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i hope this is your fm inbox bc i am breakin it in lol

[apuckalypse]

[ You have been invited to a group chat! ]

text; un: dontron (prior to sensei leo's arrival)

[semilethal]

[Comes into baby brother's inbox the first evening of his survival training with Casey, seeking praise and validation]

Michael I require praise and validation for doing difficult things please and THANK you

[cowabunga]

you're doing AMAZING and i'm SUPER proud of you for getting out of your comfort zone!!!!!!

[Alas, he can't help adding:]

i hope you have a great time bonding with little casey

[Little because he's from the future and thus the newly designated family baby, no take-backs. Good luck learning to love each other out there.]

[semilethal]

This is not a bonding exercise

I am forging myself into a new, hardened Donatello, capable of surviving any threat. Tough as titanium nails [That is why he is requesting verbal hugs and kissies for being so brave]

[cowabunga]

it can be both if you're doing it right

obviously you don't need to be a new donatello, but you can show any creepy swamp who's boss
what do you want for your victory celebration?

[semilethal]

[A TREAT!!!! teenager with the temperament of a typical purse-dog perks up at being so handsomely rewarded by the orangest and babiest of brothers]

Angel food cake with strawberries and cream please

text; un: Parkour

[heyunderoos]

I was wondering what your favorite recipe is. Maybe we could swap recipes or something?

[He is trying!! Bonding might happen, we'll see!!]

[cowabunga]

[Peter said the magic words. Here come a bunch of texts all at once.]

oh like a signature dish?
i experiment a lot so i dont do many repeats
i could give you some ideas for getting leo to eat better though
hes picky about certain vegetables but he barely notices if you use the right sauce
what do YOU like to make?
do you watch cooking shows?

[heyunderoos]

[Little did he know what was coming-

Peter at least waits for the texts to stop before he replies.]

Signature dish works? I know you cook a lot in general from what your brothers told me.

That'd be good. He already eats pretty well? More vegetables wouldn't be bad though. Usually, he takes over cooking if I'm not there first. He likes cooking pretty well?

[Time for Mikey to learn, his brother truly has it down bad to willingly eat vegetables for a hot boy.]

I tend to repeat a few things out of habit, Americana kind of food, but I've been experimenting with trying to cook more Jewish dishes the last year or so. I've been trying to make borekas and failing spectacularly at it.

I used to with my Aunt May. Not very often though. She usually found vegan recipes online to try.

[cowabunga]

[So the secret to getting Leo to take care of himself is hot boys. Really should have seen that one coming.]

never made borekas before. maybe i could help you?
or we could find new ways to fail at it together
and you could tell me about your aunt
or the rest of your family
i mean
i should probably get to know you better than "nerd who throws cars and kisses my brother"

Late July/Early August

[neonleon]

[You have been invited to a group chat]

[ooc: I know you're on hiatus, there is no rush here just wanted to include you o7]

text; @cjj

[apuckalypse]

hey mikey
have you ever donated blood or plasma before? how would u feel about it
its not an immediate emergency but i gotta know

[cowabunga]

kinda inevitable in our family
i'd ask if donnie sent you but it's not really his style to get permission
i'll give you the same house rules i give him. i get dibs on raising any evil clones that are made of me
accidental and otherwise

what's your not emergency emergency?

[apuckalypse]

yeah fair point
no evil clones are planned but if it happens they're all yours

uncle tello's sick. it's something he had back home, and it was really bad, then. it might be ok here, hes getting better, but i wont risk it. there's a way to fix it for good, but it needs a lot of hamato blood

[cowabunga]

and let me guess
you've gotta get ahead of the game and ask since you know he won't do it for himself

i'm in casey. anything you need

Early Sept

[semilethal]

[ (URGENT!) You have been invited to a group chat ]

Something silly for you

[grabaslice]

[Before this conversation, Leo realizes it might be a good idea to ask someone with cooking prowess a few things. He wants to make something decent for Caduceus.

He can't really ask his own Mikey for advice, so... this could be a good thing. Maybe help him narrow down between the recipes he has in mind. Maybe mend bridges.]

Hey, Mikey,

I'm assuming you can still cook circles around most people in this place, so I wanted to ask your opinion on two recipes.

If you have time anyway. I was planning on cooking something for someone.

1/2

[cowabunga]

[For someone, huh? Iiiiiinteresting.]

[cowabunga]

[And not at all what he expected from Leo. Still.]

you came to the right turtle
i'm your culinary captain here to sail you through the turbulent seas of flavor
hit me with the details

[grabaslice]

[Little does he know what he's getting himself into.]

Aye, aye, Captain. Glad for the help.

I'm going to text him to ask about allergies or dietary restrictions to be sure. But... I was thinking either a soba recipe or some kind of ramen? Nothing overly ambitious.

Actually, let me just text him now.

[cowabunga]

[Okay, yep. Leo's cooking for a guy. A guy who is not Donnie or Casey. This is gonna be good.]

lmk what he says
we're aiming to impress, right?
noodles are a safe bet
a crowd pleaser you can dress up without a lot of extra work

Late September - gay boy at it again

[grabaslice]

Weird question, but, do you have a specific pizza dough recipe? If not, I can probably find one. I wanna try to make something for someone who hasn't eaten pizza before.

[He shoots the text off casually. Assuming Mikey might rattle it off if he has a specific one.]

time to fight donnie for room in the stalking tree

[cowabunga]

[Not even gonna play like he's not nosy as hell.]

are you cooking for everyone you meet here
or has the noodle guy been upgraded to the pizza stage?

[grabaslice]

[Why is he not surprised, all Mikeys is the same-]

I could be. You should be happy I'm expanding my grilled cheese based palette.

Caduceus has never had pizza before. Pizza came up while I was cooking for him last time.

[Most round about yes in the world.]

[cowabunga]

tell that to someone who doesn't know how much cheese you put on EVERYTHING
actually
rule number one for first time pizza here, leo
ASK HIM before you drown his slices in parmesan
other than that
i have complete faith your pizza skills have stood the test of time

[Sends him a non-fourth wall breaking version of this recipe bc obligatory.]