June 16, 1999 -- After school, School Library

[all_onis_are_true]

[Souji was definitely missing.

Hiroshi was unnerved. Souji was not the sort of guy to just up and disappear. Did something happen? Maybe if he looked through the newspapers, he'd be able to find some information that would be relevant.

For some reason, however, he found himself digging further back. A bit of a desperate maneuver, perhaps, but he was beginning to find a worrying trend. Souji was hardly the only mysterious disappearance. For such a small town, an abnormal number of people seemed to disappear. Some turned up dead. Others were never found again.

And then there were the other incidents. Murder-suicides, seemingly rational people convicted for murder. All from a tiny town like this.

He shook his head. Well, all towns had crime, right? Why should this one be any exception? It's only rational. But a weird, nagging feeling in the back of his head couldn't help but poke at things. Yeah murders happen... but here? And why so little investigation?

He leans back in his chair, trying to grasp the implications of things. Maybe this would be something legitimately of interest to the club... Ah, right. He should be heading over there now, huh.]

Comments

[kouyouensei]

Does it really play out that way? I can get behind a foil but don't they agree to things in advance, at least fight on equal terms, challenge each other's ideas, find some common ground--

[How much has Haruhi thought about this]

[loveandwillpower]

Well, it doesn't have to be a serious love. Remember when that girl had a crush on Hiroshi in second grade and kept stealing his glasses?

[ Minako that was you. ]

[independent_dollmaker]

There's no way I would remember that.

[kouyouensei]

Same here.

[Really unimpressed.]

I just think it's not like either of them the way they are these days. Maya-chan was...

[Serious.]

Let's have a quality gossip sesh with her when she gets back.