9 - love is

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[00:00] Mei
    -
[00:00] Mei
    -
[01:34] Mei
    You're intruding again?
[01:35] Matsuri
    How mean. Lecturing me right off the bat?
[01:40] Matsuri
    I've been waiting all this
    time for you in the cold.
[01:45] Matsuri
    Please, warm me up, too.
[01:48] Matsuri
    Like you did for Yuzu-chan at the bus stop.
[01:57] Matsuri
    I thought I'd repay you for that
    show by leaving you senseless,
[02:05] Matsuri
    but that would just be a reward for you,
[02:09] ---
    when you're the type to go
    around kissing anybody.
[02:13] Mei
    You want something, don't you?
[02:15] Matsuri
    Yes. I brought you a present.
[02:19] Matsuri
    Well? Good shot, right?
[02:23] Mei
    What are you after?
[02:25] Matsuri
    I told you before.
[02:27] Matsuri
    I don't want you going near my Yuzu-chan.
[02:33] Matsuri
    But you were so fast to break
    that rule, even after I warned you.
[02:37] Matsuri
    Well, you're just a twisted slut,
    so it's no surprise.
[02:43] Matsuri
    You're a woman too,
    after all, Miss President.
[02:50] Matsuri
    So, I thought about what
    the best solution would be.
[02:55] Matsuri
    I just needed to arrange someone
    else for lonely little Mei-san.
[03:06] Matsuri
    So please go play with my text pals.
[03:10] Matsuri
    I need to respect the laws
    adults have, after all.
[03:15] Matsuri
    Don't worry. There are plenty of people
    who'd love to touch you, Mei-san.
[03:22] Matsuri
    That's it for my present.
[03:25] Matsuri
    Oh, also...
[03:27] Matsuri
    If you don't accept this present of mine,
[03:31] ---
    I might think about sending
    this photo to certain places.
[03:36] Matsuri
    You're smart, so you know
    what will happen, right?
[03:58] Mei
    Yuzu won't be what you want her to be.
[04:01] Matsuri
    It's fine. Yuzu-chan's
    my big sister after all.
[04:11] Yuzu
    Huh?! Failed again?!
[04:15] Yuzu
    Why is this happening?!
[04:18] Mama
    I'm home—Huh?!
[04:22] Mama
    What is all this?
[04:24] Yuzu
    Welcome back, Mama.
[04:26] Mama
    There's sponge cake everywhere.
[04:28] Yuzu
    The cake's the hardest part.
[04:31] Mama
    I would've bought one if you asked.
[04:33] Yuzu
    No!
[04:34] Yuzu
    I decided to make it from scratch this year!
SIGN    Classic! Delicious ♥
    Strawberry Shortcake
    103 Likes  53 Shares  73 Comments
    Ingredients (Size 6 pan, serves 6-8)
    Sponge Dough
    Whole Eggs, Medium
    Light Wheat Flour
    Caster Sugar
    Unsalted Butter
    Milk 
    Honey
    Syrup
    Water
    Caster Sugar
    Kirsch
[04:37] Yuzu
    Hmm... It has to be the temperature, right?
SIGN    Directions
    1. Place eggs and sugar in a bowl, then mix.
    2. Place the bowl in a hot water bath,
    remove once melted and then whip. 
    3. Shake flour into the mixture, 
    fold it in carefully, then mix further 
    after adding the melted butter.
    4. Lay the parchment paper in the sponge
     cake pan and pour in the batter.
[04:40] Yuzu
    Maybe I need to preheat the oven more?
[04:44] Yuzu
    The measurements should be right,
    but maybe I'm mixing it wrong?
[04:47] Mama
    Sounds like we'll have a fun 
    Christmas this year.
[05:04] Yuzu
    It's done!
[05:09] Mama
    My, how cute.
[05:11] Mama
    It turned out well, didn't it?
[05:12] Mama
    Maybe I should stop buying them at the store 
    and ask you to bake the cake from now?
[05:14] Yuzu
    It's my first Christmas after
    becoming Mei's sister...
[05:18] Mama
    The decoration's nice and festive, too.
[05:18] Yuzu
    I hope she enjoys the cake.
[05:20] Mama
    What's this bear for?
[05:22] Yuzu
    Good, isn't it?
[05:23] Yuzu
    I went around to different stores and
    picked out one I thought Mei would like.
[05:27] Yuzu
    I'm sure she'llー
[05:29] Yuzu
    Welcome home, Mei!
[05:30] Mama
    Welcome home, Mei-chan.
[05:32] Mama
    How was student council?
[05:35] Yuzu
    We're getting things ready for Christmas,
    but is there anything you'd like to eat, Mei?
[05:40] Yuzu
    If you've got a request I can
    pick stuff up on the way—
[05:42] Mei
    Um...
[05:43] Yuzu
    Hm?
[05:44] Mei
    I'm sorry, but there's still some work
    left to do with the student council.
[05:50] Mei
    I don't think I'll be able to make
    the Christmas party tomorrow night.
[05:54] Yuzu
    Huh?!
[05:56] Mama
    Oh, dear.
[05:57] Yuzu
    You're spending Christmas
    with the student council?
[06:01] Yuzu
    There's nothing you can do about it?
[06:03] Mama
    Yuzu! Don't force her.
[06:05] Yuzu
    But...
[06:07] Mei
    I'm sorry.
[06:16] Yuzu
    There's nothing she can do?
[06:22] Yuzu
    Mei, the bathroom's open.
[06:25] Mei
    All right. Thank you.
[06:31] Yuzu
    Hey, Mei, can't you take tomorrow
    off from the student council?
[06:37] Yuzu
    Push it back until the next day, or...
SIGN    We'll meet tomorrow at the designated time,  in front of the Christmas arch at the station!
SIGN    Close          Open
[06:39] Yuzu
    Oh, but then it's winter break.
[06:44] Mei
    There's something I have to get done.
[06:54] Yuzu
    I see.
[06:56] Yuzu
    Am I being a child?
[06:59] Yuzu
    Hmm?
SIGN    Matsuri: Good evening, nya.  Yuzu-chan, let's go on a date tomorrow!  I found a shop that sells great cakes.  I bet you'll love it, Yuzu-chan.  How about going together after school?  Of course, just us two, since it's a date!
SIGN    Press button to unlock
[07:04] Yuzu
    From Matsuri?
[07:08] Yuzu
    "Let's go on a date tomorrow"?
[07:11] Yuzu
    A date with me on Christmas, huh?
[07:13] Yuzu
    I'm sure there's someone
    else she could invite.
[07:16] Mei
    Yuzu.
[07:17] ---
    Yes?
[07:19] Mei
    See that girl tomorrow.
[07:22] Yuzu
    Huh?
[07:26] Mei
    That girl needs you.
[07:36] Yuzu
    What did she mean, she needs me?
[07:40] Harumi
    Hey!
[07:41] Harumi
    Yuzucchi!
[07:45] Yuzu
    That hurt! What's with the sudden attack?!
[07:48] Harumi
    I'll tell you what's with it!
[07:50] Harumi
    I said, "Let's go home together,"
     and you left me behind!
[07:54] Yuzu
    Huh? Seriously?
[07:56] Yuzu
    Sorry, Harumin! I didn't hear you.
[08:00] Harumi
    You sure don't look terribly excited,
    even though it's Christmas.
[08:06] Harumi
    Did something happen?
[08:07] Yuzu
    Mei said she's busy with the student council.
[08:12] Harumi
    That's impressive.
[08:13] Harumi
    She should take today off, at least.
[08:15] Yuzu
    That's what I said.
[08:18] Harumi
    Well, I'll head home first, then.
[08:20] Yuzu
    Huh? Harumin?
[08:22] Yuzu
    Aren't we going home together?
[08:24] Harumi
    You're gonna help the
    student council, right?
[08:26] Yuzu
    Ah!
[08:28] Harumi
    I'm not into that, so I'll see you later.
[08:34] Yuzu
    That's it.
[08:41] Yuzu
    I'll give it a shot, even if it won't work!
[08:45] Matsuri
    Yuzu-chan!
[08:52] Matsuri
    You never replied about
    the date, so now I'm here!
[08:55] Yuzu
    Matsuri?!
[08:58] Yuzu
    Ah, over here.
[09:02] Yuzu
    I said that you can't just
    show up on your own, right?
[09:05] Yuzu
    What if someone catches you?!
[09:06] Matsuri
    Hey, forget about that...
[09:09] Matsuri
    Why didn't you reply?
[09:11] Yuzu
    Well, I wasn't sure what my
    schedule would be today, so...
[09:16] Matsuri
    Oh? I see.
[09:20] Matsuri
    So, do you know your schedule now?
[09:24] Matsuri
    Will you go on a date with me today?
[09:29] Yuzu
    Yeah, I'm free.
[09:31] Matsuri
    Yay!
[09:33] Matsuri
    There's somewhere I'd like to go.
[09:37] Yuzu
    This is for the best, right, Mei?
SIGN    I'll be waiting outside the station.  Tell me what you'll be wearing.  You're coming like you promised, right?
[10:00] [SONG] Phone
    Close       Open
[10:35] Yuzu
    I think it's been a while since
    I've seen you so happy, Matsuri.
[10:40] Matsuri
    The cake's delicious, y'know?
[10:43] Matsuri
    Well, that's not the only reason I'm happy.
[10:49] Yuzu
    What do you mean?
[10:51] Matsuri
    Because I'm with you, Yuzu-chan!
[10:59] Yuzu
    I was practicing baking
    cakes up until yesterday.
[11:03] Yuzu
    So I thought I might be sick
    of eating them by now.
[11:08] Yuzu
    It's scary that I can keep going just fine.
[11:11] Matsuri
    Oh? You were baking the Christmas
    cake from scratch this year?
[11:16] Yuzu
    It's hard getting this
    fluffy consistency right.
[11:22] Matsuri
    It was never homemade when I was there.
[11:25] Yuzu
    Hm?
[11:27] Matsuri
    It's nothing.
[11:28] Yuzu
    That reminds me, you used to join us
     for Christmas every year, too.
[11:46] Yuzu
    When I saw you playing by yourself
    because your parents were busy...
[11:53] Yuzu
    I called out to you, and then...
[12:17] Yuzu
    That was day we started
    acting like sisters.
[12:22] Yuzu
    Hey, Matsuri. Are your parents
    still busy with work like always?
[12:27] Matsuri
    Hm?
[12:28] Matsuri
    Those two are married to their work.
[12:32] Yuzu
    I see...
[12:33] Yuzu
    Then, hey! Why don't you join us
     for our Christmas party again?
[12:42] Matsuri
    You mean join you as family,
    as your little sister, right?
[12:47] Yuzu
    Huh? Yeah.
[12:49] Yuzu
    Mama would by happy if you joined us.
[12:52] Yuzu
    And I'm sure Mei would be happy too,
     because she'd have more family.
[12:59] Matsuri
    There you go about Mei-san again.
[13:02] Yuzu
    Huh?
[13:03] Matsuri
    Mei-san this, Mei-san that.
[13:05] Matsuri
    That's all that ever comes out whenever
     you open your mouth. It's so stupid.
[13:09] Yuzu
    Matsuri?
[13:11] Matsuri
    If you want your beloved Mei-san so bad,
[13:13] ---
    she's meeting with some strange
    man outside the station.
[13:16] Yuzu
    Huh?
[13:17] Matsuri
    I bet she's enjoying her
    Christmas right about now.
[13:21] Yuzu
    What are you saying, Matsuri?
[13:23] Yuzu
    These weird lies aren't funny.
[13:25] Matsuri
    They're not lies.
[13:27] Matsuri
    Remember my work phone?
    Mei-san has it right now.
[13:32] Matsuri
    If you call it now, you might
    even get through to her.
SIGN    Call this contact
[13:38] Matsuri
    Mei-san isn't the diligent,
    perfect student you think she is.
[13:44] Matsuri
    She's actually a huge slut,
[13:46] ---
    and she's unbelievably cruel.
    She could easily lie to you.
[13:51] Matsuri
    See? So give up on her already,
[13:55] Matsuri
    and look only at me!
[13:59] Matsuri
    Okay, Yuzu-chan?
[14:04] Yuzu
    I see, so Mei...
[14:07] (Flashback) Mei
    That girl needs you.
[14:12] Yuzu
    Matsuri, let's go apologize.
[14:15] Matsuri
    Huh? To who?
[14:17] Yuzu
    To the one person who looked at you the most!
[14:21] Girls
    Are they fighting?
[14:22] Yuzu
    The person who urged me to come out here today
     and pay more attention to you was Mei.
[14:31] Yuzu
    So...
[14:32] Matsuri
    What's with this?
[14:34] Matsuri
    That's saying I did just
    what Mei-san wanted!
[14:37] Matsuri
    This is Mei-san's loss
    any way you look at it!
[14:41] Matsuri
    An empty shell like Mei-san
     could never win against—
[14:48] Yuzu
    Relationships aren't games.
[14:52] Yuzu
    Don't sum them up with cheap
    words like winning or losing!
[14:58] [Messenger] Phone
    Work Phone
SIGN    Call this contact
[15:22] Yuzu
    Mei, answer me!
[15:26] Yuzu
    Mei?!
[15:27] Yuzu
    Where are you?!
[15:28] Yuzu
    Mei—
[15:37] Mei
    Yuzu?
[15:45] Mei
    I'm sorry.
[15:48] Mei
    I didn't know how to answer,
    so I accidentally hung up.
[15:56] Yuzu
    Mei!
[16:13] Mei
    Well? Did you have a fun Christmas?
[16:16] Matsuri
    Are you rubbing it in?
[16:20] Matsuri
    It's game over.
[16:22] Matsuri
    I'm sure Yuzu-chan hates me now, too.
[16:25] Matsuri
    You've stolen my position as her
    little sister, on top of that.
[16:31] Matsuri
    In the end, there's no one out there
    who'll look at me and only me.
[16:38] Mei
    You and I are alike.
[16:41] Mei
    I always sought love, too.
[16:45] Mei
    I hated those around me, closed my heart,
     and refused to accept anything.
[16:51] Mei
    Before I knew it, I was empty.
[16:55] Matsuri
    Empty.
[16:56] Mei
    Yes, but...
[16:58] Mei
    There are meddlesome people in this world
[17:01] Mei
    who will give you love
    even if you don't ask for it.
[17:06] Mei
    We're blessed just by knowing
     someone like that.
[17:11] Matsuri
    But it was pretty reckless of you
    just to try and beat—lecture me.
[17:17] Matsuri
    What if he had forced you to go with him?
[17:22] Mei
    I was prepared to face
    that situation if it happened.
[17:26] Matsuri
    Huh? You would've had to sleep
    with some weird old guy, though!
[17:30] Mei
    I'm like you.
[17:33] Mei
    I think I wanted to test it, too.
[17:36] Mei
    How Yuzu feels.
[17:42] Mei
    You'd be better off being more honest, Mei-san.
SIGN    Delete this from all devices 
    linked to your account?
SIGN    Move to Trash
[17:49] Yuzu
    You should stay over tonight.
[17:52] Matsuri
    I wouldn't want to make Papa or Mama worry.
[17:55] Yuzu
    I see.
[17:57] Matsuri
    Oh, I'll give you a Christmas present for
    all the trouble I caused, Yuzu-chan.
[18:03] Matsuri
    Lend me your ear.
[18:05] Yuzu
    What?
[18:07] Matsuri
    Mei-san may look all aloof, but...
[18:13] Matsuri
    She really likes you, Yuzu-chan.
[18:19] Matsuri
    Well, as an older sister, that is!
[18:22] Matsuri
    Yuzu-chan, you turned all red!
    How embarrassing!
[18:25] Yuzu
    Matsuri!
[18:28] Matsuri
    Well, thanks for playing
    with me, my big sisters.
[18:36] Matsuri
    Enjoy the night together, you two.
[18:38] Matsuri
    Oh, once you're used to each other,
    let's have a threesome!
[18:44] Mei
    Three?
[18:47] Yuzu
    Matsuri!
[19:01] Yuzu
    This is the first time I've been
    so exhausted on Christmas.
[19:05] Yuzu
    Mama's probably asleep already.
[19:07] Yuzu
    She said she had work early.
SIGN    Next year we'll celebrate 
    with Mei-chan, too. 
    The cake was delicious. 
    Good night. ―Mama
[19:17] Mei
    Hey, Yuzu?
[19:18] Yuzu
    Hm?
[19:23] Yuzu
    You'll get fat if you eat it this late.
[19:26] Yuzu
    You could save it for tomorrow.
[19:29] Mei
    You baked this cake for today, right?
[19:31] Mei
    Then it won't be as good
    if I don't eat it today.
[19:35] Yuzu
    You're pretty stubborn, aren't you, Mei?
[19:38] Yuzu
    You're just like your
    grandpa on that front.
[19:42] Mei
    I'm honored.
[19:48] Yuzu
    H-How is it?
[19:54] Mei
    Awful.
[19:58] Mei
    Did you think I'd really say that?
[20:00] Yuzu
    Huh?
[20:03] Yuzu
    You can be honest about it!
[20:05] Mei
    This is who I am.
[20:14] Yuzu
    Mei.
[20:16] Yuzu
    I'm really sorry about today.
[20:19] Yuzu
    I'm really dense, and a bad older sister.
[20:24] Yuzu
    I hurt both you and Matsuri...
[20:27] Yuzu
    I'm the worst.
[20:32] Mei
    You really are a crybaby.
[20:36] Yuzu
    Mei!
[20:39] Yuzu
    Just promise me this.
[20:42] Yuzu
    Never do anything like you did today,
     where you might get hurt.
[20:46] Yuzu
    If you get hurt...
[20:48] Yuzu
    It hurts me and Mama many times more!
[20:51] Yuzu
    Keep that in mind!
[20:56] Yuzu
    If you have any problems, just talk to me.
[21:06] Mei
    Well, then maybe I'll try
    being a bit more open.
[21:12] Yuzu
    Huh?
[21:16] Yuzu
    Huh?
[21:18] Yuzu
    H-Hey, Mei?!
[21:23] Mei
    Well?
[21:27] Mei
    Can you hear the sound of my heart?
[21:31] Yuzu
    No way.
[21:33] Yuzu
    Mei's heart is racing.
[21:36] Mei
    Yuzu.
[21:37] Mei
    There are things inside me that would
    please and terrify you. Both are there.
[21:44] Mei
    Do you still...
[21:48] Mei
    want to look inside?
[21:51] Mei
    Into me?
[23:25] Mei
    I think we should do what you want to.
[23:28] Matsuri
    If you love someone, you have to be
     more considerate of their feelings.
[23:32] Yuzu
    Why was it Mei for me?
[23:34] Mei
    What do you think of me?
[23:37] Yuzu
    I-I...