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[bittybat]

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[WOW, amazing, this isn't Bruce Wayne pretending to be his son. This text sounds so different!! Like a tiny turd child.]

A community board is now established in the center of town to promote the accessibility of important information. Try not to clog it with anything useless or confusing for new people.

Anyone tampering unnecessarily or destroying the board will answer to me.

[Those visiting the board will see it has already been decorated with a map of Chroma and a garden list, but most of the space on the front and back is left empty for others to adorn it with whatever they would like.]

Comments

[messianic]

I meant that I thought you'd think Ichinose-san would be the one with enemies arriving, not that I would send them all to him.

He can be kind of brutal. I think that'd be mean.

[DAMIAN IS CUTE.... and paranoid, but he's going to take that as cute.]

[bittybat]

[Oh...........

LISTEN...]

More like he would probably die immediately. If any of his enemies arrive, we'll be in over our heads. It would take all of our skills and a miracle to protect the town.

[messianic]

That's brutal, Damian-kun...

[BRUTAL...]

Anyway, let's not worry about that right now. It may be that we never end up with anyone like that here.

[bittybat]

Ichinose is a thorn in my side.

It’s always good to be prepared.

[messianic]

I guess it's just that I know that you and a bunch of other people will always be prepared and wary, so I'd rather look at things optimistically.

Since you've got it covered.

[bittybat]

[UGH HE SOUNDS LIKE GRAYSON OR JON GOD]

Fair enough. [He sees you teasing him, Minato.] Do you think you can handle butting heads with everyone else who are prepared and cautious?

[messianic]

I don't think it's necessary to butt heads at all. Your point of view is just as valuable to the safety of this town, and I know you're just trying to make sure everyone's safe.

Why would I argue with that?

[IT'S CHILL.]

[bittybat]

Most do.

[messianic]

[And, peacefully:]

Maybe, but not all. Everyone's different, after all.

I appreciate your wariness, Damian-kun. I'm not going to argue with you over it.

[bittybat]

Fair enough. Are you always so agreeable? Don't you get upset about anything?

[messianic]

[Um]

Sure, of course I get upset about things. Do you want me to be less agreeable about it? I guess I don't really see the point about getting irritated with people just being themselves.

[bittybat]

[The most frustrating part about this is Damian is both attracted to Minato's chill (it makes him also chill???) and confused by it. He has absolutely no idea how to approach it, how to exist around it.

Jon is a sweet boy, but not exactly calm. None of his family are calm; the closest would be Grayson. IT'S WEIRD.]

So no one ever makes you angry, but if they did, you wouldn't say anything.

[messianic]

[Sometimes, Damian, people are just chill... well, maybe not the batfam, but other people are.]

That's not true. I'd tell someone if they really upset me. That just hasn't happened recently.

[Or like. Not since Nozomi tried to get him to help him con people into joining a cult.]

[bittybat]

[Damian is still very :eyes: about Minato's serenity. It's damn suspicious to him. Why? He just doesn't know. Maybe that's why.]

Fine. If you post anything to the board, just be cautious about the future and new arrivals. I'm leaving it up to others to use their best judgement.

[messianic]

It's a deal. I'll try to be as sensible as I can be about it.

[And then, because he can't resist:]

I'll think to myself "what would Damian-kun do" before I post anything there.

[bittybat]

As long as it isn't anything stupid, I would do it.

[And, you know, sometimes even if it is technically.]

[messianic]

[.... Yeah he doesn't buy that.

He also doesn't buy the "anything", but you know... he'll give Damian that one.]

It's a deal. I'll try not to do anything too stupid with the notice board.

How have you been lately anyway? Now that the sirens are all done and taken care of... are you doing okay?

[bittybat]

[NO MINATO DON'T ASK HOW HE IS DOING not publically not even at all period]

I'm fine. Why wouldn't I be?

[Thankfully, it's easier to handle when he doesn't have someone looking him in the face.]

[messianic]

[He's GONNA.]

Because you were kidnapped by sirens...?

[HE NOTICED.]

That's a pretty good reason to need some recovery time. I'm glad that you're doing better now though.

[bittybat]

I wasn't kidnapped, I was only a prisoner. I went voluntarily because they took Jon. [Does this matter, DaMIAN?? No, it doesn't.] I've survived worse. This place gave me an item which helped recovery.

[messianic]

[That doesn't really help... He also wasn't talking about physically, but it's fine. Damian is Like That.]

I see... is your friend okay too?

[bittybat]

He's okay. [Because he's thankfully indestructible pretty much.] What about you? You ask a lot of questions for someone who doesn't answer very many.

[messianic]

That's a relief. I'm glad you're both okay.

Is that right, though? I didn't realize, sorry. [He just sucks at... all of that.]

I'm fine now. I was pretty sick before, but that's still nothing compared to being kept captive by sirens. I'm just really relieved everyone made it back okay.

[bittybat]

I'm surprised there were no casualties considering Ichinose was apparently heading the search and rescue.

[Strangely, after hearing Damian speak in real life, this somehow sounds endearingly frustrated rather than malicious.]

[messianic]

[Damian...]

Ichinose-san helped us organize to find everyone, but we all chose to do what we did of our own free wills. That's always the case here, for better or for worse.

We're all just doing the best we can with what we have to work with.