Tales from Gotham

The Morning after

The Next morning Edward is the first one up. He goes over to the Kitchen and takes out a pan. He is in a white tank top, and long green PJ bottoms and no shoes. Barbara comes out shortly after him in a red night down. She sees Eddy in the Kitchen. "Well hey, didnt expect you to be up and at uhm so quickly" she says. Ed has bruises all over his body and a scare on his lip and above his eyebrow. He was wearing his glasses again. "Im alright" He says. "Are you hungry"? Ed asks. "Ed, you always make everyone breakfast, even when you just got your ass kicked by a ex detective" She says with a smile as she puts a hand on his shoulder. "Yes, so"? He asks. "Its just so sweet of you" She says putting her hands on his cheeks looking at his eyes. "Well, I like cooking, and I love seeing Mister Penguins expression when he truly enjoys something I make for breakfast" Ed explains. 

Barbara smiles and rubs his scalp softly with her fingers which cause Ed to jerk lightly. "Ow" Ed says. "What is it"? Barbara asks. "Just, Jim banged my head repeatedly against the wall of the house in the fight last night, its still tender" he says. "Im Sorry" Barbara says and pulls her hand away to notice blood on her fingers. "Ed? I think your bleeding" She says. "Hm? From my head"? he says touching the sore spot and also getting blood on his fingers "Oh, I guess I am, maybe thats why its been hurting so badly" Eddy says. "Did you let Victor look at you last night" she asks. Ed snorts "No, Im fine... Its just on my head, there's probably a gash, but its not like I losing massive amounts of blood if its not dripping everywhere" Ed says. 

"Ed, do you know how irresponsible that is"? Barbara asks. "What do you mean"? He asks. "At least get something to cover it" She says. "Like a hat"? Ed asks. "No! Not a hat, you are as hopeless as Oswald" She says. Ed tilts his head in confusion "What do you mean by that? As hopeless as Oswald"? he asks. "Just never mind"! Dont move" she says. "What? Why"? He asks. "Why do you think you idiot, I going to do something about it"? she says. "Like what miss Keen"? He asks. She starts rummaging through the drawers and find a gaws. She takes out the gaws and starts tying it around Eds head. "This isnt necessary Miss Keen" Ed insists. "Nonsense, just hold still Ed" She says. 

After tieing off the gaws she says "There, now you can continue with what you were doing" She says. "Thank you miss Keen" Ed says. "How long till you think the other two are up"? Ed asks. "Oh you mean Hellraiser, and the little pampered Prince"? She asks. "Victor is already up, he went to the Liquor store, he got up earlier and left, I got up to ask what he was doing" she says. "Oh, I see" Ed says. "I can go wake Oswald if you would like" she says with a devious grin. "I don't think he would very much enjoy that" she says. "Yeah, but he won't hit a girl," She says with a grin. She knocks softly on penguins door "Oh, Mister Penguin"? She says and opens it lightly and peers in. He gets up and looks at her "What is it miss Keen"? he asks. "Would you like breakfast"? She says. "Yes," he says. "What do you want"? she asks. "I don't care, Ed knows what ill eat" Penguin says. "Does Victor like Fish"? Barbara asks "He only will eat fresh Salmon," Penguin says. "Kay!" Barbara says. She shuts the door slowly and walks back into the kitchen. 

"Yeah, hes hungry," She says with a smile. "Hm, I was thinking making an English breakfast," Ed says. "Oh, that sounds yummy!" What you gonna make" She asks. "It consists of Fish, Sausage, Beans, Eggs, and sliced tomatoes," He says. "Oh, that sounds delicious"! she says. "Can I help!" She says. "Sure, if you would like" he says. "So, how did you get your glasses back"? Barbara asks. "When you came in last night, you were not wearing them" she says. "Oh, well I woke up this morning and they were beside me and there was a note, said 'Here Eddy you left these outside four eyes'" he explains. "I figured either Victor or Penguin brought them in for me" he says. "Sounds like Penguin did it" Barbara says. "Why do you think it was him"? Ed asks. "The attitude, he is the only one in this house I think would do something nice and follow it up with an insult" she says. "That is true isnt it"? he asks. 

Just then the door open as Victor walks in holding a bag. "Oh, hello everyone, is boss still in bed"? he asks. "Yes, he is" Ed says to him. "Hm, hes usually first one up" He says. Victor goes into the Kitchen and puts different bottles in the lowest shelf of the counter and pulls out a pack of ciggaretes and put it in his pocket. "Would you guys like a smoke" he asks. "No thank you" Ed says. "Thats alright" Barbara says. "Hm, suit yourself" Victor says as he sits down on the couch and turns on the news. "Do you guys watch anything other then the news" Ed asks. "No, its informative, nothing else on tv is of any current use" Victor explains. "Boss thinks so too" Victor says. 

So Ed and Barbara start cooking breakfast. "Are you hungry Victor" Ed asks. "Yes, are you making breakfast"? Victor says. "I am" Ed says. "Great, I look forward to whatever you are making" he says as he watches the news. He is wearing his typical black outfit, but this time he has a red undershirt and a black bowtie. Barbara notices and smiles at it. After 20 minutes Penguin gets out of bed and goes to bathroom and comes out wearing a black Tshirt and long skinny black jeans and grey socks. He has a leather belt on. He comes and he sits down next to Victor. "Morning Victor" He says. "Morning boss, how you doing today"? He asks. "Im well, yourself"? he says. "Good, I bought you more Whiskey" Victor says "Would you like me to poor you a glass"? Victor asks. "Yes" Penguin says. Victor goes to the cabinet and takes out a bottle of Whiskey and pour two glasses on the table in front of them. Victor drinks one and Penguin takes the other and starts drinking it. 

"Anything important happen today"? Penguin asks Victor. Victor knows he means on the news. "Nothing to be concerned about, says it might rain today" Victor says to him. "Guess we should make sure to have our umbrellas ready" Penguin says. "Indeed Sir" Victor says. 

So Ed makes breakfast for the four of them and him and Barbara eat thier food sitting at the counter standing up. While Victor and Penguin eat thiers at the table drinking Whiskey and watching the news. "This is a bit of a routine isnt it"? Ed asks looking over at Barbara. "Yes, it seems to become so" Barbara says with a laugh.