Landed Christmas morning
A long way from home.Right on time for Christmas.
Chris Maus came farther than anyone ever has. His star burned out, and he drifted across the universe following one warm light — to a snowy rooftop on Christmas morning, the one day of the year when everyone is glad to see a stranger.
Step inside
His world isopen.
Every world is a new place to play with him. The first one is open now, and more are on the way.
Open now
His Christmas adventures
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Walk Chris Maus through his adventures scene by scene. Your Muse writes and paints each one with you, and every finished story goes on your bookshelf to read again.
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The origin, in three chapters
The very long wayto Earth.
Every Christmas legend starts somewhere. His starts a very, very long way from here.
Chapter one
A star that burned too bright.
Far past any map you’ve seen, a little world turned around a sun that grew brighter every year. One night it grew too bright. The cities went quiet, the lights went out — and one small mouse was tucked into the last ship that could still fly.
Chapter two
The longest night there ever was.
The ship was the size of a Christmas ornament. The dark was very large and very patient. He drifted past glittering nebulae, past a famous neighbor world gone quiet, past planets nobody talks about — following one faint, warm light.
Chapter three
The first snow. The first friend.
Then: a blue planet. A white garden. One window still glowing, with a tree lit up inside. The first snowflake fell, and so did he. It was Christmas morning on Earth — and for the first time in a very long time, he wasn’t alone.
Meet the visitor
Small. Brave.Slightly bewildered.
He wears the red hat he found on his first night. It was three sizes too big and it smelled like cinnamon, so naturally he kept it.
He asks a lot of questions — about snow, about cocoa, about why people put trees indoors. He knows a few answers too: about stars, about leaving home, and about how a strange place starts to feel like yours.
- From
- A star that no longer shines
- Arrived
- Christmas morning, Earth
- Height
- About one teacup
- The hat
- Red. Found. Never returned.
- Loves
- Snow days, cocoa, good questions
- Special talent
- Finding the one warm window
What’s here, what’s next
Four ways intohis world.
Two of these are open now. The others are on their way.
- Story
A story that’s never the same twice
Every time you open it, a brand-new ten-minute adventure is written and illustrated just for you. Same mouse. A whole new night.
Open now
- Adventure
An adventure you steer
Pick the planet. Pick the path. Swap his hat for sunglasses. Every choice bends where the story goes next.
Open now
KeepsakeA storybook you can hold
Love the adventure you made? Turn it into a real hardcover book — your story, your name on the cover. A gift that came a very long way.
In the workshop
- Game
A game for the whole table
When the story ends, the playing starts. Quick, cozy and just competitive enough for the family table after dinner.
Coming next
Chris Maus is the first world on NUMUSE, a new AI storytelling platform. See what NUMUSE is building →
Counting down to Christmas
His landing dayis coming.
Until his landing day
Every Christmas marks another year since he fell to Earth. Play his adventures now, or send him a note. He loves mail from Earth.
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