Sesi's face brightened at the request for an opinion. Her opinion. She had already taken the time and consideration into thinking of a plan of action on her way to the souvenir shop, matter of fact. What she hadn't counted on, however, was that the leader penguin would even need her thoughts on the matter, pushing his authority off and onto her; they'd seemed to be one step ahead of her this whole process… but he had all the same. Or, at least he was thinking about it. In any case, it needn't take her long to reply, answer already prepped.
"Assuming you don't already have a backup plan for a situation like this," She could have told by the unmoved facial expression of the commando ex-penguin that they probably indeed somehow did, but she continued anyhow, "You could come with me. You can't stay here, I wouldn't stay here. However, I don't know how to navigate all the way from here to Alaska, but I bet you could. Kowalski could fix the machine on the way; it may even be easier to find parts this way instead of having to scrounge for them around the zoo." She offered the genius avian. He considered it only momentarily,
"I do spend an abnormal amount of time doing this…" It was true. Extraordinary as said inventions were, most of them were fashioned out of second hand junk that had been littered about the place. Quite literally. "If we stopped at a junk yard, I would have time to find even better parts… I wouldn't have to use just anything I found…!" It took Kowalski's brain only a fraction of a second to catch up with what his mouth was saying, but once it had it was like the key to the universe had dawned itself upon him.
"I'm in!" He'd agreed excitedly. He hadn't even thought about this their first time around the world; rather they wouldn't have had the time anyways but now… now his project was the only thing hinging this potential expedition together; they'd have to let him search around a bit! He might even make something that could impress the dreaded Dr. Blowhole. He beamed, eyes travelling up towards the ceiling as he rooted though his imagination, a wide grin on his long face. An invention that would even make that smarmy bottlenose squirm in jealousy! How delightful.
Sesi gave a quick nod at just one of the taller of their group, a bright smile lacing her own face at his obvious furor for the idea. She shifted her attention back towards Skipper – who still looked as though he needed convincing, and it dropped once more. She started again, "It'll also keep us on the move. If you stay rooted too long, someone's bound to start noticing you, you know." Who exactly was going to be doing this, or who'd actually care, she didn't know… but Skipper seemed the paranoid type, and she was going to furiously bank on that fact. She needed help. She'd gone too long without it and it'd cost her too much time to keep on.
Skipper had thought the plan decent in any case but even he'd forgotten the risk here. As much as he'd hate to say it, they had enemies who could be keeping surveillance on them this very instant. Staying moving at this time would be optimal. They were weak, as it were. These bodies were foreign to them, and would take time to adjust to. They'd have to learn to socialize with the humans, something they'd been previously barred from doing. Their methods of hiding and stealth would be useless now, they'd have no choice but to keep moving until Kowalski's invention was fixed.
"We'll do it." He decided. "We'll help you." True, the she-wolf may have been able to get up to Canada, but how she'd actually get in would be another story. She had no passports, she had no I.D.; as far as the United States government was concerned she didn't exist. It'd be difficult for her to get really anywhere without their help. She didn't know the city's layout like they did, the journey would be much too difficult. They'd already been around the world once, what was Alaska to them?
She could hardly contain herself as she'd heard the affirmation. They would help her! She could go home now! Or they'd at least try to get her there… so in any case she wouldn't be travelling by herself anymore so that was a plus, at least, but they'd be trying! She almost let out a hysterical laughter at finally finding some relief in her world for once, doing a victory dance all the while. She'd however managed to compose herself in time, settling instead for a couple excited bounces on her toes. Deeming even this reaction a little much, she cleared her throat, straightening out quickly to regain her previous poise. She gave a single nod and a soft smile. "Thank you."
"Not a worry, miss." Skipper replied shortly, heading for the back door. None of them anymore would be able to fit through the food-dish entrance. He stopped just after pulling open the door as if to hold it for the rest, for which the rest of the ex-penguins quickly began shuffling for, familiar with the drill. "Shall we be heading out then?" He'd said to any of those who were remaining.
"Think Skippah, this place could be better than Antarctica. I hear it's not so cold there!" Private mentioned off-handedly as he passed his leader through the entrance. Antarctica hadn't exactly been high up on their places they'd like to stay. Much too cold, much too desolate. At least up north, there was more life, not to mention slightly not-as-low temperatures.
"Could be a good studying opportunity…" was the last thing that could be heard from the three others as they continued down the hall, and it wasn't hard to guess who'd said it.
In Julien's mind however, things could not have been going worse. He'd liked the aspect of his human body, but if it meant his new love (whether she realized it or not, he was going to persist regardless) was going to leave him, then… then… wait.
"We will be going onto this expedition also." The leader king quickly determined, an idea brewing around inside the potentially empty case that would be his skull. "I could use the vacation." He explained, as he begun for the exit as well. Knowing the penguins, that'd be all they'd have to expect from his reasoning. "Maurice, you will be attending me whilst I prepare for the trip." While he was somewhat saddened his new crown-making would have to be put on hiatus for now, he suspected he'd need his advisor for his plan much more, and would discuss it on his way to his mini-kingdom within the zoo. Mort skipped happily after his king, believing his attendance was already implied, while Maurice followed behind shortly, breathing a heavy sigh through his nose. His last idea of a vacation was a winterland well below freezing.
"Whoa whoa, waitwaitwait… What about me? Are you just going to leave me here?!" Marlene piped up, finally getting her opportunity to speak. "I can't go outside, Skipper, you know this!" True she'd been trying to condition herself, but… she'd never gone over an hour before she flew completely off the handle and went crazy. She just couldn't handle going outside…
"Why not?" Sesi squeaked. She hadn't counted on anyone else not being able to go, but now that she thought about it, there were a particular lot of (now) people who got transformed with her. Maybe not all of them could go… but Sesi didn't exactly feel like being the only girl amongst a bunch of men, one of whom was already expressing a much greater fondness for her than she'd care for.
"It's nothing you need to worry yourself with," The leader ex-penguin removed himself from the door, going to stand by the darker haired girl. "Nothing you need to worry yourself with either, Marlene. I'm sure you'll be just fine." He reassured with a confident smile, resting a hand on her shoulder.
Sesi cocked a brow at Marlene's quickly reddening face that Skipper, who seemed incredibly observant, was apparently somehow oblivious to as he began leading her towards the door. Sesi followed suit, face contorting into such a knowing smile that her eyes practically disappeared under it's width. It was a wonder how she didn't bump into the door on her own way out.
Outside, the other three penguin troops awaited their leader. Kowalski went over to discuss their situation with the Skipper, having grabbed their emergency funds in case they'd ever need to go somewhere… and require money. They'd probably have enough, and more; you wouldn't believe all the wallets that get left at the zoo.
The ex-lemurs arrived shortly after a bit of exasperated waiting. It was nearing Dawn and they'd have to leave much sooner than then if they wanted to get out without arousing suspicion. They'd look suspicious enough as it was, dressed in the clothing they were. It was everything zoo, and nothing not. They didn't even have shoes. It looked like some fifth graders had gotten lost on a field trip one day and hadn't returned till now, wearing the same things they'd had when they'd disappeared. That or some out of sorts, ragtag group of adults just really loved the zoo.
They'd left soon after. Out the front gate and onto the streets, it was in the penguins hands now to navigate them to their destination. It, fortunately, was still very early by time they'd gone. The sun had yet had yet the chance to rise over the skyscrapers that stretched up towards the sky's limits, and the streets… they'd be as empty as they'd ever be in New York City. Only the occasional car would roll on down the street, or a passerby would their paths here or there, though most proved too tangled up in their own lives to even glance in their direction.
Sesi could have been emotional at it all. The cool not-even-yet-morning air against her face felt better than she could have ever imagined in such a city. Even with the intermittent passing of a car or pedestrian, everything had a very… serene, feeling to it. It was calm. Peaceful, even. Even the sky was tame; very unlike what she was used to in her homeland. Nothing could be seen besides a mere sliver of a crescent of light that was Brother Moon. Not only was it the atmosphere, but to know that this was her first taste of freedom in two years, and that she was going to potentially be home… very, very soon. The thought nearly overwhelmed her, but she'd barely slipped by with her own accord.