The eye of the hurricane. I like to think Cassandra sometimes called the brothers by the nicknames their dad used, given they were probably pretty close before his passing.
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Man oh man, this one was way messier and off model than my last few updates but whatever, we got to keep this ball rolling! Life's been crazy so I've had to take some unwanted breaks in between updates. Thanks everyone for your patience as always!
One thing I wanted in this flashback was to really get a sense of how the brothers worked as an experienced team with Leo at the helm as a proper leader. It's something we never got to see much of in Rise and I felt it was important to include since half the team is already gone by the time of Replica. Team Dynamics Ted Talk under the cut!
We know from Casey Jr that Leo stressed the importance of listening to your team. A big part of that also means knowing how to communicate with them in general.
With Michelangelo, he keeps it short and succinct, trusting his brother to know what he's doing when in his element. This trust goes a long way with Mikey, having spent years of his youth as the baby striving for the respect he felt he deserved. Leo knows it's best to not bog Mikey down with details, allowing him to improvise as needed. This unspoken freedom has only grown over time as Mikey has dipped deeper into spiritual arts that, frankly, go completely over Leo's head.
The greatest sacrifice Leo has ever made was read Donnie's Big Book of Bad Guy Codes. While he doesn't remember ALL the numbers, he has memorized the ones that matter and it has helped tremendously in avoiding miscommunication with his genius brother. More importantly it silenced any of Donnie's usual belly-aching. As Leo's "twin"/"equal" the two still butt heads from time to time. Donnie respects his brother's authority (mostly) but will still push the boundaries of what he's allowed on a semi-regular basis. Give Donnie an inch and he will take the mile and then find a loop hole that allows him to go twenty miles more. This is partially due to him often being the one left behind at HQ, making the turtle just a TAD stir crazy. Leo does his best to keep him in line regardless.
Big brother Raph will forever and always be big brother to Leo. As such he holds a place of authority in Leo's heart and is someone he still regularly seeks counsel from in both the ways of leadership and more. Raph is always happy to support his younger brother and does a surprisingly good job (albeit after years of practice) of walking the line so as not to step on his brother's toes in the process. At least not since the secret of "the Key" blew up in their faces several years ago. They don't talk about that anymore. Leo is the leader now and he's done a great job in recent years as far as Raph is concerned. He trusts him to make the right call. The two have a close bond and regularly use mind meld to quickly communicate rather than speak ...this will be important to remember for the future.
Hope that overall feeling came through for this group!
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I think that if Miles Edgeworth were to ever have a Tumblr blog it would be entirely Steel Samurai based with a carefully organized tagging system. He posts lengthy formally worded analysis about Steel Samurai and nothing else. He doesn't check his notes. He does check his asks, because they're kind of like emails. He has anon asks and dms turned off. Someone sends an ask about his interests outside of Steel Samurai and he immediately blocks them. He doesn't have pronouns or a name to be called by in his bio. The only hint about Edgeworth's personal life is that when he refers to the death of Jack Hammer or the conviction of Matt Engarde he only refers to Phoenix as "that man".
Maya definitely has a tumblr and it has a canon Pink Princess url. She actually hoarded a bunch of Pink Princess urls long before the character was officially announced because she knew she needed to have them. Her tumblr header is "the real pink princess ask sal manella". Her pinned post has these
[ID: Two blinkie banners. The first has a lesbian flag background and says "Pink Princess is canonically gay." The second is light pink and says "PinkSteel shippers dni". End ID] (thank you @princess-of-purple-prose)
Maya follows him and sends Edgeworth asks periodically. He thinks she's a wonderful conversationalist. He has no idea of her identity. Maya is fully aware he's Edgeworth.
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The cyclist
Day 3: A deadly accident / Snowboard
In the empty road in Wisconsin Jason pushes the gas full, trying to see how fast this motorcycle can get.
It's feels good, that wind in the hair.
The adrenaline in his body rushes like lightning, and he endorse the high.
He probably shouldn't drive that fast, but it was his gift, and he wants to feel it.
(Need to feel that he's alive.)
Hour and a half past the “Welcome to Illinois” sign, he takes the exit to the gas station. The old shop looks like it has stayed there since the road was built. The bell ring as he enters, but the bored cashier doesn't even look up from her phone. He carefully checks the snack's back for the “best before” date. He put the snacks and and a bottle of soda on the counter.
“How much?”
The cashier slowly looks up from her phone. She sighs and starts scanning the products.
“Anything from the souvenir shop?” She asks, clearly waiting for a no. “take a look, we have a special offer on magnets and stuffed animals.”
Her voice is dead just like her eyes, as she cites her sentences.
Uh, the joys of customer service. One of the things he's actually happy he didn't have to live through.
“53$, not including service.”
Heis eyes glances behind the cashier as he opens his wallet and takes out the notes.
Well, actually. His eyes stops, fixed on a certain object behind the cashier's back.
Fuck it, he never got the chance before. But this is a mission, so he could probably add id as an expense.
Why the hell not?
He never got the time, before.
“How much for the staffed ghost?”
“19.90$, you want one?”
Fuck it. He'll use the league account for this. “Yes, please.”
“The stuffies are on sale, 3 in 50$. We also got Illinois stuffie, Bumblebee and some other options in the Fun Section.”
“No, no. Just this one. That would be all.”
“Your new total is 72.90$. cash or credit?”
“Card,” he hand it over. “Say, why you got this? I don't think I ever saw one of these before.”
“Amity,” she says and go back to her phone.
“What –?”
She point at the brochures box and say, “most haunted city in the states”.
“A nice place to leave!” says a big sign, by the entry of what seems like a small town.
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Some one accused me of being disingenuous when I say I hate Peter B - and fair.
But let me assure you I am not playing any games when I say I hate that man. I have to physically restrain myself from writing paragraphs of hate for that man at least once a week.
You think I love Hobie? I hate Peter more.
You me and everyone in this room wishes I was kidding
When I say I want that man to commit the ultimate sacrifice no matter how out of place it is in the plot 😭😭 im saying it from the bottom of my soul
You think I'm joking but the truth is far far worse I'm sitting here foaming at the mouth over a dude that looks like Ryan Reynolds from the Mint mobile commercials
This man looks like he's about to sell me an affordable monthly phone plan and I hate him for it I hate him so much
also they accused me of disliking Jessica Drew and that is simply not possible on the account that she's my mother. She's my mother she brought me into this world and she raised me to Love Black Women so im sorry for the misunderstanding 💖💖💖💖💖
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