#ere004

Kyoko: I don’t dislike Lain. But lately she’s been hard to approach.

Touko: I know what you mean.

Kyoko: Don’t you, though? I think a lot of the kids see her that way. No one is bullying her, now, but most of us pretty much ignore her.

Touko: Yeah.

Kyoko: You should talk to her. Tell her to laugh the way she used to.

Touko: The way she used to?

Kyoko: In my old memories, she was always smiling. I remember that when we were together, she would always laugh.