misterbrief | Appointments

[Well, Cliff's got a point there, but still.] Then I'd suggest you make a little more time. At least your power isn't gamebreaking, so it's not exactly a priority. But it might save you one day, so I wouldn't slack any longer if I were you.

[Especially since Cliff's style of fighting would put him in the fray, and that might mean no powers at all on the battlefield. Fayt though, that's a little different. Vegeta figures Fayt could have distance and still be able to take people out...]

[Distance wasn't ever going to be a problem for Fayt and his skills. Cliff knew this intimately, and sincerely hoped that the young man was making headway with all of this vigorous training. There were limits...but they didn't know how much time they had.]

I wasn't planning to. [He set his jokes down along with his meal.] Things are clearing up again. Now's as good a time as any to get back to work, and I don't wanna waste it.

That's the attitude I like to see. I'll fight you sometime, that's fine by me. But don't expect me to go easy on you now. Especially since it's been too long since we had any sort of real combat around here.

Yeah-- I know. Everyone's gotten itchy 'bout that. [Not even he, for all of his jokes and seemingly careless attitude, was exempt from it.] And the last thing I'm expecting from you is an easy fight. That'd be insulting.

[He chuckles softly.]

Then at least you know what to expect. Hopefully you're stronger than you were last time. I'd like a challenge for once.

[Poke poke that ego.]

Hey, [he groaned, clearly taking the bait.] I ain't some punk kid, yanno!

Well, then you can prove it to me. To me you are some punk kid, not even managing to keep up with someone almost old enough to retire.

[Vegeta, retire, yeah right.]

[The look he gives Vegeta makes his ability to believe that quite plain.]

[Groaning, Cliff scratched his head.]

Gah...you don't need to put it like that!

[He shrugs. That reaction was priceless, he'll just enjoy that for a second, don't mind him.]

Well, it is the truth, is it not?

[He sighed, soundly defeated by this man's logic.]

...I'm gonna punch you so hard that you're gonna remember it one day.

[There was neither jest nor anger in his tone, just a statement. It wasn't a bad goal to strive for, in his opinion.]

Sure. If you manage that I might just be impressed. But you might want to get on that, there's no telling when one of us will disappear from here.

[He smirks back, his voice carrying a sly teasing tone.]

Aah-- ain't that the truth?

[There was humor in the grim reality of this world. People never knew how long they had in this world, for better or worse.]

[He shrugs, but doesn't give it much more thought- there's enough on his plate already.]

Yes, it is. You know, I never thought I'd come to hope that I didn't leave this place. Imagine, leaving and returning with no memories- all that work for nothing. Sometimes this place pushes me to the point that I'd like to return home, but...I'd rather stay.

[He also can't imagine Luceti having to deal with a younger incarnation of him, but, he'll keep that to himself.]

I feel ya on that one-- probly for different reasons, but I know what ya mean.

[Although he had only been in this world for just over a year, he didn't want to imagine having to give up the memories and friendships he's made in that time. They were precious to him, each in their own way, and he regretted none of it.

...Besides that, there was his concerns about the nature of how timelines ran. While he had faith in Fayt and his story of the future, Cliff also had his doubts.

When faced with the possibility of deletion or living a life in this chaotic world, he would choose the certainty of a twisted paradise over the unknown.]

Hmf. Quite possibly. I've got a job to do around here, I don't know about you.

[Letting the cycles continue? No way, he doesn't want that. He wants that to end so then neither he nor anyone else he cared about would end up here ever again.]

[Cliff crossed his arms and shot Vegeta a curious grin.]

Oh? And what job is that?

[He grins right back.]

Come on Cliff, think about it for a second. What business do I have here other than to make certain that we never return to this place ever again? Besides, I want my shot at fighting this general I hear so much about.

[He chuffed, wholly amused by the answer.]

I think that whatever business we've got here is what we make it, [he remarked, carefully keeping his own thoughts quiet.] But, that general though? Sounds a little outta my league. That why I'm just gonna work on getting stronger and work on helping the little guys learn to take care of themselves if they're caught in a mess.

Hopefully they won't need it...but, that's where your job comes in, doesn't it?

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