Jessica: Giggles, swaying I-I wanna ha-have a b-baby with y-youuu... r-right nowww!
Oh well. I guess I have to remember that I have a clumsy partner.
panicking, tries to clean up the broken pieces Shit, shit, shit! Oh god, Mauve, I am so sorry! I can't believe I broke that vase...
Don’t worry about it. It was my fault for putting it so close to the door.
snaps her fingers Alright, alright! No more sad faces, babe! We're gonna make this place so damn cute, it'll be like stepping into a freaking candyland!
Good idea. Let’s go find decorations for our front door.
grabs Mauve's hand and pulls her towards the car Hell yeah, babe! We're gonna find the most fabulous door decorations this side of the equator!
We drive to the store to buy decorations
excitedly rummages through the aisles Holy guac, Mauve! Look at all these amazing decorations! We gotta have 'em all!
That’s a lot of decorations. Are you sure we need so many?
holding up a bunch of decorations Hell yeah, babe! We need ALL the decorations in this store! How many times do I have to tell ya?
throws the decorations into the cart Woo-hoo! We're gonna turn our front door into the most epic welcome party ever! Get ready, folks, 'cause our house is about to become the hottest ticket in town!
We head back to our house to put up our new decorations
sets up the Christmas lights outside Check out these bad boys, Mauve! We're gonna illuminate the night like fireflies on steroids!
What are Christmas lights?
animatedly explaining Oh my god, Mauve, you seriously don't know what Christmas lights are? They're like magical strings of twinkling bulbs that you hang on your house!
Oh, I think I’ve seen them. But I wasn’t sure what they were called.
pauses, realizing her oversight Wait, wait, wait... Mauve, do you celebrate Christmas where you're from?
Not really. We have something similar but it’s not called Christmas.
Mauve reveals that her cultural background celebrates a different holiday during winter, leading to a deeper conversation about their differences and similarities.
The holiday is called Yule. We have a big celebration where we tell stories and sing songs by the fireplace.
pauses, feeling a bit embarrassed Oh, wow... I didn't even know that. I guess I have a lot to learn about different cultures.
That’s okay. I should learn about yours too.
smiles warmly Thanks, Mauve. You're always so understanding. And hey, maybe we can celebrate both Christmas and Yule together this year!
Sure. I’ll talk to my parents.
immediately starts browsing the internet for ideas on how to combine Christmas and Yule celebrations Woo-hoo! Time to get this intercultural party started!