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Thirty-Eighth Theory [Action]

Feb 23, 2011 12:08

[Before Don goes out this morning, he leaves a note on the kitchen table.]

GONE TO THE SMITHY.
BACK TONIGHT.[Two days ago he was angry with his brothers for being overprotective, but today everything is different. He genuinely wants them to know where he is, because they've all just been reminded how suddenly a person can vanish ( Read more... )

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[Action] meanandgreen February 26 2011, 01:25:16 UTC

[When Don comes home that night, he's greeted with a blast of heavy metal music loud enough to make his eardrums pound. The bass makes the whole house rattle on its foundation.

Bang!

Or maybe that's just Raphael throwing the furniture around again. The impact of whatever he's just thrown makes the floor shake.

And Raph's screaming. It's impossible to make out what he's saying over the noise, but the anguish in his voice is palpable. It's a stark contrast from Leo's stern but far gentler tones struggling to cut through all the chaos on the other side of the bedroom door.]

[Action] honorthecode February 26 2011, 04:06:27 UTC

[Leo looks to Don for a moment. There's some hesitation before he lets go, backing off a bit. He looks back to Raph, watching him. Worried about what he might do now that he's loose. But if that last stumble was anything to go by..]

[Action] meanandgreen February 26 2011, 04:09:44 UTC

[Raph wrenches away from Leo's grasp the moment it loosens, and the momentum makes him scramble sideways a half a step until he gets his feet under him.

Once he's steady, he thrusts a finger at Leo's plastron.]

Don' touch me. Don' touch me ever again, y-you fuckin' poser.

[Action] honorthecode February 26 2011, 04:26:42 UTC

[Leo reminds himself that Raph's drunk, evidenced by the empty bottles. Raph didn't mean what he said.]

I wasn't going to let you do something you'd regret, Raph. [Like attacking his brothers with that glass shard. His voice is calm and firm, since getting angry at an angry drunk was liable to make them angrier.]

[Action] meanandgreen February 26 2011, 04:30:52 UTC

Yeah? An' who gives you the right ta jus' parade around in here and start givin' orders? I don' gotta listen to you! We were doin' jus' fine without you!

[Action] honorthecode February 26 2011, 04:42:15 UTC

[That definitely stung a little, but he keeps his features schooled.]

I haven't been parading around. I was telling you to stop and to calm down. You weren't thinking straight and I was trying to get you to listen.

[Given the situation, somebody had to try and get through to him. He was glad that Raph seemed to of calmed down at least a little. He wasn't trying to kick them out anymore.

[Action] meanandgreen February 26 2011, 04:49:11 UTC

I'm fine. I'm thinkin' just freakin' peachy. [Says the turtle with the blood trail running down his arm and dripping off his elbow.] You got no right tellin' me if I'm thinkin' or not. You don' even know me. Who th' hell're you? Huh?

[He shoves at Leo's chest.]

Whatcha gonna do about it? Huh Fearless? [He tries to shove again, throwing more weight into it this time.] Huh!?

[Action] honorthecode February 26 2011, 08:58:25 UTC

I'm your brother. [He answers simply. The blood catches his attention, however, and he eyes it with concern.] We need to stop the bleeding.

[He looks around the wrecked room. This place isn't that safe for for them, much less a drunk person.] Raph go sit down in the living room. [Preferably before the other turtle falls down. He's hoping Raph will listen, he doesn't want him to get injured worse.

He looks to Don.]

Don get the first aid kit. He's bleeding pretty badly.

[Action] i_speak_softly February 26 2011, 13:27:38 UTC

[Don glances at the wounds, even though he's already seen them and classified them as superficial.]

It's not as bad as it looks.

[Action] meanandgreen February 26 2011, 14:19:58 UTC

[The air is getting thicker, and the room swims around him. He can't breathe, he can't get a foothold. The whiskey burns like a hot poker in his stomach. He swallows hard and tries to gulp for air.

Leo's nothing but a green blob now. He has to squint to make sure it's him, make sure he's listening. Are you listening now, Leo?]

'M not goin' anywhere. This's my room.

[The room spins again and he sways dangerously.]

[Action] honorthecode February 26 2011, 19:54:57 UTC

They should still be taken care of. [He looks to Don again] We have a bigger problem. He's not eaten in days and with as drunk as he is... [Does he really need to go on? He looks back to the swaying Raph, automatically reaching out to help steady him.]

Raph if you stay in here you could get hurt worse. [Which is what Leo's concerned about and why he wants Raph out of the room.]

[Action] i_speak_softly February 26 2011, 21:47:18 UTC

He hasn't eaten either? [He moves around behind Raph, quietly and efficiently clearing a safe place for him to collapse.] Sit down, Raph. You don't have to leave.

[Action] meanandgreen February 26 2011, 21:59:10 UTC

'M not leavin'. [He braces himself against Leo, only half-aware he's doing it. He's obviously the only thing keeping him upright.] Lemme alone. I made a sign, but nobody can read or some shit.

[He hangs his head and doesn't let go of his brother's shoulder. Everything's blurry and his face is hot. His brother's voices sound like they're talking at the end of a tunnel, and he can't make heads or tails of what they're saying. It's like he's having an out of body experience.

And he really needs to throw up. His chest heaves and he gags hard, but nothing comes up. Probably for the better, though, since he's aiming toward Leo's plastron.]

[Action] honorthecode February 26 2011, 22:59:20 UTC

No he hasn't. [Leo wasn't sure what affect this could have on Raph though.

He'll hold Raph up, no complaints there for now. He also watches Don clear space.] We're in here because we're your brothers. We're worried about you.

Alright no leaving. But you're still sitting down. [He'll move to get Raph sitting on the cleared floor.]

[Action] i_speak_softly February 27 2011, 00:36:02 UTC

[Once a space is clear, Don moves to take over the task of helping Raph more-or-less gracefully to the floor, gesturing for Leo to grab the garbage can.]

Sorry, I must have forgotten how to read when I quit going to school.

[Action] meanandgreen February 27 2011, 00:43:16 UTC

[His brothers manage to guide him to the floor gently enough save for the last few inches. He plops down hard on his butt and won't stop leaning against Don if he decides to stay. He's too dizzy to sit up on his own otherwise.]

Y'sonnuva...fuckin' quitter.

[His head lolls forward his chest gives another heave.]

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