Are you normal?
Cherry blossom petals covered the sky.
Programmed functions commenced.
It was spring in the planet Earth, the third planet of the Solar system in the XX-79A21 galaxy. The temperature was 21 degrees Celsius, an average temperature for the date. The movement of the air molecules shows little difference from the data I received earlier. The infiltration of the school was not difficult, and soon, the observation of Suzumiya Haruhi will begin.
Until then, it would be imperative that I comprehend the every minute detail of the organic life forms, the brilliant hope for the observation of free evolution. The collection of plant fiber lay beside me, Ah. This was the method that human beings use to accumulate information-I recall, books?
I picked one up and began deciphering the characters written on the pages. The content, surprisingly, was about a fictional recording of the universe. It seemed that human beings believed that they are the standard beings in the universe, and all intelligent life should emulate their features. Interesting.
Even though "books" were slower and less efficient than the standard procedure of attaining information, the content of the book was quite interesting. As I was about to flip another page, the door of the Literary club was burst open by an energetic student–the subject of observation, Suzumiya Haruhi.
"Oh, sorry." She blurted out, seeing myself. She seemed to be pondering on something. It was unexpected that the subject herself would contact me this quickly. The probability was incredibly low, but there was a chance that the amazing abilities of Suzumiya Haruhi impelled herself subconsciously to meet me. Perhaps other actions would be necessary. I would contact Asakura Ryoko later.
"Er, can I ask you something?"
"Yes" It was interesting to hear information passed on through sound waves. My voice was unfamiliar to myself.
"Well, can I borrow this room for my brigade? I mean, you can join, too. You won't have to do anything, my subordinates can take care of-"
"Yes."
"Ah." The room was silent for a moment, and I recommenced on my reading. The girl disappeared for a moment, and then returned with a human.
This was my first meeting with a human, apart from Suzumiya Haruhi, who possessed abnormal abilities, thus inappropriate to be recognized as a normal human being. I glanced at him briefly.
Two eyes for receiving light, four limbs for movement, and a mouth and a nose that was cringing to express his emotions. Emotions –a rather unfamiliar term.
The girl stood on the doorway, and pronounced, "From now on, I proclaim that this room would be our clubroom!"
"Eh?" The boy questioned the girl. How interesting. It seemed that humans can communicate also through mere noise, not only a language.
"What about that girl?" He asked.
"She was okay about it." The girl replied coolly. I could feel the boy observing me. It would be a universal reaction to introduce myself at this moment, wouldn't it?
"Nagato Yuki." I repeated the name given to me by the Integrated Data Entity. After what would be judged as an appropriate interval, I recommenced my reading.
The next day, the human returned to the room He gazed at my book.
"What are you reading?"
Feeling no need to reply, I showed him the book cover. After gazing unfocusedly at the letters, he said, "Do you like it?"
"Unique," I replied. Why would the human be interested in my reading? He kept asking what I believed was unnecessary questions, and I replied automatically. Soon, Suzumiya entered the room with another girl –
How interesting. The girl was from a different time parallel. There seemed to be a strange magnetism surrounding Suzumiya Haruhi. Even though I was informed that Asahina Mikuru was in the school to observe Suzumiya Haruhi, I did not expect to encounter her in such manner.
Perhaps contacting the Integrated Data Entity would be wise at this point. As the three was discussing over the name of the club, oh, let me rephrase that. As one was dictating the club's name and the other two was quailing under her aura, I observed the boy.
He was the only normal human being in the room. Though at first I premised that he had some special abilities, he proved to be as mundane as his classmates.
Human: noun. Any man or woman or child of the species Homo Sapiens
He was scowling at Suzumiya, as if tired by her antics. The boy was the representative of the human race, the only organic intelligence in this galaxy.
I noticed Nagato staring at me. The quiet girl stopped reading her book and was scrutinizing me, her head tilted. Hmm. I wonder what she would look like without her glasses. I was slowly getting uncomfortable under her gaze. Why am I so interesting to her?
He was the first ordinary human being that I encountered. Why his face became redder, I can not explain. I returned my gaze to my book.
The sound of Kyon sighing in relief escaped outside the open window, past the cherry blossoms covering the sky, past the pink storm to the azure sky.