( better. bruce looks up at him, and jason tears off his mask so he can look down at him, blues to blues. his gaze is steady, lacking the heat it would have held if this had happen just moments prior. jason sucks in a breath through his nose, lets it out through his mouth. )

You're not him. ( it's quiet. voiced just loud enough for it to sit between them, not meant for anyone else's ears. not that there's anyone here, but. ) And I'm not either. You hear me?

( even if the words are starting--to sound like jason's escalating, he's still keeping his voice steady. quiet. )

You've got all of us here. All of the kids he's raised, trained, taught everything he knew an' then some. Learn from his mistakes. Pick shit up from us. Stop being an asshole. Stop being an idiot. The Joker here ain't yours, he's got years of fucking with B under his belt whereas you're just a rookie.