Sensei didn't really talk about it... not when he thought I was listening, at least. Considering how Leo still blames himself for what happened in the new timeline where we won, though, he must have felt so much worse, thinking he caused the end of the world. I wasn't there for the start of it [obviously] But by the time I was old enough to understand the state of the world, it was real grim and not getting any better.
[Just like Leo, though, he was great at putting up a strong front and making everyone (or almost everyone) think he was fine.]
He was... a really good leader. He knew where to assign people, when to charge and when to back off, where to make sacrifices. His plans kept us alive way longer than we should've been, and he worked with everyone to make them better. And the way he talked to people... he knew just what to say, to make you feel strong. [His voice softens, going quiet for a moment and folding his arms behind his head.] ...Strong, but not invincible. If you took unreasonable risks, put yourself or other people in danger, he really let you have it. He thought everyone was his responsibility... Uncle Raph once said he was the one with the "Raph chasm" now.
[Looking back, he probably thought every life that was snuffed out after the invasion was on his hands, so it was also on him to keep them alive. What a terrible burden that no one could take away from him. But Casey knows exactly where he got the "buckle down and step up" attitude he'd thrown at Leo in the subway tunnel. Sensei got it from Raph, he got a slice of it from both of them, but in his timeline Master Leonardo had definitely taken over as chief of The Lecture.]
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Sensei didn't really talk about it... not when he thought I was listening, at least. Considering how Leo still blames himself for what happened in the new timeline where we won, though, he must have felt so much worse, thinking he caused the end of the world. I wasn't there for the start of it [obviously] But by the time I was old enough to understand the state of the world, it was real grim and not getting any better.
[Just like Leo, though, he was great at putting up a strong front and making everyone (or almost everyone) think he was fine.]
He was... a really good leader. He knew where to assign people, when to charge and when to back off, where to make sacrifices. His plans kept us alive way longer than we should've been, and he worked with everyone to make them better. And the way he talked to people... he knew just what to say, to make you feel strong. [His voice softens, going quiet for a moment and folding his arms behind his head.] ...Strong, but not invincible. If you took unreasonable risks, put yourself or other people in danger, he really let you have it. He thought everyone was his responsibility... Uncle Raph once said he was the one with the "Raph chasm" now.
[Looking back, he probably thought every life that was snuffed out after the invasion was on his hands, so it was also on him to keep them alive. What a terrible burden that no one could take away from him. But Casey knows exactly where he got the "buckle down and step up" attitude he'd thrown at Leo in the subway tunnel. Sensei got it from Raph, he got a slice of it from both of them, but in his timeline Master Leonardo had definitely taken over as chief of The Lecture.]