I N B O X.

[catholicisms]

"You missed me, I'll get back to you. If you're leaving a message, I'd prefer voice to text. Thanks."

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[pearlstrings]

[This is the first time Bruce has laughed in months. Not simply since he'd arrived in Beacon, but in all his time before. When the bridges blew and Gotham became an island cut off from all outside help. It doesn't last for very long but that doesn't matter either. He feels lighter. He feels like his skin isn't three sizes too small. Like he's made of paper.]

Well, you wouldn't let a little thing like that stop you.

[catholicisms]

Admittedly not. I actually enjoyed the work, I'll get back to it eventually. I don't think any of us have much of an appetite at the moment.

Has anyone figured out the source of the smell? ( Matt hasn't been able to leave his accommodations long enough to the and investigate, tbh. )

[pearlstrings]

The flowers I think? But I haven't really noticed the smell in town to be honest.

[that's a lie. bruce has noticed the smell plenty, but that's because he isn't staying in town square like any normal person.]

Are you staying in the village? I heard there are some in the forest.

[catholicisms]

That's some flower.

( at the very least, Matt would rather it be a flower to blame than what it actually smells like. )

I am, yeah. Though the smell seems to be everywhere, if you ask me.

[pearlstrings]

Is it true then? That your other senses magnify?

I thought maybe it was just an exaggeration.

[catholicisms]

I can’t speak for every blind person out there, but I’m more sensitive to smell than I was when I was younger.

( understatement of the century... )

That said I think the smell of rotting corpse would probably seem strong to anyone.

[pearlstrings]

This isn't really great news, for the record.
Have you ever heard of these things before? Any idea how long it lasts?

[catholicisms]

There was a corpse flower blooming at the botanical garden a few years ago, I remember there being something about it in the paper. The first bloom takes 7-10 years of growth, and are sporadic after that.

As for how long... hard to say, especially if it's multiple plants blooming at once. Hopefully not more than a couple of days.

[pearlstrings]

An entire ferry of supplies sinks but these flowers arrive with the other imports.

Or do you think it's been here the whole time and we simply got unlucky?

[catholicisms]

Considering how things go around here? I wouldn't be enormously surprised if these things spontaneously sprouted to get a rise out of us.

I didn't notice them before now, but I'd be the wrong person to ask.

( not just because he's blind, but also because he's not that knowledgable about plants. )

[pearlstrings]

I'm not sure if there is a right person.

Do you think it's the spirits? Responsible.
I imagine many will believe it's the Keeper.

[catholicisms]

Possibly? Hard to say. They're capable of plenty, though I have no way of proving if they're responsible or even capable of this.

As for Robin, her work doesn't gain her much in the way of trust. I don't think she's responsible, though you aren't wrong some might guess that on principle. I don't think it makes sense, it wouldn't benefit her to introduce something that would limit our effectiveness.

[pearlstrings]

I agree. And the growing preoccupation with assigning blame is costing valuable time.

I suppose I asked because I wonder if some spirits are more capable than others. If it's a conscious decision or a reactive one. Have you had any luck getting to know them, or do you know anyone who has?

[catholicisms]

You're not wrong. Pointing fingers isn't likely to get us any closer to figuring out a solution to the creatures that are supposedly coming to snuff out what little life remains here. It's just hard for people to not want answers and resolutions when faced with things that scare them. Things they don't understand.

( Matt Gets It, he just doesn't think it's helping anything much. that said, maybe just accepting it as a part of Beacon isn't helping anything much, either. )

I've spoken to all of the spirits in town, some more than others. I know that they all communicate differently, and some can use morse code. ( since Matt is blind, he does sort of need another way to communicate besides gesture; that's why he knows. ) There are certainly some more capable of communication, like the Vendor or the Librarian. There are some that can hardly communicate at all, too — I'm taking care of one that doesn't seem to understand much in the way of language, more tone than anything else.

That said, there's plenty of people who might know more than me. Many of them speak in gesture, and I'm not able to follow that particularly well.