"I think we're both aware that most 'upstanding members of Gotham society' would have turned their backs on you to avoid trouble themselves and those of this city would believe you need a firm hand to put you in your place."

Tim crosses his arms again but the non sequitur has him curious now so he's willing to bite on this hook. He presumes in this analogy that he's the 'silver spoon' for his place in society and Penguin is the 'steel' that can take so much more.

"And? everything still has it's a melting point in the end. They don't want to melt us, they're going to bend us into the shape they want of us."