"There's nothing that needs further addressing, or will do more than leave a few more scars over the long term."

Is that an answer? He's trying.

"It's still bad enough to be uncomfortable, but not much more than that, at this point. It would have been a major problem if Joker hadn't decided to play nice."

He needs someone he can call on. He resents that, but he does.

Kyle is... his answer.