Lain's a rare one to pop up here. Of course, I didn't really care for the
series, so...

Of Presence and Existence

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This condition was not really new to Lain.  Or was it?  It seemed an

eternity since she deleted her existence and at the same time, it felt like
it happened just a moment ago.  There were instances where she had a hard
time understanding whether she was still her teenage self, a grown woman, or
an infant.

Either way, Lain was very lonely.  She wanted to be with people.  People

like Alice, especially.  She often remembered the girl who remained her
friend regardless of what happened.  She also remembered she never had a
chance to say goodbye.  And now, wherever Alice was, Lain was not.

Interesting way of putting it.

Walking through what looked like a gate, she strolled through a park that

still remained as it was, despite her condition.  Lain liked parks.  Parks
always seemed to calm her troubled mind, even in this frame of perspective.

'frame of perspective' seems a bit off, though. Might want to reword it.

Whenever she thought of them they

them, they (I think)

also seemed to appear... or did she appear in one?  It mattered little.

It might matter to the park. :)

Sitting on a rock, she watched existence pass by in an instant.

Everything passed by and passed on.  None would notice her.  It was nothing
knew.  Was it?

?Not really.?

Odd characters here

?What is this place??

?It is what it is.  And it is where we are.?

She blinked at his answer

Don't know why. She's used to the duality. :)

The man blinked at her statement.  ?And your existence ended simply

because you erased your name from every person?s memory??

Lain couldn?t understand why he thought of her as still being there when

she recalled deleting herself.

The man turned towards her and said in a manner of a father gently chiding

his offspring.  ?You didn?t listen.  I said: No one is ever really
forgotten.?

Man: I think. If some are forgotten, I don't remember. I guess I forgot
them.

She sat on the rock beside him and looked into the same place he did,

digesting his words carefully.  If no one is forgotten, she wondered, and
then

think you can drop 'and'

She noticed a small smile tugging at the corners of his lips when he

answered, ?A name that I nearly forgot a long time ago.  Among my people, I
was named

Wade. It's a good name, and easy to pronounce.

 > I wish I had a basic explanation as to what the heck happened, but I'm
still sorting out the details.

It happens. Sometimes you just have to go with the flow.

As for Lain?s companion, I would doubt that Ten Oh would act like Kujaku,

but since this would take place a long time after the end of RG Veda,

Only saw a bit of that, and don't remember it anymore. I'll have to rewatch
it someday. Once I'm finished with my current anime

Thanks for sharing.

DB Sommer



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