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Ran-kle |ˈra ng kәl| verb [ intrans. ] 1 archaic (of a wound or sore) continue to be painful; fester. 2 (of a comment, event, or fact) cause annoyance or resentment that persists : the casual manner of his dismissal still rankles. • [ trans. ] annoy or irritate (someone) : Lisa was rankled by his assertion. ORIGIN Middle English : from Old French rancler , from rancle , draoncle ‘festering sore,’ from an alteration of medieval Latin dracunculus , diminutive of draco ‘serpent.’

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InthefirstissueofpaperandtwineItoldyoufolksabouthowIjustpurchasedtheentireseriesofDragonballZ,afewmonthsagoIfinallyfinishedtheserieswhichIhadneverseeninitsentirety–mylifeiscomplete.TheDragonballZseriesinwholeisnineseasonslongandfromthose,season7hastobemyfavorite,forthefirstfewepisodesyouseethemlivingasomewhatnormallife.Untilnowtheywereinconstantbattleswiththeincreasingpowersofalienbeingssuchas:Raditz,Vegeta,theGinyuForce,Frieza,afewAndroidsandofcoursethemanystagesofCell.Inseasonfiveiswherethingsreallybecameserious,theZFighters(Gokuwastoldfirst)werewarnedbyTrunksaboutthecreationofAndroidsbyDr.GeroandGoku’sheartvirus(Trunksgavehimanantidotefromthefuturesothatwasn’tmuchofanissue).Thatpre‐warningfromFutureTrunksgavethemabout3yearstotrainandprepareforwhenthisinevitablebattleshouldhappen.I’mgoingtotryandshortenitupsoIcangettosomeofthepointsIwanttomakeaboutseason7.FutureTrunkswarnedGokuabouttheAndroids,everyone(Piccolo,Goku,Vegeta[whoatonepointwasoneoftheearthenemiesbutsoonhewasleftwithnochoicebuttojointhemintheirbattletosurvive,thebigtransitiontobeontheZFighterssideismostlyformulatedintheFriezaSaga],Gohan,Krillin,Yamtcha,andTien)begantraininginordertobepreparedforthisbattle.3yearslaterafewofthemdiedagainthebattleagainsttheAndriodswasfoughtbravely,atonepointyoubelieveVegetawillbetheonetotakethemalldownafteryouseehowheripstheenergyabsorbinghandsfromAndroid19withverylittleeffort.ItwasamusingtoseeVegetatakechargeandfinallybeabletofeedhispridesomewhilehewasonearth,butthatmomentwasshortlived.BeingthehotheadedpridefulSaiyanheisafterdestroying#19heGoesafterthehalf‐humanhalfAndroidDr.Gero,inanattempttokillhimVegetaaccidentlygivesGerotheenergyheneedstogetawayandgobacktohislabtoreleasetheandroidstrunkswarnedthemabout#17and#18.Thosetwoarenotonlyadangerbecauseoftheirunlimitedpowersourcebutoncecellgetsaholdofthemorratherabsorbsthemheintheorywillbetheuniversesmostperfectbeingandalsoitmostdangerous.SoaFewmorefightshappen,VegetagetsoverconfidentthinkssincehedestroyedoneAndriodhecankillthemallandgetshisarmdemolishedbythelovely#18,Trunkstriestosavehim(hisdad)butshitisanogo.ZFighterssoonleaveuntilGokuhasrecoveredfromhisheartconditionbutbeforeeithersidecanfullyengageinafighttothedeathanothermoreseriousproblemthataffectbothofthemhasarrived,Cell.Toshorten(ortryto)thatpartupCellarrivesafterhehasdevelopedfromhislarvastate,beginsabsorbinghumanstobuilduphisstrengthuntilhecangettoAndroids#17and18.Cellfinallyfindstheandroids,theandroidsbelieve(likemost)thatthepowerleveloftheiropponentisbeingwayoverestimatedandthattheirunlimitedstrengthisenoughtotakedownthisforceCell(whowasalsocreatedbyGerojustto“kill”#17and18tobecomeperfect).#17isabsorbedfirstthenafter#16and#18runawayandhidefromCellforafewminutes(intheshow,buthoursinreallife)ContinuedonPage‐C

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Heleanedherbackdownonthecouchandhoveredaboveherastheykissed,slidinghishandsupanddownfromherlegstoherhips.Shetastedlikevanilla.Shealwayshadadifferenttaste.Itwasalwaysasurprise,everytime.Heknew,however,thatwhenshemadelovethatitwouldn’tbedifferent.Itwouldbejustasecstaticasalways.Onceagain,they’dfindthemselvesintertwinedonthefloor,inastateofplatonicfornication.Noloveinvolved.Noassuringoneotheryou’llbethereforeachother.Justlustwhenyouneedit,andsometimeswhenyoudon’t.Themusichadfinishedagain.Sherolledoffofhimontothecarpetandlaidbesidehim,rubbingherhandstogetherandthenputtingthebackofherhandonherforeheadwithhereyesclosed.Herbottomlipclenchedtightlybetweenherteeth,stomachbouncingupanddownlikeawornoutathlete.“Fuck.”shesaid,eyesstillclosed.“Fuck.”hereturned,panting.Theylaidthereforamomentandhelookedattheclock.Itwas7PM.Theyhadbeenatitforanhour.“It’s7.Damn.”“Isthatanewrecordforus?”“Notatall,”hesaidlaughing.Theybothstoodupandlaidbackdownonthecouch,it’scushionswereangeliccomparedtothehardfloor,notthattheynoticedbeforehand.Shepulledabigknittedblanketoverthem.Theylaidthereinsilence.Aperfectlycontentsilence.Afteraminuteortwoshespoke,“We’relikethepeopleinthemovie.”“What?”heasked,notreallytakingnoteofitatfirst,thenrealizingwhatshehadsaidandlookedather,“Oh.Thehorribleromanceflick?”“Yeah.We’resimilartothem,really.”Heaskedwhatshehadmeantexactly,toexplainwhatit’saboutabitmore.“Well,”shesaid,“it’saboutawomanandmanwhofindthemselveswitheachother.Theydon’tloveeachother.Theydon’tcareabouteachotherreally.They’rejustlewdpeople,really.”“Lewd’sabitroughwaytoputit,don’tyouthink?”heasked.“Well,Iguess.They’re…extremelysensualpeople…lackinglove.”Shewastwirlingherhairinherfingers,“Theyjustwanttobelustful.They’reafraidofbeinginlove.Theyjustgettogetherandmakelove,withouttheactuallove,andgoontheirseparateways.”

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Themoviewasblackandwhite.Old.“Whyhello,sir.”shesaidnonchalantly,avertinghereyesfromtheTVset,“thismovieishorrible.”Shesnatcheduptheremoteandturneditoff,“how’sthefamily?Thekids?”Takinghiscoatoffandsettingitonthefloorandslippinghisshoesoffhesaid,“Ohyouknow.Dead.Ikilledthem,actually.Awfuldeaths.”Hescootedherlegsoffthearmrestandsatdown,andallowedhertorestherlegsonhiminstead.Inalongbreathytoneshesaid,“Ah.That’sgood.”andjuststaredathim,hereyeswereenticing.Theywerealwaysenticing.Theywerethekindofeyesthatjustscreamedseduction.Theyradiatedpassion;theeyesofonlyahighlyskilledtemptress.“Whatwasthemovieabout?”heasked.“Idon’tknow.Powwowsandpretendingdumb.”“Youdon’tsay.Whatkindofmovie?Comedy?Thriller?”“No.Romance.”“Romance.Boring.”“Wanttoknowwhatit’sabout?”“Doyouwantmetoknowwhatit’sabout?”“No,Ireallydon’tcare.”“Itwashorriblewasn’tit?Whybother?”“Exactly.”Itwassilent.Thecouchwassoft,herapartmentwaswarm.Shewasbitingherlip,staringlooselyathim.Hewasgrazingherlegsandthighswithhishands.Herlegswerealwayssmooth.Always.Hewouldn’thaveevenmindediftheyweren’tkeptuptodateontheshave,really.Thatsortofthingneverbuggedhim.Butitalwaysbuggedher.Theylearnedlittletraitshereandthereabouteachother.ShelikedindiepopandeatingChinese.HelikedhiscigarettestobeCamels,butrecentlyquitsmoking.Shelikedhervodkawithoutachaser,butonlydrankonweekends,forreasonshedidn’tknow.Shelikedtofuckwiththemusicreallyloud,becauseshewasreallyloud.Helikedtofuckwiththemusicreallyloud,toseeifhecouldmakeherlouderthanthemusic.Theybothhadpreviouslybeeninlove,andwerecompletelyafraidofcommitment.Shereachedfortheremoteandpointeditatherstereo.BeachHousecamethroughthespeakers,serenadingtheroomintoanatmosphericswirloflightsynthesizersandgentleguitarmelodies.Sheturnedthevolumeupandleanedforwardtokisshim. PageE

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#18issoonabsorbedaswell(youcanblameKrillinandhisdickforthat)andnowCellis“perfect”.CellmakeshiswaythrewalloftheZFightershisreignofkillinghasbegun,butsoonaftereveryone(evenhimself)noticesthatGoku(thelasthope)isn’tevenabletotakedownCell,thisiswhenGokusubmitshisownson(theyoungest,butalsostrongestfighterthere)tobetheonetodefeatCell.EveryoneoneincludingGohanhimselfdoesnotbelievehecontainstheenergyorwillpowertodestroyCellbuthesoonproveshimselfandthemwrong,notbeforethatfamiliarSaiyanpridegetsinthewaythough.BecauseGohanwantedtoshowhisstrengthoffinsteadofdefeatingCell,Cellputhisbodyinself‐destructmode.HereiswhenGokuintervenesandusesInstantTransmissiontotakeCelltoKingKai’splanet,blowingitandallonitup.Cellsurvives,comesbackstrongerdeterminedofcoursetokillthemallanddestroyearth,butGohanfindstheenergyinsidehimtodefeatCellwiththehelpoftheothers.Cellisfinallydeadandtheearthrest.NowweareattheGreatSaiyamman/WorldTournamentSaga.ThingshavechangedsignificantlynowandI’mnotevenjusttalkingabouttheepisodetransitions,Gohanisinhighschoolnowasafreshman,ChiChilooksalittleolder(butshestillcouldgetit),Gotenissevenandyettomeethisfather,VegetaandBulmaaresortatogetherbuttheydidhaveachildwhoisTrunks–kidTrunks.Afewmorepeopleareintroducedintothestoryasislife,yougrowandprogressyoumeetnewpeopleandchallenges.Beforethosenewchallengesarriveyouseethemjustlivinglikeanormalhuman{SaiyanorNamekian}.ItturnsoutChiChiwasrighttohaveGohanstillstudyingwhileheparticipatedinbattles,hewasbyfarthesmartestanddamnsurethetoughestatthatschoolasidefromVidelofcourse.YouseetherelationshipoffatherandsonbetweenVegetaandTrunksasrareastheirinteractionsmayseemyoulaterlearnhowmuchVegetareallycaresaboutTrunksandBulma,butprideisahardthingtoovercome.AnotherfathersonrelationshipIalwaysthinkofistheoneGokuplayswithbothofhissons.OfcourseGokuisagoodheartedpersonhewantstosavetheworldandthethosewhocan’tdefendthemselves,butdoesthatmakehimaherooraneglectfulfather?He’sbothreallybutthosearethetraitsofawarrior,heleaveshisfamilynotbychoicebutsotheycanlive.Trueenoughhesavestheworldonplentyoccasionsbuteachtimeheleavesbehindawifeandtwosonsnow.Gohanlivedmostofhisearlylifewithhisfatherinit,buttherewerecertainchunksGokumissed.WithGotenGokuwasnotthereforanyofhisfirstsevenyears,butwhentheyfinallymeetattheWorldTournamentyouseehowmuchofagreatfatherheisandhowgladGotenistoseehim.TheGreatSaiyamanistheshitGohanasgimmickytownsuperhero,it’sclassicespeciallyallthehi‐jinx’shegetsinto,likenotlookingenoughlikeSaiyamantoplayhiminthemovie.Thisseasonisfullofpersonalitiesandmomentsthatshowyouthoughtheypossethepowertofightandevendestroyplanetstheyknowwhileonearthforthemostpartitspeaceful,butdangerawaits.YouobservethemdoingsomedailythingsasyouandIwould,whatI’mgettingtoisitfeelsmorereal.Alltheouterlyworldmomentshappenedbutthisseasonbroughtthingsbackandwasagoodbreakintheseriesitmadeyourcaremoreabouteachcharacteryoufeltmoreinvolved.Idid.

Videlsaidsomethinginseason8thatsumsuptheentireseries:Thisislikesomewonderfulfantasyland,wherejustwhenIthinkitcan’tpossiblygetanyweirder,itdoes.Butthesearejustsomeofthereasonwhyseason7staysoutofitscasesleeve,forabulletpointedlistofreasonbrowsepaperandtwine.tumblr.com