E3 - You Can't Run from the Aquarium

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[00:14] Equa
    Coffee cups?
[00:16] Martes
    Um... Two dozen.
[00:18] Equa
    Sugar?
[00:21] Martes
    Four kilograms.
SIGN    Ulula
[00:22] Equa
    Nine millimeter hollow-point rounds?
[00:26] Martes
    Four hundred.
[00:27] Equa
    Anti-drone EMP mines?
[00:30] Feles
    Thirty-six.
[00:32] Equa
    Hm... I think that's everything.
[00:35] Equa
    Thank you for helping me to take stock.
[00:38] Martes
    Don't mention it, Equa-senpai!
[00:41] Feles
    That aside, is storing the café and
    extractor gear together a good idea?
[00:48] Equa
    Hm?
[00:49] Martes
    Is it a job?
[00:51] Pengians
    Pen! Pen! Pen!
[00:52] Equa
    Our clients are pengians
    from Ikebukuro Cluster.
[00:55] Equa
    The Sunshine Troupe.
[00:57] Feles
    Huh? All of them?!
[01:00] Martes
    One, two, three, four, five, six... 18?!
[01:06] Equa
    There are a lot of them,
    but let's do our best.
[01:08] Martes
    Let's!
SIGN    Estab Life: Great Escape
[02:49] Equa
    As you see, train tracks divide Ikebukuro
    Cluster into eastern and western halves.
SIGN    You Can't Run from the Aquarium
[02:55] Equa
    West Ikebukuro, across the tracks,
    is devoted to capitalism.
[03:01] Equa
    East Ikebukuro, where we are,
    is communist territory.
[03:06] Martes
    So, we need to get our clients
    from the East to the West?
[03:12] Equa
    Yes. This railroad crossing opens
    several times a day, but...
[03:18] Ulula
    Bow-wow-wow!
[03:21] Ulula
    Awoo!
[03:26] Martes
    Oh man...
[03:28] Alga
    Are you all right?
[03:30] Equa
    These tracks look easy
    to cross, but they aren't.
[03:33] Equa
    And the trains are timed to make you
    want to cross. Not very nice, is it?
[03:38] Equa
    Therefore, um... Well...
[03:44] Feles
    We can't use this place for an extraction.
[03:47] Alga
    What should we do about Ulula?
[03:49] Martes
    Let's put him to bed underground.
[03:51] Equa
    I'm sorry, Ulula-san.
[03:54] Equa
    We'll do your share of
    the work while you rest.
[04:06] Feles
    Where are the clients?
[04:07] Equa
    In that building there.
[04:18] Pengians
    Pen!
[04:19] Pengians
    Pen!
[04:27] Mirpen
    Standard human citizens?
    You don't see that every day.
SIGN    <PARTY ID>
    
    <Name: Equa>
    <Job: Sports Reporter>
    <Birthday: 7.11.17 Heisei>
    <Validity: 7.11.4 Reiwa>
    <Residence: East Ikebukuro>
[04:31] Mirpen
    And you work as sports reporters?
[04:34] Martes
    We have an appointment to interview
    Mikhail-san from the Sunshine Troupe!
[04:40] Mirpen
    Mikhail? Did you say Mikhail?
[04:44] Equa
    We did. Do you know him?
[04:48] Mirpen
    No.
[04:50] Mirpen
    You may pass.
[04:54] Martes
    What was that guy's deal?
[04:59] Mikhail
    That was too slow! Start over from part B!
[05:05] Mikhail
    Still too slow! Again!
[05:08] Mikhail
    Do you think you can impress an audience
    with a performance like that?!
[05:11] Mikhail
    Again!
[05:14] Martes
    Whoa.
[05:16] Equa
    This is the foremost ballet
    troupe in East Ikebukuro.
[05:18] Pengians
    Pen!
[05:19] Pengians
    Pen!
[05:24] Mikhail
    Repeat that part until
    you've got it perfect!
[05:27] Pengians
    Pen!
[05:34] Mikhail
    We'll stand out here. Follow me.
[05:49] Mikhail
    Our performances are art.
[05:53] Equa
    Of course.
[05:55] Mikhail
    My aesthetic sense demands perfection
    down to the angle of every beak.
[06:00] Mikhail
    Every drop of splashing water in
    our little universe is calculated.
[06:05] Equa
    I see.
[06:08] Mikhail
    But the Party's censors
    do nothing but complain.
[06:12] Mikhail
    They keep rejecting our ideas.
[06:15] Mikhail
    Our artistry is lost on them.
[06:19] Equa
    I see!
[06:26] Feles
    Huh?!
[06:28] Feles
    He's adorable!
[06:33] Mikhail
    What is it? Has my beauty bewitched you?
[06:37] Feles
    Oh, no, um...
[06:43] Equa
    In other words, you're fleeing in
    search of freedom of expression?
[06:48] Equa
    You want to escape to the West, even if
    it costs you your cushy ballet lifestyle?
[06:53] Mikhail
    That's exactly right.
[06:55] Mikhail
    Although it will mean
    betraying a close friend.
[07:06] Equa
    Then please place your thumbprint here.
SIGN    Client: Mikhail (seal)
SIGN    Written Consent to Run Away
SIGN    Client: Mikhail (seal)
[07:13] Mikhail
    But I'm not the only one who wants to leave.
[07:16] Mikhail
    There are 18 of us.
[07:18] Mikhail
    How will you extract us all to the West?
[07:21] Equa
    We'll run a tether from the roof of
    this building to West Ikebukuro.
[07:26] Equa
    Then, you'll just slide over on a pulley.
[07:33] Mikhail
    Are you sure that will work?
[07:34] Equa
    We do this all the time.
[07:36] Equa
    Although we do have a plan B,
     if you're concerned.
[07:41] Mikhail
    No. Go ahead with this one.
[07:44] Equa
    In that case, we'll make our
    move at midnight tonight.
[07:54] Feles
    What's the "plan B" you told him you had?
[07:58] Equa
    It's, well...
[08:04] Mirpen
    Sports reporters?
[08:07] Mirpen
    I checked around, and you're not registered.
[08:11] Mirpen
    You're under arrest on
    suspicion of espionage!
[08:15] Equa
    No violence.
[08:17] Feles
    But...
[08:18] Equa
    Please run.
[08:49] Martes
    How could Equa-senpai be so reckless?
[08:52] (Flashback) Martes
    Equa-senpai!
[08:54] (Flashback) Feles
    This way! Hurry!
[08:55] (Flashback) Martes
    Senpai!
[08:59] Alga
    The little lady wasn't being reckless.
[09:01] Alga
    She made the right call.
[09:03] Martes
    Like hell she did!
    Equa-senpai ended up getting caught!
[09:09] Feles
    We would all have been captured otherwise.
[09:14] Feles
    Let's assess the situation first,
    then decide what to do about it.
[09:18] Feles
    Got that?
[09:20] Martes
    I'm not so sure.
[09:23] Feles
    About what?
[09:24] Martes
    You're weirdly calm. Aren't you worried?
[09:26] Feles
    Of course I am!
[09:30] Feles
    More importantly, what are
    the secret police up to?
[09:33] Alga
    They put the Sunshine
    Building on high alert.
[09:36] Alga
    We can forget about our original plan now.
[09:40] Feles
    And the clients?
[09:41] Alga
    Mikhail and his troupe got off
    with a light interrogation.
[09:44] Feles
    That's all?
[09:45] Alga
    The ballet is a mark of
    prestige for the East.
[09:48] Alga
    They can't come down too hard on it.
[09:50] Feles
    Still, it's odd. They caught
    on to us too quickly.
[09:53] Martes
    Maybe we just stand out in
    a town full of penguins.
[09:57] Feles
    I think there's more to it.
[09:59] Feles
    We might have a leak.
[10:05] Mirpen
    So, you insist that you don't
    know anything about this woman?
[10:11] Mikhail
    I just gave her an interview.
[10:14] Mirpen
    Oh-ho?
[10:16] Mirpen
    We've been friends since elementary school.
[10:19] Mirpen
    You became an artist,
    and I joined the secret police.
[10:22] Mirpen
    But while our chosen paths differ,
    we've told each other a lot.
[10:26] Mikhail
    What about it?
[10:29] Mirpen
    You've seemed dissatisfied with
    your programs at the pool lately.
[10:39] Mirpen
    Are you hoping to defect to the West?
[10:42] Mikhail
    Don't be ridiculous!
[10:45] Mirpen
    You'd have no censors to deal with there.
[10:48] Mirpen
    Did their nonsense about
    "freedom of expression" attract you?
[10:53] Mikhail
    I know I've complained,
[10:56] Mikhail
    but I only said those things
    because I trust you as a friend!
[11:02] Mirpen
    If you betray the Party,
    you're not my friend anymore.
[11:09] Mirpen
    Mikhail, don't imagine
[11:12] Mirpen
    that you can get away from me.
[11:18] Mirpen
    I'll catch the rest of the spies,
    so prepare for the consequences.
[11:24] Mikhail
    Mirpen...
[11:36] Mikhail
    Mirpen!
[11:38] Mikhail
    You have every right to be angry,
[11:40] Mikhail
    but I can't compromise.
[11:42] Mikhail
    In order to pursue true art, I must—
[11:47] Martes
    Excuse us.
[11:48] Alga
    Internal security was surprisingly lax.
[11:51] Mikhail
    Wh-What are you doing here?
[11:53] Feles
    We couldn't risk a phone call,
    so we came to talk in person.
[11:59] Mikhail
    Did you hear that whole conversation?
[12:02] Feles
    Of course.
[12:03] Feles
    Now I understand how they
    caught onto us so quickly.
[12:08] Martes
    I can't believe you and that secret
    police penguin are buddies.
[12:12] Mikhail
    You've got it wrong! I—
[12:14] Martes
    Quit your yapping! We're breaking her out!
SIGN    <PARTY ID>
    
    <Name: Equa>
    <Job: Sports Reporter>
    <Birthday: 7.11.17 Heisei>
    <Validity: 7.11.4 Reiwa>
    <Residence: East Ikebukuro>
[12:19] Mirpen
    This ID of yours
[12:22] Mirpen
    is so well made that I can
    hardly tell it's a fake.
[12:26] Mirpen
    How did you do it?
[12:27] Equa
    I'm sure the forger will
    be delighted to hear it.
[12:30] Equa
    They seemed rather proud of it.
[12:33] Mirpen
    That wasn't a compliment.
[12:35] Equa
    Oh, pardon me.
[12:37] Mirpen
    And what's that pass?
[12:40] Mirpen
    It's made with unknown technology.
[12:42] Equa
    Oh, it's really not as special as—
[12:46] Mirpen
    Even your DNA data is full of mysteries.
[12:49] Mirpen
    You're not a therianthrope
    or a standard human.
[12:51] Mirpen
    I can't even tell if you're human at all.
[12:56] Mirpen
    An analysis of your telomeres
    puts your age at 300.
[13:00] Mirpen
    Or 17.
[13:03] Mirpen
    Or 56,700,000,000.
[13:07] Mirpen
    Basically, your genes make no sense!
[13:11] Mirpen
    Tell me! Who the hell are you?!
[13:15] Equa
    Well... I'm not exactly sure myself, so...
[13:27] Mirpen
    But there's one thing I am certain of.
[13:30] Mirpen
    You're an extractor, aren't you?
[13:34] Equa
    Um, well...
[13:37] Equa
    Yes. I'm impressed you saw through me.
[13:39] Mirpen
    I knew it. The secret police
    records include reports
[13:44] Mirpen
    that expert extractors have aided
    numerous defectors in the past.
[13:49] Equa
    I'm honored that you think so highly of us.
[13:51] Mirpen
    Like I said, that wasn't a compliment!
[13:53] Equa
    Oh, I'm so sorry.
[13:57] Mirpen
    Why do you do it?
[13:59] Equa
    Excuse me?
[14:00] Mirpen
    Here, their livelihoods are assured.
[14:03] Mirpen
    No one in their right mind
    would go to the West.
[14:08] Equa
    I just want to help people who
    find where they are suffocating.
[14:14] Mirpen
    And you don't care if they
    die in the gutter afterward?
[14:20] Mirpen
    A bird that escapes its
    cage can't live long.
[14:23] Mirpen
    So, why let them go?
    They'll just end up dead!
[14:28] Equa
    I'm not sure how to take
    that, coming from a penguin.
[14:34] Mirpen
    I refuse to play along with
    any more of your games.
[14:38] Mirpen
    Now, answer me!
[14:40] Equa
    Please take two steps back.
[14:43] Mirpen
    What are you—
[14:44] Equa
    Please just do it.
[15:18] Alga
    She's in the fifth floor interrogation room.
[15:21] Martes
    Okay. I'm on my way.
[15:23] Feles
    Mikhail, get started.
[15:25] Mikhail
    R-Roger that!
[15:27] Pengians
    Pen!
[15:35] Pengians
    Pen...
[15:44] Head Guard
    Th-They're not just
    attacking the front gate.
[15:47] Head Guard
    Shells seem to be striking the building
    from all sides, one after—Pen!
[15:51] Mirpen
    Start by assessing the situation!
[15:54] Mirpen
    Drones, focus on the gate! Officers,
    identify enemies in the vicinity!
[15:58] Mirpen
    No, not you! You stay here!
[16:00] Mirpen
    Send your subordinates to—
[16:02] Mirpen
    What? I can't hear you!
[16:07] Mirpen
    Hey! I can't hear you!
[16:13] Mirpen
    Has anyone seen the enemy?!
[16:16] Mirpen
    Find out if anyone has actually
    been shot, you nincompoops!
[16:21] Mirpen
    I know about the front gate!
    I mean anywhere else!
[16:24] Mirpen
    This might be someone's
    attempt at a diversion!
[16:30] Mirpen
    Forget it! Just wait there! I'm on my way!
[16:34] Mirpen
    What?! She's gone?!
[16:43] Feles
    I'm running low on ammo.
[16:47] Alga
    We're at our limit. Pull out.
[16:49] Feles
    No! We can't abandon her!
[16:53] Equa
    Abandon who?
[16:56] Alga
    Are you hurt, little lady?
[16:59] Equa
    I'm sorry I made you worry,
    Feles-san, Alga-san.
[17:04] Feles
    I-I wasn't exactly worried.
[17:08] Alga
    That's not how it looked to me.
[17:12] Equa
    So, what are our plans now?
[17:14] Feles
    Um...
[17:16] Alga
    We haven't decided.
[17:18] Equa
    In that case, follow me.
[17:27] Mikhail
    Hurry!
[17:33] Mirpen
    After them! Hunt them down!
[17:42] Feles
    Didn't you say you had a "plan B"?
[17:44] Equa
    I'm sorry. I hadn't actually thought of one.
[17:47] Feles
    What?!
[17:49] Equa
    But, um... this might work out.
[17:52] Alga
    The usual, then?
[17:53] Feles
    Huh?
[17:58] Equa
    Turn right at the second intersection,
    then drive straight.
[18:03] Mikhail
    But that will take us to—
[18:04] Equa
    Exactly! The Saikyo Line crossing!
[18:07] Feles
    What?!
[18:13] Mikhail
    I-If we keep going this way...
[18:15] Equa
    Straight ahead.
[18:16] Mikhail
    But...
[18:17] Equa
    Go faster. Full speed ahead.
[18:19] Feles
    Hang on! You can't be serious about—
[18:25] Equa
    Don't worry. Believe in me.
[18:28] Martes
    Of course, I believe in you...
[18:39] Mirpen
    Don't tell me they're suicidal?
[18:57] Mikhail
    We're done for! It's going to hit us!
[18:58] Equa
    Don't worry. It will only graze us.
[19:23] Mikhail
    W-We made it?
[19:27] Alga
    That's Fatal Luck—the little lady's
    power to predict the future.
[19:32] Alga
    Not even I know how it works, though.
[19:39] Mirpen
    No one should be able to predict
    when this crossing will be clear.
[19:46] Mirpen
    But that woman did it.
[19:50] Mirpen
    Who on earth is she?
[19:54] Mikhail
    Farewell, my friend.
[19:57] Equa
    Are you all right?
[19:59] Mikhail
    I have no regrets.
[20:01] Mikhail
    After all,
[20:02] Mikhail
    we've finally made it to
    the world of the West!
[20:07] Mikhail
    We're free! We're in a free
    world with no censors!
[20:13] Mikhail
    And here, we'll pursue true art!
[21:54] Mikhail
    Our bottoms are freezing!
[21:58] Mikhail
    Pen pen pen pen!
[22:00] Pengians
    Pen!
[22:01] Pengians
    Pen!
[22:02] Pengians
    Pen!
[22:06] Mikhail
    Thank you.
[22:08] Mikhail
    This... This is...
[22:10] Mikhail
    Slappy-slappy Punch!
[22:16] Martes
    Slappy-slappy! Slappy-slappy!
[22:20] Feles
    This is "true art"?
[22:22] Mikhail
    Slappy-slappy Punch!
[22:26] Mirpen
    Mikhail...
[22:30] Mirpen
    You went so far as defecting to the West...
[22:34] Mirpen
    to do this?!
[22:43] Equa
    Mikhail-san is working
    hard to become a success.
[22:46] Equa
    I'm so impressed with him.
[22:49] Martes
    Capitalism is rough!