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rabdom1 · 2 years

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( most definitely a sequel to this. )

Ox King was his second choice. He'd had lunch plans with him anyway, giving him an excuse to get away from Piccolo before he had to explain anything. But of course -- Uncle Raditz was there too. Not all uncommon, considering his mom was still a bit iffy about him hanging around their house whenever he was bored at being at his own since the whole fiasco upon him first arriving on Earth. Ox King seemed more welcoming, perhaps if only because he was Goku's brother, but no one was going to complain. It wasn't like Goku wasn't constantly visiting to scrounge for food whenever Chi Chi didn't feel like cooking, so a Sayain hanging around was nothing new at this point.

"Goten! Glad you could make it!" Ox King greeted heartily as Goten entered and promptly greeted him with a hug.

"Course! I wouldn't miss it!" Goten said merrily.

He was naturally enticed with the smell coming from the kitchen -- only being stopped by the fact Raditz was already puppy guarding the food that sat waiting on the stove. While sometimes an ass, Raditz at least had more manners than his father did and didn't outright take the food unless he was offered a plate, and would gladly wait for it much unlike his father. And hey, at least Goten finally understood where he got his sarcasm from, so that was a plus.

"Come here to beg for table scraps, too?" Raditz joked.

"Unlike you," Goten snorted, "I don't have to beg for my food."

"That's cause your mom actually knows how to cook!" Raditz huffed.

"Had to," Ox King chuckled as he grabbed a few plates from the cabinet, "with that Goku -- and you guys, too, I guess. Just glad to know it's a Sayain thing and just not a Goku thing."

Goten couldn't help but laugh alongside his uncle at that. He'd heard a few stories about the times before they knew where and why Goku had come to Earth, much less that he was a literal alien in human clothing. Bulma had even mentioned before they'd tried to get him to a doctor on numerous occasions to see if it wasn't some type of worm or parasite making him eat that much. But of course, his father hadn't been a very big fan of doctors and hospitals back then. It was just a genetic thing.

"Not that we're too picky anyway," Raditz said as they got their plates. "I remember one day shortly after Planet Vegeta was destroyed, Frieza didn't think to stock the ship with enough food for the whole crew and us three remaining Sayains. Me, Napa and Vegeta ended up eating it all in a day."

"Oh yeah, Sauza told me and Trunks about that!" Goten laughed. "I guess Cooler went for a visit that day and didn't believe it'd happened when Frieza told him, and made Sauza and Neiz and Doreen go check the stock room floor to ceiling to make sure there wasn't a mistake."

"Frieza was so pissed about Cooler not believing him," Raditz snorted, "and Cold was so pissed that he had to cover Frieza's ass cause his perfect little son didn't quite piece together that Sayains need a lot more food than anyone else and didn't stock up properly."

"Considering what I know about them," chortled Ox King as the two Sayains filled their plates, "I'm surprised Mr Smart Guy Frieza didn't think of that!"

"You'd be surprised how stupid smart people can be," Raditz laughed.

"You mean like dad?" asked Goten.

"I'm convinced you, your parents and your brother share two brain cells," laughed Raditz, "and your mom and brother are the only ones who get to use them." Goten laughed and --

"Hey!" Goten glared.

This made Raditz laugh harder. Ox King had to cover his mouth to keep himself from laughing, and quickly moved to busy himself with filling his plate.

Soon the three managed their way to the dining room table (albeit Goten going back to refinish plate before he even sat down) in order to enjoy their meals. Conversation was mild; his grandpa asking about every day stuff, how Gohan was fairing with the new baby and how he and Trunks we're doing in school. Raditz have the occasional input, question or joke but otherwise seemed so intent on his plate.

Yet Goten was doing his best to hide his shaking. Sure, his grandpa wouldn't actually care. He'd been alright with his daughter marrying Goku, so why wouldn't he be fine with his grandson being gay? It wasn't until there was a slight lull in the conversation when Goten found himself taking in a deep breath.

"You alright there?" asked Ox King curiously.

"Yeah, I just --" Goten sighed. "Could I -- I uhm --."

"Well, go on!" Raditz urged with a month full of food. "Quit your stuttering!"

"You would be too if you were trying to come out!" Goten huffed.

"As what? A circus preformer?"

"No, gay!"

There was a slight pause as both Raditz and Ox King started at him in mild shock.

"Oh, I, well," Ox King managed after a moment, before being cut off by Raditz.

"I knew it!" Raditz barked with laughter, causing Ox King and Goten to visibly jump.

"I -- excuse me?" Goten blinked.

"I knew you were gay!" Raditz laughed again. "Can't wait to tell Dodo he owes me twenty. Ha!"

"Excuse me?!" Goten said, now more forcefully. Raditz didn't seem to care as he lounged back in his chair.

"Dodoria and made a bet," he chuckled, "as to whether you were gay or bi. Looks like I was right."

"Your kidding," groaned Goten as he leaned back in his seat.

"I never kid about bets, kid," Raditz snickered. Goten rolled his eyes -- then squinted at his grandpa as the man started to chuckle.

"Well, it's good you felt safe enough to come out, son," Ox King said. "Tell me, do you have anyone in mind?"

Hesitantly, Goten shook his head. Raditz barked out another laugh.

"Liar!"

"Shut up," Goten whined as he continued to eat his food, "'fore I tell dad you were the one who ate all his drawer bacon."

"You wouldn't," Raditz dared, squinting. Goten raised his brow but continued eating. Raditz huffed and continued with his meal.

*So," Ox King started again, "have you told your parents yet?" Goten shook his head. "Oh, why's that?"

"Have you met mom?" Goten practically choked. "She'd probably loose her mind knowing I wouldn't give her any grandkids."

"How's that a problem?" Raditz asked. "This planet has -- what do you call it? -- adoption! That's right! It's not like Trunks couldn't just use his money to adopt a shit ton of kids, right? And he'd pay for your schooling, too! So it's a win win!"

"I know, I just --"

Goten straightened then, face turning a shade of red as it dawned on him what Raditz had been saying. Said Sayain was giving his nephew a shit eating grin at his reaction.

"So it is Trunks!" said Raditz as he pointed an accusatory finger at Goten, and getting a little food on the table in the process. "Haha! Of course! How romantic!"

"Shut up!" Goten whined as he tried to focus on his food again. Raditz merely snickered.

"Honestly, that'd be kind of ironic," chuckled Ox King, "if not beat some kind of social norm."

"How'd you mean?" Goten asked.

"Well, your Grandpa Bardock was a lower class Sayain back on Planet Vegeta, right?" Ox asked. Raditz nodded. "And Vegeta's dad is a king, right?" Both Goten and Raditz nodded. It was the first thing Vegeta announced to anyone, after all, being 'the Prince of all Sayains' and all. "Well," Ox King went on, "then it'd kind of be like your mom and dad. You know, the whole commoner marrying into royalty thing? Plus, I'd bet it'd make Vegeta and his dad rather mad at first cause, you know, Trunks wouldn't be marrying royalty. Not that that matters of course. Love is love, after all."

Goten nodded -- then squinted at Ox King.

"Don't tell me," he said slowly, "you think I'm going to get with Trunks, too?"

"Ok, I won't tell you, then," Ox King said matter of factly as he continued his meal.

Goten glared as Raditz nearly spit out his food in laughter. Oh, how he hated how right he wanted everyone to be.

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kinetic-elaboration · 9 months

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August 10: Rain, Worries

As always, I feel like the end of this week is really chewing me up and spitting me out. It's disappointing and frustrating that I haven't done any writing since Monday and I'm getting a little worried, not so much about having enough writing time coming up, but about having enough time to write AND do other things and I'm feeling a little overwhelmed with other things.

I got caught in a rainstorm after work (literally, ugh--the forecast said 'scattered thunderstorms' which usually means nothing... I left early to walk out to the Wawa and get some stuff--ended up outside in the 15 or so worst minutes of the storm, rain coming in under my umbrella, through my umbrella, just totally soaked from the waist down, and I didn't want to deal with Wawa in that but I had this extra time which just meant waiting longer in the rain) and that sort of took any ambition out of me. I barely remember getting home. I'd had an early lunch so I was super hungry, so I had a snack and watched some TV. Then I thought I'd 'rest my eyes' for a little, and fell asleep for a couple of hours I think.

When I woke up I was just concerned about eating something but I've been so terrible at anything related to my kitchen this week... cooking, washing dishes, cleaning. It's just a mess. I don't really have a lot left that's, like, simple to make. So I kind of had to scrounge up a put together dinner. I was also really thirsty and really desirous of like... smooth, cool things. I'm still not really sure I ate the right amount or the right stuff.

Also my nose is a little sniffly, which worries me. I just feel blah. But it's probably just a Thursday thing.

I made a list of stuff to do at work tomorrow before I left for the day and I'm hoping it's the right number of tasks to get me through the day without too much trouble. I have to, have to, HAVE TO spend some time cleaning the kitchen in the evening, at least doing dishes. But I also hope to do some writing and then go to sleep early. I have a pretty good sense of this next scene, since I've been rolling it around in my head all week. I'd like to just... have enough energy to just get it down. And if I do that tomorrow it'll make my goal (the section finished by the end of the weekend) that much more reasonable. Last weekend's writing went well enough that I feel like maybe it IS possible to get this whole monster written by the final deadline and this idea is really driving me even though it's far from a sure thing. But like, I don't write full time lol. And the time that my real job eats up is just the start because not every weekend can be one where I ignore all responsibilities in favor of resting and writing, like last weekend was. I just.... I gotta balance everything and I'm so bad at that.

#the year 2023 #2023: rl

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tired-aliensoul · 6 years

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Hey I read your post about your financial situation and I just wanted to ask how you got so far without giving up. I'm going through something really bad atm so I constantly feel pessimistic about the future. I want things to be okay I just don't know how to make it okay.

Well, I’m not sure if my answer will help you at all, honestly. A lot of it has to do with just who I am at the core. I hate spending money. I hate relying on others. I refuse to do something that gives me no enjoyment. It took me seven years and three degrees to get where I am at today and I don’t mean I have a master’s. I have two associates and a useless Bachelor’s. I also have thousands in student loan debt. I also hoard money. Any cash that I make doing one of my side-gigs, I put in a jar and leave it there. Save all your coins. Don’t use them to just make an even payment, just put them in a jar or piggy bank and when that bitch gets full, spill it out and, (you don’t have to be as weird as me who sorts it by coin and then counts it and then either scrounges for random change or puts back coins that aren’t going to give an even deposit number) deposit that shit in the bank. Right into savings, unless it’s going to help you pay for something needed. I’ve always had a personal desire to just make life better for myself and work my ass off to get it. I have fought for where I am now and I have had to ask for help from my parents, not financial but I had to ask to move back home because I was going to go through a rough financial time and needed to be somewhere that I wouldn’t have to pay rent, but still had to pay for my own things. I understand that asking for help from family or friends is not feasible for everyone, but if it is, swallow that pride and ask. It will help in the long run.

Honestly, if you want to start working toward a better future, get some sort of degree. I highly recommend getting a technical degree in something. If you want to be in the medical field but you don’t want to be a nurse, there are quite a few options for you there. Dental Assistant, Veterinary Tech, Surgical Tech, and Massage Therapy are a few technical degrees you can get and technical degrees can either be a certificate or an associates. Many, many options exist with a technical degree and man those programs really prepare you for exactly what you are going to be doing. It’s not like university where you have to take a shitload of bullshit courses that have nothing to do with your degree. Technical schools nix that shit and give you what you need to know. Anyway, you’ll spend about 1-2 years in school and technical schools are loads cheaper than universities and some community colleges. I understand that school is not for everyone, but I’m against the whole movement that goes against it. Get a degree in something, it will help you out. In fact, financial aid that is awarded is more than enough to help you pay for it. Do not be afraid of student loans, just be smart about them. I’ve paid off one loan already. You don’t need a bachelor’s in order to get an Entry level job that will give you full-time hours, benefits, and a big enough paycheck to live within your means.

Just, I dunno, just don’t give up. Even when things are looking dim, start looking for things that can help you better your situation. Never doubt yourself. I doubt myself a lot, so when I was 19, I got a tattoo that always reminds me that I can do what I’m putting my mind to. I know that seems silly, but it means a lot to me and it really has helped me when my mind has tried to get the better of me. Find your inner will to do what is necessary to get what needs done. Hell, get on medication if that will help. I did. Some part-time job companies are now offering health benefits to part-time employees so that you have access to that stuff. Starbucks is big on that, and they also have a tuition reimbursement program with Phoenix and their online degrees. Plus, you get to go home smelling like coffee and you get a free pound of coffee a week or some other coffee/tea based product like a box of tea or K-cups. Their food is relatively healthy and you get a markout when you work so your lunch is paid for. I worked for them and they helped out a lot of people, including me.

God, this got long and I feel like it’s sort of rambly and maybe I preached a little bit about degrees and whatnot, but had I known about technical colleges when I was graduating high school, I wouldn’t have fucked around with universities and would have been living a life like this five years earlier.

Things will get better as long as you know that it will. And I do mean ‘know’ and not ‘believe’. People don’t give up on things they ‘know’ is true, but people give up on things they ‘believe’. Know that it is fact you will have financial security some day. I knew it, and I got it and now I want better of it. Nothing wrong with taking a journey, just make sure you come away with a better you. Refine your plan as you go to accommodate. I have now declared 10 different majors of study in all types of my schooling. So like, adapt as needed.

I’m sorry if this doesn’t help you feel any better. I know it will get better for you because you want it to. The journey might be long to get there, but I know you will get there. I have total faith in you, anon.

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