As someone with rather low emotional intelligence, Mina often had problems communicating with normal people. Fortunately, Psionic Man was a pervert who enjoyed peeping into other people's privacy, while Machoke Woman was a straight woman with nothing but muscles in her head.
So, over food and drink, the three of them quickly became familiar with one another, chatting and laughing. This was probably what they called the "Central City spirit."
Central City truly was a very friendly city. It always gave people the feeling that "all who come are guests." Whether they came to work or study, or to rob banks and supermarkets, The Flash always received them with courtesy and enthusiasm, gradually becoming friends with them.
That was how Barry had won over the Rogues. No one else could manage it; even Wally was not acknowledged by those people.
The villains recognized only Barry, as though he were the only person who could understand them. It was quite strange when you thought about it. Barry had no training in psychology whatsoever; he simply acted out of pure kindness.
Was sincerity truly the Finishing Move?
But Superman was sincere too. Yet Metropolis's villains, led by Luthor, did not buy that sincerity at all. They were either aloof idealists like the bald man or ambitious schemers whose minds held nothing but profit. Superman had it far worse than Barry.
Mina was now asking about Kodomatis, because the country was so small that she had never even heard of it before.
Machoke Woman told her that Kodomatis was an island nation in the Caribbean Sea off Central America. It had only two cities and a total population of just over two hundred thousand. Most of its people lived in hardship, while American financial conglomerates and intelligence agencies had committed countless atrocities there.