(Open) Musing and a Step Forward.

Big Train smiled when the White Dove offered him a ride. That was really nice of her, sadly though, he already had prior arrangements. “Well, my friend already set up a ride for me. But if things change then I’ll definitely give you a call” he replied as he patted the pocket his phone was kept in. Aina might have been one of the nicest people he had ever met. Usually whoever he met would immediately challenge him to a fight of some kind. And while Big Train was not afraid to rumble, he wasn’t always filled with a desire to fight. Sometimes he just wanted to chill out.

Big Train noticed how his question made her tremble. He was about to tell her to disregard the question. But it was too late, Aina had already started to explain who Lhinith is. Big Train was baffled and amazed. He had never heard of her people and DEFINITELY had never heard of anything like that. The goddess introduced herself. “Amazing” Big Train couldn’t help but let out before he repaid the pleasantries. “Thanks! It’s a pleasure to meet you too, Lhinith, and Aina too, of course”. Big Train would note her shift in voice and character “I couldn’t imagine having someone else inside of me. It must be intense” he would say in honest amazement.

Big Train rubbed his hand across the stone that he sat cross legged on. This funky joining of consciousness sounded like the coolest technique he had ever heard of. Having two being in one that can react and attack. It seemed like it could ONLY be an advance in his mind. But at the same time, he did see how it could be difficult to get to the point of total synchronization. But no doubt it would be deadly when mastered. It kind of made him want to have a being present inside of him. Less lonely... but maybe a bit annoying at times.

Big Train watched as Aina made the shift again, this time back to her normal self. Big Train nodded along to the White Dove's next words, he didn't fully understand the situation but he understood how that could make things more difficult. "I really can't pretend to understand what that's like, but it really is awesome" he said with a childish grin. "So I have to ask... Can you use ki? I just started learning how recently. I'm still not the best at it" he let out a small chuckle. Prior to just a few weeks ago, manipulating ki outside of physical attacks was an impossibility for Big Train. The young martial artist was hoping to catch a few pointers from Aina. And even if not, a short discussion couldn't hurt.

'I can even do fun things with my ki and my daggers' Kinky, Big Train thought. He couldn't help but amuse himself. He reached out a large meaty hand to accept the dagger with a smile. His fingers would run along the length of the blade as he spoke back to the White Dove "Hah, I'm ashamed to say that my weapon skills aren't all that great... I haven't really put much time into it. But something tells me that I should". His weapon training really was lagging behind.

His brown eyes would shift from the blade in his hand to the one in Aina's. He watched as he channeled ki through the short blade. A deadly technique, indeed. Once he was finished inspecting the dagger he would flip it around in his hand so that the blade pointed towards himself and the handle was angled towards Aina. Holding it out back towards its master. Big Train nodded when she mentioned the old martial arts master and his writings. Of course he was familiar with the old master, his work was groundbreaking.

If it wasn't for him then there probably would have never been enough human warriors to repel the Saiyan envasion. Besides, when Big Train wasn't practicing martial arts, he was reading about it. The old writings, manuscripts and of course his favorite MARTIAL ARTISTS MONTHLY. He found himself lost in his thoughts of the old masters, only to be snapped out of it by the White Dove's display of the technique she was just talking about.

When the rock exploded he couldn't help but say, "Oooh, noice. It definitely seems like a useful ability". He was genuinely impressed. Weapons seem useful indeed, but the truth of the matter was that Big Train didn't really want to use weapons. At least not to kill. The big man was pretty anti-killing. He knew that if he used deadly weapons like daggers and swords, then his lack of control would only put himself in danger of killing someone. That wasn't really something the big softie wanted to live with. "You know... you're really good company, Aina. I like talking to you" the young lucha lad would say with a cheesy smile.

The Big Train nodded his excitement, “That’s why I’m going out into the universe too! It’s a big place out there, I can only imagine what there is to learn out among the stars. I’m excited! Hopefully I can find some really talented martial artists out there. I want to learn everything I’m capable of. I’m afraid that I’m missing out on something great out there”. He watched as she took her dagger back and slid the blade back into it’s home on her hip, what a lucky bastard that dagger is.

His eyes continued to follow the White Dove as she slid from the rock and walked a few paces away to retrieve the dagger she had thrown. He listened as she explained her idea for a technique and wiped the dust from her blade. It was a good idea! He had read about a similar technique in his MARTIAL ARTIST MONTHLY. It was one of the signature techniques from the Crane School. Which just so happened to be his second favorite school of martial arts outside of the Turtle School.

As a young kid he would often debate on which of the two he wanted to master. Eventually he picked both, he just couldn’t settle. However, the Turtle School eventually eked out a small lead as he read more on the school and the master Ro’Shi. On his journeys he would actually meet the Turtle Hermit. He had no clue where the Crane Master was, however. “You mean like the Crane technique, Solar Flare? That’s a really good idea, creating an opening is valuable in a fight”. As Aina sat back down on the stone and spoke again, Big Train would reply, “That sounds good to me! I would love to spar. I’m sure we could learn a lot from one another”. He would share yet another smile with her.

Big Train let out a small sigh at the mention of Namek, he had a bad feeling about things too. But it was probably just the nerves of going into space for the first time. He was the type to worry about his spaceship crashing or contracting a strange alien disease and irrational things like that. He’s fought Saiiyan’s, demons, and killer robots. He should NOT be afraid of space travel. "I'll definitely let you know all about my travels once I get back home" as he spoke to her, Big Train found himself a nice flat stone. He rolled it around in his hand and played with it as Aina spoke again. Wait, a date? The wording that the White Dove used would've made Big Train visibly blush if he wasn't wearing his trusty mask. Well, also if it wasn't for his caramel colored skin.

Regardless his face would light up, "Sounds like a date, indeed. Heh heh... I've done gravity training once before but only a little bit, so I might not be the best at it at first". At this point he would hurl the small stone in his hand towards the ocean. It would skip, hopping over the ocean about three or four times before finally submerging and disappearing beneath the blue waters. He hoped his spaceship wouldn't meet the same fate as the stone, lost in the deep waters of space. But now he was just being obsessive. He pushed the thoughts from his mind and focused all of his attention onto Aina again. 

It seemed their little moment together was coming to pass. It made Big Train a little sad, but he knew that the next time he would meet Aina, he would have many stories to tell her. And likely, many to hear as well. After listening to her explain her experiences in gravity training and her upcoming plans, Big Train would reply, “Take care of yourself Aina… and don’t start the liberation without me!” his wide smile would show his pearly white teeth. He would then reach out his massive hand that would engulf her own. The young man’s grip was gentle but firm as he shook her hand.

“Thank you, Aina, you’re awesome. An absolute sweetheart” he said in response to her promise. Big Train would stand when Aina did and walk her to her ship so that he could see her off on her journey. It seemed like it might be a long one, like his own journey. But as they drew near to her get away space craft, the big man shouted out, “Screw it!”. Brief moments later. Aina would be lifted up off her feet and into a giant bear hug. Big Train was just a big softie, and he was bad at hiding it.

With their final parting goodbyes, Big Train would return back to the stone overseeing the sea. He would take his seat again and do what he came here to do, meditate. Listening to the ocean waves and the sound of nature quickly brought him into a trance. Both the beautiful surroundings and the chance meeting of a truly interesting person excelled him into a deeper point of enlightenment. He would finally open his second chakra point, the Navel chakra point. It was a small and personal experience but one of great importance and meaning.

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