Gordon and Schiller sat in Joker's truck without speaking the entire way. Gordon truly had no idea what to say. It was hardly surprising that Joker had chosen to help; after all, this Electronic Life had been diligently causing trouble for Batman. It was practically a shameless third party meddling in their relationship. It would have been strange if Joker did not hate it.
Still, the fact that Joker could drive a truck—and drive one so steadily under these circumstances—truly overturned Gordon's preconceived notions about this lunatic.
Gordon had never been interested in the inner worlds of psychiatric patients, so he simply considered Joker a lunatic. In his impression, lunatics had little ability to care for themselves. Every day, aside from going mad and attacking others, they just babbled nonsense.
But at that moment, he suddenly realized that Joker did not seem like a patient at all. Driving required not only a clear mind but also hand-eye coordination. And driving such a huge truck through a violent storm was no easy task. Several times, crosswinds sweeping in from the side of the road nearly sent the vehicle out of control, but Joker always corrected it quickly. That proved his driving skills were quite good. As a truck driver, he was not merely serious—he was excellent.
Although this truck had some special features, the current conditions were even worse. If he drove an ordinary truck under normal circumstances, Joker should be able to handle that quite well too. So why had he never become a truck driver?
Gordon had originally assumed Joker was completely insane, which was why he insisted on opposing Batman. But now, that did not seem to be the case. He could not help wondering: if Joker was not mentally unstable, why did he refuse to live a