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little problems [zhalla] Oct 8, 2023 4:29:06 GMT -5

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Post by Captain Kabe on Oct 8, 2023 4:29:06 GMT -5

LITTLE PROBLEMS

It had been two days since Bee had been left aboard the Jörmungandr by Kabe, after Kabe had returned from his injuries. Bee was certain he'd walked every single one of the thousands of metal hallways, slithered through every crawlspace and visited every room throughout the entire ship.

He was bored.

Even the holographic projection room, his most favorite room in the entire ship, was still months later being repaired. Bee really liked visiting the room, but every time he walked past it now it seemed to bring up funny, fuzzy memories of getting very hurt in a fight that his brother-dad had gotten into with brother-dad's friend-brother, who he now knew was the cousin of Kabe. He formed brows on his face to furrow, confused by trying to understand all of that, and swallowed down the those ugly little feelings the room brought up. Try as he might though, he stared at the room. It was like he was drawn to it. Static on the broken screens filled his eyes, and he could taste blood in his mouth and feel the tightness in his chest.

He shook his head violently trying to shake the images straight out of his brain until he felt a firm hand on his shoulder. "Kid, you alright?" the voice asked, and Bee looked up to see the tall and imposing figure of Curb. "Oh, um... yes. Alright. Just... bad thoughts in here." Bee explained, knocking on his exterior shell above his eyes. Curb looked at him, and Bee saw a rare smile appear as Curb exhaled. "You've been cooped up all day. Why don't you go hang out with your friends? I can send the boys to watch over you."

Bee got very excited for a moment. Yes! Friends! Then he seemed to pause, droop the brows he'd grown to furrow earlier, and pout. "Um, Bee friend not really around? Maybe just go for walk..." He wondered if Curb could see the sadness about that he was trying to mask, but if he did, Curb didn't ask. He never asked much besides if Bee was okay. And that was fine, Bee didn't want to be a bother to anybody aboard the ship. He'd cause enough trouble. He gave Curb's leg a hug of thanks, and then headed off out of the ship, the three Beppans following in tow.

Bee didn't really know where he wanted to go. He just knew who he wanted to see when he got there. But every time he'd looked or asked around, he'd gotten knowhere. While he was crazy with that 'curse' thing for a while, he'd asked everybody he saw if they knew the Pancake, and nobody could send him anywhere except toward nice food. And right as he'd finally given up on finding his friend again, he'd seen him in the distance at that big stupid castle fight! But before he could find him again, he'd been gone.

Bee's frustration had reached a boiling point. "So frustrating!!" he blurted aloud as he stomped into the prettiest cave he could see, wanting to find a shiny place to mope and wallow. He leaned back against a large blue crystal, his insectoid arms curled around his knees, feeling utterly lost, staring at the vague funhouse projection of his three companions in the crystal glass. "Piquillo, why friend no want find me too??" Bee asked aloud to one of his guards, and they shrugged. "I don't know kid, but maybe you can talk to your big brother about it?" he suggested.

Bee shook his head and huffed, he knew that Kabe hadn't been reachable for days, and that even when he reached out into Kabe's brain, he got nothing back in return. As he thought that maybe there was no one in the entire universe he could ask about this problem of his, a realization struck him and his eyes flashed like a bulb to the thought. He sprung to his feet without a word, and grew eyelids to squeeze his eyes shut. In his minds eye, he dug around in Kabe's shared memories for any mention of Pankaa. Maybe someone had known something!

Besides that meeting at the palace in the distance, there was one very distinct memory: that Zhalla lady! She was asking Kabe to keep an eye out for someone who sounded like they looked like Pankaa! He reached out into the air of Namek, jumping from brain to brain until he was pretty sure he found her. "Um... Hey? Zhalla? It Bee. Can come talk? Have some question." He hoped that she would come and see him. He knew she knew a lot about kids, and maybe she knew Pankaa too. Maybe she could help Bee understand what he was doing wrong.

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little problems [zhalla] Oct 8, 2023 6:39:21 GMT -5

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Post by Zhalla on Oct 8, 2023 6:39:21 GMT -5

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Zhalla had finally managed to set the kids off to school for the day, helping little Max slip his bag on before waving goodbye as she watched them all leave together as a group, giving Max a little sign with her hands to let him know she'd see them again later when she came by to pick them up again later on in the day once classes were over. With them all safely off to school though the Saiyan would let out a light sigh as she went to head back inside-- Only to stop at the door as a somewhat familiar voice crept into her head...

It wasn't Kabe and she hadn't seen or heard from him for a few days now too, no no it was Kay Bee! His kid clone brother? She wasn't quite sure what to refer to him as but he was Bee and he was family and that much was certain. Zhalla was a bit surprised to hear from him in some form of telepathy too no less but she listened regardless. He seemed to want her to come and talk to him? She wasn't always sure how to respond with telepathy especially while out of her Super form... But she'd place to fingers to her temple and tried to focus on where the source of Bee's words had come from he wasn't too far that much she could tell. "Sure thing kid, you wait right there" She'd say it aloud but hoped by some chance that maybe Bee could hear it regardless, she decided to chuck on a specific outfit before going out to find him too figuring the kid would probably be more comfortable to talk to her in something more familiar to Kabe.

Revving the handle of her trusty motorbike Zhalla set off in no time and by now she was fairly sure she had a good idea of where she thought Kay Bee was-- She wasn't the best energy sense user but she'd been getting alright at it especially with people she was more familiar with, she could find Nero in seconds now for instance! But right now she needed to find Bee. With her hair whipping about wildly behind her Zhalla focused on just finding Bee-- And what was ahead of her on the bike of course! Eventually she'd locate the Whistling Caves, his energy seemed most strongest there.

Pulling the bike up at the caves sure enough the kid seemed to be here and they weren't alone either thankfully, she didn't think Kabe would've left him to just wander on his own though and that would be proven true here. She did hope though that the extra members of Kabe's crew wouldn't draw the connections between her here today without the mask on... And 'Gladiator' wearing the same outfit back when she'd dropped their boss off at his ship all those days ago. Oh well though it was too late to change or put on the mask now and she wasn't here to scare the kid.

"Hey Bee, I'm here!" She'd call out as she carefully hopped off of the bike, "What'd you want to talk to me about little one? Is it about Kabe?" She'd place a hand on her hip and feign any genuine scolding with a joking tone instead "Did he get himself into trouble again?"

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little problems [zhalla] Oct 8, 2023 14:43:11 GMT -5

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Post by Captain Kabe on Oct 8, 2023 14:43:11 GMT -5

LITTLE PROBLEMS

Bee waited patiently for Zhalla to arrive. His mind-meld thing that he could do was not very good and he only really caught part of her reply, but he knew she was coming. This stomach twisted inside of him as tried to think up how to word what he needed to ask. Language was not his strongest skill and he hated it. People thought that because of how he talked, that he was a little kid! But he isn't little! He's big!

He riled himself up with those thoughts until he heard her call out, and comically shook his head until it snapped completely into his familiar insectoid shape and and size. "Zhalla! Hi!" He chittered, two left hands waving wildly, excited to see that she'd really come to see him. Just because he asked! She was so nice. When she mentioned Kabe, Bee's mandibles sort of pulled into his face and his antennae drooped a bit. "No, um. Not Kabe. Kabe not around right now..."

Beside Bee, the three scrawny Beppans eyed her suspiciously, trying to make themselves look taller by straightening up. As they stared her down, the littlest of the bunch leaned over to the tallest. "Piquillo... is that boss Gladiator's outfit?" he whispered nervously, and after a few seconds of appraisal the tallest nodded. "I... think it is, Chile. Good call." He nudged the little guy forward. "Go on, you know Captain's rules. Nobody gets to steal Gladiator's stuff but us." he whispered, teasing the young lad as he quivered at the thought of confronting someone that strong. I mean, they had to be strong right? They'd managed to steal from the Gladiator.

Bee looked up at Zhalla, ready to try and find the words to ask the confusing question he had to ask. As he opened his mouth to speak, the trembling fourteen year old Beppan suddenly stepped forward. "H-Hey you! That's Gladiators stuff! Nobody steals from an enemy of the Captain, but the Captain! Give it back!" He blurts out, his words so fast that Zhalla might not have even been able to catch them, as if he was hoping that by saying it quick enough he could do his duty without getting pummeled.

Bee giggled at the teenager, not really understanding the issue. He puzzled again with his words, and after a few seconds looked up at Zhalla. "It silly... it about... Pancake? Um... 'Paan-kaaah'? You know right?" Bee asked, tilting his head. He held a hand up and transformed it into a little cheeb approximation of Pankaa, like a sock puppet almost, and gestured to it with his other three hands. "...they not looking for Bee, like Bee looking for them. You know kids and friends, right? Bee want know... what doing wrong? Why friend not want find me?" He hoped it wasn't a silly question and that she wouldn't laugh at him for feeling how he was about it. Some of the crew had, and it had meant he'd stopped talking to anyone except his guards and Kabe about it.

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little problems [zhalla] Oct 9, 2023 0:43:21 GMT -5

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Post by Zhalla on Oct 9, 2023 0:43:21 GMT -5

"Oh hm..." Zhalla was a bit surprised and somewhat concerned to hear that Kabe wasn't around right now especially coming from Bee, who seemed sad to mention it, how long had Kabe not been around for? Where was he? "Has he been gone for long?" She didn't want to ask the kid too many questions on Kabe though especially if it made him upset.

She'd take her eyes off Kay Bee to look to the Beppans who seemed to be looking after him at the moment, they were all eyeing her too to which she'd raise her scarred eyebrow at. Their little nervous whispers amongst one another only added to her suspicions too. Eventually they'd push the smallest of them to the front to seemingly try to confront her, she thought she'd caught some of their whispering mentioning something about Gladiator, but she was surprised when it was only because they seemed to think she had... Stolen what she was wearing from herself. They were only young themselves though even if they were older than Kay Bee and the poor guy who'd confronted her seemed scared enough to speed up his speaking, she thought for a few moments on how to handle going about this silly confrontation.

With both hands on her waist Zhalla would give a small frown to the little trio of teens, "Hey now, don't you know who I am?" She'd pause for a moment to give them time to really think on the question, she wasn't going to answer with it but maybe they'd work out on their own that she was actually Gladiator. "I'm your Captain's cousin! This outfit was a gift from him to me and if anything Gladiator stole it from me! ...Then I took it back clearly" She'd feign offense as if she couldn't believe these three on Kabe's crew couldn't recognize their own Captain's cousin. "Honestly, I ought to tell Kabe about this..." Was she kidding? Yeah probably, did they know that though? Maybe not yet! It was somewhat hard to hide her amusement though in the fact that Kabe had given his crew orders to confront anyone who had taken Gladiator's stuff.

Zhalla would turn back her focus to Bee afterwards though since she wasn't actually concerned these three were going to try and take her new outfit away, they seemed much too afraid to try right now. At first the kid struggled to find the words he wanted to say but the Saiyan was patient and would wait until he was ready. He soon mentioned about a pancake which confused her to start with until he sounded out the name- Ah, Nero's younger brother by the sound of it, was what Kay Bee wanted to talk about. Zhalla would kneel down to better get on Kay Bee's level, looking to the little sock puppet of the Avali he'd made with one hand as she listened to what was worrying him. It sounded like he hadn't seen his friend in a while and wondered why that was.

"Oh buddy, it's not because of anything you've done Bee, you've not done anything wrong" Getting down to his level was a little harder then it used to be all things considered but she didn't strain too much to do it yet and once down she'd offer the kid a comforting smile. "I do know of him and I do know about friends yes. This may be a little tricky to understand but I'll try my best to explain, okay?" She'd begin, "I'm sure if he could be he'd be looking for Bee just the same as Bee has been looking for him but right now your pancake friends' life has been really busy. He has classes of learning to finish that he can't ignore and lots of big family things happening soon too, do you know about that?" The ginger saiyan would shuffle herself to sit crossed legged next to Bee before continuing. "His big brother Nero is going to be getting married and has a little one on the way soon too, so your pancake friend is going to be an Uncle and that might be a lot for him to handle right now" She'd pause for now to give Bee time to think about what was said and avoid overloading him with too much all at once, now he could ask questions on anything he was confused about so she could try and explain further until he understood that he wasn't being avoided on purpose.

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little problems [zhalla] Oct 9, 2023 3:09:03 GMT -5

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Post by Captain Kabe on Oct 9, 2023 3:09:03 GMT -5

LITTLE PROBLEMS

Bee nodded and held up a hand, fingers disappearing completely to form two clippers that clicked together to answer her question. "Gone for two days." He said, and to him his brother-dad being gone for two whole days felt like the longest time ever. Longer, somehow, than the months he'd spent out of his mind on corruption. "Kabe hurt, then have fight with Nyaku... Nyaku go away, don't know why. But Bee not know where Kabe go after that."

After that, as the tough looking redhead barked at them feigning offense for them not recognizing her, two out of three Beppan teens had lightbulbs go off in their heads. The tallest of the boys stepped forward, and whispered to the shortest of them. "Psst, cousin or not, you know the rules." He gave a snarky little chuckle and nudged the scrawny younger lad forward. Zhalla's words had clearly stressed the younger boy out far more than the other two, who clearly picked up on her feign and had probably put two and two together.

"Wait, you're... cousin Zhalla?" he asked, before turning as pale as a green-skinned creature could go. He straightened upright with a tremor in his spine, and slammed a flattened hand against his forehead in salute. "Please don't tell the Captain! I-I was just doing my job, I didn't know that... wait. Wait! Does that mean you beat Gladiator??" the boy asked, dumbfounded. He wanted to ask more, but was a bit overwhelmed with embarassment, and was glad to see Zhalla's attention turn to his young charge, gulping as she looked away.

Bee frowned as she told him he hadn't done anything wrong. He didn't say anything to argue, but he shook his head without thinking, very certain that he must be doing something wrong. He listened intently to her as she came down to his level, he could see she was straining. As she spoke, he realized that maybe he didn't know what was going on in Pankaa's life. Classes? What were those? He wondered, but didn't ask, letting her finish. He'd learned that not interrupting was polite, and he wanted so badly to be polite to Zhalla.

"Family things? Um, Bee know Pancake has family on Namek... seemed nerv-y about them, maybe. Or maybe just nervy in general." Bee replied, watching her cross her legs to sit beside him before she continued. His beady eyes blinked as she spoke, and his antennae shook. "Wait... getting married? Little one on way?" He was abuzz with confusion, trying to piece together what she'd said. Nero was Pankaa's big brother, and Zhalla was dating Mr. Nero. He knew that. Married was like, super-dating, right? And... little one? Wasn't that...?

As he figured out out, all three teenagers widened their eyes at once. "Bro!"

"Wait!! You having baby??" He asked, his smile almost wider than his face. "Wow! That big! Big news! Eeeee!" He stretched his arms out and hugged Zhalla without thinking, chittering excitedly for her. Then, he snapped his arms back suddenly, his expression a little nervous. "Sorry, supposed ask before hug. Curb say rude not ask. Can hug?" He asked, and he'd hug her again if she let him, before he'd tilt his head. "Wait wait um, um... Pancake be uncle? Because... Mr. Nero is brother? Why that lot to handle? Sound good news to Bee!"

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little problems [zhalla] Oct 9, 2023 6:32:22 GMT -5

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Post by Zhalla on Oct 9, 2023 6:32:22 GMT -5

Two days huh? Zhalla frowned lightly at hearing this and more so when Kay Bee mentioned about Kabe being hurt, having a fight with one of his crew members and then they both have disappeared since. Should she be looking for him? Did he... Lie? About getting help once he was on his ship? "He was still hurt?" Zhalla questioned though she'd try to hide her concern as she ruffled the top of Bee's head "Don't worry, I'll find him if I have to!"

"That's right" Two of the teens seemed to realize she was only feigning the offense but the poor littlest one still seemed afraid and stressed even as he asked that she please not tell Kabe. Zhalla would break the front she was putting up and would give the kid a smile before giving him a little ruffle on the head like she'd done for Kay Bee as well "I'm just messing with you kid, don't worry I won't tell him" Though she wasn't joking about being Kabe's cousin, just the part where she'd tell on them. "And just between you and me--" She'd lean over to the smallest of the group before whispering to him and him directly "_{_{I AM Gladiator}}" She'd point to the other two afterwards "Don't tell them though, okay?" Maybe that was what the other two had worked out but at least if that was the case then the third littlest one wasn't left out.

"If anything mentioned is still confusing for you, just let me know and I'll try and explain it, okay?" Zhalla would say to Bee before taking her turn to listen again as he took in what she'd said. "He was probably nervous about them cause uh... Hmm, well you remember when you had that bad stuff that made you do some crazy things you wouldn't normally do? Like when you ate all the food back at my home? Well your pancake friend had that same thing effecting him even before you had it and it made him do things he wouldn't normally do too, like be scared to go home to his family"

Zhalla smiled when there was a bit of a lightbulb moment for all of them and would gently nod at Bee's question after, "Yes, that's right" Bee in his happiness at the news would move to hug her before quickly napping back and being anxious about having done so without asking. The Saiyan would ruffle the top of the kids head again before hooking one arm around him to welcome the hug he'd started originally "Of course you can Bee, c'mere!" To add to it she'd also give him a playful but still gentle noogie on the head as well before eventually letting him go to answer his next question.

"Well... For starters I don't think your pancake friend likes me very much, so finding out his brother is going to start a family with someone he's not very fond of probably isn't very fun news for the little guy" She sighed lightly but would manage a smile, he couldn't hate her forever surely? "But secondly, he's still young just like Bee and Bee's three friends here, and a new addition to the family is a lot of work and a big thing to think about on top of his classes to still finish and other things outside of school too, he's a busy little guy from what I hear! Got a lot of thoughts in his head and I'm sure at least one of them is about Bee he just hasn't been able to make the time to come see you, that's all"

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little problems [zhalla] Oct 9, 2023 6:57:59 GMT -5

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Post by Captain Kabe on Oct 9, 2023 6:57:59 GMT -5

LITTLE PROBLEMS

Bee nodded. "Yes... still hurt." He pointed at the youngest teen beppan. "Chile take to meddy-cine room... but um. Can say Secret?" Bee asked, before shrinking very small for a second to whisper. "Don't think Kabe used room properly. Arm look bad still." He looked a little guilty for sharing, not understanding why his caretaker would stay hurt like that, and not wanting to tell anyone if it would make him feel shamed for whatever the reason was. But Bee trusted Zhalla, and he knew Kabe did too.

The taller boys giggled as Chile broke into a sweat, mopping it from his brow with a loud "Phew..." as Zhalla said she wouldn't tell Kabe that he'd tried to mug his cousin for stuff that originally belonged to her int he first place. Then she whispered something to him, and the sweat came back like a rainstorm across his face. "w-what? O-Oh! Oh yeah, I um, won't tell them." he said, nervously laughing.

"Not tell us what?" The oldest asked, and Chile shook his head to indicate he wasn't telling. "Not tell us what??" he persisted, but Chile just gave Zhalla a very nervous but knowing smile as he laughed it off.

Bee enjoyed the hug from Zhalla, giggling as he noogied him, letting his skull get soft like clay so it swished around under the playful pressure on his noggin. He listened carefully to what she said, trying to process it all. He had listened to what she said about the bad stuff, and how Pankaa aparently had it too. Was that why they didn't find eachother? Were they both crazy? Bee wondered about it to the point he almost got distracted through what she said next.

When she said it though, he frowned. "Huh...? Fond, that um... like like, right? Why Pankaake not like Zhalla?" He thought about how he might feel if someone in his family didn't like him, and it broke his little heart. He shed a few tears and hugged Zhalla reassuringly. "If mean anything, Bee like Zhalla." he whispered to her. Then, he thought more about what else she'd said, and he pondered. "Sound very busy... too busy maybe for Bee..." He sounded very unsure and upset at that idea, and he had a lot of other nervous questions too. "Um... with bad stuff... is Pankaa ok? Bee only ok because Mr. Nero help... do think maybe um... that why Pankaa not see Bee? Because, um... had bad stuff. Maybe bad memory for Pankaa to be remimded?" He knew that any time he thought about Dion, it brought up funny, scary feelings inside. Had Pankaa been suffering with that too?

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little problems [zhalla] Oct 9, 2023 7:51:11 GMT -5

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Post by Zhalla on Oct 9, 2023 7:51:11 GMT -5

Zhalla tensed up slightly at hearing that Kabe had in fact still been hurt as confirmed by Bee, and that despite being taken to the med bay like asked Kabe himself didn't actually accept the treatment by the sounds of it since his arm still looked bad. The ginger saiyan would hold her breath for a few moments before letting it out slowly. "Thank you for telling me Bee" She'd say with a comforting smile to the kid, "I'll find Kabe okay? You leave it to me"

She was glad though to see her little plan had worked out as she'd hoped with the other three now that Chile had something the other two didn't know, it was all mostly harmless poking from them to have pushed him forwards to confront her but surely they wouldn't mind a bit of that back now that he had something they didn't!

Bee of course had more questions and Zhalla would do her best to do as she said and explain them as easily as possible until he did understand. "Yes that's right again, as in he doesn't like me as a friend or as anything good" She'd look to the ceiling of the caves for a few moments before continuing her answer, "Well little one I can't know for sure but I think he reckons I'm trying to take his big brother away from him and the rest of their family, does that make sense?" She'd slide her legs out in front of herself and lean back in a more relaxed pose with her tail resting on the ground out behind her before continuing. "He maybe gets to spend less time with his brother now since they're both busy, but he blames me for Nero's busyness" There was also of course the issue in how she and Nero met in the first place though she'd hoped he'd of moved past that by now. "_{Nero and I met also because I'd tried to bring him in for a bounty, so your pancake friend maybe thinks I'm a dangerous person to have around his brother}" She'd say a little quieter so that mainly just Bee heard.

When the kid hugged her again with a tear or two though the Saiyan would smile and pat him on the head comfortingly "Of course it means something, thank you Bee and I'll be alright don't you worry" She'd then hold up a finger though "He might be now but he won't always be" She wanted to make sure it was clear to the kid that while his friend had a lot on at the moment, he wasn't being avoided on purpose or forgotten. "You know I'm sure he also misses seeing Bee too, seeing your friends is way more fun then doing school work after all-- But the work is important"

Kay Bee would then ask if Nero's little brother was okay which was to be expected especially from someone who had suffered from the same awful thing he had. "He's okay now, his brother Nero helped free him from it too like how he'd helped you. His brother was the first person he'd given that kind of help to" She knew saying he was just okay was a bit vague and there was still a lot of issues that were still held because of that whole ordeal but they were for the kid to say for himself, Bee wanted to know if he was okay and saying he was now was still true. "Oh buddy no, it's not because of you or because you maybe bring back bad memories... Do you get them around others who'd been effected?" She'd ask curiously "Any bad memories he still gets from that kind of thing isn't Bee's fault, okay? It's something you'll both overcome in time, you're both tough little guys after all! I'm sure if you went and saw him now he'd be happy to see you"

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little problems [zhalla] Oct 9, 2023 15:34:55 GMT -5

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Post by Captain Kabe on Oct 9, 2023 15:34:55 GMT -5

LITTLE PROBLEMS

He was upset to hear that his friend might think Zhalla was trying to take his older brother, Mr. Nero away, and he listened to her as she explained in a very hushed tone that she had tried to hunt him, like she tried to hunt Kabe and that he might think she's dangerous. "Oh... but, Zhalla not steal? That not something Zhalla do. And... dang-erous person be good, right? Mean can keep family safe..." Bee reasoned, still hugging her for a moment and feeling comforted as she pat his head. "Maybe Pankaa don't know... that Zhalla hunt for good reason? Kabe always say don't judge for you hunting, because hunted was a thing he deserved. And also! He say it like 'love-language', whatever mean? Like um... it how you show friend care. Maybe Pankace just need to learn that?"

He was heartened to know that his friend wouldn't always be busy. He nodded, understanding that work was important. When Zhalla tried to reassure him that any bad feelings Pankaa had weren't Bee's fault, he looked as though he struggled to fully believe that, like he couldn't shake the worry. She asked if he got thos sorts of feelings, and he nodded.

"Umm... yes. Sometimes, get bad memories when see pictures or think about... Dion." Bee started, a sort of harrowing daze taking over his eyes as he thought about it. "Sometimes... it like, back there. Can taste blood in mouth from him hitting Bee... Body tense, like when hurt. And he... hitting Kabe. He hitting Kabe and Bee can't help, Bee can't stop him." Bee pressed his hands to his head and squeezed his eyes shut tight.

"Then t-taste blood... so much... a-and... Bee hurt people... so hungry, l-like Bee might die..." he whimpered, his breathing labored as he struggled to squeeze the memories out of his brain. His body changed as he struggled. The insectoid shell gave way to a smaller form, with a saiyan tail coiled nervously around stubby childlike legs, the innocent unscarred face of his doppelganger in youth, scrunched up and crying.

A scared little boy.

He tried to breathe and started to shake his head back and forth. He didn't want to be here, in these memories. He didn't want Zhalla to see him like this. He didn't want her to know he was broken in this way.

"S-Sorry," he apologized, as he finally let go of his head, clutching to his chest as he became some mix between the boy and the bug again. "Sometimes memory too much scary. That why thought, if Pancake have them because Bee... maybe that make sense why he not come find..." He hoped that where his friend was, that they weren't as trapped by these feelings as he was.

Trying to calm himself with the assurance of Zhalla that Pankaa would be happy to see him, something much more current weighed on his mind. He looked up at Zhalla with probably the loneliest eyes in the universe, as if what he was about to ask was silly, because there was no way someone as brave and as tough as Zhalla could ever be afraid like he was and nobody could understand what it was like. "Um... do Zhalla get scary memory like that, sometimes? W-What you do to stay calm and shake from brain?" He could feel a worry in his many twisting stomachs that she would laugh at him, like some of the boys did on the ship. He felt very embarassed by the fact that some little problems in his brain were able to hurt him so much.

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little problems [zhalla] Oct 10, 2023 6:12:33 GMT -5

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Zhalla would give a light but heartfelt laugh when Kay Bee pointed out that a dangerous person should be seen as a good thing since they could keep their family safe. "Right? I'm glad you see it that way too kid" She'd smile, "And of course I'd not try and hurt Nero again now but that's for your friend to eventually realize on his own" As for him maybe not knowing that Zhalla bounty hunted for good reasons she wasn't sure on the answer there exactly but maybe Kay Bee was right. "He means its a way of showing love because that can be shown in a lot of ways outside of just saying it, maybe it's not one your friend understands though or sees the same way"

The ginger Saiyan looked saddened suddenly at Kay Bee confirming he got bad memories like that and more so when he thought about her brother, Dion... She would listen as the kid explained what kind of things it brought back, the taste of blood and the fighting itself it was all awfully scary things for a child especially and Zhalla looked miserable hearing someone she held close to her heart had caused such distress for Kabe and Kay Bee, she knew he would never have done it in his right mind but it didn't stop it from hurting to hear. When the kid squeezed his eyes shut and put his hands to his head Zhalla would place a hand on one of his shoulders and give it a comforting squeeze so he knew he had someone here to help him as he worked through his thoughts.

As Bee began to change physically as a result of the bad memories Zhalla would gently try to bring him back in for a comforting hug if he allowed it. "It's alright Bee, you're safe and I'm here with you, nothing can hurt you while I'm here" She'd say trying to reassure him enough to bring him back to the here and now and out of his bad thoughts. Eventually he did manage to steady enough to breathe and start talking again but the Saiyan would pat him on the back a few times to try and further his comfort still even if he was already doing a little better.

"You don't need to apologize Bee, it's alright" She'd give him a comforting smile as he finally let go of his head. "I can't say for sure if he does get them too, but I doubt he'd let it get in the way of seeing his friend"

The look Kay Bee gave before his next question made Zhalla have to look away for a few moments-- She'd seen those sad eyes from almost all the kids in her care at the shelter and it never got easier to see it but that was why she did what she did, so they wouldn't have to make those sad eyes anymore. His question took her a little by surprise but she'd manage a smile again when looking back to him, "This might surprise you little one, but yes. I certainly do" She wouldn't laugh at Bee for asking, she was brave and she was tough because she had to be but that didn't mean she was never scared. Courage isn't the absence of fear after all. As for what she did to stay calm and overcome the scary memories?

"Well, I try and replace the thought with a better memory, a really good one that I look back on fondly" She'd begin, "One that's stronger then the scary memory and gives me the strength to overcome the fear and keep moving forward" Zhalla would raise a hand in order to brush her fingers against the cave wall until she eventually reached one of its many crystals that sat inside, the closest one to where she and Bee were sitting. "I know those memories scare you now Bee, but they won't always be too scary for you to face, there's something to learn even from our worst memories and the pain some of them bring will become easier to handle in time" She'd give a confident smile to him before adding "Especially for a brave little guy like yourself, don't let them stop you from moving forwards"

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little problems [zhalla] Oct 10, 2023 17:25:07 GMT -5

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Post by Captain Kabe on Oct 10, 2023 17:25:07 GMT -5

LITTLE PROBLEMS

Bee let Zhalla hug him. He couldn't really fight back against her touch if he had wanted to, in the state he was in, but as the squeeze on his shoulder turned into a comforting hug, it helped as he shifted and changed, struggling to control his feelings and not be so lost in them. With her words assuring him that he was safe, that he wasn't in any danger, he managed to change back into some semblance of himself.

He was still not all back to normal. His legs were still saiyanish and his tail still twisted around one of them nervously, and the shell on his face opened a little to give way to a more humanoid one underneath. It was apparent that while calm enough to talk, he was still quite scared and upset. When she said he didn't need to apologize for his sudden burst of feeling, he shook his head without thinking. He didn't want to argue with Zhalla. She was smart and tough and brave. But he had learned very quickly that showing weakness or feelings was not a good thing for him to do.

His sad look shifted, his face shell closing until his mostly insectoid face eyed her with surprise as she said she also got scared sometimes. "You do??" he blurted out, genuinely not sure of what in the whole wide universe could be scary to Zhalla, so much so that her memories were scary. He listened with all of his attention, crossing his legs and nodding as she spoke, absorbing what she had to say about these sorts of feelings. "So... try replace bad memory with good? Um.. hmm. Good memory, good memory," he repeated, scratching his yellow exoskull. "Bee try that, next time. Think about... meeting Pancake, first friend. Or... maybe, right now." Bee said, looking up at Zhalla, and to the crystals around the cavern as he wiped away a tear. "Bee feel... brave right now. Zhalla help make less scary! But... one day Bee hope able to handle scary memory on own."

He smiled, most of his bad thoughts oozing away as he tried to follow her advice, and focus on his good memories, and right now. He sat for a moment in silence, still steadying his breathing until he decided to circle back to something more in line with the original thing he'd called Zhalla for help with. "Bee want see Pancake, but um... also Bee would like maybe make more friend. Bee don't have any," he said, and as he did the three boys finally said something.

"That's not true Bee! We're friends!" Chile said, and the other two rolled their eyes and nodded. "Yeah kid, we're uh... friends, or whatever." the oldest said, being honest but begrudgingly, as clearly he thought being friends with a kid was embarassing even if it was true.

Bee nodded. "Um, yeah! No mean offense! Just um, also would maybe like new friend," Bee said, waving his hands to try and abate the idea that he'd maybe implied that he wasn't friends with the boys. "More Bee size or, um, also maybe not on ship or in charge of Bee in some way." He looked back to Zhalla. "Can maybe teach how to make friend?"

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Last Edit: Oct 10, 2023 17:26:21 GMT -5 by Captain Kabe

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little problems [zhalla] Oct 15, 2023 5:23:26 GMT -5

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Post by Zhalla on Oct 15, 2023 5:23:26 GMT -5

Zhalla would furrow her brows in concern after Bee shook his head in response to her saying he didn't need to apologize. She was pretty sure she understood why that was his first response though, "It's alright Bee, you don't have to hide feelings here" He shouldn't have to hide them at all really but so long as he knew she was someone who was safe to be around then he was making good steps. "No one here is gonna poke fun at you for them" She'd add on before giving a look to the other three that suggested they'd better not or else.

The Saiyan nodded when Bee seemed surprised to hear she also had memories that scared her. "Yeah! Those good memories are more powerful than the bad ones and they'll help you overcome them" She smiled hearing him think on some good memories he could use for next time like meeting his first friend or even their meeting right now. "Whatever helps make Bee feel big and bold here" She'd say pointing to where his heart would be, "Go with that feeling, if you focus on that feeling then nothing can scare Bee for long! Even when handling it on your own" She had no doubt in her mind that one day Kay Bee would handle the scary memories on his own, it just needed time.

She'd let the kid take a few moments to just follow her advice and focus on good memories before looking back as he spoke up again. She wasn't sure how much help she could be with helping the kid find his pancake friend but she maybe could help with the second part. Before she said anything though the other three would speak up to point out they were also friends of Bee though mostly only Chile seemed fully genuine about it. She supposed though that it was probably a bit hard to make friends as a kid who was part of a pirate crew, especially with those outside of the crew itself. "Do you three know that many people outside of the ones also in your Captain's crew?" She'd ask to the older three to get a better idea on them too, helping all four of them would be best if she could manage to.

Zhalla would smile at Bee asking her to teach him how to make friends before ruffling the top of his head again, "You've just got to be yourself Bee, your true self. I think right now your main obstacle is having the chance to meet more people around your own age" She'd tap a finger to her chin in thought for a few moments before nodding, "You know, I take care of a great number of kids, some your age, some older and some smaller too. They're all at school at the moment but maybe you could meet them sometime and make some friends? I'll talk to my cousin about giving you time off of the ship too to just be yourself and have the time to actually make friends" He needed more time to just be a kid clearly, she was sure he could make new friends easily if just given the chance and time. "Tell me, how did you make friends with your first friend? Weren't you just being Bee then?"

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little problems [zhalla] Oct 15, 2023 6:10:54 GMT -5

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Post by Captain Kabe on Oct 15, 2023 6:10:54 GMT -5

LITTLE PROBLEMS

When Zhalla asked the question to the boys, about whether or not they really knew anyone outside of the crew, they all shook their heads. There was a pause, and then Chile stepped forward. "Uh, not really... we mainly get to go out if we're supervising someone else, like Bee, or if we're grabbing supplies. And until recently we've always been hopping from planet to planet so not a lot of time to meet people. I do get to visit Dend sometimes, but all the other teens there know eachother from school, which we obviously don't go to... but! There's uh," he replied, stopping himself, blushing deep green. "Come on, Chile, tell Zhalla all about your little crush!" Piquillo teased, and Chile blushed more. "It's dumb... I see a namekian boy in the market sometimes, and he's really sweet... but I have no idea how to talk to him. I don't know anything about being 'normal', you know?"

He sighed, it was apparent that the younger pirates felt a bit out of sorts with how alienated their lifestyle made them from other people their age.

Meanwhile, Bee tried to take in the meaning of what Zhalla said. Specifically, he was grappling with the part about being his 'true self'. What was that? He didn't really know. Was it being a bug? Was it being the clone of Kabe, that he was grown to be? Was it inventing something knew, for himself? He puzzled over it. When Zhalla mentioned that she looked after lots of kids, Bee nodded. "Bee remember! Want meet them properly! Eated all their food," he interjected, remembering the less than stellar first impression he'd made on Zhalla and her kids. "School? That place Pancake doing 'classes' right? School maybe good way to make friend?"

After the question, Zhalla asked Bee to explain how he made friends with Pankaa in the first place. Bee scrunched his face up, plates creasing like flesh to form wrinkles, and he hummed. "Well, Bee not really sure how... Bee was eating shiney junk in pile, and Pancake came over and stopped. Nice, gave Bee fruits to eat and asked about family and where Bee come from. Bee and Pankaace do race somewhere, it was nice... just sort of, was friends. Not sure about how." He hoped his answer wasn't disappointing, and he felt a bit embarassed that he wasn't smart enough to pinpoint exactly what had made him friends with Pankaa, especially with how he'd fixated on the boy for so long as his only friend. "Sorry not know."

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little problems [zhalla] Nov 5, 2023 4:57:28 GMT -5

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Post by Zhalla on Nov 5, 2023 4:57:28 GMT -5

Seeing the boys all shake their heads to her question was quite the cause for concern. Chile would step forward to answer more fully though, apparently they mainly got to go out if they were supervising Bee or grabbing supplies, and given the planet hopping nature of pirates they weren't often in one place long enough to really make any connections, even here with them resting on Namek for much longer then Kabe usually did for any one planet in particular, they found it hard to make friends since all the kids here on Namek already kind of knew each other from school or training. It was clear to her that these kids needed some assistance and more importantly some friends!

Chile though had a little more to say after being teased by Piquillo, it seemed the kid had caught some feelings for a young Namekian boy he sometimes saw at the markets but he also had no idea how to go about trying to talk to him. "It's not dumb, hey if it makes you feel any better I fell for a guy I tried to kill the first time I met him, can't get a more embarrassing first impression then that, right?" She knew some would argue differently, especially Saiyans and to a degree she and Nero found their first meeting as impressive about one another too, but the context of why she ran into him in the first place was at least a little bit funny now and she was sure there were few ways to do a worse first impression then what she'd done.

His sigh though made her frown with concern, "I'll talk to Kabe about helping you guys get into some sort of learning program, if not school here altogether, okay?" She'd come today to help Bee but it was clear more than just Bee needed help.

Bee did remember the kids in her care and how he'd eaten all their food a short while ago when they first met, Zhalla would smile though at the kid bringing that part up "You did do that yes, but none of them dislike you for it, don't you worry. Some were concerned you weren't getting enough to eat actually" She'd chuckle lightly before addressing his question around school, "Yes that's right Bee! That's where your friend is doing his classes-- Though he in the older kids classes from what I know. School would be a perfect place for you to make friends, it's full of people the same age as Bee so you'd have plenty more people to play with and learn together with too!" At least she was pretty sure it was a good place to make friends... The kids said it was, Zhalla herself had never gotten to go as a child though.

"It's okay, it can be hard to pinpoint exactly where a friendship starts sometimes" The ginger saiyan would point out patiently, like when had she and Kabe became friends? It was a difficult thing to provide one direct answer to. "It sounds like you were both a little lost though since your friend was far away from home and you weren't with Kabe, so when you ran into one another you only had each other for help" She was sure the food the Avali had managed to get for Bee probably helped a lot too since his kind offer helped Bee to not have to eat what sounded like metal scraps. "You also shared food and then played together when you raced, those all sound like little steps towards making a friend to me!" She hoped in pointing this out Bee would maybe understand better at how he'd managed to do all those things without even meaning it, that making friends came naturally and wasn't something he had to change himself for.

"I know all of that came very easily when with your pancake friend but I promise it can happen again with others too, Bee doesn't have to have just the one friend, theres got to be loads of other kids out there just waiting to meet you Bee" The same could be said for the other three too she was sure of that.

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little problems [zhalla] Nov 5, 2023 7:15:46 GMT -5

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Post by Captain Kabe on Nov 5, 2023 7:15:46 GMT -5

LITTLE PROBLEMS

"You really did that?" Chile asks, a bit incredulous but still trusting that Zhalla is probably telling the truth. "I guess maybe there are worse starts to a relationship that can work out, yeah... still wish I knew a bit more about how to talk to boys. But thanks, you made me feel a bit more normal." Chile says, and there's still a little buzz of color in his cheeks.

As Zhalla mentions getting Kabe to send them to school or at least some kind of program, Chile lights up more than the other two boys. "Really? That means- maybe, I can spend some more time with Arina!" he presses his hands to his cheeks as he feels how warm and fuzzy they've gotten just thinking about any excuse to spend more time around the namekian boy he had so many funny feelings about inside.

"I'd really appreciate it, if you could convince the Captain..." Chile says, peaking out from his hands as his face begins to cool down. "Yeah, that would be pretty cool of you. It might be nice to have some other dweebs to hang around, other than mr. silent and the lovebird over here." Piquillo continued, teasing his two fellow guards, though it was clear he was endeared to them nonetheless.

Bee listened intently to all Zhalla had to say about school, and all of her insights into what he'd done with Pankaa that had helped him to become friends. He smiled pretty wide when she said that it can happen again, that he can make other friends. "Promise for real? Bee want to make lots and lots friends! Maybe um, Zhalla get papabro Kabe to let Bee go school too, like boys? So make friend there... maybe...?" Bee asked, gesturing to his guards and hoping that her offer to get them into some kind of school extended to him as well.

He puzzled about something for a moment, then blurted out another question. "Is school scary? Bee worry maybe that might be overhweldiming...? But! Zhalla brave. Zhalla get scared about school too?" Bee asked, innocently unaware that some lives, like Zhalla's or Kabe's, didn't afford kids the chance to go to school. "Also um, thank for coming to talk. Bee know Zhalla busy, really ampreciate..." Bee would give her another little hug to show his thanks. He was feeling a fair bit better about his big feelings now, and Zhalla had been a huge help.

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