The interior of Santa’s workshop is cavernous, and fully automated. “Charles Babbage and Ada Lovelace taught Santa computer programming in the 1840s,” explains Chordette. “He had a rudimentary AI worked out by the time he died, in 1888. The elves … Continue reading WW110: Santa Fight – Day 7

You sneak through Santagrad’s sewer system, which smells like cinnamon and nutmeg. Chordette’s mom leads the way with the emergency flashlight Scrooge had. In addition to having a solar panel, it also has a crank, which she has to wind … Continue reading WW110: Santa Fight – Day 6

You climb a trellis onto the roof of the Overland house. It turns out to be really, really hard to climb a trellis quietly. “It’s been ages since I’ve done this,” whispers Kevin McCallister. “Is that everyone?” There’s a sudden … Continue reading WW110: Santa Fight – Day 5

The Yuletide Council is furious when Chordette brings the results in. You’re made to wait outside while there’s a great deal of shouting that unfolds in the official chamber. Eventually, voices rise to a crescendo, the doors are flung open, … Continue reading WW110: Santa Fight – Day 4

The APC ride back down into Santagrad is tense. So much death! “I believe this will work out okay,” says Catbug. “I believe,” seconds Rod. “That’s the spirit!” says Chordette, who is loading bean-bag rounds into a riot shotgun. “We’re … Continue reading WW110: Santa Fight – Day 3

The elves lead you from the Great Hall to the Even Greater Hall. Along the way, you have to go through a cursed-looking cinderblock stairwell lit only by a single, guttering fluorescent light. “We keep meaning to have this fixed … Continue reading WW110: Santa Fight – Day 2

After a few minutes of wandering around the plaza, meeting each other and shaking hands, an armored personnel carrier rolls up. Christmas lights are duct-taped to its hull. A woman with pointy ears and a pointy hat dismounts, accompanied by … Continue reading WW110: Santa Fight – Day 1

The place is here. The time is now. You have a life. It’s an okay life, full of ins and outs, ups and downs, pros and cons. The seasons are changing, and now it’s too cold again, and you don’t … Continue reading WW110: Santa Fight – Signups