OOM: Mike's Kitchen

[ginsu_master]

Leo is making tea, humming tonelessly to himself as the kettle boils.

His deep thoughts right now: soon, it will be too warm to wear all his favorite wooly sweaters. Then, what will he do?

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[mnr_splinter]

"I was not suggesting that you participate of any sort of...impropriety, Leonardo," he says mildly...and with more than a bit of a smirk playing about his whiskers.

He was just making fun of you, and your problems.

[ginsu_master]

"You just want more grandbabies," Leo teases right back.

Aw yeah, he said it!

[mnr_splinter]

"I merely wish for my sons to have all the happiness they can find in the world," he says before sipping his tea primly.

"Which is not to say that I would be downhearted by any grandchildren that might require spoiling with sweets."

[ginsu_master]

"Mmmm."

"And help yourself as well?" He grins. "Raph might be your best hope in this situation."

[mnr_splinter]

Splinter has NO IDEA what you're talking about Leonardo, which is exactly why he doesn't even dignify that comment with a reaction.

The second one, however, causes him to stop drinking his tea mid-sip.
Which...is almost like a spittake, but far more subtle.

[ginsu_master]

Leo grins.

"I like Abigail."

[mnr_splinter]

Splinter's expression says, Well played, my son. Well played.

"She is a delightful young woman. Very...spirited."

[ginsu_master]

"She has no problem hitting Raph with a chair."

[mnr_splinter]

"Very true. Which speaks well of both her stealth, as well as her dexterity."

Many people have wanted to hit Raph with a chair, but only a select few have been able to manage actually hitting him.

[ginsu_master]

"Speaking of stealth, how do you think Mikey is doing?"

Don, he is fairy sure, is just fine. And enjoying the freedom from Dad and Big Brother for once.

[mnr_splinter]

"Michaelangelo is progressing nicely."

Pause for sip of tea, which he swallows along with any hint of disappointment.

"Physically he is coming along, emotionally..."

[ginsu_master]

"Mmm. I agree."

He settles himself more comfortably, lotus style, on the floor.

"I was worried he would view our move as an invasion of his privacy and independence, but I think it has been good for him."

He sips his tea.

"And Mrs. Sallie Reynolds has been invaluable."

[mnr_splinter]

"This is Michaelangelo we are talking about, Leonardo. Not Raphael. If our relocation were an irritant to Michaelangelo we would hardly be the ones to notice it."

That's just how Mike is.
A pleaser to a fault.

"Meleka could always be trusted to offer an objective opinion, but with her gone..." the sentence dies as he sips from his cup. "Yet another reason we should all be thankful of Sallie."

[ginsu_master]

Fascinating.

"She has been good for him. Mike was always more tactile."

Mom-like hugs have been good for him.

[mnr_splinter]

"Indeed he has."

Of the four of them, Mike was the most physically affectionate.

[ginsu_master]

He smiles.

"I rather like Sallie."

Said in much the way he said he liked Abigail.

[mnr_splinter]

"She is very easy to like."

What?! It's the truth!

[ginsu_master]

Hm. Not as fascinating.

"I used to always be back and forth about my feelings on the matter, but Milliways has been good for our family."

"A long road to good, but still."

[mnr_splinter]

"Oh? What was the straw that broke the camel's back, my son?"

[ginsu_master]

He smiles and takes a long sip of his tea.

"This and that," he vagues.

[mnr_splinter]

Splinter raises an eyebrow.