Tessera

You humans don't have good water pressure and heat up top? That's insane. Granted, I had to completely repipe our water to get the heat and pressure juuuust right, but-- crazy. [Adjusting his prosthetic leg with one hand, on his phone in the other.]

[ Absolutely nabbing his most comfortable clothes. He always chooses the FANCY fabrics. ] [ Half an hour later, she strolls back into the living room wearing his sweatpants and a random hoodie, toweling her pink hair. ] Dude, you guys shower is DIVINE. I'm so jealous every time I use it.

I-- wait, why would she want MY clothes? Because I dress the best out of all of us? [Trying to process this OUT LOUD while she's showering, what the fuck.] [His face is all red at the thought, too. What a prude.]

totally 'borrowing' some of your clothes, see you in a bit! [ Dashing off before he can properly process so she can nab some clothes and have a shower. ( ✨️ ) ]

I don't really blame him for being nasty, after all the shit he's been through, you know? [Sitting on the couch.] I mean, I guess I could whip up some werewolf shit to make you a werewolf, Cass! [A snort.]

I dunno, some of you seem questionable sometimes. You seen Leonardo lately? [ Chuckling to herself, she makes her way towards the bathroom. She knows the lair well enough by now. ] I could be one HELL of a loyal dog. ( ✨️ ) I already like to bite, anyways. What's a lil' fur?

Pfft, you know we're clean. [A playful voice, something he's been practicing. He picks up on the sarcasm, for once, and he shakes his head.] Dog-girl coded Cassandra actually makes a lot of sense. [A snicker.]

Says the sewer dweller, [ she snorts, waving a hand. ] Nah, I figured I'd roll around on all your furniture and stuff and spread my new scent. [ Playful sarcasm! ]

. . . No wonder you stink. Do you like, wanna use our shower or something?

think i just woke up in a dumpster again. somehow.

Anyone else hear.... froggy footsteps?

[Just woke up taped to the wall.] WHAT THE F--

[Sigh.] Mikey, did she follow you home or something?

[NC] [Googling "how to put annoying brother back in prison dimension".]

You have like a million nicknames for me, let yourself have one, without any sort of "mutual nickname tax"!

N-no exploding, but. . . as you wish, Suni-chan! [Smug.]

[BARFS IN HIS MOUTH A BIT, SWALLOWS WITH A GRIMACE.] I mean... can /I/ call you Suni-Chan if not him? ✨

One time I almost drowned Leo in front of Sunita because he called her "Suni-chan".

(( i. didnt mean to post that

ᯓ★┊ 𝗡𝗘𝗢𝗡 - 𝗟𝗘𝗢𝗡 ⭑.ᐟ@portalchopped.bsky.social · last yr.

UGH.

. . snrk. Are – . . Are you HIV Positive about that – ?

ᯓ★┊ 𝗡𝗘𝗢𝗡 - 𝗟𝗘𝗢𝗡 ⭑.ᐟ@portalchopped.bsky.social · last yr.

You look like if HIV was a person.

[ Sitting upside down, reading one of his comics, ] you look like the poster boy for Nerd Monthly. You get any residuals yet, Dee?

@portalchopped.bsky.social , you look like you were affected by gaylight savings time. [Not even looking up from his Nintendo Switch.]

. . . I'll take it. Just lemme finish tweaking the remote to the yogurt dispenser, maker, and freezer, and it's yours. I'll even show you how it works, so you don't have to use a manual.

I do haaaave . . [ Debating, lips pursing. Does she really want to . . ] – I guess, maybe, I could part with the poster I got from the premiere of 'Jupiter Jim vs The Starliens, featuring Atomic Lass'.

Hmm. [Debating heavily. He does have one trick up his sleeve, but a slight twinge of remorse comes over him even just thinking about it. That's weird.]

[ Without hesitation, ] – absolutely not. Never happening. The Atomic Lass is the ONLY figure I'm keeping. [ Hand on her hip! ] No amount of bribery is gonna work.

[Double takes at the photo. A resigned, defeated sigh comes out.] I'll let you have this entire yogurt machine I'm working on JUST for that figurine of Atomic Lass.

This was before they both got so busy, y'know, with their jobs. [ Shrug! ] Used to be a bigger fan. Then I wasn't. The premieres got tiring.

You can't make a fool out of me, Maxine. You aren't loaded with JJ merch. You're bluffing so you can make me look like an idiot-asshole and make me have to share my 'gurt with you.

[ Pause, blink. Glancing off to the side with a raised eyebrow. ] ( Did I forget to tell you guys my mom was a marketer and advertiser for it . . ? )

. . . Yeah, okay. You do NOT have limited Jupiter Jim merch. Nice try.

[ Dramatic sigh! ] How will I ever survive? I'll die without the dairy intake. Suppose I'll just have all my Jupiter Jim limited edition merch buried with me when I do, instead of giving it away as presents over the years of friendship . .

God forbid I enjoy anything.

If you dunk on my inventions, you're not getting anything from the fruits of their and my labor. [Shrugs.]

Nooo, no, c'mooon! You're gonna leave a girl yogurt - less? You gonna leave me without a 'gurt to my name? That's harsh! [ She may be an only child, but she's at least experienced cousins. Siblings a little to the left. ]

Yes yes, scoff at me. It'll surely earn you a yogurt when you want one. [Sarcasm thick, used to this shit from his brothers.]

[ Attempting to hide a smile, shaking her head. ] No, no, I get it, dude. You have a froyo addiction, it happens. Obviously, you need ways to get your fix – .

I like yogurt. Sometimes I don't want to spend 20 dollars on a froyo. So, I'm making a yogurt dispenser. The portable piece is just semantics. [He's not even looking at her, he's wiring.]

[ Pausing. ] A portable . . yogurt dispenser? Is that a problem you, uh . . regularly have? Stationary yogurt? [ ENDLESSLY amused right now. ]

Nah, it's for a portable yogurt dispenser.

. . sooo, new TV, or did you get tired of losing the remote and decided to make your own – ? [ She snorts to herself, arms crossing as she watches. Pretty cool, actually . . she's intrigued. ]

[It seems to be a remote. . .Not a familiar one, but he was wiring the inside with some tools from his battle shell's arms.]

[ Casually glancing over his shoulder, ]