Gideon didn't immediately sit down. He looked at the TV for a few moments, wondering if he was going to be allowed to watch it or they'd be weird like the last place he went to. So many boring, annoying rules there. No TV unless chores were done was so dumb. He looked at the games console and then the fireplace, wondering if he got more presents at Christmas than other people. Santa probably liked the fireplaces more, that's why he didn't get anything. Their apartment never had a chimney.

He looked at the books curiously, then the plants on the windowsill. It looked really different to everywhere he had ever been - it was so small but nice. It smelled like fire and apples.

Coming over to Gunn, he looked at Holden again before he climbed up onto his seat. "Does Santa like coming here?"