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Post by Okara Blaze on Aug 7, 2016 17:49:56 GMT -6
His hands flopped down but, despite the red mark on his face he didn't wake up.
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Post by Aisuko on Aug 7, 2016 17:53:45 GMT -6
Not knowing how to wake him, other than...wait a minute. She meanders from the room and returns with a large bowl of cold water...and unceremoniously dumps it on him!
If that doesn't work she would move to sit, cross-legged, and plant her chin in her palms with a huff.
Damn slumbering ape, not waking up.
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Post by Okara Blaze on Aug 7, 2016 17:55:26 GMT -6
The water did it!
With a gasp he sat up, coughing and sputtering!
"WHAT THE FFFFFFUH-!?"
He shook the water off himself and looked over at Aisu, grinning.
"Hey! You're healed!"
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Post by Aisuko on Aug 7, 2016 18:05:10 GMT -6
"Hey! Yeah!" She gripped the edge of the bowl in one hand and looked at him, critically. "You don't normally go out that hard."
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Post by Okara Blaze on Aug 7, 2016 18:07:32 GMT -6
He put a hand to his head, still feeling the tingle of the spell.
"No I....there was this being there who..."
He shook his head.
"It was just a dream. Or a nightmare...."
He looked over at her. She was fully healed, and had yet to attack him. His head still throbbed from the crack he'd suffered, but it was nothing he was going to tell her about. She'd make him get in that tub next, and unlike her, he had no skin to protect the sensitive parts.
"You're not....shouting at me yet. Why aren't you shouting at me?"
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Post by Aisuko on Aug 7, 2016 18:16:37 GMT -6
She waited to see if there was any more explanations then frowned a little...but let it be. Instead she gave him another studious look...
"Typically that's a good way to get you all uppity on me and then I'll never get anything through your thick skull."
Don't think she hadn't noticed, Okara!
"Speaking of thick skulls."
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Post by Okara Blaze on Aug 7, 2016 18:17:33 GMT -6
He blinked.
"What....what about them?"
He played dumb!
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Post by Aisuko on Aug 7, 2016 18:19:06 GMT -6
She would reach out and unceremoniously grab his head and look it over!
"Gotta see how much I managed to hurt you...considering you shattered my jaw. Gotta make sure it's somewhat fair."
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Post by Okara Blaze on Aug 7, 2016 18:20:19 GMT -6
He winced in pain and the evidence was clear- she'd fractured the front of his skull.
"Hey, hey! Get yo grubby paws off me!"
He was joking....mostly...
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Post by Aisuko on Aug 7, 2016 18:26:06 GMT -6
"I don't have paws." She stated, indignantly, and let go to grip his wrist. "And you need time in the tank. But I guess maybe first...I should talk instead of giving you the same treatment you gave me."
Right?
Her eyes narrowed a bit.
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Post by Okara Blaze on Aug 7, 2016 18:28:44 GMT -6
He scowled.
"I don't...I'll heal fine."
He wasn't saying no though. Then he glanced away at her next statement.
"You don't have to if you don't want to. I'm...I'm not leaving."
He'd met someone in that dream and now he needed to find them on Namek. He felt confident that his message had been gotten across but...only time would tell. He put a hand behind his head.
"Judging by your relationship with your brother, I surmise you guys aren't touchy feely talky types. You really don't have to."
He was giving her an out.
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Post by Aisuko on Aug 7, 2016 18:31:46 GMT -6
Bullshit. She stared him down...and frowned a little, then more at all the words that followed!
"I'll never hear the end of it if I don't, so, no." She responded, simply, alluding to all the times he accused her of running away, of not wanting to talk or deal with things.
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Post by Okara Blaze on Aug 7, 2016 18:33:38 GMT -6
He sighed.
"Fine. Just be gentle, having my ass torn up doesn't sound appealing and I said a lot of shit that was deserving of it."
He would stand and offer her a hand....before slowly beginning to strip his armor, giving her the chance to talk while he did so!
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Post by Aisuko on Aug 7, 2016 18:56:33 GMT -6
"You certainly spared no quarter when you spoke at me." She sniffed, clearly disdainful at the very least.
But she didn't say she wouldn't be gentle, all the same.
"So, no. I'm not touchy-feely, really...or used to explaining myself, or trying to sort through feelings." She stared, eyes dark, her expression somewhat mirroring it. "So when I said I needed time...I did. I never processed the fact you died. Heck, I only acknowledged it once on my own...and when...you were brought back. Otherwise, I went a bit apeshit, myself, just gathering up those stupid balls, and then you were back."
She rolled her eyes.
"And basically demanding to know why, feelings, la di dah, and then getting upset when I can't say 'cause I don't even know. Then you have the audacity to try and decide what's best for me and plan out the rest of my life when I can't even yell at you for being a dipshit."
...yep. Dipshit. Man did she pick up some words on Earth.
Her tail flicked and then lashed.
"So solo time in the tank helped with processing...mostly, I guess." Roughly eleven or so hours helped a bit. "I mean, I got through the whole you dying and then back alive in a few days of denial bit."
Her arms crossed and she looked away.
"You're kind of right, though. I don't know what'll happen with Hail. Or your parents or your King. But if you don't wanna disgrace them by being with what they'd see as a slave, fine. It's not like they're gonna be pounding on my ship's door the moment we arrive on Namek, anyway, so we could part ways there...permanently or temporarily, whatever." Whatever.
Whatever.
She tilted her head...silently waiting in case he wanted to speak.
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Post by Okara Blaze on Aug 7, 2016 19:28:08 GMT -6
He said nothing throughout, just casting her a rueful glare at calling him a dipshit....before he gripped his shirt at the hem and lifted it up and over his head. He tossed it off to the side, eyes on the ground as he listened to her words. Hnnnh. Still, he said nothing. He removed his pants and briefs calmly, as though being naked in front of her were no big deal. Then he would start walking over to the tank as she finished.
Whatever?
"Let's get something clear, before I jump in here. Were it up to me- if I had the choice, I would want to make you mine. Have dates, call you my girlfriend. All that wonderful stuff people say isn't for people like you and me."
He'd open the tank lid and hop inside, floating in the water, head up and out so he could look at her.
"I already said I wanted to go to earth- because I'm tired of being beholden to others. Point being- what happens with me and you clearly isn't up to me. It's up to you. I don't hold your prejudice. I don't feel the need to rule anyone, to impress my planet. I care about my parents, you, and myself. Everyone else can think what they want to."
He reached out and pressed the button.
"You want us to go our separate ways, then fine. As you said, 'whatever'. If you aren't too big a coward though....maybe you and me can flip everyone else the bird and just...see what happens, eh? Again and always- it's on you."
He'd lower himself into the tank, grabbing the mask and putting it to his lips. Bubbles from the water burst out, and suddenly, he was breathing clear.
Staring at her.
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