PL: 56,585 (14,146.25 w/ SWC)
Bonuses:
65% PL - Rookie Bonus
75% PL - Super Weighted Clothes

Opherla could be seen flying over the Bamboo Forest, having been trying to find motivation to train after a week or so of not finding any inspiration. It was just so frustrating for the Hybrid. She needed to get stronger! She needed to become more powerful! To deal with threats like-

Suddenly, her senses flared. Her ears perk. Her mind stopped. She stopped.

Everything stopped. In an instant. What... what was this energy? It felt... familiar... so familiar...

Her senses going down towards the source, Opherla would lay her eyes on an all too familiar figure, as she immediately grew pale, and a lump formed in her throat.

"Liari...!" Opherla exclaimed quietly, before suddenly, she plummeted, she fell from her flight and was crashing down dangerously towards the Bamboo Forest, right in the sight of both Moire and Liari should they do anything to save the fear stricken hybrid, as she herself was trying to regain her conscious body from her subconscious, but no response came, Opherla had gone into full shock out of fear of Liari upon seeing her.

WC: 198

    Although Liari had come to bring comfort to Moire, it seems she couldn't escape receiving some herself. She let out a soft, content sigh as Moire's hand slipped over hers and another upon her cheek, the two sharing a moment of simply... being. Sometimes, that's all one needed to overcome what was ailing them so, a person to stay and simply... be. Liari couldn't help but grin softly as she imagined herself before, always eager to fight, to take, to satisfy every urge, hunger, and pain. She was always so impatient, so easily frustrated by inaction, she would've never thought of doing something like this! 

    ...It was funny how a month being tortured, locked in dimensional fragments, and having one's ego torn down can aid in asserting a new outlook on life. She felt so much calmer, so much... warmer, especially with Moire. She felt as if she merely tried, she could make things go her way, improve not only her own situation... but maybe someone else's as well. For now, that person was Moire, her first kiss... and her first love. She felt the tension in Moire's body relax as Liari's lips touched her cheek, her body sinking into Liari's. A quick glance at the sky told the deep-blue majin that the sun was already starting to dip, to begin its slow fall over the horizon. Maybe it'd be nice for them to head back to Liari's old home for the night... or maybe where Moire lives... Either way, Liari didn't want to spend another night without her... It wouldn't feel right. It-

    Liari snapped to attention as Moire suddenly TENSED up again in her arms, her eyes flicking around the scenery as Moire asked if Liari "felt that." The deep blue majin unraveled herself from her partner and scanned the area, her silver eyes flicking from the trees, to the sky, to the land around them, searching for threats that'd make Moire's hair (if she had any) stand up on end like that! But... the closest thing was... Liari cocked her head to the side, detecting a small, but notable power homing in on them. Something about this power was... familiar... but she couldn't place exactly what. Its little nuances, as if only seeing the outline of the person, tingled at Liari's senses, almost as if the answer were on the tip of her tongue. 

    "Who's that...?" Liari muttered, glancing over at her partner. ...Moire seemed focused on it, whoever it was. ...And Liari would soon find out! In a matter of moments, a girl that looked vaguely like a saiyan (but with a tail and animal ears) hovered over the horizon... only for her to come to a DEAD STOP the moment her eyes fell on Liari! The sudden shock and the dark recognition in the stranger's eye made the majin wince, as she'd sent a punch in her direction! She wondered what it would take for people to stop looking at her like that. Maybe they never WOULD stop. The two would lock eyes for a moment, Liari matching the half-saiyan's fearful gaze with one of uncertainty when, out of nowhere, the stranger fell out of the sky! Liari's eyes widened in shock as Moire LEPT into action, SHOOTING towards the falling girl with a desperation that, for the tiniest of seconds... made Liari feel jealous... BUT ALL THAT DIDN'T MATTER, THOUGH, BECAUSE MOIRE MAY NOT MAKE IT IN TIME! Sure, she was fast, but Opherla was almost a half-second away from smashing through bamboo and into the ground! They may be tough... but bamboo is known for its sharpness when broken. She could get really hurt! Liari would extend her hand and suddenly, it would disappear through a ripple in the air, as if she had dipped it up to her shoulder in a lake! Suddenly, her hand would appear just behind Opherla, grabbing her by her collar and stopping her just INCHES before she would have CRASHED into the stake-like plants! Letting out a soft sigh, Liari would drag her hand back... and Opherla with it, through the portal, now holding half-saiyan close to her chest! 

    "Are you okay?" Liari questioned, getting a good look at the stranger... She had definitely seen her before somewhere. "Are you hurt?"

WC: 715
TWC: 1123

WC: 443 | TWC: 1,318

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Just hearing Liari sigh as Moire places her hand upon her cheek was enough to elicit pleasure with the purple majin, knowing that whatever she did, Liari was willing to accept with great ease. The two were always practically made for each other, with the way they've been acting around each other from just appearances and surface level information alone. It would be nice to just stay here and look at the setting sun, before retiring for the night likely at Liari's home, though a certain other matter made itself apparent. Liari was very quick to notice Moire's tension as she looked right at Opherla. She didn't know if Liari knew who she was, or if the two were merely strangers, but that didn't matter in the slightest. What truly mattered was that someone was in danger of falling, and they needed to act fast.

Though she didn't want to break away from Liari, Moire ultimately takes off and tries to fly as fast as she can towards Opherla, though as she got closer and closer she begins to doubt that she's going to make it in time. She might fall to the ground and get herself hurt, or worse depending on the state of her condition, especially when concerning the sharp stakes that bamboo can be. Faster and faster, she traveled to catch Opherla, only for a portal to suddenly appear. She questioned what it was that appeared in front of her until Liari's extended hand emerges, managing to grab hold of Opherla just in the nick of time. Moire pauses in place before looking back at Liari from a distance, seeing her hand had disappeared through a portal and reemerging in front of both Opherla and Moire. It would certainly explain how she managed to disappear complete from sight during their first encounter, and how she suddenly appeared earlier.

With a sigh of relief, Moire floats her way back towards the pair, and it seems like Opherla had reawakened by the time she got there. She didn't catch all of the words that were shared, but hearing specific words such as 'South City' and 'second chance,' it was easy to connect the dots. Considering how Liari sprung into action right away, it was safe to say that she was starting to make a difference, not just for herself, but for others around her. She couldn't help but beam a warm smile towards Liari, seeing how much she's already done in just a short amount of time. "Opherla!" she shouts as she touches the ground and walks towards the two, "Is everything alrighty? You're not hurt, are you?"

"Oh, Moire! Yeah, yeah, I'm okay. Just like Liari said." Opherla said with a smile as she looked to the familiar face. "I gotta say, you're looking quite well! Must have been doing some crazy training while I was on break!" Opherla remarked with a smile on her face.

Then Liari's sadness came in... and immediately, guilt pinged in Opherla's heart. She had not only painted Liari wrong in the first place... but made false accusations to little Terra... the pain of what she did to that cute pink ball of happiness was still a burn in her heart... Liari wasn't the only one who needed atonement for her actions. Opherla did as well... but that wasn't her focus now. Liari would go on to apologize for her actions not once but twice, even going the extra mile and needlessly bowing down to Opherla on a knee! Opherla was taken aback, but now even more guilt pinged her heart as she clutched her chest slightly, before shaking her head.

"No... I should be sorry, Liari. I... I wrongly thought of you as a monster who wanted to destroy our planet and... now I can clearly see that is not who you are." Opherla admitted. "If anything... I should be apologizing to you... for... well, for not treating you the way you needed to be treated. If... it's any consolation to you, because you want to atone... I will gladly be your friend. I can put the past aside to be friends with a new and improved Liari. I don't think I properly introduced myself to you, though." Opherla would smile, as she was willing to give this a brand new start with Liari, as she extended her hand forward for Liari to shake.

"I'm Opherla. It's nice to meet you, Liari. Let's be great friends, okay?" Opherla asked with a genuine smile. She wanted to make the best out of this current opportunity. And that meant becoming friends with a new and more friendly Liari.

WC: 325
TWC: 907

    ...How does forgiveness even work? Opherla, one of the prime witnesses to perhaps her worst crime, just accepted Liari's solemn vow with no more resistance! The majin looked up at the half-saiyan from where she knelt, a mix of confusion, relief, and disbelief all rolled into one. She was expecting... you know... more probing, perhaps demands of an explanation as to HOW she got here, PROOF she meant what she said but... no. Opherla, without a drop of sarcasm in her voice, would offer her hand to Liari and offer to be her friend. The deep blue majin stared at Opherla blankly, as if the words she'd just spoken passed through one ear... and out the other. She looked to her girlfriend, just to make sure she was hearing what she thought, Moire kneeling down just behind her, resting a hand upon Liari's shoulder and confirming that, YES, Opherla was offering her friendship.

    "I... Forgive me..." Liari mumbled, trying to shake off the WHIPLASH expectations-vs.-reality just subjected her to. "...But... why? I did so many things... I hurt more people than I can count. You SAW some of the stuff I did and... you want to be my friend?" From what Opherla had said to her, all that was required was that Liari wanted to do good to earn Opherla's friendship. An honest-to-goodness dedication to change... But what of the past? Didn't the hurt and the wrong deserve a voice in this? Well, to Opherla, she was perfectly content to let it slide for now, to see what Liari would do with her promise to make up for her wrongs! The deep blue majin let out a soft guffaw, much to her own surprise, and rose to her feet. Somehow, she didn't imagine she'd have been so forgiving were the situations reversed. No, she likely would have followed in Moire's footsteps during the first minute of their meeting and tried to KILL that monster. It was nothing less than she deserved!

    ...But here Liari was: A beautiful woman who loved her in one hand... and a big-hearted stranger offering their friendship on the other. She... didn't know if she'd be comfortable if everyone so easily allowed her back into the fold, let alone if everyone wanted to LIKE her like Opherla was! It just felt... wrong. Acceptance should come AFTER she proved herself, not before... if ever. She... Liari was at a loss for words. She stared at Opherla for a second, as if trying to search for some hidden agenda in those eyes of hers. She just had to be sure this wasn't some kind of plot, a move to get her to lower her guard or something. Satisfied this wasn't the case, Liari would offer her hand to the half-saiyan, offering an awkward, and slightly forced smile.

    "I won't let you down." Liari asserted firmly before glancing back at Moire. Stuff like this would've been so much harder without her support. In the short time she had known her, Moire had become a source of comfort, of connection, of kindness that kept Liari grounded and her stomach full of butterflies. Her presence alone reassured the majin of the importance of her mission and kept the dark thoughts of self-loathing and disgust at bay. Without her... Liari might've just outright refused Opherla's offer of friendship NOT because she didn't want it... but because she didn't deserve it. Moire's love, though, had taken the edge off that feeling and convinced her to take that leap. ...After all, their relationship kinda blossomed out of nowhere too!

    "So..." Liari drawled, aiming to change the subject. "...How does a spar sound? We can all get to know each other again through a fight. And don't worry... I'll keep my power low so we're all around the same level." Liari looked at Opherla and Moire... and grinned. Even without the saiyan in her, Liari was still Liari and she loved fighting. It was just... fun. She didn't STARVE for it like saiyans did, but it was as much a game as checkers or catch was, something to pleasantly pass the time! 

WC: 688
TWC: 2361

WC: 426 | TWC: 2,085

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As Moire looked back at her girlfriend, she can't help but notice Liari's disbelief at Opherla's acceptance of her, and the purple majin were to be honest, she can't entirely blame her for questioning why. Knowing the transgressions that she has committed before she died, the purple majin already knows all about the pain and suffering she had brought upon the mortals of this world, and yet to see someone forgive her so easily must certainly be truly astounding and confusing to her. Of course, it does help a little bit that Moire had already put her faith in Liari, and perhaps seeing the two together like this, it helped make Opherla understand that Liari's different now. She plans on becoming a better person, and Moire is going to be with her till the end of her journey.

Eventually Liari would extend her hand out after Opherla offered her more words of encouragement, Opherla sealing the deal by gladly shaking Liari's own and mentioning that she can forgive her because of the look in her eyes, going off of raw intuition alone. It was similar to what Moire went through, looking deep into Liari's eyes to see the truth that lied within, and she believed her love. What she hadn't entirely expected, however, was to hear Liari make an offer to Opherla, asking if they could all spar against each other. Moire's eyes widen a bit in surprise at such a proposal, though she has wanted to get more time in with Liari, in addition to it being related to combat. Her love was so much stronger than her now, but she'll catch up soon, she knows.

"A spar?" Moire questions, rising up from the ground. She wasn't entirely sure if Opherla would be up for something like that, but given the half-saiyan's determined look in her eyes, perhaps the majin should've thought that she wouldn't turn down such an offer. She hasn't met too many saiyans, but it seems like even half-saiyans are more than eager to take on any sort of martial challenge, even if it's up against someone as powerful as Liari. Of course, her love would go easy on both her and Opherla, and Opherla was already entering a stance, readying herself for a challenge. Though a bit slower to the draw, Moire moves a little bit away from Liari before planting her feet onto the ground and putting her arms at rest before raising her forearms forward. "Alright, let's do this then. I'm sure this'll be fun."