[He's trying not to cry, because Joker's words hit home so much. Even if he's known for a while that there was probably no way for him to avoid this, and that his life was better for a while even with the fighting since he was away from his aunt and uncle, but...]

[But to have it end like that just feels like any happiness has been ripped away.]

It's... well. You kind of have. The circus is... at least training keeps me busy, and I know I have a place where I can stay out of the rain. And everyone there is really nice, and... it helps. You've made a safe place for a lot of people, and it helps.