[Raph shakes off the last of the ache and slides back into a ready stance.]
My brother- last time I gave being boss a shot, I got him hurt. Kinda bad. [Raphael says this gruffly, like if he makes it sound like he doesn't care then it's not weak to say it. He's protective of his brothers, especially Mikey, and the more Santo talks about his role in his family and how he feels about his friends, the more Raphael thinks he might have found a guy who'll understand that, understand him. An actual friend that isn't a brother, or someone else's friend first.
Shouldn't get his hopes up though. He could disappear one day...like Donnie. Only Raph won't be seeing Santo once he makes it home.]
Not like our teams could get along without us, huh? I dunno how many times I've had to save my brothers' stupid shells. [Raph starts up sparring again. He knows he's not gonna be able to hurt Santo, not without getting real creative, so it's kind of more like practicing his movements and reactions. He doesn't hold his punches -except for where he needs to so he doesn't break a hand or something- and concentrates on dodge, counter, block.]
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Yeah.
[Raph shakes off the last of the ache and slides back into a ready stance.]
My brother- last time I gave being boss a shot, I got him hurt. Kinda bad. [Raphael says this gruffly, like if he makes it sound like he doesn't care then it's not weak to say it. He's protective of his brothers, especially Mikey, and the more Santo talks about his role in his family and how he feels about his friends, the more Raphael thinks he might have found a guy who'll understand that, understand him. An actual friend that isn't a brother, or someone else's friend first.
Shouldn't get his hopes up though. He could disappear one day...like Donnie. Only Raph won't be seeing Santo once he makes it home.]
Not like our teams could get along without us, huh? I dunno how many times I've had to save my brothers' stupid shells. [Raph starts up sparring again. He knows he's not gonna be able to hurt Santo, not without getting real creative, so it's kind of more like practicing his movements and reactions. He doesn't hold his punches -except for where he needs to so he doesn't break a hand or something- and concentrates on dodge, counter, block.]