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[Oof, he's not sure what Leo means exactly but the meaning he does take from his brother's words is not a good one.

As he looks hurt by those words, as his wings twitch a little as he grits his teeth.]

So... You don't trust me?

[That absolutely grinds Leo to a halt.

The hurt on his brother's face feels worse than an actual punch. He staggers a little, almost feeling like he was dropped back into his body.]

I trust you.

[His voice is still hoarse, rough at the edges.] Scared. Don't want to forget anymore.

[The words... Are not reassuring, as he hunches up into himself.

Especially Leo saying he's scared of forgetting.]

Then trust me to like... If you forget something I'll remind you? But for now you've got to sleep.

Don't want... to get in the way. You're- helping.

[Leo can tell he messed something up, but he can't quite figure out how to read any social cues right now. He can tell he did Bad. He tries to explain, but he isn't sure how to even explain his thoughts.]

Okay. [He extends a hand.] I believe you.

Edited 2023-02-22 05:35 (UTC)

You're not in the way.

[Donnie is trying to stay calm, considering the situation and how Leo is. He should be more patient but also. He's gone through the loop so many times now and just. Nothing seems to be working and at least he wants to help his brother.

At the hand being offered, his expression softens a little as he takes Leo's hand with his own.]

... Thank you, now... Will you come home and sleep?

Too- tired to do anything. [He's trying for coherency, even if he's clearly visibly struggling to stay focused. He feels so strange and he can't quantify it. He's visibly trying to hold back his need to sway.]

Mhmm. Trust you. [He squeezes Donnie's hand in his own, just trying to focus on that instead of is thoughts just feeling scattered.]

I'm noticing. [Coherent or not, Donnie is kind of getting what Leo means at least? Or at least he's trying to, he's never seen Leo this sleep deprived or at least this far gone with it.]

And good, now trust me to get you home to a bed. You can... Do what you're trying to do after that, okay? [The squeeze is somewhat reassuring, as he'll squeeze Leo's hand right back as he'll try to lead his brother away. Being careful of his skateboard on the way.]

Okay. I'll. Find- source later. [He used too many coherency points, now he's starting to drift again.] Fix, need... to fix.

[He holds onto Donnie's hand as his brother starts leading them away from the collective of snails Leo had ~~befriended~~ found.

He looks back at the snails sadly at least twice.]

Yeah, you can do that after you get some sleep. I even picked up some medicine this time that might help? [Usually they just wait it out, but this is like... An extreme case, so maybe some sleeping pills will help? And after the loop with the ice cream incident, he made sure to grab some just in case.

And ah, his skateboard. He doesn't want to leave it but both his hands are full, one holding Leo's hand and the other with his laptop, so he's got a conundrum here. Or at least he would if he wasn't just quickly letting go of Leo's hand for a second to just pick up his board and tuck it under the arm holding the laptop as best as he can, before grabbing Leo's hand again.

That's if Leo doesn't use the lack of hand-holding as a chance to wander off or something like that.]

[Leo initially holds still, waiting before getting distracted enough that he starts to wander away until Donnie's hand has his again. It makes Leo come to a jerky stop in place.

He seems to blink back into himself, looking at his twin a little uncertainly before his short term memory clicks back into place.

He seems at least a little embarrassed when he puts together how quickly he almost wandered off.]

I can carry the board?

Nah, it's fine. I got it.

[He doesn't, really, but he doesn't want to overwhelm Leo with his twin in this current state. Also he's not too sure if Leo will like, remember to hold onto the board considering he started to wander off in just that short little time Donnie wasn't holding his hand.]

Come on, let's go home.

I can help...? [Leo offers again weakly, boiling over into some mild frustration at how... his emotions are all over the place. God, this sucks, this sucks so much.

Coherency of the situation sucks just as much. It was easier when he was fully in a fog, but right now the weight of Donnie's hand holding his is grounding enough Leo can actively think a bit more clearly.

It won't last long, but its at least something.]

...I'm sorry I keep freaking out at you.

You can help by just, getting some sleep when we get home okay? [He is for sure not going to let go of Leo's hand anytime soon, and sure it's awkward carrying his stuff but still. He can handle it.

He's got to handle it, there's no one else who can right now. Sure he could have gotten a hold of Bucky for help but this is... Personal? Or at least he feels like he needs to take care of Leo, it's his responsibility.

As to Leo's apology, he'll just smile at his twin and shake his head.]

Don't worry about it, I'm sure you'd do the same if the situation was swapped.

Yeaaaah, I can, I can try. Just hard. [He wants to help, but doesn't have the persistence for once to chase after it.

His mind also just drifts, skittering across topics and thoughts breezily enough he can't keep much consistent.

His guard is also down enough he's not thinking about what he's saying too seriously.

His words are halting, a little unsteady as he speaks.]

Yeah, yeah, I would, I'd like... build you a pillow fort and find you one of those weighted blankets you like. [He sways a little as they walk, sleepily slurring his words.] If I couldn't find one, I'd learn to sew so I could do it later on.

S'like Raph needing his bears a certain way on his bed, and Mikey wanting the nightlight pointed at the door.

I know, insomnia's a pain like that isn't it? [He knows that Leo has issues with sleeping, but never this bad. Honestly, he'll blame it mostly on the whole repeating day than on Leo himself.

As to the rest of what Leo has to say though? Donnie is a little surprised by it all.]

For someone who wants to be thought of as a goof-off, you really do pay attention, don't you?

[He almost, almost, mentioned the whole not wanting to be a leader thing. But refrained because even with Leo in this state he knows a touchy subject.]

M'gonna give it a zero outta ten. Terrible. [He's starting to yawn a little, drifting a little to the right as they walk.

He blinks back into the conversation when Donnie speaks. His guard remains firmly down given his lack of focus on much of anything.] s'easier not to disappoint anyone if they think you're stupid and full of yourself.

[He says this with a sleepy crinkle of his snout before his attention drifts away.]

If s'a timeloop, is it a crime if you steal a car in every loop even if it only hap-ppened in one?

[He hums a little to himself, and when Leo drifts to the right? he tugs his brother a bit back on track, not to hard as he doesn't want to startle Leo but enough to keep him from going too far.]

Yeah but, you're not stupid... Full of yourself, yeah, can't deny that one. But most certainly not stupid.

[He would go on to tell Leo that he proves that in the future, but Leo poses that kind of question.]

I guess it depends? Is it during the loop or like the last loop? And do you get caught?

[He doesn't fight against Donnie's tug, drifting back in line easily enough.] Didn't take one.

[He pauses almost seeming lost in thought again.] lets take one. Yeah?

[Maybe less crime would be a good idea today.]

easier carry ever-everything.

[While a good idea, in a way, it's also a bad idea for various reasons. Like;]

Look, I'm good with tech but I don't think I'd know how to hot-wire cars as old as the ones around here.

[That and he has a hunch Leo would want to drive, which is also a no go.]

Donnnieeeee, believe in the me who believes in youuuuu- [He is very enthused by the sentiment, maybe swinging a little too much of himself in to try and pat Donnie's cheek.

He absolutely misses, losing his hold on Donnie's hand entirely and tumbles to the sidewalk in a pile.]

[He was just going to like, let Leo do what he wants but! Instead, his twin is now a pile on the ground.]

Leo! [And he's rushing to the pile of spider-turtle and checking on his brother to make sure he didn't hurt himself, which means he's placing what he has under his arm (laptop and skateboard) down so he can use both hands to check over Leo.]

[Leo needs a second to get himself mildly back together. He manages an awkward thumbs up as he awkwardly tries to untangle from himself.]

S'good! [He now is trying to remember why he's on the ground.] Just.. chillin'.

No, it's not good. [He's going to try to help Leo get recalibrated as best as he can.] You fell, that's no good at all.

[Leo puts up no protest at being moved around.] Did I-? I'm... [He presses the butts of his palms against his eyes.

His brain seems to skitter elsewhere, farther back than it needs to.]

Can we... turn on the sunlamp?

[The sunlamp back in the lair at home.]

[And moved around he shall be. Or at least moved enough so he's less laying on the ground and more like sitting.]

Yeah, you di-- [Ah that question makes Donnie pause.]

We'd have to get home first.

[He sounds a little sad when he says that, kind of figuring that Leo means the lamp back at the lair.]

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