This division among the elves can’t be good. Surely it won’t get any worse.

Wombley’s getting desperate. Out-elved by Alabaster’s faction, he’s planning a gruesome snowball fight to take over present delivery!

Snowball Badge

Story

On November 18 around noon EST, the badge updated, with a new story section:

Objectives

There are five new objectives in the badge (including four parts for Microsoft K7):

This act introduces ❄️❄️ and ❄️❄️❄️ difficulty objectives.

Map

The badge also has a map of the Front Yard:

Act 1 Locations

Like Act 1, Act 2 mostly takes place in the Front Yard at the North Pole, but it’s changes a bit since Act 1. The unpacking is complete, and the elves have divided into two camps (literally):

The North Pole Monitoring Station and Dock seem the same as Act 1.

Plot

At this point, it seems that Alabaster and Wombley are at full out war over how to proceed. Alabaster is standing next to a banner with his face on it.

Alabaster Snowball

I can’t say that I’m proud of this banner, or the reason it must exist. It’s a somber time here in the North Pole.

Offense versus defense, red versus blue, naughty versus nice, elf versus elf. Therein lies the tragedy. We are all elves with the same goals: be merry and make the holidays a resounding success.

But Wombley doesn’t see it that way. He’s still upset with how Santa moved operations to the Geese Islands last year, and how Santa has, in Wombley’s words, abandoned us this year. So he’s trying to take over operations from Santa.

But most of us believe in Santa, and know he’ll be back. We just need to hold Wombley off from getting the Naughty-Nice List until Santa returns.

And to do that, we’re scraping together whatever we can with the supplies we have. I don’t know where Wombley got all those resources for everything he’s built, but good always triumphs in the end!

Wombley admits to planning a coup:

Wombley Cube

Everything is going according to plan. We may not have the larger numbers, but we have the resources, the superior technology, and the element of surprise. None of them were prepared for our coup.

Santa is nowhere to be found. He’s likely slacking off in the Geese Islands still. And the North Pole is primed for new leadership.

I will return Holiday operations to their former glory, and ensure we never vary from the tried-and-true traditions again.

The holiday season’s triumphant return to glory will soon be upon us!

Garland Candlesticks hints that this may not be as obvious a match of good vs evil:

Garland Candlesticks

Now THIS is a flag to rally around! Full of symbolism and meaning. Truly inspirational.

Totally unlike Alabaster’s. Who puts their own face on their banner? Only self-righteous evil-doers do such a thing. He’s the real villain, if you ask me.

Wombley represents an idea, a tradition, a goal greater than himself. While Alabaster is obviously trying to win over Santa’s favor, with the hope that Santa puts him in a position of power upon returning.

Don’t be fooled by Alabaster’s self-serving campaign. Wombley will save the holidays. The REAL holidays, how they are meant to be. He will save the elves, the North Pole, and our way of life.

From the Cube, the elves will rise. 🫡

Back on Alabaster’s side, Sparkle Redberry has information about the Toilet Tunnel Network:

Sparkle Redberry

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