01. video;

[dammitsenpai]

[So you see, some new arrivals just arrive and ask if anyone they know is here, or for people to explain what's going on, or even just whine about the situation. Haruhi, on the other hand, is rather confused aaaand...]

Alright guys, so when's someone going to tell me this is all a big joke or that I'm just dreaming, huh? I mean, it looks pretty normal in this Orlea place, but everywhere else here is crazy! One of the districts is completely made up of pillows, one looks like it came from some medieval story, and I could've sworn I saw giant strawberries with mouths earlier, too. So I've got to be dreaming, right? Or if not, haha you guys, you got me! You all must have put in a whole lot of work to pull this off... I mean, giant moving strawberries...? [Stupid rich people being able to afford creating giant practical jokes like this...!] Really funny, guys! Senpai, you and the others can all come out now! Hahahahaaaa....!

[Yeah, someone's in denial here--]

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{ voice }

[the_ninja]

Well, you might be dreaming- or maybe we're all just very vivid figments of your imagination. Either way, I think that probably says more about you than it does this place.

{ voice }

[dammitsenpai]

I've definitely never had a dream as elaborate as this though, so I'm just under the assumption that everyone put this together as some sort of prank or another event in the host club.

[Which, in that case, clearly you're in on it...!]

apologies for the late reply!

[the_ninja]

... so, that's more likely than a dream? Does your club usually put together events themed around pillows and alternate dimensions?

[Also, you're way too young to be in a host club, young man.]

don't worry about it! take your time!

[dammitsenpai]

They haven't gone as far as pillows and all, but I wouldn't put it past them.

[tell her about it]

[the_ninja]

[paaaause]

... you know, your friends sound like my kind of guys. Now that is dedication to your job.

[Video]

[doctor_insano]

I'm sure I wouldn't be dreaming about talking lions and pandas. They're not scientific enough!

[Video]

[dammitsenpai]

I take it you really like science then, huh?

[Video]

[doctor_insano]

I love it! You can do anything with science!

[Video]

[dammitsenpai]

Science can be pretty cool, so I can't really argue with that.

[what does it have to do with anything though]

[Video]

[doctor_insano]

Excellent!

I'm Doctor Insano! Do you have a name?

[video + text]

[hollowbutnotempty]

*the video feed shows the inside of a pillow-house in the background, and in the foreground, what looks to be a toy of some sort, too pale to be a normal human, too plastic-looking, too missing a mouth, to say nothing of the odd lack of eyes. It has yellow irises hanging in the shadows behind its eye-holes, glowing faintly, but that's not the same as proper eyes.*

*and while this is probably quite creepy a sight... its expression is a soft smile.*

*and then she gets a text message from it... which only makes sense. It likely can't talk, with the lack of mouth there, so it would have to resort to typing, of course....*

giant straberees?

pillos r nice

nevr to many :)

*And it smiles a bit more... well, at least it seems rather nice? This thing is surely one of the odd parts of the Club's prank on her, just like the rest of this place, though, right? Has to be?*

[video + text]

[dammitsenpai]

[Well. For now, Haruhi isn't even responding to the doll... She's just kind of staring at her communication device in disbelief, unsure how to interpret this.

...

It's kind of creepy.

Yeah she's definitely dreaming. Or the club is definitely pranking her big time. One of the two.]

[video + text always, for Doll~]

[hollowbutnotempty]

*smile falling after a moment without a response, expression becoming more concerned... was something wrong?*

?

[video + text always, for Doll~]

[dammitsenpai]

[...]

I'm sorry, but who's typing these messages?

Re: [video + text always, for Doll~]

[hollowbutnotempty]

*Doll blinked, the yellow irises disappearing briefly into the shadows a couple times while the mask-like face stayed as it was. It paused a second, then raised a hand to pat its chest, indicating itself. Yes, the toy was typing!*

*...or... robot? Whatever it was.*

[ video ]

[scarvedforlife]

Have the hidden camera crews revealed themselves yet?

[ video ]

[dammitsenpai]

Nope, still waiting on it. Or waiting on me waking up. Whichever comes first.

[Is Masaomi a part of those hidden camera crews...?!]

[ video ]

[scarvedforlife]

I've heard pinching is the best way to wake yourself up from a dream.

[ Also he's curious to see if anyone would really fall for a line like that. ]

[ video ] sorry for the lateness...!

[dammitsenpai]

[Maybe. But not her!]

Yeaahhh I'm not falling for that one. [sorry dude]

[ video ]

[scarvedforlife]

[ Booo killjoy booo. At least it doesn't hurt to try. ]

Too bad! It could have been the one true solution to your moment of confusion.

video;

[invocation]

No one could pull off a prank like this. [...] Didn't you get the message from that psycho queen?

[The young lady on the screen looks very much like a little thug, and is gnawing on a sandwich she found...somewhere. It is probably not best to ask.]

video; sorry for the lateness!

[dammitsenpai]

You'd be surprised. And yeah, I got it, but I thought that may have also been set up by the host club.

permavideo; it's no problem!

[invocation]

You think a host club could do this?

...What kinda host club are you in? [He looks kind of young for it, for one.]

[dammitsenpai]

Well, at least the one I'm in definitely could.

And it's... a pretty strange one. I'll just leave it at that. [How does she even begin to describe it...]

[invocation]

Right...whatever. [It had to be pretty damn strange if this guy thought they were capable of interdimensional travel.] You're the first person I've seen that said they were in a host club here.