[ Action ]

[ So Winry is gone.

And Edward Elric. And then some voice messages show that Trisha and Hohenheim are both gone as well. Really, that one woman at the smithy who Leon knows already mentioned Winry and anyone who wants to or cares to and look into Trisha or Edward themselves. For her part, she just needed to do something. Genuinely not sure how to handle all of them being gone, she sort of flanders around some of the day - until she resolves to do something. The night sky will be clear tonight (at least around the SOS-Brigade's HQ, thanks her powers) as she collects every single firework the Brigade still has in its storage left. She'll be emptying it, yes, but who cares. Thus, most of her afternoon is spent setting it all up in the back yard of the HQ. And then come sundown- she lights them off.

Small ones, big ones. A few mortars. The full extent of what Leon's made for them. In the midst of the show (which might last the upwards of an hour and half-ish) Haruhi opens up her journal, and speaking loudly into it, she explains:]

[ Voice ]

Amestris is no longer represented here in Luceti - and this is a celebration of that fact! [ Because what else can she say? Do? Feel? Winry at least will finally be having her children soon enough ] And besides that fact, I've got something else to say! What's allowing this show to be put on is the ingenuity of the SOS-Brigade! The same SOS-Brigade which is looking to make sure everyone here on this planet leads a worthwhile life until they get sent back! Or until this world sees its end!

And starting tomorrow, the SOS-Brigade is recruiting - Even if you don't want to join the Luceti branch, I suggest you stop by the HQ for more information, so you can accomplish something as long as you're here in Luceti.

[ you can also run into her outside the HQ that night as she's setting everything off and it's being loud and bright and stuff ]

[ Action 2 ]

[ True to her word, this whole day is spent with her in the SOS-Brigade's HQ. She is waiting inside at the front desk, waiting for people to come in. She would have been outside but... it's cold still. And on the door are two posters: one of them is this one and the second is an older poster she found sitting around the HQ.

So come on in. Come and hear her out. Maybe she'll even lecture if a lot of people show up. Not that she's totally expecting anyone too. She's just trying to get this moving and stave off her own growing loneliness. ]

[ Also!!: If anyone has/will be recruiting for the Brigade on missions or drafts, it would be awesome if you would/will reply here so I can keep a tally. ]

[Action ]

[ Kyon went home. Kyon went home and the world didn't even notice. Which in some ways is not surprising - he went home just as they were going to Malnosso World. Oh sure the Brigade in Luceti probably noticed as the (increasingly infrequent or at least shorter due to the small size) meetings had him absent where he never really was before but for the most part? Who cared?

Well, Haruhi did.

And because of Haruhi caring around that, she threw herself hard into studying again. In Malnosso World she could work on making progress with her Extended Brigade but in the first week back she signed up for all sorts of missions to not get accepted to any. And so... she studied. Magic, technology, history, cryptoids, anything she could do apart from people because she didn't want to deal with people. Which is why apart from jogging in the morning, going to the Brigade HQ for meetings, and going home at night (maybe a snack between) much of Haruhi's time was in the library and she looks increasingly frumpy. As in she hasn't slept great and her hair has been better. You can encounter her doing this, or you might encounter her practicing some sigils, or meditating for spirits as the weeks drag on... but eventually:]

[ Voice ]

A lot of people have shown themselves to be sort of stupid here before now, but does anyone have some interesting facts or stories to tell me? I want to know more about whatever you want to tell me about. And if you don't, someone come to the HQ and help me test out some things. I've been working on some spells or ways to work with the Filial Spirits. So come on, Luceti.

[ She may or may not be a little distant sounding, but she is interested ]

[Voice+Action]

Jeez, everyone. I know I'm due to hit forty soon enough, but as pranks go, making everyone half my age is pretty excessive. [It's in a semi-serious tone, but she's actually being sarcastic here] This is going to make the birthday party I hope some of you are planning pretty awkward, isn't it?

[Short laugh. It's funny, okay]

I'll be heading by the Brigade HQ for anyone who's around. The village is smaller too, gosh. See you there!

[So Haruhi Suzumiya is significantly older now! She's in her later 30s and as noted here will remain as such until her birthday on the 31st. You're free to answer the voice today or you can run into her in Action in any of the following situations (or anything else you come up with) on any day between now and the 30th!:

A) Shopping for clothes and accessories. Sure she's probably the result of some Shift, but she's going to be comfortable for this time, okay. Gosh.
B) Hanging out in and around House 10 or the HQ. She'll be with Sekai, and very enamored to see the rooster once more. ♥ She also might be witnessed meditating in these places, cooking meals at home, or otherwise doing her best to enjoy herself
C) At Good Spirits or Cloud Nine. She'll be at different ones on different nights for different reasons. Either way, some light drinking, darts, watching people perform, all that good stuff.
D) Swimming or tanning on the beach. Sure she's older, but she might as well distract/enjoy herself during this time, right. You also might see her performing some higher end spell work like putting an air bubble around her head to dive under the water here.
E) Going to the Hot Springs to have a nice dip. Hot Springs are things people always ought to enjoy. :|
F) People watching around town. This might be done in the form walking around, jogging around, or just sitting on a bench or something. But she'll be around trying to get a feel for who's around and chatting up familiar people.
G) Practicing her magic. A lot of it is filial, but some of it is also garner from other worlds. She's mostly comparing what she "knows" she should be able to do, versus what she can actually do if she's some temporary person here. This will mostly be out at the forest's edge, but also in the barracks, up at the mountains, on the beach...

No matter when you see her if you ask about the future she's from she'll probably tell you tall tales about the future. If you have anything you'd specifically want or not want your character to hear, ring me for permissions here. Let's have fun with this, folks. Replies will be from cougarmom]

[Voice / Action for the library]

[For the last 20some days, Haruhi Suzumiya has been obsessively studying. While she slowed down some after the Cultural Fair, it still was a very, very welcome distraction from thinking about how much she was hurt by that break up. Which is why she's been in and our of the library a lot. Finally though today she has decided to prop open the journal and ask for help.]

Hey, Luceti, does anyone recognize these?

[And she moves the journal to focus on:
* Helios's universe basic spellbook
* Basic Buffyverse spellbook (possibly this one or this one)
Lined up next to each other. these are the two she's had the most success with so far... she even more or less mastered one of the spells in the first one.]

Or these?

[And now it focuses on:
* Touhou Grimoire
* CLAMP universe magic tome (Western)
* CLAMP universe magic tome (Eastern)
Much less success here...]

Or this one? [She is much more unhappy sounding at this last book (a Greenhill Academy Rune textbook) because she's had basically no success even figuring out what it is talking about other than it apparently deals with mythology and magic... things.]

Or, I also found the "Writings of Aurelius" next to those first two ones, but I'm not sure if it's got spells in it or not... [it feels ominous, actually... so she figured it might, but- inside it just looks like a bunch of horoscope type things as well as just some weird old school notes]

I'm looking for people who know these books and are willing to tutor me in what's within them. I expect answers ASAP; that is all. [A pause] Also, Leon, since when do you write textbooks? [And then the camera focuses on a book written by Leon DS Geeste on Symbology]

[Anyone can, of course, question here about this post. Or the books. Or both]

[Voice (obv Action for House 10)]

[So Haruhi got home last night - later last night, and after looking at the bracelet she earned and putting it away, she sighed to herself and went to bed. Thus, it is the next morning after she got up to make breakfast out of some force of habit despite everything that she opens the journal to let everyone know-]

I'm back! About time too, that run a little longer than I was expecting... oh well! It was interesting, at least! Those TPs might be psychos, but they have some neat stuff, even if those pictographs don't really make any sense [she took some notes on them. She could recreate some from memory. But that's another matter] I definitely could have done without the spike pit trap again though, jeez... I even brought a fedora, expecting a classic like a giant ball or arrows in the wall, but no, all I get is some lame spike bit and a bear trap. [Both of which she avoided, but this might not be clear in context]

Well, whatever... I miss anything? Brigade! ...Everyone else! Report!

[When she hears about certain goings on she might be more excited. Like say the cultural fair or if she decides to get a Hanami up or making Miyabi her shrine. As it is though she just says this, leaves the journal open, and goes back to making breakfast.]

( [Filtered to the SOS-Brigade // 90% Unhackable] )

[Open Voice]

Luceti, listen up! In this Holiday Season we're coming into now, no doubt there'll be even more parties and such than what has already happened and no doubt the Organization will throw something at us too. However, I want you all to bear in mind that there is an outlet for whatever complications you run into as a result of all this: the legendary SOS-Brigade. Like always, come to our HQ if you have any problems, particularly if they're interesting.

[Take that, Angel]

Besides this... If you want to join our ranks, you can apply there as well. Furthermore, keep your eyes peeled for something way more impressive than our efforts last year.

Haruhi, over and out!

[Filtered from Winry // 90% Unhackable]

[...] But hey, for any of you who don't know, Winry's birthday is on the eleventh. [A beat] She's been sick for a while now, and I don't know if she'll be 100% by then, so we're not going to do some huge party, but if you're her friend you better still get her gifts! Nice, thoughtful things!

[Filtered from Kyon // 90% Unhackable]

[And then this has been bugging her for a while. Seeking insight from the whole village - her, the leader of the SOS-Brigade - would be disgusting. But she can at least get one thing out of the way here]

If you happen to - [...She was going to introduce everyone to him as "Kyon" to make sure he has no chance to reclaim his name. She remembers doing something similar in Luceti, years ago, the last time Kyon was here. But the moment she starts, her heart isn't in it] ... You know what, forget it. Whatever.

[Okay so the last week (or well, more like the last weekend) had been a buzzkill even by the standards of this whole body switching thing. And given how foul he mood's been, well... it's basically confirmed something else for her. Something she'll address later, because right now she really need to have some sort of pick-me-up
So as "Sokka" she decides to try asking something she's sort of wondered about for a while]

Heeeey. So Brave Vesperia's accomplished some cool stuff by now, right? And the Welcome Center's still doing parties, and Buffy - awesome woman, really - has the fighting training and Suki - even more awesome - has the Kyoshi warriors to get people up and ready for drafts and then there's that SOS-Brigade doing... whatever and the Blue Rogues protecting everyone. Plus the school and people running shops. There's a whole lot of groups these days aren't there...

[Yes. Okay, that sort of getting lost in thought is totally Sokka, right? ...She just needs to make a pun now, Except she can't think of a pun. Shit. how does Sokka pull off terrible humor like that all the time?]

Ever think Luceti needs anything else? Any other sort of thing we'd benefit from? [...!] And I mean useful things, not salons or more party things.

[...Oh she's fumbling. She just. Stops. No wait. Katara- she can loop this around. Would Sokka know about therapy? WAIT NO. Old guys. That's it. Old guys come to mind for some reason.]

Like people who dish out sagely advice? [... No that's stupid] Yeah it's just fall and a slow day, nevermind. [A beat] Toph, that sword we talked about is all yours; Zuko, it'll take a little longer than I thought - my bad.

[UGH UGH UGH. Okay, after that she goes back to her Day As Sokka - get out of the Smithy as soon as humanly possible without making things suspicious (even if she's actually gotten the hang of basic tasks there), go home, awkwardly dance around doing things for dinner, practice with the boomerang (also re-getting the hang of that), go to town, try to dick around on a guitar for a while (she needs to do something interesting, okay?).

...Basically if you want to find "Sokka" in an action bit, you can. Pick your poison.]

[As before, this is a body-swap plot using Haruhi's powers and therefore not a Malnosso thing. Detailed here. Replies will be from markofthe_god]