E10 - The City of Eternity

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[00:01] Zorome (666)
    I have the same dream over and over again.
[00:04] Zorome (666)
    In it, I'm surrounded by
    darkness for some reason,
[00:08] Zorome (666)
    staring at a distant
    bright light, and crying.
[00:11] Zorome (666)
    I dunno if these are tears of sorrow or joy,
    but they continue to flow endlessly.
[00:17] Zorome (666)
    Gradually, the light grows
    larger until it envelops me,
[00:23] Zorome (666)
    and I let out a loud scream.
[00:35] Miku (390)
    Now!
[00:52] Ichigo (015)
    Finish it off, Strelizia!
[00:54] Hiro (016)
    Right!
[00:55] Zorome (666)
    Sit back and relax, Hiro!
[00:57] Zorome (666)
    This is my time to shine!
[00:59] Zorome (666)
    Gotcha now!
[01:06] Zorome (666)
    See that? Piece of cake!
[01:08] Miku (390)
    H-Hey, hurry up and get out of...
[01:15] Miku (390)
    Why, you...
[02:48] Sage A
    My, how intriguing.
[02:51] Sage C
    It's so strange.
[02:52] Sage C
    Regardless of how they do it, they're
    linking up in ways other squads cannot.
[02:56] Sage B
    Does this mean the imbalances
    caused by individualized FRANXX
[02:59] Sage B
    can give a unique asset
    to the squad as a whole?
[03:01] Sage E
    But that's also a double-edged sword.
[03:04] Sage E
    The future we at APE exalt is
    one of calmness and uniformity.
[03:09] Sage A
    So you say they are imperfect? How ironic.
[03:13] Head
    I'm thinking it's high time we
    moved them on to the next stage.
[03:19] Sage B
    To that area, you mean?
[03:21] Vice Chairman
    We've detected klaxosaur activity in the
    depths of the Gran Crevasse area recently.
[03:27] Vice Chairman
    It is Squad 13's duty to bring
    Code 002 there safe and sound.
[03:32] Sage A
    The plan is already in motion.
[03:35] Sage A
    We must have them undergo
    maintenance in the lab at once.
[03:39] Sage D
    Before that, why don't
    we award them something?
[03:42] Head
    You mean... reward the children?
[03:44] Sage D
    Awards have been the most common way
    to inspire soldiers since ancient times.
[03:49] Sage D
    It may prove more effective with them,
    as their way of life reflects a bygone era.
[03:55] Head
    Ah, that's an interesting idea.
    I shall allow it.
[03:59] Zorome (666)
    Can we drop this already?
    I apologized, didn't I?
[04:02] Miku (390)
    You did?
[04:03] Miku (390)
    You think that was an apology?
[04:05] Miku (390)
    Your heart wasn't in it at all!
[04:08] Hiro (016)
    They're still at it?
[04:09] Zorome (666)
    Oh? And how can you be so sure it wasn't?
[04:12] Zorome (666)
    Can you read my mind? Can you?
[04:14] Hiro (016)
    Zero Two, what's wrong?
[04:17] Zero Two (002)
    Just thinking about something.
[04:20] Miku (390)
    Apologize right now!
[04:22] Zorome (666)
    Over my dead body!
[04:23] Miku (390)
    Grr! I'm gonna kill you if
    it's the last thing I do!
[04:26] Zorome (666)
    I'd love to see you try!
[04:27] Zorome (666)
    Come on, come on.
[04:29] Zorome (666)
    Can't touch me!
[04:30] Miku (390)
    Jeez, hold it!
[04:33] Zorome (666)
    Ow! Stop, stop!
[04:34] Nana
    Kids, we need to talk.
[04:36] Nana
    I bring good news.
[04:40] Nana
    Tomorrow, all of you are to
    dress in your formal attire
[04:43] Nana
    and gather in front of the
    boarding house at 0900 hours.
[04:46] Nana
    Got that?
[04:46] Futoshi (214)
    Formal?
[04:47] Ichigo (015)
    What's happening?
[04:49] Nana
    Papa values what you've achieved
    in battle so far very highly.
[04:54] Nana
    As such, though there is
    very little precedent,
[04:56] Nana
    all of you are going to be awarded medals.
[05:00] Futoshi (214)
    M-Medals?
[05:01] Zorome (666)
    What are those?
[05:02] Nana
    The ceremony will be held tomorrow,
    in the Plantation Parliament HQ.
[05:06] Ichigo (015)
    Really, Nana?
[05:07] Goro (056)
    Wait, does that mean...
[05:08] Futoshi (214)
    W-We did it, Zorome! Aren't you glad?
[05:11] Zorome (666)
    Huh? What are you talking about?
[05:13] Miku (390)
    You idiot!
[05:14] Miku (390)
    This means we'll be allowed into the city!
[05:26] Zorome (666)
    Hooray!
[05:27] Miku (390)
    My ears! Quit yelling!
[05:29] Zorome (666)
    How can I not?
[05:29] Goro (056)
    He must be really happy.
[05:31] Futoshi (214)
    As he should be. This is what
    he's been working toward.
[05:38] Nana
    Wait, Zero Two.
[05:40] Zero Two (002)
    What?
[05:41] Nana
    This is convenient timing.
[05:43] Nana
    I'll arrange for you to undergo
    tests while we're there.
[05:47] Zero Two (002)
    I hate those tests.
[05:49] Zero Two (002)
    I always feel lousy after I take them.
[05:53] Zero Two (002)
    Besides, I'm in great shape right now.
[05:55] Zero Two (002)
    So I'll pass on the tests for a while.
[06:00] Nana
    Here I thought she'd grown more obedient
    since she teamed up with a certain someone.
[06:14] Goro (056)
    We haven't worn these since
    the welcoming ceremony.
[06:17] Ichigo (015)
    Zorome, you're really owning that look today.
[06:20] Ichigo (015)
    You look pretty mature.
[06:24] Zorome (666)
    Right?
[06:25] Futoshi (214)
    He spent all morning checking
    himself out in the mirror.
[06:28] Mitsuru (326)
    I don't understand how you
    don't get bored of that.
[06:30] Zorome (666)
    Say what?
[06:33] Kokoro (556)
    But you do look better than usual.
[06:35] Zorome (666)
    Right? Right?
[06:36] Miku (390)
    Don't flatter him, Kokoro.
[06:39] Miku (390)
    With boys, it goes straight to their heads.
[06:41] Zorome (666)
    Shut it!
[06:43] Nana
    Good morning. Everyone here?
[06:52] Nana
    Come on. Hurry up.
[07:04] Zorome (666)
    Whoa!
SIGN    Plantation: Inner City - Central Tower
SIGN    Plantation Parliament HQ
[07:20] Mayor
    You are the first children
    to ever be welcomed here.
[07:24] Mayor
    This is a truly great honor.
[07:26] Mayor
    I hope you consider this day a
    source of pride for a long time,
[07:29] Mayor
    live up to this honor bestowed upon you,
[07:32] Mayor
    and make even further contributions
    to this plantation.
[07:36] Mayor
    Are you the team leader?
[07:38] Ichigo (015)
    Yes! I'm Code 015!
[07:41] Mayor
    You have achieved great things.
    It shows that you're an excellent leader.
[07:45] Ichigo (015)
    Thank you very much!
[07:46] Ichigo (015)
    But I couldn't have done it alone!
    Everyone in the squad contributed!
[07:52] Mayor
    Plantation 13 is honored that a former
    Nine like yourself has joined us.
[07:59] Mayor
    And you've done well to live up to
    all the expectations placed upon you.
[08:02] Hiro (016)
    Th-Thank you very much.
[08:09] Mayor
    Thank you for defending us adults.
[08:11] Mayor
    Papa is overjoyed by what you've done.
[08:14] Mayor
    Your efforts have been splendid, too.
[08:17] Mayor
    Keep it up.
[08:19] Zorome (666)
    I-I will, sir! Thank you very much!
[08:33] Hachi
    Well, I'm going to visit
    R&D before I head back.
[08:36] Hachi
    Take care of the children.
[08:38] Nana
    Got it.
[08:39] Zorome (666)
    What?
[08:40] Zorome (666)
    That was it?
[08:41] Nana
    Well, yes.
[08:42] Goro (056)
    That was over too soon.
[08:44] Futoshi (214)
    I was expecting some kind of feast.
[08:48] Ikuno (196)
    Too bad.
[08:49] Miku (390)
    Hey, since we have the chance,
    why don't we walk back?
[08:52] Kokoro (556)
    Agreed!
[08:53] Ichigo (015)
    It wasn't that far.
    We can walk, right, Nana?
[08:58] Nana
    Oh, all right.
[09:07] Zorome (666)
    This is so great.
[09:09] Zorome (666)
    When I become an adult someday,
    I'll get to live here too, right?
[09:13] Ichigo (015)
    But I just can't picture us
    "becoming adults," for some reason.
[09:17] Futoshi (214)
    Same here, actually.
[09:19] Mitsuru (326)
    There's no proof that
    we'll be able to, anyway.
[09:22] Zorome (666)
    That's because you guys have no imagination.
[09:25] Futoshi (214)
    Imagination?
[09:27] Ikuno (196)
    What you're talking about
    is called "delusion."
[09:29] Miku (390)
    You can say that again!
[09:32] Hiro (016)
    Zero Two, you called this city
    lifeless before, remember?
[09:36] Hiro (016)
    What did you mean by that?
[09:39] Zero Two (002)
    Exactly what I said.
[09:41] Hiro (016)
    You've been acting a little weird today.
[09:44] Hiro (016)
    Did something happen?
[09:45] Zero Two (002)
    Nothing.
[09:47] Zero Two (002)
    I just couldn't care less about this place.
[09:56] Zorome (666)
    I've never seen it from so close before!
[09:58] Kokoro (556)
    It's so pretty!
[10:00] Goro (056)
    That's the main energy
    source for this plantation.
[10:04] Goro (056)
    Right, Ichi—
[10:09] Goro (056)
    Should I not have done that, after all?
[10:11] Ichigo (015)
    Huh? Wh-What do you mean?
[10:13] Goro (056)
    Telling you how I felt was
    a selfish act on my part.
[10:17] Goro (056)
    So please, don't let it bother you.
[10:22] Ichigo (015)
    Okay.
[10:24] Nana
    We're heading back now.
[10:25] All
    Yes, ma'am.
[10:37] Zorome (666)
    Hup.
[10:45] Zorome (666)
    Awesome!
[11:11] Zorome (666)
    What?!
[11:15] Zorome (666)
    Seriously?
[11:19] Zorome (666)
    What a day...
[11:44] Zorome (666)
    Why isn't anybody here? Are they all asleep?
[11:49] Zorome (666)
    There's one!
[11:50] Zorome (666)
    Hey! Excuse me!
[11:55] Zorome (666)
    What? Why?
[12:19] Woman
    Oh, you've come to?
[12:25] Woman
    Thank goodness.
[12:27] Woman
    You didn't wake up even after I treated you,
[12:30] Woman
    so I was a bit worried.
[12:33] Zorome (666)
    Th-Th-Thank you so much!
[12:37] Woman
    You know how your body and other things
    are a little different from ours?
[12:41] Woman
    The medical checker just
    wouldn't work on you.
[12:44] Woman
    But I tried a bunch of things,
    like using pet mode settings,
[12:49] Woman
    and then it worked out.
[12:51] Zorome (666)
    Am I in...
[12:53] Zorome (666)
    Is this an adult's home?
[12:56] Zorome (666)
    Oh... S-Sorry.
[13:00] Woman
    My...
[13:01] Woman
    That must've been rough.
[13:03] Zorome (666)
    They're so heartless.
[13:06] Woman
    Don't worry. I'll send word right away.
[13:10] Zorome (666)
    U-Um...
[13:15] Zorome (666)
    Before you do, could we just talk for a bit?
[13:19] Zorome (666)
    You see, I've always looked up to adults,
[13:24] Zorome (666)
    so I have a bunch of questions and stuff.
[13:29] Woman
    Very well. Let us have a little chat, then.
[13:35] Woman
    I'll make us some tea.
[13:47] Zorome (666)
    What are you doing?
[13:49] Woman
    Disinfecting.
[13:51] Zorome (666)
    Huh...
[13:56] Woman
    Go ahead. Help yourself.
[14:15] Woman
    Did you like it?
[14:17] Zorome (666)
    I-It was super delicious!
[14:19] Woman
    Really? I'm glad.
[14:21] Zorome (666)
    Aren't you going to eat?
[14:24] Woman
    I suppose not.
[14:25] Woman
    There was a time when I used
    to enjoy the sense of taste,
[14:29] Woman
    but I don't really care now.
[14:31] Woman
    As long as my body gets the
    nutrition it needs, that's enough.
[14:39] Zorome (666)
    Your home is pretty huge.
[14:41] Zorome (666)
    How many people live here?
[14:43] Woman
    Two. My partner and I.
[14:46] Zorome (666)
    What? Just two people
    in this huge apartment?
[14:49] Woman
    Right.
[14:50] Zorome (666)
    Wow. And adults have partners, too?
[14:53] Woman
    That's right.
[14:54] Zorome (666)
    Does that mean...
[14:56] Zorome (666)
    Wait, it wouldn't be to pilot FRANXX.
[15:00] Zorome (666)
    What are your partners for?
[15:03] Woman
    Well, we're following an old custom.
[15:06] Woman
    You could say it's for convenience's sake.
[15:08] Zorome (666)
    Custom?
[15:10] Woman
    Apparently, pairs of men and women used
    to form special relationships in the past
[15:16] Woman
    to make things easier for
    themselves and to procreate.
[15:20] Woman
    Life must've been so
    uncomfortable back then.
[15:22] Zorome (666)
    Uncomfortable?
[15:23] Woman
    Well, they had to rely on others
    for every little thing.
[15:27] Woman
    Doesn't that sound really annoying?
[15:29] Zorome (666)
    I guess...
[15:32] Woman
    Would you like to meet my partner?
[15:34] Zorome (666)
    What? Is he here?
[15:38] Woman
    Come with me.
[15:41] Woman
    This is my partner.
[15:44] Zorome (666)
    I see...
[15:47] Zorome (666)
    That's a big smile. Is he having
    an amazing dream or something?
[15:53] Woman
    He's not dreaming.
[15:55] Woman
    He's getting his dose of happiness.
[15:59] Woman
    He's activating his brain's reward
    system to gain a sense of pleasure.
[16:03] Woman
    It's a truly, truly wonderful thing.
[16:11] Zorome (666)
    I'd rather gain it by eating
    those snacks from earlier.
[16:16] Zorome (666)
    Is something wrong?
[16:18] Woman
    I feel a bit tired.
[16:21] Woman
    Let's go back to the living room.
[16:23] Zorome (666)
    Sure.
[16:27] Zorome (666)
    Are you all right?
[16:30] Woman
    I'm sorry.
[16:31] Woman
    It's been a long time since I've talked
    with anyone so much, so I'm not used to it.
[16:36] Zorome (666)
    But you talk to your partner, don't you?
[16:40] Woman
    No. Come to think of it, I don't even
    remember what his voice sounds like.
[16:45] Zorome (666)
    You haven't talked in that long?
[16:47] Woman
    There's no need to, after all.
[16:50] Zorome (666)
    Are you on bad terms?
[16:52] Woman
    Not at all.
[16:54] Woman
    I don't think either of us is
    dissatisfied with our partner.
[16:57] Woman
    We don't meddle in each other's business,
[17:00] Woman
    which gives us the freedom to
    live our lives as we please.
[17:03] Zorome (666)
    Is that so?
[17:05] Zorome (666)
    I couldn't begin to tell you how much I'm
    forced to hear my partner's voice daily.
[17:10] Woman
    Oh?
[17:11] Zorome (666)
    And of all people, the loudest and naggiest
    girl on the squad had to be my partner.
[17:15] Zorome (666)
    Talk about unlucky.
[17:16] Zorome (666)
    She gets hysteric at the drop of the hat,
[17:18] Zorome (666)
    so it feels like we're always arguing.
[17:21] Woman
    You got matched with the wrong person, then.
    You should change your partner.
[17:26] Woman
    If there's a problem with your partner,
    doesn't it affect your missions?
[17:32] Zorome (666)
    Uh... but it doesn't really bother
    me much when we're fighting.
[17:37] Zorome (666)
    And I'm probably the only one who
    can deal with how cranky she is.
[17:40] Zorome (666)
    I don't think the other guys could.
[17:43] Woman
    Oh? If there isn't a problem,
    then I guess that's fine.
[17:47] Zorome (666)
    No problem at all! Even Miku...
[17:50] Zorome (666)
    Oh, my partner's name is Miku.
[17:53] Woman
    Name?
[17:55] Zorome (666)
    Oh, our squad has these
    nicknames for each other.
[17:58] Zorome (666)
    I'm Zorome.
[18:00] Zorome (666)
    My actual code is...
[18:01] Woman
    666.
[18:03] Zorome (666)
    Huh? Did I mention that?
[18:06] Zorome (666)
    Anyway, Miku has an awful personality,
    but her looks aren't half-bad.
[18:11] Zorome (666)
    Actually, I think she's pretty damn
    cute when she keeps her mouth shut.
[18:15] Zorome (666)
    And while we're fighting
    klaxosaurs and stuff,
[18:17] Zorome (666)
    sometimes I feel this urge to protect her.
[18:22] Zorome (666)
    It makes me wonder if that feeling
    is what lets us fight together.
[18:27] Zorome (666)
    Huh?
[18:28] Zorome (666)
    Is that why FRANXX are built to
    be operated by male-female pairs?
[18:34] Zorome (666)
    Are you all right?
[18:36] Woman
    Yes, I'm fine.
[18:38] Woman
    But I'm really tired now, so I'll send
    word and ask someone to pick you up.
[18:43] Zorome (666)
    Oh, okay.
[18:45] Zorome (666)
    Fair enough...
[18:51] Woman
    Yes.
[18:52] Woman
    I checked with him,
    so there's no doubt about it.
[18:58] Woman
    They say they'll be here right away.
[19:01] Zorome (666)
    Thank you.
[19:03] Woman
    Is something the matter?
[19:08] Zorome (666)
    Huh?
[19:09] Woman
    Are you still hurt somewhere?
[19:11] Zorome (666)
    No, I'm fine.
[19:14] Woman
    Then why?
[19:17] Zorome (666)
    I don't know.
[19:19] Woman
    But...
[19:20] Zorome (666)
    I don't know why.
[19:23] Zorome (666)
    I don't know why, but even though
    this is the first time I've met you,
[19:28] Zorome (666)
    you felt really familiar somehow.
[19:30] Zorome (666)
    And then...
[19:33] Woman
    What made you feel that way?
[19:36] Zorome (666)
    I don't know.
[19:40] Woman
    I believe this is the first
    time I've really met you.
[19:46] Zorome (666)
    Right.
[19:47] Zorome (666)
    But it feels like...
[19:50] Zorome (666)
    How do I say this?
[19:51] Zorome (666)
    Like, you know...
[19:54] Zorome (666)
    Someone's always been watching over me.
[19:59] Zorome (666)
    Gentle and kind, like they're
    always there to protect me.
[20:07] Woman
    Then you really are mistaken.
[20:10] Woman
    I can't protect you.
[20:14] Woman
    You...
[20:17] Woman
    You kids are the ones protecting us, right?
[20:24] Zorome (666)
    We are, aren't we?
[20:25] Woman
    Right. You're protecting this plantation.
[20:29] Zorome (666)
    Yeah.
[20:31] Woman
    That's something to be proud of.
[20:33] Zorome (666)
    And I'll keep protecting it.
[20:35] Zorome (666)
    I'll fight more.
[20:37] Zorome (666)
    I'll fight and fight,
    kill all the klaxosaurs,
[20:42] Zorome (666)
    and then one day,
    I'll become an adult, right?
[20:47] Zorome (666)
    So, when I'm able to live in this city too,
[20:51] Zorome (666)
    would you, uh, be my fam...
[20:55] Zorome (666)
    W-Would you be my friend?
[20:59] Woman
    That's obviously out of the question.
[21:03] Zorome (666)
    Out of the question?
[21:04] Woman
    After all, you are...
[21:15] Woman
    I treated his wounds and fed him a little.
[21:21] Guard
    Don't make us waste our time.
[21:23] Guard
    This isn't a place infected
    children like you should enter.
[21:27] Guard
    Cut it out.
[21:28] Guard
    They're basically victims in all this, too.
[21:31] Guard
    The poor, pitiful things.
[21:37] Ichigo (015)
    They found Zorome, apparently.
[21:42] Miku (390)
    That jerk... Making us all worry.
[21:46] Miku (390)
    I sentence him to clean
    the bath for one week!
[21:52] Zorome (666)
    We're not pitiful.
[22:02] Miku (390)
    Hey! Take this seriously!
[22:05] Zorome (666)
    Huh? What are you keeping watch for?
[22:07] Zorome (666)
    This ain't a show!
[22:08] Miku (390)
    You won't take this seriously unless I do,
[22:08] Zorome (666)
    Why did that adult woman feel so familiar?
[22:10] Miku (390)
    and you might get lost again.
[22:13] Zorome (666)
    I thought about it a bunch
    of times after that day,
[22:14] Zorome (666)
    Like I'd get lost here!
[22:16] Zorome (666)
    but in the end, I never found an answer.
[22:17] Miku (390)
    Why must I have such a useless kid?
    Life is so unfair!
[22:20] Zorome (666)
    Eventually, I stopped thinking
    about it, and even forgot about her.
[22:21] Zorome (666)
    Why're you acting like you're my guardian?
[22:24] Miku (390)
    Gross! I'm gonna kill you!
[22:26] Zorome (666)
    And ever since, I've stopped
    having that dream.
[22:27] Zorome (666)
    Let's see you try!
[22:30] Miku (390)
    Hold it!
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