3 - The Ground

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[00:13] Zanka
    Rare for you to contact me, Enjin.
[00:18] Zanka
    What're you up—
[00:20] Zanka
    Huh?
[00:22] Zanka
    You found a natural talent?
[00:25] Enjin
    That's right.
[00:26] Enjin
    Happened across him in No Man's Land.
[00:29] Enjin
    Turns out he's got powers.
[00:32] Enjin
    Never seen anything quite like them, either.
[00:35] Enjin
    I've recruited him for the Cleaners.
[00:38] Enjin
    I'll introduce you two once I'm done here.
[00:41] Enjin
    Later.
[00:43] Rudo
    Hey, I never said
    I was joining your weird gang.
[00:47] Enjin
    You think you're in a position to refuse?
[00:49] Rudo
    I told you, I've gotta get back up to the—
[00:52] Alice
    You got lucky, kiddo!
[00:54] Rudo
    Wh-Who's this old man?!
[00:55] Alice
    It takes a real dummy to go
    wandering around in No Man's Land!
[00:58] Alice
    If you'd breathed that air
    for much longer, you'd be dead!
[01:03] Alice
    And you got yourself kidnapped to boot.
[01:07] Alice
    Talk about unlucky!
[01:09] Alice
    You better thank the nice man over there!
[01:12] Enjin
    You better thank me, kiddo.
[01:14] Rudo
    Asshole.
[01:17] Alice
    And I'm an old woman!
[01:20] Alice
    Treatment's done!
[01:21] Alice
    Pay up and get out!
[01:24] Alice
    And don't forget, I'm an old woma—
[01:31] Rudo
    Thanks for paying.
[01:35] Rudo
    But seriously, all I want is info.
[01:37] Rudo
    I don't have time to be joining your Clea—
[01:39] Enjin
    I'd hoped the whole kidnapping thing
[01:41] Enjin
    would have shown you how people
    down here view Sphereites.
[01:46] Enjin
    You're free to ask around if you want,
[01:49] Enjin
    but you're screwed
    if they find out who you are.
[01:54] Enjin
    To put it in plainer terms...
[01:58] Enjin
    This isn't the kind of place
    where info comes free.
[02:03] Enjin
    Shut up and follow me.
[04:00] Enjin
    Well, someone's got an appetite.
[04:03] Enjin
    You barfed up a storm
    after that garbage you ate,
[04:07] Enjin
    so it figures you'd be hungry.
[04:12] Rudo
    I thought the Pit—the Ground—
    would be nothing but trash,
[04:17] Rudo
    but they've got real cities
    and food and everything.
[04:25] Enjin
    So, what's your name?
[04:28] Rudo
    Rudo.
[04:30] Enjin
    Rudo, huh?
[04:32] Enjin
    Good name.
[04:39] Rudo
    S-Sure.
[04:41] Enjin
    All right, here comes your Ground life primer.
[04:47] Enjin
    Here on the Ground, trash isn't
    the only thing that tends to build up.
[04:50] Enjin
    The same goes for emotions—
    what we call "Anima."
[04:52] Enjin
    Sometimes Anima converts into energy,
[04:55] Enjin
    which has a variety of consequences.
[04:59] Enjin
    The birth of a trash beast
    is one such consequence.
[05:05] Enjin
    They'll attack humans on sight.
[05:08] Enjin
    Generally, they stick
    to the dump areas outside,
[05:13] Enjin
    but they'll come into the cities
    from time to time, too.
[05:17] Rudo
    Why not fortify the whole city, then?
[05:20] Enjin
    Human nature—we can't
    stay cooped up forever.
[05:26] Rudo
    Makes sense.
[05:28] Enjin
    Like I said, regular weapons
    don't work on trash beasts.
[05:33] Enjin
    Their cores are made of Anima.
[05:36] Enjin
    Your gloves can beat them, though.
[05:41] Rudo
    These...
[05:43] Enjin
    Like the knife a chef keeps
    dutifully sharpened for years;
[05:47] Enjin
    like the trusty pen kept
    at a writer's side...
[05:50] Enjin
    When a person treats an object
    with care for a long time,
[05:55] Enjin
    Anima inhabits it.
[05:58] Enjin
    We call objects like that "vital instruments."
[06:03] Enjin
    The Anima of a trash beast's core can only be
    defeated by the Anima of a vital instrument.
[06:08] Enjin
    But there aren't many people who can
    draw out the power of a vital instrument.
[06:14] Rudo
    And I'm one of the people who can?
[06:19] Enjin
    That's right.
[06:20] Enjin
    You and I both have that power.
[06:23] Enjin
    We're known as Givers.
[06:29] Rudo
    Regto was right all along.
[06:35] Enjin
    In other words...
[06:37] Enjin
    the Cleaners are a gang
    of trash beast exterminators!
[06:40] Enjin
    And we need more Givers.
[06:43] Rudo
    That's why you want to recruit me?
[06:46] Rudo
    And if I join you, you'll really teach me
    how to get back up there?
[06:51] Enjin
    Well, the thing of it is...
[06:54] Enjin
    I don't have the slightest idea
    how you get up there.
[06:59] Rudo
    But you totally acted like you did!
[07:01] Enjin
    Never said I did, though.
[07:03] Rudo
    You—
[07:07] Enjin
    Our boss is pretty well-informed, though.
[07:10] Enjin
    Might know a thing or two.
[07:13] Rudo
    So I've gotta meet your boss first?!
[07:17] Enjin
    Who gave you those gloves?
[07:22] Rudo
    My dad.
[07:24] Rudo
    These gloves are like...
[07:29] Rudo
    the only thing I have to remember him by.
[07:35] Enjin
    Got it.
[07:37] Enjin
    That explains why you take such
    good care of those beat-up old things.
[07:42] Enjin
    "When something matters to you,
    you should take care of it."
[07:45] Enjin
    It's a simple idea,
    but lots of people can't do it.
[07:49] Enjin
    They're good gloves. They've got soul.
[07:51] Enjin
    Treat them with care, okay?
[08:03] Enjin
    Whoops.
[08:04] Enjin
    Anyway, this ends your Ground life primer.
[08:08] Enjin
    Just wait here a minute and—
[08:09] Rudo
    Enjin.
[08:11] Rudo
    Um...
[08:12] Rudo
    Sorry I didn't say it earlier, but I owe you.
[08:15] Rudo
    For everything.
[08:22] Enjin
    I'm giving you a little money for now.
[08:24] Enjin
    Don't spend it all in one place.
[08:26] Rudo
    Money, too?
[08:28] Rudo
    You sure about this?
[08:29] Enjin
    Totally sure!
[08:31] Enjin
    It's what I made from selling your clothes.
[08:35] Enjin
    It's also how I paid for
    your treatment and the food.
[08:37] Enjin
    So think nothing of it, okay?
[08:39] Enjin
    For real. I mean it.
[08:43] Rudo
    I'm gonna kick your ass!
[08:46] Enjin
    You couldn't go around in those
    Sphereite threads down here anyway.
[08:50] Enjin
    Besides, took you long enough to notice.
[08:52] Rudo
    Is this always how you—
[08:55] Enjin
    Anyway, I'm gonna meet up with your trainer.
[08:59] Enjin
    You just wait here.
[09:00] Rudo
    I'm quitting these jerks
    the second I find a way up there!
[09:08] Rudo
    My money!
[09:09] Rudo
    That's my money!
[09:11] Rudo
    Get back here, you asshole cat!
[09:27] Rudo
    Get back here!
[09:36] Rudo
    Wasting my damn time...
[09:38] Rudo
    Quit struggling—
[09:41] Zanka
    Hey.
[09:47] Zanka
    That's mine.
[09:50] Zanka
    Give it back, you little shit.
SIGN    Episode 3
SIGN    "The Ground"
[09:58] Rudo
    The hell are you talking about?
[10:01] Rudo
    This money's mine.
[10:03] Rudo
    What kind of stupid—
[10:04] Zanka
    Not that.
[10:06] Zanka
    The stick.
[10:08] Rudo
    This?
[10:11] Rudo
    It's just a dumb stick.
[10:23] Rudo
    What's with this guy?
[10:26] Rudo
    That's the same emblem Enjin wears...
[10:29] Zanka
    You think you can steal someone's
    treasure and get off scot-free?
[10:37] Rudo
    Is he... a Cleaner?
[10:42] Zanka
    Looks like I better teach you a lesson.
[10:47] Zanka
    I'll give you a taste of my Lovely Assistaff.
[10:57] Zanka
    You steal a person's treasure,
[11:00] Zanka
    you better be prepared to deal
    with the consequences...
[11:05] Zanka
    Rudo, the new talent.
[11:08] Rudo
    You know my name?
[11:10] Rudo
    So you really are with the Cleaners?
[11:12] Zanka
    Yeah, Enjin filled me in about you.
[11:16] Zanka
    I'm with the Akuta Cleaners.
[11:19] Zanka
    The name's Zanka Nijiku.
[11:21] Zanka
    Enjin's put me in charge of your training.
[11:26] Zanka
    Never thought I'd have to start
     with something as basic
[11:31] Zanka
    as "don't steal from people
    if you value your hide."
[11:35] Rudo
    I was just using it to get my money
    back from the thieving cat!
[11:39] Zanka
    Go tell your daddy he didn't raise you right.
[11:45] Rudo
    This asshole doesn't know a single thing...
[11:49] Rudo
    and he's insulting Regto?!
[11:52] (Flashback) Regto
    Rudo.
[11:54] (Flashback) Regto
    If you want someone to listen to you,
[11:56] (Flashback) Regto
    try making the first concession.
[12:02] (Flashback) Regto
    I bet Chiwa hates guys
    with a hair-trigger temper.
[12:09] (Flashback) Regto
    You've got to cool off and think
    about how the other person feels.
[12:18] Rudo
    How the other person feels...
[12:20] Rudo
    That's right.
[12:22] Rudo
    He thinks I took something he cares about.
[12:25] Rudo
    He's mad about that.
[12:27] Rudo
    If someone took my gloves,
    I'd feel the same way.
[12:34] Rudo
    I didn't mean to take it.
[12:36] Rudo
    I didn't realize it was your treasure.
[12:41] Rudo
    I'm sorry.
[12:49] Zanka
    Oh, 'zat so?
[12:51] Zanka
    You did give it right back, I guess.
[12:54] Zanka
    I'm sorry about that, too.
[12:56] Zanka
    It's my treasure an' all,
    so I kinda lost my temper.
[13:01] Zanka
    Sorry to scare you.
[13:05] Rudo
    I think that's the first time
    I ever defused a situation!
[13:09] Rudo
    Regto was totally right!
[13:12] Zanka
    You're joinin' the Cleaners now, right?
[13:14] Zanka
    Guess we got off on the wrong foot.
[13:17] Zanka
    Let's work together now!
[13:19] Rudo
    S-Sure...
[13:20] Zanka
    So, what's your vital instrument?
[13:23] Zanka
    What can you do with it?
[13:25] Rudo
    I think it's the gloves.
[13:28] Rudo
    I don't really know what I... do with them.
[13:31] Zanka
    These, huh?
[13:34] Zanka
    Heck, those gloves rule!
[13:36] Rudo
    He looks like a different
    person all of a sudden.
[13:37] Zanka
    Where'd you get 'em?
[13:39] Zanka
    Never seen that mark before...
[13:41] Rudo
    Is it because he's smiling?
[13:43] Rudo
    Smiling...
[13:44] Rudo
    Smiling!
[13:46] Rudo
    That's right!
    Regto told me to fix my sour look...
[13:50] Zanka
    By the way, my vital instrument's
    just a staff, see?
[13:50] Rudo
    So a smile really makes
    that big a difference...
[13:55] Rudo
    But can I smile?
[13:55] Zanka
    I mean, the scuzzballs out there
    tease me over havin' "just a staff,"
[13:56] Rudo
    I practiced it so much up there...
[13:59] Zanka
    but it's still my precious treasure...
[13:59] Rudo
    I should be able to do it by now!
[14:01] Rudo
    I'm gonna do it...
[14:03] Rudo
    I'll do it, you son of a bitch!
[14:06] Zanka
    By the way, what made you
    wanna join the Cleaners?
[14:11] Rudo
    I wouldn't say I joined.
[14:14] Rudo
    I'm just lending a hand
    until I get what I'm after!
[14:22] Zanka
    The hell's that expression?!
[14:24] Zanka
    You makin' fun of me, you scuzzball?!
[14:27] Rudo
    I-I don't get it! Why are you mad again?
[14:30] Rudo
    That was the best smile I've ever managed!
[14:33] Zanka
    In what world was that a smile?
[14:35] Zanka
    That was the creepiest damn thing I ever seen!
[14:38] Rudo
    Damn it. What'd I do wrong now?
[14:41] Rudo
    Eyes open too wide?
    Should I have kept my lips closed?!
[14:46] Rudo
    In that case...
[14:52] Zanka
    Are you nuts or somethin'?!
[14:55] Zanka
    I let you off the hook,
    and you're throwin' it in my face?!
[14:58] Zanka
    Who the hell d'you think you are, scuzzball?!
[15:00] Rudo
    Oh, shove it! That's my line!
[15:03] Rudo
    What's wrong with smiling
    during a basic conversation?!
[15:06] Zanka
    You think you're hot stuff
    'cause Enjin called you a natural!
[15:09] Zanka
    We put our asses on the line against
    trash beasts and other dangers every damn day!
[15:14] Zanka
    And you're "just lending a hand
    until you get what you're after"?!
[15:18] Zanka
    If you can't even look serious when you talk
    about it, it must be one shitty-ass end goal!
[15:24] Regto
    Change this shit heap of a world!
[15:33] Rudo
    What'd you just say?
[15:37] Rudo
    "Shitty-ass end goal"?
[15:40] Rudo
    I'm serious about this.
    I'm giving it all I've got.
[15:44] Rudo
    So you'd better not talk trash
    about it, asshole!
[15:49] Zanka
    Yeah, I figured.
[15:52] Zanka
    The second I met you,
    I knew we wouldn't get along!
[16:03] Rudo
    Same here.
[16:08] Zanka
    I thought your vital instrument
    was the gloves.
[16:11] Zanka
    Wait, are you...
[16:14] Zanka
    Your ability...
[16:16] Zanka
    You can turn any object you touch
    into a vital instrument?!
[16:27] Zanka
    You can turn any object you touch
    into a vital instrument...
[16:34] Zanka
    Well, that explains it.
    No wonder he called you a natural.
[16:40] Zanka
    But if natural talent's all you got...
[16:43] Zanka
    You'll never beat a mediocrity like me.
[16:51] Rudo
    From above? When did it—
[17:00] Zanka
    Gotta be faster than that, Mr. Natural!
[17:03] Zanka
    Your vital instrument's
    the only thing special about you.
[17:05] Zanka
    Mine's just a stick, see?
[17:17] Zanka
    That was a sad excuse for offense.
[17:20] Zanka
    Looks like power's all you got, scuzzball.
[17:25] Zanka
    What the heck?
[17:32] Zanka
    H-Hey, are you...
[17:37] Zanka
    Usin' a plunger?!
[17:40] Rudo
    A what?
[17:41] Zanka
    You know! A plunger!
[17:43] Zanka
    The thing you use when poo—
[17:46] Rudo
    I got no idea what you're talking about,
[17:49] Rudo
    but it's my turn for payback!
[17:57] Zanka
    Close call!
[18:02] Rudo
    What's with that guy?
    What got him all freaked out?
[18:05] Rudo
    I dunno what this thing is,
    but it's working great!
[18:08] Zanka
    Wait! Wait! Timeout, okay?!
[18:12] Zanka
    Stop swinging that thing around!
[18:31] Zanka
    I said, stay back!
[18:36] Zanka
    Knock it off already!
[19:40] Enjin
    Hey, you two buddied up already?
[19:56] Enjin
    Are you serious?!
[19:58] Enjin
    You sealed the deal with a poop barrage?!
[20:02] Enjin
    That's the craziest thing I've ever heard!
[20:15] Zanka
    I've never been humiliated by poop before.
[20:19] Rudo
    I was fighting with poop the whole time?
[20:23] Rudo
    And so confidently...
[20:26] Enjin
    Zanka's as close as the Ground gets
    to a spoiled rich kid.
[20:30] Enjin
    And you literally flung poop at him!
[20:34] Zanka
    Please stop.
[20:37] Zanka
    Please stop laughing.
[20:42] Enjin
    Hey, maybe it wasn't
    the most dignified first meeting,
[20:46] Enjin
    but this guy's gonna be your trainer.
[20:49] Enjin
    Zanka's the most skilled Giver we have
    at controlling vital instruments.
[20:55] Enjin
    He'll teach you a ton.
[20:57] Zanka
    Enjin thinks I'm good?
[21:00] Zanka
    He does? The Enjin thinks I'm...
[21:07] Enjin
    So when'd you get here, Riyo?
[21:16] Riyo
    I just got curious.
[21:19] Riyo
    You're Rudo, huh?
[21:21] Rudo
    Y-Yeah.
[21:23] Rudo
    She's a Cleaner, too?
[21:27] Riyo
    Your hair's something else.
[21:29] Riyo
    You dye it?
[21:31] Riyo
    Nah, feels natural.
[21:36] Rudo
    A-A woman is... playing with my hair?!
[21:42] Rudo
    Is this life on the Ground?!
[21:45] Enjin
    Anyway, better get rolling.
[21:52] Enjin
    Next stop, home—
[21:55] Enjin
    Cleaner HQ.