so_shik | Forty-Third Spool of Thread

[There's the sudden sound of a bunch of boxes falling to the ground, contents spilling everywhere as the journal's camera points up to the ceiling. It shifts suddenly to focus on a particular pink-haired girl who was unceremoniously dumped into the back room of her shop on top of said boxes.]

Ugh...thanks for the warning, jerks. [She begins to untangle herself from the boxes of ribbons and fabrics, moving the journal closer to speak. For the most part, she seems pretty unharmed.]

Hey...so what day is it anyway? Here's hoping I wasn't gone too long, totally bad for business. [There's a slight beat, suddenly remembering something. You know, her housemate that was alone for like a week.] Haruhi, report. [She works her way out from under the pile of materials and the door to the back room swings open, allowing her to enter the main part of the shop.]

Neku...you better have made it back. That was pretty low of them, keeping us sort of together and then sending you back first. Besides, I was right in the middle of designing a n--

[There's a long pause suddenly as she really takes a look at the shop. She's staring at a row of dresser dummies, counting them in her head.]

All right, which one of you broke into my shop when I was gone?!

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Somehow? I doubt it. I didn't get along with her before she was a her, either. Or before Winry even showed up.

Oh well. Win some? Lose some.

If it helps, you've got enough people around here that do like you so it's not a huge loss anyway.

Am I a terrible person for saying that about one of my best friends?

Considering the who involved?

Nah, I think you're kosher.

[A shrug.] Just saying.

...what's Winry like anyway? She's around our house enough, but I don't really know her well.

She's...sweet. Really sweet. With a dash of fire.

[ the sort of teenage girl buffy always manages to attract. somehow. ] She was my daughter during that last experiment.

I kind of got that impression. You have to be a little fiery to date someone like Haruhi.

...that experiment really messed things up with people. How weird was it?

...Very weird. The epitome of weird.

My dad was my age, and I think my mom was younger. Never want to see that again. It makes you wonder what they got out of it though.

Nothing good. We can assume that much.

...think they'll try to pull it again?

Oh God, I hope not. I can't take a repeat of that.

Here's hoping. But I mean...I can't think of many I'd actually want a repeat of either. It's a lose-lose situation and it seriously sucks...

...but at least we have the ocean. And electricity. We have a lot more now than we did a few years ago. I guess that helps.