- Cheryl Jenkins: Almost done. Just checking the connection.
- Janice: You have people for that.
- Cheryl Jenkins: Ah, there you go. You know I can't help it. I'm hands-on.
- Senator Jane Mullins: Josie adores science.
- Josie: Ah! You remind me of me.
- Josie: You're an astronomer?
- Cheryl Jenkins: Well, I used to be.
- Senator Jane Mullins: How did you end up here?
- Dr. Phillips: Well, I'll tell you. You see, I bumped into Cheryl while I was visiting family in Wellsboro a few years back. And I read her very impressive resume, and...
- Cheryl Jenkins: And here I am...
- Janice: Cheryl, where are you going?
- Cheryl Jenkins: I haven't finished reviewing the grant proposals and I need to finish it by the end of the year.
- Janice: But you'll miss the party!
- Cheryl Jenkins: Story of my life.
- Janice: I'll meet you upstairs. At least let me help with the grant proposals.
- Cheryl Jenkins: You've already gone above and beyond, Janice. I can handle the rest. I just wish I didn't have to reject so many. I can only play Santa once for every 99 times playing Scrooge!
- Janice: Sounds like Christmas couldn't come soon enough.
- Janice: Why not drive? Wellsboro's not far.
- Cheryl Jenkins: But if I drive, I can't review next year's budget, return Senator Mihara's emails...
- Janice: I see your point.
- Cheryl Jenkins: My comet.
- Janice: You have a comet?
- Cheryl Jenkins: Almost. In grad school, I was trying to prove a comet exists behind Pluto's orbit. Looks like a team in Norway just confirmed it.
- Trish Jenkins: Has work lightened up at all?
- Cheryl Jenkins: It's more like a black hole. Nothing escapes its gravitational pull.
- Cheryl Jenkins: It's just opening a restaurant is risky. And you've already tried it once.
- Trish Jenkins: That was a snack shack, and I learned a lot from that experience!
- Cheryl Jenkins: Exactly, so why repeat it?
- Trish Jenkins: You're big-sistering me again.
- Cheryl Jenkins: It's called looking out for you. Restaurants have a lot of competition, and a really slim margin, and it's just... it's such a big risk.
- Trish Jenkins: Well, my restaurant has to succeed, 'cause I already bought 500 fondue forks!
- Trish Jenkins: Is that George Campbell photobombing your victory shot?
- Cheryl Jenkins: Oh, that's George, all right. He got runner-up. He never missed a chance to try to outdo me. Science fair, spelling bee, student body selections, George always had to prove he was better.
- Cheryl Jenkins: I still can't believe Terrence Fletcher is the mayor.
- Trish Jenkins: Mayor or not, he's still cute. And still single.
- Trish Jenkins: You had a date with Terrence? What happened?
- Cheryl Jenkins: It would have gone great, but... I spilled my latte on him, tripped him on the ice rink, and to top it off, he was allergic to my angora scarf... No wonder he never called me back.
- George Campbell: Tree coming through!
- Cheryl Jenkins: Hey! Look out!
- George Campbell: I'm so... Cheryl Jenkins!
- George Campbell: George Campbell. I should've known it was you.
- George Campbell: Why, 'cause I'm still bowling you over?
- Cheryl Jenkins: No, because you're still causing me pain.
- George Campbell: Think this town's big enough for the both of us?
- Cheryl Jenkins: I guess we'll find out.
- Cheryl Jenkins: You're a lumberjack these days?
- George Campbell: No, no, no. I still teach over at the junior high. I just got this for the science club.
- Cheryl Jenkins: Fitting you work with kids... since, clearly, you still are one.
- George Campbell: You still mad 'cause I let you win the science fair senior year?
- Cheryl Jenkins: You "let" me win?
- George Campbell: You finally admitted it. You know, that's the first step to moving forward, right?
- Cheryl Jenkins: Actually, the first step starts with my left foot, then my right. Then I let momentum carry me off.
- Trish Jenkins: I'd say that your dynamic with George hasn't changed much since school.
- Cheryl Jenkins: Friendly competitors, or competitive friends. If he only knew the truth.
- Trish Jenkins: What, that you're a big success?
- Cheryl Jenkins: On paper, maybe. In reality, not so much.
- Cheryl Jenkins: Hold on a second, Mr. Mayor...
- Terrence Fletcher: Mayor? You know I'm only running for City Council. But thanks for your vote of confidence.
- Cheryl Jenkins: That poster's five years out of date.
- George Campbell: Yeah, I thought I heard your voice. What is it now, Cheryl? The font doesn't meet with your approval?
- George Campbell: She says you just got your Master's. Congratulations.
- Cheryl Jenkins: Just got it?
- George Campbell: Now, don't go getting all big-headed about it. I can still beat you at Scrabble.
- Cheryl Jenkins: What are you doing here?
- George Campbell: I was asking myself the same question. You passed out.
- George Campbell: Maybe some sugar will help. Technically, these are for the kids, but I'll grant an exception for an old friend.
- Cheryl Jenkins: George... something's not right! I saw Ms. Nelson, here, at the carnival!
- George Campbell: Well, I think she's entitled to a break, she's been grading papers non-stop!
- Cheryl Jenkins: And the date on the poster.
- George Campbell: Wanna fill me in, or you wanna play 20 questions?
- Cheryl Jenkins: Look, I know this might sound crazy, but I have to tell you something important! And you have to swear not to laugh!
- George Campbell: Okay.
- Cheryl Jenkins: No, seriously. Promise?
- George Campbell: I do solemnly swear not to laugh.
- Cheryl Jenkins: Okay, so I got on the carousel, and everything was fine, but ever since I stepped off, things are really odd. It's almost like...
- George Campbell: Like?
- Cheryl Jenkins: I'm back in time? You said you were not gonna laugh! Why am I wasting my time talking to you?
- Cheryl Jenkins: Why are you following me?
- George Campbell: Well, a mixture of curiosity and concern. And when the guys with the white coats show up, they might need a hand.
- George Campbell: There's no carousel at this carnival.
- Cheryl Jenkins: Why does everyone keep telling me that? I was on it!
- George Campbell: Well, I'm a volunteer this year, and I assure you, there's no carousel.
- Cheryl Jenkins: It had moving horses and bright-colored lights!
- George Campbell: Like a carousel? Look, have you been hanging out at the eggnog booth, huh?
- Cheryl Jenkins: Please!
- George Campbell: Okay. Here's another hypothesis. You've been working very hard on your thesis. Probably in need of some sleep?
- Robert Jenkins: I know you got to get back to Boston in the next few days.
- Cheryl Jenkins: Boston? Don't you mean D.C.?
- Robert Jenkins: Mm, the last I heard, you were living in Boston. Unless M.I.T. suddenly moved.
- Jeanette Jenkins: Do you want to ask Ms. Nelson if she'd like some?
- Cheryl Jenkins: Ms. Nelson?
- Jeanette Jenkins: Yeah.
- Cheryl Jenkins: Down the street?
- Jeanette Jenkins: Yes. In the same house she's lived in for the past 30 years?
- Cheryl Jenkins: It feels like I haven't seen you in years!
- Miss Nelson: Well, you did see me last night when you were caroling.
- Cheryl Jenkins: I, um... guess that time flies when you're having fun?
- Cheryl Jenkins: Ms. Nelson, can I ask you a crazy question?
- Miss Nelson: Of course! It's not like you haven't done it before. Besides, scientific inquiry demands asking odd questions.
- Cheryl Jenkins: I got a doozy.
- Miss Nelson: That is if you have the time?
- Cheryl Jenkins: Time? Oh, yeah. I've got about five years, give or take.
- Cheryl Jenkins: Remember the Christmas morning Trish and I brought the snowman inside? We put it right here!
- Jeanette Jenkins: Yeah. As I recall, you didn't want it to catch a cold. The carpet you weren't so worried about.
- Cheryl Jenkins: I'd forgotten how nice it is here.
- Jeanette Jenkins: Forgotten? You were just here a month ago for Thanksgiving.
- Cheryl Jenkins: You know how quickly the holidays go.
- Jeanette Jenkins: That's so true. Nothing makes time go faster than Christmas.
- Cheryl Jenkins: What would you do... if you could go back in time?
- Jeanette Jenkins: What a question. Well, I suppose I would spend more time with friends and loved ones. Maybe fix a few old mistakes. And do the things I'd always regretted not doing.
- Cheryl Jenkins: What an interesting idea. A chance... to change everything for the better.
- Cheryl Jenkins: Mom, how do you manage to always make Christmas so special?
- Jeanette Jenkins: It's just a matter of managing your time right.
- Cheryl Jenkins: I don't suppose his name is Dr. Phillips, by chance?
- Jeanette Jenkins: Why, yes! Do you know him?
- Cheryl Jenkins: Not yet. And let's keep it that way.
- Cheryl Jenkins: I'm off to get something.
- Robert Jenkins: And what's that?
- Cheryl Jenkins: A fresh start!
- Cheryl Jenkins: Oh, you might want to fix those rain gutters. Something tells me it's gonna be a wet spring!
- Cheryl Jenkins: I have a feeling your run for councilman is gonna go great.
- Terrence Fletcher: Thanks, Cheryl. I like your positive outlook.
- George Campbell: So while you might think a white Christmas takes place only here on Earth, NASA has discovered ice in craters on the moon and beyond!
- Cheryl Jenkins: Sorry. Don't let us disturb you.
- George Campbell: Uh. And then there's Saturn's moon, Enceladus. And Mars has ice on it, too. But a snowball fight there would mean putting up with temperatures over a hundred below.
- Cheryl Jenkins: No. There... there would not be...
- George Campbell: Uh. What's that in the back there? You were saying?
- Cheryl Jenkins: Nothing at all! Sorry. Carry on.
- George Campbell: You sure? I mean, if you have something you want to say, you should share it with the rest of the class.
- Cheryl Jenkins: Oh... well... uh... the ice on Mars is carbon dioxide, not water. So if there were a snowball fight, it would feel more like tossing dry ice. Ouch.
- George Campbell: I think you're overthinking it.
- Cheryl Jenkins: Maybe you're underthinking it.
- Cheryl Jenkins: I... have a degree in astronomy, and science offers so many careers... about as many as the stars in the sky... So cherish this time in your life because it goes by so fast, and you still have choices. One choice can set you on a path towards your passion, or down the wrong path, and you do not want that. Uh. Well... all I'm saying is... choose wisely.
- George Campbell: All right. I... I'm sure you definitely inspired the students. To what, I have no idea.
- Cheryl Jenkins: Next time, I'll speak more slowly so you can keep up.
- George Campbell: Oh, no, I heard what you said. It's just I didn't get the point.
- Cheryl Jenkins: Wouldn't be the first time.
- Miss Nelson: Students, what we have just experienced here is a perfect example of the scientific term "friction".
- Miss Nelson: George, what do you think about Ms. Jenkins assisting you this week with science club?
- George Campbell: You want us to work together?
- Cheryl Jenkins: Yeah, I... I don't think so.
- George Campbell: Finally, we agree.
- George Campbell: You just had to outdo me. You had to outdo me.
- Cheryl Jenkins: You're blaming me for this?
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