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November 10, 2018 (probably)
Some cave
Gotham
Fucking New Jersey
Dear Stevie
You remember how we all used to joke about Gotham when we were kids?
All of that "Ooh, don't go to New Jersey, 'cause Gotham will eat you" stuff?
So. We were right.
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November 10, 2018
Definitely a cave
Gotham
New Jersey, obviously
Fucking Gotham, Stevie, I swear I'm gonna
...
November 10, 20-whatever
A fucking big cave
Gotham
New Jersey
USA
North America
Earth
If you get this, Steve, it means I'm dead. (Just kidding.)
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November 10, 2018 (still, I think)
Bucky's Cave
Gotham
New Joisey
I swear to god, Steve. Do not suit up for a rescue mission until you've read the whole letter, okay? I don't even know how this thing is supposed to be delivered. By bat?
Let me know if you see the guy delivering it.
I'll bet it's a bat.
I am safe. I am fine. I am here of my own volition. Mostly. I could do without the cave, but when in Gotham, you do the Gotham thing. It could be worse. It could be worse. You're probably wondering why I'm in a cave in Gotham, and if you're not, you should be.
You know how we used to joke around as kids that Gotham was some kind of Lovecraftian place from which men never returned the same? We were almost right. The only part we got wrong is that Gotham's not exactly a place so much as a person. (I'd say thing, but that feels unnecessarily rude now.)
If you've been looking for me, and don't even try to kid me here, because I know you, and you've been tearing the world apart looking for me. You have really got to stop that. you probably know I was last seen walking up the 95, and then the cameras mysteriously start getting blurry, right? I'm solving the mystery right now:
About a week ago, I had the weirdest job interview in human history, and I think Gotham hired me. Not the city government. The city. What the hell I'm doing for her beats me, but once I'm out of quarantine past my probation period, I'll give you a call and fill you in on the whole deal.
It ain't bad. And the people here are nice.
I've only met a few of them, but they were all as nice as it gets in New Jersey.
So don't fucking suit up and come rescue me, you punk, or I swear to god, I'll
So whenever I'm out of here basic training, I'll give you a call and catch you up. Sorry I worried you.
Love you too, asshole,
Bucky