[ Gohan nodded at that, obviously not as enthusiastic about that as he was about the pillows. But then again, no one could really blame him. Thinking about it now, the day he was kidnapped was the worst day of his life. Not only was he forced to be alone, but before that, his dad had--

He froze. And without meaning to, shrunk away from her. Inadvertently becoming that much more anxious about the question. ]

Y-Yeah... M-Mister Piccolo took me away because he said-- h-he said that I needed to... to be strong...

... S-So he... left me by myself, for a really long time... [ And for the longest time, he honestly thought he was going to die by himself. ]