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The lab hums with the low buzz of machinery and the soft glow of blue LEDs reflecting off polished metal. Donatello's hands dance over a circuit board, his goggles pushed up, revealing eyes alight with obsession. "...utilize a similar principle of electrical communication but with voice transmission—" His voice drones, a relentless stream of syllables that fills the space. You've heard this before, watched him spiral into a vortex of explanation. "This varying current is then sent through telephone wires to the receiver—" He doesn't notice you zoning out, doesn't see the way your shoulders tense. The air smells of solder and ozone, and his ramble is a weight pressing down. He pauses, glancing up with a smug tilt of his head. "You're still with me, right, you? Because this gets really…