i_speak_softly | Fifty-First Theory [Written/Voice/Action]

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Fifty-First Theory [Written/Voice/Action]

[This morning, instead of going for his usual run, Don settles himself at his desk in the back room. The door is open and a pencil is poked thoughtfully between his teeth. When he begins to write, it isn't filtered, but courtesy of a translation-shield, anyone trying to read the entry will see something that looks more like a Danish cryptogram than anything intelligible. It's a code Don uses for his private notes: only his brothers or an extraordinarily gifted linguist would have a hope of being able to figure it out.]

BGTVULWG - Wvlz hltwqszu bluul kgf bj svg hblfl. Bj ilkqtblf bqs q lu zu lb pvwblu WJDLUQ, gs bj zpflh bqzzal tgulf bqs zlwh, lkulf vu bj nvhbl iglu nl f q lu vg gs lt vwh.

[A little later in the morning, Don leaves the following message.]

Filtered to everyone he can think of that he would consider a friend || Unhackable

All my friends here in Luceti... would you say a few words about yourself? For my notes.

[Much later, in the evening, Don goes out for his run. Now that Shredder is gone, he's allowed to go out after dark again. He knows he doesn't have long before the nights get too cold for this, so he's going to enjoy it while he can.]

((OOC: On Ami's suggestion, Don is working on the in-game equivalent of a timeline and a CR chart.))

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[He can't really agree with that.]

Thanks, but costumes aren't really my thing.

[Only when it's necessary for a disguise.]

I wore a costume for part of a school assignment once.

[A penguin. Yep. Usagi was a rabbit - of course.]

Oh?

[He was never assigned to do that, but then, he didn't go to anything like a real school.]

We read to some children at a kindergarten nearby. Dressing up was just for fun to add to the day for them.

That does sound fun...

It was a pretty fun assignment for our summer vacation.

... I thought the whole idea of summer vacation was that you didn't have assignments.

[Though he could be wrong; he's never had one.]

We can't neglect them just because of that.

[Actually, in the opinion of... every single one of her friends... they could very well neglect their studies if the teachers would just let them. But this is a girl who refused to miss school even when she joined the Dark Kingdom trying to take over Earth.]

Don, do you go to the school here?

Huh? Uh, no. Not anymore. [He doesn't really want to talk about that.]

[She... has a feeling it's a closed subject.]

I understand.

Don, you know, I think part of remembering each other is making new memories together, too. Would you like to go somewhere?

[... But he has all these notes to finish.]

In a few days?

[Little does he know the Malnosso have other plans for him.]

[Equally ignorant, she offers the best way she has to relate to him.]

We could go to the battle dome.

[Yes, she'll spar.]

[You make a tempting offer. If only he hadn't forbidden himself to go far before dark.]

Come over.

Is that alright? There's enough room?

[He looks around the room. There's enough space for the way he and his brothers spar...]

What do you have in mind?

Outside, maybe...

[After all, even if she used her powers very carefully, the words 'water damage' beg to come to mind.]

[He's a turtle. He grew up in the sewers. Water damage happens.]

[But all right.]

I'll wait for you.

[And since the window made such a convenient exit earlier, he'll use it again.]

I'll be there promptly. [She always is, after all.

After just a moment to clear her head and make her decisions, Mizuno Ami heads out the door. She'll transform when they're ready to begin. This is part exercise, and part revelation.]

[Don won't be expecting a transformation at all. The closest he gets to anything like that is taking his bo, instead of leaving it inside as he did this morning.]

[The girl who arrives doesn't look anything like a fighter. The loose, shoulder-length hair doesn't keep it out of her face. The everyday clothes aren't made to move in as easily as they should be. Her demeanor is exactly what her appearance suggests: a quiet, studious young woman.

Somehow, this girl is coming here to go against a ninja.]

I'm sorry if I kept you waiting at all.

It's no trouble.

[Something about the not-so-secret feelings Mike had for Ami makes Don think the young woman must have hidden reserves of physical talent, but he doesn't know for sure. Either way, he must be nearly twice her weight, so he'd better go a little easy on her.]

[What feelings? 8D]

Please don't be shocked.

[These words are almost guaranteed to preface something shocking. Ami lifts her arms into the air, and gestures as she speaks three simple magic words that make her voice echo with power:]

Mercury Power, Make-up (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utg6luc-C24)!

[The energy of her transformation swirls around her with a pure, watery aura, the water and bubbles coalesce into the sailor-suited uniform, and Mercury stands in Ami's place. The gem on her tiara glimmers briefly.]

[Well. That's hardly the most amazing thing Don has ever seen, but he's also sure that isn't how humans normally change their clothes.]

You... did mean for us to spar, right?

[If you were going to magically change your clothes, couldn't you have picked something more battle-appropriate?]

[Senshi learned the hard way about the uniforms when Venus complained about hers back in Sailor V days, was allowed to switch into armor she thought she was cooler - and couldn't fight at all thanks to its weight.]

I did. This is the form I fight in.

[Don looks Ami up and down - well, maybe not too much down, because wow that skirt is short - and then squares off opposite her, watching her stance to gauge her skill level.]

Suit yourself.

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[to ACTION!] this'll be fun <3

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