35th sigh

[slave_of_suzumiya]

(A regain, huh? I wonder what it is this time? ... A computer. But I've already got my laptop. Besides, this isn't the one I have at home or the clubroom's one... Hold it... This is... Right!)

[He'll boot up the computer. It was the one he had to use before Christmas. The one that set things straight. The ticket home in a situation like this...]

(... On the other hand, it was supposed to delete itself after use... Would it still be there?)

[The familiar message from "Yuki.N>" filled the screen...]

Jackpot! Here we go!

[As the computer asked its final question, he hit "Enter". ... An error. Great. And he'll shut off the computer...]

Of course, too good to be true. I mean, Nagato would have done something like that again already if she could, huh?

[Are you on the phone? Perhaps you'll hear a certain young man say a single line...]

... You know, I really hate this place.

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[bogusmagicker.livejournal.com]

[Though Yuki is not certain what Kyon just did, the sense that an advanced data connection had just been attempted could not be ignored.

...Kyon receives soft, barely audible breathing. As usual.]

[slave_of_suzumiya]

... I suppose that escape program from last Christmas has expired it's warranty, huh?

[bogusmagicker.livejournal.com]

My power is restricted. Creation of alternate dimensions - and retrieval to our own dimension - is not possible.

[slave_of_suzumiya]

Right... For some reason, they gave me the literature club's computer I used back then.

[bogusmagicker.livejournal.com]

...An object from that world...

[slave_of_suzumiya]

Yeah... I'm not really sure why I got it.

[bogusmagicker.livejournal.com]

...If it is desired, the program can be modified to serve the same function as the one already in use.

[slave_of_suzumiya]

You mean the one on the laptop?

[bogusmagicker.livejournal.com]

Yes.

[slave_of_suzumiya]

I guess, if you like... I've still got the laptop as well though.

[bogusmagicker.livejournal.com]

If it is felt unnecessary, there is no need. However, the current program is of no value.

[slave_of_suzumiya]

Well, I suppose you might as well if it's no trouble. Two emergency systems are better than one.

[bogusmagicker.livejournal.com]

It is of no difficulty.

[slave_of_suzumiya]

Well, feel free to go ahead then.

[bogusmagicker.livejournal.com]

...

[And the phone is hung up. As per the usual, Yuki is knocking on Kyon's door within a few minutes.]

[slave_of_suzumiya]

Yo. Come on in.

[bogusmagicker.livejournal.com]

[Yuki steps in and silently gives Kyon a nod.]

[slave_of_suzumiya]

[And she'll get a smile and a nod in reply.]

[bogusmagicker.livejournal.com]

[...From there, Yuki will silently wait to be led to the computer.]

[slave_of_suzumiya]

Right, uh... Up here...

[And he'll lead her up the stairs to his room.]

[bogusmagicker.livejournal.com]

[And Yuki will follow, slowly and silently. When she sees the computer, she will walk to it of her own volition and place a hand on the monitor.]

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Program data has been corrupted. It is expected.

[slave_of_suzumiya]

Ah, I see...

[bogusmagicker.livejournal.com]

[Yuki will seat herself and pause before her fingers begin to fly across the keyboard in her unsettling superhumanly speedy fashion. The program vanishes soon enough.]

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Finished.

[slave_of_suzumiya]

... Nice job.

[bogusmagicker.livejournal.com]

[Yuki will merely nod to that before standing.]

In case of emergency.

[slave_of_suzumiya]

Right, I'll try and avoid any more emergencies any time soon though.

[bogusmagicker.livejournal.com]

There will always be emergencies.

While it is impossible for you to ensure the program is constantly at your side, remember its use when necessary.

[slave_of_suzumiya]

Right, understood.

[bogusmagicker.livejournal.com]

[And with that, Yuki will nod again before turning towards the door.]

[slave_of_suzumiya]

I guess I'll see you round.

[bogusmagicker.livejournal.com]

[A brief turn. A brief pause. Yuki seems to be on the verge of saying something before she slowly nods for the last time.]