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licensetocrane) wrote2023-12-29 05:02 pm
licensetocrane) wrote2023-12-29 05:02 pm
IC CONTACT
"Hi, this is April. If you're calling at 3am, you better be someone I know REAL well."
"Hi, this is April. If you're calling at 3am, you better be someone I know REAL well."
[action, sometime after april's moved into the apartment]
ruevealing
2024-01-12 05:37 am (UTC)(link)
[Without any warning, there's a knock at the front door of Raph and Donnie's apartment before Rue is letting themself inside, a few bags of take out hanging from a paw as they sweep indoors.]
Donnie? Raph? Dinner's here!
Donnie? Raph? Dinner's here!
[Man, Rue, you're her favourite owlbear! I mean technically the only owlbear she knows, but her point still stands.
She comes from New York so her reaction to someone just letting themselves in the door is a little jumpy, but this isn't the first guest that's arrived this way, so once she hears Rue's voice she's just leaning out from the kitchen to say hi, and her eyes light up at all the containers Rue is carrying.]
Your timing is so good. I was just tryin' to work up motivation to cook! [And now she doesn't have to, bless.]
She comes from New York so her reaction to someone just letting themselves in the door is a little jumpy, but this isn't the first guest that's arrived this way, so once she hears Rue's voice she's just leaning out from the kitchen to say hi, and her eyes light up at all the containers Rue is carrying.]
Your timing is so good. I was just tryin' to work up motivation to cook! [And now she doesn't have to, bless.]
[Peter ever the New Yorker even here, knocks on the apartment door and actually waits outside for any confirmation.]
Hey, its Peter- I have something for you guys if you're cool with it. [He's unfortunately picked up the habit of making way too much food at times. Cupcakes were an impulse and now he has a mixture of plain ones and frosted ones for Raph, Donnie and April to pick over.]
Hey, its Peter- I have something for you guys if you're cool with it. [He's unfortunately picked up the habit of making way too much food at times. Cupcakes were an impulse and now he has a mixture of plain ones and frosted ones for Raph, Donnie and April to pick over.]
[This people dropping over with food thing is becoming a habit and April has no complaints. Holy shit, those smell good. But also, Peter, you get brownie points for waiting for her to come to the door like a good New Yorker.]
Hey, Pe-- oh, wow. Did you make those? [His welcome is pretty implicit, she's stepping back and holding the door open, eyeing those iced treasures hungrily, yes pls.]
Hey, Pe-- oh, wow. Did you make those? [His welcome is pretty implicit, she's stepping back and holding the door open, eyeing those iced treasures hungrily, yes pls.]
[You're lucky she loves you. It takes a minute for her to squint at her phone and shove her glasses on all sleepy like and squint
and okay it's the lighting that makes it, snort]
BAGEL RAT someone tell it its in the wrong place
new york is over there somewhere -->
and okay it's the lighting that makes it, snort]
BAGEL RAT someone tell it its in the wrong place
new york is over there somewhere -->
silly is my middle name
[Diving into ur group chat now]
[Diving into ur group chat now]
I'M A FREAKIN HONEY BADGER!! WOOOO!!!
@rue has changed the groupchat name to [Congratulations, April! 🦡]
ruevealing
2024-02-08 03:46 am (UTC)(link)
How lovely! I hope you do not mind if I change your corn emoji to something a touch cuter now. :)
You around?
[The morning after Leo's procedure, upon the first time [NAME] opens [HIS/HER/THEIR] relic, Donatello's voice rings out loud and obnoxiously clear.]
Salutations, friend-and-or-family-and-or-undefined-loved-one. If you are in receipt of this message, that means I didn't deactivate my CARPET BOMB: LOVE EDITION protocol last night which means I am probably in some kind of mystic coma.
I am fine. I'm not going to die, I'm not going to waste away, and eventually I'll wake up. I've run a lot of tests and diagnostics and, as everyone knows, I am perfect and so is my research. Thank you. I'm pretty sure it'll act almost like brumation; my metabolism should nearly shut down and my breaths will be more spaced out. My heartbeat might be, likewise, alarmingly slow. It's normal for most turtle species, it is expected, and it is safe.
You may perform mild stimuli tests while I'm out. I'm very curious. Record any tests please, I want to observe when I wake up.
Leo, if you have any questions about your arm, consult the manual. Casey Junior, if Leo seems like he doesn't understand something about his arm because he cannot or will not read the manual, please educate him based one what you read in the manual, I know you have, or will.
Raph, this is not your fault, also I didn't tell you because I didn't feel like it. I hope you didn't have to break Draxum's neck.
Draxum, if your neck isn't broken, thanks for the assist.
April, if Draxum's neck is broken then a) he deserved it, and b) sorry. Please keep an eye on my brothers, they are hopeless without me around. Tech troubleshooting manuals are on my Relic, the usual password for our shared stuff.
Rue, please make sure Leo doesn't have nerve pain before using any healing sing-song what's-it on Leo's surgical wounds. Also get the stitches out first. Unless your magic....eats those, or whatever, I don't know. Check with Casey, Draxum, or the manual for how to test for nerve pain.
Everyone else, relax. See you soon.
Or not soon, honestly I'm not sure. But see you, it'll be fine, do not be mean to me when I wake up. I would appreciate a light-sauce italian meatball sub when I come to.
Salutations, friend-and-or-family-and-or-undefined-loved-one. If you are in receipt of this message, that means I didn't deactivate my CARPET BOMB: LOVE EDITION protocol last night which means I am probably in some kind of mystic coma.
I am fine. I'm not going to die, I'm not going to waste away, and eventually I'll wake up. I've run a lot of tests and diagnostics and, as everyone knows, I am perfect and so is my research. Thank you. I'm pretty sure it'll act almost like brumation; my metabolism should nearly shut down and my breaths will be more spaced out. My heartbeat might be, likewise, alarmingly slow. It's normal for most turtle species, it is expected, and it is safe.
You may perform mild stimuli tests while I'm out. I'm very curious. Record any tests please, I want to observe when I wake up.
Leo, if you have any questions about your arm, consult the manual. Casey Junior, if Leo seems like he doesn't understand something about his arm because he cannot or will not read the manual, please educate him based one what you read in the manual, I know you have, or will.
Raph, this is not your fault, also I didn't tell you because I didn't feel like it. I hope you didn't have to break Draxum's neck.
Draxum, if your neck isn't broken, thanks for the assist.
April, if Draxum's neck is broken then a) he deserved it, and b) sorry. Please keep an eye on my brothers, they are hopeless without me around. Tech troubleshooting manuals are on my Relic, the usual password for our shared stuff.
Rue, please make sure Leo doesn't have nerve pain before using any healing sing-song what's-it on Leo's surgical wounds. Also get the stitches out first. Unless your magic....eats those, or whatever, I don't know. Check with Casey, Draxum, or the manual for how to test for nerve pain.
Everyone else, relax. See you soon.
Or not soon, honestly I'm not sure. But see you, it'll be fine, do not be mean to me when I wake up. I would appreciate a light-sauce italian meatball sub when I come to.
[Welp.
She'll bring you the sub, jerk. But expect to eat it while covered in glitter. She has to do something to make herself feel less worried, okok.]
She'll bring you the sub, jerk. But expect to eat it while covered in glitter. She has to do something to make herself feel less worried, okok.]
I have absolutely no idea how to exactly broach this, but, I figured I could ask you this kind of thing.
I feel like I'm just not understanding Donnie super well? I'm not sure sometimes how to actually interact with him, without stepping on his toes or annoying him. At work, we're fine since we don't really talk much if at all.
I asked Casey for advice before, and didn't take it in at the time and kind of made things way more awkward with Donnie as a result.
I'm really sorry to just drop this on you like this. I'm just feeling dumb rn.
I feel like I'm just not understanding Donnie super well? I'm not sure sometimes how to actually interact with him, without stepping on his toes or annoying him. At work, we're fine since we don't really talk much if at all.
I asked Casey for advice before, and didn't take it in at the time and kind of made things way more awkward with Donnie as a result.
I'm really sorry to just drop this on you like this. I'm just feeling dumb rn.
oh yikes
no its okay you can drop this stuff on me i am the donnie whisperer
mostly
uhh okay so how did you make things more awkward maybe lets start there
no its okay you can drop this stuff on me i am the donnie whisperer
mostly
uhh okay so how did you make things more awkward maybe lets start there
April, my darling. Do you have a moment to chat?
For you? Anytime.
[Though she's a little guarded, because she kinda hopes this isn't about Donnie.]
[Though she's a little guarded, because she kinda hopes this isn't about Donnie.]
O'Neil, call me back when you receive this message. I've been working on your request—the one regarding Jones.
[In the background, a young goat can be heard bleating. A long beat passes after it, then:]
I found something.
[In the background, a young goat can be heard bleating. A long beat passes after it, then:]
I found something.
[Request? When did she make a request? Regarding J--]
[Turnabout's fair play. She's been half expecting a check-in actually.]
for u always
what up
for u always
what up
Hi April, it's me. Back. Myself.
[Great start, nailed it.]
Um- I wanted to thank you. Not just for looking after me [EMBARRASSING, but most welcome] but for... handling Mom. Senior. I mean- telling her about... you know. The future. Why I was so upset. I probably should have...
[...Rue said it would be okay if someone else did it. That it didn't always have to be him. He should have asked, but... maybe it's. Okay.
God he is really in a State right now.]
...A-anyway, I'm sorry for putting that on you. But seriously, thank you.
[Great start, nailed it.]
Um- I wanted to thank you. Not just for looking after me [EMBARRASSING, but most welcome] but for... handling Mom. Senior. I mean- telling her about... you know. The future. Why I was so upset. I probably should have...
[...Rue said it would be okay if someone else did it. That it didn't always have to be him. He should have asked, but... maybe it's. Okay.
God he is really in a State right now.]
...A-anyway, I'm sorry for putting that on you. But seriously, thank you.
Welcome back. [Casey sounds awkward and April merely sounds friendly. If she's been rehearsing how to handle this conversation for days now, she'll never tell!]
I'd say any time, but that's kind of a once off deal, right? I didn't mind at all. I'm, uh. Only sorry I wasn't really your Auntie April.
You doin' okay?
I'd say any time, but that's kind of a once off deal, right? I didn't mind at all. I'm, uh. Only sorry I wasn't really your Auntie April.
You doin' okay?
well shit son
do i need my bat for this whats goin on
do i need my bat for this whats goin on
with greatest of apologies to raph:
okay what the fuck
where the fuck am i
where is everyone else
WHAT HAPPENED did like epiphany get eaten by bears
okay what the fuck
where the fuck am i
where is everyone else
WHAT HAPPENED did like epiphany get eaten by bears
Thirteen is having a few problems apparently.
okay, a lot of problems. Too many problems.
okay, a lot of problems. Too many problems.
April!! its november 25!!
[...??? It takes her a second, gotta remember the lighter parts of some awful conversation--]
world didnt end??
you didnt get boxed??
congrats!
world didnt end??
you didnt get boxed??
congrats!
text | pre-christmas (what if i upped that percentage to 99% me)
apuckalypse
2025-01-11 07:38 pm (UTC)(link)
hey do you want an explosive crossbow
[context, what's context]
[context, what's context]
pretty sure i got that on my wishlist on amazon
there a reason ur askin
[It's Christmas she is on to you!!]
there a reason ur askin
[It's Christmas she is on to you!!]
Head's up. I know he's a pal of yours but the purple turtle is banned from JavaCakes for as long as I own it.
[Good. Trackers are still working.
It's the dead of night so everyone is probably asleep (hopefully), so when Donnie slips inside he's careful to be quiet. He needs to go see his brothers. He needs to do damage control, go see what's salvageable of his data and equipment. Figure out what went wrong, because now he knows for certain that the experiment failed, in every way possible. He needs to clean things up. He needs- he needs to do a lot. He...
Is so very...very tired.
April was freezing to death, Casey had said.
April was still worried about him, even when she was freezing to death, because of him.
Donatello seeks out April in her room first. He pauses in the doorway, almost holding his breath. Checks to make sure she's decent, checks to see if she's awake or if she'll wake up because she sees him, senses him, whatever. And then, as quietly and gently as he can manage, he creeps over, lifts up the blankets, and slips into the large bed beside her, burying his head in her spare pillow. Shouldn't wake her up. She might still be recovering. But now, she'll be the first person to see him and know that he's back.]
It's the dead of night so everyone is probably asleep (hopefully), so when Donnie slips inside he's careful to be quiet. He needs to go see his brothers. He needs to do damage control, go see what's salvageable of his data and equipment. Figure out what went wrong, because now he knows for certain that the experiment failed, in every way possible. He needs to clean things up. He needs- he needs to do a lot. He...
Is so very...very tired.
April was freezing to death, Casey had said.
April was still worried about him, even when she was freezing to death, because of him.
Donatello seeks out April in her room first. He pauses in the doorway, almost holding his breath. Checks to make sure she's decent, checks to see if she's awake or if she'll wake up because she sees him, senses him, whatever. And then, as quietly and gently as he can manage, he creeps over, lifts up the blankets, and slips into the large bed beside her, burying his head in her spare pillow. Shouldn't wake her up. She might still be recovering. But now, she'll be the first person to see him and know that he's back.]
[It's true, April has been exhausted for most of this week. It's very little to do with the great freezing at this point and more to do with grief and not a small bit of anger and generally doing a very great amount of Nothing At All except staying home for Raph and Leo and letting them check in on her in exchange and...
...doing nothing and waiting is tiring. Did you know?
That being said, she is absolutely not sleeping through the feeling of someone peeling her covers back and sliding into bed with her, and an eye cracks open in the gloom as her hand drifts down off the side of the bed to wrap around the handle of her bat, tucked just under her bed.
Donnie might get the heads up warning of the room lighting up with that familiar and ominous green glow, because she's not giving any other kind of heads up before she rolls and brings the bat down. How are your reflexes?]
...doing nothing and waiting is tiring. Did you know?
That being said, she is absolutely not sleeping through the feeling of someone peeling her covers back and sliding into bed with her, and an eye cracks open in the gloom as her hand drifts down off the side of the bed to wrap around the handle of her bat, tucked just under her bed.
Donnie might get the heads up warning of the room lighting up with that familiar and ominous green glow, because she's not giving any other kind of heads up before she rolls and brings the bat down. How are your reflexes?]
are you free today for a thing? kind of important but i can ask someone else if you're busy
Okay, I realized I should probably text a few people.
I'm gonna throw a car at Raph, per his instructions and realized we probably need spotters. Do you wanna come?
I'm gonna throw a car at Raph, per his instructions and realized we probably need spotters. Do you wanna come?
i mean i hope you mean literally because i will sure be able to SPOT the car
not sure ill be able to do anythin about it if you accidentally crush my brother
when?
not sure ill be able to do anythin about it if you accidentally crush my brother
when?
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