The Genderbending of Haruhi Suzumiya [Spoilers Aplenty]

[Tyabann]

What, "it takes an idiot to do cool things, that's why it's cool"?

<3 FLCL <3

[Kogetsu Shirogane]

Yes, that one.

[Tyabann]

Originally Posted by Kogetsu Shirogane

Yes, that one.

Best. Anime. Ever.

Of course I only say that because it was the first non-4kids anime I ever watched, but...

[Kogetsu Shirogane]

No, you're pretty much right. The only flaw I can think of is that it's too short.

[Tyabann]

Originally Posted by Kogetsu Shirogane

No, you're pretty much right. The only flaw I can think of is that it's too short.

I think that's what kept it good, really. Though I would NOT mind some kind of sequel.

By the way, I brought up genderbending it ages ago, but, uh, it would end up rather interesting. Not that it still wouldn't be fun to do, but...

[dkellis]

I'm feeling a little depressed right now.

I have the sneaking suspicion that the last time my hard drive died, I somehow overlooked the MoHS OST. (As in the BGM and such.) I had collected it in bits and pieces, over the course of quite a long time. Now, I can't seem to find it, and I think it's lost forever.

Motivation to do anything about MoHS: zero.

EDIT: Venting aside, do we know anything about how well the characters sing? Apart from Mikuru; I assume we're keeping the inability to keep a tune in a large bucket for Mitsuuru.

The reason I ask is because I had a weird thought stemming from trying to remember how "Higeki no Heroine" went (before I found the OST missing), and the melody line morphed into Mikuru singing "oh what a tragedy~ for a heroine like me~".

[Kogetsu Shirogane]

Mitsuuru is, according to Kaisos and/or Danchou, "bad at everything," so I'd imagine singing isn't something he'd be good at.

[dkellis]

What, everything? Mikuru is awesome at stereotypical housewifey stuff like cooking, cleaning, and clothing (I await the inevitable flames from feminists due to out-of-context quotation), but I can understand that Mitsuuru may be different.

It'll be kind of sad for Mitsuuru to be bad at everything except looking cute.

[Kogetsu Shirogane]

Mikuru also has excellent handwriting.

[Tyabann]

He's pretty good at asserting the TRUTH... for some reason, he's slowly turning into Battler Lite.

But that's about it, yeah.

Hmm, singing ability... pretty much like the original cast, but Itsuko would probably be a lot better.

Kyonko is... not great... Haruki is good but only with HOTBLOOD MANLY songs, Yuuki has hax so he'd be great with whatever except the "emotion" part... yeah, same as the original cast, mostly.

[dkellis]

Originally Posted by Kogetsu Shirogane

Mikuru also has excellent handwriting.

Oh, right, I remember now.

Come to think of it, it seems to be a given in much fiction that girls have good handwriting, while guys have horrible handwriting. This applies more to gender roles: a girl with horrible handwriting is also likely to be a tomboy-type.

Personally I have to block-print everything in capital letters just to be able to read my own handwriting, so I can't really comment on the truth of this idea.

[Nanao-kun]

Originally Posted by dkellis

Oh, right, I remember now.

Come to think of it, it seems to be a given in much fiction that girls have good handwriting, while guys have horrible handwriting. This applies more to gender roles: a girl with horrible handwriting is also likely to be a tomboy-type.

Personally I have to block-print everything in capital letters just to be able to read my own handwriting, so I can't really comment on the truth of this idea.

DKellis, you're back from blogging and whatever else you were doing?

Well anyway, I can't write very well. My handwriting is downright terrible.

[Tyabann]

Finally done this.

I worked on it all night. With many distractions.

Spoiler for September the Fifth, Day 4: Old Shack: The Answers (IV):

The Answers (IV)


Itsuko: The way I see it, there could be three possibilities. One we have already discussed.

Mitsuuru: The one where Suzumiya-san created the universe we're in right now out of boredom, right? Like I said, he can't be that powerf--

Itsuko: Let me finish. Yes, this universe could have been created by our Suzumiya-san... but since there seems to be another Suzumiya-san in this universe with similar abilities, I doubt that is entirely the case.


Not to mention, that feeling I had when I woke up on this side last night... that feeling of waking up for the first time.

As though our own world was nothing but a dream...


Mitsuuru: How do you even know that the Suzumiya-san on this side even has powers?

Itsuko: Given what Nagato and your kouhai here experienced on this side yesterday, it is surmisable that this version of Suzumiya-san shares his powers, as it is clear that something that is at least similar to the Data Overmind exists. Correct?


Nagato turns around, nods briefly and turns back around again. …He did mention that he was connected to something while we were jumping around the school building, didn't he...

Asahina-senpai rolls his eyes and says nothing.


Itsuko: Anyway, this possibility doesn't quite work with what we already know... why would we moving to this universe if our universe was the original one? I doubt Suzumiya-san wants to be rid of us.

Kyonko: Wasn't it only me that was sliding over to this universe?

Mitsuuru: Rippling.

Kyonko: Huh?

Mitsuuru: ...You kept correcting me yesterday. You said you were “rippling over”. Don't you remember?

Kyonko: …

Mitsuuru: Are you really okay, Kyon-chan?


Would you all please stop trying to convince me that I'm crazy!?


Itsuko: *ahem* In any case, you're correct. I can imagine Suzumiya-san wanting to get rid of you even less.


Also, stop insinuating things like that.


Itsuko: A possibility that makes more sense, therefore, would be the other one I raised yesterday: That our world, not this one, is the creation.

Mitsuuru: …

Kyonko: ...I don't like that. That means none of us really exist, right?

Itsuko: Perhaps. However, 'I think, therefore I exist', right? Even if our origins are not what we imagined them to be, we are still here.

Mitsuuru: Could we, like, not discuss this possibility? You have no proof, and it's not exactly comforting...


Itsuko shifts her stance a little.


Itsuko: Who said I didn't have any proof? And besides, I'm just getting to the good part.


I get the feeling that she's only just begun.


Itsuko: Even if we assume this possibility as true, there are still several points I must make. One is that the Suzumiya-san of our world and the Suzumiya-san of this world seem to retain the same powers. Obviously, this raises a few questions. For one, how could the Suzumiya-san here create an alternate version of herself without the knowledge of her own powers? If she was aiming to create an exact yet gender-flipped replica of herself, our Suzumiya-san would not possess the powers he currently holds.

Kyonko: Wait, wait. Why would this world's Haruki have to have knowledge of her powers to do something like this? If it's all subconscious, why would knowledge of anything matter?

Itsuko: Ah, excellent point. I did not think of that. So, the question becomes... why are you being dragged over to this side at all? Why are we stuck here, now? I will put forth this question: What if our world is slowly, ever so slowly, folding into this one? What if this world's Suzumiya-san, who created our world, is beginning to forget about us? We can assume that, if she did, our world would cease to exist, and we, in this world, would be all that remains...


….

I don't want to even consider this.


Kyonko: ...I didn't really catch all of that, but if the two Harukis have the same power, why can't our Haruki support our world on his own?

Itsuko: Hmm. Consider this: let's keep assuming that the Suzumiya-san of this world did create the Suzumiya-san of our world, creating him with the same powers as herself.

Kyonko: Yeah?

Itsuko: As the Suzumiya-san of this world is the one who gave our Suzumiya-san his power, she is the one who is supplying him with those powers in the first place, therefore, if she no longer wishes for him to have powers, our Suzumiya-san will also lose all of his powers, as they are connected to hers. ...Unless..


Itsuko placed her chin in her left hand for a second. I could tell that she was straining to properly evaluate all the possibilities that she could discern, as usual.


Kyonko: Yes, yes, please go on.

Itsuko:... Well, there perhaps is a certain unquantifiable chance that the Suzumiya-san of this world is no longer in contact with the power that our Suzumiya-san has, and ergo, is unable to lessen or manipulate those powers from afar. In sharp contrast to what Einstein may expect a being like the Suzumiya-san of this world to do, perhaps that Suzumiya-san has chosen to play dice with our universe, as it is; infusing it and her male copy with immense power, and then allowing it to forever more play out as it will.

Kyonko: I like this idea better. ...I still don't like the idea that we're just 'fakes'--

Mitsuuru: I agree!

Kyonko: But I like this idea better. It makes our universe less... volatile, right?

Itsuko: Probably. There are still many undetermined variables that I will need to find a way to account for in order to come to a firmer stance on just what we are facing. For the moment, however, it may be best to prepare for the worst.

The worst, huh? I always hate it when Itsuko sounds like that...


Mitsuuru: Hold on a minute, Koizumi-chan. You said there were three possibilities. You've only brought up two.

Itsuko: But don't you find this one so much more compelling?

Mitsuuru: ...No.

Itsuko: *sigh* Alternatively, as a third possibility, I simply have the extremely inaccurate Many-Worlds Interpretation. There could be multiple self-sustaining universes, a number of which have managed to produce some form of Haruki, perhaps male, perhaps female, with or without his powers.


I'd like to live in the “Haruki without powers universe” personally. Could we find a universe where he isn't such an oaf, too?


Itsuko: By this interpretation, this universe we find ourselves in is one where some people, perhaps only those within and surrounding the SOS brigade, are of the opposite gender. But, like I said much earlier, this possibility doesn't account for things we already--

Mitsuuru: Then, well, shouldn't we find something that makes that possibility work? Anything else is unacceptable. I refuse to believe I'm just a contrived copy.

Itsuko: Hmm, well then...


Itsuko's perpetual smile widens further, reaching her eyes.


Itsuko: If it makes you feel more comfortable, what about this? We were summoned here as a result of this universe's version of Suzumiya-san attempting to steal the powers of our Suzumiya-san.

Kyonko: Wait, how does that work at all?

Mitsuuru: It doesn't...?


And if that's true, why am I the one, er, “rippling over” if


Itsuko: If that is the case, then it is probable that this universe's version of Suzumiya-san (let's call her "Haruna-chan" for short) is simply incapable of pulling our Suzumiya-san out of his universe. Suzumiya-san isn't resisting Haruna-chan's theft of his powers because he doesn't know anything is going on, but she can't pull him into a different universe because that goes against Suzumiya's common sense.

Kyonko: What about me? You keep forgetting the part about why I'm being pulled here.

Itsuko: Ah, yes, that is important. Perhaps because you are the person closest to Suzumiya-san-


Yeah, right!


Itsuko: -you have been locked onto as the nearest equivalent to him.

Kyonko: That makes absolutely no sense whatsoever.

Itsuko: Ohoho~. Does it really not? Then how about this? Haruna's feelings for this universe's version of you have been transmitted from this universe to ours and pulled you here.

Kyonko: That... is very creepy. Whatever. You're saying that this is all a big cosmic tug-of-war?

Itsuko: Yes, exactly. Think of it, say, like this. In one universe, there is a Haruki Suzumiya-san with infinite power, while in the other, as a counterbalance, there must exist a Haruna Suzumiya-chan with infinite power, to keep the various alternate dimensions in balance. However, since the infinite is indivisible, the power is fluctuating, oscillating between the two, creating a current between the dimensions as it shifts from one Suzumiya-san (or -chan) to the other while attempting to achieve an impossible balance: by definition of their nature, both Suzumiyas should have infinite power. By its own definition, the infinite power can not be wielded by two entities simultaneously, or it would be divided and thus less than infinite. As the power flows to and fro, people are dragged along with its current. The fact that you are being drawn into this world, rather than people being drawn to ours seems to indicate that the power is starting to shift most strongly to the Haruna-chan side.


…Huh. That's actually pretty good.


Mitsuuru: Pretty good for something she thought up on the spot, you mean.

Itsuko: ...Oh?

Mitsuuru: Kyon-chan, Koizumi-chan's reasoning is, like usual, not exactly, how should I say, well-thought-out. Infinity doesn't work like she's saying.

Kyonko: How so?

Mitsuuru: Say Suzumiya-san's power really is infinite. Isn't it greater than both Suzumiyas? Wouldn't it just encompass them? Suzumiya-san is very energetic, but he isn't infinite. Even he gets tired and hungry after a while. So, even if the Suzumiyas have some kind of 'power', it either encompasses them and these dimensional shifts are due to something different, or their power is not infinite.

Itsuko: Or one universe, probably ours, is merely a creation of the other Suzumiya-san.

Mitsuuru: Unacceptable, like I said. Why does it have to be Suzumiya-san who pulled Kyon-chan over to this side? Couldn't it be something else, like--

Itsuko: Tell me, Asahina-san. Have you tried to contact the future yet?

Mitsuuru: …? No, why would I? It's not my future.

Itsuko: Because you might find out something useful about the nature of this world. I, on the other hand, spent the last night in contact with this world's equivalent of the Agency I belong to.


So that explains the uniform... and everything else, then.


Mitsuuru: Wh--? That... I...

Itsuko: In any case, there's something far more important than figuring out what this world really is.


You were the one who brought it up in the first place!


Itsuko: What Haruki Suzumiya-san's reaction to all of this will be.

Kyonko: His reaction to our disappearances? I thought about that...

Itsuko: His reaction to your disappearance in particular.

Kyonko: Shut up.

Itsuko: I can only hope he doesn't try something drastic. We must try to get back to our own universe as soon as possible. Nagato-san, I believe I requested that you look into that...

Yuuki: All resources spent maintaining key programs. Noninterference would--

Itsuko: …It would probably be wise to attempt to contact your equivalent on this side too, Nagato-san....


I thought of something.


Kyonko: Nagato, is it possible for you to synchronize now?


Maybe he was unable to synchronize since his future self was in another universe...?


Yuuki: All resources spent maintaining--

Kyonko: Never mind...

Itsuko: I think that concludes our meeting, then.


Wait, we really haven't covered anything. And who put you in charge, anyway?


Itsuko: ...I am the Vice Commander of the SOS Brigade, after all.


Don't remind me.


Itsuko: And we have little more to discuss, as a group. ...I don't think we need to stick together for the rest of the day. We'll meet up at the gates after school, alright?

Kyonko: Wait, why don't we need to stick together? I think it'd be a good idea if--

Itsuko: Because you and I need to have a little talk, so...


Itsuko pulls my arm in an attempt to get me away from Nagato and Asahina-senpai.


Mitsuuru: Ah, wait, I'll come too.

Itsuko: You won't be doing that, I'm afraid. You're going to stay here and attempt to contact this future. The more we know the better. Also, it would be helpful if you can get Nagato-san to say something other than...

Nagato: Noninterference would be appreciated.

Itsuko: That.


The last I saw of Asahina-senpai, before Itsuko took me protestingly down the stairs, was him flopping onto a carboard box, muttering to himself.

It's kind of funny... we had these meetings to try to find answers, but I don't think we've really found any at all.

In fact, we've only raised more questions.

***

Mitsuuru Asahina snorted.

“She thinks she knows everything, huh?”

Of course, Itsuko Koizumi was perfectly correct about one thing: That the most important thing they should be worrying about is Haruki Suzumiya's current mental state.

Mitsuuru Asahina never liked it when Itsuko Koizumi was right. It made him feel uncomfortable, considering all the other things she said.

Meanwhile, Yuuki Nagato was still standing in the corner, acting even weirder than usual.

“You feeling any better?”

“Attempting to reinstall basic software. Noninterference would be appreciated.”

With a response like that, Mitsuuru Asahina could only sigh.

I tried to incorporate most of what you guys came up with... and the scene title ended up ironic as a result.

Goodnight.

[Jintor]

I think it'd be awesome if Mitsuuru was actually really good at fighting.

Just... not very confident at it.

[Tyabann]

Originally Posted by Jintor

I think it'd be awesome if Mitsuuru was actually really good at fighting.

Just... not very confident at it.

Danchou has a plan for this, apparently. It involves a parody of DBZ.

[dkellis]

Originally Posted by HikariNiwa

DKellis, you're back from blogging and whatever else you were doing?

Well anyway, I can't write very well. My handwriting is downright terrible.

Blogging is kind of an on-going obligation. Two posts a week until I die or the Internet dies, whichever comes first.

I basically posted here just now to vent. New vent: I hate download sites that are blocked to my region (Southeast Asia, specifically Singapore).

There's another thing that I do need to get off my chest, but it's so big and potentially offensive/flamebait that I need to word it particularly carefully.

[vivify93]

Originally Posted by Kaisos

Itsuko: If it makes you feel more comfortable, what about this? We were summoned here as a result of this universe's version of Suzumiya-san attempting to steal the powers of our Suzumiya-san.

Kyonko: Wait, how does that work at all?

Mitsuuru: It doesn't...?

<3 Kaisos <3

Man, I love it when you do your thing.

but srsly.

I really like your writing. Especially how you have Itsuko headbutting with Mitsuuru.

[scify]

Whee, some of my ideas made it in! I feel useful!

Originally Posted by Kaisos Erranon

Danchou has a plan for this, apparently. It involves a parody of DBZ.

Aww, and here I was imagining a larger, much less confident Honey-sempai...

Spoiler:

*Group of nondescript thugs surrounds Mitsuuru. In proper anime fashion, they attack one by one*

Mitsuuru: Eh...eh? What're you--*shoulder throw*--doing!? *shoulder-locks someone else, somehow managing to make it look accidental* S-sorry...

*HIJINKS ENSUE. At least one fearful duck ends with two people punching each other in the face.*

At the end:
Mitsuuru: W-what?

[Heatth]

Originally Posted by Kaisos Erranon

Finally done this.

I worked on it all night. With many distractions.

Spoiler for September the Fifth, Day 4: Old Shack: The Answers (IV):

The Answers (IV)


Itsuko: The way I see it, there could be three possibilities. One we have already discussed.

Mitsuuru: The one where Suzumiya-san created the universe we're in right now out of boredom, right? Like I said, he can't be that powerf--

Itsuko: Let me finish. Yes, this universe could have been created by our Suzumiya-san... but since there seems to be another Suzumiya-san in this universe with similar abilities, I doubt that is entirely the case.


Not to mention, that feeling I had when I woke up on this side last night... that feeling of waking up for the first time.

As though our own world was nothing but a dream...


Mitsuuru: How do you even know that the Suzumiya-san on this side even has powers?

Itsuko: Given what Nagato and your kouhai here experienced on this side yesterday, it is surmisable that this version of Suzumiya-san shares his powers, as it is clear that something that is at least similar to the Integrated Data Entity exists. Correct?


Nagato turns around, nods briefly and turns back around again. …He did mention that he was connected to something while we were jumping around the school building, didn't he...


Itsuko: Anyway, this possibility doesn't quite work with what we already know... why would we moving to this universe if our universe was the original one? I doubt Suzumiya-san wants to be rid of us.

Kyonko: Wasn't it only me that was sliding over to this universe?

Mitsuuru: Rippling.

Kyonko: Huh?

Mitsuuru: ...You kept correcting me yesterday. You said you were “rippling over”. Don't you remember?

Kyonko: …

Mitsuuru: Are you really okay, Kyon-chan?


Would you all please stop trying to convince me that I'm crazy!?


Itsuko: *ahem* In any case, you're correct. I can imagine Suzumiya-san wanting to get rid of you even less.


Also, stop insinuating things like that.


Itsuko: A possibility that makes more sense, therefore, would be the other one I raised yesterday: That our world, not this one, is the creation.

Mitsuuru: …

Kyonko: ...I don't like that. That means none of us really exist, right?

Itsuko: Perhaps. However, 'I think, therefore I exist', right? Even if our origins are not what we imagined them to be, we are still here.

Mitsuuru: Could we, like, not discuss this possibility? You have no proof, and it's not exactly comforting...


Itsuko shifts her stance a little.


Itsuko: Who said I didn't have any proof? And besides, I'm just getting to the good part.


I get the feeling that she's only just begun.


Itsuko: Even if we assume this possibility as true, there are still several points I must make. One is that the Suzumiya-san of our world and the Suzumiya-san of this world seem to retain the same powers. Obviously, this raises a few questions. For one, how could the Suzumiya-san here create an alternate version of herself without the knowledge of her own powers? If she was aiming to create an exact yet gender-flipped replica of herself, our Suzumiya-san would not possess the powers he currently holds.

Kyonko: Wait, wait. Why would this world's Haruki have to have knowledge of her powers to do something like this? If it's all subconscious, why would knowledge of anything matter?

Itsuko: Ah, excellent point. I did not think of that. So, the question becomes... why are you being dragged over to this side at all? Why are we stuck here, now? I will put forth this question: What if our world is slowly, ever so slowly, folding into this one? What if this world's Suzumiya-san, who created our world, is beginning to forget about us? We can assume that, if she did, our world would cease to exist, and we, in this world, would be all that remains...


….

I don't want to even consider this.


Kyonko: ...I didn't really catch all of that, but if the two Harukis have the same power, why can't our Haruki support our world on his own?

Itsuko: Hmm. Consider this: let's keep assuming that the Suzumiya-san of this world did create the Suzumiya-san of this world, creating him with the same powers as herself.

Kyonko: Yeah?

Itsuko: As the Suzumiya-san of this world is the one who gave our Suzumiya-san his power, she is the one who is supplying him with those powers in the first place, therefore, if she nno longer wishes for him to have powers, our Suzumiya-san will also lose all of his powers, as they are connected to hers. ...Unless..


Itsuko placed her chin in her left hand for a second. I could tell that she was straining to properly evaluate all the possibilities that she could discern, as usual.


Kyonko: Yes, yes, please go on.

Itsuko:... Well, there perhaps is a certain unquantifiable chance that the Suzumiya-san of this world is no longer in contact with the power that our Suzumiya-san has, and ergo, is unable to lessen or manipulate those powers from afar. In sharp contrast to what Einstein may expect a being like the Suzumiya-san of this world to do, perhaps that Suzumiya-san has chosen to play dice with our universe, as it is; infusing it and her male copy with immense power, and then allowing it to forever more play out as it will.

Kyonko: I like this idea better. ...I still don't like the idea that we're just 'fakes'--

Mitsuuru: I agree!

Kyonko: But I like this idea better. It makes our universe less... volatile, right?

Itsuko: Probably. There are still many undetermined variables that I will need to find a way to account for in order to come to a firmer stance on just what we are facing. For the moment, however, it may be best to prepare for the worst.

The worst, huh? I always hate it when Itsuko sounds like that...


Mitsuuru: Hold on a minute, Koizumi-chan. You said there were three possibilities. You've only brought up two.

Itsuko: But don't you find this one so much more compelling?

Mitsuuru: ...No.

Itsuko: *sigh* Alternatively, as a third possibility, I simply have the extremely inaccurate Many-Worlds Interpretation. There could be multiple self-sustaining universes, a number of which have managed to produce some form of Haruki, perhaps male, perhaps female, with or without his powers.


I'd like to live in the “Haruki without powers universe” personally. Could we find a universe where he isn't such an oaf, too?


Itsuko: By this interpretation, this universe we find ourselves in is one where some people, perhaps only those within and surrounding the SOS brigade, are of the opposite gender. But, like I said much earlier, this possibility doesn't account for things we already--

Mitsuuru: Then, well, shouldn't we find something that makes that possibility work? Anything else is unacceptable. I refuse to believe I'm just a contrived copy.

Itsuko: Hmm, well then...


Itsuko's perpetual smile widens further, reaching her eyes.


Itsuko: If it makes you feel more comfortable, what about this? We were summoned here as a result of this universe's version of Suzumiya-san attempting to steal the powers of our Suzumiya-san.

Kyonko: Wait, how does that work at all?

Mitsuuru: It doesn't...?


And if that's true, why am I the one, er, “rippling over” if


Itsuko: If that is the case, then it is probable that this universe's version of Suzumiya-san (let's call her "Haruna-chan" for short) is simply incapable of pulling the real Suzumiya-san out of his universe. Suzumiya-san isn't resisting Haruna-chan's theft of his powers because he doesn't know anything is going on, but she can't pull him into a different universe because that goes against Suzumiya's common sense.

Kyonko: What about me? You keep forgetting the part about why I'm being pulled here.

Itsuko: Ah, yes, that is important. Perhaps because you are the person closest to Suzumiya-san-


Yeah, right!


Itsuko: -you have been locked onto as the nearest equivalent to him.

Kyonko: That makes absolutely no sense whatsoever.

Itsuko: Ohoho~. Does it really not? Then how about this? Haruna's feelings for this universe's version of you have been transmitted from this universe to ours and pulled you here.

Kyonko: That... is very creepy. Whatever. You're saying that this is all a big cosmic tug-of-war?

Itsuko: Yes, exactly. Think of it, say, like this. In one universe, there is a Haruki Suzumiya-san with infinite power, while in the other, as a counterbalance, there must exist a Haruna Suzumiya-chan with infinite power, to keep the various alternate dimensions in balance. However, since the infinite is indivisible, the power is fluctuating, oscillating between the two, creating a current between the dimensions as it shifts from one Suzumiya-san (or -chan) to the other while attempting to achieve an impossible balance: by definition of their nature, both Suzumiyas should have infinite power. By its own definition, the infinite power can not be wielded by two entities simultaneously, or it would be divided and thus less than infinite. As the power flows to and fro, people are dragged along with its current. The fact that you are being drawn into this world, rather than people being drawn to ours seems to indicate that the power is starting to shift most strongly to the Haruna-chan side.


…Huh. That's actually pretty good.


Mitsuuru: Pretty good for something she thought up on the spot, you mean.

Itsuko: ...Oh?

Mitsuuru: Kyon-chan, Koizumi-chan's reasoning is, like usual, not exactly, how should I say, well-thought-out. Infinity doesn't work like she's saying.

Kyonko: How so?

Mitsuuru: Say Suzumiya-san's power really is infinite. Isn't it greater than both Suzumiyas? Wouldn't it just encompass them? Suzumiya-san is very energetic, but he isn't infinite. Even he gets tired and hungry after a while. So, even if the Suzumiyas have some kind of 'power', it either encompasses them and these dimensional shifts are due to something different, or their power is not infinite.

Itsuko: Or one universe, probably ours, is merely a creation of the other Suzumiya-san.

Mitsuuru: Unacceptable, like I said. Why does it have to be Suzumiya-san who pulled Kyon-chan over to this side? Couldn't it be something else, like--

Itsuko: Tell me, Asahina-san. Have you tried to contact the future yet?

Mitsuuru: …? No, why would I? It's not my future.

Itsuko: Because you might find out something useful about the nature of this world. I, on the other hand, spent the last night in contact with this world's equivalent of the Agency I belong to.


So that explains the uniform... and everything else, then.


Mitsuuru: Wh--? That... I...

Itsuko: In any case, there's something far more important than figuring out what this world really is.


You were the one who brought it up in the first place!


Itsuko: What Haruki Suzumiya-san's reaction to all of this will be.

Kyonko: His reaction to our disappearances? I thought about that...

Itsuko: His reaction to your disappearance in particular.

Kyonko: Shut up.

Itsuko: I can only hope he doesn't try something drastic. We must try to get back to our own universe as soon as possible. Nagato-san, I believe I requested that you look into that...

Yuuki: All resources spent maintaining key programs. Noninterference would--

Itsuko: …It would probably be wise to attempt to contact your equivalent on this side too, Nagato-san....


I thought of something.


Kyonko: Nagato, is it possible for you to synchronize now?


Maybe he was unable to synchronize since his future self was in another universe...?


Yuuki: All resources spent maintaining--

Kyonko: Never mind...

Itsuko: I think that concludes our meeting, then.


Wait, we really haven't covered anything. And who put you in charge, anyway?


Itsuko: ...I am the Vice Commander of the SOS Brigade, after all.


Don't remind me.


Itsuko: And we have little more to discuss, as a group. ...I don't think we need to stick together for the rest of the day. We'll meet at 7:00 tonight at... Kouyouen Station, shall we?

Kyonko: Why there?

Itsuko: It's more convenient. Now, you and I need to have a little talk, so...


Itsuko pulls my arm in an attempt to get me away from Nagato and Asahina-senpai.


Mitsuuru: Ah, wait, I'll come too.

Itsuko: You won't be doing that, I'm afraid. You're going to stay here and attempt to contact this future. The more we know the better. Also, it would be helpful if you can get Nagato-san to say something other than...

Nagato: Noninterference would be appreciated.

Itsuko: That.


The last I saw of Asahina-senpai, before Itsuko took me protestingly down the stairs, was him flopping onto a carboard box, muttering to himself.

It's kind of funny... we had these meetings to try to find answers, but I don't think we've really found any at all.

In fact, we've only raised more questions.

***

Mitsuuru Asahina snorted.

“She thinks she knows everything, huh?”

Of course, Itsuko Koizumi was perfectly correct about one thing: That the most important thing they should be worrying about is Haruki Suzumiya's current mental state.

Mitsuuru Asahina never liked it when Itsuko Koizumi was right. It made him feel uncomfortable, considering all the other things he said.

Meanwhile, Yuuki Nagato was still standing in the corner, acting even weirder than usual.

“You feeling any better?”

“Attempting to reinstall basic software. Noninterference would be appreciated.”

With a response like that, Mitsuuru Asahina could only sigh.

I tried to incorporate most of what you guys came up with... and the scene title ended up ironic as a result.

Goodnight.

Nice scene Kaisos. The explanations were understandable, good job. And, eh, you should sleep earlier It was still 5am there right?

A few things:
"Suzumiya 'Haruna' has the same powers as Haruki because the Integrated Data Entity exists" should only enough to Itsuko and Kyonko right? I mean neither Mitsuru nor Yuuki believe Suzumiya created it. Also, we are using IDE or Data Overmind? I preffer 'Integrated Data Entity' but I tought you have decided by 'Data Overmind' (if is going to change must be sure to change the past scenes on the re-edit).

I see you used my 'cogito ergo sum' idea. Cool because it is the only phylosophy comsept I can think of. (I can pull a lot os random phylosophy thinks by myself, but never really studied it)

Should this scene scene be merged with the last one? It don't really feel as a saparete scene.

This short interlude and the creepy green rant in the day0 will probably make some playes wondering what waits for Mitsuru in the future...

Speaing on the interlude:

Originally Posted by Kaisos Erranon

Mitsuuru Asahina never liked it when Itsuko Koizumi was right. It made him feel uncomfortable, considering all the other things he said.

Should it be 'she'?

Originally Posted by Jintor

I think it'd be awesome if Mitsuuru was actually really good at fighting.

Just... not very confident at it.

Well, I think you need to be confident to be able to fight... It would be really funny tough.

[Kogetsu Shirogane]

Originally Posted by Kaisos Erranon

Nagato turns around, nods briefly and turns back around again.

Just having him nod would probably be enough. I don't think the turning is really necessary.

Originally Posted by Kaisos Erranon

Itsuko: Hmm. Consider this: let's keep assuming that the Suzumiya-san of this world did create the Suzumiya-san of this world, creating him with the same powers as herself.

Um...

Originally Posted by Kaisos Erranon

Itsuko: You won't be doing that, I'm afraid. You're going to stay here and attempt to contact this future. The more we know the better. Also, it would be helpful if you can get Nagato-san to say something other than...

Nagato: Noninterference would be appreciated.

Itsuko: That.

... just quoting this part because it's funny.