37th: The Losses of Haruhi Suzumiya

[godbent]

[Voice]

For everyone who knew the idol and the Deputy-Vice Chief of the Brigade, Azusa Miura, I can say confidently that she'd been sent home. I didn't check her apartment yet, but there's a lot of stuff in her Brigade locker here at the HQ. The typical letters Jeez, when did she write all these... for a few people are here for one. [For the people listed here. She expects those who know her to ask or just stop by] You can stop by to pick them up. She's left some other things too, but those are mostly Brigade property.

[And she flips through the items some more before... you know there's no "FOR X" on here, but there are some bookmarks in some of them which say her name on them so.]

...Except these things. Buffy, are you a woman yet? [She doesn't get a filter. The next guy does]

[Filtered to Sanji // 85% Unhackable]

I've got something in particular for you.

[Action]

[So for the last few days, Haruhi was Shiki. That... Was weird. She has decided to make herself as Haruhi as possible. So she's actually going to ignore that aside from maybe her housemates and Minato and sit inside the Brigade HQ all day at the front desk. That event had to be traumatizing for some people, maybe they'll get some clients looking for counseling! ...Finally!

The spelunking trip is in a few days anyway so.

Come on in, step in! Be therapy'd! PS: Brigade To Do List]

Comments

[ voice ]

[herotypical]

Tasteful and tactful. [ not.

but she can't be all cat and no kitten, so: ] I'm sorry. Asuza is a sweet girl. I'm guessing she'll be missed by lots of us. Is there anything I can do to help?

[ that is -- yes i'm a woman and is there something in particular you're hailing me for? ]

[ voice ]

[godbent]

I've got an item I need to question you about, so stop by the HQ.


[Just going to. Ignore the tone-al issue]

[ voice ]

[herotypical]

[ a huff. haruhi could have said please. she could have phrased it like a question.

and buffy would have called her on these things if not for the fact that someone had just gone home. there are some instances where the slayer allows for mulligans. here's one. ]

Sure. Sure. Gimme, like, twenty-five minutes?

[video]

[tapdancinskelly]

... Isn't that a strange question to ask? Whether or not someone is a woman yet? That's almost like asking out of nowhere if someone is an acorn yet. Yohohoho!

[video]

[godbent]

Are you stupid? No matter how you cut it, that's the exact opposite! [She huffs and puffs there. The journal's camera is focused at the ceiling, not her. She's just hitting it to use as speaker phone while doingother things at the moment]

[video]

[tapdancinskelly]

Well if they were originally an acorn it wouldn't be the exact opposite, would it? Yohohoho!

voice;

[menial]

... Wait, is Buffy...?--['Wait, she replied to this post, I might as well just ask her...'

That's the first thing that comes to mind, after all. Then Azusa's disappearance returns to the foreground.]


Uh... ['Well, I won't ask "you're sure?" again.']

Anyway. I guess Azusa-san probably left something for the brigade members...?

[aka "me"]

voice;

[godbent]

Yeah. Something to the Brigade at large, and something for most of the individual members. I guess she was that paranoid sort who made notes in advance.

[She'll never understand that]

voice;

[menial]

... I take it from your tone that you haven't made such notes and don't approve of it.

voice;

[dragoneer]

[And another friend down.]

Are...are you positive? Asuza's gone?

voice;

[godbent]

Would I make an announcement if I wasn't sure, Hiccup? I think she's been going more or less since the whole "everyone forgets everything" started. So barring her being one of those "go home and come back in a week or two" people, she's gone back to idolhood.

voice;

[dragoneer]

...Right. Sorry. I just--yeah.

[Don't want her to be gone.]

She's better off at home.

[Voice]

[faithfulflame]

I'm sorry to hear about your friend, Haruhi-san.

[Rei's voice is oddly sympathetic, and this seemed appropriate given that they'd met when a friend of hers went home.]

If you want to send a traveler's prayer with her, come by when you have time.

1/2

[godbent]

I told you, Hino, I can do those things myself.

[Voice]

[godbent]

[But that's snapped. She shouldn't be snapping. She sighs and stares at the book a moment before clicking the record again. This time there's a CD version of this song playing in the background]

But your sentiment's well received, thanks.

Re: [Voice]

[faithfulflame]

[Rei isn't surprised at the response. Her reply comes in an even, patient tone, she's trying to play nice too. The song isn't familiar, Rei avoids pop music like the plague, but if that's Haruhi's thing she won't judge.]

I'm just offering to do my job as a miko. If you need me, you know where to find me.

[Filtered]

[concasse]

[Juuuuuust what he wanted to hear after a week of being comatose.]

... From Azusa-chan?

[Filtered]

[godbent]

More specifically from me on her behalf, because you don't get anything beyond your letter, but you do get to receive a benefit.

[Filtered]

[concasse]

A benefit? [Whelp now he's completely lost]

Haruhi-chan, what are you talking about?

[action]

[windofgod]

[It had been mentioned by Kyon, that she would probably do good in the SOS Brigade. So, after some waffling and what sounded like the Brigade losing someone (and yes, that was sad, even if Maron didn't know Azusa), Maron decides to go on down to the Brigade HQ.

But there was something about that voice that seemed familiar, beyond hearing it over the journals, of course. Hadn't she spoken to Haruhi before? Maybe it would come back to her when she actually saw her?

Anyway, into the Brigade HQ she goes...!!!]

[action]

[godbent]

[In the HQ, the young woman is sitting there imperiously. She's sitting cross legged, leaning back in a chair and muttering to herself. As she mutters, small lights are dancing around her head. They look like little flashes of technicolored lights above her head. She's working on making a stable Light of Guidance, but she can't quite get it to move... bah]

[action]

[windofgod]

[OH. OH. THAT'S WHY THIS HARUHI GIRL WAS FAMILIAR.]

Y-you! The girl who gave me crap for who I thought was cute!

[And as it was, she was going to be filing it away mentally that she was going to need to tickle torture Kyon more for suggesting she would be a good fit here!]

[action]

[emp3thy]

[Well even if she's going to ignore the event Minato isn't.

Which is why he pokes his head into the Brigade HQ on his way to All Passions' today and greets her.]

Hello, Shiki-san.

[action]

[godbent]

Go hang out in a ditch.

[Huff!]

[action]

[emp3thy]

[At least she's polite enough not to say 'die.']

I have other plans today.