The Giving Season

[Bigmouthstrikes]

On a busy street in Muffinville, there sat a very dubious looking Santa Clause on a chair surrounded by presets. Each one was neatly wrapped and labeled with the name of a Muffinville resident.

[Harri-chan]

Elliot approached the Santa, stared for a moment or two before bursting into laughter. "I bet it took months to prepare that costume... Santa", he grinned. "So... is this your way of apologising for being such a naughty boy this year?", he asked, peering at the presents.

[Bigmouthstrikes]

"I'm on something of a punishment detail." He admitted glumly, "Apparently trasforming the entire city into a wild west shooting ground used more power than I'd taken in. Who knew?"

He shifted uncomfortably, "So now I'm wearing this ridiculous beard and playing Santa. Take your damn present."

[Harri-chan]

Elliot patted Santa on the shoulder and then leaned over the pile of presents, "There's one for everyone here? Wow, you're gonna be here for ages giving these out", he said, still laughing at Roman's misfortune. "I hope you got me something good".

[Bigmouthstrikes]

"Shut up." Roman said flatly

On the present, there was a little spinner. It read "Naughty" on a red half and "Nice" on a green. There was also a brow area between the two.

[Harri-chan]

Finding the present with his name on, Elliot discovered the spinner and frowned, glancing back to Roman. "This isn't another trick, is it?", he asked, before flicking the spinner with his finger.

[Bigmouthstrikes]

"That sort of depends on which color you end up getting, doesn't it?" Roman asked. "You get a nice gift, something good will happen. You get a naughty one...not so much."

As the spinner runs its course, Julia II approaches Elliot, dressed for the season.

"Hey!" She greeted brightly. "Is this thing on the up and up?"

The spinner, meawhile, landed on Nice and vanished, allowing the package to be open.

[Harri-chan]

"Hey, Julia. Wow, you look festively cute", he smiled as he saw her outfit. "I guess now would be a good a time as any to wish you a merry Christmas", he said, leaning slightly to try and kiss her cheek. "Santa here got us all presents...", he explained, and began to pull the paper from his gift.

[Blaze]

Jean eagerly walks up to the ridiculous-looking Santa, smiling at everyone present.

"Merry Christmas everyone!"

[Bigmouthstrikes]

"Merry Christmas!" She returned with a bright smile and, while she was at it, a quick peck on the cheek as well.

As she rummaged through the pile to find her own present, Elliot found a shoebox with a wand in it under the paper.

"Ah. A good gift indeed." Roman sighed, "Pity that you're too great a "goody goody" to use it as it ought to be"

Jean eagerly walks up to the ridiculous-looking Santa, smiling at everyone present.

"Merry Christmas everyone!"

"Yeah, yeah and a happy New Year" Roman said grumpily. "Your present's in the pile."

[Harri-chan]

Opening the shoebox, Elliot smiled at the wand, before frowning at Roman, and tucked it into his jeans. "I bet the bakery has been busy", he said to Julia II as he watched her searching.

[Blaze]

Jean puts and crosses her arms.

"Not the most pleasant Santa I've met..." she mutters, retrieving her present.

[Bigmouthstrikes]

Opening the shoebox, Elliot smiled at the wand, before frowning at Roman, and tucked it into his jeans. "I bet the bakery has been busy", he said to Julia II as he watched her searching.

"You have on idea!" She exclaimed, "We're pumping out red velvet cakes, pumpkin pies, macaroons, angel food and gingerbread like you couldn't believe!"

Finally, she pulled a box from the pile. It too has a spinner on it, which she flicked, and was wrapped in a paper that was patterned exactly like her dress.

Jean puts and crosses her arms.

"Not the most pleasant Santa I've met..." she mutters, retrieving her present.

Roman responded with an extended middle finger and a mutter that sounded like "Bite me"

Jean, meanwhile, had her own present. It had a spinner on it as was previously described

[Blaze]

Jean gives a gasp and marches right up to Roman, wagging her finger in his face!

"That was uncalled for, you brute! I demand an apology right now!"

[Bigmouthstrikes]

"Oh, you should be glad that I don't have enough energy left to turn you into a bimbo, because it is sooooo tempting." He said