Well, if Mike wasn't worried before, he was now. He jolted, eyes going wide. She had no mouth to scream, but she was making a terrified muffled noise that should've been splitting his eardrums in two. But it wasn't. Because her mouth was gone.
Mike stumbled back, almost running into Niikura. His head turned for a moment, and then he knew--shell. Both the kids were panicking. He was panicking. They were freaking the shell out, and they had a damn good reason to--shell her mouth was GONE.
She was still mostly human. Mike forced down his panic, locked it away like every other emotion in his life. He'd seen worse. It was just a missing mouth, not missing arms and legs, people begging for death--
Mike reached out to her, touching her upper arm with roughened fingers. He was now the leader. There was no one else.
The former turtle barked: "Room. Now! Panic later!"
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Mike stumbled back, almost running into Niikura. His head turned for a moment, and then he knew--shell. Both the kids were panicking. He was panicking. They were freaking the shell out, and they had a damn good reason to--shell her mouth was GONE.
She was still mostly human. Mike forced down his panic, locked it away like every other emotion in his life. He'd seen worse. It was just a missing mouth, not missing arms and legs, people begging for death--
Mike reached out to her, touching her upper arm with roughened fingers. He was now the leader. There was no one else.
The former turtle barked: "Room. Now! Panic later!"