"WHAT'S GOING ON?" Mason yelled at the whirring machinery. Ryan ran around the room, beating her wrench against the different generators. Gray looked like he wanted to go back to his office. Ellie sat back in a chair, sipping hot chocolate.
"OBVIOUSLY, SOMETHING'S WRONG, MASON. IT WOULD NOT HAVE TAKEN A GENIUS TO FIGURE THAT ONE OUT." He didn't fully register the insult at first. Once he did, he stood up, but sat back down in awe as the lights turned on.
The tree shimmered. A small train set zoomed around the room. Music piped through the lab.
"Looks good." Gray grunted.
"All powered through our lovely lab!"
"Ok, you had your chance to show off, but can we turn it off and get back to work?" Mason asked. "You're wasting energy."
"Wait, jealous man… you don't want to miss this part!" Ryan held the remote that controlled the show, but pressed nothing as lights flew into the air.
Lights that spelled out a few words.
'MASON IS A JERK'
"Merry Christmas, Mason!" Ryan choked out between laughs.