[Open] Generic 80s new wave, beep ba beep ba beep ba

[faceguy]

Who: Leonardo Hamato 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 dandywonderous if you'd rather have a different scenario.]]

Comments

[levelshift]

[Wow, rude.]

I'm capable of controlling myself when I need to.

[He only broke a little bit of the building, okay.]

[faceguy]

Hey, I trust you! Mostly.

[He might check the news for any word of a massive prison break later, though. Just in case.]

Does he know anything about where Chaos Gate might be?

[levelshift]

.....

[Accelerator isn't sure if that's the right response, or if he should retort back with how Leo shouldn't trust him at all.

After a moment of thought he decides to leave it alone.]

He gave me a few ideas. I think she's going to target Godfall, or go after members of that cult. Or both.

[He sighs, reaching up to run a hand through his hair.]

If she's going after cult members, I don't think I'm going to try and stop her.

[faceguy]

[Probably for the best, or Leo would have only gotten more insistent.]

[Godfall. Right, that thing that happened. That Leo definitely learned about. Probably.

Anyway!]

I get that, but it could end up changing the future. Or even create a... a... Augh, I always forget that nerd word Donnie used.

[He knocks his fist against his temple a few times like it might physically jog some gears, then smacks his palms together.]

Bifurcated time branch! Yeah, that.

[levelshift]

[Leo, wh... at.]

Since when have you two talked about time travel to that extent? Was it the plot of some Jupiter Jim movie?

[It's one thing for himself and Donnie to be familiar with time travel theories, because Donnie is a big nerd and those theories are popular in quantum mechanics, but Leo? No way.]

[faceguy]

Yeah! And a six issue run of the comics - ah, but that's not where I learned it from.

[As much as he would love to infodump about the Time Warp! issue of Jupiter Jim to Accelerator. In fact he'd rather do that than explain any of this, but...]

Remember how I said I locked up the thing that hurt my brothers? [In the Prison Dimension that Accelerator got a taste of in the nightmare room, but Leo won't bring that back up if he doesn't have to.] Well, turns out... we didn't win against it the first time. So a guy came back in time to warn us, to try and stop the invasion before it even happened.

[Which clearly went great!]

[levelshift]

[That was supposed to be a joke....

Anyways. He certainly remembers the Prison Dimension and the Krang, though this time traveling part is new information. Accelerator raises an eyebrow.]

So you've got experience with this kind of shit. [That's very useful!] Who was he, how'd he travel back, and how'd he get back to his own time?

[faceguy]

[It's fair to assume that if it's a sci-fi concept, Jupiter Jim has done it.

Unfortunately, Accelerator is jumping straight to the hard questions. Leo answers them in order.]

His name's Casey Jones. He's... well, I think he's the son of one of my friends from my world. Her future son. [In case that wasn't clear.] He knew all of us from the future and they have the same name, so it's a safe bet.

[If anyone would name their kid after themself it would be Cassandra "Casey" Jones.]

My little brother sent him back. Well, the future, adult, apparently basically a wizard version of my little brother sent him back, because it turns out that's a thing that he learns how to do! And...

[Leo looks a little uncomfortable with this next part, but, well, Accelerator might as well know. He's told everyone else important to him about it.]

I... don't know what happened to him - because I got brought here. And I'm not sure he would want to go back even if we found a way. [Leo folds his arms across his chest.] He said... in his time, everyone is dead.

[Yes, including Leo and Donnie.]

[levelshift]

[Accelerator listens quietly, taking everything in. He has to wonder if they're creating a bifurcated timeline like the turtles and his Casey person, or if it'll be a closed timeloop....

If it's the former, then will they be going back to their original timeline? Or the new one they're creating? What about the Confluence forces? Will they have any way of returning to their own respective universes? Can they even get back? He isn't sure if anyone who came into the past can time travel using science or wizardry.

He frowns. There are a lot of questions, and not many answers.]

....

[He's sure about one thing, at least. He glares at Leo.]

Well, I'll make sure you two don't get to take the easy way out.

[AKA the absolute worst way of saying he'll make sure they don't die here.]

[faceguy]

[It is a lot of questions, and admittedly Leo didn’t have much of a plan for how to get back when he jumped in. But he felt like he couldn’t do nothing, not after their encounter with Katherine.

And so here he is. Figuring out how to get back is a problem for after they’ve figured out how to help her. She got here somehow so surely getting back will work itself out.

But Accelerator’s declaration makes him snort.]

You always have to pick the most ominous way to say you care, huh?

[It’s one of his cuter character traits, in Leo’s opinion.]

[levelshift]

[Accelerator just scowls as per usual.]

Tche, don't read too much into it.

[He wouldn't be himself if he didn't make a simple statement involving emotions extremely ridiculous and dramatic.]

Have you found any important information you want to share?

[faceguy]

[He'll read into it!]

Uh, not really, I guess. Donnie's been trying to find out more about Chaos Gate but he hasn't gotten much of anywhere. Oh, and I met that Starstruck guy!

[Not that he really knows the significance of it yet.]

[levelshift]

[Accelerator clicks his tongue in annoyance.]

Why the hell did you meet him?

[faceguy]

He's the hip new guy running the scene, obviously. And if we're trying to find her, we need contacts who have lots of eyes and ears on the ground.

[It's a sensible choice, in Leo's estimation.]

[levelshift]

....

['Lots of eyes and ears' isn't how he operates. It's how Leo does though, so he isn't going to argue.]

So you're recruiting a whole team, huh. Great.

[faceguy]

Well, I mean, it's more like I'm partnering with Starstruck's team. But yeah, I guess.

[He doesn't really like the idea of... recruiting people, but it's not really incorrect...]

Something wrong with that?

[levelshift]

[Accelerator is quiet for a moment, debating whether he should just say 'no' or be honest.

....... They're friends, even if he doesn't want to admit it, so.]

... I don't like working with other people. And I don't know if it's a good idea when it's... her. It's bad enough you two have gotten dragged into this.

[faceguy]

[Leo's a little surprised he's actually being honest here, but it's good. Communication is good!

He turns this one over in his head before speaking.]

Are you worried about her, or us?

[He doesn't mean it in a judgmental way, he just wants to know where Accelerator's concerns lie. If he's worried about Leo or any of the others getting hurt, well, Leo can manage that.

If he's worried about Chaos Gate... maybe he should just call the search off.]

[levelshift]

[It's good, even if it's painful to be doing this. It'd be a lot easier to just leave and let Leo do his whole team thing, and find Chaos Gate on his own and fix everything on his own....

He clicks his tongue again, exasperated with himself.]

... I don't know. I know you two can handle yourselves in a fight, but Mechanima had me watching her for a reason.

[He knew she was powerful, he's known for months.]

I guess I know what it's like screwing things up because you've got too much power and don't know what to do with it. And despite that I didn't do my fucking job, so here we are.

[faceguy]

[…Oh. He feels bad about it. Because he would know, wouldn’t he?]

Hey, man, it’s not your fault. You couldn’t have known what she was thinking.

[He knew she was strong, but that’s a little different from anticipating… all this.]

You want to help her, but we gotta find her first. Nothing wrong with getting a little help.

[levelshift]

[If he had been the telepathic kind of psychic, but he isn't. Not that that's stopping him from feeling guilty - he's good at reading people when he puts the effort in. He should've picked up something was wrong.]

....

[He sighs a little.]

As long as they don't confront her. She attacked us, and she likes me. Chances are total strangers will fare a lot worse.

[faceguy]

No confronting. Got it. If we find where she's hiding out, we'll contact you.

[Accelerator is the person who knows her best. And Leo cares about Accelerator, so if Accelerator cares about Chaos Gate, then Leo cares about her, too. It's a transferable chain of caring.]

Uh, however people do that in this time. [What is he supposed to do, write a letter?]

[levelshift]

... Alright.

[Oh, thaaaat's a good point right there.]

I'm staying at a hotel nearby. [He'll give Leo the address and room number.] Leave a note or something.

[faceguy]

You got it.

[He'll give a little salute.]

Me and D are staying in the sewers. I'd give you our address, but the post office doesn't deliver to manholes.

[Hah.]

[levelshift]

[Eugh, the sewers again?]

Is that a personal preference, or are you two having trouble getting enough money for a hotel somewhere?