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*there is a portal that opened, as a large beasts stepped out looking down*

*its a griffin, they stare at you, they have a crown of feathers around their head, a long sharp beak, and their back half is littered with spots like a cheetah except they are Grey, their front talons are long, they hunch their front talons over like an always pounching, they have pearicing eyes*

He stops walking as a portal opens and a large creature steps out.

riseleon

*Selena tilted their head, swishing their tail before stepping out completely, staring down at don, this isn't back home? She assumed the portal was leo's.. but that makes no sense..*

"Mrrr?"

"Ah. You're new? You seem confused." He smiles awkwardly, then waves to the griffin. "Welcome."

#rp #selena

*there is a portal that opened, as a large beasts stepped out looking down*

He stops walking as a portal opens and a large creature steps out.

#rp #selena

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He nods a bit, glancing between Leo and Kai. They're both right.

( @don-splinterson )

{Mike looks at Leo in between dodges. And true to what Kai said, this one is slightly smarter after so many times ramming into the wall it starts slowing and stopping sooner to avoid hitting the walls as they dodge. Kai uses this slow time to leap onto the FE, stabbing right in the shoulder before it shrieks and throws Kai off, letting him crash into the wall. He falls to the ground, not immediately getting up while the EF charges him down.}

He holds himself back from rushing to help Kai, recognizing what Kai is trying to do. Still, he stands at the ready just in case.

Uh- guys!?

{Kai's tail twitches subtlety, his eyes opening just enough to see the movement of the FE. Leo moves himself and Mike a bit more out of the way. Once the FE is close enough, already positioning itself to ram Kai, Kai moves to latch onto it. His tail wrapping around its neck as his claws did into its throat. The FE shrieks as Kai latches onto it, refusing to let go despite it thrashing and ramming. Mike helps by using his nunchucks to trip it while Leo helps in attacks.}

He helps Mike trip the mutant with his bo staff, giving it a hard whack to the back of its hind legs.

{The FE goes down, giving off a choked shriek. It eventually goes limp from the choking hold Kai has on it and Leo and Mike back off. Kai stays on for a moment before releasing it. He takes the odachi out of its shoulder before forcing it through its neck and taking it back. Leo and Mike grimace at the act, Mike more so than Leo.}

Brutal....

There's still the others grouped together.

Assuming they haven't already eaten Huggin and Munnin already and spread out.

He's expecting it a little more the second time around, but he still grimaces a little bit. He nods, frowning a little.

"I sure hope not... the poor things seemed so scared..."

{Kai flicks the odachi to get some of the blood off, staring at the FE. It's clear his pain level and exhaustion is building back up. A few hours of rest can only get you so far. But it's only been a day. He's lived longer off of fighting with no rest before. Other than his overuse making everything so much more painful, this is no different. After a moment Kai starts moving towards the pit entrance, though much slower than he has been.}

Let's go.

Are you sure you're up for this?

There's a handful of those failed experiments and you're still hurt.

This time go for the kill and we'll be faster.

Especially if we can separate them to fight more one on one.

He nods slowly, stepping slightly between his brother and Kai before looking at Kai.

"Alright, but you are going to be honest with when you've reached your limit- even if you already hit it. We wont be upset. Everyone has a limit, and it doesn't make you a failure for reaching it." He shrugs a little. "Besides, Asha is going to be upset enough as it is. I don't want her to have to worry more about you."

Don's right, there's no shame in saying when you've hit your limit.

I've hit mine- can we go home now- eek!

{Mike yelps slightly as Leo grabs the end of his mask tails stopping him from his usual try for a slip away, shaking his head at his nonsense before patting his head. Mike sighs, knowing he was seen through. Fine~. But can you blame him for not wanting to get eaten by these aggressive snarling monsters!?- actually, sounds a lot like Raph.}

Doesn't matter, this is what it was built for.

{Kai had already stopped before he made it to the entrance of the pit and looked back over to the other open gate on the other side of the pit.}

But if you must make a deal out of it, me Asha released these failed experiments.

We can try luring them back into their cages.

{Leo nods, liking that idea much better.}

We should focus on that.

It'll be easier than taking them on.

He shakes his head at Mike, lightly flicking him before turning back to the others. He nods.

"Alright."

{Kai huffs quietly, trying to clean the blood off himself. The fabric he has now completely red with blood. He gives a small nod, moving once more towards the pit entrance. He's still a bit slow, but he's at least a bit faster than he was a moment ago, having been able to catch his breath for a moment.}

Well be leading them back through the opposite gate of the pit then.

He nods, looking to his brothers for a moment before following after Kai.

{The make it back to the room the gargoyles and FEs were in. Seems like the two managed to move a bit but only made themselves more stuck. Two of the FEs are actually fighting each other- trying to kill one another. Leo looks over the situation, about to call their move but before he can-}

Huggin, Munnin, we're locking them up.

{The gargoyles- and the FEs by extension- look at the turtles, attention now on them. Shrieks, roars, growls, hisses, and everything in between is heard before the FEs start going after them.}

That works too I guess-!

{The gargoyles immediately start flying up and away as the attention is off them, helping to guide any stay FEs trying to get off the path.}

He startles, before immediately starting too draw attention towards himself as he heads back towards the pit.

{Kai runs on all fours, (the odachi on his shell- staying there despite being anchored to nothing) growling as he swiped at them. Not normally his style, but it will do for now.}

I'm starting to think he's just as feral as these things!

{As they run through the gates, the second gate leads them down a hall. The further they get, the more noise can be heard until they're met with a room full of cages- all full with FEs and placed in a way that makes the room itself a maze. The open cages are easy enough to spot and Kai, Leo, and Mike already start leading them to the cages. The gargoyles fallow, helping to close and lock cages once the FEs are in them.}

He helps to lead the FEs to the open cages. Once they're done, he looks around to check in with the others.

S-5!

{Kai stands up, looking to the gargoyles as they say his name and perch on his shoulders. Mike looks over all the cages panting slightly from all the running they've been doing. Leo pats his shell for a moment.}

That's a lot of cages....

And are they making a maze!?

{At Mike's increase in volume the nearby FE cages get louder. All of them trying to get the prey through their cages with no success.}

"Maybe we should focus on getting home first, and question the abusive scientist's design choices later."

He leads Mikey away from the angry mutants in the cages.

{Kai looks around, exhaustion taking enough hold that it's hard for him to tell apart the movement from the cages in a wall that he can tell is a wall or an opening. And with how much blood is still on his beak and muzzle, he can't smell anything other than blood. None of this would be a problem if he actually knew his around this around, but he doesn't, he isn't in here to know his way around. The gargoyles look at each other as Kai stars blankly at the floor. His shaking body adds a new layer of trembling as his legs are now fighting to support the poor turtle.}

He watches Kai for a moment before sighing and stepping closer before scooping the younger turtle into a bridal carry.

"Alright, you can murder me for this later. But for now, you need support, and I won't hear no for an answer."

{Kai gives a small pained hiss as he's grabbed, just looking away. It goes to show just how hurt and tired he is as he doesn't stifle the hiss nor does he even fight Don for carrying him. As Kai is scooped up, the gargoyles move to perch on Don's shoulders instead. Yeah, they have no idea who these turtles are, but they're with Subject-5. And they don't really have anywhere else to go besides with S-5 after Draxum had fallen.}

Subject-5 must really be tired if he's letting these guys carry him...

Yeah, He hardly even lets us do that.

{Kai huffs, ignoring Huggin and Munnin. Leo helps to guide everyone out the way they came in.}

He grits his teeth a little, internally kicking himself.

"Shell... I knew he wasn't ready for something like this yet..."

He huffs, following Leo out.

"And you two? What are your relations to Kai?"

We worked with Draxum.

Yeah, and we were often sent to deal with S-5.

Taking him to his cell.

Bringing him food when he was allowed to eat when in his cell.

Helping to take care of his more severe injuries.

{The other gargoyle nods.}

Yeah, like his cracked shells.

[They heard the name a few times, but they're starting to understand that Kai means Subject-5. But Subject-5 is the only name they've known him by. They do use more humanized pronouns with Kai though. After he started using them for himself. Unlike Draxum who kept the "it" pronouns.]

He hums, nodding slightly, his brow furrowed slightly.

"You realize what Draxum put him through was entirely messed up, right?"

[Don would probably be a lot slower to trust Huggin and Muninn if he couldn't feel that they genuinely do care for Kai at least a little-]

{Huginn and Muninn looked at each other.}

We just did what the boss told us too.

Yeah, and he wasn't always so hard on S-5.

Not the first few years.

{Kai's breath hitches and his tail wraps around his ankle and he subtly makes himself smaller. Draxum would call this childish.... Leo leads them back through the Hidden City, trying to navigate to the portal they used to leave the few times they ended up in the Hidden City.}

[Kai spent so long believing that Draxum once loved him and trying to gain that love back. Eventually he started quietly if he really had vague memories of Draxum actually caring and loving him or if he just imagined someone he wanted. And gargoyles basically just told Kai what he needed to know. That Kai was the reason he lost Draxum's love. That Draxum was once kind to him. Before all the training started.]

He hums, attention going to Kai as his breath hitches. He very, very gently rubs the kid's shell, careful not to put pressure on any of the cracks.

"This isn't being hard on someone, this is abuse. If you care for Kai at all, you need to realize that."

He sighs, glancing down at Kai for a second before looking back in front of him to continue following after Leo.

"There is absolutely no excuse for what your boss did to him. Nobody deserves to be treated this way."

[Don knows very well that Kai is listening. He's trying to get through to the goyles and to Kai in the same statements. They all need to recognize Kai's 'childhood' for what it is]

It was made for this.

It served for a purpose.

Just like the failed experiments.

Punishment fell on it because it failed to do what it was supposed to.

It did it to itself.....

That's why Draxum stopped loving it....

It kept failing too often.....

{Blood drips from Kai's beak as he speaks. And the last couple parts are said so quietly, it's almost completely inaudible.}

....

He sighs sadly, readjusting his hold to gently wipe away the blood, barely touching the muzzle. He shakes his head.

"No, Kai. You didn't do anything wrong. If Draxum wanted a weapon, he should have made a weapon- not a kid."

His heart hurts for the poor kid.

"I don't care what you were created for, I just care about you. I promise I wont ever punish you for being a kid." He hums softly. "I know you don't believe that yet, but just keep it in mind, okay? I know the other turtles feel the same."

{Kai just goes quiet again, trying to see where they are. Though that's more difficult since his vision feels blurrier than normal. Leo and Mike are quietly talking up ahead. After a while of walking- because man is the castle far!- Leo finally makes it and opens the portal back to the surface.}

He presses his lips slightly before turning his attention mostly back to where they're walking. Kai's had enough of his mushy ramblings for now.

He sighs a little once they're back topside.

"Okay. Who will you let unlock that muzzle, Kai?"

Asha...

She can decide when its punishment ends.

He nods, heading back to the lairs. Let's find Asha, then.

@heart-of-the-family

Asha is not in the medbay anymore. She sits in her room, playing with the kids.

Her attention is completely on the small turtles, she doesn't notices them coming in.

{Kai now tries to squirm out of Don's hold. He dealt with Don carrying him back, he's done with that. Huggin leaps off Don's shoulder and onto Asha.}

You know, they are pretty cute.

[I still don't know which one is which. And H&M's dialogue may- and probably will- switch colors.]

He sighs, going and crouching down beside Asha before carefully letting Kai slide out of his arms.

"Hello. I'm guessing you must be Asha?"

She flinches as Huggin lands on her shoulder. She lets out a warning hiss before looking at the visitor. The moment Asha recognizes Huggin. her eyes getting small. Quickly she grabs the kids, holding and shielding them from the flying "beast".

Her tail swishes uneasy. It takes another moment for Asha to hear and notice Don. She doesn't say anything and just nods.

Phlox peeps loud as her mom grab and hide her. She clicks, wiggling a bit.

{Once Kai is on his feet he huffs quietly, shooing Huggin off Asha. He flies off before perching on Kai's shoulder and Muninn soon joins him on the opposite side.}

They won't hurt anyone.

Annoy, possibly, but they wouldn't dare to hurt anyone.

{Despite Kai's voice remaining quiet, his tone shifts a bit towards the end. A quiet threat to the gargoyles in the words. A warning to be careful.}

He huffs, giving Kai a look.

"Speaking of annoying, I'm going to annoy you until you sit down. You need to rest." He sighs, before turning to Asha. "Kai insisted that you should be in control of the key to the muzzle."

His tone shifts just slightly with the last of that sentence, his opinion on the muzzle clear.

Asha watches Kai, if she had ears they would be in airplane mode right now. She looks again to Don. And then she slowly releases the kids and stands up. Oh boy, she's quite tall with her proud height of 6 feet 6 inches...

With ease she grabs Kai and picks him up in her arms. Cradling him.

"I will handle it."

She doesn't sound happy.

{Kai growls quietly at Don. He doesn't seem all that happy about Don talking for him. As Kai is picked up, he hisses oh so quietly from the pain before going quiet. The gargoyles also fly up off Kai as he's picked up, landing on Asha's shoulders.}

I've never seen S-5 okay with being picked up for this long.

Yeah, he hates being carried.

{Kai huffs, using his tail to whack the closest gargoyle to his tail, earning him a small yelp and the gargoyles quieting down as they settle into their normal positions.}

[H&M are now sitting on Asha's shoulders like they do with Draxum.]

Wow, Asha is tall. He nods, watching for a second.

"Alright. I can stick around to lend a hand if you'd like, but I wouldn't want to overstay my welcome."

Asha just holds Kai and shushing him softly. She looks at Don before shaking her head.

"You can go now. Thanks for everything."

She gives him a small smile.

"I'll take care from here."

{Kai just watches Don, silent. Though he focuses more on the mask to make the turtle out.}

He hums, nodding slightly.

"Alright. I'm just across the lairs if you need anything."

He gives Asha and Kai a small smile back, doing a respectful bow before leaving them be.

[I didn't forget to check this thread bc I was talking about tormenting the poor twins with Kappa, that is totally not something I would ever do-]

#rp #kai #asha #ooc

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He nods a bit, glancing between Leo and Kai. They're both right.

( @don-splinterson )

He holds himself back from rushing to help Kai, recognizing what Kai is trying to do. Still, he stands at the ready just in case.

Uh- guys!?

He helps Mike trip the mutant with his bo staff, giving it a hard whack to the back of its hind legs.

Brutal....

There's still the others grouped together.

Assuming they haven't already eaten Huggin and Munnin already and spread out.

He's expecting it a little more the second time around, but he still grimaces a little bit. He nods, frowning a little.

"I sure hope not... the poor things seemed so scared..."

Let's go.

Are you sure you're up for this?

There's a handful of those failed experiments and you're still hurt.

This time go for the kill and we'll be faster.

Especially if we can separate them to fight more one on one.

He nods slowly, stepping slightly between his brother and Kai before looking at Kai.

Don's right, there's no shame in saying when you've hit your limit.

I've hit mine- can we go home now- eek!

Doesn't matter, this is what it was built for.

{Kai had already stopped before he made it to the entrance of the pit and looked back over to the other open gate on the other side of the pit.}

But if you must make a deal out of it, me Asha released these failed experiments.

We can try luring them back into their cages.

{Leo nods, liking that idea much better.}

We should focus on that.

It'll be easier than taking them on.

He shakes his head at Mike, lightly flicking him before turning back to the others. He nods.

"Alright."

Well be leading them back through the opposite gate of the pit then.

He nods, looking to his brothers for a moment before following after Kai.

Huggin, Munnin, we're locking them up.

{The gargoyles- and the FEs by extension- look at the turtles, attention now on them. Shrieks, roars, growls, hisses, and everything in between is heard before the FEs start going after them.}

That works too I guess-!

{The gargoyles immediately start flying up and away as the attention is off them, helping to guide any stay FEs trying to get off the path.}

He startles, before immediately starting too draw attention towards himself as he heads back towards the pit.

{Kai runs on all fours, (the odachi on his shell- staying there despite being anchored to nothing) growling as he swiped at them. Not normally his style, but it will do for now.}

I'm starting to think he's just as feral as these things!

He helps to lead the FEs to the open cages. Once they're done, he looks around to check in with the others.

S-5!

That's a lot of cages....

And are they making a maze!?

{At Mike's increase in volume the nearby FE cages get louder. All of them trying to get the prey through their cages with no success.}

"Maybe we should focus on getting home first, and question the abusive scientist's design choices later."

He leads Mikey away from the angry mutants in the cages.

He watches Kai for a moment before sighing and stepping closer before scooping the younger turtle into a bridal carry.

"Alright, you can murder me for this later. But for now, you need support, and I won't hear no for an answer."

Subject-5 must really be tired if he's letting these guys carry him...

Yeah, He hardly even lets us do that.

{Kai huffs, ignoring Huggin and Munnin. Leo helps to guide everyone out the way they came in.}

He grits his teeth a little, internally kicking himself.

"Shell... I knew he wasn't ready for something like this yet..."

He huffs, following Leo out.

"And you two? What are your relations to Kai?"

We worked with Draxum.

Yeah, and we were often sent to deal with S-5.

Taking him to his cell.

Bringing him food when he was allowed to eat when in his cell.

Helping to take care of his more severe injuries.

{The other gargoyle nods.}

Yeah, like his cracked shells.

He hums, nodding slightly, his brow furrowed slightly.

"You realize what Draxum put him through was entirely messed up, right?"

[Don would probably be a lot slower to trust Huggin and Muninn if he couldn't feel that they genuinely do care for Kai at least a little-]

{Huginn and Muninn looked at each other.}

We just did what the boss told us too.

Yeah, and he wasn't always so hard on S-5.

Not the first few years.

He hums, attention going to Kai as his breath hitches. He very, very gently rubs the kid's shell, careful not to put pressure on any of the cracks.

"This isn't being hard on someone, this is abuse. If you care for Kai at all, you need to realize that."

He sighs, glancing down at Kai for a second before looking back in front of him to continue following after Leo.

"There is absolutely no excuse for what your boss did to him. Nobody deserves to be treated this way."

[Don knows very well that Kai is listening. He's trying to get through to the goyles and to Kai in the same statements. They all need to recognize Kai's 'childhood' for what it is]

It was made for this.

It served for a purpose.

Just like the failed experiments.

Punishment fell on it because it failed to do what it was supposed to.

It did it to itself.....

That's why Draxum stopped loving it....

It kept failing too often.....

{Blood drips from Kai's beak as he speaks. And the last couple parts are said so quietly, it's almost completely inaudible.}

....

He sighs sadly, readjusting his hold to gently wipe away the blood, barely touching the muzzle. He shakes his head.

"No, Kai. You didn't do anything wrong. If Draxum wanted a weapon, he should have made a weapon- not a kid."

His heart hurts for the poor kid.

He presses his lips slightly before turning his attention mostly back to where they're walking. Kai's had enough of his mushy ramblings for now.

He sighs a little once they're back topside.

"Okay. Who will you let unlock that muzzle, Kai?"

Asha...

She can decide when its punishment ends.

He nods, heading back to the lairs. Let's find Asha, then.

@heart-of-the-family

Asha is not in the medbay anymore. She sits in her room, playing with the kids.

Her attention is completely on the small turtles, she doesn't notices them coming in.

{Kai now tries to squirm out of Don's hold. He dealt with Don carrying him back, he's done with that. Huggin leaps off Don's shoulder and onto Asha.}

You know, they are pretty cute.

[I still don't know which one is which. And H&M's dialogue may- and probably will- switch colors.]

He sighs, going and crouching down beside Asha before carefully letting Kai slide out of his arms.

"Hello. I'm guessing you must be Asha?"

Her tail swishes uneasy. It takes another moment for Asha to hear and notice Don. She doesn't say anything and just nods.

Phlox peeps loud as her mom grab and hide her. She clicks, wiggling a bit.

{Once Kai is on his feet he huffs quietly, shooing Huggin off Asha. He flies off before perching on Kai's shoulder and Muninn soon joins him on the opposite side.}

They won't hurt anyone.

Annoy, possibly, but they wouldn't dare to hurt anyone.

{Despite Kai's voice remaining quiet, his tone shifts a bit towards the end. A quiet threat to the gargoyles in the words. A warning to be careful.}

He huffs, giving Kai a look.

"Speaking of annoying, I'm going to annoy you until you sit down. You need to rest." He sighs, before turning to Asha. "Kai insisted that you should be in control of the key to the muzzle."

His tone shifts just slightly with the last of that sentence, his opinion on the muzzle clear.

With ease she grabs Kai and picks him up in her arms. Cradling him.

"I will handle it."

She doesn't sound happy.

I've never seen S-5 okay with being picked up for this long.

Yeah, he hates being carried.

{Kai huffs, using his tail to whack the closest gargoyle to his tail, earning him a small yelp and the gargoyles quieting down as they settle into their normal positions.}

[H&M are now sitting on Asha's shoulders like they do with Draxum.]

Wow, Asha is tall. He nods, watching for a second.

"Alright. I can stick around to lend a hand if you'd like, but I wouldn't want to overstay my welcome."

#rp #kai #gargoyles #asha

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He nods a bit, glancing between Leo and Kai. They're both right.

( @don-splinterson )

He holds himself back from rushing to help Kai, recognizing what Kai is trying to do. Still, he stands at the ready just in case.

Uh- guys!?

He helps Mike trip the mutant with his bo staff, giving it a hard whack to the back of its hind legs.

Brutal....

There's still the others grouped together.

Assuming they haven't already eaten Huggin and Munnin already and spread out.

He's expecting it a little more the second time around, but he still grimaces a little bit. He nods, frowning a little.

"I sure hope not... the poor things seemed so scared..."

Let's go.

Are you sure you're up for this?

There's a handful of those failed experiments and you're still hurt.

This time go for the kill and we'll be faster.

Especially if we can separate them to fight more one on one.

He nods slowly, stepping slightly between his brother and Kai before looking at Kai.

Don's right, there's no shame in saying when you've hit your limit.

I've hit mine- can we go home now- eek!

Doesn't matter, this is what it was built for.

{Kai had already stopped before he made it to the entrance of the pit and looked back over to the other open gate on the other side of the pit.}

But if you must make a deal out of it, me Asha released these failed experiments.

We can try luring them back into their cages.

{Leo nods, liking that idea much better.}

We should focus on that.

It'll be easier than taking them on.

He shakes his head at Mike, lightly flicking him before turning back to the others. He nods.

"Alright."

Well be leading them back through the opposite gate of the pit then.

He nods, looking to his brothers for a moment before following after Kai.

Huggin, Munnin, we're locking them up.

{The gargoyles- and the FEs by extension- look at the turtles, attention now on them. Shrieks, roars, growls, hisses, and everything in between is heard before the FEs start going after them.}

That works too I guess-!

{The gargoyles immediately start flying up and away as the attention is off them, helping to guide any stay FEs trying to get off the path.}

He startles, before immediately starting too draw attention towards himself as he heads back towards the pit.

{Kai runs on all fours, (the odachi on his shell- staying there despite being anchored to nothing) growling as he swiped at them. Not normally his style, but it will do for now.}

I'm starting to think he's just as feral as these things!

He helps to lead the FEs to the open cages. Once they're done, he looks around to check in with the others.

S-5!

That's a lot of cages....

And are they making a maze!?

{At Mike's increase in volume the nearby FE cages get louder. All of them trying to get the prey through their cages with no success.}

"Maybe we should focus on getting home first, and question the abusive scientist's design choices later."

He leads Mikey away from the angry mutants in the cages.

He watches Kai for a moment before sighing and stepping closer before scooping the younger turtle into a bridal carry.

"Alright, you can murder me for this later. But for now, you need support, and I won't hear no for an answer."

Subject-5 must really be tired if he's letting these guys carry him...

Yeah, He hardly even lets us do that.

{Kai huffs, ignoring Huggin and Munnin. Leo helps to guide everyone out the way they came in.}

He grits his teeth a little, internally kicking himself.

"Shell... I knew he wasn't ready for something like this yet..."

He huffs, following Leo out.

"And you two? What are your relations to Kai?"

We worked with Draxum.

Yeah, and we were often sent to deal with S-5.

Taking him to his cell.

Bringing him food when he was allowed to eat when in his cell.

Helping to take care of his more severe injuries.

{The other gargoyle nods.}

Yeah, like his cracked shells.

He hums, nodding slightly, his brow furrowed slightly.

"You realize what Draxum put him through was entirely messed up, right?"

[Don would probably be a lot slower to trust Huggin and Muninn if he couldn't feel that they genuinely do care for Kai at least a little-]

{Huginn and Muninn looked at each other.}

We just did what the boss told us too.

Yeah, and he wasn't always so hard on S-5.

Not the first few years.

He hums, attention going to Kai as his breath hitches. He very, very gently rubs the kid's shell, careful not to put pressure on any of the cracks.

"This isn't being hard on someone, this is abuse. If you care for Kai at all, you need to realize that."

He sighs, glancing down at Kai for a second before looking back in front of him to continue following after Leo.

"There is absolutely no excuse for what your boss did to him. Nobody deserves to be treated this way."

[Don knows very well that Kai is listening. He's trying to get through to the goyles and to Kai in the same statements. They all need to recognize Kai's 'childhood' for what it is]

It was made for this.

It served for a purpose.

Just like the failed experiments.

Punishment fell on it because it failed to do what it was supposed to.

It did it to itself.....

That's why Draxum stopped loving it....

It kept failing too often.....

{Blood drips from Kai's beak as he speaks. And the last couple parts are said so quietly, it's almost completely inaudible.}

....

He sighs sadly, readjusting his hold to gently wipe away the blood, barely touching the muzzle. He shakes his head.

"No, Kai. You didn't do anything wrong. If Draxum wanted a weapon, he should have made a weapon- not a kid."

His heart hurts for the poor kid.

He presses his lips slightly before turning his attention mostly back to where they're walking. Kai's had enough of his mushy ramblings for now.

He sighs a little once they're back topside.

"Okay. Who will you let unlock that muzzle, Kai?"

Asha...

She can decide when its punishment ends.

He nods, heading back to the lairs. Let's find Asha, then.

@heart-of-the-family

Asha is not in the medbay anymore. She sits in her room, playing with the kids.

Her attention is completely on the small turtles, she doesn't notices them coming in.

{Kai now tries to squirm out of Don's hold. He dealt with Don carrying him back, he's done with that. Huggin leaps off Don's shoulder and onto Asha.}

You know, they are pretty cute.

[I still don't know which one is which. And H&M's dialogue may- and probably will- switch colors.]

He sighs, going and crouching down beside Asha before carefully letting Kai slide out of his arms.

"Hello. I'm guessing you must be Asha?"

Her tail swishes uneasy. It takes another moment for Asha to hear and notice Don. She doesn't say anything and just nods.

Phlox peeps loud as her mom grab and hide her. She clicks, wiggling a bit.

{Once Kai is on his feet he huffs quietly, shooing Huggin off Asha. He flies off before perching on Kai's shoulder and Muninn soon joins him on the opposite side.}

They won't hurt anyone.

Annoy, possibly, but they wouldn't dare to hurt anyone.

{Despite Kai's voice remaining quiet, his tone shifts a bit towards the end. A quiet threat to the gargoyles in the words. A warning to be careful.}

He huffs, giving Kai a look.

"Speaking of annoying, I'm going to annoy you until you sit down. You need to rest." He sighs, before turning to Asha. "Kai insisted that you should be in control of the key to the muzzle."

His tone shifts just slightly with the last of that sentence, his opinion on the muzzle clear.

#rp #kai #gargoyles #asha

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He nods a bit, glancing between Leo and Kai. They're both right.

( @don-splinterson )

He holds himself back from rushing to help Kai, recognizing what Kai is trying to do. Still, he stands at the ready just in case.

Uh- guys!?

He helps Mike trip the mutant with his bo staff, giving it a hard whack to the back of its hind legs.

Brutal....

There's still the others grouped together.

Assuming they haven't already eaten Huggin and Munnin already and spread out.

He's expecting it a little more the second time around, but he still grimaces a little bit. He nods, frowning a little.

"I sure hope not... the poor things seemed so scared..."

Let's go.

Are you sure you're up for this?

There's a handful of those failed experiments and you're still hurt.

This time go for the kill and we'll be faster.

Especially if we can separate them to fight more one on one.

He nods slowly, stepping slightly between his brother and Kai before looking at Kai.

Don's right, there's no shame in saying when you've hit your limit.

I've hit mine- can we go home now- eek!

Doesn't matter, this is what it was built for.

{Kai had already stopped before he made it to the entrance of the pit and looked back over to the other open gate on the other side of the pit.}

But if you must make a deal out of it, me Asha released these failed experiments.

We can try luring them back into their cages.

{Leo nods, liking that idea much better.}

We should focus on that.

It'll be easier than taking them on.

He shakes his head at Mike, lightly flicking him before turning back to the others. He nods.

"Alright."

Well be leading them back through the opposite gate of the pit then.

He nods, looking to his brothers for a moment before following after Kai.

Huggin, Munnin, we're locking them up.

{The gargoyles- and the FEs by extension- look at the turtles, attention now on them. Shrieks, roars, growls, hisses, and everything in between is heard before the FEs start going after them.}

That works too I guess-!

{The gargoyles immediately start flying up and away as the attention is off them, helping to guide any stay FEs trying to get off the path.}

He startles, before immediately starting too draw attention towards himself as he heads back towards the pit.

{Kai runs on all fours, (the odachi on his shell- staying there despite being anchored to nothing) growling as he swiped at them. Not normally his style, but it will do for now.}

I'm starting to think he's just as feral as these things!

He helps to lead the FEs to the open cages. Once they're done, he looks around to check in with the others.

S-5!

That's a lot of cages....

And are they making a maze!?

{At Mike's increase in volume the nearby FE cages get louder. All of them trying to get the prey through their cages with no success.}

"Maybe we should focus on getting home first, and question the abusive scientist's design choices later."

He leads Mikey away from the angry mutants in the cages.

He watches Kai for a moment before sighing and stepping closer before scooping the younger turtle into a bridal carry.

"Alright, you can murder me for this later. But for now, you need support, and I won't hear no for an answer."

Subject-5 must really be tired if he's letting these guys carry him...

Yeah, He hardly even lets us do that.

{Kai huffs, ignoring Huggin and Munnin. Leo helps to guide everyone out the way they came in.}

He grits his teeth a little, internally kicking himself.

"Shell... I knew he wasn't ready for something like this yet..."

He huffs, following Leo out.

"And you two? What are your relations to Kai?"

We worked with Draxum.

Yeah, and we were often sent to deal with S-5.

Taking him to his cell.

Bringing him food when he was allowed to eat when in his cell.

Helping to take care of his more severe injuries.

{The other gargoyle nods.}

Yeah, like his cracked shells.

He hums, nodding slightly, his brow furrowed slightly.

"You realize what Draxum put him through was entirely messed up, right?"

[Don would probably be a lot slower to trust Huggin and Muninn if he couldn't feel that they genuinely do care for Kai at least a little-]

{Huginn and Muninn looked at each other.}

We just did what the boss told us too.

Yeah, and he wasn't always so hard on S-5.

Not the first few years.

He hums, attention going to Kai as his breath hitches. He very, very gently rubs the kid's shell, careful not to put pressure on any of the cracks.

"This isn't being hard on someone, this is abuse. If you care for Kai at all, you need to realize that."

He sighs, glancing down at Kai for a second before looking back in front of him to continue following after Leo.

"There is absolutely no excuse for what your boss did to him. Nobody deserves to be treated this way."

[Don knows very well that Kai is listening. He's trying to get through to the goyles and to Kai in the same statements. They all need to recognize Kai's 'childhood' for what it is]

It was made for this.

It served for a purpose.

Just like the failed experiments.

Punishment fell on it because it failed to do what it was supposed to.

It did it to itself.....

That's why Draxum stopped loving it....

It kept failing too often.....

{Blood drips from Kai's beak as he speaks. And the last couple parts are said so quietly, it's almost completely inaudible.}

....

He sighs sadly, readjusting his hold to gently wipe away the blood, barely touching the muzzle. He shakes his head.

"No, Kai. You didn't do anything wrong. If Draxum wanted a weapon, he should have made a weapon- not a kid."

His heart hurts for the poor kid.

He presses his lips slightly before turning his attention mostly back to where they're walking. Kai's had enough of his mushy ramblings for now.

He sighs a little once they're back topside.

"Okay. Who will you let unlock that muzzle, Kai?"

Asha...

She can decide when its punishment ends.

He nods, heading back to the lairs. Let's find Asha, then.

@heart-of-the-family

Asha is not in the medbay anymore. She sits in her room, playing with the kids.

Her attention is completely on the small turtles, she doesn't notices them coming in.

{Kai now tries to squirm out of Don's hold. He dealt with Don carrying him back, he's done with that. Huggin leaps off Don's shoulder and onto Asha.}

You know, they are pretty cute.

[I still don't know which one is which. And H&M's dialogue may- and probably will- switch colors.]

He sighs, going and crouching down beside Asha before carefully letting Kai slide out of his arms.

"Hello. I'm guessing you must be Asha?"

#rp #kai #gargoyles #asha

[new thread]

He nods a bit, glancing between Leo and Kai. They're both right.

( @don-splinterson )

He holds himself back from rushing to help Kai, recognizing what Kai is trying to do. Still, he stands at the ready just in case.

Uh- guys!?

He helps Mike trip the mutant with his bo staff, giving it a hard whack to the back of its hind legs.

Brutal....

There's still the others grouped together.

Assuming they haven't already eaten Huggin and Munnin already and spread out.

He's expecting it a little more the second time around, but he still grimaces a little bit. He nods, frowning a little.

"I sure hope not... the poor things seemed so scared..."

Let's go.

Are you sure you're up for this?

There's a handful of those failed experiments and you're still hurt.

This time go for the kill and we'll be faster.

Especially if we can separate them to fight more one on one.

He nods slowly, stepping slightly between his brother and Kai before looking at Kai.

Don's right, there's no shame in saying when you've hit your limit.

I've hit mine- can we go home now- eek!

Doesn't matter, this is what it was built for.

{Kai had already stopped before he made it to the entrance of the pit and looked back over to the other open gate on the other side of the pit.}

But if you must make a deal out of it, me Asha released these failed experiments.

We can try luring them back into their cages.

{Leo nods, liking that idea much better.}

We should focus on that.

It'll be easier than taking them on.

He shakes his head at Mike, lightly flicking him before turning back to the others. He nods.

"Alright."

Well be leading them back through the opposite gate of the pit then.

He nods, looking to his brothers for a moment before following after Kai.

Huggin, Munnin, we're locking them up.

{The gargoyles- and the FEs by extension- look at the turtles, attention now on them. Shrieks, roars, growls, hisses, and everything in between is heard before the FEs start going after them.}

That works too I guess-!

{The gargoyles immediately start flying up and away as the attention is off them, helping to guide any stay FEs trying to get off the path.}

He startles, before immediately starting too draw attention towards himself as he heads back towards the pit.

{Kai runs on all fours, (the odachi on his shell- staying there despite being anchored to nothing) growling as he swiped at them. Not normally his style, but it will do for now.}

I'm starting to think he's just as feral as these things!

He helps to lead the FEs to the open cages. Once they're done, he looks around to check in with the others.

S-5!

That's a lot of cages....

And are they making a maze!?

{At Mike's increase in volume the nearby FE cages get louder. All of them trying to get the prey through their cages with no success.}

"Maybe we should focus on getting home first, and question the abusive scientist's design choices later."

He leads Mikey away from the angry mutants in the cages.

He watches Kai for a moment before sighing and stepping closer before scooping the younger turtle into a bridal carry.

"Alright, you can murder me for this later. But for now, you need support, and I won't hear no for an answer."

Subject-5 must really be tired if he's letting these guys carry him...

Yeah, He hardly even lets us do that.

{Kai huffs, ignoring Huggin and Munnin. Leo helps to guide everyone out the way they came in.}

He grits his teeth a little, internally kicking himself.

"Shell... I knew he wasn't ready for something like this yet..."

He huffs, following Leo out.

"And you two? What are your relations to Kai?"

We worked with Draxum.

Yeah, and we were often sent to deal with S-5.

Taking him to his cell.

Bringing him food when he was allowed to eat when in his cell.

Helping to take care of his more severe injuries.

{The other gargoyle nods.}

Yeah, like his cracked shells.

He hums, nodding slightly, his brow furrowed slightly.

"You realize what Draxum put him through was entirely messed up, right?"

[Don would probably be a lot slower to trust Huggin and Muninn if he couldn't feel that they genuinely do care for Kai at least a little-]

{Huginn and Muninn looked at each other.}

We just did what the boss told us too.

Yeah, and he wasn't always so hard on S-5.

Not the first few years.

He hums, attention going to Kai as his breath hitches. He very, very gently rubs the kid's shell, careful not to put pressure on any of the cracks.

"This isn't being hard on someone, this is abuse. If you care for Kai at all, you need to realize that."

He sighs, glancing down at Kai for a second before looking back in front of him to continue following after Leo.

"There is absolutely no excuse for what your boss did to him. Nobody deserves to be treated this way."

[Don knows very well that Kai is listening. He's trying to get through to the goyles and to Kai in the same statements. They all need to recognize Kai's 'childhood' for what it is]

It was made for this.

It served for a purpose.

Just like the failed experiments.

Punishment fell on it because it failed to do what it was supposed to.

It did it to itself.....

That's why Draxum stopped loving it....

It kept failing too often.....

{Blood drips from Kai's beak as he speaks. And the last couple parts are said so quietly, it's almost completely inaudible.}

....

He sighs sadly, readjusting his hold to gently wipe away the blood, barely touching the muzzle. He shakes his head.

"No, Kai. You didn't do anything wrong. If Draxum wanted a weapon, he should have made a weapon- not a kid."

His heart hurts for the poor kid.

He presses his lips slightly before turning his attention mostly back to where they're walking. Kai's had enough of his mushy ramblings for now.

He sighs a little once they're back topside.

"Okay. Who will you let unlock that muzzle, Kai?"

Asha...

She can decide when its punishment ends.

He nods, heading back to the lairs. Let's find Asha, then.

@heart-of-the-family

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He nods a bit, glancing between Leo and Kai. They're both right.

( @don-splinterson )

He holds himself back from rushing to help Kai, recognizing what Kai is trying to do. Still, he stands at the ready just in case.

Uh- guys!?

He helps Mike trip the mutant with his bo staff, giving it a hard whack to the back of its hind legs.

Brutal....

There's still the others grouped together.

Assuming they haven't already eaten Huggin and Munnin already and spread out.

He's expecting it a little more the second time around, but he still grimaces a little bit. He nods, frowning a little.

"I sure hope not... the poor things seemed so scared..."

Let's go.

Are you sure you're up for this?

There's a handful of those failed experiments and you're still hurt.

This time go for the kill and we'll be faster.

Especially if we can separate them to fight more one on one.

He nods slowly, stepping slightly between his brother and Kai before looking at Kai.

Don's right, there's no shame in saying when you've hit your limit.

I've hit mine- can we go home now- eek!

Doesn't matter, this is what it was built for.

{Kai had already stopped before he made it to the entrance of the pit and looked back over to the other open gate on the other side of the pit.}

But if you must make a deal out of it, me Asha released these failed experiments.

We can try luring them back into their cages.

{Leo nods, liking that idea much better.}

We should focus on that.

It'll be easier than taking them on.

He shakes his head at Mike, lightly flicking him before turning back to the others. He nods.

"Alright."

Well be leading them back through the opposite gate of the pit then.

He nods, looking to his brothers for a moment before following after Kai.

Huggin, Munnin, we're locking them up.

{The gargoyles- and the FEs by extension- look at the turtles, attention now on them. Shrieks, roars, growls, hisses, and everything in between is heard before the FEs start going after them.}

That works too I guess-!

{The gargoyles immediately start flying up and away as the attention is off them, helping to guide any stay FEs trying to get off the path.}

He startles, before immediately starting too draw attention towards himself as he heads back towards the pit.

{Kai runs on all fours, (the odachi on his shell- staying there despite being anchored to nothing) growling as he swiped at them. Not normally his style, but it will do for now.}

I'm starting to think he's just as feral as these things!

He helps to lead the FEs to the open cages. Once they're done, he looks around to check in with the others.

S-5!

That's a lot of cages....

And are they making a maze!?

{At Mike's increase in volume the nearby FE cages get louder. All of them trying to get the prey through their cages with no success.}

"Maybe we should focus on getting home first, and question the abusive scientist's design choices later."

He leads Mikey away from the angry mutants in the cages.

He watches Kai for a moment before sighing and stepping closer before scooping the younger turtle into a bridal carry.

"Alright, you can murder me for this later. But for now, you need support, and I won't hear no for an answer."

Subject-5 must really be tired if he's letting these guys carry him...

Yeah, He hardly even lets us do that.

{Kai huffs, ignoring Huggin and Munnin. Leo helps to guide everyone out the way they came in.}

He grits his teeth a little, internally kicking himself.

"Shell... I knew he wasn't ready for something like this yet..."

He huffs, following Leo out.

"And you two? What are your relations to Kai?"

We worked with Draxum.

Yeah, and we were often sent to deal with S-5.

Taking him to his cell.

Bringing him food when he was allowed to eat when in his cell.

Helping to take care of his more severe injuries.

{The other gargoyle nods.}

Yeah, like his cracked shells.

He hums, nodding slightly, his brow furrowed slightly.

"You realize what Draxum put him through was entirely messed up, right?"

[Don would probably be a lot slower to trust Huggin and Muninn if he couldn't feel that they genuinely do care for Kai at least a little-]

{Huginn and Muninn looked at each other.}

We just did what the boss told us too.

Yeah, and he wasn't always so hard on S-5.

Not the first few years.

He hums, attention going to Kai as his breath hitches. He very, very gently rubs the kid's shell, careful not to put pressure on any of the cracks.

"This isn't being hard on someone, this is abuse. If you care for Kai at all, you need to realize that."

He sighs, glancing down at Kai for a second before looking back in front of him to continue following after Leo.

"There is absolutely no excuse for what your boss did to him. Nobody deserves to be treated this way."

[Don knows very well that Kai is listening. He's trying to get through to the goyles and to Kai in the same statements. They all need to recognize Kai's 'childhood' for what it is]

It was made for this.

It served for a purpose.

Just like the failed experiments.

Punishment fell on it because it failed to do what it was supposed to.

It did it to itself.....

That's why Draxum stopped loving it....

It kept failing too often.....

{Blood drips from Kai's beak as he speaks. And the last couple parts are said so quietly, it's almost completely inaudible.}

....

He sighs sadly, readjusting his hold to gently wipe away the blood, barely touching the muzzle. He shakes his head.

"No, Kai. You didn't do anything wrong. If Draxum wanted a weapon, he should have made a weapon- not a kid."

His heart hurts for the poor kid.

He presses his lips slightly before turning his attention mostly back to where they're walking. Kai's had enough of his mushy ramblings for now.

He sighs a little once they're back topside.

"Okay. Who will you let unlock that muzzle, Kai?"

[new thread]

He nods a bit, glancing between Leo and Kai. They're both right.

( @don-splinterson )

He holds himself back from rushing to help Kai, recognizing what Kai is trying to do. Still, he stands at the ready just in case.

Uh- guys!?

He helps Mike trip the mutant with his bo staff, giving it a hard whack to the back of its hind legs.

Brutal....

There's still the others grouped together.

Assuming they haven't already eaten Huggin and Munnin already and spread out.

He's expecting it a little more the second time around, but he still grimaces a little bit. He nods, frowning a little.

"I sure hope not... the poor things seemed so scared..."

Let's go.

Are you sure you're up for this?

There's a handful of those failed experiments and you're still hurt.

This time go for the kill and we'll be faster.

Especially if we can separate them to fight more one on one.

He nods slowly, stepping slightly between his brother and Kai before looking at Kai.

Don's right, there's no shame in saying when you've hit your limit.

I've hit mine- can we go home now- eek!

Doesn't matter, this is what it was built for.

{Kai had already stopped before he made it to the entrance of the pit and looked back over to the other open gate on the other side of the pit.}

But if you must make a deal out of it, me Asha released these failed experiments.

We can try luring them back into their cages.

{Leo nods, liking that idea much better.}

We should focus on that.

It'll be easier than taking them on.

He shakes his head at Mike, lightly flicking him before turning back to the others. He nods.

"Alright."

Well be leading them back through the opposite gate of the pit then.

He nods, looking to his brothers for a moment before following after Kai.

Huggin, Munnin, we're locking them up.

{The gargoyles- and the FEs by extension- look at the turtles, attention now on them. Shrieks, roars, growls, hisses, and everything in between is heard before the FEs start going after them.}

That works too I guess-!

{The gargoyles immediately start flying up and away as the attention is off them, helping to guide any stay FEs trying to get off the path.}

He startles, before immediately starting too draw attention towards himself as he heads back towards the pit.

{Kai runs on all fours, (the odachi on his shell- staying there despite being anchored to nothing) growling as he swiped at them. Not normally his style, but it will do for now.}

I'm starting to think he's just as feral as these things!

He helps to lead the FEs to the open cages. Once they're done, he looks around to check in with the others.

S-5!

That's a lot of cages....

And are they making a maze!?

{At Mike's increase in volume the nearby FE cages get louder. All of them trying to get the prey through their cages with no success.}

"Maybe we should focus on getting home first, and question the abusive scientist's design choices later."

He leads Mikey away from the angry mutants in the cages.

He watches Kai for a moment before sighing and stepping closer before scooping the younger turtle into a bridal carry.

"Alright, you can murder me for this later. But for now, you need support, and I won't hear no for an answer."

Subject-5 must really be tired if he's letting these guys carry him...

Yeah, He hardly even lets us do that.

{Kai huffs, ignoring Huggin and Munnin. Leo helps to guide everyone out the way they came in.}

He grits his teeth a little, internally kicking himself.

"Shell... I knew he wasn't ready for something like this yet..."

He huffs, following Leo out.

"And you two? What are your relations to Kai?"

We worked with Draxum.

Yeah, and we were often sent to deal with S-5.

Taking him to his cell.

Bringing him food when he was allowed to eat when in his cell.

Helping to take care of his more severe injuries.

{The other gargoyle nods.}

Yeah, like his cracked shells.

He hums, nodding slightly, his brow furrowed slightly.

"You realize what Draxum put him through was entirely messed up, right?"

[Don would probably be a lot slower to trust Huggin and Muninn if he couldn't feel that they genuinely do care for Kai at least a little-]

{Huginn and Muninn looked at each other.}

We just did what the boss told us too.

Yeah, and he wasn't always so hard on S-5.

Not the first few years.

He hums, attention going to Kai as his breath hitches. He very, very gently rubs the kid's shell, careful not to put pressure on any of the cracks.

"This isn't being hard on someone, this is abuse. If you care for Kai at all, you need to realize that."

He sighs, glancing down at Kai for a second before looking back in front of him to continue following after Leo.

"There is absolutely no excuse for what your boss did to him. Nobody deserves to be treated this way."

[Don knows very well that Kai is listening. He's trying to get through to the goyles and to Kai in the same statements. They all need to recognize Kai's 'childhood' for what it is]

It was made for this.

It served for a purpose.

Just like the failed experiments.

Punishment fell on it because it failed to do what it was supposed to.

It did it to itself.....

That's why Draxum stopped loving it....

It kept failing too often.....

{Blood drips from Kai's beak as he speaks. And the last couple parts are said so quietly, it's almost completely inaudible.}

....

He sighs sadly, readjusting his hold to gently wipe away the blood, barely touching the muzzle. He shakes his head.

"No, Kai. You didn't do anything wrong. If Draxum wanted a weapon, he should have made a weapon- not a kid."

His heart hurts for the poor kid.

[new thread]

He nods a bit, glancing between Leo and Kai. They're both right.

( @don-splinterson )

He holds himself back from rushing to help Kai, recognizing what Kai is trying to do. Still, he stands at the ready just in case.

Uh- guys!?

He helps Mike trip the mutant with his bo staff, giving it a hard whack to the back of its hind legs.

Brutal....

There's still the others grouped together.

Assuming they haven't already eaten Huggin and Munnin already and spread out.

He's expecting it a little more the second time around, but he still grimaces a little bit. He nods, frowning a little.

"I sure hope not... the poor things seemed so scared..."

Let's go.

Are you sure you're up for this?

There's a handful of those failed experiments and you're still hurt.

This time go for the kill and we'll be faster.

Especially if we can separate them to fight more one on one.

He nods slowly, stepping slightly between his brother and Kai before looking at Kai.

Don's right, there's no shame in saying when you've hit your limit.

I've hit mine- can we go home now- eek!

Doesn't matter, this is what it was built for.

{Kai had already stopped before he made it to the entrance of the pit and looked back over to the other open gate on the other side of the pit.}

But if you must make a deal out of it, me Asha released these failed experiments.

We can try luring them back into their cages.

{Leo nods, liking that idea much better.}

We should focus on that.

It'll be easier than taking them on.

He shakes his head at Mike, lightly flicking him before turning back to the others. He nods.

"Alright."

Well be leading them back through the opposite gate of the pit then.

He nods, looking to his brothers for a moment before following after Kai.

Huggin, Munnin, we're locking them up.

{The gargoyles- and the FEs by extension- look at the turtles, attention now on them. Shrieks, roars, growls, hisses, and everything in between is heard before the FEs start going after them.}

That works too I guess-!

{The gargoyles immediately start flying up and away as the attention is off them, helping to guide any stay FEs trying to get off the path.}

He startles, before immediately starting too draw attention towards himself as he heads back towards the pit.

{Kai runs on all fours, (the odachi on his shell- staying there despite being anchored to nothing) growling as he swiped at them. Not normally his style, but it will do for now.}

I'm starting to think he's just as feral as these things!

He helps to lead the FEs to the open cages. Once they're done, he looks around to check in with the others.

S-5!

That's a lot of cages....

And are they making a maze!?

{At Mike's increase in volume the nearby FE cages get louder. All of them trying to get the prey through their cages with no success.}

"Maybe we should focus on getting home first, and question the abusive scientist's design choices later."

He leads Mikey away from the angry mutants in the cages.

He watches Kai for a moment before sighing and stepping closer before scooping the younger turtle into a bridal carry.

"Alright, you can murder me for this later. But for now, you need support, and I won't hear no for an answer."

Subject-5 must really be tired if he's letting these guys carry him...

Yeah, He hardly even lets us do that.

{Kai huffs, ignoring Huggin and Munnin. Leo helps to guide everyone out the way they came in.}

He grits his teeth a little, internally kicking himself.

"Shell... I knew he wasn't ready for something like this yet..."

He huffs, following Leo out.

"And you two? What are your relations to Kai?"

We worked with Draxum.

Yeah, and we were often sent to deal with S-5.

Taking him to his cell.

Bringing him food when he was allowed to eat when in his cell.

Helping to take care of his more severe injuries.

{The other gargoyle nods.}

Yeah, like his cracked shells.

He hums, nodding slightly, his brow furrowed slightly.

"You realize what Draxum put him through was entirely messed up, right?"

[Don would probably be a lot slower to trust Huggin and Muninn if he couldn't feel that they genuinely do care for Kai at least a little-]

{Huginn and Muninn looked at each other.}

We just did what the boss told us too.

Yeah, and he wasn't always so hard on S-5.

Not the first few years.

He hums, attention going to Kai as his breath hitches. He very, very gently rubs the kid's shell, careful not to put pressure on any of the cracks.

"This isn't being hard on someone, this is abuse. If you care for Kai at all, you need to realize that."

He sighs, glancing down at Kai for a second before looking back in front of him to continue following after Leo.

"There is absolutely no excuse for what your boss did to him. Nobody deserves to be treated this way."

[Don knows very well that Kai is listening. He's trying to get through to the goyles and to Kai in the same statements. They all need to recognize Kai's 'childhood' for what it is]

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He nods a bit, glancing between Leo and Kai. They're both right.

( @don-splinterson )

He holds himself back from rushing to help Kai, recognizing what Kai is trying to do. Still, he stands at the ready just in case.

Uh- guys!?

He helps Mike trip the mutant with his bo staff, giving it a hard whack to the back of its hind legs.

Brutal....

There's still the others grouped together.

Assuming they haven't already eaten Huggin and Munnin already and spread out.

He's expecting it a little more the second time around, but he still grimaces a little bit. He nods, frowning a little.

"I sure hope not... the poor things seemed so scared..."

Let's go.

Are you sure you're up for this?

There's a handful of those failed experiments and you're still hurt.

This time go for the kill and we'll be faster.

Especially if we can separate them to fight more one on one.

He nods slowly, stepping slightly between his brother and Kai before looking at Kai.

Don's right, there's no shame in saying when you've hit your limit.

I've hit mine- can we go home now- eek!

Doesn't matter, this is what it was built for.

{Kai had already stopped before he made it to the entrance of the pit and looked back over to the other open gate on the other side of the pit.}

But if you must make a deal out of it, me Asha released these failed experiments.

We can try luring them back into their cages.

{Leo nods, liking that idea much better.}

We should focus on that.

It'll be easier than taking them on.

He shakes his head at Mike, lightly flicking him before turning back to the others. He nods.

"Alright."

Well be leading them back through the opposite gate of the pit then.

He nods, looking to his brothers for a moment before following after Kai.

Huggin, Munnin, we're locking them up.

{The gargoyles- and the FEs by extension- look at the turtles, attention now on them. Shrieks, roars, growls, hisses, and everything in between is heard before the FEs start going after them.}

That works too I guess-!

{The gargoyles immediately start flying up and away as the attention is off them, helping to guide any stay FEs trying to get off the path.}

He startles, before immediately starting too draw attention towards himself as he heads back towards the pit.

{Kai runs on all fours, (the odachi on his shell- staying there despite being anchored to nothing) growling as he swiped at them. Not normally his style, but it will do for now.}

I'm starting to think he's just as feral as these things!

He helps to lead the FEs to the open cages. Once they're done, he looks around to check in with the others.

S-5!

That's a lot of cages....

And are they making a maze!?

{At Mike's increase in volume the nearby FE cages get louder. All of them trying to get the prey through their cages with no success.}

"Maybe we should focus on getting home first, and question the abusive scientist's design choices later."

He leads Mikey away from the angry mutants in the cages.

He watches Kai for a moment before sighing and stepping closer before scooping the younger turtle into a bridal carry.

"Alright, you can murder me for this later. But for now, you need support, and I won't hear no for an answer."

Subject-5 must really be tired if he's letting these guys carry him...

Yeah, He hardly even lets us do that.

{Kai huffs, ignoring Huggin and Munnin. Leo helps to guide everyone out the way they came in.}

He grits his teeth a little, internally kicking himself.

"Shell... I knew he wasn't ready for something like this yet..."

He huffs, following Leo out.

"And you two? What are your relations to Kai?"

We worked with Draxum.

Yeah, and we were often sent to deal with S-5.

Taking him to his cell.

Bringing him food when he was allowed to eat when in his cell.

Helping to take care of his more severe injuries.

{The other gargoyle nods.}

Yeah, like his cracked shells.

He hums, nodding slightly, his brow furrowed slightly.

"You realize what Draxum put him through was entirely messed up, right?"

[Don would probably be a lot slower to trust Huggin and Muninn if he couldn't feel that they genuinely do care for Kai at least a little-]

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He nods a bit, glancing between Leo and Kai. They're both right.

( @don-splinterson )

He holds himself back from rushing to help Kai, recognizing what Kai is trying to do. Still, he stands at the ready just in case.

Uh- guys!?

He helps Mike trip the mutant with his bo staff, giving it a hard whack to the back of its hind legs.

Brutal....

There's still the others grouped together.

Assuming they haven't already eaten Huggin and Munnin already and spread out.

He's expecting it a little more the second time around, but he still grimaces a little bit. He nods, frowning a little.

"I sure hope not... the poor things seemed so scared..."

Let's go.

Are you sure you're up for this?

There's a handful of those failed experiments and you're still hurt.

This time go for the kill and we'll be faster.

Especially if we can separate them to fight more one on one.

He nods slowly, stepping slightly between his brother and Kai before looking at Kai.

Don's right, there's no shame in saying when you've hit your limit.

I've hit mine- can we go home now- eek!

Doesn't matter, this is what it was built for.

{Kai had already stopped before he made it to the entrance of the pit and looked back over to the other open gate on the other side of the pit.}

But if you must make a deal out of it, me Asha released these failed experiments.

We can try luring them back into their cages.

{Leo nods, liking that idea much better.}

We should focus on that.

It'll be easier than taking them on.

He shakes his head at Mike, lightly flicking him before turning back to the others. He nods.

"Alright."

Well be leading them back through the opposite gate of the pit then.

He nods, looking to his brothers for a moment before following after Kai.

Huggin, Munnin, we're locking them up.

{The gargoyles- and the FEs by extension- look at the turtles, attention now on them. Shrieks, roars, growls, hisses, and everything in between is heard before the FEs start going after them.}

That works too I guess-!

{The gargoyles immediately start flying up and away as the attention is off them, helping to guide any stay FEs trying to get off the path.}

He startles, before immediately starting too draw attention towards himself as he heads back towards the pit.

{Kai runs on all fours, (the odachi on his shell- staying there despite being anchored to nothing) growling as he swiped at them. Not normally his style, but it will do for now.}

I'm starting to think he's just as feral as these things!

He helps to lead the FEs to the open cages. Once they're done, he looks around to check in with the others.

S-5!

That's a lot of cages....

And are they making a maze!?

{At Mike's increase in volume the nearby FE cages get louder. All of them trying to get the prey through their cages with no success.}

"Maybe we should focus on getting home first, and question the abusive scientist's design choices later."

He leads Mikey away from the angry mutants in the cages.

He watches Kai for a moment before sighing and stepping closer before scooping the younger turtle into a bridal carry.

"Alright, you can murder me for this later. But for now, you need support, and I won't hear no for an answer."

Subject-5 must really be tired if he's letting these guys carry him...

Yeah, He hardly even lets us do that.

{Kai huffs, ignoring Huggin and Munnin. Leo helps to guide everyone out the way they came in.}

He grits his teeth a little, internally kicking himself.

"Shell... I knew he wasn't ready for something like this yet..."

He huffs, following Leo out.

"And you two? What are your relations to Kai?"

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He nods a bit, glancing between Leo and Kai. They're both right.

( @don-splinterson )

He holds himself back from rushing to help Kai, recognizing what Kai is trying to do. Still, he stands at the ready just in case.

Uh- guys!?

He helps Mike trip the mutant with his bo staff, giving it a hard whack to the back of its hind legs.

Brutal....

There's still the others grouped together.

Assuming they haven't already eaten Huggin and Munnin already and spread out.

He's expecting it a little more the second time around, but he still grimaces a little bit. He nods, frowning a little.

"I sure hope not... the poor things seemed so scared..."

Let's go.

Are you sure you're up for this?

There's a handful of those failed experiments and you're still hurt.

This time go for the kill and we'll be faster.

Especially if we can separate them to fight more one on one.

He nods slowly, stepping slightly between his brother and Kai before looking at Kai.

Don's right, there's no shame in saying when you've hit your limit.

I've hit mine- can we go home now- eek!

Doesn't matter, this is what it was built for.

{Kai had already stopped before he made it to the entrance of the pit and looked back over to the other open gate on the other side of the pit.}

But if you must make a deal out of it, me Asha released these failed experiments.

We can try luring them back into their cages.

{Leo nods, liking that idea much better.}

We should focus on that.

It'll be easier than taking them on.

He shakes his head at Mike, lightly flicking him before turning back to the others. He nods.

"Alright."

Well be leading them back through the opposite gate of the pit then.

He nods, looking to his brothers for a moment before following after Kai.

Huggin, Munnin, we're locking them up.

{The gargoyles- and the FEs by extension- look at the turtles, attention now on them. Shrieks, roars, growls, hisses, and everything in between is heard before the FEs start going after them.}

That works too I guess-!

{The gargoyles immediately start flying up and away as the attention is off them, helping to guide any stay FEs trying to get off the path.}

He startles, before immediately starting too draw attention towards himself as he heads back towards the pit.

{Kai runs on all fours, (the odachi on his shell- staying there despite being anchored to nothing) growling as he swiped at them. Not normally his style, but it will do for now.}

I'm starting to think he's just as feral as these things!

He helps to lead the FEs to the open cages. Once they're done, he looks around to check in with the others.

S-5!

That's a lot of cages....

And are they making a maze!?

{At Mike's increase in volume the nearby FE cages get louder. All of them trying to get the prey through their cages with no success.}

"Maybe we should focus on getting home first, and question the abusive scientist's design choices later."

He leads Mikey away from the angry mutants in the cages.

He watches Kai for a moment before sighing and stepping closer before scooping the younger turtle into a bridal carry.

"Alright, you can murder me for this later. But for now, you need support, and I won't hear no for an answer."

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He nods a bit, glancing between Leo and Kai. They're both right.

( @don-splinterson )

He holds himself back from rushing to help Kai, recognizing what Kai is trying to do. Still, he stands at the ready just in case.

Uh- guys!?

He helps Mike trip the mutant with his bo staff, giving it a hard whack to the back of its hind legs.

Brutal....

There's still the others grouped together.

Assuming they haven't already eaten Huggin and Munnin already and spread out.

He's expecting it a little more the second time around, but he still grimaces a little bit. He nods, frowning a little.

"I sure hope not... the poor things seemed so scared..."

Let's go.

Are you sure you're up for this?

There's a handful of those failed experiments and you're still hurt.

This time go for the kill and we'll be faster.

Especially if we can separate them to fight more one on one.

He nods slowly, stepping slightly between his brother and Kai before looking at Kai.

Don's right, there's no shame in saying when you've hit your limit.

I've hit mine- can we go home now- eek!

Doesn't matter, this is what it was built for.

{Kai had already stopped before he made it to the entrance of the pit and looked back over to the other open gate on the other side of the pit.}

But if you must make a deal out of it, me Asha released these failed experiments.

We can try luring them back into their cages.

{Leo nods, liking that idea much better.}

We should focus on that.

It'll be easier than taking them on.

He shakes his head at Mike, lightly flicking him before turning back to the others. He nods.

"Alright."

Well be leading them back through the opposite gate of the pit then.

He nods, looking to his brothers for a moment before following after Kai.

Huggin, Munnin, we're locking them up.

{The gargoyles- and the FEs by extension- look at the turtles, attention now on them. Shrieks, roars, growls, hisses, and everything in between is heard before the FEs start going after them.}

That works too I guess-!

{The gargoyles immediately start flying up and away as the attention is off them, helping to guide any stay FEs trying to get off the path.}

He startles, before immediately starting too draw attention towards himself as he heads back towards the pit.

{Kai runs on all fours, (the odachi on his shell- staying there despite being anchored to nothing) growling as he swiped at them. Not normally his style, but it will do for now.}

I'm starting to think he's just as feral as these things!

He helps to lead the FEs to the open cages. Once they're done, he looks around to check in with the others.

S-5!

That's a lot of cages....

And are they making a maze!?

{At Mike's increase in volume the nearby FE cages get louder. All of them trying to get the prey through their cages with no success.}

"Maybe we should focus on getting home first, and question the abusive scientist's design choices later."

He leads Mikey away from the angry mutants in the cages.

#rp #kai #leo #mike #gargoyles #failed experiment

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He nods a bit, glancing between Leo and Kai. They're both right.

( @don-splinterson )

He holds himself back from rushing to help Kai, recognizing what Kai is trying to do. Still, he stands at the ready just in case.

Uh- guys!?

He helps Mike trip the mutant with his bo staff, giving it a hard whack to the back of its hind legs.

Brutal....

There's still the others grouped together.

Assuming they haven't already eaten Huggin and Munnin already and spread out.

He's expecting it a little more the second time around, but he still grimaces a little bit. He nods, frowning a little.

"I sure hope not... the poor things seemed so scared..."

Let's go.

Are you sure you're up for this?

There's a handful of those failed experiments and you're still hurt.

This time go for the kill and we'll be faster.

Especially if we can separate them to fight more one on one.

He nods slowly, stepping slightly between his brother and Kai before looking at Kai.

Don's right, there's no shame in saying when you've hit your limit.

I've hit mine- can we go home now- eek!

Doesn't matter, this is what it was built for.

{Kai had already stopped before he made it to the entrance of the pit and looked back over to the other open gate on the other side of the pit.}

But if you must make a deal out of it, me Asha released these failed experiments.

We can try luring them back into their cages.

{Leo nods, liking that idea much better.}

We should focus on that.

It'll be easier than taking them on.

He shakes his head at Mike, lightly flicking him before turning back to the others. He nods.

"Alright."

Well be leading them back through the opposite gate of the pit then.

He nods, looking to his brothers for a moment before following after Kai.

Huggin, Munnin, we're locking them up.

{The gargoyles- and the FEs by extension- look at the turtles, attention now on them. Shrieks, roars, growls, hisses, and everything in between is heard before the FEs start going after them.}

That works too I guess-!

{The gargoyles immediately start flying up and away as the attention is off them, helping to guide any stay FEs trying to get off the path.}

He startles, before immediately starting too draw attention towards himself as he heads back towards the pit.

{Kai runs on all fours, (the odachi on his shell- staying there despite being anchored to nothing) growling as he swiped at them. Not normally his style, but it will do for now.}

I'm starting to think he's just as feral as these things!

He helps to lead the FEs to the open cages. Once they're done, he looks around to check in with the others.

#rp #kai #leo #mike #gargoyles #failed experiment

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He nods a bit, glancing between Leo and Kai. They're both right.

( @don-splinterson )

He holds himself back from rushing to help Kai, recognizing what Kai is trying to do. Still, he stands at the ready just in case.

Uh- guys!?

He helps Mike trip the mutant with his bo staff, giving it a hard whack to the back of its hind legs.

Brutal....

There's still the others grouped together.

Assuming they haven't already eaten Huggin and Munnin already and spread out.

He's expecting it a little more the second time around, but he still grimaces a little bit. He nods, frowning a little.

"I sure hope not... the poor things seemed so scared..."

Let's go.

Are you sure you're up for this?

There's a handful of those failed experiments and you're still hurt.

This time go for the kill and we'll be faster.

Especially if we can separate them to fight more one on one.

He nods slowly, stepping slightly between his brother and Kai before looking at Kai.

Don's right, there's no shame in saying when you've hit your limit.

I've hit mine- can we go home now- eek!

Doesn't matter, this is what it was built for.

{Kai had already stopped before he made it to the entrance of the pit and looked back over to the other open gate on the other side of the pit.}

But if you must make a deal out of it, me Asha released these failed experiments.

We can try luring them back into their cages.

{Leo nods, liking that idea much better.}

We should focus on that.

It'll be easier than taking them on.

He shakes his head at Mike, lightly flicking him before turning back to the others. He nods.

"Alright."

Well be leading them back through the opposite gate of the pit then.

He nods, looking to his brothers for a moment before following after Kai.

Huggin, Munnin, we're locking them up.

{The gargoyles- and the FEs by extension- look at the turtles, attention now on them. Shrieks, roars, growls, hisses, and everything in between is heard before the FEs start going after them.}

That works too I guess-!

{The gargoyles immediately start flying up and away as the attention is off them, helping to guide any stay FEs trying to get off the path.}