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[father_chris]

The jolly man in red is sitting in an armchair, with a large sack, wearing his outfit.

He has a sign on his table.

YES I AM FATHER CHRISTMAS
COME AND TELL ME WHAT YOU WANT FOR CHRISTMAS

It saves time, you know?

[See Back Room post here.]

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[a1enzo]

Enzo isn't sure whether to stare, laugh, facepalm, or just shrug.

"Father Christmas... that's the same as Santa Claus, right?"

[father_chris]

"Yes." Father Christmas says, smiling. "What's your name?"

[a1enzo]

"Enzo Matrix. Oh, man, Dani's dad is gonna love this..."

[father_chris]

"Nice to meet you Enzo. What would you like for Christmas?"

[a1enzo]

"Um, well... we don't have Christmas in my world. Is that okay?"

[father_chris]

"Fine by me." Father Christmas says.

[a1enzo]

"Cool!"

Then he goes kind of blank.

"Um... don't suppose you've got an unallocated tropical island?"

[father_chris]

"I'm afraid that's a bit out of our budget. Unless you mean a toy one."

[a1enzo]

Enzo laughs. "Nah, we'd never fit on it. Never mind, it's kind of a joke anyway. A friend and I were talking about founding a little country just for me and my girlfriend. Sort of a fortress of solitude. Island of solitude."

[father_chris]

"How about a tent?" Father Christmas tries.

[a1enzo]

Enzo blinks in surprise.

"That... sounds pretty cool, actually! I mean, it's not Chile, but I guess we could put up a forcefield..."

Snuggling in sleeping bags... Saint Nick really shouldn't be encouraging these type of thoughts, but what he doesn't know won't hurt him.

[father_chris]

"They're not generally that chilly, though you might want a few extra layers if you're camping in winter." Father Christmas says.

[a1enzo]

"No, I meant the country Chile. It's tropical." Beat. "Which is kinda weird, come to think of it."

[father_chris]

"Oh yeah, nice bit of heat out there." Father Christmas says. "Got a good tan there once."

[a1enzo]

"Yeah? I was only there one night."

[father_chris]

"I do a bit of travelling off season."