Impulse is telling him to save his own skin though he's never ran from a fight. Nothing has ever really been like this but he's felt mortal blows before. Dying didn't frightening him but he'd rather not be enthralled for any length of time. If death was the end result then so be it. His family would just never understand.

It's why he's stepping away again towards the area Feather's is working on. He doesn't even need Joker's cue anymore towards action. He's fishing the pack of cigarettes out of his pocket and lighting one with a strike of his match. Then he's going to glance up at Feathers and summon a Tease into his hand. If the bird isn't causing alarm then certain Dark Matter won't either. It's explosive but time for subtly is over. It's why Dark Matter will gather around his hand, wrist, and arm before firing off towards the hole Feather's is making.