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[Since Accelerator's said he's going to be home, Donnie opts for the door like a normal person. Besides, it makes it easier when he's got a bag full of actual canned coffee. He taps out a rhythm on the door that only makes sense to him before opening it to poke his head inside before he slips on in.]

Meeeerry Christmas!

[He isn't bothering to get up. At this point both turtles have free reign of the place, so he doesn't see any need to.]

You'd have better brought a trash bag for those fucking toys.

[That is his way of saying hi.]

Nice to see you too.

[Donnie walks over and sets the bag of coffee in Accelerator's lap so he can unsling his backpack and dig around in it.]

By the way, that's really gross and unhygienic, here.

[He'd hoped that mess wasn't what he'd thought it was, so of course he had to take samples and test- be thoroughly grossed out and then come up with some sort of cleaning solution.]

It probably won't work for a deep clean, I recommend burning the evidence with fire instead of leaving it in your apartment.

[Accelerator raises his eyebrows and peeks into the bag. Oh, coffee. On the one hand, that's another thing Donnie is giving him. On the other, free coffee, and the brand he's currently drinking.

He turns his attention from the coffee to the couch, shrugging.]

I can live with it. It's not like it was my blood.

...yeah, because that's totally reassuring.

Anyway I figured as much. [Accy's left enough blood samples everywhere as it is.]

Still gross, but know what, not going to ask.

[He starts towards the bathroom, returning with a small armful of coffee can plushies.]

Did you even give it a try?

[He takes another sip of his coffee, debating whether to explain the situation or not. How the hell do you explain one of my pseudo-parental figures was having a fight with himself and needed to get stitched up without it sounding completely crazy?

Besides, what the Jasons were doing was really personal. He told the younger one he wouldn't go around blabbing. It isn't really his right to talk about it.

He sighs a little, looking away from the very pathetic attempt he made at cleaning the couch up.]

Absolutely not. I already have a bed, and I like to be able to shower without worrying about breaking my neck on one of those things.

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[He is absolutely failing at trying to keep a straight face as he imagines Accelerator trying to lie in a pile of coffee can plushies. With a cough, he holds one of them up, giving it a squeeze.]

Fine, but I'm leaving at least one.

[He resists the urge to complain and placates himself with the idea of finding a dog that needs a new chew toy or something. Plus, it's just one. One isn't worth fighting over.]

Fine, do what you want. As far as I'm concerned all of them are yours.

[Excellent. Donnie looks at the one as though contemplating where to put it before a thought strikes him and he grins. It's a very slow and borderline evil grin as he looks down at the rest of the plushies in his arms.]

One it is!

[He starts squishing them all together, which is all well and good until they glow with a brief golden light. Instead of an armload of plushies, there's one large plush of a BOSS coffee can. Donnie beams as he gives it an experimental squish.]

Haha! Now you can use it as an actual pillow!

[Look, normally Accelerator would not be bothered, but that grin. He's seen that grin before. It's very ominous.

He's a little worried, and he has every right to be as he stares. Donnie is a technopath, and he has a certain about of weapon and technology creation using his ninjitsu. This is not that.

What. What just happened. Why does it feel like he was just pranked?]

... The fuck?

[Donnie looks vaguely amused at the esper's expression. He tosses the plush up and down in hand before walking over to hold it out to Accelerator.]

I know, right?

[Accelerator keeps on staring, his gaze going from Donnie to the giant plush coffee and back again. He refuses to take the damn thing.]

Do you want to explain this?

It's not like it's going to bite or something. Man, I might just make a bunch of giant ones from the others. These are so squishyyyy.

[Aw come oooon, he doesn't wanna put it on the bloody couch! Donnie rolls his eyes, sighing as he retracts the plush, giving it another squish between his hands.]

You know the whole fight thing with the Shining God..?

[From the skeptical look on Accelerator's face he isn't sure he believes that.]

Yes. What the fuck does that have to do with this? [He gestures at the plush.]

[Donnie hadn't figured Accelerator would be that weirded out about it, so now he can't help but feel a little self-conscious as he hugs the coffee can plush to himself. Well...okay, it's probably more than a little weird.]

I...ended up with some of her power.

[Donnie showing up with an entirely new power not brought on by the Confluence is fucking wild, especially when, as a child, he participated in the experiments that confirmed espers could only have one ability.

And now here Donnie is saying he has a portion of some asshole god's power. There are so many questions, but he starts with the obvious one.]

How?

...I'm not sure. She just kind of...shattered into pieces that mostly disappeared, but there was one that just sort of stayed there and I kind of grabbed it.

[Okay, no kind-of's there.]

I know, I know- I should have...probably been more careful or something. But that's...basically what happened.

[That has to be one of the most irresponsible things he's ever heard. That is so dangerous?? Goddamnit, Donnie could have gotten hurt or worse.

Because this is Accelerator, that concern is coming out as irritation.]

Goddamnit, you're lucky that thing didn't vaporize you. What the hell did you think was going to happen?

[Donnie flinches at that.]

I don't know! I- I wasn't thinking, it was more out of reflex at that point.

[With a sigh, Accelerator slumps back on the couch and drags a hand down his face. He's made his point, Donnie is obviously upset, pushing is only going to make things worse.]

Well, there's nothing to be done about it now. You don't feel any different, do you? It was just that new fucking ability you got?

[He still looks like he'd like to disappear behind that plush. Accelerator has made some good points, but things had been so overwhelming then. It's hardly an excuse, but what happened, happened. Nothing to be done about it now, as the esper says.

Donnie shakes his head to the first, shifting into an awkward nod for the second.]

No, not really. I'm still me. [He wishes he sounded as confident about that but it's always weird when Accelerator gets on his case like this. It's like being scolded by a parent and not much fun being on the receiving end.]

[He's getting some good concerned and disappointed dad practice in right now, it's great. He doesn't even realize it.]

You sure about that?

[He's still a little skeptical, mostly out of that concern, and that's why he puts his coffee down and gets to his feet, hitting the switch on his choker.]

Don't fucking move.

[He glares hard, though really, all he's going to do is poke Donnie's forehead to get a reading on his vitals.]

[Ugh now what

Donnie freezes as Accelerator gets up, although mostly because the esper's switched his choker on. Or maybe it's that glare.]

Does anything you say ever not sound like a threat?

[He manages to inject some exasperation there but once Accy steps closer he holds his breath.]

Nope.

[Sorry Donnie, he's allergic to being nice. It's only a moment, and he draws his hand back to switch his choker back to normal.]

Not that I have a good baseline for you -- [Given the last time he did this was during the museum incident] -- but everything seems normal.

Okay, good- not that I had any doubts or anything.

[He promptly shoves the coffee can plush into Accelerator's hands before waving him back to his blood-stained couch.]

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