tbh i'm tempted by the sanctuary because i have a shameful love of torturing my muses and putting them in positions that compromise their morality (or at least call it into question!) which i think being around negan would definitely do!
there's a lot of unresolved hostility in bruce so being an unwitting (perhaps initially anyway) protege of sorts to negan could be interesting! i absolutely think the apocalypse and the way it stopped bruce from solving his parents' murder when he was at the finish line could be enough to get him to tap into the darker part of himself that we were given glimpses of in the show. how much alfred was able to curb that or mold it while they were on the road has yet to be discussed but yeah! the tl&dr of this is: i am definitely game for bruce to make an impression on negan. and also, totally think that at some point bruce and carl need to commiserate over their terrible lot in life lol
you led with the offer for glorious lines! i totally think that's the best reason for forgetting introductions! <3