[Rue returning to New York with them admittedly makes the idea of going back there far less daunting. Leo, Donnie, and Raph want to go home and see the rest of the family, but Casey doesn't have a home there, and the family aspect is nebulous without this place and the memories made here. Rue and all the connections gained in this world could make it a home, if they all go together.

He listens to their words with wide eyes - though he was clearly asking for it, placing such a question at their feet to be considered - his mind spinning with how much of an answer it was. It takes him a long moment after they finish to remember what the heck he meant by that question.]

W-well... think about all of that, and imagine it's us feeling it instead of you. A lot of us have lost people, or been isolated, or gone through terrible things. We came from different worlds, different timelines. Now we're connected to you, and to each other. It's... overwhelming. So we don't always handle it like we should. And maybe sometimes we freak out and have to run away, or we have to think about it before we let the connection stick. And...

[He trails off, quiet for a long moment.]

...And, I forgot where I was going with this. [A fluster rushes to his cheeks, and he covers his face with his hands.] Everything you said was too good! I should've gone first! Um- I just wanna say we love you!