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44th: The Catastrophe of Haruhi Suzumiya

[ Haruhi gets up early today, like she does every day. The first thing she does is get Sekai's room open so he can free roam the house. After that, she feeds Pogo and gets to work making breakfast. Frankly, it's more than a little awkward to be cooking for four, particularly because though she's never been as close as she probably should be with Rhyme or Beat, she really doesn't know how to handle them since Rhyme died in the draft. But still, they're Shiki's friends, and Shiki's her best friend. She insisted, and here she is.

Sigh.

It's a Sunday, so she might do something with Winry today, particularly now that she thinks the girl's boyfriend is back to normal...? That whole thing with the monster animals was odd, she doesn't even know for sure because she's been disconnected. Ever since Minato decided to up and vanish just as she was resolved to like him, and resolved to date him in spite of the complications with Kyon. And he leaves, leaving her with a letter that says "I'm sorry," finally apologizing - post mortem - for all the trouble he caused her.

Or maybe she's just been domestic, going through the motions, lately.

There's another matter though, that she hasn't seen a few members of her Brigade in a while. Oswald fell behind on Hydra Social and she meant to order someone else to handle it, so she thinks of him first. But Kyon's been laying low too... the more callous part of her casually hopes he hasn't been kidnapped (again). As it is, once she finishes the miso and the rice, instead of making the next dish, she decides she'll just go check on Oswald's apartment. She didn't do a morning run yet anyway. So she goes to knock on Shiki's door, feeling something is weird about the hallway and--

It's when she opens the door that she realizes what is so wrong. All her designs which has begun to clutter the walls of the hallway leading to their rooms are gone. The stuff in her room is gone. She is gone.

The next hour or so is a blurr. Rhyme or Beat probably woke up, and maybe she tried to ping Neku only to find that the filter broke and he's no longer here either. She doesn't care about either of those, she only cares about that empty room, and that he best friend is gone. And what's worse, she left a treasure trove of stuff. A small box's worth in her room filled with letters (hah, at least a third of these are for her) and then clothes and other things in the back room of All Passions. (hah).

It's mid-afternoon by the time she collects herself and all but insists she handle this-]

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[Her voice is more ragged than usual, but also dull. It's lacking in vibrancy to a degree she hasn't really felt since... when? Maybe the break up, a little over a year ago.]

Shiki Misaki's back in Shibuya now, and I'm pretty sure Neku is too. [She feels like there was a third person-- oh who cares] Shiki's got a ton of stuff because she was stupid and sentimental like that, so if you knew her, you probably got something from her. [How can she end this. She hasn't even cried yet, reall-- oh, duh]

Joshua, don't you dare reply to this.

[There, over.

If you want action, Haruhi'll be up on the roof of House 10, one of her prime moping spots, most of the day. She can also see people going to get stuff Shiki left them at House 10 from there too]

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[ dammit. shiki'd been here even before her. and had been a stalwart presence through so much.

but buffy doesn't know how to express her grief, so she speaks almost mechanically: ] There should be a rack...at All Passions. It has my name on it. It's still there?

Yeah.

[Just, simply]

It's...no problem if I come to collect it, right?

How would I even stop you? Come on, shut up and just go get it.

[Sure, the key to the place was for Rhyme but hell if she cares right now]

You could stop me by asking me not to. I can't imagine why you would, but I'd respect if if you did.

I said shut up and go get it.

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[ Haruhi sounded terrible. Serenity contemplates on whether or not she should say anything, before finally replying. Her voice is a little quiet, and concerned, but warm. ]

Need someone to talk to? [ Luceti never changed. People would come, people would go, and it wouldn't ever not hurt. ]

No. [Ugh, ugh, ugh. Stupid Usagi. Stupid older USagi who she barely even knows. Stupid people, stupid sympathy]

['Well, I'll definitely stop by. She might easily have left me something, after all. I mean, I don't know if we were that close, but we shared a certain bond. And we were friends. Right?'

He might, however, be less concerned about whatever Shiki left for him than looking around to see wherever Haruhi.. 'Probably is sulking.']

[Sulking's a good word - sulking up on the roof of her house, sitting in a fold out chair there. she should be messing with the telescope, but it isn't really sundown yet. She considered tanning, but she wasn't in the mood. so she's just sitting up there with a glass of water]

[Spotting her from outside, he just examines the situation for a while.

'Definitely sulking.'

He ventures to call out a:]

Yo, Haruhi.

['It's been a while, really. What with my for-once successful attempts at keeping a low profile through the most recent experiment, I feel like I'm turning into some low-energy character from an anime.']

[Kyon... She hasn't had a solid conversation with him in a while, and Winry's words about him echo in the back of her head. She doesn't want to talk to anyone, but if she had to talk to someone, because they would bug her...

...Honestly, it'd be Shiki. But Shiki isn't here anymore.]

Take the step ladder up, it's right there.

[Next to the front door, where it always is]

['Of course, the stepladder. Because I guess she makes a habit out of sulking on the roof.'

He nods and climbs the ladder, pausing as he reaches the top to glance out at the view before hopping off onto the roof and evaluating her expression.

'...Annnd I guess I'm just going to sit quietly for a second, too.']

[Her face is lightly pensive, a million miles away. She's not really looking at anything in particular, she's just sitting in a lawn chair, looking out at the horizon over the forest and sipping water. Hah]

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Haruhi? [ She knows this is hard. It's already been hard for her with Spock (temporarily) and Robin (not so much). ] Where are you? Can I bring you some cider?

[The... pony member of her Brigade. She exhales lightly and-] No. I've got this.

I know how hard it can be to lose a friend here. You don't have to go through it on your own.

[There's a pause. She doesn't want to get into this now, but she can feel her temper welling a little and-]

What do you know?! You've been here, what, two months?! Four?!

Yeah, and I haven't seen three of my best friends in that long, and friends here keep leaving...

And I've been here for over four years. [Her temper is raising, and because of that, her voice gets colder]

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[There is no point in her sending a message over the journal. Instead she heads over to House 10 as soon as she gets the news. Winry expects Haruhi to be on the roof, but she'll knock at the door anyway. To be polite!

Shiki being gone... This is a big deal if there ever was one for Haruhi.]

[There's no answer to the door - or if there is, it would be Rhyme or Beat. But the two of them are still reeling from Rhyme's death, so they probably aren't probably that attentive or even necessarily in house. Haruhi, for her part, rolls out of her sun chair and makes her way to the edge of the roof. Oh]

Hey.

Up there again?

[She steps away from the door to get a better look.] Can I join you?

Yeah, I don't mind.

[The step ladder's right there next to the door, as always. And Haruhi doesn't go back to her chair, instead sitting cross-legged right there next to the top of the ladder]