Christmas and other gifts There might well be different categories of shops, as happened in certain of the then Communist countries - those for 'the masses' and those for the 'ruling classes.' In the former an endless collection of equivalents of 'Lenin hailing a bus', 'cheap and cheerful' goods, and failed kitsch, in the latter things we would class as semi- or actual luxuries (which may still be kitsch - herculanium-plated statues of 'Lenin catching a bus.') In these shops discretion would apply ('Remember Fred, the general's wife does not know that her lover is having an affair with the general's second mistress') Considering the number of people who don't recognise Blake et al, the group might well have some leeway. (alternatively imagine the various shops going in for 'name drop, name drop' marketing 'Whoever gets the most 'wanted by the Federation' people on their scorecard gets 10% off their bill...') 'Christmas Cracker boxes' come in various price ranges, from '10 second self-destruct paper hats' and 'bits of plastic' to 'expensive watches and silver pencils.' Assuming the sets of crackers still exist in the B7 period, what type would each character get?

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