Forty-Fifth Theory [Voice/Action]

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[Donatello doesn't notice the announcement when it's made, and even after someone shows it to him, he won't bother addressing the 'commandant'. Instead, he'll send a locked message to someone much more important.]

Robert...

[Some time later, he'll add one more locked message.]

Kay, I think I'm going to have to reschedule.

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[semper_cogitans]

[Guess who's been crying almost non-stop since the draft message, Don?

Yes, that's right. Your pacifistic boyfriend, who is right now curled in a heap staring with refusal-to-believe at the latest draft announcement. He can't stop himself from re-reading that list over and over...

... The words don't change, of course. Why would they? Don and Helios are being taken to war. So are Giles, Mulder, and Daisy... a few others Robert cares about too, like Japan.

...

Don and Helios, of course, hurt the most to see.

Still, he summons enough strength to choke out a response:]

D-Don...

Th-they're... you're g-going to... w-war...

[poorneedyand.livejournal.com]

I'm sure I can find some time in my schedule when you get back.

[She's even-toned, a little dry, and deceptively so. Kay's more curious than concerned about the draft, but the phrase "True Death" just isn't the kind of thing you shout hooray at.]

June 2

[the-mikester.livejournal.com]

[When Don gets home, he'll find Mike in the kitchen, as per usual, streaked with flour. This isn't a time for video games. It's also time for breakfast, so if you time it right, you might get a plate of something hot set in front of you wordlessly.]

June 2nd, after Don's threads with Mikey and Leo.

[ninjacane]

[Splinter sits in the dojo in the lotus position, waiting and meditating. When Donatello enters the house, his ears perk, and he catches bits and pieces of conversation.

Eventually, some of the conversation dies down, and Splinter is now mostly waiting, and not happily.

Don won't keep his father waiting, will he?]