"I can't believe it hasn't snowed. . ."
"Yeah, it's pretty weird."
". . ."
". . .why are you looking at me like that, Becky?"
"Like what?"
"I don't know. . .like you expect me to have some sort of magical solution to this problem."
"It's not an unrealistic assumption."
". . .true."
"Come on, Dave, there has to be something you can do; it's Michael's first Christmas."
"I don't know, Balthazar's not too fond of me changing the weather. He says it's unfair to weathermen."
"Why don't you just casually bring up how it's too bad that there'll be no snow on Michae's first Christmas? Maybe he'll suggest the idea?"
"I'm pretty sure he'll see right through that."
"You might as well try."
.
"Y'know, it's really too bad that there's probably going to be no snow on Michael's first Chri – "
"No, Dave, you're not changing the weather."
"Okay."
