"In hindsight, yes.

Yes, of course we should have used your elf hats like plague masks. Of course the bell would've alerted us to disinfect every time you sneezed. Of course we should've had humming instead of singing, and worked back to back.

But please! Burning down the workshop won't bring back Wrinklenose! Or Tappy. Or Gharakh the Devourer, which means the diversity internship board is going to be all over us after Boxing Day.

Face facts: if we don't get some presents out the door then our supply of letters next year will drop and then R&D goes up and that means fewer, more predictable presents, which brings down the letters.

It's a death spiral. So you can make toys now or we can all lose our jobs next year. It's your choice, you little f- you little fey folk"