There's actually a lot of businesses that don't require college degrees when you have nepotism to fall back on. But given the fact that he's trying to pick locks, it might point to something a bit different.

The corner of his mouth tips up. "Non, ain't jus' de eyes I got." He reaches into the pocket of the jumpsuit and comes back up with...a deck of cards. He pulls out one, flipping it over to show the Joker. Which, after a moment, goes from normal card to covered in pinkish-purple energy as the atoms fill with explosive energy. "Dis is de interestin' part of it." He pulls the charge back with some effort, the red in his eyes glowing for a moment as he does. "It ain't de 'stent of it, 'course. Dat was jus' de charge. I let it go, it'll explode. But dis is de only deck of cards I got right now, so I don' wanna waste 'em."