Suzumiya Haruki no Seitenkan:Volume3 Prologue
I’d like to say the club started because of the Melancholy of Haruki Suzumiya, but really it was probably because of my own.
The SOS Brigade was established in early spring and our little film experiment happened during fall. (It was an extremely stressful project for me, but Haruki seemed to have the time of his life.)
That’s six months from our conception to the movie and Haruki could not and did not let time pass by pointlessly. Not surprisingly, that time was filled with strange, illogical and impossible happenings. I still don't know if they were real, or just complicated accidents. For simplicity's sake, let's just say that we were pulled into everything against our will.
No matter what anyone says, seasons come and seasons go. As the average temperature rises, inconceivable, out-of-this-world ideas spring from Haruki's mind, similar to how different kinds of insects appear out of nowhere. It would be all right if he kept those ideas inside his head, where they couldn't hurt anybody, but no, those ideas always result in a huge variety of creepy situations that the rest of us are forced to deal with.
I don't know what Itsuko, Nagato, or Asahina-senpai think about all this, but here is what my self-analysis tells me, at the least. My mind and body are healthy, but every time something happens, I feel as if I'm some sort of tiny little round animal that can't move easily because I ate too much. The same thing always happens, and that is myself rolling on and on down a hill.
Perhaps I have already started rolling...?
Because, you see, Haruki has a very annoying habit: whenever his mind isn't filled with happy thoughts, he starts thinking up ideas that make you want to laugh and cry at the same time. For some reason, he can't possibly endure sitting still and doing nothing. So whenever he has nothing to do, he will go and find something to do. No matter how absurd.
Judging by my experience, as soon as Haruki says something, the rest of us will not be able to enjoy a single second of peace and quiet. Perhaps those good old days of peace and quiet will never come back.
Aggh! What a troublesome idiot! It doesn't matter if the end result is good or bad, as long as his life isn't boring. Well, that's Suzumiya Haruki for you.
Because this is such a rare opportunity, let me share with you how our SOS Brigade fought back boredom during the half a year when our melancholy became frustration. As to why I said this is a 'rare opportunity', I actually don't know. I just think that it wouldn't hurt if I shared my experiences. And, anyway, I really do hope that at least one person will share my indescribable feelings.
Alright... Let's start with that stupid baseball game...
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