Old And New Friends(Open)

[Alex Tobeck]

(OCC: August 1st, afternoon. Open for new characters or not used as often characters)

Benzaie never thought he'd be back to this place. But here he was returning to the very place he said he wouldn't go to. Critic and him had a relatively fine history, if by fine you meant manipulative. But he was returning mostly for his other friends, such as linkara and marzgurl. He knew that was the right thing to do. As he went to knock on the door, he turned to see two new allies, one a humanoid cat and the other a young man. Benzaie replied to alex and munkustrap "Oh well you can come here. People usually come here for answers. Trust me, I know cause that's why I'm here. To help people like you" He then knocked and smiled as eight bit mickey answered. He then replied "Hey mickey, I was wondering if you can help this kid and this weird cat here?"
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Alex was wandering about and then noticed a man and a humanoid cat. He looked munkustrap up and down before turning to benzaie "Yeah hi. Do you have any idea where I am? Or where I can find someone who has a idea?" He then nodded as benzaie told him to stay put here as they'd get help. Alex then turned to see a man and another humanoid cat come by. He then waved replying "Hi my name's alex. Alex Tobeck. Long story short I'm lost"
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Munkustrap looked to the board near the house that said "In need of help thanks to getting randomly lost? Come to Nostalgia Critic". Despite his confusion he literally had no where else to go. He went over then stayed put replying "If you could help me as well sir that'd be great. I am also lost" He then saw mickey say hello. Then suddenly, he saw rum tum. With delight he replied happily "Rum Tum! I thought I'd never see you again!" He hugged rum tum tightly
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Eight bit mickey heard the knocking and quickly opened the door. With a delighted smile he replied "Hey! Benzaie! What a pleasant surprise! You came just at the right time too!" He then hugged his friend then nodded at benzaie's questions "Oh no problem we can welcome them in. We always welcome people in here" He then smiled as rum tum and munkustrap seemed to know each other. As well as be happy to see one another
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Rum tum was disappointed so far that his friends were not here or on another side. Macavity was anything but a friend so it was good he was away from him. But rum tum felt a bit homesick. Sure, he was sticking beside mikey and if given the chance, he was going to move to mikey's dimension. But he did miss his friends at home. He then saw mickey talking to a small group. He then widened his eyes as munkustrap was in the crowd. With joy he shouted delightfully "Munkustrap! Dude! You're here!" He raced and gave munkustrap a hug. He replied happily "I thought I'd never see YOU again! It's so good to see you dude! I was worried about you!"

[Dark Leonardo/Lorenzo]

Monet walked around the house. His wounds were healing quite nicely despite it being a day later. He was told in a few days he could have the bandages removed but now he had 7 protective brothers and a protective father. He paused walking out seeing new arrivals. But his attention was drawn straight to Benzaie.

"Wow. Who's the gorgeous guy?" whispered Monet

He smiled walking up to him.

"Hi. I'm Monet. Welcome." said Monet.

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Lorenzo had been looking for his brother when he spotted him near a few new arrivals. He overheard his brother's words and grinned.

"Looks like someone's got a cru-"

He trailed off spotting Alex among the crowd and blushed. He wondered if his how Leo felt when he saw Max.

"Uh hi. I'm Lorenzo. And you're not lost anymore. I found you. Or I mean you found us." said Lorenzo.

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Dominic smiled seeing several new arrivals including Benzaie. He saw Mikey, Lorenzo, and Monet arrive and he turned to Mikey with a grin.

"I swear there must be something in the water or the air. Romance is popping up everywhere. "said Dominic.

He chuckled seeing how jealous Mikey was.

"Looks like someone's a bit jealous." whispered Dominic.

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Mikey was worried but after walking a few steps he spotted Monet, Lorenzo, and a whole group. Some were new arrivals and others he'd known from here and there.

"Welcome to the army!" said Mikey.

When Rum Tum hugged another cat Mikey couldn't help feeling a little jealous. He paused overhearing Dominic and blushed. He really needed to work on his insecurities.

[Alex Tobeck]

Eight Bit mickey watched the romances unfold. He couldn't help but snicker to himself, with the exception of mikey and rum tum as he knew those two were a item for a while now. He then noticed dominic and watched as dominic was casually entering the fray himself. Eight bit mickey had seen dominic here or there, mostly during group meetings, but now he felt this was perfect. The guy he had a crush on was also here among a sea of crushes. What a coincidence. A lucky one at that. Eight bit mickey decided to play it cool and went over to dominic. He felt humor could cover up his obvious pursuit and make it seem natural. He replied "Yeah. Guess there's something in the air or something" He then saw mikey and rum tum talk with rum tum's friend, he then saw dominic was more alone. Eight Bit smiled and replied to dominic "Speaking of romance, you must have a lucky lady at home worrying about ya"
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Benzaie meanwhile was about to talk to dominic as he knew him, but then noticed a handsome but tall yellow turtle approach him. Benzaie wasn't scared at all, if anything he was quite excited that this handsome mutant was approaching him. He blushed a bit as he overheard monet call him handsome. But he smiled as monet introduced himself. He then took monet's hand, kissing it. He felt since monet clearly liked him it was only fair to not play hard to get. He replied "Bonjour monet, I am Benzaie. And I must say you're quite handsome yourself monsieur"
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Alex was about to be playful about benzaie and monet, as well as interact with the group when suddenly Lorenzo came into view. Alex would've been shocked had it not been that one of his best friends was a half demon. He saw Lorenzo approach him and alex realized how handsome he was. Alex's heart began to pound and he never felt this attracted and excited over someone speaking to him before. He was so entranced he almost forgot what Lorenzo said. But then he giggled as Lorenzo mentioned he found them. Alex found him adorable too. This was getting to be a better day by the second. He was more subtle than benzaie was though, and felt it was best to play it safe for now. Alex replied, ruffling his hair shyly "Heh. Well you're right. You found me for sure"

He then beamed brightly at Lorenzo replying sweetly "Lorenzo. That's a beautiful name. I'm Alex Tobeck, just in case you didn't catch my name. Not as pretty as your name" He then blushed realizing he was starting to sound awkward "I said that your name was pretty didn't I? Shouldn't repeat myself sorry. Tend to do that when I see a handsome guy" He then blushed even brighter at the realization he was becoming less sutble by the minute and being pretty blunt. Which made things possible weird. Embarrassed he replied "Oh god. I'm sorry I'm not this weird normally I promise"
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Rum Tum turned to see mikey, who's face had a slight indication of jealousy. Rum tum was flattered that mikey cared so much. But he wanted to assure mikey that he was the only one for him. So he decided to assure him without embarrassing mikey. He replied to munkustrap "Munku. Here. You gotta meet someone beyond important to me" He then took munkustrap to meet mikey and then went over to mikey. He put his arm around mikey, giving him a very quick kiss on the cheek. He replied to munkustrap "Munkustrap, this is my number one babe mikey. Mikey, this is my best friend munkustrap" He hoped mikey would realize that this wasn't what it looked like and it assured him a bit.
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Munkustrap was somewhat ignorant to the whole ordeal so he viewed this as a genuine introduction. He went over at rum tum's request and smiled as rum tum introduced him. Munkustrap had no problem with rum tum being gay and was quite delighted to see rum tum as happy as he was. Munkustrap offered his hand and smiled politely "How do you do mikey? It's nice to meet you. I hope we can be good friends. I know this is a bit odd but I am glad rum tum has found you. I also appreciate you welcoming me here"

[Dark Leonardo/Lorenzo]

Dominic chuckled bitterly and sighed.

"There's no one. I'm just a bartender that video game characters share their stories with. No one bothers to stick around. I admit I've flirted and hit on people before. Some ignored me, others turned me down, some gave me a black eye. So after a while I just gave up." said Dominic.

He watched all the others and sighed.

"I wish I could have what they have. What I've seen in many couples here. But no one wants a bartender that'd rather get drunk than actually work. I mean seriously some of those stories are messed up." said Dominic.

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Monet grinned as the man kissed his hand.

"Wow. No one's ever kissed me before." said Monet.

He paused walking forward giving Benzaie a kiss on the lips, and pulled back with a grin.

"That was definitely better." said Monet

He paused getting rebuked by his brother.

"What?" said Monet.

He paused blushing hearing he might have overstepped.

"Oh, sorry. My brothers and I are clones of the ninja turtles. We've only recently turned good and got our own names. I kind of am sort of new to a lot of things so let me know if I overdo something or make you uncomfortable." said Monet.

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Lorenzo grinned. He was glad he made Alex happy.

"I'm glad we found each other. It's not safe to be out there all alone." said Lorenzo.

Lorenzo grinned.

"Thank you. And so is yours." said Lorenzo.

He chuckled.

"Well you've called it pretty and beautiful so that's the same thing I think." said Lorenzo.

Lorenzo was a bit shocked as Alex called him handsome.

"You really think I'm handsome? I always thought of myself as ugly or well just plain." said Leo.

He grinned at Alex's awkwardness which had him feel a little let nervous.

"We're both a little nervous. Not every day you meet a handsome man you're attracted too." said Lorenzo.

He paused seeing Monet kiss Benzaie.

"Monet!" said Lorenzo.

When Monet turned to ask him what, Leonardo sighed.

"Ask him first!" said Lorenzo.

As he turned back to Alex he realized he'd called Alex handsome and that he'd been attracted to him as he blushed.

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Mikey watched as Rum Tu m came over with Munkustrap and introduced him. Hearing he was his best friend Mikey relaxed a little. He knew had no reason to be jealous. He trusted Rum Tum, but not himself. He still felt like a teenager in so many ways and he was grateful how patient Rum Tum was. When most would have probably moved on a long time ago.

"Hello. Nice to meet you Munkustrap. Glad to know Rum Tum has someone else to watch his back now." said Mikey.

He watched in amusement at Lorenzo and Monet's interactions.

"Looks like my brothers are going to end up with boyfriends of their own. Now I just have two single brothers." said Mikey.

He paused walking up to Rum Tum and giving him a kiss and whispering an apology to him.

"I'm sorry I got jealous. You're the first boyfriend and my first love. I do trust you. But myself... I think I still am afraid I'll screw this up somehow that you'll leave me. " whispered Mikey.

[Alex Tobeck]

Eight bit mickey was quite surprised nobody was willing to give dominic a chance. He was a good storyteller, a compassionate soul, funny, charming and was handsome to boot. But a twisted part of him was glad dominic was single, it gave eight bit all the more chance. Eight bit insisted defensively "Oh come on don't quit just yet. All those people are idiots. They just don't know how to get to know someone. They're too focused on judging. I think you're quite a catch" He was being open to rejection but he still wanted dominic to know eight bit personally found him attractive. He went over and held dominic's hand "I think your stories are great and interesting, even if some of them can be fucked up"

He then honestly replied "Shame that nobody gave you a chance. I'm honestly surprised. I think you're a handsome man" He replied sincerely, smiling widely "Maybe you can get what you wish for with me. I mean, I know that's a bit strong but I mean it. I think you're a interesting guy"
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Benzaie meanwhile was glad his actions seemed to interest monet. He then blushed as monet seemed pleased to have his hand kissed. Suddenly he felt the strength of monet pull him close and was pleasantly surprised to get a kiss. Benzaie relaxed, enjoying it way more than he thought he would. But just as quickly as it came, it quickly left. Benzaie's smile widened and he was about to respond when Lorenzo reprimanded his brother. Benzaie turned to Lorenzo replying "Oh it's alright monsieur I enjoyed it. Your brother is a sweetheart"

He then turned to monet and replied with a flattered smile "Oh you were just fine. I didn't mind it at all. If I did, I wouldn't have kissed your hand. If anything I was hoping you would" Benzaie blushed as his feelings were coming on strongly. He couldn't help it. He grew up in a society where public love was encouraged and was quite pleased monet was into him. He replied, holding monet's hands "In fact, if you wouldn't mind, I would like you to kiss me again. If you want to of course. I really liked it"
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Alex, meanwhile, was completely focused on monet's brother Lorenzo. He couldn't stop focusing on the tall blue turtle. He was sweet, thoughtful and handsome. He then nodded as Lorenzo rightfully pointed out it was unsafe to be alone "Oh yeah. I hate being alone. I was just looking for my friends when I ended up here. I'm glad to be here with you" Alex realized what he said and blushed even deeper. He looked away, feeling a bit awkward and hoping the turtle didn't find him odd or creepy. But considering Lorenzo wasn't off put yet alex was hoping this wasn't going to end badly.

He then blushed, smiling as Lorenzo reciprocated praise. Alex then nodded as Lorenzo rightfully pointed out pretty and beautiful were the same "Yeah. Exactly, it is. Hence why basically I'm repeating myself. My bad" He then listened as Lorenzo denied his handsomeness, that was when alex became a bit bolder "Of course I think you're handsome. I wouldn't say it if I didn't mean it. You aren't ugly at all. Who told you that?" Alex didn't want Lorenzo to put himself down. It felt wrong to let that happen. He laughed as he reprimanded his younger brother for being so straight forward with benzaie. He replied jokingly "Wow I guess being a gentlemen isn't dead" He then smiled widely as Lorenzo called him handsome too. He decided to go very bold, and he gently took the tall turtle's hands replying "We seem to find each other attractive. Well I think this means I should take your advice and ask you something"

He then went over to lorzenzo, getting a bit closer but not too close as to be rude. He replied flirtatiously "Can I give you a kiss?"
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Rum Tum smiled as things quickly subsided and both his boyfriend and best friend were off to a good start. He then smirked amusedly as everyone was romancing each other, monet and Lorenzo especially. He replied to mikey "Looks like this summer is the summer of love. Gotta be something in the air today though" He laughed a little. He then smiled as munkustrap found it sweet. He then listened as mikey gave him a kiss back and whispered an apology, replying he was working on his insecurities. Rum Tum replied back, whispering comfortingly "Babe. It's okay. I'll remind you everyday if I have to that I ain't leaving you" He then awaited to see if munkustrap was away. Thankfully it seemed munkustrap's attention went to pay attention to dominic and eight bit mickey for a bit.

So with munkustrap not looking, he pulled mikey aside replying to munkustrap "Hey munku, give me a second will ya I gotta find a room for you" It was a lie to make sure munkustrap would mind his business and he hoped mikey would take the bait. He then whispered to mikey to be prepared, replying comfortingly "Listen, mikey. I wanted to tell you this later but I feel like I should tell you now. I decided that if and when we get that teleportation device to work to send everybody home, I'm gonna go to your home with ya" He then looked down feeling more honest than he had in a long time. He then replied "I know it'll be different and I'll have to adjust but it's okay. I just realized that for me, you're home"
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Munkustrap replied confidentally "Likewise mikey. I think with time we can be good friends. I thank you for being here for him when I wasn't. I must admit this is new but I feel confident thanks to you, rum tum and the team here by my side" He then listened as rum tum told him he would find a room. He was a tiny suspicious since mikey was with him but he didn't push. After all he was the new guy, maybe this was how they did things here. He then noticed eight bit and dominic, he observed them interested in them the most.