But there's only a slight pause there before he gets back on topic, because that's more important than the pang of slight weeaboo glee that just ran through him.]
- anyway. My family are ninja; I'm in charge in the field, but the orders that put us there usually come down from above.
[Usually. When they're not isolated and having to act without Splinter, or when they're not taking matters into their own hands because even the perfect son Leo can sometimes see when their father's blind spots are taking them in a bad direction.]
I've been taught to avoid killing. I prefer it that way. But I also take the lives I'm responsible for more seriously than the lives that might threaten them.
[On an intellectual level, Leo's always been aware that someday, things might not work out that neatly. He'll hope for it, but if it's his family or someone else...well, that's not a difficult decision, even if he'll exercise every option at his disposal to keep things from going that far.]
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[He's, uh. He's heard of you.
But there's only a slight pause there before he gets back on topic, because that's more important than the pang of slight weeaboo glee that just ran through him.]
- anyway. My family are ninja; I'm in charge in the field, but the orders that put us there usually come down from above.
[Usually. When they're not isolated and having to act without Splinter, or when they're not taking matters into their own hands because even the perfect son Leo can sometimes see when their father's blind spots are taking them in a bad direction.]
I've been taught to avoid killing. I prefer it that way. But I also take the lives I'm responsible for more seriously than the lives that might threaten them.
[On an intellectual level, Leo's always been aware that someday, things might not work out that neatly. He'll hope for it, but if it's his family or someone else...well, that's not a difficult decision, even if he'll exercise every option at his disposal to keep things from going that far.]