E3 - Because We're Childhood Friends... Right?

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[00:02] Him
    May with its cool early summer
    breeze is already halfway over...
[00:07] Him
    Ever since I officially
    joined the pottery club,
[00:10] Him
    I've been playing with the clay nonstop.
[00:14] Him
    This is called clay kneading.
[00:17] Him
    It's a technique to even out
    the clay's hardness.
[00:21] Him
    Stronger people can simply use
    their hands, but we use our feet.
[00:27] Both
    That's so cold!
[00:31] Him
    Then I tried making all
    kinds of pottery with it.
[00:35] Him
    This is a technique called hand-building.
[00:37] Him
    You can use it like children's clay
    to make all kinds of shapes.
[00:40] Him
    It reminds me of grade school.
[00:43] Him
    Kukuri-chan seems to prefer
    this method over the wheel.
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[00:49] him
    She's making a mysterious... something.
[00:53] him
    This method is called slab-building.
[00:55] him
    Uniform-sized clay pieces are called slabs.
[01:00] him
    Using the slab thickness
    guides on either side,
[01:02] him
    you can make slabs of the same thickness.
[01:06] him
    By pushing the slabs into forms,
[01:09] him
    you can make any number of identical plates.
[01:12] him
    I was pretty impressed!
[01:14] him
    But with its high difficulty,
[01:17] him
    I think it pays off the most to
    work on the pottery wheel...
[01:20] him
    This step is calling coning
    the clay up and down.
[01:24] him
    While you're doing it, you can
    kind of quiet your thoughts
[01:27] him
    and you start to almost feel
    affectionate towards the clay.
[01:31] him
    Once you've done all this properly,
    you're finally ready to begin.
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[03:09] tou
    Oh, right. Toyokawa-san?
[03:11] Him
    Yes?
[03:12] tou
    Maybe we should start firing
    your pieces in the kiln.
[03:16] tou
    You've gotten the hang of it, right?
[03:18] Him
    Yes!
[03:19] Mik
    Really?
[03:25] tou
    Have you decided what you're making?
[03:26] Him
    Yeah. I thought I'd make a teacup.
[03:29] Him
    There's this teacup I've been using ever
    since grade school and I do like it,
[03:35] Him
    but lately I've been thinking it would
     be nice if it was just a little bigger.
[03:38] tou
    You're starting out with
    something that hard, huh?
[03:40] Him
    Huh? Are teacups hard?
[03:43] tou
    I'm talking more about the size.
[03:45] tou
    The clay shrinks once you fire it,
[03:47] tou
    so you have to take that into consideration.
[03:49] Him
    How much does it shrink?
[03:51] tou
    Well...
[03:53] Him
    Yes?
[03:55] tou
    ...you'll have to fire it to find out.
[03:57] Him
    Really?!
[04:00] tou
    They say it's around 15% or so,
[04:03] tou
    but it can vary depending on
    the clay, its consistency,
[04:06] tou
    and how long you fire it.
[04:08] Him
    I see. That is hard.
[04:12] tou
    Why don't you try a few different sizes?
[04:14] tou
    One of them is bound to
    come out the right size.
[04:17] Him
    Sure...
[04:19] tou
    Don't worry too much
    about the small details.
[04:21] tou
    Just try it.
[04:24] Him
    Okay!
[04:25] Mik
    That's right!
[04:26] Mik
    Don't sweat the small details.
[04:30] nao
    Small break, small break.
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[04:33] tou
    Mika-chan, how long are you
    going to keep playing around?
[04:36] Mik
    I'm not playing around.
[04:39] Mik
    I'm kind of drawing a blank
[04:41] Mik
    so I'm waiting for the Pottery God
    to give me some inspiration!
[04:43] tou
    You've been saying that for three days.
[04:46] tou
    I wonder when God is planning this visit.
[04:48] Mik
    You'll have to ask him.
[04:53] tou
    Stay calm, stay calm.
[05:02] nao
    Advance, Gifu Castle Robot!
[05:06] nao
    Rise, Gifu Castle Robot!
[05:10] Him
    Why'd you pick that, Nao-chan?
[05:13] nao
    Because I've got Gifu Love!
[05:14] Him
    Gifu Love?
[05:15] nao
    Replacing Inabayama Castle
     on Mount Kinka,
[05:19] nao
    Gifu Castle is relevant to the
    birth of the name "Gifu."
[05:21] nao
    It's also Obu Nobutada's
    death date soon.
[05:23] Him
    Oda Nobutada?
[05:28] Him
    I guess this would be a good size.
[05:31] Him
    Or maybe more like this?
[05:33] Him
    But if I fire it...
[05:38] Him
    Maybe I should just make a plate for curry...
[05:41] Him
    Or a tumbler for lassi
    when I'm eating curry.
[05:47] Him
    Why is everything about curry?
[05:54] Him
    So this is why!
[05:56] Dad
    What's up?
[05:57] Him
    How come you're making curry?
[05:59] Dad
    The customers were saying
    that toast, rice pilaf,
[06:02] Dad
    and yakisoba aren't enough.
[06:04] Him
    Well, don't make it right
    before I'm going to bed!
[06:05] Him
    I'll want to have some!
[06:07] Dad
    Sorry. I was thinking if I should
    somehow make it more Tajimi-esque.
[06:12] Dad
    Which do you like best?
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[06:13] Him
    Eel curry.
[06:15] Him
    Gohei mochi curry.
[06:16] Him
    Kappa curry.
[06:17] Him
    Hottest place in Japan curry.
[06:19] Him
    Arakawa Toyozou curry.
[06:23] Him
    Maybe you should just make regular curry?
[06:25] Dad
    You think?
[06:27] Dad
    But...
[06:33] Him
    Maybe you can make a couple of them?
[06:36] Him
    One of them is bound to turn out good.
[06:41] Dad
    She's right.
[06:57] HIm
    Touko-senpai, you're really amazing.
[07:00] HIm
    It's like you've already mastered the way.
[07:03] tou
    I'm not amazing at all.
[07:06] tou
    It's just that this is
    the only thing I can do.
[07:08] Him
    The only thing, huh?
[07:10] nao
    No! Help!
[07:13] Mik
    Nyan!
[07:14] him
    What's going on?
[07:14] nao
    Kukuri-chan's—
[07:16] Mik
    Nyan!
[07:17] nao
    —pestering me to become a cat.
[07:19] Mik
    The Pottery God has finally visited me!
[07:21] Mik
    He told me to make Naruse-san
    my model for my piece!
[07:23] Mik
    Please, Naruse-san!
[07:26] Nao
    No way, that sounds so embarrassing!
[07:27] tou
    Stop it, Mika-chan.
[07:29] Mik
    It wouldn't be long!
[07:30] nao
    No!
[07:31] mik
    Why not? Cats are cute!
[07:33] nao
    What are you talking about?!
[07:34] tou
    Cut it out already!
[07:37] tou
    Mika-chan, all you ever do is fool around!
[07:39] tou
    If you aren't going to take
    this seriously, get out!
[07:47] Mik
    So that's... what you think about me.
[07:53] Mik
    I'm not fooling around at all!
[07:55] Mik
    You're such a jerk!
[08:06] tou
    I'm sorry for raising my voice like that.
[08:10] Him
    You're not going to go after her?
[08:13] tou
    Don't worry. She'll be back soon.
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[08:21] Old
    How many variations is that now?
[08:25] Man
    Eight. But I hope to
    narrow it down to three.
[08:29] Old
    You're really going after this.
[08:32] Man
    Maybe I'm overthinking it.
[08:34] Old
    I think it's fine.
[08:48] Him
    Should we have a tea break?
[08:52] tou
    That sounds good.
[08:57] Him
    Is any cup okay for you?
[08:59] tou
    Yes.
[09:00] Him
    Great, I had picked one out.
[09:05] Him
    This one is for you, senpai.
[09:09] Him
    It's not the right season,
    but I thought it was cute.
[09:12] nao
    Kyooot! I didn't know
    we had a cup like that.
[09:14] tou
    There's something charming about this Santa.
[09:17] nao
    Like he's saying, I'm outta here.
[09:19] Him
    What is that supposed to mean?
[09:21] tou
    There's even a present inside.
[09:24] nao
    Huh?
[09:25] nao
    You're right! Tea with a sock in it!
[09:28] tou
    Don't say it that way.
[09:31] tou
    It's made so that you only see the present
    once you finish your coffee or milk tea.
[09:36] Him
    That's fun! See, that's why I picked it,
[09:40] Him
    even though the shape is a little awkward.
[09:45] tou
    It is fun, huh....
[09:50] tou
    Mika-chan made that last year.
[09:53] tou
    She was hanging out in
    here over summer break.
[09:58] tou
    I really like her pieces.
[10:07] tou
    She's always so loud and such a handful,
[10:10] tou
    but once she's working with
    the clay, she's truly alive.
[10:17] tou
    My grandfather was a potter and
    he started teaching me early on,
[10:22] tou
    and he praised me a lot when
    I made something properly.
[10:25] tou
    I kept going because I enjoyed that feeling.
[10:29] tou
    At some point, I realized that I had become
     used to always making things properly.
[10:37] tou
    To be honest, I wish I could make
    things more freely like her.
[10:49] tou
    Mika-chan said that she wants to make
    pieces that will make people smile.
[10:59] tou
    Excuse me...
[11:00] Him
    Senpai?
[11:05] tou
    Mika-chan?
[11:10] MIk
    What took you so long?
[11:17] MIk
    I already finished it. The new design.
[11:25] tou
    That's cute!
[11:27] Mik
    I'm sorry.
[11:30] tou
    I'm the one who should say sorry.
[11:34] tou
    There are snacks inside.
[11:36] Mik
    I'll have some!
[11:40] Him
    My dad just texted me.
[11:42] Him
    "I finished the new curry recipes."
[11:46] Him
    "How about inviting your
    school friends to be the taste testers?"
[11:51] Him
    ...is the message.
[11:54] Dad
    Hatchou-miso curry. Eel curry.
    Tajimi yakisoba curry.
[11:58] Dad
    I came up with each of these myself
    and I'm quite confident about them.
[12:01] Dad
    Go ahead and eat!
[12:03] Girls
    Thank you!
[12:05] Dad
    How is it?
[12:07] Him
    It's good.
[12:09] Dad
    Really?
[12:10] Mik
    This is mega delicious!
[12:12] Dad
    I see, good!
[12:13] tou
    I mean it, this is really tasty.
[12:15] Dad
    Thank you, thank you!
[12:17] nao
    But...
[12:20] nao
    You know that all of these already exist, right?
[12:23] Dad
    Huh?
[12:23] nao
    See?
[12:25] dad
    Oh, my!
[12:28] dad
    Well, if nothing else, my curry
     put a smile on all of your faces!
[12:34] mik
    You're so positive.
[12:36] Dad
    This is but my first step on the long
    journey to create my own original curry dish!
[12:42] Him
    Smiles, huh?
[12:46] Mik
    Do this like this here... That's great!
[12:49] Mik
    Touko-senpai, look! Look!
[12:51] tou
    Yeah, that's cute!
[12:53] tou
    But, be a bit quieter while you make it.
[12:56] Mik
    Got it! But...
[14:25] mad
    Kappa Daughter! Now you've done it!
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[14:28] mad
    But you don't know what that might trigger.
[14:31] mad
    Life works in mysterious ways!
[14:33] mad
    Next time, we've got "The Taste of Ochazuke."
[14:35] mad
    This clubhouse with everybody
    will be where you belong.
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