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[michaeljangelo]

Characters: Michaelangelo (michaeljangelo) & Donatello (i_speak_softly)
Date: Not long after Don's arrival
Location: WA-3B
Situation: Breakfast
Warnings/Rating: Rated B for bacon

It's become a sort of ritual for Mike.
Roll off the couch at first light and make for the kitchen.
Set up the slow-cooker so ishmeal will be just about palatable when the rest of the house wakes up in a few hours time. Meanwhile he'll make himself some warmed milk with hopes to catch a nap before the day officially begins.

Comments

[i_speak_softly]

"After I fix the consoles," Don promises, "I will get you some of those video games."

[michaeljangelo]

"And then a jetpack?"

A guy can dream!

[i_speak_softly]

"Absolutely not."

A guy can dream, but lines must be drawn.

[michaeljangelo]

"All right," he huffs. "But I'm totally holding you to that video game thing. And by that I mean: No burn out. A promise is a promise."

[i_speak_softly]

"It's on my list," Don says, by which he means the ten-thousand-item-long list in his head, but Donatello does not ditch on his promises.

He pushes his scraped-clean plate towards the middle of the table. "Thanks for breakfast."

[michaeljangelo]

"Third behind fixing the consoles and napping occasionally, right?" Mike offers a smiling, expectant look.

He slides Don's plate under the one he's still using.

"Anytime, my good man. Anytime."

[i_speak_softly]

"Allow six to eight weeks for delivery," Don replies, in a tone suggesting the actual date of delivery will be somewhere between tomorrow and any time after that. "Can I get back to work now?"

[michaeljangelo]

Mike snaps his jaw closed and then proceeds to bite the inside of his lips. All in an effort, a very concerted effort, to not ask the smart-ass question:

I don't know, can you?

Instead he simply nods.

[i_speak_softly]

Don offers a small but sincere smile, snags the coffee mug, and heads out of the kitchen. It might be another twenty-four hours before he surfaces from his work, but his body and soul are recharged and ready to withstand the effort.

You did good, Mike.