There's a storm out there, so you must prepare for the freezing rain and snow

[gobetween]

The long yard of Scrooge McDuck's Duckburg property was a veritable winter wonderland right now. The garden was mostly dormant, though the greenhouse offered a sanctuary of warmth. The trees, ground, arches, and everything else was covered in a thick blanket of snow, glistened brightly in the early afternoon. Everything was still and quiet, at least until a little bit of snow over toward the sleeping garden plots started to move.

A good-sized patch of it shifted, then broke and slid down in packed chunks. Every now and then a small pair of gloved hands could be seen clearing away the snow, though it was mostly the snow itself moving. At least, that was until most of the Fraggle Hole had been cleared away and Gobo himself, dressed in multiple layers and yet still no pants, with a pompom beanie pulled down past his ears, was able to work himself out to freedom. Getting to his feet, he brushed some snow off the front of his (main) sweater and looked up toward the house to see if anyone else was around outside, before he headed inside.

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[takeittothebridge]

There was no one outside at first, but a few moments later the door opened to let Bridge step out, a shovel slung over his shoulder.

Though he and Dixie lived in Birchpointe, they still did visit their Duckburg home as often as they could. During this particular visit, there had been a rather heavy snowfall, and Scrooge had enlisted his help to clear the snow from the walkways.

Which he would have done anyway...eventually...but Scrooge using the twins' safety to get him to do it was totally uncalled for.

With a sigh, Bridge lowered the shovel and started pushing snow out of the way. Might as well get started.

[gobetween]

He heard the door open and close first, having been looking toward the greenhouse when he hadn't spotted anyone. They didn't keep that locked, did they-?

But when he heard the sound he glanced back, then smiled and started trudging his way up the yard. Which was easier said than done, but he was still making fair time.

"Bridge! Hey!"

[takeittothebridge]

Glancing up, he grinned a bit.

"Hey, Gobo! What's up?"

[gobetween]

"I thought I'd come by and-"

WHOOP cut off for a moment when he stumbles in a large drift and falls facefirst into the snow with a yelp. Thankfully he surfaces almost immediately, with a comical COLD cringe on his face; he shook himself all over and started the trip again, being a bit more careful this time.

"Like I was saying!" Laughing, and finally reaching the shallower snow near the mansion, he walked over to Bridge. "I don't know if you have any solstice plans, but I wanted to invite you down to Fraggle Rock for the Festival of the Bells. It's kinda like a cousin to your Christmas."

[takeittothebridge]

He bit back a snicker when Gobo fell face first into the snow.

"When is it?"

[gobetween]

Wait, wait he knew this. Doc had told him all about Christmas, and other winter holidays, and days of the week and all of that stuff. -Oh!

"December 21st. I think that happens pretty close to Christmas, if I'm remembering what I've been told correctly, but the important part of the festival only lasts the better part of a day, if you've got a time crunch. And I'd really like you to be there!"

[takeittothebridge]

"The 21st..." He thought a moment, trying to remember if he had anything going on that day. "Yeah, I think I should be free that day."

[gobetween]

He stood up a bit more, smiling brightly, his tail waving behind him.

"You are free? That's great!"

[takeittothebridge]

"Yeah, I should be. Plus, it sounds like fun."

[gobetween]

"Oh it is, you'll love it! There's plenty of music and stories, and then the ringing of the Bells themselves. It's a whole magical experience.

"'Course, Christmas is too, from what I've seen. You Silly Creatures have a lot of traditions for it."

[takeittothebridge]

"Oh yeah. Christmas is a pretty big deal, so there's a lot that go into it. And that's not even considering how families or people have their own unique traditions for celebrating Christmas."

[gobetween]

"That's really cool, I think." While they talked, he cast a curious glance over the shovel, tilting his head a bit. "The way everybody gets their own little traditions about things like holidays."

[takeittothebridge]

Following Gobo's gaze, he snickered and lifted the shovel again, pushing snow off the walkway.

"Yeah, it is pretty cool. Christmas is one of those things that a lot of people share, while still having their own ways to celebrate."

[gobetween]

His head went back and forth as he watched him work. Oh sure, he knew what a shovel was, he lived underground for goodness's sake. But it was still kinda neat to see the way the snow built up in the scoop to be swept off to the side. It was at least something that caught his attention anyway.

"From the sound of it, there's all kinds of different winter holidays out there. Personally, I'm all for it. Any reason to celebrate, eh?"

[takeittothebridge]

He snickered. "Definitely. This is one of my favorite times of year...though it can get a bit stressful sometimes."

[gobetween]

"Ohh, yeah I could really see that too. Sometimes you just don't have the right mood for a party, or everything seems to happen all at once."

These are things that've happened to other Fraggles, of course.

[takeittothebridge]

"Something like that, yeah." There was definitely more to it than that, especially as far as Christmas itself was concerned, but he didn't want to bore Gobo with the details.

"So what're you up to right now?"

[gobetween]

"Other than going around with invitations to the Festival, not much really. What about you?" He waved a hand toward the shovel, snickering softly. "You look busy, that much I know at least."

[takeittothebridge]

"You could say that, yeah. Uncle Scrooge has me helping him clear snow from the walkways around the manor."