002 - And so, I resigned to my fate...

[slave_of_suzumiya]

(Ah, school... My old nemesis. The place where I spend endless hours listening to the teachers talk about things I'm only half paying attention to, and then spend a few more endless hours working for Haruhi's stupid club. At the very least, this isn't North High any more, meaning that at least I'm free of all my Brigade duties.

On the other hand, that isn't much relief knowing that I've been kidnapped into some alternate dimension. ... Does that make the people responsible for this sliders? I guess that ticks the final box on the "Things Haruhi asked for on our first day" list. Speaking of Haruhi, apparently she had been in this place before too? Also, I still can't wrap my head around Nagato's claim of me having been here before too. Twice even. I'd expect myself to remember a strange place like this if I'd been here... Even with all the other weird stuff in my life.

Anyway, I'm letting my thoughts drift again, aren't I? Back to Haruhi, despite all the trouble she seems to cause, I guess you could almost say I was used to having her in my life now? It's still rather unsettling to see what remains of her here, the "drone", acting so... normal. So un-Haruhi-ish. I suppose I ought to get used to it though... Not like there's much else I can do about it...)

[Those of you who care to speak to Kyon will probably find him in the school playground during lunch, watching Haruhi's drone from a distance as she behaves like an ordinary person as your usual drone would. You may notice a sigh as he tries to turn his mind to other things.]

Comments

[slave_of_suzumiya]

If it was her, I'd know. She's merely an empty shell now. It can be hard to face at times, but reality can be harsh.

[tsuntiger.livejournal.com]

[That candy bar? She crushed it.]

You're as stupid as the rest of the guys here. Don't you think that even a bit of her is still in there? People get droned, but sometimes they come back! And they remember. It's not like they're completely gone just because the town gets to them; how are we to know if they're fighting to get themselves back or not?!

[And this totally isn't denial. Nope, nope, not at all!]

[slave_of_suzumiya]

Well until she comes back, it isn't her. Also, apparently I've been here twice according to another friend of mine, but I don't remember a thing about being here before?

[tsuntiger.livejournal.com]

[That's a normal human sound coming from her throat and definitely not some sort of beastly growl.]

It doesn't matter! When she comes back I'll tell her that you didn't even care she was droned!

[slave_of_suzumiya]

Fine, do that. I just don't see why I should concern myself with a drone regardless of who it used to be.

[tsuntiger.livejournal.com]

I will. They're still in there, you know.

[With that, she storms off... to go talk to Haruhi. And even though that candy bar is ruined, she's sharing some with the drone.]

[slave_of_suzumiya]

(Geez, what's her deal anyway? Honestly, just looking at the drone is off putting. If the real Haruhi was here... I'm not even sure what she'd say about the drone. But she wouldn't be happy about it either...)