Wandering in the Woods (Open)

It was good to be home. A couple of months touring on Earth were fun and all, but nothing really beat the expansive variety of Konats. A planet she considered home. Earth felt like a Konats set on boring mode. It made her want to get out of Lux for a bit and just go. Running out here in particular again reminded her just how clean the air was outside the city. The Kashvar did well to hide among the large trees and foliage. Trees that made great ramps, if she might add.

She was content enjoying slopes and long ramps that would launch her in the air from her balled form. Soaring through the many trees. Ducking in and around branches, unfurling from her ball to jump over brush and slide under overgrown root. Nothing on Konats really could touch her in this form, not without outmatching her raw power. Which, fat chance, she had the natural talent of a demigod to 99% of people she's met. It's made her cocky. But at least she wasn't some raving lunatic bent on murdering people or otherizing them or their weakness.

One last launch from a curved root sends her soaring into an open field. Far above what she thought she could muster. Did she get stronger on Earth? Hard to say. Even with this increased height sh was going to be short of the tree line across this field. Normally it wouldn't matter, she could just roll into the floor and keep going from there. A certain Tuffle was underneath her trajectory down though. The spinning green ball panics, unable to course correct at this speed.

"AYO WATCH OUT!"

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It was far too late to change course by the time either of them yelled out. Before she knew it she was smashing into him. The spinning ball she was in smacked against something heavy and forced her completely full stop from her form. Unfurling to reveal a small alien of three feet or so getting knocked away from the impact. Striker is forced a few meters away and falls onto her back in the dirt. Dragging a trail behind her as she made a small impression in the grassy hillside.

"Oogh."
She shook her head and sat up, bringing a gloved hand to it and rubbing it some. She conked herself pretty good against whatever it was that guy was wearing. She was liable to get a headache herself or worse a concussion from the speed of that impact. Usually, she'd be better prepared to bash into things she meant to hurt. But here? She only seemed to irritate this guy.

"Yeah!? Well... Learn to not stand out in the middle of nowhere!"
Deflection, what a classic. She shook her other fist at him before standing up. Patting down her pants and shirt free of dirt and grass she imparted on herself from the fall. Sharp teeth are shown as that mouth curls into a frown. She wasn't expecting a run-in with a random in the exact spot she was running.

"What are you even doing out here?"

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Apexle wasn't sure exactly how hard he was hit. He thought at first he was hallucinating as the green ball before him began to uncurl. A small creature appeared. Somehow it was even smaller than most the tuffles Apexle had seen in the past which was honestly impressive since it felt like a ton of bricks just smashed into him. 'Gravity Plus Mass plus acceleration equals pain' Apexle thought to himself his right hand over his chest where undoubtedly a small bruise was forming from the hit he took. Apexle began to sit up as the creature spoke or well mumbled something.

"I've seen a lot of things" Apexle muttered "But a flying green ball of death now that's new" He continued. Around the time the both of them had sat up the new face made a comment. It wasn't like Apexle chose to be a target, and his black cloak didn't exactly make him blend into the forestry around himself. "You are literately green" Apexle countered "There was absolutely no way to distinguish you from the surrounding plants you pint sized menace" Apexle shot back at her comment.

Apexle wasn't all that mad at the creature though. He understood wanting to get away from everything, but all the same the pain from his chest wouldn't go away easily. The destron in his veins made even small wounds hard to recover from. Luckily for Apexle living his whole life with the pain gave him a very solid resistance to pain or rather the lingering pain.

Finally Apexle heard the last comment. "Me?" Apexle began thinking of what to say. "Well it's a short and sweet story really" Apexle began as he peeled himself from the dirt. "I was making my way to Planet Plant. Got caught in an asteroid field and my pod crash landed on this planet" Apexle began to explain. The pod in question was still in the city though so he couldn't really prove that part.

"I just came to this forest to clear my head" Apexle further explained giving a pause. "But thanks to you I ended up clearing my lungs too" Apexle said with a small bit of sass from the original blow he'd suffered on his ribs right above his lungs. "And what might I ask are you doing here little...." Apexle began, however he slowly came to a stop not exactly knowing the race of the creature before him.

Before Apexle could find the proper words to speak again a new face appeared. The sound of his voice drew Apexle's attention as his head snapped towards the new figure. 'A Namekian?' Apexle thought to himself. Unlike the smaller green thing Apexle was very aware of the Namekian race. "The what race? Sorry but I just got here I don't think I got the answers you're looking for pal" Apexle commented towards the new comer.

Oh yeah! Well, why didn't he try spinning at 10,000 RPM and keep try of a tiny speck of a person on the ground! As much as Striker wanted to constantly bring it up, she found it less appealing than just making fun of his looks which he promptly ignored. She could only give the tuffle a shit-eating grin when he looked back at her when mentioning 'dangerous things in the forest'. Not wrong, even if she didn't try to be a menace. The Namekian was more condescending than anything though, going so far as to kneel to her like a small child or something.

"ERR, wrong!"
She'd look up at Gandigan and raise a hand to flick at his nose, sticking a tongue up at him in an attempt to be as annoying as possible.

"I was raised, not born here. I came here of my own volition! We have our own planet, but not everyone's like me. None of that weird elf magic was required, and I'm not some animal. I'll show you that real quick if you want to test me. I'm damn good hired muscle, I'll let you know!"
She stepped back and crossed her arms at the amnesiac namekian, scratching her itchy nose with a hand as more about memories and the like were brought up. It's a little weird that they'd experiment on a Namekian of all things, but Striker wasn't really one to call out 'weird' things. That'd be a little ironic. Apexle had a more fancy way of putting his words, but Striker just shrugs and sums it up much more concisely.

"Yeah. That. Think if you just lost your memories you should just try going with the flow and form new ones. It's not like those past thoughts will just open your eyes to something. Think all you do by trying is hurting people who might not even be involved."

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Apexle's eye brow raised at the Namekians introduction. He couldn't help but let out a chuckle. "First of all Gandigan I'm not afraid of the inhabitants here. They've caused me no trouble nor grief since I crash landed. Well except for the little green menace we have with us." Apexle explained. "Secondly I'm not scared because I've seen my fair share of warriors and I'm confident they wont be coming after me" Apexle continued after Striker had finished their introduction as a personal body guard.

Apexle couldn't help but believe the little thing was capable of doing damage. Their way of meeting did kind of explain that. He didn't think it was worth offering his services though. They weren't dealing with Saiyans nor were there self proclaimed gods around. The matter was entirely up for debate whether or not Apexle would join them. It was about then that Gandigan brought up roasted rodents.

"I think it's best we not try to consume one another" Apexle warned with a glance towards the Namekian "plus that's not how you're meant to respond when someone offers you help. Maybe your memories also contained some of your manners as well" Apexle deduced from the way the man had spoken about the green fluff ball. Although he wasn't friends with the creature he knew it meant no harm.

"I can dismiss a memory in a moments notice" Apexle explained holding up his hands with a black star deeply imprinted on the top side. The skin under it seemed to be moving as if the mark itself was breathing. "Destron producing nanobots. My creator really did a number on my body, but that's a memory I choose to dismiss" Apexle explained giving a good idea on the memories he chose to relive and those he didn't.

"I'd suggest revenge over trying to regain your memories in honesty" Apexle declared. "Some times history is best left alone. You never know if the person you were is the person you want to be after all" Apexle said taking a breath. "As for family and loved ones well you're a Namekian from Namek have you tried searching for your past there?" Apexle asked with a humble tone offering some sort of answer to the obviously very anxious Namekian.