[Raph just laughs and keeps running. He likes the sound his feet make pounding the mud-lined tunnels, splashing through puddles that turn to trickling streams of street water.
As they get closer to the first storm drain and the water gets deeper, he slows down, quieting his steps until he can see gray daylight light up ahead.
Cautiously, he waits for Leo to catch up again. His panting breath echoes hollowly off the wet tunnel walls.]
Oh, it's raining.
[He breathes it like they're witnessing some forbidden wonder of science, like they've just set foot in an ancient tomb. Up above he can hear engines and car tires slicing through the rainwater, smell the scent of cigarette smoke and exhaust fumes. It's like a whole 'nother world up there, both amazing and terrifying at the same time.
He stops just a dozen feet from under the grate, his heart pounding in his ears.]
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As they get closer to the first storm drain and the water gets deeper, he slows down, quieting his steps until he can see gray daylight light up ahead.
Cautiously, he waits for Leo to catch up again. His panting breath echoes hollowly off the wet tunnel walls.]
Oh, it's raining.
[He breathes it like they're witnessing some forbidden wonder of science, like they've just set foot in an ancient tomb. Up above he can hear engines and car tires slicing through the rainwater, smell the scent of cigarette smoke and exhaust fumes. It's like a whole 'nother world up there, both amazing and terrifying at the same time.
He stops just a dozen feet from under the grate, his heart pounding in his ears.]