August Pre-Hurricane Post | Open Mingle

[imsorey]

[It's the calm before the storm—or at least the not-quite-so-bad-weather before the storm. The winds are starting to pick up, the ocean is rolling, and all manner of sea creature is heading for cover to ride things out.

But at the base, there's still lots to do as usual. Whether it's getting ready to hunker down, goofing off, or making friends, there's never a dull moment under the sea! Have at it, and remember to check out the OOC planning/mission signups to see what's going on!]

Comments

[oneandmikleonly]

Yeah. I know how magic works, or I can take a good guess sometimes. Machines are...I keep trying to be better with them, but sometimes it feels like a wish-and-a-prayer sort of thing.

[he tilts his head at Donatello, interest piqued]

The astral plane--? Is that referring to stars, or a lack of physicality, or both?

[bonomial]

Definitely the lack of physicality one. The astral plane's a place you can access with meditation in my world - for the longest time I didn't quite believe my sensei about it, but with enough focus I was finally able to see for myself. Then it got really important when I had to deal with tengu.

[This is a perfectly normal conversation, right?]

[oneandmikleonly]

[one's a humanoid turtle, one's a weird ghosty thing, they chuck 'normal' out the window by default. uncertainly]

Tengu are...your version of spirits?

[bonomial]

Pretty much, yeah. They're a kind of spirit, anyway - associated with the Japanese culture in my world. That's probably why us ninja are so tightly interwoven with them. [There's also some interdimensional alien involvement what with the Battle Nexus, but Don doesn't even know all the details there.] Being spirits, I had to learn to channel chi to defeat them; just giving 'em a good whack wouldn't have cut it. These were some seriously major threats.

[The Tengu Shredder in particular was something Don still has nightmares about. That demonic face looming down at him and his brothers... he won't ever forget it.]

[oneandmikleonly]

Japanese -- ah, that's Korosensei's country! Yours too?

[he's fascinated by all these differences and connections.]

'Chi' sounds rather like resonance in my world, only...weaponized, somehow. Did you figure it out on your own, or did you have a teacher?

[bonomial]

[Don can't help but grin a little.] It's in my heritage, kind of? I live - lived - in the country called America. I don't know how much my world's Japan is like Korosensei's version, though. There's probably a lot of differences I don't know about, but it's at least the same name.

[Now this part of the conversation is a little more raw, and the Turtle hesitates openly before explaining.]

I needed a lot of instruction to get to where I am - just one teacher wasn't enough. I needed five. My sensei is the one I really owe everything to, though. [Including his life.]