Use the cues, Jonny. If there was one singular skill he had, it was to read social cues, but this....was something unaccustomed to. He only realized he was gaping like a fish after about a minute of silence and staring--admittedly more silence and staring than he usually had. So, he opted to pounce on her other statement with a ferocious attitude.
"--Doctor Ivy is very adept. Perhaps she's simply unable to reply in any way. While she is capable, there are some things we cannot face in stride."
Gulp.
"I'm sure the trickster wouldn't mind you borrowing his resources that much. Certainly not enough to...that, yes." He adjusted his glasses, giving a slight cough. "He'd commend you using it, probably. You clown people frequently doublecross each other, I presume? Not that this is a doublecross. If it lets him out in the end, he'd appreciate it."
He left off the obvious I think, continuing to viciously pull at her shirtsleeve as he debated whether or not to tack on a please don't tell him I said that. It would be useless, in any case--what with her infatuation, she'd probably do anything Joker said no matter what Crane begged. So he settled for uncomfortable silence, not meeting her eyes any longer.
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Date: 2015-02-24 09:48 pm (UTC)Gulp.
Use the cues, Jonny. If there was one singular skill he had, it was to read social cues, but this....was something unaccustomed to. He only realized he was gaping like a fish after about a minute of silence and staring--admittedly more silence and staring than he usually had. So, he opted to pounce on her other statement with a ferocious attitude.
"--Doctor Ivy is very adept. Perhaps she's simply unable to reply in any way. While she is capable, there are some things we cannot face in stride."
Gulp.
"I'm sure the trickster wouldn't mind you borrowing his resources that much. Certainly not enough to...that, yes." He adjusted his glasses, giving a slight cough. "He'd commend you using it, probably. You clown people frequently doublecross each other, I presume? Not that this is a doublecross. If it lets him out in the end, he'd appreciate it."
He left off the obvious I think, continuing to viciously pull at her shirtsleeve as he debated whether or not to tack on a please don't tell him I said that. It would be useless, in any case--what with her infatuation, she'd probably do anything Joker said no matter what Crane begged. So he settled for uncomfortable silence, not meeting her eyes any longer.