

Earth put together a group of zoologists, linguists, mathematicians, and cryptographers to figure out how to communicate with it. Kouzuki explains that the original Alternative Plan was meant to help humans learn to communicate with the BETAs (which makes perfect sense.) In 1958, extraterrestrial life with the ability for interplanetary travel was discovered on Mars. We Finally Get the Background on the Alternative Plans Muv-Luv Alternative Episode 7 (Crunchyroll) And that’s when we get a beautiful info dump cluing us in a little more about what all of that means. Kouzuki tells Shirogane that she’s critical to Alternative IV, whatever exactly that is.

But once again, Yashiro Kasumi passes out from how much his trips drain her. When he returns to his BETA world, he’s more determined than ever to save it so he can go back home for good. Muv-Luv Alternative Episode 7 (Crunchyroll) But I guess he’s just really flustered and shaken up to see her again after all these years of being apart. What isn’t understandable is why he starts rambling about his real-life mission instead of just playing along. Yet, it’s understandable that he can’t resist just a moment of talking with Sumika. That’s one reason why Kouzuki had told him to only talk to her and no one else - she didn’t want him changing his world very much from how he left it.

He’s revisiting his past, and jumping back into his past-self, falling right into what was happening in his universe before he left. Shirogane stumbles into a moment in history where he and Sumika had planned to have dinner together at his place.
