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[thepurpleone]

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Just kidding, you got my inbox bu~t if you leave a message I will get back to you as soon as I possibly can."

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[ninja_in_a_boxshell]

[Mikey sniffles a bit, resisting the urge to cling onto Donnie when he pulled back. Now that Donnie was asking him outright, it was harder not to think about all of the things that have been bothering him. He winces]

I- Yeah. I mean... I don't know. It just feels like...

[He hunches in on himself despite the hug and despite Donnie's reassuring presence, because...]

I've been trying to adjust and stuff like you and Leo said. I promise! But everything always feels so like... fragile here, y'know? Like if I breathe on any of you guys wrong you'll disappear, or I will, and then I'd be somewhere even worse and without you guys there, even. I don't want to be alone...

[thepurpleone]

[Donnies still have their limits for physical contact, but he doesn't move away, leaving his hand on Mikey's shell as that expression doesn't suggest things are good at all.

But the reasons are entirely relatable, and the purple-flavored turtle breathes out a laugh in spite of himself. ]

Well, if you think you're the only one there, you are so wrong. I think that's kind of normal considering the abnormal circumstances of this all. Not knowing if or when the space bridge will act up again, or whatever else might happen being associated with a killer robot race...

But just waiting for the other shoe to drop doesn't make things better. Look, there is so much out there that is amazing and new and that we would never have a chance to experience otherwise. If we're too busy looking at our feet or behind us then we'll miss out.

You can't tell me that you guys didn't have any dreams about exploring space when you were tiny turtle tots, right?

[ninja_in_a_boxshell]

[This explanation takes him by surprise, and despite himself, despite everything, he gives a wobbly smile] Well... yeah. Especially cause we didn't leave the sewer even more so back then. Me and Donnie used to be obsessed the most, but you know how it is, I just wanted to paint it and he was interested in why space was space and how. Leo promised he'd take there, and- and Raphie got me glow in the dark stars, when we were little and still shared one room.

Does your Raph still do that kind of stuff? It's really weird sometimes, finding out where the lines go and where they're colored in different.

[thepurpleone]

Nah, we'd just reenact our favorite Jupiter Jim stories. You've seen our inspiration for space, or at least a few movies by now. I think most of our space obsession hinged on exploring it with Jupiter Jim himself. Or Atomic Lass...

[He sighs almost longingly, thinking of his earliest crush.]

Anyway, point being, this is all way beyond any of our expectations. And now that we're all here, it'd be a shame to just waste the opportunity!

[Donnie finally lets his hand drop away from Mikey as he sits back at the edge of his bean bag chair.]

I was here before everyone else was, so...it was hard, wondering if I'd ever see my brothers again, or if any of them might come here. But looking at what all there was to see here, and all these people I've met, it helped distract me from thinking about those things.

[Most of the time. It was still admittedly hard not to feel alone when you'd never been apart from your brothers for so long before.]