The indignities we suffer for those ingrates! [Very happy to rant and rave like it's specifically Leo and Mikey's faults that he and Raph are down here.] "Go check out the tunnels and we'll go through the rubble," they said. "You guys are better at navigating the sewers," they said. They owe us two months of chores for this!
[ A little bit of ranting and raving about their beloved brothers, to cope. Raph's fine with this, he supports it.
Sure sure, it's good that Leo and Mikey aren't down here with them or instead of them. Raph's glad for that much. But also how dare they. ]
Oh, two months at least, buddy. [ He's gonna let Donnie do all the yelling for him, though. Patented Raph yells are on reserve for emergencies or post-recuperation cat herding. ] Raph's talkin' chores, first dibs on pizza, the whole package. We're the heavy-duty lifters around here anyway.
[ Whether through machine or muscle. No we're not talking about how Mikey can huck around freight ships shut up. ]
[Raph yells are also reserved for when he doesn't have creaky ribs whenever he takes a deep breath, ok]
Right? [Slips a little on some nasty sewer scum, not that Raph even staggers slightly when Donnie uses his arm to regain his balance. Sturdy mountain of a brother, even busted up.] You know, I bet we'll get back there and they won't have even started. I bet they found the Gamecube and hooked it up and started playing.
[ If his ribs can't handle it maybe they deserve to become dust actually. ]
Well when we get back, we're gonna hoard that Gamecube. I gotta check on my Pikmin. They're lost without me. [ If they had real feelings, Raph would be inconsolable about that. But luckily they are digital little guys and he's made his peace with that knowledge.
He only feels mildly guilty about having to leave them for so long. ] But who knows? Maybe those two got their butts in gear and did some real work. I dunno why Leo wouldn't hear the ninpo phone otherwise.
[ Unless it is a distance thing...? Jeez. Maybe they gotta add another training session per week just for ninpo experimenting. That mind meld he and Donnie just had? Kind of insane. Or-- well, he can tell Leo he thinks they might wanna fit it into the schedule, and Leo technically has the final say from there.
Which is less weird and frustrating than it used to be, at least. Small mercies. ]
Have you two done testing with that? Distance-wise? [Raph and Leo are the only two who have really made that work at all, much to Donatello's chagrin. He thought himself into a headache trying to ping Raph or Leo or even Mikey from rooms away with nothing to show for it, so he'd just written it off as being yet another Ninpo power his brothers are naturally good with.
Oop- slippery step. Donatello clings onto his brother's hand and points, shining the light down and holding on like he's going to be able to brace his gigantic big brother from slipping and falling. Do not point this out. Leave him alone]
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Date: 2025-12-03 01:06 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2025-12-09 03:20 am (UTC)Sure sure, it's good that Leo and Mikey aren't down here with them or instead of them. Raph's glad for that much. But also how dare they. ]
Oh, two months at least, buddy. [ He's gonna let Donnie do all the yelling for him, though. Patented Raph yells are on reserve for emergencies or post-recuperation cat herding. ] Raph's talkin' chores, first dibs on pizza, the whole package. We're the heavy-duty lifters around here anyway.
[ Whether through machine or muscle. No we're not talking about how Mikey can huck around freight ships shut up. ]
We shoulda had rubble written all over us.
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Date: 2025-12-22 04:26 am (UTC)Right? [Slips a little on some nasty sewer scum, not that Raph even staggers slightly when Donnie uses his arm to regain his balance. Sturdy mountain of a brother, even busted up.] You know, I bet we'll get back there and they won't have even started. I bet they found the Gamecube and hooked it up and started playing.
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Date: 2025-12-25 04:55 pm (UTC)Well when we get back, we're gonna hoard that Gamecube. I gotta check on my Pikmin. They're lost without me. [ If they had real feelings, Raph would be inconsolable about that. But luckily they are digital little guys and he's made his peace with that knowledge.
He only feels mildly guilty about having to leave them for so long. ] But who knows? Maybe those two got their butts in gear and did some real work. I dunno why Leo wouldn't hear the ninpo phone otherwise.
[ Unless it is a distance thing...? Jeez. Maybe they gotta add another training session per week just for ninpo experimenting. That mind meld he and Donnie just had? Kind of insane. Or-- well, he can tell Leo he thinks they might wanna fit it into the schedule, and Leo technically has the final say from there.
Which is less weird and frustrating than it used to be, at least. Small mercies. ]
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Date: 2026-01-05 05:00 am (UTC)Oop- slippery step. Donatello clings onto his brother's hand and points, shining the light down and holding on like he's going to be able to brace his gigantic big brother from slipping and falling. Do not point this out. Leave him alone]