4 - Food and Etiquette Are Mainstays of Culture

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[00:01] PONKO
    Food time, guys.
[00:04] PONKO
    Eat up.
[00:15] PONKO
    Grow nice and big.
[00:17] YACHIYO
    Ponko.
[00:19] PONKO
    Hey, Yachiyo.
[00:21] YACHIYO
    It's time for you to clock out
    for the day. Thank you.
[00:26] PONKO
    Huh? It's already that late?
[00:28] PONKO
    Hey! Let Unlucky eat.
[00:32] YACHIYO
    They have names?
[00:34] PONKO
    Yep. Nugget, Orange, Buffalo, and Yakitori.
[00:40] PONKO
    And that one's Unlucky Fried Chicken.
[00:45] PONKO
    I guess they don't really need names.
    They're just gonna be food, after all.
SIGN    Episode 4
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SIGN    Food and Etiquette
    Are Mainstays of Culture
[02:29] YACHIYO
    I hope you like the food.
[02:31] FUGURI
    Not this again.
[02:33] YACHIYO
    Is it not to your liking?
[02:36] BUMBUKU
    Hey, Fuguri, don't be picky!
[02:39] BUMBUKU
    No, it's always delightful!
[02:42] MAMI
    Sorry about our son, truly.
[02:47] MAMI
    Listen, lad. We called this a delicious meal
    the first time we had it.
[02:52] MAMI
    That's why they're serving us the same thing
    every single meal without a lick of shame.
[02:58] MAMI
    It'd normally be an unthinkable
    way to treat long-term guests,
[03:02] MAMI
    because it could affect a hotel's reputation.
[03:04] BUMBUKU
    Mami? Mami?
[03:05] MAMI
    Yachiyo's embarrassing herself for us here.
[03:11] MAMI
    This place should be named the Masochism Hotel.
[03:13] MAMI
    We could go even further and call it Hotel M.
[03:17] BUMBUKU
    That was me! I said that! Punch me!
[03:20] PONKO
    Come on, Dad. Yachiyo won't punch
    anyone unless they cross the line.
[03:26] PONKO
    Here, Fuguri.
[03:29] PONKO
    Cooky made it for us with love, you know?
[03:32] MUJINA
    That's right, Fuguri. Think of all
    the starving stray tanuki out there.
[03:40] PONKO
    Fuguri!
[03:41] MUJINA
    Eat quick, or Grandma will have it all!
[03:42] YACHIYO
    You want new dishes?
[03:44] BUMBUKU
    Don't, Mother. Think of your blood pressure.
[03:47] YACHIYO
    Quality isn't the issue.
    It's the variety we have on offer.
[03:52] YACHIYO
    You're right.
[03:54] YACHIYO
    We lack the ingredients and the seasonings
    to come up with new offerings.
[04:00] YACHIYO
    We can't let this defeat us.
[04:02] YACHIYO
    We must satisfy our guests,
    or it'll hurt the hotel's reputation.
[04:07] YACHIYO
    Let's widen our criteria and take a look
    at local cuisines from across the globe.
[04:16] YACHIYO
    Team leads, you have the floor.
[04:24] YACHIYO
    The maintenance and upkeep robots
    may proceed as usual.
[04:28] YACHIYO
    Gardener Robot and Cook Robot, brainstorm
    new additions to the restaurant's menu.
[04:34] YACHIYO
    On that note, I'm leaving Flycatcher Robot
    in charge of the front desk today.
[04:39] YACHIYO
    Ponko and I will be heading out
    to search for new ingredients.
[04:42] PONKO
    What? We're going out together?
[04:45] YACHIYO
    Yes.
[04:46] YACHIYO
    We are required to operate in pairs when
    leaving the premises to prevent any mishaps.
[04:50] YACHIYO
    The two of us can cover
    a wider range than the others.
[04:53] YACHIYO
    Will you come with me?
[04:55] PONKO
    Sure!
[04:56] PONKO
    I mean, yes, ma'am!
[05:04] PONKO
    So, we gettin' our sushi on in the big 'Za?
[05:06] YACHIYO
    No.
[05:07] YACHIYO
    I'm hoping we'll be able to
    catch lots of fish with these.
[05:11] PONKO
    Hey, so we are going for sushi! 
    Put fish on vinegar rice, and it's sushi!
[05:15] PONKO
    And what's this?
[05:16] YACHIYO
    A tool for catching fish.
    It's called a fishing rod.
[05:20] PONKO
    We always just caught them with our forelegs.
    Didn't know there was a tool for it.
[05:24] YACHIYO
    Also...
[05:25] YACHIYO
    You should hold on to this.
[05:27] YACHIYO
    It will allow us to chat
    even when we're far apart.
[05:31] PONKO
    Really?
[05:34] PONKO
    Grandpa Danzaburo...
[05:36] PONKO
    Are you having fun in the afterlife?
[05:38] PONKO
    Thanks for always watching over us.
[05:42] YACHIYO
    Well, maybe not that far apart.
[05:45] PONKO
    Oh...
[05:50] PONKO
    You've got some serious bags
    under your eyes, Yachiyo.
[05:53] PONKO
    You're like a stray tanuki.
[05:55] YACHIYO
    I didn't manage to get as much
    recharge time last night.
[05:58] YACHIYO
    It won't affect my work, thankfully.
[06:01] PONKO
    Okay. I'll carry you if you
    can't get back by yourself.
[06:28] PONKO
    Wow.
[06:30] YACHIYO
    The desertification has encroached this far?
    I should update my map data.
[06:35] PONKO
    We should've brought some snacks with us.
[06:38] YACHIYO
    We aren't allowed to snack during work hours.
[06:41] YACHIYO
    But rest assured, I did bring you lunch.
[06:48] PONKO
    It's the thing! What was it called?
[06:50] YACHIYO
    A camel.
[06:52] PONKO
    Camel! It looks funny!
[07:04] YACHIYO
    It seemed upset.
[07:06] PONKO
    Sure did.
[07:08] PONKO
    Are we headed to that forest?
[07:11] YACHIYO
    Yes. We may find ingredients that
    aren't commonly seen near the hotel.
[07:18] EV CHECKER
    My sensors say there's something off here.
[07:23] EV CHECKER
    So why do I see nothing?
[07:35] PONKO
    Yachiyo, Yachiyo! This thing!
[07:38] PONKO
    Let's use it as bait!
[07:42] YACHIYO
    That was a gift from a guest.
[07:44] PONKO
    Huh?
[07:53] PONKO
    Three-second rule! It's still good!
[07:55] PONKO
    Right?!
[08:25] PONKO
    We caught a whole bunch, huh?
[08:28] YACHIYO
    You did very well for your first time.
[08:31] PONKO
    Gotta hunt to survive, you know?
[08:34] YACHIYO
    I was right to bring you.
[08:36] YACHIYO
    If we can keep this up, we'll gather
    a whole bunch of new ingredients.
[08:43] PONKO
    I hope we can add some
    yummy dishes to the menu!
[08:45] YACHIYO
    I do, too.
[08:46] YACHIYO
    Anything to put smiles on our guests' faces.
[08:50] PONKO
    I'm all full now.
[08:52] PONKO
    Let's go find some other stuff!
[09:11] PONKO
    What's this?
[09:12] YACHIYO
    A camel's hump.
[09:14] PONKO
    Let's help it outta there.
[09:16] YACHIYO
    Sure.
[09:17] PONKO
    One, two...
[09:26] PONKO
    Yachiyo, my instincts are telling me to run.
[09:29] YACHIYO
    No need for concern.
    I'm built to deal with most animals.
[09:42] PONKO
    Hey, it's Babeh-O.
[09:50] YACHIYO
    Ponko!
[09:50] EV CHECKER
    Move it! Run!
[09:59] EV CHECKER
    You fool!
[10:07] EV CHECKER
    Do you have a death wish?!
[10:09] EV CHECKER
    What the heck is that massive creature?
[10:20] YACHIYO
    Searching database.
[10:22] YACHIYO
    It doesn't match any known Earth creature.
SIGN    No Matches
SIGN    No Matches
[10:32] EV CHECKER
    That building looks like the most
    durable structure around here.
[10:35] EV CHECKER
    We're escaping into that one!
[10:45] YACHIYO
    Are you all right, Ponko?
[10:50] PONKO
    Is it gone? Did we lose it?!
[10:52] YACHIYO
    Sadly, no.
[10:53] YACHIYO
    We are still in quite a perilous situation.
[10:56] EV CHECKER
    Ignition!
[11:01] EV CHECKER
    Your death rests in my hands, babeh.
[11:05] EV CHECKER
    Eat this! Obliteration Ray!
[11:11] EV CHECKER
    Oh, shit!
[11:13] EV CHECKER
    That thing's harder
    than your mom's cherry pie!
[11:26] EV CHECKER
    Looks like it's very, very hungry.
[11:29] PONKO
    The Nudel's starving too?
[11:31] EV CHECKER
    Mm? "Nudel"?
[11:33] PONKO
    Yep.
[11:34] PONKO
    That's clearly a Nudel Merissa Scolopendra.
[11:38] PONKO
    I didn't know they were on Earth too.
[11:40] YACHIYO
    You know what that is?
[11:42] PONKO
    Just the name, but yeah.
[11:44] PONKO
    They're famous for destroying
    basically every planet they inhabit.
[11:55] EV CHECKER
    Damn it!
[11:56] EV CHECKER
    The Nudel's trying to swallow both us
    and the building whole!
[11:59] PONKO
    No way! Can we escape somehow?
[12:02] EV CHECKER
    We could save our skins today...
[12:03] EV CHECKER
    But if we ignore that thing, it'll eventually
    destroy Earth's environment, babeh.
[12:11] YACHIYO
    Then humanity would have
    no home to return to.
[12:15] YACHIYO
    We have to take it out, right here and now.
[12:20] (Flashback) PONKO
    Gotta hunt to survive, you know?
[12:27] YACHIYO
    Let's fish it.
[12:29] EV CHECKER
    Wha?
[12:30] YACHIYO
    Look up there.
[12:32] YACHIYO
    That's our fishing rod.
SIGN    Food and Etiquette Are Mainstays of Culture
[12:47] EV CHECKER
    I don't think this is gonna work.
[12:50] YACHIYO
    Let me plug it into my battery.
[13:01] EV CHECKER
    Yo, that doesn't sound good!
[13:03] PONKO
    Yachiyo didn't get enough sleep because
    she stayed up trying to think of new recipes.
[13:08] EV CHECKER
    You can't go home
    with an empty battery, babeh.
[13:11] YACHIYO
    That's not a problem.
[13:13] PONKO
    Yes, it is.
[13:15] PONKO
    We have to go home together.
[13:17] YACHIYO
    But...
[13:18] EV CHECKER
    Guess it's up to me.
[13:19] EV CHECKER
    Can't believe I'm hookin' up on the first date.
[13:28] YACHIYO
    Commencing fishing.
[13:41] YACHIYO
    Perhaps some bait is in order.
[13:45] YACHIYO
    Are we good to go, Ponko?
[13:48] PONKO
    Feels like a waste, but... oh well!
[14:00] YACHIYO
    Our plan is foiled.
[14:01] PONKO
    Don't pick the fish off the sushi!
[14:03] YACHIYO
    We're down to our last resort.
[14:05] EV CHECKER
    Huh?
[14:06] YACHIYO
    I'll act as bait and lure it in,
    and you fish it out once I do.
[14:11] EV CHECKER
    Don't just blurt out
    an insane plan like it's nothing!
[14:13] PONKO
    Yeah!
[14:14] YACHIYO
    It'll be fine.
[14:15] YACHIYO
    Ponko, you pilot the crane, pl...
[14:19] YACHIYO
    Plea...
[14:22] YACHIYO
    Entering power saving mode.
[14:24] PONKO
    Huh?
[14:26] YACHIYO
    I'll act as bait and lure it in,
    and you fish it out once I do.
[14:30] PONKO
    W-Welcome back.
[14:32] EV CHECKER
    You can't pull it off. Not today, babeh.
[14:35] YACHIYO
    We have no choice but to...
[14:39] YACHIYO
    but to do...
[14:42] EV CHECKER
    She's back in power saving mode.
[14:50] PONKO
    I'll go.
[14:51] EV CHECKER
    Wha? It's too dangerous
    for a scaredy-tanuki like you!
[14:56] YACHIYO
    I'll act as bait and lure it in,
    and you fish it out once I do!
[15:05] PONKO
    I want us all to go back
    to the hotel together!
[15:08] PONKO
    So...
[15:09] PONKO
    I'll be the bait!
[15:17] YACHIYO
    Can you do that for us?
[15:20] PONKO
    Yeah!
[15:25] YACHIYO
    Ponko!
[15:27] YACHIYO
    You must come back to us safe and sound.
[15:30] PONKO
    Right.
[15:31] YACHIYO
    Injuries caused by extraterrestrial creatures
    are not eligible for worker's comp.
[15:38] PONKO
    Right...
[15:44] YACHIYO
    Okay, Ponko.
[15:45] YACHIYO
    Let's go over the Eight Trap Operation
    one more time.
[15:49] YACHIYO
    First, you'll catch the Nudel's attention
[15:52] YACHIYO
    and lure it into range.
[15:55] YACHIYO
    Then I'll fish it up with the crane!
[15:58] YACHIYO
    It may sound simple,
[16:00] YACHIYO
    but this operation requires mental strength
    and sharp judgment to succeed.
SIGN    Nudel
SIGN    Nudel
SIGN    Height
SIGN    Surroundings
SIGN    Crane
SIGN    Durable Building
SIGN    Height
SIGN    Surroundings
SIGN    Crane
SIGN    Durable Building
[16:06] YACHIYO
    There is no margin for error.
[16:08] YACHIYO
    You have to come back to us in one piece.
[16:10] YACHIYO
    Are we clear?
[16:11] PONKO
    Yeah.
[16:12] YACHIYO
    Starting the countdown, then.
[16:15] YACHIYO
    Five, four, three,
[16:18] YACHIYO
    two, one...
[16:20] YACHIYO
    It's fishing time!
[16:50] PONKO
    Now, Yachiyo!
[16:57] PONKO
    Yachiyo?!
[16:59] EV CHECKER
    Oops! Is the hook stuck?!
[17:01] EV CHECKER
    Yachiyo! Try again!
[17:04] YACHIYOAI
    Please recharge.
[17:06] EV CHECKER
    Gosh...
[17:19] PONKO
    No way!
[17:40] PONKO
    I knew we should've brought snacks.
[17:43] PONKO
    Eek!
[18:37] EV CHECKER
    Hey! You okay?
[18:40] EV CHECKER
    Come in if you're still alive!
[18:59] PONKO
    Don't be the prey...
[19:02] PONKO
    Don't be the prey...
[19:04] PONKO
    Don't be the prey.
[19:08] PONKO
    You're the hunter!
[19:16] EV CHECKER
    You gotta be kidding me!
[19:33] PONKO
    Nope! Can't do it!
[19:54] YACHIYO
    Are you unhurt, Ponko?
[19:57] PONKO
    Yep, I'm still alive.
[20:00] YACHIYO
    I'm glad to hear it. You were right.
[20:04] YACHIYO
    The spare battery really saved us.
[20:06] YACHIYO
    I'll amend the rules so we can bring
    snacks up to 500 kW in the future.
[20:11] YACHIYO
    Ponko.
[20:13] YACHIYO
    Welcome back.
[20:16] PONKO
    Thanks.
[20:23] EV CHECKER
    What do we do with this thing?
    It's too big to incinerate, babeh.
[20:36] PONKO
    Your name is Nudeloon now.
[20:41] FUGURI
    Wow!
[20:43] FUGURI
    What's this? I've never
    seen food like this before!
[20:45] MAMI
    Now, these new offerings
    look truly delectable.
[20:48] MUJINA
    A much bigger feast than usual!
[20:51] BUMBUKU
    I can tell it's all delicious
    just by looking at it.
[20:54] BUMBUKU
    What are all these dishes?
[20:57] PONKO
    Here in the 'Za...
[20:59] PONKO
    You show your gratitude and respect
    to the lives you're consuming
[21:04] PONKO
    by bringing your forelegs together...
[21:06] PONKO
    and saying "Thank you for this meal"
    and "That was delicious."
[21:12] ALL
    Thank you for this meal.
[21:16] FUGURI
    Yum!
[21:18] MUJINA
    I'm glad I lived to see this day.
[21:20] MAMI
    Delish! I'm feeling the urge
    to take all my clothes off.
[21:24] BUMBUKU
    This is far beyond my wildest expectations!
[21:26] BUMBUKU
    It might be the best dish
    in the galaxy—no...
[21:29] FUGURI
    In the entire universe!
[21:30] MUJINA
    It has just the right amount of marbling.
[21:32] FUGURI
    I could eat a whole kettle of this!
[21:36] MAMI
    It goes great with alcohol.
[21:37] YACHIYOAI
    Extra Mission
    "Make an Earthworm Steak" complete.
SIGN    Easter Egg Program
    Extra Mission
    "Make an Earthworm Steak" complete.
    New function "Pretty Voice" unlocked.
[21:42] YACHIYOAI
    New function "Pretty Voice" unlocked.
[21:44] YACHIYO
    Very glad you like it.
[21:48] ALL
    That was delicious!
[21:56] PONKO
    Food time, guys.
[22:06] PONKO
    Grow nice and big.
[22:15] [SONG] CREDITS
    Translation: Sriram Gurunathan
[22:19] [SONG] CREDITS
    Editing & Typesetting: Geoff Mazzolini
[22:23] [SONG] CREDITS
    Subtitle Timing: Mariana Martinez