Imolderthantord)Turtle was walking to his new apartment baby in carrier and food at the ready when he saw a familiar face flying towards him
Tord was racing down the street in such a hurry he nearly slammed into the other individual, barely missing them as he jumped to the side and stumbled. “S-sorry!” He yelled quickly, turning the corner into an alley and running down to hide in it. A few moments later a couple of cop cars drove by, slowing down and asking Turtle if he had seen where the man had run off to.
Turtle told them no and that he would have told them if he did. They thanked him for his time then left. Turtle quickly ran to the alley once the police car drove away.
“Tord? Was that you it’s me. I changed my name to Turtle"turtle said looking in alley way. He thought he saw his baby brother but wasn’t certain. Hopefully he didn’t just lie to the police only for it to be a stranger. His baby yawned stirring from their nap.
A pair of eyes peeked over from a stack of crates. “Yes.. Tord is my name but I’m afraid I dont know you.. Ive never even seen you before..” He looked around. “Are the cops gone..? I can’t have them catching me while the watch is still recharging, we could have major problems then..” He slid back down the wall, tapping away at the watch on his wrist which fizzled and went dark. “Stupid battery..”
“oh yeah you probably wouldn’t remember me but yeah their gone tord.“he said has he put his food and baby down. He removed his jacket and pulled out a eye patch from his Jean pocket. He then handed them to tord"here put these on and we can get to my apartment since it’s a short distance from here”
Turtle had a few scars on the right side of his face. One was vertical across his eye and the other was a horizontal scar across his cheek.
Tord looks both curious ans concerned but honestly how dangerous could someone with a baby be? The norski pulls the patch on over his pale grey eye, blinking to let his other eye adjust before turning to turtle. “Alright, lead the way.”
It was a short walk to turtles apartment including the flight of stairs they had to climb. The baby stared at tord with a confused look as if they were seeing double. The baby was at most 4 months old.
Turtle put the food down and knocked on the door,“oxalis open the door my hands are full and we have a guest”
“if it’s that adrain fucker I’m going to rip off -“a voice yelled from inside the apartment.
“no that’s not until next week it’s some else"turtle said, footsteps could be heard coming to the door
Tord slends most of the trip looking just as confused as the baby. He doesnt remember ever having a brother, but this other man seems so sure of himself so he decides to go with it for now, staring down at his watch. Maybe this was a timeline where he had a brother? That would definitely be something new to happen to him. “I didnt even think it was possible..” He muttered, jumping as turtle yelled out and looking up at the door as it opened.
“you su- oh hey it’s a tiny you” the clearly purple dog like alien said looking at tord. One eye yellow the other a dark purple.
“no it’s not like that can we just get inside oxalis” turtle said and the alien let them inside. It was your standard three bedroom apartment. Filled with moving boxes. Turtle handed the carrier to oxalis and put the food kitchen,“hes my little brother the one I told you about . Dad likes him more and I guess wiped me from tords memory after I ran away at 15 ”
Tord walked in looking around in confusion as hell tried to pick up on what the guy was saying. Wiped his memory? Father? Sheesh it had been years since ehe had even thought about the parents he left behind in norway, then maybe this was true? Maybe he did have a brother and just didnt remember? It was a lot to take in and he rubbed his head slightly, a sudden feeling of exhaustion overtaking him.
“oh hey you should sit down tord” turtle said rushing to help tord to the sofa,“I’m sure your probably exhausted and have a lot of questions but for now drink one of these and meet your nephew Gatsby”
Oxalis set the baby next to tord. The little boy slumped on to tord and looked up at him has turtle handed him a bottle of milk.
Tord looked at the bottle with a confused expression. “You didnt mean for me to drink that did you?” He asked, looking apprehensive as he held the bottle for the small baby. “Because honestly id be fine with a water or something-”
“it’s not that big a bottle tord and you need the the extra calcium trucking that metal arm around. I can only imagine how bad the damage to your collar bone is but the drain on your body is clear to see even if I wasn’t trained in the medical field"turtle said has he handed tord the bottle before teasingly saying,“if you still have have problems drinking milk I’m going laugh because I thought you had gotten over that little habit”
“I didnt have problems drinking milk, for real it was just gross. Seriously milks not that big of a deal just give me water.” He frowns and holds it back out.
Turtle rolled his eyes and walked back to the kitchen to get tord something else with calicum in it.
“you humans are so interesting “oxalis remarked looking at tord,"even though you are from the same parents your remarkably shorter than I expected. And your tech for limb replacement is lacking”
“oxalis watch your words I know you don’t really get human phrases that much but those would be major insults depending on the person"turtle yelled from the kitchen. Gatsby yawned softly and tried to pull himself on to tords lap. Though the baby wasn’t quite strong enough for that yet
"I’m not that short..!” Tord huffed and looked down, picking up littlw gatsby and holding him awkwardly in his arms. “As for the arm, its still a work in progress. I add to it and fix it as I go.”
"I’m guessing you humans don’t have the tech to just grow a new limb and attach it?"oxalis said rubbing his chin,"and I mean compared to turtle you are short from what I’ve seen he’s above average at 6'2”
“here one of my vitamin shakes it’s got calcium in it. I drink them do to… reasons . It has no milk in it and taste like chocolate"turtle said handing tord a cup of brown liquid,"oxalis you should get back to repairing the crib. I need to catch up with tord”
"No, we dont, in fact this,” he holds up the metal limb. “is the most technically advanced prosthetic of this time.” He stated proudly, then pouted. “Im.. 5…2…”
He sighs and takes the shake, puffing out his cheeks angrily and drinking the drink, gagging at the taste. “Oh god that tastes like bad ass what the hell..?!”
"well I guess I’ve gotten use to the taste I’ve been drinking them for years” turtle said has walked around and sat on the sofa,“thanks to a set of evens caused by a few things”
Oxalis walked to the back hands in fist seemingly angried by what turtle said.
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