The Genderbending of Haruhi Suzumiya [Spoilers Aplenty]

[panzerfan]

* Did this English translation from a Chinese source authored on Komica

1: A short story on Kyonko.

2: I am writing down an agenda on the blackboard. Why would I do that? It's because I am fated to run into annoying things along the way.

3: (Koizumi) Not coming for the club activities?
(Kyon) Hold on, let me get this done.
(Koizumi) Understood

4: //A cat is drawn on the blackboard. Nyaa is written next to it.
(Koizumi) You drew something over the 22nd. There be any reason for that?
(Kyon)No... not particularly.

5: (Kyon)It is just that I like cats.
(Koizumi) ...

6: //Koizumi scribbled: 'everyone, Kyonko is a cute kid, Kyon is startled.
(Kyon) Wha!

7: (Kyon) Kyaa-
//And Kyon erases the board.
(Kyon) What are you doing!! Don't write such strange things!!

8: (Koizumi) Oho, you know that I wrote that since I really like you~
(Kyon) Shut up.
(Koizumi) So cute. This is what I like you for~
(Kyon) stop talking!!
(Koizumi) I suppose then that it has to be written this way.

9: //Koizumi scribbled that Kyon is moe with a huge heart next to it, Kyon is shocked. (Kyon) Waita sec!... Why you...

10: //Kyon quickly erased the scribble
(Kyon) I am replacing it with your name since you're so damn annoying.
11: //Kyon replaced 'Kyonko' with 'Koizumi'.
(Koizumi) This is quite the honor.
(Kyon) Could you at least show some contempt?

12: (Suzumiya) Oy--! Hold it right there and come over to the clubroom already!!
(Kyon and Itsuki) Ah.
(Kyon) Shoot, here be Haruki.
//Koizumi takes a snipe at the board.
(Koizumi) ...

13: (Kyon) Sigh- so tired... hmm?
//The classroom is restless
(Kyon) what's up... with these people?
//Kyon is in tears (Kyon) WHA!
//The scribble of 'Koizumi is moe~ with a huge heart remained on the blackboard
(Kyon) Dammit!!
//The students look at Kyon

14: //Students stare on "Ahh, so Kyon-chan wrote this huh?" "Lace border?"
(Haruki)Koizumi is cute.
(Kyon) Shut it...

[DannyCat]

Sounds like there's more translation text there than there is text in the pictures, unless they're extrapolating more lines from it (or there were some original captions that didn't come across via Imageshack).

[Jintor]

Chapter One Part Three EDITJOB GET!

Spoiler for Chapter One, part 3:

Even though I don't mind eating alone, I figured that sitting by myself would probably mark me out as some loser girl that nobody liked. I'm not saying that's the reason why, but when lunchtime came around, I would sit with my junior high-school friend Kunikida and an East Junior High Graduate named Taniguchi, who sat close to me.

One day, the subject of Suzumiya Haruki came up.

"Did you try to talk to Suzumiya-kun?" Taniguchi asked, a deceptively innocent smile on her face. I nodded.

"And then he said some crazy stuff and you didn't really know how to react?" she continued.

"That's what happened."

Taniguchi put her sliced boiled egg into her mouth, chewed, and said:
"Well, he wouldn’t be interested in you anyway, considering your figure. I won't mince words; you should probably just give up now! You should have already have figured out he's not... well, you know. Not normal."

Excuse me?

"I was in his class three years in a row; I know how he is."

She used this line as a footstep to launch into a speech.

"He always does the weirdest things. I thought he’d at least tone it down a bit when he got into senior high; apparently, he hasn't. You heard him in his introduction, right?"

"You mean the alien bride stuff?"

Kunikida, who was busy picking small bones out of her fried fish, had butted in.

"Yeah, that stuff. Even back in junior high, he always said and did tonnes of bizarre stuff. For example, there was that whole vandalism thing."

"What happened?"

"You know that thing they use, that uses plaster dust to draw lines on the sports field? Um… what's it called again...? Anyway, someone snuck into the school one night and used the... whatever-it's-called... to draw a huge symbol in the middle of the field."

Taniguchi had an impish smile on her face— she was probably remembering the incident.

"It was pretty amazing. Got to school early one morning, found giant triangles and circles scrawled all across the ground. Couldn't figure out what they were supposed to be, so I headed to the fourth floor to get a better look, but no luck - still couldn't tell what the heck they were supposed to be."

"Ah, I think I heard about that" Kunikida said. "Didn't the newspaper have a story on it? They even got an aeriel shot of it. Looked like a screwed-up Nazca etching..."

I don't remember hearing anything about this.

"Oh yeah, I saw that article." This was Taniguchi again. "The headline was something like 'Mystery Vandal Strikes Junior High At Night,' right? Well, care to guess who pulled that little stunt?"

"It was him, right?"

"He admitted it himself, so it's got to be him, right? Naturally, he got called into the principal's office. Every teacher was there, questioning him on why he did it."

"Why did he do it, then?"

"I have no idea," Taniguchi answered flatly, as she tried to swallow a mouthful of rice. "I heard he refused to say anything. You know what he’s like, refusing to say anything unless he considers it important. Someone said that he drew the symbol to call out to UFOs, others said that it was a magic symbol and was used in summoning monsters, or that he was trying to open a portal to different worlds, that sort of crap... A lot of rumours went around, but as long as he refuses to talk, nobody can really say. Whole thing's still a mystery."

In my mind, I could picture Suzumiya Haruki busy laying out those white lines in the middle of the school field at night, that no-nonsense look on his face. He'd probably have prepared the machine and the limestone powders beforehand, and left them in the storage room; maybe he'd even left out a flashlight. I couldn't help but think that under its dim, yellow light, Suzumiya Haruki would have looked very serene and tragic, his head thrown back to stare into the heavens, waiting, wondering... hoping...

No, that’s just my imagination going weird.

He'd probably have been completely serious about the summoning thing, whatever it was. Perhaps he wanted to summon something to fight with? And when nothing ever appeared, he would have been completely demoralised... become bored, and maybe even melancholy. Well, that's just speculation, of course...

"That's not the only thing he did!" Taniguchi said, continuing to gobble down her lunch. "One time, we got to the classroom to find that all our desks had been moved outside, and there were stars painted all across the ceiling. Another time, he was going 'round the school, putting O-fuda everywhere... you know, those Chinese paper talisman things? No idea what was going through his head."

Suzumiya Haruki wasn't inside the classroom at this time, otherwise we probably wouldn't have been able to have this conversation. Although I got the feeling that even if he had been here, he probably wouldn't have cared. He generally left the classroom the moment lunch started and got back the second lunch ended, and he didn't carry a lunchbox, so I assumed he just went to the canteen to grab lunch. But it doesn't take a whole hour to eat lunch, does it? Maybe he eats a lot... come to think of it, he was never in the room between classes. Where the heck does he go?

"He’s really popular with the girls, though!”

Taniguchi winked.

"He’s athletic, smart, and pretty cute too. Even if he’s totally nuts, if he keeps his mouth shut, he actually doesn't seem so bad."

"Where'd you learn all this gossip?" Kunikida asked, her lunch box twice as full as Taniguchi's.

"There was a period of time where he randomly started asking girls out, non stop. From what I heard, the longest relationship lasted a week, the shortest one ended about 5 minutes after he asked her. And it was always Suzumiya-kun doing the dumping, no exceptions. The only reason he'd use was 'I don't have time for ordinary humans!' If you don't have time, why bother going out in the first place?"

That line again, huh?

Taniguchi seemed to be speaking from experience. After she noticed my stare, she blushed and became a bit flustered.

"Hey, I heard about this from other people, OK? Honest! I-It’s just, for some reason, he just started asking out pretty much anybody! But by the third year, everyone had already worked it out and begun to stay away from him, so no one got asked out anymore. Anyway, I get the feeling the same thing's gonna happen in Senior High, so... I'm warning you now, stay away from him! Don't bother; give up. This is a friendly warning from somebody who was in the same class as him for years."

There's nothing to give up on, Taniguchi. I'm not interested in him, anyway. Besides, I thought he wouldn't be interested in somebody with my figure?

Taniguchi put her empty lunch-box back into her bag, and let out a high-pitched giggle. "If there's one guy I'd like to have choose me, though, it'd be him. Asakura Ryou."

Taniguchi nodded towards a group of guys a few desks away. In the middle of the cluster, with a calm, pleasant grin on his face, was Asakura Ryou.

"As far as I'm concerned, he's definitely amongst the top three guys in our year."

"You checked out every single first-year guy in the school?" I asked.

"Oh, yeah. I group guys into categories, A through to D, and believe me, I only pay attention to the A guys. You only get to go through high school life once— I want mine to be as fun as possible!" she giggled.

"Then Asakura-kun is an A then?" Kunikida asked.

"He's an AA+! Come on, just look at his face, his personality must be first class! Plus, he's got a great butt, too!"

I really don't need to hear this.

"Oh, so the sort of guy who'd actually remember your birthday?" Kunikida butted in again.

Argh. I'm surrounded by idiots.

[setsuna89]

Originally Posted by CrowKenobi

Closest we can get is if someone got all the Figma figures, modded them and then did a stop-motion version... (after the proper gender version first!)

time to recruit figure collectors!!

also, i am surprised by the growth of this thread. 900+ posts already?

[dkellis]

Archive post updated.

Spoiler for SOS Brigade's day out: Kyonko and Mitsuru:

What kind of joke is this, asking us to meet at nine in the morning on a weekend? Although I'm the bigger joke, since I'm pedalling so hard towards the station.

Kitaguchi Station is at the center of town, acting as an important railway hub, and every weekend the square in front of the station is packed with window-shopping youngsters. Other than going to a larger city, there's not much to do in this town besides going to the mall near the station. I often wonder what sort of entertainments people in this town find for themselves with so little to do around here.

I carelessly discarded my bicycle somewhere near the bank, and ran to the turnstiles at the north entrance. It was still five minutes to nine, but everyone else had already arrived.

Haruki pointed imperiously at me. "You're late! Latecomers will be fined!"

"It's not nine yet."

"That doesn't matter! The last person to arrive is late, and latecomers have to be punished! That's my rule!"

I wondered what would happen if there were only two people in the group, and whether the second person to arrive would count as a latecomer. "I've never heard of such a rule before."

"I just thought it up!" Haruki said without a trace of embarrassment. Does he even listen to what he's saying? "You'll have to buy drinks for all of us!"

"Um, I can pay for-" Asahina-sempai began.

"No ducking out!"

Haruki, you're the lowest of the low. Are you seriously asking a girl to pay for your outing?

Despite his harsh words, Haruki was visibly excited about the SOS Brigade's first out-of-school gathering. He was dressed in a loose white shirt and brown jacket with jeans, and he looked like a typical trendy teenager out for a good time. I pitied any girl who tried to flirt with him today based on that deceptive appearance.

Asahina-sempai was wearing a light pink shirt with a silver necktie and dress pants, looking a bit formal for the occasion. He gave me an apologetic smile as Haruki led the way into a nearby cafe.

Walking along beside me, Itsuko was wearing a white sleeveless top plus a denim shirt and short skirt. Not only did she have the figure to pull it off, she was also taller than me. Even her handbag was stylish and fashionable. It was irritating, but I had to admit that she looked very beautiful.

Nagato-san was wearing his school uniform, even though it's the weekend. Technically he's still supposed to be part of the Literature club, even though he apparently considers himself a full-time SOS Brigade underling. I remembered all the strange things he said to me the other night, but it seemed that he had put the entire incident out of his mind. Maybe to him it really wasn't that unreasonable.

As the five of us sat down in our chairs, the waiter started taking our orders. Haruki added lots of unnecessary qualifications to his order, and Asahina-sempai picked the cheapest drink on the list, but Nagato-san studied the menu seriously, like it was a matter of life and death whichever drink he chose.

"Almond tea," he finally said.

It doesn't matter what you order, since Haruki's forcing me to pay.

-

Haruki gave the following commands:

We were to split into two parties. If any of us found anything mysterious, we were to contact each other by cellphone and meet up to discuss what to do next. Once it was all over, a debriefing would be held to review and prepare for future developments.

That was all.

"Draw lots!"

Haruki took five toothpicks from the toothpick stand, and marked two of them using a pen he borrowed from the waiter. He wrapped his hand around them, and thrust his fist out at us to draw.

I drew a marked one, and so did Asahina-sempai. He glanced at my toothpick, and then started blushing.

Haruki was scowling. "Mitsuru-kun!" he snapped. "This is not a date! Be serious, you understand?"

"Y-yes!"

Don't roll over in submission so easily. But I couldn't help smiling a bit, at the thought of spending the day walking around with Asahina-sempai. Maybe people would think that we were really a couple.

"What are we looking for?" Itsuko asked politely.

"Anything that looks suspicious," Haruki said instantly. "Anything or anyone that looks unusual. Look for portals that seem like they lead into different dimensions, as well as aliens disguised as humans."

I nearly choked on my mint tea. Strangely, Asahina-sempai had the same expression on her face. Nagato-san, as always, was impassive.

"I see," Itsuko said. "All we have to do is to look for aliens, time-travellers, and ESPers, and the traces they may have left behind on Earth. I understand entirely."

"Precisely! Koizumi-san has it exactly correct! Everyone would do well to learn from her!"

Don't suck up to Haruki so blatantly, Itsuko. You should know by now that it's not worth it.

"Let's go!" Haruki said, standing abruptly. He shoved the bill towards me, and strode out of the cafe.

Sighing, I reached for my purse, but Itsuko stopped me. "I'll take care of it," she said, winking at me.

"Ah, thank you. I'll pay you back later."

"Don't worry about it. Just don't tell Suzumiya-san about this, and we'll call it settled."

Now that was very odd.

-

Haruki threatened Asahina-sempai in some graphic detail about what would happen if the search for extra-terrestrial life somehow turned into something romantic. He probably didn't need to have gone that far, considering how Asahina-sempai was trembling in fear after the first few sentences.

Haruki headed east with Nagato-san and Itsuko. We were supposed to go west. Asahina-sempai looked at me nervously. "What should we do?" he asked.

My first choice would be to go back home, but that would be impossible. "It's pointless to stand around here, so let's take a walk."

"Okay."

I tried to imagine what we must look like to others as we followed a path by the riverbank. Asahina-sempai wasn't too tall, so we probably matched each other well. Then again, maybe people would think that I was his older sister. Well, if I could have Asahina-sempai as a little brother, I wouldn't complain, since he'd be better than my actual little brother.

If we had come here a month ago, we would have been able to see the cherry blossom trees blooming, but now it was just a plain riverside walk. Still, it was a popular spot for couples and families, and the place was a little crowded.

"Oh, there's an ice cream stand over there," Asahina-sempai suddenly said. "Would you like some?"

"Yes, please."

Asahina-sempai paid for the ice cream, and we licked it as quickly as we could before it melted. "Mm..." Asahina-sempai looked so happy. I guess he really likes sweet things.

"Asahina-sempai, there's a bit of ice cream on your nose..."

"Oh!" He wiped it off, embarrassed.

He's just like a little kid. But that's what makes him cute.

"Is this the first time you've had a walk like this?" I asked, trying to make small talk.

"What do you mean?"

"Um." I started to blush. Why was he asking? I shouldn't have to explain the situation to him! "Together, with a girl. Just the two of us."

Asahina-sempai looked at the riverside. "It's the first time for me," he admitted.

"That's a bit surprising. I'm sure there are a lot of girls who'd be happy to go out with you."

He shook his head. "No, it can't work. I'm not allowed to involve myself in a relationship, not at this time..."

He was quiet for a while, and I waited for him to continue. We finished off our ice cream, and I started counting the leaves on the river, trying to avoid the awkward silence, as well as the sight of other couples all around us.

"Kyon-chan," Asahina-sempai suddenly said. He looked at me with determination in his eyes. "I have something to tell you."

Insert infodump about time travel here.

I think I got a bit carried away.

[Jintor]

Man, I don't know how you do it, but whenever I read your narration, it definately feels like it's Kyon-ko narrating.

[setsuna89]

Part 2 of image archive is now up.

http://rapidshare.com/files/97953470...art_2.rar.html

[tshouryuu]

Originally Posted by Jintor

Man, I don't know how you do it, but whenever I read your narration, it definately feels like it's Kyon-ko narrating.

He's good isn't he

[Jintor]

Chapter One Part Five DEMANDS EDITJOB!

Spoiler for Chapter One, part 5:

Suzumiya Haruki was already sitting at his seat, staring at the ceiling when I entered the classroom. Two spikes protruded from each side of his head - I guess that meant today was Wednesday? After I sat down, I must immediately have been possessed by some alien spirit, or something, because I then proceeded to do what no sane person would ever have done.

I talked to Suzumiya Haruki.

(Again.)

"The hair spikes. Are they some sort of way to contact aliens?"

Slowly, mechanically, Suzumiya Haruki lowered his head downward, and stared at me with deep, piercing eyes, his face set. That’s a seriously scary expression.

"When was it that you noticed?"

His tone was so cold that it was like icicles being crushed by sharp rocks. I paused for a second, trying to think of my answer under that freezing glare.

"F-for a while, I think."

"Well. Truth be told?" Haruki tipped his chair back and put his hands behind his head, looking both annoyed and bored. "I think each day of the week gives off a different image."

I think this is the first time we've had an actual conversation!

"Monday is yellow, Tuesday is red, Wednesday is blue, Thursday is green, Friday is gold, Saturday is brown, and Sunday is white."

Well, I sort of understand what he’s trying to get at here... "So that means, if we use numbers to represent each color, Monday would be zero and Sunday six, right?" I asked, trying to clarify.

"Yes."

"Shouldn’t Monday be one, though?"

"Who asked you?"

"…Um, yeah. Okay..."

Haruki glared at me. I guess he wasn’t exactly pleased with my answer. As for me, I just sat there, uncomfortable under his stare, and let time slip by.

"...Have we ever met before? Long ago?" he asked, after a while.

"No, I don’t think so." I replied. And with Okabe-sensei's entrance, our first real conversation drew to a close.


-


Our first conversation! Though it really wasn’t anything special, this might just have been the turning point I’ve been looking for. Of course, the only time Haruki was actually in the classroom was the short bit of time before homeroom; but being seated in front of him gave me the perfect opportunity to just casually strike up a conversation with him.

A serious response from Haruki, though, still came as a surprise. I thought his response would have been something more along the lines of "Silence!", "You're annoying!", "You're wasting my time!" or "Idiot!". I guess I must have been crazy, to even try and talk to him.

Which was why it was such a shock to come to school the next day to discover that Haruhi was sitting there scowling with (instead of the three gelled spikes pattern dictated he'd have today) his long hair cut short. Wasn't changing hairstyles just because I talked to him about it a little hasty?

However, when I asked him why, he replied:

"There is no reason whatsoever."

Delivered with his trademark irritation. He didn't look angry or anything, though, so I guessed he wasn't just going to tell me his reasons.

Well, that was pretty much what I had expected.


-


"Did you really try joining every single clubs?"

After that, talking with Haruki before homeroom became just another routine. Of course, if I didn't try to start the conversation, Haruki would just sit there, staring out the window. And there were quite a few topics that he'd deemed 'idiotic conversation', such as the weather or TV shows, and if I tried to talk about them, he'd just ignore me. So I had to steer the conversation carefully.

"Let me know if you find any fun clubs, kay?"

"There are none." Haruki answered, flatly. "None exist."

After his emphasis, he let out a breath, like butterfly wings fluttering. A sigh?

"I thought that high school wouldn’t be waste of time. But ultimately, it's just the same as mandatory education. Nothing ever changes. Nothing is interesting. I joined the wrong school."

Exactly what criteria did you have in mind when you decided what school to attend?

"All sports clubs and cultural clubs are exactly the same; they're boring. If there were some unique, exceptional club in this school, then I might consider joining that one. "

"Who put you in charge of deciding which clubs are interesting or not?"

"Silence! If I like a club, then it's unique; otherwise, it's plain. A complete waste of my time."

"Really? Thought you'd say something like that."

"Mmm.”

He turned away in annoyance, marking the end of the day's conversation.


-


Another day:

"I, um, overheard this rumour... It's not something really important, but anyway... did you really dump all your girlfriends?"

"Who do you think you are to ask this of me?"

He flipped a lock of hair out from in front of his face, and stared at me with those bright, cold eyes. Didn't his face have any other expressions besides “Angry” and “Off”?

"Did that girl tell you? Taniguchi, right? Why is that moron in the same class as me, year after year? I hope she isn’t one of those psycho stalker girls.”

"I doubt it."

(I think.)

"Well, I don't know what you heard, but it doesn't matter. It's probably all true, in any case."

"So you never met a girl you ever wanted to have a serious relationship with?"

"They were all totally no good!"

Looks like he liked that word, 'totally'.

"Every single one of them was so silly and childish! I couldn't engage in a serious relationship with a single one of them. Each one of them expected to be taken out to dinner and paid for - with candles! Or watch some sappy romantic movie beforehand, for a “heart-pounding experience”! And at the end of the day, all they’d say is a shy “see you tomorrow” and then walk away! And that's it?"

I didn't see what was wrong with it, but I kept that to myself. If Haruki thought there was a problem, then a problem there must be.

"Then, without fail, they'd confess their deep love and adoration - over the phone. Wouldn't you tell me something that important to my face?!"

I could sympathise with those girls there, though. Making such an important - to them, anyway - confession to somebody who be staring at you like a bug would be uncomfortable, to say the least. They'd lose their nerve just from seeing your scowling face, Haruki! I really hoped I'd never have to confess to a guy like that.

"Yeah, you’re right. I’d ask the guy up to the school rooftop or something and tell him the-."

"Who said anything about you?!"

What? Did I say something wrong again?

"The problem is that are all the women in this world such dim-witted, twittering creatures. I spent most of middle school just being irritated."

Hey, don’t forget who you’re talking to!

"Then, what kind of girl would be ‘interesting’ to you? An alien?"

"I am fine with aliens or anything along those lines, so long as they're not normal. I don't even care if they're male or female."

"Why are you so insistent that they be anything other than humans?" I asked. Haruki glared at me as if I were a fly he wanted to squish.

"Because ordinary humans are no fun at all!"

I suppose... he might be right.

I had to agree with Haruki on this one. I wouldn't mind if the beautiful new transfer student was a half-alien half-human hybrid; if that moron Taniguchi, sitting there trying to spy on me and Haruki, turned out to be a magical girl who fought evil in the name of the moon alongside a talking lizard, that would actually have been pretty cool. If Asakura Ryou, who was smiling at us for some reason, turned out to be a super-powered prince from a long-forgotten kingdom, well. Then my school life would be as exciting as it could get.

Of course, there's no way that could happen. Aliens, Time travellers, handsome princes, magical powers - they didn't exist. No such thing. And even if they did exist, there was completely zero chance they'd just pop up in front of humble citizens like me, and say things like "Hello, I'm an alien-"

"THAT'S WHY!"

Haruki suddenly yelled, standing up and knocking his chair backwards in the process. Everybody in the classroom swiveled to gawk at him.

"THAT'S WHY I'M WORKING SO HARD!!"

"Sorry I’m late!"

Okabe-sensei, looking bright, cheerful and completely out of breath, rushed in, took one look at Haruki standing with his fists clenched, glaring at the ceiling, took another look at everybody in the class staring at him, and froze in bewilderment.

"Er... Homeroom is about… to start…"

Haruki sat down immediately and glared at the corner of his desk. Phew!

As I turned to face the front of the classroom, the entire class followed suit. Okabe-sensei, still disorientated by the commotion, wobbled to the podium and cleared her throat.

"I, um, apologize for being late. Eh... well, let's begin!"

With those few phrases, the atmosphere in the room finally returned to normal. Though no doubt this was the kind of atmosphere Haruki detested.

But isn't that life?

I left in as much of Haruki's formal speech as I dared, without making him seem unnatural. > >

[Poulp]

Originally Posted by dkellis

Spoiler for SOS Brigade's day out: Kyonko and Mitsuru:

He was quiet for a while, and I waited for him to continue. We finished off our ice cream, and I started counting the leaves on the river, trying to avoid the awkward silence, as well as the sight of other couples all around us.

"Kyon-chan," Asahina-sempai suddenly said. He looked at me with determination in his eyes. "I have something to tell you."

Great work

Do you mind adding something in the end like:

Please tell me he's going to confess; I'd rather not have another revelation about Haruki.
or something among those lines.
It's been long since I last read vol 1, I can't remember if it would fit the mood or not.


About Okabe sensei, why not make her being into flower arrangement/ tea ceremony ? "I'll bring you girls up into proper ladies" - lol


One last word, in Lone Island Syndrom, Mitsuru is studying Mori-san (now a male and butler), shouldn't he (mitsuru) be dressed as a butler in the SOS dan room ?
For the sake of coherence.

[Puffendahl]

Originally Posted by Poulp

About Okabe sensei, why not make her being into flower arrangement/ tea ceremony ? "I'll bring you girls up into proper ladies".

That would be interesting... It comes with lots of possibilities, too
Then again, changing things around too much might not turn out well... Oh well. Either way, I'm sure it'll be fine.

Oh, and by the way... I got struck by some strange wave of inspiration this morning, and ended up creating a female version of the Student Council President. Not that different from the Fujiwara I posted earlier, even though it's a fair bit newer.

[sosoft]

Regarding the bunny suit scene:
Since the genders are swapped and and no1 made a rule that fan fic must match original works 100%. You can always make Kyonko the one being forced to wear the bunny suit. Some chinese fan fic already got that included, with the school festival scene totally rewritten.

[Keroko]

The problem with the bunysuit (or maid outfit for that matter) would be the question: Will Kyonko stand for such sexual harrasment?

Obviously she's not going to wear that outfit out of her own free will, which means someone will have to force her into it. Concidering Itsuko doesn't join untill after the first bunny suit/maid outfit scenarios, who will force her into those outfits?

[Poulp]

striking iron while it is hot, and before I forget

this takes place before Kyonko leaves Nagato-san's condo.

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...

"Well then, I'm on my way."

I had the hand on the doorknob when it came to my mind.

"A-ano, Nagato-san, you were the one who asked me to come over to your house... and we had a long conversation... so..."

He was sitting still (like a statue/lord of old ?) with his gaze fixed on me. He should have understood by now, or maybe he wants me to say it loud ? Oh and by the way Nagato-san, that was not as much a conversation as a monologue from your part.

'... and it's getting late... so would you mind accompanying me to my door ?"

"I see."

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that's roughly what I had in mind.
There's two other lines I thought of.

1/
The door of the elevator just closed.
"Thank you Nagato-san, at least you know how to behave as a gentleman." (contrary to that Haruki)

2/
'... and it's getting late... so would you mind accompanying me to my door ?"

"I see. There's only 0.7% probability that you make an unfortunate encounter on your way home. The probability decreases to 0.4% if you use the bicycle."

"I'll appreciate if you would."



Here, feel free to use it.

[Kristen]

"Dear Diary,

The winter here is just too cold! And these stupid sailor suits don't even do anything to keep the warmth in. Today I was walking to school, and there was a sudden gust of wind. My skirt wasn't of help, and the cold just went right up my legs!

Diary, why can't it be summer again? I hate this cold, and just want to be at the pool again! Change it for me Diary, will you?

Haruki is talking about some skiing trip coming up, courtesy of Itsuko. Where does that girl get all her money from? Then again, she seems willing to do anything. Do you think she could be selling herself, Diary? Then again, she does seem to have some kind of facination with Haruki.

Now, Diary, I sincerely apologize. I have to go take a bath. Hopefully my brother won't try to peep in like the pervert he is again.

Sincerely,
Kyon-ko"

In case you haven't noticed, these don't really follow the story in any real way. They're just random thoughts put into the Suzumiya world.

[Mr Hat and Clogs]

Well Butler would be the obvious choice over a maid, but a for the bunny suit you could change it to.... mmm something that appeals to females (fireman suit? lifeguard? police stripper uniform? haha). I don't think it would be right to be forcing Kyonko into anything, besides there is to many chances for *blush* oh my so cute, i just can't stop it much similiar to kyon in the cannon version. I could see Kyonko maybe dressing up later on, if Itsuko does it as well (maybe a full group dressup?).

/shrug. just some random thoughts about comments this page.

Thinking about it, it would be comical if it was say a police stripper uniform with the too small jacket and so on. *snicker*

[FlameSparkZ]

Well...I've just skimmed through the whole thread.
And this genderbending idea is already bearing fruits

If it keeps up, KyoAni will end up making an OVA of Haruhi with the characters' gender swapped

Keep up the good work

[DJ_RockmanX]

Originally Posted by dkellis

Archive post updated.

Spoiler for SOS Brigade's day out: Kyonko and Mitsuru:

What kind of joke is this, asking us to meet at nine in the morning on a weekend? Although I'm the bigger joke, since I'm pedalling so hard towards the station.

Kitaguchi Station is at the center of town, acting as an important railway hub, and every weekend the square in front of the station is packed with window-shopping youngsters. Other than going to a larger city, there's not much to do in this town besides going to the mall near the station. I often wonder what sort of entertainments people in this town find for themselves with so little to do around here.

I carelessly discarded my bicycle somewhere near the bank, and ran to the turnstiles at the north entrance. It was still five minutes to nine, but everyone else had already arrived.

Haruki pointed imperiously at me. "You're late! Latecomers will be fined!"

"It's not nine yet."

"That doesn't matter! The last person to arrive is late, and latecomers have to be punished! That's my rule!"

I wondered what would happen if there were only two people in the group, and whether the second person to arrive would count as a latecomer. "I've never heard of such a rule before."

"I just thought it up!" Haruki said without a trace of embarrassment. Does he even listen to what he's saying? "You'll have to buy drinks for all of us!"

"Um, I can pay for-" Asahina-sempai began.

"No ducking out!"

Haruki, you're the lowest of the low. Are you seriously asking a girl to pay for your outing?

Despite his harsh words, Haruki was visibly excited about the SOS Brigade's first out-of-school gathering. He was dressed in a loose white shirt and brown jacket with jeans, and he looked like a typical trendy teenager out for a good time. I pitied any girl who tried to flirt with him today based on that deceptive appearance.

Asahina-sempai was wearing a light pink shirt with a silver necktie and dress pants, looking a bit formal for the occasion. He gave me an apologetic smile as Haruki led the way into a nearby cafe.

Walking along beside me, Itsuko was wearing a white sleeveless top plus a denim shirt and short skirt. Not only did she have the figure to pull it off, she was also taller than me. Even her handbag was stylish and fashionable. It was irritating, but I had to admit that she looked very beautiful.

Nagato-san was wearing his school uniform, even though it's the weekend. Technically he's still supposed to be part of the Literature club, even though he apparently considers himself a full-time SOS Brigade underling. I remembered all the strange things he said to me the other night, but it seemed that he had put the entire incident out of his mind. Maybe to him it really wasn't that unreasonable.

As the five of us sat down in our chairs, the waiter started taking our orders. Haruki added lots of unnecessary qualifications to his order, and Asahina-sempai picked the cheapest drink on the list, but Nagato-san studied the menu seriously, like it was a matter of life and death whichever drink he chose.

"Almond tea," he finally said.

It doesn't matter what you order, since Haruki's forcing me to pay.

-

Haruki gave the following commands:

We were to split into two parties. If any of us found anything mysterious, we were to contact each other by cellphone and meet up to discuss what to do next. Once it was all over, a debriefing would be held to review and prepare for future developments.

That was all.

"Draw lots!"

Haruki took five toothpicks from the toothpick stand, and marked two of them using a pen he borrowed from the waiter. He wrapped his hand around them, and thrust his fist out at us to draw.

I drew a marked one, and so did Asahina-sempai. He glanced at my toothpick, and then started blushing.

Haruki was scowling. "Mitsuru-kun!" he snapped. "This is not a date! Be serious, you understand?"

"Y-yes!"

Don't roll over in submission so easily. But I couldn't help smiling a bit, at the thought of spending the day walking around with Asahina-sempai. Maybe people would think that we were really a couple.

"What are we looking for?" Itsuko asked politely.

"Anything that looks suspicious," Haruki said instantly. "Anything or anyone that looks unusual. Look for portals that seem like they lead into different dimensions, as well as aliens disguised as humans."

I nearly choked on my mint tea. Strangely, Asahina-sempai had the same expression on her face. Nagato-san, as always, was impassive.

"I see," Itsuko said. "All we have to do is to look for aliens, time-travellers, and ESPers, and the traces they may have left behind on Earth. I understand entirely."

"Precisely! Koizumi-san has it exactly correct! Everyone would do well to learn from her!"

Don't suck up to Haruki so blatantly, Itsuko. You should know by now that it's not worth it.

"Let's go!" Haruki said, standing abruptly. He shoved the bill towards me, and strode out of the cafe.

Sighing, I reached for my purse, but Itsuko stopped me. "I'll take care of it," she said, winking at me.

"Ah, thank you. I'll pay you back later."

"Don't worry about it. Just don't tell Suzumiya-san about this, and we'll call it settled."

Now that was very odd.

-

Haruki threatened Asahina-sempai in some graphic detail about what would happen if the search for extra-terrestrial life somehow turned into something romantic. He probably didn't need to have gone that far, considering how Asahina-sempai was trembling in fear after the first few sentences.

Haruki headed east with Nagato-san and Itsuko. We were supposed to go west. Asahina-sempai looked at me nervously. "What should we do?" he asked.

My first choice would be to go back home, but that would be impossible. "It's pointless to stand around here, so let's take a walk."

"Okay."

I tried to imagine what we must look like to others as we followed a path by the riverbank. Asahina-sempai wasn't too tall, so we probably matched each other well. Then again, maybe people would think that I was his older sister. Well, if I could have Asahina-sempai as a little brother, I wouldn't complain, since he'd be better than my actual little brother.

If we had come here a month ago, we would have been able to see the cherry blossom trees blooming, but now it was just a plain riverside walk. Still, it was a popular spot for couples and families, and the place was a little crowded.

"Oh, there's an ice cream stand over there," Asahina-sempai suddenly said. "Would you like some?"

"Yes, please."

Asahina-sempai paid for the ice cream, and we licked it as quickly as we could before it melted. "Mm..." Asahina-sempai looked so happy. I guess he really likes sweet things.

"Asahina-sempai, there's a bit of ice cream on your nose..."

"Oh!" He wiped it off, embarrassed.

He's just like a little kid. But that's what makes him cute.

"Is this the first time you've had a walk like this?" I asked, trying to make small talk.

"What do you mean?"

"Um." I started to blush. Why was he asking? I shouldn't have to explain the situation to him! "Together, with a girl. Just the two of us."

Asahina-sempai looked at the riverside. "It's the first time for me," he admitted.

"That's a bit surprising. I'm sure there are a lot of girls who'd be happy to go out with you."

He shook his head. "No, it can't work. I'm not allowed to involve myself in a relationship, not at this time..."

He was quiet for a while, and I waited for him to continue. We finished off our ice cream, and I started counting the leaves on the river, trying to avoid the awkward silence, as well as the sight of other couples all around us.

"Kyon-chan," Asahina-sempai suddenly said. He looked at me with determination in his eyes. "I have something to tell you."

Insert infodump about time travel here.

I think I got a bit carried away.

Originally Posted by setsuna89

Part 2 of image archive is now up.

http://rapidshare.com/files/97953470...art_2.rar.html

First post updated.

[Ascaloth]

Originally Posted by ChrissieXD

Diary, why can't it be summer again? I hate this cold, and just want to be at the pool again! Change it for me Diary, will you?

Endless Eight floating around somewhere in your subconscious?

Originally Posted by FlameSparkZ

If it keeps up, KyoAni will end up making an OVA of Haruhi with the characters' gender swapped

Someone make a petition for us to sign and send it to them.

[Kristen]

Originally Posted by Ascaloth

Endless Eight floating around somewhere in your subconscious?



Someone make a petition for us to sign and send it to them.

"And again, and again, and again, and again..."