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-> ''I'm pretty sure I don't like this place. We've ran into two girls with weapons, nobody seems trustworthy, and to top it off, Haruhi's acting like a psychopath. Although, compared to what she'd be acting like in a few days, it's practically the pinnacle of sanity.''

->''You think this stuff is bad?''

->''Wait until people start dying. Then the story'' '''''really''''' ''picks up.''

''The Cries of Haruhi Suzumiya'' [[note]]or, if you're a Japanese fan, ''Suzumiya Haruhi no Naku (Koro ni)'', 涼宮ハルヒのなく(頃に)[[/note]] is a ''Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya'' / ''VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry'' {{Crossover}} FanFic written by {{@/Thnikkafan}}. It features nearly everything present in both shows: comedy, horror, MindScrew, a unique style of narration ([[OriginalFlavor or not]]), and death. Lots of death.

As of August 2010, the first arc, ''Kamigoroshi-hen'', is complete. There's humorous moments, but mostly, it's thoroughly a ''Higurashi'' question arc. The second arc, ''Tsukuribanashi-hen'', is completed as of December 2011. Like its previous chapter, it follows protocol of the Higurashi question arc.

A basic summary: In the small sleepy town of Hinamizawa, there have been a string of murders connected to the Watanagashi festival. This has piqued the interest of one Haruhi Suzumiya, who has decided to investigate it and bring the SOS Brigade with it. But things, naturally, are more than they seem...

It can be found [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5683647/1/The_Cries_of_Haruhi_Suzumiya here]] and [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6735018/1/The_Cries_of_Haruhi_Suzumiya_Tsukuribanashi here.]] There's also a [[FollowTheLeader story inspired by this one]] which Thnikkafan has deemed to be in continuity with ''The Cries of Haruhi Suzumiya''. You can find it [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6747435/1/The_Realization_of_Haruhi_Suzumiya here.]]

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!!In addition to the character tropes present in the original work, this story provides examples of:
* AGodAmI: [[spoiler:Haruhi]] doesn't quite think she's a god, but rather, [[spoiler:the "Hammer of Oyashiro-sama". It's still a Very Bad Thing.]]
%%* AlasPoorYorick: Done with [[spoiler:Yuki's]] head.
%%* AnyoneCanDie
%%* ArbitrarySkepticism: [[{{Irony}} Haruhi is an atheist]].
%%* AttemptedRape: [[spoiler:Mion implies that she is going to do this to Kyon in Kamigoroshi-hen after he and Haruhi are knocked out and chained in the torture chamber, however, Haruhi breaks free before she can do anything.]]
%%* AxCrazy: [[spoiler:Haruhi and Mion]] and possibly [[spoiler:Yuki]] as well.
* BackForTheFinale: [[spoiler:Satoko]] reappears in the fourth chapter [[spoiler:as Haruhi is about to kill Rika.]]
* BattleInTheRain: For a certain definition of "battle", but [[spoiler:Yuki trying to murder Kyon]] happens in a large rainstorm.
%%* BarehandedBladeBlock: Yes, it's a parallel to the one in ''Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya''. Except it [[{{Fingore}} doesn't end as well]] for [[spoiler:Rika]].
%%* BigDamnHeroes:
%%** Nagato, as usual. [[spoiler:[[CavalryBetrayal ...except for the last time.]]]]
%%** [[spoiler:Rika, desperately protecting Kyon from Homicidal!Nagato.]]
%%* BloodyMurder
%%* BoomHeadshot
* BreakingTheFourthWall:
** In Tsukuribanashi-hen:
-->'''Kyon:''' Now, I know perfectly well how to make curry, but our author lacks knowledge that me, Tanigawa-sama, and probably most Japanese people have about the curry-making process, so it'll have to be glossed over.
** He also makes many references to how the story would be better in another medium, e.g. with images or with sound.
%%* CavalryBetrayal: [[spoiler:Nagato]].
* CellPhonesAreUseless: There's no cell phone service at all in Hinimizawa. In fact, the SOS Brigade can't contact ''anyone'' in Hinamizawa. In fact, when they ''do'' receive a [[spoiler:fake]] call, it surprises everyone.
%%* CharacterTags: Dark!Psycho![[spoiler:Über]]!Haruhi, Canon!Everyone else.
%%** Except for [[spoiler:Psycho!Yuki]].
%%* ChekhovsGun: More like Chekhov's Crossbow.
%%** '''Yuki:''' [[spoiler:I would advise refreshing that list. Nobody is to be trusted. Errant behavior is present in... '''all''' individuals here.]]
* CruelAndUnusualDeath: [[spoiler:Mion]].
** What about [[spoiler:Nagato]]? She freaking [[spoiler:claws her out to the point of decapitating herself]].
* DarkerAndEdgier: It's a given for the Haruhi cast, but it's DarkerAndEdgier than most ''Higurashi'' arcs as well when you take into account the [[spoiler:supernatural murders that Haruhi gets up to,]] not to mention the fact that Kamigoroshi-hen has a higher [[spoiler:non-gas]] related body count than any of the official Higurashi arcs.
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Several scenes are [[WordOfGod intentionally]] reminiscent of scenes from the [[Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya source]] [[VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry material]]. In fact, a few scenes have lines directly copied from the scripts as to provide a meta-IronicEcho.
** These dominate the sequel, although [[spoiler:Given how similar the plot is to Onikakushi-hen]], this isn't that surprising.
%%* DeusAngstMachina: Haruhi considers [[spoiler:Satoko's plight]] as this. By name.
* DiabolusExMachina: [[spoiler:So, although in a most messed up way possible, things wrapped themselves up and Kyon survives.]]
* DidYouActuallyBelieve: Said by [[spoiler:Takano, to Haruhi, about the Hammer of Oyashiro-sama. Considering that Haruhi had just used "divine" powers to kill three people...]]
* DudeShesLikeInAComa: It's heavily implied that [[spoiler:Rena molested -- or worse -- Kyon]] after [[spoiler:he passed out.]] [[color:snow:She didn't, though.]]
* DueToTheDead: [[spoiler:Rena]] gets what can only be barely called a funeral, consisting of being buried in a pit by three people and no rites. However, [[spoiler:neither Kyon, Nagato, or Koizumi know any last rites]], and [[spoiler:Kyon]] sincerely wishes that she could be given a better burial then the one given.
* EyeScream: [[spoiler:Keiichi]] gets his eye sliced open with a razorblade arrow. Kyon himself calls it "an impromptu ranged recreation of ''Film/UnChienAndalou''".
* {{Fingore}}: Nearly used when Haruhi drives a nail through Kyon's hand.
** More properly used when [[spoiler:Yuki slices off all of Rika's fingers.]]
%%* FlatWhat
%%* ForWantOfANail: Kyon refers to this one by name. And a [[PaintingTheMedium link to the article]] in the TV Tropes version.
* IWishedYouWereDead: Haruhi wants Keiichi to "...just '''die!'''". [[spoiler:Naturally, he [[YourHeadAsplode does.]]]]
* IAlwaysWantedToSayThat: Kyon can't resist saying "[[Franchise/MortalKombat Round 1: Fight!]]" as Haruhi and Mion square off.
* GoryDiscretionShot: Kyon doesn't describe [[spoiler:Mion's]] body "for the sake of [our] stomachs".
* GratuitousJapanese; Averted: Only {{honorifics}} are retained.
%%* GroinAttack: Delivered by Haruhi to Shion.
* HelpfulHallucination: [[spoiler:Ryoko in the sequel]].
-->[[spoiler:"Yay! You've finally managed to figure out the difference between reality and mental images!"]]
* KnightTemplar: [[spoiler:Nagato becomes one, going as far as trying to kill Kyon to improve the situation]].
* LampshadeHanging: Quite a bit of this creeps into the story, as we see Kyon's take on the craziness of ''VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry''.
* MadeOfIron: Yuki gets wailed on by [[spoiler:Keiichi]] with a golf club, and doesn't take a scratch. Subverted when Haruhi arrives on the scene, forcing the {{masquerade}} and Yuki goes down.
** Haruhi, too. She manages to survive ''[[spoiler:a slit throat]]''.
* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: Made complicated by what is definite magic from one work and what is definite mundanity ([[PowersAsPrograms to an extent]]) from another.
* MythologyGag: More or less an in-continuity HistoricalInJoke, and it's not directly stated, but it turns out that [[spoiler:the reason that one of Hanyuu's horns is broken is because Nagato broke it off]].[[note]]Kamigoroshi-hen takes place in a relatively early arc, only about twenty years into the GroundhogDayLoop as opposed to a century.[[/note]]
* NewspaperDating: Only used as a last-second conformation that [[spoiler:the SOS Brigade is in 1983]]: The real notification is that the date on [[spoiler:Kyon's cash]] is off.
* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Satoko, again, this time by [[spoiler:Haruhi]].
* NonSequiturThud: Haruhi gets one (with a CallBack to boot!) after [[spoiler:being poisoned by Mion's soup.]]
* NoodleImplements: Mion wants to do unpleasant things to Kyon with a katana and some leather straps.
%%* NoPeriodsPeriod: Averted in the worst way possible... [[spoiler:with a side order of maggots.]]
%%* NoSenseOfDirection: Haruhi.
* OffWithHisHead: The decapitated corpse. [[spoiler:It's Mikuru]].
%%* OracularUrchin: Rika, as usual.
%%* OverdrawnAtTheBloodBank: Haruhi doesn't care.
* PaintingTheMedium: In the Website/TVTropes version at least, text size sometimes changes, as does the color. It even "fades out" as [[spoiler:Nagato]] is dying. Occasionally, there are even links to TV Tropes articles and background music too.
** Also, in first chapter of the second arc, [[spoiler:everything Hanyuu says is inserted as really faded font in the line breaks, making it possible to actually miss some of what she says]]. Good thing Kyon interacts with [[spoiler:her]], as it prevents the reader from missing it altogether.
* PottyFailure: Poor Satoko...
* PowerCreepPowerSeep; Averted: Yuki and Haruhi are depowered for some reason.
** It turns out that [[spoiler:that's either not true or irrelevant by the end, though.]] What's more, it shows exactly how [[spoiler:dangerous and scary two of the most powerful characters ever can be if they go crazy.]]
* PrecisionFStrike: Right at the end of Chapter 3-5.
** Also in 4-1, by [[spoiler:Itsuki]] out of all people.
%%* PrettyLittleHeadshots
%%* PsychicAssistedSuicide: Haruhi does this to [[spoiler:Mion.]]
%%* RightBehindMe: [[spoiler:Our narrator]] got hit with it, by [[spoiler:Mion]].
%%* SarcasmFailure
%%* ShootTheShaggyDog
%%* ShoutOut: Not on the [[ViewersAreGeniuses levels]] of the original, but they're there.
%%* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: Used by Kyon, quite a bit. Haruhi references it by name, as well.
* WhamEpisode: All the chapters, even the first one.
** Especially 4-5. [[spoiler:Haruhi ''dies.]]''
* {{Understatement}}: A lot of it on Haruhi and Koizumi's parts.
* VoiceOfTheLegion: Haruhi starts talking with the voices of [[spoiler:the people she killed]] after [[spoiler:she gets her throat slit.]]
%%* YourHeadAsplode: Finishes off both [[spoiler:Keiichi]] and Chapter Three.
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