Donatello "the air bud of war crimes" Hamato ([personal profile] othellovonryan) wrote2033-10-23 10:05 pm
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Delivery!

[personal profile] bluediligence 2023-12-23 08:46 pm (UTC)(link)
[ There's a small pile of presents set out for Donnie, all beautifully wrapped in pretty purple and silver cybernetic-themed paper with satin ribbons.

"Happy Holidays, Beloved!"

🪶A handsewn dress, perfectly sized to fit him and made with materials she knows that he likes.
🪶 The pair of boots from the image above! They might be custom made, even, so that they'll be comfy for him despite the non-standard shape of his feet.
🪶 A handmade, hand-bound, handwritten (and illustrated!) book on 25xx technology, covering pretty much everything that Korone can remember. It's colorful, informative, and super nerdy … and kinda goofy in places; she's used comics and cartoon illustrations to demonstrate some of the concepts alongside more technical diagrams.
🪶 A handsewn satin snoodie — purple, of course. It's SO warm, snug, and cosy. The lining has a subtle yet extremely nerdy circuit board pattern (that actually makes logical sense!), and here and there he might discover cute little bits of embroidery - birdtiles, pizza, and musical notes, mostly ]
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January 3, late evening

[personal profile] castaside 2024-01-08 12:18 am (UTC)(link)
[ After the mistletoe trap and resulting fluster with Wukong, Macaque got to thinking: ]

That thing we batted around as being impossible with drugs, [ meaning "turning down the love-love feelings for one specific person without dulling one's entire brain" ] any thoughts on how it might be possible?
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Re: January 3, late evening

[personal profile] castaside 2024-01-08 12:27 am (UTC)(link)
What'll it take to figure it out and implement? I assume you'd be fine if I volunteer for it.

I'm willing to get you whatever you need. For your time, we can call it even for the magic tutorials.
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Re: January 3, late evening

[personal profile] castaside 2024-01-08 12:35 am (UTC)(link)
Equipment is easy. Get me the specs and I'll grab it for you.

Scans are harder, depending on what you want. The machinery is no problem, I can get it if it's portable or I can sneak us in somewhere if it's not, but scanners like that tend to be loud. MRIs especially. I have noise cancelling ear buds now but I have no idea if there's metal in those and asking the person who made them would make them ask why I need to know, and that'll be a whole thing.
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Re: January 3, late evening

[personal profile] castaside 2024-01-08 01:27 am (UTC)(link)
"Mystic powers" sounds like you had to summit your own mountain to get them from a wise old religious figure.

Good, then. That it's easy enough and quiet. Getting me to focus on him shouldn't be hard, considering that's the whole problem. Might be harder to get me to stop for a baseline.
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Re: January 3, late evening

[personal profile] castaside 2024-01-08 02:02 am (UTC)(link)
How is your life weirder than mine, kid?

I'm good at meditation, yeah.
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Re: January 3, late evening

[personal profile] castaside 2024-01-08 02:21 am (UTC)(link)
[ lmao what the fuck ]

That sounds annoying.

So it won't be a problem then? What's the timeline?
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Re: January 3, late evening

[personal profile] castaside 2024-01-08 07:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Not my ears. It's just safer that way since it's totally outside your experience. I'm not sure how much anatomy and magic anatomy have in common.

Fine, give me a few days then.
[ He has to scope out which shop has what he needs. ]
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Re: January 3, late evening

[personal profile] castaside 2024-01-08 08:14 pm (UTC)(link)
The oxytocin comment didn't clue you in? [ Famously the hormone that makes you love someone. ]
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Re: January 3, late evening

[personal profile] castaside 2024-01-08 08:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Fair enough. I don't like talking about it, but in this case I'll have to.

That's what it's about, though.
[ His dumb feelings that won't stop existing. ]
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Re: January 3, late evening

[personal profile] castaside 2024-01-08 08:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Fair enough. It's a pretty typical story to want to ditch the feelings when you love someone who doesn't love you back, or so I've read.

He wants to be friends and I do too. Not easy when it just keeps getting my hopes up, so all I am is miserable all the time. He wouldn't want me to be hurt, he'd probably flip if he found out I am, so I figure it's easier to just stop feeling this way.

I've been trying to get my feelings to listen to reason, but they seldom do.
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Re: January 3, late evening

[personal profile] castaside 2024-01-08 08:56 pm (UTC)(link)
It's gotten worse since I got stuck in one of those mistletoe traps and he insisted on springing me by saying that he wanted to protect me. And ever since it's constant clinginess. [ The physical clinging is so painful. If Macaque would ever use the phrase "Monkey's Paw" in a derogatory way, it'd be about this. ]

He wants to start over. I want to give him what he's asking for, and I can't do that right now.
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Re: January 3, late evening

[personal profile] castaside 2024-01-08 09:08 pm (UTC)(link)
Honestly? If I thought getting over him was even possible, I'd try it for longer rather than jump to something drastic. But if my own murder didn't make it stop then I can't imagine him hanging all over me is going to cause much progress.

Just the emotions. Bring it down to a friendship level. If the memories are gone then people will get all freaked out.

And I wouldn't want to forget any of our history. I wouldn't feel as strongly as I do if that wasn't important. I just need the romantic love to be gone so I can be his friend, like he wants.

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