E21 - ~Shoes of Friendship~

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[00:02] Miracle
    I was upset about what was
    happening with Quan when...
[00:05] (Flashback) AI
    And when that happens,
[00:06] (Flashback) AI
    you have to decide what
    form you'll take next,
[00:08] (Flashback) AI
    and then break out of your shell.
[00:09] Miracle
    With a little help from AI-chan,
    I worked up the courage to go see Quan.
[00:13] (Flashback) Miracle
    I'll show you something that's
    way, way, way cooler than BRT5!
[00:20] Miracle
    And then Chris made me a new song.
SIGN    Miracle, I made a song.
[00:25] Miracle
    And Quan came back to PathTLive.
[00:29] Miracle
    And the main event unit battles
    finally started, too!
[00:32] Miracle
    I'll do my best to get first place,
     so watch me, okay?
[02:06] Sign
    Shoes of Friendship
[02:06] Sign
    Shoes of Friendship
[02:07] Auris
    I will now announce the
    order for the performances
[02:12] Auris
    in the Virtual Grid Awards
    ADEN seed main event.
[02:19] Auris
    The first unit will be VICONIC,
    featuring Jua and Thea.
[02:27] Jua
    Let's make sure their eyes
    are all locked on us!
[02:31] Thea
    Jua, be quiet.
[02:34] Auris
    And the next unit will be 3DM8,
    starring Sofia, Zoe, and Ximena.
[02:47] Miracle
    Are we... last?
[02:50] Auris
    The third unit will be Noelle, Chris,
    Riz, Quan, and Miracle, with PathTLive!
[02:59] Miracle
    O-Okay!
[03:08] Chris
    Don't worry about it.
[03:12] Auris
    And the fourth unit will be BRT5:
    Niska, Jessie, Ellie, Sarah, and Halle.
[03:24] Auris
    I've chosen this order so that each unit
    is able to perform in top condition.
[03:31] Auris
    VICONIC will do their performance
    one week from now.
[03:34] Auris
    After that, one unit will perform each day.
[03:38] Auris
    I'm expecting a wonderful
    performance from all of you.
[03:44] Jua
    I can't wait!
[03:46] Jua
    Hey, we could even do our
    song right now, couldn't we?
[03:50] Thea
    Even if we did,
    we wouldn't get a score for it.
SIGN    Well, we can call it a warm up!
[03:53] Miracle
    Those two aren't nervous at all!
SIGN    We can't just stand here!
[03:59] Noelle
    We need to come up with an
    idea for our performance.
[04:01] Noelle
    Who has a suggestion?
[04:04] Chris
    I do.
[04:06] Chris
    I want to write a song.
[04:07] Chris
    The perfect song for all five of us.
[04:10] Miracle
    That's great!
[04:12] Riz
    Chris will make us a song, huh?
[04:15] Noelle
    I can't wait!
[04:17] Chris
    There's not a lot of time before we perform.
[04:19] Chris
    Can you help me, Riz?
[04:21] Riz
    Of course.
[04:23] Noelle
    So the rest of us will plan the
    choreography and formation, then!
[04:27] Quan
    I'll do my best!
[04:28] Miracle
    Let's come up with the
    best choreography ever!
[04:36] Quan
    Um...
[04:37] Noelle
    Quan,
[04:39] Noelle
    you have extremely pretty skin!
[04:45] Noelle
    What's your usual routine?
[04:47] Quan
    I use a face wash, I guess...
[04:50] Noelle
    That's all to get skin like this?!
[04:52] Noelle
    I can't believe it!
[04:54] Noelle
    Tell me all the secrets to beautiful skin!
[04:57] Quan
    Miracle, help!
[04:59] Miracle
    I feel bad for Quan, but I've never
    seen Noelle this excited.
[05:06] Noelle
    I wish we'd met sooner.
[05:10] Quan
    Yeah...
[05:11] Miracle
    I know!
[05:13] Miracle
    What do you two think
    about VICONIC and 3DM8?
[05:17] Quan
    3DM8 teamed up pretty easily considering
     they'd never done a collab together before.
[05:22] Noelle
    Yeah.
[05:23] Noelle
    I can't even imagine what kind
    of performance they'll do.
[05:27] Noelle
    But there's a reason Sofia chose Zoe
    and Ximena. They're both top talents.
[05:32] Miracle
    And VICONIC?
[05:33] Quan
    The two of them were good
    friends to begin with, right?
[05:38] Noelle
    Jua and Thea. They're both great
    performers, and good friends.
[05:42] Noelle
    I expect their performance to be the
    one where they're the most balanced.
[05:47] Noelle
    We need to be just as good.
[05:50] Jua
    What, did you call us?
[05:52] Miracle
    Jua? What are you doing here?
[05:55] Jua
    What else?
[05:59] Jua
    We came to hang out!
[06:02] Jua
    We're taking a vacation!
[06:06] Jua
    Roar!
[06:07] Jua
    Hey, you know any hot spots?
[06:12] Noelle
    You're really here sightseeing,
    and not to scout us out?
[06:16] Jua
    That's what I said, isn't it?
[06:20] Jua
    Uh-oh, gotta go!
[06:22] Miracle
    You already know where you're going?
[06:24] Noelle
    What was the point of asking us, then?
[06:26] Jua
    See you later, Miracle and friends!
[06:31] Noelle
    Why do you think they came here?
[06:33] Miracle
    I don't know...
[06:40] Maids
    Okay! Kyun-kyun!
[06:46] Jua
    It's so cute!
[06:54] Jua
    What do you think?
[06:57] Thea
    Listen, what are we doing, exactly?
[06:59] Jua
    Getting input for our song.
[07:02] Thea
    We're just playing around.
[07:04] Jua
    It's no fun sitting in a booth making
    music with a frown on your face, right?
[07:09] Jua
    And it's fun to go out and
    do things once in a while.
[07:13] Jua
    You know what they say, right?
    "Play is how humans learn."
[07:19] Thea
    Who says that?
[07:21] Jua
    I just thought it up!
[07:25] Thea
    Listen, there's not much time
    left before the main event.
[07:28] Jua
    Sure, the main event is important.
[07:31] Jua
    But I want to be someone strong,
    undefeated by harsh training,
[07:36] Jua
    or the main event,
[07:38] Jua
    and who can enjoy herself
    to the fullest at times like this!
[07:43] Thea
    What are you—
[07:44] Jua
    Now, what outfit to try on next?
[07:52] Students
    Oh!
[07:53] Students
    I want this!
[07:54] Students
    It's expensive!
[07:55] Students
    How much?
[07:56] Students
    It's expensive!
[08:00] Students
    But maybe if I put in an extra
    shift at my job, I could buy it?
[08:15] (Flashback) Thea
    What's wrong?
[08:16] (Flashback) Jua
    There are some really cool shoes, but...
[08:20] (Flashback) Thea
    They're sold out.
[08:23] (Flashback) Jua
    Yeah.
[08:25] (Flashback) Thea
    Don't tell me you're going to
    go around looking for them?
[08:28] (Flashback) Jua
    But I've never liked shoes this much before!
[08:32] (Flashback) Jua
    And I'm sure their size and
    shape is perfect for my feet!
[08:36] (Flashback) Jua
    This has to be fate, right?
[08:39] (Flashback) Thea
    Fate or not, you can't buy
    them if they're sold out.
[08:42] (Flashback) Thea
    Come on, let's look for
    some other practice shoes.
[08:45] (Flashback) Jua
    Wait, wait, wait!
[08:47] (Flashback) Jua
    I'll try and find a place
    where they're in stock!
[08:49] (Flashback) Jua
    I want these!
[08:53] (Flashback) Thea
    It's not worth missing out on
    practice time for them, right?
[08:59] (Flashback) Jua
    I want to dance in these shoes so bad...
[09:13] (Flashback) Jua
    You're late.
[09:16] (Flashback) Thea
    Here.
[09:18] (Flashback) Jua
    What's this?
[09:20] (Flashback) Thea
    Just open it.
[09:24] (Flashback) Jua
    These are...
[09:26] (Flashback) Thea
    An early birthday present.
[09:34] (Flashback) Jua
    Thea!
[09:36] (Flashback) Jua
    Thank you!
[09:38] (Flashback) Jua
    I'll take good care of them!
[09:40] (Flashback) Thea
    I'd rather you practiced in them till the
    soles wore off and the sides were full of holes.
[09:46] (Flashback) Jua
    Of course!
[09:50] (Flashback) Jua
    Just watch.
[09:51] (Flashback) Jua
    I came up with the next performance
    I'm going to upload.
[10:26] Thea
    Jua.
[10:28] Thea
    Why don't you get a new pair of shoes?
[10:32] Jua
    Should I?
[10:33] Jua
    They still fit fine. It'll be okay.
[10:37] Jua
    And they're like a good luck charm, anyway.
[10:40] Thea
    A good luck charm?
[10:42] Jua
    The second I put these shoes on,
    my videos went viral and I got famous!
[10:46] Jua
    It was fate when I found them,
[10:49] Jua
    and now they're a good luck charm
    that helps me step up my game!
[10:54] Jua
    Well, it's all thanks to you
    for buying them for me.
[11:01] Thea
    No, it's because...
[11:07] Ellie
    BRT5 will be doing the last
    performance during the unit battle!
[11:13] Ellie
    The event will start in a week.
[11:16] Ellie
    We'll be spending that time practicing to
    give you the best show we possibly can!
[11:22] Halle
    We'll be giving you the hottest
    performance of them all!
[11:26] Halle
    Look forward to it, everyone!
[11:28] Sarah
    Of course, the ones to win first place...
[11:31] Jessie
    will be us, BRT5.
[11:34] Niska
    We hope the song we sing for
    you can reach many people...
[11:41] Ellie
    So keep on supporting BRT5!
[11:45] All
    Thanks!
[11:48] Students
    I really like Ellie from BRT5.
[11:52] Students
    She's good.
[11:54] Students
    But you know... VICONIC, was it?
[11:57] Students
    They've got a singer named Jua who just
    kind of flails around on stage, right?
[12:02] Students
    I know what you mean.
[12:03] Students
    I don't get why she has so many linkers.
[12:07] Students
    Everyone else is getting better
    with each performance.
[12:10] Students
    But she never changes.
[12:13] Students
    That's right.
[12:14] Students
    I think I could do what she does.
[12:17] Students
    You sure could.
[12:19] Thea
    Excuse me.
[12:21] Thea
    She works a lot harder than most people.
[12:23] Thea
    And her songs and choreography are
    all top-level, and unique to her.
[12:29] Thea
    If you can't understand how
    good her performances are,
[12:33] Thea
    you must be blind!
[12:35] Jua
    What are you doing?
[12:37] Thea
    We're leaving.
[12:38] Jua
    Now?!
[12:40] Thea
    Of course we are!
[12:42] Jua
    But we just got here!
[12:48] Jua
    Thea, what's wrong?
[12:50] Thea
    Nothing.
[12:57] Jua
    Thea.
[13:02] Thea
    They were saying all those things about
    you when they don't know anything.
[13:06] Thea
    It made me mad.
[13:08] Jua
    Is that all?
[13:09] Thea
    They were making fun of you!
[13:12] Jua
    That happens all the time, right?
[13:14] Jua
    You always tell me it's a waste of time
    to think about the haters, right?
[13:19] Jua
    And if they're talking about me,
    that means I'm getting some buzz.
[13:24] Jua
    That makes me happy.
[13:28] Jua
    So if it bothered you,
[13:30] Jua
    that's probably because it triggered
    something else in your heart, right?
[13:37] Jua
    Tell me, if you're up for talking about it.
[13:41] Thea
    I actually had given up a long time ago.
[13:45] Thea
    New artists keep coming out all the time,
[13:47] Thea
    and they're all competing to get
    famous and fighting for the top.
[13:52] Thea
    It was always my dream to be a virtual artist,
     but once I actually started it,
[13:56] Thea
    I realized what the reality was.
[13:58] Thea
    So no matter how many people
    said they liked my music,
[14:02] Thea
    I never got my hopes up.
[14:03] Thea
    Somewhere in my heart, I'd given up.
[14:07] Thea
    But I'm still able to be an artist...
     because I met you.
[14:13] Thea
    You keep practicing no matter what.
     You never doubt yourself.
[14:18] Thea
    Having someone like that next to me
[14:21] Thea
    made me feel like I could continue my dream.
[14:24] Thea
    That's how important you are
    to me. You're my light.
[14:31] Thea
    So it makes me angry when
    somebody insults the effort you put in,
[14:36] Thea
    no matter who they are.
[14:37] Jua
    Thea...
[14:39] Thea
    Well, our personalities are total opposites,
[14:42] Thea
    and you're always doing whatever
    you feel like at any given moment.
[14:46] Thea
    Most of what you do,
    you don't even think about,
[14:48] Thea
    and there's a lot about
    you I don't understand.
[14:50] Jua
    Huh? Am I being
    complimented or insulted here?
[14:56] Jua
    Listen...
[15:00] Jua
    I made a song for the unit battle.
[15:04] Jua
    I figured it might be fun to sing a song
    like this during our performance, but...
[15:12] Thea
    But?
[15:12] Jua
    The main event's the big show
    we've been working for, right?
[15:16] Jua
    I wasn't sure what you'd say
    if I wanted to do a song
[15:21] Jua
    that I made all by myself
    without asking you...
[15:25] Jua
    But would you at least listen to it?
[15:28] Thea
    Sure.
[15:31] Thea
    But first...
[15:33] Thea
    There's something I want to show you.
[15:37] Jua
    This is...
[15:39] Thea
    Remember when we did our
    collab performances?
[15:42] Thea
    When you were doing yours,
[15:44] Thea
    it bothered me, 'cause I felt like I should've
     been the one to be up there with you.
[15:50] Thea
    I've been with you longer than anyone.
     I know you better than anyone.
[15:54] Thea
    We've competed for so long.
[15:56] Thea
    I thought it would always be that way...
[15:58] Thea
    But it couldn't.
[16:00] Thea
    It's not that way at all anymore.
[16:06] Thea
    So...
[16:13] Thea
    This time, I want to stand on stage beside you.
     Not as a rival, but as a partner.
[16:19] Jua
    Yeah.
[16:21] Jua
    So we both really like each other!
[16:23] Thea
    Yeah, I guess.
[16:25] Jua
    Okay, time to get ready then!
[16:29] Jua
    Let's bring everyone the
    best performance we can!
SIGN    The first group was incredible!
SIGN    They were in perfect harmony!
SIGN    I loved the outfits!
[18:22] Jua
    We really are the best unit, aren't we?
[18:26] Thea
    Out of how many people?
[18:28] Jua
    Hm...
[18:30] Jua
    We're the best in the world!
[18:33] Thea
    No. We're the best in the universe.
[18:37] Jua
    Want to do a stream in space, then?
[18:47] Auris
    These are the connections I wanted to see...
[18:50] Auris
    I'm so happy I get to see
    something of this level...
[18:56] Ada
    They're too in sync.
[18:59] Ada
    If this is the first group, which sets
    the standard for all the others...
SIGN    I'm sure you'll like our performance.
SIGN    Today's
[20:42] [SONG] Sign
    Recommended Video
[20:45] Chris
    Hello, I'm Chris.
[20:47] Jua
    And I'm Jua!
[20:48] Chris
    We're the producers for PathTLive and VICONIC,
    so we write the music and lyrics.
[20:54] Chris
    Today we're going to talk about
    our approach to making music.
[20:58] Chris
    Thank you for having us.
[21:00] Jua
    Thank you for having us!
[21:01] Chris
    So Jua, how do you usually write your songs?
[21:06] Jua
    Hm, I've usually got a hard deadline,
[21:11] Jua
    so I kind of rush it out and
    then dash off some lyrics.
[21:15] Chris
    Rush and dash?
[21:18] Jua
    Yup.
[21:18] Jua
    What about you?
[21:19] Chris
    I usually rush and dash, too.
[21:24] Jua
    You rush?
[21:26] Chris
    And dash.
[21:28] Jua
    Are the two of us...
[21:30] Chris
    We're alike.
[21:31] Jua
    I knew it!
[21:32] Jua
    From the minute I laid eyes on you,
    I knew we'd get along!
[21:36] Chris
    We're two peas in a pod!
[21:38] Jua
    A pod! Oh wow, we're in a pod!
[21:41] Jua
    So, what kind of music do you like, Chris?
[21:45] Chris
    You mean, genre-wise?
[21:46] Jua
    Yeah.
[21:46] Jua
    Rock, or hip-hop. Or classical.
[21:50] Chris
    Heavy metal, lately.
[21:52] Jua
    Heavy metal.
[21:54] Chris
    Yes.
[21:55] Jua
    Chris...
[21:57] Jua
    Me, too!
[21:59] Jua
    We really are alike!
[22:02] Chris
    We're in a pod.
[22:03] Jua
    Okay, okay...
[22:05] Jua
    What's your favorite animal?
[22:06] Chris
    Naked mole rat.
[22:08] Jua
    Same!
[22:09] Jua
    Favorite fruit?
[22:11] Chris
    Rambutan.
[22:11] Jua
    Wow! Mine, too!
[22:13] Jua
    What's going on here? We're not
    peas in a pod, we're soul twins!
[22:17] Chris
    Perhaps we are.
[22:18] Jua
    Okay... Okay...
[22:20] Jua
    Your favorite sea animal is a
    deep sea spider, right?
[22:24] Chris
    No. Blotchy swell shark.
[22:24] Sign
    Blotchy swell shark
[22:26] Chris
    Blotchy swell shark.
[22:26] Sign
    Blotchy swell shark
[22:28] Jua
    Blotchy swell shark?
[22:30] Chris
    Yes.
[22:31] Jua
    Well, we can't be the exact same, right?
[22:34] Jua
    But your favorite Japanese monster
    is the Suikazura, right?
[22:37] Chris
    Tankororin
[22:37] Chris
    No, the Tankororin.
[22:38] Jua
    The Tankororin?
[22:39] Chris
    Tankororin
[22:39] Chris
    The Tankororin.
[22:42] Jua
    I see. I see.
[22:44] Jua
    But um... Japanese monsters and sea creatures
[22:46] Jua
    are all kind of the same anyway, right?
[22:50] Chris
    Yeah?
[22:51] Jua
    Wait, wait.
[22:52] Jua
    I'm sure you'll like this next thing.
[22:56] Chris
    Yeah.
[22:57] Jua
    Favorite plant: Jabuticaba!
[23:00] Chris
    Sunflower
[23:00] Chris
    No, sunflower.
[23:01] Jua
    Sunflower?!
[23:03] Chris
    Sunflower.
[23:04] Jua
    Naked mole rat. Rambutan.
    Blotchy swell shark.
[23:08] Jua
    And now sunflower?!
[23:09] Chris
    Yeah.
[23:10] Jua
    Why is that the only popular
    thing on the list?
[23:13] Jua
    A choice like an elementary
    school girl would make...
[23:16] Jua
    That doesn't make sense!
[23:17] Jua
    Your choices don't make sense!
[23:20] Jua
    Wait, wait...
[23:22] Jua
    I just don't know anymore.
[23:25] Chris
    I did learn one thing.
[23:27] Jua
    What?
[23:28] Chris
    We're not alike at all, huh?
[23:32] Chris
    See you next week. Bye-bye.
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[23:37] Ximena
    It's finally our turn!
[23:38] Ximena
    But what is Sofia thinking?
[23:41] Ximena
    Right, Zoe?
[23:42] Ximena
    Wait, I don't get what you're doing either!
[23:45] Ximena
    Next time on Kizuna no Allele:
    "We, the Unknown!"
[23:48] Ximena
    You're not gonna watch? Unbelievable!