Log: Complete

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When; Penguin Day!
Rating; G
Characters; Frederick Abberline, Faye Valentine, and anyone else who feels like dropping in.
Summary; Frederick goes to visit Faye and brings a new friend with him.
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He hadn't meant to actually bother the penguins - he'd learned at a young age, like anyone else, that you didn't mess with wild animals, even if they were docile ones. You left them alone and sometimes got to watch from afar. But they were just so ... cute. He winced internally every time he reacted that way to small animals, but he just liked them. Penguins and other exotic creatures that they didn't have at the zoo had always fascinated him, even if only in passing. And he missed his dog. And they seemed very friendly.

And one followed him for half a block.

So it was entirely by accident, really, that when he knocked on Faye's door, he was carrying a small penguin with him.

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[noh-dancer.livejournal.com]

Numb feet on slippery surfaces now had Scarab flat on her bum, and shivering.

Her hair was dripping, and her blanket lay forlorn and forgotten near the steps, but as wet and cold as she was the others were just as bad off.

She had managed to peg Abberline in the back of the head while he was busy putting snow down Faye's front, and had returned the favor of snow in the hair to faye before finally losing her footing and ending up covered on slush.

"S-so who's w-winning?" she chattered and pushed at her sodden hair.

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"I am," Abberline said, smiling as wide as he ever did - which was still rather blase to some people. He dumped Faye into a large pile of snow, and had to duck his head to try and cover up his laughter.

"All right, I think we all need to get inside and get warm before someone dies of hypothermia." He extended a hand to Scarab, half expecting one of them to still get in a last shot, but figuring he deserved it anyway.

[glock30.livejournal.com]

"In your dreams," Faye said, pushing herself to her feet after struggling out of a bank. She dropped a large fist of snow in Abberline's hair and pushed her hair out of her face. Her hands were shaking, and her fingers were bright red. She was absolutely freezing.

"I think that would be me," she piped in, raising a hand before hugging her arms to her body and trying not to bite her tongue with her chattering teeth. "Going inside seems like the best idea I've ever heard, all fun and games aside."

Faye didn't care where they went, so long as it involved blankets and heat.

[noh-dancer.livejournal.com]

Scarab got to her feet a little clumsily, and went to retrieve her now-useless blanket, and shooing away the curious penguins that had waddled over to inspect it.

" Fair warning; I'm confiscating the dryer of the person who has a heated apartement" she commented," Though I will need to pick up some things from my place first"

She stood and looked between the two others, shivering.

" So, lets get to wherver we are going because my feet are numb."

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"Well I'm back across the way," Abberline said, "But it's plenty warm there..." he trailed off, noticing that the two women were significantly closer to freezing to death than he was. He didn't feel too bad for getting them into a snowball fight, though - Faye's jokes about parenting had hit him funny. He knew they were innocent and lighthearted and he did indeed see the humor in the situation, but ... What did my son look like? He shook his head slightly and shivered.

"I think we ALL need warm clothes. Scarab, if you need some place to dry off or use hot water, you're more than welcome - I think I'll be heading back, however thrilling and adventurous this has been." He cracked a smile at the last to show he truly did have fun - but that he was also truly freezing and soaked right through.

[glock30.livejournal.com]

Faye couldn't help but agree, and as much as the prospect of spending more time with her companions appealed to her, all she really wanted to do was get out of these clothes and take a bath. Teeth still clacking, she said, "I'm just right here. I think I'm just gonna go up and take a shower."

She ran a trembling hand over her wet face, laughing. "The next time the city decides to curse us with snow," she began, "I'll know who to call. This isn't over yet." Casting one glance at Peter waddling around, Faye gave Scarab a nod, glad to have met a woman like her, and said, "We'll have to have some girl time. It's been too long since I've had any." She didn't know if Scarab was that type of woman, but they could always shoot something together if that was the case.

Faye pushed by Abberline, laughing and saying, "Any time you want to save the tea, Frederick." She left the invitation open, knowing that he would probably catch the implication and the playfulness of her tone, waving over her shoulder as she started back to her building and ultimately to a hot bath.