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''Classroom, chattering''
'''Chisa:''' 'I'm sorry... I'm sorry...'
'''Chisa:''' 'I'm sorry... I'm sorry...'
I think they moved on somehow. The play continued. They all left me behind.
I think they moved on somehow. The play continued. They all left me behind.
''Black, silence''
...And then, suddenly, I understood it.
...And then, suddenly, I understood it.
''Wired, electric hum?''
I always had another life, on the Wired.
I always had another life, on the Wired.
''Street near Lain's home, electric hum?''
There's this girl in another class called Iwakura Lain.
There's this girl in another class called Iwakura Lain.
''Classroom, chattering''
A few girls tried to make friends with me today.
A few girls tried to make friends with me today.
'''Alice:''' 'It's fine, I'm sure she'll be different once we get her to open up a little.'
'''Alice:''' 'It's fine, I'm sure she'll be different once we get her to open up a little.'
''Cyberia, louder chattering''
In the end, I didn't really do anything there. There were so many people and it was all noisy and crowded... I wanted to run away.
In the end, I didn't really do anything there. There were so many people and it was all noisy and crowded... I wanted to run away.
Are they really friends if they want me to be someone I'm not?
Are they really friends if they want me to be someone I'm not?
''Wired, ?''
'''Stranger:''' 'You shouldn't make friends with people like them.'
'''Stranger:''' 'You shouldn't make friends with people like them.'
'''Chisa:''' 'That's right. Thank you for understanding.'
'''Chisa:''' 'That's right. Thank you for understanding.'
Yes, that's right. I don't belong here, in the real world.
I belong on the Wired.
Just like Lain.
I don't know how, but I know that Lain belongs on the Wired.
...Even though I've never seen her use a NAVI before.
I think we would be happy in the Wired.
We would finally be able to connect. We wouldn't have to walk in silence together anymore.
''Shibuya at night, city noise''
I decided something today.
I decided to leave. To go to a better place.
...To abandon the flesh.
There are lots of tall buildings in Shibuya. Lots of girls walking on the streets. I'm the only one running, because unlike these people who are merely heading for the shallow chaos of places like Cyberia, I have a wonderful place to go to.
I'm going home.
To the Wired.
I'll finally, finally be free.
''Top of building, quieter city noise?''
...The street looks so far away. Maybe I'm still a little scared. Will it hurt? Will it?
No, I can't think about that now. I've decided.
This night is so beautiful. I untie my hair to let it float in the wind, take off my glasses so that I can't see how far it is to the ground. I free myself.
For a moment, I even feel like I could fly.
Softly, I whisper into the breeze. My last words that nobody will hear.
The railing feels cold.
This might be the last time I can feel 'cold'.
This might be the last time I can see the streets of Shibuya and feel the wind in my hair.
I let it all go.
''Black, silence''
'''Chisa:''' Come to the Wired as soon as you can.
'''Chisa:''' OK?
'''Chisa:''' Lain?
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