11th Taunt | Action

[misterbrief]

Arriving back in Luceti, he returns home, genuinely happy for a change. Because all the hard work has finally paid off. A brown, long monkey tail pokes out of a hole he's created in the seat of his pants, a reward he's been seeking since he found out it was possible. He felt stronger with it. Now he could reach his maximum potential, a level of power he hasn't had access to since he arrived here. He keeps his tail unwrapped, not feeling any danger of having it grabbed or cut off.

But, the tail comes with its own problems. Problems he hasn't had to worry about in thirty years...

Action

A:

[In the morning, he's headed right for the Clothing Shop, getting new pants for the moment with holes in it for his tail. On the way, he seems to be walking normally, tail bobbing behind him, but he's still a little wobbly. So much that out of the blue, he loses his balance...and crashes, right into you. Or maybe he didn't crash into you, maybe you were just walking by when he started to faceplant and his tail instinctively just wrapped around your arm and took you with him on accident. Or maybe he's hanging onto you by his tail because you are heavy enough not to get dragged down.]

B:

[All that shopping has made him sort of hungry, so he heads to Seventh Heaven to get a bite to eat, mowing down food like a vacuum. But it won't go without something happening on the way there. That book you were reading, the coffee you were drinking, or whatever it is you've got, there's a tail wrapping around it trying to thieve it right out of your hands. He doesn't know his tail is doing that, but it's doing its own bit of exploring and wrapping around things. The Malnosso couldn't let him go home without a little bit of mischief, after all.]

C:



[After all is said and done, he's going right to the Battle Dome to test things out. Inside, those who frequent the Dome would find that the man with the golden hair isn't there today- instead there's a man covered in red fur, wild brown hair, and looking quite simian instead of human. He's going through his drills, for speed and strength, taking advantages of the shifts placed on the walls to test out the power of his ki blasts, rocking the room inside. He's coming out every hour to reset the simulation, keeping the form up. He's taller, by a grand total of two more inches, setting him at a towering 5'7''.

Though there is a point in time where he's reverted back to his base form, and he's...latched his tail in what looks like a clamp. And he's leaning forward, using his body weight to pull on it almost as if he's trying to stretch his tail. Either way, it looks painful, especially when he screams in pain, gritting his teeth. What is he doing? Who knows.]

Comments

[Action, battledome, backdated to 8/26's afternoon]

[borntorebel]

[It is Leia's usual time at the battledome when she heads to her normal room, only to find it occupied by a red-furred simian-like creature with an odd glow. Even for her, who's used to seeing a lot of different kind of humanoids, droids and...other alien life, this is new.

And she's not sure if she should shoot first and ask questions later, until he seems to transform into a human male. With a tail.

She doesn't even know what to say to that, so she just clears her throat and shifts the blaster in her hands.]

This is my usual room for Tuesday afternoons.

[misterbrief]

[Coming to the door, meaning to step out and restart the simulator, he finds himself face to face with Leia. No one's ever really told him to get out of a chamber before.]

That's too bad. You're just going to have to find another one, aren't you.

[borntorebel]

[She didn't telll him to get out. She's just surprised.

And Vegeta is kinda rude. But she's dealt with worse. Tarkin was much worse. Mmhmm.]

That's not a problem. Might I have a moment to copy the simulation I've been using?

[misterbrief]

Go ahead. You can do it at the center console just like everyone else.

[He won't let her inside. His chamber!]

[borntorebel]

[She doesn't want in your chamber, Monkey Man. Sheesh. Cool your jets.

She is curious about the tail and the transformation, but she has manners. She takes her upbringing as a space princess seriously.]

Then I will. Thank you.

[She turns to walk away but is stopped by a tug on her wrist. The man's strange tail is wrapped tightly around, preventing her from leaving.]

Your appendage seems to have a mind of its own. If you please.

[misterbrief]

[His eyebrow raises and he looks down. Oh, not again.]

[So he tries to unravel it, and it doesn't give. His mouth turns up, and Leia should be able to see that he is making a visible effort to get his tail to let go of her, but it won't. It absolutely refuses.]

I...I can't!

[borntorebel]

[See, she was slightly amused at first, but all that effort in vain is annoying. So, she tugs her wrist as hard as she can.]

If this is a joke, I don't think it's funny.

[misterbrief]

[It doesn't give. His tail is ridiculously strong for what it looks like.]

Believe me, this is no joke. It's been misbehaving all day. [He reaches down, and he's actually going to try to pry it off her wrist. Which is actually proving difficult.]

[borntorebel]

[She grimaces in pain, refusing to cry out despite the fact that the strange tail is now tighter around her tiny wrist. She's sure this will bruise and hurt for a few days but that's only a distant observation in light of the current situation. ]

Do you actually expect me to believe that you cannot control your own tail? That's ludicrous. Release me this instant.

[misterbrief]

[He growls back at her.] You'll believe it when I say that those fool scientists did something to it when I returned to the village. The shift will lift eventually.

[Either way, he's still trying to pry it off. He is making some headway, until it finally wins out over him and latches back onto her wrist, losing his grip with his fingers.] Blast it!

[borntorebel]

[Excuse you. So very rude. Leia is really done trying to be polite now.]

This is the work of the Malnosso then? And you have no control at all? Unbelievable.

[Vegeta, that really hurts! Stop it!]

If that's the only solution, I would be more than happy to blast it.

[misterbrief]

Don't you dare! [He does not want her to blast his tail, no no no.]

I'll get it off, why don't you stop squirming so much!

[borntorebel]

I am not squirming! Your tail is squeezing too tightly. I am trying not to lise feeling in my hand!

[She seriously contemplates shooting him for a brief second. Instead, she takes a deep bredyh and focuses her mind on a single leaf to calm her thoughts. When she's sure she can be civil again-a mere five seconds later-she opens her eyes and speaks again.]

I would greatly appreciate if you would free me. Please.

[misterbrief]

[He, however, isn't trying to calm himself.]

What do you think I've been trying to do, woman?! [He manages to get a finger underneath the tip of his tail, and is slowly prying it off again.]

[borntorebel]

[Luckily for them both, Leia's had many years of training to back her up when dealing with unpleasant situations. And enough patience to draw on to get out of this bizarre scenario.

The finger against her already sensitive skin makes her calm mask slip for a second and she snaps a reply back, not sorry at all.]

I'm not sure what it is you've been doing here besides be extremely rude since I arrived.

[misterbrief]

[He gets talk to like this all the time, so to him, her response is very normal. He pries more of the tail off, slipping his hand underneath so at least if he loses it again, it'll wrap around his fingers instead. At least he hopes.]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but you were the one that decided to interrupt me during my training. So who is the rude one here.

[borntorebel]

[She's irritated with herself for snapping the way she has though. She knows that she needs to work on her temper. It's unsightly to lose control so easily, but pain is always the first thing that makes her snarky and sharp-toned.]

Then allow me to correct you, sir. I merely came to the Battle Dome for my training. You came out of the room. We spoke and as I attempted to leave, your tail decided to hold me hostage. You're still being rather rude.

[misterbrief]

[He's still working on the tail. He's got it half unraveled at this point.]

My, that must be the first time I've ever heard that. [He knows he's rude he doesn't caaaaare] You act as if the more you say so, that I'll suddenly change my tune.

[borntorebel]

[Just this face forever.]

I seriously doubt anything anyone says to you would change your mind. You don't seem the type.

[You know, reasonable you are not, Vegeta.]

[misterbrief]

You're smarter than you look. [Almost there! Just a little bit more...]

[borntorebel]

Thank you, I'm sure.

[Except she doesn't sound grateful. She's really annoyed. Just a little bit so that she can get someone at the clinic to heal her wrist. Because there's no way she's going home like this. There will be no training today, obviously.]

[misterbrief]

[He keeps working at it. It's almost there, look, it's fighting him but he's managed to get it unraveled almost completely when... It slips. And his brilliant idea to keep it from wrapping around her wrist only results in it tying the both of them together, the tail circling around both of their wrists and binding them to one another.] What-! You've got to be kidding me!

[borntorebel]

[She looks at him and at the tail quietly for a few long, tense moments. And then she starts laughing, but it's really not a humorous thing.]

This is incredible.

[misterbrief]

[He just looks to her, back to his tail, and to her again. He's speechless for a moment. And then, he does what he does best. He gets angry. Never so much has he hated his tail, giving it the most dirty look he can muster. Nevermind it's attaching him to this woman whom he's already not fond of, but now he has to waste more time trying to get the two of the apart which CUTS INTO HIS TRAINING TIME] That's it! I've had enough of this! [He doesn't care if it hurts, him or her, he's getting his stupid tail off of them two of them. He grabs it, starts putting actual ki into the equation now, bending his tail back and causing him quite a bit of pain by the way he's pulling on it.]

[borntorebel]

[She can tell that the look isn't for her, but his anger in this situation is completely uncalled for. The angrier he gets, the more difficult it is for her to keep her tempter and when he begins to pull on his tail, she reaches for the blaster with her free hand and shoves it in the not much taller man's face.]

You're hurting me. Stop it, now.