I'm sorry, my dear. You know I can only appear one night out of every year.
[But he hugs her nonetheless, before standing back with a friendly pat to her shoulder.]
If I finish my rounds early, then I'll come back and we can bring in the dawn together.
[Before he fades until the next year. Once his job is done, that's the end of that. He allows her to take the green present and unwrap it. Inside is a surprisingly large gift basket with all kinds of assorted goodies. There are new clothes of different eras that she'd like, fruits, chocolate, preserved flowers, candles, soaps... She HAS been VERY good this year, after all.]
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[But he hugs her nonetheless, before standing back with a friendly pat to her shoulder.]
If I finish my rounds early, then I'll come back and we can bring in the dawn together.
[Before he fades until the next year. Once his job is done, that's the end of that. He allows her to take the green present and unwrap it. Inside is a surprisingly large gift basket with all kinds of assorted goodies. There are new clothes of different eras that she'd like, fruits, chocolate, preserved flowers, candles, soaps... She HAS been VERY good this year, after all.]