[Rarely has Alois met anyone so wise as Joker. That's what he feels: he doesn't know much about Joker, but he gets the sense that the man knows how the world works. Alois generally assumes that most people don't know how the world works, and he tends to look down on them for that, but there's something knowledgeable about Joker, which is, in part, why Alois will listen to him better than he listens to most.

But because Joker seems to understand the world, that's what makes his kindness so confusing. Anyone who knows anything wouldn't be a nice person, right? Anyone would be angry, vindictive, out for blood or bruises—or is that just Alois? Is something wrong with him?

His grip on his coat grows a little more lax, especially when he feels the slightest of feathers. He uncrosses his legs, and looks hard at both his knees.]

Sounds just as awful, in that case. Being bored is the worst.

[Abruptly he looks back up, and abruptly he's grinning, like he's got an idea.]

But some people, they think very nice things, right? Supposedly.