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Hmm. What do you think, Conductor?

[ Joltik considers that for a long moment . . . before blowing raspberries and giving the joltik equivalent of a thumbs down. ]

[Urk.]

Hmm... If Mr Conductor thinks that is incorrect, I am sorry to say that perhaps he is right. Let us see... [Well, chin up. Sholmes tears into his gift to unearth the novelty sunglasses.

He immediately brightens, slipping them on his face. They are so, so huge, with bright pink lenses.]

Ah, of course. How foolish of me. These are driver's spectacles.

[ Emmet opens his own, then laughs softly. ]

It never fails to amaze me what ends up in these things.

[Oh? He leans in. He doesn't know what a mood ring is!]

A silver ring?

It is a mood ring. It tells one how they feel through colors.

Oh? Future technologies are so very impressive. Will you try it on, Mr Emmet? Let us see what it declares your mood to be.

Hmm. I wonder . . .

[ His voice trails off and he looks over at Joltik.

who promptly sticks one of his little legs out.

So, with a hum, Emmet puts the ring on Joltik and, after a moment, the ring declares Joltik to be a happy little guy. ]

[Jokingly-]

A sweater and a mood ring. That's simply too much. We are far too overshadowed by Mr Conductor's style.

[The ring is a bright blue!]

I suspect that means he is happy?