E5 - Baptisms and Strange Fevers

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[00:00] Main
    
[00:00] Ferdinand
    To sate her desire to make books,
[00:03] Ferdinand
    Main completed her clay tablets.
[00:06] Ferdinand
    But her attempt to fire them
    ended in another failure.
[00:10] Ferdinand
    Then came summer...
[00:25] Ferdinand
    And the day of Tuuli's baptism.
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[02:14] Karla
    My, Tuuli! You look adorable!
[02:19] Woman
    Congratulations, Tuuli.
[02:22] Tuuli
    Thank you.
[02:26] Main
    It is customary in this world to throw a
    grand celebration for seven-year-olds.
[02:31] Main
    The same day, they are
    baptized at the cathedral.
[02:35] Karla
    Must be nice to have girls.
[02:38] Eva
    You do only have boys, Karla.
    Ralph, Lutz, Sascha and Sieg.
[02:43] Karla
    What can I say?
[02:46] Karla
    It's so tiresome.
[02:49] Karla
    Wow...
[02:50] Karla
    You even did your hair up so nicely.
[02:53] Karla
    You look like a princess, Tuuli!
[02:55] Tuuli
    Main did it for me.
[02:57] Karla
    What? Main did?
[02:59] Karla
    So she has more to her
    than her unusual recipes.
[03:06] Woman
    Hey, look. I've never seen a
    hair ornament like this before.
[03:09] Woman
    You're right. It's so pretty.
[03:11] Woman
    How was it made?
[03:13] Woman
    Wow! Amazing!
[03:16] Main
    The hair ornament I made is that unusual?
[03:21] Gunther
    No way!
[03:23] Gunther
    I'm not going to a meeting
    on such an important day!
[03:26] Main
    Only the kids get to enter
    the cathedral, right?
[03:31] Gunther
    It's a father's duty to wait at the
    cathedral's plaza during baptism.
[03:35] Main
    Isn't it also a father's duty to go
    to work and provide for the family?
[03:42] Gunther
    I know, I know.
[03:49] Gunther
    Let's go down Central Avenue!
[03:58] Tuuli
    What?
[04:01] Main
    Smile.
[04:02] Main
    As long as you're smiling, you're
    prettier than anybody else.
[04:06] Tuuli
    Sheesh, Main. Don't lie to me.
[04:09] Gunther
    Time to go!
[04:27] Main
    Dad...
[04:28] Main
    We need to go.
[04:31] Gunther
    Tuuli...
[04:33] Main
    You won't make it for the meeting!
[04:37] Otto
    You're late, Captain!
[04:40] Otto
    I told you about the
    meeting today, didn't I?
[04:40] Main
    While Dad attended the meeting,
[04:42] Main
    I was to practice writing.
[04:46] Gunther
    Otto.
[04:47] Main
    Mister Otto's in a meeting right now.
[04:50] Gunther
    Hey, Main.
[04:52] Gunther
    I forgot about that.
[04:54] Gunther
    What do I do now?
[04:56] Main
    Shall I read it for you?
[04:59] Gunther
    You can read?
[05:01] Main
    I know how to read identification papers
    and introductory letters from nobility.
[05:05] Main
    Mister Otto taught me.
[05:07] Gunther
    It's the latter.
[05:09] Gunther
    Please.
[05:14] Main
    He has a referral from Baron Blon,
[05:17] Main
    and is going to visit Baron Glaz.
[05:20] Main
    This needs the captain's stamp,
[05:23] Main
    but he's in a meeting.
[05:26] Main
    Show him to the waiting
    room for lesser nobles.
[05:30] Main
    A merchant with a noble's referral
[05:33] Main
    should understand if we explain
    the situation to him.
[05:38] Gunther
    We're going home, Main.
[05:39] Gunther
    We're leaving before Otto catches us.
[05:42] Main
    Wait, Dad!
[05:43] Main
    I need to report something to him!
[05:47] Otto
    Main?
[05:48] Main
    Oh, Mister Otto!
[05:50] Main
    A merchant with a noble's referral is here!
[05:53] Main
    I've had him shown to the waiting
    room for lesser nobles,
[05:57] Main
    so please see to him immediately!
[06:01] Otto
    Well done! That's my assistant!
[06:03] Gunther
    My daughter, you mean!
[06:05] Main
    Dad...
[06:10] Eva
    Is that so?
[06:12] Tuuli
    Also, the cathedral was really
    beautiful and spacious!
[06:17] Gunther
    Really? Good for you.
[06:19] Tuuli
    Yep!
[06:20] Main
    Tuuli.
[06:23] Main
    This is for you.
[06:27] Tuuli
    What is this? So cute!
[06:34] Tuuli
    And so yummy!
[06:37] Eva
    Those are some interesting shapes.
[06:39] Eva
    You may really have a
    talent for cooking, Main.
[06:42] Tuuli
    Thanks for making this.
[06:45] Tuuli
    And the hair ornament, too.
[06:48] Tuuli
    I was really happy today.
[06:50] Main
    Tuuli is such an angel!
[06:54] Gunther
    We have presents for you, Tuuli.
[07:02] Eva
    They're work clothes and tools.
[07:05] Eva
    Take good care of them.
[07:06] Tuuli
    Thank you, Dad, Mom!
[07:10] Main
    Good luck being an apprentice seamstress.
[07:13] Tuuli
    Thanks!
[07:15] Main
    Will she have to go to work every day?
[07:18] Eva
    Only for half the week at first.
[07:21] Tuuli
    For the other half, I'll go
    to the forest like always.
[07:25] Main
    I see. Thank goodness.
[07:28] Eva
    Main's baptism is coming up next year, too.
[07:31] Tuuli
    Have you decided what to
    do for apprentice work?
[07:34] Main
    Yeah. I wanna run a bookstore.
[07:38] Tuuli
    A bookstore?
[07:39] Main
    Uh... I'd be selling books,
    so a merchant, I guess?
[07:45] Gunther
    Well, I don't really understand,
[07:47] Gunther
    but it's fine as long as you have a goal.
[07:49] Gunther
    That aside, this is for you.
[07:53] Main
    What is it?
[07:55] Gunther
    You'll be helping with housework
    in Tuuli's place from now on.
[08:00] Gunther
    You'll need this to get firewood
    and forage in the forest.
[08:05] Main
    A knife!
[08:08] Main
    Can't I use this to make wood tablets?
[08:12] Main
    I'll chop wood into thin strips,
[08:15] Main
    shave the surface to smooth them,
[08:19] Main
    and write on them.
[08:21] Main
    All done!
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[08:27] Main
    If I make a lot, they'll be a
    fine substitute for a book!
[08:31] Main
    Thank you, Ancient China!
[08:36] Main
    Yahoo!
[08:42] Main
    This knife... is too heavy!
[08:55] Main
    Lutz and Tuuli are amazing.
[08:59] Main
    I should start with what I can do, too.
[09:08] Main
    Well, that's how it goes at first.
[09:39] Main
    This could work!
[09:42] Lutz
    What are you making now to
    replace the clay tablets?
[09:46] Main
    Lutz.
[09:48] Main
    How could you tell these were
    a clay tablet replacement?
[09:52] Lutz
    I mean,
[09:53] Lutz
    you're having so much fun.
[09:57] Lutz
    Looked like you were about to rub
    your cheek against the wood.
[10:00] Lutz
    You were also fascinated by
    the clay tablets, remember?
[10:06] Main
    I had no idea! That's so embarrassing!
[10:09] Lutz
    So, what're you making?
[10:12] Main
    Wood tablets.
[10:14] Lutz
    Wood tablets?
[10:15] Lutz
    You'll write on these this time?
[10:17] Main
    Yeah. I need lots of these.
[10:22] Lutz
    Okay, I get it. I'll help you.
[10:25] Main
    Really?
[10:25] Lutz
    Yeah! But in return...
[10:31] Lutz
    Can you introduce me to this Otto person?
[10:35] Main
    Mister Otto?
[10:36] Lutz
    I wanna ask him about the traveling trade.
[10:41] Main
    I'll ask when I go to the gate tomorrow.
[10:44] Main
    But he's a busy man.
[10:47] Main
    Sorry in advance if he refuses.
[10:49] Lutz
    That's fine.
[10:50] Lutz
    Thanks, Main!
[11:01] Main
    Mister Otto.
[11:02] Main
    How does one join the traveling trade?
[11:05] Otto
    Huh? You want to be a traveling trader?
[11:09] Otto
    Wait, is this my fault?
[11:11] Otto
    The captain's gonna kill me!
[11:14] Main
    Oh, no! My friend does, not me!
[11:18] Otto
    Oh...
[11:19] Otto
    Then you should tell them not to bother.
[11:23] Main
    Ah, I knew it.
[11:25] Otto
    You know what?
[11:26] Main
    From the way he spoke, I figured
    it wasn't a popular profession.
[11:32] Otto
    Well, he'd probably catch
    hell from his parents.
[11:36] Main
    Also, I thought that a
    life of constant travel
[11:40] Main
    would be too hard on a city kid.
[11:43] Otto
    If you know that much, why not
    give him your own advice?
[11:48] Main
    Rather than a city kid like me,
[11:50] Main
    he'd probably listen if you
    gave him a dose of reality.
[11:55] Otto
    Hmm...
[11:57] Main
    You have ties with merchants, don't you?
[12:00] Main
    If he looks to become a merchant,
[12:02] Main
    he can leave the town at
    times to stock up on goods.
[12:05] Otto
    If you're acting as a go-between,
[12:07] Otto
    you must like that kid a lot.
[12:10] Main
    Lutz has helped me loads.
[12:12] Main
    I want to repay him when I can.
[12:15] Otto
    I see. Hmm...
[12:18] Otto
    The next day off should be fine.
[12:20] Main
    Thank you, Mister Otto!
[12:24] Main
    Oh, right.
[12:25] Main
    How do I write on the wood tablets?
[12:28] Main
    Slate pencils won't work.
[12:32] Main
    Mister Otto, can I be paid in
    ink instead of slate pencils?
[12:38] Otto
    You'd have to work three
    years for free. No advances.
[12:41] Main
    What?!
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[12:58] Main
    Mister Otto said he can see
    you on his next day off.
[13:02] Lutz
    Really?
[13:03] Lutz
    Thanks, Main!
[13:07] Main
    I hope it proves to be
    a good meeting for you.
[13:16] Main
    Now I just dry them.
[13:19] Main
    Next up is...
[13:21] Main
    Ink. Ink?
[13:24] Main
    Should I go catch an octopus
    or a squid or something?
[13:30] Main
    Now I can write!
[13:35] Main
    Not! Where's the sea even supposed to be?!
[13:42] Main
    Ash?
[13:44] Main
    Ash could work!
[13:47] Main
    Mom!
[13:49] Main
    Can I have that ash?
[13:51] Eva
    No. It's used to make soap,
[13:54] Eva
    thaw ice, and do all kinds of things.
[13:57] Main
    I see.
[13:59] Main
    How about soot, then?
[14:02] Eva
    My! You'll clean the oven for me?!
[14:05] Main
    Huh?
[14:07] Eva
    Good luck, Main.
[14:11] Main
    So yeah, I did my best.
[14:14] Main
    I was bedridden after that, though.
[14:16] Lutz
    Bedridden again?
[14:18] Lutz
    Are you okay?
[14:19] Main
    I'm fine now.
[14:21] Main
    Anyway, let's try using this soot to write.
[14:25] Main
    Guess I'll try mixing it in water first.
[14:30] Main
    The soot and water will probably separate.
[14:33] Lutz
    Why not try writing with it?
[14:35] Main
    Okay.
[14:41] Lutz
    It's getting fuzzy.
[14:43] Main
    This won't work.
[14:44] Lutz
    What next?
[14:47] Main
    I think mixing it with oil
    is the obvious choice, but...
[14:51] Lutz
    No way you can get oil.
[14:53] Main
    Mom won't let me have any.
[14:56] Main
    What else?
[14:57] Main
    It doesn't have to be a liquid. If I can
    make something like a crayon or pencil...
[15:09] Main
    That's it!
[15:11] Main
    Let's try mixing it with clay.
[15:15] Both
    All right!
[15:31] Main
    Done!
[15:35] Main
    How long should we let these dry?
[15:38] Lutz
    Beats me.
[15:40] Main
    Wanna try firing them?
[15:42] Lutz
    Don't try anything stupid.
    Do you want another explosion?
[15:46] Main
    Urk.
[15:49] Main
    Anyway, I can write on
    wood tablets with this.
[15:52] Main
    I've taken a step toward
    my book-making goal.
[15:59] Main
    I'll dry these in storage, too.
[16:04] Main
    Huh? They're gone!
[16:06] Main
    Why?
[16:07] Eva
    What's wrong, Main?
[16:09] Main
    Mom! Do you know where the
    wood tablets here went?
[16:13] Eva
    Wood tablets?
[16:14] Main
    They were wood pieces
    in all shapes and sizes,
[16:17] Main
    but they all had their surface smoothed!
[16:19] Eva
    Oh, the firewood you brought home?
[16:23] Eva
    I used it, of course.
[16:25] Main
    You used it?
[16:27] Main
    Why?
[16:30] Eva
    You can finally help with housework,
[16:33] Eva
    and you tried so hard to
    bring that firewood home.
[16:36] Main
    I wanted to turn your
    bedtime story into a book.
[16:41] Main
    That's why I gathered those.
[16:43] Eva
    Oh, if you just want me to
    tell you bedtime stories,
[16:46] Eva
    I'd be glad to.
[16:48] Main
    That's not... the point...
[16:53] Eva
    Main?
[16:56] Main
    What's happening?
[17:01] Eva
    Main?
[17:02] Eva
    Main!
[17:12] Main
    I feel like the fever's eating away at me.
[17:15] Main
    I'm slowly fading away.
[17:20] Lutz
    Main!
[17:23] Main
    Lutz...
[17:25] Lutz
    Are you okay, Main?
[17:27] Lutz
    I heard you collapsed suddenly.
[17:29] Main
    Sorry to have worried you.
[17:33] Lutz
    I'll go get your mom.
[17:41] Main
    It didn't work out again.
[17:44] Main
    Mom burned... my wood tablets.
[17:49] Lutz
    Ah... Well, they do look like pieces of wood.
[17:54] Main
    I'm fated to never finish a book!
[18:07] Lutz
    Don't beat yourself up.
[18:09] Main
    Lutz?
[18:11] Lutz
    You just need to pick a material
    that doesn't burn, right?
[18:16] Main
    You're so nice, Lutz.
[18:19] Lutz
    I-I need you to introduce me to Mister Otto!
[18:23] Lutz
    So you have to get better
    no matter what. Got that?
[18:28] Main
    Yeah. Thanks, Lutz.
[18:32] Main
    But even the bamboo strips
    Lutz brought me...
[18:38] Main
    What was that noise?
[18:42] Main
    Mom, what happened?
[18:45] Eva
    I thought Lutz brought us bamnicht wood,
[18:48] Eva
    but apparently not.
[18:51] Main
    You burned it?
[18:53] Eva
    You don't need to worry. Just rest up.
[19:05] Main
    The anger at something I made being burned,
[19:08] Main
    the frustration of that
    anger not being understood,
[19:13] Main
    the reality that no matter how many things
    I try, I can never have my books...
[19:18] Main
    I've had enough.
[19:21] Main
    If my efforts will never amount to anything,
[19:24] Main
    then I might as well disappear, right?
(Flashback) [19:31] Lutz
    Main.
(Flashback) [19:33] Lutz
    Main!
(Flashback) [19:35] Lutz
    I'll help with whatever you want to do.
(Flashback) [19:38] Lutz
    I need you to introduce me to Mister Otto!
(Flashback) [19:41] Lutz
    So you have to get better
    no matter what. Got that?
[19:45] Main
    That's right! I have to keep my promise!
[19:49] Main
    I must get better and introduce him to Otto!
[19:55] Main
    It's gone down.
[19:57] Main
    The fever in my body is smaller now?
[20:01] Main
    There's something wrong with this fever.
[20:03] Main
    It attacks me from the inside
[20:06] Main
    and keeps changing in size.
[20:09] Main
    What illness does this body have, anyway?
[20:14] Otto
    Are you all right now?
[20:17] Otto
    The captain told me that your fever
    didn't go down for five days.
[20:21] Main
    Yeah, but I'm fine.
[20:23] Otto
    You look pale in the face.
[20:29] Main
    I've been racking my brain over something.
[20:32] Main
    I've tried all sorts of things
    to make something I want,
[20:35] Main
    but I just couldn't do it.
[20:39] Main
    What would you do in my shoes?
[20:44] Otto
    You can just hire someone to do it for you.
[20:47] Main
    Hire someone myself?
[20:50] Main
    That sounds like a great idea,
[20:52] Main
    but what if I don't have any capital?
[20:54] Otto
    Persuade someone who can do
    it into doing it for you.
[20:58] Otto
    If it goes well, you don't
    hurt your bottom line at all.
[21:02] Main
    Once a businessman, always a businessman.
[21:06] Main
    But I'll keep that in mind.
[21:08] Otto
    Oh, right.
[21:10] Otto
    About that meeting we had to postpone...
[21:13] Main
    And so, we decided on a suitable
    day for Lutz and Otto to meet.
[21:17] Main
    "Be at Central Plaza by the third bell."
[21:22] Otto
    He's a boy you're referring,
[21:25] Otto
    so I'm sure he'll be very amusing.
[21:27] Otto
    I'm looking forward to a fun day off.
[21:30] Main
    Huh? What's that about?
[21:32] Main
    Isn't it gonna be just a meeting?
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[23:13] Main
    Head Priest, is there anything
    special about the upcoming meeting?
[23:17] Ferdinand
    Why would I know anything
    about the affairs of commoners?
[23:21] Main
    Even you don't know, huh?
[23:25] Ferdinand
    Unlike you, I do have a good idea,
[23:28] Ferdinand
    but I'm not going to jump to conclusions.
[23:30] Main
    What? Tell me if you have an idea!
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