There it is. Dustin looks momentarily surprised - not at the question itself, but at the fact that he recognizes Donatello's response. He's basically having his first conversation with Tommy in reverse.
"Regrettably little," Dustin admits, not bothering to slow down even after he notices that the turtle is trying to walk alongside him. "Hearsay from people that have been here longer than me and personal comparisons, mostly. People show up from the same planets but with entirely different timelines. For example--"
The boy twists to face Donatello and starts getting his hands involved, making sharp, pointed gestures with gloved fingers.
"--We're both from a version of Earth where New York exists. Since I can't prove or disprove if there's a secret yōkai population underneath New York City where I'm from, nor that you and your family of mutants live there, the easiest way to confirm if we're roughly from the same universe would be to compare Earth histories, yeah?" He pauses for a moment. "What year is it?"
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"Regrettably little," Dustin admits, not bothering to slow down even after he notices that the turtle is trying to walk alongside him. "Hearsay from people that have been here longer than me and personal comparisons, mostly. People show up from the same planets but with entirely different timelines. For example--"
The boy twists to face Donatello and starts getting his hands involved, making sharp, pointed gestures with gloved fingers.
"--We're both from a version of Earth where New York exists. Since I can't prove or disprove if there's a secret yōkai population underneath New York City where I'm from, nor that you and your family of mutants live there, the easiest way to confirm if we're roughly from the same universe would be to compare Earth histories, yeah?" He pauses for a moment. "What year is it?"