video | post murderworld thoughts

[fourstars]

So um... I've been thinking about this for a while. Ever since we left Harrub, actually...

[ He grimaced a bit, pausing for a couple of seconds. Glancing off to the side, before taking a breath, and addressing the camera again. ]

But um, after the whole Murderworld thing... it's kind of become clear that some of us aren't... handling things that well... [ He was thinking about Videl specifically, but the anon meme has also made it clear Videl wasn't the only one. ] I know we all took the oath for various reasons, and we probably all expected different things out of becoming a superhero. But um, some of us probably didn't expect this... so...

... With the whole "Legionnaire Legacies" thing coming around the corner, I think we should... [ Another pause, as he tries to figure out how to phrase this. ] ... um... I guess, share our lives with each other? To make sure we're prepared, in case... in case the news digs up stuff about us, and tries to drag us through the mud with it.

[ This is so weird and strange and against everything Gohan knows. He's usually the most secretive person in the world, but... he's kind of had to cope with having an open identity, so might as well go all in. ]

I guess um, I should go first? My name's Gohan, and... if you have any personal questions for me, I'll be happy to answer them...

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[fourstars]

W-Well, I mean, if no one wants to share, I can understand that...!

[ He says this as an afterthought, as if the idea just occurred to him. ]

But um... I get the impression the news won't exactly wait for our permission to intrude on our lives...

... Also um, nice to meet you, Robbie!

[walkingballpit]

Don't get me wrong - I'm not trying to say that people can't talk about whatever they want! I just think it should be their call, not the media's. And yeah, the media won't wait. They get paid for misery by the gram.

[ But on a more pleasant note. ]

Nice to meet you too. It's a pretty brave move, being the first penguin.

[fourstars]

W-Well uh, I thought... it'd be easier for everyone if they had an example?

N-Not that I've gotten the chance to actually share any personal details... but I'm still willing, if anyone has anything to ask...!

[walkingballpit]

You know, you're starting to sound like you want to talk, sooo... tell me something. Anything you want, I'll leave it to you.

[fourstars]

I-I mean, probably? I've... always kind of kept things to myself, so... honestly, the hardest thing I've had to adapt to here is people actually knowing my name whether I'm in costume or not...

I'm still kind of new to being a super hero. The part with wearing a costume and heroic speeches and stopping crime, I mean. Most of my experience comes from... well...

[ A pause. ]

Fighting people who wanna kill us, I guess.

[walkingballpit]

That's at least halfway to superhero.

[ Fighting people who want to kill you, your teammates, your friends, your family - that takes up a lot of the time. ]

Costumes and speeches are optional, but recommended. The stopping crime bit, that's a little tougher to shake. I'm kind of curious, though. Did people not know your name before?

[fourstars]

It was um... it was more that I put on a costume so people wouldn't find out who I was, you know?

[ This was a concept that didn't fully hit him until high school. The idea that if people knew who was saving the city, that his family would become the target of the news. ]

When I started high school, I kept stopping bank robberies on the way to school. It didn't take long for people to make a legend out of me. But I didn't want that, I just wanted to be a normal student. So I uh... I got a costume, and started fighting crime in that...

Honestly, it hasn't even been a year since I came up with The Great Saiyaman.

[walkingballpit]

[ That sounds a lot like Robbie's early days. ]

Sorry, I misunderstood what you were saying. I thought you meant that people here didn't know your name. We're all constantly flipping back and forth between here and there.

So, you're a living legend high school student. When I was fifteen, I wanted to be you.