#it's just demon rat brain sometimes forgets he doesn't need to go and hunt for something

[skeleton-in-a-hoodie]

I think DDMG Splinter is a lot more single minded than 2012 Splinter, but his way of thinking and problem solving is also slightly to the left.

So, like, if one of the 2012 Turtles are hungry, their Splinter will make them a cup of tea and a snack. Maybe he'll cut some fruit up and get them a glass of water, or he'll see if they've got any left over pizza.

If the DDMG boys mention being hungry, there's a 50/50 chance that DDMG Splinter will go to the kitchen or disappear outside for half an hour and come back with a dead rabbit he's just caught.

Which tbh isn't so bad when they live at the Lair, like it's weird, but papa isn't human anymore and this is probably normal behaviour for a ghost/ demon thing. Plus they know Splinter tends to have a one track mind, so most of the time it's just a case of if they want chicken for dinner making sure they specify they're going to buy it, and no Splinter doesn't need to steal a chicken from a local farm.

That kind of mix up might actually be how they got their chickens. Like one day Splinter came home like:

Splinter: I HAVE GOT A CHICKEN!

Leo: Oh where did you - IS THAT STILL ALIVE?

Splinter: YES. YOU SAID YOU WANTED CHICKEN FOR DINNER.

Leo: I meant from a supermarket!

Splinter: ... AH

Splinter: ... I DO NOT REMEMBER WHERE I GOT THIS

Later on Donnie gets back from April's, sees a random chicken walking around the house, and decides he's not gonna ask.

When they still lived at the Children's home, Splinter bringing them dead animals to eat probably did cause some problems every now and again. Like the staff would be more than a little freaked out if they opened the window and saw someone had left a dead rabbit on the boy's window sill, even more so when they see it's already been cooked.

This is probably something else about DDMG Splinter that'd horrify 2012 Splinter.