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[othellovonryan]

"Yello yello, you're conversing with Donatello, inventor extraordinaire. Leave a message after the beep and I'll be with you soon enough."

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[bluediligence]

Uhmmm.

Spell it out for me, please.

[othellovonryan]

If a threat appears, I will bite them.

Or hit them with the Bo.

Whatever is easier to get my point across.

[bluediligence]

[






... finally, it clicks ]

Oh! I get it now. That's very kind of you.

[othellovonryan]

Yes.

So take a nap. Nothing bad is going to happen.

[bluediligence]

[ he says that like it's so easy ... ]

[ she can't help but laugh. ]

Do you have another book in here?

[othellovonryan]

[Ha, he knows its not, but that's why he is willing to be pushy.]

Yes. [He reaches into another fold of the blankets and pulls out another book.]

[bluediligence]

[ reaches for the book, what'cha got for her ]

I really do have to hand it to you - this is the best pillowfort I've ever been in.

[othellovonryan]

[Its a botany book.]

[He's gonna see how well she stays awake with Education.]

Of course. We have to optimize the design to compensate for Raph's spikes so we don't have a fluffy mess, and so the humans and dad can have something soft to sleep on if shell isn't up to their tastes that day.

[bluediligence]

Eh? So you ... really weren't kidding about the whole turtlepile thing, huh.

[ JOKES ON YOU DUDE SHE LOVES EDUCATION ]

[ except this isn't maths or physics. it's plants. hm. danger ... but she gets to reading it anyway. ]

[othellovonryan]

Why would I kid about something like that?

[Listen, he can't help his tricks are for his brothers who aren't as excited for books as him.]

[bluediligence]

... I dunno. It's just - unexpected, somehow? But not in a bad way.

[ browsing the contents page for anything on roses or medicinal herbs, and pulling out her phone so she can take NOTES ]

[othellovonryan]

Why? Its a good way to bond and find comfort.

[Man idk if roses are native here, but he'd be down for medicinal herbs, so probably some of that.]

[bluediligence]

Mmmmmm ...

I only learned the joy of cuddles in the past - [ pause; handwave ] couple of years. [ she misses it ]

[ she misses it so much ]

[othellovonryan]

...what the shell, that's so sad.

[bluediligence]

What? It's not that big of a deal to me.

[ she says, MISSING IT SO MUCH, ]

[othellovonryan]

How do human families make sure they've kept up their need for contact?

[bluediligence]

I... don't know? How do you?

[othellovonryan]

[HE GESTURES POINTEDLY AT THE PILLOWFORT]

[bluediligence]

I mean, how do you know someone isn't getting enough?

[othellovonryan]

....a sudden lowkey anxiety that sticks to you like glue until suddenly you're getting back to the levels you're apparently in desperate need of.

[HE GOT A TRIAL BY FIRE OF THAT AND HE HATED IT.]

[bluediligence]

[ thinks about wash ]

[ thinks about herself ]



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[othellovonryan]

See!

You know the glue!

[bluediligence]

I know the glue.

[othellovonryan]

You are not getting enough contact in your life! You need more!

[bluediligence]

I held your hand the other day, didn't I? That was contact!