#but hes too worried abt them getting caught to really linger in the limelight

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In your sorrywhatau how did the public reaction to splinter being back/having kids? Is splinter and big mama still a thing/still fiancés? Does splinter still do movies?

There is definitely a bit of a hubbub, so to speak. I mean, Lou Jitsu was a pretty successful actor, but he was never necessarily, like, an A-lister or anything. But still, I mean, he had his own fucking ramen brand-- dude was doing pretty OK for himself. And when you go missing for over a decade, are presumed dead, and then suddenly came back with four young children in tow, there's probably gonna be a bit of a public reaction. Splinter takes it all in relative stride, there are quite a few tabloids and articles about him for a while there. He does a few interviews but declines to do anything live or go on any talk shows or anything, because he wants to focus on his kids. He refuses to allow any publications that have any images or information about his sons to exist in the world and sic lawyers after anyone who tries. It all calms down after the first four months or so.

He and Big Mama are not currently a thing. A part of their deal is that she will not have any contact with his children, and the most contact that they have is the occasional professional exchange, typically by email or the like. There's still, perhaps, a bit of a flame there, but again, Splinter is 100% focused on his sons at the time, and doesn't consider her a safe person for them to be around, given his previous experiences with her.

Regarding still doing movies... Not really! He does the occasional commercial or a couple small roles, but for the most part, acting is on the back burner. When the boys are in middle school/high school, however, he agrees to a semi-significant role in some new action movie (playing the sort of "wise older mentor/kung-fu master" type character) and the boys... are quite excited.