Video; @Neon Leon

[makesascene]

[This is sure another giant turtle. Be it one wearing a blue mask instead of Donnie's usual purple. Thanks to his twin for grabbing him fabric for mask based purposes.]

Blabity blabity blah blah we're all conscripted into a war we don't know the true depths of. [Leo waves a hand dismissively.] Whateverrrr. We'll figure it out. We got butt to kick, names to take, insert heroic speech here. I'll cook you up something inspiring after a bit of a gab session, alright?

[A very normal start to a video post right here. The turtle is seated in his brothers' dorm room, just lazily taking up his space. He is Leisuring.]

I'd like to belatedly say 'sorry if my brother pissed you off', cause apparently Dee has been stirring dramaaaa without me.

Which brings me to the real question, whose gonna spill tea on what my twin has been up to? He's tight-lipped about some stuff, sooo, someone fill a guy in?

[yes, he's starting this conversation WHILE in his brother's room.]

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[coordination]

My skills outside of piloting ensure that I don't need to try much.

[ Except when it comes to beating Athrun but he does that!! Sometimes!!! Some...... times.......!!! ]

And ensuring that my weapon is not tampered with and thus ready to be used if needed is part of this mission!

[soft_shelled]

That's sad, one should always be trying.

[Yeah well, Athrun seems to like Donnie. Does he like you, Yzak?]

There's no tampering happening, so you're kind of wasting time.

[coordination]

[ ATHRUN IS HIS HOMIE AND HIS RIVAL (one sided, rival only in Yzak's eyes) THANK YOU SO YES!! The vague look of dissociation you see when Yzak is yelling at him around the base (a sign of love) is reflective of the depths of how close they are. ♥ ]

I am always trying, I said I don't need to try much to get the best results because of my immense talent. [ The worst part is he actually sounds like he's not just putting on airs when he says this. ]

And it's like I said, there might not be any tampering happening now, but your past actions and the knowledge of your ... special interest has you on thin ice right now!

[soft_shelled]

Talent in being annoying, perhaps.

[Donnie is basically mask off now, so he doesn't care if he sounds like a jerk anymore. Sorry Yzak.]

And you wouldn't have known about my interest if my dum dum brother kept his mouth shut.

[coordination]

[ He's a jerk right back, it's fine. Jerk to jerk communication. ]

No, that's where you excel. Which is why it'd be nice to see something else!

[ But since by now Cagalli has stepped in to offer a compromise he can get behind (because he's of the same frustration as her so he figures if she's okay with this, then he can be the same). ]

Since Cagalli is willing to give you a chance to look at the Akatsuki in simulations only, I'll be keeping an eye on how that goes before I even think about considering anything. And despite what Dearka spoke of regarding the Buster, nothing's happening there until the two of us have a conversation about it. Despite being here instead of home, our mobile suits are still our military-issued weapons, and I'm still his commanding officer. So this isn't a matter I - or any of them - take lightly.

[soft_shelled]

And yet it seems I have met my match in you.

[Also wow... Dearka is whipped?]

I've built a tank, armed with weapons the military wishes it had. I doubt your friend's machine would have anything I haven't made myself.

[coordination]

Let's hear it, then. What kind of weapons have you made?

[soft_shelled]

Well, there is my tech-bo.

[And he will describe everything the tech-bo did.]

There's also the giant drill and the boom cannon... Sigh, I never did get to use it.

[coordination]

Hmmh...

Not bad.

[ One thing about Yzak at least, is that even if he yells at people like a cranky old cat man, he doesn't bullshit about things nor does he skimp giving credit where it's due out of spite. Even when he butts heads with politicians back home constantly, he'll agree with them in the rare event they actually come up with a good suggestion. ]

I'd say there's a good amount of overlap between the various equipment a mobile suit can have.

[soft_shelled]

Not bad?! Not bad?

[He sounds offended.]

Scoff, I am a master of improbable future tech back home. Which sure, isn't improbable or future tech here, but still!

So I'd say there's more than just a good amount of overlap.

[egraegis]

That's actually high praise from Yzak, believe it or not.

[soft_shelled]

He needs to work on his praise, then.

[egraegis]

[HONESTLY....]

That's just how he is, though. You get used to it.

[soft_shelled]

Hmph.

[Yep that's it from him.]

[coordination]

WHO ASKED YOU

[ To give away his tsundere secrets!! ]

[egraegis]

You can't say that I'm wrong.

[coordination]

[ Now it's HIS turn to try that ✔ READ thing.

Only it's clear that it's not that and he's just not answering because he knows Athrun is right.

Since he has been established to BE hanging out with Athrun irl he's just going to pretend to be too busy reading something on his ocular to have replied. ]

[egraegis]

[Don't laugh don't laugh don't laugh he will yell louder-

Athrun just kind of sips at whatever he was drinking and keeps his damn mouth shut. He's not poking the bear this time.]