The Wayne Family left quickly, giving no one another chance to ask questions and leaving everyone behind with a pile of explosive news.
Although the mayor and the others were still there, the reporters were already itching to hurry back, open their computers, record what they had heard that day, and submit it to their editors-in-chief so the presses could get rolling.
The newspapers that had kept up with the times and embraced digital media were delighted. Their reporters finished their drafts in the car before they even got back, then called their editors-in-chief directly. Who cared whether they were resting or already asleep? Everyone had to get up and work, work, work!!!
And so, before the newspapers even went to print, that night's banquet had already set the internet ablaze.
The Wayne Foundation's ten-billion-dollar charitable development plan for Gotham...
The Wayne Family's second son, back from the dead after years...
The first girl the Wayne Family had publicly announced it was adopting...
Normally, any one of these stories alone would have been enough to become the month's biggest headline and stay in the news for ages. Today, all three had arrived at once!
What were they supposed to do? There wasn't enough room on the page!!!
Meanwhile, the Waynes had returned to the manor, bringing two "tagalongs" back with them-Clark, who had attended the banquet as a reporter, and his partner, Jimmy.
"Oh, buddy, I know you're Mr. Wayne's personal reporter and you're on pretty good terms with our big boss behind the scenes, but you actually get to come into his private manor for an exclusive interview?!" Jimmy, who tended to get a little chatty when nervous, followed close behind Clark, unable to take his eyes off the castle-like manor. "God, this is just ridiculous! Damn rich people!