But first. He gave his reindeers some treats, food, water, and some rubdowns, even as he glanced around.
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[*insert happy reindeer noises from Rudolph, Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Dunder, Blixem the magical reindeers here*]
[*Aww*]
[The cuteness was surely worth some Powerstones right?! 🤭✨]
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After the Powerstone-pitch, Nicklaus scratched an itch, and clambered out of the ditch, where he had landed, since it had been a while since he had ridden by sleigh… anyway it was roughly close enough, he figured, more or less to where he had planned it.
He was on the outskirts of a certain city, where apparently, Mor Mun Ni Co, Pty Ltd. was supposed to be…
According to the tradition, "Santa's List" kept track of who had been 'Naughty' or 'Nice'… who had been 'virtuous', and who had rather vibed more with 'vice'.
However. There was, as you might imagine being an esteemed Transcendent Great Grandmaster Reader of this novel with the Power of [Discernment], a bit more to it.
In fact, it really was a kind of magical artifact, which operated on Karma, according to the Law of Net Positive Zero.
Depending on the amount of positive or negative influence that one shared with the world, this would actually affect their Reality - and Nicklaus' "Santa's List" was simply a kind of 'checker' that enabled him to see the overall net karmic balance of a person provided he knew their name and face, basically like a certain Déathnote - but without the Death part, as that would likely have to be a story for another chapter… of another novel… [unless of course, reader comments and Powerstones sufficiently shifted the [Field] of this current novel to include it otherwise…]
What an interesting, seamless and convenient Plot device!
This happy thought from certain astute esteemed members in the Audience was quickly and smoothly glossed over as the Plot continued.
To be honest, he hadn't written down a name on the "Naughty" part of his Santa's List for quite some time. The majority of people, after all, were exceedingly… vanilla.
They did their share of good and not so good, just because they could, but in the end, as long as their general [Intentions] were in the right place, Karma generally gave most people a certain amount of grace…
Even so. He still needed to check one more time.
After all, he always checked his list twice.
As he scanned down the page, his face darkened, filled with an e-nicotine-fuelled Santa's slowly simmering rage…
"Mor… Mun… Ni…"
Well. Now Nicklaus could clearly see…
Unfortunately, it appeared that this 'Mor Mun Ni' wasn't going to be getting any nice presents or… toys.
"…It seems you've been… a rather… bad boy."