36th "Oh shit..."

[slave_of_suzumiya]

[Today, Kyon has encountered Yuki Nagato who is a lot more lively than usual. ... However, her eyes are dead. The bright spark behind that unreadable mask was gone, leaving nothing but an empty shell behind.]

No... Nagato... It can't be...

Uh... It's Kokutou. Yuki Kokutou, remember? Are you feeling okay?

Just go away!

[A: And Kyon'll leave school, running through the halls. He's not really looking where he's going so he might run into you.]

[B: Upon reaching home at 915 Bilko Boulevard, he'll boot up both his desktop computer and laptop simultaneously and attempt to open a certain program...]

No, no, no, no... Respond dammit!! Ugh...

[And he'll slam his head into the desk.]

[Later, outside the library he may be found...

C: Shouting and beating his fists on the wall.

D: Sitting slumped against the wall, completely despondent, his hands scraped and bleeding...]

... Why her? Why!? Nagato...

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[pants-yourmove.livejournal.com]

[[He heard.

Nodding his head.]]

I'm sorry.

[slave_of_suzumiya]

She was... I could always rely on her when things fell into shit...

[pants-yourmove.livejournal.com]

[[He really did not know what to say to that. She was something else, and now...]]

Then it's up to us.

[slave_of_suzumiya]

Heh, me? I'll never be able to handle the kinds of things she could.

[pants-yourmove.livejournal.com]

Who else is going to do it?

[[Actually, this is probably a good moment for Aaron too.

Considering he's been relying on and looking up to people who have vanished left and right.]]

You knew her.

Eventually you might be the only person left who knew her.

When that happens, who else is there going to be to save her?

We can't fight them, but we can try and figure it out our way.

[slave_of_suzumiya]

Right, I suppose that's a good point there. [Sigh...] Y'know, I hate when it's all down to me.

(Especially since the last time I was stuck saving the world, the rest of the Brigade did at least half the work and I got myself stabbed by Asakura.)

[pants-yourmove.livejournal.com]

It's not just you, not yet.

I'll do what I can as long as I am around.

[slave_of_suzumiya]

Mm, and hopefully it won't be just me for a long while yet.

[pants-yourmove.livejournal.com]

[[Nods.]]

If you need some alone time, I'll let you go for now.

Just remember, there are still some of us left here.

[slave_of_suzumiya]

Right, I think I'll just head home for now...

[... And franticly try to activate one of Nagato's emergency programs, on the off chance that something will still happen.]

[pants-yourmove.livejournal.com]

[[He nods.]]

I'll see you around.

[[Letting Kyon go. This town...]]