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1 ~ when did I stop believing in Santa Claus? [audio/action]
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[A teenage boy is extricating himself with some difficulty from having been dumped, or appearing, in the middle of the fountain in the center of the village. He's muttering to himself and clambering out. He's dressed in the generic-enough North High uniform, but of more interest may be what he's saying -- which is picked up by the split-open journal next to him.]
...Really, Haruhi? After all of that, I'm in some other time and place again?! Oh, boy. She really just doesn't stop... Where the hell is it this time?
[Once he gets up and brushes himself off, he can be found staring with slightly less bewilderment than you might expect at his surroundings.]
[A teenage boy is extricating himself with some difficulty from having been dumped, or appearing, in the middle of the fountain in the center of the village. He's muttering to himself and clambering out. He's dressed in the generic-enough North High uniform, but of more interest may be what he's saying -- which is picked up by the split-open journal next to him.]
...Really, Haruhi? After all of that, I'm in some other time and place again?! Oh, boy. She really just doesn't stop... Where the hell is it this time?
[Once he gets up and brushes himself off, he can be found staring with slightly less bewilderment than you might expect at his surroundings.]
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So are you pretty satisfied with it...?
['Or more satisfied with the world than you used to be? More satisfied with this world than our actual world?']
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Like your Brigade.
[Yeah, it's 'her' Brigade now.]
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In any case- [And now she looks them around, heading back towards the square. Clearly having decided she's derailed enough] I've also gained a lot of skills and knowledge.
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['Haruhi, if I were to add up everything you're saying, it smacks unerringly of "responsibility." I never thought it would come to this. Should I be relieved? Maybe I don't even have to take her with me when I get out of here. She doesn't even want it. Why is this making me so annoyed?']
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In light of that, I've got to see this through to the resolution. Not everyone agrees, of course, [And he pace picks up, towards the welcome center] but that's how I see it. It's not about wanting or not wanting to go home - it's... [Ugh guh, she sighs]
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Are you saying you do want to go home, but not yet?
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So you want to end it first before going home.
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Is that generally the welcoming committee around here?
[His tone doesn't sound like he objects too much, though.]
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Actually, sounds more like an H-game cast.']
Eh. I'll see whoever it is soon enough.
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Ring me later if you want, I guess.
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You know, it's not weird for me to leave nonchalantly, since I have been seeing her in an unbroken chain for what one might argue to be either months or eternities. But, now that I think about it, shouldn't it be weird for her? Maybe that's why she took that loop around the town. If I hadn't seen someone from home for months and years or whatever, I could hardly blame myself. Maybe she wants to talk about it? Or about everything that I've missed that's happened here, and vice versa at home?
The only problem being I wouldn't know where to even begin ...
Not that I have to stick around, anyway. The goal is to get out. And take her back, too, if I have to. I wouldn't hear the end of it if I left her here. Great. Well, 'planning is half the battle', after all. Or is that what they say?']
...Yeah, I probably will, Haruhi. How, through the journal thing?
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[...You missed a few steps there]
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See, like this? It's a little like a touch screen computer, which admittedly might be a bit much for you, but you can figure it out, right? The issue is there's no keyboard, you need to write or use a voice thing. It records right here- [And she taps the upper part of the book] both video and audio.
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This from the one who designated me to be the webmaster.
Okay, I think I've got that.
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