>Quick plot summary of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, as I
>understand it: Haruhi is, without being aware of it, the god of the
>universe that the characters (including Haruhi) live in. It's the main
>characters' mission in life to keep Haruhi from getting bored, or
>distracted, or depressed--because when she does, bad things start to
>happen on a cosmic level.

Yeah. Essentially, Haruhi is an unconscious World Engine with ADHD and an overwhelming faith in the rules of narrative causality.

-- Bob
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My race is pacifist and does not believe in war. We kill only out of personal spite.