For the most part, Swannie is feeling more... numb and tired than confused. There are certainly moments when he's disorientated or doesn't understand what's going on, but he can't really bring himself to care that deeply.
But he does still have his moments. There are occasional bursts of energy from him--
Or, on the other hand, rare moments when he will suddenly go very quiet, very still, very stiff--
The rest of the family quietly thinks of these as "my brother is being fucking possessed by a twelve-year-old child," moments. They may be far from the Lake, but Donatello and Odette's souls are still entwined, and so every now and again, her influence will still rear its head. And yes, in those moments, Swannie is always very confused and very scared.
Me the whole series: What if Danny napped in the sofa and he just changed forms while sleeping in front of his parents with Jazz just getting into the room and warning him before noticing they're there.
Danny: honk mimimimi
Maddie and Jack: *Confused confusing confusion.png*
Jazz, coming in from the kitchen: Hey Danny have- OH CRAP DANNY YOU'RE IN GHOS- *Looks at her parents* Uhh... It's a cosplay?
Maddie and Jack: *Recounting how many times they told Danny about ripping him apart molecule for molecule and probably dissect him*
Here's a great example of how inappropriate #civility is in response to attacks on our humanity. This guy is the source of many invented right wing panics and the media still wants to hear what he has to say?
"The Guardian emailed Rufo with questions on his apparent endorsement of Aporia, and how he reconciled that with his professed “colorblindness”. He did not respond directly to any questions put to him but instead made a crude sexual insult to a Guardian reporter."
i do think there is a degree to which certain kinds of Instagram activists have convinced themselves that traumatising themselves in solidarity is a useful form of activism. "I'm having nightmares and crying so much I want to be sick because of all these videos of dying children but I can't look away while people are getting hurt" I mean don't you think you'd be able to help more if you weren't having nightmares and crying all the time?? don't you think this is a one-way trip to burnout? don't you think maybe increasing the amount of trauma going around is counterproductive? I dunno bro there's something to be said for bearing witness but there comes a point where you gotta look hard at yourself and go "am I helping, or am I just making myself suffer so I don't feel guilty for not suffering while somebody else is experiencing bad shit"