I Remembered Something!

**I Remembered Something!** (大事なこと思い出したよ編, *Daiji na koto omoidashita yo hen*) is a stage in *World's End Club*.

## Optional Dialogue

Pochi: Pochi thought about the Japanese scientist who created MAIK. He wondered if such a person really existed, and if they knew how to stop MAIK. He also commented on Jennu losing her sister to an earthquake. Some said the earthquakes were caused by some kind of experimental weapon.

Pai: Pai wondered about the Panopticon in the sky, and Pochi recounted what Niyan told them about it. Pochi also explained that the name came from a prison monitoring system in which a central tower could watch all the cells surrounding it. Likewise, MAIK's Panopticon could watch over the whole world. Pai was relieved, since it was proof things others could not see still exited, including Vanilla. Pai also wondered where Vanilla had gone, and thought about how she loved to roast marshmallows. She thought back to Vanilla's Task in the Game of Fate ("eat a marshmallow"), and trailed off, remembering something.

Nyoro: Nyoro thought over everything Niyan told them, and commented on the nanomachines used to remove emotions. Nyoro explained to Reycho that nanomachines were imperceptibly small, the size of atoms. It was as if the undergrounders had been infected by a virus. Nyoro also wondered about how sunlight could bring emotions back, and thought that MAIK and the nanomachines must have some kind of vulnerability.

Jennu: Jennu explained that she voted to go to Osaka so she could avoid the place her sister died. However, she was ultimately glad she came to Kyoto, since she was finally able to face her sister's death. Jennu also wondered about how Niyan regained his emotions despite being underground. She theorized that when she saved him, all his pent-up emotions burst out again.

Tattsun: Tattsun wondered about the source of Jennu's newfound powers. While Tattsun doubted he would get powers of his own, he began thinking about what kind of powers he would want to have.

Mowchan: Mowchan wondered what Vanilla wanted to do in Osaka, and thought she wanted to try all the food there.

Aniki: Aniki wondered about the monitor drones. Since no one could see them, it was possibly they were being watched at that moment. Aniki wondered what MAIK's true purpose was, since "protecting people" seemed to be a lie.

Chuko: Vanilla asked Reycho about seeing Vanilla's ghost. Nyoro said there was no way to prove ghosts existed, while Tattsun was unsure. Chuko thought they were hallucinating because they missed Vanilla.

Kansai: Kansai wondered if not having emotions was truly peace. Aniki said that emotions caused conflict, and Kansai was always screwing things up because of his emotions. Kansai acknowledged that his personality got him into fights, but insisted that emotions were important to resolving conflicts as well. Kansai also wondered about X-TYPES and whether to believe what Niyan said. He thought the idea sounded cool, and asked Reycho if there was an "X" on his forehead.

Yuki: Yuki told Reycho that she and Jennu bonded over their love of Hosekizuka. They talked about actors they loved with each other, and wished the others in the Go-Getters Club could appreciate them as well. They turned to Reycho, and began explaining the troupe's history.

## Summary

Pai asked for everyone's attention and explained that she remembered something important. Jennu said she remembered something as well, about how humanity lost their emotions. The others began chiming in that they remembered something similar: three years before the bus crash, in the summer of 1992, people began to gradually lose their emotions. Classmates began acting cold and laughing and crying less often. Everyone was confused, as they were the only ones who still seemed to have their emotions. In April 1993, they were gathered into one class, where a teacher told them they were terrible children, and the Go-Getters Club was formed. Everyone realized they had forgotten about it, and their memories were stolen when they slept in the pods. Mowchan wondered if it was the mastermind's fault, but Pai spoke up and said that was wrong, because the Game of Fate's mastermind was Vanilla.