"I know it," she confirms with a nod, not looking overly impressed by that either. "I can't say I'm a fan, really. It doesn't seem fair, to me, to prompt a particular behaviour through fear and worry." A far bigger and far more personal issue than she's going to get into when talking about naughty toy elves and Santa Claus.

"And there's a far more pressing question at hand..." Try as she might to maintain the serious demeanour, a smile is peeking through. "What is Sunshine going to get for Christmas?"