Taichi Nanao/Noël Boy

Tonapon's Partner Santa-san

Backstage Stories

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Izumi	Kazunari-kun, sorry for making you wait! ... Wait, huh?
Taichi	I think it'd be better for there to be a Santa-san, too!
Kazunari	True, he might want a partner!
Izumi	What are you two talking about?
Kazunari	Ah, Director-chan, nice timing!
	Right now, we're discussing how we kinda want a partner for Tonapon~.
Taichi	I want to see him side-by-side with Santa-san!
Izumi	I see. It's true that if there's a Santa-san, then it'll feel more Christmas-y.
Kazunari	Director-chan and I are about to head out to buy stuff for the Xmas party, so Taichan, why don't you come with to help out with searching for Tonapon's partner!
Taichi	Are you sure?!
Izumi	Of course we're sure! Since you'll be there, will you help us out with picking decorations, too?
Taichi	Of course! Thanks, you two~!
Kazunari	Hurray! With that settled, let's hit it☆
Izumi	Is this the plushie corner? There's quite a bit of them here.
	Ah, isn't this cute?
Kazunari	Look, look, there's a supes cutes Santa-san over here, too!
Taichi	His fluffy beard is cute, and oh, look, this one that dances to music is interesting, too!
	They're all so cute that I can't choose...!
Izumi	With this many of them, it's hard to choose.
Taichi	Hmm...
	*gasp*——!
	This one! It's gotta be this one!
Kazunari	Ooh, nice pick! It's so cute~!
Izumi	Why did you pick this Santa-san?
Taichi	I totally felt like, "This is it!" when I saw it.
Kazunari	Ah, I get it! When I found Tonapon, I felt the same!
	You totally get the feeling that it's THE one~!
Izumi	Maybe that Santa-san has been waiting for Taichi-kun to pick him up. Okay, we've gotten the decorations as well, so we should check out soon.
Kazunari	Got it!
Taichi	Okay!
	~♪
Omi	Where did you get that plushie?
Taichi	I bought it when we went out shopping today! He's gonna be Kazu-kun's Tonapon's partner~.
Omi	Haha, is that so. How cute.
Taichi	Hehehe~.
Omi	Alright, pretty soon I'll turn off the lights.
Taichi	Okay! Omi-kun, Santa-san, good night~.
???	... there... You there.
	Do you know where my reindeer is?
Taichi	Mmm... It's not morning yet...
???	My, wake up!
Taichi	Mmm, who is it~...
	(Mm, there's something on top of my stomach...?)
Santa Plushie	It is I.
Taichi	Wh-Whaaaaa??!!!

Taichi	Wh-Why is the Santa-san plushie able to move around...!!
Santa Plushie	Please, don't holler so loudly... Even though you were the one to choose me, you have quite the rude way of being surprised.
Taichi	O-O-Omi-kun...! H-Huh?! Why isn't he here?!
Santa Plushie	Hohoho, you have quite the excess of energy.
	Now now, do you honestly think one as pretty as me would do something horrible to you?
Taichi	Huh...? W-Well, true, I can't really see it.
Santa Plushie	Right? On top of that, I am an existence that specially gives out presents to children once a year.
Taichi	——!! Of course, you couldn't possibly be a bad person since you do that, Santa-san!
Santa Plushie	Yes, yes. Child, you being able to understand quickly is a great help.
	Now, child, I have a request for you.
Taichi	A request?
Santa Plushie	Yes, I would like you to search for my reindeer.
	It has already been... a year since we were separated... *sniffle*
Taichi	Santa-san, don't cry...!
	Ggh... Santa-san and his reindeer being separated is way too sad! I'll definitely make sure you two reunite!
Santa Plushie	Thank you. I sense that he is close by...
Taichi	*gasp*! It's morning...
	Ah, Santa-san!
Santa Plushie	...
Taichi	H-Huh... Was it a dream?
Omi	Taichi, what's wrong?
Taichi	I'm gonna go to Kazu's for a bit!
	*slam*
Omi	What's going on with him, holding a plushie from the first thing in the morning...
Taichi	Kazu-kun! Is Tonapon here?!
Kazunari	Taichan? What's up? If you want Tonapon, then he's right here~.
Taichi	... There we go!
Kazunari	??? What's going on?
Taichi	I just had this dream... This Santa-san told me that he was looking for his reindeer——.
	I thought it might be Tonapon, so I wanted to hurry and show them to each other.
Kazunari	IC~! If you saw a dream like that, then that means this Santa-san and Tonapon are true partners!
Taichi	Is that why when I saw this Santa-san at the store, I thought, "This is it!"?
Kazunari	Plus, don't you think these two somehow look happy?
Taichi	You're right! They both look happy!

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