MASK OR MENACE

[ a familiar face to some, bespoke and sitting in an immaculate and impressive office overlooking the city of de chima. he looks incredible, of course, but anybody familiar with him-- really familiar with him-- will notice the dark lines under his eyes. ]

Good afternoon, everyone. Some of you may know me already, but for those of you who are new, my name is Bruce Wayne, CEO of Wayne Enterprises in De Chima. Usually, I only ever use this thing as a way to announce some significant work that you should be expecting to see in the following months, and this is no different from any of those. If you'll bear with me, I'll only take a few minutes of your time.

In my home city of Gotham, we have a rather... antiquated opinion on mental health in our community. In particular, the most egregious of this idea is Arkham Asylum, once known as Elizabeth Arkham Asylum for the Criminally Insane. I won't bore you with specifics, but from the name alone, you can conceive an idea about how a practice like this operates, Gothic and looming on the outskirts of my city. I've always taken a particular... interest in the area of mental health, and we all understand that mental illness is not specific to any one city, but exists as a constant all around the world, and one that we need to stay vigilant in recognizing and nurturing.

For the past year, my company has also been expanding into Maurtia Falls, through careful planning with its mayor Peter Baelish when he was here. In that past year, we've seen a significant decrease in crime and poverty as we bring new jobs and healthcare to the city without any of the controversies accompanied by gentrified displacement. My company will continue to work hard to sustain that effort in all of the imPort cities, especially to fill the economic void left by Mr. Stark, but I digress. During my visits there, I was inspired by The Maurtia Falls Psychiatric Hospital for Abnormal Conditions founded by Frederick Chilton years ago. In particular, his focus on community engagement caught my notice. As Dr. Chilton is no longer here, I'm inspired to continue his work and bring something like it to De Chima in the form of The Wayne Behavioral Health Clinic. My vision for this is a state of the art mental health clinic that is open to both imPorts and the native community, in the hopes that all of us can understand each other in a greater, more empathetic capacity. As we establish ourselves, I also hope to be able to work with other imPort run health facilities, like Dr. Chilton's aforementioned clinic, and The O'Malley Research Hospital and Clinic in De Chima run by the very talented Iris West.

Additionally, it's important to note that while this is a place of healing, we will also be outfitting it safely with power dampeners manufactured through The Justice League, so that metahumans-- imPorts-- with both mental health issues and superpowers will have little to fear from a session with our psychiatrists that may cause them sudden distress, or any subsequent and unintentional use of abilities. I like to work fast, so if we're able to stay on track with our estimated timeline, you can all expect this to be available to any of you who require it within the next few months. If you have questions or concerns regarding anything I've had to say thus far, please don't hesitate to respond to me here. That is, after all, what this is here for.