[Leo returns Raph's glance, his own eyes filled with equal anticipation. He did! Then he turns his gaze back to the alley, watching studiously for any signs of more bodies entering the alley.]
[A heartbeat passes. Two. Four. The large man is still alone, calling out to them. Leo swallows, feeling strangely warm despite the chill running up and down his arms. This is it. Either there's really food in that sack, or it's a fake and the alley is going to be swarmed with people the minute they reveal themselves.]
[Leonardo looks at his brother and taps one finger against the metal paneling of the fire escape. The order is firm in his eyes - stay here. Leo will go out first, and then Raph can come if it's safe. This is non-negotiable; he only hopes that his brother will listen.]
[Then, while the Professor is turned away, Leo slides to the railing. Pointedly avoiding looking straight down, he hops back down onto the dumpster, the slight whump of his feet hitting the lid barely a whisper that floats through the alley, and scurries out into the man's field of view.]
You came back. [His voice is equal parts amazed and uncertain. If they were to attack... now would be the time.]
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[A heartbeat passes. Two. Four. The large man is still alone, calling out to them. Leo swallows, feeling strangely warm despite the chill running up and down his arms. This is it. Either there's really food in that sack, or it's a fake and the alley is going to be swarmed with people the minute they reveal themselves.]
[Leonardo looks at his brother and taps one finger against the metal paneling of the fire escape. The order is firm in his eyes - stay here. Leo will go out first, and then Raph can come if it's safe. This is non-negotiable; he only hopes that his brother will listen.]
[Then, while the Professor is turned away, Leo slides to the railing. Pointedly avoiding looking straight down, he hops back down onto the dumpster, the slight whump of his feet hitting the lid barely a whisper that floats through the alley, and scurries out into the man's field of view.]
You came back. [His voice is equal parts amazed and uncertain. If they were to attack... now would be the time.]