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Voice- Directed at Dende, but certainly not private

[Zarbon is not a happy camper. A failed attempt to get his wish and a fiery assault on his person have his spirits in a less than stellar location.]

Did you think you could withhold anything from me? Did you honestly think you'd get far without disclosing everything about the Dragon Balls? There is a password, isn't there?

ISN'T there?!

[There is a pause before he starts speaking again. His tone is calmer and he even chuckles slightly before continuing.]

You will tell me exactly what I want to know or I will make you regret it. Any more tricks like this and I promise you won't be the only one that suffers.

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Unrealistic? Hardly. The Dragon Balls are capable of granting my wish.

Provided their guardian tells me the necessary code word.

What is your wish, Zarbon?

My wish?

[Chuckle]

Eternal beauty and life, of course.

Ah. Wishes of the young.

[You can't tell, but he has a knowing smile on.]

[More like "Wishes of the vain"]

I can think of nothing more horrible than being ugly. To grow ugly with old age is not an interest of mine.

I have found growing old to be a comfort. And with that I have found that physical beauty is far less important than internal beauty, or harmony of the soul.

Perhaps you will learn that, someday.

Perhaps you're content with being old and unattractive, but physical beauty is most important.

No one can see your internal beauty, now can they?

Ah, but they can sense it. Inner beauty, who you are on the inside...it shows as clearly as the nose on your face. People may first judge you for what you look like, but it is who you are, who you are inside, that they truly admire.

Sometimes there is nothing beautiful to the true self and therefore nothing worth admiring. True strength comes at the price of beauty and I'm going to change that with my wish.

If there is no inner beauty, if the true self is not worth admiring...then I pity that person indeed.

Strength and beauty need not be separate from each other. Far from it. You do not need a wish to have beauty and power.

[Though of course there are so many types of power...]

Is that so? Well, I disagree.

I am sorry to hear that. I would be happy to explain it to you further. If you're so inclined.

If I'm so inclined? Well, now I'm curious.

Explain.

[if only he could be sharing a pot of tea with you now, Zarbon. He'd really be groovin' then.]

Strength and beauty. How do you define either? Strength comes from within. It is your own fortitude and willpower. It is your unshakable belief in yourself, in what you can do and who you are. Beauty is serenity, peace, the goodness of yourself. That comes from within as well.

Strength from without, the strength of body and power, comes from the strength within. Your muscles mean nothing if there is no will to fuel them.

They are, in many ways, a yin and yang. Two faces of the same coin, and both need the other.

I've heard this tired mantra before. Both strength and beauty shall be physical or they are no good at all.

But understand that if you don't have strength and beauty within, they will not manifest in the physical. They cannot. Or, if they do, they are artificial, and mean nothing.

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Voice- Directed at Dende, but certainly not private

[Voice] Oh well, nice while it lasts

[Voice] Though I still think they should share some tea at some point

[Voice] I support this! And I think Zarbon is gonna be humbled soon, so he might be more willing

[Voice] Sweet

[Voice] He'll probably want SOMETHING to do other than lick his wounds :D

[Voice] And who but Iroh can offer solace and wisdom?

[Voice] Good luck with Zarbon. He's...very vain.

[Voice] I've noticed. He's a tough nut to crack

[Voice] YOU CAN DO IT, IROH

[Voice] We shall see...

[Voice] \o/

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