8 - Are Declarations of Love Genuine?

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SIGN    Are Declarations of Love Genuine?
SIGN    Snooze
SIGN    Alarm
[01:48] Rika
    Morning...
[01:55] (Flashback) Takuya
    Please be my girlfriend.
[01:59] Rika
    I'm sober now, and it's as vivid as ever.
[02:04] Rika
    I've got to go to work.
SIGN    Ache
SIGN    Ache
SIGN    Ache
[02:12] Rika
    Ow!
SIGN    Ache
[02:13] Rika
    Ow, ow!
SIGN    Ache
SIGN    Ache
SIGN    Ache
SIGN    Ache
[02:16] Rika
    Ow, ow!
SIGN    Ache
SIGN    Ache
SIGN    Ache
[02:21] Rika
    Ow, ow...
SIGN    Ache
SIGN    Ache
[02:22] Rika
    Ow, ow, ow...
[02:24] Rika
    What's going on? I'm sore all over.
[02:28] Rika
    Ow.
SIGN    Ow
[02:32] Rika
    Ow, ow.
SIGN    Ow, ow
[02:35] Rika
    Ow, ow, ow!
[02:37] Rika
    Is this from all that tension yesterday?
[02:41] Rika
    I'm the woman whose muscles ache
    when she gets asked out.
SIGN     JTC Tourist
     JTC Travel
[02:47] Rika
    It's pathetic enough to make you cry.
[02:53] Rika
    I wonder what Ohara-kun thought.
[02:58] Rika
    Looks like he's off today.
[03:00] Rika
    What a relief.
[03:02] Nonoyama
    Good morning, Komiya-san.
[03:05] Komiya
    Good morning. Sure is hot.
[03:09] Nonoyama
    Whoa, look.
[03:12] Komiya
    Shinshi-san?!
[03:14] Isojima
    H-He dyed his hair blond?!
[03:16] Komiya
    What possessed him to do that?
[03:21] Rika
    I can't let things stay like this.
SIGN    Ohara-kun
SIGN    Voice call
[03:48] Takuya
    I keep asking myself why I went and did that.
[03:54] Takuya
    I want to do yesterday over again.
[03:57] Takuya
    I bet I could reload if this was a game.
[04:05] Takuya
    S-Stop that, Kama.
[04:09] Takuya
    It must be because I haven't
    spent enough time around women.
[04:14] Takuya
    I lost my mind.
[04:17] Takuya
    Sounds like a junior-high excuse, though.
[04:20] Takuya
    No, wait.
[04:22] Takuya
    It could be Honjoji-san was
    planning to give me an answer.
[04:26] Takuya
    Yeah, she's a quiet person. Thirty minutes
    of silence might be business as usual!
[04:31] Takuya
    Did I leave too soon?
[04:34] Takuya
    No, there's no way.
[04:35] Takuya
    This is me trying to twist things around.
[04:39] Takuya
    Wh-Who's there?!
[04:41] Rika
    Ohara-kun, I'm sorry about last night!
[04:44] Rika
    I'd like to go out with you!
[04:46] Takuya
    No, no! That's not going to happen!
[04:49] Takuya
    Who is it?
[04:51] Gonda
    Hi there, Ohara-san!
[04:57] Takuya
    Gonda... What do you want?
[05:00] Gonda
    Sorry to bug you on your day off.
[05:03] Gonda
    I need to talk with you
    about something, Master.
[05:04] Takuya
    Gonda.
[05:05] Takuya
    Give up on Komiya-san.
[05:07] Takuya
    Office romances are a terrible idea.
[05:09] Gonda
    Master, you're not doing so hot.
[05:11] Takuya
    I told you, I'm not your master.
[05:14] Takuya
    I don't understand romance or women at all.
[05:17] Takuya
    I'm the one who needs some coaching!
[05:20] Gonda
    It's not about Komiya-chan today.
[05:24] Gonda
    It's about an app!
[05:26] Takuya
    An app?
[05:27] Gonda
    Right, a dating app!
[05:28] Gonda
    I've gotten into this lately!
[05:31] Gonda
    At first I thought these things
    were worthless junk.
SIGN    Age 22 Chiba
SIGN    Age 20 Chiba
SIGN    Age 26 Saitama
SIGN    Age 19 Tokyo
[05:34] Gonda
    But, oh, the encounters you can have!
[05:36] Gonda
    A woman's heart? I know all about that now!
[05:40] Gonda
    I know all about it!
[05:42] Gonda
    All about it! All about it!
[05:44] Takuya
    Y-You serious?
[05:46] Gonda
    What? You doubt me?
[05:48] Gonda
    Want to join me, then, Master?
[05:51] Gonda
    Today, I'm meeting up with someone
    from the app. You should come along!
[05:56] Gonda
    I do know all about it, but I'm a little
    insecure about meeting up with a woman.
[06:03] Takuya
    Huh?
[06:06] Takuya
    What?!
[06:08] Takuya
    G-Gonda, that's you?!
[06:11] Gonda
    Nice pic, huh?
[06:13] Gonda
    I've spent sixty thousand on this dating app!
[06:15] Takuya
    Sixty thousand?!
[06:16] Takuya
    These apps cost that much?
[06:18] Gonda
    That's a typical amount.
[06:21] Gonda
    Everyone's going all-in on apps right now,
    so it costs that much to get in the door!
[06:26] Gonda
    Everyone at work who got married
    recently got started with an app.
[06:30] Gonda
    Like Yoshimura-san at the
    head office and Imai-san!
[06:33] Takuya
    Oh, they did?
[06:34] Gonda
    Yes, they just don't mention it.
[06:37] Gonda
    I think it'd be fine if they did, though.
[06:39] Gonda
    So many people use them.
[06:40] Gonda
    The era of drinking parties
    and mixers is behind us.
[06:44] Takuya
    Oh yeah?
[06:46] Takuya
    Oh, but don't you have your
    sights set on Komiya-san?
[06:49] Gonda
    You bet.
[06:51] Gonda
    But that's like a dream.
[06:53] Gonda
    I'm not getting any closer to being with her,
    but I'm getting older all the time.
[06:59] Gonda
    The one and only asset I have is youth!
[07:03] Gonda
    I don't look like much,
    and I don't get paid much.
[07:06] Gonda
    No one's eager to marry a guy like me.
[07:10] Gonda
    I want to find a companion
    while I'm young at least.
[07:13] Takuya
    So, why am I here with you?
[07:16] Gonda
    Because, Master, I'm in a bad slump.
[07:20] Gonda
    At first I tried contacting cutie after cutie,
    but they didn't give me the time of day.
[07:25] Gonda
    Then, when I tried sticking
    to my own league...
SIGN    ¥5
[07:29] (Flashback) gloomy woman
    I can see spirits. It's true.
[07:32] Gonda
    Almost all of those women were kinda scary.
[07:36] Gonda
    I've lost all my confidence.
[07:38] Takuya
    What happened to all that energy you had?
[07:40] Gonda
    Here's where I'm at now.
SIGN    Say what
[07:45] Takuya
    You're wearing that on a date?
[07:46] Gonda
    Oh, it's not a date today.
SIGN    Say what you will
[07:49] Gonda
    This is a happi coat for an idol
    group called Ambitious Seven.
[07:53] Gonda
    I'm a huge fan.
[07:55] Gonda
    There are communities on the dating app.
[07:57] Gonda
    I met this oddball girl who's an Am7 fan,
SIGN    Communities
SIGN    Community List
SIGN    Display
SIGN    Western music
SIGN    Idols
SIGN    Anime
SIGN    Comedy
SIGN    What the heck?
[08:00] Gonda
    and we ended up geeking out over them.
[08:02] Gonda
    Then we decided to do an offline Am7 thing,
[08:05] Gonda
    and this happi coat is so she'll recognize me.
[08:07] Takuya
    That's something you do on a dating app?
SIGN    m 0 0 l 200 0 200 35 0 35
SIGN    Age 28 Tokyo
     I adore Mikki from Am7.
     I'm looking for someone
    who'll talk with me about her.
[08:10] Gonda
    She's older than me, and sometimes
    idol otaku can be unhinged.
[08:15] Gonda
    Master, if she seems dangerous,
    get me out of there.
[08:19] Takuya
    That's what I'm doing here?!
SIGN    Mikki
SIGN    Ambitious
    Seven
SIGN    Ambitious
    Seven
[08:28] Takuya
    That's what modern romance looks like?
[08:32] Takuya
    Well, I'm no different from Gonda.
[08:35] Takuya
    My salary's low, and I'm not attractive.
[08:38] Takuya
    And youth won't last forever.
[08:41] Takuya
    I'm not the sort one wants to marry.
[08:52] Kaori
    Come on, let's go!
SIGN    Mikki fan
[08:55] Kaori
    I've got something to say!
SIGN    Mikki fan
[08:57] Kaori
    Mikki sure is the cutest!
[09:01] Gonda
    I finally found you, Princess!
[09:03] both
    Mikki! Mikki!
[09:05] both
    10^40! 10^44! 10^48! 10^52!
[09:07] both
    10^56! 10^60! 10^64! 10^68!
[09:12] both
    Mikki's so cute!
SIGN    Pardon my sauce
[09:15] Gonda
    Kaori!
[09:17] Kaori
    Gon-chan?!
[09:19] Kaori
    Anyone who can keep up
    with the Mikki Mix on demand
[09:23] Kaori
    is one cringey Mikki fan.
[09:26] Kaori
    Well, that's how it goes.
[09:27] Kaori
    Am7 Mikki fans are weirdos.
[09:30] Gonda
    Kaori!
[09:31] Gonda
    You don't look anything
    like your profile image!
SIGN    m 0 0 l 200 0 200 40 0 40
SIGN    Age 28 Tokyo
     I adore Mikki from Am7.
     I'm looking for someone
    who'll talk with me about her.
[09:34] Kaori
    Oh, that?
[09:36] Kaori
    Apps can be scary and all.
[09:39] Kaori
    You can't go revealing everything up front.
[09:42] Kaori
    But I couldn't help wanting to
    talk Am7 with you, so here I am.
[09:49] Gonda
    Th-Thank you for that.
[09:52] Kaori
    Aw, stop talking like that.
[09:54] Kaori
    Just talk like you do in the community.
[09:56] Kaori
    We already know each other's true nature.
[09:58] Gonda
    Th-That's true.
[10:02] Takuya
    I'm going home.
SIGN    Ambitious Seven
[10:04] Gonda
    Wow, these outfits!
[10:06] Kaori
    This takes me back! Let's get photos!
[10:09] Kaori
    I love how Mikki's the only one with a ribbon!
[10:11] Kaori
    So cute!
[10:12] Gonda
    She didn't have this ribbon at first.
[10:14] Kaori
    No way, she always had it.
[10:16] Gonda
    Nope, she added it later.
[10:19] Gonda
    I saw all their live shows from
    that era, so I know all about it.
[10:23] Gonda
    You didn't see them all, did you?
[10:26] Kaori
    But I had to work!
[10:28] Gonda
    Now you see I'm the bigger fan?
[10:30] Kaori
    Don't let it go to your head, Gon.
[10:30] idols
    One! Ten! Hundred! Thousand! Ten thousand!
[10:33] idols
    10^8! 10^12! 10^16! 10^20!
[10:36] idols
    10^24! 10^28! 10^32! 10^36!
[10:39] idols
    10^40! 10^44! 10^48! 10^52!
[10:42] idols
    10^56! 10^60! 10^64! 10^68!
[10:46] idols
    Mikki's so cute!
[10:51] Kaori
    What, it's this late already?
[10:54] Kaori
    Wow, we were talking forever.
[10:57] Gonda
    It's kinda like being back in school.
[11:00] Kaori
    But I've got somewhere to go
    after this. Sorry.
[11:04] Gonda
    Oh, okay. That's cool.
[11:07] Gonda
    Maybe if you have time again...
[11:08] Kaori
    Hey, Gon-chan.
[11:10] Kaori
    Let's talk over the phone tonight.
[11:11] Gonda
    Huh?!
[11:12] Kaori
    I want to talk more with you about Am7.
[11:16] Gonda
    Okay, sure.
[11:17] Kaori
    Really? Okay, I'll give you my number.
[11:19] Gonda
    It's okay if I call?
[11:21] Kaori
    It's fine. I've got time starting
    at about 10 PM every night.
[11:25] Kaori
    Oh wait, I never paid for the karaoke.
[11:27] Gonda
    Don't worry about it.
[11:29] Kaori
    No, I insist.
[11:31] Kaori
    Apps are amazing.
    I've never had this much fun.
[11:35] Kaori
    Talk to you tonight.
[11:40] Gonda
    Totally. Apps are amazing.
[11:45] idol
    Thanks for coming to our show!
SIGN     JTC Tourist
     JTC Travel
[12:07] Takuya
    Looks like Honjoji-san's off today.
[12:09] Gonda
    Master, get a load of this.
[12:11] Gonda
    I talked with Kaori
    on the phone again yesterday.
[12:14] Gonda
    That's three days in a row!
[12:15] Gonda
    We talk so much together!
[12:18] Gonda
    It feels like we've been friends for years!
[12:20] Gonda
    Never would have happened
    if we'd met normally!
[12:22] Gonda
    Apps are the best!
[12:24] Takuya
    Good for you.
[12:27] Takuya
    Suddenly, Gonda's got a fulfilling life?
[12:33] Gonda
    Master.
[12:35] Gonda
    I'm going to do it. I've decided!
[12:39] Gonda
    I'm going to marry Kaori!
[12:45] Takuya
    Huh?
[12:57] Gonda
    I'm going to marry Kaori!
SIGN    Bar and Grill Tonton
[13:00] Gonda
    What do you think, Master?
[13:02] Takuya
    I'm not sure how to answer.
[13:05] Takuya
    Why are we hanging out so much?
[13:08] Takuya
    Don't you think you're a little hasty?
[13:10] Takuya
    You still don't know what
    kind of person she is.
[13:12] Gonda
    Oh yes, I do!
[13:15] Takuya
    I want to tell him not to rush into this.
[13:17] Takuya
    But I rushed into it myself,
    so what right do I have?
[13:20] Gonda
    Marry me, Kaori!
[13:24] Gonda
    Maybe I should be less direct than that.
[13:27] Takuya
    I'm not really sure, but wow, that energy.
[13:34] Takuya
    Hey, Gonda.
[13:35] Takuya
    Why do you want to get married so badly?
SIGN    Mengyomen Ramen
SIGN    Open
[13:41] Gonda
    Is it weird to want to get married?
[13:43] Takuya
    Well, not many people around me do.
[13:48] Gonda
    You know, I was poor when I was a kid.
[13:52] Gonda
    Oh, please don't tell Keisuke-san about this.
[13:55] Gonda
    He'll turn anything into a joke.
[13:57] Takuya
    S-Sure.
[14:00] Gonda
    My father was a little problematic.
[14:02] Gonda
    He was in loads of debt, and
    all my parents did was fight.
[14:06] Gonda
    My big brother and I were close, though.
[14:08] Gonda
    I don't have many good childhood memories.
SIGN    Full-Color Field Guide
    to Japanese Fungi
[14:13] Gonda
    I ate lots of ramen and such
    back then, and now I love it.
[14:17] Takuya
    You eat too much.
[14:18] Gonda
    I was a big dummy who was no good at school,
[14:21] Gonda
    but thankfully I managed to land a job.
[14:24] Gonda
    My brother works for the government.
[14:27] Gonda
    Not bad, huh?
[14:30] Gonda
    I guess that's why I yearn for
    a proper home life or something.
[14:35] Gonda
    It doesn't have to be anything special,
[14:37] Gonda
    but I want to marry someone I love,
    be blessed with some cute kids,
[14:41] Gonda
    and enjoy life.
[14:44] Gonda
    I have a feeling I could do that with Kaori.
[14:48] Gonda
    Having kids would be great.
    I'd be such a loving father.
[14:53] Takuya
    You have some romantic ideas,
    which surprises me.
[14:57] Gonda
    I said it because it's you, Master!
[14:59] Gonda
    It must sound gross, coming
    from a guy who looks like me.
[15:02] Gonda
    Yeah, I could never hope to...
[15:03] Takuya
    Give it a shot, Gonda.
[15:06] Takuya
    I've got your back.
[15:07] Gonda
    Oh yeah, you bet.
[15:09] Gonda
    I'm gonna do it.
[15:14] Kaori
    Gon-chan, what's up?
[15:16] Gonda
    Kaori, could we meet up now?
[15:19] Kaori
    Tonight? Sorry, weekdays are no good for me.
[15:23] Gonda
    Please! The sooner the better.
[15:26] Kaori
    Well, okay, if it's quick.
[15:31] Kaori
    Thanks for waiting, Gon-chan.
[15:34] Kaori
    What's wrong?
[15:37] Gonda
    Kaori, let's date and eventually get married!
[15:51] Kaori
    Do you mean that?
[15:54] Gonda
    Of course I do! Of course.
[16:05] Kaori
    Gon-chan, come with me.
[16:29] teacher
    Oh, Ema-san. Hello.
[16:31] Kaori
    Sorry I'm a little late.
[16:34] teacher
    Mok-kun, look who's here for you.
SIGN    Tokyo Certified
    Day Care
SIGN    Takenoko Kids
SIGN    Certified Day Care
[17:01] Kaori
    Working while raising a child isn't easy.
[17:06] Kaori
    Gon-chan, you still mean it?
[17:09] Kaori
    Because I'm a single mother.
[17:20] Kaori
    It's okay, don't force yourself.
[17:24] Kaori
    See ya, Gon-chan.
SIGN    Deep Sea Bar
[17:33] Takuya
    Single mother?
[17:35] Gonda
    It doesn't bother me at all.
[17:38] Gonda
    I-I might have panicked for a moment, though.
[17:41] Takuya
    So, what'll you do?
[17:45] Gonda
    What'll I do? Well...
[17:56] Gonda
    I've got to talk to Kaori again.
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     which they are payable is displayed on
     the corresponding line.
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     details.
[18:08] Gonda
    I can afford to support a child.
[18:11] Komiya
    Gonda-san.
[18:12] Komiya
    You seem kind of down today.
[18:15] Gonda
    N-Nothing's wrong.
[18:17] Komiya
    No? Okay.
SIGN    See ya
SIGN    Today
SIGN    Kaori, sorry about the other day!
SIGN    Today
SIGN    Kaori, sorry about the other day!
SIGN    I'd like you to hear me out
     one more time.
SIGN    I'd like you to hear me out
     one more time.
SIGN    I'm waiting at the restaurant where
     we looked at pics together!!
[18:39] waitress
    You can get drinks over there.
[18:42] Gonda
    Sure, thanks.
SIGN    Overall Account Bankbook
SIGN    Gonda Hiromi
[18:53] Gonda
    Kaori sure was affectionate with her kid.
[18:59] Gonda
    What look did I have on my face back then?
[19:04] Gonda
    Kaori...
[19:09] Ichika
    Gon-chan?
[19:14] Ichika
    Gon-chan?
[19:15] Gonda
    Y-Yes.
[19:17] Ichika
    You look just like she described you.
[19:20] Ichika
    I'm Ichika, a friend of Kaori's.
[19:25] Gonda
    Her friend?
[19:26] Ichika
    Right. She and I use the same day care.
[19:29] Ichika
    And so, Kaori said she couldn't come today.
[19:33] Ichika
    I'm sorry.
[19:36] Ichika
    I have a message from her.
[19:39] Ichika
    She said, "Don't worry about it."
[19:44] Ichika
    She also said, "Thank you."
[19:48] Gonda
    Does she not like me anymore?
[19:52] Ichika
    Huh?
[19:53] Ichika
    I'm not really sure.
[19:55] Ichika
    Were the two of you dating?
[19:58] Gonda
    No, it wasn't like that. Uh...
[20:02] Ichika
    But listen, Gon-chan.
[20:04] Ichika
    It's a big decision, letting
    someone meet your kid.
[20:07] Ichika
    I'd use my kid to scare away
    a guy who won't take a hint,
[20:11] Ichika
    but Kaori's not that sort of person.
SIGN    Overall Account Bankbook
SIGN    Gonda Hiromi
[20:20] Ichika
    Sorry, Gon-chan.
[20:24] Ichika
    I guess it's not my place to say.
[20:35] Gonda
    Master, I'm going to stop talking
    about marriage and stuff.
[20:41] Gonda
    When it comes to marriage, I was all talk.
[20:44] Gonda
    I wasn't ready at all.
[20:48] Takuya
    I doubt anyone can be ready for that stuff.
[20:57] Gonda
    Kaori had faith in me, and I flinched.
[21:02] Gonda
    I really regret it.
[21:05] Gonda
    I went and hurt Kaori's feelings.
[21:11] Gonda
    I'm the worst!
[21:18] Takuya
    No, Gonda. You're amazing.
[21:23] Takuya
    Truly amazing.
[21:26] Takuya
    Have I ever taken Honjoji-san
    into consideration this much?
[21:29] Takuya
    Enough to move me to tears?
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Revision #1
Created 2025-11-22 22:38:56 UTC by whimsee
Updated 2025-11-22 22:38:56 UTC by whimsee