Santa had three events on Wednesday. There were two news crews (one in the morning, one in the afternoon), an HR party (which is not Santa's favorite event), and two VIP visits. The news tapings were fine, and the HR party was better than in previous years. Santa sits in the Santa throne from Miracle on 34th Street, and it's uncomfortable. Shortcake brought him cushions this time around.
The morning news crew followed Spritz around, talking through every elf station. There weren't enough elves to man all the stations, so Spatula suited up.
There were so many school groups on Wednesday. There was a kid who had a nosebleed in the register area, so Shortcake gave him paper towels. Of course, by the time his nose stopped bleeding, his school had already seen Santa, so Shortcake took him back for a mini-visit.
Santa lives at the North Pole, so he is comfortable in the cold. He enjoys it. For his comfort, Santaland is kept quite cold. The elves are also from the North Pole, but they spend so much time down in New York they went a little soft. The elves and Shortcake were freezing in Santaland this week. It was like being on the icy tundra. Shortcake figured out a way to combat the cold - hot chocolate! It made the afternoon so much better.
Santa had a visit from a woman with a service dog. Normally, dogs are not allowed into Santaland. Service dogs are because they are well trained, and there to save their owners life. This dog was a lapdog (usually service dogs are much bigger). Santa was told the dog was there to sniff out kiwi. The woman was deathly allergic to kiwi, and the dog could smell it and stop the woman from eating or touching it. Think about that. This woman, probably, lives in New York City. Kiwi is not an indigenous fruit to New York. Kiwi, while delicious, is not a common ingredient. It is also neon green, so it's pretty easy to spot if you're going to eat it. How often had the dog prevented the woman from eating kiwi? Never.
Shortcake was a touch skeptical of the woman's story.
At the end of the day, Santa had a VIP coming to see him. Shortcake told Santa the children's names, so he knew who to expect. And then, seeing two children coming into the house, said "I think that's them now," and quietly backed away. She looked across the house, and saw Spritz and Sprinkles shake their heads "no" at her. Shortcake then realized she had just lied to Santa. She proceeded to silently flail her arms in frustration, sink to the floor and lie on her side in a meltdown. Sparkles ran over to her to see if Shortcake was okay. Shortcake just shook her head and slinked off on her hands and knees. All Spritz and Sprinkles saw was Shortcake's feet sliding out of the doorframe.
That little melodramatic breakdown happened while Santa was having a beautiful visit with the two children in his house.
And that is why it was Wacky Wednesday.
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