"I expected nothing less," he replied, perhaps a bit bitterly. Regardless of Joker's intention, Edward had his own to obsess over. Therein lurked his overall vision, after all. Adjusting the ends of his purple gloves, Edward shrugged in his vaguely nonchalant manner. No use revealing unnecessary clues now.

Staring Crane down, Edward curled his mouth into a sarcastic sneer.