E2 - What It Means to Connect

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[00:03] Hiro (016)
    The act of bringing two pairs of lips
    together, which we'd never heard of,
[00:06] Hiro (016)
    was called a kiss, she said.
[00:09] Hachi
    Commence connecting.
[00:12] Hiro (016)
    The day after the klaxosaur attack,
[00:15] Hiro (016)
    the startup ritual picked up where it left
    off, but in much quieter circumstances.
[00:20] Hiro (016)
    Papa and the other adults weren't
    around to witness it anymore.
[00:24] Hiro (016)
    I was told the huge FRANXX
    I rode was named Strelizia.
[00:27] Hiro (016)
    I had no recollection of anything
    that happened after I got in,
[00:32] Hiro (016)
    but I still believe that
    it all really happened,
[00:36] Hiro (016)
    and that I was able to
    fly under my own power.
[00:39] Hiro (016)
    I'm no longer a nestling.
[00:41] Hiro (016)
    So I swore never to run away again.
SIGN    Residential Quarter for Parasites: "Mistilteinn"
SIGN    Parasite Boarding House
[02:29] Ichigo (015)
    Meow?
[02:31] Ichigo (015)
    Are mew from around here?
[02:36] Hiro (016)
    Ichigo?
[02:38] Ichigo (015)
    H-Hiro?!
[02:39] Hiro (016)
    You didn't have to wait out here for me.
[02:42] Ichigo (015)
    It's your fault for running off
    first thing in the morning.
[02:45] Ichigo (015)
    Awkward as it is, you're staying here now.
[02:48] Ichigo (015)
    Hold your head high,
    and make yourself at home.
[02:56] Ichigo (015)
    I heard Naomi was all right.
    She got taken to the hospital.
[03:00] Hiro (016)
    Yeah, I heard.
[03:03] Ichigo (015)
    Were you the one piloting that FRANXX?
[03:08] Hiro (016)
    I don't really remember.
[03:09] Hiro (016)
    So I want to ride it again to make sure.
[03:13] Ichigo (015)
    Again? That girl isn't part
    of our squad, you know.
[03:16] Hiro (016)
    I don't care, as long as I get to pilot.
[03:20] Ichigo (015)
    I heard the rumors about her.
[03:23] Ichigo (015)
    None of her partners could ever ride
    with her more than three times.
[03:28] Ichigo (015)
    They didn't make it out alive.
[03:34] Ichigo (015)
    I don't know if that's true or not,
[03:36] Ichigo (015)
    but I think you should stay away from her.
[03:39] Hiro (016)
    But if I can't pilot,
    I'm as good as dead anyway.
[03:43] Ichigo (015)
    Hiro...
[03:47] Goro (056)
    Hey, Hiro. Get inside quick.
[03:49] Goro (056)
    That girl's in our mess hall.
[04:03] Miku (390)
    Why is she still here?
SIGN    Zero Two
[04:06] Kokoro (556)
    What a strange person.
SIGN    Kokoro
[04:08] Kokoro (556)
    I wonder if she likes sweets.
SIGN    Miku
[04:10] Miku (390)
    She's not a person. Not with
    those things on her head.
[04:13] Ichigo (015)
    Cut it out.
SIGN    Ichigo
[04:16] Ichigo (015)
    She's our savior, you know.
SIGN    Ikuno
[04:20] Ikuno (196)
    Do you think she really has klaxosaur blood?
[04:23] Ikuno (196)
    Besides, I thought nobody
    had single-digit codes.
[04:27] Futoshi (214)
    She's nothing like the rumors said.
SIGN    Goro
SIGN    Futoshi
[04:31] Goro (056)
    She's ruining her good looks
    with the way she's eating.
SIGN    Hiro
[04:33] Hiro (016)
    I can't believe all her
    injuries healed so quickly.
[04:36] Zorome (666)
    Hey, there!
SIGN    Zorome
[04:37] Zorome (666)
    It was a real treat to watch
    your skills in action.
[04:39] Zorome (666)
    I, Zorome the Great, shall graciously
    ride with you if you so desire.
[04:43] Zorome (666)
    I'm sure I can do a much
    better job than that wuss.
SIGN    Mitsuru
[04:47] Zorome (666)
    Why don't we try... Eek!
[04:50] Zorome (666)
    What do you think you're doing?!
[04:52] Zorome (666)
    Aw, my Sunday best!
[04:56] Zorome (666)
    What are you gonna do about this?!
[05:03] Zero Two (002)
    This is really nice and sweet.
[05:06] Zero Two (002)
    Let's eat together, okay?
[05:09] Hiro (016)
    Tell me.
[05:11] Hiro (016)
    Did I actually manage to pilot back then?
[05:16] Zero Two (002)
    You sure did.
[05:18] Zero Two (002)
    You were incredible,
[05:20] Zero Two (002)
    darling.
[05:23] All
    D...
[05:23] All
    Darling?
[05:25] Miku (390)
    What's that mean?
[05:27] Kokoro (556)
    Beats me.
[05:28] Goro (056)
    Do you know?
[05:28] Zorome (666)
    Hey! Don't ignore me!
[05:29] Futoshi (214)
    Doesn't sound like food.
[05:30] Kokoro (556)
    I wonder what it is.
[05:31] Goro (056)
    Well, duh.
[05:32] Hiro (016)
    I see.
[05:34] Hiro (016)
    So I really did pilot that FRANXX back then!
[05:39] Nana
    Okay, keep it down, kids.
[05:41] Kokoro (556)
    Nana!
[05:44] Nana
    I'll be your caretaker,
    just like I was in Garden.
[05:48] Nana
    APE HQ has assigned me to the
    13th Plantation Corps. My name is Nana.
SIGN    APE Strategic HQ Parasite Caretaker  |  Nana
[05:53] Nana
    I look forward to your cooperation.
[05:54] Goro (056)
    Yes! We got lucky!
[05:55] Miku (390)
    Yay!
[05:55] Futoshi (214)
    Thanks!
[05:55] Ichigo (015)
    Nana...
[05:56] Kokoro (556)
    Figures.
[05:56] Nana
    What is it, Ichigo?
[05:58] Ichigo (015)
    Is she going to stay here?
[05:58] Zorome (666)
    For real?
[06:00] Nana
    We're awaiting orders from HQ
    on what to do with Zero Two.
[06:03] Nana
    But in general, she won't
    be working with you guys.
[06:06] Nana
    Come. You're sitting over here.
[06:08] Zero Two (002)
    Aw, but this table felt more comfortable.
[06:12] Hiro (016)
    W-Wait!
[06:13] Hiro (016)
    Hey, Zero Two!
[06:15] Hiro (016)
    Let me ride in your FRANXX again.
[06:19] Hiro (016)
    There's something I want to be sure of.
[06:21] Nana
    That isn't for you to decide.
[06:23] Nana
    Papa and the rest will give you
    your orders in due time, too.
[06:26] Nana
    Sit tight until then, all right?
[06:28] Zorome (666)
    Papa will?
[06:29] Zorome (666)
    Give orders to him? Why?
[06:33] Miku (390)
    What was with that girl?
[06:36] Nana
    We can't have you running off
    as you please all the time.
[06:39] Zero Two (002)
    I just wanted to eat with my darling.
[06:41] Nana
    Avoid making contact with the parasites.
[06:44] Nana
    You're too much for them to handle.
[06:49] Zero Two (002)
    I feel like I'm gonna suffocate in here.
[06:51] Announcer
    Confirmed appearance of one
    Mohorovicic-class klaxosaur at Plantation 13.
[06:56] Announcer
    Strelizia intercepted and neutralized it.
[06:58] Announcer
    Fuel stockpile down to 54 percent.
[07:01] Announcer
    Currently anchored in the area.
[07:03] Announcer
    Requesting kissing with Plantation 26.
SIGN    APE Central HQ Council
[07:06] Papa (APE Head)
    Authorized.
SIGN    Lamarck Club
[07:07] Announcer
    Roger.
[07:08] Announcer
    Kissing will commence in 175 hours.
[07:11] Sage A
    We've received word that Strelizia
    has stayed back at Plantation 13.
[07:16] Sage B
    Another of that girl's whims?
    Dr. Franxx spoils her too much.
[07:20] Vice Chairman
    But in this case, if you
    just look at the numbers,
[07:23] Vice Chairman
    it seems to be a rare sample
    without signs of physical aging.
[07:29] Sage D
    It's Code 016. That's him, isn't it?
[07:32] Sage C
    Unthinkable.
[07:34] Sage C
    With no established cause, mixing with the
    special specimen will taint her blood.
[07:38] Sage C
    She must be recalled at once.
[07:40] Papa (APE Head)
    But we saw how she shone in that battle.
[07:44] Papa (APE Head)
    It's worth investigating.
[07:47] Papa (APE Head)
    Let's wait and see.
[07:50] Goro (056)
    I'm amazed you managed
    to fight that klaxosaur.
[07:54] Goro (056)
    How was it?
[07:55] Hiro (016)
    I don't remember anything about it.
[07:59] Hiro (016)
    But I remember how it felt.
[08:02] Goro (056)
    I see.
[08:03] Goro (056)
    Either way, I'm glad you stayed.
[08:07] Goro (056)
    Maybe you're the type that comes
    through when it matters most.
[08:09] Goro (056)
    Man, you got the jump on me.
[08:11] Zorome (666)
    Out of my way, dude.
[08:13] Zorome (666)
    I don't believe for a second that
    you piloted a FRANXX before we did.
[08:17] Zorome (666)
    Got that, you wuss?
[08:22] Miku (390)
    Jeez, why are these so tiny?
[08:26] Miku (390)
    So tight!
[08:27] Kokoro (556)
    Connecting feels so weird.
[08:29] Kokoro (556)
    I hope we get used to it soon.
[08:31] Kokoro (556)
    It's not at all like how
    our training units felt.
[08:35] Miku (390)
    It's like your body being
    stirred up from the inside.
[08:37] Kokoro (556)
    Hey, Miku!
[08:42] Miku (390)
    Here it comes! Are you ready?
[08:43] Ikuno (196)
    Stop reminding me of it.
[08:45] Ichigo (015)
    Was it really that rough for you guys?
[08:47] Ichigo (015)
    It did feel a bit weird, but I dunno...
[08:52] Ichigo (015)
    It kinda put me at ease,
[08:55] Ichigo (015)
    like I'd become one with someone.
[08:57] Miku (390)
    What?
[08:58] Kokoro (556)
    Wow.
[09:00] Kokoro (556)
    I wish my numbers were as high as yours.
[09:03] Kokoro (556)
    You and Goro must be really compatible.
[09:11] Miku (390)
    Good for you. You two double-digit
    elites are made for each other.
[09:15] Ichigo (015)
    Gee, thanks.
[09:16] Miku (390)
    Speaking of elite, how about that Hiro?
[09:19] Miku (390)
    He brings home a girl out of nowhere,
    and she's already calling him "darling."
[09:25] Miku (390)
    Maybe those two will actually
    make a good coup—
[09:33] Miku (390)
    Wh-What was that all about?
[09:39] Hachi
    I'll be giving out your overall
    strategic instructions.
[09:42] Hachi
    But the decisions on the field must be
    made by the leader unit, Delphinium.
[09:46] Ichigo (015)
    Roger.
[09:48] Miku (390)
    Why does she get to be leader?
SIGN    APE Strategic HQ Plantation Defense Commander  |  Hachi
[09:54] Hachi
    If you're ready, we will now begin the drill.
[09:57] Hachi
    This will be your first drill
    in a real FRANXX, but stay calm,
[10:01] Hachi
    focus on your partner's movements,
    and entrust yourself to them.
[10:05] Hachi
    Commence connecting.
[10:10] Kokoro (556)
    Here it is!
[10:13] Zorome (666)
    Q-Quit making weird noises!
[10:14] Miku (390)
    It's a natural reaction!
[10:16] Hachi
    If two partners are even
    slightly out of sync,
[10:18] Hachi
    their para-capacity will fluctuate wildly.
[10:20] Hachi
    The key is to trust your partners
    and accept them wholeheartedly.
[10:26] Goro (056)
    You okay?
[10:27] Ichigo (015)
    I'm fine. Keep going.
[10:47] Futoshi (214)
    Did I do it right? I didn't suck?
[10:49] Kokoro (556)
    Nah, you were fine.
[10:51] Kokoro (556)
    We're perfectly matched, huh?
SIGN    FXX
    Genista
SIGN    FXX
    Chlorophytum
[10:54] Zorome (666)
    Whoa, quit getting all
    lovey-dovey over this crap.
SIGN    FXX
    Argentea
[10:57] Zorome (666)
    I was the first to finish, you know.
[11:00] Zorome (666)
    Got that, double-digits?
SIGN    FXX  Delphinium
[11:01] Zorome (666)
    And don't you forget it.
[11:03] Goro (056)
    Well, he's in high spirits.
[11:05] Ikuno (196)
    What's the point of competing
    among ourselves?
[11:07] Zorome (666)
    Hah! Sour grapes, much?
[11:09] Zorome (666)
    Hup! Unf!
[11:10] Miku (390)
    H-Hey, don't be rough!
[11:12] Zorome (666)
    Huh?
[11:14] Zorome (666)
    Wh... Whoa!
[11:17] Ichigo (015)
    You okay?
[11:19] Miku (390)
    Thanks.
[11:20] Ichigo (015)
    The stamen has the initiative
    when it comes to handling,
[11:23] Ichigo (015)
    so consider whether the pistil,
    who's connected to the FRANXX, can keep up.
[11:26] Zorome (666)
    Thanks, Miss High-and-Mighty.
[11:28] Hachi
    Line up in formation with Delphinium
    in the center and advance.
[11:33] All
    Roger!
[11:45] Hiro (016)
    I did manage to pilot back then.
[11:48] Hiro (016)
    If I could just ride with
    Zero Two in Strelizia again,
[11:52] Hiro (016)
    I...
[12:03] Nana
    A startup trial in an actual FRANXX?
SIGN    Plantation FRANXX Parking Dock
[12:11] Goro (056)
    I'm this close to figuring out 
    the trick to connecting.
[12:18] Ichigo (015)
    Hey, tell me something.
[12:20] Ichigo (015)
    Why'd it have to be Hiro?
[12:22] Zero Two (002)
    Hiro? You mean my darling?
[12:25] Ichigo (015)
    There you go, calling him that again.
[12:27] Ichigo (015)
    I'm grateful to you for
    defeating that klaxosaur.
[12:31] Ichigo (015)
    But I want you to stay away
    from Hiro from now on.
[12:34] Zero Two (002)
    Why?
[12:35] Ichigo (015)
    Because you're not part of our squad.
[12:37] Ichigo (015)
    If you're gonna up and leave one day,
    don't get Hiro's hopes up.
[12:41] Zero Two (002)
    Oh?
[12:42] Zero Two (002)
    What are you to my darling?
[12:45] Ichigo (015)
    I'm the leader of this squad.
[12:47] Zero Two (002)
    Hmm...
[12:49] Goro (056)
    H-Hey...
[12:55] Zero Two (002)
    Sweet. I like your taste.
[13:03] Futoshi (214)
    Will we be able to fight like that one day?
[13:07] Futoshi (214)
    Fight the klaxosaurs like the
    FRANXX Hiro piloted, I mean.
[13:12] Zorome (666)
    Say what? Just so you know,
    that doesn't count as piloting.
[13:16] Zorome (666)
    There's no way that loser
    could pilot a FRANXX.
[13:19] Futoshi (214)
    But it did actually move around.
[13:21] Futoshi (214)
    And Papa seems to have taken
    an interest in Hiro, too.
[13:24] Zorome (666)
    Well...
[13:25] Mitsuru (326)
    I hear that pistil called Zero Two
[13:28] Mitsuru (326)
    has the special ability to
    pilot a FRANXX by herself.
[13:32] Mitsuru (326)
    You two saw its four-legged form, didn't you?
[13:35] Mitsuru (326)
    So basically, Hiro was only
    taken along for the ride.
[13:40] Zorome (666)
    See? I'll never accept
    that he did it before us.
[13:47] Zorome (666)
    Don't think you're hot stuff, you hear me?
[13:53] Zorome (666)
    Bingo! I'm the best!
[13:55] Zorome (666)
    Sorry about that. I really
    expected you to dodge.
[13:59] Zorome (666)
    Were you cranking one out
    all by yourself in a training unit?
[14:03] Zorome (666)
    That's perfect for you,
[14:05] Zorome (666)
    a wuss who just hitched a ride with a girl!
[14:10] Zorome (666)
    What? You wanna go?
[14:13] Hiro (016)
    Zero Two said I piloted that thing.
[14:15] Zorome (666)
    The real thing ain't anything
    like the training units!
[14:17] Hiro (016)
    Once I get another chance,
    I'll show you I can pilot!
[14:21] Zorome (666)
    Challenge accepted!
[14:23] Ichigo (015)
    Hey, what are you doing?
[14:25] Goro (056)
    Come on!
[14:27] Ichigo (015)
    Knock it off.
[14:28] Zorome (666)
    Don't get in the way!
[14:29] Goro (056)
    Enough!
[14:30] Goro (056)
    Just calm down!
[14:30] Zorome (666)
    Damn you! You're nothing but a loser!
[14:33] Ichigo (015)
    Don't let him get to you.
[14:36] Zorome (666)
    Lemme go!
[14:36] Hiro (016)
    I can pilot, too. I just need a chance.
[14:39] Zorome (666)
    Tch.
[14:39] Ichigo (015)
    Hiro...
[14:43] Ichigo (015)
    It's Nana.
[14:46] Hiro (016)
    A mock battle with me in a FRANXX?
[14:48] Nana
    That's right.
[14:49] Hachi
    Depending on how you do,
    we're considering promoting you to parasite.
[14:54] Goro (056)
    Grats!
[14:55] Hachi
    Pick your partner.
[14:56] Zero Two (002)
    I'll do it.
[14:58] Hiro (016)
    Zero Two...
[15:00] Zero Two (002)
    I mean, you are my darling.
[15:03] Ichigo (015)
    One moment.
[15:04] Ichigo (015)
    Let me be his partner.
[15:06] Goro (056)
    Ichigo?
[15:07] Ichigo (015)
    She doesn't belong to our squad.
[15:10] Ichigo (015)
    Also, if you're only
    measuring Hiro's aptitude,
[15:13] Ichigo (015)
    it should work with me as his partner, too.
[15:15] Mitsuru (326)
    Then why does it have to be you?
[15:18] Mitsuru (326)
    You already have Goro as a partner,
    and you want to ride with Hiro?
[15:22] Nana
    Pipe down.
[15:23] Nana
    Don't go running your mouths now.
[15:25] Nana
    Zero Two, HQ hasn't authorized
    the use of Strelizia.
[15:30] Nana
    So Hiro will have to take the test
    with someone from his squad.
[15:35] Zero Two (002)
    Boo. That sucks.
[15:38] Zero Two (002)
    Fine. My injuries haven't
    healed completely yet, anyway.
[15:41] Hiro (016)
    Wait, what?
[15:43] Zero Two (002)
    I'll let you have him this time. Go for it.
[15:48] Zero Two (002)
    Take care of my darling, okay?
[15:51] Nana
    Then you'll handle it, right, Ichigo?
[15:53] Ichigo (015)
    Sure.
[15:54] Hiro (016)
    Wait!
[15:56] Hachi
    Does anyone want to volunteer
    as their opponents?
[15:59] Zorome (666)
    Me!
[16:00] Miku (390)
    Ack!
[16:00] Miku (390)
    Hey, who died and made you boss?
[16:02] Zorome (666)
    I'm gonna show 'em what I'm capable of.
[16:07] Miku (390)
    We'll do it.
[16:08] Nana
    Done deal.
[16:09] Hachi
    The battle will be held tomorrow morning.
[16:11] Zorome (666)
    Wait, wait, wait!
[16:12] Zorome (666)
    Let us do it right now!
[16:15] Goro (056)
    Zorome's still mad about your fight today.
[16:19] Hiro (016)
    Sorry. I know Ichigo's your partner.
[16:23] Goro (056)
    Everything ready?
[16:25] Hiro (016)
    Yeah, I have to go.
[16:27] Goro (056)
    Sure. See you later.
[16:28] Goro (056)
    And Hiro, don't worry about it.
[16:31] Goro (056)
    She never takes no for an answer.
[16:34] Hiro (016)
    I'm going to make this chance count.
[16:37] Goro (056)
    Yeah. I know you can do it.
[16:47] Zorome (666)
    Hey, wuss! Let's settle the
    score once and for all!
[16:51] Miku (390)
    Given who your partner is, I might
    just beat you this time, Great Leader.
[16:55] Ichigo (015)
    Feel free.
[16:57] Ichigo (015)
    This isn't about winning or losing, anyway.
[16:59] Futoshi (214)
    Miku's totally up for it, too.
[17:02] Ichigo (015)
    This isn't about winning.
[17:03] Ichigo (015)
    I must prove to everyone that
    Hiro can pilot the FRANXX!
[17:08] Ichigo (015)
    Just focus on connecting, Hiro.
[17:10] Ichigo (015)
    I'll take care of the rest.
[17:13] Hiro (016)
    Got it.
[17:14] Hachi
    Begin the mock battle.
[17:18] Zorome (666)
    We're good to go.
[17:20] Ichigo (015)
    Focus.
[17:23] Ichigo (015)
    It'll be all right. I can draw
    out Hiro's ability, too.
[17:29] Hiro (016)
    This feeling...
[17:32] Hiro (016)
    I'm entering Ichigo's mind.
[17:35] Ichigo (015)
    It's all right. Keep going.
[17:38] Ichigo (015)
    Got you!
[17:47] Zorome (666)
    Are you for real?
[17:49] Hiro (016)
    We did it!
[17:50] Goro (056)
    Way to go, Hiro!
[17:52] Futoshi (214)
    Huh...
[17:52] Kokoro (556)
    Wow!
[17:52] Nana
    But...
[17:56] Nana
    This is where things get real.
[17:57] Hiro (016)
    This is it! I recognize this sensation!
[18:00] Ichigo (015)
    Let's do this, Hiro!
[18:01] Hiro (016)
    Yeah!
[18:06] Zorome (666)
    Bring it on!
[18:08] Zorome (666)
    What?!
[18:12] Zorome (666)
    What's going on?
[18:13] Miku (390)
    They stopped?
[18:15] Miku (390)
    No... Why?
[18:19] Miku (390)
    This can't be!
[18:21] Miku (390)
    Time out! Give us three minutes!
[18:23] Both
    What?!
[18:24] Miku (390)
    You can't just call timeout!
[18:26] Hiro (016)
    Why'd it stop?
[18:28] Hiro (016)
    Move! Move!
[18:29] Hiro (016)
    Damn it! Why is this happening?
[18:31] Hiro (016)
    I was able to pilot back then!
[18:36] Ichigo (015)
    What's wrong?
[18:37] Hiro (016)
    I don't know. It just stopped.
[18:40] Ichigo (015)
    Was it my fault?
[18:41] Hiro (016)
    I don't think so.
[18:43] Ichigo (015)
    What did she do differently?
[18:46] Hiro (016)
    I don't know. I don't remember.
[18:49] Ichigo (015)
    Calm down. No need to rush.
[18:51] Ichigo (015)
    You might remember something.
[18:57] Hiro (016)
    The kiss...
[18:59] Hiro (016)
    Maybe it was the kiss.
[19:01] Ichigo (015)
    "Kiss"? What's that?
[19:03] Hiro (016)
    We stuck our mouths together,
[19:06] Hiro (016)
    and everything turned bright, like, "Wham!"
[19:11] Ichigo (015)
    What the heck?
[19:12] Ichigo (015)
    That's what you were up to
    during a klaxosaur attack?
[19:15] Hiro (016)
    It wasn't me!
[19:16] Hiro (016)
    She did it as soon as I got in.
[19:19] Hiro (016)
    I didn't understand what she was doing,
[19:22] Hiro (016)
    but Zero Two said it was
    a very special thing.
[19:35] Ichigo (015)
    Fine. Let's do it.
[19:38] Ichigo (015)
    It's embarrassing, so keep your eyes closed.
[19:39] Hiro (016)
    W-Wait a second!
[19:40] Ichigo (015)
    We can't move unless we do it, right?
[19:42] Hiro (016)
    U-Uh...
[19:42] Ichigo (015)
    If that's what it takes,
    I don't mind. This is nothing.
[19:47] Hiro (016)
    But...
[19:48] Ichigo (015)
    Shut up.
[19:49] Hiro (016)
    Ichigo, you're trembling...
[19:54] Miku (390)
    Hey, hasn't it been three minutes already?
[19:58] Zorome (666)
    Yeah. I don't see why we gotta wait any more.
[20:03] Zorome (666)
    Sorry, but we're taking you out.
[20:14] Ichigo (015)
    Well?
[20:19] Hiro (016)
    I don't feel a thing.
[20:22] Hiro (016)
    Looks like it didn't work.
[20:33] Zorome (666)
    Hey, this is too easy.
[20:35] Hiro (016)
    Let's try it again, Hiro.
[20:40] Zorome (666)
    Guess this proves that I'm really the best.
[20:44] Zorome (666)
    I don't mind taking over as
    pilot for the Delphinium, too!
[20:49] Miku (390)
    Excuse me?
[20:49] Miku (390)
    You're hitting on another girl now?
[20:52] Miku (390)
    Cut it out already, dude!
[21:00] ---
    Huh?
[21:02] Hachi
    The trust between partners has a
    direct influence on the handling.
[21:07] Hachi
    Should it be thrown out of whack...
[21:10] Zorome (666)
    What's going on?
[21:12] Zorome (666)
    Move...
[21:15] Nana
    Status report, Ichigo.
[21:17] Nana
    Ichigo?
[21:20] Miku (390)
    Get it up already!
[21:23] Zorome (666)
    Shut up! I'm trying!
[21:25] Nana
    Ichigo, don't!
[21:26] Nana
    Piloting a FRANXX alone is dangerous!
[21:31] Ichigo (015)
    Damn it all!
[21:43] Nana
    Of all the reckless stunts...
[21:45] Nana
    Since both FRANXX have been rendered
    inoperable, this mock battle is over.
[21:54] Hiro (016)
    The gentle touch of her trembling lips
[21:56] Hiro (016)
    filled me with guilt.
[21:59] Hiro (016)
    The feeling that I'd gotten to fly back then
[22:01] Hiro (016)
    quickly slipped through my fingers
[22:03] Hiro (016)
    and eventually shackled me
    to the ground once again.
[22:08] Hiro (016)
    It felt like I was being bound up
    in a thousand invisible threads.
[22:15] Hiro (016)
    I'm sorry.
[22:18] Ichigo (015)
    Don't apologize.
[22:29] Ichigo (015)
    You were awful.
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