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Post by Aurora Arctos on Mar 25, 2020 10:40:58 GMT -6
The beeping of machines filled the room Aurora's body lay in, the diminutive Arcosian laying still and nearly motionless within the hospital bed she had been given. In fact, one could easily have mistaken her for dead, were it not for the semi steady beeping coming from the variety of monitors she was plugged into, and the minute rise and fall of her chest every five or so minutes. Since her revival, or more accurately since her heart attack, Aurora had been unconscious. Barely alive, and at a certain point in time not even that, she had been unresponsive during the final, closing acts of the events within her mountainous home. Instead her body had quickly locked her into a restorative mode, unwilling and close to unable to relinquish her consciousness back to her until the very real danger of her own powers backfiring disappeared. Now, much later, the lock within her mind was beginning to slowly lessen. Laying in her base form, with the aid of the hospital machines and her own biological functions, the Arcosian's inner ki had slowly bled out from where it had been caught and stored up within her damaged heart gem, nullifying the danger she posed to herself.
It started slowly. A twitch of the finger here, or a sudden jerk of her short and thick tail there. These occurred hours apart from each other, easy to miss and easier to misinterpret as simply her reactions to whatever dreams Aurora's mind plagued her with. Then the signs began to escalate, ever so slightly. A murmur, although more like a whimper really. Then, the slight increase in her heart rate, represented by the marginally increased rate of beeping coming from the machines around her. That was enough to garner some attention, a couple of the more inquisitive medical plexbits approaching her form with curiosity evident, only to be scared off by an even harsher jerk of her tail that would have threatened to whack them were it not from the suspended cast it was being held within. A slight ripple runs through the female's bio armour and flesh, body warping seemingly at random as she shifts within her bed. Small proto wings form and disappear even as her face elongates and then shrinks again, as if her other forms were attempting to escape the suppressed one she favoured. In reality, it was simply her body's incredibly adept and complex bio chemistry running the equivalent of final checks before, finally, it relinquished its hold upon her.
Slowly, ruby red eyes opened up to the world once more, confusion for once easily readable upon Aurora's face as she looks around a room that most certainly wasn't the mountain she had been in before everything went dark. A small breath of air leaves her involuntarily as Aurora realises just how much she hurt, pain wracking through her body as she attempts to shift in place only to discover that despite her ability to feel her body, moving it was still out of the question. A small cough, caught somewhere between a laugh and a rasp, leaves Aurora as she falls back into the fluffy depths of the pillow beneath her head. A sigh leaves her, as she gazes up at a rather... curious picture of LEO, the words 'Keep hanging on' plastered over it. The ridiculousness of the scene depicted was enough to crack her admittedly weakened demeanour, a tiny smile coming to her face for a moment. However, that smile quickly disappeared as she looked around, this time electing not to move anything but her head.
She was... in a hospital room, although judging by the variety of metallic critters running around without any sort of recompense or control, she was reasonably certain she wasn't at a hospital. She remembered president hofferson being at the battle, and the creatures matched the general aesthetic of his designs, so it was a safe bet that she was in a holding of his. Although that did raise the questions of why and how. The last the she remembered was the pressure of Scallio above her, the golden glow of Dion going... going super saiyan, and the cold of the Heart. After that... nothing. Just darkness, and some vague memories of dreams that were quickly slipping out of her mind like sand through fingers. Aurora hoped that the others had been able to make it out. After everything that had happened... she wasn't sure she could handle a loss of one of her few companions. For now, however, she could feel the grips of hunger upon her body. Luckily that was an easy fix as she reaches up to press a button for attention.
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Post by Carro Hofferson on Mar 25, 2020 11:36:20 GMT -6
BACK FROM THE DEAD
CARRO's PL: 100 (ANTISENSE)
To all but a few, the tiny green and orange android stumbling through the halls was just another robotic invention of the company. Carro was long dead to the restless employees. He desprately wanted to tell the remainder of those he was close to that he was alive and okay, but... There was an odd calmness he'd found in his circumstance of just being an average robot instead of the President so many looked to for guidance for just a few more days. Still, even without some of the world's pressure alleviated, the former saiyan had a lot of work to do.
He'd been tirelessly checking in on and doing his damnedest to treat the Arcosian he'd brought in from the mountains. It was all he'd been doing for the past eight or so hours of the night- he couldn't risk letting Dion and all the others down if she fell back into critical condition without someone to help and passed on. That and he still had to relay Kayen's demands when she was conscious, lest Aurora do anything that would get her killed without even realizing it later. He'd taken a brief break to head down to the supply bay to get some more medical fluids when a buzz echoed in his head and an alert popped up in his HUD. When he managed to unfreeze himself, he hastily scooped up his supplies before taking off into a sprint back down the halls.
"...Oh thank goodness, you're not dead." Carro had nearly tripped as he'd dashed over and shoved open the door, but slumped his shoulders in relief to see Aurora had regained consciousness. "I-I know you're probably really confused, but take it easy. You're still recovering. You had a heart attack back there." If his own heart hadn't been blasted to dust, he'd probably have had an attack of his own from the shock of everything that happened. Lucky him.
Carro himself, unfused from LEO, looked unrecognizable compared to the fiery form he'd taken to fight against Aurora's assailants. He'd shed his dress clothes in favor of an old, pale blue hoodie with baggy pants that looked a size too big for him. Carro sighed and set the first-aid supplies down on the nearby shelves- though he had to stand on his tip-toes to reach them.
He'd done his best to rehearse and work out what to say to Aurora, though he hadn't expected her to wake up this quickly. "I, uh, I-I can do my best to answer any questions you might have. T-the others that fought alongside you are fine, too, don't worry. You're safe here." He waved, trying desperately to ease the Arcosian's nerves. "I-is there anything you need, either? We have more than enough supplies to go around here. Uh, w-what else..." Carro tapped the 'chin' of his screen and fidgeted in thought... "Oh, jeez! I d-don't think I ever got your name!" How rude of him, to not even ask for a simple introduction until now!... Though his own identity to could wait. "R-regardless, uh, it's a pleasure to meet you now that we're, y'know... not at immediate risk of death?" Carro shrugged awkwardly. Thinking of ways to lighten the mood in the darkness of everything that could go wrong going wrong was difficult.
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Post by Russ on Mar 27, 2020 16:28:38 GMT -6
It was difficult to forget about the battle on Mt Frappe, casualties happened on both sides of the brawl, defenders of earth and the opposition representing the saiyan kingdom. Russé believed taking a much-needed shower, grabbing a bite to eat and getting fresh air from outside would drive away those horrible memories, but nothing worked. There is someone he couldn't stop thinking about, an arcosian he acquainted with recently, the gang did all they could to make sure she escape in one piece, but she is still in poor condition. Aurora is the source prolonging his lingering thoughts, and if he wanted to be at peace with himself, he must pay her a visit at the hospital.
The hybrid traveled in the sky from his resident hometown and found Aurora's energy signature, from then on the trip to Central City isn't a long one, finding the hospital building she is registered is easy enough. Russé descended to the streets then entered the building, he is right on time as visiting hours are still in effect. "Is it too late to visit Aurora Arctos, she is an arcosion who was registered here recently?" hoping visiting hours aren't over. After speaking with people at the desk about Aurora's location, he is directed to her room down the hall, thank Kami. Russé approached the room, and his eyes visualized an image of the robot from the mountain who is keeping the arcosian's company, the young adult entered the room with a smile on his face. "Yo!" greeting the two while harboring an upbeat tone.
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Post by Reno on Mar 27, 2020 22:19:57 GMT -6
Reno was sure he would have been annoying with the way he hovered around the room constantly if not for his silence, his presence rarely leaving the vicinity for long as he allowed Carro and his plexbots to work without distractions. While he never was far he stayed out form underfoot as he constantly stayed down the hall or a few rooms over, the ginger only leaving one time during the whole break to get a change of clothes. He knew he had no place in helping Aurora heal up and wisely left it to the experts. It would do no good to bug them constantly about her condition, instead taking the time to mediate peacefully nearby. Or at least that was the appearance of what he was doing, rather it was more of him reflecting on what he could have done better in the conflict or even before it to prepare. It was a fact that he was dead weight in the fight, his training amounting to nothing in front of the powerful foes they had faced. He had to make sure that the next time he was ready, ready to fight without needing to be taken care of by his allies. With a sigh he finally let his eyes open as he let his senses wonder, his ability to detect ki warning him of Russe's approach.
"Hmm I never got around to asking everyone in the fight who they where" He muttered to himself, his memory going over the list of faces that was there. He thought he knew the so called super Saiyan but could not put his finger on it and Russe was a total stranger to him. Still he at least knew Sanbu and Suri even if he was surprised by their connection to that place, a place not far form where Aurora was staying at on the planet. It was the perfect time to remedy the situation and he might as well do that now he thought before standing up, his tense muscles crying out form the movement after staying still for so long. With a few careful steps to make sure he would be able to stand he made his way after Russe, the Saiyan making his way to Aurora's room with Reno just a few hallways behind him. It was only then he noticed the change in Aurora's ki, the sudden spike announcing that she was now waking up or in worse case having a another heart attack. It was unlikely due how steady it felt but a small bit of unease filled his mind as he picked up the pace as he quickly closed in on the unaware Saiyan.
It was not until he was nearly at the door that he heard Carro talking to the newly awakened Aurora, the small robot was almost working himself in a panic trying to assure his friend. He was not sure how well it was working since he had heard nothing form her yet but he was fairly sure she was alright if what the small guy was saying was any indication. Now directly behind Russe he finally broke his silence by speaking loud enough for even the rooms occupants to hear him as waited for his chance to enter the room behind the Saiyan,"Aurora Is her name and making others worry is her game!". With his usual smile on his face he entered the room after Russe showing he was only teasing before finding himself something to sit on, anything sturdy would do for the young man.
The machines where not screeching so everything must be alright he assumed as he quickly glanced to each machine, although he knew next to nothing about technology he was at least sure as far as these machines were concerned everything was alright if only for the moment. "As our blue haired friend said Yo and welcome back!" his voice now much more subdued in order to not hurt everyone's ears. He really was much more at ease with seeing Aurora awake, for awhile it seemed like she would be the only one who might perish form their fight and to a injury not even dealt during the fight. He really should have asked her about the broken gem way before the fight when he had first seen it, the strange scar setting him on edge even then even if he had thought more of a emotional scar back then. It was to late now but he would be sure to see how they could fix it before Aurora got into anymore trouble, his inner hunch told him even if she tried to stay out of trouble it would always find a way to find her anyways. For now though it was time to reassure his friend everything was alright and rejoice that they had all made it though the fight that could have easily killed them all.
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Post by Aurora Arctos on Mar 29, 2020 14:21:28 GMT -6
Aurora glanced over at the movement at the door, before a... rather odd looking machine entered and addressed her. There was something about it that rung a bell within the Arcosian's mind, but for the life of her she wasn't able to place why the robot seemed so familiar to her. The machine addressed her, offering most likely a pre programmed amount of platitudes before getting right to the core of the matter, and to why she found herself in the... rather odd hospital she had found herself in. "A... heart attack?" She whispers, only just now realising how dehydrated she was. Frowning, the Arcosian attempts to clear her throat, to no real change. A heart attack... shouldn't be possible. Not for her species. Not only were they almost completely able to contorl their bodies, but that simply wasn't how their hearts worked. They couldn't get a heart attack. What could have caused that to happe- A meory flashes through her mind. The heat of a volcano. The cold of winter. A flash of blinding golden light and then... the sound of steel striking gem, and something shattering. The very memory itself was enough to make her gasp in pain. "Typha." She whispers.
The machine began to address her once again, and the Arcosian forced herself to listen to whatever it had been told to tell her. It could have been important. Her brow, furrowed deeply, lessened somewhat as it told her that her companions had managed to survive all that had happened. That prompts a sigh of relief from the Arocisan, throat bobbing as she holds back... something. She wasn't sure, but the thought of being responsible for the deaths of her compatriots simply due to her not knowing when to give up and surrender... it was a painful thing to experience. "Water." Was her only response to the machine's offer of giving her something. "And... how long have I been unconscious." She would be surprised if it was more than a day or two. Anything capable of putting an Arcosian in a slumber for longer than that would have garnered a far greater response and most likely a quarantine. Then again... all she'd seen were mechanical beings, so perhaps that was a possibility. She then raises a brow as the robot reacts in surprise and asks her her name. It seemed that Crop Corporation's machines were far more complex than she had given president hofferson credit for.
"My name is... Aurora. Of the clan Arctos." She manages past a clammy tongue, the familiar greeting rough upon her even as she (presumably) accepts a cup of water from the machine, drinking it gratefully. Then the machine continues, and Aurora finds her brow raising even higher. "I don't recall anything matching your appearance at the mountain." She confesses, although perhaps that was why it rang a bell for her. "Then again, the last moments of it are... hazy for me." Nothing but pain, the pressure of so many power signatures, and then.. nothing. Pitch black darkness, and... and... and something. A dream she was forgetting, slipping through her fingers. After that... waking up in the room before her. "However... Likewise. It is good to meet you as well... I'm afraid I do not see a name, nor recognise a model of your calibre-" Aurora begins, before the door opens once more and a particular blue haired Saiyan made his way in with a rather... quaint greeting. Racking her somewhat less addled brain for a moment, Aurora recognises Dion's friend Russe before offering him a small wave from where she lay in bed.
"Hello there, Russe." She responds, before she notices movement behind the bulky half saiyan and Reno appears, a joke on his lips. "Hm." The noise leaves her, mildly amused at the man. "Renuldo. I am... glad to see that the both of you are unscathed." Although the machine had informed her that they were safe, it was something else to see if for herself. She watched Reno's eyes alight upon the cracked gem, before a small sigh leaves her. "Yes, I suspect that as well." She says to the red headed man. "If you remember our talk from a while ago... I believe we have discovered exactly what type of Arcosian I am." A hand comes up to lightly rest upon her cracked gem, eliciting a spark of energy from it that would dance towards the small machine. Speaking of... Her red eyes look back towards the machine, nodding in respect towards it. "Do you have an estimated time of when I am able to leave this place? There are things I need to finish, people I must check on, and..." Her eyes glance towards, towards herself. "Problems that can no longer stand to be ignored, and must be solved."
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Post by Carro Hofferson on Mar 30, 2020 23:10:39 GMT -6
CARRO's PL: 100 (ANTISENSE)
"R-right away!" Carro quipped back with Aurora's request for water. He whistled down the halls, bringing his fingers to his mouth on instinct despite his lack of one. A few moments later a tiny spiderlike Plexbit skittered inside, two of its six legs propped up with a tray of cups filled with ice water. "Thanks, bud." Carro spoke to the little device, which hopped eagerly and beeped a 'you're welcome' in its robotic tongue, to which only the robotic President could understand before saluting and scampering back off into the halls. "And uh, you've been out for about a day and a half now."
Aurora introduced herself, and expressed her confusion at Carro's appearance. "A-ah, it's fine, no offense taken. I imagined you wouldn't remember as much with your injuries and all the chaos unfolding in there at the tail end." He gave a half-hearted smile and shrug, sitting himself down on a chair at her bedside. Though Carro's expression soon churned with discomfort as she spoke of his "model." He didn't have the heart to correct her, nor the time before some new faces entered the room.
Carro recognized the blue-haired saiyan first. He offered a weak smile and wave back to Russe when he greeted Aurora, quickly turning back to his clipboard and raising up a leg to hide his face. While he had no ill will against the saiyan, remembering his words after he'd killed Kalabas weren't pleasant. Did he have to do that? Belle's cries still were fresh in his mind, as well as the surging panic as he saw Kalabas's anger crashing at Earth herself. He didn't know. He kept his thoughts silent, though- he didn't want to sour a reunion between friends.
While he didn't know Reno personally, a more genuine smile spread across Carro's screen to see the human eagerly greeting his friend. Finally seeing some happiness stem from his hard work made him feel like his efforts were paying off- he did a good thing. His cord-like tail wagged a little at the thought.
After a brief reunion with her friends, Aurora spoke back to him. It was reasonable to ask when she'd be leaving, but her mentions of "places to be" and "problems to solve" made him concerned. "Well, i-if all goes well, you should be out of here in two to three days. You've been recovering a lot quicker than we initially expected. However!" Carro raised a finger with the start of his lecture. "That wound there's not going away anytime soon. I-I think it just needs time now, but transforming or using your ki will only serve to irritate it- No fighting or other strenuous activities." He began to lecture like a concerned parent, glancing back to Reno and Russe to make sure they were taking note of his words too. Already Aurora seemed like the type to rush into something stupid, so hopefully her friends would be wise enough to help dissuade her. "Our doctors can check back in bi-weekly to monitor your recovery afterwards, and if you feel any abnormal pains or sluggishness, come back here right away."
"...In addition to that, there's, uh... One persisting issue that was relayed to me from the whole, uh, thing on the mountain." Carro tapped his screen with his fingers with growing anxiety he tried to suppress. "The saiyan queen, Kayen- she's like the boss of that guy that was trying to assassinate you, though he didn't do that part on her orders. R-regardless, she, uh... made it very clear to me to tell you that if you travel into the Kingdom's territory and cause trouble, there won't be mercy the next time around." He doubted he'd be able to talk his way into sparing the Arcosian a second time. "So, uh... don't do that and you'll be fine. You're under our protection here on Earth, d-don't worry."
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Post by Russ on Apr 10, 2020 23:12:57 GMT -6
Despite Reno's efforts to be discreet about his presence before speaking up behind Russé, his energy signature couldn't tell lies, on the other hand, the blue-hair boy wonder half expected anyone to follow him to visit their comrade. "Renaldo? So that's your real name" now that he thought about it, Reno sounded like a nickname. Aurora returned their greeting, expressed relief the boys are unharmed from the battle I Mt Frappe, "Aside from being kidnapped by a saiyan lady in a black suit, otherwise I'm fine, thought I drop by for a visit" responding with a smile, confirming his physical state of well being, omitting his mental state from the result of Kalabas's murder, if Carro's behavior of turning away from Russe is of indication, the half-breed will have a chit-chat with him later.
Aurora discussed with Reno about her arcosion biology, a possibility of her being different from the other species, so far he hasn't seen to many of them around to make a judgment on the matter, he'll have to take her word for it, it does spark curiosity about her and the race as a whole, does this mean there are subspecies of arcosions out there? Aurora then asked about when can she leave this place, seems to be concerned about people she desires to check on "Where ya going?"a curious blue monkey tilted head.
Carro believes she will get out of here in two or three days depicting on her recovery, advising her to refrain from fighting and avoid doing any activities to strain her heart in general, the tone of his voice and the way he glanced at the pair, signalled Russe they were to prevent her from doing anything foolish. "You heard the tin man, ya gotta take it easy until you're all better!" giving Aurora an excitable grin.
The expression didn't hold for long, Carro revealed to the arcosian about Kayen, a name he may have heard once or twice before, she's in charge of the saiyan kingdom and in turn the boss of the ghost dude who wanted to snuff out Aurora, warning her if she set foot into saiyan territory again there won't be any mercy. "Now I think about it, Scallio showed up to attack Aurora and the ghost dude was targeting her as well..Aurora what did you do to make them your enemies?" wanting to know how it all started.
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Post by Reno on Apr 13, 2020 21:21:08 GMT -6
Reno was quite thrilled to hear that she would be okay, at least for the time being and able to leave soon. It had been a nerve wracking experience to win the battle just for complications form another be the reason he nearly lost his friend,a bittersweet experience to say the least. He wonder how long it would be before Aurora got into trouble yet again, the alien seemed to be a magnet for trouble. But regardless of his inner thoughts he kept a smile on his face as he listened to Carro explain her condition to her, his silent stare proof that he was listening without a doubt.
It was not till Russe said his name that he nodded his eyes turning up as he thought about explaining the fact he could barely say his own name but finally decided against it, his feet kicking around in retrained energy. "Yeap! Miller is the last name if you needed to know for some reason but I doubt ill appear in any of city's documents due to being raised as a monk." he informed the hybrid before turning back to Aurora and Carro. "Let me guess you plan on figuring out how to get that fixed?" he guessed, his mind drawn to their chat before in the mountain about how she herself really did not know much about her condition. It was easy to guess the most likely place to figure it out would be on her home world.
With a nod he agreed with Russe, "Yes at least take a bit of time off to gather your strength before you try anything" he reasoned aloud to her. She was stubborn and a bit naive when it came to her goals, traits that made someone very driven for better or for worse. This was likely to be for the worse and she would need her strength before she did anything stupid, no one here could protect her if she did some thing stupid again. At least if she went back to the Saiyan kingdom, the woman named Kayen reminding him of another he had met with galactic ambition.
It was not till he heard of the queens threat against Aurora that Reno's face darkened into a frown, the red head wondering just why they where bowing to her whims in the first place. It was true that it was her territory she was telling Aurora to keep out of but the fact she had protected a warrior that had attacked their city's on top of initiated a battle that could have destroyed the planet made him angry she had demanded anything. Even living in a cave had no made him blind to the fact that ginger town had been attacked, more so after he had visited it during the rebuilding process. Kayen should have delivered the warriors head to them to prove she had nothing to do with it, instead she shielded him and allowed attacks to target earth.
He knew nothing would come of it if he brought it up to Carro so he quickly switched his thoughts back to what Russe said about about making enemies, his concerns about it coming to the forefront of his mind. " I have to agree with Russe, what did you do to be targeted like that?" he commented as he looked back to Aurora, his face a bit softer then it was just moments ago.
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Post by Aurora Arctos on Apr 17, 2020 3:33:21 GMT -6
"A day and a half..." She repeats the robot's information, murmuring in something approaching disbelief. She hadn't been aware that she was that close to death, even with the sheer amount of pain that had flooded through her at the time. Sipping her water gratefully, she glances towards the small machine. That sense of familiarity still hung about it, even if she couldn't place it... "Thank you." She eventually murmurs to it. From what she knew, the majority of machines made by Crop Corporation were at least approaching sentience, and far be it for her to be rude to something that was obviously tasked with keeping her healthy. The little robot then continued to speak, still acting as if it had been there during the colossal battle, but for the life of her she simply couldn't remember seeing a figure like that one. Perhaps they had merely arrived at the tail end of the battle? She had been either unconscious or well on her way towards being so by the end, so it would make sense for her to have missed a few key details as the Super Saiyan she had been fighting had taken its chance to attack her prone form.
Her attention was then torn from her as the robot continued to answer her questions, a brow raising as it said she would need to rest and recuperate for a couple more days. Just how hurt was she...? Then again, it didn't seem like many machines here, if any of them, were capable of accurately reading her vitals so perhaps there was the chance it could be sooner? She really needed to- Aurora was snapped out of her thoughts as the little bot raised a finger and began to... began to lecture her? What sort of programming was this? It informed her that the wound, a literal crack in her heart, was not going to go away any time soon. It was... actually somewhat difficult to avoid rolling her eyes at that one, even though she understood the little bot meant well. Although she was then taken by surprise at its command of not participating in any strenuous activity or using her ki. That... could certainly be something of an issue, especially if it meant that her training would need to be put on hold. "I... I can't afford not to train." She responds, frowning. "Others aren't going to just sit around and stay at their levels, already higher than mine."
She was aware of how childish and stubborn she sounded, but the fact of the matter was that it was the truth. There were beings out there actively working against her, and already far stronger than her even now. To stall in her training... It could be disastrous for her efforts. She stayed silent at the robot talking about the hospital's(?) doctors checking in on her, almost certain they would have issues finding her and the Arcosian wouldn't wish to be anywhere near civilisation if she could help it. And even as she thought this, only more and more bad news began to pile on as the little robot described what could only be called an ultimatum and a threat from the Saiyan queen herself, telling Aurora to 'stay out of Kingdom territory' on pain of death. "Saiyan territory?" Aurora whispers beneath her breath, trying her best to regain control of her emotions as a momentary TIDE of rage floods through her. "My home is part of what they call their territory, after they conquered it. What do you think of that? And under your protection? Who even are you?" She mutters, face twitching with barely restrained rage before her head snaps towards Russe as he speaks.
"Kidnapped...?" She frowns in confusion, worry flaring through her and drowning out the anger for a moment as she ensures that her cursory glance from before was correct and that Russe was, in fact, unharmed. While she didn't know the half saiyan very well, he had still come to her defence. That counted for something and she wasn't quick to forget it. As for where she was going... "I'm not too sure yet. Problems such as my own are almost unheard of. To survive a crack to the heart gem is... something out of a fable. It's never happened in... in millennia. I should very much be dead from the blow Typha dealt to me. Because of that... I am unsure of where to begin, but I have an idea I must expand upon." Her eyes dart towards the bot for a mere moment, but she says no more on the topic. If her theory was correct it would mean leaving the planet and she would very much rather that whoever owned the machine didn't find out about that decision.
"As for what earned me the ire of that Saiyan... Scallio, was it?" She shakes her head, frown intensifying. "I'm afraid I am unsure. From what I remember... there was a bounty they were looking for. Most likely for me, as I doubt anything else would be known as the 'Ice Demon of Mt. Frappe'." Her fingers come up to quote the moniker. "I tried to scare them away, the Saiyan and his Heran accompaniment. However... well, I suppose you can tell it backfired quite dramatically." The Arcosian gestures around the hospital room. "If there was an ulterior motive to their actions beyond money, I'm afraid I don't know it. Although, I do regret not simply blitzing through the Saiyan before he was able to unlock that... that form." Her teeth grind at the very idea of the accursed Super Saiyan. "I... I believe I wished to prove to myself that I could defeat it. I almost managed that too. Almost. And then Vocado appeared, and everything became far more chaotic." The memory of the Saiyan's appearance sent a small feeling of dread through Aurora. To have her strongest ability simply... clapped out of existence. It was beyond infuriating. It was scary.
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Post by Carro Hofferson on Apr 17, 2020 5:10:49 GMT -6
CARRO's PL: 100 (ANTISENSE)
Carro frowned when Aurora proclaimed her intent to continue training. "If you do overextert yourself, all you'll end up doing is killing yourself. You could be the strongest there is, but if that crack gets worse then even a weakling could likely finish you off. You need to heal first." What was it with literally everyone and pushing themselves too hard these days? Sure, he was doing the same thing, but that was besides the point. Thankfully Russe and Reno were paying close attention. Still, Carro found himself oddly unnerved and a little frustrated.
Discomfort turned to fear when the bedridden Arcosian twitched in intense rage. On instinct, the jumpy robot raised his clipboard as if to shield himself from an attack. A few sputters of smoke trailed from the vents on the side on his head. "I-I'm just telling you what s-she told me! A-and it's, uh, like, in general s-saiyan territory stuff, like, uh, V-Vegeta, Raiti, A-arcose teeechnically also butthatsbesidesthepoint- a-and I'm just, uh, an employee h-here, no-one important." He stammered, peeking over his papers. Though he knew she couldn't hurt anyone like this, nor did she want to, that tide of anger brought back unpleasant imagery. He remembered that nightmarish, vengeful stare in Vocado's dying eyes like it just happened moments ago.
It didn't help that the entire time, Carro still couldn't shake that she addressed him like he was a drone earlier. He knew she didn't mean harm- hopefully- and the other two were still having a nice reunion with her he didn't want to soil with his own stress. Carro took a few steps back to let the trio talk when the question of what got Aurora into so much trouble popped up.
Carro mulled over Aurora's earlier words- Scallio himself had already briefly touched on the why of the whole thing when he was holding him off back then. She'd mentioned Typha of all people attacking her. He knew the Konatsian was a good man- and the way she phrased it, it didn't sound like the two of them were having a friendly spar... Carro felt dread creeping into his chest. He didn't just help someone secretly terrible, did he? This wasn't going to be another Sensoa, was it? If he were still human, he'd be teary-eyed with a waterfall of nervous sweat cascading down his face right about now. It wasn't hard to pick up on what Aurora was hiding either- with her earlier frustration about not being able to train and her rage at Arcose's state, it didn't take a rocket scientist like Carro to make a few guesses to what her "idea to be expanded upon" could be.
"Vocado is dead." Carro tuned back into the conversation's tail-end, a solemn mixture of conflict and disgust echoing in his voice.. Though he could hide his emotions better with his humanity gone, it was impossible for him to hide the overwhelming anxiety in his heart from trickling just a little into his eyes and voice. "So you don't need to worry about him anymore." There wasn't any relief or pride in his voice at the mention of his own murderer's death.
Gods, he was only making things awkward now. Aurora just woke up, and he had to ruin things by delivering the bad news already. "I, er..." How could he have the nerve to sully what should have been a joy-filled reunion between friends? "I-I need to use the bathroom. Uh... b-be right back." Carro shuffled to the door with a forced, nervous smile. If he was lucky, they would ignore the fact that he had no need for any restroom as a machine before he closed the door behind him and skittered around a corner if he managed to weasel his way out. Carro slumped back against the wall with an exhausted, robotic buzz. When was the last time he didn't feel tired, anyways...?
If nobody cuts off Carro's skeddadling/drags him back in/goes out of the room to interact with him, he'll stay out of the post order for a few rotations to sulk like a nerd. huzzah.
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Post by Russ on Apr 26, 2020 21:44:46 GMT -6
Russé's mouth clamped shut again, finding little incentive to contribute in the conversation of Carro and Aurora, although his interest remained peaked on what they're talking about, his keen sense of hearing allowed him to discover some important things. He can also sympathize with Aurora on her desire to train due to people being stronger than her, if she were forced to sit around while everyone else is training to improve their strength, he would do the same. The half-saiyan learned Aurora's home belonging to the saiyan kingdom, claiming it as their territory, but why? Russé's mind scrambled to find an answer and there was nothing, the key to figuring out her home planet is not a direct answer, putting together several clues will guide him to the truth.
What could her home planet be? Given her the name of her species it's assumed her home must be Arcose, if so it doesn't explain why the kingdom claimed it as their territory, he'ss have to ask about it later, focusing on Aurora's recovery is more important. Nex thing he learned if Typha being the cause of her heart injury in the first place, unlike the reaction he exhibited about saiyan kingdom claiming her home, this which was being mildly surprised and confused, this time the feeling is the same but magnified ten-fold. "Typha did this?" speaking with audible concern. Him too huh..why would the swordsman do this to her? Did they have a spar and it went horribly wrong, was it necessary for him to use a lethal blow when he could've just defeated her?
He didn't know any of these people very well, but if some people are bustling their necks on trying to slay this woman, it made him wonder if Aurora is the wrong person they sought to protect. NO! No no no no, it's not true, it couldn't be true! The hybrid mentally punched himself to shy away from horrible thoughts, his decision to aid a friend of a friend isn't inherently wrong he told himself, he'll have to rely on gut feelings to give him the reassurance he did the right thing.
Aurora told the lot in he room what were Scallio's intentions were, there was a bounty placed on her head labeling the arcosiaon the "Ice Demon of Mt Frappe" no wonder Scallio showed up to kill her, he's nothing but a low-life scum who wanted to satisfy his addiction for greed, regardless of how he felt the half-saiyan is unintentionally the pot calling the kettle black. Vocado's motivations are a lot more difficult to decipher, what was his excuse for trying to kill Aurora? Is he just a bad guy for the sake of being evil? No point in pondering about his mindset, the little droid reassured Vocado is dead to everyone in the room. Personally, the hybrid didn't want anyone to die, everyone deserved a second chance in his book.
If Kalabas's death was any indication, its possible this robot took away his life too. He wasn't present for Vocado's death to make a judgment unlike Kalabas, it may not be him who committed the murderous act, he'll figure it out once they have their talk. Aurora finished her tale and Carro wanted to go to the bathroom, prompting Russe to look puzzled, examining his physiology. "But you're a robot, machines cant use the bathroom" pointed out the obvious, or can they? he guessed if they leak oil then they can go for a tinkle like everyone else.
Watching him leave the room, the hybrid raised an eyebrow then focused his attention on Aurora. "Typha huh, I sparred with that guy a while at the beach with Suri, he's really strong but I didn't expect him to have a killer instinct, I guess first impressions aren't everything." he concluded.
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Post by Reno on May 8, 2020 10:33:15 GMT -6
Reno much like Russe was letting the two talk, his eyes were only half open as he tired to listen in to their conversation. Mostly he was just keeping tracks of her condition and just where she was not allowed to go, his mind already made up if she needed something form any of those places he would go and get it for her. At least for the time being she could not go there as they would be looking for her but lucky for him he was not banned form going there, one of the perks he guessed for being a small fry. Plus with how often they came to earth as they pleased he imagined a human could do the same without worry in their space, at least that is what he hoped anyways. Form what he could tell Carro did get pushed around a lot in terms of diplomacy, the Saiyan kingdom taking a lot of liberties where it wanted and returning none of them. His personal opinion was that all SK should not even be allowed on earths soil but perhaps their was more to it, his hermit like ways keeping far out of the loop.
"Lets try and avoid killing ourselves for our enemies" Reno half joked after a moment, his mind going over the many teachings he had grown up with. There were plenty of training they could do that would not put a lot of strain on somebody that would be perfect here, mostly ki manipulation training that would help one control their ki. In fact it seemed every time Aurora gained some measure of mastery over her ki her power rose greatly and he was sure even more control would not hurt her in the least.
"Typha did not seem the type if all the preaching was any indication" he replied to Russe's surprised words, his words agreeing with him. However Reno also knew that people often said one thing and did another, even more so when the stakes where high. Perhaps Typha was trying to be good but when push came to shove he started to slip, or he really did not practice what he preached. He had only meet him one time in passing and could not get a good feeling on him.
Returning to his silence Reno was content to let the other two talk, his own mind wondering on his next move now that his friend was alright. He needed even more then Aurora to catch up, his power nothing more then a drop in comparison to her or any of the fighters on the battle field. Perhaps it was time to return to his order and see if they had any more advanced skills he could learn to use, they did like their secrets. "I think this might be my cue to step out for now as well, I been needing to return some where for some time. Now that I am sure your okay its time for me to go and check on it" he finally said as he stood up, his body not really moving away as he wondered if perhaps he should stay longer. He had never really been good at these kind of things and did not want them to think he was heartless.
"If you need me for anything just hit me up alright? More so if you plan on going to get that fixed" he said, his eyes focusing on Aurora for the last part. His intentions clear that he did not want her to leave for the sk without him, especially in her condition. He puased in thought for a moment before turning to the door again.
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