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monstertruckers ([personal profile] monstertruckers) wrote in [community profile] memestertrucks2025-11-08 08:19 pm
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NOVEMBER TDM




A chilling mist and storms cling to the surrounding area. The cold and the wet pierces even the garage, making for a poor welcome. This time around the garage and gas station lurks amidst multiple farms, and a fall colored forest. The seasons have decisively shifted. And the environment is doing its best to shift the new arrivals in turn.

















01: SUMMONING CIRCLE


New Drifters arrive to gloomy skies seen through the broken windows of a garage… And a large barn house looming overhead. Rain echoes on the roof, along with the occasional rumble of thunder. When it isn’t raining outside, there’s a damp and chill mist that lingers over the farmlands.

It makes the large Convoy pulling up to stop at that garage seem that much more tall and imposing: though it’s also clear the Convoy has seen some wear and tear, metal scuffed and a few gashes and dents in the cars.

The summoning circle in the garage is lined with candles that can be used to ward off some of the mist and the chill, but it’s advised to find more stable shelter in cars or in the barn. The roof of the garage leaks. And wet, cold concrete isn’t very comfortable for very long.
02: START UP
There are various cars surrounding the garage. Some of them parked directly outside, though a few of them are parked in various farm fields and vegetable patches. Drifters are advised to watch out for hostile farm life and produce (such as exploding pumpkins) if their ride is out in the farm patch.

There’s also a certain connection between different newcomers and cars. Something that suggests a particular vehicle is theirs, backed up by possessing the key to that vehicle. The key may already be in the ignition, on the dashboard… It may have even been on their person, ever since they woke up in that garage. Either way, Drifters have the keys to the vehicle now.

…But there’s a few rough edges on these vehicles. Flat tires, cracked windows and mirrors, maybe some stuck doors and locks; all of them the sort of thing that requires two pairs of hands and supplies. The garage can take care of the supplies… Now it’s just a matter of finding some extra hands.
03: FARM HOSTILITIES
The farm isn’t always the friendliest place; the assorted livestock are all monstrous, and ready to fight any Drifter that looks at them funny. Cockatrices, bull gorgons, bullfango, and bicorns are all present and grumpy.

In addition, Drifters should look out for scarecrows in the farm patches. Their eyes glow with an eerie light, and anyone who meets their gaze will find their fears manifesting. At first the fears last for only a blink, and appear to be hallucinations. The longer any Drifters stay under the scarecrow’s gaze, the more their fears become real and dangerous.

Leaving the gaze of the scarecrows (or destroying them) can end the effect. Though any lingering trauma and bloodshed will need different solutions.
04: MOON WARP
Various glowing moon shards have taken root across different farm fields. Thanks to them, there’s more than just produce and livestock growing on the farm. Magic has sunk into the buildings and the soil, and is ready to work on the Drifters in turn.

The scarecrows take on a more sinister glow some nights, pulsing violently with light before exploding; moon shards lay dormant in many of them, before activating one night and forcing changes in Drifters. Along with activating other monster traits, two event monsters are available:
04: MONSTER SHIFT, KITSUNE
A fox monster possessing multiple tails. They may take the form of Kitsune, Gumiho, or Huli Jin. They may feature a full or partial vulpine transformation, and with all Kitsune traits also have:
+Trickster Curse: Anyone who steals from farms or acts with trickery/deception risks activating traits.
+Liver Eater: Begins to feel a clawing hunger that can only be satisfied by the liver from prey. The fresher, the better. Husk monsters can fulfill this craving!
+Fox Fire: can generate phantasmal fire either at will or while emotional. These fires cannot burn, unless willed to do so… Or if one’s emotions grow out of hand.
+Fox Fright: If fear or anxiety becomes too great, may become a fox (either small or giant!) in an attempt to flee and hide.
+Tails To Tell: Growing extra tails, up to nine. This may interfere with balance, or even reach out to brush against other people like they have a mind of their own.
+Thief Feet: Gains a talent for moving quietly and stealthily, even able to hide from the farm monsters and the scarecrows.
+Favored Prey: gains an appetite and a ferocity for cockatrices.

04: MONSTER SHIFT, TAURUS
Hoofed monsters who can appear as minotaurs, satyrs, and centaurs. In addition to having Taurus traits the following also occurs:
+Red Flag: several of the scarecrows carry red rags on them, which flap in the breeze… And have a way of inflaming Taurus tempers, prompting them to charge. On impact, the red fabric shreds but tries to put off one more pulse of fear.
+Eat Your Veggies: on top of a craving for vegetable, Taurus can also heal their wounds or restore their stamina when eating vegetables from these gardens!
+Horn Sharpening: when horns grow in, they can itch and ache on a Drifter’s head. Rubbing and sharpening them against hard surfaces is the best way to dull the discomfort.
+Safety In Numbers: There is a sudden pressing need for Taurus to stay close to others; being alone causes anxiety and irritability.
+Raging Bull: Threats to a Taurus’ herd invokes anger and aggression from a Taurus, and they will do whatever it takes to crush said threat.
+Digging In: Drifters should take care with their steps. Pressing their feet too hard into the ground can cause a small quake… or even compel them to charge someone, if they make eye contact for too long.
+Stir Crazy: going indoors for longer than a minute causes restlessness and agitation in a Taurus, and a pressing need to get back outside.
05: HUNTERS
Time passes, and a fog rolls into the farm lands. It obscures much of the surroundings, but one thing does shine through the gloom; red, electric lights that look suspiciously like eyes. A metallic growl echoes through the farm fields, before robot canine shapes step out of the fog. A few of them carry speakers mounted to their shoulders, and a voice echoes out from them:

“All chromehounds, set commands to seek and destroy. Any infected you find, you eliminate. Keep Nirvana safe from their taint at all costs. Now hunt.”

At those orders, the chromehounds spring out and begin to course through the farmlands, hunting for prey. A single chromehound can be handled by a Drifter on their own, but the danger is how often they hunt in pairs or in packs; in that case, a Drifter will need help to either fight or flee from them.

Those in the midst of Kitsune or Taurus changes will also need to deal with a howl the hounds send out; it is pitched at a fight or flight frequency designed to distress monsters. Either by causing intense bouts of fear, or near blinding rage. The intent is to flush any Kitsune and Taurus out of hiding and into the jaws of waiting chomehounds… Though hounds don’t account for monsters also having pack.
06: CUCCO WARNING
There's one more oddity at the farm; one that isn't immediately hostile to newcomers, though it does regard them with curiosity. It takes the form of a rather innocent (and slightly vapid looking) chicken. Many of them roam the farmstead, trying to avoid any conflict.

A few of them even gather around an abandoned pie eating booth and peck at the remarkably well preserved pies. They might even be willing to share. (And the pies themselves are still edible and tasty, somehow.)

But this good will and tolerance can swiftly come to an end if they are attacked. If agitated, the cuccos can summon more of themselves to swarm the threat, causing plenty of pecks, scratches, and assorted injuries. There's even a ruined scarecrow laying nearby, torn to death by little beaks to show how dangerous they can be.

They also don't take kindly to threats from other denizens of the farm; the robot dogs, scarecrows, and some of the angrier farm life can quickly learn that the hard way!
MICRO ENCOUNTERS:

PLEASE NOTE! These are small bits of set dressing for players to include in threads if they wish, rather than full fledged prompts or events. You may handwave your exploration of these areas, or thread them out.

Snow Warning: Mountains rise above both farmlands and forest, and it seems clear that the road leads on towards them. It might be wise to plunder the nearby garage and farmhouses for any winter wear, before going further.

Food Forage: The local fields hold supplies… Some of them unconventional thanks to the Moon Warps. It’s probably best not to ask why corndogs are growing on corn stalks, but they’re still edible enough.

Misty Step: Sometimes the gloom and mist can do strange things to one’s perception, and stride. Walking into the mist can easily tun a Drifter around and place them in a spot they weren’t intending to go: whether that’s back in the garage, in the middle of the approaching Convoy, the middle of a field, or maybe somewhere else entirely!

Holy Cow-Car, Batman: One last quirk of the region, is that occasionally the vehicles here (including Drifter vehicles) seem to have a mind of their own. And that mind is similar to a cow. The vehicles can be found wandering in fenced off grassy areas, flattening grass to a degree where it appears to be eaten.

The vehicles are at least fairly docile, and once they are removed from the fencing revert to being normal cars/motorcycles/etc. But until then, they retain that odd quirk.

NAVIGATION || RESERVES || APPLICATIONS










burnyoudown: (095)

spider-dude, legally distinct from spider-man

[personal profile] burnyoudown 2025-11-18 05:41 am (UTC)(link)
"Armor plating, huh?" That sounded like it could come in handy in quite a few situations, but also like it could be a pain in the ass.

Bird-harpies, spider-dudes, sphinxes. Kavinsky nodded as he listened. Flying or breathing fire were definitely on the interesting side of things. Actually, everything was, but he could imagine the downsides to it all, too. Everything had pros and cons.

"Aren't chimeras already amalgamations?" Though so were sphinxes, in a way, but not to the same level as chimeras--he didn't think. Combining them together though, sure sounded like...something.

"Got a whole buffet of options." No, uh, joke or pun intended, when in the context of not being eaten. "Is there a reason you'd have to actually worry about someone trying to eat you?" He felt like there was some piece of information there that he was missing.
saisdoesmatter: (You Serious?)

exactly! who knows if an actual spider-man will show up!

[personal profile] saisdoesmatter 2025-11-18 06:08 pm (UTC)(link)
"Yeah, it would have been cool if it wasn't like, tied to being a bug," he states, shivering at the memory of the carnival and the rapid transformation. "Had to deal with that a little while ago, but I reverted back, so I guess it was temporary."

Raph focuses on petting a chicken for a moment before he laughs. "I suppose so, but Akechi's got a lot of different abilities and powers, so I kind of just roll with it."

He considers that. "Well, ta be fair, that's nothing new. You'd be surprised how often something back home was trying to eat my brothers or myself. I guess it's just a default setting for me to be concerned about it. But people here are compelled to eat the flesh of the monsters and stuff, so uh...just be on the lookout? Nobody here has tried anything directly but it's best to just kind of...be prepared?"
burnyoudown: (060)

gotta keep 'em from getting mixed up!

[personal profile] burnyoudown 2025-11-19 05:09 am (UTC)(link)
"Not a fan of bugs?" Kavinsky guessed. Certain things being temporary was- no, actually, he didn't know why he would think that was surprising. If these changes were popping up out of nowhere, why couldn't some of them be a bit erratic like that? Fleeting.

"Fair." He could appreciate that sort of mindset, just rolling with something without any judgement. If he was more confident about how people would react to what he could do, he might not have been so lonely back home.

He raised both eyebrows at the idea of things trying to eat anyone so frequently that it became a default concern. And the next part was even worse. Definitely concerning in a way he hadn't anticipated. "Well that's a bit fucked up. People like, the ones like us, or other people here? And why the fuck are they compelled to eat monsters?"

He probably should have made his question clearer, but really, it was everything. Were the people who'd been brought here the ones compelled, or were they the monsters that other people were compelled to eat. Or...were they both the monsters and the ones compelled. He didn't think he could've actually stated any of his intended questions more clearly, thinking about it.
saisdoesmatter: (...uh huh sure.)

could always call him dude-spider but it doesn't have the same ring to it

[personal profile] saisdoesmatter 2025-11-19 08:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Raph shakes his head at the mention of them. "Hate them. It's a thing. Tryin' ta get over it since one of my buddies here is able to turn into a literal spider like I said, but...phobias are phobias, I guess." He can't really explain how the temporary stuff happens - it's just easier to go 'blame it on the moon' and go along with it. It's not like they could stop it from happening.

The whole eating people or critters was a thing. He hadn't seen it, per se, but he knew about it from what others had said. He shrugs. "Bit of column A, another bit of column B - I figure it's because of the changes. Stuff compels people. I know when I fought a critter with one of my crew, it dying ended up healing us. Still can't explain that one---and no we didn't eat it. It just like, happened. Magic ju ju or whatever."
burnyoudown: (048)

dude-spider just brings to mind cursed images. cursed

[personal profile] burnyoudown 2025-11-20 12:06 am (UTC)(link)
Kavinsky nodded slowly, thoughtfully. "Some phobias are just that way, and bugs and spiders are common ones." So he didn't blame Raph for it. Especially since phobias tended to be outside of people's control. They didn't get to decide what they were frightened of, after all.

Everything being because of the moon and changes was...well, yeah. He didn't know what other sort of explanation he'd expected, honestly. The answer was 'because weird shit, that's why' and that was valid enough, all things considered.

"Nothing wrong with magic. Just means it might not have the kind of logical explanations we expect." Though he did still think, firmly, that magic had logic. He could see and understand a lot of the cause and effect on his dreams, after all, even if no one had ever taught him shit about it. "Think I'll do my best to pass on chowing down on monsters, though."
saisdoesmatter: (...huh)

it's like the fly only worse

[personal profile] saisdoesmatter 2025-11-20 02:38 am (UTC)(link)
"Yeah. My brothers give me crap about it but I can't help it," he answers, thinking about it and how he had to really deal with the fact that it might happen again. Once again, there was nothing he could do about it.

He barks a laugh, nodding. "I'll hard pass on the whole eating monsters too, thanks. But the whole magic moon stuff is...well, it's a thing. The sciencey brainy logical crew members are all like 'there must be an explanation' and while I get it, I don't know if we're going to find an answer. The only thing that has been consistent is the fact that we're heading to this place called Nirvana. Not sure if it's real or not but...well, it's something to focus on."
burnyoudown: (010)

the one with the human head on the fly body was my first thought with dude-spider, lmao

[personal profile] burnyoudown 2025-11-20 03:07 am (UTC)(link)
Kavinsky arched an eyebrow. "Not seriously, I hope?" There was a big difference between playful teasing and genuinely hassling someone for something out of their control, like a phobia. He had very little tolerance for people treating their family members like shit.

"Yeah. I get it, though. They try to find a scientific explanation for things like that because understanding something makes it less overwhelming. And it's something for them to focus on instead of feeling helpless." He shrugged. "I'd be down for trying to figure out a magical answer to it all, myself, or at least some kind of information." Something that might actually help in some way.

"Nirvana's a hell of a name for a place. Either it's a trap, they're full of themselves, or it really is somewhere great." Since they were all stuck here, Kavinsky was personally going to vote for the last option.
saisdoesmatter: (Quiet Contemplation)

oh god it's like that weird creature in r.e.p.o

[personal profile] saisdoesmatter 2025-11-20 05:56 pm (UTC)(link)
Raph waves his hand from side to side in a so-so motion. "Back home they did. Still like to razz me a bit for it. It's not as bad as it used to be." Though he realizes he's bitching about people who aren't even here. "Oh, uh--I don't mean the other turtles here. They're from another world or whatever. Just share the same names as my bros."

Different world stuff was so weird but he's not about to throw Dee or Leo under the bus for shit that his fam did to him.

"See, you get it. There's only so much that we can do, but focusing on SOMETHING while we're traveling to this place that may or may not be a trap is better than just sitting around and hoping for something else to help us. I'd rather work toward something than just give up."

He laughs again. "I thought the same thing. But that's the messages that we got. So...well, it is what it is."
burnyoudown: (049)

ohgod, I think I know the one you mean

[personal profile] burnyoudown 2025-11-21 04:06 am (UTC)(link)
Kavinsky couldn't help the way he bristled, even if he had no one to direct his feelings at. He only started to relax again a bit after Raph said it wasn't his brothers here who treated him like that. Except Kavinsky had to run through they're from another world twice in his head before feeling like he properly parsed it. "Alright. 'Cause I was gonna say. If they're treating you like that here, I'd-..." He didn't finish. He didn't know how he'd finish that in a normal way.

Instead, he switched topics slightly, pivoting the focus. "Bet that's weird, if they're from a different world. Can't say I know the first thing about how that'd work." It was intriguing but also a lot to take in, other worlds, different versions of people.

"Exactly. I'm not good at sitting around and hoping for help to fall in my lap." If he was going to hope for anything, it'd be for Ronan to fall in his lap. Literally. That'd be good. It'd felt like he was on his way towards making that a reality before waking up here. "Gotta do something, be prepared in some way."

He was glad he wasn't the only one who had that kind of reaction to the name of their destination. "Guess we'll find out one way or another." And hopefully it'd be the least shitty of the options.
saisdoesmatter: (Default)

just a scurrying horror that yells at you

[personal profile] saisdoesmatter 2025-11-21 08:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Raph appreciates the slight bristle anyway. It's always reaffirming to know that people were on his side about how this was bullshit when it came to the stuff he dealt with. They were his brothers, sure, it was bound to happen, but sometimes they pushed it. He smirks a little bit. "It's better now, but yeah; still stings a bit sometimes. The crew here is fine."

Moving on from the slights, he nods. "It is. Like... we have the same background and all, being who we are and everything, but Dee and Leo here are like...both similar and really different from what I know with my own bros. I appreciate them having my back and vice versa regardless."

"Same here. Point me in the direction of getting something done and m'there. I'd rather do something than just sit around waiting for whatever this place has in store for us. That's no way to live. And I've been through tons of stuff that were near death before so..." A shrug. "Just another day being a turtle, I guess."

"I'm taking the whole 'nirvana' thing with a grain of salt, but having hope that it's actually helpful is better than not."
burnyoudown: (018)

the worst (the critter designs are neat though, honestly)

[personal profile] burnyoudown 2025-11-21 10:39 pm (UTC)(link)
"Good." That it was better here. "No one should have to put up with that bullshit." He might have teased his boys about things, himself, but it wasn't in a way where it got under their skin. They could all be nasty to each other from time to time, sure, but they always apologized and patched things up, and it was never something personal. Just bad moods, stress and tension, someone getting a little too drunk.

He shook his head a little. "Sort of like different things happened at some point or another? And skewed them away from what you'd expect them to know and have experienced?" That still had to be weird. But- "I'm glad you're all looking out for each other, though."

Kavinsky had been through near death shit before, himself, but he wasn't going to crack open that particular luggage. "I hate being bored. And I especially hate it when there's shit to do. Better to do something instead of letting the world sweep us along." Helpless wasn't something he'd let himself be. "Yeah, I'm taking a lot of this shit with a grain of salt." But he also hoped for the best.
saisdoesmatter: (Does This Thing Play Video Games?)

they do have some pretty neat creature designs!

[personal profile] saisdoesmatter 2025-11-21 11:46 pm (UTC)(link)
"I mean, teasin' yer bros comes with the territory, but sometimes it gets pushed a bit too hard," he says, knowing he was fully guilty of doing it too until he learned better. That was just life when it came with dealing with boys. Bad moods and the like were just that - life.

Another nod. "Yeah, exactly. Our fathers share the same name and all for instance, but like, their dad made way different choices than mine. Like totally non-traditional routes rather than what I grew up with. It's...weird but like, not a deal breaker."

"I don't think you can be bored here, man. There's always something going on. People to talk to. I'm still getting the lay of the convoy on a good day when we're not all fighting for our lives at whatever curve ball it decided to throw at us."
burnyoudown: (060)

[personal profile] burnyoudown 2025-11-22 07:19 pm (UTC)(link)
"Yeah, but- that, yeah. There's a line to everything, where teasing becomes vicious instead of playful." Kavinsky didn't have any siblings, but his boys--and him--had had to learn those lines, what was too much, what one of them would and wouldn't tolerate. What they thought was funny too, and what they thought was leaping feet first into asshole territory. "Or when people don't think shit bothers you, but it really fucking does. Or they don't care and say it anyway." Personal? Was that bit personal? One hundred percent.

"It's kind of funny how some choices can make such a big difference, you know? The big ones, yeah, but sometimes it's the small ones, too." There were probably a whole bunch of pivot points in life that people never realized existed, that a specific choice they made changed their life so drastically down the line. "But I get how that'd be weird, yeah."

Kavinsky's ability to be bored should never be underestimated. He mumbled something under his breath that distinctly contained the word lay. When he spoke again, he was back to normal volume levels. "Sounds like there's always a little something to keep us busy." Good. He'd probably still get bored now and then, though.
saisdoesmatter: (Hopefully Donnie Can Fix That...)

[personal profile] saisdoesmatter 2025-11-23 12:55 am (UTC)(link)
"All's fair in love and war until someone crosses a line," he answers back easily enough, knowing his brothers gave him crap and vice versa. It's when they pushed it too far like the phobia shaming that made it rough. Especially when you're trying to be an emotionally unavailable bad boy. But when Kavinsky says that, he glances back over at him, knowing exactly how much that stings from experience. "Sounds like you know exactly what I mean."

"Yeah, I don't know the specifics or the theory behind it. That's sciencey stuff and that's more Donnie's wheelhouse. If ya want to get the lowdown on how it might work, I'd ask him." But he laughs. "It's weird but also...not? It's reassuring in a way, being here without my actual brothers."

Raph didn't catch the mutter fully but he smirks. "Definitely. Even if ya gotta make some fun fer yourself from time to time."
burnyoudown: (013)

[personal profile] burnyoudown 2025-11-23 01:58 am (UTC)(link)
Kavinsky grunted rather than actually saying anything in response to the first part. Though emotionally unavailable bad boy was probably something people had used to describe him many times. "Pretty much every fuckin' day. People don't give a shit. They just take rumors and run with 'em." Without caring if it was true or not. People made a whole lot of assumptions about him and his friends.

"That's fair. Not sure I'd understand the more scientific explanation for it, but I'll keep that in mind. Maybe there'll be other things I wanna pick his brain about." ...That was actually a terrible phrase, he decided, and he was never going to use it again. Moving on- "Reassuring?"

It was better, most likely, that he didn't hear what Kavinsky muttered. It was some kind of self-restraint that he hadn't said it loud enough to hear properly to begin with. "Definitely. I'm used to doing that."
saisdoesmatter: (...huh)

[personal profile] saisdoesmatter 2025-11-23 07:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Raph makes a face at that, knowing full well that people could and would take rumors and run with them from what he's seen over the years, especially with poor April and her school. Not to mention the stuff that Casey told him. "Damn man, was it constant? Sounds like it was."

"Dee's like one of the smartest people I know, so I'm sure he'd love answering questions as long as you actually listen." Though he takes a moment to pet another chicken before answering that. "Not real fond of being away from my fam after the things we went through together. I mean, I'm a mutant turtle. Most humans aren't cool with us. People here have been cool with it, but just having that common ground helps a lot."

"Then you prolly got nothin' to worry about regarding boredom here."
burnyoudown: (004)

[personal profile] burnyoudown 2025-11-23 08:48 pm (UTC)(link)
"Yup." He popped the p, before scowling. "As soon as we moved from Jersey." Mouths started running, the rumors cropped up. They were right about his father being a mobster, but that was as far as the truth went in the shit people talked about.

Taking a breath, Kavinsky nodded. "I get it. No point talking to people who aren't going to pay attention to anything someone says, right? I like learning shit. I like talking about stuff." So he'd listen, was what he meant.

Right. That kind of reassuring. The kind he'd hoped he'd find with Ronan, but nothing in K's life could ever be that easy, he guessed. Not that it wasn't possible, just that he hadn't reached that point yet. "Yeah. Common ground is-" he paused, hesitated, dragging his hands over his face and then through his hair.

"It's one thing when people are cool with something, but it's completely different to have that- that sameness- the kinship-" there it was, there were the words he'd been looking for. Not family, but the same, made from the same mold, cut from the same cloth- that kind of same. "Someone who really understands, 'cause they've gone through the same things, have the same-" Otherness. Magic, in some cases. "It's fucking lonely. I feel that."
saisdoesmatter: (You Serious?)

[personal profile] saisdoesmatter 2025-11-23 10:35 pm (UTC)(link)
He grimaces at that, shaking his head. "M'sorry ta hear that, man. That sucks. But you got your crew with ya, yeah? Everyone else can eat a bag of dicks."

"Heh, yeah, then Dee'll appreciate it. I think people snub him a lot back home so if you're earnest with him about stuff, he'll back you up with anything." Wow, shocker. Respecting people's time actually gets respect back!

The way that Kavinsky is running his hands through his hair and hesitating makes Raph shut the hell up, listening now because...he so gets that. There's that need for connection that everyone had, human or otherwise, to find those bonds. Even if they went through similar but ultimately different things. He can understand that.

"Well, K, you got a whole group of peeps here in the convoy who are literally going to know what you mean and support ya here. Even if yer crew's not. Because while we might not be the same in terms of--" he motions to himself. "--physicality. We're all in the same boat here. Strangeness and all. It might not be perfect but it's better than trying to do it solo."
burnyoudown: (006)

[personal profile] burnyoudown 2025-11-24 12:26 am (UTC)(link)
"Thanks. And yeah, that's my opinion on it all." Made it hard to not want to set the town ablaze some days, though. Or rather, hard not to actually do it. It was rough when the shit came from everywhere and his opportunities to get away from it all were slim.

"Why? Something to do with nerds?" And not nerds like he'd meant affectionately before, but nerds, when people used it as an insult. That was the first thing that came to mind for why anyone would snub someone who was wildly intelligent. Personally, he put that kind of thing on the list of shitty reasons to be shitty to someone.

"I'm-" Even his friends didn't know. They didn't know because Kavinsky'd never told them, and Proko only knew by accident, because it'd been necessary and K's hand had been forced. He couldn't say that, even though he was dancing around the truth, close enough to touch it but not to say it out loud. "I've never really had that." He hadn't had anyone he could talk to about the shit he'd been through, the things he could do. He'd met one other person like himself, and it'd been so hard to be as patient as he had been so far.

"I think I'll like it, though." He thought it'd be nice, not having to hold back on something because he knew whoever he was talking to wouldn't get it.
saisdoesmatter: (Come Again?)

[personal profile] saisdoesmatter 2025-11-24 07:37 pm (UTC)(link)
He nods again. "Yeah, it's pretty obvious that people snub him when he's talking about stuff. When I actually asked him about things regarding what he was trying to talk about that I didn't get, I don't think he knew what to do with someone asking a legitimate question."

When Kavinsky hesitates again, Raph notes the posture and the way he does and doesn't say things. It sounds like it was pretty bad where he came from, something that Raph can understand without boxing it up in some condensing package. It might be hard to talk about stuff sometimes, but having the convoy and crew was better than nothing. Nobody knew his life story, of course, but there was a support network.

"Well...grats, man, you got the start of it here. We all got dealt a crummy hand here, but we're making the best we can of it. People who don't know each other well help each other out here so it's like... a little mobile community, I guess."
burnyoudown: (013)

[personal profile] burnyoudown 2025-11-25 01:01 am (UTC)(link)
That was exactly the kind of shit that had led to Kavinsky making sure he paid attention to things like Skov rambling on and on about skateboarding. K might not skateboard himself, and he might not understand everything Skov was talking about at some points, but he let him talk and he asked questions. And he enjoyed seeing him so excited and passionate about something. "Surprise, brushing people off feels fuckin' terrible." Or rather, being brushed off, he meant.

He snorted, part amused, part...he didn't know. Bittersweet might be close to a good word for it. "A mobile community," he repeated. Sometimes, he thought it might be easier for people to help someone out when they didn't know much about them, because they didn't know enough to judge them. Maybe he was just too used to how shit went in Henrietta. Maybe he was jaded. But people helping each other out did sound nice. "It'll take some getting used to." It would be a good change, though.
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[personal profile] saisdoesmatter 2025-11-25 03:58 am (UTC)(link)
"Yeah, it's hard not to let it get to you when it happens. Especially if it happens again and again. I know I've messed up with my brother like that before when we were younger and didn't know any better, but I like to think we're better about it now." So he got that when Donnie here seemed annoyed by people doing it too.

He grins at the snort. "Literally mobile with all the wheels and junk. But yeah, it's not so bad. It takes a bit to get the feel and vibe for the place but people are used to us like...getting new crewmates when we get near pit stops and stuff. It's like the world wants to get more people here to get to the end goal to help it, I guess."
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[personal profile] burnyoudown 2025-11-25 05:02 am (UTC)(link)
"It's different when you're kids. There's a lot kids don't know, and all you can really do is learn as you grow older." He wouldn't hold dumb shit against kids, when it was from just not realizing, rather than being malicious. He hoped Raph and his brothers didn't hold it against each other now, either.

"Yeah, I can get behind the mobile part." Especially with how badly Kavinsky had wanted to get the hell out of Henrietta. Moving along, traveling--it all sounded good. "Makes sense, though. This doesn't seem to be an easy problem to fix, so the more people that're here, the more chance things'll go the way they hope." Crewmates and pit stops, that made it sound like they were part of NASCAR or something. He liked it.

"So...what's actually supposed to happen when we get to Nirvana?" Like...they did whatever they were supposed to help with and...then what?
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[personal profile] saisdoesmatter 2025-11-25 07:28 pm (UTC)(link)
"Oh yeah, definitely. It's not like it used to be for us. Time passes and the stupid shakes out, I guess." Well, kind of. Boys will be boys after all. But they've all learned through different means to deal with stuff better.

He glances up at the sky, trying to take an estimated guess as to what the moon's placement is from the last time. "Considering the moon stuff makes everything more complicated? I think whatever powers that be here are desperate to fix it somehow, considering there's like, shards and stuff from the moon that shows up here from what I've been told."

BIGGEST SHRUG EVER. "That's the thing. Nobody knows. We just hear the constant radio stuff of if people are still alive, to get our butts there. I'm taking it with a grain of salt and expecting it to be a problem, but other than just giving up and sitting still? That's really the only thing that we got going for us."
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[personal profile] burnyoudown 2025-11-26 12:17 am (UTC)(link)
Kavinsky thought some people were incapable of shaking out the stupid. They were always going to be cruel and hateful. But maybe he'd be surprised. He'd like that, honestly. "Yeah. That's how growing up's supposed to be." He wasn't being judgmental or accusing, just...it was good that Raph and his brothers had grown and changed for the better over the years.

Well, now he was looking back up at the sky, too. Moon shards. If they didn't sound so frustratingly dangerous, he'd love to get his hands on one. But that probably wouldn't end well for him, with his luck. "So, yeah. The more people the better. Someone has to figure out how to fix all this shit, whether it ends up being one of us or the people guiding us." He couldn't blame anyone for wanting to fix their world.

Huh. Well, that was an unsatisfying answer, but it wasn't Raph's fault. "Great. Sounds like a 'hope for the best, prepare for the worst' kind of thing." Which sounded a bit like what his every day was, just...not on a scale like this.

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