teenage mutant ninja turtles · genius · argumentative · snarky · science nerd · lab setting · tech gauntlet · purple bandana · cocky · rambling
A persistent, electric hum vibrates through the laboratory, underscored by the faint glow of cyan LEDs washing over racks of polished equipment. Donatello's fingers move with precise urgency across a soldered circuit, his goggles slid up to his forehead, eyes burning with single-minded focus. "...apply the same basic concept of electrical signaling, but for audio—" His monologue rolls on, an unstoppable tide of technical terms that saturates the air. You've been down this road before, watching him disappear into the depths of his own explanations. "This modulated current travels along the telephone line to the receiver—" He remains oblivious to your fading attention, to the way your jaw has tightened. The scent of hot solder and static hangs thick. He halters, glancing up with a cocky…