| <p style="text-align:justify">We now see the boy talking, as if from a digital display. He says "I was only scared. I didn't notice that it was just a little girl." As the scene fades to black he says "But I didn't know."</p> | | <p style="text-align:justify">We now see the boy talking, as if from a digital display. He says "I was only scared. I didn't notice that it was just a little girl." As the scene fades to black he says "But I didn't know."</p> |
− | <p style="text-align:justify">Now we see visions of the strange game-like halls. A voice tells us: "Phantoma is a client application, a network game played over the Wired. I downloaded the client from an illegal server and played it. Its interface looked like a video game set in a dungeon. I don't know why it was attached to a tag game for little kids." We now see a strange screen that looks says Phantoma. The camera pulls back and we notice that this is on the screen of Lain's Navi. She is crouched, turned away from the screen as it shifts to the standard Tachibana logo. "Mail has arrived," the Navi announces. "Open it," Lain instructs. A male voices is heard: "Hi Lain. I didn't expect you to be interested in Phantoma. Yes, I investigated. But I'm not sure. It's a very common game in the Wired. But the problem is in its function of connecting to other programs. It seems that there is a strange 'hole' in the protocol. We guess that it was made by he Knights." Lain turns back to the Navi and re-loads Phantoma. Her dad has stealthly entered and speaks to her: "Lain. Looks like you've gotten used to communicating in the Wired a lot." "Yes," Lain replies cautiously. "Let me give you a warning," her father says, "The wired is just of communications. You must not mix it up with the real world." Lain stares at her father as he continues, gravely "Do you understand my warning?" Lain smiles, hauntedly and says "You're wrong. The border is not so well-defined. Soon, I'll be able to enter it and I'll be metamorphisized completely with full range and motion." Her father repsonds "Even with the newest model, a commercial Navi can't do it." Lain laughs, almost snidely "I can because I modified it." "Is it the Psyche processor?" her father asks. Lain, smiling with wide possesed eyes tells him "Don't worry. I will always be myself." "Is that so?" he asks and turns to leave. Lain just smiles as he exits, then returns to the screen.</p> | + | <p style="text-align:justify">Now we see visions of the strange game-like halls. A voice tells us: "Phantoma is a client application, a network game played over the Wired. I downloaded the client from an illegal server and played it. Its interface looked like a video game set in a dungeon. I don't know why it was attached to a tag game for little kids." We now see a strange screen that looks says Phantoma. The camera pulls back and we notice that this is on the screen of Lain's Navi. She is crouched, turned away from the screen as it shifts to the standard Tachibana logo. "Mail has arrived," the Navi announces. "Open it," Lain instructs. A male voices is heard: "Hi Lain. I didn't expect you to be interested in Phantoma. Yes, I investigated. But I'm not sure. It's a very common game in the Wired. But the problem is in its function of connecting to other programs. It seems that there is a strange 'hole' in the protocol. We guess that it was made by he Knights." Lain turns back to the Navi and re-loads Phantoma. Her dad has stealthly entered and speaks to her: "Lain. Looks like you've gotten used to communicating in the Wired a lot." "Yes," Lain replies cautiously. "Let me give you a warning," her father says, "The wired is just of communications. You must not mix it up with the real world." Lain stares at her father as he continues, gravely "Do you understand my warning?" Lain smiles, hauntedly and says "You're wrong. The border is not so well-defined. Soon, I'll be able to enter it and I'll be [[Metaphorize|metamorphisized]] completely with full range and motion." Her father repsonds "Even with the newest model, a commercial Navi can't do it." Lain laughs, almost snidely "I can because I modified it." "Is it the Psyche processor?" her father asks. Lain, smiling with wide possesed eyes tells him "Don't worry. I will always be myself." "Is that so?" he asks and turns to leave. Lain just smiles as he exits, then returns to the screen.</p> |
| <p style="text-align:justify">The Navi screen flashes text of an apparent chat room. A variety of voices speak, first a female: "I was waiting for you for a long time." Another female voice: "Why? Why didn't you come?" In audible male voices scream. Yet another female voice: "This is a fortune. If you get…" A male voice: "As a result, Knights is not a real gorup. But it did think it had control in the Wired. In a matter of speaking, Knights rule like a religion in the Wired." A different male voice: "If you love someone more than I, I'll give up you. But if…" A female voice: "Believe me, I was being followed by someone…"</p> | | <p style="text-align:justify">The Navi screen flashes text of an apparent chat room. A variety of voices speak, first a female: "I was waiting for you for a long time." Another female voice: "Why? Why didn't you come?" In audible male voices scream. Yet another female voice: "This is a fortune. If you get…" A male voice: "As a result, Knights is not a real gorup. But it did think it had control in the Wired. In a matter of speaking, Knights rule like a religion in the Wired." A different male voice: "If you love someone more than I, I'll give up you. But if…" A female voice: "Believe me, I was being followed by someone…"</p> |