Hello, how are you all doing? Do you want to know something great about writing ToD? The updates should, the keyword being should, happen sooner because there isn't nearly as much content per chapter compared to OCAK. Or any big stories I'll write in the future for that matter. With that being said...I'm sorry that this took so long.

Without any further ado, enjoy!

Faux Pas

Lord Beerus: "Ha! That's right, 'should' is definitely the keyword. Procrastination sucks, doesn't it?"

Lord Liquiir: "Beerus," Liquiir said in a warning tone.

Lord Beerus: "I know, I know. I'm just teasing. Hello, everyone, and welcome to Talks of Destruction. I am Lord Beerus and, of course, I'm not alone."

Lord Liquiir: "He is joined by me, Lord Liquiir!" He looked at me and smiled. "Hey, we got through that much easier this time!" I smiled back and nodded.

Lord Beerus: "That's very true. Thankfully." We turned our heads to face directly in front of us. "What's more, we're not alone. We are joined by our first ever guest."

Lord Liquiir: "Technically, not yet. He's...running a little late." I scoffed.

Lord Beerus: "Of course he is. He has the honor of being our first guest and he's not even here?" I shook my head in disappointment and grabbed a couple of cards from the stack on the table in front of us. "Whatever, we can answer some questions without him. You want to read the first set?"

Lord Liquiir: "I'd love to," he happily answered while grabbing a card. "Hey! Our friend, maryomafyotu406, makes a triumphant return!" I looked over just far enough to see the name, but not the actual question.

Lord Beerus: "Huh, they do. We had a fun time before, so let's see what they have in store for us. Go ahead."

Lord Liquiir: "Okay, here's the first question. It's for you. 'Since Jiren's power is above yours, would you consider fighting him in a spar?'"

Lord Beerus: "I thought that I already answered that?"

Lord Liquiir: "That was me."

Lord Beerus: "No, I know, I meant that I thought that I included myself in that question, too. Or at least brushed up on it."

Lord Liquiir: "You didn't."

Lord Beerus: "My mistake. A month goes by and you forget things." Ah! Liquiir very quickly just pulled on my left ear, causing my body to jump a little. It wasn't enough to hurt, of course, but enough to make me notice. "Was that really needed?" I asked while rubbing it.

Lord Liquiir: "Yes, yes it was," he said matter-of-factly. He brought his paw over and began to help me in my effort to soothe myself. I softly smiled.

Lord Beerus: "Okay, that's fair. Um...eh...no. I'd rather have an actual fight where one of us is trying to beat each other than spar. If it's strictly to learn something in regards to fighting, I feel that's better. It doesn't have to be life or death, but whatever lesson you're learning would still sink in faster, I believe. I'm not opposed to sparring, I just don't think that it's as helpful for...well, for learning. Not to mention I don't think that it's as fun."

Lord Liquiir: "I think I understand. You're saying that people gain more experience more quickly from real situations and real adversity. Is that right?" I nodded in confirmation.

Lord Beerus: "I'd say so. I faced plenty of those when Whis was training me," I said under my breath.

Lord Liquiir: "You really did. I mean, you seemingly had an endless supply of horror stories about his methods." I softly smiled.

Lord Beerus: "That was then. I got through it." I gently grabbed Liquiir's paw and held it. "In no small part thanks to you. You really helped me." He smiled back.

Lord Liquiir: "I'm glad I did. You're welcome," he said while lightly squeezing my paw. I squeezed back. "Do you have any memorable moments that you'd like to share with us?"

Lord Beerus: "I think that we should save this conversation for when the author's actually writing out my training. You know, my origin story. Sound good?"

Lord Liquiir: "Very well. Should I read out the next question?"

Lord Beerus: "Read away."

Lord Liquiir: "All right. This one is addressed to me, the 'more better, more impressive, and definitely the best God of Destruction out of the 12 GoDs.'" I furrowed my brows and looked at the fox. That sounds like something Liquiir would say, but with this person, I'm not so sure.

Lord Beerus: "Was that you or was that them?" He looked back at me and gave me his usual cheeky smile.

Lord Liquiir: "That was them."

Lord Beerus: "Ah. It seems like they love you almost as much as I love you. But that's impossible. Also, did they say 'more better'? I think they did." Liquiir's smile soon got replaced by a tired look and he took back his paw.

Lord Liquiir: "Beerus, can we please not turn this into the last show? I would greatly appreciate that."

Bulma: "I would appreciate that, too! And the audience!" I held up my own paws in front of me.

Lord Beerus: "Don't worry. I don't want that, either." I placed them back down into my lap. "Continue." His smile returned.

Lord Liquiir: "Great! Crisis averted! Now, then. 'If you had a vision of the Super Saiyan God, how would you have reacted in comparison to Beerus? Have a nice day.' Hey, thank you! You have a nice day, too!" He placed the card on the table and the rested his head on my shoulder. "That's a good question. If I had gotten a prophetic dream and I was in your position...I think that I would have sought him out as well. For more or less the same reason as you sought him out, which was just for fun. Of course, much less destruction would have been involved. And even if we did have a fight where the stakes were high, it certainly wouldn't have been over..." I slowly shook my head at that damn sentence he left hanging heavily in the air.

Lord Beerus: "I'll never escape that, will I?" He moved closer to me until his leg and arm pressed up against mine.

Lord Liquiir: "Not as long as I have anything to say about it. Better me than anyone else, though, right?"

Lord Beerus: "I suppose," I reluctantly admitted. He leaned toward me and kissed my cheek.

Lord Liquiir: "Love you." I smiled and kissed him back on the lips.

Lord Beerus: "Love you, too." The best part about having a joke happy Kitsunian who just loves to tease me is that I can make him be quiet with a kiss anytime I want. Of course, he can easily do the same to me, and that just gives us even more excuses to kiss each other.

Bulma: "Seriously, you two are making it really hard not to say 'Aw' every ten seconds." Oh, Bulma's here. I faced forward to see-ooh! Chocolate chip cookies and brownies with walnuts! An entire tray of them! She's still no Videl, but she is climbing the ranks. Liquiir let go of me so that I can grab a couple of these delicious brownies. One for each of us. I handed one to him, which he gladly accepted. He took a bite and made satisfied noises soon after.

Lord Liquiir: "Mm, this is really good! Thank you, Beerus. And thank you, Bulma," he said, mouth partially full. Oh, fuck, more moans. Does he have to make those noises? Does he want this story to be for...mature individuals? Luckily for me, everyone's completely oblivious to my current situation. I crossed my right leg over my left and cleared my throat.

Lord Beerus: "You're welcome, Liquiir. And yes, thank you for the food, Bulma." She smiled.

Bulma: "You're welcome, guys." She then sighed and picked up a cookie with her left hand. "See, not all heroes wear capes. But I do wear a lab coat." I rolled my eyes.

Lord Beerus: "You brought us a tray of food. That's not any different from what you normally do."

Bulma: "Instead of engaging in another war, I'm just going to go back to the computer and keep on pretending to do work. Later." Just like that, my situation has resolved itself. She gave a wave, which only Liquiir returned.

Lord Liquiir: "Keep up the good work!" When she got far enough away, he focused his attention on me. "So, when do you think our special guest is going to get here?" I shrugged.

Lord Beerus: "I have no idea. He was supposed to be here already. What an ungrateful dick."

Tina: "Hey, don't call your brother that!" Ah! Mom?! I literally jumped up onto my feet and faced her. She's approaching us, not looking too pleased with my choice of words.

Lord Beerus: "Mom? What are you doing here? We didn't get any news about you coming." She stopped in front of me and crossed her arms.

Tina: "Chompy said that he was too busy, so he extended his invitation over to me." Chompy...don't laugh, Beerus, you'll only make the situation worse. To this day, I still feel like I got the better deal with the nicknames our mom gave us. And Champa? Busy? With what, one hundred buffets?

Lord Beerus: "Oh, I see. I'm happy that you're here."

Tina: "I'm happy that I'm here, too, but are you going to apologize?"

Lord Beerus: "For what?" Her disappointed frown quickly turned into a soft glare. "Fine. I'm sorry, Champa. I didn't mean it." That much. She gave an approving smile and quickly hugged me. I hugged her back. One of the best qualities about my mom is that she's not one to hold a grudge. She prefers to let bygones be bygones. Unless you're Whis or Vados...and by extension every angel I think.

Tina: "There, that's much better! Oh, and hello, Liquiir!" We let each other go, only for my future life mate to be pulled from his sitting position and into an embrace of his own. She's also a hugger. He returned it and proceeded to lightly laugh.

Lord Liquiir: "Hello to you, too. How have you been?" They let one another go.

Tina: "I've been doing wonderful, but it's so good to see that you're doing all right. I was really worried about you," she said gently.

Lord Liquiir: "Thank you, that means a lot."

Tina: "Of course. I-"

Bulma: "Excuse me! Hi, I'm really sorry to cut you off, Tina, but we need to get back to the show. We've got another person who asked a couple of questions and they've been left in the dark for a while." I walked up to my mom and placed my right paw on her shoulder. She looked back at me expectantly.

Lord Beerus: "She's right, mom. This particular individual has been waiting for a long time. One month."

Tina: "An entire month? That's an awfully long time. Was a lot of procrastination involved? Bad sleep schedule?" Yes and yes. Also, see? Even my mom agrees with me. I know that grinding in a video game's fun, but get your priorities straight. Should I be talking, though? I've done similar in the past...but that doesn't matter. We're both working on bettering ourselves.

Lord Beerus: "Yeah." I shrugged. "What are you going to do?" With that, I motioned my mother to take a seat on the other couch. Once she took her seat, I took my usual spot next to Liquiir, who was already sitting down patiently. "Pardon the interruption. As you can see, we're now back to our regularly scheduled programming. Liquiir, let's give our next set of questions some answers."

Lord Liquiir: "Sounds good. This one's for you, so you should read it."

Lord Beerus: "Okay." I took the card and crossed my right leg over my left. "After a long wait, here we go. This comes from The Great Fossil King. Fossils of what?"

Lord Liquiir: "Dinosaurs, I think."

Lord Beerus: "Why? Dinosaurs are annoying. And stupid. And overall just bad. You should think about changing your name."

Bulma: "Beerus, the name's fine! And so are dinosaurs!"

Lord Beerus: "The jab at the name was more for comedic purposes. But as for the creatures? I don't like them. Besides, it's just my opinion."

Bulma: "Really? Can you be more specific about why you don't like dinosaurs?" Should I answer that? No, he's been waiting long enough. This question takes priority.

Lord Beerus: "Anyway, here's the question." Out of the corner of my eye, Bulma threw her hands up in exasperation. "It is: 'Do you think Dyspo is the same species as you and Champa? Or a cross-breed of a cat and Sorrel species of rabbit?' Who's Sorrel?"

Lord Liquiir: "She's a warrior from Universe 9, I believe. Wait, can we put up an image of her?"

Lord Beerus: "Don't worry, I'm one step ahead of you. Bulma!" The woman in question did...whatever on her computer and worked her technological magic.

Bulma: "One screenshot, coming up for you!" She tinkered away for a few more seconds before nodding to herself, appreciative of her own work. "And done! If you'd all just take a look behind you." Behind us? The big screen that shows pictures and videos is to our sides. Nevertheless, not knowing any better, mom looked directly behind her, completely missing the giant image of Sorrel. Somehow. "Oh! Sorry, Tina. It's behind you from where I'm sitting." She let out a short and embarrassed laugh. "Look to your right." My mom smiled good-heartedly.

Tina: "Don't worry about it," she said while laughing herself. "Oh, that's Sorrel."

Lord Beerus: "Yes, that is. To be completely honest, I thought that was...Hopp, was her name?"

Bulma: "Nope. Uh, yes, that's her name, but that's not the person you see up there. She is right...just give me second. There she is!" An image of the real Hopp appeared to the left of Sorrel, almost like we're comparing the two.

Lord Beerus: "I see. I feel like the rabbit warrior should have been named 'Hopp.'"

Lord Liquiir: "I don't know about that. Toriyama loves his puns, without a doubt. However, I think that would have been too on the nose."

Tina: "Like every superhero name?"

Lord Liquiir: "Precisely. But we're not here to talk semantics. We're here to answer some questions."

Lord Beerus: "That's right. What was the question about again?"

Tina: "Someone named Dyspo...I think?"

Lord Beerus: "Yes, yes, of course. The man who looks surprisingly similar to me. And Champa, I guess, but more specifically me."

Tina: "How similar?"

Lord Beerus: "Bulma?"

Bulma: "On it!" She squinted slightly at her computer before looking up at the Universe 11 warrior. "Wow. He does look a lot like you."

Tina: "He does. Oh...oh, no..." She sighed and covered her eyes with her right paw while also slowly shaking her head. What's the problem now?

Lord Beerus: "What's wrong, mom?" She uncovered her eyes and looked at me carefully. Sternly, I'd even say.

Tina: "Please tell me that this man isn't your illegitimate son." Wait...what?! Excuse me?! I'm staring at my mom, wide-eyed and slack-jawed. If I was eating, I'm sure that I would be choking right now. What kind of question' is that?!

Lord Beerus: "I-no!" I answered as soon as I recovered from my shock. I spared a quick glance over to Bulma. Judging from her cringing expression, she clearly does not want any part of this. Who in their right mind would?

Tina: "You're not lying to me, are you? Or Liquiir, for that matter. Did you or did you not...hump some woman somewhere and he is the result?" She stood up and motioned to the picture.

Lord Beerus: "I swear! He isn't mine!" I stood up and pointed at the image. "He just happens to look a lot like me, okay? I'm not lying to you or Liquiir. Liquiir!" I turned around to the sight of a very uncomfortable Kitsunian. He's sitting rigidly and looking down with his paws held together in his lap, ears down. Even his tails are motionless behind him. What I'm seeing right now is someone who'd like to be anywhere but here. I'm in the same boat. "Liquiir," I called out softly. I then immediately went over to him and wrapped my right arm around his shoulders. He looked at me and made an attempt to smile, though it's clear as day to anyone with eyes that it's taking a lot of effort.

Lord Liquiir: "This is an interesting conversation, isn't it? Ha, ha...ha..." Not the fake laughter to hide how uncomfortable you feel. Anything but that. I cupped his cheek with my free paw and affectionately caressed it with my thumb to help put him at ease.

Lord Beerus: "Liquiir, I wouldn't lie to you about something like this."

Lord Liquiir: "It's not that I think you're lying, it's just that the possibility of this is...weird to think about."

Lord Beerus: "Well, there's no possibility. Yes, obviously, I've been with women before. That's a given. Even so, I can guarantee you that I have no children anywhere. I promise you, you have nothing to worry about." I removed my left paw from his face and held his left with it. I then moved the arm that was around his shoulders to his ears. Afterward, I then proceeded to gently stroke them. Both individually and between them. Heh, that's nice. They almost immediately perked up. "Are you feeling okay now, Liquiir?" I already know the answer; his purring is more than enough to send a clear message. Even his tails are wagging a little. Still, it's nice to ask. He nodded and flashed me a smile. A genuine one this time.

Lord Liquiir: "Yes, I am. Thank you, Beerus."

Lord Beerus: "You're welcome," I replied while focusing my attention on his lower back. Suddenly, the sound of creaking leather appeared next to me. I turned my head. "Hi, mom. How are you doing?" I asked carefully. She looks upset with herself. I stopped comforting Liquiir, not that he needs it anymore.

Tina: "I feel awful," she answered, her voice laden with regret. "I jumped to an inappropriate conclusion. A very stupid one. I'm so sorry, Bee. I'm so sorry, and Liquiir. Should I leave?" I flinched very slightly. Ouch. The extreme sincerity of question that hurt my heart. I wrapped my arms around my mom.

Lord Beerus: "Come on. Don't do this. It was an honest mistake. Anyone could have made it." She softly sighed.

Tina: "Are you sure, Bee?" I lightly chuckled.

Lord Beerus: "Yes, I'm sure. Besides, it's not even your fault. It's the fault of whoever asked that question."

Lord Liquiir: "No, it's no one's fault." Both my mom and I looked over at the Kitsunian simultaneously. I slowly let go of her afterward. "You shouldn't feel bad, Tina. I shouldn't have acted so unprofessionally in the first place. It's guaranteed that we're going to get some questions that might make us feel weird or uncomfortable, which is completely fine. So long as they aren't wildly inappropriate, I should add." Holding his paws together in his lap, he inhaled and exhaled deeply. "This is a place of discussion. A place to provide information. Whether it's about us and our series as a whole, controversial topics, or some other random goodness, we're here to talk to all of you." I tilted my head to the right and gave a thoughtful hum.

Lord Beerus: "You know, that's very mature of you to say."

Lord Liquiir: "You act like you're surprised." I smiled. There we go, it's official; he's back to his positive, smartass self. That's a relief. "Anyway, we should be mature about this and finally provide an answer after all of this time."

Lord Beerus: "Yes, let's move past this. The sooner the better." I faced forward and stretched my legs and my arms above my head. "Now then, I do not believe for a second that Dyspo is the same species as me or Champa." When I finished stretching, I leaned back into the couch and sunk my head into the cool leather. I need to take it easy. "He is not a Sphinxian because our people are only present in Universes 6 and 7. Nowhere else. As for possibly being a cross-breed between a cat and whatever Sorrel's species is, I highly doubt that. She's from Universe 9 and he's from Universe 11. For him to have parents from two different universes that aren't even connected to one another is slim to none." I crossed my arms and closed my eyes. "And that's it. I hope that this belated answer is to your liking. What's that old adage? I'm sure that you know what I'm talking about, Liquiir."

Lord Liquiir: "Better late than never?"

Lord Beerus: "There it is, better late than never. Thank you."

Lord Liquiir: "You're welcome. And you look very relaxed. Do you want me to handle the bonus question?"

Lord Beerus: "No, I can explain. Kakunsa is the more ferocious of the two while Hopp is more sadistic. Not full-fledged sadism. Only sadistic tendencies." I opened my eyes and leaned forward. "I think that wraps up our show. What do you two think?" I switched my gaze from Liquiir to my mom several times.

Lord Liquiir: "I think that sounds good. And this show wasn't that bad. What happened today was a learning experience. Maturity and professionalism rules here. So, what about you, Tina? Did you have a good time?"

Tina: "Yes," she responded tentatively. "I still feel bad, though." She might not keep grudges, but she does hold onto personal mistakes. It shows that she cares. Although, it's not always necessary. Like here.

Lord Beerus: "You shouldn't, you're fine."

Tina: "I-"

Lord Beerus: "Fine," I gently cut her off while giving her a third hug. A lot of hugs today. "Everything is okay. No one was hurt and we'd love to have you again. All right?" Smiling, she returned the embrace and patted my back with her right paw.

Tina: "All right. I love you, Bee."

Lord Beerus: "I love you, too, mom. I'll always love you." With that, we let each other go. I began rubbing her shoulder soothingly, just for extra reassurance. "As you all know by now, we like to leave things off with a Question of the Day. Mom, you should be the one to give it."

Tina: "Really, me?"

Lord Beerus: "You are my mom, aren't you?" I joked. She sweetly laughed.

Tina: "Okay, then. What was one uncomfortable or bad situation you went through, but you learned something of value from it? I think that's appropriate." I guess that's fine. so long as she isn't constantly beating herself up over a small mistake. She's too good for that.

Lord Liquiir: "I think that's very nice, Tina. Excellent job. Now, this will be the last time that we remind you all, but don't forget that if you want to ask us a question, Feel free. We'll answer it to the best of our abilities. It might take us some time, but we'll get to them eventually." I nodded approvingly and took back my arm, placing both of them behind my head as I leaned back and got comfortable once more. "We should let you all know ahead of time that the author's going to visit his mom and stepfather. He hasn't visited them in a long time and it's getting close to Halloween. Now's the best time."

Lord Beerus: "Also, the internet's not the best over there, so the next show of ToD won't be back very soon. Sorry." I yawned. Today calls for a long nap with Liquiir. Yes, that's exactly what we're going to do. Floofy dreams, here I come. "I don't think that there's anything else to say, so goodbye. And have a fun Halloween, too. If you don't have an idea for a costume, dress up like me." That got a chuckle. One by one, Liquiir, my mom, and Bulma said their goodbyes and wished everyone a fun and successful holiday. I know that I'll definitely have one.

There we go, all done. I'm really sorry for the late update, but...you know. Sometimes, I just can't help myself. The Great Fossil King and maryomafyotu406, thank you both very much for your submissions. I hope that these late answers made you two happy.

In response to the QOTD, I used to get pissed off at everything when I was a kid (these were technically many events, but I literally couldn't think of only one example). One second, I was happy and carefree. The next, I was throwing chairs and hurting myself. It took years, but I eventually mellowed out (a lot) and I learned to not sweat the small things.

As always, until the next show, D.F.T.B.A. (Don't Forget To Be Awesome!) Have an awesome day! Also, have an awesome Halloween!