[ kyle gives him a long look. there is no way, not even for a moment, that kyle believes jason would be okay with him killing the joker. accepting of it if there was down the line, sure, but deliberately taking that kill away from him is not something kyle imagines jason tolerating. ]
I chose to keep you alive. If I ran into the Joker, he'd be dead. That's all there is to it.
[ he could have chosen otherwise. but he rather have his actions be about saving a life, even if that life wants nothing to do with him than killing. killing was . . . well, easy. it no longer hurts kyle to do it. after all, it's just another part of his humanity, left adrift. ]
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I chose to keep you alive. If I ran into the Joker, he'd be dead. That's all there is to it.
[ he could have chosen otherwise. but he rather have his actions be about saving a life, even if that life wants nothing to do with him than killing. killing was . . . well, easy. it no longer hurts kyle to do it. after all, it's just another part of his humanity, left adrift. ]