crossover_chick | A Multiverse Christmas Carol: Stave Six

Stave Six:
“Hey, babe! Come on in! Have a drink! Get to know me better!”
Edna took a deep breath and entered the room, figuring herself prepared for just about anything. One look at the Ghost of Christmas Present – for who else could this mysterious apparition be? – proved her wrong, however. She stopped and stared, wondering why any Christmas spirit would choose such a form. What was Christmassy about a skeleton?!
Granted, he seemed to be a particularly jolly skeleton, with a wide, cheerful smile – although that might have just been a natural result of having no lips to frown with. He was a long and lanky fellow, with huge feet and a lower jaw that stuck out about a foot. Despite having nothing indecent to hide, he was clad in a simple green robe, trimmed with white fur and tied with a matching belt. Upon his head he wore a bowler hat, bedecked with holly and icicles. He lounged upon a throne of various meats and fruits, watching her with a single eye which he rolled from socket to socket. “Never seen the like of me before, eh?” he questioned as she timidly approached his mountain.
“Never,” Edna replied, shaking her head.
“Come on – you never met any of my older brothers or sisters? I thought Past proved you had a few good Christmases in you,” Present insisted, leaning down and rattling his single eye into a different socket.
“I never met any spirits associated with them,” Edna said, fiddling with her hands. “Certainly none that looked like you.” Unable to help herself, she added, “Isn’t a skeleton more appropriate for All Hallow’s Eve?”
“Maybe, maybe – but you know, the spirit of merriment is pretty much the same between the holidays,” Present pointed out. “Christmas is just less about the macabre.” He clapped his hands. “So! Ready to go and learn something?”
“So long as you don’t force me into any ‘cars.’”
“Nah. You get to walk this time. Just hang onto my robe, girlie, and I’ll show you what you’ve been missin’!”

-TTV: . . .Is that--
Bonejangles? Yes it is! XD If you're wondering why the hell he's the Ghost of Christmas Present, instead of Marty like I said before, I was feeling weird about Victor being really the only Corpse Bride character in the crossover. Then it hit me that fun-loving, loud-talking Bonejangles would probably be a perfect Present, so -- yeah! You get a skeleton as the second Ghost this time around!
-TTV: I suppose he has a point about the merriment, yes.-
That's actually a very subtle allusion to "Blackadder's Christmas Carol" -- one of the segments has the Queen declare that Christmas is a time for tricks and pranks. I thought about how you usually associate such stuff with Halloween, and things went from there. I need to rewatch "Blackadder's Christmas Carol," incidentally, it's one of my favorite specials. XD
Anyway, not too much to say here -- just a rewrite of the moment where Scrooge meets the second spirit. I think I did a good job in making it fun and putting a special Bonejangles spin on things -- I hope you agree.

Can't really stick around and talk -- I gotta get to bed soon. First final tomorrow! I'm pretty positive I'll do well, but hey, wish me luck if you like. I can use all of it.