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Who: Donnie

purplexing and you..?!
What: Just a mutant teenage turtle who is also a ninja doing completely normal things that aren't breaking any laws whatsoever
When: Late April through early May
Where: Central City
Content Warnings: N/A
Notes: Will match pose style preferences!

I. One Man's Trash is Another Turtle's Treasure

It's always difficult to start from scratch. Difficult but not impossible. More annoying than anything else, really, but certainly not impossible. Having been at square one before, Donnie at least knows what he's in the market for and has a pretty good idea of where to look.

Well, so to speak. He's still relatively new to Central City but finding a junkyard isn't difficult when you have access to the internet!!!

Dangerous? Maybe. Profitable? Hopefully! Either way, the turtle is not planning to go back to the apartment empty-handed. He heads out early since it's easier looking through things when it's daylight, and in his experience junkyards are usually pretty devoid of visitors. Usually.

Purple may not be the most inconspicuous thing to wear but at least he's pretty good about being quick and quiet as he sneaks in.

II. Location, Location, Location

It may be disgusting but the sewers are nevertheless the perfect place to hide and get around in the city. In this instance Donnie's looking more for a hideaway than means of travel, but either way, it's still very clear to him that these aren't the same sewers as he's familiar with.

Sure, Leo had said he'd help look for places, but with excess free time and a lot of the projects he wants to work on hinging on finding a better place to do so, Donnie figures it can't hurt to do some location scouting too. Anyway, he's a ninja. He can take care of himself..!

The turtle errs on the side of caution for his sewer spelunking activities. The way he enters is never near the area he wants to check out, most of his traversing done underground as he scopes out tunnels branching out from the heart of the city. Of course, he's only one turtle, and while the sewers here probably don't run into abandoned subway stations or a maze of forgotten tunnels like New York, it's still a lot to poke around.

He's also unused to the idea that maybe there are other parties possibly interested in moving unseen in the sewers.

III. Alien Skylines

If someone's keeping an eye out some evenings, it wouldn't be terribly hard to spot the strange neon violet flares as something zips up along the length of one of the taller buildings.

Central City will never be New York. That's been established early on, but it still manages to make Donnie homesick every time he manages to get a good view of the cityscape from above.

The rooftops aren't exactly quiet but they allow just the right amount of ambiance that you can still think about things without a sensory overload. And there are a lot of things to think about. How to sneak into school ~~of all things~~, how to not potentially short-circuit your own brain by accidentally plugging into computers somehow, how to unravel this Confluence nonsense, how to get your brother home safely... The list just grows and grows.

If Donnie's not leaning against the ledge staring out at the rest of the city or suspiciously eyeing the skies for any signs of raining people, then he's settled against a wall, messing around with his phone or tapping at a projected interface over his left forearm.

IV. Wildcard

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They don't force you, I'll at least give 'em that. No one's gonna chase after you or anything like that. But this place sure does make it harder on those of us who didn't join up. So, y'know. You're probably already prepared for that, so just FYI.

Not like it's anything I'm not used to. Couldn't exactly go wandering around New York back home like this, after all.

It being harder on those who haven't signed on with any guilds or registered is as good as suggesting people would be better off doing so, so far as I can see. It's as close as they can get to outright forcing anyone.

[Donnie tilts his head then.]

So that mean you've kept out of guild business too?

[He winces sympathetically, sucking air in through his teeth.] That does make sense. Humans... kinda suck like that.

[But Spidey does nod along with all of that. Because naturally he agrees.]

Yeah, the whole thing put a bad taste in my mouth. Didn't want either of the guilds having any kind of power over me and what I do. So after their fancy free trial period, I basically ditched them. A lot of people I know did the same.

Yeah, well at least not every human's like that, but you know...

[He shrugs. It's not particularly that he's bothered by it so much as he's used to it. His circle of those he cares about is small but tight and he's been fine with that. Here the circle's all but broken, a line consisting of two points- himself and his brother.

But there have been people here who haven't looked at them sideways and seem otherwise fine talking to humanoid reptiles. It's been a small upside to everything else.]

Probably for the best, especially with what I heard was going on with the Alliance-side.

Thank God we're not all like that, but yeeeesh.

[He just shakes his head a little. For all that they're in the business of saving lives and everything, Spidey's still seen a lot of the worst of humanity in his time as a superhero. And yet here he is, still jumping into the line of fire to protect everyone who's ever called him a menace.]

Honestly? I kinda tune out most of what the Alliance is doing. Maybe I shouldn't, but meh.

I mean, I would too. Probably wouldn't have heard about it otherwise since I'm not on that particular network, but someone I know mentioned there was some leadership challenge going on there, and it might not have a favorable effect for us on the whole if he manages to secure that position.

[He makes a face, shrugging.]

Politics, am I right?

Euuuuuugggh.

[If that sound isn't hint enough, Spidey is definitely also making a face under his mask.]

I really, really hope I don't ever get mixed up in any of that. On top of it being super not my field, I'm definitely not mature enough to know what I'd be jumping into. Yuck.

I may not have put it so eloquently, but my sentiments, exactly. I haven't been here nearly long enough to want to be stuck in anything like that, no, scratch that- I'm sure I wouldn't want to get caught up in it no matter how long I might be here.

[And he's sure hoping it isn't long, but he won't go anywhere without helping his brother first.]

I totally get you. Hopefully you find a proper way home soon enough. I'd offer my help on top of the Doc's but like I said, this timey-wimey magic stuff is way beyond me. I'm more of a tech and chemistry guy.

Thanks...

[It's almost a surprise to hear someone wishing as much. For the most part it's seemed like people have been resigned to being stuck here.]

Tell me about it. I mean...even time itself isn't difficult to work out but when you throw in magic, all reasoning goes out the window! Definitely on the same page as you for the most part, technology, science, those are my bread and butter.

Speaking of!

[He sidles up a little closer, giving off seeeeeeerious excited nerd energy.]

The holographic interface on your arm. Did you make that?

[And Donnie leans away just a little out of reflex.]

What, this? [Brought back again with a gesture.] Yeah, I make all my tech.

That is so cool. Can I see more of how it works? How'd you put it together??

It's pretty straight forward.

[Says he. But he's more than happy to indulge someone about his tech. He swipes through a couple screens in demonstration.]

Fully connected to the web with syncing capabilities between my goggles and my battle shell. It used to be mounted on a bracer but that kind of clashed with the whole look so I just ditched it.

[That seems a petty reason to somehow create a holographic interface that just seemingly appears out of nowhere considering all he's got wrapped around his forearms are black armwraps. But if anyone would do such a thing, it would be Donatello Hamato.]

I guess having it on a bracer would be bad in a fight, too. So that makes sense.

[He's desperately fighting the urge to reach out and swipe at the screens, too. His fingers are itchy for it.]

And it syncs with your goggles?! That is awesome! Does it scan your enemies for weakpoints, or find secret passages in the walls??

[There would be much hand-slapping if little spider-fingers started getting to grabby. The only reason Donnie's semi-tolerating him being this close at all is because he doesn't get to show off his tech very often, much less to someone who appreciates the work that went into it.]

Eh, not too bad. I never had problems with it before, anyway. I just figured it was time for an upgrade.

[He smirks then.]

Weakpoints might take a bit of input to assess but not impossible. Secret passages, definitely doable.

Dude. That is awesome.

[He's said it like a million times by now but he feels like it bears repeating. Even though Donnie is probably fully aware of just how cool his tech is. And with Spidey coming from a time that's not quite as technologically advanced as most everyone else, he's always excited to learn about everything that's developed since.]

Did you have to make the parts yourself as well? Or was that something you could just buy or scavenge? What powers it? How does it connect to your shell?

I know, I know... [But please, continue to regale him with praise.]

Funny thing, when you live in a sewer it's hard to buy parts sometimes. Most of it's scavenged, refurbished or retrofitted. You will not believe the things people throw away. My equipment is all chargeable and at least around here power output is more or less the same as home so thankfully I haven't had to convert anything. Might need to make a docking station for my shell though...

[He holds up a hand, getting to his feet so he can properly demonstrate his battle shell. Not that he needs to really use his computer to activate its modes but this is show and tell, he is going to show. Bringing up his battle shell app, he taps at it to activate flight mode, rotors on the armored shell unfolding behind him, glowing a brilliant magenta as they power up and lift him a few feet.]

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