Nico reached out and put a hand on Raph's elbow when his voice caught while he was talking about having had Master Splinter in his life. It had been bad enough losing her own parents, and she'd known they were evil. It must have been so much worse to lose a parent who was a genuinely good person.

And then Christina brought up a new distraction, and Nico heaved a sigh, rolling her eyes skyward.

"I'll tag along, but I think I'll pass on the ink," she said. "I like to keep as much of my blood inside my body as possible in case I need it later."