Feburary Catch-All [Closed and Open prompts]

[renegadeprince]

Who: Vegeta, open and closed tags
Where: Around the train
When: Through remainder of Jelly month
What: Daily events on the train
Warnings: Some violence with training, updated if anything extra

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Closed to Trunks

[renegadeprince]

[Between their first impromptu training session and the mission stop over, Vegeta and Trunks had managed to organize a mostly consistent schedule for training, short of a sudden mission or other event popping up. Three times a week, blocking in a time slot to get the room alone so to limit injury to others. Though even with their arranged time Vegeta will always try and sneak in time before and after their training, taking any chance to have the training gym empty, so by the time Trunks has gotten there Vegeta has already warmed up as much as he can for the session.]

[light_of_willpower]

[Trunks himself was in the training gym every day; given his schedule he wondered sometimes if he should just sleep in the training gym. So it was extremely rare to find it empty, often involving weird timing too. Trunks was aware his father was training alone when he could too, which in his mind meant his father had probably found even more weird times to train.

But he was glad they'd been able to decide on this. Trunks liked helping others, and loved training with Cassie. But none of them were a challenge in the way he wanted. Maybe needed too, given how his first spar with his father had gone.

Trunks had only cooled down enough to get a quick wash-down in, before he showed up too. He already spent most of his time in the training gym, so was as warmed up as he was going to get.]

[renegadeprince]

[Vegeta doesn't bother with using any of the equipment in the gym, just the space itself. Even if they are indestructible items he finds little point of them. A real target didn't just stay still and took a hit, nor moved like a punching bag when struck. Over all it was a poor replacement for an actual sparring partner, so he instead is just working on his form against an invisible opponent while waiting for his son.

And at least Trunks is punctual and doesn't waste time, something Vegeta can appreciate even if he has much more time on his hands stuck here than back home. True, back home most of his time would be taken up by training, but that's certainly more limited with how many others wanted to do the same in the same space. And much to his frustration.] Are you ready? [Vegeta hasn't paused yet in his own mock fighting, waiting to hear an answer before he does so.]

[light_of_willpower]

Do you honestly think I'd be here if I wasn't?

[Okay, maybe a hint of cockiness in his voice. But Trunks really was here to learn from, and train with Vegeta. It hadn't been like that Year, when he'd found him in the middle of the night. Time to see if that still held.]

[renegadeprince]

[That attitude gets a hint of a smirk from Vegeta, a slight upturn of one corner of his mouth and he's actually happy to hear it. It's too easy for Trunks to be reserved and quiet, so to know that attitude was hidden in there somewhere was good. A good fighter needed a drive to push through, to not hold back, not with the amount of potential he had.] Then let's see it. [A change in his footing as the kicking Vegeta was aiming to his 'opponent' instead switching direction to launch himself at Trunks.]

Don't go super saiyan! [Vegeta barked out as a follow up order. He wanted to work through correcting those errors in Trunks' base form first, and also to teach him not to fully rely on transforming. Against the strongest opponents? Yes, it was needed. But flaws from their base forms would only be emphasized in a stronger, faster form.]

[light_of_willpower]

[Trunks blinked--he'd been about to, but he stopped the transformation. Not bothering to hide then, as he through a few punch-kick combos at Vegeta. Giving it his all even if he wasn't transforming, too. He was serious.]

[renegadeprince]

[It's not a case of Vegeta not trying either, he making sure that this was still a challenge for Trunks and to push him a bit beyond what he can do, but he's also not putting 100% into the act of fighting itself. Instead he's focused on looking for room for his son to improve, trying to spot any over extended punches, any off set foot work, anything that would give him more of an edge.

And also to train him to react to changes. Trunks isn't the only one learning as he went, and having known what his son was learning from Cassie, Vegeta had been starting to learn to counter it. And to maybe throw some of it back at him. Grappling never was his primary aim in a fight, why bother resorting to that when you can take someone out before they got that close to you? So as Trunks goes for a punch, one Vegeta recognizes that he's over extending with, he grabs Trunks' wrist, following through with that momentum and pulling. His other hand went to the back of Trunks' shoulder as Vegeta stepped to the side, using the extra push to force him to the ground before planting a knee onto Trunks' back.

After the impact and once they had settled, Vegeta goes give him a moment to try and get out of it before asking,] What did you do wrong? [No bite, no anger, almost as if a teacher asking a student how to correct an equation.]

Closed to Bulla

[renegadeprince]

[Vegeta been more hesitant in training with Bulla. He knows it’s hypocritical of him, compared how he had trained up Trunks in the beginning, and while he’s lessened up on forcing him to, he still tries to encourage his young son to spend time doing so. He and Goku won’t be around forever. All the kids, from Gohan to Bulla and Pan would have to be ready for whatever headed Earth’s way in the future. It however still doesn’t stop his brain worried about hurting Bulla during training. He knows she should be fine, she’s his daughter after all and she’s talked about how she’s had practice in training.

He would just have to see what she can do and what she’s capable of doing, thus setting up a time for them as well through the week to help her push through those barriers surrounding super saiyan.]

[fashionably_strong]

[Bulla shows up in the ship issued clothing, with a tank top underneath the hoodie just in case she gets overheated. The clothes aren't stylish, and they're not something she'd want to wear socially, but for being pushed at training? They're perfect because that means she doesn't have to worry about damaging something she actually likes, and she is going to try to go all out for as long as she can keep up the transformation.]

Thanks for agreeing to train with me, Dad.

[Which might sound funny, considering how hard training with him can be, but now that she's gained the transformation, and being able to go super has saved her life on more than one occasion, she's motivated. She wants to see just how far she can go. Maybe not to the obsessive level of training he engages in - she values her social life and hobbies too much to be quite so dedicated. It's still considerably more motivated than she used to be.]

Should I start off super, or do you want to see the moves I learned in other multiverses first?

[renegadeprince]

Of course. [Vegeta of course is resorting to his armor that came with him to train in. It's really what he wears half the time with training anyways, and since he hasn't managed to yet get clothing he would otherwise use for training, it will have to do. Though he does wonder with her choice...] Do you have armor? [It's not a bad item to have, though if the last mission was anything to go by he feels like it's not needed... then again he hasn't seen Bulla in action to really know if she would need it.

But to the topic at hand. He had been mulling it over, deciding what is best, and considering her request for the type of training she wanted,] Yes, start that way since that's your main concern. We can work on improving your base form once you have super saiyan stabilized.

[fashionably_strong]

[Bulla shakes her head.]

No. I have a pair of gauntlets from one of the other worlds that I was in, but no armor.

[She'd question how they made the jump, but the mechanics of the multiverse are largely a mystery. She is happy to have them here, though. They were an easy to carry around weapon, and they have sentimental value.

She nodded at his instruction. It took a few seconds of concentration before the transformation came, hair rising with her energy, until at last her hair turned pale blonde, and a golden aura surrounded her.]

All ready!

[renegadeprince]

I arrived here with a capsule of my previous armors. You're welcomed to take what you want out of it, however I am not sure if the chest plates will be suitable for you. [Vegeta's already offered one to Trunks at their last stop, but hadn't had a chance until now to do the same for Bulla. With how stretchy the armor was the base outfits should fit her fine. The chest piece was designed for a male form but it may still work for her? If not, it's not like he hasn't gone without it before Bulma had improved it and Vegeta went back to it again.

However Vegeta quickly shoved that concern aside as she centered herself, getting ready, then transforming. And Vegeta can't help but feel a bit of pride in seeing that, that both, well, all three of his children had reached a form he had once believed was only a legend, and then only for one to attain during extreme times. It proving that even with half blood they were true Saiyans.]

How do you feel? [She had said it had exhausted her and he needs to know just how much energy she had after it and how fast she burned through it. Was being in the state training itself? Could he aim her towards something similar what Goku and Gohan had obtained in their training for Cell, to train her to maintain the form in everyday life to become used to it? Or was it a case of just wasteful energy use during fighting?]

[fashionably_strong]

It couldn't hurt to try and see what fits. I bet Mom could adjust the chest plate to fit better.

[And who knows, maybe she can find some way to get herself something in purple. If she's supposed to be Team Purple, that seems much more practical to fight in than the hoodie she's wearing right now.]

I'm okay so far. I don't burn through it like...right away. But I want to be able to hold onto it as long as possible. Even if Piccolo said the worlds he's seen didn't have any of the kinds of dangerous enemies that you and him have fought against on our world, that doesn't mean there won't ever be people like that to fight.

[She can also think of plenty of what-ifs, situations where she got lucky that things worked out the way they did, but that could have taken a far worse turn. Situations where she wouldn't have been nearly strong enough on her own.]

Monthly chores – meal prep

[renegadeprince]

[Of all the first chores he could had gotten upon arriving... Vegeta’s not a great cook. He can do the basics, having learned them since being on Earth, but for the most he’s much more interested in the eating side than the preparing side. Even then food for them was typically either prepared by Bulma’s mother or ordered, neither of them were much for cooking themselves. So teammates or those relying on Red Team to meal prep shouldn’t be expecting much help from him. He is at least willing to play his part and try and help out, so give him the bare basics to do and he will do them, he can follow instructions but… don’t expect actual full meals from him.

Or for him to not do it without complaining, which most in the kitchen while find him grumbling over having to do such during Red Team's kitchen rotation.]

[happyends]

[ It's not Madoka's turn to make food at all. But even so, she can't quite help but stick her head into the kitchen from time to time regardless. She's a helpful little thing, after all, and she at least knows that cooking is something she can do pretty well.

(And that some people on the red team may find a bit more of a challenge in, though she's polite enough to never say such a thought out loud.)

And this time when she's looking in the kitchen, she spots a familiar face. Judging by the grumbling, it's a face struggling with this whole cooking thing too. So after hesitating for a moment or two - he's still very, very intimidating! - Madoka does slowly approach him. ]

Um.. Mister Vegeta? Is everything okay?

[renegadeprince]

[Vegeta is well aware how he comes off to most, even if not intending to, and even if he has improved vastly over the years with tolerating others. He is still a very angry person, just able to channel it better and at more suitable targets than before, and he at least tries now to get along with others. Yet it still doesn't stop that fact he does look like he has a permanent scowl on his face, it only emphasized more when he actually is annoyed with something, which right now was reading over the new food suggestion ideas. He just does not get cooking. Has tried to but... it really hold no interest at all for him.

He's concentrating but also muttering to himself enough that he doesn't realize Madoka's entered the room until she speaks, his attention turning to her and that annoyed expression still there, even if it's not created by or aimed at her.]

It's fine. [Was his immediate answer, a bit of a snap to that tone. Then realizing that she didn't deserve it and, well, being honest may help more in this situation. Vegeta... doesn't like to show any weakness, and having a lack of knowledge on something counter as that for him. Just because he knows he's no good at food prep doesn't mean he likes to admit he is not good at it, at least beyond the basics. He could feed himself and his kids if needed, but nothing that was close to the meals they were used to having.

So with a bit of a 'hmph' to himself, Vegeta let out a huff of a sigh before forcing that previous tone out of his next words.] I'm not good at cooking.

[happyends]

[ Madoka seems to wince a little at the way he snaps like that. It's hard for her to tell whether it's because of her - if it's his way of telling her to butt out of his business or something like that - or if it's because of something else.

Thankfully it's cleared up a bit by the second time he speaks up, preventing the girl from outright trying to flee or something.

Instead her expression turns to understanding. A shy kind of understanding, but understanding all the same. ]

Ah.. I'm sorry. It's kind of tough that the train doesn't think about how some people may be better at certain chores than others, huh..?

[ But if he's not good at cooking, yet is still attempting to do so.. That's kind of admirable in Madoka's eyes.

(Or maybe his wife pushed him to do it? Piccolo did seem to kind of imply she has quite a hold over Vegeta..) ]

... Um.

[ The next part, however, comes with a bit more hesitation before the young girl manages to voice it. ]

If.. you want, I could help give you some tips.. [ Madoka is a pretty good cook, after all. Despite her age. She's had to learn a lot here. ] Or if you don't want to cook at all, you could switch chores with me. I-- I wouldn't mind..

[renegadeprince]

[...if Vegeta ever finds out that Piccolo is going around talking about him like that then he was going to need to have words with the Namekian. Even if it was true... but in this case it was more that Vegeta was aware he should help out, especially considering the amount of food he consumes. It's only fair to try and help out, he guesses.]

I can do basics, [He admits, looking back to the recipes rather than to her, it easier to open up a little if he's not saying it directly to another person.] Like... rice and heating stuff up. [But he's also been seeing others doing more and actually using the chosen ingredient of the time, however that was freaking picked by the train or whoever was doing that. Also he would actually like to eat stuff he's used to back home, he's gotten rather used to having access to good and abundant amounts of food. However, Vegeta does take a moment to consider her offer, then,] No. I'll eventually be rotated back to this chore again at a later date so that would only be avoiding it until the next time. [However it was a tempting offer.]

[happyends]

[ His reasoning for not wanting to switch makes logical sense. And really.. even if it didn't, Madoka just isn't the kind of girl to be pushy about this thing. If he feels a bit more comfortable attempting this than avoiding it, then of course she'll let him.

Though she's still thinking, pressing her fingers together a little. ]

I don't think it's too bad if you can only do the basics.. Maybe you could find someone to team up with instead. So you can make the basics, and then they can add stuff to it. Then it'd be less work for them too.. [ At least until he's been able to learn how to make more. Surely there's got to be at least one good cook on the red team, right? ]

Wildcard

[renegadeprince]

[Options for other ideas and locations around the train. PM me first if want to chat, or just throw an idea at me.]

Gym, Let's Say Around Jelly 18

[nutkrusher]

Even apart from the times Cassie spends sparring with a partner, or training under Piccolo, she spends a lot of time in the gym on her own. Conditioning is always an important thing to maintain, above and beyond skill.

She'll work the speed bag to practice her footwork, and do strength training, mostly against her own muscles. Normal weights are starting to do a good deal less good for her now.

She turns her head and nods in acknowledgment as a familiar figure enters.

[renegadeprince]

Vegeta was becoming more accustomed to having to share the training space with others. He doesn't like it, but he's getting more used to it. He's always had his own space before this, or only shared it with typically one other person. Being forced into this situation just went against every habit he had with training, as well as the constant reminder he had to be extra careful to not cause harm to others that shared the same space. The train may be able to take the force (not that he has tested it yet) but most others here couldn't.

Vegeta gives Cassie a brief nod back in greeting as he moves to the far side of the gym from her, placing himself far enough away from the walls and other items to allow his ki presence to not damage anything once he gets going. He's not planning to go anywhere near to full out, but just the most basic training can get it raised enough to at least be felt like a pressure, even if not used offensively. She... he assumes should be safe with it, considering she's training with Trunks, and while he doesn't believe his son goes full out on her he can only assume he's been training her up to being able to withstand more damage. Or as much as a human can.

[nutkrusher]

She can withstand it well enough. She's even able to keep going with what she's doing for long enough to finish her next reps.

But really, it's curiosity more than anything else that makes her stop and watch for a little. It is a little hard not to notice.

[renegadeprince]

While he isn't expecting that much from her with being human... he is still kind of curious to find out what Cassie pushed to her limits looked like. Humans could be very surprising when their back was against a wall or had something serious they were fighting for. And, well, since she is training with his son, Vegeta is curious as to why Trunks had taken her on as a student. Well... he can guess a reason, but Trunks didn't strike him as with that intent. He's guessing it was more a case of wanting to help people.

Even if Vegeta's aware of her watching, he pays her no mind; not bothering to use any of the gear in the gym bar just giving himself enough space to move. The routine he starts with is a very old and well practiced one, one he had created as a child and continued to improve throughout his life. It was always a good warm up, and a good reminder of how far he had come over his life. And how limited his thinking had been back then, before arriving on Earth. However Cassie will note there's times during it, when it looked like it was going smoothly, that Vegeta would stop, go back a step, and repeat, with the slightest change to it. A degree or two change to an angle, a slight weight change between feet, all minor adjustments that some would think is pointless, but Vegeta's aware of the importance of training out those errors so not to repeat them again.

[nutkrusher]

Well, then. Cassie's never been one to stand far from the fire. She turns her attention back to her own exercises and starts to cut loose a bit, pushing against the flexible barrier that stands between her and the full extent of her inner power. With every motion, her body glows, as she pours shadow energy into her every intent.

She won't go to exhaustion like she does against Trunks, but she's pushing her limits just the same.