[Around this time, the integrity of Haruhi's backpack straps finally decreases enough that it slides down her shoulders and gets caught around her elbows. She breaks eye contact so she can get the backpack set back up properly again.]

I wonder if that's what those people were calculating for when they only gave us one day's rations at a time. [This has been on her mind a lot considering she just finished her penultimate Dead Friend's Rations meal.] Then again, they probably thought more people would end up in the eastmost zone if they stocked all those stores so much.