"Mr. J will be with you shortly."
"Where is he?"
"Bathroom," Harley nonchalantly replied, continuing to file her nails, "Too much surprise and not enough taco if you catch my drift."
"I see," Batman frowned, "And you're not.."
"Would if I could but," Harley nodded towards the cast on her leg, "I can't."
"Oh," Batman took a seat in a nearby chair.
Harley smiled,
"You uh, you seriously gonna wait for him to get out?"
"Until something else comes up," Batman affirmed without hesitation.
"Well that's awfully polite of you," Harley praised, "I mean other heroes would just bust in while the baddy is on the john and be done with it."
"That's because they have no sense of decency," Batman needlessly pointed out.
"No, they don't," Harley agreed, "Hey, you do know I have weapons at my disposal, right? I mean I'm not completely helpless here."
"I know, but I also know you won't use them," Batman declared with a knowing smirk.
"You're right, I won't," Harley stopped filing her nails then in favor of giving him her full attention, "I mean this is the first real conversation I've had in a long time and I really don't wanna ruin it."
"Understandable," Batman empathized, "To be honest, I really don't like fighting you at all because I know that deep down, under all the madness, you're still the smart woman you've always been, Dr. Quinzel."
"Now if only you could get Mr. J to realize that," Harley declared with a wink and a childish giggle.
"Get me to realize what?"
"That you're plan is going to fail as usual," Batman rose to his feet.
"Ugh," Joker groaned in absolute misery, "To hell with my plan, the hostages are over there in that box, just take them and go."
Batman hesitated a moment before he tentatively complied. Harley watched as he pried open the box and freed the hostages, who immediately fled. Joker sighed,
"Maybe next time, bats."
"Definitely," And with that, Batman was gone.
"You're really not feeling well, are you?" Harley queried, feigning concern.
"Next time you slip laxative into my food, I'll do more than break your leg," Joker threatened.
Harley gulped. She knew he meant it.