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IN the beginning I thought it was Koji, then moved more to thinking of Joe... which I suspect is what the author intended. It was very well played!

I totally thought that was going to be Joe! Then when it turned out to be Koji that totally worked too! (Apparently I'm turning into a Valley Girl tonight)

Oh this is great! I really thought it was Joe until the secret Santa was unmasked. Very well done it fitted my prompt perfectly. Thank you

Wow this definitely had me fooled too, I thought it was going to be Joe as well. LOL. Nicely played!

OK I was fooled too. I kept expecting it to be Joe and was surprised when it was revealed to be Koji. Nice job!

This was brilliant! Not only made me think it was Joe but also gave the surprised twist at the end to reveal a totally unexpected character! Loved it!

Awww...I love this! I totally thought it was Joe, too! I'm assuming that Jun kept Ken from killing Koji...after all, he did seem to be moving in on Ken's girl!

LOL...I guess it's time to give myself away...here's part 2 of my gift for KT. Did I fool anyone?

LOL I love the pic! Ken looks perfectly pissed, hehe. You did a great job on both the story and the art, Springie.

Oh my word, now I'm speechless (in a good way of course!) I can't believe how lucky I am to get two gifts from the same prompt. Thank you Springie, the fic was just what I wanted, but nothing like I expected when I came up with the prompt, then you top it off with a pic too! And yes, I was totally mystified as to who wrote the fic, although I think if the pic had been posted at the same time, that would have given you away. (I suspect you know that though ) Thank you again, you have really made my day!

Awesome!!! That's so nice Springie! Not only the story but the picture that came with it! KT is so lucky! Glad for her! Still clueless about the rest, guess because I'm new here

Thanks, guys! KT...I am so glad that you liked it! I really wanted to make Joe become Santa, but that was so obvious, I changed my mind. Then, I thought Koji could seem enough like Joe (since he was supposed to be dead, too) and I made Koji survive the "bitter bird missile" so that he could play Santa. It also helps that Koji slightly resembles Ken (with the same coloring) so that it would be plausible for Jun to mistake him for Ken... ...however...knowing what a Joe fan you are...I'm thinking that maybe I should have stuck with Santa Joe

Siiiii.....yesssss.....please Santa Joe, Springie! I got my Christmas parcel and the other two settings came already!! I will post photos later

Great job Springie! And congrats on the second gift, KT! 👍🏻👍🏻

Originally posted by Springie ...however...knowing what a Joe fan you are...I'm thinking that maybe I should have stuck with Santa Joe

yes, my first thought was for a Joe Santa when I thought up the prompt but again, that would have been obvious, as you said. I also considered Nambu and Ryu as Santa too, but Koji was simply inspirational, and someone that honestly never occurred to me until I read your fic. Thank you again, I love both my gifts,

You did a great job on this, Springie, as is clear since we were all fooled! And the pic is perfect!!!!!! As for Santa Joe, I know Springie has done a few of those pics before...

Thanks! So glad I was able to fool everyone! I knew that just a picture would be a dead giveaway, and I had a little more time to work on it, so I decided to do both this year... KT- I am so glad that you like the gifts! Here's a Santa Joe that I made many, many moons ago (I think maybe in 2008?)...

Peace though superior firepower!

Originally posted by ElectricWhite Peace though superior firepower!

LOL

Nice, I love Santa Joe

Yes, that's the picture I was thinking of!

Originally posted by adrianag Still clueless about the rest, guess because I'm new here

It`s not because you`re new here; you`re just like everyone else! (But the lack of success doesn`t stop people from guessing.)

Originally posted by ElectricWhite

Originally posted by adrianag Still clueless about the rest, guess because I'm new here

It`s not because you`re new here; you`re just like everyone else! (But the lack of success doesn`t stop people from guessing.)

Nice to know that EW, I thought i was the only one......

I was fooled too! Nice to see some redemption for Koji, though. But the expression on Ken's face in your pic, Springie... Koji is lucky he didn't die a second time!

Originally posted by adrianag Nice to know that EW, I thought i was the only one......

The more people that participate the harder it is to guess.

I have to admit I don't know who Koji is, but I totally thought it was Joe in the beginning, so I enjoyed the twist! And the look on Ken's face in the picture

Koji is from the Gatch episode Birdmissle of Bitterness. He's an old flame of Jun's who reappears and ultimately turns out to be a Galactor commander who they have to take out.