[Open] We All Fall Down We Live Somehow

[purplexing]

Who: Donnie purplexing and you!
What: Vibin' under pressure
When: Early - Mid July
Where: Central City until he can find a hook-up to menace people elsewhere
Content Warnings: N/A
Notes: Will match tag format preferences!


Productivity levels take a huge hit when you're holed up for a couple of weeks, getting over a concussion. It is No Fun. And yet it had been rest and recovery much needed, Donnie would have to admit, although as soon as he was able to, he's been up and about, especially once Leo's stopped hovering so much.

i. Ars Botanica (closed to Leo and Accelerator)
The first item of concern on his list is surprisingly not even of the technical sort. Since Huvrye's jailbreak they've been scarce from their usual apartment, which means his poor plants have been left unattended. His being out of commission hasn't helped, so he's not completely surprised, if just a bit upset that some of his babies did not make it. Some however look like they have a chance to be revived, they just need a place that someone can actively keep an eye on them.

Luckily, Donnie knows just the place.

Accelerator hadn't seemed to mind the initial intrusion and a few new blooms and potted greens arranged near the most ideal spot for sunlight- or indirect sunlight, as needed. But Donnie is only one turtle and while he'd been able to handle bringing over the ones that had needed the most immediate attention on his own, there'd still been a sizable amount left that needed to be moved, and he didn't want to linger around the apartment too much in case anyone was keeping an eye out for them. Thankfully while one pair of turtle hands wouldn't cut it, two pairs prove just about ideal enough, and so armed with a box a piece bearing an arrangement of potted flora and gardening equipment and materials, the trip is once again made to the esper's residence.

Leo's been left to do as he pleases once they're there. Donnie's taking the liberty of moving things around and setting his plants in the most optimal spots. Is Accy even home right now? Well, they'll find out, eventually.


ii. Ars Umbra (Open!)
With the collective efforts of Starfallen and Mechanima within the city, it seems like the number of guards has been thinning, but that doesn't keep Donnie from dropping his own. He still opts to do most of his activity at night where there are more shadows to blend in and less of a need to move in disguise.

Perched up high on a rooftop, he's not taking in the scenery, but rather monitoring windows displayed on the holographic interface of his bracer computer. Potentially one might catch him with his eyes closed for some strange reason.

Maybe it's not the turtle you notice, but the sight of a tiny purple light that blinks intermittently as it zips about between buildings, high above streets. Miniature drones, out looking for signs of any guard activity, or just the guards in general. Once Donnie gets a hit, he'll be on the move to investigate.


iii. Ars Relaxo (Open to whoever has access to Dylan's apartment)
In between more work on the sewer lair among other things, Donnie has been rather enjoying the fancy place that Dylan's let them stay in. He also hates it because going back to a sewer is never going to be the same again. This world's spoiled them so bad!!

Plate of leftover pizza beside him, if he's not actually sitting upright on a couch looking through stuff on a laptop or his phone then he's lying on the floor with his feet up on the couch for whatever reason (it's because he can), doing about the same. Probably not the best position to digest, let alone eat, but he do what he want.

Alternatively he'll have claimed coffee table space or something to use as a makeshift workspace for some gadgetry or another. Is it safe to be doing welding in here? Eh, he's been doing it in Huvrye's kitchen and hasn't burned anything down yet, it's probably fine.


iv. DIY
((OOC: AKA choose your own adventure/wildcard me! Hit me up if you wanna do something specific or just throw down something for a starter.))

Comments

[purplexing]

"Well I wouldn't be jumping to a retractable one for a preliminary run if I hadn't before," Donnie notes with a smirk. He pauses before adding, "Don't worry, I'm not going to do any laser tests here, there's kids after all."

Said like he's not one of them.

[robintohood]

Jason snorts.

"You break anything here and you're paying," he says dryly. "What's the range and how well will it burn?"

[purplexing]

That effectively wipes the smirk from his face. "Noted." Which is exactly why he's not doing any equipment tests in here.

"This one? Well, it's not meant to be a primary weapon. More like a backup, if not just to state 'back-off'. Also, because it's compacted it's going to have a limited power source so the range won't be great, say... maybe ten-fifteen feet but if a laser can't at least punch a hole through a standard wall then why even bother?"

[robintohood]

Jason nods as he listens.

"Most people would immediately back away when they see a laser. It would at least buy a little extra time and distance," he says. "You're gonna make a few of these?"

[purplexing]

Donnie pulls a few other components from a little box he's kept nearby, arranging them on the table so he can try test-fitting things together.

"Wasn't planning on making more than one unless it was needed for some reason, especially with parts hard to come by. Not like I can buy the things very easily," he mutters.

Glancing over to his left, a holographic display comes up just above his forearm, displaying schematics for the laser design. It looks like the thing is meant to hide inside, of all things, a crutch.

Donnie picks up the part he'd just welded, sliding another into it to check the fit.

[robintohood]

"Someone got hurt?" Jason asks, curious and eyeing the crutch. He wonders how much stuff Donnie's going to build.

[purplexing]

"No, the crutch is something this person has to rely on. This is the improved model I made," Donnie explains, gesturing vaguely at the design before be lets the screen vanish with a hand flick.

[robintohood]

"Fancy stick," Jason says. He then looks around at the rest of Donnie's work area. "What other security stuff you're gonna do?"

[purplexing]

"Eh, I've done fancier," Donnie says, shrugging. Some days, he misses his tech-bō.

"What, for this? Or more generalized? You think this place might need some upgrades?" Not that he'd disagree to that. After what he'd seen at the oppossum origin, he has come to the opinion that everywhere else is far too under-equipped for security.

[robintohood]

"For this place," Jason elaborates. "I'm just wondering what else you got in mind besides the laser. We don't know what's gonna happen next with the guilds and Arcadia."

As comfortable as Jason has been living in the penthouse, he doesn't see how it could hurt getting more security. Or maybe his years of being with Bruce has made him paranoid about safety.

[purplexing]

Donnie drums his fingers on the coffee table, considering.

"What budget do I have to work with?" he finally asks. If this is permission or even a request to work on installing some security measures, he won't say no, but if he's expected to pull it out of his shell, well...

"If I'm expected to scavenge for parts then it's going to take longer, depending on what all you might want installed. If this is going to be active defense, I should probably talk with whoever actually owns the place before I go installing anything more than extra security sensors and cameras."

[robintohood]

"Yeah, having a better idea of the premises should come first. Maybe it won't even be necessary to add more security," Jason says. Not that he thinks the building actually has enough.

He then shrugs.

"Just some food for thought. What else have you made?"

[purplexing]

"True enough, but if anyone's got enough reason to think that the place needs to be looked into, they'll do it."

Donnie's not sure whose jurisdiction the place falls under, although he highly doubts there are many Alliance-aligned that have stuck around ever since Fantastic took over. But not many places can have been outfitted with the means to completely neutralize a force of police and Alliance heroes without too much incident, and probably took some forethought.

"Probably the best idea is to have an escape plan in mind, if it gets bad," he mutters, frowning. He hates it, but sometimes it's the only option.

A shrug is given at the next question. "Lots of things. Whatever needs to be made."

[robintohood]

"Unless we all suddenly have wings, any emergency escape routes will have to be something quick and going straight down," Jason muses. "Can't assume we can rely on elevators either."

Jason has his grapple guns and he can web sling if he's bonded with Sleeper but he knows not everyone's got that level of access.

[purplexing]

"Am I correct to assume you've lived here longer than most of us?" Donnie asks, glancing back at him. "Regardless, what you said about familiarizing ourselves with the premises would be most ideal."

He smirks a little to himself. "Eh, doors are overrated anyway. I think between everyone I came in with, a quick exit is the least of our problems."

[robintohood]

"Yeah? How good are you at fighting?" Jason asks lightly. Someone's combat skills would make for good intel for later down the road.

[purplexing]

"I'd like to think I'm pretty good, anyway. I do probably need to...get back into training or something though."

Beating up on a few thugs is one thing, but facing someone with actual skill could make all the difference, and he hasn't had much chance to spar in the wake of the explosions.

[robintohood]

"You got a specialty?" Jason asks. He's witnessed Leonardo armed with a sword but he's guessing the other turtles aren't like him.

[purplexing]

"Bō," Donnie replies. "A staff, that is," he adds, just in case.

[robintohood]

"Cool," Jason says, already with familiar with a couple of bo staff users. "You must've been at it for a while now."

[purplexing]

"For as long as I can remember," the turtle nods. "What about you?"

[robintohood]

"Nothing too special. I know how to use a gun in self-defense but I'd rather not use it unless things get bad enough," Jason replies with a straight face.

For all the new housemates now living with the Brocks, there's still plenty Jason's not ready to share yet.

[purplexing]

"You'd have to be pretty serious, resorting to a gun," Donnie observes with another nod. Guns aren't typically casual weapons. They're also kind of annoying to deal with when you're using melee weapons.

"Too bad though. Know anyone who might be up for sparring?"

[robintohood]

"Don't think so," Jason frowns.

Both Tim Drakes are bo staff users but getting anyone out of the family involved is always a risk.

"But Sleeper's a shapeshifter and could probably give you at least a couple of rounds."

[purplexing]

"Sleeper?" Interesting name. Even more interesting ability. "Don't know if I've met them yet, but I'll keep it in mind." Although that does give him pause.

"Oh, I'm Donnie, by the way."