E21 - Darkness
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An artificial construction? Febrie?
[00:23] ---
Mm-hmm.
[00:25] ---
You mean, she's a
man-made, fabricated person?
[00:30] ---
That's right.
[00:31] ---
No way, she couldn't be.
[00:33] ---
That would be what you'd
usually think, I suppose.
[00:37] ---
Common sense will tell you
that such a thing is impossible.
[00:40] ---
However,
[00:41] ---
sometimes, man tries to overstep
the bounds of common sense.
[00:45] ---
You should be able to
understand that, shouldn't you?
[00:52] ---
When I analyzed the proteins
that her body is composed of,
[00:57] ---
I ascertained that they did
not exist in the natural world.
[01:02] ---
She does not seem to be aware
that she is not a normal person, though.
[01:08] ---
Of course, you can't
tell just by looking at her.
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Her own body's functions
are comparable to yours or mine.
[01:16] ---
The only problem is...
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...every time that she forms new cells,
[01:23] ---
she produces a certain
amount of toxin, as well.
[01:28] ---
Toxin?
[01:29] ---
Yes, and if left alone,
it will accumulate in her body,
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causing her internal
organs to shut down,
[01:36] ---
resulting in death.
[01:37] ---
Who, her?!
But right now, she's fine--
[01:40] ---
That's because of her candy.
[01:42] ---
It includes a component
which neutralizes the toxin.
[01:45] ---
It would be fair to say that
they are what's keeping her alive.
[01:50] ---
She has to keep sucking that candy,
or she can't go on living?
[01:54] ---
If you ask me why this is
happening, I couldn't tell you.
[01:59] ---
It could be a technical problem,
or it could be deliberate.
[02:03] ---
Either way,
[02:05] ---
if anyone can keep her
body working in its normal state,
[02:08] ---
it would have to be
the people who created her.
[02:13] ---
But who? Who created Febrie?
[02:17] ---
And for what reason?!
Are the powers that be in this city
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starting up some
ridiculous experiment again?!
[02:25] ---
I heard stories about
research being carried on
[02:28] ---
to scientifically create
a person a number of years ago.
[02:33] ---
But then all of a sudden,
I stopped hearing those rumors.
[02:38] ---
Then, Febrie was
made from that research?
[02:41] ---
At the time, the underworld was
involved in the research.
[02:45] ---
The underworld?
[02:46] ---
There are a number of dark
organizations within Academy City,
[02:50] ---
which not even Antiskill can touch,
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and whose existence remains unknown.
[02:55] ---
The work I do is for the underworld.
[02:57] ---
Do you think you can do anything
about the "darkness" of this town
[03:00] ---
by fighting like you're
on the playground?!
[03:03] ---
If you want to save the girl,
[03:06] ---
it will be necessary for you to
be prepared to face the darkness.
[03:12] ---
Are you ready to do that?
[03:17] ---
A shining hope runs its way
through the city, letting friends
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who always believe in each other
join hands and follow their hearts
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in an ongoing search for
a future they have faith in
[03:38] ---
Standing still amid
the hustle and bustle,
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I watched as you faded into the distance
[03:44] ---
Because I now realize
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the importance of sharing
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Both the day and all of
us are wreathed in smiles
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and I want to preserve
how normal that feels for us
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When the sky resounds
with dreams kicking off
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unshakable power starts seizing on reality
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It's because you had the
strength to reveal your weakness
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that I never forget, every single day,
to cherish the bonds between us
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and head held high,
blaze a future to be proud of
[04:45] ---
Ge-ge-geko!
[04:48] ---
I'm Gekota!
[04:49] ---
Geko-geko-geko!
[04:51] ---
Ah, Miss Misaka!
What did he talk to you about?
[04:54] ---
Oh...
[04:56] ---
Mm-mm, he said there
was nothing more to worry about,
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so we could leave.
[05:01] ---
Is that right?
[05:02] ---
Thank goodness!
[05:03] ---
Febrie, want to go home?
[05:05] ---
With you?
[05:06] ---
Mm-hmm, and Uiharu, too.
[05:08] ---
Mm-hmm!
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But then, if we go back to my dorm,
[05:13] ---
couldn't they come attacking again?
[05:15] ---
Yes, you're right.
I'll contact Antiskill,
[05:18] ---
and have them ramp up their patrols.
[05:21] ---
Mm-hmm, right.
[05:25] ---
It's all the way back
to morning again.
[05:27] ---
Febrie, are you hungry?
[05:32] ---
Hamburgers!
[05:34] ---
You really like them that much?
[05:36] ---
Isn't that nice?
[05:37] ---
Sissy, something is the matter, huh?
[05:41] ---
Ever since you came back
from talking to the doctor,
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your face has looked a little pale.
[05:47] ---
Y-You think so?
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A cat?
[05:53] ---
What is it doing here?
[06:00] ---
Huh?
[06:02] ---
Oh, uh, that is...
[06:03] ---
I forgot to ask the doctor something,
so I'm going to go ask.
[06:07] ---
So you all go on ahead.
[06:10] ---
Sissy...?
[06:15] ---
Long time no see-- but then again,
[06:17] ---
is it okay for you to be
out walking around on your own?
[06:19] ---
"I got permission from
the doctor, so no problem,"
[06:23] ---
says Misaka, explaining.
[06:26] ---
Oh, you did? All right, then.
[06:29] ---
I spoke to that girl last night.
[06:32] ---
Eh?
[06:34] ---
That girl--you mean Febrie?
[06:36] ---
Yes.
[06:38] ---
I saw you staying up all
night waiting for her to be treated.
[06:42] ---
"Even though you haven't visited
Misaka, your own sister, lately,
[06:46] ---
Whoa, hold on!
[06:47] ---
I thought that she must
be someone pretty important,"
[06:50] ---
says Misaka,
with a pouty look on her face,
[06:53] ---
and enveloped in
a gloomy atmosphere.
[06:55] ---
I-It's not as though either one
of you is more important!
[06:59] ---
Then, late into the night,
[07:01] ---
I had a look inside her room.
[07:08] ---
You have regained consciousness, I see.
[07:11] ---
Mikoto?
[07:12] ---
"No, I am her younger
sister. More precisely,
[07:15] ---
I am a clone, created
from Sissy's DNA map,"
[07:19] ---
says Misaka, introducing herself.
[07:22] ---
Younger sister...
Mikoto is your older sister?
[07:26] ---
Yes.
[07:28] ---
She's quite a problem sister, but still...
[07:31] ---
I have an older sister, too.
I'd like to see her.
[07:36] ---
Febrie has an older sister?
[07:39] ---
The artificially created Febrie?
What does that mean?
[07:42] ---
Could it be that she is like Febrie?
[07:45] ---
"There is one other thing
that stood out when talking to her,"
[07:50] ---
says Misaka, by way of addendum.
[07:52] ---
I sensed that there was a
fixed pattern to the inclinations
[07:55] ---
within the knowledge
that she possesses.
[07:58] ---
Huh? What does that mean?
[08:01] ---
"It is something that
Misaka also experienced.
[08:04] ---
It is similar to the initial state
of the Testament learning process,"
[08:08] ---
reports Misaka.
[08:12] ---
"It is not unlikely that
she received her knowledge
[08:15] ---
through the use of Testament.
[08:17] ---
Also, considering the similarity pattern,
[08:21] ---
the probability that her
Testament program was developed
[08:24] ---
by the same individual who
developed Misaka's is high,"
[08:28] ---
says Misaka,
expressing her conjecture.
[08:31] ---
That means...
[08:33] ---
Scorny-eyes?
[08:35] ---
I haven't seen her at all
since everything happened,
[08:37] ---
Could she have
something to do with Febrie?
[08:40] ---
Has she gotten involved
with another one of those projects?
[08:44] ---
Even so...
[08:47] ---
She is the one...
[08:49] ---
...who showed Misaka the
flavor of milk tea.
[08:53] ---
Huh?
[08:54] ---
"If possible, I would like to
see her again, and thank her,"
[08:59] ---
says Misaka, voicing a modest hope.
[09:08] ---
Setting aside for now whether
she's involved in Febrie's case,
[09:13] ---
going by what Miss Kongo said,
[09:15] ---
the folks that attacked me
spoke about "recovering" Febrie.
[09:20] ---
In other words, taking her back.
[09:23] ---
Does that mean that Febrie
ran away from these people?
[09:27] ---
Whatever the case, it seems
like the quickest way to find out
[09:30] ---
is to identify who these
people are, and ask them directly.
[09:34] ---
And if the underworld
really is involved with this...
[09:38] ---
...then I can't drag Kuroko,
or any of the others into this.
[09:44] ---
I have to do this alone.
[09:48] ---
"Kongo Mitsuko"
[09:49] ---
Yes? Oh...
[09:52] ---
What's up, Miss Kongo?
[09:54] ---
What's up, you ask? I have been
on pins and needles about Febrie
[09:57] ---
ever since I left you yesterday.
[09:59] ---
When I called the hospital,
they said she had been discharged.
[10:02] ---
Oh, sorry. Mm-hmm, she's fine now.
[10:07] ---
She had her appetite when
she left the hospital a little earlier,
[10:10] ---
so there doesn't seem
to be any cause for concern.
[10:12] ---
That's terrific!
[10:14] ---
I'll pass that long to Miss Wannai
and Miss Awatsuki, as well.
[10:17] ---
Mm-hmm, please do.
[10:18] ---
Oh...
[10:19] ---
Hmm?
[10:20] ---
Come to think of it, I've done
something intolerable to those two.
[10:25] ---
Huh?
[10:26] ---
When I told them about the
events of yesterday,
[10:29] ---
they blamed themselves
terribly for not being there.
[10:33] ---
"Sharing the fun times as
well as the frightful times together
[10:36] ---
is what a true friend does," they said.
[10:42] ---
It's true.
[10:44] ---
If I had been in their position,
[10:47] ---
I have no doubt that I would
blame myself for not being any help, too.
[10:52] ---
I cannot believe I put
those two through that.
[10:56] ---
Friendship is a profound thing, isn't it?
[11:01] ---
Mm-hmm. You're right.
[11:05] ---
Mm-hmm, well, tell Miss Wannai
and Miss Awatsuki I said hi.
[11:12] ---
Sissy...
[11:16] ---
Have you completed your errand?
[11:18] ---
Huh? Oh, mm-hmm.
[11:21] ---
Then, let us go home, together.
[11:29] ---
As long as I'm acting on my own,
[11:31] ---
I have to be efficient about it.
[11:33] ---
First, I'll search through a
number of databases,
[11:35] ---
looking for leads.
[11:37] ---
Sharing the fun times as
well as the frightful times together
[11:41] ---
is what a true friend does.
[11:54] ---
Sissy, are you going out?
[11:56] ---
Oh, mm-hmm. There's something
I have to take care of.
[12:01] ---
I see.
[12:02] ---
I should be back sometime this evening.
[12:04] ---
Well, come back safely.
[12:10] ---
If you happen to need
any assistance with your errand,
[12:14] ---
please feel free to
tell me at any time. I...
[12:19] ---
...am always here for you.
[12:23] ---
Huh? Sissy...?
[12:28] ---
I'm just not getting anywhere, am I?
[12:32] ---
Um, Sissy--
[12:34] ---
All right!
[12:35] ---
Listen, Kuroko,
[12:37] ---
I need to talk to you.
[12:42] ---
Okay!
[12:44] ---
Hey, your towel, your towel!
[12:46] ---
Huh?!
[12:47] ---
Easy, Miss Saten!
[12:48] ---
Oh, sorry, sorry. But Febrie is...
[12:53] ---
...artificially created?
[12:56] ---
Mm-hmm.
[12:57] ---
Imagine, not being able
to live without that lollipop.
[13:00] ---
Did whoever it was that constructed
Febrie design her like that?
[13:05] ---
Probably.
[13:07] ---
And Antiskill can't
do anything about them?
[13:09] ---
Do organizations like that really exist?
[13:13] ---
I... think so.
[13:15] ---
Do you have anyone in mind?
[13:18] ---
Presumably,
[13:21] ---
one time before,
[13:22] ---
I faced down some people
from one of those organizations.
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They were incredibly dangerous people.
[13:29] ---
If we're going to help Febrie,
[13:31] ---
it will mean setting
foot into some risky areas.
[13:35] ---
I want you to understand that.
[13:38] ---
I don't want to put
you all in danger's way,
[13:41] ---
and honestly, I don't know
how much I can protect you.
[13:45] ---
Even so, if you want to help out--
[13:47] ---
First thing we have to do is
find whoever it is that created Febrie.
[13:51] ---
We know that Kongo must
have seen this guy's face, right?
[13:55] ---
That's right. Let's fill her in,
and have her help us, too.
[13:58] ---
Also, let's check around the
area we were attacked last night
[14:01] ---
and see if we can find any leads.
[14:02] ---
There is a good chance
that the surveillance cameras
[14:05] ---
were not working
due to the construction.
[14:07] ---
I'll check to see if there are
any signs of a system break-in.
[14:10] ---
Also, it's because of those lollipops
[14:12] ---
that Febrie can stay healthy, right?
[14:14] ---
I wonder if we can
make them ourselves.
[14:17] ---
Oh, you're right. Can you handle
looking into that, Miss Saten?
[14:21] ---
There is also the question
of that powered suit.
[14:24] ---
I will check with Antiskill to see
if they have discovered anything.
[14:28] ---
Yes, of course.
[14:29] ---
That leaves...
[14:30] ---
Guys...
[14:32] ---
Miss Misaka, what's the matter?
[14:34] ---
Misaka, please,
would you get in on this, too?
[14:36] ---
The best plan
would be to hit them first,
[14:37] ---
before they can come attacking us.
[14:44] ---
"#21 Darkness"
[14:44] ---
Mm-hmm.
[14:51] ---
Febrie, what are you drawing there?
[14:53] ---
Gekota!
[14:54] ---
Oh, yeah? That's very good!
[14:58] ---
I'll draw you next, Mii.
[15:00] ---
Really? Thank you!
[15:03] ---
Thank you, Miss Konori,
[15:05] ---
for letting us ask
you to play with Febrie.
[15:07] ---
Just leave her to me. And how
are you coming? Find any leads yet?
[15:12] ---
It doesn't look like there are any
signs of intrusion into the system.
[15:16] ---
I think I'll widen the search
parameters a little more.
[15:19] ---
Okay.
[15:21] ---
All done!
[15:22] ---
Let me see!
[15:27] ---
I'm back.
[15:28] ---
Ah, Miss Saten!
[15:30] ---
Welcome back. Find anything
out about the lollipops?
[15:33] ---
Well, the thing is...
[15:35] ---
"It will be difficult to analyze
all of the candy's components.
[15:40] ---
And even once it's done,
[15:41] ---
it will be even more difficult
to make such a candy," he says.
[15:46] ---
I see.
[15:48] ---
He did say he would be in touch
if he finds anything out, though.
[15:52] ---
I don't put too much faith in
that doctor, you know?
[15:55] ---
His face kind of looks like Gekota.
[15:58] ---
Ruiko, that's funny!
[15:58] ---
M-Miss Saten...
[16:00] ---
"Antiskill 7th School District Branch"
[16:01] ---
The powered suit?
[16:03] ---
Yes, there is something
we would like to check--
[16:06] ---
I'm sorry, but it is no longer here.
[16:11] ---
Headquarters has taken
up the investigation of that case,
[16:14] ---
and they left with all
the evidence this morning.
[16:17] ---
Together with those security robots, as well.
[16:20] ---
Security robots?
[16:22] ---
The ones that went out of control
at the Reach Assembly site?
[16:24] ---
Yeah. And while this isn't the
first time HQ has come barging in,
[16:29] ---
they were awfully
quick about handling this.
[16:34] ---
Anyhow, I did get a first look
at everything under investigation,
[16:38] ---
but I didn't get much in the way of results.
[16:41] ---
The whole thing was a
patchwork of unregistered parts.
[16:44] ---
There weren't any particular
leads from its footprints, either.
[16:47] ---
I see.
[16:48] ---
I guess there is nothing we can do.
[16:50] ---
Thank you very much.
[16:52] ---
See you.
[16:53] ---
Yeah.
[17:01] ---
Hey!
[17:03] ---
Take this with you.
[17:05] ---
What is it?
[17:06] ---
It was lying inside the powered suit.
It may be some kind of lead.
[17:11] ---
Are you sure about this?
[17:13] ---
If it's going to be
taken away by HQ anyway,
[17:15] ---
it makes no difference to
me if you guys hang onto it.
[17:18] ---
However...
[17:22] ---
...don't do anything crazy.
[17:25] ---
What could it be?
[17:27] ---
Maybe it's some kind of part from it?
[17:30] ---
Then when she said all of the
evidence had been taken away,
[17:33] ---
sure enough...
[17:34] ---
It is conceivable that someone
is applying pressure to Antiskill.
[17:39] ---
You mean the dark organization
that Misaka was talking about?
[17:42] ---
That could be
what it means, I suppose.
[17:45] ---
Listen, Febrie, anything might be useful,
[17:48] ---
so have you remembered anything since then?
[17:52] ---
Mm-mm.
[17:54] ---
Okay.
[17:55] ---
How did the surveillance cameras pan out?
[17:57] ---
Well...
[17:59] ---
...when it happened,
all of the cameras in that area
[18:01] ---
appeared to undergo
operational failure en masse.
[18:04] ---
Huh? The other cameras, too?
[18:06] ---
Yes. The only thing that explains it
[18:09] ---
is if the entire area experienced
some kind of interference.
[18:12] ---
Come to think of it, at the time,
[18:13] ---
our cell phones weren't
getting through, were they?
[18:16] ---
It is hard to call that a
coincidence, huh?
[18:18] ---
Oh!
[18:19] ---
What?
[18:20] ---
Oh, nothing, just that on
that day, a little ways away,
[18:23] ---
there was some
more traffic signal trouble.
[18:26] ---
Signal trouble like the
kind we had the other day?
[18:29] ---
Eh? Does that have something to do with this?
[18:31] ---
It doesn't necessarily, but...
[18:33] ---
It would be quite overblown,
if they were just out to get Febrie.
[18:38] ---
Could they have some
other objective in mind...?
[18:41] ---
"Kongo Mitsuko"
[18:44] ---
We attempted to trace the path
of the man from the other day,
[18:47] ---
but we have not
come up with any leads.
[18:49] ---
I see.
[18:51] ---
Mm-hmm. All right, thanks.
[18:53] ---
We will try looking over a
larger area, though.
[18:56] ---
Don't get in over your heads, okay?
[18:58] ---
Oh, have you found out
anything about that powered suit?
[19:02] ---
Antiskill checked it out,
but apparently, they found nothing.
[19:06] ---
I'll see if I can
find out anything from my end.
[19:09] ---
My father's company has
some joint research divisions
[19:13] ---
that deal in powered
suits within Academy City.
[19:16] ---
Mm-hmm, that will help.
Okay, talk to you later.
[19:20] ---
Was that Kongo?
[19:22] ---
Mm-hmm. It sounds like
they're still looking around.
[19:24] ---
Come to think of it,
[19:26] ---
why would that man be at
the Reach Assembly location?
[19:29] ---
Because he was after Febrie, wasn't he?
[19:34] ---
We cannot afford to be
outdone by Kongo Mitsuko!
[19:37] ---
We have no choice but to
once again thoroughly investigate
[19:39] ---
anything that comes to mind!
[19:41] ---
You're right!
[19:42] ---
I will investigate any blackouts
[19:44] ---
that happened in Academy City
over these last few days.
[19:46] ---
Well, I'll go back to
where we first met Febrie, and--
[19:52] ---
Misaka Mikoto.
[19:54] ---
Why did Febrie know my name?
Someone had to have told her.
[19:59] ---
Someone...
[20:02] ---
Her? But if that's the case,
[20:06] ---
why?
[20:09] ---
We have taken measures with Antiskill.
[20:12] ---
I doubt that they will
be able to uncover anything,
[20:16] ---
but just in case.
[20:18] ---
We can't have them sniffing around
[20:20] ---
right before the all-important
Reach Assembly.
[20:23] ---
Are you sure it's all
right to leave Febrie alone?
[20:26] ---
I thought we took a
vote on that matter yesterday.
[20:29] ---
Just confirming. We don't want
to have anything jinx our big moment.
[20:34] ---
Febrie will definitely die
before the Reach Assembly.
[20:37] ---
She is a backup, after all,
so there is no problem at all.
[20:41] ---
The Reach Assembly is close at hand.
[20:43] ---
We should prioritize the tune-up right now...
[20:45] ---
...of Janie.
[20:47] ---
We haven't overlooked
anything in our preparations, right?
[20:50] ---
Of course not.
Right, Miss Nunotaba?
[20:54] ---
My utmost.
[20:58] ---
I will do all that I can.
[21:00] ---
"Shinobu Nunotaba" "Expelled"
[21:00] ---
Scorny-eyes got herself expelled
[21:03] ---
from Nagatenjoki Academy.
[21:06] ---
I can't find any trail
on her since then.
[21:09] ---
Which means,
[21:11] ---
the only avenue I have left...
[21:16] ---
About the fiber that
was inside this capsule--
[21:20] ---
it appears to be made
of the same components
[21:23] ---
as those that comprise
that girl Febrie's body.
[21:27] ---
To put it more simply, this is a hair.
[21:29] ---
Hair? Then, it's Febrie's?
[21:32] ---
No, it isn't.
[21:34] ---
It belongs to a different individual.
[21:37] ---
A different one? Febrie's older sister?
[21:41] ---
There is something
I wanted to ask you about, too.
[21:45] ---
I had a close look at that candy of hers,
[21:49] ---
and considering the number
of lollipops she is carrying,
[21:52] ---
I realized that her situation
is more urgent than I thought.
[21:56] ---
Urgent?
[21:58] ---
Roughly seventy-two hours.
[22:01] ---
That is how much time the candy
she has now can sustain her life.
[22:06] ---
Oh, no... Isn't there
anything you can do?!
[22:10] ---
Like I told you before,
[22:12] ---
if there is anyone who
can fix up that girl's body,
[22:15] ---
it would have to be
the one who created it.
[22:20] ---
Where are you going?
[22:22] ---
Where? I'm going to go looking.
[22:25] ---
We're all going to go look for
the guys who made Febrie, right away.
[22:28] ---
Do you know where to look?
[22:30] ---
Even if we don't...
[22:33] ---
I'll ask you again.
[22:35] ---
Are you ready to face off against
the darkness within this city?
[22:41] ---
Even if it means
you yourself getting hurt?
[22:46] ---
If it will save Febrie...
[22:51] ---
The quickest way to
find out about the underworld
[22:54] ---
is to ask someone
who is well-informed about it.
[22:57] ---
If it's what you want,
I will arrange a meeting.
[23:04] ---
I'll explain the situation in advance.
[23:15] ---
This person is someone
that you know well.
[23:24] ---
Long time no see...
[23:27] ---
...my little guinea pig.
[23:47] ---
"Next episode preview"
[23:48] ---
Long time no see, guinea pig.
[23:51] ---
You're...
[23:52] ---
Yes.
[23:52] ---
...that lady from before...
[23:53] ---
Yes, I am.
[23:55] ---
Who are you again?
[23:56] ---
Therestina!
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