"Never said that. 'N the people from here do this Starlight thing every year. It's their Christmas. Ya can't cancel Christmas on people, no matter what's goin' on in the world. Morale'd hit the floor."

Not that he's even a big fan of the holiday, but even Johnny could recognize that.

"And that's exactly it. We work our asses off, so there's nothin' wrong with a night off for some drinks 'n dancing. Not knowin' if we'll be here next year to do so is even more reason. Then when this is all over, we go back to workin' our asses off again."

He's quite for a moment again, now feeling like he's lecturing and not liking it.

"I'm not sayin' ya gotta agree with me or be happy about the idea, but that's how I look at it."