A friend of hers died a few weeks ago - a friend that she'd run away with after her biological family let her down.
Raph knew what it felt like the lose family but the emotional impact of her situation snapped into place with crystal clarity. The expression on her face, it was like that moment after Leo went down with the Technodrome, when they'd thought...
His brothers, Casey, and April - who both might as well have been part of the family now - were all he had left. And losing any of them now would hurt more than ever, especially after the rest of his world - and his father - had been taken away. That was what had happened to her. She'd lost her parents in one of the worst ways she could (not like Splinter, who'd always been a good parent and a good person) and then lost one of the only family members she'd had left. And from the look of her eyes, she was still in a world of hurt over it.
Though Raph was often outwardly tough and aggressive, sometimes teasing and callous, those who knew him best knew what that was covering up. He did feel for other people, he did care about other people, and if he liked who someone was, that came so easily. And once he was in someone's corner, there was no stopping him from having their back.
He owed Nico and the twins his life and how they'd acted during the rescue alone, saving him and Mikey, was enough for Raph to think they were good people. Good people didn't deserve to suffer or have to deal with loss or grief.
So, awkwardly, enough that Nico had time to tell him not to if she wanted, he reached out a three-fingered hand and gave her a pat on the shoulder.
"I'm sorry." He shook his head. "Here we go right back into things sucking again."
It needed to be said. Just like her, he didn't really know what to say, but acknowledging the suck of it was a good place to start.
"But listen, you've got your friends you have left, and if they survived all that crap with your parents and the government and these Avengers, they'll be fine 'til you get back to them. And me and Mikey? We're gonna do all we can to help end this and get everyone back. That weird Bond villain guy was making it out to be that we were some big threat - I guess maybe because lots of people believe in us because of all those movies and TV shows."
He withdrew his hand. "So what I'm guessing is we'll be heavy hitters at this whole myth thing and now that you've got us at your back we'll do all we can to get us all back home. We're tough enough even without magical myth powers and with how tough you guys are, too, this Kuk guy doesn't stand a chance. You'll be back with your friends in no time."
It seemed the best thing he could say, reaffirming that he'd help her get back to the friends she had left.
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Raph knew what it felt like the lose family but the emotional impact of her situation snapped into place with crystal clarity. The expression on her face, it was like that moment after Leo went down with the Technodrome, when they'd thought...
His brothers, Casey, and April - who both might as well have been part of the family now - were all he had left. And losing any of them now would hurt more than ever, especially after the rest of his world - and his father - had been taken away. That was what had happened to her. She'd lost her parents in one of the worst ways she could (not like Splinter, who'd always been a good parent and a good person) and then lost one of the only family members she'd had left. And from the look of her eyes, she was still in a world of hurt over it.
Though Raph was often outwardly tough and aggressive, sometimes teasing and callous, those who knew him best knew what that was covering up. He did feel for other people, he did care about other people, and if he liked who someone was, that came so easily. And once he was in someone's corner, there was no stopping him from having their back.
He owed Nico and the twins his life and how they'd acted during the rescue alone, saving him and Mikey, was enough for Raph to think they were good people. Good people didn't deserve to suffer or have to deal with loss or grief.
So, awkwardly, enough that Nico had time to tell him not to if she wanted, he reached out a three-fingered hand and gave her a pat on the shoulder.
"I'm sorry." He shook his head. "Here we go right back into things sucking again."
It needed to be said. Just like her, he didn't really know what to say, but acknowledging the suck of it was a good place to start.
"But listen, you've got your friends you have left, and if they survived all that crap with your parents and the government and these Avengers, they'll be fine 'til you get back to them. And me and Mikey? We're gonna do all we can to help end this and get everyone back. That weird Bond villain guy was making it out to be that we were some big threat - I guess maybe because lots of people believe in us because of all those movies and TV shows."
He withdrew his hand. "So what I'm guessing is we'll be heavy hitters at this whole myth thing and now that you've got us at your back we'll do all we can to get us all back home. We're tough enough even without magical myth powers and with how tough you guys are, too, this Kuk guy doesn't stand a chance. You'll be back with your friends in no time."
It seemed the best thing he could say, reaffirming that he'd help her get back to the friends she had left.