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]

Well, if you want my trust, fine... I'll consider it. You're going to have to earn it first though. Attempted murder isn't one of those things that just becomes water under the bridge, y'know.

[onlyeverabackup.livejournal.com]

Duly noted.

[slave_of_suzumiya]

So, you said that there was a time when it was just me and you here? Does that mean you've been here even longer than Nagato has?

[onlyeverabackup.livejournal.com]

Most likely. She arrived earlier than I, but for a time she was turned into a drone.

[slave_of_suzumiya]

So she became a drone, and then later she came back. So it's similar to what supposedly happened to me before?

[onlyeverabackup.livejournal.com]

Yes. Although in her case, she was droned for about five months. You, on the other hand, were droned for considerably less. There was even a point where you returned, although it was brief.

[slave_of_suzumiya]

I see... *sigh* Why do I always have to get caught up in all this weird stuff anyway? It was already bad enough back home when it was just things like closed space, time loops and you trying to kill me.

[onlyeverabackup.livejournal.com]

Most likely, it is because you were chosen by Suzumiya.

[slave_of_suzumiya]

Right, but according to Nagato, she doesn't have anything to do with it in the case of this place?

[onlyeverabackup.livejournal.com]

That is correct; I meant more the events from home. As for coming to this place, your guess is as good as any.

Although... For some reason or another, the people here tend to be more than your average person.

[slave_of_suzumiya]

Which yet again, leads me to question why an ordinary human like myself is here.

[onlyeverabackup.livejournal.com]

Thus, 'tend to be'. Though... I suppose if you wanted to look at it as such, the fact that you were chosen by Suzumiya could have lead to your being considered unusual.

[slave_of_suzumiya]

I suppose you have somewhat of a point there. No matter how naturally ordinary I am, being affiliated with Haruhi and her Brigade makes me odd be default, doesn't it?

[onlyeverabackup.livejournal.com]

Indeed.

[slave_of_suzumiya]

You know, that constantly cheery attitude of yours still creeps me out.

[onlyeverabackup.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry, would you prefer me to act differently?

[slave_of_suzumiya]

Well, considering that your act didn't even slip a tiny bit when you were trying to gut me like a fish... It'd be nice if I could perhaps get some insight into what you're really thinking when you smile at me?

[onlyeverabackup.livejournal.com]

Currently? I suppose you could say I'm primarily wondering what this town will throw at us next, and how to deal with it when it comes. Among other things, of course.

[slave_of_suzumiya]

Right, because apparently once in a while it decides that we're getting too relaxed and decides to throw something crazy at us for no reason, or something like that... right?

[onlyeverabackup.livejournal.com]

That's generally how it goes, yes.

[slave_of_suzumiya]

Great... So I suppose I've got that to look forward to too then...