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[brain_behind_purple]

[Well... this had not been a great day for Donatello so far. He was used to strange things happening in his life after is many crazy things, but being sent into some other dimension was NOT something that he had been planning. Finding out that he was basically stuck in this world that he was being told was some kind of afterlife didn't help his growing bad mood and worry either, not to mention that he had yet to see nay of his family... if they were even here at all.

Now that he had been placed in his room, he had time to think. He certainly wanted to get more info about this place, to see if there was anything else that eh should know that he hadn't been told of already. But he wasn't going to go out in person to find out either, he would only freak people out with his appearance. So the next best thing to do would be to send a text message and hope that someone would respond so that he could figure things out.

It was his best shot.]

Umm... hi. Sorry if this is interrupting anything, but I just arrived here and I was hoping that someone may be able to help me. I just want to know a little more about this place, such as if anything really big happened that I may need to know about, and if there is even a slight possibility that there is a way out.

Also, I'm... looking for a few others. So if anyone can give me any information on these individuals, I would really appreciate it. Thank you for your time.

[That would have to do. He sent the message, hoping that someone would see it... that if his brothers were here, they would see it.]

Comments

[Text]

[brain_behind_purple]

Yeah, thanks. This just keeps getting stranger. Is there anything stranger than that? Or is that as bad as it gets?

[Text]

[michaeljangelo]

Well, this was as strange as it got, but now that you've gone and tempted fate...anything could happen.

Nice going.

[Text]

[brain_behind_purple]

I'll... keep that in mind. Umm by the way, I know this may sound weird but... is it possible that you may know anything about ugh... mutants being around here?

[Text]

[michaeljangelo]

I've been known to know a thing or twelve about mutants, yeah. Why?

[Text]

[brain_behind_purple]

I'm... looking for a few people that may or may not be here. I was hoping that someone could give me some info on them, so I wanted to know about any mutant sightings. Specifically if they are of the reptilian variety.

[Text]

[michaeljangelo]

[The next text isn't sent for a few minutes.]

Who's asking?

[Text]

[brain_behind_purple]

My name is Donatello. I... know a few mutants that I would like to try and find. It's very important that I find any leads that may lead me to them, so any info can help.

[He wasn't going to reveal that he himself was a mutant. Not until eh knew that it wouldn't put him at risk.]

[Text]

[michaeljangelo]

SHUT UP! IT IS NOT!?

[Text]

[brain_behind_purple]

Wait... Leo? Raph? Mikey? is that one of you guys?!

[Text]

[michaeljangelo]

It's Mike! Holy hippo spit! Donnie is that really you?!

[Text]

[brain_behind_purple]

Mikey?! Yes... yes Mikey it's me! It's really me!

[Text] -> [Turtle Family Encryption] -> [Video]

[michaeljangelo]

Okay. Okay. Hold on. Let me turn on the thing and then the other thing.

[It takes him a second or two to find the proper encryption keystroke combination, because it's been so long since he's used this thing to contact family.

Mike has a good feeling about Donnie. He contacted via text message, and wasn't all weird about encryption. This could be HIS Donnie.

The video feed springs to life and the face on the other end...is not the Mikey Donatello is looking for. His voice is all wrong, his complexion is an different shade of green, and his eyes are no where near blue.]

There. Okay.

[Turtle Family Encryption] -> [Video]

[brain_behind_purple]

[Donnie was a little surprised to see the video come up, but he was even more surprised when he saw Mikey. It... wasn't his Mikey. Not at all. And he looks pretty startled.]

M-Mikey? I-is that you? Wh-why the heck do you look so different?!

[Sorry, he's being hit with too much at once at the moment.]

[Video]

[michaeljangelo]

[Don isn't the only one taken aback. Mike all but deflates at the sight of yet another...not-brother cousin.]

Oh!...oh. Um...huh. Well this is, uh...

[Sad. Depressing. Soul crushing.]
...awkward. I'm not Mikey, I'm just Mike. Your, well...your cousin from another dimension. You were asking about something big that happened...well, ta-da.

[Video]

[brain_behind_purple]

...Wait, so then... your a Michelangelo form another dimension? Well ugh... this is, ugh...

[He's glad that he's sitting down. He leaned back, placing a hand on his temple to clam his growing nerves. This was getting more and more crazy for him. He took a deep breath before sitting up again, trying to keep calm.]

So your form another dimension... but your still technically Michelangelo, just not the one I know. Right?

[Video]

[michaeljangelo]

That would pretty much be the gist of it, yeah.

...

Except I'm not "technically" a Michaelangelo, I am Michaelangelo.

[Video]

[brain_behind_purple]

Okay, okay... [Another breath]

So ugh... Mike, right? Are there any other Turtles form other dimensions here? or is it only you and me?

[Turtle Family Encryption] -> [Video]

[anything_it_takes]

[Normally Leo skips over newbie posts requesting information – there are plenty of helpful foreigners around here who fill in the gaps. He's not part of the welcoming committee. However Leo also stalks his cousins' network activity, and his heart jumped beneath his plastron when he saw the name Donatello in text. Still, he held his breath; two chances out of three says this could be another cousin. He can't make assumptions, and as much as he wants this Donatello to be his own brother, his cousins deserve to have family members here too. Mike in particular has been here for months without a single brother of his own… The guy deserves a break, and Leo can cope. Of course, that doesn't mean he isn't hoping…

Then Mike breaks out the filter Donnie left behind, and they both switch to video and Leo would know that gap tooth anywhere - ]

Donnie! You're back!! [Hear that edge of desperate relief? That's the sound of a Leo who has been without brothers for about a month, and without Donatello for longer. He would be in worse shape without his cousins, and his friends, but it has been rough.]

What sector did they put you in?

[Video]

[brain_behind_purple]

[The second that the feed switches to video and Donnie hears the familiar voice of his older brother, relief flooded over him immediately. And oh was that a big smile of relief crossing over his face? Hmm, sure looks like it.]

Leo! Oh wow your here, thank goodness! I'm at the Water Sector and... wait, what do you mean that I'm back?

[Well Mike had just told him that there had been another him, but it was still a little bewildering even for the big-brained turtle.]

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[anything_it_takes]

[Leo's relief is just as palpable if not more so; it's been months, man.]

People usually don't remember. I've got the stuff you were working on, though. [The collection has survived not just one but two relocations! Don't ask Leo what that stuff is, he doesn't know, but there's probably a lot to work with from whatever tech resources Keeliai has to offer… To those without a stable income, at least.]

Look, it's – really complicated, I'll tell you everything in person. Give me a building number, I'll meet you on the roof when it gets dark. [Doesn't have to be your building, Donnie. Just one you know how to get to, because that's the limiting factor here.]

[Video]

[brain_behind_purple]

[...Yeah, Donnie is getting more and more confused (but hearing that some of his inventions were here made him feel a tad better). Geez, is this what his brothers felt like when he got heavy on the technobabble?

Donnie opens his mouth to start asking Leo what the heck he's talking about, but he stops when the blue-banded turtle speaks again. Okay yeah, meeting Leo in person would probably be better.]

Okay, umm... I guess building WA-1D is good? I'll meet you up on the roof as soon as I can.

[Yeah WA-1D was his building, but he had only been here for a few hours and wasn't familiar with everything yet. So...]

[Turtle Family Encryption] -> [Video]

[duelkatana]

[It's a routine stop into his suite to check his personal inbox when Leonardo sees it. Like his double, Leo usually passes over the newcomers, but the sudden encryption to his console catches his attention - it's the filter they've used every time a turtle meeting was needed for some reason or another. They haven't had much use for it lately, with all of the remaining turtles currently bunking under one roof, so either someone hit a few wrong buttons or...]

[Leonardo quickly taps into the video feed to see a flash of purple, brown eyes, and a tooth gap. Ah-ha. There's a grim flash of an emotion he doesn't waste effort in identifying - he thinks he's been conditioned at this point to not expect his own brothers' appearances, but he still misses them every time he gets the chance.]

[Even still, Donatello is back. Little Ninja's Donatello, in fact. Leonardo's homesickness is tempered substantially by the knowledge that his counterpart once again has at least part of his family here.]

[He lets Don get the basic details from Mike, and smiles as he reunites with Little Leo over the network, patiently waiting for his turn to speak. It looks like he doesn't remember this place - which means he doesn't remember Leonardo, either. Leo's a bit saddened by that, but they weren't especially close before, as awkward as the patchwork family still was around each other at the time. Maybe that can change this time around.]

[Finally he sees an in. Leo switches on his own video function, smiling a bit wryly into the feed.]

Looks like you've gotten the low-down. Welcome back, Donatello.

[Video]

[brain_behind_purple]

[Donnie had just gotten back to his suite when he received the call. He was stunned very briefly, but it quickly faded. That's right, Mike had told him that there were two Leonardo's here. He had already found his own Leo, this must be the other one.]

Leo? Wait... your the other Leo, right?

[Video]

[duelkatana]

[He allows himself to grin a bit more widely.]

What gave it away?

[Video]

[brain_behind_purple]

[Donnie couldn't help but smile a bit. Alternate version or not, it was still Leo... well, he looked older, but it was still Leo.]

The blue mask makes it pretty obvious. It's ugh.. nice to meet you Leo.

[That felt kinda weird to say, but he supposed that he'd get used to it.]