[ The person he could have been might have felt more familiar to Harley; in another time, with different choices, this John could have been a lot more like the Joker she remembers; but his Gotham is rather topsy-turvy in comparison to most of the multiverse. The Waynes as a mob family, Riddler as Gotham's most feared criminal, Harley Quinn before The Joker.
So, getting hurt for Harley's amusement? Not new. So at least there's that? ]
Y-yeah. Yup. They're. Uh-- nice
[ Wanna use that fancy greymatter, John? He's an actual genius when he's not being a naive idiot. Finally some neurons start firing and he catalogs every piece and every self-correction and rides the spiraling deductions. ]
Looks like someone got on your bad side [ He tilts his gaze pointedly to a crossed out 'puddin''. ] Probably some idiot, right? [ slight self depreciation, slight unease. Are they real, or only what he wants to show? Based off his own story, John knows he did plenty to enrage his hammer-swinging-warrior-woman, but obviously, things for her played out a little different. Curiouser, and curiouser.
Yeah, maybe he ought to just take one giant step back and peace from the situation, but. When has he ever done that when it comes to a pair of pretty blue eyes and a penchant for violence? ]
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So, getting hurt for Harley's amusement? Not new. So at least there's that? ]
Y-yeah. Yup. They're. Uh-- nice
[ Wanna use that fancy greymatter, John? He's an actual genius when he's not being a naive idiot. Finally some neurons start firing and he catalogs every piece and every self-correction and rides the spiraling deductions. ]
Looks like someone got on your bad side [ He tilts his gaze pointedly to a crossed out 'puddin''. ] Probably some idiot, right? [ slight self depreciation, slight unease. Are they real, or only what he wants to show? Based off his own story, John knows he did plenty to enrage his hammer-swinging-warrior-woman, but obviously, things for her played out a little different. Curiouser, and curiouser.
Yeah, maybe he ought to just take one giant step back and peace from the situation, but. When has he ever done that when it comes to a pair of pretty blue eyes and a penchant for violence? ]