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[west-brooke]

For the Meet the Comics AU… when Draxum mentions Raph’s parent from a pond does he mean they were somebody’s pet? Because not only do Alligator snapping turtles only occur in the South but they don’t live in ponds. They can only be found in rivers. Also, yikes Donnie’s parent suddenly materializing in his hands that close to his face? I guess he doesn’t need a face anymore.

Hey, someone picked up on that! Pretty quickly too lol.

Alligator snapping turtles are NOT native to areas around New York, nor do they normally live in ponds. However, there are tons of different reports of alligator snapping turtles being bought as illegal exotic pets. When the owners realize how much work they are, sometimes they will dump them in nearby places like ponds and rivers. Snapping turtles get really big, and can quickly become an invasive apex predator wherever they're introduced. There's cases of this as far as California or even a whole ocean away from where they are native to in England.

Don't release your pets into the wild, not even goldfish. ESPECIALLY not goldfish. It’s not good for them and the environment. Find them a new home or give them up to a shelter if you can't take care of them.

As for Donnie's dad, you'll learn more about him later lol. But he's smart enough even as a turtle to recognize his son when he sees him.

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[west-brooke]

Will Donnie's dad get mutanted in the future or this won't happen?

You know... For safety reasons

He’s gonna try.

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[west-brooke]

Donnie's dad gives me the vibe of being able to do stuff a normal turtle shouldn't be able to do. He'll be on the floor, everyone turns around for a second, and suddenly he's on the top of a counter/table. Nobody put him there nor knows how he got up there, he just is there now.

Yeah.

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[west-brooke]

Can I just say that I already love your Meet the Parents Au?

I know it only just started but damn daniel you made Donnie's dad my favorite character in no time at all.

He’s one of my favorites too.

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[west-brooke]

Leo really the only turtle with only 2 dads while the rest get 3. Bro does got that fatherless behavior. Can't spell Leo without L

#damn right to his face too #rottmnt #rottmnt meme #rottmnt leo #westspeaks #meet the parents au #this is even funnier in context of the story btw #without saying any spoilers

[west-brooke]

Ive only had "meet the parents au" for a few minutes but if anything happened to them I'd be very sad :(

/(joking)

You say Donnie's turtle-dad recognized him but what about the others turtle parents?

They don’t recognize them. Just Donnie’s unmutated dad lmao. Most of the Parent’s POV is just this.

Except for Mikey’s mom, whose POV looks more like this.

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[west-brooke]

I love the little detail of Donnie’s dad holding a screwdriver like yep the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree

No it does not lmao

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[west-brooke]

Dude, that meet the parents au is such a damn unique idea for an au I can't even put into words how much I love this. Also I know they they probably just took them, but I'm cackling at the idea of Barry just going to a pet store and buying Leo's mom for like $30

Thank you!! I do think that Draxum at least paid for the pet store turtles since he does have a human identity and money lol.

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[west-brooke]

What's the gender of the parents? Are all of them dads? There's no mom?

Hope this helps lol

Mikey is the only one with a full set of parents bc I don’t want to design eight whole new characters and introducing that many would just clog the story akfjghkg.

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[west-brooke]

This time of year is really busy for me as a uni student with finals and big projects, so things might be slowing down for a few weeks while I focus on school. But slowing down doesn’t mean stopping! I’ll still post when I have the bandwidth to make things hehe.

In the meantime, I figured I’d do a FAQ on Meet the Parents! These are questions or comments that I’ve received a few times around the AU and I figured I’d respond to them en masse.

Q: Is Donnie’s dad going to be mutated?

A: This is one of the most frequently asked questions I get lmao. The answer is eventually. And not in the way you probably think.

Q: Are Kelpie and Lord Knaw going to get together/date?

A: no.

Q: Who are the parent’s voice claims? (Or other voice/accent related comments and asks)

A: I’ll be making a voice claim video proper at some point in the future, but off of the top of my head, Kelpie is definitely Wendie Malick (i.e. Eda the Owl Lady), Lord Knaw is Keith David (i.e. Goliath from Gargoyles). I don’t have anyone specific in mind for Daisy yet, and Mr. Mustache doesn’t really talk lol.

Q: How strong is Donnie’s dad?

A: However strong is the funniest

And thank you to everyone who has sent kind words or expressed that they like my au in asks. I read all of them but I don’t generally reply to asks unless I feel I have something to add to them or it’s something like fanart, but I absolutely appreciate them! I’m glad y’all enjoy my art and story, and I have a lot of fun making it! And also thank you to everybody for 2000 followers! I’m going to make something special for the occasion when I have the time.

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[west-brooke]

I was just thinking about it and it’s honestly so silly that donnie’s dad is so affectionate with him. For context, most reptiles including what turtles i could find info on, are R-selected species, which in ecology means that the species strategy for reproduction is essentially focused on creating as much offspring as quickly as possible, with little to no parental care involved. But like- honestly i think that speaks more to how built different donnie’s dad is even before the mutagen. I mean bro can somehow properly use a screwdriver with no effort (if that last ask response where we see him holding one while a single screw falls off the vent in the background is anything to go by), ofc he has the capacity to both recognize and show a sense of affection towards his offspring even without instincts prompting him promoting him to do so. You could even say he’s a smart cookie, who doesn’t care to abide by the social norms of his species. Like father like son, indeed. 🥳

#westspeaks #I have been thinking about this ask for like 3 days #who are you strange turtle info dumper #meet the parents au #meet the parents

[west-brooke]

HAGDHHDG LMAO

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[west-brooke]

please accept my humble offering

AWWW I love it! Thank you!!

Donnie’s dad is an interesting little guy and I can’t wait for y’all to learn more about him!

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[west-brooke]

Hello! I have a New Hardware hypothetical question. Basically Donnie getting captured was at least in part due to the bad luck of him being the only turtle at home when Brother Krang attacked. How do you think each of the other turtles would've faired if they happened to be the one in the lair when it was attacked?

Wow, this is a super fun question!! I've seriously been thinking on how to answer this for a little while, and I even decided to make some concept art based on it. Basically, the concept of all of these that I ran with is "What if someone else was taken by the Brother Krang in Donnie's place?"

The way I see it, the Krang would find a way to maximize each of the turtles as a resource towards his goals. Like Donnie is now the system, I gave each of them a new role as well.

The Battery: Mikey AU

If Mikey was taken by the Krang, he would have likely been used as a mystical battery of sorts. However, out of all of the brothers, I think Mikey would be the one most able to resist the Krang, and the Brother's hold wouldn't be stable enough to keep him that way for long. But he could probably do a lot of damage in that amount of time if he experimented enough with Mikey's powers.

The Guard: Raph AU

I think this one would be the most favorable to the brothers. Raph was already taken by the Krang once and they were able to win and get through to him. Pairing the brother's mind with Raph's amplified brawn could be dangerous, but not excessively so. He would serve as a bodyguard and warrior for the Brother Krang.

The Tear: Leo AU

This was another fun one to think about. With Leo's portal abilities and strategic mind, he would have likely been turned into a less complex form of what Donnie is now, with his focus more on creating portals, hence the name. With the strategic thinking ability Leo has and his portal ability giving the Krang insane mobility to appear practically anywhere he wants at any time, the brothers probably have an extremely hard time fighting against them.

In all of these, though, Donnie is on the good guys side now. It's likely with his preparations and research that he could come up with a lot of solutions and be able to locate his brothers and track/analyze Krang behavior to help put a stop to them.

And here are all of the boys together!

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[west-brooke]

Gonna be doing my best to respond to some asks that I’ve gotten for my Meet the Parents AU today!

I’m not used to getting this many so please be patient lol. Just for my sanity I likely wont be posting replies to things that would be spoilers for the story, or things I don’t feel comfortable replying to. I also won’t be responding to just general compliments, though I super appreciate them! I just try and not reply to things I can’t really add to in order to keep my blog organized the way I like. However, I promise I do read all of the asks I get and thanks to everyone who’s sent kind words.

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[west-brooke]

In front of my oatmeal raisin cookie??

Yes, I am still writing New Hardware, I’m just a busy college student so I don’t always have the time or energy to write.

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