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[skybluejeep]

[Stiles appears on the feed, after giving his console a good solid thumping. He's peering into it like he can see right through the screen, trying to fix the unfixable. There's one momentary ghosting, a doubling of his image, but then it stabilizes.]

Hah! Percussive maintenance saves the day again.

Okay, got some stuff to talk about, and I can't give three ripping farts as to who or what is listening, so suck it. I'm gonna start making, like, World War Two style propaganda posters and sticking them up all over the place. Victory Gardens and War Bonds, guys. Let's make it happen. Bonus points if we can all dress like Gene Kelly and Ginger Rogers for the duration.

One! Late Memorial Day barbecue. Bring your own grilling goods, communal shared style. Pot luck style. Low on food so let's all share style. Thanks to Darcy for coming up with the idea, seriously, that girl is super awesome smart. And appropriate theme, because Jesus Harry Christ on a bouncing kangaroo, memorials all over.

Two! Had a really interesting dream last night involving a little boy, named Rio'era. Aaaaaand I've been led to understand this is a thing? Anybody else having weird dreams about little kids popping up and giggling a bit at you? Because wow it's borderline creepy. More than borderline, if I'm one hundred percent honest.

Three! Who put the ram in the ramalama ding dong?

Important question for the ages.

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[wrathfulkhan]

Uh...no, I haven't had any creepy kid dreams. But I'll keep an eye out.

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[skybluejeep]

Not even one? Ever? In your whole life? I don't believe you, sir.

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[wrathfulkhan]

Not like the creepy kids from The Shining...is that what you mean? Because I don't want any part of that.

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[skybluejeep]

Whoa, no, not that bad. Yipes, dude. If we start having Shining-level dreams, I'm gonna nope the fuck outta that so fast and never mention it again.

Nah, this is just sorta like, run of the mill giggling child. There might have been a playground, but it wasn't an abandoned Soviet-era Russian playground or anything.

[backwordscompatible]

Was the little boy actually a turtle in disguise?

[...surprisingly, she was completely serious in her question?]

[skybluejeep]

[AH HAH. He had a feeling this was it, but he didn't want to say it out loud, just in case.]

Distinct possibility! I had a run-in with one a while back, but wasn't sure.

[backwordscompatible]

Yeah, so did I.

Cute kid. Waltzed right into one of my dreams for a little chat. It wouldn't surprise me if one of his brothers or sisters was doing it again.

[skybluejeep]

But didn't everybody have something similar happen all at once? This was real specific, and nobody else is coming forward going "OH HEY KIDS IN MAH DREAMS" you know?

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[apologiesmyking]

[Well this is a somewhat uncomfortable way of having to discuss something he's been avoiding discussing. Arthur has been gone a week and things have moved on as they always will.]

Rio'era is one of the young turtle hatchlings. When their...caretakers leave, they seek out others to which they can bond.

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[skybluejeep]

You mean, he's like an orphan turtle? Oh no!

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[apologiesmyking]

[They do not know what became of their parents, so they are already orphans, but Kaldur will not say that.]

There are other guardians, for the hatchlings appear to need three. It is important that they are cared for as they are the last of their kind that we know of.

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[skybluejeep]

[Although now Stiles is peering at Kaldur through the screen intently, eyebrows puckered together over his nose.]

Out of curiosity, have you smiled in the last, oh, I don't know, seventeen years?

[iguanasolution]

Who was that man? I'd like to shake his hand! He made my baby fall in love with me.

[A beat.] What? It seemed like no one was answering the hard-hitting questions.

[skybluejeep]

I'm glad somebody around here has their priorities straight!

[iguanasolution]

No, but really, Rio is one of the turtles. He was King Arthur's turtle before he left, maybe they are seeking out caretakers once more?

[skybluejeep]

Wait. King Arthur? Like full on, lady of the lake, banging two coconuts together, let's not go to Camelot, 'tis a silly place King Arthur?

And I never met him? Crap!

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[denyamenti]

Try feeding him next time.

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[skybluejeep]

Wait, like, in person? Or in the dream?

Because I don't really have control over my actions in dreams. Mostly. I tried to get to that lucid dreaming thing once and ended up sitting in school watching the clock. It was the worst lucid dream ever, hated it.

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[denyamenti]

In the dream, since that's where they seem so keen to play.

[ There's humour in Bakura's tone when he replies, obviously finding Stiles' unique conversational style interesting. ]

It just takes practice. Start small.

[akito]

If you have a barbeque let me know when it is and I'll bring a frisbee!

[skybluejeep]

Can do! Probably this next week-ish, deets are hazy.

How you doing, you settled in okay now? Last time we talked you were still a little woooo~

[He makes a gesture with his hands, that demonstrates just how 'wooooo' Akito had been.]

[akito]

Send me a message when they're less hazy!

I... Guess I'm settled in as much as I'll ever be, ne? Definitely less wooo and more... [ he tries to think of an apt word, but instead has to settle for shrugging. ]

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[superoverachiever]

I say we focus on three. [Because if Mally wants to listen on their network they should try to expose him to as much inane babble as possible, right? Right.] All I can say for sure right now is that it wasn't me.

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[skybluejeep]

Well, we're pretty sure it was a man, although my track record with figuring out gender recently is batting zero.

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[superoverachiever]

We are?

And a hundred percent fail rate is kind of impressive on its own. n