[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]

....

['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?

[faceguy]

That, and not sure what hotel would rent to us.

[Admittedly they haven’t tried, but getting a hotel has never really been their style.]

We grew up in the sewers so we’re used to it.

[Not that Leo doesn’t like the apartment. He actually likes the apartment a lot. But he liked their old lair a lot, too, so it’s not like it’s impossible to love the underground life.]

[levelshift]

[... He's got a point there. Who knows what people are like towards nonhumans right now. It didn't occur to him, and now he's frowning.]

Fuckin'....

[That's so much bullshit.]

Well, if you need a hotel room, just use mine. I don't care. [They can break in, easy peasy.]

[faceguy]

[Leo is surprised. A little. But maybe not so much when he thinks about it.

He grins, immediately closing the gap between them so he can give Accelerator a friendly (and light!) punch to the arm.]

You big softie! You do care!

[levelshift]

[Accelerator's response is a very predictable glare as he rubs his arm.]

Fuck off. I'm only being practical.

[No, he's concerned about both of them.]

[faceguy]

Yeah, of course.

[He gives Accelerator a wink.]

We'll be fine, though. I mean, we probably won't be here that long.

[Sure, Leo doesn't know how they're getting back to 2023, but he's sure they'll figure it out.]

[levelshift]

[That wink gets a glare. Get out of here, Leo!!]

We'll figure that shit out after this crap with Katherine is settled.

[Though, Accelerator being Accelerator, he's already going over what kind of knowledge he has stored in his brain that might be useful.]

[faceguy]

[So grumpy, even now...]

Yeah, got it. Katherine comes first.

[After what they saw, he hardly wants to drop things with her now.]