This was not used as there is no scene where Lain takes her hairclip off. The links would open with a snap, or rotate around an axis until the moment the ' X ' became a ' = '. As an example, the X-shaped hairclip was to be an interlocking pattern of gold links. All that, however, changes when Lain enters the Wired, and as her world begins to change, so too does Lain.The pajamas were finally considered as possible by Konaka, in the way they enhance Lain's aspect.ABe's original design was generally more complicated than what finally appeared on screen. But unlike most children, Lain seems to have little interest in the world around her. Lain might be nearing high school, but she still dresses and looks like a much younger child. Personality… reclusive, silent, and seemingly emotionless. 'Are you real?' she asks, nearly pleading with her family. Secret organizations, mysterious assassins, and rumors of 'another Lain' abound, and as Lain delves deeper into the Wired, she is left more and more uncertain of what is real or cyberspace.

As Lain explores the Wired, she starts finding upsetting truths about herself, her family, and the true nature of the Wired.

Other fourteen-year-olds may be starting to hang out in clubs and date, but romantic relationships are still a while away on Lain's timeline.Ĭhallenge… navigating her new world and her new place in it. Except for Alice, Lain barely talks with anyone. While everyone else is busy talking to each other on the Wired, Lain barely uses her old Navi, describing herself as 'not very good with computers.' But after getting an email supposedly written by Chisa, Lain begins to take more interest in cyberspace, and she proves to be adept at both computers and the Wired. Lain spends most of her time in her room, wearing comfy if childish bear pajamas and staring blankly at her stuffed animals. It isn't until classmate Chisa Yomoda kills herself, in fact, that Lain begins to take an interest in the outside world. Lain keeps mostly to herself at school, and except for Alice Mizuki and a few other girls, she rarely talks to anyone. Lain's family life isn't exactly a warm one, but it's a stable one, and that works for her. Living… an ordinary life with ordinary parents and an ordinary sister. In the 'present day, present time,' the physical world coexists with the Wired, a cyber networking system parallel to and just as ubiquitous as the Internet.

Lain serial experiments bear pajamas