Bernard and Myrna recieve a letter. A Naughty and Nice elf notices something.
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TSOCID – Chapter Thirteen
Hazel tries to comfort Bernard and Curtis is late.
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TSOCID – Chapter Ten
Myrna is needled in a flowershop and Jack is bored.
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TSOCID – Chapter Seven
Chapter Seven: Responsibilities January 1995 By the time New Years rolled around, Curtis woke up expecting a brand new slew of disasters. Between the inevitable rough patch that follows any change in management and Jack’s refusal to do anything, nearly every section of the North Pole had already faced some catastrophic failure he had to…
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TSOCID – Chapter Six
Chapter Six: Conclusion Hopscotch “Yippie ki yay, motherfucker.”
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TSOCID – Chapter Five
Chapter Five: Traditions, Ties, and Tension Ever since Hazel had, quite literally, picked up shop and moved her establishment to the North Pole, she’d had the quietest Christmas mornings since she could remember them being a thing. The tavern looked festive enough, strung with garland, cranberries, and paper chains, and the tree twinkled in the…
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TSOCID – Chapter Four
Chapter Four: Jack of All Trades After throwing their new guest’s boxes out the back of the truck, and leaving him with only her keys and the apartment number, Juniper sped away in a vain attempt to make up for the lost rehearsal time she was late for. She was pretty sure she was breaking…
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TSOCID – Chapter Two
Chapter Two: Much Ado About Nothing The only sound more annoying than an alarm clock going off at the proper time is a phone ringing a few hours earlier. When this happens, most people feel justified in answering said phone with an unpleasant demeanor. While this may be true of most people, it was a…
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TSOCID – Chapter Three
Chapter Three: Housemates Bernard sat on the steps leading up to the workshop, surrounded by boxes he and Curtis had carted down from his old office and quarters. The first thing he had done upon receiving his undignified notice was call up his sister to help him move out. Myrna had said she would be…
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TSOCID – Chapter One
Chapter One: A Slight Company Reorganization December 1994 North Pole The first thing that told Bernard something was wrong was the sickening sense of déjà vu that hit his gut as he watched the sleigh descend from the ceiling. Had it been any other time, he would have brushed it off as part of the…
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