Iceland sat down fully on āSantaāsā lap and began playing with the beard, going through the list in his mind again. āWell⦠Aisu want all of Aisuās family to have presents⦠And Hong Kong, too. Hong Kong said Santaās not real cause thatās what his āSenseiā said⦠But Aisu knows thatās not true.ā
Finland hoped that Iceland wouldnāt pull too tightly on his beard. āYour family? Finlandās told me about them; your big brother and the two taller ones, right? And Hong Kong? Who is he? If he doesnāt believe in Santa then heāll get coal in his stocking. Will you tell him that for me, Iceland?ā he asked, though he knew that over in the east, they didnāt celebrate Christmas like they did.
"But that's not fair, cause Hong Kong said Sensei said it's not real... So I want Santa to give him presents so he knows that Santa is real. He likes pandas... So give him a big panda teddy bear...! And... Aisu also want umm... Danmark, big brother, Sve, and Fin-nii to get presents, too... Give them what they want the most, okay...?" The child babbled on, absentmindedly still playing with the beard.













