When the van containing the season's first guests pulled up, Jennie, Chaeyoung, and Sunmi were still down at the courthouse. Lisa and Jisoo lined up to great their first guests. The van parked in front of the lodge and Mina, Chaeyoung, and Jeongyeon piled out of the back. Jihyo had been riding shotgun and Tzuyu was driving. When the guests came into the lobby, Lisa and Jisoo made the requisite formal bows, but then things devolved into a cluster of hugs and everyone talking at once. Lisa made a point of congratulating Tzuyu on getting her Korean driver's licence. Tzuyu said the Korean driving test was much more difficult than the one she had passed in Taiwan. Jihyo teased Tzuyu about her love of driving fast.   "Everyone, if I could have your attention for a moment," Lisa said, in a louder voice than any of them had ever heard her use before. They all stopped talking and focused on her. "The kitchen informs me that it will be another couple of hours until lunch is ready. Would you prefer to go to your rooms and freshen up after your drive, or would you prefer to hit the slopes directly. The ski report indicates 6 inches of fresh powdery snow overnight, perfect conditions for skiing and snowboarding."   The Twices conferred for a moment, and decided to hit the slopes first. Lisa made sure to get the van keys from Tzuyu so she could have their luggage waiting in their rooms for them when they returned, then waved good-bye as they headed off to the slopes.   "You handled that really well," Jisoo said as she helped Lisa load up the luggage cart. "You got them in and out before they had a chance to ask where Jennie and Chaeyoung are."   Lisa looked up and down the road, hoping for the rest of the staff to return soon. "Hopefully by the time they think to ask, Jennie and Chaeyoung will be back and I can let them field the questions. I understand the importance of not letting the guests know about Sunmi's situation, but when you've got long-time guests like the Twices, who are as much friends as guests, it could potentially lead to some awkward conversations."   "I wonder what's taking them so long down at the courthouse," Jisoo said as Lisa put the last suitcase on the luggage cart and locked the van.   "Maybe there were a lot of people down there this morning and they had to wait in a line," Lisa said, carefully not mentioning the possibility that Sunmi might have run into problems in her question to get a restraining order against her ex. That was a possibility they didn't even want to think about.   ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^   In the end, Jennie, Chaeyoung, and Sunmi got back a matter of minutes before the Twices came in, apple-cheeked and hungry from a morning of skiing and snowboarding. Like most lunches at Fire Lodge, this one was homemade bread and Chaeyoung's excellent soups - well, Chaeyoung and Jisoo's excellent soups. Chaeyoung had started the soups before leaving for the courthouse and Jisoo had monitored them and adjusted the seasoning as they simmered throughout the morning.   Sunmi's introduction to the Twices went swimmingly. She was entranced by their tales of running their adventure travel agency, and they enjoyed meeting another person who'd lived in the valley all their life. Unfortunately, or perhaps fortunately, Sunmi had been a couple of years ahead of Jennie in school, so they hadn't really known each other growing up. The only story Sunmi was able to tell was of Jennie hitting a home run in a championship game against their school's biggest rival.   "And she was so surprised," Sunmi said as she finished the story. "She just