[He shrugs a bit at that comment; it's one of those things that can have meaning or not, depending on how you approach it, he thinks.]

It's tradition, you know? Whether that has a point or not is just kind of...up to you?

[He inspects the tree for a moment, and... then he sighs a little.]

But even if writing them down doesn't make them come true, I think there's something nice about seeing everyone's wishes all here and tangible. It's sort of like it's evidence that we're all hoping for a better tomorrow, even if it's just in something small.

Or... something like that, anyway.