If I'm a hero, then you should know why I can't do that.
[ that's not how she does things. there was once a time when she questioned why batman didn't just let the worst of the worst die. she didn't understand the point in just giving criminals a slap on the wrist and sending them on their way; they'd just break out, or get released, and then the cycle would start again.
but she knows why now. not everyone deserves a second chance, or will ever be capable of it. the joker is one of those people, so is black mask. but if you kill someone because of what they've done, you'll do it again, and again. you'll start killing them all, even the ones who could still back away from this life and create something better. batman is right; a single person cannot be the judge, jury, and executioner. it's why she hates this place. he would hate it even more.
steph flexes the hand that hit him. she can still feel the gun in her hands, from all those years ago. ]
We're partners. So we're going to get as far as we can together, Hikage. And we're going to figure things out. it's probably going to be very painful, and we'll struggle and fight a lot, but we'll do it together.
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[ that's not how she does things. there was once a time when she questioned why batman didn't just let the worst of the worst die. she didn't understand the point in just giving criminals a slap on the wrist and sending them on their way; they'd just break out, or get released, and then the cycle would start again.
but she knows why now. not everyone deserves a second chance, or will ever be capable of it. the joker is one of those people, so is black mask. but if you kill someone because of what they've done, you'll do it again, and again. you'll start killing them all, even the ones who could still back away from this life and create something better. batman is right; a single person cannot be the judge, jury, and executioner. it's why she hates this place. he would hate it even more.
steph flexes the hand that hit him. she can still feel the gun in her hands, from all those years ago. ]
We're partners. So we're going to get as far as we can together, Hikage. And we're going to figure things out. it's probably going to be very painful, and we'll struggle and fight a lot, but we'll do it together.