38th sigh

[slave_of_suzumiya]

[Kyon has been kicked up into a furore over this latest event, however having hit a wall almost immediately, you may find him sitting on a park bench musing to himself...]

... Man, I really am hopeless on my own, huh? I decide that I have to go and investigate this mess, yet I haven't the slightest clue where to start. It'd sure be useful if I had Haruhi... Or even Nagato or Koizumi... They'd probably find us at least a starting point, even if it turns out to be a dead end.

Oh well, maybe if I sit here a bit longer, something will come to me...

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Leaving a placeholder for now, I'll tag tomorrow? Good night!

[forgotten-titan.livejournal.com]

Kyon!!

(Tara runs up to him, panic etched across her face. When she finally reaches him, she has to take a few minutes to get her breath back. But when she does, she asks:)

Did you...did you hear the announcement this morning?

[slave_of_suzumiya]

Oh, hey Tara! Yeah, problem is, I'm not entirely sure what I should do about it...

[forgotten-titan.livejournal.com]

I know...I mean, it's not like we can go and demand the town to give them back. And I don't think they'd listen if we tried.

[slave_of_suzumiya]

Right, yeah...

[forgotten-titan.livejournal.com]

...do you think this is like a mass-"droning"? Maybe everyone will get back to normal, like that Thanksgiving thing we had last month.

[slave_of_suzumiya]

I dunno... It'd be nice if that's all it was.

[forgotten-titan.livejournal.com]

Did you...did you lose someone?

[park]

[flameyedhunter.livejournal.com]

You're only useless if you give up. C'mon, I have an idea.

[slave_of_suzumiya]

... Hm? An idea?

[flameyedhunter.livejournal.com]

I think we should check out the dairy while there's a power glitch.

[slave_of_suzumiya]

Right, that's probably the best place to check if we're after answers.

[flameyedhunter.livejournal.com]

Come on then!

[slave_of_suzumiya]

R-right!

[And he'll get up from the bench. Stretching a bit before moving around due to some slight stiffness.]

[flameyedhunter.livejournal.com]

[ Off they go to get droned for 24 hours for trying this really bad idea. But at least it's only a droning. ]

[answerer-sword.livejournal.com]

You could start with what you already know. For example, did you happen to have a strange dream on the 16th of December?

[slave_of_suzumiya]

Yeah, I saw someone I knew back home in it. Although, I turned her down on the disappearing act.

[answerer-sword.livejournal.com]

So did I.

[Actually, the "Kotomine" from her dream had been violently punched away.]

So if all of the residents experienced dreams of that nature and everyone still remaining rejected the offer...then perhaps the ones that disappeared accepted?

[slave_of_suzumiya]

Sure, it stands to reason... But how does that help us now at this point? I mean, it's not like we can walk up to our dream apparitions now and demand an explanation.

[answerer-sword.livejournal.com]

We cannot get one from the mayor either. I attempted it and failed.

[The secretary had absolutely refused to let her even see the mayor, much less talk to him.]

The dreams were probably sent by the town. This raises a question--why would the town kidnap us from our homes and keep us confined here, only to erase us? Everything I have seen of its behavior makes me believe it is possessive and protective when it comes to us. Whatever physical damage we might take, it is always repaired after a certain length of time. Even drones are restored, despite being mindless. It is like a child and we are like its toys--and like a child, it does not like to play with broken toys. Therefore, in light of its previous behavior, it makes no sense for it to simply erase some of us. The copies used this time seem to be more like the originals than the usual drones. Perhaps this town is planning something with the originals... Or perhaps there is some secret for this new type of copy?

Has there ever been a precedence for non-drone dopplegangers before?

[slave_of_suzumiya]

We had alien bodysnatchers back in October, but they left rather conspicuous pods containing the originals hidden around the place.

[answerer-sword.livejournal.com]

Perhaps the originals are hidden away in some other place this time? If you were to hide a bunch of kidnapped people, where would you place them? The cemetary?

[She has seen it done before. The question is, did Mayfield even have a cemetary?]

Action ☆

[priceofmagic.livejournal.com]

[ There's a fakey fake fake person watching you. She'll approach after a moment and nudge him with an extra scarf. ]

Here. [ Not bothering to say much. She knows she'll be called a fake and, quite frankly, she's given up on trying to convince people otherwise. ] If you're going to site there a bit longer then here.

Re: Action ☆

[slave_of_suzumiya]

!!

[He'll spring up from his seat and point, Phoenix Wright style.]

O-oi oi, what do you think you're doing!?

(It's a fake of that girl I spoke to last week... Satou, wasn't it? Offering me a scarf like that out of the blue is far too suspicious!)

Action ☆

[priceofmagic.livejournal.com]

Offering some help. You don't want to get sick, do you?

[slave_of_suzumiya]

... Fine.

[He'll cautiously accept the scarf. Besides, who knows? This might give him a chance to learn more about the fakes.]