"This way," Alize instructed, grabbing Hakuba's wrist and dragging him in the direction of Fifth Avenue and the world-renowned Rockefeller Center. "The concourse is underneath," she explained as they entered the Center's plaza, where the famous ice rink was situated, sunken a floor beneath the main street. It wasn't cold enough for the rink to be frozen over yet, and the paved area was covered with tents and awnings belonging to the concourse shops beneath.

Alize passed by the restaurants on their level, and headed for one of the elevators at the ends of the rink so that they could go down. "You should come visit at Christmas," she mused as they waited for the elevator. "There's a huge tree, and everything's all lit up. I heard it's really beautiful."