# E15 - A Three-Way Melee
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Causes of death are many and varied.
Old age, suicide, illness...
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But the cause of death that scares
the most people in this day and age...
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...is death by fire.
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"Testing Area"
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Come to the special care room!
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Something unusual is happening to Nataku Son!
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I-It's hot! My right arm is hot!
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Is that...?
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Fire...!
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We're observing an Adolla Burst from
Nataku Son in the special care room?
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Nataku Son? So he really *is* here.
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This is a classified matter.
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It's not something to be
discussed with outsiders.
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--Kurono-*kun*, the experiment is on hold!
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--So the Sixth Pillar's
Adolla Burst has awakened.
--Kurono-*kun*, the experiment is on hold!
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Then did Shinra-*kun*'s Adolla Burst
end up being the trigger?
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Come in.
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Captain Obi, do you read me?
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The situation has taken a turn.
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Wha--?!
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Shinra and Licht are in trouble! Hurry, Vulcan!
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If anything happens to those two,
you'll pay, Haijima!
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This is war, you dumb bastards!
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A Matchbox has broken through!
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We're currently tracking down whose it is!
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That was fast. I haven't even
told them anything yet.
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"Episode 15:
A Three-Way Melee"
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What's going on in there?!
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The temperature inside the room
is continuing to rise.
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What are those two doing?!
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We're still reading them,
but there's been no change.
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I won't let them kill you.
I promise, I'll protect you.
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Inspector Licht, even if you are a Haijima spy,
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you've still saved me time and again.
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You're someone we definitely need at the 8th.
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They don't hesitate to
risk their lives for their friends.
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So this is what the 8th is.
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It's the strangest thing.
Maybe I've been there too long,
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--The speakers are still connected, right?
--but they seem to be rubbing off on me.
I'll go along with this.
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--Yes, they should still be working.
--but they seem to be rubbing off on me.
I'll go along with this.
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All right...
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Kurono-*kun*, the test is canceled!
Head over to where Nataku-*kun* is!
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"Open"
"Testing Area"
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--What are you doing?!
--Shinra-*kun*,
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there's no need to play along
with the experiment anymore!
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Let's get out of here!
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Why, you!
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I won't be outdone in a nerd fight!
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Nab him!
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Licht-*san*!
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Nataku Son is here after all. It sounds like
his Adolla Burst has awakened.
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I *knew* they were hiding something!
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That cry for help through
my Adolla Link was for real!
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The 8th will safeguard Nataku!
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What's all the commotion?
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The 8th has broken in! You have to
keep Nataku-*kun* from them!
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The Fire Force, huh? There are probably
some weaklings among them.
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I'm going to take on the weaker ones first.
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Where are Shinra and Licht?
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Vulcan, eyes forward.
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It's just a little doll, isn't it?
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I'll run right over it!
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Spider Wire on!
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Is everyone okay?
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What's *that* now?!
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Hostile object spotted. Countering with Tekkyo.
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Don't tell me *that thing* did all that!
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What do you mean?
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That's what flipped the Matchbox over.
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How can it be so powerful at that size?
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What the hell kind of generators
are Haijima using?
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Ah, wait! Look at where those cables lead!
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Oh, my, what brings you here?
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I've been tasked with watching the children,
since they're scared of Kurono,
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and now I get to teach
the Fire Force some manners, too?
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Do you know what this angel
belt buckle means? It means I'm a nice lady.
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Maki-*san*, I'll back you up!
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I'm not about to be bested by any Haijima mech!
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Dominions, let's play with
our bigger friends now!
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Where is Nataku?!
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They said he was in the special care room.
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Secure Nataku Son at once!
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--Shinra-*kun*...
--Right.
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Looks like he's that way!
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Whoa...
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You shouldn't do that to
the nice security guards, you know.
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L-Let... Let me go!
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You're too late.
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Sputter! Flare!
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Boom!
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They got deflected?!
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One more time!
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They got fired on?!
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Hit them one more time with a Poot-Poot Blaster!
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--Poot-Poot Blaster?!
--Poot-Poot Blaster?!
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"Pbbt"
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How lowbrow. I definitely
don't want to get hit by that.
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Oh, the children love that one.
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Don't you Fire Soldiers,
the heroes of children, know that?
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Dominions and I raced here
to put smiles on the children's faces.
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Please don't spoil the children's day of fun.
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We know that you Haijima people
mistreat the children!
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"Day of fun" my ass! Screw that!
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What's the name of that mech you made?
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What?
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I asked what their name is.
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The Twin Hover Units, Tekkyo!
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The what? Too hard to follow.
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What? What are you talking about?
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That's too hard for the children to understand.
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Hmm, let's see...
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If it were up to me, going by
the way they look, I'd call them...
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"Caterpillies."
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That's adorable! I love it!
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No way!
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Why not?
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You're the one who said they should
have an animal name, weren't you?
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Maki-*san*, you just don't get it!
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Giving a mech the name of a living thing
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helps to lend the inorganic mech
a little more creature-istic...
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...what do you call it? Affinity?
That's the whole reason for the name!
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But "Caterpillies" is out of the question!
It doesn't have enough character!
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I want them to have some affinity,
but mech has to be mech!
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The name has to have a certain detachment!
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In that sense, the iron owl,
"Tekkyo" is the perfect name! It's cool!
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Wow, what an obnoxious otaku.
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--Mm-hmm.
--Huh?!
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Mech is about dreams! I don't
expect you to understand right off!
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Anyone who calls a mech "that dude"
or "little guy" will never get it!
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And anyone who gives a mech a girly name
like "cutie-pie" is simply a sicko!
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A big pervert!
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Where's the harm? If you give a mech
a cute name and treat it with love,
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it's sure to respond in kind.
If you build a relationship of trust,
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you'll find its performance to be even better.
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That's a ridiculous way of thinking, Haijima!
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You make it sound religious and gross.
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Mech will always be mech! You can't
build a relationship of trust with them.
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There's no telling when they will
break down and disappoint you.
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That's why you can't neglect their maintenance.
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People can disappoint you pretty easily, too.
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Yeah, which is why
trusting in others is so necessary.
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You've got this. We're going to
head out and rescue Shinra.
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We at the 8th will never betray each other!
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Now return our men to us!
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You two don't seem to understand.
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I don't treat mech as if they were people.
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I'm saying that mech and people
*are* the same. Children especially so!
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What do you mean?!
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If you amuse children, they're entertained,
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and if you try to annoy them, they get upset.
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Their actions are predictable.
I make them do as I please.
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Mech and children are both
the instruments of adults.
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She swatted them away like it was nothing.
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Maki-*san*,
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that woman is probably
a third generation pyrokinetic.
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I don't see any other reason
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how she gets that much power
out of such a tiny mech.
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As long as she has the upper hand in power,
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there's no point in taking her on like this.
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But I can't let her get away with
thinking of children as tools!
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I've collected enough data
on their Caterpillies.
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Their power is stable and
their firepower is fairly constant.
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You're a second generation pyrokinetic
who can control flames.
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That means the edge in firepower
goes to my Dominions.
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Do you have any ideas here?
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Let's put everything into
a maximum-power shot with both Tekkyo!
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I believe in you, Vulcan.
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Dominions and I have this in the bag.
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My goodness, there they go, running away.
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Tekkyo switching to Fire Scene Mode!
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Charge superthermal power!
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Jet throttle circuits online.
Release of all ports complete!
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Sanchin-style launch stance ready!
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Twin unit coordinates locked!
Engaging maximum output!
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Maximum thrust in three... two... one...
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Judging by this data and configuration,
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I can pretty well guess their critical power.
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And sure enough, Dominions and I
are still home free!
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In all my time watching children,
I've never once been surprised,
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and you two are just like my children--
you're absolutely predictable.
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Dominions, get set with a Poot-Poot!
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Critical power reached! Let's do this!
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Tekkyo, maximum output!
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90... 100... Better than I expected,
but still not good enough.
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Violent-but-Deadly Poot-Poot Blaster!
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That's it! Keep on coming, and get blown away!
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Sputter! Flare! Hang in there!
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Power output 100... 110... 120...
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It's still climbing?
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150?!
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Are you kidding me?!
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It's not a mech you're facing; it's people!
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I can't let Vulcan's mech lose.
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Where was that mech hiding that much power?
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That was awesome, Maki-*san*!
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Tekkyo, you did well, too!
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If you had lost, you both
would have been blown away.
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I can't believe you would fight so recklessly.
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Are you saying you figured on
things turning out like this?
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We didn't figure on anything. It was trust.
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Yeah, she's right. Going by
the numbers, it was impossible.
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But I trusted that when Maki-*san* gets fired up,
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she can deliver performance
beyond the numbers!
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I also believed in your plan
and the Tekkyo, Vulcan.
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Wow... I'm a little bit surprised.
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Let's catch up to the others.
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Right. Let's hurry.
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Just a second! Playtime isn't over yet!
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What makes you think you've beat me?
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You're kidding, right?
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We had that much trouble with just *one* of them!
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Why did you think it was just one?
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I told you, their name is Dominions, right?
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Licht, where are you?
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Licht, come in!
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We're in the special care room.
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Currently engaging Haijima staff in combat.
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What does the building look like?
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I'm sorry, but the thing is...
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...visibility is poor...
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Visibility is poor?
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Northwest from the...
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...gate...
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Shinra! Licht!
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Black smoke?
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Licht-*san*, keep back!
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Out of my way. Let me at
the weak-looking guy behind you.
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Captain!
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Licht-*san*, go join the captain.
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Shinra, Licht, are you both okay?
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Captain, we found Nataku, but he's
being safeguarded by Haijima staff.
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So you're crewmen from the 8th?
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Let me go! I haven't done anything!
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Not doing anything won't cut it!
Unless you get fired up, it won't... cut... it!
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You've got this! I know you do!
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Your child abuse is
clear to see! Let the boy go!
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Abuse, maybe, but it's my job.
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Iris, keep back!
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So the Fire Force has weaklings
like that in their ranks?
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--What was that?!
--Iris, don't inhale it!
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Captain Guard!
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Trying to protect the weak is a waste of time.
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Don't you have any shame?!
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"Spare the strong and quash the weak."
"Let the world be as such."
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That is my thinking.
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Everyone is right here.
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Just as I predicted, Sixth Pillar located!
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There he is.
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Which one's the Sixth Pillar?
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Charon, what are you doing here?
Shouldn't you be with Haumea?
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I really am supposed to be, actually.
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Pillars and their protectors are a set.
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But Haumea got too annoyed at me,
and told me to get lost.
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Yeah, I get that. I went through
a period like that with my father.
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Come to think of it, he died during that period.
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Do all girls your age go through
this sort of thing? Well, shoot.
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That doesn't mean you had to
come with me, though.
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You could have just been quiet and stood by.
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Inca, are you treating me like a pest, too?
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Yes she is, Charon-*san*.
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*I* am here to keep Miss Inca safe.
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Me, her protector maid.
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We're both protectors here, so let's just
get along and guard the Pillar, Ritsu.
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Silence, Char-oaf.
Only my master gives me orders.
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Ch-Char-oaf?!
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Fine. Ritsu, you take Inca.
Which one is the next Pillar?
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The kid being carried in that guy's arm.
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Things are about to get fun again.
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Let's recover him.
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Stop treating him so rough!
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I'm warning you--you stronger ones,
leave the weak here and go!
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Not you!
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The Sixth Pillar is ours!
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No reaction?
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CLAP!
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--Grab the Sixth Pillar!
--Right!
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Wah! L-Let go of me!
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H-Help!
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The White-Clad, *here*?
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And a body that blades can't hurt?
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What exactly is going on here?
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There you are again, Charon!
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We meet again, fire-rat.
I'm here for the Sixth Pillar.
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How did you know there would
be an Adolla Burst here?!
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Don't tell me it was Inca!
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Hello!
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You!
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Let's watch a whole bunch of
people die again together!
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It's dangerous to stand that far forward.
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Ritsu, you worry too much.
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It doesn't do any good
to worry over such little things.
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There, you see?
There's danger all over the place.
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How are we supposed to
take on this many of them?
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All we can really do now is run.
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Oh, don't be like that. Let's enjoy
this puppet show together.
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Wow!
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Ah! Look what you did to my Dominions!
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Haijima-made stuff sure is fragile, huh?
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If I could have sniped them from a distance,
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we wouldn't have had to expose you
to danger by coming so close.
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Today, you're protecting me
instead of our precious Sho-*kun*,
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Arrow.
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White-Clad?
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That electricity-user is bad news.
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We need to get Arthur,
or it will get ugly for us.
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Well, shucks. She destroyed them
like it was child's play.
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And in the middle of a children's play, too.
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We've come for Nataku, the Sixth Pillar.
We won't let anyone stand in our way.
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That's why I took those things
out ahead of time.
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It's a very big no-no
to break other people's things.
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You're a naughty little girl.
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O-ho, I think the old biddy is about to snap.
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Arrow, you say something to zing her, too.
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I'll handle things here.
Vulcan, you go get Arthur.
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I'll leave the Tekkyo here.
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It's going to take a little more time
to cool down before they can restart.
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It looks like playtime is at an end.
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This calls for some painful discipline.
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Come on, punisher Dominion!
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It's stretched out all over!
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"To be continued"
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"*Fire Force*, Season 2"
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"Next time"
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As the battle between the 8th,
Haijima, and the White-Clad unfolds,
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Ritsu's ability places Nataku-*san*
in a dire situation.
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Isn't this a little bit too dangerous?
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Time for a new job.
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Next time on *Fire Force*, Season 2,
episode 16, "Mind Blown."
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"Episode 16:
Mind Blown"
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Return to the great flame of fire. *Látom*.
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