Joker: he IS like us Joker: but he can't see that Joker: Shido had him so twisted up Joker: and it was a struggle for him to finally see that *I* was on his side Joker: so it's not surprising that he would immediately assume the worst in what you said Joker: and there was no way you could have understood the real problem Joker: we don't tend to talk about Shido much in the first place Joker: so go easy on yourself with this, first of all Joker: second of all, give me some time to talk with him Joker: he's going to be hurt and he doesn't deal with being hurt well Joker: but even if I manage to talk him down from the "no friends ever" or "what's the point of self-improvement" ledge Joker: you're still going to have to figure out how to deal with how he responds to you Joker: you hurt him Joker: so that makes you a danger to him Joker: expect to be treated that way, but take no shit from him, either Joker: fair warning: our relationship got started pretty much with that sort of thing and it took a few mutual murders for us to get it out of our system. Joker: probably won't be as bad for you Joker: i'm like Max Danger to him
[... yes, he is saying the last bit as flippantly as it seems]
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Joker: but he can't see that
Joker: Shido had him so twisted up
Joker: and it was a struggle for him to finally see that *I* was on his side
Joker: so it's not surprising that he would immediately assume the worst in what you said
Joker: and there was no way you could have understood the real problem
Joker: we don't tend to talk about Shido much in the first place
Joker: so go easy on yourself with this, first of all
Joker: second of all, give me some time to talk with him
Joker: he's going to be hurt and he doesn't deal with being hurt well
Joker: but even if I manage to talk him down from the "no friends ever" or "what's the point of self-improvement" ledge
Joker: you're still going to have to figure out how to deal with how he responds to you
Joker: you hurt him
Joker: so that makes you a danger to him
Joker: expect to be treated that way, but take no shit from him, either
Joker: fair warning: our relationship got started pretty much with that sort of thing and it took a few mutual murders for us to get it out of our system.
Joker: probably won't be as bad for you
Joker: i'm like Max Danger to him
[... yes, he is saying the last bit as flippantly as it seems]