[Left on Amethyst's pile, outside the trailer, is a painted card. The card smells of pine needles, snow and a fireplace, and features Papyrus, waving enthusiastically ahead. Somehow there's boneprint snowflakes faintly falling against the pale background. Along the header and footer, the card reads:]
HAPPY GYFTMAS (ON THE MOON) FROM PAPYRUS!!!
[Inside, a personal message continues:]
HI AMETHYST, I HOPE YOU'VE HAD A GOOD WINTER SOLSTICE! (MAYBE IT'S NOT OVER YET? I'M TRYING TO BE REALISTIC ABOUT WHEN YOU'LL SEE THIS CARD, BUT I ALSO WANT TO BE OPTIMISTIC.) THOUGH, THAT RAISES THE QUESTION: WHEN DOES A WRITTEN WELLWISHING GO INTO EFFECT, ANYWAY? WHEN THE RECIPIENT READS IT? WHEN ANYONE BESIDES THE WRITER READS IT? OR DOES IT WORK RIGHT NOW, AS I'M WRITING? MAYBE IT'S ALL OF THE ABOVE... OR MAYBE IT'S PEDANTICS. ANYWAY!! HAVE A GOOD TIME, WHENEVER THAT TIME IS!
Mailbox - Winter Break
HAPPY GYFTMAS
(ON THE MOON)
FROM PAPYRUS!!!
[Inside, a personal message continues:]
HI AMETHYST,
I HOPE YOU'VE HAD A GOOD WINTER SOLSTICE!
(MAYBE IT'S NOT OVER YET? I'M TRYING TO BE REALISTIC ABOUT WHEN YOU'LL SEE THIS CARD, BUT I ALSO WANT TO BE OPTIMISTIC.)
THOUGH, THAT RAISES THE QUESTION:
WHEN DOES A WRITTEN WELLWISHING GO INTO EFFECT, ANYWAY?
WHEN THE RECIPIENT READS IT?
WHEN ANYONE BESIDES THE WRITER READS IT?
OR DOES IT WORK RIGHT NOW, AS I'M WRITING?
MAYBE IT'S ALL OF THE ABOVE... OR MAYBE IT'S PEDANTICS.
ANYWAY!! HAVE A GOOD TIME, WHENEVER THAT TIME IS!