It kind of hurts, just saying it. He doesn't want Doll to be hurt any more than Joker does - but it's not fair to her to keep hiding everything. "I know it sounds counter-intuitive. But... she already does feel horrible, with the way things are. Maybe admitting to everything, even things that may upset her, would be better than hiding it all."
He lets out a breath, and finds himself having to look away for a moment. "I know you want to carry all of this - the present and the past, all of it - on your own. And of course it'll take some adjustment for Doll to carry it with you. But you've got to realize how much she'll prefer that to being left in the dark."
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It kind of hurts, just saying it. He doesn't want Doll to be hurt any more than Joker does - but it's not fair to her to keep hiding everything. "I know it sounds counter-intuitive. But... she already does feel horrible, with the way things are. Maybe admitting to everything, even things that may upset her, would be better than hiding it all."
He lets out a breath, and finds himself having to look away for a moment. "I know you want to carry all of this - the present and the past, all of it - on your own. And of course it'll take some adjustment for Doll to carry it with you. But you've got to realize how much she'll prefer that to being left in the dark."