E17 - Return

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SIGN    December 17th, 2001  10:38 pm
SIGN    Hakuryou University Nuclear Research Laboratory
SIGN    Return
[01:48] Takeru
    Where are we?
[01:49] Yuuko
    The nuclear research lab
    attached to Hakuryou College.
[01:52] Takeru
    Sensei, when I get back to the other side...
[01:57] Yuuko
    The Shirogane who's originally
    from this world will be left behind.
[02:00] Yuuko
    The effects you've caused
    will remain intact, though.
[02:04] Yuuko
    Which is why you need to go back.
[02:07] Yuuko
    Otherwise, we could be looking at
    five billion dead on this world, too.
[02:11] Yuuko
    Go on, get us in there.
[02:13] Takeru
    Right.
[02:15] Yuuko
    If my hypothesis is right, you won't
    even be able to die on the other side.
[02:21] Yuuko
    More accurately, you're capable of dying,
[02:25] Yuuko
    and have already done so
    quite a few times without remembering.
[02:29] Takeru
    A few times?
[02:32] Yuuko
    I'm wondering if the trigger for the loops
[02:34] Yuuko
    that other world experiences
    might be your death.
[02:37] Yuuko
    That could explain why your
    memory is spotty, as well.
[02:41] Takeru
    Then that's why my memories
    of the previous loops is so vague?
[02:45] Yuuko
    Until you remove whatever's
    turned you into a causality conductor,
[02:49] Yuuko
    you're going to be indefinitely locked
    inside of a cyclical fragment of space-time.
[02:56] Yuuko
    Come on, let's get going.
[03:07] Yuuko
    This is what we're going to use
    to send you to the other world.
[03:11] Takeru
    This stuff?!
[03:12] Yuuko
    Oh, come off it. I had to
    improvise with what I had available.
[03:16] Takeru
    But it's been over 24 hours
    since I came here.
[03:20] Yuuko
    Relax. This'll be enough to send you back.
[03:26] Takeru
    How can you be so sure?
[03:28] Yuuko
    I learned how from my counterpart.
[03:31] Takeru
    Were you able to communicate
    with the other world?!
[03:32] Yuuko
    Can you imagine how much easier
    this would've been in that case?
[03:35] Yuuko
    I found it in the documents
    you brought me the first time around.
[03:40] Yuuko
    She had a few contingencies outlined.
[03:43] Yuuko
    Including one for what to do if you
    went AWOL and didn't want to come back.
[03:49] Yuuko
    She couldn't afford to let you go until she
    had the formulas that would save the world.
[03:55] Yuuko
    An understandable bit of insurance.
[03:57] Yuuko
    But there were a few falsehoods
    subtly slipped into what was written, too.
[04:01] Yuuko
    By the other me, of course.
[04:03] Yuuko
    My theory for inter-world travel
    did have unresolved problems.
[04:06] Yuuko
    And she had all the answers
    for how to deal with them.
[04:09] Yuuko
    I didn't realize what she had done until
    the causality influx led to Marimo's death.
[04:16] Yuuko
    I was too excited at my theory for
     inter-world travel being proven true.
[04:21] Yuuko
    And I'm pretty sure the other me
    expected that to happen,
[04:23] Yuuko
    and altered what she wrote
    to keep me from realizing the outcome.
[04:27] Takeru
    She went as far as tricking
    an alternate version of herself?
[04:31] Takeru
    I swear, I'm going to fix
    whatever's causing this.
[04:34] Yuuko
    I thought you might start sulking again.
    Glad to see I was wrong.
[04:38] Takeru
    Right now, my only concern is getting back
    to the other world and finishing my job.
[04:42] Takeru
    Rubbing the other Yuuko-sensei's
    nose in it will be an added bonus.
[04:46] Yuuko
    I would love it if you did that.
[04:52] Yuuko
    You're about to be forced
    to encounter situations
[04:55] Yuuko
    where your choices will get people killed
    over and over again.
[05:00] Yuuko
    You'll have to choose to let people die
    in pursuit of achieving your goals.
[05:05] Yuuko
    Are you going to be able to endure that?
[05:08] Yuuko
    Will you always be able to
    make the practical choice?
[05:12] Takeru
    Either way, because
    I'm the causality conductor,
[05:15] Takeru
    I'm the only one who can save
     the worlds I've passed through.
[05:20] Takeru
    Right?
[05:23] Yuuko
    You know what to do?
[05:24] Takeru
    Yeah.
[05:25] Takeru
    I'm gonna save the multiverse!
[05:29] Yuuko
    A successful transfer is linked
    to a strong sense of purpose.
[05:33] Yuuko
    That resolve, your feelings for Kagami,
    Marimo, and everyone else,
[05:38] Yuuko
    will guide you back to the other world.
[05:42] Security Guard
    No good! It won't open!
[05:47] Yuuko
    Damn it all! When we're doing this
    to save them, too! So annoying.
[05:52] Takeru
    Sensei!
[05:52] Yuuko
    All we need now is power.
[05:54] Takeru
    If I vanish now, Sensei, the police will—
[05:56] Yuuko
    Shut up! Conversation over!
[05:59] Yuuko
    Or are you already losing your nerve?
[06:02] Takeru
    I'm not going to let my feelings stop me
    from doing my duty ever again.
[06:08] Takeru
    I'm going to do what only I can do,
    and I'll feel sad once it's over!
[06:16] Yuuko
    Maybe Marimo had better taste
    in men than I thought.
[06:20] Yuuko
    You love Kagami, right?
[06:22] Takeru
    Sensei?
[06:23] Yuuko
    Answer the question!
[06:24] Takeru
    I-I do!
[06:26] Yuuko
    I can't hear you!
[06:28] Yuuko
    Are your feelings as soft as your voice?
[06:30] Takeru
    I love Sumika!
[06:33] Yuuko
    Louder!
[06:34] Takeru
    I love her!
[06:36] Yuuko
    Louder!
[06:36] Takeru
    I love her!
[06:38] Yuuko
    Still not enough! Again!
[06:40] Takeru
    I'm in love with Kagami Sumika!
[06:46] Security Guards
    There they are!
[06:48] Security Guards
    Damn! It's locked...
[06:49] Security Guards
    Open up!
[06:51] Yuuko
    That's parapositronium light!
    This is gonna work!
[06:54] Takeru
    Sensei...
[06:57] Yuuko
    Shirogane, Kagami is somewhere
    in the other world.
[07:01] Yuuko
    That's how this miracle happened.
[07:05] Yuuko
    Now, go take care of business,
    Shirogane Takeru!
[07:08] Takeru
    Sensei!
[07:26] Takeru
    I'm back.
[07:27] Yuuko
    Well, I didn't expect to find you in here.
[07:32] Takeru
    Sensei...
[07:36] Takeru
    I'm sorry for the pathetic way I behaved.
[07:39] Takeru
    You might not need me anymore,
    but please, let me stay here again!
[07:45] Takeru
    Please give me another chance!
[07:48] Takeru
    I have to save all of the worlds
    I've interacted with!
[07:52] Takeru
    All the worlds that have
    gone wrong, because of me!
[07:55] Yuuko
    I think you've misunderstood something.
[07:59] Yuuko
    I never gave you any kind of opportunity,
    or took one away from you.
[08:04] Yuuko
    Did you forget? Weren't we only working
    together because our interests were aligned?
[08:11] Yuuko
    You got to play savior thanks to me.
[08:15] Yuuko
    And I got to obtain vital formulas
    for the completion of Alternative IV.
[08:19] Yuuko
    It's that simple.
[08:21] Takeru
    Playing savior...
[08:23] Takeru
    She's got a point.
[08:25] Yuuko
    So, what can you do for me now?
[08:30] Yuuko
    This needs to be mutually beneficial.
[08:35] Yuuko
    Since you don't seem to have any idea,
    I'm going to arrange an interview.
[08:38] Yuuko
    Depending on the outcome of that,
    I can find a role for you.
[08:43] Yuuko
    And that'll give you a place here.
[08:46] (Flashback) Yuuko
    Now, go take care of business,
[08:48] (Flashback) Yuuko
    Shirogane Takeru!
[08:50] Takeru
    Please!
[08:57] Yuuko
    The 00 Unit is ready.
[08:59] Yuuko
    It was completed the day after you left.
[09:02] Takeru
    It was?!
[09:04] Yuuko
    I don't know what you're so surprised about.
[09:06] Yuuko
    That outcome was guaranteed as soon as
    you made it back with the formulas.
SIGN    To me
SIGN    To me
SIGN    To me
SIGN    To me
[09:14] Yuuko
    Yes. That's right.
[09:17] Yuuko
    Could you bring the 00 Unit to my office?
[09:20] Takeru
    So, about this interview...
[09:22] Yuuko
    Don't rush me.
[09:28] Yuuko
    There they are.
[09:30] Yuuko
    Yashiro, right this way.
[09:33] Takeru
    Kasumi?
[09:38] Sumika
    If I forgot about you... I wouldn't be
    the same person anymore!
[09:39] Takeru
    Sumika?
[09:42] Sumika
    I swear, I'll never forget you!
[09:44] Yuuko
    Kagami is somewhere in the other world.
[09:46] Takeru
    What is Sumika doing here?!
[09:48] Yuuko
    Let me make the official introduction.
[09:50] Yuuko
    You're looking at the ultimate objective,
    and product, of Alternative IV.
[09:53] Yuuko
    The harbinger of mankind's victory.
[09:56] Yuuko
    The 00 Unit.
[09:58] Takeru
    Is this some kind of joke?!
[10:00] Yuuko
    I wasn't trying to be funny.
[10:04] Yuuko
    We're in the presence of the key
    to eradicating the BETA.
[10:09] Yuuko
    You and I—
[10:10] Sumika
    Kill them... I'll kill them all.
[10:14] Sumika
    The BETA! The enemy, the enemy!
    Kill, kill them, I'll kill them!
[10:17] Takeru
    Sumika? Sumika!
[10:20] Sumika
    I'll slaughter them all!
[10:24] Sumika
    BETA! Kill! Kill them, kill them...
[10:28] Sumika
    Kill them all...
[10:28] Yuuko
    Well? Anything?
[10:31] Kasumi
    No. I don't see anything.
[10:33] Takeru
    Sumika! Are you okay?!
[10:35] Sumika
    No! No!
[10:41] Yuuko
    She's never reacted like that before.
[10:44] Yuuko
    I guess you really are special.
[10:53] Yuuko
    Oh, are you crying?
[10:57] Yuuko
    Honestly, and here I thought
    you had your head on straight this time.
[11:02] Yuuko
    You pass, though.
    This was a successful interview.
[11:06] Yuuko
    You've got your place at the table.
[11:08] Takeru
    Hang on a second. I don't understand!
[11:11] Yuuko
    You'll be helping to debug
    and adjust the 00 Unit.
[11:14] Yuuko
    Although I prefer to call it "tuning."
    Sounds more elegant.
[11:18] Takeru
    Tuning?
[11:24] Yuuko
    Our interests have aligned again.
[11:26] Yuuko
    For the last week, you've been
    on a top-secret mission for me.
[11:31] Yuuko
    Got it?
[11:33] Yuuko
    It was a dangerous, grueling mission on
    the front lines that put your talents to use.
[11:38] Yuuko
    The documentation already attests to that.
[11:42] Takeru
    Did she anticipate me coming back?
[11:45] Yuuko
    Do you understand?
[11:47] Yuuko
    I don't mind impulsiveness,
    because it makes you easy to use,
[11:50] Yuuko
    but unless you get a handle on it,
[11:52] Yuuko
    you're gonna spend your whole life
    as someone else's tool.
[11:56] Yuuko
    I'll call for you tomorrow.
[11:58] Yuuko
    In the meantime, try and cool off a bit,
[12:01] Yuuko
    Shirogane Takeru.
[12:04] Takeru
    Understood.
[12:25] Takeru
    Why does the 00 Unit look like Sumika?
[12:30] Takeru
    Is there some reason?
[12:34] Meiya
    Takeru? Takeru, is that you?
[12:40] Takeru
    Meiya...
[12:41] Meiya
    Have you just returned?
[12:43] Meiya
    I imagine your special mission
    must have been difficult.
[12:46] Takeru
    Meiya...
[12:47] Takeru
    Meiya, back then, I was—
[12:51] Meiya
    This is for leaving without letting us know!
[12:54] Meiya
    This is for making us worry!
[13:01] Meiya
    And that was... my appreciation
    for your safe return.
[13:06] Meiya
    Fool... You are such a fool!
[13:10] Meiya
    I thought I might never see you again!
[13:15] Takeru
    Meiya...
[13:16] Takeru
    Meiya, I'm so sorry. I was...
[13:19] Meiya
    It doesn't matter. Not anymore.
[13:22] Meiya
    It seems you've found the resolve
    to grapple with your destiny.
[13:27] Takeru
    Yeah. Finally.
[13:29] Takeru
    The way you acted during the coup...
[13:34] Takeru
    And the things that Her Majesty
    told me about...
[13:38] Meiya
    She spoke to you?
[13:40] Takeru
    And the day Sergeant Jinguuji died...
[13:44] Takeru
    I think I actually understand
    what you really meant now.
[13:50] Takeru
    On the front lines, I...
[13:53] Takeru
    I encountered some people
    I thought I'd never see again.
[13:59] Takeru
    And to make sure I never lose them again...
[14:03] Meiya
    Takeru...
[14:05] Takeru
    Sorry.
[14:07] Takeru
    I should be back with the unit tomorrow.
[14:10] Takeru
    I'll see you then.
[14:12] Meiya
    The others were quite worried
    about you, as well.
[14:16] Meiya
    I'm curious to see just how many
    blows you can weather.
[14:20] Takeru
    I thought you said you hit me
    for their sake already?
[14:23] Meiya
    A man shouldn't let such
     trivial details concern him.
[14:26] Takeru
    I guess so...
SIGN    December 18th, 2001
[14:37] Michiru
    All right, it looks like we've finally got
    A-01 assembled in its entirety.
[14:41] Michiru
    Shirogane!
[14:42] Shirogane
    Ma'am!
[14:43] Tama
    Takeru-san!
[14:44] Michiru
    Starting today, you're part of A-01 Squadron.
[14:44] Mikoto
    Takeru!
[14:50] Takeru
    Second Lieutenant Shirogane Takeru!
[14:52] Takeru
    It's an honor to be serving with you!
[14:54] Michiru
    Very good. And good work
    on your special mission.
[14:57] Michiru
    We know better than anyone else
    that the XO never runs an easy operation.
[15:03] Michiru
    We operate under a independent
    command structure,
[15:06] Michiru
    undertaking high-risk missions
    in service of Alternative IV.
[15:11] Michiru
    We were a regiment when founded,
    but are down to a squadron's numbers.
[15:17] Michiru
    The personnel you see are all we've got.
[15:17] Takeru
    Suzumiya? Kashiwagi?
[15:20] Takeru
    You guys are here too, huh?
[15:21] Michiru
    And we can't count
    on any kind of reinforcements.
[15:25] Michiru
    So you can imagine how glad we are
    to have a superstar like you in the lineup.
[15:28] Michiru
    Hope you're ready to be worked, and hard.
[15:31] Takeru
    It'd be my pleasure, Captain!
[15:33] Michiru
    All of the pilots in our squadron are
    graduates of the same training school.
[15:36] Michiru
    Which makes us all
    Sergeant Jinguuji's students.
[15:40] Michiru
    You're joining us, so make sure
    not to do anything to shame our teacher.
[15:43] Takeru
    Ma'am!
[15:44] Michiru
    Good. Welcome to A-01 Squadron.
    We're glad to have you.
[15:49] Michiru
    I'm Captain Isumi Michiru.
[15:50] Takeru
    Yes, Captain!
[15:52] Isumi
    Ease up on the protocol. The XO ordered us
    to keep things efficient around here.
[15:57] Isumi
    Let me introduce you
    to the squadron's leadership.
[16:00] Isumi
    On the far right is First Lieutenant
    Suzumiya Haruka, our command post officer.
[16:04] Isumi
    She monitors battlefield operations
    from the command vehicle.
[16:06] Isumi
    She's a lot scarier than
     she seems, so watch yourself.
[16:09] Haruka
    C-Captain!
[16:10] Haruka
    What are you saying? Don't you know
    how important first impressions are?
SIGN    A-01 Squadron Command Post Officer
    First Lieutenant Suzumiya Haruka
[16:15] Michiru
    Sorry, sorry.
[16:17] Haruka
    It's nice to meet you, Lieutenant.
[16:19] Takeru
    It's a pleasure, ma'am!
[16:20] Michiru
    Next is First Lieutenant Hayase Mitsuki,
    who's in command of B-Flight.
[16:24] Hayase
    Welcome to the Isumi's Valkyries.
[16:26] Takeru
    Valkyries?
[16:28] Hayase
    It's the squadron's nickname.
SIGN    A-01 Squadron B-Flight
    First Lieutenant Hayase Mitsuki
[16:30] Hayase
    Though having a guy added
    to our number kinda ruins the name.
[16:36] Isumi
    And then C-Flight's commander,
    First Lieutenant Munakata Misae.
[16:40] Isumi
    She's a bit of a man-hater. Watch yourself.
SIGN    A-01 Squadron C-Flight
    First Lieutenant Munakata Misae
[16:44] Munakata
    Captain, I am not a man-hater.
[16:47] Michiru
    So she says.
[16:49] Michiru
    Good for you, Shirogane!
    Maybe you've got a shot.
[16:53] Michiru
    Make sure to familiarize yourself
    with your other squadmates ASAP.
[16:57] Michiru
    Finally, you need to learn the squadron's motto.
[17:00] Michiru
    Carry out your mission at all costs!
[17:04] Michiru
    Squadron, recite!
[17:06] A01
    Carry out your mission at all costs!
[17:08] Michiru
    Fight to your very last breath!
[17:10] A01
    Fight to your very last breath!
[17:12] Michiru
    Make your death count!
[17:14] A01
    Make your death count!
[17:16] A01
    Make your death count!
[17:18] Michiru
    There it is.
[17:19] Michiru
    Lieutenant Shirogane Takeru?
[17:21] Takeru
    Carry out your mission at all costs!
[17:24] Takeru
    Fight to your very last breath!
[17:26] Takeru
    Make your death count!
[17:28] Isumi
    Good. Now, you've got a week's
    worth of catching up to do.
[17:32] Isumi
    Brace yourself.
[17:34] Takeru
    Roger that.
[17:36] Isumi
    That is all. Shirogane stays behind,
    and the rest of you are dismissed.
[17:44] Hayase
    Hey, Shirogane!
[17:46] Takeru
    Lieutenant Hayase!
[17:47] Hayase
    You don't have to act
    so buttoned up around here.
[17:50] Takeru
    Sorry, force of habit.
[17:52] Hayase
    I heard you're pretty torn up about
    what happened to Sergeant Jinguuji.
[17:57] Takeru
    Lieutenant, listen, I'm...
    I'm sorry I couldn't protect her.
[18:01] Hayase
    You're not the only one
    who feels that way, okay?
[18:04] Hayase
    We're all her students here.
[18:07] Hayase
    And all of us feel responsible
    for what happened.
[18:10] Hayase
    But we're all trying to keep it together.
    Do you get why?
[18:16] Takeru
    Survivors need to put their experience to use
    to help as many people survive as possible.
[18:22] Marimo
    I wanted to put my experience to use to help
    as many pilots live for as long as possible.
[18:28] Takeru
    Because there's no other way
    to make it up to those who have died.
[18:35] Hayase
    You got it.
[18:37] Hayase
    Seems you understand!
[18:40] Hayase
    And your classmates seem really worried.
[18:43] Hayase
    So try and act like nothing happened.
[18:47] Hayase
    That's the etiquette among pilots.
[18:49] Hayase
    And it's only once you can pull that off
    that you're considered fully fledged!
[18:54] Takeru
    Understood!
[18:56] Touko
    Lunch was very good.
[18:58] Kashiwagi
    I'm looking forward to dinner, too!
[19:00] Touko
    Of course you are.
[19:03] Akane
    Hey, Lieutenant Shirogane!
[19:06] Takeru
    Hello, there.
[19:08] Touko
    We didn't get to introduce
    ourselves earlier, did we?
SIGN    A-01 Squadron C-Flight
    Second Lieutenant Kazama Touko
[19:11] Touko
    I'm Second Lieutenant Kazama Touko.
SIGN    A-01 Squadron C-Flight
    Second Lieutenant Kashiwagi Haruko
[19:13] Kashiwagi
    I'm Second Lieutenant
    Kashiwagi Haruko.
[19:16] Kashiwagi
    This is Second Lieutenant
    Suzumiya Akane.
SIGN    A-01 Squadron C-Flight
    Second Lieutenant Suzumiya Akane
[19:18] Kashiwagi
    She's Lieutenant Suzumiya's
    little sister.
[19:21] Akane
    So you're the ace pilot
    everyone's talking about!
[19:23] Akane
    Hope you're ready for some competition.
[19:25] Touko
    And this is Second Lieutenant Usuki Sakura.
SIGN    A-01 Squadron A-Flight 
    Second Lieutenant Usuki Sakura
[19:28] Sakura
    Nice to meet you.
[19:30] Kashiwagi
    Great to have you on the squad.
[19:32] Takeru
    It's a pleasure to meet all of you.
[19:34] Touko
    We should get going.
[19:36] Akane
    See you around!
[19:37] Takeru
    See you later.
[19:40] Sakura
    Here.
[19:41] Sakura
    I don't need it.
[19:48] Takeru
    Thanks.
[19:52] Ayamine
    Stop that.
SIGN    Quiet in the mess hall!
[19:55] Takeru
    I'll have meal A.
[19:57] Kyouzuka
    Sure thing!
[19:58] Kyouzuka
    Well, I'll be! You been okay?
[20:01] Takeru
    Yeah.
[20:02] Kyouzuka
    Well, hang in there!
[20:03] Takeru
    Thank you!
[20:05] Chizuru
    Shirogane!
[20:06] Takeru
    Guys!
[20:08] Meiya
    We were all waiting for you to arrive.
[20:10] Chizuru
    I-I wasn't exactly waiting.
[20:13] Ayamine
    So all that fidgeting was a coincidence?
[20:16] Chizuru
    Did you say something?
[20:17] Ayamine
    Not really.
[20:18] Mikoto
    Come on, you two!
[20:20] Tama
    Th-That's right!
[20:24] Takeru
    It's good to be back, guys.
[20:26] Meiya
    I'm sure you faced a difficult task.
[20:28] Mikoto
    We were seriously worried!
[20:31] Chizuru
    I'm just glad you're okay.
[20:34] Tama
    And you managed to
    make it back, so that's great!
[20:37] Ayamine
    Welcome back, Shirogane.
[20:39] Ayamine
    Now that you're here, we can finally go.
[20:41] Chizuru
    We were waiting for you to get back
    so we could all go together.
[20:58] Chizuru
    The body was already sent back
    to her family, so it's mostly symbolic.
[21:08] Takeru
    Sergeant Jinguuji... Jinguuji-sensei...
[21:15] Takeru
    I survived, and I'm going to do
    everything I can.
SIGN    This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents
     either are products of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously.