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Post by Aisuko on Aug 7, 2016 0:39:00 GMT -6
Fiery eyes slowly cracked open, her gaze tinted a sort of green-ish hue. Teal? Something. Her throat felt scratchy despite the thich and full feeling of a gel-like liquid inside--it was a good thing she didn't need to breathe or she would be panicking. As it was she wasn't certain where she was...or that the healing tank had largely made sure her loose and splintered teeth didn't cause more damage than they already had been.
...she could only remember the flash of a golden haired, green eyed Okara appear..
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Post by Okara Blaze on Aug 7, 2016 0:49:46 GMT -6
As quickly as he had appeared, he was gone, replaced by the black haired, blue eyed Okara that sat directly in front of her tank. He was in a chair, legs crossed, arms folded. He was watching her. As her eyes opened he would wait until they noticed him before he spoke.
"Since I have you as a captive audience rather than a fleeing lizard or a whiny, spoiled bitch, I'm gonna talk for a little bit, and since you need to heal you're gonna listen."
He would uncross his legs and lean forward.
"When I died, I met with a woman. The Supreme Kai. Some crazy powerful woman who brought for me to fight the one individual whom I feared in that moment- the Arkosian Guardian that killed me. During our fight, I was told he'd killed me and mutilated my body in front of you before killing you too."
He gave a little smile and looked at the ground.
"After I killed him, I was brought back here- and who is the first person I see, but you."
He would stare for several seconds.
"I'd like to ask why, if you hate my species so, you fight to keep me around. Or maybe it's not my species, just me. But then, every other event before my death seemed to show this faith and trust you had in me- like, oh I don't know...having sex?"
He waved it off.
"I know, I know....stop shoving it down your throat. Blah blah blah. Let me run away from everything, Okara. Leave me alone Okara. I'm a royal, Okara. That's all I hear from you. But you wanna know a secret?"
He looked away.
"I'm a Royal too."
He would stare at the machinery.
"Guess it's not really a secret. Not for you, anyway. My father is the Storm Dragon, House of Blaze, blood of the God's. People have called him Lord Blaze. They still call my mother Lady Keerie. I hate titles- they inflate your sense of self worth." He smiled, looking down at his legs and back to her before standing. "I don't know why I'm still trying to talk to you. You give reasons for wanting me to stay, then act like I'm immature and petty and like you wish nothing more than for me to leave."
He turned and walked around the chair, hands in his pockets.
"I'm tired, Aisuko. I don't mind fighting with you about mindless little things, or disagreeing on topics. But I'm tired of playing charades. Of doing what everyone expects of me simply because it's expected. Aren't you?"
He stared, as though now expecting an answer.
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Post by Aisuko on Aug 7, 2016 12:51:06 GMT -6
Aisuko's eyes slowly focused...on a now black-haired Okara. She stared, not immediately vexed. In fact, remembering what had happened was kind of fuzzy—a testament to how hard she had crashed into the plated bay walls.
It wasn't until he spoke that her expression changed to anger.
But...he was right. She was a captive audience unless she wanted to break free and damage her ship. Her mind rolled over in and on itself and for a moment...her power level started to spike in reaction before it ebbed and she closed her eyes a few long moments.
Stupid.
But she wasn't the best at explaining herself - when, before, had she ever had to? - either.
Okara would find no answer forthcoming, though the Ice-Jin appeared to have receded back from anger to something more ponderous.
She still stared, though.
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Post by Okara Blaze on Aug 7, 2016 13:01:11 GMT -6
He sighed, ignoring the power spike.
"I suppose my parents will be on Namek. If King Vegeta is there, my mom and dad wouldn't miss it. And it'll be expected that me and you part ways. I know they won't accept us staying together, either because we're competitors or because of who we are. They'll not let me....embarrass my family in front of the throne. And your brother, regardless of what you plan for him, is still family. You may be thinking about taking over his position now- but when you see him in person, who's to say you won't change your mind? I can't predict the future any more than you can."
He walked over to the machine, making a few adjustments on the monitor but otherwise in the same boat as her mentally.
"I guess if rebuilding your house, being respected and loved and feared by your people and others....if having all of that is what means the most to you, then there really is no point to me being around. Your people won't love and fear someone who shows they care for a stupid ape, right? Your brother doesn't seem like the type to take you running the show lying down. He'll find ways to discredit you- and I am the perfect out."
He would take a deep breath.
"My family will find someone for me to wed- I'm 18, and prime for an arranged marriage. And I'm not interested in ruining your chances to have everything you've ever wanted. Everything that's most important to you. So...I'm not going to Namek. I am returning to Earth."
He'd turn and take the chair, placing it against the wall.
"If you seek out my parents and tell them I stole your escape pod, they'll compensate you for it. I'm sorry about your jaw, and I do hope you find what you're looking for."
And with that he would turn to go!
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Post by Aisuko on Aug 7, 2016 14:08:30 GMT -6
Really? Really? Wow. Aisuko could feel her blood boil. His words came through slowly and yet clearly as she processed them.
What an—
He thought she was pressing on him, but he was doing the exact same to her. And she'd even asked for time. Sort of. She told him she needed it, at least. She wasn't sure it was worth it. Fighting. She floated there...
Stupid. He was. She probably was for—
A dull boom sounded from the tank as he turned away, followed closely by another. If he looked he'd note a slender pattern of cracks.
If he didn't, the next boom would certainly catch his attention as it caused the healing tank to break, and the liquid inside to pour out, now more like water than a suspending gel. Aisuko stumbled out, still unable to speak with her jaw a mess, and staggered towards another panel to press a few things, slide a couple others. The ship rumbled a moment and then chimed.
On the monitor closest to Okara would pop up a short series of text, explaining the pods were inaccessible even by manual override, and the ship itself was in lockdown initiated by the captain.
Aisuko must have been a weird sight, though, with her mouth hanging open at awkward angles. She glanced at him, then at the floor...and turned to grab what mounted to be a mop and pail, and started cleaning up her own mess, had he not done anything to interrupt.
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Post by Okara Blaze on Aug 7, 2016 14:33:48 GMT -6
Okara stopped at the first and turned back.
The hell?
The second series of bursts cracked the tank and he rushed over, hands pressing against the glass. "Aisu STOP." He didn't want her to suffer- he wanted her to heal, not hurt herself. If she continued and shattered the tank, he'd likely stumble backward and fall on his ass, face covered in the healing fluids as she proceeded to lock down the ship.
"What the h-hell are you doing!?"
He would stand and rush over to her to catch her as she finished, essentially forcing him to stay on the ship. That wasn't even on his mind right now, though. His hands would come under hers, and he would help her leave the room.
"No. NO. You're...going into the second tank, Aisu. Stop, please- I'll clean it."
He would help her out of the room toward her secondary tank....and he wasn't taking no for an answer.
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Post by Aisuko on Aug 7, 2016 14:42:32 GMT -6
There was a pause between the second boom, as Aisuko deliberated over doing as he said--and then she continued as planned, considering he'd likely just leave if she stayed quiescent, like a good little slave obedient Ice-Jin.
Her eyes narrowed at his words but she rolled them and gave in. It wouldn't have killed her to clean it up...though she could admit to it being particularly painful. She turned her head and spat one tooth to the side--something the gel hadn't quite worked up out of her before that point...although, circumstances being what they were for her jaw, it was a pretty pathetic version of spitting.
Still, she pad after him, seemingly patient and cooperative, for the moment. When they reached the secondary tank she hit a few buttons and twisted a dial, tinkering with a couple settings. From there she would step in and allow Okara to close it.
Must have been nice, her being pretty much silent..?
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Post by Okara Blaze on Aug 7, 2016 14:48:56 GMT -6
Once she climbed into the tank, he turned and left the room, heading into the other and cleaning up. His head was reeling as he mopped- why had she busted the tank? Just to lock the ship down? This was the shit he was talking about. Telling him to leave her alone yet forcing him to stay. Giving him a choice but then taking it away. Then again, he supposed he did the same by telling her he was leaving while she sat in a tank healing. The only thing she could do was bust out in response.
He gave a little smile.
If he was honest with himself, he liked that she did that. That she was stubborn and refused to admit it irritated him to no end but, when the chips were down, she gave in with a flash of emotion. Ice-jin were such a...strange race. He would finish cleaning, putting the glass and metal parts together for repairs at a later time. Then he would walk back in the room she was now in and sigh, placing a hand on his hip.
"Fine, I get the hint. I'll wait til your out before I decide to leave. Not that I have much of a choice. Always got to have your way, don't you?"
Still, he gave a little smile before leaving the room again, heading to his quarters where, thankfully, his clothes from the last ship were. He reached into the bag and removed a book, "The Maze Runner", and would go back into the healing room to sit in the chair and wait.
Like a well trained monkey.
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Post by Aisuko on Aug 7, 2016 14:57:29 GMT -6
Aisuko closed her eyes as he left, and his re-emergence into her room after cleaning caused her eyes to crack open...and a slight smirk shifted her lips as though to say 'yeah, that's right, bitch' in response.
Of course, she made no sound in response...and although she was curious as to whether or not he'd try to leave and why he wasn't staying, she figured she could cut him some slack and let him do what he wanted...only to be surprised when he came ambling back in.
Her eyebrows fell back down after shooting up and she closed her eyes again...
...and drifted, for a while, after rolling what he'd said around in her brain for an hour or so...and then spent more time trying to digest...everything.
Thankfully the gel his any tears that happened to leak from her eyes.
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Post by Okara Blaze on Aug 7, 2016 15:39:47 GMT -6
He indeed noticed no abject sadness or tears, no difference in her being visible as she was underwater. He took a deep breath, then turned and kicked up his feet on the console.
Time for a little nap.
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Post by Aisuko on Aug 7, 2016 17:27:49 GMT -6
Several hours passed - part of it with Aisuko falling to slumber - before her eyes cracked open again, a set of soft beeps alerting her and...
...oh, he was still there?
Well, Okara would be alerted as well, to the fact that the tank would slowly start to drain. Aisuko shifted her jaw a little, pleased to find it whole again.
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Post by Okara Blaze on Aug 7, 2016 17:40:35 GMT -6
Despite the noise he remained unconcious, deeply asleep.
Too deeply.
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Post by Aisuko on Aug 7, 2016 17:43:12 GMT -6
The Ice-Jin would slowly - carefully, lest she stumble...the cuts on her feet were also gone (which was nice) and there were no glass shards to step on - decant herself and step forward, towards Okara.
Her brow furrowed a little as she stared intently...and reached out to put her hand on his shoulder and give him a bit of a shake!
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Post by Okara Blaze on Aug 7, 2016 17:46:54 GMT -6
He wouldn't wake up!
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Post by Aisuko on Aug 7, 2016 17:48:58 GMT -6
...wat.
She gives him a harder shake!
If that doesn't work, she takes out the big guns and slaps him across the face!
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