[Does their Doll really go to sleep dreaming of angels and demons…? After the things he’s seen? It doesn’t taste right, seems to exact, but… Joker realizes he’s almost scared to ask what the truth is. He knows it’s better to know than to be ignorant, but, god, if he isn’t tired of the painful truth. Got sick of it when Doc showed his true face, wanted to vomit when the Ringmaster told him one of his deals couldn’t be done because there weren’t kids anymore…]

[He’s going to have to learn it eventually. Soon, if he’s honest. But just… not now.]

[So there’s a pause, a short gap as he takes that in, and then Joker is shaking his head and holding his hand up with a laugh.]

No, no, I mean- It’s, ha, it’s sorta my fault that yer here. See… I might’ve made a deal. Ta get all our family outta England, safe and sound, away from the Yard and everythin' else.

[Not a lie.]