[Wandering around the city, finding weird powers and weird things, has been pretty enthralling for Haruhi for the last couple weeks! People warning her against Darkness monsters have kept her repressed for surprisingly long. Also, actually checking out how the city changes at night has been a little-- deterring
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I wasn't going to get hurt, okay?
...Maybe it wasn't the best idea I've ever had, but it wasn't going to be a disaster!
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Look, they're monsters. You don't go and seek them just for adventure. You have to be prepared for that sort of thing.
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Well, maybe. I hadn't really seen them before, and I thought -- maybe no one had ever tried talking to them before and making friends with them! And tonight just felt fitting for it, you know...?
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Yeah, I figured that out now... I mean, maybe someone out there can talk to them! But I guess it's not me, so it wasn't-- for me.
[She sighs.]
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[He pauses for a moment before adding:]
Just because that's not for you doesn't mean you don't have something really interesting you can do. It just isn't that.
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Hey, what kind of interesting stuff do you do, then?
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I'm Haruhi Suzumiya...
See, that's totally cool! Man, I bet you can do all kinds of cool things. [Sigh.] Is that a common name for warlocks? I mean, are they all named after that one guy?
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No, of course not. Merlin's just my name, and I happen to be a warlock as well. Anyway, Haruhi, I think just about everyone has a power-- it just takes some people's a while to kick in!
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[She nods.] They've said that, but I've tried lots of things and nothing has happened. I mean, not even something stupid, like bread turning into cheese or something!
Hey, can you use magic to find out what my power is? Oh! Can you teach the kind of magic you use?!
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And-- well, I could try! I don't know if I can teach something you're not born with, but maybe you haven't discovered it yet.
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...That's even cooler, then! [Sheee's not exactly an expert on the topic.] It's great to meet you, Merlin!
And I'd definitely like to try it at least.
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