Hope Springs Eternal

Mana's in town with Julian. The earthmovers are loading snow into the trucks to be hauled away, which is worth many minutes of viewing. Finally (after "an hour and a half") Mana walks him up to her office to accomplish an errand, lured with promises of tea and toys. He settles in, only to be distracted by "beep...beep...beep" (outside the window, not visible).

"Gackor?"

"Yes, honey, in a minute. Have some more tea."

Playing...playing...

"Beep...Beep...Beep" -- "Gackor?"

"Playmobile, honey?"

Playing...Playing...

"Beep...Beep...Beep" -- "Boots? Mittens? Gackor?"

Who could resist?