A Different Cloud - A Little Drabble Do Ya

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The corridors within the headquarters of UNCLE didn’t look different.  No one had set up any decorations to mark the season, and yet there was a buoyancy to the atmosphere that seemed to permeate attitudes and actions now that Christmas was approaching.

Illya took note of it: utilizing skills that were in his repertoire as both scientist and spy, the Russian set about to analyze this transformation.

He was not unfamiliar with the so-called spirit of the season, having observed it elsewhere, including his own country.  The message of hope transcended even the secular cloud of politics; it changed people.