9 - Rika-san, How Are You?

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[00:06] Gonda
    Master, I'm going to stop talking
    about marriage and stuff.
[00:12] Gonda
    When it comes to marriage, I was all talk.
[00:15] Gonda
    I wasn't ready at all.
[00:19] Takuya
    I doubt anyone can be ready for that stuff.
[00:27] Gonda
    Kaori had faith in me, and I flinched.
[00:32] Gonda
    I really regret it.
[00:36] Gonda
    I went and hurt Kaori's feelings.
[00:41] Gonda
    I'm the worst!
[00:49] Takuya
    No, Gonda. You're amazing.
[00:53] Takuya
    Truly amazing.
[00:56] Takuya
    Have I ever taken Honjoji-san
    into consideration this much?
[00:59] Takuya
    Enough to move me to tears?
[01:05] Takuya
    You should talk to her again for real.
[01:09] Takuya
    It's what I'll do too.
SIGN    Rika-san, How Are You?
SIGN    Begin a voice call with Ohara-kun?
SIGN    Cancel
SIGN    Begin
SIGN    Begin a voice call with Ohara-kun?
[03:03] Rika
    I can't bring myself to call him.
[03:05] Rika
    How should I respond?
[03:08] (Flashback) Takuya
    Please be my girlfriend.
SIGN    Be my girlfriend.
[03:12] Rika
    The more time passes,
    the more thoughts fill up my head.
[03:19] Rika
    I really should have
    answered him then and there.
[03:23] Rika
    If I even can answer him.
[03:26] Rika
    Oh!
[03:26] Rika
    Another day's liable to end
    with no resolution!
[03:29] Rika
    I need to call him
    before I get home, or else!
[03:33] Nao
    Rika-san!
[03:35] Nao
    I'm sorry for inconveniencing you
    the other day!
[03:39] Nao
    I've been waiting for you to come home!
[03:41] Rika
    Nao-san.
[03:42] Nao
    First I invite myself over, then I pass out!
[03:45] Nao
    I can't remember a thing!
[03:48] Rika
    Um, exactly how much do you
    remember about that night?
[03:53] Nao
    Let's see.
[03:54] Nao
    I remember having about three drinks.
[03:57] Rika
    That was so early on.
[03:58] Nao
    So, what happened after that?
[04:03] Rika
    That's a good question.
[04:05] Nao
    Huh?
[04:07] Rika
    I'm not sure what I should do.
[04:12] (Flashback) Ritsu
    Rika-san, I want you to live as you see fit.
[04:15] Ritsu
    A life of freedom!
[04:19] Rika
    I'm not good at making decisions.
[04:23] Rika
    I've spent so much of my life not making them.
[04:29] Nao
    Rika-san, do you want to try glass-making?
[04:32] Rika
    Huh?
[04:32] Nao
    My studio offers hands-on workshops.
[04:36] Nao
    You're welcome to try one for free,
    as my apology for the other day.
[04:39] Nao
    Glass-making will make
    all your troubles disappear!
[04:43] Rika
    Glass-making?
SIGN    Comet
[04:50] Nao
    Rika-san, come on in!
[04:53] Rika
    Uh, I've never worked with glass before.
[04:56] Nao
    No worries, I'll teach you how.
[05:00] Nao
    We're getting it ready, so hold tight.
[05:02] Nao
    Oh, this is my mentor.
[05:06] Hoshi
    Name's Hoshi.
[05:13] Nao
    I made some of those.
[05:16] Nao
    But she made some of them too.
[05:20] Rika
    It occurred to me before,
     but your work is very beautiful.
[05:24] Nao
    You can do it too, Rika-san.
[05:28] Nao
    You can, you can!
[05:30] Nao
    Let's have some fun!
SIGN    Comet
[05:39] Nao
    Time to get started.
[05:40] Nao
    The glass can reach 1300˚C,
    so I'll do the dangerous parts.
[05:45] Rika
    A-All right.
[05:48] Nao
    The glass is inside here.
[05:51] Rika
    Wow, that's incredibly hot.
[06:02] Nao
    Now it's time to blow.
[06:04] Nao
    Blow slowly, so you don't run out of breath.
[06:07] Rika
    Right.
[06:09] Nao
    Go for it.
[06:13] Nao
    Very good!
[06:15] Nao
    Next, blow gently at first.
    When I give the signal, blow hard!
[06:24] Nao
    Now!
[06:28] Nao
    Yay! Success!
[06:33] Nao
    Here.
[06:38] Rika
    Th-The tension and heat are intense.
[06:42] Nao
    Rika-san.
[06:43] Nao
    Next, we'll make the base.
[06:46] Nao
    Are you doing okay?
[06:51] Rika
    I'm good. Let's keep going!
[06:54] Nao
    Okay, time to make the base.
[06:56] Nao
    You press a wooden paddle against the glass.
[07:00] Nao
    The trick is to move your hands in sync.
[07:04] Nao
    Forward, back. Forward, back.
[07:07] Rika
    Okay.
[07:12] Rika
    Move my hands in sync.
[07:15] Rika
    Move my hands in sync.
[07:17] Rika
    Move my hands in sync.
[07:17] Nao
    That's the way! Well done, Rika-san.
[07:21] Rika
    Move my hands in sync.
[07:23] Rika
    Move my hands in sync.
[07:26] Rika
    Move my hands in sync.
[07:30] Nao
    Okay, great work!
[07:33] Nao
    I'll handle the finishing touches,
    so feel free to take a break.
SIGN    Comet
[07:50] Rika
    Th-Thank you.
[07:55] Rika
    Nao-san's amazing.
[07:58] Rika
    I was frazzled the whole time,
    thinking I'd mess up.
[08:02] Rika
    It might be the first time
    I've felt such nervousness.
[08:06] Rika
    But I sort of feel refreshed.
[08:09] Rika
    Who knew becoming absorbed
    in something could feel so good?
[08:14] Rika
    I don't understand human emotions.
[08:16] Rika
    It's the same as with my parents.
[08:19] Rika
    That's why I have them turned off.
[08:21] Rika
    If I turn off my own feelings,
    I won't be let down.
[08:27] Rika
    Becoming absorbed and turning off.
[08:31] Rika
    They're not the same thing.
[08:35] Rika
    Hope for nothing, expect nothing.
SIGN    High-Quality Maps
[08:39] Rika
    If I switch them off,
    I won't make Mom worry.
[08:45] Rika
    But by ceasing to put my feelings out there,
[08:48] Rika
    I wound up becoming someone
    who can't decide anything for herself.
[08:54] (Flashback) Ritsu
    Rika-san, be more confident.
[08:58] (Flashback) Ritsu
    You're a very smart girl.
[09:01] (Flashback) Ritsu
    Rika-san, I want you to live as you see fit.
[09:04] (Flashback) Ritsu
    I want you to live as you see fit.
[09:10] Rika
    "Live as I see fit." Easier said than done.
[09:17] Rika
    There's no changing
    my personality at this point.
[09:20] Nao
    Thanks for your patience!
[09:23] Nao
    It's done, Rika-san!
[09:26] Rika
    I-It's considerably lopsided.
[09:29] Nao
    It's still amazing for someone's first time!
[09:32] Nao
    Right, Master?
[09:35] Nao
    That means it's very good.
[09:36] Rika
    It does?
[09:37] Nao
    There's no 100% right answer with glass.
[09:40] Nao
    You just have to make what you like.
[09:49] Nao
    I think your glass is nice, Rika-san.
[09:52] Nao
    Please use it!
[09:55] Rika
    All right.
[09:57] Nao
    Okay, I'll deliver the glass once it cools.
SIGN    Comet
[10:00] Rika
    Thank you for this.
[10:09] Rika
    I wonder what I'll use the glass for.
SIGN    Ritsu
    
SIGN    Rika-san, how are you?
     I've come to Tokyo again.
    
SIGN    By the by, can we meet up tomorrow?
SIGN    read
SIGN    read
SIGN    read
SIGN    read
SIGN    By the by, can we meet up
     tomorrow?
SIGN    read
SIGN    How about next Sunday evening?
SIGN    Ritsu
SIGN    read
SIGN    That's fine!!
SIGN    Holiday Cafés
[11:15] Rika
    Okay, let's do this.
SIGN    Ohara-kun
[11:59] Ritsu
    Rika-san!
[12:02] Rika
    Mom!
[12:08] Ritsu
    It's been a while.
[12:10] Ritsu
    Sorry to keep you waiting.
[12:12] Rika
    I only just got here myself.
[12:15] Ritsu
    This is a nice café.
    Do you come here often?
[12:19] Rika
    Y-Yes.
SIGN    First Time
    Here
[12:21] Rika
    You have a lot of bags.
[12:22] Ritsu
    I do. I have a consultation after this.
[12:25] Ritsu
    For interior consults, it always makes an
    impression if you have the goods on hand!
[12:29] Ritsu
    That's why I bought loads of stuff overseas.
[12:31] Ritsu
    I aim to always land the contract!
[12:34] Rika
    Sounds like your interior
    coordinator work is going well.
[12:37] Ritsu
    Here's a souvenir for you.
    I bought it in Belgium.
[12:40] Rika
    Th-Thank y—
[12:42] Ritsu
    Wait, I'm not sure it's your size.
[12:46] Ritsu
    Rika-san, stand up so we can check.
[12:48] Rika
    Uh, r-right now?
[12:50] Ritsu
    Of course.
[12:53] Ritsu
    Ah, perfect! Good.
[12:55] Rika
    We didn't need to do this here.
[12:57] Ritsu
    I knew it would look good on you!
[12:59] Ritsu
    This is genuine cashmere.
[13:01] Ritsu
    I figured it would have to be good,
    so I wanted you to wear it.
[13:05] Rika
    Th-Thank you.
[13:06] Ritsu
    Thank goodness!
[13:08] Ritsu
    I wasn't sure what I'd do had
    it not been the right size.
[13:12] Rika
    As always, Mom has incredible vitality.
[13:18] Rika
    I thought about asking her for
    a little advice, but no, I'll pass.
[13:22] Ritsu
    And so, Rika-san.
[13:24] Ritsu
    Oh, a hot soy latte, please.
[13:27] Ritsu
    How are things lately?
[13:29] Rika
    I'm managing, one way or another.
[13:31] Ritsu
    Oh, that's good. I've been concerned.
[13:34] Ritsu
    A travel agency is hard work,
    and I hear the pay isn't so good?
[13:38] Rika
    R-Right.
[13:39] Ritsu
    Why not go it alone, like me?
[13:42] Ritsu
    I think you could do well
    as a freelance ticket agent.
[13:45] Rika
    R-Right.
[13:46] Ritsu
    You probably wouldn't have
    the corporate headaches.
[13:49] Ritsu
    I bet it'd be great!
[13:50] Rika
    L-Listen, Mom.
[13:54] Rika
    I think I'd like to keep at it
    the way I'm doing it.
[14:04] Ritsu
    You've given it thought,
    and that's what counts!
[14:07] Ritsu
    It's your decision to make.
    It's your life, after all.
[14:13] Ritsu
    Rika-san, it's important to set goals.
[14:16] Ritsu
    Not dreams, goals.
[14:18] Ritsu
    If you accomplish goals one by one,
    you can achieve anything!
[14:24] Rika
    Mom's been driven like this for forever.
[14:29] Rika
    And she's amazing for raising me on her own.
[14:32] Ritsu
    Excuse me.
[14:34] waitress
    Yes?
[14:34] Ritsu
    Would it be all right
    if I took some photos here?
[14:37] waitress
    Oh, sure.
[14:42] Rika
    Mom's always facing forward, always right.
[14:47] Rika
    But it doesn't seem like
    I can be the same way.
[14:52] Rika
    I have no wild dreams and no friends.
[14:55] Rika
    Simply looking at maps
    is enough to make me happy.
[14:59] Rika
    And content.
[15:00] Rika
    I can't become the kind of
    person she wants me to be.
[15:06] Ritsu
    By the way, Rika-san.
[15:08] Ritsu
    Aren't you going to get married?
[15:13] Rika
    I'm afraid there's no sign that will happen.
[15:17] Ritsu
    Oh, no?
[15:19] Ritsu
    I thought maybe you already
    had someone in mind.
[15:22] Ritsu
    I failed at marriage and
    caused you a lot of hardship.
[15:27] Ritsu
    That's why...
[15:29] Ritsu
    you can't mess up your choice of partner.
[15:33] Ritsu
    You can't mess up... You can't mess up...
[15:35] Ritsu
    You can't mess up...
[15:38] Ritsu
    But don't mind me.
[15:39] Ritsu
    If it's someone you choose,
    I'm sure they'd be wonderful.
[15:43] Ritsu
    If you find someone like that,
    be sure to introduce me.
[15:47] Ritsu
    I mean it. You have to!
[15:49] Ritsu
    Oh yes, Rika-san.
[15:50] Ritsu
    Don't you think this sofa and table
    are just to die for?
SIGN    Ohara-kun
[15:53] Ritsu
    Your apartment could use—
SIGN    Honjoji-san
[16:00] Takuya
    Sure enough, no answer.
[16:02] Takuya
    Why?
[16:04] (Flashback) Takuya
    I want to go out with you.
[16:07] Takuya
    Wait, how can I even ask "Why"?
[16:09] Takuya
    Of course she doesn't want to answer!
[16:11] Takuya
    I'm the one who caused this,
    so what am I saying?!
[16:17] Takuya
    I wonder if she's taking days off when
    I'm at the office to intentionally miss me.
[16:23] Takuya
    But time-off requests are submitted
    at the end of the month,
[16:25] Takuya
    and these sorts of coincidences
    aren't so uncommon.
[16:29] Takuya
    If I try calling her again
    it'll just seem annoying.
[16:33] Takuya
    And we've already been getting
    those suspicious calls as it is.
SIGN    Tap above to answer.
SIGN    Tap below to reject.
[16:48] Takuya
    Hello!
[16:50] Takuya
    Oh, Doctor.
[16:52] Takuya
    Thanks for calling.
[16:55] Takuya
    Kama's immunizations?
[16:57] Takuya
    Well, what should we do?
[17:00] Takuya
    Yes, that's right. Yes.
[17:04] Ritsu
    Thanks for today, Rika-san.
[17:06] Rika
    You take care too, Mom.
[17:08] Ritsu
    I'll be in touch.
[17:10] Ritsu
    Be sure to believe in yourself.
[17:12] Ritsu
    You can do anything you want to, girl!
[17:14] Rika
    R-Right.
[17:16] Ritsu
    Bye.
[17:22] Rika
    It's been a while since I've been
    showered with Mom power.
[17:30] Ritsu
    Hello?
[17:31] Ritsu
    My daughter said nothing's going on.
[17:34] Ritsu
    Is that story about her
    getting married really true?
[17:42] Rika
    Ohara-kun tried calling me.
[17:45] Rika
    Twice, at that.
SIGN    There was a missed call from Ohara-kun.
SIGN    There was a missed call from Ohara-kun.
[17:47] Rika
    I was so preoccupied with Mom,
    I didn't notice at all.
[17:53] Rika
    B-But then, I didn't think he would call me.
[17:58] Rika
    I also barged in like a barbarian
    when I failed to notice his text.
[18:03] Rika
    Here we are again.
[18:05] Rika
    I at least need to return his call.
[18:08] Rika
    What do I say?
[18:09] Rika
    "Sorry I didn't notice your calls?"
[18:11] Rika
    Or "Sorry I never gave you
    an answer from that night?"
[18:16] Rika
    Or...
[18:17] (Flashback) Ritsu
    You've given it thought,
    and that's what counts!
[18:21] (Flashback) Ritsu
    Rika-san, you're a clever person.
[18:23] Ritsu
    Clever person... Clever person...
[18:26] Rika
    Or maybe "I'm sorry
    I'm such a foolish person."
SIGN    There was a missed call from Ohara-kun.
SIGN    There was a missed call from Ohara-kun.
[18:36] Rika
    I wonder what Ohara-kun sees in me, anyway.
SIGN    There was a missed call from Ohara-kun.
[18:42] Rika
    I'm sure he must have the wrong idea.
[18:44] Rika
    So, in other words, this unusual
    fake-marriage situation
[18:49] Rika
    is making him see a false image.
[18:51] Rika
    Yes, it's misattribution of arousal.
[18:53] announcement
    Akihabara, Akihabara.
[18:54] Rika
    I'm sure he'll be disappointed
    once he gets to know the real me.
SIGN    Akihabara
[18:56] announcement
    Thank you for riding.
[18:59] announcement
    This is Akihabara.
[18:59] Rika
    I mean, I'm no big deal.
[19:00] announcement
    This train stops at every station.
[19:04] Rika
    So, what did he see in me anyway?
[19:12] present-day Rika
    It was the same that time.
SIGN    I have something to tell you.
[19:14] present-day Rika
    We were classmates, but
    he and I had never really talked.
SIGN    XX Park, at XXPM on XXday
[19:19] high school Rika
    Why the heck did he send a text like this?
[19:22] high school Rika
    Did I do something worth
    asking me to meet up?
[19:29] high school Rika
    Don't tell me he's going to say he's into me?!
[19:32] high school Rika
    No, there's no chance.
[19:34] high school Rika
    There isn't even a remote
    chance it's like that.
SIGN    I have something to tell you.
[19:39] high school Rika
    But in that case, is this a prank?!
[19:41] high school Rika
    Some kind of joke?!
[19:43] high school Rika
    Maybe it's some new kind of scam!
[19:51] present-day Rika
    I was so scared, I wouldn't
    leave the house for three days.
[19:56] present-day Rika
    Good timing or bad, it happened
    to be a string of holidays.
SIGN    English
    Proficiency Test
SIGN    Classics
     Quiz
SIGN    Fujido
    Cave
SIGN    Hachioji
    Castle ruins
SIGN    Mt. Takao
SIGN    Respect for
     the Aged Day
     Shosenkyo
SIGN    Autumn Equinox
SIGN    Answer
SIGN    Ignore
SIGN    Incoming Call
[20:20] present-day Rika
    Calls came in every day.
[20:22] present-day Rika
    I holed up and hardly even ate anything.
[20:32] high school Rika
    Then, after the holidays...
[20:36] Rika
    The one who asked me to show up
[20:38] Rika
    had waited for hours all three days
    in the sweltering heat,
[20:42] Rika
    then ultimately collapsed
    with a bad bout of anemia.
[20:46] Rika
    It was no prank, no joke.
[20:49] Rika
    And of course, not a scam.
[20:53] Rika
    That's right.
[20:54] announcement
    Asakusabashi, Asakusabashi.
[20:55] Rika
    This is how big a fool I am.
[20:58] Rika
    I can't decide for myself.
[21:00] Rika
    Hope for nothing, expect nothing.
[21:04] Rika
    But why must I confirm this
    sort of thing this late?
[21:09] Rika
    I've known since long ago
    just what I amount to!
[21:15] Rika
    I had come to terms with that,
[21:18] Rika
    so why must all these thoughts
    run through my head day after day?
[21:21] Rika
    Why must Ohara-kun bother calling me?!
[21:24] Rika
    Why must he say he's interested in me?!
[21:29] Rika
    This nonsensical love and
    marriage stuff is distressing me!
[21:35] Rika
    I need to break these
    chains of love immediately!
[21:48] Takuya
    H-Honjoji-san?!
[21:49] Takuya
    Wh-Why? Um...
[21:56] Rika
    Ohara-kun! We should go on a date!
[22:01] Takuya
    Huh?