Iluka Islands. Many sea faring peopls a major township in this collection of tropical islands.

Raphael watched the monkey lady. Who had apparently missed the play on the pick up line. Well, that made sense. The slang was probably different here.

"Laying low is probably a good idea." Honestly, he had a feeling they could be laying low, but... they were traveling with a mountain, so he didn't have a whole lot of hope for that happening.

Or maybe she had gotten his line... wait, what? He wasn't sure what to do with the face sniffing.  And her next words really confused him.

"Jenny what now?"

That made no sense.

Addy felt the hand, heard the words... it took her a little strength to stand upright and when she did she saw Leo's face, heard the words and the big rough but gentle hand over her ears and ...

slipped her arms about Leo's shoulders careful of Duncan burying her face cause she was still breathless and sniffling... and trying her best no to at the same time!!

Nodding into his shoulder accepting the comfort. And it wasn't his fault in any case!

"It's okay to let it out." Leo offered softly. It would be better in the long run, and it seemed that they were relatively safe for now. Leo wanted nothing more than to promise that they would make this right, but he didn't. That wasn't a promise he had any inkling how to keep. And it wouldn't change that her vessel had been destroyed.

He felt the hand on his shoulder and looked over at his counterpart. He couldn't help but smile at Leonardo's predicament. If there was such a thing as being hugged to death, he was pretty sure this enormous Raphael could accomplish it.

Turning his attention back to Addy, he could still hear the conversations going on around him.

The little Raphael was talking to the monkey creature that it seemed would be their island guide, at least for awhile. The monkey had the same reverent tone he had heard from all those who had helped them along the way so far. And clearly this new turtle had not come across it yet. He would have liked to explain, but there were others in the group who could do that.

Leo sighed. Now that there had been time for Addy to catch her breath after the run he gently guided her to a place where she could sit down and take a moment to process what had just happened.

He Let Leo's comfort ease the worry in him mind for his two younger brothers, pulling back a little and shuddering a little looking at his brother, " we will? good... I...I.. think a spider thing was gonna eat me when I woke up here... Leo... she was my worst nightmare!... sooo... soooo big! and sooo many legs!"

What was the point of having a big brother if you couldn't unload such a horror upon him? hopefully now they would both share that sort of nightmare!

finally though releasing his brother and if any one asked he would say he had allergies and he was sooo not sniffing back snot or wiping away tears, nup!

He finally takes in what the others were doing, the cat girl looked distressed, he glances at leo for an answer to that and his counterpart and monkey boobs seemed to be somewhat flirting. Equally confused by her words.

Leo drew in a breath he couldn't before watching Addy and Leo retreat a little, he saw no reason to rush them, she needed a moment and she and Leo had been sailing a little longer together then the three of them so he figured it was best to let him handle the emotional pain. Wishing he could make it better.

Perhaps somewhere a situation would arise that would allow them to rectify the loss. Maybe not make it better but rectify it at least.

He had to hope it would.

Smiling and lightly knuckling Raph's big scarred shoulder, " it was her long boat that ship mowed down bro, just give her a little room.' softly in answer to that look and not sure what to say about the spider thing... He knew of Raphaels deep seated fear of all things labelled creepy or crawler.

" I am sorry Raphael that must have been ... awful, though maybe Don and Mikey didn't have it too bad. I'm glad you were not spider food bro." moving closer to the monkey and Raph. " I hate to be a bother, but... a little food and drink would not go astray..." He is polite, and not correcting the monkey about the Genio Innocuo thing right now. Addy might not feel like it but something to eat and drink would at least ease shock somewhat for her.

And after that battle and run they could do with some.

Lilo beams she had taken in his scent and she assumed he had hers, " Genio Innocuo, you... all wait...five of you... ooooooh eeeee it is a baby one..." grins and squees half explaining the word and her tail curling brushing his legs, looking upwards at the larger ones, in surprise at the big red wearing one, " You survived a Spinuhtod?" in awe and nodding slowly at the bigger blue wearing one. "I can find some figs to much on and agaves full of water..." she offers looking sadly over at the Klaustreich female.

sure she normally went out of her way to avoid them, but perhaps not this one and she gathered that boat had been important to her.

She looks back at the three Genio Innocuo around her, "wanna help gather some?"

”Oohhhhkaaayyy.” What was it with girls and babies?

Raph is still wondering about the face sniffing.

He caught that the big Leonardo didn’t correct the Jenny thing, and Raph goes along with that. Though he shoots the guy a look saying he would appreciate an explanation at some point, thanks.

Figs were fine, better on pizza, but that doesn’t seem to be an option here. At least they weren’t vegetables. And Raph didn’t know what an agave was, so he supposed he would find out.

” I can help search for stuff. And even climb a tree without bringing it down.”

Though... the other Raphael probably doesn’t need to climb most of the trees here. He can probably just reach just about anything from the ground...

"t t thanks Leo... I'm sorry I snotted on you..."

Hiccups and apologies but her breaths and sobs slowed and she managed to pull herself together a bit and use that white cloth from her pocket to wipe the patch she left on Leo's shoulder huge green eyes wet and fur damp but she was halfway soothed, "really really thank you Leo..." shakey smile and meeting Ducans nuzzling now with a soft purr. "and thank you too little one very much... I'll be okay... and can half purchase a new boat with the warrants I have... maybe even fully if you and others okay up the Genio Innocuo ..." only a little teasing to Leo.

She was feeling better ... a bit and hopeful. But whilst he didn't mind just held the turtle a bit longer and his little one.

Lilo wrote:]she grins and moves to offer the big blue wearing one the same face to face scent swaps then moved off waving them after her, the two red wearing ones and the big blue one "come on fruit trees up here..." Hopping from the blue one to big red to offer him the same greeting.. Not even thinking they may not be able to climb as she lead upwards.

Leonardo easily returned the face nuzzling, she smelled good! Then chuckling as she hops to Raph, and he was as stunned as smaller Raph.

Once she was clear and he glanced to make sure Leo had a handle on Addy and Duncan he whispers to the two Raphs, " Genio Innocuo were turtle beings of this world - from what I gather their sort of akin to holy people ... and might be extinct here... It's a mixed bag of whether we will be revered or like that ship load be targeted for capture and or killing... try not to um correct people too much about it, it's not nice to lie to them but we might also need the cover sometimes." as quietly and quickly as he could explain whilst gesturing the three of them follow Lilo upwards.

At home at climbing dizzying heights Leonardo scaled up behind the small monkey lady.

Huh! Raph wasn't sure at first what to do with a monkey in his arms, but he followed Leo's lead and awkwardly nuzzled her lightly, mmmmm a churr rumbled he liked what her scent told him!

But he covered it listening to Leo's words and oooohing a bit, "well that clears that up... Right hey MiniMe if you climb up and grab that branch there of that tree pull it to me and I can bend it down and you pluck off all the goodies I can see." as Leonardo and Monkey gal climbed up.

He glanced over at the other three, wondering if that little turtle was Leo's kid and hoping Catwoman was okay. Waiting for his fellow Raphs hand. He was strong enough to bend the tree he just needed an extra bit of height to reach!

"Well... A little snot is definitely the worst thing I've had on me today." He jokes. Also, no fur! It will wash right off. Growing up with a rat, he and his brothers had all gone through a phase where they wished they'd had fur too. But really... he was glad he didn't. It got everywhere and it always seemed that Master Splinter had a terrible time keeping it clean and brushed.

The apologies are brushed off, he doesn't need them as she's done nothing wrong. He's lost things that were dear to him before. He doesn't say he understands, because they're different people. He's just there for her.

He laughs softly at the joke before pausing in thought.

"Who posted that Genio Innocuo warrant, anyway? Do you know?"

Because... if it's who he thinks it might be...

And he's not instigating the letting go. He figures she will when she's ready.

"Right, so we'll either be loved or loathed. Got it... I mean really, what else is new?"

Raphael got that the MiniMe comment was directed at him, but he couldn't help but think there was a reference he didn't get. Maybe some movie he hadn't seen...

He gave the Mountain Raph a mock salute.

"You got it, Big Guy. One branch, coming right up."

And he scales the tree easily, hanging on the branch a little to pull it down into the big Raph's reach. HA! Big Dude can reach from the ground!

Once the other Raph has the branch he goes about collecting the fruit.

"Alright, what are we after?"

Duncan giggles and happy chirps at the nuzzling feeling at like Addy was more herself and that was the best feeling! his tail wagging, catching sight of the others over Leo's shoulder and watching them.

Not sure what they were doing but it looked funny clapping at Raph and Raph.

Lilo giggles and hangs by Raph as calls out and shows him holding up her clump of figs, " These ones cute guy - these ones." letting herself fall and flipping right way up to dump her arm load into the middle of the trees wide depression, scurrying away to find more.

Hah! He could have jumped up but...

it was better he let the Raph bring down to his grip. And once in it and no wasted leap he was able to brace himself and pull the branh and it's tree top their way making the wood groan and squeak and he pulls it down down - and a few neighboring ones at that! some of their fruits dropping and rolling beside them...

he grunts and holds, " Over to you quick fingers, strip all the fruit you can then shout when I can let go." he grins working in tandem with his fellow Raph felt fun and good.

Leonardo landed beside Leo and Addy and Duncan with a soft sound, deliberatelyh announcing his arrival to not surprise any of them and holds out a round coconut like fruit only larger and the top sliced off, " Drink Addy... everything as okay as it can be?" tone gentle and enquiring sad for the Klaustreich female, if she hadn't of gotten into this adventure she might still have her long boat.

Well they would find a way to make it all up to her... somehow... he did catch some of her playful words though and grins a little, looking uneasy but determined, " I was thinking that myself... we should probably at times claim the title of Genio Innocuo for ourselves and as distasteful as it is use it." curious himself about who set the bounty on them, having no previous knowledge of this world though he was mostly going to watch Leo's reactions to gauge how bad their situation as wanted creatures was.

"Sure, yeah. Those ones." But she was already gone, and... Raph is all city turtle. He had to admit that the way his counterpart was practically pulling the tree over was impressive! And he's grinning about it.

He looks at his counterpart as he does start pulling off fruit that looked, at least to him, like the ones the monkey had. "I don't suppose you can tell the difference? Because I sure can't."

He moves quickly, but darn it, he's mostly hoping he's picking the right ones. As soon as he's ready, he calls.

"Clear, Big Guy! Let 'er rip!"

Lilo dropped down beside the Raphs grinning at them, "wow you guys great haul..." she encourages them unloading hers again, there were bugs in there too big thick long ones.

She noted the other blue boy lefts a heap of the water filled fruits and is pleased with their haul.

Leaping upwards again and swinging further up for the flowers on top of one of the taller trees. they were sweet and chewy and would be like little mouthfuls of honey. She drops back down adding to the pile.

Raphael grins and waits until all were in the clear then lets go, whooping at the wood snapped back with such force he probably fed a whole heap of fruit eaters down below too with what was left of the fruits going flying.

He offers his counterpart knuckles to bump, " nicely do Raph." cause he had hauled good!!

Then saw the haul... there were bugs!!

He tries not to look freaked out about that! but stays well back.

After his weird brush with death upon arrival he was definitely more... crawly skinned than usual about those things. but he was trying to be cool about it.

A squeeze and giggle, definitely a watery one but it was there and she nods, glad she wiped the snot off of Leo then and slowly standing herself up a bit more, straightening and letting the hug fall away naturally because it had made her feel better and she was far to grateful to just go pulling back.

A bit of a shrug and she opened her mouth to answer, saw the offered drink took it and drank deep then tried again, " as far as I recall it was issued by a Gyogi? ... but I thought he was the Daimyo's steward right? then maybe he's serving Draco now?"

She didn't know much about the mask wearing spirit referee to the Battle Nexus championship.

Raph laughs as the tree snaps back into place, sending fruit flying. Awesome.

”You too, Raph.” It was sort of fun to call someone else by his own name. It took a brief moment, but he responded to the fist bump.

Then he started going through the fruit in more detail.

“Gross... Grosser.” He picked out the bugs and flung them far away, oblivious to his counterpart’s reaction to the creatures. Michelangelo probably would have eaten them. Especially if they had been on a pizza. But he was not quite that desperate yet.

The fruit actually looked pretty good, you know, for healthy stuff.

Leo gave Duncan another hug then let the boy down so he could investigate the fruit that had been gathered in the depression.

He is thoughtful as he considers Addy’s response.

”He did, but he was pulled into the rift with Draco and the Daimyo’s son at the last tournament... I have to admit that I am a little surprised Draco is back at all. And if Draco and the Gyogi are back... where is the Daimyo’s son?” His tone would suggest his history with the Daimyo’s son is less than amazing. He’s more thinking out loud at this point. Usually he uses Don as a backboard for this sort of strategizing, but he suspects the other Leonardo will want the information. And maybe he can help.

”And if either of them are involved... Maybe cashing in on at least some of that warrant can be arranged.” Because he can only speak for himself, and his brothers if he can find them.

She may have been half joking, but he is absolutely serious.

Duncan looked about shyly, he felt the tree beneath was wood... like the boat but it felt... new... rough thanks to the bark and he didn't understand really. So When Leo put him down at first he simply crouched between the two Leo's not moving far and touched the wood beneath his feet, curious...

then he crawl along sniffing at the wood, his investigations taking him slowly towards the Raph's and coming to a rest when he found a bit of bark he could pull off and sat to look at it closely ... and grabbing a nearby fig and biting...

Pulling a ooooh face at the unusual entirely new taste spurting in his mouth.... one of the red wearing turtles threw a caterpillaer that landed near him and Duncan put the bit fig in his lap still chewing and looked now closely at the bug.... toes waggling.

" if only pretending to cash in on a warrant for a Genio Innocuo..." Leonardo muses watching the little turtle, he could help but grin - wondering how the two Raph's would react to the little guy up close and no longer in the protective arms of Leo.

Listening to the talk and holding up a hand, " Can I ask about this Daimyo - I am assuming from the tone he may be a king? or Lord... President of some type? and if it is not uncomfortable or rude may I ask about... the history you have with him Leo?" curious and indeed he wanted to learn more.

though he glances at the pile of food, chuckling amused as small Raph tosses about bugs, his Raph is keeping well out of range - and the little purple turtle had caught one. " maybe over some drink and fruit?" gesturing for them to return to the main group and maybe get to know the monkey gal and it would be best for her misery and shock if Addy had something to eat.

Addy wiped her eyes again and blinked, her tears left tracks in her fur. " I was at sea last tournament, though I did hear rumours a Genio Innocuo had won...wait was that you Leo?... Leonardo? wait wait you mean .... hand one of yous in for a reward? I mean pretend to..."

She wasn't saying no outright but she wasn't much comfortable with the idea, she'd rather just find a ship merchant who would be more than delighted to have the honour of allowing an Genio Innocuo purchase a ship from him or her and had a few in mind but it would mean island hopping a lot further south than they were and in opposition of the route they wanted to go and she didn't think she had the right to draw out this journey for either Leo to find the rest of their brothers and maybe help pull this world back into order.

Raphael is trying to cooly pretend he is not dodging the bugs... and maybe helping one or two further away by flicking them. He'd enjoyed showing off a little for his fellow Raph though had to wonder about the guy giving him a fist bump, maybe that was a new one for him.

Then...

the little turtle was down and moving about and he squatted near him... hanging back cause the kid had a bug.

A little mutant turtle!

And he had to fight not to let out his own would have been girly sounding squeeee, instead smiling at the little guy. " hiiiii there..."

Leo sighed and began his tale.

"Actually... it was my brother Michelangelo." Leo replied with a laugh as he offered Addy a hand up so they could head over to the others and the pile of food.

"Duncan, don't put that bug in your mouth."

Leo picked up a couple fruit, and frowned. Addy was a cat... A carnivore...

Once they were sitting down, Leo continued his tale.

"I would say the Daimyo is more like a king. He's a good man. His son on the other hand... His son interfered during the last tournament and shot me with a poison dart from the stands in the second solo round as... some sort of revenge for me winning a duel he challenged me to awhile back." Leo shrugged.  

"As far as I can tell, he was teamed up with Draco, and they also poisoned the Daimyo and tried to frame my Master Splinter. While Mikey was still in the tournament Raph, Don and I along with a couple friends wound up fighting Draco and the Daimyo's son. hey tore a rift in the Nexus and were sucked into it along with Gyogi. And... it seems that somehow Gyogi and Draco are back.

"And yes... there may come a time when you should hand at least some of us over." Leo and his brothers are pretty good at escaping prisons.

Raphael considers putting a bug on the big guy... for all of a millionth of a second. He isn't actually suicidal.  But he does file away the information that his counterpart is apparently afraid of bugs. And... interested in the baby. Which Raphael isn't.

He moves to the cat lady and the two Leo's, listening in on the smaller one's story. It sounds pretty crazy... And the other Leonardo appears to be as clueless as I am.

So... if this is some sort of grudge thing against you... then why are the rest of us stuck here?

Leonardo waits til their sitting and listening humming a little at the story, simply absorbing it all for some moments not really speaking until it is concluded and looking at Raph and he speak glancing back to see Raphael speaking with Duncan.

He grins and looks back at Raph and Leo, " I think... Leo and his brothers might have been summoned... brought here by someone maybe hoping they can help the Daimyo. But... something might have gone wrong or was miscalculated and it called more turtles that anticipated.' He offers the idea pointing at the baby. " I am only guessing due to there being toddlers involved as well as all different sorts of us here..." chewing on a fig now himself thinking it over and nodding at Leo's words to Addy, " It won't be a true imprisonment but yes you really should think of turning one of us in. I have broken out of tight places before"

Lilo came back at last joining the gathering and ... nervously bringing the Klaustreich female a dead dangling snake.

Nervous cause wildermann and klaustreichs were traditional predator prey types of beings. Not so much as Klaustriach, lowen and foxs types hunting Reinigens but sort of. Still she was a guest and Lilo knew a carnivore.

She listened to the chatter and her large dark eyes took in everything. " there is a small trading port on the other side of this island, Howlers Island. You could possibly um... find another vessel there..." She and her kind sometimes went down to trade weapons or camping gear sometimes with honey and edible last seasons birds nests.

Duncan was not sure what to make of this very big turtle in front of him.

He hiiii'd and then watched breathless as Raphael leaned closer and closer and cloooo - suddlenly there was a raspberry against his cheek and Duncan squealed with laughter, and hugging his half eater fig and the bug in one hand he tried to escape the huge turtle but was caught and big fingers tickle him mercilessly for a few seconds making his laugh and squeal and kick and shove, then the big hands and turtle relented and Duncan again breathless with giggles now stumbled to his feet and ran tail wagging the entire way over to Leo and dived into lap -

poking tongue at the big turtle once there...

and had some breath back to be able to bit more of his fig... holding his bug up to Leo to show he hadn't bitten it. Not that he hadn't been tempted.

Addy smiles at the two Leo's, and leans over this time just a very grateful touch of her cool pert kitty nose to their snouts, brief, light and full of her thanks, especially for Leo she sat beside him comfortably relaxing and the last of her hiccups fading. " Thank you... both of you... its definitely something we might have to do... though... um Woldermann female here is right we miiight be able to find something in the port. It wont be a long boat but it should get us across the narrow flows to the main land. the trouble is getting there... she lingers longer on the snout touch to Leo's snout because he had after all let her snot on him.

Listening to the story wide eyed. " your brother is a battle nexus champion? that's incredible... sucks about the sabotage though and doubly so maybe he summoned you here as further revenge and got more than the turtles he aimed for..." Leonardo's guess she figured was probably not far off...

Giggling at least not feeling like she wanted to cry more right now watching the enormous scary looking Raph ... play... so gently with the little turtle, whom came scurrying back to Leo dawwwww

blinking as the wildermann female brought her... meat... fresh!

" thannnks... um... whats your name?" and understgadning the other females unease. Erica didn't have this unease because even small she was of a 'predatory' race. this female was prey. Usually. so Addy offered her nose and cheeks for face sniffing first. And accepting the snakes long heavy body.

Chuckling and following more slowly Raphael plonks himself down beside Raph listening to the last of the chatter and quiet frankly only half absorbing it all as he watches the face being pulled his way and responds with one of his own.

He stuffs an entire ... well it wasn't a fig but something that looked like a peach out of the pile into his mouth and chewed.

He not only allows the snout touch, he actually returned it too. "Then it sounds like we have a place to start, though I'm almost afraid to ask what the problem getting to the port is going to be." He's mildly concerned at most. Whatever there is that comes at them, he's pretty sure they can manage.

Leo looks over at the awe of Mikey's Nexus championship and half laughs. "Just don't tell him that. He has a big enough head as it is. And yes. He is a champion. As is our sensei and his sensei. Master Splinter actually forfeit a round to Mikey."

There's a pause as Leo takes a moment to think before shaking his head to the last part. "I  would say it's possible, but Draco... He knows what he's doing. I can't imagine him making the sort of gross error that must have been made to pull this many groups of turtles to the Nexus."  They'll keep moving forward, they have to, but he hates not having a little more information to go on!  He shakes his head in frustration with the situation.

"But if it wasn't Draco seeking revenge, I don't know who it was. We did help save the Daimyo though so maybe someone was hoping we could do it again? And maybe that person didn't take the sort of care Draco would?" He shakes his head again. This is just all speculation at this point. It's probably not helpful in the long run. He bites into a piece of the fruit he'd picked up some time ago.  Really, all they can do right now is eat and recuperate a little then make their way to port, whatever that will entail.

Leo smiles when the monkey woman brings Addy the snake.  She seems nervous, and Leo can understand that given that the monkey is probably a prey animal.

He then laughs softly as Duncan comes flying into his lap.  "Good job, Duncan." Leo praises as the child shows him the still whole bug. He pulls the child close and gives him a hug.

Raph bites into his own piece of fruit as the Big Guy sits down. He tried to pay attention. Really he did... but he gave up about half way through. It turned into Blah Blahs.

"You gettin' any of this?" He asks, actually keeping his voice down. He doesn't really want to draw the ire of the group that's talking strategy. One Leo annoyed about interrupting strategy sessions was enough. Two... Yeah. Not going there. But he could bother the other Raph. That should at least provide some entertainment.

At least the fig was good.

A bit of a sideways grin at the Raphael's and it helps ease his own frustrations at having so little to work with. But he supposed some answers would not come to bare until they reached the capital.

" If this is a trading port ... perhaps aside finding a passable ship we miiight be able to hear some actual information. Raph and I will have to stay out of sight. I mean we can ninja vanish if we need to but we do attract attention where we go if not only for this Genio Innocuo thing but because Raph is so Faaa - big!" He sniggers dodging a head smack from his red clad brother.

He grins sideways at Raph and shrugs, " some of it? whatever I'll just wallop whoever needs walloping and break whatever needs breaking." he preferred to keep it simple, let Leo's do the plotting, scheming and planning, just point him in the right direction yo!

Still looking between his counterpart and the kid in Leo's lap when Leonardo takes a dig at his weight and he swipes missing the target but dropping a squished peach like fruit on his brothers head. " it's all muscle.'

And he didn't doubt it, he could after all bench press their garbage truck if motivated.

Raph laughs in response. Sounds like a plan to me. Which is probably why I'm not strategy guy."

And he didn't doubt the Big Guy's second statement for a moment. He'd seen him pulling down the tree.

"I don't know if ya looked in the mirror lately, Blue Boy, but ya ain't exactly petite either."

Lilo cautiously met Addy's nose and purrs a little, the girls pulling back after a moment and Lilo nodding, [color=#F08080]" very dense jungle, we have to pass over or through the Spinutods mountains. Good news is from what I seen you all can keep up quiet well so at least stamina wont be a problem. it's still quiet a distance though."

She explains, "and if we are hoping for information we may have to gather something to trade." she chuckles at the brothers and little guy. " that is a very nutritious snack.'

At first Addy listened and purred and took the snake trying not to be messy when she starts to eat it.

Sitting beside Leo and glad he wasn't as stand offish as he had been at first with the touches or grateful welcoming gestures. Nodding at the suggestion a port is where they could find info, and that they would need to trade in items of some sort. " foods are usually a welcomed item for trade, we will get to the village pretty easily enough with the way you guys travel ... I might be the slowest actually... but once there... probably only a couple of us should go in and do the trading and info gathering."

smiling at thelittle turtle close to her in the hug and kissing his little snout.

"Then it sounds like we have a plan. And I agree. The fewer of us actually in town the better."

Leo bounced Duncan on his knee. It had been a long day. He can only hope he doesn't have to make the sort of decision he had to make this morning. Leaving Addy and Duncan alone had nearly been disastrous.

He's grateful to have more turtles around to help out now, but there is a long journey ahead of them. He sighs and pulls the boy close. His near failure to protect the child weighing on him. He had failed Addy too. Maybe if he had...

Leo could play the what if game until the end of time, but he sighs again and stops himself from doing so.

Duncan yays and cheers and not sure what Addy or Lilo said he beams and just snugs the poor fat caterpillar and Leo...

the bouncing makes him cheer and wave the bug about. His fig long gone and to busy having a great time being bounced - then snuggled and sensing something was on his fave big turtles mind he chirps lightly nuzzling the closest cheek and snout.

He had no real idea of the danger he and Addy had been in. All he knew is he was safe here. Here.

Leonardo nods, agreeing - he'd missed his brothers retaliatory fruit drop and it splattered onto his head, he grunts and wipes it off flicking the seed at his red clad brother and eats the squished on, waste not want not and all.

" I like this some sort of plan to work on... though what can we find to trade? more of these fruits?" asking as he leans back against a thick branch behind him, seeing another monkey girl in the trees, he couldn't tell but older than Lilo by the looks of it. " should we worry about other... wildermann?" to Lilo.

Reaching to rub the little guys shell and meet his counterparts eyes, he had his own guilt about dragging the other away from the pair and it could have gone so disasterously bad, mouthing 'sorry' to him, for him alone, having a feeling they were both the kind of turtles that would do the what ifs a lot after such an event.

He caught the seed as Leo grins at Raph.

Leonardo wrote:He looks away from Leo and to Raph chuckling and nodding, " yeah I miiight stand out too a little."

" only a little? " he teases and chuckles nodding at Raph's words, " also as not the strategy guy I don't get in the shiiiii --- mmy shim shim if things go bad, that's always a plus." He'd been about to swear but Leo cast him a glare that stopped him and made him change word in the middle.

Eyes the lone female other Lilo thing come to see them.

then the little turtle again nawwing and almost not registering the horrible bit of trekking to the other side of the island.

then it came back to him and he adds to Leo's question to Lilo. " wait wait wait you said through.... or over the mountains where that... that spider thing lives?" unable to hide the quiver of his deep voice or the horror on his face. or the fact he accidentally squished another fruit this time.

When his counterpart meets his eyes and mouths a 'sorry' Leo offers a sad half smile it's a silent 'it's okay,' Because All's well that ends well. Though it didn't end entirely well. Addy was still out her boat.

He smiles at the brotherly banter from the bigger turtles, missing his own.

Like the other turtles, his attention is drawn by the second monkey. Unlike the other turtles who don't seem to have reacted much yet, Leo sits up a little straighter, slightly better position to move if he has to. He has Duncan in his lap, he's not taking chances.

He hears the big Raph's concern about the spider thing, but he's more concerned about the monkey that's here right now.

Lilo feeling much more at ease smiles at the two blue wearing Genio Innocuo, " well we can gather some rare spit tail terror nests and maybe some of the rarer fruits maybe even spinutod eggs they are rare and valuable and worth a lot but that dangerous the females are territorial..." she explains looking around at the other member of her troop and shaking her head, "she's an aunt my troop is probably seeking a resting spot like this one... only we are usually shy and don't mingle much ... Though she is wagging her tail this way she has also come to call upon the Genio Innocuo who roared so very loud and long before to mate."

No blush on her face as she explains sending a soft hooot her Aunt's way and receiving one but yep that tail shake that showed off the backside was meant for the males here...

Well one...

He shuddered hearing that word again..... nooo not the freaky monsturous spider thaaaang!

At least his small counterpart didn't seem to suffer the same gripping unease and skin crawling fear Raphael had of most things creepy crawly.

He is okay with butterflies and moths.

Usually.

Unless their as giant as that spi - wait...

He snaps out of his fear gaze and sniggers elbowing Leonardo as he hears Lilo's words and looks over at the other monkey woman appraisingly. " Well I could use a pick me up and it would be rude and offensive to refuse, so ungentlemanlyturtle... if there are no other takers among the turtles here... and I know you Leonardo - we'll rock paper scissors for it." He felt it only right to offer to the other turtles and smirked at his elder brother, Technically Leonardo had the alpha rights to answer that summons all he liked.

But they had both roared and Raphael was of course happy to challenge Leonardo for that right as much as possible.

Addy nuzzled Leo's shoulder carefully and Liam. She had done her best to protect that little guy today, and he had shown he was a courageous little shelled cub, though his attempts she assumed to roar and scare off their pursuers had been more cute than scary at this size.

she was feeling sad for the loss, but comforted they had options, she had options to reclaim a new one someday. At least none of them were lost this day.

Her purrs turned into giggles and she speaks up, " probably going to get a lot of that where ever we go, yous are all quiet good looking males, Genio Innocuo look a likes at that and definitely those roars... thought I heard something from my boat.... Wildermann females range in a troop territory, males live more solitary moving from territory to territory. We'll probably have a few of her female relatives come to check yous out some might offer. Some might not." She was halfway through her snake and was trying to be discreet knowing the others were not sole meat eaters.

Leo is doing an admirable job of not reacting to Addy's dinner.  

He rolls his eyes at the explanation and the big Raph's reaction. He's content right where he is with Addy and Duncan.

"Just don't take too long." Well... That came out harsher than necessary. What gives? He's not moving from his spot next to Addy, and he's not sure he likes the possessive feeling. Ugh... Leo wants off this stupid island.

" your on...' Leonardo playfully growls at Raphael and then...

Throws the brief three strikes of the match, normally he'd like to have won. And he wasn't adverse to it either.

Amused a little by his counterparts words and nods agreeing as he settles back after deliberately choosing paper to scissors.

He could tell by the flex of the muscles in his red clad brothers forearm and bicep which he was going to do.

" Leo's right, don't go too far and do not take all damned night...." firmly.

Normally he'd like to move on, but it was dark, unfamiliar territory, and judging by Raphael's reactions this travelling through Spinutod territory was going to be hell. And well He could at least use an hours worth of rest. He looks at Lilo, " you absolutely certain we are in no danger here if we catch a brief rest before pressing on?" and this one is meant for them all.

He did want to make tracks to this village.

And barely notes Addy's meal, Mikey was sometimes immeasurably grosser when he ate after all.