E3 - The Events of Winter

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[00:01] Ferdinand
    "I want to read books."
[00:03] Ferdinand
    For the girl who began a new life
    as Main in another world—
[00:06] Ferdinand
    a world where books and paper
    are prohibitively expensive—
[00:09] Ferdinand
    that was her biggest wish.
[00:11] Ferdinand
    If she couldn't get any, she'd
    have to make them herself.
[00:14] Ferdinand
    Having come to that resolution,
[00:16] Ferdinand
    she took the first step toward
    making her own paper...
SIGN    Ascendance of a Bookworm
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SIGN    Chapter Three The Events of Winter
[02:04] Main
    Two months after I became Main,
[02:06] Main
    Winter with a capital W took
    over the town I live in.
[02:18] Main
    Why is it so dark in the middle of the day?
[02:22] Tuuli
    What do you expect? There's a blizzard outside.
[02:30] Main
    As getting snowed in is very common,
    people work at home over the winter.
[02:34] Main
    Mainly handiwork.
[02:36] Main
    Tuuli makes baskets,
[02:38] Main
    while Mom stitches clothes.
[02:40] Eva
    Main, you should stop goofing
    off and make some baskets, too.
[02:44] Eva
    Show her how to do it, Tuuli.
[02:47] Tuuli
    Sure.
[02:51] Main
    Sorry, I already know what I'm making.
[03:00] Main
    I'm gonna make pseudo-papyrus with this.
[03:03] Main
    Before it started snowing,
[03:05] Main
    I had Tuuli and the other kids gather
    a thick-stemmed plant for me.
[03:10] Main
    Ancient Egypt is dead!
    Long live Ancient Egypt!
[03:14] Main
    How do I extract the fiber, though?
[03:22] Main
    Wow. Tuuli, how do you make this?
[03:26] Tuuli
    You skin it, wash it in running
    water, and then let it dry.
[03:30] Main
    I see.
[03:32] Main
    Thanks!
[03:34] Main
    Okay!
[03:45] Main
    Tuuli...
[03:47] Tuuli
    Try peeling along the fiber now.
[03:55] Main
    Tuuli...
[03:57] Main
    All done!
[04:01] Main
    What's wrong, Tuuli?
[04:05] Main
    And so, the table was set.
[04:11] Main
    Now if I just weave these together,
    I should have my pseudo-papyrus!
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[04:22] Tuuli
    You've been at it for three days.
[04:26] Tuuli
    What are you trying to make?
[04:31] Tuuli
    Main?
[04:33] Main
    Forget it!
[04:35] Main
    I give up! You win this war, Ancient Egypt!
[04:39] Eva
    Keep it down.
[04:41] Eva
    And make some baskets instead
    of playing with that grass.
[04:44] Main
    'Kay...
[04:46] Tuuli
    I'll teach you how to do it.
[04:49] Main
    It's okay. I know how.
[04:53] Main
    Back when I was Urano,
[04:55] Main
    my mom made me help make baskets
    out of newspaper leaflets.
[05:04] Eva
    That's impressive, Main!
[05:06] Tuuli
    Why are you so much better at it?
[05:09] Tuuli
    I'm supposed to be the big sis...
[05:13] Main
    N-No, this is, uh...
[05:18] Tuuli
    You want to be an apprentice
    seamstress, right?
[05:22] Tuuli
    Then you'll need to learn how
    to weave before your baptism.
[05:26] Tuuli
    Come, I'll teach you.
[05:30] Tuuli
    Yay!
[05:35] Main
    Nice save, Mom!
[05:38] Main
    Tuuli turns seven in the summer.
[05:40] Main
    In this world, once a kid
    turns seven and is baptized,
[05:44] Main
    they begin life as an apprentice.
[05:47] Main
    To become an apprentice, you
    need an adult's referral.
[05:50] Main
    As such, most people end up in the
    same line of work as their parents.
[05:55] Eva
    You should learn how to weave too, Main.
[05:57] Main
    I'll pass.
[05:59] Eva
    No, you won't.
[06:01] Eva
    You need to know how to make attractive
    yet practical clothes for your family.
[06:05] Eva
    Or else, you won't be a refined lady.
[06:08] Main
    "Refined"?
[06:09] Eva
    Right. A refined lady must
    know how to cook and sew.
[06:13] Main
    It's not like I want to be a seamstress.
[06:16] Tuuli
    Do you wanna be an apprentice craftsman?
[06:19] Tuuli
    You do make a mean basket, after all.
[06:21] Main
    No, no!
[06:23] Tuuli
    What will you do, then?
[06:26] Main
    Of course...
[06:30] Main
    I'll make books!
[06:32] Main
    Ancient Egypt didn't help.
[06:35] Main
    Then, naturally,
[06:37] Main
    I'll turn to Mesopotamia next!
[06:42] Main
    Okay, I'm making clay tablets in the spring.
[06:50] Main
    Morning.
[06:52] Eva
    Good morning, Main.
[06:55] Main
    Huh? Where are Dad and Tuuli?
[06:58] Eva
    They went to pick parues.
[07:00] Main
    Parues?
[07:25] Gunther
    Tuuli, you okay?
[07:28] Tuuli
    Yeah. I think I'm almost done.
[07:33] Tuuli
    We're back!
[07:36] Main
    So this is the parue fruit?
[07:38] Tuuli
    Main, hold the bowl for me.
[07:41] Main
    'Kay.
[07:51] Main
    Wow, that's a sweet scent!
[07:55] Tuuli
    Wanna drink some?
[07:56] Main
    Yeah!
[08:04] Main
    It's like rich coconut milk!
[08:08] Main
    Such a blissful taste!
[08:13] Main
    That was amazing.
[08:17] Main
    Tuuli, why are your hands all red?
[08:20] Tuuli
    It always happens when you pick parues.
[08:25] Tuuli
    You can't do it unless you warm
    up the branches with your hands.
[08:29] Main
    With your bare hands? In this cold?
[08:31] Tuuli
    You'd catch a cold right away.
[08:34] Main
    Can't you do it in the afternoon?
[08:37] Main
    Wouldn't that make them easier to thaw?
[08:39] Tuuli
    Absolutely not.
[08:41] Tuuli
    Parue fruits can only be
    picked in the morning.
[08:45] Tuuli
    When exposed to sunlight,
    the tree grows rapidly,
[08:47] Tuuli
    sends its fruit flying far
    away, and disappears.
[08:51] Main
    It disappears?
[08:53] Main
    Sounds like one bizarre tree.
[08:57] Main
    Once Dad finished separating
    the parues' flesh, oil, and pulp,
[09:02] Main
    he left for his night shift at work.
[09:16] Main
    Looks like soy pulp.
[09:22] Tuuli
    No, Main! That's bird feed!
[09:30] Main
    This is actually pretty edible!
[09:35] Ralph
    Good evening!
[09:37] Ralph
    Could you spare us some parue
    pulp in exchange for eggs?
[09:40] Ralph
    We're running low on bird feed.
[09:43] Tuuli
    Sure. Hang on.
[09:49] Lutz
    There are a bunch of boys in my family,
    so food is starting to be a problem.
[09:54] Main
    If you're hungry, do you wanna try this?
[09:57] Lutz
    Huh? Who'd eat bird feed?!
[10:07] Lutz
    It's good.
[10:08] Main
    There's a way to make it taste even better.
[10:22] Main
    You flip it once bubbles
    form on the surface.
[10:33] Lutz
    Man, I can't watch. Let me do it.
[10:39] Lutz
    One, two...
[10:46] Main
    Ta-dah!
[10:48] Main
    Your simple paruecake is ready to eat!
[11:08] Lutz
    This is great.
[11:09] Ralph
    Good! So good!
[11:11] Eva
    This is fantastic, Main.
[11:13] Tuuli
    Where did you learn to make this?
[11:14] Main
    Well, you got your hands all
    red to get these for us.
[11:20] Main
    And this way, we can eat all of it.
[11:26] Tuuli
    Yeah! Thanks, Main!
[11:30] Lutz
    Damn, you're cool.
[11:32] Main
    These are easy to make, and filling.
[11:36] Lutz
    I'll be there for you next
    time you need anything.
[11:39] Lutz
    You're weak and frail, so let me help you,
[11:44] Lutz
    as thanks for the paruecake.
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[12:01] Gunther
    Wow, Main made these?
[12:03] Eva
    They're paruecakes, apparently.
[12:06] Gunther
    Let's have a bite.
[12:10] Gunther
    Yummy!
[12:11] Tuuli
    Hard to believe they're
    made from the pulp, right?
[12:16] Tuuli
    But first the Simple All-In-One
    Shampoo, and now this...
[12:20] Tuuli
    Where did she learn to make all this?
[12:23] Eva
    She did make a really elaborate
    basket all by herself, too.
[12:27] Tuuli
    Hasn't she been really strange lately?
[12:31] Gunther
    Who cares if she's acting strange?
[12:33] Gunther
    She kept having fevers and
    could've died anytime, you know?
[12:38] Gunther
    I'm happy just seeing how active she is now.
[12:45] Eva
    You're right.
[12:46] Tuuli
    Yeah.
[12:50] Main
    My slate pencil is gone!
[12:53] Tuuli
    Oh, big deal.
[12:55] Main
    It is a big deal!
[12:57] Main
    Dad, take me to the gate!
[13:00] Gunther
    Why the gate?
[13:02] Main
    I need to get more slate
    pencils from Mister Otto.
[13:05] Main
    And I'll have him teach me some
    more letters while I'm at it.
[13:10] Gunther
    Do you like Otto that much?
[13:14] Main
    Yeah! I love him!
[13:21] Gunther
    Not until the spring.
[13:26] Gunther
    Not until the spring!
[13:29] Gunther
    You'll catch a fever if you go outside!
[13:31] Gunther
    You're not taking one step out of
    the house until the spring! Got that?!
[13:35] Tuuli
    Dad...
[13:37] Eva
    What am I going to do with him?
[13:42] Main
    Stupid overbearing dad!
[13:48] Main
    However, the very next day had
    perfect parue-picking weather,
[13:52] Main
    so Mom and Tuuli headed out to the forest,
[13:55] Main
    and Dad had to take me to the gate anyway.
[14:03] Main
    We're in Snow Country.
[14:07] Gunther
    Main.
[14:08] Main
    What is it, Dad?
[14:12] Gunther
    Otto's a married man, okay?
[14:16] Main
    Urk.
[14:19] Main
    Uh... What about it?
[14:23] Gunther
    That guy's mind is filled
    with nothing but his wife.
[14:28] Main
    So you're saying he's a
    devoted, loving husband,
[14:33] Main
    and an all-round great guy?
[14:39] Gunther
    No.
[14:47] Main
    He's such a pain!
[14:50] Otto
    Main!
[14:52] Otto
    It's been a while.
[14:53] Main
    Long time no see, Mister Otto.
[14:57] Gunther
    Eva will come pick her up once
    she's done picking parues.
[15:01] Gunther
    Take care of Main until then.
[15:03] Otto
    But, uh, I...
[15:05] Gunther
    You get it, don't you?
[15:09] Gunther
    Don't you dare let her catch
    a cold like last time.
[15:17] Otto
    Welp.
[15:18] Otto
    I was about to do the accounts
    and draw up next term's budget.
[15:23] Main
    He started sulking when
    I spoke highly of you.
[15:27] Otto
    Yikes.
[15:30] Otto
    But still, I'm happy to see you again.
[15:34] Main
    After that, Otto gave me a fresh slate pencil
[15:38] Main
    and taught me some more letters.
[15:41] Main
    I think I've learned a fair few now.
[15:52] Main
    Mister Otto.
[15:55] Main
    This part is incorrect.
[15:57] Main
    So is this.
[15:59] Otto
    You can do calculations?
[16:02] Otto
    But you can't read, right?
[16:04] Main
    I don't know the alphabet,
[16:06] Main
    but Mom taught me the numbers before.
(Flashback) [16:10] Main
    Mom! What's that on that plank?
(Flashback) [16:13] Eva
    Oh, it shows the price, so you know
    how much you can buy something for.
[16:31] Otto
    Main, I'm going to swallow my pride and ask.
[16:35] Otto
    Could you help me out here?
[16:44] Main
    Sure thing!
[16:45] Main
    I'll do it if you supply slate pencils for
    me and teach me the alphabet.
[16:50] Main
    I'm not the kind of girl who
    works for no compensation.
[16:58] Otto
    You're so amusing.
[17:00] Otto
    Do you really only want
    slate pencils, though?
[17:04] Main
    It runs out in no time.
[17:06] Otto
    I see. In that case,
[17:10] Otto
    we have a deal.
[17:19] Otto
    Can I ask you to get right to
    working on these calculations?
[17:24] Otto
    Here's your calculator.
[17:26] Main
    I don't need it. I don't
    know how to use it, anyway.
[17:29] Otto
    How will you do it, then?
[17:31] Main
    All I need is the slate.
[17:41] Otto
    Wow.
[17:43] Otto
    I can't believe you did such complicated
    calculations without using a calculator.
[17:48] Main
    Crap. Did I do too much?
[17:51] Main
    I'm glad to be of help.
[17:54] Otto
    You really were. Thank you.
[17:58] Tuuli
    Main!
[17:59] Eva
    Time to go home!
[18:00] Main
    Oh, Tuuli! Mom!
[18:04] Main
    And then came one snowy day after another.
[18:08] Eva
    Okay, all done!
[18:13] Eva
    That's what you'll wear to
    your baptism. Isn't it pretty?
[18:16] Tuuli
    Yeah!
[18:18] Tuuli
    Thank you, Mom!
[18:22] Main
    Oh, so we use the free time over
    the winter to prepare for summer.
[18:30] Main
    Tuuli, what about your hair?
[18:33] Tuuli
    I'll pick some flowers and
    use them as a hair ornament.
[18:37] Main
    That's not enough!
[18:40] Main
    I'll make you look way prettier than that!
[18:43] Main
    If we don't have hair accessories,
    I can just make some!
[18:46] Main
    I'll show off the lacework skills I got from
    all those hours at mommy crafting classes!
[18:55] Main
    Wait, this world doesn't
    have the crochet hook yet!
[19:00] Main
    That means...
[19:07] Main
    Dad.
[19:11] Gunther
    What do you want?
[19:12] Main
    Yikes. He's still sulking.
[19:18] Main
    You see, I need a favor from you.
[19:23] Gunther
    A favor?
[19:25] Main
    Yeah.
[19:26] Main
    Can you make me a needle with
    a hook to stitch thread?
[19:32] Main
    Pretty please?
[19:33] Main
    Pretty please?
[19:39] Gunther
    I'll give it a shot!
[19:41] Main
    You're the best, Dad!
[19:49] Gunther
    Will this do?
[19:50] Main
    Can you make it thinner?
[19:52] Gunther
    Of course. You got it.
[19:53] Tuuli
    Dad's in a better mood now.
[19:55] Eva
    Yeah. That's great.
[19:58] Gunther
    How's this?
[20:03] Main
    I love you, Dad!
[20:09] Gunther
    Victory is mine, Otto.
[20:11] Main
    Mom, can I have some waste thread?
[20:14] Eva
    Sure, but what will you do with it?
[20:28] Main
    There!
[20:29] Tuuli
    Isn't it too small?
[20:31] Main
    I'll make a bunch of these
    and put them together.
[20:38] Eva
    Let me try.
[20:41] Main
    Wow. A refined seamstress in action.
[20:44] Main
    Then I had Dad make the hairpin part too,
[20:48] Main
    and the hair ornament was complete!
[20:53] Main
    It's done.
[20:57] Eva
    That looks great.
[20:58] Main
    You're so pretty, Tuuli.
[21:03] Tuuli
    I do?
[21:07] Tuuli
    This really is great!
[21:09] Main
    I wanted to repay you for helping
    me extract the fiber from the grass.
[21:14] Tuuli
    Thanks, Main.
[21:17] Tuuli
    This makes me really happy.
[21:19] Gunther
    Dad's really happy, too!
[21:21] Gunther
    Main's a kind girl who cares for her sister.
[21:24] Gunther
    And Tuuli's grown into a lovely big sis, too!
[21:28] Gunther
    You girls are my pride and joy!
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    Forests and Clay Tablets
[23:11] Ferdinand
    You have a very nice and caring father.
[23:14] Main
    Yeah, but he's way too clingy.
[23:17] Ferdinand
    By the way, when are you
    going to start making paper?
[23:21] Ferdinand
    You haven't done anything you said you'd do.
[23:23] Main
    Hey, I did make pseudo-papyrus.
[23:26] Main
    Though it was a dead end.
[23:28] Main
    I'm gonna make clay tablets for sure next!
[23:31] Ferdinand
    Clay is hardly paper.
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