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Time for Tanabata!

WHO: Haruhi and whoever else is around!
WHEN: July 7th, early evening.
WHERE: Roof of the Bayview Hotel
SUMMARY: It's Tanabata~ will Hikoboshi and Orihime meet tonight?
RATING: PG.
WARNINGS: None.

Even though she was now in America, Haruhi wasn't going to let one of her favorite holidays go by without notice! The high schooler had gathered all the necessary items for her own tanabata celebration on the roof of the hotel. Earlier in the day she had hunted down bamboo potted plants (or what appeared to be bamboo; if it wasn't perfect that was fine), and gathered colored pieces of paper and string. The weather had managed to cooperate with the holiday as well; the skies were clear, and though they were a bit dimmer due to the city lights, the stars could be clearly seen.

"So I figured out last year that it would take 25 years for my wish to get to one star and 16 years to the other," Haruhi mumbled to herself. "But if they're coming from America would it be different? Maybe a little faster since Americans are so speedy and impatient." She flopped down on the ground and pulled a magic marker's cap off with her mouth.

"Wish time!" Ignoring everything around her, Haruhi began scribbling her wishes on two different pieces of paper.

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Haruhi ignored the comment. If television had taught her anything, guys who took steroids weren't always the brightest. And honestly, how could this guy look that good without 'em?

"Is there a body-building contest in town or something?" Haruhi asked, walking around the guy, checking him out.

"I can't say. Are there Biologis Magos who would do such a thing here?"

He looks down at her rather tolerantly. "At any rate, what are you doing up on the roof, Mamzel?"

"Biologis whatchama?" Must be some kind of body-building group. This guy must be a foreigner; they all had weird names for stuff like that.

"Celebrating Tanabata! It's a Japanese holiday. Have you heard of it?"

"I haven't heard of it, no. I take it it has something to do with the night or the stars?"

Garviel looks up again, a thoughtful expression plain on his square-jawed face.

"Where I am from, we celebrate very few holidays, in all honesty. We are a secular society and as such the idea of 'holy days' to us seems rather distastful."

"Yep! It revolves around Hikoboshi and Orihime, two gods represented by the stars Altair and Vega. The legend says they are only able to meet once a year on July 7th, Tanabata, if the skies are clear. And for the festival, everyone writes wishes to be sent to them!"

Haruhi frowned at the guy's explanation of his home. "You're not American then. They had fireworks going off like crazy the other day. Where are you from?"

"Ah... gods. A story of superstition and romance. Interesting. Do you have a book on it by chance? I enjoy studying such things when not training."

He shrugs for a moment.

"Indeed I am not. I am Cthonian. I come from.... well, I don't know which star it would be here. In Terra's sky it is the closest star, though."

"I don't have a book, but they might have a library in town?"

She stops suddenly.

"Wait. You're a- a- a- AN ALIEN? SERIOUSLY?" She jumps up close to the guy, her eyes glittering. Someone's just gotten themselves a fangirl.

"No. I am not a Xenos. I am a Space Marine, from the 30th Millennium of mankind, during the period of the great crusade. We are the sword of the Emperor, and the protectors of humanity. We appear to be in my past, I suppose. My name is Garviel Loken. And what is your name, Mamzel?"

The immense warrior looks down at her with honest curiosity in his gray eyes.

"Space Marine? 30th Millenium?" Haruhi tried to comprehend all this. An alien time traveler perhaps? Who knew they'd be so buff!

Stretching out a hand in welcome, Haruhi loudly announced "I'm Haruhi Suzumiya, leader of the SOS Brigade! Allow me, on behalf of all the people on this planet and of this time, welcome to 21st century Earth!"

Garviel's huge hand will engulf hers, holding it somewhat delicately, and shake her hand in a firm manner. "Your welcome is appreciated, and your courtesy noted. Tell me more of your brigade, is it a military organization then?"

Haruhi raised her eyebrows. This Garviel's hands were HUGE. Did they have super-Wheaties in space?

"The SOS Brigade started as a club in my high school, but I plan to expand the organization beyond that. In fact, I've started to here. It stands for 'Save the World by Overloading it with Fun Haruhi Suzumiya Brigade', or SOS Brigade for short. Our mission is to find aliens, espers, time travelers, and other interesting people and things, and have fun with them!"

She steps back and points directly at Garviel's face. "And you're a prime example of what the Brigade hopes to find!"

"I... see."

Garviel blinks at her, completely nonplussed for the moment.

"I am glad I was what you were looking for?" He says, rather gingerly, wondering if this the right thing to say.

"But why does the world need to be overloaded with fun to save it?"

"You might not know since you're not from here," Haruhi explained. "But this world is so boring! Everything is too ordinary! So to make it more interesting, I gotta find the fun things to make it better, you know?"

A lot of people didn't understand her brigade plans, including her members, but that wasn't important. The important thing was achieving her goal by whatever means necessary!

"Ah, I see. And how did you end up in Prospero, if I may ask?"

Garviel definitely didn't understand, but the girl was interesting, at least. He has a feeling this is probably one of those people saber suggested needed protection, after all.

Now that she thought about, Haruhi wasn't sure how she had gotten here in the first place. The coffins had been far too interesting to worry about that...

"I'm not really sure to be honest. But that's one of the things I'm investigating! Why so many different people showed up in one place. The fact that people from different worlds or times are here is amazing!"

"That is... actually a pretty good idea, honestly. How may I be of assistance to you, young lady?"

If nothing else, the Astartes is always willing to help humans who are in trouble, even if they don't necessarily see it that way themselves.

"Hmm... well, the SOS Brigade is investigating all over, so if you see anything strange, can you let me know? We can all go together to find out what's going on!" This guy certainly seemed like he was capable of doing investigation, and Haruhi could always bring him to the brigade to help for heavy operations.

"I will be happy to. Is there a way I can contact you easily?"

Garviel hesitates, and says, "But what would you define as strange? This whole world is strange to me."

"I have a cell phone that I got when I arrived here. I think everyone has one?"

Oh right, the not from here thing. "Umm... like monsters, vampires... any human-esque creature who isn't like me! Like if they seem like they're confused in this world. If you're not sure just send me a message!"

"I shall be on the lookout, of course. But I thought we were to exterminate the monsters that come at midnight, anyway. That is my intent, certainly."

Garviel looks at his cell phone and says, "Ah, you mean the cogitator and vox-caster device that we were provided with? I was wondering what it was called, I thought it might have been named a Nokia."

After all, there are no brand names in the grim dark future where there is only war.

"Wait, monsters?" Haruhi paused. She had only seen coffins, not monsters...

"What were they like? Fight them? How did you fight them?????"

"I haven't fought the monsters here, but a fellow named Lancer has, and he told me about them when I arrived. Have you spoken to him? Dark hair?"

He seems a bit surprised, he thought those drawn here would be fairly cohesive but this does not appear to be the case.

"I've met several guys with dark hair, but none named Lancer," Haruhi said with a sigh. Figures she hadn't run into the monster-fighting ones yet.

"I'm sure you'll see him around sooner rather than later." Garviel says, attempting to comfort her, detecting disappointment from her sigh.

"Yeah, I suppose so..."

"So are you the only one here from your world? Or are there other body-builders walking around here?"

Time for Tanabata!

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You just blew Haruhi's mind

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