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She laughs and wraps an arm around your shoulders, holding you close while being careful not to crush you. "Sweet air, and I know you would- and could! My darling kmight~" she giggles. The light of the stadium starts to dim slightly, dramatic lights in the ring turning on.

I gladly snuggle up to her and watch the arena.

I still have that feeling gnawing at the back of my head, like I’m being watched, but I shove it away again.

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"It's alright, I just want you to be comfortable. If you get uncomfortable at all, let me know and I'll get you out of here, alright?" She said, holding you close as the arena starts to fill up with terrapin, few other species. She smiles at you "I'll dry the oceans if you need me to, love."

I blush, smiling up at her. “Aw. And I’d fight through a hundred space-pirates just to protect you.” I promise quietly. Perhaps it’s a cliche, but it’s still a promise that I truly mean.

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Ruri grins at you apologetically, and leads you to a row of seats with dry ground for your feet, making sure to put herself between you and all the water.

"Sorry, I should have mentioned before... a lot of entertainment buildings have stuff like that. Feet warmers." She says, settling down on a cushioned seat.

I nod. “Yeah, it’s an amphibious planet, and you said it was like ninety percent water. At this point I dunno what I expected.” I tease, leaning on her shoulder.

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A short aquarium hallway, lit bright blue, and on the other side an open oval arena, two sets of staircases lead down to the ring from raised walkways for staff and contestants. The actual seats surround the arena, looking comfortable and very similar to earthly stadium seats. There's a shallow pool running in front of every seat, bubbling softly.

Ruri walks up from behind you and rubs your shoulder gently. "There are dry seats if you'd like." She says.

I glance nervously at the shallow pools. “Yeah, dry seats. Please.”

I gaze down at the ring, but am careful to watch my footing as I follow Ruri.

Her having to save me wasn’t the worst idea in the world to me… but maybe not in front of all the other terrapins that were here.

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The last time Ruri smiled this widely was when she first shared a kiss with you. But seeing her now, she's thrilled and excited and in love as she leads you to the grand entrance, framed by an elegant silver arch etched with terran script going up and around the doorway. "After you, princess." Ruri says, holding the door open for you.

“Thank you, my knight.” I flirt, stepping through, and gasping at the sight, just as breathtaking as outside.

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(Sorry, I had to get poetic for a moment there, you inspired me hehe)

There's hardly ever been a more beautiful sight on any of the many planets you've been to, pulled along by this Terran woman, glass towers and blue-green gardens framing the vibrant sky above. It's pristine, and the world itself seems to frame the most beautiful gem of all.

Ruri, beaming with a rekindled excitement, leads you through streets with bright signs and advertisements, previews of movies and plays of all sorts appear in holograms by a theater, muffled music echoes from the open door to a club, and all sorts of shops appear with accompanying products. But as the twisting road broadens out into a large open area, road becoming a garden with fountains and decoratively trimmed plants of all sorts, some even foreign to this world, including the largest weeping willow tree you've ever seen. In the middle of this garden is a similarly round building, short, but densely decorated, with silver walls and turqoise mosaics inset into them depicting scenes of combat between terrapin and mythical beasts, as well as terrapin on other terrapin.

I take in the view, my gaze flickering back to Ruri every once in a while. Seeing her here, in a world where she fits in so nicely, her beauty not being outshined by but complimented by everything around her… and seeing her so happy. I don’t think I’ve seen a smile so big on Ruri’s face.

It makes me wonder why she ever would have left a place that makes her so happy, while thanking my lucky stars that she did so I could get to be the one to know her and love her and call her mine…

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"I thought so, Sweet air!" She pulls back a bit more, keeping one large hand on yours. "But first, let me show you to the arena!" Ruri is barely holding back her excitement

Her excitement is contagious, and I grip her hand as we walk over the glass streets of the city. Terra is a beautiful place… but not as beautiful as the turtle right in front of me, grinning with excitement and pulling me towards this arena that she’s so excited to see.

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She laughs, holding the hug for a few seconds longer before pulling back, still keeping her arms around you. "But I do know it, Sweet air. Maybe we could take sometime to spar after the ring to prove it?" She offers.

My eyes light up at the idea of sparring. “Ohhh that would be lots of fun, Princess!”

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She grins even wider and scoops you up in a big hug, strong arms wrapping around you. "Ohh, you're too flattering, princess! You know I could never fight as well as you~"

I wrap my arms around her neck as she picks me up, blushing and laughing. “Oh I don’t know about that, pretty girl.”

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She laughs out loud regardless of some curious looks and leads you out of the resteraunt. "I know you do~ just don't get too into the game and make me jealous." she teases, she has no worries in her heart though

“Oh, please, I’ve seen the way you practise. There’s nobody on this planet or any other that could compare.” I look at her with adoration shining in my eyes.

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Ruri grins, smiling wide. "I'm glad you asked! The ring is basically our little sports arena, usually one-on-one stuff. Sparring, wrestling... boxing." She holds back a laugh, her passion for the sports clearly shown

I can’t help but return her smile. “Well, you know, I HAVE always had a weakness for boxers…” I wink at her.

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"Yeah, I suppose." She says, her expression returning to normal, evidently brought back. "Oh, and that depends! I have a few ideas, the entertainment district is pretty close, and there's pretty much all sorts of fun stuff there! Theaters, faire grounds... the ring." She tries to hold her excitement, but it slips through when she says the last option.

“Th ring huh? What’s that about?” I get up from the table and take her hand.

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"Ah, yeah. Oh, nothing's wrong! But um. It looks like someone covered it? The meal."

“Oh.” I smile. “Well that’s a pleasant surprise!” Inside my head, I don’t quite know if I trust it, as I can feel somebody’s eyes drilling into the back of my head, but I ignore it. I’m probably being paranoid, I always am. Comes with the territory of my job, I guess.

“Where to, next?”

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Ruri looks into your eyes for a while, losing herself with a silly smile on her face. It takes a few minutes before she snaps out of it as the waiter walks by. They say a few words in Terran, and you can see the very human expression of confusion flash across her face for a second. She shakes her head and looks back at you when the waiter walks away. "So uh, I hoped you liked the food! Hopefully you can still walk after eating all of that, hah." She says, paying attention to you, but there's clearly something lingering in her mind

I laugh along. “Yeah, it was great! But…” I lower my voice. “Ru… is something bothering you? You know you can talk to me about anything, right?”

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Ming’s dream was to be a ninja like her brothers.

Guess who’s a ninja like her brothers, AND has cool powers they don’t have?

What was your OC's dream job as a child? How much does it line up with what they're doing now?

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I have a different AU where Ming (TMNT little sis au) and her girlfriend :D find a little kid and adopt them and Raph calls the kid “Pipsqueak’s little Squeaker” (cuz Ming is short and Raph calls her Pipsqueak)

And Ming HATES it until one day the kid goes “I want my Papa!” And points at Ming. Somehow the kid got Papa from Pipsqueak and Ming MELTS ITS SO CUTE

The name has the potential to change later but for now I like Buck because it feels like a natural progression from affectionate nickname to a name that sticks

Yeah! Honestly I love those kinds of names

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Also part of me is like “Give him sai so he can be like May and Raphael” and then the other part of me is like “give this little chaos junkie a big ass sword >:)

YEAHHHH both would be so cool...