That easy to guess, huh? [He gives a slight, short laugh, not more than a second or two as he shakes his head. Bruce is an only child, and moreover extremely unfamiliar with positive family relationships, so this is pretty novel for him to encounter. It's obvious that Leo is proud of his brothers, even when they can be identified by things like confrontational, and it's nice to see.

Bruce pretty much takes everything seriously, even when he's playing it off, so he has no difficulty whatsoever treating a teenage turtle about the same as he treats everyone else. He's been in Keeliai long enough to have gotten over any kneejerk what is even going on reaction.

Trust is also, definitely, a big issue for him.] I don't... have allies, either. At all, normally. Showing up and-- and suddenly having them was unbelievable at first. [Literally unbelievable. Bruce had taken a while to realize they were utterly serious.]

My mutation isn't visible right now, but it's very dangerous. Trusting someone is... a lot of trust, and you can't take it back. [But then he huffs a little, making fun of himself despite the seriousness of the topic.] I'm trying, anyway. I've heard you can't actually live in a box forever.