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[bamfing]

[Although Kurt arrived early in the day, walking around the village was not an option. So he was left with little choice but to wait around until evening, listening in on the journals for clues as to what happened to him. Clearly he wasn't the only recent arrival and he learned quite a big from his fellow New Feathers having the situation explained to them. So, in the dead of night, Kurt finally enters the village, teleporting from one room to another. His first stop is the clothing store. After finding some discreet, normal outfit (opting to come back for his X-Men uniform later), he leaves and goes to the item store to find his holo watch. If anyone happens to run into him during the dead of night, they'll find that he's keeping to the shadows and has himself covered in a robe. He'll talk if he's found, at least at first. But he's not keen to reveal himself and will teleport away immediately.

The next morning, though, Kurt will be walking around town in the appearance of a normal human kid, exploring the various parts of the towns, mostly the shops and Welcome Center. Later, he even makes a voice post, sounding just a bit timid as he does so.]

Hello everyone, my name is Kurt. I ah, arrived yesterday. I was wondering if any of my friends were already here? [Seemed reasonable to ask... so many other people arrived to people who already knew them.]

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[Action]

[i_speak_softly]

No, he - does.

[But never mind that. It's time for Don to hold his head and mutter to himself.] Are you done yet?

[Action]

[bamfing]

Sorry... the first time's always the hardest.

[He continues searching around.] I'm trying to find a watch.

[Action]

[i_speak_softly]

[Well, if the screaming doesn't stop, he'll just ignore it.]

A watch? [Oh.] Your holo-inducer.

[Action]

[bamfing]

Ah, yes! Exactly. I'm hoping it's here somewhere.

[He's becoming more concerned it's not.]

[Action]

[i_speak_softly]

[Don watches Kurt's search get increasingly frantic. After a while, he'll approach him. If he can, he'll take his wrist to temporarily stop him from looking through the bins.]

You know - [What was Nightcrawler's real name again?] - Kurt... You really don't need it here.

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[bamfing]

[The accusation "You don't know what it's like!" really doesn't hold much water here. Regardless, he only stops for a moment.]

Maybe not. But all the same... it would be better if I had it.

[Action]

[i_speak_softly]

[He does know how you feel. He'll let go of your arm and start digging through the next bin.]

If we can't find it... I know someone who can make you a new one.

[Action]

[bamfing]

[He glances up and asks with no irony in his tone at all:] You?

[But as he starts on the next bin.] Found it! Yes!

[Action]

[i_speak_softly]

Huh? Oh. No. I don't -

[He leaves that hanging. And when Kurt finds the watch, he backs away a step.]

[Action]

[bamfing]

[Kurt would have no problem believing Donatello could make it out of scrap parts. And then hit it to make it work. In any case, Kurt slaps on his watch and flips it on. Behold! Instant human!]

It still works! Yes!

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[i_speak_softly]

[He probably could, if he felt like it. But that's a road Donatello doesn't want to go down.]

[Sounding distinctly unenthusiastic:] Congratulations.

[Action]

[bamfing]

[Well, there's no need for it now and who knows what kind of charge it has? He flips it back off.]

Thanks, man! I can't believe I met a real Ninja Turtle. My friends are never going to believe this!

[Action]

[i_speak_softly]

[... This is so strange.]

So I'm on a TV show in your world? ... Is it popular?

[Action]

[bamfing]

Ah... not so much anymore. Not since the eighties. There were movies too. [He thinks for a moment.] And a live action show for awhile... it was ah, not so good. Nobody liked the girl turtle that much.

[Action]

[i_speak_softly]

The eighties? I was barely even alive in the eighties.

[A long, stunned silence.] There is no "girl turtle".

[Action]

[bamfing]

Exactly! It was an awful show. There was even a Power Rangers crossover. [He shakes his head at that.] What a way to let a popular series die.

[Action]

[i_speak_softly]

... Maybe we should start over, since the writers seem to have taken some liberties. I'm Donatello. I'm sixteen. I have three brothers, one of whom is here. We have an enemy who calls himself the Shredder but he doesn't have the minions you think he does.

Your turn.

[Action]

[bamfing]

Ah, yeah. Good idea...

I'm Kurt Wagner, from Germany. I'm seventeen, raised by my foster parents. I moved to America three years ago when Professor Xavier discovered my mutant ability. I'm one of the X-Men now.

[Action]

[i_speak_softly]

Sounds about right. And you didn't find any of your friends here?

[Action]

[bamfing]

I looked in the journals... and around town today. I didn't see them. I think I'll ask in the morning. [When he's less conspicuous.]

[Action]

[i_speak_softly]

Good plan. [One last poke at the bin, to see if there's anything he wants for himself.] Ready to go?

[Action]

[bamfing]

Sure. But we'll have to walk. I don't know where you live. [Which is a real shame. Walking is for squares.]

[Action]

[i_speak_softly]

[He thinks about this for a minute.]

Because you can only teleport to places you've seen.

[Action]

[bamfing]

Or places I can see. It's risky otherwise. I could appear inside a wall or something.

[Action]

[i_speak_softly]

It's pretty amazing you can do it at all. With or without quantum double-occupancy disasters.

Anyway - [He moves towards the door.] - it's not far.