5 - Antarcticans Are Like Walking Rumors. | But In the End, The Antarcticans' History and Roots Are a Mystery, Too.

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[01:32] Teacher
    This is Quetzalcoatl Sassassul-san,
    from Antarctica.
[01:46] Teacher
    You'll sit next to Kimihara-san.
[01:51] Teacher
    Kimihara-san, as her neighbor,
    show her the ropes, okay?
[02:01] Suu
    Nice to meet you.
[02:02] Hime
    Y-Yeah... You, too.
[02:05] Teacher
    Now, let's start class.
[02:07] Teacher
    Stand.
[02:09] Teacher
    Bow.
[02:12] Suu
    I'm sorry!
[02:13] Kyoko
    No problem.
[02:15] Teacher
    Take your seats.
[02:27] Teacher
    Focus on the lesson, everyone.
[02:36] Hime
    "I wish to drink it, but a mounted 
    pipa player urges me on."
[02:40] Hime
    A classic poem...
[02:41] Hime
    Chinese, at that.
[02:42] Hime
    Would she know that?
[03:02] Teacher
    Kimihara-san!
[03:05] Shige
    What happened?!
[03:07] Nozomi
    Hime was startled.
[03:12] Nozomi
    Hey, you're awake?
[03:15] Kyoko
    Are you okay?
[03:21] Nozomi
    She's not in here.
[03:24] Hime
    Whew...
[03:25] Kyoko
    Don't "whew" us.
[03:27] Kyoko
    I mean, sure, she's scary, but...
[03:29] Nozomi
    If you faint at every little thing,
    you won't be able to come to school.
[03:33] Kyoko
    That, too, but it could also be
    interpreted as discrimination.
[03:39] Hime
    Oh, no! Discrimination has
    nothing to do with it!
[03:44] Hime
    It's just... snake people...
[03:47] Kyoko
    They bother you?
[03:49] Kyoko
    Better not let anyone
    else hear you say that.
[03:51] Kyoko
    You're asking for trouble.
[03:53] Hime
    Yeah...
[03:54] Nozomi
    Why do they bother you, anyway?
[03:58] Hime
    Remember that movie, 
    The Fear of Antarctica?
[04:02] Kyoko
    Which one? The old one or the remake?
[04:05] Hime
    The one that's in color.
[04:06] Hime
    We watched it at home
    when I was little, and...
[04:32] Lady
    Who's there?!
[05:02] Nozomi
    I get it.
[05:04] Kyoko
    The one where the centaur heroine
    gets swallowed, huh?
[05:07] Kyoko
    Then it spits up her skin and
     disguises itself as her.
[05:10] Nozomi
    They show that on TV sometimes.
[05:12] Nozomi
    I kinda like it.
[05:14] Kyoko
    It's a movie that gets
    referenced a lot these days.
[05:17] Nozomi
    That whole thing is so far-fetched, though.
[05:19] Kyoko
    It worked fine in the
    novel it was based on,
[05:22] Kyoko
    but the rough edges stand out
    a lot in the film version.
[05:24] Nozomi
    The part where it spit up her
    skeleton was realistic, though.
[05:28] Kyoko
    Realistic in a sort of fake way.
[05:31] Hime
    The production quality doesn't matter!
[05:33] Hime
    The point is, they've scared me
    ever since I saw that as a kid.
[05:37] Hime
    What should I do?
[05:39] Nozomi
    You're asking us?
[05:41] Kyoko
    You have a problem with snake people
    because of a movie, right?
[05:45] Kyoko
    Then maybe you should watch it
    again and overcome your trauma?
[05:49] Hime
    Huh? I couldn't...
[05:51] Nozomi
    That'll just make her even more scared.
[05:53] Kyoko
    No, no. I get that it might've
    been scary to the baby princess,
[05:58] Kyoko
    but the film itself just an old B movie.
[06:01] Kyoko
    One that's a little... you know.
[06:04] Kyoko
    If you watch it now, you'll think,
    "Wow, that's all it is?"
[06:07] Kyoko
    And your trauma will be gone!
[06:10] Nozomi
    You really think so?
[06:12] Kyoko
    You have nothing to lose, right?
[06:18] Hime
    By the way, did you guys carry me in here?
[06:23] Kyoko
    Do I look like a professional
    wrestler or weightlifter to you?
[06:29] Hime
    Jeez...
[06:31] Shige
    May I come in?
[06:33] Hime
    Yes.
[06:37] Shige
    How are you feeling?
[06:38] Hime
    I'm all right now, thank you.
[06:41] Kyoko
    Shigetoki-san carried you here.
[06:44] Kyoko
    Komori and Nekomi helped, too.
[06:48] Hime
    Thank you very much.
[06:50] Shige
    No trouble at all.
[07:03] Suu
    Um... It seems I scared you.
[07:07] Hime
    Oh, no, not at all...
[07:09] Suu
    I was trying to smile,
    but I didn't do a very good job.
[07:14] Nozomi
    Really? What'd it look like? Let's see.
[07:22] Nozomi
    Yeah, that definitely packs a punch...
[07:25] Suu
    Maybe I can never fit in with
    all of you, after all...
[07:30] Nozomi
    H-Hey, come on... The thing with
    Hime is, there's this movie...
[07:35] Suu
    A movie?
[07:38] Nekomi
    Man, Kimihara sure is heavy.
[07:41] Komori
    But... she felt really soft.
SIGN    Nurse's Office
[07:51] Nozomi
    So, um... that's the story.
[07:54] Nozomi
    It's a terrible movie, really.
[07:57] Suu
    I see. So a thing like that exists.
[08:02] Kyoko
    Now look!
[08:03] Nozomi
    Yeah, but...
[08:06] Suu
    It sounds highly interesting.
SIGN    Earth Sciences  Prep Room
[08:12] Shige
    I'm not allowed to enter the classroom,
     so I'll leave you here.
[08:15] Nozomi
    Okay, got it.
[08:21] Nozomi
    Yo!
[08:24] Pres
    It's unusual for you guys to
    come in here yourselves.
[08:28] Nozomi
    We cleaned the aquarium before,
    didn't we, Shrimp-senpai?
[08:32] Pres
    Who are you calling a shrimp?
[08:35] Suu
    Hello. I'll be joining you.
[08:38] Pres
    H-Hello...
[08:41] Vice
    Oh, wow! It's an Antarctican!
[08:45] Suu
    Pleased to meet you.
[08:47] Nozomi
    We can talk later.
[08:49] Nozomi
    Vice Prez, you have a lot of
    videos stored here, right?
[08:55] Nozomi
    Found it!
[08:58] Nozomi
    Well, let's watch it!
[09:00] Hime
    Huh?!
[09:02] Nozomi
    What?
[09:04] Hime
    I'm not ready for this...
[09:08] Nozomi
    I'm putting it on.
[09:14] Kyoko
    No closing your eyes.
[09:16] Hime
    But...
[09:18] Pres
    Is this okay?
[09:21] Vice
    I just hope she doesn't get mad.
[09:33] Guy
    Alyssa, what's wrong?!
[09:38] Nozomi
    Eyes on the screen.
[09:39] Guy
    You aren't Alyssa!
[09:44] Guy
    Who have you turned into this time?!
[09:48] Guy
    Let's check your blood!
[09:55] Both
    S-Sorry!
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[10:05] Kyoko
    What did you think?
[10:07] Hime
    It was still scary!
[10:09] Suu
    It was scary.
[10:11] Suu
    Humans certainly are incredible.
[10:13] Suu
    To come up with a terrifying
    monster like that...
[10:17] Hime
    It ate people... Do you...
[10:22] Suu
    No, no, don't be silly!
[10:25] Suu
    Please don't see me in the same
    light as a monster in a movie.
[10:27] Suu
    We don't even have venomous fangs.
[10:33] Suu
    Unlike mammals that chew food,
[10:35] Suu
    our jaws aren't strong at all.
[10:37] Suu
    Even if one of us did bite you,
     it would feel like a kitten biting you.
[10:42] Suu
    Of course, we can't kill by
    constricting like snakes do, either.
[10:47] Suu
    And we don't have expanding rib cages,
[10:50] Suu
    so we can't swallow things whole.
[10:54] Suu
    I can't even entertain the thought of eating
    someone I can speak with like this.
[11:01] Suu
    But if I'm seen as a
    monster like this one...
[11:06] Kyoko
    Well, there's nothing worse
    than that, for sure.
[11:09] Pres
    Are you going to sue them or anything?
[11:12] Suu
    No.
[11:13] Suu
    I came here to put an end to
    misunderstandings like this, after all.
[11:19] Suu
    I would be honored if you
    would be my friends.
[11:23] Kyoko
    Oh, it's nothing...
[11:26] Hime
    We'd be happy to be your friends.
SIGN    Smile
[11:38] Nozomi
    Hey, Hime!
[11:39] Kyoko
    Hime!
[11:39] Pres
    Wha—
[11:40] Vice
    Princess!
SIGN    Antarcticans Are Like Walking Rumors.
SIGN    But In the End, The Antarcticans'  History and Roots Are a Mystery, Too.
[11:54] Fuji
    Quetzalcoatl-san.
[11:57] Suu
    Yes?
[11:58] Fuji
    I'd like to ask you a question. May I?
[12:01] Suu
    Sure.
[12:02] Girl
    I would, too!
[12:03] Guy
    Me, too!
[12:04] Manami
    Okay, okay. Everyone in order.
[12:08] Guy
    You're taking charge again?
[12:13] Fuji
    Well, can I go first, then?
[12:16] Fuji
    Quetzalcoatl-san, you're a reptile...
[12:18] Fuji
    or rather, not a warm-blooded
    creature, right?
[12:21] Fuji
    How do you live in Antarctica,
    where it's so cold?
[12:25] Suu
    Good question.
[12:26] Suu
    There are two things you're mistaken about.
[12:30] Suu
    First, we are warm-blooded creatures.
[12:34] Suu
    We're more like birds than primitive
    reptiles such as snakes.
[12:39] Suu
    Also, although we're commonly
    referred to as "snake people,"
[12:42] Suu
    that's only a vernacular term
    based on our appearance.
[12:45] Suu
    Our actual link to snakes
    is believed to be quite tenuous.
[12:49] Suu
    In the first place, if I didn't
    have the ability to maintain
[12:53] Suu
    a stable supply of energy to my brain,
    like other warm-blooded creatures,
[12:57] Suu
    I wouldn't be able to talk
    to you all like this.
[13:00] Suu
    The brain consumes a lot
    of energy, after all.
[13:03] Suu
    Second, not all of Antarctica
    is buried under ice and snow.
[13:09] Suu
    Also, I grew up in an environment where
    it's expected that we'd have heating,
[13:13] Suu
    so I don't fare well in the cold.
[13:15] Akira
    My turn next.
[13:18] Akira
    Is it true that Antarcticans have controlled
    humanity from the shadows since ancient times?
[13:22] Suu
    Well...
[13:24] Suu
    Legends say that if you trace our
    civilization back several millennia,
[13:28] Suu
    our ancestors,
    who still crawled on the ground,
[13:30] Suu
    built underground cities
    all around the world.
[13:33] Suu
    It's unknown whether that's true, though.
SIGN    All of these books have been banned by the Department of  the Interior's Bureau for the Conservation of Normal Society.
SIGN    Plant Cultivators Have Decided That Our  Next Rulers Will Be Snake People
[13:35] [SONG] Text
    Snake People Are Behind All 
    the World's Conspiracies
[13:35] Suu
    But all the things written
    in so-called "occult books"
[13:39] Suu
    are basically groundless.
[13:41] Suu
    Our contact with humans
    began relatively recently,
[13:45] Suu
    and it has been very limited.
[13:47] Suu
    We differ on a spiritual level,
    for starters,
[13:50] Suu
    so it's difficult for us to comprehend humans,
    much less control them.
[13:54] Suu
    We are not omnipotent.
[13:57] Akira
    Is it true that your kind ruled the Aztecs?
[14:00] Suu
    As it happened,
[14:01] Suu
    we did contribute some knowledge
    and technology to their civilization,
[14:05] Suu
    but the rule was that we could not
    interfere in government affairs.
[14:08] Suu
    Humans and Antarcticans had minimal
    involvement with each other.
[14:12] Akira
    But humans are trying to get
    involved with you now?
[14:15] Suu
    Well, yes.
[14:17] Suu
    In the past, the very existence
    of Antarctica was unknown.
[14:22] Suu
    But now, it's easy to travel
    there in airplanes and boats.
[14:26] Nade
    But why'd you come to this school?
[14:29] Suu
    Because it's in a college town with an
    environment replicating the one I'm used to,
[14:33] Suu
    and I felt I could expect to
    find people of intelligence
[14:37] Suu
    and understanding who wouldn't
    greatly exceed a normal range.
[14:42] Manami
    In other words, because we're*
    slightly above average?
[14:45] Suu
    Also, it's neither hot
    nor cold in extremes.
[14:49] Inukai
    The wind gets pretty cold here in winter.
[14:52] Akechi
    And it's hot in summer.
[14:54] Katsura
    So, pedantic questions aside...
[14:57] Katsura
    Quetzalcoatl-san, do you have a boyfriend?
[15:04] Suu
    No.
[15:05] Katsura
    I see! Just like me, then!
[15:08] Katsura
    What type of guys do you like?
[15:11] Suu
    That's a difficult question.
[15:14] Suu
    Only our queen can lay eggs,
[15:17] Suu
    and most of our common citizens
    and warriors are female.
[15:22] Katsura
    Oh. I see.
[15:24] Suu
    So I shouldn't really have
    romantic feelings...
[15:29] Akechi
    Shouldn't? Does that mean you do?
[15:32] Suu
    We do feel specialized emotions
     of favor toward certain individuals.
[15:38] Suu
    These things are hard to explain, though...
[15:41] Suu
    I'm not sure whether it's equivalent to
    friendship or romantic interest in humans.
[15:48] Suu
    I believe that, while we are fairly
    proficient in the natural sciences,
[15:53] Suu
    our understanding of ourselves
    is less than that of humans.
[15:58] Suu
    And our lack of knowledge about ourselves
[16:01] Suu
    is something we learned from humans.
[16:04] Omaki
    This is starting to sound pedantic again...
[16:06] Guy
    Okay, next question...
[16:07] Girl
    I'm next!
[16:10] Manami
    All right, time's up.
[16:13] Kojima
    Aw, I wanted to ask her what she eats.
[16:16] Manami
    You'll find that out at lunchtime.
[16:18] Fuji
    But we still don't know
    anything about her at all!
[16:22] Manami
    You'll learn more in time.
[16:24] Manami
    All right, back to your seats!
[16:33] TV
    Now is the time to bring
    victory to our nation!
SIGN    Human 
    Evolutionary Theory
SIGN    For Delicate Skin  Seirei Cream
[16:43] TV
    If you have pale skin, this is for you!
[16:46] TV
    Magical Girl Pretty Horn!
[16:49] TV
    Kazuko-san!
[16:51] TV
    No...
SIGN    Breaking
SIGN    Shocking! The Work of an Antarctican UFO?
[16:53] TV
    In the case of an American research 
    ship being sunk in Antarctic waters,
[16:58] TV
    the US government has evacuated Antarctica.
[17:00] TV
    However, the government of 
    Antarctica remains silent.
[17:04] TV
    Other nations have expressed dismay 
    in response to this incident,
[17:09] TV
    but are resigned to watching and waiting 
    to see what both nations do next.
[17:13] TV
    Next in the news...
[17:21] Nozomi
    What's that about?
[17:24] Hime
    Morning, Suu-chan!
[17:26] Suu
    Oh... Good morning.
[17:28] Nozomi
    So what's with that thing on your head?
[17:31] Kyoko
    Is it Antarctican fashion?
[17:33] Suu
    Ah, no... It's, um...
[17:37] Suu
    The news...
[17:38] Kyoko
    Hm? What?
[17:40] Kyoko
    Oh, the thing about the
    American ship that was sunk?
[17:43] Kyoko
    And?
[17:45] Suu
    I felt it would be best to avoid drawing
    attention to myself, if at all possible.
[17:49] Nozomi
    Avoid drawing attention?!
[17:52] Nozomi
    Lower your head.
[17:55] Nozomi
    How are you avoiding attention?
[17:56] Kyoko
    Idiot! Don't do that!
[18:00] Suu
    It's all right. A little overreaction
    like this is no big deal.
[18:03] Kyoko
    It doesn't look that way to me...
[18:06] Suu
    More importantly,
    was that what you call a "retort"?
[18:09] Kyoko
    Uh, that's not more important...
[18:12] Nozomi
    Look, you're not some
    burglar who needs a mask.
[18:15] Suu
    I felt I should at least try...
[18:17] Kyoko
    Yeah, no. First of all,
    no one can hurt you right now.
[18:20] Kyoko
    Also, it was an American ship,
    so we should be fine here.
[18:25] Suu
    Do you think that's true?
    They were still humans.
[18:28] Hime
    Well, yeah...
[18:31] Hime
    Anyway, Suu-chan, you always
    wear clothes like that, huh?
[18:35] Suu
    I do wear a different one each day...
[18:37] Suu
    Does it smell?
[18:39] Hime
    That's not what I meant!
[18:41] Nozomi
    Come to think of it, you guys are
    always dressed that way on TV, too.
[18:46] Suu
    Apparently, its origins lie
    in human monk garments.
[18:51] Suu
    By the way, the hems are short in
    following with advice I received
[18:53] Suu
    from the lady ambassador,
     who is also my language teacher.
[18:58] Hime
    It does look very girlish!
[19:00] Nozomi
    Teacher? So you learn a
    language by studying it?
[19:04] Nozomi
    Not through sleep-learning or something?
[19:06] Suu
    Of course. Memory works
    in essentially the same way
[19:10] Suu
    for all animal species, including insects.
[19:13] Suu
    My teacher taught me everything from
    mannerisms to general knowledge,
[19:16] Suu
    all with great passion.
[19:19] Nozomi
    You've had it rough, huh?
[19:21] Suu
    Oh, no. I've had so much help,
    I couldn't feel more guilty.
[19:26] Kyoko
    Are you required to dress like that?
[19:28] Suu
    No, not at all.
[19:30] Hime
    Then would you like to come
    look at clothes with us?
[19:44] Nozomi
    You look surprisingly
    good in girly clothes.
[19:47] Hime
    Why don't you try some on, Nozomi-chan?
[19:50] Nozomi
    Me?!
[19:54] Kyoko
    You look like a boy in drag!
[19:56] Hime
    It's fine! If we just comb your hair out...
[20:06] Hime
    You both look so handsome!
[20:08] Suu
    I think it's a bit too open
    in the seat, though...
[20:12] Lady1
    That one's meant for trying on,
    so the tail opening is one-size-fits-all.
[20:15] Lady1
    If you buy it, we'll alter
    it to fit you perfectly.
[20:18] Lady2
    Hang on!
[20:20] Lady2
    I've never altered anything
    for a snake person before!
[20:22] Lady1
    If you refuse, you'll be sent
    to a correctional clinic.
[20:24] Lady1
    If you can't do it, just get the owner.
[20:32] Hime
    What do you think?
[20:33] Suu
    It's cold and delicious.
[20:36] Suu
    Still...
SIGN    Furukanata VISION
[20:37] [SONG] Text
    Strained relations between the US and Antarctica continue.
    US government considering recall of ambassador to Antarctica.
[20:38] Suu
    Everyone is being so kind,
    even after that terrible incident.
[20:45] Nozomi
    Well, it's not like that was your fault.
[20:49] Kyoko
    They don't even have proof
    Antarctica's government did it, right?
[20:53] Suu
    That's true.
[20:54] Suu
    We are capable of protecting ourselves
    from beasts and belligerent peoples—
[21:00] Suu
    I'm sorry. I can't say any more than that.
[21:03] Kyoko
    Uh, I don't think you need to.
[21:06] Nozomi
    A-hup.
[21:08] Nozomi
    Well, anyone up for a movie?
[21:10] Kyoko
    One of your choosing?
[21:12] Nozomi
    What? It's a really popular one!
    I'm sure it'll be good!
[21:17] Hime
    I don't want to see anything violent...
[21:20] Nozomi
    You're not supposed to think
    about that. Just enjoy it.
SIGN    Bonds on the Battlefield
[21:26] Nozomi
    See? That was pretty good, right?
[21:30] Suu
    It certainly made me think.
[21:33] Nozomi
    Huh? It's just meant to entertain.
    There's nothing to think about.
[21:37] Suu
    I hope to deepen my understanding enough
    to think the same way someday.
[21:42] Kyoko
    Why? For work?
[21:44] Suu
    Normal Antarcticans would
    see it as their duty.
[21:49] Suu
    But I'm not normal, and I think...
[21:53] Suu
    that's why I'm here.
[21:57] Nozomi
    Wow, nice line! Like something out of a movie!
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SIGN    Does Getting a Job Doing What  You Love Really Bring Happiness?