E5 - Issue 5: What're You Moping About?! The Ice Prince

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[00:19] Driver A
    What the hell?!
SIGN    Delusional Monthly Magazine
SIGN    Delusional Monthly Magazine
SIGN    Issue 5:
    
    
    
    
    What're You Moping About?!
    
    
    The Ice Prince
[02:02] Goro
    That's the gist
    of the eyewitness report.
[02:04] Goro
    It was written up in Weekly Let's Trucker.
SIGN    Let's Trucker
SIGN    Let's Trucker says goodbye to accidents!
    The Legend Never Ends
SIGN    Raijinmaru
    Descends
SIGN    No more
    accidents?!
[02:08] Goro
    I say we do a story on Expressway
    Mask, who shows up on highways!
[02:12] Taro
    You realize that urban legends
    about shadowy figures
[02:16] Taro
    going real fast on expressways
    is pretty common, right?
[02:19] Jiro
    We did a story like that a while back.
[02:22] Goro
    But, in this case...
[02:24] Goro
    The mask adds a new wrinkle, don't you think?
[02:27] Taro
    Maybe, but is it that interesting?
[02:31] Jiro
    Goro, why'd you buy this magazine?
SIGN    Muscle Maker
[02:33] Goro
    Right here.
[02:35] Goro
    I was curious about this helpful sticker
    that's supposed to prevent accidents.
[02:41] Taro
    If you wanna do a story,
[02:43] Taro
    let's make sure it's one
    that helps me get married!
[02:46] Taro
    Not truck stuff.
[02:48] Goro
    Oh, fine.
[02:51] Goro
    I'll investigate this story myself.
[03:02] Rock
    Welcome.
[03:06] Roberto
    Is this the place where they
    solve "over-scientific incidents"?
[03:11] Taro
    Sure isn't.
[03:14] Jiro
    That's the Nussie special issue...
[03:17] Roberto
    I heard this was the place.
[03:19] Taro
    Probably some kind of urban legend.
[03:22] Jiro
    Aw, come on, let's at least hear him out.
[03:26] Jiro
    It might make for a good story.
[03:28] Rock
    What can I get you?
[03:29] Roberto
    A double espresso. Make it strong.
[03:33] Taro
    A guy like that? His story's
    gonna be a whole thing.
[03:37] Jiro
    Now, now...
[03:38] Rock
    Espresso, huh?
[03:42] Roberto
    I'm Roberto Morricone.
    I'm a figure skating coach.
[03:47] Roberto
    And something strange is going on
    with one of my skaters.
[03:51] Roberto
    We had him in a training camp
    to prepare for a competition...
[03:54] Roberto
    And this young man, Ryoma, would
    disappear in the wee hours of the night
[03:57] Roberto
    before showing up in the morning
    looking worn out.
[04:01] Taro
    I know what that sounds like to me.
    A nighttime rendezvous with a fan.
[04:04] Roberto
    If I thought that was likely,
    I'd call a detective.
[04:08] Roberto
    I've had people watch Ryoma
    to make sure he doesn't leave at night,
[04:11] Roberto
    and locked his room from the outside...
[04:14] Roberto
    But he still manages to vanish.
[04:17] Roberto
    And he's not aware of what's going on.
[04:20] Roberto
    I'm sure there's something going on
    beyond a logical explanation.
[04:25] Rock
    Here you are.
[04:30] Roberto
    This is an espresso?
[04:33] Rock
    It is.
[04:35] Taro
    Vanishing late at night... Maybe
    Dracula's got him entranced.
[04:39] Roberto
    Could you deal with that?
[04:41] Taro
    Uh, no, that's not our line of work.
[04:44] Taro
    Plus, I'm pretty sure it's not Dracula.
[04:46] Roberto
    I still need some help, please!
SIGN    Lucky
    Color: Red
    As spring
    arrives and
    ice melts,
    maidens
    in bloom
    will gather."
[04:49] Roberto
    I'm worried about Ryoma.
[04:53] Taro
    This camp... You're holding it
    at a skating rink?
[04:55] Roberto
    Yes. Our lodging is right
    next to an ice arena.
[04:59] Taro
    Ice melting...
[05:04] Taro
    "As spring arrives and the ice melts,
SIGN    Taro
[05:08] Taro
    maidens in bloom will gather."
SIGN    Taro
SIGN    Taro Marry me
[05:13] Fans
    Taro! Marry me!
[05:21] Jiro
    Taro?
[05:22] Jiro
    What are you doing?
[05:24] Taro
    Let's go!
SIGN    Trucking Company
    Fast Transport
[05:27] Goro
    So, to sum it up...
[05:29] Goro
    Expressway Mask appears at night,
[05:32] Goro
    makes a few rounds on Expressway 1,
     and vanishes just before dawn.
[05:37] Goro
    Does that cover it?
[05:38] Driver A
    You got it!
[05:41] Driver B
    One other thing, and I didn't
    actually pull over to check, but...
[05:45] Goro
    What is it?
[05:47] Driver B
    I got the feeling that the road had iced over.
[05:50] Goro
    That would be odd,
    considering the time of year.
[05:55] Fans
    Ryoma!
[06:03] Roberto
    In terms of skating ability,
    Ryoma is as good as they come...
[06:07] Roberto
    But he has a ways to go
    expressing himself via skating.
[06:11] Roberto
    Ryoma!
[06:14] Roberto
    You've got to be more graceful.
[06:16] Roberto
    Skate with your emotions!
    Show what's going on inside!
[06:19] Ryoma
    Yes, sir.
[06:21] Fans
    Ryoma! You can do it!
SIGN    Ice
    Prince
SIGN    Ryoma
[06:25] Taro
    Those must be the maidens in bloom!
[06:29] Roberto
    Put more feeling into it!
    You're depicting joy!
[06:38] Roberto
    Time for a break.
[06:42] Jiro
    Huh? Taro...
[06:43] Taro
    Upsy-daisy...
[06:45] Fan A
    Who's that?
[06:46] Fan B
    A skater?
[07:04] Fan E
    What's that old guy think he's doing?
[07:05] Fan C
    Yikes.
[07:07] Taro
    "Old guy"...?
[07:09] Jiro
    Old guy.
[07:10] Fans
    Look at that!
[07:13] Fans
    So cute!
[07:22] Taro
    I got shown up... by a dog.
[07:25] Goro
    Here we are!
[07:38] Catherine
    Oh, you're here.
[07:40] Goro
    I'm more surprised that you are, chief.
[07:43] Catherine
    Is that a problem?
[07:44] Goro
    N-No, not at all...
[07:51] Catherine
    Master, my iced coffee.
[07:53] Rock
    Coming up.
[07:54] Goro
    Master, where are Taro and Jiro?
[07:57] Rock
    We got a visitor who mentioned
    some kinda funny business,
[08:02] Rock
    so they headed to the skating rink.
[08:04] Goro
    Skating rink...?
[08:06] Catherine
    There's a major figure skating
    competition coming up
[08:09] Catherine
    that's going to be held at Komanai Ice Arena.
[08:11] Rock
    Yeah, that's the one!
[08:13] Goro
    So they went to look into a story!
[08:16] Catherine
    Things sure have become lively
    at Monthly Moso Science lately!
[08:21] Catherine
    It's a good trend!
[08:23] Goro
    I don't have any plans until
    this evening, so I'll join them.
[08:28] Fans
    Ryoma!
[08:30] Roberto
    All right, that's enough.
    The open skate is over.
[08:32] Fans
    See you later!
[08:35] Taro
    Your coach said you've been
    heading out late at night...
[08:39] Taro
    Where've you been going?
[08:41] Ryoma
    Nowhere, as far as I know.
[08:43] Goro
    No more observers!
[08:46] Goro
    Excuse me, I'm from Monthly Moso Science...
[08:50] Goro
    I work with them!
[08:53] Jiro
    Then what do you do at night?
[08:56] Ryoma
    I meditate as part of my mental training.
[08:58] Ryoma
    But at some point, I always fall asleep.
[09:02] Goro
    Meditation to improve performance, you say?
[09:04] Jiro
    You showed up, Goro.
[09:06] Goro
    Do you use anything when meditating?
[09:08] Goro
    Like a power stone or breathing exercise?
[09:11] Ryoma
    I use a mask.
[09:12] Goro
    A mask...?
[09:13] Ryoma
    Wanna see?
[09:25] Taro
    Where the hell did that come from?!
[09:27] Ryoma
    I bought it.
[09:32] Ryoma
    Are you...?
[09:33] Jiro
    Happens all the time. Don't sweat it.
[09:36] Goro
    If you could continue your story...
[09:37] Ryoma
    Oh, right.
[09:42] Ryoma
    The performance component of my
    skating always scored poorly.
[09:46] Ryoma
    They say I'm not very expressive.
[09:48] Ryoma
    My coach is always telling me...
[09:50] Ryoma
    "Express yourself!
    Let your emotions flow forth!"
[09:56] Ryoma
    We keep going around in circles on it.
[09:59] Ryoma
    And one day, when I was
    wandering around town in circles...
[10:08] Ryoma
    I found a store that
    sold glassware and masks.
[10:13] Ryoma
    And among them... there was this simple mask.
[10:19] (Flashback) Clerk
    You've got a real eye for quality, sir.
[10:22] (Flashback) Clerk
    This mask seems to have
    a neutral expression at a glance,
[10:25] (Flashback) Clerk
    but depending on the angle, it can show
    a variety of faces! Quite the article!
[10:29] (Flashback) Clerk
    How about it? If you're interested,
    I can sell it to you at a reasonable price.
[10:35] (Flashback) Clerk
    Not only that...
[10:38] (Flashback) Clerk
    But if you buy it now, I'll include
    this "City of Water" glass as a bonus!
[10:42] (Flashback) Clerk
    A set of two, even!
[10:47] Ryoma
    It was a great deal!
[10:51] Ryoma
    I've been using it as a good
    luck charm to get better
[10:56] Ryoma
    at expressing myself through skating.
[11:01] Jiro
    A good luck charm, huh?
[11:02] Ryoma
    Before I go to bed,
    I put it on and meditate.
[11:23] Taro
    I knew it! That mask is cursed!
[11:25] Goro
    Maybe it's a MOPart!
[11:28] Roberto
    Ryoma?
[11:29] Ryoma
    Express!
[11:32] Ryoma
    Meditate!
[11:43] Roberto
    What just happened?!
[11:45] Goro
    How over-scientific!
[11:49] Jiro
    Looks like more paranormal
    phenomena thanks to a MOPart.
[11:52] Goro
    He's Expressway Mask!
[11:55] Roberto
    Do something, please!
[11:56] Goro
    Let's go after him!
[11:59] Taro
    After him, how?
    We don't know where he went.
[12:03] Goro
    He's headed to Expressway 1.
[12:06] Goro
    Expressway Mask goes
    in a circle on Expressway 1!
[12:12] Noin
    They look like they're in a hurry.
[12:14] Perch
    They must've gotten a lead on a MOPart!
[12:29] Taro
    I don't see him.
[12:31] Goro
    I'm certain he's skating
    somewhere on Expressway 1.
[12:35] Taro
    Why is he going around
    this road in a loop, anyway?
[12:39] Goro
    I'm not sure.
[12:40] Jiro
    He's trying to express himself.
[12:43] Taro
    Say what now?
[12:44] Jiro
    Think about it. Expressing
    himself... on the expressway.
[12:48] Jiro
    He's meditating, unsure of
    what to do, and skating.
[12:50] Taro
    It's a pun?!
[12:59] Goro
    How over-scientific!
[13:02] Goro
    Jiro, there's a camera in there
    with you! It's all yours!
[13:05] Jiro
    What is, exactly?!
[13:07] Goro
    We're getting a scoop on Expressway Mask!
[13:09] Jiro
    We were asked to solve this
    guy's problem, actually...
[13:13] Taro
    If we can rip that mask off him,
    that'll probably fix it, right?
[13:16] Jiro
    Good luck, then, Taro.
[13:18] Taro
    Aw, me?
[13:23] Ryoma
    Expression!
[13:25] Goro
    I'll get closer!
[13:32] Taro
    No good... I'm feeling
    all woozy... and icky...
[13:35] Goro
    Taro?
[13:50] Jiro
    That looks like self-expression to me.
SIGN    Accident
SIGN    Iced Surface
SIGN    &
[13:53] Jiro
    He is expressly causing accidents, himself.
SIGN    Self
SIGN    Expression
SIGN    Self
SIGN    Expression
[13:57] Taro
    Maybe save the wordplay for later?
[14:01] Perch
    There's the MOPart!
[14:03] Noin
    It's ours now!
[14:04] Taro
    It's those two again!
[14:07] Goro
    White Pegasus Company!
[14:09] Jiro
    Floor it!
[14:10] Goro
    We're carrying a lot of weight!
[14:14] Noin
    Gimme that!
[14:15] Ryoma
    Expressing! Emotion!
[14:19] Noin
    Dammit!
[14:25] Ryoma
    Express...
[14:29] Ryoma
    Emotion!
[14:47] Jiro
    Wow, he's really expressing himself now.
[14:50] Goro
    Okay, this is just over-scientific!
[14:53] Taro
    I guess there's nothing else to say.
[14:56] Noin
    Just fork it over already!
[15:02] Goro
    Maybe you'd be able to catch him
    if you transformed, Taro?
[15:05] Taro
    Am I really that fast?
[15:07] Jiro
    You're pretty fast, but the problem
    is you lose control when you change.
[15:12] Jiro
    I'm not sure you'd remember
    to grab the mask.
[15:16] Taro
    I'll try and force myself to remember.
[15:18] Taro
    Get Expressway Mask's mask...
    get his mask...
[15:22] Taro
    I am gonna get Expressway Mask's mask!
[15:23] Jiro
    Let's give it a shot, then!
[15:46] Goro
    He's headed after Expressway Mask!
[15:48] Jiro
    I just hope he doesn't attack him.
[15:52] Goro
    He caught him!
[15:53] Jiro
    Go for the mask!
[16:10] Perch
    What in the world are they doing?
[16:12] Noin
    Whatever! Time to transform!
[16:14] Noin
    Transform!
[16:29] Jiro
    They're changing, too!
[16:31] Goro
    Here he comes, Taro!
[16:33] Noin
    But how do I do this...?
[16:41] Perch
    We're not here to fight that tiger guy.
[16:44] Perch
    We need the MOPart!
[16:46] Perch
    Let's look for an opening and steal it!
[16:49] Noin
    Yeah!
[16:50] Goro
    What are you doing, Taro?!
[16:52] Jiro
    The mask! Get the mask!
[16:54] Jiro
    Come on! What happened to remembering?!
[17:00] Goro
    One, two, three, four...
[17:03] Goro
    A quintuple spin!
[17:06] Ryoma
    Expression!
[17:15] Everyone
    The MOPart!
[17:25] Noin
    This time, we'll win!
[17:31] Jiro
    Taro! Get the MOPart!
[17:33] Perch
    Noin, pass it to me!
[17:42] Noin
    Dammit...
[17:43] Perch
    Is it even a MOPart, though?
[17:48] Perch
    Transform!
[18:13] Goro
    The other one can transform too?!
    And he's white!
[18:16] Jiro
    Then it is a MOPart!
[18:18] Perch
    Huh? I'm a polar bear...
[18:21] Noin
    Just goes to show that we're twins!
[18:23] Noin
    Now let's put this clown into hibernation!
[18:25] Perch
    Right!
[18:28] Goro
    I believe that was him saying, "Bring it."
[18:30] Jiro
    Is this gonna work out...?
[18:32] Goro
    Let's use the opportunity to collect Ryoma.
[18:37] Twins
    Let's go!
[18:54] Jiro
    Two on one, without his full
    mental capacity... This is bad.
[18:58] Goro
    And I think Taro's transformation
    won't last much longer.
[19:02] Jiro
    Then we're definitely gonna
    need to grab him and run!
[19:06] Perch
    We're invincible!
[19:09] Noin
    Have a taste of Motarian power!
[19:19] Noin
    They're running?!
[19:20] Perch
    I don't think so!
[19:24] Noin
    Someone called the cops...
[19:25] Perch
    We'd better run, too.
[19:37] Roberto
    Ryoma? Ryoma!
[19:39] Roberto
    What in the world happened?!
[19:41] Goro
    Calm down, please, Mr. Roberto.
[19:44] Goro
    The truth is, Ryoma was Expressway Mask!
[19:47] Roberto
    Expressway Mask? What even is that?!
[19:49] Goro
    There's no need to worry.
    We won't reveal his identity in the article.
[19:54] Roberto
    I don't care about that! Is Ryoma okay?
[19:56] Jiro
    Yep. He's okay.
[20:01] Ryoma
    Coach...
[20:02] Roberto
    Ryoma!
[20:03] Ryoma
    Coach, I understand now.
[20:09] Ryoma
    Emotions... and expression!
[20:12] Roberto
    Ryoma...
[20:14] Roberto
    I'm just glad you're all right!
[20:16] Roberto
    I was so worried!
[20:17] Goro
    As impressive as Taro's might be, your
    special ability is really incredible, Jiro!
[20:18] Ryoma
    I'm so sorry. It feels kind of like
    I was dreaming for a long time...
[20:22] Jiro
    Just don't write about it.
[20:24] Goro
    How over-scientific.
[20:30] Edward
    Well done.
[20:32] Perch
    I was able to transform by using it, too.
[20:34] Noin
    We clobbered that tiger Motarian together!
[20:39] Perch
    Why does he lose control like
    that when he transforms?
[20:43] Edward
    He's likely lost his memories
    of being a Motarian.
[20:48] Edward
    He can take his Motarian form
    but lacks his Motarian mind.
[20:53] Perch
    I see...
[20:55] Edward
    Raising the Mo Continent will
    require additional MOParts.
[20:59] Edward
    Continue searching for them.
[21:01] Both
    Right!
SIGN    Super Special Issue
SIGN    The Mystery of
    Expressway Mask
SIGN    A cursed tunnel?
    A ghost train?
    Join our tour of
    haunted driving
    destinations!
SIGN    Super Special Issue
[21:25] Taro
    He seems to have figured it out.
SIGN    Komanai Arena
    National Championships
[21:29] JIro
    He won!
[21:31] JIro
    I guess that closes this case.
[21:34] Goro
    No, hardly.
[21:36] Taro
    What the heck, Goro?
[21:38] Goro
    The White Pegasus duo
    once again stole a MOPart.
[21:43] Taro
    Well... so what?
[21:45] Goro
    As the editorial staff
    of Monthly Moso Science,
[21:49] Goro
    we need to investigate
    the White Pegasus Company!
SIGN    Delusional Monthly Magazine
SIGN    Delusional Monthly Magazine
[23:25] Saburo
    Every issue of the magazine seems
    to come out without trouble,
[23:29] Saburo
    but have you ever seen them do
    the actual editorial part of the job?
[23:32] Saburo
    Delusional Monthly Magazine Issue 6:
SIGN    Issue 6:
    
    
    
    There's Whole Mobs of Them?!
    
    
    
    This Is Where the Cats Gather!
[23:34] Saburo
    There's Whole Mobs of Them?!
    This Is Where the Cats Gather
[23:37] Saburo
    You will hear our sagacious
    roar once again, meow!