Somewhere in the back of his mind, he knew Videl was right. He wasn't really providing her with a good explanation, he was just throwing out shocking statements to throw her off. That wasn't helpful, nor was it necessary. But right now, with the amount of frustration boiling up inside him, he just... wasn't thinking straight.
"No, this is about the fact that I can't stop thinking about my failures, even when I have an entire team of people I should be able to rely on!" Gohan finally snapped, looking up at Videl. Pushing himself up to his feet, and finally just... unloading.
"Every time I train, all I can think about is how I'll fail! No matter what happens, no matter how hard I train, no matter how much I prepare, something happens that I could've prevented if I just trained right the first time! Piccolo wouldn't have died if I had fought Nappa! Krillin wouldn't have died if I'd just helped against Frieza! My dad wouldn't have died if I'd just killed Cell!"
His breathing grew heavy, his fists tightening to each side of him. His body growing tense, as he just... kept going. "So I train as hard as I can! So hard, that I don't even care about what happens to me! If I have to become a soldier to make sure everyone I care about stays alive, then I'll do it! I just..." He paused, glancing to the side.
"I don't want anyone else to die anymore. I just... don't."
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"No, this is about the fact that I can't stop thinking about my failures, even when I have an entire team of people I should be able to rely on!" Gohan finally snapped, looking up at Videl. Pushing himself up to his feet, and finally just... unloading.
"Every time I train, all I can think about is how I'll fail! No matter what happens, no matter how hard I train, no matter how much I prepare, something happens that I could've prevented if I just trained right the first time! Piccolo wouldn't have died if I had fought Nappa! Krillin wouldn't have died if I'd just helped against Frieza! My dad wouldn't have died if I'd just killed Cell!"
His breathing grew heavy, his fists tightening to each side of him. His body growing tense, as he just... kept going. "So I train as hard as I can! So hard, that I don't even care about what happens to me! If I have to become a soldier to make sure everyone I care about stays alive, then I'll do it! I just..." He paused, glancing to the side.
"I don't want anyone else to die anymore. I just... don't."