Gu-Pan! 6

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049
(title warning)
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It's been really cold lately
Yeah I think I am catching a cold
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It seems like this year's cold has a really rough cough
You should watch out
“geho” cough
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“geho goho goha gehoho”
Wo Natsumi, are you ok?
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I-I'm ok. A bit from this fried potato I just bought got stuck in my throat.
“haa haa haa”
When did you do get that?
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050
(title Having plans)
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So I guess we all gathered here because we have no plans for Christmas eve.
Oh,
I'm sorry
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This is supposed to be a night that you look foward to spending with the person you like.
I do that every year.
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Oh?
Obiviously every year
I have a party with Yuu-kun (little brother), my dad and my mom.
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Miri, your too innocent
If you go out to the real world you'll die of shock!
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(title fantasy)
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Hey its Santa.
You're welcome
When you see something like that it really feels like Christmas.
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Miri, that isn't the real Santa Claus.
“mu”
…..I know that!
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I knew that Santa was an imposter every since the first year of middle school.
Crap, too late
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The real Santa Claus only lives in Finland.
I saw it on TV
Oh yeah!
Uh, Miri, that also isn't the real....
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051
(title Confession)
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In my case ever since I knew right from the beginning that it was my parents who bought the presents.

My dad suddenly stopped acting as Santa.
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That year I stayed up really late hoping to be able to meet Santa.
[box miri 12 years old]
but I ended up falling asleep
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The next day my Dad suddenly
said that from here on we will be giving each other presents directly
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But even now I don't understand the reason.
Even Santa won't forgive you?
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(title Realisim)
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While we are on the subject, I believed in Santa all the way up to high school.
Really? I'm surprised.
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Well rather there was an old man that really went all out...
[box Natsumi 5 years old]
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What child wouldn't believe in Santa if their parents
hire some old foreigner to come in through the chimmney?

It can be tough being rich.
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052
(title Always a good child)
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Utako, how long did your parents give you a Christmas present?
I think until I was in middle school
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It was like a bonus thing for kids that was about as big as the new year pocket money.
Its like as you get bigger your supposed to get a boyfriend.
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Oh yeah so Miri...
Uh-Um
I am well uh
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What present do you hope your parents give you this year?
“gan”
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(Christmas is very different in Japan. Christmas is thought of as two ways; a child's holiday and a lover's holiday. So for a person to receive presents from their parents is like a high school student still trick or treating. New years is a bigger holiday in Japan and children often receive some money as a present)
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(title A new series)
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[box magical Miyorin Attacks]
Your baton could not with stand that magical power.
No way
[box last weeks broadcast of episode 2]
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I'm sorry Haibar, the magical baton.
“poro poro”
“gyu”
I always pushed you too hard.
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No way! What's going on?
“pika” shine
The power of your love has brought the baton back to life!
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So as I see it you are asking for “Neo Haibar the magical baton”.
Bulls eye!
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053
(title For who's sake?)
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I have been wondering about it for a while, but you really seem to know a lot about Magical Girl Miyorin. Are you a fan?
Not really.
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I'm more of a gamer myself.
Any person would know the basics of the show but...
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I actually studied up on Miyorin in order to tease Miri.
What? Really?
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I bought all of the dvd box sets of the old series and watched them over and over.
I feel like your friendship suddenly took a weird new trun.
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(title something to take care of)
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Well from here I want to do some shopping in front of the station, what will you guys do?
Hmm, what should we do?
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Well I have an errand
to run so I need to head home
Oh? Are you not going shopping then?
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Is it something important?
Yeah it is, sorry.
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Are you saying that the 5 PM broadcast of the Magical Miyorin movie
is more important then me?
“gusu”
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054
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(title Thank you)
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Oh yeah that's right
“gon gon”
I just realized I forgot something.
Oh?
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This is my Christmas present to you two.
Huh?
Oh it's ok, you didn't have to.
“pa”
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It's not ok.
In my entire life I have never had friends as good as you two.
“kaa”
I want you to know how grateful I am that you are my friends.
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Wha, What is this?
It's such pretty packaging.
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(title Something precious)
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This is the first time I have ever knitted something so it didn't turn out very well but
If you like go ahead and use them
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I will cherish anything that you
worked really hard on.
Me too.
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[off to the side well then]
Well if I don't hurry I will miss Miyorin.
Well then bye.
See you tomorrow.
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Well then the problem is figuring out what these things are.
[off to the side Utako?]
I have two of them, are they something like wrist bands or socks?