thepurpleone | Cyberformed [] Inbox

[Thank you BD, for always being the sensible one.]

Are you serious

That sounds terrible

You're talking about the laser-bladed sword you were using, right?

Oh did not need to think about that how did you even manage that

Yeah the laser sword! Technically speaking it's plasma but laser works.

I'll spare you the gritty stabby details but if anyone ever shows up here with a sword like mine except blood red in color stay far away and tell me.

PLASMA OMG can I take it apart

red? Raph'd probably be bummez but why's that. What about purple, nothing bad about that is there?

[He's not biased or anything.]

I get the urge to instantly wanna take apart something but my light saber's kind of important so maybe just a look?

Red is bad because, well it's complicated to explain but there's a part of the saber that sort of alive in a way. It's a crystal at the center, it powers the blade. You get red by hurting it. It bleeds.

Purple though? Totally fine. Might have been a little hard to tell because, you know, volcano lighting, but that's the color of mine.

Oh
No I get that
I'd be super anxious if anyone wanted to take apart my tech-bo, she's my baby.

But I am really curious to see how that lightsaber works!!!

Alive... how? That...oh well that sounds awful actually.

Yeah I think I was kind of overwhelmed by everyone almost dying otherwise I would have not missed that detail.

I'm working on setting up a little workshop for myself so I can tinker with and upgrade my gear, swing by anytime I'll show what goes into one. I'm pretty much always taking it apart myself to adjust it or tune things up.

Alive how is definitely the question! No one really knows. They're alive in a way that's completely different to anything that you or I know of. They're... unfathomable.

where do you live

...

yeah that doesn't explain much of anything.

Yeah it sure doesn't explain much!

I'm down the hall from the Med-Bay. Just far enough that Ratchet won't complain about the volume I keep my music at.

Okay I'm coming over

Are you there now

I guess I should ask that first

Right now?

I was going to go to the training hall but I can hang out here for you instead. I will never pass up a chance to info dump about lightsaber construction.

Maybe we can do that after? I guess I should work on training stuff too anyway

But yeah be right there

[He totally wasn't already out of his lab and flying down the halls or anything.]

Well I'd be happy to help you train. I'm not too shabby with a staff myself you know.

Either way, I'll be waiting.

[ The door to the area Cal's setting up is pretty easy to find. Just like he said you can hear the music from the hall. Boy likes it loud. ]

omg really??? I hardly know anyone else who uses a staff
I just wanted to see you do cool stuff with a lightsaber but this'll be really cool too

[Is it safe to text and fly? Probably not but at least the halls are huge and relatively clear. Donnie grins a bit at the music that spills out into the hallway. Not really his taste but he does like it pretty loud too. He lands and looks around.]

[ Luckily there's someone around who's more apt to pay attention. BD is ever alert and his proximity sensors pick up someone loitering outside the door so he hops of Cal's workbench to investigate. He activates the door's auto open and beeps loudly at the turtle. Is it a greeting? A demand of what he's doing? Who knows! Because Cal's back is turned and focusing on replying to Donnie's latest text with a... ]

It can be both! My lightsaber has a saber staff mode.

[Hit by a wall of sound. Donnie flails just a liiittle, but his attention is quickly drawn by the little droid.]

Ohmygosh look at you!

[Donnie stoops down so he can better hear the little guy, squinting a little. Is that beeping a code?]

You're going to have to teach me your language- Oh hang on.

[He pulls out his communicator, smirking wryly before he looks through the doorway before grinning down at BD.]

Your friend's underestimated the speed of a curiosity-spurred mutant turtle with a flight-capable battle shell.

Let's see if this gets his attention.

[Type type.]

Dude I'm stealing your little robot pal.

[ BD makes a curious sounding boop as he watches Donnie type out his message. And while he is small his tiny frame contains so much desire for mischief and mayhem.

There's a crash from inside the workshop and the music cuts abruptly. It sounds suspiciously like BD has snickered and he takes a moment to climb Donnie and find a comfy spot on his shell. No translation necessary because as the sounds of Cal's footsteps approach the door BD has clearly beeped out a 'Let's go!' ]

Pff-

[Donnie grins at BD-1, turning then without much urging on the droid's part. He bolts back out into the hallway because hey, he is definitely not saying no to a bit of fun. BD's already scoring big points in his book for going along with things.]

Hang on back there!

[ BD bwoops a confirmation, and hunkers down, he's used to clinging to a crazy jedi who does Force parkour for fun, he's ready!

Cal for his part has just reached the door and waved it open. ]

You're not really- HEY!

[Parkouring is fun but only works when there's stuff to parkour off of. Donnie's not taking on anyone in a foot race, so he's activating his battle shell's flight mode, the rotors raising just behind BD-1.

Time to zoom!]

HAHAHA!!

[ BD whistles in delight and Cal throws his hands up in the air. ]

Why does EVERYONE still have rockets except me?

[ There's no ill intent here, that much is obvious even if he couldn't sense emotions. It's a chase of his chaotic little droid happening into another force of equal chaos.

He gives chase for a little bit... but yeah. yeah, ain't now way he's catching up to that.

Out of breath he skids to a stop, hands on his knees. He takes out his comm and send but a single emoji Donnie's way. ]

😣

[Donnie loves to go fast so BD-1's delight only serves as further encouragement. Still, it's a big hall in comparison to them, so even though they get a ways down it, one can still look back and see the sad Jedi.]

Oop- I think he's trying to message us.

[He pulls his phone out again and cackles before showing the screen over his shoulder to BD.]

Guess that means we win. Should we go back?

[ BD beeps out a few things, the tone sounds like a question. After a moment though he clarifies by tapping the turtles shoulder and then making a little swirling motion with one of his little clawed feet.

He's requesting a loop-d-loop or two before landing!! ]

[The turtle's trying very hard to see if he can make out anything from those beeps. There's got to be some sort of pattern to it. Code? Hmmmm- Oh, he's tapping him.

Donnie glances over his shoulder before grinning brightly.]

You got it buddy!

[But first, a quick text back to Cal: 😜]

Heeere we go!

[Aaaand up he angles them, looping them up and around once, and halfway to get them facing in the right direction before he does corkscrew and another, higher loop before zooming back towards where they'd left Cal.]

[ Cal does have a brief moment of panic watching those stunts because THAT IS HIS BEST FRIEND UP THERE AND IF ANYTHING HAPPENED TO BD- But thank the stars Donnie seems to know what he's doing. Still he lets go a breath he didn't quite realize he'd been holding once they're safely nearby again. ]

Have fun you little hellion?

[ Is he talking to BD or Donnie? Yes.

The little droid still excitedly replieswith some upbeat and dramatic boops and trills. Cal nods and snorts. ]

BD wants to know if you're a professional swoop duelist.

[Donnie grins as he sets down in front of Cal, rotors folding down once again. Boy does he look smug.]

No idea what that is but it sounds cool.

[He grins back at his passenger, offering a fist for a bump, mostly out of reflex than any real expectation.]

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