At the stroke of midnight, a pair of feet appear in the fireplace, followed by Father Christmas. Fortunately, the fire sort of... moves for the few seconds, so that he doesn't get burnt.
He heads over to the tree with two sacks, then puts the presents under the tree. Each is labelled to the recipient, from Father Christmas, except the last.
William Evans - A stack of dime novels
Sameth - A clockwork monkey, that bounces across the table.
Tumnus - A new teapot.
Sariel - A wooden model of a spitfire.
Dani - A comic book appropriate to her universe, and one about the decision whether or not Pluto should count as a planet.
Rue - A toy keyboard. And a small soft toy bunny.
Peeta - A book about painting.
Carlisle - [Gets chocolate unless you point me in the direction of what he asked for]
Ed Dalton - Chemistry set.
Lily Evans - Quill and Ink
Ellen Park - A Grognak the Barbarian comic
Alyx - A replica Mars Robot
Albus - A copy of Charles Dickens' 'Great Expectations'
Ein - A bouncy ball shaped like a Christmas pudding
Victoire - A pack of crayons and a colouring book.
Olga - Gloves
Dr McCoy - A fishing pole
Sherlock - An
Addictaball.
Alex Drake - Rollerblades
Katya - a slinky
Kate Beckett - Photo album
Chuck Charles - Leather Gloves
Annie Cartwright - Winter scarf
Sonya - A set of toy soldiers
Enzo - a tent
From the second sack:
"Alfred Spangler" - A false moustache, damp.
Hoffman - A lump of coal
Ava Wilson - a bent teaspoon.
The Medic - A single band-aid
Saffron - A lipstick that turns out to be a pencil eraser.
Eames - A lump of coal
And from a large pocket:
'Dear Gene - Due to an admin error, you still have your truck. Please try harder next year. Father Christmas' - Attached, is the
toy truck, and a book entitled
Anger Management for Dummies.
With that done, he doesn't hang around, but heads straight back for the chimney. You'll have to be quick to catch him tonight.