# E25 - My Dear Friends

Source: [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/watch/GYW4718J6/my-dear-friends)<br>
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**[00:09] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To your five o'clock!<br>**[00:10] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;That one is probably the main unit!<br>**[00:15] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Wait! Your line of fire is...!<br>**[00:35] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Why...<br>**[00:38] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;...did you miss?<br>**[00:41] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;So the Doppelganger's objective really is...<br>**[00:49] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;What's the matter?<br>**[00:50] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Are you trying to get this city set ablaze?<br>**[00:56] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Your bluffs won't work anymore.<br>**[00:58] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You wouldn't do that.<br>**[01:02] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Can't you just live the way you are now?<br>**[01:07] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;That's a cruel thing to ask.<br>**[01:09] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If you suddenly learned one day...<br>**[01:12] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;...that you were just a counterfeit<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;covered with a layer of skin,<br>**[01:16] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;would you have the confidence<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;in yourself to maintain your identity?<br>**[01:20] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If you think simply continuing<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;to operate is happiness for a machine,<br>**[01:25] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;then that's your human ego.<br>**[01:29] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;But,<br>**[01:31] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;--I mean, there are other--<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;--Continuing to exist in this form,<br>**[01:33] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;where I am reminded ad nauseum...<br>**[01:36] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;...that I do not possess a soul,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;is torment all by itself.<br>**[01:42] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Please...<br>**[01:53] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All right.<br>**[02:01] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"A Certain Scientific Railgun T"<br>**[02:13] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I offer you my thanks,<br>**[02:15] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Railgun.<br>**[02:16] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You have to be kidding me!<br>**[02:18] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Making me do this to you...<br>**[02:22] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If you are troubled by this,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;then you are an incredibly soft touch.<br>**[02:27] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This is no worse than disposing<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;of a broken household appliance.<br>**[02:32] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Your goal was to destroy yourself<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;and the airship with the repository of data<br>**[02:38] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;that would make it possible<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;to reconstruct yourself. As well as...<br>**[02:42] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;...getting rid of Miss Kuriba,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the one who could create them.<br>**[02:45] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Your safeties prevent you<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;from committing suicide,<br>**[02:48] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;so you were trying to use those gas tanks<br>**[02:49] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;to activate Academy City's<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;intercept systems, weren't you?<br>**[02:54] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Yeah.<br>**[02:56] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;There's something I need to tell you,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;while I still can...<br>**[03:07] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;What the...?<br>**[03:11] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Miss Kuriba... I was just about to tell her<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;that I could reason with her to--<br>**[03:17] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You have the devil's own luck.<br>**[03:26] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No way!<br>**[03:30] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;It can't be... It can't be...<br>**[03:32] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;K-K-Kuriba, we can fix her!<br>**[03:35] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;--Hurry and collect her parts!<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;--Hold on!<br>**[03:37] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Just let the Doppelganger rest in peace!<br>**[03:40] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This is what she wants!<br>**[03:44] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;What are you--<br>**[03:45] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Chief, I can't take part<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;in this experiment any longer.<br>**[03:51] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Wha--?<br>**[03:52] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Actions that cause distress to the subject<br>**[03:54] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;for the sake of the<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;researcher's profit or fame...<br>**[03:57] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;...are not what I call medical care.<br>**[03:58] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Just a second, now. Do you realize<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the good this research will bring about--<br>**[04:02] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;What you want<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;isn't even *in* the Doppelganger!<br>**[04:07] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Her soul doesn't exist.<br>**[04:09] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;It's just a fallacy,<br>**[04:11] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;born of wishful thinking in<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;getting the results you wanted.<br>**[04:19] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Y--<br>**[04:21] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You expect me to believe that?!<br>**[04:22] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Huh?!<br>**[04:24] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I'm taking her with me, no matter what!<br>**[04:27] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This is ridiculous...<br>**[04:28] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Shut up!<br>**[04:31] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Turn around!<br>**[04:34] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Do as I say, or else...!<br>**[04:40] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I can tell roughly where<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;they are from their EM waves.<br>**[04:42] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;But if I'm not careful,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;my attack could hit Miss Kuriba.<br>**[04:46] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;There's a good chance that<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;masked kid is watching what's going on,<br>**[04:50] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;but the airship has drifted pretty far away.<br>**[04:53] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;There's no telling how long<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;it would take her to get here by car.<br>**[04:56] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;What nonsense is this<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;about her not having a soul?<br>**[04:59] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;It's true!<br>**[05:01] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Doppelganger was<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;just using her artificial muscles<br>**[05:04] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;to make it look like soul possession!<br>**[05:06] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You're lying!<br>**[05:06] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No, I'm not! This whole time,<br>**[05:09] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;she's been suffering inside<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;her soulless, awkward self<br>**[05:12] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;and chose the route of shutting<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;her systems down herself!<br>**[05:15] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No, it must be deeper inside!<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Deeper than the artificial muscles!<br>**[05:19] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;It has to be!<br>**[05:21] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Even if I have to dismantle her,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I can demonstrate...<br>**[05:24] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Chief, stop it, already!<br>**[05:26] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;It's not right to trample on<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the Doppelganger's dignity any further!<br>**[05:29] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;H-Hey!<br>**[05:30] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You need this wake-up call, right now,<br>**[05:32] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;or we'll end up committing even more mistakes!<br>**[05:34] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;L-Let go--<br>**[05:41] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;N-No! You tugged at me!<br>**[05:47] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I never meant to shoot you!<br>**[05:52] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Miss Kuriba!<br>**[05:56] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Stay with me!<br>**[05:58] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I'll call the hospital for you.<br>**[06:00] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;--Seike and Naru are headed to you--<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;--I'll take care of it myself.<br>**[06:03] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Just contact the hospital, please.<br>**[06:05] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All right.<br>**[06:06] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This is not a good place to get shot.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;As it stands...<br>**[06:09] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;--Kuro--<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;--What a lucky place to get shot.<br>**[06:13] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;She always did... have the devil's own luck...<br>**[06:18] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;There's a cyborg right here,<br>**[06:21] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;designed exclusively for her...<br>**[06:25] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Even without administering miahilin...<br>**[06:29] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;...part of me could...<br>**[06:32] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Honestly... I learned way too much--<br>**[06:42] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sissy--<br>**[06:44] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Kuroko... I hate to ask,<br>**[06:48] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;but could you help me carry<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;these two to the hospital?<br>**[07:03] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No soul? After everything<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;we went through, that can't be true.<br>**[07:07] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I-I know! If I do it over again,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;then someday, even without Kuriba,<br>**[07:12] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I could use a Child Error<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;right away to save time--<br>**[07:16] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;So even a man who sought<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;for affordable ways to save the lives<br>**[07:21] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;of so-called medical refugees from all over,<br>**[07:25] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;can no longer apply his<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;own brakes once he goes astray.<br>**[07:29] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Human avarice is a frightening thing.<br>**[07:34] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I'll reset you to help you remember<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;what your original intentions were.<br>**[07:38] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If you have the spirit to do it all over again,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;then crawl your way back<br>**[07:42] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"#25 My Dear Friends"<br>**[07:43] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;from behind square one.<br>**[07:50] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sissy?<br>**[07:51] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Did you get some good news or something?<br>**[07:53] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Hmm? You know that girl<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I had you take to the hospital?<br>**[07:56] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;It says she's out of intensive care.<br>**[07:58] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sounds like she's recovering nicely.<br>**[08:01] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;That is the *best* news.<br>**[08:03] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;And it's all because of you.<br>**[08:05] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Thanks.<br>**[08:07] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Oh, no, I simply wanted to see<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;that joyful look on your face.<br>**[08:12] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;However, if you insist on displaying<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;your feelings of gratitu-u-ude...<br>**[08:17] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No, that's okay.<br>**[08:19] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Oh my word...<br>**[08:21] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I see you two are as close as ever.<br>**[08:23] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Shokuho...<br>**[08:24] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;How do you do, Miss Misaka, Miss Shirai?<br>**[08:27] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Hi there.<br>**[08:28] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;How do you do?<br>**[08:29] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Oh yeah...<br>**[08:30] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If this is about Miss Kuriba, I heard.<br>**[08:33] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;It's great that she pulled through.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;That was good, hard work, Miss Misaka.<br>**[08:38] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Yeah, yeah. "Hard" is right.<br>**[08:40] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;What is this, now?<br>**[08:42] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Huh?<br>**[08:43] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;That business the other night--<br>**[08:45] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;by any chance, was it Shokuho Misaki<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;with whom you were having dealings?<br>**[08:49] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Oh, uh, well...<br>**[08:51] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;For that matter, Sissy, did you two not<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;use to have more friction between you?<br>**[08:55] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;When did you start being so chummy?!<br>**[08:57] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We haven't started being especially *anything*.<br>**[08:59] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Then why were you keeping it a secret?!<br>**[09:02] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You must be feeling guilty about *something*!<br>**[09:03] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;What would I have done to feel guilty about?!<br>**[09:05] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;That is not a satisfactory answer!<br>**[09:08] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You have nothing to worry about, Miss Shirai.<br>**[09:11] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I'm not going to take your Sissy away from you.<br>**[09:15] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I-Is that so?<br>**[09:16] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;However...<br>**[09:18] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I may decide to come and take *you*.<br>**[09:21] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;--Huh?<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;--Or not.<br>**[09:23] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Hello!<br>**[09:24] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;--Huh?<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;--Ah!<br>**[09:26] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Hi there, Hokaze!<br>**[09:27] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Hello, Miss Uiharu, Miss Saten.<br>**[09:30] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;How do you do?<br>**[09:32] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;H-How do you do?!<br>**[09:34] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Uiharu...<br>**[09:35] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Huh? You know each other?<br>**[09:37] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Yes. We met the other day at the 177th Branch.<br>**[09:40] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You are every bit "The Lovely<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Young Lady of Tokiwadai" as ever.<br>**[09:45] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Especially those ringlets in your hair.<br>**[09:47] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Thank you very much.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Oh, allow me to introduce you.<br>**[09:51] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This is Miss Shokuho Misaki, our Queen.<br>**[09:56] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;--Qu-Queen?!<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;--Qu-Queen?!<br>**[09:59] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Uiharu, it's really her, it's really her!<br>**[10:01] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Wh-What do we do, Miss Saten?!<br>**[10:03] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Oh my goodness. Nice to meet you.<br>**[10:05] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;--Pl-Pleased to meet you!<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;--Pl-Pleased to meet you!<br>**[10:07] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;It's my pleasure.<br>**[10:08] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You're so shameless.<br>**[10:10] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Oh? What was that, Miss Misaka?<br>**[10:13] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Nothing at all.<br>**[10:14] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sissy!<br>**[10:16] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;--Now listen, you two.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;--I just felt the greatest threat<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;to my virtue that I have ever felt!<br>**[10:17] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;--When speaking to the Queen,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;there are rules that must be observed.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;--I just felt the greatest threat to my virtue that I have ever felt!<br>**[10:22] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;There really never is a<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;dull moment in this city, huh?<br>**[10:26] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Huh? Hold on, Shokuho!<br>**[10:29] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Okay, so now that we are coming up<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;against more difficult missions,<br>**[10:34] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;are there any ideas as to how<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;we can raise Team Scavenger's standards?<br>**[10:37] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Ooh, ooh!<br>**[10:40] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Does anyone *else* have any ideas?<br>**[10:42] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Huh?! How come you're ignoring me?!<br>**[10:45] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Yeah, well... Okay, Naru?<br>**[10:48] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Simply put, we should take on a new member!<br>**[10:51] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Someone who can make up for what we're missing!<br>**[10:53] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Naru actually has a decent idea.<br>**[10:56] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;So what is it we're missing?<br>**[10:58] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A Yellow!<br>**[10:59] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A Yellow?<br>**[11:00] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;What do you mean?<br>**[11:01] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The name "Scavenger"...<br>**[11:04] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;...sounds like a *tokusatsu* team, doesn't it?<br>**[11:06] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We start with me, the Pink one,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;and Leader, you'd be Red, right?<br>**[11:10] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Seike, I was thinking *maybe*<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;you'd be Black, but no, you're Blue.<br>**[11:14] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;And Yakkun, you're the White one,<br>**[11:16] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;so the only one we're missing is a Yellow!<br>**[11:19] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Y-Yeah,<br>**[11:19] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;w-well, if we used your ability<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;to make paper outfits for all of us,<br>**[11:24] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;we could maybe all do some<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;sort of transformation together.<br>**[11:28] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not a chance in hell.<br>**[11:30] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;--I'm just saying...<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;--Nice! Let's start doing that!<br>**[11:33] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;--We should focus on polishing our skills first.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;--Okay, let's get started!<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Take your clothes off!<br>**[11:36] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;--We should focus on polishing our skills first.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;--Huh? Hold on a second!<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Why me?! Try it out on yourself!<br>**[11:37] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;--Mm-hmm, you're right about that.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;--Huh? Hold on a second!<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Why me?! Try it out on yourself!<br>**[11:40] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I can't be an objective observer<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;if I do that! It will just take a second!<br>**[11:50] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Why won't you?!<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You've seen me naked plenty of times!<br>**[11:52] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;But you get naked without anyone asking you to!<br>**[11:55] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Teammates don't keep secrets from<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;each other! They disclose everything!<br>**[11:58] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;How can you have such a radical take on that?!<br>**[12:01] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;My chemical stock is way down, too.<br>**[12:04] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"Two minutes later"<br>**[12:07] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Would you just...<br>**[12:09] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;...stop, already?<br>**[12:10] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Heh, when you use your ability continuously,<br>**[12:13] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;you can only hold it for three minutes, right?<br>**[12:17] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You're getting pretty close, aren't you?<br>**[12:20] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;She was out to run down<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the clock from the start?!<br>**[12:22] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;As dumb as she is?!<br>**[12:25] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Well if you just wait for 30 minutes,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Naru will take an interest in something else.<br>**[12:28] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I just have to kill time outside until then.<br>**[12:33] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;When did she paper the door?!<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;She's been waiting since we started<br>**[12:36] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;for the moment when I lowered<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;my ability to grab the doorknob!<br>**[12:43] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Come on now, Seike, Seike, let me see!<br>**[12:47] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No!<br>**[12:50] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Whew!<br>**[12:51] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sure enough, Seike, you're<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;more of a Blue than a Black!<br>**[12:55] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;What kind of idiocy was that?<br>**[12:57] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Now Scavenger has been<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;brought that much closer togeth--<br>**[13:00] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Both of you, be quiet.<br>**[13:03] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I'll start by saying good work on your mission.<br>**[13:06] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;It sounds like it was a<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;bigger deal than anticipated, huh?<br>**[13:10] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Now, as I'm sure you already know,<br>**[13:12] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;our client's business went bankrupt.<br>**[13:15] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;They've bilked us out of our fee. But,<br>**[13:18] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;just consider it a stroke of bad luck and--<br>**[13:20] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Just a moment.<br>**[13:22] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Do you expect us to just say "Yes, ma'am"?<br>**[13:25] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;What can I say? We no longer<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;have a client. What else can we do?<br>**[13:29] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I don't get paid my commission, either.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I'm a victim, too.<br>**[13:33] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We risked our lives out in the field.<br>**[13:36] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;That's a little different than your situation.<br>**[13:39] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I'd appreciate it if you<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;didn't get cute with us.<br>**[13:43] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Wow,<br>**[13:44] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;that's some pretty fierce bite,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;coming from a dark side farm team.<br>**[13:48] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;It's not a matter of being in the big leagues,<br>**[13:50] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;or the minor leagues,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;or even a matter of the money.<br>**[13:54] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;When we take on a mission,<br>**[13:57] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;we take on the heavy risk of being<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;put on ice, demoted, or even liquidated.<br>**[14:03] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;When our mission contract is nonetheless broken<br>**[14:07] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;and you try to dismiss it with a<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"well, that's that," it's not right.<br>**[14:10] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;What I'm saying is, it isn't reasonable.<br>**[14:13] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;And we won't accept it until<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;we're shown some proper good faith.<br>**[14:23] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Ugh, all right.<br>**[14:26] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In return for zero reward,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I'll restore your rank to its original level.<br>**[14:30] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Normally, you would have had to<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;carry out several more missions for this,<br>**[14:34] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;so it's a real bargain.<br>**[14:35] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Original level?<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You could give us a team name, too--<br>**[14:38] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Don't press your luck, kid.<br>**[14:41] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Now get to sleep so you're ready<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;for your next assignment!<br>**[14:45] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We did it!<br>**[14:46] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;That's our Leader!<br>**[14:49] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This means our reward will<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;increase starting with our next job.<br>**[14:51] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;--We can buy new equipment<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;to replace our old stuff!<br>**[14:51] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;--What are they talking about?<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;--We can buy new equipment<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;to replace our old stuff!<br>**[14:54] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Our night-vision gear is an older model.<br>**[14:56] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;And our rations are past their expiration date.<br>**[14:58] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Plus our communicators are just toys.<br>**[15:03] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No, not this one.<br>**[15:05] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;It still works. And besides,<br>**[15:08] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I've taken quite a liking to this character.<br>**[15:19] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;So, how are you feeling?<br>**[15:22] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"Misaka's test numbers are satisfactory.<br>**[15:25] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;However, since she was told<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;to refrain from going outside,<br>**[15:28] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;she is craving some out-of-doors<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;stimulation," replies Misaka,<br>**[15:31] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;taking the opportunity to express<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;her dissatisfaction at her situation.<br>**[15:36] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;What other choice is there?<br>**[15:38] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;--Here, I bought you the kind of cake<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;you like, so this should cheer you--<br>**[15:41] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;--Big Sister,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;--Here, I bought you the kind of cake<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;you like, so this should cheer you--<br>**[15:42] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;what is en vogue changes on a daily basis.<br>**[15:45] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The most popular item at<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;that shop is another product now.<br>**[15:49] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Huh?<br>**[15:49] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;But Misaka will still take those.<br>**[15:52] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Listen, you...<br>**[15:54] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;...just accept them gracefully.<br>**[15:58] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Ah, hey!<br>**[15:59] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Oh, my.<br>**[16:00] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Are you not that cat from once upon a time?<br>**[16:03] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Miss Kongo?<br>**[16:05] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Oh, Miss Misaka! Fancy meeting you here!<br>**[16:08] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;What are you doing here?<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Don't tell me you're still being hospitalized.<br>**[16:13] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No, I am here today to finish<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the last of the remaining paperwork.<br>**[16:17] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;But never mind me, would that happen to be...?<br>**[16:20] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Huh? Oh...<br>**[16:24] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Mm-hmm,<br>**[16:25] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;this is my sister.<br>**[16:28] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Oh, I knew it!<br>**[16:30] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This is Miss Kongo. I told you<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;about her before, remember?<br>**[16:33] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;How when you went missing,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;she stepped up and went all-out for you?<br>**[16:38] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Yes, and how you were injured for Misaka's sake.<br>**[16:42] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Thank you so very much for doing so.<br>**[16:44] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Oh, please do not give it another thought.<br>**[16:46] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I really am glad that you are safe.<br>**[16:49] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Could I get a name, if you do not mind?<br>**[16:52] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Name, you say?<br>**[16:54] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On Hold.<br>**[16:56] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Miss On Hold...? Th-That is quite a unique name.<br>**[17:00] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;He seems to like you.<br>**[17:03] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Hm? Oh, that is the *cat's* name.<br>**[17:06] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All right then, what is *your* name?<br>**[17:09] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"Misaka's name? This Misaka is Misaka 10032,"<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;answers Misaka succinctly.<br>**[17:16] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;One... um... All right, would<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;you mind if I called you "Ichi"?<br>**[17:21] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;--Yeah...<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;--No, Misaka does not mind.<br>**[17:23] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You don't mind?!<br>**[17:24] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Ichi, is that a Tokiwadai uniform?<br>**[17:27] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Yes. This is cosplay.<br>**[17:30] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Cos... play...?<br>**[17:32] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"That being said, what should Misaka call you?"<br>**[17:36] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;asks Misaka, brilliantly changing the subject.<br>**[17:39] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Wh-Who, me? A-All right,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;since I am calling you "Ichi,"<br>**[17:46] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;you can call me "Mi."<br>**[17:53] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Incredible! Is this the ocean?<br>**[17:56] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Hmm, yeah, close enough.<br>**[17:58] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Hey! Don't tell her that!<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;It's bad for her education, you know.<br>**[18:02] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I told you, remember?<br>**[18:03] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This is an aquarium.<br>**[18:06] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;These are bigger versions of that thing<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;you used to make in your bottle!<br>**[18:09] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No, not really--<br>**[18:10] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You know, I wonder if this is<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;really the best place to take her.<br>**[18:14] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You have to go through a lot<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;of trouble to leave Academy City,<br>**[18:18] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;but if I use my ability,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I know I can swing something.<br>**[18:22] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Well, if we go too far away right off,<br>**[18:24] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I'd be worried about her physical wellbeing.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Why don't we take it slow?<br>**[18:30] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If you think that's best,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;that's good enough for me.<br>**[18:34] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Mi! Misaki! Look! Is that a dolphin?!<br>**[18:37] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Huh? That's probably a tuna.<br>**[18:40] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A tuna? I know that one!<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I read about them in my book!<br>**[18:43] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;They're yummy fish that dissolve on your tongue!<br>**[18:45] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;What kind of books are you reading?<br>**[18:57] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;H-Hey...<br>**[18:59] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Ow!<br>**[19:06] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Doppel...<br>**[19:08] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;...ganger.<br>**[19:09] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Is this a dream? Or is this a hallucination,<br>**[19:12] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;brought on by my own guilty feelings<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;as I cross the river Acheron--<br>**[19:15] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;It's a dream.<br>**[19:19] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Is this my chance to apologize?<br>**[19:21] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Apologize?<br>**[19:23] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I didn't try to kill you out of resentment.<br>**[19:27] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;It was simply a requisite condition.<br>**[19:30] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;But then, maybe having requisite<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;conditions that include a tolerance<br>**[19:33] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;for the number of casualties<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;that accompany them is itself<br>**[19:36] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;a thought pattern that<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I picked up because of you.<br>**[19:40] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You knew that introducing<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Indian Poker into the world<br>**[19:44] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;would bring about chaos, right?<br>**[19:46] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All the same, you pushed forward,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;with the goal of saving your mother.<br>**[19:53] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You can't even separate<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;your own life from your objective.<br>**[19:57] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You are the kind of person<br>**[19:59] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;who by your very nature can't<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;accomplish anything unless you do so.<br>**[20:05] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;But even if you are,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;there's no need to deny yourself.<br>**[20:10] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not if it means becoming someone<br>**[20:12] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;who never creates anything<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;in return for never hurting anyone.<br>**[20:17] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Because if you do,<br>**[20:19] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;it will be so dull to coexist with you.<br>**[20:25] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Coexist?<br>**[20:26] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;So first off,<br>**[20:28] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I took a run at touching up the<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;cyborg you completed for your mother,<br>**[20:32] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;and I found three points that should be fixed.<br>**[20:35] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Huh?<br>**[20:36] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;--These designs are fine at first,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;but there will be concerns after ten years.<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;--Huh? Huh? Huh?<br>**[20:40] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;--I have a better knack for simulations<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;than you do, you know. First off...<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;--Huh? Huh? Huh?<br>**[20:44] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;So, um...<br>**[20:46] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;...the Doppelganger came to you in your dream?<br>**[20:49] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Yeah. It's the strangest thing.<br>**[20:52] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I just swapped out a portion of my organs,<br>**[20:55] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;but that kind of phenomenon<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;shouldn't be happening.<br>**[20:58] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;So it's...<br>**[20:59] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I thought it was my own guilt<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;causing me to hallucinate at first...<br>**[21:07] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;That matches perfectly<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;with the records from our fight.<br>**[21:11] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Yeah, and what's more,<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;she went on and on finding fault<br>**[21:15] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;with a lot of the research<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I've done up to this point...<br>**[21:18] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;So, um, what can we do to let you cross over?<br>**[21:21] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Ha-ha! I have no soul, so I can't cross over.<br>**[21:25] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I've finished bringing up those problems.<br>**[21:27] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;--Next, we'll spend all night on your dark past--<br>**[21:29] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;--S-Stop!<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;--Next, we'll spend all night on your dark past--<br>**[21:31] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Honestly, I'm afraid to go to sleep.<br>**[21:35] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Well, even so...<br>**[21:38] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;...it's kind of a relief.<br>**[21:43] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I'm sorry.<br>**[21:46] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I ended up dumping all of my<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;responsibilities onto you during all this.<br>**[21:51] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Still,<br>**[21:52] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;normally, I might not be permitted<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;to say something like this,<br>**[21:57] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;but throughout all of the<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Doppelganger's operational runtime,<br>**[22:02] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;her fight against you was the<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;only time she seemed to feel fulfilled.<br>**[22:09] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Well, if you see her in your dreams again,<br>**[22:13] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;tell her that she was pretty formidable, too.<br>**[22:19] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We have been waiting for you, Sissy.<br>**[22:21] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;How about we all go out again<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;and get something good to eat?<br>**[22:25] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Ah, in that case, there's a café around here<br>**[22:28] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;--that's the scene of an urban legend...<br>**[22:30] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;--Saten!<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;--that's the scene of an urban legend...<br>**[22:31] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You never learn, do you, Miss Saten?<br>**[22:33] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I-I'm kidding!<br>**[22:34] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Oh, no! You are always like this, Saten--<br>**[22:36] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Anywhere is fine, as long as we're all together.<br>**[22:44] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Okay, let's go!<br>**[22:47] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>**[22:49] ---**<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>