8 - Moving Forward

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[00:17] Enjin
    Hey, what's got you moping around out here?
[00:23] Enjin
    Say, I hear you learned
    how to use your instrument.
[00:27] Enjin
    Nice work.
[00:28] Enjin
    Looks like you'll—
[00:29] Rudo
    It's Gris!
[00:32] Rudo
    That guy got Gris.
[00:35] Rudo
    How the hell do you expect me to act?
[00:37] Rudo
    Up there, I couldn't save
    the person who saved me.
[00:41] Rudo
    It's the same way here.
[00:43] Rudo
    Why?
[00:45] Rudo
    I start to think I've changed,
    that I've moved forward,
[00:50] Rudo
    but then the same damn thing happens again!
[00:53] Rudo
    Am I just going to be this way my whole life?
[00:57] Rudo
    Damn it!
[01:00] Enjin
    Gris knew what he was getting into.
[01:03] Enjin
    He put his life on the line for his team.
[01:07] Enjin
    He didn't protect you
    because you're a Sphereite,
[01:10] Enjin
    but because he saw you as a kindred spirit
     who cares about objects and people equally.
[01:15] Enjin
    Anyway, come on inside.
[01:17] Enjin
    Give Gris your respects.
SIGN    Episode 8
SIGN    "Moving Forward"
[01:30] Gris
    Congrats on awakening your power, Rudo!
[01:33] Gris
    I'm so glad you're looking well!
[01:43] Rudo
    Y-You're... alive?
[01:48] Enjin
    Oh, I get it.
[01:50] Enjin
    You were all mopey because
    you thought Gris was dead!
[01:54] Enjin
    I get it all now!
[01:56] Gris
    Don't count me out yet, man.
[01:58] Gris
    I'm still going strong!
[02:00] Rudo
    Well, it's freaking confusing!
[02:02] Rudo
    You took a claw right through the chest!
    Anyone could see that's a death sentence!
[02:07] Gris
    Oh, it's because of the Cleaners' medical team.
[02:10] Gris
    This little lady here
    was the real star of the day.
[02:16] Gris
    Her name's Eishia Stilza, the Cleaners'
    only Giver with a healing power.
[02:21] Eishia
    I-I'm not usually useful at all.
[02:24] Eishia
    It just happened... to be able
    to be useful... this time.
[02:30] Enjin
    Eishia's really shy.
[02:33] Gris
    Eishia.
[02:37] Gris
    You saved me from certain death.
[02:41] Gris
    I can't thank you enough.
[02:44] Gris
    You too, Follo.
[02:46] Gris
    Don't look so down.
[02:48] Gris
    You're the one who got me clear
    of that Raider's berserker fury.
[02:54] Follo
    But...
[02:55] Gris
    You can't rush your way to becoming a Giver.
[02:58] Gris
    Keep going at your own pace.
[03:02] Follo
    Big Bro!
[03:05] Gris
    And you, Rudo.
[03:07] Gris
    You did extremely well.
[03:09] Gris
    That guy was really strong, and your
    teamwork with Zanka kept him in check.
[03:13] Gris
    That's a remarkable thing.
[03:15] Gris
    Seriously, don't worry about the talisman.
[03:18] Gris
    I'm glad that something I took care of
    could be useful to someone else.
[03:22] Gris
    That's the "worth" I assign to things.
[03:31] Rudo
    Yeah. I get it.
[03:34] Rudo
    Gris.
[03:36] Rudo
    I'm really glad you survived.
[03:39] Enjin
    Anyway...
[03:41] Enjin
    Looks like the Raiders are actively
    picking fights with Cleaners now.
[03:45] Enjin
    Which means trash beasts
    won't be the only thing
[03:48] Enjin
    we can expect to scrap with
    in the near future.
[03:50] Enjin
    And...
[03:52] Enjin
    We got some new info.
[03:55] Corvus
    That Raider mentioned a "border."
[03:57] Corvus
    It suggests they must be
    doing research into the Sphere.
[04:03] Rudo
    Who's that?
[04:04] Enjin
    The boss.
[04:07] Rudo
    The boss? Did he say "boss"?
[04:10] Rudo
    No way.
[04:12] Rudo
    Then this guy is the Cleaners' leader?
[04:17] Corvus
    A pleasure to meet you, Rudo.
[04:20] Corvus
    I'm sorry I missed you on your first day.
[04:23] Corvus
    I'm Corvus. Arkha Corvus.
[04:27] Corvus
    I've found myself in the position
    of the Cleaners' leader.
[04:32] Rudo
    Y-Yes sir...
[04:34] Corvus
    I'd heard you were only staying with us
    temporarily to get information,
[04:41] Corvus
    and was going to say
    that we can't let you remain...
[04:44] Corvus
    But you quickly found
    the good in our people here,
[04:49] Corvus
    and put your life on the line to protect them.
[04:52] Corvus
    You also have access to a power that
    could very much contribute to our cause.
[04:59] Corvus
    I don't have a single complaint.
[05:02] Corvus
    I hereby officially welcome you
    into the Cleaners!
[05:11] Corvus
    Come to my room.
[05:13] Corvus
    I've got a change of clothes for you,
    and some information.
[05:19] Corvus
    The "border," as the name suggests,
    lies between the Sphere and the Ground.
[05:25] Corvus
    It's said that all who try to reach the Sphere
    die while crossing the border.
[05:34] Corvus
    Now, here's an interesting story.
[05:37] Corvus
    It's said that there's a woman who lives
    in the No Man's Land closest to the border.
[05:44] Corvus
    Once, a traveler got lost in the No Man's Land,
    and the woman helped them.
[05:51] Corvus
    The traveler asked her,
    "Why do you live in a place like this?"
[05:58] Corvus
    The woman replied,
[06:01] Corvus
    "I'm watching the people
    who fall from above."
[06:05] Corvus
    The woman had lived there
    for many years, watching.
[06:11] Corvus
    And then the woman said...
[06:13] Woman
    There are those who come and go without dying.
[06:19] Corvus
    There's a chance she's seen people
    capable of crossing the border alive.
[06:25] Rudo
    So if I track down one of
    the people that woman saw,
[06:29] Rudo
    I could learn how to get up there?
[06:32] Corvus
    As well as how you made it
    down here without dying.
[06:37] Corvus
    Though, of course,
    it will be a dangerous journey.
[06:41] Corvus
    Will you go, or stay?
[06:44] Corvus
    Which will it be?
[06:46] Rudo
    There's no way I'm not going.
[06:55] Enjin
    Hey, you got your Cleaner's uniform on!
[07:00] Enjin
    Looks good on you, man.
SIGN    Six Hours Earlier
[09:00] (Flashback) Follo
    Stop it! Just stop, dammit!
[09:03] (Flashback) Follo
    You're not supposed to be going to see
    the woman in No Man's Land today!
[09:07] (Flashback) Follo
    How is he so strong?!
[09:08] (Flashback) Rudo
    It might lead to a way
    to get back up to the Sphere!
[09:14] (Flashback) Rudo
    I've gotta talk to her!
[09:14] (Flashback) Follo
    Yeah, but we can't do it now!
[09:17] (Flashback) Enjin
    Chill out, brat.
[09:20] (Flashback) Enjin
    You can't just run off into
    a place like that half-cocked.
[09:27] (Flashback) Enjin
    You're heading straight into
    the center of No Man's Land.
[09:30] (Flashback) Enjin
    You're just gonna run off without getting
    any info or knowing what you can do?
[09:36] (Flashback) Enjin
    You got a death wish or something?
[09:39] (Flashback) Rudo
    Knowing what I can do?
[09:41] (Flashback) Enjin
    It's nice that you can use
    your powers on command now,
[09:44] (Flashback) Enjin
    but we still don't know their limits,
    their weak points, any of it.
[09:49] (Flashback) Enjin
    And neither do you.
[09:52] (Flashback) Rudo
    You're going to come with me, then?
[09:54] (Flashback) Enjin
    Hell yeah, man.
[09:56] (Flashback) Enjin
    It's suicide to go into No Man's Land solo.
[09:59] Rudo
    You were doing it, weren't you?
[10:02] (Flashback) Enjin
    Besides, the Cleaners' job is as much
    about researching trash beasts
[10:05] (Flashback) Enjin
    as it is about beating them.
[10:08] (Flashback) Enjin
    We've got plenty of our own to gain
    by going into No Man's Land.
[10:12] (Flashback) Enjin
    We've got to look out for Raiders, too.
[10:15] (Flashback) Rudo
    Raiders...
[10:18] (Flashback) Rudo
    Speaking of, how can those
     Raider guys become Givers?
[10:22] (Flashback) Enjin
    Not all people are good at heart.
[10:26] (Flashback) Enjin
    Not all people are capable of taking
    proper care of objects, either.
[10:31] (Flashback) Enjin
    Some people seem good
    but treat objects like shit,
[10:35] (Flashback) Enjin
    and some people seem bad
    but treat certain objects well.
[10:39] (Flashback) Enjin
    A person's morality is irrelevant
    to whether they can become a Giver.
[10:44] (Flashback) Enjin
    Of course, people who
    don't think highly of Givers
[10:48] (Flashback) Enjin
    sometimes refer to us as "codependent."
[10:52] (Flashback) Enjin
    Makes sense in a way, right?
[10:54] (Flashback) Enjin
    Being too obsessed with a single object
    probably looks weird to your average person.
[11:02] Rudo
    I guess I'd gotten it in my head that
    bad people never took care of objects.
[11:07] Rudo
    I guess that was wrong of me, huh?
[11:10] Rudo
    Yeah, but I still hate those guys.
[11:14] (Flashback) Enjin
    For today, you should probably relax.
[11:17] (Flashback) Enjin
    It's been non-stop action
    these last few days, right?
[11:26] Rudo
    He told me to relax... but how do I do that?
[11:31] Rudo
    I don't really sleep all that long.
[11:35] Rudo
    Wish I could pick through some trash...
[11:41] (Flashback) Riyo
    Hey, Rudo!
[11:44] (Flashback) Riyo
    I'm gonna show you around Cleaner HQ!
[11:53] (Flashback) Riyo
    The training room!
[11:55] (Flashback) Riyo
    The dining hall!
[11:58] (Flashback) Riyo
    The toilets!
[12:00] (Flashback) Riyo
    It's kinda run-down,
    but it's fully loaded, see?
[12:04] (Flashback) Rudo
    There's a lot more to see
    than there was in the Sphere.
[12:07] (Flashback) Riyo
    What did you do up there?
[12:10] (Flashback) Rudo
    I went with Regto to look at scenery...
    picked up garbage... got yelled at...
[12:16] (Flashback) Riyo
    They like to yell up in the Sphere too, huh?
[12:19] (Flashback) Riyo
    Don't worry. Got plenty of that down here, too.
[12:22] (Flashback) Riyo
    What did you eat?
[12:24] (Flashback) Rudo
    Stuff like bread... soup...
[12:27] (Flashback) Riyo
    Any sweets?
[12:30] (Flashback) Rudo
    Sweets?
[12:31] (Flashback) Riyo
    Sweets.
[12:35] (Flashback) Rudo
    Sweets were only for people with money.
[12:39] (Flashback) Riyo
    We've got some.
[12:46] (Flashback) Riyo
    We've got some.
[12:50] (Flashback) Riyo
    There's a group of people
    on the Ground called Vianders.
[12:54] (Flashback) Riyo
    We Cleaners sometimes buy from them.
[12:57] (Flashback) Enjin
    Oh, he came by to eat sweets?
[13:00] (Flashback) Riyo
    Yeah. Says he's never had any.
[13:03] (Flashback) Enjin
    I dunno how it is up there,
[13:05] (Flashback) Enjin
    but here, sweets are way
    more popular than drugs.
[13:08] (Flashback) Enjin
    Don't get addicted.
[13:10] (Flashback) Rudo
    Rich people food... and so much of it...
[13:16] (Flashback) Enjin
    Because of all the pollution,
    it's hard to grow crops down here,
[13:21] (Flashback) Enjin
    so the Vianders collect Givers
    who specialize in cooking.
[13:25] (Flashback) Enjin
    Thanks to them, we might have more
    sweets down here than they do up there.
[13:31] (Flashback) Riyo
    Go on. Try one!
[13:51] (Flashback) Rudo
    What the hell is this?! It's great!
[13:54] (Flashback) Riyo
    Didn't think he'd take to it that well.
[13:56] (Flashback) Enjin
    We've got a budding addict.
[14:00] Rudo
    Never had anything so good before!
[14:02] Rudo
    I can't stop!
[14:04] (Flashback) Enjin
    Go easy, man. You're gonna get fat.
[14:21] Rudo
    What's with this guy?
[14:24] Rudo
    Don't tell me...
[14:25] Rudo
    He's after the sweets?
[14:29] Rudo
    But... I wanna eat more too...
[14:36] (Flashback) Rudo
    Here. You can have it.
[14:52] (Flashback) Rudo
    What's with this spoiled brat?!
[14:54] (Flashback) Enjin
    You're one to talk.
[14:55] (Flashback) Bro
    Hey, Dear!
[14:57] (Flashback) Bro
    Sorry.
SIGN    And now—
[15:00] Enjin
    Riyo, you gotta make up
    for what you did to Rudo.
[15:04] Riyo
    There's no way I could've known
    he'd end up like that...
[15:07] Riyo
    Anyway, it's nice that
    he found a thing he likes.
[15:11] Enjin
    Didn't think he'd burn through
    our whole stock of sweets, though...
[15:18] Zanka
    What's that loser gotten himself into now?
[15:27] Zanka
    Hey... Hey...
[15:29] Zanka
    We got an invader or somethin' here!
[15:32] Rudo
    Hey, shithead.
[15:54] Zanka
    Can't use your instrument again?
[15:57] Enjin
    Oh, man.
[15:59] Enjin
    Did you get so high on sweets
    you forgot how it works?
[16:03] Rudo
    C'mon, no way...
[16:05] Riyo
    I thought we were gauging your powers,
[16:07] Riyo
    but I guess we're gauging
    the success of your diet.
[16:10] Riyo
    Glad you can move around again, at least!
[16:16] Rudo
    What's going on here?
[16:17] Rudo
    I remember how it's supposed to feel, but...
[16:27] Zanka
    You liked to fix up things
    people had thrown out, right?
[16:32] Zanka
    If that's the basis of your powers,
    maybe you need garbage...
[16:38] Zanka
    some kind of broken object
    for them to trigger.
[16:48] Zanka
    See if anything speaks to you here.
[17:18] Rudo
    I did it.
[17:20] Enjin
    Looks like Zanka was on the money.
[17:23] Enjin
    Nice work. You're an excellent trainer.
[17:30] Zenka
    A mediocrity can be more objective
    than a natural talent.
[17:35] Zenka
    Don't underestimate
    the brains of a mediocrity.
[17:37] Rudo
    Thank you.
[17:41] Zanka
    Man, you tick me off.
[17:43] Zanka
    Let's see if you can make
    multiple weapons. Get to it.
[17:54] Zanka
    Guess he can.
[17:57] Zanka
    He did it again!
[18:00] Zanka
    You're a real cheat—
[18:07] Enjin
    Yeah, thought so.
[18:10] Enjin
    He gets a nosebleed if he uses his
    instrument too many times in a row.
[18:14] Riyo
    Crazy.
[18:16] Enjin
    Guess those gloves' quality is so immense,
    his body can't keep up.
[18:21] Rudo
    Quality?
[18:23] Enjin
    The longer an object is deeply cared for,
[18:27] Enjin
    the more seasoned and superior
    an instrument it becomes.
[18:32] Enjin
    We call that "improving its quality."
[18:36] Enjin
    The better the quality,
    the more power it can bring to bear.
[18:39] Enjin
    Quality isn't everything
    in a fight, of course—
[18:44] Enjin
    The experience and mindset of the user
    influences the form its abilities take,
[18:48] Enjin
    and that also plays a big role.
[18:50] Enjin
    Both are important, I guess you could say.
[18:53] Zanka
    Yeah, if he's been caring for 'em since he
    was a kid, they'll be pretty high in quality.
[18:59] Zanka
    But would it affect him physically that much?
[19:03] Zanka
    Or has the "series"
    got something to do with it?
[19:09] Rudo
    But then...
[19:11] Rudo
    Why did the object I turned into
    a weapon fall apart in the end?
[19:17] Rudo
    The ones I did now are just fine.
[19:21] Rudo
    Even when I switch between them,
    they stay in one piece.
[19:24] Rudo
    Is there a time limit?
[19:29] Riyo
    I wonder...
[19:33] Riyo
    Maybe it's a "purpose fulfilled" kind of thing?
[19:39] Riyo
    After all, your power's about bringing out
    the "full and uninhibited worth"
[19:44] Riyo
    of an object someone broke
    or threw away, right?
[19:47] Riyo
    When you recycle them like you do,
    you're letting them fulfill their true purpose.
[19:52] Riyo
    That's a really cool thing.
[19:55] Zanka
    Their true purpose?
[19:57] Zanka
    That's true. It fell apart when
    the battle was over and Rudo felt safe.
[20:03] Enjin
    That could be a part of Rudo's power, yeah.
[20:10] Enjin
    To draw the full worth of garbage
    and broken things—
[20:14] Enjin
    let them fulfill their purpose
    and lay them to rest.
[20:18] Enjin
    Yeah, sounds right.
[20:20] Enjin
    I think Riyo's on target, here.
[20:23] Enjin
    You didn't break Gris's talisman
    or the other things you turned into weapons.
[20:28] Enjin
    You let objects retired too soon
     go out in a last blaze of glory.
[20:37] Rudo
    I see.
[20:39] Rudo
    My power's not about breaking objects.
[20:43] Riyo
    Though, actually, he said something
    about your gloves being a "series"...
[20:49] Riyo
    What was that about?
[20:52] Rudo
    Series?
[20:55] Rudo
    So there are more out there like them?
[20:59] Rudo
    But why would...
[21:02] Riyo
    Do they have a name?
[21:05] Rudo
    A name?
[21:06] Riyo
    Yeah.
[21:08] sign
    The Ripper
[21:08] Riyo
    When you love something, you name it, right?
[21:09] sign
    Umbreaker
[21:11] sign
    Lovely Assistaff
[21:14] Rudo
    I never even thought about it.
[21:18] Enjin
    You're going to have to give them a name.
[21:41] Cthoni
    We're back, boss.
[21:49] Zodyl
    The Cleaners... the City of Art...
[21:53] Zodyl
    The Desert Altar...
[21:56] Zodyl
    Vital instruments... series...
[22:02] Zodyl
    The Watchman series.
[22:08] Zodyl
    Rudo.