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[betterthanraph]

Characters: meinxxherz and betterthanraph
Location: Deck 12
Date: present
Rating: fff PG? If that?

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[meinxxherz]

Herz was restless. He couldn't concentrate on reading and his mind kept wandering to bad places when working at Sergei's, so he occupied himself with other things. For the last few hours, he'd lapped around the ship, messed around in the gym, just moved and tried to take his mind off his problems. It wasn't really working, but at least the brain chatter died down when he distracted himself with objectives like 'where to go next'.

A few minutes ago, he'd started thinking about playing baseball again. Last time he'd gone looking for equipment, he'd been interrupted by Leo's brother; he hadn't gone back to the luggage deck since.

Well, why the hell not? He'd nothing better to do, 'cept...count the flowers on deck 13 or something equally boring.

Herz certainly wasn't expecting to see a turtle when he got there.

"Mikey?"

Turtle was bent over with a teddy tucked under his arm. Seemed like something Mikey'd do, if you asked Herz.

[betterthanraph]

Leo hadn't been too concerned when he heard footsteps approaching; they weren't concealed in any way, nor were they particularly smooth and graceful. Probably just an average passenger, or at least someone not looking for a fight.

He didn't expect Herz, though. When his voice sounded behind Leonardo the turtle tensed slightly before glancing over his shoulder.

"...no. It's Leonardo. Sorry." Leonardo considered gathering what he'd collected and leaving, but...that would probably be rude. He'd have to wait for Herz to give him a definite dismissal, first.

[meinxxherz]

The teen blushes, at once embarrassed that he'd mistaken someone for their brother--that's never flattering--and for doing it to Leonardo of all people.

Great.

Life is just...life is just great.

The teen deflates, a little too worn emotionally to much more than accept his misfortune. Recent events had definitely overshadowed his previous discomfort with you, Leo.

"No, uh, I-I'm sorry. I didn't...I didn't see the-t-the-the bandanna." He motioned to his own head.

[betterthanraph]

"It's all right." His voice still cautious, Leonardo offers Herz a faint half-smile in hopes of reassuring him. "I know we look alike."

Turning back to his rummaging, Leonardo holds up a shirt to the light, turns it this way and that before folding it and setting it back in the suitcase he'd been pawing through. If Herz looks closer he'll notice the places Leonardo had looked were actually neater than the ones he hadn't. "So that you know for the future, I have two more brothers here; the one in the red is Raphael and the one in the purple is Donatello."