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[faceguy]

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[levelshift]

Well, lab experiments anonymous.

[There isn't really an 'escaped' part on his end. In fact, he's pretty sure his situation just got substantially worse back home.]

No. Espers aren't the end goal of their research, we're byproducts. They want to study the science behind how espers are produced. It's just hard to do that without actually producing espers, so there's an entire system set up to deal with that issue.

I think it's better than being created as a tool for someone else, like you guys.

[Or the Sisters.]

[faceguy]

[Oof, bummer.]

gee thanks
we got out of that life thanks to my dad tho
which is good because the guy that mutated us is a real jerk
he threw me off a roof once, did D tell you THAT??

[HE WILL NEVER LET IT GO.]

still sounds like it sucks for you tho man
uh
sorry

[levelshift]

He mentioned your father, but nothing about a roof. Is there a story behind that?

[Just casually making a mental note to throw Draxum off a roof if he ever meets him nbd.]

You should be saving your fucking pity for someone else, I don't want it.

[He reeeeeaaaally doesn't deserve it.]

Anyways. My esper ability. I'm assuming you have some kind of mystic power like Donatello's mystic-tech, but he didn't specify. What I have is mostly along the lines of psychokinesis, there isn't much overlap with extrasensory perception.

[faceguy]

uh well its kinda long
short version: my big bro had something he wanted and draxum (the guy) had me
so he said he'd throw me off the roof if my bro didn't hand it over
bro called his bluff (EVEN THOUGH I TOLD HIM IT WASN'T A BLUFF) and he dropped me
my big bro saved me tho so its cool

[Obviously, since Leo is not a smear on the NYC pavement.]

anyway hes "reformed" now ig but im not gonna let him forget that!

[He's not going to comment on the pity thing because fair enough. Leo's not big on receiving pity or sympathy either, so he lets it go.]

mines nothing like donnie's but yeah

psychokinesis so like
u can set stuff on fire with your brain?

[Swing and a miss.]

[levelshift]

[Pffft what even is that story! These guys are real idiot heroes, it's kind of hilarious.]

Your brother's first mistake was assuming a scumbag on that level would bother bluffing. At least he made up for it by not letting you die like roadkill.

[Thumbs up to Raph.]

That's pyrokinesis, dumbass. Mine is the ability to manipulate vectors, which are the magnitude and direction of things. Displacement, force, velocity, acceleration, etc.

What can you do?

[faceguy]

[Well their genre is action comedy! Ba dum tsh.]

eh don't be too hard on him, he was just doing what he thought was right. but yes if he had let me die I would have haunted him into an early grave.

[And he would do the same if the situation were reversed, so, you know, it's fine.]

oh right, I knew that

me?
teleportation
NOT to other dimensions so dont even ask
it hasnt halfway worked since I got here anyway

[levelshift]

Good. A villain should at least have standards.

[Standards that don't include being A-OK with throwing their kids off of roofs. Yeesh.]

What the fuck.

[Seriously. SERIOUSLY?]

Fine, I won't ask about that. I'll ask why the fuck isn't it working?

[faceguy]

[In his defense he didn't think of Leo as "his kid" for awhile after that.

Anyway, moving on.]

I dont KNOW why its not working
ive been trying to fix it
but its not like there's a user guide on this stuff

its probably because I lost a sword before I came here

[levelshift]

[Well, that isn't good. Broken mystic powers could actually be really dire, he isn't sure, but he's going to treat it seriously.]

A sword? What do you need a sword for? Does it act like some kind of conduit or focal point?

[faceguy]

[Relax, it's not like he's gonna die.

Probably.

...Actually he has no idea but let's hope not.]

yeah kinda
I made them using my ninpo
the
inner will?
that makes my mystic powers work
im not the best at explaining this

anyway usually I use two but I lost one so
yeah

[levelshift]

[Oh boy, complicated non-science stuff. This universe is really filled with it, isn't it?]

Hm. You can't just go out and buy a new one.

[He gets that much, at least.]

I'm not going to pretend I've even begun to understand your guys' abilities. Having a useful one like that be inaccessible would be difficult, though. What are you doing about that?

[faceguy]

[Thank goodness he does, because Leo has already had to explain why that won’t fix the problem a few times. Incidentally he did buy a new one, but only for fighting - it can’t channel anything.

He’s glad Accelerator can’t see his wince. Everyone’s a critic…]

ive been training
heck I was even hoping going to the flying superhero school would help
it’s stabilized a little lately but not back to where it was

[Given the timing he’s pretty sure it got better after he told Huvrye about his nightmares, but he’s not going to say that if he doesn’t have to.]

1/6

[levelshift]

You're attending the school here?

[levelshift]

[ Accelerator is typing....

That's incredibly dangerous.

He erases that.]

[levelshift]

[ Accelerator is typing....

That's a stupid idea.

He erases that.]

[levelshift]

[ Accelerator is typing....

You need to drop out right now.

He definitely erases that.]

[levelshift]

[Accelerator lowers his phone, drawing in a deep breath. This isn't his problem. This isn't the Level 6 Shift Experiment. This isn't any of the schools he passed through in Academy City. Just because Leo wants to explore his powers through the school that's here doesn't mean -

It doesn't mean anything. And it's none of his business, which is why he should just drop the subject and ask when it stabilized.]

6/6

[levelshift]

[He clicks his tongue.]

Did you tell them the problem? Do they know what you can do?

[faceguy]

[That… was weird. Why such a delay?

Maybe he doesn’t trust the school because of its affiliation with the guilds, but Leo has already fully joined up so there’s not much the school can do to him that the Alliance can’t already. So it’s something else, probably.

He’s about to ask what’s wrong when Accelerator finally enters something.]

I told them I can teleport and that it isnt working
didnt explain the whole ninpo soul magic thing, at least not more than I had to
because thats the thing tied to my family name that I was trying not to reveal but haha joke’s on me isnt it!

[He’s still mad about it.]

[levelshift]

[Shit, so they have partial information. That's better than the school knowing everything, but it still isn't great.]

That's more than they should know. Letting them know even a tiny bit of information isn't a good idea.

[Give him a second to tear his brain away horrific school trauma to realize -

Oh. Whoops.]

That's why you didn't use your last name when you first introduced yourself?

[faceguy]

its a school, what can they do that the guilds can’t anyway?
anyway I had to tell them something if theyre gonna help me
for all the good its done so far

[He still hasn’t really gotten anywhere and it’s frustrating, but anyway.]

yeah
call me paranoid but after your dad waits until the last second to tell you about the world ending entity your family is sworn to fight
and then you learn there‘s another world ending threat he didn’t mention
you think maybe you shouldnt just shout out that family name in a brand new world where you dont know anyone
just in case theres anything ELSE he forgot to tell you

[levelshift]

They could do a lot of things. You might be screwed if the place isn't what it purports itself to be.

[Sigh.]

I see. You're worried about the infamy your family name comes with.

[Oh boy does he understand that.]

Well, I don't like having to use your given name, but it's none of my fucking business to go around telling people.

[So he won't tell anyone. He isn't petty enough to make Leo or Donnie's lives that miserable - he'd have more to lose than gain if he did, as loathe as he is to admit it.]

You're fighting a losing battle trying to outrun that kind of thing, though. Even if we're in another universe there's no reason to think it won't catch up with you, eventually.

[faceguy]

its fine, I can take care of myself
so far the worst threat that school has been to me is that I have to do math now
and read the great gatsby

you can call me Splinterson! if just leo really bothers you THAT much

[It is most definitely a joke name, but also he wouldn't mind answering to it at all.

But, ah... See, the thing is, Leo is pretty sure he's already been outran.

But he can't just say that, so he doesn't.]

thanks for your optimistic outlook and sunny disposition

[levelshift]

[Oh, ohhhhh he'd love to make a smarmy comment about Leo having to learn math, but this is a serious conversation. He'll file that away for later.]

Have you even been to school before?

[Donnie said they lived in the sewers, so he thinks it's a valid question. Does Leo have any idea of what a school is supposed to be like outside of whatever media he's consumed? Would he even know how to spot the red flags?]

Splinterson? Where the hell does that come from? Is your father Hamato Splinter?

If you think that's bullshit don't be sarcastic, just say it.

[faceguy]

[He'll get his chance, Leo is sure to say many more dumb things about learning math.]

nope. kinda hard to go to school with the whole mutant turtle situation

[Also that "hiding from humans" thing.]

no
he took the name splinter after he got mutated and became a dad of four turtles
don't ask me why he picked that but making up a new name after a massive life change is just kinda his thing

[The typing symbol stays up for a second while he dithers on answering that last part. He goes with:]

but being sarcastic is more fun