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

" very cute gal... maybe he likes the long ears..." whispers soft and low and Lilo is in no rush to run off for now happy to wait with Raph...


And continue to tease him lightly, her look a oooh sooo innocent smile as she teases with that soft fluffy tail. " fall.... you think he... feels more than just liking for her?" curious nuzzling should her tail teasing lower.

Chuckling at Raph's agreement Raphael stretch's and watches the two Leo's curiously wondering what they were up to. He looks about a bit and doesn't see any more flocks of birds or anything else suspicious yet.


" Oooooh there was definitely a lot of likie likie in that blue wearing turtles eyes." Raph churs with a grin shifting reaching over to rub the little boys head and smiling at him, secured there in Leo's lap.


Marvelling at how small and cute he is.

Raph chuckles at Lilo's first comment regarding the long ears. Though Raph is pretty sure that's not really Leo's thing. Raph does have to admit that the bunny lady was a bit of a cutie. In an adorable, cuddly bunny sort of way.

He takes a moment to consider her question. And he sort of nods in agreement with he counterpart.

"I'm not sure Leos can do anything half way... And especially in this regard, my Leo is much more like Little Blue than Big Blue."

Addy glances over at the chit chatting lot and purrs a little. " seems to me none of the blue guys we have met so far would do something like that half shelled. Even big blue here..." she glances at the two Leo's, a little longer at Leo than Leonardo grinning towards Raphael, " does he half it with his ummmm clients?"


Tail curling and glancing at the little boy in Leo's lap smiling at the way he is so quiet, chewing on his fish stuffie and just looking up at Leo watching him.

Duncan was thinking, he was watching Leo and thinking, of playing with his brother and that girl and of the big turtle with his brother. his little toes curling and uncurling chewing on one of Sishie fishies flippers and all around just a content little guy.

" .... doubt it never had a complaint about him. And he might find his own bunny girl one day and if I know my brother treat her like a queen." amused and grinning at Raph, " glad to hear it could tell that Inaba really likes him. Maaaaan what I'd give to have that look myself one."


In the mean time he was content with blow bys as it were.


grinning and watching the kid a bit longer, he was very relaxed for a big turtle... and upon turning slowly to check their surroundings had no reason to alert Leo's to anything.

Raph laughs! "I can't imagine anything like that! It's just short game. Leos don't halfway anything. Waffle like Little Blue? Yes. Have short term goals like Big Blue? Yes. Do something halfway? Never."

He then looks over at his counterpart. He actually manages to catch the first comment to his head about a spinutod in his generally somewhat lacking filter.

"Hey, I'm sure that out there somewhere is the perfect lady for you. With the way things seem to be going here though, she's probably half your height..."

Addy giggles listening to them and nods her ears flicking a little and her eyes taking in the concentrating Leo again smiling again and looking back over the map.


" maaaaybe a nice trolless if you are looking for a tall lady. Or a big damonfeuer... Erica was a small sample of her kind." thoughtfully and maybe a bit distractedly as she is looking over the smaller islands along the Iluka chain.

Yaaaaaawn - he was safe and happy and ... his eyes were drifting closed for a sort of lazy content nap whilst still chewing on stuffed fishie fin.

Snorting Raphael shifts again to let his eyes wonder over the surrounds and grins at his counterpart, " waist height you say? mmmmm and possible with legs for days." joking with him about that horrible 'head' experience. It did help him sort of try to forget the moment. well at least look at it more favourable.


watching cat girl and then the little guy who was dozing in Leo's lap, " dawwwwwww sooo cute... and what are you looking for Addy?" after observing her perusing the map so very closely!

Raph laughs at the idea of a trolless. Though... Maybe it could work! He didn't really know anything about trolls. Maybe they're lovely ladies.

"Well, of course she's gotta be all legs." He chuckles before turning to Addy and her map. Now that his counterpart has drawn attention to the map, he's curious too.

Grinning sideways at the two Raphs Addy giggles a little, " All legs but less fangy right?" teasingly and then with a bit of a sigh and huff.


" I am trying to decide upon what little I know of Genio Innocuo where their might be a island or something they might have spent most their time at. Maybe there is some tiny remnants of a civilisation or at least buildings of theirs. I mean if we have a sudden explosion of genio innocuo hybrids might be a good idea to retake their ancestral home here in Nexus or join in... it may be a good idea because yes there will be only so much room on a long boat I will have... unless I actually commandeer a fleet of long boats and... I am not sure I can do that."

Lilo is sniggering and though she is still lightly teasing Raph with tail tip she is paying less attention to where it is touching as she leans over to check the map with Addy pouting her lips a little in thought.


" I have only ever known that they live at sea somewhere and come in when Nexus is in great strife or in the case of females to lay eggs. None of which had been seen lately until these handsome guys."

“You never know, maybe the right fangs...”

He listens to Addy’s idea. It does sort of make sense, especially with the big guys.

...and the whole his Leo is dating a rabbit thing.

“If they’re anything like us, they hang out in the sewer.” It’s sort of a joke. But when Lilo speaks he pauses.

“Really? They’re not here any other time?”

Raphael grins, " maaaaybe a wolfie gal or cat type?" they had fangs right? He listens Addy and reaches over to lightly tug the tip of her tail. " thanks for this... planning to take care of them as much as you can. I mean Leo would never let us not find our way back here to be some sort of fathers tour hybrids, however many we leave... nice to think we'll be able to locate the majority of them thanks to you Addy."


He didn't doubt they would find a way back.


After all they had Donatellos.

Chuckling Addy nods to continued teasing and words about Raphael's possible future ladies whilst nodding a little at Raph's question to Lilo. " weeell every now and then they showed up for tournaments or special events or in the midst of revolutions. Often leading the way according to legends. But yes usually they are out are sea... or where ever Genio Innocuo live long term." She answers what she knows of the situation.


She nods to Leo, " Think he mentioned his brother Mike is the Battle Nexus Champion... if that is the case he will be as sought after as prize catch... hopefully Erica's managed to catch up with him.'

Hunh... that's sort of weird that no one knows where the Genio Innocuo live when there's not a special event or unrest...

"Suppose his Mike is one to brag?" Raph chuckles. His own Mike isn't much of a bragger. He's more easy going. Raph is definitely the braggart of his crew.

"So Little Blue's been here before. He would probably know how to get back then, right?" He looks to his counterpart. Hoping to help the guy out a little. Because if Little Blue knows how to get back, then they probably just need to ask him. "Or we could just use Donno's portable portal generator."

Giggling a bit Lilo flicks her tail up along Raph's side, " If he is bragging he will be a most sought after mate for local ladies... hopefully he is told to keep his head down." she hums smiling at the way the big turtles wanted to come back for possible babies.


It was sweet.


In a way.


Of course she had grown up mostly without males in her life in a territory of her own immediate mostly female family members.

Raphael looks over and grins, " now that's an idea...and our Donatello would be completely jealous about a portable portal that's awesome so telling him next chat."


A bit of a grin, " well what have you two heard in your respective circles about where the Genio Innocuo go when not in the main lands or laying eggs? Imagine that... a female sort of mutant turtle. Now theres a way to give rise to an entire civilisation as they like lay clutches of eggs yes?"

Raph isn’t particularly worried. He’s pretty sure they could find a way back, and he doesn’t really have the sort of dog in the fight that the others seem to. Though it would be nice to come back.

“We spend a lot of time dealing with Kraang’s goons from Dimension X. Easier to send ’em back with our own portal. And it’s one of Don’s toys that actually works! ...usually.” Raph shakes his head and chuckles. More of his brother’s inventions flop than function.

He looks over at the talk of female turtles. It’s sort of ‘never even considered’ territory. And at the same time...

“Do these things really exist? Or are the Genio Innocuo just mythical? Like Kappa?”

Raphael grins and chuckles, " for Donatello its usually a case of his toys work... until Michelangelo or I get a hold of them."[/color] sheepish hey he didn't mean to break things!


Luckily thought most of Donatello's latest gadgets took his strength into consideration.


He waits eager for the answer from the girls.


Lilo's tail is still just tip tickling over Raph lightly as she pouts in thought, " wellllllll I.... I think they may have been mythical, or did until you guys showed up but elder females of my troop have claimed to have been young when the last Nexus local Genio Innocuo were out and about and that they came from the oceans."


Addy is purring and thinking. [color=#996633]" mmmmm well when sailors tell stories of creatures it's usually best to take the tails with a grain of salt and maybe pepper too but I am sure the Genio Innocuo were... or are real in Nexus. There have been shells kept from dead ones. There actually highly prized and expensive to buy."

Raph sort of chuckles at his counterpart's admission of breaking most of Donatello's toys. He could see how most tech might be a little delicate for the enormous turtle.

He is quietly enjoying the tail tip tickling he's getting from Lilo and moves to pull her closer against him. He realizes he still hasn't gotten to dry her fur, and starts to do so at her shoulders. A little shoulder rub is find for mixed company, right? There's a moment of considering her words, and he glances over at the Blue Boys. It's sort of weird to have this conversation without them, but... in a way it's nice too. He's pretty sure they'd sort of take it over. They're Blues after all.

"Yeah... well... a Gapa... Galago... Uh..." What were they? Eh, he couldn't pronounce it when he watched it either. Or maybe he'd said it wrong on purpose just to drive Donno crazy. He'd actually watched that show with his Donatello! At least the bit about the giant island turtles. The rest was boring. No, they weren't turtles. Raph remembered that much! They were tortoises.

"Our world's got these giant tortoises on this one island, but they're not like us. They're normal turtles-- tortoises-- whatever. Just huge!" He sort of looks at his counterpart. Does that guy know about or have those things on his world? There's not a Donatello here to ask... Just Raph's garbage memory of some old NOVA episode.

"We're heading for a town or something right? Maybe we could talk to an elder or whatever there?" Might be weird for a Genio Innocuo to ask questions about Genio Innocuo though...

Addy giggles listening, not at all bothered by the fur drying, she was a sailor she'd seen plenty more intimate on her ship before. Never taken part in any such herself, even if she and the other had any interest in each other.


So far that is.


A glance at Leo and a bit of a grin though even if he didn't leave her unsure and usually dangling she was fairly certain he wouldn't be a openly public display of affection kind of guy.


A grin at the little boy in his lap napping and dawwww he was so cute but she was so rinsing that fish soon.


" yes, there might be more information to be found in the port, maybe some one to speak to, a story teller or a historian. Most mid and upwards size places have one of each of those its mid to small that usually only have story tellers of some sort and usually ones that move around. But they often have a repertoire of stories that have a basis in history."

Annnnnd Lilo lost track of the chatter with a happy moooan her tail tickling but more slowly closing her eyes and just listening enjoying the strong hands and rub - her humming returning.

Raphael shrugs his massive shoulders, " think I watch a documentary with Donnie in which a leatherback turtle was given a necropsy. I did not enjoy watching them take apar the creature and show me all about the inner workings. Don was fascinated... and made a running commentary about the differences in our mutated internal structures and also the similarities... I don't recall half of what he said."


Amused byt the monkey girls distraction from the chatter, chuckling and nodding at Addy, " you and Lilo might have to do the questioning and preferably before they historian or story teller knows you came with us." he felt uneasy about going to this port of call for trade and news. their trackers would eventually figure out that was their destination and possibly try to set a trap for the way. Or meet them there, but they did have to find a ship to get to the main land.

Raph is making a face at the description of the documentary.

"Donnos are weird, dude." He shakes his head. He sort of gets it, they want the information, but... gross. So not worth it.

He chuckles at Lilo's humming, and continues to dry her fur, careful to stay in less socially sensitive areas.

"Yeah... guess it'd be weird for a Genio Innocuo to come in asking about the history of the Genio Innocuo..."

Raphael nods, " All I learned during that show was that the giant sea going turtle eats jelly fish, has a mouth that looked like it was from hell annnnnnd that I think I get why Mikey loves being a mutant turtle." Wagging his tail quiet obviously between his thighs - so very amused looking at his Leonardo and smiling at the way so relaxed his brother reflected more than he did usually his nineteens years young. " I gave him that scar he has on his face. A accident during sparring, Don says it should have healed fully given the mutagen in our blood so it's surprising it didn't..."


Chuckling at the monkey girl, " I think your fur friend melted..."


Glancing over at Addy and at Raph, [color=#cc0000]" yes just a little, so the girls might have to be on their own or appear to be when they go into the port... oh boy little blue is not going to like that. Still Duncan will be with us so maybe he'd be less worried.

Indeed, Lilo was slumped very comfortably forward and nothing but a bundle of melted goop and fur.


Humming furry goop.


Her tail brushing over Raph's thighs.

Addy purs, " I not mind being worried about... but I wouldn't want to worry him too much, if we go looking about for information we'll do it carefully and quietly and of course carefully plan the trip out because it is possible we might have our hunters to deal with." she giggles at the melted wildermann female and shivers her fur a bit


- yes definitely wishing she had strong fingers doing that to her! -


before tugging the fish free of Duncan's mouth.

Raph makes a soft noise at what his counterpart remembers of the documentary he watched with his brother. Seems the same sort of information that Raph might have actually gotten out of the thing. Right up there with Galapo... Nope. That wasn't it either.

"Dude... How bad did you mess him up?" Sort of impressed, actually. It had to be bad if the scar didn't heal the way it should have.

He chuckles a little at the comment about Lilo melting.

"That does seem to be the case." Oh yeah. He did that. He likes the humming, furry goo in his lap.

"Yeah... sorta doubt the hunters are gonna give up." Raph's pretty sure they're still going to have to worry about them.

Unless of course, these intense, larger turtles remove the problem entirely. And... Raph supposes he really shouldn't put that past them. Not after what he's seen so far on this trip.

" I doubt it too, with a lordship on offer for one of the boys and weight in amount on warrants offered for one of you all, even a smaller turtle like you Raph would fetch a high enough price to buy someone a small manor and servants. Draco must be plundering the Daimyo's treasury whilst he is there." A bit of a sigh.


" on the plus side if we win and drive him out we'll either have a few off season battle tournaments to bring the treasury back up... or the down side harder taxing." She is finally rolling up her map the question for now answered, and there was always the possibility of asking Erica, maybe the travelling damonfeuer would have seen something.


And asking someone at the port may herald more, she and Lilo might have to go in alone given the price on the 'Genio Innocuo' heads.

A hum of thought, " were you thinking about those giant turtles before too? wait no their tortoises I think uuuh gallop - wait not galami... no that aint right - huh bet these two bossy boots would know how to say it."


Attention moving back to his brother and the scar. " really messed him up, blood everywhere, we were only kids. I spent a week in haashi for it, and Don has thought if it was cut again it might heal properly this time completely but Leo kinda likes it, and his clients I've heard tell thinks it makes him look dangerous and most find it attractive." A snigger, " humans can be so weird."


" hahaha ya know ya good when she is a puddle of happy lady... mmmm we'll talk to the Leo's when they come out of that and see what they say. If we can we'll probably try taking out the hunters ont he run, not the first time been on the hunted listed - was once New York City's most wanted four guys for a few days and nights." So if they could deal with the problem on the way they most certainly would.

"Yeah! Those! The Gapapoles... No... Yeah, the Blues probably know." Raph almost grunts. Donno might be the smart one, and more curious, but Leo was no slouch. He would know.

He turns to Addy on the information about the warrants.

"So if I'm a small manor and servants, what's he?" Raph asks her gesturing to his mountain of a counterpart. Though it did seem that the children were worth the most. It did seem concerning that this Draco character was plundering the reserves. That probably wouldn't bode well for the people here. Even if they did have extra tournaments.

Raph give a low whistle at the story of Leonardo's scar. "Sounds like you guys are lucky he's a mutant..." And he laughs at the comment about humans being weird.  "Dude, you have no idea."

He chuckles at the happy lady comment, and continues to dry Lilo's fur. She's melty, and adorable. Still, he's just drying her, and is steering clear of anywhere that might be socially sensitive. Though he has moved from her shoulders to her back.

"Yeah, the Blues will have some sort of plan. They always do."

Addy blinks at Raph then considers eyeing Raphael, " he is a giant and a willing breeder so he'll be worth maybe a lordship and a fortress and lands with it. Or maybe even a place among Dracos regime whatever he is trying to install..."


She nods after a bit having assessed that. In the way a sailor like her could. Indeed a big and willing to seed Genio Innocuo... she glances at Leonardo, " Of course alphas would be worth just tad more." looking over Leo.

" yes those giant tortoises..." amused by the monkey girl still.


Listening to Addy and whistling a bit, " I'm touched I'm so highly prized never really been like that at home." filing the information it could be useful some time.

There's another low whistle as he continues to dry Lilo's fur.

"Always the alphas." Raph also looks over at the meditating pair. He had known that there was a bounty on their heads, but this...? It's going to be a long trip... And if he remembered the conversations earlier correctly, there was some possibly some sort of revenge aspect against Little Blue involved.

"Bet the living conditions wouldn't be much better though." He comments to his counterpart.

Lilo is listening. But far too relaxed and melted to be concerned about it all really, though she is noting most of the conversation, her tail stroking over Raph's thighs in lazy loops and she smiles up at him, thankful for the melting and that he didn't excite her again as she had been in the pool.


For now.

Duncan sleep chewed on air. And the reason why he was feeling a bit chewy sticking out of his nap 'o' mouth star finished self. A front tooth was poking against his lip ready to come loose.


He'd been unconsciously chewing to get it out.

" Always... Leo here probably ha the highest price on his head aside from the toddlers, as I understand it there is a bit of a twisted sort of vengeance for him." she was worried and she and Lilo would do their best to keep the turtles out of public attention in the Port.


She'd packed the map back away and turned to the warmer pool waters again to wash the chewed on stuffie fish given it a squish and wash then more squishing to wring as much water out before placing it aside to dry off.


" haha yeah living conditions might be more like some pets living conditions." only half an amused chuckle grinning at the still goopy Lilo.

" huh most likely not, and as much as I love the idea of boinking as much as possible - I rather it without being watched. I know Mikey doesn't care about that."


He shifts away from watching the Leos and Addyto grin at his counterpart, " though having a meal brought in, maybe a good grooming and a bed might not be too bad yeah?" bit of a snigger at his bad joke then continues surveying the area and space.

Raph isn't trying to excite Lilo right now. Definitely going for goo. He has a feeling that they will either need to run, or they're going to take a little while to rest. Either way, he doesn't necessarily want to be excited at the moment. So goo it is!

He frowns at the bounty information again, and decides not to comment further. The living conditions though! That he can work with.

"Who says you're an indoor pet?" He asks. "Maybe what they really need is a pack mule." Because... honestly... that's what Raph would use a creature as large and strong as his counterpart for...

That Addy had not expected and she bursts into laughter - trying to smother it for a moment at the raised brow ridge look Raphael gave her, " ooooh come on - you are huge! hehehehe seriously how much can you lift?" she is still giggling but trying to muffle it as per his still raised ridge look at her.


She wanted to grab the kid out of Leo's lap and snuggle him but felt such a thing might disturb Leo so refrained. For now...

He holds the raised ridge look a bit longer at the laughing cat woman casting it down at the sniggering melted monkey lady and then to Raph with an amused snort and shrugs a bit, " that would be disappointing but your not wrong."


He is chuckling then and shrugs a little, "I ammmmm not entirely sure exactly how much I can lift alone. With all four of my brothers we are capable of throwing shipping containers about and holding tower spires up for some time. And I have crushed in a military grade hummer suv and throw about concrete slabs from time to time in temper tantrums - and crack open rock...." bragging a tad but honestly he doesn't know what his limit is yet he hasn't reached it. And aware some of these things Addy and Lilo probably has no idea about.

Giggling and listening, She rolls a little, it brought her closer to Raph and she reaches a hand up to brush his cheek, " thanks for the rub dry your hands are magic." a happy hum and her tail his lightly resting on his arm tip stroking along forearm.


Eying the big turtle, " Could be a unknown we could use sometime.... people not being aware of how strong you are."

Raph smirks back at the eyeridge raising. He is pretty secure in the knowledge that his counterpart won’t kill him for an ill timed joke, but it is reassuring when he hears the amused snort.

“Sounds like a pretty epic turtle tantrum... that I hope I never have to witness...”

He then looks to Lilo and chuckles fondly.

“Glad you think so.”

Lilo nods, " I dooo I dooo - so much think sooo I'd beg you for more if I didn't just hear a slight sigh from one of the blue guys... and not giggling so hard.' she had been giggling.


But yes it was slight maybe but the first real change in either of the two Leo's for some time now so she was aware that maybe they were coming back? So now was not the time to try tempting Raph into doing more delightful rubbing with his hands or begging for her turn to rub - wow that all sounded naughtier in her head than she was meaning to so is glad she didn't spill it all. And yep totally in the dark on most of the things Raphael mentions. But she does understand they are probably feats of immense strength.

Still giggling and honestly unable to picture the big guy having a total turtle tantrum cause around them all so far he'd been relatively even and well mostly calm.


She hears Lilo and her ears flick maybe there was a difference in the breathing and she shifts to give Leo a little space to come back with his counterpart.

There's a deeper breath, a brief moment and re-centering in himself as he comes out of the meditation session. He doesn't fully return, because he takes a moment to pause and see if he can figure out just how close those trackers are before he fully returns to the group by the pools, but his energy has changed slightly, and likely his breathing too.

This state isn't as deep, more of an intent listening. He only stays there briefly before he opens his eyes and looks about the group.

Raphael is still chuckling he shifts and stands out of the water shaking the excess off, he took most playing insults and jabs on the chin now... thanks to hanging out with Casey and Mikey and Vern - hah it was fun to swap insults with those four.


He watches Leo and Leonardo, yep they were returning... " Good, glad yas are back cause even if it looks quiet now I think it's time we got moving. Any news?" he stretches, he felt re energized.

Raph chuckles at Lilo and runs his hands through her fur one more time before sort of signalling that he will take the advice and stop for awhile.

His hands are COOOOAAAATED in fur! That's a little ick... okay, more than a little ick... Worth it though! So he does his best to cover that up the ick face and rub the fur off on some nearby grass.

He's pretty sure that just made it worse... Um...

Looking over as Little Blue comes back, and his counterpart asks if they turned up anything. Little Blue looks unsure, and turns to Big Blue. Something in Little Blue's expression seemed to say that the explanation wasn't exactly his place.

Raph turns to Big Blue.