24.

It's been very tense here lately. What with one thing and another... I've been helping Papa down in engineering, but it's really a lost cause. I've been helping salvage a few parts, but it's lucky we have a new design half-built. He's sent me off to have a break now, so I was going to go and get something from the mess hall, but I can hear arguing down there... I think it's Mr. Erde and Mr. Lockon. So I went to go do some studying instead.

He's been going off on people a lot lately. It's not unreasonable-- what with Mr. Doctor and everything, everyone is stretched a little bit thin, but I wish I could do something to help...

Mr. Seiei's been looking a little sad as well. It's a little hard to tell with him, but I think Papa might have told him off. He hasn't been down in engineering as much as I expected.

I just hope everyone feels better by Christmas. I worked so hard to decorate, but in this state, the mistletoe is going to go completely unnoticed by everyone... I'll just have to make sure I get everyone excellent presents this year!

It seems as though the argument stopped suddenly, so maybe I'll go and see how Mr. Erde feels.