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Post by Ramen on Mar 30, 2020 8:24:39 GMT -6
ANOTHER HAPPY LANDING
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The dark of space should have brought with it ample time for reflection. Time for Ramen to consider the gravity of the deed she and the Stargoons had just assisted Cress in committing. But somehow, it never came. Her mind never managed to linger on guilt for long: other things took precedence. Annoyance with Cress. Lingering irritation with the tactics the strange alien had employed in fighting Mumbo. Even boredom at the sheer length of the journey… just not guilt. Never guilt. Even now, Earth was a welcome sight. She lifted her gaze from the terminal to watch as her ship pierced through the atmosphere, rocketing its way past cloud cover to deliver a breathtaking view of the ocean before her. She angled the ship up, just slightly, to keep it from dropping too close to the surface of the water. The last thing she needed was to fish her pod out of the ocean. She had done that once before, she recalled — and it took weeks to get the electronics functioning straight again. A warning flashed on the display screen before her, but she clicked it off. Her new destination would bring her rocketing through a populated area, it seemed. For once, she felt comfortable enough with her piloting to be confident she wouldn’t strike a building as she landed. As East City appeared on the horizon, she began to throttle back the pod’s engines. With the skyline rapidly approaching, the pod went from its usual, galaxy-crossing speed to something more manageable, in the same category as an ordinary Earth transport. Those out mid-Afternoon would soon be greeted with the sight of yet another space-pod gracing their skies. This time, it wouldn’t end in any loss of life or property, as Ramen navigated her way through the city, following the main road, until she eventually came to its stadium. Fortunately, there were no practices running that day, and she was able to touch it down gently at centrefield. With a hiss of air, the pod opened up and Ramen pulled herself out. She drew a satisfying breath, relishing the familiar Earth air. As dull as things could be on the planet, she found she couldn’t help but miss it anytime she was away. It was home, and no amount of intergalactic crime could change that. She tapped on her scouter’s control, cycling through her list of contacts. Kayen, Vocado, and Nashua came to mind first, and so she sent each of them a short recording to inform them she had arrived back home. She could only hope they hadn’t torn each-other apart in her absence. Once that was done, she unclipped the scouter and hung it back at her belt. After all, the Stargoon armour was fashionable — it wouldn’t do to ruin the image with a bulky scouter hanging from her face. For a short time, she resigned herself to wait there. Even if her old friends didn’t bother to answer, she could be sure someone would sense her arrival and come running. Earth was known for its welcome committees, after all.
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Post by Pepper on Mar 30, 2020 8:59:13 GMT -6
ANOTHER HAPPY LANDING
Pepper's PL: 12 | Ursa's PL: 50,000 | Items: Arm Blaster
School break was coming to a close for better or worse, and with only two days left Pepper was being sped along back towards her normal home of Satan City. The short escapade to Central City and back she had undertaken had been anything but bland; The route filled with all kinds of people and experiences packed into so little a space and so little a time. She was ready to go home and rest on her own bed for once, although even that would be muddied due to the situation involving her Plexbit- no, Plexbot. Pepper glanced at Ursa, the much, much larger bear currently resting her head upon her paws on the ground. Gone was the small little menace of Ursa, and in her place was this machine that struck all the notes her design didn't. The plates and circuitry were as flawless as one could get, unlike the patchwork job Pepper had done on the original Ursa model. A frown crept across her lips as she reached down from the bench she was seated upon, patting the android gently on the head.
There were a lot of things to consider, and Pepper almost wished she didn't know of them at all just to have mercy on her overactive mind. She'd be graduating soon, Ursa got upgraded, the President was alive and a ROBOT and the list goes on. So preoccupied was she, that Pepper wasn't even bothering to try and soak in the experience or sights of East City, opting to take a short rest in a nearby park before catching a communal bus back down to Satan City later that evening. It was lucky that LEO had already been a well-known asset of justice because even still there were passerby who gave long stares to the newly minted Plexbot as if it were some sort of anomaly. "Things have really changed quickly, huh girl?" Pepper whispered softly, continuing to idly pat Ursa's head.
The android was originally built several months ago, with a long stretch of normalcy up until recently. It was as if the Gods above decided she'd had enough time being at peace and decided to dump every major change and revelation on the girl at once, and she'd be lying if she claimed it was all going well. Between her job, maintaining Ursa, Honor's School, and every other commitment she was tied up in, the last thing Pepper needed was more random excitement in her life. Suddenly, Ursa stirred. Rising to her feet and shaking her head, the bear-bot glanced around and gave a soft growl. "There's something big coming, mom." Pepper's expression soured even more at the news, wholly discouraging of any surprise guests visiting East City around this time. "Is it familiar whatsoever?" Ursa didn't have a perfect database of Earth's defenders but had a general idea of what they might feel like and their general power scope.
"No," Ursa stated without pause. "And based on the trajectory and speed of movement, they are either flying or are in transit via ship." Maybe they'd just pass over, sparing Pepper's sanity and leaving someone else in a different city to investigate. "They appear to be slowing down and landing somewhere on the Northside of town." Well, there went that hope. Then again, the landing was odd. "That's the entertainment district. Where would they land a spacecraft in that crowded area?" Ursa crouched, steam puffing from her nose. "The sports stadium is currently unoccupied and has a large, open field. If they were seeking to safely land a craft, it'd be there. In the case that they didn't care about potential damages... well, anywhere could be a possibility." Pushing down the nervous trembles wracking her body, Pepper slung her satchel over her shoulder and mounted Ursa's back, hands easily finding the grips beneath the Plexbot's plates built specifically for her.
"I guess we can check the stadium first." The girl said idly. Giving a slight nod, Ursa set off. Bounding through swarms of pedestrians and honking vehicles with deft ease, it didn't take long for the android and her rider to arrive at their destination. "The doors will be locked," Ursa informed her, glancing up at the edge of the walls. "Hence, I am about to jump." Pepper's hands squeezed even harder as she lowered herself even more, Ursa's thrusters activating for a split second to give the android enough of a boost to leap over the boundary, coasting down the stairs and rows of seats. It didn't take long to spot the person they were looking for. Unless this was an entirely unrelated super powerful gal in space armor standing next to a spacepod, that is. Even from here, it was hard to miss the star sitting front and center on the armor's design, causing a slight jolt as Pepper vaguely remembered something related to it. Something about stars and Satan City a while back...? Ursa landed, jolting Pepper a bit upon impact and disrupting whatever train of thought she had going. Grumbling and dismounting the bot, she kept a safe distance from the human-looking space traveler. "...Hi?" She offered weakly, unsure of what exactly to say. Pepper wasn't here to threaten or enforce anything necessarily, merely making sure that nothing explicitly evil was going on when she arrived. |
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Post by Queen Kayen on Mar 30, 2020 10:03:18 GMT -6
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Kayen was not having the most ideal time, one would assume that with Vocado finally dead that she would be overjoyed but the battle that had done it had taken a far heavier toll than was at all worth any enjoyment she gained from the former King’s death, Nashua’s death was a massive blow to the Kingdom, it left Arcose without a leader appointed by Kayen though apparently it was being managed by those who had been working under Nashua, people Kayen HOPED were trustworthy but one could never be entirely certain. Additionally it took out one of their heaviest hitters, frankly speaking perhaps their HEAVIEST hitter, Kayen was not above admitting that Nashua was likely stronger than her, perhaps if Kayen pushed her power to its limits with the full power of the Ruby and an active Blood Moon, she might have more raw power output, but Kayen was also acutely aware of her limitations, namely that most of her abilities gave her little to nothing in terms of protection unless one counted ‘the best defense is a good offense’ But most surprisingly Kayen found that the impact Nashuas death had on her plans was still less than the weight of losing Nashua as a person, a friend, in the middle of everything Kayen had rolled with the punch and briefly dismissed it as a temporary setback, a strategic frustration. She had been mad but hadn’t let it all REALLY sink in. Sure Nashua was likely to be revived, but that was only ‘certain’ as long as the Dragon Balls remained active, something that could readily end considering Chime and the Guru’s apparent readiness to throw themselves into a fight they need not participate in. But even that only dulled things a bit, perhaps if she had not wasted time trying to talk Scallio down and simply knocked him out immediately she could have interrupted whatever had happened to get Nashua killed. And even if she would be revived Nashua certainly did not deserve to die, especially not in defense of someone who immediately dropped any pretense of caring about her, at least if perhaps it had been while standing alongside herself or Ramen or perhaps holding the line against some unforeseen attack on Arcose. But for Vocado? It was terrible and Kayen had little she could do to make it much if at all better. And then there was everything AFTER that, Namek destroyed, she was certain most of the ‘heroes’ were up in arms because of the horror of it all, but Kayen was only bothered because it restricted their access to the Dragon Balls, and would unless she found a way to force the issue, massively delay Nashua’s revival. The loss of Namek itself was only of marginal frustration to her, Namek had not been immediately on her radar for conquest mainly because she was certain it would be a tougher nut to crack than Arcose. For as much as the Arcosians and Saiyans feuded they were in some fundamental ways, very similar. Power, pride, control, a strange fascination with royalty, and a general difference to the strongest person in the room. THese were all things shared between the two species, and most other worlds were used to one or the others holding sway over them. Namek was different though, they were in many ways everything the Saiyans and Arcosians were not. Bringing them into the Kingdom would be a long term task. But beyond the loss of Namek the biggest problem for Kayen was WHO had caused it, Cress had lead the expedition apparently but he had done it with help. The Stargoons. Not NORMALLY an issue considering they were well known for their work, the PROBLEM was the newest member of the group. Ramen. That certainly explained why the redhead hadn’t been on Earth to try kicking some sense into Vocado. It also would definitely make for a whole hell of a lot of difficulty dealing with Earth now. She’d tried a few times to get in contact with Ramen to no avail. She NEEDED to get in contact with her sooner rather than later though, Kayen was certain that any pain Nashua’s death brought her would be nothing compared to Ramen, the two had been friends far longer and were simply far better friends. Kayen was NOT eager for the conversation that was coming, part of her was a bit relieved every time her scouter failed to connect. It was of course at that moment that Ramen contacted HER. She was back on Earth, East City. And the message was sent to three people, only one of whom would actually receive it. “Ramen I’m-” Kayen began to send the message but as she spoke her scouter indicated that the device she was trying to respond to was not currently active. Kayen let out a growl of frustration, maybe this was karma for the hundreds of scouter calls she regularly ignored. “Not a problem, shes on Earth, I can find her” Kayen said with a sigh rushing out the door and through the ship blazing past her crew at top speed launching into the air and then down again like a missile aimed at East City expanding her senses to search for Ramen and with immense relief Kayen found her, not entirely surprising considering even Raman’s resting power burned brighter than a thousand civilian Earthlings. Kayen managed to reign in her speed enough to not destroy parts of the city upon her arrival as she touched down, only slightly cracking the pavement, someone else was apparently already trying to talk to Ramen earning a scowl from the Queen, the last thing she needed right now was interruptions, especially ones with robot bears with a disconcertingly similar design to LEO. “Ramen” Kayen could not help but smile just a bit, even knowing she had pretty much only bad news to deliver seeing the redhead could only improve her mood. “I’ve missed you” The words came out more than a little awkwardly, Kayen was nowhere near used to showing actual affection for anyone in public “we’ve got a lot to talk about”
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Post by Ramen on Apr 4, 2020 12:20:03 GMT -6
ANOTHER HAPPY LANDING| Ramen's PL: 200,000 |
Sure enough, the arrival attracted company. It wasn't really the kind of company that Ramen expected, though -- part of her had assumed someone like Kraktus might have showed up to try his hand at mocking her, or else Nashua might ambush her to ask where she had been. But no, it was another Earthling... an Earthling with an android that seemed startlingly familiar, even though she was absolutely certain she had never seen it before. Whoever they were, they didn't seem to have any hostile intentions.
"Yeah, hi," she replied, lifting her hand to wave as if it were some great labour to do so. In truth, she was a little tired from the flight, but most of it was just for effect. "You've been on Earth for a while, right? I've been gone like a week or a month or... well, I lost track of time, so let's just say a little while. I miss any big world news? Presidential scandals, cities being blown up, that sort of thing..?"
Before she had a chance to say anything further, another power caught her attention -- this one significantly higher. When she spotted the Saiyan Queen touching down on the field, she managed a genuine smile -- but it was clear something was wrong, right off of the bat. She was happy to see Kayen, but she couldn't help but dread what they had to talk about.
It was mostly that sense of uncertainty that kept Ramen rooted in place, making no move to greet her old friend properly. The most she did was press a couple buttons on her the side of her spacepod to send it hurdling away to one of her preferred hiding spots for it. You know, 'cause she never invested in a proper garage.
"Vocado didn't kick off a civil war on you, did he?" she guessed, once she turned her attention back to Kayen. She was unable to hide a growing frown at the notion. It was something she'd been worrying about ever since Kayen won the throne to begin with. "I thought I talked him out of that..."
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Post by Queen Kayen on Apr 9, 2020 14:23:35 GMT -6
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Kayen tried to keep her frustration out of her expression as Ramen saw right through her, she seemed even able to tell something was wrong before she had even said anything, still though even with Ramen asking about what had happened while she was away Kayen was a bit unsure, Kayen was not sure of the full extent of how angry the news might make Ramen, it was entirely unlikely she would have as relatively muted a reaction as Kayen had, her connection to Nashua alone was more than enough to spark fury in the redhead. The other problem would be explaining the mess that had led into it, that while Vocado had not quite succeeded in kicking off a civil war he certainly seemed to be moving in that direction right up until his death. The fact he had ALSO played a role in Nashua’s death was just going to make things all the worse. “Vocado is definitely involved but this might not be the best spot for us to talk, it's a bit… public” Kayen did not care much for the average citizen of Earth but with as much of a mess as things were with Earth as it was it was Ramen potentially causing destruction to one of the planets major cities could only make that worse, as well Kayen was fairly certain if she DID Ramen would regret it later. “Like I said, it’s a lot to talk about. Maybe we can head to my ship.”
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Post by Ramen on Jun 3, 2020 17:51:07 GMT -6
ANOTHER HAPPY LANDING| Ramen's PL: 200,000 |
Kayen's tone spoke volumes, and the fact that she seemed concerned about sharing her news out in the open -- well, she could only guess at what it was. If Vocado was involved, politics were a good guess. She hadn't heard any distress signals on her spacepod though, so at the very least she might be able to rule out him having invaded Vegeta. Though, that didn't preclude him from having launched some sort of bloody coup attempt elsewhere. No matter how much she had wanted to see him and Kayen reconciled, she had run low on hope long ago.
"Alright," she began in a careful tone, lifting off into the air. "We can meet on your ship. But if this is something important -- well, we shouldn't delay about it. If I need to get my hands dirty to put something right, I'd rather do it now. Waiting is only going to make things worse if it's..." she winced. "Well, if it's got anything to do with Vocado's quest for power."
She flashed a brief, apologetic look to the other arrival to the scene. They weren't familiar to her, but she could have done with meeting another Earthling after all her time in space. Either way, whatever Kayen had to say clearly couldn't wait.
"Let's go, alright?"
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Post by Queen Kayen on Jun 3, 2020 22:02:56 GMT -6
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Kayen was unsure exactly how thankful she should be that the trip back to the Stormbreaker was a short one, on the one hand it meant less time having to mull over exactly how to tell Ramen what had happened, but on the other it gave her less time to actually decide on the best way to do so. Ultimately she settled on it being a positive, less time to get herself concerned with the outcome and potentially have Ramen pick up on that. Kayen called ahead to let Barb know they were incoming and to make sure a room was clear, easy enough as all Barb needed to do was tell anyone that might be in the area that Kayen and Ramen were incoming and to get the HELL out of there as one or more of them might be pissed off soon. The area quickly became almost entirely devoid of life. Once the pair arrived and made the short trip through the ship to a private room Kayen would sigh and turn to finally face Ramen again “So, things got… complicated while you were away. Vocado’s apparently been building up a little group of Saiyans still loyal to him with an end goal of getting the Dragon Balls and wishing for the return of the Tree of Might, if you’re not familiar it’s a plant that when planted drains a planet entirely of its life, including the lives of its citizens, and in return produces fruit to make its grower stronger.”
“As of now Vocado’s crew seems to have been made of himself, Cress, Kalabas who is apparently a ghost now, and he was making an attempt to recruit Scallio. He had someone else working for him but they were dubious relevant and dealt with by Ochra a while ago before it was even clear what Vocado was up to, though they apparently claimed they would be looking to take me down”
“Scallio kicked up some trouble with an Arcosian, their fight got heated and Scallio tried to bust out an attack that would have likely destroyed the mountain they were fighting on, that dragged in a whole mess of people. I went to keep Scallio from doing something stupid, Vocado and Kalabas rolled in to I assume protect him and solidify him as apart of their group, and a bunch of Earth protectors, and a bunch of people who picked up on Vocado’s presence”
“Things broke up into a bunch of smaller fights, I was working on handling Scallio at the time and Carro stuck around because he wanted to make sure Scallio didn’t suddenly decide to turn another attack like what had spawned the mess onto the planet itself. Meanwhile Nashua, along with Chime, Namek’s Guru, and an Earthling went to handle Vocado.” Kayen took a moment to pause deciding on what was particularly crucial information and decided to gloss over the stuff with Scallio, it bore little importance to what Ramen needed to know. “Scallio was being an idiot but I handled things with him and with Carro. He didn’t want the Arcosian dead, Scalllio did. I should have just bashed in Scallio’s face and been done with it”
“I don't know EXACTLY what happened with the fight with Vocado, but the Earthling powered up an insanely powerful attack. Something MORE than capable of obliterating Vocado. But… Nashua stopped it, or at least she tried to. From what I heard from the others and Vocado after Carro and I arrived I’m certain he tricked her into it. The attack killed her, and nearly did the same with Vocado” Kayen stopped there looking to Ramen for her reaction, there was obviously a bit more to tell but she was fairly certain now was a good time to take a longer pause and let that sink in. It frustrated Kayen to no end that she had not been there to stop Nashua from listening to whatever Vocado was saying or to smack the idiot who had fired the attack before he could do so.
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Post by Ramen on Jun 3, 2020 22:33:45 GMT -6
ANOTHER HAPPY LANDING| Ramen's PL: 200,000 |
"We just helped Cress on Namek," Ramen replied, unable to keep the dread from sinking into her voice. The names that Kayen listed made sense, and she couldn't have honestly expected Vocado to act alone. But still, these were her friends actively plotting against... well, other friends. "I thought he was on your side in all of this, before."
Whatever had prompted Cress' decision to attack Namek, it would have to wait. Kayen clearly had quite a bit more to say, and Ramen had no intention of changing the topic to that just yet. She couldn't recall if she had ever had an interaction with the one named Scallio, but she nodded along without a question: he was clearly central to all this, but sometimes Saiyan names sounded awfully similar to her. When Kayen arrived to the point about Nashua and Chime, Ramen's stomach practically turned over. The would-be protector of Earth had a penchant for getting into trouble, and it was too predictable that Nashua would have to bail him out of something or another.
And it cost her life.
Ramen blinked her eyes. The attack killed her. The way Kayen said it, she almost could have missed it -- she led up to it for so long, it nearly passed her by. But no, that had to be it -- that was what she was so afraid to tell her in the city. What had made her so sober to her returning friend. It would have been easy to disbelieve her: Nashua was so strong, surely she couldn't actually have been brought down by an Earthling -- and Earthling that didn't even seem to have a name to Kayen's recollection.
A range of things ran through Ramen's mind, in that moment. Grief, anger, helplessness... guilt. Guilt more than anything else. Guilt that she hadn't been there to help, that she hadn't spent enough time with Nashua in her last months in this world. And guilt -- guilt over something else, too. Kayen must have expected an explosion, the way she had cleared the ship -- but none came.
She didn't cry, curse, or shout. She didn't even move. For now, all she could offer was silence as she stood there, frozen in place.
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Post by Queen Kayen on Jun 3, 2020 22:58:55 GMT -6
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Kayen had expected a big reaction out of Ramen, rage was the thing she had expected most and she had been mostly prepared to let Ramen let out at least a bit of that rage on her for a while, she had certainly thought it possible that there were a number of other reactions she could have but stoic silence was the furthest from her expectations. Maybe she was still trying to process it? Or maybe this was just a calm before the storm? “Vocado was mostly beaten after so Carro finished him off, Cress and Vocado had killed him at some point earlier and somehow Carro got himself uploaded into a mechanical body. Vocado was practically gloating about what Nashua had done” Kayen grit her teeth in anger as she remembered it, if the former King knew what was good for him he would STAY dead even if some fool made an effort to revive him. “I’m sorry I wasn’t able to prevent what happened. If I hadn’t let myself be distracted trying to talk down Scallio I might have been able to stop it. I dont really know what the hell went on, the Earthling that launched the attack apparently destroyed himself in the process so I wasn’t even able to get much out of him. I THINK he might have been a spirit like Kalabas though. I plan to make damn sure that whenever the Dragon Balls are collected that Nashua’s revived”
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Post by Ramen on Jun 10, 2020 17:21:43 GMT -6
ANOTHER HAPPY LANDING| Ramen's PL: 200,000 |
"That's not going to happen," Ramen said, flatly. There was something hollow to her voice now -- whatever guilt she felt about not being there to stop the whole incident from happening was rapidly being overcome by the realization of what she had participated in... and the consequences of it.
"Namek was destroyed," she explained, though she had no heart to go into the details right away. "They'll want to use the Dragon Balls to restore the planet. I can't imagine they would ever agree to revive Nashua while that's still... well, while that's still a concern. You're not going to be able to convince Earth to do anything other than that, and you're not going to be able to take the Dragon Balls yourself without their help."
She turned towards one of the windows, stepping over to it to stare out into the sky. Fate had been awfully cruel if it'd decided to make her pay for her actions this quickly. Maybe once Namek was restored, those Dragon Balls could be restored and used to bring back Nashua. She would just have to make sure she wasn't around for her friend's return. Nothing pleasant would come of that.
"... I'll be around to try to help fix all of this," she said again, still not managing to muster up any anger, or even any outward grief. But even so, her tone couldn't be mistaken for a lack of care: her words, her movements, and even her expression were now so devoid of life as to appear entirely alien.
"I'll keep my scouter close, so you can contact me."
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Post by Queen Kayen on Jun 11, 2020 0:42:49 GMT -6
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“I think you highly underestimate me, even in the event I can’t physically force them to make the wish I want, I’m sure with a little push I can get them to make the wish. If it were anyone else it might require a real fight but Nashua is different, she’s helped them more than enough times that she’s owed this much at least. I’ll make damn sure they make the right choice”Kayen would then step forward her previous determined expression slowly shifting to concern, Ramen sounded… in a far different manner than what Kayen had expected, she had figured this would all prompt at least some sort of big emotional reaction from the red head and yet she seemed almost devoid of emotion it was… worrying “Are you alright? Beyond this even, something seems off” Maybe it WAS just Nashua’s death impacting her in a way Kayen did not expect? Shock maybe? “I sort of expected you would have decked me in the face by now for screwing up” at this point it would actually be welcome, a way for Kayen to tell that there wasn’t something else going on. She could far more easily deal with an angry Ramen compared to one that seemed unwilling or unable to show emotion.
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Post by Ramen on Jun 14, 2020 22:14:06 GMT -6
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"No, I'm not alright," Ramen snapped, finally rising to at least some emotion. "One of my best friends is dead. But throwing a temper tantrum isn't going to bring her back to life. She's dead and nothing I can say or do right now is going to change that."
For a time, she fumed in place. Though she was trying not to lash out, the glare was clear in her eyes -- though her anger was directed at Kayen, it didn't have much to do with her... and it didn't last long. It might have felt good if she could have brought herself to take a swing, or to break something, or blast someone. But that same emptiness soon took hold. She shook her head and paced backwards away from Kayen, the glare giving way to a hollow gaze once more.
The euphoria that had come with embracing her power had carried her through the past couple of weeks, but even that seemed distant now. She allowed herself precious seconds of silence, not eager to wind up in any kind of argument -- not now, at least. And then, she turned to leave.
"I have to go," she muttered in excuse as she strode for the door. She didn't spare a second glance back, and she moved with purpose. She had no intention of being stopped or engaged in any further conversation. Not even from Kayen, however much she might have missed her.
"Don't follow me."
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Post by Queen Kayen on Jul 1, 2020 22:45:14 GMT -6
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Kayen felt immensely frustrated, this situation was not one that would easily be solved by her usual methods, being comforting was not exactly in her standard repertoire of skills, especially not when it came to death, she was usually the one causing it and there was hardly any NEED for her to comfort others. “Ramen! Wait.” Kayen called out to the red head as she began making her way out of the room taking a few long steps to try to catch her before she was gone “No matter what I need to do I’ll make sure she’s brought back. I dont care who’s face I need to kick in to do it, I WILL bring her back for you. I'll fix this.” Kayen said finally finding SOMETHING she could say that might provide some level of comfort, or at least she hoped it would. Obviously it did not fix the issue NOW but maybe knowing that the damage would be fixed might be enough to make Ramen feel at least a little bit better about the situation. Even if it had ultimately been Nashua's choices that lead to her death Kayen still felt a level of responsibility for her death, more specifically for focusing more on saving Scallio from himself rather than being there to handle Vocado, and perhaps to talk some sense into her OR prevent the attack that had killed her.
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Post by Ramen on Jul 15, 2020 22:28:54 GMT -6
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Ramen paused at the exit to the room, though she didn't turn to face Kayen at first. She waited to hear what she had to say in silence. Her promises should have been reassuring -- indeed, a few months ago she might have believed Kayen had the strength to make good on that. Now, it felt a little more uncertain. Super Saiyans, it seemed, were not as impressive as they had been made out to be. Nashua and Vocado seemed to be proof of that.
She looked over her shoulder to Kayen, a frown finding its way onto her previously expressionless features. "I would like to believe that you can make that happen. But please, be careful. I would rather live in a world with Nashua in it, but you know how dangerous these Earth..." she paused. "... Heroes. I guess. You know how they are."
"If you aren't on their side, they'll kill you without a second thought. And however strong you are, or however strong you think you are, you won't be able to beat them all." She looked ahead and stepped forward, intent on continuing her way out of the ship. She wouldn't try to stop Kayen from following, but she had no interest in continuing this for much longer.
She said she wanted to go, and she meant it.
"... I can't show up," she said over her shoulder. "Given I'm the White Stargoon now, I imagine they would have problems with me. I doubt they would listen to anything I had to say even if I showed up professing some desire to fix all the problems in the world and establish galactic peace. So, you know..."
She shrugged. "Let me know if you need help muscling in on them, but I can't help you talk to anyone. And I'm not interested in being there when Nashua comes back."
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Queen Kayen
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Post by Queen Kayen on Aug 8, 2020 20:35:46 GMT -6
| Kayen PL: 225,000 |
“Not sure which of Earths defenders you’ve met but my impression of them has not been a ‘kill without second thought’ mentality, but if you want me to play it safe, I’ll do my best” Kayen said giving her a grin, where exactly Ramen had picked up that notion Kayen was not sure, every member of Earths various protection forces seemed wildly unwilling to even entertain the idea of murder. Carro in particular would likely put an end to any attempt if he had the chance. “... wait you are?” Kayen blinked a few times at the revelation, she’d heard a bit about Ramen being around the Stargoons but not quite that she was one of them now “If we REALLY need to I bet you and I could steal the wish if we wanted, a few quick strikes, non lethal probably depending on who’s involved, and we could make whatever wish we need.” Kayen REALLY liked that idea, the only shame was that the wish they would make would of course be rather underwhelming for such a coup. Just altering who would end up being revived since in all likelihood no matter what wish Carro’s group DID make would be a revival of some sort. “I’ve got some idea on how to go about ensuring her revival, but I’ll definitely keep the idea of us just taking the wish and making sure things are done right in mind. Take the time you need, I’ll be around when you need me” Kayen said, giving a slightly sad smile rather than her usual cocky grin. She didn't really WANT Ramen to go, but trying to force her to stay wasn’t likely to fix anything.
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