Sixteenth Theory [Mass Action]

[i_speak_softly]

[Now that deadly trees have stopped falling from the sky...]


[Donatello has clearly been at the site for hours already. With the help of his brother Raphael, he has marked lines in the dirt where each structure should go, and set up a table in the middle of the area. On the table are blueprints for each of the structures, held down with rocks. The one for the seesaw array has a note on the corner: Crew Chief - Sunny.

Along with the blueprints is a torn-out sheet of journal paper, bearing the following instructions:] Please choose a crew and help in whatever way you can.

The project manager is DONATELLO. [Beside this is a not-very-good drawing of a mutant turtle, with an exaggerated purple stripe across his face.]

The chief of materials is SOKKA. [Beside this, an even-worse drawing of a human ... boy? ((Feel free to use the lousiness of this drawing as an excuse for hilarious cases of mistaken identity.))]

For those who would rather not be involved in the construction itself, there are also the following jobs:

Equipment Mover. You may have noticed that our tools and materials are not on-site yet. We will need a crew of people to move them from the smithy. *Not everything is heavy! Please volunteer to carry at least one thing!

Refreshment Runner. We will need a few people to periodically go to the shops, bring back food and beverages, and serve them to the other volunteers. *Great job for kids!

Blueprint Checker. For each structure, there should be a designated person to look very carefully at the blueprints, and make sure that the structure matches them at every stage of construction. *Good for the older and wiser among us!

First Aid Provider. Construction work inevitably leads to injuries. If you are knowledgeable about first aid, please keep an eye out for anyone who needs assistance.

((Free-for-all log! Comment-spam okay; thread-hopping at the discretion of the muns. Donatello may barge into your thread to check your progress, and I'll try to have him respond in a timely manner if your character is flagging him down. Have fun~!))

Comments

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[meanandgreen.livejournal.com]

[Hey stranger bro, Raph's hovering behind you, ready for his next orders.]

Where do ya want me?

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[i_speak_softly]

Anywhere there's heavy lifting to be done. Do you want to organize the materials transport?

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[meanandgreen.livejournal.com]

Ah, sure. [Not really digging the idea of hanging around the smithy, but he's not gonna whine about it. He heads off in that direction.]

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[crytearsofjoy.livejournal.com]

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[sniperkingftw.livejournal.com]

[ USOPP IS ON THIS LIKE WHOA. Sort of...going back and forth between areas to do smaller jobs because he's a sniper, not a carpenter and all that.

Also has a first aid kit in the bag of magical wonder, so if someone needs it, totally there. ]

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[i_speak_softly]

[Purposely causing their paths to cross.] Hi, Usopp. It's good to see you in person again.

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[sniperkingftw.livejournal.com]

Donatello! [ :D ] Yeah, you too.

It's great that we finally get to build something around here, isn't it?

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[sniperking-ftw.livejournal.com]

[ Oh and before he forgets. ]

You didn't get hit by any trees, right? Or your house? It was pretty dangerous out there.

[ Not that he's going to mother-hen you or anything. ]

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[i_speak_softly]

That it is.

The building was definitely hit - at first I thought someone had beaten me to rocket-launchers. What in the world was going on?

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[daddyflash.livejournal.com]

[Minato has arrived to help, as he promised he would.

And so here he is, staring at the blueprints, hand on his chin.]

Hmmm...

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[i_speak_softly]

[Quick glance at which blueprint Minato has.] Over there.

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[daddyflash.livejournal.com]

[Minato looks up for a moment at Donatello and nods, before looking back down at the blueprint. A few seconds later, he looks back up, looking satisfied.] Over there? All right.

[He goes over that way where there's already a small pile of wood that had been carried there. The ninja also has a hammer in hand and some nails in his supply pack. Minato looks between the hammer and the pile of wood, then back to the hammer, utterly perplexed.

Somehow, these things are supposed to make a play fort. But...]

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[meanandgreen.livejournal.com]

[Here's Raph, dropping off some more materials for said play fort. But it looks like Minato's having troubles, so he'll take the opportunity to avoid people he knows help a stranger.]

You look lost.

[justicereigns]

[Smoker is carrying heavy things because that's basically his thing. Also being safely led away from any and all Straw-Hats because that would get messy.]

[markofthewise]

[Sokka is also carrying slightly less heavier stuff from the smithy to the construction site. His job is already done, since he was only in charge of materials, but he can at least help get the stuff out of the smithy.]

[meanandgreen.livejournal.com]

[And here's Raph, put in charge of the heavy-lifting. He's feeling horribly awkward about even being near the smithy with certian people around, but doing a damn good job of acting like he doesn't give a shit.

He's just here to help his brother. Stay out of his way.]

[justicereigns]

[Is glad Raph's okay, but generally gives him space, just working and giving Sokka a light salute.]

[all7seas]

[Just outside the site, within clear view of the goings-on, a figure cloaked in black with hat shadowing his face arrives, hauling two heavy-looking objects that have been clumsily wrapped in burlap.

A clawed foot pokes ominously from beneath one of the burlap coverings; a garish spotted train of fur from the other.

The figure stops to rest for a moment, leaning against his burdens and considering the bustling scene before him.]

1/3

[i_speak_softly]

[Oh, who is that? He's a little overdressed for construction work on a warm spring day.]

2/3

[i_speak_softly]

[And he's brought some bundles. Don will go over to see if he can help with the carrying of them.]

Hi, I'm Donatello. Let me help with that -

[He reaches to pick up the dragging end of one of the bundles, but it must be wrapped badly, because the burlap comes undone and out tumbles what appears to be most of an animal carcass.]

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[i_speak_softly]

What - [Lucetian translation magic either can't keep up with what comes next, or has a built-in censor that blanks out cries to the ancestors concerning what the hell that thing is.]

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[all7seas]

[Beneath the hat, there's possibly most charismatic smile Don has ever seen. Jack keeps muffled up in the cloak, though, as there are quite a few persons here whom he does not want to recognize him.]

I think the word you're looking for is "amazingly fun hand-crafted toylike objects of childhood wonder."

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Words. Words you're looking for.

[crytearsofjoy.livejournal.com]

[justicereigns]

This piece goes there. [Points.]

[crytearsofjoy.livejournal.com]

Excuse me sir? I don't think I caught that.