A classroom that is in disuse. The evacuation has been progressing. Light shining in from outside the window, particles seem to flutter about.
Old Teacher:“In the last year of the 20th century, the massive meteor from space slammed into the continent of Antarctica. The continent of ice was melted instantaneously.”
Keisuke-kun: And all the other classrooms are (most likely) empty… Christ, how many people live in Tokyo-3? Is it just Nerv personnel? Probably.
Magami No ER: What the teacher says in these early episodes builds up our understanding of the setting.
Reichu: Or misunderstanding, as the case may be regarding one, ahem, rather large detail.
Keisuke-kun: This is one conspiracy that Kensuke hasn't picked up on. The most important thing in the teacher's speech is untrue: It wasn't a meteor.
Reichu: Although he says here that it was "massive", this contradicts with somewhat more specific information we see later. It's worth mentioning that, aside from the whole meteor thing, the teacher's account seems to be pretty accurate.
