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“Ugh… took you guys long enough” Leo couldn’t help but tease even now, eh, just how he copes. He doesn’t bother to extend his arm out further wether from pain or conflict; he softens his smile to a smirk with newfound relief behind it.

“LEO!” His dear older brother exclaimed with what he could only imagine being something akin to what he was feeling, there was a swirl of emotion going through Leo’s head he sure wasn’t anything that occurred to Raph, he’d imagined it’d be pure relief for his over-the-top little brother.

Leo almost wished he could relate.

He crash landed onto one of the many floating wreckages of what was either left do the Technodrome or was already or here before hand. He skidded across the jagged surface with soft groans of pain from each dreadful impact, and as if his body hadn’t lost enough blood when it finally come to a end he coughed up a fit of blood.

He’d been shot off so far from whatever remnants of his dear youngest brothers dimensional portal, a incredible effort to save him from his mistakes that he couldn’t  even see that damned Krangg prime… Leo had already accepted his fate, he already knew what he had gotten himself into the second he stood facing that monster alone up there, maybe even before that he knew he’d end up here? He doesn’t believe he knew the exact extreme of it till his brothers had fallen. He knew he did what he could, they all did, they’re fall was for the best, him being here was for the best!- he suddenly grew angry… so what were they thinking!?

He gritted his teeth, he shook with anger and pain, unable to even move to slam his fist onto the rough edges of the rock- or whatever this strange Krangg stuff was made out of.

Why the hell did they do that! Mikey, Donnie? RAPH?! What were they thinking! He chose to be here- he needed to be here! How could they! What if Krangg prime had gotten out? What if he, he got to more people… Leo wouldn’t be able to trick him again, he won’t fall for the same trick twice. Raph- RAPH! Him of all people should have know, Raph of all people, he was the most responsible, reasonable!He should have stopped them, but instead he had reached through the portal just to risk everything for him.

They could have put themselves in danger, again, for him…

…

Leo sighed, he knew he was being unreasonable here… they shouldn’t have done that but it was fair, he was their brother- of course they’d do that for him (even if he wished they wouldn’t) but in the end of the day, if it was his silly goober little brother on this side of whatever dimensional crap, he’d slice through the fabric or whatever something it’d be called to get him back. (Scary chewed up gum monster be damned)

He’s the one who scared them, they’re the ones who’ve lost a brother to his over-the-top confidence, and fixes…

He couldn’t get mad at them, frustrated? Yes. Mad? Not at all.

…

he turned his head, and sure- he’s gotten a beating, and he’s sure that’s definitely affected what he’s seeing right now and probably how accurate it all is but- that’s not what that rock looked like five seconds ago!- It was a shell, a turtle just like him wearing gear similar to him and his brothers but on a budget- and a purple mask they wore cause when they were five they thought it looked cool (and splinter- rat vision, ongoing theory)

This- this made him feel almost sick… this- this is a mind game? He’s in their realm, thing or whatever! it had to be, because Donnie doesn’t look like that. He doesn’t know what kind of games the Krangg are playing with him right now, or how exactly their doing this right now- but however it is they’re doing this, there doing a pretty BAD job at it!

Leos lived with his twin brother his whole, life, he knows what his twin looks like. And that, is NOT his Donnie, that thing is not his twin brother.

It started to stir, slowly getting up with some struggle… it looked hurt? he chuckled a little to himself. Then it turned to him, the things face noticeably relaxed at the sight of him…

He clenched his jaw, feeling a little more conscious of his surroundings.

 THUD ‘ack!-’

He didn’t even think, he didn’t have any other thought about this thing before he threw himself at it.

‘hay- Leo! Stop what are you- what’s going on?!’ he cried out, eyes darted around as made an attempt to back.

He had no idea what it was saying, what kind of desperate pleas this poor mimic of his brother might make to pull at his emotions so he’ll spare its ‘life’ so it can probably screw him over later- but he ignored it. The mimic did fight back, flaying around (something he’d imagine his ACTUAL Donnie might do in this position)

He struggled to grab a hold of its flaying limps, kicking, and screaming like a mad man, all while he heard muffled pleads for him to stop.

‘stop- stop – please Leo! Stop your hurting me’  he tried to push the blue striped turtle off him

He had to get rid of It before whatever it is Krangg is planning- or using it for, does it- it looks almost nothing like him, its tooth gap, round egg-head! None of that was Donnie! Its whole body was dull and its and all color seemed drained out of his ‘brother’ it looked lifeless- its out of place, uncanny.

It shoved him off, he landing on his side.

‘Please stop! Stop it hurts…’ he whimpered, pushing himself away from the other person.

he reached for his previously abandoned sword, he quickly reverted it back to a trowel, breathed heavily, bracing himself.

Its not him, it barely looks like him! Its just a trick. It’s a trick.

It has to go, Just do it quickly.

He got a bad feeling first he shook it off, it’s fine, it’s not even Donnie.

Tightening his grip on the blade he glanced over his shoulder.

‘leo-’ it muttered

“…” Leo sucked in, exhaling heavily. Its fine, it doesn’t even sound like him.

Clenching and unclenching his jaw he took another deep breath.

‘are you okay..?’ he reached out his arm

He pushed himself up, lunging at the mimic, he brought his blade down on it.

His trowel sunk in with a sickening CRUNCH, followed immediately after with a wet SQWISH and a cry of pain.

It struggled for a few seconds more, grasping weakly at Leo’s arms. Trying to push him away which he let it, withdrawing his trowel as he fell, it screamed again from the pain, throwing itself on its side and curling into a ball on the ground, it held its hands tight over its eye panting heavily. It let out a final tired noise before going limp.

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Leo stared wide eyed at what he’s assuming a poor imitation of his brother. It grasped desperately at its eye, confirming his suspicions on were his blade landed after he slipped… (the gravity threw him off) also might explain why there’s what seems to be fragments of what looks a lot like gel mixed in with the copious amount of blood… almost made the slider want to throw up right then and there- he doesn’t, thankfully (yet-?) but averts his eyes, and maybe pushed it more behind him, for now… for now he has bigger problems then some real life gore, like the guy in front of him.

His own eyes never left it to long, even if he tried, he couldn’t stop watching it, the cries, the desperate attempts to get away from the immense pain he inflicted, or the fear he caught a glimpse of on its almost familiar face. All before the thing went limp… that definitely wasn’t going to be leaving his brain anytime soon- even if it wasn’t a real person. Thankfully there wouldn’t be any more traumatization from that all! It’s large hands (much like Raphs) covered its now missing eye! So at least he didn’t have to see that! He only got the pleasure of seeing the blood pooling around its head- hooray…

Leo cringed. Frowning at the growing puddle of red, he had to wonder.

So it’s dead? Or did it somehow survive…?

He got its eye, but did it pierce past? Did he get the brain? If not it might still be alive, can you survive your eye getting stabbed out like that??? Leo doesn’t know! That’s more something Donnie and his nerdy- big-brain- love for learning or whatever would know! He only knew the basics! Also, that whole situation he just experienced, fighting his ‘twin brother’ to kill ‘him’ is a VERY not fun experience, 0/10, would never recommend…

…

Leo sighed, grumbling, his head lowered in his shell ever so slightly. “Eugh-boy…” checking the pulse would probably work. But If it’s still alive- he doesn’t even know where the pulse on a Krangg monster would be- sooo, maybe… he could leave it…?

No, no he can’t what if it comes back for him-

But if it’s alive, what if it jumps up at him!!! What if it has those gross rubbery, slimy, tentacles- with eyes! what if he gets closer, and it shows its true form! He doesn’t even know if his sword can damage those things, well he did just jab the eye out so, maybe he could- but that could be a trick! this could all be a trick!!!

He could have gone with his ‘better’ judgment, as he really should-n’t, he already has enough problems with a certain someone he’s trapped himself with but for now he sucked it up, he got up, taking a step forward he felt like he nearly fell back- wobbling on his feet for balance. “Wha- what was…”  a bad feeling seemed to course though his body at very slight movement towards them giving off a really bad feeling about what he’s about to do if he finds that pulse.

Leo groaned to himself. “Oh come on, your not that stupid…” he muttered to himself, he’s being dumb.

He can’t be doing this!!! He knows for a fact this has to be trap made by krangg- he might not know how they did it but based off the last 12-ish so hours of his like it seems like a pretty logical conclusion to come to after all he’s seen them pull off!

Yet…

Leo shifted in place, caught between doing the obvious, and smart thing vs the dumbest thing he could do in this position (much like him just standing here)

He’s thinking to much about this, he should just get this over with! Just rip off the bandaged! ‘Kill it before it (probably) kills you’ or something like that. Plus that unease of killing this thing and slowly starting to ooze onto how he feels about this place, like something gonna happen if he doesn’t make his mind up soon… almost like he needs to get out of here.

His grip tightened, his trowel warping back into his sword.

And a all-familiar blue portal opened for him, humming with his Ninpo. Looking back at them, he almost grabbed them- then hesitated… “oh yeah…” Leo suddenly remembered what he’s gonna see under that hand, looking between the portal, them, and the vast nothingness he still has a bad feeling for (quickly becoming worse) he opened and closed his fist a couple times. "Come on, think, think fast nardo!" He yelled softly at himself- apparently yelling at yourself for being dumb works! Leo’s eyes light up with an idea and he reached into his pouch pulling out a spare blue mask, completely uncut!

He dragged the (not so surprisingly) heavy terrapin through the portal with him, Leo could have sworn he weighed as much as Raph! But he made do, as soon as the newly wrapped up companion was from tip-to-toe in, the portal swiftly closed.

SHHRIMM…-

Snip…~

The long cloth of his spare masks fell softly to the ground.

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Leos always been regretfully a very cocky person, but he’s not so much that anymore. but it’s led to him to make some bad choices and decisions… like he knows he can carry Mikey of course, and his oh sweet grumpy twin brother. he tried, ONCE in his life when he was much younger (and dumber) to carry Raph… he’d say it went bad but for something like that to happen he had to have been able to even move the big guy… guess what that means, he knows you can put it together.

He decided to bring the guy with him, and he chose to carry him… okay, he TRIED to carry him! Couldn’t even lift him… he settled to just hook his arms under his but even then, he weighed the whole United States! Also maybe argue in his defense, the guy didn’t look too heavy, he’s bigger than him but he’s about as built as Donnie! (At least if you asked him) So why did he weigh a teen, Raph! Leo would like to argue he should weigh more about a Donnie, for his sake. Please…? (His arms hurt)

Leo dragged his new amigo through the portal; he had to dig his heal into the ground with every yank pulling the new companion with him he groaned strained with effort. “oh- sweet, PIZZAS!” but alas his efforts were not in vain as eventually he managed to get them from one side, to the other! now that that work out was thankfully over, he ever so ‘gently’ dropped his new, uhh, something? we’ll cross that bridge later. He swung his portal shut behind them.

“That should do it, nooo more mala sensación feeling~” Leo huffed, resting his sword over his shoulder with a proud face if not exhausted face, out of portal mojo for now. One problem solved, another two he to take care of.

He came down beside Donnie, at first he didn’t look at the first thing like Donnie, and while Donnie and this guy had their differences still, he could start seeing it. Leo cracked a smile; he’ll take what wins he can get.

“Now where’d my portal land me this time?” He looked up to be met with two giant eyes. “OH-SWEET-PIZZA-SUPREME!” He hollered; on instinct he drew his lone blade down on whomever those eyes belonged to, only for screech at him, spuing green stuff from the cut. He quickly realized he had mistaken eyes and face for a large pair of wings reminiscent of a moth, those pair of wings now cut up, or apparently 2 pairs as right before spreading open and violently shook while it screeched threateningly back at him. Leo backed up immediately, he stood firm, curious, and deeply disgusted… “What the…” was all he got in before it jabbed its stinger up that he failed to notice prior. ‘WHOAH!’

What the hell is happening? What is that thing! Why is that thing! Is that a fricking bug!?! Isn’t this a wasteland? A lot of questions so far for the poor slider, like for starters, the bug, but also upon a quick glance at his surroundings was the lush forest, like the flowery bush the bug clung too, the flowers one’s like he’d imagen he’d find in witch town.

The weird insect has now leaped at him; Leo has the next few seconds to react to this.

One, prepare a face of horror.

Two, face of horror plus readying a jump back also, of fear.

Three, jump back in fear and scream.

“NO NO, NOOO!!!-“ he screams as the large bug tackled him insect-nds to the ground.

Leo fell to the ground coming face to face with the ugliest mug-of-a-bug he’s seen, it screamed in his face, he got a whole front row seat to about 20-kazlion rows of just sharp, jagged, teeth following all the way down throat. “Ugh, EW- GET OFF ME!”

Shoving the bugs head back as he gnawed at the air in front of him with a mouth he could only describe as an octopus or like a flower bud all up in his face. The fresh cut he caused earlier leaked its green blood onto his plastron and scales. “awww-EW!” Leo gagged, attempting to wiggle away from the ferocious bug “oh- oooh ew” Leo whined. “Hay- you know I get you’re not, exactly- BUZZED about being umm- ACK!-“ it struggled again with him, then decided to once again remind him of its lovely stinger aimed down. “STABED! NOT HAPPY ABOUT BEING STABBED!!!” Leo squawked, thrashing more desperately, he finally gathers enough brain cells back together and strikes his knee up.

Another pained screech was forced out of the bug; he managed to send the little flower face sucker flying off him. It screeched again, writhing on the ground.  “Eh, what a BUM-er that you can’t jab me down low….” Leo grumbled.

The blue clad turtle pushed himself back up. “Uergh… yuck…” Leo noised his disgust at the bugs very thoughtful gift for him, must be very appreciative of the cool gash scar he gifted it, so it returned the favor… Leo tried to brush off the green substance ineffectively… though he could see it seeping into, and staining his scales.

“Great… just what I needed, a new shade of green to try out… thanks.”

Leo jolted his head back to the bug when he heard an unfamiliar voice scream. A split second of confusion, when did someone else get here?  Until he remembered the obvious and saw Donnie being attacked by the vengeful bug now.

Leo rushed over attempting to simply grab it again, but it quickly warded him off with its stinger the second he got close. “Wuu-ugh…” he backed off. Yeah, not after that near escape with the little fellow… still not wanting to figure out what that stinger did he stood off just out of range. The stinger waved as a warning for him to stay clear, at the very least it’s not trying to stab krangg guy. He readjusted his grip of his ōdachi, a small fight ensues with the stinger before he ultimately, comes out on top, he dug his blade into the base and tore it off.

You know that thing with bees? Where they sting once and then they die, cause the stinger is attached to all their insides and stuff? Yeah…

The bug let out a final long screech, it was not a pretty sight by any means and much like with the eye Leo tried his best not to look at any of it. He tore the bug off the guy. “I got em’ your safe. Let me-“ Leo extended his hand only to be swatted away. ‘ouch’

“AWAY! GET- GET AWAY!” he cried in a whole new wave of panic.

“Woah- hay dude!” he raised his hands up. “Dude dangers dead! I’m not goanna hurt- you….” Leo trailed off, pausing a moment. They also froze, watching with great intensity. Oh yeah, Leo felt really dumb for forgetting that part, to save his butt there has been a lot going on in the past hour! But yes, he did totally hurt him… like not even ten minutes ago. The guy whimpered, anxiously shrinking into his shell. This guy was tense, like he was ready to bolt at any given moment, rightfully so.

“Haaaayy duuudee… I’m really, REEEEAAALLLYYY..., sorry….” They flinched… “ehehe…” he laughed nervously. Leo backed up, hoping it helped them feel more at ease. “It’s all good” Carefully he stepped back, one, two, three steps steadily back. “Your good, I’m good”

“We’re good…?” His tone drew in, raising his hands up in question of that.

…

Donnie look alike just kept staring at him like he attempted murder, which maybe he did try that, but that’s not important anymore! (Yes it is dumbass) what’s important now is he isn’t trying to kill him, he’s trying to help him, Leo doesn’t know why though…

Never mind that, right now he needs this guy to trust him, he doesn’t like the sacred look pointed at him.

“I promise I’m here to help…” he tried. “Just, let me- okay!” As he extended his hand out for the guy once more, slower (as if that’d would help) they squawked in fear, pushing at air to ‘shoo’ him away. “Okay okay! Yeah, I get it!” he whined.

Jeez that guys doesn’t want him near him, which again, with good reason! Not that he blames him how could he? Leo couldn’t imagine trusting a guy who freshly poked his eye out either! Like come-on he’s still holding the grudge when dear old goat man dropped, him, off, A BUILDING!!! Never letting that one go. Like ever, even when he’s old and frail, and Draxum presumably passed away.

Trust him or not, Leo still wasn’t leaving this guy here, he is coming with, he just feels this guy should come with, again with that weird sense.

“So uhh, just gonna stare?” Shifting uncomfortably under the unblinking, never wavering, stare. Leo couldn’t help but feel kind of awkward now. “It, like uhh a hobby? Staring something you like to do…?”

They stared… awesome…

“I mean if that’s your hobby no judgment here amigo!” He raised his hands. “People watching not my thing exactly, but hay- I’m not gonna lie been wanting to get into it!” he lied.

They gripped the grass tightly; it tore and balled into clumps in their grasp… he swore he saw the slight tremble in their form.

…

“… so, this how it works?” Not sure how people watching works but pretty sure you’re not supposed to let them know you’re watching… kidding, he knows their absolutely terrified right now, not a great feeling knowing someone’s this scared of you. Probably just want to see if he’s going to try and hurt them again. He sighed, frustrated by the consequences of his actions Leo pondered for a moment. This guy is scared of him, said it a bill-zilion times now, Leo needs him to trust him enough to come with him… he doesn’t know why he is, but who needs reason all the time- right? Anyways, think back, maybe go about this differently? He was above him obviously (when that happened) so maybe he could try coming down to this guy’s level now! Yeah, make himself look smaller maybe!

Slowly, he lowered down don’t need to scare this guy with sudden moves, right? Sat in a squat, he really hoped this little theory would work… “…can- uhh hay, not all that big and scary now… I’m I? on your level now” he sounds like he talking to a child, or wild animal… he feels a little deeming, it swirls in his guts with guilt; Donnie hated it when people pull this crap.

Leo sighed. “No need to be scared right? Just friendly ol’ Leon here…” he tried to smile in a way that would reassure them to little avail, at least he thinks so? The guy isn’t as tense as before, seemingly calmed down a considerable amount, not to say they’re not still Hella tense! But it’s a start. He smiled, gaining some more confidence in his plan, Leo decided to take it a step further. “Yeah… I’m not trying to hurt you…” he leaned in ever so much, testing the waters in reaching his hand out for them once again. “See…?” They hesitated but reached for his hand as well.

Leo thought now, only for a moment did he believe this this had worked! He did it, it worked, and he’d gained extra Don’s trust!

That was what he thought…

Before they took his hand harsh into their own, nails digging into him- they yanked his arm down. “WOAH! Hay!-“ the guy shoved his head down, jumping up and leaping over Leo, not before stepping and kicking his head into the dirt.

‘OUPH!’

He was quick to pull his head from the ground, just quick enough to see them run into the- wait… sorry stumble their way into the forest, and out do the small clearing Leo stayed sat in. Regaining himself Leo spat out a decent chuck of dirt. shaking his head violently (reminiscent of a dog funnily enough) as dirt flew off him, and thoughts became clear again, after he literally just got his smashed into the ground here. “Wait…”

…

“COME BACK HERE!!!” He bolted up, darting down where he remembered seeing them run.

Oh no no no no, no! Was all that was going through his head, I mean come on, how could he have let this guy run off like that! Oh, he was so stupid for falling for that! Why’d he think that would work!!!

The area was tight, to say simply… trees crowded the space with great space efficiency, it was hard to get though, and he found himself running into the thick trunks of many of the trees, much like him. They were slamming into each tree they ran by Leo winced at a particular hard one… they slammed their side into the tree to make a hard left.

He was just barely out of reach every time, an arm’s length… the forest so cluttered making him barely able to keep track of him, every turn he was already making the next. He made yet another hard pivot mid-stride, dashing forward, they ducked clumsily under another low hanging branch. Leo made the same duck with much more precision.

Past yet another tree, he didn’t see him… shit- Leo dug his heal into the dirt (ow) “GUY!”

“Crap… GUY!” Leo called. He didn’t get it; how’d he lose him just like that? “Hay! Where- get back here!”

He spun around; he traced his eyes over anything that maybe could give him a hint where they went. It’s not like Leo knew where he was either, where he came from, or where he last saw him now everything looked identical, the same thick tree trunks that seemed to reach up endlessly, their thick roots he stood on making it almost impossible to see through to any dirt, and god forbid grass wanted to grow.

He’s lost, and he’s lost them…

….

Pretty quickly after Leo heard a faint yell for the plot, bingo. He immediately dashed into a sprint in the direction he heard it. He soon found them relieved, Leo called out to them with a grin. “GUY!” he really needs to think of something else to call them sometime… He faintly wondered what the fuss was about a second ago, either way his Krangg buddy sat on his knees, gripping the dirt heaving large breaths… he decided he’ll deal with that later. “Please guy I’m not- WHAA”  the floor he once thought was there appeared to be a kind of allusion of perspective, as his next step towards them wasn’t there, it was a drop of doom. He scrambled to grab a random hanging root. ‘Whoah!-‘

Well… that sure explains a lot…

“ehehe, no warning huh guy…? Whoo’ boy that’s a big drop…”  The cliff as it turned out to be, damn roots made the two sides look connected. The cliff side run down to what would have looked like an endless pit, if not for the familiar dead sky, paired with other for some reason floating islands…

This dimension was weird… (sky block, hello?)

Leos got a lot more questions, flying islands?! For starters. Maybe not actually the weirdest thing he’s seen in his life at this point, the mystic cities defiantly had its weirder moments, but he’d like to think it’s weird for what this place should be; there’s literally a waterfall.

Hanging on by the root he was tempted to make a jump for it, him being near equal level as side he kinda needs to get to, he felt he (probably) could… Maybe?

He tried his best to find his footing against the loose dirt cliff, portalling would be a much better alternative to this but that wasn’t exactly an option right now, at the very least he only has a couple hundred long drop if he fails. Nothing to worry about. “don’t think about that, just…” he found his ground against the cliffs wall. “Go” Pushing off the dirt side of the cliff Leo took a leap the root decided to give out just then, he collided with the other cliff, what a piece of crap jump that was…

Leo dug his nails into the dirt and roots of the ledge, holding on for dear life, and just his luck so far he didn’t even grab any major roots. “Oh, come, on!” He could feel his grip slipping, roots tearing under his weight.

A few things happened as it finally tore; one thing is that he began to plumet. Another thing was Donnie leaning over the edge in a failed attempt to catch him.

Leo thought he was a goner, I mean who falls off a cliff down into a deep ravine and survives? Apparently, Leo. When he woke up he was met with reawakened pain he didn’t miss at all, and the sight of where he’d just fallen from; confusing as it was, after all when you plumet to your death you don’t expect to wake up in a ravine, you probably think of the good old ‘pearly gates’ or that waiting room thingy people were obsessed with a while back. Leo didn’t know what to make of it, so he decided not to, just accepting he’s alive.

He couldn’t yet find the willpower to sit up, so he didn’t try, even if it’d be best to figure out where he was, and the current situation, it’d just have to be a problem to deal with later.

For now his everything hurt, he was tired from a long day of nonstop fighting for his life, and he’d just lost the guy and who knows if he’ll be able to find him again! Leo heaved a shaky groan, maybe he’ll rest his eyes for now, not the most ideal place with little rocks digging into his scales but he’ll make do.

So yeah, he’ll ignore whoever he just heard.

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IM NOT GOING TO ABANDON THIS FIC / IDEA!!!

let me make that clear right of the bat, I’m going to continue this. Buuuut, I kinda never wrote down the idea of what I wanted for this fic. And then kinda abandoned it for a while… so I don’t know what was going to happen. I have tried to edit it to go a little differently as I’ve made a small edit to chapter 1 and a major edit to chapter 3 but I don’t like it.

i don’t like how I originally went about this essentially.

so what going to happen to it? Well this post is going to technically be abandoned and eventually deleted. Not before I make another update and inform you of when the new version is posted! I don’t know when this will happen nor how it will change, it will stay the same idea. 18!leo and 12!donnie stuck in prison dimension that is actually the fairy realm. It will take some time, and I’m not working on it immediately as I’m doing another fic right now.

I just felt I needed to say this eventually as there are a quite a few more people than I ever expected to liked this and want more.

so very sorry about this… please do understand I love this au, and I’m very thankful for how well it did! I want to continue it it’s simply not on my current interest…

this is an now on hiatus till further notice