Chapter 1: Donnie's Laptop
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As such, while I have no problem with you downloading the fic, as far as I know, the formatting doesn't carry over. So all downloads have no Creator's Style. Sorry about that!
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Michelangelo took in a sharp intake of breath as he woke up. This was new. He was sure that he and Hiroto had died together. But here he was. In terrible pain, but alive. Alive on a very familiar feeling bed, looking up at a very familiar looking ceiling. Tears of anguish pricked at his eyes. He was finally reunited with his family. His father, his brothers. They were all waiting for him. He saw them right there. And now he was alive—and they still weren’t.
April appeared by his side, giving him a bout of déjà vu. It was the same as when…the same as the last time he woke up in a hospital bed with April beside him. The night he failed to reunite with his family on his own terms, only to faint from the blood loss. But April was still here, and so was he. She embraced him, and they both cried at their victory and the people they lost to get there. The Foot Clan was gone, and the Hamato Clan remained. Broken in more ways than one, but they remained.
Casey had rushed back to the lair when she heard the news, rushing into the arms of her sensei. She was so glad that she didn’t lose him, too. Michelangelo couldn’t recall the last time he cried this many tears from happiness. Casey tried to give him back Splinter’s book, but he refused. It was hers now, the heir to Master Splinter’s teachings, a successor of the Hamato Clan. She felt like she didn’t deserve it, but Michelangelo assured her that she had already proven herself worthy.
It took Michelangelo a month to learn how to walk again. Soon, he was well enough to do his forms and some light sparring with Casey. Eventually, they even had races to the rooftops. It felt strange at first, to train like the old days—when he and his brothers were teenagers. Before Raphael and Karai’s battle. Before Raphael…
Michelangelo accepted the cards that he was dealt. With his own blood, sweat and tears he paid it back. He was free from the vendetta now. He finally knew peace. He no longer saw his brothers. One might say that that’s a good thing. But he never knew how lonely it got without their voices. Then on a particular somber evening, Casey came home with four baby turtles, freshly mutated. No one asked her if she found them that way, or if she exposed them to the mutagen herself. He told himself it was the former, because Casey-Marie wouldn't do that to them. To him. Right?
He was a granduncle now. A grunkle, so to speak. Grunkle Michelangelo. He liked the name more than he’d like to admit. They were too young to hold a proper conversation with, but he enjoyed their company. They liked to climb on him and he was big enough to carry all four at once.
Michelangelo decided to clean up around the lair, to make it more baby turtle proof. It wasn’t necessary but it gave him something to do. And then he noticed it. In a box of Donatello’s old dusty tech was an outdated laptop. April knew what was on it, just the basic OS and a singular messaging application. But the last time she checked it, Donatello hadn’t contacted anyone yet and the server he made was barren. Now maybe Michelangelo was feeling nostalgic, but he opened the laptop to see what his brother was up to.
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Chapter 2: Introductions
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HamatoNutello(temp) - Ronin/Mike
2003 - Millennials (derogatory)
(Da Ba Dee) - Leo
TurtleTerror - Raph
Jinkies - Donny
✨ℂ𝕠𝕨𝕒𝕓𝕦𝕟𝕘𝕒✨- Mikey2012 - Coping (needs therapy)
Bold&DaringPlan - Leo
Van Gogh Vroom - Raph
∠( ᐛ 」∠)_ - Donnie
✨𝔹𝕠𝕠𝕪𝕒𝕜𝕒𝕤𝕙𝕒✨ - MikeyRise - Neons (party bus)
【Neon Leon】- Leo
Raphie2003 🌹🐢 - Raph
Bootyshaker9000 - Donnie
✨𝕆𝕞𝕖𝕘𝕠𝕤𝕙✨ - Mikey
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Chapter 3: A Chompy Situation
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HamatoNutello(temp) - Ronin/Mike
2003 - Millennials (derogatory)
(Da Ba Dee) - Leo
TurtleTerror - Raph
Jinkies - Donny
✨ℂ𝕠𝕨𝕒𝕓𝕦𝕟𝕘𝕒✨- Mikey2012 - Coping (needs therapy)
Bold&DaringPlan - Leo
Van Gogh Vroom - Raph
∠( ᐛ 」∠)_ - Donnie
✨𝔹𝕠𝕠𝕪𝕒𝕜𝕒𝕤𝕙𝕒✨ - MikeyRise - Neons (party bus)
【Neon Leon】- Leo
Raphie2003 🌹🐢 - Raph
Bootyshaker9000 - Donnie
✨𝕆𝕞𝕖𝕘𝕠𝕤𝕙✨ - Mikey
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Chapter 4: The Karai Incident™
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HamatoNutello(temp) - Ronin/Mike
2003 - Millennials (derogatory)
(Da Ba Dee) - Leo
TurtleTerror - Raph
Jinkies - Donny
✨ℂ𝕠𝕨𝕒𝕓𝕦𝕟𝕘𝕒✨- Mikey2012 - Coping (needs therapy)
Bold&DaringPlan - Leo
Van Gogh Vroom - Raph
∠( ᐛ 」∠)_ - Donnie
✨𝔹𝕠𝕠𝕪𝕒𝕜𝕒𝕤𝕙𝕒✨ - MikeyRise - Neons (party bus)
【Neon Leon】- Leo
Raphie2003 🌹🐢 - Raph
Bootyshaker9000 - Donnie
✨𝕆𝕞𝕖𝕘𝕠𝕤𝕙✨ - Mikey
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Edit Log: 01/21/2023
i updated the leo chat to include mention of the other shredders
i havent watched 2003 in a while forgive me
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Chapter 5: Housekeeping
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The Last Ronin
HamatoNutello(temp) - Ronin/Mike
2003 - Millennials (derogatory)
(Da Ba Dee) - Leo
TurtleTerror - Raph
Jinkies - Donny
✨ℂ𝕠𝕨𝕒𝕓𝕦𝕟𝕘𝕒✨- Mikey2012 - Coping (needs therapy)
Bold&DaringPlan - Leo
Van Gogh Vroom - Raph
∠( ᐛ 」∠)_ - Donnie
✨𝔹𝕠𝕠𝕪𝕒𝕜𝕒𝕤𝕙𝕒✨ - MikeyRise - Neons (party bus)
【Neon Leon】- Leo
Raphie2003 🌹🐢 - Raph
Bootyshaker9000 - Donnie
✨𝕆𝕞𝕖𝕘𝕠𝕤𝕙✨ - Mikey
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Chapter 6: Weird Gecko Feet
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Chapter 7: Turtle Titan
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ok for this one i took some liberty in what i say happens/exists in ronin-verse in regards to the bg lore, work w me here. the series focused on revenge so let me have this pls.
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Edit Log: 2/22/2023
idk how a part of like ch 12 got pasted into ch 8 but i fixed it lmaolemme tell you my heart fucking DROPPED cause i thought i overwrote the whole chapter by accident
Chapter 9: Time Scepter
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Heavy references to the 2003 TMNT episode "Same As It Never Was"
Happy 20th Anniversary to my childhood 🥳
I'm old af lmao
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Chapter 10: Confrontation
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It's been a while
And I don't just mean in my head
I mean the real you
I wonder what you would have thought about how I turned out
I wonder if our father would have been proud
April named her kid Casey-Marie
I bet Casey would have loved that
And now we have four more little trouble makers
They're little Casey's kids
So that means you're a grunkle, too
I wish you could meet them
I bet Yi would have been your favorite
Call it a hunch
Oh, Donnie....
Why did you make this server?
How long ago have you been working on this?
The kids claim that the server didn't go live until 3 months ago
And that makes no sense to me, considering you've been gone for so much longer than that
They are just like you guys
Some more than others
Some more annoying than others
I know the kid means well, but he just keeps pushing
He wants to know where you are
I don't know if I have the heart to tell them
They're still so young
Some of the boys lost their Splinter
But they still have each other
From the tidbits I heard from them, their worlds vastly differ from ours
Most of them are related to Karai
Can you imagine that?
It makes my skin crawl just thinking about it
They then started asking me about our world
And I thought it wouldn't hurt to just tell them about the basics
But...
One of your counterparts even saw a world that was closer to ours in terms of being fucked up
This kid saw his brothers die in front of him
But he was simply out of time
And he was able to go back to his family
Why did you make this server?
Did you want to ask for help?
Was this some sort of contingency plan?
I know you didn't like it when I looked through your stuff, but I don't really have a choice
I'll try to get some answers on my own
Don't haunt me
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The Notepad part has a scrollable textbox jsyk. Don't want you folks to miss out on some of Ronin's messages. <3
Stay safe out there, folks. Have a good rest of your weekend. o/
I'm slowing updates to 1-2 per week now. Thank you all for your continued support!
Chapter 11: Hot Soup
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ty for over 6k hits and over 550 kudos! hope you all have a wonderful weekend. 🫰
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*slips you some funnies to make up for last week’s emotional damages*
Chapter 12: Hangman
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i pray for the fool that tries to read this chapter with creator's style off 🙏
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Welcome to #hangman!
This is the start of the #hangman channel
🖊 Edit Channel
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im also naming all the chapters now. ✌
pls for the love of everything that is holy if you guys haven't watched 2012 or know what the "mop mop" scene is you need to watch the clip on youtube asap. it's my favorite scene and it lives in my head rent free.
Edit: if any of ya'll saw the chapter before i edited it shhhshshshshhh
Chapter 13: Anger Management
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sometimes i think about ronin!raph's love for his father. he was so enraged at splinter's presumed death that he solo raided a foot camp, killed a dozen or so of their men and put karai in a coma, eventually succumbing to his own injuries as he sank into the water, beneath the red-dyed waves. but then it turns out splinter survived the attack, so raph's blind rage caused him his life practically needlessly, a foolhardy endeavor one could say. his love and loyalty for his family is commendable, admirable, even—it makes me heartbroken to know that raph died thinking his father was dead. but in the end, his love caused more grief than good, resulting in his family being the ones that had to pick up the broken pieces he left behind.
Chapter 14: Of Monsters and Mutants
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So it seems like a new Discord update made it so all the images have rounded corners now. That’s stupid, and I’m not gonna do that. I don’t even know how threads work.
05/19/23: Added some more dialogues. Napped some messages from a future chapter and inserted it here.
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Chapter 15: Weapons Safety
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10.6k hits and over 780 kudos! ty all so much!! 😊
yall getting an early update bc ill be busy for the rest of the week. peace!
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Chapter 16: Reticent Encounter
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[Typing: They're selfish and sometimes your brothers will hurt you. Maybe they don't mean to but it doesn't change the fact that they still do]
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[Typing: Everyone wants to be the big damn hero and think their way is the only and right way, and you can't blame yourself for not being the one that make them see otherwise]
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Edit: lmao all of you guys are taking the ai uprising bit seriously. i meant it to be a joke ronin’s trying to pull for his own amusement for shits and giggles but the thought of miku actually going feral on humanity is extremely hilarious to me
btw the spotify wraps are mine and my lil brother's. i'll leave it to you lovely ppl to figure out which one belongs to who lmao.
Chapter 17: Sentimental
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No Ronin interacting with the boys in this one, guys, sorry. I couldn't figure out a way to fit him in.
Maybe he's helping April and Casey-Marie with all the anarchy/power struggle bs that's happening since the Foot is gone. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Like before, the notepad is scrollable
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It’s getting harder to talk to them while avoiding certain topics
Big shocker, I found it extremely hard to give advice to alternate versions of myself
Hmm. Is it advice? Or am I just venting about things I wished I could say to you guys?
To your big dumb dumb faces
Regardless, there were so many things I wanted to say but I chickened out
Was it cowardly or self preservation? Who knows
It seems like the feeling of being left behind is a universal thing for Michelangelos the older we get
I don’t know how to feel about that
Should I just tell them?
Rip the metaphorical band aid off the next time one of them asks point blank?
I don’t want to hurt them
There’s so many things I want to tell them
But at the same time I feel like
I don’t want to talk about you guys
But at the same time, I do…?
Our adventures, the ones before all hell broke loose
The simpler times, when all we had to worry about was who got to the rooftop first
The memories are so precious to me, but at the same time I can’t help but feel the bitterness
There is no way I can talk about any of our adventures without mentioning one of you guys
Makes me wonder if I’m protecting them or myself
It’s strange to think about
They never had to be in a war like we did
They never had to fight alongside their brothers and father on a bloody battlefield
A battle born from a generational blood feud that shouldn’t even be their problem anymore
They never had a full blown breakdown from the mental and physical exhaustion in the middle of battle
They never had to plead for it to stop over the sound of clashing metal
Only to be forced to stand back up by their own father
To have the weapon they already dropped be pushed back into their hands and then practically tossed back into the fray
At least, I hope not
So far, it looks like none of them had to see their father like that
Makes me glad
I think
The lair is becoming more like home again
It's a much needed respite each time I go topside
There's so much chaos now that the Foot is gone
It sounds like Casey Marie wants to train the kids as soon as possible to help
I know that they’re her children but
.....
They're still just babies
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I believe it in my heart of hearts that 12!Leo teaches 12!Mikey the Healing Hands down the line.
I just love how 12!Splinter just accepts the rat stuff to a comical degree. Personally, I don't think he was trolling, it was just peak dad humor. He just does not care about being compared to a rat anymore, in fact he just jumps at the opportunity when it's in good fun. Canonically,12!April thought she accidentally offended Splinter by saying something something about rats and mazes and he's just "I do like a good maze :)".
He just doesn't care anymore lmao. Like I feel like the hamster wheel and cheesephone was given to him by his children and he's like "sure might as well lol" and then he tried the cheesicle to humor them but then found out he actually liked them lmao. There's no need to nibble on them the way he does but it's so funny wtf. 😭
Also not to mention the scary rat teeth strength he had. Fucking broke a sword with just his teeth god damn. Do you think the other Splinters have that much jaw strength?
Chapter 18: Space Core
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pov: ur the 2003 turtles in space prison
mikey eats floor wax and then everything gets worse somehow
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ronin watching the conversation derailing 5 different times in the last 30 min be like: *sips tea* well then. that apparently happened
alternatively:
*ronin has an iron grip on his thighs to stop himself from telling the boys that they probably won't be able to freeze to death from personal experience, go on a spiel and accidentally admitting in chat he tried to die by succumbing to the cold of hokkaido's winter for months on end*whichever is funnier ig
Edit: unrelated but rip rise!donnie he lost the autism swag summit U_U with papyrus and mob going into the finals, it's like a sans v reigen rematch lmao
Chapter 19: we sleuthin' pt. I
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This fic has now breached over 1k kudos and 16k hits! Wow! Thank you all so much!
do ya'll know the discord easter egg where a voice says "discordo" instead of the default sound when you start up the desktop app? i keep forgetting that that's not the default bc i've had it enabled for years lol. who do you think has that easter egg enabled?
05/18/2023: Added reference to Timothy because I can't fit him anywhere else so might as well have them bring him up here.
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(guess which one of the pranks above i became a victim of a few weeks ago. the perpetrator? my baby brother)
I forget that Kirby O'Neil is a psychologist
INT. TURTLE'S LAIR
12!Mikey is lying on a sofa, with Kirby on a beanbag. Kirby has told Mikey he didn't need to lay down, but 12!Mikey insisted because he saw how therapy sessions play out on TV
12!MIKEY
*talks abt everything that happened to him and gives an explanation on all of his reactions and behavior, how the things he went through effected him in extreme detail, connecting the dots himself*
Kirby stares at him as he puts down his notepad
KIRBY
Mikey, I literally can't help you
12!MIKEY
...What?
KIRBY
You literally know and understand everything about yourself.
You're too self aware.
I-..I can't help you...I have nothing to add...
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Does this mean I won therapy?
Kirby lets out a sigh
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No, Mikey, no, it does not.
Now, you understand why you made that joke, right?
12!MIKEY
...Yes 😩dw kirby eventually finds other ways to help mikey, he wouldn't leave the boy hanging
Chapter 20: Grey Morality
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plus a little bit of sleuthing courtesy of one purple turtle
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Chapter 21: Catching Up
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cliff hanger! hanging from a cliff! and that's why he's called cliff hanger! /ref
Chapter 22: Casey-Marie
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no, this isn't an april fool's joke chapter. it just so happens to be the day i update.
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wait y'know what? sure, it's an april fool's chapter. the joke is that this chapter doesn't have funnies. get prank'd, idiots /aff
Chapter 23: Aftermath
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Hello again, brother
Or brothers? And I guess Casey, too because this is about your daughter
Oh Casey...
What can I say about your daughter, Casey-Marie Jones?
She's going to give me gray scales for one thing, if that's even possible
We finally talked, for what it's worth
She still thinks we should train the kids as soon as possible
So she's not allowed near the children without supervision for a while
Of course, she was against it at first
But she eventually relented, especially with April backing me up
You guys should have see the look on her face
It was obvious she was hurt by our decision
It's obvious she does care about them
But I can't let her near the kids if she still wants to train them as young as they are
I think April has made me realize something
Casey is a product of war
It's unfair that she was born and raised into this world
One that tells her that battle is the norm, that fighting is natural
But it doesn't give her the right to force the same lifestyle on the kids
It's unfair for her, but she had no choice on the matter
But these kids do have the choice
The world might still be fucked up, but she can't just make them fight
As much as it pains me to admit it, but the kids have the right to make that decision themselves
I don't want them to fight
But I won't deny them the training if they ask
They're the ones that have to come to me, though
And the thing is, Casey doesn't see her childhood as unfair
How could she? With the world she had to grow up in
Everyone around her was in the same boat
She just saw...sees it as normal, that all of this was.../is/ normal
Because it is her normal
It was just how it always was for her
How things have changed in the world, huh?
I'm not defending Casey
Nor am I forgiving her
Just because I understand her more now, doesn't mean that I have to forgive
I don't know if I ever will for this, for making the children for the reason she wanted
She's young, and young people make mistakes
But I don't think many young people can make this big of a mistake in their lifetimes
Especially when she doesn't see it as a mistake at all
She's a kid and she grew up on stories about us, about how we helped people
How we fought the battles we did as a unit, as a family
But that's not the problem, here
And not for a second do I blame April for telling her those stories
The problem is that Casey
Casey began to draw her own conclusions about what a family means
To her, a family is a team that fights together, going head to head against enemies for the greater good
She's putting our family on this pedestal, something we do not deserve
Calling us heroes
Can you believe that?
Heroes
The only ones that can stop the injustices in the world
She's as stubborn as a mule, and I guess unfortunately for us, takes after her father more that she can ever imagine
So when she got it into her head that the only people that can help mend the world
To help it heal and defeat the bad guys
Was us, our family
To her, we were the only ones that can help
But our family had suffered great losses
We're lacking in the "numbers" department so to speak.
And what better way to fix that problem than to make more of us?
Pretty skewed logic, right?
So she set her plan into motion without an input from anyone
Speaking of numbers
It turns out that I did look too much into the numbers thing
Apparently "one" is her favorite number
Yep, you read that right
I can't even begin to explain how on brand that is for the Jones' name
Sounds like pure Casey Jones
Even in death, his influence continue to leave a mark on this world
How did you manage to do that, huh, Jones?
Your daughter is going to give me hypertension
That is if she's even telling the truth
I don't know if I want to beli
I would like to think t
Maybe she's
Nevermind
....
So
No more mutating baby turtles here, thank goodness
At least, I hope to God that is the case
Family or not I'll take her out myself if she tries this again
Sorry Casey Sr.
(Not really)
Heroes
I used to think we were heroes, too
When we were younger
Younger than she is now
When the most exciting things we did was save people from getting mugged, kidnapped, or mutated
That was...so long ago
Casey-Marie
She's still so young
I hope that April and I can change her mind about all of this
How not everything has to be about fighting
How family can also mean just being there for each other
I don't want to lose anymore of my family
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shoutout to Axolotl Parade on the TMNT Pit server for making the funniest comment about the chapter 21 addendum i posted. we joked around that if given the chance, casey marie would totally have a turtlesona:
Casey Marie, showing off the kids: These are my ocs! I named them after the number one! 😄 let me infodump about their creation-
Mike, immediately feeling trauma: THESE ARE PHYSICAL CHILDREN?!?!?
Chapter 24: Changes
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I dedicate this chapter to The Pit! Love you all!
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custom emojis drawn by the lovely yunisketch on tumblr!
(the scuffed petpet one was made by yours truly tho lol)
xeir art is wonderful you all need to check xem out!!!once again i have to scream in the end notes about a fellow pitdweller. i stole the "heightless leader" joke from The Height of Comedy by Halogalopaghost (Lartovio). the joke took me out and you all need to know about the absolute masterpiece as well as the wonderful mind that it came from.
Chapter 25: Invitation
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gentle reminder that this fic is in fact tagged with "crack treated seriously".
i don't have an excuse.
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Chapter 26: Mingling
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So like...any of ya'll read that newest issue of "The Lost Years"? How fucked was that, amirite? :'D
Words between the "「」" means they're written in Japanese text.
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I will be pulling this fic off of it's weekly schedule. Which means instead of a weekly update, it is now going into the "whenever I feel like it". I know, I know. But I'm getting busier and I also want to work on other projects!
And yes. I'm announcing this after this cliffhanger >:)
Chapter 27: Rat Dad
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Ya'll getting this update before I slink into the abyss of TOTK
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Chapter 28: "why is the squirrel spoilered"
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The big black squares are spoiler'ed images like you would find on old discord (also regular spoiled texts too)! Click on them to reveal the secrets! :) I had working code for the photo to be blurred instead of it just being dark rectangles before you clicked on them, trust. But AO3 doesn't allow the blurring code. (shakes fist)
ALSO IF YOU'RE ON MOBILE!!! Please tap and HOLD for the same effect as clicking on a desktop :D
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I met another version of you today, Father
He allowed me to do a little venting
Things I wish I can tell to your face
It did help, but there are so many other things I wanted to say
I stopped myself
Did you know that the explosion happened the day you left for Japan?
What explosion, you might ask
The one Stockman ordered during his attack on our base
I don’t blame you for not knowing
You had to silent your comms, after all
The explosion took everything from me that day
I thought I was alone, but the thought that you and Don were still alive kept me going. When I finally made it to the village, however...
Well, you know the rest.
Why didn’t you fall back?
Why didn’t you retreat?
Did you know you were dragging Donnie to his death? I doubt you did. I doubt you even thought about how your actions could affect him at that very moment
What were your final thoughts? How did you think your family was going to react to the news? Another member of our family too clouded by anger to think clearly, resulting in their death?
I can't tell if that's poetic or just depressing
But this time, you took someone else with you
Did you think about your sons at all?
Not only the one with you, but those you left behind?
I know you didn’t know
But Leo and Casey died the day you left
I thought everyone died that day
But the thought that you and Donnie still being out there
Gave me hope
Surely, I had thought
Because Don was with you
He could get you two out there and home
Remember when Leo broke the toaster three times in one week?
Don got fed up and told us that we shouldn’t expect him to fix everything every single time
So it was probably just wishful thinking that he could fix it
It being the whole summit situation
Who knew your stubbornness would be the downfall for you both
There is no doubt in my mind Donnie had expected to make it back
Right?
Why else would he have worked on this little side project of his
Connecting to all these other universes
Still trying to find the reason, if he even left a reason for me to find
Donnie...Did you see Raph when you died? (Did you kick his ass for me?)
Or did you see Leo and Casey, too?
Realizing all too late that your favorite brother is going to be all alone
How would you react, I wonder, if you knew
Did you think, "At least he'll have the others?"
"At least he'll have Leo?"
I know I saw everyone when I was at death’s door
More than once
So it makes me wonder if that’s just a death thing or a me thing
I wasn't always alone in those 17 years
Before you say "oh the hallucinations you had of us didn't count"
I found friends
Master Yip trained me back to my full form
Even found some people I even considered family
Or to be more specific, they found me
Wrangled me like cattle
They took me in when I became visually impared
Oh yeah, forgot to mention
I suddenly became blind for a while
Radiation exposure's a bitch
I got better
....
Fuck...these kids are rubbing off on me
This young girl of the tribe I stayed with, her name was Gerel
She took care of me when I wasn't training to fight without sight
I think you would have liked her
All of you would have
She was so patient and kind
But nothing lasts forever
Especially not to those I consider my family
Why do they always have to meet such violent ends?
I guess I never learn, staying with April and the others like this
Fool me once, right?
But I'm risking a third time
These kids...they need me
And Casey-Marie...she also needs me
But I can't stay with her if she is still gung-ho on this hero thing
But I'll keep trying to convince her
I can't lose this new family, too
I don't think my heart can handle it
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Sometimes I wonder if she even sees herself as their mother
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Notes:
The freedom of no longer having an update schedule (which I only kept up for like a few weeks asdasda) means I get to surprise you guys with sudden updates. ( •̀ ω •́ )
05/25/2023 update: OMG I COMPLETELY FORGOT TO TELL YOU GUYS. I GOT THE NICKNAME "LITTLE ONES" FROM "AMMO_WRITES". It was such a good nickname! I had to yoink it!! Anyway, I really recommend their turtle works! I personally, slonk them fics down like good soup. Good feelings soup.
Chapter 29: Graduation
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congratulations to all the 2023 graduates! whether it be college, high school or otherwise! this one's for all you diploma getting folks out there! you did great! i'm very proud of you! not getting a diploma this year? i'm still proud of you!
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Chapter 30: pogchamp
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It is currently (checks clock) 1:35 AM and I have a week off so. Here's a chapter. :)
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Chapter 31: Memorial
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Twisted my ankle...somehow. I didn't even feel it happen but then it just started hurting? So I got to go home early and wrote this for you guys ^^
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Chapter 32: no more sleuthin'
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ty axo for the star trek edit. it was too hilarious to pass up. like i just couldn't NOT put it in the fic y'know?
Chapter 33: A New Challenger Approaches
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got arcs and names for said arcs now!!
guys guess where i've been
jk just read the chapter it'll explain my whereabouts
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[Typing: Ok you asked for it. First off, I don’t have a favorite, don’t you ever suggest that ever again. Second, as much as they give me heart palpitations from their baby shenanigans, I can’t stop taking daily pictures of them. I told you they all can walk now but did I tell you who walked second? Like Moja just one day saw her brother walking and she just stood up and followed him! Is it healthy for babies to be that competitive with one another? Yi followed next and Odyn was last. But Odyn started climbing first. He didn’t get very far thank god but then Uno saw him climb and decided he was going to be Tarzan and got on top of bookshelves! Bookshelves! And then when he realizes he can’t get down by himself he starts mewing to get our attention. This has happened at least once a week now. And the other day ]
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Everyone welcome Michael Angelo!()
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From the next chapter going forward, there will be Mutant Mayhem spoilers!! You have been warned.
Chapter 34: Play-Doh looking Rugrats
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Chapter 35: Mutant Mayhem
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Chapter 36: The Big Bullying Chapter of 2023
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if you guys read the mutant mayhem two-shot i did before the movie came out, some of this might sound familiar. that's why there's more of it now.
content warning: mentions of the canon instances of 2012 leorai but it's to dunk on it even happening in the first place. it's funny i prommy
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Chapter 37: Frère Jacques
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some parts are taken from the spin off again but it's the last time, promise 🙏
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Chapter 38: got milked?
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Chapter 39: 6:25 PM
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As a reminder, if you’re on mobile, please press and hold to reveal spoilered text and images ^_^
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Chapter 40: Baby Debate
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Reminder that if you're on mobile to tap and hold to reveal the spoilered text and images :>
Oh and don't question how they got the photos. They just have them on hand okay
Edit: also there's JJK manga spoilers ig bc someone commented how i spoiled it for them. But to be honest, if you haven't heard the news by now, it probably doesn't concern you?
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Chapter 41: Setting the Scene
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Hello! Been a while, huh? I took a break and then got this idea. Had to add code and make/redraw some assets to use. This was supposed to be a Halloween special and... yeah, that didn't happen, now did it? And I'm also doing NaNo! :0
Anyway, this thing as a whole got a longer than I expected, so now y'all gonna get it in multiple parts (Which means you also get the first part earlier!).
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✨𝕊𝕝𝕠𝕟𝕜𝕒𝕟𝕘𝕖𝕝𝕠✨ joined the call.
✨𝔹𝕠𝕠𝕪𝕒𝕜𝕒𝕤𝕝𝕠𝕟𝕜✨ | Copium
Slonk-san!
✨𝕊𝕝𝕠𝕟𝕜𝕞𝕚𝕘𝕠𝕤𝕙✨ | Neon
Mr. Slonk!
MediumMomnardo | Copium
Hello!
Raphie2003🌹🐢 | Neon
Hi!
IT'S NOT GOJOVER | Rugrats™
Let’s go, everyone’s here!
✨ℂ𝕠𝕨𝕒𝕤𝕝𝕠𝕟𝕜𝕒✨ | Millennials
Hey, dude.
BigMomnardo | Millennials
Hello!
【Neon Leon】 | Neon
Someone took their time.
【Neon Leon】 | Neon
Eurgh, no thanks.
✨𝕊𝕝𝕠𝕟𝕜𝕞𝕚𝕘𝕠𝕤𝕙✨ | Neon
No mic, Mr. Slonk?
✨𝕊𝕝𝕠𝕟𝕜𝕞𝕚𝕘𝕠𝕤𝕙✨ | Neon
Very fair!
✨ℂ𝕠𝕨𝕒𝕤𝕝𝕠𝕟𝕜𝕒✨ | Millennials
Our Don said to ping him when you get here!
Mr. Wizard | Millennials
(Unmutes:) Oh, hello! Welcome. Glad to see you can make it!
Mr. Wizard | Millennials
Okay, let me give everyone a role. The bot will shortly send you all your character sheets in a private message that only you can see.
IT'S NOT GOJOVER | Rugrats™
I didn’t get much text at all... Aw, man. Guess I know how important my role is for the evening.
✨𝕊𝕝𝕠𝕟𝕜𝕞𝕚𝕘𝕠𝕤𝕙✨ | Neon
You can still solve it, though!
IT'S NOT GOJOVER | Rugrats™
Yeah, you’re right!
TinyMomnardo | Rugrats™
Wait, how many pages did you guys get?
IT'S NOT GOJOVER | Rugrats™
Two.
TinyMomnardo | Rugrats™
Me too.
IT'S NOT GOJOVER | Rugrats™
How many did you get, Admin Mike?
[Typing: Four...]
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IT'S NOT GOJOVER | Rugrats™
Two's a lot?
IT'S NOT GOJOVER | Rugrats™
(Laughs.)
【Neon Leon】 | Neon
Ha ha, old.
【Neon Leon】 | Neon
Aw, come on, he gets to laugh but I can't?
Mr. Wizard | Millennials
They might be red herrings.
Bootyshaker9000 | Neon
I did.
Bootyshaker9000 | Neon
Gee, thanks. Let me guess, you got Edith?
Bootyshaker9000 | Neon
Then yeah, same sentiment.
✨ℂ𝕠𝕨𝕒𝕤𝕝𝕠𝕟𝕜𝕒✨ | Millennials
Oh, I got June! Hi, bestie!
✨ℂ𝕠𝕨𝕒𝕤𝕝𝕠𝕟𝕜𝕒✨ | Millennials
Wow, I can feel the love and affection of sisterhood already.
Mr. Wizard | Millennials
Okay, while you guys are going over your character sheets, I’m going to upload the map for tonight’s event.
✨𝕄𝕚𝕔𝕙𝕒𝕖𝕝 𝕊𝕝𝕠𝕟𝕜𝕘𝕖𝕝𝕠✨ | Rugrats™
Ooh, fancy!
✨𝔹𝕠𝕠𝕪𝕒𝕜𝕒𝕤𝕝𝕠𝕟𝕜✨ | Copium
Oooh, so that's why this voice channel is called "entrance".
∠( ᐛ 」∠)_ | Copium
What would be another reason?
✨𝔹𝕠𝕠𝕪𝕒𝕜𝕒𝕤𝕝𝕠𝕟𝕜✨ | Copium
I dunno, just thought it was just a weird way to indicate the "start" of the party.
Leonardos
I mean he's not wrong.
IT'S NOT GOJOVER | Rugrats™
Woah...
✨𝔹𝕠𝕠𝕪𝕒𝕜𝕒𝕤𝕝𝕠𝕟𝕜✨ | Copium
Leo stereo...
✨ℂ𝕠𝕨𝕒𝕤𝕝𝕠𝕟𝕜𝕒✨ | Millennials
Creepy.
【Neon Leon】 | Neon
Let us never do that ever again.
Leonardos
Agreed. (Agreed?)
【Neon Leon】 | Neon
FUCK.
MediumMomnardo | Copium
I'm just going to mute myself for the time being.
TinyMomnardo | Rugrats™
Yeah, me too.
∠( ᐛ 」∠)_ | Copium
Okay... but I would argue that he is wrong?
✨𝔹𝕠𝕠𝕪𝕒𝕜𝕒𝕤𝕝𝕠𝕟𝕜✨ | Copium
Pfft. You're just a hater.
∠( ᐛ 」∠)_ | Copium
Literally all the other voice channels in this category are based on the locations labeled on the map, Mikey.
✨𝔹𝕠𝕠𝕪𝕒𝕜𝕒𝕤𝕝𝕠𝕟𝕜✨ | Copium
And I didn't see them until just now, okay?
mindgoblin | Rugrats™
Is this a club of some kind?
Mr. Wizard | Millennials
Yes! A jazz club set during the roaring 20’s.
【Neon Leon】 | Neon
So is it like a legit club or a speakeasy situation?
Mr. Wizard | Millennials
Most of it's above board.
BigMomnardo | Millennials
“Most"?
Mr. Wizard | Millennials
Well...
✨𝕊𝕝𝕠𝕟𝕜𝕞𝕚𝕘𝕠𝕤𝕙✨ | Neon
Crime!
Mr. Wizard | Millennials
Yes, crime.
BigMomnardo | Millennials
Oh no, I’m a criminal... (Pauses as he reads his character sheet.) and straight.
【Neon Leon】 | Neon
(Gasp.) That’s homophobic.
BigMomnardo | Millennials
Indeed.
Mr. Wizard | Millennials
Are you Felix, Leo?
BigMomnardo | Millennials
Yeah.
✨𝔹𝕠𝕠𝕪𝕒𝕜𝕒𝕤𝕝𝕠𝕟𝕜✨ | Copium
Wait, do I need a paper and pencil for this? There's so many names.
Mr. Wizard | Millennials
Actually, let’s have everyone change their usernames to the name of their character. I’m going to give everyone nickname permissions again.
TortoiseBoy | Millennials
Oh, thank god.
✨ℂ𝕠𝕨𝕒𝕤𝕝𝕠𝕟𝕜𝕒✨ | Millennials
Raphy, you didn’t even notice your name change until someone pointed it out to you.
TortoiseBoy | Millennials
Whatever, I’m just glad I can finally get rid of the stupid nickname.
Mr. Wizard | Millennials
Once everyone changes their nickname, I'll start explaining the rules and how everything works.
✨𝔹𝕠𝕠𝕪𝕒𝕜𝕒𝕤𝕝𝕠𝕟𝕜✨ | Copium
Okay! 😁
TortoiseBoy | Millennials
How the shell are you making that noise with your mouth.
✨ℂ𝕠𝕨𝕒𝕤𝕝𝕠𝕟𝕜𝕒✨ | Millennials
🤣
✨𝕊𝕝𝕠𝕟𝕜𝕞𝕚𝕘𝕠𝕤𝕙✨ | Neon
(ノ◕ヮ◕)ノ*:・゚✧
TortoiseBoy | Millennials
Stop that.
✨𝕊𝕝𝕠𝕟𝕜𝕞𝕚𝕘𝕠𝕤𝕙✨ | Neon
(´・ω・`)
✨ℂ𝕠𝕨𝕒𝕤𝕝𝕠𝕟𝕜𝕒✨ | Millennials
😔
✨𝔹𝕠𝕠𝕪𝕒𝕜𝕒𝕤𝕝𝕠𝕟𝕜✨ | Copium
😩
【Neon Leon】 | Neon
What the... can all Mikeys do this?
✨𝕄𝕚𝕔𝕙𝕒𝕖𝕝 𝕊𝕝𝕠𝕟𝕜𝕘𝕖𝕝𝕠✨ | Rugrats™
I can't.
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✨𝕊𝕝𝕠𝕟𝕜𝕞𝕚𝕘𝕠𝕤𝕙✨ | Neon
Omigosh!!!
✨ℂ𝕠𝕨𝕒𝕤𝕝𝕠𝕟𝕜𝕒✨ | Millennials
Oh my god! Did you just?
✨𝔹𝕠𝕠𝕪𝕒𝕜𝕒𝕤𝕝𝕠𝕟𝕜✨ | Copium
How did you do that!?
TortoiseBoy | Millennials
Did you really just get on mic for the bit?
✨ℂ𝕠𝕨𝕒𝕤𝕝𝕠𝕟𝕜𝕒✨ | Millennials
He's the chosen one!
✨𝕊𝕝𝕠𝕟𝕜𝕞𝕚𝕘𝕠𝕤𝕙✨ | Neon
He has arrived!
✨𝔹𝕠𝕠𝕪𝕒𝕜𝕒𝕤𝕝𝕠𝕟𝕜✨ | Copium
All hail the chosen one!
✨𝕄𝕚𝕔𝕙𝕒𝕖𝕝 𝕊𝕝𝕠𝕟𝕜𝕘𝕖𝕝𝕠✨ | Rugrats™
I want to know how you do that, too!
✨ℂ𝕠𝕨𝕒𝕤𝕝𝕠𝕟𝕜𝕒✨ | Millennials
I wanna learn what Biggest Mike just did.
✨𝔹𝕠𝕠𝕪𝕒𝕜𝕒𝕤𝕝𝕠𝕟𝕜✨ | Copium
Ye!
✨𝕊𝕝𝕠𝕟𝕜𝕞𝕚𝕘𝕠𝕤𝕙✨ | Neon
Yeah!
✨ℂ𝕠𝕨𝕒𝕤𝕝𝕠𝕟𝕜𝕒✨ | Millennials
Don't worry, we can take it!
✨𝕄𝕚𝕔𝕙𝕒𝕖𝕝 𝕊𝕝𝕠𝕟𝕜𝕘𝕖𝕝𝕠✨ | Rugrats™
I'm ready!
Mr. Wizard | Millennials
Let's get ready for this thing first, shall we?
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Welcome, everyone, and thank you for attending tonight’s event. During the course of the evening, I will be playing the part of the Narrator. I will not be taking on a particular role but will rather be explaining what is happening as the night unfolds.
During Act One, you are all free to go into any of the voice channels listed under “murder mystery” and mingle with one another to your liking. Do your best to stay in character! But be careful, some of you have secret information listed on your sheet that your character wouldn’t want disclosed to just anyone.
When it is time, I will drag everyone into the same voice channel or “room” so to speak, and we can commence with Act Two. Now, before we begin, are there any questions?
roger webster | Copium
Oh, I have one! Why are you still "Mr. Wizard" and not "The Narrator", then?
june palmetto | Millennials
Fool. The Narrator's name is Mr. Wizard.
roger webster | Copium
(Gasps.) No.
june palmetto | Millennials
Yes.
gloria call | Copium
I have one. Like an actual one.
Mr. Wizard | Millennials
Yes, Gloria?
roger webster | Copium
Aw... your name is Gloria?
win wallace | Rugrats™
Grandma name sounding ass.
✨calvin carpenter✨ | Rugrats™
For real.
win wallace | Rugrats™
You’re gonna knit me a sweater, grandma?
gloria call | Copium
Do you want me to?
win wallace | Rugrats™
Wait, what?
matthew mason | Neon
L-O-L, didn’t expect that, did ya? But yeah no, “Gloria” is very grandma-core. Sounds like you’re gonna pinch my cheeks and give me a hard candy.
Judy Jordan | Rugrats™
The strawberry ones?
matthew mason | Neon
Werther’s Original.
Judy Jordan | Rugrats™
Ooh those slaps.
✨calvin carpenter✨ | Rugrats™
I wish I could eat hard candies...
Judy Jordan | Rugrats™
Big L, honestly.
Nathaniel Nash | Rugrats™
You just have to wait a few more months, Mikey. Then you can take your braces off.
✨calvin carpenter✨ | Rugrats™
I’m going to eat so many gummies.
Raymond Reynolds | Neon
Oh, I used to have braces!
✨calvin carpenter✨ | Rugrats™
Comrade.
Raymond Reynolds | Neon
Comrade! Well, more specifically, I had the headgear.
✨calvin carpenter✨ | Rugrats™
Headgear? Like the ring thing?
Raymond Reynolds | Neon
Yeah, the ring thing. And before you ask, it was for nighttime use only.
roger webster | Copium
Oh, okay. Pfft. I thought it was like Jimmy from Ed, Edd n Eddy where he wore that all the time.
Raymond Reynolds | Neon
Yeah, no, that’s not how it works.
matthew mason | Neon
This has severely derailed from the original conversation.
Mr. Wizard | Millennials
Tell me about it.
Mr. Wizard | Millennials
Yeah, you're right.
roger webster | Copium
Wait, what was the original conversation?
Mr. Wizard | Millennials
Cope Raph had a q—
matthew mason | Neon
Oh, right! We were needling Cope Raph about his name!
gloria call | Copium
W—If we’re gonna make fun of each other’s names, look at my Leo’s name!
roger webster | Copium
Oh, okay I remember now. I wasn’t making fun of it, and I doubt Leo’s name can beat Glor—POPPY!? You guys got the cutest names for real.
Poppy Gebhardt | Copium
Thank you...?
Raymond Reynolds | Neon
Aw, you guys are matching! You’re both flowers!
Mr. Wizard | Millennials
Purely coincidental on my part. What was your question, Gloria?
gloria call | Copium
We don’t have to actually perform what our character is at the party for, right?
Mr. Wizard | Millennials
Not unless you want to.
gloria call | Copium
Oh, then no thanks.
Nathaniel Nash | Rugrats™
Oh thank god. I don’t even know how to play the piano.
woger webster | Copium
Please tell me Gloria is a drummer.
gloria call | Copium
I am not going to drum into the mic. And no, she’s a singer.
woger webster | Copium
But you sing!
gloria call | Copium
No I don’t, shut the fuck up.
woger webster | Copium
🤐
gloria call | Copium
And did you just change your name to "Woger"?
woger webster | Copium
Mhmm! There are so many alliterative names on the roster, I wanted to join in. Teehee! 😋
gloria call | Copium
Did you just teehee'd in real life?
woger webster | Copium
😎
Duke Carillo | Millennials
No, seriously how are you doing that?
woger webster | Copium
🤫
Mr. Wizard | Millennials
Any other questions?
Duke Carillo | Millennials
I literally just asked one.
Mr. Wizard | Millennials
Pertaining to the party, Duke.
Duke Carillo | Millennials
Oh, then no.
Mr. Wizard | Millennials
Anyone else?
No? Okay, let me describe the scene for you all.
It is the height of the Jazz Age, and social revolution is afoot. Furthermore, this is the age of Prohibition—and of bootleggers and gangsters. Fashion, music, technology, and morals are all changing at a lightning pace.
Club owner Felix Fontano, the son of successful bootlegger and crime boss Frank Fontano—and a successful businessman himself—is throwing this private party for a group of select friends.
It is a night of revelry like many other nights of revelry enjoyed by this group of sophisticates, artists and hoodlums... until things go horribly wrong.
Notes:
Added notes on 11/28/23; Everyone's roles!!
Ronin
Edith Fontano: Edith is Felix’s wife. Enduring years of his infidelity has left her hardened and cynical. She has recently found love with Edgar Fitzpatrick.
Millennials
Leo - Felix Fontano, owns The Cat’s Meow Jazz Club. The son of famous bootlegger Frank Fontano.
Raph - Duke Carillo, owns a horseracing track in New Jersey. He’s an old friend of the Fontano family.
Donny - Narrator. That's him.
Mikey - June Palmetto, is a famous actress, a southern belle in the big city. She once had an affair with Felix. Now she’s good friends with Edith.Copium
Leo - Poppy Gebharldt, manages the day-to-day affairs of the club with an iron fist. Picks up on things that happen from time to time.
Raph - Gloria Call, a jazz singer hired to perform this evening.
Donnie - Claudia Mitchell, a well-known author and the wife of stockbroker Jefferson Mitchell. She was active in the women’s suffrage movement.
Mikey - Roger Webster, a money-hungry, ambulance-chasing attorney.Neons
Leon - Dr. Matthew Mason, a physician who has made a lot of money during Prohibition because of his willingness to prescribe medicinal alcohol.
Raph - Raymond Reynolds, an old college buddy of Felix’s. He’s an artist and something of a dilettante. He comes from old money.
Donnie - Edgar Fitzgerald, an up-and-coming Broadway director and producer. He is having an affair with Felix’s wife, Edith.
Mikey - Jefferson Mitchell, a successful stockbroker working on Wall Street.Rugrats
Leo - Nathanial Nash, a talented jazz pianist who often performs at the club. Cool, calm, and collected.
Raph - Win Wallace, the accountant for many of the guests. They are reserved but knowledgeable.
Donnie - Judy Jordan, a popular young woman on the party circuit. She is young, bubbly, and optimistic. She’s in a relationship with Felix.
Mikey - Calvin Carpenter, the bartender at the club. He’s cocky and presumptuous.
Chapter 42: The Cat's Meow: Act One
Notes:
It's still Sunday where I am, so it still counts as a Sunday update.
Chapter Text
dining
Edith Fontano joined the call.
matthew mason | Neon
Why, if it isn’t our lovely hostess. Dr. Mason, pleasure to meet ya. But you can call me Matthew.
win wallace | Rugrats™ joined the call.
win wallace | Rugrats™
Hey.
win wallace | Rugrats™
I’m not a doctor?
win wallace | Rugrats™
Oh. Yeah, that makes more sense.
matthew mason | Neon
I’m just here because I am very rich.
win wallace | Rugrats™
Ah, so crooked.
matthew mason | Neon
Depends how you look at it.
win wallace | Rugrats™
I wish I got a crooked character. Mine’s such a square. They don’t even drink alcohol.
matthew mason | Neon
Really? Yet they show up here, anyway? Like. If the police came, they do know they would get in trouble regardless of if they drank or not, right?
win wallace | Rugrats™
Right? Hey, wanna swap?
matthew mason | Neon
No thanks, I’ll stick with my corrupted doctor guy. And I don’t even wanna know what happens if millennial!Don found out we swapped.
win wallace | Rugrats™
Aw man.
matthew mason | Neon
Them’s the breaks.
win wallace | Rugrats™
Yo, Admin Mike, wanna swap?
win wallace | Rugrats™
Nevermind, I’m good.
matthew mason | Neon
Wow, tell me all the deets, sis.
matthew mason | Neon
Aw.
matthew mason | Neon
I prescribe a lot of medicinal alcohol. For the right price, of course.
matthew mason | Neon
I’m making so much money.
win wallace | Rugrats™
Hah. I didn’t even know you could even be prescribed alcohol.
matthew mason | Neon
Medicinal alcohol.
win wallace | Rugrats™
Wait. Wasn’t this like the time where it was like common practice to put whiskey on babies’ gums to make them fall asleep? Does baby whiskey count as medicinal alcohol?
matthew mason | Neon
Pfft. Fuck if I know, dude.
win wallace | Rugrats™
What even is medicinal alcohol?
matthew mason | Neon
I think it’s just normal alcohol. I’m not just like, straight up giving my patients ethanol or isopropyl alcohol to ingest.
matthew mason | Neon
Yeah, I think my job is just taking bribes to give them doctor prescribed whiskey or moonshine.
Now that’s a sentence.
win wallace | Rugrats™
Wait, so if you got a doctor’s note for it, you could have drunk alcohol legally during prohibition?
matthew mason | Neon
I guess so?
win wallace | Rugrats™
Honestly, that’s an easy way to make bank. Now I know what to do if I get stuck in the 1920’s.
matthew mason | Neon
You’re going to get a medical license so you can prescribe people alcohol? Buddy, there’s easier ways than going through medical school just for that.
win wallace | Rugrats™
How hard can it be? Back then, doctors didn’t even wash their hands.
matthew mason | Neon
In the 20’s!?!
win wallace | Rugrats™
I am?
win wallace | Rugrats™
Maybe.
matthew mason | Neon
Also good luck getting into med school with the whole turtle thing.
win wallace | Rugrats™
Oh yeah...
matthew mason | Neon
Buddy, how do you forget that.
win wallace | Rugrats™
Not my fault I’m actually going to school, okay?
matthew mason | Neon
Ugh.
win wallace | Rugrats™
Hah.
matthew mason | Neon
Whatever. By the way, what’s your name, chap? Or whatever people called each other back in the day.
win wallace | Rugrats™
Shouldn’t you know that? Because you’re old and stuff.
matthew mason | Neon
I’m not old!
win wallace | Rugrats™
Keep telling yourself that. Admin Mike?
win wallace | Rugrats™
Haha, old. Anyways, I’m Win Wallace, apparently an accountant for many of the guests here.
matthew mason | Neon
Wow, even their job sounds boring.
win wallace | Rugrats™
Tell me about it.
win wallace | Rugrats™
I don’t know if I can tell you that?
win wallace | Rugrats™
Oh, good point. Yeah, I am.
win wallace | Rugrats™
Oh, so much.
win wallace | Rugrats™
Let me see. Oh, yeah! So like Du—Wait. Hey! That’s classified information.
matthew mason | Neon
Nice recovery, dude. Really kept that one a secret.
win wallace | Rugrats™
Shut up, he caught me off guard.
matthew mason | Neon
Wait... A huge debt would be a really good motive for murder, wouldn’t it?
win wallace | Rugrats™
Uh...
matthew mason | Neon
So, Win.. You know you’re like my favorite accountant, right?
win wallace | Rugrats™
Nope. That’s not going to work on me.
matthew mason | Neon
Come on, no one else is here. (Cough.) millennial!Don isn’t here (Cough.)
win wallace | Rugrats™
No.
matthew mason | Neon
Please?
win wallace | Rugrats™
No.
matthew mason | Neon
Please?
win wallace | Rugrats™
No.
matthew mason | Neon
What if I pay you money?
win wallace | Rugrats™
(Hesitates.) No.
matthew mason | Neon
You just looked at your character sheet to see if they took bribes, didn’t you?
win wallace | Rugrats™
Yeah. And what do you know? Total square.
matthew mason | Neon
‘Kay. I’m so close to cracking him, I can feel it.
win wallace | Rugrats™
No you’re not.
Edith Fontano left the call.
bar
Edith Fontano joined the call.
Duke Carillo | Millennials
Oh hey.
Duke Carillo | Millennials
There’s two other people in here with me.
Mr. Wizard | Millennials joined the call.
Duke Carillo | Millennials
Well, one of them is getting water—although I must admit he’s taking quite a while. And the other one is AFK for a bit, checking on some nerd shit.
Duke Carillo | Millennials
Oh yeah no, we finished our introductions like at the beginning. We’ve just been chilling in silence.
Mr. Wizard | Millennials
Duke.
Duke Carillo | Millennials
Hey Don.
Mr. Wizard | Millennials
Are you just loitering?
Duke Carillo | Millennials
No, I’m watching a match. Case and I got a bet going on a hockey game tonight, and I want to rub it in his face as soon as my team wins.
Mr. Wizard | Millennials
...
Duke Carillo | Millennials
Don’t worry, I’ll participate more during Act Two or whatever; the murder solving part.
Mr. Wizard | Millennials
You could be gathering character intel right now.
Duke Carillo | Millennials
No offense, but every other room has too many people. They’re overlapping over each other. Like do I want to know why there are four Mikeys in the Stage channel?
Okay, not all of them are there anymore but they were.
Mr. Wizard | Millennials
Oh, they started taking turns telling jokes. And stand up.
Duke Carillo | Millennials
Yeah, I’d rather not? Shouldn’t you be moderating that? Aren’t they going off topic?
Mr. Wizard | Millennials
It’s still in the spirit of the party. So long as they don’t do something that involves contact with an outside source.
Duke Carillo | Millennials
Makes sense.
Mr. Wizard | Millennials
Like watching a game and probably talking to Casey in the middle of Act Two.
Duke Carillo | Millennials
Yeah, because Casey is gonna help so much in solving this murder mystery murder.
Mr. Wizard | Millennials
Hm.
Duke Carillo | Millennials
Besides, I’m socializing now, aren’t I? Big Mike’s here.
Duke Carillo | Millennials
I’m not calling you that.
Mr. Wizard | Millennials
Fine. As long as you’re talking to other characters.
Duke Carillo | Millennials
Yeah, yeah.
...Are you just going to stay here?
Mr. Wizard | Millennials
Don’t mind me, pretend that I’m not here.
Duke Carillo | Millennials
Yeah, that’s not creepy at all. What are you doing, observing me like an animal or something?
Duke Carillo | Millennials
Like at a zoo?
Duke Carillo | Millennials
... No seriously. Don, are you just going to stay there, or...?
Poppy Gebhardt | Copium
(Unmutes:) Oh hello, there! I’m back.
Duke Carillo | Millennials
Welcome back.
Poppy Gebhardt | Copium
Edith’s the name of the club owner’s wife, right?
Poppy Gebhardt | Copium
Sorry it took a while, Duke. I ended up getting tea. Is Do—I mean Claudia not back yet?
Claudia Mitchell | Copium
(Unmutes:) I’m here, just muted. (Mutes himself again.)
Poppy Gebhardt | Copium
Okay!
Duke Carillo | Millennials
W—Don, how come you’re not harping on him not participating?
Don?
Unbelievable.
Poppy Gebhardt | Copium
I should reintroduce myself, huh?
Poppy Gebhardt | Copium
Well, I’m Poppy Gebhardt, the club’s manager. Would any of you be interested in buying information? And/or buying my silence?
Poppy Gebhardt | Copium
I am a businessman.
Duke Carillo | Millennials
Wait, your silence regarding what?
Poppy Gebhardt | Copium
Secrets.
Duke Carillo | Millennials
Do any of them involve me?
Poppy Gebhardt | Copium
Is this a business transaction?
Duke Carillo | Millennials
Depends on what you’re selling.
Poppy Gebhardt | Copium
Can you even afford it, Duke?
Duke Carillo | Millennials
Okay, now that’s just rude.
Poppy Gebhardt | Copium
Oh?
Poppy Gebhardt | Copium left the call.
Duke Carillo | Millennials
Yep.
Duke Carillo | Millennials
Yep.
Duke Carillo | Millennials
Yeah, I think I’m gonna win.
Duke Carillo | Millennials
Cheers.
Edith Fontano
Duke Carillo | Millennials
Yeah, you know what. Shoulda seen that coming.
june palmetto | Millennials joined the call.
Duke Carillo | Millennials
Oh boy, here we go.
june palmetto | Millennials
(With southern accent:) Hey there folks, how are we doing this fine evening? My name is June Palmetto. I would say it's a pleasure to have your acquaintance, but we’re all old friends here, aren't we?
Duke Carillo | Millennials
Mikey, what’s up with the accent?
june palmetto | Millennials
Who’s Mikey?
Duke Carillo | Millennials
Okay, June. What’s up with the accent?
june palmetto | Millennials
(No accent:) It says June is a southern belle and I can use an accent if I want.
Duke Carillo | Millennials
Oh jeez.
june palmetto | Millennials
Are the Dons gonna say anything?
Duke Carillo | Millennials
Nope.
june palmetto | Millennials
Oh. Uh. Okay. (With accent:) Oh Edith, your husband sure knows how to throw a shindig.
june palmetto | Millennials
(Snorts and drops the accent:) What? Where did that come from?
Duke Carillo | Millennials
And that’s what you call people when “you’re not that nice”?
june palmetto | Millennials
(With accent:) Why I never! Truly a betrayal of the highest order.
Mr. Wizard | Millennials
Edith, You should reread your character sheet.
june palmetto | Millennials
(No accent:) Oh so he does speak.
Duke Carillo | Millennials
Don’t get used to it.
june palmetto | Millennials
Pfft ha ha, did you confuse me with Judy?
Duke Carillo | Millennials
What kind of shit do you two have on your sheets?
Judy Jordan | Rugrats™ joined the call.
Felix Fontano | Millennials joined the call.
june palmetto | Millennials
(Accent:) Oh look, it’s the host.
Felix Fontano | Millennials
Thanks for coming, everybody.
Judy Jordan | Rugrats™
Hello! Hi Edith!
Judy Jordan | Rugrats™
Aw man.
june palmetto | Millennials
(No accent:) Damn, no hesitation.
Judy Jordan | Rugrats™
I just want to be friends.
Judy Jordan | Rugrats™
“Nah,” he says.
june palmetto | Millennials
Guess that’s that. (Plays sadviolin.sfx on the soundboard)
Judy Jordan | Rugrats™
The word is cruel and unjust.
Duke Carillo | Millennials
No, seriously. What’s on your character sheets? What’s with this telenovela drama?
june palmetto | Millennials
What’s on your character sheet?
Duke Carillo | Millennials
I own a horse racing track in New Jersey.
june palmetto | Millennials
(Gasps.) Gambling.
Duke Carillo | Millennials
And you’re here at a party hosted by the son of a crime boss, you ain’t special.
june palmetto | Millennials
😔
Duke Carillo | Millennials
Don’t do that.
Felix Fontano | Millennials
I see that Edith, June and Judy are here... In the same room...
june palmetto | Millennials
What up, John Tucker?
Judy Jordan | Rugrats™
Wait, I thought his name was Edgar?
june palmetto | Millennials
I see that I have aged myself. Nevermind.
Judy Jordan | Rugrats™
I don’t get it.
Felix Fontano | Millennials
Hello, Edith.
Felix Fontano | Millennials
You look great... honey...
Felix Fontano | Millennials
Look, I’m trying my best, okay?
Duke Carillo | Millennials
So this is what does it for Usagi, eh?
june palmetto | Millennials
(Snickering:) Careful Leo, you’re gonna make Usagi jealous with those moves.
Felix Fontano | Millennials left the call.
Duke and June
(Starts laughing.)
Felix Fontano | Millennials joined the call.
Felix Fontano | Millennials
By the way, I’m leaving because I need to talk to the other guests. Not because of what you just said, Mikey.
june palmetto | Millennials
Sure it isn’t, Mr. Casanova.
Felix Fontano | Millennials
Hm.
Felix Fontano | Millennials left the call.
june palmetto | Millennials
(Mic gets cut off because he’s laughing too hard.)
Raymond Reynolds | Neon joined the call.
Raymond Reynolds | Neon
Can Raph ask the Narrator questions about his character?
Mr. Wizard | Millennials
Of course. We can go into the Staffroom channel since no one is there.
Raymond Reynolds | Neon
Oh, that’ll be perfect, thank you!
Mr. Wizard | Millennials left the call.
Raymond Reynolds | Neon left the call.
✨calvin carpenter✨ | Rugrats™ joined the call.
✨calvin carpenter✨ | Rugrats™
Hey, Donnie. I mean Judy, whatever. You gotta join us in the Stage channel. You gotta. We’re playing truth or dare in there and one of the Mikeys just dared Leo to call April on speakerphone. And he’s calling her right now!
Judy Jordan | Rugrats™
Oh, I have to listen to this trainwreck in real time.
✨calvin carpenter✨ | Rugrats™ left the call.
Judy Jordan | Rugrats™ left the call.
Duke Carillo | Millennials
And of course Don leaves just before that—Yeah, that’s what I’m talking about!
june palmetto | Millennials
Ow, my ears.
Duke Carillo | Millennials
Sorry. I just won 50 bucks from Casey.
june palmetto | Millennials
Slide me some of that.
Duke Carillo | Millennials
Uh, no?
june palmetto | Millennials
Come on, I gave you some of my winnings from the UFC bets.
Duke Carillo | Millennials
I never asked for it.
june palmetto | Millennials
Yet you never gave the money back. Interesting.
Fine. You can keep your hockey money, but you’re my witness if the kiddos in the Stage channel get caught playing truth or dare instead of roleplaying the party. And I guess you too, Biggest Mike. We’re each other’s witnesses.
Claudia Mitchell | Copium
(Unmutes.) Probably mine, but I wouldn’t be surprised if it was Neon.
june palmetto | Millennials
Shouldn’t you be stopping them?
Claudia Mitchell | Copium
I’m not the host of the event, now am I?
june palmetto | Millennials
Yeah, but the only mod in that channel is Rug—oop, Don’s in the channel now. Everyone just got server muted, haha.
Claudia Mitchell | Copium
Not our problem.
Edith Fontano left the call.
reception
Edith Fontano joined the call.
Edgar Fitzpatrick | Neon
Ah, Edith. Enter general and subtle flirtation here.
Edgar Fitzpatrick | Neon
“Yes, I apologize,” he says. He looks forlornly at Edith.
gloria call | Copium
The fuck.
Edgar Fitzpatrick | Neon
Of course we did.
gloria call | Copium
...If you guys say so. So your characters are like a thing then, right?
gloria call | Copium
Hah. No. My character sheet says jack all so I’m just here for the ride, honestly.
gloria call | Copium
Yep.
gloria call | Copium
No one said I had to be there the whole night. Besides, when I was actually in there, too many people were talking and I couldn’t even hear myself think. Look, all four of the Rugrats are in there right now.
gloria call | Copium
Hey, you’re free to see for yourself. Maybe it is, maybe it isn’t.
gloria call | Copium
Like gamewise or in general?
Edgar Fitzpatrick | Neon
I’m actually fairly confident I got all the information I need. T’is I who will be solving the murder, tonight.
Edgar Fitzpatrick | Neon
Always.
Edgar Fitzpatrick | Neon
I’m not telling you. What if you use the information to cover your tracks, Edith?
Edgar Fitzpatrick | Neon
We all know you are the sole beneficiary of Felix’s estate.
gloria call | Copium
He has a point.
Edgar Fitzpatrick | Neon
Well, that’s what you’re willing to divulge. Who knows what your miserable heart actually desires.
Edgar Fitzpatrick | Neon
Groan.
gloria call | Copium
By the way, this is a wild conversation to be having, you two know that, right? Like the murder hasn’t even happened yet.
Edgar Fitzpatrick | Neon
Hark! You cannot make me decide so early in the evening. I need more time to further ruminate on the options that have been laid before me.
Do you not understand how cruel it is for your husband to give me such a wicked ultimatum, Edith? Do you not see how my heart is hurting?
Alas, I must go. To be near you when such a decision looms over me is far too painful and heavy to bear. Do not follow me, my dear Edith!
Edgar Fitzpatrick | Neon left the call.
gloria call | Copium
What the fuck just happened.
gloria call | Copium
Hey, don’t lump me up with him.
...
I’m... gonna go.
gloria call | Copium left the call.
Edith Fontano left the call.
dining
Edith Fontano joined the call.
matthew mason | Neon
Welcome back.
matthew mason | Neon
Oh boy, did I. Pleasure doing business with you, Poppy.
Poppy Gebhardt | Copium
Of course.
matthew mason | Neon
Not telling you, though.
matthew mason | Neon
I paid my fare to get my information. You think I would just give it away for free?
Poppy Gebhardt | Copium
Are you going to pay me?
Poppy Gebhardt | Copium
No? Then I’ll take my business elsewhere.
Poppy Gebhardt | Copium left the call.
Poppy Gebhardt | Copium joined the call.
Poppy Gebhardt | Copium
Nevermind, do not go into the Stage channel.
matthew mason | Neon
Heh. Why? Is it that bad?
Poppy Gebhardt | Copium
Yeah.
Poppy Gebhardt | Copium
My lips are sealed, but money can make it looser.
Poppy Gebhardt | Copium
Yes...?
Poppy Gebhardt | Copium
(Gasps.) Are you threatening me?
matthew mason | Neon
Oooooohhhh. (Sing-song:) Somebody’s in trouble.
Poppy Gebhardt | Copium
Okay, okay. You didn’t hear this from me, but your husband and Jeff—
Poppy Gebhardt | Copium left the call.
matthew mason | Neon
(Laughing:) Did he just leave the call on you? Mid-sentence!? (Wheeze.)
matthew mason | Neon
I don’t know, you guess is as good as mi—
matthew mason| Copium left the call.
Edith Fontano left the call.
staffroom
Edith Fontano joined the call.
woger webster | Copium
Woah, everyone’s in here now.
Judy Jordan | Rugrats™
I got dragged!
Mr. Wizard | Millennials
Okay, everyone. It is time for Act Two. Poppy, if you can please read the speech that was just sent to you.
Poppy Gebhardt | Copium
(In a Mid-Atlantic accent:) “Holy smokes, are we in deep! I was going into the back rooms to check on our drink supplies, and I found an awful scene. Just awful. Felix is in there on the floor. Covered in blood. Someone has stabbed him. It looks like he fought hard, but he’s dead. As a doornail. Old Frank ain’t gonna be happy. Boy are we in trouble!”
Felix Fontano | Millennials
Me!?
jefferson mitchell | Neon
(⚆ᗝ⚆)
✨calvin carpenter✨ | Rugrats™
Gadzooks!
june palmetto | Millennials
Noooo! Not Felix! He was so young!
woger webster | Copium
(Whispering:) Leo on Leo violence.
Poppy Gebhardt | Copium
I didn’t do it, Mikey.
woger webster | Copium
Uhuh, suuuure.
Mr. Wizard | Millennials
Let me update the map.
win wallace | Rugrats™
Damn, in the bathroom?
jefferson mitchell | Neon
Omigosh, look at the chalk outline.
Felix Fontano | Millennials
Really, Don? Why did it have to be me? I know I’m not active on the server a lot, but it would have been nice to participate.
Mr. Wizard | Millennials
Hey, it wasn’t my fault—well, at least not directly. Everyone’s roles were randomly generated!
Felix Fontano | Millennials
So what? Do I just not play?
Mr. Wizard | Millennials
You actually get to play the PI. There, do you see your new character sheet, Leo?
Felix Fontano | Millennials
Hm? Oh. Yeah, I got it.
Mr. Wizard | Millennials
Please welcome to the scene, private investigator Cecil Ripley. Let me point out that Cecil is not a suspect—
Duke Carillo | Millennials
Ain’t that convenient.
Felix Fontano | Millennials
What’s that supposed to mean?
Duke Carillo | Millennials
Showing up just after the murder, huh?
Felix Fontano | Millennials
Why the shell would I, the private investigator, have any reason to kill my own character, Raph?
Judy Jordan | Rugrats™
Names!
Felix Fontano | Millennials
Why the shell would I kill Felix, Duke?
Duke Carillo | Millennials
You’re deflecting.
Felix Fontano | Millennials
What? How?
Mr. Wizard | Millennials
Ahem. Thank you. As I was saying, Cecil is not a suspect and he’ll be a great help in the investigation. Cecil, could you tell us a little about who you are and how you came to be here?
Felix Fontano | Millennials
...
june palmetto | Millennials
Psst, Leo.
Felix Fontano | Millennials
I’m not reading all of this.
Duke Carillo | Millennials
Why? Is it because it has clues that point to you?
Mr. Wizard | Millennials
Duke, he isn’t the murderer. Cecil, just paraphrase it.
✨calvin carpenter✨ | Rugrats™
Boo! You’re ruining the atmosphere!
Felix Fontano | Millennials
Okay, okay. (Clears throat.) Hello, I’m PI Cecil Ripley. Felix’s father had hired me to investigate his business dealings, see if there was any dirt I could dig up. I was supposed to be here earlier—as a waiter—but got caught up on a different case. Imagine my surprise to show up to a crime scene!
Duke Carillo | Millennials
Yeah... “surprise”.
Felix Fontano | Millennials
...”You folks shouldn’t take this one to the cops—
matthew mason | Neon
I say Duke did it.
Duke Carillo | Millennials
What!?
matthew mason | Neon
He’s been aggro this whole time, and operates out of Jersey. Can’t trust anybody that works in Jersey.
Duke Carillo | Millennials
What does Jersey have to do with murder?
matthew mason | Neon
I don’t know, you tell me, murderer.
Duke Carillo | Millennials
I’m not the murderer!
matthew mason | Neon
Likely story. Why come all the way out here to attend this dinner party, then huh?
Duke Carillo | Millennials
Because Felix is a family friend? The fuck?
Judy Jordan | Rugrats™
I think you’re overestimating the distance between New York and Jersey...
matthew mason | Neon
I’m not overestimating anything, Judy.
Duke Carillo | Millennials
You’re overestimating your detective abilities.
matthew mason | Neon
Pshaw. Win, you can back me up on this, right?
win wallace | Rugrats™
Dude, don’t drag me into this.
matthew mason | Neon
Poppy?
Poppy Gebhardt | Copium
I don’t think I should divulge this information at this point in time...
matthew mason | Neon
Come on. You told me that thing about—
Mr. Wizard | Millennials
(Plays the airhon.sfx on the soundboard.)
matthew mason | Neon
Gah!
Poppy Gebhardt | Copium
Hrng.
Duke Carillo | Millennials
That is way too loud.
Mr. Wizard | Millennials
Can we please let Cecil finish his introduction? And then I can explain to you guys the next part?
Duke Carillo | Millennials
(Grumbles.)
matthew mason | Neon
Ugh. Fine.
Mr. Wizard | Millennials
Thank you. Cecil?
Felix Fontano | Millennials
Okay, let me find where I left off... Ah. (Clears throat.) “You folks shouldn’t take this one to the cops. I’ve seen my share of this bootleggin’ mob lifestyle, and those guys are tight with the police. You’ll all end up as targets, embroiled in scandal, always watchin’ your backs.
We better figure this one out right now. Seal the exits. We’d better get down to business. First things first: let’s take a closer look at this crime scene. If you find a clue, bring it back to me. We’ll collect them all and see where we stand.”
Mr. Wizard | Millennials
You will all be getting your instructions shortly. Like before, please do not share the information on it with others. And also, please refrain from giving away anything via audible cues.
win wallace | Rugrats™
Okay, so I’ve been meaning to ask. How exactly are we going to be gathering evidence?
Mr. Wizard | Millennials
It’s quite simple, really. Have you ever played a text adventure?
win wallace | Rugrats™
No...?
✨calvin carpenter✨ | Rugrats™
What’s that?
Mr. Wizard | Millennials
Oh.
woger webster | Copium
Oof.
Mr. Wizard | Millennials
Okay. So. In the corresponding chat of whichever voice channel you're in, just type “forward slash search” followed by a space and the corresponding “item” you want to search. Here, everyone try it out: type in “forward slash search room” (/search room).
june palmetto | Millennials
(Impressed whistle.)
Mr. Wizard | Millennials
Is the command working for everyone? If you have any problems, speak up now.
Okay, it seems like we’re good to go.
You guys have an hour to find all the clues and discuss about the evidence with one another. Afterwards, we will gather and vote on who we think is the mudereder.
Good luck. Get set. Time starts... now!
Chapter 43: The Cat's Meow: Act Two
Notes:
Look. I know this is late. But I got distracted watching Masterchef.
Hot take but I think that there should be zero baking challenges on that show. And if you have to have one, there should be one AT MOST and everyone should participate—no immunity.
Anyway. Here's Act Two!
(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)
Chapter Text
staffroom
jefferson mitchell | Neon
Woah, straight for the body! Not even a moment of silence?
Edgar Fitzpatrick | Neon
We are on a very strict time limit.
jefferson mitchell | Neon
We got an hour.
Edgar Fitzpatrick | Neon
An hour goes by very fast.
Judy Jordan | Rugrats™ left the call.
jefferson mitchell | Neon
Where he going?
Claudia Mitchell | Copium
Probably checking other rooms for evidence.
Raymond Reynolds | Neon
Ooh! Raymond should do that!
Raymond Reynolds | Neon left the call.
Claudia Mitchell | Copium
I doubt there’s much anywhere else, though.
matthew mason | Neon
Way to tell him before he goes off on his own adventure.
Claudia Mitchell | Copium
I’m not going to stop him from participating in his way. I’m just saying what makes the most sense.
Edgar Fitzpatrick | Neon
Yes, it would be more logical to have most—if not all—of the evidence congregated in the scene of the crime.
Claudia Mitchell | Copium
Yep.
jefferson mitchell | Neon
Look away, wife! This scene is far too morbid for you to see.
jefferson mitchell | Neon
Claudia!
Claudia Mitchell | Copium
To be fair, this could be very good in terms of research for my next novel.
✨calvin carpenter✨ | Rugrats™
You’re a writer?
Claudia Mitchell | Copium
Yes. I’m a well-known author. Apparently.
matthew mason | Neon
Well that’s news to me.
✨calvin carpenter✨ | Rugrats™
Me too!
win wallace | Rugrats™
Dude, how the hell did you not know? Aren’t you the bartender? Claudia was at the bar the entire time.
Claudia Mitchell | Copium
Calvin was in the Stage channel practically the whole evening. So he didn't exactly stay around for small talk.
✨calvin carpenter✨ | Rugrats™
Look. Not my fault that the bar was so quiet. And Gloria wasn’t on the stage, either!
gloria call | Copium
My pianist took care of it, didn’t he? Hey, Mat, did you take care of it?
Nathaniel Nash | Rugrats™
Uh. I think so? Everyone seemed thoroughly entertained.
✨calvin carpenter✨ | Rugrats™
Speaking of which, after we find out who the murderer is, Leo’s going to continue that phone call with April, right?
Nathaniel Nash | Rugrats™
Sorry, the dare is only valid for the duration of the game.
✨calvin carpenter✨ | Rugrats™
Aw, man.
matthew mason | Neon
What else you got on that character sheet, Claudia?
Claudia Mitchell | Copium
I was a prominent advocate during the women’s suffrage movement.
✨calvin carpenter✨ | Rugrats™
(Whispering:) You can just say that?
win wallace | Rugrats™
Women’s what movement?
Cecil Ripley | Millennials
Aw, that’s not cool.
win wallace | Rugrats™
You’re pulling my leg, like you’re telling me that was a thing?
Claudia Mitchell | Copium
What?
Cecil Ripley | Millennials
Why do you want women to suffer?
Claudia Mitchell | Copium
...What? Oh. No, you misunderstand, that’s not what—
woger webster | Copium
Donnie, how could you!? 🥺
gloria call | Copium
Yeah, Donnie. That’s kind of fucked up.
Mr. Wizard | Millennials
Guys. Suffrage is the right to vote.
Cecil Ripley | Millennials
Oh.
woger webster | Copium
Women didn’t have the right to vote?!
Claudia Mitchell | Copium
We don’t have the right to vote.
woger webster | Copium
We don’t?! Man, I really need to open a history book.
Claudia Mitchell | Copium
Honestly, don’t do that. You will remain much happier.
woger webster | Copium
Oop.
matthew mason | Neon
I knew it! Duke did it!
Duke Carillo | Millennials
That fuck I didn’t!
matthew mason | Neon
Damn straight. Broke boy couldn’t pay his debt so he shanked the club owner.
Duke Carillo | Millennials
Yeah, because what I need is to have his dad on my ass for killing his son. That’s the last thing I want.
matthew mason | Neon
Anyone can use that logic!
Duke Carillo | Millennials
I gave him an IOU didn’t I!?
matthew mason | Neon
You probably got worried you couldn’t pay him in time, didn’t you!?
[Typing: /search stab wound]
staffroom
matthew mason | Neon
So you decided to get rid of him! That way, your debt would also be gone!
Duke Carillo | Millennials
I’m pretty sure any logical person would rather deal with the son of a crime boss than the actual big guy himself! The dude doesn’t even like his own son! He fucking hired a PI to investigate if him!
matthew mason | Neon
To be honest, I feel like most people here just tolerate him because of his ties.
woger webster | Copium
Oh yeah...
Nathaniel Nash | Rugrats™
Yeah...
Poppy Gebhardt | Copium
I mean...
Cecil Ripley | Millennials
Hey...
Duke Carillo | Millennials
For sure.
jefferson mitchell | Neon
Eh...
✨calvin carpenter✨ | Rugrats™
Hold on, do we have the right to vote? Like my bros and I specifically.
Judy Jordan | Rugrats™ joined the call.
june palmetto | Millennials
I mean he’s kinda an ass.
Cecil Ripley | Millennials
Guys.
Duke Carillo | Millennials
What are you upset over? You’re not playing Felix anymore.
Cecil Ripley | Millennials
Still...
Judy Jordan | Rugrats™
I also agree.
Nathaniel Nash | Rugrats™
You don’t even know what you’re agreeing to.
Judy Jordan | Rugrats™
Well, do you want to enlighten me?
Nathaniel Nash | Rugrats™
How a lot of people just tolerated Felix because of his ties to his dad.
Judy Jordan | Rugrats™
Yeah, I can see that being the case.
matthew mason | Neon
(snrks.)
Poppy Gebhardt | Copium
Aren’t you his mistress?
Judy Jordan | Rugrats™
I mean I can be his mistress and still see how much of an ass he is.
Cecil Ripley | Millennials
Hm.
Judy Jordan | Rugrats™
Sorry?
Duke Carillo | Millennials
I’m not.
Judy Jordan | Rugrats™
I like how we’re all congregated here, still.
matthew mason | Neon
Where have you been?
Judy Jordan | Rugrats™
Tried seeing if the other rooms had evidence.
matthew mason | Neon
Any luck?
Judy Jordan | Rugrats™
Nada from what I can tell. Raymond is searching the one channel that actually has searchable areas. Every other room didn’t even let me search anything, so am I right in assuming those don’t even have a clue in them?
Mr. Wizard | Millennials
That’ll be correct.
Judy Jordan | Rugrats™
Sweet. Also would’ve been nice to know before I dipped.
✨calvin carpenter✨ | Rugrats™
You dipped too fast.
Judy Jordan | Rugrats™
Guess I’m speed.
✨calvin carpenter✨ | Rugrats™
The speediest.
Judy Jordan | Rugrats™
What’d I miss?
✨calvin carpenter✨ | Rugrats™
Oh yeah! Can we vote?
Judy Jordan | Rugrats™
Isn’t it too early to vote for who the murderer is?
✨calvin carpenter✨ | Rugrats™
No, no, I mean for government shit. For when we turn 18 and stuff.
Judy Jordan | Rugrats™
Hmm. I don’t know... Maybe? I can look into it and ask around.
✨calvin carpenter✨ | Rugrats™
Okay! 😃
Michelangelos
(Gasps in unison.)
✨calvin carpenter✨ | Rugrats™
Guys, I did it!
june palmetto | Millennials
Congrats, dude!
woger webster | Copium
Yaaa, boy!
jefferson mitchell | Neon
(ノ◕ヮ◕)ノ*:・゚✧
✨calvin carpenter✨ | Rugrats™
Thanks! ^>^
june palmetto | Millennials
They grow up so fast. I'm so proud!
Duke Carillo | Millennials
Oh god.
win wallace | Rugrats™
“Please run away with me, XOXO?” Talk about desperate, Donnie.
Judy Jordan | Rugrats™
That’s planted evidence.
Nathaniel Nash | Rugrats™
You planted something on it, alright.
Judy Jordan | Rugrats™
I want my lawyer. Roger, you’re a lawyer, right?
woger webster | Copium
I’m not that kind of lawyer.
Judy Jordan | Rugrats™
Damnit.
✨calvin carpenter✨ | Rugrats™
Oh, so you’re admitting guilt, already? Case closed. GG, everyone.
win wallace | Rugrats™
Damn, that was easy.
Judy Jordan | Rugrats™
It wasn’t me!
Judy Jordan | Rugrats™
Noooo!!! I didn’t do it!
Cecil Ripley | Millennials
Judy, are you right-handed?
Judy Jordan | Rugrats™
Yes, I am!
Cecil Ripley | Millennials
Hm.
Poppy Gebhardt | Copium
Did you find something?
Cecil Ripley | Millennials
Yeah. (Pauses.) Oh, I forgot to share it.
jefferson mitchell | Neon
You can hide evidence!?
Cecil Ripley | Millennials
Actually, this is perfect. Before I do share it. Can everyone tell me if you’re left-hand or right-handed?
Duke Carillo | Millennials
Shady.
Cecil Ripley | Millennials
Not really.
june palmetto | Millennials
I’m left-handed.
woger webster | Copium
Hey, me too!
june palmetto | Millennials
Aw ye, besties!
woger webster | Copium
Besties!
Poppy Gebhardt | Copium
I’m right handed.
woger webster | Copium
Boo!
Poppy Gebhardt | Copium
Don’t boo me.
Edgar Fitzpatrick | Neon
I’m ambidextrous.
Edgar Fitzpatrick | Neon
Since I became Edgar Fitzpatrick.
Cecil Ripley | Millennials
Oh, you’re right!
matthew mason | Neon
Does it even matter if you take notes and memorize it?
Cecil Ripley | Millennials
There’s a chance some of the evidence will get lost.
matthew mason | Neon
I guess that’s true... What’s this about the orientation of the bloody handprint?
Poppy Gebhardt | Copium
Look at how the left thumb is on the neck of the bottle.
matthew mason | Neon
Oh! So we looking for a southpaw?
june palmetto | Millennials
Oh shit.
woger webster | Copium
Uh oh.
june palmetto | Millennials
No! I would never! I have no motive to do so!
june palmetto | Millennials
Don’t squint your eyes at me.
Duke Carillo | Millennials
Gave up on the accent, Mike?
june palmetto | Millennials
Yeah... 😔
june palmetto | Millennials
Woah! Okay, slow down, there. “Abandoned” is a tad harsh, ain’t it? Yeah, he dumped me, but I wouldn’t say he abandoned me.
june palmetto | Millennials
Dude. What about sisters before misters?
june palmetto | Millennials
😩
woger webster | Copium
Who’s Roger?
woger webster | Copium
Come on, Slonk-san. Type it out.
woger webster | Copium
Do it.
woger webster | Copium
(Hehe.) Well it’s obviously not me, Woger Webster, because I got no motive!
woger webster | Copium
Nope! I just make money and live life in the fast lane.
😎🤙
Claudia Mitchell | Copium
Chasing ambulances?
woger webster | Copium
🤑
Duke Carillo | Millennials
I got a question. Are you a southpaw, Cecil?
Cecil Ripley | Millennials
For the last time, I’m not the murderer. Are you a southpaw, Duke?
Duke Carillo | Millennials
Wouldn’t you like to know?
Cecil Ripley | Millennials
That’s why I’m asking!
matthew mason | Neon
He’s probably left-handed, that’s why he won’t tell us.
Duke Carillo | Millennials
I’m not the murderer, so I got nothing to hide. But yes, I’m left-handed.
matthew mason | Neon
See? He’s definitely the murderer. He’s left-handed and has a motive!
Cecil Ripley | Millennials
You don’t say?
Duke Carillo | Millennials
(Grunts.)
matthew mason | Neon
What’s with the odor on the bottle?
Cecil Ripley | Millennials
Does anyone have anything? Like on your character sheets?
matthew mason | Neon
Well, in my professional opinion, the bottle isn't anything medical from what I can tell.
jefferson mitchell | Neon
Nope!
Edgar Fitzpatrick | Neon
Nothing to report.
june palmetto | Millennials
Nada.
Poppy Gebhardt | Copium
Nothing for me, either.
Cecil Ripley | Millennials
Anyone? Read your sheets over to make sure.
No? Okay, I guess that was a dead end, then.
Claudia Mitchell | Copium
More likely someone missed something on their character sheet.
Edgar Fitzpatrick | Neon
That is most likely the case.
Cecil Ripley | Millennials
So aside from the physical evidence, who here had recent beef with Felix?
jefferson mitchell | Neon
Edgar.
Edgar Fitzpatrick | Neon
What?
jefferson mitchell | Neon
I saw them have an argument at Roger’s—
woger webster | Copium
Woger.
jefferson mitchell | Neon
at Woger’s party last week.
Poppy Gebhardt | Copium
Well, isn’t convenient.
jefferson mitchell | Neon
What?
Poppy Gebhardt | Copium
You also had an argument with Felix last night, in this very club. And since you’re throwing fingers at people that so much as had a disagreement with Felix...
woger webster | Copium
(Gasps.)
Edgar Fitzpatrick | Neon
Gasp!
woger webster | Copium
Again, Jefferson? You think you know a person...
jefferson mitchell | Neon
Now, hold on. I’m a good friend of Felix’s—or at least, I was.
woger webster | Copium
WAS!?
jefferson mitchell | Neon
Because he's dead.
woger webster | Copium
Oh, right.
jefferson mitchell | Neon
Yeah. We were friends. And friends can have fights from time to time.
Edgar Fitzpatrick | Neon
Oh, but now you got me curious on what this conversation could be about. Poppy, did you happen to overhear anything of note?
Poppy Gebhardt | Copium
I’m afraid not. Jefferson did wait until the club closed to talk, though.
Edgar Fitzpatrick | Neon
Suspicious.
jefferson mitchell | Neon
If you must know, all it was about was that Felix backed out from a business deal.
matthew mason | Neon
Was it a good one? Was it life changing? Enough to incentivise murder?
jefferson mitchell | Neon
No? He pulled out and I didn’t invest any money into it yet, so no skin off my nose.
Cecil Ripley | Millennials
Did he give a reason why?
jefferson mitchell | Neon
Oh, yeah. It wasn’t exactly above the board, so he was getting cold feet. I guess he assumed I was gonna snitch about the sitch to Claudia.
jefferson mitchell | Neon
Oh, I’m a stockbroker. So I got money.
matthew mason | Neon
Aw yeah, we doing well for ourselves during prohibition, aren’t we?
jefferson mitchell | Neon
Yeah, we are!
Cecil Ripley | Millennials
What about Edgar’s fight with Felix?
Claudia Mitchell | Copium
I was also a witness to this argument at Ro—
woger webster | Copium
(Clears throat.)
Claudia Mitchell | Copium
At Woger’s party.
woger webster | Copium
Thank you.
Edgar Fitzpatrick | Neon
Scoff! You’re making a mountain out of a molehill.
jefferson mitchell | Neon
Are we? The argument got pretty heated. We heard it from a distance.
Edgar Fitzpatrick | Neon
How sound are these accusations? Unlike your argument behind shady closed doors, Jefferson, this apparent, quote, unquote, “heated argument” between Felix and I was at a public house party.
Despite that, you’re telling me this quote, unquote, “heated argument” was only witnessed by two people? The two witnesses being a married couple, if I might add?
jefferson mitchell | Neon
What are you saying?
Claudia Mitchell | Copium
I think he’s saying that our accounts don't hold water. And that I am simply corroborating with you due to our marital status.
Edgar Fitzpatrick | Neon
Perhaps.
jefferson mitchell | Neon
Are you accusing my wife of being an accessory to murder!? ୧(๑•̀ᗝ•́)૭
Edgar Fitzpatrick | Neon
Hey, those are your words, not mine. I never said anything about murder. Unless this is a confession.
jefferson mitchell | Neon
What about you, then, Edgar?
Edgar Fitzpatrick | Neon
What about me?
jefferson mitchell | Neon
What were you talking to Felix about at Woger’s party.
matthew mason | Neon
(Snickers.)
jefferson mitchell | Neon
Hey he’s the one insistent to be called that.
matthew mason | Neon
No it’s just... Woger Wabbit.
Duke Carillo | Millennials
Jesus.
Edgar Fitzpatrick | Neon
The argument we had was simply over creative differences in the production he’s funding.
june palmetto | Millennials
Oi, I better still have a part in that.
Edgar Fitzpatrick | Neon
Why, of course you will, Miss Palmetto.
june palmetto | Millennials
Fuck yeah.
✨calvin carpenter✨ | Rugrats™
Oh, oh! I know what the smell is!
Cecil Ripley | Millennials
What smell?
✨calvin carpenter✨ | Rugrats™
From the bottle! It’s gin, apparently.
Cecil Ripley | Millennials
Oh?
matthew mason | Neon
A little late to the party, aren’t you?
✨calvin carpenter✨ | Rugrats™
Look, it’s been a long night. Maybe I’m so frazzled that I forgot.
matthew mason | Neon
We literally paused the game for a few minutes to make sure everyone checked their character sheets to make sure.
Cecil Ripley | Millennials
Now, now. Mr. Carpenter is telling us now, isn’t he?
✨calvin carpenter✨ | Rugrats™
Thank you!
matthew mason | Neon
(Mocking.) Mr. Carpenter is telling us now, isn’t he?
Cecil Ripley | Millennials
Hey, now.
matthew mason | Neon
I think that was the wind.
woger webster | Copium
Leo on Leo violence... part two...
Cecil Ripley | Millennials
Mr. Carpenter?
✨calvin carpenter✨ | Rugrats™
Oh, yes! I know for a fact that the bottle was filled with gin. And because I am the bartender, who was totally doing my job the whole evening, I have memorized what everyone drank!
✨calvin carpenter✨ | Rugrats™
In fact, I have a very convenient list of who drank gin tonight right here. A list that I totally did not just notice just now. Because I was paying attention this whole time.
Duke Carillo | Millennials
Just get on with it.
✨calvin carpenter✨ | Rugrats™
First one on the list: Duke Carillo.
matthew mason | Neon
HAH.
Cecil Ripley | Millennials
Oh, really?
Duke Carillo | Millennials
Stop smiling.
Cecil Ripley | Millennials
We are on a voice call.
Duke Carillo | Millennials
I can envision the stupid smug ass smile on your stupid face. On the both of you.
matthew mason | Neon
You got no proof.
✨calvin carpenter✨ | Rugrats™
Edgar Fitzpatrick.
Poppy Gebhardt | Copium
Damn.
Edgar Fitzpatrick | Neon
Don’t talk to me, Edith. Do you really think that little of me?
✨calvin carpenter✨ | Rugrats™
Judy Jordan.
Judy Jordan | Rugrats™
Oh no.
Judy Jordan | Rugrats™
Is that better or worse than “harlot”?
✨calvin carpenter✨ | Rugrats™
Jefferson Mitcell.
woger webster | Copium
Aw, dude. You were just at my house last week! I dined with a murderer...
jefferson mitchell | Neon
I’m being framed! Claudia, you believe me, don’t you?
Claudia Mitchell | Copium
That remains to be seen.
jefferson mitchell | Neon
My emotional support! .·°՞(≧□≦)՞°·.
Claudia Mitchell | Copium
I will only supply the truth.
matthew mason | Neon
Man’s ready to dump yo ass the second you get a guilty verdict. Got no loyalty.
jefferson mitchell | Neon
It do be like that.
Claudia Mitchell | Copium
The only thing I’m loyal to is justice.
jefferson mitchell | Neon
Yeah, that’s fair.
✨calvin carpenter✨ | Rugrats™
...And Felix Fontano.
Cecil Ripley | Millennials
Oh.
matthew mason | Neon
FUCK!
jefferson mitchell | Neon
Wait, so that means it doesn’t matter who drank the bottle of gin, right? They could have just snatched it from Felix?
matthew mason | Neon
Yeeeeep.
Cecil Ripley | Millennials
Hey, at least we got the other clue about the handedness of the murderer.
matthew mason | Neon
Which, I might add, points to Duke.
Duke Carillo | Millennials
Bite me.
matthew mason | Neon
No one else is left-handed from what I can tell. Everyone?
Judy Jordan | Rugrats™
Right-handed!
jefferson mitchell | Neon
I think it’s safe to assume Claudia and I can vouch for each other that we’re both right-handed?
Claudia Mitchell | Copium
That’s right.
Duke Carillo | Millennials
Wouldn’t the people that insist that they’re right-handed be more suspicious?
matthew mason | Neon
What do you mean?
Duke Carillo | Millennials
Since we know the murderer’s left handed after the bottle was shared as evidence, people could just lie and say that they’re right handed.
matthew mason | Neon
What kind of 4D chess sounding move...
Cecil Ripley | Millennials
He does have a point.
matthew mason | Neon
Bruh.
✨calvin carpenter✨ | Rugrats™
Are you saying people can just lie during murder mysteries?
matthew mason | Neon
Yeah, bro. Isn’t that fucked up?
✨calvin carpenter✨ | Rugrats™
It is!
Raymond Reynolds | Neon joined the call.
Raymond Reynolds | Neon
Raymond found a playbill!
Cecil Ripley | Millennials
Raymond, are you left-handed or right-handed?
Raymond Reynolds | Neon
Right!
Cecil Ripley | Millennials
Darn.
Raymond Reynolds | Neon
What’d I miss?
Raymond Reynolds | Neon
So that means I’m in the clear, right?
Cecil Ripley | Millennials
Actually, yeah. You just admitted to being right-handed without knowing the handedness of the murderer. So you would have no reason to lie.
Raymond Reynolds | Neon
Oh! Thank you?
Nathaniel Nash | Rugrats™
Hey I think that playbill belongs to Edith.
Nathaniel Nash | Rugrats™
Apparently I saw her at the show.
✨calvin carpenter✨ | Rugrats™
C’mon, Leo. You gotta believe that you did!
Nathaniel Nash | Rugrats™
Oh, um.. I saw her at the show!
✨calvin carpenter✨ | Rugrats™
The drama!
june palmetto | Millennials
I knew it! You did it!
june palmetto | Millennials
Hey you were pointing fingers at me, first! Should have known that the reason why was to get suspicion off of yourself. Why did you do it, Edith? Surely, there were other ways!
june palmetto | Millennials
It’s okay, Edithlynne, I will allow you to cry into my soon-to-be-broadway-and-hollywood-famous bosom this once before your ass gets thrown into the ocean by the mob.
woger webster | Copium
Wait. Was Edith alone at the play?
Nathaniel Nash | Rugrats™
She was with a man, but I just assumed it was Felix. Why?
woger webster | Copium
It might have been Edgar.
june palmetto | Millennials
Oh yeah, those two are having an affair.
Judy Jordan | Rugrats™
What!?
matthew mason | Neon
I KNEW IT.
june palmetto | Millennials
Sorry dude. Shouldn’t have been a murderer, then.
gloria call | Copium
Oh, yeah. That was a thing.
Duke Carillo | Millennials
Wait, you knew this the whole time?
gloria call | Copium
Yeah they attempted to fake-flirt in front of me.
matthew mason | Neon
Wait, really?
gloria call | Copium
They were not good at it.
Edgar Fitzpatrick | Neon
I beg to differ, we performed our roles perfectly.
gloria call | Copium
But did you really?
Duke Carillo | Millennials
You knew and didn't do shit to protect me?
gloria call | Copium
Look, you might have been the murderer, I don’t know.
Judy Jordan | Rugrats™
You were having an affair this whole time and were calling me names!? Hypocrite!
Judy Jordan | Rugrats™
B—you’re married, too!!
matthew mason | Neon
(Laughs.) Yeah, dude. That’s usually how it works.
Edgar Fitzpatrick | Neon
So. My own lover is the murderer.
june palmetto | Millennials
Oh my god... He pulled the fundings on your ass!
Edgar Fitzpatrick | Neon
No!
Edgar Fitzpatrick | Neon
Maybe.
june palmetto | Millennials
Damn, that’s cold.
Cecil Ripley | Millennials
Okay, June? Are you telling me you had like... all of the Fontano’s current secrets and scandals. And you said nothing?
june palmetto | Millennials
Teehee?
Cecil Ripley | Millennials
Mikey.
june palmetto | Millennials
Okay, to be fair.
I kinda wanted Raph to be the murderer.
Duke Carillo | Millennials
Bitch.
june palmetto | Millennials
Which I mean that can still be the case!
woger webster | Copium
It would be so funny.
june palmetto | Millennials
You get me! So fess up, horseman. How much of a debt are you in? Would it leave you destitute?
Duke Carillo | Millennials
I got nothing to fess up. My financial situation is private!
Cecil Ripley | Millennials
Don, I got a question. How many physical clues are there?
Mr. Wizard | Millennials
There should be seven.
Edgar Fitzpatrick | Neon
So should we be worried that we’re missing almost half of them?
Mr. Wizard | Millennials
Well, either they’re being hidden or haven’t been found yet. Speaking of which, your time is drawing to a close. If anybody has lasting remarks or evidence they’re willing to share, do so now. We will commence voting momentarily.
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Whodunnit?
Chapter 44: The Cat's Meow: Conclusion
Notes:
The end of the "whodunnit"! ^o^ Since I posted a day late last week, I'm posting a day early this week. Why? Why not.
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june palmetto | Millennials
So it’s definitely Edith, right?
Edgar Fitzpatrick | Neon
Rude. Maybe you did do it, since you're being so defensive.
Judy Jordan | Rugrats™
No one else is going to point out that Nathaniel is the one who saw Edith at the show so the playbill could have belonged to him?
Nathaniel Nash | Rugrats™
I don’t have motive like the rest of you do. I’m just some guy. A dude. An amigo. Oh! Like, I’m a pianist, right?
win wallace | Rugrats™
(Snickers.) Hey Leo, say “pianist” again.
Nathaniel Nash | Rugrats™
Oh, grow up, dude.
✨calvin carpenter✨ | Rugrats™
Hehe. Pianist.
Judy Jordan | Rugrats™
Pianist!
✨calvin carpenter✨ | Rugrats™
Pianist!
win wallace | Rugrats™
PIANIST!
✨calvin carpenter✨ | Rugrats™
PIANIST!
june palmetto | Millennials
WHY ARE WE YELLING.
✨calvin carpenter✨ | Rugrats™
WE’RE PLAYING THE “PIANIST” GAME.
june palmetto | Millennials
THE WHAT GAME?
Mr. Wizard | Millennials
Okay, time out. Let’s not yell into our mics, please.
june palmetto | Millennials
✨calvin carpenter✨ | Rugrats™
Nathaniel Nash | Rugrats™
What were we talking about again?
Edgar Fitzpatrick | Neon
You said that you were a pianist.
Nathaniel Nash | Rugrats™
Oh, right!
Rugrats™
(Snickering.)
Nathaniel Nash | Rugrats™
Guys...
✨calvin carpenter✨ | Rugrats™
Well, don't let us stop you.
Nathaniel Nash | Rugrats™
.... So I’m a pianist, which means I could have been performing at the show, for all you know. So yeah, sure. I was at the show, but I had a reason to be at the show! It was for a gig. But what about Edith and Edgar, huh? They had no reason to be at such a theater! It was so out of the way!
Edgar Fitzpatrick | Neon
You’re being awfully verbose for someone claiming to just be “some guy”.
Nathaniel Nash | Rugrats™
I ramble when I’m nervous!
Edgar Fitzpatrick | Neon
Why are you nervous?
Nathaniel Nash | Rugrats™
Because Do—I mean Judy thinks I’m the murderer?
Judy Jordan | Rugrats™
Well, are you?
Nathaniel Nash | Rugrats™
No!
Judy Jordan | Rugrats™
And Raymond!
Raymon Reynolds | Neon
Yes?
Judy Jordan | Rugrats™
Did you find any clues other than the playbill?
Raymon Reynolds | Neon
No?
Judy Jordan | Rugrats™
You sound unsure.
Raymon Reynolds | Neon
You’re making me nervous!
Judy Jordan | Rugrats™
Hmm, I don’t know. You’re sounding a little sus!
Judy Jordan | Rugrats™
What about me?
Judy Jordan | Rugrats™
Because I want to find the murderer?
Judy Jordan | Rugrats™
(Gasps.) Are you suggesting that I’m the murderer?
Judy Jordan | Rugrats™
How many more names are you going to call me?
Mr. Wizard | Millennials
Do the names make you uncomfortable?
Judy Jordan | Rugrats™
Oh no, don’t worry, they’re not! I’ve been called worse things online.
Raymon Reynolds | Neon
Yikes.
Judy Jordan | Rugrats™
Yep. The Internet is a wonderful but cruel place. But seriously no, I’m fine with the names. I just find it funny.
Mr. Wizard | Millennials
Okay, if you’re sure.
Judy Jordan | Rugrats™
I am!
Cuke Carillo | Millennials
You should still stop calling the baby names.
june palmetto | Millennials
Speaking of baby names...
Mr. Wizard | Millennials
No.
june palmetto | Millennials
😣
Judy Jordan | Rugrats™
What?
✨calvin carpenter✨ | Rugrats™
I feel like I’m missing some lore, here.
Mr. Wizard | Millennials
Don’t worry about it.
Judy Jordan | Rugrats™
Okay, buddy. Now where was I… Oh! Why would I want to kill Felix?
Judy Jordan | Rugrats™
I’ll get over it.
june palmetto | Millennials
Moi? Edith, I told you I have no motive!
june palmetto | Millennials
Wow, just like the good ol’ days.
Judy Jordan | Rugrats™
The wha?
Cecil Ripley | Millennials
Getting a little meta there aren’t you, Mike?
june palmetto | Millennials
😃
Cecil Ripley | Millennials
Does anyone have any more they want to discuss?
jefferson mitchell | Neon
I think all fingers have been pointed. Some more valid than others.
Mr. Wizard | Millennials
Should we commence voting?
jefferson mitchell | Neon
Oop.
june palmetto | Millennials
What the Ronin doing?
Mr. Wizard | Millennials
Oh! Well. Guess we can pause voting for now.
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matthew mason | Neon
Dang, he’s taking a while.
woger webster | Copium
So... how’s it going?
Judy Jordan | Rugrats™
I mean, can’t complain.
✨calvin carpenter✨ | Rugrats™
Wanna hear a joke?
woger webster | Copium
Go for it!
matthew mason | Neon
Is it a good one?
✨calvin carpenter✨ | Rugrats™
What kind of shoes do ninjas wear?
Leonardos and Michelangelos
Sneakers!
✨calvin carpenter✨ | Rugrats™
Aw, man.
???
(Giggling.)
gloria call | Copium
Huh?
jefferson mitchell | Neon
Wait, who was that?
matthew mason | Neon
It sounded like a little kid laughing?
june palmetto | Millennials
Was that a soundboard?
Claudia Mitchell | Copium
Uh, I don’t think any of us added anything like that from what I remember.
Edgar Fitzpatrick | Neon
I have added no such sound.
Judy Jordan | Rugrats™
Me neither!
Mr. Wizard | Millennials
Nor did I...
matthew mason | Neon
Someone must have a weird laugh.
Cuke Carillo | Millennials
Yeah, because one of us definitely made that noise?
matthew mason | Neon
Was it you, rugrat!Donnie?
Judy Jordan | Rugrats™
I’m not that much of a squeaker!
Poppy Gebhardt | Copium
Are we doing ninja puns?
jefferson mitchell | Neon
Respectively, please no puns.
Poppy Gebhardt | Copium
Come on, they’re just puns. You don’t have to be so sensei-tive about it.
???
(Giggles even louder.)
matthew mason | Neon
Okay, no seriously who was that?
Mr. Wizard | Millennials
Admin Mike’s avatar lights up when it happens.
jefferson mitchell | Neon
Didn’t he say he had to do something?
Claudia Mitchell | Copium
Maybe one of the kids is near the laptop?
???
Hehe. Hi.
jefferson mitchell | Neon
Omigosh.
woger webster | Copium
It’s a baby!
Too Many People
(Overlapping Voices)
???
Shhhhh!
june palmetto | Millennials
🙊
jefferson mitchell | Neon
🙊
✨calvin carpenter✨ | Rugrats™
🙊
woger webster | Copium
🙈
???
Don’t tell Grunkie Mike I was here.
matthew mason | Neon
Grunkie?!
???
Shhhhh!
jefferson mitchell | Neon
Yeah, Leo, shhh!
???
(Giggles.) You guys are funny.
matthew mason | Neon
Didn’t he say they just started walking not too long ago? The passage of time...
???
What are you all doing in here?
Mr. Wizard | Millennials
We are playing a game.
???
(Gasps.) A game? Is it a fun game?
Mr. Wizard | Millennials
Very fun!
???
What kind of game is it?
Mr. Wizard | Millennials
Uh...
✨calvin carpenter✨ | Rugrats™
Among Us! We’re trying to find the sus person!
???
What’s Among Us?
✨calvin carpenter✨ | Rugrats™
Welp! Can’t help you there.
Edith Fontano
(In the distance.) Yi, where are you sweetie?
matthew mason | Neon
O-M-G.
june palmetto | Millennials
He calls her sweetie... 🥺
???
(Whispering:) Oh, I got to go. Remember! Don’t tell him!
Mr. Wizard | Millennials
My lips are sealed. Right, everyone?
Too Many People
(Overlapping agreement.)
Duke Carillo | Millennials
(Unmutes:) Wait, what'd I miss?
june palmetto | Millennials
Shhhhh. 🤫
Duke Carillo | Millennials
Wh....?
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✨calvin carpenter✨ | Rugrats™
Hey do you know what this all reminds me of? Among Us.
matthew mason | Neon
Yeah, like the similarities are kinda close, you know?
✨calvin carpenter✨ | Rugrats™
Oh so you do know what that is.
✨calvin carpenter✨ | Rugrats™
Nothing!
Mr. Wizard | Millennials
Should we get a crack on with the voting? Unless anyone else has any closing arguments.
No? Okay. So how this works is simple! Just type in forward slash “vote” followed by the name of the person you think committed the murder. Do not worry about the spelling, because the bot should give you autofill options based on the first few letters. If you change your mind after submitting, simply type the command again and it will overwrite your previous vote!
[Typing: /vote Edgar Fitpatrick]
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Mr. Wizard | Millennials
And by majority vote...
Congratulations, Edgar Fitzpatrick! You’ve been convicted as the killer!
Edgar Fitzpatrick | Neon
Fuck.
matthew mason | Neon
(Snorts.) “Congratulations”.
Cuke Carillo | Millennials
Fuck yeah. Suck a lemon, Leon.
matthew mason | Neon
Whatever.
Cuke Carillo | Millennials
And you can suck on a lemon too, Leo.
Cecil Ripley | Millennials
I didn’t vote for you, Raph.
Cuke Carillo | Millennials
You didn’t?
Cecil Ripley | Millennials
I voted for Edgar.
Cuke Carillo | Millennials
... Huh.
june palmetto | Millennials
I voted for you, Raph.
Cuke Carillo | Millennials
Up yours, Mike.
june palmetto | Millennials
Love you too, bro. 🧡
Nathaniel Nash | Rugrats™
Wait, was it really Edgar? Or just the majority vote.
Edgar Fitzpatrick | Neon
T’is I who was the murderer.
Judy Jordan | Rugrats™
Damn, bro. Talk about all that dramaaaa.
Edgar Fitzpatrick | Neon
Chuckles quietly.
Edgar Fitzpatrick | Neon
Well, if you all must know. Felix had previously agreed to financially support my newest Broadway production. But in a plot twist of pure betrayal, he threatened to take away my fundings.
matthew mason | Neon
Because he found out you were dating his wife.
Edgar Fitzpatrick | Neon
Yeah.
win wallace | Rugrats™
So you betrayed him first.
Edgar Fitzpatrick | Neon
Not really? I knew Edith first, not Felix. Was it wrong of me to date a married woman? Perhaps. Did I betray the guy? No, I barely knew him.
june palmetto | Millennials
Ay, that’s kinda messed up. You’re dating his wife and yet you asked him for money?
Edgar Fitzpatrick | Neon
I am a man of ambition, it would seem.
june palmetto | Millennials
That’s one way to put it.
gloria call | Copium
And then what happened?
Edgar Fitzpatrick | Neon
Felix gave me an ultimatum: break up with Edith or he would pull all his backing.
june palmetto | Millennials
Hey, I was supposed to star in that show.
Edgar Fitzpatrick | Neon
You were! So honestly, we both lost tonight.
june palmetto | Millennials
Aw, man.
Raymon Reynolds | Neon
Must have been a tough decision.
Edgar Fitzpatrick | Neon
It was!
matthew mason | Neon
Shoulda just flipped a coin.
jefferson mitchell | Neon
Yeah, the longer you marinate and stall in situations like these, the worse it gets. Best to deal with it quickly. The anxiety gets stronger the more you flip back and forth.
Edgar Fitzpatrick | Neon
Did you think I didn’t attempt to do what you suggested? Trust me. I’ve tried to make it a swift decision! But it was so difficult. Oh, so difficult. The long hours I’ve spent, poring over this decision. How I agonized over the unfair choices, day and night. Oh, how it twisted my insides, how it disturbed my mind, haunting me in my every waking moment.
I could not eat. I could not sleep.
Cuke Carillo | Millennials
Dude I left for a bit and he’s still going?
june palmetto | Millennials
Stop leaving, then. EZ.
woger webster | Copium
Do you think he prepared this in advance?
gloria call | Copium
Knowing him? Probably.
Edgar Fitzpatrick | Neon
I felt so trapped, locked in a birdcage—forced to choose between my two loves. Knowing that no matter what path I chose, my wings would forever be clipped, one way or another.
matthew mason | Neon
Jesus, get on with it!
matthew mason | Neon
Yeah, what he said. Or typed?
Edgar Fitzpatrick | Neon
No. I’ll just unmute myself.
matthew mason | Neon
Phooey.
Mr. Wizard | Millennials
Let him finish his speech.
matthew mason | Neon
Fine.
Edgar Fitzpatrick | Neon
And then... on this fateful night, at this very party, an opportunity presented itself to me. One opportunity that I could not simply pass up. It was so simple. Just one little thing, and it would have been two birds with one stone.
win wallace | Rugrats™
What is with all the bird metaphors?
✨calvin carpenter✨ | Rugrats™
Also not him saying murder was “one little thing.” 💀
win wallace | Rugrats™
Damn. Yeah, that too.
Edgar Fitzpatrick | Neon
Ah, how could I have been so blind? The answer was so obvious! It turns out that I, Edgar Fitzpatrick, never had to make a decision in the first place. That I, Edgar Fitzpatrick, never had to submit to the will of Felix Fontano at all!
Cuke Carillo | Millennials
Wait, I’m confused: how much did I miss?
june palmetto | Millennials
Shhhhh. 🤫
Edgar Fitzpatrick | Neon
Yes! You heard me. I could have it all: Edith and the play... If only Felix were out of the picture, if only Edith controlled the money, if only...
Ah ha ha... Ah ha ha... AH HA HA HA HA. Increasing volume of maniacal laughter! Increasing volume of maniacal laughter!!
Edgar Fitzpatrick | Neon
(Clears throat.) Well, the character sheet said that I just had to get away with it. It didn’t say that I had to get away with it with you. Also, you were pointing fingers at me, so I had to fight back.
Edgar Fitzpatrick | Neon
Indeed!
✨calvin carpenter✨ | Rugrats™
Wait, how are we supposed to come to this conclusion?
Claudia Mitchell | Copium
Individually, a single clue could have implicated multiple people. But if you were to take into account every single clue that had to do with the murder itself, only one person ticks all the boxes; Edgar.
Cecil Ripley | Millennials
He was ambidextrous, so he could have easily swung the murder weapon with his left hand. He drank gin and he was at the vaudeville play. Not to mention the whole ultimatum thing.
Claudia Mitchell | Copium
Precisely!
✨calvin carpenter✨ | Rugrats™
So the IOU and napkin were red herrings?
Claudia Mitchell | Copium
Yes.
✨calvin carpenter✨ | Rugrats™
Damn.
Judy Jordan | Rugrats™
You voted for me didn’t you?
✨calvin carpenter✨ | Rugrats™
I mean...
Judy Jordan | Rugrats™
Rude!
✨calvin carpenter✨ | Rugrats™
Wait, now I’m curious; what happened to the other clues?
Edgar Fitzpatrick | Neon
I managed to hide them all.
Edgar Fitzpatrick | Neon
Yes. I’m quite surprised I managed to do just that.
Poppy Gebhardt | Copium
That’s a lot of good luck.
Edgar Fitzpatrick | Neon
Alas, it did not matter. For I could not escape the law.
Claudia Mitchell | Copium
I’m surprised the majority voted for Edgar.
woger webster | Copium
Wow, rude.
Claudia Mitchell | Copium
No offense.
woger webster | Copium
Offense very much taken!
Mr. Wizard | Millennials
It was quite close. The runner-up was Edith Fontano.
Claudia Mitchell | Copium
To be fair, you had the second most compelling motive. The majority of the physical evidence was on your side.
Edgar Fitzpatrick | Neon
Alright, who voted for me. I promise I won’t be mad.
Judy Jordan | Rugrats™
You say that, but no one ever actually means it...
Edgar Fitzpatrick | Neon
Yeah, that tracks.
june palmetto | Millennials
Damn, done in because you lived rent free in Edith’s head.
Edgar Fitzpatrick | Neon
Foiled!
jefferson mitchell | Neon
I voted for you, Donnie! o(≧∀≦)o
Edgar Fitzpatrick | Neon
... Thank you, Miguel.
matthew mason | Neon
Hey what do you know, I did, too!
Edgar Fitzpatrick | Neon
Weren’t you dead set on Duke being the murderer!?
matthew mason | Neon
Yeah, but then I was like; this would be funnier.
Edgar Fitzpatrick | Neon
Goddamnit, Nardo. Who else voted for me?
Raymon Reynolds | Neon
Um.
Edgar Fitzpatrick | Neon
ET TU, BRUTUS!?
Raymon Reynolds | Neon
In Raph’s defense, you made him feel bad about not voting for you the first time around.
Edgar Fitzpatrick | Neon
For hosting the event, Raph. Are you saying you would have voted for me even if there was no evidence that pointed to me being the murderer?
Raymon Reynolds | Neon
Honestly? Yeah!
Edgar Fitzpatrick | Neon
Even if I was the victim?
Raymon Reynolds | Neon
Yeah! Well, Raph would have voted for whoever you played in the second act!
Edgar Fitzpatrick | Neon
I would have been the PI, Raph.
Raymon Reynolds | Neon
So?
Edgar Fitzpatrick | Neon
So? So that means your guess would have been 100% incorrect! You would have literally wasted your vote!
Cuke Carillo | Millennials
Nothing wrong with voting for the PI, kid.
Raymon Reynolds | Neon
Yeah!
Cecil Ripley | Millennials
Raph!
Cuke Carillo | Millennials
I stand by my decision.
Mr. Wizard | Millennials
So let’s get on with the awards and we can wrap this all up for the night?
june palmetto | Millennials
Aw what, awards? If I knew there’d be awards, I wouldn’t have wasted my vote on Raph.
✨calvin carpenter✨ | Rugrats™
It is what it is.
Cecil Ripley | Millennials
Were you really going to vote for Edgar, Mikey?
june palmetto | Millennials
Yeah, honestly no. My money was on Edith.
Mr. Wizard | Millennials
The Keen Detective Award goes to: Cecil, Edith, Claudia, Matthew, Raymond, Judy... and Edgar. (Plays golfclap.sfx on the soundboard)
matthew mason | Neon
You voted. For yourself.
Edgar Fitzpatrick | Neon
I said I was going to find the murderer.
matthew mason | Neon
Does this count? You had the reveal on your character sheet.
Edgar Fitzpatrick | Neon
I voted for the correct person, did I not?
woger webster | Copium
I can’t believe all four of the Neons voted for their Donnie. Including himself.
Edgar Fitzpatrick | Neon
The burden I must bear of being everyone’s favorite.
matthew mason | Neon
Sure, let’s go with that.
Mr. Wizard | Millennials
The Outstanding Acting Award goes to Poppy! For your commitment to staying in character. (Plays golfclap.sfx on the soundboard)
woger webster | Copium
😲 Go Leo!!
Poppy Gebhardt | Copium
Oh! Thank you!
matthew mason | Neon
Bruh I can’t believe he got an award for extorting money out of me.
Poppy Gebhardt | Copium
You’re the one who wanted to know my secrets.
matthew mason | Neon
I’m wiping my tears with a hundred dollar bill.
Mr. Wizard | Millennials
The Life of the Party Award goes to everyone who performed something for the stage: June, Woger, Nathaniel, Raymond and Calvin! (Plays golfclap.sfx on the soundboard)
woger webster | Copium
🥳
june palmetto | Millennials
I can’t believe you said “Woger” with such an even voice.
Mr. Wizard | Millennials
I’m a professional.
✨calvin carpenter✨ | Rugrats™
Sweet!
Nathaniel Nash | Rugrats™
This is unexpected, thank you!
Mr. Wizard | Millennials
And the final award Hapless Victim Turned Expert Investigator goes to Cecil! Congrats, Leo. (Plays golfclap.sfx on the soundboard)
Cecil Ripley | Millennials
Oh, wow! I am honored.
Mr. Wizard | Millennials
And that about covers it! Good game, everybody.
woger webster | Copium
GG.
Raymon Reynolds | Neon
GG!
Nathaniel Nash | Rugrats™
GG.
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Now I scurry into my den to hibernate for the winter.
Chapter 45: meowtastic homecoming
Notes:
i'm baaaack. hello every-nyan. you guys know how i said i would be gone for the winter but.... i took an extended break... lmao.. oopsie,,,
Next chapter will have TOTTMNT spoilers! :3
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i can't promise a weekly update like i used to but it won't take 8 months like last time lmao
Chapter 46
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this was actually gonna go more into TOTTMNT but then it got derailed into a shipping debate? lmao and then the chapter got too long to cover the first tale. oops.
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i made a chart to keep track of who shipped what lmao
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Chapter 47: c’est la vie amirite mikey-san
Notes:
i'm just saying this but some of y'all have really strong opinions on shipping. your comments scare me. most of you are chill tho.
okay actual spoilers for tottmnt. we're finally here folks. now if the turtles can hold a conversation topic for more than 5 minutes before straying
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this was supposed to come out on like saturday/sunday but uhhh
me: i should work on discord ronin
my brain: wanna get a random sims 4 addiction this weekend?
me: oh boy do ialso yeah before anyone asks i spent too long making that loading gif for a 3 second joke. also also if you say "i lost the game" in your comment you're balding/have a combover (pick whatever fate is worse for you)
Chapter 48: Legacy
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i didn't proof-read this at all so pls be gentle
(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)
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Is it just in our nature to never have rest? Is it too much to ask for just one universe where we’re not dragged into some adventure or another? Too much to ask for a version of us to live in peace, to never have to deal with the heartache and loss that will come? The kids are having fun now, but I fear of what will eventually be, of what awaits them.
Because it never stops, does it? Even now, the older ones still have to deal with the chaos on occasion.
What if one day it results in another loss? For any of them?
All of them?
I can’t stand the thought of them learning that lesson the way we did. How it all comes crumbling down, slowly at first, but then... all at once...
And then there are little ones. They’re so small. So young. They laugh now, carefree, unburdened. But how long do they have? How long until they have to pick up a weapon, to join this madness?
Not because they want to, but because they have to.
I want them to have normal. But it seems normal is never in our cards.
What if I’m not there to protect them?
How many battles do I have left in me?
It never feels like enough. Maybe it never will be. But I’ll fight for them anyway. For their laughter. For the hope that, if I’m lucky, they’ll carry less of the burden than we did. Even if it’s just a little.
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