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[She can't see it, but she can probably hear the relieved smile on his side of the call.]

Yeah. You're our friend too. We didn't have that many back home, so. For as messed up as this place is, at least it's letting us have that much.

[And giving him some extended time alive, but that's more a him thing than a them thing.]

[ A soft laugh, not unkind in the slightest. ]

That's the bright side I've been holding onto, yeah. [ And that's just her — relatively privileged, solidly middle class. Busy father, pigeon problems and rampant PTSD notwithstanding. For the Hamato brothers, it must be so much more. ]

It's like. Yeah, some things are a mess. Yeah, there's a lot to worry about. But we've got this. We've got each other. And, for you guys especially ... getting to do stuff you might not have had the opportunity to before, to make new connections — I can only imagine how much it means to you.

...Yeah. Don and Raph are always wanting to be topside, do stuff, get into human stuff. Mikey too, he likes seeing everything.

So this is good for them, I think. The pain sucks, the scenarios definitely suck, the whole dying constantly is the worst. But for everything we get in exchange, it feels pretty worth it for now.

I know they wanna go back home too though.

[ Don. Raph. Mikey. There's one missing, and she only hesitates for a moment before she asks, simply, ]

What about you, Leo-kun? [ she's not trying to make light, but neither is she trying to push. it's an open door, that's all. ]

Long as my family's happy, I'm fine. Only reason I ever went topside was to go to Hueso's for pizza and when they wanted to do something.

[Is he deliberately misinterpreting the question, or evading? Who knows.]

Mmm. That's fair.

[ Hmmm. ]

[ Maybe a little push. Just one. ]

And the bit about going home?

[He shrugs on his side of the call. But there is the crunch crunch of feet in snow.]

They probably wanna finish repairing the lair and help April with stuff since the invasion.

[ evasive, sir. she hears you evading. ]

I … heard about that. [ "Heard." Like she didn't experience Donnie's memory like it was her own. ] The invasion. Not much, but it sounded ... [ How do you even encapsulate the enormity of alien invasion? ] like it was a lot.

If the repair work's still on-going whenever we get an opportunity to leave this place, I was thinking about offering to come help you guys out with it.

They'd probably appreciate it, yeah.

[Hmmmmmm she's sneaky.]

Especially Don if it means he gets to spend more time with you.

Hah. Good, because he's stuck with me.

[ Shuffles over to open the window, perching on the ledge. ]

So are you, for the record. You said the F word, there's no getting rid of me now.

[While he's not outside Sparrow, he is just kind of out. She might spot a couple flashes of blue here and there by the gate.]

Oh I wouldn't dream of getting rid of you at all. You're stuck with us.

Wouldn't have it any other way. That's a promise and a threat.

[ Hmm. Blue sighted. She just keeps an eye out for now. ]

I can and will pop up where you least expect me.

[Those blue flashes are just slowly making their way past the temple gate and into the woods.]

Oho. Well I'll have to keep my ninjocity at max level to keep you on your toes.

Speaking of ninjocity, Leo-kun, why are you going into the woods at night? Hang on, I'm coming with you.

[ Grabs! Her cloak! ]

Hm? Oh - working on something.

[So she has eyes on him..... Not the worst, and if she wants to come maybe it'll help having a second set of eyes here.]

Come on.

[ Cloak on, weapons equipped, pendant safely around her neck as always. ]

Just be a second.

[ Teleports over to him while she's still in the middle of pulling one of her boots one-handed, slipping her phone into her makeshift cloth bag with the other. ]

[Yeah he'll hang up and wait where he is just outside the gate in the snow. Thankfully he's bundled up warm this time with both katana strapped to his back and waiting. Soon as he sees her, he gives a wave.]

Yo.

Hey.

[ BOOTS: ON. Success. She's ready to go. ]

So, what's the plan?

Well.

[Now that she's here, he starts walking, occasionally picking up a limb or broken branch and starts a stack in his arm.]

So fun thing we can do, at least I do it. I dunno about the others, but I can turn any of these into a weapon.

In a mystic-y magic sense, I'm assuming, not rudimentary sharp sticks. That's cool.

[ a thoughtful hum. ]

Bear traps for Belos or something? [ She doubts it, there'd be too much risk of hurting something or someone he didn't mean to. ]

Hm. Not quite.

[As they walk, he'll use his ninpo to turn one branch into a katana, then tuck it into the snow in the underbrush next to a tree. Fairly hidden. He'll do that periodically while they walk: pick up some branches, turn one into a sword, hide it.]

He's out here somewhere, probably, might even be listening right now. So I don't wanna give it away.

Good point. Maybe you can tell me later.

[ Hm, she forgot gloves — wait, no she didn't. Pulls a pair out of a pocket she'd sewn into the inner lining of her winter cloak. That's better. ]

Which reminds me, I'm inviting you over to Sparrow for a hot drink after this.

[ offers him a nice branch ]

[Doop de doo, there they go. More swords being hidden.

Every now and then he'll look up at a tree, portal himself up high and hide a sword in a tree before coming back down.]

Oh yeah? What drinks d'you guys have?

[ his portalling is so goddamn impressive it's hard not to get starry eyed all over again. she lets herself watch, at least, when she's not taking a moment to strain her senses for any sign of trouble. ]

No hot chocolate, unfortunately. [ HER FAVORITE. What she wouldn't give for a cup. ] But I went the other day with a teammate and stocked up on a whole bunch of different teas and coffees. I found a black tea blend with strawberry and bergamot? Or that's what it tasted like. Super yummy.

Oh, yeah there's some good tea in there. I nabbed a bunch for Snail too, along with some coffee.

I have got to get to the kitchen ruin to get something to bring the flavor syrups back with.

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