Multipup post!

[guppy_sandhu]

On one side of the room there is a Guppy, with his walk-in clinic.

Free Walk-in Clinic
The doctor is in

He's also ignoring the barrage of hot peanuts.

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Nearby, is Vyvyan, holding peanuts in the candles and then flicking them at Guppy.

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Wellington Womble is coming out of the kitchen, with a plate of vegetable sticks and dips, which he puts up on the bar.

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Looking a little unseasonable, Father Christmas is wearing a stripy t-shirt, a string of onions and carrying a stick of bread under his arm.

Three guesses where he's been...

[Tinytag: Vyvyan, Father Christmas.]

Comments

[hey35andholding]

A supermarket?

Clementine's too stunned by the fact that she's looking right at Santa Claus.

Try not to be too annoyed by her staring as she sloooowly tilts her head and follows his progress across the bar.

[OOC: Later than late, but I've wanted CR with Father Christmas forever.]

[father_chris]

"Afternoon." Father Christmas nods at her.

[hey35andholding]

"Uh...Afternoon?" She leans a little closer and says, "I know you probably get this question from six-year-olds all the time, but since we're in a magical bar at the end of the universe...are you....HIM?" Santa is, to Clementine, rather a figure of fascination, more so than any religious deity.

[father_chris]

"Depends who you mean by 'Him'" Father Christmas says.

"Call me Chris if it helps."

[hey35andholding]

"You are," she says. This isn't quite as cool as meeting Wonder Woman, but it's close. "Santa Claus."

[father_chris]

"I prefer Father Christmas, but yes. Seriously, call me Chris." Father Christmas says.

[hey35andholding]

"Chris," she weighs the name on her tongue. "...How far back do those naughty lists of yours go?" She needs to know.

[father_chris]

"Well, if you've learned your lesson, you get a chance each year." Father Christmas says. "But we keep records."

[hey35andholding]

She frowns thoughtfully. "That's probably bad news for me."

[father_chris]

Father Christmas gets a book out of his pocket. It looks much too large to have fitted in there.

"What's your full name?"

[hey35andholding]

Clementine hesitates for only a moment before the words come. "Clementine Johnson

[father_chris]

Father Christmas takes a peep in the book.

"Wouldn't be worried if I were you."

[hey35andholding]

She raises an eyebrow and sighs her relief. "Really?" She leans a little closer and peeks at the list. "Even after that whole naughty elf thing?"

[father_chris]

"Might be a timeline difference." Father Christmas says.

[hey35andholding]

"Oh," Clementine sighs in relief, her eyes darting about. "That's..." A total relief "really good news." She leans in. "So...buy you a cocoa?"

[father_chris]

"That would be very nice, thank you." Father Christmas says, with a smile.

[hey35andholding]

Clementine quickly orders the cocoa from Bar, then brings a mug for each of them. When she sits down, she asks, "getting ready for the season?"

[father_chris]

"Just got back from holiday." Father Christmas says. "The letters will start soon."

[hey35andholding]

"I'm surprised you don't have any already." Clementine grew up poor - her letters to Santa were sent frequently and as early as possible.

[father_chris]

"We get the odd few." Father Christmas says. "Sometimes I get thank you letters and complaints too."

[hey35andholding]

"People send complaints to Santa Claus?" she looks crushed by the very idea.

[father_chris]

"Yes. Parents that get angry because their child got a toy that annoyed them, or the wrong toy, people who were naughty, or just drunk ramblings. I keep a couple of them for boring evenings."

He gets one out of his pocket.

'Dear Santa you wanna know what I think about this book? I think it's a book man I wanted a bag of weed'

[hey35andholding]

"That's terrible..."

She trails off and then stares at the page in his hand. "What's the postmark on it?"

Did she write that when she was high at thirteen? It's possible.

[father_chris]

"Oh, I don't know, I didn't keep the envelope." Chris says with a shrug.

[hey35andholding]

She's trying rather desperately not to look panicked here. "Was it old or new?"