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Toward New-Old Planets [Keerie, Okara]
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Post by Okara Blaze on May 2, 2016 16:29:40 GMT -6
"Which is....probably where mom is."
He would pause there before clearing his throat. They were far enough away from Earth now that he could tell Aisu what he hadn't wanted to before. What she wouldn't want to hear.
"When we land on Vegeta, we will probably be boarded. I don't know what Mom plans but....just in case, I think we should....dress you as a slave."
He stared at her, knowing that this would probably not go over well.
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Post by Aisuko on May 2, 2016 16:35:27 GMT -6
Boarded? She stilled, stopping and turning to him. She didn't want to come on this trip for the sole reason she'd be going close to, and likely landing on...that planet. She went rigid at his words, eyes flashing, and her tail tensed, as though to snap out.
Much to how she wanted to, she spoke stiffly, instead. "No. I'll let you take the pods, instead."
She ended with a soft hiss of air between her teeth, which, understandably...were bared in a grimace.
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Post by Okara Blaze on May 2, 2016 16:40:07 GMT -6
He held out a hand, hoping to calm her down.
“That won’t work- the air supply on an emergency pod would run out long before we’d make it, and if you let us out within distance of us making it, they’ll have already picked up the ship and will likely send an escort. Please let me explain.”
He cleared his throat.
“If they board us, and capture you…they will put you through what’s called Slave Rehabilitation. That means they will take you to a camp where they….break your mind and spirit. Nobody comes back from them without being broken. But, if you are already dressed as a slave, they will either imprison you with us, or they will expect you to serve with manual labor- such as offloading our ship, keeping the other slaves in line. They’ll test your blood and know you’re noble, so other slaves will obey you. In return, they won’t have need of…hurting you physically or taking you away.”
He would gesture back in storage.
“One of the things I grabbed from the ship mom broke is what’s called a control collar. When worn, it allows them to send shock impulses through to hurt you. But…I used my power to put what are called micro fractures on the inside of the collar, so at any given time you could rip it off into a thousand pieces. I’m thinking, if you play the part and we are captured, you would be akin to a…trump card. Or uh…what you might think of as a secret weapon.”
He put a hand behind his head.
“It could be mom has another plan that won’t get us captured. I think that, just in case…”
He kept his eyes on hers but stepped forward.
“I would’t let them hurt you. I’m…I only suggest it as a way to protect you."
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Post by Aisuko on May 2, 2016 16:47:39 GMT -6
Her tail tip lashed, but she didn't move her entire tail down. Her teeth pressed together, jaw tight, as the picture he painted grew more and more grim. She hissed slightly again.
"Or you can dump me off in space. And come get me, after."
Testy, again. She obviously didn't want to chance exposing herself to the other Saiyans. Who knew if she wouldn't actually be kept as a slave. Who knew if their entire Earth stint wasn't really a setup, anyway. She got that he said to protect her. He'd said similar, before, she dimly recalled, from the conversation on the bridge. But that didn't mean she could stand it, even potentially temporarily. She leaned away, slightly, as he stepped forward, but didn't otherwise budge.
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Post by Okara Blaze on May 2, 2016 16:52:02 GMT -6
He could tell she was putting up her defenses- possibly even suspicious of him. He would nod.
"We can do that, if you'd prefer. I believe whole-heartedly that we will need your help. But if you refuse, I can talk to mom about it- I don't want to make you uncomfortable. We can find a safe spot to drop you off and come back if you'd prefer. I'm just....if we die, if we don't come back.....you'd be stuck."
Her suspicion of him, he felt, was unwarranted.
Especially after last night. But the shock could cause crazy notions to flood the brain, and he did not blame her.
"If there is a time when I could ask for your trust, it would be now but...I know after our talks, suggesting this means I do not deserve it."
He'd back up, pressing his back against the wall and sliding down to sit. He looked away.
Just couldn't stop fucking up, could he?
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Post by Aisuko on May 2, 2016 17:00:02 GMT -6
She visibly bristled in resistance and finally took a step away as he slid down the wall. Like a defeated puppy. Her teeth ground audibly.
"...trusting you has nothing on being exposed to countless Saiyans I don't, that would do what they wanted no matter what, because I'd be...what they'd see as property and it wouldn't matter if you said to stop or not."
He truly had no control over it, and if they had her serve as slave labour...her skin already crawled at the thought.
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Post by Okara Blaze on May 2, 2016 17:04:15 GMT -6
He shook his head.
"This is an instance of culture YOU do not understand."
He sighed.
"Even to our disgraced name, you would be our property. Defiling another man's property simply for the sake of the...exposed flesh would be like accepting the disgrace upon yourself. Nobody would touch you, even if we were taken away. They might strike you, or...use the collar. But nothing of an untowardly nature would occur. Our honor prevents that. And if I'm wrong...."
He would look over at her.
"I'll help you get whatever revenge you deem is necessary. Whatever revenge."
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Post by Aisuko on May 2, 2016 17:07:11 GMT -6
"Exposed flesh?" She quickly questioned, her voice pitching upwards. Fuck. No.
She stared at him for his last words. Whatever revenge? Was he joking?
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Post by Okara Blaze on May 2, 2016 17:27:01 GMT -6
"Yes. Our slaves aren't allowed the dignity of covering themselves. I could spin it, though, and tell them that we like to give you that- to break your spirit with the illusion of dignity. But...you'd have to be ready to...expose yourself if we asked, in case they required proof or if they wanted it."
He would look down at his hands, not speaking anymore to the point of revenge because she didn't ask about it.
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Post by Aisuko on May 2, 2016 17:37:34 GMT -6
Her hands clenched. Relaxed.
"...whatever I wanted?" She finally queried.
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Post by Okara Blaze on May 2, 2016 17:42:18 GMT -6
His eyes drifted up, brow furrowing. Whatever she...? Oh. He came back to his feet and lifted his chin.
Dat pride.
"Our race is full of fools and fighters, with a constant lust for battle. But we are nothing if not honorable to those we deem worthy, and we take the idea of vengeance seriously. You agreeing to play the role of my slave is as good as you becoming it- at least in your eyes. For that...yes. If they....hurt or rape or take advantage of you in that way, whatever revenge you wish upon my blood I will take upon myself and help you find gladly, as vengeance of my own for the sacrilege of someone I care for."
He would stare and wait. It was as serious a vow as a Saiyan lord could make.
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Post by Aisuko on May 2, 2016 17:44:39 GMT -6
Her eyes narrowed as he spoke. Not out of spite, but with intensity. She was listening.
"Even if it was something like the destruction of Planet Vegeta?"
He had...fair warning, this way. He could hate her if he wanted over it, before or after. But at least he'd know.
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Post by Okara Blaze on May 2, 2016 17:48:29 GMT -6
Okara's eyes widened a little....and his brow furrowed. He would search her eyes- destroying an entire planet? That wouldn't- no, he should say this aloud, so she could grasp what she was saying herself. He felt a sense of sudden dread in the pit of his stomach- is this what she'd always wanted? To see Vegeta as nothing but a barren waste of space?
"That wouldn't just kill the warriors- it would kill women. Children. Good men and innocents. Millions. Billions of people. You're not talking about simple destruction of a planet- you are talking genocide. The eradication of a species."
He didn't say no- but he knew what such a blow would do to him. He'd never be able to turn back.
But...he had already given his word.
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Post by Aisuko on May 2, 2016 18:10:13 GMT -6
Aisuko's eyes flickered only a little as he searched hers. She was certainly aware of the magnitude of what she warned him about...but she wanted to see the effect it had on him. So she studied his reaction, and nodded at the end.
"...I'm aware. But nothing's happened, yet, and I'm...uncertain of that." Her lips pressed together a moment. "Take care before you go promising things willy-nilly, because who knows what can come of it."
Her tailtip twitched, annoyed.
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Post by Okara Blaze on May 2, 2016 18:13:31 GMT -6
His eyebrows drew down.
"That was no willy nilly promise- again, you insult my honor. Take care with your flippant tongue in the future, I'm tired of not only being torn down, I'm tired of telling you to stop."
He clenched his fists.
"If you decide eradicating my race, killing billions, is adequate exchange then....yes, I would take that oath as my own. On my honor."
OOC: Alignment shift! Okara is now Lawful Evil.
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