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♪

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hey. So, I got these adorable
christmas tree-shaped sprinkles,

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but I don't know if that's
redundant because I already have

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a christmas tree-shaped
cookie cutter.

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- I think they sound cute!
- I don't know.

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I also got a sweater-shaped
cookie cutter

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but I'm wondering
if it's even that festive.

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I don't know. I might return it
and get different sprinkles.

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Caroline: I'm sure whatever you
got will be fine.

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(sighing) I know, but I want it
to be better than fine.

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Ellie, this is our
christmas cookie party,

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not iron chef: Cookie edition.

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I know that, but mom puts these
in her charity baskets,

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- they can't be all slapdash.
- Use your artistic eye.

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Or just hang onto them
and I'll take a look at them

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when I come over tonight.

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Good idea.
Delay the decision.

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By the way,
hunter was asking

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whatever happened
to connecting with kevin?

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Kevin?

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Caroline: You very well know
the kevin I speak of.

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Um, caroline?
I actually have to go.

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I have a meeting thing.
I'll see you guys later!

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♪

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mom hasn't done the drawing
for the secret santa yet.

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Do you think maybe
it's not happening this year?

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Mmm. She asks hopefully.

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Your mom said we're doing
the drawing his week.

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I'm nervous.
I feel like my luck of drawing

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distant cousins and great aunts
is running out.

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And with it, your ability
to throw gift cards

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- at the situation.
- Hey. I stand by my strategy.

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I'm giving people
the gift of choosing

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their own christmas joy.

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And you know
I'm really bad at gifts.

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Maybe if I draw someone
from the immediate family,

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hunter will switch
with me again.

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Hunter: We can get hunter
to do what?

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Trade me secret santas
if I draw mom?

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Mmm. Nope.

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I will no longer enable
your habit of evasion.

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We've got some business
to discuss.

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About kevin?

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The very eligible gentleman
who I connected you to.

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Which I didn't
ask you to do.

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Well, he said it seemed like
you guys had a spark,

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over text.
And then, apparently,

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when he asked you out
to meet in real life,

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at l'ami jeanne, a restaurant
that I happen to know you love,

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and-- pfft!
You disappear.

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No response,
even after he followed up.

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Ellie, what happened?

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I-- I just didn't wanna
move forward.

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Oh, come on!

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What is the worst thing
that could happen?

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I don't know. He's your friend,
I'm your sister.

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If it doesn't work out,
things could get messy?

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Well, could you at least
have texted him,

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instead of ghosting him?

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Whoa! "ghosting"
is a really strong word

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with harsh connotations.

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I think I might be with your
brother on this one, ellie.

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Sending an "I'm sorry
I'm not interested" text,

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that only makes things harder!
And then they ask why,

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and what am I gonna say
that doesn't hurt?

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People think
that ghosting is cruel

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but I think it's quick,
decisive, and humane.

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So wait, you do this
all the time?

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Sometimes.

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But mostly online,
where it's acceptable.

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Practically expected.

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Speaking of,
whatever happened

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to that uh, mr. Sparky guy,
from the video game forum?

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It was blinky.

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- Blinky4lyfe?
- Right.

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With the number 4.
That was his handle, anyway.

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Remember blinky from pac-man,
the little red ghost?

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Yeah, he had
this whole backstory

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about how he was
pac-man's arch enemy--

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so wait, you even
ghosted that guy?

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It's complicated! Okay?

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I think we're absolutely ready
to lock freya the knight,

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level four! That's three days
ahead of schedule.

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Since we have
some extra time,

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I was wondering
if I could use the afternoon

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just to do a few passes?

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Everything looks amazing.

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I'm not sure it needs it.

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I just wanna adjust
one or two things.

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You'll love it, I promise.

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Of course. Just be sure you
leave enough time for a qa pass.

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Oh, and I wanted to ask,

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I was wondering if susan
and donald might be receptive

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to that pitch
I was telling you about?

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Oh, the uh, santa claus game?

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It's actually centered
on his reindeer.

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Rogue reindeer? It's both
a strategy and a puzzle game.

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I just don't feel like
they're gonna wanna hear

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a christmas pitch.

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Really? I mean, even when
the spirit's in the air?

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In their minds, seasonality
means less demand year-round.

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Ellie. I know you adore
christmas,

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so my recommendation
is take a break

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and enjoy it!

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You're one of the best lead
character artists in the bizz!

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Relax. And celebrate
all your hard work!

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You're coming to the company
party later, right?

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Wouldn't miss it.

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♪

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knock, knock.

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Lana says
you wanted to see me?

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Apparently you've
got a glitch?

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- She sent you, huh?
- Yeah. Sorry to disappoint.

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I guess you didn't make
santa's nice list this year.

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Charlie,

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the thorn in my side,
the coal in my stocking.

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Yeah actually, I gave
the qa team the night off

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so they could
enjoy the party,

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which means I will be
doing your final pass.

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I thought you were adverse
to such things

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as putting in extra work,
staying late?

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Yes, correct, I am.

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Who would actually want
to stay late?

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May I?

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So, you know that the party's
already started, right?

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Thanks for
the news bulletin.

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And did you know you have
a whole team

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that can take care of
this kind of busy work for you?

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I just prefer to do
the final pass myself.

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Hmm.

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And you know you're gonna
drive yourself crazy

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looking at the same thing
over and over again?

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Thanks for the sage advice.

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(beeping)
there. Fixed.

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Wow. That was fast.

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Live on the edge, ellie.

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Lock the game,
and come to the party.

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It's great out there!

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Instead of santa claus,

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they've got this like,
weird fortune teller lady.

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That's not
very christmassy.

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And we've got
a great spread,

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they've got
some good tunes playing.

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Julia brought
her homemade pierogis.

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Okay, I get it.
You just want me to wrap up

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making this game exceptional

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so you can chillax
or whatever.

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- Whatever it is that you do.
- You got it.

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Maximum chillaxer here.

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You know, the fact that
you would even use that word

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proves that you don't know
how to do it!

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Anyway,
see you when I see ya.

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(muffled music playing
from other room)

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(upbeat music playing)

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♪ hands up
if you wanna be free ♪

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so, I've done
some recon, okay?

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Give the shrimp a pass.

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Pierogis? Really nice.
These things?

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I don't know what they are,
but they're yummy.

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This dip is transcendent,

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but I would
definitely recommend

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avoiding the grey-green
sludge situation here.

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So, you're technical support
for hors d'oeuvres too?

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I've just made some mistakes
in the past

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and I would hate
to see you do the same.

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Thanks for looking out.

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And sorry, I know you've had to
stay late for me before.

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So, you still haven't locked.

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Not quite. I just came
to get some sustenance

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and then I'm heading back.

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Okay, ellienezer scrooge.

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Scrooge?

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If you're gonna sling insults,

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at least
base them in fact.

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I believe
you've seen my office?

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It's true, it is
surprisingly festive in there.

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So, you gonna go check out
the fortune teller?

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They got her set up
in the creative lounge.

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No, those give me
the creeps.

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Plus they're all
make believe anyway.

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Seems like a bit
of a contradiction.

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If it's make believe,
why should it freak you out?

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I guess I just avoid it,
just in case.

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Just in case it's real?

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If it's not real,
what's the big deal? It's fun.

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Why don't you go, then,

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since you think
it's such a great idea?

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How 'bout we flip a coin?

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I don't have to
agree to this.

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I just came
to get a snack!

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Mm-hm.

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I don't even have coins.
Do you?

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Do you accept bitcoin?

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How 'bout we pull
a christmas cracker, huh?

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One side always wins.

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- Fine.
- Okay!

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So, the winner
will keep the prize.

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And the loser will go
see the fortune teller.

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I can't believe
I'm agreeing to this.

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Okay.

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- One--
- two--

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- three!
- (shrieking)

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ooh! Oh, yeah!

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Who's the king of christmas?

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Charlie's the king of christmas.

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- So?
- Cute.

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You looking forward
to your meeting

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with the ghost
of christmas future?

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No.

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Hey, if you're actually
freaked out by it,

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I can release you from
your contractual obligation.

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No, I'll go. Just you
leave me alone about it.

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Charlie:
That's sound logic.

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- Watch my food.
- Mmm, no promises. Have fun!

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(chatter and cheering)

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(woman humming)

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(gasping)
oh, hello there! Hello!

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Oh, come, come, sit down.

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I like your crystal ball.

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There was this amazing sale
at lydia's attic on snow globes

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and well,
I add the magical element

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myself at home.

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- (chuckling) yeah.
- Right. Makes sense.

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Mm-hm. Your name...
It begins with a c!

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No. I'm sorry.

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I am seeing the letter c,
like big time.

227
00:10:08,351 --> 00:10:10,518
Ah, perhaps someone
you're close to?

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My sister-in-law,
who's also my best friend?

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Her name begins with a c.

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Ah, yes, caroline.
Of course.

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Wait, how did you know her name?

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And your name is?

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Ellie.

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Ah! I see that now.

235
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Please, place your hands
on the crystal ball, my dear.

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(chuckling)

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ah! Allie!

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It's ellie.

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I was just checking
to see if you were listening.

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I was actually wondering if I'll
ever get my own game concept

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out into the world.

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Let me have a looksy.

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Mmm! There's this dense cloud
in your love life

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and it's mucking up
everything in my vision!

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(sighing) mm.

246
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Oh!

247
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I'm-- I'm seeing a collection
of wandering souls

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awaiting answers.

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They're like, ghosts.

250
00:11:13,717 --> 00:11:15,249
No! Wait.

251
00:11:15,351 --> 00:11:17,185
You're the ghost!

252
00:11:17,287 --> 00:11:21,989
A sea of questions
waiting for answers.

253
00:11:22,092 --> 00:11:25,693
A "sea" sounds
a bit extreme.

254
00:11:25,795 --> 00:11:27,595
- (gasping) yikes!
- Yikes?

255
00:11:27,697 --> 00:11:28,930
(sighing)

256
00:11:29,032 --> 00:11:32,667
you have ghosted
all these men,

257
00:11:32,769 --> 00:11:35,336
and you've let your fear
get the best of you.

258
00:11:35,438 --> 00:11:39,407
Well, you know, you really
left these guys kinda hangin'?

259
00:11:39,509 --> 00:11:41,709
Can you be more specific maybe?
How do I--

260
00:11:41,811 --> 00:11:45,046
(weird squealing)

261
00:11:45,148 --> 00:11:48,683
ah! If you don't make amends
to ever man you have ghosted

262
00:11:48,785 --> 00:11:52,787
by the stroke of midnight

263
00:11:52,889 --> 00:11:54,722
on christmas eve,

264
00:11:54,824 --> 00:11:57,158
you will be destined

265
00:11:57,260 --> 00:12:00,762
to never find true love!

266
00:12:00,864 --> 00:12:02,230
(timer ringing)

267
00:12:02,332 --> 00:12:04,365
(chuckling)
ah, all right. Time's up.

268
00:12:04,467 --> 00:12:07,034
Are you sure?
'cause that's under a week away.

269
00:12:07,137 --> 00:12:09,771
I do accept tips on venmo.

270
00:12:09,873 --> 00:12:13,441
My username
is rhonda p. Magyk.

271
00:12:13,543 --> 00:12:17,678
(chuckling)
that's "magyk" with a y and a k!

272
00:12:17,781 --> 00:12:20,148
But I just have
a couple follow-up--

273
00:12:20,250 --> 00:12:23,284
(laughing) have a wonderful
christmas, emily!

274
00:12:24,721 --> 00:12:26,487
It's ellie.

275
00:12:26,589 --> 00:12:28,523
(humming a tune)

276
00:12:31,995 --> 00:12:33,127
next!

277
00:12:38,868 --> 00:12:42,537
- Yes
- thank you.

278
00:12:42,639 --> 00:12:44,772
- And you get one.
- Thanks.

279
00:12:44,874 --> 00:12:45,973
You're back!

280
00:12:46,075 --> 00:12:47,441
So, how was it?

281
00:12:47,544 --> 00:12:49,243
It was good.

282
00:12:49,345 --> 00:12:50,912
Um, except--

283
00:12:51,014 --> 00:12:52,346
it was good.

284
00:12:52,448 --> 00:12:54,549
I'm gonna
get back to work.

285
00:13:01,257 --> 00:13:03,991
Ghost in movie:
I cannot stay.

286
00:13:04,093 --> 00:13:06,460
I cannot linger.

287
00:13:06,563 --> 00:13:10,464
I wear the chain
I forged in life.

288
00:13:10,567 --> 00:13:12,967
You will be haunted
by three spirits.

289
00:13:13,069 --> 00:13:14,268
Without their visits,

290
00:13:14,370 --> 00:13:16,871
you cannot hope to shun
the path I tread.

291
00:13:16,973 --> 00:13:18,272
(dramatic movie music playing)

292
00:13:58,114 --> 00:14:00,314
"magyk" with a y and a k.

293
00:14:02,852 --> 00:14:05,686
(sighing)

294
00:14:05,788 --> 00:14:15,229
♪

295
00:14:15,331 --> 00:14:16,998
so, I have a question
for you.

296
00:14:17,100 --> 00:14:19,533
Is it why my cookie artistry
is superior to yours?

297
00:14:19,636 --> 00:14:21,569
No time for that.
Did you happen

298
00:14:21,671 --> 00:14:23,905
to play a really elaborate
prank on me

299
00:14:24,007 --> 00:14:25,072
regarding my ghosting problem?

300
00:14:25,174 --> 00:14:27,408
Ah, so you admit
it's a problem.

301
00:14:27,510 --> 00:14:30,411
Seriously.
Did you arrange something,

302
00:14:30,513 --> 00:14:32,546
maybe with my work party
and a fortune teller?

303
00:14:32,649 --> 00:14:33,848
(chuckling)

304
00:14:33,950 --> 00:14:35,816
why, that sounds
like an amazing idea.

305
00:14:35,919 --> 00:14:38,586
The holidays
are way too busy for me.

306
00:14:38,688 --> 00:14:40,855
I didn't hear anything.
I would've told you.

307
00:14:40,957 --> 00:14:43,090
- Oh you would, would you?
- There was this fortune teller,

308
00:14:43,192 --> 00:14:46,160
and I don't know, she was
actually really bad at her job

309
00:14:46,262 --> 00:14:48,462
but she was occasionally
eerily on point.

310
00:14:48,564 --> 00:14:50,731
Like, she brought up
all the guys that I ghosted.

311
00:14:50,833 --> 00:14:52,233
She called them
"wandering souls".

312
00:14:52,335 --> 00:14:54,869
(chuckling) sounds like
someone's feeling guilty!

313
00:14:54,971 --> 00:14:56,370
No, it's not that.
She just--

314
00:14:56,472 --> 00:14:58,973
♪ da-da da-da da-da-daah! ♪

315
00:14:59,075 --> 00:15:01,809
I found some more red icing
in our reserves.

316
00:15:01,911 --> 00:15:04,812
For you.

317
00:15:04,914 --> 00:15:05,980
Oh, ellie.

318
00:15:06,082 --> 00:15:07,281
I forgot to tell you,

319
00:15:07,383 --> 00:15:09,116
I found a bunch
of your old paintings.

320
00:15:09,218 --> 00:15:10,685
- From when?
- Oh, I don't know.

321
00:15:10,787 --> 00:15:12,853
I think you were probably
about five or six.

322
00:15:12,956 --> 00:15:16,023
I remember you
and your little easel.

323
00:15:16,125 --> 00:15:18,559
I knew right then you were gonna
be our next jackson pollock

324
00:15:18,661 --> 00:15:21,562
or mark rothko
or something.

325
00:15:21,664 --> 00:15:23,831
Mark rothko, really?
At five.

326
00:15:23,933 --> 00:15:25,433
Mm-hm. Well, I put them aside
for you, anyway.

327
00:15:25,535 --> 00:15:27,068
I thought maybe
they could be,

328
00:15:27,170 --> 00:15:30,137
I don't know,
inspiration or something?

329
00:15:34,711 --> 00:15:37,545
- So, how's work been?
- Good!

330
00:15:37,647 --> 00:15:40,982
Yeah, we're close to wrapping up
on a new medieval quest game.

331
00:15:41,084 --> 00:15:42,416
- Oh, yeah?
- You should actually start

332
00:15:42,518 --> 00:15:44,085
seeing the ads for it
starting in January.

333
00:15:44,187 --> 00:15:45,486
Mm-hm?

334
00:15:45,588 --> 00:15:46,921
People think it's gonna be
really popular.

335
00:15:47,023 --> 00:15:48,422
Mm-hm. Well,
popular's good I guess.

336
00:15:50,760 --> 00:15:52,593
Yeah, I mean,
I know there's a lot

337
00:15:52,695 --> 00:15:53,761
of medieval quest games
out there.

338
00:15:53,863 --> 00:15:56,063
This one has
some cool elements.

339
00:16:02,438 --> 00:16:04,271
So, hunter and I have been
playing space safari,

340
00:16:04,374 --> 00:16:06,841
the game you designed,
and it's just so fun.

341
00:16:06,943 --> 00:16:08,175
Aw, thanks.

342
00:16:08,277 --> 00:16:10,644
- (chuckling)
- she always wins.

343
00:16:10,747 --> 00:16:12,813
- Oh yeah, obviously.
- (ellie and caroline chuckling)

344
00:16:12,915 --> 00:16:14,048
hey!

345
00:16:15,985 --> 00:16:17,351
Well, that sounds neat.

346
00:16:27,163 --> 00:16:28,996
Ho, ho, ho!

347
00:16:29,098 --> 00:16:30,464
Merry christmas!

348
00:16:30,566 --> 00:16:32,433
Ho! Ho! Ho! Ho! Ho!

349
00:16:34,470 --> 00:16:36,370
Oh, how are you?

350
00:16:36,472 --> 00:16:38,172
Good morning,
father christmas.

351
00:16:38,274 --> 00:16:41,709
Here's your half peppermint,
half caramel dolce half-caf.

352
00:16:41,811 --> 00:16:43,411
Oh, thank you.

353
00:16:43,513 --> 00:16:45,112
So, what have you got lined up
for the actual holiday?

354
00:16:45,214 --> 00:16:46,947
Oh, you know me,
the usual.

355
00:16:47,050 --> 00:16:50,618
Just laying low,
avoiding crowded airports,

356
00:16:50,720 --> 00:16:52,453
maybe some quality time
with the atari?

357
00:16:52,555 --> 00:16:54,488
Mm. You and that atari.
(chuckling)

358
00:16:54,590 --> 00:16:55,689
what about your mom?

359
00:16:55,792 --> 00:16:56,991
Oh, she's still
on her honeymoon.

360
00:16:57,093 --> 00:16:58,793
Well, you know
you're always welcome

361
00:16:58,895 --> 00:17:01,395
to come with me, marcy,
and the kids to rockford, huh?

362
00:17:01,497 --> 00:17:03,197
Thanks, but I wouldn't
want to impose.

363
00:17:03,299 --> 00:17:05,766
Plus, you know, solo holidays
are actually underrated.

364
00:17:05,868 --> 00:17:07,868
Yeah, I'll take
your word for it.

365
00:17:07,970 --> 00:17:11,238
All right, I'm off
to the software salt mines.

366
00:17:11,340 --> 00:17:12,506
You here all week?

367
00:17:12,608 --> 00:17:14,942
- Through christmas eve!
- Nice.

368
00:17:15,044 --> 00:17:16,210
That's yes, by the way.

369
00:17:17,814 --> 00:17:19,280
(knocking at door)

370
00:17:19,382 --> 00:17:21,215
hi! You wanted
to speak to me?

371
00:17:21,317 --> 00:17:22,683
Yes, so, listen.

372
00:17:22,785 --> 00:17:24,752
There was an interesting
development last night.

373
00:17:24,854 --> 00:17:26,587
I was on a call
with susan and donald

374
00:17:26,689 --> 00:17:28,556
and out of nowhere, susan
suddenly expressed interest

375
00:17:28,658 --> 00:17:30,124
in a holiday-themed game,

376
00:17:30,226 --> 00:17:32,726
even wondered why
we didn't already have one.

377
00:17:32,829 --> 00:17:35,162
Naturally, I thought
of your reindeer idea.

378
00:17:35,264 --> 00:17:36,964
I think there's
a narrow window here,

379
00:17:37,066 --> 00:17:39,200
but if there's a time to put
something together, it's now.

380
00:17:39,302 --> 00:17:41,435
If you can create
a pitch deck

381
00:17:41,537 --> 00:17:44,572
and maybe a short demo by
christmas, I'll pass it along.

382
00:17:44,674 --> 00:17:47,174
I'd love to. I'll get started
on it right now!

383
00:17:47,276 --> 00:17:49,810
One thing, I'm gonna require you
to bring someone in

384
00:17:49,912 --> 00:17:51,645
from software design
to help you.

385
00:17:51,747 --> 00:17:53,614
Sure. Whatever you think.

386
00:17:53,716 --> 00:17:55,683
One hiccup might be
who's actually available?

387
00:17:55,785 --> 00:17:57,351
Got it, I got it! Whoop!

388
00:17:58,754 --> 00:18:00,588
Sorry. Just, uh,
decorating here.

389
00:18:00,690 --> 00:18:02,523
Go long!

390
00:18:03,759 --> 00:18:04,959
It's fine. It's not--

391
00:18:05,061 --> 00:18:07,027
lana:
Bit plans for the holiday?

392
00:18:07,130 --> 00:18:09,263
- Well, define "big".
- Perfect.

393
00:18:09,365 --> 00:18:10,865
Ellie here is doing
a rushed pitch deck

394
00:18:10,967 --> 00:18:12,500
and needs a user interface
engineer.

395
00:18:12,602 --> 00:18:16,170
Would you be interested
in stepping in, partnering up?

396
00:18:16,272 --> 00:18:17,638
With ellienezer?
I don't know.

397
00:18:17,740 --> 00:18:21,509
Lana: And a temporary promotion,
overtime pay?

398
00:18:21,611 --> 00:18:24,245
As long as you demote me
again after the holidays.

399
00:18:24,347 --> 00:18:25,713
Of course.

400
00:18:25,815 --> 00:18:28,015
Sure. Why not?

401
00:18:28,117 --> 00:18:29,316
Well, that was easy!

402
00:18:29,418 --> 00:18:32,720
Could we just have
a quick word in private?

403
00:18:34,924 --> 00:18:36,757
Right. I'll be, uh,
cleaning up the mess.

404
00:18:39,896 --> 00:18:42,830
I mean, no disrespect,
but is he even qualified?

405
00:18:42,932 --> 00:18:45,699
He's over-qualified,
actually.

406
00:18:45,801 --> 00:18:47,868
He headed the user interface
department over at verve

407
00:18:47,970 --> 00:18:49,136
before he came over.

408
00:18:49,238 --> 00:18:51,572
Really?
How did I not know that?

409
00:18:51,674 --> 00:18:54,742
I've been trying to promote him
from programmer on projects

410
00:18:54,844 --> 00:18:56,110
but he keeps
turning them down,

411
00:18:56,212 --> 00:18:57,912
saying he's contented.

412
00:18:58,014 --> 00:19:00,381
Who knows
what that's all about.

413
00:19:00,483 --> 00:19:03,751
You know, we have plenty
of projects lined up,

414
00:19:03,853 --> 00:19:06,921
and honestly, I'd recommend
you rest and enjoy the holiday.

415
00:19:07,023 --> 00:19:10,558
No, I really wanna do this.
I'll work with charlie.

416
00:19:10,660 --> 00:19:12,526
- Great.
- Thank you.

417
00:19:17,099 --> 00:19:19,433
So, the sleigh's flying
and presents are falling down

418
00:19:19,535 --> 00:19:21,702
and the reindeer has to break
away, find them, return them,

419
00:19:21,804 --> 00:19:23,571
and when he does,

420
00:19:23,673 --> 00:19:25,105
the sleigh itself
turns into a spatial puzzle.

421
00:19:25,208 --> 00:19:28,275
That sounds a lot like--
what was it called--

422
00:19:28,377 --> 00:19:30,911
bubba's barge? The puzzle game
you put out last year?

423
00:19:31,013 --> 00:19:32,947
I know,
and that's a good thing.

424
00:19:33,049 --> 00:19:35,115
That game sold really well,

425
00:19:35,218 --> 00:19:37,218
and, you know, there's a bit
of a tried and true element.

426
00:19:37,320 --> 00:19:38,919
I think susan
will appreciate it.

427
00:19:39,021 --> 00:19:43,457
Or you could be bold and go
with something totally new.

428
00:19:43,559 --> 00:19:44,825
Well, it's a cute idea,

429
00:19:44,927 --> 00:19:46,493
but I'm not really trying
to go off-book

430
00:19:46,596 --> 00:19:48,562
with my first official pitch
with them.

431
00:19:48,664 --> 00:19:49,964
Plus, we can have a lot of fun

432
00:19:50,066 --> 00:19:51,832
with the different personalities
of the reindeer.

433
00:19:51,934 --> 00:19:55,035
Like, dasher could be
a high school star athlete

434
00:19:55,137 --> 00:19:56,337
and cupid is a romantic,
of course.

435
00:19:56,439 --> 00:19:58,639
And a few of them
should be women.

436
00:19:58,741 --> 00:20:01,642
I mean, why do we assume
that all reindeer are male?

437
00:20:01,744 --> 00:20:04,078
Yeah. Aren't we talking
51% of the reindeer population?

438
00:20:04,180 --> 00:20:05,879
I mean, vixen, right?

439
00:20:05,982 --> 00:20:07,881
(chuckling)

440
00:20:07,984 --> 00:20:10,884
anyway, you can look at some
of these sketches I made.

441
00:20:10,987 --> 00:20:13,420
This one I actually
envisioned as dancer.

442
00:20:13,522 --> 00:20:16,357
But I was thinking
instead of dancing,

443
00:20:16,459 --> 00:20:20,361
she could be more like,
karate expert.

444
00:20:20,463 --> 00:20:21,962
I love it.

445
00:20:22,064 --> 00:20:23,397
She's got pluck.

446
00:20:23,499 --> 00:20:24,999
Oh. Good.

447
00:20:25,101 --> 00:20:27,234
I was also thinking
when you reach a certain level

448
00:20:27,336 --> 00:20:28,602
you could get--
(notification dinging)

449
00:20:28,704 --> 00:20:29,837
oh, you have a message here

450
00:20:29,939 --> 00:20:31,605
from a gentleman caller
named marcus.

451
00:20:31,707 --> 00:20:33,340
"hi, ellie. It makes me sad
that you didn't reply to--"

452
00:20:33,442 --> 00:20:35,142
um--

453
00:20:37,280 --> 00:20:39,213
sorry. I should not have read
your private message.

454
00:20:41,817 --> 00:20:43,117
You wanna talk about it?

455
00:20:43,219 --> 00:20:45,352
- No.
- Okay.

456
00:20:45,454 --> 00:20:47,021
Uh, I'm gonna
go out on a limb

457
00:20:47,123 --> 00:20:49,923
and say we need
to get some food.

458
00:20:50,026 --> 00:20:53,193
I've heard your stomach
grumble twice.

459
00:20:53,296 --> 00:20:55,062
Plus you seem
a little bit hangry.

460
00:21:00,503 --> 00:21:03,804
(charlie chuckling)

461
00:21:03,906 --> 00:21:06,807
I just-- I wouldn't have
had you pegged for a ghoster.

462
00:21:06,909 --> 00:21:09,743
- Why not?
- Because you're so thorough

463
00:21:09,845 --> 00:21:12,680
and ghosting seems flippant.

464
00:21:12,782 --> 00:21:15,115
You know how it is
out there in the dating world.

465
00:21:15,217 --> 00:21:16,550
I'm sure you've ghosted
a lady or two.

466
00:21:16,652 --> 00:21:18,252
Why do you assume that?

467
00:21:18,354 --> 00:21:22,890
I don't know. You just seem
like...Captain fun times.

468
00:21:22,992 --> 00:21:25,492
Captain fun times?
Okay, wow.

469
00:21:25,594 --> 00:21:27,127
- Yikes.
- I just mean,

470
00:21:27,229 --> 00:21:29,229
it seems like you like
to take things easy.

471
00:21:29,332 --> 00:21:32,132
Right, whereas you
are serious.

472
00:21:32,234 --> 00:21:35,703
Well, it sounds like you
seriously ghosted poor marcus.

473
00:21:38,674 --> 00:21:39,940
(clearing throat)

474
00:21:40,042 --> 00:21:42,009
the fortune teller
at the party,

475
00:21:42,111 --> 00:21:44,578
did she strike you
as seeming legit?

476
00:21:44,680 --> 00:21:46,980
Honestly, I don't have
a lot of experience

477
00:21:47,083 --> 00:21:48,649
with office party
fortune tellers.

478
00:21:48,751 --> 00:21:50,951
I don't know.
Why do you ask?

479
00:21:51,053 --> 00:21:54,121
She just said some things
that were oddly specific,

480
00:21:54,223 --> 00:21:55,456
and true.

481
00:21:55,558 --> 00:21:57,991
And then she
brought up ghosting.

482
00:21:58,094 --> 00:21:59,259
Without you
tipping your hand?

483
00:21:59,362 --> 00:22:00,861
Yes, just completely
on her own.

484
00:22:00,963 --> 00:22:03,297
- Wow.
- And then she said

485
00:22:03,399 --> 00:22:05,666
if I didn't make amends with
every man I disappeared on

486
00:22:05,768 --> 00:22:08,335
by christmas, I'd be doomed
to never find true love.

487
00:22:08,437 --> 00:22:09,870
(chuckling)
come on!

488
00:22:09,972 --> 00:22:12,072
That's-- that's baloney.

489
00:22:12,174 --> 00:22:14,775
Besides, isn't ghosting
fairly normal by now?

490
00:22:14,877 --> 00:22:16,443
Thank you!

491
00:22:16,545 --> 00:22:19,012
It's not something
that I do, but--

492
00:22:19,115 --> 00:22:22,449
wait. How many guys
have you ghosted?

493
00:22:23,919 --> 00:22:25,886
I'd have to look.

494
00:22:25,988 --> 00:22:29,523
Oh my goodness!
Ellie, serial ghoster?

495
00:22:29,625 --> 00:22:31,158
I had no idea!

496
00:22:31,260 --> 00:22:32,493
You're cold as ice.

497
00:22:34,864 --> 00:22:37,264
I mean,
maybe it is worth trying

498
00:22:37,366 --> 00:22:40,134
this whole
making amends thing.

499
00:22:40,236 --> 00:22:42,369
Seems like it's kinda
weighing on you.

500
00:22:42,471 --> 00:22:43,637
I could help.

501
00:22:45,141 --> 00:22:47,274
You just want
a work distraction.

502
00:22:47,376 --> 00:22:51,178
But seriously,
there is the threat of--

503
00:22:51,280 --> 00:22:52,846
(in dramatic voice)
--never finding true love!

504
00:22:52,948 --> 00:22:54,648
This is your fault.
You know that, right?

505
00:22:54,750 --> 00:22:56,884
How? How is it my fault?

506
00:22:56,986 --> 00:22:58,085
If I never saw
the fortune teller,

507
00:22:58,187 --> 00:22:59,453
I wouldn't even
have this problem.

508
00:22:59,555 --> 00:23:02,723
Or maybe the problem
was already there

509
00:23:02,825 --> 00:23:05,025
and the fortune teller
just alerted you to it,

510
00:23:05,127 --> 00:23:07,628
so...

511
00:23:07,730 --> 00:23:10,664
You know, most of these guys
were online anyway.

512
00:23:10,766 --> 00:23:14,067
How hard could it be to just
send out a bunch of messages?

513
00:23:14,170 --> 00:23:16,336
So, you're actually considering
this venture?

514
00:23:16,439 --> 00:23:18,772
Maybe it's worth trying.
I mean, just in case.

515
00:23:18,874 --> 00:23:21,141
Well, you've got
five days now,

516
00:23:21,243 --> 00:23:22,876
including christmas eve,

517
00:23:22,978 --> 00:23:26,346
and you don't exactly move
through projects quickly?

518
00:23:26,449 --> 00:23:29,082
Yeah, I don't know.

519
00:23:29,185 --> 00:23:32,019
I'm on your side, but
I don't think you could do it.

520
00:23:32,121 --> 00:23:34,354
You're on.

521
00:23:34,457 --> 00:23:35,989
Charlie:
Okay.

522
00:23:36,091 --> 00:23:40,294
Then there's amir.
He talked about his ex a lot.

523
00:23:40,396 --> 00:23:42,930
Boy. Okay,
I suppose that's a fair reason

524
00:23:43,032 --> 00:23:44,364
to end that line
of conversation.

525
00:23:44,467 --> 00:23:46,867
Right? And then
there's ethan from boston.

526
00:23:46,969 --> 00:23:48,469
What was wrong with ethan?

527
00:23:48,571 --> 00:23:50,838
He talked about his mom
a little too much. Look.

528
00:23:52,508 --> 00:23:54,274
Looks like he was throwing
his mom a surprise party

529
00:23:54,376 --> 00:23:56,410
and asking for your advice?

530
00:23:58,314 --> 00:24:01,148
Okay. Uh,
what about that guy?

531
00:24:01,250 --> 00:24:03,784
I realized that there's
something untrustworthy

532
00:24:03,886 --> 00:24:05,986
- about how he parts his hair.
- What?

533
00:24:06,088 --> 00:24:08,522
Look, it's odd!

534
00:24:08,624 --> 00:24:10,324
All right. What about
this kristoffer guy?

535
00:24:10,426 --> 00:24:13,427
With the funky spelling?

536
00:24:13,529 --> 00:24:15,562
It made me think
his family is eccentric,

537
00:24:15,664 --> 00:24:17,564
whereas mine's
more traditional,

538
00:24:17,666 --> 00:24:19,433
so I thought it was best
to nip it in the bud early.

539
00:24:20,836 --> 00:24:22,302
Ellie, I gotta say,

540
00:24:22,404 --> 00:24:25,839
I think that this issue
might go a little bit deeper

541
00:24:25,941 --> 00:24:28,275
than the whole
"heartless ghosting"?

542
00:24:28,377 --> 00:24:29,710
Hey, I thought this was
a judgment-free zone.

543
00:24:29,812 --> 00:24:31,645
And as I explained earlier,

544
00:24:31,747 --> 00:24:33,313
it's not heartless.

545
00:24:33,415 --> 00:24:36,517
It's just saving people
from deeper long-term pain.

546
00:24:36,619 --> 00:24:38,886
Right. You know what?
We're getting off-topic.

547
00:24:38,988 --> 00:24:40,621
And we also agreed
that it wasn't

548
00:24:40,723 --> 00:24:42,723
about who deserved
to be ghosted

549
00:24:42,825 --> 00:24:45,058
but more about
cleaning the slate. So--

550
00:24:46,362 --> 00:24:49,129
so, I figured I'd just send

551
00:24:49,231 --> 00:24:51,765
a follow-up apology text.

552
00:24:51,867 --> 00:24:53,500
Maybe employ
a few white lies,

553
00:24:53,602 --> 00:24:57,771
like, "sorry, I was in
antarctica. Bad reception?"

554
00:24:57,873 --> 00:25:01,341
I think in the spirit
of making amends,

555
00:25:01,443 --> 00:25:02,843
honesty might be
the best policy.

556
00:25:02,945 --> 00:25:05,345
I was afraid
you were gonna say that.

557
00:25:05,447 --> 00:25:06,980
I mean, not "I don't trust
your side part" honest,

558
00:25:07,082 --> 00:25:08,749
but, you know.

559
00:25:08,851 --> 00:25:11,184
I'll create a form text.

560
00:25:11,287 --> 00:25:13,620
"hello, amir.

561
00:25:13,722 --> 00:25:17,691
"a little while ago I abandoned
our communication.

562
00:25:17,793 --> 00:25:20,894
"although I enjoyed our chat,

563
00:25:20,996 --> 00:25:23,830
"I didn't want
to move forward

564
00:25:23,933 --> 00:25:27,534
"and I didn't have the guts
to just say so.

565
00:25:27,636 --> 00:25:31,405
"I hope you accept
my apology

566
00:25:31,507 --> 00:25:33,774
"and I hope you find
someone special.

567
00:25:33,876 --> 00:25:36,944
"merry christmas! Ellie."

568
00:25:38,948 --> 00:25:40,347
guess I'll just send off
a few of these?

569
00:25:40,449 --> 00:25:42,549
Let the unghosting begin!

570
00:25:43,919 --> 00:25:45,285
(beeping)

571
00:25:45,387 --> 00:25:47,087
okay, so what do we call
these guys? Victims?

572
00:25:47,189 --> 00:25:49,389
No! Victims?!

573
00:25:49,491 --> 00:25:50,657
Well, aren't they?

574
00:25:50,759 --> 00:25:52,559
Okay, how about "ghostees"?

575
00:25:52,661 --> 00:25:55,429
They're not ghosts
until they die of heartbreak.

576
00:25:55,531 --> 00:25:56,630
- This is just the beginning.
- Yeah.

577
00:25:56,732 --> 00:25:57,898
So, who else?
I know there's more.

578
00:25:58,000 --> 00:25:59,132
Okay.

579
00:25:59,234 --> 00:26:00,734
Master list. Lay it all out.

580
00:26:00,836 --> 00:26:01,902
Liam.

581
00:26:02,004 --> 00:26:03,637
Jose.

582
00:26:03,739 --> 00:26:04,771
(clicking)

583
00:26:04,873 --> 00:26:05,973
um--

584
00:26:06,075 --> 00:26:09,810
edward. This guy came on
a little strong.

585
00:26:09,912 --> 00:26:11,378
Sent.

586
00:26:11,480 --> 00:26:12,579
Charlie: Yeah!

587
00:26:12,681 --> 00:26:14,047
First one down!

588
00:26:14,149 --> 00:26:15,215
Yeah, that felt pretty good.

589
00:26:15,317 --> 00:26:16,850
Ethan?

590
00:26:16,952 --> 00:26:19,620
Bye, ethan! Go "pahk your cah"
somewhere else.

591
00:26:19,722 --> 00:26:21,088
- Done!
- Yeah.

592
00:26:21,190 --> 00:26:23,023
Mm, mm, mm, mm!
Thank you.

593
00:26:23,125 --> 00:26:24,958
Bye. Get a haircut.
He might give us a hard time!

594
00:26:25,060 --> 00:26:26,893
I don't really have a type,
as you can probably see.

595
00:26:28,764 --> 00:26:29,997
- Yeah.
- Who's next?

596
00:26:30,099 --> 00:26:31,565
Very romantic.

597
00:26:31,667 --> 00:26:33,033
Bit too much.

598
00:26:33,135 --> 00:26:34,601
Classic ghost.

599
00:26:34,703 --> 00:26:35,736
- Very good.
- That's me.

600
00:26:35,838 --> 00:26:39,106
But not anymore.

601
00:26:39,208 --> 00:26:41,241
I think I might personalize
this one a bit.

602
00:26:41,343 --> 00:26:44,778
"good luck
with the biathlon."

603
00:26:44,880 --> 00:26:47,047
just a little dash
of thoughtfulness.

604
00:26:48,417 --> 00:26:50,050
You're getting good
at this.

605
00:26:50,152 --> 00:26:53,420
Now, these three don't seem
to be on the site anymore.

606
00:26:53,522 --> 00:26:55,922
- Or they blocked you.
- Ouch!

607
00:26:56,025 --> 00:26:58,358
What, you can ghost
but they can't block?

608
00:26:58,460 --> 00:26:59,693
Point taken.

609
00:26:59,795 --> 00:27:01,895
I'll do a little
online sleuthing.

610
00:27:01,997 --> 00:27:03,764
I'm pretty good at it.

611
00:27:03,866 --> 00:27:05,265
Think this is gonna be
easier than we thought.

612
00:27:05,367 --> 00:27:07,734
We've already knocked out
a good chunk of these

613
00:27:07,836 --> 00:27:09,302
and we have, what,
four days to go?

614
00:27:09,405 --> 00:27:10,570
Don't forget,
it's gonna get harder

615
00:27:10,673 --> 00:27:12,039
as you get into
the final stretch

616
00:27:12,141 --> 00:27:13,440
because you're gonna be
dealing with the guys

617
00:27:13,542 --> 00:27:15,308
who don't wanna be found,

618
00:27:15,411 --> 00:27:18,512
plus we haven't even talked
about irl yet.

619
00:27:18,614 --> 00:27:19,780
- Irl?
- Mm-hm.

620
00:27:19,882 --> 00:27:22,315
As in, "in real life"?

621
00:27:22,418 --> 00:27:24,384
You think
that counts for this?

622
00:27:24,486 --> 00:27:26,186
What, guys
you full-on stood up?

623
00:27:26,288 --> 00:27:28,755
Yeah, that's
the original ghosting!

624
00:27:31,627 --> 00:27:34,761
You haven't ghosted
like 45 guys, have you?

625
00:27:34,863 --> 00:27:36,596
No!

626
00:27:36,699 --> 00:27:40,133
No, that's what nipping it in
the bud online is all about.

627
00:27:40,235 --> 00:27:42,536
It's just one.
And it's touchy.

628
00:27:42,638 --> 00:27:44,504
You got this.

629
00:27:49,728 --> 00:27:50,827
After decades
of this tradition,

630
00:27:50,929 --> 00:27:52,329
I shouldn't have to tell you

631
00:27:52,431 --> 00:27:57,234
that revealing your secret santa
to even one other person

632
00:27:57,336 --> 00:27:59,503
can be detrimental to the magic
of the whole thing, right?

633
00:27:59,605 --> 00:28:02,706
I mean,
people start inadvertently

634
00:28:02,808 --> 00:28:04,541
using the process
of deduction.

635
00:28:04,643 --> 00:28:06,710
Before you know it,
all the fun is gone.

636
00:28:06,812 --> 00:28:09,679
Also, also,
I heard a rumor

637
00:28:09,782 --> 00:28:11,782
that two years back,
there was some swapping.

638
00:28:11,884 --> 00:28:13,717
Something I highly,
highly disapprove of.

639
00:28:13,819 --> 00:28:18,121
That kind of meddling just chips
away at the magic of the thing

640
00:28:18,223 --> 00:28:21,892
and then all the spirit is gone.
So, let's--

641
00:28:21,994 --> 00:28:23,894
let's just
keep the magic alive.

642
00:28:23,996 --> 00:28:27,030
Let us delight in the unknown.
All right?

643
00:28:27,132 --> 00:28:29,166
Okay. Now,

644
00:28:29,268 --> 00:28:32,169
come on, dear! Pick.

645
00:28:32,271 --> 00:28:34,204
(giggling) okay.

646
00:28:34,306 --> 00:28:36,239
- Ooh.
- Ahh!

647
00:28:36,341 --> 00:28:37,774
(chattering indistinctly)

648
00:28:37,876 --> 00:28:39,075
he goes right
to the bottom, it's good.

649
00:28:39,178 --> 00:28:40,610
The bottom.

650
00:28:40,712 --> 00:28:41,778
Okay, sweetheart.

651
00:28:43,849 --> 00:28:45,549
Yeah, okay.

652
00:28:45,651 --> 00:28:47,350
Now, I will finish this round

653
00:28:47,453 --> 00:28:48,919
with the extended family,
all right, tomorrow.

654
00:28:49,021 --> 00:28:50,187
Oh look,
in the meantime,

655
00:28:50,289 --> 00:28:52,088
can we just
challenge ourselves

656
00:28:52,191 --> 00:28:54,758
to do something better
than gift cards?

657
00:28:54,860 --> 00:28:56,927
I mean, the whole fun
of this whole process

658
00:28:57,029 --> 00:29:01,131
is to find a way to make it
personal and meaningful.

659
00:29:01,233 --> 00:29:02,899
And--

660
00:29:03,001 --> 00:29:05,836
(giggling)
--surprising, right?!

661
00:29:05,938 --> 00:29:07,070
Okay, open them.

662
00:29:09,675 --> 00:29:15,979
♪

663
00:29:19,284 --> 00:29:20,450
I drew mom.

664
00:29:20,552 --> 00:29:21,585
(chuckling)

665
00:29:21,687 --> 00:29:23,053
ellie, what did she just say?

666
00:29:23,155 --> 00:29:24,688
You're diminishing
this christmas magic.

667
00:29:24,790 --> 00:29:26,656
Are you willing to switch
with me? I'll do anything.

668
00:29:26,758 --> 00:29:28,258
And it doesn't matter
who you got. I can owe you one.

669
00:29:28,360 --> 00:29:30,727
You've finally drawn
the secret santa master.

670
00:29:30,829 --> 00:29:32,996
Remember, what was it like,
three years ago

671
00:29:33,098 --> 00:29:35,365
when your mom got your aunt gina
that baking set

672
00:29:35,467 --> 00:29:36,867
and it triggered
her realization

673
00:29:36,969 --> 00:29:38,401
that she actually wanted
to be a pastry chef?

674
00:29:38,504 --> 00:29:39,870
And it completely
turned her life around.

675
00:29:39,972 --> 00:29:41,438
Or when she tracked down

676
00:29:41,540 --> 00:29:43,373
that reproduction
of the italian painting--

677
00:29:43,475 --> 00:29:44,674
yeah, yeah!

678
00:29:44,776 --> 00:29:46,476
--From grandma
and grandpa's honeymoon?

679
00:29:46,578 --> 00:29:48,612
Yeah, you gotta
step up your game.

680
00:29:48,714 --> 00:29:50,547
Yes, I know I have to
step up my game.

681
00:29:50,649 --> 00:29:52,649
And I absolutely want
to find the perfect gift

682
00:29:52,751 --> 00:29:54,918
for the woman who's perfect
at gift giving,

683
00:29:55,020 --> 00:29:56,920
but the timing
couldn't be worse.

684
00:29:57,022 --> 00:29:58,655
I'm putting in a last minute
pitch deck at work

685
00:29:58,757 --> 00:30:00,624
and I have this--
other task.

686
00:30:00,726 --> 00:30:02,158
What other task?

687
00:30:02,261 --> 00:30:03,927
(sighing)

688
00:30:04,029 --> 00:30:05,662
remember when I told you
about that fortune teller--

689
00:30:05,764 --> 00:30:07,697
the one who knew I had
ghosted all those guys?

690
00:30:07,799 --> 00:30:10,567
She said if I don't make amends
with all of them

691
00:30:10,669 --> 00:30:14,070
by midnight on christmas eve,
I'll never find true love.

692
00:30:14,172 --> 00:30:16,840
- Ouch!
- That was at an office party?

693
00:30:16,942 --> 00:30:19,609
Yes, and I mean, it's not like
I believe it or anything,

694
00:30:19,711 --> 00:30:21,678
but I'm just using it
as inspiration

695
00:30:21,780 --> 00:30:24,948
to reach out to all these guys
and make amends.

696
00:30:25,050 --> 00:30:26,116
Hunter:
I love it.

697
00:30:26,218 --> 00:30:27,684
You're just like
ebenezer scrooge.

698
00:30:27,786 --> 00:30:29,486
You know, having to confront
the wrongs of your past,

699
00:30:29,588 --> 00:30:30,587
getting one last chance
to make it all better

700
00:30:30,689 --> 00:30:31,855
before christmas morning.

701
00:30:31,957 --> 00:30:33,290
This is the third time

702
00:30:33,392 --> 00:30:34,624
I've been compared
to scrooge this week,

703
00:30:34,726 --> 00:30:35,892
and it's unwarranted.

704
00:30:35,994 --> 00:30:38,094
He was a miser
who hates christmas.

705
00:30:38,196 --> 00:30:39,996
I love christmas!
And I'm certainly not a miser.

706
00:30:40,098 --> 00:30:42,232
Well, you're a miser
of the heart. (chuckling)

707
00:30:42,334 --> 00:30:44,301
joking aside,

708
00:30:44,403 --> 00:30:46,202
I think this could be
a positive thing.

709
00:30:46,305 --> 00:30:49,973
Maybe you'll find an unexpected
love connection in the process.

710
00:30:50,075 --> 00:30:52,008
Oh yeah, what about
reconnecting with that guy,

711
00:30:52,110 --> 00:30:53,276
uh, blinky town?

712
00:30:53,378 --> 00:30:55,412
- Blinky4lyfe.
- Right.

713
00:30:57,049 --> 00:30:58,515
I just hope this process
of looking back

714
00:30:58,617 --> 00:30:59,916
doesn't keep you
from moving forward

715
00:31:00,018 --> 00:31:01,084
and taking a real leap.

716
00:31:01,186 --> 00:31:02,819
Well, I can't take any leaps

717
00:31:02,921 --> 00:31:04,921
if I'm doomed to never find
true love now, can I?

718
00:31:07,359 --> 00:31:09,092
So, you won't switch?

719
00:31:09,194 --> 00:31:10,460
- No.
- No!

720
00:31:10,562 --> 00:31:15,999
♪

721
00:31:50,369 --> 00:31:51,635
so, how were the responses?

722
00:31:51,737 --> 00:31:54,004
Okay overall.
Couple thank yous.

723
00:31:54,106 --> 00:31:55,639
Some were pretty bad.

724
00:31:55,741 --> 00:31:56,773
Remember bobby,
the ferret guy?

725
00:31:56,875 --> 00:31:58,541
Yeah.

726
00:31:58,644 --> 00:32:00,243
And several
just didn't reply,

727
00:32:00,345 --> 00:32:02,312
but my phone says
delivered, so.

728
00:32:02,414 --> 00:32:03,446
I know I wouldn't
text you back.

729
00:32:03,548 --> 00:32:04,981
Oh, harsh!

730
00:32:05,083 --> 00:32:07,083
But, technical question--

731
00:32:07,185 --> 00:32:08,518
in those cases
I'm still covered, right?

732
00:32:08,620 --> 00:32:09,786
I did my part,
did my best to make amends?

733
00:32:09,888 --> 00:32:11,388
Yeah, yeah,

734
00:32:11,490 --> 00:32:14,024
I think that definitely covers
you fortune teller-wise.

735
00:32:14,126 --> 00:32:17,427
Good. Today we really need
to refocus on rogue reindeer.

736
00:32:17,529 --> 00:32:18,795
This is
super important to me.

737
00:32:18,897 --> 00:32:23,166
Yeah, but rogue reindeer
is just one project.

738
00:32:23,268 --> 00:32:25,268
A lifetime
without true love?

739
00:32:25,370 --> 00:32:28,104
I never said thank you,
by the way.

740
00:32:28,206 --> 00:32:29,939
For helping me.

741
00:32:30,042 --> 00:32:31,641
Why are you helping me?

742
00:32:31,743 --> 00:32:32,942
It's like you said
the other night,

743
00:32:33,045 --> 00:32:34,577
it's more fun than work.

744
00:32:34,680 --> 00:32:36,046
Plus, this has legitimately
gotten better

745
00:32:36,148 --> 00:32:37,580
than a reality dating show.

746
00:32:37,683 --> 00:32:40,116
Speaking of
reality dating shows,

747
00:32:40,218 --> 00:32:41,518
what's going on
in yours?

748
00:32:41,620 --> 00:32:42,952
Any cozy romantic
christmas plans?

749
00:32:43,055 --> 00:32:46,690
No. I am taking
a seasonal hiatus.

750
00:32:46,792 --> 00:32:48,291
Dating during the holidays
is just too tricky.

751
00:32:48,393 --> 00:32:49,993
What's on the docket
for you?

752
00:32:50,095 --> 00:32:51,494
Me? Nothing.

753
00:32:51,596 --> 00:32:54,230
Charlie! You can't be alone
for the holidays.

754
00:32:54,332 --> 00:32:56,266
I can and I shall.

755
00:32:57,803 --> 00:32:59,369
Man, I get this reaction
from everyone.

756
00:32:59,471 --> 00:33:00,904
You know,
I've done it a few times

757
00:33:01,006 --> 00:33:02,205
and it's actually great.

758
00:33:02,307 --> 00:33:04,841
I get to wake up
when I want to,

759
00:33:04,943 --> 00:33:08,878
order a pizza just for myself
with all my own toppings on it.

760
00:33:08,980 --> 00:33:11,614
I get to scroll through cable
and take my pick

761
00:33:11,717 --> 00:33:13,683
of like three different versions
of a christmas carol.

762
00:33:16,121 --> 00:33:18,655
Anyway, rogue reindeer!

763
00:33:18,757 --> 00:33:20,457
Have you decided what content
you want in the demo?

764
00:33:20,559 --> 00:33:23,059
No. That's what I'm stuck on,
actually.

765
00:33:23,161 --> 00:33:24,661
But I do have a good idea

766
00:33:24,763 --> 00:33:26,830
for where we could get
some inspiration.

767
00:33:31,970 --> 00:33:33,937
It's great that our office
is so close to the plaza.

768
00:33:34,039 --> 00:33:36,706
Isn't it? Last year I came
every day that this was open.

769
00:33:38,777 --> 00:33:42,846
So, lana told me that you
used to be a lead at verve,

770
00:33:42,948 --> 00:33:44,514
and that she keeps trying
to promote you

771
00:33:44,616 --> 00:33:46,883
but apparently
you're contented?

772
00:33:46,985 --> 00:33:50,086
And I've started to notice that
you're actually quite talented

773
00:33:50,188 --> 00:33:51,654
and have some
pretty good ideas,

774
00:33:51,757 --> 00:33:54,591
so, just trying to connect
the dots in my head.

775
00:33:54,693 --> 00:33:57,627
It's true.
I am quite talented.

776
00:33:57,729 --> 00:34:01,631
Uh, yeah, I was a lead at verve
for a couple years.

777
00:34:01,733 --> 00:34:03,967
We worked crazy hard
on this one game.

778
00:34:04,069 --> 00:34:06,469
It was like
a passion project of mine.

779
00:34:06,571 --> 00:34:08,805
And then two weeks before
it was gonna get released,

780
00:34:08,907 --> 00:34:11,274
sky city put out a game
exactly like it.

781
00:34:11,376 --> 00:34:13,543
So, ours was dead.
It was just bad luck.

782
00:34:15,680 --> 00:34:17,781
Two, please.

783
00:34:17,883 --> 00:34:21,217
And I just--
I put so much time

784
00:34:21,319 --> 00:34:23,219
and heart into it,

785
00:34:23,321 --> 00:34:26,322
I put everything in my life
on hold and for what?

786
00:34:26,424 --> 00:34:28,625
I'm sorry.
That's a huge disappointment.

787
00:34:28,727 --> 00:34:32,662
Anyway, it was clear to me
that I had to start over

788
00:34:32,764 --> 00:34:33,963
and downgrade.

789
00:34:34,065 --> 00:34:36,232
Pick something
that I was good at

790
00:34:36,334 --> 00:34:38,201
and just have
a more sane position.

791
00:34:38,303 --> 00:34:40,036
Guess I could see that.

792
00:34:40,138 --> 00:34:42,005
But I suppose if I did that
I would miss building things,

793
00:34:42,107 --> 00:34:43,239
challenging myself.

794
00:34:43,341 --> 00:34:45,775
Well, I still put
in good work,

795
00:34:45,877 --> 00:34:47,877
and I always get
good results,

796
00:34:47,979 --> 00:34:51,014
and then I check out
and I have life balance.

797
00:34:51,116 --> 00:34:54,250
I guess
that's sound logic.

798
00:34:54,352 --> 00:34:55,652
But what are you doing
after 5:00 pm

799
00:34:55,754 --> 00:34:57,487
that you need life balance?

800
00:34:57,589 --> 00:35:00,690
Uh, I recently
bought an aquarium?

801
00:35:00,792 --> 00:35:04,294
Ehh, guess I'm still
workin' on that.

802
00:35:04,396 --> 00:35:06,996
Recently I have been helping
a super driven friend

803
00:35:07,098 --> 00:35:09,332
with her pitch deck
and ghosting problem.

804
00:35:09,434 --> 00:35:13,036
Speaking of, I think this
next batch is gonna be tough.

805
00:35:13,138 --> 00:35:15,839
Well, you could just
let it go at this point.

806
00:35:15,941 --> 00:35:18,141
You have done a lot
to redeem yourself.

807
00:35:18,243 --> 00:35:21,744
Let's be honest, it was just
a hired party fortune teller.

808
00:35:21,847 --> 00:35:24,214
Not really any more prophetic
than a magic eight ball.

809
00:35:24,316 --> 00:35:27,584
Listen, I took my magic eight
ball very seriously as a teen.

810
00:35:27,686 --> 00:35:29,886
- Of you did.
- (chuckling)

811
00:35:29,988 --> 00:35:32,355
and I don't know, ghosting
on the unghosting project

812
00:35:32,457 --> 00:35:34,490
seems like extra bad
for some reason.

813
00:35:34,593 --> 00:35:35,859
Charlie:
That's a good point.

814
00:35:35,961 --> 00:35:36,893
Hey!

815
00:35:36,995 --> 00:35:39,395
- Oh, hi!
- Hi!

816
00:35:39,497 --> 00:35:40,964
I wish we knew
you weren't working,

817
00:35:41,066 --> 00:35:43,032
we would've coordinated.

818
00:35:43,134 --> 00:35:45,735
Oh, I am working.
We're working.

819
00:35:45,837 --> 00:35:49,339
We just took an inspiration
breather type thing.

820
00:35:49,441 --> 00:35:52,642
And this nice person you have
yet to introduce us to is...

821
00:35:52,744 --> 00:35:56,479
Oh, sorry. Um, charlie,
this is my brother

822
00:35:56,581 --> 00:35:59,082
and my sister-in-law who's also
my high school best friend,

823
00:35:59,184 --> 00:36:01,918
- hunter and caroline.
- Wow, so nice to meet you.

824
00:36:02,020 --> 00:36:04,020
And this is charlie,
my coworker,

825
00:36:04,122 --> 00:36:06,089
the one I'm doing
that pitch deck with.

826
00:36:06,191 --> 00:36:10,059
And he's also helping me
with my extracurricular problem?

827
00:36:10,161 --> 00:36:14,097
Oh! Wow, that's uh,
super generous.

828
00:36:16,001 --> 00:36:18,368
- So, what are--
- yeah, so, we should head back?

829
00:36:18,470 --> 00:36:19,669
- Oh?
- Probably?

830
00:36:19,771 --> 00:36:21,204
- Don't wanna--
- yeah, no, we should.

831
00:36:21,306 --> 00:36:22,739
- We gotta get to work, so.
- Right.

832
00:36:22,841 --> 00:36:23,640
Yeah.
See you guys later!

833
00:36:23,742 --> 00:36:24,707
Charlie:
I hope that, uh--

834
00:36:24,809 --> 00:36:25,975
ellie:
Okay, come on.

835
00:36:26,077 --> 00:36:27,510
- You know, we could--
- yeah. Okay.

836
00:36:27,612 --> 00:36:28,544
Okay. Bye.

837
00:36:28,647 --> 00:36:30,013
Bye, charlie!

838
00:36:30,115 --> 00:36:32,215
I think
something's happening?

839
00:36:32,317 --> 00:36:33,349
Uh-huh.

840
00:36:33,451 --> 00:36:35,385
Ho, ho, ho!

841
00:36:35,487 --> 00:36:36,819
Donations for
children's hospital!

842
00:36:36,922 --> 00:36:38,855
Donations, donations!

843
00:36:38,957 --> 00:36:40,723
Hey, hey!

844
00:36:40,825 --> 00:36:42,358
Sorry, they were out
of peppermint syrup.

845
00:36:42,460 --> 00:36:44,427
Unbelievable.
Thank you.

846
00:36:44,529 --> 00:36:45,929
Do they know who I am?

847
00:36:46,031 --> 00:36:47,330
What do you mean?
Who are you?

848
00:36:47,432 --> 00:36:49,532
Santa!

849
00:36:49,634 --> 00:36:51,167
What's--
what's with the get-up?

850
00:36:51,269 --> 00:36:52,969
You still going to the office?
I thought they wrapped.

851
00:36:53,071 --> 00:36:54,938
Yeah, I'm just helping
to put together a pitch deck

852
00:36:55,040 --> 00:36:56,506
with this-- person.

853
00:36:56,608 --> 00:36:58,841
Doesn't that
go against your code

854
00:36:58,944 --> 00:37:00,910
of not taking on
anything too meaningful?

855
00:37:01,012 --> 00:37:03,446
You don't have to
put it that way.

856
00:37:03,548 --> 00:37:04,914
Okay, okay.
You know what I mean.

857
00:37:05,016 --> 00:37:06,516
Thank you!
You know what I mean.

858
00:37:06,618 --> 00:37:09,118
You know what I mean.
Anyway, I'm in full support.

859
00:37:09,220 --> 00:37:11,020
Listen.

860
00:37:13,024 --> 00:37:14,857
I know you feel like you ruined
your last relationship,

861
00:37:14,960 --> 00:37:16,693
you know,
because of your focus on work,

862
00:37:16,795 --> 00:37:18,061
but I'm still not convinced

863
00:37:18,163 --> 00:37:20,496
you were even in
the right relationship.

864
00:37:21,633 --> 00:37:23,099
Hi.

865
00:37:23,201 --> 00:37:24,934
Jeez, todd, it's like
eight in the morning.

866
00:37:25,036 --> 00:37:26,202
Can we cool it
with the psychotherapy

867
00:37:26,304 --> 00:37:27,737
at least until
I've had my coffee?

868
00:37:27,839 --> 00:37:28,938
All right.

869
00:37:32,961 --> 00:37:34,927
I'm pretty sure
this is where he works.

870
00:37:35,030 --> 00:37:36,462
I mean, can't forget
the name, right?

871
00:37:36,564 --> 00:37:38,898
For the love of beans!

872
00:37:39,000 --> 00:37:41,501
So, how are you feeling?
Are you ready for this?

873
00:37:41,603 --> 00:37:43,469
Yeah, I think.

874
00:37:43,571 --> 00:37:45,305
You just gotta get in there
and apologize.

875
00:37:45,407 --> 00:37:48,207
Make amends. Easy-peasy.

876
00:37:48,310 --> 00:37:50,943
So, uh, you've got
your list of names.

877
00:37:51,046 --> 00:37:52,612
I'll just meet you
back at the office, or?

878
00:37:52,714 --> 00:37:53,946
What?

879
00:37:54,049 --> 00:37:55,081
No, you're not
going anywhere.

880
00:37:55,183 --> 00:37:56,716
You're my accomplice now.

881
00:37:56,818 --> 00:37:58,084
And, if I'm honest,

882
00:37:58,186 --> 00:38:00,486
I need you here
for accountability.

883
00:38:00,588 --> 00:38:01,954
I'm not seeing him.

884
00:38:02,057 --> 00:38:03,756
Maybe it's not his shift.

885
00:38:03,858 --> 00:38:06,025
Either way, they have
amazing egg nog lattes.

886
00:38:06,127 --> 00:38:07,493
Ooh.

887
00:38:07,595 --> 00:38:08,695
Oh, that's him.

888
00:38:10,332 --> 00:38:11,731
Should I hang back?

889
00:38:11,833 --> 00:38:13,166
We don't wanna seem
like we're together.

890
00:38:13,268 --> 00:38:14,567
Unless we do? Is that
the angle that we're--

891
00:38:14,669 --> 00:38:16,135
next?

892
00:38:16,237 --> 00:38:18,104
I didn't really think about it.
What are you--

893
00:38:18,206 --> 00:38:20,073
okay, that's the direction
we're going in.

894
00:38:20,175 --> 00:38:22,075
- Hi, how can I help you?
- Nate?

895
00:38:22,177 --> 00:38:23,710
Is that you?

896
00:38:23,812 --> 00:38:25,712
Uh, yeah.
(awkward chuckling)

897
00:38:25,814 --> 00:38:28,448
sorry, I just-- I recognize you
from your profile photo

898
00:38:28,550 --> 00:38:29,882
on hearts collide?

899
00:38:29,984 --> 00:38:31,818
Oh, um, right.

900
00:38:31,920 --> 00:38:33,453
It's ellie.

901
00:38:33,555 --> 00:38:34,821
We were messaging
back in September.

902
00:38:34,923 --> 00:38:37,457
We were talking
for a while actually.

903
00:38:37,559 --> 00:38:40,660
Right!
Um, ellie. Uh--

904
00:38:40,762 --> 00:38:42,462
you sort of
disappeared on me.

905
00:38:42,564 --> 00:38:46,065
Yes. Uh, I did.
And I wanted to say

906
00:38:46,167 --> 00:38:48,401
that I'm very sorry
about that.

907
00:38:48,503 --> 00:38:50,737
To be honest, I actually
remembered that you worked here

908
00:38:50,839 --> 00:38:53,473
and I wanted to come in
and apologize.

909
00:38:53,575 --> 00:38:54,640
I shouldn't have
disappeared on you.

910
00:38:54,743 --> 00:38:57,176
I'm glad you did.

911
00:38:57,278 --> 00:39:01,047
The next person I messaged was
clara, my now girlfriend,

912
00:39:01,149 --> 00:39:04,584
and I'm actually gonna propose
to her christmas eve.

913
00:39:04,686 --> 00:39:06,419
I didn't block you, by the way.

914
00:39:06,521 --> 00:39:09,222
I was just off
the site because...

915
00:39:09,324 --> 00:39:10,757
I was in love.

916
00:39:10,859 --> 00:39:13,092
I mean, I should
really thank you.

917
00:39:13,194 --> 00:39:15,194
If we'd still been chatting,
I wouldn't have found her.

918
00:39:15,296 --> 00:39:17,764
That's wonderful news, nate.
Congratulations.

919
00:39:17,866 --> 00:39:19,198
Thank you.

920
00:39:19,300 --> 00:39:20,133
You know what?

921
00:39:20,235 --> 00:39:21,434
I think it's really brave of you

922
00:39:21,536 --> 00:39:22,802
to make the effort
to come out here

923
00:39:22,904 --> 00:39:24,203
and make things right.

924
00:39:24,305 --> 00:39:25,705
Really?

925
00:39:25,807 --> 00:39:28,608
Why don't I get you
an eggnog latte?

926
00:39:28,710 --> 00:39:29,776
On the house.

927
00:39:29,878 --> 00:39:32,044
Great. Oh.

928
00:39:32,147 --> 00:39:33,246
Uh, could you make
it two, actually?

929
00:39:34,549 --> 00:39:35,615
All right.

930
00:39:39,154 --> 00:39:41,721
So, that went really well,
much better than I thought.

931
00:39:41,823 --> 00:39:43,489
You know, true love curse aside,

932
00:39:43,591 --> 00:39:45,224
I think this could be
really good for me.

933
00:39:45,326 --> 00:39:48,361
Well, let's venture forth.
Who's next?

934
00:39:48,463 --> 00:39:50,663
Next, we have... Edward.

935
00:39:50,765 --> 00:39:53,399
Hmm.
What was wrong with edward?

936
00:39:53,501 --> 00:39:57,103
Did he slurp his soup?
Was he a bad parallel-parker?

937
00:39:57,205 --> 00:39:59,539
Okay, that is
truly the worst, but...

938
00:39:59,641 --> 00:40:01,073
It's funny,
I actually don't remember.

939
00:40:01,176 --> 00:40:02,909
Huh.

940
00:40:03,011 --> 00:40:04,777
Where are you supposed
to run into him?

941
00:40:04,879 --> 00:40:07,880
Well, you're not the only one
who's good at online sleuthing.

942
00:40:07,982 --> 00:40:09,415
I checked out his
instagram and, every day,

943
00:40:09,517 --> 00:40:12,819
he does a "bavarian
pretzel diary" at 12:30.

944
00:40:12,921 --> 00:40:16,055
"pretzel diary?" social media
these days, am I right?

945
00:40:16,157 --> 00:40:18,825
I don't know.
It could be kind of cool.

946
00:40:18,927 --> 00:40:20,293
Who knows?
Maybe I sold this one short.

947
00:40:24,499 --> 00:40:31,003
♪

948
00:40:31,105 --> 00:40:33,339
- (camera shutter clicking)
- hi.

949
00:40:33,441 --> 00:40:35,107
Ellie. Hi.

950
00:40:35,210 --> 00:40:37,910
Your hair's grown out
since our profile picture.

951
00:40:38,012 --> 00:40:39,612
It's nice to see you, edward.

952
00:40:42,116 --> 00:40:43,616
Please, it's "eddie."

953
00:40:45,720 --> 00:40:46,886
finally.

954
00:40:47,989 --> 00:40:49,455
Finally?

955
00:40:49,557 --> 00:40:52,592
You've come back to me.

956
00:40:52,694 --> 00:40:56,295
I loved you, I set you free,

957
00:40:56,397 --> 00:40:57,964
and now,
you've flown back to me.

958
00:40:58,066 --> 00:41:02,435
Yes, eddie.
I have flown back to you,

959
00:41:02,537 --> 00:41:04,470
but only to apologize
to you for ghosting,

960
00:41:04,572 --> 00:41:07,974
and then I'm going
to fly back out.

961
00:41:08,076 --> 00:41:10,443
Yeah, but we're eddie and ellie.
We're ellie and eddie.

962
00:41:10,545 --> 00:41:12,912
Yes.
(chuckling nervously)

963
00:41:13,014 --> 00:41:15,348
we are, but just...
Separately.

964
00:41:17,619 --> 00:41:19,785
Um...

965
00:41:19,888 --> 00:41:22,955
So, I am sorry for ghosting you
and, um... Goodbye.

966
00:41:24,726 --> 00:41:26,359
Hey, are you sure you
wanna walk away from that?

967
00:41:26,461 --> 00:41:28,427
He had some pretty solid points
about possibly being soulmates.

968
00:41:28,530 --> 00:41:29,862
It's not funny.

969
00:41:29,964 --> 00:41:31,564
You're supposed to be
encouraging, okay?

970
00:41:31,666 --> 00:41:33,399
I'm trying to do
the right thing and--

971
00:41:33,501 --> 00:41:35,902
gosh, maybe the right thing is
back there, waiting for you?

972
00:41:36,004 --> 00:41:37,937
Stop. Okay, let's go.

973
00:41:38,039 --> 00:41:45,711
♪

974
00:41:47,615 --> 00:41:50,483
so, what's the deal
with this next guy?

975
00:41:50,585 --> 00:41:52,151
His name is harold.

976
00:41:52,253 --> 00:41:53,719
I managed to reach him by text,

977
00:41:53,821 --> 00:41:57,523
but he felt an in-person apology
might be more effective.

978
00:41:57,625 --> 00:41:58,958
Harold's is milking it.

979
00:41:59,060 --> 00:42:01,327
Well, we were talking
for a long time.

980
00:42:01,429 --> 00:42:03,296
It makes sense
that he might want

981
00:42:03,398 --> 00:42:05,064
some more meaningful closure.

982
00:42:05,166 --> 00:42:07,266
Plus, I haven't
come all this way

983
00:42:07,368 --> 00:42:09,368
just to fail this whole mission
on a technicality.

984
00:42:09,470 --> 00:42:10,603
(phone chiming)

985
00:42:10,705 --> 00:42:12,838
oh, it's him.

986
00:42:12,941 --> 00:42:15,374
"hello, ellie.
This is harold.

987
00:42:15,476 --> 00:42:17,743
"I will not be
meeting you tonight.

988
00:42:17,845 --> 00:42:19,745
"I 'm ghosting you.

989
00:42:19,847 --> 00:42:21,681
- Charlie: Oh...
- "how does it feel?

990
00:42:21,783 --> 00:42:25,651
"how do you like it?
Karma. Karma big time."

991
00:42:25,753 --> 00:42:26,886
charlie: Whoa.

992
00:42:26,988 --> 00:42:28,554
Talk about a technicality.

993
00:42:28,656 --> 00:42:30,222
Do I correct him?

994
00:42:30,325 --> 00:42:31,857
Tell him that this isn't
actually ghosting?

995
00:42:31,960 --> 00:42:33,192
Nah, let him have it.

996
00:42:33,294 --> 00:42:36,128
It's christmas,
after all. Right?

997
00:42:36,230 --> 00:42:38,397
(tapping on window)

998
00:42:38,499 --> 00:42:41,167
that's-- that's not him, is it?

999
00:42:43,104 --> 00:42:46,639
I... Ghost you.
I ghost you!

1000
00:42:52,981 --> 00:42:54,113
Oh...

1001
00:42:54,215 --> 00:42:56,782
Ellie, you are a
menace to society.

1002
00:42:56,884 --> 00:43:00,686
You're wreaking havoc with
the people in this city.

1003
00:43:00,788 --> 00:43:02,388
They're losing their
minds over you. It's okay.

1004
00:43:02,490 --> 00:43:03,789
It's okay, we know him.
He's a...

1005
00:43:03,891 --> 00:43:05,825
Community theatre actor.

1006
00:43:05,927 --> 00:43:07,793
Should we leave?

1007
00:43:07,895 --> 00:43:11,063
I don't know.
Are we in danger?

1008
00:43:11,165 --> 00:43:14,533
No. No, I think
we should make a stand.

1009
00:43:14,636 --> 00:43:18,004
We should stay here because
I... Like this place.

1010
00:43:18,106 --> 00:43:21,907
Me, too.
I love a good christmas popup.

1011
00:43:22,010 --> 00:43:24,210
Yeah. We shouldn't let
whatever that was

1012
00:43:24,312 --> 00:43:27,947
stop us from
finishing our drinks.

1013
00:43:28,049 --> 00:43:29,615
- Cheers.
- To harold.

1014
00:43:29,717 --> 00:43:31,250
To harold.
(laughing)

1015
00:43:31,352 --> 00:43:33,519
- wow.
- Which one did you get again?

1016
00:43:33,621 --> 00:43:36,088
Uh, the rum rum rudolf.

1017
00:43:36,190 --> 00:43:37,289
How 'bout you?

1018
00:43:37,392 --> 00:43:38,791
Candy cane fever.

1019
00:43:38,893 --> 00:43:40,860
- Nice.
- Well...

1020
00:43:40,962 --> 00:43:42,395
Took care of harold.

1021
00:43:42,497 --> 00:43:45,531
I think harold
took care of himself.

1022
00:43:45,633 --> 00:43:49,368
We did nate, liam, jose, edward.

1023
00:43:49,470 --> 00:43:52,571
"eddie and ellie.
I set you free."

1024
00:43:52,674 --> 00:43:55,141
actually, I just have a
lingering phone call or two.

1025
00:43:55,243 --> 00:43:57,243
Aww, so you don't
need me anymore?

1026
00:43:57,345 --> 00:43:59,178
No, I didn't say that.

1027
00:43:59,280 --> 00:44:00,980
Of course I need you,

1028
00:44:01,082 --> 00:44:03,149
but just for rogue reindeer,

1029
00:44:03,251 --> 00:44:04,817
which we are very
behind on, by the way.

1030
00:44:04,919 --> 00:44:08,921
Wow, so you're almost
done with the un-ghosting,

1031
00:44:09,023 --> 00:44:10,189
and two days ahead of schedule.

1032
00:44:10,291 --> 00:44:11,857
Well, I actually
have one more guy

1033
00:44:11,959 --> 00:44:15,094
that I hadn't officially
added to the list.

1034
00:44:15,196 --> 00:44:16,929
Mm. The "touchy situation?"

1035
00:44:17,031 --> 00:44:19,465
I mean, is it
touchier than eddie?

1036
00:44:19,567 --> 00:44:20,599
Touchier than harold?

1037
00:44:20,702 --> 00:44:23,135
Well, touchy in a different way.

1038
00:44:23,237 --> 00:44:25,738
This is the guy
I actually stood up.

1039
00:44:25,840 --> 00:44:27,206
Ahh. So, do you need help
tracking him down?

1040
00:44:27,308 --> 00:44:30,976
Nah, I got this.
I may not even include him.

1041
00:44:31,079 --> 00:44:34,513
I'm not sure it counts.

1042
00:44:34,615 --> 00:44:36,982
Okay, well, then,
what's next for you?

1043
00:44:37,085 --> 00:44:39,118
I guess you'll take a hiatus
from the dating apps?

1044
00:44:39,220 --> 00:44:40,853
Why do you say that?

1045
00:44:40,955 --> 00:44:44,023
Because you're not open to
meeting people right now?

1046
00:44:44,125 --> 00:44:48,327
I'm open. I'm looking.
That's why I'm on there.

1047
00:44:48,429 --> 00:44:51,063
You know, open and looking
are not the same thing.

1048
00:44:54,602 --> 00:44:57,002
So, uh...

1049
00:44:57,105 --> 00:44:59,905
What do you think
the elf on the top shelf is?

1050
00:45:00,007 --> 00:45:01,173
You should order it.

1051
00:45:06,514 --> 00:45:07,513
Thank you.

1052
00:45:07,615 --> 00:45:10,483
So, how are the fish?

1053
00:45:10,585 --> 00:45:12,017
The-- the fish?

1054
00:45:12,120 --> 00:45:13,753
You said you've
got an aquarium?

1055
00:45:13,855 --> 00:45:15,154
Oh...

1056
00:45:15,256 --> 00:45:16,722
It's all I know
about your personal life.

1057
00:45:16,824 --> 00:45:18,891
Yeah, the fish are--
the fish are good.

1058
00:45:18,993 --> 00:45:20,559
Did you name them?

1059
00:45:20,661 --> 00:45:23,229
Yep. So far, I have inky,
blinky, pinky, and clyde.

1060
00:45:23,331 --> 00:45:24,930
I love that.
(laughing)

1061
00:45:25,032 --> 00:45:27,099
except now, I've run out of
names, if I get any more.

1062
00:45:27,201 --> 00:45:29,568
Not necessarily. There are
the alternate nicknames,

1063
00:45:29,670 --> 00:45:30,803
and also, the original
japanese names.

1064
00:45:30,905 --> 00:45:32,204
Yes!

1065
00:45:32,306 --> 00:45:33,873
Not a lot of people know that.

1066
00:45:33,975 --> 00:45:38,377
Guess it just comes with the
territory in our field.

1067
00:45:38,479 --> 00:45:39,779
So, I have a question for you.

1068
00:45:39,881 --> 00:45:42,181
- Okay.
- Have you ever been ghosted?

1069
00:45:43,351 --> 00:45:44,383
Yeah, a couple times.

1070
00:45:44,485 --> 00:45:46,051
I mean, who hasn't?

1071
00:45:46,154 --> 00:45:49,288
Yeah, but did any one time,
like, really burn?

1072
00:45:49,390 --> 00:45:50,723
Oh, sorry.
I didn't mean to, like...

1073
00:45:50,825 --> 00:45:52,992
No, no. It's fine. Yeah. Um...

1074
00:45:53,094 --> 00:45:54,660
Yeah, there was
this one time.

1075
00:45:54,762 --> 00:45:57,196
This was a long time ago,
I mean a long, long time ago.

1076
00:45:57,298 --> 00:46:01,801
Um, I got stood up.
That kind of burned.

1077
00:46:01,903 --> 00:46:03,636
Sorry. I mean,
you don't have to explain it.

1078
00:46:03,738 --> 00:46:05,237
It's okay.
There's nothing to explain.

1079
00:46:05,339 --> 00:46:06,639
There's no story

1080
00:46:06,741 --> 00:46:08,307
because nothing happened.

1081
00:46:08,409 --> 00:46:10,776
I was excited,
it was disappointing, the end.

1082
00:46:12,713 --> 00:46:13,946
Gosh...

1083
00:46:14,048 --> 00:46:16,615
The look on your
face right now, I...

1084
00:46:16,717 --> 00:46:19,819
This is the worst I've felt
about ghosting this whole time.

1085
00:46:19,921 --> 00:46:23,389
I really hope I didn't make
someone feel like this.

1086
00:46:23,491 --> 00:46:26,492
I'm sorry
on behalf of all ghosters.

1087
00:46:26,594 --> 00:46:28,227
Wasn't your fault.

1088
00:46:30,464 --> 00:46:32,531
How's your noel-groni?

1089
00:46:32,633 --> 00:46:34,867
It's good.
How's your blitzen bellini?

1090
00:46:34,969 --> 00:46:38,404
It's got a-- got a pretty
good kick to it, of course.

1091
00:46:38,506 --> 00:46:42,474
♪

1092
00:46:42,577 --> 00:46:44,376
so, tomorrow night is
christmas eve eve,

1093
00:46:44,478 --> 00:46:45,978
which I've always thought

1094
00:46:46,080 --> 00:46:48,881
was the unsung best
day of the holidays,

1095
00:46:48,983 --> 00:46:50,983
where the anticipation
is at the perfect pitch.

1096
00:46:51,085 --> 00:46:52,585
I totally agree.

1097
00:46:52,687 --> 00:46:55,087
But it also means
I don't have much more time

1098
00:46:55,189 --> 00:46:58,490
to figure out this secret santa
thing I have going on.

1099
00:46:58,593 --> 00:47:01,227
My family does
this big secret santa

1100
00:47:01,329 --> 00:47:03,229
and this year,
it's gonna be tough.

1101
00:47:03,331 --> 00:47:04,630
How come?

1102
00:47:04,732 --> 00:47:06,198
I drew my mom.

1103
00:47:06,300 --> 00:47:08,400
- Aww. That sounds sweet.
- No.

1104
00:47:08,502 --> 00:47:10,336
I feel like she's already
disappointed in me

1105
00:47:10,438 --> 00:47:13,572
and I just don't
want to add to it.

1106
00:47:13,674 --> 00:47:16,508
It's strange, I don't think I've
ever said that out loud before.

1107
00:47:16,611 --> 00:47:20,012
My mom's just this...
Force of nature.

1108
00:47:20,114 --> 00:47:22,147
She's so bold and creative.

1109
00:47:22,250 --> 00:47:24,083
She works in publishing
and, one day,

1110
00:47:24,185 --> 00:47:26,318
she decided to just break off
with her own imprint

1111
00:47:26,420 --> 00:47:28,354
for less mainstream writers,

1112
00:47:28,456 --> 00:47:29,989
and she did this all
as a single parent,

1113
00:47:30,091 --> 00:47:31,223
after my dad passed away.

1114
00:47:31,325 --> 00:47:33,092
Oh, I'm sorry.

1115
00:47:33,194 --> 00:47:36,962
Thanks. Yeah,
it was when I was pretty little.

1116
00:47:37,064 --> 00:47:39,365
I find it hard to believe

1117
00:47:39,467 --> 00:47:42,101
that you don't have
your mother's approval.

1118
00:47:42,203 --> 00:47:44,336
My mom just goes
for things, you know?

1119
00:47:44,438 --> 00:47:45,938
She's fearless,

1120
00:47:46,040 --> 00:47:49,508
whereas I feel like
I'm always hesitating.

1121
00:47:49,610 --> 00:47:50,943
You're deliberate.

1122
00:47:51,045 --> 00:47:52,411
That's not the worst
thing in the world.

1123
00:47:52,513 --> 00:47:55,447
Thank you for that, but...

1124
00:47:55,549 --> 00:47:56,882
I don't know,
I can't help but feel like

1125
00:47:56,984 --> 00:48:00,452
she thinks I compromised
my artistic endeavors

1126
00:48:00,554 --> 00:48:03,689
or I sold out somehow
by working in gaming.

1127
00:48:03,791 --> 00:48:05,624
Did you?

1128
00:48:05,726 --> 00:48:08,827
Is this where you reveal that
you have a secret passion

1129
00:48:08,930 --> 00:48:11,130
for oil painting and I tell you
that you need to quit your job

1130
00:48:11,232 --> 00:48:12,431
and move to vermont?

1131
00:48:12,533 --> 00:48:15,100
No. I-I love my job.
I didn't settle.

1132
00:48:15,202 --> 00:48:17,036
The art I create

1133
00:48:17,138 --> 00:48:20,105
is art people
get to interact with

1134
00:48:20,207 --> 00:48:23,809
and play with and be a part of;
excites me.

1135
00:48:23,911 --> 00:48:26,578
Yeah. Doesn't your mom realize

1136
00:48:26,681 --> 00:48:29,181
that you're so respected
in your industry?

1137
00:48:29,283 --> 00:48:31,016
That you're known for
bringing a fresh take

1138
00:48:31,118 --> 00:48:32,551
to consumer markets?

1139
00:48:32,653 --> 00:48:35,387
That your work is
brilliant and inspiring?

1140
00:48:35,489 --> 00:48:38,524
You think my work is
brilliant and inspiring?

1141
00:48:38,626 --> 00:48:40,125
Yeah.

1142
00:48:40,227 --> 00:48:43,429
I thought that even before
you came to cartwheel.

1143
00:48:43,531 --> 00:48:45,764
I didn't know that.

1144
00:48:47,301 --> 00:48:48,968
- (gasping)
- (laughing)

1145
00:48:49,070 --> 00:48:50,736
where did that even come from?
(laughing)

1146
00:48:50,838 --> 00:48:52,271
charlie: Where did that even...

1147
00:48:52,373 --> 00:48:53,605
- Let me help.
- It's down my shirt!

1148
00:48:53,708 --> 00:48:56,075
- Are you okay?
- I'm okay. Are you okay?

1149
00:48:56,177 --> 00:48:58,177
- Yeah. Are you okay?
- Yeah.

1150
00:48:58,279 --> 00:48:59,378
Sorry, I already said that.

1151
00:49:03,684 --> 00:49:04,917
I should go.

1152
00:49:05,019 --> 00:49:06,752
- Me too.
- Okay.

1153
00:49:06,854 --> 00:49:10,022
(chuckling)
oh. Do you go... That way?

1154
00:49:10,124 --> 00:49:12,091
Uh, I'll go that way.

1155
00:49:12,193 --> 00:49:13,359
- Okay.
- (clearing throat)

1156
00:49:13,461 --> 00:49:15,194
- see you at work.
- Okay, bye!

1157
00:49:19,016 --> 00:49:21,917
(keys tapping,
phone ringing)

1158
00:49:22,019 --> 00:49:23,285
hey.

1159
00:49:23,387 --> 00:49:26,021
Before you ask,
my answer is still no.

1160
00:49:26,123 --> 00:49:28,290
I am not going to swap
secret santas with you.

1161
00:49:28,392 --> 00:49:30,125
What?
No, that's not why I'm calling.

1162
00:49:30,227 --> 00:49:32,127
I'm actually just
double-checking

1163
00:49:32,229 --> 00:49:33,529
that your office is open today.

1164
00:49:33,631 --> 00:49:35,397
I have a note
I want to leave for kevin.

1165
00:49:35,499 --> 00:49:39,435
Is this part of your
scrooge redemption thing?

1166
00:49:39,537 --> 00:49:42,204
No, trust me. It's just a
sincere letter of apology.

1167
00:49:42,306 --> 00:49:44,006
Either way, I hate to tell you,

1168
00:49:44,108 --> 00:49:45,574
kevin called out sick

1169
00:49:45,676 --> 00:49:47,142
and the office is
closed tomorrow,

1170
00:49:47,244 --> 00:49:48,777
so it'll have to wait
'til after christmas.

1171
00:49:48,879 --> 00:49:53,115
But it can't. That's past
my deadline, you know this.

1172
00:49:53,217 --> 00:49:54,216
(sighing)
I was so close.

1173
00:49:56,420 --> 00:49:58,687
Wait. Sick, you said?

1174
00:49:58,789 --> 00:50:01,356
With, like, a cold, or...

1175
00:50:01,459 --> 00:50:03,092
Hunter: Yeah.

1176
00:50:03,194 --> 00:50:06,495
♪

1177
00:50:06,597 --> 00:50:09,131
(dialing)

1178
00:50:09,233 --> 00:50:10,165
(intercom ringing)

1179
00:50:10,267 --> 00:50:11,533
kevin: Hello?

1180
00:50:11,635 --> 00:50:15,204
Hi. It's ellie, hunter's sister.

1181
00:50:15,306 --> 00:50:18,540
I'm the very rude person who
never texted you back.

1182
00:50:18,642 --> 00:50:20,876
I know this may sound strange,

1183
00:50:20,978 --> 00:50:23,278
but I wanted to come
apologize in person.

1184
00:50:23,380 --> 00:50:24,947
And I heard you were home sick,

1185
00:50:25,049 --> 00:50:28,617
so I brought you some wonton
soup from green dragon.

1186
00:50:28,719 --> 00:50:30,486
I can just leave it here, if...

1187
00:50:30,588 --> 00:50:34,123
Kevin: Green dragon's the best.
I'll meet you in the lobby.

1188
00:50:34,225 --> 00:50:35,591
(buzzing)

1189
00:50:40,564 --> 00:50:41,797
hi!

1190
00:50:41,899 --> 00:50:43,132
Hi.

1191
00:50:43,234 --> 00:50:44,566
Sorry, I would have
invited you up,

1192
00:50:44,668 --> 00:50:46,001
but it's probably
germ city up there.

1193
00:50:46,103 --> 00:50:47,669
Oh, it's totally fine.

1194
00:50:47,772 --> 00:50:49,371
It's me who's
inconveniencing you.

1195
00:50:49,473 --> 00:50:51,840
Uh, here.

1196
00:50:51,942 --> 00:50:53,675
Thank you. I, uh--

1197
00:50:53,778 --> 00:50:55,878
I love green dragon wonton soup,
and they stopped delivering,

1198
00:50:55,980 --> 00:50:57,412
so this is perfect.

1199
00:50:57,515 --> 00:50:59,348
Oh, there's a letter in there,
too, basically,

1200
00:50:59,450 --> 00:51:00,749
just saying how sorry I am,

1201
00:51:00,851 --> 00:51:03,185
and it turns out
I have a ghosting problem.

1202
00:51:03,287 --> 00:51:05,387
That's all right.
I figured you had a good reason.

1203
00:51:05,489 --> 00:51:07,956
To be honest, I'm still
reeling from my last breakup,

1204
00:51:08,058 --> 00:51:09,925
so I told your brother
it wasn't a big deal.

1205
00:51:10,027 --> 00:51:12,027
Sounds like he was the one
most invested in the setup.

1206
00:51:12,129 --> 00:51:15,330
Sounds like it.
He just wants me to be happy.

1207
00:51:16,901 --> 00:51:19,001
Well, I gotta go to work,

1208
00:51:19,103 --> 00:51:21,203
but I hope you have
a merry christmas.

1209
00:51:21,305 --> 00:51:24,773
Thanks for the soup,
saint ellie.

1210
00:51:25,876 --> 00:51:27,176
Bye.

1211
00:51:27,278 --> 00:51:30,279
♪

1212
00:51:30,381 --> 00:51:31,380
hey.

1213
00:51:31,482 --> 00:51:32,815
Hey, partner.

1214
00:51:32,917 --> 00:51:34,149
Hi.
(chuckling nervously)

1215
00:51:34,251 --> 00:51:35,350
oh.
(chuckling nervously)

1216
00:51:35,452 --> 00:51:36,819
I was going for a high-five.

1217
00:51:36,921 --> 00:51:38,253
I just thought you
were trying to hug me.

1218
00:51:38,355 --> 00:51:40,155
Uh, I like your hat.

1219
00:51:40,257 --> 00:51:43,325
Oh, thank you.
It's the one I always wear.

1220
00:51:43,427 --> 00:51:45,294
Yeah, I know. I just
realized I hadn't, uh...

1221
00:51:45,396 --> 00:51:46,595
Complimented you on it.

1222
00:51:46,697 --> 00:51:48,363
Oh. Thank you.

1223
00:51:48,465 --> 00:51:49,932
So, fun development,
the office heating is busted.

1224
00:51:50,034 --> 00:51:51,667
What?!

1225
00:51:51,769 --> 00:51:53,569
Which is why it's freezing in
here and no one's around.

1226
00:51:53,671 --> 00:51:55,037
Now? Of all times?

1227
00:51:55,139 --> 00:51:56,572
This is what I get
for procrastinating.

1228
00:51:56,674 --> 00:51:57,940
Well, it's not that bad.

1229
00:51:58,042 --> 00:51:59,474
We do have a lot of work to do

1230
00:51:59,577 --> 00:52:02,644
on the text portion
of the presentation.

1231
00:52:02,746 --> 00:52:04,546
I guess we don't
have to do that together.

1232
00:52:04,648 --> 00:52:06,248
We could work remotely,

1233
00:52:06,350 --> 00:52:08,417
and then finish
the demo off tomorrow.

1234
00:52:08,519 --> 00:52:10,419
Oh... Yeah.

1235
00:52:10,521 --> 00:52:12,521
Just gonna be slaving away
on christmas eve

1236
00:52:12,623 --> 00:52:16,258
for my boss, ellienezer,
just like bob cratchit,

1237
00:52:16,360 --> 00:52:18,460
no coal for the fire.

1238
00:52:18,562 --> 00:52:20,596
Oh... When you should
be home with your family,

1239
00:52:20,698 --> 00:52:21,864
your family of fish.

1240
00:52:21,966 --> 00:52:23,765
(laughing)
yes!

1241
00:52:23,868 --> 00:52:25,701
- Especially tiny inky.
- Aww.

1242
00:52:25,803 --> 00:52:27,436
Little tiny inky
with the stumpy fin?

1243
00:52:27,538 --> 00:52:29,104
Aww...

1244
00:52:29,206 --> 00:52:31,807
Okay, well,
I guess we could go to my place.

1245
00:52:31,909 --> 00:52:34,009
I mean, the snacks
are better there, anyway.

1246
00:52:35,479 --> 00:52:36,745
Sure. Lead the way.

1247
00:52:36,847 --> 00:52:38,080
- Let's go.
- All right.

1248
00:52:38,182 --> 00:52:46,955
♪

1249
00:52:47,057 --> 00:52:49,291
would you like some popcorn?

1250
00:52:49,393 --> 00:52:51,460
Ooh, I love glenda's.
Did you do a custom mix?

1251
00:52:51,562 --> 00:52:53,228
Of course.

1252
00:52:53,330 --> 00:52:54,763
I'm not an amateur.

1253
00:52:54,865 --> 00:52:56,698
I have cheddar,
caramel, and macadamia.

1254
00:52:56,800 --> 00:52:58,367
Nice.

1255
00:52:58,469 --> 00:52:59,601
Do you want me to keep
yours separate or mix?

1256
00:52:59,703 --> 00:53:00,936
Are you kidding?

1257
00:53:01,038 --> 00:53:02,037
Do I look like a noob?
Mix it up!

1258
00:53:02,139 --> 00:53:04,840
Good answer.

1259
00:53:04,942 --> 00:53:08,377
So, uh, dare I ask?
How's the unghosting going?

1260
00:53:08,479 --> 00:53:12,247
It's... Going okay.
I'm almost done.

1261
00:53:12,349 --> 00:53:14,149
But... I think we should
a hundred percent

1262
00:53:14,251 --> 00:53:15,784
not talk about un-ghosting today

1263
00:53:15,886 --> 00:53:17,352
or I'm never
going to finish this,

1264
00:53:17,454 --> 00:53:19,054
much less figure out
my mom's secret santa gift.

1265
00:53:19,156 --> 00:53:20,222
Copy that.

1266
00:53:21,926 --> 00:53:23,759
No recess for me today.

1267
00:53:28,098 --> 00:53:30,499
I feel like we're missing
something in the journey.

1268
00:53:30,601 --> 00:53:33,602
You know? Like,
there needs to be more stakes.

1269
00:53:33,704 --> 00:53:35,137
I don't know. What if the
world is going to end

1270
00:53:35,239 --> 00:53:36,605
if he didn't make it?

1271
00:53:36,707 --> 00:53:38,206
Why does it always
have to be like that?

1272
00:53:38,309 --> 00:53:40,542
Why does there have to be
explosions and a doomsday?

1273
00:53:40,644 --> 00:53:42,911
- It's christmas?
- I know, I know. I...

1274
00:53:44,815 --> 00:53:46,915
What's this?

1275
00:53:47,017 --> 00:53:50,118
Oh, that's an old
family photo album.

1276
00:53:50,220 --> 00:53:51,586
I was hoping
to get some inspiration

1277
00:53:51,689 --> 00:53:53,121
for my mom's secret santa.

1278
00:53:53,223 --> 00:53:55,257
Oh... May I?

1279
00:53:55,359 --> 00:53:56,858
No.

1280
00:54:00,831 --> 00:54:02,965
Sure.

1281
00:54:03,067 --> 00:54:06,535
Okay...
Hello, ellie's past.

1282
00:54:08,806 --> 00:54:10,739
A lot of christmas here.

1283
00:54:10,841 --> 00:54:13,976
Yeah. It's kind of
a big deal for my family.

1284
00:54:14,078 --> 00:54:16,511
Hence the epic secret santa?

1285
00:54:16,613 --> 00:54:18,647
Aww!

1286
00:54:18,749 --> 00:54:21,249
Who is this?

1287
00:54:21,352 --> 00:54:23,885
That was part of a run of
years where I insisted on

1288
00:54:23,988 --> 00:54:25,787
dressing like an elf
and being called "elfie"

1289
00:54:25,889 --> 00:54:27,055
instead of ellie.

1290
00:54:27,157 --> 00:54:28,590
(laughing) oh, yeah.

1291
00:54:28,692 --> 00:54:30,392
Starting in November
and ending in March.

1292
00:54:30,494 --> 00:54:31,727
- Wow!
- Yeah.

1293
00:54:31,829 --> 00:54:34,096
I actually designed that costume

1294
00:54:34,198 --> 00:54:37,833
and my mom and I,
we kind of made it together.

1295
00:54:37,935 --> 00:54:41,436
I'm sorry.
That's adorable.

1296
00:54:41,538 --> 00:54:43,839
So... You still haven't figured
out what you're getting her.

1297
00:54:43,941 --> 00:54:46,108
No.

1298
00:54:46,210 --> 00:54:47,676
Apparently,
I have a ghosting problem

1299
00:54:47,778 --> 00:54:49,277
and a procrastination problem.

1300
00:54:49,380 --> 00:54:51,680
Well, it's kind of
the same thing, isn't it?

1301
00:54:51,782 --> 00:54:53,648
How do you mean?

1302
00:54:53,751 --> 00:54:57,252
Well, they're both about not
wanting to take the next step,

1303
00:54:57,354 --> 00:55:00,722
not wanting to make a choice
that might not be perfect,

1304
00:55:00,824 --> 00:55:03,091
not putting yourself
out there. Right?

1305
00:55:03,193 --> 00:55:07,062
This coming from the guy who
willfully demotes himself?

1306
00:55:07,164 --> 00:55:09,498
Touché.
But I chose that path.

1307
00:55:09,600 --> 00:55:11,233
I'm not fighting it.

1308
00:55:13,871 --> 00:55:18,273
Sorry, I, uh--
I could be completely wrong.

1309
00:55:18,375 --> 00:55:21,543
Although, it is worth noting
that the one thing

1310
00:55:21,645 --> 00:55:22,978
that all those guys
have in common is

1311
00:55:23,080 --> 00:55:26,114
you haven't met
any of them in person.

1312
00:55:26,216 --> 00:55:29,084
That's not about me;
that's just calling it early,

1313
00:55:29,186 --> 00:55:31,219
saving a lot of hurt feelings.

1314
00:55:31,321 --> 00:55:33,655
Hmm.
Theirs or yours?

1315
00:55:36,226 --> 00:55:37,592
Oh, why did you bring
up ghosting?

1316
00:55:37,694 --> 00:55:38,660
I thought we weren't
going to talk about it!

1317
00:55:38,762 --> 00:55:40,562
This is your fault. Um...

1318
00:55:40,664 --> 00:55:43,732
What I was gonna say
is we should go back

1319
00:55:43,834 --> 00:55:45,500
to the christmas
market for lunch.

1320
00:55:45,602 --> 00:55:47,169
Maybe you'll find
something for your mom there.

1321
00:55:47,271 --> 00:55:49,271
Hmm?
Kill two birds with one stone?

1322
00:55:50,841 --> 00:55:53,108
- Okay.
- Great.

1323
00:55:56,880 --> 00:55:58,513
Ellie: Ugh! It's just so hard to
actually think of something.

1324
00:55:58,615 --> 00:56:02,451
Like, I'm hoping this will just
give me some inspiration.

1325
00:56:02,553 --> 00:56:05,287
Yeah. I think you just
need to go with the flow

1326
00:56:05,389 --> 00:56:09,357
of the christmas market
and let the gift find you.

1327
00:56:09,460 --> 00:56:11,560
Oh. This could be something.

1328
00:56:11,662 --> 00:56:14,129
I could make a whole
gingerbread family.

1329
00:56:14,231 --> 00:56:16,832
- Oh...
- I don't know.

1330
00:56:16,934 --> 00:56:19,801
An ornament seems to obvious.

1331
00:56:19,903 --> 00:56:24,372
Oh, what about this handsome,
skinny-legged fellow?

1332
00:56:24,475 --> 00:56:26,741
- It's not really her style.
- No?

1333
00:56:26,844 --> 00:56:29,044
I'm sorry, my friend.
Your day will come.

1334
00:56:29,146 --> 00:56:31,480
Blitzen never gets any respect.

1335
00:56:31,582 --> 00:56:33,949
Maybe you could get her
a t-shirt that says,

1336
00:56:34,051 --> 00:56:36,051
"best secret santa ever"?

1337
00:56:36,153 --> 00:56:38,587
My mom's not
really a t-shirt person.

1338
00:56:40,324 --> 00:56:41,490
Oh, she is, however...

1339
00:56:41,592 --> 00:56:43,158
A scarf person!

1340
00:56:43,260 --> 00:56:45,293
My mom loves scarves.

1341
00:56:45,395 --> 00:56:47,996
She has all these various ways
she ties them, all french-like.

1342
00:56:48,098 --> 00:56:49,598
It's her signature.

1343
00:56:49,700 --> 00:56:51,633
Does that mean she
gets them a lot as gifts?

1344
00:56:51,735 --> 00:56:56,138
Yes, but I feel like I could
find a way to make it personal.

1345
00:56:56,240 --> 00:56:57,772
Excuse me.
Do you do embroidery for these?

1346
00:56:57,875 --> 00:56:59,841
Monograms and such?

1347
00:56:59,943 --> 00:57:02,410
I do, but I got
quite the backup.

1348
00:57:02,513 --> 00:57:04,112
Oh, I was thinking

1349
00:57:04,214 --> 00:57:06,214
just, like, a small message,
nothing extravagant.

1350
00:57:06,316 --> 00:57:08,850
I could get something
to you by the 28th.

1351
00:57:10,554 --> 00:57:11,686
Would you consider
making an exception,

1352
00:57:11,788 --> 00:57:13,655
bumping her up the list a bit?

1353
00:57:13,757 --> 00:57:15,824
See, she's buying
for her mother.

1354
00:57:15,926 --> 00:57:18,894
It's a very special
relationship, and it's just--

1355
00:57:18,996 --> 00:57:21,429
it's tearing her up inside that
she hasn't found perfect gift,

1356
00:57:21,532 --> 00:57:23,298
until now.

1357
00:57:23,400 --> 00:57:25,500
That's everyone's story who's
shopping on December 23rd.

1358
00:57:25,602 --> 00:57:27,869
Maybe I could bribe you

1359
00:57:27,971 --> 00:57:30,906
by bringing you a pretzel
or some gluhwein?

1360
00:57:31,008 --> 00:57:32,107
I bet you haven't
been able to step away

1361
00:57:32,209 --> 00:57:33,241
from your booth all day.

1362
00:57:33,343 --> 00:57:35,377
I suppose I am a little peckish.

1363
00:57:35,479 --> 00:57:37,479
Thank you so much.

1364
00:57:37,581 --> 00:57:40,048
Okay, we'll be right back.

1365
00:57:42,786 --> 00:57:44,352
Okay, you have to remind me

1366
00:57:44,454 --> 00:57:46,288
to pick up the scarf at
noon tomorrow, very important.

1367
00:57:46,390 --> 00:57:47,355
- Mm-hmm.
- Wait.

1368
00:57:47,457 --> 00:57:49,224
I just had the best idea!

1369
00:57:49,326 --> 00:57:50,525
You should come with me to my
family's for christmas eve.

1370
00:57:50,627 --> 00:57:51,793
It's so fun.

1371
00:57:51,895 --> 00:57:54,262
We watch movies,
we have mulled wine,

1372
00:57:54,364 --> 00:57:55,564
my mom makes
amazing apple strudel,

1373
00:57:55,666 --> 00:57:57,065
and I still stand by the belief

1374
00:57:57,167 --> 00:57:58,466
that no one should be
alone on christmas.

1375
00:57:58,569 --> 00:58:01,403
I don't know.
I mean, I'm a stranger.

1376
00:58:01,505 --> 00:58:05,540
No, you're not!
You've been indispensable to me.

1377
00:58:05,642 --> 00:58:07,742
Sorry, that sounded
really business-y.

1378
00:58:07,844 --> 00:58:11,046
What I meant was I've really
enjoyed your company

1379
00:58:11,148 --> 00:58:12,647
the last several days.

1380
00:58:12,749 --> 00:58:16,017
It'd be weird if you just
suddenly weren't there.

1381
00:58:16,119 --> 00:58:17,953
Come.
I want you to come.

1382
00:58:18,055 --> 00:58:20,188
Sure. Okay.

1383
00:58:20,290 --> 00:58:22,290
You had me at apple strudel.

1384
00:58:23,594 --> 00:58:25,994
- Wait. That's it.
- What?

1385
00:58:26,096 --> 00:58:27,829
Come on.

1386
00:58:29,032 --> 00:58:31,132
What's more relatable

1387
00:58:31,235 --> 00:58:35,003
than the wonderful yet challenge
countdown to christmas?

1388
00:58:35,105 --> 00:58:36,538
Trying to get everyone
the perfect present,

1389
00:58:36,640 --> 00:58:38,373
secret santas,

1390
00:58:38,475 --> 00:58:40,642
trying to get grandma's
eggnog recipe just right.

1391
00:58:40,744 --> 00:58:42,244
Do you know what I'm saying?

1392
00:58:42,346 --> 00:58:44,045
No.

1393
00:58:44,147 --> 00:58:45,513
It's holiday tasks and events,

1394
00:58:45,616 --> 00:58:47,983
except the world
literally depends on it.

1395
00:58:48,085 --> 00:58:49,618
It's friends and family
instead of random packages

1396
00:58:49,720 --> 00:58:51,353
and imaginary worlds.

1397
00:58:51,455 --> 00:58:52,887
We can use strategy, matching.

1398
00:58:52,990 --> 00:58:56,358
Okay. I could see it.
But with the reindeer?

1399
00:58:56,460 --> 00:58:58,760
Good point. But...

1400
00:58:58,862 --> 00:59:00,528
I guess, why not?

1401
00:59:00,631 --> 00:59:02,430
I mean it could be any
christmas-related character.

1402
00:59:02,532 --> 00:59:06,234
But it shouldn't be
"any" character.

1403
00:59:06,336 --> 00:59:09,371
It should be specific, personal.

1404
00:59:09,473 --> 00:59:10,739
Hear me out. What about...

1405
00:59:10,841 --> 00:59:13,174
(pages turning)

1406
00:59:14,711 --> 00:59:16,344
elfie?

1407
00:59:16,446 --> 00:59:19,014
Okay? She's one of santa's

1408
00:59:19,116 --> 00:59:21,850
many workers,
but she is special.

1409
00:59:21,952 --> 00:59:24,552
She's brilliant,

1410
00:59:24,655 --> 00:59:27,289
she's precocious,
she's steadfast,

1411
00:59:27,391 --> 00:59:30,225
she wants to make sure
everything just right.

1412
00:59:32,596 --> 00:59:34,429
And she can't take it easy,
but that's because

1413
00:59:34,531 --> 00:59:37,132
everything is
high stakes for her,

1414
00:59:37,234 --> 00:59:38,800
especially if it
has to do with her work

1415
00:59:38,902 --> 00:59:40,969
or the people in her life.
It's very endearing.

1416
00:59:43,440 --> 00:59:44,673
Besides, these guys
always eat it up

1417
00:59:44,775 --> 00:59:46,241
when there's
a personal connection.

1418
00:59:46,343 --> 00:59:47,842
Don't you think it's
a little late in the game

1419
00:59:47,944 --> 00:59:49,177
to change all this?

1420
00:59:50,981 --> 00:59:53,715
Do you really want to settle
for rogue reindeer?

1421
00:59:57,487 --> 00:59:59,554
Okay, you're right.
I love it.

1422
00:59:59,656 --> 01:00:00,689
- Yeah?
- Yeah. We're going with elfie.

1423
01:00:00,791 --> 01:00:02,390
- Let's do it!
- Elfie!

1424
01:00:02,492 --> 01:00:04,759
Yes! Elfie to the rescue!

1425
01:00:04,861 --> 01:00:06,127
Okay, so, she shoots
lasers out of her eyes, okay?

1426
01:00:06,229 --> 01:00:07,529
You're the artist here.

1427
01:00:07,631 --> 01:00:09,297
Ellie: Yeah,
it's like a superhero.

1428
01:00:09,399 --> 01:00:11,232
Yes, exactly,
and I picture her holding

1429
01:00:11,335 --> 01:00:12,701
kind of like a christmas tree.

1430
01:00:12,803 --> 01:00:14,002
Grabbing presents, like,
as they're falling.

1431
01:00:14,104 --> 01:00:15,470
Maybe catching them in her bag?

1432
01:00:15,572 --> 01:00:17,272
And then,
there's the clock, obviously.

1433
01:00:17,374 --> 01:00:19,841
Charlie: And then, she's got,
like, all this stuff in it.

1434
01:00:19,943 --> 01:00:21,609
Perfect gift for her mom
at the exact right time?

1435
01:00:21,712 --> 01:00:22,777
Okay, but I like it.

1436
01:00:22,879 --> 01:00:24,079
What do you think about this?

1437
01:00:24,181 --> 01:00:25,947
- Oh, yeah, yeah.
- Yeah?

1438
01:00:26,049 --> 01:00:28,883
With the extra emphasis
on the sleigh?

1439
01:00:28,985 --> 01:00:30,118
Charlie: Yeah, that's great.

1440
01:00:30,220 --> 01:00:31,219
Ellie: Thank you.

1441
01:00:31,321 --> 01:00:32,654
Charlie: You look so at home.

1442
01:00:32,756 --> 01:00:34,823
I know, I'm pumped.

1443
01:00:34,925 --> 01:00:38,093
I'm so pumped.

1444
01:00:38,195 --> 01:00:40,795
What? What?!
(straining)

1445
01:00:40,897 --> 01:00:42,997
(groaning)
how did you do that?!

1446
01:00:43,100 --> 01:00:46,568
How do you think I
get my inspiration?

1447
01:00:46,670 --> 01:00:48,570
Oh my gosh!

1448
01:00:48,672 --> 01:00:51,139
Come on! Yes!
Ha-ha-ha!

1449
01:00:51,241 --> 01:00:52,674
Boom! Joystick drop!

1450
01:00:52,776 --> 01:00:53,908
- You cheated.
- Boom!

1451
01:00:57,080 --> 01:00:58,446
Thanks for all this.

1452
01:00:58,548 --> 01:00:59,848
You've definitely gone beyond

1453
01:00:59,950 --> 01:01:02,417
your duties of
interface engineer.

1454
01:01:02,519 --> 01:01:04,819
I mean, the brainstorming,
the cooking and cleaning,

1455
01:01:04,921 --> 01:01:06,488
the unghosting project...

1456
01:01:06,590 --> 01:01:09,791
Well, like I said,
it's better than reality tv.

1457
01:01:09,893 --> 01:01:11,025
Should we debrief?

1458
01:01:11,128 --> 01:01:13,261
Yes.

1459
01:01:13,363 --> 01:01:14,996
I took care of the
last phone calls,

1460
01:01:15,098 --> 01:01:16,631
my brother's friend kevin.

1461
01:01:16,733 --> 01:01:19,467
And I think that's everybody,

1462
01:01:19,569 --> 01:01:22,370
except... The last guy,

1463
01:01:22,472 --> 01:01:24,305
the one that
I actually stood up.

1464
01:01:24,408 --> 01:01:25,974
What?
Ellie, you're so close!

1465
01:01:26,076 --> 01:01:28,009
You wanna throw the whole
endeavour away over one guy?

1466
01:01:28,111 --> 01:01:31,312
I thought you said
this was baloney.

1467
01:01:31,415 --> 01:01:34,416
Well, maybe I bought
into it at some point.

1468
01:01:34,518 --> 01:01:37,952
Besides, there's only one guy
left, so you probably should.

1469
01:01:38,054 --> 01:01:41,055
You know, you don't
wanna tempt fate.

1470
01:01:41,158 --> 01:01:43,091
Look, you've already taken
a lot of risks today.

1471
01:01:43,193 --> 01:01:44,426
Why not take one more?

1472
01:01:44,528 --> 01:01:46,060
I just...
(sighing)

1473
01:01:46,163 --> 01:01:49,898
I keep thinking of
reasons not to because...

1474
01:01:50,000 --> 01:01:52,033
I really liked this one, a lot.

1475
01:01:52,135 --> 01:01:54,202
We were messaging for a while

1476
01:01:54,304 --> 01:01:56,471
and... I feel
silly even saying this

1477
01:01:56,573 --> 01:02:00,475
about someone I've
never even met irl, but...

1478
01:02:00,577 --> 01:02:03,144
I've never really had a
connection like this before.

1479
01:02:05,515 --> 01:02:07,415
Wow, that's rare.

1480
01:02:07,517 --> 01:02:09,217
Yeah.

1481
01:02:09,319 --> 01:02:10,952
I was really excited
to meet up with him,

1482
01:02:11,054 --> 01:02:13,288
so excited and so nervous
that I totally chickened out

1483
01:02:13,390 --> 01:02:15,523
and I just stood him up.

1484
01:02:15,625 --> 01:02:17,625
So, I guess you were right,
this did all start

1485
01:02:17,727 --> 01:02:19,527
with me not wanting
to take a step.

1486
01:02:19,629 --> 01:02:23,198
Um, I know I was
saying the opposite,

1487
01:02:23,300 --> 01:02:25,433
but maybe you've
done enough for now.

1488
01:02:25,535 --> 01:02:27,769
By this time tomorrow, you'll
have handed in your pitch,

1489
01:02:27,871 --> 01:02:29,604
you have got your mom's scarf,

1490
01:02:29,706 --> 01:02:31,606
you'll be on your
way to her house...

1491
01:02:31,708 --> 01:02:32,941
Well, you're coming too, right?

1492
01:02:33,043 --> 01:02:35,276
Sure.

1493
01:02:35,378 --> 01:02:37,679
You should just
enjoy your holiday.

1494
01:02:37,781 --> 01:02:40,348
And then, in the future,
you can try to be open.

1495
01:02:40,450 --> 01:02:42,450
And who knows?

1496
01:02:42,552 --> 01:02:46,321
Maybe someone really
wonderful will come along.

1497
01:02:50,327 --> 01:02:53,495
You know what?
I'm going to finish this!

1498
01:02:53,597 --> 01:02:54,963
I mean, you were right
the first time.

1499
01:02:55,065 --> 01:02:56,664
I've come way too far
to give up now.

1500
01:02:56,766 --> 01:02:57,799
And, I mean,
I've got to start taking

1501
01:02:57,901 --> 01:02:59,601
leaps at some point, right?

1502
01:02:59,703 --> 01:03:01,202
At the very least,
I owe this man the respect

1503
01:03:01,304 --> 01:03:02,470
that I gave to
harold and eddie.

1504
01:03:02,572 --> 01:03:03,972
- Well...
- I mean...

1505
01:03:04,074 --> 01:03:07,075
Okay, I haven't used
this app in a while.

1506
01:03:07,177 --> 01:03:09,844
All the notifications are sound
bites for old atari games.

1507
01:03:09,946 --> 01:03:12,647
We had our own
custom set and everything.

1508
01:03:12,749 --> 01:03:16,417
That's really nerdy.
"hello.

1509
01:03:16,520 --> 01:03:18,586
"this is ellie.

1510
01:03:18,688 --> 01:03:20,722
"I know we never
exchanged our real names,

1511
01:03:20,824 --> 01:03:23,157
"but I'm the girl who stood you
up a year and a half ago."

1512
01:03:23,260 --> 01:03:26,961
wait, how-how
did you meet this guy?

1513
01:03:27,063 --> 01:03:28,596
I know, I know,
he could be, like, eighty

1514
01:03:28,698 --> 01:03:30,064
or a criminal or something.

1515
01:03:30,166 --> 01:03:33,301
"I've felt terrible

1516
01:03:33,403 --> 01:03:34,969
"about that day for a long time.

1517
01:03:35,071 --> 01:03:36,504
"it wasn't you.

1518
01:03:36,606 --> 01:03:39,807
"I let my fear get
the best of me,

1519
01:03:39,910 --> 01:03:41,342
"and you deserve better.

1520
01:03:41,444 --> 01:03:43,344
I hope I'll get
the opportunity to explain."

1521
01:03:43,446 --> 01:03:44,846
um...

1522
01:03:44,948 --> 01:03:46,347
No, don't worry. Don't worry.

1523
01:03:46,449 --> 01:03:48,550
I met him on this forum
for classic gaming fans.

1524
01:03:48,652 --> 01:03:50,618
He's totally harmless.

1525
01:03:50,720 --> 01:03:52,353
I don't know his real name, but
his username was "blinky4lyfe."

1526
01:03:52,455 --> 01:03:54,822
so, how much more
harmless can you get, right?

1527
01:03:54,925 --> 01:03:57,625
Sounds so dorky with
hen I say it out loud.

1528
01:03:57,727 --> 01:03:59,060
Anyway...

1529
01:03:59,162 --> 01:04:02,830
I guess... Send.

1530
01:04:02,933 --> 01:04:05,600
(phone chiming)

1531
01:04:08,371 --> 01:04:10,838
did you just swat your
phone into the sink?

1532
01:04:10,941 --> 01:04:12,674
Yup.

1533
01:04:15,462 --> 01:04:16,828
So, what happened then?

1534
01:04:16,930 --> 01:04:19,130
I fished my phone
out of the sink,

1535
01:04:19,232 --> 01:04:21,833
I told her
I thought I saw a bug,

1536
01:04:21,935 --> 01:04:24,535
and then I left abruptly.

1537
01:04:24,638 --> 01:04:28,273
So, ellie is also
"elfsandstars312".

1538
01:04:28,375 --> 01:04:30,875
Which makes sense,
since her name is ellie sanders

1539
01:04:30,977 --> 01:04:34,312
and she's got this...
Adorable "elf" thing.

1540
01:04:34,414 --> 01:04:37,615
The same woman who left you
reeling a year and a half ago.

1541
01:04:37,717 --> 01:04:39,217
And now, you
fell for her again?

1542
01:04:39,319 --> 01:04:40,585
In real life?

1543
01:04:40,687 --> 01:04:42,687
Briefly,
but I'm out, okay?

1544
01:04:42,789 --> 01:04:44,689
'cause he has this
totally different idea

1545
01:04:44,791 --> 01:04:47,558
of the guy that she wants to...
Make amends with.

1546
01:04:47,661 --> 01:04:49,994
- Which is you.
- Well...

1547
01:04:50,096 --> 01:04:51,629
Okay, I'm not sure I understand
what the hurdle is here.

1548
01:04:51,731 --> 01:04:53,431
"blinky4lyfe" is fiction.

1549
01:04:53,533 --> 01:04:55,099
She's never met
the real... Blinky.

1550
01:04:55,201 --> 01:04:58,202
She did, however, met me,

1551
01:04:58,305 --> 01:04:59,938
and I am not the kind of guy
that she is interested in.

1552
01:05:00,040 --> 01:05:02,040
No, she is...

1553
01:05:02,142 --> 01:05:05,610
Serious, and
brilliant, dedicated,

1554
01:05:05,712 --> 01:05:08,713
and she thinks that
I'm just the office jester.

1555
01:05:08,815 --> 01:05:11,950
I mean, I doubt
she thinks about me at all.

1556
01:05:12,052 --> 01:05:15,320
Well, is blinky
going to message her back?

1557
01:05:15,422 --> 01:05:18,156
Blinky doesn't know.

1558
01:05:18,258 --> 01:05:19,757
Charlie, come on.

1559
01:05:19,859 --> 01:05:22,293
You gotta take your own advice,
man, open up.

1560
01:05:22,395 --> 01:05:24,429
Isn't that what you've been
trying to tell her to do?

1561
01:05:24,531 --> 01:05:26,631
Well, yeah,
but that's different.

1562
01:05:26,733 --> 01:05:27,865
Whatever.

1563
01:05:30,303 --> 01:05:32,503
(keys tapping)

1564
01:05:32,605 --> 01:05:35,707
(phone chiming)

1565
01:05:35,809 --> 01:05:45,383
♪

1566
01:05:55,895 --> 01:05:58,396
- hey you.
- Hey.

1567
01:05:58,498 --> 01:06:00,698
You might wanna keep your hat
on; it's still a little chilly.

1568
01:06:02,736 --> 01:06:04,135
I kind of like it, though;

1569
01:06:04,237 --> 01:06:06,938
keeps me on my toes.

1570
01:06:07,040 --> 01:06:08,740
You were in
kind of a hurry last night.

1571
01:06:08,842 --> 01:06:10,141
Everything okay?

1572
01:06:10,243 --> 01:06:12,677
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Just my phone,

1573
01:06:12,779 --> 01:06:14,746
I was sad that it fell
in the water.

1574
01:06:14,848 --> 01:06:16,447
You know,
"kids and their phones!"

1575
01:06:16,549 --> 01:06:18,549
(chuckling mirthlessly)
I got a new one this morning.

1576
01:06:18,651 --> 01:06:21,219
Oh. Good.

1577
01:06:21,321 --> 01:06:23,788
So, did you hear
back from that, uh,

1578
01:06:23,890 --> 01:06:26,424
blinky4whatever guy?

1579
01:06:26,526 --> 01:06:28,092
No,

1580
01:06:28,194 --> 01:06:29,761
but I did just get
a text from kevin.

1581
01:06:29,863 --> 01:06:31,062
Was he the one
with all the phobias?

1582
01:06:31,164 --> 01:06:32,930
No, my brother's friend.

1583
01:06:33,033 --> 01:06:35,299
I brought him soup yesterday,
along with the apology,

1584
01:06:35,402 --> 01:06:38,202
and he just texted me,
asking me to get drinks later.

1585
01:06:38,304 --> 01:06:40,571
I haven't responded yet.

1586
01:06:40,673 --> 01:06:43,574
But I thought, in the spirit of
everything we've been doing,

1587
01:06:43,676 --> 01:06:44,976
it'd be bad to say no.

1588
01:06:45,078 --> 01:06:46,711
I mean,
I should take a risk, right?

1589
01:06:46,813 --> 01:06:48,179
Put myself out there?

1590
01:06:48,281 --> 01:06:50,448
If nothing else,
for the practice.

1591
01:06:50,550 --> 01:06:52,517
It's a whole new you.

1592
01:06:53,720 --> 01:06:55,720
Are you okay?

1593
01:06:55,822 --> 01:06:59,057
Yeah, yeah.
I'm just, uh, thawing out.

1594
01:06:59,159 --> 01:07:02,226
Okay, let's, uh--

1595
01:07:02,328 --> 01:07:05,096
let's get this elfie thing
done and over with.

1596
01:07:07,200 --> 01:07:13,371
♪

1597
01:07:13,473 --> 01:07:15,673
okay, I think we're done.

1598
01:07:15,775 --> 01:07:16,874
Since we have
a little more time,

1599
01:07:16,976 --> 01:07:18,042
I just wanna fix one thing.

1600
01:07:18,144 --> 01:07:19,143
Ellie...

1601
01:07:19,245 --> 01:07:20,378
It's important, I promise.

1602
01:07:20,480 --> 01:07:22,113
Ellie, you're regressing.

1603
01:07:22,215 --> 01:07:25,149
Let's send it in, and we can go
enjoy our christmas eves.

1604
01:07:25,251 --> 01:07:26,851
"eves"?

1605
01:07:26,953 --> 01:07:29,020
I thought you were coming
with me to my mom's.

1606
01:07:29,122 --> 01:07:31,322
I forgot to tell you, but,
actually, something came up.

1607
01:07:31,424 --> 01:07:34,058
What could've come up?

1608
01:07:34,160 --> 01:07:35,560
Come on, it's gonna be fun.

1609
01:07:35,662 --> 01:07:36,828
We're gonna watch
a christmas carol,

1610
01:07:36,930 --> 01:07:38,563
the 1993 animated version.

1611
01:07:38,665 --> 01:07:41,032
Don't you love that one?
Plus, it's on theme.

1612
01:07:41,134 --> 01:07:44,502
Look, this is in a good place.
Can I just send it in?

1613
01:07:44,604 --> 01:07:46,471
No, no. There's something
I want to futz with.

1614
01:07:46,573 --> 01:07:47,905
Well, too late!

1615
01:07:48,007 --> 01:07:49,574
I uploaded it!

1616
01:07:49,676 --> 01:07:51,542
- I'm saving you from yourself.
- Charlie!

1617
01:07:51,644 --> 01:07:53,611
There were two actual things
that needed fixing.

1618
01:07:53,713 --> 01:07:57,615
(sighing)
yeah, there always are.

1619
01:07:57,717 --> 01:07:58,783
You worked hard on this, too,

1620
01:07:58,885 --> 01:08:00,051
why are you suddenly so
detached?

1621
01:08:00,153 --> 01:08:01,119
Don't you want it to be great?

1622
01:08:01,221 --> 01:08:02,653
Yeah, I want it to be great,

1623
01:08:02,755 --> 01:08:03,921
which is why I don't want
to fiddle and polish

1624
01:08:04,023 --> 01:08:06,591
until it's lost all its life.

1625
01:08:06,693 --> 01:08:08,159
That's not what I do.

1626
01:08:08,261 --> 01:08:09,694
You think that's what I do?

1627
01:08:09,796 --> 01:08:10,962
You've thought that
this whole time?

1628
01:08:11,064 --> 01:08:12,930
No, just I think
at a certain point

1629
01:08:13,032 --> 01:08:14,332
you have to take a leap,
and anyway, I didn't--

1630
01:08:14,434 --> 01:08:16,968
again with the "taking a leap."

1631
01:08:17,070 --> 01:08:18,803
at least I'm out
here trying things!

1632
01:08:18,905 --> 01:08:20,571
What about you?
What leaps are you taking?

1633
01:08:20,673 --> 01:08:22,306
You won't even take
a leap to come with me

1634
01:08:22,408 --> 01:08:24,142
to my family's house.

1635
01:08:24,244 --> 01:08:27,311
You'd rather just stay all safe
and sound at home on your own.

1636
01:08:27,413 --> 01:08:30,848
This game, my work,
it's actually important to me,

1637
01:08:30,950 --> 01:08:32,817
and just because you've
situated yourself in such a way

1638
01:08:32,919 --> 01:08:34,218
that you have nothing to lose,

1639
01:08:34,320 --> 01:08:35,887
it doesn't mean
I have to do the same.

1640
01:08:35,989 --> 01:08:40,324
I was going to say,
I didn't actually upload it.

1641
01:08:40,426 --> 01:08:42,760
That was just me
trying to lighten the mood.

1642
01:08:42,862 --> 01:08:45,897
In retrospect, maybe not
the best joke for the moment,

1643
01:08:45,999 --> 01:08:50,301
but I'm glad we got
to clear the air.

1644
01:08:50,403 --> 01:08:53,104
You don't need me for this part.
So, I'm going to go.

1645
01:09:09,522 --> 01:09:10,821
(door opening)

1646
01:09:12,759 --> 01:09:13,758
- (beeping)
- (door closing)

1647
01:09:13,860 --> 01:09:15,293
(phone pinging)

1648
01:09:21,601 --> 01:09:24,435
(typing)

1649
01:09:26,472 --> 01:09:27,338
(phone pinging)

1650
01:09:27,440 --> 01:09:37,048
♪

1651
01:09:42,038 --> 01:09:47,008
♪

1652
01:09:47,110 --> 01:09:48,743
so, I know it was
a bold move to reach out

1653
01:09:48,845 --> 01:09:50,645
after you ghosted me once,

1654
01:09:50,747 --> 01:09:53,915
but I had the feeling
maybe we re-connected?

1655
01:09:54,017 --> 01:09:56,183
So, I thought
I'd take a little leap.

1656
01:09:56,286 --> 01:09:58,352
Yeah, I'm glad you asked.

1657
01:09:58,454 --> 01:10:00,554
It's a leap for me, too.

1658
01:10:00,657 --> 01:10:03,057
It's funny, that theme has
been coming up a lot this week.

1659
01:10:03,159 --> 01:10:04,058
Leaping.

1660
01:10:04,160 --> 01:10:05,493
How do you mean?

1661
01:10:05,595 --> 01:10:07,828
Oh, just in life.

1662
01:10:09,933 --> 01:10:11,465
Hey, maybe we should try

1663
01:10:11,567 --> 01:10:13,935
the "seven-and-seven
lords-a leaping" drink next?

1664
01:10:14,037 --> 01:10:15,636
Pardon?

1665
01:10:15,738 --> 01:10:18,172
Oh, I just love these cute
christmassy cocktail names.

1666
01:10:18,274 --> 01:10:20,141
- Oh.
- Never mind.

1667
01:10:20,243 --> 01:10:23,377
I'm a beer guy.

1668
01:10:23,479 --> 01:10:25,713
Sorry if I seem a little off.

1669
01:10:25,815 --> 01:10:28,082
I had a fight with
a co-worker today,

1670
01:10:28,184 --> 01:10:29,517
has me a little rattled.

1671
01:10:29,619 --> 01:10:31,953
You worked today?
Who made you work today?

1672
01:10:32,055 --> 01:10:33,154
I did?

1673
01:10:36,426 --> 01:10:38,693
I read this article
about how americans

1674
01:10:38,795 --> 01:10:41,128
put too much
importance on their jobs.

1675
01:10:41,230 --> 01:10:42,863
What if you
really love your job?

1676
01:10:42,966 --> 01:10:45,866
They do things like work
overtime so they can buy gifts

1677
01:10:45,969 --> 01:10:47,068
- for christmas--
- gifts!

1678
01:10:47,170 --> 01:10:49,403
What time is it?

1679
01:10:49,505 --> 01:10:50,371
1:30?

1680
01:10:50,473 --> 01:10:51,973
Oh, no. Oh, no. Oh, no.

1681
01:10:52,075 --> 01:10:53,774
What's wrong?

1682
01:10:53,876 --> 01:10:56,711
I finally had the perfect
secret santa gift for my mom,

1683
01:10:56,813 --> 01:10:58,879
but I was supposed
to pick it up by noon!

1684
01:10:58,982 --> 01:11:00,214
Now I have to figure
something else out.

1685
01:11:00,316 --> 01:11:02,049
I'm sure it will be okay.

1686
01:11:02,151 --> 01:11:03,818
I mean, christmas shouldn't
always be all about gift giving.

1687
01:11:03,920 --> 01:11:05,886
You're absolutely right
and that's a really

1688
01:11:05,989 --> 01:11:08,589
healthy perspective, kevin,
but it doesn't apply here.

1689
01:11:08,691 --> 01:11:11,525
I'm so sorry,
but I actually have to go.

1690
01:11:11,627 --> 01:11:15,429
Thank you for reaching out,
and I just have to be honest,

1691
01:11:15,531 --> 01:11:17,131
I don't really see us
going on a second date,

1692
01:11:17,233 --> 01:11:19,233
and it's not you,
and it's not because

1693
01:11:19,335 --> 01:11:22,003
I'm chicken, or hiding,
I'm just not feeling it.

1694
01:11:22,105 --> 01:11:24,138
Are you?

1695
01:11:24,240 --> 01:11:26,607
No. I still miss my
ex-girlfriend.

1696
01:11:26,709 --> 01:11:27,942
Okay, well, good.
Well, not good,

1697
01:11:28,044 --> 01:11:30,277
but you should text her instead!

1698
01:11:30,380 --> 01:11:31,512
Wish her a merry christmas eve!

1699
01:11:31,614 --> 01:11:34,749
I gotta go. Drinks are on me!

1700
01:11:34,851 --> 01:11:35,950
Bye.

1701
01:11:41,424 --> 01:11:44,525
(phone ringing)

1702
01:11:44,627 --> 01:11:47,461
hi, lana! Merry christmas eve!

1703
01:11:47,563 --> 01:11:49,397
Ellie. I'm glad I caught you.

1704
01:11:49,499 --> 01:11:52,600
I just dropped by the office,
which is freezing by the way,

1705
01:11:52,702 --> 01:11:56,270
and opened your pitch deck,
meaning to just glance at it,

1706
01:11:56,372 --> 01:11:59,106
and I totally got drawn in.
It's excellent!

1707
01:11:59,208 --> 01:12:02,276
So personal and fun,
and I think quite marketable.

1708
01:12:02,378 --> 01:12:04,145
I just sent it to
susan and donald

1709
01:12:04,247 --> 01:12:06,113
and I'm feeling very optimistic.

1710
01:12:06,215 --> 01:12:07,481
I'm so glad!

1711
01:12:07,583 --> 01:12:10,651
It's so clearly your vision,
ellie.

1712
01:12:10,753 --> 01:12:11,952
I guess my only
question would be,

1713
01:12:12,055 --> 01:12:13,554
did charlie help you at all?

1714
01:12:13,656 --> 01:12:14,989
Or did he just ghost on you?

1715
01:12:18,261 --> 01:12:21,762
It turns out that
charlie was crucial.

1716
01:12:21,864 --> 01:12:24,165
I actually owe a lot of
the success of the deck to him.

1717
01:12:24,267 --> 01:12:26,567
It might make sense
to make him a co-creator.

1718
01:12:26,669 --> 01:12:28,202
Lana: Well, that's refreshing.

1719
01:12:28,304 --> 01:12:30,671
He's secretly extraordinary,
that one.

1720
01:12:30,773 --> 01:12:31,972
He really is.

1721
01:12:32,075 --> 01:12:34,308
Talk to you Monday.
Congratulations.

1722
01:12:38,147 --> 01:12:47,755
♪

1723
01:12:57,900 --> 01:12:59,366
paula:
Okay, so, what do you mean?

1724
01:12:59,469 --> 01:13:00,701
What is ghosting? What is it?

1725
01:13:00,803 --> 01:13:02,236
- You explain it.
- Alright, so, like,

1726
01:13:02,338 --> 01:13:04,738
she sets up a date
and then she never turns up.

1727
01:13:04,841 --> 01:13:06,006
Yeah, and it's just rude.

1728
01:13:06,109 --> 01:13:07,575
(all laughing)

1729
01:13:07,677 --> 01:13:08,742
hunter: Well, I mean,
that's not the first time.

1730
01:13:08,845 --> 01:13:09,977
Paula: Yeah, you understand?

1731
01:13:10,079 --> 01:13:11,679
Caroline: She's trying!

1732
01:13:11,781 --> 01:13:12,947
Hunter: Okay, okay.

1733
01:13:13,049 --> 01:13:14,148
There she is!

1734
01:13:14,250 --> 01:13:15,416
Hey!

1735
01:13:15,518 --> 01:13:17,852
How did your pitch thing go?

1736
01:13:17,954 --> 01:13:19,420
It went really well,

1737
01:13:19,522 --> 01:13:20,821
and my boss just called
and said she loved it.

1738
01:13:20,923 --> 01:13:22,256
(paula gasping)

1739
01:13:22,358 --> 01:13:23,924
hunter: Hey, congrats!
That's great news!

1740
01:13:24,026 --> 01:13:27,495
Wait, wasn't your friend,
charlie, supposed to come?

1741
01:13:27,597 --> 01:13:29,763
Oh, uh, something came up.

1742
01:13:29,866 --> 01:13:33,100
But seriously,
let's cut to the chase.

1743
01:13:33,202 --> 01:13:35,669
What's the latest in
this ghost cursing thing

1744
01:13:35,771 --> 01:13:38,272
or whatever you want to call it?

1745
01:13:38,374 --> 01:13:39,773
I'm sorry,
but you know what it's like

1746
01:13:39,876 --> 01:13:41,375
when mom starts digging.

1747
01:13:41,477 --> 01:13:43,777
You have seven hours left.
What's the latest?

1748
01:13:43,880 --> 01:13:45,179
Yeah, we've been speculating
before you came in.

1749
01:13:45,281 --> 01:13:47,114
- Yeah.
- Just taking bets.

1750
01:13:47,216 --> 01:13:48,916
Wait, not actually.

1751
01:13:55,992 --> 01:13:57,091
You want in?

1752
01:14:00,596 --> 01:14:02,630
(footsteps approaching)

1753
01:14:05,067 --> 01:14:07,001
ellie?

1754
01:14:07,103 --> 01:14:08,169
Hi, mom.

1755
01:14:08,271 --> 01:14:10,371
What are you doing?

1756
01:14:10,473 --> 01:14:11,672
It's been an eventful week.

1757
01:14:11,774 --> 01:14:12,973
Yeah.
(laughing)

1758
01:14:13,075 --> 01:14:16,110
hey can I break
a secret santa rule?

1759
01:14:16,212 --> 01:14:17,545
What, do you need an extension?

1760
01:14:19,549 --> 01:14:21,749
Oh, you didn't do the gift
card thing again, did you?

1761
01:14:21,851 --> 01:14:23,350
- No.
- No? What?

1762
01:14:23,452 --> 01:14:26,820
I was hoping that
I could do mine early.

1763
01:14:26,923 --> 01:14:28,956
- Uh...
- It's for you.

1764
01:14:29,058 --> 01:14:31,725
Well, I suppose we could
keep it on the down low.

1765
01:14:31,827 --> 01:14:32,660
What is it?

1766
01:14:32,762 --> 01:14:33,694
Surprise!

1767
01:14:33,796 --> 01:14:35,930
(gasping)

1768
01:14:36,032 --> 01:14:37,932
oh, sweetheart, it's beautiful!

1769
01:14:38,034 --> 01:14:41,402
It's a sketch for
the game I just pitched.

1770
01:14:41,504 --> 01:14:43,437
It's elfie,
and it's christmas-themed.

1771
01:14:43,539 --> 01:14:44,772
Yeah.

1772
01:14:44,874 --> 01:14:46,840
And it's based on me
when I was eight.

1773
01:14:46,943 --> 01:14:49,843
Oh, look, it's elfie.
Of course.

1774
01:14:49,946 --> 01:14:53,247
Elfie. And this is
the costume that you designed,

1775
01:14:53,349 --> 01:14:56,383
and the one we made together.
Oh, sweetheart.

1776
01:14:56,485 --> 01:14:58,352
I love it.

1777
01:14:58,454 --> 01:15:02,156
I'm so, so glad you like it. I--

1778
01:15:02,258 --> 01:15:05,459
sometimes, I don't know, I just
feel like maybe you think...

1779
01:15:05,561 --> 01:15:07,161
What?

1780
01:15:07,263 --> 01:15:10,097
Maybe you think my work
isn't serious or worthwhile.

1781
01:15:10,199 --> 01:15:11,332
I don't know.

1782
01:15:11,434 --> 01:15:14,068
No! No, no. Not at all!

1783
01:15:14,170 --> 01:15:15,803
It's just that
I see you struggling

1784
01:15:15,905 --> 01:15:19,406
and I just get so worried
that you're not fulfilled.

1785
01:15:19,508 --> 01:15:21,108
But I am.

1786
01:15:21,210 --> 01:15:22,643
I really am.

1787
01:15:22,745 --> 01:15:24,778
Especially now.

1788
01:15:24,880 --> 01:15:25,980
Yeah?

1789
01:15:26,082 --> 01:15:27,948
When I'm struggling it's just

1790
01:15:28,050 --> 01:15:30,718
me struggling to really
put myself out there.

1791
01:15:33,389 --> 01:15:36,123
Well, it sure feels like you're
putting yourself out there now.

1792
01:15:38,027 --> 01:15:39,093
Give me a hug, elfie.

1793
01:15:40,630 --> 01:15:43,197
Aw, I love you.

1794
01:15:43,299 --> 01:15:45,766
(laughing)
elfie.

1795
01:15:45,868 --> 01:15:47,234
Remember?

1796
01:15:47,336 --> 01:15:49,570
(laughing)
yes, do I.

1797
01:15:49,672 --> 01:15:50,904
Merry christmas.

1798
01:15:51,007 --> 01:15:54,008
Merry christmas to you.
(laughing)

1799
01:15:54,110 --> 01:16:03,817
♪

1800
01:16:15,398 --> 01:16:18,732
(paula speaking indistinctly,
laughing)

1801
01:16:18,834 --> 01:16:21,769
so you never heard back
from this blinky character?

1802
01:16:21,871 --> 01:16:22,736
No.

1803
01:16:22,838 --> 01:16:23,904
But you were hoping to?

1804
01:16:24,006 --> 01:16:26,173
I don't even know anymore.

1805
01:16:26,275 --> 01:16:27,308
Honestly, I just want
to sit with you guys

1806
01:16:27,410 --> 01:16:29,376
and enjoy my christmas eve.

1807
01:16:29,478 --> 01:16:30,878
Well, that's fair.

1808
01:16:30,980 --> 01:16:32,680
You've accomplished
a lot this week,

1809
01:16:32,782 --> 01:16:35,082
but, you know,
my concern is the wording

1810
01:16:35,184 --> 01:16:38,052
in your text to blinky.

1811
01:16:38,154 --> 01:16:39,687
I'm concerned that
it just leaves it open,

1812
01:16:39,789 --> 01:16:42,890
so that it's not technically
making amends just yet.

1813
01:16:42,992 --> 01:16:45,059
You know? And therefore--

1814
01:16:45,161 --> 01:16:48,062
according to the fortune teller
maybe that wouldn't count.

1815
01:16:48,164 --> 01:16:49,396
- That's right.
- Wait, so you guys actually

1816
01:16:49,498 --> 01:16:51,098
- believe this stuff?
- You never know!

1817
01:16:51,200 --> 01:16:52,433
Well, look, at the very least,
I've always taught you to

1818
01:16:52,535 --> 01:16:53,834
finish your projects, right?

1819
01:16:53,936 --> 01:16:55,903
You guys,
I just let this one go!

1820
01:16:56,005 --> 01:16:57,638
Why are you getting me
all riled me up?

1821
01:16:57,740 --> 01:16:58,972
Can someone just press play?

1822
01:16:59,075 --> 01:17:01,075
Okay. Mm-hm.

1823
01:17:01,177 --> 01:17:03,243
My question would be

1824
01:17:03,346 --> 01:17:05,913
where does this charlie
fit into to all of this?

1825
01:17:06,015 --> 01:17:07,815
Why would charlie be in this?

1826
01:17:07,917 --> 01:17:09,550
Good question,
because you're team charlie.

1827
01:17:09,652 --> 01:17:10,918
Ellie: What?!

1828
01:17:11,020 --> 01:17:12,119
Yeah, he's team charlie,

1829
01:17:12,221 --> 01:17:13,087
I'm team blinky,

1830
01:17:13,189 --> 01:17:14,588
and mom's tie-breaker.

1831
01:17:14,690 --> 01:17:16,056
(phone pinging)

1832
01:17:16,158 --> 01:17:17,057
all: Is that him?

1833
01:17:17,159 --> 01:17:18,158
It's blinky4lyfe.

1834
01:17:18,260 --> 01:17:19,760
What?

1835
01:17:19,862 --> 01:17:21,362
He wants to meet at
the christmas tree at the market

1836
01:17:21,464 --> 01:17:22,696
at 11:45.

1837
01:17:31,974 --> 01:17:33,073
Todd!

1838
01:17:33,175 --> 01:17:36,477
Oh, you're not todd.

1839
01:17:36,579 --> 01:17:39,079
Sorry, my friend todd is santa.

1840
01:17:39,181 --> 01:17:40,848
I mean, todd usually
does santa around here.

1841
01:17:40,950 --> 01:17:42,149
Yeah, yeah. Todd's chill.

1842
01:17:42,251 --> 01:17:45,519
Yeah, todd is totally chill.

1843
01:17:45,621 --> 01:17:49,289
Hey, can I buy you a coffee?

1844
01:17:49,392 --> 01:17:51,225
- Sure!
- Great.

1845
01:17:53,496 --> 01:17:57,898
Yeah, see, I normally,
well, I go to todd for advice,

1846
01:17:58,000 --> 01:17:59,933
maybe you could sub in for him?

1847
01:18:00,035 --> 01:18:02,770
Um, sure?

1848
01:18:02,872 --> 01:18:06,106
Great, okay.

1849
01:18:06,208 --> 01:18:08,342
Where to begin? Uh...

1850
01:18:08,444 --> 01:18:09,710
You know pac-man, right?

1851
01:18:09,812 --> 01:18:11,311
Mm-hm.

1852
01:18:11,414 --> 01:18:14,982
So, pac-man is like a metaphor.

1853
01:18:15,084 --> 01:18:16,517
Right? For life.

1854
01:18:16,619 --> 01:18:18,085
Yeah.

1855
01:18:18,187 --> 01:18:21,555
Alright, so, four ghosts.
Inky, blinky, pinky...

1856
01:18:21,657 --> 01:18:22,689
Caroline: I don't know, like--

1857
01:18:22,792 --> 01:18:24,391
I don't think she should go.

1858
01:18:24,493 --> 01:18:26,026
- What?
- Well, what do you think?

1859
01:18:26,128 --> 01:18:27,361
- What does she think?
- Are you going to go?

1860
01:18:27,463 --> 01:18:30,097
I don't know.

1861
01:18:30,199 --> 01:18:32,199
Suddenly I don't feel
compelled to go meet him.

1862
01:18:32,301 --> 01:18:34,968
Yeah, but what about closure,
right?

1863
01:18:35,070 --> 01:18:37,471
Yeah, and didn't
rhonda p magyk say "midnight?"

1864
01:18:37,573 --> 01:18:39,673
because I have to say 11:45?

1865
01:18:39,775 --> 01:18:41,642
Doesn't that seem
like a bit of a sign?

1866
01:18:41,744 --> 01:18:44,411
I think she may have developed
feelings for somebody else.

1867
01:18:44,513 --> 01:18:45,913
Ah.

1868
01:18:46,015 --> 01:18:48,248
Yes! I have feelings
for charles dickens

1869
01:18:48,350 --> 01:18:51,218
and his beautiful tale about
redemption at christmastime.

1870
01:18:51,320 --> 01:18:52,386
Ellie.

1871
01:18:54,156 --> 01:18:55,856
Okay, and maybe somebody else,

1872
01:18:55,958 --> 01:18:58,492
but I'm just trying to work
it out in my head right now.

1873
01:19:05,634 --> 01:19:08,802
So, your big gesture is you

1874
01:19:08,904 --> 01:19:10,537
reached out to her as blinky,

1875
01:19:10,639 --> 01:19:14,174
so you can surprise her
that you are also you.

1876
01:19:14,276 --> 01:19:15,742
Yes! Big moment.
Twinkling lights.

1877
01:19:15,845 --> 01:19:16,844
Christmas tree
in the background!

1878
01:19:16,946 --> 01:19:19,346
That is classic.

1879
01:19:19,448 --> 01:19:21,181
Yeah?

1880
01:19:21,283 --> 01:19:24,084
But what if she doesn't
turn up for blinky,

1881
01:19:24,186 --> 01:19:25,552
but she would turn up for you?

1882
01:19:25,654 --> 01:19:27,955
Hey, you said this
was all about opening up,

1883
01:19:28,057 --> 01:19:29,990
baring your soul, right?

1884
01:19:30,092 --> 01:19:32,359
So aren't you kind of
still hiding behind blinky?

1885
01:19:32,461 --> 01:19:35,796
Like you're still
playing it safe, you know?

1886
01:19:35,898 --> 01:19:37,631
Huh. How old are you?

1887
01:19:37,733 --> 01:19:39,299
Eighteen.
Also, it seems like there are

1888
01:19:39,401 --> 01:19:40,968
a lot of unnecessary steps here.

1889
01:19:41,070 --> 01:19:43,770
Like, why do all this
bait-and-switch crazy stuff

1890
01:19:43,873 --> 01:19:45,606
when you could
just go to her house,

1891
01:19:45,708 --> 01:19:48,842
like she invited you to do,
and be, like, "I like you."

1892
01:19:50,779 --> 01:19:51,879
yeah, I don't know.

1893
01:19:51,981 --> 01:19:53,380
Huh.

1894
01:19:53,482 --> 01:19:56,650
Yeah!
(laughing)

1895
01:19:58,821 --> 01:19:59,953
thank you, santa.

1896
01:20:00,055 --> 01:20:00,954
No problem.

1897
01:20:01,056 --> 01:20:02,155
You can have this.

1898
01:20:03,893 --> 01:20:10,998
♪

1899
01:20:11,100 --> 01:20:12,332
so, wait what did you decide?

1900
01:20:12,434 --> 01:20:13,600
Are you going to
the market to meet blinky?

1901
01:20:15,738 --> 01:20:16,937
Yes.

1902
01:20:17,039 --> 01:20:18,138
Paula:
Finishing what she started.

1903
01:20:18,240 --> 01:20:19,706
What about charlie?

1904
01:20:19,808 --> 01:20:22,342
Let your sister be. She knows
what she wants.

1905
01:20:22,444 --> 01:20:24,478
We're just glad you're going out
there and taking a real chance!

1906
01:20:24,580 --> 01:20:26,413
Well, either way
it's very exciting!

1907
01:20:26,515 --> 01:20:28,015
Drive safe, honey!

1908
01:20:28,117 --> 01:20:30,250
(laughing)

1909
01:20:32,154 --> 01:20:33,320
hunter: That's too bad.

1910
01:20:33,422 --> 01:20:34,655
I was really
rooting for charlie.

1911
01:20:34,757 --> 01:20:37,491
Yeah, I think I was, too,
honestly.

1912
01:20:37,593 --> 01:20:39,293
I think they had a fight,
though.

1913
01:20:39,395 --> 01:20:40,394
Should we start the mov--

1914
01:20:40,496 --> 01:20:42,229
(doorbell ringing)

1915
01:20:42,331 --> 01:20:43,430
she must have
forgotten something.

1916
01:20:49,305 --> 01:20:51,071
Hey! Come on in.

1917
01:20:51,173 --> 01:20:53,974
Uh, look, it's charlie!

1918
01:20:54,076 --> 01:20:55,342
- Hello.
- Oh.

1919
01:20:55,444 --> 01:20:56,910
- Sit down.
- Hi.

1920
01:20:57,012 --> 01:20:58,412
- You must be mrs. Sanders.
- Yes, I am.

1921
01:20:58,514 --> 01:20:59,846
- Very nice to meet you.
- And you.

1922
01:20:59,949 --> 01:21:02,950
So, is ellie here?

1923
01:21:03,052 --> 01:21:05,919
She just took off to meet
this blinky4lyfe character.

1924
01:21:06,021 --> 01:21:09,189
But, look, can we offer you some
popcorn and maybe some strudel?

1925
01:21:09,291 --> 01:21:11,792
No, thank you,
but how long ago did she leave?

1926
01:21:11,894 --> 01:21:12,893
Oh, you just missed her!

1927
01:21:12,995 --> 01:21:14,528
I'm so sorry.

1928
01:21:14,630 --> 01:21:15,762
No, it's okay.

1929
01:21:15,864 --> 01:21:17,331
It's okay.

1930
01:21:17,433 --> 01:21:18,999
I'm blinky4lyfe!

1931
01:21:19,101 --> 01:21:22,469
(laughing)

1932
01:21:22,571 --> 01:21:25,806
I gotta go
'cause I'm blinky4lyfe.

1933
01:21:25,908 --> 01:21:28,075
(laughing)

1934
01:21:28,177 --> 01:21:29,376
team charlie!

1935
01:21:29,478 --> 01:21:30,877
(laughing)

1936
01:21:30,980 --> 01:21:32,913
team blinky!

1937
01:21:33,015 --> 01:21:34,514
And team charlie, too.

1938
01:21:54,637 --> 01:21:55,736
Ellie.

1939
01:21:55,838 --> 01:21:57,838
Hey, what are you doing here?

1940
01:21:57,940 --> 01:21:59,539
Oh, you know,
it's the christmas market,

1941
01:21:59,642 --> 01:22:01,041
it's not a niche hangout.

1942
01:22:01,143 --> 01:22:03,110
I have so much to tell you!

1943
01:22:03,212 --> 01:22:06,480
First, I went on a date
with kevin and it was terrible.

1944
01:22:06,582 --> 01:22:08,915
Second, lana called
and she loved our pitch.

1945
01:22:09,018 --> 01:22:10,917
And third, I'm making you
co-creator of elfie.

1946
01:22:11,020 --> 01:22:12,486
Okay, wait--

1947
01:22:12,588 --> 01:22:13,987
no! I'm not letting you
argue your way out of it.

1948
01:22:14,089 --> 01:22:15,288
It's time you got over
your career heartbreak!

1949
01:22:15,391 --> 01:22:16,623
I'm not trying to get out of it.

1950
01:22:16,725 --> 01:22:17,824
And there's one more thing.

1951
01:22:17,926 --> 01:22:19,159
Can I just speak first?

1952
01:22:19,261 --> 01:22:21,862
You're here to
see blinky4lyfe, right?

1953
01:22:21,964 --> 01:22:23,096
I am, but--

1954
01:22:23,198 --> 01:22:26,066
but he is late, isn't he?

1955
01:22:26,168 --> 01:22:28,969
Yes, and if this
"never finding true love" thing

1956
01:22:29,071 --> 01:22:30,637
gets me on a technicality,
I'm going to be so mad,

1957
01:22:30,739 --> 01:22:32,506
but the other thing
I wanted to say is,

1958
01:22:32,608 --> 01:22:37,277
I didn't come to
meet blinky to meet blinky.

1959
01:22:37,379 --> 01:22:39,646
I just wanted to
check off the final box

1960
01:22:39,748 --> 01:22:41,982
and leave zero doubt of me
having my shot at true love,

1961
01:22:42,084 --> 01:22:45,686
because I do want true love.

1962
01:22:45,788 --> 01:22:47,654
With you,

1963
01:22:47,756 --> 01:22:50,090
and I'm sorry we fought
and for the things that I said--

1964
01:22:56,865 --> 01:22:58,198
I didn't mean to interrupt you,

1965
01:22:58,300 --> 01:23:00,167
but I had to get that
kiss in before midnight.

1966
01:23:00,269 --> 01:23:04,337
So, I'm blinky4lyfe.

1967
01:23:09,812 --> 01:23:12,512
Okay, that makes a lot of sense!

1968
01:23:12,614 --> 01:23:16,249
I guess you're in the clear,
true love-wise.

1969
01:23:16,351 --> 01:23:17,517
Can we keep kissing then?

1970
01:23:17,619 --> 01:23:18,752
Yeah, okay.

1971
01:23:22,124 --> 01:23:31,765
♪

1972
01:23:37,439 --> 01:23:40,207
finally, you're here!

1973
01:23:40,309 --> 01:23:42,676
Now, wait. It's after midnight,

1974
01:23:42,778 --> 01:23:45,345
so merry christmas!

1975
01:23:45,447 --> 01:23:47,080
Come on in, it's so cold!

1976
01:23:47,182 --> 01:23:48,715
It's so exciting, sweetheart.

1977
01:23:48,817 --> 01:23:51,451
Nice to see you again!

1978
01:23:51,553 --> 01:23:52,986
- Get in, get in, get in.
- Welcome.

1979
01:23:53,088 --> 01:23:54,354
Paula: Do you like
a christmas carol, charlie?

1980
01:23:54,456 --> 01:23:55,555
Charlie: It's my favorite.