The winter air bit at their faces, but Chess Choco Cookie were undeterred! Dressed in their adorable soldier uniforms, they marched across the Grandmaster Hotel with valiant intent.

"Left! Right! Left! Right!" Pawn White Cookie chanted, their grin wide as they bounced forward, nearly tangling their feet. "No cheaters shall pass! For the holidays!"

Pawn Black Cookie, trying for a more stoic and precise march, found their own steps equally clumsy on the chessboard path. "Pawn White Cookie, maintain formation. Our vigil must be flawless. We are guarding the Grandmaster Hotel, not... whatever you are doing."