Now seated, and planning to keep out of the conversation now she said all she needed to say, Haruhi just narrows her eyes and has her gaze dart over to the man in the corner. Had he been there the whole time? And seriously, what was the point of keeping quiet about that?

...

And then, after her initial surprise and annoyance wash over her, she decides that even she needs to think about that. People - well, cultists - would be denied another chance. It would be erasing people from existence, so it's not the same as killing--

... When did she start to think of "death" as not being final?