chapter one: audio.

[facepalms]

[ When the feed flickers to life, there's a small sigh coming from an average teenager. Make that a big sigh.

'Great. Just when you think you're done dealing with alternate universes, parallel timelines, and seeing into the future, it just comes and bites you in the butt. And now I'm in an underwater world, apparently. Guess if anyone from back home is here, they'd be making jokes from "The Little Mermaid". Or just fish jokes in general.'

But soon enough, he manages to speak. If the communication device is similar to a cell phone, he might as well use it. ]

Alright, since I'm assuming this thing is a communicator, other people might hear it. [ That's what he's hoping for, anyway. ] So if anyone from the 'SOS Brigade' is here, especially the brigade leader who goes by the name of 'Suzumiya Haruhi'. She has short black hair and usually has a bright yellow ribbon in her hair. If you hear someone who starts going about find "aliens, time travelers, and espers", you've probably already found her.

[ 'And why do I have to be the one looking for you, anyway?'

There's another sigh before he continues. ]

Anyway, if anyone can tell me where exactly I am and that this place is not a delusion, illusion, or even some weird dream of mine, then I'd actually appreciate that. [ 'Even though I've already tried pinching myself.' ] ... Thanks in advance, I guess.

[ And after that, he manages to turn the feed off. ]

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[force_a_change]

[Oh hey, that is a really familiar voice she hears during one of her times of skimming the communication network.

A voice she is slightly disappointed in hearing. So she is about to reply to him with text, but her finger slips and for a brief moment Kyon will see a very familiar and not murderous, yetface.

But she catches it and switches to text.]

Oh, it's you.

text

[facepalms]

[ Kyon's about to answer with some sort of horrible ragequitting noise, but he can't even bother to speak with her, much less try to communicate with her.

After all, this is Asakura Ryoko we're talking about. ]

Maybe I should have put a warning sign: "no hostile alien forms allowed".

text

[force_a_change]

Then you'd have to exclude Miss Nagato as well.

And unfortunately for us both, it is only you and me that are here from our world.

[And man, she sighs on her end because she was keeping quiet about being an alien. Only one person knew!]

text

[facepalms]

I wouldn't exactly consider Nagato as 'hostile'.

['After all, she did save my life.'

But then again, 'that' incident occured because of her. Wait a moment. Did she just say that they're the only two from their universe at this place? ... His life is over, isn't it.]

text

[force_a_change]

Of course you wouldn't.

How was everyone then? Before you arrived here that is.

[Yeeeeeeeeep.

Also she's from the past, not that either of them know that.]

text

[facepalms]

Maybe that's because she wasn't the one who attempted to stab me several times in the past.

And I plead the fifth. I have no obligation to tell you how any of the SOS Brigade members are doing.

[ Nor does he even want to. ]

text

[force_a_change]

I don't know what you're talking about.

What if I say please, hm?

[come on Kyon, spill the beans. Before she decides the best method is to stab the answers out of you.]

Audio;

[bhag]

Nope, it's not a delusion or anything. We're really stuck here. You new here too, huh?

audio;

[facepalms]

Unfortunately.

[ He was hoping it wasn't a delusion, but... he's used to this by now. ]

audio;

[bhag]

I guess it could be worse. I mean, at least there is a bubble, right? Haha.

audio;

[facepalms]

If there wasn't, all of us would be dead by now.

[ 'And I would rather stay alive, thank you very much.' ]

audio;

[bhag]

Yeah. That was, you know, the joke.

audio;

[facepalms]

It wasn't a really good one, if you ask me.

audio;

[banchou]

You're right, this is all a dream.

[ ... ]

But what's an SOS Brigade?

audio;

[facepalms]

Some dream this is.

[ 'And to be honest, I have no idea how Freud would even interpret this.' ]

It's a brigade me and my... [ A beat. ] - well, some of them are my friends, I guess - are in.

audio;

[banchou]

You'll wake up eventually. Just enjoy it until then.

[ or something... ]

What do you do?

audio;

[facepalms]

I suppose I have nothing to lose.

[ Unless he somehow dies in the dream. ]

We search for aliens, time travelers and espers... and have fun with them.

[ And he sighs at that. It's a pain, just saying that. ]

Raudio;

[banchou]

Oh.

[ well that's... quite the club. he'd assume kyon was joking if he didn't sound quite so serious about it. or quite so panied by saying it. ]

Any luck?

audio;

[facepalms]

Not yet.

[ Actually, that's a lie. He's found aliens, time travelers and espers. Just... not while being in the 'club'. ]

Audio.

[theinfamous1412]

Yup! All a dream. Nothing is real. Feel free to pinch yourself.

audio.

[facepalms]

Been there, done that.

[ He's saying this quite sarcastically, to be quite honest. ]

audio.

[theinfamous1412]

[ Ah well, can't say he didn't try. ]

A dream would probably be more believable than the truth.

audio.

[facepalms]

I guess that would honestly depend on what kind of 'truth' it is.

audio.

[theinfamous1412]

Well... would you believe that you've been kidnapped by a magical coral that feeds off your energy, places curses on the population, and this a city far beneath the ocean surface?

audio.

[facepalms]

Actually, I would.

[ Considering that he's experienced... weirder... ]