Meanwhile, whilst Itvasme and Darken were doing their thing, in a certain nursing home, a certain 'Nicklaus Claus' was beginning to bring…
His tools of the trade, including his premium Santa gear, custom-made - over to the window, and getting ready to go.
As mentioned in Chapter 356, Nicklaus, of course, being a professional top-tier Santa Claus, and unlike a certain other 'Santa Claus', whom he would likely be compared and contrasted with later on in the story…
[at this, elsewhere, a certain 'Hugo Heartbreak' suddenly sneezed…]
- had all the bells and whistles - and now, going into [rock-]hard-core Santa mode, Nicklaus utilized them, *clapping* and *jingling* two large, dangly spherical bells together, blowing out a… brothy burst on several… well-endowed whistles, and, in summary, sounding out his 'Secret Santa' special code…
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"Keep it safe." Nicklaus thrusts his huge…
discount coupon into Nursing home lady's dainty hands, as he turns to go.
Nursing home lady looks up gratefully at the girthy, bearded man, executing his plan, with large, wide eyes.
"W-will you be back?" She asks, even as she watches him load up his large, filled-up sack.
Nicklaus Claus smiles suavely, silhouetted against the backdrop of a shaft of moonlight and the night sky.
"Hohoho."
"It's all right. Don't frown. You know that at some point… I'll be coming… [back] to town."
"…"