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Who: Leonardo Hamato ![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
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What: Various 80s shenanigans in the first part of the time travel plot
When: late March, 1985
Where: Central City
Content Warnings: none currently
A: Can we go thrift shopping?
[Turns out Leo's credit card doesn't work in the past, a fact that would not be shocking to most people but is a little shocking to the teenager. He just didn't consider it, alright!
Thankfully he did think to keep a little cash on him, though it's not a lot. Still, Leo has been making do his whole life, often with no money at all, so he's not intimidated by the challenge.
He has a skateboard he liberated from some trash, and new dudes purchased for a few bucks from a charity thrift store. He has fully embraced his best 80s style, which is to say bright colors and geometric patterns. Even if he weren't a turtle he would stand out right now.
Leo whirls around in front of the shop, checking himself out in the window and impeding foot traffic.]
Yeah, I can definitely get into this.
B: Crime Never Sleeps
[Sure, Leo is supposed to be looking for Chaos Gate, but that doesn't mean he doesn't have a little time to stop some crime. Especially since he's made contact with Starstruck and his crew, and especially seeing how villains just run amok in Central City 1985.
It's dusk now, and Leo is currently chasing a duo of thieves that just held up a liquor store. He runs over the rooftops to avoid the traffic down below, then portals down to street level, just in front of the crooks. He raises his katana to halt their advance, one raised close enough to one thief's throat to make him stop dead in his tracks.]
Don't mind if I get to the point.
[Unfortunately, the other thief ducks Leo's swords and keeps running. Leo can only glance over his shoulder, irate.]
Hey, no fair! You're supposed to surrender now!
[Little help?]
C: Earth, Wind, Fire, and Turtle
[There are lots of classic 80s things Leo wants to try, but today he has been pulled decisively toward a pretty crowded roller rink that is doing a disco night. Though the place is packed, most of the locals part the way for Leo, given his inhuman appearance.
He's decided not to let it bother him, though, having an absolutely blast gliding around on the rink and dancing to the 70s and 80s hits blasting through the speakers.
As the song ends, Leo changes course and glides to the wall. Maybe you came with him or maybe he just recognizes you, or maybe you were alone and he decided to come pick up conversation. No matter the case, he spins to a stop and leans against the wall.]
This place is - oh, what do they say? ah - totally tubular.
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faceguy What: Various 80s shenanigans in the first part of the time travel plot
When: late March, 1985
Where: Central City
Content Warnings: none currently
A: Can we go thrift shopping?
[Turns out Leo's credit card doesn't work in the past, a fact that would not be shocking to most people but is a little shocking to the teenager. He just didn't consider it, alright!
Thankfully he did think to keep a little cash on him, though it's not a lot. Still, Leo has been making do his whole life, often with no money at all, so he's not intimidated by the challenge.
He has a skateboard he liberated from some trash, and new dudes purchased for a few bucks from a charity thrift store. He has fully embraced his best 80s style, which is to say bright colors and geometric patterns. Even if he weren't a turtle he would stand out right now.
Leo whirls around in front of the shop, checking himself out in the window and impeding foot traffic.]
Yeah, I can definitely get into this.
B: Crime Never Sleeps
[Sure, Leo is supposed to be looking for Chaos Gate, but that doesn't mean he doesn't have a little time to stop some crime. Especially since he's made contact with Starstruck and his crew, and especially seeing how villains just run amok in Central City 1985.
It's dusk now, and Leo is currently chasing a duo of thieves that just held up a liquor store. He runs over the rooftops to avoid the traffic down below, then portals down to street level, just in front of the crooks. He raises his katana to halt their advance, one raised close enough to one thief's throat to make him stop dead in his tracks.]
Don't mind if I get to the point.
[Unfortunately, the other thief ducks Leo's swords and keeps running. Leo can only glance over his shoulder, irate.]
Hey, no fair! You're supposed to surrender now!
[Little help?]
C: Earth, Wind, Fire, and Turtle
[There are lots of classic 80s things Leo wants to try, but today he has been pulled decisively toward a pretty crowded roller rink that is doing a disco night. Though the place is packed, most of the locals part the way for Leo, given his inhuman appearance.
He's decided not to let it bother him, though, having an absolutely blast gliding around on the rink and dancing to the 70s and 80s hits blasting through the speakers.
As the song ends, Leo changes course and glides to the wall. Maybe you came with him or maybe he just recognizes you, or maybe you were alone and he decided to come pick up conversation. No matter the case, he spins to a stop and leans against the wall.]
This place is - oh, what do they say? ah - totally tubular.
[[OOC: I'll match formatting so feel free to use prose if you prefer. Hit me up at
B
At least some things never change, such as your brother's flashiness.
Donnie may not have portals or a functioning battle shell but he still has his mystic-tech, and that fills in well enough where it counts. He swoops in low on a glowing hoverboard. Eat your heart out, McFly.
With a spin of his bō, he jabs it out to trip the escaping thief.]
See, even in the past no one wants to stick around for your puns.
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Hey, I’m just going through a little adjustment period here!
[He prods his captive in the chest.]
You actually thought it was funny, though, right?
[He does not answer, instead just cringing away from Leo in shocked fear. Bummer.]
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[Donnie brings the board around, studying the sad twitching heap on the ground. He lets the board vanish into heliotrope pixels as he sets foot beside the poor would-be thief, stooping down.]
I bet you're asking yourself right now, "was it really worth it?"
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[Leo lowers his sword and nudges the thief with his elbow.] I mean, you get me, right? Arcades. The heyday of malls. New Coke - ok I guess I'm pretty iffy on that one but- hey!
[Of course the guy took that moment to try to run, but Leo just sighs and opens a portal underneath him, dropping him back down onto the sidewalk between himself and Donnie.]
Rude, man!
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[Not like he isn't consistently reminded. There hasn't been a day that he hasn't grabbed for his phone only to remember there's no such thing as cellular service here.
The thief beside him has started to gather their bearings and wisely remains silent at the exchange, eyes widening at the puzzling conversation, although better they're preoccupied with themselves. Maybe they can sneak away...
The sudden glow that deposits their partner-in-crime has them yelping, and Donnie rounds his attention back upon them.]
Anyway, what're we doing with these two? Just tie them up for the police or something?
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Yeah, that's probably the best. Still not sure we actually want to be here when the cops show up.
[He doesn't know how exactly they reacted to non-human metas in this decade and he'd rather not find out!]
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That point gets a nod.]
Probably not. I've been trying to stick to our usual nocturnal schedule just to be on the safe side.
...anyway we should probably hurry, I hear sirens.
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Right. Here we go!
[He'll grab a couple belts off the display rack in a store and use those to tie the guys up. Nicely packaged for the police!
He'll dart up to the rooftops as soon as that's done.]
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With Leo taking care of the crooks, Donnie keeps an eye out until his brother's done.
He's not long in making his way after Leo. UGH he hates not having his battle shell working, this sucks Leo.]
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Leo gives him a little wave when he arrives, leaning against the metal frame of a billboard.]
That was pretty slick. I oughta tell Starstruck about it.
[Since he's sort of maybe "in" with the teen supers now.]
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Donnie crouches there beside Leo's position. He watches the red and blue lights flashing down the street before snapping his head up to look at Leo.]
-wait, did you say Starstruck?
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Leo looks surprised by that reaction.]
Uh, yeah? You've heard of him?
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Who hasn't?! [Donnie at least catches himself, slapping a hand over his own mouth. Right, keep it down. Head and shoulders droop with a sigh as he remembers who he's talking to here.]
Starstruck is the main reason that the guilds even came into be-
Oh.
Oh no.
[He looks to his left arm, hand tensing before aborting the gesture as he remembers his stupid computer doesn't work. At least his memory's still intact.
Grumbling, he pulls the messenger bag he's...acquired- around to pull out a newspaper of all things, looking at the date, which is just past mid-March now.]
Leo, have you heard about the Godfall Incident...?
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Starstruck is the reason the guilds were created? Huh, weird. But he's just a normal kid, like them (well, as normal as they are, anyway), so Leo doesn't know how that happened.
Oh. Well. That's a scary name.]
Uhhh... I think I've heard it mentioned? [He shrugs.] My history class hadn't gotten past Columbus making it to South America when we got quarantined.
[And how else is he supposed to learn information about events almost forty years ago?]
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April third, nineteen eighty-five. If I recall correctly, and I'm sure that I am, then that is the day that the world almost ends on the account that things go horribly wrong and it all involves Starstruck.
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Leo lets out a strangled laugh.]
Oh, okay. So the writers are just repeating plot points now.
[It’s a bad joke, but whatever.]
Do you remember what happened?
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...is this how Casey felt?]
He crossed the wrong super villain. Have you seen all the rules the guilds have, and wondered why even the Society has such specific ones regarding targets and murder? It's because this super villain had it out for Starstruck, and his family became collateral.
[He knows that's something he doesn't have to get too deep into. Family is the most important thing they have, and they've always fought hardest for them, for each other.]
...Starstruck was supposed to be killed too. But instead, witnessing what happened to his family sent him off the edge, and pushed his power with it.
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…And that’s going to happen just a few days from now.
[And it makes sense that if Chaos Gate is trying to change the past like the Willow Maiden claimed, she would come back to such an important moment in history. But then what is she up to, exactly? And what are they supposed to do with this information?]
Chaos Gate came back to this time for a reason. I wonder if she wants to stop Godfall… or make it worse.
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[There's so much that could change drastically in this time period if they aren't careful. Not knowing Chaos Gate's plans makes things even more difficult to gauge how anything might go.
Donnie really hates not having enough information. He tightens his arms in front of him, frowning as he runs through possibilities.]
This is before the Confluences started occurring on a regular basis, before they started bringing people in from other worlds. Stopping Godfall would probably at the most, just put off the formation of the guilds and meta registration until something similar happens. Making it worse means the end of the world.
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[Leo toes the ground, thinking. Is that really her plan? She seemed pretty distraught, but...]
Then again, no reason we should take the words of a quote unquote god at face value. She could have another motive entirely. Maybe someone she cared about dies in the disaster.
[Was she even born when this happened, though? Actually, he has no idea how old Chaos Gate is...]
Ugh... this would be easier if she would just calm down and talk to us. Or at least talk to Accy.
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Something already happened to the person she cared about. Remember the whole deal with Fantastic?
[He sighs.]
Maybe if we have more of a plan this time around. Accelerator might be the only person she's actually really talked to, given he used to work for her. Where is that guy anyway, have you found him?
decided this happens after the Accy thread, why not
[But he doesn't know how this time and the deal with Fantastic are related, and that's frustrating.]
He's around. And not too happy with us for coming back in time, but then when is he happy? [Big shrug!] He's looking for her, though. Apparently he talked to a young Mechanima too.
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He forces a laugh then.]
Of course he wouldn't. But he can't seriously be surprised about it either!
[Donnie arches a brow. Mechanima... Oh right, some of those guys are old or something back in their time so they'd be around, here.]
Great, because that won't leave any traces of our being here from the future or anything.
[And yes, he's being sarcastic.]
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[Okay so he'll rag on him a little.]
As opposed to me, who has been completely [He draws his hand across the air in a smooth line.] undetectable.
[Other than joining the super hero team of the guy who will almost cause the apocalypse.]
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Ouch. It must be functioning to some degree or he would have had a lot more trouble doing anything, but still...
[He shakes his head.] Good to know he's all right at least.
....
[And here he arches a brow at his brother. "Undetectable."]
Uh-huh.
[He can scoff now, he hasn't caught a crime boss's attention yet.]
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