[She doesn't know what she's going to do if Joker pushes her away and tells her to go somewhere else and wait. By herself. Without him. Doll starts to wonder if she has it in her to disobey him, go off to find whoever will take her under this 'contract' whether Joker gives her his blessing or not. But Joker was their leader, their big brother, and the one they all followed because they knew he had their best interests at heart. But what was she supposed to do when she knew he was hurting himself for her? Just watch him do it?]
[Fortunately, she doesn't have to contemplate that for too long. He says something that isn't 'No, you have to go', and for a moment she's thrilled. Doll looks up at Joker, smiling through the tears that were threatening to end up rubbed into Joker's shirt-- but then she parses what he says.]
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[Fortunately, she doesn't have to contemplate that for too long. He says something that isn't 'No, you have to go', and for a moment she's thrilled. Doll looks up at Joker, smiling through the tears that were threatening to end up rubbed into Joker's shirt-- but then she parses what he says.]
But... what about everybody else?