You are at a holiday gathering with family and friends. It is cold and snowing outside. While the young ones play in the snow and the adults chat, you take a step away for a moment. Heading to a quieter spot, you find a couch and take a seat. The pillow you sit on suddenly grunts and shifts to sitting up.

Woah there. I'm not a pillow. Mostly.

Blending in a bit with the white couch is a very chunky, large polar bear sporting a plush, pillow-like belly on show, his shirt discarded to the ground. He is from one of the new guest families, and you don't really recognise him. He has a clear Swedish accent.

Come for a quiet place to relax? Me too. You're welcome to join. I'm in a cuddly mood.