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Post by Zhalla on Jan 7, 2020 7:15:05 GMT -6
Zhalla's PL: 40,000
This was it! Her deadline was only an hour away and there wasn't a minute to waste! And what was the ginger haired saiyan doing at this time? Why, sleeping of course! She had quite a busy day earlier on and after arriving home she had collapsed on her bed and dozed off for a couple hours... And then a couple more hours longer then she had intended to. However she would have to wake soon as she had a planned date with Nero at 5 which she had accidentally let the kids know about when asking them what a date even really was after getting home from the beach that same day. Speaking of the kids they weren't about to let her go unprepared to such a thing either! Zhalla's resting would be cut shorter then she would've liked when Alomora and Uba came racing into her bedroom before both of them promptly jumped onto the bed as Noki and Toyo entered the room after them. The Saiyan grumbled lightly at the disturbance and rolled over before trying to go back to snoozing but the kids weren't having any of that. " Zha ha! Wake up wake up! You need to get ready! You have an hour left to go!" " Wha- An hour? I had 5 at least when I last checked-" Glancing over to her clock did confirm the majin to be right though and the Saiyan sprung out of the bed so fast she practically launched Uba and Alo off of the bed but she was quick to catch them both mid-air despite feeling still half-asleep. Ushering soft apologies to the two as she set them down gently despite neither seeming to mind, Zhalla would then snatch her towel up before racing off to the bathroom to start getting ready. While getting ready she wondered if what the kids had said to her about dates was true here or not. Had she maybe heard Nero wrong? Did he mean it as just another casual hang out? She didn't mind either way but- Shaking her head and sighing lightly she would just have to accept that she wouldn't have an answer here until she asked Nero himself when he finally came around. When feeling awake enough to continue getting ready she'd go back to her bedroom in her usual casual, her good ol' leather jacket and pants with a light green top! But this simply wouldn't do and the kids all agreed that she deserved to wear something a little more special for today, but what? Holding up her hands and smiling anxiously she let the kids win on this one, " Alright alright, I'll wear something a little different" Now all she needed to do was choose what and sort her hair out. While pondering on what to wear her eyes darted across a particular dress she still had hung up in her closet it wasn't one she had worn before as she hadn't had a real reason to and truthfully it held some bad memories to it as it had belonged to her mother originally. But those memories would only remain tied to that dress if she didn't give it any new ones to hold instead. It was a rather beautiful gown that was a mix of white and red roses that flowed out towards the end of the dress. Pulling it out and holding it up, she had thought she was alone in the room until Alo's sweet voice spoke up, " Wow... That's beautiful! You should wear it for tonight Zha!" Looking over to the majin she'd smile lightly, " Yeah? You really think so?" " Yes! Why haven't we seen that dress out before?" Reaching a hand over to ruffle the top of the Majin's head Zhalla smiled again, " It's a long story, I'll explain it another time, for now I think I might save this one for another time huh? Wouldn't want to scare him off now would we?" Both girls would laugh and Alo would nod in agreement to this as the Saiyan set the dress away for later. Instead of picking out another dress however she remembered that the kids had also mentioned that suits were something also worn on date's so, she would instead pull out her own white tuxedo with black and red trimming along the sides of the pants and collar area of the suit top, picking out some matching boots to go with it before finally changing into her outfit for the night. Now that she had changed the kids were allowed to come back into the room and at first there were quite a few confused faces on her choice of attire, but she was quick to remind them all that regardless of gender you should be comfortable and able to wear whatever appropriate clothes you wanted in the presence of those you trust and that she trusted Nero to feel the same way on that matter as well. With that out of the way she somehow still had some minutes to spare but the kids weren't about to let her leave yet... " Wait wait wait! Before you go wait for him can I do something with your hair, pleeeease?" The little Majin would plead but she didn't really need to as the Saiyan had already given her a nod and lifted her up onto the bed before kneeling on the floor herself so that Alo could actually reach her hair and get to work! She would of course make sure the kid wasn't cutting anything but otherwise let her take her time on styling up until she was done! Her ginger hair was mostly the same but teased out a little more while still keeping her curls intact. Scooping the little majin up though Zhalla made sure to let the girl know she was happy and very proud of what she had done for her with a hug. Finally she had finished getting ready! Hair was done, outfit was sorted and on, her things for the night ahead were packed in a neat little bag! Now all she had to do was wait for the man himself to arrive... The hardest part of all... Waiting! |
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Post by Nero on Jun 27, 2020 6:54:07 GMT -6
|| Nero’s PL: 104,000 || PL Suppressed to 17 [UT1] Power Gate is in effect ||
Truth be told, Nero didn’t exactly think this far ahead. It wasn’t that he thought Zhalla was ‘out of his league’ or anything of the sort, he was simply stunned by a rather quick and definitive yes as a response to asking her out on a date when they had been hanging out at the beach some days ago. The two had to get back to their daily schedule before any details were sorted out aside from the day, time, and location to meet up at. Zhalla was seemingly happy to leave everything else for Nero to decide, which was another surprise for him... Could that mean she wanted to be surprised with what they ended up doing on their date? He could work with that! He had planned heaps of events for Punchin’ Pancakes and Button Smash, how was this any different?
Well, aside from deciding the future of their relationship— which was admittedly a scary concept— not much! Besides, Nero loved a challenge.
So, since then he had been giving quite a bit of thought on what to plan. He first thought of things along the lines of going to a theme park, the more ‘exciting’ end of the spectrum, but quickly thought that was the easy way out. Zhalla seemed like the type to expect adrenaline pumping excitement— she was a mercenary after all, and quite the fighter too. On the other hand, something as comparatively ‘mundane’ as going to a café didn’t have the right amount of pep as far as Nero was concerned. Using that logic, Nero would have to figure out something in the middle ground. The answer felt so obvious, something so simple yet he couldn’t think of it.
It was not until a day before the date that Nero had a revelation. He was working at Punchin’ Pancakes and had been called to do another delivery to the orphanage— one of the teenagers there had used a bit of their personal money that they had saved up from working their own job to order a share box. Upon his timely arrival in delivering the order, Nero was told that they had planned a little movie night while Zhalla was out working. Then, it hit him like a tonne of katchin bricks. A movie! They could go and see a movie! Nero asked if any of the kids knew what movies Zhalla had seen, and he was aghast at the fact that she hadn’t even gone to the cinema before! As much of a shame as that was, it certainly meant that Nero could surprise her, for sure!
All that was left to do was wait another day; and he didn’t want anything to get in the way of the date so he asked for a day off from his various places of work. Soon enough, the day came, it was nearing 5 o’clock and Nero wanted to sort out what he was going to wear for the date! He wanted to dress smart but casual, maybe with a little bit of flair here and there. So for starters he tied back his hair with a black hair tie. Simple! He chose to wear a nice light blue collared shirt with black trims, matching dark blue dress trousers and black sneakers with light blue rubber caps, decals and laces. This was all well and good, but he couldn’t figure out which suit and tie to go with. Luck was on his side however, a guardian angel in the form of an orange bundle of energetic feathers— Pankaa! Seeing Nero all confused on what tie to wear got the little guy thinking, so he just offered one of his own ties; a blue one with a bear printed on it. Nero greatly appreciated the gesture and decided to go with it, pocketing an extra dark blue tie just in case Pankaa’s was too small to fit or got uncomfortable to wear. Lastly, Nero picked a black tuxedo with blue edges and buttons before taking a little belt pouch that housed capsules full of stuff as well as bringing one of the neighbors over to look after Pankaa.
With everything prepared and sorted, Nero was feeling pretty peppy now! Instead of taking public transport or using any company vehicles in his possession… A small jolt of energy flickered around his eyes, a smile came across his face and... He flew. Of course, he went at a casual pace, but it was still much faster than any other alternative at the moment. Soon enough, he landed softly outside of the orphanage’s driveway and sauntered up to the door. Brushing a hand through his hair, Nero took an excited breath and knocked on the door. “Diiiid somebody order a pancake king~?” Nero began with a chuckle as he opened the door and swooced right in, using his tail to close the door behind him. “Because here he is~!” He added with a wink that seemed to let off a little sparkle.
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Post by Zhalla on Jun 27, 2020 9:26:05 GMT -6
Zhalla had honestly thought the whole getting ready part would be the trickiest to overcome but truthfully the waiting part that came after was the toughest. Since she was no longer focused on getting her hair prepped or an outfit sorted and only had to wait for the man himself to arrive it allowed her thoughts to wander, and wander they sure did. She had left the planning parts all up to Nero, what they were going to be doing tonight was all his idea and it wasn't that she didn't trust him or anything she was just eager to see what he had come up with for them! She'd never really done something like this before and whenever she did go out for fun things it was to take the kids out for their birthdays or the like and she was always the one doing the planning so it was nice for once to leave it up to somebody else.
Thankfully the wait wouldn't be too long as soon after she had finished that thought, a knock on her door sounded out before Nero himself would come on inside the shelter all dressed and ready for the night ahead like she was! "As a matter of a fact I did~" The ginger saiyan would smile brightly at his entrance while her tail swished back and forth behind her eagerly unbeknownst to Zhalla herself.
"Well well well, don't you look dashing" Wandering on over to meet Nero by the door, one of the first things that caught her attention was his little tie- It would seem a bit of an odd choice to most but since she knew he had a kid in his care that no doubt helped pick it out for him Zhalla couldn't help but to melt a little bit, "Awh, that's a cute touch, nice tie" She would smile at the other saiyan before turning back to wave a temporary goodbye to the kids, "Remember to behave yourselves while I'm not here, you all know when you should be in bed by! And if you need anything you know to just call me" "We know, we know! We promise we'll be good Z! Go have fun!" The messy blonde rascal that was Noki piped up and the other kids only chimed in, in support of what Noki had said and it would seem Nero was rushed out the door along with Zhalla almost as quickly as Nero had entered it previously.
Despite the rush to get them out and going on their date, the kids would pile up at the front window and watch the two from there, some had even been there since Nero first arrived and they were eager to see him fly off again! "Jeez they sure seem just as excited for this night to start as we are" The saiyan would give a laugh and rub the hair at the back of her neck for a moment as she glanced away-- She wasn't getting nervous, was she? Impossible. Letting out a breath she'd look back to Nero and smile again, "That outfit looks really good on you--" She would clear her throat and glance aside again before looking back to the blue fitted sayian, "I trust you've got something wonderfully exciting planned out! I wouldn't wanna keep those plans waiting, do we need my bike to get anywhere or? I can go get the keys but-- I hope you don't mind me asking but where about's will we be headed tonight? What have you got in store for us? I'm eager!"
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Post by Nero on Jul 11, 2020 8:05:04 GMT -6
|| Nero’s PL: 104,000 || PL Suppressed to 17 [UT1] Power Gate is in effect ||
Nero bowed with a bit of flourish added in. ”Well, then I hope it is to your liking?” Good lord, that was so corny, he couldn't help but snicker at his own silly joke, but he was going to own it with pride! He did nothing wrong so why bother apologizing?
Well, she did just call him dashing. “I’ll take that as a great big yes~” Nero gave Zhalla a big ol’ smile in return. “Plus, coming from a stunner like you so suavely dressed, I’d say you know what you’re talking about.” He had to admit that Zhalla rocked a white tuxedo; not many people could pull it off in his opinion. She gave Nero a look over and stopped at his... Unique choice for a tie. “Oh this? Yeah, it’s the best, courtesy of my lil’ orange wingman.” Nero chuckled a bit, “I had a bit of trouble picking one out, so Pankaa just loaned me one of his little ones. I promised him I’d wear it.”
Speaking of kids, the ones under Zhalla’s care were quick to essentially rally together and get the two adult Saiyans out the door as quickly as possible after Zhalla made her terms of being well behaved clear. “Yeah you kids listen to your mother—” Whoops too late. The door got closed behind them before Nero got much of a word in. It was so abrupt that he didn’t even get a chance to think about what he said. The Saiyan looked over to the window, seeing a bunch of them all piled up scoobert doobert style, watching intently. “Lovable lil’ rascals aren’t they?” Nero said with a warm smile towards the window. He gave a little wave before turning his full attention to Zhalla. “Same to you, you rock that white tux look!”
On the topic of plans, Nero got an excited glint in his eye; he wasn’t gonna tell her everything right off the bat, or else she wouldn’t get any surprises, but it was respectful to at least give an idea of what he had in mind. “See, I gave it a lot of thought, went through a few options in my head and eventually it just landed on what is basically dinner, a movie, then second dinner— and this last thing is just super convenient but there’s a fireworks display tonight in south city at the main beach if you’re down for that that.” He gave a slight pause. “Then first supper, maybe.”
Rolling his shoulders, Nero thought about using normal people transport but he figured it wouldn’t be as fun as what he was about to do. “Don’t worry about the bike, just hang onto me. Kssshsh, welcome to Nero Airlines this is your captain speaking, we have been cleaaaared for takeoff. Over.” With that, Nero moved to scoop Zhalla up nice and safely before wooshing off into the air. “Remember, dear passengers, to keep a hold of the vehicle at all times until landing~!” While making absolutely certain not to go too fast, and additionally ensuring that Zhalla was indeed both comfortable with this sudden act of playful tomfoolery, Nero scanned the ground for a place to find some decent food that they could have made reasonably quickly.
Soon enough he spotted a fast food cart that he frequented now and then; remembering they had some pretty tasty stuff, Nero slowed down and made a landing nearby so as to not disturb the little queue that was lining up there. “Thank you for flying with Nero Airlines, we hope you have a pleasant time at your destination and that you fly with us again soon~!” Nero chimed, supporting Zhalla should she need any help to stand on her own.
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Post by Zhalla on Jul 12, 2020 2:52:42 GMT -6
Zhalla would place a finger over her lips for a moment to hold in a laugh at Nero but she would provide him with a nod. "Of course, of course~" Though she held back most of it, some of the laugh would worm it's way out in a short giggle that seemed to surprise the kids, who'd never heard her laugh in such a way before.
The ginger haired saiyan took her turn in looking surprised shortly afterwards though, as Nero complimented her in such a way it brought colour to her face in the form of blush. Him pointing out that his tie was picked out by the kid he had in his care only made this colour worse! Damn was that cute, Zhalla would glance away for a few moments to let her face cool before looking back to Nero and mustering up a warm smile, still feeling rather 'melted' so to speak from what he'd said. "Oh, aren't you charming? Very smooth of you, Nero~ Tell your little wingman he picked well also, that's so sweet honestly, I hope it's not too tight or anything though?" His promise was nothing short of endearing to her though and it showed she felt such by the look she gave the other Saiyan.
When the word 'mother' slipped from Nero's mouth the kids by the window would give a giggled sort of cheer as Zhalla went bright red in the face, tugging lightly at her tux collar as she laughed a little shyly-- Which felt odd for her, she wasn't the kind of person to be shy about anything. To make things worse Noki from behind the window would cup his hands and call back to the two; "Suuuuure thing, daaaad!" Which only made the rest of the kids start their giggling all over again along with making Zhalla redder. The Saiyan would narrow her eyes and point a finger at the kids which wouldn't stop their laughing though Noki would hold his hands up defensively, still wearing a big goofy grin on his face all the while.
"Sorry about that-- They're usually more well behaved" She would rub the back of her neck for a moment before looking back to Nero. When he listed off what he had in mind for the night ahead she would blink for a moment looking rather surprised, "Oh- I've never been to the movies before" She would laugh at his supper comment that followed though, "Hungry like a Saiyan today, are we?" The fireworks along the beach sounded like it'd be rather spectacular too, "They sound like they'll be a lovely sight to see, I look forward to it!" Ending back on a beach which was the same place he even asked her out onto this date from seemed rather fitting to her.
"Wait, really? Wait-- What're you-- Oh!" She was never getting rid of this blush, was she? Upon being scooped up Zhalla found herself yet again going red in the face, needless to say she was not used to being the one getting picked up by other people but... She wasn't about to complain about being picked up by Nero. Listening to his advice she would hold on, seemingly avoiding making direct eye contact with him as she placed one hand against his chest. As he took off from the ground, Zhalla would press the side of her head against him gently as well, avoiding looking directly down all the while they were in the air.
They would soon be landing back down again though as Nero soon after found a spot for them to start at! Hanging onto him for a little while after their landing, Zhalla would eventually let go and get her own footing back, laughing lightly after she had at Nero's airline comments. "Thank you Nero that was lovely, haven't flown in uh, quite some time to be honest, think I've forgotten how to really, anyways-!" She'd look to the food cart they'd stopped at before smiling back at Nero, "Oh! Hot dog sounds nice right about now, do you want me to find us a spot to sit?"
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Post by Nero on Sept 14, 2020 6:19:14 GMT -6
|| Nero’s PL: 104,000 || PL Suppressed to 17 [UT1] Power Gate is in effect ||
Nero clicked his tongue all proud-like as he adjusted his collar a bit more for some dramatic effect. “Well then. It seems I absolutely nailed it.” Seeing Zhalla all bright and happy sure did bring a special kind of warmth to Nero’s heart. He had a feeling this was all quite new for her, at maybe more than she had already let on, and honestly he was glad to guide her as best as he could with this experience.
“I do suppose I am, but with literal sunshine telling me that, there’s no plausible way to deny or downplay it huh?” Nero confidently spoke, showing off a soft little grin of his own in turn. “For sure, he picked out the best thing for me I reckon.” As pouty as Pankaa sort of was, Nero did notice that the little guy ultimately let that go because he knew how happy Nero was regarding this ‘mysterious orange woman’. “Don’t worry about the tie, I have an idea for it if it gets uncomfortable.”
Now that Nero had a proper moment to think, he realized what he had said with that ‘listen to your mother’ comment. The funniest thing is it didn’t phase him at all! Considering how he saw Zhalla taking care of the kids as her effectively being their mother right out the gate, no wonder he said that without even so much as a second thought! Noki’s interjecting statement however, did get a proud grin out of Nero. “You better behave mister, especially you~!” Noki might want to be careful what he wished for, for all he knew he could be telling the future!
As the two Saiyans walked on, Nero shook his head at Zhalla’s apology. “Aw c’mon, they’re just happy for you~!” He chuckled, bringing an arm around Zhalla’s shoulder giving her a bit of an energetic shake. “I do hope that they go to bed as you told them though.” Even though he and perhaps even Zhalla hoped for such a thing, Nero had to admit to himself just how unlikely that was. Hell, he barely expected Pankaa to stay asleep when he was told to by his caretaker for the night.
Outlining the night’s plans in a vague yet interesting enough way was seemingly a success! Nero was quite a bit more confident as a result. “See, I figured something new for you would be fun— trust me I picked out a great movie for us.” He shrugged at her comment on Saiyan hunger though. “I meaaaaann, yeah. Plus there’s heaps of places I’d like to show you that’re really awesome in the way of food~” The fireworks, the final event aside from maybe a bit of supper, perhaps held the most surprise, but that would have to wait until the time itself came. “Can’t get to doin’ all of that if we stick around here so—”
So one short air-hop-skip-jump, the two were finally out on the town! “Yanno, I’d like to go flying sometime, just, specifically doing that as an activity together... If you’re okay with it, that is. I think the sun deserves to be in the sky, that’s all.” Nero softly assured, giving Zhalla a nod. “If you’re out of practice with it, we could always train sometime— again, only if you want to.” On the topic of food however, Nero gave the air a little sniff. “Awww yeah, sausage sizzle tiiiime. Let’s get something first then find a place to sit, yeah?”
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Post by Zhalla on Sept 14, 2020 8:26:37 GMT -6
Zhalla would give the other saiyan a warm smile after he'd called her literal sunshine-- Quite the compliment and not the sort she was used to getting either. Actually most of Nero's sweet comments and compliments that were aimed her way were nothing like the usual and it was something about him that she greatly appreciated, they were all rather soft and very... Nero, in their own way. "Gotta say, that's a new nickname, haven't heard that one before but I quite like it actually"
"Oh?" The ginger haired saiyan would quirk a brow about the bow, apparently Nero had an idea for it if it ever got to a point of being too uncomfortable for him "What's the idea?" She was sure he probably had the pockets for tucking it away safely if need be, but having an idea for it made it sound like he had other ideas for how to still use it.
Zhalla would manage a laugh when Nero wrapped an arm around her shoulder and gave her a shake, "Oh I know, I know it's just aheh- Well they should be better behaved, but I suppose it was all harmless really, if it didn't truly bother you that is" She felt some colour come to her face though, Nero was much closer with his arm around her like that but it wasn't like she minded! She quite liked it actually but it gave her light butterflies nonetheless. "Oh I'm sure they won't, little rascals will probably wait up for me to get back so they can hear alllllll about it" This made her laugh though, shaking her head as she did, "That's alright though, you let me handle that part~"
Brushing back a strand of loose hair behind her ear Zhalla would smile lightly again before glancing aside, "You really didn't have to go out of your way to do something new for me if you didn't want to, I appreciate it a lot though Nero. Thank you~" She never would've thought that the first time she went to the movies would be while she was on a date of all things but here she was! And with quite the man at that. "Yeah? Well I look forward to seeing what you picked out for us" The saiyan would give Nero a gentle head bump against his shoulder for extra measure, to help show she was incredibly grateful for the night they had ahead of them. Grateful and incredibly excited! Though she tried to keep that on the down-low to the best of her ability to stay still somewhat professional.
After their little trip and landing Nero seemed all for the idea of just going for a fly together sometime for the sake of flying. "Oh? Uh" Truth be told she hadn't flown on her own terms for quite some time now, "Well I think that'd be lovely and of course I'd be down but I must admit I'm rather rusty on the whole flying thing-- I'm much better at riding my bike as you've already seen before-- But! I wouldn't be opposed to it! If... If you're sure you're alright to train on that with me?" Zhalla would smile again before giving an agreeing nod in regards to the food. Food first, then they could continue of course! "Alright, sounds good~ Food first it is then!"
Honestly she hadn't realised the full of extent of just how hungry she was until Nero brought up the smell of the food nearby them, truth be told she had skipped dinner with kids because she knew she'd be going out tonight and didn't want to have too much in the way of eating today so she'd banked most of her eating for the date. Suppose... Now that she was out on it she could eat as much as she and Nero wished. Just as her stomach growled in protest of lack of food, Zhalla herself would open her mouth for her part of the order to the man behind the cart. "Just uh... 2 should do me, I think-- And uh the barbecue sauce instead of tomato if possible please and thank you!" She was obviously under ordering for herself to be polite and would usher Nero ahead to do his order once she'd done hers. "Alright, your turn!"
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