POP.
Inside was a slightly wonky, animatronic Santa. His beard was made of mop strings, his eyes were mismatched buttons, and his voice sounded like a broken kazoo.
And amazingly, it worked. Santabot 2.0 flew off into the night, dropping presents with mechanical precision. It didn’t stop for milk and cookies. It didn’t check if kids were sleeping. It just buzzed, “HO HO HO. NEXT HOUSE IN 4.3 SECONDS.”
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Mrs. Claus marched out of the kitchen, holding a wooden spoon like a sword. She’d seen this movie before.
“You know, boss,” Kringle said, “for a jolly old soul, you sure have a talent for disaster.”
“He tried to install a ‘time-skip’ engine to deliver presents faster,” Kringle said. “Now he’s stuck in a five-second loop.” And amazingly, it worked
“Let me guess,” she said to Kringle. “He didn’t read the manual.”
On Christmas morning, children around the world woke up to presents. They also woke up to a strange, tinny recording that played from every chimney speaker:
“He used the manual as a coaster for his hot cocoa,” Kringle replied. It didn’t check if kids were sleeping
“Ah, bloomin’ icicles ,” he whispered. “Not again.”
And back at the North Pole, Santa Claus sat in his armchair, a “I Survived My Own Invention” mug in his hand, watching the sunrise. Kringle walked by, holding the melted remains of the Quantum Sleigh 3000.