Whatever the bunch of idiotic nerd monkeys known as Vocaloid Int. High Science Club, lead by idiotic nerd superhuman Utatane Piko, is up to, Haku couldn't care less. The rumors spread their way all around the school that those guys are in some sort of "hellish catastrophe". Oh crap, perhaps Miki has just broken another vial or something. Those people are already notorious for making a fuss over nothing at all, so this news doesn't receive even a roll of the half-elven's scarlet eyes.
But it isn't until later today, after school, that she realizes she can't be more wrong, and the science club can't be more of rational people in a genuine, hellish catastrophe (even though she still loathes admitting it).
She and Neru are walking home from school when Oliver, that English kid, stops them and asks them to try his latest invention. Then Neru recalls that Oliver has just been admitted into the science club. Since Neru currently has a soft spot for another member of the club (the fact that Haku keeps bugging her about it annoys Neru to no end), she agrees to it straight away (the albino is teasing her again and she is short of blowing her top off).
But Neru's irritation soon turns into bitterness that matches Haku's absolute and utter shame as they ride home on bikes... with umbrellas attached to the handlebars. They are wide open despite the nice sunny weather for Oliver insists that it can rain any moment and it would be akin to suicide to close the umbrellas and have those huge columns of fabric sticking right in their field of vision. Worse yet is the endless chorus of laughter following them throughout the busy streets of Tokyo. It isn't until now that Haku understands why the science club is losing their shit. Their new member is a disgrace to them. The only thing strictly forbidden within their circle is to create chindougu - dud inventions, and doing so guarantees a literal shoe in the ass that sends you flying right out of the club, along with scorn from its members forever. But not in the case of Oliver; he is a newbie, so Piko decides to give him another chance...
Shit.