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-SOS Brigade room- Kenji:*went inside even thought Mikuru was still getting dressed and got his bag* Faith:Kenji!Why did you go in?!?Mikuru-san is still changing! Kenji:Who cares?*walks out of the room* Faith:Uhh...*looks at Mikuru and Haruhi*Well Ill be going then.*bows and runs after Kenji screaming his name* -School grounds- Faith:Kenji! Kenji:*stopped and looked at faith*What? Faith:Nothing.Just help me carry these stuff.*Threw her bag at Kenji* Kenji:*catching the bag and walking away* Faith and Kenji remained silent until they reached the house of Faith Kenji:*hands her bags back*See ya... Faith:*get her bag and watched Kenji walk away*  |
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on 2007-07-28 04:18:56 |
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-SOS Brigade room- *after a few minutes* Mikuru: *fixing her uniform bow* Done. Haruhi: I'm leaving now... *walks to the door* Be sure to lock up afterwards. *closes the door behind her* Mikuru: *looks at Itsuki* Hpe to see you tomorrow then. *bows, picks up her bag and another bag holding a costume, and also walks out* ~Nearing the nurse's office~ Kyon: *thinking* Guess Nagato wanted to stay there... jelous? Hehe... no. That wont happen within the bounderies of this universe. *one of the classroom doors open and two students walk out* Boy 1: *playing with a mechanical pencil* Boy 2: *looks at Trombe* Surrender the girl and Kyon now. Kyon: *thinking* Oh not again... Boy 1: *slips th pencil into his pocket and looks at both of them* this is a direct order from the central thought entity Daitetsu. I suggest you follow it. (OCC: sorry for kinda cutting the conversation. Just had to get the storyline moving again...)   |
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on 2007-07-28 07:05:12 |
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~near nurse office~ *right at the back of the line* Yuki:...... ~Hinata Apartments, Front~ *takes the package* Kay:wonder what's inside...hmm... *starts pondering* Kay:wait...why am i getting this funny feeling i forgot something...that's right...the cheese curry!! *rushes to the kitchen and switched off the flame* Kay:phew...my lunch is now served... |
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~Outside the SOS Brigade Room~ Trombe: *muttering and standing up* Oh finally...after...how long?! *looks at his watch, then turns to Mikuru* Miss Asahina, I'm Trombe from the Experimental Division... I need to authorize a jump, one hour before, due to certain circumstances involving the one named Kyon. *thinking* I am not going to mention that the jump ended up in a failure though... ~Nearing the Nurse's Office~ Daitetsu: *thinking* Oh, after all that to get him...this is not good. A direct order from the Central Thought Entity, itself...but to give up these two..? What would Nagato think? I apologize, but neither Kyon nor this girl are in my jurisdiction. I cannot hand over that which does not belong to me, even if it is a direct order. I accept commands only from my direct superior *thinking alongside* and my best friend. *turning to Nagato* What should I do, Nagato? |
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on 2007-07-28 22:45:41 (edited 2007-07-28 22:47:08)
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~Outside the SOS Brigade Room~ Mikuru: *looks back into the SOS Brigade room, gently closes the door behind her* I require a quick summary of these circumstances before I can authorize anything unfortunatly. What's the matter with Kyon? ~Nearing the Nurse's Office Kyon: *backs up* ... Daitetsu: I apologize, but neither Kyon nor this girl are in my jurisdiction. I cannot hand over that which does not belong to me, even if it is a direct order. I accept commands only from my direct superior. Boy 2: He's in possesion of the Photonic Debugger. you know how dangerous the weapon is... Boy 1: *looks at Yuki* Just give you're underlining the order to surrender them to us. We only intend to aquire the Debugger from him. *grins* Boy 1: We're all technically family here, right? ~Hinata Apartments, enttrance~ Mitsune: *scratches her head* Well, best to get back to shop then. Motoko: *standing beside* Hey, you ever notice Ema always seems to be staring at- *they hear a crash nearby, ans see a tree shake* Mitsune: Keitaro still does that? Geez... you'd think he's mastered the Seta-mobile by now... *from over yonder* Naru: *looking at the result of her car trying to go head to head with a tree* Ugh! My car!!! Gin: D-dont panic! *opens the trunk and tries to stuff himself in headfirst* Gin: N-no problem! J-just have to use the time machine and to go back into time! Naru: *sweatdrops* *thinking* You're taking this harder than I am... *back with mistune* Motoko: That sounds like Naru and Gin though.. Mitsune: I'm guessing he got his hands on her keys somehow... Motoko: ... *trying to remain calm* |
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on 2007-07-29 04:43:07 |
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-Faiths house- Faith:*sitting on the floor with her knitting things and was starting to stitch the costume for Mikuru* Faith:*with her tongue sticking out*I hope this does it.*examining the dress*That took me longer than I expected. Faith:*putting the dress ontop of a desk*Yosh..Time to take a bath.*went to the bath room* -Around town- Kenji:*wandering around town aimlessly*....Crap..Maybe I should head home...*looks at his watch*been wandering around for 4 hours now... Kenji:I think I forgot something Important...*stops to think about it* Kenji:Oh...yeah thats right...Faith told me to..Ummm...Lets see... Kenji:Ah well...Ill ask her when I get home...I bet its something about going out tommorow...tch..Like I'd go...*walks away* |
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on 2007-07-30 01:47:09 |
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~Nearing the Nurse's Office~ Yuki: i'm sorry, but i can't do that. i haven't gotten any approval from my supervisor. the Photonic Debugger may be a threat, but its owner has shown that he's capable of suppressing it ~Hinata Apartments, Secret Underground Lab, outside~ *carrying a tray* Kay:Su...the curry's ready!! *hears the sounds of drills, sparks and gears from the inside* Kay:..... *kicks the door* Su:alrighty come in!! Kay:uh...the door's lock... ~Tram to Hinata~ Cthaqa:tired...really tired... Ithuqa:..... |
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on 2007-07-30 04:36:04 (edited 2007-07-31 15:45:31)
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~Nearing the Nurse's Office~ Boy 1: Man oh man... talk about misinformed. Boy 2: This order overrides all notmal procedures, if you havent realized that yet then we'll show you the extent of our temporary authority. Boy 1: You mean we have to fight them? *turns around* Oh man... they really sent the wrong guy... Yoroko: *not sleeping as peacefully* Boy 2: Then let me handle this. Boy 2: Kindly stand down or allow us to make you do so forcibly. Boy 1: *talking to himself* I told those guys I wasnt fit for a job requiring combat.. *taps his head* oh man... Kyon: *thinking* A pacifist agent? Boy 2: *looks behind him* I'll handle any combat related objected tasks... Boy 1: *cups his hands* Thanks! Boy 2: *looks back in front of him* We should do all in out power to make this transaction as non-violent as possible. *holds out his hand* For the duration of our misson we have supreme power over you. Surrender what we demand now or we'll take them from you by any means necessary. Boy 1: *turns around* Yeah! What he said! *waves his finger* Dont question the orders of the Integrated thought entity! Kyon: *thinking* What now? Haruhi's nowhere near by... by the aura I get form them, they mean it when they say "by any means necessary". I can safly say that whatever the hell that sword is, it seems to take priority over my safty. Which means, running will just make me their mobile target. Boy 1: *grins* That's right, if worse comes to worse, we'll just replace you with an I-Entity with a copy of your mind imprinted into it. Neither the so called "you" or Suzumiya will tell the difference. ~Hinata House, outside~ Naru: *looking at her smashed up vehicle* Mitsune: *walking over with Motoko behind* ... Motoko: I'm guessing this is your work Gin. Gin: !? *notices something coming from behind him, quickly jumps to the side. Naru: *crosses her arms* At least it cant get any worse than this... *Seta's van crashes right into the back of Naru's car* Naru: Ugh... *thinking* I spoke too soon... Mitsune: Hehe, Nice work Keitaro! Keitaro: *stepping out, with a visible trail of blood going down his right eye* Yo! *looks over at Naru's pancake'd car* didnt know you used this parking space too Narusegawa! Naru: *kicks keitaro under his chin* Why do you have to keep on crashing you idiot?! Keitaro: *hits a tree right by Gin, and falls on the grass* Ugh... sorry. Gin: *thinking* That wasnt as far as she normally knocks him around. |
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on 2007-08-01 02:37:28 |
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-Karuzo's apartment- Karuzo: So after here.... it will be safe against all "Badies" hehhe -reads Negima vol 13- Karuzo: whats happening to the SOS room?? nah for get about it hehehe  --> |
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on 2007-08-02 03:21:50 (edited 2007-08-25 21:27:08)
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~Hinata Prolouge 3: Wake up!~ ~Nearing the Nurse's Office~ (Now my life has just become expendable... okay, now lets just talk this out!) Boy 2: *pulling out a whip* Fine then. Kyon: *behind Yuki already* What? *thinking* They left? Boy 2: *reappears behind Kyon* Wrong. *uses the whip to wrap around Kyon, holding him in place* Kyon: Hey! Nagato! A little help- *the object in his hand flashes* Boy 1: Great... it's activating... Kyon: *thinking* What are you people talking aobut?! Boy 2: ... *thorns punch out of the whip,* Kyon: Ngggh!! Boy 2: Terminating entity... Kyon: *thinking* Spikes!? Wait, if he pulls now I'll be ripped apart! Boy 2: *pulls on the whip* -the world goes becomes like a fuzzy/static/no signal television screen- ............. ............. What now? ............. Am I dead? ............. I cant see anything? I thought I'd be promised some sort of light at the end of the path. Or is this where we wait? ............. "I wont let that happen" Huh? ~Kyon's House, Kyon's room~ Kyon: *gets up frantically* Huh?! What!? *looks at his arms* Nope, still in one peice... *looks at the calender, it says it "Satrday"* Kyon: *scratches his head* Another insane dream again... Kyon's Sister: *walks into the room* Kyon? Why did you yell out? Kyon: Didnt anyone teach you to knock before coming in? ????: Un. You never know if you're interrupting something important. Kyon's sister: *looks at the desk* Kyon: *also looks at the desk* Bwaa!? Yoroko: *sitting on Kyon's desk* *raises her arm in greeting* Ohayougozaimasu. Kyon's sister: Ah... you had a sleepover? Yoroko: *grins* You can say that. Kyon's Sister: Eh!? Kyon: *steps out of bed* just get out! Why dont you go feed Shamisen or something! Kyon's Sister: Ah right! *turns around* Shami-chan! *walks out of the room* Kyon: *closes the door* ... *turns around and faces Yoroko* Kyon: Who are you? Yoroko: A dear friend from some time ago. Kyon: Cut that! I just met you yesterday! Yoroko: Oh really? *jumps off the table* *walks by Kyon's bed, and looks at Kyon out of the corner of her eye* Yoroko: Yesterday didnt happen Kyon. Well, not anymore. Kyon: *backing up against the door* *thinking* Insane... all of this! I'm going to lose my mind for real this time! I probably already lost it! Yoroko: *steps toward Kyon* Hold it together Kyon. You arent dead... *steps right in fornt of Kyon and flicks his forhead* Yoroko: *smiles* And you arent in a dream either.... Kyon: *rubs his forhead* Yoroko: *steps back and turns ber back towards Kyon* Kyon: So, what do I do now? Yoroko: Well... Suzumiya-san wanted you to go to Hinata apartments to go film a movie. I made sure to tell Nagato-san beforehand as well... Kyon: Yuki... What did you do to her!? Yoroko: Ah... *turns towards Kyon with an apologetic look* Gomen.. I didnt mean to imply I hurt her or anything. She's just fine, really. Kyon: I dont know what to believe anymore... Yoroko: I'm right here Kyon, isnt that enought ot believe in? Kyon: An illusion... Yoroko: *sighs* This is reality Kyon, whether you want it to be or not. ~Hinata Prolouge 2, end~ ~Hinata Apartments~ Gin: *standing around with a peice of bread in his mouth* ... Mikuru: *looking around* I wonder where everyone else is... Gin: *looks at his watch* .... Mikuru: Um.. maybe I come too early... but I already got a wake up call from Suzumiya-san. Gin: *quiety munches away* Naru: *walks by them* I have to do some errands, but do have fun with your movie! Mikuru: Ha-hai! *bows* Thank you for letting us use ths place! Gin: *speaking with some bread in his mouth* Dont crash your car Naru-san. Naru: The only way it would crash is if you where driving it! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~Summary~ ~Characters~ ????? 1: A stange character who appeared to us following us though the tunnels into Hianta Apartments. Along with his companion, they both usually have quite an amount of things to say. But why di I get the feeling that they Inquiry just about everything that happens around them? ????? 2: A strange character who also popped up out of nowhere with his companion. However, I belive I saw him before. Back in the school when I "Died". Though, I havent been able to get into any sort of conversation to ask him about anything. That guy who pointed us to the lab: Some guy who pointed us into the lab. Gin seems to befamiliar to him, though becomeing aquainted with total strangers is the least of my concerns at this point. Leon: A small green chameleon (hence the name), amongst the animals who inhabit the Hinata house. I wouldnt be surpized if there was something magical like say a "Pheonix" around here. Motoko: A Miko wearing lady who lives at the Hinata House, She's guided us along this little chaotic adventure since it started. She appears to be Gin's swordsman teacher and as such, has very sharpened skills in swordmanship. ???: A strange red haired girl I first saw in the lab on Gin. Err, what just happened? |
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on 2007-08-02 21:29:08 |
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-on the way to hinata apartment- Faith:*walking alone while humming a tune* Faith:Mmm...Wonder where Ken-chan went... Faith:*sees the others*Ah!There they are!*runs towards them*Gin-chan!Mikuru-chan!Ohayou! Faith:*gives Mikuru her costume*I just finished it last night..It took longer to finish...Say where are the others? -Somewhere...around town...- Kenji:...*walking around*...I keep getting this feeling that Im suppose to be somewhere...Mmmm...*a paper suddenly wacks Kenji in his face* Kenji:Argh!*pulls of the paper*Stupid trash...*looks at the piece of the paper and sees:An original production of the SOS brigade.* Kenji:Huh...The old movie eh...*his pupils became small*...Oh crap...I was suppose to meet them at...*started to sweat*..What'll Haruhi do to me if Im late... Kenji:*starts to think of the place where they were suppose to meet*..Where the hell are we suppose to meet!I cant remember...A HELL!!*runs towards the trains station*..I hope I meet somebody here....o.O |
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on 2007-08-03 06:13:27 |
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~???~ "That's odd..." "This is... strange." "Today the Debugger just appeared out of nowhere" "That Weapon!?" "Yes. I do not know how it got past us" "How long has the one in possession of it had it?" "We cant be sure" "This meeting though... feels like we've discussed this matter before" ~Train Station, Near Kyon's house~ (Despite all that happened, I followed Yoroko's advice, and simply when on with my life as normal. Everything is like it was. Aside from Yoroko being around.) Kyon: *carrying a case of filming equipment* (Just as Yoroko said, Haruhi planned up a movie for today. And...) Haruhi(30 minutes earlier on the Cellphone): Kyon! What the hell?! You're supposed get to the movie production at Hinata Apartments in an hour! ~Present~ Yoroko: *walking beside* Suzumiya-san really knows how to keep her subordinates in check. Kyon: You dont know the half of it... *thinking* Oh wait! *looks at Yoroko* Kyon: What the heck are you coming along for!? Yoroko: *tilts her head* There isnt a problem is there? Kyon: Yes but... *holds his forhead* *thinking* I couldnt even hope to explain it all to her in a single day, let alone a few minutes... Yoroko: Kyon? Kyon: *turns and looks at the train coming in* *thinking* Oh well, aside from the odd haircolor she still has the rest of Asakura's perks. ~Train Arriving at Kyon's Station~ Haruhi: *sitting on a seat with a large backpack and 2 large suitcases* ~Hinata Apartments~ Mikuru: Ohayougozaimasu! *taking the dress* Oh wow! You did a really well with this Faith-chan! Gin: Yo. Mikuru: The others are supposed be coming sooner or later. I think I accidently set my clock ahead of time or something of the sort! |
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on 2007-08-03 07:51:32 |
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-Karuzo was reading a manga speeding up iwth his motorized rollerblades- Karuzo: I will make it on time.... --> |
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~Train Arriving at Kyon's Station~ *Trombe and Daitetsu are sitting in the back of the car, well away from Haruhi, conversing really quietly* Trombe: Well, in the end, I was somehow able to convince Asahina to let me go and make a fool of myself. At least I kept the continuum... Daitetsu: Yeah, we ran into a spot of trouble, as well, after you left. Higher-ups and their arbitrary orders...made my blackbox tingle in such fury with such orders. Really goes against my honor, you know? Trombe: Yeah...I know. Daitetsu: I have no idea how we got out of that mess, but I think it was due to the Photonic Debugger... That Kyon is something else... And Nagato informed me of the situation afterwards. Trombe: In a way, we did succeed in our quest to get info, however many obstacles we faced. Daitetsu: Are you really sure about this though? Following Haruhi to observe her abnormal plans? Trombe: Yes, I am sure. There has to be a reason for such a large gathering of strange individuals. *smirking* Don't want to be left out of the fun. Daitetsu: But I thought you always said... Trombe: Curiosity killed the cat? Well, I am no cat. I am well aware of the dangers of interacting with Haruhi, and we'll only be observing their activities. Daitetsu: *glances at Haruhi* Is that right..? Trombe: *thinking* Somehow, I feel that we're going to get a lot more involved in this... But I can't resist this sudden surge of curiosity... |
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on 2007-08-04 06:07:12 |
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-Hinata Aparments- Mikuru: Ohayougozaimasu! *taking the dress* Oh wow! You did a really well with this Faith-chan! Gin: Yo. Faith:Arigato Mikuru-san! Mikuru: The others are supposed be coming sooner or later. I think I accidently set my clock ahead of time or something of the sort! Faith:Dont worry Asahina-senpai!The more early the more safe you are!*smiling* Hi gin-chan..Can I call you gin-gin?^^ -Kenji- Kenji:o.O What am I doing here....Where am I...*looks around and sees a forest*..How did I end up here o.O'' Kenji:ARGH!!!*sitting on the forest floor*..Where am I...Crap...-_-'' |
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-Hinata Aparments- Faith:Dont worry Asahina-senpai!The more early the more safe you are!*smiling* Hi gin-chan..Can I call you gin-gin?^^ Gin: *sweatdrops* Not in this lifetime... Mikuru: *smiles on* *a shoulder length blue haired lady walks outside* ???: Gin-chan! You bought all your freinds along? Gin: Well, one way or another Shinobu-san. Shinobu: *waves* Ah, well then. *looks at Mikuru and Faith* My name is Shinobu Maehara, so who might you two ladies be? Mikuru: *bows* Uh- Mi-Mikuru Asahina! ~Train in Kyon's station~ *the doors open* Kyon: Come on. Yoroko: *walks in, examining the sliding traindoors as she walks inside* Kyon: *sets the camera equipment onto a nearby seat* Yoroko: *looking around interior of the train* Kyon: *taps the back of an empty seat* Oi. The train isnt full yet. Why not grab a seat while there's still one left? Haruhi: Hello Kyon... Kyon: *tuns his head to the seat behind him* Haruhi: *sitting with her arms crossed* Kyon: *thinking* How didnt I notice her!? Yoroko: *waves* Morning Suzumiya-san! Kyon: Uh... I can explain. *thinking* Though honestly, I cant. Haruhi: I see you've already met the new brigade member. Kyon: *looks at Yoroko* *thinking* What?! Yoroko: *nods* Hai. It turns out Kyon lives quite close to where I do. Haruhi: Hmph. Well, then Kyon, *gets up and walks in front of Kyon's seat* Kyon: *looking up at Haruhi* ... Haruhi: *grabs the collar of his shirt* We have to go discus how we can bette your skills with the camera. Yoroko, guard the supplies. Yoroko: *playfully salutes* Yokai! Kyon: *stumbles about at Haruhi drags him off into the lead car* (Whilst my 2 week old shirt suffered some damage from Haruhi, I came to another thought. Yoroko was supposed have first come yesterday, as in friday. But Haruhi seems to have already recruited her. But when Haruhi brought all of the new ones in, Yoroko wasnt a there if I recall...) Haruhi: *pushes though a concentration of people* (Yoroko said yesterday didnt happen, but Haruhi and Yoroko says that Yoroko was recruited just yesterday. So what if, the yesterday as I remeber, as in the day I died, really didnt happen. So who's responsible for that? First thought goes to Yoroko, except she was asleep at the time. But she also suddenly seemed to be well informed about so many things she didnt even know before) Haruhi: *manages to get to the first car, lets go of Kyon and turns to face him* (unfortunatly, my deep thought time is over for the time being) Kyon: *rubbing his collar* You could just try asking you know... |
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~Hinata Apartments, Kay's room~ Cthaqa:*snoring loudly* Ithuqa:*sleeping soundly* Kay:*nowhere to be seen* ~Hinata Apartments, underground lab* Su:*drooling in her sleep, using Kay's stomach as a pillow* Kay:*snoozing off while holding on something that looks like a human head...* ~Train Station~ *the train which Kyon, Haruhi and Yoroko were in stopped at the next station, which Koizumi Itsuki boarded, and lucky enough, he found the brigade members infront of him...* Itsuki:ah *showing off his toothpaste commercial smile* Itsuki:good morning everyone *Yuki came in at the same time, who looked a little flustered for some reason, but nobody seemed to notice* Yuki:.... |
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-on the way, about on the rook of the houses Karuzo ship at the houses roofs- Karuzo: I will be there..... -then did some near imposssible stunts as he jump to other roof- --> |
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~Train, Forward Car~ Itsuki:good morning everyone Yuki:.... Kyon: *turns his head towards them* Haruhi: *grabs Kyon's chin and forcibly turns his gaze back to her* I'm talking ot you Kyon. (She seemed to be oblivious to everything else around her besides me at this point) Haruhi: *crosses her arms* This movie trip isnt a date. I'm not going to tolerate you flirting with Yoroko thought the shooting... Kyon: I just walked on the train with her! *thinking* What the hell did you base that off of!? Haruhi: *looks at Itsumi and Yuki, oulls out a couple of stapled stacks of paper and hands it to them* Here's the lines for the first scenes. Memorize them before we get to the Hinata Station. Kyon: *thinking* Wait... *looks at a route directory* That's in 2 stops... you actually expect them to memorize that!? Haruhi: The SOS brigade is the best of the best! memorizeing lines is nothing for us, *looks at Itsuki* right vice commander? *the train doors close, and the train moves* ~Train, car behind~ Yoroko: *staring at various advertisements lined up over the windows* |
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~Train, Forward Car~ *Itsuki and Yuki takes the paper and starts reading* ~Hinata Apartments, Kay's room~ *a loud shrieking that sounded like a woman from a horror flick is heard, and echoed throughout Hinata* Ithuqa:*wakes up instantly*...what time is it.... *looks at the shrieking alarm clock* Ithuqa:oh...it's 7:30... *looks around and looks at Cthaqa, still snoozing in her cat kigurumi pajamas* Cthaqa:*sleep talking*i can't eat anymore... Ithuqa:....*whispers to Cthaqa's ear*Don't...let go of me...wa... Cthaqa:*sleep talking, dramatically*Don't!! Let go of me!! Wa~!! Ithuqa:*giggled* *Ithuqa folds her futon and keeps it at the rack. she took her clothes and other stuff and heads out* Ithuqa:nii-san must be sleeping with Su again...last time i slept with su...i thought i'd lose my life...wonder how he can endure it... *slowly walks down the stairs* |