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"So..." Joker said, his white face tinted pink.

"I heard Penguin's story." Batman said.
"Okay..?" Joker laughed. "And?"

"I always assumed you villains had it rough, but I didn't know exactly HOW rough. After I saw your arms, I knew." Batman said, his gruff voice smaller than usual. "And when I heard Penguin's story about his mother, I-"

"Don't talk about it." The Joker interrupted. "You don't talk about Penguin, not matter what. And plus, you can't. You don't know what's happened to him, or anyone else."

"Okay, let's talk about your arm." Batman said.
"Yeah, no." Joker said, instinctively grabbing his forearms to see if he could still wrap his hands around them.

"I'm trying to be reasonable." Batsy said. "Let me help."
The Joker glared at him.
"It helps to talk about things. You're a talkative person, you like to yap. So, enlighten me." Batman said, staring at him.
Joker blushed hard, but then looked down at his feet.
"You told me to 'get the fuck out of your sight'. So why are you here?"

The Bat was quiet. Joker heard his soft, even breathing through his cowl.

"Because, I care about my villains."
Batman said.

"Excuse me." Said Joker. "You care about me?"
"Of course I do. Why do you think I send you back to Arkham instead of killing you?" Batman sighed.

"So I just get more torture?" Scoffed Joker, rolling his eyes.
"Torture? What do you mean?" Batsy sat up a little straighter.

"Have you not heard about what happens at Arkham Asylum?" The Joker cackled. Ironically, thunderclouds began to form in the sky, which made him laugh harder. He pointed upwards.

Batman was silent. He stared as the Joker laughed, and the rain began drizzling down.

He hasn't heard what happens at Arkham Asylum!

Joker put his head down, in fear that the rain would wash off his makeup.
"You're a lunatic." Grumbled Batman, watching Joker laugh.
"I know!" Joker giggled. "I hope Oswald's made it to his iceberg by now, this storm is gonna be a big one!"

He hasn't heard what happens at Arkham Asylum!

He howled with laughter.

Thunder crackled, making Batman take off his cape and wrap it around Joker's shoulders.
"What are you doing?" Joker paused to take a breath. His smile was malicious.
"Like I said. I care about my villains, and that includes you." Batman said, in monotone.

"Really, because the last time you took me in, Bruce Wayne acted all grande and full of pizazz, and then you came back and threw me right back into Arkham!" Laughed Joker.
He reached into his shoe for his extra knife. "Fucking traitor! Though, I guess it was only fair since you took in a stupid, ugly maniac!"
Joker cackled and stabbed the pocketknife into his own upper arm.

Batman actually gasped and yanked out the knife, as Joker laughed so hard that tears formed in his eyes.
The Bat dabbed up the blood with his cape, that was thrown around Joker's shoulders.

"Why would you do that?" Batman growled as the rain began to pour.
The Joker threw his head back and laughed again, and he felt the rain washing off his makeup.

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