"An ant fell into the water, struggled for a while, then died, just like an old auntie, la la la."
Accompanied by a made-up tune and manic laughter, Joker swaggered into Luthor's laboratory with Punchline in his arms, laughing so hard he staggered from side to side. He tossed a silver grenade up and down in his hand, delighted with himself as he returned. "Little Lai Lai, what did you think of Punchline's singing? The ant-and-aunt joke, hahaha! Whew! She always knows exactly what scratches my itch."
After saying that, he happily stroked Punchline's head as though petting a beloved animal. Punchline obediently pressed herself against his side, rubbing against him and giggling sweetly like a possessed ghost.
Unfortunately, Luthor had never possessed much of a sense of humor.
The bald man rose from his chair and held out a hand to Joker. "Looks like you got it. Give it to me."
"I actually rather liked that big idiot John. They're both Green Lanterns, but he's more of a Gothamite than Hal is—more simple and honest." Joker extended the hand holding the Tenth Metal, then pulled it back in midair, making a goofy face to tease Luthor. "I guessed with my left eyeball that he hid this shell in his lantern, so I secretly stirred up some trouble around him and drained his ring's energy. When he took out the lantern to recharge it, I ran him over with a car. Classic drive-by robbery always works, hahaha!"
Bald Luthor expressionlessly exhaled through his nostrils. "We shouldn't further escalate our conflict with the Justice League. You disguised yourself so no one could identify you, right? And you didn't kill him while you were at it?"
"What? Oh, my dear Lex, you really don't understand me anymore." Joker looked aggrieved as he