The Outer Date at the Outer Plait

"Yeah I can see that" Zhalla still seemed confused about it all and most of all a bit grumpy he wasn't being direct about it either. But the answer came soon enough! Well kinda, she was still missing a lot of the details that she for sure wanted to hear about.

Zhalla seemed a bit confused at Nero's grumblings when Lujo dropped the hints of story behind what'd happened to the Outer Plait, did he not want her to know about it at all? Had he wanted to drop it himself later on? Either way she'd raise an eyebrow at him. "When were you gonna tell me about that one?" It was a pretty big thing to just not talk to her about after all, she wondered what had been keeping him from doing so? He was usually pretty chatty and open to talking about stuff he'd achieved that was much smaller in comparison to this after all.

The two Namekians seemed pretty enthusiastic about making sure the two of them weren't bothered tonight which was kinda a pleasant surprise all things considered. Zhalla would wave the two off as they ran on ahead of the two leaving Nero and Zhalla alone once more. Seems Nero had done more then just healed the land here, as he'd seemingly also helped a group called the Okestra gang out in some way too. She had so many questions and only seemed to earn more from that whole exchange.

With Lujo and Cordin gone the ginger Saiyan would place her hands on her waist and look to Nero with a face full of questions. She'd quirk a brow at him and would lean in closer in a sort of intimidating way. "Well? You gonna tell me and show me now?"

Zhalla would raise an eyebrow as she watched Nero explain what was bothering him, a small smile creeping up on her as he grew redder and redder in the face the longer her went on-- He didn't often get flushed especially like this no less. It would seem he had a little plan in mind that was somewhat foiled by someone else telling her of his achievements here at the Outer Plait, that and he of course held a lot of importance to people telling their own truths rather then having others tell it for them.

When he whirled round and got his face really close to hers she'd widen her eyes a little and of course got quite colourful in the face herself in response but she'd soon laugh it off and-- Wait had his eyes turned golden there? "C-could? Could what?" She'd give a confused sort of smile clearly not quite following along with what he'd meant by his plan, had he been planning up an elaborate time and spot to kiss or something cheesy like that? If Nero's plan was literally anything other than that she hadn't caught onto it.

Seeing him grumpy though she couldn't just let him stay that way, on their date no less! "Hey it's alright" The ginger haired saiyan would lean over and give him a quick kiss to the side of his face to help pick his spirts back up. "It's cute when you're grumpy, but truthfully I still don't really get what you did out here, I know you did something good but, would you care to show me?" She'd give a soft smile and move to take hold of one of Nero's hands.

He of course didn't stay grumpy or down about it for very long though, claiming to not let this set him back with that signature grin of his she'd come to enjoy seeing often. "That's more like it" She'd grin back at him and her face would flush with colour again at his sparkly wink, making her glance off to the side-- Just what was he planning here anyways? She knew they were out on a date and he had something to show her at the Outer Plait but, it sounded like he might have a bit more then just that planned? Guess she'd find out! For now she'd just allow herself to enjoy things in the moment, taking in the surroundings as they walked together. It was very peaceful here and beautiful like the rest of Namek was, a stark contrast to all the stories she'd heard prior to now. Had Nero really done all the changes to here himself? Just how had he managed to pull something like that off?

"The land looks really wonderful like this, you know. If you did make all this happen then you did a really amazing job here-- I dunno what you did or how you did it but..." She kind of trailed off at the end getting a little lost in her own thoughts as she looked out at everything around the pair, it wasn't often she got to just relax and appreciate the world around them. "-- It's beautiful"

Zhalla would give a light pout at Nero returning to being intentionally vague, having a light grump about it herself even if it was only brief. Of course he wasn't gonna tell her, whatever he could still keep a surprise he was going to still keep after all! He was also bad at lying though soooo maybe she could catch him slipping at some point, who was she though really to not let him have his surprise to give especially if it'd been one he'd been planning for a while and put a lot of effort into. She'd eventually hold up her hands "Fine, fine, keep your secrets Moonman" For now at least!

Of course Nero took the opportunity to also give her a kiss back after she gave her one, which of course filled her face with colour once more like it always seemed to-- She'd quickly glance aside as well trying to avoid making eye contact with anyone as she did, seeming as though if she did happen to make eye contact she might simply explode right then and there! He followed up with a cute remark of his own and took up her hand for holding once it was offered to him of course. She'd finally look back by the time Nero was gesturing to somewhere up ahead of them and where they were walking.

When asked to take a look she would of course do so, looking to how everyone here around them and up ahead of them too were all coming together. "Well it sounds to me like you did in fact help with that, those other two seemed to think so too" She'd notice that his eyes had remained pretty golden still and would frown lightly-- It wasn't the first time she'd seen it before either but she still wasn't sure what it meant... Did he even notice himself doing it? Or did he not really notice like how he hadn't the last time?

She'd place the thought aside for now as he commented further and she wanted to be clear of thoughts enough to listen. He spoke of how he wanted to keep the Outer Plait unique compared to the other regions when helping it to heal, how it wasn't right to let the people that lived here suffer somewhere desolate and forgotten-- That much better matched the descriptions she'd been given about the Outer Plait before, so it had been a more loveless place before now. As Nero continued to explain she would give a warm smile to the other Saiyan. "Don't forget to credit yourself and your efforts too though, sure don't take full credit but don't leave yourself out of that credit either. Without you, could all of this occurred?" She'd give him a look that suggested she didn't think so, this was something that happened because he helped it to happen after all!

"I think you made the right call keeping it unique to the other regions, they all hold their own charm in different ways" She'd add with a nod, it'd of been cool to have been there when he pulled whatever he'd done here off but it was still nice getting to see the end results too. "So where'd you even do it anyways? Where'd all this all start from? How'd you even pull all this off?" She of course still had lots of questions but at least she was curious enough to ask on them right? She had clearly taken an interest in it all. "Have you ever done that kinda power on a person before? What happens then? What if you did it on me?" She'd ask that with the same kind of dumb enthusiasm one would when asking a friend to punch them to see if it hurt. She was intrigued but that didn't mean all her questions on it would be smart ones!

"And yet here we are and it was you who made it happen, not anybody else in your place, just you and everyone else who made it happen alongside you" She'd point her index finger gently onto his nose before adding "And personally I don't think it would've happened without you, you bring so much to the table, you know? I don't know how to put it into words but you bring an energy about you that I'm sure helped in making all of it possible" Zhalla stood firmer on her stance as well, adamant in not allowing any sort of talk on Nero not being a key factor to the changes made here.

"Oh yeah?" The Saiyan would raise an eyebrow hearing that he wanted to take her to the spot where this all happened later on, she certainly wanted to see it! But her excitement would have to wait for now as he had said he'd take her to it later. He did explain a little on how he pulled it all off though and if he had used it on people before too which he had. As for what would happen if he used it on her? He didn't reckon a whole lot would happen actually which she looked slightly disappointed at. "What d'you mean when you say 'at least not at the moment'? Is there a circumstance where it would do more for me?" She seemed pretty confused but she was at least trying to understand it all and how it worked!

"I dunno what you're talkin' about" She'd say as she quickly looked away when Nero mentioned the spark in her eye about being curious to see what his power would do for her, her face starting to grow a few shades redder. When his hand reached her shoulder though Zhalla would freeze for a few moments as the sensation rushed over her, it was a very calming and warm feeling or at least it was to her anyway. It made her relax, letting go of any thoughts in the back of her mind that might've been worrying about the kids and how they were doing, her worries about Dion and that whole situation would be pushed to the back of her mind for the moment as she just focused on the here and now and how she was here with Nero on a date. The saiyans shoulders would slack, her tail un-stiffening and starting into a calm flow of movement instead as she took in a deep breath of the Namekian air. What's more she also felt no need to be anxious or bashful or anything of the sort towards the hybrid while out on their date-- Or at least didn't now for the moment.

Zhalla would gently take hold of Nero's hand without any sort of hesitation before pointing a thumb towards the up ahead of them. "Well then let's not wait around Mooncake! We should go on and get into the festivities, wouldn't want to miss out after all" Hadn't she just been anxious of the crowds earlier? Well she seemed over it now-- Or maybe Nero's blessing helped bring her true feelings to the surface of not wanting to worry about the crowds and just wanting to have a fun time with him, together.

Zhalla would snort at Nero's dramatic bit on seeing is believing and how it couldn't of been hearing is believing. "To you maybe sure, with your insane range of sound" She'd say with a gentle but playful punch to his shoulder.

He soon explained why he didn't think the power would do much for her in the current moment and she supposed it made sense, there wasn't anything of her for the power to really work on given how it functioned... Maybe it'd be a good thing for if she ever transformed again? She wasn't entirely sure but wasn't keen on the thought of trying it out either all things considered. Regardless though Nero did try the power on her and it had quite an effect despite her having nothing for it to do its intended purpose on.

Even still the calming sensation was immaculate! She felt several stages lighter then usual now and was more eager then ever to get going on their date now it seemed. As if all her prior hesitancies to be openly affectionate towards Nero in a big public event full of people had all washed away! Nero himself seemed pretty enthusiastic once Zhalla took hold of his hand too, even more so than he had been before! She caught a glimpse of that golden hue in his eye-- But didn't comment on it for now, they had a date to get to!

All around them as they entered the festival were stands and stalls of all kinds! Plenty of ones that contained different kinds of foods including alien candies that looked like different strings of magic especially with how they all floated on their own about the stall, with little notes saying what each candy would do upon eating it. Other stalls had cooked goods and even Cafe Historia had their own little stand with a mini petting zoo of their tiny dinosaurs! To the other side there was a big sectioned off spot that seemed to be hosting some kind of fighting tournament for the night as well and next to that was a train fighting arena for the kids who could whack each other with toy power poles it looked like.

Zhalla would point the last one out to Nero and give a hearty laugh "Okay well that's cute, too bad we don't have any kids of our own here with us to enter into it, huh?" She'd say with a squeeze of Nero's hand, wait did she mean like one of the kids from the shelter or??-- Zhalla would then move past it and point a thumb to the actual mini-fighting tournament being held as well, "Bet you I could win that one with flying colours" She'd announce confidently almost as if to show off to her date partner, not that she really needed to and earlier she had seemed not exactly keen on bringing too much attention to herself-- Something entering a tournament would surely do the opposite of!

"What do ya reckon? Is there a prize for winning? Maybe I could win it for you!"

Zhalla was of course also happy seeing the Cafe Historia stall just as Nero was and it made her glad to hear that they had a section in a lot of the festivals around Namek ever since they first opened! "Good! It's always nice seeing them around, I'll never forget the kids faces on their first visits"

Nero's one worded response about the kids play battle area made the Saiyan smile warmly before looking away for a few moments as her face blushed red, her smile soon growing into a laugh "Yeah? You really think so?" Usually she probably would've just turned beet red and given him a playful shove of the shoulder but it seemed Nero's use of his new power on her earlier had had a good effect on her mood and confidence. "I guess you never really know, I think your mum would flip though" She of course meant that in a positive way though.

Zhalla would frown in confusion a little at Nero pointing out she'd pass with flying sounds too but chalked it up to him hearing something she couldn't quite pick up on, a silly little Nero quirk if you will. So she smiled in response to hearing it even if she didn't quite understand what he meant by it. There Nero went getting away with using a cute nickname on her with no complaint too!

Hearing the mini-tournament maybe had a prize made the Saiyans eyes shine with mischief and eagerness. Nero pointed out though that to find out what this years prize was that they ought to check with someone helping to organize it first and when gestured she'd nod and follow along beside him to the sign up area. "I'll do it but only if it doesn't go on too long-- We are here on a date after all so I'd want to spend my time actually with you, you know? But hey if I can also win you something to remember the night by too then all the better!" She'd proclaim with a big toothy grin, time to ask those tournament organizers on what the prize was this year!