5 - Promessa (Promise)

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[02:01] ---
    Good to see you again, Captain Ravalo.
[02:04] ---
    Jean...
[02:06] ---
    What do you want with a retired man?
[02:08] ---
    We need instructors at my
    new place of employment.
[02:13] ---
    I heard "things" after you left the unit.
[02:18] ---
    Seems you're involved
    with some shady organization.
[02:22] ---
    It might be just the organization for you.
[02:29] ---
    Revenge at all costs, huh?
[02:33] ---
    Wouldn't you like to
    return to the military police?
[02:37] ---
    That job was your life.
[02:40] ---
    We could help you go back.
[02:51] ---
    She's one of them?
[02:53] ---
    Yes, if you choose her to be.
[02:56] ---
    Well? Will you choose her?
[03:01] ---
    She wears glasses.
[03:04] ---
    Not a problem. We can correct that as well.
[03:08] ---
    We'll hand her over in top combatant form.
[03:12] ---
    You talk as if you can do anything...
[03:16] ---
    Yes. If it means you'll help us.
[03:20] ---
    Will you choose her?
[03:22] ---
    She's as good as any.
[03:24] ---
    Okay.
[03:26] ---
    Your first job as her Handler
    is to give her a name.
[03:31] ---
    Me? Give her a girl's name?
[03:36] ---
    No, it doesn't need to be a girl's name.
[03:39] ---
    You're free to name her whatever you like.
[03:42] ---
    I suppose that would
    make the job more impersonal.
[03:46] ---
    "Promise"
    If that's how you see it.
[03:48] ---
    "Promise"
[04:04] ---
    About time you hit it.
[04:08] ---
    Don't come back until you
    can always hit it from 20 yards.
[04:11] ---
    I'm going back.
[04:13] ---
    Keep shooting, Claes.
[04:55] ---
    Captain Ravalo.
[04:56] ---
    Hmm?
[04:58] ---
    I haven't seen Claes at all today...
[05:01] ---
    Yeah, not since I told her to keep practicing
[05:05] ---
    at the range yesterday.
[05:07] ---
    What do you mean?
[05:10] ---
    I haven't seen her since.
[05:13] ---
    She didn't even give me a final report.
[05:16] ---
    I see...
[05:18] ---
    It takes time to grow accustomed to implants.
[05:23] ---
    Much like how you did with your bad leg.
[05:29] ---
    Each girl is different.
[05:31] ---
    Learning to move about should
    come before firearms training.
[05:37] ---
    Musical instruments or
    dictation may be effective.
[05:47] ---
    This wasn't in my job description.
[06:03] ---
    Check the shooting range.
    I'll bet you she's still there.
[06:08] ---
    Why would she--
[06:10] ---
    Because you ordered her to.
[06:21] ---
    Claes...
[06:23] ---
    Ravalo-san...
[06:24] ---
    I'm sorry. I still can't hit it every time...
[06:28] ---
    Idiot!
[06:29] ---
    You can't get better by
    shooting for an entire night!
[06:34] ---
    Let's go.
[06:53] ---
    Fleda...
[06:55] ---
    Fleda Claes Johansson...
[07:02] ---
    What?
[07:04] ---
    Ravalo-san...
[07:06] ---
    What is it, Claes?
[07:09] ---
    Did you sneak out of your room?
[07:12] ---
    Jean-san told me to see you.
[07:16] ---
    He did? He didn't tell me.
[07:19] ---
    Well, come in.
[07:20] ---
    Yes, sir.
[07:25] ---
    You certainly have a lot.
[07:27] ---
    --A lot of what?
    - -Books.
[07:29] ---
    Ah. Not all of my things have arrived yet.
[07:33] ---
    There'll be much more.
[07:36] ---
    Filling the bookcases'll be exhausting.
[07:39] ---
    I'll help you put the books away.
[07:42] ---
    Mind your own business.
[07:44] ---
    Yes, sir.
[07:47] ---
    We may not look it,
    but people in our profession
[07:51] ---
    read quite a lot.
[07:54] ---
    Uneducated riffraff don't make good soldiers.
[07:58] ---
    What kind of books do you read?
[08:00] ---
    Well, let's see...
[08:01] ---
    Right now, I'm reading
    about how to grow vegetables.
[08:10] ---
    It'll come in handy for
    when vegetable aliens attack.
[08:14] ---
    What kind of books do you read?
[08:17] ---
    They gave me several textbooks.
[08:22] ---
    I'll read too, if that's
    what makes a good soldier.
[08:28] ---
    I see...
[08:32] ---
    No firearms practice for awhile.
[08:35] ---
    We're going out tomorrow morning.
[08:38] ---
    Is this okay? It's not a holiday...
[08:41] ---
    Yeah. Seems this is work, too.
[08:44] ---
    I put the bait on. Now gently
    cast the line underhanded-like.
[08:49] ---
    Right.
[08:58] ---
    I cast it...
[09:01] ---
    Now you sit and wait.
[09:27] ---
    Bored?
[09:30] ---
    I was always bored whenever
    I went fishing with my old man.
[09:35] ---
    I didn't know the joy of idly passing time.
[09:40] ---
    I'm not bored.
[09:43] ---
    I was just thinking that even
    though I'm in this situation
[09:48] ---
    I can still experience this.
[09:51] ---
    I brought you because of work.
[09:52] ---
    To be honest, I don't care about you.
[09:56] ---
    I only care about
    returning to the military police.
[10:01] ---
    Can I ask about your leg?
[10:04] ---
    An accidental pistol
    discharge during my MP days.
[10:08] ---
    Three years at the agency
    and they'll help me go back.
[10:12] ---
    That was Jean's promise to me.
[10:14] ---
    In that case, I'll serve
    as your legs until then.
[10:19] ---
    Knock it off. Weren't you listening?
[10:23] ---
    Look! You've got a bite! Pull it in!
[10:32] ---
    We visited many other lakes after that...
[10:37] ---
    Lombardy, Veneto, Piemonte...
[10:42] ---
    At the agency, we were always silent
[10:45] ---
    and true to our roles as teacher and student,
[10:49] ---
    but for some reason,
    we always talked at the lakes.
[10:53] ---
    It was our unspoken rule.
[11:06] ---
    Alright, there goes
    the last train for the night.
[11:11] ---
    We're gonna do a little
    on-the-job training today,
[11:13] ---
    so don't take them out
    except in self-defense.
[11:17] ---
    If you can't handle these subway punks,
[11:21] ---
    you can forget the real thing.
[11:24] ---
    I'll do my best.
[11:45] ---
    Alfonso, Claes has fired.
[11:48] ---
    --Keep the police off our backs.
    --Roger.
[11:53] ---
    Ravalo-san...
[11:55] ---
    Alfonso, bring the garbage truck around.
[11:57] ---
    I'm sorry.
[12:03] ---
    You fool...
[12:09] ---
    Knowing when to shoot is more important
[12:12] ---
    than how well you can shoot!
[12:14] ---
    It's too late once you're in knife range!
[12:18] ---
    --Don't hesitate to shoot next time.
    --Yes, sir.
[12:41] ---
    Giuse.
[12:42] ---
    Your girl needs to learn some consistency.
[12:45] ---
    Easier said than done.
[12:47] ---
    Are you suggesting I
    increase her conditioning?
[12:49] ---
    That's not what I meant.
[13:00] ---
    Do you wanna die?!
[13:04] ---
    Ravalo! Stop it!
[13:07] ---
    Shut up!
[13:08] ---
    What's she doing here if
    she can't even use a gun?!
[13:13] ---
    Did you assume it wouldn't
    jam because it's a modern gun?!
[13:17] ---
    Eh?! That attitude will be the end of us--
[13:19] ---
    Ravalo-san! Behind you!
[13:29] ---
    Henrietta! Stop it!
[13:37] ---
    You're not at fault, Captain.
[13:42] ---
    It would seem Giuse isn't
    fully devoted to her training.
[13:46] ---
    The problem is their brainwashing tablature.
[13:51] ---
    I now see it stands to be improved.
[13:54] ---
    Are you going to redo their brainwashing?
[13:57] ---
    Giuse-san will likely disagree,
[14:00] ---
    but both probably need
    several pages rewritten.
[14:04] ---
    But it'll shorten their life spans!
[14:08] ---
    That just comes with the territory.
[14:12] ---
    Anyway, it doesn't concern you.
[14:17] ---
    Once the agency lays the groundwork,
[14:19] ---
    you will be back in the military police.
[14:22] ---
    Take some time off while she's recovering.
[14:33] ---
    Giuse...
[14:36] ---
    I'm sorry, Ravalo-san. It was all my fault...
[14:39] ---
    You're not going to have
    her brainwashing redone?
[14:44] ---
    Resistance is to be expected.
[14:47] ---
    I see...
[14:49] ---
    I just don't know how to keep her
    from attacking both friend and foe.
[14:56] ---
    Fighting violence with
    violence is all I've ever known.
[15:02] ---
    "Good soldiers read."
    Yeah, right. Err, I mean--
[15:11] ---
    Don't tell Jean I was complaining.
[15:22] ---
    What's with the MP captain?
[15:25] ---
    Doesn't know what to do
    with all his free time.
[15:27] ---
    He might be at his breaking point now.
[15:30] ---
    Probably for the best,
    considering the business we're in.
[15:34] ---
    No need to force him to continue.
[15:46] ---
    Ravalo-san!
[15:53] ---
    It's been a while, Claes.
    Did you check out today?
[15:57] ---
    I managed to get out a day early!
[16:00] ---
    I've been looking for you!
[16:03] ---
    I heard that you're quitting the agency.
[16:08] ---
    Henrietta told me when she came to visit...
[16:11] ---
    You've made up with her?
[16:14] ---
    Eh?
[16:15] ---
    Forget it...
[16:17] ---
    Don't worry. All I want
    is to spend my time idly
[16:23] ---
    until you get officially released tomorrow.
[16:28] ---
    Oh, yeah.
[16:31] ---
    I have some things for you.
[16:33] ---
    One is my room key.
[16:36] ---
    From now on, you can
    take my books as you see fit.
[16:40] ---
    Those are your old glasses.
[16:46] ---
    Why did you keep these?
[16:48] ---
    I've tried turning you into someone stronger,
[16:51] ---
    but lately, I feel uneasy
    whenever I look at you.
[16:56] ---
    One must think clearly
    before pulling a trigger.
[17:00] ---
    Regardless of what the agency orders,
[17:02] ---
    you mustn't use your
    abilities outside of work.
[17:06] ---
    I want you to be the gentle
    Claes whenever you put those on.
[17:11] ---
    That's not a changeable order...
    it's a warmhearted promise.
[17:17] ---
    Understand?
[17:19] ---
    I do.
[17:28] ---
    Roberto Dandini.
[17:30] ---
    Oh! It's you!
[17:34] ---
    Yes, we quietly looked into your proposal.
[17:39] ---
    Yeah, we're game.
[17:43] ---
    No one has followed me
    for the last four days.
[17:47] ---
    I'd like absolute secrecy on your end, too.
[17:49] ---
    You're over-cautious.
[17:52] ---
    No, no, it's all taken care of.
[17:55] ---
    So? What's your story?
[18:01] ---
    Today? Now?!
[18:03] ---
    Where?
[18:05] ---
    Right. Got it.
[18:15] ---
    Ravalo-san's taking a long time.
[18:17] ---
    Yeah...
[18:21] ---
    Claes.
[18:22] ---
    Jean-san.
[18:28] ---
    Captain Ravalo...
[18:30] ---
    ...is dead.
[18:32] ---
    He was in a hit-and-run two days ago in Rome.
[18:36] ---
    He died instantly.
[18:37] ---
    Jean-san! You can't tell her like that!
[18:40] ---
    You be quiet.
[18:41] ---
    --Claes...! Say something! Claes!
    --Take her.
[18:50] ---
    Unfortunately, this girl is no longer of use.
[18:53] ---
    A once-established
    Handler is not easily replaced.
[18:58] ---
    I have a proposal.
[18:59] ---
    What is it?
[19:01] ---
    There is one thing we've been wanting.
[19:05] ---
    If Claes would be kind enough to assist us...
[19:14] ---
    Preparations complete.
[19:20] ---
    Bye! I'll be back soon!
[19:24] ---
    Yeah... Have fun...
[19:32] ---
    I don't participate in
    operations like everyone else.
[19:36] ---
    I don't even step outside the agency.
[19:40] ---
    To the best of my knowledge,
    this is the only way I've ever lived.
[19:46] ---
    Change clothes, you can
    put the book down there.
[19:51] ---
    Claes, are you ready?
[19:53] ---
    I want to test your shoulder joints,
    so pull as hard as you can.
[19:59] ---
    Yes, sir.
[20:00] ---
    Let's begin.
[20:07] ---
    How's her muscle output?
[20:09] ---
    Abdominal and back muscles
    still not at maximum.
[20:13] ---
    Claes, I said pull as hard as you can!
[20:17] ---
    Harder! Harder!
[20:20] ---
    Harder! Harder! Harder!
[20:24] ---
    Right shoulder dislocation
    near maximum level.
[20:28] ---
    Claes, take a break.
[20:31] ---
    We'll give you painkillers in a moment.
[20:33] ---
    --Send her out for repairs.
    --Right away.
[20:35] ---
    Compare next week's
    muscle model with today's data.
[20:41] ---
    As I do this each day,
    something often comes to mind.
[20:47] ---
    Have time?
[20:50] ---
    Yeah.
[20:53] ---
    What are we doing?
[20:55] ---
    I decided to plant a vegetable garden...
[20:58] ---
    Jean-san actually gave me
    permission when I asked him.
[21:02] ---
    Why a vegetable garden?
[21:04] ---
    I suddenly wanted to, for some reason.
[21:08] ---
    Say...
[21:11] ---
    Isn't it lonely?
[21:14] ---
    What do you mean?
[21:15] ---
    You always stay home alone, you know?
[21:19] ---
    I would die of loneliness
    if I didn't have Giuse-san.
[21:24] ---
    Happy little girl.
[21:27] ---
    I decide if I'm lonely or not.
[21:31] ---
    Cooking food, drawing pictures,
    and playing music is all fun,
[21:37] ---
    and I have as many books to read as I want.
[21:42] ---
    But most of all, I know the joy
    of idly spending my time.
[21:47] ---
    I think my father or someone
    taught me it long ago.
[21:52] ---
    I just get that feeling.
[23:07] ---
    "Reward"
[23:15] ---