Peter would probably do his best to try spending Holidays on the sea because most of his crew probably celebrates Christmas.
Unfortunately for him he has very bad sense of time and he does the mistake of asking Elias. He of course gives him wrong information and guides him into arriving right at Christmas to London. Peter is not happy about it and asks for divorce.
Next year he asks Elias again. He tells him correct information this time. Peter suspects it’s lie though. He is angry that he happened to arrive right at time at Christmas again. Peter is even less happy as Elias can act all smug with “but I told you Peter!”
(Also on that note I still don’t think Jonah really cares for Christmas; he is not lying to Peter because he would want to spent time with him he just enjoys inconveniencing his life.)
nonbinaryeye:
I don’t think Jonah particularly likes or celebrates Christmas. After all they were not even really a thing till about mid 19th century when Queen Victoria married Prince Albrecht who brought lots Christmas of traditions from Germany.
It’s just some ridiculous modern tradition. It’s just a pointless time where his employees are not working.
Though maybe he could over the years learn to appreciating them for providing some new ways of inflicting trauma on his employees.
He probably gives Christmas postcards wishing Happy Holidays with the family specially to those employees who have no one or who are not really in touch with their relative to remind them how miserable and alone they are.
He organises Secret Santa where he matches the employees in the worst possible combination just so they can stress the whole December about what gift to give on Institute’s Annual Christmas party.
I don’t think Jonah particularly likes or celebrates Christmas. After all they were not even really a thing till about mid 19th century when Queen Victoria married Prince Albrecht who brought lots Christmas of traditions from Germany.
It’s just some ridiculous modern tradition. It’s just a pointless time where his employees are not working.
During holiday season Jonah hides elves on shelf around the Institute so he has more eyes to spy his employees from.
Peter lets Elias to chose outfits for Institute’s Annual Holiday Party for him since that one very traumatic experience when he was announced a winner of ugly christmas jumper contest.
It was not even Elias’ doing. His jumper just genuinely was that ugly.