Disclaimer: Well, I've been saying that it's in chapter one so long...
I'm not even sure if it's true anymore. Why don't you check to see?
It's difficult to write something that's almost entirely being narrated by a character. Sometimes it gets confusing on who's talking, both in reading and in writing. So here's a little propisition: I have yet (to my knowledge) messed up on the punctuation. The punctuation is a guide to who's talking; Use it. (You know, I've never played FF7 all the way through. I personally thought Jiinzu's plan was more like the butterfly dust in "Bremen"... or maybe even something from "Serial Experiments Lain".) Btw...You know that a "Phone Call to God" is a kind of drink, right?
"Kami-Sama didn't move from his position easily. He seemed to be in a moment of private joy. It was quite obvious to me that he knew what I was there for; He must have be watching me whenever he could. He remained silent for a length of time before sounding, 'So what business can the Devil have with God?'
"My eyes narrowed at the confidence in his demeanor. 'I need to become stronger.'
"A dry chuckle came from the ancient throat. 'But didn't your power surpass my own long ago? Aren't you too strong to need any sort of help from a senile man like me?'
"'Spare me you're idiotic spouting. You know why I need to become stronger.'
"'Ah, yes,' he bent his head a bit in an acknowledging gesture, 'You're girlfriend only likes strong men, correct?' He strode forward a bit. 'That woman's left quite an impression on you, if you want to give up everything for the chance to be with her.'
"I didn't like that he knew this, but I liked it even less that he had to remind me of it. 'Giving up everything isn't what I've come here for. With greater strength and a strong--'I had to stop a moment when I realised what I was about to say. '--a strong queen by my side, I can rule the world. Easily.'
"'And you're certain that you'll retain that desire?' As he spoke this, that fat gardener had stepped out, took one look at me, then ran back inside. 'Are you that certain that you want to merge with me and gain the power that was once had as a whole being?'
"'Will it make me stronger than she is?'
"'Almost definitely.'
"I remained quiet before I continued the dialogue in a hasty manner. 'You watch us quite often, I suspect. Tell me; Am I doing this for unrequited love?' I almost spat out the last two words, finding it to be the last subject I'd ever want to discuss with the likes of him.
"'I would certainly suspect not. She seems to have great admiration towards you, Piccolo Daimaou.' He turned and went back towards the temple. 'However, I cannot guarantee that it would stay that way. Shall I invite you in for a glass of water or something of the sort?'
"He seemed to just be ignoring me, now. In stead of being overjoyed at the idea of us merging into one, he seemed to be avoiding it with a slight disregard of what would come from it.
"'I don't care what happens. I have to do something before she leaves.'
"He stayed sitting, not answering for a long period. After taking a drink from his glass, he said, 'And you're so certain that this is the answer?'
"'You should be practically in ecstasy over my offer. Why are you hesitating?!'
"'Several reasons. For one: If we go through with the merging process, the Dragonballs would cease to exist.'
"'Do you think that I care about that?'
"'It's not only that,' he took another gulp of his water, 'You realise how much you two have in common, correct?'
"'I've been reminded of that practically every day that I've known her.'
"'If she came back to the apartment, suddenly acting different, acting more like how I would act, would you still love her?'
"I grimaced. 'That's a disgusting question.'
"And that aside, Piccolo, think of this: Merging between two normal Namekku-sei-jin can be reversible for a certain length of time. However, between us, because our halved spirits would rejoin, we could not.'
"I was aware of this, but I was ignoring that fact. Now, it was irrefutable that I could not choose that path, but I had no other option, it seemed. I knew, somehow, that I may never see her again if she left. Somehow, she would always be outside my grasp. 'Then do something about it. At least keep her from leaving!'
"'How could I go about to doing that?'
"'You're Kami-sama! You figure it out!'
"'No matter what I do, what good would it serve? I've found out more about her then you have, Piccolo. You may find it odd that I don't know precisely why her tradition demands her mate to be stronger than she, but I do know that if you two did decide to belong to each other, you could never see each other again after you two would have sex for the first time together. She would leave almost willingly.'
"I stood in dead air before I started to shake my head. 'You're doing this out of spite. Kami-sama has, indeed, cursed me! Why not?! I would kill him if I could!' I rushed and grabbed his collar. 'I could! I should! Do I have a reason not to?'
"He blinked in surprise. 'You're that willing to die over something like this? No matter what you do, Piccolo, no matter what you sacrifice, you cannot have her.'
"'Shut up!' I threw him at the wall. 'What the Hell would you know?! You stand up here all day, looking at the world, trying to be an omniscient being, when you're nothing but incompetent and weak!'
"Then I found myself perplexed as he began to simper as he rose from the ground. 'You may think that I'm just trying to make you miserable, but, really, I am rather content just watching you two together.' He used his staff to stabilize himself. 'Truly, I was almost delirious with happiness to see how much you two cared for each other. Though I couldn't see you transmit too much warmth to those outside of one another, I was certain that just the affection you shared would be enough to keep you from plunging Earth entirely into Hell if you had the chance.'
"'Foolish! She is as capable as I am in destruction. If we were together, we'd massacre the masses until we were either bored of it or had nothing left to kill!' I growled again. 'That's why you don't want to comply. If we were together, you know that we'd do that without remorse, without missing a second to do so. I'm sure she would ring Son Goku's neck if I asked her to.' As soon as I said this, my mind slapped me back. Something told me that, although she may kill the masses, from how she watched the tournament videos, that would be one step that she would not take with that malicious grin of hers."
"You never really explained to me what that's all about," Chi-Chi said.
"And I have no intention to do so. It's not that important."
"But--"
"I'm telling you the damn story! If you're not content with just that, I'll stop now and leave."
"No! I'm curious about what happened next! And what happened with Jin! And Jiinzu Kaaki! And--"
"All right! Just stop interrupting!"
"Kami-sama laughed again. 'Piccolo, this may not be much of a comfort, since, no matter what you do now, indeed, no matter what I do, you'll lose her, but I am certain that she holds as much love for you as you for her.'
"'Are you trying to console me, now?'
"'Well, you seem to need it.'
"'Not as much as you need to have your larynx ripped out.'
"'And what would that solve?'
"'The quandary on how to save my ears of your dribble without ending my own life.'
"He dusted some of the dust he accumulated on his tunic from being slammed into the wall. 'You're using reason now, it seems. You can be very bellicose whenever you cease to use logic. Not to say that you're any less surly when you're calm of mind, of course.'
"'I'm sturdy enough now to see that you're entirely useless to me.' I went for the exit.
"He followed me. 'Piccolo, didn't you wish to have help with something?'
"'Conscerning what you know nothing about. The first Piccolo, even though he didn't have a floating palace that allowed him an all-knowing eye, even though he was sealed in a rice cooker for thousands of years, he knew a Hell of a lot more than you do.' I went to the ledge.
"'That may be true,' he said after me, 'but I learned something from him: Even pure evil can be empathetic to one they love.'
"I looked back at him a moment, scowled, then flew off, on my way back to North Capital."
There are a lot of Piccolo fangirls out there. But it's not really realised because it's hard for a group of them to conglomerate into some sort of club. You know why? Well, check out the reviews I get for my Piccolo poem. Those are the closest things I've gotten to flames. It makes perfect sence. Think about what kind of woman would like a guy like Piccolo romantically. Would you really want a room full of us ingrates, able to plan and scheme for domination and evil deeds? Earth's only hope would be if Piccolo walked in and we all ended up fighting to the death over him!
It's difficult to write something that's almost entirely being narrated by a character. Sometimes it gets confusing on who's talking, both in reading and in writing. So here's a little propisition: I have yet (to my knowledge) messed up on the punctuation. The punctuation is a guide to who's talking; Use it. (You know, I've never played FF7 all the way through. I personally thought Jiinzu's plan was more like the butterfly dust in "Bremen"... or maybe even something from "Serial Experiments Lain".) Btw...You know that a "Phone Call to God" is a kind of drink, right?
"Kami-Sama didn't move from his position easily. He seemed to be in a moment of private joy. It was quite obvious to me that he knew what I was there for; He must have be watching me whenever he could. He remained silent for a length of time before sounding, 'So what business can the Devil have with God?'
"My eyes narrowed at the confidence in his demeanor. 'I need to become stronger.'
"A dry chuckle came from the ancient throat. 'But didn't your power surpass my own long ago? Aren't you too strong to need any sort of help from a senile man like me?'
"'Spare me you're idiotic spouting. You know why I need to become stronger.'
"'Ah, yes,' he bent his head a bit in an acknowledging gesture, 'You're girlfriend only likes strong men, correct?' He strode forward a bit. 'That woman's left quite an impression on you, if you want to give up everything for the chance to be with her.'
"I didn't like that he knew this, but I liked it even less that he had to remind me of it. 'Giving up everything isn't what I've come here for. With greater strength and a strong--'I had to stop a moment when I realised what I was about to say. '--a strong queen by my side, I can rule the world. Easily.'
"'And you're certain that you'll retain that desire?' As he spoke this, that fat gardener had stepped out, took one look at me, then ran back inside. 'Are you that certain that you want to merge with me and gain the power that was once had as a whole being?'
"'Will it make me stronger than she is?'
"'Almost definitely.'
"I remained quiet before I continued the dialogue in a hasty manner. 'You watch us quite often, I suspect. Tell me; Am I doing this for unrequited love?' I almost spat out the last two words, finding it to be the last subject I'd ever want to discuss with the likes of him.
"'I would certainly suspect not. She seems to have great admiration towards you, Piccolo Daimaou.' He turned and went back towards the temple. 'However, I cannot guarantee that it would stay that way. Shall I invite you in for a glass of water or something of the sort?'
"He seemed to just be ignoring me, now. In stead of being overjoyed at the idea of us merging into one, he seemed to be avoiding it with a slight disregard of what would come from it.
"'I don't care what happens. I have to do something before she leaves.'
"He stayed sitting, not answering for a long period. After taking a drink from his glass, he said, 'And you're so certain that this is the answer?'
"'You should be practically in ecstasy over my offer. Why are you hesitating?!'
"'Several reasons. For one: If we go through with the merging process, the Dragonballs would cease to exist.'
"'Do you think that I care about that?'
"'It's not only that,' he took another gulp of his water, 'You realise how much you two have in common, correct?'
"'I've been reminded of that practically every day that I've known her.'
"'If she came back to the apartment, suddenly acting different, acting more like how I would act, would you still love her?'
"I grimaced. 'That's a disgusting question.'
"And that aside, Piccolo, think of this: Merging between two normal Namekku-sei-jin can be reversible for a certain length of time. However, between us, because our halved spirits would rejoin, we could not.'
"I was aware of this, but I was ignoring that fact. Now, it was irrefutable that I could not choose that path, but I had no other option, it seemed. I knew, somehow, that I may never see her again if she left. Somehow, she would always be outside my grasp. 'Then do something about it. At least keep her from leaving!'
"'How could I go about to doing that?'
"'You're Kami-sama! You figure it out!'
"'No matter what I do, what good would it serve? I've found out more about her then you have, Piccolo. You may find it odd that I don't know precisely why her tradition demands her mate to be stronger than she, but I do know that if you two did decide to belong to each other, you could never see each other again after you two would have sex for the first time together. She would leave almost willingly.'
"I stood in dead air before I started to shake my head. 'You're doing this out of spite. Kami-sama has, indeed, cursed me! Why not?! I would kill him if I could!' I rushed and grabbed his collar. 'I could! I should! Do I have a reason not to?'
"He blinked in surprise. 'You're that willing to die over something like this? No matter what you do, Piccolo, no matter what you sacrifice, you cannot have her.'
"'Shut up!' I threw him at the wall. 'What the Hell would you know?! You stand up here all day, looking at the world, trying to be an omniscient being, when you're nothing but incompetent and weak!'
"Then I found myself perplexed as he began to simper as he rose from the ground. 'You may think that I'm just trying to make you miserable, but, really, I am rather content just watching you two together.' He used his staff to stabilize himself. 'Truly, I was almost delirious with happiness to see how much you two cared for each other. Though I couldn't see you transmit too much warmth to those outside of one another, I was certain that just the affection you shared would be enough to keep you from plunging Earth entirely into Hell if you had the chance.'
"'Foolish! She is as capable as I am in destruction. If we were together, we'd massacre the masses until we were either bored of it or had nothing left to kill!' I growled again. 'That's why you don't want to comply. If we were together, you know that we'd do that without remorse, without missing a second to do so. I'm sure she would ring Son Goku's neck if I asked her to.' As soon as I said this, my mind slapped me back. Something told me that, although she may kill the masses, from how she watched the tournament videos, that would be one step that she would not take with that malicious grin of hers."
"You never really explained to me what that's all about," Chi-Chi said.
"And I have no intention to do so. It's not that important."
"But--"
"I'm telling you the damn story! If you're not content with just that, I'll stop now and leave."
"No! I'm curious about what happened next! And what happened with Jin! And Jiinzu Kaaki! And--"
"All right! Just stop interrupting!"
"Kami-sama laughed again. 'Piccolo, this may not be much of a comfort, since, no matter what you do now, indeed, no matter what I do, you'll lose her, but I am certain that she holds as much love for you as you for her.'
"'Are you trying to console me, now?'
"'Well, you seem to need it.'
"'Not as much as you need to have your larynx ripped out.'
"'And what would that solve?'
"'The quandary on how to save my ears of your dribble without ending my own life.'
"He dusted some of the dust he accumulated on his tunic from being slammed into the wall. 'You're using reason now, it seems. You can be very bellicose whenever you cease to use logic. Not to say that you're any less surly when you're calm of mind, of course.'
"'I'm sturdy enough now to see that you're entirely useless to me.' I went for the exit.
"He followed me. 'Piccolo, didn't you wish to have help with something?'
"'Conscerning what you know nothing about. The first Piccolo, even though he didn't have a floating palace that allowed him an all-knowing eye, even though he was sealed in a rice cooker for thousands of years, he knew a Hell of a lot more than you do.' I went to the ledge.
"'That may be true,' he said after me, 'but I learned something from him: Even pure evil can be empathetic to one they love.'
"I looked back at him a moment, scowled, then flew off, on my way back to North Capital."
There are a lot of Piccolo fangirls out there. But it's not really realised because it's hard for a group of them to conglomerate into some sort of club. You know why? Well, check out the reviews I get for my Piccolo poem. Those are the closest things I've gotten to flames. It makes perfect sence. Think about what kind of woman would like a guy like Piccolo romantically. Would you really want a room full of us ingrates, able to plan and scheme for domination and evil deeds? Earth's only hope would be if Piccolo walked in and we all ended up fighting to the death over him!
