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Noel La Neige

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The end of the 19th Century France… // Christmas // The whole city was festive and everyone celebrated the happiest day with their loved ones…

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Bang / Bam!

Ow!!!

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??: Owww… // That’s why I hate entering through the chimney!!

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??: You’re right. Our clothes get so dirty…

??: That’s not the point!

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Boy: Hey you!!

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??: Huh?

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Boy: Who the hell are you guys!? // What are you doing in my house!!?

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Boy: Get out!

??: He’s angry.

Boy: Are you listening to me!?

??: Ugh, what a pain…

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??: You know…

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??: If we came in through the chimney on Christmas day… // we can only be… you know? You know!

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Boy: Yeah… burglars?

??: Santa Claus!!

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Noel: I’m Noel Christenbell, a government employee of the North Pole, Santa Claus Number 29.

Rudolph: I’m Rudolph, Noel’s reindeer partner. I’m in my human form right now… // [Nice to meet you.]

Boy: Santa Claus… // and a reindeer!? // Are you guys stupid? // There’s no way Santa Claus exists!! // Plus, if he did exist, he’d be a nice old man!

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Noel: That’s an image that all of you humans created in your minds. // In actuality, there are many Santas / and our job is to deliver presents to the children we’re assigned.

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Noel: Why do I have to explain all of this to this kid?! [What a pain!]

Rudolph: [Ahhh…]

Boy: Liar…

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Noel: Are you listening to me?

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Boy: Santa wouldn’t come to give me a gift… // Because I… // I’m not a good kid…

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Noel: Dean Falmint, 12 years old, born in France, Alsace.

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Noel: Your name was on my list so we came here. // I don’t care what kind of a kid you are. Just tell me what you want! / I want to get my job done as quickly as I can!

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Dean: I… // lost the most important thing in the world // so… I don’t… // want anything…

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Noel: Okay.

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Noel: Let’s go.

Rudolph: Are we done here?

Noel: He says he doesn’t want anything, so there’s no need to force anything upon him.

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Noel: I hate gloomy kids like him that don’t have any dreams.

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Dean: Kanon…

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Rudolph: Noel…

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Rudolph: You’re Santa Claus… You should be nicer to children…

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Rudolph: It seemed like there was something up with that last one…

Noel: Shut up! I hate kids!!

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Noel: Especially that one. He reminds me of my old self… // and it pisses me off.

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Rudolph: But, we’re still hanging outside his house and haven’t moved on to our next job yet...

Noel: Did ya say something?

Rudolph: No… Nothing.

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<Gates open>

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Noel: Why’d he come to the church? [Haha…] // He rejected a present from Santa Claus but he’s going to pray to God?

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Noel: This feeling!! // Dean!

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Noel: Get away from there!!!

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Dean: WAAAAAAAH!!

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Dean: NOEL!?

Noel: Geez… You’ve caused so much trouble.

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Noel: Rudolph!!

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Monster: Gyeeeee!!

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Rudolph: Leave this up to me! // Take Dean somewhere safe!!

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Noel: Okay, thanks!!

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Rudolph: So… // you’ll be // fighting me for now.

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Noel: Sheesh…

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Noel: I’m the one that gets in trouble if one of the kids on my list dies!!

<pant / pant>

Dean: Uh… Um…

Noel: WHAT!?

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<pant>

Dean: What was that monster!?

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Dean: Why did it come after me?

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Noel: It’s a Jack O’ Lantern… He used to be a human but when he was alive, he made a contract with the devil, so now he can’t go to heaven or hell after he died… // He uses the coal the devil gave him as fuel and continues to wander aimlessly with no where to go. He’s a ghost of despair.

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The Jack O’ Lantern usually lurks in the world of afterlife… But he senses children’s sadness, suffering and desperation… / A child that strongly feels despair within themselves can bring forth the Jack O’ Lantern. // Then, he uses his burning hook to take the child’s soul to eat.

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Deal: Eat… the soul…?

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Noel: Yeah. // The soul of a child in despair is the Jack O’ Lantern’s favorite dish…

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Noel: And… // his dinner for tonight, is you!

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Dean: What?

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Noel: Your soul is in despair… // and has brought forth the Jack O’ Lantern into our world.

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Noel: Rudolph!!

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Rudolph: Tsk!

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Noel: Rudolph! // Are you alright!?

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Noel: Did you finish him?

<pant / pant>

Rudolph: No…

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Rudolph: No matter how many times I cut him… // He keeps standing up…

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Noel: It’s as I thought… // The Jack O’ Lantern was brought forth by Dean’s soul in despair… // So unless Dean can be rid of his despair, // the Jack O’ Lantern can’t be defeated by any weapon!

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Noel: Rudolph!

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Rudolph: Are you two okay? Noel? Dean?

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Noel: You’re the one that doesn’t look okay! You’re wounded everywhere!

Rudolph: Aww, it’s just a scratch.

Noel: You’re bleeding everywhere!

Rudolph: [This is nothing…]

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Rudolph: Noel, don’t forget… // The meaning of my existence… // Even if it destroys me and I cease to exist because of it… // I will protect you and Dean with all of my strength. // That is the responsibility of the reindeer…

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Dean: Are you stupid?

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Dean: Why would you do all this to protect me? // I… didn’t even ask you to save me. // I…

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Noel: What!?

Dean: I… // killed my own little sister! // Don’t I deserve to die!?

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Dean: Kanon, I’m home!! // I got paid today so I bought you your favorite walnut bread!

Kanon: Welcome home, oniichan!

We lost our parents in an accident so my sister and I were the only family we had left…

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Dean: You’re reading again? You’re such a bookworm.

Kanon: Hehe.

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Kanon was always weak… So I always worked until late at night… // In order to protect this innocent smile…

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Kanon: You can’t come home until the day after tomorrow?

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Dean: Yeah, I need to help with a shipment that’s coming in from the East. // But I’ll make a whole lot after this job is done!! Then I can buy you a new book!

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Kanon: I see…

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Dean: Are you okay!? Maybe I shouldn’t go to work afterall…

Kanon: You’re so dramatic! It’s just a cold so don’t worry about it.

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Kanon: Good luck // oniichan!

Dean: Okay… // See you later…

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Dean: It’s so late… // But I have a new book for Kanon at least. // Kanon, I’m home…

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Dean: Kanon!!?

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Kanon had a high fever unlike any she’d ever had… // and the next evening, she died…

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Dean: It’s my fault. // If only I hadn’t left her alone. // Someone like me… // someone that let their sister die has no right to live…

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Noel: That’s enough!! // Stop whining about if you should die // or if you should live, you dumb brat!!

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Noel: Do you think Kanon would be happy if you died!?

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Noel: If you still care about your sister, // you should see more of the world // and feel more things // and live her life through yours!!

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Noel: Isn’t that what you should do as the older brother?

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Noel: Dean!!

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Noel: Rudolph!!

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Dean: Ow… I’m cold… This is… death… // Yes… // Kanon had been fighting against “death” for so long… // But why was I trying to go towards it…?

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Dean: No… // I’m scared… // No…

I don’t want to die… I want to live!

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Noel: The flaming hook is disappearing… // which means… // Dean’s soul is…!!

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Noel: The Jack O’ Lanter didn’t get a hold of Dean’s desperate soul, // so it’s no longer immortal… // I can take him on now! // Concentrate! // Entering battle mode!

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Noel: Freeze!! // You beings of the darkness! // Crystal Neige!

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Dean: There’s snow… // inside the church… // snow… // It’s snowing!? // [Why?] // And it’s piling up so much!

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Noel: You sound like you’re all better.

Dean: Noel! Rudolph! And a snowman!!?

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Dean: What happened to my wound…?

Noel: I healed it for you… with magic.

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Noel: But… If I hadn’t taken care of it as quickly as I did you would have gone to the other side. It was a close one.

Dean: Ah…

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Noel: Anyway, I have work to finish… Bye! [Let’s go, Rudolph.]

Dean: Wait!!

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Noel: You still need something…?

Dean: Uh…

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Dean: Is it too late to ask you for my Christmas present? // I just thought of something…

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Rudolph: Noel…

Noel: What?

Rudolph: Are we allowed to do this?

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Noel: Why not?

Rudolph: Because… Presents are supposed to be for themselves…

Noel: It’s fine…

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Noel: It’s the one thing he wanted the most…