City Exploration [Open]

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Souka wandered down the city streets of the slightly jungle covered Bleeza-01. Here, since it was morning, not many people were out so he stepped lightly so not to wake them as he made his way down what appeared to be main street. As he did though, he did wonder when people might show up so he could get some help with his problems. He had found those other guys out near the outskirts a short while ago and their presence made him wonder if the rest of the city could act hostile like towards him.

[Quinn]

"You there, boy. You look lost."

Contrary to popular belief, Chillyn tended to leave her quarters in the palace quite often, frequenting shops, visiting houses, in general keeping in touch with her subjects. She was even known to grace small, five horse towns on the other side of the planet.

Today, however, she was just out shopping. It wasn't that she didnt' trust Flute, her Namekian second-in-command, so to speak, with the Royal Finances. He tended to do a great job, in fact. She just liked the air, seeing her people, the thrill of finding the best prices on the morning market, and most of all, not being treated like royalty.

Although a lot had changed in her reign, and people did know who she was, and vaguely what she looked like, she didn't make too many public appearances. And, most of the time when she did, not many people out of the whole planet could come. And those that listened to it on the telly, or the radio, well..that was just it; they listened. Her appearance seemed to be shrouded in mystery, few citizens being able to point her out from a brief glance.

And so it was that she had been walking through the streets, simply on the way to market, wearing what could only be described as civilian clothes. Empty streets, not quite forlorn, as snug houses lay on either side, almost breathing in and out with their sleeping occupants.

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Souka turned around upon immediately being called a boy. He had looked at himself briefly before and knew by his physique he was not a boy, but a young man, maybe even an adult man. Although he was an android, he was sure he shared all the physical aspects of an adult, except he looked a little wilder with his long red hair draping over his shoulders, his crystal blue eyes, and the odd sense of black and red color scheming he had. His jacket, shirt pants, and even boots made him look like a punk.

He frowned as he turned around and gawked at the beautiful female before him. He had no idea what she was, but she looked like the three strange reptilian humanoids that had let him go. She was extremely short compared to them and him, yet the tone she gave off slightly more mature than his former "friends" had been. Her skin was mostly pink and purple; it was very smooth too. But some kind of white, bony armor over top her chest made her seem more menacing.

She wore wore over top of this a purple and gold robe. She also had a small rounded head and the plates on this shined and sparkled with a mixture of black and gray hues. Her eyes were the most interesting of all since they were an odd color, orange. Other than this there were two horns on either side of her head. Souka knew at this very moment though he was not on Earth and nothing about the woman before him was known due to how little his scanners were reading out at this very second.

He smiled at her and voiced happily, "I apologize for walking into this strange city, but I need to know if you know someone named Yakedo. If you do not are you friend or foe? I had a bit of trouble with three guys earlier outside of town."

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The human seemed nice enough, smiling at Chillyn, and responding to her politely. He asked about a Yakedo...a name that was pretty frequent nowadays, as the children born and named during the tyrant's reign were still very much alive, for the most part. It was highly unlikely that he meant...him. And, friendly as he might be, a guise was just as plausible, particularly if he WAS asking about the tyrant. However, Chillyn would play it safe.

"Many of my people are named Yakedo, some with much regret. History is prone to repeat itself, but not as long as I...our leader is in charge." Chillyn slid her hands into her pockets. "As for friend or foe, that depends. While I'm not looking to attack you, if you were looking for a certain Yakedo, I could not promise us to be friends. And I dearly apologize. It seems that one of the many gangs that have appeared due to recent uprisings against Chillyn has caused several civilians to go rogue, taking root outside of the city, beyond jurisdiction."

She reached out her hand. "My name is Frore. It's a pleasure to meet you, and I will be more than glad to show you around our wonderful city. However, at the moment, I'm headed to the fresh market. Would you care to join me?" Chillyn's eyes locked with Souka's. Although she herself was a cold creature, her eyes, an uncommon orange color, were full of warmth, mirth, and friendliness. "If not, I can go another time. I did promise to show you around, after all, and what kind of hostess would I be if I were to drop my own request!" She let out a soft chuckle.

[Selsius]

Orange eyes were definitely a rare aspect to arcosians; but then again, even though Selsius had the common red eyes, his pupils were much larger than the rest. He lounged leisurely in the empty city, hearing the conversation but not exactly listening. His mind was wondering off, only taking small scoops of whatever it was they spoke about. "Yakedo!" Rei murmurred. Selsius glanced at the alien scientist taking cover behind his body as she peered at the pair. He couldn't understand why she was getting so excited though, that name was common. What were the chances that they spoke of the mythological being she studied. Well... Selsius called him a myth, there weren't really any solid proof that he existed -nothing except the arcosian's spitting personality, they were all tyrants. But to Rei, he was very much real.

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Souka took Frore's hand into his own and shook it with a firm grip. "I'm glad to meet you, yet if you can't help me find the Yakedo I'm looking for then there's nothing I can do about that." He rolled his eyes slightly as he thought about accompanying her to the market place for a moment and finally, "I suppose I can come with you, I do have a desire to figure out where I am. But in return let me get rid of the thugs in town here." He then let go of her hand and looked around.

As he glanced at the city they were currently in the area seemed empty until he noticed a strange reptilian being, much like Frore except for his red eyes, standing in front of a small Arcosian woman. More people had come onto the scene, but why was something he could not figure out. Was he some kind of oddity on the planet? If he was he thought that perhaps it would be best to leave if he really was not welcome.

Although to make sure he was though, he glared at the newcomer with his blue eyes and voiced, "I'm welcome here am I or are you one of the trouble makers I ran into earlier?" He did not figure the reptilian and his woman friend to be part of the rabble Frore had spoken of, yet there was always a chance since some people lied in the world about who they were.

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"Very well, it sounds like a deal." Chillyn released his hand, turning suddenly. The town was waking up, her citizens exiting their building to go about their daily lives. However, a small occurrence was causing commotion, and this was indeed Souka. She spoke to him once more, as she walked with him forward

"I apologize for the gawking of the people, but a human is a rare sight on this planet. Most other races consider us vile, despicable creatures, only capable of hate and greed. Although powerful, our race has changed drastically in personality, leastways that is what Chillyn has been trying to do. Produce a more civilized people, in order to bond and coexist with the rest of the universe." They continued walking forward, taking a left turn. She would again speak to him, this time much more quietly.

"Now, this Yakedo you speak of...there are many records of his reign, his rule of terror, and his sudden change of heart. However, all records of him are kept in a secret vault in the palace. Not many people know about it, and even less have actually read it. If you're willing to take a risk, I can take you to the records." It wasn't a risk breaking in, although that is what she made it seem like. No, the risk was if he meant any harm, her guards could easily take him out. She would let this offer float around, as they slowly approached their destination.

[Selsius]

Selsius had remained completely silent, ignoring the human who had just questioned their intentions. He had not even glanced at him, only peer into the distance with a seemingly painful expression. If anything, Selsius was passive-aggressive, Rei thought, as she hid behind the arcosian's slim body. That very moment he had been judging the human and internally commenting -or ranting- on his unreasonable demeanor; Rei knew this. What[? the arcosian thought. What Frore had said was true, and it was being proven in that very moment. The universe loathes and fears the arcosian race for their power and tyranny, for their callousness and greed. The fact that this human would boldly assume that Selsius, a random being, was another one of the arcosians who the human had mingled with earlier only served to enforce Frore's words. The human is no different from the rest; he too, feared the arcosians and labeled them in that same stereotype. The funny thing was that Selsius thought so too.

Rei, on the other hand, would pull on his arm and force them to follow the pair which had walked away. Record's of Yakedo, she murmurred, reciting Frore's words. Selsius could start to see the sparkle in her eyes. They were speaking about her Yakedo after-all. The one foretold in her research. And in all honesty, Selsius was starting to get interested as-well. For if one of Rei's theories turned out to be true, who's to say the other's weren't? Yakedo's existence would imply they also lived in a world different from the one he was born in. And if would further imply that the saiyans had been able to somehow stop Yakedo and that other giant figure of arcosian history. What was that power?

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Souka listened to Frore's words about Yakedo as they walked along and thought their deal was very good indeed. She had told him exactly where the possible information was he was looking for and all he had to do was clear the city of bad elements. He would smile a tiny bit at her and said to her, "Your deal is very nice and the people don't seem entirely bad, in fact I think I might not mind them looking at me." As he finished speaking during their walk he would hear the sound of two sets of footsteps behind him and ponder if the people following him were the ones he had noticed earlier that he had addressed.

He looked around behind him and said, "Although, if they are afraid of me I suppose I must go. I suppose I can come back to this planet when things appear a bit more settled down to me." He would then turn away from Frore and walk off leaving the city of Bleeza-01 as quickly as he entered it.

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