[There are a lot of things David could say about the holiday. He's already pointed out it's already passed for him, before he came here, and he's told Narvin the truth about the Engineers, which makes the whole holiday seem even more bogus than usual, but he ]

I had almost allowed myself to hope that the mistletoe would be gone by the time the holiday had ended. When does it usually leave the Barge? [Because he hates that fucking mistletoe and he will be a very happy robot when it's gone. >C

He hesitates, almost like he was considering switching off the feed before his etiquette programming kicked in and reminded him he should probably be saying something about this.]

I suppose I should say thank you for the gifts. They were... appreciated. [He doesn't even sound entirely insincere. Sort of. It's always a little hard to tell when he's just pulling your leg versus being serious, but this time, he mostly just doesn't really know what to do with it.] Although I'm afraid the wine would be wasted on me, so if anyone wants an extra bottle...?

[Private to Aya]

I have selected several books on the history of the automotive industry, if you're still interested in learning more about it.