New Comic Day [OTA, Tag to Family]

[theniceturtle]

For the better part of the last two weeks Mike has been living and breathing comics in a way that he's never done so before. He hasn't been this on top of his game since...well...sort of never, actually

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[theniceturtle]

It's easy to miss Mike in the comic book store. Not only does he tend to blend really well with the ridiculous, but he's also no where near tall enough to be seen over the tops of the maze of bookshelves.

At the moment he's towards the back of the store doing some finishing touches on a couple of life sized, hand-drawn, cardboard cut outs of various heroes and villains. They...they're actually quite good, all things considered.

He hears Raph call his name and doesn't move or even look up. He just keeps on working.

[theniceturtle]

"Thanks," is his non-committal response. His non-committal, still lacking in eye-contact, response.

Well, to the outside observer it just looks as though he's hyperfocused on what he's doing, but...Raph's hardly the outside observer, and Mike knows it. There isn't a person alive who knows him better than Raph. Not even Splinter. So while he could shrug off the curious with tales of there just not being enough time, or enough paper, to undertake a project like this one back home...he knows this tactic isn't likely to work on Raph.

[theniceturtle]

"Dunno. I'd like to be able to rotate them out."

He's not pleased with those last couple of lines, so he reaches for the glob of eraser and begins removing them from his sight.

[theniceturtle]

Mike snags a glance up at Raph, to make sure the older turtle isn't making fun of him. And...well, to just get a sense of how Raph is in general.

How much trouble is Mike in....really?

"Something like that.

[theniceturtle]

Just wait until Raph gets to the books about the personification of countries and the adventures they have!

"It's certainly a challenge, that's for sure," he says under his breath. "I haven't seen Hal, Kyle, or John yet. Though they're aware people know about the Corp, so it wouldn't be too bad. Same with Flash."

[theniceturtle]

"That's a messed up situation there, because then what do you do? Do you call her Lorna? Or Polaris? And...woe be unto the guy who chooses poorly."

[theniceturtle]

"Could just chalk that one up to mystical ninja powers."

There's even a hand gesture for "mystical ninja powers." It's kind of like jazz hands, but more mysterious....also mystical.

[theniceturtle]

"Or the simple fact that a mask and lowered voice isn't really the world's greatest disguise, no matter how awesome your toys are."

Mike's just saying.