this is backdated to father's day, yes I am late.

[dreamermoa]

[Backdating is totally cool yo, so have a post that should've been up a week ago. It's a short post! Consisting of one public message from Moa, locked from Minato; ]

I hope boys like jewelry.

[And that's it. Unless your name is Papanato Minato, in which case have this locked message.]

Can I come over?

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[foxtamer.livejournal.com]

Of course you can, Moa. Anytime.

[dreamermoa.livejournal.com]

Okay.

[Hmm, Moa wonders if he remembers what day it is! Maybe they don't have Father's Day in....um....Minato land. Where does he come from, again? Anyway, they didn't have any holidays in Orokos. But she's been here for at least one Father's Day, and she's never celebrated it before, so....

It still feels strange to call him Dad aloud, but she's happy that they're family, and she remembers how happy he was with the mug from Spero. He's a good papa. So he gets a Moa knocking on the door in a few minutes.]

[foxtamer.livejournal.com]

[Minato had a very hard day yesterday, what with Raph losing his eye and Knuckles ending impaled on Shredder's armor. He manages a small smile when she knocks and goes to open the door to the apartment (after disabling all the traps).]

Hey, Moa....

[And you get an arm around your shoulders for a hug because he needs it.]

[dreamermoa.livejournal.com]

[Eeek! A dad hug? He doesn't usually start the huggage, but she'll roll with it anyway. Moa is hug indiscriminate.]

Hi. What's up?

[foxtamer.livejournal.com]

... A lot of stuff.

[Minato's quiet for a moment, his smile falling to a sad version of it's usual self.]

Two of my roommates are injured. Last night wasn't a good one.

[He closes the door behind her and lets her go to work on putting the traps back up.

That's also new. He usually kept them disengaged when they had company.]

[dreamermoa.livejournal.com]

[D: face. And then a little confusion added in while she stands there watching him put the traps back up.]

I guess not.

[It worries her. (Duh.) This was supposed to be a nice day. Of course, she's fairly confident in her magical girl abilities to make people happier, but now she's wondering if her gift isn't enough. It's not big or fancy, although she thinks it's pretty...]

What happened?

[foxtamer.livejournal.com]

[He sees her expression fall but doesn't turn around until he's sure that everything's set. Minato wraps an arm around her shoulders again.]

The turtles' arch enemy found two of them last night, and then one of our other roommates fought him. Didn't end up so well. [A deeper frown.] And then one of the turtles got kidnapped. We.. have him back now, though.

[He looks to her as they walk towards his room, smiling softly.] ... Could really use a little cheering up right now. So, I'm glad you came. Really glad.

[dreamermoa.livejournal.com]

[....8(]

Well, that's what I'm here for. [He doesn't seem panicked or anything...just tired. And sad. Is now a good time to take out the present?

Yes. Slowly she removes the small bag from her pocket. Take.]

...Happy Father's Day.

[foxtamer.livejournal.com]

[Minato stares down in surprise, taken aback by this.]

Happy... Father's Day?

[He.. hadn't realized what day it was. Donatello had mentioned something about that day. It was like Mother's Day, right?

And then, ever so slowly, there is a very soft smile from him. He looks touched by her kindness.]

Moa, I. I don't know what to say....

[dreamermoa.livejournal.com]

[She twiddles her thumbs a little. She doesn't know what to say either!]

You haven't even opened it yet.

[Inside is a macrame bracelet, woven out of twine or hemp. It has a few beads in it, as well as the (slightly battered) charm letters "D A D".]

[foxtamer.livejournal.com]

[A small chuckle.]

I know.

[Annnd to make it suspenseful, he opens it slowly. Very slowly.]

[dreamermoa.livejournal.com]

[Staring......watching....looking at his face. Then the bag. Then him. Then FFFFFFF. Impatient fidgeting!]

[foxtamer.livejournal.com]

[He continues to open it slooooooooowly!]

[dreamermoa.livejournal.com]

[FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF]

The bag is not the present!

[foxtamer.livejournal.com]

[Minato grins and stops before trying to look confused.]

It isn't?

[dreamermoa.livejournal.com]

[Okay you were sad earlier so you get it easy, but she so should have put a roach in there or something. 8( She is just going to Look^tm at you.]

[foxtamer.livejournal.com]

[A laugh and then he opens it the rest of the way, reaching his hand in there and pretending like he can't find the present, even though he's definitely touched it with his fingers.

Yes, Minato's a bit silly.]

[dreamermoa.livejournal.com]

[FFFFFFT WAITING.]

Dad.