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Dragon Ball: After the End

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King Arthur said:
So, am I the only person still happy with our choice of character?
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Nah, I love how we're developing, actually.

Goku Style [Incipient]: You know and use many of your ancestor Son Goku's techniques, and although you haven't put any effort into copying his form, some have said that you have begun to echo it. Traditionally, Scions of your House tend to, so it would at least make people happy. No effects yet...
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Also, I find this interesting from our character sheet. Not entirely sure why.
 
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    • Dream Deeply...

    You voted for the mindf*ck option. The other option was the political thriller option.

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    "...isn't waking up."

    "I know-"

    "How hard did you hit her?!"

    "-nothing     physically-"

    "As hard as was necessary."

    You flinch at the voice. It thrums with energy and might; a god's voice, imperious and calm. Yet strangely young.

    "-that, she's responsive. My Lord-"

    "WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO MY DAUGHTER?"

    The voice before was not a god. This is a god, mighty upon the heights and absolute in power and authority. Its presence wraps around you comfortingly, protectively, clashing with the younger presence.

    "You would never have done it."

    "SHE DID NOT NEED IT."

    "I respectfully disagree, Lord Goku."

    "BOY, IF SHE DOES NOT WAKE SOON I WILL     BREAK YOU."

    "NO YOU WILL NOT."

    You whimper. Distant, cruel, coldcoldcold-

    "Father, I can-"

    "SILENCE, WHELP. AFTER CAUSING THIS MESS IT'S THE LEAST YOU CAN DO."

    "GET OUT OF MY WAY, VEGETA."

    "I WILL NOT. FOOLISH AS HIS ACTIONS WERE, THE BOY WAS RIGHT TO DO AS HE DID. THIS IS THE ONLY WAY."

    "NEITHER OF YOU HAD ANY RIGHT TO DECIDE THIS!"

    "AND YOU HAD NO RIGHT TO CODDLE HER. WE     NEED STRONG SCIONS, OR HAVE YOU FORGOTTEN?"

    "THIS IS TRESPASSING IN THE AFFAIRS OF MY CLAN, AND I WILL NOT TOLERATE YOUR INTERFERENCE!"

    "WHAT, ASSAULTING MY INJURED SON IS BEING RESPECTFUL OF CLAN BOUNDARIES?"

    "    AS IF YOU CARE-!"

    "My Lords, I will have silence! Your arguing is disturbing the poor girl. Power down and shut up!"

    After a moment, the two presences vanish. Only the young one remains, strangely close.

    "Prince Jaffur, you should keep your distance as well."

    "It'll only take a second, cousin."

    For a moment you feel the full weight of the young presence. It scrutinizes you, strangely distant. Unlike the monoliths that the other two were, this presence is fragmented. There is a core of warmth there, but so distant you can hardly feel it, and succumbing to a wave of fragmented grief and pain. It is something Already at the limit after one punch? beyond description, and yet demanding it. You are laid bare I think we will accomplish great things in our reigns, Scion. before it, and it finds you worthy But please, catch up soon. of its approval.

    I have been alone too long.

    Loneliness, yawning, desperate loneliness and isolation. You feel tears rising up at the sheer depth of misery in that single thought that came from the nothingness surrounding the voice that is in your head your heart your world the sky thsndgakfdpclsgfdmsfn

    And then the presence is gone, and you drift.

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    There is a void in the spaces between dreams, where things happen in the depths of the mind. Generally, we are not aware of this as it occurs.

    Or so we tell ourselves.

    In reality, we merely forget. It is not our fault; some things should not be carried into the light of day. There is, after all, a reason why most people are afraid of the dark.

    You do not remember simply because some things are too wonderful to be allowed to overshadow our daily lives.

    And you have never been afraid of the dark.

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    The man aside from you looks like family. He has the orange gi and blue shirt that your House wears, and has the almost stereotypical black on black Saiyan hair and eyes. And he has a friendly, open face, despite a body made hard by combat.

    When you first met he insisted that you called him Jiichan. You had no idea what that meant, and he said that it meant "Grandpa," sort of. You asked why that was important to say that way, and he chuckled, insisting that it was simple manners. That didn't make sense to you, but you do it anyway. Jiichan has strange rules.

    You also told him that you knew both of your Grandpas, and he wasn't either of them.

    He told you it was complicated.

    Naturally you asked why, but he managed to not answer.

    In the now, though, the two of you are doing nothing much. Just sitting across from each other, peaceful in the silence. You are in a mountain flower field, greater and taller peaks all around you and fluffy white clouds in the sky. There's a light, five-course snack laid out for the two of you.

    "How are you, Kakara-chan?" he asks. "That was quite the hit."

    You once told him that "chan" sounded silly. He told you that was very rude of you when he was trying to be nice, and offered to call you "stinky" instead.

    You went with "chan."

    "I'm okay, Jiichan," you say. "It doesn't hurt here, see?" You wave your arms around to demonstrate. The shockwave from the movement shatters a nearby mountain.

    Jiichan sits and calmly eats his food, ignoring your extended cringe as the edifice collapses. Only once the last rumbles fade does he set his second loaf of bread down. "You're stronger now, Kakara-chan. You need to remember that a Zenkai gives you more power all at once."

    "Hai, Jiichan."

    You don't know why he asks you to say "hai" either. You don't ask anymore.

    "Odd as it may seem, I think Jaffur-kun was trying to do you a-"

    "Kun?"

    He gives you a stern look until you look aside and mutter an apology.

    "As I was saying," he says. "I think he was trying to do you a favor. Although he should have done it differently."

    "I didn't feel anything."

    "Just because he knocked you out too quickly for you to feel the pain doesn't mean he didn't punch you in the face."

    Silence falls for a long moment. Then Jiichan sighs. "I am worried. Jaffur-kun may already be beyond saving. I need you to be careful, Kakara-chan. I know you want to have friends, but Jaffur-kun is dangerous. A beaten dog snaps the hardest, and he has been beaten a lot. Vegeta is a brutal man."

    "Not Vegeta-kun?"

    "No."

    The silence hangs for a moment. He leans forward. "Promise me that you'll be careful of Jaffur-kun, Kakara-chan."

    You nod. "I promise, Jiicha-"

    vip

    A strange little man with red skin and horns teleports into view, immediately bowing to Jiichan. "Kami-sama, I apologize for my interruption, but Yemma-sama asked me-" He abruptly notices you and turns a pale pink. "Ah! Apologies, Kami-sama, I did not know you were meeting with your granddaughter!"

    "It's alright," says Jiichan, waving the funny man off. "I'll be along to speak with Yemma-sama shortly."

    "I will inform him immediately, Kami-sama!"

    vip

    Jiichan looks up at you with a slight smile. "Looks like I have to go now, Kakara-chan."

    You stare at him for a moment, and he chuckles.

    "Come here," he says, just like always, and you lunge forward, slamming into his chest and wrapping your arms, legs, and tail around him. And just like always, he tucks you in close to his chest. And just like always, he lowers his face to your hair and whispers, "Always remember that you are loved, Kakara-chan. Your family is here for you, even if nobody else is."

    And just like always, you murmur, "I love you too, Jiichan," into his chest.

    And, just like always, he holds you there until the world fades away and you return to sleep.

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    You wake, free of any pain or stiffness, in your room in your House's apartments. After a moment of staring at the ceiling and trying to hold onto your fleeing dreams in vain, you roll out of bed without much (if any) ceremony. As you usually do, you briefly flare your aura to check your strength.

    Hm. Fifteen million. Jaffur must have hit you pretty hard.

    You can sense Mom and Dad outside, and you know they must have just sensed you, but they're staying where they are for the moment.

    You can feel Jaffur, Betarel, Lord Vegeta, and a whole bunch of other Saiyan who you don't know outside as well. Your stomach growls.

    What do you do?

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    [ ] Go back to sleep. They can't prove you got out of bed if nobody saw you up!

    [ ] Go downstairs. Maybe there's food?

    [ ] Go straight outside. You're sure your parents were at least a little worried. Well, maybe a little. There were Senzu beans. Maybe not at all. Maybe they missed you?

    [ ] Write-In.

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    Character Sheet updated!

    Ladies and Gentlemen: the mindf*ck option.

    As my way of honoring the Japanese origins of Dragon Ball, I hereby present: the sum total of my knowledge of Japanese honorifics! You're welcome. My theory is that the survivors of Earth originally spoke something very much like Japanese (suspiciously alike to Japanese as interpreted by an amateur running phrases through Google Translate, in fact; convenient, that), and the styling hangs on in the Otherworld.

    You are free to guess who this is; I haven't made it that hard for you. Have fun!
     
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    • [X] Go straight outside. You're sure your parents were at least a little worried. Well, maybe a little. There were Senzu beans. Maybe not at all. Maybe they missed you?
     
    [X] Go straight outside. You're sure your parents were at least a little worried. Well, maybe a little. There were Senzu beans. Maybe not at all. Maybe they missed you?
    -[X] Ask for food
    --[X] Congratulate Jaffur on becoming Super Saiyan. We should do something to celebrate. Feast? Feast right this moment! There's a bunch of Saiyans hanging around when one of the scions turned super saiyan, what's everyone acting so grumpy for? Party time.
     
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    [X] Go straight outside. You're sure your parents were at least a little worried. Well, maybe a little. There were Senzu beans. Maybe not at all. Maybe they missed you?
    -[X] Ask for food

    The even more saiyan option. Why assemble and cook food yourself when you can get your parents to do it for you?

    10/10, genius move of the century.
     
    [] Go straight outside. You're sure your parents were at least a little worried. Well, maybe a little. There were Senzu beans. Maybe not at all. Maybe they missed you?
    -[] Ask for food

    I like, but we can go one better.

    [X] Go straight outside. You're sure your parents were at least a little worried. Well, maybe a little. There were Senzu beans. Maybe not at all. Maybe they missed you?
    -[X] Ignore everything you see and announce "Mom, Dad, I'm huuuungry".
     
    [X] Go straight outside. You're sure your parents were at least a little worried. Well, maybe a little. There were Senzu beans. Maybe not at all. Maybe they missed you?
    -[X] Ask for food
     
    [X] Go straight outside. You're sure your parents were at least a little worried. Well, maybe a little. There were Senzu beans. Maybe not at all. Maybe they missed you?
    -[X] Ask for food


    I was very tempted to try this:

    [ ] Huh, 15 million? Maybe I should try going Super Saiyan now.
    -[ ] Transform
    --[ ] Demand food.
     
    KaintukeeBob said:
    [X] Go straight outside. You're sure your parents were at least a little worried. Well, maybe a little. There were Senzu beans. Maybe not at all. Maybe they missed you?
    -[X] Ask for food


    I was very tempted to try this:

    [ ] Huh, 15 million? Maybe I should try going Super Saiyan now.
    -[ ] Transform
    --[ ] Demand food.
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    Willpower check to succeed. DC 300. :D
     
    [] Go straight outside. You're sure your parents were at least a little worried. Well, maybe a little. There were Senzu beans. Maybe not at all. Maybe they missed you?
    -[] Ask for food

    EDIT: Vote changed for MAXIMUM SAIYAN.
     
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    [X] Go straight outside. You're sure your parents were at least a little worried. Well, maybe a little. There wereSenzu beans. Maybe not at all. Maybe they missed you?
    -[X] Ignore everything you see and announce "Mom, Dad, I'm huuuungry".
     
    Well, seems I missed a few things.

    [X] Go straight outside. You're sure your parents were at least a little worried. Well, maybe a little. There were Senzu beans. Maybe not at all. Maybe they missed you?
    -[X] Ask for food

    Food is involved. Nothing else matters.
     
    [X] Go straight outside. You're sure your parents were at least a little worried. Well, maybe a little. There were Senzu beans. Maybe not at all. Maybe they missed you?
     
    [X] Go straight outside. You're sure your parents were at least a little worried. Well, maybe a little. There were Senzu beans. Maybe not at all. Maybe they missed you?
    -[X] Ask for food
    So instead of talking to an ancestor we got to talk to Kami. Well lets see how that goes
     
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