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"Hey, Courgi! Courgi!" Chire's voice would ring. Capper and Collard were busy unpacking their things, and Chire was quick to reunite with a certain someone who was left behind on Vegeta to look after their home while they were on Earth. Courgi, the saiyan android that was Collard's father and Capper's grandfather raised his head off of the picnic table placed outside of the Hofferson Residence. They were back this early? "What do you want, kid?" The android questioned in his usual tone, with no clear emotion. Maybe it was a robot thing, Chire pondered. But, something still felt... off in his tone.

"Oh, come on. You know I ain't a kid anymore." The recently revived mother spoke with half-closed eyes and a frown, crossing her arms. Corugi rolled his eyes with a sigh, his head lolling backwards. "Fine. What do you want, punk?" The grandfather spoke with narrowed eyes and clear annoyance while a smirk creeped across his daughter-in-law's face.

"...A step in the right direction." Chire spoke with a roll of her shoulders, sitting next to her tutor, hands clasped together. Luckily they already explained to the emotionless bot everything that happened on Earth, so he wasn't too shocked at Chire's sudden return to life. "Well, I just wanted to thank you for our last spar! It was a blast." The mother of Capper spoke with a smile. It had been a few months since they fought, but Chire never got the chance to thank Courgi, having died only days later. "Ya really impressed me, big guy." She spoke, giving the android a gentle punch to his shoulder. Courgi's dullard expression never once shifted though, save for a harsh glare towards the female.

"You beat me in two minutes."

"Well... Yeah."

"It's just--" Chire began, raising her arms up. "I just meant that I, well, uh..." She tried to articulate, resulting in a sigh from her aging teacher, who turned his head away from the Super Saiyan. "Listen." Chire finally spoke, breathing in while her thumbs twiddled. Looking to the ground, a smile would slowly form across her face while she spoke. "I've been to Earth, Namek, and many more planets in my days."

"And I gotta say, you are the most powerful android I've ever encountered."

"..." Courgi remained silent, turning back to Chire with some shock and confusion. "And... I was sorta hoping you would take Capper's offer to upgrade you." The female concluded, closing her eyes. With a quick flex of her arm, she'd smile wide and speak again. "And then we could train together as REAL equals again if 'ya want, old timer!" Chire proclaimed with clear excitement in her vivid tone before her expression calmed again.

"Just... think about it. Okay? I'm gonna go help the guys unpack now." Chire stood up, trotting away and leaving the old saiyan android with his thoughts. Courgi looked down to his metallic hands, clenching them. Ever since he was mechanized, his power was... lacking. He was no match for a Super Saiyan like Chire, let alone his own son, Collard... Closing his eyes tight for a moment, the droid would stand back up, walking into the residence of the Hoffersons.

Hours later after unpacking, Chire and Collard would have quickly hit the hay, tucking themselves into their bunk beds to nap. Earth and Vegeta ran on different times it was hard to adjust to, and unpacking winded the two parents. Capper sat in the kitchen of their home, hunched over at the table, vigorously playing the newest installment of Majin Bros on his Gamebit XL.

"Capper?" A familiar voice pierced the air, causing the son of Chire and Collard to raise his head, pausing his game. Courgi stood in the doorway, grasping the frame with one of his hands. "Oh, hey gramps!" Capper spoke in a chipper tone, waving down the android as he approached. "What brings yo--"

"I'd like to take up your offer, kid." Courgi got straight to the point, causing Capper's expression to briefly sink. "..." He did call his old man and offer to upgrade him while they were on the way back to Vegeta, but Capper never expected him to agree. "EEEEEEE" Capper found himself sqeaking while a wide grin creeped across his face. The boy's sparkling eyes quickly shut when the robotic grandfather shoved his hand over his mouth, shushing the little technician.

"Ghk-- be quiet! You'll wake your parents!" The android proclaimed with hushed urgency. "Oh!! Right, right!" Capper remembered. Perhaps Courgi wanted to surprise his mother and father? Or maybe he just didn't want them to know he was taking this route of attaining strength rather than training? Capper wasn't sure, but he wouldn't bug his grandfather about it.

Capper quickly got to work. He pulled all of his tools out of the room, beginning work on Courgi's systems in the kitchen. The android laid on his stomach on the table, which Capper had managed to pull out and make into a makeshift workbench. Wearing his trusty wielding mask with a torch in hand, Capper would begin to plaster new, enhanced fiber metals onto Courgi's right arm, being careful not to touch the delicate wiring located a few layers below. Many wires were exposed on Courgi now that all of his navy blue armor pieces were removed- a few hung out of his neck and eyes, while gears clicked and churned on his exposed systems. Capper grimaced at the sight of some of his organic, rotting organs and skin beneath everything. Still, the boy continued at work...

That was until a knocking sound interrupted his work.

"...Hm?" Courgi grunted, raising his head. Despite the static in his vision from having one of his robotic eyes removed to be upgraded, and the lack of some of his hearing systems, the android was sure he heard a knock. "Yo-You didn't tell me you had g-guests planned." He spoke, a faint, glitching echo to his otherwise blunt tone. Capper raised his wielding mask off his face, setting down a torch when panic sank in. Who could that even be? "I-I wasn't! I don't know who that could be."

"Just... Let me see who it is real quick." Capper sighed, stepping away from Courgi's exposed systems. The weakened android raised his unprotected torso off the table somewhat, gears groaning and wires bending with strain. It was a good thing Capper temporarily disabled his pain sensors.

Capper walked to the door, quickly undoing the lock and opening it wide. A few oil stains and burns were visible on his tiny body, as a result from a few excess sparks and oil leaks that haphazardly occurred while he was working on upgrading his grandfather's battle capabilities. Nonetheless, the boy spoke to his visitor with tired, closed eyes. "Look, I'm REALLY busy right now, so if we could make this quick and painless, that would be--"

Courgi's glitched throat-clearing made Capper open his tired eyes. "C-COMMANDER SHEMHA?!" Capper spoke with sudden, terrified realization! He didn't just disrespect the COMMANDER of the solar empire, did he?! The bare android behind Capper raised his form off of the table, narrowing his single, robotic eye at the commander curiously. This certainly wasn't an everyday occurrence.

"Wh-what are YOU doing here...? I, uh..." Capper stammered, glancing to and fro. Catching himself in his panic, he'd take a breath in and lean against the doorframe with his singnature smug smirk, although his new confidence in front of the Commander was just a bravado. "I mean, uh, what brings you to the Hoffersons' humble abode?" He spoke with more confidence, pointing a finger-gun at Shemha. 'Play it cool, Cap. Play it cool.'

TAGS: Capper Hofferson  , Shemha   
OOC NOTES: Been awhile since I've messed with Courgi. Time to change that!

C A P P E R     H O F F E R S O N 20 PL KI POINTS: 3/3 STATE: Base Form TECHS USED:    - None

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