The Genderbending of Haruhi Suzumiya [Spoilers Aplenty]

[Tyabann]

Originally Posted by Aebliss

*snaps fingers* I suddenly remembered what Mitsuuru (Big)'s disappearance reminds me of! The way the Dungeon Master would magically disappear in the old Dungeons and Dragons cartoon - he's even being mildly cryptic and giving Kyonko a 'magic weapon'! ^^ Hee hee!

Not intentional, but sure.

[Heatth]

Ah, Dungeons and Dragons(cartoon). It was very popular here in Brazil.

Anyway, Mikuru(big) always was mysterios. But she never have just magically disappear like that have she? Thought she (and thus, he) must be able to, since Fugiwara did so.

[Tyabann]

Originally Posted by Heatth

Anyway, Mikuru(big) always was mysterios. But she never have just magically disappear like that have she? Thought she (and thus, he) must be able to, since Fugiwara did so.

That's what I was thinking of, yeah.

[Jintor]

Spoiler for September the Third, Day 2, Universe 1: Lunchtime: Another Hallway- The Way of the Nanpa:

The Way of the Nanpa

Kyonko: "…Itsuko-"

Itsuko: "Hmm?"


She turns to look at me, her usual, carefully-practiced expression shifting to a look of shock as she sees me bent over in pain.



Itsuko: "A-Are you alright? What’s wrong?"

Kyonko: "It happened again… the... ripples…"


"The pain, and the noise, is subsiding. I’m fine now, but…"


Kyonko: "Itsuko, you... didn’t notice anything?"

Itsuko: "Well, no, but I… give me a minute, please."


"Itsuko stands up straight, closes her eyes, and appears to focus for a few seconds. What is she doing?"

"Suddenly, she opens her eyes, her expression of shock returning."


Itsuko: "…I can no longer feel him."


"Him?"


Itsuko: "My empathic link with Haruki Suzumiya has been severed."

Kyonko: "Severed!?"

Itsuko: "In its place, I can feel a different... presence. However, I cannot get any sort of reading…"


"Wait, wait. Weren’t we supposed to have stopped existing, or something? This looks just like the normal school, but… Where the hell are we!?"

"Haaaaaaaahahahahahahahahaha!"

"At that moment, the voices of two people, arguing, reach my ears."


Boy A: "So... tell me again. Why do we have to spend our lunch hour looking for girls? In the school?"

Boy B: "Because, don’t you know? North High has the highest pretty-ugly ratio in the whole city. If we look around, we’re bound to find someone who is both hot and willing!"

Boy A: "Haven’t you memorized the name and face of everyone worth dating in first year?"

Boy B: "Could be some new transfer students I don’t know about. You never know, you know."

Boy A: "You’re starting to sound suspiciously familiar."


"The owners of the voices rounded the corner behind us."


Boy B: "Huh? Why? Look, there’s some right now."

Boy A: "Wha—"


"Two boys had rounded the corner. One of them, taller than the other and rather sleazy-looking, was grinning widely, looking us up and down. The other, who looks a little like Asahina-senpai, was gazing, wide-mouthed, at… Itsuko."


Boy B: "Watch this."


"He said in a whisper he probably thought I couldn’t hear."


Boy B: "Hey there! Fancy meeting you here. Must be, uh, fate, huh?"


"Itsuko and I look at each other. Who would have expected this, all of a sudden?"


Itsuko: "…I will deal with this."

Kyonko: "…You sure?"


"Itsuko addressed the sleazy one."


Itsuko: "What is it you, ah, require, exactly?"

Boy B: "We just wanna talk. Uh, um, not too often you see two people just hanging out in a hallway with nothing to do, ya know?"


"What kind of school do you go to!?"


Itsuko: "How unfortunate. My friend and me were just about to—"

Boy B: "Aw, come on, don’t be like that. Tell us your names. I’m Taniguchi!"


"The other boy had apparently gotten over his shock, and was right behind the sleazy boy. He looks… rather excited."


Boy A: "I’m Kunikida!"


"…Odd. They have the same names as…"


Itsuko: "Ah, no, we’re really very—"

Taniguchi: "You’re new here, right? Where are you from, anyway?"

Kunikida: "At least let us show you around the school!"

Itsuko: "Ah, er, no, I…"

Taniguchi: "Right? Come along with us, we can show you and your friend, uh, the library and stuff."


"Itsuko is getting overwhelmed by their enthusiasm. It wouldn’t be a good thing if she agreed to go with them just to shut them up."

"Knowing I was probably going to regret this, I stepped in front of Itsuko as though to protect her."


Kyonko: "Since you’re so curious… Her name is Yamada. I’m Kentaro. We’re from Canada."

Taniguchi: "…Excuse us."


"The two of them turned away and started whispering loudly."


Kunikida: "She’s obviously lying. …Maybe we should just ignore her and go for the other one?"

Taniguchi: "No man, they’re both A-rank, at least. We can’t let this chance slip away from us."

Kunikida: "So, then…"

Taniguchi: "Let’s rethink the attack plan."


"They turn back to me, to find me grinding the palm of my hand into my forehead. Morons! Everywhere I go, I'm surrounded by morons!"


Taniguchi: "So, uh, if you’re from Canada, that means you don’t know much Japanese, right? Why don’t we teach you?"


"The boy called Kunikida nods in support, smiling widely."


Kyonko: "Actually, we only speak Swedish. Sorry. I can’t understand you."


"I said it in Japanese, of course. "


Kunikida: "Tough nut to crack, huh?"

Taniguchi: "Don’t worry. I’ll think of something."


"I can hear you two perfectly!"


Taniguchi: "So, uh, what do you think about—"


"Ah, geez! This is stupid! I can believe you two haven’t given up yet! How discourteous can you be?"

"I’ll just have to…"


[DECISION POINT HERE]

1) "Give the two of them a rating."
2) "Tell them politely that we’re leaving."
3) "Tell them to go the hell away."


D Rank


Kyonko: "You know. I have a friend who gives guys ratings based on their attractiveness."

Taniguchi: "Really? What a coincidence! I do the same for girls, and I gotta say, you both are—"


"I cut him off."


Kyonko: "And I’ve gotten pretty good at rating guys myself. Let’s see, you two are both…"


"I pretended to think while looking at them up and down."


Kyonko: "D rank."

Taniguchi: "Eh? But, but, why?"

Kyonko: "Well, first, you aren’t very good-looking. Second, you’re way too forward and pushy. Normally, each one would only drop you one rank, but together, they drop you three. Next, your friend there. Although he’s kind of cute, he’s been drooling over Yamada here since he first saw her. Definitely no go. So, bye."

Kunikida: "Wait, no, we’re not finished—"

Kyonko: "Come on."


"I said to Yama—er, Itsuko."


Kyonko: "We’ll be late for the meeting."


"We left them there, dumbstruck, staring at our backs. That felt surprisingly good."


Itsuko: "Thank you for that. I don’t know what—"

Kyonko: "You’re that bad at dealing with pushy guys? I figured you’d be a natural at it."

Itsuko: "I'm more surprised you did so well, considering how you usually perform around Suzumiya-san."

Kyonko: "…Geh, that’s something completely different."

Itsuko: "Is it now?"

Kyonko: "Yeah, it-"

"Ripple."

Oh, no, not again-"

My head suddenly throbs with pain as the world wavers and disappears...

"Alt."

"Function Four."

"The two return to their own world, feeling secure."

"Secure feeling world own their to return, two the."

"The world is mirrored."

"Mirrored is world the."

"It’s enough to make you laugh."

"Right?"

Kyonko: "ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGHHHHHHHH!!!!"

*ZZZZZZZT*


The Persistent Water Flea


Kyonko: "Ugh… We’re kind of busy, so we’ll be going now…"


"I grab Itsuko’s arm and try to pull her down the corridor, but the one called Taniguchi blocks our path."


"Taniguchi: Hey, wait, what’s the rush, we’re not that scary, are we?"


"Immediately, I turn around, intending to go the other way, but…"


Kunikida: "Y-yeah! All we wanna do is talk, so…"


"…Is this the Dimension of Perverts or something!?"

"I immediately made a decision, and, still pulling Itsuko, charged the one called Kunikida."


Kunikida: "Whoa!"

"He sidestepped, and fell flat on his ass."


"While running in the opposite direction, I hear:"


Taniguchi: "Dumbass! Get up and chase after them!"

Kunikida: "Are you nuts? I’m not getting caught chasing after girls in a school hallway! We’ll get arrested!"


"I stop running, in order to catch my breath."


Itsuko: "…I think you could have handled that a little better."

Kyonko: "Shut up. It’s not like you did any-"

"Ripple."

"Oh, no, not again-"

My head suddenly throbs with pain as the world wavers and disappears...

"Alt."

"Function Four."

"The two return to their own world, feeling secure."

"Secure feeling world own their to return, two the."

"The world is mirrored."

"Mirrored is world the."

"It’s enough to make you laugh."

"Right?"

Kyonko: "ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGHHHHHHHH!!!!"

*ZZZZZZT*


Rejected/Dejected


Kyonko: "Look. We’re not interested at all nor are we asking for your attention. Go away."

Taniguchi: "But—"

Kyonko: "This is our spot. Go away, please."

Taniguchi: "Alright, fair enough. If you’re ever in the mood, I could give you my phone num—"

Kyonko: "No."



"So, sighing, the boy called Taniguchi turns to leave, grabbing the upper arm of his friend, who still seems to be rather distracted."

"As we watch them leave, Itsuko turns to me."


Itsuko: "You handled that very well. You have my thanks."

Kyonko: "No, it’s fine. Wasn’t any trouble at all to get rid of a few pests. More importantly, I’m surprised you’re that bad at dealing with guys like that. I thought you’d-"


"…"


Itsuko: "…What’s wrong? Is it…?"


"I hear it again. A ripple."

"No, no, nonono, not again, it hurts it hurts ithurts god no-"
"Alt."

"Function Four."

"The two return to their own world, feeling secure."

"Secure feeling world own their to return, two the."

"The world is mirrored."

"Mirrored is world the."

"It’s enough to make you laugh."

"Right?"

Kyonko: "ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGHHHHHHHH!!!!"

*ZZZZZZT*

[Jintor]

Spoiler for September the Third, Day 2, Universe 1: After School- Clubroom: Totally Cancelled:

Totally Cancelled


"School's finally out!"

"Haruhi ran out of the room yelling something about lateness and heads being chopped off, so I figured I could just take my time."

"It turns out that was not the case."

"On my way out of the classroom, I saw Kunkida slumped over his desk, in the same position I was in this morning."

"When I asked Taniguchi about it, he only said:"


Taniguchi: "...Today’s search for a girlfriend didn’t go so well."

"And turned his head and refused to say anything else. Which is odd, because normally you can't pay Taniguchi to shut up."

"And when I tried to ask Kunikida about it, he only said:"


Kunikida: "...Yamada…"


"I figured it would be a good idea to head to the clubroom."


------

IF ComputerLesson=False THEN

Lunchtime is for Lunch!

[Scene: Clubroom]

Haruhi: "Kyon, you’re late!"


"That line is turning into our personal version of 'Hello, how are you, lovely day, isn’t it.'"

"Actually, it'd be nice if Haruhi said that once in a while. Doesn't really seem in character for her, though, does it?"

"I greeted the other members, who were all seated in their usual positions, and made to sit down, but I noticed a certain ire still flowing from the Chief’s seat."

"…This is probably about the website."


Kyon: "...What might be the problem, Haruhi-san?"

Haruhi: "...Come over here and look at our website."

Kyon: "Huh?"


"I come behind the desk to look at what’s on the screen, and…"

"ENDLESS. EIGHT."

"Displayed on a white background."

"Is a huge, grey. Infinity symbol."

"A loop without end. A mobius strip."

"The Endless Infinity will consume us all."

"…Haruhi’s voice calls me back to reality."


Haruhi: "So? Explain."


"My mind instantly brings Nagato into focus. She was the last one in the clubroom after all, during lunch, but… does she even know how to use software like this?"

"Still, in case she is behind it, I should protect her."


Kyon: "It’s um, a work in progress. It’ll be done by tomorrow, I swear."

Haruhi: "I gave you all of lunch to do it! What kind of slacker are you!?"

Kyon: "One who likes to eat his lunch at lunchtime!"

Haruhi: "Sigh, whatever. Just sit down, I have an announcement to make."


"As I go back to my seat… I can’t help but remember the chill I got when I saw that unfortunate symbol."

------

IF ComputerLesson=True THEN

No Response...

[Scene: Clubroom]

Haruhi: "Kyon, you’re late!"


"That line is turning into our personal version of 'Hello, how are you, lovely day, isn’t it.'"

"Actually, it'd be nice if Haruhi said that once in a while. Doesn't really seem in character for her, though, does it?"

"I greeted the other members, who were all seated in their usual positions, and made to sit down, but I noticed a certain ire still flowing from the Chief’s seat."

"…This is probably about the website."


Kyon: "...What might be the problem, Haruhi-san?"

Haruhi: "...Come over here and look at our website."

Kyon: "Huh?"


"I come behind the desk to look at what’s on the screen, and…"

"ENDLESS. EIGHT."

"Displayed on a white background."

"Is a huge, grey. Infinity symbol."

"A loop without end. A mobius strip."

"The Endless Infinity will consume us all."

"…Haruhi’s voice calls me back to reality."


Haruhi: "So? Explain."


"Dammit! What the heck did Nagato do to the website? It’s messed up!"

"Sorry for claiming credit for your work, but I have to take the bullet here."


Kyon: "It’s um, a work in progress. It’ll be done by tomorrow, I swear."


"I pray that it is."


Haruhi: "I gave you all of lunch to do it! What kind of slacker are you!?"

Kyon: "…"

Haruhi: "Sigh, whatever. Just sit down, I have an announcement to make."

"As I go back to my seat… I can’t help but remember the chill I got when I saw that unfortunate symbol."

------


Haruhi: "Alright, listen up, everybody! Since we weren’t able to find anything this summer, we’ve got to step up the pace! We have to find something really mysterious!"


"This is all going to end in tears. From Asahina-san or me."


Haruhi: "So, this Saturday, we’re going on another Search for Mysterious Events! Any objections?"

Mikuru: "Ah… um… well…"


"She has an objection!?"


Haruhi: "What is it…?"

Mikuru: "I have… ah…. plans with my family this weekend… so, I…"


"Plans with her family…? I doubt it. I’ve never even heard Asahina-san mention her family before now, though I wonder what families are like in the future, anyway."


Haruhi: "Ugh, whatever. Take the day off then. There’s still enough people to form two teams, anyway. Any MORE objections!?"


"She looks like she’d throttle the next person that raises an objection."


Itsuki: "Ah, no, I have no plans this weekend, so…"


"As he said this, his cellphone began to ring."


Itsuki: "Excuse me, I have to take his call."


"And after a minute and a half of Koizumi nodding and going ‘hmm’ and ‘I see’…"


Itsuki: "I’m sorry, I must raise an objection. I now have plans with my family that weekend, apparently."


"That fast!?"


Haruhi: "Gah… three people… the odds are better, but then there's not enough for two teams… Oh, whatever. The Search for Mysterious Events this weekend is cancelled. Today is Self-Activity Day. Enjoy yourselves, I guess..."


"And after babbling out that incoherent mess of words, she flopped back into her chair and began to surf the Internet, looking grumpy."


Itsuki: "Want to play poker again?"

Kyon: "Sure thing, Mr. Family Man."

Itsuki: "Oh, I assure you, I’m not much of one at all."


"And so the day proceeded like that. By the way, we decided to play for money this time. Predictably, I didn’t win a single yen."

"Usually, when a meeting is over, Haruhi, never one to waste time, was the first one out the door."

"Today, however… she remained at the Chief’s desk, slumped over. I’m seeing that pose rather a lot today."

"…She looks miserable."

"It’s much better when she's cheerful..."


[DECISION POINT HERE]

1) "Suggest going together this weekend."
2) "Suggest going with the remaining members of the Brigade this weekend."
3) "It’s too much trouble, leave her alone."


Totally Flustered


"I walk over and tap the depressed Haruhi on the shoulder."


Kyon: "Yo."

Haruhi: "What do you want? Go away."

Kyon: "Er, you know, if everyone else is cancelling, you and I could just go look around… town… together…"


"Aggh. I sound like an idiot! What’s wrong with me?"


Haruhi: "Wh-what?"


"Haruhi, on the other hand, practically jumps out of her chair."


Haruhi: "Wha… I … no…. t-t-there’s no point in doing it unless we’re in teams, right? I, uh, well, I…"

Kyon: "Whoa, calm down, I was just suggesting—"


"Haruhi reaches up and feels her face, which for some reason has turned beet red."


Haruhi: "Aggh, no… get out! Out out out!"

Kyon: "But I just—"


"Haruhi grabs a textbook that had been sitting next to her, and raises it as though to throw it at me."


Haruhi: "OUT!"


"I dodge the flying math book and quickly run out into the hallway, leaving the fuming brigade chief behind."

"Dealing with Haruhi is always dangerous… "

"So why am I smiling!?"

"I think I've found a mystery, Haruhi~"

"-No, no, don't draw more attention to yourself! Dammit. I’m just going to go home and forget about all of this."


"…"

*KSSSSSSH*


Totally Missing the Point


"I walk over and tap the depressed Haruhi on the shoulder."


Kyon: Yo.

Haruhi: "What do you want? Go away."

Kyon: "Why not just go with three people? Sure, we can’t cover as much ground, but we can still search… I’m sure Nagato would think it’s fun, too."


"Haruhi doesn’t move."


Haruhi: "No. It’s fine. You can do whatever that weekend, just leave me alone."

Kyon: "…Okay then."

Haruhi: "…I don’t need your sympathy, either…"

Kyon: "Right, right."


"Well, that didn’t really have much of an effect."

"Guess I’ll just go home, then."

"…"

*KSSSSSSH*


Totally Ignored


"Then again, when Haruhi gets like this, it’s probably best to leave her alone."

"I’ll just go home, and pretend I never saw anything."

"…As I close the door behind me, I hear an angry huff and a book being chucked against the wall."

"See, I was right. That wall could have been my forehead."

"So…"

"…"

*KSSSSSSH*

[Jintor]

Spoiler for September the Third, Day 2, Universe A: Evening- Why is the Milk Gone?:

Why Is the Milk Gone?


"It's now evening. I'm going to the convenience store, again."

"Why? Well..."

"After I collapsed in the hallway, Itsuko had apparently screamed for help. Haruki, of all people, ended up finding us. According to Itsuko, he went into a huge panic... eventually, they took me to the Nurses's Office, where I regained consciousness, only to find out the school had called my father, who was also in a huge panic. He ended up taking me home himself."

"Ugh, how embarrassing..."

"To make it worse, as I was resting in bed at home, I got no less than five calls, all of them very much like this:"


Haruki: "Oi! You still feeling okay? If not, I could--"


"That was the part where I hung up."

"Can't I even have a moment's rest!?"

"When I finally got out of bed and went downstairs, hoping dinner would have been prepared already, I instead found my father complaining about missing food. Again."

"Not only has all the food he was going to prepare for dinner vanished, but the three cartons of milk he bought for 'preventative measures' have gone too!"

"What happened to your 'caring father' attitude from earlier!? Stop blaming me!"

"No, no, please, no comments about breast growth. Ye gods, you're obsessed! I'll go buy more groceries, so please, just, stop."

"And this is why I'm going to the convenience store, again. In the dark."

"The creepy, shadow-filled dark."

"And so, predictably..."


???: "Fancy meeting you here, young miss."

Kyonko: "Aaaah!"


"Standing beneath a streetlamp, where I swear he wasn't previously, is Mitsuuru Asahina-san."


Big Mitsuuru: "Yo."

Kyonko: "Oh, it's just you, Asahina-san. You gave me a heart attack."

Big Mitsuuru: "Oh, er, sorry about that."


"Asahina-san rubs the back of his head sheepishly. He's looking much, much better than he did last night."


Big Mitsuuru: "I managed to recover surprisingly quickly. But, more importantly, Kyon-chan. It happened again today, didn't it?"

Kyonko: "…Yeah, it did. But, I didn't disappear, I... I was in a school corridor, same as I was when the ripples began."

Big Mitsuuru: "Ripples?"


"He looks confused."


Kyonko: "Nothing. I just have no idea what's going on!"

Big Mitsuuru: "...I might have an idea. If you say you remember everything that happened... you might be disappearing from the timestream, but not in the way I was thinking of. You could be randomly being transported to another universe entirely."


"...It seems the slider has finally appeared."

"And it's me."

"Not something I anticipated, quite frankly."


Kyonko: "Wha--? Why me? Why is this happening to me?"


"Could this all be Haruki's doing? Hadn't the summer been enough fun for you?"

"I remember the names and faces of those two boys today. Could they be... no, no way."


Big Mitsuuru:" I don't know, but, depending on what the other world is like, you're going to need some protection."

Kyonko: "I really don't get the feeling it's that dangerous, but protection? What kind?"

Big Mitsuuru: "This."


"With a flourish, he pulls something out of his back pocket, and hands it to me."

"It's a metallic silver tube, intricately designed, with a couple of black and red buttons on one side. One end has some sort of flat crystal..."


Big Mitsuuru: "Ah, uh, I would not point that end at yourself when turning it on. You'll kill yourself."

Kyonko: "It's that dangerous!? How exactly do you expect me to use this without causing myself serious injury?!"

Big Mitsuuru: "Don't worry, I had it made special. When you turn it on, nanobots in the device will interface with your body, giving you unique expertise and control. It's a masterpiece."

Kyonko: "A masterpiece? A masterpiece? You just stole the idea from Star Wars! It's a lightsabre, isn't it?"

Big Mitsuuru: "Actually, technically speaking, I think Star Wars stole the idea from us..."

Kyonko: "Huh, really? What else are you capable of?"

Big Mitsuuru: "Sorry, that's [classified]. "


"He says with a grin."


Big Mitsuuru: "Anyway, I'll be going now, so see you around."

Kyonko: "Ah, okay. Good luck, Asahina-san."

Big Mitsuuru: "That should be my line."


"Asahina-san rounds the streetlamp he was leaning against... and doesn't come around the other side."

"Don't tell me..."

"I look. Yup, he's gone."

"…"

"...I just realized something. "

"Asahina-san never showed me how to turn it on."


"Later, after a late dinner, in my room."

"Let us all bow our heads in in respect for the late Asahina-san's superweapon, which is now lying in my hands in two pieces."

"It's not my fault... well, maybe it is."

"I was playing around with it, pressing random buttons in order to figure it out, when I must have twisted the wrong way, and..."

"Masterpiece of technology my ass!"

"Angry for little reason, I chuck the two pieces into my desk drawer, and flop down on my bed."

"ripple"


Kyonko: "...eeeekkk!"


"I scream, and jump to my feet."

"Just for a split second, maybe, I felt someone else lying right next to me, on my bed. My bed. I was touching them."

"Screw it, I'm not sleeping there tonight. I have no idea when this is going to happen again, and I'm not taking any chances."

"I'll sleep on the couch."

"Maybe tomorrow everything will turn out to have been a dream, and everything will be normal again."

"I'd welcome that about now."

"…"

*KSSSSSH*

[Jintor]

Spoiler for September the Third, Day 2, Universe 1: Night- Another Ordinary Night:

Another Ordinary Night


"Today was normal, all in all. Of course, normal is relative."

"It's really refreshing, however, after that crazy summer. Just going day by day, like this, is perfectly fine with me."

"I had dozed off earlier while reading manga, thanks to my mother having made us a big dinner. "

"As it's nearly midnight, I guess I should be going to bed..."

IF RoutesClear < 4, THEN

"I flip off the lights, and crawl under the covers. "

"It's odd. As I drift off to sleep, I catch a whiff of something that smells like feminine shampoo..."

"...I wonder what tomorrow will bring."


DAY TWO END


IF RoutesClear >= 4, THEN

"Of course, just as I reach for my portable light switch, my cellphone rings."

"...It's probably Haruhi. Who else calls at this time of night?"

"I should just ignore the phone..."

[DECISION POINT HERE]

1) Don't answer it.
2) Answer it.

Another Ordinary Night

"Haruhi can go get stuffed. I'm tired."

"I flip off the lights, and crawl under the covers."

"It's odd. As I drift off to sleep, I catch a whiff of something that smells like feminine shampoo..."

"...I wonder what tomorrow will bring."


DAY TWO END



Phone Call

"...If I ignore this, as usual, I won't hear the end of it tomorrow."

"Without even bothering to look at the call display, I flip open my cellphone, and:"


Kyon: "Hello?"

Caller: "Uwaa! Is that a guy?! Mikuru-chan has a boyfriend!? And over this late, too?!"

Kyon: "Wh-- I'm sorry, who is--"

Caller: "Hey, hey, what's your name? How old are ya? How long have ya been datin'?"


"I manage to get out my name and age before she interrupts me again."


Caller: "Wow, a [i]younger[i] guy? I never figured Mikuru as a cradle-robber, hahaha! By the way, could ya put her on? I have got to tease her about this, nyoro~."

Kyon: "Ah, w-wait. You've got the wrong number."

Caller: "Eh? But... wasn't this..."


"She rattles off Asahina-san's cell number."


Kyon: "No, you must have dialed the wrong number... I do know Asahina-san, though. I'm in her club, and... I think we've actually met before. You're Tsuruya-san, right?"

Tsuruya: "Uwaa! How could ya tell? Ya must be psychic or something!"


"...You're joking, right?"


Tsuruya: "Ah, your nickname was Kyon, right? Sorry for botherin' ya, Kyon-kun."

Kyon: "It's no trouble at all, don't worry. "


"Please don't call me that, though."


Tsuruya: "That's great then. ...By the way, are you datin' Mikuru-chan?"

Kyon: "Gah, er, um. No, not at all."

Tsuruya: "Wahahahaha! I wish I could have seen your face right then. Sorry for teasin' ya though. I'll see ya around, okay?"

Kyon: "Right... see you around."

Tsuruya: "*click*"


"...What an energetic person, huh? Didn't think I'd be talking to her again."

"…"

"Whatever, I'm tired."

"I flip off the lights, and crawl under the covers. "

"It's odd. As I drift off to sleep, I catch a whiff of something that smells like feminine shampoo..."

"...I wonder what tomorrow will bring."


DAY TWO END

[Jintor]

Spoiler for September the Fourth, Day 3, Universe A: Morning- Wakeup Call:

Wakeup Call

"My cellphone is ringing."

"It was about three in the morning last night when I finally got sick of the couch and went back up to bed, praying I wouldn't find myself in someone else's bed in the morning."

"As a result of my irrational fears, I had a minor nightmare involving thousands of pairs of hands..."

"And now, my cellphone is ringing at too-damn-early in the morning. My brother hasn't even come to wake me up yet, let me sleep!"

"I'll just ignore it and try to sleep."

"Urgh, it keeps ringing. Who's this pushy? If it's Haruki asking how I feel again, his shins are going to be in a lot of pain when I get to school."

"I'll just answer it. Maybe it'll be Asahina-senpai or someone I can actually tolerate talking to."


Kyonko: "...Hello...?"

Itsuko: "Ah, you finally answered. Good morning, how do you feel?"

Kyonko: "…"

Itsuko: "Hello? Are you there?"

Kyonko: "…"


[DECISION POINT HERE]

1) Hang up and go back to sleep.
2) Fight off the sleep demons and respond.


Energy Saved

Itsuko: "Have you, by any chance, gone back to--"


"I hang up."

"Geez... I feel kinda bad now, but this way I save more energy. I really need to sleep! I'll apologize when I see her again."

"I really hope what Itsuko had to say wasn't important."

"When I finally went downstairs (after my little brother rather violently woke me up), I found my father standing in front of the fridge, with a look of utter despair."

"I look inside. The fridge..."

"...Is completely empty."

"...What."

"...What?"

"...What!? "

"… WHAT THE HELL!?"

"Today is going to be a terrible day. I can just feel it."

*KSSSSSSSH*


Energy Expended


Itsuko: "Have you, by any chance, gone back to--"

Kyonko: "I'm here, I'm here, what do you want...?"

Itsuko: "My my, that took a while. Well, since I did not have the chance yesterday, I want to talk about what happened."

Kyonko: "At this time in the morning...?"

Itsuko: "I believe six o' clock is a reasonable time to be awake. Don't you agree?"

Kyonko: "Urrgh..."

Itsuko: "Now, as you are aware, we somehow wound up in a different universe. I thought it would be instructive to discuss the nature of the world we visited yesterday... for example, did you notice anything interesting about the two perverts we met?"

Kyonko: "…"

[DECISION POINT HERE]

1) “Um, I'm too tired to think. Let's talk later.”
2) “You're talking about their names, right?”


Sleepy Head


Kyonko: "Um, I'm too tired to really think about this... why don't we talk at lunch or something?"

Itsuko: "Ah, that's fair. You need your beauty sleep, after all."


"...do I detect some small measure of sarcasm?"

"I muttered my goodbyes to Itsuko and rolled over, clutching my cellphone and trying to get back to sleep."

"When I finally went downstairs (after my little brother rather violently woke me up), I found my father standing in front of the fridge, with a look of utter despair."

"I look inside. The fridge..."

"...Is completely empty."

"...What."

"...What?"

"...What!?"

"… WHAT THE HELL!?"

"Today is going to be a terrible day. I can just feel it."

*KSSSSSSSH*


Wouldn't You Like to Know (II)


Kyonko: "You're talking about their names, right?"

Itsuko: "Yes, exactly. They share the names of the two classmates you always hang around with, correct?"

Kyonko: "Yeah, and not just that... they were even kind of similar in personality."

Itsuko: "...You may wish to know that, attending North High, there are only two people with the surname 'Taniguchi' and only one named 'Kunikida'. All are female."

Kyonko: "...So what does that mean?"

Itsuko: "Unfortunately, I do not know."

Kyonko: "Also, Itsuko..."

Itsuko: "Hmm?"

Kyonko: "How do you even find out these things in the first place?"

Itsuko: "Ohoho~. Let's just leave it there for now. I have some theories, but I'd like to discuss them with everyone. I assume you have time after the meeting?"


"I wish people wouldn't always assume that I have nothing better to do. Even if it's true. It's still kind of insulting."


Kyonko: "Yeah, of course."

Itsuko: "Well, then, I will see you after school."

Kyonko: "Later..."


"I hang up, and, clutching my cellphone, I roll over and try to go back to sleep. Unfortunately, I'm far too awake now."

"When I finally went downstairs (dodging my little brother, who had set an ambush for me), I found my father standing in front of the fridge, with a look of utter despair."

"I look inside. The fridge..."

"...Is completely empty."

"...What."

"...What?"

"...What!?"

"… WHAT THE HELL!?"

"Today is going to be a terrible day. I can just feel it."

*KSSSSSSSH*

[Jintor]

Spoiler for September the Fourth, Day 3, Universe 1: Morning- Wakeup Carefree:

Wakeup Carefree


"My alarm clock is ringing."

???: "Kyon-kun, time to get up!"


"That's my morning in a nutshell."


Kyon: "Mmph, you don't need to drag me out of bed. I'm awake, I'm awake..."

Sister: "Okay~!


"I rub open sleep-crusted eyes to find my kid sister beaming down upon me like a newly-risen sun. Seems she managed to refrain from punching me in the solar plexus as a wake-up call."


Sister: "Better hurry downstairs, mom has a surprise, she says!"


"A surprise...? In any case, I'm only able to get up this morning because of how well I slept."

"Sleeping with no interruptions is something I don't seem to get a lot of these days. So, when I am able to do so, my body seems to be thanking me."

"When I got downstairs, I found out what the surprise was."

"Our fridge is suddenly full of food that hadn't been there the previous night."

"My mother thinks that someone broke in during the night and left it all here. Even after I checked the windows and doors, she continued to insist that she had heard someone creeping around downstairs last night. (She even said she's going to search the house, just in case something was taken in return, but that's probably just paranoia talking.)"

"Who would bother to break into a house to leave gifts of food? Anti-criminals?"

"Oh well. Waste not, want not."

"As a result of all this, my mother cooked us both a delicious Western-style breakfast, so not only am I well-rested this morning, I'm well-fed too."

"I was even able to take some of it to school in a lunchbox. God must be smiling down on me for once. Well, one god, at least."

"Even the weather outside is tolerable. Not too hot at all."

"As I head off to school, I think to myself: Today is going to be a good day."

"I can feel it."

[Kogetsu Shirogane]

Originally Posted by Jintor

Spoiler for September the Third, Day 2, Universe A: Evening- Why is the Milk Gone?:

"...It seems the slider has finally appeared."

"And it's me."

"Not something I anticipated, quite frankly."


Kyonko: "Wha--? Why me? Why is this happening to me?"

This doesn't seem right, to be honest.

[Heatth]

Originally Posted by Jintor

Spoiler for September the Fourth, Day 3, Universe A: Morning- Wakeup Call:

Wakeup Call

"My cellphone is ringing."

"It was about three in the morning last night when I finally got sick of the couch and went back up to bed, praying I wouldn't find myself in someone else's bed in the morning."

"As a result of my irrational fears, I had a minor nightmare involving thousands of pairs of hands..."

"And now, my cellphone is ringing at too-damn-early in the morning. My brother hasn't even come to wake me up yet, let me sleep!"

"I'll just ignore it and try to sleep."

"Urgh, it keeps ringing. Who's this pushy? If it's Haruki asking how I feel again, his shins are going to be in a lot of pain when I get to school."

"I'll just answer it. Maybe it'll be Asahina-senpai or someone I can actually tolerate talking to."


Kyonko: "...Hello...?"

Itsuko: "Ah, you finally answered. Good morning, how do you feel?"

Kyonko: "…"

Itsuko: "Hello? Are you there?"

Kyonko: "…"


[DECISION POINT HERE]

1) Hang up and go back to sleep.
2) Fight off the sleep demons and respond.


Energy Saved

Itsuko: "Have you, by any chance, gone back to--"


"I hang up."

"Geez... I feel kinda bad now, but this way I save more energy. I really need to sleep! I'll apologize when I see her again."

"I really hope what Itsuko had to say wasn't important."

"When I finally went downstairs (after my little brother rather violently woke me up), I found my father standing in front of the fridge, with a look of utter despair."

"I look inside. The fridge..."

"...Is completely empty."

"...What."

"...What?"

"...What!? "

"… WHAT THE HELL!?"

"Today is going to be a terrible day. I can just feel it."

*KSSSSSSSH*


Energy Expended


Itsuko: "Have you, by any chance, gone back to--"

Kyonko: "I'm here, I'm here, what do you want...?"

Itsuko: "My my, that took a while. Well, since I did not have the chance yesterday, I want to talk about what happened."

Kyonko: "At this time in the morning...?"

Itsuko: "I believe six o' clock is a reasonable time to be awake. Don't you agree?"

Kyonko: "Urrgh..."

Itsuko: "Now, as you are aware, we somehow wound up in a different universe. I thought it would be instructive to discuss the nature of the world we visited yesterday... for example, did you notice anything interesting about the two perverts we met?"

Kyonko: "…"

[DECISION POINT HERE]

1) “Um, I'm too tired to think. Let's talk later.”
2) “You're talking about their names, right?”


Sleepy Head


Kyonko: "Um, I'm too tired to really think about this... why don't we talk at lunch or something?"

Itsuko: "Ah, that's fair. You need your beauty sleep, after all."


"...do I detect some small measure of sarcasm?"

"I muttered my goodbyes to Itsuko and rolled over, clutching my cellphone and trying to get back to sleep."

"When I finally went downstairs (after my little brother rather violently woke me up), I found my father standing in front of the fridge, with a look of utter despair."

"I look inside. The fridge..."

"...Is completely empty."

"...What."

"...What?"

"...What!?"

"… WHAT THE HELL!?"

"Today is going to be a terrible day. I can just feel it."

*KSSSSSSSH*


Wouldn't You Like to Know (II)


Kyonko: "You're talking about their names, right?"

Itsuko: "Yes, exactly. They share the names of the two classmates you always hang around with, correct?"

Kyonko: "Yeah, and not just that... they were even kind of similar in personality."

Itsuko: "...You may wish to know that, attending North High, there are only two people with the surname 'Taniguchi' and only one named 'Kunikida'. All are female."

Kyonko: "...So what does that mean?"

Itsuko: "Unfortunately, I do not know."

Kyonko: "Also, Itsuko..."

Itsuko: "Hmm?"

Kyonko: "How do you even find out these things in the first place?"

Itsuko: "Ohoho~. Let's just leave it there for now. I have some theories, but I'd like to discuss them with everyone. I assume you have time after the meeting?"


"I wish people wouldn't always assume that I have nothing better to do. Even if it's true. It's still kind of insulting."


Kyonko: "Yeah, of course."

Itsuko: "Well, then, I will see you after school."

Kyonko: "Later..."


"I hang up, and, clutching my cellphone, I roll over and try to go back to sleep. Unfortunately, I'm far too awake now."

"When I finally went downstairs (dodging my little brother, who had set an ambush for me), I found my father standing in front of the fridge, with a look of utter despair."

"I look inside. The fridge..."

"...Is completely empty."

"...What."

"...What?"

"...What!?"

"… WHAT THE HELL!?"

"Today is going to be a terrible day. I can just feel it."

*KSSSSSSSH*

Rereading this I think, what time an usual japanese school begins? If it is 07:00, six o' clock is a reasonable time to be awake. other then that would be too late no? And Kyon have to climb that hill, she must spend some minutes on it.

[Kogetsu Shirogane]

Kyon sets his alarm for 7.

[Heatth]

I see, so it must begin at 08:00am. (late hum?)

[Psychopathic Otaku]

Mii~ Kawaii desu Kyonko-San!

[ShinyaKyoto]

About the VN... I can handle being the voice director and caster.

[Kogetsu Shirogane]

I... don't even know if we're doing voices for this. It's come up before, but I don't think an answer was ever given.

[Heatth]

I believe (and hope) we are not having voice.

I don't know what is caster though.

*e* Having voice don't make sense unless someone can fake very well the original ones.

[Tyabann]

Why not have English voices, if they're good?

We won't be having (onscreen) ero stuff, so there shouldn't be a problem with that.

Besides, WHAT original voices? Fully half the cast are fanmade characters.

Danchou and I had some idea about what we wanted them to sound like, but...

[Kogetsu Shirogane]

Well... there is the problem of file size... every line of dialogue would require its own voice clip. Given the length of just the first week alone, we're looking at several hundred MB of just voices.

... Okay, so I'd be the only one who'd have that problem.

[Heatth]

Originally Posted by Kaisos Erranon

Why not have English voices, if they're good?

We won't be having (onscreen) ero stuff, so there shouldn't be a problem with that.

Besides, WHAT original voices? Fully half the cast are fanmade characters.

Danchou and I had some idea about what we wanted them to sound like, but...

The other half is famous characters, however. Having another voices to then would be awkward. ( andI am even speaking about the english dub, but even that voices would be awkward for me)

Originally Posted by Kogetsu Shirogane

Well... there is the problem of file size... every line of dialogue would require its own voice clip. Given the length of just the first week alone, we're looking at several hundred MB of just voices.

... Okay, so I'd be the only one who'd have that problem.

I agree with that. The game is probably going to be considerably big even without this.