E4 - The Mumblings of the Clay

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[00:00] Hime
    See you tomorrow!
[00:03] Hime
    I'm a bit peckish.
[00:05] Touko
    Me, too.
[00:07] Hime
    Want to go get something to eat?
[00:09] Nao
    How about some jimanyaki?
[00:10] Hime
    That sounds good!
[00:12] Hime
    Yeah, let's go!
[00:18] Mik
    That's a nice face.
[00:20] Mik
    See you tomorrow!
[00:25] Mad
    Hm? You're asking yourself what I am?
[00:28] Mad
    Since you asked, I'll do you a favor.
[00:30] Mad
    I'll tell you the story
    of how I came to be here.
[00:34] Mad
    On that faithful summer day,
    I was just a pile of clay.
[00:39] Mad
    I was dug up from one of the best potter's
    clay mining pits in Gifu prefecture,
[00:43] Mad
    underwent many processing stages, and was
    finally shipped out as pottery clay.
[00:47] Mad
    While I feel like I should be heavy,
    I'm actually quite light,
[00:50] Mad
    which is indispensable for
    Shino ware or Oribe ware.
[00:52] Mad
    That's right!
[00:53] Mad
    I am the proud clay that represents
    the capital of pottery, Mino—
SIGN    Rough Wedging
[00:59] Mad
    This technique is called
    "araneri," or rough wedging.
[01:02] Mad
    Each step represents a serious
    battle between the stepper and me!
[01:08] Mik
    Hime-chan, you should come dance, too!
[01:10] Mik
    It feels cold and so good.
[01:13] Him
    Really? I'll join you!
[01:15] Mad
    W-Wait, what?!
[01:17] Both
    Summer break! So much fun!
[01:20] Mad
    Hey! Not so rough!
[01:23] Tou
    Hey! What are you fooling around for?!
SIGN    The Mumblings of the Clay
[03:01] Tou
    You need to show respect towards the clay.
SIGN    Pug Mill
[03:04] Tou
    It's not just about
    stepping on it, you know?
[03:06] Both
    We're sorry.
[03:09] Mad
    You tell 'em!
[03:10] Teach
    I brought some snacks.
[03:12] Teach
    Why don't you come take a break?
[03:13] Teach
    It is summer break after all.
[03:15] Both
    Yay!
[03:17] Mad
    So it looks I was not sent to
    one of the famous potters,
[03:20] Mad
    but to a place full of
    youngsters learning pottery.
[03:24] Mad
    To make matters worse, this school is soft!
[03:28] Mad
    Too soft!
[03:29] Mad
    I think the only person who could do
    me justice here is the forehead girl.
[03:29] teach
    Will you join us, Aoki-san?
[03:31] tou
    Yes, thank you.
[03:35] Mad
    Look how powerfully, yet
    gently she handles the clay.
[03:39] Mad
    She really has a promising
    future ahead of her.
[03:42] Mad
    If this girl were to shape
    me into something,
[03:44] Mad
    then even I would...
[03:46] Mik
    Touko-senpai, hurry up!
[03:48] Mik
    The popsicles are going to melt!
[03:49] Mad
    Oh, not her again!
[03:51] Mika
    Come, come! They're tasty!
[03:51] Mad
    And what's with those yellow curls?!
[03:54] Mik
    Owww, my funny bone!
[03:56] Mad
    So much crashing around and yelling,
[03:57] Mik
    I'm dying!
[03:58] Mad
    that can no longer be classified
    as a lack of calm!
[03:59] Mik
    The numbness is setting in!
[04:01] Mik
    Please console me, my dear pieces/friends.
[04:06] Mad
    The pieces she's made are all wonky too.
[04:09] Mad
    For such a noble piece
    of clay such as myself,
[04:11] Mad
    anything but that, please!
[04:17] Mad
    Now I will sleep here for several days.
[04:20] Mad
    That increases my plasticity,
    which makes me easier to mold.
[04:23] Mad
    Additionally, the particles in my clay will
    become finer, which prevents shrinking.
[04:30] Mad
    So who will be the one to give me my form?
[04:40] Mad
    Forehead! Phew!
SIGN    Spiral
    wedging
[04:42] Mad
    Forehead, go ahead and use me to your
    heart's content to unlock your talent—
[04:47] Tou
    It's ready, Mika-chan.
[04:48] Mad
    Say what?!
[04:49] Mik
    Thank you, Touko-senpai!
[04:56] Mik
    First, we go like this!
[05:03] Him
    Oh, are you coiling?
[05:06] Mik
    Yeah, I want to make something
    special, so I'm making it big.
[05:09] Him
    But won't making it big be hard?
[05:12] Mik
    Don't underestimate a Tajimi girl!
[05:14] Mik
    I've been doing pottery since I was
    a little kid, so I'm a veteran!
[05:18] Mik
    And I've done my homework!
[05:20] Mad
    That's... That's right!
[05:23] Mad
    She might actually turn out to
    have formidable pottery skills.
[05:26] Mad
    I mustn't give up just yet!
[05:28] Him
    So that looks... sinister...
[05:36] Mik
    It's cute, huh?
[05:38] Him
    It seems like... hmm, is this
    supposed to be like that god?
[05:41] Him
    I feel like this looks similar.
[05:43] Mik
    Yes, it's a friend!
[05:45] Mik
    All right, we'll continue tomorrow!
[05:52] Mad
    It's over. I'm over.
SIGN    Café Tokishirou
[06:04] Teach
    Today's blend is very refreshing.
[06:07] Nao
    Instead of the usual
    Kilimanjaro and robusta,
[06:10] Nao
    I think this is Mocha and Guatemala.
[06:13] Nao
    Heavy on the Mocha.
[06:14] Teach
    You're quite the expert.
[06:16] Nao
    I just guessed.
[06:20] Teach
    You're not going to the pottery
    club during summer break?
[06:25] Nao
    The beauty is in not going there on purpose.
[06:28] Teach
    I hear you.
[06:30] Teach
    I was the same.
[06:36] Mad
    So why am I getting kneaded again?
[06:39] Hime
    Huh, you started over?
[06:42] Mik
    Yeah, this is my fourth attempt.
[06:44] Mik
    I feel like I am finally starting to see it.
[06:46] Hime
    I see, but isn't wedging it over
    and over really a lot of work?
[06:49] Hime
    Why don't you just use new clay?
[06:51] Mad
    Finally, the voice of reason!
[06:54] Mad
    You should use a new piece of clay!
[06:56] Mad
    And then let Forehead-senpai
    take care of me!
[06:59] Mik
    No can do. It has to be this clay!
[07:02] Hime
    Why?
[07:04] Mik
    Because this is the last.
[07:07] Mik
    Because this clay is... um...
[07:11] Tou
    Gotomaki clay.
[07:13] Mik
    That's right, Gotomaki!
[07:15] Mik
    This is special clay that
    was mined at Gotomaki,
[07:17] Mik
    which is in the next town over, Toki City.
[07:19] Tou
    It's the clay that was traditionally
    used for Mino ware.
[07:22] Tou
    It used to be mined in
    Kani and Oogaya as well,
[07:25] Tou
    but it's basically all been mined up.
[07:28] Tou
    That's why this is the last batch of
    Gotomaki clay in our pottery club.
[07:33] Mad
    Yes. That's a rather sad story.
[07:37] Mik
    And that's why I thought I should
    make something special with it.
[07:41] Him
    So that's why you're going to make
    a friend for the god outside.
[07:44] Mik
    Yup! I heard before that that god
    is also made out of Gotomaki clay.
[07:50] Mad
    Harumph. So you knew all along.
[07:53] Mad
    Then you should take making
    me more seriously.
[07:54] Mad
    You fool.
[07:57] Mik
    It's done!
[07:59] HIm
    Wow, that's really good!
[08:02] Mik
    Right?
[08:04] Mad
    It's certainly a lot better
    than when she first started.
[08:09] Mik
    I'm going to put a heart on there.
[08:11] Mad
    No, no, no, no!
[08:12] Mad
    Stop, stop, stop!
[08:16] Tou
    This weather is perfect for sun drying.
[08:22] Mik
    You dry properly now.
[08:24] Mik
    We don't want you cracking
    up during the firing.
[08:28] Mad
    So... hot...
[08:34] Him
    At this rate, it won't
    even take a week to dry.
[08:38] Mik
    I'm so excited!
[08:43] Mik
    ...huh?
[08:44] Mad
    Yellow-curls! Did you finally notice?!
[08:47] Mad
    Do something already!
[09:01] Mik
    I'm sorry. You must've been so cold.
[09:04] Mad
    I-I'm fine. You should dry yourself, too.
SIGN    Biscue
    Firing
[09:14] Mad
    I was good and patient.
SIGN    Underglaze
[09:23] Mik
    Kukuri Mika, going in for the eyes!
[09:26] Mad
    Hey, Yellow-curls?
[09:29] Mad
    A doll lives and dies with its face!
[09:31] Mad
    Please be careful! Careful, you hear?!
[09:34] Teach
    Heya!
[09:35] Nao
    We brought snacks!
[09:36] Teach
    We've got sweet red bean
    soup with dumplings!
[09:38] Mik
    Really?!
[09:51] Teach
    I'm so sorry, Kukuri-san.
[09:54] Teach
    This is because we were so loud...
[09:59] Mik
    Look at this face, though!
[10:02] Mad
    What are you laughing at?!
[10:04] Mik
    This is awesome!
[10:05] Mik
    It'll be amazing if I go like this!
[10:09] Mik
    How lucky are you to get such a funny face?
[10:12] Mad
    This is the worst!
[10:18] Mad
    I guess this isn't that bad.
[10:21] Mad
    I didn't hate that smile.
SIGN    Glaze
[10:25] Mik
    Dunk!
[10:26] Mad
    So cold!
[10:27] Mad
    Why are you so rough?!
[10:30] Him
    It's finally time, Kukuri-chan.
[10:32] Tou
    I was worried since it's so big,
    but you did a great job, Mika-chan!
[10:36] Mad
    Seriously.
[10:37] Mad
    I was worried too, but
    I turned out pretty well.
[10:42] Mik
    Kukuri Mika is someone who
    can get the job done!
[10:46] Mik
    Please make it through the firing all right.
[10:56] Mad
    You leave it to me.
[10:58] Mad
    I'm going to fire up perfectly!
[11:02] Mad
    Nothing to worry about.
[11:04] Mad
    That goofy girl really
    got serious about this.
[11:09] Mad
    It'll go just fine.
[11:12] Mad
    Guaranteed.
[11:22] Mad
    Oh, it's Forehead.
[11:24] Mad
    I guess I'm already fired, then.
[11:26] Mad
    Hurry, get me out of here.
[11:38] Him
    Th-That can be fixed, right, Touko-senpai?
[11:41] Tou
    Actually, if the hole is that big...
[11:45] Mad
    Yellow-curls, I wanted to make you happy...
[11:51] Mad
    I'm sorry.
[11:56] Mik
    He's so cute!
[11:59] Mik
    He's so cute, so adorable!
[12:01] Mik
    I'm so proud of myself!
[12:03] Tou
    Mika-chan?
[12:04] Him
    What about that hole?
[12:06] Mik
    It's fine! I just had a good idea!
[12:09] Mad
    What... are you going to do?
[12:14] Tou
    I wasn't expecting that.
[12:17] Nao
    Ninja technique: hole hiding.
[12:21] Mad
    That's genius, Yellow-curls.
[12:25] Him
    That's really pretty!
[12:26] Mik
    I'll plant something new every season.
[12:30] Mik
    So enjoy your decoration.
[12:34] Mad
    Yellow-curls...
[12:41] Mad
    Once, I was clay.
[12:44] Mad
    I was dug up from one of the best potter's
    clay mining pits in Gifu prefecture,
[12:48] Mad
    underwent many processing
    stages, and ended up here.
[12:52] Mad
    Oh, that reminds me, I still
    haven't introduced myself.
[12:56] Mad
    My name is Mad Demon.
[12:59] Mad
    I am the proud creation of Yellow-curls.
[13:04] Mad
    Pleased to make your acquaintance.
[14:25] Mad
    The fun cultural festival
    is approaching fast!
SIGN    Mini-mini Pottery Club
[14:27] Mad
    But the bob-haired girl sees
    Forehead looking forlorn...
[14:32] Mad
    Next time, we have
     "What's Wrong, Touko-Senpai?"
[14:35] Mad
    Teach us something about
    Touko-senpai, Grandpa.
SIGN    Next Time:
SIGN    What's Wrong, Touko-senpai?