godbent | 41st: The Beans of Haruhi Suzumiya

[Voice]

You know, we're coming up on February. [...] I guess the obvious thing is Valentines, given the weird fetish that the Organization has for it, but there's also Setsubun. People from Japan know about that, right? The SOS-Brigade's never really done something for it, but we should this year.

[That said, her voice doesn't have a ton of gusto in it. It's sort of dulled, just... stating things matter-of-factly, almost bored. She's still upset about Minato and various other problems associated with that. She still wants to be alone, but being alone isn't going to help anyone else. She's not quite altruistic enough to care about everyone, but there's a few people...]

I guess the lunar new year would be around now too, wouldn't it? But it's hard to call that unless anyone's been charting the moon too carefully here. And Foundation Day and we missed Coming of Age Day, but who cares about both of those?

[...Though, there's also that thing with Richard and Isamu. Nope, don't care.]

Whatever. Haruhi Suzumya, over and out.

[And if you want action, she is at the Brigade's HQ. Sort of wanting and sort of not wanting people to step in]

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Right, I got told I'm going to be an oni? I forget what that entails though. Something about bean bags, right?

[But yup, he's been volunteered to be an oni. He's cool with it. Whatever man, bring it on.]

You put on a mask and everyone throws things at you for the rest of the day.

Oh cool, I've had lots of practice. Is there any running around I have to do?

Well, yeah, probably. Unless you just want to stand there and be pelted.

It wouldn't really faze me, but sure. Any specific route I should follow? Is flying allowed?

I'd allow it, but I'm delegating it to that Hino girl. Go talk to her.

Rei? Right, good. She's the one who mentioned it in the first place, eh.

Will do.

Yeah, you do that.

[She feels like she should care more about some major holiday like this. But she can't bring herself to right now, which bugs her in his own right]

This isn't your kind of holiday, I take it?

[Just trying to assess her blah demeanor here.]

Don't put words in my mouth! It's an important one, you know!

Ah.... sorry.

What's so important about it?

W-well, it's supposed to be something which wards off evil, but the point is that it's something which helps to ring in the new year!

But New Year's was a month ago.

Yeah, on the solar calender. On the lunar calender, ... well, like I said,I don't know, but it can fall anywhere from then until early March. Either way, we're talking about the heralding of spring!

Oh, score.

Only... isn't it early for Spring? [He can't tell. And he's not trying to mess with Haruhi, just genuinely he can't tell.]

For this place, yeah.

So the seasonal calendar is a little different in Japan?

[Genuinely interested.]

Well it doesn't snow as much where I'm from. But yeah, seasons are different depending on where you are.

Aye, got it. My world is like that too, but along the Grand Line, each island is one season all year long. It's hard to get used to this place.

Seriously? Like, there's a Winter Island and a Summer Island?

Several dozen. Autumn and Spring too.

What about an island that never stops raining?! Or one which produces a dry summer?!

Aye. But they're certainly difficult to live in.

What about tundras?! Or acid rain?!

Well, I heard they found and dug up Little Oars Jr's ancestors in the far north tundra. That's mostly just rumors, though you could probably ask Perona more about it.

I'm not sure about acid rain, but there are other things like invisible cliffs.

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