Sometimes, their flamboyant expressions left Nagato Yuki wondering;

'What does emotion feel like?'

There were no reliable definitions in her data bank, and asking would give the wrong idea...

Right?

Well, there was no point wasting time thinking about such pointless things.

...Having thought that, she had waited three whole years just for the right time when the SOS(SOS Brigade) was founded, why hadn't she brought up the subject in that period of time?

"Sorry for the wait!"

Speak of the devil; Yuki's somewhat curious thoughts were cut off by the cause of the large amount of energy previously detected, Suzumiya Haruhi.

Nagato closely observed how Kyon's facial expression seemed to differ or drop whenever she entered the room. Depression.

"Ah, hello, Suzumiya-san." Happiness.

"S-sorry I'm late!" Guilt.

"Aw, Mikuru, don't worry about it! You're too cute to stay mad at!" Forgiveness.

That was true emotion expressed on each character's face. No bug or error could ever be the cause of that.

No matter how much Yuki felt like reconstructing the entire world just to experience it due to that error.

Besides, she had work, observing Suzumiya and what-not.

But she couldn't have escaped the inevitable urge that had caused her to recreate the world.

And she couldn't have made it back without Kyon- well, she had given him the choice.

And he unexpectedly chose otherwise.

Did that mean he had no concern for her? No, she had clearly seen that horrified tug on his features when Asakura had implaled Yuki several times...

Well, at least he seemed to be enjoying his time with Suzumiya.

He could enjoy it while it lasted.