Lonely Hearts

**Lonely Hearts** is a dating, option with ads in a local paper. Wanting to try dating again Mrs. Pennyworth gives a try. Lonely Hearts is ongoing subplot in the third season of *Pennyworth*

## History

In past papers this same info was given. A page in the personal of Stepney Bugle newspaper was filled with them in columns.
To contact any of these, please call: 03-8467
To send your own, please sent it to: The Stepney Bugle, Aviary Street London.

## Throughout *Pennyworth* Series

### Mary Pennyworth joins

It is 5 years later by the start of *Well To Do* Mary Pennyworth is reading Lonely Hearts. Picking one, she takes a red pencil and circles it.

In *Many Clouds* Mrs. P answers an advertisement in the papers seeking companionship, reading Older & WISER man looking for kind, mature female.

Thomas and Sam went to the Pennyworth family's house. Sam looked for Mrs. P, only Alfred thought she left for work, Thomas was there to see Alfred and asking about a job on behalf of Wayne Enterprises.

Mrs. Mary Pennyworth was waiting at the restaurant at a table. She was about to leave, a man came to the table. Being, mature companion, walks through Vicky Park, chats over tea. Mary starts to answer, she realized... the man Frederick, interrupts. Tell her how he jumped ship last time, attack of nerves. He pretending he had to feed his dog, but does not had a dog. After 1 cup of tea, if she wanted, she could leave to feed her dog.

Frederick entertains her all through high-tea. He was glad that she chose to stay. He then comments on her wedding ring. Mary answers, five years since Mr. P passed, she still can't take it off. He wonders if she's been alone. Mary answer, she has her son Alfie who lives at home. Mary starts to tell the story about Esme, but stops her self, only telling that Alfie might still be holding a touch for her. Completely unexpected to Mary, Frederick tells how glad he was she had and would not need the ring he brought. Wearing wedding bands makes it simpler at the hotel. He explains, in his ad he states Carpe diem, Latin for Seize the day. She answers, she thought it had to do with fish on Friday. Frederick asks her to again. Mary storms out of there, with Frederick following, she told him to stay away or her Alfie will put his head on a pike.

In *Comply Or Die* Martha along with Alfred Pennyworth and Lucius Fox were outside, having found Troy. Alfred confronted Martha about Thomas coming to him to ask about her job. Also about if his mom was working yesterday. Catching his mom in a lie, about what she got dressed up for.

When Martha meets Samantha in the park later. At the same time Martha and Mrs. P were chatting about lying to Alfred about working yesterday. Mrs. P does confess what she try for fun on her day off. She met a man. Martha asks to hear everything, realizes only if she wants to tell. Answering the Lonely hearts ad in the paper. Dating again was not what she expected. Lonely heart sounded so sad. Telling Martha about the date, meeting at a nice tea room. Good cakes, adequate tea. The man seemed a gentleman till suggests they go to a hotel to have sex. Suggesting that Carpe diem would mean that Mary should know.

As every aspect of life was getting complicated in *Silver Birch*. That date was the day Roger Hammond planned to meet. Divorcé, who enjoys bird watching, and owns a Yorkshire Terrier. Mary Pennyworth tells him she not doing Lonely Hearts any more. Full of perverts. She ment to cancel. Roger had come on a lone trip to get there. As Samantha came to the door, he thought she was Mary's daughter. Mary does let him in. Sitting down to tea, Mary talks to him about meeting a nice man and going dancing. He does not dance. Then Roger tells how his wife left him, she ran off with Clive Vickery of Good Day Britain. Roger found it embarrassing. Mary pointed out a photo of her Arthur. Roger remembers his image, from the incident. Remembering, he killed the Prime Minister and almost The Queen. Mary answers, he got mix up in it but was not all bad. Mary jokes, she never trusted Vickery, his eyes were too close together.

Then much later that day, in the evening, Roger and Mary were about to kiss. There was a sound. She took the gun. Taking a position at the arch between the Living room and Dining room. Roger freaked a little. It was only Alfie with Thomas. As the conversation got weirder, Roger said he had better go and went for the door.

Alfred comments to his mom, she looks nice, towards the start of *Rhyme 'N' Reason*. Meeting Roger, Mary Pennyworth didn't think her son should ask where she was going. He pointed out she asks each time he does go out, and also question if that was the bloke who ran last month. She points out, most people are not use to Alfred's life. Alfred points out, it was wrong of Roger to make her wait so long. She points out to her son, he didn't ring her, she rang him on the phone.

Mary and Roger had their next date in a park. Walking and talking. Roger admits he still says our and we alot. Mary points out, even after 5 years, she still talks to her deceased husband's photograph. Roger tells, when his wife ran off, he wanted to say it was no one's fault. His ex-wife wanted more out of life, and he didn't. Now, he does want more. Asks Mary to give him another chance. She jokes, he's not up for a more interesting life. Nearby an accordion player, she asks him to dance.

The 2 of them date more, when Alfred comes home in *Hedgehunter* he freaks Roger out again. Having only come quick to find his gun. His mom keeps hiding it places in the house. Mary and Roger have been sleeping together.

Mary and Roger are happy and together in *Red Marauder*.  Sitting down to breakfast with Alfred. Mary thought that her son Alfred was moping, and thinks the girl was not right. Roger added, there are plenty of fish in the sea for a handsome man like Alfred. When she went to answer the phone, Roger even was close enough he told Alfred, he try taking to Mary. A man needs time.

In *Highland Wedding*, when Roger was concerned for Mary and didn't find her at the Pennyworth's house. He went looking around London, walks into the bar holding his Terrier in his arms. Asking Alfred if she was there. Roger was on the red double-decker bus as it pulled up infront of Wayne's house. Everyone could flee the city of London.

They attended Alfred's wedding to Sandra together as a couple. The service was being conducted by Dr. Fox but interrupted right at the moment Alfred was about to say *I Do. Everyone standing outside in the meadow turned around, and looked back at the city. From the safe distance it was clear there was an attack.*

## Known participants

### Currently

* Frederick

*Many Clouds*, When Mary Pennyworth (Appearances *Many Clouds*)
but leaves insulted when the Frederick suggests they go to a hotel to have sex.

* Roger Hammond

*Silver Birch* Mary Pennyworth was at her home, having Samantha there because of the events that happen to the Wayne's the last night. Fearing who might come to her house, she took a gun to answer the door. Roger was there with a bucay of flower. Having travel to London all the way from Plumstead. On 2 busses.

Hitting it off at first, then, after a month and not calling Mary again. She called Roger to see him again.

Escaping the city together, Mary and Roger stood in each other's arms. They attended Alfred's wedding to Sandra together as a couple. Standing outside everyone turned around and looked back at the city. Some large explosion happens.

## Appearances

Season 3

## Trivia

Carpe diem might also be known from episodes of Buffy. Oddly, in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, it was motivational, ment as a positive thing. As Buffy said "Seize the moment. Because tomorrow you might be dead."

## Notes

* Carpe diem in Latin means to Seize the day.