Shinji Ikari finds a boxful of insanity and becomes even more unhinged than before. Somehow, this is A Good Thing. As the grim dark future melts into stark bleak present, upon a throne of tropes humanity might find the savior it so requires. [story RESUMING]

"The new miracle will start from here, at the Shining Place, right? Once more, with you…" Junpei gets a video game in the mail! Cool, right? Guess what? It freaks him out. So much so that he has all his friends come over and see it—and its title alone mortifies them: "Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 FES."

During a run in with Orochimaru, Sakura and her friends find themselves outmatched. He discusses Team seven and the Sannin team, looking for who matches who. Orochimaru's observations shock everyone. A short one shot.