[For all his chatty nature, Joker does in fact know silence. It helps that the rest of the building is practically rocking off of its foundations with noise- chatter from people, occasional scuffles, whoever is trying to drive the rest of them deaf from on stage now.]

[If it was just them sitting outside, well, Joker knows what he'd be doing. Same old tune humming along his tongue as always: Tom, he was a piper's son...]

[He stirs out of his thoughts when Alois speaks, flashing a grin at him.]

I like seein' 'em just be.

[That's not clear at all and he knows it, as his laughter gives away before he quiets down. Resting his elbow along his knee, he leans forward and hums thoughtfully.]

I've got thirteen new faces workin' under me now... and I have ta get ta know 'em all real quick. Details, eh, that'll take time, but it's good ta have 'em all together like this. Now I can see how all of 'em act, who I can shuffle straight onta the stage and who I gotta look after. [He clicks his tongue.] For example...

[Straightening up, he starts to point individuals out.]

Skeleton with the afro? He's goin' inta the spotlight right quick, and he seems like the sort I can count on ta bring up the mood. Sour type hidin' in the corner, smokin'? Apparently a new magician, can already tell it's gonna be a bit tricky workin' with him, he's better for subtle things if how he acts is any way ta tell.

And apparently one of my beast tamers picked a fight with bleedin' Sans of all people, so I'm gonna have ta make sure he doesn't get his fool self killed.

[He leans back again, wings stretching out lazily a tad.]

Ya can learn a lot about a person, seein' how they land on their feet or what they do while bloody well drunk ta kingdom come.

[He thinks a lot about these things. He sort of has to. And anyway, he thinks Alois is smarter than he lets on sometime, lapsing into thought like that, so he doesn't mind talking about it.]