Wow, it really piled up.

You're not kidding. The whole landscape is pure white.

Please watch your step, Eli. If you slipped and hurt yourself, I'm not sure what I'd do…

Eek!

Are you all right, Nico?!

…Just barely. I somehow managed to stop myself from falling.

Thank goodness…

This road is frozen, so it's pretty dangerous. Let's take a detour over this way.

That sounds like a good idea.

Good grief. If it has to snow, I wish it would wait until later.

Later? How come?

Because it's almost Christmas, of course. It always feels more special when it snows on Christmas Eve, right?

Maybe it's because of what I saw in picture books when I was a kid. Y'know, something about how miracles happen when it snows on Christmas Eve?

*Giggle* You can be pretty romantic at times, Nico.

What?! Hmph, sorry. I guess I was being childish!

Hey, nobody's saying that. I think I understand what you were getting at.

The view I would see as a child did seem like magic… Waking up in the morning, opening the window, and seeing a white blanket of snow covering everything.

Yes, that's exactly what I mean.

A white Christmas lets you believe in stuff like that.