The frozen ground made his journey possible, because the numerous creeks, swamps, muskeg and lakes would have made this same journey take almost all o... the short summer. He alternated between his short specialy made telemarking skis, when the weather was cold and the snow hard enough, and his snowshoes when the temperature softened the snow too much. He had waited out a blizzard of two days, huddled in a snow shelter, nursing his fist sized fire, and keeping the smoke hole from freazing closed. There was no placard.It was a small thing, one most people would not even notice. Kat was not most people. She was obsessed with diagrams and maps. Her personal collection rivaled that of the Union's largest technical libraries and she was constantly on the lookout for more. This meant that things like the map of the ship displayed on a cabin's Safety Placard were absorbed as naturally as she breathed. A safety inspection would levy a hefty fine the ship's owner and the ship's captain which. I can’t go with my colleague as 1 should stay here at the desk always. *sighs* reception job after allMe: Sure no problem. I am more than happy and thanks.Nisha: thanks? What for?Me: asking me for coffee *winked*.Nisha: haha.. don’t overthink so soon. I felt I can ask you for breakfast company as you are alone.Me: hehe.. kidding .. but ya coffee is on me though.Nisha: sure.We had breakfast and coffee during which I came to know she stays nearby and she is happy to meet the non-Telugu guy after. “Done.”I didn’t miss how he bent and ruffled the puppy’s head before leaving. Peter was a real softy wrapped up in gruffness.“Well,” I said to the dog, “don’t pee on my floor.”The puppy’s whole body wiggled as his tail moved. He grinned at me, tongue lolling, eyes bright and intelligent. Damn he was cute.“Hey! Sleepyhead!” I yelled. “Get up. I have a present for you! Amelia! Get up!”The puppy attacked my toes as I waited. His teeth were quite sharp. “Heel!” I tried. He ignored me.Amelia walked.