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Most of them wouldn't ask for help if they were bleeding from a gaping chest wound.

Edited 2023-06-11 08:46 (UTC)

So the answer is no.

I don't think most of them would know how.

They're also not you.

And you probably didn't ask if they wanted your help. Dee- Just.

We're all here. You don't have to take responsibility for everything, so don't. Let some of it go, especially if they haven't asked you to help them.

[He can't help but think about the options there. How many others would make the situation worse if they went back alive? What if what they're going back to is worse, what if they already have their own plans that they haven't told Donnie because it's personal? It could be so many other things and Donnie keeps hammering on it.

He takes a deep breath and focuses, the Manhattan night-scape around them fading and leaving them sitting on the floor of his bedroom again.]

I am not taking responsibility for everything and I'm not asking about them, I'm asking about you.

You-

[He clicks, gripping at the back of his head, curling up more.]

I was never....

Never afraid to just say things to you before.

[He doesn't want to fight or argue or debate this anymore. He doesn't want it. Leo plops down next to Donnie but doesn't physically engage just yet. Letting him have his moment to himself.]

...You don't have to be. I just- Don't want you to have to worry when there's the start of a plan there, and I've got a couple contingencies depending on what I find there. Could be you, or you from a different timeline, or just you from some other version altogether, I dunno. I just.

Only so many variables I can work out, but I did account for some version of you being there to help the rest of the way.

[There is a delay, him just curled up.]

[But]

[A small breath, a slight easing of tension.]

So you were accounting for one of us not being there. That- [In reality, he didn't bring up others for their sake. The concern was Leo, but saying that had brought up the dread he keeps feeling.]

If your goal is to make me not worry, then it simply will not happen. It has nothing to do with my trust in you, and everything to do with I love you, and I worry about all of you constantly. I didn't make our security systems just for fun or Raph's anxiety.

But.

[He peaks out from his arms.] My plans are not without flaws. No one makes a flawless plan. But everytime my plans have failed, one of you was able to make up for my failure. All of you have always been my safety net.

And that's all I want to be. A safety net. If my plans are unnecessary, then great. But if they are...I want you to have them.

[He didn't say Donnie's plans are unnecessarryyyyyyyyyyy no he just. sighs and flops down next to him again.]

...Your plans?

...like I said, the portal itself has plentiful options. The hard part is connecting the right locations.

I'm working on trying to make a mystic tracker. That seems the most viable and doable.

If I can make a portable mystic signal, then it's possible that that could be tracked. Especially if I could 'share' that signal with others. I have a few ideas for the creation from crystals to expanding the ability to create objects, like our weapons or my battleshell.

And...if you hadn't thought of it. You're already geared for 'finding addresses,' as it were. So if you could portal to people, regardless of knowing their location, then it would be as simple as connecting you to the power of those inter dimensional options. I don't know how hard that is, but if anyone could figure it out, I believe you could. Especially to find us.

I mean.....

[He looks at his swords propped up against the wall by his bed.]

Got a couple mystic trackers right there, don't I?

[He looks over at the swords.]

Oh my god, you're right.

[There is a dramatic groan as he uncurls and flops back on the ground in a sprawl, hands over his face.]

Aaaaaah, I can't believe I didn't think of that weeks ago. That's why we have swords at Egg! [Assuming Raph also has a word in his room.]

Edited 2023-06-19 12:04 (UTC)

I'm not one for I told you so, but I did tell you so.

[He's relaxed now though, just pats the back of his brother's head and leaves it at that.]

Uuuuugh...

[His arms flop down above his head, looking embarrassed but also...less tense than he had been. A little more relieved.]

...I mean....this is what I wanted.

I just did not expect it so embarrassingly fast.

Well, there you go.

I've been trying to learn how to portal myself without them, but they're still useful for this.

[He nudges his side.]

They are. Incredibly useful.

It helps.

It helps a lot to have a proven, reliable method. All you should need is the raw power and the Isles should have numerous options, especially when you'll have Hunter with you.

Safety nets are still good to have, but....something solid really makes them feel more like a just in case. [More like coping over trying to prevent losing something he refuses to lose.]

[Leo just smiles at that, nudges his twin back.]

It'll work out. Even if it's not you-you, I figure any universe's version of you is just as smart so you can get it all sorted out if I bring everything with me.

[He nods. And well, if there is no them in New York, Hunter will have resources in the Isles.]

[Its a huge relief. Something solid.]

[He turns and wraps an arm around his middle.]

Thank you. I needed this.

[Blinks a little at that but smiles. Pats his shoulder once, twice.]

Hey, what are brothers for, right? You got it.

Hm. [He just. Let's himself breathe. Let the nerves settle.]

Want to watch Lou Jitsu?

Deffo, we need it. Give us something to distract from the itching.

[He nods, shifting so he can see the crystal, but sticking close all the same.]

Play. [The crystal will come to life and he'll reach for a brush to get scales off.]

[And then they brushed all night. They brushed so much. There are shed scales and skin everywhere even though he's being careful about his burn-scarred arm.]

Ugh, I wish we could google here. Got a few questions I wanna ask the internet and can't.

[Definitely being careful of those burn scars. Ugh, scales shedding is bad enough, let alone what his skin looks like now.]

What do you want to Google? I would say there's the library, but... [Variable presence now.]

If I'm supposed to shed around the scarring or if I should ...y'know. Peel at that too. Can't really go by human standards, and I never thought it'd come up to find out before.

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