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