Inside, Tamara tried to help Giselda in the kitchen. "Is there anything I can do? Cut vegetables, maybe?"
"Thank you for helping me, Tamara! Maybe you could have a look at that box over there?"
"What's in it?"
"I don't know, that's why it's so interesting!" Giselda chirped. "All of a sudden, it was just there! Maybe there's an animal inside; I saw the lid moving slightly. But if I stop stirring this pudding now, it will be ruined."
"Alright, I'll take a look then."

The doll heaved the box onto the table. "It's heavy, but I doubt there's something alive inside."
She took a careful peak beneath the lid, then raised an eyebrow.
"This isn't a pet, Giselda. You'll still like it, though."
"So? What is it?"

"Tableware. And a lot of it. Plates, soup plates, cutlery, wine glasses... Seems to be a whole set."
"Wow!" Giselda was happy.
"It seems like someone heard your worries about not having enough for all guests and gave you an early Christmas present." Tamara mused warily. "Are you sure the box moved? Usually glasses don't do that."
"It hopped up and down, I swear!"
"Well, now it doesn't. Shall I set the table then?"

"Yes, please do. I'm still busy here."
"The vanilla smells delicious, Giselda."
"It's so yummy it's hard not to eat it myself." The tiny wingling blushed a bit.

Tamara emptied the box and put it back on the floor before she began to set the table.
"What do you think of the new kitchen?" she asked. "I envy you for your bathroom, and wouldn't want to miss it, but isn't the kitchen a bit cramped now?"
"Unless we attach a new wing to the house, it can't be helped, I guess." Giselda sighed silently. "I'm sure I can arrange things so everything works out fine."
"I hope the one sitting at the far end of the table won't have to make use of said bathroom during dinner, or everyone else will have to get up." Tamara smiled faintly.

In the neighbouring room, Eternia was busy decorating.
"It's not pink!" she said with a smug smile. "I wonder if Nareen likes frogs? Everyone likes frogs, right?"

"Ah, I just can't wait to take my first bath here. Small but nice. Of course, I wouldn't say no to something bigger and with a shower, either, but this will do. I can't stay here forever if the ceilings are too low for guys, anyway."
Her eyes took on a dreamy glaze.
"Boy, it would rock so much if I could score a date with Arion."

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