Disclaimer: This Dragon Ball short contains depictions of anxiety and ideations of suicide, which is not suitable for all readers. Please read at your own discretion.
Ginyu: (Dramatic pose) Ah, good morning Jeice!
Jeice: (Out loud in Brenchian) Dangit, I think I know that phrase. It's morning, right?
Ginyu: Um… Jeice?
Jeice: It was always really dark back home: Oh! Got it!
Ginyu: Jeice, you don't have to try to speak English right now-
Jeice: Nightningoon! (Combination of all three parts of the day)
Ginyu: (Sweatdrops) … We'll work on that. (Brenchian) So, ready for our training session today?
Jeice: U-uh, maybe. I mean… yes?
Ginyu: Hey, the Ginyu Force is really friendly here and we all support each other no matter what. (Bear hugs Jeice) So you don't have to be so shy and quiet around us!
Jeice: (Bows) Yes sir, will do. Thank you.
Ginyu: You don't need to be so formal either: we're not out on a mission yet. So just call me Da— GINYU! Just call me Ginyu!
Jeice: Oh, heh, it almost sounded like you said Dadyu.
Ginyu: (Quick thinking activated) I was just saying my name in English! Anyways, let's head down for breakfast with the others!
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Burter: Morning Ginyu, morning Jeice.
Recoome: (Runs to bear hug Jeice) YOU'RE HERE!
Jeice: Y-yes sir, at everyone's service here and the other soldiers/officials. (Why can't I feel my back?)
Guldo: (Chuckles) Come on Jeice, you're being too polite!
Ginyu: (Sitting on the left of Jeice) Say, why do you only have water? You should really get something to eat.
Jeice: It's fine…
Burter: It can be something small.
Jeice: (Eyes turn a darker shade of emerald) It's alright... everything's fine. Where I grew up, they told us we only needed water so that's all we got. Besides, you guys need it much more than I ever will…
Guldo: Jeice, are you alright?
Jeice: Everything's fine, trust me. Then… why is everything spinning so fast? Am I in a lucid dream?
Burter: Jeice, it's probably because you've never really eaten something.
Jeice: (Looks at something as if he can only see it) Ha… ha… what if all of this is a dream? Everyone that's ever been nice to me is just in my head: when am I going to wake up though? Will I see my actual parents when I wake up, or maybe… maybe I'm not even real, and I'm set in a place that's not real either. Nothing is real. Nothing I ever did as the only pathetic waste of space in the multiverse meant anything, because I'm nothing at all. That means there's no reason, no purpose of even existing right? I shouldn't be alive, because if all of this is true… I don't deserve to live.
Ginyu: Jeice, stop talking like that!
Jeice: I SHOULD JUST DIE!
Ginyus: …..
Jeice: I mean, it's the only logical thing to do, right? If I die now, then I might wake up and things will be the way they should have been. Or better yet, if someone else killed me, it would be like pinching yourself to see if you're really in a dream. Then I'd just be stuck in pitch black: just like where I've always and only belonged. Wait… I don't want to be there either, because then I might end up coming back and I don't deserve to live either if I'm just a waste of space! I BELONG NO WHERE- …… w-what?
Recoome: (Pulls Jeice into a gentle embrace) You know, just hugging like this is also like a pinch to see if you're real. Not that you need to pinch yourself anyway, but we have contact, so that means both of us are 100% and totally real.
Burter: If nothing was real, then no one in the multiverse would be real either. So thinking about that, we'd all be with you anyways.
Guldo: Every single species of life deserves a chance to live. It sounds ridiculous to you, but when you look at it this way, we're all here for a special purpose: Many having both good and bad intentions. The people who have bad intentions though, don't worry or think about them. They can leave a horrible legacy, but they can make the choice to change, and what they do eventually can bring everyone further and closer together.
Ginyu: (Puts Jeice in a gentle embrace) You do deserve to live, you have a wonderful path ahead of you that can bring life to others, bring others back, and make someone else's day better, as for the rest of the multiverse too. You are LOVED. Doesn't matter if it's only one person, there will always be someone who loves you and wants the best for you. You were made to thrive and flourish Jeice. You're a good kid.
Jeice: …
Ginyu: I know it's a lot to take in, and it'll be hard to believe in, but over time, you'll see what we mean-
(Captain Ginyu is interrupted by something wet falling onto his skin. He looks at Jeice, and tears are flowing nonstop)
Jeice: I-I'm sorry…. for crying. I shouldn't be.
Ginyu: That's a lie. Everyone has done it once, for many different reasons. The tears you're shedding have been held back for so many years, and they've made their way out.
(The other Ginyus join Recoome and the Captain to hug Jeice)
Burter: We all care about you Jeice.
Guldo: You're adored.
Recoome: And you're totally AWESOME!!!
Ginyu: See? You truly do belong here. And deserving to live isn't a question: It's a fact. We'll help you and each other the best way we can, so please, just let us adore you.
Jeice: (Buries his face in the Captain's chest) T-Thank you, thank you all, for everything.
Author's Note: This drabble was extremely heavy, but if you are struggling, there's always someone who loves and cares for you: you just have to be the one to accept it, and want to receive help. The other shorts won't be heavy or dark like this one, they'll come off much brighter. I hope you all have wonderful days and nights.
