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{ santa claus, but at what santa cost!? }

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Thanks to Uno's thoughtful, but poorly planned response to Nico, the three of them had a whole lot of work to do if they were gonna pull this off.

"How the hell are we supposed to make Santa Claus real, you moron!?" Jyugo practically growled at his friend who was now twirling his braid in nervousness.

"Yeah, and bring him to Nanba Prison of all places." Rock shook his head in disapproval as he resumed eating his assorted snacks. They were all crouched down and whispering in the corner while their green-haired cellmate was preoccupied with watching "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer".

"Oh c'mon guys, at least I said something! You lot would have stayed there stuttering your arses off while the Christmas joy slowly drained from his wholesome little heart!"

"Yeah, well congrats. 'Cause now we gotta walk the walk 'cause you decided to talk, Uno.", the largest man in the room grumbled as he crumpled up the bag and tossed it in the trash can a few feet away. "Better have a damn good plan in mind."

"Actually, I do, as always.", Uno stated proudly as he stood up straight. "But, I'm going to need your help...and the help of a few others."

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The blaring sounds of the security alarms going off filled the air as Jyugo, Uno, and Rock dashed through the halls. When Nico had asked them where they were going, they told him they were in search of Santa elsewhere (which was partially true), and that he should stay and keep watch in the cell. Now that they were bounding down the corridors, they knew Hajime was going to hunt them down eventually, and that was exactly what the three were counting on. Soon enough, the trio heard those all-too-familiar angry footsteps rushing after them, and surprisingly, they stopped in their tracks. When Hajime caught up to them shortly after, he was already cracking his knuckles to give them each the beating of a lifetime, but suddenly the escapees spun around with looks of desperation on their features and plead after plead spilling from their mouths.

"Hajime, you've got to help us!", Uno begged with shaky praying hands above his bowed head. "It's Nico! I'm afraid if we don't act quickly, he'll-"

"This is serious, Hajime! At this rate Nico won't-", Jyugo shouted over Uno in a frantic tone as he clutched his prison jumpsuit in despair.

"We've gotta do something by tonight, or else I don't think Nico will make it-", Rock cried, before turning away to hide his grief-stricken face.

Hajime was beyond confused at this point, and their sense of urgency was starting to infect him.

"What happened!? Did Nico lose his medicine or refuse to take it!?", he interrogated as the feelings of agitation and worry crept deeper down his spine. "Where is Inmate No. 25 now!? Is he alone...is he conscious!? Just hurry up and tell me what the hell went down!"

Uno sprang forward and seized Hajime by his shoulder blades, brought him dangerously close to his face, and said with a grave look and an even more solemn voice...

"Nico...h-he still believes in Santa, Hajime."