Cycle 3; Month 1; Day 1

[sos_chorus]

[Have a very startled looking young boy stare blankly at the holographic projection!]

...right. So that's what it's for. This is like a message board or something, right? Could someone tell me what's going on? Anyone?

Koizumi, you mindless yes-man you around here somewhere?

Nagato? What about you? Probably in the library, if this place has one

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[not_that_lockon]

You know Haruhi?

[sos_chorus]

Finally! An accomplice emerges!

Haruhi Suzumiya, right? She's a classmate of mine. I was with her right before being brought to this... place.

[not_that_lockon]

[looks distinctly puzzled, now]

The Haruhi I know never went to school.

[sos_chorus]

... or not.

Has she ever mentioned anything about an 'SOS Brigade'?

[not_that_lockon]

Can't say I remember her doing so.

[sos_chorus]

Different Haruhi. If she was here there would probably be demands to join the brigade or something by now.

Must be a different girl with the same name, then. Sorry about that.

[not_that_lockon]

No problem. I wouldn't have pegged Haruhi as a common name, though.

[sos_chorus]

If she had her way...

It's not that common, but it happens.

[not_that_lockon]

On this ship, everything happens, up to and including the dead coming back to life.

You got a name, kid?

[sos_chorus]

So I've heard.

Yeah, it's [static garbles it out], but people seem to like calling me Kyon. Hehehe...

[not_that_lockon]

Kyon, huh? I've heard stranger nicknames.

I'm Lyle.

[sos_chorus]

I don't even remember where it came from. My aunt started calling me that and then my sister and the next thing I know everyone is, much to my annoyance.

Hey.