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[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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[It takes Gohan a good half-minute to properly process that sheer convergence of positive thinking. That kind of encouragement and optimism; no one's actually said anything like that to him since his father died, let alone since the androids attacked. It's overwhelming, and a little bittersweet. Nothing can really change the fact that he failed in his life's mission, let all of his friends down, and can only rely on Trunks to carry through. As much faith as he has in the kid, it's a heavy burden.]

I think that's the sort of thing people need to hear more often. Thank you.

[He's tried to show that kind of unconditional faith in Trunks (in between severe beatings, of course), but who knows how well it stuck four years later?]

I wouldn't know.... There might be a way to reforge them with a denser alloy. Or you could try infusing your ki -- or mana, I suppose -- into the blade. I've heard of that being done.

[By personally ripping his spine out so far that everyone'll think his tail grew back, surely.]

[He wasn't looking to be thanked, but it always makes him feel a little bit warmer when someone appreciates his encouragement. He grins in response, genuinely pleased.]

Then I'll say it as often as it needs to be said. You're welcome!

[Whoa, whoa, Gohan has ideas for how he can achieve his goal? The older man suddenly has his full attention.]

You can do that? I mean, I'm not a good enough smith to reforge my swords, but you can put your own energy inside of a weapon? You don't know how, do you?

[See, Vegeta does care. <3]

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[Shrugs.]

I've heard of it being done... or I've heard of the potential for it to be done, I forget. Two of my dad's friends used to fight with swords, but I haven't seriously used one since I was five.

[Message from the future: CARES TO KILL HIM, anyway.]

Huh. Maybe I can figure something out, or maybe someone will know more than that.

[Lloyd looks really thoughtful for a moment before he straightens and the expression melts back into a grin, the grin of a kid with a new toy.]

I want to go try it out! Thanks, Gohan! That could really help a lot!

No problem. Good luck, I'd like to hear about your progress.

Sure thing! See you later!

[Lloyd waves, then with a click the video feed cuts out.]

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