SERPENTINE HORIZON - LEOXORCISM

[neonleon]

We're exorcising! That! Turtle!

Day 50

Comments

Re: 2nd - BATTLE NEXUS NYC

[neonleon]

Both? Casey was expecting me to be just like the future-me he knew, and now so is everyone else.

Re: 2nd - BATTLE NEXUS NYC

[pyrighteous]

Casey is the... human from the future?

Re: 2nd - BATTLE NEXUS NYC

[neonleon]

Yeah, Casey Jr. He's - he's all right. He's been through a lot, like you.

Re: 2nd - BATTLE NEXUS NYC

[pyrighteous]

The future's that bad, huh.

Re: 2nd - BATTLE NEXUS NYC

[neonleon]

From what he said, yeah. Whole world destroyed and taken over by the Kraang, and everyone barely holding on.

Re: 2nd - BATTLE NEXUS NYC

[pyrighteous]

[ Hunter shivers at that. He can sure imagine THAT kind of setup... ]

The Boiling Isles might be like that too. Depending.

Re: 2nd - BATTLE NEXUS NYC

[neonleon]

... I know I'm literally my own self doubts manifested, but. I hope for your sake, it isn't like that.

Re: 2nd - BATTLE NEXUS NYC

[pyrighteous]

My world got invaded by an incredibly powerful alien who was reshaping the world before we escaped.

I ... hope it's not as bad, but it sure feels about that bad.

Re: 2nd - BATTLE NEXUS NYC

[neonleon]

I'm still going to hope it wasn't as bad as what Case made the Kraang future sound like.

Re: 2nd - BATTLE NEXUS NYC

[pyrighteous]

Y-yeah I. Think it's better than that but.

Anyway, we have a chance to fix it.

Re: 2nd - BATTLE NEXUS NYC

[neonleon]

Yeah.

[He stares at the sky a little. Tired. His ability to keep this form together now that the purpose is over is getting more difficult to maintain.]

A ninja's greatest weapon. Hope.

Re: 2nd - BATTLE NEXUS NYC

[pyrighteous]

... Yeah. Yeah. I can keep that.

[ He looks over at OML with a small wince. Tries to flare the ninpo a little? He glows gray-gold. ]

And trust too.

Re: 2nd - BATTLE NEXUS NYC

[neonleon]

[He sees that ninpo flare up even with the soft layer of blue with Hunter's.

Tries to flare up his own but it's quiet, subdued. Flickering more than anything.]

Yeah. Trust.

Re: 2nd - BATTLE NEXUS NYC

[pyrighteous]

[ Still there. Still hanging in there. ]

... Can I hug you without getting infected?

Re: 2nd - BATTLE NEXUS NYC

[neonleon]

...I don't know.

I mean, I'd love to say yeah, but - that guy and you... I-i dunno.

[He's incapable of trusting his own judgement here. He doesn't want Hunter hurt.]

Re: 2nd - BATTLE NEXUS NYC

[pyrighteous]

[ Hunter doesn't want to BE hurt. He doesn't want to risk Belos getting into his system again.

But ... this seems important enough to risk. He takes in a deep breath, summoning all of his trust - every bit of the ninpo he thinks he can access, including that layer of blue protection - and leans in to wrap his arms around the old turtle. ]

Re: 2nd - BATTLE NEXUS NYC

[neonleon]

[Oh-

That hug is warm, enough to almost make him cry. He can't really hug back with the frozen arm and he's hesitant with the goop arm. But he'll bury his face against Hunter's shoulder while it's there.]

Re: 2nd - BATTLE NEXUS NYC

[pyrighteous]

[ That's okay. Hunter will just hold him tightly, leaning his head against Leo's. Better to keep that goop arm away in this context. ]

We're coming to rescue you, Leo. Hang in there just a little longer.

Re: 2nd - BATTLE NEXUS NYC

[neonleon]

He doesn't know. Belos, he-

[Whatever energy he had is just draining out of him quickly.]

He's kept him closed off. Leo doesn't know you're coming.

Re: 2nd - BATTLE NEXUS NYC

[pyrighteous]

[ Titan. Hunter sucks in a horrified little breath at that and clings harder. ]

He must think we've completely abandoned him. It's been too long.

Re: 2nd - BATTLE NEXUS NYC

[neonleon]

[FORCED WARMTH AND COMFORT... Weird for this version of Leonardo.]

I don't know how it's going I just... Know when the ninpo cut off, he gave up.

Re: 2nd - BATTLE NEXUS NYC

[pyrighteous]

That was three days ago. That - that's way too long, I was going crazy in my head after just a couple of hours of Belos being in control, I -

Re: 2nd - BATTLE NEXUS NYC

[neonleon]

Three days...

[It feels like so much longer, like a month and a half has passed. But Leonardo just watches Hunter before gently pointing at the layer of blue.]

He's still trying to help you though.

Re: 2nd - BATTLE NEXUS NYC

[pyrighteous]

[ Hunter pulls back just enough to look down at himself. ]

Yeah. He - he is, isn't he? I hope that's a good sign.

Re: 2nd - BATTLE NEXUS NYC

[neonleon]

He's trying. I wish I could tell you what condition he's in.