Old Friends, New Games [Penguin]

[Edward Nygma]

Eddie was never a man who hid his identity, even when he used his name rather than the moniker, so it was a lime green suit for him as he strolled through those double doors and into the Iceberg Lounge. His familiar suit and golden cane, ornate with an obvious question mark head, drew looks, but he ignored them. He never turned his sights towards the Lounge when he had a robbery in mind, so these people were safe. He was here for a drink.

In fact, he wouldn’t be robbing anywhere anymore, not since his game had changed. There were no more riddles for police to struggle with, and no more challenges for the Batman to solve. Instead there was a reformed Edward Nygma and a new detective to help the Bat with some cases. Admittedly Eddie found every case he had to solve boring as heck, but he was still managing. Arkham City gave him a more interesting riddle too.

Shoving aside his work with a light shrug, the man moved to lean against the bar and order a glass of the good wine. There was an advantage to being an actual friend to the Penguin, and that was that Eddie could order the drinks that weren’t watered down swill. Ozzy might be a crooked businessman out to make as much profit as he could, but he at least looked after people he knew well enough.

Speaking of Ozzy, Eddie wondered if he was in...

[The Penguin]

The Penguin waddled out of his office after handling some personal, somewhat legal business over the phone with one of his "business partners". He had a smile on his face, happy that once again things were going his way. His smile grew when he saw Edward Nygma walk in. The Penguin knew Eddie had reformed, but he still couldn't help but like the guy. So far, Edward hadn't made use of his new detective skills to snoop around the Lounge, so the Penguin had no issue with him.

The Penguin walked over to join him at the bar. He had Mr. Beak pour them both the finest champagne.

"Edward, old boy!" he said, extending his hand for Eddie to shake it. "To what do I owe the pleasure of your visit? It's been a long time. How's the honest life treating you?"