<p>Mikuru: <font color="#CC9933"> This is the first time I've ever gone for a walk like this.</font></p> <p>Kyon: <font color="#3366FF">By "like this" you mean...</font></p> <p>Mikuru: <font color="#CC9933">Out walking alone with a boy.</font></p> <p>Kyon: <font color="#3366FF">Come on, I can't believe that.<br /> You're telling me that you've never gone out on a date with anyone before?</font></p> <p>Mikuru: <font color="#CC9933">Never.</font></p> <p>Kyon: <font color="#3366FF">You're kidding, right? I mean don't you have guys just lining up to ask you out?</font></p> <p>Mikuru: <font color="#CC9933">But I can't do it. You see I'm not supposed to go out on a date with anyone,<br /> </font><font color="#CC9933">at least not on this...</font><font color="#CC9933"><br /> Kyon, I've got a favor to ask of you.</font></p> <p>Kyon: <font color="#3366FF">After a couple of false starts, Miss Asahina finally started putting<br /> her words to complete sentences and began to explain.</font></p> <p>Mikuru: <font color="#CC9933">You might not believe a word I'm about to say,<br /> but the truth is I'm not actually from this time plane.<br /> I come from the future.<br /> I can't tell you from which time period or time plane I come from though,<br /> Telling anything about the future to anyone from the past is restricted.<br /> I was told this XXXXXX.<br /> Um, think of it, it seems a lot like animation.<br /> The pictures look like they're in motion, right?<br /> But it's just a series of still frames laid out in sequence.<br /> Time is just like that.<br /> Time-traveling is moving in a three dimensional direction along<br /> the various time planes.<br /> I'm from the future, that means, on this time planes, I'm sort of like<br /> an extra picture in the middle of one of those flip book animation things.</font></p> <p>Kyon: <font color="#3366FF"> What is it, now?</font></p> <p>Mikuru: <font color="#CC9933">As for me, I'm here because a large timequake happened three years ago.<br /> Oh, that's three years ago from the current time in this plane.<br /> We arrived in the past to investigate and we were surprised once we got here.<br /> No matter how hard we tried, we couldn't go for the back in time from<br /> that plane.<br /> The conclusion was that there had to be a large time-gap between the<br /> time planes.<br /> It wasn't until recently that we found the thing that caused it.<br /> Um, that is, "recently" in the future where I come from.</font></p> <p>Kyon: <font color="#3366FF">So, what is the reason?</font></p> <p>Mikuru: <font color="#CC9933">Miss Suzumiya.</font></p> <p>Kyon: <font color="#3366FF">Not again.</font></p> <p>Mikuru: <font color="#CC9933">She was at the very center of the time distortion,<br /> and I can't explain any more of this to you because it's classified information.<br /> But we're certain that it was Miss Suzumiya who closed the access to the past.</font></p> <p>Kyon: <font color="#3366FF">It's hard to believe Haruhi would be able to do something like that</font>.</p> <p>Mikuru: <font color="#CC9933">Believe me. It's a mystery to us as well.<br /> And Miss Suzumiya doesn't realize that she's the cause of the timequake either.<br /> That's why I come in.<br /> I was sent here to see whether or not there would be any new time anomalies occurring<br /> near Miss Suzumiya.<br /> I guess I'm kinda like a watchdog.<br /> Oh, I understand if you don't want to believe what I've just told you.</font></p> <p>Kyon: <font color="#3366FF">No, it's not that. it's just...<br /> Why are you telling me?</font></p> <p>Mikuru: <font color="#CC9933"> Because you are the one that Miss Suzumiya has chosen.<br /> I can't explain because it's classified information.<br /> But you're very important to Miss Suzumiya.<br /> There're reasons behind everything she does, every time she raises her<br /> hand and takes her step.</font></p> <p>Kyon: <font color="#3366FF">What about Nagato and the new guy?</font></p> <p>Mikuru: <font color="#CC9933">Oh well, they are in very similar positions to me.<br /> I never expected Miss Suzumiya to get us all together in such a precise<br /> manner, though.</font></p> <p>Kyon: <font color="#3366FF">So that means you know who or what both of them really are, right?</font></p> <p>Mikuru: <font color="#CC9933">That's classified.</font></p> <p>Kyon: <font color="#3366FF">Ah, can you tell me what's going to happen to Haruhi?<br /></font> <br /> Mikuru: <font color="#CC9933">That's classified.</font></p> <p>Kyon: <font color="#3366FF">Well, if you are from the future, you already know what happens, right?</font></p> <p>Mikuru: <font color="#CC9933">That's classified.</font></p> <p>Kyon: <font color="#3366FF"> Well then, why don't you just tell Haruhi all this stuff?</font></p> <p>Mikuru: <font color="#CC9933">That's classified.<br /> I'm sorry, but I'm not authorized to say anything right now.<br /> You don't have to believe me.<br /> I just wanted you to know about it, that's all.</font></p> <p>Kyon: <font color="#3366FF">I just heard the same thing a couple of days ago, didn't I?</font></p> <p>Mikuru: <font color="#CC9933">I'm sorry to dump all this on you like I did.</font></p> <p>Kyon: <font color="#3366FF">Don't apologize, I don't mind.<br /> So now we got an alien and a time-traveler.<br /> What's going on here?<br /> If there's anybody out there who believes in all this stuff,<br /> please call me. We'll trade places.</font></p> <p>Kyon: <font color="#3366FF">Miss Asahina,</font></p> <p>Mikuru: <font color="#CC9933">Yes?</font></p> <p>Kyon: <font color="#3366FF">You mind if we put all this on hold, I mean is it OK if we just put aside<br /> whether I believe you or not, and just get back to it later?</font></p> <p>Mikuru: <font color="#CC9933">Sure.</font></p> <p>Kyon: <font color="#3366FF">Before we do, can I ask you one question?</font></p> <p>Mikuru: <font color="#CC9933">Yes, what is it?</font></p> <p>Kyon: <font color="#3366FF">If you wouldn't mind, could you tell me how old you really are?</font></p> <p>Mikuru: <font color="#CC9933">That's classified!<br /></font></p>