Clipped Wings

The moment Dion gently landed on the roof behind Pankaa one of the Avali's ears would twitch-- He'd heard it or at least had heard something with those big ears of his but he was so focused on what he was doing he didn't think to look towards the source of the faint noise and he was far too behind on sleep to try and process both it and what he was focusing on at the same time.

He'd almost completely forgotten about the noise entirely when a whispering sounded in one of his ears. Instinctively the young boy jumped and whirled around on the spot, pulling the first thing he could reach for from his utility belt and aiming it at the source of the noise-- Only to then lower the wrench once he realized who he was aiming it at. It wasn't often that someone with four ears could be snuck up on but now that the young boy was looking at him directly, it'd probably be easily noticeable for Dion to see that he had dark marks under his eyes from a lack of rest alongside looking pretty dishevelled overall.

Pankaa gave Dion a few moments where he just stared at the Saiyan, as if trying to discern something important- probably something to do with if Dion was still corrupted like he had once been. Once the few moments were up though he'd let out a long held breath and would put the wrench back down. Dion seemed like himself again and Pankaa wasn't picking up any immediate signs of the corruption or at least not enough to make his feathers stand on end anyways. It was probably safe, why was Dion here in the first place though? He hadn't heard much of him since the incident.

Explaining what he was doing here was a whole other issue on its own too but Pankaa felt like he'd slowly been going insane from all his work efforts turning up with nothing so far and having told no one at all about what he'd been trying to do. Maybe he could tell just one person? ... Just this once? Just one person couldn't hurt and maybe it'd help him to get it off his shoulders at least a little bit? He puffed up his chest and chest feathers a little, though would push back down the ones that he used to try and cover his corruption scar, holding his chin up as best he could to try and not let his emotions slip much as he answered Dion's question. "It wasn't supposed to bring me bread. I'm not sure if Nero's ever told you but he and I have a Namekian father as well by the name of Bard. But many years ago he got trapped inside something that won't let him go... I'm- I'm trying to bring him back." He swallowed and looked away looking like he was trying not to be on the verge of tears.

"You can't tell anyone what I'm doing though, okay? I want it to be a surprise for my brother. And what're you doing here? I haven't seen you since... Well--" He placed a hand over the x shaped scar on his chest. Should he have told Dion so readily what he actually was doing? Maybe the Saiyan wouldn't even believe him anyways, and what if he told? But it had made him feel a little lighter knowing at least one other person knew now. He could trust Dion with this, right?

Pankaa watched Dion as he apologized and massaged the bridge of his own nose, the Avali's ears pricked but he inwardly was confused as to why Dion was the one apologizing. It really had all been the boys own fault after all. He shouldn't have tried to help Dion back when he did, he should've gotten someone else to come and help instead, he knew back then that he'd been unwell with that corruption and still tried to help anyway which caused so many more problems for Dion later on no doubt. "Dion, you came crawling to our door for medical attention. You didn't ask for what happened to have happened. If anyone here should be sorry it's me"

"... And I am. I'm sorry. I did the wrong thing then, I should've ran and gotten you help from someone more capable, someone who wasn't sick like I was- but I didn't and you suffered because of it, I wanted so badly to be able to help but I just made things worse. I'm sorry." Pankaa would cast his eyes away self consciously when he noticed the Saiyan had spotted the large scar he now bore across his chest-- He tried to hide it most of the time, he grew out the feathers in that area specifically for covering it but it still showed through most of the time given its size. He looked like he wanted to push Dion away when he knelt down to get a proper look but he held back from actually doing so figuring he owed the Saiyan as much kindness as he could muster, but the longer Dion looked at it the more upset Pankaa began to look. He hated when people looked at it, it was an ugly, awful reminder. "I-it's what happened when it got removed. It didn't let go easily..."

Pankaa was about to say how it was good to see him too but Dion soon shifted the focus, patting the boy on the head while tutting at him disapprovingly. The Avali snorted lightly out his nose as he grumbled in response to be fretted over. "You sound like mother..." What Dion said was true though and maybe if he had been getting sleep the answers would come to him more easily... But he didn't have the time! He needed an answer, a solution and he needed one now! Pankaa did remember what Dion was referring to though and though he hadn't thought it before, maybe he had become obsessed with finding the answer? He wasn't sure anymore.

Dion soon tossed out a capsule that puffed into a big table of food and goodies making Pankaa look over his shoulder for a moment to look towards where he knew the cube was laying in wait for his next visit... He still had the camera set up there though so maybe he could put it off for just a little bit longer. He owed it to Dion to at least give him some time to catch up really, it was the least he could do for the Saiyan. With a little sigh the Avali's shoulders would droop down a little as if he was trying not to seem so tense as he took up a seat at the offered table.

"Of course I'd forgive you Dion, what happened wasn't your fault" Pankaa did seem at least a little bit more at ease too knowing Dion wouldn't say a word- Or at least said he wouldn't say a word. He felt a bit guilty putting his plans on hold even for just a little bit, his father had already missed so much of their lives and Pankaa didn't want him to miss another big milestone that would be Nero's wedding, but he'd done much wrong to Dion. He owed him at least this. "I think I owe it to you to spend some time now to catch up after what happened-- I'm a little strained for time but. It's good to see you again and I'm glad to see you seem to be free of the thing too" He was of course referring to the corruption that had given them both so much trouble before now.

"... Where'd you get all this? Did you make it all yourself?" Pankaa wasn't sure if Dion wanted him to start right away on the catching up or if maybe Dion wanted to start with his own tales but either way he'd look over the things that were on the table to see what selection of goodies Dion had tossed on, his ears pivoted towards his home for a few moments though as a faint babies' cry was heard but it was quickly calmed down and the sound died away, his ears flattening down against his head as he figured out one question to start with, "How are you handling the news of being an Uncle now...?" Dion was related to that Zhalla woman afterall wasn't he? Kabe had made it sound that way at least, he was gonna sound very stupid if not but well, he was still tired!

Being patted on the chest made the Avali give a self-conscious sort of look to Dion and he followed it up by further patting down the feathers that rested around his neck and upper chest in the hopes that they would further cover up the ugly scar. He knew Dion was right too, the past was in the past and nothing he did now could change how things went and what mattered was focusing on what they did now, but it did still hurt to think about sometimes and this scar was always an ugly reminder. He had had plenty days where he wished he could just regenerate like his mother could and have it fade away like the memories of the day he first got corrupted in the first place, but he couldn't. She had insisted it was a good thing to keep anyway as well and that he'd come to understand it someday like how Nero had with his scars. He'd give a solemn nod in response to what Dion had said to him so the Saiyan knew he'd heard him.

At the mention of Zhalla's name Pankaa would give a light snort but he got what Dion was trying to tell him. "But if I don't I'll run out of time to get him back before the wedding, he's already missed everything else-- Even Nero's first child being born! That's awful isn't it? So much more awful then me just missing out on a bit of sleep, I'll manage. I can sleep once he's back home" Bard would've done the same for him, or for Nero. He knew that to be true and it was a small price to pay for the massive reward that would be getting their father back.

Pankaa would watch sleepily as Dion sorted out the food in front of them, near drooling a little from his tiredness and the good smells being laid out before them. Dion's stomach seemed to agree too and it didn't take long for the Saiyan to dig in once everything was set up. Something that seemed to snap him back awake though was again the mention of that name and this time he even growled lightly, baring his pointed teeth at hearing she had mentioned about him to Dion. What did she care for anyway? "What is she worried for?" He grumbled, they hadn't even had a face to face conversation before! And good riddance too! Dion had by now noticed his distaste for the ginger Saiyan though and mentioned that it was something they needed to address later too. "What's there to talk about? She tried to kill my brother! And now he's marrying her? Starting a family with her!? He's clearly lost it and it's all her fault!" There was a lot being left out there like how he was jealous of how much time she got to spend with his brother now but it didn't matter and he at least got a start of the problem out-- Even though Dion had said they could tackle it later.

The Avali would look to the items that were moved over to him, looking to Dion for a moment before then looking back to the food and water again. He'd eventually take up the water bottle, popping up the lid before holding it out and squeezing it hard around the middle causing a burst of water to shoot out and hit him square in the face-- It seemed to be his intention though as he emptied more of it over his head before eventually putting the bottle back down on the table and shaking himself off to fling off the excess water droplets from his feathers. "Woo! That's much better!" He had used it to... Further wake himself back up? What was considered water to him was quite different to what it was for Dion after all, but the bartender maybe didn't know that yet. Pankaa did accept the bagel though!

Between bites though he'd just talk a little at Dion, his brain a bit of a blur of information he probably didn't get to just blurt out to anyone all the time. "Did you know that for most Avali regular Earth-like temperatures are too hot for them to handle naturally, so something like this toasted bagel would probably cause serious burns if not worse-- I've heard their home planet is incredibly cold too, kind of like Arcose? Which checks out" He'd take another bite before figuring it was probably a good idea to let Dion know he hadn't given him something to eat that could potentially kill him. "Don't worry though, I'm built different" He'd add casually, yeah that should do it.

At the same time that Dion ran a hand through his own hair, Pankaa would do similar by ruffling his own feather hair atop his head to try and get it back into the right shape after having dumped a bunch of water on it. "You both did really good" The Avali would nod enthusiastically as he reached for another thing of food now that his bagel was all gone-- Though he didn't really know who this Amara was. "Literally all of this smells wonderful! Are you sure I'm alright to take anything from the table?" He'd bashfully scratch at the back of his neck hoping he hadn't already grabbed for too much without permission to. "I know this is an odd ask too... But do you have any drinks with any ammonia? I'm not sure Nero or... Zhalla, told you but my 'water' as an Avali is ammonia!-- It's okay if you don't though, I get it's not really common to just have on hand for most people"

Pankaa would stiffen slightly at Dion's initial reaction to his question thinking he'd maybe said the wrong thing or maybe shouldn't have asked-- But the Saiyan soon flipped a switch and his initial rigidness became an explosion of excitement, even his voice oozed with enthusiasm! Pankaa's four ears would fold back slightly at the sudden volume to Dion's voice but he'd muster up a smile at the sheer eagerness he seemed to have at being an Uncle now. Pankaa nodded in understanding at how Dion wished he could have been there but had something else important to do at the time of the birth, it was probably for the best regardless as mostly Nero and the medics needed for it were allowed in the room anyway.

Dion's point of that he could now finally see what it was like to take care of a child, with his sister having had one made Pankaa look a little perplexed for a moment, good practice for the future? Well... He guessed so? If you planned to have kids of your own someday or something. He'd make a funny face at Dion at the mention of if Amara wanted kids-- He had a better idea now of who this Amara person was and Dion was meaning romantic stuff! Now he was starting to sound like Nero had about Zhalla! "Not you too!" He'd had plenty people imply he himself had those kinds of feelings for his friend Ozera, but he'd never fall the way his brother had, nuh uh!

When asked what he thought of their shared nephew the Avali would look back to the table and kicked his feet from where he sat, being quiet for a few moments before giving his answer, "I haven't really gotten to meet him yet-- 'You'll be allowed meet him after you make an effort to meet his mother'" He'd say in a voice that sounded like he was mimicking his own mother. He'd sigh soon after though and all his feathers would deflate along with the rest of his posture, for as much as he didn't seem to like the kids mother it did seem to sadden him that he hadn't gotten to meet the kid yet. Maybe he poured his all into his work here to also distract himself from how he really felt? "It's kinda scary too, isn't it? But I'm happy for my brother, he's gonna be a great dad and I can tell he's really proud and happy and that's what that matters most really"

Pankaa would grunt lightly at being pet on the head but it was Dion so he allowed it for now. Listening as the Saiyan explained why sacrificing sleep and his well-being in order to figure out something even if it was important and well-meaning, wasn't the right way to go about things and that he'd only run out of more than just time by doing so. Pankaa frowned and looked down at the table for a few moments, was his task simply just impossible to do no matter what he did? No matter how much sleep he gave up for it would his efforts be in vain anyway? But he couldn't give up either... Bard needed his help, he'd missed so much already. "It's... It's hard to sleep too, knowing dad is still there waiting for help and knowing I'm now old enough to work out the answer to helping him"

Dion had a point though and maybe he'd be closer to the answers he sought if he'd just give himself some time to rest and really think things out "Okay okay, I'll try and get some sleep later today once-- Wait a minute" His eyes caught the toast that still sat on top of the contraption he'd built and tested earlier. The bread. That was part of that prophecy that Shinjin, Prophos had given him not too long ago and Dion! Dion was the future brother bound by law! Surely!? And he'd witnessed the 'bread event' the pieces of that prophecy puzzle were all starting to fall into place! Pankaa scrambled up out of his seat for a few moments in order to run over and pick up the toasted loaf of bread the teleporter had sent him before quickly returning to his seat. Hopefully Dion's wise words hadn't been lost on the Avali in his sudden realization and he really would take that rest later. Right now though the Avali had pulled out a little notebook from his utility belt and flipped it open to a specific page, the Shinjin had said that this event would lead to the solution becoming even closer, he only needed to still work out what the 'distant blue star' was and what the whole 'moments without the sun and hidden moon' parts meant...

Trying to work it out would have to wait though as he still had no idea what they could mean yet and Dion had other things he wanted to discuss with the Namekian Avali. Pankaa crossed his arms at the topic the Saiyan chose to shift to and shifting his perspective on it? Pssh yeah, good luck with that! Dion persisted though. "I do have faith in my brother and Guru, Mother Namek wouldn't pick someone unbefitting for such an important role after all. I just think she is clouding his judgement or more specifically that 'love' is" Pankaa winced at the mention of him being cured of the eldritch sickness though and tried to thrust the memories of that moment out of his mind. The Avali gave away a lightly hurt look to Dion at the mention of holding Nero even closer, as though the mention of it plucked at a chord he hadn't talked about yet. "I'd trust Nero with my life- I have before, but surely he can't be completely right in his judgement of other people all of the time, right? He is Guru and he's a very clever one at that but he is also just... Well, Nero just like how you're Dion and I'm Pankaa, we're all capable of making mistakes, even the one blessed by Mother Namek herself"

When it came to if there were ever a chance Nero would be put in danger at some point, Dion insisted he'd be there to support him making Pankaa raise one eyebrow at him questioningly, "Even if that danger was your own sister?" He didn't want to question Dion's loyalty or commitment to help Nero but Zhalla was his direct family and Pankaa felt like she'd be put first.

The tone of conversation took a lighter turn though when it came to the Avali mentions and Pankaa would laugh lightly after being patted on the back "Me? Goofy? Nah that's Nero!" He'd insist as if he were that much different from his older brother. Dion unfortunately didn't have any ammonia on him either but that was expected, Pankaa gave a light shrug "Not many people do, don't worry about it" As for Dion getting a crash course on Avali the teen would take a moment to think before answering. "I can try to now if you'd like? Though I must mention that I've never really ever met another Avali before, or been to their home planet, I do know I'm a bit strange by their standards-- Cause of reasons outside my own control but my knowledge on them is limited too, I know that's strange to say considering I am one but... Well, you know I was born here on Namek and all" He'd scratch at the back of his neck, growing up he'd always thought he was just a weirdly shaped biological Namekian, being a somewhat strange looking, feathery Namekian was all he really knew himself to be and would always be what he was on the inside admittedly but also coming to terms with that he was weird even for the species he was seen as by other people? Egh, it didn't matter.

"You have a restaurant?" Pankaa asked curiously as his ears perked up in interest-- Only to flatten back right as Dion told him to not knock romance until he'd tried it himself and that if he did he oughta tell Dion too, "Augh! What! No way! Not me! Nuh uh-" Despite his protest his face had started to turn a deep purple in colour along his nose and cheeks-- Dion might recall that Avali blood was a purple-y colour, much like Namekians, as Pankaa's chest scar had given that away earlier on in the conversation, so the purple on his face obviously meant he'd started blushing and he'd held up his hands to try and hide that too. Maybe there already was someone Dion ought to hear about that Pankaa hadn't mentioned?

"You think she still wouldn't let me see him even if I brought dad back?" He'd frown slightly thinking about this, it wasn't the reason he was trying to bring him back obviously but he figured it'd help with that at least a little bit too. What if Bard just agreed with her though and they both banned him from seeing his nephew until he made amends with the kids' mother? It was all silly thinking anyway too as if bring Bard back was an easier task to the Avali then just... Being nice to Zhalla.

Pankaa seemed unsure and gave a look to match when Dion said the terms to meet were very doable even for him though. But then came the question itself, why did he hate her? He hadn't had someone ask him so directly before like this, he blinked at first to really ponder the question itself as a whole.

If he wanted Dion to understand where he was coming from then he needed to answer it in full truth and so he did, "Well, for starters like I mentioned before she tried to kill Nero." Being reminded made his blood boil and his anger started to show through his face. "She's only even here because she took up a job to get him killed for money, my brother's life is worth more than any amount of money she could've been offered, do you really think they'd of still ended up the way they are now if she had of won that fight they had on their first meeting?" He pointed a claw at Dion, "Would you have forgiven him if the roles had of been reversed? If Nero had of almost gotten your sibling killed?" It was more then just that first meeting though of course, Nero had forgiven her and moved on from that after all even if Pankaa hadn't.

"Ever since she came into his life and especially after she moved here, I've been seeing less and less of Nero too" He continued, his anger faltering into a more deflated and defeated kind of tone. "We used to do everything together, we used to make mother proud, together" He'd ball his hands into fists and shook them in an attempt to gain his anger back, but it never came. Instead tears started to well up in his big blue eyes. "Now, he does everything with her instead and they both make mother proud, not just mother but Namek itself too and I'm just the Guru's little brother that nobody cares to know about and is being left behind" He paused for a moment before adding as he rested his arms on the table in front of him and sunk his chin and cheek down on top of them. "I feel like I haven't moved a day past the day he healed me of the corruption, while he's just kept on moving forward. He's gotten so much stronger and wiser and I'm still just here as I've always been. He's so far out of reach for me even when he's right there, even when he's made efforts to reach out to me too and it's all her fault. If she hadn't of come into the picture none of this would've happened, I'd of still had my brother just as I'd remembered him..."

"I-I'll try, I promise!" He stammered after being patted on the back again, "I'll even try and get in a full eight hours! Maybe ten! But listen, I spoke to this Shinjin not too long ago and he had this strange book that could tell prophecies or something? And yanno I didn't really believe him at the time cause well why would I? But Part of what he predicted has happened here today, look" He probably sounded crazy, he felt like he did as he slid over the open notebook with the words the Shinjin's book had given him for Dion to see for himself.
"It had to be meaning today! Though, I still don't know what the rest is about yet..." Was what Dion said true too? Was he coming apart at the seams? Maybe it really was time for some rest if other people were starting to really notice how truly tired he was becoming.

The Avali listened as Dion explained that Nero was also reliable too in who he put his faith into, his margin of error being incredibly small though didn't mean it was impossible for him to ever be wrong. But Pankaa understood what Dion was trying to get at. If Nero had been right about everyone else then why was he wrong in Pankaa's mind specifically only about the redheaded woman? "Well he... He has to be wrong about someone, right?" It was hard to argue with Dion's logic though because he had a good point. To an extent though, she had done all the bad things she'd done in the past of her own volition where as Dion and Pankaa had been influenced in doing what they did. It didn't mean she couldn't change though.

And as Dion pointed out, everyone was capable of change. Even Pankaa himself had changed a lot overtime which was expected since he was growing up fast. The Avali looked up to the clouds as well as if to follow Dion's gaze, just like everyone here living on Namek, they kept on moving too.

Pankaa frowned lightly hearing Dion had also put the safety and emotional well-being of Zhalla in jeopardy as well, he hadn't heard what had happened between the two of them but Kabe had briefly mentioned something too if he recalled correctly. "What'd you do to her exactly?" He asked curiously while raising one eyebrow, any mentions or glimpses he'd gotten of her had always seemed so happy so he hadn't really realized anything had happened with her. Maybe Dion was right though in at least trying to give the ginger Saiyan a chance, he couldn't see for himself that she'd changed if he... Didn't even see her.

On the topic of his home world though-- Or more accurately his biological species' home world, Pankaa would look aside looking lost. "I... I don't know where it is admittedly" He'd say softly as he looked up to the sky again as though he could find it there if he just looked hard enough. "Plus I can't leave! At least not until dad is back-- And the wedding is done." He had no idea on where to start looking for the coordinates either, he'd never met another Avali before and had been taken while he was still an egg, how was he supposed to find such a thing with no leads? Maybe it'd be worth at least one trip though... "Is she a friend of Nero's? I'm sure she'll be alright here"

When Dion moved to be able to look him in the face while the Avali was embarrassed Pankaa would thrust out a hand to push against the Saiyan's face, like a sibling batting away another sibling for being a bother. "You're just like Nero about it, ack!" He'd rub at his face as if trying to push the colour out. "W-what story! I dunno what you're talking about" He stammered, crossing his arms and turning his nose up as he shuffled to turn his body away from Dion, maybe it'd actually benefit him more to talk to Dion about those feelings too since he quite frankly had no idea what to do with them, or maybe he ought to avoid Dion for the rest of their lives to avoid the inevitable conversation that'd happen the next time they met-- He'd turn back and paused for a moment before quietly adding, "_{I will know if you mention this to Nero by the way, so don't you dare}"

When it came to the real meat and potatoes part of their conversation Pankaa would listen to Dion as he attempted to try and explain his sisters actions-- Pankaa appreciated that he didn't try and completely justify what she did and instead opted to try and explain maybe why she'd done it. Trying to provide for a whole orphanage of children mustn't be an easy task for any one person... Dion had a point there and the Avali found himself at a loss for words when trying to think of something to say back, how could he really blame the orange saiyan for just trying to make ends meet for a bunch of kids who needed her help? Zukha had been looking after her three kids alone for years now and even that came with a lot of difficulties, he couldn't imagine a whole shelter with ten times that amount of kids to look after.

Pankaa wasn't so sure Nero had been painted in a bad light so to speak when it came to when Zhalla got the job to go get him, but he couldn't know for certain as only really she and Nero knew the answer to that one, details about him where probably left out intentionally though for all he knew to make her more accepting of the offer. He still found it difficult that just a bit of love of all things could end up changing a person so much like it seemed to have done for her, so when Dion asked that he give her an opportunity at first the Avali looked uncertain, holding Dion's gaze for a few moments before sighing. He couldn't really argue here and Dion had made some good points. "... Alright fine... I'll give her a chance, but she has just the one chance to change my mind and if she fails you gotta tell Mum and Nero that I at least tried" But there was also still the matter of his second problem.

Dion approached this subject with honesty which all in all was probably the best way to handle it. It helped The teen to hear that someone else knew what he was going through, knew what it was like and felt the way he felt right now. It was strange though hearing Dion consider himself not as strong as others, Pankaa could sense how strong the Saiyan was and he greatly dwarfed Pankaa by comparison but then there always was someone bigger then you, wasn't there? Dion pointed out though that maybe they both were wrong.

Pankaa looked to Dion as he stared with a burning blue glint in his eyes before repeating what Pankaa had said earlier, which made the Avali's ears perk up and his face brighten slightly. The Saiyan would point out that he needed to stop reaching for the bar that Nero set for himself and instead Pankaa needed his own bar to reach for, he was too caught up in being like his brother that he was forgetting to be himself. But was being himself even enough? Enough for who even? Who was he trying to be 'enough' for? Himself? Or for Namek's expectations of him?

Change was a scary thing all in all, but Dion's words made him realize that the people he loved were always going to change and keep moving forward no matter what, he just needed to embrace the change himself and find a way to keep moving forward that worked for him too, on his own terms and reaching for his own bars, not his brothers. If he just kept up with his own bar and kept moving with it, he'd reach Nero eventually again anyways.

"You know, when I was littler I had wished and dreamed and hoped that I'd be picked by Mother Namek to become the next Guru, after the last one had passed" He looked to some of the nearby trees to watch their blue leaves rustle in the light breeze, giving a silent thank you to their prior Guru before continuing, "When I found out that Nero had been picked instead I was so bitter and jealous and the corruption I had at the time was able to really feed off of that, it set me back so much" He stood up from the seat he had next to Dion and took up the bread he'd somehow managed to teleport here toasted. "But I don't want to feel that way anymore and I can find something else to wish and dream for" He realized now that the corruption had wanted him to compare himself to his brother, so it could continue to feed off of his jealousy. It wanted him to feel like he was in Nero's shadow when all he had to do to not be was just be himself instead, just as Nero had been trying to tell him the whole time.

"You're right Dion" He'd say as this time, he was the one to give the pat on the back to the Saiyan, "And you're right about me needing rest as well... And about giving her a chance too" He'd give a light yawn as he fully stood up from the table and looked over to his portable work bench and all of the things he'd set up outside to work on, maybe he ought to give it a rest for now?

"You know, with a big brother like you around she surely can't be all that bad"

Dion didn't seem to have a clue either on deciphering the clues given by Prophos, which Pankaa would sigh lightly about, oh well though he couldn't expect anyone to have all the answers there. It'd come to pass eventually whatever it meant. "Sure! Sounds like a plan to me!" Maybe once they both got the chance to sit down sometime and really focus on just what was said by the shinjin they'd be able to solve it! Two heads were better then one after all, right?

Pankaa listened as it was explained to him about what had happened between Dion and his sister. The Saiyan explaining that he had hurt Zhalla in a clash of ideals that eventually became a physical fight of fists. Dion had lost out in that fight quite badly by the sound of it but despite it he'd been too stubborn about his ideals and beliefs. It sounded very much like an unstoppable force met an immovable object as neither of the two wanted to back down, resulting in the inevitable fight that ensued. A fight between siblings was never easy, Pankaa knew that all too well by now as he'd had his own fights with Nero-- Including physical ones.

"It's... Understandable that you care about her safety as her older brother" He'd say with a light frown-- Pankaa was not an older brother himself but he knew how much Nero wanted for him to be safe too and how much he fought to protect him when he wasn't. But it also made sense that the Saiyan's sibling wanted to protect people herself too and she was her own person, not a child to be coddled anymore. It made Pankaa really think though about how Zukha must feel seeing him and Nero go out into the world like that, did she worry for them like how Dion had about Zhalla? Would they one day break her heart too? He look back over to the house she'd raised the brothers in and wonder if maybe he ought to go give her a hug.

"Trying to protect everybody you care about all on your own isn't really realistic either, or fair on yourself" Pankaa agreed nodding as the eldest Hofferson admitted that he'd been wrong in his beliefs and that he should've been working with the people he wanted to protect, not for them. People accomplished a lot more when they worked together afterall... The Avali put a claw to his chin in thought for a few moments, maybe he... Ought to be working with others on this project then? No but he needed it to be a secret! The more people who knew, the more it wouldn't be a secret anymore. But he'd told Dion now, maybe just one more person was fine, right? Maybe Ozera? He was bad at lying to her anyway.

Looking back to Dion who's expression had shifted now the Avali would give a sort of disbelieving look, "Surely my decision isn't all that important?" Dion had a point though, as if Pankaa would be okay with just being some estranged Uncle that his nieces and nephews never saw and as if he could just cut himself out of Nero's life to such a degree either. He didn't want that, not truly even if he was often moody to his brother. "I... I don't know yet. But I'll give her a chance to prove herself at least. I want to see what Nero saw in her." He knew they fought on first meeting so it seemed fitting to him to also fight her himself.

Dion seemed pretty happy with this decision and pointed out that if Nero wanted to know something he'd find out without any need for Dion's meddling, which the Avali would give a nod to-- That was true, though there was one thing Pankaa had managed to keep hidden from him so far and hoped to keep it that way until Nero's wedding. Being able to actually surprise his brother would be the best gift of all.

"Heh, we'll see about that" The teen would sleepily rub one of his closed eyes and push down a second yawn just as Dion suggested he get to bed for some rest. That bastard had given him a meal in the hopes he'd be too tired after food to continue working! Well, it had worked it seemed. It was taking all the energy he had left to not simply slump down and fall asleep at the table they were at already! "Okay okay, alright" He'd get to his feet, slowly make his way back towards inside as his long feathered tail dragged lightly against the Namek grass, leaving his work where it was for now as it'd be easy enough to return to it all later and Dion could handle the stuff he'd brought himself.

"I'll go get some proper rest now-- I'll catch you later Dion, thanks for stoppin' by and I promise I'll keep my word about giving her a chance" How he'd go about that was thoughts for later though, right now he just cared about how soft his pillow was!