Incorrect Quotes Shenanigans: Part 11

Incorrect Quotes Shenanigans: Part 11

Raph: Yeah I'm LGBT. Raph: cuLt leader. Raph: God hates me personally. Raph: cowBoy hat. Raph: *sniffles* Trying my best.

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Donnie: Vegetable oil is made from vegetables, coconut oil is made from coconuts, so BABY OIL- April: CAN'T WE JUST HAVE A NICE FAMILY DINNER FOR ONCE?!

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Leo: Look at the buns on that guy! Hueso: *lying on the floor, covered in hamburger buns* Mikey: This is the comedy police! The joke's too funny! Leo: I'm not going back to jail!

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Casey II, pointing to the wall: What color is this? Splinter: Gray. Cassandra: Grey. Casey II, turning to Draxum: Now tell them what color you think it is. Draxum: Dark white.

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Repo: You're just jealous. All my friends tell me I remind them of Hypno. The Squad: *screaming* Ghost Bear: He looks like Hypno? Are you out of your fucking MIND? Warren: Hypno, sweetie, I am SO sorry. I am SO SORRY that an ugly-ass bitch like this would even say that. Oh my god. Ghost Bear: Hypno? Hypno? Hypno? You know who you fucking look like? You fucking look like Albearto!

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Bullhop: Every time I hear someone talking about updog, I’m torn between not wanting to fall for it and wanting to help them complete their joke. Honey Badger: Okay, but what is updog? Groundhog: Updog is a long sausage in a bun, often served with ketchup, mustard, onions, and/or relish. Prairie Dog: No, that’s a hot dog. An updog is when a new version or patch of an application is released. Todd: No, that's an update. You’re thinking of the fourth largest city in Sweden. Sunita: Surely, that’s Uppsala, where’s updog is the giant spider in Harry Potter. Bullhop: That’s Aragog. Updog is a symbol conventionally used for an arbitrarily small number in analysis proofs. Prairie Dog: You’re thinking of epsilon. Updog is an upward-moving air current. Groundhog: No, that’s an updraft. An updog is the modern version of a henway. Honey Badger: What’s a henway?? Bullhop: Oh, about five pounds.

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Leo: No, I don't want to talk about physics! I don't know anything about the laws of physics because they are hard and boring. I simply would like them to behave in a way that is most convenient to ME and MY LIFE! Is that really asking too much? Donnie: Yes, as a matter of fact, it is! Leo: Well, guess what? Science is stupid bullshit!! Donnie: You take that back!!! Leo: No. Magic is awesome. Science blows. The end.

I gave Raph a makeover, too.

I painted his extra bandages.

Now he doesn't have weird, out-of-place rectangular flesh bumps. :)

Comfort and Fun

The wheel has spoken. Raph is next.

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Pandemic is a cooperative board game. It is designed to make players work together to face the problems arranged before them. Given the nature of cooperative board games, though, this doesn't always work. Sometimes, it's just a matter of the group being conflicted over what steps to take. In other cases, an "alpha" will emerge and attempt to steer the entire game in their vision. Things can get ugly if there are multiple of these strong personalities in the group.

Things got ugly between Regiomontanus and Leonardo.

It started with a simple disagreement about how to handle the final troublesome disease on the board. It ended with Leo revealing some deep-seated feelings about Gio's presence, and Gio leaving the room. Desperately wanting to prevent the situation from worsening, Raphael has taken it upon himself to follow and check on Gio.

Raph finds the sea turtle in a hallway just outside the lair's common area, curled up against the wall. He creeps just a bit closer and hears them quietly crying. His heart sinks. He discards his stealthy approach and approaches them outright.

"Hey, Gio," he says gently. "Can I sit with you?"

"Why?" they ask between sobs. "I...I ruined game night. Why do you even want to be around me...?"

"No, no! You haven't ruined anything!" the snapping turtle asserts as he sits beside his distressed companion. "It's just one game. We've got time for more. I bet it'll all blow over soon."

"I dunno... You heard what Leo said. Those feelings don't just 'blow over.' It sounds like he...he really doesn't think he can trust me. I didn't do anything wrong, did I...?"

"Not that I know of. But maybe it'll help for you to know exactly where he's coming from. Remember what we were saying about those people who have deceived and tried to attack us before?"

"Yeah..."

"And what Donnie said about our 'rogues gallery of villains?'"

"...Yeah...?"

"...These...aren't your run-of-the-mill thugs. They're mostly mutants like us...and some yōkai, but either way, they have extremely dangerous powers."

"Wait, like, actual yōkai?"

Raph nods. "Some of them have seriously hurt us, too. One of them--a spider yōkai lady--even turned all of New York into a battle arena and made us fight for our lives in there."

"...W...what? Why wasn't that on, like, national news?!"

"It's a long story. We'll tell you some other time. But the point is, that's what we mean by 'dangerous people.' That's what Leo means by 'people we shouldn't trust.'"

Gio goes silent for a minute, staring at the wall ahead as they try to process the information that Raph just relayed to them. For a solid thirty seconds, all they can think is, Well, heck. No wonder he got like that with me.

When their train of thought finally resumes, they ask feebly, "So I guess you guys have been through a lot...huh...?"

"Yeah," Raph confirms. "...Especially Leo."

"Ah, geez..." Gio can't help but start crying again. "I had no idea... I shouldn't have snapped at him...! Why'd I have to go and ruin everything...?!"

"Hey, no...!" Raph softly places one of his hands on their shoulder. "Stuff happens, okay? I know I've gotten into some nasty fights with the others... But then, once everything's cooled down, we talk it out, and that helps. It isn't always perfect, but it still helps. Maybe you and Leo can talk your stuff out later, in a less 'heat of the moment argument' kind of way."

Gio gives a small smile. "Yeah... That...that might work... ...Thank you..."

"Aww, no problem! Now, whaddya say we get back to playing some games, huh?"

"In...in a minute. I don't want to go in there looking like...this," the sea turtle says, gesturing to their tear-streaked face.

"That's okay. Take your time. I'll stay right here with you until you're ready to go back."

"Y-you don't have to..."

"It's fine, really! I don't want you to be all alone when you're feeling crummy like this...unless you wanna be alone--"

"No, it's okay. You can stay."

Raph smiles, and the two sit together in silence for a couple minutes. Gio eventually regains their composure, but they comment, "I should at least apologize to Leo before I go back in..."

"No need," an outside voice interjects.

Gio and Raph both snap their heads in the direction of the voice, only to find a certain slider leaning against the doorway. "LEO?!"

"H-how long have you been there?!" Gio sputters.

"Long enough," Leo replies nonchalantly. With a bit more formality, he adds, "I...actually came over to apologize to you. I shouldn't have gotten so worked up... You haven't made any moves on us since we met. There wasn't any reason for me to be so paranoid about you."

"No, no, it's okay...! If they're all like that spider lady, I totally get it! I'd be scared of everyone! ...And in retrospect, I was kinda taking over the game; I just get really into strategizing like that... I'm sorry about that, too..."

"...Raph, you told them about Big Mama?"

Raph stands up and folds his arms. "She was the first example that came to mind, okay? And...if Gio's gonna keep hanging around with us...they have to know everything about us sometime, right?"

"...I...guess I see where you're coming from...but that can wait. It's game time. You still in?" Leo asks with his characteristic smirk.

Gio stands up and turns to face him. "Yeah. I am."

"Great! Then vamanos, hermanos."

"Wait, 'hermanos?' But you said--!"

"A guy can change his mind, can't he?"

Gio pauses, then smiles. "Yeah. He can."

A Revised Introduction

Since I actually have a bit of an audience now, I'd like to provide a bit of an Introduction to...well...me. This is for both current viewers and future ones.

I've decided to represent myself using my Rise of the TMNT OC, Regiomontanus (Gio). You may refer to me in-character, or simply as some form of my username (grizzlyofthesea). My pronouns are they/them and she/her.

An approximate layout of my favorite turtles. Honestly, though, everyone aside from Donnie is basically interchangeable. They're all great. (I've sort of "adopted" them as my fictional brothers, too. ^^")

Some of my favorite things:

My dogs (and dogs in general, but mine are the cutest)

Astronomy

Tea

The ocean

Pocket watches and other elements of 19th century men's fashion

Video games

Seafood, especially shrimp

Music

My top fandoms:

FNAF, represented by Mr. Fazbear himself

ROTTMNT, represented by a smol Donnie

Super Mario, represented by Princess Daisy

Monster High, represented by G1 Lagoona

Several magical girl anime/manga, represented by Sailor Mercury

Some of my biggest dislikes:

Tomatoes

Onions

Skirts and dresses (wearing them; they can still be cool to look at)

Loud and irritating noises

The cold

Stink bugs (are we sure they aren't actually demons?)

Some skills/talents:

Lifeguarding

Perfect pitch

Playing the piano

Physics (and, by extension, math)

Applicable pride flags:

Aroace

Nonbinary

Genderfluid

Genderfaer

Jellogender

So yeah. That's just a bit of an info-dump about myself. Feel free to ask any questions you may have!

Okay, so I know that literally none of you care, but I'm retconning Gio's accent color. It was turquoise, but now it's going to be violet. Why?

Complementary colors, that's why.

Their skin is chartreuse, which I have taken to mean as the exact midpoint between yellow and green. This is #7FFF00 in hex color codes (thanks, Wikipedia). Its complementary color is #8000FF, the hex code for violet. I couldn't pass it up.

Don't worry, Donnie. I'm not stealing your purple. Violet's bluer than purple (#800080 according to Wikipedia).

Are you kidding me??? What is it with promising animated shows getting cancelled/paused after specifically two seasons? First Rise, now Inside Job... What's next?

Inside job cancelled please Please Nickelodeon I would like One (1) season three rise as compensation for my personal loss