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"You should probably leave ours for last," you say to him. "It's not something particularly special, but I feel it'd get overshadowed if it went first."

"Well alright then," father says. "I'll save our family's gifts for the end. Let's start with... The Dubois!"

Renee smiles smugly as her family gets to go first. Father received two presents from the Dubois, but they're both quite sizeable. He opens the slightly larger of the two, and he reveals it to be a large square.

"A popcorn maker!" he says. "Wonderful! It even has the three modes: normal, caramel and chocolate! But wait, then does that mean...?"

He opens the next present.

"Yes!" he says excitedly. "100 kilos of popcorn kernals!"

"Your dad really loves popcorn," Raven whispers in a giggle to you.

"Yes, he tends to drive mother crazy with all the popping. It goes with him loving James Bond movies and marathoning them with me as I grew up."

"Merci beaucoup, Rayder," your father says as he shakes hands with Renee's father.

"De rien, mon ami," Rayder says back.

"Now, what's next?" father says as he goes back to the table. "Ah, the Rodriguez Family is right up front here. Let's go with these."

The Rodriguez Family brought three gifts, of varying sizes. Father starts with the smallest.

"Powdered seasonings?" he says. "Cinnamon, powdered sugar, and powdered caramel. Oh, now I see!"

He opens the medium box.

"Aha!" he says. "The ready-made dough, which means this is..."

He opens the large box.

"The deep fryer!" he says. "Perfect for making my own doughnuts."

Raven looks at you with a look that says, "Really?"

"If it weren't for exercising, and some forms of Healing magic, my father would be a very large and unhealthy man."

Raven stifles her laughter by putting her face into your shoulder.

"Gracias, Antonio," father says as he shakes Mr. Rodriguez's hand.

"De nada," Antonio says.

"The Grants are next," father says. "One big gift, I see. I like the shape, too."

The shape he speaks of has a slope, making the entire thing somewhat trapezoid like. He unwraps the gift and reveals...

"Ah yes," father says. "The remote controlled drink carrier!"

The carrier is essentially a giant remote controlled car, a "monster truck" with big cup holders in the truck bed.

"What nice finish as well," father says as he admires the paint. "Thank you, Jeremy."

"You're welcome," Jeremy Grant says as he shakes hands with your father.

"Next are the Bellatinos," father says. "Oh, yes, I think I know what these are."

He unwraps the four matching cylinders and reveals wine bottles.

"Oh, yes," father says with a big smile. "Both regular and Vino cotto varieties of the Bellatino brand red and white wines. Delizioso. Grazie, amico mio."

"Prego," Mr. Bellatino says as he shakes hands with your father.

"Vino cotto?" Raven asks.

"It literally means 'cooked wine'," you say. "It's a specialty of the Abruzzo region in Italy, near Milan where the Bellatinos live."

The Sullivans give father a set of cufflinks, and it's revealed they're Enchanted with all the standards: one-time protective shield; increased stamina of the wearer; and item durability for the cufflinks' own protection.
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