Sherman watched Penny in disgust as she acted as if his stepsister was a puppy. Eleanor wasn't a puppy, and the idea of making her one made Sherman want to punch Penny. Not that he would actually do that; maybe a wall first, then if his hand wasn't displaced or bleeding, maybe he'd hit her.
"Aw, what a sweet little Ella." Penny cooed to a sixteen month old who seemed to not be listening.
"Please don't call her that." Sherman groaned. "She doesn't even like it."
Penny looked up at Sherman with a doubting look and put a hand on her hip.
"How would you know?" she asked quite simply. "You can't read her mind."
Sherman opened his mouth, then closed it again, not sure how to answer. Penny smirked, then turned back to Eleanor.
"Come here Ellie, come on over to your favorite Penny!" the girl then said. Sherman rolled his eyes in disgust and frustration.
Eleanor turned to look at Penny, clumsily signed 'all done' twice then returned to what she was doing. Sherman did all in his power not to laugh. Penny had no idea what had just happened.
"She doesn't like you." Sherman told Penny bluntly, having a hard time to stop himself from laughing. In response, Penny made a rather indignant sound and folded her arms.
"Hey Eleanor!" Sherman called. Instantly, the young girl turned around. Sherman motion for her to come over, and she obliged with a wide smile on her face. Penny looked on in contempt as the step-siblings exchanged a small high five and hug.
"So when are you all gonna go on a family vacation with the WABAC?" Penny asked. Sherman stopped playing with his sister and looked at Penny as if she had suggested mass murder. Instantly, he covered Eleanor's ears, much to the little girl's confusion.
"Mr Peabody said that we're not supposed to talk about the WABAC in front of Jane and Eleanor." Sherman whispered.
"Why?" Penny asked.
Sherman opened his mouth to say something, but found that he didn't have an answer. He looked at Eleanor who was wiggling to get out of his grasp. Sherman removed his hands from her ears and Eleanor resumed playing.
"And here I thought you guys went on these really cool adventures with each other..." Penny mumbled. "Your family is in possession of the world's only functioning time machine, and half of you aren't even aware of its existence..."
Sherman said nothing, and chose to focus on his sister.
Why did Mr Peabody not let them talk about the WABAC?