Dispatch from the North Pole Enquirer, December 22, 2014:
There is a tension around the pole that nobody seems inclined to talk about. You wouldn't know it from looking around, the employees of North Pole Industries are far too professional than that, but its more obvious in what they don't say. This close to launch day, certain words are just not being spoken.
Can't, won't, didn't. Unready, unable, undoable. Fail, flaw, forgot.
Even from the detached point of view of a reporter, it's hard not to become part of the general excitement, part of the anticipation. They are ready to fly.
Alexis Alexander, reporting for the Enquirer.