misterbrief | 6th Taunt

[It's been a few days since Father's Day. And he got a really nice surprise from his daughter that he never thought possible. Bulla training and honing her skills and power, it really meant something to him; so he's flipping his journal open now since Luceti played a large part of it. He's not even angry this time.]

It's come to my attention that a good number of you had a hand in the gift I received over the weekend. I will say I'm impressed- the lot of you have done the impossible with my daughter Bulla and it most certainly paid off. So for that...[His voice trails off, since saying these sorts of things isn't exactly natural to him.] For that I am grateful. I know a good portion of the time we are safe inside this barrier, but you must understand that I worry for her safety regardless.

So I suppose this is the part where I ask something else not so specific. The gift I received was for your Earthling holiday Father's Day. I've never put much stock in such things, but this last weekend certainly has changed my mind about it a little. Is this something you also observe in your own worlds? And if so, what is it that you've done or would do that you would consider worthy of your father?

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We're talking about music, but... sometimes people become angry, or say snide things, or something like that, even so.

[And while she's gotten better at withstanding that, it's still never a pleasant feeling, to know you're being whispered about and resented.]

And why would you care? Sounds like jealousy to me. I think they need to get over it. [AT LEAST HE'S NOT BEING A HYPOCRITE ANYMORE ABOUT THAT...]

[Maybe it was, maybe it wasn't; she's not making a value judgment about that. What she knows is that it's uncomfortable to have someone irate at her.

...Then again, by trying to avoid it, she's caused problems for herself sometimes, too.]

Anyway, I'd like to work at it and practice, and become good at it. I'll focus on that for the time being.

[He notices how she dodges answering his question, but he lets it go.]

It makes no difference to me what you do about it. You'll never know how good you've become unless you pit yourself against others.

I'll know for myself what I can accomplish. As long as I know that, it doesn't matter.

[He doesn't understand how someone can be so content with that, but she did explain herself despite avoiding his question; she doesn't want conflict, people angry with her. The way she puts it now makes it obvious.

And he knows he's not convincing her otherwise.]

I guess. [Congratulations Ami, you have just gotten the Saiyan Prince to think about that concept for the first time ever for a second. And he really doesn't know what to say nor gets why.]

[It's more something she tries to believe, and believes in her head, than something she always feels. So she can understand his reluctance to look at it this way.

After a moment, she decides to admit that.]

It's hard for me to think that sometimes, but I should be able to have that confidence in myself. That's what I want to try for.

[Well, he can't really fault her for that, coming from a guy who's never been real short on confidence unless he was about to die.]

I wouldn't try. I would just do it. [Vegeta is a Nike kind of guy.]

If it were that simple, wouldn't I already have it?

[She can usually fake it through by knowing she should have confidence, but often it takes effort.]

I don't know, do you often let doubt enter your mind?

I think everyone does, sometimes. [Read: Yes. But she'd like to tell herself it's not any excessive amount.]

[He falls silent. That's true, even he can't deny that that's happened to him, and sometimes during the worst possible times. The silence is more of an agreement that he doesn't want to admit to.]

[She isn't sure what the silence means, but after a moment, she fills it. He seems too sure of himself for her to think he has the same feeling, and it makes her feel like she should defend herself.]

At least, a lot of people.

[He'll respond back with a little bit of irritation in his voice, but not so much that it's offensive.] Yes, yes, I understand. You don't need to clarify. If there's anything I've learned it's that doubt can lead to your downfall. I'd suggest you learn to eliminate it from your mind.

[He still very much struggles with that. Especially when death is staring him in the face.]

[Doubt can lead to your downfall. He's right, really. She can think of several instances over her life - probably lives - when it was her inability to trust and have faith that really led to the worst things she was involved in.]

Mm. But even if I know that, it's my friends that are really better at understanding it. I don't know if I always feel it, even now.

Friends. [People he didn't want around, but at the same time, found it in his heart to have.] They always manage to show up just at the right time, don't they.

It's unreal. [Muttered irritably under his breath.]

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[In that, they're entirely different. She'd always wanted friends the most. But they hadn't been easy to find.]

Maybe. I was glad when I did meet them.

[He gives an audible sigh.

He knows perfectly well he wouldn't be where he was today without the people in his life. In a way, he's glad, but he doesn't have to like it. It was what it was. He'd learned, in time.]

Well, that makes one of us. If I'd of had my way, all my friends would be dead by now when I met them. [Is he being serious? Ami can decide that.

Spoilers: He's being totally serious.]

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[This is too important to let go, but Ami needs a moment to decide how to approach it. She needs a second moment to realize he's saying enemies became friends. That's a reassuring thought, and she has something similar.]

When I met my friends, I didn't know if we could really become friends after all. I'm glad that we did, though. And some of our enemies back then have become our comrades again, too.

[That was an interesting way for her to put it.]

Your enemies huh? Turned into comrades? Well, that explains something to me. [Why would she call them that, she's just a doctor right? Ami he is giving you the eye, because this isn't the first time she's made a reference to fighting.] Anyway, that's fine and all that you've got some. I certainly could get long without.

[She doesn't say much to follow those ideas, but she very much follows the concept of friendship.]

I don't think anyone really wants to be without friends. [It's a very, very lonely way to be. Even if you tell yourself you're strong enough and used to it, even if you are strong and used to it.]

I disagree. It's only when you let yourself believe you want them do you become hooked onto the idea of having them.

I spent a lot of time trying to convince myself otherwise. But all that time, I really wanted to meet the people that would be my friends.

[Believe it, she knows all the rationalizations about why it's fine without them, why she doesn't need them and it's really alright, why people shouldn't always be trusted.

But in the end, she had to find some of that faith, and she had to try, and she had to find her precious people.]

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