Back with the idea of the Turtles taking part in Reptile Education Programs, but let's toss is the whole 'The Turtles can understand normal turtles/reptiles' idea.
So yes the turtles (even if some are reluctant at first) are helping with handling and talking about whichever reptiles are part of the program. While trying to ignore the critters chatting to focus on what the kids/audience might ask.
Because the turtles don't always want others to know they can understand the turtles/reptiles, because that will lead to endless questions of what they're saying and wanting to have the turtles act as translators.
But the urge to just shout shut up at the turtles/reptiles is very strong at times. Especially if they're in a zoo or aquarium because there's way more creatures chattering about.
Though there are some who don't mind people knowing they can understand the critters, and the novelty kinda wears off, though the organizers remind the kids/audience that it's not polite to badger the turtles about what every critter is 'talking' about.
The main difference with adding the ability to understand normal turtles/reptiles is just the random comment from the turtles about what the non mutant critters are saying or the implications of the silent communication that animals have.
Like the image of Rise Donnie standing in front of a turtle tank when a softshell swims up to him for a minute and suddenly Donnie turns around hissing before vocalizing 'how dare you imply that about my person!'
But Rise Leo would probably be 'chatting' with the turtles, and casually telling the humans about the random stuff they're saying.
With the other turtles, the 80s turtles would be the most casual about this, and don't mind sharing as long as it's not too disturbing, I guess.
The 03 turtles I can at least see Don and Mikey being more open about it, Raph would be a bit less open unless you don't annoy him, Leo probably wouldn't mind, but he purposefully avoids specific turtles, for reasons.
The 12 turtles might be more open to translating, but it depends on the group, and the current mood of the turtle.
With the 14/bay turtles I can really only see Donnie and Mikey being open about it, I figure Raph might get annoyed more easily, and Leo tries to keep it short.
The Rise Turtles would definitely love to chat with and translate, though they will avoid translating things that would not be kid friendly.
The MM Turtles are probably kinda awkward about the whole thing, because the kids at school kept asking them about what the class pets (if any) were saying about them, and little kids have even less of a filter, and ask weirder questions.
The other iterations all just depend on what's going on in universe, thus I can't give many ideas for them, but there is at least one fanfiction out there of Damian Wayne asking Mikey to translate what a normal turtle is saying.
Still the idea of normal turtles trying to attract the Turtles attention for any reason is a bit more funny if the boys reply back with 'we already have a bale please stop asking', 'It would never work out sorry', 'I already have a mate, and don't want another', 'miss/sir I am like 200 times bigger than you!'
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This is literally me taking two ideas I made posts about, and mashing them together.
Okay, but can we talk about that whole sequence where the bros were fighting those guys to find out more information on Superfly and how great the editing and choreography was the whole time?
Just each time they entered one of the room, a different turtle was in the lead for each location and got a chance to shine with their style of fighting being the main focus, and that one shot where they all run in sync while tackling the goons.
Let's not forget this one shot right here:
Whoever did the storyboard for this scene, well fucking done cause this was honestly my favorite part of the movie.
I spent more time that I should have on this silly comic strip so y'all better appreciate it lmao... Anyways, my headcanon for the next movie is that the boys will freak out when they meet Shredder for the first time, probably catching them off guard while they're just vibing and doing random teenage stuff.