godbent | 5th: The Contamination of Haruhi Suzumiya

[Voice]

So everyone, Valentines is supposed to be about love and stuff, right? But have you ever thought what's up with that Saint Valentine guy who originated the holiday?! Given that it's still popular today, is he just some famous dead guy, or is he now a ghost, trying to appeal to everyone's mind and manipulate them?! Wouldn't that explain how it's popular in both Japan and the West?

Bearing that in mind, even if this holiday is kinda stupid, it's still important to adhere to certain traditions in hopes of seeing any possible Valentines spirits. Because of that, I've gotten chocolate for some of you.

[...Namely all of the guys in the Brigade and grudgingly Minato. She considered some others, like Neku or Sokka, but decided against it. She also considered Winry but she's not sure if that's too weird or not. That said, delivering them? No, she's carrying them around in her bag in case she runs into people for other reasons and failing that going to put what's left in a basket at the HQ after she's done.]

More importantly-! A bunch of you have heard about the beach, right?! And you're all psyched to go there this summer?! Well, brought to you by our SOS-Brigade's genius scientist, Leon [this next part is muttered quickly and might not be heard:] andsomehelpfromSokka we're bringing you the all-new Beach Teleportation System! You know how the ones for the Hot Springs work, right?! Same thing here! The village-end for the teleporter is located in the barracks, and the other end is way off, so we can have easy access once it warms up!

All in a day's work for the SOS-Brigade!

[First reply is of course for her two boys. Once they're done feel free though.]

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Well circuit's a shorthand word, it's actually powered by a process called heraldry or symbology. It's like a cross between alchemy and magic.

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Ya've lost me already. Can't say I'm much good at understandin' those sorts of things. It's basically magic then?

Think scientific magic.

Isn't magic just a kind of science anyway?

Oh. Well, not everyone thinks like that, so yeah.

I guess my view might be a little naive. As I said, I'm no good at these magic or science things. I bet someone would be willin' ta argue they're entirely different.

Sure seem the same ta me though.

It probably depends on the theory of magic too. I mean there's not much scientific about the spirit-based stuff we have here. It's more based on some faith if anything.

I'm not one fer the whole 'faith' thing either... sayin' it's just magic makes more sense than that.

...Huh. Well anyway, yeah, it's basically magic.

Do ya know any magic yerself, or do ya just get everyone ta do things for you?

[He doesn't mean that rudely... but it may come across that way.]

I've got a bond with Eferin.

[That counts :|]

I'm not sure which spirit that is... sounds like it might be earth but I'm gonna take a guess at it bein' the fire one, right?

Yeah, fire. How'd you guess?

It was one or the other, so I went with the other! Eferin being Earth sounds too easy.

Anyway, I can used some abilities based on him.