[A head shake in the negative, Casey moving to lean against the steps too.]

Although some ice would actually feel pretty good on some of the aches. That...was...the other part of my nightmare. I got sucker-punched, then backed into a wall. After a fight with evil Robo-ninjas, but that one I won. I woke up before more could happen though, once I got backed in a corner.

[Hard to admit all that. Casey had a lot of pride, and it had started as a great dream. Truthfully, even though physical wounds from dreams were serious, he was more bothered by the emotional parts. The rejection of Splinter casting him out of the group. The guys, especially Raphael, being ready to abandon him... That hurt a lot worse, and Casey tried to tell himself it wouldn't happen--not after all they'd been through.]