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[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
Michael I require praise and validation for doing difficult things please and THANK you
I was wondering what your favorite recipe is. Maybe we could swap recipes or something?
[He is trying!! Bonding might happen, we'll see!!]
[He is trying!! Bonding might happen, we'll see!!]
Edited 2025-06-30 19:20 (UTC)
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.]
[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.]
[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?
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?
[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.
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.
Edited 2025-07-01 14:29 (UTC)
[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"
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"
I'd like that. I just can't make the crust flaky, no matter what I do. You probably could actually make it happen where I can't.
Yeah, that is fair. I mean, we have a lot to talk about.
Do you wanna meet sometime soon to try out cooking, and talk while we do it? I'm not really doing much this week beyond working in Rue's shop on a couple of orders.
Yeah, that is fair. I mean, we have a lot to talk about.
Do you wanna meet sometime soon to try out cooking, and talk while we do it? I'm not really doing much this week beyond working in Rue's shop on a couple of orders.
does meeting at the lair work for you?
my kitchen's set up better than what've got in satori
[Okay, deep breath. This is gonna be hard but he'll do it for Leo.]
and i guess if you live with us itll be your kitchen too
i could make room for your stuff?
my kitchen's set up better than what've got in satori
[Okay, deep breath. This is gonna be hard but he'll do it for Leo.]
and i guess if you live with us itll be your kitchen too
i could make room for your stuff?
[Mikey being so brave up in here-]
Yeah, that works for me. We could meet there whenever it works for you.
Oh, sure, if you're comfortable with it? I know it'll be a shared kitchen, but... still. You have stuff organized in a specific way.
Leo and I planned on also keeping the apartment, so, I could keep stuff there.
Yeah, that works for me. We could meet there whenever it works for you.
Oh, sure, if you're comfortable with it? I know it'll be a shared kitchen, but... still. You have stuff organized in a specific way.
Leo and I planned on also keeping the apartment, so, I could keep stuff there.
It's not like any of us actually pay rent or need jobs to keep a place here.
Leo and I talked about moving our plants over at least, not sure what else is coming with yet. So, it'll be nice to set up in the lair.
How does tomorrow sound?
Leo and I talked about moving our plants over at least, not sure what else is coming with yet. So, it'll be nice to set up in the lair.
How does tomorrow sound?
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]
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]
[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
Angel food cake with strawberries and cream please
It's come up in passing, but I'll keep it in mind. Even if I did lose stuff somehow, it's not the first time I've had to start over.
Leo and I are kind of early risers depending on the day, so we'll see what tomorrow turns out like. I'll keep you updated.
Kind of a race to see who makes breakfast sometimes.
[As promised, Peter does text Mikey a heads-up about coming a bit later in the morning than intended. The war of breakfast went as expected. Leonardo was the victor.
Peter shows up to the lair, at least looking more composed than last time. A box tucked against his hip. He has a few loose kitchen things present, a few smaller potted plants with name labels on them, and a few assorted things mixed in the box.]
Leo and I are kind of early risers depending on the day, so we'll see what tomorrow turns out like. I'll keep you updated.
Kind of a race to see who makes breakfast sometimes.
[As promised, Peter does text Mikey a heads-up about coming a bit later in the morning than intended. The war of breakfast went as expected. Leonardo was the victor.
Peter shows up to the lair, at least looking more composed than last time. A box tucked against his hip. He has a few loose kitchen things present, a few smaller potted plants with name labels on them, and a few assorted things mixed in the box.]
[Anyway. Mikey's gotten any obligatory teeth grinding out of his system by the time Peter arrives. He's sincere enough as he smiles and waves him over to the common area, gesturing to the counter where he can put his box down.]
Hey, Peter. Glad you made it. You look like you're getting used to the place.
Hey, Peter. Glad you made it. You look like you're getting used to the place.
[Unfortunate news, they are extremely married already.
Peter smiles back a bit more widely, adjusting the box absently as he walks over. He does set it down on the counter.] Yeah, I'm- trying to work on it. I'm pretty sure some days are gonna be better than others.
[Mikey can likely take a peek and see Peter is very much one of those casual home cooks given the way he has dinosaur themed cooking utensils. Enjoy the neon colored dinosaurs in your kitchen, king.]
Peter smiles back a bit more widely, adjusting the box absently as he walks over. He does set it down on the counter.] Yeah, I'm- trying to work on it. I'm pretty sure some days are gonna be better than others.
[Mikey can likely take a peek and see Peter is very much one of those casual home cooks given the way he has dinosaur themed cooking utensils. Enjoy the neon colored dinosaurs in your kitchen, king.]
[He notices them, all right. Is this a test? Psychological warfare? Mikey's distracted enough by the brightly colored monstrosities that he almost completely misses whatever Peter's trying to say.]
--And you brought your stuff. Great! [He snaps his head back up clasps his hands together cheerfully. He's going to be so cool about this! The coolest anyone has ever been!] I'm sure there's plenty of room for... all that.
[As novelty display pieces no one ever actually uses, right? They're kind of cute as long as they aren't becoming chunks of melted plastic in the real cookware.]
--And you brought your stuff. Great! [He snaps his head back up clasps his hands together cheerfully. He's going to be so cool about this! The coolest anyone has ever been!] I'm sure there's plenty of room for... all that.
[As novelty display pieces no one ever actually uses, right? They're kind of cute as long as they aren't becoming chunks of melted plastic in the real cookware.]
[Peter can vaguely tell something isn't- completely right, but can't put his finger on it. He lets it roll away, assuming everything is fine.]
It's fine if you want to just shove them in a drawer, I know you probably have a system in place. I don't want to mess that up. [His neon plastic cookware isn't the most important thing to him, so Peter is pretty affable about whatever works.]
It's fine if you want to just shove them in a drawer, I know you probably have a system in place. I don't want to mess that up. [His neon plastic cookware isn't the most important thing to him, so Peter is pretty affable about whatever works.]
Nah. [He leans over the counter, poking a finger at one of the utensils.] These guys are meant to be seen. [Cooked with? Well, that part's debatable.] Maybe we can hang 'em up somewhere.
Are the dinos a personal taste thing or are we talking Parker family heirlooms?
Are the dinos a personal taste thing or are we talking Parker family heirlooms?
Cool, anywhere in the kitchen is good by me. I'll probably pull them down like once in a while as needed.
Oh, they're personal taste thing. [He huffs a little absently.] Then again, May would have liked these too.
[He shrugs before adding.] I don't really have anything from home here. I've just been building stuff up since we settled here.
Oh, they're personal taste thing. [He huffs a little absently.] Then again, May would have liked these too.
[He shrugs before adding.] I don't really have anything from home here. I've just been building stuff up since we settled here.
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