It’s because I’m weird... |
Wait a second Lain. |
You’re not a weird kid at all. |
If you're a kid with an active imagination, you're gonna have that kind of experience where you see human eyes in the patterns of a wooden ceiling. |
But that's not the case. |
Do you dislike being different from others? |
I’m not sure. |
Okay. |
Lain is Lain because she is different. |
You have a very strong imagination, and that’s a good thing. |
So don’t say that you're weird. |
I don’t think that at all. |
But... the test... |
I’m sorry, but... yeah, you’re troubled, right? |
I want to make sure you're not troubled. |
In order to help you, I have to know more about you. |
I don’t want you to do anything you dislike. |
I'll do anything I can to help you solve your problems. You're the only one who can truly understand yourself right? |
Nobody can understand Lain except Lain, right? |
Only you can solve your own problems. |
For me to be able to help you, I need your cooperation. |
What should I do? |
Right now you don't need to do anything. |
Since you and I are friends, if we keep talking, I’ll slowly start to understand more and more about you. |
Then, sometimes I'll say "You might want to try this." and if you think "That sounds nice, okay.", let's try it out... |
So right now, it’d be best if you tell me all about yourself. |
You won’t tell anyone? |
Nope, it’ll be our secret. |
Not even my friends, or my mother? |
I promise. If I lie, one thousand needles! |
One thousand needles? |
Don’t kids your age know that? |
When I was a kid, whenever we made a promise, we said, "If I break the promise, I will drink 1000 needles." |
Wouldn’t that hurt? |
A lot!... Right! How many needles are in my stomach right now? Miss Iwakura? ...I was made to drink them 5 times. |
...five thousand? |
Wrong! Yesterday, since I went to the bathroom and flushed everything out, there’s zero! |
Sensei, that's gross!... |