RPG: The Week from Hell/Continuing Machias Punishment - Page 97

*kyabetsu* · 10-30-2002, 05:31 PM

kya began to pick at an imaginary lint on the white cot sheets.

Kya: (thoughtfully) i think you're asking the wrong person. Sometimes it's too much and i don't even know what's happened until i wake up later and a chunk of the day is missing.... i know that doesn't help. .... I ... I wanna help donnie, really.... I mean, s-some sometimes it's not like that. sometimes it's just scary and i just wanna get away... don't let 'im catch. catch. catch ....

she pinched her lips together. she would stay in control. donnie needed to know. and she would upset him if she lost control now. she threw her head back and stared at the ceiling, willing gravity to help keep the tears back, and took a deep gulp of air.

Kya: ...I used to hide behind the dryer. it was warm there. I'd turn it on and he wouldn't be able to hear me if i accidently cried. It was a small place and nothing could touch me. Even if he would have found me, he wouldn't have been able to reach me... I'd fall asleep back there...

Kya: (she looked across at Donnie with a small light of pride in the back of her moist eyes.) he never did find me. All those times i hid there. He never once found me. I was safe there....

Kya: i guess. i.... would just want to get away from the bad things and be somewhere quiet and safe and warm. I get so cold when i'm scared...

she pulled her sleeves down over her hands and studied the empty tea mug, biting her lip and struggling visibly not to cry.

*terran631* · 10-30-2002, 06:20 PM

SP: *concludes his monologue realizing that Raphael was not going to respond any time soon. He was still worried for Donatello as he had not checked on him to find the extent of his injuries. But he also did not want to leave Raphael alone for fear that his son would hurt himself trying to destroy something. He could only guess that Kali had broken the news to Raphael, but why he took it out on Donatello, he couldnt even begin to understand*

Mike: *finishes his routine with a sigh* Okay, Leo..twenty repetitions of the same kata is just cruel and unusual punishment.

*Vespera Blaze* · 10-30-2002, 06:50 PM

*Don took in the fact that she was hanging on to her control by teeth and toenails.*

Don: *softly* Kya, I know you're doing your best to stay strong right now. If you're doing it for me, thank you, but it isn't necessary. I won't think any less of you. You've been through a rough time. Sometimes, sometimes it helps when you...cry. From some of the things you said over the last day or so, it sounded like your...Beto didn't like it when you did. I know its tough learning to let go again after years of holding it in, but I think it might help. If...why...*chuckles a little* I guess what I'm fumbling my way towards here, is that if you want a shoulder, or someone to run interference for you, I hope you know that my door is always open. If you don't, well, thats fine too. Either way isn't wrong, and won't change my opinion of you.

*kyabetsu* · 10-30-2002, 07:20 PM

his awkward sincerity pushed her beyond her control. she pulled into a tight ball at the end of the cot. Her shoulders shook, but she made no sound.

*Vespera Blaze* · 10-30-2002, 07:29 PM

*Don got up quietly, and pulled out an extra blanket, wary of the reaction she had given last time he'd touched her when she was upset, he gently draped it over her shoulders.*

*Leonardo finished his 20th repetition. Grin* Cope.

*terran631* · 10-30-2002, 07:40 PM

Mike: *mumbles* Slave driver. *and then grins. Felt good to be at ease around his brother again*

*kyabetsu* · 10-30-2002, 07:41 PM

she felt a heavy layer being draped across her shoulders and reaching up, grabbed hold of his wrist. She looked up through her blurry vision reluctantly. There was no way he could miss her tears. But trust was trust and she had something she needed to tell him.

Kya: (husky but formal) Gracias.

*Vespera Blaze* · 10-30-2002, 07:51 PM

Don: *shifts his hand around in her grasp and takes hers, giving it a gentle squeeze* You're welcome. *He scoots back up on the bed, sitting crosslegged across from her again. With a solemn air belied by a twinkle in his eye he offered the floral print box that sat between them* Kleenex. *It wasn't so much a question as a defenition.*

*Leonardo went through his cool down routine. He felt much better now that the air had been cleared between the three of them. He still had a lot of thinking to do, but for the first time, he felt confident that he would get through to the other end of it.*

*kyabetsu* · 10-30-2002, 08:17 PM

Kya spared him a watery smile and took a kleenex from the box. She gestured with it vaguely.

Kya: Panuelito.

she looked at it and more tears seeped out. she hid her face as she tired to stem the silent flow.

(((Trans: hanky)))

*terran631* · 10-30-2002, 08:27 PM

Mike: *watched his brother who looked more relaxed than he had seen in almost a week. He remembered his conversation with Splinter and wondered if he should give his brother the heads up on what his sensei might talk to him about. Or would Splinter get upset about that....? Well...he and his brothers were never ones to let each other run straight into a "discussion" with Splinter without providing information. Mike waited until Kameko left the dojo before approaching Leo* Hey...umm..don't be mad or anything...Just wanted to tell you that I told Splinter some of the things you told me. You know, in the study.

*Vespera Blaze* · 10-30-2002, 08:34 PM

Don: If you say so. Of course, you could be calling me all sorts of names and I'd never notice. Unless it was the tortuga bobo. That one I've figured out.

*Don reached out one hand hesitantly, and touched her shoulder, prepared to draw back is she got uncomfortable.* Its...well, no I guess it isn't Ok, but it is...gah. I never get this right. Take as much time as you need Kya.

*Leo looked at his brother, and ran through the conversation again in his head. Splinter had been there for a good portion of the lead up to that. Alot of what Mike had told him shouldn't really come as a surprise after the last 'discussion' he'd had with Splinter in the dojo. He shied away from that thought. The outcome of that had come as a rude shock. He hadn't been expecting sympathy, but he also hadn't been expecting the reaction he had gotten either. He shook his head and replied to Mike*

Leo: You told him all the conversation? And you're still breathing? For that matter, I'm still breathing. What'd you do, dose his tea with prozac first?

*enigma-1* · 10-30-2002, 08:49 PM

*appears, smaller form hiding behind her* Depends on the reaction that you're going for, Leo.

*terran631* · 10-30-2002, 08:50 PM

Mike *didnt acknowledge the joke but just nodded* Yeh I told..everything. So. you dont hafta try and protect me or anything. He..really seemed to latch onto the whole honor thing. I dunno. Strangest thing was when I told him...*turns a little red* what I said before I walked out...he didn't lay into me. Just got real quiet...and told me make sure I apologize.

*Vespera Blaze* · 10-30-2002, 08:54 PM

*Leo looked a little thoughtful at that,then shook it off* You're my little brother Mike, Its my job to protect you. I have no intentions of lying to Splinter though. I may be having some problems, but I'm not that crazy.

*looks up at Enigma* Hi Enigma. Breathing is good. *he peers behind her* who's your friend?

*enigma-1* · 10-30-2002, 08:54 PM

*chuckles* Oh boy, I think I know that one, Mike. My mom acted the same way after I...zapped my brother.

H: *tugs on her sleeve* Are they your friends?

*nods* Yeah, that's them, kid.

H: They're weird looking.

*scolds* Haley, don't be rude. Guys, this is my niece, Haley's Comet. I'm sort of watching her for the day.

*kyabetsu* · 10-30-2002, 08:57 PM

she didn't flinch from his hand.

***time lapse ~2minutes***

She glanced up at him with a small frown.

Kya: "what ~*DO*~ you think it means?"....

Tears still dripped intermittantly from her eyes, but she was clearly coming to stop. She wiped her nose and watched him for his answer.

*terran631* · 10-30-2002, 09:02 PM

Mike: *looks up at Enigma* Haley's Comet? She's a cutie Enigma

*enigma-1* · 10-30-2002, 09:04 PM

Thanks Mike.

*steps aside, revealing a completely human girl about ten years in age*

H: *pouts, looking at Mike* Don't call me that. I'm Hale, not Haley's Comet. That's a dumb name.

Haley, I told you, don't be rude.

*glances at Mike* But she's right. Just call her Hale. Everyone does.

*Vespera Blaze* · 10-30-2002, 09:05 PM

*Don took a second to connect her statement with the previous conversation.* Oh, tortuga bobo? My spanish falls somewhere between zip and nil, but isn't that "silly turtle" or "turtle clown", something like that? I don't mind.

*Leo smiled a little, and cast a sidelong look at Enigma* Well, we know what side of the family she picked up her tact from

*terran631* · 10-30-2002, 09:07 PM

Mike: *grins at the little girl* Hey, I know the feeling, Hale. Anyone calls me by my full name, I think I'm in trouble.

10-30-2002, 06:50 PM	#1923
Vespera Blaze Mad Scientist Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Winnipeg, MB, Canada Posts: 2,073	Don took in the fact that she was hanging on to her control by teeth and toenails. Don: softly Kya, I know you're doing your best to stay strong right now. If you're doing it for me, thank you, but it isn't necessary. I won't think any less of you. You've been through a rough time. Sometimes, sometimes it helps when you...cry. From some of the things you said over the last day or so, it sounded like your...Beto didn't like it when you did. I know its tough learning to let go again after years of holding it in, but I think it might help. If...why...chuckles a little I guess what I'm fumbling my way towards here, is that if you want a shoulder, or someone to run interference for you, I hope you know that my door is always open. If you don't, well, thats fine too. Either way isn't wrong, and won't change my opinion of you. __________________ Vespera Blaze

10-30-2002, 07:29 PM	#1925
Vespera Blaze Mad Scientist Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Winnipeg, MB, Canada Posts: 2,073	Don got up quietly, and pulled out an extra blanket, wary of the reaction she had given last time he'd touched her when she was upset, he gently draped it over her shoulders. Leonardo finished his* 20th repetition. Grin* Cope. __________________ Vespera Blaze

10-30-2002, 07:51 PM	#1928
Vespera Blaze Mad Scientist Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Winnipeg, MB, Canada Posts: 2,073	Don: shifts his hand around in her grasp and takes hers, giving it a gentle squeeze You're welcome. He scoots back up on the bed, sitting crosslegged across from her again. With a solemn air belied by a twinkle in his eye he offered the floral print box that sat between them Kleenex. It wasn't so much a question as a defenition. Leonardo went through his cool down routine. He felt much better now that the air had been cleared between the three of them. He still had a lot of thinking to do, but for the first time, he felt confident that he would get through to the other end of it. __________________ Vespera Blaze

10-30-2002, 08:34 PM	#1931
Vespera Blaze Mad Scientist Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Winnipeg, MB, Canada Posts: 2,073	Don: If you say so. Of course, you could be calling me all sorts of names and I'd never notice. Unless it was the tortuga bobo. That one I've figured out. Don reached out one hand hesitantly, and touched her shoulder, prepared to draw back is she got uncomfortable. Its...well, no I guess it isn't Ok, but it is...gah. I never get this right. Take as much time as you need Kya. Leo looked at his brother, and ran through the conversation again in his head. Splinter had been there for a good portion of the lead up to that. Alot of what Mike had told him shouldn't really come as a surprise after the last 'discussion' he'd had with Splinter in the dojo. He shied away from that thought. The outcome of that had come as a rude shock. He hadn't been expecting sympathy, but he also hadn't been expecting the reaction he had gotten either. He shook his head and replied to Mike Leo: You told him all the conversation? And you're still breathing? For that matter, I'm still breathing. What'd you do, dose his tea with prozac first? __________________ Vespera Blaze

10-30-2002, 08:54 PM	#1934
Vespera Blaze Mad Scientist Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Winnipeg, MB, Canada Posts: 2,073	Leo looked a little thoughtful at that,then shook it off You're my little brother Mike, Its my job to protect you. I have no intentions of lying to Splinter though. I may be having some problems, but I'm not that crazy. looks up at Enigma Hi Enigma. Breathing is good. he peers behind her who's your friend? __________________ Vespera Blaze

10-30-2002, 05:31 PM	#1921
kyabetsu Foot Elite Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: under my hat Posts: 4,393	kya began to pick at an imaginary lint on the white cot sheets. Kya: (thoughtfully) i think you're asking the wrong person. Sometimes it's too much and i don't even know what's happened until i wake up later and a chunk of the day is missing.... i know that doesn't help. .... I ... I wanna help donnie, really.... I mean, s-some sometimes it's not like that. sometimes it's just scary and i just wanna get away... don't let 'im catch. catch. catch .... she pinched her lips together. she would stay in control. donnie needed to know. and she would upset him if she lost control now. she threw her head back and stared at the ceiling, willing gravity to help keep the tears back, and took a deep gulp of air. Kya: ...I used to hide behind the dryer. it was warm there. I'd turn it on and he wouldn't be able to hear me if i accidently cried. It was a small place and nothing could touch me. Even if he would have found me, he wouldn't have been able to reach me... I'd fall asleep back there... Kya: (she looked across at Donnie with a small light of pride in the back of her moist eyes.) he never did find me. All those times i hid there. He never once found me. I was safe there.... Kya: i guess. i.... would just want to get away from the bad things and be somewhere quiet and safe and warm. I get so cold when i'm scared... she pulled her sleeves down over her hands and studied the empty tea mug, biting her lip and struggling visibly not to cry.

10-30-2002, 06:20 PM	#1922
terran631 The Defender of Splinter Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Third Rock from the Sun Posts: 3,948	SP: concludes his monologue realizing that Raphael was not going to respond any time soon. He was still worried for Donatello as he had not checked on him to find the extent of his injuries. But he also did not want to leave Raphael alone for fear that his son would hurt himself trying to destroy something. He could only guess that Kali had broken the news to Raphael, but why he took it out on Donatello, he couldnt even begin to understand Mike: finishes his routine with a sigh Okay, Leo..twenty repetitions of the same kata is just cruel and unusual punishment.

10-30-2002, 07:20 PM	#1924
kyabetsu Foot Elite Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: under my hat Posts: 4,393	his awkward sincerity pushed her beyond her control. she pulled into a tight ball at the end of the cot. Her shoulders shook, but she made no sound.

10-30-2002, 07:40 PM	#1926
terran631 The Defender of Splinter Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Third Rock from the Sun Posts: 3,948	Mike: mumbles Slave driver. and then grins. Felt good to be at ease around his brother again

10-30-2002, 07:41 PM	#1927
kyabetsu Foot Elite Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: under my hat Posts: 4,393	she felt a heavy layer being draped across her shoulders and reaching up, grabbed hold of his wrist. She looked up through her blurry vision reluctantly. There was no way he could miss her tears. But trust was trust and she had something she needed to tell him. Kya: (husky but formal) Gracias.

10-30-2002, 08:17 PM	#1929
kyabetsu Foot Elite Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: under my hat Posts: 4,393	Kya spared him a watery smile and took a kleenex from the box. She gestured with it vaguely. Kya: Panuelito. she looked at it and more tears seeped out. she hid her face as she tired to stem the silent flow. (((Trans: hanky)))

10-30-2002, 08:27 PM	#1930
terran631 The Defender of Splinter Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Third Rock from the Sun Posts: 3,948	Mike: watched his brother who looked more relaxed than he had seen in almost a week. He remembered his conversation with Splinter and wondered if he should give his brother the heads up on what his sensei might talk to him about. Or would Splinter get upset about that....? Well...he and his brothers were never ones to let each other run straight into a "discussion" with Splinter without providing information. Mike waited until Kameko left the dojo before approaching Leo Hey...umm..don't be mad or anything...Just wanted to tell you that I told Splinter some of the things you told me. You know, in the study.

10-30-2002, 08:49 PM	#1932
enigma-1 Foot Elite Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: take your pick... Posts: 4,161	appears, smaller form hiding behind her Depends on the reaction that you're going for, Leo.

10-30-2002, 08:50 PM	#1933
terran631 The Defender of Splinter Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Third Rock from the Sun Posts: 3,948	Mike didnt acknowledge the joke but just nodded Yeh I told..everything. So. you dont hafta try and protect me or anything. He..really seemed to latch onto the whole honor thing. I dunno. Strangest thing was when I told him...turns a little red what I said before I walked out...he didn't lay into me. Just got real quiet...and told me make sure I apologize.

10-30-2002, 08:54 PM	#1935
enigma-1 Foot Elite Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: take your pick... Posts: 4,161	chuckles Oh boy, I think I know that one, Mike. My mom acted the same way after I...zapped my brother. H: tugs on her sleeve Are they your friends? nods Yeah, that's them, kid. H: They're weird looking. scolds Haley, don't be rude. Guys, this is my niece, Haley's Comet. I'm sort of watching her for the day.

10-30-2002, 08:57 PM	#1936
kyabetsu Foot Elite Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: under my hat Posts: 4,393	she didn't flinch from his hand. *time lapse ~2minutes* She glanced up at him with a small frown. Kya: "what ~DO~ you think it means?".... Tears still dripped intermittantly from her eyes, but she was clearly coming to stop. She wiped her nose and watched him for his answer.

10-30-2002, 09:02 PM	#1937
terran631 The Defender of Splinter Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Third Rock from the Sun Posts: 3,948	Mike: looks up at Enigma Haley's Comet? She's a cutie Enigma

10-30-2002, 09:04 PM	#1938
enigma-1 Foot Elite Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: take your pick... Posts: 4,161	Thanks Mike. steps aside, revealing a completely human girl about ten years in age H: pouts, looking at Mike Don't call me that. I'm Hale, not Haley's Comet. That's a dumb name. Haley, I told you, don't be rude. glances at Mike But she's right. Just call her Hale. Everyone does.

10-30-2002, 09:05 PM	#1939
Vespera Blaze Mad Scientist Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Winnipeg, MB, Canada Posts: 2,073	Don took a second to connect her statement with the previous conversation. Oh, tortuga bobo? My spanish falls somewhere between zip and nil, but isn't that "silly turtle" or "turtle clown", something like that? I don't mind. Leo smiled a little, and cast a sidelong look at Enigma Well, we know what side of the family she picked up her tact from __________________ Vespera Blaze

10-30-2002, 09:07 PM	#1940
terran631 The Defender of Splinter Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Third Rock from the Sun Posts: 3,948	Mike: grins at the little girl Hey, I know the feeling, Hale. Anyone calls me by my full name, I think I'm in trouble.