Joker comes to a sudden stop, his wings twitching, and he's glad he's facing away from Tamaki for the moment as he tries to figure out what expression to settle his face at. That kind of question doesn't happen without some sort of event prompting it and, all considered, Joker knows exactly who it had to be. Doll has always been a bit more open than the rest of them, always more honest. It's a trait that drove Peter up the wall, although Joker can't blame him.
Hastily, his mind churns out what of the truth to tell and what to keep secret. There's... a lot. Eventually, however, he settles on something. "It's not the sort of thing we go gabbin' ta folks," he says slowly, "so, ah, try not ta spread it as gossip, yeah? But there was a bit a... trouble. With someone that just joined the troop we had runnin' back home. He nearly hurt Doll somethin' terrible... Dunno what would have happened if I hadn't made a deal with the Ringmaster ta make sure she was safe."
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Joker comes to a sudden stop, his wings twitching, and he's glad he's facing away from Tamaki for the moment as he tries to figure out what expression to settle his face at. That kind of question doesn't happen without some sort of event prompting it and, all considered, Joker knows exactly who it had to be. Doll has always been a bit more open than the rest of them, always more honest. It's a trait that drove Peter up the wall, although Joker can't blame him.
Hastily, his mind churns out what of the truth to tell and what to keep secret. There's... a lot. Eventually, however, he settles on something. "It's not the sort of thing we go gabbin' ta folks," he says slowly, "so, ah, try not ta spread it as gossip, yeah? But there was a bit a... trouble. With someone that just joined the troop we had runnin' back home. He nearly hurt Doll somethin' terrible... Dunno what would have happened if I hadn't made a deal with the Ringmaster ta make sure she was safe."