The Joker’s Testimony #0003
Joker’s Testimony — Unfiled Addendum
Anon: What’s the difference between control and collapse?
💜🃏 “About one snapped leash. People cling to rules, routines, seatbelts for the soul. They think control keeps the wolves out. Joke’s on them—the wolves built the fence. Control is just a prettier word for ‘please don’t bite me.’ Until it does.”
Anon: Why do they worship the leash so much?
“Because it whispers bedtime stories. ‘Nothing unknown will bite you today.’ They love that lullaby. Predictable pain beats unpredictable freedom. The leash tells them who to blame when it tightens. It’s comfort with a handle.”
Anon: And if the leash is cut?
“Then you don’t get freedom—you get vertigo. No railings, no script, just the abyss grinning back. And here’s the gag: if everyone cuts it at once, the circus stops. No audience, no straight man, no setup—just silence. And silence is death to a joke.”
Anon: Where does Boris—The Judge—fit in all this?
“He isn’t leash or chaos. He’s ledger. He smiles with indifference and decides which punchline gets to breathe. No speeches, no cape, no applause—just the verdict that was true before anyone spoke. He lets the leash slack or snap depending on the name on the page.”
Anon: Does that scare you?
“Of course. I live off laughs and explosions; he lives off decisions. I burn the city; he picks the flame that’s allowed to keep burning. Gotham doesn’t fall when I light it—Gotham falls when the Judge points and says: *‘That one. Let him run.’ The laugh fades. The smile? That’s forever.”
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