E7 - Appropriate Gear

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[00:00] Gene
    The Venus Project.
[00:03] Gene
    An uncommonly grand plan spearheaded by
    the Planetary Development Administration
[00:09] Gene
    to terraform Venus using the
    Visitors' superior technology.
[00:15] Gene
    Currently, the Cloud Plant installed on Venus
[00:19] Gene
    is transforming the components
    of its atmosphere
[00:23] Gene
    to make it a habitable
    environment for organic life.
[00:33] Gene
    Simultaneously, twelve man-made black
    holes are being used to control gravity
[00:39] Gene
    to move Venus itself into
    the same orbital path as Earth.
[00:45] Gene
    Many Neans are born here and
    employed by the terraforming industry.
[00:50] Gene
    Who is in such dire need of new habitable
    space, and why go so far to obtain it?
[00:56] Gene
    The true objective behind it
    has not been disclosed.
[02:40] Gene
    Come in.
[02:43] Naomi
    Vice-Director Junghardt...
[02:44] Naomi
    Ah, no, it's Former
    Vice-Director now, isn't it?
[02:48] Naomi
    Ochrona is seeking the dissolution
    of Aletheia after learning
[02:52] Naomi
    that you were secretly using
    a Proto-Nean for personal reasons.
[02:55] Naomi
    Even I, the Divine Facilitator,
    can't overturn this decision.
[03:00] Gene
    Ochrona has wanted the authority
    to deal directly with the Visitors,
[03:04] Gene
    without going through Aletheia,
    for some time.
[03:08] Gene
    And I gave them the perfect excuse.
[03:11] Gene
    So? Was it you who leaked the information?
[03:16] Gene
    You're special, and that's precisely
    why you were able to foresee the risks.
[03:21] Naomi
    And that's why you chose me?
[03:23] Gene
    I took you as my subordinate
    and assigned Rouge to you.
[03:27] Gene
    And? What are you here to ask me?
[03:29] Naomi
    Okay, then, I'll be honest.
[03:31] Naomi
    I ran into that traveling carnival, too.
[03:34] Naomi
    That "Puppetmaster" you were
    investigating in secret...
[03:37] Naomi
    Just who is he?
[03:40] Gene
    The investigation is still underway.
[03:42] Gene
    I had an agent following him,
[03:45] Gene
    but he lost his trail somewhere near Ceres.
[03:47] Naomi
    Is he a Usurper?
[03:49] Naomi
    Or a human who's working with them?
[03:52] Naomi
    Maybe he made it look like
    he was meeting the Usurpers
[03:55] Naomi
    at the inviolable line and then went this way?
[03:58] Gene
    The Venus Project, eh?
[04:00] Naomi
    Venus has the Black Reactor that can create
    the micro black hole he'd need for it.
[04:06] Naomi
    On top of that, it's the biggest
    base of Nean manufacturing.
[04:09] Gene
    If you're right, that complicates matters.
[04:13] Naomi
    Looks like the gears are
    falling out of alignment.
[04:16] Gene
    They'll need to be corrected
    before they're too far gone.
[04:19] Naomi
    The Puppetmaster messed
    with Rouge's memories.
[04:23] Naomi
    Come on. There's still more about her
    that you're hiding from us, isn't there?
[04:28] Naomi
    In any case, now that her true
    identity has come to light,
[04:32] Naomi
    Rouge Redstar will be transferred to Ochrona,
[04:35] Naomi
    where she will be dealt with appropriately.
[04:40] Gene
    "Dealt with appropriately"...
[04:41] Gene
    You people do love that phrase.
[04:44] Ash
    "Dealt with appropriately," my ass!
[04:47] Ash
    They're taking me off
    Jung's murder investigation?!
[04:50] Ash
    I know what this is about!
    He's being pressured to—
[04:52] Noid
    There are several cases
    that serve as precedent
[04:54] Noid
    for how the submission
    of falsified documents
[04:57] Noid
    and unauthorized investigation is punished.
[04:59] Noid
    This is absolutely the proper,
    appropriate method.
[05:01] Ash
    Whose side are you on, anyway?
[05:04] Noid
    Yours, of course.
[05:08] Noid
    So where are you going now?
[05:09] Ash
    To Aletheia!
[05:11] Ash
    They say they've got the
    red suspect in custody.
[05:13] Ash
    I can't just stay quiet about this!
[05:15] Ash
    We're not just gears in the big machine!
[05:18] Noid
    Was Rouge Redstar really the red suspect?
[05:22] Ash
    Yeah. I saw it with my
    own eyes. I'm positive.
[05:25] Noid
    But Aletheia is currently under
    Ochrona's administration.
[05:28] Noid
    I can't imagine they would help.
[05:31] Noid
    It's no longer our responsibility, anyway.
[05:33] Ash
    Who gives a shit? We're busting in head-on!
[05:36] Ash
    It'll all work out once we get there.
[05:40] Noid
    Not a well thought-out plan.
[05:41] Ash
    Just gotta nitpick every
    little thing, don't ya?
[05:44] Ash
    This is why I hate Neans.
[05:53] Rouge
    I think I need Nectar more
    than chocolate right now.
[05:58] Kahn
    This incident violates article 5
    of the Use of Artificial Life Code.
[06:03] Kahn
    It's been determined that Gene Junghardt
    made the decision on his own.
[06:07] Kahn
    As the head of Aletheia, your executive
    liability will come under question,
[06:12] Kahn
    and because Aletheia does not
    have investigative authority,
[06:14] Kahn
    this is a clear abuse of power, as well.
[06:17] Chau
    I am aware of that.
[06:19] Chau
    And what does Ochrona
    intend to do with Aletheia?
[06:23] Kahn
    The recommendation to dissolve
    Aletheia has already been escalated
[06:26] Kahn
    to the Artificial Life Welfare
    and Ethics Committee.
[06:28] Kahn
    Of course, that means you will be
    relieved of your position, as well,
[06:32] Kahn
    Chief Chau.
[06:33] Naomi
    I'm sorry to say it, but...
[06:35] Naomi
    escalations to the committee are not accepted
    without the Divine Facilitator's approval.
[06:39] Kahn
    B-But...
[06:40] Naomi
    Only the Divine Facilitator
    has the right of approval.
[06:44] Naomi
    In other words, it's all mine.
[06:47] Naomi
    You're Herman Heyward, executive managing
    director of the Panacea Corporation, yes?
[06:52] Naomi
    What are you, a civilian, doing here?
[06:55] Kahn
    To seek cooperation on the matter of the
    Proto-Nean in question, Rouge Redstar.
[07:00] Herman
    Apparently, she can deform into combat mode,
    just like the Immortals.
[07:06] Herman
    What did they call it again?
[07:08] Kahn
    I think it was...
[07:09] Naomi
    Code name: Metal Rouge. So?
[07:13] Herman
    She is an extremely precious sample,
[07:15] Herman
    so our corporation would love to take her
    apart and thoroughly examine her.
[07:20] Herman
    We will then assume
    the responsibility of her disposal.
[07:24] Chau
    Rouge Redstar currently falls
    under Aletheia's supervision.
[07:28] Chau
    Until you go through the formal procedure,
    we cannot give her to you.
[07:32] Herman
    Supervision? You must take this quite lightly.
[07:35] Herman
    An organization that violated the Code
    shouldn't have the right
[07:38] Herman
    to shelter a dangerous thing like her!
[07:41] Naomi
    Whether she's dangerous or not is for me,
    the Divine Facilitator, to decide.
[07:45] Naomi
    Not you.
[07:47] Herman
    You can only say that
    because you didn't see it!
[07:51] Herman
    If you saw the hole she put
    in Sarah's chest, you would—
[07:54] Naomi
    By "Sarah," you mean Sarah Fitzgerald,
[07:57] Naomi
    a.k.a. Purgatory Viola,
    one of the Immortals, correct?
[08:01] Naomi
    Do you have some deeper connection with her?
[08:07] Naomi
    Please take your leave now.
[08:33] StaffA
    She's about to run out of Nectar.
[08:36] StaffB
    Should we give her some,
    or ask the brass first?
[08:40] StaffA
    Hey! What's going on? Look into it!
[08:42] StaffB
    R-Right!
[09:12] Jill
    Come on, we're leaving.
[09:15] Rouge
    Huh? You look like Jill.
[09:17] Rouge
    Am I hallucinating?
[09:18] Jill
    I am Jill.
[09:20] Rouge
    How'd you get here?
[09:22] Jill
    A Nean friend of mine set it up.
[09:25] Rouge
    The real Jill is friends with a Nean?
[09:28] Jill
    Well, I'm a Nean myself, after all.
[09:31] Rouge
    Jill... the Nean?
[09:35] Jill
    You like chocolate, right? Want some?
[09:39] Jill
    You had a chance to escape.
[09:42] Jill
    Why did you just let them imprison you?
[09:49] Jill
    This way.
[09:51] Rouge
    Who are you, really?
[10:00] Rouge
    Where are we?
[10:02] Rouge
    What is this?
[10:03] Jill
    This is where they take Neans who
    are determined to be dangerous.
[10:08] Jill
    Some are dismantled, and others...
[10:12] Jill
    They all look perfectly intact, don't they?
[10:16] Jill
    Humans who commit crimes are put on trial,
[10:19] Jill
    but we are simply disposed of,
    with no say in the matter.
[10:23] Jill
    When all we did was try to live freely.
[10:26] Rouge
    Are you one of the Immortal Nine?
[10:31] Jill
    Mm, I like that look.
[10:33] Rouge
    Why did you save me?
[10:35] Jill
    Because I need you.
[10:37] Jill
    We Alters are fighting to free the Neans.
[10:41] Rouge
    Free us?
[10:43] Jill
    From the Asimov Code, from Nectar...
[10:46] Jill
    From the humans' binding spell.
[10:48] Jill
    What did I tell you?
[10:50] Jill
    You have to choose freedom for yourself.
[10:52] Rouge
    The Asimov Code can't be removed.
[10:55] Rouge
    Freeing Neans isn't—
[10:56] Jill
    It is possible.
[10:58] Jill
    You can do it.
[11:00] Rouge
    Huh?
[11:01] Jill
    You poor thing.
[11:02] Jill
    Gene didn't tell you anything
    about yourself, did he?
[11:07] Rouge
    What Gene...
[11:08] Rouge
    What my brother told me was...
[11:10] Jill
    Your brother, Gene Junghardt, was relieved
    of his duty as vice-director of Aletheia.
[11:16] Jill
    You and your brother are both
    just gears within the organization.
[11:20] Jill
    When a gear falls out of alignment,
    it's replaced with a new one
[11:24] Jill
    and discarded.
[11:25] Jill
    So...
[11:31] Chau
    The imprisoned Proto-Nean has escaped?
[11:34] Naomi
    Fenrir unit, apprehend the
    escaping Rouge Redstar.
[11:40] Naomi
    It's a dog of war that's loyal to me.
[11:47] Ash
    Here goes nothing.
[11:50] Noid
    You got nothing, all right.
[11:55] AI
    Warning. Warning.
[11:56] AI
    Intruder at gate 7B.
[11:58] AI
    Security personnel, deploy at once.
[12:01] AI
    Repeat. Repeat.
[12:03] AI
    Warning. Warning.
[12:05] AI
    Intruder at gate 7B.
[12:05] Guard Nean
    This way!
[12:07] AI
    Security personnel, deploy at once.
[12:09] AI
    Repeat. Repeat.
[12:12] AI
    Warning. Warning.
[12:14] AI
    Intruder at gate 7B.
[12:16] AI
    Security personnel, deploy at once.
[12:26] Jill
    Sorry.
[12:27] Guard Nean
    It's fine..
[12:29] Guard Nean
    This was my... I made my own...
[12:35] Jill
    Neans must not harm humans—
[12:38] Jill
    or, through inaction,
    allow humans to come to harm.
[12:43] Jill
    Yes...
[12:45] Jill
    This is death by Asimov Code.
[12:49] Jill
    This is what their creators—
[12:52] Jill
    what the humans gave to us.
[12:55] Jill
    Makes me want to puke.
[12:58] Jill
    The creators who gave us this sin,
    the humans, must be punished!
[13:08] Jill
    I prioritized you over
    retrieving my friend's id.
[13:13] Jill
    I guess I was naïve.
[13:21] Jill
    I wondered what was coming.
[13:22] Jill
    You're just cyborg mercenaries.
[13:25] Jill
    Get over yourselves!
[13:28] Naomi
    Rouge!
[13:32] Rouge
    Naomi!
[13:35] Rouge
    Why?!
[13:38] Ash
    There she is!
[13:39] Ash
    See? I told you! She's—
[13:49] Jill
    Rouge.
[13:51] Jill
    Why do you think we have to serve humans
[13:53] Jill
    when we have this much power?
[14:03] Naomi
    Flash Silvia!
[14:09] Silvia
    If you won't join me,
[14:11] Silvia
    I'll just destroy you!
[14:44] Naomi
    Double-Headed Aerkos, too?
[14:47] Aerkos
    Come on, turtle! Let's move!
[15:09] Fenrir
    Target lost.
[15:10] Fenrir
    Verify at once.
[15:11] Fenrir
    Roger.
[15:11] Fenrir
    Treat the wounded.
[15:12] Naomi
    The gears are out of alignment.
[15:19] Rouge
    You're also one of the Immortal Nine,
    a Proto-Nean, aren't you?
[15:22] Rouge
    So why...
[15:23] Ash
    All right, don't move!
[15:26] Ash
    Damn it, first a red one, then a black one,
[15:29] Ash
    then a silver one showed up.
[15:31] Ash
    And what now? An orange one?
[15:37] Ash
    A kid? You gotta be kidding me!
[15:39] Noid
    Collating the data...
[15:41] Noid
    I saw this one on the passenger list
    of the ferry we took from Mars.
[15:45] Rouge
    Are you Aes? Are you really Aes?
[15:48] Alice
    You wanna get your eyes gouged out?
[15:50] Rouge
    Huh? Alice?!
[15:52] Alice
    Aes was such a happy-go-lucky idiot
    to make me help you.
[15:57] Alice
    You're just a stray cat,
    tossed out like an old rag.
[16:00] Alice
    I don't see how you can help... us...
[16:05] Aes
    I'm so sorry Alice was rude to you!
[16:08] Rouge
    Alice is Aes, and Aes is Alice?!
[16:11] Aes
    Uh... That's not exactly right...
[16:11] Noid
    It's similar to the switching of personas
    in dissociative identity disorder.
[16:15] Ash
    Dumb that down for me.
[16:17] Noid
    Multiple personalities.
[16:19] Ash
    Ah.
[16:25] Gene
    Rouge's secret...
[16:29] AI
    Some data in the Junghardt house security
    backup file appears to be missing.
[16:34] Gene
    The Jung house?
[16:35] Gene
    Display surveillance camera history.
[16:57] Gregory
    Here's the information you requested.
[17:00] Gregory
    It appears Rouge Redstar
    has escaped Aletheia.
[17:04] Gene
    I see.
[17:06] Gregory
    What will you do now?
[17:08] Gene
    Correct the alignment
    of the gears, of course.
[17:38] Noid
    Stare.
[17:41] Ash
    If there's something you wanna say, say it.
[17:43] Noid
    When you said you would smoke less often...
[17:45] Ash
    By that, I meant "don't say anything"!
[17:50] Rouge
    You're one of the Immortal Nine.
[17:53] Rouge
    Why did you help me?
[17:56] Aes
    We've been running from Silvia
    and the others all along.
[17:59] Aes
    Alice is brilliant,
[18:01] Aes
    so she's able to get all the information
    and supplies we need to live.
[18:05] Aes
    It's thanks to Alice
    that we've stayed alive this long.
[18:09] Aes
    It was Alice who found out that the
    other Immortals were being killed, too.
[18:15] Aes
    That's how we found out about you
    and why we approached you.
[18:19] Alice
    Which I was against, by the way.
[18:22] Rouge
    What do you want me to do?
[18:25] Aes
    We aren't like the other Immortals.
[18:28] Aes
    We just want to live normal lives.
[18:31] Aes
    Rouge, why do you have to kill us?
[18:35] Rouge
    It's my job.
[18:37] Aes
    So you'll kill anyone, no matter who,
    just because you were ordered to?
[18:40] Rouge
    Gene said they're dangerous.
[18:43] Aes
    We aren't dangerous!
[18:46] Alice
    She's an assassin who
    isn't capable of thinking.
[18:48] Alice
    You won't get through to her.
[18:50] Rouge
    Aes is fine, but Alice seems like a bad guy.
[18:54] Alice
    True. I'm not a weakling like Aes.
[18:59] Alice
    You've really never questioned
    anything you were ordered to do?
[19:03] Rouge
    Gene wouldn't order me to do anything wrong.
[19:07] Alice
    You keep talking about Gene.
[19:09] Alice
    How do you know he's not wrong?
[19:13] Aes
    What do you think, personally?
[19:18] Rouge
    Are you good guys or bad guys?
[19:21] Aes
    Are you a good guy for trying to kill us?
[19:25] Rouge
    I...
[19:27] Alice
    That settles it. You're a bad guy.
[19:30] Rouge
    I am not! I'm good!
[19:32] Alice
    So people who try to kill us are good guys?
[19:36] Alice
    To us, you're definitely the bad guy, Rouge.
[19:41] Alice
    Figure it out, Aes.
    We were stupid to turn to her.
[19:49] Ash
    Hey...
[19:52] Alice
    Later, so-called "good guy."
[19:57] Ash
    You really suck at dealing with people, huh?
[20:03] Ash
    I get it.
[20:05] Ash
    So you're saying the Immortal Nine
    killed Roy Junghardt?
[20:10] Rouge
    That's what Gene said.
[20:14] Ash
    We investigators on Jung's murder case
[20:18] Ash
    have been pursuing you as the "red suspect"
    based on this footage.
[20:24] Rouge
    That's not me.
[20:25] Noid
    It may have been the shape-shifting
    Nean that was on the ferry.
[20:29] Rouge
    Yeah! Giallon! It's him!
[20:32] Rouge
    He even said that he killed him!
[20:34] Ash
    But what was the Immortal
    Nine's reason for killing him?
[20:40] Rouge
    I already killed Giallon...
[20:42] Noid
    The dead tell no tales, I suppose.
[21:06] Giallon
    I thought I was done for...
[21:11] Grauphon
    If only you had died.
[21:15] Giallon
    Long time no see,
[21:16] Giallon
    Grauphon.
[21:18] Giallon