4 - Four Caterpillars

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[00:00] kima
    It's not a dream.
[00:02] kima
    It's not a joke.
SIGN    Comprehensive Summer Training Documents
[00:03] kima
    It's not a misunderstanding.
[00:05] kima
    That's what goes through my mind,
    every day, after I confirm it.
[00:07] kima
    At school, at home, at my job,
[00:10] [SONG] sign
    Ray of Hope For Civilian Antarctic Expedition?
    Shichishin-ya to Sign Contract to Sponsor "Challenge For Antarctic"?
SIGN    We got some tickets for this, so if you're interested, come see management.
[00:11] ---
    I say it over and over again.
[00:14] kima
    We're going to Antarctica!
[00:19] stu
    She actually said Antarctica!
[00:23] kima
    You don't care?
[00:23] shira
    No.
[00:24] shira
    It's not as if they'd believe
    me right now anyway.
[00:27] ---
    I'll say it after I've really gone,
[00:29] shira
    "In your face, in your face, in your face!"
[00:35] kima
    You're kind of a jerk, you know.
[00:37] shi
    I certainly am.
[00:38] shi
    You mind?
[00:40] kima
    Nope!
SIGN    A Place Further Than the Universe
SIGN    Four Caterpillars
SIGN    5 Likes 4 Comments
SIGN    #ShutUp #InYourFace #Compasser
SIGN    Always check the lower door before and after closing the freezer door
[02:22] teach
    You're serious about this?
[02:24] teach
    You need two days off for
    this "summer training,"
[02:27] teach
    and then you'll be taking time
    off beginning in December?
[02:30] shira
    Yes.
[02:31] teach
    What do your parents have to say?
[02:33] shira
    We have their permission.
SIGN    I hereby grant permission as guardian of your student (Kobuchizawa Shirase) for them to take the following time off: (Student's Class) Year 2 Class 2 (Student Name) Kobuchizawa Shirase (Guardian Name) Kobuchizawa Koumi To join the Civilian Antarctic Expedition "Challenge For Antarctic" team and...
[02:36] teach
    Tamaki-san?
[02:39] kima
    Um...
[02:46] kima
    What do you think, Rin?
[02:48] rin
    Seems pretty normal.
[02:49] rin
    She didn't slam the refrigerator door,
[02:52] rin
    and the rhythm of her
    chopping seems normal...
[02:55] kima
    Okay!
[02:56] rin
    Wait!
[02:58] rin
    I'm suspicious. It's too normal.
[03:00] rin
    Like it's all a front, to trick us...
[03:04] mom
    Mari-chan.
[03:06] kima
    Y-Yes?
[03:08] mom
    I bought some bath salts.
    Could you take them to the bathroom?
[03:12] kima
    Sure!
SIGN    Feels Like Antarctica
[03:21] [SONG] sign
    Medicinal
    Bath Salts
SIGN    Mint
[03:21] [SONG] sign
    Limited Time
[03:25] mom
    They started selling those recently.
[03:27] kima
    Does she already know?
[03:30] kima
    No, it might just be a coincidence...
[03:33] kima
    If I jump to conclusions,
    I might be digging my own grave.
[03:35] kima
    But what if she knows?
[03:37] kima
    If she does, then trying to hide
    it might make the situation worse!
[03:42] kima
    Maybe I should be just come clean, and—
[03:43] mom
    Mari-chan.
[03:45] mom
    Is something the matter?
[03:46] mom
    Or is there something on your mind?
[03:52] mom
    Antarctica, perhaps?
[03:58] kima
    H-Hey, Mom!
[03:59] kima
    The truth is, I've decided
    to take a trip this winter...
[04:03] mom
    Oh, that's a done deal, is it?
[04:06] mom
    I simply hadn't heard a thing about it!
[04:08] mom
    Not until a neighbor told me today.
[04:10] mom
    Gosh, was I embarrassed!
[04:12] kima
    W-Well, I meant to tell you...
SIGN    I hereby grant permission as guardian of your student (Tamaki Mari) for them to take the following time off: (Student's Class) Year 2 Class 3 (Student Name) Tamaki Mari (Guardian Name) Tamaki Yoko To join the Civilian Antarctic Expedition "Challenge For Antarctic" team...
[04:15] kima
    It was just an issue of t-t-timing,
    and we needed to be sure it was happening...
[04:19] mom
    Who filled this in, now?
[04:22] mom
    And who stamped it?
[04:27] mari
    Wait, wait, wait, wait!
[04:29] mari
    At least put down the weapon!
[04:31] mom
    It's not a weapon. It's a cooking utensil.
[04:34] mom
    Though I could use it to dish out something
    to a certain idiot daughter of mine...
[04:37] kima
    That's a terrifying thing to say!
[04:40] dad
    I'm ho—
[04:40] kima
    Dad!
[04:48] kima
    Dad! Dad!
[04:49] dad
    Forgive me, my daughter...
[04:51] kima
    Dad! Da—
SIGN    Social Studies Terminology
[04:55] meg
    This is pretty much all on you, Kimari.
[04:58] kima
    You don't have to sum it all up like that!
[05:01] kima
    Now I can't go unless I pass every single test!
[05:04] kima
    And even without that, I won't have any
    time to study during our training camp...
[05:07] meg
    You're really taking time
    off next week, then?
[05:10] kima
    Yeah, it's four days, including the weekend,
    so I'll be off through Tuesday.
[05:13] meg
    Are you sure about all this?
[05:16] meg
    I read that they're not even sure
    if the boat will leave the harbor.
[05:19] kima
    Well, it's not like I can
    do anything about that...
[05:22] kima
    I gotta get to my job!
[05:24] meg
    Rough life, huh?
[05:25] kima
    See you!
[05:26] meg
    Don't overwork yourself, okay?
[05:30] meg
    If you work too hard and it doesn't go
    through, you're really going to regret it.
[05:36] kima
    Right. See you!
[05:46] [SONG] sign
    Standardized Test Guide
    High School 2
    English
[05:47] kima
    I request your assistance!
[05:49] hina
    No dice.
[05:49] kima
    Why not?!
[05:50] hina
    Look, going to school means
    you're taking classes, right?
[05:55] hina
    That means you've got tons of time
    allotted every day just for learning.
[06:00] hina
    If you still can't do it, you're probably
    just not putting in the work.
[06:04] hina
    Academics aren't like sports.
    Anyone can pick this stuff up if they try.
[06:09] shira
    She's right.
[06:09] kima
    Traitor!
[06:10] shira
    I'm not a traitor.
[06:12] shira
    Hinata's right, that's all.
[06:15] kima
    Fine, whatever. I'll ask Yuzuki-chan!
[06:18] hina
    She's younger than you.
SIGN    I'm outside the gate.
[06:21] kima
    She's here, she says!
[06:27] yuzu
    Good morning!
[06:28] kima
    You seem different today...
[06:30] yuzu
    I was at work last time.
    I had to dress that way.
[06:33] kima
    You had to?
[06:34] yuzu
    I just look awful in that
    cutesy stuff, anyway.
[06:38] yuzu
    It's really not "me."
[06:40] shira
    Really?
[06:41] hina
    I thought you looked cute...
[06:43] yuzu
    I can't stand that "Look at
    me, I'm a girly-girl!" junk.
[06:48] kima
    Why's she in such a bad mood?
[06:50] hina
    Well, her job being what it is,
[06:53] hina
    she probably deals with
    some complicated stuff.
[06:59] kima
    Is this the place?
[07:01] hina
    Yeah, definitely.
[07:08] kana
    Sorry I'm late!
[07:10] kana
    Sorry that it wasn't
    the easiest place to find.
[07:13] kana
    Go on, get in.
[07:15] kana
    Oh, don't worry, I'll tidy it up!
[07:18] kana
    Sorry, sorry!
[07:28] yuzu
    This isn't quite what I was expecting...
[07:32] kana
    Not quite what you were expecting, huh?
[07:36] kana
    Yeah, I guess it wouldn't be.
[07:37] kana
    An Antarctic expedition
    is a very big project.
[07:41] kana
    Even if we are civilians, you wouldn't
    expect a junky old minivan.
[07:47] kima
    How are we supposed to respond to that?
[07:48] hina
    Like I'd know!
[07:50] kana
    But I never thought you'd manage
    to end up coming with us.
[07:56] kana
    What happened to your million yen?
[07:58] shira
    I still have it.
[08:00] kima
    You don't need it, do you?
[08:03] kana
    As I'm sure you've read,
    we don't have any money.
SIGN    Do not insert tape! DANGER!
[08:06] kana
    So we're doing a whole lot to raise
    the funds to get to Antarctica.
[08:10] kana
    That also means we're trimming
    every bit of fat that we can.
[08:14] kana
    We won't let it be canceled. Don't worry.
SIGN    Civilian Japanese Antarctic Expedition
    "Challenge for Antarctic (2nd)"
    Sponsor Recruitment
[08:18] kana
    You girls might not know this,
[08:20] kana
    but we've been hearing the same thing
    over and over since the project started.
SIGN    Icebreaker Shirase
    Recruiting naming
    rights partners!!
SIGN    Your name here!
SIGN    Pins
[08:24] kana
    "You don't have the money.
    Won't it be dangerous?"
[08:28] kana
    We're used to it.
[08:29] yuzu
    You are?
[08:31] kana
    Any time one of those reports comes out,
[08:33] kana
    the rest of the team and I
    all shout together...
[08:36] kana
    "Shut up, idiots!"
[08:40] kana
    You know?
[08:44] kima
    We do that, too!
[08:46] kana
    Really?
[08:47] kima
    Yes!
[08:53] yuzu
    The mountains, huh?
[08:56] kima
    Feels nice out here!
[08:56] kana
    Though we won't be going out
    there until two days from now.
[08:59] [SONG] sign
    Hundred Mountains Lodge
    Altitude
[08:59] kana
    Today and tomorrow, it's all lectures.
[09:01] kana
    Go on, get in.
[09:05] kana
    Check these documents!
[09:07] kima
    Wow! A station handbook?
[09:09] sign
    Internal Documents
    Handle with care
SIGN    Station Handbook
[09:09] yuzu
    "Internal documents... handle with care."
SIGN    Syowa Station
SIGN    Construction of new station
[09:12] hina
    Wow, a snowcat!
[09:15] hina
    This is so exciting!
SIGN    Discovery of large numbers of meteorites
SIGN    The collection of meteorites across the world...
SIGN    17,100 discovered. The world's largest collection of meteorites.
    Among them, we've located nine Mars meteorites and nine Moon meteorites.
    (Reference) America: 17,301 China: 9,826 Korea: 21 Other (including Europe): 869
SIGN    Mars Meteorite
SIGN    How meteors accumulate in Antarctica
[09:17] kana
    Based on that documentation,
    I'll be giving you a condensed version
[09:22] kana
    of the summer and winter
    training the others get.
[09:28] kana
    Antarctica is the only continent in the
    world with no permanent inhabitants.
[09:33] kana
    Unlike Japan,
SIGN    Joint International Expeditions Under the Antarctic Treaty System
SIGN    Primary Base Distribution
SIGN    Countries participating in Antarctic expeditions: 29 Wintering stations: 20
SIGN    Ross Sea
SIGN    Dome Fuji
SIGN    Mizuho Asuka
SIGN    Queen Maud Land Antarctic Treaty System
SIGN    Antarctic Peninsula
SIGN    Prydz Bay
[09:36] kana
    it has many rules surrounding its use.
[09:38] kana
    I want you to be sure to memorize them all.
[09:40] kima
    Got it!
[09:42] shira
    You're not like this in school...
[09:44] kima
    You aren't in my class!
[09:45] kana
    Well, let's meet the team captain!
[09:55] gin
    I am this Antarctic expedition's
    captain, Todo Gin.
[10:00] kima
    Captain...
[10:01] yuzu
    It's a woman?
[10:04] gin
    I'm going to start by saying this:
[10:06] gin
    Whether the members of my team are
    researchers or just accompanying us,
[10:10] gin
    I will treat you all the same.
[10:13] gin
    We have many things to accomplish.
[10:14] gin
    Just because you're in high school doesn't
    mean I won't ask you to do everything,
[10:19] gin
    from laundry to hard labor, as necessary.
[10:21] gin
    Keep that in mind.
[10:23] all
    Yes ma'am!
SIGN    The ABCs of Antarctic Expedition
SIGN    A: Always follow procedure B: Be alert at all times C: Common sense!
[10:24] gin
    These are the ABCs of
    an antarctic expedition.
[10:28] gin
    A: Always follow procedure.
[10:31] gin
    B: Be alert at all times.
[10:32] gin
    C: Common sense.
[10:35] gin
    I want you to keep these in mind at all time.
SIGN    1. I want to live 2. I want to know 3. I want to keep my team together All of these apply on an Antarctic expedition. No matter what, you must survive and come home alive. Eagerly pursue knowledge and new experiences. Lastly, never leave a member of your team behind.
[10:46] kima
    She sure did sound like a real captain, huh?
[10:49] yuzu
    If you dozed off around her,
    you'd have chalk coming your way, for sure.
[10:51] kima
    If we had a test, I bet she'd fill
    it with all the hardest questions.
[10:57] hina
    We're surveying a route tomorrow, right?
[10:59] kima
    Yeah, we'll be going outside.
[11:01] kima
    It'd be a waste not to, being up
    here in the mountains and all!
[11:04] hina
    Still, this all looks pretty tough.
[11:11] kana
    How did it go?
[11:12] gin
    How did what go?
[11:13] kana
    Seeing her again after so long.
[11:16] gin
    I told you, didn't I?
[11:17] gin
    I'm going to treat her like
    any other member of the team.
[11:20] kana
    Yeah, yeah...
[11:26] gin
    Did you go against my wishes on purpose?
[11:27] kana
    No, I didn't have any part of this.
[11:32] kana
    That girl really got here
    through her own efforts.
[11:35] kana
    Though I must admit,
    I had a feeling she would...
[11:39] kana
    Since the first day she told
    me she wanted to come along.
[11:45] kana
    She's Takako's daughter, after all.
[11:53] kima
    What's this?
[11:54] yuzu
    A transceiver, I think.
[11:56] yuzu
    This is a compass, and that's a GPS...
[12:00] kima
    And then we've got flags.
[12:02] kima
    Hinata-chan, do you get it?
[12:04] hina
    Yeah, she taught us most
    of it to us yesterday.
[12:06] kima
    But why do we have to do this?
[12:08] kima
    Antarctica's flat, isn't it?
[12:10] kima
    We can get along fine without
    marking a route, can't we?
[12:13] shira
    Totally wrong.
[12:14] shira
    The landscape's white as far as you can see,
[12:16] shira
    so it's easy lose track of
    your direction in a blizzard.
[12:19] shira
    That's why you need to create
    a route to walk along.
[12:23] kima
    So we set up the flags to
    serve as landmarks, huh?
[12:26] kima
    But where do we put them?
[12:28] hina
    Figuring that out is the
    point of the training.
SIGN    Communication station
SIGN    Route Creation Start Point
[12:31] hina
    This is our current location.
[12:33] hina
    And this is our destination.
SIGN    Route Creation End Point
SIGN    Route Creation Course
[12:36] kima
    So we just have to get there?
[12:38] hina
    But we can't just go right there.
[12:39] hina
    We have to go here, here,
    and here on the way,
[12:42] hina
    and set up flags at each point.
[12:45] yuzu
    I see!
[12:46] kima
    Okay, let's do it!
[12:47] kima
    That way, right?
[12:49] hina
    Wait, wait!
[12:50] hina
    We can't just run off willy-nilly.
[12:52] hina
    Do you even know where the points are?
[12:55] kima
    There... ish?
[12:58] hina
    "Ish"? Come on!
[13:01] shira
    We'll need to keep precise
    track of our location.
[13:07] kima
    I'm getting the feeling
    this is gonna be hard.
[13:13] kima
    Forty-eight, forty-nine, fifty!
[13:17] kima
    Right here!
[13:19] hina
    Check the angle.
[13:27] shira
    Which should I look with?
    Left eye or right eye?
[13:31] hina
    Your dominant eye, probably.
[13:32] shira
    Which eye is that?
[13:34] yuzu
    I think you go like this...
[13:35] kima
    Are you done yet?!
[13:38] shira
    168 degrees.
[13:42] hina
    More to the right!
[13:44] kima
    Right?
[13:45] hina
    Right!
[13:46] kima
    Right?
[13:47] hina
    Correct!
[13:52] shira
    There!
[13:57] yuzu
    Um, the latitude is...
[14:01] yuzu
    And the longitude is...
[14:03] yuzu
    It seems further away than
    the last one, doesn't it?
[14:06] hina
    If the instruments are right,
    we should be right here, I think.
[14:10] kana
    That's where they are, huh?
    They've gotten pretty off-track...
[14:14] kana
    This reminds me of the first time
    I took part in one of these.
[14:18] gin
    What's the story on the other three?
[14:20] kana
    Well, the one is the girl we were supposed
    to bring along from the start, right?
[14:25] kana
    They seem to have become
    friends at some point, but...
[14:28] kana
    Oh.
[14:32] yuzu
    She said the other expedition members
    would compete on time, but...
[14:37] shira
    I think precision is more
    important than speed.
[14:41] hina
    Safety first, right?
[14:44] shira
    Okay, here I go.
[14:46] shira
    One, two...
[14:49] shira
    398, 399, 400.
[14:56] shira
    Okay, here!
[14:59] kima
    Two steps left!
[15:02] kima
    Yes, there!
[15:05] hina
    That was fast.
[15:06] hina
    I'm impressed you could tell, though.
[15:08] hina
    Kimari must be good with the compass.
[15:10] yuzu
    She does seem cut out for it!
[15:12] kima
    Just call me a compass expert.
[15:14] kima
    A compasser, for short!
[15:19] all
    First comes rock! Rock-paper-scissors!
[15:22] kima
    Okay, I'll take this one!
[15:25] kima
    Feels like we're on a field trip!
[15:27] kima
    Anyone bring any playing cards?
[15:28] hina
    We're not here to play around!
[15:30] shira
    Sleeping in a tent will
    be good training, too.
[15:33] kima
    But it's not even 8:00 yet!
[15:35] kima
    Come on, the captain said they'd always
    socialize at night during their training camps...
[15:42] hina
    Less talk, more sleep!
[15:59] kima
    Hey, let's talk!
[16:01] hina
    Don't look at me.
[16:02] kima
    Wanna tell scary stories?
[16:03] yuzu
    I could just kill you right now.
[16:05] kima
    Yuzuki-chan, do you not like scary stories?
[16:08] yuzu
    Please shut talking now.
[16:27] kima
    What does "shut talking now" mean?
[16:29] yuzu
    You're my senpai, so I self-corrected!
[16:32] yuzu
    You knew what I meant,
    so please leave me alone!
[16:35] kima
    Please shut talking now.
[16:37] hina
    Knock it off, Kimari!
[16:47] kima
    Shirase-chan, are you asleep?
[16:50] kima
    I was wondering about something...
[16:52] kima
    Do you know the captain?
[16:57] shira
    How could you tell?
[16:58] kima
    Just had a feeling.
[17:10] shira
    She and my mother knew
    each other in high school.
[17:15] shira
    She went to Antarctica with my mother.
[17:20] shira
    She came home.
[17:22] shira
    My mother didn't.
[17:25] shira
    That's all.
[17:30] (Flashback) shira
    Because... my mother is waiting there.
[17:50] kima
    What a big sky!
[17:51] kima
    Where's the North Star?
[17:53] yuzu
    Um, were supposed to trace something
    from the Big Dipper, aren't we?
[17:57] hina
    I thought it was Cassiopeia.
[17:58] kima
    What's the South Star?
[18:00] yuzu
    South Star? Is there one?
[18:02] hina
    There is, but you can't see
    it as clearly, I've heard.
[18:06] kima
    Which is it?
[18:07] hina
    You can't see it from here, duh.
[18:10] hina
    "Never think the stars you see
    are all the stars there are."
[18:12] kima
    Another of your sayings, Hinata-chan?
[18:14] hina
    Yeah, that one kinda sucked, huh?
[18:16] kana
    This is Syowa Station.
    Aurora Team, do you read me? Over.
[18:20] kima
    We got it!
[18:21] hina
    This is Aurora Team, Miyake.
[18:23] hina
    We read you loud and clear. Over.
[18:26] kana
    This is your regular check-in.
[18:27] kana
    Is everything all right there? Over.
[18:29] hina
    Four members of Aurora Team.
[18:31] hina
    All personnel and equipment
    accounted for. Over.
[18:34] kana
    Understood.
[18:35] kana
    It gets cold around dawn, so
    watch your body temperature.
[18:38] kana
    This concludes your regular check-in.
[18:40] kana
    Be safe.
[18:41] hina
    Be safe!
[18:43] yuzu
    She really did contact us!
[18:45] hina
    I almost forgot!
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[19:14] kima
    So cold...
[19:37] kima
    Hey...
[19:39] kima
    Is there something there?
[19:57] kima
    What was Shirase-chan's mom like?
[20:01] gin
    All I can say about her is
    that she was very strange.
[20:06] kima
    Was she like Shirase-chan?
[20:08] gin
    I don't know. I don't know
    her daughter very well.
[20:13] gin
    But in stubbornness and conviction,
    she's her spitting image.
[20:17] gin
    She's trouble.
[20:18] kima
    Isn't trouble just the best?
[20:22] gin
    A personality like yours
    will do well in Antarctica.
[20:24] kima
    Really?
[20:26] gin
    Why do you want to go to Antarctica?
[20:29] gin
    Did she invite you?
[20:30] kima
    Yeah...
[20:32] kima
    But I'm the one who made the decision.
[20:35] kima
    That I wanted to go with her.
[20:37] kima
    That I didn't want my high school
    years to end the way they were going.
[20:40] kima
    That I wanted to go
    somewhere that's not here.
[20:44] gin
    I see.
[20:44] kima
    But then I met Hinata-chan and Yuzuki-chan,
[20:49] kima
    and I got to hear how the
    members of the expedition felt,
[20:51] kima
    and I learned stuff about you
    and Shirase-chan, and now...
[20:55] kima
    It's not just "somewhere" to me.
[20:58] kima
    It's Antarctica!
[21:04] kima
    I'm gonna go to Antarctica with all of you...
[21:11] kima
    Everyone, wake up!
[21:13] hina
    What is it?!
[21:14] yuzu
    I'm not a morning person...
[21:16] kima
    Just get up already!
    You, too, Shirase-chan!
[21:19] kima
    Hurry! Hurry!
[21:34] kima
    I wanna go with all of you.
[21:37] kima
    I wanna find the South Star with all of you.
[21:40] kima
    I wanna see auroras, eat shaved ice,
[21:42] kima
    and take pictures with penguins!
[21:47] kima
    We've got to go!
[21:54] shira
    Yeah!
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