[IC] [Snek] Continuations

[pyrighteous]

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[pyrighteous]

Goodness. It's been so long. I must have been ... twenty, perhaps? My brother was older.

[neonleon]

'Kay...

So. Warn me then.

[pyrighteous]

I'm doing that right now, Leonardo. It's too late to prevent them from driftinf from you; it is not too late to avoid the inevitable betrayal.

[neonleon]

By... what, betraying them first?

[pyrighteous]

By taking precautions. Distancing yourself. Finding other people to fill that gap.

[neonleon]

Oh phew, I thought for a second you were going to remember to be evil and tell me to kill them or something.

[pyrighteous]

Again, you assume that I'm evil.

[neonleon]

And once again, you tried to kill me.

See, back to square one with this guy.

[pyrighteous]

Heat of the moment. You were interfering with my revenge.

[neonleon]

Okay, sure, but Hunter's not your brother. Blah blah you created him to try and replace your brother until he did what you didn't want him to do and now you have to kill him and start over, whatever.

Not the same person.

[pyrighteous]

And here I am. Away from him. Leaving him alone.

[neonleon]

Yeah, because I'm keeping you here away from him.

[Trapping himself in a prison with a monster for everyone's safety one way or another.]

[pyrighteous]

Yes. You are indeed.

[ He looms just a little over Leo. ]

And how IS that going so far?

[neonleon]

[Leaning back a little, still hugging his knees.]

I mean, the company's not great but at least you aren't hurting him or anyone else.

[pyrighteous]

No, of course not. You, alone. While they prattle on obliviously.

[neonleon]

Yeah. That's... what I wanted.

[Is it?]

[pyrighteous]

Is it, Leonardo? Is it really?

[neonleon]

[Would Dad be proud finally? Would he finally see Leonardo as worthy of a little respect and trust? Sure, this isn't Shredder or Krang, but he's doing what needs to be done to protect others at his own expense. They all fight better together, but sometimes isn't it better for only one to go through it?

Those threads of insecurity and doubt tighten around his arm, just gently tugging at him now.]

I... I dunno right now.

[pyrighteous]

[ Good. There we go. Belos threads a few through his fingers, getting up to walk around Leo and further entrap him. ]

It's terribly noble. Just you, all alone. And they don't even care. Let the stand-in take all of the hurt.

[neonleon]

...I'm not a stand-in.

[pyrighteous]

No? Didn't Donatello use those exact words?

[neonleon]

I-

Yeah, he did, but. He knows I'm not.

[pyrighteous]

I disagree. He meant it, for a moment. I saw the whole thing.

[neonleon]

And what makes you so sure?

[pyrighteous]

Look at the whole situation. He used you to give affection to someone else. His new brother.