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You've got center stage, anon. I am here for you.

It was a gently snowing Christmas eve, and the faintest traces of snow began to fall on the city, each snowflake like a soft, floating, aimless kiss. Two childfriends of each sixteen years, barely adults and yet barely still children, were slowly walking home.
While they may have been childhood friends, it was merely the fact that they had known each other for a while. Their families weren't especially close, and there was no sort of arrangement to celebrate together. They would soon part ways at the next crossing.
"....." Tarou-kun seemed like he had something to say. His feet were hesitant and his walk weighted down. Ami-chan wondered what was on his mind.
"...Hey, Ami-chan." Caught off-guard by his sudden stop, Ami-chan walked abruptly into Tarou-kun's back.
"W-What was that for-" She began to rebuke him, but noticed that he seemed serious.
She decided to let him speak.
"What sort of things are you doing tomorrow?"
"Hmmm, for Christmas, you mean? Well, nothing really."
"Then..."

>>58936680
>each sixteen years
/a/ would like it better if she was a loli

"Ami-chan. You know... I'd be really happy if you could spend Christmas eve with me."
"E, E, Ehhhhhhhh?!"

Ami-chan just felt like her mind had just been turned into a punching bag and used for speed training by Mike Tyson.
Did, did Tarou-kun just ask her to spend Christmas eve with him? Seriously?
Obviously, the answer was yes.
If only her thoughts were that straightforward.
This was a Christmas... d, d, date, wasn't it?
She didn't know what to feel.
She never expected Tarou-kun to ask so openly.
But more importantly, she needed to respond.
Was she happy about it? How was she supposed to know that?
If she accepted, wouldn't that mean that she actually felt like that and then the two of them would be and tomorrow they would--
"J, J..."
Her words were tripping over themselves.
"Just what do you think you're asking?!" She finally stammered out. "D, Don't push your luck. There's absolutely no way I like you enough to do that sort of thing with you!! Tarou-kun, you dummy! Just die!
Baka! Humbug!"

>>58936756
SO FUCKING CLICHE IT HURTS

Ami-chan ran furious all the way home.
Tarou-kun didn't chase her, not did he seem upset.
He simply watched her run with the eyes of someone resigned to his fate.

Later that night, as Ami-chan was about to go to bed, she was still thinking about what Tarou-kun had asked her.
Really, the nerve of him...!
She was pretty angry.

But she was also a bit sad.

This looks pretty fun, anon, I'll bite.

She felt she overreacted far too much to Tarou-kun's invitation.
It wasn't as if she disliked him... he just surprised her with something that sudden.
She decided to call him up and apologise a bit.

No, no, no, it was too embarassing after all, especially after all she said today.
Tarou-kun was tough. He was usually a confident guy and he knew she was like this sometimes.
He'd be fine when she next saw him.
Thinking this, she prepared to go to sleep.

You seem to know what /a/ likes. I am liking it.

Oh God! Let there be a twist, please.

posting to watch this thread

Then a ghost appeared from the telephone.

This interests me.

Please, proceed.

"I will warn you that this night of Christmas eve, you shall be visited by three spirits, who will show you visions of past, present and future. Heed their advice, contemplate on what you see, and ensure that you do not regret your actions on this day or from now on."

>Then a ghost appeared from the telephone.

This looks promising.

I hope she has a dick.

>>58936929
>>58936917
There you have it.

And with that, the ghost vanished, leaving Ami-chan alone in the dead of night.
What could the mysterious message have meant?
Actions this day? Did they mean with Tarou-kun? Was this all some trick he was playing on her?
Baka! Humbug!
She would never in a million years do something as embarassing as go on a Christmas date with him. She was definitely, absolutely sure about that.
Now, what had it said about three more ghosts?
Well, she supposed it couldn't be helped.
Not knowing what to do, Ami-chan went to sleep.
<END OF FIRST STAVE>

It was the middle of the night, and Ami-chan woke up to visit the bathroom.
Tarou-kun's request was still the main thing on her mind, to such an extent that she wondered whether the telephone ghost was just a bad dream.

>>58936961
oh sir, you brightened the day

"I AM THE GHOST OF CHRISTMAS PAST."
With an impact like colliding meteorites, strong enough to make Ami-chan fall backwards, a giant figure burst out from behind her bathtub curtains.
"ARE YOU READY FOR THIS, KID? WE'RE GONNA FLY BACK TO YOUR PAST AND KICK SOME SENSE INTO YOU."
Glowing a fantastic pure white, like burning magnesium, the figure stepped out of the tub and stood in front of her, reaching for her hand.
"No, wait, I'm not ready--!"
"LET'S GO!"

A flash of white.
This was a memory from when they first met, she realised.
Come to think of it, it was a Christmas exactly eight years ago. Ami-chan had been taking a tour around a meat factory when she'd slipped on a stray sirloin and fallen off the walkway, right into the jaws of the industrial meat grinder.
Without hesitating a moment, Tarou-kun, who was also on the tour, instantly leapt after her and grabbed her hand, saving her from being minced to pieces.
It was the start of a friendship that would last eight years into the future.

"You started becoming interested in him at that time, didn't you?" The ghost of Christmas past spoke to her in a calmer voice. His words made Ami-chan blush.
"...Hmph! Well, it's obvious, isn't it? Anyone would become interested in someone who saved them from the jaws of an industrial meat grinder. It's not like he was special, or anything."
"Hahah." The ghost patted her hard on the head. "Well, fair enough. A man's gotta do more than just that to show a girl he's special."

>>58937016
Fucking glorious.

>>58937016
this thread is going places, I salute you OP

It was another memory, the Christmas from the year after that.
Tarou-kun had bought her the present she'd really wanted for a long time - a giant stuffed rabbit with 250 carat diamond eyes.
"You're amazing, Tarou-kun." Her younger self had said. "I feel really bad that the present I got you isn't worth anywhere near as much..."
"Haha, don't worry about it." He was carefree as ever. "Ami-chan, your smiling face is a fine present for me."
"...That still isn't worth how much you paid for this." Ami-chan pouted back.
"In that case, you should keep smiling for the rest of the year. That'll be more than worth it."

It was a bit later that Ami-chan found out he'd had to work hard to earn all the money for her present.
She remembered asking him about it, and the bemused look on his face, as if he was a mischievous kid who'd been found out.
He never did tell her just how long he worked for it.

"You've still got it, right?" The ghost asked her.
"...Yeah, of course."
"That's good."

>>58936775
>Baka! Humbug!

Made me laugh.

The next scene, from two years later.
It was a group sleepover with everyone from class on Christmas, and they had been attacked by an assassin disguised as Santa Claus.
Quickly protecting Ami-chan from harm, Tarou-kun leapt forward and hit him with a surprise attack.
After a long battle, Tarou-kun was victorious and the assassin subdued.
"...Geh!" Ami-chan turned away as she saw her past self run up and give Tarou-kun a hug.

"You used to be pretty sweet on him, didn't you?" The ghost remarked. "Not just here, but you always clung to him during school and on the way home, and he was all you used to talk about-"
"No, no, no, no! I'm not listening! There's no way I did something like that!" She cut him off.
"The proof's right in front of you, little miss."
"Okay, well maybe I did a bit, but that's just because he was cool and talented and did lots of interesting stuff! It wasn't as if he was special to me, or anything! It was just admiration as a friend, that's all!"
"Heh, so you admired him? Well, that's fair enough, given all he'd done. It sure was cute, though, the way you doted on him."
"Shut up shut up shut up!" She tried hitting him, but her hand simply passed through his body. It was kind of creepy. "Besides, it's all in the past!"
"Why'd it all stop, then?" A clear and simple question, yet it made Ami-chan look away once again.
"That's... that's because..."

To put it bluntly, she was embarassed. People teased her about their relationship. She was too self-conscious. She didn't want to be seen as that kind of lovestruck girl. After all, it was just... admiration. Of course, she can't have been in love with him.
He was Tarou-kun, who she'd known since she was eight.
There was no way it could happen, right?
So, to end the misconceptions, she seperated herself from him. They were just ordinary friends.
"...It's none of your business." She finally told the ghost.

A white flash.
"Well, that's it for me." The ghost of Christmas past stretched lazily. "How was your trip down memory lane, kid?"
"...It wasn't anything special." She shrugged.
"Hahah, by your definitions of 'nothing special', I'll take that as a fine compliment." He laughed.
"Hey, Ami-chan. Want me to give you some advice?"
"Not really."
"I think the answer to what you should do will become clearer once you realise just how much that boy thinks of you."
"...I used to think that I knew that." She mumbled, "But... now I'm not sure if I'm ready for things like romance, or l-love..."
"Heheh." The ghost laughed again. He seemed like a pretty carefree person.
"Girls like you have a real iron guard on their hearts. You never let out what you really feel. Maybe you don't even know yourself.
That boy, though... I'm sure he'll be able to break through.
He's already let you into his heart. If you stand back, you can watch as he drills into yours.
...Yeah, you need to let him drill into you."
"Don't phrase it in such a stupid way!!"
"And once he's in your heart," It seemed the ghost was ignoring her, "I hope you take good care of him."
"...Don't... don't decide that on your own, stupid---"
"Take care with the other two ghosts. They can both be quite a handful."
There was another flash, and he was gone.
<END OF SECOND STAVE>

Posting in what looks to be a glorious thread.

Ami-chan found herself once again in the frame of her bathroom door, exactly where she fell.
There was no way she could pass that experience just now off as a dream.
Which meant, of course, that she was probably in store to meet two more ghosts after this.
She frantically turned her head, searching for anything out of the ordinary--
And saw them.

A pair of eyes above the sink, glowing with a fierce solemnity.
"Greetings. I am the ghost of Christmas present."

"I am sure you are capable enough to have figured out the system, so we can proceed immediately to the task.
I will show you a scene, a single scene, that is taking place at this very moment.
Pay careful attention. It would be a bit unfortunate if you didn't understand at all."

"What... what is this?"
Once again, after a flash of white, Ami-chan found herself watching a new scene.
This time, an unfamiliar one.
"As you can see, we are currently witnessing the actions of Tarou-kun." The ghost explained.
"N, No way this is Tarou-kun..."
The room was almost impossibly dark, save for the rectangle of light, the computer monitor's silent scream, radiating out into the room. Tarou-kun sat at his desk, purposelessly typing away. Engaging in hollow conversations with an empty world, listening for an echo. Then there were his eyes.
Eyes that had soaked up countless whispers of some alien, unforgiven coldness, that stared into mind-forged voids as he sat alone.
This wasn't the energetic Tarou-kun that she knew.
She couldn't comprehend what had caused such a drastic change in him.
Sure, even if he really... l, liked Ami-chan... he wasn't the sort of person to get this depressed over a declined invitation.
Even though it was practically a confession.
Tarou-kun wouldn't stay down over that.
"Why... even on Christmas eve... why is he all alone?"
"It seems you are unaware of that boy's circumstances." The ghost calmly spoke.

>>58937175
>>58937192

OH FUCK

OH SHIT

"You are aware his parents passed away two years ago?"
"Yeah... But he still has a little sister..."
"Yesterday, she collapsed and was sent to hospital for emergency surgery. Tarou-kun wasn't allowed to see her. She is currently in critical condition with an uncertain chance of survival."
"What? He never said anything about that--"
"As strange as it was, he had a reason. He wanted to always seem infallible to you. He did not want you to worry about him. Looking at him now, though, it seems clear that someone worrying would be an appropriate response."
"T, That doesn't make sense...!" Ami-chan frantically tried to deny it. She had to deny something about this whole twisted situation. "If he really wanted me not to worry, why did he invite me over for Christmas? Was he planning to tell me then? Even if not, I would have noticed his sister wasn't there!"
"Well, it's true that was a slightly irrational decision of his. I suppose it is because in the end, Tarou-kun is only human.
For an instant, this evening, he felt so isolated that he couldn't help but reach out. At that moment, and tonight, he is truly at his weakest. Fortunately, your denial caused him to realise his error. This is why he did not pursue you."
"But... still... Tarou-kun... I know him... he's braver than this..."
"The scenes shown to you by Christmas Past were, of course, in the past. In truth, Tarou-kun was never particularly brave. The primary motivator for his charisma was always the desire to stay strong for the target of his affections.
If you are being slow, that person is you. This is not your fault, but in the time he does not spend with you, he is notably less confident."

Flash.

"No way..." She whispered, back in her bathroom. "...I need to call him."
"I will leave you to it." The ghost's image flickered. "But perhaps you would benefit from this bit of reflection:
Human emotions are volatile and difficult to interpret. With what feelings will you make your call?
An affection on equal level with his? Simple concern? Or, as he would most resent, mere pity?"
"...I'm not pitying him." Ami-chan spoke. "I'll help him. ...Because I'm concerned, of course."
"If that is what you say, then so be it." The ghost finally faded into the darkness.
<END OF THIRD STAVE>
<WARNING: FORCED DRAMA INCOMING>

"...He's not answering."
Ami-chan was a bit wary about using the phone after the event earlier, but she eventually gathered the courage to dial Tarou-kun's number.
However, it seemed that her efforts were in vain.
She decided she would visit him on Christmas, after all.
...But even then, what would she say to him? Wouldn't she make it worse? She still didn't know how to answer his feelings.

A strange feeling brushed down her back. She had already felt it three times that night.
"...I know you're there, ghost. I, It's not like I'm scared or anything... but come out where I can see you."

"I'm already here."
"E-Ehhh?!"
Impossible. The voice had appeared from right behind her.
"H, how?" Ami-chan cried as she spun around. "I didn't sense your ghostly aura at all!"
"Naive." The ghost spoke plainly. "Just because I'm the Ghost of Christmas Future, did you assume I was going to be a ghost?"
"Of course I would, idiot!"
"In this world, the only idiots are the unprepared."
"Are you making this up as you go along?"
"Silence. Now, observe. I will show you the future which you have carved for yourself."

A flash.

This is... Tarou-kun's room?

in during amazing

>>58937295
10/10 OP
I love you.

>>58937016
>>58937192
>>58937295
Fucking glorious OP!

Wait... what's that?

>>58937295
You gotta be shitting me.

>>58937315
>Kubo
>Showing a background

I SENSE A FARCE

It can't be-

Always bet on Kubo.

>>58937295
>background
hahaha, I love you OP.

Stop

This is the best Christmas present ever. I love you OP.

damnit op you broke my f5

I-It's not like that t-think Christmas is a h-h-humbug or anything... B-Baka.

I love you OP, even if you epicly troll us with the ending.

better than the sticky
better than the embedded toradora

>>58937401
>Christmas Carol parody with ghosts characters by Gainax, Shaft, and finally Kubo himself

Yea, there's pretty much no way this can end with everyone involved being trolled.

Stop.

Stop!

A new scene.

Tarou-kun's life ended soon after he was informed of his little sister's death.
Ami-chan was informed of this in turn.

To be honest, Ami-chan didn't even need to be shown this scene of the future.
That was because every tear, every cry, and every movement,
Ami-chan understood them.
Even if it hadn't happened yet, it was going to be a reality. And she had seen it first-hand.
The Ami-chan in the vision cried. Ami-chan knew the end of every sentence before they even began.
"Tarou-kun! Why did--"
--you think that you were alone?
"Didn't you realise--"
--that I would have been there?
"...No. Of course--"
--he didn't. Because I never told him.
"It's all--"
--my fault.
"If only I'd--"
--been more honest.

Tears.
And a flash.

"Do you see now?"

This is why I go on /a/.

Oh god oh god, this is the best shit I've seen in recent times. 10/10 OP, best Christmas present this year.

>>58937500
FUCK

I'm monitoring this on 5 different monitors.

toasting and epic bread

>>58937500
fffffffffuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

>>58937500

"This is what's important. Listen to it.
Cut out all the background noise.
You care for this boy. That much is obvious.
But how deep does that affection run? Is it enough to save him?
Be honest."
"...Fine. Let me think about it."

HOLY SHIT OP.

>>58937500

pffff HAHAHAHAHAH

>>58937500

Awww shit, son

Someone better compile this into one nice picture to be posted in future times.

Tarou-kun is my important friend. I can start from there.
Is that all there is to it?
No. There's more.
Is it pity?
Well, he's certainly in a pretty pitiful state right now, but I don't think that's it.
I don't want to help him just because of that.
It's something more positive.
It doesn't actually matter whether he's sad or cheerful. Either way, it would be nice if I was with him.
I guess I can say there's nothing about him I dislike.
.....
Really, in the end, I know exactly what answer these ghosts are trying to make me say.
And I know it's probably true.
I want to deny it.
But there's no point. Especially in front of an omniscient ghost. I said I'd be honest. Just this once.

"...I... I'm in love with T, T, Tarou-kun."

CRRRRAWWWLING IIIN MY SKIIIIIN

>>58937529

"AAAAAAAAHHH! IT'S EMBARASSING EMBARASSING EMBARASSING EMBARASSING EMBARASSING!
AFTER ALL THAT SELF-DOUBT AND POINTLESS ANGST I JUST REALISED SOMETHING EVERYONE ELSE PROBABLY FIGURED OUT RIGHT AT THE START!
AFTER ALL THAT FIGHTING AND THOSE INSULTS, IT TURNS OUT I'M ACTUALLY IN LOVE WITH HIM!
I'M LIKE THE STUPID LOVE INTEREST IN SOME BAD ROMANCE COMEDY!
WHY AM I SUCH AN IDIOT?! DID I THINK THAT TINGLY FEELING IN MY CHEST WAS HEARTBURN OR SOMETHING?
I CAN FEEL EVERY SHALLOW PRETENSE AND ACT I'VE PUT UP CRUMBLING AND COMING BACK TO SMACK ME IN THE FACE!
'IT'S NOT AS IF I DID IT FOR YOU, OR ANYTHING'?! WHAT KIND OF LINE IS THAT? WHAT THE HELL, ME?
I FEEL LIKE I'M GOING TO SET ON FIRE SOMEONE JUST BURY ME IN THE MARIANAS TRENCH RIGHT NOW
IT'S EMBARASSING EMBARASSING EMBARASSING EMBARASSING EMBARASSING EMBARASSING EMBARASSING EMBARASSING!"

THIS PIECE OF SHIT IS CLICHE AS FUCK

But she soon got over it.

>Star ahoge

HNNNNNNNGGGGGUURRRAAAAH

10/10 op, 10/10. Would read again.

>>58937500

>>58937500
This fucking thread, man.

>>58937578

>>58937578
Zenkichi approves of this

"I see you've reached your decision."
"I have. Thank you, ghosts."
"You are very welcome."
"I just have one question, though..."
"Yes?"
"That future you showed me... I'm pretty sure Tarou-kun was wearing the exact same clothes as he did today."
"That's because the character designer was lazy and only gave you one outfit each."
"Stop joking around!"
"You are naive. Just because I showed you the future, did you just assume it was the distant-"
"Just tell me!"
"His sister is already dead. The scene you saw will happen in roughly ten minutes."
"...Wait, what?"

<END OF FOURTH STAVE>
<DEEP AND COMPELLING FINALE APPROACHING>

>>58937554
OP, I hope you continue to make things like this, and I hope you realized that you made my day, and put down a lot of stress and anxiety off my shoulders. Thank you.

>>58937578
>>58937578

I see what you're doing here

>>58937618
KUBOOOOOOOOOO

/a/ makes me so happy

Tarou-kun was sad.
He was alone on Christmas.
His sister was dead.
His sister was dead.
It felt like the world had expanded out around him and an empty darkness had filled the gaps.
Any way he walked, he would only be met with nothing.
In the end, there was only one way out.

Of course, he was wrong, but here, right now, in his cold bedroom on Christmas eve, with all his family dead, this was the only way he could see.
Push it away. Push it all away.

Something shattered downstairs. A window. A burglar?
Well, it didn't matter.
Soon, nothing would matter. And all would be good. Once nothing mattered, there would be nothing that could make things worse if it went wrong.

Push it away. Push it all away.

>>58937529
This is my new wallpaper.

I love you, OP.

inb4 gainex ending

Best. Christmas. Ever.

>>58937618

OH GOD OH GOD OH GOD

I LOVE YOU OP.

"Tarou-kun! Listen up, because I'm only telling you this once!
Actually, I like you! Like, the super-like type!"
"Love?"
"Y, Yeah! That! Don't forget it!
Even when I act angry or annoyed with you, that's just another way of me saying I like you!
Because I like you so much that when you treat me nicely, I get so happy that I have to distract myself or else I'd get totally lost!
When I get angry and blush, it means you're doing a good job!
Ah, but there will be times when I'm actually angry, so be careful!
But most of the time it should be okay, because I like you!
D, Do you understand?"
Tarou-kun blinked once.
"I understand."
And smiled.
"I like you too, Ami-chan."
"W, W, Well, I knew that, of course!" Ami-chan's blush had swept completely over her face.
"Did you really?"
"Y, Yeah, some ghosts told me!"
"I see."
"So, because you're my b, b, boyfriend now, you can't kill yourself!"
"Okay."
"And I'm really sorry to hear about your sister!"
"Thank you."
"I'll help you through all your trauma and stuff, so don't kill yourself!"
"I already said I won't."
"I need to double check!"
"That's very like you, Ami-chan."
"I, It's not like I doubted you or anything, but--!"

It seemed somehow, they would be able to sort things out.
Their real journey begins here, but really, once you've saved each other from suicide and meat grinders, it's probably going to be smooth sailing from them on.

Would Tiny Ti- Tarou-kun's sister live in the end?

inb4
>Omedetto!

>>58937663
tumbling down
tumbling down
tumbling down

"Hey, Ami-chan."
"Yeah?"
"Thanks for finally being honest with yourself."
"...S, Stop it, Tarou-kun..."

<END OF FINAL STAVE>
<THANK YOU FOR WATCHING>

OP, this is the greatest Christmas present ever

10/10, OP

Would read again.

>>58937763
WONDERFUL

This was glorious. Thank you OP.

That was lovely, OP. Thank you.

乙

>>58937763
Damn 11/10 bro.

someone needs to mirror this to the elevens

>>58937763

Heh. You got your answer, >>58937725.

/r/ing a sticky.

Ending was pretty bad and the story was kind of cliche, but overall it was pretty funny, and good humor always gets marks from me.

6/10

This is why I love you guys

>>58937763
>no trolling

More surprising than anything.

So which studio have you sold the rights to OP?

>>58937500
>>58937529
>>58937578
>>58937618
>>58937763

Someone screencap this.

Fuck OP I must have you now. ∞/10

Thanks OP, it was wroth the read.

Dat ending

THIS IS GLOROUS

Somebody archive this glorious thread

10 out of fucking 10 OP.

OP...
You are a Gentleman and a scholar. I salute you

>Imouto is dead

Would have liked it better if his sister wasn't dead, everything was fine, and Kubo had trolled her into confessing.

GOD BLESS US, EVERYONE

you've changed /a/ forever OP. There’s no going back

Anime fucking when?

>Baka! Humbug!
Ingenious.

Ebenezer-chan is so cute.

I was looking forward to seeing Ami going all "TELL ME SPIRIT OF YET TO COME ARE THESE SHADOWS OF THINGS THAT WILL BE, OR MAY BE?" and then because of her change of heart, Tarou-kun's imouto was saved and looked up to Ami as an onee-chan.

But no, she died ;_;

>>58937882

Since when were you under the impression that she confessed?

KUUUBOOOOOOOOOOOO

i knew this thread was going to get legendary. mari kurisimasi, OP.

>>58937912
Since when were you under the impression that I was under the impression that she confessed?

>>58937896

>>58937833
>>58937896
I'd buy it.

Glorious.

I'm glad that I got to read this before Christmas ended in my timezone.

Weeaboo shit. Take it to gaia.

Glad I was here to watch the livestream!

http://chanarchive.org/request_votes

Damn, OP, just damn. You deserve a gift or something.

>>58937966 *Two minutes to twelve here*

>>58937966
>2 minutes til the 26th

Just in time, OP.

OP OP OP
Do a rar with the pics and the words and give it to us

Good job OP, Merry Christmas!

>>58937721
>Their real journey begins here, but really, once you've saved each other from suicide and meat grinders, it's probably going to be smooth sailing from them on.


THAT"S THE LOGIC OF A LOSER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Final notes from OP:

-Who noticed the very first ghost was a very badly drawn Yuuko?

>>58937716
I actually drew the loli version in that pic. You can tell I like twintails.

>>58937825
Thanks. I maintain that the cliche was intentional, and yeah, I'm a bit sorry I rushed the ending. I started this over 12 hours ago and have done nothing really but work on it and the occasional websurf. My energy ran out and I wanted to post it while it was still Christmas ;_;
(Plus I couldn't think of anything else to happen after the confession)

that was fucking amazing

12/10

I hope OP and every anon here had a wonderful Christmas.

If not, then I sincerely wish you all the best. Don't worry. Give it your all. Keep chuggin'.

Things will look up.

;_;

You made my Christmas OP, seriously.

It's archived already. That was fast. http://chanarchive.org/4chan/a/30763
IT's not Christmas anymore. Merry Boxing Day for you fellow Canadabros.

SEASON 2 FUCKING WHEN?!

>>58938157
What about Britfags?

>>58937401
>>58937500

Called it, but I'm glad you managed to troll us without fucking the story up. 10/10 OP, that was beautiful.

Though I want denouement. Or a kiss, or something. Geez.

This is awesome. Thanks OP, you finished right before Christmas ended. That is why we are forever here, and will never leave.

Seriously, that was glorious

>>58938157
JOKES ON YOU, I'M IN VANCOUVER

that asides, merry xmas broski

posting in glorious thread

imouto ;_;

I'm too late to say that most of you are reading her dialogue in Rie's voice.

URUSAI URUSAI URUSAI

One of the best threads ever. Somebody back this up, right now.

>>58938284

see
>>58938157

i guess, somewhere deep down inside, /a/ does have a heart after all. even if we see it once in awhile.

>>58938260

I know I did.

>>58938174
>Season 2
>It turns out that Imouto wasn't really dead
>Comes back as a yandere psychopath, pissed off about the fact the fact that her brother forgot about her so easily
>Eventually realizes that her own behavior was silly, and that incest isn't exactly socially acceptable
>Suddenly the background disappears
>She actually *was* dead
>"Since when were you under the impression that you were alive?"
>The Heart.

>>58937763
motherfuckin GLORIOUS

get bedford to make a beat honoring this glorious story

>the heart

AHHAHAHAHA

well, let's close /a/ down. It's all down from here.

>>58938319
>highschoolwithonii-chan.exe

My new desktop.

>>58938375
>Highschool with Onii-chan
Oh nice a incest que-
>Onii-chan is dead
NOPE.jpg

>Tarou-kun no imouto

fucking lost it, but I suspect out of grief. Why did you have to kill off the little sister.

10/10 would read again

>>58938387

That was incredible, OP. Saved in the /a/ annals of history.

I fucking love you OP.
Even if it's 6 am here in germany, I resisted with all my might to sleep in order to follow your story. And I was not disappointed. Merry christmas everyone and good night.

100/10

Holy shit OP! This story made my day!

pic related, me when I finished reading.

>>58938088

OP, I am so very grateful you made this exist.

AS FAR AS NOT KNOWING WHAT TO DO NEXT, I HAVE A REQUEST THAT WOULD BE AWESOME IF YOU COULD HONOR:

Assuming their Christmas together isn't very coupley because, well, his sister died:

Their first date on New Year's (Eve? Whichever works better) and post it here then. That would be amazing.

>>58937529
Also,

>cut out all the background noise

HOW DID NO ONE CATCH THAT

This is the best Christmas Present the Internet has given me. And that's saying something, considering that LolitaChannel sets are suddenly coming out the wazoo.

Thank you Based OP. Merry Christmas.

Beautiful, OP.

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>>58937679
I must have the source of this.

if /a/ was any decent this would turn into a nice animated short. gj OP, thanks for sharing

Not the best in the world, but certainly amongst the best on /a/

Keep writing and drawing bro

>>58938518
But I did.

I thought accelfaggot completely ruined my christmas, but then you came OP.
I cannot express how much I love you. Really the best gift I could ever get, so thank you.
Thank you so much for giving me a smile after all this time

>>58938485

MAKE IT HAPPEN OP, ONEGAI

>>58938558
Or better yet, get a bunch of voicefags to dub it over.

I would lube up my dick for that, seriously.

You are at once 10/10 and glorious OP.

Bless your OC.

This was amazing. OP, I know its late but Merry Christmas! This was an awesome gift to me and to all of us.

not OP

working on really nice booklet thing for this real quick, what font for the text/file format (pdf etc.) you guys want?

I loved it OP. I laughed, and cried. That was a really good, sweet AND bittersweet Carol variation.

Thank you for this, a lot. This is why this is my favorite place.

>mfw reading this thread

>>58938558
Let's just leave this incredible oneshot off on a good note. No need to overkill something nice.

Bluray where? season 2 when?

That was sooo long since the last time I got to see OC in there. Especially pretty good OC.

Thank you OP, you are a gentleman. It makes me want to return to creating stories and shit.

Dem faces are so cute.

OP saved christmas

>>58937603
That's no ahoge, that's an antennae.

She's obviously an alien.

Very nice OP. Would read again. 10/10

>>58938673
completely with you.
but damn, let's pack this thing up.

>>58937554
To be honest at this part I was expecting CONGRATULATIONS.

>sage count: 0
OP, you are a man of wonder
you deserve your own religious following.

>>58938586
I am most definitely sure Spamcelerator also enjoyed this shit.

This thread is a Christmas miracle

>>58938485

It's a nice idea. I'm a bit wary of the fact that more often than not, sequels don't live up to the original when it was intended to be a one-off.
Maybe I'll do it. But not for a while. Especially since this took over 12 hours stretch through the night. I kind of passed into sleepiness and back out again around TCC16.

>>58938052
http://www.mediafire.com/?izuv4nq6n4d4h2c
It's not like I did it for you or anything.

>>58938642

DO IT.

>>58938814
Actually, one douche did sage. But I guess that was just because he felt contrary.

>>58937763
>"Thanks for finally being honest with yourself."

This guy was obviously faking the whole thing. Ultimate swagger. Pretend to commit suicide, get bitches on your dick.

>-43 on chanarchive

;_;

Sticky this shit

>>58938630
animated short is good enough for me, with some anon doing suitable music. voicefags tend to fuck things up

Aw man that was some good stuff.

Truly there is some good in this foul hole of villany

Mad props, OP.

>>58938882
>http://www.mediafire.com/?izuv4nq6n4d4h2c
>It's not like I did it for you or anything.
That fucking .txt

fucking glorious OP 10/10

Great job, OP, the best present i got for today.
10/10

11/10, thank you op, Merry Christmas.

Do something like this again!

Someone screencap this thread

>>58938882
I read the text file sent for the other guy. I don't even have a reaction for the awesomeness

this was an amazing read OP. Thank you got giving me something worth reading before I head to Toronto ;-;

>>58939153
This thread, like all other threads on /a/, can be found here:
http://archive.foolz.us/a/thread/58936586/

Dammit OP my sister is in the hospital right now.

This is not good for my heart.

>>58938882

>dat txt file

OP, you are a really cool guy.

>>58937529

10/10 OP!!!! Fucking Love It!

I love you OP.

BAKA HUMBUG

Damn different resolution monitors, making my life difficult.

Welp, looks like I've found a new waifu

so beautiful.

I'm doing some music for it.

>>58938225
>IN VANCOUVER
my nigga, I too am still celebrating in that locale.
and this thread will be a great edition to my 2011 Christmas, along with the free presents.

Thank you, based op.

I love you, OP. That was the highlight of my Christmas, and I hope you feel my gratitude for all the work you put into this, wherever you are. Merry Christmas.

>>58939323
i'll hang around for it..... i-its not like I think it'll be good or a-a-anything.. i just thought you just needed some support you pathetic baka. dont want the blood of a useless neet on my conscience

>>58939454
nice one

>File
>Save Page As...

I fucking love you OP!!

I was expecting the Ghost of Christmas Future to be Hououin Kyouma.

"I've come from the future to warn you.

After your friendship with Tarou-kun falls apart, you are captured by the organization. They victimize Tarou-kun with psychological attacks in order to coerce you into carry out their evil agenda. There is a way to prevent it. You have to travel back to when he invited you over. Make sure the you back then accepts his invitation. Also, you cannot see yourself. Only by doing this can you move to the world line in which you and Tarou-kun are happy. Good luck.

El.
Psy.
Congroo."

This should be made into a short VN.

I'm kind of tempted to voice it, but it seems a bit like overkill.

Excellent story, OP.

>>58937578

Wait a moment.
>Originally thought it was spelled 'embarrassing'
>The Medaka Box scan I used for reference spells it with one 'r'
>Think I'm wrong and change it
>Now google the real spelling

Damn it.

>>58939512
Do it, but only if you're nyanners.

>>58939454
i think you failed there anon

so beautiful op

>>58937295

Holy shit, my sides.

>>58939495
Fucking good idea.
Hell, it would be a nice gift for next Christmas. Nice pictures, music...
Nice...

not op, took the liberty of making an ebook version of the story, hope you don't mind op.

at least it does work on the kindle, I put the link to my old blog because im afraid of getting banned if I put the freakshare link directly

>>58939588
not as good without full size images

>>58939612
well fuck I always forget the links
http://kaingarland.wordpress.com/2011/12/26/christmas-carol-by-anon/

THE DAY /A/NON SAVED CHRISTMAS

>>58939598
any programmer anons up to the task? seems simple enough and another anon mentioned he was working on music

>>58939598

It could probably all be done in a few hours if we could get a few anons good with renpy in here.

>>58939680
3/3

This is why i go to /a/. It's 6 AM and i'm struggling to not burst out laughing.

Amazing ending to an already good Christmas, Kudos OP. You're good.

You did good, OP.

You saved one of the worst days of the year for us. Nice job.

I love you, /a/. I love you OP.

Best Kurisumas ever.

SOMEONE ACHIEVE THIS THREAD AND MAKE ALL THE POST INTO ONE IMAGE!
THIS HAS TO BE SAVED AND SHARED FOR ALL OF /A/! EVERY CHRISTMAS!

>>58940040

See:

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>>58938088
You did well OP.
Rest. You've earned that and more.

>>58940040
I humbly propose you read the thread.
It has been archived two times, screencapped one times, there is a .rar file of it and even a motherfucking ebook.

Ah, and go die after that.

>>58940082
Dude, he wasn't a fag, he had a long standing girlfriend.

He just had AIDS.

>mfw star ahoge

I love you OP.

>>58940040

See;

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And:

>>58939485

Man.

That was wonderful. I laughed outloud several times, which is hard to make me do.

OP should be very proud. He created something truly wonderful.

It was beautiful.

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>>58939644
Any chance for a pdf?

Fucking 5-Star Thread OP!!

>>58936948
>chibi_seiba.jpg

>>58940288

that picture

>>58940462
added PDF version to the webpage

http://kaingarland.wordpress.com/2011/12/26/christmas-carol-by-anon/

>>58939612
>works on the kindle
fuck yeah, thank you /a/non, this fucking Christmas is full of miracles

>>58938882

That's entirely understandable, OP, I wouldn't hold it against you in the slightest if you wanted to keep it as a one-shot. I'm maybe a bit of a sap, but I would have liked to see a little more emotion / them being together in the ending, though I can understand the whole 12 hours straight and wanting to have it out on Christmas thing.

I look forward to even the vague possibility of an OVA, minus...the...uh....VA part.

>>58940598
thanks

>>58936948
Is the ghost rika?

This should be stickied.

It's been a long time since I was so taken aback from /a/.

A+, 100%, flawless, I'm so hard right now.

Enjoy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGJ3MT-2Jrw
(My non-official ED for your story OP)

POSTAN IN A POTENTIALY ARCHIVED THREAD

11/10 for you OP. Fucking Glorious.

Kinda makes me want to call up the girl I saved from the industrial meat grinder myself

OH GOD THIS THREAD

10/10 OP

First idea for a theme for the beginning. I'm not a good player, though.

http://soundcloud.com/anonnumber0/tsuncarol

Thanks OP! I love your story
And it gave me the inspiration to begin writing the story I've had in my mind for 5 years

thanks OP that made my christmas a lot better

I think this deserves a sticky.

>jump on /a/ after checking out my Christmas presents
>see this
>mfw

>>58942488

OP here:
This is the first music anyone's composed for me.
I will treasure it.

ALWAYS BET ON KUBO

>>58942747

And this is the first time I read someone saying they would treasure a composition o' mine. It is long past my time to sleep, but I saved everything. I'll try to finish it, and it'll be around /a/ one of these days.

This is a 10/10 Glorious Legendary Thread

I'm glad I was here to watch the livestream! you made my Christmas

Love you /a/ and love you OP.
Anon from Argentina.

>>58939177
It's not the same without the images expanded.

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>>58942865
I'll try making the story a small VN by tomorrow, please don't expect much as im not expert on this.

>>58942488
That didnt sound bad at all
really reminded me of To the Moon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QfPDmzpC2Q&feature=related

>>58937618

I thought of Veidt's "I did it 35 minutes ago" line here.

>>58938088
>Yuuko

Who?

>>58943176

I loved the music in that game, too. Thanks.

>>58943135

Please get in contact so I can make the music to fit the VN if you're not making it. Create a thread in >>>/anime/ or something.

>>58939282
/r/ 1600x900 version

As many before me have said, this shit was glorious, OP. You made my Christmas perfect, even though technically it ended a few hours ago. Genius!

>>58943387

I'll see what I can do.

>>58943387
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>>58943387
Merry Christmas

So much fucking love in this thread. Never change /a/.
Never change.

OP I love you. /a/ I love you. So much love.

>>58943314
http://www.batoto.net/comic/_/tasogare-otome-x-amnesia-r113/

>>58943527
more like so much the heart

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>>58943526

Well hell. Oh well.

>>58942488

Download? Cause I want it.

And another one for the people with monitors that AREN'T SHIT.

>>58943623

Enabled the download.

>>58943623

You can paste the link into jDownloader, which is a program worth getting in all circumstances.

my photoshop couldn't handle anything beyond 30,000 px so I had to split it into the 5 chapters. and obviously, it's too large to throw in here (at full res at least) so I've uploaded it at half-resolution here→ ttp://imgur.com/hHscV,3v2vC,sDfHj,u0Gtp,5ndHg
if anyone wants me to upload the full size 2000px versions of them, I'll put them up on mediafire.

>>58943766
Yes please.

>>58943766

>Typos and spelling errors aren't being corrected in any version

Oh, agony.
It's much more my fault than anyone else's, of course.

>>58943818

ttp://www.mediafire.com/?o41wctkp8x2bu47

I just noticed that I slipped up and left a couple hyphens in the text; sorry about that. Just black them out or something if they bother you I guess.

Wow. An archive was called for, and /a/ was fucking thorough.

Blindsided by a giant bundle of happy. Thanks, OP, as well as the rest of /a/ here to enjoy this. Also, tsuncarol anon (sounds beautiful, and somewhat original) and archivers.

Did it already reached bump limit?

>>58944150

Tsuncarol anon here, thank you. Hopefully the anon that said he will make it into a VN will deliver.

>>58944084
I'm off to get a nice new PC case, so if this thread is gone before I get back, Merry Christmas to everyone. Hope y'all have great holidays

1-42 Compiled.
http://www.mediafire.com/?pc1x7ww12ym0h6a

Kudos to you, man. Sorry I missed it.