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[bruceno]

I suppose I am be grateful for the sudden kidnapping when it came.
It could not have come at a better time.
But I wonder how many were brought here to escape their lives rather than the immediate situation at hand?

My name is Bruce Wayne from Gotham. I doubt there are any here from my city, but if you are, please contact me.

I also have a question for anyone reading this: is the Friendr application truly useful? Does anyone find suitable friends that way, or is it best to find them the old-fashioned way?

Thank you

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[fingerstripes]

I find it’s an interesting way to keep an eye on comings and goings.

[ There’s a test buried here, there’s always a test. He hesitates. ]

You have much luck hunting down the Gotham expatriate club?

[bruceno]

Not yet
But if there is a club already established I suppose I only need to hunt down the founder
Is that something you're privy to?

Or is this just small talk?

[ Honestly Bruce is real bad at discerning one or the other. ]

[fingerstripes]

[ For a moment he an only stare at the text in his hand, feeling a slow chill creeps up his spine. There are only two possibilities. Bruce knows exactly what he's doing, and he's working deliberately to disassociate himself with them in this odd, public forum.

Or Bruce has no idea who he is, which means he has no idea what he's doing.

Dick sits on the thought for a moment, suddenly unsure which possibility sits less comfortably in his chest. ]

No. There's a few of us here now.

You looking to chat about something in particular?

[ About Gotham. Anything. He holds his breath. ]

[bruceno]

[ Survey says: the latter! ]

Only to see who is familiar with my world.

[ Once he's identified everyone, he can see what threats stand in his way. ]

[fingerstripes]

[ Something deep and painful wrenches a little in his heart. Thank god for text.

But it's Bruce. His father. His dearest friend. On a level deeper than anything else, it doesn't matter. ]

Then you've got one down for the count. :) I've lived there for most of my life.

[bruceno]

[ He's not sure why the man separated his comments with weird punctuation, but uhhh alright. ]

Where did you grow up?

[ It's unlikely Bruce will know the neighborhood intimately if it's outside the communities surrounding Crest Hill. But he might have an idea at the very least. ]

[fingerstripes]

[ Hahaha... well. ]

Bristol. Near Crest Hill.

Though I shipped out to Bludhaven a few months back. I work with the police department.

[bruceno]

[ Bruce is, frankly, a little surprised to meet someone among the exclusive communities of Gotham's upper crust. It's a small circle, and not one he trusts much these days. ]

Really?
Are you an officer or a detective?
Did you work in GCPD at all?

[ HE HAS QUESTIONS!!! ]

[fingerstripes]

Not directly, no. Though I'm a good friend of Jim Gordon's.

[ Yeah he's beginning to sense something else amiss here. Something beyond the wrenching possibility of a Bruce who's never met him. ]

[bruceno]

He lets you call him Jim?

[ While funny, Bruce asks mainly to see just how "friendly" this relationship is. He doesn't want to be the first one to reciprocate and be lulled into a false sense of security. Paranoid much? ]

[fingerstripes]

...No. I call him Commissioner.

But he did drive me to my high school prom.

[bruceno]

[ Commissioner? That's unexpected. Actually, it seems rather improbable at his age, especially with his... unconventional record. Not that Bruce helped keep it clean. ]

How long ago was your prom?
Did he give you a talk, too?

[fingerstripes]

It was a few years back. We've had [ oh god ] lots of talks.

Can I ask how long you've lived in Gotham, Mr. Wayne?

[ The Bruce in his world would expect to be known by reputation, particularly by anyone familiar with the upper echelons of Gotham society. But that's a dangerous assumption to make with an unknown quantity on an open channel. He needs to start eliminating variables. ]

boy they sure do love beating around the bush

[bruceno]

All my life
I thought that would be obvious to a Gothamite
And please call me Bruce

If you're really asking for my age, I'm fourteen

[ At first he hesitates to put it out there publicly, but anyone who can do a simple search for his contact information or Friendr can tell her is a child. Perhaps it'll make him seem harmless, or easy prey. It's hard to say. ]

also omg Im sorry

[bruceno]

Also, was the :) above an attempt at an emoji?

[ He just learned what them mother fuckers are. Pretty ridiculous if you ask him. ]