I AM ALIVE! Sorry I've been gone for so long, depression really ruins my creativity, but I'M BACK! And I'm here to stay!

-DBZ-

Luckily for the buffet restaurant, they had the ONE Saiyan that knew the meaning of the word restraint eating there. He only ate 7 heaping plates - barely a snack, but he didn't want to bankrupt the place. Videl and Sharpener were beginning to actually expect the unexpected with their new powerhouse friend. Erasa... Not so much.

"Where the heck did you put all that?" she screeched, making not only Gohan, but the others wince as well. Lime answered for the poor half-breed since he was too busy nursing his abused ears to register the question.

"It's a Saiyan thing. They need to eat a lot and frequently because they're honestly made of solid muscle. There's not a fat cell in their entire bodies. Not to mention the amount of energy it take to use even a small amount of ki, let alone have access to the ocean of it Gohan possesses."

"Ki?" Videl asked, never having heard of it before. Maybe...

"It's the energy within our bodies. Physical training and meditation help increase a person's ki reserves. It's basically the strength the body possess in energy form," Gohan explained. "Though a person has to find and unlock their 'core' to utilize it."

"Not to be confused with chi - life energy," Lime added.

"Right. In desperate situations a fighter could start drawing on their chi in an all-or-nothing attempt to stop a threat, but the results... Well, it's a self-sacrificing move," Gohan said, having to sugar-coat things at the last second. Lime looked at her friend worriedly.

"You're not STILL beating yourself up about that, are you?" she implored incredulously.

"It's MY fault. If I have just listened to Dad and not let rush get the better of me, he'd still-"

"STOP! Stop that right now Gohan! Listen to me closely: It. Is. Not. Your. Fault. Got it? It's NOT your fault. You were a child, a child literally carrying the fate of the entire world on your shoulders. Seasoned warrior at that age already or not, a child, ANY child would react to such an opportunity to torment their tormentor. Hell, the majority of adults would jump at the chance too! Nobody's perfect, so don't expect perfection of yourself and don't keep beating yourself up because of your few faults. Conquer them, don't keep letting them defeat you! Kami, what have you been doing these past three years without me! You were a hell of a lot better than this before I left!"

Videl, Sharpner, and Erasa stood silently and watched Lime tear into her best friend for daring to drown himself in Survivor's Guilt. Videl and Sharpner knew it was best to let Lime field this issue; In fact, they were trying to think of something to do so they could stay out of an obviously personal dilemma.

Erasa... wasn't so smart.

"Um... we're still here you know."

Lime and Gohan jumped, having completely forgotten they had an audience. Erasa was smiling in what was supposed to be a charming way, and would have been if not for her tactlessness. Videl and Sharpner were glaring daggers at her back while at the same time shooting apologtic glances the other duo's way. Gohan sighed and pinched his nose.

"Thanks for the pep talk, Lime, but I gotta get home. I'll see you all tomorrow at school. Later!" he called as he took to the air and shot towards home.
"Nice going, genius," Lime snarked at Erasa who looked like she had been slapped by that comment. "I'm out too."

"I'm going home to train," Videl said as civilly as possible.

"I need to head to work myself," Sharpner stated, even though his shift wasn't for another 2 hours.

Seeing all her friends, old and new, suddenly ditch her caused Erasa to feel the need to ask "What did I say?" to thin air.