Agony and Acceptance (Korado)

Hearing Korado admit that he wasn’t completely Saiyan, a half Tuffle even-!, Zerori thought she would have been more surprised to hear it. Instead, it almost felt like something she’d always assumed quietly was being confirmed and she gave a half smile at what she she considered to be a confession. It felt better that way, “Thanks for telling me,” She told him, before eyeing his tail with a raised eyebrow. “Metal, huh? I would have never guessed, it’s made really well!” The impulsive thought to ask if she would borrow it and take it apart came and went in a flash, eliciting the young girl to clear her through randomly.

Still, the seriousness of her question received an answer and Zerori grounded herself in preparation. Korado’s explanation of why and how he came to be on the Tuffle’s side made sense and also brought out a sharp pain that the runed had nothing to do with. To fight for your people that were on the brink of losing their way of life even against a more powerful foe; Zerori had no experience with war and didn’t care to get in the middle-

- at first. Meeting Zuqetta and seeing the Tuffle’s world on the other side of the planet and even meeting that weird lady while she searched for her Father changed her perspective on things. Jawbones, too, but in a small way because she really didn’t want to eat Saibamen after learning about where Saiba-dogs and Saiba-burgers came from.

Turning toward the ship that was in view, Zerori sounded a little somber, “Y’know, you’re right. It ain’t living. That’s why I hope that what I’ve heard with Rosemary is true and she’s gonna be able to bring the planet together,” She shrugged, “I dunno what side to be on, honestly, but I can say with certainty-” She looked back at Korado, “I ain’t a dirty murderer. Both sides got bad people from what I’ve seen and it’s gonna take a lot of work to fix it all, if it even can be fixed. Still,” She frowned sadly, “I’d hate to be a Debbie Downer but, I was only here to find my Dad and he’s not here.” She shrugged, looking down at the ground with a grimace, “I’ve gotta look for him somewhere else.”

Zerori grinned widely at Korado’s advice, knowing that it was probably wise to do that, but it all hinged on how she felt about Plant. Saiyans and Tuffles and their war that had been going on since before she was even born… It was easy to just look away and think, ‘that’s not my problem’. Except Zerori wasn’t exactly wise and problems she’d come to face since arriving on Plant had changed her so much since the first time she’d arrived. In the span of a few short months Zerori and grown closer to Ise, met Amara and then heard about her potential death, made a contract with Yangcong - whom ALSO may have met his end…

And in the middle of it all she’d bore witness to someone just like her - Rosemary - rise up and become Queen of the Saiyans and to try and reach for a better future between the two Races.

As they arrived and Korado showed her the medical machine inside, Zerori gave a short whistle at how advanced it looked. “That looks fancy!” Giving a nod at Korado, Zerori began to situate herself to try and get comfortable - hopefully this would heal her up enough to get answers later. Just before she shut the hatch, however, she called out to Korado, “Hey Kords!” She smiled at him, giving him a short two-fingered wave before shutting the hatch.

Time would only tell if she had the strength to find the truth about these damn runes.