Perhaps Nicholas is a local in Manhattan who has a special Christmas every year. He could be someone with a big heart, always spreading Christmas cheer around the neighborhood. He might be a shopkeeper who gives out freebies to kids during the holiday season, or a musician who plays Christmas carols on the street corners.
The protagonist of the book,"The General's Favorite Wife, Xiao Meng," Sang Ge had a needle called the Gentleman's Needle. , I hope you like this fairy's recommendation. Muah ~
I'm not sure what novel or work you're referring to, but in some novels, there might be a situation where the character's name has Nicholas in it, which is not necessarily a joke. For example, Nicholas Omandievich Sakhalin was a character name that appeared in A Song of Ice and Fire. If you have a specific novel or work title, I can provide more information.
It could also be a term for a type of alien technology. Maybe the aliens use 'needle cast' - like devices for communication or as a form of energy projection. In some sci - fi stories, alien technology is often described in terms that are related to natural phenomena on Earth, so 'needle cast' could be used in this way to make it seem both familiar and strange at the same time.
The 'needle in a timestack short story' might be about a difficult - to - find or elusive element within the context of time. It could involve a search for a particular moment or event that is crucial yet hard to pinpoint, much like finding a needle in a haystack but within the framework of time.