7 - Doggy & Scramble

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[00:04] Mahiro
    Once upon a time,
[00:06] ---
    there was an alien, a cyborg,
[00:10] Mahiro
    an ammonite, the Kumamoto
    Castle, a Shiba dog,
[00:14] Mahiro
    a sea monkey, and a bok choy,
[00:16] Mahiro
    and they all lived together.
SIGN    Doggy & Scramble
[02:19] Fumio
    Natsume-san.
[02:21] Mahiro
    Murakami-senpai.
[02:23] Fumio
    What are you writing today?
[02:25] Mahiro
    I'm working on the novel I've been writing.
[02:28] Fumio
    Oh, you said it's due soon, right?
[02:32] Fumio
    For the lit club's mini-magazine.
[02:34] Mahiro
    No, I finished that already.
[02:37] Mahiro
    This is a novel I've been
    writing for a long time.
[02:40] Fumio
    For a long time?
[02:42] Mahiro
    Yes.
[02:42] Mahiro
    Since elementary school.
[02:44] Fumio
    That long ago?
[02:46] Fumio
    What type of story is it?
[02:48] Mahiro
    Well, simply put, an alien, a cyborg,
[02:51] Mahiro
    an ammonite, the Kumamoto
    Castle, a Shiba dog,
[02:53] Mahiro
    a sea monkey, and a bok choy all
    work together to save the world.
[02:58] Fumio
    Huh?
[03:00] Fumio
    Bok choy?
[03:02] Mahiro
    It falls into the space opera genre.
[03:05] Mahiro
    It's an action adventure story that makes
    the blood race and the flesh dance.
[03:09] Fumio
    Right.
[03:10] Mahiro
    But I have writer's block.
[03:13] Mahiro
    I have up until the climax written,
[03:15] Mahiro
    but I'm not sure how to end it.
[03:18] Fumio
    I see.
[03:20] Mahiro
    I work on it now and then, but I haven't gotten far.
[03:25] Fumio
    And you've been working on
    it since elementary school?
[03:27] Mahiro
    That's right.
[03:28] Mahiro
    I've rewritten it plenty of times,
[03:31] Mahiro
    so the story keeps changing, but...
[03:34] Fumio
    I see.
[03:36] Fumio
    I know, Natsume-san.
[03:38] Fumio
    If you wouldn't mind, may I read your story?
[03:41] Mahiro
    Read this?
[03:43] Mahiro
    Yes.
[03:44] Fumio
    Maybe I could help you come up
    with ideas for how to continue it.
[03:49] Mahiro
    That's true.
[03:50] Mahiro
    Would you take a look at it, then?
[04:01] Mahiro
    Once upon a time,
[04:02] ---
    there was an alien, a cyborg,
[04:05] Mahiro
    an ammonite, the Kumamoto
    Castle, a Shiba dog,
[04:08] Mahiro
    a sea monkey, and a bok choy,
    and they all lived together.
[04:12] Cyborg
    Why?
[04:13] Cyborg
    Why did this have to happen?!
[04:15] Cyborg
    If something isn't done, Earth will be destroyed!
[04:20] Cyborg
    Why did you keep quiet about that until now?!
[04:23] Cyborg
    What should we do, Kumamoto Castle?
[04:25] Kumamoto
    Asking me won't do any good.
[04:27] Kumamoto
    I know. Maybe Bok Choy knows something.
[04:33] Fumio
    Uh, so the Kumamoto Castle
    can speak Japanese?
[04:37] Mahiro
    Yes, since he is a Japanese castle.
[04:39] Fumio
    But the alien can't?
[04:41] Mahiro
    The alien speaks in alien language.
[04:45] Mahiro
    Also, when he came to Earth,
[04:47] Mahiro
    he began learning the
    standard language, Esperanto.
[04:50] Fumio
    I see.
[04:51] Mahiro
    Also, the bok choy is a really pretty girl.
[04:55] Shiba
    What is this, ruff?!
[04:56] Shiba
    Why is everyone just sitting here, ruff?!
[04:59] Shiba
    If we don't hurry, Bok Choy will be in danger!
[05:01] Sea
    Quiet down a bit.
[05:03] Sea
    You keep screaming like that,
[05:05] Sea
    and people will think your
    owner didn't train you, Baby.
[05:08] Shiba
    What was that?!
[05:09] Shiba
    Try saying that again, ruff!
[05:12] Fumio
    Who's this monkey wearing the goggles?
[05:16] Mahiro
    That's the sea monkey.
[05:17] Fumio
    Aren't sea monkeys a type of plankton?
[05:20] Mahiro
    When I started writing this,
[05:22] Mahiro
    I thought that sea monkeys were
    monkeys that lived in the sea.
[05:26] Fumio
    Oh...
[05:43] Fumio
    This is good.
[05:45] Fumio
    Natsume-san, this is really good!
[05:47] Mahiro
    Oh, uh, thanks.
[05:50] Fumio
    You should be more proud.
[05:52] Fumio
    This really is good.
[05:55] ---
    Um...
[05:57] Mahiro
    I've rewritten it so many times,
[06:00] Mahiro
    I'm not quite sure if it's even
    good to other people anymore.
[06:04] Fumio
    It's good. I guarantee it.
[06:08] Fumio
    Reading it was very exciting.
[06:10] Fumio
    So what happens to Bok Choy after that?
[06:16] Mahiro
    I was thinking of having her
    die protecting the alien.
[06:19] Fumio
    She's going to die?!
[06:21] Mahiro
    Hmm... Maybe not.
[06:24] Fumio
    Wh-Which is it?
[06:27] Mahiro
    I... haven't decided yet, I guess?
[06:32] Fumio
    I see.
[06:34] Fumio
    I really want to know what happens.
[06:37] Fumio
    When are you going to finish this?
[06:40] Mahiro
    At my current pace,
[06:42] Mahiro
    I might never finish.
[06:45] Fumio
    What?!
[06:47] Mahiro
    Well, whatever happens, happens.
[06:50] Fumio
    Writing is an adventure in exploration.
[06:53] Fumio
    Ryunosuke Akutagawa said that
    after you've done whatever you can,
[06:58] Fumio
    you can only rely on heaven for the rest.
[07:02] Fumio
    I see.
[07:09] Chloe
    Fumio-san?
[07:10] Chloe
    Why do you look so glum?
[07:13] Fumio
    Oh, Chloe-san.
[07:15] Chloe
    Did something badly happen?
[07:18] Fumio
    "Something bad," you mean?
[07:21] Fumio
    I was wondering how it ended.
[07:24] Chloe
    Ended?
[07:25] Fumio
    Natsume-san is writing a novel,
[07:28] Fumio
    and it was really interesting,
[07:30] Fumio
    so I wanted to know how it ended.
[07:31] Chloe
    Oh! I love novels, too!
[07:35] Chloe
    I want to read it, too!
[07:38] Fumio
    Want to read it?
[07:40] Fumio
    I borrowed it.
[07:52] Chloe
    What happens to Bok Choy?!
[07:54] Fumio
    Apparently, she might die.
[07:58] Fumio
    She also might not die.
[08:02] Chloe
    Which one?
[08:03] Fumio
    Natsume-san doesn't know yet, either.
[08:08] Chloe
    I want to know.
[08:10] Fumio
    Me, too.
[08:13] Chloe
    Let me borrow this.
[08:15] Fumio
    Huh?
[08:16] Chloe
    This is so good.
[08:18] Chloe
    It's wasted if everyone else doesn't read it!
[08:20] Fumio
    Hey, wait!
[08:27] Michiru
    That was so touching!
[08:29] Michiru
    What happens?! I want to know!
[08:36] Chidzuru
    What is this?
[08:37] Chidzuru
    It's really good!
[08:43] Erena
    What happens to Bok Choy?!
[08:49] Mahiro
    Huh?
[08:55] Chloe
    We want to read the rest.
[08:57] Michiru
    I can't stop thinking about how it ends.
[09:00] Chidzuru
    I can turn it into a manga for you!
[09:03] Erena
    What about Bok Choy? What about Bok Choy?!
[09:06] Fumio
    That's what happened.
[09:09] Mahiro
    Right.
[09:10] Chloe
    We came here to get you
    worked down to write the rest.
[09:15] Fumio
    You mean "worked up."
[09:17] Mahiro
    Yeah, but...
[09:20] Mahiro
    I've been working on this for
    years, and it's still not done.
[09:23] Mahiro
    I don't know if I can just finish it like that.
[09:26] Chidzuru
    I see.
[09:27] Chidzuru
    I know why you can't finish it.
[09:30] Mahiro
    Hm?
[09:31] Chidzuru
    You're missing something essential as a writer.
[09:36] Michiru
    Something essential?
[09:38] Erena
    What's that?
[09:40] Chidzuru
    Something you must have to finish a work.
[09:44] Chidzuru
    That is...
SIGN    Deadline
[09:46] Chidzuru
    A deadline!
[09:48] Chidzuru
    If I don't have a deadline, I just keep
    goofing off and never finish my manga.
[09:55] Chidzuru
    But if I don't, it won't be ready in time for the expo.
[09:58] Chidzuru
    When it gets to that point, I feel motivated,
[10:00] Chidzuru
    and I finish it off.
[10:02] Chloe
    I see.
[10:03] Chloe
    That makes sense.
[10:05] Michiru
    I always finish my cosplay outfits early
[10:08] Michiru
    before it's time to fit them.
[10:11] Erena
    I guess it's like summer homework.
[10:14] Chidzuru
    That's why you just need to set a deadline
[10:16] Chidzuru
    and finish before then.
[10:20] Michiru
    That's a great idea.
[10:22] Erena
    So, when do we set the deadline?
[10:25] Chloe
    I want to read the ending now.
[10:28] Chloe
    How about tomorrow?
[10:30] Mahiro
    Not possible.
[10:31] Michiru
    What about next week, then?
[10:35] Mahiro
    It might take longer than that.
[10:37] Erena
    The week after next?
[10:38] Mahiro
    I'm not sure...
[10:40] Chloe
    What about the week after that?
[10:42] Mahiro
    That'd be hard...
[10:44] Michiru
    Then, next month?
[10:46] Mahiro
    We have finals, so...
[10:48] Erena
    What about next year?
[10:50] Mahiro
    I'm not sure about that...
[10:53] Chloe
    I can't wait that long!
[10:55] Michiru
    If it's hard to finish it all at once,
[10:58] Michiru
    then why not try setting smaller
    deadlines, and go from there?
[11:02] Chidzuru
    Like a weekly publication?
[11:04] Chidzuru
    It might be easier to do small bits weekly.
[11:08] Fumio
    Natsume-san, how does that sound?
[11:10] Mahiro
    Yeah, I'll do my best.
[11:13] All
    Really?!
[11:14] Mahiro
    Yes, I want to finish it, too.
[11:18] Chloe
    Well then, the sooner, the better.
[11:21] Chloe
    We're looking forward to it.
[11:26] ---
    Girl Friend BETA.
[11:49] Mahiro
    Um,
[11:50] ---
    are you guys waiting for me to finish writing?
[11:57] Mahiro
    Murakami-senpai...
[12:02] Chloe
    Hm? Where's Natsume-san?
[12:07] Fumio
    Oh, she isn't here yet?
[12:09] Erena
    The novel's supposed to be due today.
[12:12] Michiru
    I thought I'd be able to read the rest...
[12:16] Chidzuru
    This isn't good.
[12:18] Chidzuru
    Did she run away?
[12:19] All
    What?
[12:20] Chidzuru
    Authors who can't make their deadlines
[12:24] ---
    run away from their editors all the time.
[12:26] All
    What?
[12:28] Erena
    That's terrible.
[12:29] Erena
    What should we do?
[12:31] Chidzuru
    The thing an editor should
    do when this happens...
[12:35] Chidzuru
    is find her, of course!
[12:40] Tsugumi
    That sounds like a lot of trouble.
[12:41] Mahiro
    I would have finished it a long
    time ago if it were that simple.
[12:47] Tsugumi
    Yeah.
[12:49] Tsugumi
    Is it that hard to write, though?
[12:52] Tsugumi
    You finish your stuff for the school newspaper
[12:54] Tsugumi
    and your romance novels really fast.
[12:59] Mahiro
    Yeah, because one's more a hobby of mine,
[13:01] Mahiro
    and the newspaper has a deadline.
[13:04] Tsugumi
    But aren't you writing that as a hobby,
[13:07] Tsugumi
    and don't you have a deadline now, too?
[13:10] Tsugumi
    Let me read it.
[13:12] Mahiro
    No.
[13:13] Tsugumi
    Why?
[13:15] Mahiro
    I don't want you telling me you
    want to read the rest of it, too.
[13:18] Tsugumi
    It's that good, then?
[13:20] Mahiro
    Not so much good...
[13:23] Mahiro
    I just like writing it.
[13:27] Tsugumi
    Huh...
[13:29] Chloe
    Oh!
[13:30] Chloe
    I found you, Natsume-san.
[13:33] Chloe
    It's time to write the ending!
[13:40] Fumio
    Natsume-san, you haven't written the
    ending to the novel yet, have you?
[13:46] Mahiro
    I just don't have any idea what to do.
[13:50] Fumio
    Indeed...
[13:52] Chloe
    We have no other choice.
[13:54] Chloe
    We'll just have to help you get ideas, then.
[13:58] Fumio
    Help?
[14:00] Chloe
    We need to find people to help.
[14:03] Chloe
    We'll get ideas that way.
[14:05] Erena
    Can we even do that?
[14:08] Chloe
    It's important not to rush.
[14:10] Fumio
    Huh?
SIGN    The Heroes Who Seem Strong But Aren't, Except Maybe a Little Mahiro Natsume
[14:11] Chloe
    We need to go around asking people
[14:14] Chloe
    who know about the characters in this story.
[14:18] Chidzuru
    I get it.
[14:19] Chidzuru
    We all belong to a lot of different clubs.
[14:23] Chidzuru
    I bet there are people who are
    knowledgeable about this stuff.
[14:26] Michiru
    So we ask those people, and get ideas.
[14:30] Erena
    The characters are...
[14:33] Chloe
    Let's split up and ask people!
[14:37] All
    Right!
[14:39] Yudzuki
    Aliens?
[14:41] Yudzuki
    I know a lot about science fiction movies.
[14:45] Michiru
    That's great!
[14:46] Michiru
    So, about the alien in this story...
[14:50] Yudzuki
    According to the description,
[14:52] Yudzuki
    this seems like a large-nosed grey.
[14:54] Yudzuki
    Not a reptilian, right?
[14:56] Yudzuki
    Doesn't seem like a Nordic, either.
[15:00] Monochrome
    I am an android, yes,
[15:03] Monochrome
    but I am not a cyborg.
[15:06] Erena
    Are androids and cyborgs different?
[15:09] Monochrome
    Yes, they are.
[15:11] Monochrome
    They're as different as crab
    pilaf and imitation crab.
[15:14] Erena
    That's great.
[15:16] Erena
    You're basically the same, then.
[15:18] Erena
    Look at this.
[15:19] Monochrome
    Huh?
[15:21] Isuki
    I know a lot about ammonites.
[15:23] Isuki
    Also, I know about trilobites
     and nautiluses, too.
[15:25] Chidzuru
    Really? That's great.
[15:28] Chidzuru
    What about sea monkeys?
[15:29] Isuki
    I know about them.
[15:31] Isuki
    The brine shrimp, like Artemia,
    that you keep in aquariums, right?
[15:36] Isuki
    They're creatures in the Chirocephalidae family,
[15:38] Isuki
    Anostraca order, subclass Sarsostraca, right?
[15:41] Chidzuru
    Not those sea monkeys.
[15:43] Chidzuru
    This is a monkey that lives in the sea.
[15:46] Isuki
    Huh?
[15:51] Mahiro
    Thanks for getting all of this together, but...
[15:54] Mahiro
    I feel like there's more people now.
[15:57] Yudzuki
    I want to know what happens
    so badly, I can't study.
[16:00] Isuki
    I'm psyched now. You've gotta do something!
[16:03] Monochrome
    Please write the ending.
[16:06] Mahiro
    You let them read it, didn't you?
[16:08] Chidzuru
    Well, we needed to so we could get their help.
[16:12] Tsugumi
    Yeah, so please!
[16:15] Mahiro
    Et tu, Tsugumi?
[16:17] Fumio
    But this is pretty impressive.
[16:18] Mahiro
    Huh?
[16:19] Fumio
    There are so many people here
    who want to read your story.
[16:23] Fumio
    I thought it was a weird novel at first,
[16:27] Fumio
    but as I was reading it,
[16:29] Fumio
    it was so interesting,
[16:30] Fumio
    I just got engrossed in it.
[16:33] Fumio
    It's incredible that you were able to
    write a novel this good, Natsume-san.
[16:41] Fumio
    Natsume-san?
[16:43] Mahiro
    If my readers think so highly of me,
[16:45] Mahiro
    I guess I'm going to have to write it.
[16:48] Fumio
    Then...
[16:50] Mahiro
    Can I use this research you got for me?
[16:56] All
    Sure!
[17:40] Fumio
    Natsume-san.
[17:41] Fumio
    It's almost time to close the library.
[17:45] Mahiro
    Is it that late?
[17:48] Mahiro
    Can I stay just a little bit longer?
[17:50] Mahiro
    I want to finish this one part.
[17:54] Fumio
    That's fine.
[17:56] Mahiro
    Thank you.
[17:58] Fumio
    But are you sure you should push yourself so hard?
[18:01] Mahiro
    I have tons of fun when I work on this novel.
[18:06] Mahiro
    I forget what time it is and just get absorbed.
[18:09] Fumio
    I see.
[18:11] Mahiro
    So it isn't stressful at all.
[18:14] Mahiro
    It's a lot of work,
[18:15] ---
    but it isn't painful for me.
[18:19] Mahiro
    When I write, I get stuck, tripped up,
[18:23] Mahiro
    and I backtrack a lot,
[18:25] Mahiro
    but when the alien and Bok
    Choy cry and laugh together,
[18:30] Mahiro
    I feel like I want to know how it ends, too.
[18:34] Mahiro
    That's why I have a lot of fun doing this.
[18:38] Mahiro
    But...
[18:41] Mahiro
    But I wonder why I couldn't write it until now...
[18:53] Mahiro
    Before they realized it,
[18:54] Mahiro
    they all found themselves
    working towards one goal.
[18:59] Mahiro
    They all wanted one thing:
[19:01] Mahiro
    they wanted to protect this small,
[19:05] Mahiro
    but precious world.
[19:07] Mahiro
    And they all felt strongly about it.
[19:12] Chloe
    This is wonderful!
[19:13] Chloe
    It's a masterpiece.
[19:15] Michiru
    I've never read a novel this fun before!
[19:18] Chidzuru
    She got me!
[19:19] Chidzuru
    I didn't expect this ending.
[19:21] Erena
    I'm so happy...
[19:23] Erena
    I'm so happy for Bok Choy.
[19:26] Fumio
    That was a great novel, Natsume-san.
[19:28] Fumio
    I'd love to reread this over and over.
[19:31] Mahiro
    I wouldn't go that far...
[19:33] Yudzuki
    I started crying when I thought
    the alien was going to die.
[19:37] Monochrome
    I cried there, too.
[19:40] Monochrome
    I felt bad that the cyborg
    was going to be left all alone.
[19:44] Isuki
    And then it's really cool how the
    ammonite kicks butt after that.
[19:48] Tsugumi
    Yeah.
[19:50] Tsugumi
    Who would have thought the ammonite
    would come to save the day?
[19:56] Fumio
    Isn't it great that everyone loved it so much?
[20:01] Mahiro
    Y-Yeah...
[20:03] Mahiro
    I guess so.
[20:09] Fumio
    Natsume-san?
[20:13] Mahiro
    It's over...
[20:15] All
    Huh?
[20:16] Mahiro
    The novel's done...
[20:20] Fumio
    Natsume-san...
[20:24] Mahiro
    I realized why I couldn't write the ending until now.
[20:28] Mahiro
    I didn't want to leave this story.
[20:34] Mahiro
    I love this story.
[20:37] Mahiro
    I love Bok Choy and the others.
[20:40] Mahiro
    I wanted to continue playing
    around in their world.
[20:44] Mahiro
    I didn't want to let it end.
[20:49] Fumio
    Natsume-san...
[20:50] Mahiro
    That's why I couldn't finish it.
[20:57] Mahiro
    But I'm sure this was for the best.
[21:00] Fumio
    Huh?
[21:01] Mahiro
    If I didn't finish it,
[21:04] Mahiro
    and left everyone hanging,
[21:07] Mahiro
    I'd feel bad for Bok Choy and the rest.
[21:10] Mahiro
    Thank you, everyone.
[21:12] Mahiro
    Thank you for helping me
    write this wonderful ending.
[21:15] Mahiro
    I'm sure Bok Choy and the rest are happy, too.
SIGN    The Heroes Who Seem Strong
    But Aren't, Except Maybe a Little
    
    Mahiro Natsume
[21:42] Fumio
    Chloe-san...
[21:44] Chloe
    Fumio-san...
[21:46] Fumio
    Everyone, are you...
[21:49] Erena
    Well, you know...
[21:54] Fumio
    Everyone...
[21:59] Mahiro
    You guys were late today.
[22:02] Fumio
    Natsume-san?
SIGN    The Heroes Who Seem Strong
    But Aren't, Except They Got Stronger
    
    Mahiro Natsume
[22:05] Mahiro
    Here. Could you read this?
[22:08] Fumio
    What is it?
[22:11] Mahiro
    "Once upon a time,
[22:12] ---
    there was an alien, a cyborg,
[22:15] Mahiro
    an ammonite, the Kumamoto
    Castle, a Shiba dog,
[22:18] Mahiro
    a sea monkey, and bok choy,
    and they all lived together.
[22:21] Mahiro
    After a fierce battle, they protected the Earth,
[22:26] Mahiro
    and peace returned to the world,
[22:28] Mahiro
    but that was only the start of a larger battle."
[22:34] Mahiro
    Natsume-san, is this...
[22:36] Chloe
    Is it the continuation to the novel?
[22:39] Mahiro
    I guess the story wasn't over.
[22:44] Mahiro
    Bok Choy and the others said
    they aren't done having fun,
[22:47] Mahiro
    so I decided to have fun with them a little longer.
[22:52] Fumio
    Natsume-san!
[22:54] Mahiro
    Everyone, that was only the prologue.
[22:58] Mahiro
    They're about to have an even
    greater adventure together.
[23:03] Mahiro
    So please help me come
    up with ideas for the rest.
[23:07] ---
    What?
SIGN    Preview
[24:11] Nonoka
    Welcome!
[24:12] Nonoka
    Oh, Kokomi-chan.
[24:14] Kokomi
    Sasahara-senpai, I'd like a refreshing drink, please.
[24:18] Nonoka
    I have something cute and tasty that'll be perfect.
SIGN    Episode 8: On the Other Side of the Cream Soda
[24:21] Kokomi
    Next time: On the Other Side of the Cream Soda.