2 - The Hibiscus Hair Ornament

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[00:01] Yu
    When did I last talk
    with a girl that wasn't Himari?
[00:07] Yu
    Mornin'. You work the night shift?
[00:09] Sakura
    Yup. Jeez...
[00:12] Sakura
    I thought I was tired,
    but you don't look too hot yourself.
[00:16] Yu
    I guess I'm just not great
    at handling change.
[00:19] Sakura
    You sit alone and fidget
    around with accessories.
[00:22] Sakura
    What kind of change could
    you possibly encounter?
[00:25] Yu
    Ouch, Saku-nee-san...
[00:30] Sakura
    So a girl asked you
    to fix your bracelet, huh?
[00:35] Sakura
    Maybe it'll be good inspiration.
[00:38] Yu
    Inspiration? How?
[00:40] Sakura
    Well you're always making stuff
    based on Himari-chan's image.
[00:45] Sakura
    To be honest, your accessories
    all look the same recently.
[00:50] Sakura
    They just give off the same vibe.
[00:54] Sakura
    Like a garden frozen in time.
[00:57] Yu
    Garden?
[00:58] Sakura
    Don't tell me you didn't notice.
[01:03] Sakura
    There's no romantic passion...
[01:05] Sakura
    Or despair from heartbreak.
[01:08] Sakura
    Your work could use some
    of that emotional range.
[01:11] Yu
    B-But sales are doing great.
[01:14] Sakura
    You sure?
[01:15] Sakura
    Do you even have loyal repeat customers?
[01:19] Sakura
    Look. We have a deal, remember?
[01:23] Sakura
    If you can't open your own store
    by the time you're thirty,
[01:25] Sakura
    give it up and take over
    our convenience store.
[01:28] Yu
    I-I know.
[01:30] Sakura
    Of course, you can marry
    Himari-chan in that case.
[01:33] Sakura
    You'll need to pay
    for things after retirement,
[01:35] Sakura
    and we'll get taken care of by a
    pretty girl who's quick on her feet!
[01:39] Yu
    My sister's the worst!
SIGN    Can a Boy-Girl Friendship Survive?
SIGN    (No, It Can't!!)
SIGN    The Hibiscus Hair Ornament
[03:14] Yu
    She's right, though.
[03:15] Yu
    I don't have many repeat customers.
[03:21] Yu
    I've always thought every
    accessory is one of a kind.
[03:25] Yu
    That their purpose is to help the owner
    shine for a brief moment in their life.
[03:29] Yu
    But that's just an excuse.
[03:31] Makishima
    You never told me what happened
    with Natsu yesterday.
[03:35] Makishima
    How did it go?
[03:36] Rion
    Nothing happened, obviously.
[03:39] Makishima
    But you're gonna ask him, right?
[03:43] Makishima
    Don't you want help from me,
    your wingman?
[03:47] Makishima
    So you can figure out your next move?
[03:51] Rion
    I didn't ask for your help.
[03:53] Himari
    There she is! Enocchi!
[03:56] Himari
    Oh, look who's here.
[03:58] Makishima
    Is that any way to greet someone?
[04:00] Makishima
    Besides, I was talking with Rin-chan first.
[04:03] Himari
    You're done, right?
[04:05] Makishima
    Actually, we were just getting
    to the juicy part.
[04:08] Girl A
    Makishima-senpai!
[04:11] Makishima
    What's the matter?
[04:11] Girl A
    Could you take a look at my form?
[04:15] Himari
    Aren't those the girls from the Tennis
    Club you've been trying to get with?
[04:19] Himari
    You shouldn't keep them waiting!
[04:22] Makishima
    No need to warn me, Himari-chan.
[04:25] Himari
    Now that we've got him out of the way...
[04:28] Himari
    Enocchi, guess what? I've got a great idea!
[04:32] Himari
    Wanna hear?
[04:33] Rion
    I have a bad feeling about this.
[04:37] Yu
    You guys are the only ones who can
    make me feel better in times of need.
[04:40] Himari
    Hey, Yu!
[04:42] Himari
    No work today?
[04:44] Yu
    After I'm done here,
    I'm heading home for the day.
[04:46] Yu
    What about you?
[04:47] Himari
    I guess I'll help then!
[04:50] Himari
    You seemed deep in
    thought during class today.
[04:53] Yu
    Way to notice, best friend.
[04:55] Himari
    So what's up?
[04:57] Yu
    I'm thinking about switching
    things up for my next piece.
[05:01] Yu
    The concepts: "romantic passion"
    and "despair from heartbreak!"
[05:05] Himari
    Bwa-ha! What the heck?!
[05:08] Himari
    You're into romance all the sudden?
[05:11] Himari
    So that's why!
[05:13] Himari
    Sakura-san definitely has a point.
[05:16] Yu
    You think so?
[05:17] Himari
    You've always made stuff you liked yourself.
[05:21] Himari
    But you need to value
    the customer's perspective, too!
[05:26] Yu
    The customer's perspective?
[05:28] Yu
    So let's say I'll work on that.
[05:30] Yu
    What do you think about
    making romance the concept?
[05:33] Himari
    It makes sense.
[05:34] Himari
    Your main target is female customers.
[05:36] Himari
    And girls love romance!
[05:39] Yu
    I thought you said you
    don't get that kinda stuff.
[05:44] Himari
    I don't, but you know how guys come after me.
[05:48] Himari
    It's game over by the time they confess.
[05:51] Himari
    So I'm at the top of the food chain!
[05:53] Yu
    Well then, Miss "Queen of Romance"...
[05:57] Yu
    What exactly is love?
[05:58] Himari
    Wanting to kiss or have sex with someone?
[06:01] Yu
    Isn't that lust?
[06:03] Himari
    But you don't feel that stuff
    without romance, right?
[06:07] Himari
    So wanting to kiss someone and liking
    someone happens at the same time!
[06:12] Yu
    So how's that different from lust?
[06:15] Himari
    Maybe lust is just a receptor
    for romantic attraction.
[06:19] Himari
    By the way, what kinda stuff turns you on?
[06:21] Yu
    You're asking me that?
[06:23] Himari
    You like bigger boobs better?
[06:25] Himari
    Do you like black hair?
    Or some red undertones?
[06:28] Himari
    Oh, and long hair only!
[06:30] Himari
    How would kissing Enocchi make you feel?
[06:32] Yu
    How did Enomoto-san enter
    the picture all the sudden?
[06:35] Himari
    I just figured it's easier to imagine
    with a model in mind.
[06:40] Himari
    I'm not trying to probe
    your compatibility or anything.
[06:44] Yu
    Wait.
[06:45] Yu
    Is she giving me the "Ugh,
    virgins are so helpless" look?
[06:50] Yu
    We're basically equally
    inexperienced, you know.
[06:55] Yu
    I dunno.
[06:57] Yu
    I've never looked at a girl
    and wanted to kiss her.
[07:00] Himari
    Wanna try it out?
[07:02] Himari
    Try out kissing...
[07:04] Himari
    with me.
[07:05] Yu
    What?!
[07:07] Yu
    We can't.
[07:09] Himari
    Why not?
[07:09] Yu
    'Cause wanting to kiss someone
    means romantic attraction.
[07:14] Yu
    Is that how you see me?
[07:17] Himari
    Nope! You're just a best friend!
[07:21] Himari
    Neither of us know what it's like
    to wanna kiss someone, right?
[07:25] Himari
    If we try it out, we might realize
    we've known the feeling all along!
[07:29] Yu
    I gotta hand it to her.
[07:31] Yu
    She definitely comes up original ideas.
[07:34] Yu
    But this one's gotta be
    the stupidest one yet.
[07:36] Yu
    That's no reason to kiss your friend.
[07:39] Yu
    Hey—!
[07:41] Himari
    If you don't feel anything, how's it
    any different from holding hands like this?
[07:45] Himari
    It's the same skin-to-skin contact.
[07:48] Yu
    Don't say that like I'm some loser
    secretly wanting to hold hands with girls.
[07:52] Himari
    I'm holding hands on my own accord.
[07:55] Yu
    Then that makes you the loser.
[07:57] Himari
    Don't worry. I won't do this
    with anyone else.
[08:03] Himari
    Ready?
[08:04] Yu
    Hold up. Wait, calm down!
[08:06] Yu
    She's just kidding like usual.
[08:08] Yu
    She'll "Bwa-ha!" at me soon enough.
[08:11] Yu
    But why are her cheeks red?
[08:13] Yu
    And her eyes watering?
[08:14] Yu
    No, don't tug at my tie!
[08:16] Yu
    She's getting way too close.
[08:20] Yu
    I-I can feel her breath!
[08:21] Yu
    Why is my heart beating so hard?
[08:23] Yu
    This isn't funny.
[08:26] Yu
    But man, she's so pretty!
[08:34] Himari
    Bwa-ha!
[08:38] Yu
    I figured.
[08:41] Himari
    My bad! I couldn't help myself.
[08:43] Yu
    I knew it was a joke.
[08:45] Himari
    Besides, it'd be bad
    if I did that with you right now.
[08:50] Yu
    There she goes.
[08:51] Yu
    "But wasn't I so cute when
    I was tricking you into kissing me?"
[08:55] Yu
    Or something like that.
[08:57] Yu
    Yeah, just adorable. Congrats.
[09:00] Himari
    Alright!
[09:01] Himari
    I'll repay you for being mean.
[09:04] Himari
    Keep this Saturday afternoon open for me?
[09:06] Yu
    Saturday afternoon? For what?
[09:09] Himari
    It's a surprise!
[09:12] Yu
    Later, that Saturday...
[09:15] Hibari
    I haven't seen you in forever!
    How've you been?
[09:17] Yu
    Um, fine.
[09:18] Hibari
    You haven't dropped by much
    lately. I've missed you!
[09:23] Hibari
    When Himari asked me
    to pick you up, I couldn't resist.
[09:26] Yu
    I'm sorry for the trouble.
    Oh, and the sushi the other day.
[09:31] Hibari
    It's my pleasure!
[09:33] Hibari
    I need to look after my
    little brother-in-law.
[09:36] Yu
    He threw that in so casually,
    I can't even push back.
[09:39] Yu
    Um, I'm not used to luxury sushi.
[09:42] Yu
    It's a waste to spend it on me.
[09:46] Hibari
    See, that's what I love about you,
    little brother of mine!
[09:50] Yu
    I wish I could combine you
    with Saku-nee-san and divide it in half.
[09:54] Hibari
    Sakura-kun?
[09:55] Hibari
    I suppose she's never been one
    to mince her words with anyone.
[09:59] Hibari
    But her straightforwardness is her charm.
[10:02] Yu
    She really let me have it the other day.
[10:05] Yu
    You two were classmates, right?
[10:07] Hibari
    That's right.
[10:07] Hibari
    In high school, everyone knew
    Sakura-kun as a brilliant talent.
[10:13] Yu
    I wonder how we're so different
    when we're siblings.
[10:17] Hibari
    Yu-kun, you have talent
    as an accessories maker.
[10:20] Hibari
    What's not to love?
[10:22] Yu
    Thank you.
[10:24] Hibari
    You're welcome to work at our place
    anytime you want, my dear little brother!
[10:30] Yu
    As a teenage guy, his overtly welcome
    mood oddly has the opposite effect.
[10:37] Yu
    What plans do you have
    after this, Hibari-san?
[10:40] Hibari
    I'm off to work so I can beat those useless
    geezers in upper management to a pulp.
[10:45] Hibari
    As much as I'd love to hang out
    with you and shop for anime merch...
[10:50] Hibari
    That's the corporate hustle life!
[10:53] Yu
    I'm pretty sure he said something
    terrifying before he sped off.
[10:56] Yu
    Like Himari, you can never tell
    if he's kidding or serious.
[11:00] Himari
    Hey, Yu!
[11:02] Himari
    You're late! Was there traffic?
[11:05] Yu
    Um, not really.
[11:07] Himari
    Yu, don't I always say that
    good style starts with yourself?
[11:13] Yu
    "You have such a cute and stylish
    girl waiting on you hand and foot."
[11:16] Yu
    "The least you could do is dress better
    than like you just got off work."
[11:20] Yu
    Is that it?
[11:21] Yu
    I mean, she definitely is cute and stylish.
[11:25] Yu
    Well, if your brother weren't
    rushing me, I could've changed.
[11:29] Himari
    We have a special guest today.
    It's not just us, you know!
[11:41] Rion
    Hello.
[11:44] Yu
    Huh?
[11:46] Yu
    U-Um...
[11:48] Yu
    Is Makishima coming, too?
[11:50] Rion
    Shii-kun has practice today.
[11:52] Yu
    O-Oh.
[11:54] Yu
    Wait, didn't we break the ice the other day?
[11:58] Yu
    Is she one of those video game characters
    whose interactions reset every day?
[12:02] Himari
    Ahem. By the way, Yu.
[12:04] Himari
    What's the imagery for your next product?
[12:07] Yu
    Next product? I dunno.
[12:10] Himari
    Well that's not good.
[12:11] Himari
    You gotta try new things
    if you wanna revamp your style!
[12:17] Yu
    Sure, but new things like what?
[12:20] Himari
    Lucky for you!
[12:21] Himari
    Enocchi agreed to stand
    in as a temporary model for you!
[12:25] Yu
    What?
[12:26] Yu
    Wait, you told her those
    accessories were made by me?
[12:29] Himari
    I didn't have to.
[12:30] Himari
    Enocchi figured it out on her own.
[12:32] Rion
    You had a huge stock of parts,
    so I knew something was up.
[12:37] Yu
    R-Right.
[12:39] Himari
    Anyways, Enocchi asked me how she
    could thank you for fixing her bracelet.
[12:44] Himari
    So I thought it'd be nice to have
    a different model for a change.
[12:49] Yu
    Makes sense.
[12:51] Himari
    Man, you're lucky you get to be with
    such pretty girls under the guise of work.
[12:57] Himari
    But Enocchi says she's game!
[12:59] Yu
    But it's so sudden—
[13:03] Himari
    Switching up the model is just
    the inspiration you need!
[13:06] Himari
    We can shoot at Enocchi's
    confectionery shop!
[13:10] Yu
    For real? Isn't that a bit much?
[13:12] Himari
    The next holiday should be
    pretty slow, it'll be fine!
[13:16] Himari
    Right?
[13:17] Rion
    U-Um, I should ask my mom—Ahh!
[13:25] Yu
    Hey, Himari. This
    is too brash, even for you.
[13:30] Himari
    Enocchi's just as shy as you are.
[13:31] Himari
    If I didn't push for it,
    nothing would happen!
[13:34] Yu
    Huh? What do you mean?
[13:37] Himari
    It's a secret.
[13:41] Yu
    Yes!
[13:43] Rion
    He seems different than usual...
[13:46] Himari
    Yup, like a kid in a candy store.
[13:48] Himari
    Hey, Yu! Don't leave Enocchi alone!
[13:53] Himari
    What about this garnet stone?
[13:55] Yu
    Yeah! Enomoto-san, you look great in red.
[13:58] Himari
    If we're sticking with warm tones,
    this carnelian looks nice, too.
[14:02] Yu
    Orange? Yeah, I like that, too!
[14:04] Rion
    Natsume-kun, Hii-chan, what are you doing?
[14:07] Yu
    Oops, sorry.
[14:08] Yu
    We're seeing what colors
    and accessories pair well with you.
[14:12] Yu
    Oh no, was I being creepy?
[14:14] Rion
    Not creepy. I'm just surprised.
[14:16] Himari
    You can say it. Yu's a total creep!
[14:19] Yu
    Hey. How about "Yu's not
    creepy at all!" instead?
[14:22] Himari
    Um, but you are creepy.
[14:24] Himari
    Sorry to break it to you.
[14:26] Himari
    I mean, you were talking
    to yourself in an accessories shop!
[14:30] Yu
    You didn't need to take it that far!
[14:32] Yu
    Hey, don't run off! Himari-san!
[14:36] Himari
    Enocchi really laughs at anything!
[14:38] Yu
    Stop making fun of people.
[14:40] Himari
    Hey, Yu.
[14:42] Himari
    Enocchi has great skin,
    so we should shoot some close-ups!
[14:46] Yu
    Her nape is definitely a selling point.
[14:49] Yu
    Do you mind if we try some on?
[14:52] Rion
    Th-That's fine.
[14:53] Himari
    Yu, could you put that necklace on Enocchi?
[14:57] Yu
    I mean sure, but...
[14:59] Yu
    Wouldn't that make her uncomfortable?
[15:02] Himari
    You're fine, right Enocchi?
[15:04] Rion
    I-I guess...
[15:07] Yu
    Right. She doesn't see me that way.
[15:11] Yu
    "Ew, Natsume-kun. You're
    such a self-conscious creep!"
[15:14] Yu
    Better get this over with
    before she says that.
[15:17] Yu
    Okay, sit still.
[15:23] Yu
    There! How's—
[15:24] Himari
    You know what I've been
    thinking about all day?
[15:27] Himari
    How sexy Enocchi's fashion sense is!
[15:31] Yu
    Huh?!
[15:32] Yu
    Himari! Shut up!
[15:33] Himari
    Bwa-ha!
[15:34] Himari
    Just kidding!
[15:35] Himari
    Yu, your reaction screams "virgin!"
[15:39] Rion
    Hii-chan!
[15:39] Himari
    Ow, ow! Don't grab me like I'm a cat!
[15:42] Yu
    You're wrong for thinking it was
    that harmless in the first place.
[15:47] Yu
    We've picked up enough parts.
[15:49] Yu
    So I'll test out some flowers,
    then design a new product to shoot.
[15:54] Rion
    Okay.
[15:56] Rion
    Wait, is that—
[15:59] Rion
    Wow. They're so pretty.
[16:00] Yu
    This place uses a lot
    of flowers in their displays.
[16:04] Rion
    It's like that one time!
[16:06] Yu
    That one time?
[16:08] Rion
    N-Never mind.
[16:11] Himari
    Made up your mind?
[16:13] Yu
    R-Right.
[16:15] Yu
    I'm thinking warm tones.
[16:16] Yu
    Something we're not already
    growing in our garden.
[16:20] Himari
    How about roses?
[16:22] Yu
    Nah, that would feel like
    a beauty with thorns.
[16:26] Yu
    Enomoto-san's more like...
[16:29] Himari
    You're right, she's the opposite.
[16:31] Yu
    She seems thorny,
    but she's actually really sincere.
[16:34] Himari
    I told you. She's cute, right?
[16:37] Yu
    Sure, she's cute but...
[16:40] Yu
    What are you doing?
[16:41] Himari
    I'm getting something to drink.
[16:42] Himari
    You should apologize to Enocchi.
[16:45] Yu
    You mean for what you did?
[16:48] Yu
    Hey, don't leave us alone.
[16:51] Himari
    Think of it as practice!
[16:52] Himari
    I'll pay you back later.
[16:56] Himari
    I've made my choice.
[16:57] Himari
    I'll support their love.
[17:00] Himari
    I always imagined keeping Yu for myself until
    someone who fully understood him came along.
[17:09] Yu
    Um, Enomoto-san...
[17:10] Yu
    Sorry for what happened back there.
[17:12] Rion
    Th-That was Hii-chan's fault.
[17:15] Yu
    You two were friends
    in elementary school, right?
[17:18] Yu
    Was she always that brash?
[17:20] Rion
    Nope.
[17:22] Rion
    My mom and I used to
    deliver cakes to her house.
[17:25] Rion
    She was really quiet back then.
[17:28] Rion
    She was always reading books in her room.
[17:30] Rion
    Her mom asked me to be her friend,
    so I gave her cookies.
[17:36] Yu
    I can't really imagine that.
[17:40] Yu
    Wh-What kind of flowers would you like?
[17:43] Yu
    I was thinking the model should
    decide the flower this time.
[17:47] Rion
    Big ones.
[17:49] Rion
    I like the big kind of flowers.
[17:52] Yu
    Big flowers... That'd suit you perfectly.
[17:55] Yu
    You're so pretty, big flowers
    wouldn't overwhelm you.
[17:58] Yu
    N-Not in a creepy way!
[18:00] Rion
    I know. You don't need to keep saying that.
[18:03] Rion
    So what's the plan?
[18:05] Yu
    Big flowers and the concept of romance.
[18:08] Yu
    How about tulips?
[18:10] Yu
    They represent "love" and "thoughtfulness."
[18:13] Yu
    They're actually really sensual.
[18:16] Yu
    Depending on how they bloom,
     they can feel different.
[18:18] Rion
    How they bloom?
[18:19] Rion
    They're not all the same?
[18:21] Yu
    It changes with temperature.
[18:23] Yu
    Flower shops monitor that stuff,
    but it's obvious when they grow outside.
[18:27] Yu
    I used to observe them... Sorry!
[18:30] Yu
    That was probably a weird topic.
[18:32] Rion
    Why's that?
[18:33] Yu
    I've never been into baseball or soccer.
[18:36] Yu
    I didn't have friends.
[18:37] Yu
    I've been told a million
    times that I'm boring.
[18:41] Yu
    L-Let me go check out!
[18:42] Yu
    I'll meet you outside.
[18:45] Rion
    Why do you like flowers so much?
[18:49] Yu
    Do I have to answer?
[18:51] Yu
    I appreciate you being a model,
    but that's kind of—
[18:55] Rion
    Tell me.
[18:57] Yu
    Queen of the night...
[18:59] Yu
    It only blooms for one night.
[19:01] Yu
    But its scent is so captivating,
    keepers can't help but grow them.
[19:07] Yu
    When I was in elementary school,
    my family and I went to a botanical garden.
[19:11] Yu
    I ended up wandering off on my own.
[19:20] Yu
    This girl I never saw
    before was lost like me.
[19:24] Yu
    So I looked for her parents with her.
[19:29] Yu
    And used what little allowance I had.
[19:33] Yu
    She said she'd take it home
    to remember me by.
[19:37] Yu
    That she'd wear it in her hair every day.
[19:40] Yu
    Obviously, I'm sure they wilted.
[19:43] Yu
    That's how I started learning about flowers.
[19:45] Yu
    So I could preserve them
    for as long as possible.
[19:48] Yu
    And maybe they'd find her one day.
[19:51] Yu
    S-See? I told you it's creepy!
[19:52] Yu
    Enough story time.
[19:54] Yu
    I haven't told anyone besides Himari this—
[19:56] Rion
    It was a hibiscus, wasn't it?
[19:58] Rion
    The flower she wore in her hair.
[20:00] Rion
    It was so beautiful.
[20:02] Rion
    So big and bright red.
[20:05] Rion
    You told her they were like
    the color of her hair.
[20:10] Rion
    I always hated my hair color,
    but ever since then,
[20:14] Rion
    it hasn't seemed all that bad.
[20:18] Rion
    Natsume-kun, your flowers did find her.
[20:25] Yu
    Thanks for letting me know...
[20:27] Rion
    Yu-kun!
[20:36] Yu
    The hibiscus represents
    "delicate beauty" and "new love."
[20:49] Yu
    Did Himari head home without us?
[20:52] Rion
    Yu-kun.
[20:53] Rion
    Can I have your number, too?
SIGN    Rion
[20:54] Yu
    O-Oh, um, okay.
[21:10] (Flashback) Rion
    Two years ago, my sister
    brought home this bracelet.
[21:14] (Flashback) Rion
    And a boy's face popped in my head.
[21:16] (Flashback) Rion
    He gave me a flower at the botanical garden.
[21:19] Himari
    It's a story I've heard over
    and over from Yu.
[21:23] Himari
    It felt like fate.
[21:26] Himari
    A person way closer to Yu
    than any best friend.
[21:29] Himari
    That's why I wanted to set them up.
[21:33] Himari
    But I was wrong.
[21:36] Himari
    Those two didn't need my help.
[21:41] Himari
    Of course I'm happy.
[21:43] Himari
    I love them both,
    and they'll be happy together.
[21:46] Himari
    Why wouldn't I be excited for them?
[21:49] Himari
    But...
[21:50] Himari
    I've never seen Yu's eyes like that.
[21:55] Himari
    In that moment, Yu seemed so far away.
[21:58] Himari
    I couldn't go back.
[22:01] Himari
    But I'm not sure why.
SIGN    Tulips and the Face of Love