Maribat March 2021

Internet Friends

For Maribat March: Day 4 Theme: Internet Friends

Damianette

Bruce 50

Dick 31

Jason 26

Tim 24

Marinette 17

Damian 17

It started with a class assignment.

From: TheRealWayne@gamil.com

To: MDC.unofficial@gmail.com

Subject: Pen Pal Project

Dear Marinette Dupain-Cheng,

My name is Damian and I am your penpal partner, which I am sure your school already informed you. I am a very busy person and have limited free time. I believe it would be efficient if you just answer the following questions:

What are some of your hobbies?

Who is your biggest inspiration?

If you could meet any famous person of your choice who would it be and why?

Who is your favorite superhero?

Thank you for your time, Marinette. I hope this goes over as smoothly as possible and we can complete this project with no complications. In addition, my teacher is requesting we submit pictures of our partners along with our project. Please attach an image of yourself with your reply.

Sincerely,

Damian Wayne

From: MDC.unofficial@gmail.com

To: TheRealWayne@gamil.com

Subject: Re: Pen Pal Project

Hello Damian,

To answer your questions, my hobby is fashion design. It ranges from sketching clothing, to sewing, to knitting. I even have a commission site, so it doubles as a part time job. My biggest inspiration is Ladybug. I admire her bravery and ability to stay calm under pressure. However, she is not my favorite hero. My favorite hero is Chat Noir. And on the topic of heroes a celebrity I would like to meet is Robin so I can question what he sees in his 'uniform.' It is an abomination of fashion.

My teacher has requested we ask different questions and to save your time I will list them below.

What is your favorite thing about Gotham?

Who is your favorite Rouge?

Which is your least favorite Robin?

I am sorry if any of these questions are considered inconsiderate. My teacher and classmates don't seem to understand asking questions about both the people who protect your city and the people who terrorize it may not go over well and no matter how much I pushed, they refused to listen. I would think they would understand more given we have hawkmoth, but it seems it only makes them glorify the atrocity even more.

Your Pen Pal,

Marinette

P.S. I also need an image of you for my report and the image of me will be attached.

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From: TheRealWayne@gamil.com

To: MDC.unofficial@gmail.com

Subject: Re: Re: Pen Pal Project

Dear Marinette Dupain-Cheng,

Before I proceed to answer any of your questions I have some of my own. Who is Hawkmoth, Ladybug, and Chat Noir? And what is so terrible about Robin's uniform? I think it's a bit disrespectful to Gotham's protector. However, not as disrespectful as the questions your classmates pushed to ask. Personally, I have not been victimized by Gotham's rouges. On the other hand, many of my close friends and classmates have and it may be triggering for them to relive their experiences to answer triggering questions.

I will answer them so you don't fail on my account. My favorite thing about Gotham is my family. I grew up with my mother until age ten and moving in with my father was a nice change. I do not have a favorite Rouge. Admittedly, I occasionally admire Ivy's passion for environmental justice. I strongly believe she is going about it in the wrong manor. And I do not have a least favorite Robin. I respect all the Robins and think they have all contributed in some way to help batman. To discredit would be wrong.

Thank you for the image, you would surprisingly fit in with my family with the dark hair and blue eyes. My father seems to have a habit of adopting children fitting that criteria. I will attach an image below.

Sincerely,

Damian Wayne

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From: MDC.unofficial@gmail.com

To: TheRealWayne@gamil.com

Subject: Hawkmoth, Chat Noir, and Ladybug

Good Morning,

(Or possibly night I haven't calculated the time difference)

To answer your question Hawkmoth is Paris' villain that popped up around the time I was 13. With him appeared the hero's of Paris, in hopes to defeat him, Ladybug and Chat Noir. Hawkmoth has the power to turn anyone feeling a negative emotion into an akumatized being. (I am trying to use sensitive wording because people who have been akuma's are victims of a mass manipulator, not villains themselves.) They basically get superpowers of their own and fight Hawkmoth's battle, while not truly being in charge of themselves. Victims do not remember when they are akumatized. Hawkmoth rarely appears unless he is planning something big. His goal is to get the Ladybug and Chat Noir's miraculous, but no one really knows why.

Ladybug and Chat Noir are the heroes. Ladybug has the power of creation in the form of Lucky Charm and Chat has the power of destruction in the form of Cataclysm. Ladybug's power creates a Lucky Charm that helps her defeat the akuma and Chat's Cataclysm destroys whatever he touches. Ladybug can also reverse the damage of any akuma attack once the battle is over. There have been a few blogs dedicated to Ladybug and Chat Noir. The Ladyblog is a popular one. It has a lot of good stuff on the early akuma's but has been going downhill lately. There is also bugout, less battle footage but really informative.

Oh and there is Myura. She pops up once in a while to assist Hawkmoth by creating a device his akuma's can use to benefit them. I didn't realize most people outside of Paris didn't know this.

Sorry if I was disrespectful of your city's protectors, Robin's costume just hurts to think about along with most of the rouge's costumes. Robin is dressed like a traffic light in an incredibly dangerous city. It's like a taunt that is incredibly dangerous. And the colors are clashing, it reminds me of some of the atrocious akuma designs.

-Marinette

P.S. Is your father really a serial adopter? That must make your family dynamic interesting.

From: TheRealWayne@gamil.com

To: MDC.unofficial@gmail.com

Subject: Re: Hawkmoth, Chat Noir, and Ladybug

Marinette,

Paris is 6 hours ahead of Gotham.

I have checked out some of the blogs you recommended, it is hard to believe the Paris situation has been going on for almost 4 years and it is still contained within the city. I suppose the magical fix-it solution is the reason it has not gained a lot of media attention outside the city. Has your city reached out to the Justice League for help?

Regarding the outfits of Robin and the Rouge's, I guess they can be seen as counterintuitive.

Is there any way we can be in contact while not going through email?

D.W.

Postscripts- My father is really a serial adopter, it certainly is interesting.

From: MDC.unofficial@gmail.com

To: TheRealWayne@gamil.com

Subject: Blank

Here's my number, +33 x xx xx xx xx

New message from +1 (xxx)xxx-xxx:

Hello Marinette this is Damian.

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