Aya sighs in exasperation. All she wanted was a quick smoke, calm her nerves, and here she is faced with a choice that's no choice at all. Joker does sound confident that he'll be fine, but what is she going to do when he doesn't show up to class tomorrow? She shrugs. There's nothing else for it.

"Well, I might not be a teacher, but I am a TA. I can't let you go off alone. I'm coming with you." And there's no way in hell she's threatening a student with a gun to get him back inside. "I will have to tell the administration though, you realize that."