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Unfortunately the obscure AU competition will not be happening but that simply means you guys get this picture in high quality now :) selfie time! They can and will beat you up!

- Trauma

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The cast of the AHC AU is growing bigger by the day!

Unsure if I ever posted these properly? So here’s two of our bodyguards (Ro and Ritter) from the first day at the new home, as well as the children and a third bodyguard (Hambone) on a shopping trip just a day later :) I’m particularly proud of the Dark Turtles, safe for Purple this is the first time I’ve drawn full-body drawings of them and they came out great :D also, BOY these turtles are massive, it keeps on surprising me.

Ritter and Hambone belong to my friend Ade aka VioletVulpini who’s co-writing AHC with me, Ro Glowborn is mine :)

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The full banner didn't quite fit, so here's the bigger version!

--Adelram

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Me and Ade figured it might be easier to have one blog to refer to the AU, and the @obscure-au-comp was a perfect opportunity! Found out the organizer, Vei, has a horrifying and awesome rottmnt au called Spirit Box AU so shoutout to Onleo (Onryo Leo) for becoming the competition receptionist in my mind <3

-- Trauma

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Hello, I have so many questions for this au and this one portrays the aftermath can't be more accurate. 

To the usual cases of some people who get involved in huge news and constantly judged by society along with victim blaming , dichotomy, etc . 

Judging by the views of people whether they are involved with Darius’s dirty business or not , would Cody be facing difficulties in bringing light to his uncle’s crimes that brought up trouble to other people working in O’Neil Tech and other related companies ?

Would Dark Turtles face discrimination due to the fact they are underage kids who shatter their former employer’s illusion of glory along with under the guise of the CEO position , causing the downfall of  “one of the greatest people in society ” or probably the fact that they are clones that consist of DNA of both vertebrate and one of the most invasive alien species among the galaxy (not sure if the newspapers have posted or anyone knows it ) and causing numerous concerns on this one due to the hazardous case on Moonbase before .  

As well as the President’s temporary custody of them, what measurements would they take if they are planing to engage in activities like traveling ? Is it not as strict as in NNYC where people has fully aware of or remains the same ? Also here’s a specific question, since Cody’s age has almost reached to mature level and concerning that Dark Turtles’ maturity level has great contrasts on both physiology and mentality .

Even though if some of the cloned subjects have mature mentality but they do not have sufficient experience due to psychic link of other people’s experiences instead of their own . 

How long would they be considered as “mature” as an adult? Like over 18 or 21 in growing age or gaining enough experience ?

What are your views on the differences between growth of genetic cloning and normal growth ?

🌙 We’ll see a little bit of this a few more chapters ahead (because we do wanna dig into O’Neil Tech a little) but yes, Cody does indeed struggle somewhat with taking over, having played part in Dunn’s downfall. He was already viewed as a boy genius though and it was always kind of expected that he’d inherit the company eventually, so a lotta people are just like, “yea okay.”

🐢 The Dark Turtles do face more backlash, partly because they were seen just like y’know. Doing crimes! So people are already somewhat inclined to dislike them. And playing part in Dunn’s trial probably makes some people think that maybe the Darks are just doing it to get out of their own punishments. Being as big and hulking as they are, AND being easy to anger, they often get seen more as henchmen and less as the manipulated children they are.

The fact that they’re Kanabo clones is a scandal in and of itself too, especially since this revelation came shortly after Stockman’s assassination attempt and the consequent forgiveness of it — it seems that the topic of cloning bodies and ethics and laws of it is becoming popular now! It serves to dehumanize the turtles at times, something that Cody is quick to try and reassure them about, with mixed results.

(Also Dunn was really not “one of the greatest” in any way. Guy was one CEO -of a company he inherited, by the way, it’s not like he was a founder or anything either- on one planet in a massive alliance made up of multiple solar systems. Let’s not overestimate his influence and accomplishments.)

🌙 Honestly right now the kids aren’t planning to travel anywhere. When they go out, they are followed by an EPF special unit bodyguard, and mostly they just like to go to the mall, now that they somewhat understand how it works. Blue occasionally ventures out for plants or plant related stuff, and Cody is slowly organizing his things at O’Neil Tech :) But like, yea, they just sort of wander around. The world is big and not everyone is always paying attention to the news, so the odds of them getting recognized are, I’d say, 50/50. The bodyguard might actually draw the most attention, unless it’s Hambone, who’s short enough to not get noticed right away next to four giant turtles.

🐢 Honestly, the age thing is sort of up in the air rn. Generally, right now, the Dark Turtles are legally classified as minors both on account of how long they’ve actually been alive and on account of how little experience they have with the world around them. How old are they supposed to be? When will they be considered adults? Should it be based on the Splintersons? Should it be based on how long Kanabos live for? Should someone make a legal definition specifically for clones? Many questions, few clear answers. But worry not, they will be asking them, too. After all, they know so little about themselves, the poor kids. The blank spaces will start mattering eventually.

Long story short: All great questions! We will get to them! :)

— Trauma

PS: Personally, my take is that if you grow a clone to be physically a certain age, it’s always gonna fuck them up, and I’d compare it to someone growing up as a very sheltered child. You might be able to survive in a certain very specific environment (Purple can drive the Terrorpin, all of them can fight), but there will be huge gaps in your knowledge, especially regarding social interaction and norms (“we all have genders.”—“We do?”) (“so is no one else gonna use ‘PresiDad’?”) and stuff typically taught in schools (Purple is the only one who can read and spell correctly with no trouble).

Additionally, with the turtles so freshly made, they don’t know very much about their own bodies! Think of all the things that you know about your own body and it’s functions and malfunctions — you know that puberty comes with a lot of gross changes, you know that a headache might mean you’re dehydrated, you know that a stomachache might mean food poisoning, you know if you’re tired you need to sleep and if you’re overwhelmed by a crowded room you need space and quiet.

The Darks don’t really know… ANY of that. Purple might, and they might all wager a guess or two, but it’s all guesswork. That is the biggest trouble with their origins — they were never meant to be alive. They were just meant to be weapons.

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Do you think the boys getting a pet would be good for them. I had an idea of Red finding an ex fighting dog and being like "it like me" and it made my heart melt. kinda just wanted to share.

we've definitely considered the idea of pets, yeah!! But as the kids are right now - new to the world and living in someone else's house - they're not really ready for them, I don't think.

Maybe someday, though :)

-- Trauma

OOGH RED WITH A RESCUE ANIMAL IS SO CUTE THO. Would absolutely be so good for him, when he's in a space where he's able to care for an animal. Makin my heart melt too, thank you for sharing!! --Adelram

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What if other Dark Turtles got Lazer blasted and taken in to the penthouse for treatment of his injuries

Like purple would have got every system hacked and letting the others infiltrate but I doubt that would happen because nobody except himself could use the Terrorpin

Well Red could've got a huge appetite than the others but it needs to be more cautious to handle the big guy OH boy

But Yellow would eventually get along well with Mikey like his childish nature(That's why he's my favorite) but got headsmacked(?)

Hmm.. let's remember that these are AHC versions of them, buuut...

Purple would definitely be the hardest to win over. I think with the history that Donnie has reflecting on who Purple is (shoutout to all the headcanons about Purple looking like a lizard because of Donnie's second mutation), the Splintersons would also be more inclined to try and help, though. It's a 50/50 chance on whether Purple goes "fuck you, don't baby me, I'm killing all of you <3" or whether he reluctantly adopts some of their mentality.

Red would probably be stubborn but realize eventually that he's having an okay time and actually likes these people? And might openly side with them against his brothers, too! Why would he fight these people who are nicer to him than his own brothers? I think Raph would be really, really weird about Red, though. Mostly forrr spoiler reasons ^v^

Yellow.. man. Yellow and Mikey would not get along on account of how much energy they both have? They'd compete at everything, although the bonus to this might be that Yellow accidentally ends up genuinely trying to impress Splinter and the other turtles, and bonding with them in the process? And then he's like oh! Wait this is fun!! And people aren't constantly calling me an idiot?? Wild!

And mannn now I'm imagining how that episode would go with different Dark Turtles getting shot. Someone should get on that, tmnt fandom please I summon thee-

-- Trauma

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I just like how Red got one side of a brute and the other is like having the cutest smile of a 5 year old little girl

Yeah, that's Red alright! The bows really help, too :) He's just a big cutiepie! -- Trauma