Riverside Rescue

The true limp noodle nap part will last as they talk -


about half a good hour...

theeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeen Liam yawns, stretches his body all the way out, pressing little blue feet against Donnie and his face momentarily mushed against Leo, even so Donatello could see the massive yawn the little guy did, those blue hands out to each side and fingers out.


He drops a finger into on of those small hands chuckling, " That has to be amazing..." A switch from their topics, distracted, referring to just holding a son, any son.


the moment passed, and those little blue fingers wrap about his much larger one. And blue eyes flutter open, for a moment milky pale then bright blue. And the little fellow observes the faces above him. In that way all Leo's seemed to have.


Then a happy chirup and grin. Liam doesn't understand all that occurred, all he recalled or how to really process it all, he doesn't know the signifigance of the memories his mother shared through him, or that indeed a Leo's natural chi abilities, a dragons and Don's sharing has made him a little more able to use and control his own.


What he does know as he wakes, is Don spoke to him, that he and his brothers, Elena too are loved and he is home here -


And like any tot kicking out with a laugh, wriggling, eager to be up and playing, nuzzling against Donnie face as he wriggles.


Laugh and Donatello is released from the grip, " yeeeep that is sooooo Leo, being faaaar more perky than anyone has a right to be upon waking up." teeeeeeeease! but it seems a shared trait - and Liam's chirp has made his brothers pause their game and with Elena look over eagerly.


Malcolm on Donnie's tail his legs and wings akimbo everywhich eay, tail wagging frantically and a huge bright grin all over his face. Duncan standing up on his tip toes trying to see curious and eager, watching their blue brother wriggle about in his efforts to nuzzle Donnie, nuzzle Leo and get up right. There was that questioning look that Donatello swears ever Donnie does with his dragon face and is completely a Don Face. Elena giggling close in behind Duncan.


They would want to play no doubt.


But Donatello and Leo he knew would probably want to be absolutely sure Liam was okay after all that first and if Donnie is stirred by the little guy him too.

Leo has decided to let himself mostly enjoy this quiet moment. The chat is comfortable, the kids are adorable, and Donnie and Liam are calm and resting. That's important.

It also helps that Addy seems to have her crew in good spirits, and they're moving at a pretty good pace.

And he miiiight be watching Addy while she works.

No, he is definitely watching.

When Liam finally stretches, Leo nuzzles the little boy, and kisses his little cheek. As he does so, he is also checking scents, and just seeing how Liam is feeling and acting. And he smiled to Donatello. "Yeah... it is."

"Good afternoon, Liam. Are you feeling better?"

And a chuckle as Donatello comments on Leos popping awake far too easily.

"That's right. No slugabeds here."

Leo is gently checking of Liam, even as he offers a little attention to the others as they make their way over to check on Liam.

Donnie has not stirred. He is still sleeping deeply despite Liam moving and the others jumping about on his tail.If Leo is concerned by this, he is doing a pretty good job of hiding it at the moment. At least while the kids are so close.

Leonardo2003 wrote:Leo has decided to let himself mostly enjoy this quiet moment. The chat is comfortable, the kids are adorable, and Donnie and Liam are calm and resting. That's important.

It also helps that Addy seems to have her crew in good spirits, and they're moving at a pretty good pace.

And he miiiight be watching Addy while she works.

No, he is definitely watching.

When Liam finally stretches, Leo nuzzles the little boy, and kisses his little cheek. As he does so, he is also checking scents, and just seeing how Liam is feeling and acting. And he smiled to Donatello. "Yeah... it is."

"Good afternoon, Liam. Are you feeling better?"

And a chuckle as Donatello comments on Leos popping awake far too easily.

"That's right. No slugabeds here."

Leo is gently checking of Liam, even as he offers a little attention to the others as they make their way over to check on Liam.

Donnie has not stirred. He is still sleeping deeply despite Liam moving and the others jumping about on his tail.If Leo is concerned by this, he is doing a pretty good job of hiding it at the moment. At least while the kids are so close.

Donatello can just tell, as much as Leonardo would be worried that Leo is no doubt, leaning over a bit to scoop Malcolm, Duncan, and Elena up into his arms, so that they're much closer to Leo and Liam, so he could tell Elena she was sweet for caring for her friend and nuzzle the toy boys. " Careful with Donnie, he might need a little longer, seeing as he probably had some Don memories in there to deal with too." if he had to hazard a guess, along with all the feelings Don would have had and plenty of them would have been quite the trip. Words meant for Leo to, though honestly, he has no doubt the guy already understood that.


Liam churred, little kitty like churrrrrs! and makes Donatello laugh a little when the kid pulls a face that is a verrrrry put on and cutely so Don like face of deep thinking! even holding Leo's cheeks in his blue hands as he thinks!


"ummmmmmm goooooo.... heard.... DonDad... and now DadLeo!" chirped the little guy after this intense thinking moment, yaying a little with his tone and drawing Leo back to him and nuzzling for all his little self was worth! after all that snugglign and resting Liam has very DonnieLeo like smells, but a lot of the just barely hanging in there baby eggy scents. And finally healthier smelling than he had been, eating the right foods and getting good drinks and all. Liam didn't entirely grasp yet what it meant to hear Don's voice in his head. But he knows he had heard it. And indeed now he was hearing Leo's and both made his little heart and tummy happy. Especially DadDon after being so scared when not seeing or hearing or ... not quuiiiite smelling Don for a while. And here he will giggle and offer Malcolm and Duncan a snoot bump too -


" oooooh melllllllllllting." happy churrs Donatello, and indeed slumping a little against Donnie's coils around them because yep he had melted. Okay he was taking it back, his brothers attempts to make a dozen of these adorable little ones each was a brilliant idea!


Elena giggles and licks the little blue cheek when he gives her a snoot bump too!


~


Over here Addy maybe caught the looks, and as Leo would have heard her moments where she would just enjoy the moment - then snap herself back to on task and being the serious - ummmmm - sort of serious captain!


Serious as in definitely fluffing her tail and ear perking up in surprise when Dana had started a nomads song, On a Llamoat with No Name -0 and Mikey perks up with a


" heeeeeeeeeey we have that song too! On a camel with no name!"


And Raphael grunts mid his turn of theoar. " On an Ass with no name..."


Muffling a very uncaptainy unproefessional giggle as Mike blinks over at MikeyMikey or Ralpie for what their universes version of that song is before spilling on theirs!


Leon sniggers indeed confirming they have one!

Leo is quietly nodding a subtle agreement with Donatello's words. Yes, he also thinks that Donnie was seeing at least some of Don's memories at least of his time in the Nexus with Liam.

Liam's words seal the deal. There had definitely been something of Don in the contact.  Something not entirely Donnie. Even Leo had felt that in that last bit of comforting warmth they had both offered Liam just before ending the session. And Leo hopes that Donnie retains some of those memories.

"You heard DadDon, huh? I'm glad to hear that." And a little kiss on the head for the little tot before letting him move off to the other kids. It had been almost strange to see that expression on Liam's face. That one had definitely been learned! Because that was absolutely a Don expression.

And Leo does understand. That was a lot that Donnie must have gone through in that session. He's pretty sure Donnie managed it okay, and is just worn out, but well...

Leo worries.

He does do a pretty good job of keeping that concern to himself though. Donnie will wake up when he's ready.

There's a soft chuckle at Donatello melting like that over the kiddoes. And he might be humming along with Dana's song, as the singing is a welcome distraction for the moment.

~~

Donno sniggered along with Leon, but like his blue wearing brother, he doesn't give away the animal in their tune. He doesn't have to.

"Dudette, I love that song!"

MikeyMikey has no qualms about singing along with Dana, though his tune is about a Ox. Though he only knew about half the words. And about half way through, he has adopted Dana's version about the llamoat.

City turtle through and through, he's not even entirely certain what an ox is. But he's pretty sure he likes llamoats better anyway.

And Ralphie joins in on the Na Naaa Nahs.

Annnnnnnnnnd Donatello melts further as Liam is half way down Donnie , pauses to nuzzles against his dragony cheek, with his entire self it looks like - sort of like how a cat would! hah! - and then sort of shuffles back up to make an effort to kiss Leo back on his cheek - and its one of those funny kiddy ones with the loud 'Mwah!' and all little blue tail wagging.


" You elped!" Brightly and happily before slipping back down -


problem was his eager brothers and Elena were all trying to climb up - poor Donnie!


Donatello is impressed he is sleeping through it.


Or well considering how loud and expressive Mike is over there exclaiming it's a horse with no name! Perhaps like Donatello Donnie has had plenty of practice sleeping through or working through the noise of siblings.


Or in this case, perfectly illegally small cuties tumbling off down him to the floor into a puddle of giggles.


Donatello's churrs are like a deep but low steady rev for a moment and he grins hearing Leo hum, breaking off the happy low sound and lost moments of imagining what his brother's kiddoes would look like. " Interesting hearing the span of those lyrics over the universes." light and conversational still and lightly bumping Donnie a little, moooostly just to also check too - because as much as he is trying tro reassure this Leo like he would a BigM hovering over a hurt brother, he is also reassuring himself.


~


Addy tries to focus - and mostly manages but Leo will no doubt catch her sometimes -


Though today she is allowing a bit more freedom in the motions because they are not fighting the breeze and current. They're enhancing the motion and making it all quicker and she is careful to steer them to the right of the flow when they pass a couple of fisher boats, but if they goof a little...


Well she is tolerant and smiles when a happy Dana wags her tail and asks as the last chorus of the Mike fades for MikeyMikey to tell them one of his worlds songs.


And happy when Lilo will loudly join in on the nah nah nahs with Ralphie, clearly not knowing the other words or having heard a version of that song in the jungles of her island home.


The way Inaba perks her ears up and looks eagerly over at Leon when Dana asks for MikeyMikey to choose a song.


So she allows herself moments to enjoy the view of Leo snuggled tight to Donatello by a Donnie and a bundle of babies playing safely close to the combination of two awake turtles arms reach and all over the sleepy young dragon. Just soooo much awwwwwwww. And Leo would probably have to imagine her purrs but they are there.

And as Liam offers that sort of reassurance and snuggles against Donnie as he moves off to his brothers and Elena to play, Leo sort of get it now. He sort of understands why Don, of all turtles, had been the one to most readily adopt the tot in his care. Not only was Liam adorable, as all of them were, but there was a different intensity about his need for a parent than Duncan had ever displayed. At least outwardly. Liam would have needed a parent for his brothers too, so Leo can understand an added drive there.

Add to that the fact that Don had touched the child's mind long before Leo had even considered attempting something like that with Duncan, and... yeah. Leo got it.

Leo can't help but wonder if that sort of differing intensity might have been inherited. Outwardly, Leo had always been very eager to please Master Splinter and needed him (and his approval) desperately and obviously. Donnie? Not so much. Donnie had been much more content to get lost in the noise.

This was not to say that Donnie didn't need Master Splinter. Leo knew he did, at least as desperately as Leo himself did. The time since their return from 2105 was more than proof of that. Don just needed him more quietly most of the time.

So Leo also melts as the little boy kisses his cheek, oh so sloppily... and hurries off to play. Leo offers little affectionate touches to any of the other kids who come close enough for him to reach.

Leo is also taking a bit of comfort from that churr from Donatello. It's true, that Donnie does have a bit of resistance for shenanigans from his brothers, and he was as capable as most of them of sleeping through Mike craziness the climbing and sliding that he is currently sleeping through is a bit more than usual.

Leo does look up at the comment though, chuckling softly, and yes. Agreeing.

"I'm sort of surprised the animals are all different. Are horses not common in your world?"

Though the distraction does give him a moment to sort of look up toward Addy for a little while. He can't get up yet though, as at least until he wakes up, Donnie seems to be enforcing cart rest.

~~

MikeyMikey grins to Dana when she asks for a song. The grin gets a little cheeky when he turns it on Ralphie.

"No... no. Not that one."

MikeyMikey is still grinning as he launches into an obnoxiously loud rendition of "I've got a lovely bunch of coconuts."

Addy grins over at Leo - and also laughs at the loud obnoxious singing - light drum along, a moment or two of a slightly faster movement - in the fresh cool wind and the slight sloshing sounds of the water rushing the way they want -


A passing fisherman yells from his vessel that he enjoys that tune! in his own language, Addy knows one of two words, and it was all she needed to understand she laughs adding to MikeyMikey tunes only for her it was cannonballs, not coconuts. her tail flicking and her eyes catching Leo's look a brief nod at him, she will soon give them all a break, an encouragement to nap, not command this time though as today's sailing has been good and they are making excellent time. A moment to check the map and make sure they're on task. And a chance to check and tease Leo a bit - definitely enjoying those moments she catches his looks or gets to watch him a couple of moments.


And oh she enjoys the moments she catches his eyes.

Lilo lets a rope tail she is managing tap lightly against Ralphie grinning down at him, " Hey! this one my island has too!" she winks down and just for him - she is sure he will enjoy her version a bit more - giggling a moment when Addy joins in about cannonballs and taking the captains cue - joining in with Galova - a large round hard-shelled fruit from her island home.


Leonardo grins and despite Raphael echoing Ralphie with a " oh maaaan noooo Leonardo-"


And groaning when Leonardo joins in after Lilo does with rockmelons.


Leon meanwhile had eagerly joined MikeyMikey -


Mikey hollering about Honey Dews.


~


Donatello chuckles and reaches over to lightly rub Donnie's head. " I think their pretty common... just Donkey's more so... what about you guys?" Grinning, churring again, chuckling a bit when Mike joins in a song mooostly in tune except pacing maybe and is singing about watermelons instead. hahahaa...


He can tell what Addy is doing. Their last sailings was mostly business, stress and strain and keeping things light today, a break. Yeah a serious one, they had members to recollect but a fun busy day. Especially with some of them stuck here in the shade near the cart.


He tries to encourage kiddoes mostly away from playing on Donnie too much - it's okay if they're careful and climb up as the little boys do every few moments, just to have contact with Leo, Duncan was very eager and makes Donatello wipes away a subtle tear as the little purple guy took the moment to whisper to Leo that the 'persimmon' of hugs and kisses was working! Whether that meant for Addy over there looking stronger and a bit fuzzy with fur. Or That Leo had almost entirely perfect color back and his laceration looked good and clean and didn't seem to be bothering him. Or that Liam was actually down there thoroughly enjoying playing with them.


Could have been one or all.


And Malcolm of course like Mike was just there for the love, he took eagerly to getting to know DaddyLeo more, even these brief little moments of bouncy eager little kisses and or nuzzles.


Those moments Donatello watches with grins and he helps as much as Leo to supervise playing, gently reminding Elena the little boys may not be as fire proof on the outside as she is. not that she had much of a fire, but she had a little one.

Leo can't help the amusement as he watches the shenanigans of those keeping the boat moving! It did seem that they were making good time, and were in good spirits. An excellent combination. He's really looking forward to getting to Raphie and his group! Leo always feels better when his family is together.

Then they'll need to make their run on the slave trade central, and meet up with Master Splinter and Usagi at some point.

But those are concerns for later. For now, he will enjoy the singing and the play of the little ones around them.

And perhaps an occasional reminder to Elena that in addition to the boys being possibly less fireproof, the cart and boat are far from fire proof as well!

He's amused by Ralphie's grumping about the song, and if he's not very much mistaken, Donno only joined in the singing because it seemed to bother Ralphie!

And Leo can't help but wonder the same about Leonardo and his Raphael.

Though Ralphie seemed to shoot a glare at Lilo for joining in with the obnoxious song, Leo is certain that the glare is in play. Ralphie might not like MikeyMikey's rendition of the song, but he will at least be amused by Lilo's version!

As. Leo considered Donatello's comment about donkeys being more common, Leo sort of half shrugged at the question. He's a city turtle. They've spent time at the farm house, but it's not the same as having grown up there.

"We have donkeys, but I don't think they're ridden as often."

Leo is prety happy with this moment to just sort of enjoy the kids. And he is doing a lot better. He still probably shouldn't attempt anything strenuous, but he's certainly fine for most activities. And Leo's idea of strenous (probably like most of the turtles) is somewhat skewed. Most normal activity, and even some light training (or other physical activity) should be fine now.

There's an approving nod as Duncan comes up and whipsers that the 'persimmon' is working. Leo doesn't correct him. It's adorable.

"Good to hear that, Dr. Duncan." And Leo does give the little boy a kiss and a snuggle before sending him off to play. "Sounds like we'd better keep that one going since it works."

And he has snuggles for any of the kids who happen to come by and express interest. Or boys who are getting a little too up in Donnie's space. He pretends he didn't notice that tear on Donatello's cheek. Especially since Leo's fairly certain it was a happy one.

About the time that Addy starts calling for the crew to take a break, Donnie will start to stir.

Lilo very gratefully once she and her buddy secured the sails as Addy suggests for this break so their drifted but slowly so they can take control if there is signs of running aground or drifting where they dont want to, she slips further down the mast she is waiting eagerly, tail tip flip flopping with the playful feeling, singing along but slower and softer than his brothers and definitely teasingly, daring him to come to make her stop this obnoxious sing a long!


Though that would have to wait until the long strong oars are all carefully tucked into rest positions in the rollocks, ready for action again after a rest.


Raphael immediately lunged from his spot carefully past the others, grabbing Leonardo to quietened his part in the singing... annnnd causing a brief tussel -


And well he silenced Leonardo mostly cause the guy is in a noogey headlock!


Both give Kovu a sheepish grin when she clears her throat tapping her foot, having come down from her spot, watching them with a raised eyebrows.


Inaba is giggling, a Monroe hoping down and beaming, picking up the tune and scurrying closer to Donno - Leon definitely knew Donno had joined in cause it was most certainly an obnoxious song, and well it bothered Ralphie - hahaha ! - but its in fun and he did enjoy it and sweeping Inaba up when the ladies and Monroe join them. Showing off a little. Sure their not the best singers but decent enough and each with own unique tenors or bass sounds.


Addy will tuck the drum back. " Hah! thats a great song MikeyMikey - thank you. We'll bring out left overs from our recent meals, to clean them up and finish off, so eat, drink, make merry lovings... rest..." she teases and encourages - they may as well all thoroughly enjoy the rest. Grinning over at Leo and Donatello. " Sam, Pip, with me we'll set out a table with left overs. Monroe, Leon, Inaba grab water skins and juice for the little ones, Dana and MikeyMikey go see to the critters. Leonardo and Raphael will need you big tough guys to fill up our water barrels . Mike and Mikey fresh water for the latrine and wash room please. Donno, DonnieBoy check on the cart members, organise kiddoes to come out here." she orders bossily, but with distinct purrs.


Cutting through the song and noise, as much as she was genuinely enjoying it to bring them to task.



~


Donatello shifts a bit, he enjoys the snuggling but is glad Donnie is showing some signs of waking. He needs to stretch and pee at the very least!


But is still sort of gooey from the kiddoes. Grinning at Leo's explanation, its a grin that is a sort of 'huh, how about that...' regarding the switch in roles of donkies for his universe and horses in Leo's chuckling at the pleased Duncan. " Persimmon?" whispered as Addy calls the group to arms and gives directions asking Lilo and Ralphie to do a check on the shade sails moorings and those covering the critters. Making sure they were going to be ready for more.

As Raphael is starting one tussle, Ralphie is starting another. Only his is with MikeyMikey for starting the song in the first place.

Though theirs probably reaches a similarly swift end, though MikeyMikey probably isn't quite as effectively silenced as Leonardo is. MikeyMikey is content to hum through most pain.

"Addy liked my song."

Isn't pouted at all. It's pleased and teasing tone!

MikeyMikey is thrilled with his assignment, and as soon as he's free from Ralphie, he rushes off to take care of the critters with Dana. He takes her hand as he rushes by her.

Once given a task, Donno rushes off to do as requested.

When he gets there, Donnie is juuuust starting to uncoil from around Leo and Donatello. Leo had been a bit distracted from watching Addy give orders as he's trying to make sure Donnie doesn't accidentally roll off of them and onto the kids playing about them as the young dragon Streeeeeeeeeettttttcccchhhhheeeeesssss, tail sticking out the back of the cart as he does so. Which causes Leo to chuckle. Donnie is still on their laps for the moment though as he slowly wakes up.

Leo turns his amusement to Donatello's question once he's both certain that Donnie won't fall off them and that the kids are busy playing.

"Mm hmm. And don't you dare correct him because it's adorable." Though it's absolutely amusement in his tone, and no real heat. He wouldn't actually be  that upset if once of the Donatellos in their crew were to correct Duncan's attempts at the word 'prescription.'

As Donno and DonnitBoy move to check on their injuries, Leo is doing fairly well. He's no longer bleeding, and his color is good. He's okay to wander about, though Donno would feel better if he didn't actually attempt anything strenuous just yet. It's really out of an abundance of caution, and he figures that Leos in general will do whatever it is they feel they need to do, whether it's a particularly good idea or not.

Donatello laughs and crosses his heart under his plastron, " Little guy will not hear it from me." he swears with a playful wink, As Donno rushed over her shifts himself forward a bit as DonnieBoy comes over to half a look at his shell, grinning and relieved Donnie was waking, rubbing the dragons back where he could reach. Sniggering a bit as the tail end sticking out of the cart was something Bebe flew into -


hahahaha! " First time flying?" he teases the fae loudly amused!


And a side whisper to Leo, " I know these guys said no strenuous activity buuuuuut you know girl on top is not that strenuous." innnn a stage whisper under Bebe's sputters and whilst Donnie is waking slowly so the teasing playful maybe encouraging whisper only finds Leo's, Donno's and Donnieboy's ear holes. And the way Leo has been distracted by Addy at times...


DonnieBoy huffs a little and swats at them, equally playful - " Thats still pushing it a little, you know how much blood has to go low right?" he grumbles but there is amusement and he is not exactly saying Donatello is wrong... that actually would be a great compromise. " Annnnd yooooou look like you will have most the smaller cracks gone in a few hours - but still the bigger ones... definitely no wrestling with your crazy big brothers."


Though it was hilarious in a glance to see both massive guys had fallen apart just by a look from Kovu. Hah!


Donatello laughs and waves a hand. " Dont have to be a genius to know thats dangerous territory without full force ladies glares or super jazzed cattle prods." mooosotly joking.


DonnieBoy grins and looks at Donno, " swap?" so that they both had a look over both the patients and made sure nothing was missed. Not because they didn't trust each other totally. And if Donno accepts they will switch, and with generous light brotherly rubs to Donnie's head, neck and shoulders like Donatello spared no and then as the dragon was waking up.


Bebe had been zooming past and indeed yep flew straight into Donnie's tail end!


Lilo giggles about that - of course she had watched the ensuing wrestling between Ralphie and MikeyMikey with interest! and well now when she and Ralphie had to come her and check on the sails over those int he cart and soon the critters... but she takes this moment to slip her soft furry body in close and nuzzle against him, tail stroking back of legs and little fingers at work with him making sure knots were secure and not fraying or looking worn and reset if needed, humming lightly at him that oooh sooo annoying song - teeeasingly hopeful he might wrestle her!


Dana laughs as she is dragged along, or it started that way but she is just as soon dragging him with her. " eeeeeee you should see them all MikeyMikey the bellies are so fat with little llamoats and the froggo is happy..." and the mellifers were humming happily... crabby comfortable enough to climb a bit out of his water and just chill and even ignoring them moving about - And she doesn't bother if they hold hands longer, her tail boffing wagging now aimed itself mostly directly at MikeyMikey.


Addy is admiring the crew at work. And she will make her way over to the sails only as the platters of their lefts overs are brought out to be finished as best they could. " Whats the verdict?" Smiling, purring a little watching them... and giggling as the playing babies run around her, Elena using her tail to 'hide' behind then pouncing at the first little guy to come dashing after her - Duncan - surprising him so much he squeaks, skids to a stop and in turn makes his blue and gold brothers tumble over him.


DonnieBoy snickers and reaches over to right the giggling bundles back on their feet. " Well, Leo looks mostly recovered, food, water more rest in order-" And figures Donno will say how Donatello is doing and probably have advice for her too like Donnieboy. " annnnd you should also still avoid anything that might pull you healing wound but... from what we can smell and see it looks really good."

Leo chuckles as Bebe runs into Donnie's tail! Donnie blinked a bit in confusion when she collided with him. It's taking Donnie a moment to piece together what happened. Longer than it would normally take, but Donnie had been sleeping pretty hard, and after that contact and what he's pretty sure happened to his brother during it, well... he's not entirely surprised. He's actually pleased to see that Donnie does eventually piece it together. Once Donnie does figure out what happened, he's a little alarmed!

~Are you okay?!~

For those paying close attention, the next thing Donnie does is glance towards Liam, just making sure he's okay. Before returning his attention to Bebe. It's also enough to coax him out of Leo and Donatello's laps.

Leo is amused by the banter of the two Donatellos.

"Might be a risk worth taking though." Oh. definitely worth it.

And Donnie is more than distracted enough by Bebe's crash to miss the banter.

"At least they recognize both of those as dangerous." Leo chuckled at Donatello's comparing Kovu's glare to a cattle prod. He's reminded of a handful of times that April had to put a clueless Casey in his place.

And Donno is chuckling at the conversation as well. He nods at DonnieBoy's suggestion of swapping. Donno is a believer in two eyes are better than one. So though he does trust his counterpart and himself, it's always best to have a second opinion where possible!

As he checks over the taller turtle, Donno does fiully agree with DonnieBoy's assessment. Though Donno did go ahead and add one more piece of tape to one crack that maybe didn't need it, but Donno decided to be slightly more cautious than DonnieBoy had. It would almost certainly be fine either way, but he covers it anyway.

Ralphie had been grumbling when he moved toward Lilo, enjoying and returning that nuzzling before they had to get to work!

And darn it if she isn't humming that song too! GAH!! Ralphie might be particularly efficient about his tasks at the moment as he's hurrying and has every intention of giving that cheeky--! ...and warm... and soft...-- Giving that cheeky monkey the wresting match she had hoped for!

If MikeyMikey noticed the extended hand holding, he certainly isn't encouraging an end to it! And he's actually enjoying that boffing tail! And he is thrilled to have been given the task of helping check on the animals again! He absolutely love this!

"When do you think they'll have the babies?" Oh so very curious! Baby llamoats have got to be totally adorable!

Llamoats are definitely getting all the scritches they could possibly want at the moment! And Froggo gets some too when they check on the terrarium.

Leo smiles as Addy makes her way over.

"I'm fine."

"You will be anyway. With rest, and more food and water." Slight scolding! And making sure that Addy knows that. "And I don't see any signs of infection on the cuts either." So he's convinced that Leo's doing pretty well.

"And Donatello is healing almost surprisingly quickly! Even with mutagen enhanced healing. I think it's best that he give it a little more time to continue healing before doing anything crazy like those two. The larger cracks still need some time." There's vague gesturing toward where Leonardo and Raphael had been wrestling. "But we'll keep it wrapped up and he'll be okay."

Liam pauses mid-game with his brothers and Elena to reach out - even if there is no touch on Donnie's snout he did reach! And chirp out in giggles -


Giggles! Donatello is super pleased to hear them, especially with how unhappy the little guy has been, he does grin at Leo and nods, " Ooooooh believe me, and my brother can attest, its worth it." Sure there is the pleasure part. But Donatello has become convinced a good healthy bit of snuggling, smooching, shagging or a combination of all three helps a ninja turtle actually relax in a way they are not known to do otherwise. " even risking more of that look... or the prod." amused agreeing with Leo, yep his brothers did recognise both as something undesirable for most the pat... buuut also by the way his big brothers were now both flirting very openly with the nymph and making her blush clearly they were happy to risk it. Even more amusing to all of them was the massive guys were only playfull competitive in efforts to kiss Kovu's cheeks - there was no actual alpha displays going on, no growling aor getting in each others faces.


Energies elsewhere and all.


He is as amused as Donno, Leo and DonniBoy seemed to be when Bebe sort of flops onto the deck, looking like a mozzy that got swatted. Though in her case not as squished and or dead. Just dazed and the book he can now see she had clearly been bringing over to Donnie excitedly probably in the mindset to wake him with it and whatever she had glimpsed or seen in the moments she had reopened it was probably the reason why she wasn't looking where she was going and now spread under her where she was over her arm as she look up at Donnie -


and makes Donatello and DonnieBoy and probably others snigger a bit as those wings flush all sorts of excited yellow and marshmello pink bubbles! haha! " Oh I'm fine - fine! but I found a tea in here that supposedly enhances chi!" grabbing the fae book and waving about in front of Donnie - probably not on the right page anymore and too much moving around for him to read!


Addy chuckles too and leans over to lightly touch nose tip to snout with Leo, waiting until the Donno and DonnieBoy are done before she offers more than that, purring lightly, chuckling at the slight scolding. " I am very very glad to hear that Leo. Donnie, DonnieBoy, thank you both... as for activity... mmmm I promise it won't be strenuous." with the most cat-like face of innocence that DonnieBoy snorts with Donatello - hah yep those two are as bad as each other.


And DonnieBoy has the same attitude to a second set of eyes on medical care work! Absolutely! And is pleased - if a bit exasperate but in an amused sort of way and a fist bump with Donno when Addy thanks them. " it's fine... come on Donno I can see table is almost all set." and sides an adorable eager Mondo was there waving to catch Donno's attention, all sorts of marbled patterns of a rosey pink and Donno green all over his scales.


Lilo giggles as they finish up - deliberately flicking tail tip right up between Ralphie's legs, along the inner right side to brush his tail bump and knowing her song and that tease has her adorable fake grumpy mates attention and that task done they could play a little as food is being set up and tossed if bad or set out if good. Soooo she makes her way up to the crow's nest - and this time they will watch the friendly fire if there is some!...


Mostly!!

Whilst over there with the critters, she and MikeyMikey diligently made sure all poopies are cleaned up, waters changed and the terrarium was also cleaned, she grins, the llamoats by now knew the genio innocuo meant the best affection! especially the orange ones... especially this one in particular so it's fair to say it takes a while to get out as MikeyMikey is all but sat on by eager lap lovers! And its adorable! she maybe takes advantage whenever a critter has the sweet guy pinned to give him light friendly snout or under-ear hole tiny licks! And he didn't seem to mind her tail so definitely aimed his way more. Even the water for the giant happy hornets, and Dana shows MikeyMikey where to pat them to get low pleased hums and even butt wriggles in attempts to communicate their pleasure at the affection! And the crab! hehehe She thinks over MikeyMikey's question, a last few pats for the llamoats and carefully guides the guys hand with hers to the round bellies. " I'd say a few days. or any time the next few days really... see their butts are soft and tails hanging not so wagging as usual and... milk." she shows him the teats of the females, full and indeed one had so much she was leaking a little.

Since Bebe seems to be alright, Leo isn't particularly concerned. And Donnie seems to have it taken care of. So Leo allows himself the moment to just enjoy the banter, and the giggles of the kids! And that's sort of interesting how well Leonardo and Raphael are sharing over there. Leo's not really paying much attention to what they're doing, but he is aware of what's happening.

"You're probably right." This is a Donatello he's talking to after all. And it does seem a common theme that they go pretty far out of their way to make sure what they say is right.

Though in this case, he would be inclined to believe anyway.

Even distracted, waiting for Bebe's response, Donnie will respond to Liam's attempt at a snout touch. After that... impossi-- improbable...(?) sharing thingie whatever that was, Donnie will definitely respond to Liam. Even if it is brief as Mom had just crashed into him!

Donnie is quick once he's nuzzled Liam for a moment to hurry to Bebe. She did seem okay, and he is curious about what she's found!

~Tea can do that?!~ Donnie tried valiantly for a moment to try and keep up with the way she was bobbing the book around, making an honest attempt to bob his head along and try to read the page!

Leo chuckles softly. It's adorable. Donnie looked back at him with a questioning look. Leo wasn't entirely certain he hadn't just been called out by his little brother, but he responded to the question anyway.

"Yes, Donnie. Tea can do that."

Donnie's acceptance did suggest that he hadn't noticed the chuckling, or at least hadn't realized it had been directed at him. Donnie does try to follow what Bebe had been trying to show him, but he's not getting much out of it with her holding it like this! And he doesn't try to take it from her because he's still worried about damaging the pages with his claws!

Donnie has completely tuned out of what the older crew is talking about!

Donno just looks at Addy for a moment when she promises that she and Leo won't do anything strenuous.

"Uh huh." He does not sound the least bit convinced. It's not approval, but he doesn't sound like he's the least bit interested in stopping what she has in mind either.

He does return DonnieBoy's fist bump and will follow him toward the table. He does pause a moment, seeing Monroe there, and just watches the marbled patterns on the gecko for a moment! Then realizes that he is sort of staring, and he shakes it off before hurrying over to Monroe!

Ralphie is only too happy to follow Lilo back up to the Crow's Nest! Last time was hilarious! Though... he doesn't really want to attempt that sort of shot again. It would probably be unwise.

MikeyMikey is only too happy to help clean up the critters' spaces! Despite being a city turtle, he doesn't even seem bothered by the poopies! Though he does live in a sewer, that isn't exactly common knowledge among the Nexus Dwellers.

And even if they did know, they'd have to know what a sewer actually was.

MikeyMikey is giddy as Dana shows him where to feel the llamoats bellies for the babies inside them! And even more so when she says the babies will probably arrive soon!

"Oh, I'll bet they'll just be soooo cute!"

Purr and a 'shooing' gesture, its playful and grateful for their care, especially as she had ordered the Dons over here to make sure all injured parties are looking good and recovering. She was going to have to make this cart and shade sail thing a permanent feature on her ship for sure. Usually indulgent places of rest were for pleasure cruises, and there was a practical reason for that given out on high seas it could be dangerous to have objects capable of damaging boats if they can't be swept overboard in moments of terrible weather.


She put the thoughts aside, for now, tail curling loosely around playing children, gathering their attention, hands meanwhile finding Leo, one brushing just under the injury on his arm, no pressure, just touching, entirely trusting those in purple and she can see and scent he was feeling better. Not entirely back to normal but closer and she is pleased, the other lading on his other shoulder. " Should probably eat first before any sort of activity strenuous or not right?" teeeeasing flirt, because yes, eat! and drink!


Whether or not they get a moment to sneak off to do anything is definitely on the cards, just after the other bits. To Donnie and Bebe - maybe her tail in the act of reaching for children to gather their attention also brushes the fae hoping to stop her excited wriggling about. " There are tea ingredients in the store rooms, just be sure to take Sam or Pip with yous to gather anything from there so yous don't pick up any medicinal herbs." definitely encourages them to try out anything they find in the books, but also encourages adult supervision... even if that supervision is omegas.


Because she knows there will be herbs for smoking for a variety of pleasure and relaxation and alcohol down there.

Donno is quick to obey the shooing gesture. He doesn't need to be here anymore, and has no reason to be in their way, or stop any activities they may or may not have in mind. Leo seems well enough so long a they're not doing anything crazy. And this is Leo and Addy. Surely they won't do anything crazy.

...right? Yeah. They'll be good. It'll be fine.

And Donno skitters off to join the others.

~~

Leo chuckles at Addy suggesting they eat something before they go about any other activities. He doesn't feel like he's actually done anything since breakfast, which is sort of true, but healing takes time and energy. Leo is well aware that he should eat something again.

"I am pretty sure food was part of my 'persimmon'." Leo commented with a bit of a chuckle as he also, one handed, started trying to get the kids together.

Donnie is bouncing a little with excitement as Addy tells them where they can find the herbs for tea. He is wriggling at least as much as Bebe is, but Leo manages to mostly still him at least long enough to finish their conversation.

~We won't touch the medicinal ones!~ Forgetting that Addy can't understand him. But his expression should pretty well convey his meaning! He's excited and intends to follow her directions!

Leo couldn't help but chuckle at his little brother's excitement. He waves the younger pair off toward Sam and Pip before they go explore. A silent permission for Donnie to go do what he wants for the time being! Maybe later in the break they can try to undragon Donnie.

A chi enhancing tea probably isn't intended for helping a dragon shift, but if it also helps with focus and concentration then maybe the task was similar enough that the tea will help. And Leo's actually sort of curious about the tea himself, but that is a curiosity for later.

As soon as they get that wave from Leo, Donnie is scurrying off to Sam and Pip. He definitely can't communicate with these two, so it will have to be Addy that asks them to come help them find the tae ingredients, but Donnie might reach them first.

And he will happily skitter down to the holds and start searching for the ingredients in the book!

Duncan stops the bouncing he and his brothers were doing, looking up at his daddy tail going still so not entirely still and definitely as serious a 'Doctor' face as he can manage at his age, finger and all! "Yes! Persimmon- res, eat, drink... and ... Mwah mwah mwah!" he tried to recalled the word for kissies and then made the kissy face and sound.


Liam is not sure what all that meant but he nods nods nods agreeing!


Malcolm puts a hand on a hip other pointing wildly in random directions but with serious emlodtamatic sass he backs up Duncan's words with "yeeeeeeah!" then kissy faces!


Elena is giggling very hard at this point.


So is Addy, it started as a grin at Leo's words, a nod, the children gathering close to them, and then giggling and doing her best not to do so out loud so it appears she is taking Duncan seriously. Even pecking Leo's cheek lightly - oh hahaha that serious nodding, sass and kissy faces! -


Then the way Leo's hand down to help made all the little boys scramble close reaching to grab and hold a finger each!


Elena making no effort to hide her giggles as she reaches up for Leo's other hand. Addy is glad and hopes all that distracts from Ralphie and Lilo heading for crows nest, though she is certain the pair will remember to keep friendly fire to a minimum... She did recognise Donnie's look of eagerness even if she didn't hear the reassurance of being careful with medicinal herbs but she was sure there was something to that effect said. And was glad. Watching the dragonet and Fae scamper away!


Donatello is about to start trying to get up, pauses when Duncan makes a nu huuuh noise - and is backed up by a suddenly there looming Leonardo. Innocent grin.... "I was... trying to scratch my tail?" wince lame excuse...


[color=0000CD]" I'll do it for you." Leonardo is dead pan serious but there is amusement in those eyes and he reaches down to help Donatello to his feet, behind them Raphael was following Donnie and Bebe. He dooooes infact 'scratch' said Donatello tail... But it's more of a light poke to the side of it where he mysteriously some how knows the big purple guy is ticklish, chuckling when Donatello yelps and wriggles. " did I get it?" oooh so innocently helpful big bro to the glare he got in return, and helping Donatello head for the food and the spot those not going to raid tea supplies or the crows nest make out spot were congregating to eat.


Liiiike a Monroe there definitely showing off his marbling scales for Donno, and moving closer hopeful for a snout Boop!


Dana giggles and nods nuzzling Mikey Mikey's shoulder. " Cutest, the kids are born with a thin thin coat that sheds after birth, and their proper coat gross in after that." she explains forgetting for a moment food and drinks awaited them!


Sam and Pip look alarmed - Be translates, but speaks so excitedly and quickly that Raphael Huff's out amusement behind them. "we are taking these two down below to find tea making stuff..." carefully, ninja deft and quick sneaking the book from Be - she is blinking moments later wondering how it got in his massive hands, showing the pages she had hurriedly returned to after discovering she had been waving around wing color translations page in Donnie's face! Ooops.


Sam ooh's and Pip nods and the two at first lead on but soon have to catch up to eager Donnie and his far companion as they rush ahead. Raphael trailing more slowly. He will shoot everyone back upstairs after they raid the store rooms these omegas lead them to. Pip breaking off for the other store room to get the pot for brewing tea.


~


Up in crows nest Lilo raced up giggling and maybe juuuust teasing humming that tune a bit more eager and ready to be made to stop it! And met with eager Smoochies!


a little play before they are called down to eat and drink with others! Flicking her tail tip at Ralphies snout!

Leo does an admirable job of not laughing at Duncan's serious 'doctor face.' He nods as though he has been given exceptional advice. He is actually melting just as much as any of the others are. And he does smile at Malcolm's sass and Liam's nodding!

Even if Leo is pretty sure the little blue boy has no idea what he's just agreed to. Well... Leo's felt like that about things Don's told him too.

Leo smiled at the kiss from Addy. He would do more than meet her glance, but the kids require his attention first. It's a good thing there are only three of the boys at the moment! As it is, he's out of fingers before Elena can jump in. He does carefully offer Elena the hand of the arm that had to be stitched up this morning. It's holding well, and shouldn't be a problem.

Leo plays it close to the plastron, but he is both laughing and cringing internally as Leonardo stops Donatello from getting up and moving about the ship on his own. Because he would do exactly the same thing if it had been one of his brothers! And... well, he can see where Donatello is coming from too.

He does get the kids over to where they're going to eat though, and starts trying to get them settled on the deck for lunch.

There might have been just a moment where Donno had to remind himself that feeling good right now is okay. That he can allow himself that. He does go for that snout boop though it is perhaps a little slow in coming.

MikeyMikey has also forgotten food for the moment! He is thoroughly distracted by the talk of the baby llamoats! And he's squealing softly at Dana's description!

~~

Ralphie has also forgotten about food. He only has attention for Lilo at the moment! He is scurrying off with her to the crow's nest! Eager for a little fun! Then maybe a snack before they continue on the next leg of their journey! There is a light playful growl as he gets into the crow's nest with her before he does, attempt to stop the singing with smoochies!

~~

Donnie doesn't seem to notice that she had been waving the wrong page about in front of him. He couldn't read it with the way it was moving anyway! But he does eventually get the information! As soon as he has permission to go, Donnie is off to explore the ship!

Anyone coming to help with the tea ingredient search had better hurrry up or Donnie is going to leave them behind! Eager little dragon slithers down the stairs and into the main storeroom! He is probably heading off before Bebe can even finish explaining to Sam and Pip what they're doing!

He stares at the still Leonardo neat store room for a moment before heading in! Searching closer shelves first, Sam, Pip and Raphael may be treated to a happy, wiggly dragon tail tip sticking out the door of the store room as they approach!

Dana grins and even as she nips I. The foxy affectionate way at MikeyMikey's shoulder and her tail tap taps against his shell she is is he allows guiding his hand along to the best spots to feel the movement of the definitely out of room in there puggle! "I know right?! Sooo very soon!"


~


Whilst up in the crows nest Lilo is all muffled giggles and hums, the song of course is defeated and gives way to the delight of just getting to tease the softer skin at the top and slight sides and the lower edge of plastrons with finger tips, tail tip seeking his tucked away tail to tease right along it!


Their time may be limited but none the less fun!


~


Ooooh Addy grins at Leo, watching him, watching the excited little ones all crowd and so happy they have a hold of him marching eagerly over to where they will eat, all the while Duncan adding to his instructions of healing with of course yummy foods and hugs much drinks and broffers!


All three boys making Elena in the middle of sitting oh so primly and perfectly on the spot tilt and sprawl giggling when three bumbling little boys all tried to pile onto the exact same spot to sit! Hahahaha!


Purr oh they were so damned cute!


Mike comes over chortling and waiting for Leo and Addy to organise the chaotic baby boys. " thaaaat was very elegant boys... Once Daddy Leo is sitting with yous annnd our Captain I have food!" and indeed balanced perfectly on him was a very little wooden bowls for kids with today's mock up rolls and wraps of left over meats and veggies and the scoops of fruits each with a little cup of what would be the chocoy milk for them, and a larger platter for Leo and Addy to share. And yes he know Leo will want her to sit too so his tone whilst playful as ever is definitely firm and backing up the Donno and DonnieBoy to sit! On the platter of more adult portions was a jug and cup of water to share and so that Leo and Addy could share a bi more water with kiddoes if they want more.


He waits patiently ready to help distribute food, having a feeling Leo will seat the toddlers properly, Elena their little adorable friend and his kitty cat and make sure they have the food before parking himself.


Missing the way Leon and Inaba grin at Donno, Leon with the usual brotherly sort of teasing but 'go get him!' sort of wing man face whilst Inaba is just pleased for them, Bunny girl shooing Leon to get Leonardo and Donatello their plates whilst she waited for DonnieBoy and Donno to get comfortable.

Monroe makes a happy funny definitely geekoish chirpy sound at the bump and the marbling swirls a bit over his scales. Tail thumping. Hesitance, just a bump of snouts, he is very happy and it shows! Happy to cover the plates he loaded for Donnie, Raphael, Sam and Pip up so he and Inaba could join Leon and Donno with DonnieBoy near the little ones and Addy as she too sits!

" Now that's adorable." Raphael grumbles but it's with the big brotherly sort of grinning exasperation as he had been given a look from Leonardo and probably Leo too to keep railing the tweens and keep an eye on them and the omegas.


So here he is wondering if the boys in blue are crazy cause he is likely not mind at all and not stop any mischief if the tweens get into it. Buuuut surely they couldn't right with Pip and Sam heading over, Sam pointing to the ingredients and Pip the other shelves on the other side with nearly stacked and stored medical leafs and herbs from the tea and coffee and cocoa powder stuffs.

Bebe's wings along with Donnie lighting the small space in soft glowy sorts of pinks yellows, purple....


Yep their cute! Bebe having to crawl up Donnie's back a bit to fit in with the little dragon, wolf man and lion guy.


Raphael was not going to try fitting in.

Giddy! Giddy! Giddy! MikeyMikey is definitely showing the sort of Michelangelo crazy that he is fully capable of! Absolutely thrilled, and he is eager as he allows Dana to shift his hand to feel the babies! So exciting! Though he's keeping his hand as gentle and still as he can so he doesn't distress the llamoats!

Oh, they're so cute and fluffy!

"Dudette! It moved!" He felt that puggle shift against his hand, and WHOA! That was so amazing! He's actually managing to mostly keep the excited squeeing to himself, but Dana can definitely see it on his face!

~~

Oh, that teasing tail of hers gets him every time! She does coax his own tail out of hiding. He pulls her against him, and buries his hands in her soft fur. One hand between her shoulders, the other low on her hip!

He is clearly also eager to take full advantage of this short break!

~~

Donno does go for the snout boop, then settles on deck with Monroe. The way Monroe reacts to that sort of thing is fascinating! Donno can't help but grin as he watches the swirls! He caught the look from Leon, and did comply, but since it was paired with a brotherly tease, when he passes close enough to Leon, there's a slightly harder than necessarily brotherly chuck to his shoulder. Even if some part of him knows darned well that Leon is just looking out for him and being a good wingman!

~~

Leo catches that grin! And he chuckles as he turns his attention to the little ones bouncing about his knees! They follow over to get ready for some food pretty well, and he can't help but laugh as they all try to sit in the same spot! He had almost had a moment to try and stop them, but he was just a little late in realizing what they were actually going to do! HA! They were adorable. He does help sortt them back out once they're down though.

It really was a pretty impressive spread that Mike had managed to bring over all at once, but Leo's used to his brother doing things like this! Indeed, most of the turtles probably are.

Leo did notice that playful but firm tone from Mike, and he opts to be amused by it and go about his day. Even if part of him wants to stick his tongue out at Mike for it in brotherly play, it's probably not something he wants to teach the kids just yet!

"Thanks, Mike." Leo does go about helping relieve Mike of his load as the kids settle on the deck, and not on top of each other! But he does do it while sitting, and he's being good! Not doing anything strenuous. He's just helping get the food passed out to the kids around him. As well as accepting his own and Addy's so they can enjoy their light lunch as well.

And there had been a slight glance to Raphael from Leo as well as he headed after the tweens in their search for tea ingredients. He's pretty sure that while Raphael probably wouldn't stop shenanigans, he would probably prevent them from doing something truly dangerous.

It's almost a chittering sound as the young dragon searches the shelves! He had been poking about the closest shelves at first, and as Raphael nears the storage shed, the wiggly tail slips into the room like a spaghetti noodle being slurped up.

Donnie is asking rapid-fire questions. ~What's this? What's it do?~ He recognizes some of the ingredients from his reading, but for the most part, he is unfamiliar with Nexus herbs and ingredients. Bebe is mostly his intended audience, though it's possible that Raphael might pick up on some of it too. There is also some yammering in there about how the Nexus ingredients seem similar to things he's more familiar with from his own dimension. ~Oh, smells like lemon grass. Is it lemon grass? Does it have similar properties? Um... I think it has some antibiotic properties, and maybe anti-inflammatory? Good for digestion. Lavender? Smells similar. Oooh, mint? I like mint. It taste good. Relaxing.~

Though most of his questions are regarding the tea ingredients, it does stray to the medicinal side from time to time.

His knowledge of his own world's herbs and spices and what properties they have is definitely more limited than his 16 year old self, but he obviously has made a point of knowing the basics!

Even if a lot of that has been thrown out the window here in the Nexus, and so much is completely different! So many new things to learn about! For the moment, finding joy in this new place!

He doesn't seem to bother the medicinal section of the store room, but he does ask questions about what the various ingredients do of anyone who might be able to hear them and have some sort of answer! And if not, well, those are things to make note of and look up in their book later!

Bebe and Raphael might be the only ones around who can hear him at the moment, but they're going to have a bit of a time to shut him up!

[quote="Leonardo2003"]Giddy! Giddy! Giddy! MikeyMikey is definitely showing the sort of Michelangelo crazy that he is fully capable of! Absolutely thrilled, and he is eager as he allows Dana to shift his hand to feel the babies! So exciting! Though he's keeping his hand as gentle and still as he can so he doesn't distress the llamoats!

Oh, they're so cute and fluffy!

"Dudette! It moved!" He felt that puggle shift against his hand, and WHOA! That was so amazing! He's actually managing to mostly keep the excited squeeing to himself, but Dana can definitely see it on his face!


A laugh and nuzzling MikeyMikey's shoulder she squeezes the hand she directed. " and it will move heaps and then go very still just before birth." She informs drawing his hand away. " come on, we should join your... three brothers and eat."


Nodding to those gathering.

~

Leon laughs, its gentle and could be for the chuck or just getting that reaction from Donno. Or the pretty colors spreading over Monroe, or that Inaba gently smacked his hands away her from fluffly tail - food first! sides the only private place for anything more than that was occupied and she doesn't want to get excited!


Leon pokes out his tongue and chuckles when a bouncy Liam, seated, reaches over to pat his knee. " hello blueberry - glad you are happier." grin at his counterpart and Addy.


Little blue guy kiiind of understood that, but mostly he happily grumbled, side by side now with his brothers and waiting eagerly for food, Malcolm churring as Mike - once free of his armload took a moment to rub each little head.


Addy watches them, sitting at Mike's firm words and stretching her legs out, patiently, tail curling behind the little ones, rubbing Elena's back as Yua joins them, and Leonardo is bringing over Donatello. " Our progress is on track. As long as we avoid any detection or fights..." musing as they relax, and definitely turning the platter for her and Leo a bit so he is faced with foods she knows will help up his blood supply, and rebuild strength. Slipping a bit of grilled fruit off the platter and a chunk of meat, maaaybe teasing Leo a little by wrapping the meat in the fruit and sucking both off a bit before taking it into her mouth and chewing.


Leonardo sits only after making sure Yua and Donatello had their food. With his own, " well thats good news, but now it has been said allowed you jinxed us.
" He laughs, but you know turtle luck and all.

Bebe relays messages... when she isn't giggling at Donnie's enthusiasm or pointing at items he asked about, some she knew of being Yua's companion, and yes aside from some slight variations in color or size of dried leaves or slight smells Donnie is pretty close to most the herbal tea ones available on the ship. Some that warm from within. Some to energize, calm, ease painful ongoing problems or offer relief in small doses. Some that also help 'cool'. And they had the leaves and other items needed for the chi-enhancing tea. sort of a heightened version of the energizing tea.


If he asks Bebe also knows a few of the medicinal herbs, they had to gather a few items from there too for the chi enhancement. One to help Yua ... and other females stay comfortable during heat cycles when it can become painful. Some for headaches. Some make a heat cycle come on and prevent gravidity or pregnancy from continuing. Though she warned only very early days, weeks, or moon cycles depending on the type of creature used. And yes she had to know even at this young age, for Yua was technically available for marriage since their thirteenth name days.


Sam and Pip tried to hover and were less forthcoming about the other medicinal herbs, though close to some of the thick broad leaves needed for the chi-enhancement were smaller curled dried leaves with similar names, smells, and effects like Cannabis or Ayahuasca -


Raphael snorted a little but if the tweens managed to sneak a couple of those leaves he is not watching close enough to stop them whether that be an accident or not and the two omegas are busy gathering herbs and filling in when Bebe doesn't know herb or ingredients with what they know.


The tea would need to be ground and mixed together so Pip backed out letting Sam help them gather up the last bits whilst he lowers a usually clipped-up 'bench' and sets out the mortar and pestle for crushing and mixing and preparing the teapot and the tiny brazier specifically meant for heating it. It was a large round-bellied clay pot with a lid that let the steam out - for no-breath teas and others that required steam breathing as much as drinking and beginning to warm an entire skin of water. It has its own collection of small clay cups, meant to keep tea just above warm longer than the wood cups currently being used above. Raphael is watching interestedly. Pip describes what he is doing.


And yes Raphael is catching a few images or vids of the cute noodle-tailed Donnie with his fairy pack back and their excited tween ness.

Still Giddy! Soon there will be baby llamoats!

He laughs at the three brothers comment.

"Two brothers, Dudette. The third one is ah... eating elsewhere." Yup, he went there.

But he does rush off to her to join the others for lunch!

When he is close enough, he rubs each of the tots on the head too! They're adorable!

~~

Donno's probably lucky that his skin don't show what he's feeling as much as Monroe does! There would be a lot at the moment with the combination of his fascination at Monroe. The tingle he feels when the gecko is close.

And annoyance at Leon! Probably more out of principle at this point than anything else! Indignant that his brothers definitely set him up like this!

Even if he sort of knows darned well that it was for his own good.

~~

Leo is at least grateful that he was allowed to walk on his own! And he does snuggle babies that are nearby, and he does eat at the foods that Addy has offered him. He does know the drill.

"Much happier." Leo agreed with Leon! And it was definitely good to see. Though he is a little concerned about how Donnie is going to be feeling once his distraction has played out. A bridge to cross when they come to it.

The look he gives Addy for that comment is sort of two parts amused, one part concerned!

"You just had to put that out there in the Universe, didn't you. Don't you know it has a sense of humor!"

But he's sort of cut off by that thing she did with the food. Tease successful. Did it suddenly get warm out here? And he moves to kiss that teasing mouth! He's mindful of the kids nearby, so he keeps it mostly PG.

Then an almost smirk and he returns to his food, though has probably scooted just a little closer to her.

Donnie is thirteen again. He is back in a phase where everything is fascinating. Before his eagerness to learn everything he could became a burden. Before he expected himself to know everything in the fly. Donnie a kid in a candy store! Leo will definitely be pleased to have and see the videos Raphael is taking. Seeing that sort of excitement in his brother again. His brothers and Master Splinter will probably appreciate the footage and photos as well!

Donnie himself will probably be embarrassed by the footage, but will know better than to delete it as he would recognize that others in his family cherish it.

And he's an absolute sponge for knowledge! Soaking up everything that anyone is willing to tell him! He quickly learns what all the herbs are. Most are similar to those he knows, but there are several that are new yet. He's young still, and hasn't necessarily come across all that Master Splinter might have around.

Not for lack of trying. Donnie is eager to pick any lock he comes across! Just to see if he can. He is second only to Raph in that regard when it comes to a normal lock. At thirteen he hasn't really attempted an electronic lock, but he's read a lot about it! Master Splinter knows his sons though, and hides the more potent herbs well.

So there is plenty in the store room for Donnie to learn! Bebe is probably only really able to answer every other question, but Donnie is terrible about waiting for a response! He does process which she gives him answers about though, and usually comes back around to the ones she missed the next time he spins around the room.

Omegas had better be quick and careful, or they will be tripped by errant dragon tail! Accidental trippings that Donnie actually manages to notice are likely the only moments when he actually slows down enough for Bebe to catch up to some of his questions. Unless she learns to just answer as many as she can as best she can. She's probably getting a sort of flash card practice as he comes back around to herbs she didn't get an answer to him quick enough last time!

As for the items similar to cannabis or ayahuasca, if he receives and honest answer about what they are and what they do, Donnie will not be particularly interested. He doesn't really have a drive to go get high.

However, if anyone tries to obfuscate what they do or what they are...

Donnie will absolutely snatch little bits to experiment with later. He seeks knowledge, not a high! But he will obtain that knowledge through whatever means necessary!

Lilo groooans, loudly, not breaking the kiss, right into it!


Mmmm wriggling, stroking his tail as it comes out of hiding, tip tickling cloacal lids, eager, pressing back against those hands, her own brushing light fingers over his side's. A bit of a giggle, " make some crow sounds?" playfully murmured deliberately moving her self about enough to initiate being rolled over to sit on him and ride or let Ralphie sit himself between her thighs against the dampness. And indeed make Crow Sounds.

Mikey made sure he and DonnieBoy were plopped among the  group - especially so DonnieBoy could blurt out the -


" I have seen you camouflage and now mood ring, how does this... Work?" to Monroe - fascinated.


- Mikey muffling a laugh and grinning as kids looked like they were over the moon! And tried, briefly to crawl into laps.


In these moments just like with errant kits Addy made a chuffing sort of growl mum cat sound and lightly kept them in place. Time for playing with all their family could wait, first eat.


Annnnd is missed just so for her teasing, grinning when it ends and winking at Leo, " mmmmm extra Leo flavour, worth teasing the universe a bit." annnd if she is sort of picking at the food. Well she is, already having had Turtle Soup not so long ago she will eat a good lunch but take her time. And definitely less than she usually would eat in a sitting.


Monroe beams and there is a sparkle of yellows through his colors. " It depends, when I am fairly average feeling my scales will reflect my environment. Big emotions like now... Make it impossible to do more than let them spill across body. Not completely uncontrollable but just easier to go with the flow." he explains.


Oooooh goes DonnieBoy's face.


Echoed on Leon with maaaybe a hint of a waggle of brows at Donno.


Mostly cause it might cause more brotherly retaliation nonsense between him and Donno, all in mostly play on his end but also it's encouragment for Donno to just... don't think so hard on it, have a little fun.


Donatello's huff about being carried dooooes become distracted away by the question to Monroe and the answer. Huh... So strong emotions...? " Arrre the colors tried to the same emotions for you as they are in Be?" wonderingly.


Leonardo hides a soft fond chortle at how Donatello became distracted mid indignant Huff. And he stretches long legs out getting comfy to eat, oooonly cause Kovu was bringing it over, otherwise the legs going out would have been for getting up to make sure she was seated with the food and with him. Helping her down with their platter.

And still amused but Addy tempting turtle luck like that.


Mikey eats, and plucks at his ukulele strings, it's a soft very slow one note at a time relaxing lazy tune.

Ooooh yeah the grown ups soooo try to tell Donnie thoooose herbs are unimportant!


And don't worry about them!


Well in hurried ways whilst picking themselves off the floor a couple of times from those excitable tail swipes.


And Raphael is sniggering at that!


But also rather amuuuuused that there is the attempts at the typical push things aside. He wonders if he should warn them they were speaking to a Donnie?


Thiiiia could go pear shaped and he was sort of curious as to how -


Bebe is trying to answer Donnie. Slipping off of him a few times and ending up on the floor just like the other two. But usually she rolls back onto his tail and climbs back up. As a result her answers are all over the place but there. And what she knows of course, and she is a bit curious about the ones Sam and Pip are not telling them about!

Well, that just doesn't make any sense at all!

~If it's not important, then why is it on the ship at all? Why have it take up space? And why is there so much of it?~

Yup, all the questions. And since he's not getting answers to his questions, Donnie easily ninjas a clawful of the leaves into a pouch. Not the pouch intended for the chi enhancing tea.  They have a few pouches of ingredients, some for the chi enhancing tea, but others are just sort of general tea making ingredients for the others to enjoy if they so choose.

...at least he doesn't think it went in with the chi tea. Pretty sure.

But a pouch where he can examine the dried leaves more later.

He does follow the others, but he keeps his pouch of 'unimportant' leaves, along with a couple other pouches with things that are actually innocuous like lavender or chamomile-like items. Sam and Pip are unlikely to argue with a dragon! And if they do ask to see the contents, Donnie is very good at showing them the same couple bags of innocuous items.

Donnie does eagerly watch as Sam and Pip make the tea! What they're doing is fascinating! But there's a little fire for the brazier, and oh, he's a curious, little dragon... And Donnie was a bit of a pyro before he was a dragon.

Unless Bebe or Raphael stop him, Donnie will toss a "couple" of the "unimportant" leaves into the fire.

Leo chuckled at Addy's words.

"You sure about that? The Universe thinks it's funny." But it's mostly play in his tone. Mooooostly. There might be a hint of legitimate concern.

And he's sort of realizing that the tweens and omegas have been gone an awfully long time. Not long enough that he's tooooo concerned about it yet. Or at least he wouldn't be if Addy hadn't just said what she did!

~~

"Chameleons on my world can do the mood ring thing. As well as for temperature regulation and some camouflage." Donno commented. He's pretty sure that Monroe's sort of color changing was more sophisticated. Monroe was better at matching his surroundings and the mood colors more vibrant than what Donno has seen back home.

It's taking Donno a moment longer than some of the others to come to the same realization of what Monroe was really saying. He is cluing in just as Leon waggles his eye ridges like that.

And Yeah. Donno will take that advice and stop thinking about it so much.

AFTER HE WRESTLES HIS BROTHER FOR THAT!

Tackling!

Away from where the others are eating, and actually pretty well clear of anything that might be really important.

~~

Leo is content to let them get it out of their system. He knows better than to get in the middle of a brother brawl like that. Especially since he's still injured!

They're wrestling, and Leo is sort of surprised that Donno is holding his own pretty well. (Better than Don typically had when he did decide to join in) Leon will probably get the upper hand eventually if no one stops them, but it's a pretty good match! Donno is a far less reluctant fighter than Donnie is.

Purrrrr and nuzzle to Leo's shoulder, she curls her tail around him now he is close and all the little boys and Elena are very much enjoying digging into their food - though they have eaten a bit so if this time they start seeking snuggles and play she is very content to let them so, a wink at Leo " guess if things go wrong-shaped I really did call up the trouble and will need some disciplining." agaaaain with the meat in fruit roll, only this time juicier so definitely a little more sucking and licking of her fingers involved! annnnnd offering Leo a bit of it.


Maybe floofing her peach fuzz a little when Donno tackles Leon!


Monroe squeaks and stands not sure if he should hlep and well half of him camoed to the deck below the other still a marbling of pinks, Donno's particular green and some worry greys...


Inaba fluffs her tail amused - and pokes Monroe " they will be okay - brotherly normal fun a happening..." she tries to reassure smiling at him.


Though Addy does sort of ask Leo with a look if they should be worried, but he doesn't look concerned.


Even with Leon fake giggle squealing have mercy! He is enjoying the wrestling, welcoming it! and maybe dragging it on longer than really needed, play growling and churring, not quite ready to end it with a pin and well sort of putting himself at risk for a pin from Donno!


Leonardo laughed out loud - especially as all this just makes DonnieBoy lean over to look at the colors that run through the mix on Monroe! Dontello chuckling and finally over the slight huff entirely now amused and intriqued by a live show of Monroes color changing!


Kids amusingly lean over too mouths open to watch!!


Malcolm leaning the furtherest and totally close to flopping over!


Mikey grinning at Dana and MikeyMikey - making foxy girl giggle more -


she already had been at MikeyMikey's choice of words and nodding, glad he went there! offering him a wap wap of her tail as they join the others - yipping a little with surprise as his brothers begun wrestling about, but still amused and more so when Mikey begins playing a playful tense tune to the wrestling match!

Oh, Addy did that thing again. And it's a good thing he had a moment to cool off again between because it's taking a lot of self control to not just take her now!

"Oh, absolutely, you will." He commented when she said she'd need to be disciplined if things went wrong. And the smirk is almost perfect. Is it bad that he's almost hoping for some trouble?

He's forgotten that the tweens have been gone a little too long.

~~

Somewhere along the line Donno's wrestling become more play, perhaps responding to Leon, or just relieved to have his brothers back. He is, however, still very much motivated. And if Leon gives him an inch, he will take that mile and use any offered opportunity to pin his brother!

MikeyMikey is not the least bit surprised when Donno starts the wrestling match. He had actually been impressed that the teasing had been allowed to go on this long without one.

"Place your bets now." But it's playful, and he's not really looking for any actual betting on the little bout.

Leo for his part, is utterly unconcerned about the little match going on. He had probably spared a glance to MikeyMikey confirming that this was at least as normal as brotherly bouts in his own family, and MikeyMikey didn't seem perturbed, even asking for bets, so Leo isn't concerned either.

Leo also does what he can to keep the kids nearby and mostly not falling over!

Bebe tried to reiterate the questions, and well Donnie had a point why would they have them on board if not useful in some way?! And yet still both she and Donnie were mostly blown off by the two omegas and Raphael was counting stitches so distractedly just told them that it probably wasn't importnat just a something that was there encase. Which was amusing if annoying!


And she miiight have noticed the swipe - or at least thooought she saw some of the contents of these unimportant herbs looked less topped buuut she says nothing! Because if so shhhhe is curious too and a older Bebe might have been more trained and able to smother curiosity down under not her business because not part of her work, a younger Bebe was more hopeful and less practiced at hiding!
so she flutters her wings a few times when she thinks Donnie might be adding these herbs to the fire - though miiight be a little worried when Sam and Pip put on gloves and took a handle of the tea brewing brazier each.


Sam saying brightly, " come come! lets take this up and share the tea!"


Buuuuut the herbs were unimportant soooo no worries right?


Raphael making his needles click click click nods, " riiight lets go, Leo's will be getting antsy we been gone a while." he agrees if he knows his Leonardo and has come to know Leo too. Also Leon seemed as happy go lucky as his fellow adorable brothers but was definitely still a Leo at his core and checked on everyone even when it looked like he was doing little more than teasing, playing or joking about.


It was just his way.


Pip nods and the pair lead the way up with the tea balanced and the little special brazier only beginning to smoke a little.


Mmmmm the fire smelled funny, a bit it was generally on coals with little smell to not mess with tea flavors. But maaaaybe Addy is just too distracted for a moment by the delight of the look on Leo's face to really warn all that the smell is familiar and also shouldn't accompany tea!

All of Leo's expression, his watching her do that with meat and fruit, licking up the juices in a similar way to which she had licked him for his pleasure, the way before he had kissed her and now seemed so calm and distracted from looking about for the tweens that return with two tea transporters and a Raphael that she figured maybe it was just damp coals or embers that made the smell.


And reassured that Sam and Pip were paying no mind carefully stepping about wrestling turtles, and children and over to the tables with the remaining platters of food that were meant for them and Raphael.


Mikey grins at MikeyMikey nodding, making the playful notes of his ukulele playing a little more intensely nd a crescendo of a pop like tune anticipating one of the wrestlers will be pinned in a moment and he can end on a strum! " oh I am in for a Donno pin!" he bets willing to take that bet!


DonnieBoy sniggers and bets against him on principle! but with a grin at MikeyMikey too distracted for now from Monroe's pretty colors and focusing on the wrestle.


Leonardo chuckles and waves away making a bet of his own even if he is tempted watching as the small group return from below, " don't forget to eat guys." he tells them lightly pleased and relieved their back up and very amused Raphael is knitting - but its a habit his brother has when he is just calm. Like someone zoning out playing with a curl of hair or bandana tail. Leonardo tends to origami anything he gets his hands on when in that state of mind.


Leon is definitely making the match fun and drawing it out as long as he could and just having a blast - but expecting to be pinned shortly!


Kiddies are cutely watching and when Leo fusses they shuffle backsides closer to him. Having eaten a lot of their own food Addy is less fuzzy about them moving now - little tails all waggling watching and looking like they wanted to join in!

Well, if they're unimportant, no one will mind if Donnie swipes them. Nor will they mind if he experiments with them.

At least this is his thinking. Likely every other Donatello on the ship will find the logic sound. And every other turtle on the ship will know exactly where this whole endeavor went pear shaped. Because each of them does have their own Donatello.  

He isn't exactly distressed when Sam and Pip start taking the brazier up. He is a little disappointed though. He wanted to see what happened with the leaves! Donnie follows the pair with the brazier closely. Raphael was probably right about the Leos getting antsy.

He decides that the leaves do not smell pleasant. Still, he's hoping they do something more than just smolder like that! So he's following closely! Sniffing at the braziers once in awhile, and watching to see if anything happens as the leaves start to burn!

As they're coming back up onto the deck, Donno finally pins Leon! He growls at his brother playfully. It's a 'Match finished! I win!' sound. Leon will usually win if he is really fighting, but Donno takes his brother once in awhile.

Once Donno gets up, and offers Leon a hand, he does sort of recognize that smell. Odd for what seems to be a couple braziers for tea...

MikeyMikey doesn't think a thing of the smell! He is used to Master Splinter's teas smelling weird. Even if he's pretty sure he recognizes this particular scent. It's the Nexus though. Maybe they have other things that smell like that.

Leo had been paying just enough attention to the kids to keep them from bounding off into a brotherly brawl of bigger turtles. Once the brawl has come to an end, he has no concerns about the little brawling amongst themselves! Or attempting to take on some of the older turtles, so long as said older turtles are expecting tots.

Addy is almost distracting enough to Leo that he doesn't notice the odd scent for a tea. But the finishing bout and the subsequent release of the kids is enough that Leo at least looks up at the group coming back on deck.

"Is... is it supposed to smell like that?"

Donnie's tail is wagging a little lazily. He hesitates when coming out on deck. It's bright. Given he's 13 and has rarely been in bright sun prior to arriving in the Nexus, Leo wouldn't think anything of this reaction.

The curious, little dragon continues to follow the brazier closely, even if he's starting to feel a little weird. And Leo is pretty sure he got the answer to his question when Donnie responded to Leonardo.

~I want to watch the brazier first.~

This is a pretty sure sign that Donnie has done... something.

There was the wonderful distraction of happy bumbling babies all dashing over and ruining Donno's nice effort to help Leon up to his feet - all of the little boys trying their best growls and pouncing! -


Liam a little fearlessly going straight for the pounce, Duncan after skidding to a strop and choosing a spot, wriggling his butt and hopping on!


Malcolm much like Liam but less choosy! belly flopping right on in there!


Leon had churred back to Donno's growl, all play and a touch of snout to the top of Donno's head brief and unusual submissive showing of throat for his brother - happily accepting the hand -


" Accck! oooooh nooo! I am dooown! dooown!" letting go and toppling over to the kids pouncing!


Leonardo laughs watching the little horde followed by a Elena who waits patiently for the boys to have Leon pinned and then she hopes up on top like a cat... hahahaaaa... though he blinks a little and takes deep breaths of that tea smoke... " mmmmm thats sort of familiar... oooo hurry and eat you all I want to handle cleaning up..." and that should have tipped him off right there, the urge to get up and scrub was slowly creeping up on him. He wanted to clear it all way, make everything neat and tidy and shiny...


Raphael plops down stitching in his belt and his platter of food in hands. " shuddup you can wait Mrs. Potts." tease as too his brothers fussy french maid like ocd... now to get him in a costume.... mmmm hey he is getting a clue what that smell is -


Pip and Sam knoooow they should be more horrified but really had breathed in too much to care properly right now, happy to melt to the floor after placing the tall light wait brazier and its tray top down.

Monroe and Bebe will both have a weird spiralling calm green, passive white and chilled out happy pastel pink to scales and wings in slooow shifts of color like waves creeping up to the sands leaving a wet mark of a new color and repeat... Bebe fluttering with Donnie - though she didn't pause as he did. Or did in a way but for different reason, she did it to straighten up and look prim and proper as a ladies maid was trained to be in the public eye.


Mike uh ohs, but its a chill sort as kids and Leon play and they try to tempt Donno back into it! " Someone spiked the fire with weed." he was thoroughly amused and giggles, yes giggles.


Addy, purrrrr, " oooh dear." Not that she knows what weeeed is but she can guess from context its like FloofLeaves here.... and the fact she wasn't really concerned about that and relaxed kinda confirmed it!


Mikey grins and plays a soft tune. " thanks kids..." funny to say that to Donnie and Bebe who had been his age or maybe a bit older a little while ago... mmmm trippy... " we need cookies..." he announces.

Donno aborts the attempt to help Leon up when the kids join their little scuffle! As realization strikes, he does do what he can to shift the scuffle and the kids farther away from the others over by the food and the tea brazier still.

No sense in letting the kids be exposed to that anymore than they have been already! And... someone is going to need to have a clear head... Mostly clear anyway.



Leo is starting to feel just a little bit twitchy as everyone starts to realize what happened! He is lightly biting his knuckle as the Mikes point out what the kids have done.

"Donnie, what did you do?"

~What's weed?~

So very sheltered, the question causes Leo to freeze for a moment. Almost a deer in the headlights expression on his face. It's a sharp contrast to Donnie, whose tail waves lazily. It takes a moment for him to figure out how to respond to Donnie as the slang was clearly over the sheltered, young dragon's head.

"Donnie, it's marijuana! Or some Nexus version of it."

Donnie ooohhhhhhs softly. Some part of him remembering that Leo had asked him a question. He sort of slinks away and coils around Raphael, snuggling up against the larger turtle - mostly because the larger turtle was actually seated and not close to Leo who Donnie is pretty sure is upset with him! Leo is actually flummoxed, but Donnie can't tell the difference. Especially at the moment. 

In Donnie's experience, Raphaels make about the best shields from a Leonardo that one might ask for. Then Donnie gestures vaguely toward the omegas.

"Theeeyyyyy said it was unimportant. So I put it in the fire.~ As if this were the most obvious thing in the world to do with an 'unimportant' leaf. And perhaps for Donnie it is.

Leo had forgotten that one of Donnie's first experiments with new materials, so long as he had enough to spare, was to burn it.

Leon in the process of play wrestling with a bunch of babies was sort of at first unawares of the problem taking shape.


Then realising somehow Donno had carefully directed their play to have the giant hornets up right shelter as a barrier between them and therefore a filter of sorts as the others feel the full force of the smoke he bliiiinks. "please tell me that's not what I thiiiink I am smelling.... Or hearing.... or seeing." he asks Donno.


To becoming increasingly lazy omega's had at least removed the teapot from the fire as it was ready, but we're sort of very slow in getting tea for others. Sam nodding as he hands out the chi tea. " I am thinking we should have just told him..."


Leonardo is carefully piling the used plates up to be scrubbed a churr and tail wag and he knows this is his signs of becoming a tad high, it was only a small smoke and burning hopefully so he won't get tooooo bad but it was probably going to be the first deck of a ship ever! He dooooes manage some sarcasm in his, "oooh noooow it occurs to you." with no real bite of edge because he was a slightly high turtle with what he needed to fullfill the moment, post lunch to clean up!


Mike laughs leaning back. " not everyone knows this about a Donnie."


Donatello concurs lazily observing, making mental notes even as he is feeling a tad lazier than even a shell cracked ninja turtle should feel!


Mikey is happily laying on back strumming a floaty tune.


Addy purrs, some part of her sailor lifestyle is always at the surface so even a bit high she looks about and sooort of recognises Leo's anxious sort of nipping and rubs lightly against his good side and arm, calling over to Donno and Leon. [/color] weeee may be slower this afternoon then we intended, but wind is goooood for that angle in sails."[/color] they will still get to where they are going and meet turtles... Probably drift past a bit... If Leon and Donno can decipher the angle she is making with her hands as she is also all cat against Leo, purr and rub and oh dear she knows she is a little high....


Raphael churrs and hugs the young dragon, " we are going to need cookies..." he whispers.


Bebe had sort of flopped onto some cushions like a swatted bug and lays there wings still doing the high coloration as Monroe's skin does to, said geeko slitering after Donno but he had been a bit slow so not as high but even to make him buxx and have no effect on his own scales so this time he couldn't choose the attractive bright lusty pink's and swirls of Donnos green joining his high hazey swirls.

Donno glanced at the tots for a moment before looking to Leon.

"I think it's exactly what you're smelling and hearing and seeing. Tweenage shenanigans because the Omegas wouldn't tell them what some 'supplies' were." And if Donno is entirely honest, in Donnie's position he would have done the exact same thing.

Donno frowns a bit at the angle that Addy was trying to show them. He considers the wind and the sails a bit. He is by no means a seasoned sailor, but with her direction and what he's picked up since they got to the ship, he catches on to what she's trying to tell them. And he moves to try and angle the sails, while Leon can hopefully corral the kids! At least until the smoke dissipates a bit more. And they're far enough away that hopefully they'll only be minimally affected.

MikeyMikey is right at home. He is very much enjoying the '"enhanced" lazing about!

Once the tea comes about, both will accept it. Donno will smell it first though, to make sure none of the 'unimportant' leaves went into it.

Leo was tense. Addy rubbing up against him and nipping him did help a little, but the tension was just getting worse.

Leo definitely agrees with the sentiment from Leonardo, as well as Mike's comment. He does sort of understand that some might want to hide the drugs from kids. Leo knows his brother pretty well though, and Donnie wouldn't have been interested in getting high at all.

"I'd forgotten the burning things phase." Is mostly muttered, but probably loud enough for sharp eared or nearby fellows to hear it.

Leo's tension is progressing quickly to restlessness. In a moment, he will probably start helping Leonardo clean. Injured arm or not.

Donnie snuggles into the hug. His pupils are a bit bigger than they should be, and the glittery specks are brighter than they usually are. He's not changing color like Bebe is, but just a little extra glittery.

~This place has cookies?~ Intrigued! And yes, cookies sound great!

When the tea comes around, Donnie will sniff at it curiously for a moment before trying to figure out how to use the cup in this form! It will mostly wind up in his mouth though.

Like Donno, Leo will also smell the tea before he actually drinks any!

Leon face palms, " ooooh booooy, uuuum alright kids.... Into captains cabin." he usher's as Donno takes care of where Addy wanted sails to be and they were drifting, it's a passive slow locomotion compared to the previous days. But it was still moving and it's comforting that even high Addy will get them to where they need to be slow or other wise. He herds barely affected because Donno moved them all fast enough children into Addy's cabin and steps in after them to quickly lift anything that was sharp or pointy well out of their reach on-top of the bed frames canopy top glad it was hard and threw down anything they could play with.


Trusting to Donno to avoid breathing too much smoke but thankfully that was disapating as the small sprinklings of the leaf burnt away to ash. And as long as he and Donno cottoned onto the spike chi enhancing tea they will be with clear heads.


And he wasn't going to drink after Leonardo downed his like a shot and snow began to fall around them, or when a equally as quick shot Raphael perked up his energy focused less on his element and thank goodness not much more than dust to swirl about in the air with the snow, and the huge turtle is hugging Donnie and exclaiming. " no there isn't! Oooooh we have to fix that!" and off they go for cookie ingredients Sam and Pip following to help and this time tell Donnie everything!


On way past her Bebe smiles and she will reach out from her crumpled bug cause of a windshield heap and stroke Donnie's prettys scales. " sooooo pretty pretty..."


Dana ruffed happily her fur all on end so she looked like she had been rubbed all over with a balloon! Her tail Wapping lightly against MikeyMikey even as she rolls offering her belly to him to rub! Oh please!


Addy purred and nuzzled Leo, he felt soooo rock hard... And not in a way that would be pleasurable for him or her. " bet help Leonardo..." it will help him she figures work to being sober and feeling less tensed ... she hoped and is well aware she might be a useless lump in the way very shortly... But they were moving...


And soon Raphael, Donnie and omegas are back making cookies!!


Monroe slithers after Donno in all his glorious colors to help, giggling at moments but at least able to follow commands.


Inaba flitted into the hornet's hide and borrowed deep like a bunny hiding in a borrow.


Yua had been high before previously so lounged and waited patiently for the moment to pass politely turning away tea.


Thankfully as the chi enhancing tea hit Donatello the wind picked up and moved them faster, blew in their faces and helped clear out the smoke more, though he was otherwise a happy lazy observant turtle.


DonnieBoy making scribbling notes all over his note pad in disorganised ways and Mikey grinning over at Mike and MikeyMikey. Playing a soft tune, " you two have been here before..."

Donno definitely does catch that the tea has been spiked. After the incident with the leaves in the fire, he very much knows the second experiment he would have done when he was 13.

"I'm not sure I'd risk that tea the kids has a hand in making." Was the brief comment to Leon as they separated.

And the tweens did not disappoint.

So Donno did help shoo tots off with Leon and farther away from any remaining smoke. Thankfully that was dissipating! He also warned Leon about the tea as soon as he could. And hopefully Leon would know too that there was a good chance that Donnie and Bebe's experimentation hadn't ended with putting leaves in the fire.

With the sail adjusted, the ship is moving. Slowly, but steadily, which Donno figures is fitting for turtles anyway. They're also pretty far away from the banks and anything that looks like it might be a problem for the ship. And Donno is pretty sure he can at least get some help out of Addy so long as they're moving slowly. At least in the form of instruction.

There's a smile for Monroe as the gecko joins him. Those hazy colors really are pretty... The guy is definitely a little high, but it didn't seem too bad, and Donno was able to at least keep him from drinking the tea. Which he's pretty sure will send some of them right over that edge!

Leo does not drink the tea, and warns Addy off doing so as well.

"Pretty sure they got the tea too." And he will remove it from anywhere near her.

Leo does nod though as Addy suggests that he go help Leonardo. Yeah... yeah that sounds good. At least better than sitting here and waiting for everything to crash down! He gets up and watches.

Donnie downed the tea before Leo had a chance to stop him, and Raphael hugs a now glowing little dragon! His chi has flared brightly. The opalescent lines that Don's chi had taken on in his most recent contacts is definitely there, and it's shifting almost randomly.

Donnie giggles at the swirling dust!

~Ooooh, can you make it shiny?~ He is a dragon after all!

And this is followed by a bright ~Okay!~ At the offer of making cookies! And Donnie follows back down to the stores to help gather ingredients! He grins at Bebe as he wanders past and she comments on his current coloring!

Donnie sort of slithers down the stairs this time, it is not exactly a controlled movement. It's not a true fall either though. He's not hurt, but there is a bit of a crash that had worried Leo until he saw his brother slithering off around a corner.

MikeyMikey is only to happy to rub Dana's belly for her! Especially in this state. He then grins over at the comment about having been high before.

"You know it, Dude." Actually, that was probably part of why Donno had cottoned onto the actual nature of the leaves that the tweens had gotten into so fast. It was not exactly a secret in their lair!

Purr and she nuzzles against Leo, cit troubled her greatly that the effects of the drug were not relaxing to him, but then again not everyone toned down and some ramped up under such drugs. She offers a lick, " thank you... I do not mind ... being a little high... but would like to sober up sometime. Though we are moving... not worried will get to your brother and theirs still... just slooowly..." she murmurs, forever the sailor, Donno had done what was needed perfectly and they were moving.


She pokes Leo gently her tail brushing over him. " Leonardo might need a hand there sweet one." a way to keep the worried and tense Leo busy...


So very busy. There was a lot of little things a happy high eager to clean Leonardo can get into and with Leo helping a few jobs would get done and most importantly she hopes help Leo not become too overly anxious.

His brothers are happy to play in the room, even if Liam does watch after first Donnie then Leo and Mike with some worry on his little young face - Malcolm pounces on Elena to restart the wrestling they had going, giggling his little tail wiggle wagging.


Duncan stands at the door poking Leon and looking up at him and Donno - Monroes colors made Liam, Malcolm and Elena ooooooh moving forward to pok at him. Briefly int he swirls where they toched him his scales for about three or five scales wide almost circles would take on the tots color. Brief spots of milkstone blue and honey gold and forest green....


Duncan wants to touch but he has a question! "Unel Do ooh was um doing?" not sure due mostly to lack of a vocabulary to ask about the others and what they were up to he knew there was something up even though he and his brothers maybe had a tooouch of high. A tooouch...

Mike mellowed beside his fellow Mike's and Mumbles happily. " mmmm toooo, shhhhhhh don't tell Leo... Casey got some for him and Raphie after a rough night out on the streets and Raphie said I could try...." all I. Loud stage whispering.

Mikey laid back still playing his song, singing happily and giggling mid lyrics. " myyyy Casey tooooo showed me weed... but nothing will ever get the high the triceratops gave me..." that had been a rush.


Dana yips waggy tails ooooh it felt like tickling! Her rear left paw kicks.


Yua just tried to ride it out. Resting. Relaxed.


Kovu the same.


Leonardo is busy swabbing the deck now all the food was away. Cleaning and happy to give Leo a mop too, swab away with him!


And the dirt in the air did gather with his snow in the soft slow drift and as Donnie requested... glittered!!


DonnieBoy was happily lost in nerding out! Donatello humming a little and still studying how the others react to what he assumed like weed was supposed to be a depressant.

The purr and the nuzzling is helpful, but it cannot fully counteract the anxiety that Leo feels thanks to the drug. He is listening though, and tries to take a calming breath. They are still moving toward Raph, Randall and the rest of the final group of turtles out there! That's the goal, and even if progress is currently slow, there is progress. It is also soothing to see that Addy is still capable of keeping them on the path they had set, even with the bit of a high going on.

Thanks to the near disaster caused by just two tweens. How on Earth had Master Splinter managed four of them by himself?!

What were they going to do when the tots were tweens intent on... the same sort of crazy that mutant turtles can cause as well as whatever sort of crazy a dragon might come up with!

Addy's voice draws him out of this rather dangerous line of thought. If he weren't still affected by the high, he probably would have let the line of questioning roll away. They would deal with it how they always did. Together. But Leo isn't capable of that sort of releasing of worries at the moment. At least not without a little help!

"Oh, right... Right." Yes, Addy is absolutely correct. Having something immediate to focus on, like the tidying up does help immensely!

Leo is wiping down some smaller items with a rag when he hears Mike admitting to having used pot before! With Raph and Casey no less! Well, he shouldn't really be surprised.

The rag is thrown at his brother. Unless Mike does something drastic to avoid it, it will hit him squarely in the chest. It will seem like Leo had intended that all along. Actually, in his current state, Leo had missed. Leo had been aiming at Mike's face.

"I'm right here. I can hear you, you know."

MikeyMikey laughed at Mike and Leo, even has he continued to scratch Dana, though he does give the spot that made her leg go crazy a bit of a break so she can relax.

He then grinned at Mikey.

"Triceratops? You dudes land in with the Lost World with the dinosaurs too?"

Donno is sort of fascinated by the way that Monroe's colors are shifting right now! But he can't allow himself to get too caught up in that. There are too few with clear heads to keep an eye on the tots. Who seem like they might be just the slightest bit affected too.

There had been a moment while turning the sails that Donno had been a bit worried about being too close to where the brazier with the tea and dwindling bits of burning leaves had been. He had actually held his breath before making his closest pass to the brazier.

He is probably slightly affected, but most of the scent had dissipated before he had gotten too close, and he's pretty clear headed. Once he's certain that the sails are secure and angled the way that Addy had indicated, he hurries back to Leon and the kids in the cabin.

It took Donno a moment to figure out what Duncan was asking him. And well, Donno is a Donatello, and Duncan is definitely a Donatello child. So Duncan's question is answered as simply and truthfully as Donno can manage.

He kneels down to the tot's level. If Duncan wants a snuggle, he's welcome to it, but Donno won't force it. It's up to Duncan.

"Donnie and Bebe got into some herbs they shouldn't have. It's a certain kind that makes people act funny. It will wear off in awhile. They'll be alright."

Donno will continue to answer truthfully, if as simply as he can until someone stops him. And even then, he might still try to find a way to slip explanations to the tot!

Donnie chirped happily as the dirt started to glitter in the snow! He nuzzles Raphael for making it glitter like that! Then when the hug has ended, Donnie flops down into Leonardo's pile of snow and dust and rolls around in it. It's a mostly lazy movement, enjoying the cold and the shiny bits of dirt!

As if he weren't glittery enough, when he rolls up to follow Raphael for cookie ingredients, Donnie is not only extra sparkly and glowing from the weed and the chi tea, but he's also covered in some of the sparkling dust!

There will be bits of this glitter left all over the ship now. Possibly until the end of time.

He had tumbled down the steps with a pretty heavy thud, especially for a critter than can slither and fly! But he slithered away and followed the group back to the store rooms! Donnie is much calmer this time, content to help gather just what they need for the cookies.

Donnie is also particularly distracted by shiny things. Once he's even distracted by some of the glittery dust left on his own sparkly side.