At the offering for the seats, Gogeta looked up to Zenta with a mostly blank stare, but soon followed after the gesture and taking a seat. He glanced down, and each fit of laughter that seemed to come from Bernkastel only further fueled his own pride welling up within. The fusion grinned, happily watching Bernkastel contain herself while he sat blissfully unaware of the lady in the back watching the table.
Vegetto sat with his arms crossed, a tense stare forming on his face in a clear bid to control what remained of the immense rage that sparked mere moments ago while the first introductions and greetings were thrown out. His eyes turned slightly to the side, locking momentarily with the woman in the back. His stare remained firm; completely unchanged despite how long he met her eyes for. Yet he broke the gaze without so much as an awkward pause or shift of his expression at the prospect of what this woman was doing; like a machine simply scanning an object and then moving on.
Vegetto's eyes turned back to the table, first onto Gogeta and Bernkastel. The initial aspect of the two cracking up at his expense even now long past the moment that had occurred still irked him to great heights; his firey annoyance resuming. Yet it was soon interrupted by the sudden outburst from Cayde across the table, the android's eyes wide and happily slamming his right fist on the table.
"A-HA!!"
Cayde cackled to himself like a mad southern cowboy, practically howling before he suddenly jabbed his right pointer finger obnoxiously into Lucifer's cheek. He pushed ever so slightly, making the angel's head tilt a bit before yanking his hand back and bringing it down to slap his knee with another victorious hoot.
"Woohoo!! You hear that pretty boy?! We got another one for team ramen, ha-ha!!"
Cayde slowly leaned forward, clasping his hands together in a gracious gesture and bowing his head slightly.
"Thank you, madame...for this. You are a beacon of hope in these dark times."
Vegetto eyed the exchange with a stare of indifference throughout, the frustration of earlier still burning within him. However, the flames within smoldered along with his expression slowly softening; the back and forth banter between Cayde and Lucifer inciting a bit of amusement within. He didn't laugh or even come close to so much as a smile, but the reprieve paved way for Vegetto to glance among the others with a less intense, hateful stare. He took in the sight of Gogeta and Bernkastel laughing together in a different light; the pride that would be wounded no longer rising at their shared moment.
His eyes turned next to see Avalon happily digging into his food, as well as Beserk joining the table and likely conducting some form of banter with the unlikely friend she found in him. Along with the detectives and May all pleasantly conversing with one another, the man felt a similar warmth that he hadn't even remembered existed. Only for a brief flash, did he see the table of the original Breakers all eating together and enjoying the moment in their own way; the flash of a rigid and ignorant Spina, the childish hopeful in Cuki, the grumpy Bernkastel, the unreadable and masterful Cross, the free spirit in Whis, the mentor in Zenta, the erratic Lambdadelta, and the stoic Brachi. The memory itself seemed to generate a warmth that counteracted the malicious black energy that seemed to mount at Vegetto's rage, nearly dissipating entirely as he seemed to register the sensation of a pair of familiar arms wrapping around his waist.
"And you, Vegetto! What are you thinking about, hun?"
Vegetto blinked hard and wide, the entire visage and memory disappearing in an instant. The feminine voice and words that came from Brainstorm had morphed entirely beyond what she had actually said; the momentary recognition she gave Vegetto about his status obviously a very different sentence than the one he registered. Caught off guard from such a phrase in his head, Vegetto cleared his throat audibly and nodded back at Brainstorm with an uneasy smile. He listened on to the briefing in silence, but at the recollection of the famed battle with Doctor Doom, his expression hardened once again. While Gogeta seemed disinterested in the conversation and more content at the aspect of Bernkastel still laughing at Vegetto's expense, Cayde suddenly broke his attention from bantering with Lucifer at the mention of Doctor Doom as well. The android immediately shifted his eyes towards Vegetto, his frown forming in seeing the Potara fusion's expression immediately sour while the others continued the briefing.
Once May had finished her brief explanation of the Xy'phers, Vegetto spoke next. Initially, however, the dark and malicious sensation of energy mounted within him, Vegetto's eyes trained into a sharp glare towards Brainstorm.
"First...don't ever mention that name again."
Despite the friction that would naturally come from such a rough command, Vegetto continued in his speech and his expression visibly softened. The hateful and strong reaction to Doctor Doom alone washed away as he moved on to follow up after May; his tone falling flat and calm once again.
"May is correct, those things are formed from those black crystals likely powering the coins somehow. Creatures holding the same image and even mannerisms of the person trapped in the coin, all of which bow down to this Red King."
Vegetto's eyes shifted a bit towards Gogeta and Bernkastel, his frown forming slightly at the dangerous prospect the enemy presented over any actual anger towards the pair but it'd be hard for any to pick up on such a point with how he stared down the two across the table.
"When the Blue Devils torched Reality Metropolis, the Red King seized most of the coins of the fallen citizens...and he's been collecting them to build his army. We believe he plans to launch a full scale invasion of this place next and he undoubtedly knows we're here now. Not only would he massively bolster his army, but he plans to seize the coins of the Breakers to make his army truly unstoppable."
Vegetto sat with his arms crossed, a tense stare forming on his face in a clear bid to control what remained of the immense rage that sparked mere moments ago while the first introductions and greetings were thrown out. His eyes turned slightly to the side, locking momentarily with the woman in the back. His stare remained firm; completely unchanged despite how long he met her eyes for. Yet he broke the gaze without so much as an awkward pause or shift of his expression at the prospect of what this woman was doing; like a machine simply scanning an object and then moving on.
Vegetto's eyes turned back to the table, first onto Gogeta and Bernkastel. The initial aspect of the two cracking up at his expense even now long past the moment that had occurred still irked him to great heights; his firey annoyance resuming. Yet it was soon interrupted by the sudden outburst from Cayde across the table, the android's eyes wide and happily slamming his right fist on the table.
"A-HA!!"
Cayde cackled to himself like a mad southern cowboy, practically howling before he suddenly jabbed his right pointer finger obnoxiously into Lucifer's cheek. He pushed ever so slightly, making the angel's head tilt a bit before yanking his hand back and bringing it down to slap his knee with another victorious hoot.
"Woohoo!! You hear that pretty boy?! We got another one for team ramen, ha-ha!!"
Cayde slowly leaned forward, clasping his hands together in a gracious gesture and bowing his head slightly.
"Thank you, madame...for this. You are a beacon of hope in these dark times."
Vegetto eyed the exchange with a stare of indifference throughout, the frustration of earlier still burning within him. However, the flames within smoldered along with his expression slowly softening; the back and forth banter between Cayde and Lucifer inciting a bit of amusement within. He didn't laugh or even come close to so much as a smile, but the reprieve paved way for Vegetto to glance among the others with a less intense, hateful stare. He took in the sight of Gogeta and Bernkastel laughing together in a different light; the pride that would be wounded no longer rising at their shared moment.
His eyes turned next to see Avalon happily digging into his food, as well as Beserk joining the table and likely conducting some form of banter with the unlikely friend she found in him. Along with the detectives and May all pleasantly conversing with one another, the man felt a similar warmth that he hadn't even remembered existed. Only for a brief flash, did he see the table of the original Breakers all eating together and enjoying the moment in their own way; the flash of a rigid and ignorant Spina, the childish hopeful in Cuki, the grumpy Bernkastel, the unreadable and masterful Cross, the free spirit in Whis, the mentor in Zenta, the erratic Lambdadelta, and the stoic Brachi. The memory itself seemed to generate a warmth that counteracted the malicious black energy that seemed to mount at Vegetto's rage, nearly dissipating entirely as he seemed to register the sensation of a pair of familiar arms wrapping around his waist.
"And you, Vegetto! What are you thinking about, hun?"
Vegetto blinked hard and wide, the entire visage and memory disappearing in an instant. The feminine voice and words that came from Brainstorm had morphed entirely beyond what she had actually said; the momentary recognition she gave Vegetto about his status obviously a very different sentence than the one he registered. Caught off guard from such a phrase in his head, Vegetto cleared his throat audibly and nodded back at Brainstorm with an uneasy smile. He listened on to the briefing in silence, but at the recollection of the famed battle with Doctor Doom, his expression hardened once again. While Gogeta seemed disinterested in the conversation and more content at the aspect of Bernkastel still laughing at Vegetto's expense, Cayde suddenly broke his attention from bantering with Lucifer at the mention of Doctor Doom as well. The android immediately shifted his eyes towards Vegetto, his frown forming in seeing the Potara fusion's expression immediately sour while the others continued the briefing.
Once May had finished her brief explanation of the Xy'phers, Vegetto spoke next. Initially, however, the dark and malicious sensation of energy mounted within him, Vegetto's eyes trained into a sharp glare towards Brainstorm.
"First...don't ever mention that name again."
Despite the friction that would naturally come from such a rough command, Vegetto continued in his speech and his expression visibly softened. The hateful and strong reaction to Doctor Doom alone washed away as he moved on to follow up after May; his tone falling flat and calm once again.
"May is correct, those things are formed from those black crystals likely powering the coins somehow. Creatures holding the same image and even mannerisms of the person trapped in the coin, all of which bow down to this Red King."
Vegetto's eyes shifted a bit towards Gogeta and Bernkastel, his frown forming slightly at the dangerous prospect the enemy presented over any actual anger towards the pair but it'd be hard for any to pick up on such a point with how he stared down the two across the table.
"When the Blue Devils torched Reality Metropolis, the Red King seized most of the coins of the fallen citizens...and he's been collecting them to build his army. We believe he plans to launch a full scale invasion of this place next and he undoubtedly knows we're here now. Not only would he massively bolster his army, but he plans to seize the coins of the Breakers to make his army truly unstoppable."