WAR PENGUIN / EPISODE 036

The
Battalion.

01 / 06

Hawthorne holds the report telegram; Kendrick listens upright.

Hawthorne

Sir Hubert's report. The colony has been formally enlisted.

02 / 06

Kendrick reports the battalion strength, dry and matter-of-fact; Hawthorne listens with telegram lowered.

Kendrick

A full battalion, sir. Nine thousand strong.

03 / 06

Hawthorne leans back, pleased; Kendrick reaches for the War Office sheet.

Hawthorne

Splendid. Where shall we post them?

04 / 06

Kendrick consults the typed War Office sheet; Hawthorne pauses attentively.

Kendrick

Ah. They're only deployable in the Antarctic.

05 / 06

After a pause, Hawthorne sets the telegram down with composure; Kendrick lowers the sheet.

Hawthorne

Well. At least Her Majesty's snow is safe.

06 / 06

Silent: helmeted emperor penguins stand guard in neat ranks around a small Union Jack on an empty Antarctic snowfield; one sentry at attention in a red-and-white striped box.