Layer 01 - The Story Telling the story of Lain in a short summary is as difficult as explaining any kind of enigma. This show is a collection of the senses relayed through a television screen. But I can tease you. I can give you the peek you're looking for. Serial Experiments Lain is about the journey of a young girl to find herself. You want more? The best and most enticing bit I have seen about the beginnings of this series was on the back of the subbed box I ordered from Pioneer: We're All Connected There is a world around us, a world of people, tactile sensation, and culture. There is the wired world, inside the computer, of images, personalities, virtual experiences, and a culture all of its own. The day after a classmate commits suicide, Lain, a thirteen year old girl, discovers how closely the two worlds are linked when she receives an e-mail from the dead girl: "I just abandoned my body. I still live here..." Has the line between the real world and the wired world begun to blur? <<Return