As it turned out, Santa was at the mall, standing in the middle of the fake North Pole set up for kids to meet a fake Santa, to tell him what they wanted for Christmas. It's kind of funny, but the accuracy of this fake North Pole was pretty good. It made him a bit homesick.
At the moment, it seemed that he was alone. That was, until he heard some muffled crying. "Hello? Is someone there?" he called out.
A moment later, someone stepped out from behind one of the fake child-sized buildings. It was ...