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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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If you've not had a chance to watch "Your Name" yet, highly recommend!

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Since Shu was fine from that Takeshi could have a little laugh over things, chuckling as he set his brother back down on his feet. "You just have to practice a little more, that's all. And if you're so worried about your weight then we'll fatten you up! When we get home we'll get you a whole mountain of fruit to eat, and then you won't have that problem anymore." Albeit his weight really wasn't a source of issue here. After all, even if the Saiyan kid lost twenty pounds the amount of Ki that would be needed to lift him up was relatively the same. Nah, it was just a need to refine how he controlled his energy, that's all. Soon enough Shu would be flying with the rest of them, Takeshi was confident of that. "I don't think you've got any reason to be jealous anymore though." he continued, speaking to T'charrl now. "First Kaesstrian off of their home planet, and you've got some awesome abilities now. Heck, I bet everyone is jealous of you now! Just think of all the stories you'll get to tell people when you get home." Unless his people quickly became space travelers, which could happen thanks to their help, T'charrl was going to be the only one to travel beyond Kaesstra. It was like being the first human on the moon, it was a big deal.

"But really, that was a good first attempt. I mean you got off the ground, so that's definitely something." Takeshi said, smiling at Shu happily. "Want to give it another try? You're going to want to do the same thing you did before, but use less energy. And when you get up try to keep it going. Just keep pushing out the same amount of Ki and you'll hover. Then if you can get that we can work on moving around and other things." Flight was definitely going to be handy, and it was just the start of what could be done. Next was going to be actual attacks, something that was still quite erratic on Shu's part. After that they could refine other skills, like his ability to hone in on other energies. After everything was said and done the monkey boy would be just as able with his Ki as any other Saiyan, that was a guarantee. "Or we can keep exploring, up to you Shu. You decide for us and we'll follow, seem fair?"

This was just awful, Viral was having a very bad panic attack right now. Yumi was at her wit's end with how to console him, her words pretty much bouncing off of her friend with utterly no effect. Just where in the world did he get the idea that she, or any of them were going to kill him? Everyone had only tried to help thus far, with some poor situations as exceptions. No one wanted to even strike Viral, let alone slay him, and yet that seemed to be his held belief. As she usually did when confronted with a stressful problem she opted for a little physical comfort, both for herself and her friend. Hugging Viral securely she hoped that it would do a little bit for him, just enough that they might travel comfortably again.

"You did things to bad people! And you don't always do that! It's not the same as eating civilians or attacking people who don't deserve it, really!" Yumi was having a hard time keeping her tone in control, wavering a little bit from stress and grief. Looking up at Viral with a watery gaze she shook her head, refusing to let him go still. "I'm not going to stop caring about you, and I'm not going to kill you! You're my friend Viral, you're all of our friend, and no one wants to see you die or be hurt. We're here to help, that's it." And as the bitter icing on the cake was the shared fact that the Beastman was still very much in pain. This PTSD, if that's indeed what was causing this, was just plain awful. Could they make it to Earth in time to make any difference? "I love you, Viral, and I'm never going to hurt you. I won't ever call you a monster and think you should be put down, because you're not that. A monster doesn't raise two little kids and act like a parent to them!" Again she pressed her face against his chest, tears dripping down her cheeks sparingly now. "Please don't feel bad... You didn't do anything wrong, you're not a bad person... You're just you, that's all. Please, just be happy."
Takeshi hefted his shoulders in a shrug, not entirely certain as how to answer Shu's questions. Space was much too broad to know everything, his experience limited to the planets the Saiyans or rebels had him visit. Worlds like this he had never been to before were a mystery, he couldn't even begin to guess where they might start looking. It seemed fair safe that there was some kind of life present, though what that may actually be was beyond him. Somehow he figured fruit wasn't exactly going to be a commodity here, the planet didn't seem like it had a whole ton in the way of vibrant plants. Hopefully Shu was okay then with eating whatever wildlife they could come across... Or grass. "If we find something that looks yummy we can hunt it. I just hope whatever is here is actually, you know... Edible."

"Good! You're going to do fine Shu, I know it. Just take it slow, we're not racing here. Not yet anyways." Takeshi smiled eagerly while watching his sibling, happy to see him giving this a go. Shu was perfectly capable of flight, he just hadn't been given the chance to practice as of late. With this seemingly empty world to themselves and finally an agenda all their own they could make time for him. Watching as the younger boy assumed a stance he got properly excited, right up until Shu actually took flight. Rather than rising slowly into the air, even just barely, the Saiyan shot right up some few meters, hardly a graceful start. Alarmed by the sudden rise Takeshi himself quickly flew up, and being as careful as he could caught his brother in his arms. Admonishing him with a faintly amused smirk the two of them returned to the ground, Shu being placed carefully on his feet. "Maybe we need to learn Ki control first? That was a little much energy just for a casual takeoff. Did you feel the energy moving?"

This was turning into one fine mess. Yumi had intended it to be a pleasant trip out, and yet inadvertently she was only serving to upset Viral further. From a simple petty argument came one hell of an accusation, making her reel back for a moment. "What? Are you serious? You think I'm going to kill you?" she asked, her voice dropping low out of shock. Looking at her friend astonished for a moment she shook her head, lowering her arms at her sides and frowning in displeasure. "I don't want to hurt you Viral, much less kill you. You're my friend, and because there might be moments where you get a little violent doesn't change that. And... These genes... They didn't change anything..." she argued meekly, biting her lip and looking at the Beastman worriedly. "Did they?" Aside from looks Yumi hadn't placed any differences in herself, but maybe the others had seen something she hadn't. Was she really not the same person anymore because of what was done to her? That thought terrified her, and pretty soon she found herself shaking out of fear in her spot. No, she had to be the same person, and she could still do what she did before. Just because she might have some new tricks didn't change that fact, right?

"Viral... I'm not going to kill you... I'm not going to hurt you. You're my friend, I only want to help you." With a tearful final look Yumi moved closer to Viral, wrapping her arms around his larger frame and hiding his face in his chest. Her cheeks were stinging at this point, both from fear of what she was and being emotionally wrought by her friend's accusations. None of it was true, nobody in their group wanted to see Viral hurt, why couldn't he see that? "None of us think you're a monster, honest. You're our friend, and you're fine the way you are." she explained softly, shaking her head against his chest. "We just want to help you not be depressed... That's all we're trying to change Viral. What you are isn't bothering us, what you've done isn't even bothering us. It's just seeing you upset, that's it. That's all we've been trying to do." Finally tearing her face away from her friend's chest she looked up at him tearfully, still holding loosely onto his shirt. "We just want you to be happy again... I just want you to be happy again. We're not trying to change what you are, I swear. And we're not going to make you change either."
Takeshi gave another shake of his head, not buying into throwing Shu around. It was too dangerous, and there were plenty of other ways that they could practice anyways. However they were going to practice they'd have to move to do so, what with ships coming in to land. Taking his sibling by the arm he led both Shu and T'charrl away, making a straight path towards a nearby hill. Hopefully from there they could get some idea of just where things were on this planet, and perhaps even spot out a hint of civilization. The world wasn't all that big from how it had appeared from space, so worst case scenario they could do a quick flying canvas just to look for some cities. There had to be something around here, otherwise that creature hadn't come from here. Even Takeshi understood that the monster needed a food source, and considering it was trying to eat them he had a funny feeling it didn't exactly munch on grass most of the time.

"We'll find food, or we can just have what there is on our ship. There's some left anyways, should last us." Since they hadn't managed to escape with the ship after its being restocked they were running on what supplies had been left onboard at the time. A few days of food and thankfully plenty of medicine, but that was about it. Pretty soon they would need to consider how they were going to get more goods. At the top of the hill Takeshi let Shu go, taking a look around for any landmark that could get them going in the right direction. All natural formations, nothing that hinted at any inhabitants being nearby. So it was going to be more of a search than they figured, darn. Hearing Shu speak up again the older boy turned around, smiling brightly at his brother's enthusiasm. "We'll take it slow so there's no chance of you passing out. And besides, like I said, we've got food on the ship. I bet we can go back and get something to eat if we really need to." The rebels probably had a fair stock of food they might be able to mooch on too, worst case scenario. Though if at all possible it'd be better to avoid becoming reliant on Korian and the likes. "Let's do a quick lesson before we keep going, then you can practice on your own time if you want."

"Just watch me for a second, okay? I'll explain what I did and then you can give it a try." Since flying via Ki was fair invasive he didn't need a whole lot of room to do it, certainly not with a level of control. So right from where he stood Takeshi gestured to his feet, smiling before sending energy down, through his torso and legs and finally to his feet where it would seep out. Slowly the Saiyan rose up into the air, balancing himself easily as he came up vertically and hovered for a moment. After holding that simple stance for a few seconds he descended again, planting his feet flat and looking at Shu eagerly. "Seems easy enough, right? All you have to do is get a hold of your energy, and with that try and push some of it down towards the ground from your feet. Think of it kinda like water coming out of a sink, you want it to be a steady stream. The stronger the force the higher and faster you'll go. Think you can give it a try? Don't be upset if you can't get it."

These creatures they were tracking were monsters through and through, no question about it. They didn't have the sort of intelligence to set them apart from other things, all they knew how to do was eat for survival's sake. Yumi knew Viral considered himself a monster, but she certainly didn't. Even if he had bad episodes he knew enough of what was going on to recognize it, and he did understand right from wrong. Plus he didn't exactly go around biting people when he was feeling hungry... Not that he really ate anymore anyways. Conveying that thought in much less words she immediately regretted them when Viral stopped in his tracks, his tone not exactly coming across as something happy. Perhaps that wasn't the best thing to say either. Sure she did think that the people mattered more, and not just whoever might live here, but anyone unfortunate enough to find one of those beasts. And sometimes nature had to be tamed to save people who couldn't be saved themselves, this was one of those cases. If it was some thing on Earth threatening people in the city it'd be killed without second thought, and she applied the same sort of logic here.

"What do you mean I'm doing a bad job of it? I'm trying to help them!" Yumi said defensively, frowning as she placed her hands on her hips. "I'm coming with you because I want to do this with you. We haven't done anything really together in a while now, and I thought it might be fun. Besides, I know that you can fight these things, and I'd rather be with the person who knows what he's doing here than the boys." As far as she was concerned her fortune was pretty good in this pairing, she had what little experience anyone got with these monsters on her side by having Viral around. Coupled with just wanting to team up with him and it was a fair good team. Smiling sternly she stepped ahead of her friend, turning to look at him in the eye as she pressed a finger against his chest. "So you and I are going to do this, and we're going to do it better than the boys or any of the rebels. We'll show everyone that Beastman can do anything other people can. That is, if you're willing to do this with me still?"
"Hey now, so long as you keep practicing you'll be able to fly in no time! After all you're a Saiyan, and we've got this knack for learning tricks like this." Shu had near had flying down before, and probably would be quite adept by now if their year long servitude hadn't ruined things. So it was back to square one then, meaning they probably had to work on Ki control. In theory it was simple enough, spread your energy out to push yourself into the air and learn to do it in the right quantities. Reassuring his sibling with a pat on the back then Takeshi smiled, giving him a thumbs up as well. "The only time you'll be hitting the dirt is when you land, and you'll do that on your feet, not your face. I know you can do this buddy, you just have to be a little more confident."

He knew that T'charrl was just trying to be helpful, but his suggestion as how to practice made Takeshi cringe inwardly. Vegeta's words echoed in his head about not jostling Shu too much, and tossing him up in the air like a ball would most certainly do just that. It might work for Kaesstrians, but not for a little Saiyan boy with a concussion. Having Shu subsequently turn on him and get all excited about the idea made it difficult to shoot him down. For his own sake though it had to be dismissed, lest they worsen his condition. "I don't think throwing you is such a good idea. We might hurt your head if we do that more, and we don't want that do we?" While it was nice that his sibling was confident in Takeshi's speed and had faith it wasn't enough to sway the decision. The chance of further hurting the monkey boy was too great, certainly not a risk they ought to be taking. Perhaps there was hope for just simple practice then.

"Instead of throwing you up why don't we do some simple exercises? I'll teach you how to do it a safer way, and we'll work on it later too. I just don't want to do anything that might hurt you... Like tossing you around." Goodness knows what Yumi and Vegeta would do to him if he was responsible for Shu for getting hurt. Not to mention the guilt he'd be riddled with if he was the cause. Takeshi smiled as he grabbed Shu by the arm, gently tugging him along away from the ship, gesturing for T'charrl to follow them. With ships beginning to descend above them it was definitely best that they get out of the area to do this, as getting squashed would pretty much ruin their plans. Being in a fair wide open field they traveled quite a ways across, approaching a hill at the far end and stopping at the base. The sound of engines roaring and gradually shutting down drowned out most sound, so Takeshi waited a moment before speaking again. In the meantime he watched as rebels began to come out of the ships, hurrying towards one sat right next to their own, probably the junker. It might be interesting to watch them work, but they had things to do.

Once the little show was underway in earnest it was high time for them to move along. Leading T'charrl and Shu up the hill they stopped just as they reached the crest, Takeshi taking a second to look around from their new perspective. It was a lot of hills and plains, and off in the distance some high plateaus. Probably not the most likely place for people to be living, but they might as well keep in the same direction. Spinning on his heel to face Shu the older boy smirked, spreading his arms out to the sides in a stretch before hopping in place a bit on one foot. "Alright, want to try some basic flying practice? You don't have to get it down now obviously, it'll take some time. But if we start now you'll know how to do it sooner." Given maybe a few days time Shu would be up and about no problem, he was confident of that. "And don't worry about taking up time, we're not in any hurry."

Again Yumi's words backfired, only serving to further anger Viral. Cringing as she was snapped at she retreated a bit, putting some space between them and lowering her gaze. Why did he have to assume that every single thing she said was somehow critical of him? It was meant to be supportive, and yet it was still coming across as bad. Frankly it was frustrating, and draining to keep trying this. Exhaling in a soft sigh she lifted one hand, rubbing at her head before looking back at Viral again. "What's right to you... That's what I meant. I know you're going to stick to morals and not to anything wrong, your morals. I don't have to tell you how to act and I'm not," Yumi explained defensively. "And Vegeta isn't the only one that wants to get these things. They're dangerous, and we don't want innocent people getting hurt. All we want to do is prevent something from happening later, is that such a bad thing?" It was just a safety precaution, nothing more. Even if they might be a little paranoid about this a little paranoia was healthy. "Besides... These things are just monsters, and they only want to hurt people. The way I see it they deserve to be killed. If it's between innocent people and these... Things, then I'll choose to save the people."
Hard to argue with that logic. If anyone could explain some science stuff well it was Vegeta no doubt. Of course, he was liable to use words that were well beyond their understanding, which certainly didn't help Shu's case. "Look at it this way though. Even if you learned on Earth you'd still be fighting gravity, so that's not any different. And if you learn to do it here then think of how well you'll fly back home." It would be like some extra training in that case, having to work against stronger forces to get up in the air. To Takeshi it sounded like a perfectly sound idea, and with such an empty world to do it on it would be a waste not to try.

"I figure you'll just be quicker on planets where you're lighter, and wouldn't that be a good thing?" Takeshi asked, smiling at Shu. "If you want to learn now then I'll teach you, plain and simple. And the only way that you're ever going to know your power is if you try it out, and this is a pretty good way to do it, don't you think?" Training now also meant that Shu would get to see just how well he was coming along as far as healing. Walking around might make him a little lightheaded but flying wasn't liable to do the same thing. Watching T'charrl as he expressed his excitement and lifted up into the air with relative ease. "See? T'charrl can fly, and I can definitely fly. So if you want to learn and you're ready I will definitely teach you again." Takeshi shrugged his shoulders, looking at Shu thoughtfully before pointing at his back with his thumb. "Or I can carry you like before, it's up to you."

It was going to take a lot of searching just to find some kind of civilization, that was fairly obvious right now. Nothing could be seen from where they were that remotely resembled a town, so they would need to search quite a bit. Then again these folks might not live like people they knew, they could be looking for the wrong thing. For all they knew these aliens might live underground like T'charrl's people had. If that were the case they could well be standing on top of a home right this very moment, certainly an awkward introduction. From an attempt to give Viral some control instead came more anger on his part, to her dismay. Not at all what she wanted out of that she looked at her friend sadly, folding her ears down and letting out a soft sigh.

"I wasn't questioning them... I just want to leave things up to your discretion is all..." Having some reign on the mission would maybe make him feel more in control of himself, that was the intent at least. Viral didn't see things that way unfortunately. Yumi frowned and rubbed at her head, wondering how to recover from her little blunder. It had to be the wording, now that she considered it. It didn't sound like she had meant, that must be why he was angry. Putting on a hopeful smile then she picked up the pace a bit, coming up alongside Viral and folding her hands at her waist. "I trust how you'll handle things, please don't get the wrong idea. I'm not going to get in your way or stop you from doing things, because I know you'll do what's right."
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"Well uh... It's pulling you because planets do that. Um..." Takeshi scratched at his head, trying to think of a proper explanation. When none came to mind he could only smile sheepishly at Shu, hefting his shoulders in a shrug. "All I know is gravity pulls you down, that's it. And if you know how to fly well then gravity isn't going to be a problem. So long as you know what you're doing then it's really not that hard." Easy for him to say, seeing as he had been flying for quite some time now. His brother on the other hand had only recently gotten a grasp of the concept, and barely began to practice before his mind was effectively wiped. As if on cue Shu then brought up the chance to try flying again, something Takeshi had figured they'd put off until he was much better. If he was willing though why tell him otherwise?

"Want to learn how to fly? We can practice now if you really want to! Just bear in mind the gravity here is stronger than what we're used to. Not a lot, but it might make it trickier. Want to do a lesson real quick?" They were close to the ship after all, so if something were to go wrong it was but a short trip to the healing pods. Perhaps learning on a world with greater gravity could even benefit Shu in the long run. If he could do it well here then on other planets, such as Earth, it would be easier for him. Maybe just marginally, but still easier. It would expedite their travel time when they were on the various worlds too, that was for certain. And it was bound to do something for Shu's confidence if he could fly himself around.

Turning his focus then unto T'charrl it was a bit surprising how much he knew for someone who had never left his home world. It had to be that ability of his, he had an uncanny knack for reading worlds. Takeshi smiled at his little diagnosis, nodding his head and taking a casual look around them. If there was indeed a civilization then it wasn't anywhere near here, they hadn't seen anything resembling a town. Hopefully there were indeed people left, seeing as the Saiyans had been here before in the very same ship. It was possible whoever lived here had gone into hiding seeing the same craft return, meaning that talking to them was going to be all the trickier. "I hope we can find someone, otherwise it's going to be a heck of a chore learning anything about that creature here."

Yumi was just trying to find some enjoyment in the little things, like the sun's warmth for example. Again she felt an indescribable happiness being under it's basking glow, and it just gave her an overall good feeling in general. Finally tearing herself out of her little daze she smiled at Viral as he spoke, lifting her arms up overhead in a stretch. "What if it's nice though? There could be some animals, or people here we don't want to hurt. Still want to attack them?" It was a rhetorical question, she didn't expect an answer. With a soft groan as she popped a shoulder she folded her arms behind her back, arching an eyebrow. "I'll let you decide what gets attacked and what doesn't, I'll follow your lead."

And lead Viral did. In a fair quick order he turned about and began to run off, opposite the direction the others were going. Yumi ran after him as quickly as need be, keeping a little distance between them in case he should change direction or stop. Her thoughts were abuzz with the potential of an encounter, feeling fair excited over seeing another new peoples. Or even some more creatures, even this so called monster they were hunting for. Getting a chance to do some relatively casual exploration and sightseeing even was a welcome change of pace. Plus, for the first time in a while she was able to actually do something with Viral. It had been too long, it seemed, even just running like this. A wide smile crossed Yumi's lips, a small hop in her step as she continued running along. Find anything or not, this was going to be a fun day, she could feel it.
Takeshi continued his pacing about, rather quickly adapting to the planet's gravity. Thankfully it wasn't a major change, and with the air being easily breathable they weren't going to have any real issues here. Watching Shu carefully as he came out the older boy smirked amused seeing him slouch a little as the new force hit his brother. It didn't take Shu long to adapt either, rather easily making his way over. "No, gravity doesn't make you fatter Shu," Takeshi remarked, laughing a little. "It means the planet is pulling on you more, so it makes you heavier. It's why you fall down when you jump into the air, because the planet... Well it pulls you down." An obscure concept like gravity was probably a little beyond the young Saiyan. And admittedly it was beyond the elder boy as well. He knew the gist of the idea, but explaining finer details would be left up to one of the older members.

"You mean this planet is brand new? Huh... I kind of figured it was just like this." That must be T'charrl's energy sensing ability. It was a lot different than their ability to sense Ki, or other similar energies. He couldn't imagine what kind of power a planet gave off, or how it would even be different. Everything the Kaesstrian was saying had him very curious, and if this was all new he had to wonder what the world looked like before. "Did anything happen to the planet? Is that why all of this is just growing now?" Takeshi asked as he squatted down, running the palm of his hand over the blades of grass. They felt soft and healthy in spite of their sickly color, it was just odd seeing them look like this and still be okay. T'charrl did say that the sun was new, however that worked. So maybe all of these plants were new and so different because they were only just coming into life. "This place is neat, but it seems so empty."

Yumi slowly walked her way down the ramp, in no particular hurry to run off like the boys had. As soon as she had noticed the change in gravity she slowed a little, almost thinking herself imagining it until she noticed Shu struggle for a brief second. So the world was a little heavier than the others, but not too much. Sending a curious glance at Viral she smiled at his comment, stopping and turning to face him. "Just because there's not lush forests doesn't mean it's dead," she pointed out politely. Looking around the area she made note of the few trees that were around, albeit there could well be more hidden behind the hills and plateaus off in the distance. "Though it definitely does seem that way, doesn't it? But it doesn't... Feel dead, I think there's life somewhere. And besides, even if it is dead it looks kinda nice." With a content sigh she closed her eyes, lifting her head as she enjoyed the warmth of the sun. "Those rays feel so nice..."

They were supposed to be two teams, right? Her and Viral striking out into the world to look around, sounded like an easy enough job. After soaking up a little sun for a moment she opened her eyes again, putting a finger to her chin while looking around the area. "So... Which way do you want to go? I don't suppose it really matters where we head, but high ground might help a little." Yumi wondered if there were people on this world or not, it had seemed awfully vacant on their way down. Finding some locals would certainly help with their work though, they'd be able to tell if that creature was native here or not. Clasping her hands behind her back she swayed back on her heels a little, giving Viral an inquisitive stare. "You choose which way we go, how's that?"
Takeshi looked at Shu for a moment before flushing light pink, closing his eyes and shaking his head. "I'm not short, really I'm not! I'm just growing still, that's all." he said defensively, opening his eyes and smirking at Shu. "If anyone is short it's you buddy, not me. And it's not like we're really that different in height anyways!" They weren't that much shorter than the others, he wanted to point out. Sure, Viral was at least a third of a meter taller than he was, and Vegeta a little under that. Even Yumi was taller than both boys, less than the older men though. Never mind T'charrl then, towering over everyone else in general. Even the squad for the most part were taller, or as tall as he was. Okay, he was a little short, Takeshi admitted. Still taller than Shu though, so there was that. And... The tiny engineers, for what that was worth.

Yumi looked at Viral a little upset before sighing, not opting to argue against him in that regard. There hadn't really been a winner in the confrontation, if anything there had only been two losers. That would sit even less favorably with the Beastman, best to keep that thought to herself. In the end both parties had not gotten anything favorable, with Viral being injured and ultimately feeling worse and Korian both being injured and losing support. Shaking her head to brush aside that thought Yumi glanced over at Choi when he spoke, smiling reassuringly in his direction. Even if the squad had been former enemies of the rebels they clearly weren't any longer, traveling with the Princes now. Even Korian had to see that, as single minded as the man could be sometimes. If not then ah well, this would be the last time they interacted with one another. No real loss on the group's part, but all the more loss to the rebellion.

"Hey! My mind works perfectly fine!" Kabocha snapped, narrowing his eyes and pointing at Choi angrily. "I bet I'm smarter than you, cook boy. So watch who you're calling dull!"

"He might not be as intelligent, but at least he can get a girl," Vegeta chimed in, smirking as he heard Yumi break into laughter. Looking over at Kabocha, whose face was now proper red, Vegeta shrugged his shoulders. "Hey, don't call people out unless you're ready to have the same done to you."

Takeshi was primed to get going, already feeling a lot of pent up energy that was just begging to get released. Even if they didn't end up fighting they could explore a little, that would help at least. Watching Shu spring about as his usual excited self it was evident that he was more than ready to get going as well. Just to be safe he had to ask if his brother was feeling alright, having been told numerous times by Vegeta to keep an eye on the younger boy and monitor his condition. Thus far he looked to be doing okay, not entirely certain what he was supposed to look for anyways. Flashing Shu a smile in turn he gave a thumbs up, moving said hand over his shoulder to point at the door. "Well let's get a move on then, I want to see what's out there!"

Yumi was excited to get going as well, and hopeful that she and Viral could enjoy themselves. He wasn't in the best of moods, her new relationship clearly not helping that at all. Despite his demeanor she offered him a kind smile when he replied, giving a nod and turning towards the door. "Alright, and I don't know where we're going either really. As far as I can tell we're just looking around for signs of trouble." There hadn't ever been any real game plan made, aside from the groups being split up. Before she could get to the doorway to leave Vegeta was there first, a box in his hands. Curious she looked at the container, giving a soft 'ah' when it was opened to reveal scouters.

"You should all have one, just so you can communicate if something comes up," Vegeta explained, handing one out to everyone going outside respectively. "And they're all routed through the ship as well, so if you need to get in touch with us here you can do that."

Takeshi took his scouter eagerly, ready to get a move on. Good idea on Vegeta's part, since who knows where they were going to end up. That and with these things they could talk to T'charrl, albeit it gave reason to not teach him their language too. Getting a bit ahead of himself with that line of thought the Saiyan fixed his scouter over his ear, turning it on for good measure. Outfitted now he could hardly contain his excitement, cutting right past Yumi and Viral on his way to the door, being the first out of the room. Assuming the others were following him close enough he made a beeline for the exit, standing at the wide bay door that lead outside. Since the ship was pressurized for space travel he had to wait a moment, letting it come down to normal levels before the latches could be released. With a soft hiss the air began to disperse, the door gradually swinging open to expose Takeshi to the new planet. The cooler air outside was crisp and refreshing, and with a deep breath he filled his lungs up with air before grinning, giving a fairly loud shout as he hopped out of the ship.

"Let's go!" Taking a big leap out of the ship Takeshi expected to land certainly, but not as quickly as he did. For a second he sort of lingered in the air before feeling the planet grab hold of him, dropping a little faster than anticipated. Blinking in confusion he lifted up a leg, finding a little resistance to his movements, but nothing too difficult. To test things out he walked around a little on the spot, just to get a feel for the gravity. Definitely stronger than Earth's, but nothing that was unmanageable. Looking back at the door and smiling he waved to the others, tapping his foot on the ground. "Gravity is a little stronger than normal, so watch your step!"
"Eh... More or less right. You got the gist of it... I think." Takeshi scratched at his head, not entirely certain how much T'charrl could understand them. Back on Kaesstra it had seemed easy enough, but that was likely due to being with their scouters. Though he wasn't too sure if it translated for the other party too, he figured it only told Saiyans what the other race was saying. Shrugging his shoulders Takeshi smiled at his little sibling, reaching over and playfully plucking at his nose. "If you needed to get up you could have asked me you know. I am your brother after all, I am kind of handy for helping out."

Vegeta couldn't blame Viral for wanting nothing to do with the Saiyans, and neither could Yumi. They had to be stopped, that was unquestionable. But with all the unpleasant experiences they had thus far it was very much taking its toll. Experiments, kidnappings, and near death experiences just to name a few, everyone was weary to some degree. Viral was definitely at the epitome of the worst, albeit he had at least gotten strength back, so there was that. Trying to plead her case to stop infighting Yumi smiled slightly, giving a nod of her head. "But you humiliated him, he ended up limping away with a wound. Plus, he even admitted he couldn't have beaten you. The way I see it you were already hurt, and you could have beaten him anyways. So... Doesn't that make you the victor?" Just because Viral hadn't finished off his opponent didn't mean he hadn't beaten him.

Glancing over her shoulder at Choi as a hand went on her shoulder Yumi offered a gentle smile in turn, nodding in agreement. "Sounds good to me. I don't think it's going to take a lot of us to do this anyways. And this way you can make sure the rebels don't touch anything they shouldn't." Relations were still a little rocky, and as such there was going to be some uneasiness between the two parties. Especially with a group of just converted soldiers and their families onboard, and the engineers to boot. They might agree with Shu and Takeshi's entourage, but these new additions maybe not so much. "Well, if anything does get on here I know you'll be able to handle it. Just be sure to use something sharp, that seems to be the best way to beat them. Unless you want to pull a Kabocha," Yumi mused, nodding her hand towards the other boy. "His hand is still cut up."

"Alright, I'm guessing we're splitting up for this. It's best we leave some people onboard, and the others can go out and explore a little. I'm certainly staying, I need to figure out how this ship works if I'm going to be keeping it running. I'm guessing the twins and Kabocha are staying too. So do the rest of you want to head out?" That left five people in total to fight; Viral, Yumi, Shu, Takeshi and T'charrl. The later was more of a safe move than anything, just because he may prove to be difficult if not with his friends. At most Vegeta was just an acquaintance of the Kaesstrians, and the squad perhaps the same. Besides, it was best T'charrl go off the ship for now, what with Sayomi wanting to examine him. "I guess you guys can figure out how you want to split up or if you'll stay together, and we'll handle things back here. I'll let you know when we've got the bulk of the work done."

Takeshi was fair excited at the idea of making teams, already having in mind precisely who he wanted to work with. It was a little tricky, since he did want to try fighting alongside both Yumi and Viral for a change, but he was doubtful they were keen on having him in turn. So instead he opted for the safe bet, looking over at Shu and T'charrl hopefully. "The three of us can team up, yeah? It'll be fun, we'll get to explore a little and maybe beat up some creeps if we find them." Albeit Shu was still a little woozy by the looks of it, so he'd probably not be doing a ton of fighting. Maybe it was best that he stay behind and even go into one of the tanks for a bit. On that note Takeshi looked to his brother, smiling kindly. "Are you up to it buddy? Or do you want to stay back and rest? How's your head feeling?"

"If you're all going to team up, then that leaves Viral and I." Yumi smiled sheepishly, removing Choi's hand from her person and giving it a gentle squeeze before letting it go. It was difficult liking him, especially when it was becoming obvious Viral wasn't overly thrilled with the Saiyan. Probably because he was just that, and the Beastman made it no secret about how he felt concerning them. Moving to her friend's side and clasping her hands behind her back she raised an eyebrow, giving his hip a playful bump with her own. "How about it? The two Beastman team, we'll show those Saiyans how its really done. Sound good to you?"
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