[He stumbles a bit when Raph pushes him forward, and he sends him a glare. He doesn't feel good about how excited you are, Raph; you'd better behave up there or else. Not that he can really blame his brother... this is going to be his first time seeing topside up close.]
[There's also the fact that he still doesn't know where they are, but he's not worried about that quite yet. He knows most of the street names around here, so all he has to do is look for one when they get above ground.]
[He goes along at Raph's pace until a set of rungs jutting out from the wall appears in the distance. When they grind to a halt in front of it, Leo goes up first and grasps a rung, looking up nervously at the manhole cover. Water is streaming down the sloped tunnel ceiling, making the ladder feel wet and slippery.]
I'll go first. Stay down here while I check it out. [He tells Raph firmly with his best Big Brother Voice. Then, beating down his own anxiousness, he scales up the ladder and starts jimmying the manhole cover.]
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[There's also the fact that he still doesn't know where they are, but he's not worried about that quite yet. He knows most of the street names around here, so all he has to do is look for one when they get above ground.]
[He goes along at Raph's pace until a set of rungs jutting out from the wall appears in the distance. When they grind to a halt in front of it, Leo goes up first and grasps a rung, looking up nervously at the manhole cover. Water is streaming down the sloped tunnel ceiling, making the ladder feel wet and slippery.]
I'll go first. Stay down here while I check it out. [He tells Raph firmly with his best Big Brother Voice. Then, beating down his own anxiousness, he scales up the ladder and starts jimmying the manhole cover.]