Christmas Spirit ( short story ) Christmas Spirit was the seventh story in the Bernice Summerfield anthology " The Dead Men Diaries " . It was written by Cavan Scott and Mark Wright . Summary . Bernice leaves the Mansionhouse to find the Collection decorated for Christmas , to her dismay . She chats with Mister Crofton , who reminds her of the memorial service for Steven Mead . She runs off to attend . At the service , Steven ' s friend Tony Deek listens to Irving Braxiatel speak about Steven . He notices that Steven ' s fiancée , Vivian , is smiling slightly . It seems to Tony that the holographic image of Steven is looking at him . Suddenly , blood appears on the image ' s face and the head explodes . Tony screams . Two days later , Benny talks to Tony , at Braxiatel ' s insistence . She asks him about their recent trip to the dig on Anibus , wondering if Tony picked up anything there that could explain what he saw . When he replies in the negative , she asks about his Psi - Test and learns he is a natural empath . Before she can get to the bottom of whatever ' s bothering Tony , he looks in the mirror behind her and runs away screaming . Tony goes to the Mansionhouse , looking for Vivien . He finds her seated , fingering the necklace that Steven gave her . He then sees Steven ' s " ghost " again , which tries to block him from leaving . Benny has finished going through the catalogue of artefacts from the Anibus dig . Coming outside , she ( literally ) runs into Adrian , who tells her one of the students is up on the clock tower . When Benny gets there , she sees that it is Tony . Benny climbs to the top of the tower , expecting to find Tony ready to jump . Instead , he is curled up in a ball , repeating , " He ' s everywhere " . Tony tells Benny what he sees , and admits that he accidentally caused Steven ' s death by messing with his equipment . Now Benny can see Steven , too , up on the ledge . She notices he is wearing a pendant , and suddenly she remembers — it ' s an Anibusian Memory Stone . She tells Tony the ancient Anibusian s used the stones to help grieve for a loved one . One stone stayed with the corpse , and one with the loved one . The stones would help gradually lessen the grief , letting the loved one let go . However , the stones don ' t work the same way on humans , and Tony ' s guilt and his telepathic abilities are causing him to see Steven . Vivian appears on the ledge , also wearing a Memory Stone . She is accompanied by a healthy , naked version of Steven . She seems dazed , and it tries to convince her to jump off the ledge . Benny rips the necklace from Vivian ' s neck , and Tony , Vivian , and both Stevens are gone , but Benny is still on the ledge . Steven appears , and taunts Benny with the fact that she didn ' t care about the students until they needed to be saved . It says she wants to save others but she can ' t save herself . Suddenly Steven disappears and an image of Jason appears , but when he tries to appeal to her , she becomes angry and throws the Memory Stone at the image . The stone hits the frozen lake and explodes . Benny enjoys a glass of bourbon with Braxiatel , and wishes him a Merry Christmas . Notes . " to be added " Continuity . " to be added "