"Okay, so we've got to plan for Destiny's kunoichi induction, Diaval and Melanie are going to be here in only a few days, April asked me to help her sort through college applications, and...and..."

Donatello stalls, blinking, snapping his fingers desperately. Nearby, Metalhead II beeps, his antennae swivelling as he perks up.

"Mastery ceremony," he recites.

"Oh, shell, how could I forget?!" Donatello cries. "We have to make sure we send out invites! Or...we need to hand deliver invites! Shell..."

"Darling, I hear stressful noises. Are you stressing yourself out?" Sarina asks as she enters the lab with a mug of fresh coffee in each hand.

"Why did we stuff our summer so full of things?!"

She blinks. "I do not believe we did. A few ceremonies and a long-awaited visit from Diaval and Melanie. That is only three things."

"Three very important things!" He clasps his hands over his face, taking a few deep breaths as he tries to calm the sudden wave of anxiety clinging to him. "And I promised to help April with her education hunt too! And we've got our fertility experiments and—"

Sarina stops in front of him as he keeps rambling, briefly frustrated at how her hands are too full to offer any physical comfort—a frustration that ceases as soon as she steps around him and puts the mugs down. She returns to his side, reaching up to clasp his hands in hers, tugging him closer to her as he keeps sucking breath through his teeth.

"I know it is not every day that you become a master at ninjutsu," she states, "but believe me, you deserve it. If it is the idea of a big celebration that causes you stress, we can always request that the ceremony itself be exclusive, intimate. How does that sound?"

"I..." He lets his shoulders droop, closing his eyes briefly. "Maybe I am getting a little too worked up over everything..."

"Is there anything bothering you that I did not mention?"

"No, you...you hit the nail on the head." Another deep breath and a glance toward the laboratory doors. "And I guess the lair's just felt...full, lately, with Taylor temporarily moving in and Annalise spending more free time here now that school's out. I mean, it's great, but...I don't know..."

She cocks her head a little and her eyes flash once. "With your mastery ceremony, April looking at colleges, Leonardo becoming sensei in the near future...perhaps adulthood is rearing its not-necessarily-ugly head?"

"Maybe..." He sighs. "Is it weird to be suddenly afraid of growing up?"

"Not in the slightest." She reaches up and cups his cheek, making him close his eyes again as he leans into her touch. She smiles softly. "Why not drink some coffee and we can just talk? If you'd like to plan for the ceremony, we can, but I believe that Splinter and Leonardo may want to fuss with the details."

"I think just chatting with you over coffee would be fantastic."