Quote:Yessss ... I _meant_ for Schrdinger. 'Tripped over a Solid while hiking through the forest' was pretty much what I'd intended from the start.
He did post a backstory.
Quote:*nod* I realize that. The violent twitch bit was by way of sarcasm directed at myself. Sorry if I wasn't clear.
I'm trying to help work towards that.
Quote:And the problem with that is? It's not like we intend to use these guys as omnipresent deus ex machina excuses, anyway. It just gives us a way to work around plot holes with 'Haruhi did it'. Well, she or Ferris Bueller.
On a different topic, I would point out that as soon as you remove the Haruhi manga/anime from the world, two things happen. First, the uncertainty dies. There is no chance that these are fans of the series slotting into place. There is not even any illusion that these *might* be fans of the series slotting into place. Anyone who knows the series will notice that no one ever mentions it, and know that this is fanfic rather than original - and thus will know about the Haruhi-as-God, etc. Second, it becomes Not Our World. This is no longer speculative fiction, or even, really, science fiction.
Also, how does that nix the setting as 'speculative fiction' anyway? It's still fiction. It's still speculative. It simply happens to be fanfic at the same time. The UF reader in me sees little wrong with this.
-Griever
When tact is required, use brute force. When force is required, use greater force.
When the greatest force is required, use your head. Surprise is everything. - The Book of Cataclysm