Then there's all the decorating.
( Christmas Surprise )

The whole crew looks forward to Christmas with eager anticipation.
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Stephen always gives Jack a most thoughtful present.
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Of course, not everyone can afford to buy 196 presents, but the Surprises are endlessly resourceful.

Some crew members give handmade gifts.
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Christmas on board the Surprise is a very busy time.

197 souls mean a lot of presents to give.

With landfalls few and far between, the Surprises make the most of each opportunity throughout the year to do their Christmas shopping.


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Which it's a Master and Commander Christmas.  In serial format.  Though I'm not exactly sure how many entries there will be.  Maybe it will be like an advent calendar with one entry per day.  Maybe not.

Add it to your flist.  (You can't join it like a community.  It's just so I can be lazy and not have to log in as a different user when I post.)

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