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Saigonnus

Auror
Hmm...
Voodoo Santa with dreadlocks? Does the machine poke pins in the naughty ones giving them ulcers and arthritis? Sounds fun.

I see it more like a business. Santa in a suit and tie. Good fortune would be good luck, opportunities to accomplish goals, random good things happening. Bad fortune would be car breaking down, bad luck, losing job etc... all depending on just how bad or good a person was during the year.


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Futhark

Inkling
I had an idea for a Santa story once. I don't remember the details, but basically there's a secret society at the North Pole involved in protecting some kind of magic that they use to grant wishes. Like, serious wishes. It's extremely dangerous magic.

Oh! Now I remember. If a kid witnesses Santa Claus after a certain age, they have to be abducted into the order. And in the story there are lots of sleigh drivers but the main guy is "the" Santa Claus and in the story he's a young guy, maybe 25. The MC is one of the kids who had to be kidnapped because he saw Santa and is a sleigh driver now but he has lots of problems and steals the magic to try to fix his problems...

I remember they used animals other than reindeer to pull sleighs. Arctic foxes and seals and polar bears...

Love this idea!!!
 

Ireth

Myth Weaver
...Brain. Seriously. When I'm poking at a new baby plotbunny, you really don't need to give me a completely unrelated character. Even if she is pretty cool. I could use more black characters in my stories, but when I'm trying to write about Santa Claus, a pirate is just distraction.
 

Ireth

Myth Weaver
Funnily enough, I just got back from watching my little brother's kindergarten class in a musical about Santa and his elves teaching a bunch of pirates about sharing and generosity. It was cute, in that cheesy way that's only possible with a bunch of 5-9 year olds acting and singing. ^^
 

Ireth

Myth Weaver
The pirate totally fits. Sleigh-hijacking, present-stealing pirates!!

Only if I find a way to involve time travel. The Santa story is set in the present/possible near future, and the pirate lady's story would be set during the Age of Sail. And I don't want to inadvertently steal from whoever it is that's writing about Blackbeard and time travel, so I'm thinking these would be better off as separate stories.
 
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