# 5 [action;post thanksgiving event]

[ohsoblunt]

[Feeling cooped up at home, Haruhi decides to go to the park today. The weather was pleasant enough and she thinks now's a time as good as any to get started on a book report she needed to do for class. She makes herself comfortable at one of the park benches and takes out the novel she needed to read out of her book bag

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[fuelefficient]

[Japan is also out but only for taking pictures, which is the only thing he'll voluntarily leave the house to do. These old cameras lack flash and are rather loud when being wound up.]

[ohsoblunt]

[Decides to take a break in between chapters, placing a bookmark in between the pages to hold her place. The sound and the flash made her look up in surprise.]

Oh! Good morning, Honda-san.

[Smiles and raises a hand in greeting.]

[fuelefficient]

[He's a little surprised and turns to look, feeling a little nervous being outside.]

O-Oh. Greetings, Haruhi-san.

[ohsoblunt]

[She notices the camera he's holding.]

Are you taking pictures of the park?

Did I hear the word bother?

[prodigious_mage]

Hmm . . .

[Feeling in a particularly annoying mood lately, the little boy bounds up to Haruhi and bats innocent eyes at her.]

Heya! Whatcha reading, whatcha reading?

Why, yes you did. >:3

[ohsoblunt]

[That made her jump in her seat a little. Places her bookmark in the book before answering the boy.]

The Catcher in Rye. It's for a book report.

@Reisen down there: No problem!

[prodigious_mage]

Ohhh. That sounds really boring. Let's play a game instead. It's called 'Catcher in the Park'!

[Palom snatches the book and flees!]

[ohsoblunt]

What the--Hey!

[She may not be the best runner but she needs that book back D:]

Come back here!

[Gives chase, but she's so out of shape, she's falling way behind you, Palom.]

ffff I'm sorry palom I meant it as a new thread

[stop_it_tewi]

*Reisen is out as well, but merely on her way to store... the fact that she has rabbit ears and a tail might be particularly noteworthy*

[ohsoblunt]

[The ears kind of catch her attention, distracting the girl momentarily from what she's reading.]

[Mutters to herself] Rabbit ears?

[I didn't think Mayfield would even consider kidnapping magical creatures...]

[stop_it_tewi]

Huh...?

*yeah, she heard you... because of those same ears*

[ohsoblunt]

[sshsdf Caught ;;]

Oh gosh, sorry. I didn't mean to stare.

[dramakingsuoh]

[watches from a distance wondering what she's reading. Is it a fantastic romance about a handsome prince?]

[ohsoblunt]

[Tamaki sense tingling If Holden Caulfield was a handsome prince, then sure; she's reading a steamy romance novel 8Da.]

Senpai...

[dramakingsuoh]

H-haruhi!

Fancy meeting you out here!

[ohsoblunt]

[I'll bet.]

[Sighs and makes sure she doesn't lose her place]

Good morning. Enjoy the park too, senpai?

[magique_bonbon]

[So, yeah, y'know the tree behind the park bench? The one whose branches and leaves are providing shade? Coquelicot was apparently climbing it- no small feat in the 50's style dress she's wearing.

Hi! What're you reading?

[... this helps explain why Coquelicot's voice comes from a point ABOVE Haruhi- the younger girl is dangling upside-down above the park bench, hanging onto one of the tree's branches with her legs.]

[ohsoblunt]

Ah!

[Okay, little girl hanging upside-down. 8| That definitely surprised her. Putting a hand on her chest and taking deep breathes to calm down.]

Um, hello. I'm reading The Catcher in the Rye.

[She closes the book and shows the cover... and flips it upside-down so the younger girl could read the title.]

It's for a book report I need to do for school.

[magique_bonbon]

Aah, sorry! I didn't mean to surprise you like that.

[She pauses and studies the book cover that's offered up for inspection, blinking a bit. ... though it's not ringing any bells because it was written after 1927.]

"The Catcher in the Rye"...? I've never heard of it before. It's an English book, right?

[ohsoblunt]

A-ah, no, it's all right.

[Takes back the book and places it on her lap.]

Yes, it is. I think it's required for high school students in America to read this book. It's certainly different from the books I've read before.