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[haruhi suzumiya] haruki suzumiya

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Who:

emp3thy,

god_is_a_dude,

breaks_destiny
What: An intervention
When: Oct. 21, after school
Where: Keiichi's apartment
Summary: Keiichi's become a hikkomori after Rena's departure, and two of his friends decide it's time to check on him. Unfortunately those friends aren't the best friends with each other.
Rating: Haruki

[It's been over a week and a half since Keiichi last appeared in class. Now another school week has ended, and with no sign of him or Rena, Minato decides it's time to pay them a visit. He heads for their apartment once school lets out for the day.

The hallway is silent. The door is tightly closed, and there's no sign of a droid break-in. This is a small relief, but it doesn't rule out other possibilities. After testing the handle to find it locked, Minato raises his hand to knock.]

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Nah, he was totally serious. [Okay, okay, getting back on the couch now]

No. Minako took it too seriously. [and she totally would have tired herself out first.]

That she took more seriously than you... Isn't that basically saying that you weren't serious after all?

It takes more energy to attack than defend.

Uh... I think that attacking wastes energy faster but you use more energy at defending, unless you defend by countering constantly. In defending you have to put the same energy the opponent is using to negate the attack and then add a bit more to reject it properly without giving the opponent chance for a fast recovery. If you don't calculate well enough you would waste too much energy or fail in defending and get hit, which wastes even more energy.

At least that's how it has always been in the confrontation games we played at Hinamizawa.

[It is at one of this exact moments that the light over their head burns out. a great sense of darkness falls over the room. Keiichi, change your lightbulbs sometimes.

Haruki, who is feeling this conversation going down a weird route mutters a little to himself. he holds up his hand, which he then holds a little controlled burst of flame in]

You got any spare bulbs here?

[...]

I don't really know what's in here anymore... I should have but... Probably they were smashed to pieces a while ago together with other things.

[He has to admit, he isn't entirely sure what he did during all those days, he has some vague recollections but... Things just get fuzzy when the syndrome kicks in, okay?]

[....he pauses before standing up.]

Then I'll go to the store.

[He glances at Haruki, hoping he's not going to protest. They can't leave Keiichi on his own again and he's not really in a state to go outside either.]

[...No! He's got it!] Minato, check the bathroom. If there's still soap and shampoo, we're good.

Keiichi, you stink. [He waves the flame in the air a little to make this point better] And you look like death, so we're going to go to the one spot which and revitalize any Japanese! [And now, he stands, dramatically, to drive home]

Gentlemen, it's time for a hot-springs trip!

[He knows he stinks, don't worry, his nose still works fine and he's sure that smell isn't from neither of you. For a moment he thought he was going to be told to go and take a bath but... Apparently hot-springs are better.]

Now? Like this?

[Well, he can't say it surprises him, it's Haruki after all.]

Can I get another bar to eat before?

[He's starting to be hungry too.]

[...hot springs with Haruki.

this could either be a good Social Link opportunity or a huge mistake.

likely both.

He heads to grab the soap like Haruki asked, leaving Keiichi to deal with him for now.]

We'll pick up [...Not a pizza, oh!] a sandwich or five on the way, that'll work. But yeah, here. [There's only one bar left in here, so he just hands the guy the box]

That sounds fine with me.

[Sandwiches are good. But for now, that bar, he is gulping that down.]

[and Minato returns with the goods. Also some towels. Apparently Keiichi hadn't gone into the linen closet in a while.]

Alright, let's go! [And with this, he closes his hand, puts the fire out, and he's just going to walk on over towards, well... the door. Follow, please]

[At least there is a please between the brackets. At any rate Keiichi will be following indeed after trying to get the goods from Minato. He will be staggering every now and then though, so be careful that he doesn't fall to a side of the road or something.]

[you're not carrying any of this when you look that unsteady, Keiichi. Though that means Minato has his hands full so Haruki better keep an eye on him.]

[Haruki, who pressed on ahead initially doesn't realize there is trouble behind him until, well, he heads Keiichi stumbling on the hall (or maybe the stairs?) but then he turns and. Well damn]

[Good wall, good wall. What a pretty good wall, being right there for him to hold himself against it, one can't fall any further than that if he remains glued to it. And he staggers less that way. Keiichi tries to recover his foot quickly, looking up for a moment to see Haruki's glance.]

I'm going, I'm going...

[He mumbles seriously, to show that he is indeed moving. So what if it's taking a bit of work? What else did they expect? At least he's moving, right?]

[and Minato takes up the rear in case Keiichi slips or something.]

[...Well, whatever. He'll just roll with it, slowing down a little to allow Keiichi to get on him if it's needed. Let's make it to the exit before we think anything more, shall we?]

[Good idea indeed, it will be a slow trip due Keiichi's state, forgive him. On the good side there won't be any more problems from him at least.]

[Then let's timeskip ahead, past gathering the picnic supplies and ahead to wherever Haruki is leading them which is probably the barrel teleporter.]

[WHAT LOSER

And of course it's not there. He'd leading them to that rec center that Vesperia constructed. That's where he put the full size teleporters. Which look like nothing to much as six foot tall (stone, presumably) soda cans with strange markings all over the sides. They're in the dark corner. He just starts to march on over to them]

[Well, Keiichi is used to time jumps, a timeskip can't be much different right? He will survive.

And he will keep following Haruki without saying much. Moving, it takes tons of concentration on his part right now.]