Exodus had still not awakened from when Ron had shocked him; it seemed what Sovereign had said was indeed true. His mind was somewhat awake, but only enough to make sure his body didn't completely shut down. Sadly enough, it seemed the most recent transformation into that primal state was beginning to reveal a potentially disturbing truth: His physical body was starting to degrade. Exodus didn't think much of it, attributing it to simple fatigue from his relentless vengeance against the Beastmen, but his body was also starting to become affected by these recurring shifts. The return to health that had been witnessed at Littner, where he was first cared for, may had been counter-intuitive to this, but it was there nonetheless.
It was partially due to this why Ron had stepped up when he did; Kittan's statement was dead on about him. He needed to examine Exodus more closely; sadly, this ship was geared more for war than it was for research. Ron may have been able to make miracles happen before, but even he wasn't too sure of how to approach this. There was also the issue of informing both Yoko and Simon, as well as working to keep the Supers quiet about who Exodus was. Not an easy issue considering his latest stunt was out in broad daylight; people were starting to ask questions now, but thankfully Kittan had enough charisma and speaking ability to stow everyone's worries for the time being. But still....For the sake of peace of mind, it was one more thing Ron could bear for the time being. Besides, there was still the issue of trying to get the Dai-Gurren up and running again; for now, he'd just have to pray that Exodus could hold out until he figured out just what was going on with him.
Simon, meanwhile, was still busy trying to figure out what his own purpose was. He was thankful that Yoko had emerged alright, but the news of what happened, or almost happened as the case may be, to her just made the hole in his heart grow even bigger. Kamina had loved her, and she'd almost gotten raped by those three disgusting boys; how could he live with himself, letting his Bro's love interest get hurt like that? Exodus was there to save her, but he'd gotten hurt as well in the process. So much anger, so much spiraling out of control that he wanted to make right. And to make things worse, Lagann still wouldn't listen to him.
The young boy sat curled up in one of the many hallways of this ship, nearest an exit point out to the Dai-Gurren's bridge platform. His appetite was gone, even as the smells of freshly-cooked food assaulted his nose, only feeling filled with worthlessness and despair. "Just how am I supposed to grow up to be like Bro, if I can't even protect those I care about? Yoko, Kamina, Exodus.....I'm sorry. I'm sorry I'm not stronger" Simon whimpered out, a hand coming up to wipe the tears from his eyes as fresh waves of anxiety and depression rolled over him.
However, little did any of them realize that their troubles were only going to get worse before they got better.