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"That's dumb." Because Raph is blunt like that.

He reaches up and flicks his brother in the forehead for that pocket power comment.

"I knew you were garbage at trash talk, bro, but... really?"

Okaaayyy... maybe it was funny, but he's not about to let Lee get away with that one! Noooo way! And he splashes water at Raphie and BigM for laughing!

And a bigger splash at BigM for that last crack!

" serrrrriously hahaha nee hehehe tooo teach hieee hehehe him!" Raphie wheezes laughing and splashing back at the Lee and Raph poking out his tongue, hah he was ooooo telling his brothers that one, and all in all he found it adorable really the guy can't trash talk to save his life.


Lee poooooooooooouts - it's mostly fake.


BigM, " bwhahaha - classic... wish my Leo was as bad as this...' all they had to dis Leonardo about was mostly his inability to abide disorder and mess. Mostly, he could handle it camping or travelling but at home? nooope Especially the dojo.


Lee splashes back at Raphie, giving Raph a flick back on his snout resume the washing now his hands crushing the sweet smell herbs and rubbing his brothers arms and paying particularly attention to his fingernails, clearing under and using a roughish stone to smooth the ends to clean them up and trim back because if left unchecked their nails were more akin to claw and could be nasty especially against the soft skin of human like Casey, Shini and April. He would so the tail leg and feet in a moment. ' oooh come on wasn't that bad." and noooo he was not blushing... and wouldn't explain to the curious Erica what the giggling from the others was about.

It's hard not to get caught up in the laughter.

Especially since it's at Lee's expense!

"He's beyond teaching." Raph chuckled. "We've tried. It's a lost cause."

Yes, good mood. And laughing at Lee just adds to it.

"That bad. That bad and worse." And if he weren't so noodley he would noogie his brother right now! But he is, so ge won't. Instead, it's just funny, and he's enjoying it just as much as Raphie and BigM.

Lee is all sorts of blushie but he is also rather enjoying the laughter, even at his own expense and his eyes narrowed playfully at all of them glaring a bit, " oh suuuure make fun ... but really Raph it is a compliment as BigM said positive vibes and pocket power and well we all like pleasing the ladies." he teeeeases


" oooonly the ladies?" Raphie sniggers paddling past and once Lee had situated Raph so he could get under the lower lip of his plastron and carapace. It wasn't the first time they have had to wash each other like this and probably not the last time. So the big tough marshmellow of a Raph dropped the happy, clean and wriggling about in delight alien baby onto his fathers belly the little guy like Randal in the middle of laughter mostly because the big turtles were.


BigM bwhahaha's and swims closer, " well I would take it as complimentary -though still freaking hilarious and definitely a bad glib... man it's terrible to bad not trainable out of you."


Lee pokes out his tongue, " our Mikey says I have trash talking tourettes, random, pretty bad but sometimes just wonderfully funny. Rarely ever get a hit." He eyes Raphie and shrugs, " mmmmmmm well ... mostly the ladies..."

"Bro, you gotta learn when ta quit digging..." But it's mostly in play. He's still a flopoy turtle and not objecting to Lee's work.

He then turned to Raphie. "You hear what he called you, man? For shame, Lee."

Awwww, Chompy! Raph nuzzled the child when he was dropped onto him. Oh, he loved the little guy. So very much. If he wasn't a mush turtle before, he sure is now!

" you know me Raph I am not a quitter.' Lee grins, even though in this case Raph was right he really ought to be at times. And oy vie on this matter he should. but you know what he enjoyed the laughs he often got from these moments, working to make sure he missed nothing of Raph's plastron, starting on the lower plates, soothing rough edges and scrubbing, scratching off hardened dirt or mud or food bits.


There was a shrug and Raphie sniggers, " I thiiiink he sort of called me a lady..." annnnd he is mush turtle for the toddler spread on his plastron so it was hard to feel indignant about it... then again if he was half the sassy bad ass lady as Karai, Angel or April... yeah he'd been called worse.


BigM chuckles, ' now i needs to find out if my Raffie will be so mushy around a toddler." amused watching the so called red clad tough guys become puddle turtles. Amusing to think of on top of how his big rough teddy bear of a brother would react to this Raph/Leo thing but also how much of a mountain of marshmellow he'll become around a little guy.


Erica giggles watching them,particularly Raphie and Randal, she'd admired Mike with Malcolm a lot, so was enjoying this reminder he seemed very good dad material. just like his brother.

"All. Too. Well." It's almost grunted. Well... as grunted as Raph is capable of in this state.

He chuckled at the comments from Raphie and BugM. Amused at the banter and play. And that his counterpart was cool with being called a girl. But hey, worse things, and really, it's hard to mind much when you're noodley.

He does glance at his counterpart's mush at BigM's question.

"Probably mush."

He just lets Leo finish while cuddling Chompy. Raph is just starting to get some feeling back in his limbs. Not inclined to do much about it though!

" My brother is like six foot and a half and weighs in super sumo weight, hard to think of him as mush... I mean he gets clingy when very injured or sick... but rarely mushy..." BigM laughs and with some of himself back he swims slowly towards the shore and those hanging smoking fish, " better hurry up or I will eat it all.' he warns, playfully he would try his best to not eat everything, but he was hungry!


Erica swims after him just encase he did try to eat everything! and well she had no hope of stopping him but she would start finding more food if that was the case!


Raphie sniggers, ' whatever BigM... if you do I tag you in fishing more." as he watches him go he whistles a little, " a Raph that size.... man thats huge - I'd have scoffed at it but judging by BigM's size..." he churrs nuzzling the happy toddler in his arms. Lifting the boy to give him a slight bounce and catch. " hahah what do you think huh? imagine this Daddy that big? arrrre you gonna grow that big?' making the kid laugh as he swims for the shore too boy in arms.


Lee's grin is loving watching them go, then looks the same down at Raph nuzzling him and Chompy with a happy churr, " almost done and then you can go eat too Raph." he promises extra careful around the chip in Raph's plastron and around the wriggly happy Chompy as he makes sure not an inch went unsmoothed and cleaned, then over his brothers arms and shoulders, only the face left and he'll be very careful and light around snout and nose.

"Don't matter how big ya are, how can anyone say no to that cuteza wootza widdle baby face. 'Cuz ya just sooo cute, aren'tcha guys. Oh yes you are." And it just sort of descends into straight up baby talk to the little guys from there. Well... Raph was taking Randal away, so he's right back to being a big ol' mush turtle for Chompy.

It's not uncommon.

He sort of looks over at Raphie's question about Randal growing that big.

"If she's small enough that she's barely a dragon... possibly..."

He's not stopping Lee, just sort of nods at his words. Whatever. That's fine. He's content to make baby noises at Chompy.

" agree... annnnnnd...' he is amused, chuckling and will refrain for now at not making fun of Raph for the baby faces and talk for Chompy. Later. Maybe. Instead he gets to the finishing off of the washing making sure to work around Raph and Chompy careful over the earholes and making absolutely sure even the top of the bald head was done, the bandana was wrecked, it would not even be red if washed out so Leo ditches it. Surely there would be a red cloth somewhere for Raphael to make a new one, and he had plenty at home with the same tear and nibbles on it from the days of Spike's turtlehood.


He stops and smiles, " feel better? need a hand to shore or you got it?' smiling, it was good to have these few moments with Raph and Chompy to catch up.

Raph doesn't really mind the lost bandanna. If he didn't have some more old ones back home he might though... Not only was this one chewed on by both Spike and Chompy, but it was one of the ones Master Splinter had made him. So yes, he could get another piece of red cloth, but it would never be one from his father. Still... it was time to let this one go. And there were more at home just like this one, so it was okay.

He is pulled from his baby talk to Chompy by Lee's voice.

"Nah, I got it." He starts kicking his way toward shore, still on his back with Chompy on his plastron. Not a big deal, and Lee pulling him to shore is a little more than he's going to allow his brother to do. He's also far enough out of the noodle state to do at least this much.

As he nears the shore, he asks whoever happens to be willing to answer. "You guys leave any fish for us, or did the massive Mikey eat it all?" There was absolutely zero doubt in his mind about the ability of this Mike to consume incredible amounts of food.

Raphie laughs and offers a hand out to his counterpart. " not from lack of trying turns out the little dragon girl can be fierce when she wants to be." He was highly amuzed by her little growling and slapping the big hands of BigM away from the food, " she insists we all eat together and share - So Lee hurry ya tail to shore man!" he raises his voice towards the end calling out the Leo in the water still. " and now you are a shiny turtle too." he hahahaa'ed helping Raph up and lightly rubbing the little alien turtles shell.



" coming!" Lee responds and smiles, for a moment he just stood and watched them. Then he swims after, not washing himself guessing his companions would like revenge on him and well Raphie wasn't done yet either. He swims slowly back in.


BigM was indeed pouty.


And little Erica in front of the food crouched - looking rather cat like in pose her skin looking bumpy with scales raised in defense her tail up and ready to smack fingers again.


randal skipped over to look up at Raph and Raphie - and giggle pouncing at Lee as he comes closer.

Raph chuckles at Erica being defensive and protecting all the fish from BigM trying to snarf it all before the others even had a chance to get there! He is maybe a tad defensive about the shiny turtle remarks.

"You spend a week rolling around in your own waste, and that of a bunch of llama birds. I'll take shiny shelled." Raph admitted. And he would do it. Every single time! Though hopefully this particular set of options was a one time deal.  This is definitely not an experience that he cares to repeat.

Raph laughs softly as little Randal comes up and looks at them before running off to pounce on Lee. "That's right, Randal, go get MamaLee." Oh yes teasing, though he actually sort of suspects that his brother wouldn't actually mind being called mom.

Raphael2012 wrote:Raph chuckles at Erica being defensive and protecting all the fish from BigM trying to snarf it all before the others even had a chance to get there! He is maybe a tad defensive about the shiny turtle remarks.

"You spend a week rolling around in your own waste, and that of a bunch of llama birds. I'll take shiny shelled." Raph admitted. And he would do it. Every single time! Though hopefully this particular set of options was a one time deal.  This is definitely not an experience that he cares to repeat.

Raph laughs softly as little Randal comes up and looks at them before running off to pounce on Lee. "That's right, Randal, go get MamaLee." Oh yes teasing, though he actually sort of suspects that his brother wouldn't actually mind being called mom.

" hahaha I'd think I would choose shiny shelled too out of those options." Raphie laughs and plonks down beside their small fire, they were not the only fire side,along the edges of the rive stretching for miles in each direction, but for the moment their army seemed to be happy to ignore them and not need to come see them for a moment, so he relaxed. " Even if it comes from the fussy hands of that guy." fond sort of that guy way of stating it, watching Randal get the snuggles from Lee now.


Erica waps the reaching hand of the massive genio innocuo when it comes closer - hisses, waiting for Lee and Randal to join them.


" hurry up Lee! or BigM might just eat Erica and the food." he grumps grinning and knuckling Raph's shoulder cause of his joke.


Lee chuckles, " coming coming..." and he is! hurrying out and sitting on the other side of his brother, because it felt good to be with a brother and well so their little ones could play in their laps.


Erica smiles and once the big turtles were all seated she distributes the big pieces of fish out between them. Little extra for Raph and Lee for the boys.


BigM blinks, ' you eating?" to Erica finally! he had some! the piece as big as his hand! and not bad for fish smoked over a fire!


" I ate the heads and eggs...very good for.... flying." and getting ready for making and carrying and laying eggs. But she leaves that bit out.


fighting his ew Lee smiles, " when we are back on track we will resume a little strength and cardio training to bring you two back to full health... and it will help keeping the withdrawals at bay a bit, and we will use it to search out the other people of this country side, see if we can sway them to the cause of fighting for themselves." a rough plan and idea and laying it out encase the others had some other ideas.

"Eeeeven if?" Raph is sort of thinking... especially if. But he leaves the tease at even.

Raph accepts the fish with a "Thanks," and immediately pulls off a bit and tosses it in the air near his shoulder for Chompy.

He caught that hesitation before flying, but other than a raised brow, he doesn't say anything to blow her plans. Hey, he was all for someone giving the little dragon lady her own genio innocuo hybrids.

Just not him. Raph is absolutely taken.

When Lee explains the plan, such as it is, to them, Raph takes a big bite out of his fish. He's barely swallowed it and tosses another bite to Chompy as Lee finishes and he responds.

"Yeah, yeah, whatever you say, bro." But he would do it, and other than a little snark about it, he doesn't actually object to the plan.

Chompy's head shot out like a snake both times, hopping a little on Raph's shoulder and catching the meat, munching loudly on his prize tail waving and waiting eagerly for some more!


Bit of a smiiirrrrk - now that he isn't hiding it anymore he is rather happy to join in the play. ' okay more like especially if it is this guy here. Ol'Mama Lee." sniggering a bit and gently plucking back their son pulling the little red turtle into his lap and rolling his eyes a little, " figures, to a Leo of any sort the best recuperation and recovery is through meditation and rigorous forms of exercise." but only mild grumping. Suppose they would have to use a mix of Lee's healing hands, exercise and whatever they can scrounge up to keep withdrawals at bay for BigM and Raph.


Erica is busy catching more fish... watching by the waters edge and then slapping at the water hard when a fish swims close, stunning it and then reaching in to pull the fish out by it's tail or gills, this one half her size and she is quick to end the critters suffering, settling in to eat the head, cold and fresh not minding blood. Needing the fatty brain within and eyes. event he bones didn't slow her much.


Sniggering and happy with his big piece BigM is chewing on the fish flesh - eyeing the small dragon girl with a raised ridge, well he supposed flying took energy. " yep sounds a familiar situation... we are injured or ill and Leo says must exercise!"

Raph is tossing bits to Chompy between each bite. If Raph's ready for another one, he's assuming Chompy is.

He sort of wonders if the little guy chews at all sometimes.

Wonders the same about Mikey. And BigM, though he's actually chewing at the moment, Raph's pretty sure the guy is more than capable of simply inhaling a meal. Maybe it's a universal Mikey trait...

He chuckles at Raphie admitting he'd enjoy 'Ol'Mama Lee's' hands cleaning him up.

" 'cept that pudgy one. Pretty sure his cure all was pizza..."

The little alien is enjoying this yummy game! He'd swallow, then wait eagerly his tail going and cround like a cat on Raph's shoulder for the next bit to come a flying and - snap! catching, rarely missing and those bits he'd lick off Raph from where they land, missing Uncle Lee's some winces and cringes -


Which Raphie finds hilarious so as much as he is enjoying the little guy catching he is also enjoying the misses and splats and the almost 'Oh come oooon I just cleaned that!!' silent sounds the wincing Lee was making. And in his lap was little Randal also rather enjoying the show - and giving the whole catching his bite a go - though it resulted in him face planting against Raphie's plastron - though the little guy just giggles and tries again! making Raphie naawwwww and Lee too - at least distracting him from the mess Chompy was making on the nice clean Raph for a moment.


" hah! a pudgy Leo- with a pizza love- sounds like my kinda dude." the large Mike waits eagerly, not caring it was a little gorey - he waits for the next bits of fish! Which Erica prepares once she had eaten the nutrient rich bits not many others considered eating. She rinses the fish and pulls the rest apart.

Raph doesn't even almost mind the bits of food hitting his shoulder and being licked up by Chompy. And if Lee weren't there cringing each time it happened, Raph might not even realize it was happening. Raph will often feel Chompy in this manner.

He considers it Chompy's ninja training. The little guy isn't exactly built in a way that he'll be able to fight like Raph and his brothers, but he can be trained to snap and catch things and move his little body effectively.

Well... at least as effectively as a baby Vorkathian Fire Turtle can move in full gravity... Whatever. It's training! Raph tosses another bit of food, pretending to not notice Lee's cringing.

Internally he's smirking.

Outwardly, he's chuckling at Randal flopping against Raphie's plastron trying to catch his own bits of food like Chompy.

"Don't worry, Big Guy. Keep practicing. You'll get it soon enough." And -- Is Lee watching? -- Raph tossed another little bit for the baby on his shoulder.

He chuckled at BigM's response. "Yeah, probably. Still a Bossy Britches though."

ah Randal is having a blast - and well the happy munching Chompy is being entertained by the little red hybrids efforts to imitate the catch and munch!


And managing so far to flop all over DaddyRaphie's crossed legs -


Pausing to beam at Raph's words, " alll mooo sst?" He wonders with giggles pouncing again for the next mouthful - soooo close in fact his tongue touched it! licked it!!


Chompy squeaky chirpy giggles at that! his tail still going and missing the last bit but he reaches down his head on a extended neck to snap the morsel up!

Lee is very glad for the distraction of the Randal making attempts to catch his food like Chompy.


Erica is giggling as she sets up more chunks of fish for them all to smoke over the fire some more, just in time too judging by BigM's keen watching and eager face, didn't stop him from laughing at Raph's words though and offering a fist bump.


But watching the entertainment the little ones were putting on stopped him from fussing too much about the mess that was being made of his nice shiny brother!


though not enough to make him not raise an eyeridge at Raph playfully, " someone has to be, brains, cute and hothead were taken in our group so I chose the 'wet blanket' "


and Raphie had been sniggering at Raph's words, now grins at Lee's hahahaha funny the guy just goes with it!!

Oh! So close! Come on, one more!" Raph encouraged when Randal almost caught the bit of food! It was hilarious, and adorable! Chompy had needed a little practice too when Raph first started feeding him this way. And it was fun to watch the learning process again.

Raph chuckles and returns the fist bump from BigM. He will definitely take the opportunity while he's feeling pretty good to tease Leo as much as he possibly can. And it seemed BigM seemed to enjoy it too! Even Raphie to an extent.

"The fact that you thought a wet blanket was missing speaks volumes." Raph is shaking head, though amused, must like his counterpart that his brother actually just sort of owned it. Well, whatever. It was still amusing.

Lee grins, " Every group needs a wet blanket... keeps the rest of yous alive." he counters. though probably not the best point, this wet blanket had a habit of being the one to go risking his very life in the very end. But unless Raph brought it up he wouldn't and thus count it!


A roll of eyes and Raphie sniggers, " pshhhhhh we aint that baaaad -" though pauses and thinks about it, the scatter brained Mike, the thinking too much Don and the impulsive hotheadedness of the Raphie... " yeah okay maybe needed." he relents with a laugh.


And to the laughter of BigM. " I won't tell your Leo you said that as long as you two don't share it with mine or the pudgy pizza loving one and make this Lee sound like a fibber if he ever brings it up.' teasing!! though amused by the indignant sound irt makes Lee make.


" Deal." Raphie sniggers to his amusement and Lee's pout. A grin to Raph and watching Randal giggle and try again!


Chompy even seeming to join in the teaching and his latest catch he dangles out - hot with a little hop and toss of his head trying to throw it for his little friend to catch! dawwwwwwwwwwwww.

"You just keep telling yourself that."

But well... it wasn't entirely untrue.

And chuckling as BigM swears them to secrecy about actually agreeing that they need the boys in the blue.

"My lips are sealed." And he offered BigM and Raphie a fist bump to seal the deal.

And the look on Lee's face at the whole thing: Priceless.

Daaawwwww! Chompy trying to help his little friend out! That's adorable. Raph rubs the little guy's head and tosses him another bite. Chompy can either eat that one, or wait for Randal to have another go at catching it! "Aw, look at you, Chompy. That was very nice of you. Randal's super close to getting it, isn't he."

That might have to be the last one for a little bit though, because he's just about out of the fish for now. Though it looks like there will be more shortly.

" you guys are jerks." Lee complains. But it is with a fond sort of warm not the pout.


And still it makes BigM and Raphie both laugh as they eagerly meet the three way fist bump. BigM leaning back and prodding Lee with a foot, " hey it's down in the rule book for little brothers to make sure big brothers don't get big head."


A short bark of laughter and rub of Randal's little head, " oh absolutely, it's good the the Leonardo's to be humbled now and then." winky's, his brother had rarely had egotistical moments, but it was still important now and then to pop the bobble head.


Lee huffs but doesn't argue, and sorta agrees, he'd become cock sure a couple of times, so he definitely agreed a little reminder and humbling was good for him. A glance about at the other campsites and the other beings about them. They were settling into their own meals and looked like some for the drink was bring brought out. Even one large bull making his way over them to offer some of the beer like drink these people favored. And on that note as the bull got closer stopping at the next fire side group near theirs. " looks like the alcohol is coming around, it's... like a strong beer, so please if yous have some not too much." he warms his little group, mostly because he had plans to make the four of them exercise by seeking out the peoples Erica pointed him in the direction of.


Raphie definitely held out his wood cup for some. " yeah yeah." roll of eyes.


The little alien preens proudly wagging his tail all the harder and nuzzling up into Raph's hand and chirpy chirp in delight.


And well he was closer! in fact the last little bit landed on his snout! hah! Randal giggling and flicking the piece into his mouth by his tongue.


Erica checks the latest bits of fish and once sure there was no pinkish or uncooked flesh she offers them around to the genio innocuo, BigM eagerly accepted another bit, Lee politely passed and on the drink. Raphie considered but in the end choose a bit more figuring the kid would eat more too. She offers to Raph next smiling. She would eat was was left over. And even have a little of the drink!

Raph is maybe a little bit grinny when Lee calls them jerks. Like BigM said, it's in the job description. 

"It's a burden, but one we must bear."

And alriiiight maybe they can ease up a little. He won't give his brother too much more crap. 

Well, at least not for the moment. 

Normally, Raph would be all for an opportunity for a little alcohol! He'd take that beer stuff in a heartbeat with the same sort of response as Raphie! Especially since Lee isn't outright saying no!

Buuuut, Raph has been drugged for most of the past week, and for the moment his head is clear, and it's sort of refreshing. So for tonight he will pass. 

He does accept another small bit of the fish though, and some water.

Raph chuckled at Chompy's eager nuzzling, returned it and resumed their game with the new fish!

Randal is eager hopping out of Raphie lap and rushing over to Raph's, tripping and tumbling in at the last moment to join in their fun game. Oh noooo that left Raphie's unable to tuck away at the moment tail exposed to the cool... he clears his throat and sips his beer and shifts legs out to hide the appendage between his thighs, didn't help Lee cast him a raised brow look and caught sight of it! damn it. He clears his throat. " so ... um only the two of us to get scrubbed up huh?" trying to be casual not sound eager it might be an excuse to get Lee alone and maybe this time- try something.


He'll drink more liquid courage.


At first BigM misses the tone and suggestiveness in it, though to be fair for now it was very subtle and hemissed the way Raphie dove into more drink after saying it, instead he agrees with a point and pout. " definitely, you two see how shiny we are? you two have got to match. Go shine up this lil bossy knob."


A soft sort of growl and whimper from Raphie's direction.


Lee pokes out his tongue, he had been watching Raphie curiously, wondering what his end game was, but now Randal is closer and he can nuzzle the happy little boy, chuckling, " shiny is good, shiny is pretty." no shiny wasn't good for ninja's but ah well. A snort at BigM's words, " not sure if you mean me or him." either way he supposed. And glad for the moment he was not the focus of the teasing ... yet. Even though he had enjoyed it.


Erica chuckles watching them eat, she'll fish out more if they need it but she accepts a drink and sips, slowly.

Unlike BigM, Raph did not miss the 'subtleties' of Raphie and Lee's conversation. Nor did he miss that Raphie took another swig before carting Lee away!

"More like shine Bossy's lil knob..." Is sort of muttered aside to the larger turtle.

Or not... they're still just sitting there.

"Raphie, would you go already? We got the kids, you got him. Pick him up, tell him what's what, and shine 'im."

And as if to prove his point about the littles, he tosses a bit of fish for each of them! Then waves off the not yet shiny turtles!

Oh! Lee gaps at Raph, as he is indeed grabbed up and thrown over a shoulder, " I'll have you know it's a perfectly turtle sized knob!" not that it needed saying heck the brothers had walked in on each other in awkward moments...


" shuddup will ya - ya'll riuin the surprise!" Raphie complains - he'd taken Raph's words literally, swallowe dhis beer in two huge swigs, then stood and grabbed up the still considering it Lee, ignoring the laugh from BigM and grateful for the watchful eye of Raph on the two munchkins, now with his prize protesting it could walk ya know!? he winks and hurries off to the water. Time to make this turtle squirm...


BigM laughs watching them go - " well that was amusing, glad we aint in a hurry to be anywhere tonight cause it looks like we aint." thoroughly amused! Especially with the added cuteness of the kids!


Erica giggles and mmmmm hmmmms watching lazily, thinking of the energy Mike came with in those moments.


Randal waved away his dads blissfully innocent with a cheery " has fun baff!" And curious but liking it made BigM laugh again - then eeeping and lunging for the tossed food trying to catch - and sort of managing, in that he caught it in his hands and then shoved it in his face! Chompy giggles catching and giving his piece a toss to burn it a bit more before catching again to eat.

"Whateeeeever helps you sleep at night, bro." Raph grinned. Okay, he thought he had been done making fun of big bro, buuuut... well, dude walked into that one. He couldn't help it!

Raph is laughing as Raphie hauls off his brother.

"Try to relax and enjoy it."

He chuckles at BigM's comment. "Definitely not getting anywhere tonight."

Laughing again at Randal telling his dads to have a fun bath! BWAHAHAHAHAA!

"Oh, they will, Bud. Definitely will." He laughed again when Randal caught the fish in his hands and stuffed it in his mouth. Then he tossed another bit to the pair.

There was laughter from the fulcre too realizing what the two were up too - the sort of bwady happy loud laughter of teasing encouragement!

A crazy booming sort of laugh at the little guy waving away his dads and the shouts and cheers from the crowd - " about time too... think either one of them will submit to each other without a fight?" BigM laughs relaxing back and accepting another large chunk of fish from Erica, waggling brows at her, "wanna go do that too?" moooooostly teasing her. " though to be honest I have never had such an enthusiastic crowd of watchers."


And well he wasn't sure if that excited him or frightened him, didn't seem to both Lee or Raphie though, or maybe they had gone underwater. Entirely possible given they were mutant turtles after all.


And with more food! he felt good, for him the withdrawals would be all but gone in a day and he'll be fit as a fiddle by the sounds of the plans of the little bossy blue wearing turtle. " hahaha just think could have been one of your counterparts and one of mine." he teases Raph chuckling watching the sight of the happy boys playing on his shoulder and in his lap.

Raph actually takes a moment to consider BigM's question before he responds with a laugh. "Not a chance. Pretty sure they both need someone ta beat 'em up." Lee was with two ladies fully capable of doing exactly that, and Raph's own Mona... Heck yeah. There were occasional battles over who would submit.

And Raph liked that.

Even if he almost always lost.

He did take a moment to look at the enthusiastic crowd of watchers. Yeah, entirely likely the turtle couple would go underwater. Raph sure would take it underwater.

Raph tosses another bit of fish for the kids and chuckles at BigM's suggestion that it could be a Raph and a Mike! "No way, Man!" He playfully punched the larger turtle in the shoulder.

But then he wouldn't have thought a Raph and a Leo would get together either...

Raph couldn't have cared about the crowd - and in the midst of the small fight for dominance he is taken aback when Lee tangles him in those damn reeds and weeds and pulls it tight! Lee even offering a small roar for the crowds amusement - oh he was never linving this down! but the delight that followed by a 'sword' master was worth it -


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More laughter and the big turtle shifts about realising he quiet enjoyed this no pants thing! " hahaha guess so... save for my Raphael in moments like that I hear he is a giant bear sized kitty cat, in forthe belly rubs and all purrs - it's Leonardo we send those that want to be dominated." amused and gleeful to share his massive red clad brother was a marshmallow under the tough shell.


A glance back at the crowd and it's reactions and the roar - " okay maaaaybe not?" enjoyign the surprise and the hilarity of the situation. Turning away fromt he crowd and focusing ont he happy little ones. Reaching over and rubbing the tiny alien shell.


Rolling with the punch and offering a lightly brotherly knuckling in return, " hey! we are the ... prettiest... turtles no?" he waggles eye ridges again playfully.


this time Randal hopped, cat like and caught the piece, though he more tumbled back and onto his shell in Raph's lap, but had the fish in his mouth so his tail wagged!

Raph laughs at Lee's roar.

Yeah... he always loses too. Mona is definitely the one in charge most of the time. Though occasionally he is able to turn the tables. Or... she might just let him think that. He wouldn't put it past her.

Noooo way he is admitting this to BigM though.

He chuckles as BigM knuckles him back and actually pretends to consider the question of cute Mikeys.

"Eehhhhh..." Vague sort of maybe sorta probably naaaah!

"I wonder if I tried roaring if I will scare or make my clients and uh partners back home liiiike super.... happy... Whadda ya think?" careful not to say horny. Going with happy instead.

He had never thought of the range of sounds they make, churring yes and it would make his lovers weak in the knees! And he loved doing it, male or female.


Oooooh gasping melodramatically and making happy, adorable and content sort of full way noises giggle as he drapes carefully on Raphs lap like a giant puppy who was so faking the ooooh nooooes " a naaaah?! Oh how could a Raph say so?! After all I am adorable!"

Kids are trying to push him out giggling and hugging Raph!


Erica laughs watching the play and the 'mine' the kids were doing against BigM. " haaaaappy - well mine did when he made such noises. "

Raph considers the roaring question a moment before he shrugs. "They're human, right? Who knows what humans like. Humans are weird. Mona likes it." And Raph definitely likes her aggressive noises.

That's... that's a lot of Mike. Whoa, Raph is glad his own Mikey isn't this big. Raph gives BigM a shove, attempting to remove him from his lap, apparently with the kids' help! HA! Though the guy is rather larger than Raph himself is, so it might not work. But he's definitely amused by the big turtle. "You keep telling yourself that."

And almost a chuckle at Erica's words, but he's sort of busy with the giant Mike in his lap!

A laugh and BigM sits up and scoops up the little red turtle too tickling him! " Agreed - humans are weird - very weird... I mean never thought myself and my brothers would be... attractive to them and well that was soooo wrong..." and he was a very happy big turtle because of that! hah a grin at Raph and once the little guy in his arms was all floppy with giggles he reaches over and rubs the shell of the alien baby too.


" Mona... uh ... your mate?" he didn't have a mate, he had sex buddies and he was happy with that for now.


A grin over at Erica, " well we turtles can make all sorts of noises... especially in those moments -" though thankfully not as hilarious as actual turtles. Though Mikey might have imitated the true wild or pet cousins just to get a laugh out of a partner.

"Definitely bizarre, Man. Usually humans run screaming. Or... you know, attack us for tryin' to help."

Raph watches, amused as BigM tickles the kiddoes into giggly bundles.

There's a content, though longing sigh at the talk of Mona. "Yeah, Man. She's amaaaazing." Oh, he misses her. "Chased her up the side of a mountain. Her real name's Ygythgba, but I couldn't say that at first. I call her Mona Lisa instead." Maybe a little dreamy.

Or... you know, a lot dreamy.

Sure, he and Mona have been apart for longer than this, but that was awhile ago, and Raph doesn't like the long distance relationship thing! He'll do it for her, but he will not like it!

" yeah we still get some of those too - maaaan it still sucks major tail when there is so much fear... even worse when it becomes a hate of something they don't understand.' he agrees chuckling though, hard to be melancholy with two little guys giggling and wriggling and well Chompy nuzzling into Raph's shoulder and neck and cheek.


Listening and whistling a bit at Raph's explanation, " sounds like quiet the woman... perhaps I will love some one like that one day.' of course he loved and valued all his regular 'customers'. but nothing like what Raph told him and how that voice sounded, " geeeze -y - ick... egg... git- bra... bar... it the ba?' attempting it himself. Maybe offering Erica a fake glare when she repeats is perfectly. "show off."then blinking. two very wet and shiny turtles were on the way back... but Lee looked like he had a whitish glow about him, "wow - when you take knob shining to a whole new level."


Lee and Raphie plopped back down to the ground, panting a little and dripping. " ha imagine my surprise when this guy here perfectly timed by the way in the end of the water - seeports all these red chi lines suddenly glow allover him and set off mine!"


Raphie grins, " your welcome." the cocky response covering up he is worried why it came about...

Raph nods in agreement with BigM, though he does sort of smile as well as Chompy is nuzzling against him, and he just adores the little guy.

Raph nods again at Mona being quite the woman! "She's a lieutenant in the Salamandrian Air Fleet, but she was able to secure a transfer to Earth to aid allies there." Allies... like the turtles. And She and Raph have been together ever since.

He chuckles as BigM tries to say her real name again. "Something like that." Yeah, the guy butchered it. "You see why I call her Mona?"

He's laughing outright as Raphie and Lee come back out of the water and Lee is glowing. Raphie's concern is not lost of Raph though. He knows that look too well. That's cocky covering look, but for now, his response to it is just a raised brow.

" yeah yeah I get it... though it is fun to try saying so there is that. Ya a lucky Raph." he grins and lightly punches Raph's shoulder, and not the one the little guy was on being all cuddly... dawwwwwwwwwwwwww he chibi eyes nawwwws for a bit then laughs and reaches a foot out to shove lightly at the Raphie and Lee. " Well ya a Leo so of ocurse you would put a different spin on afterglow.' he teases.


Hahaha Lee laughs trying to look smug for a moment. It deflates though and he shrugs, " oh trust me I would totally like to take the credit for what just happened and how good it was and like to claim the 'glowing' is all my doing as well as a whole horde of happily fed fish and other filter feeders... but um I have no idea what's happening... and he seems able to reign his in and I... well it just has to fade out."


Randal yays and BigM gives him a light toss making his fathers react and lightly bump and mush together to catch the little guy - both pulling him close and nuzzling him, big M raising an eyeridge, ' soooooo if not post pleasure bliss glow whats with the cracks stick impersonations?"


Raph siiighs a bit this time amid laughter of his own, ' really wish I knew to be honest, this chi glow I haven't done since a battle with a demon shredder and needing them to summon a dragon avatar to fight the creep... I am a little worried it means a brother has reactivated them somehow and why that would come about." he explains blushing a bit at the comment about feeding fish or um other filter feeders.


Erica came over for a closer look at Lee's glowing, touching his shoulder to see if it made him warmer or cooler... there was a slight warmth about him and the glow...

Raph is laughing and offers BigM a fist bump for that afterglow comment.

and HAHAHAHAAA!! That's awesome that Raphie can control his glow and Lee's just stuck with it.

"Guess ya got somethin' to learn from a Raph afterall."

He's listening as Raphie explains that he doesn't know what happened, and wait, what?

"Whoa, whoa, back the truck up. Dragon?"

Yeah, he wants and explanation of that one. Big time.

Randal thinks the glow is awesome! he is eagerly climbing all over DadRaphie's lap to DadLee's and in the brief moment his little body is across both of them the glow surrounds him, he giggles at the warmth of it, and makes Raphie's chi lines flair again! a vivid kind of red if brief!


He blinked spotting that and reaching from Lee's lap to touch Raphie's thigh spreading some more color again from the point of his touch.

Ooooooooooooh Erica gaps, ' can... can my... mate ... Mike do that too?" wonderingly. Was quiet pretty and very cool.

A laugh and grin, touching his foot to Raph's " I learn plenty from Raphs" and is just settling back the confusing glowy after glow he was blissful and relaxed and now with Randal in his - wait...


whoooooa...


blink... " there.. that... look!" excitedly, did they see that?

BigM gestures - he had some puns in mind about sexy glowy times just had to
pick a moment to slip them in - " come on man how did gettin down bring on the avatar state - whooooa those are some bright reds..."


Lee snorts and rolls his eyes a bit at the pun.


Whilst Raphie is just marvelling at the lines touchign them and the little boy... and brushing a hand on Lee's thigh that warm white was still all over him! " yes Erica Mike can do this... his lines are orange though. Alright save ya questions for after" and it starts from there he explains about the ninja tribunal and their prophercies and the training, the dragon forged weapons and what they fought and the mystics unleashing demon shredder -


Lee shudders Demon Shredder to hear Raphie tell it sounded like a combination of his own MaximusKong, Oruku Saki and Kavaxas rolled into one!


The story comes to the point and Raphie is exlaining. " that was the last time I'd seen the glow up - and without the amulets we haven't been able to call forth the chi lines or avatars again... though... somehow one of my clutch mates activated theirs and through meditation connection it was shared.'


Woooow Bigm mouths, Randal rolls happily in Raphie's and Lees laps, Chompy letting a happy chirp out.

Raph had been about to comment on Leo admitting he learns from Raph's, but he was distracted by Raphie's chi lines flaring to life! And he had been about to comment on that!

And instead he puts his face in his hand and sort of shakes his head at BigM's pun.

Raph listens through the story, and is a little mind blown. He's sort of glancing at Lee every so often. Almost asking if this is why he keeps trying to get them to meditate more. Not interrupting the story though. Which sounds insane on the surface, but... his counterpart has glowing red flames on him, so... hard to argue.

"So... you always meditate with your brothers while you woohoo...?"

Okay, he should have been able to come up with a better question, but... Lee said he started glowing at just the right moment, and Raphie said it was shared through a meditation connection and... well... this is where his mind went.

Raphie bluuushes... " that was... my first time... and um I wasn't trying to have brothers in mind mind - ooooh man think they felt that?" A little oh mmmmm geeeeeeee at the thought. Maybe a bit of a shrug, ' I didn't feel them there if they were... one of them somewhere, probably Leo has reactivated his chi and it's passing along the link we share."


Lee nods, and now meets those little looks Raph gave him, " yes Raph that is why we must... and I have never been able to impress upon you guys how seriously must practice our meditation more. It is more than just mental strength."


BigM melodramatically huffs int he middle of some giggles at the thought of Raphie being a virgin up until - ' talk about a seriously after glow filled first.' he puns -


Raphie oys a bit blushing more.


Lee laughs and rolls his shoulders watching Randal, he had been listening to Raphie and now looks like he was thinking, well in so much as a three year old could. And one who was learning so many new things lately. He blinks then reaches up - standing slowly and cupping his dads cheeks, making a soft sound and pressing his forward to Raphie's. His dads ' I'll give you that pun - its fairly clo-' eyes widening then closing and he focuses on what Randal is sharing with him.

Raph is sniggering as Raphie responds to his question, and the look on the guy's face is hysterical. But yeah, Raph wouldn't want his brothers along while he was enjoying his time with Mona. Nope.

And he siiiiiighs at Lee's words. "Uuuuuuugghhh..." He will complain, but he will do it.

And he snorts a laugh at BigM's comment. Sniggering again. At least until Randal has something to show Raphie.

"Uh... what's he doin'?