Who: Kyon & Haruhi.
What: Totally not a date ending in stabbing. Well, sort of.
When: backdated to Friday evening, Jan 24.
Where: The streets of New Moore.

In Kyon's opinion, any activity which required him to carry a forty-pound backpack probably didn't meet the qualifications of a date, since a pack mule could have played his role just as well. It wasn't entirely clear to him whether they were geocaching, benchmarking, or warchalking at any given moment, but as tired as his shoulders were, the confusion helped to keep his interest alive. Planting clues and prizes for treasure hunts and marking the area with encoded symbols would have been simple enough, but for efficiency's sake, they were also hunting for any secret markings or surveyor's marks left behind by city planners and civil engineers.

So far, the secrets of the city had yet to unravel for them, but the backpack was getting lighter, they were on their second roll of electrical tape, and through vigorous argument, they'd expanded their vocabulary of hobo sign-code by a dozen new invented symbols, meticulously catalogued.

Still, thinking of the confusion and headaches of future scavenger-hunters was enough to give Kyon a happy moment of schadenfreude.

"Hey, Haruhi, what about that alleyway?" He pointed down the narrow, dingy gap between the buildings, a glint in his eye. "If we want to test the courage and moral virtue of knights on quest, somewhere like that should be appropriate, right?"

What's the point of only allowing family members hospital visitation rights if none of us have families anyway

I knew it!!! Ha!

[There's some unintentional shakycam footage - deliberate video, but not deliberate shakycam - of an excited kid, thirteen or fourteen years of age, with one fist clenched in triumph. He's literally vibrating in excitement.]

The videophones are advanced technology, so unless this is a comics-style adventure or something video-game inspired there won't be magic too. It's too early to say if aliens or time travelers are involved, but that's not important. The real question is, why us?

It might just be a random sample, but it could be there's something special, too, and that's why we were taken. Quick, if you're getting this message, tell me everything that's unusual about you. Why would you be important to extraterrestrials?

Of course, if this is just the future it might be that something you haven't done yet is important. And if this is an alternate universe than maybe your cross-dimensional doppleganger is really the important one.

But... this really happened to all of us, right? So there's definitely a chance we can find out!

I suppose anything would be an anticlimax after a message like that.

 [The camera begins focused in on a wobbling sheet of pale tagboard with a brightly-colored image on it in construction paper and glitter, accompanied by music -- or at least, by several people chanting "da-na-na-na da-NA-na-na-na" repeatedly.

After a moment, the tagboard is lifted away to reveal a skeptical-looking Kyon facing the camera, looking like a cranky news anchor.  He starts speaking in a bored, energyless tone of voice.]

Attention, New Moore.  New arrivals especially.  

[A rolled up sheaf of papers descends from the upper left corner of the screen and clips him behind the ear, and his narration becomes more robust.]

...

Attention New Moore!  New arrivals especially!  Due to the negligence of official channels in properly informing everyone about the exciting opportunities available to students over the summer, most of you have not yet heard of the Spreading excitement all Over the world with Suzumiya Haruhi Brigade.

Or SOS Brigade, for short.

[Dodging another swipe of the paper.]

We can't expect them to remember the long version so quickly!

In any case, the Brigade is now looking for both new members and new clients, despite not having had any old clients.  We're looking for people who have experienced something mysterious in the past, people who have run into something mysterious recently, and people who through whatever nonsensical means plan on a mysterious experience in the near future. However, please remember that a normal mystery won't do! It has to be something that wows us!

Guidelines on how to wow us will not be forthcoming.

When it comes to members, certain standard disclaimers have to be issued.  Normal humans, if anyone on this island can be termed a normal human, need not apply.  No guarantees of any particular role within the club can be given, and absolutely no information on club activities, dues, or duties will be released.  To prove your worthiness, fling yourself into mystery!

[Long sigh.]

Nathan, you're the expert. This photography gig at the dance sounds suspiciously like community service to you? Cause it does to me.

Also, I know I'm not best friends with the Avengers or anything, but when I text you guys that Loki kidnapped me, aren't you supposed to assemble? Not reply to a potential villain fiesta with "sorry" and a sad face emoticon!

WHO: Kyon & Haruhi.
WHERE: Outside the school.
WHEN: Roughly sunset.


Kyon made sure to sneak out of the school building half an hour early, winding a circuitous path around the back of the school grounds, because when certain random factors were in play, there was no such thing as being too careful. Reaching the front of the school, and pausing briefly to massage some warmth back into his arms -- it was colder than he'd expected -- he glanced behind him briefly.

Nothing out of the ordinary. Good. That was exactly the way he wanted it.

Now it was just a matter of trying not to shiver and waiting to see if his plan survived first contact with the enemy. He glanced at the angle of the setting sun, critically, and called up the weather report on his phone, receiving its verdict with a grimace. Never mind what the app said, it was definitely the cold that was making his arms break out in gooseflesh under his uniform jacket. This was a precision operation, with absolutely zero paranormal factors involved, so there wasn't any reason to be getting nervous. It was just cold.

Due to the insistence of our Brigade Chief that the meeting minutes be transcribed completely, and the extensive discussion that followed Prom attendance being made mandatory for all Brigade members, it's going to be a day or two before the full minutes are ready to be posted.

On a related note, I'm going to need to get back into the school this evening, but I won't be free until seven. Haruhi, since you've got the keys, will you meet me there? Official club business.

Guys, guys, I got it!! I finally got the idea down for THE PERFECT CAR!!

So right, it should OBVIOUSLY be in the shape of a dinosaur, right?? Because what's more badass than a dinosaur?? AND IT NEEDS TO SHOOT FIRE, like dinosaurs do!!



But then I thought, wait, what if I wanna break stuff, too? Fire can't break stuff, it can only burn it, which is pretty cool but sometimes you just gotta SMASH things!! So I thought, let's add a battering ram to it!



OBVIOUSLY it needs the metal point at the front. Actually, the WHOLE THING should be metal! Wood is for losers!!!!

BUT THEN I thought, what if I need to grab stuff?? Like, if there are HUNDREDS of robots coming at me and I need to catch a bunch of them and THROW them at the other robots so they EXPLODE?? So obviously what this car needs is ROBOT HANDS!!!!



OBVIOUSLY the hands will also shoot missiles and bombs and rockets, just hands would be boring.

SO, WHAT DO YOU THINK?? Awesome, right? I thought so.

[Locked to the SOS Brigade]

As far as official Brigade business goes, I can report that I think I've finally tracked down some hackers to interview, but that's a less important piece of news, especially since I haven't arranged it yet.

It looks like my investigation into the suspicious nature of Derek Hale isn't going to turn out any promising results, due to the fact that I've just received notification of his release. Any irresponsible and baseless speculation about whether he was a criminal or a werewolf will therefore have to be tabled due to lack of evidence.

On a more urgent personal note, with his release, it looks as though I've been given forty-eight hours to move from this apartment to one in the South building. If anyone's free to help me pack and carry my things, I can honestly say I'd be grateful for the help. Normally I'd have qualms about pointing it out, but without that help, I don't think I'll have the time to attend Brigade activities for the next two days. And of course, I'd be more than willing to take any helpers out to eat afterward. My treat.

[/Lock.]

When I've just lost a roommate, isn't it inconsiderate to make me the one that has to move? In any case, Jake English in South 204, I'll be seeing you soon.

So, does anyone want to make chocolate!!

HOT OR NOT


okay this ones not all guys this time so dont make it weird

KINDA SHADY

HOT OR NOT

CAN YOU HANDLE A MATURE WOMAN

HOT OR NOT


HOT COP

HOT OR NOT


SWEET TATS BRO

HOT OR NOT


I INVESTIGATED AND SHES LEGAL

HOT OR NOT


COME BACK TO STARBOX

HOT OR NOT


I DONT EVEN KNOW

HOT OR NOT


DUDE SHES SMOKIN HOT NO CONTEST

HOT OR NOT

Is this whole... thing over yet??

Brigade activities are suspended until further notice.

 Given the latest round of imaginative penalties inflicted on me for my lack of imagination and initiative, I've taken it upon myself to make the sign of the evil eye and attempt to avert future punishments by making up for my alleged deficiencies over the holiday season.

The largest booth at Karaoke-Doki has been reserved on the night of its upcoming grand opening.  While as Secretary I'm in no position to compel obedience myself, please rest assured that I'm confident in my expectation that, like the majority of club events, attendance will prove to be mandatory.

Please, for your own sakes: don't be late.

WHO: Anyone and Everyone
WHAT: All the kissin's
WHEN: Dec 16 - 18
WHERE: Wherever you want!
WARNINGS: Affection, freak-outs, possible R ratings


Ok! Here is the post for collecting all your kissing logs! If you want to do individual Network posts and then lead in to kissing that way, that's fine, but if you're looking to do a straight up log, this is the place to do it. That way we don't flood the community with all the log posts.

Instructions:

1. Post your character's name. One reply per character so that they're all neatly organized.
2. When you tag to a character's thread, put your participating character's name in the subject line.
3. ???
3a. Feel free to edit the post tags to include your character name for easier activity reporting
4. PROFIT!

 Okay!  So, everyone who's lost their memories, report in here for orientation!  Just as soon as we figure out what information we can trust and what kinds of evidence we can piece together, we'll organize a plan of attack!

There's a UFO on one side of town, so maybe we've all been abducted by aliens, but it could also just be a red herring.  Apparently there are a bunch of suspicious doctors telling people they're not real, too, so it could also be a government brainwashing plot or some sort of private sector terrorist spy scheme!  The important thing is, right now, anyone who has their memories might have some kind of agenda and you'd never know!  So don't trust anything!  There could even be plants among the people with memory loss set to lead us the wrong way.  Even personal possessions could have been replaced with misleading data!

Anyway, if we all stick together and keep our eyes open, we should be able to locate whatever secret base the people running this are using, and raid it for whatever they're hiding from us!  

No time to waste!