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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-]
[Voice]
[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]
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-]
[Voice]
[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]
[voice]
I know.
[A beat]
Ugh, look, if you insist on the cider or whatever, I'm at my house. House 10.
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[ And she is, carrying two mugs of hot cider telekinetically. She knocks twice on the door. ] Haruhi?
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There's a step ladder.
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You might want to blow on it a little.
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What do you remember about them?
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A lot of stupid stuff. We lived together for years.
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Maybe you could write some of it down. Before you forget it. There's probably a lot of details you'll forget, a week from now.
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[There's some bite in there, but mostly, it's just flat, as she sips the cider again. Way too hot]
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When you're not interacting with somepony on a daily basis, you'd be surprised how many little things you forget. Anyway, maybe it would help.
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...Will they be at home when you leave here?
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Maybe she'll come back some day. It's happened before.
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My point is that there are still people for you here. Ponies too.
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[Ewww horse hair in her face]
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