What was once considered a happy workshop may have turned sour, as Santa’s elves strike. Ralphie Sprinkles has been working in the candy field for hundreds of years. “There are so many of us, and the factory is actually made of candy, so like, it’s not the sturdiest of buildings. And everything gets really sticky, especially because it’s always snowing here,” he says on the working conditions. The elves have four essential goals with this strike; better pay, better working conditions, vacation, and for Santa to start denying some of the more absurd requests. Their currency is gumdrops and cookies for the time being, which, Sprinkles says, “are the most useless things ever. I’m so sick of gumdrops.”
Things have also gotten cramped in the toy department. Carol Candy has lent an interesting perspective as she was instructed to design and build a race car for a 7-year-old. “That’s not even legal. I don’t know what Santa was expecting.” Candy says the requests have gotten increasingly difficult to make, including a mass request of phones, Xboxes, particular apps, and much more. “I miss the good old days when kids just wanted, like, a toy train, or something. I love making toys, but the times are changing.”
Santa Claus has provided little response to the requests of his workers, and Sprinkles predicts more acts of protest will ensue. He says that “some of the gift wrappers have started putting candy, and sometimes the gifts genuinely asked for into presents for kids on the naughty list. Even the really naughty ones. Especially the ones who don’t believe in Santa. They get extra sugar!” Sprinkles says the disorder this is causing could escalate, and he really hopes Santa steps up and takes action before Christmas is ruined for everyone.
