"When humans are connected, the tiniest voices become thunderous." "When humans are connected, people can live a long life." "So...." "I'm coming in." "Lain ?" "Thank you." "But, I've already confirmed that registration." "That's funny !" "I agree." "It would be great if the next version protocol was released soon." "When it is, even I can" "So, why are all of you so kind to me ?" "I don't think so." "I'm just a bit curious." "I don't have very many friends..." "Thank you." "All of you in Knights." "Yes, I see." "You're studying quite a bit, I see." "You're looking like your old self again, Lain." "We should hang out together more often." "If you're always alone, you'll have a miserable life." "But, I'm not alone." "How's that ?" "Many people visit me." "Well ... actually." "I go and visit them." "You mean in the Wired ?" "Real friendships don't happen between net pals." "Reika's being such an old maid, today." "Old maid !" "I don't care if I'm old-fashioned !" "Anyways, Lain." "Who were you chatting with ?" "It's ... a ... secret." "Come on !" "Tell me !" "This one definitely says 'Lain', to me." "No way !" "Not even close !" "I think this one suits her better." "Forget that !" "This is the one." "Right, Lain ?" "Let's go to the mall." "We can have some ice cream and hang out for a while." "Not again !" "Eh ?" "What's up ?" "What's that kid doing ?" "I wonder why ?" "Come on !" "Let's go !" "Let's go !" "Let's get going, Lain." "Lain ?" "Wha" "No way !" "What's that ?" "!" "Wow !" "Is that..." "Lain ?" "You've been coming home early." "You always used to be late, now it's Lain." "Your recommendation." "Did you get it ?" "de)" "She's home." "There was a spectacular display of light in the sky over Tokyo, today,..." "frightening many citizens and causing some minor panic." "It's not known yet whether the phenomenon was natural,..." " the result of an accident, or the outcome of a large scale prank" "Hello NAVI." "HELLO, LAIN." "Connect Wired." "Are you Lain ?" "You're really good at this !" "You can pefectly 'metaphorize' your real world form." "Pretending to be a Cheshire cat, I see." "I'm limited to this form because of my user level." "Most people only get an ear." "I'm more important than they are." "Enough gabbing !" "I need information, right now." "If I helped you, I'd become a local hero !" "You talk too much." "You know any popular children's games ?" "Games ?" "There's lots of kid's games in here." "What a pinhead." "Did you think this a kid's game ?" "Everything's a game to children." "I see you've found what your looking for." "He may know something." "He's a murderer of children." "A scientist." "Well now !" "You found him so quickly !" "In the real world, he's an old man, waiting to die in a hospital ward." "I'll help you out here ..." " a little bit." "You should ask him about K.I.D.S." "I already knew that." "I didn't need your help, Cheshire cat." "Dr. Hodgson." "Now it's your turn." "Tell me about it." "You appear very lifelike in here, young lady." "What is K.I.D.S. ?" "It's so serene, here." "Until my body in the real world rots away, I want to stay here." "You know what I'm talking about." "What is K.I.D.S. ?" "It's so beautiful at this time." "This eternal silence." "Dr. Hodgson." "Let me see the data from the experiment 15 years ago." "I didn't intend to place the children in danger." "This isn't about the past." "Right now, children are playing a popular game." "It's a reproduction of your experiment 15 years ago, isn't it ?" "Someone may have stolen it from the trash." "I wiped out all the data." "The Kensington experiment." "Tell me about it." "PSI - super psychic power." "Most children have it, usually in small amounts." "It never manifested itself as true ESP." "It appeared as intuition and limited telekinetic ability." "What are these things over their heads ?" "'Outer Receptors'." "That's what we named them." "They received their PSI." "This was K.I.D.S." "Individually, their powers were weak, but if all of them were combined...." "What were you hoping for ?" "Something unpredictable." "I wanted to see what would happen, young lady." "What did you do to them ?" "I thought that science should go further than experimenting with hypotheses." "I'm not asking about that." "Didn't you care about the children ?" "Like you said, I didn't." "This converted the weak electromagnetic brain waves which the Outer Receptors received." "The K.I.D. System was developed to become an extension of the brain." "This became K.I.D.S." "So, when they were joined too much power was generated...." "That's enough." "Stop it !" "I destroyed everything related to K.I.D.S." "However, it appears the schematics leaked out to the Wired." "They hid in the depths of time." "Somebody found them." "And they updated it to function without the outer receptor." "As an emulation, they did excellent work in extending its functions." "Is that all you think about?" "Don't you feel anything for these children ?" "They won't return to the real world, no matter what I feel." "Besides, I don't know anything about the present children." "How selfish." "So, who's using it now ?" "Young lady ..." "I'm exhausted from all this talking." "I was glad to see you." "I don't know who you are, or what you're doing in Wired..." " but I know you are powerful." "Extremely powerful." "If God exists in the Wired, you must be a blessed child" "I..." "I don't" "You're not like the mischievious K.I.D.S. emulators." "Where did your power come from ?" "Mischief ?" "If you'll excuse me, I'm a bit weary." "The embers of my life are fading." "My wish has been fulfilled." "Knights..." "Shut up !" "What are you ?" "Why were you telling me such things ?" "Was I just a toy to you ?" "Is this only a game ?" "What are you using the children for ?" "You really don't care ..." "You'll do anything that's easy and amusing." "You're just a bunch of dumb apes !" "Why is nobody answering ?" "There they are..." "I see !" "You, there !" "You're the Knights, aren't you ?" "!" "Aren't you with them ?" "Aren't you with the Knights ?" "!" "Get down." "What was that ?" "!" "That was the coolant system in your room." "They uploaded a parasite bomb to your coolant system." "You talk like you weren't involved." "We're not." "Then who ?" "!" "Who did it ?" "The Knights."