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Hernando Fuentes ([personal profile] hernando_fuentes) wrote in [community profile] fandomtownies2018-12-20 08:53 am

T42 - Thursday

Hernando and Kaidan had taken turns through the night to wake up and shovel the snow clear of the entrance and window of the shop. Kaidan had begun building something he called 'berms' by tightly packing the snow into mounds around the door. He'd built a sort of icy..archway?.. around the door that kept the snow from drifting in and blocking it.

Dave was sitting on the windowsill and glaring out at the snowfall. The other quokka were cheerfully hopping about as though the weather didn't concern them in the least.

The interior of the store had changed. A roaring fireplace took up one entire end. A giant copper kettle, siphon tubes running up from the lid and across the wall to the hot water dispensers, hung from an iron hook over it. The walls had become stone-clad, reflecting the heat. Thick woven wool rugs were layered on the floor. Tables and chairs had rearranged themselves closer to the fire to be joined by large plush armchairs closer to the counter.

The counter and hot water dispensers remained the same. Hernando began setting out pastries.

The sign rattled. Hernando let out a relieved sigh he had not been aware he had been withholding and went to see to it.

T42 is Open!
Come in!
The fire is warm, the tea is hot.
There is also cocoa.
We still don't recommend the coffee.


He patted it and placed it in the window. Small candle lanterns hung from delicate chains. The colored glass added a festive glow. Hopefully the light would guide people in from the cold.

[Open and snow-monster free!]