Wow that was really sad, and maddening, I loved it, had me near tears, it really showed how disjointed Mikey had become, I enjoyed this thanx.

Wow, that was extremely depressing! It was a good story, though, very sad and thoughtful and poor Mikey! So sad!

That was depressing and yet quite a good read. I can't tell if anyone (other than Splinter) is truely dead or not but I like the half thereness of it. I don't want to believe they're dead, though. XD I want them to all come back together. Poor Mikey.

I really enjoyed this. Lovely writing style. I was actually looking for another fic and I thought it was this one- it wasn't but I read the first sentance and kept on reading till the end. Wonderful job!

Whoa. That was seriously amazing! Great writing!

I really enjoyed this little one shot, even though it made me sadder the longer I read. =( Poor Mikey.

michelangelo's voice was beautiful and heartwrenching. amazing study of how a family can break down.

At first I wasn't sure if I would be interested in a story like this but I love it! It is so desolate and lonely. I love how you say it, like separate chapters in a chapter; like a journal entry. For some reason it partly reminds me of I Am Legend, of the loniness even though physically Mikey isn't alone. I wish that there was another chapter. I haven't been this interested in a story in a long time!

I didn't think it could get worse for the turtles than to have one live while the rest are dead, but you've definitely proven me wrong here. You've shown us, through Michelangelo's eyes, how it's worse to not know one way or the other and to remain in the empty lair for so long, just hoping they'll return. You've written the destruction of his family so painfully well, with each going a bit crazier and out of character than the last. Like I could see how Raph would go off in a rage, but for Splinter to leave them and then for Don to just give up like that? Even more extreme was Mikey going crazy and leaving himself. Yet another excellent fic from you. As someone else always said, I also look forward to author alerts from you. Hope to read more from you soon!

That was very nice,
i loved it very deep down and good...
its so wow...
i am not sure what to say in a good way.
i hope you make a play off or keep going but it is great as it is
LOVE IT

This was beautifully written and absolutely heart breaking. The saddest moment for me was when Donatello was packing his belongings and leaving Michelangelo behind. It seemed like that would have been one of the more difficult parts to deal with. With the others, they had simply left and not come back whether they had died or not. With Donatello, Michelangelo could do nothing but watch his brother pack knowing that he would be left to live in the lair alone.
I think that would leave him feeling utterly helpless, and when I was reading it, I couldn't help but feel slightly panicked myself at the thought of being left in almost complete isolation in a dark place full of memories.
Awesome job once again, on this fiction. I've read most of your work, and I've never been disappointed in any of your stories. Seriously I have no idea how you do it, your stories alway have such an amazing flow, and you can tell an entire story in one chapter while it would take some people (especially me) several chapters to get their message across. Jeez you're like a word wizard or something :D

This was utterly heart-breaking. I think it's because you used Mikey as the point of view. Taking that happy-go-lucky turtle and writing this fic of utter despair was so sad. I seriously had to keep reminding myself that this was an AU so I wouldn't start crying. Don being mentioned a lot kept me from thinking I was reading a S.A.I.N.W. fic because, yeah, this fic is *that* depressing. And I loved every word of it.

Well, that's it.
Gonna have to go back on the antidepressants now.
=op

Lovely exploration of the slow unraveling of their lives. But unbearably sad.
I think part of the sadness, (I mean besides your skill at painting such a dark picture) is that this theme, the family falling apart, is completely antithetical to one of the core themes of the TMNT mythos: In the end they stick together. No matter what.
TMNT IV proposed a new idea; what if the central core, the heart and soul of the machine, abandoned the rest? You've taken this thread to it's terrible conclusion-- slow death.
Ack.
And very well done.

Hey! I only recently started reading your fics, and I think you're an amazing writing. I love the way that your fics explore the inner-conflicts that exist within each character, and show how each of the turtles can be their own worst enemy.

This fic was amazing because it showed how each turtle essentially killed themselves... or actually how the family turned in on itself and died. I can't express it as well as you, but it was an awful, tragic and desperate fic... and I loved it.

I look forward to the stories you come up with in the future.

Excellent job of imagery. I could see and feel all of it, and actually found it a realistic view of a family falling apart little by little.

Wench. Make me miserable, why don't you! ::shakes fist::

Er, seriously. I get gleeful every time I see an author alert from you turn up in my in box, and when I saw the "tragedy" genre I knew you were going to make me cry. XD It's just a given with you. You've very good at it.