[But it was him. Doll knew it was him, and if it hadn't been him she never would have gone. And she has dreams too-- of her voice coming out of Joker's mouth, telling her it's going to be okay.]
Well, I had ta do somethin'! [Her voice sounds stilted and forced, like she's trying to talk over the memory of Joker mimicking her as he faded away.] He wasn' gonna let any of ya go if we didn' play his game, 'n we all decided it was better ta suck it up fer all 'a yer sakes! 'N yeah, I coulda done without it all, but--
[Doll's face is going a little pink from the strain of keeping herself together, and while it feels like she's being brave, she also wonders how long she can keep this denial up. Just a bit longer, just like she learned to work through the pain of standing on a rope for minutes then hours.]
But even if it wasn' the real end, I didn' want ya t'be alone again.
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Well, I had ta do somethin'! [Her voice sounds stilted and forced, like she's trying to talk over the memory of Joker mimicking her as he faded away.] He wasn' gonna let any of ya go if we didn' play his game, 'n we all decided it was better ta suck it up fer all 'a yer sakes! 'N yeah, I coulda done without it all, but--
[Doll's face is going a little pink from the strain of keeping herself together, and while it feels like she's being brave, she also wonders how long she can keep this denial up. Just a bit longer, just like she learned to work through the pain of standing on a rope for minutes then hours.]
But even if it wasn' the real end, I didn' want ya t'be alone again.