Mistletoe and Whine

"Mistletoe and Whine" is a Christmas-themed AM&J strip. It's about April becoming a humbug and stumbing across a lonely 'orphan'. She soon befriends the little boy, gaining well-deserved Christmas spirit afterwards.

Pt. 1
New Year's Eve, North Pole. Santa Claus has made a list and he is most definitely checking it twice. Close-up of his list. It shows April's name with 'NAUGHTY' written next to it. Cut to April herself looking intense – close-up. May and June are putting up decorations while April plays a video game, totally not interested, and screaming "DIE! DIE! DIE!". April reaches the climax of her game and is getting excited. May and June have finished decorating the tree.

June salutes and goes to the wall sockets. She puzzles for a moment as it's full of plugs. She does an eenie-meenie-miney-mo (thinking Shemp, Curly, Larry, Moe) and unplugs one to plug in the lights, unwittingly making the mistake of unplugging April's game. It phuts out just as April is about to kick zombie butt. Her eyes circle out like the TV picture. She becomes extremely infuriated.

April grabs May by the collar and June by the braces. She bashes their heads together and ties them together round the necks with tinsel, showing her absolute hatred of Christmas as she goes out for a walk looking pissed.

Pt. 2
April sees lots of happy people and slowly becomes rather depressed that she's not in the festive spirit at all. She sits down on a park bench next to a small boy whom she doesn't spot at first. She daydreams about May and June having a fun time….

Back at the flat/house/wherever they are living for the duration of this episode, May and June are having festive frivolity. They are wrapping presents and getting tipsy.

Trivia

 * April cries for the first time.