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Donatello Hamato ([personal profile] purplexing) wrote in [community profile] vivala2025-03-06 01:47 am

003 - A Body in Motion Stays in Motion

There's always room for improvement. This isn't any new realization so much as a long established fact. It seems that with ever mission and undertaking that Donnie goes through, he finds there's just so much more he doesn't know, or that he can get better at.

Truthfully the past month's left him a bit strained, or at least that's how he's felt. Maybe it's because of the raid, maybe the mission. Maybe the encounter with that horrible duchess. He doesn't know. The previous month had been busier than he'd expected, leaving him no time to go and see if his family was still where he knew them to be, but then he'd been reluctant to check after the address from the Emperor.

He's been restless, always seeking distractions, and with the Corsairs there at least never seems to be a lack for things to do. Repairs to be seen to, new ideas to be drafted and crafted. Upgrades to apply.

I. Armory A
The Armory's a normal haunt for him. He's made progress on the repairs for the Armor he'd scavenged some months back and he's eager to test it out. While he can't do any flying inside, he can at least run through movements, and with the lighter build, it makes it a bit easier to execute more natural moves.

While typically a Feder isn't armed with a polearm, for mobility testing purposes, Donnie's borrowed a spear from a Lanze. It's difficult to pull off the same maneuvers he would with his own staff, but sticking to more basic motions, he tests response times and range of movement, putting the sleek armor through a few drills.


II. Armory B
Perhaps you come across the turtlekin when he's at a workbench, carefully crafting the settings for some very small ether stones. His ENC bracer's currently being used as a paperweight atop one of many schematics he's drawn up, and off to one side his staff rests in its separate sections, along with its normally hidden internal mechanisms. Is that a grappling hook? And the slim knife is certainly a new edition.

As usual he's caught up in his work, not at all meaning to be rude towards any visitors, but you'll have to excuse him for not noticing you there. He also tends to wear his earmuffs tight when in the Armory since it gets loud.


III. Training Rooms
The training dummy before him has seen better days. Unfortunately, as a training dummy, it doesn't have much options for better days, and the rooms have seen plenty more use of late. Today's no exception, and the green lad in the purple mask isn't holding back on his strikes.

A dull metal ring echoes with each hit he makes with his staff, leaving indentations on the dummy between each spin and thrust. He's not sure how long he's been beating up on the thing, but it's a quick way to expend some restless energy. Maybe he's been at it too long, or maybe he just hit the thing too hard, but there's a clang as the titanium staff's slipped from his hands and fallen to the floor, rolling off some ways.


IV. Free Play
((OOC: Need him for anything else or want to do something elsewhere in the Vault? Insert option here!))
chosenkingoflucis: (N13)

III. (Zooms in here)

[personal profile] chosenkingoflucis 2025-03-06 09:58 am (UTC)(link)
Noctis hears the ring of metal on metal and decides to be nosy and see who's training. He's pleasantly surprised to find his friend Donnie hard at practice. Until he seems to wear himself out and Noctis is at his side in an instant the second he drops the staff.

"Hey man, maybe it's time for a rest?"
lightnovelexperiences: (:doubt)

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[personal profile] lightnovelexperiences 2025-03-06 12:12 pm (UTC)(link)
“Maybe it would help to pick on someone your own size?” suggests Deedee - who had a small chance to observe some earlier technique unannounced.

“Only so much you can learn on your own, after all,” she says. Then, more gently, she adds: “Besides, I think you aren’t quite after training.”
freearcadia: (At the wheel)

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[personal profile] freearcadia 2025-03-06 03:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Harlock had been spending much of his evenings in the Armory lately, getting used to how the armors operate - he had tried other models but found the Feder's maneuverability more to his liking. He leaned on the railing above, watching Donnie go through the drill with interest, idly making notes on how he moves.

When the turtlekin exits, he gives a casual two-finger wave from his vantage point.
lightnovelexperiences: (deep breaths)

[personal profile] lightnovelexperiences 2025-03-07 12:40 am (UTC)(link)
She settles into fighting stance, letting Donatello get ready.

"What are the rules? Live magic - wind and fire for me - or physical attacks only?" Deedee asks. "Want to know how hard you want to push yourself today."
newmemorywhodis: (Pensive 14)

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[personal profile] newmemorywhodis 2025-03-08 01:38 am (UTC)(link)
Oddly enough, while Link's spent plenty of time with Donnie, he hasn't actually seen him really fight much yet.

So when he sees Donnie at the training dummy, he stops. Takes a few moments to watch. See what Donnie's capable of.

When the staff slips free, it rolls towards Link's feet. Picking it up, he holds it out towards Donnie - and pulls out a staff of his own from his korok-enchanted pack.

Perhaps Donnie would like an opponent? Although he might want to ignore the fact that Link's staff looks rather like a broom handle.
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[personal profile] freearcadia 2025-03-09 12:53 am (UTC)(link)
The man leans over the railing. "The left side did look a little, lopsided for the lack of a better word." He concurred on that point. "We just need a good time and place to try flying," and By the cosmos, he longed to fly again properly under his own power. "I suspect a pole arm is not the usual load out for this kind of Armor."
singlemilletgrain: (Neutral)

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[personal profile] singlemilletgrain 2025-03-09 03:14 am (UTC)(link)
A slight clearing of the throat behind him goes unnoticed. ...As does a louder clearer. And louder. Until Shu is forced to tap him on the head.

"Ahem."

The throat-clearing is probably not necessary anymore whenever he takes off his earmuffs to turn around, but she does it anyway. As could probably be expected, Shu is holding a little lunchbox wrapped up nicely in a handkerchief for him.

"...I passed by four hours ago and noticed you here then. I presume you have not gone home to eat."
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[personal profile] newmemorywhodis 2025-03-09 04:58 am (UTC)(link)
Sure, a spear or halberd - or indeed anything other than a broom handle - would probably be better. But Link didn't have one of those, so, broom handle it was.

His first moves are a cautious one - a ready stance, keeping a little bit of distance. Watching Donnie closely. Link might have great capacity for recklessness, but he's not one for charging in without sizing up the situation.

Clearly, he's leaving the first move up to Donnie.
newmemorywhodis: (Fight 03)

[personal profile] newmemorywhodis 2025-03-09 07:09 am (UTC)(link)
The fact that Donnie's stance doesn't give anything away is a sign that he's good, and he knows what he's doing.

Link approves, and he repays back the opening movement with a quick block.

He circles for a moment, before deciding to go on the attack. He darts forward, making a quick series of forward jabs. It's a movement that's very much more like one would expect from a spear than a staff.

It's a sign that perhaps this particular weapon isn't actually Link's forte. At least, not compared to other weapons.
singlemilletgrain: (Pray)

[personal profile] singlemilletgrain 2025-03-09 06:03 pm (UTC)(link)
"You must take better care of yourself."

This seems to be spoken in a mostly perfunctory manner, as Shu would not be fulfilling her duties if she did nag him at least a little bit. She does, however, lightly tap his hand with two fingers as he attempts to reach for the lunchbox.

"Go wash your hands."

This is not a nag, but a command.

Whenever he does so, she will have cleared a small space in an area she deems suitably hygienic for his lunch.

"...You should start to eat. But there is something important I think I need to tell you."
singlemilletgrain: (Contemplate)

[personal profile] singlemilletgrain 2025-03-09 09:02 pm (UTC)(link)
"About..."

And for once, Shu does not appear to quite know how to continue.

"...a particular individual who has joined the Corsairs in the last month who may be of interest to you." She watches him carefully as she gingerly tiptoes through this sentence. She does not know if Donnie has run into this person yet. It is very possible that any confrontations and reunions have already happened. "I thought it was best if you were warned."
singlemilletgrain: (Sorrow)

[personal profile] singlemilletgrain 2025-03-09 09:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Ah.

He has not.

Shu grows a fraction more uncomfortable, as evidenced by her pushing the lunchbox closer to Donnie so he will start eating. If there is food in his mouth when she drops her revelation, he is less likely to scream too loudly. ...Or he might choke and die.

It was fine; she knew CPR.

"He is... a turtlekin, like you. He is... fond of the color red. Very... large." She makes a hand motion to emphasize. "And he calls himself... 'Raph.'" She makes haste to continue before he can interrupt too quickly. "But he came from the dimensional portal and doesn't know anything about Esthere."
singlemilletgrain: (Faint Surprise)

[personal profile] singlemilletgrain 2025-03-09 10:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Where others might stress-eat, Shu stress-feeds. She will resist the urge to pop a bun into Donnie's open mouth.

"I had my suspicions, being assigned a turtlekin named Raphael to my exploration team. We were scouting the ruins underground. But he was an excellent asset in battle, and when he began to use a sort of magic native to his world, I thought perhaps it was some sort of bizarre coincidence. But then... he called out for 'Donnie' partway through the battle, exclaiming that he was the smart one and would know what to do."

Eerily reminiscent of the last conversation they had.

"Afterwards, I confronted him. He has three younger brothers: Leo, Donnie, and Mikey. They match the descriptions you gave me before. They live in a place called New York somewhere, er, underground. And they were raised by a martial arts master."

"The only conclusion I could come to is the idea of parallel universes."

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