Heaven's Design Team
I made the light, the water, and the earth below. Now it's time to make the life that dwells upon it. Actually... that sounds like a giant headache, so I'll contract it out! Heaven's Design Team is an agency that creates made-to-order life forms for their client, God. Why does this life form look like that? Why does this life form live this way? Watch the trials and successes of the designers and engineers forced to breathe life into God's absurd requests!

Season 1

E1 - Idea 1
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[00:03] Nar
    In the beginning, God created
    the heavens and the earth.
[00:07] Nar
    He followed them
[00:11] Nar
    with light, waters, and the land.
[00:15] Nar
    Then he created the many animals
    that would inhabit it.
[00:20] Nar
    Or... that was the plan.
[00:23] Nar
    It got too tedious, so he outsourced it.
SIGN    Heaven's Design Team
[02:00] Ued
    This is Heaven's design team,
[02:03] Ued
    the department where animals are created.
[02:06] Ued
    Shimoda-kun, as the newly-hired angel,
[02:09] Ued
    you'll be responsible for communication
    between the team and God.
[02:12] Shi
    Yes, I will do my best!
[02:14] Miz
    Ueda-san, is that the new guy?
[02:17] Ued
    Yes, be nice to him.
[02:19] Shi
    My name is Sh-Shimoda. It's nice to meet you!
[02:22] Miz
    Yeah, yeah, welcome.
[02:24] Shi
    So God doesn't create
    every single animal himself?
[02:28] Ued
    There are just too many, so he outsourced
     their design and creation to us.
[02:33] Ued
    We're an OEM, manufacturing
    with the customer's branding.
[02:38] Ued
    And God is our client.
[02:40] Shi
    That's very illuminating!
[02:42] Ued
    It's time for the meeting.
    I hope you're ready.
[02:46] Shi
    Yes!
[02:47] Tsu
    Starting today, a new angel,
    Shimoda-kun, will be joining us.
[02:52] Shi
    I'm so excited to be here!
[02:53] Tsu
    Great.
[02:55] Tsu
    I'll jump right into the first agenda item.
[02:57] Tsu
    The order from the client
    we'll discuss today is:
[03:00] Tsu
    "An animal that can eat leaves
    that are really high up."
[03:04] Tsu
    There are three suggestions so far.
[03:07] Tsu
    We'll start with mine.
[03:10] Shi
    Wow, a pegasus!
[03:12] Shi
    Indeed, a flying animal
     can reach leaves anywhere.
[03:17] Miz
    Chief Saturn, a horse again?
[03:20] Tsu
    Is there a problem?
[03:21] Tsu
    The horse design can be
    infinitely refactored.
[03:24] Ued
    Chief Saturn's best-known
    work is the horse.
[03:27] Shi
    That's a masterpiece!
[03:29] Ued
    Yes, but because the horse
     is such a masterpiece,
[03:33] Ued
    he now bases all of his designs on it.
[03:35] Tsu
    Let's see the next
    suggestion, Mercury-kun.
[03:38] Miz
    Right.
[03:39] Miz
    This is the Ping Pong Tree.
[03:41] Kim
    I-Is this an animal?
[03:43] Kim
    Rather than eating leaves that are high up,
[03:46] Kim
    it looks more like a
    plant that gets eaten.
[03:50] Miz
    I am not afraid of being innovative,
    and I endeavor to design
[03:53] Miz
    something that is not constrained
    by established norms.
[03:55] Kim
    Yeah, I think you went too far.
[03:58] Miz
    It can grow and shrink in length at will.
[04:01] Miz
    And it captures prey with these balls.
[04:05] Kan
    Ew, gross!
[04:07] Kan
    Why would you design
    something like that?
[04:09] Kan
    It's not beautiful.
[04:11] Mei
    Really? I like it.
[04:13] Uma
    Yeah, Pluto-chan has come up
    with carnivorous plants before.
[04:17] Uma
    I can see why you like it.
[04:19] Shi
    Carnivorous plants...
[04:20] Ued
    She's a designer, as well. Her
     best-known work is the poisonous frog.
[04:25] Tsu
    Now, on to the last suggestion.
[04:27] Tsu
    Neptune-kun came up with
    this long-necked deer.
[04:31] Uma
    Well, if it's an animal that can
     eat leaves from the top of trees,
[04:36] Uma
    I figured a long neck would help,
     so I tried that.
[04:40] All
    That's so simple.
[04:42] Tsu
    Such a simple idea, Neptune-kun.
[04:44] Uma
    It is, huh?
[04:46] Tsu
    Anyway, let's toss it to the
    engineer to see if it could work
[04:49] Tsu
    when we let it loose on Earth.
[04:51] Shi
    Engineer?
[04:53] Ued
    Designs must pass a number of tests
    so we're sure they'll survive on Earth,
SIGN    Prototype Lab
[04:58] Ued
    Hence this prototype lab.
[05:01] Ued
    You submit the design proposals
    to the engineer here.
[05:04] Tsu
    The engineer makes prototypes based on
    our designs to see if they are viable.
[05:10] Shi
    So there's even a mechanical department!
[05:13] Shi
    Oh, the door opened.
[05:15] Tsu
    That was rather quick.
[05:19] Hig
    Saturn-san...
[05:20] Hig
    I recall telling you that
     we cannot make a pegasus.
[05:24] Tsu
    Mars-san, I was hoping
    that you could do it anyway.
[05:26] Tsu
    I mean, it's cool. It's a horse.
[05:28] Hig
    An animal this big cannot fly!
[05:31] Hig
    I've told you time and time again!
[05:33] Hig
    Please accept it already!
[05:35] Ued
    That's Mars-san, our engineer.
[05:37] Hig
    There's not enough muscle mass
    to use those wings to fly.
[05:40] Kane
    That's right. Making an animal
    fly is a real challenge.
[05:44] Kane
    Making it lighter wasn't easy,
    so I had to make the bones
[05:47] Kane
    and the feather stems hollow, dial up
    its excretion frequency, and so on.
SIGN    Hollow Inside
[05:51] Kane
    The pursuit of beauty isn't trivial.
[05:54] Shi
    So, basically, making a
    pegasus reality means...
[05:57] Shi
    a mega-buff muscle horse that
    rapid-fires dung all over?
SIGN    Rat-tat-tat
SIGN    Rat-tat-tat
SIGN    Rat-tat-tat
[06:04] Hig
    That's why it's impossible.
SIGN    Rejected
[06:05] Tsu
    Oh, no.
[06:08] Hig
    And Mercury-san, your
    Ping Pong Tree also won't work.
[06:12] Hig
    It couldn't handle gravity.
SIGN    Rejected
[06:15] Hig
    Which leaves us with this long-necked deer.
     It won't work like this, though.
[06:19] Uma
    Really? It should be able to eat...
[06:22] Hig
    I figured you'd say that, so I made
    it according to your original design.
[06:35] Hig
    Cerebral anemia.
[06:37] Hig
    If the neck is 10 meters long,
    you need a 1.5 ton heart
[06:41] Hig
    to transport the blood to the head.
[06:43] Hig
    That's why it immediately
    collapses from lightheadedness.
[06:46] Shi
    The poor thing!
[06:47] Uma
    Then how about making the
    legs longer instead?
[06:50] Miz
    How will it drink water?
[06:53] Miz
    That won't work.
[06:54] Kan
    Then how about something in between?
[06:56] Shi
    Right.
[06:57] Shi
    Then both leaves and
    water will be reachable!
[06:59] Miz
    It also relieves pressure on the heart
    and solves the lightheadedness.
[07:04] Hig
    All right, I'll take it back
    and make another prototype.
[07:06] Hig
    But despite being this big,
    this pup only eats leaves, right?
[07:09] Hig
    I wonder if it can sustain itself.
[07:11] Kim
    Then why not make it like the
    cows I made a while back?
SIGN    Bacteria
[07:15] Kim
    They keep bacteria in their gut
    that turns leaves into protein.
[07:19] Kim
    With those, even a large
    animal can be an herbivore.
[07:22] Hig
    Okay, I'll try that.
[07:25] Kim
    I'll come, too. I want to taste it.
[07:27] Miz
    As soon as he makes an animal,
    he does a taste test.
[07:30] Shi
    A real diversity of ideas here, huh?
SIGN    And then...
[07:35] Hig
    It's done.
[07:38] Uma
    It's so big that it bonks its head.
[07:40] Uma
    Should we add horns?
[07:42] Mei
    That's not a deer anymore.
[07:44] Tsu
    How about adding some horse elements
    to its face, something horsey?
[07:47] Kim
    It already tastes good
    without horseradish.
[07:49] Mei
    Stop horsing around.
[07:51] Kan
    It's a bit sad without decoration.
[07:53] Kan
    I'll come up with something!
[07:56] Ued
    Oh, Shimoda-kun, did you just...
[07:59] Shi
    I got a message from God.
[08:01] Shi
    God has spoken!
SIGN    Giraffe
SIGN    Accepted
[08:07] God
    Accepted!
[08:09] Shi
    Wow, it's the birth of a new life form!
[08:13] Tsu
    Shimoda-kun, congratulations for
    finishing your first assignment!
[08:18] Hig
    I told you it's not getting enough protein.
[08:22] Ued
    God has spoken again!
SIGN    Ping Pong
     Tree Sponge
SIGN    Accepted
[08:24] God
    Accepted!
[08:26] Miz
    Seriously?
SIGN    The Illustrated Guide to Creatures That Really Exist
[08:28] Ken
    The Illustrated Guide to Creatures
    That Really Exist!
[08:32] Shi
    They're up to five meters tall.
[08:34] Shi
    In the wild, they even sleep standing up.
[08:37] Hig
    They give birth standing up, as well.
[08:39] Hig
    The distance of their butt from
    the ground is about two meters.
[08:42] Shi
    Wait, what about the babies then?
[08:43] Hig
    The moment they are born, they fall
    two meters and smack the ground!
[08:47] Shi
    That's terrible!
[08:48] Hig
    They have soft, tender bodies
    so that they don't get hurt.
[08:52] Hig
    This is how they drink water.
[08:55] Shi
    Wouldn't the blood rush to their heads?
[08:57] Hig
    There's an organ near the brain that
    stores excess blood, so they're fine.
[09:01] Shi
    They're really well tuned!
[09:11] Miz
    Among the tens of thousands
    of designs we create,
[09:14] Miz
    one will stand out and change everything.
[09:18] Miz
    This is Saturn-san's
    masterpiece, the horse.
[09:21] Miz
    I wanted to add some
    revolutionary ideas to it.
[09:25] Miz
    Front legs? Unnecessary.
[09:27] Miz
    Hind legs? Unnecessary.
[09:30] Miz
    There's no need to have a separate
    hole for intercourse and excretion.
[09:35] Miz
    Thus, let me introduce this
    revolutionary animal to you.
[09:43] Miz
    It's the snake.
[09:45] Kan
    I hate this!
[09:47] Kan
    Why did our client allow this one to pass?!
[09:50] Miz
    Obviously, because the snake's
    design is excellent.
[09:53] Kan
    I'm so pissed!
[09:54] Shi
    I-Is something wrong?
[09:55] Miz
    That was an unexpected turn of events.
[09:58] Kim
    Sometimes we are curious about how
    the animals we designed are doing,
[10:02] Kim
    so we take a peek at Earth.
[10:04] Miz
    Indeed. The bird class that Venus
    did is designed really well.
SIGN    Weaver
     Bird
SIGN    Cry
[10:08] Miz
    Especially their eggs.
SIGN    Weaver
     Bird
SIGN    Cry
SIGN    I love
     these
     eggs ♥
SIGN    Egg-Eating Snake
[10:10] Kan
    What kind of snake only eats
    a certain bird's eggs?
[10:13] Kan
    A freaking gourmet?!
[10:14] Kim
    It's fine! It means they're just that delicious.
[10:16] Kan
    It's not fine!
[10:18] Miz
    Incidentally, with its simple body shape,
[10:20] Miz
    the snake can move, climb, and capture prey.
[10:24] Kan
    The more I hear, the more that
    thing sounds like it's cheating!
[10:27] Kan
    I really want to see that snake suffer!
[10:29] ---
    But how to do it...
[10:32] Kim
    How about an egg that's hard to eat?
[10:34] Shi
    Good idea. Mercury-san,
    you should help, too.
[10:37] Miz
    How about adding spikes to the egg, then?
[10:40] Shi
    That would definitely hurt the
    mother when she's laying them!
[10:43] Miz
    Then how about having the egg
    stick to the parent's belly?
SIGN    Stick
[10:45] Miz
    The egg could walk.
[10:47] Miz
    Or the parent could wrap it
    in a cloth and carry it.
[10:50] Kan
    Something serious, please?
[10:52] Miz
    Then why not just make the shell so
    tough the snake can't digest it?
[10:56] Shi
    That's good! Right?
[10:59] Kim
    Let's have Mars-san make it.
[11:02] Hig
    Here you go.
[11:03] Kan
    Soon the chick will be born.
[11:13] Shi
    Oh no, it exhausted itself!
[11:16] Kim
    How about making it hatch faster
    when it senses a snake approaching?
[11:19] Hgi
    Here you go.
[11:24] Shi
    It hatched!
[11:26] Shi
    Of course.
[11:28] Kan
    It's fine, it's just for the demo.
[11:31] Kan
    Ask Mars-san to take it out.
[11:33] Shi
    Okay.
[11:36] Kim
    That's too bad. It was able to
    sense the snake's vibrations...
[11:40] Kim
    How about making it jump
    out of the nest to escape?
[11:42] Miz
    That's jumping from
    the frying pan into the fire.
[11:46] Kim
    Yeah, they wouldn't be able to fly yet.
[11:48] Shi
    The poor thing!
[11:50] Kim
    I guess that won't work unless they can
    fully move right after being born.
[11:53] Kim
    Something like tadpoles.
[11:55] Shi
    Oh, "new and fun frogs" are always welcome.
[11:59] Kim
    All right, then I'll try submitting that idea.
[12:02] Miz
    Well, basically, the snake has no weaknesses.
[12:06] Miz
    By the way, the snake can smell by tasting
    particles in the air with its tongue.
[12:12] Kan
    Th-That smug face again!
[12:14] Kan
    The snake and you both
    piss me off so much!
[12:16] Kan
    Just you wait! The birds won't
    be the helpless victims forever!
SIGN    Days Later
[12:20] Shi
    Jupiter-san!
[12:22] Shi
    Your idea from the other day for the frog
    that can evade snakes got accepted!
SIGN    Accepted
SIGN    Red-Eyed
     Tree Frog
[12:28] Kim
    Really?
[12:29] Kim
    Oh, so it passed.
[12:31] Kan
    What kind of tweaks did
    you do? Please tell me!
[12:34] Kim
    Well, as long as the snake
    is just looking at them,
[12:37] Kim
    the hatching won't begin.
[12:39] Kim
    But as soon as the snake strikes,
[12:42] Kim
    the tadpoles sense the vibrations
    and escape into the water.
[12:45] Kan
    That's so clever!
[12:47] Kan
    I'm jealous. My birdies
    still can't do anything.
[12:52] Shi
    Venus-san...
[12:54] Kim
    Let's try thinking about it
     from the beginning.
[12:57] Kim
    So, the snake is approaching.
[13:00] Kim
    What happens next?
[13:02] Kan
    It's hard. Even if they go higher,
    the snake will just climb after them.
[13:06] Kan
    Freaking snakes... Freaking Mercury!
[13:10] Kim
    Couldn't the parent run away with the nest?
[13:13] Kan
    That's as ridiculous as the cloth
    carrier idea that Mercury had.
[13:16] Kan
    Oh, but wait.
[13:18] Kan
    Wouldn't a nest like this
    make it harder to eat the eggs?
[13:18] ---
    Cross-Section
[13:20] Kan
    If the nest is open on the bottom,
    the birdies can fly in,
[13:24] Kan
    but the snakes would fall down, right?
[13:26] Kim
    I see! So let's come up with a
    bird that makes hanging nests!
[13:30] Kan
    It can't be a new species! I want to
    get revenge on that gourmet snake!
[13:34] Kim
    So you'll do an update.
[13:36] Kan
    Yes.
[13:37] Shi
    An update?
[13:39] Kim
    Oh, Shimoda-kun, you don't know yet.
[13:41] Kan
    It means adding new features
    to existing creatures.
[13:45] Kan
    How about this design?
SIGN    Accepted
SIGN    Weaver Bird
[13:48] God
    Update!
[13:51] Kan
    I'm so happy!
[13:52] Kim
    Now they won't be easy prey for the snakes.
SIGN    More Days Later...
[13:57] Shi
    Good morning—
[14:01] Shi
    Wh-What happened to Venus-san?
[14:04] Mei
    No clue. She's been like that since
    she looked down at Earth.
[14:08] Kim
    Apparently, the situation with
    the updated bird is escalating.
[14:12] Tsu
    The birds enhance their nests.
    The snakes redouble their attack intensity.
[14:16] Tsu
    Rinse, repeat.
[14:17] Miz
    Want to look?
SIGN    Type of Weaver Bird
    (Sociable Weaver)
[14:22] Shi
    It looks like a dungeon.
[14:25] Kan
    It's not beautiful!
[14:26] Kan
    And even though they're trying so hard,
     the snakes still keep coming.
[14:31] Kan
    The birdies really do take
    after me! They're so brave.
[14:34] Miz
    You mean insane?
[14:38] Kan
    That's why I thought of a new bird.
[14:41] Kan
    Is it possible for me to present
    something to the client?
[14:44] Shi
    Uh, sure.
[14:45] Shi
    The bird class is also always welcome.
[14:51] Shi
    God has spoken!
SIGN    Accepted
SIGN    Secretary
     Bird
[14:53] God
    Accepted!
[14:55] Kan
    Yay!
[14:55] Miz
    How?!
[14:57] Miz
    This design has gone off the rails in regard
     to both personal resentment and taste!
[15:00] Miz
    Why did the client give this one a pass?
[15:04] Kan
    Probably because my bird
    design is excellent.
[15:10] Miz
    No, my adorable snake!
SIGN    The Illustrated Guide to Creatures That Really Exist
[15:14] Ken
    The Illustrated Guide to Creatures
    That Really Exist!
[15:17] Mei
    Its red eyes make it so cute!
     Is it poisonous?
[15:20] Kim
    Nope.
[15:21] Kim
    The purpose of these red eyes is to flash
    them at the enemies to startle them.
[15:26] Mei
    And while the enemy is hesitating,
    they make their escape.
[15:29] Kim
    They are seriously amazing at running away.
[15:31] Mei
    I mean, they have the ability to escape
    even when they're in the egg!
[15:35] Mei
    Besides snakes, they can also
    sense floods or droughts,
[15:38] Mei
    and turn into tadpoles early
    when they feel imminent danger.
[15:41] Mei
    The red-eyed tree frog is a natural-born−
     No, a pre-birth master of danger mitigation!
[15:47] Mei
    Jupiter-san, do you like frogs?
[15:49] Kim
    I do! I mean, they're tasty!
[15:56] Kim
    I kinda want to eat something tasty.
[15:59] Shi
    Should we have a coffee break?
[16:00] Kim
    I don't mean right now.
[16:03] Shi
    Oh, then I'll make cream puffs
     for the next time.
[16:05] Uma
    Shimoda-kun, you can make pastries?
[16:08] Kim
    No, what I meant is that
    I want to eat a tasty creature.
[16:13] Kim
    All right! Let's make a tasty animal!
[16:16] Shi
    H-He's talking like he's about to cook...
[16:19] Uma
    There goes Jupiter-kun's bad habit.
[16:22] Kim
    Hey, Shimoda-kun and Neptune-san,
    what are you designing?
[16:26] Kim
    Can I do a taste test?
[16:28] Uma
    N-Nothing's really done yet!
[16:30] Kim
    Oh, don't be like that.
    Let me see! I can help!
[16:35] Shi
    Does this always happen?
[16:37] Kim
    You know, you always treat me
    like I'm some weird freak,
[16:41] Kim
    but the Earth is built on the
    principle of the food chain.
[16:44] Kim
    Taste is very important!
[16:47] Kim
    Its face is so slim!
[16:49] Kim
    What kind of creature is this?
[16:52] Shi
    Neptune-san is currently
    working on an order from God.
[16:56] Shi
    It has to be an animal
    that eats tiny amounts.
[16:58] Uma
    But nothing's settled yet. It's a rough draft!
[17:01] Hig
    Neptune-san, I finished
    that prototype you wanted.
[17:04] Hig
    Want to go to Galapagos Island?
[17:06] Shi
    Galapagos Island?
[17:07] Hig
    It's an island for testing if prototypes
     will survive the conditions present on Earth.
[17:11] Hig
    It's actually on Earth.
[17:12] Shi
    I've never been to Earth!
[17:14] Shi
    I would love to go!
[17:15] Kim
    All right, let's all go have a barbecue!
SIGN    Testing Island
     Galapagos
[17:30] Shi
    It's... plain.
[17:32] Hig
    This is its default state.
[17:34] Hig
    We run tests by applying themes with
    various conditions to the island.
[17:48] Shi
    Wow, even the temperature
    and humidity changed.
[17:52] Hig
    And this is what Neptune-san
     asked me to make.
[17:55] Hig
    It's an animal that eats ants one by one.
[17:57] Hig
    As requested, I made the tongue long
    so it can eat ants from ant hills.
[18:02] Hig
    If you have any other requests,
    now's the time to ask.
[18:11] Shi
    What is this pose?!
[18:13] Uma
    A threat! It's agonistic behavior!
[18:15] Kim
    I like it!
[18:17] Kim
    It eats ants, and it's not that fast.
[18:20] Kim
    I think this one's yummy!
[18:22] Shi
    You can tell just from that?
[18:24] Kim
    In my experience, most animals that
    eat plants or insects are tasty.
[18:30] Kim
    The less muscle mass they have,
    the tastier they are.
[18:33] Kim
    Yes, I bet this one's delicious!
[18:36] Shi
    I... I see.
[18:39] Kim
    That buff lion tasted super horrid.
[18:42] Hig
    Most carnivores don't taste good.
[18:44] Kim
    They're more tender if
    they have less muscle.
[18:47] Hig
    The slow animals tend to melt in your mouth.
[18:50] Hig
    It's because they have more
    unsaturated fatty acids.
SIGN    Unsaturated Fatty Acids
[18:53] Shi
    Speaking of, you know how a chicken's
    breast and thigh meat taste different?
SIGN    Breast
SIGN    Thigh
[18:56] Shi
    That's because they're
    different types of muscle.
SIGN    Tires Quickly
SIGN    Doesn't Tire Easily
[19:00] Hig
    The chest muscles have
     explosive power and tire quickly,
[19:03] Hig
    while the thigh has endurance muscles
    that don't tire so easily.
[19:06] Hig
    That means the breast meat
     ends up being drier.
[19:09] Kim
    In other words, a marathon runner tastes
    better than a 100-meter sprinter.
[19:14] Shi
    That analogy scares me!
[19:19] Kim
    Oh, that's the animal I came up with,
    the "lively sausage" (a working title).
[19:25] Shi
    It's literally a sausage, isn't it?
[19:27] Hig
    I did make it according to your request,
[19:31] Hig
    but it's got no eyes and no legs,
     and doesn't run away.
[19:33] Hig
    If it's tasty, it's guaranteed to go extinct.
[19:36] Hig
    Why not give it at least some mobility?
[19:38] Kim
    Sounds good!
[19:39] Uma
    Hang on!
[19:40] Uma
    The reason we from the design
    team do taste tests is to add
[19:45] Uma
    other abilities to make it easier
    for the tasty animals to survive!
SIGN    Crap!
     I'm super delicious!
SIGN    I'll hide in
     these thorns!
[19:49] Uma
    And yet here you are, making animals
    that are just easy to eat.
[19:53] Kim
    Don't worry, Neptune-san.
[19:55] Kim
    This sausage (working title) contains an
    alkaloid that many animals dislike.
[20:02] Kim
    Yes, it's capsaicin!
[20:05] Uma
    That's...
[20:06] Shi
    That's what makes chili peppers spicy.
[20:08] Shi
    So it's just a spicy sausage!
[20:10] Hig
    So good!
[20:12] Shi
    When did you...
[20:13] Hig
    These spicy sausages are the best!
[20:15] Uma
    Jupiter-kun, capsaicin won't work on birds,
[20:19] Hig
    so you should probably
    add some other poison.
[20:22] Kim
    Oh, I guess.
[20:24] Hig
    Well, let's think about it while we eat.
[20:26] Kim
    Agreed!
[20:29] Shi
    The flavor is just being
    recreated from data.
[20:32] Shi
    We should keep the food chain in mind, too.
[20:35] Uma
    Well, then Jupiter-kun must
    undeniably be at the top of it.
[20:39] Kim
    It's really good!
[20:41] Uma
    This is no good! It needs
    to have more defense...
[20:45] Hig
    Oh boy, you made major
    changes to the design.
[20:49] Hig
    I'll have to remake it, then.
[20:51] Uma
    I'm sorry.
[20:52] Hig
    But there's an animal that you
    could take notes from. Wanna see?
[20:57] Kim
    I do! I want to sample it!
[20:59] Hig
    Hold on.
[21:02] Kim
    I wonder what it'll taste like.
[21:04] Shi
    O-On Earth, I guess it's survival of the fittest...
[21:08] Hig
    Hey, the glyptodont is here.
[21:22] Shi
    Jupiter-san!
[21:24] Shi
    God has spoken!
SIGN    Anteater
SIGN    Accepted
SIGN    Accepted
SIGN    Armadillo
[21:26] God
    Accepted!
[21:28] Uma
    Wha? Right now?
SIGN    The Illustrated Guide to Creatures That Really Exist
[21:32] Ken
    The Illustrated Guide to Creatures
    That Really Exist!
[21:36] Kan
    It's so cute.
[21:37] Uma
    But it's got long claws,
    and it's not just cute.
[21:40] Uma
    The anteater will go into its
    threat pose, so take a look.
[21:45] Both
    So cute!
[21:47] Kan
    So it is just cute.
[21:49] Kan
    The armadillo! It's a relative
    of the anteater, right?
[21:52] Uma
    The ones with the armor are the armadillos,
[21:54] Uma
    and the ones without are the anteaters.
[21:56] Kan
    It's in such a nice ball shape.
[21:58] Uma
    It's really strong this way!
    It can even reflect bullets.
[22:01] Kan
    Amazing! And cute!
[22:12] Kim
    Oh, man... I saw Heaven.
SIGN    Next on the Agenda

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[00:02] Nar
    In the beginning, God created
    the heavens and the earth.
[00:07] Nar
    He followed them
[00:11] Nar
    with light, waters, and the land.
[00:15] Nar
    Then he created the many animals
    that would inhabit it.
[00:21] Nar
    Or... that was the plan.
[00:23] Nar
    It got too tedious, so he outsourced it.
SIGN    Heaven's Design Team
[02:06] Kim
    What is that?
[02:07] Shi
    A-An insect!
[02:08] Kana
    Why is that thing here?! Someone take that
    thing to the insect department, now!
[02:13] Shi
    It's coming this way!
[02:15] Kan
    No!
[02:18] Ued
    Oh, you escaped from the insect department,
    you naughty thing.
[02:22] Kim
    Catching something that fast with her bare
    hands shows that Ueda-san really is an angel.
[02:27] Shi
    I can't do that.
[02:29] Ued
    Shimoda-kun, you haven't been to
    the insect department yet, right?
[02:31] Ued
    It's the door over there.
    I'll introduce you.
[02:34] Shi
    O-Oh, all right.
[02:36] Shi
    I guess the insect department
    will be full of insects.
SIGN    Insect Department
[02:42] Ued
    Hello, everyone.
[02:45] Ina
    Hey, Ueda-san.
[02:46] Inb
    Hey, Ueda-san.
[02:47] Inc
    Oh, Ueda-san!
[02:48] Ind
    It's Ueda-san!
[02:49] Ine
    It's Ueda-san!
[02:50] Ued
    This little dear was outside.
[02:52] Ina
    We're terribly sorry that you had
    to bother yourself with this.
[02:57] Inb
    We're in the middle of
    miniaturizing this guy.
[03:00] Shi
    You're miniaturizing an insect?
[03:02] Inc
    Yes, we're going to scale this 70-centimeter
     dragonfly down to one tenth of its size.
[03:06] Shi
    I just realized they have
    huge bags under their eyes!
[03:09] All
    We will make it seven centimeters.
[03:11] Ued
    As always, your technical abilities
     are perversely good.
[03:16] All
    Thank you!
[03:17] Shi
    Is "perverse" praise, though?
[03:20] Ued
    Now you know where
     the insect department is.
[03:22] Shi
    Yes. I'm not sure if they were
    unique or the exact opposite.
[03:26] Ued
    Our company also has a rock department,
    a plant department, and—
[03:32] Kan
    I-I touched it! It's over...
[03:35] Shi
    Venus-san?!
[03:36] Kan
    Ah, if I have to go, I wish I could have
    died in bigger, stronger arms...
[03:42] Ued
    Oh, what a cute yellow frog.
SIGN    Poison Dart Frog
[03:46] Kan
    Don't touch it! It may be small,
    but its poison is lethal!
[03:49] Shi
    Huh? But didn't you
     just say you touched it?
[03:51] Kan
    My vision's going faint.
    Please, hold my hand.
[03:56] Shi
    Venus-san!
[03:59] Ued
    But the poison...
[04:00] Mei
    It's fine. This poisonous frog accumulates
    poison by eating ants and mites.
[04:06] Mei
    This one was just made, so it hasn't
    eaten anything. It's just a frog.
[04:10] Shi
    Phew!
[04:11] Kan
    I was terrified.
[04:13] Kan
    But now that I look at it,
    it has a lovely pattern.
[04:17] Mei
    Look!
[04:18] Mei
    See, when the eggs hatch...
[04:22] Shi
    Oh, it puts its children on its back.
[04:25] Kan
    Cute!
[04:26] Ued
    Oh, I wonder where it's going.
[04:30] Mei
    To a small pool of water with no predators.
[04:33] Shi
    If it's a small pool of water,
    won't these babies lack food?
[04:37] Mei
    They won't.
[04:39] Mei
    The eggs that the mother laid are there.
[04:42] Both
    Cannibalism?!
[04:44] Shi
    W-Wasn't there any other way?
[04:46] Mei
    Why? Isn't it so cute?
[04:49] Shi
    C-Cute?
[04:51] Ued
    God has approved that one,
    so it's already on earth.
[04:55] Ued
    Pluto-chan's specialty is
    frogs and other cute things.
[04:58] Shi
    Cute?
[05:00] Ued
    That reminds me... A new order
    from God came in, right?
[05:04] Shi
    Ah, right.
[05:05] Shi
    I believe it was for an animal
    that's "cute, but not cute."
[05:09] Kan
    As always, so vague!
[05:11] Kan
    I bet this'll be one we have
     to redo again and again!
[05:13] Shi
    I-It'll be fine. God trusts you guys.
[05:18] Shi
    The word is that "the design is up to you."
[05:21] Kan
    There has never, ever been a case where the 
    client said it was up to us and meant it!
[05:26] Kan
    Those abstract requests
    are the absolute worst!
[05:29] Kan
    I swear, the answer is always
    "that's not quite it."
[05:31] Kan
    Don't just drop it on our lap without
    even giving it a single thought!
[05:33] Shi
    I'm s-sorry!
[05:35] Mei
    I'll do it.
[05:36] Ued
    Oh, Pluto-chan's going to make
    something that's not cute? That's exciting.
SIGN    A Few Days Later...
[05:43] Shi
    Hello.
[05:44] Shi
    Pluto-san, how's your progress?
[05:46] Mei
    Good. I came up with something really cute!
[05:49] Shi
    Oh really? What's it like?
[05:51] Mei
    Well, it's a thin, long, water-loving
    parasite that can take over animals' brains.
[05:59] Mei
    Then the infected animal walks to the pool
    where the parasite lives, and drowns there.
[06:05] Mei
    That'll be food for the parasite's children.
[06:07] Shi
    Th-That's not cute.
[06:09] Kan
    Excuse me, Pluto-chan?
    The idea is revolutionary,
[06:13] Kan
    but don't you think that the balance between
    cute and not-cute is a bit skewed?
[06:17] Mei
    I guess I can't just stuff
    it full of cute elements.
[06:21] Kan
    I mean you have to consider
    the size problem, too.
[06:23] Kan
    If it's supposed to infect animal brains,
     it has to be really tiny.
[06:27] Shi
    Oh, if you need to miniaturize it,
    how about taking it to the insect department?
[06:31] Shi
    They might be able to give you some help.
[06:33] Mei
    I'll go!
SIGN    Insect Department
[06:38] Shi
    God has spoken!
[06:40] Mei
    This is it, thanks!
[06:42] Ina
    Oh, sure!
[06:43] Inb
    Is that an insect?
SIGN    Horsehair Worm
[06:45] God
    Accepted!
SIGN    Accepted
[06:48] Mei
    So cute!
SIGN    Days Later
[06:52] Shi
    Hello. Uh—
[06:55] Shi
    What's happening in here?
[06:58] Ued
    Pluto-chan has really hit her stride.
[07:03] Kan
    I wanted to discuss something with her, too,
    but she's been like this the entire time.
[07:07] Kim
    Her focus is impressive.
[07:09] Ued
    Please make sure not to interrupt her.
[07:12] Miz
    Yeah, when she gets like this,
    Pluto always creates great stuff.
[07:16] Mei
    One p•n•s... No, that's not it.
    It'll be cooler to have two p•n•ses.
[07:22] Uie
    Oh, nice idea.
[07:25] Mei
    Its food will be poison. It'll eat poison.
[07:28] Mei
    Offspring cannibalizing
    each other is old hat.
[07:31] Mei
    Poop! They'll grow up
    eating poop! That's it!
SIGN    And then...
[07:37] Mei
    It's done!
[07:39] Mei
    Thank you for your help, Neptune-san.
[07:42] Una
    I'm glad I was able to help.
[07:44] Shi
    Y-You finished it?
[07:46] Mei
    Will you come to my presentation?
[07:49] Mei
    The client's order was
    "cute, but not cute."
[07:52] Mei
    That's why I stuffed it full
    of what I find "cute."
[07:55] Mei
    First, it eats poisonous plants.
    It doesn't eat anything else.
[08:00] Mei
    I borrowed Neptune-san's idea and added the
    same pouch function that kangaroos have.
[08:05] Mei
    But I reversed it, so the baby
    can eat their mother's poop.
[08:10] Mei
    And I made the male's p•n•s
    cool by doubling it up.
[08:15] Ued
    Oh my, that's so cute.
[08:18] Shi
    My understanding of "cute" is eroding.
[08:22] Mei
    Its pupils are vertical slits.
[08:24] Mei
    It has sharp nails on its fingers.
[08:26] Mei
    And a deathly voice for intimidation.
[08:29] Mei
    Since all of these elements are very cute,
    I made its exterior not cute at all!
[08:36] Shi
    God has spoken!
[08:37] God
    Accepted!
SIGN    Accepted
SIGN    Koala
[08:39] Mei
    See, isn't its appearance just so meh?
[08:42] Una
    Huh?
[08:43] Kan
    We don't quite agree,
    but I guess it fit the order.
SIGN    The Illustrated Guide to Creatures That Really Exist
[08:47] Ken
    The Illustrated Guide to Creatures
    That Really Exist!
[08:52] Kan
    With its poison and little nutritional value,
[08:55] Kan
    eucalyptus is a plant that's trying
    to have no appeal as food.
[08:58] Mei
    Koalas are hardcore and eat only that.
[09:01] Mei
    If they eat something nobody else eats,
     they have no competition.
[09:05] Kan
    In order to digest that, they have a
    lot of microbes in their gut, right?
[09:09] Mei
    Yes, the reason the children
    eat their mother's poop
[09:12] Mei
    is to inherit the gut microbes
    that can digest the eucalyptus.
[09:16] Mei
    Oh, right, do you want to hear
    what a koala sounds like?
[09:21] Kan
    That's more intense than I expected.
    How did it end up like this?
[09:25] Mei
    Since their food has so few nutrients,
     they don't want to move.
[09:28] Mei
    So they've come to fight
     using only their voices.
[09:31] Mei
    They're already exhausted just
    from digesting eucalyptus.
[09:36] Kan
    This one's really pushing it.
[09:47] Tsu
    It's so elegant!
[09:49] Tsu
    A single long and beautiful horn,
    added to peerless functional beauty.
[09:55] Tsu
    This must be what the client wants for their
    "animal that has a cool weapon" order!
SIGN    Rejected
[10:04] Tsu
    Why?
[10:06] Hig
    Osteoporosis.
[10:07] Shi
    So it didn't collapse due to cerebral
    anemia like the long-necked deer.
[10:11] Hig
    It's a calcium deficiency.
[10:13] Tsu
    But I just added this
    super-cool horn to the horse!
[10:17] Shi
    Chief Saturn never gives up.
[10:19] Tsu
    I figured if Jupiter-kun's deer is okay,
    the horse would be fine, too.
SIGN    Accepted
SIGN    Elk
[10:25] Miz
    Why does only the horse
    get osteoporosis, though?
[10:28] Hig
    The elk has it, too.
[10:30] Shi
    Really?
[10:32] Kim
    Yes, but apparently deer are fine because
    they're equipped with multiple stomachs.
[10:37] Kim
    Saturn-san's horse only
    has one stomach, so...
[10:40] Miz
    In other words, the difference
     is in nutrient absorption.
[10:43] Shi
    I see.
[10:44] Hig
    If you don't have a calcium reserve,
    you can't make something this extravagant.
[10:49] Shi
    It's extravagant?
[10:50] Hig
    Of course.
SIGN    Horse
SIGN    Deer
[10:51] Hig
    Animal bones are like houses
    made of calcium bricks.
[10:55] Hig
    Horns are made by borrowing
    bricks from the house.
[10:59] Shi
    Ah, that's why the house
    itself is dilapidated.
[11:03] Hig
    But deer can eat a ton of
    food and repair the house.
[11:07] Hig
    A horse has a weak stomach, so it doesn't
    have the energy to repair the house.
[11:13] Miz
    That example was kind of horrible.
[11:16] Kim
    There, there...
[11:17] Shi
    I see, animals with strong
    stomachs are robust.
[11:20] Mei
    Their poop also looks markedly different.
[11:23] Kim
    Since the deer properly absorb nutrients,
[11:25] Kim
    their food's original shape
    cannot be discerned in their poop.
SIGN    Horse
SIGN    Deer
[11:28] Kim
    But with horse poop, that's often possible.
[11:30] Mei
    Want to see?
[11:31] Shi
    I'm f-fine.
[11:33] Hig
    Chief, if you really insist on this horn...
[11:38] Hig
    how about sticking it on a cow?
[11:40] Tsu
    No. It's not beautiful! It's only
     beautiful because it's on a horse.
[11:45] Tsu
    Can't you do something, Mars-san?
[11:48] Shi
    When did he produce this many drafts?!
[11:50] Hig
    These are just different color variations!
[11:53] Miz
    But you know, I'd like to see
    this horned horse run on earth.
[11:58] Tsu
    Mercury-kun!
[12:00] Miz
    How about making the horn hollow, to reduce
    the amount of calcium that's needed?
[12:05] Miz
    Like when Venus was designing the birds.
[12:07] Tsu
    That's it! Let's prototype that right now!
[12:12] Tsu
    Beautiful!
SIGN    Unicorn
SIGN    Rejected
[12:22] Hig
    It's malnutrition.
[12:24] Hig
    Looks like it didn't have sufficient
    energy to make this huge horn.
[12:29] Tsu
    It's always lacking something.
[12:31] Shi
    It's not very efficient, huh?
[12:33] Hig
    Should we make it a cow-like horse
    with multiple stomachs?
[12:37] Tsu
    No!
[12:40] Tsu
    I know. Let's make it stupid.
[12:43] Tsu
    The brain uses vast amounts of energy.
[12:46] Tsu
    So let's make it stupid and divert
    the excess energy to the horn.
[12:49] Hig
    But...
[12:50] Miz
    He's really a pursuer of beautiful design.
[12:52] Miz
    Sometimes you need to make
    drastic decisions like that!
SIGN    Unicorn
[13:04] Tsu
    It really is beautiful!
[13:05] Shi
    It's not collapsing this time!
[13:09] Tsu
    It's so elegant when it walks!
[13:12] Miz
    It's pretty.
[13:16] Shi
    Walk back! Backwards!
[13:18] Kim
    Oh, no, it's pushing more.
[13:19] Hig
    It's too dumb to know how
    to pull out its horn!
[13:23] Miz
    Watch out!
[13:30] Shi
    This is no good.
[13:33] Miz
    Wh-What if we put nerves into the horn?
[13:36] Miz
    If it can feel it, it'll surely
    treat the horn better!
[13:39] Tsu
    Like teeth?
[13:40] Miz
    Let's add some resilience, too,
    so it doesn't break so easily!
[13:43] Hig
    And keep it dumb?
SIGN    Testing Island
     Galapagos
[13:57] Tsu
    B-Beautiful!
[13:58] Miz
    I agree!
[13:59] Shi
    You made so many prototypes.
[14:04] Whi
    Watch where you're walking, you old fart.
[14:06] Bla
    Huh? You wanna go, punk?!
[14:08] Whi
    Bring it on!
[14:11] Shi
    They're not going to fight, are they?
[14:13] Hig
    It's fine, oversized weapons like horns
    are basically just for intimidation.
[14:19] Shi
    Um, they're totally fighting.
[14:30] Hig
    Those horns are too frail
     to be waved around like that.
[14:33] Kim
    Another one's got its horn stuck in a tree.
SIGN    Rejected
SIGN    Rejected
SIGN    Rejected
[14:41] God
    Rejected!
[14:43] Shi
    Th-They're all down?
[14:45] Tsu
    I can't believe it.
[14:47] Miz
    D-Don't worry, Saturn-san!
    They'll be accepted one day for sure!
[14:53] Una
    What is this horn? It's so cool.
[14:56] Tsu
    Oh, that? It's from a
    horse that got rejected.
[14:59] Una
    May I try attaching it to an
    animal I'm making right now?
[15:02] Tsu
    Sure.
[15:06] Shi
    God has spoken!
SIGN    Accepted
SIGN    Narwhal
[15:08] God
    Accepted!
[15:10] ---
    Why?!
SIGN    The Illustrated Guide to Creatures That Really Exist
[15:12] Ken
    The Illustrated Guide to Creatures
    That Really Exist!
[15:16] Miz
    These antlers can weigh up to 18 kilograms.
[15:20] Una
    And they regrow every year. That must
    consume a ton of energy and calcium.
[15:25] Miz
    It actually leads to osteoporosis.
[15:27] Una
    Then why do that?
[15:28] Miz
    It's like showing off an unnecessarily
    big car that's expensive to maintain.
[15:32] Miz
    They're telling the females
    and their rivals that
[15:34] Miz
    they're so amazing that they can maintain
    these unnecessarily big horns.
[15:38] Unan
    So they can avoid unnecessary fights,
    meaning their hard work pays off.
[15:42] Miz
    What about this horn, though?
[15:45] Unz
    It looks like a horn,
    but it's a really long tooth.
[15:48] Unz
    It's got nerve endings and can
    even sense the temperature.
[15:51] Miz
    So it's not just a meaningless decoration.
[15:57] Shi
    Hello—
[16:00] Shi
    What's happening? Why are
    you all dressed like this?
[16:03] Ued
    Oh just in time, Shimoda-kun.
[16:05] Kan
    We're all going to Galapagos.
    Hurry up and change!
[16:09] Miz
    Neptune-san came up with
    some new marine animals.
[16:13] Hig
    Let's fire it up!
SIGN    Pacific
    White-Sided
     Dolphin
SIGN    Burmeister's
     Porpoise
SIGN    Beaked
    Whale
SIGN    Accepted
SIGN    Accepted
SIGN    Accepted
SIGN    Accepted
SIGN    Common
    Bottlenose
    Dolphin
SIGN    Pilot Whale
SIGN    Accepted
[16:19] God
    Accepted!
[16:21] Shi
    Wow, it's an acceptance jackpot!
[16:24] Kan
    The client really likes these animals,
    so all sorts of these designs passed.
[16:29] Kan
    So we were all working on these together.
[16:32] Shi
    But why is there a mix
    of dolphins and whales?
[16:34] Kan
    They're just different in size.
    Otherwise, dolphins and whales are the same.
SIGN    Striped
    Dolphin
[16:38] God
    Accepted!
SIGN    Accepted
SIGN    Spectacled
    Porpoise
[16:40] God
    Accepted!
SIGN    Accepted
SIGN    Kelpie
[16:41] God
    Rejected!
SIGN    Rejected
[16:43] Tsu
    Oh, no! I worked so hard on that kelpie!
[16:46] Hig
    What made you think that would work?
[16:48] Tus
    I thought that it could maybe
    slip by with the others.
[16:50] Una
    The base for the dolphin
    wasn't the horse, either.
[16:53] Shi
    Oh, then what was it?
[16:55] Una
    You want to know?
[16:56] Una
    Okay, quiz time!
SIGN    Migratory Bird
SIGN    Seal
[16:57] Una
    Which baby here is the base?
SIGN    Hippopotamus
[16:59] Una
    A: Seal.
[17:00] Una
    B: Migratory bird.
[17:02] Una
    C: Hippopotamus.
[17:03] Shi
    Maybe the seal?
[17:05] Una
    Too bad! The answer was C, the hippopotamus!
[17:10] Shi
    Really?
[17:11] Shi
    It looks quite different, though.
[17:13] Miz
    I see. The eyes would be injured if they
    are in the front when swimming fast,
[17:17] Miz
    so you moved them to the side?
[17:18] Una
    Right, and because it's cuter this way.
[17:22] Una
    And the nose went this way.
[17:25] Miz
    So the sea water doesn't flow in?
    That's groundbreaking.
[17:28] Una
    Yes, and because it's cuter this way.
[17:31] Una
    And I took off the ears, too.
[17:32] Shi
    Hippos can sleep on land, but dolphins
     are always under water, right?
[17:37] Shi
    Won't they sink?
[17:38] Una
    That's why the brain was tweaked.
[17:41] Kan
    We made the left and right
    hemispheres of its brain independent,
[17:43] Kan
    so they can take turns sleeping.
[17:45] Kan
    So that's why they can
    sleep without drowning.
SIGN    Monkeys
    and
    such
[17:45] Txt
    Left Hemisphere
[17:45] Txt
    Right Hemisphere
SIGN    Corpus Callosum
SIGN    Optical Nerve
[17:45] Txt
    Left Hemisphere
[17:45] Txt
    Right Hemisphere
SIGN    Dolphins
     are like this
[17:47] Shi
    Ah, so one half of the
    brain is always awake!
[17:51] Kim
    By the way, what do they eat?
[17:54] Una
    Uh, well, squid and such.
[17:57] Mei
    So it eats these cute babies I created.
[18:01] Shi
    Pluto-san, aren't you
    holding it upside down?
[18:04] Mei
    This is the top.
[18:05] Mei
    After the tentacles, there's the head,
     then the body.
SIGN    Head
SIGN    Head
SIGN    Body
SIGN    Body
[18:09] Mei
    Incidentally, it poops from
    the side of its head.
[18:12] Una
    Pluto-chan's imagination is really powerful.
[18:16] Mei
    But since Neptune-san's dolphins are smart,
     my babies get eaten a lot.
[18:20] Mei
    I've decided! I'll make them talk, too!
     I'll make them smart!
[18:24] Kan
    You want to equip them
    with vocal organs now?
[18:27] Mei
    What about changing body color,
    something like flag signaling?
[18:32] Kab
    Would that be understood, though?
[18:33] Mei
    Quiz! What is the meaning of this pattern?
[18:36] Kan
    I think the testicles are there, so maybe...
[18:39] Kan
    "I'm incredibly virile!"
[18:42] Mei
    It worked! Ven-chan, you're amazing!
[18:45] Mei
    And they show off something larger
    than their actual testicles.
[18:48] Kan
    I guess even squid are vain.
[18:50] Una
    That's amazing. Pluto-chan can't be beat.
[18:54] Mei
    They won't lose to dolphins!
[18:56] Mei
    Squids have three hearts,
    giving them more mobility!
[18:59] Mei
    This way, they can escape into deep water,
     where no light penetrates!
[19:02] Una
    Huh, but... then, um... who cares
     that it's deep water?
[19:06] Una
    The dolphins will use echolocation to find
    squid without needing light!
[19:10] Shi
    Is this a fight?
[19:11] Hig
    Oh, looks like this will be fun.
[19:15] Mei
    Animal battle!
[19:17] Una
    Survival of the fittest!
[19:18] Shi
    The dolphin is going straight for the squid!
[19:21] Shi
    But what is echolocation, anyway?
[19:23] Kim
    Simply put, it's sensing distance and
    direction using reflected sound waves.
[19:28] Mei
    Smoke screen!
[19:31] Una
    Are you sure squid ink will
    do anything in the darkness?
[19:34] Mei
    Then I'll evolve the smoke screen!
    A smoke screen of light!
[19:39] Shi
    It's like there are no rules anymore.
[19:41] Mei
    And the squid itself will shine, too!
[19:43] Una
    You're losing your touch, Pluto-chan!
[19:44] Una
    In the ocean, the shinier you are,
     the more visible you are!
[19:46] Mei
    You're the one losing your touch!
[19:48] Mei
    Rise up near the surface!
    With the sun as the backdrop!
[19:51] Una
    Wh-What the—?!
[19:53] Una
    The squid disappeared in the sunlight!?
[19:56] Una
    But we still have the
    echolocation on our side!
[19:59] Una
    Advance!
[20:02] Mei
    Hidden Technique: Surface Escape Mega Jump!
SIGN    Flying Squid
[20:06] Shi
    It flew!
[20:07] Shi
    Oh, so those fin-like things were wings.
[20:10] Ued
    It's jumping by ejecting sea water!
[20:12] Kim
    Good job!
[20:13] Kna
    Both of you, keep going!
[20:14] Una
    That's nothing! The dolphin will jump, too!
[20:18] Mei
    Then I'll use my last resort!
[20:20] Mei
    Giant squid upgrade!
[20:24] Una
    I'll match you on that!
[20:29] Shi
    God has spoken!
[20:30] God
    Accepted!
SIGN    Accepted
SIGN    Giant
     Squid
[20:34] Kan
    No way, the big squid passed!
[20:36] Miz
    Aha, the client's watching the battle, too.
[20:40] Una
    Pluto-chan, you made me go all-out.
     It was a good battle.
[20:47] Una
    But it's time to end this.
[20:53] Una
    Echolocation update! Ultrasonic beam!
[20:58] God
    Accepted!
SIGN    Accepted
SIGN    Sperm
     Whale
[21:06] Mei
    No way! I can't believe your beam got accepted!
[21:09] Mei
    Next time, I won't lose!
SIGN    The Illustrated Guide to Creatures That Really Exist
[21:14] Ken
    The Illustrated Guide to Creatures
    That Really Exist!
[21:18] Shi
    Total length: 18 meters!
[21:20] Tsu
    That's about as long as a train car.
[21:22] Shi
    Can such a large animal really
    emit a beam from its head?
[21:26] Tsu
    It can.
[21:27] Tsu
    What's more, it can direct sound so
    intense that it makes its prey faint.
[21:34] Shi
    I can't quite imagine how.
[21:36] Tsu
    A sperm whale can output
    a maximum of 250 decibels.
[21:41] Tsu
    For reference, a jet engine is about
    120 decibels if you're standing next to it.
[21:46] Shi
    Wow. The sperm whale must be
    fighting really formidable foes!
[21:51] Shi
    That's why it evolved to get
    so big to deal with them!
[21:53] Tsu
    Sperm whales often have scars on
    their heads that are assumed to be
[21:58] Tsu
    from battles with giant squid.
[21:59] Shi
    So the ruthless battle between
    these two is never going to end!
[22:04] Ued
    God has spoken!
[22:06] God
    Accepted!
SIGN    Accepted
SIGN    Sea Horse
[22:09] Tsu
    Yay! When I made that kelpie from
    earlier smaller, it passed!
[22:13] Ued
    Congratulations.
SIGN    Next on the Agenda

E3 - Idea 3
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[00:03] Nar
    In the beginning, God created
    the heavens and the earth.
[00:07] Nar
    He followed them
[00:11] Nar
    with light, waters, and the land.
[00:15] Nar
    Then he created the many animals
    that would inhabit it.
[00:21] Nar
    Or... that was the plan.
[00:23] Nar
    It got too tedious, so he outsourced it.
SIGN    Heaven's Design Team
[02:01] Guy
    You, who have been banished
     to the void in shame,
[02:05] Guy
    I now remove your shackles.
[02:09] Guy
    Come forth, spirit of ash!
[02:21] Shi
    What is this? It's so cool!
[02:23] Kan
    This is a dragon!
[02:25] Kim
    Amazing, huh?
[02:27] Kan
    This is the first work
    of a certain designer.
[02:30] Miz
    Who did that?! Who summoned that?!
[02:32] Kim
    Oh, he already realized.
[02:33] Miz
    Of course I did!
[02:35] Miz
    Why did you take out an old, failed design?!
[02:37] Miz
    And seriously, what was
    that misleading chant?!
[02:40] Miz
    Basically, you were just saying,
    "Let's bring out an embarrassing failure!"
[02:44] Kim
    Well, ash is a form of waste.
[02:46] Shi
    I-I'm sorry. I was told to read
    this script to set the mood.
[02:51] Kan
    I mean, it did feel like a
    proper summoning, right?
[02:53] Miz
    Yeah, some mood that was.
    And what's with this star thing?
[02:57] Miz
    Is it supposed to be a summoning circle?
[02:58] Kim
    Oh, this? I was just doodling
    and thought of a new animal.
[03:03] Shi
    This was a blueprint?
    I'm sorry for stepping all over it!
[03:06] Kim
    It's fine. Nothing's decided yet.
[03:09] Miz
    So, why did you bring out the dragon, anyway?
[03:11] Shi
    Ah, well, God put in an order for something
    that "has no wings, but still flies."
[03:17] Shi
    Then Venus-san and Jupiter-san said
    there was a perfect fit in the rejected files.
[03:21] Miz
    That's no good! Put it away already!
[03:24] Kim
    But it's so cool.
[03:26] Kna
    Yeah!
[03:27] Miz
    That's a stain on my record!
[03:29] Shi
    A stain?
[03:31] Miz
    Everybody has one, right?
[03:33] Miz
    When they're young, they think
    that weird stuff looks good!
[03:37] Miz
    My younger self thought the
    dragon design looked super-cool
[03:40] Miz
    and began obsessing over it,
    only to have it be rejected.
[03:42] Miz
    Put it away already. My inner
    younger self is screaming in pain.
[03:47] Miz
    Don't you feel bad?
[03:48] Shi
    I-It's that bad?
[03:50] Kan
    But even though it didn't pass last time,
    maybe we can make it happen this time.
[03:55] Kim
    Yeah, think of it as a test of our skills.
[03:57] Miz
    You're enjoying doing this to me.
[04:00] Miz
    You guys have your own shameful stains!
[04:03] Kim
    How can we make this happen?
[04:05] Kan
    Making it fly without wings sounds hard.
[04:07] Shi
    Anyway, I'll put this dragon away for now.
[04:14] Kan
    How about making it float like a balloon?
[04:17] Kim
    Then we'd have to fill it with
    something lighter than air.
[04:20] Kim
    How about helium? That's light.
SIGN    Helium
SIGN    Air
[04:23] Shi
    Oh, that's the gas that changes
    your voice at parties.
[04:27] Miz
    You say that so casually,
    but you'd need something like
[04:29] Miz
    nuclear fusion happening in the
    body to produce helium.
[04:32] Kan
    If it's about being light,
    wouldn't hydrogen work?
[04:34] Kim
    That's good. Hydrogen makes balloons float, too.
[04:38] Kim
    Also, microbes in the intestine
    can produce hydrogen
[04:41] Kim
    by fermenting food.
[04:43] Miz
    So you want to make the
    dragon float with farts?
[04:47] Kan
    But in order to produces enough
    gas to make its entire body float,
[04:51] Kan
    the animal would have to eat a ton of food.
[04:53] Kan
    Wouldn't it be hard to make it float with
    all the food it eats weighing it down?
[04:57] Kim
    Oh, right.
[04:59] Kim
    It sounds hard to eat that much, too.
[05:01] Kim
    And if it's a balloon, its movement
    would be dictated by the wind.
[05:05] Kan
    Let's switch our approach!
    Maybe the whole thing doesn't have to fly!
[05:10] Kan
    We want to make the dragon fly.
[05:12] Kan
    So we'll just make a body part
    that looks like a dragon fly.
[05:16] Kim
    That's revolutionary!
[05:17] Kim
    Only someone with countless designs under their
     belt could come up with something like that!
[05:21] Kan
    Oh, it's not all that.
[05:23] Kim
    But wouldn't it be a shame if the
    dragon couldn't float by itself?
[05:26] Kan
    Then how about making it so that it discards
    that piece and runs away when an enemy comes?
[05:30] Kim
    Ven-chan, you're really on fire!
[05:34] Kan
    All right, it's done!
[05:37] Kim
    Wow, that's more original than I imagined.
[05:40] Kim
    What's the dragon part? Is it the tail?
[05:43] Kan
    I moved the part that collects the farts out
    and made it into a flotation device.
[05:48] Kan
    If it's not big enough, I figured
    the dragon part wouldn't fly,
[05:51] Kan
    so I made the main body bigger, too!
[05:53] Miz
    So the dragon part is
    basically an abdominal hernia?
[05:57] Kan
    When an enemy comes, it'll cut off
    the dragon part like a lizard.
[06:02] Kim
    I see! So it'll escape while using
    the dragon is the diversion.
[06:05] Shi
    Is it really okay to make this thing?
[06:09] Kan
    Do you feel like we're missing
    something about the dragon?
[06:13] Kim
    Let's ask the original designer.
[06:15] Kim
    Wait, Mercury's gone. Did he go home?
[06:18] Kim
    Maybe this was too far from his beautiful ideal.
[06:21] Kan
    He has been influenced quite
    heavily by Saturn-san.
[06:24] Shi
    Oh, really?
[06:26] Kan
    Really. That's why the dragon
    has a bit of a horse face.
[06:30] Shi
    Oh, I see.
[06:33] Shi
    Um, about the dragon's mouth...
[06:36] Shi
    Anatomically speaking,
    is that the animal's...
[06:41] Kan
    It's the anus!
[06:43] Shi
    I figured. Of course Mercury-san got mad.
[06:47] Kan
    But this is just what happened when
    I really tried to make it work.
[06:50] Kim
    It's a dream and a sign
    of your growth,
[06:54] Kim
    to have a design from your younger days
    reevaluated and accepted.
[06:57] Shi
    How serious are these people?
[07:01] Shi
    It's so majestic... but it's full of farts.
[07:06] Shi
    Anyway, is it okay to cut off
    a part of the body like that?
[07:09] Kan
    That's fine! I added a "detach here" feature,
     like lizards have with their tails.
[07:16] Kim
    It's like breaking off
    part of a lotus root.
[07:19] Shi
    Dropping off the intestines is new.
[07:22] Shi
    What's the reasoning behind
    making the body a chicken?
[07:25] Kim
    Oh, we wanted to make fire come
    out of the dragon's mouth.
[07:28] Shi
    Fire?
[07:29] Kim
    We arrived at the solution of having it spew
     flammable urine that just has to be ignited.
[07:33] Kan
    That's why I based it on a bird which has
    a combined anus and urethra.
[07:37] Kan
    Isn't it so cool when something
    comes out of the mouth?
[07:40] Shi
    No! I mean, "poop" comes out of there, too!
[07:42] Shi
    And flammable urine doesn't
    sound so easy, either.
[07:47] Shi
    That ball was in Mercury-san's
    original design, too.
[07:52] Kan
    It's a kidney stone!
[07:53] Shi
    Poor Mercury-san.
[08:02] Shi
    What was that?
[08:05] Miz
    Just forget about the dragon.
[08:08] Miz
    Why did it suddenly explode, though?
[08:12] Miz
    That was terrifying.
[08:13] Kim
    Looks like it got hit by
    static electricity and exploded.
[08:17] Kan
    It was filled of hydrogen.
     That burns well.
[08:20] Kim
    Anyway, what was the thing
    that just flew by?
[08:23] Shi
    That seemed like a weird animal.
[08:26] Miz
    I thought of an animal
    that flies without wings.
[08:29] Miz
    I came up with this...
[08:30] Miz
    A flying snake!
[08:32] All
    A snake?!
[08:33] Kan
    Snakes don't have anything
    that makes them fly, right?
[08:36] Kim
    How does it fly?
[08:38] Miz
    Let's see it first hand.
[08:43] Kan
    It's swimming through the air?!
[08:46] Shi
    But it looks like a normal snake.
[08:48] Kim
    No, it's no ordinary snake.
[08:50] Shi
    It's kind of flat?
[08:53] Miz
    That's right. When it's gliding, it spreads
    out its ribs to generate more lift.
[08:57] Miz
    It can go up to 100 meters horizontally.
    It can even change direction midflight!
[09:02] Shi
    God has spoken!
SIGN    Flying Snake
[09:04] God
    Accepted!
SIGN    Accepted
[09:07] Miz
    This is what real growth looks like. Hmph.
[09:11] Kim
    Aw.
SIGN    Rejected
SIGN    A Few Days Later—
[09:15] Shi
    God has spoken!
SIGN    Starfish
[09:16] God
    Accepted!
SIGN    Accepted
[09:19] Kan
    Oh, your star doodle made it?
[09:22] Kim
    Yup! The hole that could be its mouth
    or its anus can expel its organs!
[09:27] Kan
    We learn from our mistakes.
SIGN    The Illustrated Guide to Creatures That Really Exist
[09:31] Ken
    The Illustrated Guide to Creatures
    That Really Exist!
[09:35] Kan
    So it can regenerate its arms
    and legs when they're cut off.
[09:39] Kan
    Which are the arms and which are the legs?
[09:40] Kim
    There's no distinction.
[09:41] Kan
    No distinction between the
    head and butt, either?
[09:44] Kim
    This little one's got the mouth on
    the bottom and the anus on top.
[09:47] Kim
    But it depends on the species.
[09:48] Kim
    Some poop from their mouths.
    Do you want to hear more?
[09:51] Kan
    I'm good for now.
    What's with its organs coming out?
[09:54] Kim
    The stomach turns inside out, then jumps out!
[09:57] Kim
    Like this.
[09:59] Kan
    How can that be good?!
[10:00] Kim
    They grab their prey with their
    stomach and then digest it.
[10:03] Kim
    That way, they can eat prey that's
    bigger than their mouth.
[10:06] Kim
    Isn't that awesome? I want
    to be like that, too.
[10:09] Kan
    I guess everybody's different.
[10:17] Hig
    Saturn-san...
[10:20] Hig
    It's about the seahorse,
    where the design passed by itself.
[10:24] Tsu
    Ah, what about it?
[10:26] Tsu
    I believe I submitted both
    male and female designs.
[10:29] Shi
    Oh, the little kelpie that was
    submitted with the dolphins.
SIGN    Accepted
SIGN    Seahorse
[10:33] Hig
    There's a bit of an issue here.
SIGN    Father
SIGN    Mother
[10:37] Hig
    The male and female labels are mixed up.
SIGN    Female
SIGN    Male
SIGN    Accepted
[10:43] Tsu
    This handwriting...
[10:46] Ken
    My name is Saturn Kenta!
    Thank you for taking care of my grandpa!
[10:52] Shi
    Hello, Kenta-kun! Would you like a cream puff?
[10:55] Ken
    Thank you!
[10:58] Tsu
    Anyway, these scribbles...
[11:00] Tsu
    They make you sense a frightening future.
[11:02] Tsu
    Just what I expect from my grandson.
[11:05] Hig
    What are you saying?!
[11:07] Tsu
    Of course, we'll keep it as-is.
SIGN    Idiot
SIGN    Grandpa
[11:09] Tsu
    I can't allow myself to nip
    a child's talent in the bud!
[11:13] Kim
    He's emboldened because the
    design was already accepted.
[11:16] Hig
    But having the male be the mother
     and the female be the father
[11:19] Hig
    is a fundamental contradiction.
[11:21] Hig
    How are you going to resolve this?
[11:23] Kim
    Maybe change sexes like clownfish?
[11:26] Hig
    You're the reinforcements?
[11:27] Kim
    At first, they're all male, but then the
    biggest individual in the school becomes female,
SIGN    Female
SIGN    Male
[11:32] Kim
    and then the next biggest one becomes her mate.
SIGN    Immature Individuals
[11:35] Kan
    But isn't that too weak for saying
    that the "male is the mother"?
[11:39] Kan
    It's just "the mother was male at first."
[11:41] Tsu
    Indeed.
[11:43] Mei
    Then how about this?
[11:45] Kim
    Mercury, can you take over for
    Shimoda-kun and keep Kenta-kun company?
[11:50] Kan
    There's a lot we can't
    settle without an angel.
[11:53] Shi
    Oh, right.
[11:54] Tsu
    Thank you, Mercury-kun.
[11:56] Miz
    A-All right.
[12:03] Miz
    My name is Mercury. Nice to meet you.
[12:09] Miz
    Do you want some coffee?
SIGN    Father
SIGN    Female
SIGN    Mother
SIGN    Male
SIGN    Accepted
[12:12] Mei
    It's male even though it's female,
    and it's female even though it's male.
[12:16] Mei
    Isn't it a bit like the footballfish
    that was accepted a while ago?
[12:19] Shi
    Oh, what's that like?
[12:22] Mei
    The females are way bigger than the males.
SIGN    Female
SIGN    Male
[12:25] Mei
    The males approach their beloved female,
     bite her, stick to her,
[12:31] Mei
    melt their bodies, share blood
     vessels with the female,
[12:35] Mei
    melt their brains, and soon
     lose consciousness.
[12:40] Mei
    Then they are reduced to nothing but testicles,
     and become organs inside the female!
[12:44] Mei
    Isn't that so romantic?!
[12:46] Shi
    That's scary. Downright terrifying!
[12:49] Kan
    I'm sorry, but you'll have
    to get used to it soon.
[12:51] Tsu
    I-I don't think fusing is quite right.
[12:54] Kim
    We have to flip male and female somehow.
[12:58] Tsu
    Then maybe we'll have the males give birth.
[13:01] Hig
    I-I feel like I heard some nonsense just now.
SIGN    Female
SIGN    Male
[13:05] Tsu
    We'll add a pouch for offspring to the males,
     and give the female a tube for injecting eggs.
[13:10] Tsu
    The female inserts the eggs into
    the male's body, and the male...
SIGN    Suffering
[13:14] Tsu
    Gives birth!
SIGN    Birth
[13:16] Tsu
    I did it! The male is the mother!
[13:19] Tsu
    Mars-san, let's try that right away!
[13:22] Hig
    Yeah, all right...
[13:25] Kan
    What happened?
[13:27] Miz
    Well, he said he wanted some coffee.
[13:30] Ken
    It's so bitter!
[13:33] Kan
    Even so, why'd you give it to him black?
[13:36] Shi
    Kenta-kun, what animals do you like?
[13:40] Ken
    I love horses!
[13:41] Kan
    He is Saturn-san's grandson.
[13:44] Ken
    Grandpa made me five of these.
[13:48] Ken
    They transform, combine, and become a giant!
[13:51] Ken
    I love this kind of animal!
[13:57] Mniz
    All right! Let's make the biggest combining
    life form in the world for Kenta-kun!
[14:01] Kan
    Did you hit your head?
[14:04] Miz
    It just needs to be fine alone,
     but also combined.
[14:04] Txt
    m 19 68 l 28 99 68 106 88 101 93 92 67 64 55 59 32 59
SIGN    I'll be
     the head
[14:05] Txt
    m 19 136 l 21 147 29 159 38 167 65 169 76 166 83 159 87 148 68 130 51 124 30 125
SIGN    I'll be the
    right arm
[14:05] Txt
    m 94 210 l 99 228 110 239 124 243 144 238 153 232 145 200 131 198 111 199
SIGN    I'll be the
     right leg
[14:06] Txt
    m 493 126 l 493 143 506 164 527 170 540 169 550 165 554 147 548 125 532 120 510 118
SIGN    I'll be the
     left leg
[14:06] Txt
    m 557 23 l 560 38 568 50 579 55 602 55 610 48 615 38 602 15 584 13 568 15
SIGN    I'll be the
     right arm
[14:17] Miz
    Eureka!
[14:18] Miz
    Many individuals will gather and arrange
    themselves into a formation that's like a single being.
[14:23] Miz
    It'll be a gigantic life form that'll surpass
    even the world's biggest animal, the blue whale!
[14:28] Miz
    And it is a jellyfish!
[14:30] Shi
    God has spoken!
SIGN    Siphonophorae
[14:31] God
    Accepted!
SIGN    Accepted
[14:35] Shi
    Kenta-kun's not crying!
    We might be on the right track here.
[14:40] Miz
    Okay, everyone, will you help me out?
[14:43] Kan
    What a silly question.
[14:45] Miz
    I'll start with my creation, the snake!
[14:48] Kan
    I'll contribute the bird!
    With wings, anything will be graceful!
[14:52] Una
    I'll add the anteater. With this one,
    I think it'll add cool claws.
[14:56] Kim
    Then I'll pitch in the sea cucumber.
[15:00] Mei
    Then I'll go for the squid!
[15:05] All
    Combine!
[15:13] Miz
    It's an evil god!
[15:15] Shi
    Something unspeakable came out!
[15:19] Ued
    Delete.
[15:25] Ued
    I came here because I had a bad feeling.
[15:29] Ued
    You can't make dangerous things like that.
[15:33] Ued
    What if it got accepted?
[15:34] Miz
    Let's seal away that recipe.
[15:36] Kan
    K-Kenta-kun, are you okay?
[15:39] Ken
    It was awesome!
[15:40] ---
    A-Ah, that's a relief.
[15:42] Tsu
    What was awesome?
[15:44] Shi
    Have you finished the seahorse?
[15:47] Tsu
    Yes, look. The father's going
    to do his best to give birth!
[15:51] Ued
    God has spoken!
SIGN    Accepted
[15:52] God
    Accepted!
[15:54] Shi
    Huh? The seahorse was already accepted.
[15:58] Hig
    So something else?
[16:00] Miz
    The jellyfish was accepted,
    and the evil god was sealed away.
[16:03] Mei
    I don't have anything in progress.
[16:05] Kna
    Me neither.
[16:07] Kim
    Same.
[16:08] Una
    Same for me. Then who?
[16:11] Ken
    I did it!
[16:13] Ken
    I doodled a lot while
    playing in that room!
SIGN    Prototype Lab
SIGN    Prototype Lab
[16:19] Shi
    Wh-What kind of animal was accepted?
[16:31] Una
    Close it! Close it!
[16:34] Miz
    Wh-What was that? Did we hallucinate?
[16:37] Kim
    That was super real!
[16:41] God
    Make that one work, please.
[16:44] Shi
    He just gave up. He's leaving
    it all in your hands.
[16:48] Kan
    What? I thought he accepted it?
    What does he mean, make it work?!
[16:52] Mei
    I say he accepted it because of the vibe.
[16:54] Ken
    I'm sowwy!
[16:56] Kan
    It's not you! We're just mad at our client.
[16:59] Ued
    Oh, there, there.
[17:02] Kim
    We can't just leave it in there.
[17:05] Meid
    Deleting won't work since it's
    already accepted, right?
[17:08] Miz
    A child's doodle is a frightening thing.
[17:10] Tsu
    I'm only frightened of my grandson's talent.
[17:12] Miz
    Why not just seal the entire room with it?
[17:16] Hig
    My tools are still in there.
[17:19] Hig
    Mercury-san, are you one of those people
[17:21] Hig
    who doesn't understand that those
    are my precious treasures?
[17:25] Mzi
    I-I'm sorry.
[17:27] Meid
    If we can't seal it,
    should we kill it with poison? Can we?
[17:30] Una
    We can't just kill it! We don't even
    know what kind of animal it is.
[17:33] Kim
    Hm, how about calming it with a tranquilizer?
[17:36] Una
    That's good! Moles and their kin can do that.
[17:41] Una
    Their saliva contains tranquilizing agents that
[17:43] Una
    put the earthworms they eat
    into suspended animation.
[17:45] Una
    That's so they can stockpile
    them underground.
[17:48] Shi
    That's a good idea.
[17:49] Hig
    Hold on!
[17:51] Hig
    To put a creature that size to sleep,
    we'd need to make a 300 meter mole!
[17:56] Kna
    That would definitely only make things worse.
[17:59] Shi
    Isn't there something we can do?
[18:01] Kim
    If only we had the design.
[18:03] Tsu
    Kenta, do you remember what you drew?
[18:09] Miz
    Then our only choice is to come up with
    an animal that can get us the design!
[18:13] Miz
    Something strong, dexterous, and robust!
[18:16] Kim
    Let's speed it up by tweaking
    something that's already done.
[18:19] Kan
    It should have a strong body, right?
[18:21] Una
    Then how about a gorilla?
[18:24] Miz
    Let's start by making it gigantic.
[18:34] Shi
    Of course. This always happens.
[18:37] Hig
    It's heatstroke.
[18:38] Shi
    Why? It's not hot in here.
[18:41] Hig
    When you double body size,
    body volume doesn't just double.
SIGN    Heat Pack
[18:45] Hig
    Imagine a box with a heat pack in it.
SIGN    Heat Pack
SIGN    Heat Pack
SIGN    Heat Pack
SIGN    Heat Pack
[18:48] Hig
    If you double each side,
    how many heat packs will you get?
[18:50] Shi
    E-Eight... Oh, that's why it's too toasty.
[18:54] Una
    Cells produce heat, too.
SIGN    Warm
SIGN    Asian Black Bear
SIGN    Brown Bear
SIGN    Polar Bear
[18:56] Una
    The bigger the animal is,
    the more heat it produces,
[18:59] Una
    making it better at enduring the cold.
SIGN    Cold
[19:01] Kim
    That's why animals like bears
    are bigger in colder regions.
[19:05] Shi
    Oh, I see!
[19:05] Miz
    This isn't the time for chit-chat!
[19:08] Miz
    We have to enhance this gorilla fast!
[19:10] Hig
    Shouldn't increasing the surface area
    exposed to air cool it better?
[19:14] Hig
    Like adding big heat sinks.
[19:16] Miz
    That's it! Let's add a comb!
[19:19] Hig
    I think that's not sufficient.
[19:21] Tsu
    How about shaving it, so it's bald?
[19:25] Shi
    So when it's not a horse,
    he doesn't care what it looks like.
[19:28] Kan
    I don't really want to make it all smooth.
[19:31] Kan
    Let's allow him to keep the undies, at least.
[19:33] Miz
    I think nothing at all would
     be better than that.
[19:35] Kan
    But completely naked from the get go?
[19:38] Mei
    The gorilla was completely
    naked in the beginning.
[19:40] Una
    Let's add a pattern, then.
[19:42] Kim
    And some spikes to make it stronger.
[19:44] Miz
    Okay, it's done!
[19:46] Shi
    Oh, it's able to stand.
[19:50] Miz
    Behold, the revised gorilla!
[19:53] Shi
    The world's finished.
[19:56] Miz
    It collapsed!
[19:57] Shi
    Can't go without this.
[19:59] Hig
    Its legs broke.
[20:00] Hig
    Doubling its height made its
    weight go up eight-fold.
[20:03] Hig
    It's just not sturdy enough.
[20:04] Kim
    Then let's try making the legs thicker,
     and making it a quadruped.
[20:08] Miz
    It's standing for now, but it seems
    that the heat issue's not solved.
[20:13] Kim
    Should we add more heat sinks?
[20:14] Una
    It doesn't look like it has
    any of the dexterity needed
[20:17] Una
    to get the design from the lab, either.
[20:18] Kan
    The undies are weird, too.
[20:20] Tsu
    If the body's too heavy and we
    can't stretch the arms or legs,
[20:23] Tsu
    why not make the nose longer?
SIGN    Elephant
[20:28] Miz
    Yes, it's done!
[20:30] God
    Accepted!
SIGN    Accepted
[20:33] Ued
    It brought us Kenta-kun's design in a flash.
[20:36] Una
    It's smart, it's got a dexterous nose,
     and it's cute!
[20:39] Kan
    Making the ears the heat sink was perfect.
[20:42] Mei
    I like the change from spikes to tusks, too.
[20:45] Miz
    This design is bad news!
[20:49] Miz
    I have no idea what kind
    of creature this is!
[20:51] Miz
    It only has the size written on it!
[20:54] Shi
    This isn't 30 meters, it's three centimeters!
[20:58] Ken
    No, it's thirty—
[20:59] Tsu
    Oh, it was three centimeters.
[21:02] Shi
    You heard him, God!
[21:04] God
    Okay!
[21:12] Mzi
    It's over.
[21:13] Ued
    We've got a cutie now.
SIGN    Hallucigenia
[21:16] God
    Accepted again!
SIGN    Accepted
[21:19] Ken
    This has been upside-down the whole time.
[21:22] Ken
    The wavy things are the legs,
    and the thorns are on the back.
[21:27] Shi
    Then what's this black stuff here?
[21:29] Ken
    Poop!
SIGN    The Illustrated Guide to Creatures That Really Exist
[21:32] Ken
    The Illustrated Guide to Creatures
    That Really Exist!
[21:36] Una
    Hallucigenia! Its name means
    "creator of hallucinations."
[21:40] Ued
    So it's a small marine creature.
[21:43] Ued
    I would have liked to see a big version
    of this stomping around on land.
[21:46] Una
    Then it would have probably
    had legs like an elephant.
[21:49] Una
    The elephant's the ideal manifestation
    of a large land animal.
[21:54] Ued
    The ears are heat sinks, right?
[21:56] Una
    Instead of panting when it's hot,
     they flap their ears.
[22:00] Ued
    Is there a reason for the wrinkles, too?
[22:02] Una
    Yes, the wrinkles increase the
    surface area of their bodies,
[22:06] Una
    which helps shed heat.
[22:08] Una
    Additionally, they also
    serve to collect rain.
[22:10] Ued
    Oh, so having wrinkles helps
    moisturize their skin!
SIGN    Next on the Agenda

E4 - Idea 4
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[00:01] Shi
    Good morning!
[00:02] Shi
    I hope work's going well for everyone—
[00:05] Shi
    It's not.
[00:07] Tsu
    Oh, hello, Shimoda-kun.
[00:09] Kan
    What's the matter?
[00:10] Kan
    It's always like this, no?
[00:12] Shi
    Is it, though?
[00:14] Kan
    Everybody's stuck right now.
[00:16] Kan
    Unlike me, they got hit with
    some annoying requests.
[00:19] Kan
    Unlucky for them.
[00:22] Shi
    Oh, there's an order from God for
    you personally, Venus-san.
[00:27] God
    Order: Make horses fly somehow.
SIGN    Heaven's Design Team
[02:03] Shi
    "When you say horse, you think of Saturn-san,"
[02:06] Shi
    "but this time I specifically wanted
    Venus-san to have a go."
[02:08] Shi
    "That dragon from the other day was fun."
[02:10] Shi
    That's what God thinks.
[02:12] Tsu
    What, you're making a pegasus? I'm jealous.
[02:16] Shi
    I'm sure it'll get done if everybody
    rallies behind you, Venus-san!
[02:21] Kan
    It won't be that easy.
[02:23] Kan
    Saturn-san would be crucial,
    but he's busy right now.
[02:27] Tsu
    I have to work with Mars-san
    to repair the prototype lab.
[02:30] Tsu
    I need to do it because my
    grandson caused the damage.
[02:34] Tsu
    But I'm really looking forward
    to Ven-chan's pegasus, too!
[02:37] Kan
    I really don't like this.
SIGN    "Huddles in Corner" Type
[02:40] Shi
    Everybody's agonizing...
SIGN    "Hugs Knees in Chair" Type
SIGN    "Hides What He's Drawing" Type
[02:46] Shi
    Pluto-san seems to be relaxed.
[02:48] Kan
    It may seem so, but she's the
     most stressed-out person here.
[02:52] Mei
    I haven't heard back from
    the client in three days.
[02:55] Mei
    They said "ASAP," so I worked very hard.
[02:58] Mei
    But I guess...
[02:59] Mei
    There was plenty of time.
[03:02] Shi
    I can put some pressure on God!
[03:04] Mei
    It's fine.
[03:06] Mei
    If you act like you're really enthusiastic,
[03:09] Mei
    it'll come back and punish
    you in the future.
[03:11] Una
    You know what I got?
[03:13] Una
    "An animal that runs even
    though it has no legs."
[03:17] Una
    To make it worse, I'm supposed
    to make three proposals.
[03:21] Una
    Lately, we only get orders
    that are like riddles.
[03:25] Kim
    I want something sweet.
[03:27] Miz
    I want a homemade caramel custard,
    where the caramel is slightly bitter.
[03:30] Kim
    Why did you bring up such a
    specific treat just now?
[03:30] Shi
    I had the impression that designers
    are always doing fancy work,
[03:34] Shi
    but I guess I was totally off!
[03:38] Shi
    Venus-san, I got some additional input.
[03:40] Shi
    He said: "You can do what you like!"
[03:43] Shi
    God must really trust your designs!
[03:46] Kan
    No!
[03:47] Kan
    That just means he'll leave it all to me
    and only give it some thought when it's done!
[03:50] Kan
    This is how you end up in Hell!
[03:52] Kan
    We already know what the problems are,
    so maybe I just need to go in headfirst.
[03:57] Shi
    S-So many muscles!
[03:59] Shi
    And so much horse poop!
SIGN    Pegasus
         (Revised)
[04:01] Kan
    I reduced the protein myostatin,
    which inhibits muscle growth.
SIGN    M
    y
    o
    s
    t
    a
    t
    i
    n
[04:06] Kan
    Isn't he so fit?
[04:09] Shi
    I'll just send this to God, then. And... send!
[04:13] Kan
    I can rest until we hear back, then.
[04:16] Shi
    Oh, I already got a reply.
[04:18] Kan
    Already?!
[04:21] Shi
    I'll just say what he said directly.
[04:23] Kan
    What? I'm scared...
[04:25] Shi
    "That's not quite it," he says.
[04:28] Kan
    What?
[04:29] Shi
    "I wanted something more surprising,
     not the same thing."
[04:32] Shi
    "Let your originality run wild,
    Venus-san!" End quote.
[04:36] Kan
    See, there it is!
    The "I'll reconsider after seeing it" spiel!
[04:39] Kan
    Say what you want from the beginning!
[04:43] Shi
    I don't think shouting here will reach him.
[04:45] Kan
    That's why I'm doing it!
[04:53] Kan
    How about this, then?!
SIGN    Pegasus
    Final
    Revision
[04:54] Shi
    Those are some cool lines.
[04:56] Shi
    Exceptional!
[04:57] Kan
    I gave it less muscle mass
    to reduce its overall weight.
[05:02] Kan
    It can't take off from the ground,
[05:04] Kan
    but if it jumps off a cliff and
    rides the air currents, it can fly.
[05:08] Shi
    That's so original!
[05:10] Shi
    I sent it. I'm sure he'll like this one!
[05:14] Kan
    I hope so.
[05:18] Shi
    Can I say it?
[05:19] Kan
    You already got a reply?
[05:22] Kan
    I already have a bad feeling, but go ahead.
[05:26] Shi
    He says: "You don't have to stick
    to the horse part. Small is okay, too."
[05:31] Kan
    Why didn't he tell me that beforehand?!
[05:34] Kan
    I'll go and start from scratch...
[05:37] Shi
    G-Good luck.
[05:40] Shi
    God, this is too much.
[05:42] Shi
    Please be more understanding
    of the work the designers do.
[05:46] God
    Got it!
[05:48] Shi
    Thank you!
SIGN    2 Hours Later
SIGN    Strawberry Shortcake
[05:52] Kan
    I-I-I-It's done. Would you send
    it to the client, please?
[05:57] Shi
    Yes! Great work!
SIGN    Pegasus
    Ultimate Final
    Revision
[06:00] Kan
    This is the ultimate final proposal
    for the revised pegasus!
[06:03] Kan
    What do you say about this?!
[06:05] Shi
    It's so pretty!
[06:06] Kan
    I worked off the image of a flower fairy.
[06:09] Kan
    Since I made the arms into petal-like wings,
[06:12] Kan
    it can disguise itself as a flower.
[06:14] Shi
    Wow.
[06:15] Kan
    For food, it drinks nectar.
    What do you think?
[06:18] Shi
    I like it! I'll send it now.
[06:27] Shi
    May I say it?
[06:29] Kan
    Please.
[06:31] Shi
    "The previous hellish iteration was better."
[06:34] Shi
    "Use a radial design, and don't make
    it colorful," he said.
[06:39] Kan
    The previous iteration?
[06:41] Kan
    What's with the technical
    jargon all of the sudden?
[06:44] Shi
    I'm sorry! It's because I had
    to open my big mouth to God.
[06:48] Shi
    I asked him to be more understanding
    of the work you designers do.
[06:51] Shi
    I thought he did that, but he's
    still just as unreasonable.
[06:56] Kan
    It's fine. You said it because
    you wanted to help us, right?
[07:00] Kan
    The client's at fault here.
[07:06] Una
    I can't think of anything.
[07:08] Una
    Ven-chan, can I see yours
    to take my mind off things?
[07:11] Kan
    Sure.
[07:12] Kan
    We've all got it rough, huh?
[07:16] Kan
    So, go back to the previous
    iteration with the bony design,
[07:18] Kan
    make the face shorter, too,
    and reduce the equine quality.
[07:22] Kan
    You know, while I'm at it,
    I'll get rid of the leg muscles.
[07:26] Kan
    It's done!
SIGN    Pegasus Ultimate
    Final Revision
    Forever
[07:29] Kan
    This is the ultimate final proposal 
    for the revised pegasus, Forever!
[07:35] Kan
    Forever-chan hangs from high places,
[07:38] Kan
    then uses the momentum
     of its fall to take flight.
[07:40] Kan
    This way it can be light.
[07:43] Shi
    That's so interesting!
[07:44] Una
    So it spends its time hanging.
[07:47] Una
    Do you want to add the echolocation that
    dolphins have, so it won't bump into things?
SIGN    Dolphin Echolocation
[07:52] Kan
    That's good! And for food...
[07:55] Mei
    From the way it looks, it should suck blood.
[07:58] Kan
    Nectar.
[08:00] Mei
    It would be cuter if it sucked blood.
[08:02] Kan
    N-Next time.
[08:04] Shi
    I'll send this off right away.
[08:08] Shi
    God has spoken!
[08:10] God
    Accepted!
SIGN    Accepted
SIGN    Greater
    Horseshoe
    Bat
[08:14] Shi
    This is great! What a relief!
[08:17] God
    This is accepted, too!
[08:20] Kim
    What just made it?!
[08:22] Una
    A running urchin...
SIGN    Lovenia
    elongata
SIGN    Accepted
[08:25] Kim
    That's so freaking cool!
[08:26] Miz
    So fast! So awesome!
[08:27] Una
    The thing I sent when I stopped caring passed...
[08:31] Kan
    Oh no, I forgot to delete that!
[08:33] Kan
    There are two sets of teats!
[08:35] Kan
    Nothing will come out of the
    ones that are on top to us.
[08:38] Shi
    The design already got accepted, though.
[08:42] Kan
    I'm done. Leave it.
[08:44] Kan
    The other ones are... something the baby can
    latch onto so it won't fall down.
SIGN    False Nipples
[08:49] Shi
    "Something"?
SIGN    Latch
SIGN    The Illustrated Guide to Creatures That Really Exist
[08:53] Ken
    The Illustrated Guide to Creatures
    That Really Exist!
[08:57] Tsu
    What is better at flying? These or birds?
[09:00] Hig
    I think the bats.
[09:02] Hig
    Unlike birds, which use
    their entire arm to fly,
SIGN    Bat Wing
SIGN    Thumb
SIGN    Index Finger
SIGN    Middle Finger
SIGN    Ring Finger
SIGN    Little Finger
SIGN    Bird Wing
[09:04] Hig
    bats spread their fingers to make a wing.
[09:07] Hig
    Fingers allow for more fine-tuned control.
[09:12] Tsu
    That just goes to show that the
    horse is the most supreme animal.
[09:15] Hig
    The horse has nothing to do with this!
[09:17] Hig
    ...is what I'd like to say, but in
    reality, in terms of animal orders,
[09:21] Hig
    bats are close relatives of horses.
[09:24] Tsu
    There are bats that are
    basically horses. See?
[09:27] Hig
    That one's just got an elongated
    face to have a louder voice.
[09:30] Hig
    Looking like a horse is just a coincidence.
[09:45] Miz
    What's up with Venus?
    She's dressed to the nines.
[09:49] Shi
    She seems very enthusiastic.
[09:51] Kan
    This time my order is for
    "a bird that's like a gem"!
[09:54] Kan
    You can't lift your mood
     if everything looks drab.
[09:57] Kan
    Look at these opals. Aren't they gorgeous?!
[10:00] Kan
    What do you think about a bird that
    shimmers with rainbow colors like this?
[10:03] Miz
    If you keep being so confident—
[10:08] Shi
    Ah, yes? All right, understood.
[10:11] Shi
    You got a follow-up order. God would
    like to see "a bird that makes gems."
[10:17] Kan
    I did make birds feel attracted to
    shiny things, but making gems?
[10:23] Kan
    You can have one of these if you help me.
[10:26] Miz
    Keep them. I don't understand gems.
[10:28] Kan
    That's right. This place is lacking 
    in romance and romanticism.
[10:33] Miz
    What's that "opal" rock made of?
[10:37] Hig
    Opal is silicon dioxide. It's a mineral
    formed from silica dissolved in water.
[10:41] Miz
    Silica... Ah, like in those
    desiccants they put in cracker bags!
[10:46] Kan
    Don't say that! That's so unromantic!
[10:49] Hig
    Anyway, I made that rainbow-colored
    bird you asked me to make.
[10:54] Miz
    A bird that flashy will be easy prey.
[10:56] Kan
    It'll be just fine!
[10:59] Kan
    It's so small it can land here,
    weigh about this much,
[11:03] Kan
    and it's very fast.
[11:05] Kan
    So? You think it'll be attractive food?
[11:09] Miz
    I see.
[11:10] Miz
    Compared to the effort it takes to catch it,
     it's got too little nutritional value.
[11:13] Kan
    Exactly! So nothing to worry about!
[11:16] Kan
    Mars-san, let me see, please!
[11:17] Hig
    About that... I made it, but it
    doesn't have enough energy.
[11:22] Hig
    It's so small, it can't maintain
    its body temperature.
[11:24] Kan
    But I managed to make it sparkle!
[11:27] Miz
    Do you give up?
[11:29] Kan
    O-Of course not! I'll make it work somehow!
[11:33] Kan
    If it gets too cold, it should just eat.
[11:35] Kan
    Something it can consume
     in large quantities,
[11:37] Kan
    is easy to digest,
    and is also high in calories.
[11:46] Kan
    Ah, nectar! That's romantic,
    and it's very nutritional.
[11:50] Kan
    But since I reduced its leg muscles,
[11:53] Kan
    it doesn't have the strength
    to walk along branches,
[11:56] Kan
    nor the power
    to tear apart the petals.
[11:59] Kan
    It's ephemeral and cute,
    but that's not enough!
[12:03] Kan
    Should I make it hover like a bee,
     and have it drink directly?
[12:06] Kan
    But then these traditional
    bird wings won't do.
[12:09] Kan
    I have no choice. I'll go
    ask the insect department.
[12:13] Kan
    Ow!
[12:14] Shi
    Venus-san!
[12:16] Miz
    That's what happens when you
    try to rush in shoes like those.
[12:19] Miz
    Putting on too many accessories
    is also dangerous.
[12:21] Kan
    That may be true,
    but don't deny me my looks.
[12:25] Kan
    I'm not me if I don't look like this!
[12:28] Kan
    That's the same for the
    animals we're creating!
SIGN    Insect Department
[12:33] Guya
    How does a bee fly, you ask?
SIGN    Bird
SIGN    Up
    and
    Down
SIGN    Bee
[12:38] Guyb
    The bee moves its wings back and forth,
    creating a vortex in the air that lets it fly.
SIGN    Back and Forth
[12:43] Guyc
    This design is more suited for hovering in midair,
    rather than always moving forward.
[12:47] Kan
    I see. Since it's a small, light bird,
     it might be able to copy that.
[12:51] Guyd
    If you include this ability,
    it won't just be able to hover!
[12:54] Guyd
    It'll also be able to fly...
[12:56] Guyd
    Backwards!
[12:59] Kan
    Yay, it flies!
[13:02] Shi
    It's able to drink the nectar, too!
[13:04] Hig
    Yeah, but since it needs to eat to live,
    I don't think it'll survive the night.
[13:09] Hig
    If it falls asleep, it'll die.
[13:10] Shi
    If it sleeps, it'll die?!
[13:11] Kan
    Oh, right! What should we do?
[13:14] Miz
    Why not make it hibernate?
[13:16] Kan
    Just for the night,
[13:17] Kan
    make it lower its heart rate and
    body temperature, like during hibernation.
[13:21] Hig
    That might let us slow its metabolism
    while sleeping to less than 10%.
[13:25] Hig
    That'll work!
[13:26] Shi
    God has spoken!
[13:28] God
    Accepted!
SIGN    Accepted
SIGN    Hummingbird
[13:31] Kan
    Yay! The gem-like birdie is complete!
[13:36] Kan
    Thank you, Mercury!
[13:38] Kan
    But what exactly motivated you to help?
[13:40] Miz
    I take pride in my own style.
[13:44] Miz
    You're the same, right?
[13:45] Miz
    It's only natural that
    I feel compelled to help.
[13:49] Miz
    By the way, since you were struggling
    so much with that one,
[13:53] Miz
    I finished the other one.
[13:56] Hig
    Let me see... the bird that makes gems?
[13:59] Miz
    Will this work?
[14:00] Hig
    Yeah, that's simple.
[14:04] Miz
    Let me present it to you.
[14:06] Miz
    Doubling down on Venus's base setting
    that birds like shiny things,
[14:11] Miz
    this bird eats raw diamonds.
[14:15] Kan
    Birds don't have teeth,
[14:17] Kan
    so they swallow pebbles to store in their gizzards,
     which are located in the back of the stomach.
SIGN    Gizzard
[14:20] Kan
    They use them to crush the food they eat.
[14:22] Shi
    S-So it's a diamond gizzard?
[14:26] Kan
    But won't it not be able to fly
    if it eats rocks that big?
[14:29] Miz
    Exactly. That's why I made it flightless.
[14:32] Miz
    I made its legs stronger, so it can protect
    itself from enemies by kicking and dashing.
[14:36] Miz
    The raw diamonds it swallowed
    will tumble
[14:39] Miz
    in the back of its stomach
    for years, eventually becoming
[14:42] Miz
    fully-polished gems.
[14:44] Miz
    These gems are made—
[14:46] Miz
    by this bird!
[14:49] Kan
    What is this?! It's looks
    scrawny and has no grace!
[14:52] Kan
    Why does this bird not have feathers?!
     That's not beautiful!
[14:54] Miz
    It doesn't need them, since it doesn't fly.
[14:56] Kan
    That's so unromantic!
[14:57] Kan
    Birdies need to be more like this.
[14:59] Kan
    Big eyes and eye lashes!
[15:02] Kan
    And luxurious feathers on the body!
[15:03] Miz
    Stop it!
[15:04] Miz
    You're ruining the beauty of its utility!
[15:06] Kan
    Let go!
[15:10] Shi
    God has spoken!
[15:11] God
    Accepted!
SIGN    Accepted
SIGN    Ostrich
[15:16] Kan
    It's not beautiful.
[15:18] Miz
    It's inefficient.
[15:19] Both
    That's not the design I wanted.
[15:22] Kan
    The client was happy, though.
[15:25] Kan
    We did well.
[15:27] Miz
    You're right. The result was good.
[15:31] Kan
    So, which gem do you want as a reward?
[15:33] Kan
    If there's someone you want to
    give it to, I'll help you pick.
[15:38] Miz
    The diamond will do.
[15:42] Miz
    I'll give it to Mars-san.
[15:45] Hig
    Wh-What? For me?
[15:48] Hig
    Are you sure?
[15:49] Miz
    Of course.
[15:51] Miz
    You were looking for a lens material
    with a high refractive index.
[15:54] Hig
    Thank you! This is a perfect lens
     to focus my laser beams.
[15:58] Kan
    This place is severely lacking in romance.
SIGN    The Illustrated Guide to Creatures That Really Exist
[16:03] Ken
    The Illustrated Guide to Creatures
    That Really Exist!
[16:08] Guya
    Since these feathers shimmer because of
    the way light bounces off of them,
SIGN    Structural
    Color
[16:12] Guya
    this is called structural color.
[16:14] Guyb
    Both soap bubbles...
[16:15] Guyb
    ...and the oil on ramen
     have structural colors!
[16:19] Guyb
    This has been a message from the insect department!
    We're experts on structural color.
[16:23] Guyb
    This is also structural color.
[16:25] Guyb
    When you tilt it, it shimmers
    with rainbow colors, right?
[16:27] Guya
    It's basically emitting color by
    stacking blocks that reflect light.
[16:32] Guyb
    Please look at this creature,
    which has mastered this technique!
[16:45] Ued
    Good morning, everyone—
[16:48] Ued
    Huh?
[16:49] Ued
    Oh, my!
[16:54] Ued
    Are you all part of an
    avant-garde art exhibition?
[16:58] Shi
    We're supposed to be playing hide-and-seek.
[17:01] Ued
    In clothes that stand out so much?
[17:03] Shi
    Saturn-san, it's not possible...
[17:05] Shi
    Your striped horse thing, I mean.
[17:07] Tsu
    No, wait.
[17:10] Tsu
    Even if an angel like Ueda-san can see us,
[17:13] Tsu
    maybe animals won't be
    able to spot us so well.
[17:16] Miz
    It might be good camouflage against
    predators that crouch in the undergrowth
[17:19] Miz
    and attack their prey from there.
[17:22] Miz
    Shimoda-kun, crouch down there!
[17:25] Shi
    A-All right!
[17:26] Tsu
    Venus-kun, put these on.
[17:29] Tsu
    Those are glasses that
    let you see like a lion.
[17:33] Shi
    How is it? Am I hidden?
[17:35] Kan
    You're highly visible.
[17:37] Kim
    Maybe we need to move around?
[17:39] Kna
    Somehow, you're even more visible.
[17:41] Kna
    It's like, do these guys
    not value their lives?
[17:45] Ued
    What are you all doing?
[17:47] Mei
    The client put in an order that said
     "make more stripey animals."
[17:52] (Flashback) Tsu
    All right! Let's make a horse,
     a stripey horse!
[17:55] Mei
    That's why we're all thinking about it.
[17:57] Mei
    But we couldn't figure out any reasons
    to put stripes on a weak animal.
[18:01] Una
    Here.
[18:03] Una
    How about an animal that's
     cooled by the stripes?
[18:08] Una
    When hit by the sun, the white parts and the
    black parts will have different temperatures.
SIGN    Warm air rises
[18:12] Una
    That will cause air to flow,
    which could help with cooling?
SIGN    Temperature difference
     causes air flow
[18:17] Kan
    Is that outfit making you cooler right now?
[18:19] Una
    Not at all.
[18:21] Shi
    Could it be that Neptune-san hasn't slept?
[18:23] Mei
    He got an order from the client for
     "like a carnivore, but it's an herbivore."
[18:27] Mei
    He hasn't slept for two days now.
[18:29] Miz
    You don't have to force yourself
    to join this stripey business.
[18:31] Una
    It's fine. It's a good distraction.
[18:34] Una
    Maybe I should just make the animal
    I'm working on stripey, too.
[18:39] Una
    That's it!
[18:42] Una
    If I use the power of gut bacteria,
[18:44] Una
    I can easily make a "carnivore" that
    can get nutrients from plants.
[18:48] Una
    But since it won't have a lot
    of energy, it can't move very fast.
[18:52] Una
    That's why I thought it should live in high
    altitudes where there are few enemies,
[18:55] Una
    but it snows there.
[18:58] Una
    It can't accumulate enough
    energy for hibernation...
[19:00] Una
    Not to mention having enough reserves to
    grow in a winter coat fit for snow.
[19:04] Una
    The way to resolve that is stripes,
    or black-and-white!
SIGN    White for camouflage in the snow
[19:08] Una
    White for blending into the snow!
    Black for blending in during the summer!
SIGN    Black
    for blending in during the summer
SIGN    Panda
[19:11] Una
    In other words, a multi-season fur coat!
[19:14] Shi
    God has spoken!
[19:16] God
    Accepted!
SIGN    Accepted
SIGN    Giant Panda
[19:18] Ued
    I'm happy for you. It's cute
    how the eyes stand out.
[19:23] Kim
    Doesn't this also fulfill the
    "striped weak animal" order?
[19:27] Kim
    We're done.
[19:29] Miz
    Chief, should we give up
    on the stripey horse?
[19:31] Tus
    Hm...
[19:33] Una
    Here. I'm glad forgoing sleep paid off.
[19:36] Shi
    Thank you.
[19:39] Shi
    Send!
[19:40] Kim
    Neptune-san, you're amazing.
[19:43] Una
    Oh, it wasn't so—
[19:45] Kan
    What is it?
[19:46] Una
    No, it just looks like this boy's...
[19:52] Kan
    What's going on?
[19:57] Shi
    Oh, no! Another design was stuck to it!
[20:01] Shi
    It was for the starfish!
[20:03] Kan
    Starfish?
[20:04] Kan
    What are the characteristics of a starfish?!
[20:06] Kim
    It doesn't have a brain.
[20:07] Kim
    Instead, it has receptors
    on its feet for smelling,
[20:10] Kim
    and when it has detected prey,
    it moves toward that smell.
[20:14] Kim
    Incidentally, starfish are carnivores, too.
[20:15] Kan
    No! It's coming this way!
[20:18] Kim
    Ven-chan, you're scared so easily.
[20:21] Kan
    You're just touching it?!
[20:22] Kim
    It's fine.
[20:27] Kan
    It's multiplying?!
[20:29] Kim
    The base is a starfish, after all.
[20:31] Shi
    When you try to catch them, their hair
    comes out, and they multiply even more!
[20:34] Shi
    And they're scary!
[20:37] Ued
    This isn't good. We have to do something.
[20:41] Una
    It's because I didn't check properly.
[20:43] Shi
    No, it's because I didn't check!
[20:45] Miz
    What are we going to do with these?!
[20:47] Kan
    It's all over!
[20:50] All
    We're doomed!
[20:53] Tsu
    You can relax!
[20:56] Tsu
    These are tsetse flies,
    which transmit sleeping sickness.
SIGN    Tsetse Fly
[20:59] Tsu
    They sting areas that are uniform in color.
[21:02] Tsu
    They should attack the pandas, since they
    have wider bands than your clothes.
[21:06] Tsu
    Just stay put.
[21:09] Shi
    Stay put?
[21:12] Miz
    This is like a painting of Hell.
SIGN    They fell asleep
[21:24] Kan
    For a moment, I had lost hope.
[21:27] Shi
    What a great idea to use tsetse flies.
[21:31] Tsu
    Since we proved that it's less
    likely to be stung by flies,
[21:34] Tsu
    can we give this horse a pass?
[21:36] Shi
    That was great, but the horse again?
[21:39] Shi
    God has spoken!
[21:41] God
    Accepted!
SIGN    Accepted
SIGN    Zebra
[21:43] Bothl
    Hooray!
[21:45] Una
    I thought it wouldn't work
    on those mystery animals,
[21:48] Una
    but they fell asleep quite easily.
[21:50] Ued
    Oh, that's because I cursed them.
[21:53] Ued
    C-Cursed? Are angels allowed to do that?
[21:57] Ued
    Should I not have?
[22:01] God
    Operational message!
[22:03] Ued
    Ueda is going to Hell!
SIGN    Expelled
SIGN    Next on the Agenda

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[00:02] Tsu
    These are tsetse flies,
    which transmit sleeping sickness.
SIGN    Tsetse Fly
[00:06] Una
    I thought it wouldn't work
    on those mystery animals,
SIGN    They fell asleep
[00:09] Una
    but they fell asleep quite easily.
[00:11] Ued
    Oh, that's because I cursed them.
[00:13] Una
    C-Cursed? Are angels allowed to do that?
[00:17] Ued
    Should I not have?
[00:19] God
    Operational message!
[00:21] God
    Ueda is going to Hell!
SIGN    Expelled
[00:29] Shi
    Wh-Wh-What should we do?!
[00:32] Shi
    It's my fault this happened to Ueda-san!
[00:34] Una
    No, it's my fault.
[00:36] Kan
    Angels are demoted to Hell
    when they use a curse?!
[00:40] Kim
    It's like the epitome
    of divine punishment.
SIGN    Department: Heaven's Angel Department
SIGN    Name                 Ueda
SIGN    You are commanded to go to Hell.
SIGN    Expelled
SIGN    Heaven's Design Team
[02:30] Tsu
    Ueda-san, should we submit our invoice
     for last week's request now?
[02:36] Miz
    Do you think Ueda-san really got demoted?
[02:39] Tsu
    The pandas were our fault, not Ueda-san's.
[02:43] Tsu
    I'll reach out to upper management.
[02:45] Kan
    We relied on Ueda-san much
    more than we realized, huh?
[02:49] Kim
    It's like that tingling sensation is absent.
[02:51] Una
    Something's missing for sure.
[02:57] Una
    O-Oh, we're not saying any
    of this to put you down!
[03:00] Shi
    I know, I really do!
[03:03] Shi
    Here you go. I made some cream puffs.
[03:06] Shi
    I'll go make some tea to go with them!
[03:11] Shi
    What should I do?
[03:13] Shi
    Ueda-san's angel communicator
    says she doesn't have a signal.
[03:18] Shi
    If Ueda-san doesn't come back...
[03:20] Shi
    No, even by myself, I need
    to do the best I can!
[03:35] Shi
    Are you all right?!
[03:37] Kan
    A skull?! The grim reaper!?
[03:44] Shi
    An insect?!
[03:46] Shi
    I can't do this after all!
[03:48] Shi
    Ueda-san!
[03:51] Ued
    Did you call for me?
[03:53] Ued
    Did another prototype escape
    from the insect department?
[03:58] Ued
    You're quite a big moth.
SIGN    Prototype
[04:00] Ued
    The skull pattern on your back is lovely.
[04:03] Shi
    Ueda-san?!
[04:06] Ued
    That "expulsion" was not a demotion,
    it was a business trip.
[04:10] Ued
    God did ask me why I used a curse,
[04:13] Ued
    but when I explained that it was necessary
    to prevent work-related deaths.
[04:15] Ued
    He didn't reprimand me.
SIGN    Hell
    Sweet
     Buns
[04:18] Shi
    I'm so glad!
[04:20] Ued
    I hadn't told you about that yet.
    Sorry for making you worry.
[04:24] Miz
    Who knew that lightning bolt was simply
    a way to move around when time is short?
[04:28] Una
    That was bad for my heart.
[04:30] Ued
    You know there's that new
    venture called "Hell"
[04:32] Ued
    that one of the companies associated
    with Heaven is starting, right?
[04:35] Ued
    The project lead there took
    a liking to the pandas,
[04:38] Ued
    and wanted to see some material,
    so I was instantly summoned.
SIGN    Hell
[04:41] Mei
    So you really did go to Hell.
[04:47] Yok
    That infinitely-multiplying
    panda was truly marvelous.
[04:51] Ued
    Oh?
[04:52] Yok
    I would like to create a
    creature based on that idea,
[04:55] Yok
    something that can move even
    without a brain, the "zombie."
[04:58] Yok
    I am sure that it will bring
    calamity and fear to the world!
[05:03] Kan
    Um, may I ask who you are?
[05:05] Yok
    I am the child of darkness
    born from the soil.
[05:08] Yok
    Oh, pardon me.
[05:11] Yok
    My name is Yokota. I recently
    transferred from Heaven to Hell.
[05:15] Yok
    I used to work for Ueda-san.
[05:17] Yok
    I am currently working on a
    "theme park of darkness and flame."
[05:21] Yok
    This is what it will look like.
[05:23] Shi
    It's the exact opposite of Heaven.
[05:26] Yok
    It'll be a fun place where you can
    have a taste of anguish and rage,
[05:29] Yok
    agony and sloth, thrills and adventure!
[05:32] Shi
    I-I see.
[05:35] Shi
    He has a scary appearance,
    but he seems dedicated to his work.
[05:38] Kan
    So those flames are always
    burning underground?
[05:40] Kan
    Won't they run out of oxygen?
[05:42] Kim
    If there's no sunlight, plants can't grow,
    so there'll be no food, either.
[05:47] Mei
    What do these happy gorilla-like
     beings eat? Each other?
[05:52] Yok
    As expected, you professionals
    ask the tough questions!
SIGN    Ventilation
SIGN    Mountain
    (Cross-Section View)
SIGN    Ventilation
[05:55] Yok
    But it won't be underground.
SIGN    Main Office
SIGN    Theme
         Park
                 Interior
SIGN    Entrance
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SIGN    Fully-Equipped
     Employee
     Cantina
[05:57] Yok
    Since this is what it'll
    look like, we're fine.
[06:00] Yoko
    Since we can grow foodstuffs on the outside,
[06:03] Yoko
    we will have enough food for our cast.
[06:05] Kan
    It looks like it's different than
    the Earth we do our work for.
[06:09] Yok
    The reason I came by today was
    not just because I wanted to
[06:13] Yok
    buy the zombie idea off of you,
    but because I have another request.
[06:17] Yok
    I would like you to design a mascot for
    the entrance of our company's theme park.
[06:22] Yok
    This is a drawing of what I had in mind!
[06:25] Shi
    A new request?
[06:27] Yok
    Yes.
[06:28] Yok
    Something so flashy that the screams
    of the souls just gush forth,
[06:31] Yok
    and so big that it could
    devour us all in one bite!
[06:34] Tsu
    If it's that big, the design
    will be limited by gravity.
[06:39] Yok
    No, please feel free to let your desires
    run free, and prioritize form over function.
[06:45] Yok
    In Hell, we can freely adjust
    gravity and oxygen levels,
[06:49] Yok
    so we'll adjust those to the animal.
[06:52] Miz
    But this is...
[06:56] Yok
    Oh, I'm sorry!
[06:58] Yok
    I shouldn't have dared show my
    drawing to professional designers!
[07:02] Kim
    That's not it.
[07:05] Una
    The appearance...
[07:07] Kan
    The purpose...
[07:08] Mei
    The size...
[07:09] Miz
    To have so much actual data...
[07:11] Kim
    ...in a request is so nice!
[07:13] Tsu
    Let's give it our best shot!
[07:15] All
    Yeah!
[07:16] Yok
    Huh? Yes! Thank you so much!
[07:19] Tsu
    Then please observe the internal competition
    between the very best designers on our team.
[07:25] Ued
    The request is for "Hell's mascot."
[07:29] Tsu
    Then we, Team A, will go first.
[07:32] Una
    Just to confirm, this is an
    animal with three heads, right?
[07:36] Yok
    Yes! If possible, it should be so terrifying
    and awesome that it chills your blood!
[07:42] Kan
    We'll use the wolf that Saturn
    came up with before as a base.
[07:45] Kan
    Let's send it over to Mars-san right away!
[07:49] Hig
    Here, it's done.
[07:53] Yok
    It's so cool! It's just
    overflowing with dignity!
[08:00] Shi
    The falling-over trope again.
[08:01] Shi
    It's bad for my heart, no matter
    how many times I see it.
[08:05] Hig
    Since each head wants to go
    in a different direction,
[08:08] Hig
    the legs get mixed up.
SIGN    Brain
SIGN    Fakes
[08:09] Una
    Then how about moving the brain
    here and making the heads fake?
[08:15] Hig
    I can't really recommend removing
    the brain from the head.
[08:19] Hig
    The optic and vestibulocochlear nerves
    would be more likely to get damaged.
[08:23] Yok
    Excuse me.
[08:23] Hig
    Yes?
[08:24] Yok
    As the client, I don't like that, either.
[08:27] Yok
    I want to jump into a whirlpool of desire,
     and pet each good boy's head.
[08:31] Yok
    That won't work if it's actually
     just one good boy.
[08:34] Yok
    The dream is to have multiple good boys!
[08:36] Yok
    I want to pet each good boy's head in turn,
     each with his own personality!
[08:39] Hig
    Then let's prioritize the middle
    good boy's will for movement.
[08:44] Hig
    It's fixed!
[08:48] Shi
    They're walking straight now!
[08:50] Yok
    So cool.
[08:52] Una
    Let's try feeding them.
[08:57] Una
    That's a good appetite!
[09:04] Una
    I put enough for one meal in there.
[09:07] Una
    They want to eat three meals' worth.
[09:12] Tsu
    Wolves do not have a good
    sense of fullness,
[09:15] Tsu
    so they'll keep eating to their limit.
[09:16] Tsu
    The upside is that they
    are very good at fasting.
[09:18] Kan
    They'll get fat for sure, though.
[09:21] Una
    They might become round good boys,
    just like the panda.
[09:24] Yok
    Th-That would be cute, but still...
[09:28] Kan
    Since they're a mascot,
    they don't need to hunt, right?
[09:31] Kan
    Maybe they should have a
    hobby besides eating.
[09:33] Shi
    Hobby?
[09:34] Kan
    Playing instruments... is out,
    but maybe they could listen to music.
[09:38] Yok
    Sounds good!
SIGN    Hardcore      Slash Metal      Hip Hop
[09:40] Kan
    If we let them listen to a wide selection
    of genres, they might develop a preference.
[09:49] Una
    What's happening?
SIGN    Break Up
[09:51] Shi
    They're breaking up!
[09:52] Shi
    Apparently they're splitting up because
    of their different tastes in music.
[09:55] Kan
    Come on, get along!
[09:58] Kim
    Looks like you're struggling, Team A.
[10:02] Kim
    This is what we came up with!
[10:07] Shi
    It's flying!
[10:08] Yok
    Awesome! Its appearance is just
    brimming with murderous intent!
[10:12] Kim
    If the gravity is low,
     this design allows it it to fly.
[10:15] Kim
    We based the head on the crocodile.
[10:17] Yok
    The crocodile? Don't they
    cannibalize each other?
[10:20] Miz
    Do not underestimate crocodiles!
[10:22] Miz
    They are highly social animals that
    can communicate with their growls.
[10:26] Miz
    They sometimes even hunt
    in groups by setting traps.
[10:29] Yok
    Wow...
[10:30] Kim
    And while that wolf-type there
    could accidentally become cute,
[10:34] Kim
    this crocodile type has
    a perpetually open mouth.
[10:37] Kim
    The sharp teeth are intimidating,
    emphasizing how scary it is!
[10:41] Shi
    Why are the mouths always open?
[10:43] Mei
    Because it's hot.
[10:44] Mei
    Just like real crocodiles, the open mouth allows
     water to evaporate, which gets rid of heat.
[10:48] Shi
    I thought it was for intimidation.
[10:50] Miz
    Additionally, crocodiles are cold-blooded,
SIGN    Cold-Blooded
[10:53] Miz
    which means that if you cool them down,
    they shut down and sleep without needing food.
[10:57] Miz
    In other words, if the park is closed,
    it's possible to deactivate them!
[11:00] Kim
    The wolf-type over there is warm-blooded,
SIGN    Warm-Blooded
[11:03] Kim
    so they'll have to keep eating,
    even if the park is closed.
[11:06] Kim
    Ours is cool and economical!
[11:09] Kim
    This is Team B's proposal!
[11:11] Kan
    Our design's heads accepted each
    other and got back together!
[11:15] Shi
    This is a battle of unprecedented intensity!
[11:18] Tsu
    Yokota-san, what do you think?
[11:20] Tsu
    If Hell is operational year-round,
    I recommend Team A's warm-blooded wolf-type.
[11:25] Tsu
    If you will be closed frequently, I recommend
     Team B's cold-blooded crocodile-type.
[11:31] Yok
    We haven't decided yet if and
    when the park will be closed.
[11:33] Yok
    This is just like the sun and moon.
[11:36] Yok
    It's just as difficult as having to pick
    either roaring flames or eternal ice.
[11:40] Yok
    It's so hard to pick.
[11:44] Yok
    Both were accepted!
[11:45] Yok
    The fee will be doubled!
SIGN    Cerberus
SIGN    Three-Headed
    Dragon
SIGN    Accepted in Hell
SIGN    Accepted in Hell
[11:50] Kan
    Yay!
[11:52] Ued
    That's so nice.
[11:53] Yok
    Oh, that reminds me.
[11:55] Yok
    Could I also purchase the skull pattern
    that was on the moth Ueda-san caught earlier?
[11:59] Yok
    I was looking for a design to put
    on the T-shirts in the gift store.
[12:02] ---
    Would a payment for the illustration
    plus a royalty contract be acceptable?
[12:05] Shi
    I'll go talk to the insect
    department right away!
[12:07] Una
    Wh-What a good client!
[12:14] Yok
    There will come a time when I shall
    return again from the deepest darkness!
[12:18] Yok
    I look forward to working with you!
[12:23] Kan
    I thought of Hell as a really scary place, but it
    seems like a laid-back place to work.
[12:28] Kan
    It looks like they can freely
    pick their own work attire.
[12:30] Ued
    Oh, it's not that free.
[12:33] Ued
    New Hell employees have to design an
     "awesome dark side outfit" for their work attire.
[12:40] Ued
    However, but due to budget constraints,
[12:42] Ued
    even if it feels embarrassing later,
    they are never allowed to change it.
[12:45] Miz
    That would be Hell.
SIGN    The Illustrated Guide to Creatures That Really Exist
[12:49] Ken
    The Illustrated Guide to Creatures
    That Really Exist!
[12:53] Ued
    The bigger ones are about six meters.
[12:56] Shi
    That's 3.5 of me.
[12:58] Yok
    These jaws are clearly suited to
    the guardian of the underworld.
[13:01] Ued
    They use that mouth to chomp babies.
[13:04] Shi
    It ate it?!
[13:05] Ued
    No, the mother is just transporting
    the babies in her mouth.
[13:10] Shi
    So crocodiles raise their children?
[13:12] Ued
    They do so with the utmost care.
[13:14] Ued
    The mother crocodile even sleeps with
    one eye open to watch her children.
[13:19] Yok
    They're kinder than they look, huh?
[13:23] Ued
    Just like you, Yokota-kun.
[13:33] Tsu
    Should we have lunch now?
[13:35] Kan
    Yes, this is a good time to stop.
[13:38] Una
    I brought a lunch today!
[13:40] Kim
    Me, too.
[13:41] Shi
    I'll make some tea.
[13:43] Una
    Thank you, Shimoda-kun.
[13:47] Shi
    Two?
[13:49] Tsu
    Your lunch is so fancy, Venus-kun.
[13:53] Kan
    Yours is such a classic.
[13:57] Kan
    Compared to that...
[13:59] Miz
    It's simple, beautiful and efficient.
[14:02] Miz
    What's your issue?
[14:03] Miz
    That's not appetizing.
[14:05] Miz
    The same goes for yours.
[14:08] Kim
    I'm looking forward, so forward, to lunch!
[14:11] All
    That's huge!
[14:12] Kan
    Come on! That huge thing won't fit here.
[14:15] Shi
    The table over there is free.
[14:21] Kim
    Ta-dah! Today's lunch is plated on this boat!
[14:25] Shi
    Lunch?
[14:27] Kim
    I packed it with the freshest
    fruits of the sea.
[14:30] Kim
    This glorious shrimp is a test piece.
[14:32] Una
    It's all so fancy.
[14:35] Kim
    This is just an aspect of our work, right?
[14:37] Shi
    Uh, sure.
[14:39] Kim
    I collaborated with the insect
    department to make the crab before,
[14:42] Kim
    and it turned out really tasty.
[14:44] Shi
    The insect department? The crab?
[14:46] Una
    That was before you came here.
[14:49] Kim
    The crab is like a relative of the insects.
[14:52] Kim
    I wanted that tastiness not just
    in crabs, but also in shrimp.
[14:56] Kim
    The shrimp is like an elongated crab,
    so I guarantee that it's tasty.
[14:59] Shi
    Shrimp and crabs are also related?
[15:01] Kim
    Yes, crabs have their abdomen
    on their underside, right?
[15:05] Kim
    The one you can easily open up?
[15:07] Kim
    That's just a shrimp tail tucked under.
SIGN    Gastric Mills
[15:10] Shi
    Oh, wow.
[15:11] Kim
    Shrimp have teeth in their stomach,
    so they chew inside their tummies!
[15:17] Shi
    I didn't really want to know that,
     but God has spoken!
[15:21] God
    Accepted!
SIGN    Accepted
SIGN    Spiny
    Lobster
[15:24] Kim
    Yay! A big shrimp is born!
[15:28] Kim
    It can speak, too.
[15:33] Una
    Oh, sorry.
[15:35] Una
    Should we have lunch, too?
[15:37] Una
    This one is yours.
[15:39] Shi
    Oh, you're eating together?
[15:42] Una
    Isn't it cute?
[15:44] Una
    I got an order for an
    "animal that can't swim well,"
[15:47] Una
    so I'm making a fluffy creature.
[15:49] Shi
    Fluffy because it can't swim well?
[15:51] Una
    You know how good swimmers
    are all curvy and slippery?
[15:54] Shi
    Oh, you're going in the exact opposite
    direction from the dolphin.
[15:58] Una
    That's right. And animals that
    often go into water usually
[16:04] Una
    have their nose higher up.
[16:07] Una
    This boy's got a small nose
    in the middle of his face.
[16:11] Una
    I left in a lot of land animal features.
[16:14] Kim
    And what does he eat?
[16:16] Una
    For now, he's an omnivore.
[16:18] Una
    Stuff like frogs, bugs and grains.
[16:21] Shi
    Like frogs...
[16:23] Una
    Since he can't swim well,
    he can't catch fish.
[16:28] Kim
    Want to try an urchin?
[16:37] Kim
    You can appreciate the flavor of urchin!
     How about a scallop?
[16:41] Kim
    Abalone?
[16:43] Kim
    Squid?
[16:45] Kim
    What a good boy!
[16:47] Una
    Hey, stop that, Jupiter-kun!
[16:50] Una
    He's bad at swimming!
[16:52] Una
    Look at his cute little pads!
[16:55] Una
    Tasty seafood comes from
    the cold ocean, right?
[16:58] Una
    He'll bleed body heat through his pads.
[17:00] Una
    He'll be chilled to the bone!
[17:02] Una
    So that's why this is your food.
[17:04] Una
    Jeez! What will you do if he
    starts preferring seafood?
[17:11] Una
    I'll pretend I didn't see that.
[17:13] Kim
    Do you want some lobster?
[17:17] Shi
    S-So cute! He's literally beaming!
[17:21] Una
    Oh, man, what should I do?
[17:23] Una
    He can't swim well, but he's fallen
    in love with expensive seafood.
[17:27] Kim
    If cold is the issue,
    he just needs to eat more.
[17:30] Shi
    A gourmet that's also a glutton?
[17:32] Kim
    If he just eats a lot, he'll be fine
    because his body temperature will go up.
[17:36] Kim
    There are no sharks in cold oceans,
    and mussels suck at running away,
[17:39] Kim
    meaning it'll work out even
    if he can't swim well.
[17:42] Kim
    The secret to survival is eating!
[17:44] Una
    That's no longer the
    animal I came up with.
[17:47] Una
    It's completely under
    Jupiter-kun's influence.
[17:50] Shi
    He looks happy, though.
[17:53] Una
    Oh, fine. Want to try going in the ocean?
[17:59] Shi
    This looks more like an
    aquarium than the ocean.
[18:01] Una
    It's a simulation space for testing.
[18:04] Ott
    This water is vewy cold.
    My widdle handsies are vewy cold, so...
SIGN    Spread
[18:13] Una
    I-It's so adorable!
[18:15] Shi
    It's floating on the water!
[18:17] Una
    What? That's so smart! Cute!
[18:22] Kim
    I see. If he raises them up, he can breathe easily
     and his hands don't get cold.
[18:26] Kim
    What if we trap air in his coat to
    make his whole body like a life vest?
[18:31] Kim
    See? It floats, and since the cold water
    isn't directly touching him, it's not cold.
[18:34] Una
    That's good!
[18:36] Ott
    Handsies cold...
[18:38] Ott
    Oh, eyesies warm!
[18:41] Shi
    Cute!
[18:42] Una
    Adorable!
[18:47] Una
    Your face can stay like that!
[18:49] Una
    I'll put the fanciest fur coat on you!
[18:53] Kim
    He wears a fancy fur coat and
    gorges himself on fancy food.
[18:56] Kim
    I like that.
[18:57] Shi
    So he does have to eat a lot?
[19:00] Kim
    With the amount of subcutaneous fat he has,
[19:03] Kim
    he has to eat about 25% of
    his body weight to survive.
[19:07] Kim
    For your size, that would be
    about 15 kilograms of food per day.
SIGN    Rice
[19:11] Shi
    This much food... every day?!
[19:15] Kim
    So I think he won't have time
    to get back to land to sleep.
[19:18] Una
    The fur coat is good,
[19:19] Una
    but if he sleeps while floating on
    the water, he'll be washed away.
[19:23] Shi
    Neptune-san, look at that!
[19:25] Shi
    He wrapped kelp around his body!
[19:28] Una
    Th-That's so smart!
[19:31] Kim
    What about in regions where there's no kelp?
[19:33] Kim
    You should beef up his claws
    so he can hold on to rocks.
[19:39] Una
    Sorry, what did you say?
[19:40] Kim
    I was saying the claws—
[19:42] Shi
    Neptune-san!
[19:43] Shi
    If there's is no kelp, they hold
    hands while they sleep!
[19:47] Una
    Get out!
[19:49] Kim
    Listen, he can't hold a lot of
    food with those small hands.
[19:52] Kim
    You should enlarge them.
[19:53] Una
    It's not cute, so I veto that.
[19:55] Una
    I'll give you a pocket,
    so you can carry a lot with you.
[19:59] Kim
    P-Pockets? But we need to
     address other issues, too.
[20:02] Kim
    Since he was originally a land animal,
[20:04] Kim
    eating too much seafood means
    he's getting way too much sodium.
[20:07] Shi
    Isn't that your fault?
[20:09] Una
    I understand.
[20:11] Una
    Let's make your kidneys strong, too.
[20:14] Una
    Then you'll be able to
    handle all that sodium.
[20:18] Kim
    This is hopeless.
[20:20] Shi
    He's stuffing lots of
    mussels into his pockets.
[20:23] Una
    He's so smart!
SIGN    A Few Days Later...
[20:31] Shi
    Is the "animal that can't swim well"
     in the oceans on Earth now?
[20:34] Una
    Yes, we're testing it on Galapagos.
[20:37] Una
    Want to come see?
[20:38] Shi
    Of course!
[20:39] Kim
    I'll come, too.
[20:45] Shi
    Oh, good. They seem well.
[20:49] Una
    Oh, no, this is bad!
[20:51] Una
    They all have periodontitis!
[20:55] Kim
    Always eating hard things
    took a toll on them.
[20:58] Kim
    I knew they needed another set of teeth.
[21:02] Kim
    You should add teeth in their
    stomachs like shrimp have—
[21:05] Una
    No!
[21:06] Una
    But what should I do?
    If you can't eat, you'll die.
[21:11] Shi
    No...
[21:18] Una
    I see, you're using the rock
    instead of your teeth!
[21:21] Shi
    So smart!
[21:23] Una
    So cute!
[21:27] Shi
    God has spoken!
[21:29] God
    Accepted!
SIGN    Accepted
SIGN    Sea Otter
[21:33] Una
    I'm so happy!
[21:36] Kim
    You're coddling him too much.
[21:37] Una
    Isn't this great?
SIGN    The Illustrated Guide to Creatures That Really Exist
[21:39] Ken
    The Illustrated Guide to Creatures
    That Really Exist!
[21:43] Una
    Aren't they so cute?
[21:46] Shi
    They are. What's the significance
    of this movement?
[21:50] Una
    That's how they clean their fur.
[21:52] Una
    In order to protect themselves
    from the cold sea,
[21:54] Una
    it's important that their fur is fluffy.
[21:57] Shi
    I see. So they're making their
    already-fluffy bodies even more fluffy.
[22:01] Una
    The mothers do that fluffing
    for their babies.
[22:05] Una
    Shimoda-kun, are you ready?
[22:07] Shi
    Yes. As one now, Neptune-san.
[22:10] All
    So cute!
SIGN    Next on the Agenda

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[00:02] Shi
    Hello, everyone!
[00:04] Kan
    You're in a good mood, Shimoda-kun.
[00:07] Shi
    Yes, that's because I have
    good news for all of you!
[00:11] Shi
    Here you go!
SIGN    GaLapAGos  Throe-doys  waYcaTIno  notiec
[00:15] Hig
    Huh? What?
[00:17] Miz
    "Throe-doys"?
[00:19] Mei
    Shimoda-kun, your handwriting sucks.
[00:20] Shi
    I'm sorry. I haven't been
    alive very long yet.
[00:24] Shi
    I wrote, "Galapagos three-day vacation notice."
[00:29] Shi
    Can you believe it? As a present
    for all your hard work,
[00:32] Shi
    God has granted you a company
    trip that starts tomorrow!
SIGN    Heaven's Design Team
[02:08] Shi
    Until just now, Saturn-san was negotiating
    with God about the company trip.
[02:14] Una
    And where is Chief Saturn?
[02:15] Shi
    He said he'll meet you there tomorrow.
[02:18] Emi
    I'm still working on an order.
[02:21] Kan
    We all are.
[02:22] Shi
    Apparently anything in progress can
    be delivered after the vacation.
[02:26] Mei
    "After the vacation" means we have
    to work during the vacation.
[02:30] Kan
    So it's just work anyway!
[02:33] Shi
    That's true.
[02:35] Kan
    Well, maybe I'll just go
    to Galapagos now, then.
[02:38] Una
    Let's get there early.
[02:40] All
    Agreed!
[02:41] Shi
    B-But nothing's prepared yet.
[02:44] Shi
    There are no b-b-b-buildings!
[02:46] Kan
    We can just take care of that ourselves.
[02:48] Hig
    Want to build some hot springs and a gazebo?
[02:50] Una
    We'll surprise the chief.
[02:50] ---
    U-Um...
[02:52] Shi
    What should I do?
[02:52] Miz
    If anything, we should
    build an outdoor bath.
[02:54] Kim
    Let's go!
[02:56] Shi
    Please wait!
[03:04] Hig
    And just like that,
    the hot springs are done!
[03:08] Shi
    This looks so professional.
[03:11] Hig
    A rock bath and a regular
    one on the seaside.
SIGN    Entrance
SIGN    Front of the House
SIGN    Mountain Room
SIGN    Ocean room
SIGN    Banquet Table
SIGN    Dirt Floor
SIGN    Isolated Room
[03:14] Hig
    There are two rooms facing the baths.
[03:16] Hig
    I've made an isolated room, too.
[03:18] Kan
    An isolated room?
[03:19] Mei
    I asked her to make an isolated workshop
    for those of us who have work to do.
[03:24] Miz
    I have work, too.
[03:26] Una
    Me, too.
[03:27] Kan
    So that's the arrangement.
[03:32] Kan
    Is that what you're working on right now?
[03:35] Mei
    The base design passed, but the client
    wants to see a bunch of variations.
[03:40] Mei
    I've been thinking about
    a type where the babies
[03:43] Mei
    cannibalize each other in the womb,
     and one where they don't,
[03:47] Mei
    but I just don't have a good design.
[03:49] Mei
    I might be having a slump.
[03:50] Kan
    Really? It looks like you're on a roll.
[03:52] Mei
    What about you, Ven-chan?
[03:54] Kan
    The order was for "an animal
     where the male breastfeeds."
[03:57] Kan
    But I'm stuck.
[03:58] Kan
    The samples are not reproducing well.
[04:01] Kim
    Ready for some fun?
[04:02] Kim
    Huh? Am I the only one who traveled light?
[04:06] Kim
    I brought some animals that can
    bathe with us! Let them soothe you.
[04:10] Kim
    Neptune-san and Mercury are already there.
[04:25] Kim
    So, feel calmer?
[04:26] Miz
    How could I?!
[04:29] Una
    Neptune-kun, this one got rejected, right?
[04:32] Miz
    The scary creature that spits super-strong
    stomach acid that can even dissolve metal...
[04:37] Miz
    Why did you bring it?
[04:39] Kim
    Since its stomach acid is so strong,
    its body starts dissolving if it develops
[04:42] Kim
    a stomach ulcer from stress.
    So I thought I'd bring it here to relax.
[04:46] Kim
    Let's enjoy the view together.
[04:50] Miz
    This thing in my peripheral
     vision is preventing that.
[04:58] Kan
    This is the best!
[05:00] Kan
    I think the sake would be even
    better if it was snowing, though.
[05:03] Hig
    Should I make it snow?
[05:04] Kan
    You can? Please do!
[05:07] Hig
    Pressure pattern change!
[05:09] Hig
    Set seasonal wind to strong!
[05:14] Hig
    This should generate cumulonimbus clouds,
     so it'll snow eventually.
[05:19] Mei
    Hammer... Saw...
[05:23] Hig
    Oh, I'm sorry. I'll put those away later.
[05:29] Mei
    What do you think of this sawshark?!
[05:32] Kan
    You workaholic.
[05:34] Hig
    Come get in the water.
[05:36] Kan
    Oh, it started to snow!
[05:42] Mzi
    It's cold.
[05:45] Kim
    How about we get out and eat?
[05:48] Kim
    We'll warm up once we eat.
[05:52] Kim
    The hot pot's done!
[05:55] Kan
    Oh, that smells good.
[05:57] Mei
    What kind of hot pot is this?
[05:59] Miz
    Don't tell me it's the...
[06:06] Hig
    This is super delicious!
[06:08] Hig
    Jupiter-san, you know your stuff!
[06:10] Kim
    The secret to this deliciousness is the amino
    acid composition inspired by shrimp and crab!
[06:14] Kim
    Fine-tuning the umami and
    the sweetness took forever.
[06:19] Kim
    Well, since it was too tasty,
    I made it a really tough creature,
[06:23] Kim
    but that just netted me a rejection.
[06:25] Kim
    Figures.
[06:27] Kan
    Aw, what a shame!
[06:29] Mei
    How about putting that amino acid
    into an animal that's hard to eat?
[06:32] Hig
    The crab we made before was tasty.
[06:35] Shi
    Good evening! I brought some alcohol.
SIGN    Paraiso Beer
[06:39] Hig
    Oh, good job, Shimoda-kun! So considerate!
[06:41] Shi
    And this was by the door.
SIGN    Nobody must leave the room
[06:47] Una
    What?
[06:49] Kan
    No way, is that a threat?
[06:51] Kim
    Who cares? Let's drink up!
[06:53] Hig
    Yeah, cheers!
SIGN    Nobody must leave the room
[06:56] Una
    At this rate, we're all going to
    drink until morning without leaving.
[07:00] Shi
    I hope so.
SIGN    Two Hours Later
[07:06] Shi
    Huh?
[07:07] Shi
    Where is Jupiter-san?
[07:08] Miz
    No clue.
[07:10] Miz
    Probably sleeping next door.
[07:13] Kan
    He went outside, saying he was going
     to eat raw fish while dancing in the sea.
[07:17] Shi
    What? But there was that letter!
[07:20] Mei
    Wait, he's in the ocean?
[07:22] Mei
    Oh, no... I tossed a bunch of my
    work-in-progress sharks in there.
[07:29] Kan
    You didn't leave them in the workshop?
[07:31] Mei
    I wanted to see their abilities in the wild.
[07:33] Shi
    Jupiter-san's going to die again!
[07:36] Kan
    Again?
[07:37] Shi
    Let's go find him, quick!
[07:39] Miz
    Boo! I don't wanna. It's cold.
[07:42] Una
    Come on, think of it as
    preventing a hangover.
[07:44] Mei
    The snow's sticking.
[07:46] Miz
    So cold...
[07:47] Miz
    This happens all the time.
    We should just leave him.
[07:50] Kan
    There, there, he's our colleague.
[07:52] Hig
    We can get down here.
[07:54] Shi
    We need to find him quickly.
[07:56] Una
    Hello, Jupiter-kun! Hello?
[07:59] Kan
    There are sharks!
[08:00] Shi
    Jupiter-san, please come out!
[08:01] Hig
    Give up and come out!
[08:05] Miz
    I hate it here!
    This snake and I both hate cold places.
[08:09] Miz
    I'm going back to sleep!
[08:11] Shi
    Come on...
[08:13] Kan
    I wonder if Jupiter has already been eaten.
[08:16] Kan
    Are sharks good at finding prey?
[08:18] Mei
    I equipped them with ears that can
    hear their prey from two kilometers away,
[08:21] Mei
    and the ability to amplify light so they
    can see even when it's very dim,
SIGN    Jupiter
[08:26] Mei
    plus I also made a giant, 18-meter version!
[08:29] Kan
    Oh, he's not getting away from that.
[08:33] Mei
    Right, so let's find him with a shark.
[08:37] Kan
    All life forms emit a tiny
    amount of electricity.
[08:40] Kan
    I added an organ near the nose
    that detects electricity.
[08:43] Kan
    This way, even creatures burrowing
     in the sand can be detected.
[08:46] Kan
    Oh, that's why the nose is pointy.
[08:48] Mei
    On top of that!
[08:50] Mei
    I'll separate the left and right nostrils,
[08:53] Mei
    so they can figure out where
    a smell is coming from!
[08:57] Mei
    Go, Jupiter search party!
[09:05] Shi
    God has spoken!
[09:06] God
    Accepted!
SIGN    Accepted
SIGN    Hammerhead
     Shark
SIGN    Accepted
SIGN    Sawshark
[09:08] God
    Accepted!
[09:11] Mei
    The hammer and the saw are swimming!
[09:14] Mei
    While I'm at it, I'll make
    one with a circular saw, too!
[09:16] Shi
    Is she maybe... drunk?
[09:20] Una
    Ah, yes... With Pluto-chan, you can't
     tell just by looking at her.
[09:25] Mei
    Found him!
[09:26] Shi
    The others joined them, too!
[09:28] Kan
    He went to dance and eat, but it
    looks more like he's the food.
[09:32] Una
    It's too dangerous to get close.
[09:34] Hig
    Leave it to me!
[09:37] Hig
    Good thing this pressure pattern
    can generate cumulonimbus clouds.
[09:41] Hig
    By using the upward draft of the
    cumulonimbus clouds, I'll create a tornado!
[09:48] Shi
    I see! You're sucking Jupiter-san into the air!
[09:59] Kan
    The sharks came, too!
[10:01] Hig
    Oh, yeah...
[10:10] Kim
    Boy, did I die last night!
[10:13] Kan
    That was exhausting. I'm still tired.
[10:16] Una
    Huh? Where's Mercury-kun?
[10:19] Kan
    Shimoda-kun went to the isolated
    room to see if he's sleeping there.
[10:26] Kim
    What happened?!
[10:32] Kim
    Wow, Mercury's dead.
[10:34] Kan
    Jeez!
[10:36] Kan
    Now we've got another mess to deal with!
[10:45] Shi
    M-Mercury-san's...
[10:47] Kan
    What, was this a murder?
[10:51] Shi
    U-Uh, is this...
[10:55] Kim
    Leave this to the
    Ate-My-Money-Away Detective!
[11:00] Kim
    The perpetrator is definitely still here!
[11:06] Kim
    Nobody move! Preserving the crime scene
    is fundamental to investigation!
[11:11] Kan
    The perpetrator is here?
[11:12] Una
    Ate-My-Money-Away Detective?
[11:14] Kim
    This ashtray on the back of the head
    is most likely the murder weapon.
[11:18] Kim
    And these footprints were probably
    left by the perpetrator.
[11:23] Shi
    What is it?
[11:24] Kim
    Look at this, Shimoda-kun.
[11:26] Kim
    These footprints are curious.
[11:27] Shi
    Indeed, it almost looks like the
    perpetrator disappeared into the mirror.
[11:38] Kim
    This is... the flavor of fat and protein!
     A milky taste!
[11:44] Kim
    This isn't blood. It's actually pretty tasty.
[11:48] Kan
    Oh, maybe this baby is the perpetrator!
[11:53] Kan
    The order I got was for "an animal
    where the male breastfeeds."
[11:57] Kan
    The males also produce milk in the back
    of their throats to feed the young.
[12:02] Shi
    So this red stuff isn't blood, but milk?
[12:06] Mei
    Why did you make the milk this color?
[12:08] Kan
    The milk is red because they eat red algae.
[12:11] Kan
    I made it a bird whose feathers and body
    will take on the color of the food it eats.
[12:15] Kan
    Isn't this coral pink wonderful?
[12:20] Kim
    Part of the mystery is solved!
[12:24] Kim
    It seems the one who left
     these footprints hit Mercury,
[12:29] Kim
    and disappeared into the mirror.
[12:32] Kim
    That's how things may appear at first,
    but the red milk gave me a clue.
[12:36] Shi
    What do you mean?
[12:38] Kim
    This blood-like substance
    on the bottom of the mirror
[12:41] Kim
    doesn't mean that the perpetrator
    went inside the mirror.
[12:44] Kim
    It means that they stepped into the
    milk here and walked backward.
[12:49] Kim
    And the answer to who that was is
    right here, in Mercury's hand!
[12:55] Kim
    Shimoda-kun, my hands are full,
     so please inspect that.
[12:59] Shi
    Y-Yes!
[13:01] Shi
    It's a sock! He was holding a sock!
[13:04] Kan
    I've seen that sock before.
[13:06] Kim
    Yes, this sock belongs to the
    victim himself... to Mercury.
[13:12] Kim
    He's always been susceptible to cold,
     so he abandoned me last night
[13:16] Kim
    and came here to go to bed by himself.
[13:20] Kim
    And then, after he stepped into the
    bird milk in front of the mirror,
[13:26] Kim
    Mercury stepped back and took
    off his milk-red sock.
[13:31] Kim
    That means these footprints
    belong to Mercury!
[13:34] Kan
    N-No way!
[13:37] Kan
    There's one more bird!
[13:39] Kan
    They haven't reproduced
    before, so why now?
[13:43] ---
    Oh, that?
[13:45] Kan
    Could it be?
[13:47] Kan
    Aha! It's a numbers thing!
[13:49] Kan
    When the mirror gave the impression
    that there are many friends,
[13:52] Kan
    they relaxed and began producing offspring!
[13:55] Kan
    Then I should make it so they can withstand
    environments that other animals avoid.
[13:59] Kan
    Yes, I'll make their legs and body
    suited for even salty lakes!
[14:04] Kan
    If there are no rivals,
    their flocks can grow huge!
[14:09] Shi
    God has spoken!
[14:11] God
    Accepted!
SIGN    Accepted
SIGN    Flamingo
[14:16] Kan
    Yes, my work is done! I'm free!
[14:21] Kim
    But there's still one mystery left.
[14:23] Kim
    How did you get that ashtray
    on your head, Mercury?
[14:28] Miz
    I don't know. Don't remember.
[14:30] Shi
    What? Are you all right?!
[14:33] Miz
    My head hurts.
[14:36] Miz
    I dreamed about pink birds flocking around
    me and vomiting blood on my head.
[14:41] Shi
    That was probably real.
[14:44] Kim
    It's most likely that this ashtray murder
    is motivated by a grudge!
[14:47] Shi
    Mercury-san is alive, though.
[14:50] Una
    Oh, he collapsed.
[14:52] Kim
    Let's ask everyone for their alibis.
[14:55] Kim
    Shimoda-kun, you'll be my assistant.
[15:00] Txt
    m 462 50 l 464 294 606 295 604 49
SIGN    Venus
    
    Animal Designer
    
    Her masterpiece
     is the bird.
[15:00] Kan
    Last night? There was this commotion,
    and we had to go to ocean.
[15:03] Kan
    Thanks to that, I didn't get enough sleep.
[15:05] Kim
    Out of all of us, I think you
    hate Mercury the most, Ven-chan.
[15:09] Kan
    I think we all feel the same.
[15:11] Kan
    The snake is the natural
    enemy of most animals.
[15:14] Shi
    That's true.
[15:16] Kan
    Besides, I was holding Pluto-chan's
    hand the whole time I was asleep.
[15:19] Kan
    I got so scared when
    I remembered that scary note.
[15:22] Txt
    m 455 25 l 458 270 599 272 599 26
SIGN    Pluto
    
    Animal Designer
    
     Her masterpiece
     is the frog.
[15:22] Mei
    It's true. Ven-chan is a scaredy-cat.
[15:26] Txt
    m 476 29 l 479 272 618 270 618 30
SIGN    Mercury
    (Victim)
    
    Animal Designer
    
     His masterpiece
     is the snake.
[15:26] Miz
    I wanted to work, but I fell
     asleep right away.
[15:31] Miz
    I drank too much and
    can't remember anything.
[15:33] Shi
    Let's leave him alone so he can rest.
[15:36] Txt
    m 453 47 l 454 260 577 260 579 48
SIGN    Mars
    
    Engineer
    
    Makes prototypes
     and supervises
     animals.
[15:36] Hig
    Oh, yeah, I remember that there
    was someone behind the other house
[15:40] Hig
    when I woke up in the middle of the night.
[15:43] Hig
    I only saw the hem of a robe, though.
[15:48] Kim
    Why were you outside at that hour?
[15:51] Hig
    I wanted to make sure the weather was back
    to normal, since I was drunk when I changed it.
[15:57] Kim
    How suspicious.
[15:59] Kim
    As the engineer, don't you hate us designers
    for all the abuse we heap on you?
[16:05] Hig
    If so, I would have killed you all
    in one swoop with my shark tornado.
[16:08] Kim
    That's true!
[16:09] Kim
    We designers were the only
    ones wearing these robes.
[16:13] Kim
    Then that makes you suspicious,
[16:18] Kim
    Neptune-san!
[16:19] Txt
    m 454 36 l 455 279 595 280 595 37
SIGN    Neptune
    
    Animal Designer
    
     His masterpiece
     is the sea otter.
[16:22] Kim
    In cases like these, the least
    likely person is the perpetrator!
[16:25] Una
    That's such a sloppy conclusion.
[16:28] Kim
    Neptune-san, you were struggling because
[16:30] Kim
    the squirrel you're designing was
    being preyed upon by Mercury's snake.
[16:33] Una
    I was struggling, but I don't hate him.
[16:37] Una
    Actually, with Mercury-kun's help, I went
    from "squirrel that the snakes eat"
[16:41] Una
    to "squirrel that eats snakes."
[16:44] Shi
    What? The squirrel eats snakes?!
[16:46] Una
    Since they always get hunted by snakes,
    I added resistance to snake venom.
[16:51] Una
    This boy can stand up to Mercury's snakes.
[16:54] Shi
    Speaking of, where is the snake
    that he was carrying around?
[16:57] Kim
    Maybe it slithered off
    while he was sleeping.
[17:01] Kan
    What is this nonsense?! That's dangerous!
[17:04] Kan
    Hey, Mercury! Where's your snake?!
[17:08] Miz
    So loud...
[17:10] Kan
    Make it so we can find it!
[17:12] Kan
    Hurry up!
[17:13] Miz
    I guess I'll have it make a sound.
[17:16] Miz
    Hang on, I'll add that right now.
[17:21] Kim
    Did you hear that!?
[17:30] Shi
    God has spoken!
[17:31] God
    Both of them are accepted!
SIGN    Accepted
SIGN    Rattlesnake
SIGN    Accepted
SIGN    California
    Ground
     Squirrel
[17:36] Una
    Yay! Success!
[17:41] Shi
    They're relentlessly biting each other!
[17:43] Una
    You can feel their ancient grudge.
[17:46] Shi
    Huh, could that be the
    robe that Mars-san saw?
[17:50] Mzi
    Snakes don't like the cold.
    He probably dragged a spare robe
[17:55] Mzi
    from the workshop room all the way over here.
[17:57] Kim
    So Mars-san didn't see
    a designer, but a snake.
[18:01] Kim
    That means we don't have any clues.
[18:03] Hig
    Then we need to think back to the beginning.
SIGN    Nobody must leave the room
[18:07] Kim
    Who put together that
    threatening note, anyway?
[18:11] Hig
    It would be faster to write it by hand,
[18:13] Hig
    yet it was put together from clippings.
[18:16] Hig
    That suggests the perpetrator was afraid of
    being identified by their handwriting.
[18:20] Kan
    Due to the theory that the
    perpetrator was wearing a robe,
[18:23] Kan
    they were not previously
     considered a suspect.
[18:25] Hig
    Then they were also not considered because
    they were the detective's assistant.
[18:30] Hig
    Which means...
[18:31] Kan
    Shimoda-kun is gone?!
[18:32] Una
    He was here just a moment ago!
[18:37] Kan
    There he is!
[18:43] Kim
    Shimoda-kun, don't do anything rash!
[18:45] Shi
    P-Please don't come closer!
[18:47] Kim
    Doing that won't make Mercury
    any happier in Heaven!
[18:51] Miz
    I mean, I am from there, but—
[18:57] Hig
    Watch out!
[19:00] Shi
    Oh...
[19:02] Shi
    It's fine now. You can come over.
[19:06] Shi
    The Dragon Palace of Relaxation is ready!
[19:22] Kan
    What is that?!
[19:30] Kim
    So it's finally done! That's a relief.
[19:34] Miz
    What?
[19:35] Ued
    We made it as surprise.
[19:37] Tsu
    I'm glad we somehow delivered on time.
[19:40] Shi
    I was so worried you'd
    find out early, since you all
[19:44] Shi
    came to Galapagos before it was finished.
[19:46] Kan
    Oh, right, we did come a
    day early, didn't we?
[19:50] Mei
    I remember how flustered Shimoda-kun
    was when we said we'd go early.
[19:54] Kim
    I actually saw the palace
    underwater last night.
[20:04] Kim
    That's why I diverted everyone's attention
    away from the ocean with the detective bit.
[20:08] Una
    So the "Ate-My-Money-Away
    Detective" was just buying time.
[20:12] Kim
    Yup.
[20:13] Una
    But then what was that threatening note?
[20:15] Shi
    That was supposed to just be a note.
SIGN    Nobody must leave the room
[20:18] Shi
    I thought it would be easier
    to read than my handwriting.
[20:21] Shi
    I'm sorry.
[20:23] Miz
    Hold on...
[20:25] Miz
    Didn't someone hit my head with an ashtray?
[20:29] Mei
    Jupiter-san, the detective, is suspicious!
[20:32] Shi
    Oh, that was me.
[20:34] Miz
    You did that?
[20:35] Shi
    This morning, when I went to awaken Mercury-san,
    the squirrel was trying to bite his head.
[20:42] Shi
    I wanted to guard his head with
    something hard, hence the ashtray.
[20:46] Una
    I wonder if you smelled
    like a venomous snake.
[20:49] Miz
    I did have it wrapped around
    my neck the whole time.
[20:52] Miz
    So that means nobody hit my head?
[20:55] Kim
    Your headache was just a hangover.
[20:58] Kan
    Anyway, this whole thing was for nothing!
[21:01] Shi
    I'm sorry.
[21:02] Ued
    Come on, everyone!
    Welcome to the Dragon Palace!
[21:06] Tsu
    It's been a while since we had
    a vacation! Time to recharge!
[21:09] Kim
    Let's go, let's go!
[21:11] Kan
    It's the morning of the first day,
     and I'm already exhausted.
SIGN    The Illustrated Guide to Creatures That Really Exist
[21:19] Ken
    The Illustrated Guide to Creatures
    That Really Exist!
[21:23] Kan
    How can it fight snakes when it's this cute?
[21:26] Miz
    It's using the snake's properties.
[21:28] Miz
    First, venomous snakes usually do
    not eat other venomous snakes.
[21:31] Miz
    That's why this squirrel chews
    the discarded snake skin
[21:34] Miz
    to camouflage itself with
    the scent of the snake.
[21:37] Kan
    That's why you almost got bitten.
[21:40] Kan
    Good job, squirrel-chan!
[21:42] Miz
    Additionally, it has another special move
    that exploits the snake's thermal sensor.
[21:47] Miz
    When facing off against the rattlesnake,
[21:50] Miz
    this squirrel quickly raises
    the temperature of its tail.
[21:53] Kan
    That's so clever!
[21:54] Kan
    Since the snake finds its
    prey by detecting heat,
[21:57] Kan
    the squirrel will look like a much bigger
    and stronger animal than it actually is.
[22:01] Miz
    "If you know your enemies
    and know yourself,"
[22:03] Miz
    "you will not be imperiled
    in a hundred battles."
[22:06] Miz
    Venus, why are you staring at me?
[22:08] Kan
    I figure I need to get to know you
    better if I want to defeat snakes.
SIGN    Next on the Agenda

E7 - Idea 7
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[00:01] Una
    One evening, as I was washing
    my hair in the bath...
[00:14] Una
    I felt like I was being watched,
    but of course nobody was there.
[00:22] Una
    What was that, I wonder.
[00:24] Shi
    That's so scary, huh?!
[00:25] God
    I feel ya.
[00:27] Shi
    God?
[00:29] God
    This is my next divine request.
[00:32] God
    That's really scary,
    so do something about it.
SIGN    Heaven's Design Team
[02:07] Shi
    The official request is for
    an animal that's watching
[02:12] Shi
    even though it looks like nothing's there.
[02:14] Una
    That's so ridiculous.
[02:16] Miz
    Well, it's par for the course.
[02:18] Mei
    Maybe it was an ex who was staring at you?
[02:22] Una
    Please don't say things that really are scary.
[02:26] Shi
    How about an animal that blends in with
    its surroundings like a chameleon?
[02:30] Miz
    Hey, your mental image is wrong.
[02:33] Miz
    The chameleon is bad at camouflage.
[02:36] Miz
    This panther chameleon was already accepted.
[02:39] Miz
    The chameleon doesn't change its color
    after looking at its surroundings.
[02:43] Miz
    It's based on the lighting or its mood.
[02:46] Shi
    Its mood?!
[02:47] Miz
    For instance, when a male meets
    a female he fancies...
SIGN    2 Minutes Later
SIGN    3 Minutes Later
[02:56] Shi
    That's so slow.
[02:58] Una
    That reminds me of the squids
    you made, Pluto-chan.
[03:01] Una
    They also change color,
    but they do it super fast.
[03:04] Una
    How does that work?
[03:06] Mei
    Squids have chromatophores on
    the surface of their bodies,
[03:09] Mei
    and can change color with their muscles.
SIGN    Chromatophores
[03:11] Mei
    Flexing or relaxing them can make
     the change happen in an instant.
[03:15] Shi
    That sounds like it could qualify as
[03:17] Shi
    "that's watching even though it
    looks like nothing's there."
[03:20] Miz
    Let's try it in a simulation.
[03:27] Shi
    Did we have to go this far?
[03:31] Una
    Well, reproducibility and field
    testing are important.
[03:35] Mzi
    All right, Pluto-chan, bring out your squid.
[03:38] Mei
    Coming right up!
[03:39] Una
    Scrub, scrub... Scrub, scrub...
[03:46] Una
    There's a squid there.
[03:48] Una
    It's too obvious that there's a
    squid there. Mostly the eyes.
[03:51] Una
    And that jiggly three-dimensionality
    looks so tasty.
[03:54] Miz
    No good, huh?
[03:55] Una
    Besides, why is the squid even in the bath?
[03:58] Una
    What's the situation? What does the
    squid want to do behind my back?
[04:02] Miz
    This strange situation has
     made him oddly rational.
[04:06] Miz
    I guess the squid has its limits.
[04:08] Mei
    Then how about making a creature
     that becomes transparent in water?
[04:12] Miz
    We'd need engineering help for that.
[04:14] Mei
    I mean, lifeforms are made of water.
[04:17] Mei
    Maybe we can just make a fish
    with transparent blood?
[04:20] Hig
    That'll be difficult.
SIGN    Prototype Lab
[04:22] Hig
    The oxygen transporter, hemoglobin,
    is the reason blood is red.
[04:26] Hig
    If you take that out,
    blood can't transport oxygen.
[04:29] Mei
    Then how about forcing the blood
    plasma to transport it?
SIGN    Blood Plasma
[04:32] Mei
    Plasma is essentially transparent.
[04:34] Hig
    You could, but the efficiency would be terrible.
[04:37] Una
    Then make the heart bigger
    and the veins thicker.
[04:41] Mei
    Let's also add cutaneous respiration!
[04:43] Mei
    Then it can take in oxygen directly
    from the surrounding water.
[04:46] Miz
    Okay!
[04:48] Shi
    God has spoken!
[04:49] God
    Accepted!
SIGN    Crocodile
     Icefish
SIGN    Accepted
[04:52] Mei
    Let's put it in the tub right away!
[04:55] Hig
    The tub?
[05:03] Una
    I know it's weird to say something
    after it was accepted,
[05:06] Una
    but it would be terrifying if you
    locked eyes with that in the tub.
[05:10] Shi
    Oh, we got a follow-up request.
[05:12] Shi
    Um, could you make it so you
    can't lock eyes with it?
[05:17] Shi
    Can the eyes be made transparent?
[05:19] Miz
    That's impossible.
[05:20] Meid
    Suppose you were an invisible angel.
    Then your eyes would be transparent, too.
[05:25] Meid
    Your retinas could not absorb the light
    hitting the eye. It would just pass through.
[05:31] Shi
    Does that mean my invisible self
    wouldn't be able to see anything?
[05:35] Mei
    Correct.
[05:37] Mei
    While nobody could see you, you would
    also not be able to see anyone.
[05:42] Mei
    You would be able to
    experience true loneliness.
[05:44] Mei
    How wonderful!
[05:46] Shi
    I-I see. And I always thought being
    invisible would be fun...
[05:51] Una
    Even if you wanted to prank someone,
    if you can't see anything...
[05:55] Miz
    If we can't make the eyes disappear,
[05:57] Miz
    how about adding eyes to creatures
    that the naked eye cannot see?
[06:01] Miz
    Like a single-celled organism in the water?
[06:03] Una
    That means at first,
    it'll look like normal water.
[06:06] Una
    But if you zoom in...
[06:12] Both
    That's super terrifying!
[06:14] Miz
    I-Is it no good?
[06:17] Shi
    God has spoken!
[06:18] God
    Accepted!
SIGN    Accepted
SIGN    Single-Celled Organism
    With an Eye
     (Dinoflagellate)
[06:22] Hgi
    A single-celled organism
     only has, well, one cell.
[06:26] Hgi
    And you want to add an eye
    to it? Are you serious?
[06:29] Miz
    Simple and multipurpose is
    my forte. We can do it.
[06:33] Miz
    Let's do our best together, Mars-san.
[06:35] Hig
    Yeah, yeah. I'll be counting on you.
[06:38] Una
    The request was to make
    a scary story not so scary.
[06:42] Una
    Why did that result in a
    scary creature being born?
[06:46] Una
    I would have preferred having a cute,
[06:48] Una
    small, transparent fish there when
    I feel someone looking at me
[06:51] Una
    from a place that looks empty.
[06:54] God
    I feel you!
[06:57] Shi
    "Watching, even though nobody's there"...
    Isn't that God?
SIGN    The Illustrated Guide to Creatures That Really Exist
[07:04] Ken
    The Illustrated Guide to Creatures
    That Really Exist!
[07:08] Shi
    I didn't know that chameleons
    change color based on their mood.
[07:13] Shi
    I always thought that was for camouflage.
[07:15] Miz
    Chameleons turn black when
    they're stressed out or depressed.
[07:18] Shi
    They're so sensitive.
[07:20] Shi
    It's so interesting that there are creatures
    that change color based on their mood.
[07:23] Miz
    I think you'd change color, too.
[07:26] Miz
    Their color also changes based on the sun.
[07:28] Miz
    When it's hot, it goes into
    infrared reflection mode,
[07:31] Miz
    so its body temperature
    doesn't get too high.
[07:33] Shi
    So when it's in a light spot,
[07:35] Shi
    it gets lighter to reflect the sun,
    and when it's in a dark spot, it gets dark—
[07:40] Shi
    Wait? Isn't this camouflage?
[07:43] Miz
    Yeah, often that's the result.
[07:47] Shi
    I see!
[07:50] Miz
    See? You changed color.
[07:59] All
    Wow!
[08:01] All
    So pretty!
[08:04] All
    Nice!
[08:06] Tsu
    I'm worried.
[08:09] Tsu
    Ever since that big fireworks show,
[08:11] Tsu
    my grandson Kenta has only been sighing.
[08:16] Ken
    I want to meet them again.
[08:18] Tsu
    He was drawing something like a portrait.
[08:22] Tsu
    I thought it might be my
    grandson's first love.
[08:26] Tsu
    So I decided to create the
    object of his first love.
[08:35] Shi
    C-Create?
[08:38] Shi
    This situation has gone mad all of a sudden!
[08:41] Shi
    What do you mean by "create"?
[08:44] Miz
    Wouldn't it be faster to
    find the other child?
[08:47] Miz
    Pluto-chan was there, too.
    Why don't you ask her to help?
[08:52] Tsu
    Well, I did go and ask her, but...
[08:57] (Flashback) Mei
    I didn't really see anyone like that.
    It was very crowded, anyway.
[09:00] (Flashback) Tsu
    I see. Sorry for bothering
    you when you're busy.
[09:04] (Flashback) Tsu
    What are you working on, anyway?
[09:06] (Flashback) Mei
    A "creature with eyes that stand out."
[09:09] (Flashback) Mei
    I went to the fireworks
    because I wanted to see how
[09:12] (Flashback) Mei
    the prototype for this nocturnal
    animal would react.
[09:14] (Flashback) Tsu
    Oh, for the internal competition!
[09:16] (Flashback) Tsu
    I might submit something, too.
[09:19] (Flashback) Tsu
    The person my grandson wanted to
    meet was "cute, with big eyes."
[09:22] (Flashback) Mei
    Sounds nice!
[09:24] Tsu
    So since I have no leads, I decided
    to just create something.
[09:29] Shi
    Huh... By the way, why is Pluto-san
    staying in a tent on Galapagos?
[09:34] Kan
    In order to push herself.
[09:36] Kan
    Even though she's in the middle of nature,
[09:38] Kan
    she's not even stepping outside of the tent.
[09:40] Kan
    It's like she locked
    herself in a can to work.
[09:42] Shi
    She's very stoic, huh?
SIGN    Prototype Lab
[09:44] Tsu
    The base is done already.
[09:46] Tsu
    Kenta will be so happy!
[09:48] Shi
    I don't think seeing something that has a
    vague resemblance is what Kenta wanted.
[09:54] Miz
    He wanted to have another encounter,
    so of course he'll be happy.
[09:57] Shi
    I'm surrounded by madmen!
[09:59] Tsu
    Here we are!
[10:07] Tsu
    I think this is what the
    base should look like.
[10:09] Tsu
    What do you think?
[10:10] Miz
    It looks just like your grandson's drawing.
[10:12] Shi
    I really don't think so!
[10:15] Hig
    Listen, about this kid...
[10:16] Shi
    Finally, a voice of reason!
[10:18] Hig
    If the eyes are this big, I can't
    make muscles to move the eyeballs.
[10:23] Hig
    There's not enough room in its skull.
[10:25] Shi
    Wait, that's your objection?!
[10:27] Hig
    Eyeballs need quite a lot
    of space in the back.
[10:30] Hig
    If the eyes are this big,
    they'll fill the entire skull cavity.
[10:36] Shi
    Hm, but Mercury-san, didn't the ostrich
    that you designed also have big eyes?
[10:40] Miz
    The ostrich also doesn't have room
    for muscles to move the eyes.
[10:44] Miz
    That's why I made it so it moves
    its entire head to look at things.
[10:48] Tsu
    Next, we have this tongue here.
[10:51] Tsu
    Mercury-kun, you made an
    animal like this, right?
[10:54] Miz
    The gecko.
[10:55] Miz
    Since it doesn't have eyelids, it licks its
    eyes with its tongue to lubricate them.
[10:59] Shi
    It's sort of cute.
[11:01] Tsu
    I see. You mean like this?
[11:05] Shi
    Th-That's not cute!
[11:07] Miz
    Chief,
[11:09] Miz
    might this line in the eye
    be a winking expression?
[11:12] Miz
    That suggests there are eyelids.
[11:14] Tsu
    Oh, right. Then let's make the
    long tongue be for feeding.
[11:19] Miz
    One more thing.
[11:21] Miz
    This detail here by the mouth.
[11:23] Miz
    Could there be two tongues?
[11:26] Miz
    That would mean there's one for
    grooming and one for feeding.
[11:31] Tsu
    I see! Let's go with that idea, too.
[11:36] Shi
    Oh, no! Kenta-kun's first love...
[11:39] Shi
    Aren't we drifting further and
    further from the answer here?
[11:41] Shi
    But maybe I should just be happy
    the base wasn't a horse.
[11:44] Tsu
    Mars-kun, what do you think?
[11:46] Hig
    Well, what kind of food are we looking at?
[11:49] Tsu
    Since there are two eyes facing forward,
[11:51] Tsu
    this is not an herbivore, but a carnivore.
[11:54] Shi
    You can tell from just the
    position of the eyes?
[11:57] Hig
    Having eyes on the sides gives
    you a wider field of vision,
[11:59] Hig
    which means you can spot
    your enemies better.
[12:01] Hig
    That's for animals who want to
    flee from other animals, or herbivores.
[12:04] Shi
    Aha...
[12:06] Hig
    On the flip side, having eyes facing forward
[12:07] Hig
    grants a wider area where
    the fields of vision overlap.
[12:09] Hig
    That gives you better depth perception and
    lets you know the distance to your prey.
[12:13] Shi
    Ah, so animals that want to catch other animals!
[12:16] Tsu
    This animal runs and chases its prey.
[12:22] Shi
    Every aspect just makes it scarier.
[12:25] Hig
    But if the jaw is this small,
[12:27] Hig
    it won't have enough power to
    tear apart big pieces of meat.
[12:30] Miz
    Should we make it swallow the
    prey whole, like a snake?
[12:32] Miz
    You can make the jaw split sideways and
    remove the sternum to open up the rib cage.
SIGN    Sternum
[12:36] Miz
    Then swallowing prey whole will be easy.
SIGN    Snakes don't have one
[12:44] Hig
    You need the sternum to attach
    the muscles that move the arms.
[12:48] Hig
    The snake's fine because
    it doesn't have arms.
[12:50] Miz
    I guess swallowing whole is out, then.
[12:52] Hig
    I don't think explosiveness
    or stamina are a thing here.
[12:55] Hig
    At best, we're looking at
    catching slow insects.
[12:58] Miz
    Insects...
[13:01] Miz
    Then this must be a snail!
[13:06] Tsu
    That's it!
[13:07] Shi
    Are you sure?!
[13:10] Tsu
    All right, that's the spitting
     image of the drawing!
[13:13] Tsu
    What do you think?
    Will it be love on first sight?
[13:15] Miz
    It would be for me!
[13:17] Shi
    They've created a monstrosity!
[13:19] Tsu
    Shimoda-kun, don't be shy.
    Let us know what you think.
[13:21] Shi
    Well, um, just one thing...
[13:25] Shi
    Maybe it's lacking a little bit of cuteness.
[13:29] Tsu
    Cuteness... That's an area
    we're not very good at.
[13:32] Hig
    Oh, I remember Neptune-san adding hair and
    saying cute animals need to be fluffy.
[13:38] Tsu
    That's it! Let's focus on
    cuteness and fluff it up!
[13:43] Tsu
    It's done!
SIGN    My Grandson's
     First Love
[13:45] Miz
    It's spot-on, Saturn-san!
[13:47] Shi
    I feel so sorry for your memories
    of your first love, Kenta-kun!
[13:51] Mei
    I'm back.
[13:55] Mei
    Exactly the same!?
[13:56] Tsu
    Why?!
[13:59] Tsu
    We were trying to recreate
    my grandson's drawing.
[14:03] Mei
    Oh, that's me.
[14:05] Shi
    This little one?
[14:07] Mei
    No, no, I'm here.
[14:09] Shi
    Oh, so it's not a drawing of the fireworks?
[14:12] Mei
    And next to me is this guy.
[14:14] Mei
    We ran into Kenta-kun as I was
    handing it a snail snack,
[14:17] Mei
    so the drawing must be of that.
[14:19] Mei
    The prototype was much bigger, too.
[14:22] Mei
    Because the eyes are too big to move,
    the entire neck can swivel all the way around.
[14:26] Mei
    It has two tongues, too.
[14:28] Tsu
    Same for ours.
[14:30] Miz
    They're perfectly identical!
[14:31] Shi
    W-Wait, so the "first love" was spot-on?
[14:36] Shi
    And God has spoken!
[14:38] God
    Accepted!
SIGN    Philippine
    Tarsier
SIGN    Accepted
[14:41] Mei
    Yay! Locking myself in paid off!
[14:44] Tsu
    We unknowingly traced your steps.
[14:47] Miz
    Kenta-kun's observational
    powers are amazing.
[14:50] Shi
    After that, the one that Saturn-san made...
[14:54] Ken
    I finally found you again!
[14:56] Ken
    I missed you!
[14:57] Miz
    You did it, Chief!
[14:58] Tsu
    Yeah!
[14:58] Ken
    I wanted to see you!
[15:00] Shi
    I-I'm... happy for you.
[15:01] Ken
    So cute!
[15:10] Hig
    I don't think the ear canal
    should be any bigger.
[15:14] Shi
    Mars-san, how's progress?
[15:17] Hig
    We're working on "an animal
    with good hearing."
[15:20] Tsu
    Oh, no! I can see the
    eyeball through the ear!
[15:24] Tsu
    It might accidentally come out that way!
[15:27] Shi
    I've seen you before.
[15:29] Hig
    That's why you can't make it so big.
[15:31] Shi
    Wasn't this Kenta-kun's little friend?
[15:34] Tsu
    I'm redesigning it into
    "an animal with good hearing."
[15:38] Tsu
    Look, aren't these ears great?
[15:41] Tsu
    The ridges are there for a reason, too.
[15:44] Tsu
    The sound hits these ridges, which allows the
    animal to know where the sound is coming from.
SIGN    Sound
[15:49] Tsu
    If we can't make the ear canal too big,
[15:52] Tsu
    I'll have to improve this area instead.
[15:54] Shi
    You mean make them bigger,
    like with elephants?
[15:58] Tsu
    Elephants don't have good hearing.
[16:00] Shi
    Really? But their ears are so big!
[16:02] Hig
    You know how you cup your ears like
    this when you try to hear something?
[16:07] Hig
    A parabolic shape is better
    for gathering sound.
SIGN    Sound
SIGN    Sound
SIGN    Sound
[16:10] Tsu
    The elephant's ears are
    flat and have no ridges.
[16:13] Hig
    Because the elephant's ears are heat sinks.
[16:16] Shi
    That's right! They get heat
    stroke without those ears.
[16:19] Shi
    So they can't hear well, huh?
[16:22] Tsu
    But their feet can.
[16:24] Shi
    Their feet?
[16:28] Tsu
    Elephants detect the vibrations
    of the ground with their feet,
[16:31] Tsu
    and send them through their
    bones to their ears.
[16:34] Tsu
    It's bone conductivity of a sort.
[16:36] Tsu
    When they want to hear better,
    they press their feet into the ground,
[16:42] Tsu
    similar to how we might press
    our ear against a wall.
[16:44] Shi
    That's a little bit cute!
[16:46] Tsu
    Anyway, this ear is cup-shaped,
    and with the round ridges, it's ideal!
[16:52] Shi
    So that's why a lot of animals
    have this ear shape.
[16:55] Tsu
    I was the one who designed
    the base model of this ear,
[16:59] Tsu
    but this time, I am looking to
    make something even better!
[17:02] Shi
    When there are no horses involved,
    Saturn-san's quite impressive.
[17:06] Hig
    These ears might be even better at gathering
    sound if they can move freely
[17:10] Hig
    to match the angle that the
    sound is coming from.
[17:12] Tsu
    I see. How about this?
[17:18] Shi
    That's a little scary.
[17:20] Hig
    Should the ear canals stay
    on the sides of the head?
[17:22] Hig
    If they're on the sides, they can
    pick up sound from all directions,
[17:25] Hig
    but it'll make it hard to hear small sounds.
[17:27] Tsu
    Right.
[17:28] Tsu
    Then let's bring them to the front.
[17:32] ---
    There!
[17:34] Tsu
    This will up the sensitivity!
[17:36] Hig
    If you specialize in one direction,
    the sensitivity will go up,
[17:40] Hig
    but it also means that they have to move
    their head toward sound sources all the time.
[17:43] Tsu
    That's fine. This model can turn its neck.
[17:47] Tsu
    Since the neck itself grew, too,
    it can also bend up and down.
[17:51] Tsu
    Lucky!
[17:53] Tsu
    Let's test if this is good enough to catch
    prey just with sound, without relying on vision.
[17:57] Tsu
    Shimoda-kun, please be the prey.
[17:59] ---
    Huh?
[18:00] ---
    Uh...
[18:02] ---
    What?!
[18:05] Shi
    I couldn't refuse...
[18:10] Shi
    It's coming for me!
[18:13] Tsu
    How did you know it's coming?
[18:15] Shi
    I mean, the footsteps...
[18:17] Tsu
    Oh, that. Okay, let's add
    wings and make it fly.
[18:23] Shi
    We're not done yet?
[18:25] Tus
    Let's adjust the ears too.
[18:27] Shi
    Huh, why?
[18:28] Hig
    That's revolutionary!
[18:30] Hig
    You see, ears can tell where a sound is
    coming from based on which ear heard it first.
[18:35] Hig
    By shifting them up and down,
[18:36] Hig
    they can detect a sound's height
     as well as its direction!
[18:38] Hig
    That's Saturn-san's genius!
[18:40] Tsu
    All right! Now detection is possible
    no matter where Shimoda-kun runs.
[18:44] Shi
    This is even more terrifying.
[18:50] Shi
    I can't sense it anywhere...
    but there's really nowhere to hide.
[18:59] Tsu
    Aw, how did you know it was flying at you?
[19:02] Shi
    I heard its wings flapping.
[19:05] Tsu
    This is Mars-san's territory.
[19:07] Tsu
    Any good ideas?
[19:09] Hig
    Making the flight feathers jagged might
    disperse the sound, and thus lower the volume.
SIGN    Smooth
SIGN    Jagged
[19:15] Tsu
    I see!
[19:16] Tsu
    Let's do another test!
[19:17] Shi
    A-Again?!
[19:22] Shi
    I'm sorry... I haven't been attacked yet,
    but it's there, right?
[19:28] Tsu
    What? How could you tell?
[19:30] Shi
    I mean, when it's twisting its head around,
[19:32] Shi
    the ears flap around and
    are really noticeable.
[19:35] Tsu
    You're right.
[19:37] Tsu
    The ears are holding it back.
[19:39] Shi
    Weren't they the whole point?!
[19:43] Tsu
    All right, let's squash
    the ears into the face.
[19:47] Tsu
    Then its silhouette won't change
    even when it's turning its head.
[19:51] Hig
    I think that's good.
[19:52] Shi
    It is?
[19:53] Tsu
    Then I'll gather all the
    ideas and present you with...
[19:55] Tsu
    An animal with good hearing!
[19:58] Shi
    God has spoken!
SIGN    Owl
[19:59] God
    Accepted!
SIGN    Accepted
[20:03] Shi
    I'm glad it's not the scary one from before.
[20:07] Shi
    Saturn-san, where did the
    all-important parabola ears go?
[20:11] Tsu
    This round depression on the face.
[20:14] Hig
    The entire face is a parabola,
[20:16] Hig
    so it can focus the sound in the ear
    by moving the surrounding feathers.
[20:20] Tsu
    By the way, its skull looks like this.
SIGN    Left Ear
SIGN    Right Ear
[20:24] Tsu
    The ear canals are facing the front
    and are vertically misaligned.
[20:27] Shi
    So you kept that long neck as-is.
[20:31] Tsu
    As you can see, the silhouette is the
    same no matter which way it faces.
[20:34] Shi
    I'm glad. Since its previous look
    is gone, I don't find it as scary.
[20:40] Tsu
    What are you talking about?
[20:41] Tsu
    The chicks look basically the same as that.
SIGN    Barn Owl Chicks
[20:47] Hig
    You can also still see the
    eyeball through its ear canal.
[20:50] Hig
    Wanna look?
[20:51] Shi
    I'll pass!
[20:54] Tsu
    The flight feathers have a stealth mode.
[20:56] Shi
    Amazing! Every feature made it in.
[21:00] Shi
    You're really good, Saturn-san!
SIGN    Brown
SIGN    Black
SIGN    White
[21:02] Tsu
    Incidentally, they have the same
     color scheme as the horse.
[21:05] Shi
    Y-You worked the horse in?
[21:06] Hig
    Saturn-san, you never miss a beat.
[21:09] Kan
    Yay, another highly-evolved birdie!
[21:13] Shi
    Oh, Saturn-san designed that.
[21:16] Kan
    Let's make you even cuter.
[21:17] Shi
    Oh, but it has that silhouette for a reason—
[21:22] Shi
    God has spoken!
[21:23] God
    That's accepted, too!
SIGN    Accepted
SIGN    Horned Owl
[21:26] Shi
    Why?!
SIGN    The Illustrated Guide to Creatures That Really Exist
[21:28] Ken
    The Illustrated Guide to Creatures
    That Really Exist!
[21:33] Tsu
    There are these ear-like things on its head,
     but they're not ears, right?
[21:37] Kan
    Yes, just like other owls, the ears
    are in this area of the face.
[21:42] Tsu
    So what are these pointy things here?
[21:44] Kan
    Decorative feathers.
[21:46] Tsu
    What are they for?
[21:46] Kan
    Nothing! They're just cute!
[21:49] Kan
    Wait, I'll think of something...
[21:53] Kan
    How about this? They look like leaves,
    so they help with camouflage!
[21:56] Tsu
    I feel like not having them
    would work even better.
[21:58] Tsu
    When it moves its head, they'll stand out.
[22:01] Kan
    Now that you mention it...
[22:03] Kan
    Wait, then why was it accepted?
[22:06] Kan
    It would be better to not
    have these pointy feathers.
[22:09] Tsu
    God's ways are mysterious.
[22:12] Kan
    You're so right! I knew it!
SIGN    Next on the Agenda

E8 - Idea 8
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[00:04] Nar
    In the beginning, God created
    the heavens and the earth.
[00:10] Nar
    He followed them
[00:15] Nar
    with light, waters, and the land.
[00:20] Nar
    Then he created the many animals
    that would inhabit it.
[00:26] Nar
    Or... that was the plan.
[00:28] Nar
    It got too tedious, so he outsourced it.
SIGN    Heaven's Design Team
[02:30] Miz
    How did you like my snake fist?
[02:33] Kmi
    When did you even learn that?
[02:35] Kmi
    But I've got something up my sleeve, too!
[02:38] Miz
    What?!
[02:39] Kim
    Hidden Technique: Bone Hug!
[02:43] Miz
    That's dangerous! What's with those bones?!
[02:47] Kim
    They're ribs!
[02:49] Shi
    What are they doing?
[02:51] Mei
    No idea.
[02:53] Hig
    Yeah, that's a nope.
[02:56] Hig
    It's impossible to make bones
    grow that fast on Earth.
[03:00] Kim
    Aw, man, and I just got the
    order for "bones as weapons."
[03:03] Kim
    I guess this won't do. Oh, well,
    this hurts like heck, anyway.
[03:07] Shi
    Why is Jupiter-san modifying himself?
[03:09] Miz
    He was saying that it's easier to
    make something if he's felt it,
[03:13] Miz
    but I think he just wants to play around.
[03:15] Kim
    If rapid growth is impossible,
    how about having folded ones unfurl?
[03:19] Hig
    Could work.
[03:21] Mei
    But you'd get hurt every
    time the bones come out.
[03:23] Mei
    If you're wounded often, I think
     you'd wind up dead, even if you didn't fight.
[03:28] Hig
    I suppose it could work as an
    "emergency sacrificial defense"
[03:31] Hig
    for amphibian species that
    can regenerate skin quickly.
[03:34] Kim
    I see! I'll jot that down.
[03:38] Shi
    Are you all right?
[03:40] Kim
    Yes, probably.
[03:42] Hig
    I know you want them to
    shoot out like before...
[03:45] Kim
    This is what would be ideal.
[03:48] Hig
    But if you actually did that,
    the exit wounds would be too big,
SIGN    Just a little bit
[03:53] Hig
    so you can only extend them a little bit.
SIGN    Just a little bit
[03:55] Kim
    These aren't what I envisioned.
[03:57] Shi
    They're not very impressive,
    and they seem painful.
[04:00] Miz
    Having a weapon snikt out from
    your body is indeed awesome.
[04:03] Hig
    Yup, yup.
[04:05] Kim
    If storing them won't work,
     I at least want them to be flashy!
[04:08] Kim
    Got it! Let's put the
    bones outside the body!
[04:11] Kim
    I've put the spine and the
    ribs outside! How about that?
[04:17] Hig
    Wait, wait! How are you moving those arms?!
[04:22] Shi
    What's the issue?
[04:23] Hig
    He's not a snake! The shoulder
    blades behind his ribs are missing.
[04:28] Hig
    And his arms are supposed
    to be attached to those!
[04:31] Kim
    I've flipped the position of the bones.
[04:34] Kim
    I went all-out and put the shoulder
    blades inside. Can you see?
SIGN    Shoulder Blade
SIGN    Rib
[04:38] Miz
    You can move your arms...
    so is this arrangement okay?
[04:41] Mei
    What does Mars-san think?
[04:43] Shi
    She doesn't seem satisfied,
    but she's not saying no.
[04:47] Shi
    Maybe this is viable?
[04:49] Kim
    So that means this direction is okay!
[04:52] Miz
    You should check the durability, too.
[04:54] Mie
    I brought a lion.
[04:58] Mie
    All right, go get those bones!
[05:01] Kim
    Why did you start with an end boss?!
[05:07] Miz
    He's eating them like
    they're bone crackers.
[05:09] Kim
    Man, he snapped a bunch
    off right at the base.
[05:15] Mei
    The part where they join up is the weakest.
[05:18] Shi
    I-Is he okay?
[05:21] Kim
    You can't use them as
    weapons if they've been eaten.
[05:23] Kim
    Mars-san, is there a way to
    make the joints stronger?
[05:27] Hig
    Let's see.
[05:28] Hig
    If you're fine with the bones not moving,
SIGN    Bone
SIGN    Joint
SIGN    Bone
[05:31] Hig
    you could offset and double them up.
SIGN    Double Them Up
SIGN    Offset Them
[05:35] Shi
    Oh, that's brittle.
[05:38] Shi
    So tough!
[05:39] Shi
    I see!
[05:41] Hig
    But there's a different downside.
[05:43] Kim
    Let's implement that right away!
SIGN    Doubled-Up Bones
[05:46] Kim
    Bring it on!
[05:51] Miz
    His teeth are no match for
    the reinforced bones!
[05:55] Mei
    But won't that...
[05:58] Shi
    Is that our usual trope again?!
[06:02] Hig
    I knew it.
[06:05] Hig
    Difficulty breathing.
[06:06] Shi
    Difficulty breathing?
[06:07] Shi
    It's not osteoporosis this time?
[06:09] Hig
    It's hard to breathe without ribs.
SIGN    Inhale
[06:13] Hig
    When you breathe, your chest
    moves up and down, right?
SIGN    Exhale
SIGN    Inhale
SIGN    Exhale
[06:16] Hig
    That's proof that your ribs are moving.
SIGN    Inhale
SIGN    Exhale
[06:18] Hig
    The lungs move as they are pulled
    by the ribs and the diaphragm.
SIGN    Inhale
SIGN    Exhale
SIGN    Diaphragm
SIGN    Diaphragm
SIGN    Inhale
SIGN    Diaphragm
SIGN    Exhale
[06:22] Shi
    I see. They're like bellows.
[06:25] Kim
    Someone... help...
[06:27] Miz
    Pluto-chan, didn't you make an animal
    that can breathe without ribs?
[06:32] Mei
    You mean the frog!
[06:34] Shi
    Frogs don't have ribs?!
[06:36] Mei
    When I made the leg bones tougher
    to withstand big jumps,
[06:40] Shi
    the ribs got in the way, so I removed them!
[06:42] Shi
    Then how do they breathe?
[06:44] Mei
    With determination!
SIGN    Bam
[06:46] Shi
    Determination?
[06:47] Mei
    It's just using determination
    and its throat to breathe.
[06:49] Shi
    So that state means it's
    super-full of determination.
[06:53] Miz
    You hear that, Jupiter?
    Just use your determination.
[06:57] Hig
    He's been breathing hard this whole time,
    but he's still oxygen deprived.
[07:00] Mei
    If you breathe without ribs and just
    your throat, you get less oxygen,
[07:05] Mei
    so frogs use cutaneous
    respiration in addition.
[07:08] Miz
    Want to turn into an amphibian
    and make your skin slimy?
[07:12] Kmi
    That's not what I envisioned.
[07:14] Mei
    What about not using the 
    ribs to move the lungs?
[07:17] Kim
    That's it!
SIGN    Exhale
[07:19] Kim
    How about using the shoulder blades
    I moved inside to move the lungs?
SIGN    Inhale
SIGN    Exhale
SIGN    Inhale
SIGN    Exhale
SIGN    Exhale
[07:23] Hig
    That should be possible.
SIGN    Inhale
SIGN    Inhale
SIGN    Exhale
[07:24] Hig
    I think it'll make your arms move
    around every time you breathe, though.
SIGN    Inhale
SIGN    Exhale
SIGN    Inhale
SIGN    Exhale
[07:29] Kim
    Applying that allowed me to breathe.
[07:32] Shi
    Then why are you crawling like that?
[07:34] Kim
    Well, it's really hard to move.
[07:37] Hig
    Of course, fast animals
[07:39] Hig
    bend their spines to attain a longer stride.
[07:43] Shi
    Having an immobile back is
    a bigger issue than I thought.
[07:46] Miz
    But the organs are protected,
    so it's fine, isn't it?
[07:49] Kim
    All right, I'll make the ribs even longer!
[07:53] Shi
    Oh, no, Jupiter-san! Is this...
[07:57] Hig
    Yup, osteoporosis.
[07:59] Shi
    I thought so.
[08:01] Miz
    You need to reduce your calcium usage.
[08:03] Kim
    I don't want to! The ribs are so cool now!
[08:08] Kim
    I'd rather save somewhere else.
[08:10] Kim
    Oh, yeah, the teeth!
    They're veritable chunks of calcium!
[08:14] Kim
    Let's lose the teeth and redistribute
    that calcium to the ribs.
[08:17] Hig
    How will you eat?
[08:19] Miz
    How about Venus's bird system?
    Grind it up in your stomach.
[08:23] Mei
    Sounds good. Bird beaks are hardened skin,
     so you barely need any calcium.
[08:28] Kim
    Okay, let's go with that.
[08:30] Mei
    I have a foundation now,
     so I just need to sketch this.
[08:33] Mei
    Aw, my hand moves when I breathe.
    I can't draw like this.
[08:37] Miz
    Just go back to normal!
[08:38] Kim
    Oh, right.
[08:41] Kim
    A beak instead of teeth!
[08:43] Kim
    Reroute the extra calcium to the bones!
[08:45] Kim
    Move the spine and ribs outside the body!
[08:49] Kim
    Reinforce the bones by doubling them up!
[08:51] Kim
    It'll be hard to move and get food,
[08:53] Kim
    but we'll compensate for that
    with an energy-saving body!
[08:55] Kim
    Swap the position of the ribs
    and the shoulder blades,
[08:58] Kim
    and have the shoulder blades aid breathing!
SIGN    Turtle
[09:00] Kim
    It's done! An animal with amazing ribs!
[09:03] Shi
    God has spoken!
[09:05] God
    Accepted!
SIGN    Accepted
[09:08] Miz
    So its shell is made from ribs?
[09:11] Hig
    But isn't the head exposed?
[09:13] Mei
    The shell's pointless if the head gets eaten.
[09:15] Kim
    I'll think about that now. Any good ideas?
[09:18] Mei
    Turn the neck and stow the head away!
[09:20] Kim
    I like that!
[09:22] Shi
    God has spoken!
SIGN    Chelidae
[09:23] God
    Accepted!
SIGN    Accepted
[09:25] Miz
    What about one where it folds
    up and retracts the head?
[09:27] Kim
    I like that, too.
[09:28] Shi
    God has spoken!
SIGN    Chinese
     Pond Turtle
[09:30] God
    Accepted!
SIGN    Accepted
[09:32] Kim
    It's not quite hidden, though.
    The soft parts are still visible.
[09:36] Hig
    You want it to fully hide?
[09:38] Kim
    If possible.
[09:39] Hig
    Then how about adding hinges to the
    belly that make it completely shut?
SIGN    Hinge
SIGN    Hinge
[09:44] Shi
    G-God has spoken!
[09:46] God
    Accepted!
SIGN    Asian Box Turtle
SIGN    Accepted
[09:48] Kim
    Yay, an acceptance frenzy!
SIGN    A Few Days Later...
[09:53] Shi
    Jupiter-san, what's that?
[09:55] Kim
    The client said that,
    while the turtle's fine,
[09:57] Kim
    after some thought, it became clear
[09:59] Kim
    that the bones aren't much like weapons.
[10:02] Kim
    So then this plain guy I was
     sketching got accepted.
SIGN    Iberian
     Ribbed Newt
SIGN    Accepted
[10:05] Shi
    Th-That's good for you.
SIGN    The Illustrated Guide to Creatures That Really Exist
[10:09] Ken
    The Illustrated Guide to Creatures
    That Really Exist!
[10:13] Kim
    This is the newt that fights by
    poking its ribs out of the body!
[10:16] Kim
    See, the ribs open up like this,
     and go through the skin.
[10:21] Hig
    The bones having a pointy tip is good design.
[10:24] Hig
    It makes it easier for them to pierce the skin.
[10:26] Hig
    But does this actually
    have any defensive merit?
[10:30] Kim
    What you didn't know is that
    they are also poisonous!
[10:34] Kim
    After they create a wound
    with their bone spikes,
[10:36] Kim
    applying that poison works really well!
[10:39] Kim
    An' it hoits when y'try to eat 'em...
[10:42] Kim
    Ow, ow, ow...
[10:43] Hig
    Jupiter-san, you totally tried
    to eat that newt, didn't you?
[10:55] Shi
    Huh? Huh?
[10:59] Una
    What's wrong, Shimoda-kun?
[11:01] Una
    It's dangerous to stand
    in the door like that.
[11:04] Shi
    I'm sorry! I just came here to see
    how the project is progressing,
[11:07] Shi
    but nobody is here.
[11:09] Shi
    How is that "courting that
    causes a throb" request going?
[11:12] Tsu
    I think everybody is busy
    behind those doors.
[11:15] Ued
    I'm excited.
[11:16] Una
    Tugging on the heart strings is
    my forte, so I'm basically done.
[11:20] Shi
    Is that yours?
[11:23] Shi
    Just its looks alone are adorable!
[11:27] Tsu
    But the others aren't coming out.
     Maybe they're stuck?
[11:31] Una
    Shimoda-kun, if you're
    going to make the rounds,
[11:33] Una
    I can come with you, if you want.
[11:34] Shi
    Thank you, Neptune-san. That'll be helpful!
[11:39] Shi
    Let's start with this door.
[11:44] Shi
    Excuse me—
[11:46] Kan
    Lu la la...
[11:48] Kan
    Extending feathers...
[11:50] Kan
    Elongating flesh...
[11:52] Kan
    It's all for love!
[11:54] Kan
    Shining feathers...
[11:57] Kan
    Captivating voices...
[11:59] Kan
    This, too, is love!
[12:01] Kan
    Lu la la...
[12:03] Kan
    I am pretty!
[12:05] Kan
    My beauty...
[12:06] Kan
    It's a skill.
[12:09] Kan
    It's hard to stay pretty.
[12:11] Kan
    Yes, so hard to stay pretty!
[12:15] Shi
    She's enjoying singing that weird song.
[12:18] Kan
    A...ny...way!
[12:21] Kan
    Anyway, it's not free!
[12:22] Kan
    Not free!
[12:24] Shi
    She transformed!
[12:25] Kan
    Since I can afford to maintain
    such beauty, my ability is superior!
[12:34] Kan
    Lu la la...
[12:36] Kan
    I am pretty!
[12:41] Kan
    I am...
[12:42] Una
    Huh? Pretty?
[12:45] Kan
    Lu la la...
[12:46] Kan
    I am pretty!
[12:51] Una
    You are pretty...
[12:55] Shi
    M-May I have a word?
[12:57] Kan
    What is it? Can't you see I'm
    working so hard on courtship here?
[13:01] Shi
    Uh, well, I just wanted to confirm that
    this is indeed your work in progress
[13:04] Shi
    for the "courting that
    causes a throb" request.
[13:06] Kan
    Didn't that cause a heart to throb?!
[13:08] Kan
    When birdies' feathers are beautiful,
    they're saying they're healthy.
[13:11] Kan
    When they sing well,
    they're saying they're smart.
[13:13] Kan
    Their sweet chirp-chirp lyrics
     all basically mean this.
[13:16] Shi
    I... I see. The only lyric I didn't quite
    get was the "elongating flesh" one?
[13:21] Kan
    That's about the birdies that grow
    flesh to transform for love.
SIGN    Temminck's
    Tragopan
[13:26] Kan
    You know how roosters have flesh that
    hangs from their chin, called a wattle?
[13:31] Kan
    That part can get elongated.
SIGN    Love Mode
SIGN    Wattle
[13:33] Shi
    I see.
[13:34] Kan
    How was that? That made your
    heart skip a beat, right?
[13:37] Una
    Uh, well, it was really wonderful, but...
[13:40] Ven
    But?
[13:41] Una
    When it's just you, Ven-chan,
    there's no frame of reference
[13:44] Una
    for me to tell whether you're
    better or worse than any other?
[13:49] Kna
    Of course! How could I be so blind?
[13:54] Kna
    Shimoda-kun, dance with me!
[13:56] Kna
    Copy my moves!
[14:01] Kna
    Here we go.
[14:02] Kna
    Lu la la...
[14:03] Shi
    Lu la la...
[14:06] Kan
    And now? I'm better, right?!
[14:09] Una
    Y-Yes.
[14:11] Una
    Intense courting is more
    embarrassing than adorable.
[14:16] Kan
    That's it!
[14:17] Kan
    I'll make my bad student come with
    me to show off how good I am.
[14:21] Kan
    That's a foolproof courting method.
[14:23] Shi
    So as your bad student, I'm just
    there to make you look better?
[14:27] Kan
    For now!
[14:29] Kan
    But the days you spend dancing with me
     will surely pay off at some point.
[14:33] Kan
    Shimoda-kun, I want you
    to surpass me one day.
[14:39] Kan
    And then, if I take on a student...
[14:43] Kan
    You are the one to shine next!
[14:46] Una
    I see! This is the love
    between teacher and student.
[14:49] Una
    That's a nice story.
[14:51] Una
    That really did get to my heart.
[14:53] Kan
    It's done! A bird that forms a
    dance team with its bad student!
[14:58] Shi
    God has spoken!
[14:59] God
    Accepted! Bravo!
SIGN    Long-Tailed
     Manakin
SIGN    Accepted
[15:03] Shi
    We also got Neptune-san's heart to throb!
[15:05] Kan
    I did it! I'm the first one done!
[15:08] Una
    Were we able to help?
[15:11] Shi
    Let's go and talk to who's next.
[15:20] Una
    Huh?
[15:21] Shi
    It sounds like someone's having a fight.
[15:24] Shi
    Is that Pluto-san, Mercury-san,
    and Jupiter-san?
[15:28] Una
    Wait, are the two of them
    fighting over Pluto-chan?!
[15:31] Shi
    Oh, no!
[15:33] Shi
    Actually, no! It's not a fight,
     more of a... duel?
[15:36] Kim
    Yo! Should we start this,
    and exit the friend zone?
[15:38] Miz
    Yo! Should we settle this,
    the principles of our hormones?
[15:41] Kim
    Survival of the fittest is what I represent!
[15:43] Miz
    Sadly for you, it's my vocation to present.
[15:45] Shi
    It's a rap battle!
[15:47] Shi
    They're trying to judge who's the
    best with a flurry of rhymes!
[15:50] Una
    You seem oddly familiar
    with this sort of thing, Shimoda-kun.
[15:53] Kim
    Strength is appetite, gluttony emotion,
[15:55] Kim
    always with a smile, ready to dig in!
[15:57] Miz
    My strength is innovation,
[15:58] Miz
    step to me, I'll make you feast on poison.
[16:01] Miz
    I'm the only one, that's my style.
[16:03] Kim
    You're the lonely one,
    just a jeering smile.
[16:05] Miz
    This has no end.
[16:06] Kim
    But we must defend!
[16:07] Both
    Who will win? That girl
    decides who gets in!
[16:09] Miz
    Interlude...
[16:11] Kim
    You there, do some beatboxing!
[16:14] Una
    What's "beatboxing"?
[16:21] Miz
    I am noble, you are trouble!
[16:22] Kim
    You are cynical, but I am lyrical!
[16:25] Miz
    Always hungry, what's your issue?
[16:27] Kim
    Always forcin' it, you're stuck in glue.
[16:29] Both
    I'll be the one accepted, you're at a dead end!
[16:32] Miz
    Neptune-san, be the judge please.
[16:35] Una
    I can't! I don't know what's
    good or bad in rapping.
[16:38] Una
    Besides, isn't that what
    Pluto-chan is here for?
[16:41] Mei
    I'm sorry, the waterfall was too
    loud for me to hear anything.
[16:47] Shi
    Does that mean MC Mercury and
    MC Jupiter's efforts were in vain?!
[16:52] Miz
    No, not in vain. There's something
    we can learn from this!
[16:56] Kim
    We were trying to see if Pluto-chan's
    heart would react if we sang her
[16:59] Kim
    a love song in the same
    environment as frogs do.
[17:02] Shi
    Frogs? Oh, that's why we're by the water.
[17:06] Kim
    No matter how hard you try,
    if she can't hear, she can't hear!
[17:09] Miz
    Neptune-san's "I don't get it"
     was also helpful.
[17:13] Kim
    No matter how sick our rhymes are,
[17:15] Kim
    if the listener doesn't understand,
     what's the point?
[17:17] Una
    I'm s-sorry...
[17:19] Shi
    So why is it rap for frogs?
[17:22] Mei
    Frog songs are closer to a rap battle
    than a singing contest.
SIGN    Not Popular
SIGN    Popular
[17:26] Mei
    The frogs' ribbit battle is about who
    can make these low sounds faster.
[17:32] Mei
    I wanted to see what it feels like
    to be struck by love as a female frog,
[17:35] Mei
    so I asked these two for help.
[17:37] Shi
    That means a rice paddy in the summer
    as the stage for a freestyle rap battle!
[17:41] Miz
    If we can't settle this by singing,
    we'll have to resort to physical combat.
[17:46] Kim
    The stronger one will be chosen!
[17:49] Both
    Bring it on!
[17:52] Una
    They don't have to really fight.
[17:55] Miz
    You need to show off your power
    to make her heart respond!
[18:00] Kim
    I'll show you, Mercury!
[18:12] Shi
    Watch out!
[18:26] Una
    Jeez, that'll happen when you get so rowdy.
[18:28] Una
    Is anybody hurt?
[18:30] Kim
    Neptune-san?
[18:32] Miz
    Did he protect us?
[18:34] Kim
    He's so kind...
[18:36] Miz
    And strong!
[18:37] Both
    Heart-throbbing infatuation...
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    n
    f
    a
    t
    u
    a
    t
    i
    o
    n
    .
    .
    .
[18:41] Miz
    I lost.
[18:42] Kim
    True strength is something you
    can show without fighting.
[18:47] Kim
    We've still got a long way to go.
[18:49] Mei
    I've got it!
[18:51] Mei
    A gentle battle where you can
    see strength without fighting.
[18:54] Mei
    By comparing your muscles!
[18:57] Mei
    It's not a verbal or physical fight,
[18:59] Mei
    it's a battle where you just
    show off your leg muscles.
[19:02] Mei
    A frog that touches your heart with his
    peaceful but macho way of courting!
[19:05] Mei
    What do you think?
[19:07] Shi
    God has spoken!
[19:09] God
    Accepted!
SIGN    Accepted
SIGN    Staurois
[19:12] Mei
    Thank you, Neptune-san!
[19:14] Mei
    See you, Shimoda-kun!
[19:17] Miz
    It's fun to do the simulation yourself.
[19:20] Kim
    I like how easy it is to understand.
[19:26] Shi
    It looks like your approach was accepted.
     Well, for the frog, I mean.
[19:30] Una
    Yes, I am glad I was able to help.
[19:34] Una
    Right, about your courting methods...
[19:40] Una
    As a show of love, I do want you
    to battle to show off your vigor,
[19:44] Una
    but you saw that it's dangerous
    to fight for real, right?
[19:48] Una
    What should we do?
[19:49] Una
    Since you guys dive in the ocean,
    how about a lung capacity battle?
[19:54] Una
    But I did like Ven-chan's transformation.
[19:58] Una
    Lung capacity and transformation...
[20:01] Una
    Maybe I'll try making them
    inflate when they breathe in?
[20:04] Shi
    Sounds good! Would they be like balloons?
[20:07] Una
    Hm, they have ribs around their lungs,
    so they can't inflate their entire body.
[20:15] Una
    What is that?!
[20:17] Shi
    Something got inflated there.
[20:19] Una
    What? Where? What is that?
[20:22] Shi
    Could that be its nose?
[20:29] Shi
    He also inflated it!
[20:34] Shi
    What did he inflate now?!
[20:37] Una
    Uh, that should be...
[20:40] Shi
    The one who shot out that
    red nose lantern won!
[20:45] Una
    The red lantern is the wall of the membrane
[20:47] Una
    that separates the left and right
     sides of the nose.
[20:50] Shi
    Th-That's what that is?
[20:53] Una
    I did write that their body inflates,
    but I never imagined it would be that part.
[20:57] Shi
    That definitely made something throb...
[20:59] Shi
    Yeah, just hearing that made
     me feel a throb... in my nose.
[21:03] Shi
    God has spoken!
[21:05] God
    Accepted!
SIGN    Accepted
SIGN    Hooded Seal
[21:09] Una
    Wait, that kind of throb is fine?
[21:12] God
    It's okay!
SIGN    The Illustrated Guide to Creatures That Really Exist
[21:14] Ken
    The Illustrated Guide to Creatures
    That Really Exist!
[21:18] Shi
    They're so cute! From here they
    look like a normal seal family.
[21:22] Kim
    They are the fastest mammal to wean their young.
[21:25] Kim
    Seals breastfeed for a whopping four days!
[21:27] Shi
    So short!
[21:28] Kim
    The males look normal at first glance, too,
[21:30] Kim
    but when they want to appear stronger,
     they do this!
[21:33] Shi
    It's black!
[21:34] Shi
    What part of the nose is inflating
    to become this black balloon?
[21:39] Kim
    That's the skin above the nose.
[21:41] Kim
    They battle with its size and
    the sound of inflating it.
[21:43] Kim
    If the opponent doesn't back
    down with this... they do this!
[21:47] Shi
    It's red! Doesn't that hurt?
[21:50] Kim
    It doesn't hurt! "This redness
    is my determination."
[21:54] Kim
    "Do you have what it takes to do this?"
[21:57] Kim
    "If you can't, I'll let
    you off easy. Get out of here."
[22:00] Kim
    All that is what it means!
[22:02] Shi
    Where does that red balloon come from?
[22:05] Shi
    Oh, it's from the nostril, right?
[22:07] Kim
    Yeah, because that's a nasal membrane.
[22:10] Shi
    By the way, where is your voice coming from?
SIGN    Next on the Agenda

E9 - Idea 9
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SIGN    Heaven's Design Team
[01:31] God
    This order is for...
[01:33] God
    "An animal that tickles
    one's maternal instincts."
[01:37] God
    Cheers!
[01:40] Shi
    A-All right, understood!
[01:43] Shi
    So that's the word.
[01:44] Kan
    Maternal instincts? So, basically an animal
    that makes you want to protect it?
[01:50] Kan
    It sounds fun, but I have
    my hands full right now.
[01:54] Una
    Aw, man. You could go all-out
    making a cute animal!
[01:58] Una
    But I'm also tied up in other work.
[02:02] Shi
    Ah, I see.
[02:05] Shi
    Then I'll go ask someone else.
[02:09] Kim
    I'm in the pursuit of the ultimate
    umami only crustaceans can possess,
[02:14] Kim
    but I'm still not satisfied.
[02:16] Shi
    I understand. Good luck.
[02:20] Shi
    Everybody's so busy.
[02:22] Shi
    Why does it always get busy when
     everybody's already working?
[02:25] Shi
    Is there no one who's free?
[02:27] Mei
    Yes! I'm free. I'll do it!
[02:31] Shi
    Oh... okay.
[02:33] Shi
    I have a bad feeling about this.
[02:35] Shi
    Of course the one who seems least-suited
    to this job is in charge of it now.
[02:40] Shi
    I wonder if this'll be okay.
[02:43] Kim
    But that doesn't sound like
    your area of expertise.
[02:47] Kim
    Want some help?
[02:48] Mei
    Hm, I think I'd like some advice.
[02:52] Kim
    All right! Make something super cute, okay?
[02:55] Mei
    Thank you! I'll do my best.
[02:58] Shi
    At first glance,
    all might seem harmonious,
[03:01] Shi
    but with these two together,
    I get an even worse feeling.
[03:05] Kan
    That's a team that shouldn't
    be allowed to talk about love.
[03:08] Una
    I'm afraid they'll design something
    where the children and parents eat each other.
[03:14] Mei
    "Tickles the maternal instincts," huh?
[03:18] Mei
    What kind of emotion does that evoke?
[03:22] Kim
    Must be love.
[03:24] Mei
    Love, huh?
[03:26] Mei
    Is what you're making right
    now a parent and its child?
[03:29] Kim
    No, that's not it.
[03:32] Kim
    This is a male imprisoning the female
    with his long legs so she can't get away.
[03:37] Kim
    I mean, the ocean is vast, right?
[03:40] Kim
    The chance of meeting a good
    female at the right time is low.
[03:42] Kim
    That's why he imprisons her in his legs
    so other males can't take her away,
[03:47] Kim
    and waits until it's time for mating.
[03:50] Crab
    You're a caged bird.
[03:54] Crab
    But did I really capture you?
[03:57] Crab
    Perhaps you have captured me.
[04:00] Shi
    Uh...
[04:01] Mei
    So love is imprisonment.
[04:04] Una
    Imprison...
[04:06] Kan
    ...ment?
[04:07] Una
    W-Wait, what's this imprisonment
    you're talking about?
[04:11] Kan
    Pluto-chan, we'd like to help too,
    while we're taking a breather.
[04:16] Kan
    Imprisonment is good, but have you
    considered lovingly carrying the child?
[04:21] Una
    Yeah! That's right.
[04:23] Kan
    See, carrying is love!
[04:26] Mei
    But those twins... One of them
    will be left to die, right?
[04:32] Shi
    Wh-Why would you even think that?!
[04:35] Mei
    I mean, Neptune-san made the panda that way.
[04:38] Mei
    They give birth to two and
    keep the bigger one, right?
[04:42] Mei
    Two cubs are born, but one's just a backup.
[04:44] Una
    W-Well, I only set it up that
    way so they can survive!
[04:49] Mei
    Pandas' bodies having a
    hard time taking in nutrients.
[04:52] Shi
    It's just for rare emergencies, right?
[04:55] Mei
    Down on Earth, the chances of that
    emergency happening are quite high.
[04:59] Una
    Listen, Pluto-chan...
[05:01] Una
    Bears actually have the ability
    to control when they give birth.
[05:06] Una
    After mating with a male, the female
    can put the pregnancy on hold.
SIGN    A Bear's Life Theater
[05:11] Bear1
    I love you!
[05:12] Bear2
    I love you!
[05:13] Bear1
    Mwah!
[05:14] Bear1
    All right, take care of the kids!
[05:16] Bear2
    See ya.
[05:18] Una
    If she didn't put it on hold
    and gave birth right away,
[05:21] Una
    it would get colder and colder...
[05:22] Bear2
    There's no food, and it's
    only getting colder.
[05:25] Bear2
    We can't do this!
[05:27] Una
    But if she puts the pregnancy
    and birth on hold...
[05:30] Bear2
    Heck yeah, it's spring!
    Your mom's gonna do this!
[05:34] Una
    So if conditions aren't difficult for the panda,
[05:38] Una
    she will properly raise both cubs.
[05:42] Kim
    But those two cubs are from
    different fathers, right?
[05:45] Shi
    She's seeing two guys?
[05:47] Kim
    With that ability, she can see
     different males at different times,
[05:52] Kim
    but give birth all in one go.
[05:55] Una
    It may not be the product of devoted
    love between one male and one female,
[05:59] Una
    but this is a strategy devised to
    survive the harsh reality of nature.
[06:03] Una
    The hope is that by raising different
    types of cubs, at least one will make it.
[06:08] Mei
    That was really helpful.
[06:10] Shi
    I have a bad feeling about this!
[06:11] Una
    Wait! What part of that
    did you find helpful?
[06:15] Una
    Forget the second half! Hugging!
[06:17] Una
    Hugging is what love between
    parents and children is!
[06:20] Kan
    R-Right! Love between parents and children!
[06:23] Kan
    That's right! And the father!
    The father's love is important, too!
[06:28] Mei
    The father?
[06:29] Kan
    Yes! The father!
[06:31] Kan
    It's called maternal instinct,
[06:33] Kan
    but the love of a parent isn't
    limited to the mother, right?
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    Sparrow
[06:37] Kan
    There are a lot of animals
    where the father rears the child.
[06:40] Kan
    For instance, take a look at this sparrow.
[06:43] Shi
    That's so cute! They take
    turns feeding the chick.
[06:47] Kan
    The father takes part in
    rearing the child, too.
[06:50] Kan
    Isn't that wonderful? They're cooperating.
[06:52] Kan
    These babies also share
    food with their flock.
[06:56] Kan
    Watch this.
[06:58] Bird
    Wow, so much food.
[07:00] Bird
    I have to tell everyone
    about this. Everybody!
[07:03] Birds
    Yay, food! Food!
[07:06] Shi
    Oh, you're right.
[07:07] Shi
    They're all eating together.
[07:10] ---
    See?
[07:11] Kim
    Hm...
[07:13] Kim
    Are they really cooperating?
[07:17] Kim
    If they were truly cooperating,
[07:19] Kim
    they should be calling their friends even
    if there was just enough food for one bird.
[07:23] Bird
    Yay, food! But just a little.
[07:31] Shi
    It's not calling its friends, huh?
[07:33] Kim
    It's actually hogging the food.
[07:35] Kim
    Isn't it bad to keep secrets amongst friends?
[07:38] Kim
    But it's not like we're making
    these animals to be morally pure.
[07:44] Bir
    The jig's up! Oh, well. All that
    matters is my survival!
[07:48] Kan
    O-Oh, fine.
[07:49] Kan
    The reason they're calling their friends
    is not just for sharing the food.
[07:54] Kan
    The chance of being attacked
    by a predator is lower
[07:57] Kan
    when they're eating together
    than when they eat alone!
[08:02] Kim
    The "Ate My Money Away" Detective
    sees through all smoke and mirrors!
[08:05] Kan
    You're still doing that bit?
[08:08] Mei
    That was really helpful.
[08:09] Kan
    Wait! What part of that
    did you find helpful?
[08:13] Kan
    Forget the second half!
[08:14] Kan
    Remember parental love in the form of
    the father also raising the child!
[08:17] Kan
    Please use that as inspiration!
SIGN    A Few Hours Later
[08:23] Mei
    All right, here's my presentation.
[08:26] Shi
    I wonder what she made.
    I'm a little excited, and a little scared...
[08:31] Kan
    Huh, where are Jupiter and Neptune-san?
[08:34] Mei
    Jupiter-san was shouting, "It's not the
    big crab's fault that it tastes bad!"
[08:39] Mei
    "It's the cooking method's fault!"
[08:42] Mei
    Then he went off to Galapagos to put the whole
    crab into a pot without cutting it up.
[08:47] Kan
    That guy...
[08:48] Shi
    So he's making pots instead of animals.
[08:52] Mei
    Neptune-san also went to
    Galapagos to test his bear.
[08:57] Mei
    But since you're here,
    I'll do my presentation anyway.
[09:00] Shi
    Yes.
[09:02] Mei
    First, the visual:
[09:03] Mei
    Round and fluffy.
[09:06] Mei
    Not good?
[09:07] Shi
    N-No, it was just unexpected!
[09:10] Kan
    Don't mind us. Please, continue.
[09:13] Mei
    The father will lovingly carry this.
[09:17] Shi
    Th-This is unexpected.
    Carrying something fluffy!
[09:21] Kan
    Could this lead to the golden
    standard of cuteness?
[09:25] Kan
    So that fluffy thing is the child?
[09:27] Mei
    No.
[09:29] Mei
    This white bag is a parasite's egg!
[09:35] Mei
    The main body has the ability to burrow into
    the host's body, like the root of a plant.
[09:40] Mei
    Then it invades the host's nervous system,
[09:42] Mei
    and makes it think that the
    fluffy thing is its own child.
[09:45] Mei
    The host will hug this bag to its chest,
    and protect "its child" for the parasite.
[09:52] Mei
    Oh, and if a male is infested, a hormonal
     imbalance will feminize the host.
SIGN    I am your mother!
[09:58] Ued
    That's so wonderful.
[10:00] Mei
    This is "the animal that tickles
    the maternal instincts"!
[10:04] Shi
    God has spoken!
[10:05] God
    Accepted!
SIGN    Rhizocephala
SIGN    Main Body
SIGN    Egg
SIGN    Package Deal!
SIGN    Accepted
[10:07] Mei
    Yay!
[10:08] Kan
    It already passed?
[10:11] Kan
    You haven't even said what it parasitizes.
[10:14] Mei
    Oh, that's true.
[10:15] Mei
    Since you helped me, I'll have
    it infest something you made.
[10:19] Kan
    Wait!
[10:21] Kan
    It wouldn't be right for me
    to have the honor alone!
[10:23] Kan
    I-I know!
[10:28] Una
    So you called us all together...
[10:31] Kim
    ...because more candidates means a lower
    chance that your creation will be picked.
[10:35] Kim
    Just like when the sparrows
    eat food together.
[10:38] Kan
    I just couldn't stay calm!
[10:41] Mei
    This is hard.
[10:42] Mei
    I want it to be lovingly held,
[10:46] Mei
    so I'll go for the crab, since it
     has so many arms to hug with!
[10:49] Una
    Thank you!
[10:50] Kan
    I'm safe!
[10:52] Ued
    Congratulations, Jupiter-kun.
SIGN    The Illustrated Guide to Creatures That Really Exist
[10:55] Ken
    The Illustrated Guide to Creatures
    That Really Exist!
[10:59] Kim
    So the crab thinks this
    fluffy thing on its abdomen
[11:02] Kim
    is its own egg sac, and it's
    guarding it vigilantly.
[11:06] Mei
    But those are really the eggs of the
    Rhizocephala parasite.
[11:09] Kim
    I wonder how the crab feels about that.
[11:12] Mei
    Not sure, but infested crabs have long lives.
[11:16] Mei
    That's because they don't use energy for
    reproduction and take care of themselves instead.
[11:20] Kim
    So it's not all that bad, then.
[11:22] Kim
    What are Rhizocephala anyway? Insects?
[11:26] Mei
    No, they're crustaceans.
[11:28] Kim
    Crustaceans? So, relatives of the crab?
[11:31] Kim
    Is a crab hitching a ride on a crab, then?
[11:34] Kim
    That means the eggs might be tasty.
SIGN    Tasting. . .
[11:41] Kim
    Tastes a bit like urchin. I might like this.
[11:45] Mei
    I like Rhizocephala, too.
    We're the same, Jupiter-san.
SIGN    WHICH ONE WILL BE ACCEPTED?
SIGN    The
[11:56] Shi
    Which One Will Be Accepted? The Show!
[12:04] Shi
    Welcome, everyone!
[12:05] Shi
    It's time for Which One 
    Will Be Accepted? The Show!
[12:08] Shi
    Today's request is for "a bird
    that lives on an island of ice"!
[12:12] Shi
    Here, our Heaven's Design Team is
    about to have a presentation battle!
[12:17] Shi
    Our commentators will be Venus-san, with
    her motto, "To design is to create beauty..."
SIGN    Venus
SIGN    Commentators
[12:22] Shi
    And Saturn-san, who says,
    "Horses are the best!"
SIGN    Saturn
[12:24] Shi
    Can I have a word from
    you two about today's battle?
[12:27] Kan
    The best way to counteract
    the cold is to put on fat.
[12:31] Kan
    I believe the contestants will
    make fat, flightless birds.
[12:35] Tsu
    If it's an island of ice,
    there won't be many enemies,
[12:37] Tsu
    so being flightless should be fine.
[12:39] Shi
    I see! That's an excellent prediction!
[12:41] Shi
    All right then, contestants,
[12:43] Shi
    please do your best
    in the presentation battle!
[12:46] Una
    Um, I'm looking forward to
    making a cute roundie.
SIGN    Neptune
SIGN    Jupiter
[12:50] Kim
    I will do everything I can to keep
    it from being round and cute.
[12:55] Shi
    And the battle is on!
SIGN    JUPITER
SIGN    NEPTUNE
[12:59] Txt
    Question
SIGN    What's the ideal amphibious body
     for living on an island of ice!?
[13:00] Shi
    Question 1!
[13:01] Shi
    What's the ideal amphibious body
    for living on an island of ice?
[13:04] Tsu
    I'm surprised Shimoda-kun's so enthusiastic.
[13:07] Kan
    Speaking of, apparently he knows
    quite a bit about rap, too.
[13:11] Una
    This is mine.
[13:14] Kim
    Then this is mine.
[13:16] Shi
    Oh, they both look the
    same... Wait a minute.
[13:23] Shi
    Those legs are so long!
[13:25] Shi
    Their coloring is the same,
    but now we have both leg extremes!
[13:30] Shi
    What do you say, Venus-san?
[13:32] Kan
    As expected, both of them are good.
[13:33] Shi
    Did you hear this? High praise!
[13:36] Kan
    For the fish, this coloring
    is the hardest to spot.
[13:40] Fish
    Since it's dark in the deep,
    black is hard to see.
[13:43] Fish
    Since the surface is blinding,
    white's also hard to see.
[13:45] Tsu
    This reminds me of Pluto-kun's squid.
[13:49] Shi
    Indeed, this is like the
    smokescreen of light!
[13:51] Shi
    Then let's switch over to
    Mars-san and get her judgment.
[13:54] Shi
    Mars-san, are you ready?
[13:57] Hig
    Yes, I'm here.
[13:58] Hig
    Hello, I'm currently on Galapagos.
[14:01] Hig
    I've covered the island with ice,
    so we'll be testing the birds here.
[14:05] Hig
    Should I send you a visual?
[14:07] Shi
    All right, it looks like the battle
    will take place there!
[14:10] Shi
    Who will the goddess of
    victory favor this time?!
[14:14] Hig
    Uh, what's going on, here?
[14:17] Kan
    The presentation right before this
    one left a bit of bad taste in my mouth.
[14:21] Kan
    That's why Shimoda-kun suggested
    a light-hearted competition.
[14:24] Tsu
    From time to time, something like this is fine.
[14:28] Hig
    Uh... thank you for the explanation.
[14:31] Hig
    Well, whatever. I'll have the
    two birds go to the ocean now.
[14:34] Hig
    It'll be a race to see who
    can catch a fish faster!
[14:38] Shi
    Ready, set, go!
[14:43] Una
    You got this!
[14:44] Kim
    Nice!
[14:55] Kim
    All right, that's elegant!
[14:57] Shi
    Now, a question for the contestants.
[14:59] Shi
    How does your bird swim?
SIGN    Light! Weak!
[15:02] Una
    Its flaps its arms to propel itself forward.
SIGN    Heavy! Robust!
[15:04] Una
    Since it doesn't fly, I was able to
    make its bones thick and sturdy.
[15:08] Kan
    Did you forget how much trouble I went
    through to make the birdies light?!
[15:12] Kim
    Mine also kicks its legs!
[15:14] Shi
    Wow, that looks fast!
[15:17] Shi
    And they're already back!
[15:19] Shi
    Were they able to catch a fish?
[15:21] Shi
    Who reigned supreme?!
[15:23] Shi
    The difference is clear as day!
[15:28] Shi
    Team Neptune was able to secure a fish.
[15:31] Hig
    Looks like the one with the shorter
    legs is a better swimmer.
[15:35] Shi
    I thought the leg kick would
    make for a faster swimmer.
[15:38] Hig
    Actually, no. Kicking your legs
    increases your water resistance,
[15:43] Hig
    so that's more of a hindrance.
[15:46] Shi
    Down! Our usual trope is
    back with a vengeance!
[15:49] Shi
    Mars-san, what's the cause here?
[15:52] Hig
    Hypothermia.
[15:55] Shi
    The cold! Downed by the cold!
[15:58] Shi
    That's fatal in the coldest of seas!
[16:02] Hig
    Looks like the one with the long
    legs got cold in the ocean.
[16:06] Tsu
    With legs that long, it has
    a lot of exposed surface area.
[16:11] Hig
    The rounder an animal's body is,
    the smaller the area exposed to the elements.
[16:17] Hig
    You know how wolves do that, too?
[16:19] Shi
    Now that you mention it...
[16:20] Kim
    Hold up!
[16:22] Kim
    If that's true, the short-legged one shouldn't
     be able to stand on the ice for so long!
[16:27] Kim
    I had a reason for making the legs long.
SIGN    Chilled 
    by the ice
[16:30] Kim
    With the long legs, we can entwine
    cold veins with warm arteries,
SIGN    Entwined
     blood vessels
SIGN    Doesn't get cold
[16:34] Kim
    thereby equalizing the temperature.
SIGN    Chilled 
    by the ice
SIGN    Body gets cold
[16:37] Kim
    With short legs,
[16:38] Kim
    there's no room for
     the temperatures to equalize.
[16:41] Kim
    The cold blood goes straight into the body.
[16:44] Shi
    Oh, that sounds unpleasantly chilly!
[16:47] Shi
    So there was a reason for those long legs.
[16:50] Shi
    But this one doesn't look like it'll collapse.
[16:53] Shi
    Is its core not cold?
[16:56] Kim
    Why not?!
[16:56] Una
    Actually, that one has long legs, too.
[17:02] Una
    They're squatting inside their bodies.
[17:03] Una
    It's like doing a Slav squat,
    then pulling your jacket over your knees.
[17:07] Tsu
    To see Neptune-kun squat like that...
[17:10] Kan
    That's a rare sight.
[17:11] Shi
    Imagine that! Neptune-san also made
    the legs long to thwart the cold!
[17:17] Shi
    Neptune-san pulls ahead
    with the first point!
[17:21] Tsu
    Ah, that's what that is for.
[17:23] Kim
    I won't lose the next round!
[17:25] Shi
    Then let's get to the next question!
[17:27] Txt
    Question
SIGN    How do you ensure that the fish 
    don't get away?
[17:28] Shi
    How do you ensure that the fish don't get away?
[17:33] Una
    I made its beak big and jagged.
[17:37] Una
    That's so it can have a good grip
    on the fish while it swims.
[17:40] Shi
    I see!
[17:41] Shi
    On the other hand, Jupiter-san's
    bird doesn't look visibly changed.
[17:48] Kim
    Did that surprise you?
[17:49] Kan
    Hey! Can you not break the bounds
    of the bird category?
[17:53] Tsu
    Mars-kun, what's your verdict here?
[17:55] Hig
    Both of them have issues.
[17:58] Hig
    A bigger beak means that
    more heat escapes through it,
[18:01] Hig
    so it might get cold.
[18:04] Hig
    The problem with Jupiter-san's idea is that
    opening the mouth so wide lets heat escape, too.
[18:08] Hig
    Barbs on the tongue are a good idea, though,
[18:11] Hig
    They make it harder
    for fish to get away.
[18:13] Shi
    Jupiter-san's idea is accepted!
[18:15] Kim
    Yay!
[18:17] Kim
    All right, then let's make the tongue barbed.
[18:20] Shi
    Onto the next question, then!
[18:22] Txt
    Question
SIGN    Can it survive by drinking sea water?
[18:23] Shi
    Can it survive by drinking sea water?!
[18:27] Tsu
    Ven-chan, aren't there already a few
    coastal animals that have this ability?
[18:33] Kan
    There are quite a few animals
[18:35] Kan
    that filter out salt from the water
    and eject it through some body fluid.
[18:39] Una
    Then he'll dispose of it through tears.
[18:41] Kim
    No, through snot!
SIGN    Sea Gull Style
SIGN    Sea Turtle Style
[18:44] Shi
    I always felt bad for sea turtles because
    they're crying while laying their eggs.
[18:49] Kan
    They're just disposing of
    salt through their eyes.
[18:53] Shi
    I never knew.
[18:56] Shi
    Then over to you, Mars-san!
[18:58] Hig
    Right, tears versus snot. Let's take a look.
[19:06] Hig
    Oh, this one goes to snot.
[19:09] Hig
    Snot can be shaken off,
[19:11] Hig
    but the tears leave the
    face encrusted with salt.
[19:15] Shi
    That means Jupiter-san gets yet
    another point and is in the lead!
[19:22] Kan
    The sea turtle is almost always in
    the water, so the tears don't dry.
[19:27] Tsu
    Right.
[19:28] Txt
    Question
SIGN    The chick design!
[19:28] Shi
    Now, the next question is about the chick design!
[19:31] Una
    The chick needs to be cute!
[19:33] Kim
    The chick needs to be safe.
[19:35] Hig
    The thorns will keep both
    friend and foe away!
[19:40] Hig
    Since that prevents huddling
    to stay warm, that's rejected!
[19:42] Shi
    Neptune-san's fluffy one wins!
[19:45] Txt
    Question
SIGN    What's its secret for staying underwater
    for a long time?
[19:45] Shi
    Next question: What's its secret for
    staying underwater for a long time?
[19:49] Shi
    What will they do?!
[19:50] Una
    Breathe in a lot of air?
[19:52] Una
    No, that'll make it float...
[19:54] Kim
    Let's make it a poikilotherm,
    then lower the temperature of organs
[19:58] Kim
    not used underwater, to the point
     where it's half-dead.
[20:00] Hig
    That's good!
[20:02] Hig
    That'll lower its oxygen consumption.
[20:04] Tsu
    Being half-dead while
    swimming sure is novel.
[20:08] Kan
    That may be too novel to still be a bird.
[20:11] Shi
    The point goes to Jupiter-san!
[20:13] Txt
    Question
SIGN    How will the children recognize
     their parents
[20:13] Shi
    Next up: How will the children
    recognize their parents?
[20:16] Una
    The parent will talk to it before it hatches,
    letting the child learn its voice.
SIGN    I'm your dad
SIGN    Dad
[20:20] Kim
    Each face will have a different pattern.
[20:22] Hig
    You can't see a pattern in a snow storm.
[20:24] Hig
    Rejected.
[20:25] Shi
    That's a point for Neptune-san!
[20:27] Shi
    Neither of them are yielding,
    and we go into the final round with a tie!
[20:31] Shi
    The battle for the bird that lives on
    an icy island has become really heated!
[20:35] Shi
    Let's hear how our two
    contestants are feeling!
[20:39] Shi
    How is it going, Neptune-san?
[20:40] Una
    Um, this is harder than I thought.
     I'll do my best.
[20:44] Shi
    Jupiter-san, how about you?
[20:47] Kim
    A lot more passed than I expected.
[20:50] Kim
    I just did the opposite
    of Neptune-san's ideas.
[20:53] Shi
    Oh! That's brutally honest!
[20:58] Shi
    Now, let us move on to the final question!
SIGN    What if there's no food while raising the child
[20:58] Txt
    Question
[21:00] Shi
    What if there's no food while raising the child?
[21:03] Kan
    That's a key factor for surviving
    in extreme cold.
[21:07] Shi
    What are your answers?!
[21:09] Una
    The parents will fast!
[21:10] Shi
    Poor things!
[21:12] Kim
    The chicks will fast!
[21:13] Shi
    Poor things!
[21:16] Shi
    Mars-san, what is your judgment here?
[21:19] Hig
    That's really hard to say.
[21:21] Hig
    Since they're flightless,
    they can pack on body fat,
[21:25] Hig
    so their bodies are suited to fasting.
[21:27] Hig
    But which to pick?
[21:28] Shi
    Who...
[21:29] Shi
    Who will be the winner?!
[21:36] God
    Both are accepted!
SIGN    King Penguin
SIGN    Emperor Penguin
SIGN    Accepted
SIGN    Accepted
[21:41] Shi
    God has spoken!
[21:42] Hig
    Literally the Word of God!
[21:45] Shi
    Congratulations, Neptune-san, Jupiter-san!
[21:52] Shi
    Since both were accepted by God,
[21:54] Shi
    you're apparently free to add a
    quality of your own choosing.
[21:57] Una
    Then I'll make an alternate
    design for the chick.
[22:00] God
    That chick is accepted, too!
SIGN    Accepted
SIGN    Emperor Penguin
     Chick
[22:04] Kim
    I'll, hmm... get rid of the round
    pupils and make them square.
SIGN    Accepted
[22:11] Shi
    That's kind of scary!
[22:12] Kim
    I'm so happy.
SIGN    Next on the Agenda

E10 - Idea 10
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[00:00] 213
    Wait! I said wait!
[00:02] 213
    It's dangerous outside!
[00:03] Guy
    I am still leaving this place!
[00:06] 213
    Why are you unhappy?
    It's perfectly safe here!
[00:09] Guy
    What is perfect here?
[00:11] Guy
    Here, we're controlled by the queen!
[00:14] Guy
    Or are you going to fight the queen with me?
[00:18] 213
    It's futile. Have you forgotten about #72?
[00:22] Guy
    See? That's brainwashing!
[00:24] Guy
    Listen, you be careful, too.
    Especially of the queen's—
[00:29] Guy
    Someone's coming.
[00:30] Guy
    This is my chance. I'm leaving.
[00:32] 213
    W-Wait!
[00:34] 213
    Don't go!
[00:37] Shi
    I walked into something really intense.
SIGN    Heaven's Design Team
[02:16] 213
    You have an unusual aura.
    Are you a traveler?
[02:19] Shi
    Uh, I guess so.
[02:21] 213
    I am sorry that you had to witness that.
[02:24] 213
    Welcome to our queendom.
[02:25] Shi
    Um, I feel like I shouldn't be here.
[02:28] Shi
    I interrupted you, didn't I?
[02:30] 213
    No, I welcome you warmly.
[02:32] 213
    This is a perfect society, a paradise
    ruled by our perfect queen.
[02:38] 213
    But sometimes there are people
    who defect, like him.
[02:42] 213
    Common folk with few opportunities
    for an audience with the queen
[02:46] 213
    lose their sense of reverence.
[02:48] 213
    It's sad.
[02:50] Shi
    Your queen must be amazing.
[02:53] 213
    Once you meet our queen, you will understand
    how wonderful and magnificent she is.
[02:57] 213
    If you would like, I can show you the way.
[03:03] 233
    Oh, #213!
[03:05] 248
    Who's that with you?
[03:07] 233
    Is that a traveler?!
[03:08] 316
    He doesn't smell like the swarm, and he's
    wearing black, so he must be a traveler!
[03:12] 316
    How cool!
[03:14] Shi
    H-Hello.
[03:15] 213
    Calm down, you lot. You can see that
    you're bothering him.
[03:18] 213
    Get back to work.
[03:20] 248
    All right.
[03:21] 233
    Oh, #213. There's a message
    saying that new food was discovered.
[03:27] 233
    So tunnel #46, which was being expanded,
     is now a food store.
[03:30] 213
    I see. That's good news.
[03:33] 213
    I was just thinking that we
    should treat our guest properly.
[03:36] 213
    I'll go there now. Thank you.
[03:39] 233
    Goodbye, traveler!
[03:51] Shi
    It's so big.
[03:53] Shi
    I could easily get lost here.
[03:55] 213
    Esteemed guest, what number
    did you have in your land?
[03:59] Shi
    You mean my name?
[04:01] Shi
    I don't have a number.
    My name is Shimoda.
[04:03] 213
    "Shimoda"? I see, your land uses
    different names than ours.
[04:08] Shi
    Anyway, everybody here looks quite similar.
[04:12] Shi
    It's hard to tell the girls and the boys apart.
[04:15] 213
    There is no such a distinction.
[04:16] 213
    Unlike the queen and her few husbands,
[04:18] 213
    we workers not sexually developed
    and are all equal.
[04:21] Shi
    That's interesting. So if all
    the workers are young people,
[04:25] Shi
    what do the elderly do?
[04:27] 213
    "Elderly"? What... is that?
[04:31] Shi
    Uh, um, like when you live long and get old?
[04:35] 213
    Oh, I've heard of that! But we don't age.
[04:41] 213
    In this perfect society,
    there's no such thing as growing old.
[04:44] 213
    We don't get cancer, either.
[04:45] Shi
    No cancer? That's amazing!
[04:47] 213
    While only our queen can have children,
[04:50] 213
    we are all more similar than mere siblings,
     and thus look nearly identical.
[04:54] 213
    Instead of clinging to individual happiness,
[04:56] 213
    we prioritize the happiness
    of the entire land.
[04:59] 213
    That's how we do things.
[05:01] Shi
    This really could be a perfect society.
[05:04] 213
    This is the food store.
[05:06] Shi
    Here? There's nothing here.
[05:12] Shi
    Wait, am I the food?!
[05:24] 213
    Is something wrong, Shimoda-dono?
[05:26] 213
    Please, have some potato.
[05:28] Shi
    P-P-Potato?
[05:30] 213
    Yes, everything that's a
    different color is potato.
[05:33] 213
    Since this is a giant underground queendom,
[05:36] 213
    we dig our tunnels into potatoes
    and use them as food.
[05:39] Shi
    So it's an edible tunnel.
[05:42] 213
    As yesterday's potato was a clustering type,
SIGN    View of the Entire Queendom
[05:45] 213
    I thought that digging around the
    vicinity would lead to more of them.
[05:49] 213
    Fill the holes with dirt after you eat.
[05:51] 213
    That way it will regenerate,
    and we'll have more to eat.
[05:55] Bob
    All right!
[05:57] Shi
    You're so knowledgeable.
[06:00] 213
    No, I just pass on what
    I learned from #72.
[06:03] Shi
    #72?
[06:05] 213
    Yes, this is #72's notebook.
[06:09] 213
    Prior to me, #72 was
    the one responsible
[06:12] 213
    for developing the remote regions.
[06:15] 213
    I learned how to distinguish different
    types of potato, how to cultivate them,
[06:18] 213
    and many other things
    by reading this notebook.
[06:21] 213
    But at the end...
[06:23] 213
    There was a sentence that read:
    "I am thinking of defying the queen."
[06:27] Shi
    Eek! Where's that person now?
[06:30] 213
    The bloodstains tell the tale.
[06:32] 213
    Those who rebel against
    the queen are killed.
[06:35] 213
    Foolish #72... Why did
    you ever think to do that?
[06:40] Que
    Let it be.
[06:41] Que
    There's no point in wondering
    about things like that.
[06:45] 213
    My queen!
[06:47] 213
    I am honored that you
    would come out this far!
[06:51] Que
    It's only natural for a queen
    to survey all of her queendom.
[06:55] Que
    Although, it would be a little troublesome
    if the queendom spread too far.
[07:00] Que
    Developer #213, it's been awhile.
[07:04] Que
    If you are too devoted to your work,
     I cannot give you this.
[07:14] 213
    What an honor, to receive this
    directly from Her Highness's hand!
[07:18] Que
    Do visit sometimes, and don't go
    overboard with development.
[07:23] 213
    You are too kind to me.
[07:25] Que
    Are you a traveler?
[07:27] Shi
    Y-Yes!
[07:28] Que
    We rarely get guests.
[07:30] Que
    Do take in everything our land has to offer.
[07:37] Que
    Your queen is so elegant!
[07:39] 213
    Isn't she? Our queen was not born a queen.
[07:44] 213
    The strongest, most diligent
    worker becomes the queen.
[07:48] Shi
    Oh, so it's not hereditary succession,
    but a merit-based society.
[07:53] 213
    Yes, and she's always looking
    out for our health.
[07:57] 213
    This is a health supplement.
[07:59] 213
    I am so grateful.
[08:00] Shi
    Wow.
[08:02] 213
    If you would like, you can have this.
[08:03] 213
    I can get another one later.
[08:05] Shi
    Oh, thank you.
[08:09] 213
    I will show you the nursery next.
[08:12] Shi
    Sure!
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[08:18] Shi
    Wh-Why are they laying under the babies?
[08:21] 213
    Their duty is being the bed.
[08:23] Shi
    Being the bed?!
[08:24] Shi
    There are about three people
    stacked up for each bed.
[08:27] Shi
    Isn't that a lot of weight for
    the ones on the bottom?
[08:29] Shi
    Can they breathe?
[08:30] 213
    Probably not.
[08:33] 213
    But as we are perfect, we are
    fairly fine even without oxygen.
[08:37] Shi
    Fairly...
[08:38] Shi
    Is that perfection, though?
[08:41] Shi
    Please hang in there!
[08:43] 213
    Our queendom is underground, after all,
[08:45] 213
    so there's not a lot of oxygen—
[08:47] Shi
    Wh-What's that?!
[08:49] 213
    We're under attack.
[08:50] Shi
    What? Oh, no!
[08:53] 213
    Those are my siblings who are
    assigned to guard duty.
[08:56] 213
    We can just leave it to them,
     and we'll be fine.
[08:58] Shi
    The guards must be strong, then.
[09:00] 213
    No.
[09:01] 213
    They're just going to block the entrance,
    so they'll be eaten by the enemy first.
[09:06] Shi
    There's such a terrifying role?!
[09:09] 213
    As perfect beings, we don't feel much pain,
[09:13] 213
    so if I were assigned to the guard class,
     I would go to be eaten.
[09:17] Shi
    That's terrible!
[09:18] Shi
    Are the classes that absolute?!
[09:20] Shi
    Even though you said becoming
    queen is based on merit?
[09:23] Shi
    Which means, in this land, someone
     like you could become queen as well!
[09:28] 213
    I-I've never... That's... No...
[09:32] Guy
    See? That's brainwashing!
    Listen, you be careful, too.
[09:34] Guy
    Especially of the queen's—
[09:35] 213
    That must be it.
[09:36] 213
    Why did I never think of that?
[09:39] 213
    All I cared about was being loyal.
[09:42] 213
    Is this brainwashing?
[09:44] Que
    So you noticed.
[09:47] Que
    I gave you a supplement.
[09:50] Que
    Did you not take it?
[09:53] 213
    I get it!
[09:54] 213
    You were making us take that
    supplement at every opportunity.
[09:57] 213
    That's what you used to brainwash us.
[09:59] 213
    Since he worked in the far reaches,
     he rarely saw you.
[10:02] 213
    Thus the effect on him wore off,
     and he left the queendom.
[10:05] Que
    Clever child. I've been
    waiting for this moment.
[10:14] 213
    I will defeat you and become queen!
[10:19] 213
    I won't be controlled by you anymore!
[10:38] 213
    #72?
[10:40] 213
    Why do you have that number?!
[10:43] 213
    No... it can't be!
[10:47] 213
    #72!
[10:50] Que
    I'll leave the rest to you, #213.
[10:55] 213
    #72!
[11:01] Shi
    I feel like I saw something
    I shouldn't have.
[11:04] Mei
    Welcome back, Shimoda-kun.
[11:06] Mei
    How did you like the "animals that
    create the perfect society"?
[11:10] Shi
    Well, it was perfect in many ways.
[11:13] Mei
    Yay!
[11:15] Hig
    What did you think of the new system?
[11:17] Hig
    I designed it so you can
    experience the animals' society
[11:20] Hig
    from the viewpoint of someone in it.
[11:22] Shi
    The immersion was so deep that I'm
    exhausted, but it felt hyper realistic.
[11:27] Hig
    That's great.
[11:29] Hig
    You can see the inside of nests
     that you normally couldn't,
[11:31] Hig
    or understand the animals' social structure.
[11:35] Shi
    Um, since I was seeing things
    from the animals' perspective,
[11:38] Shi
    everybody looked roughly like me,
[11:41] Shi
    but in reality they look different, right?
[11:43] Mei
    Their true size and appearance is this!
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          Her Husbands
    Occasional Defector
          Guards (Cannon Fodder)
           Bed Duty      Workers
[11:48] Mei
    Aren't they so smooth and cute?
[11:50] Shi
    Yes... So what's their enemy?
[11:54] Mei
    Snakes! But it's fine, because they
    seal the entrance to the nest
[11:57] Mei
    while their friends are being eaten!
[12:00] Shi
    God has spoken!
[12:02] God
    Accepted!
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[12:06] Mei
    Yay, it's done!
[12:08] Hig
    Let's go have a drink.
[12:09] Mei
    Yeah, time to drink!
[12:12] Shi
    Um, Pluto-san...
[12:14] Shi
    About this... What's in the queen's
    brainwashing supplement?
[12:19] Mei
    The queen's poop!
[12:21] Shi
    I'm so glad I didn't take it!
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[12:24] Ken
    The Illustrated Guide to Creatures
    That Really Exist!
[12:29] Ued
    Why are they naked?
[12:31] Tsu
    Since they live in the warm soil,
     they don't need fur.
[12:35] Tsu
    Without fur, they are less
    susceptible to parasites.
[12:37] Tsu
    Their ears do have hair,
    so that dirt doesn't get in.
[12:42] Ued
    Huh? Ears? Where are they?
[12:44] Tsu
    Right here.
[12:45] Tsu
    They don't have earlobes, as they
    could get caught in the tunnels.
[12:49] Ued
    Oh, so earlobes stick out too far?
[12:52] Ued
    That means the queen's tummy would get
    stuck in the tunnels when she's pregnant, too.
[12:56] Tsu
    Correct! That's why the queen actually
    gets longer when she's pregnant.
[13:01] Tsu
    Being longer is not such a
    detriment in a tight space.
[13:04] Tsu
    She goes to that length
    to continue her patrols.
[13:07] Ued
    I thought she would at least
     rest when she's pregnant.
[13:09] Tsu
    Being queen doesn't sound too easy.
[13:13] Ued
    The more I hear of her hardships, the more
    I want to go have a drink with her once.
[13:25] Shi
    Maybe I went overboard and made too much.
[13:28] Shi
    I hope they'll like my gift
    of angel bean paste buns.
[13:35] Shi
    Right! I have God's new order here, too!
[13:40] Shi
    Hel...oh?!
[13:42] Tsu
    The time has come!
[13:44] Tsu
    O beast, darker than night,
     heed my call!
[13:48] Tsu
    Darkness, accept my life as payment.
[13:52] Tsu
    Now, with my blood,
    this contract shall be sealed!
[13:56] Shi
    You have to stop!
[13:56] Tsu
    Hey, watch out!
[13:58] Tsu
    What's wrong? Is there an
    issue with this delivery?!
[14:01] Shi
    Delivery? You were in the
    middle of a delivery?
[14:05] Tsu
    Yes. See what you interrupting did?
[14:09] Tsu
    He got stuck mid-transfer!
[14:12] Shi
    It's like a fax transmission error,
     but it's a huge demon.
[14:16] Shi
    I am so sorry! It looked really bad,
    so I thought you were in danger.
[14:21] Tsu
    Oh, it scared you, and you're
    an angel! Well done, me.
[14:25] Shi
    This was your work, Chief Saturn?
[14:29] Tsu
    Yes, I got an order from
    Hell for a familiar.
[14:32] Shi
    Oh, from Yokota-san.
[14:34] Tsu
    The order was for an "animal that can
    communicate without using sound."
[14:39] Tsu
    So I made a creature that is able to
    receive and send pheromones through the air.
[14:43] Tsu
    The male goat can secrete volatile
    pheromones from its fur.
[14:47] Shi
    Huh, pheromone communication, is it?
[14:50] Tsu
    Those horns are antennae
    for receiving pheromones.
[14:53] Shi
    Th-They move.
[14:55] Ins
    Yes! They are antennae, after all.
[14:57] Shi
    You're from the insect department.
[14:58] Tsu
    The insect department has a lot of
    pheromone expertise, so I asked them for help.
[15:03] Ins
    The magic circle is the address,
    and the blood is the password!
[15:07] Ins
    Unlike us, raw tissue can't be
    transported with lightning.
[15:11] Shi
    Ah, right.
[15:12] Kan
    Hm, it doesn't look like
    we can dislodge it easily.
[15:17] Miz
    What are we going to do?
[15:19] Mei
    What's this?
[15:20] Shi
    Oh, I brought those
     bean paste buns as a gift.
[15:22] Tsu
    Thank you! I love bean paste buns.
     Let's take a break.
[15:26] Ins
    Am I invited as well?
[15:28] Tsu
    Of course.
[15:29] All
    Thank you!
[15:33] Una
    It's filled with white bean paste!
[15:36] Kim
    So angels fill their buns
    with white bean paste.
[15:39] Tsu
    I always thought that
    bean paste buns went best with milk,
[15:41] Tsu
    but these would go well
    with green tea, too.
[15:43] Shi
    I also brought this new order.
[15:47] Kna
    Aw, we're on break.
[15:49] Kna
    Let me see what the client ordered now.
[15:53] God
    An animal that rejuvenates!
[15:57] Kan
    Another one that sounds annoying.
[16:00] Shi
    Um, I guess freeing animals from
    the curse of aging is difficult?
[16:05] Una
    Aging is not a curse.
[16:07] Miz
    If anything, it's a blessing.
[16:10] Shi
    Yesterday, I saw an animal that
    doesn't age for the first time.
[16:14] Shi
    I always thought that animals had to age.
[16:18] Tsu
    There are no curses in life.
[16:21] Tsu
    Rather, every living thing is only made up
    of blessings that allow it to survive.
[16:25] Tsu
    Well, I suppose a little bit of our
    personal tastes are in there, too.
[16:30] All
    A little?
[16:31] Tsu
    Aging is one method to ensure
    the survival of the species.
[16:35] Tsu
    It's only used by many animals
    because it's so effective.
[16:39] Kim
    Besides, there are a lot
    of animals that don't age.
[16:42] Shi
    Oh, really?
[16:44] Kim
    For instance, the urchin.
[16:46] Kim
    This guy's lived for 200 years,
    but he's still healthy.
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[16:48] Kim
    And the lobster!
    This guy doesn't age, either.
[16:51] Kim
    And he has no set lifespan.
    He just gets bigger as the years go by.
[16:55] Shi
    Won't they multiply wildly, then?
[16:58] Kim
    Don't worry! I made them tasty!
[17:00] Kim
    They get eaten all the time!
[17:01] Shi
    I still don't quite get what's
    so good about aging, then.
[17:06] Tsu
    Ah, well, let's get Mars-san,
    and then we'll explain it.
[17:10] Hig
    Here you go. This is a time
    accelerator for creatures.
[17:15] Tsu
    Then let's use this garden
    box to see it for ourselves.
[17:18] Tsu
    The animals that get the light from the time
    accelerator are the ones that will age.
[17:22] Tsu
    By the way, these are dots
     we use in simulations.
[17:26] Tsu
    They're called simudots.
SIGN    Simudots
[17:28] Shi
    Dots.
[17:29] Una
    So cute!
[17:31] Tsu
    Then let's observe the aging ones first.
[17:37] Shi
    They're having kids and
    increasing in numbers.
[17:40] Tsu
    See, there are also dots that age,
     get frail, and collapse.
[17:45] Shi
    Huh? A new blue square is
    chasing down the frail dot.
[17:51] Tsu
    Oh, that's their natural enemy, the square!
[17:54] Tsu
    It eats the weak dots first.
[17:56] Shi
    They're so cute, but it's a tough world.
[17:59] Tsu
    Let's observe the ones that don't age next.
[18:03] Tsu
    The ones that don't age keep
    increasing in number.
[18:06] Tsu
    It looks like their natural enemy
    can't really touch the big dots.
[18:11] Shi
    Oh, but the small ones are being
    eaten by the natural enemy.
[18:14] Shi
    Ah, over here, too!
[18:16] Mei
    The natural enemy will attack
    the weak ones first.
[18:18] Mei
    If they don't age, only the children will die,
     and generational change can't happen.
[18:22] Shi
    But...
[18:23] Mei
    What do you think will happen if
    there's no generational change?
SIGN    Collapse
[18:28] Shi
    They all died!
[18:30] Tsu
    That was a disease. Without generational
    change, there's less diversity.
SIGN    Diversity
[18:35] Tsu
    That leads to insufficient resilience
    against disease, and the population collapses.
[18:39] Shi
    Diversity?
[18:40] Tsu
    Imagine there is a lock that
    protects the body from a disease.
SIGN    1st Generation
SIGN    2nd Generation
[18:44] Tsu
    As there are more children,
    there are more varieties of keyhole.
SIGN    3rd Generation
[18:47] Tsu
    That is diversity.
[18:49] Tsu
    What do you think happens when a virus
    manages to open someone's lock?
[18:55] Shi
    All the same locks will also be affected.
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SIGN    2nd Generation
SIGN    3rd Generation
[18:58] Shi
    Oh, that's why all the
    simudots died off at once!
[19:01] Tsu
    Correct. With few natural
    enemies and no set life span,
[19:05] Tsu
    there's insufficient diversity,
    and you're headed for extinction.
[19:08] Mei
    With the rats you saw,
    only the queen gives birth,
[19:12] Mei
    so there is no risk of
    overpopulation or starvation.
[19:14] Mei
    They're also really resistant to disease
[19:15] Mei
    so they don't go extinct
    even though they don't age.
[19:19] Shi
    I thought not aging would
    be a good thing.
[19:23] Shi
    But it's like inviting extinction in.
[19:25] Shi
    Ah, that new order, the one for
    the "rejuvenating animal"...
[19:29] Shi
    Isn't rejuvenation also a path
    headed straight for extinction?!
[19:32] Hig
    Well, I think we'll see when we try it out.
[19:36] Tsu
    This is a good opportunity.
    Let's just use that, too.
[19:38] Tsu
    You can produce rejuvenation with that
    device if you flip it over, right?
[19:42] Hig
    I don't really recommend resetting
    something that's already developed.
[19:47] Tsu
    Okay, let's try it with the mini horse.
[19:50] Tsu
    First, we reset the cell divisions.
[19:56] Shi
    The horse turned into
    something like bread dough.
[19:58] Tsu
    Here it gets interesting!
[20:00] Tsu
    Come on, turn into a horse again!
[20:03] Tsu
    That's it!
[20:04] Tsu
    You got it!
[20:05] Tsu
    You can do—
[20:07] Kan
    That's a jellyfish.
[20:08] Miz
    Yep, a jellyfish.
[20:11] Hig
    See, I told you.
[20:12] Hig
    If you reset a high-level life form,
[20:14] Hig
    there's no guarantee that it can
    get back to where it started.
[20:17] Hig
    The cells have become too specialized.
[20:19] Hig
    Maybe it helps if you imagine a veteran
    doctor going back to being a baby.
[20:22] Hig
    There's no guarantee that that
    baby will become a doctor again.
[20:25] Shi
    I see.
[20:27] Tsu
    Fine, then it can just
    start out as a jellyfish.
[20:31] Kan
    Good point. Their construction is simple,
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SIGN    Life Cycle of
    
    a Jellyfish
SIGN    Baby Jellyfish
SIGN    Polyps
SIGN    Polyps Break Off
    and Become Children
SIGN    Death
[20:34] Kan
    and they already have metamorphosis ability.
[20:36] Miz
    If we loop this part, couldn't it
    eternally rejuvenate as it ages?
SIGN    N
    e
    w
     
    R
    o
    u
    t
    e
SIGN    Rejuvenation
[20:41] Tsu
    The jellyfish has many natural enemies,
    so it can't multiply too much, either.
[20:45] Shi
    God has spoken!
[20:47] God
    Accepted!
SIGN    Accepted
SIGN    Immortal
     Jellyfish
[20:50] Both
    Yes!
[20:51] Both
    We got it done right away!
[20:52] Shi
    All right, I'll go do the
    delivery for this now.
[20:56] Kim
    Could we use this to reverse the demon lord
    back to a time when he wasn't stuck yet?
[21:01] Tsu
    I totally forgot about that.
    Yeah, let's try that!
[21:06] Tsu
    Heave-ho! Hm, he's not budging.
[21:13] Kim
    Maybe he's stuck. Let's maximize the output.
[21:17] Hig
    Hey, don't touch that!
[21:30] Shi
    Wh-What just happened?
[21:35] Shi
    Are you all right?!
[21:36] Shi
    Please be okay!
[21:40] Shi
    Who?!
[21:41] Tsu
    Huh? What are you talking
    about, Shimoda-kun?
[21:43] Tsu
    It's me. Well, that was a shock.
[21:47] Shi
    That mannerism... Are you Saturn-san?
[21:50] Shi
    You became young?
[21:52] Tsu
    Huh?
[21:53] Tsu
    What?
[21:54] Shi
    Does that mean the others did, too?
[21:58] Shi
    They're not here. Why?
[22:02] Tsu
    Oh, no, Shimoda-kun! The door that
    leads to Galapagos is open.
[22:07] Tsu
    The blast might have blown
    everyone to Galapagos.
[22:11] Shi
    What?!
SIGN    Next on the Agenda

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[00:01] Shi
    That mannerism... Are you Saturn-san?
[00:04] Shi
    You became young?
[00:05] ---
    Huh? What?
[00:07] Tsu
    The blast might have blown
    everyone to Galapagos.
SIGN    Heaven's Design Team
[01:45] Shi
    Everyone, are you okay?!
[01:53] Shi
    Mars-san and the person from the
    insect department are kids!
[01:56] Tsu
    So small!
[01:58] Hig
    It looks like we got younger when
    the time accelerator exploded.
[02:02] Shi
    Did the same thing happen
    to the others, too?
[02:04] Tsu
    What are the current settings for Galapagos?
[02:08] Hig
    Well, Pluto-chan was testing her piranhas
     after they got accepted, so it's a jungle.
[02:15] Shi
    They're all stuck in this
    jungle as children!
[02:17] Shi
    Th-This is bad! We have to find them quick!
[02:21] Hig
    Wait, Shimoda-kun.
[02:22] Hig
    Galapagos is full of dangers right now!
[02:27] Hig
    Instead of just running into it blindly,
     we need to have a plan.
[02:30] Tsu
    A plan, huh?
[02:32] Tsu
    That reminds me. I think Jupiter-kun pocketed
    some of those bean paste buns you made.
[02:38] Tsu
    If everything caught in the blast has regressed,
     those bean paste buns might have, too.
[02:44] Shi
    Even if they did,
    how will dough help us?
[02:48] Tsu
    No, no. Even further back.
[02:50] Tsu
    That white bean paste is made
    from lima beans, right?
[02:54] Tsu
    When lima beans are attacked
    by their natural enemy,
[02:56] Tsu
    they emit this "Help me!" odor, right?
[02:59] Tsu
    Didn't the insect department make an
    insect that can detect that smell?
[03:03] Ins
    Yes, very impressive!
[03:05] Ins
    We created a carnivorous
    insect that loves to eat
[03:08] Ins
    the herbivorous insect that
    eats the lima bean leaves.
[03:11] Ins
    When this insect notices
    the lima bean's SOS signal,
[03:13] Ins
    it rushes to the plant and eats the
    insect nibbling on the lima bean.
SIGN    Lima Bean
[03:16] Her
    That looks yummy.
[03:18] Lim
    Someone help!
SIGN    Herbivore
[03:20] Lim
    I'm bean' eaten!
[03:23] Car
    That voice belongs to...
SIGN    Carnivore
[03:24] Car
    Yay, food!
[03:27] Her
    I meant to feast, but now I'm the feast!
[03:30] Lim
    All according to plan!
[03:31] Shi
    That sounds like a convoluted revenge drama.
[03:34] Ins
    It's a mite, by the way.
SIGN    Phytoseiulus
     persimilis
[03:37] Ins
    We'll make a detector that
    uses this mite sensor.
[03:40] ---
    Yeah!
[03:41] Shi
    But the SOS signal won't be emitted
    unless the bean is being eaten, right?
[03:46] Shi
    I'm not sure Jupiter-san
    would eat the plant's beans
[03:48] Shi
    just because the bean paste bun
    suddenly turned into one.
[03:51] Tsu
    I think he would.
[03:52] Hig
    In a flash.
[03:53] Kim
    Can this be eaten? When you're pondering that
     is the best time to eat!
[03:57] Shi
    He would eat them.
[03:59] Ins
    The Bean Being Eaten Sensor is done!
[04:01] Shi
    That was fast!
[04:04] Ins
    It's saying he's over there!
[04:05] Shi
    He's eating already?
[04:06] Tsu
    Mars-kun, please go back and fix
    the time accelerator device.
[04:10] Hig
    Roger that!
[04:19] Kim
    You guys!
[04:20] Tsu
    Jupiter-kun!
[04:22] Shi
    He really was eating them.
[04:23] Kim
    Chief, you're so young!
[04:25] Tsu
    Look who's talking.
[04:27] Tsu
    We came to rescue you.
    Where are the others?
[04:30] Kim
    I got stuck in this tree,
    but the others were blown that way.
[04:34] Kim
    I heard some water, so they
    might be in the pond.
[04:37] Shi
    Pond?
[04:38] Tsu
    Probably the one for testing the piranhas.
[04:41] Shi
    Let's hurry!
[04:47] Una
    Pluto-chan, this pond...
[04:49] Mei
    I filled it with piranhas!
[04:51] Kan
    Please, no! We'll get attacked!
[04:54] Miz
    Hey! If you move—
[05:00] Ins
    I hear children's voices!
[05:01] Kim
    Over there!
[05:05] Una
    P-P-Pluto-chan, are you okay?
[05:08] Mei
    It's fine.
[05:09] Mei
    These piranhas are vegetarians!
SIGN    Metynnis
     argenteus
[05:12] Una
    Vegetarian piranhas?!
[05:15] Mei
    Yes. Since they look like the
    vicious carnivorous piranhas,
[05:19] Mei
    they are less likely to be
    attacked by other fish.
[05:21] Mei
    Huh? This fin has been bitten
    by a carnivorous piranha.
[05:26] Kan
    So there are carnivorous ones in here!
[05:29] Mei
    It's fine. The carnivorous piranhas
    often don't kill their prey.
[05:33] Kan
    Instead, they just eat a part of the fin.
[05:35] Kan
    That's because the fins regenerate.
[05:37] Kan
    Piranhas are creatures that
    treat resources with respect.
[05:41] Una
    I see...
[05:42] Mei
    So if you're not too frilly,
    you won't get nibbled on so much.
[05:46] Kan
    Frilly?
[05:48] Una
    We need to get out of here quick.
[05:50] Kan
    Let's get on this leaf for now.
SIGN    Victoria
     amazonica
[05:53] Una
    Good thing we're kids.
[05:55] Una
    Our adult bodies would've weighed too much.
[05:58] Mei
    Piranhas don't go
    out of their way to attack,
[06:01] Mei
    but avoid splashing around just to be safe.
[06:04] Una
    Ven-chan, what's that you have there?
[06:06] Kan
    Oh, this is—
[06:09] Kan
    Jeez! She just said
    to not splash around!
[06:12] Miz
    I'm sorry.
[06:13] Kan
    Be careful, sheesh.
[06:15] Miz
    I'm really sorry, you guys.
[06:17] Miz
    I forgot that I added the piranhas'
    natural enemy to help the test go better.
[06:22] Miz
    Namely, crocodiles.
[06:25] Kan
    Why would you do that?!
[06:34] Una
    Quick, over here!
[06:39] Mei
    This might be the end.
[06:44] Kan
    J-Just eat this!
[06:54] Mei
    Nice pitch!
[06:56] Miz
    L-Look! It's working?!
[06:58] Una
    What was that?
[07:00] Kan
    This is cassava root, the source of tapioca!
[07:03] Kan
    The tapioca in the bubble tea
     I had when we were eating
[07:05] Kan
    Shimoda-kun's bean paste buns
     has regressed, too.
[07:08] Kan
    Before it's processed, cassava root
     contains a cyanogenic compound.
[07:11] Kan
    It's a neurotoxin like potassium cyanide!
[07:14] Kan
    Eat tapioca!
SIGN    Float...
[07:20] Mei
    Nice aim! You sank a lot of them!
[07:23] Kan
    But I'm all out of cassava roots now!
[07:26] Kan
    There are still so many of them!
[07:28] Kan
    Mercury, those are your crocodiles.
     Do something!
[07:32] Miz
    I'm already on it!
[07:35] Miz
    Crocodiles are highly sociable
    creatures that communicate vocally.
[07:39] Miz
    So that's why I'm going to cry now!
[07:47] Mei
    What's that?
[07:48] Kan
    Oh, it's a sound to shoo them away.
[07:50] Mzi
    There's no such sound.
[07:53] Mzi
    This is the sound a baby crocodile
    makes to call for its mother.
[08:01] Una
    One of them is coming here.
[08:03] Miz
    The one who responded is a female.
[08:05] Kan
    What will bringing her here do?!
[08:07] Miz
    The female will come close. And then...
SIGN    Female
SIGN    Male
[08:10] Mal
    Hey, what do you want with my wife?
SIGN    Male
[08:13] Mal2
    What are you talking about, you idiot?
[08:16] Mal
    You won't lay even one finger on my wife!
[08:19] Mal
    You're all going to die!
[08:21] Mal2
    Ow! What's your problem!?
[08:23] Una
    The husband crocodile is
    chasing the other ones away!
[08:26] Mei
    It's a huge brawl!
[08:28] Mal
    Where are you going?! Stop!
[08:30] Miz
    All right, they swam away!
[08:32] Kan
    W-Wait, there's one left here!
    That female from before.
[08:36] Kan
    She's looking at us with this
[08:39] Kan
    "you'll make good food for my
    children" kind of expression!
[08:41] Una
    It's okay. If it's just one, we can manage!
[08:45] Una
    If possible, I didn't want to create this,
     but I have no choice.
[08:53] Una
    Goodbye, my cute otter.
[08:58] Una
    This is the order I'm currently working on!
[09:03] Una
    An "otter that's not cute at all"!
[09:08] Shi
    God has spoken!
[09:10] God
    Accepted!
SIGN    Accepted
SIGN    Giant Otter
[09:15] Kan
    Oh, Shimoda-kun! Over here!
[09:18] Kan
    We're here! Over here!
[09:20] Shi
    You guys!
[09:24] Tsu
    Oh, boy! I'm glad nobody got hurt.
[09:31] Una
    You used to be so cute.
[09:33] Shi
    He's so big and scary now.
[09:35] Kan
    The insect department came
    to help, too? Thanks.
[09:38] Mei
    We solved everything by ourselves, though.
[09:40] Isn
    We rushed over when we heard the screams,
     but you guys were amazing.
[09:44] Isn
    Thanks to that, I had a good idea.
[09:47] Isn
    What do you think of an insect
    that screams for help?
SIGN    Honey
[09:50] Isn
    Usually it secretes honey
    and is friends with ants.
[09:54] Larv
    You can eat my honey.
[09:56] Ant
    Yay!
[09:57] Wasp
    A larva. I'm ready to eat!
[09:59] Ins
    When it's about to be attacked—
[10:01] Lar
    Ahhh!
[10:02] Ant
    Our honey buddy is in danger!
[10:04] Ant
    To the rescue!
[10:06] Kan
    Wait, this was inspired by us?
[10:09] Shi
    God has spoken!
[10:11] God
    Accepted!
SIGN    Accepted
SIGN    Gossamer-Winged
     Butterfly Larva
[10:13] Ins
    Yay!
[10:15] Ins
    I'll go back to the insect department
     and make it right away!
[10:17] Shi
    Good luck!
[10:19] Hig
    The time acceleration device is fixed
    as well, so all is back to normal.
[10:22] Shi
    I'm just glad nobody got hurt.
[10:25] Tsu
    Being young isn't bad every now and then,
    but my current body suits me the best.
[10:30] Kim
    Whatever happened to that stuck goat?
[10:33] Miz
    The magic circle is gone, too.
[10:35] Kan
    Looks like it made it to Hell in one piece.
[10:37] Shi
    I'm glad to hear that.
SIGN    Cassava
     Root
[10:43] Yok
    Oh, the sample from the design team!
[10:46] Yok
    Huh?
[10:48] Yok
    Why is its torso so long?
[10:55] Yok
    Maybe it's a transmission error? Or...
SIGN    The Illustrated Guide to Creatures That Really Exist
[10:58] Ken
    The Illustrated Guide to Creatures
    That Really Exist!
[11:03] Miz
    I always pictured them as attacking in
    a swarm, but you say they're cowards?
[11:07] Mei
    Yes, they form swarms
    because they're scared.
[11:10] Mei
    If something big falls in the water,
    they run away most of the time.
[11:13] Miz
    Doesn't "most of the time" mean
     they also attack sometimes?
[11:16] Mei
    If the prey is hurt, they get excited
    by the scent of blood and might attack.
[11:20] Miz
    So they do attack!
[11:22] Mei
    They're only really known for their bite,
    but there's something I want you to know.
[11:27] Mei
    Piranhas can speak!
[11:30] Miz
    Speak? How?
[11:31] Mei
    They use their swim bladder to make sounds.
[11:33] Mei
    It sounds kind of like, "Boof"!
[11:35] Mei
    I think it'll do it when
    you grab it. Want to try?
[11:38] Miz
    Before I do that, I want to
    know why it makes that sound.
[11:42] Mei
    To warn you that it's about to bite.
[11:44] Miz
    I knew it was all about biting!
[11:54] Kan
    We don't get many opportunities
    to put on dazzling makeup like this.
[11:58] Mei
    It's kind of fun.
[12:00] Kan
    All right, ready to go!
[12:09] Mei
    What's wrong?
[12:10] Hig
    Neptune-san is saying he won't be
    attending today's party in Hell.
[12:14] Kan
    What? You're not coming?
[12:15] Tsu
    I already told them we're all coming, though.
[12:19] Tsu
    What's the matter?
[12:20] Una
    Well, I'm in a slump.
[12:24] Una
    I'm not making any progress with this
    order for a "fluffy but spiky animal."
[12:29] Una
    The more I hurry, the more
    wrong turns I take.
[12:32] Una
    By now, I don't even feel
    like holding my pen.
[12:35] Una
    But I have to do something...
[12:37] Una
    That's why I can't join you.
[12:39] Hig
    Another mystery order?
[12:41] Hig
    I feel for you.
[12:42] Kim
    Why don't you say you're not feeling
    well and get a deadline extension?
[12:45] Kim
    Then you can go to the party.
[12:47] Kim
    I heard Hell is outside of
    Heaven's reception range.
[12:51] Miz
    You do have to unwind sometimes.
[12:53] Kan
    Shimoda-kun, please report that
    Neptune-san's submission will be delayed
[12:56] Kan
    because he's not feeling well.
     Lay it on thick!
[12:58] Shi
    I-Is that okay?
[13:00] Mei
    A slump is a form of not
    feeling well, right?
[13:03] Tsu
    It's fine, isn't it?
[13:05] Hig
    Then it's settled.
[13:06] Hig
    Let's go!
[13:21] Yok
    Welcome to Hell.
[13:23] Yok
    Let me greet you among
    with the wails of joy.
[13:26] Yok
    Now, let us begin the banquet to celebrate
    the founding of Hell's sales team!
[13:32] Yok
    You will get a real taste of Hell!
SIGN    A Word From the Chef
     Hee hee hee!
     Turn this into
      your own flesh
       and blood...
[13:36] Yok
    Turn this into your own flesh and blood!
[13:39] Yok
    That's what our company's chef says.
[13:42] Yok
    Please enjoy everything until you
    have far surpassed being full.
[13:46] Kan
    Not to sound cliché, but...
[13:48] Miz
    We're being wined and dined here.
[13:50] All
    Cheers!
[13:52] Tsu
    You shouldn't have done
    all this for just us.
[13:55] Yok
    It's nothing. Besides, we'll keep
     relying on your services.
[13:57] Mei
    Huh, so this is Hell's main door.
[14:01] Hig
    It's flashier than ours.
[14:03] Tsu
    We all brought you gifts for the occasion.
[14:05] Yok
    Oh, that's so considerate. Thank you!
[14:09] Kim
    We thought that you would
    like something like this.
[14:13] Yok
    What is that?! It's like a symbol
    of destruction!
[14:16] Yok
    That's so freaking cool!
[14:19] Kim
    I'm glad that it was up your alley.
[14:22] Miz
    This is from me.
[14:25] Yok
    A snake skeleton!
SIGN    Snake Skeleton
    (For Decorative Use)
[14:27] Yok
    So cool!
[14:28] Yok
    Wow, everything below the
    head is vertebrae, right?!
[14:31] Miz
    Actually, while they don't stand out so much,
    there's a neck and a tail, too.
SIGN    Neck
SIGN    Tail
[14:35] Yok
    Snakes have quite a short neck.
[14:38] Kan
    I brought a giant chicken skull.
SIGN    Chicken Skull
    (For Costume Use)
[14:41] Yok
    That's so cool!
[14:43] Kan
    You can wear it.
[14:46] Yok
    Wh-What do you think?
[14:48] Yok
    Do I look like the Prince of Madness?
[14:50] Kan
    It looks great on you. Wonderful!
[14:52] Shi
    That ring by the eyes... Is that bone?
[14:56] Miz
    Chickens have bones that maintain
     the shape of their eyes.
[15:01] Una
    This is from me.
[15:02] Yok
    Another oblong box.
[15:04] Yok
    Oh, I know what this is.
[15:07] Yok
    This is an anteater!
[15:08] Una
    Correct!
[15:10] Yok
    All the way to the tip
    of their mouth is bone!
SIGN    Anteater Skull
     (For Decorative Use)
[15:13] Tsu
    I brought this—
[15:15] All
    A horse, right?
[15:16] Tsu
    Yes, why?
[15:17] Tsu
    Incidentally, do you think this
    is a male or female horse?
[15:20] Shi
    Isn't that question too hard?
[15:22] Tsu
    It's actually quite easy.
[15:24] Tsu
    The ones that have sharp
    teeth here are male.
[15:26] Tsu
    They have canines for when they
    fight to secure their female.
[15:30] Tsu
    Horses are quite strong, you know?
[15:33] Hig
    This one's from me.
[15:35] Yok
    That's big!
[15:38] Yok
    This... This was...
[15:40] Yok
    A cyclops!
[15:43] Yok
    So cool!
[15:45] Hig
    No, this was an elephant.
[15:48] Hig
    The hole in the middle wasn't for
    an eyeball. It was for the nose.
[15:52] Hig
    The eyes are over here.
[15:54] Mei
    I'm last.
[15:57] Mei
    Guess what this is!
[16:01] Yok
    No matter what side I look
    at it from, I have no idea.
[16:03] Shi
    It's almost like folded cloth.
[16:05] Mei
    The right answer was the
    skull of a hammerhead shark!
[16:09] Shi
    So it has bones all the way
    to the edges of its head.
[16:13] Yok
    It's fun to think about animals
     by looking at their bones!
[16:16] Yok
    Could I ask you to start from
    the bones for your next job?
[16:19] Kan
    Our next job?
[16:21] Yok
    Yes! After you submitted that large demon,
[16:25] Yok
    I wanted to ask you to make
    a small messenger familiar.
[16:29] Yok
    Something like this.
[16:31] Tsu
    If you like, we could
    start brainstorming now.
[16:34] Yok
    Are you sure? It is your day off.
[16:36] Kan
    It's fun to think with a buzz sometimes.
[16:40] Mei
    The less work feels like work,
     the more fun it is.
[16:42] Hig
    Same.
[16:44] Tsu
    All right, could you tell us about
    this familiar's tasks and purpose?
[16:48] Yok
    The workplace will be underground!
SIGN    Hell Interior
[16:50] Yok
    Since they will be messengers,
[16:52] Yok
    they should have amazing hearing
    and be quick on their feet.
SIGN    Familiar Waiting Room
[16:54] Yok
    I'd like them to be able to communicate
     in a unique way, without sound.
SIGN    Employee Passageway
[16:58] Yok
    There will be many operational messages
    that we don't want our guests to hear.
[17:02] Yok
    Yes, fast like lightning! When they stop,
    they should be like the night fog!
[17:07] Yok
    Something like that would be ideal.
[17:08] Shi
    As always, a unique way
    of expressing himself.
[17:11] Yok
    And also, if they were to rest in front
    of our guests, we might get complaints,
[17:17] Yok
    so it would be good if it's not easy to tell
    if they're awake or sleeping at first glance.
[17:21] Kan
    Even in Hell, they try to
     avoid customer complaints.
[17:24] Tsu
    If that's the case, we also have to
    think about its toilet breaks, too.
[17:27] Yok
    Oh, I didn't think about that.
[17:30] Mei
    That's solved if they just eat the
    poop straight from their own butt.
[17:35] Hig
    Are you taking things too far already?
[17:37] Mei
    It's not a joke. I mean koalas eat poop, too.
SIGN    For Eating
SIGN    Not for Eating
[17:42] Mei
    Koalas have two kinds of poop.
SIGN    For Eating
[17:44] Mei
    Indigestible waste is not for eating,
[17:47] Mei
    while the medicine-like stuff that
    the caecum creates is for eating.
[17:50] Mei
    The koala poop that's for eating is healthy.
[17:53] Mei
    That's why their baby food
    after weaning is poop.
[17:56] Yok
    The idea that they can create
    their own medicine is great!
[17:59] Yok
    I would like to use that.
    We need our staff to be healthy.
[18:03] Tsu
    All right, if we put that all together...
    Something like this?
[18:10] Yok
    A casual scariness fit for a familiar! Nice!
[18:14] Tsu
    In order to specialize in speed, I gave
    them a single bone below the knee.
[18:18] Tsu
    With two bones, the leg can twist,
[18:21] Tsu
    but fusing those into one
    makes it more powerful.
[18:24] Tsu
    With these legs, they can go up
     to eighty kilometers per hour.
[18:27] Yok
    So much thought goes into unseen places!
[18:29] Tsu
    Since your order was so detailed
    and easy to understand,
[18:32] Tsu
    it's already done.
[18:35] Tsu
    Do you want to work on
    the exterior look now?
[18:37] Yok
    We don't have to push it now.
    You can finish it when you get a chance.
[18:40] Yok
    What's wrong, Neptune-san?
[18:42] Una
    No, it's just that I realized how
    much fun creating things can be.
[18:47] Kan
    He's in a slump right now.
[18:50] Hig
    He's worn out.
[18:52] Yok
    Then how about creating something freely?
[18:58] Yok
    If you unshackle your instincts
    and draw for your own enjoyment,
[19:01] Yok
    you might be able to reset yourself.
[19:04] Yok
    How about this?
[19:05] Yok
    Would you mind coming up with the
    exterior look for these bones here?
[19:09] Yok
    I want to see what you create when
    you're uninhibited and playful.
[19:15] Una
    Freely? Enjoy myself?
[19:21] Shi
    Neptune-san picked up his pen!
[19:24] Shi
    Yokota-senpai is amazing.
[19:26] Shi
    I couldn't get him to do that.
[19:29] Shi
    One day, I'll also...
[19:32] Una
    Done!
[19:34] Una
    What do you think?
[19:43] Kan
    Hey, why did something
    scary turn into this?!
[19:47] Una
    That was so much fun.
[19:49] Miz
    So he put those long bones
    into this round tail?
[19:54] Shi
    This super-cute thing... eats poop?
[19:58] Hig
    And sleeps with its eyes open?
[20:00] Shi
    What are these ears?
[20:01] Una
    They're heat sinks. Since I increased
    its muscle mass for running fast,
[20:06] Shi
    I thought it might overheat and collapse.
[20:08] Shi
    They also double as sound collecting
    antennae for picking up orders from far away.
[20:12] Miz
    How did you solve the request for the
    unique non-verbal communication method?
[20:16] Una
    I made them good at sensing vibrations.
[20:20] Miz
    That way they can use foot
    stomps to communicate.
SIGN    Stomp
[20:24] Tsu
    Hm, isn't this more like that
    mystery order that got you down?
[20:28] Shi
    You mean the "fluffy but spiky animal."
[20:31] Tsu
    Wouldn't this be a perfect fit?
[20:35] Shi
    I see! This came out because you've
    been thinking about it the whole time.
[20:39] Yok
    From Hell's point of view,
    this design would be acceptable, too...
[20:43] Kan
    It is?
[20:45] Yok
    But if there's already a prior taker,
     then we have no choice.
[20:48] Yok
    Please deliver it to God.
[20:50] Shi
    All right!
[20:52] Shi
    Oh, Hell's outside of God's reception range.
[20:57] Shi
    What should we do? I want
    to deliver this right away.
[21:00] Yok
    Don't worry. I've invited God here, too.
[21:04] Yok
    His arrival is imminent.
[21:07] Kim
    The client's coming here in person?!
[21:09] Kan
    Wait! Neptune-san faked
    being sick to come here!
[21:13] Mei
    Our lie will be discovered!
[21:17] Shi
    Th-This light! Is this...
[21:22] All
    God?!
SIGN    The Illustrated Guide to Creatures That Really Exist
[21:25] Ken
    The Illustrated Guide to Creatures
    That Really Exist!
[21:30] Tsu
    They look so cute, but they eat poop.
[21:33] Una
    They eat special vitamin-rich
    poop like a supplement,
[21:37] Una
    or at least that was the original plan.
[21:39] Tsu
    Oh?
[21:40] Una
    When I observed wild rabbits,
[21:43] Una
    they also just ate regular poop when
    there was no food to be found.
[21:45] Tsu
    So tough! In a way, if you
    eat what you excrete,
[21:48] Tsu
    you're like a perpetual motion device.
[21:51] Una
    In winter, when there was no grass,
    they also ate animal carcasses.
[21:54] Tsu
    Truly tough!
[21:56] Una
    Speaking of tough, when the female
    picks a male, she first punches him.
[22:01] Una
    She makes sure the male is
    strong by punching him.
[22:04] Tsu
    Throw hands, then throw kisses!
[22:07] Tsu
    How strong!
[22:08] Tsu
    Some day soon, these bunnies may be seen
[22:11] Tsu
    not as symbols of cuteness, but of strength.
SIGN    Next on the Agenda

E12 - Idea 12
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[00:00] Yok
    Don't worry. I've invited God here, too.
[00:04] Yok
    His arrival is imminent.
[00:10] Shi
    Th-This light!
[00:13] Shi
    Is this...
[00:14] All
    God?!
SIGN    Heaven's Design Team
[01:54] Shi
    Th-The door opened!
[01:56] Shi
    Is God really coming to Hell?!
[01:59] Kan
    Crap, crap! It'll come out that
    Neptune-san faked being sick!
[02:02] Kan
    Hide!
[02:04] Shi
    This is the bell that
    rings when God arrives!
[02:18] Ued
    Oh, good evening, everyone.
[02:21] Ued
    And congratulations on the
    founding of Hell's sales team!
[02:25] Tsu
    Ueda-san?
[02:26] Shi
    That's an amazing bird.
[02:28] Yok
    That's Garuda, the bird God rides on.
[02:31] Yok
    It's magnificently gorgeous,
    with unwavering bravery.
[02:33] Yok
    It's the strongest and most ideal of birds.
[02:35] Yok
    So cool!
[02:37] Kim
    The flowers are on fire!
[02:39] Kan
    Hot! Watch out! You have
    to be careful, birdie!
[02:42] Tsu
    Where is God, though?
[02:44] Ued
    Just when we were about to arrive,
[02:46] Ued
    some urgent business came up in Heaven.
[02:48] Ued
    So the bird got the flowers
    and a celebratory message.
[02:52] Una
    Oh, no. The bird's on fire, too!
[02:55] Mei
    Extinguish, extinguish!
[02:56] Miz
    It's to be expected if it creates that much
    fire and there are flowers flying around.
[02:58] Ued
    There, there.
[03:00] Shi
    Was this maybe one of
    your designs, Venus-san?
[03:04] Kan
    It didn't pass, but yes.
[03:06] Kan
    It wasn't suited to Earth,
    but the client liked it,
[03:09] Kan
    so now it's their ride.
[03:12] Shi
    That's one flashy ride.
[03:14] Yok
    Incidentally, what was the issue with it?
[03:16] Kan
    I thought it would be beautiful if
    it protected itself with flames,
[03:20] Kan
    so I made it emit a mist of fat from its
    mouth and ignite that with its teeth.
[03:25] Miz
    Watch it!
[03:26] Kan
    Then I realized that teeth are
    quite a bit heavier than beaks.
[03:30] Kan
    It couldn't fly right.
[03:32] Kan
    It became a bird that would plummet into
    a mountain it had just set on fire.
[03:36] Yok
    That would make it hard to survive.
[03:39] Yok
    Such a shame. It's such a good design!
[03:41] Kan
    Right?! That's why I couldn't give up.
[03:44] Kan
    I carry around a prototype, but you know...
[03:48] Shi
    You brought your work with you?
[03:50] Shi
    No, you can't burn that!
[03:52] Ued
    It's fine. He's just trying
    to deliver a message.
[03:59] Miz
    That noise... Is that a tape-based
    answering machine?
[04:02] Kim
    The client's rocking some
    old equipment, huh?
[04:05] Gar
    Playing back message.
[04:07] Ued
    See?
[04:08] Shi
    The bird has a recording function...
[04:11] Gar
    Everyone.
[04:14] Shi
    It's really God's voice.
[04:16] Miz
    Even though I know God's not here,
     I'm still nervous.
[04:19] Gar
    It's always a pleasure dealing with you.
[04:22] Gar
    My congratulations on the
    founding of Hell's sales team.
[04:25] Gar
    For this occasion,
[04:27] Gar
    I would like to present you with an animal that
    will be useful in your attractions.
[04:32] Gar
    Order!
[04:36] Gar
    An animal that can be used
    in Hell's attractions.
[04:39] All
    What?
[04:40] Kim
    I thought the bird was bringing a present.
[04:43] Mei
    But we're supposed to make it? Starting now?
[04:46] Gar
    A versatile animal that can be sent
    to both Earth and Hell would be swell.
[04:51] Tsu
    That's unreasonable!
[04:53] Gar
    By the way, I thought Neptune was sick,
    but I see him at the party.
[04:58] Una
    I-I'm sorry! I was faking it!
[05:01] Kan
    B-But that's only because
    we told him to say that!
[05:04] Mei
    He also did finish the order for
    the "fluffy but spiky animal"!
[05:08] Gar
    I'm glad you're not sick.
[05:10] Gar
    I'm looking forward to your next project.
[05:13] Gar
    That animal in your arms is accepted.
SIGN    Accepted
SIGN    Rabbit
[05:17] Gar
    All right, everyone, I'm counting on you!
[05:20] Ued
    This was a recording, so you
    can't have a conversation.
[05:24] Gar
    No more messages.
[05:27] Una
    God's not mad... and looking
    forward to my next project.
[05:31] Shi
    That's great. God is so kind.
[05:35] Mei
    Not kind at all.
[05:36] Miz
    We just got hit with an
    unreasonable request.
[05:39] Kim
    Aw, man, I was just enjoying
    the feast. Now we gotta work?
[05:43] Una
    That reminds me, we have to come up
    with an alternative idea for the familiar.
[05:47] Yok
    That can wait until next time.
[05:49] Tsu
    What kind of attractions do
    you plan to have in Hell?
[05:52] Yok
    Oh, well...
[05:54] Yok
    We're planning on doing something not
    found in Heaven! Namely, "surprise."
[05:58] Yok
    It would be great if it's
    "an animal that surprises even angels."
[06:01] Tsu
    Even angels...
[06:05] Hig
    Easier said than done! A versatile
    animal that can be send to Earth and Hell?
[06:10] Hig
    On top of that, it needs to surprise angels.
[06:13] Hig
    Sounds difficult.
[06:14] Mei
    If it was just Shimoda-kun, it'd be easy.
[06:18] Mei
    Shimoda-kun!
[06:20] Mei
    Hold this.
[06:24] Mei
    See? Easy.
[06:25] Shi
    Anybody would be surprised if they were
    suddenly handed a huge tadpole like this!
[06:30] Shi
    This is really huge, though!
    How big is the frog going to be?
[06:34] Mei
    This big.
[06:35] Shi
    That's tiny!
[06:36] Mei
    I made it to fulfill the order
    "gets smaller as an adult."
[06:40] Mei
    The tadpoles are this big so they can
    survive in estuaries with high salinity.
[06:45] Shi
    Huh? What?
[06:47] Hig
    Think of a cube.
[06:49] Hig
    If you double the length of one side,
[06:51] Hig
    you need eight times as many cubes,
[06:53] Hig
    but the surface area is
     only four times greater.
SIGN    8 times the volume,
     but 4 times the surface area
[06:55] Shi
    I see! That's why being bigger makes you
    less susceptible to external influences.
[07:00] Hig
    And when they become frogs
    and leave the saline water,
SIGN    Salinity
[07:02] Hig
    they don't have to be as big.
[07:06] Hig
    Being big also means you have to eat more,
SIGN    Paradoxical Frog
[07:10] Hig
    so that would make finding
    enough food tougher.
[07:12] Shi
    Wow, that's amazing.
[07:15] Mei
    Ueda-san, were you surprised?
[07:18] Ued
    Yes, I was really surprised.
[07:20] Ued
    The difference is so stark!
[07:23] Mei
    No good. She wasn't surprised at all.
[07:25] Hig
    Most things probably don't surprise her.
[07:28] Tsu
    How about this?
[07:30] Ued
    Oh?
[07:37] Mei
    Oh, Shimoda-kun ran away.
[07:40] Ued
    That was a shock.
[07:41] Tsu
    Hm, that didn't surprise Ueda-san, either.
[07:45] Tsu
    Shimoda-kun is... hiding under a table.
[07:49] Tsu
    That's a good reaction.
[07:54] Tsu
    Experience it.
[07:56] Tsu
    The design team's first masterpiece,
     the tyrannosaurus.
[08:01] Tsu
    The teeth are serrated like steak knives,
[08:03] Tsu
    and as big as large bananas,
[08:05] Tsu
    able to slice through flesh with ease.
[08:07] Tsu
    Its jaw is about nine times as
    powerful as an alligator's,
[08:10] Tsu
    putting it in the top class of dinosaurs.
[08:17] Tsu
    Tables are child's play.
[08:22] Tsu
    It doesn't matter where
    you run, Shimoda-kun.
[08:26] Tsu
    The tyrannosaurus's greatest strength
    is neither its speed nor its claws...
[08:35] Tsu
    But its sense of smell.
[08:45] Shi
    This sound... Could it be?
[08:50] Ued
    God?
[08:51] God
    Everyone.
[08:53] ---
    It's the client!
[08:56] God
    Everyone.
[09:00] God
    It's always a pleasure dealing with you.
[09:05] God
    My congratulations on the
    founding of Hell's sales team.
[09:09] Kim
    Haven't we heard this before?
[09:10] God
    For this occasion, I would like to present you
    with an animal that will be useful in...
[09:15] Kan
    Yay, what a success!
[09:18] Shi
    Venus-san?
[09:20] Ued
    So then, that voice just now...
[09:22] God
    A versatile animal that can be sent
    to both Earth and Hell would be swell.
[09:26] Kan
    This birdie's trick. It's very
    good at imitating voices.
[09:31] Kan
    Even Ueda-san was surprised.
[09:34] Ued
    Yes, I was really surprised.
[09:37] Ued
    I honestly thought God was with us.
[09:41] Kan
    If you want to surprise people at an attraction,
    you need sound effects, right?
[09:45] Kan
    I made its throat muscles soft, so it
    can be super good at imitating voices.
[09:50] Bir
    Playing back message.
[09:53] Shi
    Wow, even the machine noises are perfect!
[09:55] Shi
    But how did it learn God's voice?
[09:58] Kan
    Remember when I took it out a bit in Hell?
[10:02] Kan
    It looks like it heard and
    memorized the voice then.
[10:04] Bir
    I-I'm sorry! I was faking it!
[10:07] Shi
    O-Oh, that was Neptune-san.
[10:10] Una
    That was not good for my heart...
[10:12] Kan
    This baby can replay any sound!
[10:15] Kan
    Since I took away the
    heavy teeth, it can fly,
[10:17] Kan
    so the "can go to both Earth and Hell"
     part is covered, too!
[10:24] Shi
    God has spoken!
[10:27] God
    Accepted!
SIGN    Accepted
SIGN    Superb
     Lyrebird
[10:30] Kan
    Yes!
[10:32] Mei
    That's great!
[10:33] Kim
    Well done!
[10:34] Miz
    I'm glad that's over.
[10:36] Tsu
    Now we can send it to Yokota-san, too.
[10:38] God
    Huh, that's an interesting bird.
[10:42] Hig
    The real one is here!
[10:44] Bir
    Huh, that's an interesting bird.
[10:48] Bir
    Who are you?
[10:49] Bir
    Who am I?
[10:51] Bir
    I am you.
[10:52] Yok
    Yay! Now I can play the "dark self
    that's buried deep within me" game!
SIGN    The Illustrated Guide to Creatures That Really Exist
[10:57] Ken
    The Illustrated Guide to Creatures
    That Really Exist!
SIGN    ° There are various interpretations
[11:02] Yok
    Wow! So this is the undisputed
    champion of Earth!
[11:05] Yok
    By the way, twelve meters seems quite large.
[11:08] Yok
    I thought gravity made it impossible
    to stand if you're too big?
[11:11] Tsu
    That's true, but the tyrannosaurus
    is not as heavy as it looks.
[11:16] Yok
    Oh, is it like a papier-mâché thing?
[11:19] Tsu
    Actually, quite close to that.
[11:21] Tsu
    Please consider the bird's
    respiratory organs.
SIGN    Lung
[11:24] Yok
    There are a lot of bags
    attached to that lung!
SIGN    Air Sacs
[11:26] Tsu
    These are called air sacs,
    and are part of the
[11:29] Tsu
    respiratory system used for
    sending air into the lung.
[11:31] Tsu
    This system is more efficient than
    just breathing with the lung.
[11:35] Tsu
    And something similar
    to the birds' air sacs—
[11:37] Yok
    —was inside the tyrannosaurus, too?
     That's why it was light!
[11:41] Yok
    It would be inappropriate to compare
    life's wisdom to papier-mâché.
[11:45] Yok
    How beautiful! A dragon of destruction
    that harbors the void in its body!
[11:51] Tsu
    Suddenly, I have no idea
    what you're talking about.
[12:12] Shi
    Hello, everyone—
[12:16] Kin
    Oh, no, Shimoda-kun!
[12:18] Kin
    Are you all right?!
[12:19] Shi
    Ow...
[12:21] Tsu
    Are you okay? Are you hurt?
[12:23] Shi
    I'm okay. I just stepped on something...
[12:26] Shi
    Oh, what's this?
[12:28] Kan
    I'm sorry. It's a mess because we're
    sorting through old designs right now.
[12:36] Shi
    This creature must be a
    mascot for something!
[12:39] Shi
    What is this? It's so cute!
[12:41] Shi
    But I've never seen a creature like this before.
[12:44] Shi
    What kind of animal is it?
[12:46] Mei
    Oh, that?
[12:47] Kan
    It's a rejected rough
    draft from a while ago.
[12:49] Kan
    That brings back memories.
[12:52] Tsu
    I remember now, that design
    used to look like this.
[12:55] Shi
    So this design was turned
    into something else?
[13:00] Kan
    What could it be?
[13:02] Tsu
    Try guessing!
[13:04] Shi
    Uh, can I have a hint?
[13:06] Una
    Let's see... It's still cute now.
[13:08] Mei
    Somewhat cute.
[13:10] Kim
    Unfortunately, it can't be eaten.
[13:12] Tsu
    It's not a horse.
[13:13] Miz
    Nor a snake.
[13:14] Shi
    Those were not hints.
[13:17] Shi
    I'm bad at quizzes.
[13:19] Shi
    Would it be possible to get
    some more helpful hints?
[13:22] Kan
    Hm, let's see.
[13:23] Miz
    Even though we have
     very different tastes,
[13:25] Miz
    in this rare instance, we all like it.
[13:28] Kan
    True, it might be a character
    we've all come to love.
[13:31] Shi
    Then I wonder if it's a
    masterpiece that even I know about.
[13:34] Kim
    If you didn't know about it,
    it wouldn't be a quiz, right?
[13:37] Shi
    How big is it, roughly?
[13:39] Mei
    About 170 centimeters?
[13:42] Shi
    That's bigger than I expected!
[13:44] Shi
    Appearances often undergo
    changes from the rough draft...
[13:47] Shi
    Lovable, rather large... Like a lion?
[13:51] Kan
    Sorry.
[13:52] Una
    That's not it.
[13:53] Tsu
    This is the original design for the lion.
[13:57] Shi
    That's huge!
[13:58] Shi
    Wait, wheels?!
[13:59] Mei
    The order was for a "male where
    only its appearance is impressive."
[14:03] Shi
    "Only"?
[14:04] Kim
    If the manliest male in the group gets
    all the females and gets to reproduce,
[14:08] Kim
    "Then why not just put all his skill points
    into looks and forget about the rest?"
SIGN    Kindness
SIGN    Looks
SIGN    Strength
SIGN    Intelligence
SIGN    Wealth
[14:12] Kim
    the client said.
[14:14] Miz
    The females can do the hunting.
[14:16] Tsu
    So while it was nice that we made him big,
[14:19] Tsu
    his movements got sluggish, so we
    turned his hind legs into wheels.
[14:24] Shi
    I guess he doesn't care about
    looks if it's not a horse.
[14:28] Shi
    Are these wheels are functional
    and not just for decoration?
[14:32] Kan
    Of course.
[14:34] Kan
    They were able to run across the savanna,
    up rocky hills, and over all sorts of terrain.
[14:37] Shi
    That sounds useful!
[14:39] Miz
    But there was an unexpected downside.
[14:42] Miz
    The wheels left tracks, and they were loud.
[14:46] Miz
    They gave away the lion's position
    and made prey run away.
[14:49] Shi
    I see.
[14:50] Shi
    But that might be useful for driving
    prey where you want them to go.
[14:54] Miz
    That's what we thought too, but...
[14:56] Hig
    What are you talking about?
[14:57] Una
    The pitiable lion.
[15:00] Hig
    Ah! You mean the one we set loose on Galapagos,
[15:04] Hig
    and was happily driving his prey around
     until he got stuck in a swamp.
[15:07] Kim
    He couldn't get out, and even
    though he was just a demo unit,
[15:11] Kim
    we still felt really bad for him.
[15:13] Hig
    Is that when we scrapped the idea?
[15:15] Tsu
    Now that I think about it,
    we might have acted a bit too hastily.
[15:19] Shi
    A bit?
[15:20] Kan
    In the end, if appearance is all that matters,
[15:23] Kan
    we figured that his body doesn't
    have to be all that big.
[15:26] Shi
    What do you mean?
[15:27] Una
    We added a fluffy mane!
[15:30] Una
    Since it's just a fluffy mane,
[15:32] Una
    it's light, but still makes his
    body look cooler and bigger, right?
SIGN    Lion
    Final Form
[15:37] Kan
    We made it so that the more male
    hormone testosterone it has,
[15:40] Kan
    the more gorgeous the mane.
[15:42] Kan
    So that also works as the
    proof of an "impressive male."
[15:45] Miz
    On top of it, the mane also seemed
    to protect his neck.
[15:47] Shi
    I see. So that's how you settled
    on the design for the lion.
[15:52] Shi
    Then that means this one...
[15:53] Shi
    Since the antlers look similar,
     is it the deer?
[15:57] Tsu
    This is the original design for the deer.
[16:00] Shi
    It has a tree growing out of its head?!
[16:02] Shi
    That's like something from a fairy tale!
[16:04] Mei
    We thought that giving it antlers that looked
    like a tree could be used for camouflage.
[16:08] Kan
    That might have been a bit naïve.
[16:10] Shi
    What was the problem?
[16:12] Kan
    When the antlers grew over
    the course of many years,
[16:15] Kan
    they got unnecessarily big.
[16:17] Shi
    That's so pretty!
[16:19] Kan
    And then, when the female would pick
    a male with an impressive tree...
[16:30] Kan
    A male whose antlers became thin
    was no longer desired at all.
[16:34] Kim
    Since the antlers were just as thin as
    real branches, they could break off easily.
[16:37] Shi
    That poor guy!
[16:38] Kan
    If the antlers take years to become impressive,
[16:41] Kan
    it also takes years for them to grow back.
[16:44] Kim
    And during that entire time,
    no female would want him.
[16:46] Shi
    That poor guy!
[16:48] Kim
    That's why we made it so the
    antlers grow in new every year.
[16:51] Kim
    This way he can re-enter the
    reproduction play-offs again!
[16:54] Shi
    Reproduction play-offs?
[16:56] Kan
    We went from branch-like
    antlers to simple, thick antlers!
[17:00] Shi
    Having them regrow every
    year sounds draining,
[17:03] Shi
    but I guess there's an important reason for it.
[17:05] Shi
    It's like a safety mechanism.
[17:08] Shi
    Hm, so it's not the deer, either.
    Could I get another hint?
[17:12] Tsu
    It walks on two legs!
[17:14] Shi
    Oh, that's a huge hint!
[17:16] Shi
    Right, it's got wings! Could it be a bird?!
[17:20] Shi
    Does that mean such a cute
    face is rat-a-tatting poop!?
[17:25] Kan
    Cut that out!
[17:26] Kan
    My birdies were like this
    from the beginning!
[17:29] Kan
    The fully-formed idea descended into me!
[17:32] Shi
    I-I'm sorry.
[17:33] Kan
    But I'm impressed you remembered
    pooping often to stay light.
[17:37] Kan
    Well done.
[17:38] Shi
    It left an impression on me.
[17:41] Kan
    To begin with, heavy antlers on
    a chubby body with tiny wings...
[17:45] Kan
    That's not going to fly.
[17:47] Kan
    A bird's legs are light and thin.
[17:49] Kan
    The arm muscle was moved down to
    the pectorals, to help move the wings!
[17:52] Kan
    And so its arms were lost,
    but instead, it has a long neck.
[17:57] Kan
    It can move its head skillfully, right?
[17:59] Shi
    Oh, so the long neck is
    like an arm replacement.
[18:02] Shi
    Kind of like an elephant's trunk.
[18:03] Kim
    And the real ones are tasty!
[18:06] Shi
    But Jupiter-san, you said this
    animal doesn't get eaten, right?
[18:10] Shi
    Does that mean it's not a herbivore?
[18:13] Shi
    I heard carnivores taste bad...
[18:16] Kim
    Hm, not sure.
[18:17] Mei
    I guess if you had to say, 
    it could be a herbivore.
[18:19] Una
    I do vouch for its cuteness, though.
[18:21] Shi
    Neptune-san says it's cute,
    so something fluffy?
[18:25] Miz
    I can't say that it's fluffy.
[18:27] Tsu
    But Shimoda-kun's really
    been doing his homework.
[18:31] Una
    Good job.
[18:32] Kan
    You're actually listening to what we say.
[18:34] Shi
    Well, it's always so interesting
    how you solve problems.
[18:38] Shi
    But I still don't know what
    this rough draft was for.
[18:42] Mei
    It shoots beams from its eyes!
[18:44] Shi
    Is there an animal like that?!
[18:46] Shi
    Oh, is it the whale?!
[18:49] Una
    They do shoot beams.
[18:51] Una
    But sorry. Wrong.
[18:53] Una
    This pup uses the beams to scan designs.
[18:56] Shi
    Scan?!
[18:57] Kim
    And it prints out documents from its mouth!
[18:59] Shi
    Prints out?!
[19:01] Tsu
    And the antlers are a Wi-Fi antenna!
[19:03] Shi
    That's a multi-function device, right?!
[19:06] Kan
    Not quite, but it can do a lot of things.
[19:09] Miz
    It's right there.
[19:12] Tsu
    It's you.
[19:15] Tsu
    Shimoda-kun, it's you.
[19:19] Shi
    Wait, I was created here,
    by this design team?
[19:24] Mei
    Sorry.
[19:25] Kan
    That's wrong!
[19:28] Hig
    You're a regular creature, made by God.
[19:31] Miz
    Before you came, we talked about
    making an assistant for Ueda-san.
[19:35] Tsu
    That's why we first came up with
    a helper mascot character.
[19:39] Shi
    So that's why it looks like this.
[19:41] Una
    But it was big and got in the way.
[19:43] (Flashback) Kan
    Eek!
[19:44] Shi
    Why did you make it so big?
[19:47] Kim
    Well, if it wasn't our size,
     it wasn't very practical.
[19:50] Mei
    If it's too small, it can't even
    make copies or open doors.
[19:56] Tsu
    Well, it wasn't such a good design.
[19:58] Kan
    The worst was its voice.
[20:05] (Flashback) Cha
    How's your progress?
[20:08] (Flashback) Cha
    How's your progress?
[20:09] (Flashback) Cha
    If I could somehow get it by tomorrow...
[20:12] (Flashback) Cha
    The client's been pressuring me, too.
SIGN    How's your progress?
[20:15] (Flashback) Cha
    How's your progress?
[20:16] Miz
    I really wonder who set it to that.
[20:20] Hig
    Anyway, in the end, you came to our company.
[20:24] Tsu
    You're the final version of
    that rough draft, Shimoda-kun.
[20:28] Miz
    We all like you.
[20:30] Kim
    Your handmade desserts are always tasty.
[20:34] Shi
    I'm so happy that the design team
    I love so much was involved in my birth!
[20:41] Shi
    I will cherish this fact!
[20:44] Kan
    When did he become so lovable, huh?
[20:48] Mei
    Yeah, huh?
[20:49] Shi
    I'd like to make merchandise of this guy!
[20:52] Tsu
    Do as you like.
[20:54] Kim
    It was worth making that, huh?
[20:56] Kan
    That enthusiasm and passion
    is what supports us.
[21:02] Shi
    A new order!
[21:04] God
    A bird that doesn't lay eggs!
[21:07] All
    What?
[21:09] God
    Make it work, please.
[21:12] Miz
    Well, we're used to the client being
    unreasonable and making us do everything.
[21:16] Shi
    I'm sorry about that.
[21:18] Tsu
    Birdies fall under your umbrella,
     right, Ven-chan?
[21:21] Kan
    This is a hard one!
[21:22] Una
    I can help with its cuteness.
[21:24] Mei
    I wonder what cute thing
    it should give birth to...
[21:26] Kim
    I hope it'll be something I can eat.
[21:29] Kim
    I'm excited!
[21:30] Hig
    All right, I'm ready for anything!
[21:32] Tsu
    Then let's begin our meeting.
[21:36] Shi
    I look forward to seeing what kind
    of animal this leads to!
[22:02] God
    Shimoda! Time to work!
[22:05] Shi
    Y-Yes! Coming right away!

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[00:05] Nar
    In the beginning, God created
    the heavens and the earth.
[00:11] Nar
    He followed it
[00:15] Nar
    with light, the water, the land.
[00:20] Nar
    Then he created
[00:23] Nar
    the many animals that dwelt upon it.
[00:26] Nar
    Or... that was the plan.
[00:28] Nar
    It got too tedious, so he outsourced it.
SIGN    Heaven's Design Team
[02:03] Shi
    Hello!
[02:05] Kan
    Oh, Shimoda-kun, come in!
[02:08] Mei
    Look, look, Ven-chan! A drill shape!
[02:10] Kan
    Wow, Pluto-chan, you're a genius!
[02:13] Mei
    Would a bag with strings go, too?
[02:15] Kan
    That sounds fun, and it totally would!
[02:18] Shi
    Snacks? No, clay...
[02:23] Shi
    What are you making?
[02:24] Mei
    These? Shark eggs!
[02:28] Shi
    Yep, that's definitely just a rice bowl.
[02:31] Shi
    Wouldn't it hurt the mother
    to lay eggs shaped like these?
[02:34] Kan
    Unlike birds, fish eggs
    are soft, so it's fine.
[02:38] Kan
    You can touch them if you like.
[02:39] Shi
    All right, then...
[02:42] Shi
    Right, sharks are fish.
[02:44] Shi
    So these are fish eggs.
SIGN    F
    i
    s
    h
     
    E
    g
    g
    s
[02:46] Shi
    Wait, fish eggs?
[02:47] Mei
    That drill is so they can
    wedge it into a rock crevice,
[02:51] Mei
    so it doesn't get washed away.
[02:54] Kan
    This one uses the strings to
    entangle itself to do the same thing.
[02:59] Shi
    So there are proper reasons for
    all of these unusual shapes.
[03:03] Shi
    What's the idea behind this rice bowl type?
[03:06] Mei
    Well, that's...
[03:08] Kan
    We looked up, and it was already like that.
[03:10] Shi
    Did they make it without thinking at all?
[03:13] Kan
    I know!
[03:15] Kan
    Maybe we'll get a pass if we make
    this cup not the egg itself,
[03:18] Kan
    but a house for the eggs,
[03:20] Kan
    with a bunch of small eggs
     kneaded into the sand.
[03:24] Kan
    That should be safer than
    leaving the eggs exposed.
[03:27] Shi
    A house for the eggs...
[03:30] Shi
    God has spoken!
[03:32] God
    Accepted!
[03:33] Kan
    What? The bowl?
[03:35] Shi
    No. These eggs over here!
SIGN    Accepted
SIGN    Bullhead
     Shark
SIGN    Accepted
SIGN    Australian
    Ghostshark
SIGN    Accepted
SIGN    Blotchy
     Swellshark
[03:41] Kan
    Too bad. I thought the bowl
    idea was pretty good.
[03:45] Mei
    But a lot of the others passed!
[03:47] Mei
    Thanks for your help, Ven-chan!
[03:49] ---
    I'll go and test these.
[03:50] Kan
    Don't mention it. I had fun doing it.
[03:53] Kan
    I wish we'd get orders
    like this for the birdies.
[03:56] Shi
    Weren't you assigned an order
     like that the other day?
[04:03] (Flashback) God
    A bird that doesn't lay eggs!
[04:06] (Flashback) God
    Make it work, please.
[04:08] (Flashback) Tsu
    Birdies fall under your
    umbrella, right, Ven-chan?
[04:10] (Flashback) Kan
    This is a hard one!
[04:13] Shi
    There is no immediate deadline,
    but apparently he wanted
[04:15] Shi
    to see a bird whose chick is suddenly
    born live, without hatching from an egg?
[04:39] Kan
    And I had almost forgotten about it!
[04:41] Shi
    Is there a problem?!
[04:43] Kan
    How will they reproduce
    without laying eggs?!
[04:46] Kan
    That's too ridiculous!
[04:48] Shi
    She's really in shock.
[04:50] Kan
    What do you think happens to a bird
     with a lot of babies in its tummy?
[04:54] Shi
    It'll be too heavy to fly.
[04:56] Kan
    That's right!
[04:57] Kan
    That's why I made it so they lay
    the egg as soon as it's done!
[05:00] Shi
    O-Oh, I see...
[05:02] Kan
    After being laid, the egg is "asleep."
[05:05] Kan
    Even if the eggs are laid over
    the course of multiple days,
[05:07] Kan
    they can be incubated together
    because they're made
[05:10] Kan
    so that they only activate
    when they're warmed!
SIGN    It's warm
SIGN    All right,
    let's grow!
[05:14] Shi
    That's such a good design!
[05:16] Shi
    Now that I think about it,
    the egg system is amazing.
[05:20] Kan
    There are other problems, too.
     Put out your hands.
[05:23] Shi
    Sure.
[05:25] Kan
    What do you feel?
[05:27] Shi
    Uh, it's quite toasty?
[05:30] Kan
    Birdies have a lot of muscles that
    help them take flight immediately,
[05:33] Kan
    so their base metabolism is high.
[05:35] Kan
    They're like motorcycles that are
    constantly running their engines.
[05:38] Kan
    That's why their bodies are always toasty.
[05:40] Shi
    I see!
[05:41] Kan
    Birds' body temperatures are
    about 42 degrees Celsius.
[05:44] Kan
    That means they're really
    toeing the line where
[05:47] Kan
    proteins start to break down due to high heat.
[05:50] Kan
    What do you think happens when you
    keep a baby inside that kind of body?
SIGN    It's too hot!
[05:54] Chick
    It's too hot!
SIGN    We must endure!
[05:56] Chi2
    We must endure!
[05:58] Shi
    They'd be cooked.
[05:59] Kan
    That's why they're put outside in eggs!
[06:02] Shi
    Oh, that reminds me! Birds have
    hollow bones to be lighter, right?
[06:07] Shi
    Where does the material for
    the egg shells come from?
[06:12] Kan
    That's a great question!
[06:13] Kan
    We use those hollow bones.
[06:16] Kan
    The calcium for the eggs is stored
    in the cavities of the bones.
[06:20] Shi
    Aha!
[06:21] Kan
    The chick, on the other hand,
    slowly absorbs the calcium from the egg shell,
[06:25] Kan
    which makes the shell thin and easy
    to open when it's time to hatch.
[06:29] Shi
    Wow! Eggs really are
    amazingly well designed!
[06:32] Kan
    You see?
[06:34] Kan
    And yet... a bird that gives birth to
     live chicks instead of laying eggs?!
[06:37] Kan
    That's like rejecting everything bird-like!
[06:39] Shi
    Then how about going in a different
    direction and making a flightless bird?
[06:43] Shi
    Like the ostrich or the penguin?
[06:45] Kan
    I didn't make either of those.
[06:48] Shi
    Now that you mention it...
[06:50] Kan
    When they can't fly, they're easier prey.
[06:52] Kan
    That means I can't give them
    flashy colors, which is boring.
[06:55] Kan
    Oh, well. I'll give it a try.
[06:59] Kan
    So, no eggs, no wings, and no high
    body temperature, either.
[07:05] Kan
    All right, that's it!
SIGN    Bird
[07:09] Kan
    What do you think?
[07:11] Shi
    She's stopped caring!
[07:13] Shi
    This... isn't a bird... is it?
[07:17] Kan
    Why?
[07:19] Kan
    What even is a bird?
[07:21] Kan
    If you look at it while thinking it's a bird,
    doesn't that make it a bird?
[07:24] Kan
    See, it's a bird!
[07:26] Shi
    P-Please pull yourself together, Venus-san!
[07:30] Shi
    All right, let's start from here
    and add more bird-like features.
[07:34] Kan
    Well, first, the beak?
[07:38] Kan
    What else?
[07:39] Shi
    U-Um, maybe the front and
    hind legs aren't very bird-like?
[07:45] Kan
    There.
[07:47] Shi
    But it is becoming more bird-like.
[07:49] Shi
    I think. Yes!
[07:51] Shi
    If the ears were gone,
    I think it'd be very bird-like!
[07:54] Kan
    Really?
[07:55] Shi
    Um, um, then... if the fur
    was more like feathers?
[08:01] Kan
    That's good enough. Let's say
    these are limp feathers.
[08:05] Shi
    Huh?!
[08:06] Kan
    Feathers have a hard shaft so they
    can generate thrust while flying.
[08:10] Kan
    If it's flightless,
    the feathers can just be like fur.
[08:12] Kan
    I'll have Mars-san test this.
[08:16] Shi
    I wonder if this is going to work.
SIGN    Prototype Lab
[08:21] Hig
    It's done.
[08:24] Hig
    This first prototype is oviparous, but flightless,
     and with a lower body temperature.
[08:29] Hig
    If it seems okay, I'll make it viviparous.
SIGN    Viviparous
[08:33] Hig
    But, how should I put it...
[08:34] Kan
    It's more or less a mammal, isn't it?
SIGN    Mammals
SIGN    Birds
[08:38] Hig
    If you divide birds and mammals like this,
[08:42] Hig
    then this one would be about here.
[08:44] Shi
    It's barely making it!
[08:47] Hig
    By the way, right now the
    egg is in there like this.
[08:50] Shi
    That looks so exhausting!
[08:51] Hig
    If it can hold this egg, I think giving
    birth to a big baby should be possible.
[08:55] Hig
    It seems okay, so should
     I remove the egg-laying?
[08:58] Kan
    W-Wait! If we cross that line,
    won't it stop being a bird?!
[09:02] Kan
    It'll be a mammal! What am I making here?!
[09:05] Shi
    V-Venus-san, calm down!
[09:07] Kan
    My heart can't decide!
[09:09] Kan
    If we make this many changes,
    will the result still be a bird?!
[09:12] Hig
    Oh, boy...
[09:13] Shi
    Your worries are valid.
[09:15] Shi
    While that's a small step for a bird,
[09:18] Shi
    I'm sure it'll be a giant leap for birdkind!
[09:21] Kan
    I know! I need the courage to accept change!
[09:25] Kan
    I'm a designer first!
[09:26] Kan
    The client is God!
[09:29] Kan
    All right, I've made up my mind!
[09:30] Kan
    Let's just cross this line!
[09:35] Shi
    God has spoken!
[09:37] Both
    Huh?
[09:38] God
    Accepted!
SIGN    Kiwi
SIGN    Accepted
[09:41] Shi
    "That bird's funny, so it's fine," apparently.
[09:45] Kan
    What?!
[09:47] Kan
    I was finally ready to take that last step...
[09:50] Hig
    Wasn't the order for "a bird
    that doesn't lay eggs"?
[09:53] Hig
    This one still lays eggs. Is that okay?
[09:56] Shi
    It seems that its skeletal structure
    holding the egg was really funny.
[10:00] Shi
    So the order was changed to
    "a bird that seems like it only needs
[10:04] Shi
    a tiny update to not lay eggs," and accepted.
[10:11] Kan
    I'm exhausted! That's so unreasonable!
    I might not be cut out for this job!
[10:16] Mei
    I'm back.
[10:18] Mei
    Hey, Ven-chan! Listen to this!
[10:21] Mei
    When I made the egg bowl from earlier
    for a snail instead of a shark,
[10:25] Mei
    it was accepted!
SIGN    Accepted
SIGN    Bladder Moon Snail
    (Egg)
[10:28] Mei
    Ven-chan, you're a genius! Thank you!
[10:32] Hig
    You never know what will
    tickle the client's fancy.
[10:42] Kan
    That's true!
[10:44] Kan
    I can even make a bird like this cute!
[10:47] Kan
    This is my calling, after all.
[10:50] Kan
    It's not easy being me!
SIGN    The Illustrated Guide to Creatures That Really Exist
[10:53] Ken
    The Illustrated Guide to Creatures
    That Really Exist!
[10:57] Kim
    This is sudden, but I have a question!
[11:00] Miz
    That is sudden.
[11:01] Kim
    Why is the kiwi called a kiwi?
SIGN    Because it looks like the kiwi fruit
SIGN    Because its cry sounds like "kiwi."
[11:04] Kim
    One: Because it looks like the kiwi fruit.
[11:07] Kim
    Two: Because its cry sounds like "kiwi."
SIGN    Because it looks like the kiwi fruit
SIGN    Because its cry sounds like "kiwi."
[11:09] Una
    Which one could it be?
[11:13] Miz
    I know the answer already.
[11:15] Miz
    I heard the kiwi cry once
    when I was around Venus.
[11:19] Miz
    It sounds like "krrrlll," not "kiwi"!
SIGN    Because it looks like the kiwi fruit
SIGN    Because its cry sounds like "kiwi."
[11:22] Miz
    It's #1! I'll even wager my lunch on it!
[11:25] Kim
    Oh, too bad! You fell for it.
[11:28] Kim
    The right answer was #2.
[11:30] Una
    It's the cry? So the kiwi cries "kiwi"?
[11:33] Kim
    Yes, but only the male cries "kiwi."
[11:37] Kim
    Ven-chan had a female,
    and they have a different cry!
[11:41] Miz
    You set me up!
[11:43] Miz
    But a loss is a loss. Take my lunch.
[11:47] Kim
    Yay!
[11:49] Miz
    But my lunch today is
    vitamin pills and water.
[11:54] Kim
    You set me up!
[11:56] Una
    You get along so well.
[12:05] Shi
    First, I'll tell you each your orders.
[12:08] Shi
    Mercury-san: "Doesn't sink."
[12:12] Shi
    Pluto-san: "Can swallow needles."
[12:16] Shi
    Neptune-san: "Unaffected by ground
     that's painful to stand on."
[12:21] Shi
    Jupiter-san: "Resists heat and cold."
[12:26] Shi
    Venus-san: "Can survive with little water."
[12:30] Shi
    Each of you will make one
    of these five animals.
[12:36] Shi
    And then, apparently, in the end, you have to
[12:38] Shi
    "make an animal that combines
    all five of those traits."
[12:43] All
    Wha?!
[12:44] All
    Absurd!
[12:44] All
    What does that even mean?!
[12:45] All
    Not again...
[12:47] Ued
    Oh, my, that is tough.
[12:49] Shi
    That's exactly the reaction I expected.
[12:51] Shi
    Once again, God's idea
    is making everyone suffer.
[12:55] Tsu
    Well, everybody seems to
    be motivated, so it'll work out.
[12:59] Ued
    You're right.
[13:00] Shi
    But...
[13:01] Tsu
    If we just make them individually
    and put it together later,
[13:05] Tsu
    we'll manage somehow.
[13:06] Shi
    I hope so.
[13:08] Miz
    I'm done. Give me a sheet of paper, please.
[13:10] Shi
    You're already done? That's quick!
[13:14] Tsu
    Mercury-kun, your order was for
    a creature that doesn't sink.
[13:18] Tsu
    What did you make?
[13:19] Miz
    This.
[13:23] Shi
    It's straight-up just wire!
[13:25] Ued
    That's a simple creature.
[13:27] Miz
    It wasn't specified what it doesn't
    sink in, so I assumed water.
[13:32] Miz
    This guy will stand on water.
[13:34] Shi
    It won't sink with that shape?
[13:37] Shi
    For floating on water, I imagine
    something more boat-like.
[13:40] Miz
    That would be too easy. If we're making it,
    a more complicated concept is better.
[13:44] Shi
    I took inspiration from the pond skater.
[13:47] Shi
    Pond skater?
[13:48] Tsu
    I see.
[13:49] Tsu
    You know how the pond skater has long legs?
[13:51] Tsu
    Because they're so long, their weight gets
    distributed further, and they don't sink easily.
[13:56] Shi
    I see.
[13:57] Ued
    Oh, but the feet are different
    from the pond skater's.
[14:03] Miz
    This is a further enhancement
    to the pond skater.
SIGN    Water
SIGN    Feet
[14:06] Miz
    The pond skater has fine hairs on its
    feet and floats by repelling the water.
[14:11] Miz
    However, this technique can only
    be used by small creatures.
[14:14] Tsu
    That's right.
[14:16] Tsu
    You know how peaches have
    this fuzz that repels water?
[14:20] Tsu
    The pond skater legs use the same principle.
[14:23] Moz
    Pond skaters are extremely light.
[14:26] Moz
    So that's enough for them to float,
[14:27] Moz
    but if you want bigger creatures to float,
[14:29] Moz
    this foot shape with a larger
    surface are should be ideal.
[14:35] Moz
    All right, it floats! Done.
[14:37] Shi
    It's really floating!
[14:39] Tsu
    It's the same principle as skis.
[14:42] Tsu
    The bigger and flatter the feet,
    the less likely you are to sink.
[14:46] Una
    Wait, we're making the ground water?
[14:48] Una
    Oh, no, that's different
    from what I was doing...
[14:51] Shi
    Neptune-san, your order was "unaffected by
     ground that's painful to stand on."
[14:55] Una
    Yes. I pictured the needle
    mountain they have in Hell.
[15:00] Miz
    What did you come up with?
[15:02] Una
    Well, for the needle mountain,
    an animal should have really thick soles,
[15:06] Una
    so my base was the elephant.
[15:08] Una
    Then I worked on adding protectors,
[15:11] ---
    so it can sit and rest
    on painfully rough ground, too.
[15:15] Tsu
    That's quite a straightforward design.
[15:18] Una
    I went straightforward with the protectors,
    too, and made them from keratin.
[15:21] Shi
    Keratin?
SIGN    Keratin
[15:22] Una
    Just think of it as really thick, hard skin.
[15:26] Shi
    Don't you need to protect the entire body?
[15:28] Miz
    That'll make it hard to move,
    and it'll be heavy.
[15:30] Miz
    Worse, it goes against my design!
[15:33] Miz
    We have to merge it in the end!
[15:35] Miz
    Let's give it longer legs
    and make it thinner!
[15:39] Miz
    More! Keep pushing it to the limit!
[15:41] Una
    The legs will snap!
[15:43] Miz
    Drop more weight! Drop more weight!
[15:46] Miz
    Drop more weight! Drop more weight!
[15:53] Una
    It ended up like this.
[15:56] Ued
    Oh, my!
[15:58] Una
    Hm, it's really starting to
    look like it belongs in Hell.
[16:01] Mei
    Would that mean the needles from
     the mountain are its main food source?
[16:05] Shi
    Pluto-san, your order was
     "can swallow needles," right?
[16:08] Mei
    Yes.
[16:10] Mei
    If the needs can get past the throat,
    I think the stomach can handle the rest.
[16:15] Mei
    While hard things like
    teeth and nails are fine,
[16:18] Mei
    it'll be painful if it gets
    stuck in something soft.
[16:20] Mei
    I wonder how it could be swallowed smoothly.
[16:23] Mei
    Jupiter-san, can you eat this?
[16:27] Kim
    Sure thing!
SIGN    Don't try this at home
[16:35] Shi
    He's like a circus performer!
[16:38] Shi
    Jupiter-san, are you okay?!
[16:44] Mei
    "If you keep the needles vertical,
    they won't get stuck in the throat," he said.
[16:47] Mei
    Of course, that's it!
[16:51] Mei
    Here we go!
[16:53] Mei
    I put a lot of claws in the mouth
    that will orient the needles vertically,
[16:57] Mei
    and send them to the stomach.
[17:02] Ued
    Oh, how cute!
[17:08] Mei
    And done!
[17:10] Shi
    We have to merge that with the others?
[17:12] Tsu
    We're making steady progress.
[17:14] Ued
    Because everybody here is so skilled.
[17:17] Shi
    Then we still need...
[17:19] Kim
    I'm done, too.
[17:22] Shi
    You had "resists heat and cold."
[17:25] Kim
    Yes, this is what I did!
[17:31] Shi
    It's big.
[17:33] Kim
    Bigger things are more resistant to cold.
[17:36] Tsu
    Hot water stays hot longer in a
    bathtub than in a cup, right?
[17:39] Tsu
    Similarly, the bigger you are, the less
    the outside temperature affects you.
[17:44] Kan
    Hold it right there!
[17:45] Kan
    You just put feet on Neptune-san's seal!
[17:48] Kan
    You didn't do any work!
[17:49] Kim
    But to ward off cold, protecting
    the body with fat is the best!
[17:53] Kim
    Hooray for fat!
[17:56] Shi
    But how will this handle heat?
[18:00] Shi
    It looks like it's panting
    because it's too hot.
[18:03] Kim
    I thought it could sweat to
    keep from getting too hot.
[18:07] Kan
    My order is "can survive with little water."
[18:10] Kan
    If there's no water to sweat out,
     it'll dry out and die!
[18:14] Kim
    Oh, yeah. That's tough, Ven-chan.
[18:16] Kim
    Good luck!
[18:17] Kan
    Wait! You're just shoving this on me?!
[18:19] Kan
    Is this one of those things where
     you suffer more the later you start?
[18:26] Kan
    I guess I have no choice.
SIGN    Prototype Lab
[18:32] Kan
    Mars-san, help, please!
[18:34] Shi
    She made it her problem!
[18:36] Hig
    What? Make this resistant
     to water scarcity, too?
[18:39] Hig
    That's not trivial.
[18:41] Kan
    That's why I need you!
[18:43] Hig
    I think the fat and fluff are good
    for protecting against both heat and cold.
[18:48] Shi
    Fluff to protect against the heat?
[18:50] Hig
    Both fat and fluff are insulators.
[18:54] Hig
    That'll protect the body from the heat.
[18:56] Shi
    It's cooler to have a coat of fur?
SIGN    Fur
SIGN    Fat
SIGN    Body
[18:58] Hig
    Yes, only the surface heats up,
    so the heat doesn't get to the body.
SIGN    {\pos(280,145)\frx46\fad(1896,1)\t(5529,6238,\3c&H5F5D4E&\c&H403934&)
    }Smooth Ice Cream
SIGN    Ultimate Vanilla
SIGN    Domestic Cream
SIGN    Ultimate Vanilla
[19:03] Hig
    If you put a cold carton of
    ice cream out in a hot room,
[19:07] Hig
    wrapping it in a sweater
    makes it melt more slowly.
[19:10] Shi
    Oh, I see!
[19:12] Hig
    So while that keeps the
    body temperature from rising,
[19:16] Hig
    it also keeps it from lowering.
[19:18] Hig
    To prevent overheating,
    you definitely need water...
[19:22] Kan
    Oh, how about breaking down the
    fat in the body into water?
[19:28] Hig
    That could be possible, but...
[19:30] Kan
    But?
[19:31] Hig
    In order to break down fat,
    you need a lot of water.
[19:35] Kan
    That defeats the purpose.
[19:37] Kan
    Then the only other way is to
    store a lot of water in the body
[19:41] Kan
    when it can drink, and only use it sparingly.
[19:43] Kan
    Where could that water be stored, though?
[19:46] Hig
    Let's see...
[19:48] Hig
    Red blood cells can store water in the blood.
[19:51] Hig
    If you store too much, they'll burst, though.
[19:55] Kan
    Can't we make them more robust,
     so they don't burst?
[19:57] Hig
    We can, but the veins are sized
[20:00] Hig
    so that red blood cells barely pass through.
[20:03] Hig
    Huge red blood cells would block them.
[20:06] Kan
    Oh, right...
[20:08] Miz
    What, what? You strugglin'?
[20:10] Kan
    You came to mock me because you're done?
[20:13] Kan
    But I've already come up with a solution!
[20:16] Miz
    Oh, what's that?
[20:17] Kan
    I made the red blood cells longer!
[20:20] Kan
    By making them elliptical, they can pass
    through narrow veins even when they get big!
[20:27] Hig
    That could work!
[20:29] Shi
    We got an okay here!
[20:31] Miz
    But it's too heavy to float!
[20:33] Miz
    I want it to be light!
    At least reduce the fat by half!
[20:36] Kan
    What's with you all of the sudden?!
[20:37] Una
    Not again...
[20:39] Miz
    In order to protect the body from the sun,
[20:41] Miz
    we leave just the fat on the back!
     We don't need the rest!
SIGN    And then...
[20:51] Miz
    When I combined everyone's sketches,
     this came out.
[20:54] Kan
    Everyone's? You meddled with most of them.
[21:00] Kan
    I wonder if this will pass.
[21:02] Mei
    Do we start over?
[21:04] Kim
    I think the general direction was right.
[21:07] Ued
    Where does this baby live, anyway?
[21:10] Shi
    Extreme heat and intense cold,
    its feet don't sink, and it swallows needles, right?
[21:16] All
    Ah!
[21:17] Kan
    The desert!
[21:19] Una
    You sink in sand, and it's painful
    to stand on when it gets hot.
[21:23] Mei
    There is little water,
    and cacti have thorns!
[21:26] Kim
    It's 50 degrees Celsius during the day,
    and below freezing at night!
[21:29] Miz
    Leave the rest to me!
[21:31] Miz
    It doesn't sink, can swallow needles,
    is unaffected by pain,
[21:35] Miz
    resists heat and cold,
    and can survive with little water...
[21:39] Miz
    This animal is the answer to all that!
[21:45] Shi
    God has spoken!
[21:48] God
    Accepted!
SIGN    Accepted
SIGN    Camel
[21:52] Una
    Since the skin on its knees is thick,
    it can kneel on hot desert sand.
[21:56] Kim
    Just on its back, there's a
    big hump of fat and hair.
[22:00] Mei
    It can eat cacti.
[22:02] Shi
    So it has those claws inside its mouth...
[22:04] Tsu
    That was amazing teamwork.
[22:08] Ued
    I'm sure God will send down more
    of these relay orders now.