And the snow it was falling

[ellrigaeta]

WHO: Lorne, Lance and Deron
WHAT: Lorne comes to (re)introduce himself and join the Watch
WHEN: A few days after his arrival, so a few days after the major snow.
WHERE: The Constabulary
NOTES: None as yet, will add as needed

It's been a while since Lorne was home, and longer still since he actually lived in Northcliff Pass, but there are still familiar faces leading the Watch. He doesn't know Captain Lance nor Deron especially well, having had occasion for interaction when Lorne was younger and clerking for his father but not much in recent years. What he does know is that their dedication to the Watch and the town's safety is unlikely to have changed in the intervening time, and that's a quality in them both he finds easy to respect.

Not long after he arrives, the snowfall blankets the town and blocks the roads but the town is not so large that he can't make it from the Magistrate's house to the Constabulary in this weather. The captain is likely to be there at least, and there's not much point in Lorne delaying. He trudges through the snow mid-morning and does his best to shake snow off his cloak and stamp it off his boots before knocking.

Comments

[infinitewatch]

It takes some time for a response to come, but he didn't ring the bell, after all, which means it isn't an emergency. Lance is, at least, a light enough sleeper that the knock does wake him, and he comes downstairs in his undershirt with trousers tugged on for presentability, still hazy from sleep when he opens the door.

He knows that face, however, and a rare smile brightens his weary face. "Lorne."

[macaw]

It's coincidence that has Deron and one of his birds are coming up to the building, but a happy one. Deron's been swapping out his birds more regularly now that it's winter, as the little leg warmers he's got are good for a while, but none of the birds actually want to be out for quite as long as his shift is.

Lorne doesn't look all that familiar from behind, but Deron clears his throat as he approaches and then grins when he hears Lance say Lorne's name. "Is it really?"

[ellrigaeta]

Lorne is on the verge of retreating with the plan to come back in a few hours when he hears some noise from within, and shortly thereafter the door opens to reveal a sleepy-looking Watch captain. He smiles easily in return. "Captain Lance, good morning."

The crunch of snow catches his attention and he turns to see Deron, as ever with one of his birds. Wearing leg warmers - that's both cute and impressive. He holds his arms to the side a little, inclines his head. "It's me. Surprise?" To Lance, he adds, "I'm sorry if I woke you." He is very clearly Not On Duty given those clothes. "I can come by later if that would be better."

[infinitewatch]

Lance shakes his head, stepping back to beckon the boy in under the assumption that Deron will follow. He shuffles over to get tea started, quiet as ever but still with a gentle little smile on his face, glad for a surprise that doesn't require a shovel and the vicar.

[macaw]

"A good surprise," Deron chuckles. He'd offer Lorne a manly hug, but the bird on his shoulder screeches slightly and he thinks better of it. Instead, he waves Lorne inside and then ducks in himself. The bird is settled on a perch nearby to warm up; Deron will bring it upstairs and switch it out in time, but there's company to visit with, first.