December 22nd 2016
7:00 A.M. Eastern Standard Time
Penguin HQ
(Skipper's POV)
"Private status report," I said. "Kowalski is still working on the snow-o-matic 5000," Private said. "Kowalski will burst out of that lab," I said, "In three, two, one…" Kowalski slammed open the lab door a strange looking device in his flippers. "I have done it!" Kowalski said, "I have declared victory in the war against global warming!" "yah!" Private said. "With these device we can make it snow on demand" Kowalski said, "Gentlemen I finally give you the Snow-o-matic 5000!" "How about a test," I said.
"There's several settings," Kowalski explained, "frozen rain, Light flurry, mini-blizzard, snowday, winter wonderland, blizzard, ice storm, Nor'easter, Polar Vortex, Iceland, Serbia, Northern Territory, North Pole, Antarctica…" "Absolute zero?" Private asked reading the last setting. "You were not meant to see that," Kowalski said said. "The Ice age?" I said. "Pluto?" Private said. "You were not meant to read either of those…" Kowalski said. "now the test," I said. "For testing purposes I will set it to light flurry…and I think snowday would be more than enough to satisfy the lemurs."
"very well," I said. Kowalski hit a button on the device and a light flurry filled the room. "Wow!" Private said, "Julian should enjoy this…" "We're not actually giving Julian the device," Kowalski said, "we're giving him the snowday…" "but what if Julian tries and steal it like the helmet?" Private asked. "don't worry I'll keep it locked in my safe," Kowalski said. "did you change your password to something harder to guess than Doris!" I said. "yes," Kowalski said defensively, "of course it is." "Right," I said. "Now let's head over to the lemur habitat." "Yes sir," Private and Kowalski said.
(end of chapter One)
