Welcome to the Horizon [Galactic Frontier Thread]

    Azoth seemed to be under the impression that he and his pet infant were among the strongest in the universe, which was quite silly. But rather than pay sass unto sass, 4K decided to be the bigger man."Cool, finally the Budokai will live up to its hype." the machine's saunter to the semifinals had been as easy as nonsensical, even his forfeit was rejected! But now that he was scheduled to fight Azoth, and at once be done with this idiotic little arc, he looked forward to make his last opponent bleed. Nobody had the right to be this handsome, dumb, and certain of their place in the world.

    4K took note of the ship's directions and ways of access, in case Zuqetta's minuscule child brain was incapable of processing so much information. More importantly, he recorded Azoth's plan, feeling a saintly relief once he encrypted, copied, and sent those blessed thirty seconds to an undisclosed location. "Taking the minimalist approach, I see. Not a bad idea, since we're a bit shorthanded." 4K cast his hand forward, from his palm projecting a more detailed hologram over Azoth's. Surely, the brat would think his tech was superior. "Problem is, Hibernal has a couple more people than us." red dots speckled the planet like rampant pox "How are you deal with them? I'd say it's more likely that your folk — not me — will get cold feet after killing, say, five soldiers each. Problem is that each of our side must average seventy kills to end this conflict in a timely manner. Not accounting for the losses you'll eventually suffer." he very unsubtly gestured at the saiyan kid. Sure, she had power, but was woefully wanting in experience and height.

"There is!?" Zuqetta responded excitedly to the news of the hologram projectors; to have one in every room only made living here even more exciting that it already was. The excitement wasn't soon to end either, as Forkay presented a hologram of his own from his palm of all things; making Zuqetta's earlier thought of having a robot arm even more enticing! "Did you both make these things yourself!?" Zuqetta questioned as she nearly bounced up and down in her seat, "How long has technology like this been around!?"

She knew the Tuffles had sufficiently advanced technology, she'd even seen it first hand; she had thought them to simply be the odd ones out however, their knowledge was what they were known for after all. Seeing Azoth's ship, the Mini Paladions, and the holo-projectors in all their respective glory really began to put things into perspective for her as to how outdated Saiyan technology was. Even the humans or Earth could be considered more advanced with their endlessly streaming broadcasts, social media, and most importantly of all; their Capsule Technology!

Though she knew she should stay and properly listen to the plan, she was already finding herself overwhelmed with swath of information she'd received since arriving. It didn't help that the bits and pieces that she paid attention to from Forkay involved killing; surely Azoth wouldn't condone such a plan, he had spared Faustus after all. With a contemplative expression, Zuqetta decided that it was time to leave; she had things that needed to get done, and an unknown amount of time to do it depending on the timetable of Azoths plan.

"Hey, Azoth?" Zuqetta spoke up awkwardly as she stood up from the couch, "If you don't mind, do you mind if I leave?" She asked, finding it weird to ask permission for such a thing, "Not that I don't wanna be part of the big plan or nuthin'!" She continued defensively, "It's just that... everything you've said and shown me has been so much to take it, I'm not even sure where to begin processing everything! I could look and listen to this plan for as long as you want... but I don't think I'd be able to focus on it right now, sorry..." She explained, feeling a bit shameful at her inability to properly prioritize.

She would understand if Azoth told her to stay however; she had agreed to be a part of this, and like any other soldier she wanted to follow the orders given to her to the best of her ability. Acting in such a manner gave her a bit of solace as it reminded her of the good times with Vennel. If Azoth allowed however, then she would be quick to depart; she didn't even have any of her possessions besides the training underlay she was wearing after all. If she was going to start living her, she needed to first go out and get her belongings.

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Forkay seemed to chime in to the plan with the same wit he'd displayed through the course of the conversation; while Zuqetta didn't agree with the idea of gaslighting someone in such a way, she couldn't exactly speak against it considering she did her best to keep herself suppressed that majority of the time. If anything however, she couldn't help but give the slightest chuckle; finding it humorous that he believed Azoth would even entertain such an idea. He seemed like such a nice robot person, if not just a bit overly silly at times; though considering what Azoth had said when he corrected her about Forkay being an Android, it made sense.

With permission given, Zuqetta would depart the area and leave the two to their continued conversation. While her first stop would be to claim a room, her next immediate step would be to return to her Attack Pod to collect her ship and belongings. No matter the size or appearance of the room, it would certainly be an improvement over living in her attack pod; and though the option to stay in the guest room at the Dirty Snakes headquarters was still open to her, with Yangcong gone, she hadn't exactly felt welcomed their.

Her second step however, would be to examine all the new technology at her disposal; a prospect that left her with a giddy interest like no other!

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Well, that was certainly a way to see things that Azoth did not share, but it was still strange to see it play out like this. Logically, it was hard to imagine things coming from anyone else than an android. The way 4K saw empathy as some sort of weakness felt so wrong to Azoth, but the way he just said it like that... he could see that it was just his reality, and he was not about to try to change a mercenary's view on life.

As far as Hibernal's daughter was concerned, Ise was certainly not going to be bribed, she was a strong-willed person.

'' There is nothing to be done with Ise's allegiance. I do not intend on killing her, but turning her to 'my side' is not something that will be possible, not now at least.''

The arcosian paused, looking in the direction where Zuqetta went.

'' Trust me, I wish it was possible... I bet they'd be good friends as well. But since Ise is the strongest ace in Hibernal's force, I will have to fight her myself. Zuqetta is not here for Arcose politics, she's here for the Galactic Frontier's ideal. So unlike you, she's here for the end goal, not just that one step.''

He turned to the android and winked at him. He did not mean it as an insult or something, just a fact.

'' Not that I don't appreciate your help. Take this as you want, but I find you funny and interesting in your own way, but your morality and mine are not compatible. Once our common enemy is out of the way, you'll go back to other contracts, after being paid of course.''

Azoth was pretty amused by 4K by that point. He was starting to figure out how the android right? Or rather, probably how 4K decided to show himself to him. Even if he was sort of... weird, especially with Zuqetta, and in his relation with 'fleshies', he was still somewhat of a unique being, and as such, Azoth was curious about him to some extent. But one thing was obvious, he could not give him the same power he intends to share with the rest of the Galactic Frontier... outside of his disagreement with him, there was just a dissonance between their view of the world.

'' Not like a toy, no. I see you as more of a... y'know, the kind of secret bonus you get in video games? You usually have to go out of your way to get them, but they do add a little something unique to the experience... and I mean, you still have to prove to me that you are worth your pay, so there is that.''

He would tease the android a little before their depart. When he went to leave, Azoth would simply wave at him, surprised that he decided to leave like this.

'' Don't worry about me sparing enemies, I'll worry about this when it's all said and done. Make sure you make it possible for me, and you'll keep having that good money pouring down in your account.''

The android then left, and Azoth would stretch a little, a little disappointed that no other member of the GF showed up to his call... he would have to do a little check-up on them individually. Paladion he had seen recently, but Beowulf, Megeara, and the others? He had not seen in a while, and perhaps something had happened to them in the meantime.

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