he laughed, leaning over slightly and turning his head to look at Viral. "Saiyans, if nothing else, are dedicated to battle. True warriors, even the weakest. What of you, I wonder? Roe cait phal, ahrk morah. Have you the courage to fight me, one on one? You, who are so battle hardened, have you the courage?" Perhaps he would entertain the notion of joining them, but only just that. Unless given very good reason the Chieftain had no reason to commit his people to battle, there was no reason to lose warriors in a battle they had no part in. Taking revenge on the Saiyans was tempting, but aligning themselves with the very people they ought to be fighting was counter-intuitive. "Give us reason to join, show us you can make a difference. Succeed, and we will help. Fail, ough ou'um sul lok, and we will send you away with nothing. All you must do is last ten minutes in battle with me."

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Takeshi was really beside himself, there wasn't any sign of Narbu here. It seemed recently inhabited, the home he had checked, yet there was no one in there. Something wasn't quite adding up, he was thinking it over while he went back to join the others. It was possible the place was recently vacated, but for what purpose? Was something going on in this world as well? Staring at the ground in thought he noticed a shadow forming around him, initially mistaking it for a passing cloud. But clouds didn't grow bigger as they moved, and looking up he noticed clouds sure as hell didn't have horns, or fur. In the blink of an eye for bulky figures landed around him, kicking up a massive cloud of snow in the process on impact. Thankfully he'd avoided all of their pounces, jumping out from between them and moving back to Shu and Viral. Well, they found the Narbu, yay! Except these four seemed to want to smash them into bits, not so yay. Dusting himself off he glanced back at Viral, smiling slightly, "I'm working on it, relax. I've got this."

"Hey... Listen, guys. Let's stop trying to crush each other for just a second, yeah? We're just here to talk." Takeshi wasn't exactly sure how to play a diplomat, but he figured just being polite ought to do the trick. Or... Polite as he could be. Smiling he stepped closer to the Narbu despite their glowering at him, stopping a few meters away with his hands up defensively. "We're not here to pick a fight with you, we're only here to ask you for some help. You see, we're with the rebels. You know... The people who sort of freed you from the Saiyans and all? Korian, that's the guy in charge, he wants us to ask you to lend him a hand. That's all, we're just here to try and recruit some help for beating the king." Short, succinct and to the point, no sense in wasting any time beating around the bush. Takeshi realized of course they had no scouters, but gave the benefit of the doubt that they may know some of the common language. Not wanting to give the wrong idea he gestured over his shoulder to Viral and Shu. "We're all rebels, kinda, and we're helping beat the Saiyans. This whole recruiting business is voluntary too, we're not going to force you into our ranks like the Saiyans did, so don't worry."

Giving it a moment or so for a reply there was nothing but silence following those words. Had the Narbu understood what was said? Or were they just not having any of it? Takeshi waited a little while, shifting back and forth on his feet a bit impatiently. When it didn't seem like they were answering any time soon he let out a sigh, rubbing at his head exasperatedly. "Uh... Do you understand me? We have scouters, back at the ship... We can bring you some. Though I don't know why I'm explaining that if you don't understand me." Hindsight was a real pain, they ought to have considered that before hand. Finally, some sort of vocalization came from the Narbu, only it wasn't exactly a home-coming. Rather it was an angry growl, and yet again they pounced, the first leaping right at the Saiyan. Jumping back and avoiding a heavy arm, Takeshi then darted to the side as a leg nearly smashed him into the ground. Upon coming to a stop a large fist flew right at his stomach, and the only thing he could do was put his hands out to try and catch it. He stopped the attack, sort of, being pushed back a fair bit as the arm extended to its full length.

"Oh come on! I didn't even do anything!" Takeshi said, pushing the Narbu back irritably. This is why talking to people was such a pain, half the time they didn't listen. Meeting the glares of the four Narbu he then turned to Viral, pointing at the four annoyed. "You saw that! I didn't do anything, they're the ones being a pain!" And another growl, oh come on! This one didn't sound as close as he'd expect, but it was still loud enough to be heard. Glancing up in the direction of the noise his eyes widened finding the source. It was another Narbu, only this one was huge. Narbu on their own, from his experience, were big. But this one was at least a head taller than all the others, and bigger too. It landed behind the four with a resounding crash, actually shaking the ground on impact and making Takeshi jostle slightly. Lifting his head to glance up at the final member he smiled uncertainly, raising a hand in a small wave. "Uh... Hi there."

Just what was this pup trying to do? He was a Saiyan, of that there was no doubt. And their experience with Saiyans were anything but pleasant, it was a miracle they hadn't simply killed the group on the spot. They were with the rebels too, was that their story? Sure, rumor had it that a handful of Saiyans were part of the rebel force that freed them, but it was just a rumor. Nothing sound, certainly nothing to put their faith into. Growling again the Chieftain stood upright, coming now at least a meter above his companions. "Saiyans... Are rebels...? It has to be a lie, your kind are the perpetrators..." the Narbu growled, speaking with surprising proficiency. "We were forced into service under your kind, under that girmask of a king. You expect us to believe you, y'ves tal cathul do?" Okay, slightly proficient, that was definitely some alien speak thrown in.

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Takeshi just sort of wanted to remain up on the wall as he was. He could retain a bit of dignity perhaps, not having to face Shu and Viral. Eventually though he did pry himself off of the ice, his face deep red out of sheer embarrassment. The first thing out of his mouth naturally was to tell the others to keep quiet, particularly Shu. It was the Beastman that looked to be enjoying this, smiling at the Saiyan's expense. "Shu won't tell anyone, right buddy?" he asked, glancing over at his brother. The threat of being shoved made Takeshi turn about on the spot, starting down the stairs again, "Alright! Alright, I'm going. Just relax will you?" Sheesh, he didn't know what the big rush was. They were here, the place was in sight, it wasn't as though they were on a tight schedule either. Plus rushing in could only be detrimental, the risk of a fight breaking out was cause for caution. The risk of going down a flight of steps on your tail end was pretty good reason for caution too.

Reaching the bottom of the stairs was a blessing in disguise for Takeshi who was quite glad not to have slipped again. If Viral and Shu weren't there alongside him he may well have knelt down and kissed the ground at that point. Instead he just allowed himself a relieved sight, stomping one foot on the ground to reassure himself he had solid footing again. So this was where they were going to find the Narbu, eh? "Aren't there supposed to be... You know... People?" Either they were inside or not here at the moment, this was kind of confusing. Granted they had only just come into the settlement, it was possible no one lived in these parts. Or no one lived in this place at all. For all they knew it was an abandoned place. Moving over to one of the homes he stood at the flap of a door, listening for any sound inside. Hearing nothing he pulled back the bit of skin carefully, peering inside at the vacant home. "There's nobody here... We sure we have the right place?" Takeshi asked, looking back at Viral. "I mean... Shouldn't we have found someone by now?"

The trio hadn't found any Narbu just yet, but the Narbu had found them. Being nigh unrecognizable in their clothing not a single person knew who the strangers were, only just able to figure out two were Saiyans. Saiyans and Narbu were anything but comrades, so the appearance of some put the settlement on high alert. Children and non-combatants had been moved into the center of the settlement where a few warriors stayed with them for protection, just in case. In the meantime the Chieftain had gathered a few warriors as well, set on driving off the newcomers. The group of five sat on a nearby ridge, overlooking their homes as the strangers began to walk about. They weren't ill prepared for something like this either, there was always the notion that Saiyans might return. Snorting in amusement as he watched them search fruitlessly the Chieftain held up a hand, signaling for his men to get ready. With a motion forward all four then jumped from the ridge, right down and at the unsuspecting trio below.

They must have the wrong place, no other way of explaining it. Did they even have information about other settlements though? Worst case scenario Takeshi supposed they could search around a bit more, hopefully find some indication of where people might be, or where they had gone. Sighing softly he looked down at the ground, kicking a bit of snow out of annoyance. "Should we have tried going back to the base? Maybe there are some of them who moved into the place, you know? I mean, it's got to be nicer in there than in these huts." Still staring at the ground he noticed something odd then, what looked like a shadow. Passing it off as a cloud overhead at first he frowned seeing it grow larger, finally lifting his head and looking up. Seeing then four massive figures coming down on them Takeshi was engulfed in a plume of snow, disappearing out of view for a moment. He was alright though, leaping out of the snow and back towards Shu and Viral, covered yet again for the third time today. "I found them!"

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Takeshi grinned at Shu, picking up the pace a bit to try and keep ahead of him. "School is a big word? Shu, you're going to be in for a shock if you think school is a big word," he commented, laughing, "And no, school is nothing like when you were rescued. You were taught some things, but school teaches you a lot more. If we get you into school you'll see what I mean." Though was school really for Shu? Considering what they did you didn't exactly need to be all that educated, albeit it couldn't hurt. Maybe then the little guy wouldn't have to ask what something was every ten minutes. The edge of the basin came up quick, so much so Takeshi barely had time to stop himself. Not that going over the edge would have been all bad for someone who could fly, but still. Skidding to a halt he looked down into the basin curiously, looking at the big settlement in particular. "I'm sure it's fine. It's not really scary, just cold..." This whole damn world was cold. It was odd seeing a place like this, Takeshi sort of figured the Narbu would be living in more advanced places. The Saiyan building they were in before, he figured, was the norm for them. Evidently not. Well considering they lived in huts chances were there wouldn't be ships for the rebels here, but manpower was still a possibility.

Takeshi was fine and dandy to go, albeit he hadn't expected to be given lead. Usually Viral had such an issue with him taking charge with things and how he did it, but this time the Beastman actually told him to. "Hey, Shu beat him too you know! By that logic he could lead us," he quipped, smirking as he looked back at the path, "But if you insist, sure, I'll lead." Not that welcoming of a path admittedly, it was steep and didn't look to have very good footing. Stepping down cautiously on the first step he made sure he wasn't going to slip, slowly starting his way down. He'd only gotten down about half a dozen before Viral snapped at him, making Takeshi glance back annoyed. "If we're in such a hurry then I'll go faster!" he said, "And I'm not scared of falling! If you're so impatient then I'll hurry it up!" Now he was going at a regular pace, whatever to please Viral and make him not snap. In moving faster though he was much less careful with his footing, sliding slightly each step. It was only inevitable then that his foot would go out from under him, with Takeshi gasping in surprise as he lost his balance. Landing on his backside he slid down the steps some ways, bumping along as he did so. When he finally came to a stop it was because he slid into a wall, spread out like a starfish against the ice with an audible smack.

It didn't hurt, landing like that. The clothes probably broke some of the impact, and the ice was surprisingly soft. Damn if it wasn't embarrassing though. Takeshi's face was a bright red at the moment, and it wasn't due to the cold. Lingering where he was for a few seconds he finally peeled himself off of the wall, his clothes making sucking noises as they separated from the cold surface. Glancing down at himself he brushed off any bits he could, turning and glancing back up at Viral. "Don't. Say. Anything," he warned, pointing a finger up at the Beastman indignantly. Releasing an annoyed sigh he started down the steps again, being both quicker and a bit more cautious. If he didn't do that ever again it would be too soon. Goodness knows Shu was probably having a blast with him acting like a moron.

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Takeshi only rolled his eyes at Shu, trying to disagree as politely as possible. The little guy just wasn't all that bright, he questioned nearly every single thing they did. There was curiosity and then there was no knowing, his brother fell into the latter. Not that any of them minded teaching him, but for someone so clueless to tout that they were smart, eh, it was kind of a stretch. "Alright, fine. You're smart, but you're not smarter than I am," Takeshi answered, smirking as he looked at Shu. "You forgot what school is? Man, it's in one ear and out the other with you. Though I guess it's been a while huh? School's this place where kids go to learn. You sit in a room with other kids and a teacher... Well, teaches you. It's kinda like what Vegeta does for Viral. Only, the teacher is old, and there are more kids... And they're not aliens, usually. And they learn more than just how to speak." Okay, so it was a bit different than what Vegeta did, but it was along the same idea anyways. It was tricky explaining this without going into detail that would only confuse Shu. That, and Takeshi didn't exactly know the inner workings of it himself, only having observed now and again. Enrolling Shu might not be a half bad idea actually, if they ever got the chance. Or get him a tutor or something, so that way they weren't the ones educating him.

The chill was getting to Takeshi, though it really wasn't that bad. The clothes were doing their job even with the outermost layer being damp, he'd be fine so long as he didn't sink in again. Good thing they were doing their job too, this was turning into some walk to find the Narbu. Eventually the trio came across what had to be their place of residence, it was the only sign of civilization thus far. Before them was a massive basin, whose slopes on the sides looked to go down an easy 50 meters at least. Down at the center of the basin was the city itself, which from here it was tricky to make out much of anything. Those were certainly buildings, and it stood to reason there would be some Narbu down there. Standing at the edge of the basin Takeshi leaned over, squinting against the dim lighting to try and spot anyone. "Wait, you want me to go...?" he asked, frowning and looking over at Viral. He didn't hate the idea, he was just surprised the Beastman was having him take the lead. Lifting his frown into a smile the Saiyan shrugged his shoulders, stepping past his friend and brother. "Alright then! Follow me!" Down the precarious path which looked to wind along the walls of the basin. Icy, sloped steps, no problem. If they slipped they could catch themselves, same went for Viral. Slow and steady, that was all. Placing his first foot on the step tentatively Takeshi tested his footing, starting his descent. "I hope someone's actually here, otherwise this is a huge waste of time."

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Being covered in snow as he was now probably ranked at the top of worst things to happen. Thank goodness he had so many layers on, otherwise Takeshi could well see himself freezing on the spot. Instead he got a chill, nothing too bad so long as he wiped snow off of himself. After shaking off like a dog he began patting himself down to boot, determined to get every little offending flake off of his person. "Attack? It was a snowball! It's not even remotely an attack!" he retorted, rolling his eyes dramatically. It was always so high stakes with Viral, he needed to relax and have fun for a change. The Beastman had a fair point though, they should be paying more mind to what they were doing. There was no way of knowing how the Narbu would receive them, and if the Shaharians were any indication they'd best be on their guard. Worst case scenarios and all that fun stuff. "Okay, okay, sorry. And we'll be fine, we've fought one before," Takeshi explained, sighing as he rubbed at his head. "They're strong, but we're faster, at least faster than the one we fought. We can hit and run, that's all we've got to do to win if a fight breaks out." Couldn't beat a target you couldn't touch, he had learned that through numerous training exercises with Shu. Granted the gap in their agility had closed some as of late, but Shu was still very much the swifter of the pair.

Still having a bit of snow on himself Takeshi went back to brushing it off, glancing over at Shu when he came to help. Smirking he shook himself one last time, ridding his clothes entirely of snow, save for what might fall. It felt better already, though he was pretty sure there was some snow in a few places that he couldn't well clear out easily. His brother's little quip made the older boy frown, raising a hand to speak up but instead being left standing there as Shu ran off. "H-Hey! Come back here!" he called, running after the others, "You are so not smarter than me!" Faster, sure, more adorable, apparently. But smarter? He loved Shu, but the little guy scarcely could dress himself still, how was that smarter? Takeshi knew he was no Vegeta, but compared to his sibling... Well there was no contest there. And there he went again, getting carried away with some meaningless contest between himself and Shu. He really needed to stop doing that. Coming up alongside his brother he smiled, reaching up to pull his cap back a bit, freeing up his bangs. "Have you ever had a snowball fight before Shu? It's like what I just did, but with a lot of people throwing at one another. I've seen kids do it at school, it looked like fun. We should try it sometime."

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Takeshi had a perfectly good excuse for not hearing everything, he'd been busy with Shu. Of course then his brother had to turn around and say he'd heard it all, making his excuse moot. Okay so maybe he had sort of zoned out, but it wasn't like that doomed them. Viral knew perfectly well where they were going, he had no reason to know himself. To some Narbu settlement, that was the gist of it and all he needed to go by. "Oh yeah? Yumi said you're smart huh?" the older boy asked, grinning at his brother, "I think you're pretty smart too. For a little goofball," he added teasingly. Man, couldn't this deal with him not paying attention just die already? He got it, he had to be more diligent when they were being told what to do. Maybe if Vegeta didn't explain things so dryly he wouldn't,have a problem. Something really had the Beastman's underwear up in a bunch today, more than usual. He had to relax, it wasn't as if this mission of theirs was the most dangerous thing they had ever done. How would he take to being hit by a snowball, Takeshi wondered.

Not well, evidently. Grinning as he tossed the snowball at Viral he expected surprise, sure. What he hadn't expected was a wall of snow being kicked his way, gasping as he skidded to a halt to try and avoid it. The billow missed Shu, but Takeshi found himself rather covered in snow now, looking not unlike a snowman. Giving his head a shake to clear away some of the snow he shuddered involuntarily, glaring at Viral. "I could ask the same thing! All I did was throw a snowball, and you buried me!" he shouted back, looking down at himself. Oh man, now his clothes were going to get wet and he'd probably freeze, or get damn near it. Shaking off all the snow that he could he gave himself a pat down, trying to clean himself as much as possible. "Sheesh... Attack a guy for trying to have some fun why don't you..." he mumbled, frowning as he looked back at Viral. Would it kill their friend to lighten up, seriously? That had been all in good fun, and it wasn't like he'd attacked Viral or anything. He'd not even thrown it that hard, it was barely a tap. Seeing where this was going Takeshi bit his tongue, instead sighing softly and stuffing his hands into his pockets. "I'm... Sorry for throwing that at you," he said, looking away childishly. That 'stupid ape' comment was just fuel for him to bite right back, but he was trying to be better as Shu had said before. "I won't do it again, alright? I'm done."

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Moving through the snow wasn't too difficult really. So long as they moved fast enough there wasn't even time for them to sink down, plus they could use Ki to keep themselves from doing so. Viral wasn't so lucky as to be able to fly, but judging by the scarcity of clothes in comparison to the boys he didn't mind the cold quite as much. That must be handy, not being bothered by something like this. Pretty situational though too, Takeshi mused. There were the polar regions on Earth, winters, and then Narbu. Other worlds probably had cold too, but far as he was aware very few places were this harsh. On a scale of practicality being immune to cold wasn't that useful. He'd like to think so at least, but having a gust of wind find its way down his collar and chill his entire being made him envious of Viral. This place couldn't be all too far away, hopefully.

"I was only playing with Shu because he wanted to play!" Takeshi retorted, getting all defensive. Realizing he might upset Shu by saying such things he looked back, smiling apologetically, "I mean... I would play with you anyways, you know? But I played with you before because you were asking me to. And I paid enough attention to know what we are doing." If at least one of them knew where they were going then what did it matter if the others didn't as well? Not like all three of them had to navigate, just one would do. Again being called out for his attention, or lack thereof, Takeshi stuck out his tongue at Viral childishly. "I know enough to do what we've got to do, that's what matters. So I missed some details here and there, big deal." Viral was bound to fill him in anyways if he had indeed missed something important so there was no worry in that regard. Jumping up over a high bank of snow Takeshi grinned as he leaned over slightly, scooping up some snow in his hand. Giving Shu a knowing look he tossed the snowball right at Viral, trying to hit him square in the back. "Catch!"