paladout replied to your post âThereâs a benefit to losinâ. Ya get to learn from yer mistakes.â
âWell, I was jest keepinâ in mind all that stuff ya said âbout knockinâ 'em down harder after ya get knocked down, anâ I think itâs good advice to keep in mindâŚâ Butters grins, leaning forward. âOh, but uh, howâd ya get away from the police?â
  He stared at the kid for a moment, as though considering his options -- before licking his bottom lip and leaning close again. Seeing those eyes of his, filled with such naive excitement -- one had to wonder just how innocent the kid really was.
   âYâknow, I wouldnât normally give away all the fun secrets, but whereâd the fun be if I kept you in the dark? See, this is where the whole.. âloyal followersâ thing comes in. I gave one of my guys an, uh,â he cleared his throat, âOperation. Before I was jailed, and all that,â a brief, casual wave of his hand, a roll of his eyes. As though it had been a matter of little importance. âI stuck a bomb in his stomach. Something that could blow up from just a little olâ phone call.â A smirk curled to Jokerâs lips, but it didnât quite reach his eyes -- dark gaze still pinned on the kidâs own. âSo, yâknow,â He reeled back, arms raising,Â
  âIf theyâre gonna give you a free call.. why not use it?â