Hey, guys. Mickey is going to go on about some strange metaphysical stuff
here. Rest assured that his speculations are not totally correct.
However, there is one thing that he knows that you all should know too.
There is character death in this story. A lot. Its not all angst ridden,
and its not even all characters you know, and it ends up very powerfully
and well, even with the losses. But its still there and it will probably
affect characters you have grown to like. Since I've never done the story
in this format, I wasn't sure how to present this in a way that would
evolve the story and not make anyone cry, if anyone is prone to do that I
am sorry. If it makes you all feel better, when I read Romeo and Juliet I
cried for two or three days, not because of Romeo and Juliet dying, because
everyone knew already they were going to die. I cried because of what
happened to Mercucio, who I had started to like and had no idea he died.
Anyway, this parts starts to get into that, although no one actually dies for a little bit still, and as I said he is not totally correct about who does and doesn't.
And I'm not sure if this math will translate well, but hopefully you all will get the point.
7 2 (X) + 1 = 15 X 13 and 15 -16 - -2 = (14) 10 % of 140 = 14 +7 *6 14 +2 7 + 7 + 6 - 10 + 4 = 14 i + i + 13 = 14
fourteen fourteen
14
14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14
Fourteen.
That's how many of us are going to die.
I can't believe it. But I'm sure. I have done all the math. Every time, the answer is fourteen.
I wonder when this will happen. How? Math can't tell me all that. It can only tell me how many.
Will I be one of them? Well, lets see, there are thirteen of us children in the house, plus Anna and Maries Mom, then we have uncle Raph, uncle Leo, and their wives, and my Dad. I have two more brothers and a sister somewhere, and then there are at least four more cousins around from uncle Don.
Hmm.14 out of 26.that gives me less than fifty% odds surviving. That's not too good.
Do the mothers of the other kids count as part of this family? That brings it up to thirty, no thirty two, I forget me and JB have mothers too, technically.
Strangely I am not too alarmed about this. Well, what can I do? None of my cousins would believe me except maybe Katlin and she would freak out. My brother would have to sit down and talk to me about why that wasn't going to happen. Christopher would assure me of his ninja skills and that his parents won't let anything happen.
And I don't dare mention it to any of uncle Dons kids. That would just be cruel, seeing as what happened to their Dad. I wonder if he's included in this number. I wonder if that's a part of it. They never did catch the guy that killed him, so suppose he comes back and kills more of us? Fourteen more of us? Uncle Leo and uncle Raph assure me at every visit that he can't harm us, but he obviously can. He harmed the hell out of uncle Don, didn't he?
If he did come back, which of us would he kill? I bet he would kill all of uncle Dons kids, because he started with their Dad and maybe it's a personal thing. And if he's doing that, he'll kill Tatiana too. But that's only seven. No, wait, there's those other four kids of Dons, that brings it up to eleven. But still there are three more.I guess that can be the mothers then. That makes the math work out, but it doesn't feel right. I don't think that's how it goes down. I bet he just kills all the turtles. He doesn't like turtles; I bet that's his deal. That means Rowdie and Romea make it, and all the humans and non-turtle mothers.
I have got to stop thinking about this.
My math calculations are all over the room. I even started on the walls. I better just get the fuck out of here.
Grabbing my bo, I decide to go see Chris and discuss ninjitzu tactics. He's always ready to do that. That way, if I am one of the ones to go, at least I can get some good licks in. Then I change my mind, go back and get my baseball bat. I won't get good enough to really change things, so I might as well enjoy my time here with my cousins and brother. Might as well play some baseball. I like baseball because it is better organized than any other game. It is all calculated, everyone's moves in a diamond, not like soccer or football where everyone runs around yelling. And all the geometry and physics keep me well entertained.
Is math fate?
Anyway, this parts starts to get into that, although no one actually dies for a little bit still, and as I said he is not totally correct about who does and doesn't.
And I'm not sure if this math will translate well, but hopefully you all will get the point.
7 2 (X) + 1 = 15 X 13 and 15 -16 - -2 = (14) 10 % of 140 = 14 +7 *6 14 +2 7 + 7 + 6 - 10 + 4 = 14 i + i + 13 = 14
fourteen fourteen
14
14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14
Fourteen.
That's how many of us are going to die.
I can't believe it. But I'm sure. I have done all the math. Every time, the answer is fourteen.
I wonder when this will happen. How? Math can't tell me all that. It can only tell me how many.
Will I be one of them? Well, lets see, there are thirteen of us children in the house, plus Anna and Maries Mom, then we have uncle Raph, uncle Leo, and their wives, and my Dad. I have two more brothers and a sister somewhere, and then there are at least four more cousins around from uncle Don.
Hmm.14 out of 26.that gives me less than fifty% odds surviving. That's not too good.
Do the mothers of the other kids count as part of this family? That brings it up to thirty, no thirty two, I forget me and JB have mothers too, technically.
Strangely I am not too alarmed about this. Well, what can I do? None of my cousins would believe me except maybe Katlin and she would freak out. My brother would have to sit down and talk to me about why that wasn't going to happen. Christopher would assure me of his ninja skills and that his parents won't let anything happen.
And I don't dare mention it to any of uncle Dons kids. That would just be cruel, seeing as what happened to their Dad. I wonder if he's included in this number. I wonder if that's a part of it. They never did catch the guy that killed him, so suppose he comes back and kills more of us? Fourteen more of us? Uncle Leo and uncle Raph assure me at every visit that he can't harm us, but he obviously can. He harmed the hell out of uncle Don, didn't he?
If he did come back, which of us would he kill? I bet he would kill all of uncle Dons kids, because he started with their Dad and maybe it's a personal thing. And if he's doing that, he'll kill Tatiana too. But that's only seven. No, wait, there's those other four kids of Dons, that brings it up to eleven. But still there are three more.I guess that can be the mothers then. That makes the math work out, but it doesn't feel right. I don't think that's how it goes down. I bet he just kills all the turtles. He doesn't like turtles; I bet that's his deal. That means Rowdie and Romea make it, and all the humans and non-turtle mothers.
I have got to stop thinking about this.
My math calculations are all over the room. I even started on the walls. I better just get the fuck out of here.
Grabbing my bo, I decide to go see Chris and discuss ninjitzu tactics. He's always ready to do that. That way, if I am one of the ones to go, at least I can get some good licks in. Then I change my mind, go back and get my baseball bat. I won't get good enough to really change things, so I might as well enjoy my time here with my cousins and brother. Might as well play some baseball. I like baseball because it is better organized than any other game. It is all calculated, everyone's moves in a diamond, not like soccer or football where everyone runs around yelling. And all the geometry and physics keep me well entertained.
Is math fate?