i_speak_softly | Seventeenth Theory [Action/Incidental Voice]

((Continuity notes: While taking care of Polka after she collapsed, Don and Raph learned that Leo had been mallynapped. They promptly barricaded themselves in Polka's room, but quickly realizing that this was not a long-term solution, they determined to Get Serious about their plans to disrupt the barrier and escape.))

[This morning, the Turtle Twosome can be found stalking around Luceti, sticking close to one another and glaring at everyone else as though just daring them to turn into giant brother-stealing robots.

Their first stop is the library, where they will spend a couple hours poring over books about electricity, magnetism, plasma, and other esoterica. (Well, mostly Don is poring while Raph runs books back and forth from the shelves.)

Later they descend upon the smithy, rummaging through the items there and carrying off a number of metallic parts.

After that they go directly to the item shop, where they bin-dive for more random-seeming objects.

Then, they retreat to C6, lock the door, and start assembling their booty into a device that is essentially the World's Most Awesome Lightning Rod.

In the evening, when it is slightly less excessively hot, they will emerge again, to spend some time cooling off at the lake. This will largely consist of long periods of sitting underwater, punctuated by brief forays to the surface for air.]

((Feel free to run into them at any point, or to eavesdrop through the journals as they're working. Tags will likely be answered by both.))

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[Runs into them in the item shop where Smoker is stocking up on rope, grappling hooks and lighters.]

Yo. [Half-wave, half-lazy as all hell salute that would get him in trouble with the brass in a second if they saw.]

Hi, Smoker. [Looking at your collection.] Planning to climb something?

((LET'S TRY THIS AGAIN ORZ))

[That peaks his interest. Raph glances up from where he's sifting through the bins.]

((BANZAI!))

Climb down technically. What are you two up to? [Has actually been wondering for a while why he's never met Leo, but Smoker assumes he's reclusive.]

I've been trying to build Raph a motorcycle, but... [Patting his new duffel bag.] - around here, it's a serious undertaking just to find the parts.

[Raph cracks a cheeky grin. Don, you're such a freakin' liar.]

But Donnie here'll pull it off.

[Mild shock, he misses his bike so much damn it.] You can do that?!

[A shrug, somewhere between carelessness and modesty.] I've done it before. [Changing the subject.] So, what are you climbing down?

[Unlike a certain brother of his, Raph has a major problem with lying. Thus, he tells half-truths. Totally different, right?]

He built me one at home. Was missin' it, I guess.

[He'll just go back to picking through all this useless stuff. You ladies do your chit chat.]

Edited 2010-05-24 23:19 (UTC)

What kind? [Too late Raph, he's completely gone into motorcycle geek mode and he will drag you back in.] Checking out the tunnels.... seriously though, you think you can do that here?

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[It's not lying; it's ninja deception. Completely different.]

Just a little something I threw together. A four cylinder six-speed, zero to eighty in about five-and-a-half seconds... nothing much. Raph, you'd share the Shell Cycle Mark II with Smoker, wouldn't you?

You kidding? You make me this, nobody's touchin' it.

Heh. Can't say I blame you. What are you going to power it on?

Jealous overprotectiveness. [Sideways smile.] Sorry, Smoker. He's very territorial.

Jealous? Why would I be jealous. If it's my bike, I don't want people puttin' their grubby little hands all over it.

Tch. I won't touch your bike. Not like I ever let anyone near mine.

[Ah, alpha males and their toys. Changing the subject again:] What tunnels are these, Smoker? I don't think I've heard of them.

[Smoker's got a bike too? The old man's just gained some coolness points.]

They run from the center of town to out in the desert. [Gestures vaguely.]

Really? Where's the entry point?

Right in the front of the shops actually. Well more in the center outside, but yeah. Hell, look out the window, you can probably see it from here.

[Pause.] Hn. The... turtle or human thing? Whichever?? Isn't a power is it? They don't work down there. Devil fruits included.

The... what? No, it's not -- it's a hybridization of our DNA. I think. Are you saying, that if we went in the tunnels, we would de-mutate?

Hm. I don't think so. I'm not sure if devil fruits work the same way as that... but if they did, Blackbeard couldn't have stolen Whitebeard's. So you're probably safe.

...I really don't like that idea.

Then avoid them. It's a giant hole in front of the shops. Straw-Hat fell in, but that's not saying much. He could probably fall anywhere.

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