E14 - XM3

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SIGN    December 10th, 2001
[00:05] Yuuko
    Congratulations on your promotion.
[00:07] Takeru
    Thank you, ma'am.
[00:09] Yuuko
    Moving forward, once you've
    finished tomorrow's exercise,
[00:12] Yuuko
    you'll be assigned to A-01, a special unit
    directly under the Yokohama Base's command.
[00:19] Takeru
    Um... what exercise?
[00:23] Yuuko
    One I've got big hopes for.
SIGN    December 11th, 2001
[00:27] Kasumi
    Good morning, Lieutenant.
[00:34] Takeru
    Thanks. But I want you to treat
    me the same as ever, okay, Kasumi?
[00:39] Kasumi
    Sir. Yes, sir.
[00:51] Chizuru
    We all actually ended up
    in the same unit...
[00:54] Tama
    And after that tearful goodbye!
[00:56] Marimo
    Excuse me.
[00:58] Tama
    Sergeant!
[01:00] Marimo
    Allow me to brief you all on the
    trial you'll be participating in.
[01:05] Marimo
    The purpose of this exercise
[01:07] Marimo
    is to compare the proof-of-concept
    prototype of the next-gen OS, XM3,
[01:13] Marimo
    against the current release
    candidate version.
[01:16] Marimo
    Flights composed of elite pilots
[01:19] Marimo
    representing different TSF units
    from the base will be participating.
[01:25] Takeru
    This trial will decide whether or not
    the OS we created gets adopted.
[01:25] Marimo
    To put it simply, it's going to
    be a battle between the flights.
[01:31] Marimo
    Additionally, the other units have been made
    aware of Lieutenant Shirogane's participation
[01:36] Marimo
    as the original architect of XM3.
[01:39] Marimo
    I should add that the aggressor force for
    the exercise will consist exclusively
[01:44] Marimo
    of veteran TSF pilots who have flown
    over twenty combat missions.
[01:47] Tama
    That sounds kind of like
    they'll be gunning for us!
[01:51] Mikoto
    It's not gonna be easy.
[01:52] Chizuru
    Can we convince a bunch of vets who are
    used to the old OS of the new one's benefits?
[01:57] Chizuru
    How we win will be just
    as important as winning.
[02:01] Takeru
    It sounds like fun.
[02:03] Takeru
    I mean, we've already survived an actual
    combat mission against a bunch of aces!
[02:07] Takeru
    Let's show these old-timers what we can do!
[02:09] Mikoto
    Takeru!
[02:11] Meiya
    It's as you say.
[02:13] Meiya
    And we can hardly let the
    other flights outperform us.
[02:18] Takeru
    Okay, let's do this!
[02:20] Girls
    Yeah!
[02:22] Takeru
    What's going to happen when battle-proven
    veterans are given the new OS?
[02:25] Takeru
    And how well can we perform against them?
[02:28] Takeru
    I want to see.
[02:30] OS
    XM3 online.
[02:34] Takeru
    It's got sound now?
[02:48] Takeru
    They're veterans for a reason.
[02:49] Takeru
    This won't be easy.
[02:55] Takeru
    It's hard to believe we're
    up against Gekishins!
[02:58] Mikoto
    Takeru?
[02:59] Takeru
    I'm okay!
[02:59] Takeru
    Let me handle this one!
[03:03] Takeru
    Come on, asshole!
[03:08] Takeru
    They dodged that?! Can't let them get away!
[03:11] Takeru
    Ayamine!
[03:13] Ayamine
    Bandit-1 in range! Engaging offensively!
[03:17] Takeru
    Good!
[03:17] Takeru
    Once you've got him on the ropes,
    pull back to this clearing!
[03:21] Takeru
    I'll circle around for the kill!
[03:23] Ayamine
    Roger that.
[03:42] Takeru
    Now!
[03:44] UN Pilot 1
    I don't think so!
[03:46] Takeru
    How about this?!
[03:49] UN Pilot 1
    That's... impossible!
[03:52] Takeru
    Got you!
[03:57] Takeru
    An A rating?
[03:59] Ayamine
    The best anyone else managed was a B-.
[04:02] Takeru
    I guess this shows we've got a handle on the
    new version of the OS, even in its first use.
[04:06] Takeru
    Everything's going according
    to Yuuko-sensei's plan.
[04:10] Takeru
    Kind of a shame, though, y'know?
[04:13] Takeru
    We had a harder time than I figured.
[04:15] Takeru
    I mean, imagine if we had
    totally dominated them!
[04:19] Mikoto
    You really are something, Takeru.
[04:22] Mikoto
    I mean, we were up against a team of aces!
[04:25] Mikoto
    Forget having a hard time, most
    people would be totally helpless!
[04:28] Takeru
    Still, we're just out of training and
    managed to hold off these veterans,
[04:34] Takeru
    and even wipe them out!
[04:36] Takeru
    Is it really that weird to wish
    we could've done even better?
[04:40] Ayamine
    How we win is important.
[04:41] Takeru
    Exactly!
[04:43] Takeru
    The new OS has a lot of potential.
[04:46] Takeru
    Enough to maybe turn the tide of the war.
[04:49] Takeru
    Let's aim for total victory
    out there this afternoon!
[04:51] Charlie
    Are you Shirogane from A-207?
[04:55] Takeru
    He must be from the aggressor unit.
[05:00] Takeru
    That's me, Lieutenant.
[05:02] Charlie
    Come with me for a chat.
    Don't worry, it won't take long.
[05:06] Ayamine
    Shirogane...
[05:07] Takeru
    Sorry. Go join up with
    the others ahead of me.
[05:12] Mikoto
    Takeru...
[05:20] Charlie
    All right, here he is.
[05:23] Bandanna
    Huh, this is Shirogane?
[05:26] Myung
    Sure doesn't look like the top of his class.
[05:29] Dread
    Hell, I'm having trouble believing
    he can even fly a TSF.
[05:35] Takeru
    What is this?
[05:36] Bandanna
    So, Lieutenant Shirogane, I hear
    you're the one behind the new OS?
[05:43] Takeru
    I am unable to share any
     information between flights,
[05:45] Takeru
    to avoid any effect it could
    have on the evaluation.
[05:50] Charlie
    Get a load of this guy!
[05:52] Charlie
    Love that rookie energy.
[05:54] Dread
    You've still gotta answer a superior
    officer's questions, though.
[05:57] Dread
    So, how about it?
[05:59] Takeru
    Yes, it was me.
[06:12] Charlie
    Hell of a thing you did, kid!
[06:14] Myung
    We're trying to say that
    your brain is awesome!
[06:16] Bandanna
    I seriously can't imagine how
    you thought some of this stuff up.
[06:20] Dread
    If this thing gets adopted,
    people are gonna go nuts!
[06:24] Takeru
    U-Uh... is the new OS really that useful?
[06:28] Charlie
    A buncha baby rookies managed
    to take us on and win!
[06:32] Charlie
    What better proof could there be?
[06:36] Charlie
    What's wrong? Aren't you happy?
[06:38] Takeru
    I-It's not that...
[06:40] Takeru
    I just didn't expect the OS I created
    to be... welcomed like this.
[06:45] Dread
    Why would you think that?
    We're out to get the BETA, not you.
[06:51] Myung
    It doesn't matter how long
    you've been in the fight,
[06:53] Myung
    if you've got what it takes,
    then you'll be a big help.
[06:56] Myung
    Who wouldn't appreciate that?
[06:57] Banadanna
    Have you ever thought about how this new
    OS of yours might even save the human race?
[07:02] Charlie
    You've earned the right to be proud.
[07:04] Dread
    Catch you later, genius.
[07:06] Myung
    Don't expect to win the
    afternoon trial, though.
[07:09] Myung
    Get ready to lose.
[07:11] Charlie
    Okay, let's do this.
[07:11] Bandanna
    Better get it together, okay?
[07:13] Myung
    I'm not going down without a fight!
[07:14] Dread
    Oh, yeah!
[07:15] Takeru
    Everything I've done...
    wasn't for nothing.
[07:19] Takeru
    It really wasn't!
[07:25] Chizuru
    01 to 02, move forward to the tower at H-23.
[07:28] Chizuru
    06, cover her.
[07:30] Meiya
    02, roger that.
[07:31] Shirogane
    06, roger that.
[07:32] Comms
    02 and 06 are moving through H-21.
    3,000 meters until contact with aggressor force.
[07:39] Takeru
    We can do this!
[07:41] Takeru
    Between the new OS and
    my skills as a pilot...
[07:45] Takeru
    I might finally be able to save the world!
[07:51] Takeru
    I've got a ping on my sonic sensor.
    They're trying to circle around us.
[07:53] Chizuru
    Stay on your toes, 02.
[07:55] Meiya
    I'm going to try and draw them away.
[07:56] Meiya
    Keep an eye out for other units.
[07:58] Takeru
    06, copy that.
[07:59] Chizuru
    06, continue providing cover for 02.
[08:01] Chizuru
    I'll try to pincer them
    from the other direction.
[08:02] Takeru
    06, copy that.
[08:04] Takeru
    01, keep your eyes peeled.
    Make sure to stay behind—
[08:09] Takeru
    What was that? An explosion?
[08:10] Chizuru
    It was over in area 2.
[08:13] Meiya
    This wasn't supposed to
    be a live-fire exercise.
[08:16] Meiya
    Is it an accident?
[08:18] Takeru
    It happened again.
[08:19] Takeru
    Should we keep going?
[08:21] Chizuru
    I'll call and find out.
[08:25] Chizuru
    A Code 991?!
[08:27] Meiya
    That's... It can't be...
[08:28] Takeru
    But... why?
[08:31] Takeru
    What the hell are the BETA doing here?!
[08:36] Hornet 1
    This is Hornet 1 to headquarters!
[08:38] Hornet 1
    Requesting permission to
    return to the hanger!
[08:40] Sword 1
    Sword 1 to headquarters!
    We need artillery support—
[08:45] Takeru
    This is a BETA attack?
[08:47] Takeru
    This is what humanity's enemies can do?
[08:49] Radio chatter
    Pull back to the hanger!
[08:50] Takeru
    What is this? Why are you
    getting beat so easily?
[08:51] Radio chatter
    I'm not getting any confirmation—
[08:55] Takeru
    You're combat veterans, right?
    And you've got my OS, too?
[08:59] Takeru
    You have to do better than this!
[09:05] Bandanna
    Shark 1 to headquarters, rendezvous complete.
[09:08] Bandanna
    I'm integrating the A-207
    flight under my command.
[09:11] HQ
    Copy that. A combat-ready team
    is on their way with weapons.
[09:14] HQ
    Stand by.
[09:15] Bandanna
    Shark 1, copy that.
[09:17] Bandanna
    The faster, the better!
[09:18] Bandanna
    You heard HQ! You guys need
    to fall back to the rear!
[09:20] Bandanna
    Shark 1 and Shark 2 will take point!
[09:23] Chizuru
    Everyone... No, 01 to all 207th units,
     commence withdrawal.
[09:28] Meiya
    02, roger.
[09:30] Ayamine
    04, roger.
[09:31] Mikoto
    03, roger.
[09:33] Tama
    05, roger...
[09:35] Takeru
    06... roger that.
[09:37] Bandanna
    Shark 1 to headquarters, the rookies
     need some encouragement.
[09:41] Bandanna
    Requesting authorization.
[09:42] HQ
    Copy that. Permission granted.
[09:44] Bandanna
    Okay, A-207 units, connect to
     the encrypted channel.
[09:49] Recorded Audio
    O soldiers under the rain of blood,
    the black mist, the night rainbow.
[09:54] Takeru
    This is the posthypnotic trigger...
[09:55] Recorded Audio
    O soldiers whose souls are guided by the
    white water's surface, the drops of the moon.
[10:02] Recorded Audio
    Sing the praises of those names
    carved into a steel grave,
[10:08] Recorded Audio
    and sound all thousand bells
    on this rotting land.
[10:13] Recorded Audio
    May we all one day go with joy to the
    promised land of death and victory.
[10:16] Bandanna
    Next comes the stim. Try to relax.
[10:20] Bandanna
    Treatment complete.
[10:22] Bandanna
    Welcome to hell, rookie lieutenants.
[10:25] Takeru
    I could've done without all this.
[10:28] Takeru
    But now I can get back to it...
[10:32] Takeru
    Lieutenant Shirogane, the hero,
    is back in action!
[10:35] Bandanna
    Your unit was able to push us pretty
    hard during the combat exercise.
[10:39] Bandanna
    Have some faith in yourselves!
    All units, got that?!
[10:41] A-207
    Yes, ma'am!
[10:42] Bandanna
    Then I want your flight to head
    towards the hanger and come back here
[10:45] Bandanna
    with all the live ammo you can carry!
[10:47] Bandanna
    We're going to hold this spot until then!
[10:49] Takeru
    Lieutenant, I thought they were
    going to bring the weapons to us?!
[10:55] Charlie
    Are you really dumb enough to take what
    HQ says at face value at a time like this?!
[10:58] Charlie
    Emergencies mean thinking with
    your own head and judgment!
[11:01] Takeru
    Then we should all fall back
    to the hanger together!
[11:04] Takeru
    Splitting our force at a time
    like this is too dangerous!
[11:06] Charlie
    Someone has to hold this spot!
[11:09] Takeru
    Are you saying we wouldn't be any help?!
[11:12] Chizuru
    Shirogane, what are you doing?!
[11:12] Takeru
    At least we're not in Gekishins!
[11:14] Bandanna
    What the hell did you learn in the academy?
[11:17] Bandanna
    Don't you get the logistics?
[11:19] Bandanna
    You're retrieving the ammo because
    you're more maneuverable!
[11:22] Takeru
    What's that supposed to mean?
    In the end, they still treat us like rookies!
[11:25] Takeru
    You think you're hot shit?!
    We could buy way more time than you!
[11:29] Takeru
    We're not like you losers,
    who got your asses kicked!
[11:33] Charlie
    We don't have time for this stupid debate!
[11:36] Charlie
    If any Laser-class show up, we're all dead!
[11:38] Takeru
    But—
[11:39] Meiya
    Takeru, enough!
[11:40] Tama
    Takeru-san, you have to calm down!
[11:41] Takeru
    All of them getting on my last
    damn nerve! Shut the hell up!
[11:45] Charlie
    Get moving, now! That's an order!
[11:47] Takeru
    Roger that!
[11:48] Chizuru
    01 to all units, formation Delta 2!
[11:51] Chizuru
    Proceed to the hanger, but keep
    an eye out for any pursuers!
[11:54] All 207th
    Roger that!
[11:56] Takeru
    God damn it, what the hell am I doing?
[11:58] Takeru
    They got me pumped up on hypnosis
    and drugs just to run errands?!
[12:02] Takeru
    I'm better than this! I am!
    I am better than this!
[12:07] XM3
    Warning, warning, warning, warning...
[12:14] Chizuru
    All units, scatter! Full speed evasion!
[12:16] Chizuru
    Head for the hanger!
[12:18] All 207th
    Roger that!
[12:21] Chizuru
    06?
[12:22] Takeru
    There you bastards are!
[12:26] Takeru
    Out of my way!
[12:28] Chizuru
    Shirogane?!
[12:29] Meiya
    This is bad... the stimulant
    is affecting him adversely!
[12:33] Shirogane
    Son of a bitch! You're dead!
[12:37] Shirogane
    I'll kill you all!
[12:42] Chizuru
    You can't fight them without real ammo!
[12:45] Shirogane
    Damn it, why won't they die?!
[12:48] Shirogane
    It's because of you! Shit! Shit!
[12:54] Shirogane
    Get off of Earth!
[12:56] Shirogane
    Give us...
[12:58] Shirogane
    our lives back!
[13:01] Chizuru
    Shirogane! Shirogane, snap out of it!
[13:03] Tama
    Takeru-san, please!
[13:04] Mikoto
    Takeru!
[13:06] Meiya
    Everyone, hurry to the hanger!
[13:07] Meiya
    Sakaki, I need 06's command authorization!
[13:10] Meiya
    I'll deal with him!
[13:16] Meiya
    Don't do anything rash until
    the sedative takes effect!
[13:19] Takeru
    I'm not gonna lose to you bastards!
[13:23] Takeru
    I'm gonna save the Earth!
[13:34] Takeru
    It's gonna take...
[13:35] Takeru
    more than that to stop—
[13:45] Takeru
    Shit, what now?! Move! Move,
    damn it! I'm gonna die!
[13:49] Takeru
    Move, move, move!
[13:51] Takeru
    I can't die in a place like this! Not now!
[13:59] Takeru
    Are the monitors down?
[14:12] Takeru
    Am I actually going to die here?
[14:15] Takeru
    Weren't things going great a second ago?
[14:19] Takeru
    I haven't saved humanity yet...
     and Alternative IV...
[14:26] Takeru
    I mean, come on! Yuuko-sensei still
    needs my help! And the new OS!
[14:36] Takeru
    Sumika... I still haven't seen Sumika...
[14:42] Takeru
    It doesn't make any sense!
    Dying without seeing Sumika...
[14:46] Takeru
    It's just wrong!
[14:53] Takeru
    I don't wanna die... No...
[14:56] Takeru
    I don't wanna die! I don't
    wanna die! I don't wanna die!
[15:02] Takeru
    Someone! Anyone! Save me!
[15:15] Bandanna
    Shark 1 to headquarters.
[15:17] Bandanna
    BETA mop-up in Areas 2 and 3 is complete.
[15:20] HQ
    Copy that. Have the remains disposed of ASAP.
[15:33] Tama
    Takeru-san's been sitting
    there for a long time.
[15:37] Chizuru
    Let's give him some space.
[15:40] Chizuru
    If that were me over there, I think
    Shirogane would say the same thing.
[15:45] Meiya
    The same thing could've
    happened to any of us.
[15:54] Chizuru
    Come on.
[15:55] Chizuru
    The best thing we can do for Shirogane
    is to act like nothing happened,
[15:58] Chizuru
    once he gets back.
[16:17] Marimo
    Lieutenant Shirogane...
[16:20] Marimo
    Have you calmed down some?
[16:24] Takeru
    Please, leave me alone.
[16:30] Marimo
    Gotta say, you really got your butt kicked.
[16:33] Marimo
    Surviving something like this
    is honestly impressive.
[16:39] Marimo
    I saw the record from your unit.
[16:41] Marimo
    You managed to stall several BETA
    with nothing more than TSF maneuvers.
[16:45] Marimo
    The 207th was able to deliver weapons
    to the frontline thanks to that.
[16:50] Marimo
    If it wasn't for you—
[16:52] Takeru
    Please, don't.
[16:54] Takeru
    I... I was so deluded.
[16:57] Takeru
    I thought I was going to be the
    big shot who saved humanity.
[17:02] Takeru
    But... when the BETA actually showed up,
     I freaked out and was so scared.
[17:10] Takeru
    And without even realizing it.
    I thought I could still fight.
[17:13] Takeru
    But it was so obvious to the vets...
[17:16] Takeru
    Not only did they use the post-hypnotic cue, but the stimulants, too.
[17:21] Takeru
    And the way I overreacted to that...
[17:25] Takeru
    I was shouting about how I was going to kill
     the BETA when I was shooting paint balls!
[17:29] Takeru
    How much of a joke is that?!
[17:33] Takeru
    If I had died, I might've been a hero.
[17:38] Takeru
    But I didn't want to die.
[17:43] Takeru
    When the lights went out in the cockpit,
    all I could do is cry while I pissed myself.
[17:49] Takeru
    I'm just a coward!
[17:53] Marimo
    I don't think there's anything
    wrong with being a coward.
[17:59] Marimo
    People who understand fear
    become more sensitive to death.
[18:04] Marimo
    And when people sense their death coming,
[18:07] Marimo
    they can dedicate all they have left to
    making sure their death is one to be proud of.
[18:13] Marimo
    But...
[18:14] Marimo
    If there's something you can
    accomplish with your life,
[18:16] Marimo
    you have a responsibility to see it through.
[18:23] Marimo
    It doesn't matter if you're a coward.
    You don't have to be considered brave.
[18:27] Marimo
    I'd rather you live as many decades as you can,
     protecting as many people as you can.
[18:33] Marimo
    And in the very end,
[18:36] Marimo
    as long as you can show what makes you strong,
     Shirogane, that's good enough.
[18:43] Takeru
    But... I...
[18:46] Marimo
    Y'know, when I was a cadet,
    I worked hard like you.
[18:51] Marimo
    Thanks to that, I was put in charge
    of a squadron once I was commissioned.
[18:55] Marimo
    I was ready for a fight when
    I headed to the front lines.
[18:58] Marimo
    I thought I could handle anything.
[19:03] Marimo
    But... the results were a mess.
[19:08] Marimo
    The operation failed, and in my confusion,
[19:11] Marimo
    I got my subordinates—the classmates
    I had trained with—all killed.
[19:17] Marimo
    At first, I tried to distract myself
    from how bitter I felt by fighting.
[19:23] Marimo
    But over time... I started fighting
    while thinking about what it meant
[19:27] Marimo
    that I was the one to survive.
[19:31] Takeru
    What it meant?
[19:33] Marimo
    I wanted to put my experience to use
[19:36] Marimo
    to help as many pilots
    live for as long as possible.
[19:39] Marimo
    I think that's the reason I survived...
[19:42] Marimo
    The purpose I found in my survival.
[19:46] Marimo
    Because there's no other way I can make
    it up to my comrades, who didn't make it.
[19:53] Takeru
    Marimo-chan...
[19:55] Marimo
    Shirogane, here's something interesting:
[20:02] Marimo
    In my first battle... I wet myself, too.
[20:08] Marimo
    Just a little though, okay?
    Don't let your imagination run wild.
[20:12] Takeru
    Why would you tell me that?
[20:14] Marimo
    Because it's the same way for everyone.
[20:17] Marimo
    Probably the rest of your flight, too.
[20:19] Marimo
    You don't have to forgive
    yourself right now.
[20:23] Marimo
    But by the time you're able to laugh
    while talking about your failures,
[20:28] Marimo
    I think you'll have found
    what it is that you're missing.
[20:32] Marimo
    Oh, but don't tell the
    others about this, okay?
[20:33] Takeru
    Marimo-chan... thank you so much.
[20:36] Marimo
    I'm a lady, after all.
[20:36] Takeru
    I'm so pathetic.
[20:39] Takeru
    I thought I had my head on straight,
    but then got conceited... and then depressed.
[20:44] Takeru
    It might not be right away,
    but I promise, I will do it.
[20:49] Takeru
    I'll get my act together.
[20:51] Takeru
    It might take a while, but some day,
[20:55] Takeru
    I'll get over this like you did—
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