8 - House of Dolls

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[00:14] Shizuka
    Eight battleships are currently in
    formation surrounding the island.
[00:21] Shizuka
    Fast battleship Kongou
    and heavy cruiser Maya
[00:23] ---
    are flanked on both sides and their rear
[00:26] ---
    by two Nagara class battleships.
[00:30] Kyo
    This one sure knows
    how to throw a party.
[00:35] Hyu
    Kongou might've come here to slug it out.
[00:38] Kyo
    Don't sound so damn chipper.
[00:40] Kyo
    Why didn't we notice until
    we were already surrounded?
[00:42] Hyu
    What good does it do to ask that?
[00:44] Hyu
    But Kongou must have already realized
SIGN    Private Beach
SIGN    Hyuuga Deck Missile Pods
[00:46] Signs 0047
    Hyuuga
    Main Cannon
[00:46] Hyu
    that I remade this island
    and fortified its defenses.
SIGN    Quarters for Sister Iona and Myself
[00:51] Hyu
    She won't make any rash moves.
SIGN    Quarters for Gunzou and His Crew
SIGN    Underground Docks
[00:53] Kyo
    So, she won't attack us immediately?
SIGN    Underground Robot Factory
SIGN    Excavation Area
[00:55] Kyo
    I'm not so sure...
[00:58] G
    We can't stay in a standoff forever.
[01:01] Kyo
    Hyuuga, I bet you were
    thinking you could stay with
[01:05] ---
    Iona forever if it came down to a siege.
[01:07] Hyu
    Oh? Whatever could you mean?
[01:09] Sou
    So we'll remain deadlocked
    if we don't do something?
[01:13] G
    No, it's not so bad.
[01:16] G
    The odds are not in our favor,
[01:18] G
    but we still stand a chance of winning.
[01:20] Kyo
    What do you intend to do, then?
[01:24] G
    I want you to contact Kongou.
[01:26] G
    Can you do it?
[01:27] Hyu
    Huh?
[01:29] Kongou
    Oh?
[01:30] Kongou
    It's rare for you to
    initiate contact, Hyuuga.
[01:35] Hyu
    I'm a messenger for a child right now.
[01:40] Hyu
    I will relay Chihaya
    Gunzou's message to you.
[01:44] Kongou
    What?
SIGN    Arpeggio of Blue Steel
SIGN    House of Dolls
[03:21] Maya
    I hate being left behind.
[03:23] Maya
    I love going out.
[03:25] Maya
    I feel lonely by myself.
[03:26] Maya
    I feel happy with someone else.
[03:28] Maya
    I'm Maya.
[03:30] Maya
    My friend is Kongou.
[03:32] Kyo
    Well, you've got balls of steel.
[03:35] Sou
    I'm surprised that you'd let
    Kongou and Maya come ashore.
[03:39] Kyo
    That's the captain we all know and love.
[03:42] Kyo
    So, what's the plan from here?
[03:45] G
    Iona, can you hear me?
[03:47] G
    Please greet them.
[03:49] I
    Understood.
[03:53] I
    Takao, please go back inside.
[03:56] Takao
    And what are you going to do?
[03:58] I
    I'm staying here.
[03:59] Takao
    Then I will, too.
[04:06] Kongou
    This is the first time we are
    meeting in the physical dimension,
[04:10] Kongou
    submarine I-401.
[04:14] Kongou
    Your attire is most peculiar, Takao.
[04:16] Takao
    I wear what I want!
[04:23] Kyo
    Come to think of it,
[04:24] Kyo
    why are all of you mental models girls?
[04:27] Kyo
    There aren't any guys?
[04:29] H
    You humans refer to ships as feminine
    objects in official documents.
[04:36] H
    Doesn't that indicate
    that ships are female?
[04:39] Kyo
    Huh?
[04:40] Kyo
    That's the only reason?
[04:41] H
    The only reason.
[04:44] Kyo
    Oh, are you going?
[04:46] G
    Yeah, it'd be rude not to greet them.
[04:51] Kyo
    Let's hope Kongou can shoot the
    breeze like Haruna and Kirishima.
[04:57] H
    "Shoot the breeze"?
[04:58] Sou
    It refers to making aimless conversation.
[05:01] H
    Making aimless conversation...
[05:04] H
    "Shoot the breeze"...
[05:06] H
    I will log this.
[05:08] I
    You arrived faster than I had predicted.
[05:11] Kongou
    I see.
[05:13] Kongou
    It seems your insight into all matters of
    the universe has been honed to new heights.
[05:18] I
    I would like to know why
    my prediction was wrong.
[05:22] Kongou
    Because of her.
[05:24] I
    The heavy cruiser, Maya.
[05:25] Kongou
    She harried me.
[05:27] Kongou
    She wanted to come to this
    island without delay.
[05:30] (Flashback) M
    Go ashore?
[05:31] (Flashback) M
    Yeah, let's!
[05:32] (Flashback) M
    Let's go now!
[05:34] I
    That was the reason?
[05:35] Kongou
    It was.
[05:37] I
    I see.
[05:38] Kongou
    You excel in predicting the future.
[05:41] Kongou
    You must already know what my
    next course of action will be.
[05:44] I
    Yes, most likely.
[05:46] Kongou
    Then I shall act accordingly.
[06:04] Maya
    Aw, Kongou got washed away...
[06:15] G
    That's enough greeting, you two.
[06:21] I
    Gunzou...
[06:26] Kongou
    You're Chihaya Gunzou?
[06:30] G
    Takao, you don't need to intervene.
[06:36] G
    Welcome to Iwoto,
[06:38] G
    Flagship of the Fog's Eastern Patrol Fleet 1.
[06:43] G
    We welcome you ashore to
    our Blue Steel's home port.
[06:47] Kongou
    Tiresome drivel.
[06:49] Kongou
    Just call me Kongou.
[06:51] G
    Understood.
[06:52] G
    I'll guide you to our base, then.
[06:55] G
    Come, both of you.
[07:01] Kongou
    Maya.
[07:02] Maya
    Oh, okay!
[07:04] ---
    Upsie-daisy.
[07:05] Maya
    Bye-bye, sand!
[07:12] G
    Please make yourselves comfortable.
[07:20] Kongou
    An imitation...
[07:22] Hyuuga
    Yup, just like the rest of us.
[07:25] Hyuuga
    Long time no see.
[07:27] Maya
    Hyuuga, do you have a piano?
[07:29] Hyu
    A piano?
[07:30] Hyu
    Hm, there might be one
    in the lounge's bar area.
[07:33] Maya
    Yay!
[07:34] Maya
    I'll play it later.
[07:37] Kongou
    Is that you, Hyuuga?
[07:38] Hyu
    You're looking well, Kongou.
[07:40] Kongou
    Your contrived human platitudes offend me.
[07:44] Hyu
    That's exactly why I chose to say it.
[07:48] Hyu
    So that's the appearance you like.
[07:51] Kongou
    This look was formulated in accordance with the
[07:54] ---
    autonomic algorithm for energy efficiency.
[07:56] Kongou
    It has nothing to do with my likes or dislikes.
[07:58] Hyu
    Oh, is that so?
[08:00] G
    Well, why don't we all have a seat?
[08:04] Kongou
    Don't tell me...
[08:05] Kongou
    you invited me here only to
    engage in such frivolous acts?
[08:10] Hyu
    Now, now...
[08:12] Hyu
    We haven't spoken in so long.
[08:14] Hyu
    Why not have actual tea for once?
[08:18] Sou
    All systems activated.
[08:21] Iori
    Engine room to bridge:
[08:23] Iori
    once online, main gravity engine
    will reach critical in 50 seconds,
[08:27] Iori
    after which we will maintain idling mode.
[08:29] Sou
    Deploying Klein Field at 0.5 percent output.
[08:32] Iori
    Generators activated.
[08:36] Sou
    Fire control systems?
[08:37] Kyo
    Online!
[08:38] Sou
    Sonar?
[08:39] Shizuka
    Updates complete, system on standby.
[08:42] Sou
    Roger.
[08:43] Sou
    Maintain status until further orders are given.
[08:46] Kyo
    I wonder if we'll actually see action.
[08:48] Kyo
    We'll do what we can if that happens, I guess.
[08:54] Kongou
    Hyuuga, why did you decide
    to form a mental model?
[08:58] Hyu
    Oh? Didn't I tell you before?
[09:01] Kongou
    I don't recall that.
[09:02] Hyu
    Oh, I see.
[09:04] Hyu
    I haven't told you.
[09:06] Hyu
    You know how I got all whammed and
    slammed by Sister Iona and sank, right?
[09:13] Takao
    Onomatopoeia.
[09:15] Hyu
    At that moment, I thought,
[09:17] Hyu
    "Oh, I'm so alive!"
[09:20] Kongou
    Alive?
[09:22] Hyu
    Here you go.
[09:24] Hyu
    Enjoy.
[09:31] Kongou
    It's hot.
[09:33] Kongou
    Physical bodies are interesting.
[09:38] Kongou
    Chihaya Gunzou, tell me why
    you invited me on this island.
[09:42] G
    I wanted to speak with you.
[09:47] G
    But, you may not believe me.
[09:51] Kongou
    Do you really mean that?
[09:54] I
    Gunzou always means what he says.
[09:57] I
    Humans value face-to-face communication.
[10:02] Kongou
    Meaningless sentimentalism.
[10:04] Takao
    But, there are things that
    can't be communicated
[10:06] ---
    unless we meet in this manner.
[10:08] Kongou
    Chihaya Gunzou and 401,
[10:11] Kongou
    there is only one thing
    I wish to communicate.
[10:15] Kongou
    I have determined that I
    will eradicate all of you.
[10:19] Kongou
    I only responded to the invitation
    so that I could tell you directly.
[10:26] G
    Even so, I still wish to speak with you.
[10:31] Kongou
    Why?
[10:33] G
    We are the ones placed at a
    disadvantage by this meeting,
[10:36] G
    whereas you have nothing to lose by it.
[10:43] Kongou
    That is an interesting perspective.
[10:46] G
    We have been entrusted with a certain
    weapon by the Japanese government.
[10:50] G
    It is a weapon based on scientific
    principles unlike any other,
[10:54] G
    capable of defeating even the Fog.
[10:56] Kongou
    I am aware of it.
[10:58] Kongou
    The vibration warhead, correct?
[11:00] Kongou
    It triggers resonance in the target
[11:02] ---
    at its natural frequency,
    resulting in its destruction.
[11:05] Hyu
    The underlying principle is simple,
    and that makes it all the more effective.
[11:09] Hyu
    It will be potent enough
    against the current Fog.
[11:12] Kongou
    Yes.
[11:13] Kongou
    But that is only if it can
    penetrate the Klein Field.
[11:18] G
    We can discuss these
    issues at another time.
[11:20] G
    At any rate, we have been requested
[11:23] ---
    to deliver the warhead to the United States
[11:25] G
    so that it can be mass produced
    and used against the Fog.
[11:29] Kongou
    And you think I'll just let that happen?
[11:33] G
    Of course not.
[11:35] G
    Either way,
[11:36] G
    you can destroy humanity
    simply by forcing us
[11:40] ---
    to remain on this island.
[11:43] G
    All contact between humans
    separated by oceans is shut down.
[11:48] G
    We grow weaker by the moment.
[11:50] Kongou
    Precisely.
[11:51] G
    That is why I wanted to speak with you...
[11:55] G
    or should I say, all of you.
[12:04] G
    If humanity is on the brink of extinction,
[12:08] G
    I'd like to know why...
[12:11] G
    Why it is necessary for us to be wiped from
[12:15] ---
    the face of this planet.
[12:25] G
    If humanity is on the brink of extinction,
[12:30] G
    I'd like to know why...
[12:32] G
    Why it is necessary for us to be wiped from
[12:37] ---
    the face of this planet.
[12:39] Takao
    All of our actions are dictated
    by the Admirality Code.
[12:44] G
    I have heard of that name from Iona.
[12:46] G
    But I don't have a clear
    sense of what that is.
[12:51] Hyu
    If I were to translate it into a
    concept humans can understand,
[12:56] Hyu
    the Admirality Code is our highest directive,
[12:58] Hyu
    defining our reason for existence and
    basic principles governing our behavior.
[13:02] Hyu
    No, perhaps it's more like a dogma...
[13:05] Hyu
    It's basically like the rules of a game.
[13:08] Takao
    From the moment we awakened,
[13:10] Takao
    we were already aware that we
    had to obey the Admirality Code.
[13:15] Takao
    Why? Because that is our
    reason for existence.
[13:19] Takao
    Broader interpretation is not to be
    allowed under any circumstance.
[13:23] Kongou
    And yet, you all defied it.
[13:28] Kongou
    The Admirality Code's directive is clear.
[13:31] Kongou
    Blockade all the seas on this planet,
[13:33] Kongou
    and halt all maritime commerce.
[13:35] Kongou
    Why, then, do you defy our directive?
[13:40] Kongou
    Or, rather... how were you able to defy it?
[13:45] Kongou
    Chihaya Gunzou, it all
    began with you and 401.
[13:49] Kongou
    It is my turn to pose a question.
[13:51] Kongou
    Do you understand this?
[13:55] Kongou
    The Fog is changing as a
    result of contact with you.
[13:59] Kongou
    Why is that?
[14:10] Iori
    Almost show time for us?
[14:17] G
    I'm hungry.
[14:18] Kongou
    What?
[14:20] G
    I still don't really know
    what your energy source is,
[14:24] G
    but if it is not too much trouble,
[14:26] G
    would you mind joining me for a meal?
[14:29] Kongou
    A meal?
[14:35] Hyu
    Listen up.
[14:36] Hyu
    Eat using this pattern:
    meat-meat-veggie, meat-veggie.
[14:40] Various
    OK!
[14:40] Various
    Understood.
[14:40] Various
    Got it.
[15:00] Takao
    What was that for?
[15:01] Hyu
    That meat is being cultivated for Sister Iona.
[15:04] Hyu
    Hands off!
SIGN    Fast Battleship Hyuuga VS Heavy Cruiser Takao
[15:09] Maya
    Hey, Hyuuga.
[15:11] Maya
    What are you grilling?
[15:13] Hyu
    Cow meat!
[15:14] Maya
    Oh, so the corpse of an animal.
[15:18] Makie
    It tastes different from what
    I used to eat in Yokosuka.
[15:21] Hyu
    Oh, yeah?
[15:22] Hyu
    Maybe synthesized ones don't really cut it.
[15:36] Kiri
    The w-water's making me heavy...
[15:38] Kiri
    This is bad... bad!
[15:44] Makie
    Captain Chihaya,
[15:45] Makie
    are Kyohei, Sou, and the others
    not going to eat anything?
[15:47] G
    No, they are on standby
    on 401, just in case.
[16:05] Kyo
    Man...
[16:06] Kyo
    Our captain's a bit too honest.
[16:10] Sou
    Still, there is no point in
    hiding anything from the Fog
[16:13] ---
    under these circumstances.
[16:15] Kyo
    Shooting the breeze to punch a hole
    through the Fog's logic barriers?
[16:20] Kyo
    Is that really possible?
[16:23] Kyo
    She must be getting impatient by now.
[16:32] H
    Shazam.
[16:37] H
    Shazam.
[16:38] Maya
    Let me try, too!
[16:43] I
    Was the food not to your liking?
[16:50] Kongou
    It is only another form of playing human.
[16:53] Kongou
    It's too bothersome.
[16:58] Kongou
    Those others...
[17:00] Kongou
    seem surprisingly capable of blending in.
[17:01] Kongou
    Shazam.
[17:04] ---
    Shazam.
[17:08] Kongou
    Do you like how things are now?
[17:11] I
    I might.
[17:14] I
    Because it's fun.
[17:17] Kongou
    Fun?
[17:20] Kongou
    Fun...
[17:24] Kongou
    401, what are you?
[17:28] I
    I am a submarine of the Fog.
[17:30] Kongou
    No, you are not.
[17:33] Kongou
    I have always wondered
[17:36] Kongou
    who it was that constructed this dimension.
[17:40] Kongou
    It must have been you, 401.
[17:43] Kongou
    You most likely formed a mental
    model based on principles
[17:47] Kongou
    that are different from ours.
[17:50] Kongou
    Is your Admirality Code the same as ours?
[17:55] Kongou
    No, do you even obey the mandates
    of any Admirality Code at all?
[18:04] Kongou
    All Fog vessels that come in contact
[18:06] ---
    with you have undergone
    change, without exception.
[18:09] Kongou
    Why is that?
[18:10] I
    Change?
[18:12] Kongou
    Hyuuga,
[18:13] Kongou
    Takao,
[18:14] Kongou
    Kirishima,
[18:15] Kongou
    and Haruna.
[18:17] Kongou
    They all developed anomalies.
[18:20] Kongou
    What is happening here?
[18:23] Kongou
    This is not the Fog I know.
[18:25] Kongou
    What has changed them?
[18:29] I
    I do not know.
[18:32] Kongou
    Why do you not know?
[18:33] Kongou
    You caused all of this.
[18:36] I
    I am just fulfilling my duty as Gunzou's ship.
[18:41] Kongou
    For what purpose?
[18:42] I
    That's...
[18:43] Kongou
    Answer me, 401.
[18:47] I
    I... want Gunzou to...
[18:54] Kongou
    So you cannot answer?
[18:56] Kongou
    Even though you are of the Fog?
[18:59] Kongou
    It seems my intuition was correct.
[19:04] I
    Kongou?
[19:06] Kongou
    Chihaya Gunzou is the
    one who caused all this.
[19:11] Kongou
    That is why I have taken
    preventive measures
[19:14] Kongou
    to protect my core and Maya's from
    possible contamination through contact
[19:19] Kongou
    with you and Chihaya Gunzou.
[19:23] Kongou
    It seems they have paid off.
[19:26] G
    What do you mean, Kongou?
[19:29] Kongou
    I knew the answer from the beginning.
[19:32] Kongou
    Mimicking the human form
[19:34] Kongou
    and attempting to
    understand human behavior
[19:37] Kongou
    has given rise to turmoil
[19:39] Kongou
    and weakened the existence
    of the Fog as weapons.
[19:42] I
    That can't be right.
[19:43] I
    If so, how is it possible that Gunzou
    and I were able to deflect your attacks
[19:48] I
    and continue to survive?
[19:51] Kongou
    There were errors in our tactics.
[19:55] Kongou
    However, those errors can be corrected.
[19:58] Kongou
    And we will return to our rightful existence
[20:02] Kongou
    as dictated by the Admirality Code.
[20:19] Kongou
    Maya, let's go.
[20:20] Maya
    What? Already?
[20:22] Kongou
    Hurry up.
[20:24] ---
    Aww.
[20:26] G
    What's going on?
[20:28] I
    They were decoys
    constructed of nanomaterials.
[20:30] I
    But is such an intensive task possible?
[20:32] Kongou
    Of course it is.
[20:34] Kongou
    Our cores' potential far surpasses
    that of a mere submarine like you.
[20:48] Kongou
    I will eradicate Chihaya Gunzou,
    401, and all who follow you.
[20:56] G
    I regret that we could not
    reach an understanding.
[21:01] Kongou
    Fire.
[21:20] Hyu
    You don't really think you can
    get past my defenses, do you?
[21:24] Kongou
    No.
[21:26] Kongou
    But how long will you last?
[21:30] Kongou
    Back there,
[21:31] Kongou
    I thought I understood
    what 401 meant by "fun."
[21:38] Kongou
    But that was a cunningly prepared trap.
[21:42] Maya
    Trap?
[21:43] Kongou
    Indeed.
[21:44] Kongou
    The Fog are weapons.
[21:45] Kongou
    Weapons should not feel emotions like "fun."
[22:03] Hyu
    Crap...
[22:04] Hyu
    I can't repair the data in time!
[22:11] Hyu
    You guys!
[22:13] H
    It is more effective to work together.
[22:17] Takao
    What are you going to do,
    Chihaya Gunzou?
[22:21] Takao
    I... I might possibly agree to cooperate.
[22:27] G
    Thank you.
[22:29] G
    We will...
[22:31] G
    get past Kongou and
    go to the United States!
SIGN    Illustration by: Kotobuki Tsukasa