[PastPrime]

Originally Posted by wtflux

i can't really answer those, as I'm not sure of them yet.

i can give some roundabout answers though:

Spoiler:

i'm not sure if sasaki had powers to begin with. i believe she does. my statement that they believe she is the godlike being is pretty much a direct quote, however(the person(tachibana) literally says they think that sasaki, NOT haruhi, is the godlike existence), so chances are either she already does have them or she is a person who is capable of receiving them(vol4 nagato style). sasaki, however, is not ignorant of the 'alternate brigade's' purpose.

i have not heard of a slider yet, and i am of the opinion that it is probably just a misunderstanding and no slider exists in volume 9.

i believe everyone but Haruhi knows of their existence. at the very least, Kyon does, and Koizumi knows about sasaki, so I presume that the other brigade members know what's up, although they may not know that the other brigade is trying to get Kyon to cooperate with them.

Spoiler:

Perhaps, given the ESPers fangirly reaction before, they think that Haruhi's powers really originate from Kyon, so if they get him to move to their group the powers will move to Sasaki.