Sundae Sunday [Amara]

Suri was coming today. Apparently, the Majin had already been an established customer at Diono's for a while now. Amara wasn't entirely concerned with them missing each other given the Saiyan's tendency to pop by for a quick meal and leave for actual training elsewhere. The place the brothers saw her the most was just at their own humble abode and less so the restaurant. They had met before in the jungle. While initially distrustful of yet another Majin around her impromptu home, Suri had quickly proven herself to at least be an exception to the regular degeneracy most of her species applied. Not only that but the girl was a very impressive fighter in her own right, and as a Saiyan that had her interested most of all.

Today they wouldn't be sparring though (as far as she was aware) and instead just... talking. It felt strange to have a normal meet-up with a maybe friend that was a MAJIN of all things, but oh well. She'd seen strange things in her time as a soldier but this topped the list. They ended up exchanging numbers with a phone Amara had gotten recently in case either Carro or Dion had needed to call her, and this entire meeting as a specialized ice cream cafe was orchestrated via texts. She landed on the beachfront near the cafe, sensing Suri's power and seeing her exit not too long after. "Hello again."

"Don't wear it out," Amara responded dryly. Suri's gesture to take her hand was accepted, albeit a bit reluctantly. While it may seem a bit cold on the surface allowing a Majin to so casually come in physical contact was no small feat for the Saiyan. She did her best to quash any negative thoughts for the time being, fully intent and judging Suri for her own character and not for what she was in this case. "Mhm, likewise. I've been a bit busy so taking even a little time off couldn't hurt. Lead the way." While it was a bit hot, Amara had grown up near the Saiba Wastes and recently had acclimated to living on the Island full time. The heat didn't bother her but for Suri's sake, the duo went back inside. The chill of air conditioning touched her skin, a few goosebumps forming as they took their seats. "I'm going to be honest when I say I've had ice cream only one other time, and it was in the form of a shake with an Earthling named Alva who I had randomly met in a clothing store... well we didn't get the shake there, but I'm sure you know what I mean."

Her requested cup had been chocolate, given last time had been vanilla. Amara wanted to conquer all the basic flavors slowly before she was willing to go out on a limb for the more complex choices. "At least you can eat as much as you want without worrying about losing muscle," Amara said in a joking tone, flexing one of her arms. "S' why I don't go out to eat sweets that much. Granted my diet is so strict I could probably add in a cheeseburger a week and still be fine but hey. Then again I'm sure that indulging in food costs is a lot crueler on your wallet than anything else. Speaking of..." Amara fished out a few bills of Zeni, sliding them across the table.

"Well, my training has been... lukewarm. As you can probably sense my theoretical power has gotten way higher but I'm having a hell of a time actually using it, you see." Suri's power had still grown since their encounter, and while not nearly as large as hers it was nothing to be ashamed of. "Hey I'd say you made good progress for someone who doesn't dedicate their free time entirely to it as I do."

If the Majin was bothered by her somewhat sarcastic tone of voice, she didn't show it. Suri seemed to always have a more positive outlook on things which was odd considering how timid she was, it almost made the two seem like total opposites at times. And, to be brutally honest that was almost indeed the case. Whereas Amara was vulgar and more headstrong, Suri was polite and patient. "What's keeping me busy?" Amara paused for a moment bettering her question. Busy was a bit of a strong word considering that most of Amara's time was filled up by optional training more than anything else. Did that really count as being busy? regardless the two had made their way inside where Suri had expressed that ice cream was one of her favorite desserts.

Considering that Amara has not had many of the deserts on Earth she supposed it was safe to say that, for now, at least ice cream was also one of her favorites as well. Amara shook her head as Suri passed the cash over to her, slipping it into her pocket without further complaint. She knew that Suri would definitely not accept upfront payment that she had already returned once. Instead, the girl insisted that her payment be details on Amara's training regimen instead. It was a bit of a surprising request considering that Siri didn't seem to be the type to terribly dedicated to something like training. "Sure, I'll think of something more compact and write it down for you soon enough. telling you it allowed now would only go in one ear and come out the other."

Taking another bite of her Frozen treat, Amara paused when Suri asked her what she did for a living. The Saiyan assumed that the question meant what did she do to earn money. "I would consider myself to be a freelancer. I do odd jobs here and there that make use of my natural strength and also occasionally participate in localized tournaments mostly the ones that have rewards attached. Stuff like money or free vacation that I can then resell to someone else nets me enough cash to keep going for a while giving me more time to focus on actual training."

Amara had noticed Suri shrunk a little bit and offered a small smile. "That was a rhetorical answer that was a question to YOUR question simply so I'd have more time to think it over first and not make things awkward. If you were annoying me for real, Suri, I'd be the one to let you know first and foremost." She hadn't seemed this unsure back during their bout in the jungle, but at the same time that was a fight that involved flying limbs. Perhaps in a more calm setting her shyness could really shine through, which while a bit cure wasn't exactly a positive thing for her in the long run. Her ice cream started to show the faintest signs of melting, slowed by the pervasive air conditioning they were seated in.

Still noticing that her treat would more cream than ice soon Amara took a rather large chunk out and downed it in one go, body shivering a bit. "As for my power, I'm currently unable to utilize my own internal Ki. I used to be able to but an accident happened and now only Kai knows how to fix it. Until I figure out a solution I continue to work on my physicality first and foremost." The Majin also showed a keener interest in tournaments than she had expected, Amara's spoon tracing circles in the air as Suri asked for more info about it. "Good way to test your skill and keep the rust off in addition to getting some money if rewards are involved. There's heaps of local stuff constantly going on and I'm pretty sure the World Tournament down here in the South is set to be held again soon."

"My my," Amara said in a slightly exaggerated voice, fanning herself lightly. "I wasn't aware you felt so strongly about me!" Hopefully keeping Suri engaged in conversation would help to push her own insecurities about it back down. "Twas' a joke if it wasn't clear." She winked once, pausing to take another spoonful of ice cream and savoring its' sweetness. "Though I like you too. Nice of you to reciprocate the feeling after our, uh, first meeting and how that went." The conversation turned back to Amara's current condition. Her smile dipped a bit but the Saiyan knew that Suri only wanted to help. "I think it's probably something on a metaphysical level if I had to guess.

Any attempts to solve it physically have failed, despite the issue occurring around the same time I got into a major accident. Suffered no lasting or permanent wounds from it besides this, I guess." That and her tail getting turned to mash, but Amara couldn't exactly reveal she once had a tail when that'd be a dead giveaway to her true origin. Though after such heavy talk they turned to the Martial Arts Tournament, Suri having at least some prior knowledge of what it was about. "Yeah I'll give it a whirl. I probably won't stand much of a chance against powerful Aliens like Saiyans or Arcosians but any experience is good experience."