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[Openish] Letting the Days Go By
Who: Donnie/Othello von Ryan
purplexing and open!
What: Oh, you know.
When: Throughout the month
Where: Around Central
Content Warnings: N/A
Notes: Will match tag format!
I. Rest for the Wicked
It certainly isn't the sort of mission he's expecting, and he's a bit disappointed at his tasks, mundane jobs ranging from helping out the staff to doing repairs (okay, he doesn't mind those so much). Maybe you might run into him while he's off on an errand of some kind. And where exactly, might Donnie- or rather Othello von Ryan, be operating? Why, none other than a Society-endorsed group home for 'Reforming Super-Villains'.
Since technically he's enrolled as Othello through school, Donnie keeps to the part, even though he has a feeling certain people are well aware that he's not a human who might look like a male version of April O'Neil from another universe with a penchant for purple. But these people don't need to know that.
Having to sit and listen to old villains talk about 'the good old days' is a toss-up depending on who he's stuck listening to, but either way, once he's got a break or finished up for the day, all he wants is to relax with a cup of coffee. Thankfully there's a pretty good coffee shop down the street, and it's where Donnie slips off and drops his holo-disguise, slumping way down into a seat once he's got his drink and a snack.
II. Hood-n-Seek (Open to Red Hood(s) and potentially a blue turtle)
It's probably inevitable that Donnie decides to go seeking out Red Hood on his own after his conversation with Leo. No need to complicate things, right?
He slips out at night, not an unusual habit, even here in this world. Going about at night is just natural, even if Donnie doesn't do it a whole lot, especially now that he's got school to juggle, but this evening isn't for raiding junkyards or rooftop patrols. Since he did tell Leo he'd try to keep out of sight, he's using it as a good excuse to keep his ninja skills sharp, sticking to the shadows, blending in where he can. He even forgoes using his favored mode of transportation while he slinks around Backbreakers territory. …what was it with people and names like that anyway?
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What: Oh, you know.
When: Throughout the month
Where: Around Central
Content Warnings: N/A
Notes: Will match tag format!
I. Rest for the Wicked
It certainly isn't the sort of mission he's expecting, and he's a bit disappointed at his tasks, mundane jobs ranging from helping out the staff to doing repairs (okay, he doesn't mind those so much). Maybe you might run into him while he's off on an errand of some kind. And where exactly, might Donnie- or rather Othello von Ryan, be operating? Why, none other than a Society-endorsed group home for 'Reforming Super-Villains'.
Since technically he's enrolled as Othello through school, Donnie keeps to the part, even though he has a feeling certain people are well aware that he's not a human who might look like a male version of April O'Neil from another universe with a penchant for purple. But these people don't need to know that.
Having to sit and listen to old villains talk about 'the good old days' is a toss-up depending on who he's stuck listening to, but either way, once he's got a break or finished up for the day, all he wants is to relax with a cup of coffee. Thankfully there's a pretty good coffee shop down the street, and it's where Donnie slips off and drops his holo-disguise, slumping way down into a seat once he's got his drink and a snack.
II. Hood-n-Seek (Open to Red Hood(s) and potentially a blue turtle)
It's probably inevitable that Donnie decides to go seeking out Red Hood on his own after his conversation with Leo. No need to complicate things, right?
He slips out at night, not an unusual habit, even here in this world. Going about at night is just natural, even if Donnie doesn't do it a whole lot, especially now that he's got school to juggle, but this evening isn't for raiding junkyards or rooftop patrols. Since he did tell Leo he'd try to keep out of sight, he's using it as a good excuse to keep his ninja skills sharp, sticking to the shadows, blending in where he can. He even forgoes using his favored mode of transportation while he slinks around Backbreakers territory. …what was it with people and names like that anyway?
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His body language and tone don’t change though as whatever’s going on between the brothers doesn’t matter much to him for now]
If you’re gonna keep snooping into the D’Amicos then you better take plenty of precautions, especially since this is related to a higher-up. Their paybacks hit hard and fast.
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Got it.
[He still needs to consider how he's going to approach things now, but that can wait. If it doesn't look like there's anything more to be said, Donnie turns to start after Leo.]
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Those are spots where I've seen the D'Amicos hang around. They might've moved away from them and hiding themselves better now but maybe you'll find a clue or two. Have a little stake out if you're lucky.
[Jason's guessing that neither turtle are going to give up easily on this endeavor. He truly doesn't think they're bad. Maybe only annoying sometimes but they've managed to be Accelerator's friends. That's worth something. So he'll throw them a bone.
Plus, Jason has access to the Society. Maybe he can start to cash in some of the good favor he's built up with them and get better intel on the D'Amicos]
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Thanks...
[He gives Red Hood a nod, looking grateful for that small bit to start with at least, before he turns and is off.
Now it's just this unpleasant situation to deal with, so of course once he reaches where Leo is, Donnie moves on right past him.]
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Leo quicksteps to catch up to Donnie, falling in beside him.]
Uh, so… sounds like it went… well?
[He didn’t hear all of it, but Donnie got addresses out of it.]
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Leo's not very good with silence.
He doesn't speak, but he's drumming his fingers against his shell and fidgeting constantly while he waits for Donnie to lead them where they're going.]
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He looks around only to make sure no one's around or watching once they get to the next street, ducking between buildings and making way for the manhole. Stooping down, he hauls it open, looking expectantly at Leo then, a glare that suggests he wouldn't mind leaving him if the other decides to think twice about it.]
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He obediently lowers himself onto the maintenance ladder and climbs down the manhole, not stopping until he reaches the platform below.
By then he can't keep sticking to the silence and he tries again.]
Am I gonna get the cold shoulder the whole way back?
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You have the gall to ask? What, you don't think you deserve it?
[He doesn't even wait for a response, moving to brush past Leo to start down the sewer tunnel.]
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Uh, no, I don't think I deserve it. [He tosses up his hands.] Sheesh, you try to make sure a guy's okay and he jumps down your throat about it.
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Why now of all times, huh? You never tailed me any of the other nights I've been out. Or have you? Because I told you I messed up once and you weren't there? That's not on you, Leo. Okay? Maybe I shouldn't have said anything.
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[He throws up his hands.]
But yeah, sure! Why not! Just don't tell me about it! Leo doesn't need to know about anything - not your new powers, not you getting caught, just go start a gang war without me, fine!
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Oh yeah, because that's what I'm doing, starting gang wars! Because you don't trust me!
[He brings his hands up frustratedly before expelling a sigh and dropping them as he turns again.]
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I trust you. [He does. He thinks he does.] I just... don't trust other people. These aren't normal guys, Dee - Red Hood's a meta, and I don't even know what all his powers are.
[He can summon weapons from hammerspace, that's all Leo's seen. He's not taking it for granted that that's all.]
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[Donnie starts walking again.]
This world isn't normal. We're not even normal by our own standards anymore.
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This isn't about whether or not I think you can take care of yourself. My only job is to get you back home in one piece, and I'm gonna do it.
[And then it won't matter how normal or not normal the world is.]
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[He hasn't forgotten his brother's predicament and it's hard not to be concerned about the potential that either of them could just up and vanish from here without any given notice. The thought terrifies him, of Leo being thrown back into that awful dimension with only that thing...
...and he hasn't made any progress. None. Some problem-solver he was.
His shoulders sag as he folds his arms, partially against the chill, mostly at the discomfort of fighting with his brother. They'd never really made up since that other argument, and as mad as he is at Leo, he's just as mad at himself for making his brother worry about him.]
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[Leo stops himself short, like going any further will speak something terrible into existence. He breathes in through his nose and out through his mouth.]
...I'm not trying to doubt you, I'm just trying to take this seriously.
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But that still means there's some doubt. You wouldn't have gone if you hadn't. I'm taking things seriously too. But all you seem to hear and remember are when things went wrong and you weren't there. I'm not blaming you for that, so if you're blaming yourself, then stop.
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Donnie feels like Leo doubts him. And... maybe he's right. Maybe Leo does doubt him. Not in a direct way, but every time he loses track of Donnie, all he can see is Donnie buried under all that rubble in the museum, or the images his mind conjures up of Donnie being caught by a mob boss who hates metas...
His battleshell smashed to bits by a Krang tentacle, his body hurled toward the ground hundreds of feet below...
It's hard not to think that if he's not there, then no one is going to protect Donnie from all of that. It's a feeling that extends to Mikey and Raph and April too, but they aren't here, so Donnie gets the full brunt of Leo's new worrywort tendencies.
But if Donnie's going to stop telling him anything because of it, it's backfiring on Leo. And... well, he remembers when he felt like none of them trusted him. It sucked. He doesn't want to do that to Donnie.
He takes another deep breath and lets it out before he says anything else.]
...I don't know if just stopping is in the cards.
[He might as well be honest about that.]
But... yeah. I should have given you a chance. That's my bad.
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You know...I keep wondering, if my being here changes anything for events back home. If there's another timeline that splits from whichever one you're from, except I'm not in it. I'm not there for you guys. Maybe I'm wrong, I hope in this instance I am, but it doesn't keep me from wondering sometimes.
[He inhales slowly, hesitating a moment.]
It's the same, thinking about when you were here those few months alone, without us, and whatever you might have gone through. I don't know everything of what all happened, what bad things might have or could have happened, and even if I did, I couldn't have done anything about it because I wasn't there and didn't know, but the thoughts still come up.
So. I know how it is. I... I guess it's not really fair to expect you to just be able to drop it.
[He rubs at his arm, glancing at the ground.]
The only thing that keeps me from cracking is knowing that my brothers don't give up so easily. Knowing that you're still here. Maybe I take that for granted sometimes.
Ever since the whole bomb incident, it's like I have to be doubly careful about anything and I'm paranoid every time I go into a building bigger than our apartment complex, because I don't want to ever have that happen again. I don't want to put you through that again either.
...but then when I mentioned something went wrong during our trip, that's all you focused on, and... it's not like I wanted things to go that way or hadn't admitted it, and it's not something I can just fix, as much as I want to. The only way I figured I could was to do things right this time. But you didn't even want to let me try.
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(Assuming he can even get back.)
Hearing how paranoid Donnie has been hurts, too. He knew about the nightmares, knew Donnie had anxiety as he was healing from his concussion, but to know the fear hasn't gone away is another thorn in Leo's heart.
Which is maybe why he's being so overprotective. Letting all those thorns sink in and hold him hostage.]
...I wasn't trying to... to take your chance away from you. I mean, I wasn't even thinking about it like that. I'm not mad about what happened in the past, or, well, not mad at you. I don't need you to fix it, I just need you to be alright. I... needed to be sure.
And... [He scuffs his foot on the concrete. This is embarrassing to admit, but maybe he owes it to Donnie now.] ...maybe I... felt a little jealous, too. If you could get something out of that guy that I couldn't... [He grimaces.] Well, then you kinda don't need me as the face-man anymore, right?
[Leo has always needed his brothers; he wants to be needed by them just as much.]
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He sighs, a weak smile working its way on his face as Leo continues with his admission, snorting lightly. Wow, if that didn't sound familiar...]
You know... I...kinda felt the same way, back before I was able to use any mystic abilities? But you and Raph and Mikey... You were able to use magic with your weapons without any sort of instruction and I, I just couldn't understand any of it.
[Come to think about it, he'd never really admitted this to anyone but April. Had his brothers even realized?]
The more magic we were exposed to, the more I started to wonder if I really had anything worthwhile to bring to the plate. I thought you guys wouldn't need me anymore if magic could do everything tech could do, but better.
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