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Malcolm beams and makes happy squeaky sounds as Donnie lets him sip the coffee... Eyes go wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiide for a moment - and well its a good strong coffee so yep a little above his very young unlearned palate it does make him make a sort of cross eyed ick face!


Making DonnieBoy chuckle and rub the little head. " sorry lil dude, coffee is definitely not for everyone and is an acquired taste at that." a grin at Leo and nod, " from what I have observed so far, yes, though not being dragged into it is different." and a nudge against Donnie's side because the guy has given him great advice, much to think over and has a small toddler in arms making ick face still so much his purple brother is giggling at it!


And so he very much is!


Mike is up and out and chuckling bouncing his way over to Leo, " I have a feeling I know what sort of good morning you are meaning - had some of those - and they are gooood."  amused and pleased for his brother - and by the little face Malcolm is making.


Duncan makes the face back at his brother! Mike offers arms out for the little Don so Leo could get down there and enjoy breakfast with kitty! and of course the little fellow - after Mike has snuggled him! oh their so cute!


DonnieBoy watches Malcolm reach for Donnie's cup again but clearly ick faced and laughs... " I may have some chocolate milk flavouring for the little guys -... if we have milk here..." again, it paid to be prepared being a Mikey brother and he starts going through his pocket of food storage.


Addy chuckles and purrs for Leo careful to sit - A bit of a surprised sound when Monroe rushed a cushion under her - but a thanks for that and tugging Leo to join her with their held hands, not letting go until necessary for them both to accept breakfast, smiling at Donnie and DonnieBoy and eyeing the guy now arms deep in his pockets. " most ships do have some powdered milk, a cheaper stock of llamoat mix with a burden beast, but should be just fine - if here of course..."


Leonardo is gentle, but firm separating MikeyMikey and Raph as he puts them on their feet - not because he minds wrestling... but he wants to try getting rid of his snowy mess for the day and he suspects once the captain and first mate were done eating it would be time to get a move on. And well looked like a Lilo was all too happy to play into the milkin it Raph was doing and not only was there smoochies but also a hug!


Raphael is up! and follows Mike over just as Mike looks excitedly stunned and arms drop - and grab at the first turtle close enough - Raphael - and hugs him!


what was it with Mikey's and being huggers?! Raphael grunts and grumbles a little but just ... sighs and pats the head of this Mike -


Mike laughs and nods, " oooh so felt that! wow - we have got to find out what that was! - after you eat..." squeeze!


Dana giggles and is unawares Leonardo was sort of trying to not encouraging wrestling and separating her and Lilo and Raph and MikeyMikey. Standing in his cleared space and beginning to try to figure out how to sort of snow fluffy his snow drifts off the boat into
the water...

((OOC: LOL! I can't help but think that Leonardo is there in the middle of Raph, MikeyMikey and the girls like Chris Pratt keeping the velociraptors back!))

Donnie chuckled at Malcolm's face. "Yeah, I probably should have warned you about that." Though, Malcolm is definitely a Mikey child, and Donnie knows that Mikeys in general don't really heed warnings like "That doesn't taste good." It's definitely one of those things that Mikeys seem to need to learn for themselves.

Donnie chuckles as Leo and DonnieBoy comment on the roughhousing.

"I can sometimes escape." Donnie is actually pretty good at moving around the roughhousing, and MikeyMikey and Raph both know not to try and pull Donnie into it when the guy gets snippy with them.

Donnie laughs as Malcolm reaches for his cup again. And listening to DonnieBoy and Addy.

"You are a serious glutton for punishment. How about instead of you drinking all my coffee, we go see if we can find stuff for hot chocolate? I think you'll like it better." He's getting up with Malcolm to go about searching for some of the powdered milk Addy mentioned. "Wanna come too, Duncan?"

Raph really wants to get to MikeyMikey, but he is hesitant to go through Leonardo! And the worst part is that MikeyMikey has figured this out, and is over there taunting him and making faces!

Perhaps luckily for all involved, MikeyMikey is easily distractible and Mike turning to hug Raphael is enough to draw attention! And MikeyMikey breaks off his game to pounce on the giant turtle with his counterpart, hugging as tightly as he can with arms and legs! Good luck getting him off. Mikeys are ticks like that.

"Felt what? Felt what?!"

Raph growls as MikeyMikey breaks off and just swats a wave after him. The guy isn't worth going through Leonardo for! Also, Lilo's here, and he'd rather have a couple more minutes with her.

Also, MikeyMikey broke off first, so Raph will call that a win for him!

Leo chuckled as DonnieBoy admitted that not being dragged into the roughhousing was different.

"I think this is a case of safety in numbers. They have enough for proper wrestling already."

Leo does hand Duncan over to Mike for a quick snuggle, and so he can get settled on the deck with Addy. Oh, he is definitely in a good mood, and there's even a bit of a grin at Mike's words about the morning activities! "You know what? It was very good." And Leo is looking like he might be feeling a bit puckish. If Mike pursues the topic too far though, he's liable to find himself in a headlock courtesy of alpha, big bro who just got laid, and definitely smells of it still!

And he's sort of amused at watching his counterpart trying to keep the smaller turtles apart. That is, until MikeyMikey decides he's bored and pounced Raphael with Mike.

There is a bit of a raised eye ridge at Mike demanding Leo eat first. Maybe tempted to defy that on principle, but only for a moment! And he also takes the moment to sort of half explain to MikeyMikey.

"We don't know yet. But I think it was Don. And... pretty sure it was actually good for a change." And since he's pretty sure of that, he does go ahead and accept the moment to eat first. Then they'll check in with their brother. Also between the hard sailing of the past few days, and this morning's activities, Leo is really hungry!

(OOC: Bwhahahhaaha precisely sort of what the big blue is a doing hehehehe!))


Mike takes Duncan and giggles, nuzzling and snuggling the slightly shier little fellow tightly - but not too tightly given his small still flexible winged shell size! but tightly cause he just so loves the little guys so much already! Then when Donnie offers a trip to go search out some milk powder he grins and gently goes to put Duncan down but the little guy hangs on and simply holds out arms to Donnie!


Malcolm beams at his brother still nodding to Donnie though eagerly, sure he doesn't know what all of Donnie said was but yesth he wanted to go find milk! " deres have mil?" pointing at Addy's chest -


Dawwwwwwwwwwwwww - though Mike is amused cause surely juggling two little ones would be a arm load - then again they were all quite strong so other than a bit awkward should be fine and he waits patiently for the exchange and grins at Leo's raised brow - heeeey how often does a Mike get to remind a Leo to eat? hehehe and well its kinda fun to nettle a little though he is sure retailiation might mostly be in fun rather than anger given the morning and what Leo still smells like. " hehehe I always have a huuuuge apetite... but funnily enough after thesssssse kinds of morning usually not so much?" wonderingly pondering that as he was sure he heard somewhere such activities made one hungrier but in his own case? nooope!


Weird. And then laughing at Malcolm's oh so helpful suggestion.


Addy smiles, choosing not to be flustered by that - and well she is in too good a blissy after effect mood to be so and there is Leo beside her, where she can wrap her peach fuzz tail around his shell and she has food in hand and feels pretty good all told considering her wound was one any other less fit or strong or without Leo like vigilance and care or Duncan help might die from, if not the shock or pain or venom but also the infections that could occur. So she is in a great mood and just gives the adorable little gold face boy a purr and grin, " Sorry Malcolm these ones have no milk." chuckling when Duncan - still reaching eagerly for Donnie hummmms and points at Lilo.


Whom sort of misses that cause she is busy giving Raph smoochies -


but makes Mike snigger and well let Leo answer that one for the far to observant Donnie like kiddo.


Leonardo is ready to separate little wrestlers - reaaaaday waiting waiting, watching them and only turning his attention to the gathered snow drifts once MikeyMikey was definitely busy and Raph taking the win it seemed, well Leonardo would too to be honest and turning attention to his monkey lady. So now Leonardo could focus and breatha nd figure out how to get the snow to sort of blizzard it self off the ship.


Meanwhile Raphael just... siiiiiiiiiiiighs and gives up trying to pluck Mikes off, instead pats their heads with his massive hands and plops down sort of on Leo's other side as Donnieboy grins and offers arms out to Duncan instead - ready to follow Donnie and help out finding some powdered milk amused by Leo's words nodding, " yeaaaah probably right I have noticed at home the incidents of being dragged into a wrestling match decreases when we have visitors or the girls involved... and arents all Mikeys sort of gluttons for punishments?" sort of a teased aimed at MikeyMikey wo has velcroed onto the massive Raphael whom is wafting food under his snout probably in a futile attempt to make him let go and Mike there sort of still have teasing Leo about his good morning and also sort of radiating a eager bouncing sort of 'hurry!' energy - and that DonnieBoy definitely understood, suppose after so much downright worried for their Don he could understand the need to know what the 'good feels' was about and probably hopeful about it.



And indeed over here Lilo is totally oblivious to most and happily giggles at Raph's growl and wave off of his brother, " Fun way to start a morning - not as fun as oooour fun... but fun..." her tail curls around his thigh and she kisses snout. Gigglign as Dana bounces past, she walked and put away the last critter and now bounces right on over and half into Raphael's lap with MikeyMikey her fluffy tail whacking his snout! hahahaha!

Donnie chuckled at the excited little guy in his arms. But Addy was on the response.

There's a bit of a snigger as DonnieBoy comments about all Mikeys being gluttons for punishment.

"How fitting that you say that as those two are climbing Mount Raphael. Which I suppose does prove your point."

MikeyMikey is tempted by the offerings, because well... he's pretty much always tempted by food, but he's really having too much fun at the moment, and he knows the food is there! He does make a couple of attempts to snatch up the food with his mouth if Raphael gets it close enough though! And a big grin when Dana joins in! And well, to heck with it. He joins in the waggy tail happiness! Mikey doesn't mind the fluffy tail.

"Not really morning if there hasn't been a wrestling match... or two." Of one kind or another! Though he did agree with Lilo that the sort of 'wrestling' he'd done with her was more fun! Though MikeyMikey's game had been comforting. Especially after so long apart! Like Lilo, he's not really paying attention to the conversation with the kids.

But Donnie chuckled as Duncan extrapolated Malcolm's question to Lilo.

"Sorry buddy. Most mammals only make milk if they have babies of their own, and the ones here don't." He snuggled Malcolm and rubbed Duncan's head. It was definitely easier if DonnieBoy carried the second child, though Donnie could probably manage. He wasn't thrilled about the thought of carrying both of them down the stairs though. But he did give hte little boy who'd been reaching for him some attention.

And once the question of milk from the girls has been settled, Donnie carries Malcolm down to see if they can find the powdered version Addy had mentioned!

Leo typically does a pretty good job of getting himself food when it's time, or when he's hungry. Mike telling Leo to hurry up and get something in his system is rare!

And there's a brief moment where Leo considers retaliation for Mike's comment, but instead he chuckles. First of all, Leo is a revenge is best served cold sort of guy. Second, actually that was sort of strange and he actually finds that sort of interesting.

"Then it's a good thing you weren't the one having a gooood morning, because we have a lot of water to cover today." Leo settles for the playful burn and doesn't actually get up. He's much more interested in his breakfast, sitting here close to Addy and just watching the morning goings on. But any retaliation at this point would definitely be in play. Leo's feeling too good to really go at one of his brothers without an excellent reason.

He laughs as the kids are a bit confused about Addy and then Lilo not making milk.

"Sorry, Buddy. Hers don't have any either." And Donnie came in and explained. Which Leo was rather grateful for. Because he was pretty sure that the next question from a Donnie child would have been 'why?'

Leo is definitely hungry, but he also wants to finish, see if they can make contact with Don, and get going about their day. He is making his way through his breakfast quickly, though he does pause every so often to offer Addy a piece of meat from his plate. Just because. And he's still relishing her soft warmth next to him.

Mike's 'hurry' energy combined with his own eagerness to get on to what they need to do today definitely prevents it today, but under different circumstances he might have actually sought seconds. And that energy and eagerness is probably for the best as it's going to be a long day, and being overfull this morning would not do!

" mwhahaha!" DonnieBoy chuckles and eagerly accepts a chance to hold a little one! snuggling him after a couple of moments where Duncan first listens to the responses and indeed there was a moment where he gazed big eyed at his dad and DonnieBoy could literally see the 'Why?' travelling fromt he young sponge brain to the mouth, but he snuggles him and begins following, also the head rubbies also helped, making Duncan giggle and look at him and Donnie shyly... dawwwwwwww


" yesth finds milk cause no miiiiilks here!" says the eager little gold boy as DonnieBoy catches up with them carrying Duncan, chuckling a bit as he thought over Donnie's words.


" well for the moment looks like the Mikies are safe, Mount Raphael I think misses his Mike so is sort of lapping the extra attention." though that wont last forever obviously and the Mikies will have an erupting Mount Raphael on their hands. But it's sure to be funny to see.


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Lilo giggles and kisses Raph, making it a soft, lingering, tease for more if he wants it kiss, whispering against it, " and sooooooon there will be all your brothers." knowing he had found great happiness and comfort being back with his clutch of brothers. And she could understand that. She missed her troop. Not evnough to override the thrilling adventure she was on, and the want to travel with Raph, but it was there.


sort of between the groups and now the kiddoes were out of the way Leonardo finds the movement coupled with breathing out gently that made his snow drifts look like they got caught up in flurries of wind and fluttered off the sides of the vessel into the waters below -


and yes he takes a moment to be smug about it, flexing the muscles for a clapping, cheering Kovu, then moving closer to her to brush the remaining snow off her hair and shoulders, and spin to catch a bread roll Raphael tossed at him.


A resigned looking Raphael, whom was, yep as Donnies suspected putting up with the twin terrors because he missed BigM. Terribly. But was considering throwing the squirming, excitable two off the boat... maybe Dana too - as amusing and cute as she was... ahahah and getting MikeyMikey to wag his tail too! soooo maybe he wont toss them yet!


Dana giggles at MikeyMikey and yips a little licking his cheek and becoming still once she had food in her hands wafting the smells under Mike noses.


Mike is inhaling his food with even more gusto grinning at Leo's dig, ooooh the bro knew how to burn and well he hit a good one cause Mike was missing his play mate badly right now with Addy and Leo sitting their smelling like that and each other and sharing food...


And also he just wants to know what happened to Don... he doubted it was a good morning like what they had, not in the sense he doubted Don could get a partner... he just had never seemed interested at all. So he was thinking something to do with health or maybe found something? Oh he cant wait to know!


Addy smiles, and well Leo is sharing meat so she shares back bits of the sweet juicy fruit offered with the breads to help sooth some of the tingling but pleasant sort of burn from this mornings slightly spicy meat and vegies stew. And maybe a snuck smooch once or twice. Those soft brief, thank you, sorts of smoochies for the meats. Though she definitely encouraged him to have the chunky and some fatty bits of the meat because it was tasty and for the proteins they will give him. Whispering in the last kiss near his cheek, voice light and full of affection for him and those little boys, " I'll get us moving when you two try to reach out for your Don... but delegate so as not to reinjure of tired myself." that last bit with a chuckle knowing he would probably worry and have requested she take it easy anyways and she intended to.

Donnie chuckled as Duncan's question was cut off, and was that relief on Leo's face? Guy is a little hard to read, but Donnie pretty sure that's relief! HA!

And the kids were absolutely adorable.

There's another chuckle at DonnieBoy's words about Raphael accepting the climbing and attention because he misses his own Mikey.

"Yeah, probably. But how long do you think it will last? Raph's aren't known for their patience." Even Donnie's Raph has limited patience!

He chuckled as he carried them down to the lower decks to the food stores.

"Alright, if I were powdered milk, where would I be?"

The stores are actually pretty well stocked and organized. He doesn't know that it was likely Leonardo getting his hands on the area. It doesn't take long to find the product in question.

"I... uh... guess this is it. Shall we try it and see what happens?" Because Donnie is sort of curious about this powdered milk blend too. He doesn't necessarily want a whole hot chocolate, but curious to taste it.

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MikeyMikey is snuggling for all he is worth! And happy waggy tail to boot!

He laughs when Dana licks him, but does sort of settle when there's food truly offered though, and slides down, plopping onto the deck right up against Raphael's side. He is all but leaning on the mountain of a turtle as he starts to go about getting breakfast!

~

Raph does in fact, catch and hold that kiss for a moment!

"True. And looking forward to it too. Leon's good at controlling those nutcases." Well, Raph should probably include himself in the nutcase list too, but he's not going to while he's here with Lilo! He will definitely happily claim that's a sole trait of his brothers!

Leo is a very content turtle right now. Sure, he only has one brother back at the moment, but they should reach Don soon, and it does seem that something good has happened on that front. He has Addy here, the kids are happy, content and cared for.

He is more than happy to share his breakfast, and is enjoying the tidbits from Addy too. And sort of amused as he has figured out what she's doing. And well... he doesn't stop her.

There's a combination of amusement and almost pride as Leonardo figures out how to clean up his show drifts and send them drifting down into the water. He chuckles at Kovu clapping.

Perhaps that burn to Mike had been a little strong. Leo won't take it back, or stop the little light intimacies with Addy, but he will probably do something somewhere along the line to sort of make it up to Mike. Though... giving him alone time with Erica when she does hopefully return to their group might result in more babies... which Leo does not really want to encourage in any way shape or form, so it will have to be something different.

"That sounds good. Thank you." And they're finishing up. It is just about time to get underway, but Leo absolutely does want a moment to contact his brother! They need to find out what happened! What that was! And the smile to Addy when she says she will delegate is amused, and a promise that Leo will hold her to that! He will absolutely be keeping an eye on her as they make their way into the river today!

Leo is pretty well finished, though Mike still has some food on his plate, Leo does know that won't last long! He gathers his dishes together, and gets what Addy is finished with too. He'll at least take them over to be cleaned and stored.

Annnnnnnnnnnnnd Leonardo is smiling at Kovu, moving towards her, bringing her closer and nuzzling, making her squeak and giggle and try to squirm away because he knew where it tickled!


Raphael considered tossing his two snugglers over the railings again. If he tossed them together no doubt Dana and MikeyMikey would manage to stay together and safe in the waters... well maybe after their tails no longer wagged - cause that was cute! But also he was waiting for them to be done eating - and leaning back to dodge Dana's fluffy tail as she moved around him to sit closer to MikeyMikey and well there was not anywhere he could go with MikeyMikey snuggled into his side like that! He glances about and calls over, " Raph come over here and eat something - you too Lilo Captains getting done so you don't have long." He grins a little though they were an adorable pair.


Lilo starts a little in the smooch she was more than happily sharing with Raph, because she had been muttering with amused giggles, " ahhhh I see... another bossy pants blue... mmmm..." and had been on the brink of cheekily, flirtatiously about to point out she and Raph were probably some of the aforementioned nutcases - not that she was entirely sure what that meant but she had a close guess! - then the startle and soft laugh breaking the smooch and humming in delight, sure they better eat then! " should we go sit and snuggle BigRed too?"


But Mike is not too burned, he is just day dreaming about having his damonfuer back. And getting to fool around with her. Serious lovie dovey face as he polishes off his food without paying the closest attention and actually dribbling a bit on his own plastron between mouthfuls. Though snapping out of it when Leo starts gathering up dishes and blinking, grinning and handing over his just in time, otherwise he knew he would be cleaning his own!


And he will tease Leo more about being in such a good mood in the astral plain!


And maybe is grinning in that dead give away sort of way what he was planning watching Leo and Addy.


Addy grins at Leo and managed to flick him lightly with her tail. Oh she was not used to sitting things out, especially sailing. But she was fully aware she had very much worried Leo and she didn't like doing that! Though the pampering and watchfulness was a special sort of belly fluttering that made her just want to be mindful and do as asked, give herself time to heal up. To get better. A grin over at Raphael, " thank you, yes we will have to get going soon." giving up her used items to Leo with a chuckle for him, " well I am also as eager to know what has transpired." as invested as he was now in reaching his brother, so finding out what the good thing was was a major must do! The omegas offer hands out to take over washing up for Leo. Especially Sam. He was definitely eager.


Mike drinks some water done quickly, shifting into position waiting for Leo to join him, and wondering, was that Raphie he was feeling else where?

DonnieBoy hums as the little turtle in his arms takes this moment to do a Mikey.


And wrap is arms around the lean turtles neck and wrap his legs around as far as he could!


Oooooohhhhh DonnieBoy would have melted if there was not the danger of falling down the stairs and hurting the adorable cuddler ....


He manages to follow Donnie and a equally cuddly Duncan, who is snuggling but also pointing at some things he leaened the names of and saying them out loud proudly - like " Brig!!" and " cannon!!" so happily.


DonnieBoy manages a " that would be a interesting experiment... Should count the minutes until we hear a splash or two indicating Mount Raphael erupted and tossed turtle and fix plumes into the waters "


Churring soft and in a way he had never before a low thrum thrum just for the mini Mike cuddling against him. Smiling and wowing a little looking around the neat and organised store rooms. " entirely not what I was expecting for a ship's store spaces... but um miiilk probably in the darkest coolest corner?" and here in the perpetual shadow and dark on the lowest shelves in a corner DonnieBoy had no doubt that was the right stuff, had a slightly milky scent and powdered. Nod and chuckle as both boys ooooh leaning over to look and Duncan looking puzzled, " dis milk?"

Donnie grins at the little guy in his arms, and make soft, happy affirmative sounds whenever Duncan calls out the right word for what he's looking at. Little guy is completely adorable. He adds words for things nearby. Such as the bars on the window to the brig.

There's a chuckle when DonnieBoy says they should time how long it takes for Mt Raphael to blow.

"Oh, who says I'm not already?" Donnie grinned. He knows about the time that the Mikeys started bothering Raphael. "He's tolerated them for a good six minutes now. I am betting sooner than later. And yeah... this is vastly more organized than I would have expected."

Donnie considered the powdered milk in his hands and Duncan's question. He couldn't blame the little guy for being confused.

"Sort of... We need to mix it with some water for you to drink it though."

He snuggled the little turtle in his arms and moved to return to the upper deck so they could make the chocolate milk for the kiddoes.

He nods sagely at Lilo. A put upon air. "Yes, yes. Another bossy pants Blue." Though if he's entirely fair, his own Leon has nothing on these guys! Well... okay, Leon could be just as bossy, but he definitely doesn't have the same sort of intensity about him!

"I've got your 'come here'." Raph snarked at his counterpart for the hurry up to eat! Though Raphael is definitely right. They do need to grab a bite to eat if they want anything! And it looks like several of the others are finishing up! Though the Donnies seemed to have disappeared with the kids for a bit to see if they could find milk.

And they should absolutely count in the nutcases! Raph proves it by grinning at Lilo's suggestion.

"Oh, absolutely!" He does move to gather a couple plates of food for himself and Lilo and plops himself in his counterpart's lap! Careful not to sit in anyone's food! Though it was sort of hard to avoid the fluffy tail! Even though Dana had mostly shifted to the other side to sit with MikeyMikey who grinned at her around his breakfast!

Then MikeyMikey turned his grin to Mike.

"Visiting Mushland, Dude? Nice there?"

Leo sort of chuckles at Mike hurrying so he wouldn't have to wash his own dish, as well as the smaller turtles harassment of Raphael. Leo... probably won't try to stop him if he tries to toss the smaller turtles and the fox and monkey off the boat. They don't seem to have the sort of underwater 'friends' that they had when some members of the former crew decided to take their chances with the naiads.

Leo smiled at Addy's curiosity about whatever had happened with Don! He knows she doesn't really know him, but definitely appreciates that she cares about those he cares about. He kisses her cheek as he takes the dishes and goes about collecting others.

And he does hand over most of the dishes to the... very... eager... omegas. Is that sort of eagerness weird...? Most of them. He keeps a couple to wash himself, because Leo doesn't feel right not helping with this sort of thing. He thanks the omegas as he moves to a quiet spot on the deck where they should be out of the way.

"You ready, Mike?"

Because Leo is more than ready to find out what happened with Don! And he knows there's going to me Mike teasing, but really... Leo's still feeling way too good to care!

And Leonardo hides laughter at this development and at the look on Raphael's face as Raph sits in Raphael's lap - HAH!


He grins and with a gentle nudge to Kovu withdrawing his arms and moving towards the omegas to help them finish tidying up now most had had food. Spying the Donatello's and grinning, " successful?" he hopes there was eager looking boys there and Addy was moving to be close to Leo but looking like she was ready to start getting some of them moving, but remaining close to Leo - dawww thats cute he chuckles pleased for his counterpart.


And over there Raphael looking like he was trying to decide if he could just heave ho all these squirmy and fluffy ones over the distances from their seated spot over the railing into the waters.


Which to be fair he probably could!


Lilo had laughed the whole way over and thudded into Raphael's lap too - and Dana moving made it safe from that cute fluffy tail! " Sounds like we'll have a semi bossy fellow nutcase." she giggles and then tries her first bite of this to her - spicy - concoction and making a half amazed half pained face - as well as her tail tip flipping against Raph's thigh where it came to rest, she was more on Raphael's leg than in his lap but close enough to Raph and totally missing the calculating look on Raphael's face. Entirely trusting - rightly so - he wouldn't do anything to hurt them... but dumping them over board? hehehe


Though momentarily distracted by Mike bouncing a little, " oooooooh something gooood something gooooood! if I'd known getting Leo some tail would make something good happen..." excitedly and mostly babbling and missing Leonardo's snicker and Raphael's snortle that he hid against Raph's shell with a muttered. A laugh and nudge at his counterpart. " mushland is the best I want to go there as much as possible." oh yeah he was a smitten turtle!


" okay okay maybe I wont throw you all over the railing then." amused.


Yeah to Mike that made total sense even if these things had nothing to do with each other! and he is with Leo, driving out his crazed excitement and beginning to focus, needing big brothers breathing to settle and direct his own - or well he had done this alone a few times now, but it was an old comfort to have Leo lead the meditation.


Down below DonnieBoy laughs and nods, " six minutes sounds about right - dawwwwww thats a clever little sponge brain." he beams at the little guy not really thinking over Donnie's question, or that he answered as Donnie's did because it was habit now. " probably a dark cool corner to keep fressssh - yeah it is... incredibly tidy and ever strings and or little twines to keep things in place when in rough sailing." it was quite the tidy space. But pleased and definitely going to ask about that!


Duncan was fascinated! he ooohs and is muttering the word " b aaaaah rrrs b baaaah!... milks has water?... all milks?" wonderingly to Donnie's his eyes wide and looking about over at Malcolm whom DonnieBoy had shifted to his shoulders and was carefully holding little hands as they returned to the upper decks, chuckling at Leonardos assessment. " we believe so - truth will be in the puddin - uh milk ... and yes Duncan all milk has some water in it." Malcolm ooooh's at that and kicks little feet eagerly! DonnieBoy could feel the little tail waggy away against his shell.


Addy chuckles, smiling, hands on Leo's shoulders only once he is back and near and for that sweet kiss. Amused by Mike and the others and well the moments that the others helped out Monroe, Sam and Pip helped make them more loyal and happy so that was good. A content and busy crew where less likely to mutiny and more likely to be loyal no matter what. So those small moments the others hung out with them or helped with clean up in any way was a good thing. She grins at the Dons, " that looks like the pot of milk powder, guess Leonardo's tidying up down there made the search simple. There is warm water in the pot there." nodding to the pot removed from the brazzier some time ago, still warm but not hot any more, curious about this, chocolate.

Griiiiiiiiiin up at Raphael! MikeyMikey miiiiight have taken that as a challenge!

But at the moment, he'll actually content to sit too close and eat his breakfast! Aaannd... maaayyyybe snuggle into Raphael once in awhile.

Raph chuckled at Lilo's description of Leon.

"Yeah, that's about the size of it."

And he is definitely amused by her reaction to the meal. He offers Liko a bit of bread for the spicy meat!

"Here, this should help. And you would never guess now, but MikeyMikey is going to regret this all later!"

"Like, no way, Dude!"

Raph chuckled.

And MikeyMikey grinned at his counterpart. Chucking as Mike admitted mush land was awesome.

Both laughed as Mike connected whatever good thing just happened with Leo getting tail!

"Oh, yeah, 'cuz Leos obviously got that kind of power." The sarcasm is thick, but he's not entirely sure Mikeys picked up on it. Or maybe they just blatantly ignored it.

"Like, why not? Makes sense to me!"

Donnie grinned and snuggled the little guy in his arms! Little one learned so fast! He should have expected no less!

"Exactly! You are the clever one, aren't you?"

And it really is impressive how well this is all stored!

"Someone put some serious effort into all this. I want to blame one of the blues." Doesn't seem a typical sailor thing to put this much effort into a tidy storage area.

But it does remind him of Leon. Sure, Leon could be as much of a slob as any of them, but once Master Splinter laid down the law, and made them clean, you can bet it would be Leon making sure every last speck was tidy before they could stop! It just took a but of a kick to get him moving!

And it was definitely not a Mikey or Raph trait!

"Pretty much anything you drink will have some water in it." Donnie added as he moved to the pot Addy had pointed out. He set Duncan down next to DonnieBoy and Malcolm.

"Stay here, and I'll see if I can get together what we need."

Cups with the water, and some spoons for the powder, and for mixing! He returns to the group where the kids can watch the milk being mixed. Because he knows he would have loved to watch something like this at that age! And he is pretty sure a foodie Michelangelo would too!

There aren't really instructions on the container, certainly not in measurements he recognizes, but he makes a best guess, aiming low on the powder, and can adjust until they're happy with the mix! And maaaaybe, once they've seen how it's done, they can let the kids put a little powder in one of the cups and mix it. Carefully, and under close supervision, of course!

"Mikey... I really don't think those things are related." though he's pretty sure it was about as useful as talking to a brick wall.

Leo stays with the omegas until the dishes that folks are currently finished with are clean. As he turns to go get Mike and check on Don, he claps Sam on the shoulder. Something he'd do with one of his brothers as they finish a task and move on to something else.

And Leo settles on the deck with Mike. Settling his breaths, and he can feel Mike's energy settle and follow him.

When he first reached out to Don, Leo was pretty sure they were sort of... batted away? Like Don was almost hiding? Well, Leo's curiosity is piqued. He pursues.

Araluen

A laugh and proud look at Donnie and Duncan, " oh absolutely! - and you are clever too no doubt in your own brand of Mikey way!" DonnieBoy adds snuggling Malcolm - amused that their suspicions a Leo had gotten at the sotre rooms was confirmed and well at the way Mount Raphael had been close to exploding, looked like it had nullified - but by the way he heaves a sort of harumph at MikeyMikey's snuggling and still being a seat to Raph and Lilo it was still possible fo the mountain of a turtle to erupt. So still counting? a glance side ways at his counter parts asks. Laughing at Lilo's face -


and the way she eagerly " Ohhhh thank you!" to Raph kissing him with those tingling spicy food lips before eagerly munching the bread - shuffling in Raphael's lap a bit closer and smothering her own giggling at Mike logic - " of course thats how it goes!" Mike had managed a grin and thumbs up at his agreeable counterpart.


which of course, making Leonardo laugh and Raphael roll his eyes -


but of course corralate things that just dont work that way... to most people.


DonnieBoy is still chuckling when he places a happily snuggling back Malcolm down beside his brother - though that only lasted two seconds because both eager boys wanted to see what Donnie was doing! and began bouncing about DonnieBoy's feet until he lifts both enough they could watch so closely!


Pip came over to help Donnie, though mostly just by brining the cups and spoons, all wood, to him and then offering the water, there was no hard and fast way to measure the milk it came with a scoop and one made a sort of skim milk looking liquid with just warm water from the pot, two scoops a normlish milk and three a creamy milk, more would make thicker and creamier.


DonnieBoy grins balancing eager boys in arm whilst digging about in pocket for chocolate powder to give to Donnie to make the drinks with so they cooouuld ooooh - Duncan pointing to the water, " looook Malcolm water... water in alll drinks!" so proudly having learned this from Donnie and happy sharing with his brother - whom looks amazed and leans all the closer to watch! Pip also leaning wanting to see this!


Addy watches giggling, she will allow for kiddos to finish their drinks and others to finish eating, also gives a moment for Leo and Mike to really focus, shooing a hovering looking to help out Sam and Monroe off to find something that could make a second sling to keep Malcolm safely tied to some one as well as his own little bag and some toys for him. The two omegas hurry off!


Lilo grins and her tail is in Raph's lap the tip flopping gently against his plastron. Now she was intrigued to meet Raph's Leon and watch them all together, already her lover and his two here brothers were hilarious!



And Mike let the sounds and distractions of the ship go, following Leo, and probably for a moment not helping Leo in enticing Don out to meet them at first, over eager! so eager! but falling back after a moment to follow Leo's lead -

Mount Raphael is definitely still being snuggled! MikeyMikey's tail is still going as he works his way through his breakfast. He's almost finished. His tail is whap whap whapping against Raphael's side. Donnie is absolutely still counting!

Raph can only chuckle at his brother as he enjoys Lilo being close and sharing their breakfast. When MikeyMikey realizes what the Donnies are up to, he skitters off to go get in on some of that! Brining his dishes with him. Unlike the Leos, he had been all ready to dump the dishes on the omegas, but Donnie didn't let him.

"You know Master Splinter's rule. No dessert until you wash your dishes."

MikeyMikey groaned, but went to wash his plate before trying to get in on some of the hot chocolate action!

Donnie went for a more normal consistency with the milk, using the two scoops in the warm water for the kids. It's creamier and a little more chocolatey for the little ones. He'll skimp a bit to make the supplies last longer for the rest of them.

"Thanks, Pip. You want some of this?" For the kids first, and he won't make full cups for the crew, including themselves, but a little hot chocolate for the rest of them sounds good too.

Donnie would normally stop counting Raphael's time when MikeyMikey hopped up to pursue other interests, but it seemed that Raph was still in the giant turtle's lap! While that greatly reduced the odds of anyone going overboard, Donnie still figures there's a decent chance. Especially since Raph seems perfectly content to kiss Lilo in the big guy's lap!

Donnie starts with the kids first, but will hand out as much hot chocolate as they either have supply for or until everyone who wants some has some.

Raphael is serious considering the option of gathering all his snuggle bunnies up into his massive arms and walking the few steps to the edge of the boat and dumping them all over the side -


Foooooooooooooortunately for those in his lap, and maybe a little unfortunately for those he doesn't know are counting off the moment until he lost his patience with this turtle, monkey, fox pile - he melts like a chocolate covered marshmellow as in his lap Lilo giggles, sharing the breakfast with Raph, and eager to meet his kiss her tail curling about a thigh lightly and over there two little boys were watching Donnie with avid interest and looked so cuuuuuuuuuuuuute - and it helps the cute MikeyMikey joins them! hahaha


nawwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww the big guy go mushy!


Lilo happily is unaware of the eruptions she and Raph and the MikeyMikey and boys just averted... for now.


DonnieBoy, sniggering at this in some amazement but also, just hahaha cause well it was always funny to see the marshmellow side of any Raphael, shifts to sit on a spot, a few stacked boxes of something so the little boys could be sat in his lap too and ready for the cups, so he could help them if they needed it, chuckling at the eager little faces and the way they reached hands out for the cups and - awwwwww Leonardo is close - and has his phone out. Oh good some one was getting this on film for Leo and Mike.


" Fanks!" Malcolm says brightly to Donnie a bright grin all over his face and looking around curiously to see what others were doing. Duncan also took his cup, " thank ooo." a itty bit shyly but with the same happy grin and like Malcolm his first reaction was to look about both of them instinctively looking for their Liam to watch him try this first - but he wasn't there... so their eyes landed on MikeyMikey and watched him!


Pip oooohs and nods, " sure I'd like to try!"


Addy watches curiously too double checking Leo and Mike seemed fine before moving a little closer, gently prodding Pip and looking over the other two omegas, " once we have tried a little we should pack up and clear this space so we can get moving, only leave light fruits and cheese, breads and meats for lunching on laters with the water barrels, we probably will eat on the go." she is kind if firm of tone and smiles watching the little boys both with a cup each now watching MikeyMikey with wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiide eyes. Oh the drink smelled sweet and good from where she was near the others.


Lonardo grins at her Kovu at his side peering interested at the drink, " then I guess its sailing time?" chuckling when Addy nods eagerly.


They were indeed eager to move, find Leo's Don, their Donatello and his wife, Raphs, Donnie's and MikeyMikey's Leon... DonnieBoy too looked eagerly hopeful for one of his brothers would also be with this crew!

Donnie caught the moment where Raphael looked to be turning to mush. Interesting development there! The lap sitters might actually be safe!

Raph is still enjoying his breakfast with Lilo.

Donnie grins at the kiddoes once they have their chocolate.

"Wonderful manners. You are so very welcome." They were so cute!

Then he then hands out cups to MikeyMikey and Pip and offering some to anyone else who appears curious.

Raph gave Lilo a light kiss as he's finishing his breakfast.

"What they're making is actually pretty good. Wanna try it?" And he is starting to get out of Raphael's lap. Offering Lilo a hand up.

MikeyMikey grins and accepts the cup, taking a sip as the kiddoes eager eyes were apparently on him! HA! "Mmm... you should try it MicroDudes."

MikeyMikey then looked over for Dana. "You too, Dudette! Check it out."

Donnie is mixing up the chocolate milk as quickly as he can to get everyone settled. He's not giving very much to anyone as there's only so much of the powders, but a little to satisfy a slight sweet tooth is ready for anyone who wants it!

And Raph does come get one for himself, and for Lilo. Offering her the cup, and eager to see her reaction!

He looks over to tease Addy as she starts trying to get them moving.

"Bossy, Bossy!" But he is actually as eager as any of them to get moving for the day! The sooner they're going, the sooner they'll be able to get to Leon! And it will be great to have all his brothers together again!

~~

While the others are finishing up their hot chocolate, and after Mike is back, Leo returns as well and opens his eyes, looking to Mike. Relieved, but... wow...

"Well..." And that's about all he's got. That was one hell of a trip.

DonnieBoy chuckles, he can't help calling over to Raphael - " You didn't explode and throw everyone over board?!" a tiiiniest bit of exaggerating.


Raphael grunts from where he is helping up Lilo and Raph as they move, or really move of helping the monkey up as Raph was like all ninja's up easily, " hey Raphael loves love -" and sticks his snout up as a gesture of who wouldn't?


Leonardo laughs and points at the burnt raised kanji scar on Raphael's shoulder, " I tried telling him years ago that should have been care bear instead of beast."


Snort! DonnieBoy almost but manages not to jolt the kids out of his lap with the force of that snort and sniggering as Raphael gives Leonardo a drawn out fishing and catching epic middle finger for that one. And now he knew what that scar said, he guessed close, animal had been his best based on his own universes kanji.


And Leonardo chuckles focusing on the little ones both of whom are watching MikeyMikey with those wide wide eyes, gold and amethsyt!


And when he takes a sip!


Malcolm giggles and would have ended up spluttering on his if DonnieBoy didn't catch the tilt of the cup and helped him guide it up more slowly... but boy did the little hands fight him the whole way once he had that first sip! little feet kicking and tail wagging and gulping at his drink with fervor! dawwww


Duncan was a bit more moderated... then he gaped, a chocolate milk mustache on his uppper lipa nd a wooooow face on as he gazes at Donnie like he just created magic - and held up the cup, " dis yummy! - yuuuuuuuuuuuummy!" he yells happily like Donnieboy tends to when he gets truly excited about something, anything... and oooh DonnieBoy is making sure he is also not drowning himself in his chocolate drink.


Pip sips his own and wooos - a weaker half flavor but no denying the delicious chocolate!


Addy is giggling at the faces and purrs - flicking Raph with her tail for his comment - it's a playful flick against his plastron not a flirty one as Lilo's are that stroke his thigh or snout. Said Lilo is curious and licking her lips a bit, she had accepted Raph's hand up and Raphaels help to get to her feet and left her mostly finished breakfast to Raphael to finish, the big guy was bringing over his plate, and theirs now after the interaction with Leonardo to wash up too. " good so my boss voice is up and working." teeeease and hint it's going to get muchmore so - glancing over at Leo and Mike and smiling seeing them both had shifted, breathing differently, and looked amazed, happy and relieved and amazed, she wants to rush over but understands they might need just a couple of moments to regroup with just them two -


And at the kids reactiosn and that of MikeyMikey and Pip she grins, " sounds like I may need to find our worlds equivelant and make it a thing." she is sooo amused and waits patiently for a cup too eager to try out.


DonnieBoy has no hands free as he supports both the boys through their excited drinking and or trying to lick out his cup as Malcolm is doing now. But he does glance at Donnie and chuckles, " I have more in my pocket, well at least a tin more." and nods at Addy, oh yes looks like they may have started soemthing.


Lilo giggles and once over she is watching eagerly leaning to see how Donnie is making this mysterious sweet smelling milky drink. " I can smell it already smells good..." oh she is eager and giggles as Addy flicks her tail at Raph, a light nip against Raph's shoulder, " hehhee well thats what LittleBlue likes yeah bossy bossy?" she is sniggering a bit at that but also the little kiddoes and awwwwing at them, close to Raph almost snuggled to his side cause soon enough they will all be busy so she is just enjoying this!

- flops back on his shell once back and laughs a little, " wooooooooooooooooooooooooooow is an understatment bro, our brother is a half dragon fae mutant ninja turtle and is now a little brother! like aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack!" laughing again it was ridiculous but oh so damned cool and he is just so happy!


" and he is not half dying just to breath anymore..." that made him so happy! like Raphie, sure shocked and it would take time to fully adjust to being the big brother but he was just so happy Don was mostly entirely healthy and well once more! and it might help with some of the emotional and mental trauma for their brother too! just being able to breath! he grins and reaches to drag Leo down here with him to turtle pile a bit and snug hahah!

Donnie is chuckling at the banter as he finishes up making the chocolates for anyone who wants one.

Raph snorted at the comment from Leonardo.

"But which one would he be? I don't think they have a 'break you in half bear.' Oh, so amused, and really, the comment could be a tease for either Raphael or Leonardo. And... well... Raph is fine with that!

He chuckles as the kids seem to be finally enjoying their chocolates, and he accepts one and hands a second to Lilo.

Donnie is chuckling as he watches the kids enjoy their chocolate! And amused as his counterpart is having to make sure the little ones don't drown themselves in their eagerness! He also grins at Pip's reaction!

"Hey, MicroDude, gotta sip that, not like... swim in it." And MikeyMikey will help tame some of Duncan's exuberance, letting DonnieBoy continue the battle with Malcolm. He was a little worried that if he tried to take over, that Malcolm might actually slip his cup out of their control! Duncan seemed the safer assist!

"Oh, you, like, totally should, Dudette!" MikeyMikey commented to Addy! "It's like totally tubular."

And Raph snorts again at Lilo's comment about Little Blue liking when Addy is bossy.

"I think he likes it a little too much, if you know what I mean."

Donnie is finishing up with the mixing, though he keeps out just enough that if Leo or Mike decide they want some that they can get a little too, but he switches his focus to cleaning up so they can get ready to sail.

~~

And that is part of the magic that is Mike. Leo finds himself relaxing, and able to just enjoy this moment, just as Mike was! Because Mike is absolutely right! Don is healthy! For the first time in so long! And oh, Leo had been so worried about him! Worried that the each time he contacted his brother, that it would be the last.

Mike was absolutely right! What happened to Don was so cool! And... completely crazy! And Leo is absolutely thrilled! He can't wait to catch up with their little brother! Now even Mike's little brother! How weird is that?

"Pretty incredible, huh?"

Leo lets Mike drag him down for the snug, but quickly turns the mini turtle pile into a playful wrestling match. He's laughing. This is just fun, and expressing his own joy at what they just experienced.

"Think you're ready to be a big brother, no-longer-baby-bro?"

Addy is grinning at the display of Leo and Mike having a fun little wrestle, that meant good news right?! she was sure of it - and takes a cup with a thank you to Donnie and a grin, " with those recommendations I definitely will seek it out, how does your world grow or harvest this... whatever it is that makes this... oh wow not only smells good it tastes... so incredible." she oooohs and licks her lips. With some details she might be able to narrow down something here in Nexus.


near her Lilo is giggling at Raph and nods waggling her brows and hips, " bow chica bow bow?" she offers playfully, something she recalled from the first night with this odd group of folks, before she decided she really liked the funny kinda eyed and sharp witted Raph and wanted to have some fun, or felt so drawn she left her island for him, her troop to join a whole new one. Her tail tickles his thigh.


Giggling at the way Leonardo laughed and Raphael grunted near by as he washes the last of the dishes left over. Leonardo grinning. " hah! but they cooould have a tear you in half bear." he chuskles and is a gentleman, if a knob too at times and thanking Donnie for a cup too he drinks half and offers the other half to Kovu, maybe just over half for her delight smiling at her face at the smell of the sweet beverage in the first smell and then a chuckle at her wide eyes at the flavor.


DonnieBoy relaxes a bit, just a tad at the way MikeyMikey helps tame the little eager boys! both of them just loving it, and some how now had some dribbles of chocy milk on their plastrons and chocy milk mustaches and maybe little choco lines on their foreheads from moving their cups around and when they try to defy the be careful orders and jam the cups up to their faces. He is glad MikeyMikey has eyes and hands on Duncan who loved his drink but also was keen to tell MikeyMikey that milk had water in it! and that a cup was a circle on top and bottom but looks confused and makes questioning sounds looking to be told what shape, a cylinder, the cup between the circle of the top and the circle at the bottom made. oh he was so cute!


And Malcolm was licking his cup!


Dana accepts a cup, DonnieBoy wonders if it is safe for her kind... but maybe they would be okay? oh dear - but too late as Dana sniffs it and then mmmms and licks it. Her tail wags and she takes a proper sip. " mmmmm I can help with desert searches for ... whatever this is." smiling at the little boys and giggling watching MikeyMikey and the curious little amethyst colored boy.


A happy ack from Mike, eagerly joining in the play wrestling his tail dropped out of hiding and wagging away in delight and he nuzzles at times as they wrestle laughing with Leo in a way Leo had not been able to for a while, always so worried about them, and Don in particular and their fathers aging.


" Ooooh I can't wait to see him Leo and have him back, just - to have him well..." a laugh and attempt to mock pin his big brother, " I am so ready to be a big brother, a dad, a big brother Leo I will be the best - not at all eager for a horde of minions to annoy Raphie with." ooooh the mischief he and Don could get up to! but oh so not hard pretending he had no such intentions!


never would he led their now little brother astray!


nope not oooh so innocent Mike!

Leo is actually, legitimately playful! Mike is absolutely right, it has been a long time since he has allowed himself this sort of moment. It feels good.

Even if there is a slight, niggling thought of this all being too good to be true. Like Raphie, far away, he is shoving it aside for the moment. And as long as Donnie is healthy? Well, they'll deal with whatever happens.

So at the moment, he is laughing as he wrestles, and even lets his own tail out to wag.  Definitely not something he's done in forever!

When Mike proclaims he won't use Don and the kids as a horde to annoy Raph, Leo's laugh is open and honest.

"HA! Now I know you're lying. He shifts, hoping to pin his slippery, obnoxious little brother! Then adds more gently, honestly, "and I look forward to every minute of it." And he absolutely does.

And though he will probably grump, Leo is fairly certain Raph will too. And toward that end? Well, they had better get sailing! Leo tucks his tail away once more, stands and offers Mike a hand up and throws an arm about Mike's shoulders, before heading to rejoin the others!

~~

Donno is amused as the Nexians wonder how chocolate is made.

"It's actually a bean, a seed, that's roasted like coffee, but used differently. It's from the cacao tree. And I am pretty sure it's tropical." Sort of sorry that it's unlikely they'll find something similar in the desert.

Raph laughed at Lilo and growled a churr at her! Not toooo explicit for the kids, but enough!

And he laughs at Leonardo's response, but Donno beat him to a response!

"I think those are called Grizzlies." It's deadpanned.

And Raph couldn't help a snigger. He loves it when Donno does that!

MikeyMikey is still laughing at the kids!

"That's right, MicroDude! Gotta get all that good stuff!" Ha! A kid after his own heart!

Mike fakes a totally wounded look and melodramatic " ooooh! how could you say such a thing Leo!" indignation at being called out on the oh so obvious lie!


but he is still laughing too and snuggled close under his brothers arm for a moment churring, smothering Leo in his unique Mikey scent and being smothered with Leo's too - it just felt good to be together, to know soon Don will be back with them, where he belongs! That soon their two sons will be three and their just that much closer to catching up with Raphie too sometime and the fourth little toddler! So he is bouncy as he and Leo join the others and giving Raphael puppy eyes for some of his chocolate!


cause heck that works on Raphie!


Raphael at first didn't notice, his hands fresh dry and a hot chocolate in hands and a grin at Raph and Donnie laughing with Leonardo and nodding, " I don't know kinda has a ring to it Raphie the incredibly violent grizzly care bear?" of course it didn't and hah he would definitely not let any kids of his see such a show until their at least as tall as half way up his thigh but you know it was amusing - starting and almost cracking the wood cup in his hand when he sees Mike in the middle of a ha and ... is at first confused... taking a sloooow half gulp of his chocolate - no way!


he can resissssss...


oh bugger it no he can't! and muttering a curse low so kids dont hear it he swallows his half and shares the rest with the blue eyed waggy tailed Mike - dang it!


bwhahahahaha Leonardo and DonnieBoy laugh at that earning a glare - as does anyone else who dare nots and laughs. DonnieBoy offering Duncan up to MikeyMikey as the little guy giggles and nods and Malcolm goes about trying to get DonnieBoys drink now that his cup was empty and licked as best his little tongue could reach!


Dana wows and huhs but shakes her head, " nah doesn't sound like a plant that might be in my region or one that I know fellow desert dwellers harvest or use like that, cafe' though..." missing DonnieBoy perk a bit at that.


Mid giggling and humming back delightedly at Raph's growled churr, oh it was certainly just enough for her! sending all sorts of flirty shivers out to finger and toe tips, and her tail flicks him up under his chin close to spots to create the same tease but not quite touching spot. Just close and then making a ooooh face at Donnie - [color:9336=F08080]" mmmm I thiiiink we have a plant that miiight fit the bill - the seeds are bitter though..." puzzled.


DonnieBoy smiles, " it may take a little experimentation for you guys to find the right mix of roasting, then milk, oils and process of heating and cooling to create the chocolate I'm afraid cause yes ont heir own the cocoa bean, uh seeds are rather bitter and need to be processed. Donnie and I could give yous basic characteristics of what our plants look and smell like and might help you narrow down more on the plants... but you will probably need Mikeys for chocolate making processes." a curious glance at Donnie, Raph in regards to their MikeyMikey - and a glance at said Mikeymikey too, and at Leo and Mike curious, was their Mikeys as crazy about naked cheffing as his own? the look wondered and letting little Malcolm have his cup now it was mostly empty and he is just licking it clean more dribbling all over him -


Addy purrs when Leo is close enough, " you look happy... and oooh so cute over there playing." a enquiry but also a flirty tease on how cute he was playing with his brother.

Leo is equally glad to have Mike back, and the familiar scent of his brother around, and lingering on him too. It's home. Well, as much as he can get in the Nexus at the moment!

As Mike turns his attentions to Raphael's hot chocolate, Donno is actually making more. Some for Leo, and another cup for Raphael. Because...

"He's definitely going to cave." It's a near silent, almost bet with his counterpart!

Raph is still sniggering at the care bear talk. "A ring, sure, but who's gonna remember all that?" And Raph puts one arm around Lilo, and if he's got a hand resting awfully close to one of those sensitive spots on her side, well... These things do happen. He is definitely enjoying the tease, and this is a subtle way he can tease back!

And Donno is nodding along with his counterpart as they discuss the chocolate. MikeyMikey sort of shrugged regarding the processing.

"We more have the end product in our lair. Actually processing it seems something more like your brother would do." Donno commented to his counterpart. He had seen some of Mikey's 'flourish' in the kitchen when he had been in their dimension before. And it definitely exceeded MikeyMikey's, which was really more an unending quest for new pizza toppings.

Leo grinned as Addy commented on him being cute while playing over there with Mike. And he thanked Donno as the smaller, pudgier turtle brought him a hot chocolate.

"What can I say? It's been a good morning." All of it. Not only the last contact with Don and the play with Mike, but the activities with Addy earlier are still fresh in his mind too!

DonnieBoy laughs, and nods and this time their countdown is the shortest, because hahaha the way Raphael caved so easily - hahaha!


The big guy grins though receiving a fresh up and " cheers Donnie." smiling and quickly moving to the other side of his Leonardo to be safe from massive eyes of the begging kind again! With a raspberry at his counterpart and Donnie, " Shorten it to Grola Bear?" hahaha and sip ahhhhh the delight!


Leonardo chuckles and as he and Kovu are finished begins to gather cups. The Omegas had drank theirs down and now where indeed clearing up everything but the barest ready to eat no preparations stuff for travelling had and fast.


" mmmmm fair enough I guess if yous want to know how to prepare and make chocolate from beans it is best to ask my Mikey about it, he loves cooking, and as long as you specify only the basic recipe first he isn't likely to give you one that mgiht include hot sauce or sardines..." dead bugs, lint, rats, tin cans... yep his mikey was a little weird.


Or a lot.


Mike is please with his victory. But missing the fact he ended up with less than as Raphael got a fresh one for his efforts. He is just too pumped and cheerful to really note it.


Wriggling her hips Lilo grins snuggling against Raph's side, enjoying the near touches but not really and the flirting - and the amusing crowd around them. Leaning in to kiss the corner of his lips with her choclatey ones and mmmming a little in a hum glancing at Donnie and DonnieBoy - " oooh so doing that because this is a delight." this could be the chocolatey drink or Raph... mmmm both!


Mike grins at MikeyMikey and agrees with a whisper, " I hear our counterpart is a little crazy in the kitchen, a good chef but crazy... but hey I happen to agree with trying out various foods on pizza right?"


Purring still and adding a playing nip to the spot she licked, Captain Addy grins at Leo, " mmmm best make it a good looong harrrd day too just to have your other brother back and enjoy a good night together.... and another very good morning." she teases him maybe emphasizing just as a mild flirt and play on words about their mornings fun, still in her mind too - especially the nervous but eager and damned quick to learn talented fingers!


Also it might be a tease but a reassurance their moving very shortly and swiftly to get him to his other brother.

Donno sort of chuckles as Raphael slips away to hide behind Leonardo with his chocolate. Yeah, statistically, it's a good call. Leonardos to seem to have a little immunity to puppy eyes.

At least sometimes!

And while the others are finishing, Donno is helping the omegas tidy up.

Raph turned to meet that kiss from Lilo! Definitely a delight! And even better with the light chocolatey flavor! He will take these last few moments with Lilo before they head off to sail though!

"I actually like habanero chocolate..." Donnie admitted. Though he did understand the sentiment! "Though your Mikey does go a little far in the kitchen..."

MikeyMikey is grinning at his counterpart!

"For sure, Dude! Pizza's the best! It's so versatile. Sardines and chocolate sauce sounds really good right about now."

Leo is making at face at those pizza toppings. He's pretty sure they're never good together. Ever!

Once he's finished with his hot chocolate, he takes the cup to be washed. He doesn't actually do it himself this time, because there are already plenty of people over there, and one more would be crowded. Instead he moves to Addy's side.

And smiling at her words before moving in to see if she'll meet him for a kiss!

"Oh, I do hope so."

Leo is starting to get a little restless to get moving. There are plenty of people cleaning up the food area already, and he starts looking for any other tasks that might need to be completed before they can get underway!

Addy catches bandana tails and draws Leo to her, meeting that kiss with a purr and silent demand for a little taste with her tongue brushing against lips and his tongue - if he is willing!


Annnnnnnnnnnnnnd it is time to make them all move. She grins when they break apart a confident cat grin, she would make it an bossy order of the sort he liked to enjoy his night and tomorrow morning. Ahem back on task! She looks at MikeyMikey and Dana, " alright you two, check animal pens I want them secured and animals watered and feed to keep peaceable for the travel up river." shooing them with her tail and friendly but no nonsense tone her eyes moving to the massive turtles, " you two will prepare the oars, I want them ready to be lowered on my command we have a good wide but are against the flow of the river so this will require enduring strength and timing. Donno on the jib sails up front and Raph on the main sails, DonnieBoy please onto the fore sails. Kovu, Lilo take the children to the top of the Captains quarters roof, they are safe to play up there for now but supervision and yous will be steering... Monroe, Pip, Sam a quick ship clean then I want yous to pair with Raph, Donno and DonnieBoy on sails and show them how to maintain." pointing and ordering and grinning over at Mike and Leo - especially as Mike had been leaning over noting his brother seemed to be enjoying the orders too much.


" ah you like a bossy woman huh bro?" teeeease and then a epp and straighten up when Addy looks at them both.


" you two will pair Leo with Raphael and Mike with Leonardo, need the strongest on rowing." she smiles at them.


Lilo grinned into that kiss, murmuring as they are given orders and have to part, "mmmmm will be tasting that all day." she winks and her tail brushes against his hidden one as she moves to gather one of the little boys from Donnieboy, Kovu behind her after a moment of affection from Leonardo and the two taking the kids to wash the chocolatey covered two and make sure they had water for them, fruit and toys for Malcolm - both pausing near Mike and Leo.


Mike grinning and kissing little foreheads, " have fun with the ladies." oh they were happiest little bugs by the looks in those bright eyes!


the three omegas were hurrying now - cleaning and clearing - DonnieBoy dashing away to do his job glad Addy pointed out which sails he had to worry about - new to this but comforted to know there would be a helper along soon. the foremast and fore sails were the ones behind the front ones or the jib sails and then the main mast and main sails.


Dana yipped and grinned at MikeyMikey to race him over to the pens to make sure animals were tended to. DonnieBoy calling after the MikeyMikey. " being adventurous in the kitchen seems a common Mikey thing." though he had made a thoughtful face at Donno's chocolate preference, sounded... spicily sweet!

Oh so willing! Especially since he's still feeling good, and a little playful and restless! And that scratchy tongue! Oh definitely enjoyed the kiss! Though he does want to keep it brief. They do need to get moving!

And Addy has probably never had a sailor under her more excited to be assigned to rowing!

And Mike's tease? Well, Leo absolutely takes it. No point hiding it anymore. And that might have been a brief flex for Addy when she commented wanting the strongest four on oars. Eeeeven if putting him with Raphael sort of suggested he's the bottom of the list.

"Oh, very much, yes."

Like Mike, Leo also gives the little ones a bit of attention.

"You two be good. If things go well, maybe we'll catch up with Liam tonight."

But once the kids are situated, Leo is rushing off to do exactly as requested! Joining Raphael at the oars, and still very, very much in a good mood.  It's probably almost a scary good mood on him.

~~

"Mmm... same." Oh, he was going to miss her throughout the day! But, he does hop to! The last thing he needs is Addy, or worse, an excited Little Blue, getting after him for slacking off on the job!

"On it, La Catitana!"

"Ha! I get it! It's like--"

"Come on, Chucklehead."

And the three rush off to find their assigned tasks, Raph already having more of an idea what to do than the others. Raph pointed out the sail Donno was supposed to man, and...MikeyMikey hurried to Dana to help her with the animals and their pens!

Addy purrrrrrs, she can't help it and hadn't actually thought about who she paired on the oars more than some what evening up the weights on the different sides, balancing the much heftier Raphael on one side with the slightly pudgier than his Leo, Mike on the other. Not a perfect weight share but maybe enough to keep things mostly even in their strokes and power... and oooh she had almost reached over to stroke the curve on the muscle Leo flexes for her, but with a sheepish grinned blush laughs and gets the mind out of the pond and back on the river!


Smiling as the crew disperses, with more hands it meant an easier time sailing for most of them. Not the rowers though, sadly they will definitely feel the work. So she makes sure to study the rivers flow, she wanted them to power on but she didn't want to work them to exhaustion. So instead just enough to pull away from the flow and compliment the wind power pushing them the right way at least.


Dana and MikeyMikey's task was the shortest on purpose - once they were done and MikeyMikey amusingly has been accidentally buffed by that fluffy tail a few times Addy calls them back to her as Monroe joins Raph, Sam sidles up to Donno and shows him where they are going, showing him some ropes, its similar to the sand sailor. And Pip joins DonnieBoy.


Addy calls MikeyMikey and Dana back. " Dana you will be needed to move among crew and make sure they had water and fruits periodically, it is going to be warm to day so at least move among them at hourly intervals please. MikeyMikey you... get to beat this for our rowers...." she grins at him, a crucial part of rowing in sync was having a cadence to match. So she shows him... a drum. It is a hour glass shape just under chest height on MikeyMikey and had padded paddles to use to make it thrum, she shows MikeyMikey the deep throated boom it makes when stuck, but also how to make it a softer boom. " not war time so keep the volume down. And you will need to keep the rowers at -" she instructs the pace she wants out of the rowers, its a slow pace but its the best for maintaining momentum and her rowers endurance.


And she trusts MikeyMikey to keep them on track.


And moves towards the rowers next standing between the two groups and first spreads them out a bit, Leo in front of Raphael and Leonardo on the other side in front of Mike. " oars rollocked." The rollocks help keep the oars from being lost if the rowers let go, each oar was about forty feet of Leo's arm thickness will flat leaf shaped ends that scooped the water and where the turtles sat now leather wrapped ends for grip. " hold out straight." she intructs them with a grin at Leo using that bossy tone but also she needed the oars up to show them how to angle their oars, a oar each four oars, two on each side. She then issues the warming to lower the oars into the water and points at Leo and Mike, " you two the motion for rowing is thiiiiis - and brace your legs use the power of the leg muscles to completed the motion, and you two stroke on MikeyMikey's left hand drop. Raphael and Leonardo you two on the right." that should keep momentum between strokes and rest two on each side at a time, and ouch a bit, showing the motion of the row had pulled the wound a little but she ignores it for the moment.


Giving MikeyMikey the signal to start and now turning her attention upwards to the sails to get those all angling the sails to catch maximum wind to help the rowers keep this moving at a decent pace!


And finally goign to rest up with the two playing, wrestling chasing each other babies and Kovu and Lilo whom had the tiller, and she shows them how to brace to steer them, keep them in the middle of the river away from sides where trees might be hidden in the shallower bits and cause collisions. And she could rest, helping watch the little ones but rest so as not to worry Leo.

Leo is amuuused as Addy almost reached out for his bicep. He gave her a wink as she changed her mind and he ran off toward the kids before taking his spot.

MikeyMikey didn't seem to mind getting buffed by the tail too much. Once he even tried to catch it.

"Just need some face powder on that thing, and I'm all set!" All grins! Cute face, batting eye lashes that he doesn't actually have.

Once that task is complete, he rushes off to the drum. He actually does do a good job of following the pace that Addy set. Though, he might need to remind him once in awhile that they're not here to make war, as he does have a slight tendency to bring the volume up a little.

Donno is quick to catch on, particularly with part names and what they do, and he's ready. Raph's been on the deck helping a few times now, and he's good to go. Raph blows a kiss to Lilo over at the tiller.

And Leo is easily directed to his spot, and following the orders as Addy gives them. As always, he enjoys the orders just a little too much! He also appreciates the rowing motion, it's definitely going to be a serious full body work out today. And he's ready for it! Leo is definitely one to push his limits in this regard too, but at the same time, he doesn't want to be too excited now, and over exert himself to the point where he can't keep going later, so he actually is doing a fair job of pacing himself while also making sure he's doing everything he can to keep things going as quickly as possible.

Unfortunately -


Or fortunately little boys see Raph's blow kiss too and as she is grinning and blowing a kiss back after 'catching' the other with her tail - the two cheeky boys are also blowing smoochies - clumsily because Duncan was not good at it and Malcolm has no idea! but their trying and giggling and being adorable as far as Addy is concerned - ooooh just for that grin she was going to squeeze all of Leo's muscles later - ummmm massage them -


And she is enjoying the view very much as a pace is started and their moving. Not fast, but it's a steady pace and at this point of the travel with the energy demands a steady pace is faster than wearing out and needing to rest.


Leonardo cottons onto her plan pretty quick, oooohing a bit, not a bad though, alternating the rowers kept the boat moving under the wind and them but also let two of them at a time take a small breather. Enough that they could stretch or have a drink when an amused Dana comes around to offer water, or have a quick bite of a slice of fruit she brings around next.


Dana was still giggling about MikeyMikey and warns him when she passes him offering him a water first that " I'll fine a bit of powder for that cute snout." playfully!


At times the sails required Donno or Raph or Donnieboy to brace against the masts or the ropes to keep them holding the wind. But their moving and Addy goes to find the map to make absolutely sure - but having Duncan cast the stones at times. Watching as the distance lessons agonizingly slowly but it does! She will allow a mid afternoon break of a hours nap and half hour just chill, but that is hours away - they have to make way and they are.



Annnnnd the boys now think it is a good idea to blow others kisses from up here.

MikeyMikey laughed at Dana's response, and part if him sort of hopes she does! He's wear it!

Oh, the kids are adorable, and a wonderful distraction when rowing starts to really get tough. Leo is glad for their happy voices and playful antics.

Raph laughed and shook his head at the playful kids, Donno blew a kiss back to them.

MikeyMikey laughed, and needed another 'not war' reminder. And he laughed when Dana came by with water laughed at her response to his earlier joke! And part if him sort of hopes she does! He'd wear it!

Leo doesn't care that he's going to be tired and sore when they eventually get where they're going! As far as he's concerned, it's worth it!

" MikeyMikey, remember lower tone." gentle reminded and relaxing, the crew were doing their utmost. Everyone working hard. And Addy has a thought they all might need a shot of Ariki laters to sooth some of the aches. Just a shot though as she is aware most here haven't had drinks before and not seasoned to getting wasted.


But a shot will help ease and relax things - especially all the more with more crew members soon.


Dana giggles and nods and turns and gently batters him with her tail. It's not technically make up thats on the end of her tail, just a light bit of flour - but only the barest amount cause she doesn't want to choke MikeyMikey or make him all sneezy over a joke as he has an important job of keeping the rowers to a sync. but enough for a little fun and maybe more of those batty eyes. hehehe!


Raphael works the oar over and chuckles, " don't tell Master Splinter about this he'll find a way to add rowing to the Haashi." amused and not reaaaally complaining just light conversation across the rowing benches.


"is that like flipping?... I prefer flipping." Mike calls back chuckling and right now he doesn't even notice the hard work, because - they were going towards Don! In his break waving at the kids. Dawwwwwwwwwwwwww!

"Oops, like, sorry, Dudette." and MikeyMikey does lower the volume. It's just this drum thing makes such a cool noise!

And he is actually a bit surprised when Dana shows up and actually powders his face with her tail!

"Do I look pretty?" And she does get the batty eyes again. MikeyMikey laughs, and taises the volume again briefly, but actually catches himself this time and brings it back down.

Leo is chuckling at the conversation. This is definitely a serious workout, but as far as he's concerned, this is still a good day, and he is still eager to get to his brother. He does make efficient use of the brief rest breaks.

"I'll keep that in mind, Mike."

Not that Leo really sets punishments. Not yet. But he can, and does, plant little bugs in Master Splinter's ear from time to time!

Dana is a fit of giggles and kisses that snout right at the end of his eye batting, "the prettiest!" nod nod, and very amused with the streaks of flour on his cheek! Hehehe


Addy giggles but this time Mikey Mikey modulated himself so she doesn't remind him this time and Dana heads of to offer around drinks again, or a piece of fruit or two -


Good for now the wind was working more in their favor than the current and they were making fantastic if slow progress.


Mike looks alarmed and the oh no! Sort of sound he makes cause DonnieBoy, Leonardo and Raphael and ladies to laugh, "no no noooo need to remember that Leo nah that's fiiine!" though he suspected it's too late!


Happy little boys copying the rowing motion but sort of toppling about close to Addy's side cause they had no resistance!

MikeyMikey is waggy-tailed at the kiss! Definitely enjoying this! Even if he keeps accidentally getting a little loud and excited about his drumming! He does do a fair job of keeping time.

Donno chuckled at the hoings on. They play and banter he's hearing from time to is definitely making this an enjoyable trip! Though his task is not nearly as grueling as the larger turtles' have it, it is a long time in one spot. Not hard, exactly, but could be boring without the occasional entertainment! And the kids pretending to row! Haha! They're adorable! And even Raph can't disagree on that one.

Leo chuckled at Mike's response. It might be genuine... it might be slightly sadistic. It's one if those laughs that's hard to tell! It's probably a little bit of both. Leo will probably keep the information to himself until it's truly necessary.

And he's definitely chuckling at the kids during the brief breaks. And grateful for the short moments to stretch and get a drink or a piece of fruit. Addy knows how to keep her crew going on a long, hard day like this, and he has even more respect for her!

Addy laughs - this crew was amazing!


She calls down to MikeyMikey to slow the rowers - ease them off the action slowly, cool them down at the same time, also she got him to change the drops and that caused the side Raphael and Leo are on to strok more than the other side and that cause the vessel to turn in the water, not a on the spot pivot that would require Mike and Leonardo back rowing the other way. No this was a gentle turn and then it was a scrambling moment to get the sails stowed so the wind was not pushing and get the boat moored against the river current.


But it was important to slow and turn that way - give the rowers cool down not just stop their motion at once. And she moves among them as Sam, Monroe and Pip help Raph, Donno and DonnieBoy secure the sails. " you guys are incredible - alright light stretches please, keep moving until the shadows of the sails are about here. We are resting for an hour and half, half for the peeing and drinking and exercising, an hours nap." She orders them in her bossy tone but there is a wink at Leo had he noted her happily enjoying the visage of all his muscles working? mmm probably and she had definitely enjoyed it.



" Sail workers come down and stretch a little too once the riggings and sails are tied down and tight. The wind has changed direction it's blowing across ways so when we get moving again we will be rowing mostly." so yep they all would be rowing. Aside Kovu would be on child care and the fruit distribution and water giving next time whilst Lilo handles steering. Addy will drum net.


But she does grin at MikeyMikey, " you have a good hear for rythm and beat." she compliments.


And would move among them to compliment like that, especially the kiddies for providing entertainment in the boring stretches where there was just MikeyMikey's beat to break the monotony.


Mike had been worried about Leo's chuckle... like what did that meaaaaaan! and he tried to ask more as they stretch - kinda like tai chi - and funnily enough Raphael is leading it, he had started first and they joined in! So in the middle of a one leg forward arms out and stretching the other legs hammy Mike mutters to his brother, " you know you definitely have learned dads kinda ebil laugh bro," as Addy is making her way around encouraging others to join them in stretching briefly and relaxing.


He was soooore but not immensely so, and he kinda knew it was because Addy had them slowing for a time then turning the boat, like a slow relaxing out of the hard motion. And would be fine after a rest, actually looking forward to a nap.


And it looked like their sons were very ready for a nap - entertaining the crew with their funny antics was exhausting - well Mike could appreciate that! and it was cute watching Kovu and Lilo steer yawning little ones down to their level to -


and still Malcolm tried to copy their stretch, even wiiiith a yawwwwwn! Duncan, like a so done for now Don plonked himself close to them to watch Leo and Mike stretch with big lilac purple eyes and looked fascinated.


Lilo would join closest to Raph whenever he joins the stretching and grin at him, " you looked very cool up there." he was on the taller thicker mast handling the slightly larger sails. Or just stay close if he doesn't, though she does join in.

MikeyMikey is easily following the directions to change the pattern and pace of the rowers. He even manages to keep the volume where it should be! Though concentrating on the new directions probably actually helps with that.

He grins at the compliment once the ship is stopped and Addy turns to him.

"Like, thanks, Dudette!"

And since everyone else is doing it, including Raph and Donno, MikeyMikey joins in the stretching! And Daaaawwww! The kids are doing it too! Though little Duncan looks done.

Raph grinned as Lilo joined him. "You were lookin' pretty good on that tiller too." Because heck yes, he'd been watching. And definitely enjoying the view. He did also join in the stretching as requested.

They're all tired, but there's an still an excitement in the air. They're going to be seeing their brother later! So yes, very ready for a small break and a nap to refresh, but there's still an eagerness to move again.

Leo had definitely noticed Addy watching, but there was a level of concentration that Leo needed to keep on the task at hand, paying attention to where his oar was, that typically kept him from looking back in those moments that he was working hardest.

And oh, Leo does like it when Addy gives orders! Especially since she so very clearly does know what she's doing! He's tired, and definitely ready for a break, but he's also certain that he'll be ready to go again when the rest is over. And alright, he's eager to get to Don which helps, but the fact remains, he's tired, but not completely wiped out.

As Raphael is getting up and starting to stretch, Leo takes just a moment to relax and stretch out his left arm before getting up. He'd damaged it pretty badly that time he had taken on the Shredder alone. It had healed, mostly, and he didn't usually let it bother him, but when he's been working like this, he has learned to take an extra moment to take care of it so it doesn't become a problem again.

By the time he's finished with that, the group is already sort of coming together around what Raphael had started, and Leo joins in.

Leo's chuckle at Mike's comment about him having mastered Master Splinter's Ebil laugh is genuine.

"You think so?" Definitely a pleased, hopeful, 'thank you for the compliment,' tone. Probably not the response Mike had been hoping for.

Raphael is choosing some good stretches, which Leo would have expected no less from the massive turtle. He does take a moment to at least internally appreciate this.

Leo chuckles as the kiddoes come down and sort of join them. Malcolm trying, though he's clearly beyond ready for a nap! And an oh, so done Duncan. Leo recognizes that look. Once finished stretching, and taking just one extra moment with that left arm, he scoops up the little, purple boy for a snuggle.

"You look ready for a nap. After a potty break." And Leo is too! Though Leo needs to eat something and get a drink too before he heads off to bed. Still, he'll take kids to pee first, that way he doesn't have to worry if they fall asleep on them!

Mike of course took one of the doggy down and tail up motions to fart - loudly. And maybe perfectly timed with a poking out tongue at Leo for that unsettling and not helpful response! And he is grinning falling out of pose as Leonardo complains loudly that it was way too close to his face! and Raphael booms a laugh!


Scopping up the trying oh so hard to copy them Malcolm and snuggling him, " ooooh little guy one day you will have those moves doooown, come on Daddyleo and I gotta take you guys to pee..."


Addy laughs softly, purring and as her crew stretchs she studies their movements. For most the part they seemed really good, of course fit bodies recover quickly. The turtles had been all morning and day in the sun and she looks over at the two purple wearing turtles and will wait until the stretches are falling apart thanks to that fart - she is amused! " Donno, DonnieBoy will it be better for us all to rest in the shade?" nodding, another reason she had choosen to drop moorings here, the thick tree she had Sam, Pip and Monroe fasten the thick ropes to and hang sand bags on the sides to keep the side of the boat from bumping against the fallen trunk that submerged deep here, the root were spread like a fan and shaded some of the side of the boat.


DonnieBoy grins and nods, " turtles love basking but that was probably even a bit much for us - well maybe not the giant turtles, but all this sun will definitely cause growth spurts and hunger. For me the shade - and my fellow once was in the desert turtles definitely need to be in the shade." he glances at Donno to check this cause whilst he was fairly certain the larger turtles would be okay to nap in sun or shade, maybe Leo and Mike. And they would too for a bit but should rest in the shade after the day in the sun.


Addy nods and smiles, " I hear you two are relatively good at doctoring so I will expect you both to advise our fellow turtles on the snoozing part and help get others settled. Dana, Lilo, Kovu and I will bring food around presently with drinks and I know it might sound a little odd but I want all of you to have one shot of Ariki. Trust me it will help." She grins and shoos the Donnies to take care of the others. She would herself but a glance at Leo - yep she remembers - delegate! she had promised.


And moves towards him and Duncan.


Lilo giggle grinning at Raph and giving him a cheeky tail swat and hip wriggle, " I hope you are up for some snugging in nap time... cause all that watching... makes me wanna snuggle!" okay more than snuggle but no they needed to be strong for the rest of the afternoon she knew that. So for now just the cuddling.


Leonardo straightened up and well there was so many of them that if they all tried to take turns in the loo it would take too long so he leaves the loo to the dads - and maybe just for the almost fart int he face Leo drops his tail before moving to stand at the edge of the boat and let cock out too - that way the kids were not getting a view even if he knew that probably wouldn't both them, and well goes!


Raphael snorts as Monroe, Sam and Pip all sort of look uneasy, DonnieBoy stammers as he was pulling out a just encase kit and had moved closer to his counterpart to do as Addy asked. Kovu blushes and shifts around nipping her lip but following a laughing again Addy to go gather food and drinks with Lilo as she hurries to join them and Dana whom was blushing all sorts of red and skittering after them.


" you just looove showing off." he taunts his brother and makes a space for himself to join in.


Mike grins and well... yeah he supposed turtles were ... well endowed so no surprise big boys had... he is though grinning as Addy had stopped by them to kiss Leo's cheek, " The Donnies will move about and make sure everyone is okay and advise where to rest, mmm I loved the view - will love more this afternoon." she  nuzzles Duncan and licks him, amused at the way he huddles into Leo, no offense taken figuring he was just a little guy who needed a nap.


" Impressive riiiight? - though guess you know we are... um-" Addy smacks him up side the head lightly as she came over to nuzzle and lick Malcolm too. And Leo would see Mike make sure he tucked his tail up tight! more of a reactiont hat Addy was covered in Leo scent, that was all alpha there so the flirting was light and playful.


Duncan had oh so very Don like blushed, he was happy with the attention and if he had of been on his feet would have shuffled, but he wanted to snuggle! not be bathed! so nope hid his face! And Malcolm of course just lapped it up!


Addy chuckles and pokes out her tongue but her tail is still wrapped about Leo and she is close to him, " oooh I am impressed." and her tail is around the turtle she is most impressed with.


Mike laughs and nudges Leo, rubbing the little purple shell and chuckling when Malcolm joins in. " alright Loos for widdle boys." and heading away a little knowing Leo will follow in a moment and probably take the lead.


But well Leonardo and Raphael are peeing right over the side so Donnieboy looks at Donno then Raph and MikeyMikey and shrugs, the had a task to do and well might as well pee too right? Sam, Pip and Monroe moved down to find spots along the railings to go too. " suppose... when in Rome? and is anyone hurt or have ouchies for me and Donno to look at? and how is all the reptiles sun time, non reptiles you may have light heat stroke so pee and get into the shade, and loosen any tight clothing, and just relax, breath deep and sip drinks when they come your way." he calls out moving to find a spot to pee.


Made easier by Leonardo and Raphael shifting to make room.

Leo actually chuckles when Mike catches Leonardo in the face with that gas cloud. Frankly, Leonardo sort of deserves it for stretching that close to a Mike's rear end. Leo is pretty sure that would go for ANY Mike's rear end. MikeyMikey certainly seemed to take Mike starting them off as an invitation.

Donno is considering Addy's question. "We do love the sun and warmth, but this is definitely too much of a good thing. Probably best to rest in the shade." Once he finishes that statement, the next is muttered aside to DonnieBoy. "The last thing the big guys need is another growth spurt."

Donno accepts the assigned task, and since the others seem to be lining up at the edge to pee, he moves to join them. As they sort of head back to find other things to do and places to settle for a nap, he will keep an eye on how they're moving. Looking for anything that might be bothering anyone. Raph and MikeyMikey seemed to be okay. He's pretty sure he saw Leo messing with his shoulder earlier, and Donno will make sure someone checks on that later, but the guy seems to be carrying the little purple boy just fine now.

MikeyMikey hops up to join the big guys right next to Raphael! When they're finished, the giant turtle will be victim of another bounce by hugging.

Raph is smiling as Lilo offers snuggling for nap time.

"I thought you'd never ask."

"Just make sure you're in the shade," Donno called over to them. Other than that, he doesn't really care where they set up! "You too, MikeyMikey."

"Like, yeah, yeah, Dude. Whatever."

~~

Leo smiled as Addy came over and gave him a kiss! He turns to meet it. "Happy to be of service." He chuckled. Because yes, he is definitely amused, and rather pleased! And he sure hadn't minded watching her keep the crew in line all morning! He shifted Duncan to one arm, and wraps the other around Addy's back, lightly. He watches Mike with one raised eye ridge. Sort of a light, moooostly playful warning. But Mike figured it out, and modulated himself well! And Leo chuckles in the end.

And Leo joins in nuzzling both Addy and Duncan when she licks the little boy in his arms! And awww, little guy is definitely sleepy. He kisses the little head.

"Are you going to rest too?" It's worded as a question, but Leo is also strongly recommending that she does! She might not have been on the most strenuous tasks this morning, but she is still recovering from that snake bite! And he is still keeping an eye on her!

Once he has an answer, he does follow Mike. He hurries to catch up with his brother and ducks into the loo with the sleepy little Duncan.

"You should really go pee before you fall asleep. We don't want to pee on the deck." Snuggling and encouraging Duncan to use the loo before he actually drops off for a much needed nap!

Leonardo is still shaking off the gas cloud - when he spots Raphael glomped by MikeyMikey - which is hilarious! and sort of makes up for the moment of being gassed out.


Raphael was just getting tucked away when he is suckered onto! " ah! you haaaaave to jump on me right after a pee and that fart chorus?" mooooostly a rhetorical question cause of course the orange clad turtle had to - after all is a Mike! And well its not like he can't carry the dude even if he considers tossing him over the side - but nah let pee water be washed away... he makes his way over to the shades spot and sits, Leonardo joining them after a moment.


Sam, Pip and Monroe join them plopping down.


Lilo giggles, " that was a promise Raph." she teases him happily, hurrying away to gather the foods and things with Kovu and Dana, she had the dried bits of meat cheese and crips and Dana the fruits and Kovu the water.


Stopping to think about that in the middle of tucking himself away and sort of glances at the already big turtles, " hah well then they might be able to row alone... and my Mikey would loooooove the option to collect their scutes." he grins and follows towards the others as the ladies return with the goods, " did I miss any ouchies? I thought I maaaaybe saw Leo paying particular attention to an arm... but now one else looks too out of sorts... maybe some sun burns to have a look at... but maybe not."


Leonardo overhears and after accepting a drink of water which he sips at and a selection of fruit and cool meat, crackers and cheese he waves a hand, " doing okay here -" nudging Raphael -


whom grunts, " I seeeem to have a growth that pops up now and then and talks." teeeeeeeeeease poking MikeyMikey, grins though.


DonnieBoy sniggers and hummmmms leaning in to consider MikeyMikey seriously as he could - " whadda ya think Donno? cute growth... safe to leave there? - anyone else got ouchies?"


The omegas are chuckling and shaking their heads.


Lilo shakes her head, Kovu doesn't seem to get the question but she looked like she was moving just fine and Dana waggs her tail, hopping carefully on the spot carefully holding the platter of fruits.


Oh Addy could just stay in Leo's hold -


but alas little boys need a pee and nap and so did big boys, though she is purring and nuzzling in for a moment she chuckles when Mike fakes an eeeeep and moves just that bit out of reach before he is moving off to wait for his brother and she licking off the taste of Leo's kiss from her lips and considering his question and after a moment of making him linger just that bit and happily soooo then nodding and moving a little so he could join Mike and lead away to potty those sleepy little boys, " oh most definitely having a actual close the eyes rest with you guys." absolutely!


Mike laughs at that and nudges Leo when he joins him, " your wrapped...' tease and motion of head back at Captain Catlady moving towards her cabin - unbeknownst to him to get the decanter of Ariki to give all a half shot. No where near enough to get them drunk, but to keep them from being stiff and help relaxing for the rest. He nuzzles Malcolm and well the little guys are pretty wiped. " know you little guys are tired, all that fabulous entertaining." he churrs nuzzling.


Duncan nods sleepily and well he will have to sit this time but is very quick!


Malcolm wriggling but holding on!

“Like, absolutely, Dude!” MikeyMikey grinned. He doesn't know that Donno is still very impressed with this mountain of a Raphael refraining from throwing his annoying brother overboard.

“You know, you can toss him off the boat, right?” Raph added with a chuckle. Because you know MikeyMikey deserved it! And Raph would have tossed him by now. There is a grin as Lilo rushes off. Definitely watching her go! Very much enjoying the view.

Wheeeeeee! MikeyMikey absolutely goes for that ride, clinging to Raphael as he heads over to sit down. He wags his tail as they move!

Donno is making a face at DonnieBoy's Mikey being thrilled to collect scutes.

“I mean I guess they're sort of cool, but... eeeuuuuuwwwwggh...” He shivered slightly, disgusted!

“No, Leo was definitely messing with his arm, but he seems okay now. Probably best check on it when they get back. And agreed on sunburns. Maybe once everyone is eating.” They'll be settled and resting a bit, that would be better than stopping everyone from going about whatever they're trying to do.

“I think my brothers and I get more sun in general than the rest of you seem to, so there may be sensitivity issues. And we should definitely check on the kids.”

Donno nods at Leonardo's response, and chuckles at Raphael and DonnieBoy.

“Probably not dangerous, though I would think it's easy to remove.”

Especially with food coming around now! MikeyMikey will slide down and plop onto the deck for snacks!

"Good." Yes, definitely encouraging Addy to rest with him! And he is appeased by the answer as he hurries after Mike.

Mike's tease is met with a fond smile. Leo doesn't object in the least! He won't even try.

"Oh so very."

Leo does help Duncan sit this time. Little guy looked so very tired. And he wasn't going to try to make the little guy stand any longer. And thankfully the little guy was quick. Malcolm doesn't look like he's going to be able to hold on much longer! Leo does force the issue of washing hands! Though Leo's pretty sure he did most of the work.

He's through that quickly too though, and nuzzles the little guy in his arms. After the kids go, he'll take Malcolm so Mike can pee. Leo's pretty sure he can manage around Duncan if the little tyke falls asleep on his shoulder, which he's sure is pretty likely. He does hope that at least Malcolm is awake enough to go back to Mike! He's pretty sure he can pee with one tot on his shoulder, Two would be a trick he's not ready to attempt!

Raphael laughs at the Dons responses and when MikeyMikey is off he parks himself int he shade too and is still sniggering as he gets comfortable in a way that would allow him to simply rest his head back and nap right there once had the white with tiny black seeds fruit he picked up, cool meat, cheese and cracker. " thats what I tell myself Raph and theeeeeen he starts wagging his tail." yeeeeah and that was just way too adorable to toss over board!


And well now it is food time.


Donnieboy laughs at that reasoning but is nodding, listening to Donno and grinning, good he hadn't imagined it, and in the meantime he could see a few tender spots that might do with a bit of salve where rope burns were. And in regards to Mikey as they begin to work on those they could for now and usher people further into the shade he adds, [color=#9932CC]" it iiiis very weird Mikey keeps our shell bits, but he thinks their cool as heck."kles thoroughly amused and well between patients and double checking any reddish or hottish feeling patches of skin he is reaching to take a bit of cheese... or meat... or crack... or fruit and encouraging Donno to also.


Lilo grins at Raphs, mostly at Raph as she is back and offering them more bits to munch on. She is keen to be done and to snuggle with Raph soon, he would catch her watching him, smiling as she does so and getting a light poke from Kovu to pay attention as she almost tripped over with her wood platter of food.


Addy is opposite the Donnies, moving among the crew to make sure one at a time everyone got a gulp - a shot worth of the sweet and strong ariki. Not nearly enough to get anyone even first timers drunk. Enough to relax them thoroughly.


((ooc: hehehe at MikeyMikey and Dons responses))


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Mike laughs, it is a burst of his happy to tease laughter and it makes both the totts sort of start, but their so sleepy now that it doesn't bother them much beyond gripping them tighter for a few moments.


Awwwwwww they both have to sit on the loo and sort of be held, and once done the hand washing does make little eyes flutter and smiles cross their faces as Mike, and mostly Leo juggle them and get them done. Mike waiting patiently for Leo to go first and well... Duncan is all but passed out on Leo's shoulder no sense moving him until absolutely necessary and in his own arm was Malcoilm, not so neatly passed out, more of Mike style just flopping all over the place. He muffles his soft eeeee. [color=#FF8C00]" soooon they will have their brother back like we will... oh they be soooo cute all of them playing." just thrilled!


For themselves, for their sons.


And well like Leo he supposed would have to pee on handed, which was fine, he had sufficient control down there to go no hands if must, though one was usually best.