E1 - Nice to Meet You

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SIGN    Episode 1
SIGN    Nice to Meet You
[02:13] Hananoi
    What does love mean to you?
[02:17] Hananoi
    To me, it's something you only devote
    to one person in life. Your soulmate.
[02:23] Hananoi
    So maybe I didn't show you enough love.
[02:27] Hananoi
    Or maybe... you were never my
    soulmate in the first place.
[02:38] Ex
    You're blaming this on me?!
[02:39] Hibiki
    Oh, scary. A breakup fight?
[02:42] Hibiki
    Wait, isn't that guy Hananoi-kun?
[02:46] Hotaru
    Hananoi-kun?
[02:47] Hibiki
    You don't know him, Hotaru?!
[02:49] Hibiki
    Come on! The popular boy from the class
     next door whose height and looks
[02:52] Hibiki
    everyone agrees are in the 99th percentile?
[02:55] Hibiki
    No?! This girl couldn't care less!
[03:00] Hotaru
    Oh, sorry. It's hard enough for me
     to remember my own classmates.
[03:05] Hotaru
    A whole other class would be...
[03:07] Hibiki
    It's December already!
[03:09] Ex
    Fine then!
[03:10] Ex
    You'll never be in a proper
    relationship anyway!
[03:25] Hibiki
    I guess even hot guys go
    through horrible breakups.
[03:31] Hotaru
    How could you say something so mean
     to someone you once liked?
[03:36] Hibiki
    As they say, a love too strong
    can become a hate even stronger.
[03:39] Hibiki
    You'll understand once
     you fall in love too, Hotaru.
[03:43] Hotaru
    When you fall in love,
[03:44] Hotaru
    your special someone becomes more
    important than friends and family, right?
[03:48] Hotaru
    I don't really get that,
    so I don't think it's for me.
[03:51] Hibiki
    That same old excuse again?
[03:53] Hibiki
    Well, I'd like to take this moment
     to make an announcement.
[03:57] Hibiki
    I have a boyfriend now!
[04:00] Hotaru
    Oh. Congrats.
[04:02] Hibiki
    Way too sedate!
[04:03] Hibiki
    You're supposed to get all excited!
[04:05] Hibiki
    Or at least lament,
     "You can't leave me all alone!"
[04:08] Hotaru
    That's kinda asking a lot, Kyo-chan.
[04:12] Hotaru
    My name is Hinase Hotaru.
[04:13] Hotaru
    I'm almost sixteen, and I'm in my
    first year of high school.
[04:17] Hotaru
    I've lived my life free of romance,
[04:18] Hibiki
    Anyway, thanks for listening.
[04:21] Hotaru
    No problem. Good luck!
[04:21] Hotaru
    but I'm blessed with friends and family.
[04:22] Hibiki
    See you!
[04:23] Hotaru
    Until next time!
[04:25] Hotaru
    If I can keep spending my days peacefully,
    enjoying the little things in life,
[04:30] Hotaru
    that's enough for me,
    even if I never fall in love.
[04:35] Hotaru
    Or, at least, that's what I thought.
[04:42] Hotaru
    No umbrella? The breakup
    must've really been a shock...
[04:48] Hotaru
    I still don't get it, though.
    Why do people fall in love in the first place?
[04:53] Hotaru
    What in the world does it feel like?
[05:02] Hotaru
    U-Um, you'll catch a cold like this.
[05:12] Hotaru
    I never imagined the umbrella
    I held out for him that day...
[05:17] Hananoi
    You're Hinase Hotaru-chan, right?
[05:21] Hananoi
    Nice to meet you.
[05:23] Hananoi
    I like you.
[05:25] Hananoi
    Will you go out with me?
[05:29] Hotaru
    ...would change my life forever.
[05:33] Hotaru
    Never in my wildest dreams.
[05:39] passerby A
    Check out that guy! Isn't he super hot?
[05:44] Hananoi
    Hotaru-chan! Good morning.
[05:47] Hotaru
    Hananoi-kun? G-Good morning.
[05:50] Hotaru
    Were you waiting for me?
[05:52] Hananoi
    Yeah.
[05:53] Hotaru
    Even though I politely declined yesterday?
[05:57] Hananoi
    I thought I should give you a chance
     to get to know me first.
[06:06] boy student A
    Hey, over there!
    Is that the girl Hananoi asked out?
[06:10] boy student A
    How wild is it to do that
     in front of the whole class?
[06:13] boy student B
    I guess hotties can get away with that stuff.
[06:16] boy student B
    I figured she'd be a real babe or something.
[06:16] Hananoi
    Mind telling me about
    what sorts of things you like?
[06:18] boy student A
    Hey! She'll hear you!
[06:21] Hananoi
    Hotaru-chan? Hotaru-chan?
[06:25] Hotaru
    S-Sorry! What is it?
[06:27] Hananoi
    Oh, I was just asking about what you're into.
[06:31] Hananoi
    What about hairstyles and stuff?
[06:33] Hotaru
    Hairstyles?
[06:35] Hotaru
    I guess short hair is a lot easier to wash.
[06:38] Hananoi
    Short hair, huh?
[06:41] Hotaru
    Listen...
[06:43] Hotaru
    Would you tell me why you chose me?
[06:46] Hananoi
    When you held your umbrella out for me,
    I thought, "This girl must be my soulmate."
[06:51] Hotaru
    You said that yesterday too.
[06:57] Hananoi
    Well, I get approached by lots of people,
[07:01] Hananoi
    but once we start talking,
    they always drift away.
[07:03] girl student A
    He asked her out in front of everyone.
[07:04] Hananoi
    They find me strange or creepy.
    I guess they get disillusioned.
[07:07] girl student B
    She's not what I expected at all!
[07:09] Hananoi
    People like the way I look, so they have
    all these weird expectations of me.
[07:15] Hananoi
    And then there was you, Hotaru-chan,
    who just talked to me like it was no big deal.
[07:22] Hananoi
    Maybe that's why.
[07:27] Hananoi
    See you.
[07:29] Hibiki
    H-Hotaru! What are you doing coming
    to school with Hananoi-kun?!
[07:33] Hotaru
    Kyo-chan, Shibamu! Good morning.
[07:36] Tsukiha
    Morning.
[07:37] Hibiki
    What gives?! Did you decide
     to go out with him after all?
[07:39] Hibiki
    You can't leave me all alone!
[07:42] Hotaru
    No, no.
[07:43] Hotaru
    Though he did say...
[07:45] Hotaru
    "Why don't you get to know me first
    and then think it over?"
[07:49] Tsukiha
    Huh. Well, how's it going? Has your
    impression of him changed after a day?
[07:55] Hotaru
    Hmm...
[07:57] Hotaru
    He's kind of enigmatic.
SIGN    The Next Day
SIGN    A winter-exclusive cafeteria delicacy
SIGN    Get them to go!
SIGN    Back this year!
    Braised Pork Buns
[08:06] Hananoi
    That looks heavy.
[08:07] Hotaru
    Oh, thanks. I was taking
    it to the faculty room...
[08:11] Hotaru
    Huh?! Hananoi-kun, your hair!
[08:14] Hananoi
    Well? Is it more to your liking now,
    Hotaru-chan?
SIGN    Things to Do During Winter Break
[08:18] Hotaru
    Wait, we weren't talking
    about my hair yesterday?!
[08:22] Hananoi
    Oh, you don't like it?
SIGN    Art Club
[08:24] Hotaru
    Did you really cut it just to suit my tastes?
[08:27] Hananoi
    I figured I could work
    on my appearance first.
[08:31] Hananoi
    You look totally stumped right now.
[08:33] Hotaru
    Sorry, I honestly just...
[08:35] Hananoi
    It's fine, it's fine.
    The faculty room, right?
[08:39] Hananoi
    I'll go with you.
[08:39] girl
    We're playing basketball in PE, right?
[08:40] Hotaru
    Thank you. That's a huge help.
[08:44] Hotaru
    I'm sorry, Hananoi-kun.
[08:46] Hotaru
    I know you're doing all this for me,
[08:50] Hotaru
    but I don't really know what it means
    to have special feelings for someone.
[08:56] Hotaru
    I guess I'm like a robot
    or a cyborg or something.
[09:01] Hananoi
    A robot, huh?
[09:02] Hananoi
    Well, if you don't know what it's like,
     why not give it a try?
[09:06] Hotaru
    Huh?
[09:07] Hananoi
    Go out with me
     and experience it for yourself.
[09:09] Hananoi
    Yeah. Like until Christmas or something.
[09:14] Hotaru
    I'd just end up hurting you that way.
[09:18] Hotaru
    People who are made like me
[09:22] Hotaru
    have no business falling in love.
[09:26] Hananoi
    There's no such thing as someone
    who shouldn't fall in love.
[09:34] Hotaru
    He's an enigma,
    but not the unsettling kind...
[09:38] Hotaru
    I guess.
[09:45] Hibiki
    Sorry! I promised I'd eat lunch
    with my boyfriend today.
[09:49] Tsukiha
    And I've got a club meeting.
[09:51] Tsukiha
    Sorry.
[09:52] Hibiki
    Really sorry!
[09:54] Hotaru
    Guess I'm on my own today.
[09:57] Hananoi
    Hotaru-chan.
[09:59] Hananoi
    Want to eat lunch together?
[10:04] Hotaru
    I-I came along without really thinking...
[10:04] Hananoi
    Hotaru-chan?
[10:07] Hotaru
    But I've already turned him down once.
[10:07] Hananoi
    Hotaru-chan?
[10:09] Hotaru
    Maybe I shouldn't be doing this.
[10:11] Hananoi
    Hotaru-chan, Hotaru-chan! Want one?
[10:15] Hotaru
    The cafeteria's special braised pork bun?!
[10:25] Hotaru
    Thank you!
[10:26] Hananoi
    I bought that just for you, so help yourself.
[10:35] Hotaru
    Here.
[10:36] Hotaru
    Let's eat it together!
[10:39] Hotaru
    Thanks for this.
[10:42] Hotaru
    Yum!
[10:45] Hananoi
    Thanks...
[10:52] Hotaru
    Is it good?
[10:53] Hananoi
    Yup.
[10:54] Hananoi
    It's delicious because I'm eating it
     here with you.
[10:58] Hotaru
    Eating together makes it delicious?
[11:01] Hotaru
    Yeah, I think I can understand that feeling.
[11:04] Hotaru
    Wait, your earrings...
[11:06] Hananoi
    Oh.
[11:07] Hananoi
    I figured you probably didn't
    care for flashy stuff like that.
[11:13] Hotaru
    Um, actually, I meant to say this before,
[11:16] Hotaru
    but you really don't need
    to change yourself for me.
[11:20] Hotaru
    I think you should keep enjoying
    the things that you like.
[11:26] Hananoi
    Okay.
[11:28] Hananoi
    If it bothers you,
    I'll put my earrings back in.
[11:31] Hotaru
    Huh? But...
[11:33] Hananoi
    Oh, wait. I only have one...
[11:36] Hananoi
    I must have dropped the other
     one somewhere. Oh well.
[11:39] Hotaru
    What? Want me to help you look for it?
[11:41] Hananoi
    No, it's fine. No big deal.
[11:43] Hananoi
    One is enough, right?
[11:51] Hotaru
    Why does he keep doing so much for me?
[11:55] Hananoi
    You mean Hananoi-kun?
[11:57] Hananoi
    He's trying so hard because
    he wants you to like him.
[12:01] classmate A
    Hey, hey! Does anyone have
    some hairpins I can borrow?
[12:05] Hotaru
    These are all I've got. Will they do?
[12:08] classmate A
    You're a lifesaver! Thank you, Hinase-san!
[12:16] Hotaru
    I still feel like he's doing too much...
[12:21] Hotaru
    I mean, take the earrings. They're against
     the dress code, so he must really like them.
[12:27] Hotaru
    He doesn't think of himself enough.
[12:31] Hotaru
    It worries me sometimes.
[12:36] Hananoi
    Hotaru-chan, want to walk home together?
[12:39] Hotaru
    Hananoi-kun!
[12:41] Hotaru
    Sorry, I have to go look
    for something on the field.
[12:44] classmate A
    I lost one of her hairpins! I'm so sorry!
[12:47] Hotaru
    It's okay! Don't worry about it.
[12:50] Hananoi
    But Hotaru-chan, it's...
[12:59] Hananoi
    It'd be pretty difficult to find it right now.
[13:03] classmate A
    I'm sorry, Hinase-san!
    I'll buy you a new one!
[13:06] Hotaru
    It's really okay! It's not your fault.
[13:10] Hotaru
    Sorry to drag you out here. I guess
    we might as well walk home together.
[13:20] Hotaru
    I really should go look for it...
[13:25] Hotaru
    I guess I'll go first thing in the morning.
SIGN    Hananoi-kun
[13:32] Hotaru
    Yes, hello?
[13:34] Hananoi
    Ah, Hotaru-chan?
    Sorry, I just have a quick question.
[13:39] Hananoi
    Does the hairpin you lost have a ribbon?
[13:42] Hotaru
    No, it has a star on it.
[13:45] Hananoi
    Really? Then this isn't it...
[13:49] Hananoi
    All right. Thanks.
[13:51] Hananoi
    I'll see you at school tomorrow.
[13:53] Hotaru
    Wait!
[13:55] Hotaru
    Hananoi-kun, where are you right now?
[13:59] Hotaru
    You aren't actually at school, are you?
[14:05] Hananoi
    Nah.
[14:12] Kagari
    Hotaru? Where are you going at this hour?
[14:15] Hotaru
    School!
[14:18] Hotaru
    There's no way...
[14:20] Hotaru
    He can't be there.
[14:22] Hotaru
    No normal person would go searching
    for a single hairpin in the snow like this.
[14:29] Hotaru
    But...
[14:31] Hotaru
    But maybe Hananoi-kun would. He might.
[14:47] Hananoi
    Hotaru-chan?
[14:49] Hananoi
    Shoot. You came.
[14:54] Hananoi
    I'm sorry. I really wanted to surprise you,
     but I haven't found it yet.
[15:00] Hotaru
    Hananoi-kun...
[15:05] Hotaru
    I'm sorry, but I still don't get it.
[15:10] Hotaru
    Why? Why go this far?
[15:16] Hananoi
    Because I...
[15:19] Hananoi
    wanted to make you smile.
[15:26] Hotaru
    That's it?
[15:28] Hotaru
    Everything he's done has just been
    to make me smile?
[15:40] Hananoi
    I'll be fine, so why
    don't you head back home?
[15:44] Hananoi
    I'm just going to check over here.
[15:46] Hotaru
    Hananoi-kun.
[15:50] Hotaru
    Hananoi-kun!
[15:56] Hotaru
    Please, stop this. That's enough.
[15:59] Hananoi
    Wow, I even get a nice hug from you.
[16:06] Hotaru
    You big dummy!
[16:10] Hotaru
    Look.
[16:11] Hotaru
    If you make yourself sick finding it,
[16:14] Hotaru
    I won't be happy at all!
[16:17] Hananoi
    Oh... I see. I guess you have a point.
[16:22] Hananoi
    I'm being weird, huh?
[16:25] Hananoi
    People tell me I go too far.
[16:28] Hotaru
    That's not the point!
[16:29] Hotaru
    If you don't stop now,
    Hananoi-kun, you could die!
[16:33] Hananoi
    Hotaru-chan...
[16:35] Hananoi
    This isn't going to kill me.
[16:37] Hananoi
    Besides,
[16:39] Hananoi
    if I got to see you smile,
    then at least I'd die happy.
[16:46] Hotaru
    If it means only one person gets to be happy,
    then I don't ever want to fall in love!
[16:57] Hotaru
    Teacher! I need to borrow
    a blanket and a towel!
[17:16] Tsukiha
    By the way, I haven't seen
    Hananoi-san around recently.
[17:19] Hotaru
    That's because...
[17:22] Hibiki
    You got in a fight, Hotaru?!
[17:23] Hibiki
    I didn't even know you could get mad!
[17:25] Hotaru
    I honestly don't know if
    I could face him right now.
[17:30] Hotaru
    I've never yelled at someone
    like that before.
[17:33] Tsukiha
    Oh. Look who's here.
[17:52] Hananoi
    Hotaru-chan.
[17:54] Hotaru
    Hananoi-kun.
[17:56] Hananoi
    I'm sorry I've been bugging you so much.
     I won't bother you after today.
[18:00] Hananoi
    But before that, I wanted to give you this.
[18:04] Hananoi
    Oh, don't worry. I went back
    after the snow melted.
[18:08] Hotaru
    Thank you. It was a present from my family.
[18:14] Hotaru
    Did you know it was important to me?
[18:16] Hananoi
    No, but I did notice you seem to have special
    things that you like to use all the time.
[18:24] Hananoi
    So I thought you'd be sad if you lost it.
[18:29] Hotaru
    I see...
[18:31] Hotaru
    Hananoi-kun treasures what's important
    to me. Even more than I do.
[18:38] Hotaru
    If that's what it means to love, then...
[18:44] Hotaru
    it's truly a wonderful thing.
[18:48] Hotaru
    Hananoi-kun, I have something
    I want to give you too.
[18:53] Hotaru
    Here.
[18:56] Hotaru
    I found it on the ground
    by the vending machine.
[19:01] Hotaru
    Put it on.
[19:08] Hotaru
    Yeah, the other one seemed lonely by itself.
[19:10] Hotaru
    They look better together.
[19:13] Hotaru
    Take good care of what's
     important to you, okay?
[19:18] Hananoi
    I'm really sorry.
[19:19] Hotaru
    Wow, he looks so sad.
[19:21] Hotaru
    But it's kind of cute.
[19:25] Hotaru
    Whenever I'm with Hananoi-kun,
    I keep feeling all kinds of new things.
[19:32] Hotaru
    If I spent more time with him,
    maybe I'd start to understand
[19:37] Hotaru
    what it's like to be overwhelmed with emotion.
[19:40] Hotaru
    What it's like to fall in love.
[19:44] Hananoi
    There's no such thing as someone
    who shouldn't fall in love.
[19:52] Hananoi
    See you.
[19:53] Hotaru
    W-Wait!
[19:56] Hotaru
    U-Um, I don't think I've told you this yet,
[20:01] Hotaru
    but I've never once thought that
    I didn't like you, Hananoi-kun.
[20:06] Hotaru
    I don't think it means
    that I like you in that way,
[20:09] Hotaru
    but it's been fun, and you've
    made me happy sometimes.
[20:13] Hotaru
    So, um...
[20:16] Hotaru
    Do you think someone like
    me might be able to learn?
[20:22] Hotaru
    Do you think even I might
    fall in love someday?
[20:26] Hotaru
    When that girl said...
[20:28] Ex
    You'll never be in a proper
    relationship anyway!
[20:32] Hotaru
    I felt like she was talking to me.
    It was saddening.
[20:36] Hotaru
    Why don't I ever feel that
    kind of strong emotion?
[20:41] Hotaru
    Why can't I understand what that's like
    when everybody else can?
[20:47] Hananoi
    I know you will.
[20:53] Hananoi
    I'm sure that the day will come
[20:55] Hananoi
    when you know how it feels
    to love someone special.
[21:04] Hotaru
    Were you...
[21:06] Hotaru
    Were you serious about giving it a try?
[21:10] Hananoi
    Huh?
[21:12] Hananoi
    Are you... saying you'll go out with me?
[21:19] Hotaru
    I still don't know if I can make it work,
[21:24] Hotaru
    but I want to know what it feels
    like to fall in love with someone!
[21:34] Hotaru
    Um, Hananoi-kun...
[21:36] Hotaru
    Everyone's looking—
[21:37] Hananoi
    I'm so happy.
[21:40] Hananoi
    I'm so happy...
[21:45] Hotaru
    And that's how I ended up
    with my very first boyfriend,
[21:51] Hotaru
    even though I still didn't really
    understand what was happening.
[21:55] Hotaru
    Hananoi-kun's idea of love and my idea
    of love might not be the same thing,
[22:02] Hotaru
    but at the very least,
    I've taken my first step into a new world.
[22:07] ---
    **