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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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You know Haruhi too, huh?
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'Though I suspect infamous would be a better word.'
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You'll probably hear from her soon.
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[Minato remembers meeting Kyon before, but it was while Haruki was still here. The dynamic had been slightly different.]
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I suppose so.
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And you're a member of her Brigade.
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[after all, hanging around with Haruhi takes almost as much energy as dealing with Luceti itself.
And, since he.... realizes he doesn't remember (or maybe never heard) this guy's real name.] ...I'm Minato Arisato.
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Nice to meet you, Arisato. I'm--[Suddenly, the sound gets strangely muffled.]--...But I suppose if you've heard of me from Haruhi, she'd have called me... "Kyon."
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[With Haruhi he may not have a choice, but-] Which do you want to be called?
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It's nice to meet you, [somewhere off-camera Koromaru suddenly starts barking at a squirrel outside the window.]
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Well, this'll be a first. You too, Arisato.
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[He doesn't want to make Kyon stand around talking if he's still wandering around outside in the cold.]
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[But it's bothering him where Nagato or at least some message from the other members might be. He expects there to be something.]
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[...] If you need any help, let me know. [Because having Haruhi as your only emergency contact isn't a great idea.]
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'There's more stuff I should probably ask, about Haruhi, and how this Arisato guy knows Haruhi, and what stupid stuff he's been dragged into-- but I don't know if I'm up to launching into a full-scale investigation.'
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[Hey, launch away, Kyon.... if you have the time. That history is long and complicated.]
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[And he probably will.]