caughtinanetwork | Gohan // video // 001

[Communicator clicks on when Gohan, face down and groaning, grabs it and tosses it gently into a post. Except 'gently' for a half-Saiyan is pretty forceful for a communicator, so it snaps on without him realizing what it was.

He rolls his weight to his right side, using his remaining arm to force himself to his knees, unsteady. He looks around, this way and that, confusion plain to read, before he starts thinking out loud.]

I don't remember... I'm pretty sure Dad and the others said you were supposed to go straight to Judgment when you die. There shouldn't be so much... city around here, should there?

[He gets up, and catches sight of the coral. He frowns at it.]

They said there were clouds everywhere, not... Shouldn't that be underwater? [He glances up and winces.] That answers that. I don't recognize the species at all, but it's been a while since I really read up on it.

[Wait. He glances up again, but this time like he's looking for something specific. And frowns, deeply this time, eyebrows very accustomed to this wrinkling. He glances to his left, notices the arm still missing.]

That's even stranger. Tien said that his arm came back after he died, and I should at least have a halo... Where am I?

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[Smiles at that. Likes that quality.]

Months to years?

[So much for 'rest in peace.' Happy as he is for a chance to see Trunks grown up, he can't help the slight twinge of disappointment at the delay of seeing the others.]

That's very disturbing. There are worse fates, I'm sure, but that's still very disturbing.

[ Kuwabara was trying his best to get along with the folks here. There's no need to make enemies. ]

Yeah I ain't joking. You can ask yourself.

[ Yeah right? Kuwabara can't believe he was stuck here. There was so much he had yet to finish. ]

It ain't a place for people ta be but ya got a point. There are probably places worse than this.

It's at least very pleasant-looking. I can't shake the idea that people aren't meant to be under water, but I've already seen a species of coral I'm not familiar with.

Eh I guess it ain't too bad once you give it a chance and all. It's nice. There's nice people but we gotta keep our guards up still.

Why? Do people attack here often?

Well most of th' people are pretty dandy. There are some not so much. They're pretty aggressive and ready ta start shit.

I guess asking the point is out of the question. There can't be anything to gain here.

Unless you just enjoy getting into fights...

[...liiiike a Saiyan. Okay, Gohan, why does this concept puzzle you?]

No, not that I know of.

Depends on the fights I guess. If it's fun then I guess it ain't too bad.

[ ahahah...Kuwabara is known for being pretty bad... but he's actually pretty good at controlling it right now. ]

Fun for everyone involved, sure. Otherwise, well...

I got ya there. Makes sense.