Adventure 2: The maple syrup shortage

It's been four years since the whole KAnon kerfuffle. Since then the North Pole's elected a new Santa and Mrs Claus -- for the first time ever! -- and things seem to have settled down. Sure, there's still an increasing number of elves afflicted by the humbugs, and complaints that kids these days want Roblox gift cards instead of classic toys, but things at the North Pole are going well.

It couldn't last forever, of course.

In 2025 the Penguin Flotilla took over a chunk of Baffin Island. Fearing for the vital maple syrup shipping lane between the North Pole and Quebec, Santa authorized a military intervention to secure the Fury and Hecla Strait. Needless to say, it was a disaster, and the North Pole's been running off its Strategic Maple Syrup Reserve for the better part of a year. But Christmas is almost here, and the North Pole needs that fuel to make Christmas presents ... and for food.

Santa needs your help!