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Post by Nero on May 15, 2019 6:26:10 GMT -6
|| Nero’s PL: 17 ||
Nero wasn’t super hung up on the whole thing with people just dismissing him when he was ready to go for a spar or something. He was self assured and confident enough to go about his day and not constantly think about it. “Yeah, for real. Honestly, those kinds of people have already lost in a way. Especially if they’re out there proper showing off, thinking they won’t get dunked for it.” he groaned, matching Zhalla’s aggressive hiss somewhat. “Pfft, I’m rusty but I’m not that rusty. I’ll stay standing for ten seconds at least.” Now that’s the Saiyan self confidence he was meaning to show. “You’re not getting any less.” Nero added with a smirk of his own.
It was understandable that Zhalla was quite wise regarding the potential of children given the experiences Nero thus far knew about. “Huh. Yeah, you’re right.” Thinking about it, Pankaa had a lot of potential now. He could go absolutely anywhere, especially if he was properly educated and nurtured. The little guy was still pretty clever, Nero had high hopes for the boy. “He’ll do great things. I’ll make sure of it.” Now, Nero was showing a different form of confidence in his smile. Not inward confidence, rather outward confidence. He had great pride in Pankaa, and it showed.
Zhalla cared quite a bit for her property, especially concerning the bike and related accessories— in a strange way Nero noticed the underlying subtle passion she displayed. “O-oh, nah, sorry. I didn’t mean for you to literally toss it. Just a goofy figure of speech.” Nero chuckled, patiently holding out a hand for the helmet, and upon receiving it he promptly put it on. “Ready to roll.” Nero safely situated himself on the bike behind Zhalla, holding his arms around her so as to not fall off, he also held onto the food at the same time, keeping it within view for the both of them, so everything was easily accounted for.
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Post by Zhalla on May 21, 2019 7:16:56 GMT -6
"That's right" She'd nod in a rather firm manner, "Showing off means nothing if you can't actually show for it anyway, talking people out of things shows nothing except for the fact that they're too cowardly to potentially be stood up by someone who they think can't beat them, where's the pride in that?" She'd shrug and look aside, "I'd rather encourage someone not as strong to keep trying until they beat me, it's good practice for both parties and everyone can always improve on something. Showing off over nothing is boring" She'd blow a light raspberry with her lips, sticking her tongue out at the end for a moment to show her distaste. She was glad though that he seemed to think similarly on the subject.
When he smirked about staying up for at least ten seconds, she'd smile back before giving him a wink, "We'll see about that~" Zhalla did seem a bit more peppier at least after this, glad to see his confidence spring back a little. "Do try though, it's all I ask, how long you're up for, if you land a hit or not, that doesn't matter to me so long as you try, got it?"
When it came to talking about the kid Nero was looking after again, Zhalla felt just a bit of warmth come to her cheeks when she heard the other Saiyan say that he'd make sure the kid did great things, she wouldn't admit it but she did have a soft spot when it came to things involving kids, and a guardian being proud of their kid was a heavy hitter for that soft spot. She did her best to hide it behind her hair though as she looked aside for a moment again. "With someone like you to guide him, I'm sure he will one day"
Outside with the bikes, the Saiyan women found herself rubbing behind her neck again when Nero pointed out the tossing comment was a figure of speech and that he didn't actually mean for her to throw it. "Oh, Aheh, of course" Luckily she was wearing a helmet so she didn't have to hide that redness behind her hair this time. She waited patiently as Nero got himself onto the bike with her, sitting behind her along with the food. Waiting until shortly after he had his arms around her. Zhalla would think for a moment before she'd let her tail curl back and wrap around his waist for extra measure. Just in case. "Alright, here we go!" She'd call back to him before she'd then start the engine of her motorbike, giving it a moment to kick into gear before she'd steadily take off, getting them both onto the road before picking up the speed. Finally they were on their way home.
For all of the trip back, Zhalla did her best to make sure the ride was as smooth as possible to make her and Nero's job a lot easier. Avoiding any dips and bumps or slowing down for the ones she had to take along the way. Eventually though, the two would make it to a rather lonely part more towards the outskirts of the city. Plugging along the street, Zhalla only stopped when they reached the rather circular building at the end of the dead end road. It was a reasonably sized building and seemed to have a few smaller circular buildings behind it as well all fenced off in the same area. "Here we are" She'd huff lightly as she put the bike into a complete stop after the two pulled into the small, and probably hand-made driveway out the front of the building. With the bike fully parked, Zhalla would hop off first, unwrapping her tail as she did so before then offering to take the food out of Nero's hold so that he could also get off the bike with ease, "Watch your step, I don't think any of them left any toys out the front today, thankfully, but you can never be too careful, heheh"
Once the two where off the bike, Zhalla would slip her helmet off and place it on the bike's seat before then helping to carry some of the food boxes again, "Some of them can be rather rowdy and loud just as a heads up, they love meeting new people, so I apologize in advance!" She'd turn to look at Nero, giving him a small sort of smile, "That is, if you still wanna come in and all that, I understand if you'd rather not since you have technically done your job now, huh? You're welcome inside either way though! I can do you up a hot drink for your troubles if you'd like" She was ready to go inside but waited for Nero to be ready with what he wanted to do first. From the outside there was little noise coming from within, probably because a bunch of the kids were still sleeping, but that was about to change soon enough.
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Post by Nero on May 22, 2019 6:13:28 GMT -6
|| Nero’s PL: 17 ||
“Yeah, it’s ridiculous really.” Nero agreed, rolling his eyes at the thought of those sorts of people. “Show, don’t tell is a phrase people need to take to heart.” He paused for a moment, realizing he was mildly hypocritical in that he effectively told Zhalla that he would stand for at least ten seconds. “I’m aware of how ironic that might sound considering what I just said, though that's more of a promise than talking smack, I suppose?” Ultimately Nero simply shrugged as well. All he had to do was pull through on that promise. “Yeah, I got it, no worries.” He added, with a little snort.
Zhalla was a unique individual by Nero’s standards, she was a Saiyan, but with a personality and brain beyond ‘me likey to punchy’. Zhalla was more like like Carro, Nashua and Russé, they were all pretty cool. While that was true, Nero was confused, and he blinked while observing her mannerisms. “Uhh, you okay?” He was curious of course, but he didn’t really push for an answer either.
When it came time to skedaddle, Nero just let Zhalla take the lead, he trusted that she knew what she was doing, and sure enough she did. In really no time at all, the duo arrived at the orphanage. It was quite a ways out from the main area of Central City, perhaps with good reason. Despite it being isolated in a way, Nero felt like it had some charm to it, like it was cozy. “Whew, alrighty then.” Nero said with a bit of pep, hopping off the bike after Zhalla, and promptly returning her spare helmet to her when she had the chance to take it.
“Understood.” The only thing Nero was worried about was stepping on Build-Os™. That stuff was a nightmare if you stood on them, or so it was said by nearly everyone ever. “A little rowdy huh? Good. I think that’s normal for kids.” Zhalla need not worry, because Nero carried his half of the food order to the door without a second thought. “Fine by me, I’ve got time, like I said. Also, it's no trouble at all, I can get a drink back at work; no need to use resources on me that should be for the kids out here.”
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Post by Zhalla on May 22, 2019 7:51:39 GMT -6
Zhalla would nod in agreement, it was true, a lot more people should take the phrase to heart. When he realized and pointed out how he probably sounded a bit hypocritical with the statement, she would wave a hand and smile, "You're fine, like you said it's not like you were talking smack, a promise is different" When he gave off that little snort, he'd be met with a soft fist bump to his shoulder, "I'll be holding you to that "
When he asked if she was okay after how she reacted to how he spoke about the kid he had taken in, Zhalla would let off a light huff before looking back to him and smiling, "Yeah I'm fine! Just a light heat rush, it'll pass" She'd explain, trying to play off the colour in her cheeks as just that. A bit of a temperature and nothing more.
When at the shelter, she found herself being rather surprised with how peppy Nero seemed to be, he was already on his way to the door by the time she was asking if he even wanted to take things further from here. "It is normal for kids, but handling a whole heap of it all at once isn't so normal for us adults, huh? Can be a bit overwhelming! They mean well though, but I thought I ought to warn you before we go in, don't let em knock you over" She'd almost giggle lightly at this before reaching the door herself. As she went to unlock it, he did it again with hitting a soft point, which caused her to chuckle lightly, and a little bit anxiously at that. "I-If you're sure?" She managed to get out, fumbling a bit with the door before finally there was a click and she perked up again. "Ah, there we go!" She'd look back to Nero before then using her hip to bump the door open carefully, giving the other saiyan a light "shh" noise to let him know that some of them were still probably asleep so it'd be best for them to be quiet.
As soon as the two were fully inside the first front room, they'd find the door would close behind them on its own. This would shortly be followed by the pitter patter of a number of small feet, coming from left, right and in front of them. "So much for being quiet--" She'd narrow her eyes lightly, knowing exactly who had not only closed the door, but gotten all the other kids up as well. "Za Haa's home! Za Haa's Home!" A young boy's voice would ring out as finally, the kids made it to the same room as the Saiyan's. At first they would pile in, racing around the room in their excitement, pushing aside left out toys and pillows or even just chasing each other around as well. Zhalla seemed used to this response, as she calmly placed her set of boxes down on the kitchen bench to their left, ushering for Nero to do the same before she looked back on how to address the mess of children before them.
Rather then single them out one by one, as it'd take too much time to tell each individual child to stop running or tugging or whatever other mischief they were up to. Zhalla instead let out a low whistle and stomped one of her boots twice, which was incredibly effective at getting all of their attention. "Well I was going to surprise you all but you're all already awake, so I guess I'll just have all these pancakes to myself" She'd say with a sly smile as several of the kids raced forwards, jumped and hung onto the Saiyan women, making her laugh, "I'm kidding, I'm kidding! Of course these are all for you guys, but only if you're on your best behaviour" She would then address Nero, making a hand gesture towards him while looking at the room full of kids. "And you all best be giving Nero here a big thank you for the breakfast cause he not only took the massive order, but helped me get them here for you little rascals all safe and sound" One small Namekian boy hugged onto Zhalla's leg and peeked out to Nero shyly, while a taller human boy with messy blonde hair would run over and attempt to hug Nero's legs full force. "Thank you mister!" He was quickly followed by a few more of the less shy kids, all joining in to thank and see the new person Zhalla had brought back with her.
There were quite the number of kids and quite a variety of them too, there were plenty of humans and other earthling species but plenty of aliens as well. One horned boy with growing saber-like teeth would go to reach for Nero's tail, "He has a tail like Za Haa! Can I touch it?", A slightly older looking pink Majin girl with a short but puffy hair-do would gently grab the boys horns to also get a look, while a couple others approached Nero's front more, looking up at the tall man with curious little faces. "What's your name? Mine's Harper!" "Wow! You're so tall! How'd you get up that high!" "Is your tail actually real Mister? How can I get one?" Zhalla would scoop up the two reaching for Nero's tail before they got the chance to grab it, sitting them carefully with their curious friends at his front, "No tail grabbing, questions are fine but don't overload the poor guy, kids!" She'd smile at Nero, hoping he wouldn't mind the attention as she addressed handling how to hand out the pancakes, which gave Nero some time to talk to the kids if he wanted to.
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Post by Nero on May 23, 2019 1:48:53 GMT -6
|| Nero’s PL: 17 ||
“Yeah, figures. That is pretty much what I was thinking.” Nero chuckled, having half a mind to return the fist bump, but that might just activate fighting time right then and there, and he wasn’t about to try that since this was his workplace. While Zhalla’s response in regards to her quirky behavior was odd, Nero still chose not to draw attention to it further. If what she said was true, it was a good thing that she wasn’t an Avali!
Kids were weird. In general good, but weird— with so many more present as opposed to perhaps two or three, the collective behavior of youngsters eager to experience the world would easily take a toll on whoever looked after them. “Maybe it is, maybe it isn’t. I’d say its normal in this case, you’re doing good things, doing the right thing by helping these kids.” However many of them there could be, Nero held heavy doubts that they could knock him over, he wouldn’t even be surprised if he was as tall as all of them all stacked together. As for being sure about coming in, Nero had long since decided. “Ye.” He responded quietly.
Despite this, being quiet seemed unnecessary, these little ones were already half a step ahead. Nero snickered, putting his portion of the delivery on the kitchen counter after Zhalla, watching her get all of the kids to pay attention in one fell swoop. ’Nice.’
Of course, Zhalla totally ratted Nero out and gave him half of the credit for this whole thing. Now, Nero wasn’t the type to seek attention nor reward for his hard work— but this was different. All of these smiles, he was at least partially responsible for, and that just imbued him with a sense of wholesome pride. These kids certainly had the potential to be cheeky or rowdy, they had already proved that, but they also had good manners, and were grateful for the kindness of others. “Hahah, you’re welcome, kids!” Nero gave a bright smile as he looked over everyone, noting the variety among them. Two of them were pretty obvious with wanting to grab his tail, so Nero just decided to hide by wrapping it around his waist and under his shirt before they could, using his height as an advantage.
Even then, Zhalla stopped them in their tracks, trying to also reign in their barrage of questions. “As Zhalla said— please do not grab at my tail. Thank you.” Nero said calmly and clearly with a slight bow. “Questions though, easy. Lets go for it, one at at a time so that everyone can get at least one each— oh and say your names before you ask too so I can learn them all. Does that sound fair?” He looked to the three that already asked questions. “Let’s start with you three though since you already asked some stuff. My name is Nero,” He began, first waving to Harper, who introduced himself when asking. “I’m this tall because I eat healthy and also exercise!” There was also the matter of his genetics, so he had his parents to thank. However, since this was an orphanage parents might be a sore spot for some so Nero decided to not bring that up after thinking about it. “Yup, my tail is real. I’m a Saiyan, like Zhalla. Who wants to ask the next question? First to put up their hand gets to ask!”
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Post by Zhalla on May 25, 2019 10:22:44 GMT -6
Zhalla would raise an eyebrow lightly but would smile when Nero said she was doing good things, and doing the right thing in helping the kids. "So are you by helping the kid you're helping" She'd point out, not wanting to have all the credit to herself. "Someone did it for me, I'm just paying it forward, they all deserve a good chance at life too, someone gave me that chance when I was in their position. It'd feel wrong to not give others the chance I had, yanno?" She then bit her lower lip lightly and looked aside, hoping that wasn't weird to bring up in some way, since it was something personal to her. She'd shake her head lightly, a bit of honesty was never a bad thing.
When Nero tucked his tail away, wrapping it up and placing it under his shirt so the kids couldn't grab it, a few faces seemed to slump a little in disappointment, followed by some light "Awww"'s in a similar tone to their expressions. He was certainly a lot taller then the majority of them, most not even reaching his waist height yet. "You kids know what happened when you used to grab mine, or whenever someone new joins our crew and does it, the same thing would happen to poor Nero, you wouldn't wanna do that to him after he just got you these nice pancakes, now would you?" She already knew the answer, of course not, because they were good kids, they proved this to be true and quickly agreed that they wouldn't of wanted to cause that, dropping the disappointment quickly and returning to their curious smiles.
The Majin girl seemed to giggle lightly when the Saiyan gave a slight bow, placing her hands over her mouth politely to cover it, but she hadn't laughed in any sort of mean manner, laughing instead because the gesture was sweet and polite and she hadn't expected it. When Nero spoke though, saying he could do their questions but for them to go one at a time as well as include their names, they all looked to Zhalla at first, who'd give them an encouraging hand motion. So they'd sit down as a group together around the front room nearby Nero, aside from the small Namekian that hung around Zhalla still. "You can go sit with the others too if you'd like Uba" She'd say softly, looking down to him as she did, but for now he seemed to want to stick by her.
The other kids though took up Nero's offer after having sat down together as a group. They listened to his answers to the first few questions, not looking completely convinced of his answer to the height question. When he explained he was a Saiyan though they seemed to exchange looks with each other before looking to Zhalla again, but this time she didn't seem to look up and purposefully occupied herself with the pancakes and Uba, disappearing behind the counter even as she knelt down to take a look at something for him. They broke this sort of awkward pause though when the Majin girl stood up, rather then putting her hand up, "Hey hey Mister Nero! My name is Alomora!" She'd start off with, giving a polite curtsy which caused her poofy hairstyle to bounce lightly along with her flower patterned dress. "None of the other delivery or food places help out this much with helping Zha ha bring back stuff, do you liiiike her?" "Next question" The minute Alomora finished her question, was the second Zhalla spoke back up again which caused the majin to burst into giggles once more. Admittedly, it was cute watching Nero try to talk to them all, but she saw it as just her soft spot coming into play, he had a kid at home he did this with too, he was good and kind hearted and she could acknowledge that about him, but she was expecting at least one of the kids to make a comment like that. She didn't exactly blame them, she was one guardian when they wanted two and she knew they did..
The earthling human boy then stood up after Alomora had sat back down, getting a nudge from her horned friend in the process. "Sorry for runnin in and giving your legs a hug like that, like Alo said, not many really come with Zha home, and nobody wants to hang out like you are now" He'd run a hand through his messy hair before continuing, "My name's Noki, um, if you're.. What Zhalla is, then do you like to fight lots too?" "And eat lots like her too?" The toothy horned boy would pipe up, before all of them gave light laughs about the comment, earning a narrowed eyed peek from above the counter from Zhalla. "My name's Haden by the way"
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Post by Nero on May 29, 2019 3:02:13 GMT -6
|| Nero’s PL: 17 ||
“Paying it forward huh? Makes sense.” Nero smiled fondly, he was all about giving people the chances that they deserved, especially children because they were far more innocent than grown ups and had a lot more to learn. “Lending your aid to the youth of today is one of the best way to prevent more boneheaded adults from existing.”
Even though the kids were disappointed with not being able to hold onto Nero’s tail, he was firm in his decision as was Zhalla in her own support of his stance. “Sorry, everyone. It is how it is.”
Nero’s presence was a welcome one, and his good manners were noticed. Since everyone sat down on the floor, Nero joined them.. Not that it made that much of a difference since he was so tall, but it was the consideration of proper manners that counted for more in this instance. Showing that he thought of them as equals in the discussion, Nero wholeheartedly joined in by taking a similar position as the children, and sat on the floor as well.
Then came the introductions and questions, and Nero gave them some quick thought despite the simplicity on the surface of these queries. “Hello Alomora. Is that so? Well, they are missing out on helping a good bunch of kids then aren’t they? I am honored to help out when I can.” As for the young Majin’s actual question, Zhalla stepped in sternly. Nero didn’t find it rude to ask or anything, it was a childish question sure, but it came from the exact sort of person that should within reason be asking it. “As a new friend; most definitely. I appreciate her honesty and straightforward attitude and that she is a motivational individual. For the way that you are thinking, that sort of thing takes time. You need to keep in mind that we only just met short while ago.” Nero clearly saw no reason to avoid it, because to him it was an innocent question.
He waved away the blond boy’s concerns. “Don’t worry about it Noki. Like I said, those people are missing out.” Nero nodded. “Yeah, I’m a Saiyan. But, ah... I don’t really do the whole ‘fighting’ deal, not super often anyway. Even then it’s usually just boring stuff with a punching bag in a gym.” Nero didn’t want to get into the specifics of that one though. Luckily for him, the horned boy with the fangs jumped in which easily provided Nero with an out. “I do eat lots Haden you got me there, and its always the right stuff. Remember, I did say that I’m as big as I am because my diet has something to do with it.”
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Post by Zhalla on May 31, 2019 5:30:29 GMT -6
"Well, it's nice to know I'm not the only one doing just that for kids who dont have their parents to do it for them" She'd say as she gave him a wink, "Yeah I think we got plenty of those enough as it is, huh?"
When it came to the kids, they still weren't quite sure why they couldn't play with his tail, but some remembered earlier on when trying the same with Zhalla's. It wasn't fun, for them or for her. Seeing them all sit on the floor and Nero join them, Zhalla went to speak up, since there were chairs they could sit on but they all seemed happy to just sit on the rugs across the floor, so she let them do so.
Alomora grabbed onto the waist part of her dress and swayed from left to right on the spot as Nero answered her question, smiling lightly when he said the other people who didn't come by as he was right now, were missing out. "Most other people don't see it that way I guess" She'd glance away slightly and for a moment her overall bubbly and over enthusiastic personality seemed to crack slightly. He did end up answering her question though and politely at that too. "Oh I see" She'd nod understandingly and while she had more to say, for now she kept it under wraps since it wouldn't be polite to hog all the questions! Zhalla seemed a little confused as the Majin sat back down properly though, a thank you was missing in there, one Alo tended to always give, but she caught the young girl's eye and understood why. Coming over to the group for a moment, she'd swiftly move through the kids, making sure to not tread on anyone in the process before then scooping the Majin out of the group and then returning to the kitchen room where Uba still was. "You guys keep talking to Nero, we'll be right back, okay?" She'd smile back to them before heading off into a room with Alomora just past the kitchen room.
Noki and the others would give off slight anxious reactions before Noki himself addressed Nero again, "Don't worry about that, Alo's having some tough family stuff going on at the moment, Zha's been doing her best to fight for Alo to get the best outcome she can have" Haden would give the other boy a light nudge, "You supposed to be telling him that?" Noki would sigh lightly, "May as well mention it to someone who seems to care, right?" The horned boy would grunt lightly but decided to drop it, choosing instead to do as Zhalla had said for them to do. "So you're not big on fightin' but you're big on eatin well" The half demon would huff lightly and cross his arms, "Sounds kinda funny comin from someone who makes pancakes, don't you think?" Noki would wave his hands, "Uh, not really, pancakes make you happy, they're good for your emotional diet!" The blonde boy would smile brightly, showing off his pearly white teeth- which he was missing one of but he didn't mind. Haden would roll his eyes and shrug lightly, he couldn't really fault him there.
Harper would wander over to the kitchen for a moment and after some soft words to the other boy who was still sitting behind the counter, he managed to gently convince the other namekian to come out from hiding, softly taking a hold of his hand to comfort him as Zhalla tended to. "Hey um, Nero, this is Uba" He'd pause and let Uba have some time to give the Saiyan a wave before continuing, "He's very shy but I promise he's a very sweet boy! He's really funny, aren't you Uba?" The smaller Namekian had opted to hide back behind the counter again, Harper would sigh but didn't press on it and instead went back to the group. Giving the two others in the room at the moment an encouraging nudge forward. One was a female hakaijin who seemed around Noki's age and the other was another human boy with slick black hair.
"My name is Mosca, I don't exactly have a question, but thank you for taking time out of your day to come and talk to us all here" "And I'm Clario! What's your favourite type of pancake to make while you're at work, Sir? Did Zhalla get one of those?"
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Post by Nero on Jun 14, 2019 4:21:17 GMT -6
|| Nero’s PL: 17 ||
“Right on, it really is reassuring that we’ve got at least some grown ups with their heads screwed on right.” Nero replied happily.
The man wasn’t necessarily worried for his own safety regarding his tail. Sure, he didn’t give it much attention if any at all for about a decade and he naturally assumed it was unlikely that it held the strength it once had. No, he was far more concerned about his reflexes potentially sharpening so much in a single second that he caused damage to anyone. Nero was simply not willing to risk it.
“I see things how I see them, other people don’t. It’s as simple as that, I suppose. But hey look, people can be wrong if they want to.” Nero snickered slightly, though he greatly suppressed his true potential, his wit was always sharp as ever.
Regardless, Alomora seemed dissatisfied. Nero was unsure of why, he never once made any insulting statements or truly rude remarks, it just wasn’t in his nature to be like that unless someone truly deserved a righteous verbal lashing. Noki stepped forward and encouraged Nero, telling him not to worry, but it didn’t work. “Too late, I'm worried.” He sighed, allowing Noki to further explain. Tough family stuff? Nero unfortunately knew that manner of stressful situation like the back of his hand, and in a few subtle ways it showed in his expression— a truly empathizing gaze to the direction Zhalla and Alomora scampered off in. “To be completely real with you, anyone with even half a heart should know how hard that can be.” Nero said, trying to mask his own feelings by putting more focus on Noki’s statement on people apparently not giving a damn. The very idea of people being so thoughtless in regards to the topic of family could set Nero’s blood boiling but he quickly changed gears before anything went sour.
Thankfully, both Haden and Noki provided an out. “Hm? It’s just one of my jobs. Just because I make them doesn’t mean I eat pancakes all day, Haden. My favorite food of all time is chicken kiev with barbeque sauce, but it also doesn’t mean I eat that all the time either..” Even though he absolutely could if he wanted to. It was one of the many benefits of being a self reliant adult! Nero smiled hearing Noki’s response to Haden though; a sensible nugget of wisdom. “Bingo. Spot on, Noki. Very clever.”
A few moments later, Harper returned with the Namekian that Zhalla was giving direct attention to earlier. Nero already figured that the little guy was shy or at least cautious or else he would’ve already been sitting on the floor with the group by now. Nero nodded to Harper, appreciative that he would go out of his way to help carefully and patiently introduce a more reserved friend to someone new. “Hello there.” Nero spoke softly and gave Uba a little friendly wave, ultimately the Namekian do what made him most comfortable. If that was staying back behind the counter quietly by himself, then so be it. Nero looked to Harper and shrugged. “Don’t worry about it Harper, he’ll step forward when he wants to— when its good for him on his own terms.” The Saiyan reassured, trying to make sure Harper knew he was not to blame for anything.
Nero sort of expected someone to not really have a question and just want to express gratitude, some kids that he coached in sports did this sometimes. “That’s okay Mosca, I’m glad to be here. But if you think of a question we can come back to you if you’d like? Just raise your hand when you’re ready.”
The other youngster was quite formal, going so far as to call Nero ‘Sir’, which the man never got used to in all honesty. “Oh, you don’t have to call me Sir, just Nero is fine. Hmmmm, as for my favorite pancaaaakee...” Not wanting to give a half hearted answer, Nero thought through all of the menus he had ever seen, all of the recipes he had memorized and everything he had experienced working at Punchin’ Pancakes to find the right answer. “Hmmm. That’s a tough one, lemme think..” There were a lot that easily reached the category of honorable mentions, but there was one that topped them all. “The Vanillamon Cannon.” Nero said triumphantly with a strong single nod. “It’s a layered pancake, it has three mini-layers. It’s made with vanilla and cinnamon baked into it with some cornflake crumbs as well so it gets some crunch! It comes out looking like it has a whole lot of rings and has a biiig swirl in the center.” Nero fondly regarded this item, and Clario was ready for quite the surprise too. “There shooouuld be a few in what we brought back, so I hope you get to enjoy it.”
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Post by Zhalla on Jun 15, 2019 22:16:11 GMT -6
Noki would shake his head and fold his arms, despite saying to not worry, Nero of course still worried, that trick never worked! At least not for him anyway it tended to work for Zhalla on him and the other kids though. "Well... You shouldn't worry, there's no real use to it, Alo isn't upset at you so, and its not like its something we can do much about anyway, worrying isn't gonna change nothin'" The kids did notice the look Nero gave off into the direction the two girls had gone though and while it was just a look, it meant something to them. "You'd think so, but I guess lots of people don't even have half a heart" Noki would scoff looking aside as he grit his teeth. "Nobody who can do anything about it cares, Zha's the only one tryna do something even though it's not something so easily solved by her. Those bigwigs and Alo's actual family don't care even though they could all solve it in a heartbeat.." "Noki, c'mon, it's Alo's business to tell" The young boy gave a light sigh. "She's just like Zha, you know that, tries to fight everything on her own, she never tells anyone" Haden would laugh lightly and nudge the other boy in the ribs, "Anyone except you apparently!"
Haden still seemed skeptical of Nero but he couldn't exactly fault his answers either, the boy grunted softly when Noki was called to be very clever for his response that backed Nero up in it's own way. Seems Haden wasn't very impressed with Noki backing him up either, but he probably had deep down reasons, Nero was still someone who was new to them after all.
When Nero waved to Uba in the brief moment that the child was visible to him, the namekian's eyes shied away again but he'd attempt to wave one of his tiny hands back to be polite. In the end though he still retreated to hide back behind the counter as he wasn't quite ready to meet Nero in full yet. Harper smiled when the Saiyan said to not worry after Uba had hid back, and gave him an understanding nod. He believed Uba could do it! In time.
Mosca would bob her head lightly in a sort of nod when Nero explained that if she thought of a question, she could always come back and ask. Clario would wait and listen carefully as the Saiyan answered his question. "Nero.. Got it!" When Nero began to explain his favourite pancake to the kids they all seemed to listen in that little bit more then before, when he finished by saying that there should be a few to have here as well a few of the kids got up and jumped up and down in their excitement. Noki and Clario especially, whom also hi-fived each other over it. "That sounds delicious I can't wait to try it!" "You? Try it? Not if I get it first!" The boys would laugh and try to ruffle the others hair up more then the other, and only stopped once Mosca stood between them and held them both apart, "Calm down you two, there's enough to share it so you both get some, and I better get some of that one too or else there'll be trouble!" As the three then discussed that particular pancake between themselves, Haden would watch as he spoke up again to Nero. "You know. Zhalla doesn't usually leave us in a room with a new face for very long, not without her being constantly present" He didn't look at Nero directly as he spoke but his words still sounded genuine. "So if she trusts you at least that much, then you must be pretty good. Sorry if I was a little strong earlier or anything, I just dont like seeing Alo or any of the others upset, but Noki's right, it wasn't your fault" He looked at the Saiyan after and followed his words up with a whisper. "Don't tell Noki I said he was right though"
Harper then shortly after approached Nero and looked up at him as he stopped just a couple steps away from him. "Can I have a piggy back ride? That counts as a question right? You're really tall I wanna be up that high!"
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Post by Nero on Jun 17, 2019 2:58:46 GMT -6
|| Nero’s PL: 17 ||
“Mmm. I know she isn’t upset with me, its just that—” Nero let out a pained sigh, he wasn’t going to be hiding this one now that he saw how sad he saw someone else so sad about something similar to what he went through, a youngster no less; probably around the same age as he was at the time of his own greatest tragedy. “— I understand, in a way.”
Nero agreed with Noki’s sentiment, those people were the worst, and the Saiyan growled at the very thought of those people. Hearing that some of Alomora’s own family barely cared caused a bit more of a reaction, narrowing his eyes, his hair waved upward slightly for the fraction of a second, as if there was a very mild breeze that just flowed by. He had a positive thought to wash away this negativity with though; the thing about friends was that they were like a family someone willingly chose. “Honestly, she has you all and that sounds like a good family— no, a great one. I bet she knows already but just remind her of that sometimes.”
At the very least, Uba had mustered up enough courage to acknowledge Nero in some way and wave back— it was quite adorable actually. ’Baby steps will get him where he needs to go eventually.’ Nero thought to himself.
With a chuckle, Nero observed Noki, Clario and Mosca’s behavior. They seemed mature enough to be reasonable with each other despite their goofy antics, and all Nero really had to say on the matter was one thing; “Just remember to share, and everyone will be happy.”
Moments later, Haden approached Nero directly; going so far as to apologize for his behavior.. Nero raised a brow, curious as to why Haden thought he was being rude since Nero didn’t see it that way. Haden was right, Zhalla didn’t seem the type to leave the bunch alone unless she was sure that they would be looked after, so obviously she trusted Nero a great deal already. Listening patiently to the young man, Nero nodded. “No you weren’t going too far, at least not to me. It makes sense that you don’t like seeing a friend upset; I don’t either.” Nero gave Haden an encouraging smile before responding quietly. “By my pride as a Saiyan, you have my sworn oath and promise that I will not speak of this to him. It’s up to you if you want to talk about it with him or not. Remember; being honest with someone is one of the most powerful and brave things you can ever achieve.”
Harper wandered over once again as well, asking for a piggyback ride. “Yeah, that technically counts as a question. I’m okay with that.” Nero nodded, allowing Harper to approach fully. He made sure Harper held on properly before slowly standing up. “Woaaahhh, look, you’re super tall like the Great Namek form, hehehe~ But, uh, yeah. This is kinda how I see stuff. Whaddya think?”
The kids didn’t seem to have any more questions at this time, so Nero gave thought to something he noticed earlier— they reacted strangely when he first mentioned being a Saiyan. There didn’t seem to be any Saiyan children around, but their caretaker was a Saiyan.. Surely there was more to this than a few odd looks. “Hmm. I have a question, if someone, or really anyone doesn’t mind answering if they can. You all looked a bit confused when I said I’m a Saiyan,” Additionally out of the whole group, Haden was extra bothered by that fact. However, since the young man spoke to Nero directly and apologized for his prickly demeanor, Nero didn’t bring it back up as that would be incredibly disrespectful in his opinion. Sooo, what’s up with that?”
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Post by Zhalla on Jun 17, 2019 8:32:15 GMT -6
Noki would fiddle his hands together for a few moments mostly out of nerves as Nero spoke about how he understood in regards to Alomora. "Well understanding is always a good thing to have, but, sometimes it takes painful lessons to get it" He'd say, keeping his eyes to the floor as he spoke. "I'm sorry if you went through something hard to have that understanding, Nero, but your understanding is appreciated here, I hope you know that" The young boy would offer the Saiyan a caring smile for comfort if any was needed.
What Nero said next about them being Alo's family made Noki and the other kids all smile. "Oh we do, Zha does too, often. It's just... You know... Everyone here wishes our biological families where who we could call family still too" "While that's true... If it weren't for our circumstances, we all wouldn't of met each other, and that to me honestly sounds worse, we may not be a perfect little family to most people out there, but we're perfect to me, I couldn't ask for better" Haden would swing an arm around Noki's head and then proceed to give the other boy a noogie, digging his fist into his hair as they both laughed while Mosca gently accepted a hug that Clario offered her. "See, we all ended up here under different circumstances but, for Alo she had a strong bond with her dad before she ended up here. She's been asking Zhalla for a dad for months, but you know... Zha does her best to be a parental figure for all of us, but she cant split herself into two, yanno?" Nero's brief moment where an unknown sort of wind picked up around him, didn't go unnoticed but none of the kids really knew what to say about it, choosing instead to exchange some looks with one another instead.
Noki, Clario and Mosca all smiled and nodded to Nero when he expressed for them to remember to share, so that everyone will be happy. "I bet little Uba will love that flavour, and we all know he'll be getting some if it is, huh?" The other two promptly nodded in agreement, while they all loved the sound of the pancake, Uba still seemed to come before it to them.
Haden seemed pretty thankful that Nero wasn't angry or upset at him over any of before, even giving the boy a smile before then softly expressing how he wouldn't tell Noki either. Haden smiled back to the Saiyan before thumping a fist to his chest in matching pride. "I'll make sure to remember that, thank you Nero"
Harper seemed pretty ecstatic when he got a yes to the piggyback ride request, reaching up and bouncing up and down on the spot in his excitement. Holding onto the Saiyan tightly but not in a way that would cause him any harm or discomfort, Harper would let out an almost squeal of a noise when Nero stood back up. "Wow! I'm so tall now! You guys look like ants from down there" Noki and the others would laugh as Harper threw his hands up for a moment before holding back onto Nero. "It's so cool! I hope I get to be as tall on my own someday!" Even little Uba peaked out from behind the counter again, looking a bit curious about the piggy back ride.
When Nero said he had a question it caught some of the kids by surprise but all of them would tune in to hear what he had to ask nonetheless. When he said the word Saiyan again, all of the kids would react again but this time a bit differently, since they didn't have Zhalla in the room to look to, they instead all put a finger to their mouths and cast a glance to the counter. Where Uba was hiding behind again. "They weren't confused, they were conflicted" A voice from one of the doorways at the back of the room they where all in rang out, "What's up with it is it's a very sensitive word to Uba. The little boy who's been hiding behind the counter while you've been here." Zhalla entered the room once more with Alomora in her arms, the young majin hugged onto the Saiyan until the women shifted to put her into Haden's arms instead. "Uba, to me please?" Kneeling down for a moment the kids and Zhalla would wait for a moment before the small namekian emerged once more, hesitating before running into Zhalla's arms and hiding as much of himself in her hair after he was picked up.
"When Uba first came here he had a friend who was like a brother to him that had arrived here with him. The child was what you and I are and the both of them were being raised by that boys biological parents. The parents weren't like anyone here though, and certainly not like you or I, they didn't care for either of their boys and it was only because of the actions of the other boy that Uba even ended up saved here in the first place, he brought himself and his little brother here." Zhalla would take in a deep breath, not daring to look at the other kids as she continued. "You've probably noticed there are no little Saiyans here by this point despite this though." She'd look down for a moment and held onto Uba, shielding him away from the rest of the room, and doing her best to cover so he wouldn't have to hear her explain. "That's because the boys parents followed them here sometime shortly after they settled in here. They tried to take them both back but the elder boy refused, because he didn't want for himself or his little brother to go back to the same situation, and they punished him harshly for opposing and tried to do the same to Uba" Looking back to Nero it was clear she held very strong feelings still over what had happened. "I intervened. But I gather you know what other Saiyan's can be like. I wasn't quick enough to save the other boy in full, I rushed him to hospital but he was 'beyond repair' and nobody wanted to spare a care for a child with a 'broken family'"
"The boy ended up in a homeless hospital. Uba and I go and visit him every week to check up on him. But he's been in a coma-like state since that day. Both of us are still yet to recover from it ourselves, Uba especially. I did.. Beat the parents eventually and they got what they deserved in the end. But I still wish I had of done more." She would give a moment to pause for everyone before speaking up again. "The word itself isn't bad, it just reminds him of someone he misses, I'd appreciate it not being said around him if you can manage that. I'm sorry I should have mentioned that to you before you came in, I just didn't expect you'd want to stick around and talk as long as you have" Alomora then waddled over and gave Nero a light tug on his pant leg for attention, hoping to lighten the mood a bit more as well. "Sorry to interrupt! We could all use some smiles, and um.. I made you a gift Mister Nero, as a thank you for coming over, for giving us pancakes and for talking to us too" She seemed a little shy in offering it up to him though and once it was taken from her she retracted back, and joined back with the other kids. "She made it herself for you, and hopes you don't feel bad over us having to have a little exit there earlier" Being honest was valued pretty highly to people who mattered in Zhalla's eyes so she saw no reason to not be honest with Nero on his question. He had gotten his answer and a bit more and she hoped it wouldn't drive him away, something told her that he wasn't that type to be driven away however, but if that were true or not was soon to be found out.
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Post by Nero on Jun 27, 2019 6:16:18 GMT -6
|| Nero’s PL: 17 ||
“Yeeeah..” Painful lessons indeed. Nero certainly had experience in that facet of life. “No need to apologize. None of you did anything wrong.” He assured, not wanting any of the kids to be too worried. Empathy was good, and Nero was glad that they all seemed like good kind hearted youngsters, but they didn’t need the stress of his story upon their own. “Life is hard. Even when it's easy. It is how it is.” There was a hopeful tone in Nero’s voice despite what he said, perhaps it was another weird nugget of wisdom?
Nero smiled, it seemed that these kids were a few steps ahead of him; they already considered each other family. It made perfect sense, they all looked out for each other and could easily relate to most of their peers problems. He didn’t dare ask what the circumstances surrounding Alomora’s dad were exactly. It was an obviously personal thing that if anyone was to share it, it should be Alomora herself.
Funnily enough, Nero sometimes wondered how his life would be if he could be in multiple places at once. He could never get a good handle on the mysterious multiform maneuver even if he had a little bit more magic in his blood than Kayen, there was a chance it wasn’t nearly enough to facilitate the technique. There was likely another way to figure it out, but that was lost to Nero as well for now. “Actually Noki, there is a super interesting technique that allows people to sorta temporarily clone themselves, but it's reaaaaaally hard to do. Believe me, I’ve tried— mostly when I was around your age to make chores that little easier, aheh~” Nero chuckled sheepishly.
Pride began to well up within Nero, these kids continued to surprise him; though Noki, Clario and Mosca all wanted some of the pancake Nero described, Uba came first— these kids were truly the future, a bright one at that. As for Haden, Nero gave the young man a firm nod. “I know you will.”
Harper’s excitement was adorable as well, plus, there was a high likelihood of his wish for tallness being granted. “Yeeuup, and anyone can become big and strong if they eat well, stay healthy and exercise. Plus, Namekians tend to be quite tall on average when all grown up.” Even then, this wasn’t counting the common sort of Great Namek transformation that made them giant sized! “So, I think you’ll get there.” Nero reassured as he set Harper back down on the ground gently before holding out his hand for a high-five.
Once Nero asked his question, the children looked at each other in thought before gravitating towards the counter that Uba was behind. He quirked a brow, curious as to why this was the reaction. Before he could ask anything further, Zhalla had returned, and she had the real answers. “Oh, okay. I’ll just avoid using it then.” Nero was content to just avoid the term for Uba’s sake if he had to, but there was way more to it, and Zhalla called the little Namekian over before going into more detail...
From there, things took a turn for the worse; the history behind it all was far more than grim. Little Uba had a Saiyan friend, one that was like a brother no less. They cared greatly for each other unlike the sad excuses for ‘parents’ that they had the misfortune of sharing. Absolutely shocked, Nero was just barely being able to nod in affirmation when Zhalla asked if he noticed that there were no other Saiyans currently around besides the two of them.
Ice cold fury quickly gripped Nero’s heart, his eyes staring blankly off into space as yet another rush of energy swirled around him— it was stronger this time, but still not able to cause damage in any way. It was abundantly clear that he had similar if not identical feelings as Zhalla did on the matter; and he wasn’t even there— he was only just now hearing about it!
Nero didn’t need to speak, his pained expression and otherwise agonized reaction was more than enough. In this moment he wanted nothing more than to absolutely thrash the individuals that brought a child this much despair and torment. Of course he was thankful that Zhalla managed as best as she could herself in doing what Nero would have done himself.
Regardless of his feelings, Nero was self aware, easily able to control his anger rather than have it control him. There was a time and place for venting such feelings and this was certainly not it. After a few deep breaths, the small buildup of pressure around him died down as quickly as it flared up. “No need to apologize, Zhalla. You did nothing wrong. As far as I’m concerned you did all that you could. So you did everything right.” Nero sighed, looking to the children gathered around in the room. “Sorry if I scared you.. Awful ‘families’ like that..” Nero emphasized, his tone momentarily colder than the nothingness of space. “They just make me angry. Let’s leave it at that.” There was a very personal reason behind that, and those astute or clever enough might be able to guess that was potentially why he understood Alomora’s situation in some way.
Speaking of, the Majin stepped forward and asked for Nero’s attention. “Hm? No, it’s okay. What’s up?” He asked, offering as good a smile as he could manage after being enraged mere moments ago. Alomora had a gift, one crafted by herself no less! Now that was definitely reason to smile without any difficulty! “Oh? Well thank you, Alomora, that’s very kind of you.” Nero bowed slightly, gently taking the package from Alomora when she offered it. “No need to feel responsible for anything. I didn’t feel bad I was just a little confused, that’s all. Your friends told me you’re going through some very tough stuff, and I get it.” Nero looked to the other kids, Zhalla and back to Alomora. “Y’see this lot? Well, get a good look at them. I know you know this already; but they well and truly love you— don’t you forget that.”
Nero wandered over to the table and took a seat. “Let’s see what we’ve got in here, shall we?” He asked, motioning for the group to come over to the table if they wanted to before having a go at slowly opening the gift.
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Post by Zhalla on Aug 2, 2019 6:11:10 GMT -6
"Well that's certainly one way to look at it" Noki would nod lightly but he was of course far too optimistic to look at it that way, "It can be hard of course but I like to think it's all worth it in the end, sometimes it's tough but we're tougher!"
When Nero informed them of a hard technique existing that allowed people to temporarily clone themselves, quite a number of the kids seemed intrigued. Noki laughed lightly when hearing Nero tried to do it to make chores easier, "Hah! That's fair! I bet it's a tricky one though, it sounds like something that'd be complicated to pull off"
Harper seemed even more delighted at what Nero had said about height, he certainly tried his best to do all those good things the best he could with what Zhalla could provide. "Really? I didn't know!" He seemed a bit proud in hearing that Namekians tended to be quite tall when grown up, it was odd to imagine being taller then his friends in the room with him right now. "Thanks Nero!" Harper gladly accepted the high-five that was offered to him by the Saiyan after he had been put back down, taking it with a bright smile.
Once she had returned to the room, Zhalla was glad at least at how understanding Nero was and how he agreed to avoiding using the term in the future for Uba's sake. His reactions to what was said next were at least comforting in that he shared the same sort of opinion she did on the matter. When the rush of energy came from him though, Zhalla gave him a pressing look but nothing further since he maintained it and didn't cause any sort of harm with it, she did however hold on a little tighter to Uba as if to divert his attention away from the other adult Saiyan for the moment.
Thankfully, Nero was as good as she had thought and trusted and was easily able to control the anger he gained from what he'd been told, which made Uba relax a lot more as well. Although the other Saiyan said that she didn't need to apologize, had done nothing wrong and that she had done everything she could, Zhalla seemed to avert her gaze and comment nothing on this, her way of silently disagreeing. Clearly she still held a lot of regret over the matter and hadn't fully found closure on it herself.
Noki and the other kids would offer Nero all smiles though when he offered an apology, "Like you said Nero, you didn't do anything wrong, there's no need to apologise" They all nodded in agreement to this and seemed to share a similar understanding to the Saiyan when he expressed how families like that made him angry, obviously quite a few in the room could relate to such a statement.
Alomora would smile kindly as Nero thanked her and accepted the gift. "Thank you for being understanding" The majin gave her friends a thankful smile for what Nero had said about them. "I'll never forget it!" The young girl would nod enthusiastically and run over and hug Noki before then promptly getting a hug or a head ruffle from the other kids in the room while Noki looked rather bewildered at the sudden move which almost knocked him off his feet.
Opening the gift, Nero's present would gently fall out of the wrapping paper and reveal itself to be a rather decorated hand crafted flower crown, funnily enough it also consisted of all blue flowers ranging in different shades. Alomora would put her hands behind her back and rock back and forth on the spot shyly, "I put it together, Noki helped me pick out the flowers though, Mosca tried her best to put some magic on them though to help the flowers last longer too, oh! She's not here at the moment also but Alle grew the flowers" Mosca would grin a little toothy grin upon being mentioned and Noki brushed it off as though his contribution really wasn't that much to really be worth mentioning.
"I've been working on it for a while, but wasn't sure who to give it to until now, thankfully I had it mostly done before you'd gotten here, I just had to tie off the ends to make it a real crown!" Zhalla smiled and crossed her arms looking pretty proud of the kids combined work to make something so sweet for someone else, but was pulled from this posture shortly after when the Majin gave a tug to the Saiyan's leg, "Could you put it on for him for me, please Zha ha?" Zhalla would look to Nero before back down to Alo, "But can't he-" "Pleeeaaase?" The Saiyan would sigh lightly but would hold up her hands, "Alright alright" Zhalla would wander over to Nero before carefully taking the flower crown into her hands and lifting it up to Nero's head, giving him a light smile as she placed the flowers on his head, "There you go, king of the pancakes" She'd place her hands on her hips afterwards as Noki laughed at the nickname.
"If the flowers ever get bad, you can always come back and I'll make you another one too!" Alo would wander over and hug Zhalla's leg, peeking up at Nero from behind it. "You are coming back again, right?" Zhalla would kneel down and ruffle the majin's hair, "Only if he ever wants to again, I imagine he'd be pretty upset though if you little rascals dont have your pancakes while they're hot though!" All of the kids perked up at this, racing over to the counter to get out plates and utensils, "You can pick whichever ones you guys want but I'm trusting you all to share it equally, and to make sure the others who aren't here at the moment get some too, alright?"
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Post by Nero on Aug 12, 2019 7:12:12 GMT -6
|| Nero’s PL: 17 ||
“I think it’s better to look at things.. In some way over not at all.” Sometimes those views on things were negative— but that wasn’t always a bad. Nobody could be positive about everything. “It’s all about empathy, if you care about something— you can be happy or angry about it— but the point is you still care. Once you stop caring, well… That’s it, I guess. But I’m not a wise monk type so what do I know.” Nero shrugged his shoulders with a slight smirk.
“Yeah, nah I’m absolutely sure you have to either be super ultra skilled or actually just magic.” Nero snorted, honestly rather entertained by remembering how goofy he was in his youth, trying to get the Multiform technique to even remotely work with him.
Harper’s excitement was a joy for Nero to witness; he was absolutely certain that the young Namekian wouldn’t remain a pipsqueak for very long. “Mhm, super duper tall. I’m certain you’ll get there.” He paused, before adding in a slightly hushed whisper— “Maybe even taller than Zhalla when you’re grown up, huh?” Nero gave a firm nod to Harmer after their high five, allowing the little guy to scamper off as he pleased.
Nero quirked a brow seeing Zhalla shy away momentarily. Now, he didn’t know her super well but she didn’t seem the type to be shy by any means. Contemplative maybe, but not shy. Regardless, Nero’s sentiment was rather well received, to the point where the children used it against him. Clever bunch, without a doubt.
“It’s what I do.” Nero nodded to Alomora, he was hopeful that she wouldn’t forget what he said and hold her to her word. He snickered seeing Noki’s somewhat startled reaction. “Yeah he had that coming. He wasn’t going to get away with being cool, right Alomora?”
Having opened the gift finally, Nero was presented with quite the wonderful craft. A hand made flower crown, made with a vast array of blue flowers no less! What luck, that was one of Nero’s favorite colours! Nero’s face lit up, and a silent ‘wow’ left his lips as he carefully examined the gift while listening intently to the explanation given by Alomora. It was the result of a team effort? That made it all the more fascinating and unique. “So a group of you worked on it together? That’s wonderful. You all did great~!” To Nero’s surprise, Alomora asked Zhalla if she could be the one to put it on his head. Zhalla was (about to be) right, Nero could easily have just done it himself... Although, it seemed this meant a great deal to Alomora, and Zhalla was well aware of that, so she followed through with the young Majin’s request. Nero on the other hand, simply rolled with it, lowering his head slightly as if he was officially receiving an actual crown. “Hey, that’s quite the title.” Perhaps completely true, too.
“Such regal garb must be kept in prime condition. Especially something as meaningful as this.” Nero smiled to Alomora. “So you bet I’ll be coming back, but for more than just flower crown maintenance.” This group made a fantastic impression on the Saiyan, that’s for sure!
There was still the matter of the pancakes to be eaten as well. Luckily, Zhalla got everyone’s priorities in order. “Mhm, she’s right, they’re at their best when warm at the very least. So you lot enjoy ‘em! If anyone needs any help from us, feel free to ask.” Nero added, looking to Zhalla after the rest of the rascals had scuttled away to get their food. “I can’t imagine how proud you are of them. I know I sure would be.”
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