2 AM EVACUATION MINGLE

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The sirens start without warning, blazing for several minutes before the headmaster's voice comes onto the intercom.]

All students and staff evacuate into the quad. Staff, make sure all the students are present and accounted for!

[Those are his only instructions

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[hiddenbadass]

[You are kidding him. You are kidding him. Mike goes around trying to get the kids to evacuate their butts so that they don't die in whatever set off the alarm. He would've gotten a blanket, but no one looks intimidating in a blanket. The sacrifices he makes....

And when they're all there, he's just standing there in the cold, trying to take a headcount as his body rapidly loses heat. Great. Just great.

It's at times like these that Mike wonders if he's really getting too old for this.]

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[very_practical]

[Oh god. Flail. Panic.

No. For goodness sake, she must stay calm this time. The last time she reacted without thinking in blind fear, she nearly got herself killed. Not this time. After a long deep breath, Jane puts on her boots and jacket, grabs the suitcase she's prepared and left beside her bed just in case of an emergency, and heads off.

The headmaster said quad, did he not? She certainly hopes she heard him right and makes her way over to it, keeping an eye out for Rapunzel or Miss Lottie along the way.

She reels back in alarm when she comes across, rather than her blonde elder friends, a... oh goodness, just what is this person?]

Oh..!! Um..
[Is the mist here? Is it causing her to see things, because she swears the man before her looks like a turtle.]

[action] PM me if you want me to change this one assumption in Paragraph 1 (2nd sentence)

[hiddenbadass]

[Mike turns to look at the girl, noting her before going on with making sure the rest of the students are there. He's seen her before, but he's been in the shadows and out of her line of sight. It's only when she speaks that he turns back to her.

He raises an eye ridge at her, his voice still rough no matter how he tries to soften it.]

You okay, kid?

[action] No, that's fine! Thanks for asking!

[very_practical]

[Blink.]

Um... y-yes, I...

[Turns her glance downwards, realizing how much she's been staring.]

I'm sorry! I didn't mean to stare...

[action] Always happy to ask!

[hiddenbadass]

[A bit of a dark chuckle.]

Name's Mike. And don't worry about it--everyone stares. You get used to it after a while.

[He'd rather a kid like you stare than not.]

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[very_practical]

...s-still, it's terribly rude of me..

[Seriously, the man is a turtle. She cannot get over this.
She keeps her gaze firmly averted, to keep herself from further embarrassing herself, and scurries by awkwardly to where she needs to go.]

I'm sorry, I shouldn't be wasting your time..!

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[hiddenbadass]

[A bit of a sigh as the kid starts scurrying by.]

Look, kid, you're not wastin' my time. You're the reason I'm here. To protect you and everyone else on campus.

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[very_practical]

Oh..?

[Upon hearing that she stops in her tracks and turns to face the... er, turtle man.]

...then thank you, sir. T-thank you very much!

[She gives him a respectful, yet still very nervous, bow of her head before continuing on.]

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[hiddenbadass]

[Mike lets out a small sigh as she goes. Shell. He hated scaring kids.]

....

[thesmartbrother]

Hey, Mikey.

[Oh hey, Mike, your brother's just shown up next to you, shivering a little and holding a thermos. He had remembered to grab his bo staff before leaving, so it's on his shell, ready to be used at any time. He takes a sip from the thermos before offering it to you.]

Coffee? It's warm.

[He looks alert, if a little wired. He hasn't had a good sleep in a while. He's been living off coffee. But that totally won't affect him at all if he has to fight, right? Right? B| ]

[hiddenbadass]

[Mike was already awake, yelling at some idiot kids Dark Turtles on his floor, and he sleeps with his nunchaku anyways.

He notes the ready-made coffee and also notes that he really does need to switch Don's coffee for decaf. He'll wait until the weekend, though. Don would be angry if he missed a single class. If he sleeps during the weekend, he'll just be irritated.

But, right now, the coffee is warm and Mike is not. He holds out his hand.]

Gimme a sip.

[thesmartbrother]

[Don't you even think about it, buster.

Donatello smiles and hands over the coffee.]

There you go.

[hiddenbadass]

Thanks.

[Oh, he'll do it when you're not looking.

He starts to drink, not caring if it's black or whatever as long as it's warm. Mike pretends like he's going to drink the entire thing.]

[thesmartbrother]

[He scowls, punching Mike gently in the arm.] Don't drink all of it, doofus. [He needs that to stay up for the rest of the night. >| ]

[hiddenbadass]

[Mike stops drinking and smirks, handing it back to Don.]

Left most of it for you.

[thesmartbrother]

[Donatello rolls his eyes and snatches the thermos back.] Yeah, thanks, bro. [He takes a sip himself, looking around at the crowd and becoming serious.]

Any idea what's happening?