Wishing To Go Back

Konata

Remember when we thought 2016 was the worst year ever?

Konata

Now look at us—surviving pandemics, economic crashes, riots, civil wars, and whatever fresh hell tomorrow brings.

Taiga

Don't remind me. I used to complain about minor inconveniences.

Taiga

Now I dream about those simple problems instead of... whatever this timeline is.

Bocchi

(I miss when my biggest worry was messing up a guitar solo...)

Bocchi

At least back then, my social anxiety felt justified by small crowds...

Tomoko

Oh please, I was already living in apocalypse mode before it was mainstream.

Tomoko

The difference is now everyone's as miserable as I used to be alone.

Konata

That's it. We're building a time machine.

Konata

Not to change history—just to relive one week of 2019 before everything went sideways.

Taiga

Found these old masks from 2020. Should we burn them as part of the ritual?

Taiga

(Actually, knowing our luck, we'll accidentally summon the timeline guardian...)

Tomoko

Wait—what if we're already in the good timeline?

Tomoko

Some alternate reality versions of us are probably dealing with zombie outbreaks right now.

Bocchi

(Oh god, what if our complaining is what caused the timeline splits in the first place?)

Bocchi

(Don’t tell me they’re serious about going back in time? I guess everything is starting to get to them..)