Eee, thank you. ^_^ The whole thing with the bird made quite an impact on me. It drives home how horribly horribly lonely poor Goku would have been those 500 years locked alone. It's a wonder he's still sane, y'know? But yeah. There's always so much angst to be explored with the other three, but Goku has his own share, too. And Hakuryuu, even if he doesn't consciously remember leading armies, is always going to have that leader-caretaker instinct, will always be watching out for the welfare of his men/companions. There are so many many things I want to write with him. So many half-written already that need to be finished. >_< I really wanted to do more with my vacation, but...feh. No use in lamenting what didn't get done when I chose to spend my time elsewhere. *pulls mood back up*

Thank you so much for reading, and commenting. ^_^♥