<span class="mu-s">-BZZT-</span>
The tazing jolts the boy awake, and he flips up off the ground. When he lands, he declares himself, "An emissary from hell, Killer King!"
"Ain't no one calling you that, kid." Peppa waves her hand dismissively, then thinks. "...say, what is your name?"
"Heh!" The boy cheekily thumbs his nose. "If This #1 Mercenary told you, he'd have to kill you!"
...not the best business model for commissioned work. Peppa rolls her eyes, going, "Fine then, I'll live my whole life not knowing."
Chuu Lee asks him, "Do you have parents? Someone we could call to pick you up?" She looks around at the wilderness. "Uh, who we can drop you off with?"
The boy huffs. "My parents are dead."
https://youtu.be/hEKNzmWD9ykHe holds up his mechanical fist, gripped tight and trembling with rage. "Killed by a monster."
Chuu Lee and Cookie go "Aw!" in sympathy at the boy's plight.
Peppa can relate, having lost her mom once and her dad for over a year now. But the thing is, death is curable. So she asks the boy, "Are you looking for the dragon balls to bring them back?"
The boy looks to her, even focusing his bionic eye on her. Confused, he asks, "The whatsits to do what with?"
...she gathers her breath and her patience, then explains the concept of dragon balls to him.
The boy nods along attentively through the whole explanation, and when it ends he goes, "Huh, neat." He thinks, then asks, "And the dragon will resurrect those who have been dead no more than a year?"
Peppa answers that with, "Yes- uh, maybe... I think so?" It all got mad confusing to keep up with.
The boy snaps his human fingers, cursing out, "Nuts!" He sighs. "Been over a year."
And now it's Peppa's turn to go "Aw!" Then, she backpedals, "Hey now, cool your motor coils, I could be wrong! Like, it's all magic, y'know? Sure, there are 'limits' to it, but those can be broken. I'm sure if you gather the dragon balls, it will work out! Yeah!"
The robot boy lets out a robotic hum, then figures, "If it does work that way, that means my parents can wait warmly while I go get revenge!"
Yeesh, here's hoping they won't be left waiting till HFIL freezes over. ...not that they're in HFIL? She really didn't mean to cast all that shade on their shades- ack, the metaphor went and slipped outta her grasp, hate it when that happens!
Peppa looks to her teacher for her take on this, and just gets a ‘what are ya gonna do?’ shrug from her. C’mon, say something!
Feeling slight pressure, Chuu Lee takes her hat off and clutches it to her chest, then gives the sentiment, “Um, may they rest in peace till then!”
Then, Chuu Lee does something Peppa has never seen from her before. Her Teach leans down to scoop some dirt, and then tosses it into the breeze. …and then Cookie does the same!
Peppa watches the dirt scatter like ashes and dust, very confused.
Then the boy elbows her with his human elbow, “See? Your Granddad told you it was common courtesy!”
