Archive of Our Own ^beta

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———— ShellChat is now online ———— 

———— Loading ————

———— Added Turtledad, MysticMike and four others to the chat ————

———— Labshutin9000 is now online ———— 

Labshutin9000: It worked! [maniacal laugh!]

———— MysticMike is now online ———— 

MysticMike: What did you do this time, D?

Labshutin9000: [offended gasp!] How dare you assume that I could be up to anything?! That’s preposterous!

MysticMike: Really, D, what is this? It reminds me of one of those old phone apps we used to use back before…

Labshutin9000: Ah, but it is! But that’s not the nifty thing about this! I have made it so we may speak with our past selves!

Labshutin9000: Working around it so that this was able to work through space and time was a pain in the a—anyways it works! Hallelujah!

———— Bootyyyshaker9000 is now online ————

———— NeonLeon is now online ———— 

NeonLeon: what is this? Donnie?

Bootyyyshaker9000: OmeGOSH! How is this possible?! How did you even attempt this?! Do you have lotto numbers?!

NeonLeon: whaa…?

Bootyyyshaker9000: Read the above messages, dum-dum [eye-roll emoji]

NeonLeon: 😲

MysticMike: I forget how you used to get when a new piece of technology popped up

Labshutin9000: I still don’t?

Labshutin9000: And to answer your questions. It was incredibly difficult with a lot of time on my part. And no, I don’t, sadly.

Bootyyyshaker9000: [Sad face emoji]

NeonLeon: dude, just use the emojis 😑

NeonLeon: so, this is a chat with future-versions of ourselves? cool cool cool. where’s future me?

MysticMike: How could you tell neither of us were him?

NeonLeon: you guys may have different usernames to us, but it’s easy to tell whose who. the ‘lab’ in ‘Labshutin9000’ is easily future Donnie and ‘Mike’ in ‘MysticMike’ is future Mikey

Bootyyyshaker9000: Wow, I honestly didn’t think you’d get that right on the first try, Leo

NeonLeon: 😤

NeonLeon: so, where is he?

MysticMike: He’s currently in the training room, meditating

NeonLeon: 😧 huh?

Bootyyyshaker9000: I agree. Huh? Leo never meditates. That’s more a Raph thing

Labshutin9000: ……

Bootyyyshaker9000: Did I say something wrong?

MysticMike: No. Just … what year is it there?

NeonLeon: it’s 2019. why?

MysticMike: Ah, that’s why…

Bootyyyshaker9000: Oooh! Are we sharing years now? Wait, does that mess up the timeline? Wait, does me speaking to my future-self screw the space-time continuum up? Agh!

Labshutin9000: I should get back to my lab…

NeonLeon: hold it! you made this chat! you also asked about the year. why is that? what are you guys hiding? what happens in our future?

Labshutin9000: ……

MysticMike: It’s something you don’t want to know about…

NeonLeon: seriously! if something happens to us then you need tell us so we can stop it!

Bootyyyshaker9000: Leo, that’s not how time-travel works…

NeonLeon: [angry and disgruntled noises]

———— Turtledad is now online ———— 

Labshutin: Oh, look who decided to finally pop in!

Turtledad: ………

Turtledad: Donnie, what the fuck is this?

Labshutin9000: Excuse you! As I explained to Angelo it is a sophisticated system that allows us to talk to our past selves!

Turtledad: ………

Labshutin9000: Are you not impressed with this amazing feat that I accomplished not just across time, but space too?!

Turtledad: I’m going to bed. We have another mission tomorrow and I expect you both to be up bright and early 

———— Turtledad is now offline ———— 

MysticMike: And there he goes again…

NeonLeon: what was that? why was he so grouchy?

Labshutin9000: A lot has happened and Leo has been the one to feel like he had to shoulder it

NeonLeon: this is why you have to tell us what happens!

———— Labshutin9000 is now offline ———— 

———— MysticMike is now offline ———— 

NeonLeon: of course they leave the chat so they don’t have to answer me….

NeonLeon: COWARDS!

Bootyyyshaker9000: I think we have more pressing matters right now, Nardo

NeonLeon: like what?

Bootyyyshaker9000: Why your future self’s username is ‘Turtledad’ for one….

NeonLeon: huh? WHAT?! WHAT THE HELL?! DOES THIS MEAN I HAVE A KID IN THE FUTURE!?

Bootyyyshaker9000: [snorts]

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———— MagicMike is now online ————

MagicMike: Whoa, what is this? What the hell did I miss out on yesterday?

———— Bootyyyshaker9000 is now online ———— 

Bootyyyshaker9000: Morning Angelo, and you did indeed in fact miss out on quite a bit yesterday

MagicMike: I can see that from yesterday’s messages.

MagicMike: But, seriously a future version of you was able to create an app able to travel across time and space and chat with us? That’s beyond cool, yo!

Bootyyyshaker9000: Yes, I am indeed impressive, aren’t I?

———— NeonLeon is now online ————  

NeonLeon: Mikester, don’t encourage him. his ego will just inflate his big forehead even more than it already is

Bootyyyshaker9000: Like yours? [rolls-eyes emoji]

NeonLeon: exactly! i’m the one with the ego in this family!

NeonLeon: wait … were you saying I have a big forehead?

Bootyyyshaker9000: Actually where’s Raph right now?

NeonLeon: and he ignores me … of course 🙄

MagicMike: He’s in the Dojo. Why?

Bootyyyshaker9000: It’s just with how our future-selves seemed quite closed off, especially considering on why they got quiet when Raph was mentioned yesterday

NeonLeon: i know. it rubs me the wrong way too. they’re hiding something from us … something bad that happens and I don’t like it

MagicMike: Do I need to get out Dr Delicate Touch, Leo 😡

NeonLeon: no, I mean it, Mike. you guys might say it’s nothing, but I really do have a bad feeling here…

MagicMike: ……..

Bootyyyshaker9000: I don’t know why, but I’m getting a similar feeling. They just seem so different from us and that could just be due to how far in the future they are, but we don’t know what’s happened to cause such a change. And they’re not even telling us anything and that’s the scary thing. I understand it may have to do with the space-time continuum, but if our lives are at risk … I just don’t know…

———— Labshutin9000 is now online ———— 

Labshutin9000: Phew! It’s been a week! But I can finally get back on here!

Labshutin9000: Geez, you guys certainly had quite the discussion while we were gone, didn’t you?

Bootyyyshaker9000: H…Hold on! What do you mean it’s been a week for you?!

Labshutin9000: Because that’s how long it’s been here

NeonLeon: no! it’s only been a day!

Bootyyyshaker9000: Time must work differently there due to the weird spacial limitations surrounding the app. A certain amount of time here passes quicker there, but why is that?

Labshutin9000: ……..

Bootyyyshaker9000: Not answering yet again? [sigh]

MagicMike: Can we at least know what time your from? The whole talking to a future version of ourselves is so rad!

Labshutin9000: I guess it can’t hurt to tell you what year we’re from. We’re too far from your present, so we don’t need to worry about any trouble with the space-time continuum

Labshutin9000: At least yet anyway…

Bootyyyshaker9000: YES! FINALLY!

Labshutin9000: [laughs fondly] We’re from the year 2030 if my calculations are correct

NeonLeon: calculations? why not just check a calendar?

Labshutin9000: That’s … a little hard to do right now….

NeonLeon: [huffing] that’s the thing. you give us hints, but then once we ask for more information you shut us out. what happens in our future? 

Labshutin9000: ………

Labshutin9000: That’s not my decision to make….

NeonLeon: then whose is it?!

Labshutin9000: It’s Leo’s

NeonLeon: huh?

MagicMike: What?

Bootyyyshaker9000: Leo’s? Why are you taking orders from him? He’s the leader, sure, but he doesn’t order every part of our lives

MagicMike: Also where’s future Raph’s opinion in all of this?

NeonLeon: Yea, future me can’t seriously be calling all the shots now? That’s just so unlike me [nervous laugh]

———— Turtledad is now online ————  

Turtledad: Alrigh’, ‘m getin sic o’ receivin’ these mesages

Labshutin9000: Ignore them then

Turtledad: If I wasn’ curently on be’rest I wold strangle you

Labshutin9000: I appreciate the sentiment, but go back to sleep

Turtledad: I can’ wit my fucing comm buzzing away!

NeonLeon: damn! old me is grouchy as fuck 😳

Bootyyyshaker9000: You’re usually cranky when your tired too, Leo

NeonLeon: 😡

MagicMike: And he can’t spell either 🤣

MagicMike: Also don’t let Raph see that you swore, Lee 🫢

NeonLeon: shit… 😰

Turtledad: I um not old! Am only twinty-six! 

NeonLeon: only 11 years older than us and he’s already talking like an old man!

Turtledad: ……. 

Turtledad: You wan to know wha appen in the future?

Labshutin9000: Leo, don’t. The drugs are getting to you. Just put the comm down and go back to sleep

NeonLeon: drugs? dude, why the hell does he need drugs for?

Labshutin9000: Don’t worry about it

NeonLeon: 😑

Bootyyyshaker9000: [snorts]

Labshutin9000: Leo, I know how much you want to be blunt and tell them, but I don’t know how it’ll affect the space-time continuum

Turtledad: Fuccc offff! I can say wha I wan!

Labshutin9000: Not when you’re high on painkillers!

MagicMike: I don’t like where this is going…

Labshutin9000: I am so sorry for him. Anything else he says just ignore it

Bootyyyshaker9000: That will be quite hard to ignore

NeonLeon: …….. 

MagicMike: It’s like he’s trying to pull our attention towards him even when on painkillers. It’s such a Leo move, but still…

Turtledad: Lis’en ‘ere, es’cialy you, you litlr shit! Somtim nex year you cose the end of the workd

NeonLeon: i …. wha … huh?

Bootyyyshaker9000: Geez, whatever meds future Leon is on is messing with his spelling and grammar. It’s worse than Leo’s currently is

NeonLeon: hey!

Labshutin9000: Leo, Mikey and I told you that if we told them that we’d break it to them slowly! Not get to the point like that!

Turtledad: [blows raspberry] We r in thr midle of an apoclpe and it’s all yr—my—our falt

NeonLeon: no no way….

Bootyyyshaker9000: How can it even be possible that Leo started an apocalypse?

Labshutin9000: [sighs] He was being himself. We lost an item to the Foot which in turn opened up a gateway for a race of aliens to takeover the planet. Leo has blamed himself for it ever since….

MagicMike: Ever since what?

Labshutin9000: I am adding a new feature after this conversation that after twenty-four hours any chat logs will be deleted

NeonLeon: wha … why?

Labshutin9000: I don’t want Leo to see what I write next…

NeonLeon: ⁉️

Labshutin9000: The reason our Raph hasn’t made an appearance is because he died a few years ago; protecting Leo. The dum-dum thought this would be like all our other battles. We did too at first, but we got less cocky the more time went on … and then we lost Raph and realized just how serious this was. That was the turning point for Leo when he finally started to take his role as leader seriously

NeonLeon: i…i don’t know what to say to that…

MagicMike: Raph’s dead…?

Bootyyyshaker9000: No way…

Labshutin9000: As I said after twenty-four hours these messages will be deleted. Please, don’t mention that I told this to you to my Leo or even to your Raph. I don’t want to scare the poor guy…

Bootyyyshaker9000: No … we understand…

Labshutin9000: I just wish it was broken to you guys better. Angelo and I were planning a simplistic approach, but Leo had to ruin it by being awake and high on meds

NeonLeon: umm … what’s wrong with future me to be taking so many painkillers that he’s able to get that high?

Labshutin9000: Now don’t freak out

Bootyyyshaker9000: That is literally the worst thing that you could’ve said to him…

Labshutin9000: He’s on those meds because he recently lost his right arm

NeonLeon: I LOSE MY ARM!?

Bootyyyshaker9000: Leo, calm down

NeonLeon: DON’T TELL ME TO CALM DOWN AFTER I FIND OUT I LOSE MY FRICKIN’ ARM IN THE FUTURE!

———— Turtledad is now offline ———— 

NeonLeon: wait, was he still hanging around for all that 😰

Labshutin9000: No. He passed out just after his last response. I just logged him out now 

NeonLeon: oh, that’s good then 😓

NeonLeon: did this have to do with that mission that future me mentioned yesterday? or last week for you, I guess?

Labshutin9000: Kind of……

NeonLeon: what does that mean?

Labshutin9000: I would rather not say

NeonLeon: [grumbles in irritation]

MagicMike: I just have one last thing to ask before we get off for the day

Labshutin9000: Sure, what is it?

MagicMike: Why is future Leo’s username ‘Turtledad’ emphasis on the ‘Dad’ part?

NeonLeon: yea, I’ve been wondering that too

Labshutin9000: That’s something Leo should tell you himself. It’s not really something I should. I’ve already told you too much already

NeonLeon: argh! you’re killing me here!

———— Labshutin9000 is now offline ———— 

NeonLeon: and of course he runs away again! [disgruntled noises]

Bootyyyshaker9000: Just be patient, Nardo. At least we got some answers today. No matter how terrifying the implications of this are

NeonLeon: ……..

MagicMike: Leo…?

NeonLeon: yea, sorry guys, I need to think for a bit…

———— NeonLeon is now offline ———— 

MagicMike: Will he be okay?

Bootyyyshaker9000: It’s like he said. He just needs to think. The information we received from mine and his own future self was quite daunting. He just needs time to process it is all

MagicMike: How long will that be?

Bootyyyshaker9000: I…I don’t know, Mike. I honestly don’t know…

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———— RedAngel is now online ————

RedAngel: Donnie, what is this?

———— Bootyyyshaker9000 is now online ————

Bootyyyshaker9000: Huh. He really did add a command that deleted the whole chat log…

RedAngel: Morning Donnie. Also can you answer my question?

Bootyyyshaker9000: Indeed, brother of mine. Well, Raphala, this is a inter-time-space app created by a future version of me where we can chat with them. Isn’t it amazing?

RedAngel: Err … sure, D. I still don’t understand what you said, but it sounds cool

Bootyyyshaker9000: [sigh] In simpler terms: this chatroom is able to transcend time and space somehow. The inventor was my future self and we are able to chat with him, future Mikey and future Leo

RedAngel: So, we’re able to talk to future versions of ourselves on here through some weird time shenanigans?

Bootyyyshaker9000: I guess you can call it that then yes

———— Labshutin9000 is now online ————  

———— MysticMike is now online ————  

Labshutin9000: Is it wrong to say that I want to strangle the turtle currently in the medbay?

MysticMike: I’ve thought about using my chains to keep him down once or twice…

Labshutin9000: The moron is missing an arm and tries to leave! If he does it again we just may have to resort to that

Bootyyyshaker9000: What did old Leo do?

RedAngel: Wait, this is Leo you’re talking about?! He lost an arm?! When does this happen?!

MysticMike: ……….

Labshutin9000: Don’t worry about it

RedAngel: The amount of times I hear that from Donnie and it makes me worry even more! Do I need to worry about this happening to my Leo!? How bad is he hurt!?

Labshutin9000: You don’t need to worry for quite some time unless your Leo learns to be less reckless

Bootyyyshaker9000: Yea, I highly doubt that will happen 

MysticMike: Since our Leo is on bedrest right now due to his injury to make sure that he recovers he’s also not allowed to be on here right now

Bootyyyshaker9000: Right, he was on some pretty hard core pain meds last time we were on

RedAngel: He’s that bad?

Bootyyyshaker9000: Yea. He was so high he ended up giving some vital information away about the future which I don’t know if that could affect the timeline or not

RedAngel: Oh……

MysticMike: Where’s your Leo today?

RedAngel: He’s currently cooped up in his room. He didn’t say why. He just kept the door shut. Raph tried to talk him into coming out, but he refused to

MysticMike: ………..

Labshutin9000: I think it’s best you leave him be for now. Our Leo said some things to him that could’ve possibly upset him. He just needs time to process it

RedAngel: He shouldn’t be locking himself up then. He should come talk to us if something is bothering him

Labshutin9000: Leo still has a habit in our time of keeping things locked in and locking himself away if things get too complicated

Bootyyyshaker9000: Does he ever talk to anyone about his problems? 

Labshutin9000: We get bits and pieces every so often, but not everything

Bootyyyshaker9000: I see……

———— MysticMike is now offline ————

RedAngel: Wait, why did future Mikey go offline?

Labshutin9000: Sorry, he was getting a bit overwhelmed

RedAngel: Was it Raph’s fault?

Labshutin9000: No, not at all, big guy. He’s—We’re just going through something rough right now. It’s got nothing to do with you

RedAngel: If you say so…

Bootyyyshaker9000: [clicks tongue]

RedAngel: Really, D?

Bootyyyshaker9000: The atmosphere got tense and I felt it my responsibility to quell it a bit

RedAngel: [sigh] If it’s not Leo or Mikey then it’s you

Bootyyyshaker9000: Don’t lump me in with them. I hardly cause any problems

RedAngel: Uhuh? I’ll believe it when I see it, D. It’s like I keep telling Leo too

Bootyyyshaker9000: What about Mikey?

RedAngel: He’s the baby. He’s exempt. We have to be examples for him

Bootyyyshaker9000: That seems a little unfair….

———— Labshutin9000 is now offline due to automatic log off system ————  

Bootyyyshaker9000: Wait, that’s a thing? I wonder if it starts up if someone hasn’t touched their phone in a while? Which begs the question of what happened to my future self because that is just rude!

RedAngel: Donnie, he could be busy and didn’t have enough time to tell us he was getting off

Bootyyyshaker9000: Ugh! I guess that makes….

RedAngel: Anyway, I’m gonna try and see if I can get Leo to come out of his room

Bootyyyshaker9000: Good luck with that. I highly doubt he’ll come out

RedAngel: Raph has gotta at least try. Our brother is hurting and I want to help him

———— RedAngel is now offline ————  

Bootyyyshaker9000: [sigh] That is if Leo even wants help…

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———— NeonLeon is now online ———— 

———— Bootyyyshaker9000 is now online ———— 

———— Labshutin9000 is now online ———— 

Labshutin9000: It’s been two weeks since we’ve been on due to trying to make sure Leo stayed on bedrest

Bootyyyshaker9000: Right, I forgot that a day for us is a week for you. We had to convince Leo to come out of his room and you can probably tell how long that took

Labshutin9000: Two days

Bootyyyshaker9000: Yep!

NeonLeon: excuse you! i’m sorry i was going through something because of what my future self said!

———— Turtledad is now online ————

Turtledad: Crysis much?

NeonLeon: omg! that was horrible! not only do i get grumpy in the future, but i can’t even pun anymore!

NeonLeon: this is the worst 😫

Turtledad: Casey thinks my puns are funny 😤

Labshutin9000: That’s because you’ve reduced them to Dad jokes and children laugh at anything 

NeonLeon: that’s even worse 😭

Turtledad: 😑

Bootyyyshaker9000: I’m sorry, but … who’s Casey?

Labshutin9000: He’s a child

Turtledad: No shit, D

Turtledad: Casey is my son

Bootyyyshaker9000: So this is the reason for old Leo’s username?

Turtledad: [groan] Donnie did that against my wishes

Labshutin9000: Well, it’s a perfect name for someone whose coddling their mutant flesh-baby

Turtledad: I do NOT coddle him! And don’t call him that!

NeonLeon: mutant flesh-baby? 😐 why is that making me think of Gremlins?

Turtledad: Don’t compare him to those ugly furless things. He’s beautiful and deserves the world!

Bootyyyshaker9000: Gross. Emotions

Turtledad: What kind of Uncle are you?! How dare you insult my child!

NeonLeon: wow, this is giving me weird ass flashbacks. also why’d future Donnie call him that then?

Turtledad: ……….. 

Turtledad: Ugh! This is going to be hard to explain….

Labshutin9000: Nardo, just take your time. You don’t have to tell them straight away if you’re uncomfortable with it

NeonLeon: sure, he does!

Bootyyyshaker9000: No, he doesn’t, Nardo. He can keep his secrets like you keep yours

NeonLeon: 😡 i don’t keep secrets!

Bootyyyshaker9000: Sure, you don’t [rolling-eyes emoji]

Labshutin9000: If I had integrated a camera option on here we’d be able to send you a photo of him

Turtledad: Please, don’t. You want me to brag more than I already want to?

NeonLeon: no….. 😰

Turtledad: Okay, I’m just gonna rip the hypothetical bandaid off…

Bootyyyshaker9000: Ok……?

Turtledad: Casey is my biological son. Cassandra is his biological Mother

NeonLeon: wait, wait, hold up! does this mean i—you had sex with Cassandra!

Bootyyyshaker9000: I can’t even fathom that. Were you high? You had to be high…

NeonLeon: no kidding! Cass is our friend, but she’s not my type. she’s a little too crazy for me…

Labshutin9000: [cackling madly] No, he was not high

Turtledad: I am so glad that you find this funny 🙄

NeonLeon: then why would you…?

Turtledad: It had nothing to do in with any sexual interactions

NeonLeon: t…then how?

Bootyyyshaker9000: Is he a test tube baby then?

Turtledad: No. It was insemination

NeonLeon: i read a bit on that while researching medicine. it’s the introduction of semen into a female through natural or artificial means

Bootyyyshaker9000: I believe everyone here already knew that, Nardo

NeonLeon: what? so i can’t at least try and sound smart sometimes ☹️

Bootyyyshaker9000: [sighs] So, it was artificial insemination then?

Turtledad: Yes. Cass wanted a kid and even if we are in the middle of a war … he gives us a little hope for the future….

Bootyyyshaker9000: What made you decide for it to be your DNA to be artificially inserted into Cass?

Labshutin9000: We still don’t have many Resistance members and those we do are much older than us. Even though Cass was fine with grabbing any random bottle we thought it best it be someone she knows. That way she doesn’t have to co-parent with someone she may not even like

Bootyyyshaker9000: That … sounds pretty reasonable….

NeonLeon: i still can’t wrap my head around all this 😣

———— Shellchat received new function [photo] ————

NeonLeon: wait, why was this suddenly added?

Turtledad: Were you working on this during the chat? You weren’t replying much

Labshutin9000: [maniacal laugh] Why of course, dear brother! And now you can brag about Casey as much as you please!

Turtledad: You did this so I don’t have to do it in the base, didn’t you? Too bad I’m still gonna do it!

Labshutin9000: [sad-face emoji] My work was all for naught!

Labshutin9000: Where exactly is Casey anyway?

Turtledad: He’s with me at the moment

———— Turtledad has shared a photo ———— 

Labshutin9000: Oh no. It’s already starting….

Turtledad: It’s your own fault for adding the function, D [devious grin]

[The photo was held at an odd top-down side-angle with a young child’s form lying against a plastron with a thumb in his mouth. He had short black tufts of hair on his head. His form was small, so he looked around the age of a toddler. He had green skin with similar markings to Leo over his limbs and eyes. He wore a worn shirt and pants, so his shell wasn’t seen at the angle the camera was aimed at]

NeonLeon: he is like a mutant flesh-baby 😧 future D, wasn’t kidding

Turtledad: Stop calling him that! I’ll get Donnie to ban you for a week! I will do it!

Labshutin9000: [snorts]

NeonLeon: NOOOO! don’t ban me! i’ll be good😭

Bootyyyshaker9000: LOL!!

Labshutin9000: You don’t even need to ask me. I’ll do it for free, especially since our younger counterparts spend so much time on electronics. It’d be good for them to get off for a couple of hours

Bootyyyshaker9000: [scandalized gasp] You dare block me from my phone and I’ll track down your timeline to end you myself

Labshutin9000: That sounds a bit counterproductive 

Bootyyyshaker9000: [frustrated hisses]

———— Bootyyyshaker9000 is now offline ———— 

NeonLeon: [snort] yep! as soon as he’s challenged he’d rather back down than continue to argue

Turtledad: That’s just a very Donnie-like reaction

Labshutin9000: I am right here you know…

Turtledad: I know. It’s just my very Leo-like response 🙃

NeonLeon: 🤣🤣🤣

Labshutin9000: Ugh! I can’t take that there is two of you dum-dums right now. I’m going to my lab

Turtledad: Aren’t you already in there?

———— Labshutin9000 is now offline ————

Turtledad: Asshole logged off on me

NeonLeon: ………

NeonLeon: [plays with fingers] soooo…

NeonLeon: you have a kid….

Turtledad: Yep

NeonLeon: cool cool cool

Turtledad: Shit, this is awkward without anyone else on

NeonLeon: totally…

NeonLeon: ………

Turtledad: Do you want to log off? You don’t have to stay on and chat if it’s uncomfortable, you know. I know after what I said you probably don’t want to talk to me just yet without company

NeonLeon: that’s not….

Turtledad: Leo, I get it. Don’t stress yourself over it. I’m fine with it. I don’t like that I said all that to you while being high on meds. Take your time

NeonLeon: ………. ok

———— NeonLeon is now offline ————  

Turtledad: [sigh] I forgot how self-conscious I was at his age. I hope in a year’s time … he doesn’t make the same mistake I made….

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———— Bootyyyshaker9000 is now online ———— 

Bootyyyshaker9000: Hey, I’ve been wondering for quite some time since you guys mentioned how old Leo lost his arm. Have you started on building an arm for him yet by any chance?

Bootyyyshaker9000: Hello? 

———— Labshutin9000 is now online ———— 

Labshutin9000: Sorry, I was busy. I started a week or so ago. I had to go over our supplies to see if we had enough, but sadly we didn’t for me to be able to make him an entirely new arm

Bootyyyshaker9000: Then what did you do?

Labshutin9000: We had an old robot that I had made that I never got around to finishing and … I decided to use the arm from that. It’s going to be a bit bulky on Leo, but hopefully it won’t jostle his movement much

———— Turtledad is now online ————  

Turtledad: Donnie, I’ve told you. I don’t care if the prostheses fucks my shoulder up. I just need a new arm, so I can get back on the field

Labshutin9000: And I’ve told you that you can help with the fight at base. You’re our leader. If we lose you in battle what are we supposed to do? You come up with all the strategies for battles which sets us further into stopping all this

Turtledad: ………

Labshutin9000: Not only that …. but I don’t want to see another brother die. You don’t know how terrifying that was for Mikey and I.  When you were practically dragged back to base, limp over April’s shoulder and your arm was……

Turtledad: …… I don’t think we should have this conversation on here, D…

Bootyyyshaker9000: ………

Bootyyyshaker9000: Yea, this sounds like a private conversation that I’m invading on

———— MagicMike is now online ———— 

MagicMike: No way. We’re having this conversation on here

Bootyyyshaker9000: Mikey, why are you suddenly on?

MagicMike: I wanted to give my insight. Now old Leo; why do you feel the need to go back on the battlefield straight away? Is there some kind of underlying part of you that feels useless? Like you feel the need to do something for your team even while injured?

Turtledad: Wha? No!

MagicMike: I believe I’ve hit the nail on the head. You feel weak while bedridden for so long and want to get back to helping out in the battlefield to prove you can still do something productive to the war. Am I right?

Turtledad: ………..

Labshutin9000: Leo, do you honestly feel that way?

Turtledad: I don’t need a lesson from Dr Feelings right now, little Mike! What I need is a new fucking arm!

MagicMike: LITTLE!!!

Bootyyyshaker9000: He just ignored everything that Michael called him out on [rolling-eyes emoji]

Labshutin9000: Leo, we’re having a serious talk about this and whether I actually should decide on making you a new arm. This is serious and you’re not taking it seriously at all

Bootyyyshaker9000: I have to agree with future me. This is a serious topic that you seem to be ignoring

MagicMike: [screaming in rage] DONNIE CREATE A PORTAL SO I CAN PUMMEL FUTURE LEO!!!!

Bootyyyshaker9000: Oh sure, Angelo, let me just turn it on for ixitdkhdoycoucofoc

Turtledad: What the fuck was that?

MagicMike: I don’t know. I just hear Donnie screaming 

———— NeonLeon is now online ————  

NeonLeon: the so-called genius tripped over one of his inventions that he left on the floor of the lab 🙄

Turtledad: So he just stubbed his toe?

NeonLeon: i’ll have to do a scan of it, but there’s nothing you can do about toes. if it’s broken or just badly bruised all i can do is tape his injured toe to the uninjured one

MagicMike: I can still hear him screaming. Is he okay? 😰

NeonLeon: he’s just being dramatic. you know how he is 🙄

NeonLeon: older me is missing an arm for crying out loud. a stubbed toe is nothing to that

Turtledad: It really isn’t. I definitely don’t recommend it. It hurts like shit

NeonLeon: i’ll take that into consideration when i’m in another fight with a villain 😅

Labshutin9000: A stubbed toe? And he’s screaming bloody murder? I’ve been stabbed through my carapace. That hurts worse than a stubbed toe

MagicMike: 😱

NeonLeon: what 😰

Labshutin9000: Don’t worry about it

NeonLeon: seriously 😑

Bootyyyshaker9000: Leon, can I have an ice pack? My toe HuuRRRttSSSSS!!!

NeonLeon: i’m grabbing one now and some bandage tape. stay on the floor or you’ll make it worse and cry more

Bootyyyshaker9000: [huffs indignantly and throws up middle finger]

MagicMike: I can’t believe Raph is missing this 😆

Turtledad: I can’t believe our Mikey is missing this [wheezes]

Bootyyyshaker9000: Ah yes, finding humour in my pain. Very funny [rolling-eyes emoji]

NeonLeon: alright, D, get off. i’m taking you to the medbay. i need your full attention on walking not on your phone

Bootyyyshaker9000: You dare force me off me off of my phone, you heathen! [hiss]

NeonLeon: i can’t believe i’m asking this. but old Donnie can you ban him for a few hours. it’s just until i can get him settled and check on the toe fully without him being distracted

Bootyyyshaker9000: You wouldn’t dare…

Labshutin9000: I’ve been waiting to try this out on someone [rubs hands together, giddily]

Turtledad: Wow, a betrayal by both a brother and future version of himself. I did not see that coming. No wait, actually I did [wheezes] 

MagicMike: That was worse than one of Leo’s 😣

Turtledad: Same difference considering I’m his future self 😑

NeonLeon: i’ve said it before but that was horrible. is that really what I sound like?

MagicMike: Yep

Bootyyyshaker9000: Yes

NeonLeon: oh yay…

———— Turtledad has been banned for twenty-four hours ———— 

NeonLeon: another brother betrayal 😃

Labshutin9000: I’m in a very ban-happy mood right now, so if you don’t want the same to happen to you… [smiles sinisterly]

NeonLeon: yeesh. okay, fine. why can’t you guys understand i use humour to cope 😞

———— Bootyyyshaker9000 has been banned for six hours ———— 

NeonLeon: thanks. wow, Donnie tried biting me the instant i tried to touch him. he’s definitely not happy about being banned

Labshutin9000: Maybe to make up for it you can get him a pizza without pineapple?

NeonLeon: i still don’t understand why he doesn’t like pineapple, but if it’ll get him to calm down i guess i can do that

MagicMike: You’re going to bribe our brother, Leo 😧

NeonLeon: not bribe just … okay, maybe it is bribing. but it’s for a good cause! now I have work to do!

———— NeonLeon is now offline ————  

MagicMike: Right 🙄

Labshutin9000: I miss conversations like this. Just general stupidity and the casualness of it all [sighs fondly]

MagicMike: What do you mean? You’re not casual with your brothers anymore? 

Labshutin9000: Oh … oh shit … you’re still on!

———— Labshutin9000 is now offline ———— 

MagicMike: What was that about? 🤨

Chapter Text

———— Bootyyyshaker9000 is now online ———— 

Bootyyyshaker9000: My toe is now a dark purple colour [hurling emoji] 

———— NeonLeon is now online ————

———— RedAngel is now online ———— 

NeonLeon: 🙄

RedAngel: Do you want Raphie to kiss it better ❤️🩹

Bootyyyshaker9000: Eww!! Gross! No! 

NeonLeon: 🤣

———— Turtledad is now online ———— 

Turtledad: Jeff th de d F hhdrsswfhjfddffvhbcxcbbxxcbn xcvvccc  CB nndefgjnbccx ghjjdcjnvdcn NBC CC jb CD Ch b

NeonLeon: did old me have a heart attack 😰

RedAngel: He’s not that old, Leo 😑

NeonLeon: whatever 🙄

Turtledad: hedej d whete mt ar

RedAngel: What?

NeonLeon: we sure he isn’t on the verge of a heart attack?

RedAngel: Leo…

Bootyyyshaker9000: Oh geez, that’s worse than the last time his grammar and spelling was off

Bootyyyshaker9000: Also translation - ‘Hey D, where’s my arm?’ At least I’m pretty sure that’s what he said

NeonLeon: why would he ask that? he already knows he’s missing an arm 🤨

Bootyyyshaker9000: [shrugging emoji]

———— Labshutin9000 is now online ————  

Labshutin9000: Leonardo, get off your comm

Turtledad: fuck u

NeonLeon: wow, he misspelled everything in his previous text yet somehow spelled the F bomb correctly

Bootyyyshaker9000: Convenient, I think not?

RedAngel: Raph is scared at the prospect of Leo getting such a mouth on him 😰

NeonLeon: 😅

RedAngel: It’s not funny, Leo 😤

Bootyyyshaker9000: [sweats profusely]

RedAngel: Is there something you’d wish to say, Don?

Bootyyyyshaker9000: Nope. Not at all. [smiles innocently]

RedAngel: [squints in suspicion]

NeonLeon: 👀 🍿

RedAngel: Really Leo 😑

NeonLeon: this is entertaining 😁

Bootyyyshaker9000: Of course you find this entertaining [rolling-eyes emoji]

Turtledad: I deen oain 

Labshutin9000: Well, get off then

Labshutin9000: I’m sorry guys. I just operated on Leo, so he’s got quite a few painkillers in his system 

Turtledad: d wbegd my atm 

Labshutin9000: YOU’LL GET YOUR ARM, BUT YOU NEED REST! I JUST INSERTED THE PORT! NOW GET THE FUCK OFF YOUR COMM BEFORE I BAN YOU AGAIN!

Turtledad: agh d behbv mean tk me

———— Turtledad has been banned for twenty-four hours ————

NeonLeon: ha! he got banned again 

NeonLeon: but why only twenty-four 🤨

Bootyyyshaker9000: If the port was only just inserted after a few weeks of the stump healing then it’ll probably take another week or so for the port to fully heal before the arm can be added on

Bootyyyshaker9000: There’s also the aspect of if old Leo’s nerves are connected and connecting the arm so close to the operation would be dangerous 

Labshutin9000: That is all correct, mini me. There’s also the fact that Leo has had some phantom pain lately too. So, I want most of the old pain to subside first

NeonLeon: phantom pain? so, he’s feeling as if his arm is still there? Thats …. i don’t even know what to say to that…

RedAngel: That’s what that is? Poor guy… 

Bootyyyshaker9000: Now I feel inferior with my bruised toe

NeonLeon: 🤣

RedAngel: Really, Donnie 😑

Bootyyyshaker9000: It hurts to move it, okay!

NeonLeon: drama queen 😩💅🏻

Bootyyyshaker9000: I will end you [knife emoji]

RedAngel: Guys, come on…. 😰

Labshutin9000: You kids have fun on here. I need to make sure that Leo stays in the medbay

Bootyyyshaker9000: wait, how’d you do the operation without our emetophobia playing up?

NeonLeon: 👀

RedAngel: Leo, stop that

NeonLeon: 😡

Labshutin9000: [sigh] When you’ve been in an war for ten years you start to get used to all the death and destruction around you that your fears don’t affect you as much

Bootyyyshaker9000: I…

NeonLeon: 😨

RedAngel: …………..

Labshutin9000: Now I need to watch Leo. See ya

———— Labshutin9000 is now offline ———— 

NeonLeon: well, that was …… something…

RedAngel: Hey … where are you guys?

Bootyyyshaker9000: Lab

NeonLeon: room

RedAngel: I’m in the living room. Can we … turtle pile? Raph’s feeling a little 😖

Bootyyyshaker9000: I understand, especially after hearing what future me said

NeonLeon: I’ll go grab Mikey

RedAngel: Thanks guys 🙂

Bootyyyshaker9000: Though I might need help with my toe and all. It hurts when I walk after all 

NeonLeon: you dramatic ass motherf….🤐

RedAngel: LEO! I think you’re future self is a bad influence!

Bootyyyshaker9000: He did that on purpose to rile you up, Raph

RedAngel: Leo… 😠

NeonLeon: oh no, the yellow angry emoji. it means he’s disappointed ☹️ 

NeonLeon: but he’s the bad influence on here 👀

Bootyyyshaker9000: [glares back indignantly]

RedAngel: OKAY! Guys, please!

NeonLeon: yeppers

Bootyyyshaker9000: [sighs] On my way…

———— RedAngel, NeonLeon and Bootyyyshaker9000 are now offline ———— 

Chapter Text

———— NeonLeon is now online ————

NeonLeon: sooooooooo … how do you make instant noodles again?

———— MagicMike is now online ———— 

———— MysticMike is now online ————  

MagicMike: Say what?!

MysticMike: You’re not serious are you?

NeonLeon: ahaha! say, Mike, are noodles supposed to look burnt?

MagicMike: What? No! What did you do Leon?! You better not have ruined my kitchen 😡

MysticMike: I was right to have a bad feeling. What is it with Leo’s and having an innate inability to cook?

NeonLeon: wow, rude 😤

———— Turtledad is now online ———— 

———— Bootyyyshaker9000 is now online ———— 

Turtledad: Easy. We don’t follow a recipe ✌️

NeonLeon: ur supposed to be on my side 😭

Turtledad: I’m on no one’s side 

NeonLeon: but ur me!? a grumpy, future version of me

Turtledad: And this 👆 gentleman is why I’m taking no sides 

Bootyyyshaker9000: [wheeze] 

NeonLeon: shut up, D!

Bootyyyshaker9000: [middle-finger emoji]

NeonLeon: real mature 😒

Bootyyyshaker9000: Coming from you it’s not much 

MagicMike: Back on topic 😊

NeonLeon: okay, i’m scared 🥲

MagicMike: How? Leonardo Hamato do you forget to put the water in with the noodles?

NeonLeon: i don’t know 😔👉👈

MysticMike: Or even use the kettle not the microwave

Turtledad: [wheeze]

Bootyyyshaker9000: [snorts]

NeonLeon: There’s … a burn on the roof … of the microwave … and the bowl is cracked too….

MagicMike: ……….

Bootyyyshaker9000: You should probably start running 

Turtledad: Definitely start running

NeonLeon: 😰

MagicMike: Say hello to my little friend, Leo 😁🔪

NeonLeon: 😱 

NeonLeon: Mikey, you know I didn’t mean it, right?! wait!

NeonLeon: IM RUNNING!!!!

———— NeonLeon is now offline ———— 

MagicMike:  I’m coming for you, Leo!

———— MagicMike is now offline ———— 

Bootyyyshaker9000: [snickers] Well, if you don’t mind me I’m going to go film this 😈 Toodles

———— Bootyyyshaker9000 is now offline ————

Turtledad: [snorts] That is such a Donnie thing to do

MysticMike: I can’t believe that actually happened 

Turtledad: Heh, yea….

———— RedAngel is now online ————  

RedAngel: Why is Mikey chasing Leo with a knife?

Turtledad: Read up

RedAngel: oh … Oh …. OH!

RedAngel: [sighs] I might as well go and stop them. Sorry about this

———— RedAngel is now offline ———— 

Turtledad: He doesn’t realise how nice it is to read his messages even if it hurts 

MysticMike: Leo …. should we tell him? We’ve already told our younger selves about what happens to him…

Turtledad: ……….

Turtledad: I get you want to, but if he knew he’d be more determined to die to save them

MysticMike: And what if he doesn’t? What if he stops it with the help of our younger selves?

Turtledad: Can we not talk about this now, Mike? I’m trying to feed Case. It’s kinda difficult with one arm, you know

MysticMike: …………

MysticMike: Fine

———— MysticMike is now offline ———— 

Turtledad: I’m sorry, Mikey…

Chapter Text

———— Shellchat received new function [video] ————

———— Turtledad is now online ———— 

Turtledad: No way! Thank you so much, D! I can now brag as much as I want about CJ now!

———— NeonLeon is now online ———— 

NeonLeon: you mean your freaky mutant flesh-baby

Turtledad: I will come after you if you continue to call him that 🫵

NeonLeon: oh, i’m shaking 🤣

Turtledad: 😤 Then I won’t show you this amazing video of CJ then

———— MagicMike is now online ———— 

———— Bootyyyshaker9000 is now online ———— 

MagicMike: No! Show us! Please! PLEAASEEE!!!!

Bootyyyshaker9000: I’m not usually curious on what Leo is doing, but … you’re a future version of him and you have my curiosity peeked

NeonLeon: really, D?

Bootyyyshaker9000: I am just being honest. Brutally honest

NeonLeon: 😭

Turtledad: [shares a video to the chat:

Casey Junior is seen chewing on his fist as the camera pans a little closer to his face. The boy looks up with his big, brown eyes towards the camera.

“Junior, can you say it again?” A deep yet familiar voice came from behind the camera.

It was the older Leo.

Casey took his fist from his mouth, showing a big, toothless grin, “Da!”

The child made grabby motions towards his Dad causing the older turtle to laugh however it sounded like he was on the verge of tears.

Video End]

MagicMike: Omigosh! That is adorable!

Bootyyyshaker9000: Not cute. Definitely not cute. 

NeonLeon: Donnie, quit lying. we all know you can’t lie for shit 

Bootyyyshaker9000: [hiss]

NeonLeon: [hiss]

MagicMike: Guys, come on… 😑

MagicMike: But is this the first time that Junior has spoken?

Turtledad: Yea, it is. I didn’t know what his first word would be, but I didn’t think it would be that 😅😭

NeonLeon: it sounded like you were going to cry…

Turtledad: Haha … I was … I am…

MagicMike: Aww! Old Leo is having an emotional moment 🥹

NeonLeon: ugh…

Turtledad: Once again I’m not that old. I’m only ten years older than you punks…

Bootyyyshaker9000: [snorts] Calling teenagers ‘punks’ is what an old person would do

Turtledad: ……

———— Labshutin9000 is now online ———— 

Labshutin9000: Alright, stop bullying the old man, kids…

Labshutin9000: He’s currently in my lab, sobbing on the floor with Junior in his lap

NeonLeon: [snickers] we didn’t seriously make him cry, did we?

Labshutin9000: No. [Shared a video: 

The older Leo is sitting on the floor, his remaining arm wrapped around Junior while the baby continued to babble his new word.

”Do you hear that, D? He’s calling me, Da…” the older slider sniffled as he shook with uncontrolled nerves.

”Yes, I can hear him babbling away…” The older softshell stated bluntly as if he’d just rolled his eyes. “Now get over it. We have a meeting soon, remember?”

There was another sob from the slider as another bout of babbling of ‘Dada’ came from CJ.

“Honestly…”

Video End]

NeonLeon: yeesh 😣

MagicMike: It’s weird seeing Leo cry or an older version of him…

Bootyyyshaker9000: [casually nods] 

Turtledad: Why are you kids so mean to me? I’m having a moment here 😭

Labshutin9000: Leo, the meeting? Get off or I’ll ban you again. Don’t tempt me because I will do it

———— Turtledad is now offline ———— 

Labshutin9000: Geez! He’s supposed to be our leader and yet… [frustrated groan]

———— Labshutin9000 is now offline ———— 

MagicMike: What was that about?

NeonLeon: i … don’t know…

———— RedAngel is now Online ———— 

RedAngel: Hey guys! You ready for tonight’s patrol?

NeonLeon: again?! ugh! we did one just last night! i’m tiiirrreeed, Raph!!!

RedAngel: We need to make sure that the city is safe from other mutants and criminals, Leo. It’s what a hero does!

NeonLeon: again with that hero spiel, Raph? that gets real old, real fast…

MagicMike: Raph, old Leo and Donnie uploaded some videos! 

NeonLeon: Nice save 🤜

MagicMike: 🤛

Bootyyyshaker9000: 🙄

RedAngel: Is that … future Leo’s kid? HE’S SO CUTE! I WANNA HUG HIM!

MagicMike: I know, right!

MagicMike: Hey, do you guys think that with the existence of this chat that we’ll ever meet our counterparts or CJ in the future in person?

Bootyyyshaker9000: The likeliness of that happening is almost 0%. It would also be more likely to cause a paradox than a chat would.

NeonLeon: pfft! Like that’ll ever happen!

Chapter Text

———— NeonLeon is now online ————  

NeonLeon: soooo, we can’t be given any hints at all on the future? none at all?

NeonLeon: ………. 👉👈

NeonLeon: 🤨 hellooo?

———— Bootyyyshaker9000 is now online ———— 

Bootyyyshaker9000: They’re probably still on that mission that future me mentioned they were planning for

NeonLeon: [groan] its been two days! what the hell are they doing!

Bootyyyshaker9000: You have to remember that it’s also different time-wise there. Two days for us is two weeks for them

NeonLeon: if it’s been two weeks then what’s taking them so long!?

Bootyyyshaker9000: [rolling eyes emoji] You have to remember that they’re in the middle of a war/apocalypse, Leo. Whatever they’re doing is probably a very long mission for the greater good

NeonLeon: ……….

———— Mayhem02 is now online ———— 

NeonLeon: who…?

Bootyyyshaker9000: [squinting] If you take away the 02 it spells out; Mayhem. So … are you the future version of April?

NeonLeon: wow! you’re a genius, D! i never would’ve guessed that!

Bootyyyshaker9000: [angry emoji]

Mayhem02: [laughing] You caught on quite quickly to that, lil’ D

Bootyyyshaker9000: [sputtering]

NeonLeon: 🤣🤣🤣

Mayhem02: I’m only on here to tell you guys what’s going on. The guys told me about this chat and how my Donnie was able to connect our timelines through this app. It’s amazing yet scary at the same time

Bootyyyshaker9000: I know I scare myself sometimes 

NeonLeon: 🙄

Mayhem02: Anyway, the reason Mike, Don and Leo haven’t replied to you is because their still out on their mission. I’m stuck here at the base with Splints and a few other survivors, so I thought to let you know why they haven’t communicated yet

NeonLeon: but that means they’ve been out there for two weeks!

Mayhem02: Yea, they have, but they have supplies for up to three weeks. If they need to stay out longer they can go on supply runs 

Bootyyyshaker9000: Do they have a base camp to stay at while not at your current base? What’s the mission about? Are they … in any type of danger out there? Wait, that last one’s a stupid question

NeonLeon: yea, it is like your forehead

Bootyyyshaker9000: [angry emoji] [middle finger emoji] 

NeonLeon: right back at ya🖕

Mayhem02: [sigh] Yes, they have a base camp to stay at while away. That’s … classified. It’s up to Leon to tell you when they come back. Yes, it is…

NeonLeon: if they come back…

Mayhem02: Let’s not have that thought process just yet. Let’s just hope that they all come back, okay?

NeonLeon: ……….

Bootyyyshaker9000: ……….

Bootyyyshaker9000: Whose looking after baby Casey?

Mayhem02: That’s kind of why I needed to stay back. Splints is getting on in age, so all the bigger tasks he can’t do. That’s why I stayed back to help. He wanted to spend as much time with his grandson as possible.

NeonLeon: i don’t like what that’s implying…

Bootyyyshaker9000: Me either…

Mayhem02: I don’t think the boys mentioned this, but the reason Leo took full care of Casey is because we recently lost Cassandra. It was the same mission he lost his arm on

NeonLeon: shit…

Bootyyyshaker9000: I thought it was odd they never mentioned Cass spending time with Casey. It makes sense now

Mayhem02: Donnie will probably get at me for telling you this, but it needs to be said. Splints is not doing too hot, especially in this kind of climate. I doubt he’ll last the next year. So, if the guys seem less talkative in their texts at some point it might be because of that

NeonLeon: o…okay…

Mayhem02: I don’t know when they’ll be back, but I’m sure they’ll text you as soon as they can

NeonLeon: ok

Bootyyyshaker9000: Right

Mayhem02: I gotta go. Casey is having another tantrum. He’s been having a lot of those lately. Poor kid. He lost his Mum and now his Dad is away on a mission. It’s hard calming him down when all he wants is his daddy [tired sigh]

———— Mayhem02 is now offline ————  

NeonLeon: poor Casey

Bootyyyshaker9000: You just feel sympathetic towards him because he’s your future son

NeonLeon: [sputtering] no, I don’t!

Bootyyyshaker9000: You should feel sorry for future April for having to put up with those tantrums

NeonLeon: but Casey lost his Mum and then future me is away on a mission. he’s the leader which is why he’s with them. i mean, imagine if Dad had left us for two weeks when we were little?

Bootyyyshaker9000: [sigh] When you put it into perspective like that … it’s hard to argue. We would’ve been the same, especially since we had no other parental figure to help Papa out with us

NeonLeon: yea…

NeonLeon: you really think they’ll be okay? This is a long mission

Bootyyyshaker9000: We don’t know what their mission is about. Hopefully your future self can give us details when their back. Hopefully, because I’m curious also

NeonLeon: 🙄 D, he’s me. i doubt he’ll say anything about such an important mission. The old bastards are so tight-lipped on the future it’s annoying

Bootyyyshaker9000: [snorts] True, but he might accidentally let it slip [winks]

NeonLeon: ha ha, yea 😁