E9 - Pound, Stretch, Subtract, and Add

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SIGN    Making meat patties
[00:04] Him
    It's now September.
[00:10] him
    The cushion...
[00:13] him
    This could work.
[00:14] Mik
    Hime-chan!
[00:16] Him
    If someone were to sit on it, then...
[00:20] Him
    That could really work!
[00:21] Mik
    Hime-chan!
[00:22] Mik
    We're supposed to be making meat patties!
[00:24] Him
    Oh, right! I got sidetracked.
[00:27] Him
    Ever since I decided to try making
    a ceramic cushion for the contest,
[00:32] Him
    that's all I could think about.
[00:35] Him
    Kukuri-chan, isn't that too much cheese?
[00:37] Mik
    It's fine. If you love something,
    you should put a lot of it in!
[00:40] Him
    I guess you have a point.
[00:42] Him
    It said online that square plates
    tend to chip easily in the corners.
[00:48] Mik
    Hime-chan!
[00:49] Mik
    Meat! Patties!
[00:50] Him
    Meat patties!
SIGN    Try your dish
[00:58] Both
    Let's eat!
[01:02] Mik
    Huh?
[01:04] Mik
    It's empty inside?
[01:06] Mik
    How did that happen?
[01:09] Him
    It looks like the cheese got too melty
    and was absorbed by the meat.
[01:13] Mik
    Oh, no...
SIGN    Pound, Stretch, Subtract, and Add
[02:46] Him
    Here I go!
[02:48] Him
    I'm making that cushion!
[02:50] Tou
    How are you going to make it?
[02:52] Him
    I'll start by kneading it hard
    and try to make its shape.
[02:56] Him
    I've already tried a simulation of it.
[02:59] Mik
    Probably meat patties.
[03:04] Both
    That's... quite the lump of clay.
[03:07] Him
    Make a depression... so the
    butt has a place to rest.
[03:12] Him
    I did it! I did it!
[03:14] Him
    I went all out so the butt feels at home!
[03:17] Both
    That's fine, but...
[03:20] Tou
    It looks fragile.
[03:21] Mik
    It looks heavy.
[03:24] Tou
    A piece that thick will be
     fragile for several reasons.
[03:30] Tou
    But of course, if it's not thick enough,
[03:31] Tou
    you'd worry that it would break the
    moment someone sits on it.
[03:35] Him
    Yeah...
[03:36] Mik
    Don't worry! We'll try different
    thicknesses and shapes.
[03:40] Mik
    Let's just see what we can do!
[03:42] Him
    All right! I got it, I got it!
[04:03] Mik
    Did you finish all the
    ones you could think of?
[04:06] Him
    I did. Now I just have
    to wait until they dry
[04:08] Him
    and check their thickness and hardness.
[04:12] Tou
    Why don't you take a breather, then?
[04:14] Tou
    You've been wrestling with
    clay for a whole week.
[04:17] Him
    You're right. My arms feel puffy.
[04:21] Nao
    Not as puffy as this!
[04:23] Him
    Nao-chan!
[04:24] Nao
    I was just having a little snack.
SIGN    Coiled Danish
[04:27] Him
    That pastry!
[04:28] Nao
    Huh?
[04:35] Him
    I'm going to try this, too!
[04:37] Nao
    She continues wrestling with the clay!
[04:39] Him
    That's right!
SIGN    Café Tokishirou
[04:40] him
    Oww!
[04:47] him
    My arms hurt! They're so sore!
[04:50] Sach
    Hime-chan?
[04:52] Him
    Yeah...
[04:53] Sach
    Lunch is ready.
[04:55] Him
    I'm coming!
[04:56] Him
    Ouch, ouch, ouch, ouch.
[04:59] Him
    Great, somen noodles!
[05:02] Dad
    Let's eat, then.
[05:03] Him
    Let's eat!
[05:13] Sach
    What are you doing?
[05:15] Sach
    Is there a bug in there or something?
[05:17] Him
    No, I was just thinking that this would
    be good if I turned it over.
[05:21] Sach
    Huh? What are you talking about?
[05:24] Him
    I'm sorry.
[05:27] Mik
    Oh, interesting...
[05:34] Him
    It's done!
[05:35] Mik
    That looks pretty light!
[05:38] Nao
    Let me sit on it once it's dry.
[05:39] Him
    Sure.
[05:40] Nao
    What a thrill!
SIGN    Café Tokishirou
[05:47] Koi
    It's taking so long...
[05:49] Dad
    Oh, you mean Himeno's piece?
[05:51] Dad
    Yeah, even when she gets home, she's very...
[05:55] Koi
    No, not her.
[05:56] Koi
    I'm talking about your new curry.
[05:59] Dad
    Oh...
[06:00] Koi
    I'm not worried about your daughter.
[06:04] Koi
    Even if she's taking the long way,
    I'm sure she'll have her eureka moment.
[06:08] Dad
    I guess I'll have to keep up, then.
[06:11] Koi
    What could it be?
[06:13] Koi
    Something on the level of Tajimi's summer,
    which is hot enough to roast you.
[06:19] Dad
    Hot enough to roast you...
[06:21] Dad
    Roast...
[06:22] Mik
    The bisque firing is done!
[06:26] voi
    Hmm, I see.
[06:28] voi
    Uh hum.
[06:31] voi
    Yeah...
[06:31] voi
    Hmm, that's a nice one.
[06:35] voi
    Nice.
[06:38] Mik
    And so, I humbly request a test sitting!
[06:41] Nao
    I shall do my best.
[06:46] Nao
    Here I go.
[07:04] Him
    That makes sense.
[07:06] Mik
    Yeah.
[07:07] Him
    In some ways, it was
    exactly what I expected.
[07:10] Him
    Next, Kukuri-chan, would you do the honors?
[07:12] Mik
    I will!
[07:13] Him
    Please start from this end.
[07:15] Mik
    Here I go.
[07:19] Mik
    Oh, this one is better.
    Just perfect for my butt.
[07:22] Mik
    Are they for putting on chairs?
[07:23] Him
    Yep, or on tatami mats.
[07:27] Mik
    Ow, ow, ow. It might be a
    little too bumpy to sit on.
[07:31] Him
    I see. I guess a more
    level surface is better.
[07:37] Him
    How can I make it comfortable
     besides an indentation for the butt...
[07:45] Him
    I mean, sometimes you sit on hard stuff,
     and it doesn't seem to be such a big deal.
[07:53] Him
    Wait a minute, what if I
    put a cute cover over it?
[07:59] Him
    That way, it wouldn't damage
    the floor or the tatami mats.
[08:02] Nao
    Then you just have a heavy cushion
    with a hard mystery core.
[08:06] Him
    Oh.
[08:08] Him
    That's true.
[08:09] Mik
    Okay, what if you made it donut-shaped
     and then put a cushion in the hole?
[08:13] Him
    You could just have the cushion, then.
[08:16] Mik
    I guess...
[08:17] Tou
    You don't have to force yourself
    to make something to sit on.
[08:20] Tou
    Instead, think about the
    true nature of cushions
[08:23] Tou
    and about how you can express
    that through ceramics.
[08:28] Tou
    What if you positioned
    your work in that area?
[08:31] Mik
    That sounds artsy! That's so cool!
[08:33] Mik
    You can always count on Touko-senpai!
[08:35] Him
    That kind of sounds like an installation...
[08:45] Him
    I think I still want
    something to sit on.
[08:48] Him
    I want to try making a cushion
    you can use at home.
[08:51] Tou
    I see.
[08:53] Tou
    Well, you still have over a
    month until the deadline.
[08:56] Tou
    And two weeks until the glaze firing
    deadline, so let's keep trying.
[09:00] Him
    Yeah!
[09:01] Him
    Here I was, still thinking
    that I could manage.
SIGN    Café Tokishirou
[09:07] Him
    Two weeks have already passed!
[09:09] Him
    And I haven't come up with a single thing!
[09:11] Him
    What am I gonna do?
[09:13] Nao
    Don't worry.
[09:15] Nao
    I'm sure you'll come up with something.
[09:17] Him
    Easy for you to say.
[09:19] Nao
    Things like this always work out when
    some unexpected catalyst
[09:22] Nao
    suddenly makes everything click into place.
[09:25] Him
    Will it really work out that way?
[09:27] Nao
    My experience tells me that
    80% of the time, it won't.
[09:32] Him
    Nao-chan!
[09:33] Nao
    There, there. What will be will be, so
    let's just try to keep our chins up!
[09:43] Nao
    What are you doing, Kurikuri-chan?
[09:45] Mik
    I got mud in my hair, so I washed it.
[09:47] Tou
    It always happens. Her meltdown
    just ended a few moments ago.
[09:51] Mik
    Don't say that!
[09:55] Mik
    Ugh, braids are such a pain.
[09:59] Him
    I'm good at that, so I'll do them for you.
[10:01] Mik
    Are you sure?
[10:01] Him
    Sure! At least it'll get
    my mind off of things.
[10:07] Him
    I used to do this all the time for
    my friends back in grade school.
[10:10] Mik
    You're good at this!
[10:20] Mik
    Wh-What's wrong, Hime-chan?
[10:23] Mik
    Is there still something in my hair?
[10:26] Him
    Your hair.
[10:28] Him
    It's so soft, but when it's
    like this, it's hard.
[10:33] Him
    Maybe that would work. A braid.
[10:36] Mik
    Huh?
[10:37] Him
    My piece for the contest.
[10:39] Him
    I'm thinking about making
    it out of braided coils.
[10:44] Him
    That's it! I'll make one of the strands
    of the braid out of paper or cloth!
[10:49] Nao
    But won't that disappear when you fire it?
[10:52] Him
    Yeah! Just like the cheese from
    Kukuri-chan's meat patty!
[10:56] Him
    When it's done firing, there will be
    a strand-worth of empty space, right?
[11:01] Him
    Then, if I thread a soft rope through there,
[11:03] Him
    I can gently envelop the
    coolness of the ceramic!
[11:09] Him
    I feel like everything just
    clicked into place!
[11:19] Nao
    This one? Or this one?
[11:20] Him
    This one!
[11:22] Tou
    Especially where clay
    and clay come together,
[11:25] Tou
    you need to use a lot of slip
    and connect them neatly.
[11:28] Him
    Yes!
[11:30] Tou
    Maybe you should wait until the
    clay is dry to pull out the rope.
[11:34] Him
    Alright, I'll do that!
[11:38] Him
    I feel like this could work.
[11:39] Him
    This... could work!
[11:43] Him
    It's done!
[11:48] Him
    What do you think?
[11:49] Tou
    It looks good. I think it
    could dry in two weeks.
[11:54] Mik
    You did it. It'll be done
     in time for the contest!
[11:57] Nao
    Good job!
[11:59] Him
    Not so hard!
SIGN    Two weeks later
[12:06] Tou
    Yup, it's completely dry!
[12:09] Him
    All right. Then I'll cut the string.
[12:12] Him
    Carefully so I don't damage it...
[12:17] Mik
    Wow, you really did make
    an airy clay cushion!
[12:22] Him
    All right, then I'll test
    it with this soft rope.
[12:31] Him
    This might really be it.
[12:34] Him
    It's cool, but yet still soft...
[12:39] Him
    I feel like this could work.
[12:43] Him
    And really...
[12:45] Him
    I'm so excited right now,
    my heart's pounding!
[12:48] Him
    This is so much fun!
[12:51] Him
    It's done!
[12:54] Mik
    It'll be cute once you color it.
[12:56] Nao
    Jubilation!
[13:00] Him
    I finally made it this far.
[13:03] Him
    Just over a week now...
[13:07] Him
    I'm going to put everything
    into the last push!
[14:25] Mad
    The quiet one was watching.
SIGN    Mini Mini Pottery Club
SIGN    God
SIGN    Mad Demon
[14:26] Mad
    Always watching the bob-haired one.
[14:29] Mad
    This is just a part of the
    diary with those notes.
[14:33] Mad
    Next time, "Hime-chan Is Doing Her Best."
[14:35] Mad
    Thank you, God, for the
    blessing of friendship.
SIGN    Next Time:
SIGN    Hime-chan Is Doing Her Best