[He manages on his own for that bit of time, mainly via small talk and pretending his glass is more interesting than it is. The moment Barry does look up though, Nina's back and some tension in his shoulders noticeably relaxes. He'll play along and pretend he doesn't notice she's hiding something and smile when she kisses him.]
Hey, Nina. ...wait, Anna's looking to what? [His eyebrows quirk up with mild confusion. Well, it's not the worst thing anyone's asked him to do? But still.] Do...any of the kids even still believe in Santa?
[The majority of them are teenagers, after all. Dee and Snake are probably the closest to being that age, but he's not sure Snake fully got the Christmas explanation he tried to give him.
...plus he can very clearly see Dee ripping the beard off a mall Santa in his mind's eye.]
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Hey, Nina. ...wait, Anna's looking to what? [His eyebrows quirk up with mild confusion. Well, it's not the worst thing anyone's asked him to do? But still.] Do...any of the kids even still believe in Santa?
[The majority of them are teenagers, after all. Dee and Snake are probably the closest to being that age, but he's not sure Snake fully got the Christmas explanation he tried to give him.
...plus he can very clearly see Dee ripping the beard off a mall Santa in his mind's eye.]