6 - The Other Coupler
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[00:13] ---
Is the report that the Coupling
System was used in Chitose true?!
[00:18] ---
Wasn't development on that
supposed to have been banned?!
[00:20] ---
Where have they been
getting their funding from?!
[00:22] ---
After their repeated failures,
they still haven't had enough?!
[00:26] ---
We may be at war, but this is outrageous! Do
they think that they can get away with this?!
[00:28] ---
I demand a satisfactory explanation! It
happened at a good time, wouldn't you say?
[00:31] ---
To end the impasse
we've reached in this war,
[00:33] ---
we would've had to let our prize
fighter out of the cage eventually.
[00:38] ---
"Rear Admiral Green, 1st Navy
Special Squadron Commander"
[00:38] ---
No matter what the Council says,
[00:40] ---
there are millions who will support us.
[00:44] ---
You mean to get
the people on your side?
[00:47] ---
I've made the arrangements.
[00:50] ---
"Cygnus"
"Mobile Strike Aeroship"
[00:54] ---
Me?! In a swimsuit?!
[00:56] ---
Just saying that it's a possibility.
[00:58] ---
It seems they'll mainly be filming
the Luxon and the Bradyon,
[01:02] ---
but they said they want footage
from around the ship and of the crew.
[01:05] ---
Please hold on a second.
[01:06] ---
So, not only has the brass sent
us out into this airspace with no cover,
[01:10] ---
without even a flight formation,
to head for the Hawaii Base on our own,
[01:14] ---
but now they expect us
to pretend like we're actors?!
[01:16] ---
If that will get us off the hook,
it might be a small price to pay.
[01:20] ---
That may be true, but...
[01:22] ---
Carriage coming in for approach.
[01:31] ---
A promotional video...
[01:33] ---
They have time to be making
stuff like that during a war, Jarl?
[01:36] ---
They're making it because we're at war.
[01:38] ---
It's for things like recruiting
more troops and raising funds.
[01:42] ---
Well, it's all kinds of complicated.
[01:44] ---
Unlike what goes on in your head.
[01:46] ---
What's that supposed to mean?
[01:48] ---
More like, do you even get it?
[01:50] ---
If they're making a promotional
video on the Coupling System,
[01:52] ---
the stars of it will be Dio... and you.
[01:55] ---
What?! Me?!
[01:56] ---
Depending on how photogenic you are,
[01:58] ---
it just might decide whether
the Confederation wins or loses.
[02:01] ---
Whoa! Wait! This is too sudden!
[02:04] ---
Ooh! So these are the Luxon
and the Bradyon?! That's great!
[02:08] ---
Whoa! Ensign Weinberg!
[02:11] ---
The rumors that you're the
best-looking pilot in the Confederation
[02:13] ---
sure are well-earned!
[02:15] ---
And you're Aoba Watase?
[02:17] ---
I-I'm new, but I'll do my best to...
[02:19] ---
Sorry, but you won't
have any scenes in this video.
[02:23] ---
Huh?
[02:24] ---
Because we've brought in a Coupler
[02:25] ---
who'll be a good match
for Dio, visually speaking.
[02:28] ---
That's a Beryl Explorer.
[02:31] ---
Long time no see, Dio!
[02:33] ---
You're...!
[02:35] ---
Fromm!
[02:36] ---
Hey, how've you been?
[02:40] ---
Ensign Fromm Vantarhei,
[02:41] ---
here as a Coupler for the purpose
of shooting the promotional video.
[02:44] ---
Hey, I'm Jarl Duran.
[02:47] ---
Aoba, I'm sorry about this.
[02:49] ---
What?
[02:50] ---
I'll be borrowing your
Luxon just for a little while.
[02:54] ---
Since my Beryl can't conduct a Coupling.
[02:57] ---
R-Right.
[02:58] ---
I heard!
[02:59] ---
You put out a Nice Coupling
reading with Dio
[03:01] ---
without even any
preliminary adjustments?
[03:04] ---
That's amazing.
[03:04] ---
Y-You think so?
[03:07] ---
I want you to tell
me all about yourself later.
[03:09] ---
About me?
[03:11] ---
Yup. You've got an
unusual background, right?
[03:13] ---
Oh, uh... I guess.
[03:20] ---
Beat your wings
[03:22] ---
See the light of hope
in the sky you have yet to see
[03:27] ---
And don't ever give in
to the weight of sorrow
[03:30] ---
Echo unto eternity, UNISONIA
[03:40] ---
That world you see before your eyes
[03:45] ---
What colors is it made up of?
[03:50] ---
Measure feeling match
[03:53] ---
The pain of loss isn't something
[03:55] ---
You want to get used to, and yet
[03:58] ---
Even on a night like this,
the stars are beautiful
[04:04] ---
Like a tarnished coin spilling
from the palm of your hand
[04:10] ---
Can't go back
[04:11] ---
Want to go home
[04:13] ---
The two, back-to-back
[04:16] ---
Break through
[04:18] ---
Turning unfading emotions
into a lasting bond
[04:23] ---
Like painting over a colorless world
[04:26] ---
Let this sympathy reach
[04:29] ---
Growing the wing
[04:30] ---
Let's build the
future that we envision
[04:35] ---
We can change even fate
[04:38] ---
Transcending time, UNISONIA
[04:47] ---
Red doors lead to dangerous compartments.
[04:47] ---
"The Other Coupler"
[04:49] ---
doors are related to classified matters
[04:52] ---
and you will be prohibited
from entering either.
[04:54] ---
Incidentally, this aeroship...
[04:56] ---
What is it?
[04:57] ---
Just thinking that the
crew of the Cygnus is fortunate.
[05:01] ---
To be sharing their fate with
such an alluring superior officer.
[05:05] ---
Huh?
[05:11] ---
Now, this aeroship is
currently on active duty,
[05:14] ---
so we may become engaged
in battle at any time...
[05:16] ---
I couldn't have asked for better news!
[05:18] ---
It's in honest-to-goodness
life-and-death battles
[05:21] ---
that you always get the best footage!
[05:24] ---
I'm counting on you, Fromm!
And you, too, Dio!
[05:26] ---
I'm happy to get
to fly with you again.
[05:28] ---
Yeah, I suppose.
[05:32] ---
Did you hear?
[05:33] ---
The pilot that came to shoot the
Coupling System promotional video
[05:36] ---
is supposed to be super good-looking!
[05:38] ---
I heard!
[05:38] ---
Wow, I'm surprised.
[05:39] ---
I didn't think you were the sort
of girl who was interested in this stuff.
[05:43] ---
That's not true.
[05:44] ---
I'm curious to know things
like what his brainwaves are like
[05:47] ---
or what his Sympathy Specter
deviation levels are like.
[05:51] ---
I see.
[05:53] ---
Well, I guess you've got Aoba Watase.
[05:56] ---
What?
[05:56] ---
All right!
[05:58] ---
Let's go!
[05:59] ---
Huh? Go where?
[06:02] ---
To feast our eyes!
[06:05] ---
Before we start shooting, I want
to scout for locations on the aeroship.
[06:08] ---
Can we get authorization for that?
[06:11] ---
He's gorgeous!
[06:13] ---
Then I will have one
of our soldiers guide you...
[06:15] ---
Me!
[06:16] ---
Please allow me!
[06:17] ---
Petty Officer?!
[06:18] ---
I'm Anessa Rossetti!
[06:20] ---
Don't just think of me as your guide!
[06:21] ---
If there's anything
I can help with! Anything at all!
[06:23] ---
We're so lucky to have
such a sweet girl looking after us!
[06:28] ---
Honestly...
[06:29] ---
I know!
[06:31] ---
How about we ask her to serve
as the host in the promotional video?
[06:34] ---
Great idea, Fromm! Let's go with that!
[06:37] ---
Do you mind?
[06:38] ---
Of course not!
[06:39] ---
Dio...
[06:39] ---
It's settled then.
[06:41] ---
Oh, Dio.
[06:42] ---
I'll see you later.
[06:46] ---
Then, where would you like to go first?
[06:48] ---
How about the bridge?
[06:53] ---
You know him, right?
[06:55] ---
That guy... Fromm, was it?
[06:58] ---
Yeah.
[06:59] ---
What's he like?
[07:04] ---
Lake Louise?
[07:06] ---
A training facility for Couplers.
[07:08] ---
We were in the same class there.
[07:10] ---
I see.
[07:12] ---
On paper or in practice,
in simulators or in real Valiancers,
[07:16] ---
he made excellent marks.
[07:18] ---
I had no idea.
[07:20] ---
And he seems kind of like a good guy, too.
[07:23] ---
He's a likeable guy.
[07:25] ---
It seemed like he always had
people around keeping him company.
[07:29] ---
The exact opposite of you, huh?
[07:32] ---
It's a quality that's
unnecessary in a soldier.
[07:35] ---
But he was really good, right?
[07:40] ---
I have a problem with guys
who don't take things seriously.
[07:44] ---
And with busybodies, too.
[07:48] ---
You mean, me?!
[07:50] ---
At this point,
[07:51] ---
we've seen no sign of any units taking
off to pursue us from the Chitose Base.
[07:55] ---
Taking control of enemy
territory is no simple thing.
[08:00] ---
I'd say they've got their
hands full just getting things in order.
[08:09] ---
About the rendezvous at the Hawaii Base...
[08:11] ---
Wait, what are you doing?
[08:13] ---
N-Nothing, please don't mind me, sir.
[08:16] ---
"Chitose Base"
[08:18] ---
The Vajra?
[08:19] ---
Its outfitting and deployment
tests were completed just last week.
[08:23] ---
It will be arriving here shortly.
[08:25] ---
Such a cutting-edge aeroship is
to be assigned to my unit?
[08:28] ---
You fought bravely to bring down Chitose,
[08:28] ---
"Senior Admiral Konev"
[08:28] ---
"National Defense Force
Siberian Front Commander"
[08:31] ---
and National Defense Force Central
Command was extremely impressed.
[08:34] ---
They feel you've lived up to the
name you've made for yourself.
[08:37] ---
I am deeply awed to hear it.
[08:39] ---
Well, given your
distinguished military service,
[08:41] ---
I doubt even the Adminburo
will be complaining.
[08:44] ---
Be that as it may,
[08:46] ---
I cannot believe they will be
content to merely look on in envy.
[08:50] ---
If they would even just stay
out of our way, I would be grateful...
[09:05] ---
I wasn't able to clear their suspicions.
[09:09] ---
Why didn't that new model fight back?
[09:13] ---
It's me! It's Aoba Watase!
[09:16] ---
That pilot...
[09:18] ---
What in the world...?
[09:21] ---
Hina, you there?
[09:23] ---
Lasha?
[09:27] ---
Quick! Come!
[09:30] ---
Oh, good. They're still here.
[09:34] ---
Cute, aren't they?
[09:37] ---
Yeah.
[09:40] ---
Yeah, deer are great.
[09:43] ---
The fawn in particular would
taste great stewed in tomatoes.
[09:46] ---
What?!
[09:47] ---
All right. Then I guess I'll make
a quick trip back to borrow a rifle.
[09:51] ---
Oh! You can't do that, Tarjim!
That's not what this was about!
[09:58] ---
I'm glad to see you've cheered up.
[10:04] ---
Here goes the real take!
[10:05] ---
Ready!
[10:08] ---
Over here we have the
Coupling Valiancers, the Luxon
[10:12] ---
and the Bradyon.
[10:14] ---
Now, let's have a word with
Senior Chief Petty Officer Don Naher,
[10:16] ---
who is in charge of their maintenance.
[10:20] ---
Do you run into any problems with them
[10:22] ---
that you don't with normal Valiancers?
[10:23] ---
Let me think.
[10:25] ---
I'd say it's having
some happy-go-lucky idiots
[10:27] ---
pulling me away from important work.
[10:30] ---
I-I see.
[10:32] ---
I imagine you must put a lot
of care into the nutritional balance
[10:36] ---
of the meals for the
Coupling Valiancer pilots, right?
[10:39] ---
I like to think I put a
lot of care into every meal,
[10:41] ---
no matter which serviceman it's for.
[10:43] ---
O-Of course, you do!
[10:46] ---
Taking a little break
between all that hard work!
[10:48] ---
Recharging both mentally and
physically in the best possible spot!
[10:52] ---
That's great! That's great!
Love that sexiness!
[10:55] ---
You're awesome!
[10:56] ---
Oh, my!
[10:59] ---
This is absurd!
[11:04] ---
Then, the Protection Division?
[11:05] ---
lt will allow the people of Zogilia
[11:06] ---
"Undersecretary Malekov"
[11:06] ---
"National Security Committee
Administration Bureau"
[11:07] ---
to see the power of the Adminburo,
and at the same time, it will serve
[11:10] ---
to get the better of the military,
who have been growing big-headed.
[11:13] ---
Two birds with one stone.
[11:14] ---
Truly brilliant,
Undersecretary Gile Malekov.
[11:16] ---
All the data you sent
[11:18] ---
on the engagements between
Alfried Gallant's team and those bastards
[11:22] ---
has already been
forwarded to the Gáe Bulg.
[11:25] ---
When a successful
outcome has been achieved,
[11:27] ---
you, too, will receive what you are due.
[11:30] ---
Slava Zogilia.
[11:39] ---
"Gáe Bulg" "Protection
Division Tactical Assault Aeroship"
[11:43] ---
Now is the time to make manifest
[11:45] ---
the power of the Adminburo's
Protection Division!
[11:48] ---
The foolish Confederation's new weapon
[11:50] ---
is nothing to fear
before what we bring to bear!
[11:53] ---
We are ready to mobilize, Your Excellency!
[11:55] ---
Good.
[11:56] ---
"Dorzhiev, 1st Airborne Division Commander"
[11:57] ---
Then here we go!
[11:58] ---
Yes, sir!
[12:15] ---
Their Emphatier Level won't
stabilize at the prescribed value?
[12:18] ---
Could it be that this means Dio
and Fromm can't conduct a Coupling?
[12:22] ---
It's almost to the point
where we can't authorize it.
[12:24] ---
Please wait!
[12:24] ---
What?!
[12:25] ---
In the tests at Lake Louise,
[12:27] ---
I believe Fromm and I produced
a Nice Coupling reading.
[12:30] ---
Even among the Coupler candidates,
[12:33] ---
we were the most compatible, remember?
[12:34] ---
Dio, your Emphatier Waveform
has altered compared to before.
[12:39] ---
My waveform has altered?
[12:42] ---
That's right.
[12:42] ---
It's beginning to stray
from the standard waveform.
[12:45] ---
That can't be...
[12:46] ---
The cause?
[12:47] ---
There's no knowing at this point.
[12:49] ---
Could it be because he's
experienced active combat?
[12:52] ---
I can't deny that as a possibility.
[12:55] ---
I don't really care,
but what about the shoot?!
[12:57] ---
Um, I have a suggestion.
[13:00] ---
What is it?
[13:03] ---
One minute, you're a debuting actor,
and the next, you're a cameraman!
[13:05] ---
That's quite the promotion, boy!
[13:08] ---
Don't you give me that, too, Don.
[13:10] ---
Ensign Watase, report to
the testing room immediately.
[13:13] ---
I repeat. Ensign Watase...
[13:27] ---
This can't be!
[13:29] ---
Amazing... What's with these numbers?
[13:32] ---
Their first Coupling test ever,
and to get a Matching on this order...
[13:35] ---
Yes...
[13:36] ---
So, how is it? Will it work? Or won't it?
[13:40] ---
Elvira?
[13:41] ---
In terms of the numbers,
there are no problems.
[13:46] ---
I will authorize it.
[13:46] ---
In that case, we'll swap in Dio later
for the footage inside the cockpit.
[13:51] ---
We'll go with Aoba for
the Coupling with Fromm!
[13:54] ---
Huh? What?
[13:56] ---
Looking forward to it.
[13:58] ---
Looking forward to it?
[14:00] ---
What do you mean?
[14:06] ---
All Valiancers now taking off
are in the service of the PR Division.
[14:10] ---
I repeat, they are in
the service of the PR Division.
[14:13] ---
Furthermore, due to
the swapping in of a Coupler,
[14:16] ---
some changes have
been made to the roster of pilots.
[14:18] ---
Aboard the Luxon will
be Ensign Aoba Watase.
[14:21] ---
All right!
[14:22] ---
Aboard the Bradyon,
in place of Ensign Dio Weinberg,
[14:25] ---
will be Ensign Fromm Vanterhei.
[14:27] ---
This may be our first time as Buddies,
but I won't be going easy on you.
[14:30] ---
Sure! You can count on me!
[14:32] ---
Furthermore, Ensign Weinberg
will be piloting a Beryl.
[14:38] ---
Active combat experience, huh?
[14:40] ---
That impacted my Emphatier
Waveform? That's ridiculous...
[14:44] ---
If that's true, then why only me?
[14:47] ---
Cheer up, Dio.
[14:49] ---
Days like this happen.
[14:51] ---
Yeah, that's right! Nothing
to worry about, cameraman!
[14:54] ---
Don't get cocky.
[15:00] ---
That's great! That's great, Luxon!
[15:02] ---
I'm expecting some
slam-dunk footage here!
[15:16] ---
Then let's begin, Aoba.
[15:18] ---
Sure! Here goes!
[15:21] ---
Connective, Fromm!
[15:23] ---
Acception!
[15:29] ---
This is...
[15:31] ---
Even compared to when Aoba
and Dio conducted their first Coupling...
[15:34] ---
It is...
[15:59] ---
Aoba really is amazing.
[16:01] ---
What?
[16:02] ---
He can do that without even having
taken the Coupling training course.
[16:12] ---
Their speed is incredible.
[16:23] ---
If it had only been with me,
it might've passed for a fluke.
[16:26] ---
But to even pull it off with
Fromm on their first meeting...
[16:30] ---
What in the world is he...
[16:36] ---
Break!
[16:42] ---
More bogeys on radar!
Targets are Valiancers!
[16:45] ---
Send Lieutenant Junior
Grade Duran out immediately!
[16:47] ---
Yes, ma'am!
[16:48] ---
Are they from Chitose,
as we've been expecting?
[16:50] ---
There are no signs of
any troops taking off from there!
[16:52] ---
Then, where in the world...?
[16:55] ---
Visual coming in from the Beryl E!
[16:57] ---
Those Valiancers!
[17:02] ---
So that's the new model that brought
our Protection Division all this way.
[17:07] ---
We'll proceed as briefed.
[17:08] ---
Keep the Swan distracted!
[17:10] ---
Yes, sir!
[17:15] ---
Be careful!
[17:16] ---
They're an elite unit
from the Zogilian motherland!
[17:19] ---
For real?!
[17:20] ---
It looks like they're making a serious
bid to crush the Coupling System.
[17:30] ---
Damn it!
[17:31] ---
Taking these guys on with a Beryl is...
[17:36] ---
This is the protection corps!
[17:38] ---
We've really got targets on
our backs now, huh?!
[17:40] ---
Give me a break!
[17:44] ---
Damn it!
[17:58] ---
You're not getting away!
[18:01] ---
What?!
[18:03] ---
As might be expected of
a first-time Coupling,
[18:05] ---
they can't fight as well as they'd like...
[18:07] ---
Their Emphatier Level is staggering.
[18:10] ---
If they're still struggling, it means
they're up against tough opponents.
[18:21] ---
Damn it! That's the
protection corps for you.
[18:23] ---
I don't see any openings at all!
[18:32] ---
Floating mines!
[18:33] ---
What route should I take?!
[18:36] ---
I can't move well.
[18:40] ---
Damn it! I can't get out!
[18:43] ---
Oh, this way!
[18:47] ---
This is the only spot!
[18:48] ---
If I can keep going and break through...
[18:59] ---
Don't tell me...!
[19:00] ---
They're herding the Luxon?!
[19:02] ---
I can't go to his assist!
[19:07] ---
Aoba!
[19:10] ---
Damn it!
[19:11] ---
Hah! Beaten so easily!
[19:19] ---
Did you think you could win against
us with just speed and mobility?!
[19:24] ---
They plan to lure him into
the line of fire of their guns!
[19:27] ---
Not so fast!
[19:36] ---
What?!
[19:49] ---
What the hell?!
[20:02] ---
Thwarted by a mere mass-produced
Confederation Valiancer...
[20:05] ---
Shall we pursue?
[20:06] ---
Now that they've broken
our encircling formation,
[20:08] ---
we'll need to rethink our strategy.
[20:14] ---
Hostiles are pulling out!
[20:16] ---
That was great!
I got the most awesome footage!
[20:19] ---
Awesome! Just awesome!
[20:22] ---
I'd say we haven't
seen the last of them.
[20:24] ---
Yes, sir.
[20:25] ---
We will keep a sharp lookout.
[20:37] ---
Pulling off what you did in a Beryl?
[20:40] ---
You really are something else.
[20:41] ---
Thanks, man. You saved me.
[20:43] ---
You really are amazing.
[20:47] ---
It was my duty, after all.
[20:49] ---
There you are! There you are!
[20:51] ---
There's really nothing
more visually powerful
[20:53] ---
than combat when lives are at stake!
[20:55] ---
So, this will be our last scene.
[21:06] ---
Okay, are we ready?
[21:08] ---
Then here goes the real take!
[21:11] ---
Five... Four... Three...
[21:17] ---
Now, come join us and...
[21:19] ---
Let's conduct a Coupling!
[21:22] ---
Okay, that was good!
[21:23] ---
Good work, you two!
[21:25] ---
That was great!
[21:27] ---
Did we get enough material?
[21:28] ---
Then let's go back and
get right to editing.
[21:34] ---
As soon as we get resupplied
and maintenance is done,
[21:36] ---
we remobilize immediately.
[21:37] ---
Don't give them any time to rest!
[21:40] ---
Yes, sir!
[21:42] ---
I see.
[21:43] ---
It's no surprise that Alfried
Gallant had trouble with them.
[21:46] ---
But things won't go
the same again next time.
[21:50] ---
The Confederation's new Valiancer...
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I see what to do now!
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There they go.
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I had no idea you had
it in you to look like that.
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Look like what?
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"Let's conduct a Coupling!"
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It was my duty, after all.
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He was a good guy, wasn't he?
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It would've been nice if he could've
stayed a little longer, don't you think?
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Not really.
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Don't say that, Dio.
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Huh?
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But everyone on the film crew just...
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Fromm, is it true that you're staying
on to be assigned to the Cygnus?!
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What?!
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Oh? Didn't I tell you?
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With my heart, I call out
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To the far side, mutually drawn
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Forgetting even the reason I ache
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Just for now, please
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I know you
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I'm looking for you
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Softly pressing my lips to the bright
afterimage I can't keep from leaving
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If hesitation is what gives way
to the slightest of hopes
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To as many gentle mornings
as the times I have wandered
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In the future that
leads back to that sky,
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I want to save you,
I want to protect you
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In the future that arrives at that dream
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Wait for me
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The love we'll surely find
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I want you to reach out for it
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Next time on Buddy Complex.
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"Next Time 'Buddy'"
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"Buddy."
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