Mike winces when Raph's fist connects with the window frame, and nearly loses his balance when the enraged turtle turns on him.

"I don't know that stupid is the word I'd use," he starts, trying to choose his words as carefully as possible. In time stupid might be a word Mike would use to describe his eldest brother, but a lot more has to happen to his family for that to occur.

"He does seem to keep fighting the same fight over and over again."
Usually that fight is with Raph, and it usually ends the exact same way every time. Raph storms off, goes out into the night, and doesn't return home until the morning sky is just starting to go blue around the edges.

"Maybe it's just a defect in the model?" he offers.