GambolMuse

Dragon Ball: Legacy (Mogtaki and Vena Sera)

Why was Viral so insistent on fighting wildly? If he was careful with his strikes not only would he hit more but they would be more effective and direct. Instead of pacing himself however he saw fit to throw as many strikes as he could muster, getting one or two at most to land out of a dozen. Flipping him over to try and make a point he sighed when the Beastman only continued on his fury streak, weaving again to avoid being hit in the head. "Viral, you're not listening to me. If you can't bring yourself down and relax then I won't bother training you." Aito threatened, albeit halfheartedly. He knew how important this matter was and it shouldn't be dismissed, yet if he continued going like this he'd end up the equivalent of a berserker, nothing more. However, wanting Viral to not end up utterly disheartened he stopped moving thereafter, taking a solid strike to the mouth and being knocked on his rear, groaning as his lip was split and blood trickled out of his mouth. "You hit hard, we've already established that..." Aito continued as he looked up at Viral, smiling slightly before turning his head to spit, "But were this a real battle you'd be at a disadvantage. Take a moment and collect your thoughts, then we'll continue."

"You could get presents for your birthday, for starters, and we'd owe you a lot of them at this point," Yumi explained, munching on the last of her fruit, "Mmm... Or for a lot of holidays on Earth people give presents too. But we'd probably just give you birthday presents, I don't know what holidays people celebrate." Giving gifts just for the sake of giving gifts was fine too, nothing wrong in a little generosity now and again. Really she'd buy Shu something any time if he wanted it, especially if it made him happy. Seeing the young boy smiling, Yumi got back to her feet and threw the core of the fruit off into the trees, licking her fingers to clean them before clasping her hands together. "There, now we can practice swinging in the trees, right? And you'll teach us how?" she asked, hoping Shu would perk up some more at getting to do something he liked, "You're going to need to be patient, I've never done this before, might take a while to get it." Glancing up at the trees she tried to figure out exactly how it would even work, never having attempted as much before. Did they just swing like monkey bars from branch to branch?

Takeshi would be happy to see his gift for Shu finally being used, even if he himself had forgotten about it. Considering how much fighting with those creatures was coming up it was all the more reason to learn too; having the staff would keep Shu from having to get too close, maybe he'd be more comfortable with the extra reach. This was too all dependent on whether the little guy could learn to use it or not, and with Yumi offering to help he was hopeful his brother would. Just learning to use a staff however wasn't Shu's only concern, there were other things his sibling needed as well, more book-oriented things. "Huh... I guess that's a good way to do it, Vegeta's a smart guy..." Takeshi said thoughtfully with a nod, "How're you liking that stuff by the way? I mean is it hard? You like learning it? I never really did a whole lot you know, just enough to know what stuff is. Heh... You'll probably know more than I do before long."

Dragon Ball: Legacy (Mogtaki and Vena Sera)

This was not an exercise to humiliate Viral, not in the slightest. Aito wished to experience his power now that he'd recovered, and from that determine if Viral was prepared to enter the battlefield or not. Of course they would appraise his mental state before letting him go too, but if he showed he could handle and deal the pain then he'd be in better standing. "I'm only striking what's left open, nothing more. Keep your guard up and I can't strike as often," the doctor shot back, jumping backwards to avoid a low strike from Viral. When the flurry of punches began he stood his ground, moving at incredible speeds and waving in and out of the blows, though not countering with his own. When one punch went high and off to the right he took advantage, trying to grab Viral's arm and pull him up and over his shoulder, intending to flip him if it worked. "Your attacks are without reason or thought, relax and consider what you're doing. If you think about it you'll land more strikes."

"Oh you won't break it, I'm sure you won't. We'll just be extra careful until you're more comfortable with it, okay?" Yumi asked with a smile, grabbing up a small green fruit and turning it over in her palms. Stifling a laugh when Shu missed her hint she bit into the fruit curiously, surprised to find it tasted something like a peach though it had a consistency like a hard apple. "Well I'd teach you of course, who else? Viral and T'charrl use swords, and a staff isn't the same as a sword. If you try treating them the same then it'll be really awkward," she explained, taking another big bite before wiping her mouth off on her sleeve, "You might get more presents soon, you never know! But in the meantime let's make good use of the one you got, right?" Hint for Takeshi there, though they could all do with getting Shu a gift or two. Goodness knows there were plenty of birthdays that were needed to be made up for, nevermind everything else they might not be considering. Come to think of it too shouldn't they be giving T'charrl some gifts as well? She'd have to run all of that by Vegeta and his parents later, see if maybe they could organize something.

"I was gonna teach him you know, I just... Never got around to it," Takeshi said halfheartedly with a frown as he itched at his nose, "But yeah, I mean a staff can't be all that hard to learn. Easy to pick up but hard to master, that sort of thing." It would do Shu some good to be busy and get his mind off stuff, and it was nice that he might finally be getting to use the staff. Kind of sucked that he'd never gotten around to helping his brother learn, even if he really hadn't a clue on how to use a staff himself. Seeing as Shu was more than happy to learn from Yumi however he figured he was off the hook here. Now, what to do with himself? Maybe while Shu was learning his staff he'd keep training with Krom, since it wasn't like Viral would be up for sword training any time soon. Training with the Elite it was, never thought he'd be willingly doing that. "Hey T'charrl... You were doing lessons with Vegeta before, right? You know, reading and writing and all that," Takeshi began thoughtfully, smiling as he glanced across to his friend, "What do you think about helping Shu learn a bit. Now that you know some."

Adelon: Steeling the Faith [Open!]

Amuné waking up by screaming herself hoarse gave everyone a bit of a fright, but thankfully there didn't seem to be any real problem. Just a nightmare, Ethan supposed, nothing a little song and some hugs wouldn't fix. Watching as Nymira did just that his eyes widened slightly when the little girl came to him instead, hugging him and prompting him to put an arm around her in turn. Poor kid, and now she was apologizing for waking them up too of all things. "Hey don't sweat it, we can go back to bed," Ethan responded kindly, using his free hand to ruffle Amuné's hair, "Things are just fine, nothing's going to hurt you out here." Or her father, they had to keep optimistic and tell themselves they would find the girl's parents. Sure, the truth was they hadn't a clue where either might be but getting down on themselves and thinking they were gone wouldn't help any, best to just look on the bright side.

"Let's all get to sleep, alright? We got a lot more traveling to do tomorrow," Ethan added as he laid back in his sleeping roll, moving over to make room for Amuné. Before the little Ydran ever joined him though the horses whinnying drew everyone's attention outside, followed by an alert yowl courtesy of Wyth. Just what was all the fuss over? Sitting up again he crawled over to the flaps of the tent, furrowing his brow when he saw Amuné shirk back at whatever was out there. Easing her aside he peered out towards the river to see what was going on, alarmed to see Cecil fending off two creatures. What the heck were those? And where in the world had they come from? "Crap... Stay here!" Hurrying back to his sleeping roll he fetched his sword, darting out of the tent and unfolding his weapon to fight. Was it that old man again?

"Yesss... Yeeessss... Fight them, let them feast on your flesssssh!" the Varuna mage hissed in glee, cackling as he watched the slimes battle with Cecil. With toxic skin that excreted poison like a toad they would do serious harm to whoever touched them, or whoever they touched. Expecting then the boy with the gauntlets to be doubling over in pain he was confused to see him fighting unharmed, not even remotely phased by the slimes poisons and strikes. What's more another one was joining the fight now, the Muran boy from the reports. What a bother, he'd hoped to take them all by surprise, not fight them directly. "No matter, I'll melt them all to the bone..." the caster laughed, extending his arms and raising from the depths two more slimes. With a toothy grin he sent his creations after Ethan this time, with Cecil still preoccupied with his two.

Just what in the world was going on out there? Blasted morons, causing a ruckus over what she figured was a deer. "Unbelievable, what are you all so worked up over...?' Nymira grumbled, crawling to the tent's flaps and peering outside to get a better look. Spotting Cecil locked in combat with strange creatures and Ethan about to be made all the commotion make a little sense, and it would explain the animals all being uneasy. They couldn't catch a break even out here could they? "Child, stay in the tent and don't move, you'll be safe here," the Dimuran said as she grabbed her daggers, hurrying out to join the others. Even from here she could pick up the stench those abominations carried, something similar to decaying flesh almost. Was this necromancy? They didn't appear human, yet in the glow of the moon she swore she could make out skeletons. Where there were the undead there was generally a caster responsible, so where were they?

There, on the river! They were small, even smaller than she was, but they must be the culprit! If the others were busy fighting those things then she'd handle the mage, most necromancers were all but defenseless without their pawns protecting them. With daggers in hand she dashed forth towards the water, quickly running through it and trying to close the gap between her and her target. In hindsight splashing like that was an awful idea and her presence was made much too soon, causing the Varuna to cast a nasty green mist in her direction. Seeing nowhere to avoid it Nymira hastily ducked under the water, relieved to find it wasn't penetrating the surface. Kicking off the ground she swam a few feet away before surfacing again, raising a hand and firing off a simple fireball styled spell. Much to her dismay another abomination was created in her attacks path, taking the hit and exploding on contact, leaving its master unharmed.

"Gods you reek!" Seriously, what the heck were these things?! They smelled an awful lot like a rotting animal carcass but were transparent, and even more disturbing appeared to have skeletons inside of their gooey flesh. Whatever they were they had to go, Ethan knew that much. Avoiding the grasping hands of the pair he swung out with his sword in response, managing to sever one of their arms as it fell to the ground and dissipated into a puddle. "Heh, like a hot knife through butter," he said with a grin, relieved they were easy to harm at least. His grin was quickly wiped clean however when the creature regenerated its limb, letting out a shrill howl before lunging at him again, both arms trying to wrap their way around the Magi. In a panic he jumped back and stumbled over a rock, missing being grabbed but ending up on his back. The second creature then ended up over him, hissing as liquid dripped from its frame onto his skin, burning it on contact. Wincing in pain he gathered together magic and blasted the creature off with a quick spell, scrambling to his feet and putting distance between himself and the creatures.

Dragon Ball: Legacy (Mogtaki and Vena Sera)

Being blind-sided like that by Viral was unexpected, Aito didn't think he had quite that much power back. Despite the now dull ache in his jaw though he couldn't be upset, smiling excitably instead as he nursed the wound. If he was able to dish it out then he should be able to take it too, only one way to check. In taking just one step he seemed to vanish briefly and appear at the Beastman's side, throwing an arm out to the side and swatting him away as one would a small insect. While it managed to move Viral it did not knock him over, and within seconds he was back on the attack. "Anger is fine in a fight, but don't let it blind you," the doctor chided gently, reaching out at Viral's kick and pushing the leg aside to avoid it, stepping as well as the Beastman flew past as a result. Spinning on his heel he blocked another punch with his fist, moving his grip to hold Viral's wrist as he snatched the other up. Before any reaction could be made the doctor vanished once again, coming to stand still immediately at Viral's back, arms folded casually as he glanced up at the sky. "You're certainly recovering in the physical sense, but we've got a little bit of work to do on your emotional state. Tell me, how does it feel, being able to move like this again?" he asked, turning as he spoke and throwing a knee around to try knocking over Viral.

"I'm sure you won't hurt him with a hug, but alright then, you don't have to do it." No sense in forcing anything on Shu, and anyways T'charrl was happy enough just being out here. They could all just sit and relax without a care in the world, something they hadn't been able to do in a very long time. Coupled with the fact that Viral was healthier now as well and things were really looking up for them. No doubt something was bound to come up in later days, it always worked out that way, but for the time being they should just take this downtime for what it was worth and make the most of it. Just what to do with all of it though? Yumi hadn't given much thought to how to spend time off really, having gotten used to scurrying place to place and constantly fighting; they could do whatever they pleased now and she hadn't the faintest idea what she wanted. One thing did come to mind however, something a bit obscure maybe but it could be fun.

"Well because it just so happens that someone here could teach you how to use it," Yumi said proudly with a a smirk, "That is, if you want to learn. It could be fun, and if you have it then you might as well learn to use it, right?" She was far from a weapons master and had never spent that much time with them in the dojos, but she'd picked up enough to have some basic grasp on them. Staves were the more familiar to her, and while rusty she could probably still help Shu learn something about using one. "See, a staff is really good. It means you can fight people at a bit of a distance, and its not like using a sword or anything, it won't really hurt someone when you hit them. I think it would be perfect for you." Training with the staff and getting good with it too might help him feel happier, knowing he was good at something. She might not be able to do any psychology or medicine work like Vegeta or Aito, but she could at the very least try to do her part.

Dragon Ball: Legacy (Mogtaki and Vena Sera)

"Right, right, I'll be more forthcoming next time I drop by for a visit, sorry," Aito responded again, chuckling as he waved his hand, "No more funny business." He'd probably not have seen Viral act the way he did though had he made his presence known, and the entire reason for coming was to just say hello and see how they got on organically. Already his presence here was disrupting their time together, and the Beastman was not at all thrilled with him butting in on the sparring. Still though, he'd agreed to take on a new partner, and the doctor had every intention of committing himself to this for the time being. "I suppose it would be asking a bit much to be forgiven so soon," Aito nodded in understanding, watching as Viral promptly went in for an attack thereafter. Fast, his speed was coming back to him at last. Bracing for the incoming strike he took a punch right to the head, being spun partially and having to plant his foot firmly to stop himself, his head jerking to the side from the hit. "Ow... You really do it like a runaway train," the doctor chuckled, nursing his jaw as he turned back to Viral. So he had speed and strength, but how about his endurance? Only one way to test that he supposed. Taking one small step forward he suddenly seemed to come to stand right beside Viral, swinging his arm out to try and knock away the Beastman in the process. "I won't go easy on you now that I know you're healthy. Let's see what you can do."

Had Shu not been told what actually happened yet? Yumi was surprised at how taken aback he appeared, as though he'd been left to believe he'd really attacked T'charrl outright. Shooting Takeshi an accusing glare she reigned in her annoyance for now, making a mental note to dopeslap the older boy later for being an idiot. "That's right, Krom did it, not you. You didn't do anything wrong Shu," she said again, smiling as she helped him up to his feet. That seemed to cheer him up somewhat, maybe now they could focus more on having fun rather than fretting over non-problems. Everyone was out of the hospital and healthy, even Viral was recovering now, there was plenty of reason to celebrate. "Oh, well I ate already, but I'm sure T'charrl would love some food. And I'll try swinging with you," Yumi said happily, reveling in the fact Shu was pepping up again, "I'm sure if you're extra gentle then you can give him a hug, I bet he'd love one right about now," she added, glancing back at her friend knowingly and giving him a wink.

It really was nice that T'charrl was feeling better, things had gotten scary there for a little while. Takeshi had been worried sick over how their friend was and whether he'd recover or not, seeing him here now was a massive relief for him. Smiling slightly as the three discussed plans he nodded at the mention of food, gesturing over his shoulder to the food laid out behind them. "Help yourself buddy, all yours. I was just finishing up anyways," he added, stepping aside to give T'charrl free access to it all. Earlier he'd been a bit reluctant to pack a mostly fruit based lunch for him and Shu, but now it was proving to be a really good idea in hindsight. "Hey Yumi... Uh, you seen Viral lately? How's the guy doing?" Takeshi asked casually, folding his arms as he looked up at the trees, "I was just wondering when I can start my sword lessons, you know? I asked him a while ago and its been weeks since then... Or days, jeez, I don't even know at this point."

Yumi looked at Takeshi incredulously before smiling, picking up on something he was trying to hide by acting dismissive. "Aw... You're worried about him aren't you? That's adorable!" she teased, watching as he huffed and grew red in the face from her quips, "Last I saw him he looked better, but he's still got a little healing to do. You could always ask him for your lesson, I bet he'd be happy to give it to you. Even if he won't say it, knowing him." It might do Viral some good, give him something to focus on other than being sick. "But for now just have some fun with us, you can train with your toy later!" Smiling as she slapped Takeshi on the back she went to join T'charrl and Shu as they ate, sitting beside the latter and tilting her head thoughtfully. "Hey Shu...? That reminds me of something... Didn't Takeshi get you a staff? Back on Kaesstra, you never learned to use it did you?"

Adelon: Steeling the Faith [Open!]

"Heh, I don't know if it'll last that long, but we're definitely eating tonight!" Ethan exclaimed as he came ashore, hoisting the fish up like some trophy. It hadn't been easy and he was soaked for the endeavor, but knowing they would be going to sleep tonight with a belly full of fish made it all worthwhile. Using a flat stone he'd found he began working on carving up the fish, setting aside any waste for Wyth to enjoy as a meal. With the filets successfully prepared he then skewered each on a stick and placed them over the fire, letting them roast as he washed up in the river. He could already taste the food, his mouth watering as he rejoined the others around the fire, inspecting the fish before deciding it had cooked enough. "Time to eat!"

Dividing out the servings of food everyone gathered around the fire, even Nymira who seemed reluctant to even so much as associate with them earlier. The fish was plain yet tender, perfect for a quick dinner to fuel them for the day ahead. "Old Dan, huh? Sounds like he must be a really great fisherman!" Ethan said as he bit into his meal, trying not to inhale it, hungry as he was. "Maybe I can meet him at some point too! I really just got lucky with that fish, it was stuck in between some rocks so grabbing it was easy. I'm sure he could show me a thing or two!" It would be neat to meet some people from Amuné's home village, he'd love to see where she'd come from. Hopefully when and if they did visit her parents would be along as well.

"Is that so...? Well then nevermind, I suppose you wouldn't know," Nymira said with a shrug, moving to join the others for their meal. Cecil was not wholly alone in that regard, this would be her first time traveling with a group not specifically tailored to watch over her. These three would suffice for what she was here for, but if she were on any more dangerous a task she wouldn't dream of accepting them; an idiot savant, a child and a Machina with a case of amnesia, hardly the type of team to instill a sense of security. As the others chatted idly during the meal she sat in relative silence, only occasionally glancing up at them to see what they were discussing and listening in to what was being said. Being the first through with her meal as well she retired to the tent before the others, only sparing a faint goodnight to everyone in the process. There was much more traveling to be done in the days ahead, best to get as much sleep now as they could.

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Nymira had slept for a good while despite the accommodations, having passed out promptly after lying down and remaining out for several hours. It would have been a wonderful rest were it not interrupted midway through the evening by shrieks, shrieks which seemed to be coming from Amuné for some reason. Waking quickly to the screams one of her hands shot down to the dagger strapped on her calf, expecting to find an intruder inside of the tent. No one unwarranted was there though, just herself, Amuné and a confused looking Ethan who'd woken from his slumber as well. Looking at the Ydran girl pitifully she released her weapon and reached out, placing her arms around the little child's frame and pulling her in for a hug. "There there little one, there's nothing here to hurt you, you're safe," Nymira said gently, assuming that Amuné had a nightmare which brought about this fit.

Well that had been unexpected, and had she said something about her dad? Rubbing his eyes blearily, Ethan watched as Nymira tried to comfort Amuné, wondering if she might have been dreaming about leaving home. For someone her age that couldn't have been easy to do, and the more time spent around the girl the more he got the idea it hadn't been what she'd wanted to do. Sliding over to be closer he smiled sympathetically, reaching out and placing a hand on Amuné's back to try and comfort her as well. "Your dad's going to be fine, he was with your mom, remember? I bet wherever they are now he's resting up, just waiting to see you. And we'll see them, right? Because we're going to find them soon enough!" If they were going to be anywhere then it was probably out here, closer to the big towns and cities. That was the hope at least, Ethan couldn't imagine what might happen if they never found Amuné's parents. In fact, he refused to imagine that scenario.

With all the commotion going on inside the tent the group might be unaware of the development taking place outside. From the shadowy depths of the river rose a figure of short standing, donned in an ornate headdress and naught else. In their right hand a twisted staff, slimy to the touch and turned a sickly green color from being submerged in water for so long. Spotting the camp along the shore the Varuna smiled toothlessly, extending the staff outward in its direction and letting out a low, hissing laughter. "Fooooound yooooou..." it sang, the head of the staff glowing with a dark purple hue. Two orbs of magic were shot forth and into the water, causing the spots which they submerged to begin bubbling up, the liquid around it turning an off color as a result. From those two spots rose two skeletons, then enveloped in a mucous liquid to give them some semblance of humans, albeit humans which reeked of death and decay. "Go, my children. Bring me their headsssss...!" Emitting something akin to a screech in response, the two abominations began to drift across the top of the water, descending directly upon the camp.

A Grimm War [Vena Sera & Scout]

Was hunting really something to be so excited over? For Soren it was a commonplace practice back home, yet he could feel Lyra bristling in anticipation beside him as they walked. He supposed it would be exciting if it was her first time, though he couldn't say he'd felt the same in his initial outing; tension, nerves, doubt, plenty of those but not much excitement, that came later. He just hoped they found something they could eat too, otherwise all of Lyra's excitement was going to be for nothing. For a while they walked with no signs of prey, perhaps scared off by the proximity of Grimm, or by all of the students running around. If they couldn't find themselves some meat, Soren reflected, there were plenty of plants to have. Hardly as nutritious or tasty as a fresh seared steak, but given that and starving he'd gladly take some leaves any day.

Soren nearly continued walking when Lyra stopped, only a casual glance backwards telling him she had even come to a halt. Watching her silently for a moment he nodded at the mention of boars up ahead. There was one huge benefit of having a Faunus on his tip, being able to both hear and smell things from a ways off. It could secure them a meal as it was now, or alert them to Grimm before they walked into an ambush. Handy that she was along as he hadn't noticed anything yet, failing to find any footprints in the forest floor to track. "I can cook over a fire, it's not that hard. So long as you're not looking for a fancy meal anyways," Soren replied, nodding as Lyra began moving forward with her bow at the ready. Shame he didn't have a skinning knife on him though, he'd either have to try using his sword or something else to carve up their kill. Not to mention they needed a way to get rid of the waste once prepared, especially with so many Grimm in the forest.

Expecting Lyra to keep to the forest floor, he was a bit surprised seeing her leap up into the trees above. There was something he couldn't do, he wasn't too familiar with trees and had next to no practice climbing them, let alone running along the tops of them. Nodding silently he watched her rush off ahead, chasing after on the floor below. Just up ahead was their quarry, astonishing how accurately Lyra could track them. Were all Faunus capable of this, or was she just particularly skilled? There had only been a handful of their kind back in Vacuo and he didn't know them too well, certainly not enough to know what their skills might be. Ready to go in and catch one of the boars Soren instead halted in his step when hissed at, glancing up before frowning at the latest revelation. "Right... Attacking the boar is bound to bring it here too..." he mumbled to himself, grabbing his sword and holding it at his side as he waved for Lyra to take a shot, "I'll handle the Grimm, focus on getting us some food."

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For whatever there was between Lyra and Owyn, the latter sure did seem to have a lot to say. Hearing him critique his sister like that was a little off-putting, as if she was lacking somehow because she didn't possess social graces. Not everyone was amiable in the face of large crowds, some people downright detested them; Soren seemed like the sort not to care for crowds, perhaps Lyra was the same way? It was strange, he sounded almost remorseful and yet critical at the same time, making it difficult to get a read on exactly how Owyn was feeling about this. "Well... Maybe there was too much pressure on her at home? Some people like being alone when things get to be too much, others face it headlong and overcome it," Ulyssa said simply, shrugging before reaching up with her sword and slicing free another tree limb, "She might change now that she's here, you never know. I don't know her well enough yet to agree or disagree with you though." Nor was she really in a place to tell Owyn he was right or wrong, so she'd just leave their conversation about Lyra at that.

"Me? Oh, I'm from Mistral. I'm the daughter of two very successful Huntsmen, and I've been training for this all of my life," Ulyssa began, smiling as she stopped in her tracks and turned to face Owyn. Placing a hand on her chest she looked at her partner proudly, seeming to glow as she got a chance to share her pedigree with him. "I was trained by my parents, excelled in combat school and plan on doing so here as well! I've dedicated my entire life up until now to getting here, and I don't plan on settling for anything less than the best," she continued, winking playfully, "So don't you slack on me, got it? I need good teammates to help with that." Well perhaps she'd gone a little bit overboard with her response, Owyn had only asked where she was from, not her life story. It was always fun to be able to gloat a little though, knowing that while she didn't come from money she was perhaps the most experienced of students here, and one of the more prepared to take on what being a Huntsman entailed. "How about you? And, if you don't mind my asking... Is Lyra really your sister?"

Dragon Ball: Legacy (Mogtaki and Vena Sera)

"Well my face is open, hit it all you'd like," Vegeta shot back, deflecting another strike with his forearm. So Viral could still be spurred on into a fury it seemed, meaning there was a potential for him to pull a Takeshi and fight blindly; the fact that the Beastman hadn't changed out of anger though was promising, it ensured that his body was through shifting sporadically as it had been. After knocking his brother down to the ground he was surprised to be tackled in turn, making light of the situation right up until he saw the claws raise. Perhaps his anger problems hadn't subsided quite as much as he'd hoped. Preparing to dash away if need be, both of them froze up when Aito's voice chimed in, flustering Vegeta in the process as he glanced up to see their father perched in a tree. Just how long had he been there?

Well this was an interesting situation to come back to, just what had he interrupted? Sipping at his coffee casually as the pair of boys broke up their fight, Aito arched an eyebrow when Viral accused him of spying. "Me? I only just got here, I saw you two sparring and didn't want to interrupt," he replied, smirking then as he swirled the liquid about in his mug, "But I couldn't help myself there, I had to say something. So... Sorry about that?" Seemed like someone was righteously furious right now, was it truly so bad to have their session interrupted? It wasn't as if they couldn't resume now that he was here, unless they preferred the privacy of just the two of them? "I know it is, and I didn't mean to make light of it, I apologize," Aito responded as he sipped away the last of his drink, frowning as he turned the mug over and tried shaking out a few drops. Finding nothing left he shrugged and set the mug at his feet, looking up at Viral approvingly. "So how about it then? You and I spar, let's give Vegeta a break, hm? I doubt he'll mind terribly, right?"

"Er... Not at all, be my guest," Vegeta answered, stepping back and waving Aito on to go ahead. Why did Aito want to spar? Had he noticed something too just a moment ago?

"Wonderful, then I'll be your opponent for the time being," Aito declared, smiling as he held out his arms, inviting Viral in to make the first strike, "I heard you pack quite a punch, let me see just how strong you are!"

While it was clear T'charrl didn't quite understand what friendship was he'd at least come to a good person to have it explained. No one had been as close to her over the years as those around them now were, but Yumi had her own experiences she could draw from. To her what made a friend a friend seemed obvious, and it was only a matter of sharing that with T'charrl. "Wouldn't say it if I didn't mean it! I know they'll be happy that you're out and feeling better," she answered cheerfully, glancing back and smirking knowingly, "In fact, I think you can even ask them yourself now!" Putting a finger to her lips she ducked into some of the bushes nearby, sneaking through them and circling around to where Takeshi and Shu were. Hearing them busy with a conversation she took a seat beside the older boy, suppressing laughter when he freaked out after realizing she was there. She'd spooked Shu as well, and gave the little boy an apologetic smile before watching him bound off to meet T'charrl. He was still really upset over that wasn't he? Poor Shu...

"He's right Shu, it wasn't your fault," Yumi chimed in, coming up behind the boy and stroking his hair as she leaned down, "Krom held T'charrl and used him as a shield, now that I think about it. Head's still a little fuzzy from back then, but that's what I think I saw. Right Takeshi?"

Huh? They were asking him? Pointing to himself for confirmation he sighed when Yumi nodded, rubbing at his neck and looking away, "I mean... I think that's what happened? I didn't really see it too well, I figured maybe our old man did it. Or..." Was it their father, or had it been Shu? Hm, he remembered T'charrl being hit and Krom being there, but not the specifics. Side effect of being in a blind rage he supposed. Wracking his brain for a clearer picture he glanced back at Shu and saw his uneasy expression, smiling and giving him a thumbs up. "That sounds right, I just needed something to jolt my memory. It's Krom's fault, he put T'charrl in harm's way, you know?"

"Exactly, so it isn't your fault for what happened, you're innocent," Yumi reiterated, standing back upright and placing her hands on her hips, "And we're all still friends, that didn't change either. Mistakes happen and we've got to learn to move past them, that's all. So no reason to beat yourself up over it Shu." He would probably feel guilty for a while yet, but she hoped shedding some light, however hazy it may be, on the situation relieved some of that. Hopeful to put that behind them at this point, Yumi grabbed hold of Shu's hand and tried getting him to his feet, placing a hand both on his back and T'charrl's. "Now that we cleared that up, how about we all have a fun day together? It's beautiful outside and we've got all day to do whatever we want!"

A Grimm War [Vena Sera & Scout]

Soren just wanted to get this underway, he didn't much care for what he did. The only reason that hunting had been the first thing he thought of was from experience in doing so, and being able to fight of Grimm. But then he also knew his limits, and going out alone into the wilderness would spell a death sentence, even for him. He had been about to propose that someone else join him when Lyra suggested she hunt in his stead, even with no prior experience in it. Meeting her glance uncertainly for a moment he let out a sigh, then turning his focus to Owyn when the other boy was questioned. Supervise? Was that it? And then what did that mean Ulyssa was doing? Hm, perhaps he and Lyra should hunt, and the other two could sort out whatever their plan was.

"Or, you help me put up some kind of shelter and these two go hunt," Ulyssa interjected, reaching over and grabbing Owyn's shirt, pulling him to her side, "I know a gentleman like you would never leave a woman to fend for herself, right? And he certainly wouldn't make her do all the work, unless he's got a superiority complex and is too good for that work?" Smiling slyly she then released her teammate, clapping her hands together in a dusting motion before placing them on her hips. "I think that sounds like a better idea! It makes sense for both you two to go anyways, that way you get a chance to learn to hunt Lyra," she continued, then looking up at Soren and pointing up at his face, "And you, make sure she makes it back safe, okay? I saw how you fight, she shouldn't have so much as a scratch on her when she returns." If they had three days to go then they needed to stay completely healthy, meaning even the most minimal of injuries couldn't be afforded; she didn't feel the need to tell Soren to be careful, she wasn't too concerned about him.

"Alright, alright, jeez... She'll come back without any injury, you have my word," Soren said defensively as he looked away, crossing his arms over his chest, "Fair warning, neither of you expect a huge meal tonight. There's no telling what we'll find out there, could be a buffet or could be one measly squirrel." One of the luxuries of being in a city he supposed, you knew where to get food and how consistent it would be. An sure, back home it was relatively consistent still, but the small vendors and shops in his town paled in comparison to the sprawling stores here in Vale. Slipping his weapon out of its holster on his back, Soren gave it a flick to extend the blade to full length, and resting it over his shoulder he turned and started walking into the brush. "Come on Lyra, keep close. Don't know where Grimm might be lurking."

There, everyone was happy with that decision it seemed! Or almost everyone, there was a distinct feeling in the air that Owyn was displeased. Though they were teammates and should be supportive Ulyssa found it difficult to worry about his pettiness, more keen on making their group work than pleasing everyone. "Good luck you two, bring us back something tasty!" she called, smiling as she waved after the pair. Once they were out of sight she folded her hands together once more, surveying their immediate area for something to work with. They weren't going to set up camp right here, but she figured they could at least grab some useful bits if they spotted any. "Let me think... I read once in a book that using branches and fronds is an excellent way of making a shelter, so maybe we should look for those..." Ulyssa mumbled, walking over to a dead tree and giving it a tap with her knuckles to see how solid it was. Dead, but still good, hopefully it would work well for them. Brandishing her sword she jumped up a couple of times and sliced some branches free, smiling as she pointed to them on the ground. "Carry them and be a dear? I'll gather and you haul, seems like a fair deal don't you think?" she asked, her smile taking on a more teasing note as she tilted her head, "Unless it's too much work for the man?"

Dragon Ball: Legacy (Mogtaki and Vena Sera)

"Hey, take pride in that! You said you felt physically weak," Vegeta continued on, smirking as he ducked under another strike, "Yet you're bruising me with each blow! That's an enormous improvement, wouldn't you say?" It was further proof that Viral's condition, at least his physical condition, had grown better astronomically. Now all that remained seemed to be the more psychological aspects, something which he wasn't quite as keen to tackle. But with the Beastman's problems becoming lesser by the day now was not the time to back off, they had to persist and finish his treatment. After dropping down to avoid a high punch he swung out both legs and tried kicking Viral away, missing but making his friend fall in the process. Before he could collect himself and get back up however he was set upon, being tackled down and pinned beneath Viral's paws. Well this was a predicament, and while he could break free he was more interested to see how the Beastman might react to this situation. Even so, he had to have a little fun with it. "Viral... This is so sudden," Vegeta joked as he looked away, feigning embarrassment, "What will father say?" Surprise surprise, he had a sense of humor, if somewhat perverse.

"I imagine father would be taking photos right about now." Well this must be terribly awkward for Vegeta now. Sitting up in a tree with a mug of coffee in hand was Aito, crouched down on one of the limbs. Sipping at his drink casually he tilted his head seeing his son's face turn red, dropping down and sliding his free hand into his pocket. "Sorry to interrupt whatever this is, but I'm not overly keen on my sons eloping," he joked, turning Vegeta into a stammering mess trying to defend his choice of words. Smirking behind the brim of his mug the doctor took another sip, standing over the boys and arching an eyebrow curiously. "I come over to check and find you two like this, I can only hope you were doing some kind of training prior to... Whatever this is," Aito continued, glancing then at Viral, "You seem to be feeling better, I'm glad. If I wasn't here on business then I'd ask for a turn, but I really can't be wasting time playing right now. How're you feeling, by the way? I mean emotionally right now, just off the top of your head?" It was a sudden question and he knew it, but he was curious to see what Viral might say, and more importantly how he'd even respond to such a question.

Yumi supposed it might be difficult making friends if you'd never had them before, and doubly so keeping them. While they all assumed he was fine by acting friendly with him he might not get that was what friends did. The time they spent together, hanging out and training and exploring the galaxy, those were all normal things for friends to do; exploring the galaxy might not be classified as normal, but it counted for them. "Oh he'll be fine, you know how he is. Chances are he feels bad and he's too embarrassed to face up to it, so he's avoiding that, not you," Yumi said in amusement, "In fact, I bet he'd be happy to hang out with you now that you're out of the hospital. Shu too." They would find out anyways, if she was picking up the right scents that is. He was hungry too? Even better, she was certain she smelled some food, albeit that could be just here in the woods too. Keeping silent on the subject she hummed to herself, eager to surprise T'charrl with this. As they closed in she became more certain that it was indeed their friends, and she'd wager they hadn't noticed anyone approaching just yet. "I think I found some fruit for you to snack on, but that's not all..." Yumi said quietly, glancing back and winking before pointing ahead, spotting the brothers ahead, "Shall we surprise them?"

So clearly Shu's problems were going to take more thought than he'd given it, which was to say very little. After having had his conversation with Krom, Takeshi had decided to come out and talk with Shu with no particular course of action in mind. A silly thing to do? Clearly now it was as he was left without anything to say, leaving Shu upset and himself at a loss. Maybe he could just focus on cheering his sibling up for the time being and look more into helping his problems later. But what might make Shu happy? Playing usually did, but what if they did something he really enjoyed? "Says who? I don't even know what normal people are," Takeshi responded, smirking as he bit off a chunk of meat, "Shu, you gotta realize that 'normal' is different for everyone. For Saiyans it's normal to fight for everything, for Uuonians it's normal to build stuff, and it's probably normal for Leto's people to all be idiots. My point is there's no one who can tell you to be normal, because there is no normal, you know? It's people trying to make you act like them, that's all. And guess what squirt? The way you act is fine, but if you wanna learn to do some other stuff then that's cool too." If the little guy for instance wanted to do stuff like read or write then he could, but not reading or writing was fine too, it was whatever he wanted to do. Takeshi had never really wasted much time on education and for him that was normal, and he was fine with it.

"Wow... That was surprisingly inspired coming from you!" Yumi interjected suddenly, smirking as Takeshi abruptly jumped to his feet, fists raised. Heh, he'd been so busy going on and on that he hadn't noticed her sneak up and crouch beside him, and now he looked awfully silly preparing to fight her. "Look at you all up and at 'em! With that reaction time you could give a dead cat a run for its money!" Grinning when he became embarrassed and sat back down she took a seat as well, glancing over her shoulder to where T'charrl was waiting, waving him in. Hopefully they weren't going to mind his being here too much, she knew they had tried coming out here for some privacy, and yet here she and T'charrl were crashing the party. "Look who I brought with me!"