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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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[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. ]