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[ginsu_master]

So this happened.

Since then, one non-ninja-turtle has been . . . pretty much in hiding. Because being a boy like this is way weird, too weird, super weird, weirder even than being a duck, and anyway what if she messes up and gets Mr. Leo in trouble, that'd be awful, and

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[friend_of_lucy]

Tumnus is still happy to have his body back and is getting himself some tea when he notices the nervous young man,

"Is something wrong?"

[ginsu_master]

"Uh . . . no, not really, just, I, um . . . . I guess I should eat something, but, uh . . ." dithers the young man.

"- well, everyone likes bread, right? So that should be okay I guess . . ."

[friend_of_lucy]

"They do, yes, brown bread with butter is one of my favorites."

[ginsu_master]

"Okay! Um, can I have some brown bread, please?"

The bar delivers, and the young man beams.

"Thanks! I would've taken a long time to decide."

[fairytaleknight]

Fakir has never met the young man standing in front of the bar.

That doesn't keep him from saying, "If you're not going to order something, you should probably get out of the way. Or at least sit down."

[ginsu_master]

"I am gonna order, so you don't have to be mean! And -"

The young man freezes suddenly, staring at Fakir.

OH NO wait she doesn't look like herself oh no what if Fakir figures it out and um oh man this is gonna be so weird and -

". . . . uh maybe I will sit down sorry," he mumbles, and sits hastily down on a stool.

[fairytaleknight]

The other man has no grace at all.

A man who's that beautiful has no right to move that badly. It's just wrong.

Fakir sighs, sits on the next barstool and orders a dinner of ham and potatoes. "Fakir. What's your name?"

[ginsu_master]

Fortunately, not!Leo has already established a cunning alias to go by!

"You can call me Turtle," the young man announces, too loudly, and squints out of one eye to see if Fakir looks suspicious.

. . . it also registers that, hey, Fakir is actually being sort of polite! Is this what he acts like to people who aren't Duck?

"It's, um, it's nice to meet you, Fakir . . . . . -kun."

(MR. LEO IS A GROWN-UP AND CAN SAY THAT.)

[risen_from]

One goddess sidling down the bar.

"Leo!"

She smiles a slow, delighted smile.

(She's glad she decided to wear a short skirt.)

[ginsu_master]

"Hi, Aphro-"

WAIT.

She should probably be honest, shouldn't she? Yeah, she should . . . otherwise, she might mess things up for Mr. Leo!

"I'm, um, I know I look a lot like Mr. Leo," explains the young man, squirming, "but . . . I'm not really Mr. Leo."

[risen_from]

Aphrodite blinks.

"......... Actually," she says faintly.

"If you're not Leo, I might have a guess."

[ginsu_master]

". . . . really?"

It would be SO NICE just to be able to say!