"It's okay Santa. We all have regrets." He heard that complaint, and concurred in his own... Minato way. (He couldn't break the façade in front of all these kids, come on now.)

He was here escorting a couple kids from the hospital whose parents agreed to let them go on a little field trip, and it was going to be their turn now. Making small talk is a bit out of character for him with strangers, but he felt a pang of sympathy for anyone stuck with something they were unwilling to do.

"The hours should pass before you know it though."