When: the afternoon of July 20th, after summer camp lets out.
Where: Kaworu & Billy's Apartment.
Who: Kaworu, Dave Strider, Billy, Alois, and anyone else who tagged along from camp or wrangled an invite.
What:  Kaworu wants to watch Ferris Bueller's Day Off to learn how to be a real boy.  The others help.

Kaworu had not had guests since Ryoji left the island.  A brief consultation of appropriate hosting behavior on his phone (as soon as he texted an invitation to Mister Trancy) lead him to believe that microwaving popcorn was the correct opening gesture, so he promptly headed into the kitchen, humming under his breath, to sort through the bomb-shelter worthy selection of microwavable foods he had in his cupboards.  Yes.  There was popcorn.

He had already checked, and Netpix did indeed have the movie in question available for instant viewing, so the rest of his preparations should be nearly effortless.  It was simply a matter of waiting for everyone to arrive.

[ Ukraine's voice is thin and hysterical over the network, which isn't in any way unusual for her all things considered, but what is unusual is the crashing, screaming, and splintering noise in the background, as if something large and destructive were tearing its way through a building. Ukraine herself sounds hushed and frantic, trying to speak quietly, intelligibly, and through obvious tears. ]

If anyone is anywhere near House Depot on Lincoln, TURN AROUND AND GO HOME!! And lock your doors! There are monsters here, and unless you are very heavily armed or that nice young lady with the excessively large sword, I don't know if —

[ there is a bloodcurdling sound, half scream of terror and half battle cry, then the sound of smashing wood and a loud thud before the connection drops. ]

[Ramona isn't happy. That much is evident in her voice.]

All right. Whoever decided that it was going to be an awesome idea to flood the streets with monsters and weird exploding shit when I am going to see my boyfriend and thusly inadequately dressed for acrobatics needs to have his kneecaps broken.

[Her voice grows a little distant as she yells at something in the distance.]

Do you assholes even realize how hard it is to move in a trenchcoat?!

[Something in the distance explodes.]

Oh shit! Uhhh a little backup about 8 blocks south of the apartment complexes would be REALLY appreciated about now! Holy crap they're everywhere! What the hell are these things!?

When: late night, July 20th, after the monsters start arriving
Where: Haruhi's apartment to start out with.
Who: SOS Brigade!! The present members - Haruhi, Kyon, Koizumi
What: FIGHTIN' SOME MONSTERS, TAKIN' SOME NAMES



Leaving her phone on vibrate was only one of Haruhi's myriad faults; in the (imagined) safety of her previous home and set against other behaviors like light blackmail and kidnapping, it didn't seem like that bad of a habit. In this situation, however, it was a terrible inconvenience - she'd been annoyed going to bed, something that always seemed to deepen her sleep, and as a result the muted rumble of her phone near her head failed to elicit more than a vague grumble.