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I want to be blinded from this dull today

Who: Leonardo

faceguy, Donatello

purplexing, Accelerator

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What: Three children commit light B&E and felony theft.
When: Late May. Probably after that Fantastic announcement, what timing.
Where: An electronics recycling facility in Central.
Content Warnings: Kids committing crimes, body horror, psychological horror, blood, sensory overloading. These kids have trauma, thanks nightmare floor! Will update as necessary.

[With everything going on in Central City - the flooding, the lockdown, Fantastic taking over the Alliance - the smart thing to do would be to delay this whole mission. Or even better - call it off, because even though it should be a (mostly) harmless crime for the benefit of Donnie, stealing equipment meant to be recycled is still illegal. But no, they've made plans, scoped the place out, trained. Dropping things now would be putting all that time and effort to waste, and besides, it should be a simple stealthy in-and-out mission, right? It's a recycling facility, how bad can the security be?

Besides, it'll be fun to stick it to Fantastic. A heist (albeit, a small one) happening right after he becomes head of the Alliance? Now that's fantastic.

Accelerator isn't too sure what to expect. He's been in a recycling facility before, back in Academy City, and the security was incredibly lax. This is a different city - different universe, with different rules. He's a little cautious, since this was originally his idea, and he's the one with only thirty minutes of power to work with. Otherwise he's a weaker-than-normal high school student relying on two very capable ninjas.

It's fucking weird to be relying on other people. He kind of hates it, and he isn't totally sure why, though he can't exactly overthink it right now like he usually would. He's trying to stay focused on breaking into the facility and not fucking anything up for Donnie and Leo. He's even made something of an effort for tonight, with a duffle bag to store equipment (a smaller backpack is inside for stuff he'll grab for the Society's cut) and a black hoodie in case he needs to hide his hair (he isn't sure, white hair just doesn't seem very stealthy).

So far it's going smoothly. With Leo's planning and leadership and Donnie taking care of the security system they're able to sneak in and avoid the paths of the security guards. In fact, it's going so well that it sort of seems like they might be able to get in, grab what they need, and get out with no incidents whatsoever.

Of course, it's absurd to throw all caution out the window simply because things are working out right now. Especially when they run into their first obstacle.

After dodging a few more guards, the trio will come to a long hallway, the only path to their goal without having to pass directly several security stations. Spread through the length of the hall are little red lasers, arranged into one very elaborate grid meant to ward off would-be thieves such as themselves. It's like something out of a spy movie, and it's unclear whether these are the kinds of lasers that will cut a limb off or simply sound an alarm if tripped. Maybe it's both.

Accelerator leans heavily on his crutch, looking thoroughly irritated with this obstacle. His reflection might be actively detrimental here.]

This is fucking ridiculous.

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[The glare at Leo is mostly out of reflex, quick to vanish as Donnie hardly needs the extra incentive to venture forth, even if he did need the jumpstart.

It is probably a good thing none of this is plugged in because he's going to be touching. Everything.

A pair of long appendages unfold from his battle shell, each grasping a rolled up bag which unfurl with a shake. Donnie grins as he grabs them to sling over his uninjured shoulder as he starts forth.]

Okay, rule of if 'it looks cool and doesn't take up much space', grab it. Otherwise if you think you can manage to remove any motherboards or things out of their external housing without compromising the functions, go for it. If you need a second opinion, hollar.

[There's so much to look at that he's not sure where to start. He'd love to just pack up this whole room and take it home with him.

Donnie drifts over to some of the bigger pieces of equipment, eyeing company logos before he starts prying into panels to have a look inside.]

[Leo has lived with Donnie long enough that these instructions are not entirely wasted on him. He heads in a different direction than Donnie and Accelerator and starts grabbing anything that looks shiny and cool.

Among the motherboards he managed to pry out of their cases, he heads to the weapons, grabbing what is definitely an old grappling hook and something that looks like a stun baton. And a few other little things that look neat.

He also grabs one of the less busted game consoles so he can bug Donnie into fixing it later. After the day he’s had he thinks he deserves it.]

[It's more than enough instruction for Accelerator. He's got a general idea of what's valuable in stuff like computers, so it's just a matter of picking through everything.

He wanders off, starting by gathering anything that looks particularly expensive for the Society. That means opening open cell phones and removing any precious metals, and stuffing his smaller bag full of some of that more advanced looking tech. Once he's done with that he switches over to the larger bag for Donnie. Anything that looks welded closed is getting broken open with a light tap of a knuckle, and he has to do little more than brush his fingers over any smaller interior parts to pop them out.

He'll be switching his choker between modes to save on battery, but it is nice to be able to finally go into esper mode after everything.]

[There's more than enough here to help him kickstart a new lab and workshop. Now and then he lets out a gleeful cackle at some find or another, and one shouldn't be too surprised to see him wrapped around equipment that seems way too big to stash let alone move as he tries to figure out the most important components he can remove from it.

He is not above picking through some sound systems, because he doubts he'll ever get a chance to find anything this mint at a junkyard.

It's easy to get distracted from seeking out particular items of interest but it's not difficult to find a few cameras of varying sizes and motors from some discarded drones. When he eventually makes his way to the weapons section, he has his goggles down again as he starts dismantling larger constructs.]

[Leo eventually exhausts what he knows to grab, so he heads to where Donnie is and drops his half full bag by him.]

Finish filling this up and I’ll carry it out. I’m gonna find us a way out of here.

[Given how big some of this is, there has to be a freight elevator or something somewhere. Leo goes off to scout out the sides of the room and any doors out that he comes across to find an alternate route.

He so wishes he could just portal them out of here. Man.]

[The cackling is what gets Accelerator looking over every so often. It's one thing to like technology, it's another to sound like a mad scientist when you're in a whole room full of it.

........ Then again, this was the guy who didn't hesitate to suggest installing a laser in his crutch......

Things to think about! Anyways, there isn't anything he's going to be looking for for himself. Some of the weaponry does look neat, but if he's going down that route then either the laser or something lower tech that's easier to maintain and replaceable seem like better options.

Then again, he knows he should go down that route, after what happened with Kihara. It won't take him very long to fill his two bags, so after he does he's going to go back over to those bins and start looks stuff over.]

[A metal appendage gives Leo a salute, even as Donnie himself remains head and elbow-deep in cables and other miscellaneous connectors.

Eventually extricating himself from that mess and closing the thing up so no one knows it might be missing some key components, Donnie deposits his gathered materials into the bag Leo's left before slinging it over his shoulder as he drags along the other two. Oh, he is definitely going to make good on filling up the rest of Leo's bag

After catching a glimpse of that game console, decides to add a couple more. Why have one system when you can make one to play ALL the games!

He adds a few phones, figuring it can't hurt to make backups and he doesn't trust anything offered by the guilds to not have some strings attached. While he's not sure how feasible an entire secure network would be to put together, he's at least got some options to be explored.]

Urf. I wish there was an easier way to transport anything bigger. Too bad there's nothing we could just drive out with, but that would for sure draw attention.

[Meanwhile, Leo is so used to the cackling he doesn't even acknowledge it. That's just normal Donnie behavior (though still a potential sign of demon possession).

He keeps hunting until he finds a large double door at the back that looks definitely suspicious. It can be unlocked from the inside, and when he sneaks out he finds what they were hoping for: an elevator.

He's not entirely sure where it lets out - he'll need to pull up the blueprints again and figure that out. But it's definitely promising.

Prize found, he heads back, grinning ear to ear.]

Good news: there's a freight elevator after all! Now we just have to make sure we're not going to ride up into a mess of guards and we're all set to get out of here.

[With what looks like some kind of extremely retro ice gun in his hand and after switching his choker back to normal mode, Accelerator aims it at nothing in particular, checking the weight and feel. The only time he's used a firearm was the night of September 30th with that massive shotgun, and in comparison a small handgun-sized weapon like this feels a lot better.

(He isn't about to fall on his ass from the recoil like the shotgun. Also, whoever made it went hard on the aesthetic, and he can appreciate that.)

It's still a little heavy though, and he puts it back.]

We'd get more than just a police response if we showed up with a fucking tank.

[He still can't believe they have a whole goddamn tank back home. They're mutant turtles made to be soldiers in some world takeover plot and that is the thing he's never going to get over.

Turning his choker back on, he scoops his bags up and heads the rest of the way over to where Donnie is and where Leo is approaching.]

Even if we do, that's better than having to go out the way we came in.

[Donnie's doing a bit of reconfiguration of things in the bags to make sure the more fragile things are wrapped up and secure between the more sturdier. He's never had such a fruitful haul and with their never wanting to have to come back here (well, let's face it, after seeing this he'd love to if there was a better way around - not that he will suggest it with Leo willing to make good on smacking him) - he wants to get as much as he can.]

I'm sure that even if we did find a tank, it wouldn't be ideal to make a quick getaway in.

[The Turtle Tank was special, after all, but Donnie had to soup things up since the default speed was so slow.

He does a quick rearrangement of some of the bulkier items in Leo's bag, slipping in a projection unit he'd happened upon as Leo reports in with what he's found.]

Excellent work! And agreed. Any way is going to be better than that.

[Getting to his feet, he attempts to sling the bags over his shoulder again and promptly falls backwards.]

[(He absolutely will make good on that promise, don't think he won't!)

Leo should probably be checking on his brother, but instead he doubles over laughing.]

Turtle down! Eeheeheee!

[He walks over and bends over Donnie.]

Were your eyes bigger than your muscles, Donald?

[He'll help him in a second.]

[Oh. Oh, wow. Good job there, Donatello. After having seen the two of them do so many fancy ninja moves, this sure is something.

Accelerator refrains from any smarmy comments, though he does click his tongue and retract his crutch before sticking his hand out.

It is not an invitation to help Donnie up.]

Give me the bags.

[If he were able to, he'd lob one of those bags at Leo right about now. Instead Donnie will have to settle for glaring at him as he lies there, which is in fact not very comfortable with his battle shell.]

Shut up.

[He grumbles, moving to roll himself over, inwardly glad he hadn't landed on the bags themselves. Accelerator holds a hand out to him and he pauses, looking at it as though it's some alien thing before tracing it up to the esper's face.

Oh. The bags. Donnie looks at him dryly before lifting his hand to very deliberately press both bag straps into Accelerator's palm.]

Whaaaat, I'm not doing anything.

[Yes he is. And he looks completely unapologetic.

He will hold out his own hand next, though, and this one is actually to help Donnie up if he wants it.]

Why do I feel like, once Accy's time limit is up, I'm going to be carrying these bags?

[Maybe they can run home before that happens...!]

[Accelerator pointedly ignores the look Donnie gives his hand, and then the look he gives him, even though he plainly sees both. Offering to carry the bags is the nicest gesture he can muster.

But hey! It's no problem for him to take them. He'll rearrange his grip so two bags are slung over his shoulders and two are under his arms, and despite being filled up it's like he's holding bags full of balloons. Kind of bulky, but the weight isn't an issue.]

Let's hope that doesn't happen.

[He really doesn't want to have to walk home in normal mode or worse, have his battery completely run out.]

[Donnie only takes Leo's hand to save himself further embarrassment, even if he still is frowning about it.

Once on his feet, he dusts himself off. No one saw anything.]

I'm sure you could handle it if that did happen though.

[Still sore about being laughed at? That is a silly question.]

Let's get going before anything else catches my eye.

[He'll take that as a compliment!]

Probably a good idea. Let's go!

[Leo will lead the way, though he does toss a look back at Accelerator as he does.]

Can you mask the sound of the elevator?

[If no one hears the elevator coming up or the doors opening, that will help a lot.]

[Accelerator makes sure he has a good grip on the bags before following, contemplating Leo's question for a moment.]

Yeah. Shouldn't be a problem.

[The motor probably not, but it's going to be far away from anywhere people can hear it. The car, pulleys and doors won't be an issue at all.]

[Typical Leo.

At least Donnie can't argue that the question his brother brings up isn't a good one.

He glances over at Accelerator, who still looks a bit ridiculous with such a load, not that he's going to say anything because wow, vector manipulation is useful!]

Should probably be ready in case there are people there either way. Quiet elevators are one thing, but we can't exactly turn ourselves invisible and we're not sure where it's going to spit us out.

Hey, just remember: stick to the shadows.

[Leo knows there's a real chance it will spit them out right in front of a whole group of people, and then they'll have to fight their way out (without trying to seriously injure anyone), but he's trying to remain optimistic. After the time they've had, he just wants to hope for now more setbacks.

He calls the elevator, then hops on and holds the door for Donnie and Accelerator (and all the bags).]

Just be ready to move, and follow me.

[It's super useful, he hates having only thirty minutes to use it. Tonight has at least been a good exercise in managing the time carefully, though. That's new for him, and he's glad it's working out so far.

Once he's stepped onto the elevator he taps a foot, and the doors closing will be soundless. That's taken care of, though Donnie is right, and the uncertainty of where they'll end up after this ride is draining.

Actually, the thought of having to do more stealth makes him even more tired than that, so his tone is going to be very dry.]

Sure thing, Taichō.

[Donnie slips in, doing a quick check before he move to the side. He arches a brow as the doors slide silently shut. That is too weird, but still cool.]

Uh. We're in an elevator. Not much by way of cover or shadows and even if Accelerator's shadow is twice as big with all the baggage...

Hm.

Well, in a pinch, I guess it'll serve enough for an element of surprise.

Taicho!? Wait, what does that one mean? "Super cool and awesome leader guy"?

[He knows from Accelerator's tone that he doesn't really mean this to be flattering but he's going to take it that way, anyway. And he only knows "sensei" - sorry, Accelerator.]

Anyway, you have to think out of the box, Donnie. [He points to the sides of the elevator door.] Blind spots there and there. Aaaaand... [He points up.] Blind spot up top!

[Yeah he's basically suggesting they suspend themselves from the roof. It's not really a serious suggestion. Though, now he wonders if he could do it...

This isn't really the time or place for finding out though.]

[He has regrets already.]

No.

[Maybe in a loose translation, which he is definitely not going to say. Nor is he going to give the actual definition.

... Besides! Donnie has a very good point! Not many places they can hide in here! Though, as he follows Leo's gaze upwards he sees the emergency escape hatch.

He taps his foot again, altering the car's vectors, and the hatch pops open soundlessly.

There we go, blind spot.]

[With each place Leo points out, Donnie looks. No, he can't argue with that, and he blames his impatience on the exhaustion that continues to lurk, waiting for the chance to spring on him again.

He could probably manage to stay up top with the aid of his battle shell. His aching shoulder won't be great for hanging on anywhere for long otherwise.

And then Accelerator acts like he's Mary Poppins or some magician, causing the hatch above to open. Donnie blinks before looking at the other two.]

Well, that works too.

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