[Of course it's not as simple as "make inquiry, get information." Young Leo is neither surprised nor upset at the rightful question, but it does bother him that he has so little to say in return. The bitterness in his voice as he reveals the depth of his lack of knowledge surprises even him.]
Nothing. [Or near enough to it, anyway. He snorts.] Until now, I wasn't even sure you were there. [Which had been somewhat implicit in the wording of his question, but not necessarily the case. Leonardo's answer hadn't been explicit either, but Leo could pick up the truth of the matter through his twin's tone and expression.]
All I know is… [Leo raises unblinking eyes to his double's pure white gaze, a determination spurred by uncompromising duty writ on his mask.] My brother told me to avoid yours, and insisted I let him "handle it." I need to know why he said that. [Because that kind of partial input doesn't make his imagination go nuts. He doesn't even know if it was a matter of safety or honor that inspired Raphael to insist upon a solo approach. The dearth of information is far from encouraging, particularly given Raph's evaluation of his twin as a nutjob.
Leo both deserves and needs to know, and he hates being in the dark. He isn't accustomed to having his brother tell him to stay out of this business – especially not like this. Their relationship has yet to become so strained; they push each other, but Raphael never pushes away so hard. Although Leo will honor his word to his red-clad sibling, he can't stand this void of information about what actually went down. And if Raphael won't tell him, he will just do his own investigative work. If Raph found out he would probably be pissed to say the least, but Leo considers having the full picture too important.
The young ninja doesn't appreciate being in his position, either. The understanding between him and Big Leo is too nascent for him to be certain, but he hopes the other leader sees the situation as he does – little brother became embroiled in Something Troublesome, and (in this instance at least, considering it affects far more than just Raphael) Leo feels duty-bound to investigate the incident. It may not be appropriate for him personally to engage in damage control, but this cannot go unaddressed.]
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Nothing. [Or near enough to it, anyway. He snorts.] Until now, I wasn't even sure you were there. [Which had been somewhat implicit in the wording of his question, but not necessarily the case. Leonardo's answer hadn't been explicit either, but Leo could pick up the truth of the matter through his twin's tone and expression.]
All I know is… [Leo raises unblinking eyes to his double's pure white gaze, a determination spurred by uncompromising duty writ on his mask.] My brother told me to avoid yours, and insisted I let him "handle it." I need to know why he said that. [Because that kind of partial input doesn't make his imagination go nuts. He doesn't even know if it was a matter of safety or honor that inspired Raphael to insist upon a solo approach. The dearth of information is far from encouraging, particularly given Raph's evaluation of his twin as a nutjob.
Leo both deserves and needs to know, and he hates being in the dark. He isn't accustomed to having his brother tell him to stay out of this business – especially not like this. Their relationship has yet to become so strained; they push each other, but Raphael never pushes away so hard. Although Leo will honor his word to his red-clad sibling, he can't stand this void of information about what actually went down. And if Raphael won't tell him, he will just do his own investigative work. If Raph found out he would probably be pissed to say the least, but Leo considers having the full picture too important.
The young ninja doesn't appreciate being in his position, either. The understanding between him and Big Leo is too nascent for him to be certain, but he hopes the other leader sees the situation as he does – little brother became embroiled in Something Troublesome, and (in this instance at least, considering it affects far more than just Raphael) Leo feels duty-bound to investigate the incident. It may not be appropriate for him personally to engage in damage control, but this cannot go unaddressed.]