"Susan, shut your mouth." It's a sharp snap, perhaps a little tight from what bits of ice had gotten him, but he's better than he might otherwise have been.

Part of that is probably because Lauren is now apparently in the ground, instead of causing anymore trouble. Well. It's a little dark to admit, but that's almost a plus. Still, as he straightens up and tries to shake the ice from his wings, Joker has to admit he can't let that pass completely unchallenged. He glances around, taking note of everyone else. So it's only Lauren, and Feathers is making no progress on their exit... Dammit.

He's going to have to keep talking.

"I would wish to give you my gravest apologies," he says, continuing on as if he hadn't said anything to Susan at all. "These children are all talk but in the end utterly useless, as you can see for yourself. Yet they are mine, as I am the Stage Manager of the carnival. May I punish both brothers before you, properly? I wish to make up for their atrocious lack of discipline." If he can just get Lauren out of the ground... He'll bash the boy's head in, but he'll be alive. That's the important thing.