Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-1255374-20150510154451/@comment-995426-20150519221749

ChristopherRedfield246 wrote: Gilgameshkun wrote: You know, there's something I think about sometimes. If Karai comes back permanently, where in the lair would she even sleep? I can understand her sleeping temporarily in the dojo in Vengeance is Mine. But which part of the lair could be converted into a permanent bedroom for her? The lair's layout doesn't really seem to lend itself well to any kind of expansion. Though there's lots of vertical open space in the common area&mdash;I wonder if it could be partially converted into a loft. But then, that would ruin a lot of camera shots that help make the lair so dramatic. She could maybe sleep with one of the turtles, Leo perhaps? That's about as likely as April sleeping with Donnie at this point. :) I mean, I have a theory that Splinter would be eager for his sons to find true love (regardless of species or gender) in a world where the chances of a mutant turtle finding love are already scarce. But Leo and Karai already have lots of teenage sexual tension without formally having a relationship.  Considering what a thrill-seeking "bad girl" she is, she and Leo will be kissing faster than Marcia and Greg Brady, but it may end up being far more casual for Karai than it is for Leo.  Because, honestly, we've seen no indication so far that Karai actually harbors romantic feelings for Leo the way he does for her.  I mean, she could, but what if she doesn't?  We've seen how easy it is for her to kiss people she's not interested in.  I mean, she was under the Shredder's influence at the time, but somehow I see Karai as someone who would have kissed Casey anyway if she thought she could get some fun out of it. I think it would be a bad idea for Leo and Karai to sleep in close proximity at a point when there remain so many question marks about their relationship.

Anyway, I thought of other theoretical possibilities:
 * She could live with the O'Neils (provided her mutation is fixed), but there's the fundamental problem that the Second Time About building is more public and more vulnerable. The Shredder considers Karai his ultimate trophy, and cannot accept any condition where he can't either control her or manipulate her.  So she probably can't live in public as long as the Shredder can still get to her.
 * She could live with the Mutanimals. The benefit of this is that it wouldn't matter if she's a mutant or not because they are also mutants and they live removed from public view.  Furthermore, the Mutanimals all know where Splinter's lair is located&mdash;Splinter and Karai could visit all the time.
 * Donnie already practically lives in his lab, since it's where he keeps his desk and so many of his everyday decorations (like photographs of April), so he could probably move his bed in there, and Karai could have his vacated bedroom. This gives her enough privacy and distance that she and Leo could have more time to decide what kind of relationship they (don't) want to have.