Pen and Paper 06.27.15
Note: This installment contains references to North Wind from The Penguins of Madagascar Movie, although it should not spoil anything for those that haven’t seen it. sa pamamagitan ng the way, there's one mild curse word, just a warning.
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“Skipper, this came for you,” Kowalski sinabi making his way over to his retired first-in-command with an envelope.
Skipper smiled as he took the envelope from Kowalski. “Thanks, Kowalski,” he sinabi with a tired sigh.
“Couldn’t sleep again?” Kowalski guessed.
“Ah, it’s that damn hip again,” Skipper sinabi with an irritable roll of his eyes. “It’s been four years, you’d think it would’ve stopped bothering me sa pamamagitan ng now.”
Kowalski smiled empathetically. “Well, I hate to break it to you, but you’re old. It was one thing when you broke it, and then you had to be stubborn and not rest like I told you to,” he sinabi folding his flippers.
“Hey, I did rest, thank you very much,” Skipper argued.
“Yeah, for two weeks. Then one madami week when I begged you to,” Kowalski shot back.
Skipper narrowed his eyes. “Just because I’m retired now doesn’t mean I won’t slap you for arguing with me,” he sinabi with a smile.
Kowalski chuckled. “You gotta catch me first, old man,” he teased. He jumped back as Skipper swung his flipper in his direction, aiming for his face. He barely missed and almost fell out of his seat. He winced as he felt pain in his side and settled back with an annoyed huff.
“That was not fair,” he sinabi trying and failing not to laugh.
“All’s fair in pag-ibig and war,” Kowalski sinabi leaning on the far end of the table..
“And that’s not how the saying’s used,” Skipper argued. Kowalski laughed as Skipper chuckled and looked at the envelope in his flippers. He opened it and pulled out the letter. Kowalski walked around behind him and looked over his shoulder. Unfolding it, they read:
Guys,
Hello, guys! How have you been? I hope you’ve been well. You won’t ever guess what happened this week! I’ve been ibingiay my first field assignment! Unfortunately, I can’t give you the details because they’re classified (at least not in writing! shh!). I’m really excited, but also a little nervous. I ilipat out on Monday. If you guys have any advice, I’d greatly appreciate it. I value your guidance, as always.
We got a few new recruits the other day! They’re not part of my unit, but I see them around. I’ve become good mga kaibigan with one. Um . . . well, she’s a girl. I think she likes me. Not that I like her or anything. I mean, not in that way. Oh, stop smiling. I know you are.
ANYWAY, I’m really missing you all. These past several months have been very strange for me, not waking up with you guys in the morning. And North Wind does everything so differently! All this fancy technology and multimillion-dollar systems! Well, I’m excited to come tahanan for your birthday (well, I guess it would be hatchday, if you want to get technical) in a couple months, Skipper. Hopefully I’ll be done with my assignment sa pamamagitan ng then. If not, I’ll come as soon as I get the chance. I can’t believe you’re turning 60! It seems like just last week you were giving me drills or combat training to do. Nobody slaps me here, just gives me a bunch of push-ups or laps to do. It makes me kind of appreciate all the slaps you used to give me!
Missing you guys,
Private
PS. This is Agent “Classified.” I saw Private Pagsulat to you and asked if I could pitch in a word. It sure has been a long time since we last encountered. I also hope you’re doing well. Your boy is doing great here at North Wind. He’s bursting with potential! You’ve trained him quite well. Oh, sa pamamagitan ng the way, he will not be giving you any classified information regardless of transmission! You understand. Corporal, Eva, and ShortFuse also say hello. Best wishes. And Happy early 60th!
Skipper chuckled and sighed at the letter. When he’d started reaching that age and wasn’t able to go as he used to, he suggested that Private keep doing his part to do good in the world. Private seemed reluctant to resign from the team, but eventually agreed because he wanted to do Skipper proud. He wasn’t sure where to go when he remembered that North Wind—an “elite undercover interspecies task force” that they’d helped face a villain many years ago—was always looking for recruits. Skipper sinabi that if that’s where Private wanted to go, then he and the boys would support him. He made in a special call to Agent Classified the susunod morning, and he was thrilled to have Private join, especially after seeing him in action when they’d encountered the aforementioned villain.
Rico walked in and perked up when he saw Skipper holding Private’s letter. He asked him what he had to say and Skipper let him look it over. He smiled and told Skipper that Private was going to make a great agent. Might even lead his own unit one day, like him. Skipper smiled at the thought.
“He’s all grown up now,” Skipper sinabi with a distant look in his eye. “I’m not sure if that makes me happy or sad.”
Kowalski and Rico smiled empathetically.
“All of the above,” Kowalski replied.
A collective sigh resounded among them as a moment of silence passed.
Kowalski cracked a grin. “So, are we teasing him about the girl?” he asked refraining from a chuckle.
Skipper smiled and reached for a pen and paper. “Oh, we’re definitely teasing him about the girl.”
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Note: Happy ⅕ of the way through “Operation: Challenge”! I had a lot of fun Pagsulat this one. It is so hard not to break another rule just so I can write a sequel to this, but with Private pagbaba the reply from them. Maybe if I think hard enough I can find a loophole (LOL). Well, there isn’t a rule stipulating that I can’t have a separate project containing one of the shots I have in this project. Hm. . . . Who knows?
Note: This installment contains references to North Wind from The Penguins of Madagascar Movie, although it should not spoil anything for those that haven’t seen it. sa pamamagitan ng the way, there's one mild curse word, just a warning.
— § —
“Skipper, this came for you,” Kowalski sinabi making his way over to his retired first-in-command with an envelope.
Skipper smiled as he took the envelope from Kowalski. “Thanks, Kowalski,” he sinabi with a tired sigh.
“Couldn’t sleep again?” Kowalski guessed.
“Ah, it’s that damn hip again,” Skipper sinabi with an irritable roll of his eyes. “It’s been four years, you’d think it would’ve stopped bothering me sa pamamagitan ng now.”
Kowalski smiled empathetically. “Well, I hate to break it to you, but you’re old. It was one thing when you broke it, and then you had to be stubborn and not rest like I told you to,” he sinabi folding his flippers.
“Hey, I did rest, thank you very much,” Skipper argued.
“Yeah, for two weeks. Then one madami week when I begged you to,” Kowalski shot back.
Skipper narrowed his eyes. “Just because I’m retired now doesn’t mean I won’t slap you for arguing with me,” he sinabi with a smile.
Kowalski chuckled. “You gotta catch me first, old man,” he teased. He jumped back as Skipper swung his flipper in his direction, aiming for his face. He barely missed and almost fell out of his seat. He winced as he felt pain in his side and settled back with an annoyed huff.
“That was not fair,” he sinabi trying and failing not to laugh.
“All’s fair in pag-ibig and war,” Kowalski sinabi leaning on the far end of the table..
“And that’s not how the saying’s used,” Skipper argued. Kowalski laughed as Skipper chuckled and looked at the envelope in his flippers. He opened it and pulled out the letter. Kowalski walked around behind him and looked over his shoulder. Unfolding it, they read:
Guys,
Hello, guys! How have you been? I hope you’ve been well. You won’t ever guess what happened this week! I’ve been ibingiay my first field assignment! Unfortunately, I can’t give you the details because they’re classified (at least not in writing! shh!). I’m really excited, but also a little nervous. I ilipat out on Monday. If you guys have any advice, I’d greatly appreciate it. I value your guidance, as always.
We got a few new recruits the other day! They’re not part of my unit, but I see them around. I’ve become good mga kaibigan with one. Um . . . well, she’s a girl. I think she likes me. Not that I like her or anything. I mean, not in that way. Oh, stop smiling. I know you are.
ANYWAY, I’m really missing you all. These past several months have been very strange for me, not waking up with you guys in the morning. And North Wind does everything so differently! All this fancy technology and multimillion-dollar systems! Well, I’m excited to come tahanan for your birthday (well, I guess it would be hatchday, if you want to get technical) in a couple months, Skipper. Hopefully I’ll be done with my assignment sa pamamagitan ng then. If not, I’ll come as soon as I get the chance. I can’t believe you’re turning 60! It seems like just last week you were giving me drills or combat training to do. Nobody slaps me here, just gives me a bunch of push-ups or laps to do. It makes me kind of appreciate all the slaps you used to give me!
Missing you guys,
Private
PS. This is Agent “Classified.” I saw Private Pagsulat to you and asked if I could pitch in a word. It sure has been a long time since we last encountered. I also hope you’re doing well. Your boy is doing great here at North Wind. He’s bursting with potential! You’ve trained him quite well. Oh, sa pamamagitan ng the way, he will not be giving you any classified information regardless of transmission! You understand. Corporal, Eva, and ShortFuse also say hello. Best wishes. And Happy early 60th!
Skipper chuckled and sighed at the letter. When he’d started reaching that age and wasn’t able to go as he used to, he suggested that Private keep doing his part to do good in the world. Private seemed reluctant to resign from the team, but eventually agreed because he wanted to do Skipper proud. He wasn’t sure where to go when he remembered that North Wind—an “elite undercover interspecies task force” that they’d helped face a villain many years ago—was always looking for recruits. Skipper sinabi that if that’s where Private wanted to go, then he and the boys would support him. He made in a special call to Agent Classified the susunod morning, and he was thrilled to have Private join, especially after seeing him in action when they’d encountered the aforementioned villain.
Rico walked in and perked up when he saw Skipper holding Private’s letter. He asked him what he had to say and Skipper let him look it over. He smiled and told Skipper that Private was going to make a great agent. Might even lead his own unit one day, like him. Skipper smiled at the thought.
“He’s all grown up now,” Skipper sinabi with a distant look in his eye. “I’m not sure if that makes me happy or sad.”
Kowalski and Rico smiled empathetically.
“All of the above,” Kowalski replied.
A collective sigh resounded among them as a moment of silence passed.
Kowalski cracked a grin. “So, are we teasing him about the girl?” he asked refraining from a chuckle.
Skipper smiled and reached for a pen and paper. “Oh, we’re definitely teasing him about the girl.”
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Note: Happy ⅕ of the way through “Operation: Challenge”! I had a lot of fun Pagsulat this one. It is so hard not to break another rule just so I can write a sequel to this, but with Private pagbaba the reply from them. Maybe if I think hard enough I can find a loophole (LOL). Well, there isn’t a rule stipulating that I can’t have a separate project containing one of the shots I have in this project. Hm. . . . Who knows?
