Watashi no/Atashi no Santa Claus (My Santa Claus)

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>A Booklet of Just Homura-chan Putting On Her Glasses

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>giggle...
>This might... be a bit too much.

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>Mm...

>It's cold...

>Rain...?

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>Ah...
>Snow...!

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>It's a White Christmas.

>Hey!
>Get inside. You'll catch a cold.

>Sakura-san... You're awake?
>Yeah. Thanks to a certain someone leaving the window open.
>It's cold, y'know.

>Achoo!
>See...?
>What did I tell you?

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>Geez.

>You've got your closing ceremony today, right?
>Here's some cocoa.
>You should be more careful.

>Ah...
>Thank you.

>...Mmm
>Delicious.

>...

>Hey... Sakura-san?
>Hm?

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>Thank you...
>for...sticking with me.

>Mami.

>Wah!
>S-Sakura-san?

>You're saying that now of all times?

>...Yeah.

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>One year ago.
>Hey...Sakura-san.

>I'm...
>thinking about... leaving this house.
>Last winter,
>Mami told me that all of a sudden.

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>And so
>I want you to pick something out.
>This place should be good since it's pretty close.

>H-Hey...
>This is...
>basically you saying I need to get out of this place, right?

>Th-
>That's not it...!
>It's fine!
>I knew something like this would happen.
>You've looked after me for so long.
>Ah...

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>Hold on!
>You've
>got the wrong idea...

>...Dummy...

>I've been
>thinking about it all this time.
>Eh?
>Once I get into university, I would leave this place...

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>And gradually, I would start paying my own rent...

>That's all.
>...But...

>This is... your house... It's filled with memories of your parents, right?
>Are you seriously okay with this?

>...I wonder.
>But still...

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>Right now...
>I have you with me.

>Will you come with me?
>Sakura-san?
>Mami...

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>Geez!
>You're so hopeless!

>Um...
>Sakura-san?

>I'd like to get changed soon...
>I'm gonna be late...
>Ah!
>Yeah...sorry...

>...

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>Mami...
>sold off pretty much everything in that house.

>Dad.
>Mom...

>She said there was no way she could take it all with her.
>In the end, all she took were a few family photos and the bare minimum of furniture.

>She wouldn't tell me
>anything more than that.

>But...
>Hey!

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>Geez!
>Come on, Sakura-san!
>I need to get going, y'know?

>Ah!
>Mami!
>Take a scarf.
>It's cold, remember?

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>Thank you.
>Well then... I'll see you afterwards, okay?

>I'm off.

>Fwah~~


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>Mami...

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>I wonder
>if Sakura-san is coming.

>...Munya

>I fell asleep...

>Ah.

>Let's meet up tomorrow
>in front of the station, okay?
>Crap...

>Mami!

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>Hah...

>Sakura-san's late...

>Ah.
>That's...

>Akemi-san!

>...Tomoe Mami.

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>What a coincidence! You here for the closing ceremony?
>Yes...
>You too?

>Yes... I was supposed to be meeting up with Sakura-san too, but...
>She's not here yet...

>You think she might've overslept?
>There's a good chance.

>The snow... It's getting stronger.
>Yes...

>Ah!
>That's right!

>Here!
>Akemi-san.

>What's this?
>It's an invitation.

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>I'm having a Christmas party at my place tomorrow.
>Would you like to come, Akemi-san?

>Ah...No...
>I'm...

>You're coming, right?

>...Kyouko.
>Yo, Homura!

>You've got nothing better to do, right?

>I'd be glad if you could come.

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>Make sure you come, okay?
>You'll get to eat Mami's cake too, y'know?
>Hah

>...I suppose I'll join you.

>Okay, see you tomorrow.

>So...

>What took you so long, Sakura-san?

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>Sorry! My bad...
>Like I care!

>...Just kidding.

>Ah
>Now!
>Let's get going!

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>The town sure is pretty...
>Yeah...

>Hey.
>Could you close your eyes?
>Eh?
>Like this?
>Just do it.

>...There!
>Ah...!

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>A bit early, but
>here's a Christmas present!

>Th...
>Thanks...

>...It's warm.

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>Hah
>Hah

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>Hm...

>Sakura-san...?

>?
>What's this...?

>Ah...!
>This is...!

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>Merry Christmas,
>Mami!
>I put some black tea on. Would you like som?

>Um...
>in that teacup...

>...Yes.
>If you would?

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>Merry Christmas.