Quote:I'll tell everyone right now: if this becomes canon, then I'm out. That isn't what I thought Fenspace was, and I don't want to write stories in that universe. We've agreed to this matter being Canonical Doubt; having the doubt dispelled breaks our agreement as writers.
There was a collective intake of breath as the walls dissolved.
(takes a deep breath; counts to ten; exhales)
Right now, the question posed by "With Liberty..." is whether the rugged individualists that make up the movers and shakers of Fenspace trust Haruhi. Resolving that question does not require addressing the nature of Haruhi in-setting. Here's one way to resolve the question:
The bug managed to transmit two sentences before it was destroyed:
"Haruhi, another group of Fen just announced that they're not going to follow your orders any more."
"That's just as I planned it, Yuki-chan!"
When I typed up the report, I had to wonder whether she really meant that or was just trying to save face in front of her subordinates.
It's neat, it's simple, and it doesn't require anyone to say what Haruhi is or isn't. More importantly, it's in the spirit of Fenspace, in that it's handwaving the problem away.
-Rob Kelk
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Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."
- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012