[GundamAce]

Scene 3, "Lesson":

◆September 10th, 8:00 Episode／Route B――――

First period's lecture is "parapsychology"――
They went to the special "BC Room" for the lesson, as Rokumei City has a particularly momentuous curriculum.

At the teacher's desk is the teacher, "Ena Tsubakiyama", who swings her teacher's pointer in front of the screen.
"――Human communication has gone through great changes along with the times."
（This lesson again... Tsubakiyama-sensei really likes this story.)
Ena frequently recites the anecdote related to BC.
At any rate, today's subject is elementary.

"Long ago, humans used gestures and actions to convey their will to other people, and before long, words were created.
　 And then letters were born, printing was born, telegraphs and telephones were born, the internet was born... communication has evolved.
　 And at the beginning of this century
　 ――A great conversion in the methods of human communication occured.
　 Yes, you all know this very well! The manifestation of BC!"
As she says this, Ena fiddles with the computer, and then
――letters appear on the screen.

"Beyond Communication!　That is the way to speak without language, a new way to convey one's will!
　 If people in the past saw this, they would clearly call it ESP.
　 But this isn't a story from the world of the occult.
　 The etymology for the word occult is 'concealed'. This has so much large-scale recognition that it's no longer occult."
Ena is right.
People who can use BC are nicknamed "Communicators"――
Approximately 16 years ago, its existence became recognized all around the world.

"――The turning point of history was in 2014.
　 This was the year that the existence of BC was scientifically proven.
　 And then, as if they were working together, many Communicators all around the world were born."
As Ena says this, new letters appear on the screen.
2014 was also the year Natsuhiko and his class were born in.
Several years after that, various changes occured in society, but Natsuhiko doesn't know the details very well.
（"The Espers' Nest", huh...)
Natsuhiko sighs as he thinks about the school's nickname.

"――And so, out of all other countries, Japan was the fastest in beginning to train people with this power.
　 It was a smart move by the country. As a result, a large..."
Before long, the sounds of the bored student's raised voices mix in with their bitter smiles.
"Um, sensei, you can say what you like for your opening comments, but this is all common knowledge, right?"
"If there was anyone here who didn't know that, they couldn't be in this school."
"Yes, yes, it's too much of the same old BC stuff we already know."
"O-Oh, sorry. Last night, I watched a documentary on the dawn of BC, so that was really on my mind."
With a cough, Ena makes the letters on the screen disappear.
It now looks a little lonely.
"... Now then, today's lecture will be about this.
　 It's about time to begin using practical skills!"