[Trust well placed. He's good at this sort of thing.]

Oh, it's...

[He laughs a little bit, a soft noise.]

Gotham, really. It's a beautiful city. I've lived there most of my life, and there isn't another place in the world I'd rather call home. But it's... sad, too. Sad and old. I-- ah, watch your step--

[There's a child's toy in the middle of the road, and he skirts them around it.]

Say what you will, it's certainly one of a kind. But it's not for everyone, and believe me when I say that I understand completely when other individuals would rather avoid it. It's something of an acquired taste.

[And he'll defend it to the death, if needs be.]