Happy Holidays from Turnip Santa (and us!)
Your sword slices through the last of the turnips, sending a spray of white fleshy pulp showering across the vegetable patch. The giant turnip monster topples to the ground, its strange spindly legs kicking in the air for a few seconds, before finally becoming still. You drop to your knees exhausted. In every direction, chunks of turnip lie across the ground, each one giving off a strange, vinegary smell.
As you scan the scene of turnip devastation, you involuntarily start as something stirs behind you. You spin around and raise your sword, preparing to defend yourself. Amidst the defeated vegetable pieces, a lone turnip approaches and flashes a disconcerting, toothless smile in your direction. Out of nowhere, it produces a tiny red sack, pulls out a festive-looking package, and lays it at your feet. You cast your eyes downward at it, and when you look up again the turnip is gone. All that remains is his gift, and an odd laughter ringing in yours ears. “Ho ho ho…”
Chris: “Seeing that turnip makes me uncomfortable.” (Yuliya: I tried…)
We’ve traveled down many paths this year, and through it all it’s you all who kept us going when the rations ran low and our swords grew heavy in our hands. Thank you. We wish everyone a happy holiday season, and may your festivities not be interrupted by giant man eating turnips.
Happy questing and happy holidays from Yuliya, Chris, and Intern Jess!
December 23, 2014 Tuesday at 11:00 am