Ugh. Sorry again. Stuff came up. We're back, even if it's a very short night again:
>>5366029Well, you’ve got the time. You decide to check up on Peppa and Izzy first. Finding King Kai, he suggests to get both of them at once. Once he gets a connection established… “Hey sis, cous, can you hear me?”
‘G-GOHAN?!’ Peppa exclaims in shock.
‘Woah hey hello what’s this? Peppa? Gohan? Why can I- …yeah, it’s my cousin, Sachie. Apparently? …Unless this is Fu.’
“I’m not Fu, guys.” you say with a laugh. “Not interrupting anything, am I?”
‘Not at all, bro.’ Peppa responds, calmer this time. ‘Was just going over strategies with Keli.’
‘Ssssstrategies huh?’ Izzy inquires.
You just know Peppa’s rolling her eyes at that. ‘We can take a break. What’s the occasion, Gohan?’
“Mostly wanted to wish you both the best of luck tomorrow. Grand Kai and I and everyone up here have been watching the matches. They’ve been a blast, and we’re all impressed with how much everyone’s done.”
‘Heh… yeah, we’ve been doing pretty great.’ Izzy remarks. ‘Still, contacting me instead of Pantea, cous? Too embarrassed to?’
“Oh hush. Point is, I’m happy for you both, and I wanted you two to know I’ll be rooting for you both of you tomorrow.”
‘Thanks, Gohan.’ sis says kindly. ‘I’ve missed ya. And I hope you’ll be up for a rematch when you’re back.’
“Heh, I’ll be looking forward to that.”
‘...All right, all right, fine, I’ve missed you too.’ Izzy grumbles. ‘Lot of us have. Hmm? Heh, yeah, Zarid says he wants to meet up with ya again when you’ve got the chance.’
“Guess I’m not the only one who got an apprenticeship under gods, huh?” you say with a bit of a grin. “Still, it’s amazing what he’s been able to accomplish.”
‘I’ll pass that along to him. You’ve got a lot of catching up to do.’
You nod, even if she can’t see it. “I know. And I intend to make the most of it.”
‘You have a lot of chore days you gotta catch up on. Been up to me to make sure Groucho’s been cleaned up after, and all the dishes days, and-’
You just start laughing as Peppa lists them off, and even King Kai giggles a bit. “Okay, okay, I’ll make it up to ya. See you soon, sis.”
‘See you soon, Gohan.’
‘Same. Pantea and I’ll make sure you’re back home!’
(cont.)
