He's still keeping his hands under his head though, even if she said it was okay. Seriously though--she was worried about her...what were those things called anyways? worried about that squishing him?
"It's at least...some of what I do..." Trying to think of how to explain, where to start. "Lemme start at the beginning. I'm not human, not fully. My mother is, but my father was a saiyan. They're an alien race of warriors, now extinct in my home as far as I know except for me." Nope, moving to sit up again, hands resting on his knees as he crossed his legs. "What literally doesn't kill them, if they have time to heal, will only make them stronger. They're adept at learning and training, including ki manipulation except for sensing it. That takes a bit more practice than most of them ever put in."
Turning his head, watching her. Given all they'd talked about, it didn't take a genius to see was bothered. Maybe even a little afraid of him. "Even then however, most Saiyans don't achieve that level you felt. It's a special state, that was thought to only be legendary until a great Hero of Earth named Son Goku achieved it. 20 years before I was born. It's known as Super Saiyan, and it's unlocked by..."
This was the hard part, and he braced himself as he really didn't want her to be more scared, or dislike him. "It's not easy to unlock. With training, you can increase your ki limits, and improve your body and techniques, and learn more--but you don't get that kind of boost. Not without some kind of trauma." Hanging his head, bringing his leg up to curl his hands around it. "I tried, for years, to get it on my own. Because I was convinced if I had that power, then Gohan and me--we could beat the Androids. Several times I was so close. Even Gohan believed so. But it wasn't until his death, that it became unlocked."
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"It's at least...some of what I do..." Trying to think of how to explain, where to start. "Lemme start at the beginning. I'm not human, not fully. My mother is, but my father was a saiyan. They're an alien race of warriors, now extinct in my home as far as I know except for me." Nope, moving to sit up again, hands resting on his knees as he crossed his legs. "What literally doesn't kill them, if they have time to heal, will only make them stronger. They're adept at learning and training, including ki manipulation except for sensing it. That takes a bit more practice than most of them ever put in."
Turning his head, watching her. Given all they'd talked about, it didn't take a genius to see was bothered. Maybe even a little afraid of him. "Even then however, most Saiyans don't achieve that level you felt. It's a special state, that was thought to only be legendary until a great Hero of Earth named Son Goku achieved it. 20 years before I was born. It's known as Super Saiyan, and it's unlocked by..."
This was the hard part, and he braced himself as he really didn't want her to be more scared, or dislike him. "It's not easy to unlock. With training, you can increase your ki limits, and improve your body and techniques, and learn more--but you don't get that kind of boost. Not without some kind of trauma." Hanging his head, bringing his leg up to curl his hands around it. "I tried, for years, to get it on my own. Because I was convinced if I had that power, then Gohan and me--we could beat the Androids. Several times I was so close. Even Gohan believed so. But it wasn't until his death, that it became unlocked."