held me down and tried to cure me

gothambutcher:

im saving them from the cold nights. from the hunger. from wasting time expecting something better to come ‘cause it ain’t comin

i free them from the drudgery

we’re alll sheeppigcattle in the abattoir 

not everyone hears th screamin

…killing them is freeing them? Is saving them? Do you think you’re doing people favors by murdering them?

gothambutcher:

its all im good at

when i was little they said ‘this is what you’re good at so go do it’

but i learned. i dont have to just help them. i can save anyone. save everyone of you miserable ….

I guess that’s right. You do what you’re good at…

What are you saying them from? What do you mean by saving?

gothambutcher:

… I dont get you. you have a file that’s all anybody’s got. why

why do you act like you care????? i aint got nobody, never have. nobody. nobody helps. but i do i help them i

dont understand

I’m not acting. I’m just…I’m curious. About why you help people. Why you think it helps them, what you do. I don’t understand that.

gothambutcher:

Why do you remember stuff about me? Why, though? I don’t… Understand.

It made an impression on me. It’s so different than what I know, than what anyone else knows about you. All we have of you is what’s in your jacket. But you’re more than a file in the NCIC.

gothambutcher:

What’s your game.

What are you looking for.

Why are you treating me like this.

…I talk a lot. More than I should. I talk to everyone. About everything. That’s just who I am. You…took care of the kids in the Narrows. You took care of your cats, your plants. I remember these things, Mr. Zsasz. That’s all.

gothambutcher:

N

no

You are the same.

This is just another trick.

You can’t trick me.

It’s not a trick. I’m not going to make you talk. If you want to, you can. That’s all, Mr. Zsasz.

gothambutcher:

I ain’t ever been asked that. Sure as hell ain’t been asked that by one of You.

What do I say?

Maybe we’re not all the same after all.

You should say what you want. What’s on your mind. What comes to mind when you think about what it is that you want to do, where you want to go.

gothambutcher:

That’s what you all say.

It’s never about what I want. It’s about what you need to hear.

What if I want to hear about what it is that you want? What do you want, Mr. Zsasz?