Wh-what? Of course I would! That's not what I meant! No matter who it was, I'd still… it would be wrong. It'd hurt. They're- they were my family, too. It hurt every time…
[Losing them, one after another, was wretched. Chunks of his heart carved out and laid bare. Knowing Master Michelangelo and sensei sacrificed themselves to give him a chance at living, to give all of them a real future was a weight he didn't yet understand how to carry. Even now, months later, it chokes at him. To think for even a second that he wouldn't grieve their losses again, even the younger versions he barely knew, was unthinkable.]
I meant… you didn't know me. Even now you barely do. No matter who it was, I wouldn't ask you to forgive me. I wouldn't deserve it. But especially not for Leo. You're- you're twins.
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Wh-what? Of course I would! That's not what I meant! No matter who it was, I'd still… it would be wrong. It'd hurt. They're- they were my family, too. It hurt every time…
[Losing them, one after another, was wretched. Chunks of his heart carved out and laid bare. Knowing Master Michelangelo and sensei sacrificed themselves to give him a chance at living, to give all of them a real future was a weight he didn't yet understand how to carry. Even now, months later, it chokes at him. To think for even a second that he wouldn't grieve their losses again, even the younger versions he barely knew, was unthinkable.]
I meant… you didn't know me. Even now you barely do. No matter who it was, I wouldn't ask you to forgive me. I wouldn't deserve it. But especially not for Leo. You're- you're twins.