❝ Oh? ❞ That's...it? The response was far more innocent than what he could've expected coming from her. Then again, he didn't really have much of a reason to feel suspicious already of this visitor from space. It wasn't as if she had swiftly started some campaign of destruction.
❝ I see. ❞ Goku's somewhat surprised expression melts into something more cordial. ❝ The water in this area is pretty refreshing in my opinion, so great choice. ❞
Not that she would know good places to gather water on this planet in the first place, but naturally the saiyan with his simplistic perspective drifted over that fact. He was thinking of leaving her to her business, but she floating into the air to dry herself caught his full attention. In her brief power display, Goku could detect that there was far more hidden within. His curiosity of course piqued, the man blinked rapidly as he registered her next words.
❝ Right. Uh, do you know what scouters are? I can pick up ki signatures like one, only that it's just natural for me. ❞
“...I’m getting water for my ship.”
The pause taken to answer was pregnant and likely suspicious if he were the type to notice. Unlike him, honesty did not come to her so freely. The world Kaki came from was much more dangerous and cruel than his—maybe that was evident enough by the intense scar bolting through her blind eye—and honesty didn’t pay for survival.
That wasn’t to say she was lying. She just had to gauge the situation to see whether a lie would benefit her or not. Considering this man was not being hostile outright, there was no point in not telling the truth.
After another pause, she decided to explain further.
“I have to do this sometimes,” she continued, hefting the end of the pump up again, “when the stores get low. I try not to on planets I haven’t been to before, but this time it could not be helped.”
Once she’s about elbow deep in cool water, she lets the pump go, the river’s current carrying it out the rest of the way. Despite her best efforts, she was drenched, but that was an easy enough fix. Levitating out of the water, she let her energy surge for a moment, a deep crimson aura spiking outward like flame from her body in all directions. It effectively evaporated most of the water still on her person, leaving her only slightly damp.
Still in the air, something the stranger had said dawned on her and she looked back down to him. She'd initially overlooked it because of the easy-going tone of his voice, but now that she had thought about it, she couldn't help the slight bit of apprehension that rose in her.
“You said you... sensed me arrive,” Kaki said, and cocked a scarred eyebrow. “What do you mean by that?"
Just struck me: Amita finds the Cold family as an entity prettyyyyy horrifying. And the fact that there's individuals alive who feel anything other than just hatred and disgust towards their members even more so.
Same goes for any other militaristic forces who more or less target planets to either enslave or wipe out their inhabitants.
❝ Hm. You know, part of me is curious about what takes the lot of you have for their father: King Cold. Since apparently having a "better personality" than Frieza is enough to give points. ❞
@cxldtyrant: "I don't see anything concerning about someone's impeccable taste..." He remarked, smirk curved over his lips. "However, I do quite agree that no one should find Freeza even remotely tolerable."
name — Nebula, though Neb is also fine. As are any variations other people want to give me for funsies!
pronouns — They/Them or She/Her, currently I don't feel too strongly about one or the other.
preferred comms — Tumblr IMs by default. I don't readily add people on discord these days, but if I do have you added then you're always welcome to shoot me messages.
name of muse(s) — Amita (OC), Z/DBS Vegito, Z/DBS Gogeta, GT Gogeta, Goku, Gine, Gotenks, Ribrianne, Shallot, Giblet.
experience in RP — First seriously started around 2015 on this site (as a minor -shivers-), sticking closely to the Pokemon RPC. Been here on the site ever since, though I've bounced around a few different fandoms.
best experiences — Some great (albeit scattered) highs in the PokeRPC, ironically really enjoyed the brief time the Animal Crossing RPC was alive ~2016, and I've had good times here in the DB RPC. I mainly thrive off a sense of genuine community, like where people acknowledge characters of other muns in interactions, and the experiences I consider fun usually come from that. Also, some ships a writing partner and I have developed were a total blast.
pet peeves/dealbreakers — Aside from the usuals (y'know bigotry and the like), people who OOC seem like they're just...a vibe killer. Their personality rubs me the wrong way, I get the impression they take things too seriously or personally all the time, they constantly come off as wanting things to always go their specific way or else they'll whine, etc etc. The point of rping is to do it with people you actually enjoy writing with, and I for sure would rather not waste time with people I don't like even talking to. 2nd big dealbreaker are people not liking how I portray my muses whichever ways and trying to start drama over it. And I don't just mean in the personality or backstory ways either. I've been policed by someone for giving an OC certain traits / powers, and I've been given shit for muses I've had being straight or hetero in the past. It's infuriating.
muse preference ( fluff, angst, smut ) — I have a somewhat bad relationship with writing smut in rp, but fluff and angst are great. I only like them if they serve some kind of purpose though, even if it's a small one. I will say that I'm picky with angst, because pushing artificial angst to force character conflict is a pet peeve I have when it comes to media, so there would need to be a discussion on how to tackle an angsty plot or storyline.
plot or memes — Both! Though there are pros and cons to them. Plots can be tough to set up but can have cool payoffs, while memes have a fairly simple path but the interaction can easily end up not accomplishing much. Really depends on the circumstance, the characters involved, and whatever ideas I or my writing partner(s) may or may not have.
long or short replies — Really depends on the quality. A top-tier skill to have in RP (probably in creative writing in general) imo is to know how to say a lot with as few sentences as possible. A long reply could have all the detail in the world, but if it's 5+ paragraphs (especially filled with nonsensical prose), that's just tiring to read. Don't go too short and give your rp partner not enough to work with, but also don't pad or drag things out just to increase sentence number.
best time to write — I really wish I could say. Motivation usually hits me out of nowhere and I can tackle multiple drafts at once, but that's pretty rare nowadays. I am trying to get into the habit of looking at a thread and just jotting down whatever comes to mind, then coming back later to refine it. I do tend to feel consistent motivation whenever a thread is a part of an over-arching plot or community event though (all the 60+ note threads I've ever had have been in this category), so there's that. So want me to be super active with our thread(s)? Plot something juicy out with me then 😈 JK JK, no pressure.
are you like your muse? — Some of them in some areas, hell yeah. Amita's personality is about 40-50% modeled after my own. I share Vegito's love of calling out and clowning on bullshit. I'm hella reserved and antisocial like Gogeta. Four's retreated to a quiet forest away from the chaos of civilization to live out a peaceful life; something I wish I could do. We have similar likes across the board, but I do struggle to think of anything glaring that I have in common with my other muses.
❝ There IS something mildly concerning about the amount of people apparently throwing themselves at Cooler's feet. Who's next? Any Frieza "enthusiasts" out there by chance? ❞
Might give in to the cliche and add Triclops being born with inherent psychic abilities to the lore...........said abilities aren't anything heavy. Just telepathy and perhaps some grade of telekinesis.
Clairvoyance would be neat but, in the case of their ancestors, it'd be a Kanassa situation all over again 🥴