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The night had crept into Gotham, a subtle breeze danced across the dockyard and over the water. It was a clear night, Gotham seemed to be falling into a silent slumber for once, which made Jervis feel more relaxed in the idea of venturing out to the Docks for some much needed space. The bright lights of Gotham danced on the surface of the fairly calm water, rippled reflections of the dim hope in Gotham.

Jervis ran his thin hands through his wheat colored hair as he walked along the docks edge, his mind in a flurry as he gazed down and paused for a moment underneath a lamp post. He had been having nightmares of his past and been nitpicked in his therapy sessions at Arkham.  It seems things were slipping, his madness returning though at the current state it seemed to be merely moments of delusions, dreams and rather taboo fantasies. Yes, Jervis would have to get a hold of himself before things began to take a rather twisted turn. He had not gone this far from his cell in Arkham to be just thrown back in over some small mishap.

His voice was soft like  silk on a rose petal," Oh my dear Alice....." A tear formed in his grey-blue eyes as he looked up from his downward gaze and into the night sky. He was still deeply fond of the imaginary 'Alice '  that he once loved and cherished," What am I to do? I feel so empty and lost...... Oh bother these lonesome days where I cannot find peace anywhere.....or with anyone...."

Jervis sighed heavily and reached into the pocket of his long trench coat and pulled out bottles of his medication, his name neatly labeled on all five orange plastic containers. He bit his lower lips for a moment, pondering on whether he should toss his meds into the water a few feet from him or go on having his mind numb of all thoughts and feelings that made him happy. He had come so far from what he use to be, yet even with the freedom of being among the civilians of Gotham... Jervis disliked the idea of no longer being able to feel the joys and giddy pleasures of the things he enjoyed, His hats, his tea time...and his beloved Alice.

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The Joker sauntered down the dock to the smaller man. He might have been lacking in all his usual Wonderland Glory, but the Joker had a keen eye for insanity and sniffed it out. It smelled like…Harley’s terrible made cupcakes mixed in with sewage, a touch of hospital, and of course the sweet polluted air of Gotham. He sucked in a deep breath through his nose as he walked down the creaking wood of the dock. “Ah yes there’s the smell!” he announced and made his way behind him.

He caught the emotional babble of nonsense and gave a large grin, naturally to uplift his poor ‘friend’. A smile makes everyone happy! He patted the man hard on the back, shaking his entire form, including his hands with the pills. “I enjoy moonlight walks as much as the next person, you didn’t think to invite me, Dormouse?” his hand moving to his chest in mock hurt, but then he paused and leaned closer, looking down the dock both way and whispered as if someone else could be there. “Or did I interrupt your date with Alice?”

He paused for the effect, but then a bubbling laughter started to slip from his lips.

“I haven’t heard any police reports of a crazed man at an elementary school, so I got out of third wheeling” He pulled away with a grin and laughed hard, rolling his feet on the dock to start pacing back and forth. Tetch had an addiction for blonde woman like an addict had for meth. Take’em to rehab, they will still be back on it in a matter of days. All it took was someone to give the right….push.

And what a coincidence that the Joker happened to come across him when he needed his help the most. “Now, now, since I’m a generous guy, and my Jewish upbringing gives me a love Fiddler on the Roof…am I Jewish? Not the point,” he laughed and pulled out a tea cup, the loop of the cup on his forefinger. He brought the cup to Tetch’s eye level and it swung back and forth like a constant pendulum, taunting the man. “I can play a little match-maker. A blonde who is just as crazy about parties as you are.” His lips stretched across his face into a malicious grin.

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The forever unpleasant voice of Gotham's King of Crime made Jervis shudder in disgust, his last few encounter with the clown haven't been so friendly. It seemed The Joker was here to taunt him, Oh this was going to turn into some very unpleasant evening, when all Jervis wanted to peace and quiet.

Before Jervis could politely ask the clown to leave him be, his eyes drew to the tea cup, and a strange feeling swept over him. He felt numb with fear for a moment, fearful of being sent back to Arkham, fear of loosing his newly found lifestyle and freedom. Then his fear swept away and his mind started turning with thoughts of Wonderland and Alice, the longing desire to feel at peace, yes...at peace with Alice and swept away to Wonderland.

" Alice...." His voice whispered so lowly it was nearly above just his lips moving. His medication slipped from his grasp and scattered along the dockyard, the yellow bottles rolling off into the water as Jervis reached up to grasp at the tea cup, but then paused.. he was loosing focus, a dangerous thing when in the company of the Joker.

" Oh dear my oh my... What sort of situation we are in. I wonder how long it will be before we are back in the loony bin.... So tell me clown of what may come, what draws you to be my Chum....." His voice was bit stuttered, his rhymes held a wicked tone, the tone of a madman. Yes, The Mad Hatter Had returned.

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He had a few pet midgets before. They reminded him of dogs. So loyal and desperate for acceptance. Tetch might have been a few inches taller than one, but you might be able to take the man out of the midget, but you can’t take the midget out of the man.

His grin spread across his face as the pills dropped and spread across the dock. It took years to build something, but only second to destroy, and the destruction was always far more entertaining. He let the teacup slip from his finger and into the man’s hand. He stood, patting his head. “You’re missin’ somethin. Hmmmmmmmmm” he pondered staring at his head completely ignoring the man’s question. He then started to laugh, “Wonderblub! Where is your hat!!! No wonder you’re looking shorter than normal!” His laughter echoed around the dock and night air, almost a warning call to all others in the area not to venture to close or there will be a lot of fun to be had.

He then wrapped his arms around his shoulder and pulled him tightly to his side, as he led him down the dock. “How bout we go get you some new accessories? Where do ya shop? Claire’s?” He laughed, a full image of the man dressed from head to two in jewelry coming to mind.

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"M..My hat? "He whined, holding the tea cup close to himself as he walked along side Joker. His mind was now running a mile a second, falling down the rabbit hole and loosing all sight on anything but finding Alice and his hat. He realized he was asked a question and looked up, the tea cup clutched close to his chest," I.. I have my clothes at my apartment... I could never part with my hat...."

"What are you doing Jervis?"

" I.. Don't know, Alice..." Jervis replied in his mind as he traced one finger over the lips of the cup rather sensually as his gazed went back downward, only half minding the Clown beside him. He felt a tingle in his head, a nagging voice that told him this was going to send him back to Arkham.. but his madness argued that he would soon see Alice and all would be well.

"Jervis.... This is wrong....." said the sweet echo in his head, the ever haunting voice of Alice. Jervis shook his head and pocketed the tea cup and gave a rather mad laugh out loud before he sighed and removed himself from the arm of the Joker and did a sort of dance," Ca-loo Ca lay... What a delightful turn of events.... I shall require some Supplements.. Oh tea, glorious tea..What a day it is to be mad...."

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Oh the beauty of insanity! Once it gets its dirty fingers into you, it’s like a stage five clinger. You couldn’t chase it away even if you had AIDs. His lips peeled into a malicious grin as the man bantered with himself over those boring poor bars of morality. Who cared? Morals didn’t exist, only another obstruction to how life should be. It’s a good thing his short buddy here was getting a train to the loony bin where all the sane people were kept. Seriously, have looked at the rat race these days in THIS type of economy? The people dealing with that are the truly insane.

“Down the yellow brick road we go, off to the wizard to find your missing hat!” he said with a chirp, knowing fully that reference had nothing to do with Tetch’s mumbo jumbo theme. He kept pulling the man forward, but the short little man ducked his arms, and his lips pursed, his brows pulled together, and he turned around to look at what had halted their journey to the end of the earth to destroy the ring.

But at the proclamation of tea, he burst out into laughter, hitting his kneecap hard with his hand. “Wondermuck, can’t have a tea party yet. Remember the guest?” He grinned, “I’m thinkin’ we can invite that blonde I mentioned, and maybe a gloomy bat to ruin the atmosphere. Gotta have a party pooper at every party.” He laughed hard, but then continued his long strides off the dock. “But first! We dress our best to prevent hair nest with a hat that can defeat the bat..hahahaHAHA”

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"Is it Alice? have you found her?She's been missing for some time now..." Jervis' heart jumped for a moment at the thought of having 'Alice' back in his life. He clapped his hands and twirled on his heel before turning to the Clown Prince and grinned," Twinkle Twinkle little bat.... how I wonder what you're at. I can fix up something special for those who'd not behave at our tea party... put a little smile on their faces..and a spring in their steps...."

The madness was sweet like honey, it seemed to fill Jervis from head to toe, he was loosing his grip on the reasoning's he once clung to.


Men are so necessarily mad, that not to be mad would amount to another form of madness.....

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“Yes, I have, Hatz,” he said with a wide grin as he lead him off the dock, “But I hope you don’t mind the little….makeover…she had.” He gave a sharp laugh before pausing in his step, looking down the dock and then the other way. His forefinger tapped his chin, as he studied the area hard around him. “I just realized I have no clue where you live, Wonderblub,” a bubbling laughter spilled over, “Do we follow a rabbit?” He pulled the shorter man’s ears. “Where are those floppy ears to lead up down the rabbit hole?”

He grinned mischievously. Tetch had not been a hard man to twist into madness again, and he was already far more fun. But the blah blah blah nonsense he went on about could be so dull. He could be talkin’ to a clock and makin’ more sense out of each tick then this man.

He shuttered, the shake going through his entire body. “The Bat smile?” he said like he was talking of discomposing shit. “Do you want children to die?!” he swatted the man hard on the back then laughed. “Oi, of course! You got somethin’ against kids. I don’t blame ya, shorty. If I was your height, I’d be intimidated by them too. But enough about childhood!” he paused and pushed Tetch in front of him. “Lead the way to Wonderland!”

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"The white rabbit is dead..strung up by his own fuzzy feet.." He laughed before leading the Joker out of the Docks, the night swallowing the scene into its dark veil. Jervis' heart soared as he lead Joker down, down ,down the twisted rabbit hole, down where Alice would be awaiting and the tea party to begin. As the two headed towards Gotham's more populated area, Jervis grinned wide like the Cheshire cat and glanced at the clown who walked behind him," Dear Chap I suggest we discuss this over something.... stronger then tea...."

Indeed madness had its gnarled fingers around Jervis' mind and this was to lead to something wicked. The Mad Hatter saw Gotham as his Wonderland and he was to make it his own, make Alice his... and no Bats to spill the tea......

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Tetch had certainly gone back to the loony bin, making no sense per usual, but for a pedophile, he was fairly entertaining dude. The Joker laughed and followed the man away from the dockyard. His hands buried deep in his jacket pockets as he seemed to be going on a leisurely night stroll with a midget like most people do on a daily routine, except their midgets are considered children.

He perked up at the mention of liquor. “And here I had thought you had no good ideas! It never hurts to discuss extravagant business deals while being completely intoxicated,” he laughed. The Joker had a high tolerance for alcohol. He could drink like a World War Two tank, and still only fill the briefest of light headedness. If Tetch wanted to down that rabbit hole, the Joker would happily lead the way.

“Ya know, there’s a bar called Mad Hatter’s, Hatz?” he grinned.

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"I hd no idea ol chap.. let's take this walk to there and now where at the same time?" He cackled and clapped his hands before pressing a fnger to the tip of his nose and then spoke rather merrily," I'd say this hall become a rather amusing evening.. the rabbit hole has crumbled and there is no way back!"

Their stroll together went onward, Jervis, or rather, Hatter.. Had a wide grin on his face, a skip in his step as they passed down the sidewalk now. He only paused for a moment to glance at the hats in a window shop and oogled them for a while.