>tremendously snowy day in Winterstown
>Apopcicle has a craving for hot cocoa
>no more Whitehorn brand hot cocoa powder left at home
>apartment pipes are frozen solid
>Apopcicle bundles up with all the winter clothes she has
>slithers through a foot of snow to Selkie's Diner one block away
>Selkie's door bell chimes, the kuu Glacies cashier doesn't flinch
>Apopcicle shakes the snow from her tail as she approaches the counter, covering a few tables in loose snow
>"ompho mmphumle"
>Glacies raises her hand from the register, her expression unchanging
<What
>"hmph, hmpwopho, emphmphmm"
<Please pull your scarf down, I can't hear your order
>Apopcicle looks down, dejected
>A sprightly voice perks up from the back
>From the kitchen, a small glasses-wearing Yeti appears
<I can help her, I speak shivers
>the Yeti leans her ear in close to Apopcicle's scarf, her glasses dropping onto her nose
>Apopcicle mumbles her order once more as the Yeti nods
<She wants one large hot cocoa extra cream, go ahead and ring her up
>Apopcicle pays the kuu Glacies whose only other words have been the price
>Moments later the glasses Yeti brings out 2 cups of cocoa
>she sets the cups of cocoa on the counter
>before Apopcicle can grab the cups, a pair of Yeti paws clasp her shivering mitten hands like lightning
>Yeti pulls herself close to Apopcicle's face
<If it's cold, ask for me and I'll get you a free hot cocoa, but don't abuse it ya know
<Or if you need a boyfriend, I may know...
>Yeti's words tailed off and became no more discernible than Apopcicle's scarf mumbles
>the thought of free cocoa and a possible slave, or boyfriend as this Yeti calls it, caused an intense blushing in Apopcicle
>her face was flush red as the rest of her snake body an ice cube
>the Yeti's words faded back into the realm of understanding
<...coffee date and cuddlesex wo-are you okay miss? I-Is your skin supposed to be purplish-red?
<I'm sorry, I-I'm not familiar with desert monsters up here, l-let me grab a blanket and...
>Apopcicle stutters something from her muffler and her eyes shift to the door
>she grabs her cocoa cups and crashes through the double doors of Selkie's Diner back into the blizzard
>a rush of cold air and snow blows inside, the Yeti's already ruffled hair becoming more messy
>Apopcicle rushes back to her apartment and locks every door lock
>she sips the hot cocoa slowly to calm down as a dab of cream sticks to her upper lip
>Apopcicle may take some time to process what happened today, but she finally made her first friend in Winterstown