"She is better off alive than dead. However, you could have empowered her in other ways, without 'erasing' Sumire Yoshizawa. You basically reaffirmed to her that she was expendable, that her true self was unworthy to live."

Still he tries, tries to retain his composure. Violence won't... fix anything. It'd maybe give him temporary catharsis, but what would Joker think?

Joker, ever the paragon. Joker, who extended kindness to one who nearly killed him, who wished for Akechi...

Just as Akechi wished for him.

Tch. The tension gripping him drops with a harsh sigh. This is so irritating, but it is what it is. A cosmic joke, no doubt.

"Let me make one thing clear. We're not friends. There's little sense in harming you, but I truly hope you do some genuine self-reflection while you're here."