fashionably_strong | 2nd shopping trip [Video, filtered from Vegeta]

Hey everyone! I've already got Mother's Day covered for celebrating with my mom, but things are a little trickier with my dad. I've been thinking about it and the thing that would make him the happiest would be if I spent the whole day training with him. He's a super strong martial artist and it's his favourite thing to do.

[Which will be a real labour of love. There's no way she'd willingly subject herself to anything close to what her father would consider a good amount of training on a regular basis.]

I've already been getting some training, but I've never gone all out and trained for a whole day straight.

[It's never appealed to her before. Not even remotely. Regular exercise is one thing, and dancing is fun. 8+ consecutive hours of intense training is something she'll need to work herself up to if she's going to be able to move the next day.]

So...I was hoping to find people that would be willing to spar with me. I want to get strong enough to protect little kids that get drafted and I want to make my dad's Father's Day really special. I'm pretty durable and I can fly, so you don't need to worry about me being too fragile to handle it.

[She smiles and waves.]

Thanks a bunch in advance. In return, I'll give makeovers and fashion advice to anyone who wants it.

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Sure. I don't know how well I'll do as a teacher, but I'll try!

[And therein lies the difference between how she was at home and how she is here. She's willing to exert effort into something other than shopping or socializing.]

Wow, and you know how to use all of those? I'm impressed. No wonder Dad is friends with you.

Yeah, I can. I'm not a great warrior like my dad, but he did teach me how to do that. It's pretty useful at times.

[Like scoping out the mall parking lot to see how crowded it's going to be, or making sure she's not late for school.]

So, when should I meet you?

How about in the morning? When the fires of youth are just beginning to simmer!

No. [Cliff pulled out a pair for himself and slipped them on.] It's for protection. This sand, yanno...

Then get ready.

[With almost painful ease, the goddess's hand darts out to catch Bulla's own wrist in a grip that's impossibly strong. Spinning as she moves, Saori twirls her back to the girl and ducks, deftly flipping her over onto the sand.

Smiling, she looks down.]

You see? I used your own movement against you. That's something that doesn't rely on brute force.

[ Holy junk. ]

Can you show me? When we spar, I mean.

Really?! You're willing to give me a shot there?! [And the further they get from the original spar purpose...]

...well, I guess it would suck if some flying sand got in my eyes...

[She's still a little hesitant about putting them on. They look so dorky that she sincerely hopes that nobody but Cliff sees her wearing them.]

How about nine am?

[She can handle mornings. It's early mornings that she has no interest in.]

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Sure! I'll show you how I fly and you can show me your bending.

[Hopefully not during their spar, or at least after they've demonstrated for one another outside of sparring first. Bulla wants to see what bending looks like when it's not directed at her, and Korra will probably appreciate flight more when she's not trying to hit someone using it to dodge.]

I don't see why not. I mean, my dad would be better at teaching how to do it, but if you're going to help me train, it's only fair to offer help in return, right?

[Bulla's startled by the flip, although she recovers from it very quickly and dusts the sand out of her hair as she sits up.]

So you can teach me how to do this while flying, too?

Yeah, I guess, but I don't wanna take the makeovers away from the girls or anything!

[A dose of dorkiness was allowable if personal safety was involved. Proper gear was much more acceptable than the dangers involved with the little thing he's got in mind.

Or big thing. Cliff started pulling mechanical pieces out from the bag and assembling them with the practiced ease of a skilled mechanic.]

Oh I shoulda warned you. The sand is the least of your problems.

[Note the packages of brightly colored balls sitting in the sand nearby.]

Great. I'm looking forward to it, then.

I said I would, yes.

[She floats up into the air easily enough. Flying is fine.]

Try again!

When should we meet?

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He's actually friends with me because I thought his hairstyle wasn't strange, but yeah, I know how to use all of those.

Don't worry. I'll still give them makeovers if they want them. My mom does run a beauty salon, after all.

[That gets Bulla to chuckle a little.]

Oh yeah, I remember hearing something about my dad's hair woes. I have to wonder if people were just teasing him to get a reaction out of him or something. I mean, nobody's ever given me grief about mine.

[Bulla adjusts the goggles to make sure they're on, and watches as Cliff assembles the machine. She's not a genius like her mother, but she's technologically savvy enough to see what pieces should logically go where.]

...what are you doing? I thought we were sparring.

[At least this time, she's prepared for the possibility of being thrown, so she'll prepare herself to react. Hopefully, enough to stop herself from hitting the sand this time around.

Bulla takes to the air, and this time darts in to grab just a little above the waist on Saori's gi.]

[He grinned at the young woman and started to load the brightly colored balls into what Bulla should recognize as a gun of some sort.]

Who said anything about sparring? I can't teach you how to hurt your dad. I'm just a Klausian-- stronger than an Earthling, but still nothing that can top a Saiyan,

[He chuckled.]

No, no. I'm just gonna help you survive a day with him. Now-- think fast!

[He fired the paintball gun without aiming. React.]

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