with the holiday becoming a booming industry Santa had to keep up
everyone thinks the guy just shows up one day a year and that's that
but the logistics are a nightmare
but this isn't about him
see, with the steadily growing demands put on the fat man, there was plenty more put on his colleague
not that Krampus was considered most of the time
he was used to being overlooked
but the modern child was seeing levels of naughtiness unheard of
not to mention the parents
the demon got all the workload of Kris Kringle with none of the gratitude
but hell, who was going to praise the guy running around spanking people?
with all the extra work, Krampus had done a recruitment drive
demons got bored and an unpaid internship smacking naughty children and threatening them with bags was a paradise
the old goat demon was a taskmaster
almost as harsh on subordinates as he was kids
more than on minor goat demon was laid over his knee and given a good spanking
the workplace was usually awkward afterwards
while the fat man had a beautiful ornate workshop, old Krampus was stuck with a run down cabin
impish goat twinks running around under his hooves as he reforged chains and whittled down the perfect switches
the place reeked of burning coal, ginger and peppermint
so what if Santa got nicer stuff, his workshop was just as good
at least that's what Krampus always told anyone that would listen
the towering lithe demon had seen plenty in his time
and his job had been going on for so long there were no real surprised any more
however, when one of his interns came in with a heavy bag, his jaw dropped when the occupant spilled out onto the wood floor
you could see several goat faces looking down at you on the ground
very expressive goat faces
did you have too much to drink?