Hi! It's me again!

The year flew by, didn't it? I was having so much fun taking these pictures for you, that I...kinda forgot it was going to end someday. Y'know, exploring new places, taking photos, meeting new people...I didn't think it would ever end!

In fact, I got so caught up in the moment that I didn't realize until it was too late that I was going to spend the holidays...without you.

Well...It's fine. After all, with how I haven't gotten much responses back, I assume you must've had a busy year too, right?

I just hope you still think about me, even if I'm not physically there in your life right now...gosh, was this a good idea in the first place?

I've met so many fun and interesting people, even made friends with some of them! (That's why you can see the presents. The pony gave me some nice farm clothes!) But I haven't thought about how you might feel...I just wanted to give you smiles and keep in touch with these postcards! Not make you feel like I'm having more fun without you...I'm sorry if it came off that way. If you didn't like these postcards, you know you could've told me, right?

Sorry...that might've been out of line...This might just be me overthinking...The point is, I am still your friend, and I want you to feel happy when you see these postcards. That's why this photo's just me again, like the first couple ones I took. You could put this up next to your stockings or on your fridge! In a way, I could be there with you for the holidays!

After this month, I'll probably start heading home...if you wanna hang out when I get back, just send me a letter, ok? Smiling at a camera honestly feels more awkward than smiling at a person, so it'd be nice...I'll be waiting for your reply!

Goodnight, Happy Holidays, and...please write something back this time?

Your dear friend (hopefully),
Panko.


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Surprise! You get a heartfelt goodbye! (Doesn't HAVE to be a goodbye *wink, wink*)
I'm surprised it's already over. It doesn't feel that long ago since I first made the January postcard and here we are now, the end of Panko's 2025.
I'm admittedly a little sad that nobody really engaged with this series of images, even when I asked. I sorta got attached to this funny gal, and I'm happy to now co-own her! Of course, I'm not sure if I will make more stuff of Panko the Jirachi if nobody's interested. If that's the case, then her story ends here, I'm afraid. Sad, but if there's demand (*Wink The Third*), I'll definitely make more of her doing whatever, as she tends to do!
Credits:
Jirachi: model by  zebjo (Download it here!)
Various props and background characters: from the Workshop
Sweater: made for the ReVAmped series of Anthro models, found in the ReVAmped Discord.