E13 - Idea 13 Source: Crunchyroll Translator: Editor: Timer: QC: (Please feel free to edit the speaker names if incomplete or inaccurate. Names are handled on a best-effort basis depending on the info on the source file. Dialogue is left as is.) [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.