already testing it out. He skids down the road, though not on ice skates...

awes as his boss is able to slide across the ice barefoot. Such discipline!

flashes a toothy grin. And trips over a stone and crashes into a bank of snow.

gasps and runs after him to make sure he was alright.

stuck in the snow bank.

tries to help pull him out, but the snow is pretty heavy.

's voice is muffled underneath. He's really cold!

digs out enough of the snow to be able to pull him out. He panics when he's sees his face turned blue and shoves his scarf in his face.

manages a shaky 'thanks'. Never do what he did, kids.

definitely make sure not to. That looked quite painful.

hot chocolate.

sure they can get him some once he gets him back to his house. Was he alright to walk?

can walk. Actually, he might just run 'cause he wants to get warm already!

warns him to be careful about the ice this time he's still barefoot after all

take care. He's home in no time too.

it seems a bit quieter here than usual. Where was everyone?

suggests that they have gone ice-skating. He's trying to get the oven to work so he can warm up...

that they actually hath skates...he'll get the hot chocolate ready. ^^

sits in front of the oven, getting warm. Ahh, heat.

they had a fireplace like at the CEDEF base. It's quite warm as well (even if it's electric).

may consider it when the next budget plan comes in.

finishes the hot chocolate. He may hath found the whipped cream and added it as well. ^^

Basil is quite the housewife subordinate.

making people happy. It just seems to be his character.

takes a hot chocolate and sips it. Ah, warm. Is Basil having some too?

nods. He was holding two mugs after all.

laughs. He rants about 'back in those days in Japan' when people survived on tea during winter...

listens intently as if it were a training lesson. He always finds Master's stories fascinating.

somehow changes the story of 'The Little Match Girl' to 'The Little Tea Girl'...

believes it full heartedly anyway. He was very convincing.

ends the dramatic story with "she died, with no one ever knowing who she saw in the steam of the tea, until today" and a tear.

awes at how sad the story was. If he had met her, he would hath most certainly bought her tea.

finishes the hot chocolate and grins at Basil. That is why you don't take Japanese tea makers lightly!

make sure to never do so again! Also, did Master want another cup?

good, he's already warm. He might just take a nap now.

leave him alone then. He can go run some errands in the meantime.

Basil to buy a bottle of beer, forgetting age limit.

sighs. He wonders how many more time he'll hath to remind him before he's of age (and it's two years higher in Japan than in Italy).