[Western Crossover] I Became a Joker After Being a Batman Fanboy

When I woke up, I found myself tied to a chair in a dim cell. The guy in the next cell, who was fond of rambling nonsense, kindly called me "Joker."

Using the reflection in the rusty metal cell door, I could barely make out what I looked like: green hair, a deathly pale face, and a grotesque, bright red grin. Oh, hell. I really was the Joker.

But which world's Joker was I? First, rule out Lego. Though honestly, I think Lego might be my luckiest option right now.

I'm well past the age when I'd be taken on as a sidekick instead of having every bone in my body broken. Still, if this is the Batman: The Last Knight on Earth comic, maybe I could be lucky enough to become Robin? But I don't want my head turned into a lantern, and I don't want to see Batman torn apart by the people he trusts. If that's really what this is, I'll find a way to stop it from happening...

But what if I've replaced the most common version of him, the madman who brings fear and endless chaos to Gotham, the one who wants to drag Batman down with him...

If that's the case, I think my best option is to smash my head against a wall and die as soon as I can get out of this straitjacket and move my body.

Batman won't kill the Joker. Yes, I know that. I understand, and I can't be bothered to argue with anyone who disagrees with his no-kill rule. But agreeing with it is one thing. Who cares? I'm not Batman. I'm just an ordinary nobody who admires and looks up to him. Who knows if the Joker's brain and blood will change my mind? Who knows if I'll go insane and do something I'll regret?

So while I'm still sane, before the Joker's personality comes back, I've made a decision. I'm going to escape Arkham and kill this body.

If I can use this method to rid the world of one menace, that would be quite an achievement in my otherwise boring life. Come on, it's Batman! Helping him would be so cool!

Oh, you want to know where my consciousness will go after this body dies?

WHO CARES?

Why so serious?

Theme: A mentally ill person's refusal to reconcile with themselves