E1 - Forbidden Weapon

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SIGN    Forbidden Weapon
[00:05] Akira
    All my life, I staunchly believed...
[00:11] Akira
    that change doesn't happen
    at the drop of a hat.
[00:18] Akira
    Never did I imagine the entire world
    turning on its head in an instant.
[00:23] Akira
    Not in my wildest dreams.
[00:37] Akira
    Did... I do this?
[02:41] G
    Yo, Natsume, give me your ID.
    I'll invite you to the next mixer.
[02:45] A
    Uh, I don't have a cellphone.
[02:48] G
    Are you for real? You're missing out, man.
[02:50] G
    Just get a load of these chicks!
[02:53] G
    Can't believe how hot they are, can ya?
[02:55] G
    Huh? Natsume?!
[02:59] Shuichi
    And then?
[03:00] A
    One-way trip to the infirmary.
[03:04] A
    Fried rice good to go!
[03:06] Sh
    Yeesh. I still can't get over
    how much you hate technology.
[03:11] Sh
    Your cooking makes up for it, though.
[03:15] Sh
    Yum! This is great!
[03:17] A
    It's nothing special compared
    to those dolls you make.
[03:21] Sh
    Androids, you mean.
[03:23] Sh
    Look.
[03:25] A
    Just looking at it makes my head spin.
[03:29] A
    My heart's racing, too.
[03:31] Sh
    Y'know, maybe you just get too excited
    because you were born to love this stuff.
[03:35] A
    Yeah, right.
[03:37] Sh
    I think you should fight
    through the fear and dive into it.
[03:42] Sh
    You never know. It might change something.
[03:44] A
    Sounds convincing, given how you transformed.
[03:47] A
    You used to be more of a weakling than me.
[03:49] A
    How'd you do it? What's the secret?
[03:51] Sh
    Hard work!
[03:52] A
    What?
[03:54] Sh
    I went through hell after Mom and Dad passed.
[03:58] Sh
    All thanks to my dear li'l bro here.
[04:01] A
    I know, I know.
    And I'm thankful for all you've done.
[04:04] Sh
    Akira.
[04:07] Sh
    You've just gotta put your best foot forward.
[04:10] Sh
    If you want to change, that is.
[04:18] Dri
    We are a go.
[04:24] A
    "Put my best foot forward," huh?
[04:28] A
    Easier said than done.
[04:29] Hibari
    Let me go!
[04:32] G1
    C'mon. It won't kill you.
[04:34] G2
    Where do you live? We'll walk you.
[04:36] Hi
    Stop!
[04:37] G3
    Come on.
[04:38] A
    What do I do? I should help her out,
    shouldn't I?
[04:41] A
    No, there's three of them.
    I don't stand a chance.
[04:46] A
    But am I just gonna walk away?
    Remember what your big bro just said?
[04:51] (Flashback) Sh
    Akira.
[04:52] (Flashback) Sh
    You've just gotta put your best foot forward.
[04:54] (Flashback) Sh
    If you want to change, that is.
[04:57] A
    Oh, to hell with it!
[04:59] A
    Here goes Akira!
[05:05] A
    And that's the last of my memories.
[05:12] Radio
    Emergency alert.
[05:13] Radio
    An agent's currently engaging
    a group of smugglers.
[05:16] Radio
    All units provide backup!
[05:20] Sm2
    Get that thing back!
[05:20] Sm
    There!
[05:21] Alma
    Minami.
[05:22] Minami
    Alma!
[05:35] Sm
    Shit!
[05:45] Sm
    Hold it!
[05:55] M
    Alma!
[06:47] Sm
    Is she... an android?!
[06:49] Sm
    Damn it!
[06:59] M
    Come in, HQ! We've secured the trunk!
[07:01] Radio
    Listen up.
    That's what we've been looking for.
[07:05] M
    It is?
[07:06] Radio
    Hold on to it until backup arrives.
[07:08] M
    Roger!
[07:10] Sm
    Find 'em! They should be in here!
[07:14] M
    The ship set sail?
[07:16] Al
    Looks like it.
[07:17] M
    Out of the frying pan, into the fire...
[07:21] M
    Hey, this thing's supposed to be
    some kind of crazy weapon, right?
[07:25] Al
    Please don't get any funny ideas.
[07:26] Al
    It's top-secret classified information.
[07:29] M
    Yeah, well, that's not gonna keep me alive.
[07:31] M
    It's time to sink or swim!
[07:44] A
    Huh?
[07:47] A
    I... I can't feel my body.
[07:50] A
    Where am I? I can't see a thing.
[07:52] Al
    Device connected. Come in, EX-ARM.
[07:56] A
    Whoa, what was that?
[08:00] A
    What the hell?!
[08:02] M
    It talked!
[08:03] A
    You talked to me first!
[08:05] A
    Wait, who even are you?
[08:08] M
    You first. Who are you?
[08:11] A
    Me? I'm...
[08:15] A
    Me?!
[08:17] A
    My name's Natsume Akira!
[08:20] Al
    Minami, these aren't an AI's brain waves.
[08:24] Al
    This is an actual human brain.
[08:26] M
    Huh? That can't be!
[08:28] A
    Hey, what are you talking about?
[08:30] M
    I mean, you don't look human at all.
[08:34] M
    See?
[08:35] A
    Huh?
[08:36] A
    Wait, this contraption is me?!
[08:41] Al
    To be more precise, it's a human brain
    encased in a titanium shell.
[08:45] A
    You've gotta be kidding me!
[08:47] A
    Why can I see myself, then?
[08:50] M
    Oh, quit yapping.
[08:52] M
    Alma's sharing her visual data right now.
[08:55] A
    Huh?
[08:58] M
    I'm Uezono Minami. Nice to meetcha.
[09:00] A
    Sharing... visual data?
[09:02] A
    How is that possible?
[09:05] M
    Well, Alma is an android.
[09:08] A
    An android?!
[09:11] Al
    Yes.
[09:12] Al
    An Alma-series prototype co-developed by the MPD
    and Iriya Heavy Industries in 2028.
[09:21] A
    Hold up. Timeout.
[09:23] A
    What do you mean, 2028?
[09:26] A
    Isn't it 2014 right now?
[09:28] M
    What? It's 2030!
[09:31] A
    2... 2030?!
[09:34] Al
    It would appear you spent
    the last 16 years in a coma.
[09:42] A
    Yeah, nope. None of this makes any sense.
[09:46] A
    Is this real life?
[09:49] A
    It's gotta be a dream of some sort, right?
[09:54] Satou
    Uezono and Alma stole the thing
    and ran onto their ship.
[09:58] Kimura
    Great. More work to do for us.
[10:01] Wanibuchi
    Want us to help, then?
[10:04] Kim
    Wanibuchi, Miyabe...
[10:06] Sat
    We're not working with Public Safety.
[10:08] Wani
    Orders from the top, unfortunately.
[10:11] Miy
    The briefing's about to begin.
[10:16] Chikase
    Given that, we can assume that
    what the smugglers were dealing at the harbor...
[10:22] Chikase
    was an EX-ARM.
[10:25] Chikase
    A weapon series with no info.
    Not who developed it, nor how it was distributed.
[10:31] Cop
    Found 'em!
[10:32] C
    Its capabilities far exceed
    what technology in 2030 can produce.
[10:38] Cop
    This is the police!
[10:41] C
    Be it the escalating mafia wars of recent times,
    or several other violent crimes,
[10:46] C
    EX-ARM's shadow looms large over all of them.
[10:50] C
    Should you ever run into anyone
    with one of them,
[10:53] C
    run away immediately.
[10:55] Cop
    Fire!
[10:58] C
    Because normal weapons don't stand a chance
    against them.
[11:04] C
    That's how terrifying the EX-ARM are.
[11:09] M
    Hey, EX-ARM.
[11:11] A
    Again, I'm...
[11:13] M
    You're a crazy weapon, right?
[11:15] M
    Hurry up and show us what you can do, EX-ARM.
[11:19] A
    Again, my name's Natsume Akira!
[11:21] A
    I'm a person, not a weapon!
[11:25] M
    Think we can use him, Alma?
[11:27] Al
    No. It's a real human brain.
[11:30] Al
    I don't believe it has a way
    of getting us out of this situation.
[11:34] M
    What? But it was our last resort.
[11:38] A
    Hold up.
[11:39] A
    Use me? "Last resort"? What's all this about?
[11:43] A
    What the hell are you supposed to be?
[11:44] M
    What? Isn't it obvious?
[11:47] M
    We're the police.
[11:48] A
    P-Police?!
[11:50] M
    Yep. We're aboard the ship of a group
    of smugglers after you and us.
[11:55] A
    S-Smugglers?!
[11:57] A
    Forget it. I'm done.
[11:59] M
    Looks like he really is just some rando.
[12:02] A
    Don't call me a "rando"!
[12:03] Al
    Minami!
[12:04] Throughhand
    Found you.
[12:11] M
    What the? Did he just slip through the wall?!
[12:13] A
    How?
[12:21] T
    It's futile.
[12:23] T
    Physical attacks can't harm me.
[12:27] M
    Wait, that number...
[12:33] T
    Indeed.
[12:35] T
    EX-ARM Number 08.
[12:38] T
    The Throughhand.
[12:41] T
    Wow, you managed to boot that thing?
[12:45] T
    If you hand it over,
    I don't mind letting you two go.
[12:49] M
    No way, pal!
[12:51] T
    Why not? It's just a brain.
[12:54] M
    He looks wack,
[12:56] M
    but he's a real, live human being!
[12:58] M
    So we'll protect him!
[13:02] A
    You...
[13:04] T
    Hmph. In that case...
SIGN    Illustration by Komi Shinya
[13:11] A
    How am I supposed to believe any of this?
[13:13] A
    This wacky contraption is me?
[13:16] A
    What the hell happened?
[13:18] A
    And you're telling me it's 2030 now,
    and we're on a smuggling group's ship?!
[13:22] A
    Pull my nonexistent leg!
[13:23] M
    Oh, shut your mouth! Keep it down!
[13:25] A
    'Scuse me? My mouth's all I've got!
[13:28] Sm
    Freeze!
[13:29] A
    Whoa, what are you doing?!
[13:31] Al
    Don't worry. Titanium is tough.
[13:35] T
    Caught you.
[13:40] M
    Take him and run!
[13:41] Al
    Got it.
[13:42] A
    Hey, wait!
[13:43] T
    That's one smart android.
[13:45] M
    Not so fast!
[13:47] T
    I guess I'll cook you up first.
[13:51] Sm
    Find 'em!
[13:53] Al
    They won't find us up here.
[13:55] A
    Hey, we need to go help her.
[13:58] Al
    That's the plan, yes.
[14:00] Al
    I connected you
    to the ship's network cabling.
[14:02] Al
    You should be able to see now.
[14:04] A
    See what?
[14:05] Al
    CC footage and stuff?
[14:07] A
    Uh, I don't see a thing.
[14:08] Al
    But you accessed my visual data
    easily earlier.
[14:12] Al
    Hmm... If there's no
    overarching command system,
[14:15] Al
    maybe you'll be able to, if you try to see.
[14:18] Al
    Later.
[14:19] A
    Oh, come on!
    What are you asking me to do?!
[14:26] T
    Did you know?
[14:27] T
    Organs are still a hot product
    for us smugglers.
[14:32] T
    I'll slice and dice you up real nice.
[14:41] M
    Alma! I told you to run!
[14:44] M
    You're disobeying orders here!
[14:45] Al
    You're one to talk.
[14:48] A
    Let me see! Come on!
[14:50] A
    Shit, I can't see a thing! Damn it all!
[14:54] A
    I've been left all alone
    in this crazy situation.
[14:58] A
    Am I gonna be completely useless yet again?!
[15:03] (Flashback) Sh
    Akira.
[15:04] (Flashback) Sh
    You've just gotta put your best foot forward.
[15:06] (Flashback) Sh
    If you want to change, that is.
[15:09] A
    Bro...
[15:11] A
    Wait, what's happening?
[15:16] A
    I can see CC footage now.
[15:19] A
    It's not just vision.
[15:21] A
    All my senses are coming back...
[15:23] A
    to the body I couldn't feel until now.
[15:25] A
    Huh? I can move my body now!
[15:29] A
    I'm filling up with power!
[15:32] A
    I don't have a foot to put forward anymore,
[15:35] A
    but that also means I can't run away.
[15:38] A
    Which means...
[15:40] A
    My only option is to do this!
[16:04] T
    All the power and speed in the world
    mean nothing if you can't touch me.
[16:06] M
    Alma!
[16:08] T
    Game over.
[16:15] Sm
    The ship's network is being
    bombarded with traffic!
[16:18] Sm
    We can't control it!
[16:19] Sm
    What? Why are the sprinklers...
[16:21] Sm
    Shit! The hatch's been locked!
[16:26] A
    It feels like this entire ship
    has become my body.
[16:31] A
    Where are those two? I need to find them.
[16:34] A
    There!
[16:36] Al
    Is it you?
[16:38] A
    You're okay?
[16:40] Al
    No. My mobility chip seems
    to have been damaged.
[16:45] Al
    So I have a favor to ask.
[16:47] Al
    Access my AI and take control of my body.
[16:52] Al
    We shared my vision smoothly earlier.
[16:55] Al
    I'm sure you can do this, too.
[16:57] A
    But... I've always had a thing against tech.
[17:00] A
    Always felt like the machines
    would suck me in.
[17:04] M
    Stop it, you freak!
[17:06] T
    Settle down or I'll kill you.
[17:13] Al
    Hurry up and get inside me!
[17:20] Al
    Come on!
[17:25] A
    Looks like it worked.
[17:28] Al
    Now stand up.
[17:32] A
    Just like with the ship. I can do this.
[17:38] A
    Don't push your luck, you freak!
[17:43] M
    Alma...?
[17:44] T
    You can still move? I'll break you for good.
[17:57] A
    Damn, I can't control myself.
[18:02] Al
    Don't overthink it.
[18:03] Al
    You took over my body extremely naturally.
[18:06] Al
    You probably already have the protocols.
[18:09] A
    I know.
[18:11] A
    I've just gotta picture what I wanna do.
[18:14] A
    Picture it.
[18:16] A
    Picture myself as the hero
    in a kung-fu movie!
[18:39] M
    What's with you? You seem different, Alma.
[18:42] A
    Nah, it's your boy here.
[18:44] M
    Huh?
[18:46] T
    You're not getting away!
[18:56] M
    Yes!
[18:58] T
    Wait, is the other side of this wall...
[19:02] A
    Exactly. It's the sea.
[19:05] A
    It was noticeable while fighting you.
[19:07] A
    You blocked kicks from behind.
[19:10] A
    You took the body hit from the side.
[19:13] A
    Your little EX-ARM
[19:15] A
    only affects the area in front of you.
[19:18] A
    You can't slip through backward.
[19:20] A
    You can escape through that wall
    if you want, but then you'll just sink.
[19:27] M
    Wow, you're pretty smart.
[19:30] A
    Actually, Alma told me all this.
[19:33] M
    What the heck?
    I'm taking back the compliment.
[19:35] A
    Come on! Be thankful
    I fixed this mess for you!
[19:40] T
    "Fixed," you say?
[19:42] T
    You people don't understand a thing.
[19:46] T
    You know that EX-ARM has taken over
    underworlds everywhere, right?
[19:51] T
    Then you should know
    that it's already too late.
[19:54] T
    Mankind can't let go of powers
    it has obtained.
[19:58] T
    And EX-ARM is the ultimate power.
    It makes its wielders superior.
[20:03] T
    The strong will take from the weak,
    and the weak will die.
[20:06] T
    Nobody can break that cycle now.
[20:12] M
    You're wrong!
[20:15] M
    The strong must use their powers
    to protect the weak!
[20:38] M
    Well, that's case closed.
[20:41] A
    Thank god.
[20:42] M
    Chief Shiga?!
[20:44] Sh
    Good job on this operation.
[20:46] Sh
    So this is Number 00...
[20:50] Sh
    Uezono Minami, Alma.
[20:53] Sh
    Normally, you would be disciplined
    for disobeying orders,
[20:57] Sh
    but I'll let it slide,
    in light of your capture of EX-ARM 08.
[21:04] A
    Wait. I'm, uh... not Alma.
[21:08] A
    I know it probably doesn't make any sense.
[21:10] Cop
    Don't move. On your knees.
[21:14] A
    Please. This thing isn't who I am.
[21:18] A
    I'm human! Help me!
[21:23] Sh
    It's been ten years since that terrible tragedy,
    but you're still...
[21:30] Sh
    an enemy of mankind.
[21:43] A
    Is that... me?
[21:48] A
    I'm...
[21:51] A
    an enemy of all mankind?
[23:25] A
    Oh, come on!
[23:26] A
    Why'd I become a brain in a machine?
    I hate technology!
[23:29] A
    And I'm a weapon now?
[23:31] A
    What? The Counter EX-ARM Squad?
[23:34] A
    Next time, on EX-ARM:
    "Battle 002 - Day of Judgment."
SIGN    Day of Judgment
[23:36] A
    Wait, I've gotta solve a case?!