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Post by Russ on Jun 14, 2020 2:29:56 GMT -6
PL: 90,000
A number of hours have passed since the battle for the fate of the planet, Russé's search for new clothes and satisfying the hunger of his stomach is over. The young adult's new attire is representing the inhabitant's choice of clothing, their sense of taste is not in his style but he'll have to make do with what they have until he is able to return home. For now, Russé will settle for a wetsuit, it's hanging loosely on a chair while the half-saiyan is resting on a moderately comfortable mattress-like substance in this planet's equivalent of a hotel. Russé's body twist and turn, eyes squinted shut and teeth grinding together, the scene dramatically shifted to darkness, one by one the nice-looking motel room is replaced by a void of onyx, the blue-haired humanoid is standing upright staring at nothing. He's having a nightmare. The pitch-black void of darkness gradually shifted to the battle in Mt Frappe, inside the mountain specifically. Aurora, Suri, Dion, Carro, those two namekians, a child and a saiyan with a prosthetic arm and a leg. They were all present, all of them riddled with angry, frightened and desperate faces, they are looking at him. But Why? Each individual scolded and chastised Russé about him endangering the planet, but wait a minute that wasn't him, it was Kalabas! Come to think of it where IS that ghostly bastard? The youthful adult frantically searched for him and he is nowhere to be found, where did he go? He couldn't have gotten far, how did anyone miss him? Why haven't they search the area for him? They were glaring at him instead and he couldn't understand why. Russé opened his mouth to protest and clear his innocence but nothing came out, in fact there isn't any muscle movement on his face at all. Before he could grasp his inability to talk, clanking footstep sounds forced him to snap his head at the source, the president of the earth is ominously approaching him, a venomous glare represented his intent to murder, a claw slowly moved outward and aimed at his face. Russé panicked and struggled to move but he couldn't, he is reminded of the time Belle pleaded for the life of her uncle, her request was ignored and he is killed anyway. Now Carro is doing the same to him and he has no idea why, the final chatter Russé heard was that saiyan child pleading for Carro to spare his life, and then an energy wave engulfed the hybrid. He is dead... Eyelids quickly fluttered open and his body sat up on the bed, green eyes shrunk in a panic. His lungs pumping out a lot of air rapidly, and his heart raced. Panicked eyes soon turned into curiosity, they scanned around the area and discovered he is still in the hotel. "It was just a dream.." He leaned on his right hand covering his right eye for a moment, he looked at the clock and found out it was afternoon hours, or it may not be the case, assuming clock functions differently here than on earth, long did he slept? He'll ponder about that later, Russé got out of bed and put some clothes on, he walked out of the door and eventually walked down the hall. In order to lift this lingering feeling clouding his mind and to ensure this nightmare doesn't come back, he needed to find the president. Russé detected his power level and walked over to a door, he began to knock. "Mr President, we need to talk" awaiting for him to open the door. |
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Post by Carro Hofferson on Jun 14, 2020 3:57:15 GMT -6
GETTING MY VITAMIN SEA
CARRO's PL: 100 (ANTISENSE | NOT YET PRESENT) | LEO's PL: 100 (KI SETTING / x10/x6P / 200K BASE)
"That's Miss President to you." The door to the android's hotel room opened to reveal a familiar tiny form, but not that of Earth's leader despite the teasing quip earlier. LEO had shrunken down to her armored, bipedal form, matching her partner at a mere three feet tall, dressed in a slightly wrinkled, pale blue nightgown. The feline's jaws parted open into a wide, long yawn after she answered the door. Russe wasn't the only tired one, it seemed.
Arching her back and stretching her claws in an attempt to fight off the sleepiness, LEO straightened her form and leaned against the doorframe to look up at the taller hybrid. "I digress. How'd we wind up booking a place at the same hotel, anyways? Small world." She hummed with the idle small talk. "...Though it looks like somebody hasn't been getting enough sleep. I wonder why." Judging by the mirrored weariness in the saiyan, LEO could start to make some guesses as to what this was all about. She'd seen the same symptoms in too many others. "Carro's currently out, but he should be back in a few minutes. Is there anything I can help you with in the meantime?" After much, much goading and convincing on her end, she'd finally gotten Carro to take a short break around the hotel, and she wasn't keen on cutting that short yet.
For now, LEO pushed the door to their room open the rest of the way with her tail, allowing the saiyan to enter if he chose. The robotic duo had chosen one of the more modest rooms, complete with two twin beds for each of the androids- one completely untouched, save for some files and papers neatly stacked on its side, while the other bed's sheets were messily curled about from use. LEO propped herself up atop the latter bed, falling back onto all fours and curling atop the mess of blankets as if it were a cat bed. "Lucky for you, I'm a bit of an expert in dealing with things like this, if this is anything like what I suspect." The little metal cat chirped, still intently looking at the saiyan.
LEO appears with LIFE LINK (x9P) active alongside [UT1] SUIT UP (+x1/-x3), which shrinks her down to small size.
[UT2] Ki Setting lowers her PL to 100, which can be sensed! [UT2] Soulbound is passively active as well.
Carro is not present for interaction just yet, but he will arrive shortly!
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Post by Russ on Jun 26, 2020 16:59:45 GMT -6
PL: 90,000 Ki Setting PL: 100
"LEO.." he assumed the president himself would open the door, but his companion did the deed instead. She teased she is miss president but wouldn't that mean she is the vice president? He would retort with a joke but he is too tired right now. Noticing her power signature is smaller than usual, he made a conscious effort to lower his power as well. A small wavy smile formed partially around his face. "Was I that obvious? What about you? I didn't know machines can yawn let alone rest" her attempt to exhale tired breath didn't go noticed. if she can do that is she really a robot? Being able to yawn requires organic lungs, perhaps she is an advanced cyborg? He pondered her offer, he really wanted to speak to Carro about what he went through but the man is unavailable, understandably he is a busy man. However LEO must have been very close with the president for a long time, she would know all the In's and Out's about him, so much that acquiring help from either of them about his dilemma wouldn't make any difference. "Yeah, I'd like that" confirming something is indeed wrong with him, there is no use lying about it when this metallic gal can see right through him. Her door is pushed open allowing him to walk inside, the hybrid shortly realized this room looks to be expensive to rent due to the place harboring a wealthy-like design. He walked over to the two big mattresses, planting his bottom on a bed, sitting next to LEO. "I had a nightmare..it was about Carro, in it he vaporized me in Mt frappe, just like what happened to Kalabas" his voice reek somber as his dulled green eyes look at the metal feline. He could've sugarcoated this revelation but Carro isn't here to spare his feelings, its easier to getting straight to the point this way. |
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Post by Carro Hofferson on Jul 9, 2020 11:31:53 GMT -6
CARRO's PL: 100 (ANTISENSE | NOT YET PRESENT) | LEO's PL: 100 (KI SETTING / x10/x6P / 200K BASE)
"I've gotten nine hours of sleep, just waking up still. Have you even eaten breakfast?" LEO affirmed, arching her back and stretching her claws out on her bed. She intentionally didn't get into the details of how a "machine" like herself needed sleep, though. Though she was robotic, breath still escaped her jaws and nostrils like any living thing.
Russ accepted her offer to listen, and the feline quickly further situated herself on her bed, raising her head and looking intently at the saiyan. The troubles plaguing him, though, were far from what she expected. "Carro?" She questioned more to herself. Carro, the pure little soul that seemed physically incapable of holding a grudge and didn't have it in him to even pick rude-sounding dialogue options in video games, was translated to a cold-blooded murderer in Russ's dreams. She scratched her chin in thought. There clearly was some grounding to his subconscious projections. Though he took no pleasure in it and was still haunted by the events that day, the Frappe incident was the day Carro had killed someone.
LEO sighed. Regardless, part of her was relieved and glad Russ was upfront about the whole thing. Carro or Chime or Yogu or most of the others she kept trying to help would have danced around their personal issues for weeks. "Well, that certainly sounds troubling. I can easily see why you're so worked up, but you have my thanks for telling me straight-up what has been plaguing you." She nodded.
"That day at the mountain, was..." She paused, unable to find the right words. "...Bad. For everyone." The android sighed. "Though you and I both know that well already."
"While I'm afraid nobody quite has the power to control dreams, if there is anything in particular you think I could do to help, please tell me and I will." She straightened her shoulders. "I was there too, after all. Carro and I were one, until the last few minutes. I saw and felt and thought everything he did. I'll spare you the scientifics of how, or else we'd be here all day." And being here all day was not ideal when this saiyan had a sleep schedule to fix.
"What I'm saying is, if you have any questions about our perspective and what we saw then, I can answer to the best of my ability, though some I... may have to clear with Carro to see if he's okay with telling, in the case of exceptionally personal questions about him." She and her other half had a sacred bond. Trust and connection were all-too important to the Soulbound androids that had drawn blood on Mount Frappe.
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Post by Russ on Jul 13, 2020 22:15:51 GMT -6
Russ didn't bother to press for an answer on how robots could sleep, being much more willing to respond to questions about his recent food intake. "No, I tried their food yesterday and I didn't finish it, it has a disgusting aftertaste except for this weird looking fruit I was able to digest somehow, tastes like a pear" if he was a local inhabitant on this planet he would've enjoyed it a lot more but his earth-bred didn't allow it.
Russ's back hunched over and half-opened eyes stared at a wall in front of the pair and gripping hands together. "No point in beating around the bush, it wouldn't make sense for me to accept your help and not talk about my recurring problem" he glanced behind his shoulder to look at LEO. "Besides I needed to get something off my chest" he said.
Thinking about that cursed battlefield of a mountain didn't help his sour mood in the slightest. "Yeah..we are lucky most of us made it out of there in one piece, Ideally I hope no one had to die over a fruitless battle, look how that turned out.." life does not care about hopes and dreams and it is frustrating to deal with a force beyond his control.
He stopped hunching forward and sat up normally on the bed as LEO offered assistance again. She confessed she saw and felt everything Carro experienced, the pair were a single entity until it was no longer required. ""I don't know if you can do anything about these nightmares, but you can help me learn to trust you. After what I saw back there, I want to know if I'm still fighting on the right side" it should be obvious he is, they are the president and vice president of earth after..but it's not that simple. if the good guys resort to murder, especially committing the act in front of a child then what's the difference between them and the monsters they face?
"About Vocado, he was murdered alongside Kalabas wasn't he? Someone had to kill him..do you know who did it? I have a hunch but I'm not so sure.." he wondered what happened outside the mountain, there were multiple people there who possesed enough power to take that guy's life away.
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Post by Carro Hofferson on Jul 30, 2020 11:48:29 GMT -6
CARRO's PL: 100 (ANTISENSE | NOT YET PRESENT) | LEO's PL: 100 (KI SETTING / x10/x6P / 200K BASE)
The feline continued to idly listen, propping her head on her clawed hands with a sigh. "Do I wish more of the others thought like you in that regard..." She spoke in response to Russ's comment about his own directness about the situation. Russ was one of the very first in recent months that had been this direct off the bat to LEO about his woes.
Though neither of them had any sort of psychic nightmare-repelling powers, the LEO nodded in response to Russ's request- to help him trust them. However, at the mention of Vocado's killers, she would be just as blunt as Russ was with her answer. "You're looking at her."
"...There is a lot you do not know about the people we were fighting then. Things that pushed Carro and I to do the deed as our absolute last resort to ensure the safety of not just Earth, but perhaps the galaxy." Vocado was a conniving bastard- LEO found herself quietly snarling at the mere thought of the monster she could hardly call a person. She suppressed her quiet rage, though, shaking her head with a sorrowful sigh. "None of what he sought then was any good, even if Vocado was a different person years ago. Nor does it make what we felt we had to do any better." Part of the job of a defender was to pick between poisons.
Perhaps shedding more light on just what Vocado was, and what awful fate he sought would shed more light on their perspective, as grim as it was. LEO drew in a slow breath. "...How much do you know about Earth's history? Specifically, anything about the era from two-hundred years ago?" The question seemed unrelated to the conversation, but LEO spoke it with a grim severity. They were very, very lucky to avoid more of history repeating itself...
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Post by Russ on Jul 31, 2020 21:31:36 GMT -6
Russ's dulled eyes scanned the room and briefly observed a non-active television, not that he desired to watch anything on it, doubting the inhabitants would have anything resembling entertainment suitable for earthlings. Her comments didn't go noticed but Russ's eyes are still glued to the TV. "Most people aren't comfortable with opening up to people they've recently acquainted, consider this a privilege"he said. Some people often close themselves off to their loved ones, out of choice or a case of personal issues, they will feel a lot better if those people allow it.
Russ's eyes eventually shifted back to freeze at the sight of LEO's face, just in time to learn she is indeed the murderer of Vocado. If he was in a better emotional state, he would've been able to react appropriately in anger, but he'll settle for being able to slightly enlarge his eyes and render himself silent assuming she will explain why she did the heinous deed.
Sure enough, her justification is that Vocado is a conniving bastard and he was too monstrous of a person to live. He didn't know the guy to made a solid judgment but everyone deserves a fair trial. "It couldn't have been the only choice you had to make, there HAS to be another way, Have you considered locking him up in prison? Both him and Kalabas? I realize you killed them to protect the earth but you let that child witness something she isn't supposed to see, You know that kid will never be the same ever again" his tone was firm. He wanted to remind the metallic feline of Belle's mental state, unaware of their shared history. At least LEO realized her actions aren't morally right and Russ respects that.
Her question about his knowledge of earth's history two hundred years ago, he didn't understand what did that have to do with the current subject but it was something to ponder. "I don't know exactly what happened two hundred years ago, I didn't pay much attention in history class in college to learn about it" studying history is not among the first thing he would do his spare time, preferring to learn new techniques to improve himself as a martial artist.
"What I do know is there is bad history between saiyans and arcosians and I don't know if they are still going after each other's throats but I wish it would stop" remembering his talk with Dion and Aurora alluding to it about the war.
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Post by Carro Hofferson on Aug 23, 2020 17:57:38 GMT -6
CARRO's PL: 100 (ANTISENSE | NOT YET PRESENT) | LEO's PL: 100 (KI SETTING / x10/x6P / 200K BASE)
LEO rubbing the bridge of her nose with Russ's insistence that there was a better outcome. Part of her envied his naivety about the whole matter- ignorance was bliss. "I wish," she mournfully sighed. "Unfortunately, I can speak as a mechanical creation myself that making something that can contain the power of someone that can destroy a planet is nigh impossible. The only jail that can hold them is the Otherworld." The mention of a planet-buster was both in regards to Kalabas's attempt and something else she was soon to mention.
Russ wasn't too keen on history, though he did mention the constant beef between Saiyans and Arcosians throughout the century. "That and more. Hundreds of years ago, they'd tried to take the galaxy with a world-ending bio-weapon. Arcose and Kanassa fell, and nearly Earth too..."
LEO sighed again and shook her head, tail lashing behind her anxiously. "I'll start with explaining what you do not know about Vocado. I can explain Kalabas to the best of my ability without infringing on Belle's privacy afterwards." She dug her claws into the sheets beneath her. Where was she even to begin? The list of his misdeeds was too long. "Vocado... had many chances to change. I do not know the specific details of his past, nor what was the tipping point that turned him to the monster we fought, but once he was a good person, and was close to Nashua in some way- I do not know the specifics of their relationship beyond that, though." LEO spoke the name of the deceased Nashua somberly, averting her gaze. "I believe we briefly mentioned that Vocado had killed Nashua back at Frappe, but..."
"...The initial deathblow was struck by Yogu, though not intentionally. He gave his life to fire an attack like nothing I've ever seen at Vocado... But Nashua still believed in the good in her friend. She... jumped in the way. She died, for him."
"...Prior to that, I have been told that Vocado was trying to usher her off in concern, but... that was all an act. She gave her life for her friend. And as thanks, he shot her through the heart before Chime or Oboe could even try to heal her. He used her, and in her last moments he just--!!" LEO started to hiss again at the mere thought of the scene she saw unfold, claws slightly scorching the pillow she gripped onto. "So, pray tell. If his closest friend's greatest sacrifice only warranted a laugh from him, what chance would the words of his murder victims have to sway him?" Though the specifics of Carro's passing were left vague in the news, her words made them all too clear.
"He killed Carro and I while we were trying to protect the Dragon Balls from him- if you don't know what they are, they're seven artifacts that when gathered together, can grant a wish. I'll get into why he wanted them, but... If the name Nashi rings any bells, then Vocado was the one who killed him as well." She took a deep breath- she was far from done listing off the saiyan's naughty list. "And even before that, you'd have him to thank for why Yogu is a spirit in the first place, or the brutal and spite-fueled murder of Belle's prior parental figure, Chill."
"As for what he wanted with the Dragon Balls, well... do you remember that bio-weapon I mentioned? The one that nearly brought ruin to the entire universe? It was called the Tree of Might. It sapped the life out of planets and condensed it into addictive, edible fruits that gave immense power upon consumption. It was a miracle it was stopped before- surely you can see the cataclysmic domino effect it would risk." One planet's fall would fuel the Tree's users for the next, rinse and repeat until they'd consumed enough life to become unstoppable as they destroyed more and more to fuel their own strength. "Vocado wanted to wish for its return, to be used by his hands."
"And that's all not even accounting for the constant manipulation, gods know if there's any more he's murdered that we just don't know about yet, and the fact that the entire fight at Frappe was very likely just a distraction for something much, much worse than anything I have said so far that his one of his followers was doing behind our backs." LEO began to conclude her rant on the slain monster of a king, lowering her head. "I do not know if you know of the Planet Namek, but..." LEO hesitated for a moment, her jaw hanging slack before she mustered the will to speak. "...The entire planet was destroyed by one of Vocado's lackeys and the Stargoons we just faced today. Millions, potentially billions of innocent people are dead, and thousands of survivors without a home."
She finally looked back to Russ, expression solemn. Neither she nor Carro were proud of what they had to do, but if there ever was hope for a peaceful solution to what Vocado wrought, it had been extinguished a long time ago.
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Post by Russ on Sept 5, 2020 14:52:53 GMT -6
He had hoped her answer brought him hope, that there was a way to punish evil-doers by law and by the book, putting them in the slammer in hopes they will have the time to reflect on their actions. But her answer, the way her tone conveyed negative yet defeated emotion tells him that his method of handling a villain did not fit in this current structure of the world. "Otherworld..is it really where people go when they die? I've heard it exists but I thought it was just a mystery certain religious cooked up, although if someone like Kalabas can just become a ghost and run around as he pleases then it's existence may have some credibility." it is unlikely the duke would conform its existence if he asked politely, the man did try to kill everyone without any thought about the consequences around him.
Leo told the young man they tried to induce fear and claim the galaxy with a planet-destroying bio-weapon, arcose and kanassa fell and earth almost ended in the same fate. The question is who are they and what are their motives? Which of the two sides of the war had the bio-weapon? And did Arcose and Kanassa fell as in the planets are destroyed? Or did they fell as in the winning side claim ownership of the planets? He didn't expect to be invested so much in the aftermath of the war, but the information may prove to be useful later.
The mechanical feline will go into detail about Vocado but also respect some information about Kalabas and that kid who he recently learned is named Belle to be kept secret for the sake of privacy, "Go on" Russ understood this and nodded while his eyes continue to focus on Leo. She explains to him that Vocado was once a good person who was close to Nashua, at a certain point in his life and unspecific event shaped him into an irredeemable monster the president and other earth heroes has battled against ever since. Russ has heard of Yogu bragged he killed Nashua briefly at the battle on Gemini but he didn't think too much about it. Leo revealed that Yogu was behind that attack of tearing apart the clouds and possibly shattered a ton of Scouters from its sheer power.
The attack was aimed at Vocado but Nashua's fondness for the dastardly saiyan had provided a shield for the evil-doer in the form of her body and killing her in the process. Worst of all she was betrayed by a fake act of kindness and she was put out of her misery from the guy she wanted to protect and mocked her sacrifice, all because she wanted to see good in him, to save her closest friend from the darkness. This heinous act boils his blood so much he clenched his fists and bared teeth, his eyebrows furrowed to the point of a vein becoming visible on the forehead. Any residual tiredness left from sleep troubles is completely traded in for an ounce of rage "That..bastard! How could he do that to her!?" his suppressed power level momentarily skyrocketed before simmering back down, realizing he is in a building full of inhabitants and he didn't wish to cause an accident.
The devastating conga line didn't stop there, Russ has learned that Vocado has murdered the president and Carro while they tried to prevent the dragon ball from falling into the wrong hands, he also killed a person called Nashi and before that, he killed Yogu, the reason why he is roaming the earth as a ghost. He's also killed a parental figure of Belle so on top of being a cold-blooded killer he has robbed a child of someone essential in her life to guide her. The bio-weapon Leo mentioned turned out to be a life absorbing tree called the Tree of Might, it can sap a planets life energy away and convert it into fruit granting the user immeasurable power if they eat it. It was a good thing the plan was stopped before the wish was made, if Vocado had his way countless planets will fall and the bastard would become nearly invincible from all of that power he would've consumed.
"Wow..he sounds worse than a Saturday morning cartoon villain.." he couldn't fathom the existence of such a person, destroying worlds all because he wanted power, what was his motivation behind his actions? What did he needed power for? to compensate for something? Couldn't he just get stronger on his own without fruit from a damn tree? Leo brought up the destruction of planet Namek which was something he's heard of from the news but he didn't quite know exactly who did it until now.
Apparently one of Vocado's followers, his minions whatever you call them has worked together with the Stargoons whom they fought recently to blow up the planet. "I've known that Namek was destroyed on the news but I didn't know it was a coordinated attack by those..hooligans, do you know which one of Vocado's follows responsible for the destruction of Namek? And are they still on the loose?" he asked Leo in a somber tone. All he could think about right now are those poor inhabitants, all of those people lost their lives and their home, and as far as he knew they didn't harm anyone. He's heard of Namekians being a peaceful race which solidified his hunch and they did not deserve that unfortunate fate bestowed upon them..nobody does.
If only he was strong enough to prevent such an accident, if he wasn't distracted in dealing with a homicidal ghost in Mt Frappe then he might have tried to hop aboard a spaceship and flew over to Namek and combat these monsters. Life isn't fair...How can the kami's in the sky can sit there and allow the world below them to suffer from mindless destruction at the hands of mortals? Do they find their misery entertainment, do they point a finger and laugh at how much of a failure we are? Created by them to be flawed being while they remain flawless?
Knowing the truth of everything is a little overwhelming, the hybrid hunched his back over again over and put his face on his hands. "Damnit!...We could've saved them all..those namekians...they didn't deserve to die.. it's not fair" he muttered, feeling guilty for his ineptitude.
PL: 90,000 suppressed to PL: 100, temporarily shot up to PL: 90,000 again before scaling back to PL: 100 via Ki Setting
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Post by Carro Hofferson on Sept 7, 2020 19:08:51 GMT -6
CARRO's PL: 100 (ANTISENSE | NOT YET PRESENT) | LEO's PL: 100 (KI SETTING / x10/x6P / 200K BASE)
Russ's blissful lack of understanding of death and Otherworld again made LEO slightly envious. "Yes. Though I cannot say Carro or I have been there, I know of some who have, and were revived by one of the Eternal Dragons to return to life. I can't say I understand how spirits like Kalabas exist, though..." Wasn't Otherworld supposed to be a final resting place? The mere existence of ghosts was confusing to her.
The saiyan seemed to take things well up until her explanation of what she knew and could infer about Nashua's unfortunate death. LEO didn't like blabbing about others traumas like this, but the kid in front of her was in desperate need of a wake-up call, lest he repeat the same mistake the former Queen of Arcose made. "Well, let's hope we never see Vocado again to ask him that question." If Vocado returned as a vengeful ghost like his subordinate Kalabas, she'd have to file some stern complaints to the Afterlife management somehow.
In response to the comparison between Vocado and a 'saturday morning cartoon villain,' LEO gave a slightly amused snort. "I'm concerned about what type of cartoons you watch if the two are comparable." She teased back slightly. A kiddie cartoon with Vocado as the star would traumatize many children.
And the final bombshell came in the form of LEO's explanation of Namek's destruction. "Either that or one hell of a coincidence only someone wearing a tinfoil hat could make sense of." Both events unfolded at the exact same time- if it wasn't an intentional distraction, then she would be greatly overestimating the imperialistic saiyans' basic planning skills. "We just saw the Stargoons a few hours ago, so they're clearly still a problem. As for the saiyan that hired them, his name is Cress," LEO spoke with a vile hiss, not bothering to hide her own hatred for the man who bore that name. "He is just as much of a monster as Vocado. He is still alive and out somewhere, likely biding his time. Carro and I have conducted some searches, but we haven't found hide nor hair of his whereabouts since Namek's destruction..." The mech tapped her claws against the edge of the bed, brow still furrowed as she grumbled something to herself.
"Though Vocado did not set a high bar to meet, I doubt Kalabas was any better. Again, I cannot elaborate much on specifics out of respect for Belle's privacy and the trust she put in us. She and Carro are on good terms though- even before all of this, Carro had taken a role as her guardian." Before dropping another truth bomb, LEO felt obligated to at least provide some good news. Neither Carro nor Belle held any ill will to each other even right after the incident at Frappe- even though they were both worried about the other being mad. Ironic.
"...All you need to know is that Kalabas tried to kill Belle months ago to get the picture of things regarding him. Intentionally." She let her words sink in. LEO was not as aware of many of Kalabas's other sins in comparison to Vocado, but she didn't think of the Duke any more highly than the former King of the Saiyans.
"I think this goes without saying, but just to be safe one more time," The feline reaffixed her sights to Russe, eyes narrowed intently. "Please do not go telling others much of what I have told you. To use my partner as an unfortunate example-- Carro has been plainly traumatized by many of these events. Blabbing about his personal experiences would be disrespectful, as would my explainations of the tragedies regarding Nashua and Belle. I am telling you all this upfront so you are aware of the things that have happened, so you can be wise should history come close to repeating itself." Russ's hope was admirable, but something many could and would take advantage of given the chance. Carro and Nashua were prime examples of that. It was a cold warning- there will not always be a right choice to make.
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Post by Russ on Oct 30, 2020 21:06:37 GMT -6
Russ blinked, people can return to life from a dragon? Somehow it didn't phase him more prominently than one would assume, it pretty much lines up with all the strange things he has seen in his lifetime, there have been rumors of a green scaly serpent dragon appearing in the sky on occasion, that explains why the sky turns dark. "This whole thing feels like cheating the gods, don't get me wrong if I was given the opportunity of coming back to life I'll take it, but I don't know I'm conflicted, something about that feels..off" No one should ever return to life on a whim but that mindset is molded from years of believing resurrection wasn't possible, it's possible coming back from the dead was achievable the whole time and society doesn't know about that yet.
LEO hoped to never see Vocado reemerged from wherever he ended up, his wicked heart most likely sent him to the depths of hell. But returning to life is a rare opportunity anyone would struggle to pass up and that includes the monster of a saiyan. "Oh he'll come back for sure, you think he wouldn't seize an opportunity to get revenge? If he does show his face again, we'll just kick his ass" there are plenty of strong fighters around to take care of that life hating evildoer.
She found his Saturday morning cartoon quip silly and worrying on what warranted that comparison between that and Vocado. "I watch lots of cartoons, it's hard to keep track" he didn't want to ramble on and bore the metallic feline over listing twenty shows. LEO thinks it could've been a coincidence but that is far too convenient for the incident to happen at the exact same time as the battle on Mt Frappe. The attacker is revealed to be the international criminal Cress and....it totally makes sense, he's heard romurs about his exploits and he may have encountered him at one point but he couldn't remember. "Cress.." the bridge of his nose scrunched between his eyes in frustration as he learned the identity of the man responsible for this carnage.
"I've heard rumors about that guy being a wanted criminal back on earth, If I were him I wouldn't dare to show my face ever again after the stunt he pulled" of course it would be difficult to track him down if he decided to drag his tail between his legs and vanished. He guessed Cress wasn't satisfied with just causing trouble on earth, now he brought his criminal misdeeds to those defenseless namekians and wipe them all out, what an asshole! He's just as crazy as Vocado!
He learned Carro took Belle under his wing and became her guardian, understandably he wasn't going to receive the full story of her background as it's personal information and the next revelation have given further clarity as to why Carro snuffed out the Duke, he tried to slaughter the young saiyan long ago. "What? and here I thought that man would have standards even if he's a bad guy" He wasn't sure why he got that impression about him, their conversations with the ghostly saiyan was sentimental at heart, he came across as reluctant about his actions but for all, he knew it was a facade. It gave the young man a new perspective of the situation, If someone tried to hurt their child they would do anything in their power to protect them.
LEO warned him to not share much of this information with anyone as it will be disrespecting their privacy. "Thanks for being transparent about this, I won't tell a soul" intending to keep his end of the deal. "After what I've been through recently, I could never go back to my old life, from now on I will prepare myself for Vocado's return and Cress if he rears his ugly head again" training has become essential to the planets survival at this point.
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