It had been maybe a week since Renny had separated from the military and moved to Louisiana. Honestly, she didn’t know. She was really kind of terrible at keeping track of the days. Now that she didn’t have a strict schedule to adhere to, she went a little… Wild with it all. Sleeping all hours of the day, eating at odd times, everything on her own time. It might’ve been for the sheer ‘fuck you’ to her previous lifestyle, but she was currently enjoying every minute of it.

Her daily spur of the moment adventure had taken her to the aquarium this time. It had been literal years since she last went. Renny’s dad was still alive then. They spent the day watching the penguins and seals. She missed those moments. Perhaps she came here today to feel closer to him somehow.

Penguins were Renny’s favorite. For her 6th birthday she had asked her dad for a pet penguin (or, a pengin, as she pronounced), and while she did not get a pet penguin, she got an adorable stuffed animal penguin backpack (which her genius child brain named Pengu) which she still had, hanging on a coat hook in her bedroom today. The Amazonian woman made it to the penguin exhibit, already twitching with excitement. She’d found out from one of the staff that it was their feeding time, and Renny had always enjoyed watching that.

A large man with long hair was feeding the penguins. He seemed to be enjoying his job, as he was chatting playfully with the birds as he went about his business. A huge grin split across Renny’s face as she quietly watched as the silly, flightless birds scrambled for their share of fish. Renny crinkled her nose and laughed as they squawked at their feeder.

“Got some bold personalities in there, huh?” Her attention wasn’t focused much on him, but rather the birds. Her eyes were bright with excitement as she rested her tall frame on the rail that separated them. “They’re all so funny and unique. You must have a great job.”