Luceti Appointments

[i_speak_softly]

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[i_speak_softly]

[Don half-turns, tilting the book so Splinter can see the list of names.]

All my friends... none of my family.

[ninjacane]

[Splinter reads the list quietly. He doesn't speak immediately.]

... Tell me what this means.

[Your father can read just fine, but he has to hear it from you.]

[i_speak_softly]

Everyone on the list has to fight in the Malnosso's war. Whether they want to or not.

[ninjacane]

You cannot refuse?

[i_speak_softly]

[He shakes his head.] You can go to the teleporters on your own, or you can resist and get dragged there by robots.

[ninjacane]

Then you have no choice.

[It's not a question.]

[i_speak_softly]

Not much of one.

[He presses the button to play the Commandant's message again.]

[ninjacane]

[Splinter frowns more as he listens, and by the time its finished, his body is stiff and angry.]

They play with our lives as if we are their pawns.

[i_speak_softly]

At least they bring us back if they kill us. [Bitterly. It's not really a consolation - not to mention this "True Death" thing makes him nervous.]

[ninjacane]

[That comment alarms Splinter in such a way that it remains with him, and does not get expressed on his face.]

Under no circumstances are you to put yourself in such danger while you are away.

[i_speak_softly]

Believe me, Sensei, I'm not going out of my way for the Malnosso.

[ninjacane]

[Splinter seems satisfied by that, although he is definitely not happy about the situation.]

Good. Then I will do all that is possible to help you prepare yourself.

[They can't change what's going to happen, but he can make sure you are at your best.]

[i_speak_softly]

[Don nods. He will definitely want Splinter's help - as soon as he takes care of something else that is suddenly very much on his mind.]