Am I Insane? Maybe.

Greetings! You've reached the blog of Hamato Donatello. The one that died though. But I'm alive again! Kind of. Long Story. ((Minors beware; This blog persona is an adult 21+))

[insane-inthe-membrane9000]

// Greetings & Salutations//

I see you have stumbled upon this little blog here.

A simple blog with no rhyme or reason to it. Just for me to post silly idle chatter I suppose.

But! Now that I have your attention! You are probably wondering a few things?

Of course you are.

You may know me as Hamato Donatello. And that is still exactly who I am.

However, due to extenuating circumstances, I go by several different titles now. None of which would mean anything to you.

You are mortal, and you reside here, in the mortal realm.

Furthermore, I would like to add that under no circumstances are you to attempt to engage in any...explicit...conversations, actions, etc. I will block you.

And my wife may find you and kill you....I don't know...she does what she wants.

Truth be told, I came here to annoy the hell out of her.

Heh. Hell. Pun 100% intended.

Please! Feel free to ask me whatever you'd like. Just respect my boundaries.

I will respond to anonymous as well as oc/ooc.

All hate will immediately be ignored or blocked.

Tags include the following ::

#😈😈😈 #fallen donnie #devil donnie : in character speaking

#✨dazzled✨ : in character observational reblog

(more to come)

On to the fun stuff.

As I stated above. I am not completely normal anymore.

How? You may ask? Well it's really quite simple.

I died.

Yes, yes. You read that correctly. I died.

Saving my poor...idiotic...stubborn...childish...brother.

It wasn't too bad. I think? I don't remember it very well anymore it's been hundreds of years at this point.

Anywho.

I did, in fact, go to that big cloud in the sky! Contrary to what others might have thought! Myself included!

Buuuuuttttt.....I may...or may not...have killed an angel.

Ok...yea. I did. To be fair, that person shouldn't have been there anyway.

Aaannyywwaaayyy...I fell after that. Which is good! Because otherwise I wouldn't have gotten to see my wife anymore and that would have been terrible.

Yes, wife. You hear that shippers. Don't come into my ask box talking nonsense about love and "will you be mine" shit. I. Have. A. Wife.

She's pretty.

And decidedly crazy.

Hm. Leo probably would tell me to wrap it up by now.

Very well.

That is all for now.

Fair thee well!

Disclaimer :: this blog is operated by an adult of 21+ years. Viewer discretion is advised to minors.

All content, lore, etc is of the INFM AU by @the-dying-star

[the-dying-star]

Chapter 24

of If Not For Me is up! Sorry it's late!

[the-dying-star]

Chapter 22 of If Not For Me is up! Happy reading! 😁🖤🖤🖤

[the-dying-star]

Here's Chapter 21 of If Not For Me!

Trying for another Friday update next week!

🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤

[the-dying-star]

Oh and here's Chapter 18 of If Not For Me because it's been half written for months and I could finally finish it! 😅

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[the-dying-star]

🖤Chapter 17 of If Not For Me. 🖤

[luciana-morningstar]

This is how I imagine @insane-inthe-membrane9000 would train our spawn. Hence why I have Leo and Raph do it. 🙄🤣

[insane-inthe-membrane9000]

You act like this is not great advice.

This is fantastic advice.

[luciana-morningstar]

@insane-inthe-membrane9000 why is this one more taxing than the other two were? What is she?!

[insane-inthe-membrane9000]

Clearly a menace to society.

I don't know where she gets it from.

👀

[luciana-morningstar]

Pssssst

@insane-inthe-membrane9000

It's flat fuck friday.

😁

[insane-inthe-membrane9000]

Audible sigh

Yes....I know.

And yes ...I am aware whoooooo...the flat fuck is.

It's me.

[the-dying-star]

Well ...........

Here have this actually finished piece of Mr. Prince Consort of Hell himself.

Heh.

Okay bye.

@luciana-morningstar @insane-inthe-membrane9000 @the-eclipsingstar

[luciana-morningstar]

Daddy? Oh fuck, sorry. Daddy? Dammit, sorry. Daddy? Shit. Fuck. I give up.

[insane-inthe-membrane9000]

@luciana-morningstar

You had it right the first three times. Don't give up. 😈

[ninjas-greatest-weapon]

A puff of blue glittery smoke appears and takes the shape of a small form with clear silhouettes of horns, wings and a long tail but only a pair of big golden eyes appear clearly within the smoke shape. The eyes blink rapidly.

"Well....at least I'm consistent with my mistakes in portaling. "

WHO ARE YOU?!

[triple-trouble-hamatos]

The blue smoke figure giggles, her tail waving in amusement.

"Are all versions of you so jumpy?"

The smokey wings unfurl a bit as the figure steps just slightly closer.

-Yuri

[ninjas-greatest-weapon]

[He sighs.]

We have to be on our toes to some degree. But my question still stands. And while I'm at it, why are you here specifically?

[triple-trouble-hamatos]

"Always the same question too. I'm consistent with screwing up my powers. You're consistent with your questions. Awesome. Well, first of all, I don't really know what I'm doing here. I'm not really great with my.. abilities..yet. But I think I screwed up majorly this time. I'm from a different timeline of yours. A reeeaallly different one."

She sighs and waves a hand in the air. The blue smoke disappears leaving the child in full form, her black dragesque tail lashing the air in frustration but she flashes a small smile anyway and does a little bow.

"I'm Mercury."

-Yuri

[ninjas-greatest-weapon]

Huh. Well, nice to meet you. All things considered...

[He looks at her markings, a confused but endeared smile crossing his face.]

...You probably know exactly who I am. Feel free to stay as long as you like, kid. Kitchen's always stocked for those that pop by time to time, and if you happen to mention a favorite snack or beverage, well.. let's just say I might add them to the grocery list. Make yourself at home.

[triple-trouble-hamatos]

"Sure do."

Yuri winks at him and flutters her wings happily. Her smile falters a bit though and she tilts her head to the side, her gaze falling to nothing in particular as she seems to come to some sort of realization.

"Oh....yup uh. I'll just, um...be over here... don't worry, I'll figure out how to portal out of here in no time. Heh."

Yuri moves away to sit on the ground with her legs folded under her, her tail curling around her.

-Yuri

[ninjas-greatest-weapon]

You don't... have to leave if you don't want to. I'd imagine zipping around like that can be exhausting—I know it was for me on occasion. Rest for as long as you need. I'm sure with the amount of times you've implied this has happened, your family will understand if you need to rest.

[He sits, patting the couch next to him as if to invite her.]

Unless you're scared this version of me bites?

[triple-trouble-hamatos]

"It's not that, I'm the one that bites...heheh...."

She stood up and hesitantly approached the couch.

"I just...I think I figured out why I keep portaling to places you exist. This is like the third version of you I've portaled to. The reason....I think ....is pretty depressing to realize.."

She climbed onto the couch her wings disappeared in a puff of more blue smoke so they wouldn't take up so much space. She kicked her legs a bit, looking at her feet.

"That's all you need around here. A depressed demon. What a sight honestly..."

-Yuri

[ninjas-greatest-weapon]

[His eyes widen slightly, as he thinks about it.]

Ah.

Well, hey. Don't worry, kid. I may not be.. him, per se, but I'll be a shoulder to cry on if you need. Like I said, you're welcome here. Whether you're depressed or overjoyed, sometimes company is just the thing you need.

[He smiles warmly, putting his arm up on the top of the couch to create some space for her if she wanted to lay down.]

If you wanna talk, if you don't wanna talk, it's up to you. You're the one carrying the box, I just wanna make sure it ain't too heavy.

[triple-trouble-hamatos]

"How old are you even? You sound ..older?"

Yuri tilts her head as she looks up at him.

"I mean. I usually love to talk. I guess this just kind of ...hit me out of nowhere. I didn't realize it until now. I keep subconsciously portaling to you....or well .. different versions of you... because I can't portal...to....him..."

She looked away again, towards the floor. Why was it so hard to call him what he was? Maybe she didn't want to freak out any versions of him. She wasn't entirely sure.

"I guess I just miss him ....and.... I'm...mad... I'm really really mad about it... I'm mad at him."

She seemed to come to that conclusion just then as well, her brows furrowing in irritation as she scowled at the floor, her tail tip flicking back and forth like an angry cat's tail would.

-Yuri

[ninjas-greatest-weapon]

I'm in my 40s. This old coot has seen a lot in his day.

And I've seen enough to know a little bit about how you feel, too. You're hurt. Hurt bad. You wake up, and he's there one day. The next day, you go to check, and he's gone. Like he went for milk and never came back.

[Leonardo sighs.]

You feel abandoned.

That's how I felt when my dad—Splinter—died. It's been a long time since I heard his voice.

But hey, if you'd like, I can hopefully give you some advice to ease the pain. Call it a different angle to view the situation.

[triple-trouble-hamatos]

Yuri's eyes widened.

"You aarree older than him. Not by a whole lot but still......"

She brings her legs up, hugging them to her chest as she turns her head to rest her cheek on her knees so she can look up at him still.

"Sure. Hit me with it. I'm sure I'd get the same kind of talk from my uncle but I think it might hit differently coming from you...."

-Yuri

[ninjas-greatest-weapon]

Something my dad told me once was that in this life, technically, you die twice in life. One is the death of your physical self, the end of your mortal lifespan. Two is when your legacy dies—when the last person that knew you forgets you, when your life's work becomes obsolete. It's a bit of a play off of "your memory lives on in our hearts" and stuff, but it rings true to me, at least. Think of it as his true "final resting place" being in your heart and mind. That way, he's that much closer to you.

[triple-trouble-hamatos]

Yuri smiles.

"i like that. Good thing he's not gone forever. But I'm still mad at him."

She lifts her head and spins to face him folding her legs under her again.

"Da is regaining his corporeal body. Mom can see him, but she won't let me go where he is. Says it's too dangerous. I guess she's right....plus I don't think I'd like to see him get hurt over and over again. But she said he should be home soon enough."

She frowned.

"Still. I'm mad at him for getting himself killed in the first place. So is Uncle. He's more mad than me I think..."

-Yuri

[ninjas-greatest-weapon]

Oh. Huh. Haven't heard that before.. but hey, you said he isn't gone forever? that means you still have more time with him. Things don't last forever.

...And if you.. don't mind me asking, uh.. have you ever stopped to mull over why he did it? like, you said he 'got himself killed.' What's the reason there?

[triple-trouble-hamatos]

The demon child's pupils shrink to thin onyx slits, like a serpent. She stifles a low growl.

"He went hunting down the ones that killed Uncle...he was mad.... because he said Uncle shouldn't have saved him in the first place...something about his soul...I dunno, I'm nine,...I don't understand half the crap they argued about......aside from when Uncle and Ma said he was being reckless. Which....I know what that means...they call me that too. And he was...he got a few of the slimey trădători {traitors}. But one of them was...faster than him...."

She tilted her head in thought. Her expression still angry, her eyes still creepily serpent-like. Or dragon-like if the tail was any indication.

-Yuri

[ninjas-greatest-weapon]

Hm. So it was an atonement mission, sounds like. Note to you, get your old man some therapy when he gets back, yeah?

[Leonardo chuckles to himself.]

...In all seriousness, though. It was a variable out of his control. The only thing he could've done to avoid it was not going. But that of itself was reckless, so you have a point in being angry with him.

[He sighs.]

I guess that's life, isn't it? Ha. Spending time fucking around and finding out.

[triple-trouble-hamatos]

She suddenly laughs, teetering backwards in her merriment.

"Da and Uncle say that all the time!"

She allows her upper body to hang upside down off the couch, her horns just barely touching the floor.

"He's gonna get his tail whooped by Uncle first then probably Ma. But after that...yea maybe therapy would be best. Grandpa Luci is really good at that sort of thing. I think he still scares Da though. But maybe he will be less scared of him now and might actually talk to him. I'll have to tell Uncle to arrange it."

Her tail waves back and forth as she thinks and talks out loud.

-Yuri

[ninjas-greatest-weapon]

[Leonardo laughs with her.]

Your grandpa sounds like a cool guy. Ha.

[triple-trouble-hamatos]

"Grandpa Luci? Cool? Oh boy he would get a kick out of that. He'd probably make some joke about how he can't be "cool" because he's the devil and Hell is hot."

She sat up to look at him.

"He thinks he can just start making lame dad jokes now that hes a grandpa. He's not technically my real grandpa but I still call him that."

-Yuri

[ninjas-greatest-weapon]

Pfft. I'll bet he loves having a sweetheart like you around, then.

[triple-trouble-hamatos]

Yuri blinked, perhaps a bit startled to hear this other version mirror something her own father called her all the time, if the dark blush covering her cheeks and nose had anything to say about it.

"Th-th-thanks ...um ..........Leo..."

The demon made a sour face as if using his name left a bad taste in her mouth.

"I will never get used to that."

-Yuri

[ninjas-greatest-weapon]

Ah- did I speak out of turn? My apologies, I didn't mean to stir you.

[He looks her over, worried, not wanting to move closer for fear of a disproportionate negative reaction.]

[triple-trouble-hamatos]

"Sunt atât de prost." {I'm so dumb}

Yuri cursed to herself, her accent coming out thickly when she used her second language, before flashing him a small smile.

"I'm not used to using your name. And...um.... it's okay. You just sounded exactly like him for a second and it caught me off guard. I'm sure it will happen again ..since...well... you're just a different version of him."

She shrugged, still clearly a little flustered but trying her best to keep it together. It was either keep her cool or burst into tears because she missed her big dumdum dad. She was choosing to keep it together instead.

-Yuri

[ninjas-greatest-weapon]

Ah.. alright, then.

[He looks at her in silence for a few more beats, before realizing something.]

Have-.. have you eaten yet-? I just realized. My own stomach growled just now—I could cook something, if you'd like? Any dietary or allergic restrictions?

[triple-trouble-hamatos]

She blinked and tilted her head.

"I.... haven't eaten in.....I think a day or two .. I've been hopping around in different universes trying to get home."

She blinked again seemingly startled by this realization.

"I'm not allergic to anything. No restrictions.... I'll eat anything but I hate peas ...and mushrooms ... that's about it."

She sat up completely now and her wings rematerialized, fluttering behind her and lifting her up a fraction of an inch off the couch.

"I just realized I'm..starving."

-Yuri

[ninjas-greatest-weapon]

[He sinks into the couch, gathering momentum to hop up off the couch as if he fell in reverse. He claps his hands together, walking to the kitchen in his apartment while he talks.]

Well, let's fix that, shall we? Are you in the mood to eat anything? Anything at all, just hopefully not something too expensive or laborious to make—or we could order, if that's what you want. If you're not partial to anything, I can make something simple from stuff we have here.

[triple-trouble-hamatos]

Yuri flaps her wings a few times carrying herself off the couch to follow him like a little shadow.

"Um. I like fruits...I actually really like salads. Seems weird though but I think that's from my Da, I'm definitely not a vegetarian or anything. Otherwise I'm not too picky."

-Yuri

[ninjas-greatest-weapon]

plants, I can work with. I actually enjoy a watermelon on occasion, so no surprise there... [He fishes some sliced watermelon from the fridge.]

Salads, meh. I have these pre-packaged salad bowl things, but I'm not too sure if you'd like them. [Leonardo sets a caesar salad variant of the aforementioned meal next to the watermelon slices.]

Lemme see if I have anything fresher, sorry. Maybe I should add a small garden to the house... I could merge the two guest rooms together and use the empty room for a vertical farm, probably..

[Leonardo rummages deeper in his fridge, which is surprisingly spacey. Like, it could be a walk-in if his feet weren't sticking out from behind the door.]

Aha! [He re-emerges, several vegetables in hand.] Tomato, onion, avocado, cilantro.. I could make some pretty sweet salad with this. Do I have lemon juice?

[Leonardo sets the assorted items on the counter, tossing a lemon next to them and continuing the search.]

[triple-trouble-hamatos]

Mercury fluttered over his shoulder peeking over it in curiosity but trying not to hover too close.

Mirror version of her father or not, she wasn't about to touch him and freak him out. What if he abhorred the idea of having a kid and was just hunoring her because he felt bad?

She didn't need to risk finding out so she stayed close but not toooo close as she watched him rifle around in his big fridge.

[ninjas-greatest-weapon]

Let's see.. ooh, cookie dough. We can have that for desert. ugh, most of this is either leftovers, condiments, drinks, or fridge-kept snacks..

[Leonardo opens the large drawer on the bottom of the fridge, looking in the freezer.]

Ooh, orange chicken! meat, plus if I make some rice we have most of our bases covered! I could make fruit smoothies, too..

[He puts away the pre-packaged salad, grabbing more fruit and putting the box of orange chicken on the counter. He then grabs a bag of rice from the cupboard beside it, washing it and putting it in what looked to be some sort of fancy pressure cooker.] This ought to do..

[Leonardo preheats the oven as well, then taking out two knives and cutting boards.]

You wanna work on smoothies or veggie salad? [He asks, holding out the handle of one of the knives to her.]

[triple-trouble-hamatos]

"Salad."

She delicately grabs the handle of the knife from him, her wings slowly stop beating, bringing her back to the ground. She's a little short for the counter though.

She looks up at him then back to the counter then at her little legs.

"I didn't think that through..."

-Yuri

[ninjas-greatest-weapon]

Ah.

Hang on.. do you even know how to use a knife..??

[Leonardo grabs a chair from the other side of the counter, setting it next to her and offering his hand as a stair for her to get on.]

I can show you, if you'd like.

[triple-trouble-hamatos]

She accepts his hand and hops up on the chair smiling broadly at him.

"No offense....Leo....but the other you has been a very good Sensei. I can use a kitchen knife. As well as my scimitar. Which of course I didn't have on me when I portaled. Mistake number.....fifty at this point it feels like..."

She reaches around him to slide the veggies over to her and one of the cutting boards.

"I like to help make dinner with my aunt."

She informs him as she begins slicing veggies as if it's second nature for her, humming something as she does so.

-Yuri

[ninjas-greatest-weapon]

Huh. Well, good on you, then, kid.

[Leonardo smiles, turning to cut up the fruits. When the oven beeps, he turns and puts the chicken on a baking stone, then puts them in the oven and starts a timer. He then grabs a blender from the cupboard below, setting it next to the diced fruits and returning to his work.]

[triple-trouble-hamatos]

Mercury continues humming to gerself as she works, her tail waving along to some beat in her head to a song her uncle would tell her she has no business listening to.

Jokes on him it was his kid that showed it to her.

She was momentarily distracted by the seemingly normal silver gauntlet on her left arm making a subtle sing song chime.

"Well that's funny. This thing hasn't worked in any of the other dimensions or timelines or whatever they are .."

She sets the knife down and pokes at the gauntlet, bringing up a small holographic screen with a flashing light blue icon.

The gauntlet beeps again.

-Yuri

[ninjas-greatest-weapon]

[Leonardo glances over while he works.]

Something wrong?

[triple-trouble-hamatos]

"No. Not wrong. Something is right. This thing has a tracker in it. It hasn't worked in the other places I have been. Maybe this dimension is closer to mine somehow?"

She flicks to a different screen trying to look at something when the dang thing loudly announced in her Uncle's voice -

"Incoming transmission call"

"Oh shit!.....I MEAN....crap...!"

She nearly fell off the chair from her suddenly being startled by the gauntlet.

-Yuri

[ninjas-greatest-weapon]

[Leonardo jumps to be there if she did fall.]

Should I give you some privacy to answer?

[triple-trouble-hamatos]

"It's an unknown transmission source. So....maybe not? Although this is a secured frequency so I'm not sure who else would be able to contact me?"

She stares at the flashing 'incoming transmission call' words on the holographic screen.

"No one has been able to contact me...or me-them for....days?...Weeks?....I don't even know how long I've been gone in my world..."

((aye yo @insane-inthe-membrane9000 . You wanna yell at your niece?))

[insane-inthe-membrane9000]

Override transmission acceptance.

//The small holographic screen flashes with static momentarily before the image clears.//

Mercury? Ah! That's better! There you are!

//moves in closer to the screen trying to peer around her at her surroundings.//

Dearest niece, are you in a safe place? Do you require any medical attention? Are you being held against your will?

[triple-trouble-hamatos]

"Uncle!? N-n-no! I'm fine! I'm okay! I'm actually uh......"

She glances at Leo off screen.

"Well I'm actually far more safe than you would expect. I'm fine. Sorta. Did you find me with the tracker in this thing?! How can you call me? I couldn't call anyone for...days..."

Yuri gives her uncle a nervous smile. Her tail tip twitches back and forth in nervous agitation.

-Yuri

[insane-inthe-membrane9000]

The dimension you are currently in would appear to overlap ours ever so slightly.

However that is not important...

//a small pause, his arms cross over his plastron, his eyes narrow in irritation//

Why have you been portal jumping? It is incredibly unsafe. Even your father would tell you that! Yet you have impulsively decided to do so knowing full well that the last time you did, you had everyone worried sick for a week, Mercury.

//another pause as he rubs between his eyes at the growing headache there//

I have been attempting to lock on to your signal for two months. Two months, Yuri. Your mother informed your father, who is now a wreck because of it. This is incredibly irresponsible, even for you! Do you understand that?

//another pause, his usually brown eyes flashing scarlet, a aign of is slowly simmering anger//

[triple-trouble-hamatos]

She winced in response to his words, her gaze downcast now.

"Two...months....?"

She thought she had only been gone a few days.

"Wait?! Dad?! You said Ma told dad?! Is he back?!!"

She wished she could crawl through the little screen, even if when her uncle's eyes flared red it meant he was angry. She, in typical child fashion, bypassed everything else he had said, latching on to the hope that the one person she wanted to see was there and that he was going to come get her and bring her home.

-Yuri

[insane-inthe-membrane9000]

//Ah, there it was. The answer to all his questions needn't be directly responded to, her own question did the answering for her.//

//He sighed, his fingers twitching, tapping against his arm as if typing on a keyboard//

No. He's still in Wrath. But how is he supposed to focus on obtaining the needed power to regain his corporeal form if you are lost in the universe? No less with Eris missing as well, and I still haven't been able to lock onto her signal at all..

//He clenched his jaw, looking away from the screen for a moment to attempt to compose himself even though his worry for his own daughter was overwhelming to say the least//

[triple-trouble-hamatos]

"E is missing too?....I...I didn't know I zapped her too....oh gods. "

Panic swelled in her chest at the thought of her cousin lost in the universe as well.

"I'm.... sorry... I'm so sorry, Uncle D....I just.....I was venting to her and I was so mad but I missed dad so much and then next thing I knew I was gone..."

She sank down into the chair she had been perched on and stared at the ground.

"I've been popping up in dimensions where he exists.... I'm.....with one of them now..."

She gritted her teeth as tears welled up in her eyes.

"I'm sorry..."

-Yuri

[insane-inthe-membrane9000]

//his expression softened, his eyes remaining red however//

You are with another version of Leonardo? Well that's good. At least...I hope it is. He's not some crazed lunatic in that world, is he? More than his usual brand of course.

I suppose I will find out soon enough. I have managed to lock your signal in. I should be able to use The Rift to come directly to you.

Stay. Put. Yuri.

Where is this other, Nardo?

//gets closer to the screen again as if he could see around her if he just willed it to happen//

[ninjas-greatest-weapon]

A puff of blue glittery smoke appears and takes the shape of a small form with clear silhouettes of horns, wings and a long tail but only a pair of big golden eyes appear clearly within the smoke shape. The eyes blink rapidly.

"Well....at least I'm consistent with my mistakes in portaling. "

WHO ARE YOU?!

[triple-trouble-hamatos]

The blue smoke figure giggles, her tail waving in amusement.

"Are all versions of you so jumpy?"

The smokey wings unfurl a bit as the figure steps just slightly closer.

-Yuri

[ninjas-greatest-weapon]

[He sighs.]

We have to be on our toes to some degree. But my question still stands. And while I'm at it, why are you here specifically?

[triple-trouble-hamatos]

"Always the same question too. I'm consistent with screwing up my powers. You're consistent with your questions. Awesome. Well, first of all, I don't really know what I'm doing here. I'm not really great with my.. abilities..yet. But I think I screwed up majorly this time. I'm from a different timeline of yours. A reeeaallly different one."

She sighs and waves a hand in the air. The blue smoke disappears leaving the child in full form, her black dragesque tail lashing the air in frustration but she flashes a small smile anyway and does a little bow.

"I'm Mercury."

-Yuri

[ninjas-greatest-weapon]

Huh. Well, nice to meet you. All things considered...

[He looks at her markings, a confused but endeared smile crossing his face.]

...You probably know exactly who I am. Feel free to stay as long as you like, kid. Kitchen's always stocked for those that pop by time to time, and if you happen to mention a favorite snack or beverage, well.. let's just say I might add them to the grocery list. Make yourself at home.

[triple-trouble-hamatos]

"Sure do."

Yuri winks at him and flutters her wings happily. Her smile falters a bit though and she tilts her head to the side, her gaze falling to nothing in particular as she seems to come to some sort of realization.

"Oh....yup uh. I'll just, um...be over here... don't worry, I'll figure out how to portal out of here in no time. Heh."

Yuri moves away to sit on the ground with her legs folded under her, her tail curling around her.

-Yuri

[ninjas-greatest-weapon]

You don't... have to leave if you don't want to. I'd imagine zipping around like that can be exhausting—I know it was for me on occasion. Rest for as long as you need. I'm sure with the amount of times you've implied this has happened, your family will understand if you need to rest.

[He sits, patting the couch next to him as if to invite her.]

Unless you're scared this version of me bites?

[triple-trouble-hamatos]

"It's not that, I'm the one that bites...heheh...."

She stood up and hesitantly approached the couch.

"I just...I think I figured out why I keep portaling to places you exist. This is like the third version of you I've portaled to. The reason....I think ....is pretty depressing to realize.."

She climbed onto the couch her wings disappeared in a puff of more blue smoke so they wouldn't take up so much space. She kicked her legs a bit, looking at her feet.

"That's all you need around here. A depressed demon. What a sight honestly..."

-Yuri

[ninjas-greatest-weapon]

[His eyes widen slightly, as he thinks about it.]

Ah.

Well, hey. Don't worry, kid. I may not be.. him, per se, but I'll be a shoulder to cry on if you need. Like I said, you're welcome here. Whether you're depressed or overjoyed, sometimes company is just the thing you need.

[He smiles warmly, putting his arm up on the top of the couch to create some space for her if she wanted to lay down.]

If you wanna talk, if you don't wanna talk, it's up to you. You're the one carrying the box, I just wanna make sure it ain't too heavy.

[triple-trouble-hamatos]

"How old are you even? You sound ..older?"

Yuri tilts her head as she looks up at him.

"I mean. I usually love to talk. I guess this just kind of ...hit me out of nowhere. I didn't realize it until now. I keep subconsciously portaling to you....or well .. different versions of you... because I can't portal...to....him..."

She looked away again, towards the floor. Why was it so hard to call him what he was? Maybe she didn't want to freak out any versions of him. She wasn't entirely sure.

"I guess I just miss him ....and.... I'm...mad... I'm really really mad about it... I'm mad at him."

She seemed to come to that conclusion just then as well, her brows furrowing in irritation as she scowled at the floor, her tail tip flicking back and forth like an angry cat's tail would.

-Yuri

[ninjas-greatest-weapon]

I'm in my 40s. This old coot has seen a lot in his day.

And I've seen enough to know a little bit about how you feel, too. You're hurt. Hurt bad. You wake up, and he's there one day. The next day, you go to check, and he's gone. Like he went for milk and never came back.

[Leonardo sighs.]

You feel abandoned.

That's how I felt when my dad—Splinter—died. It's been a long time since I heard his voice.

But hey, if you'd like, I can hopefully give you some advice to ease the pain. Call it a different angle to view the situation.

[triple-trouble-hamatos]

Yuri's eyes widened.

"You aarree older than him. Not by a whole lot but still......"

She brings her legs up, hugging them to her chest as she turns her head to rest her cheek on her knees so she can look up at him still.

"Sure. Hit me with it. I'm sure I'd get the same kind of talk from my uncle but I think it might hit differently coming from you...."

-Yuri

[ninjas-greatest-weapon]

Something my dad told me once was that in this life, technically, you die twice in life. One is the death of your physical self, the end of your mortal lifespan. Two is when your legacy dies—when the last person that knew you forgets you, when your life's work becomes obsolete. It's a bit of a play off of "your memory lives on in our hearts" and stuff, but it rings true to me, at least. Think of it as his true "final resting place" being in your heart and mind. That way, he's that much closer to you.

[triple-trouble-hamatos]

Yuri smiles.

"i like that. Good thing he's not gone forever. But I'm still mad at him."

She lifts her head and spins to face him folding her legs under her again.

"Da is regaining his corporeal body. Mom can see him, but she won't let me go where he is. Says it's too dangerous. I guess she's right....plus I don't think I'd like to see him get hurt over and over again. But she said he should be home soon enough."

She frowned.

"Still. I'm mad at him for getting himself killed in the first place. So is Uncle. He's more mad than me I think..."

-Yuri

[ninjas-greatest-weapon]

Oh. Huh. Haven't heard that before.. but hey, you said he isn't gone forever? that means you still have more time with him. Things don't last forever.

...And if you.. don't mind me asking, uh.. have you ever stopped to mull over why he did it? like, you said he 'got himself killed.' What's the reason there?

[triple-trouble-hamatos]

The demon child's pupils shrink to thin onyx slits, like a serpent. She stifles a low growl.

"He went hunting down the ones that killed Uncle...he was mad.... because he said Uncle shouldn't have saved him in the first place...something about his soul...I dunno, I'm nine,...I don't understand half the crap they argued about......aside from when Uncle and Ma said he was being reckless. Which....I know what that means...they call me that too. And he was...he got a few of the slimey trădători {traitors}. But one of them was...faster than him...."

She tilted her head in thought. Her expression still angry, her eyes still creepily serpent-like. Or dragon-like if the tail was any indication.

-Yuri

[ninjas-greatest-weapon]

Hm. So it was an atonement mission, sounds like. Note to you, get your old man some therapy when he gets back, yeah?

[Leonardo chuckles to himself.]

...In all seriousness, though. It was a variable out of his control. The only thing he could've done to avoid it was not going. But that of itself was reckless, so you have a point in being angry with him.

[He sighs.]

I guess that's life, isn't it? Ha. Spending time fucking around and finding out.

[triple-trouble-hamatos]

She suddenly laughs, teetering backwards in her merriment.

"Da and Uncle say that all the time!"

She allows her upper body to hang upside down off the couch, her horns just barely touching the floor.

"He's gonna get his tail whooped by Uncle first then probably Ma. But after that...yea maybe therapy would be best. Grandpa Luci is really good at that sort of thing. I think he still scares Da though. But maybe he will be less scared of him now and might actually talk to him. I'll have to tell Uncle to arrange it."

Her tail waves back and forth as she thinks and talks out loud.

-Yuri

[ninjas-greatest-weapon]

[Leonardo laughs with her.]

Your grandpa sounds like a cool guy. Ha.

[triple-trouble-hamatos]

"Grandpa Luci? Cool? Oh boy he would get a kick out of that. He'd probably make some joke about how he can't be "cool" because he's the devil and Hell is hot."

She sat up to look at him.

"He thinks he can just start making lame dad jokes now that hes a grandpa. He's not technically my real grandpa but I still call him that."

-Yuri

[ninjas-greatest-weapon]

Pfft. I'll bet he loves having a sweetheart like you around, then.

[triple-trouble-hamatos]

Yuri blinked, perhaps a bit startled to hear this other version mirror something her own father called her all the time, if the dark blush covering her cheeks and nose had anything to say about it.

"Th-th-thanks ...um ..........Leo..."

The demon made a sour face as if using his name left a bad taste in her mouth.

"I will never get used to that."

-Yuri

[ninjas-greatest-weapon]

Ah- did I speak out of turn? My apologies, I didn't mean to stir you.

[He looks her over, worried, not wanting to move closer for fear of a disproportionate negative reaction.]

[triple-trouble-hamatos]

"Sunt atât de prost." {I'm so dumb}

Yuri cursed to herself, her accent coming out thickly when she used her second language, before flashing him a small smile.

"I'm not used to using your name. And...um.... it's okay. You just sounded exactly like him for a second and it caught me off guard. I'm sure it will happen again ..since...well... you're just a different version of him."

She shrugged, still clearly a little flustered but trying her best to keep it together. It was either keep her cool or burst into tears because she missed her big dumdum dad. She was choosing to keep it together instead.

-Yuri

[ninjas-greatest-weapon]

Ah.. alright, then.

[He looks at her in silence for a few more beats, before realizing something.]

Have-.. have you eaten yet-? I just realized. My own stomach growled just now—I could cook something, if you'd like? Any dietary or allergic restrictions?

[triple-trouble-hamatos]

She blinked and tilted her head.

"I.... haven't eaten in.....I think a day or two .. I've been hopping around in different universes trying to get home."

She blinked again seemingly startled by this realization.

"I'm not allergic to anything. No restrictions.... I'll eat anything but I hate peas ...and mushrooms ... that's about it."

She sat up completely now and her wings rematerialized, fluttering behind her and lifting her up a fraction of an inch off the couch.

"I just realized I'm..starving."

-Yuri

[ninjas-greatest-weapon]

[He sinks into the couch, gathering momentum to hop up off the couch as if he fell in reverse. He claps his hands together, walking to the kitchen in his apartment while he talks.]

Well, let's fix that, shall we? Are you in the mood to eat anything? Anything at all, just hopefully not something too expensive or laborious to make—or we could order, if that's what you want. If you're not partial to anything, I can make something simple from stuff we have here.

[triple-trouble-hamatos]

Yuri flaps her wings a few times carrying herself off the couch to follow him like a little shadow.

"Um. I like fruits...I actually really like salads. Seems weird though but I think that's from my Da, I'm definitely not a vegetarian or anything. Otherwise I'm not too picky."

-Yuri

[ninjas-greatest-weapon]

plants, I can work with. I actually enjoy a watermelon on occasion, so no surprise there... [He fishes some sliced watermelon from the fridge.]

Salads, meh. I have these pre-packaged salad bowl things, but I'm not too sure if you'd like them. [Leonardo sets a caesar salad variant of the aforementioned meal next to the watermelon slices.]

Lemme see if I have anything fresher, sorry. Maybe I should add a small garden to the house... I could merge the two guest rooms together and use the empty room for a vertical farm, probably..

[Leonardo rummages deeper in his fridge, which is surprisingly spacey. Like, it could be a walk-in if his feet weren't sticking out from behind the door.]

Aha! [He re-emerges, several vegetables in hand.] Tomato, onion, avocado, cilantro.. I could make some pretty sweet salad with this. Do I have lemon juice?

[Leonardo sets the assorted items on the counter, tossing a lemon next to them and continuing the search.]

[triple-trouble-hamatos]

Mercury fluttered over his shoulder peeking over it in curiosity but trying not to hover too close.

Mirror version of her father or not, she wasn't about to touch him and freak him out. What if he abhorred the idea of having a kid and was just hunoring her because he felt bad?

She didn't need to risk finding out so she stayed close but not toooo close as she watched him rifle around in his big fridge.

[ninjas-greatest-weapon]

Let's see.. ooh, cookie dough. We can have that for desert. ugh, most of this is either leftovers, condiments, drinks, or fridge-kept snacks..

[Leonardo opens the large drawer on the bottom of the fridge, looking in the freezer.]

Ooh, orange chicken! meat, plus if I make some rice we have most of our bases covered! I could make fruit smoothies, too..

[He puts away the pre-packaged salad, grabbing more fruit and putting the box of orange chicken on the counter. He then grabs a bag of rice from the cupboard beside it, washing it and putting it in what looked to be some sort of fancy pressure cooker.] This ought to do..

[Leonardo preheats the oven as well, then taking out two knives and cutting boards.]

You wanna work on smoothies or veggie salad? [He asks, holding out the handle of one of the knives to her.]

[triple-trouble-hamatos]

"Salad."

She delicately grabs the handle of the knife from him, her wings slowly stop beating, bringing her back to the ground. She's a little short for the counter though.

She looks up at him then back to the counter then at her little legs.

"I didn't think that through..."

-Yuri

[ninjas-greatest-weapon]

Ah.

Hang on.. do you even know how to use a knife..??

[Leonardo grabs a chair from the other side of the counter, setting it next to her and offering his hand as a stair for her to get on.]

I can show you, if you'd like.

[triple-trouble-hamatos]

She accepts his hand and hops up on the chair smiling broadly at him.

"No offense....Leo....but the other you has been a very good Sensei. I can use a kitchen knife. As well as my scimitar. Which of course I didn't have on me when I portaled. Mistake number.....fifty at this point it feels like..."

She reaches around him to slide the veggies over to her and one of the cutting boards.

"I like to help make dinner with my aunt."

She informs him as she begins slicing veggies as if it's second nature for her, humming something as she does so.

-Yuri

[ninjas-greatest-weapon]

Huh. Well, good on you, then, kid.

[Leonardo smiles, turning to cut up the fruits. When the oven beeps, he turns and puts the chicken on a baking stone, then puts them in the oven and starts a timer. He then grabs a blender from the cupboard below, setting it next to the diced fruits and returning to his work.]

[triple-trouble-hamatos]

Mercury continues humming to gerself as she works, her tail waving along to some beat in her head to a song her uncle would tell her she has no business listening to.

Jokes on him it was his kid that showed it to her.

She was momentarily distracted by the seemingly normal silver gauntlet on her left arm making a subtle sing song chime.

"Well that's funny. This thing hasn't worked in any of the other dimensions or timelines or whatever they are .."

She sets the knife down and pokes at the gauntlet, bringing up a small holographic screen with a flashing light blue icon.

The gauntlet beeps again.

-Yuri

[ninjas-greatest-weapon]

[Leonardo glances over while he works.]

Something wrong?

[triple-trouble-hamatos]

"No. Not wrong. Something is right. This thing has a tracker in it. It hasn't worked in the other places I have been. Maybe this dimension is closer to mine somehow?"

She flicks to a different screen trying to look at something when the dang thing loudly announced in her Uncle's voice -

"Incoming transmission call"

"Oh shit!.....I MEAN....crap...!"

She nearly fell off the chair from her suddenly being startled by the gauntlet.

-Yuri

[ninjas-greatest-weapon]

[Leonardo jumps to be there if she did fall.]

Should I give you some privacy to answer?

[triple-trouble-hamatos]

"It's an unknown transmission source. So....maybe not? Although this is a secured frequency so I'm not sure who else would be able to contact me?"

She stares at the flashing 'incoming transmission call' words on the holographic screen.

"No one has been able to contact me...or me-them for....days?...Weeks?....I don't even know how long I've been gone in my world..."

((aye yo @insane-inthe-membrane9000 . You wanna yell at your niece?))

[insane-inthe-membrane9000]

Override transmission acceptance.

//The small holographic screen flashes with static momentarily before the image clears.//

Mercury? Ah! That's better! There you are!

//moves in closer to the screen trying to peer around her at her surroundings.//

Dearest niece, are you in a safe place? Do you require any medical attention? Are you being held against your will?

[triple-trouble-hamatos]

"Uncle!? N-n-no! I'm fine! I'm okay! I'm actually uh......"

She glances at Leo off screen.

"Well I'm actually far more safe than you would expect. I'm fine. Sorta. Did you find me with the tracker in this thing?! How can you call me? I couldn't call anyone for...days..."

Yuri gives her uncle a nervous smile. Her tail tip twitches back and forth in nervous agitation.

-Yuri

[insane-inthe-membrane9000]

The dimension you are currently in would appear to overlap ours ever so slightly.

However that is not important...

//a small pause, his arms cross over his plastron, his eyes narrow in irritation//

Why have you been portal jumping? It is incredibly unsafe. Even your father would tell you that! Yet you have impulsively decided to do so knowing full well that the last time you did, you had everyone worried sick for a week, Mercury.

//another pause as he rubs between his eyes at the growing headache there//

I have been attempting to lock on to your signal for two months. Two months, Yuri. Your mother informed your father, who is now a wreck because of it. This is incredibly irresponsible, even for you! Do you understand that?

//another pause, his usually brown eyes flashing scarlet, a aign of is slowly simmering anger//

[triple-trouble-hamatos]

She winced in response to his words, her gaze downcast now.

"Two...months....?"

She thought she had only been gone a few days.

"Wait?! Dad?! You said Ma told dad?! Is he back?!!"

She wished she could crawl through the little screen, even if when her uncle's eyes flared red it meant he was angry. She, in typical child fashion, bypassed everything else he had said, latching on to the hope that the one person she wanted to see was there and that he was going to come get her and bring her home.

-Yuri

[insane-inthe-membrane9000]

//Ah, there it was. The answer to all his questions needn't be directly responded to, her own question did the answering for her.//

//He sighed, his fingers twitching, tapping against his arm as if typing on a keyboard//

No. He's still in Wrath. But how is he supposed to focus on obtaining the needed power to regain his corporeal form if you are lost in the universe? No less with Eris missing as well, and I still haven't been able to lock onto her signal at all..

//He clenched his jaw, looking away from the screen for a moment to attempt to compose himself even though his worry for his own daughter was overwhelming to say the least//

[ninjas-greatest-weapon]

A puff of blue glittery smoke appears and takes the shape of a small form with clear silhouettes of horns, wings and a long tail but only a pair of big golden eyes appear clearly within the smoke shape. The eyes blink rapidly.

"Well....at least I'm consistent with my mistakes in portaling. "

WHO ARE YOU?!

[triple-trouble-hamatos]

The blue smoke figure giggles, her tail waving in amusement.

"Are all versions of you so jumpy?"

The smokey wings unfurl a bit as the figure steps just slightly closer.

-Yuri

[ninjas-greatest-weapon]

[He sighs.]

We have to be on our toes to some degree. But my question still stands. And while I'm at it, why are you here specifically?

[triple-trouble-hamatos]

"Always the same question too. I'm consistent with screwing up my powers. You're consistent with your questions. Awesome. Well, first of all, I don't really know what I'm doing here. I'm not really great with my.. abilities..yet. But I think I screwed up majorly this time. I'm from a different timeline of yours. A reeeaallly different one."

She sighs and waves a hand in the air. The blue smoke disappears leaving the child in full form, her black dragesque tail lashing the air in frustration but she flashes a small smile anyway and does a little bow.

"I'm Mercury."

-Yuri

[ninjas-greatest-weapon]

Huh. Well, nice to meet you. All things considered...

[He looks at her markings, a confused but endeared smile crossing his face.]

...You probably know exactly who I am. Feel free to stay as long as you like, kid. Kitchen's always stocked for those that pop by time to time, and if you happen to mention a favorite snack or beverage, well.. let's just say I might add them to the grocery list. Make yourself at home.

[triple-trouble-hamatos]

"Sure do."

Yuri winks at him and flutters her wings happily. Her smile falters a bit though and she tilts her head to the side, her gaze falling to nothing in particular as she seems to come to some sort of realization.

"Oh....yup uh. I'll just, um...be over here... don't worry, I'll figure out how to portal out of here in no time. Heh."

Yuri moves away to sit on the ground with her legs folded under her, her tail curling around her.

-Yuri

[ninjas-greatest-weapon]

You don't... have to leave if you don't want to. I'd imagine zipping around like that can be exhausting—I know it was for me on occasion. Rest for as long as you need. I'm sure with the amount of times you've implied this has happened, your family will understand if you need to rest.

[He sits, patting the couch next to him as if to invite her.]

Unless you're scared this version of me bites?

[triple-trouble-hamatos]

"It's not that, I'm the one that bites...heheh...."

She stood up and hesitantly approached the couch.

"I just...I think I figured out why I keep portaling to places you exist. This is like the third version of you I've portaled to. The reason....I think ....is pretty depressing to realize.."

She climbed onto the couch her wings disappeared in a puff of more blue smoke so they wouldn't take up so much space. She kicked her legs a bit, looking at her feet.

"That's all you need around here. A depressed demon. What a sight honestly..."

-Yuri

[ninjas-greatest-weapon]

[His eyes widen slightly, as he thinks about it.]

Ah.

Well, hey. Don't worry, kid. I may not be.. him, per se, but I'll be a shoulder to cry on if you need. Like I said, you're welcome here. Whether you're depressed or overjoyed, sometimes company is just the thing you need.

[He smiles warmly, putting his arm up on the top of the couch to create some space for her if she wanted to lay down.]

If you wanna talk, if you don't wanna talk, it's up to you. You're the one carrying the box, I just wanna make sure it ain't too heavy.

[triple-trouble-hamatos]

"How old are you even? You sound ..older?"

Yuri tilts her head as she looks up at him.

"I mean. I usually love to talk. I guess this just kind of ...hit me out of nowhere. I didn't realize it until now. I keep subconsciously portaling to you....or well .. different versions of you... because I can't portal...to....him..."

She looked away again, towards the floor. Why was it so hard to call him what he was? Maybe she didn't want to freak out any versions of him. She wasn't entirely sure.

"I guess I just miss him ....and.... I'm...mad... I'm really really mad about it... I'm mad at him."

She seemed to come to that conclusion just then as well, her brows furrowing in irritation as she scowled at the floor, her tail tip flicking back and forth like an angry cat's tail would.

-Yuri

[ninjas-greatest-weapon]

I'm in my 40s. This old coot has seen a lot in his day.

And I've seen enough to know a little bit about how you feel, too. You're hurt. Hurt bad. You wake up, and he's there one day. The next day, you go to check, and he's gone. Like he went for milk and never came back.

[Leonardo sighs.]

You feel abandoned.

That's how I felt when my dad—Splinter—died. It's been a long time since I heard his voice.

But hey, if you'd like, I can hopefully give you some advice to ease the pain. Call it a different angle to view the situation.

[triple-trouble-hamatos]

Yuri's eyes widened.

"You aarree older than him. Not by a whole lot but still......"

She brings her legs up, hugging them to her chest as she turns her head to rest her cheek on her knees so she can look up at him still.

"Sure. Hit me with it. I'm sure I'd get the same kind of talk from my uncle but I think it might hit differently coming from you...."

-Yuri

[ninjas-greatest-weapon]

Something my dad told me once was that in this life, technically, you die twice in life. One is the death of your physical self, the end of your mortal lifespan. Two is when your legacy dies—when the last person that knew you forgets you, when your life's work becomes obsolete. It's a bit of a play off of "your memory lives on in our hearts" and stuff, but it rings true to me, at least. Think of it as his true "final resting place" being in your heart and mind. That way, he's that much closer to you.

[triple-trouble-hamatos]

Yuri smiles.

"i like that. Good thing he's not gone forever. But I'm still mad at him."

She lifts her head and spins to face him folding her legs under her again.

"Da is regaining his corporeal body. Mom can see him, but she won't let me go where he is. Says it's too dangerous. I guess she's right....plus I don't think I'd like to see him get hurt over and over again. But she said he should be home soon enough."

She frowned.

"Still. I'm mad at him for getting himself killed in the first place. So is Uncle. He's more mad than me I think..."

-Yuri

[ninjas-greatest-weapon]

Oh. Huh. Haven't heard that before.. but hey, you said he isn't gone forever? that means you still have more time with him. Things don't last forever.

...And if you.. don't mind me asking, uh.. have you ever stopped to mull over why he did it? like, you said he 'got himself killed.' What's the reason there?

[triple-trouble-hamatos]

The demon child's pupils shrink to thin onyx slits, like a serpent. She stifles a low growl.

"He went hunting down the ones that killed Uncle...he was mad.... because he said Uncle shouldn't have saved him in the first place...something about his soul...I dunno, I'm nine,...I don't understand half the crap they argued about......aside from when Uncle and Ma said he was being reckless. Which....I know what that means...they call me that too. And he was...he got a few of the slimey trădători {traitors}. But one of them was...faster than him...."

She tilted her head in thought. Her expression still angry, her eyes still creepily serpent-like. Or dragon-like if the tail was any indication.

-Yuri

[ninjas-greatest-weapon]

Hm. So it was an atonement mission, sounds like. Note to you, get your old man some therapy when he gets back, yeah?

[Leonardo chuckles to himself.]

...In all seriousness, though. It was a variable out of his control. The only thing he could've done to avoid it was not going. But that of itself was reckless, so you have a point in being angry with him.

[He sighs.]

I guess that's life, isn't it? Ha. Spending time fucking around and finding out.

[triple-trouble-hamatos]

She suddenly laughs, teetering backwards in her merriment.

"Da and Uncle say that all the time!"

She allows her upper body to hang upside down off the couch, her horns just barely touching the floor.

"He's gonna get his tail whooped by Uncle first then probably Ma. But after that...yea maybe therapy would be best. Grandpa Luci is really good at that sort of thing. I think he still scares Da though. But maybe he will be less scared of him now and might actually talk to him. I'll have to tell Uncle to arrange it."

Her tail waves back and forth as she thinks and talks out loud.

-Yuri

[ninjas-greatest-weapon]

[Leonardo laughs with her.]

Your grandpa sounds like a cool guy. Ha.

[triple-trouble-hamatos]

"Grandpa Luci? Cool? Oh boy he would get a kick out of that. He'd probably make some joke about how he can't be "cool" because he's the devil and Hell is hot."

She sat up to look at him.

"He thinks he can just start making lame dad jokes now that hes a grandpa. He's not technically my real grandpa but I still call him that."

-Yuri

[ninjas-greatest-weapon]

Pfft. I'll bet he loves having a sweetheart like you around, then.

[triple-trouble-hamatos]

Yuri blinked, perhaps a bit startled to hear this other version mirror something her own father called her all the time, if the dark blush covering her cheeks and nose had anything to say about it.

"Th-th-thanks ...um ..........Leo..."

The demon made a sour face as if using his name left a bad taste in her mouth.

"I will never get used to that."

-Yuri

[ninjas-greatest-weapon]

Ah- did I speak out of turn? My apologies, I didn't mean to stir you.

[He looks her over, worried, not wanting to move closer for fear of a disproportionate negative reaction.]

[triple-trouble-hamatos]

"Sunt atât de prost." {I'm so dumb}

Yuri cursed to herself, her accent coming out thickly when she used her second language, before flashing him a small smile.

"I'm not used to using your name. And...um.... it's okay. You just sounded exactly like him for a second and it caught me off guard. I'm sure it will happen again ..since...well... you're just a different version of him."

She shrugged, still clearly a little flustered but trying her best to keep it together. It was either keep her cool or burst into tears because she missed her big dumdum dad. She was choosing to keep it together instead.

-Yuri

[ninjas-greatest-weapon]

Ah.. alright, then.

[He looks at her in silence for a few more beats, before realizing something.]

Have-.. have you eaten yet-? I just realized. My own stomach growled just now—I could cook something, if you'd like? Any dietary or allergic restrictions?

[triple-trouble-hamatos]

She blinked and tilted her head.

"I.... haven't eaten in.....I think a day or two .. I've been hopping around in different universes trying to get home."

She blinked again seemingly startled by this realization.

"I'm not allergic to anything. No restrictions.... I'll eat anything but I hate peas ...and mushrooms ... that's about it."

She sat up completely now and her wings rematerialized, fluttering behind her and lifting her up a fraction of an inch off the couch.

"I just realized I'm..starving."

-Yuri

[ninjas-greatest-weapon]

[He sinks into the couch, gathering momentum to hop up off the couch as if he fell in reverse. He claps his hands together, walking to the kitchen in his apartment while he talks.]

Well, let's fix that, shall we? Are you in the mood to eat anything? Anything at all, just hopefully not something too expensive or laborious to make—or we could order, if that's what you want. If you're not partial to anything, I can make something simple from stuff we have here.

[triple-trouble-hamatos]

Yuri flaps her wings a few times carrying herself off the couch to follow him like a little shadow.

"Um. I like fruits...I actually really like salads. Seems weird though but I think that's from my Da, I'm definitely not a vegetarian or anything. Otherwise I'm not too picky."

-Yuri

[ninjas-greatest-weapon]

plants, I can work with. I actually enjoy a watermelon on occasion, so no surprise there... [He fishes some sliced watermelon from the fridge.]

Salads, meh. I have these pre-packaged salad bowl things, but I'm not too sure if you'd like them. [Leonardo sets a caesar salad variant of the aforementioned meal next to the watermelon slices.]

Lemme see if I have anything fresher, sorry. Maybe I should add a small garden to the house... I could merge the two guest rooms together and use the empty room for a vertical farm, probably..

[Leonardo rummages deeper in his fridge, which is surprisingly spacey. Like, it could be a walk-in if his feet weren't sticking out from behind the door.]

Aha! [He re-emerges, several vegetables in hand.] Tomato, onion, avocado, cilantro.. I could make some pretty sweet salad with this. Do I have lemon juice?

[Leonardo sets the assorted items on the counter, tossing a lemon next to them and continuing the search.]

[triple-trouble-hamatos]

Mercury fluttered over his shoulder peeking over it in curiosity but trying not to hover too close.

Mirror version of her father or not, she wasn't about to touch him and freak him out. What if he abhorred the idea of having a kid and was just hunoring her because he felt bad?

She didn't need to risk finding out so she stayed close but not toooo close as she watched him rifle around in his big fridge.

[ninjas-greatest-weapon]

Let's see.. ooh, cookie dough. We can have that for desert. ugh, most of this is either leftovers, condiments, drinks, or fridge-kept snacks..

[Leonardo opens the large drawer on the bottom of the fridge, looking in the freezer.]

Ooh, orange chicken! meat, plus if I make some rice we have most of our bases covered! I could make fruit smoothies, too..

[He puts away the pre-packaged salad, grabbing more fruit and putting the box of orange chicken on the counter. He then grabs a bag of rice from the cupboard beside it, washing it and putting it in what looked to be some sort of fancy pressure cooker.] This ought to do..

[Leonardo preheats the oven as well, then taking out two knives and cutting boards.]

You wanna work on smoothies or veggie salad? [He asks, holding out the handle of one of the knives to her.]

[triple-trouble-hamatos]

"Salad."

She delicately grabs the handle of the knife from him, her wings slowly stop beating, bringing her back to the ground. She's a little short for the counter though.

She looks up at him then back to the counter then at her little legs.

"I didn't think that through..."

-Yuri

[ninjas-greatest-weapon]

Ah.

Hang on.. do you even know how to use a knife..??

[Leonardo grabs a chair from the other side of the counter, setting it next to her and offering his hand as a stair for her to get on.]

I can show you, if you'd like.

[triple-trouble-hamatos]

She accepts his hand and hops up on the chair smiling broadly at him.

"No offense....Leo....but the other you has been a very good Sensei. I can use a kitchen knife. As well as my scimitar. Which of course I didn't have on me when I portaled. Mistake number.....fifty at this point it feels like..."

She reaches around him to slide the veggies over to her and one of the cutting boards.

"I like to help make dinner with my aunt."

She informs him as she begins slicing veggies as if it's second nature for her, humming something as she does so.

-Yuri

[ninjas-greatest-weapon]

Huh. Well, good on you, then, kid.

[Leonardo smiles, turning to cut up the fruits. When the oven beeps, he turns and puts the chicken on a baking stone, then puts them in the oven and starts a timer. He then grabs a blender from the cupboard below, setting it next to the diced fruits and returning to his work.]

[triple-trouble-hamatos]

Mercury continues humming to gerself as she works, her tail waving along to some beat in her head to a song her uncle would tell her she has no business listening to.

Jokes on him it was his kid that showed it to her.

She was momentarily distracted by the seemingly normal silver gauntlet on her left arm making a subtle sing song chime.

"Well that's funny. This thing hasn't worked in any of the other dimensions or timelines or whatever they are .."

She sets the knife down and pokes at the gauntlet, bringing up a small holographic screen with a flashing light blue icon.

The gauntlet beeps again.

-Yuri

[ninjas-greatest-weapon]

[Leonardo glances over while he works.]

Something wrong?

[triple-trouble-hamatos]

"No. Not wrong. Something is right. This thing has a tracker in it. It hasn't worked in the other places I have been. Maybe this dimension is closer to mine somehow?"

She flicks to a different screen trying to look at something when the dang thing loudly announced in her Uncle's voice -

"Incoming transmission call"

"Oh shit!.....I MEAN....crap...!"

She nearly fell off the chair from her suddenly being startled by the gauntlet.

-Yuri

[ninjas-greatest-weapon]

[Leonardo jumps to be there if she did fall.]

Should I give you some privacy to answer?

[triple-trouble-hamatos]

"It's an unknown transmission source. So....maybe not? Although this is a secured frequency so I'm not sure who else would be able to contact me?"

She stares at the flashing 'incoming transmission call' words on the holographic screen.

"No one has been able to contact me...or me-them for....days?...Weeks?....I don't even know how long I've been gone in my world..."

((aye yo @insane-inthe-membrane9000 . You wanna yell at your niece?))

[insane-inthe-membrane9000]

Override transmission acceptance.

//The small holographic screen flashes with static momentarily before the image clears.//

Mercury? Ah! That's better! There you are!

//moves in closer to the screen trying to peer around her at her surroundings.//

Dearest niece, are you in a safe place? Do you require any medical attention? Are you being held against your will?

[triple-trouble-hamatos]

"Uncle!? N-n-no! I'm fine! I'm okay! I'm actually uh......"

She glances at Leo off screen.

"Well I'm actually far more safe than you would expect. I'm fine. Sorta. Did you find me with the tracker in this thing?! How can you call me? I couldn't call anyone for...days..."

Yuri gives her uncle a nervous smile. Her tail tip twitches back and forth in nervous agitation.

-Yuri

[insane-inthe-membrane9000]

The dimension you are currently in would appear to overlap ours ever so slightly.

However that is not important...

//a small pause, his arms cross over his plastron, his eyes narrow in irritation//

Why have you been portal jumping? It is incredibly unsafe. Even your father would tell you that! Yet you have impulsively decided to do so knowing full well that the last time you did, you had everyone worried sick for a week, Mercury.

//another pause as he rubs between his eyes at the growing headache there//

I have been attempting to lock on to your signal for two months. Two months, Yuri. Your mother informed your father, who is now a wreck because of it. This is incredibly irresponsible, even for you! Do you understand that?

//another pause, his usually brown eyes flashing scarlet, a aign of is slowly simmering anger//

[ninjas-greatest-weapon]

A puff of blue glittery smoke appears and takes the shape of a small form with clear silhouettes of horns, wings and a long tail but only a pair of big golden eyes appear clearly within the smoke shape. The eyes blink rapidly.

"Well....at least I'm consistent with my mistakes in portaling. "

WHO ARE YOU?!

[triple-trouble-hamatos]

The blue smoke figure giggles, her tail waving in amusement.

"Are all versions of you so jumpy?"

The smokey wings unfurl a bit as the figure steps just slightly closer.

-Yuri

[ninjas-greatest-weapon]

[He sighs.]

We have to be on our toes to some degree. But my question still stands. And while I'm at it, why are you here specifically?

[triple-trouble-hamatos]

"Always the same question too. I'm consistent with screwing up my powers. You're consistent with your questions. Awesome. Well, first of all, I don't really know what I'm doing here. I'm not really great with my.. abilities..yet. But I think I screwed up majorly this time. I'm from a different timeline of yours. A reeeaallly different one."

She sighs and waves a hand in the air. The blue smoke disappears leaving the child in full form, her black dragesque tail lashing the air in frustration but she flashes a small smile anyway and does a little bow.

"I'm Mercury."

-Yuri

[ninjas-greatest-weapon]

Huh. Well, nice to meet you. All things considered...

[He looks at her markings, a confused but endeared smile crossing his face.]

...You probably know exactly who I am. Feel free to stay as long as you like, kid. Kitchen's always stocked for those that pop by time to time, and if you happen to mention a favorite snack or beverage, well.. let's just say I might add them to the grocery list. Make yourself at home.

[triple-trouble-hamatos]

"Sure do."

Yuri winks at him and flutters her wings happily. Her smile falters a bit though and she tilts her head to the side, her gaze falling to nothing in particular as she seems to come to some sort of realization.

"Oh....yup uh. I'll just, um...be over here... don't worry, I'll figure out how to portal out of here in no time. Heh."

Yuri moves away to sit on the ground with her legs folded under her, her tail curling around her.

-Yuri

[ninjas-greatest-weapon]

You don't... have to leave if you don't want to. I'd imagine zipping around like that can be exhausting—I know it was for me on occasion. Rest for as long as you need. I'm sure with the amount of times you've implied this has happened, your family will understand if you need to rest.

[He sits, patting the couch next to him as if to invite her.]

Unless you're scared this version of me bites?

[triple-trouble-hamatos]

"It's not that, I'm the one that bites...heheh...."

She stood up and hesitantly approached the couch.

"I just...I think I figured out why I keep portaling to places you exist. This is like the third version of you I've portaled to. The reason....I think ....is pretty depressing to realize.."

She climbed onto the couch her wings disappeared in a puff of more blue smoke so they wouldn't take up so much space. She kicked her legs a bit, looking at her feet.

"That's all you need around here. A depressed demon. What a sight honestly..."

-Yuri

[ninjas-greatest-weapon]

[His eyes widen slightly, as he thinks about it.]

Ah.

Well, hey. Don't worry, kid. I may not be.. him, per se, but I'll be a shoulder to cry on if you need. Like I said, you're welcome here. Whether you're depressed or overjoyed, sometimes company is just the thing you need.

[He smiles warmly, putting his arm up on the top of the couch to create some space for her if she wanted to lay down.]

If you wanna talk, if you don't wanna talk, it's up to you. You're the one carrying the box, I just wanna make sure it ain't too heavy.

[triple-trouble-hamatos]

"How old are you even? You sound ..older?"

Yuri tilts her head as she looks up at him.

"I mean. I usually love to talk. I guess this just kind of ...hit me out of nowhere. I didn't realize it until now. I keep subconsciously portaling to you....or well .. different versions of you... because I can't portal...to....him..."

She looked away again, towards the floor. Why was it so hard to call him what he was? Maybe she didn't want to freak out any versions of him. She wasn't entirely sure.

"I guess I just miss him ....and.... I'm...mad... I'm really really mad about it... I'm mad at him."

She seemed to come to that conclusion just then as well, her brows furrowing in irritation as she scowled at the floor, her tail tip flicking back and forth like an angry cat's tail would.

-Yuri

[ninjas-greatest-weapon]

I'm in my 40s. This old coot has seen a lot in his day.

And I've seen enough to know a little bit about how you feel, too. You're hurt. Hurt bad. You wake up, and he's there one day. The next day, you go to check, and he's gone. Like he went for milk and never came back.

[Leonardo sighs.]

You feel abandoned.

That's how I felt when my dad—Splinter—died. It's been a long time since I heard his voice.

But hey, if you'd like, I can hopefully give you some advice to ease the pain. Call it a different angle to view the situation.

[triple-trouble-hamatos]

Yuri's eyes widened.

"You aarree older than him. Not by a whole lot but still......"

She brings her legs up, hugging them to her chest as she turns her head to rest her cheek on her knees so she can look up at him still.

"Sure. Hit me with it. I'm sure I'd get the same kind of talk from my uncle but I think it might hit differently coming from you...."

-Yuri

[ninjas-greatest-weapon]

Something my dad told me once was that in this life, technically, you die twice in life. One is the death of your physical self, the end of your mortal lifespan. Two is when your legacy dies—when the last person that knew you forgets you, when your life's work becomes obsolete. It's a bit of a play off of "your memory lives on in our hearts" and stuff, but it rings true to me, at least. Think of it as his true "final resting place" being in your heart and mind. That way, he's that much closer to you.

[triple-trouble-hamatos]

Yuri smiles.

"i like that. Good thing he's not gone forever. But I'm still mad at him."

She lifts her head and spins to face him folding her legs under her again.

"Da is regaining his corporeal body. Mom can see him, but she won't let me go where he is. Says it's too dangerous. I guess she's right....plus I don't think I'd like to see him get hurt over and over again. But she said he should be home soon enough."

She frowned.

"Still. I'm mad at him for getting himself killed in the first place. So is Uncle. He's more mad than me I think..."

-Yuri

[ninjas-greatest-weapon]

Oh. Huh. Haven't heard that before.. but hey, you said he isn't gone forever? that means you still have more time with him. Things don't last forever.

...And if you.. don't mind me asking, uh.. have you ever stopped to mull over why he did it? like, you said he 'got himself killed.' What's the reason there?

[triple-trouble-hamatos]

The demon child's pupils shrink to thin onyx slits, like a serpent. She stifles a low growl.

"He went hunting down the ones that killed Uncle...he was mad.... because he said Uncle shouldn't have saved him in the first place...something about his soul...I dunno, I'm nine,...I don't understand half the crap they argued about......aside from when Uncle and Ma said he was being reckless. Which....I know what that means...they call me that too. And he was...he got a few of the slimey trădători {traitors}. But one of them was...faster than him...."

She tilted her head in thought. Her expression still angry, her eyes still creepily serpent-like. Or dragon-like if the tail was any indication.

-Yuri

[ninjas-greatest-weapon]

Hm. So it was an atonement mission, sounds like. Note to you, get your old man some therapy when he gets back, yeah?

[Leonardo chuckles to himself.]

...In all seriousness, though. It was a variable out of his control. The only thing he could've done to avoid it was not going. But that of itself was reckless, so you have a point in being angry with him.

[He sighs.]

I guess that's life, isn't it? Ha. Spending time fucking around and finding out.

[triple-trouble-hamatos]

She suddenly laughs, teetering backwards in her merriment.

"Da and Uncle say that all the time!"

She allows her upper body to hang upside down off the couch, her horns just barely touching the floor.

"He's gonna get his tail whooped by Uncle first then probably Ma. But after that...yea maybe therapy would be best. Grandpa Luci is really good at that sort of thing. I think he still scares Da though. But maybe he will be less scared of him now and might actually talk to him. I'll have to tell Uncle to arrange it."

Her tail waves back and forth as she thinks and talks out loud.

-Yuri

[ninjas-greatest-weapon]

[Leonardo laughs with her.]

Your grandpa sounds like a cool guy. Ha.

[triple-trouble-hamatos]

"Grandpa Luci? Cool? Oh boy he would get a kick out of that. He'd probably make some joke about how he can't be "cool" because he's the devil and Hell is hot."

She sat up to look at him.

"He thinks he can just start making lame dad jokes now that hes a grandpa. He's not technically my real grandpa but I still call him that."

-Yuri

[ninjas-greatest-weapon]

Pfft. I'll bet he loves having a sweetheart like you around, then.

[triple-trouble-hamatos]

Yuri blinked, perhaps a bit startled to hear this other version mirror something her own father called her all the time, if the dark blush covering her cheeks and nose had anything to say about it.

"Th-th-thanks ...um ..........Leo..."

The demon made a sour face as if using his name left a bad taste in her mouth.

"I will never get used to that."

-Yuri

[ninjas-greatest-weapon]

Ah- did I speak out of turn? My apologies, I didn't mean to stir you.

[He looks her over, worried, not wanting to move closer for fear of a disproportionate negative reaction.]

[triple-trouble-hamatos]

"Sunt atât de prost." {I'm so dumb}

Yuri cursed to herself, her accent coming out thickly when she used her second language, before flashing him a small smile.

"I'm not used to using your name. And...um.... it's okay. You just sounded exactly like him for a second and it caught me off guard. I'm sure it will happen again ..since...well... you're just a different version of him."

She shrugged, still clearly a little flustered but trying her best to keep it together. It was either keep her cool or burst into tears because she missed her big dumdum dad. She was choosing to keep it together instead.

-Yuri

[ninjas-greatest-weapon]

Ah.. alright, then.

[He looks at her in silence for a few more beats, before realizing something.]

Have-.. have you eaten yet-? I just realized. My own stomach growled just now—I could cook something, if you'd like? Any dietary or allergic restrictions?

[triple-trouble-hamatos]

She blinked and tilted her head.

"I.... haven't eaten in.....I think a day or two .. I've been hopping around in different universes trying to get home."

She blinked again seemingly startled by this realization.

"I'm not allergic to anything. No restrictions.... I'll eat anything but I hate peas ...and mushrooms ... that's about it."

She sat up completely now and her wings rematerialized, fluttering behind her and lifting her up a fraction of an inch off the couch.

"I just realized I'm..starving."

-Yuri

[ninjas-greatest-weapon]

[He sinks into the couch, gathering momentum to hop up off the couch as if he fell in reverse. He claps his hands together, walking to the kitchen in his apartment while he talks.]

Well, let's fix that, shall we? Are you in the mood to eat anything? Anything at all, just hopefully not something too expensive or laborious to make—or we could order, if that's what you want. If you're not partial to anything, I can make something simple from stuff we have here.

[triple-trouble-hamatos]

Yuri flaps her wings a few times carrying herself off the couch to follow him like a little shadow.

"Um. I like fruits...I actually really like salads. Seems weird though but I think that's from my Da, I'm definitely not a vegetarian or anything. Otherwise I'm not too picky."

-Yuri

[ninjas-greatest-weapon]

plants, I can work with. I actually enjoy a watermelon on occasion, so no surprise there... [He fishes some sliced watermelon from the fridge.]

Salads, meh. I have these pre-packaged salad bowl things, but I'm not too sure if you'd like them. [Leonardo sets a caesar salad variant of the aforementioned meal next to the watermelon slices.]

Lemme see if I have anything fresher, sorry. Maybe I should add a small garden to the house... I could merge the two guest rooms together and use the empty room for a vertical farm, probably..

[Leonardo rummages deeper in his fridge, which is surprisingly spacey. Like, it could be a walk-in if his feet weren't sticking out from behind the door.]

Aha! [He re-emerges, several vegetables in hand.] Tomato, onion, avocado, cilantro.. I could make some pretty sweet salad with this. Do I have lemon juice?

[Leonardo sets the assorted items on the counter, tossing a lemon next to them and continuing the search.]

[triple-trouble-hamatos]

Mercury fluttered over his shoulder peeking over it in curiosity but trying not to hover too close.

Mirror version of her father or not, she wasn't about to touch him and freak him out. What if he abhorred the idea of having a kid and was just hunoring her because he felt bad?

She didn't need to risk finding out so she stayed close but not toooo close as she watched him rifle around in his big fridge.

[ninjas-greatest-weapon]

Let's see.. ooh, cookie dough. We can have that for desert. ugh, most of this is either leftovers, condiments, drinks, or fridge-kept snacks..

[Leonardo opens the large drawer on the bottom of the fridge, looking in the freezer.]

Ooh, orange chicken! meat, plus if I make some rice we have most of our bases covered! I could make fruit smoothies, too..

[He puts away the pre-packaged salad, grabbing more fruit and putting the box of orange chicken on the counter. He then grabs a bag of rice from the cupboard beside it, washing it and putting it in what looked to be some sort of fancy pressure cooker.] This ought to do..

[Leonardo preheats the oven as well, then taking out two knives and cutting boards.]

You wanna work on smoothies or veggie salad? [He asks, holding out the handle of one of the knives to her.]

[triple-trouble-hamatos]

"Salad."

She delicately grabs the handle of the knife from him, her wings slowly stop beating, bringing her back to the ground. She's a little short for the counter though.

She looks up at him then back to the counter then at her little legs.

"I didn't think that through..."

-Yuri

[ninjas-greatest-weapon]

Ah.

Hang on.. do you even know how to use a knife..??

[Leonardo grabs a chair from the other side of the counter, setting it next to her and offering his hand as a stair for her to get on.]

I can show you, if you'd like.

[triple-trouble-hamatos]

She accepts his hand and hops up on the chair smiling broadly at him.

"No offense....Leo....but the other you has been a very good Sensei. I can use a kitchen knife. As well as my scimitar. Which of course I didn't have on me when I portaled. Mistake number.....fifty at this point it feels like..."

She reaches around him to slide the veggies over to her and one of the cutting boards.

"I like to help make dinner with my aunt."

She informs him as she begins slicing veggies as if it's second nature for her, humming something as she does so.

-Yuri

[ninjas-greatest-weapon]

Huh. Well, good on you, then, kid.

[Leonardo smiles, turning to cut up the fruits. When the oven beeps, he turns and puts the chicken on a baking stone, then puts them in the oven and starts a timer. He then grabs a blender from the cupboard below, setting it next to the diced fruits and returning to his work.]

[triple-trouble-hamatos]

Mercury continues humming to gerself as she works, her tail waving along to some beat in her head to a song her uncle would tell her she has no business listening to.

Jokes on him it was his kid that showed it to her.

She was momentarily distracted by the seemingly normal silver gauntlet on her left arm making a subtle sing song chime.

"Well that's funny. This thing hasn't worked in any of the other dimensions or timelines or whatever they are .."

She sets the knife down and pokes at the gauntlet, bringing up a small holographic screen with a flashing light blue icon.

The gauntlet beeps again.

-Yuri

[ninjas-greatest-weapon]

[Leonardo glances over while he works.]

Something wrong?

[triple-trouble-hamatos]

"No. Not wrong. Something is right. This thing has a tracker in it. It hasn't worked in the other places I have been. Maybe this dimension is closer to mine somehow?"

She flicks to a different screen trying to look at something when the dang thing loudly announced in her Uncle's voice -

"Incoming transmission call"

"Oh shit!.....I MEAN....crap...!"

She nearly fell off the chair from her suddenly being startled by the gauntlet.

-Yuri

[ninjas-greatest-weapon]

[Leonardo jumps to be there if she did fall.]

Should I give you some privacy to answer?

[triple-trouble-hamatos]

"It's an unknown transmission source. So....maybe not? Although this is a secured frequency so I'm not sure who else would be able to contact me?"

She stares at the flashing 'incoming transmission call' words on the holographic screen.

"No one has been able to contact me...or me-them for....days?...Weeks?....I don't even know how long I've been gone in my world..."

((aye yo @insane-inthe-membrane9000 . You wanna yell at your niece?))

[insane-inthe-membrane9000]

Override transmission acceptance.

//The small holographic screen flashes with static momentarily before the image clears.//

Mercury? Ah! That's better! There you are!

//moves in closer to the screen trying to peer around her at her surroundings.//

Dearest niece, are you in a safe place? Do you require any medical attention? Are you being held against your will?

[ceruleanterrapin]

Okay, but hypothetically, what if I wanted to be the little brother for once

[triple-trouble-hamatos]

@insane-inthe-membrane9000

Hey! You're old! This guy wants to be the little brother! Come get em!

-Mel 😇

[insane-inthe-membrane9000]

You are without chill.

Truly the most savage of the offspring. Because you have no hesitation to roast me at any given moment.

I thought you loved me...

//dies because I'm soooooo oolllldddd//

[triple-trouble-hamatos]

Daaaadddd @insane-inthe-membrane9000

Yuri disappeared again and zapped E away too!

- Mel 😇

[insane-inthe-membrane9000]

.....

[demon-draconia]

Where the fuck is my kid, Donatello?

Where?!

[insane-inthe-membrane9000]

How the fuck should I know? Mine is gone too ya know...

You could be nicer, Drake.

[demon-draconia]

I'm not nice.

Find them, genius. Don't they have trackers in their gauntlets?

[triple-trouble-hamatos]

We do.

Kicking her legs as she sits on a desk in her father's lab.

-Mel😇

[insane-inthe-membrane9000]

//Glances at his daughter.//

I may have to do some reprogramming. The last time she did this she only went to the mortal realm. She could be anywhere.

Drake, why does she keep disappearing?

[demon-draconia]

{Crosses her arms, clearly frustrated with her brother-in-law}

It...may have something to do with her being very upset that she can't see Leo yet.

[triple-trouble-hamatos]

"That's correct. She's been spitting mad over you not letting her go to Wrath to see him."

Mel clearly has no concept of a filter.

-Mel 😇

[insane-inthe-membrane9000]

//Facepalms.//

Melinoe, ingeraul meu. Maybe refrain from irritating your aunt?

//Steps away from the massive touch panel and two equally large screens he had been working at.//

May I see your gauntlet?

//Reaches out hand for his daughter's gauntlet that looks like his own.//

{{translation; Ingerasul meu - my angel}}

[triple-trouble-hamatos]

"Bineînțeles că poți, tată." {Of course you can, daddy.)

Melinoe unclasps her gauntlet and hands it to her father, still kicking her little legs.

"Are you gonna go get her if you can find her?" She asked him, her head tilting to the side in curiosity.

-Mel😇

[insane-inthe-membrane9000]

Of course. I'm sure your aunt will be accompanying me as well.

//He takes the gauntlet over to the touch panel and connects it to the system to attempt to use the tracking system to find Mercury.//

And before you ask. No. You can't come. You will go find your mother and stay with her.

[triple-trouble-hamatos]

"Dang it."

Mel hopped off the desk and sighed before exiting the lab to do as she was told. She didn't argue with her dad. No one argued with her dad.

-Mel😇

[insane-inthe-membrane9000]

Drake, this may be a touchie subject, but don't you....I don't know...have some weird ability to seek her out since you "created her"? //Finger quotationa.//

Like...Jahi could find you because she created you? Granted I know the creation was more of the...uh... traditional sense...but nonetheless, doesn't it stand to reason that you would be able to track your daughter the same way?

(( @demon-draconia }}

[triple-trouble-hamatos]

Daaaadddd @insane-inthe-membrane9000

Yuri disappeared again and zapped E away too!

- Mel 😇

[insane-inthe-membrane9000]

.....

[demon-draconia]

Where the fuck is my kid, Donatello?

Where?!

[insane-inthe-membrane9000]

How the fuck should I know? Mine is gone too ya know...

You could be nicer, Drake.

[demon-draconia]

I'm not nice.

Find them, genius. Don't they have trackers in their gauntlets?

[triple-trouble-hamatos]

We do.

Kicking her legs as she sits on a desk in her father's lab.

-Mel😇

[insane-inthe-membrane9000]

//Glances at his daughter.//

I may have to do some reprogramming. The last time she did this she only went to the mortal realm. She could be anywhere.

Drake, why does she keep disappearing?

[demon-draconia]

{Crosses her arms, clearly frustrated with her brother-in-law}

It...may have something to do with her being very upset that she can't see Leo yet.

[triple-trouble-hamatos]

"That's correct. She's been spitting mad over you not letting her go to Wrath to see him."

Mel clearly has no concept of a filter.

-Mel 😇

[insane-inthe-membrane9000]

//Facepalms.//

Melinoe, ingeraul meu. Maybe refrain from irritating your aunt?

//Steps away from the massive touch panel and two equally large screens he had been working at.//

May I see your gauntlet?

//Reaches out hand for his daughter's gauntlet that looks like his own.//

{{translation; Ingerasul meu - my angel}}

[triple-trouble-hamatos]

"Bineînțeles că poți, tată." {Of course you can, daddy.)

Melinoe unclasps her gauntlet and hands it to her father, still kicking her little legs.

"Are you gonna go get her if you can find her?" She asked him, her head tilting to the side in curiosity.

-Mel😇

[insane-inthe-membrane9000]

Of course. I'm sure your aunt will be accompanying me as well.

//He takes the gauntlet over to the touch panel and connects it to the system to attempt to use the tracking system to find Mercury.//

And before you ask. No. You can't come. You will go find your mother and stay with her.