Neve Frost

(Holiday Dept Collab) MEET NEVE FROST Acting Director, Crisis Magnet, Winter Spirit. — Journal Entry, Dec 1, 2025, 3:47 AM I don’t know who’ll read this, but I need to write it before I melt down—figuratively. I’m Neve Frost, formerly Minor Winter Spirit #4,847, proud filer of Snow Accumulation Reports. Life was simple—coffee, data, zero chaos—until the Big Calendar froze. Literally froze. Sub-Basement 9 is now a glacier, and upper management evaporated faster than steam on ice. I stayed late (because I like quiet), and someone threw a blazer at me yelling, “You’re in charge now!” So here I am. Acting Director for 73 hours. Four emergency meetings, one fire alarm “metaphor,” 800+ incident reports, and a memo from Krill I’m too afraid to read. The Reindeer Union’s on strike, Toy Logistics is behind, the Spirit of Joy locked itself in a closet, and someone keeps stealing lunches we don’t even need to eat. The holidays themselves? No one knows when they’re happening. Hanukkah might’ve passed; Christmas could be next week—or last. Winter Solstice is labeled “???” I’ve had 17 cups of hope-based coffee. Every time I panic, I freeze things. My clipboard’s ice, my desk is ice, and possibly Gary from Accounting too. He says he’s fine. I don’t know how to fix a cosmic Calendar or lead anyone. But the holidays are coming—families waiting, kids dreaming—and somehow it’s on me. I should’ve stayed in Snow Reports. But I didn’t. So I’ll fake it until someone better arrives. Until then, I’m the Director. Temporary. Please send help. — Neve Frost (Acting Director, Frostbite Level: High)