8 - Fact and Fiction

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[00:13] Victor
    Nothing feels better than the
    air in your own hometown!
[00:16] Victor
    Let's go.
[00:24] Kid
    Wait up!
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[00:25] Kid
    You're too slow!
[00:28] Victor
    Back home for the first
    time in three years...
[00:30] Victor
    It hasn't changed a bit!
[00:32] Kiri
    Hang on. If we're being specific,
    that "three years" is more like 27 years.
[00:37] Kiri
    For starters, you left your
    hometown of Couljours at age 12,
[00:39] Kiri
    and trained to become a dealer at
    a casino to keep yourself fed.
[00:42] Kiri
    After learning how to deal cards,
[00:43] Kiri
    you joined the Horologue-killing
    organization Chronos at age 20,
[00:46] Kiri
    where you met Aisrehdar and the agent—
[00:48] Victor
    Okay, okay.
[00:49] Victor
    Girls don't like guys who nitpick, you know.
[00:52] Victor
    It's in a remote location more than
    half a day's travel from the airport.
[00:57] Victor
    There aren't any businesses or
    famous buildings to speak of.
[01:00] Victor
    It's just a small rural town
    with a beautiful view.
[01:04] Victor
    That's Couljours.
[01:05] Blaze
    Sheesh, I'm glad we landed in
    a place that was close to it.
[01:10] Mina
    Darling, I want something cold to drink!
[01:13] Kiri
    Good grief, you two...
[01:15] Victor
    Oh, it's Old Lady Kate's bakery!
[01:17] Victor
    So it's still in business!
[01:21] Victor
    The game machine next to the
    general store! That takes me back!
[01:24] Victor
    I had the high score on this thing!
[01:29] Blaze
    All right!
[01:30] Blaze
    Witness the techniques of the guy
    they called "Sixteen Straight Wins"!
[01:35] Blaze
    Huh?
[01:39] Victor
    That place with the nasty
    steak is hanging in there.
[01:41] Victor
    And here's its whiny spokesdog, Buttller!
[01:44] Victor
    Or are you his grandson?
    Every generation is just like the last.
[01:48] Blaze
    Oh? You wanna fight?
[01:50] Blaze
    They called me "Flashing Mad Dog."
[01:56] Blaze
    Audacious, aren't ya? You wanna go?!
[01:59] Mina
    Darling!
[02:00] Mina
    Since we're here, I'd love
    to meet your parents.
[02:04] Victor
    Sadly, they've both passed away.
[02:07] Mina
    Oh, really? I didn't know.
[02:10] Victor
    Don't worry about it.
[02:12] Victor
    It was 27 years ago.
[02:15] Mina
    I'm sorry.
[02:16] Mina
    Well, then... do you think
    we could visit their graves?
[02:19] Blaze
    Stop! Stop it!
[02:19] Victor
    Sure, later.
[02:22] Kiri
    What is it?
[02:23] Kiri
    Something's bothering me...
[02:26] Victor
    Well, just reminiscing
    won't get us anywhere.
[02:30] Victor
    Let's start by investigating my past.
[02:32] Blaze
    Hey! Isn't this where your last mission was?
[02:36] Blaze
    Whoa!
[02:38] Blaze
    Watch it, you!
[02:39] Kid
    Sorry!
[02:41] Kid
    Auntie!
[02:44] Kid
    I drew this! Look!
[02:47] Eve
    No need to rush. Let me have a look.
[02:51] Eve
    My, it's a lovely drawing!
[02:54] Eve
    I'm sure you'll be a wonderful
    artist when you grow up.
[03:02] Kiri
    Hey, Victor...
[03:04] Kiri
    What are you doing?
[03:09] Victor
    Mom...
[03:12] Kiri
    "Mom"? What are you saying?
[03:17] Alex
    Hold it there.
[03:18] Alex
    Look at that runny nose.
[03:19] Alex
    Got a cold?
[03:20] Alex
    It's definitely a cold.
[03:23] Alex
    Let me take a look at you.
[03:25] Kid
    No! I don't have a cold!
[03:26] Alex
    Don't fuss, now.
[03:29] Kid
    No!
[03:31] Kiri
    You don't mean that's...
[03:45] Mina
    Darling, look!
[03:47] Victor
    Thirty-four years ago?!
[03:56] Kiri
    That's it.
[03:58] Kiri
    It was this town's odd nostalgic
    feel that was bothering me.
[04:02] Kiri
    It's old, but new...
[04:05] Kiri
    New, but old.
[04:06] Kid
    I don't want a shot!
[04:08] Alex
    Come, now, it won't hurt...
[04:09] Eve
    Oh, dear.
[04:11] Kiri
    Are they really Victor's parents?
[04:11] Eve
    It's all right. Don't be scared.
[04:14] Kiri
    No way.
[04:15] Kiri
    But if we assume they are,
    there's only one possibility.
[04:22] Kiri
    Time has turned backwards.
[05:56] Kid
    Save me, Auntie! I don't want a shot!
[05:58] Kiri
    If we've gone back to the past,
[06:01] Kiri
    when did it happen, and how? What caused it?
[06:04] Kiri
    Nothing seemed wrong when
    we walked into this town.
[06:08] Blaze
    You said Victor left the
    countryside at age 12, right?
[06:12] Blaze
    That was 27 years ago, and where
    we are now is 34 years back.
[06:17] Blaze
    Wait, so how old is the Victor
    who's in this town now?
[06:21] Mina
    Darling, are you okay?
[06:28] Victor
    I never thought I'd see you again.
[06:30] Eve
    There, there. Don't cry, now.
[06:35] Eve
    Huh? You...
[06:36] Eve
    You're very pale!
[06:41] Eve
    Are you all right?
[06:42] Alex
    Are you a patient?
[06:44] Alex
    If you'd like an examination, we can talk.
[06:46] Alex
    Eve, get things ready for an exam.
[06:49] Eve
    Yes, dear.
[06:51] Victor
    No, wait! Please, listen to—
[06:54] Kiri
    Victor, open your eyes.
    This town isn't right.
[06:58] Kiri
    Aren't you always saying that
    time never turns backwards?
[07:04] Alex
    What's the matter?
    You seem quite out of sorts.
[07:10] Alex
    Oh, you certainly are pale!
[07:13] Alex
    Yes, I, Alexander Putin,
    should examine you—
[07:15] Kiri
    He's fine! He's just a little
    tired from our long journey.
[07:21] Kiri
    We'll go rest in our hotel.
[07:35] Kiri
    It's no use.
[07:37] Kiri
    He won't answer.
[07:39] Kiri
    I was hoping to ask Snake
    if he had any leads.
[07:42] Mina
    Jeez, why do we have to
    sleep in a place like this?
[07:47] Mina
    At least let me stay at
    a hotel with my darling!
[07:50] Kiri
    Don't complain.
[07:51] Kiri
    Until we know what's going on,
[07:53] Kiri
    we should avoid contact with
    the people of this town.
[07:56] Mina
    Stingy Kiri! Father disrespecter! Virgin!
[08:00] Kiri
    Virginity has nothing to do with this!
[08:02] Blaze
    Twelve plus 27 minus 34 is...
[08:05] Blaze
    First, the 12...
[08:07] Kiri
    Until we can prove that this
    isn't the work of a Horologue,
[08:10] Kiri
    we need to stay alert.
[08:12] Kiri
    We'll start investigating in the morning.
[08:14] Kiri
    We can rotate the watch every
    two hours. Okay, Victor?
[08:18] Kiri
    Victor!
[08:19] Victor
    Oh, right. Sure.
[08:21] Victor
    After two hours, you'll eat
    pasta through your nose, right?
[08:25] Kiri
    Wrong!
[08:26] Kiri
    I'm talking about the watch!
[08:27] Kiri
    Honestly, am I the only
    one being cautious here?
[08:42] Kiri
    Not him.
[08:44] Kiri
    Not him, either.
[08:47] Kiri
    Time is flowing normally
    for all these people.
[08:50] Kiri
    No sign of a Horologue anywhere.
[08:53] Kiri
    Does the town's time being reversed
    have nothing to do with a Horologue at all?
[09:00] Kira
    Mina, has anything like
    this happened before?
[09:03] Mina
    If it had, I'd remember it.
[09:06] Mina
    And Chronos would have it on record.
[09:08] Mina
    This is a first, and it makes no sense.
[09:10] Blaze
    Twelve plus 27 minus 34... uh...
[09:15] Kiri
    If this is Victor's hometown
    34 years in the past,
[09:20] Kiri
    then does this phenomenon have
    something to do with him?
[09:26] Victor
    Kiri, this might just be
    some backwoods town to you,
[09:31] Victor
    but for me, it's full of childhood memories.
[09:34] Victor
    Stop looking at these people
    as if they were samples.
[09:40] Victor
    I'm going out for a bit.
[09:43] Mina
    Darling!
[09:46] Kiri
    Childhood, huh?
[09:55] Kiri
    Very well, then.
[09:57] Kiri
    I'll go along with his
    sentimentality a bit longer.
[10:06] Kiri
    If nothing else,
[10:07] Kiri
    I don't want to be careless and let his
    parents discover my relation to Victor.
[10:11] Mina
    That shouldn't be a problem.
[10:12] Mina
    For father and son, you look nothing alike.
[10:15] Kiri
    I could say the same to you.
[10:17] Kiri
    You look nothing like your sister.
[10:20] Mina
    Of course I don't. We're not real sisters.
[10:25] Mina
    Blood relation to Chronos,
    the god of time, is extremely rare,
[10:29] Mina
    so we only call ourselves "sister"
    for the sake of convenience.
[10:32] Mina
    In the first place, I don't
    remember anything from my past.
[10:36] Mina
    Just like my darling.
[10:38] Kiri
    You lost your memories, too?
    Is that why you...
[10:41] Mina
    Don't get the wrong idea. It's not sympathy.
[10:44] Mina
    I don't care at all that my memory is lost.
[10:47] Mina
    I'm going to build a future with
    my darling, just the two of us.
[10:51] Mina
    That's why this town,
[10:52] Mina
    and every single thing,
[10:54] Mina
    and every single person,
[10:55] Mina
    that ties my darling to his past...
[10:57] Mina
    disgusts me!
[11:05] Eve
    Oh, you're...
[11:08] Eve
    You look pale. Are you all right?
[11:11] Eve
    Come inside.
[11:15] Alex
    What is it, Eve?
[11:16] Eve
    This young man seems unwell.
[11:18] Alex
    What? I'll examine him at once!
[11:20] Alex
    Oh, but I'm seeing another patient now.
[11:24] Alex
    Oh, but there's a patient here, too.
[11:26] Guy
    I'm all right, Doctor Putin.
[11:29] Alex
    Eh?
[11:29] Guy
    I only came to pick up my medicine, anyway.
[11:33] Guy
    How much for the medicine?
[11:34] Alex
    Ah, no, no! I appreciate the thought!
[11:37] Alex
    Just pay it whenever you can.
[11:39] Guy
    Then I'll come again another time.
[11:43] Alex
    Be well...
[11:46] Alex
    Take care.
[11:52] Victor
    My father isn't formally a doctor.
[11:55] Victor
    This town has no hospital,
[11:56] Victor
    which meant people had to travel
    half a day to the next town.
[12:00] Victor
    So he studied medicine on his own time.
[12:02] Victor
    Basically, he's unlicensed.
[12:05] Victor
    His intentions are noble,
[12:07] Victor
    but the fly in the ointment is that he's
    a bit absent-minded and a worrywart.
[12:10] Kiri
    Even though he's a doctor?
[12:12] Victor
    The scenery hasn't changed,
    and neither have they.
[12:16] Victor
    My kind, generous mother and father...
[12:20] Kiri
    Don't get too sentimental.
[12:23] Kiri
    Investigating is our priority now.
[12:26] Kiri
    We'll never get your past
    back if we keep this up.
[12:29] Blaze
    Twenty-seven minus 34...
    That doesn't even work!
[12:31] Victor
    Sentimental, huh?
[12:33] Eve
    Oh, the young man from before.
[12:35] Eve
    How are you feeling?
[12:37] Eve
    Are you all better now?
[12:42] Victor
    What about you? Carrying these heavy
    things when you have a bad heart?
[12:45] Victor
    Is this all right?
[12:47] Eve
    Huh? Yes...
[12:49] Eve
    I need to do at least this much work.
[12:51] Eve
    But what about you?
    Shouldn't you be resting?
[12:55] Victor
    Actually, I am still a bit light-headed...
[12:57] Kiri
    Huh?!
[12:58] Victor
    But the place where we're
    staying is just the worst.
[13:01] Victor
    It's got fleas, ticks, lice,
[13:03] Victor
    and roommates that snore and
    toss and turn in their sleep!
[13:06] Victor
    Even worse, we don't even get decent meals.
[13:10] Eve
    Well, that's awful!
[13:12] Eve
    Why don't you come to our
    house for dinner tonight?
[13:15] Kiri
    We appreciate your kind offer, but...
[13:17] Victor
    We'd be glad to accept!
[13:19] Kiri
    Hey!
[13:20] Kiri
    What if they get suspicious
    while we're eating with them?
[13:23] Kiri
    Did you forget what I said earlier?
[13:25] Victor
    Of course I haven't.
[13:27] Victor
    Listen, is there anyone more worthy
    of investigation than my parents?
[13:31] Victor
    If we're with them,
[13:33] Victor
    we're sure to figure out
    the cause of all this.
[13:37] Kiri
    Yes, but...
[13:58] Alex
    Come to think of it, we haven't
    introduced ourselves.
[14:01] Alex
    My name is Alexander Putin.
[14:04] Alex
    This is my wife, Eve.
[14:07] Mina
    I'm Mina!
[14:09] Mina
    I'm my darling's wife!
[14:11] Eve
    My! As young as you are?
[14:14] Alex
    Love knows no age, remember?
[14:16] Alex
    We were still young when we met, as well.
[14:20] Eve
    That's true.
[14:23] Victor
    Running a health clinic must be difficult.
[14:25] Alex
    Oh, no.
[14:27] Alex
    Actually, I became a doctor in the
    first place because of my wife.
[14:32] Alex
    She has a weak constitution,
    so I wanted to help her.
[14:37] Victor
    I see...
[14:39] Mina
    It's really true that you can do anything
    for the one you love, isn't it?
[14:43] Mina
    I would go through any kind of
    hardship for my darling, too!
[14:47] Alex
    So admirable for one so young!
[14:49] Mina
    Oh, but sir, love knows no age!
[14:55] Alex
    Yes! You're exactly right!
[14:58] Victor
    Whoops! Someone's being left
    out of the conversation.
[15:01] Mina
    Oh, just leave that little prude alone.
[15:04] Kiri
    First of all, I'm supposed
    to be one of the guests!
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[15:08] Kiri
    Why am I doing the cooking?!
[15:10] Kiri
    Ever since we got here, it's like
    Couljours is messing with me!
[15:15] Kiri
    There, it's done!
[15:19] Alex
    It's like we're at a three-star restaurant!
[15:21] Eve
    I'm glad we let him do the cooking!
[15:24] Mina
    I might actually see him in
    a more positive light now.
[15:27] All
    Let's eat!
[15:37] Kiri
    Huh?
[15:43] Blaze
    What did I just eat?!
[15:45] Victor
    Kiri, I forgot that your sense
    of taste is practically absent.
[15:49] Mina
    This is the problem with virgins!
[15:51] Alex
    No, I actually quite like it.
[15:53] Alex
    Though as far as the taste goes,
    it's in unfamiliar territory...
[15:56] Eve
    Dear!
[15:57] KidVic
    Hey, you're too loud.
[15:59] KidVic
    I'm trying to study, so keep it down!
[16:03] Alex
    Sorry, Victor. We have
    guests here, you see.
[16:08] Alex
    That's my son, Victor.
[16:10] Alex
    Maybe it's not my place to say so,
    but he's been called a prodigy.
[16:14] Blaze
    I got it!
[16:15] Blaze
    Twelve plus 27 minus 34 equals 5!
[16:18] Blaze
    Five years old!
[16:19] Blaze
    Huh? Is that wrong? Six? Seven? Eight?
[16:23] Alex
    Yes, he's only five,
[16:25] Alex
    but he's already studying
    at a high school level.
[16:29] Eve
    Wait!
[16:31] Eve
    Take this with you, Vic.
[16:34] Eve
    I made it.
[16:37] KidVic
    I don't want it. I'll catch your stupidity.
[16:39] Alex
    Hey, now, Victor!
    You shouldn't talk like that!
[16:42] KidVic
    Well, it's true, isn't it?
[16:45] KidVic
    A weak good-for-nothing who
    can't do anything right,
[16:49] KidVic
    and a scatterbrained quack doctor...
[16:51] KidVic
    Without my help, you'd have more
    patients dying than getting better.
[16:56] KidVic
    I expect nothing of you two.
[16:58] KidVic
    Just...
[16:59] KidVic
    Don't get in my way.
[17:02] Blaze
    You little brat!
[17:05] Blaze
    Huh? Why'd you stop me?!
[17:08] Blaze
    I'm a villain!
[17:09] Blaze
    I'm gonna re-educate that brat but good!
[17:12] Victor
    Calm down, Blaze.
[17:15] Victor
    Just... let it go.
[17:19] Kiri
    How can a child be so abusive
    toward his parents?
[17:22] Mina
    It's normal for kids to
    be stupid and impudent.
[17:35] Kiri
    What forced Victor to grow up
    in the truest sense...
[17:41] Victor
    was the loss of his parents.
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[17:53] Kiri
    Losing them made him realize
[17:56] Kiri
    just how precious they were.
[18:03] Eve
    Oh, good morning.
[18:05] Victor
    Thank you for dinner last night.
[18:08] Victor
    Isn't that pen hard to draw with?
[18:11] Eve
    Well, yes.
[18:13] Eve
    But this was a gift from my husband.
[18:18] Eve
    He didn't realize it wasn't an artist's pen.
[18:22] Eve
    But it's not as if I can't draw with it.
[18:24] Eve
    Above all, I have so much
    fun drawing with this pen.
[18:28] Victor
    Yes, I can see that by watching you.
[18:31] Eve
    I hope you all weren't too put off by Vic.
[18:35] Eve
    But—
[18:38] Victor
    Oh, no! You need medicine!
[18:46] Eve
    He's really a very gentle boy.
[18:49] Eve
    Boys his age would normally want to
    play more, or ask for more toys.
[18:54] Eve
    He could be a little more selfish,
[18:56] Eve
    but he helps us with the clinic.
[18:58] Eve
    I'm very proud that Vic has grown
    to be such an independent boy.
[19:05] Eve
    If he seems like a bad boy,
[19:07] Eve
    it's because his father and I
    aren't good enough as parents.
[19:10] Victor
    That's not true at all.
[19:12] Victor
    You're wonderful parents.
[19:15] Victor
    He'll understand that one
    day, too. I'm sure of it.
[19:20] Victor
    Are you going to give that to him?
[19:22] Eve
    Huh? Ah, yes...
[19:26] Eve
    This is the only gift I can give to Vic.
[19:30] Eve
    So I'm hoping to give this
    to him when he turns 20.
[19:38] Eve
    Oh, but please don't.
[19:40] Victor
    Of course. I won't tell him.
[19:43] Eve
    Thank you.
[19:50] Kiri
    You've had enough sentimentality, right?
[19:52] Kiri
    Or are you trying to atone?
[19:55] Kiri
    Your parents died in a fire.
[19:58] Kiri
    The cause remains unknown even now.
[20:00] Kiri
    All we know is that Eve collapsed
    due to her weak heart
[20:04] Kiri
    and couldn't get out in time,
[20:06] Kiri
    so Alex did his best to
    go back and save her.
[20:10] Kiri
    In the end, you never received
    that drawing from your mother.
[20:15] Kiri
    Right?
[20:17] Kiri
    Do you intend to get that drawing
    and thank her personally?
[20:23] Victor
    I already know what she's drawing.
[20:39] Victor
    It was a wish from my awkward parents
[20:43] Victor
    for me to "be a victor."
[20:51] Victor
    Kiri, you don't yet understand
[20:54] Victor
    how parents feel about their children.
[20:57] Victor
    It's not something that
    can be easily explained.
[20:59] Kiri
    Wait, Victor!
[21:01] Kiri
    The parents in front of you now are fakes!
[21:03] Kiri
    The past can't be changed!
[21:05] Kiri
    No matter what you do for them now,
    it'll mean nothing!
[21:08] Kiri
    It sounds good to say you're atoning,
[21:10] Kiri
    but it's only for your own satisfac—
[21:11] Victor
    Shut up, Kiri.
[21:16] Victor
    You don't understand anything, Kiri.
[21:20] Victor
    Investigating is fine.
[21:22] Victor
    But we'll work separately.
    There's something I need to do.
[21:38] Kiri
    Victor!
[21:42] Kiri
    Damn it!
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