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The Joker was a lot of things. A psychopath to some, a freak others, a liar (though he preferred "storyteller") overall. Overarching qualities all readily apparent - but what most people didn't know was that he was a kind of jack-of-all-trades. He knew how to do a lot of things - except cook, he could never get the "waiting for the food to cook" part down - and most of them were hobbies he happily participated in. Everyone no doubt assumed he was proficient at dirty fighting, knives and all that, and he hoped people knew he was the kind of guy who could build a bomb and mix explosive chemicals with some decency.

Another thing he enjoyed doing was sewing.

Which was the entire point of his current attempt at finding Harvey; he had a garment bag on a hanger over one shoulder, a measuring tape around his neck and a pocketful of pins just aching to be used and damn Harvey for being a sulking little bastard!

The Joker pushed open the door to one of the rooms Harvey tended to avoid him in, craning his head through the doorway to look in. If he didn't find the bastard soon, he would probably burn the entire place down in sheer frustration.

Or, he'd just make Harvey something really embarrassing, since his last clean suit was currently in a pile of scrap in one of the rooms. Yeah, that would be fun.

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"Actions speak loudly enough." Harvey answered, though part of him had to agree with the Joker's words. He had put his face to his cause before because he believed the words. Look where that got him.

Harvey snorted but stilled mostly, letting the man work.

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"Actions speak loudly for the wrong people. After all, a couple people said I killed that schmuck in the apartment building - even though everyone knows that I don't just shoot people."

He licked his lips and pulled a pin from his mouth at the same time, taking in the legs a little and hemming them up just an extra half inch. He knew he made it all a little too big, but that was because it was better to be too big than too small.

"This looks good on you," he muttered around the pins, smugly satisfied that a modified American cut could look so nice. "Just needa tie."

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And he had a point. It was different if Joker was the scapegoat for the mob killings- chaos was indiscriminate, the criminals wouldn't be the only ones afraid. "It's easier to blame the devil they know." Harvey commented, almost resigned. The Joker and his fucking points.

Harvey could only see a vague, smudged reflection on a nearby window - blurred lines of black and white. He imagined Rachel would find it funny, if not for the circumstance. Maybe Bruce too.

"You make your own clothes." He said, not really surprised anymore.

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The Joker finished pinning away excess folds, rising to his feet and taking a step back to analyze the changes. "Mmhmm," he said vaguely, "Most of them. Not all the costumes, though - no, those you gotta buy mosta the time."

He had made a few of them, but when would he get the chance to wear a kimono? Never could be too prepared, of course...

"How's it feel? Too, uh, loose anywhere? Tight?"

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"It's fine." Harvey answered, surprisingly truthful. Hell it fit better than most of his good suits for court did. This ridiculous thing... he sighed, moving his arms without particularly caring if a pin prick would follow.

"Is that what this is then? A show?" He tugged at his collar.

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The Joker paced around Harvey and made sure that it looked even in the back - he'd been a bit hasty cutting the cloth, but everything looked fine.

"Is what a show? The suit?" He came back around and grinned. "You really gotta be, uh, more specific, Harv. You can change outta it now, by the way."

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"The costumes, the makeup - this." Harvey gestured vaguely. Their lives maybe.

He pulled the jacket off, the shirt following as he turned to his shabbier but much quieter clothes.

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With an eyeroll, the Joker grabbed the clothes from Harvey as they were removed, going to hang them back up. He knew better.

"The only part that's for show is the part where we're outside." He shot Harvey a vaguely annoyed look, "Do you really think I would be standing here, making you strip for my amusement if I thought I was on the set or something? Really, Harvey. You need to stop thinking so hard - you'll hurt yourself."

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"Maybe for a laugh." Harvey answered, finishing pulling on his pants and buttoning his shirt as the man spoke- mocked. Either.

He turned, glancing at the split suit the Joker had in hand, not looking irritated but nearly thoughtful. "Two face huh."

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"You wouldn't do it if it was just for show, then." He stood back after he hung up the suit, crossing his arms and looking at his handiwork.

"That's what they call you. All over the place." He tossed a grin at Harvey, smug and amused all in one. "You'll always be Harvey to me, though."