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Dragon Ball: After the End

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[X] Don't fire back

A wise warrior picks their battles while fools rush in where Super Saiyans fear to tread.
 
Character Sheet is up and running with everything you'll need. In addition, I have a count!

[ ] Fire Back: 2
[ ] Don't Fire Back: 11

A fairly hefty margin in favor of not firing back at Jaffur. I'll leave it open a bit longer, since some of the previous voters haven't chimed in, but I don't actually think they can bring it around unless some of the "Don't" voters cross lines. I'll probably close it today. On that note, I'm thinking of keeping a fairly brisk update rate for updates like this in the future -- less than a day per vote when we're really hitting it quickly. Thoughts?

Also, please welcome @Lailoken and @Bobalo18 to the thread!
 
PoptartProdigy said:
Character Sheet is up and running with everything you'll need. In addition, I have a count!

[ ] Fire Back: 2
[ ] Don't Fire Back: 11

A fairly hefty margin in favor of not firing back at Jaffur. I'll leave it open a bit longer, since some of the previous voters haven't chimed in, but I don't actually think they can bring it around unless some of the "Don't" voters cross lines. I'll probably close it today. On that note, I'm thinking of keeping a fairly brisk update rate for updates like this in the future -- less than a day per vote when we're really hitting it quickly. Thoughts?

Also, please welcome @Lailoken and @Bobalo18 to the thread!
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I feel so unloved :( heh
 
Ah, I see what happened now. Walkin' Man voted for firing back at first and then changed it in a later post. Vote Tally is still my friend!

Vote has now come to a close. We've had a whole eight-odd hours after my last post, so whatever time zone you're in you've had awake-time to see this.

FINAL TALLY:

[X] Don't fire back: 11

[ ] Fire back: 3

We shall be pacific today, my friends. So pacific. Writing update!
 
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Pleased To Meet You, Jackass
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    You scowl at Jaffur, folding your arms. "Nice to meet you, jerk," you say.

    He raises his eyebrows. "That's it?"

    "Hey, waste your energy for all I care," you reply. "I'll save mine for important things."

    "Like flying into the sunset?" he asks, a slight smirk appearing. "Literally, it's sunset. Where are you even going?"

    You flush a bit. "I'm just flying! Don't you ever?"

    He snorts. "No. I do important things." He shifts his foot back into a more stable stance. "Care for a spar, Scion? We're going to be rulers someday, might as well see what we've got."

    "No."

    "What's the matter?" he asks. "You're not scared of me, are you?" He powers up as if taunting you.

    To be frank, you are a little bit. You could fit a whole quarter of your power level into the gap between the two of you. He could vaporize you without terribly much effort. You know a fair amount about fighting -- enough that you can tell from his stance that he's at least as good as you. You would be stupid to not be afraid of him.

    His confident, thin smirk fades into a scowl. "Come on," he says, suddenly growling. "Fight me, Scion." There's a strange gleam in his eyes. "Fight me."

    You find yourself considering it. Your Dad's right here after all. He'd stop the fight before anything happened. And you did consider it at first, however briefly...

    "BOY!"

    You both flinch as Lord Vegeta's voice echoes across the Training Hall, and look over to see him scowling at his son.

    "Did I tell you to stop?!" shouts the giant. "Get back to work this instant!"

    Jaffur's lip curls slightly, and he gives an irritated sigh. "Fine."

    "What was that?"

    "Yes, Father!"

    "Better!"

    Jaffur turns to you with a bitter smirk on his face. "Next time, Scion. Good luck." He powers up to maximum. "You'll need it."

    After that, you honestly don't feel much like flying. You fly back to your family's apartments, ignoring Parsna, and settle into bed.

    Trait gained: Level-headed!

    * * *
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    Over the next week, you learn many things.

    First, failure stings. You really don't like it. Really much.

    Second, it seems that even Dad's patience has a limit, and you're rapidly approaching it.

    Third, Lord Vegeta is a sadistic monster.

    You are powering up, trying to snap past the barrier keeping you from going any higher in apparent futility. "Haaaagh! Aaargh! AAAAAGH!"

    Despite your best efforts, your screams seem more pained than energetic, and the barrier remains in place. You just...can't...

    "AAAAAAaarrgh..." You slump, panting in exhaustion.

    Dad sighs, pinching his nose. "This isn't working. We'll try tomorrow."

    You grit your teeth and straighten. "HAAAAAAAAAAAAA..."

    He closes his eyes. "Kakara..."

    BANG.

    You flinch as Jaffur slams into the ground half an inch from your feet at Mach 20. He lies there, unmoving, his right arm clearly broken.

    You look up and see his father, staring you down with a blank expression on his face.

    "Vegeta..." says your Dad, angrier than you've ever heard him.

    "The boy lacks motivation, Berra," replies Vegeta, drifting closer and not taking his eyes off of you. "Your methods are soft and useless. There is only one way to access the transformation." There is a glint in his eyes. "I'm just trying to bring it out. As often as I need to. Without a stop. Until he snaps."

    You scowl back, not caring about your exhaustion anymore. You hate him. You hate him so much, it's no wonder Jaffur is such a jerk. It makes you so angry-

    "VEGETA!"

    You blink and look over at your Dad. He has transformed and powered up to full power, a look of rage on his face.

    "What?" asks Vegeta, not bothered. "It nearly worked. In a minute's conversation, I accomplished what a week of your time-wasting has failed to achieve." He looks down at Jaffur. "Feel that, boy? This weakling girl nearly succeeded where you, my son, have so consistently failed. What a disappointment."

    Jaffur struggles to his hand and knees, breath ragged. His aura winks in and out with the growls escaping his clenched teeth.

    "Not good enough," says Vegeta, turning away. "You remain nothing but a failure."

    Jaffur goes tense. "Haaaaa...hraaaaaa...HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA-!" And his power level is at five million, six, seven, eightninetentwentythirtyfifty-

    With a strangled gasp, he collapses, sobbing as his aura winks out again.

    Vegeta, having paused for a moment, turns away again. "Hmph."

    A boy, one of the Vegetans, flies over and fumbles at his belt, pulling out a small bean.

    "Leave him, Betarel!" calls Vegeta.

    The boy, Betarel, looks up in shock. "B- but Uncle Vegeta-!"

    "I said leave him! Heal him in the morning when he needs to train. For now, he stays as he is." Lord Vegeta flies away. His wife collects their son a moment later and flies off, rubbing little circles on his back and whispering soothing words against the helpless tears falling from his face.

    "That despicable monster," snarls Mom.

    "I know, Kala," says Dad. "There's nothing we can do, though." He looks at you. "Kakara, we're done for the day. We'll go inside."

    You're about to reply, but then you hear somebody next to you saying, "Um, hi."

    You turn and see the little boy, Betarel. At a guess, he's a year younger than you. "I'm Betarel," he says, rubbing the back of his head. He straightens, seemingly remembering his protocol. "Ah, Betarel Senzu, heir to House Senzu! An honor to meet you, Scion Goku." He puts his hands together and gives you a proper bow.

    House Senzu. You aren't the biggest scholar of Saiyan history, but you know about them. One of the first branch Houses of Clan Vegeta, they're also the most significant, thanks to their ownership and careful guardianship of the only Senzu Bean farm left in creation. In addition, their latest generation hosts a fully-trained Sorcerer. Those in addition to their tendency to cross Clan lines when necessary has made them one of the most significant families in the Clans. "Rich as a Senzu" is a popular saying.

    Betarel straightens. "So, uh...want a Senzu?" He holds out his hand, with one of the precious beans resting atop it. "I mean, you've been working hard." His tail lashes nervously.

    * * *
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    [ ] Take the bean. You don't need it, but those things are more valuable per pound than gold, and he's just giving one to you. A bean that'll cure all of your injuries is always good. Plus they're like ten days worth of food in one bite! For humans, anyway. You'd get maybe three.
    [ ] Don't take the bean. You don't need it. It wouldn't be fair, given how valuable these are.

    Afterwards...

    [ ] Politely say your goodbyes.
    [ ] Invite him back to your family's apartments for dinner. It's only polite, given the magnitude of his gift.
    [ ] Tell him to get lost.
    [ ] Chat a while.

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    Trait Gained!

    Level-Headed: You are a calm girl, at heart. You don't react to provocation easily, and keep your head when somebody is doing their level best to set you off. Gain a small bonus to all calm or patient actions.

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    That's as close as Xenoverse could get to depicting his current age. Pshaw. Come now, Xenoverse, this is Dragon Ball. Where are my child soldiers?

    Estimate his age down a few years. He should be at phantom!Goku's waist at this point.
     
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    • [X] Take the bean. You don't need it, but those things are more valuable per pound than gold, and he's just giving one to you. A bean that'll cure all of your injuries is always good. Plus they're like a day's worth of food in one bite!

    [X] Invite him back to your family's apartments for dinner. It's only polite, given the magnitude of his gift.

    Senzu Bean! Also since we're not fighting then eating is the other good method of gaining friends.
     
    [X] Take the bean. You don't need it, but those things are more valuable per pound than gold, and he's just giving one to you. A bean that'll cure all of your injuries is always good. Plus they're like a day's worth of food in one bite!
    -[X] Find Jaffur, challenge him to a duel, he gets half the Senzu Bean now to make it a fair fight, and half after if he wins.

    [X] Invite him back to your family's apartments for dinner. It's only polite, given the magnitude of his gift.
     
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    Point of fact, back in DB, Goku only ate something on screen three days after having the senzu bean from Korin during the initial training. So I think even with a Saiyan it's more like 3 days worth of food, which is significantly less than the 10 days it should have been. But you know, saiyans.
     
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    Point of fact, back in DB, Goku only ate something on screen three days after having the senzu bean from Korin during the initial training. So I think even with a Saiyan it's more like 3 days worth of food, which is significantly less than the 10 days it should have been. But you know, saiyans.
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    Hm. Actually, in this case I got a bad translation. My translation told me just one. Fixing!
     
    [X] Take the bean. You don't need it, but those things are more valuable per pound than gold, and he's just giving one to you. A bean that'll cure all of your injuries is always good. Plus they're like a day's worth of food in one bite!

    [X] Invite him back to your family's apartments for dinner. It's only polite, given the magnitude of his gift.
     
    [X] Take the bean. You don't need it, but those things are more valuable per pound than gold, and he's just giving one to you. A bean that'll cure all of your injuries is always good. Plus they're like a day's worth of food in one bite!

    [X] Invite him back to your family's apartments for dinner. It's only polite, given the magnitude of his gift.
     
    "Son, shame me again and I will bitch-slap you so hard the impact will be measured in gigajoules."​

    Yeah, sounds like a Vegeta...
     
    [X] Take the bean. You don't need it, but those things are more valuable per pound than gold, and he's just giving one to you. A bean that'll cure all of your injuries is always good. Plus they're like a day's worth of food in one bite!
    [X] Invite him back to your family's apartments for dinner. It's only polite, given the magnitude of his gift.
     
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    I want to tutor Emogeta. Help him become the Mastered Super Saiyan 4 who can go Saiyan God and then tap BACK INTO 4!
    Then have him pinkyslap his father into orbit.

    He broke his son, to prove a point about his son's "rival" and her training.
    Then forbid healing because Emogeta broke from a much older Super Saiyan's attack
     
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