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Schaffen, yeah! [ removes his other arm from around caleb, squatting down to grab two more bulbs. stands, handing one over. ] Wir können es schaffen!

[ accepts the ornament & throws it up in the air once before clumsily catching it. yelps, but manages to catch it anyway, holding it up afterward with a victorious expression. ]

Wir werden Sieger sein!

[ even if he can barely understand that he gives him an enthusiastic thumbs up anyway. ] Yeah!

[ & then looks down at the ornament, not even thinking twice on not tossing it up in the air, instead placing it on the tree gingerly with a wide smile on his face. ]

[ reaches up as far as he can with his own ornament so that the top half of the tree is somewhat decorated as well. steps back & nods at their work. ]

Look good!

[ steps back as well after placing another ornament up, arms crossing his chest. after a pause he nods. ]

Yep, I think we found our true calling in life. Definitely made to decorate Christmas trees.

[ shakes his head, wanting to correct the last statement: ]

Decorate tree with Nathan! And Christmas with team!

Yeah, I know. [ pauses, scratching the end of his nose a little. ] Do uh. Do you think they'll like their presents?

[ droops a bit. ]

Erm. . . I hope they like present. We try a lot!

[ lifts a hand when he notices the drooping, ruffling caleb's hair. ]

Well... you're better at this kind of stuff than I am. I'm sure it'll be fine.

[ bumps that hand with his head. ]

Team like Nathan present too. Nathan try a lot with me.

Try or not, Nathan stinks at presents in general. [ grabs another bulb, lifting on the tips of his toes to hook it onto one of the higher branches. ] But at least they didn't get coal.

But coal is good for cook! Is good for Frau Hana?

... [ stares at him for a long moment, slowly lowering himself down again. ] Only you could take something negative and make it positive.

[ stares at him, a little panicked. ]

Coal is bad? Wrong word?

[ nods, once again bending to nab a bulb. ]

Coal is bad on Christmas. It's what Santa gives to the kids on his naughty list.

[ when the comprehension hits him, his head starts shaking wildly. ]

No! No coal for Frau Hana!

Yeah, none for her, but definitely coal for Aaron.

No coal for Herr Aaron. He is very good person, and Nathan friend.

Not my friend. Just a co-worker that likes to pretend to be my friend.

. . . Only work together? Really not friend?

[ scratches the back of his head, looking elsewhere. ]

Er. I dunno... maybe? Aren't you supposed to do lots of fun things with friends and talk to them a lot and stuff?

Nathan and Herr Aaron talk a lot! Have fun when talk together, I see and hear!

All we do is argue. I could hardly call that having fun.

But Nathan like Herr Aaron? Have party and give present, and maybe snow fight.

[ opens his mouth, closes it. crosses his arms over his chest, face growing warm. ]

I'd be a real jerk if I didn't get him at least something... a-and we need four people for a snowball fight anyway...