E4 - Comrades

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[00:12] Tama
    Got you!
[00:14] Meiya
    Hey!
[00:17] Sakaki
    Take that!
[00:18] Mikoto
    Oh, yeah?!
[00:26] Marimo
    At least they get a little reward.
[00:29] Marimo
    They're not going to get many chances to
    enjoy themselves like this going forward.
[00:35] Yuuko
    I'm sure it's fine.
[00:37] Yuuko
    They all know what they're getting into.
[00:40] Yuuko
    And if they can pass the CCSE,
    we can't afford not to use them.
[00:44] Yuuko
    There's not enough manpower left
    to leave untapped resources.
[00:51] Yuuko
    It's true... We have to
    use everything we have.
SIGN    November 23rd, 2001
SIGN    Comrades
[02:50] (Flashback) Marimo
    And that means the computer will provide
    support for most of your basic maneuvers.
[02:55] (Flashback) Marimo
    For manual operation, you'll be using the
    control sticks on the console armrests,
[02:59] (Flashback) ---
    and the throttle pedals in the footrests.
[03:01] (Flashback) Marimo
    Mastery of these will give your TSF
    full three-dimensional maneuverability.
[03:06] (Flashback) Marimo
    They can provide you with strength,
    jumping ability, defenses,
[03:10] (Flashback) ---
    and sharper senses than
    you'd ever have otherwise.
[03:14] (Flashback) Marimo
    I expect you all get a grasp of
    them as quickly as possible,
[03:16] (Flashback) ---
    and get to work on exterminating
    mankind's enemy, the BETA!
[03:18] (Flashback) 207th
    Yes, ma'am!
[03:20] (Flashback) Marimo
    Wipe them from the face of the earth!
[03:22] (Flashback) 207th
    Yes, ma'am!
[03:40] Marimo
    That concludes Movement Training Course D.
[03:43] Marimo
    Come on out, Shirogane.
[03:50] Shirogane
    Maybe I overdid it a little.
[03:55] Meiya
    Takeru! What were those maneuvers?!
[03:58] Marimo
    Shirogane...
[04:00] Marimo
    Are you sure you don't have
     any TSF experience?
[04:04] Shirogane
    Uh, of course not!
[04:08] Sakaki
    Instructor!
[04:08] Sakaki
    Was Shirogane really that amazing?
[04:12] Marimo
    Historically speaking, the fastest
    any cadet ever cleared Course D
[04:16] ---
    was in five days.
[04:18] Meiya
    And he managed that in
    effectively one day?
[04:21] Mikoto
    That's awesome, Takeru!
[04:23] Sakaki
    You can't expect us to
    complete Course D that fast!
[04:26] Takeru
    Whoa, I never said I did...
[04:28] Takeru
    But thinking back,
[04:28] Ayamine
    I can never manage to hover right.
[04:29] ---
    they were all looking pretty good
    after the first two or three days.
[04:30] Sakaki
    Maybe if we had a better sense of
    the distance from the ground...
[04:33] Shirogane
    I think it was after they
    looked at my control logs?
[04:36] Shirogane
    Instructor! Can you show
    the others my control logs?
[04:40] Marimo
    What?
[04:42] Shirogane
    If my techniques are really that impressive,
[04:44] ---
    I think the entire squad could
    benefit from using them.
[04:47] Marimo
    Someone else made the same
    suggestion yesterday.
[04:51] Marimo
    Executive Officer Kouzuki.
[04:54] Marimo
    On her recommendation, the curriculum for
    your training has been completely revised.
[04:59] Marimo
    As part of that, your squad
    will have priority access
[05:02] ---
    to the simulators until you've
    completed your training.
[05:05] Meiya
    That's...
[05:06] Tama
    Really amazing!
[05:08] Sakaki
    Until we're finished?
[05:09] Marimo
    In addition to that, your personal training
    units will be delivered tomorrow.
[05:14] Shirogane
    Tomorrow?
[05:15] Marimo
    Right. The XO said that TSFs are like cars,
    where experience is the best teacher.
[05:21] Marimo
    But even I didn't expect her to go this far.
[05:24] Shirogane
    For the Fubukis to show up this early...
[05:27] Shirogane
    Things are definitely ahead of schedule!
[05:33] Shirogane
    This is for you. It's a shell.
[05:35] Shirogane
    You probably know about them, right?
[05:39] Shirogane
    Put it to your ear.
[05:41] Shirogane
    You can hear the ocean.
[05:47] Kasumi
    It's rumbling.
[05:49] Shirogane
    See? You got a little taste
    of going to the beach.
[05:54] Shirogane
    What's wrong?
[05:55] Kasumi
    I've never seen the ocean before.
[05:59] Shirogane
    But it's visible from near the base...
[06:01] Shirogane
    Kasumi, have you never been outside—
[06:03] Yuuko
    There you are!
[06:04] Shirogane
    Sensei?
[06:05] Yuuko
    I've got some questions about your TSF maneuvers.
[06:09] Shirogane
    Is that a good idea? What about your research?
[06:12] Yuuko
    Even I need a break sometimes, okay?!
[06:15] Yuuko
    Now, get a move on!
[06:16] Shirogane
    O-Okay.
[06:18] Shirogane
    See you later, Kasumi.
[06:26] Kasumi
    Bye-bye.
SIGN    November 24th, 2001
[06:30] Tama
    Wow, look! They're already here!
[06:34] Sakaki
    Those are ours...
[06:38] Sakaki
    Type-94 Fubukis.
[06:44] Shirogane
    Hey. I guess the whole gang's here?
[06:46] Sakaki
    You're late!
[06:47] Shirogane
    I don't think the Fubukis are
    gonna fly away without us.
[06:52] Shirogane
    Fubukis... It feels like it's been a long time.
[06:56] Staff
    Whoa, is this a—
[06:58] Staff
    What's it doing here?!
[06:59] Staff
    It doesn't matter. Just get it uncovered.
[07:03] Staff
    Come on!
[07:06] Shirogane
    A Takemikazuchi, huh...
[07:08] Meiya
    Takeru? You're familiar with it?
[07:11] Shirogane
    Well, no more than anyone else.
[07:15] Shirogane
    They're special units for exclusive
    use by the Royal Guard,
[07:17] ---
    who take their orders from the Shogunate.
[07:20] Shirogane
    And this purple one is specifically
    for Meiya's personal use.
[07:26] Tsukuyomi
    Meiya-sama...
SIGN    Tsukuyomi Mana
[07:31] Sakaki
    The Imperial Royal Guard?!
[07:32] Meiya
    How can I help you, Lt. Tsukuyomi?
[07:36] Tsukuyomi
    Meiya-sama, I was ordered to ensure that
    this Takemikazuchi was at your disposal.
[07:42] Tsukuyomi
    I believe you're aware
    of whose wish that is.
[07:48] Tsukuyomi
    Please, consider her intentions.
[07:50] Meiya
    Do as you will.
[08:05] Tsukuyomi
    Shirogane Takeru, what are you doing here?
[08:09] Tsukuyomi
    How am I talking to a dead man?
[08:12] Tsukuyomi
    You altered the UN's database in order
    to infiltrate this facility. Why?
[08:17] Kamiyo
    Did your trick not work on our systems?
[08:21] Tsukuyomi
    I'm warning you to keep away from Meiya-sama.
[08:23] Tsukuyomi
    Understood?
[08:27] (Flashback) Tsukuyomi
    How am I talking to a dead man?
[08:30] Shirogane
    She said it again.
[08:32] Shirogane
    I'm dead?
[08:35] Shirogane
    What do I even know about the "me"
    who's originally from this world?
[08:39] Shirogane
    It makes sense that he'd exist, yet...
[08:43] Shirogane
    No. Maybe he... used to exist.
[08:46] Shirogane
    Is the version of me from this world... dead?
SIGN    November 25th, 2001
[08:53] Pilot Kai
    Somebody better start talking!
[08:55] Shirogane
    Great, this again.
[08:56] Pilot Kai
    Who the hell does the Takemikazuchi
    in the hangar belong to?!
[09:02] Lady Pilot
    What the hell is that thing doing
    in our base? I want answers!
[09:04] Shirogane
    Excuse me, Lieutenant, but are you
    asking out of personal curiosity?
[09:08] Pilot Kai
    You little...
[09:09] Lady Pilot
    How about you shut up and just
    answer the question, cadet?!
[09:14] Shirogane
    I can't help but think your
    priorities should lie elsewhere.
[09:17] Pilot Kai
    What did you say?!
[09:18] Shirogane
    I can't imagine throwing your weight around
    against cadets is more valuable than—
[09:31] Shirogane
    If only people like them would fight
    this hard against the BETA...
[09:36] Shirogane
    It wouldn't have ended the way it did!
[09:38] Shirogane
    Aren't your power and authority supposed
    to be for protecting humanity?!
[09:43] Lady Pilot
    What?!
[09:44] Tsukuyomi
    Are UN pilots taught that this kind of
    unseemly public display is acceptable?
[09:51] Kai Pilot
    Th-The Imperial Royal Guard...
[09:53] Kai Pilot
    Uh, no, Lieutenant, but this
    is an internal UN matter that—
[09:57] Tsukuyomi
    This man is correct.
[09:59] ---
    The UN did not grant you authority so you
     could abuse it for personal satisfaction!
[10:02] Kai Pilot
    N-No, that's...
[10:04] Tsukuyomi
    The Takemikazuchi is stationed here under
    certain circumstances that were agreed upon
[10:08] ---
    by the Japanese government
    and UN Headquarters.
[10:11] Tsukuyomi
    This may be a UN facility,
    and outside of my jurisdiction,
[10:16] Tsukuyomi
    but any insult directed at a Takemikazuchi
    may as well be aimed at the Royal Guard,
[10:21] Tsukuyomi
    to say nothing of slandering
    the shogun herself!
[10:24] Tsukuyomi
    Know your place!
[10:29] Marimo
    You know what this is about, right?
[10:31] Shirogane
    The trouble in the PX, right?
[10:34] Marimo
    I've decided what will happen.
[10:35] Shirogane
    Yes, ma'am.
[10:37] Marimo
    I'm going to overlook this incident!
[10:39] Shirogane
    Yes, ma'am...
[10:41] Shirogane
    What?
[10:43] Marimo
    At the insistence of Lt. Tsukuyomi,
    who's stationed here at the base.
[10:46] Shirogane
    The lieutenant...
[10:47] Marimo
    You owe your squad some thanks, too.
[10:58] Marimo
    Fights aren't won by individuals.
[11:01] Marimo
    I'm pretty sure you already understand
    how important teamwork is.
[11:05] Marimo
    Don't do anything to betray
    their faith in you.
[11:10] Marimo
    You weren't hurt too badly, were you?
[11:16] Marimo
    Something about you seems to
    draw people in, Shirogane.
[11:20] Marimo
    And everyone acknowledges how
    talented of a pilot you are.
[11:24] Marimo
    I want you to remember that, okay?
[11:27] Shirogane
    Okay.
SIGN    November 26th, 2001
[11:33] Marimo
    Movement Training Course F is now over.
[11:36] Marimo
    That's it for the simulators today.
[11:43] Shirogane
    You can tell how much
    newer these Fubukis are.
[11:46] Shirogane
    They're way more agile and control
    better than those clunky old Gekishins...
[11:53] Shirogane
    That said, they're also a lot
    more sensitive and finicky.
[11:57] Shirogane
    I wish they could be more intuitive,
    like in video games,
[12:01] ---
    with cancels and combos...
[12:04] Shirogane
    Maybe with special inputs for an auto-cancel.
[12:09] Shirogane
    Video games...
[12:19] (Flashback) Shirogane
    Okay, dash in as soon as the round starts!
[12:21] (Flashback) Shirogane
    Rifle time...
[12:23] (Flashback) Shirogane
    Go, Sumika!
[12:24] (Flashback) Shirogane
    There!
[12:27] (Flashback) Mikoto
    It's gonna be like that, huh?!
[12:30] (Flashback) Sumika
    Hey, I hit something!
[12:32] (Flashback) Shirogane
    Good! Now let's close in!
[12:34] (Flashback) Shirogane
    When I give you the signal, go for the combo!
[12:36] (Flashback) Sumika
    What's a c-combo?!
[12:38] (Flashback) Sumika
    I don't know what you're talking about!
[12:40] (Flashback) Shirogane
    Don't worry about it!
    You're playing on beginner mode.
[12:42] (Flashback) Shirogane
    Once the marker changes colors, you just
    have to pull both triggers at once!
[12:46] (Flashback) Sumika
    O-Okay, got it!
[12:48] (Flashback) Mikoto
    Here they come, Meiya!
[12:49] (Flashback) Meiya
    I'm ready for them!
[12:50] (Flashback) Meiya
    Now, Sumika!
[12:58] Meiya
    That was a really
    well-thought-out beginner mode.
[13:01] Meiya
    They had combos and auto-cancels
    mapped to a single button press.
[13:06] Meiya
    I wish these things were as easy
    to use as playing Valgern-On*.
[13:12] Meiya
    Wait, maybe they should be?
[13:15] Yuuko
    What the hell is the
    "Valgern-On-ification of TSFs"?
[13:18] Shirogane
    It's the name of a video game where a lot
     of the special maneuvers that I've been using
[13:23] ---
    can be learned easily by any
    player with a little practice.
[13:26] Yuuko
    "Any player," huh?
[13:28] Shirogane
    In my old world, the difference between
    games and TSFs gave me some pause at first.
[13:33] Shirogane
    But once I was used to the controls, I was
    able to replicate a lot of the same moves.
[13:37] Shirogane
    I think that's a big part of why
[13:39] ---
    a total novice like me was able to
    figure out TSFs as quickly as I did.
[13:43] Shirogane
    So I figure, why not have the machine
    replicate the same moves I'm using?
[13:50] Yuuko
    It's an idea...
[13:51] Yuuko
    But what specifically are you suggesting?
[13:57] Shirogane
    Cancels and combos.
[14:04] Shirogane
    For example,
[14:06] ---
    you know how a TSF will automatically
    brace itself when it's about to fall over?
[14:09] Shirogane
    And once it's in that recovery sequence,
    it stops accepting manual inputs.
[14:13] Shirogane
    Cancels are a way of turning that off.
[14:16] Yuuko
    Then how would you catch yourself?
[14:19] Shirogane
    It's more important to have the
    option to shoot while falling.
[14:22] Yuuko
    And what are these combos
    you're talking about?
[14:25] Shirogane
    It refers getting a different
    kind of outcome,
[14:28] ---
    based on the commands
     you execute and the timing.
[14:30] Shirogane
    For example...
[14:32] Shirogane
    Let's say you throw three right-handed
    punches, and a forward kick normally.
[14:36] Shirogane
    But if you hit those same buttons,
     except faster,
[14:38] ---
    you get right-left-right punches,
     and a roundhouse kick.
[14:42] Shirogane
    That's a combo.
[14:43] Yuuko
    Like a string of attacks...
[14:46] Yuuko
    And is there any reason not to have those
    attack strings registered to a single button?
[14:50] Shirogane
    It'd work, but...
[14:53] Shirogane
    Let's say you're three-fourths
    of the way through the sequence,
[14:56] ---
    then find yourself in danger.
[14:57] ---
    You need to have the option
    to cancel it out and evade.
[15:00] Yuuko
    I think I understand what you're getting at.
[15:03] ---
    It boils down to two things:
[15:05] ---
    a simplification of the controls, and
    creating a suite of sequential maneuvers.
[15:10] ---
    You basically want to automate
    the most frequently used moves,
[15:13] ---
    but also include the ability to
    cancel out of those sequences.
[15:17] ---
    And you think that's possible?
[15:19] Shirogane
    Yes.
[15:20] Shirogane
    If you can convert my control logs...
[15:22] ---
    Then I can handle the setups for the combos.
[15:24] Yuuko
    That could work.
[15:25] Yuuko
    But do you really think that TSFs with
    preset, inflexible sets of moves
[15:29] ---
    would be useful in combat?
[15:33] Yuuko
    It's not like the enemy is always
    going to attack the same way.
[15:36] Yuuko
    Can you really come up with a pattern
    for any situation imaginable?
[15:41] Shirogane
    Maybe we could just stick to the
    most broadly applicable ones?
[15:45] Yuuko
    And you want the computer to be able
    to adjust for all variables?
[15:48] Yuuko
    At a certain level, that amounts to
    phasing pilots out of the equation.
[15:51] Shirogane
    Wouldn't that be better, in the long run?
[15:56] Yuuko
    You're asking me to create a machine with
    cognitive ability comparable to a human's.
[16:01] Shirogane
    Oh, I get it.
[16:03] ---
    It doesn't matter how
    versatile the move sets are,
[16:06] Shirogane
    a machine wouldn't be able to accurately judge
    how to execute them based on the situation.
[16:12] Shirogane
    Man, I really thought
    I was onto something, too.
[16:16] Yuuko
    I can see why, which is
    why we're going to try it.
[16:20] Yuuko
    The big issue is the parallel processing speed
    needed to sync with pilot input, right?
[16:25] Yuuko
    TSF movements are controlled via the
    human brain, albeit indirectly,
[16:31] ---
    and that still counts as parallel processing.
[16:33] Yuuko
    Any corrections to the timing of these
    moves on an environmental basis
[16:37] ---
    should be manageable if we can boost the
    computer's automated processing power.
[16:42] Shirogane
    Then it is possible?!
[16:43] Yuuko
    It'll be easy, too.
    I'll have the arrangements made.
[16:49] Yuuko
    Your training unit is going
    to be the testbed for this.
[16:52] Yuuko
    All of your data's going to
    be collected, so keep that in mind.
[16:55] Yuuko
    Starting today, you're the test pilot
    for a new proof of concept.
[17:01] Shirogane
    I'm... a test pilot?
[17:04] Shirogane
    That's awesome! Aren't test pilots
    supposed to be super elites?!
[17:08] Yuuko
    Don't get too happy with yourself.
[17:10] Yuuko
    Do you really think we can find another
    pilot with ridiculous moves like yours?
[17:16] Yuuko
    Come on. That was a compliment.
SIGN    November 27th, 2001
[17:27] Shirogane
    Just a few more minutes, Kasumi.
[17:34] Kasumi
    I wanted to give you something in return.
[17:42] Shirogane
    That's... This drawing...
[17:45] (Flashback) Shirogane
    A Game Guy!
[17:47] (Flashback) Sumika
    Well, it's your birthday, Takeru-chan!
[17:50] (Flashback) Sumika
    You've always wanted one, right?
[17:52] Shirogane
    What is this? What is going on here?
[17:55] Shirogane
    How can Kasumi know about tech*
    that doesn't exist in this world?!
[18:00] Shirogane
    Kasumi!
[18:08] Shirogane
    I don't get it... Kasumi...
[18:11] Shirogane
    Just what is she?
SIGN    Theory of Relativity
SIGN    Theory of Relativity
SIGN    Theory of Relativity
SIGN    Theory of Relativity
[18:16] Marimo
    That concludes today's lecture.
[18:18] Marimo
    I've got one bit of news
    before you're dismissed.
[18:21] Marimo
    I know this is sudden,
[18:23] ---
    but tomorrow, the UN Undersecretary
    will be inspecting the base.
[18:29] Marimo
    What is it, Shirogane?
[18:31] Shirogane
    The undersecretary's inspection is...
[18:33] Shirogane
    T-Tomorrow?!
[18:35] Marimo
    We were previously going
    to move up your training
[18:38] ---
    and begin combat exercises
    in the city ruins...
[18:41] Marimo
    But this is non-negotiable.
[18:43] Marimo
    You're all to be on standby
    inside the base tomorrow.
[18:45] Marimo
    That is all.
[18:46] Sakaki
    Salute!
[18:53] Shirogane
    This can't be right.
[18:54] Shirogane
    The undersecretary was supposed to visit
    after we had started combat exercises!
[18:59] Shirogane
    I didn't expect the future to change like this!
[19:03] Shirogane
    If the he's coming to the base,
     then it's coming, too.
[19:09] Shirogane
    The HSST is going to fall!
[19:17] Yuuko
    Really? Well, that should
    prove to be quite the show.
[19:20] Shirogane
    You realize this affects you too, right?!
[19:23] Shirogane
    If this isn't dealt with the right way,
    there's no telling what could happen!
[19:26] Shirogane
    The entire base could be blown away!
[19:31] Shirogane
    The future's finally starting to change...
[19:34] Shirogane
    But this happens tomorrow!
[19:37] Yuuko
    Give it a rest already.
[19:39] Yuuko
    If we keep this from happening,
    it'd alter the future too much.
[19:42] Yuuko
    So we're not going to intervene.
[19:45] Shirogane
    You know what day it is, don't you?
[19:47] Shirogane
    The 27th of November!
[19:49] Shirogane
    There's less than a month left
    until Alternative V gets underway!
[19:56] Yuuko
    Fine. I'll deal with it.
[19:59] Shirogane
    Please do.
[20:01] Yuuko
    It's strange, though.
[20:03] ---
    Why are they getting so desperate?
[20:06] Shirogane
    I dunno... I never thought about it.
[20:09] Yuuko
    Well, it's probably as simple
    as Alternative V advocates
[20:12] ---
    running out of patience with
    how things never seem to improve.
[20:17] Yuuko
    I wonder if they want to bet it all on a
    suicide attack against Kaxgar or something?
[20:22] Shirogane
    Kaxgar is Target 01, right?
[20:25] Yuuko
    That's right. Its international
    designation is the "Original Hive."
[20:29] Yuuko
    The spot where the BETA
    first touched down on Earth.
[20:34] Shirogane
    Um... this map is only showing
    Hive locations, right?
[20:39] Yuuko
    That's right.
[20:41] Shirogane
    There are two BETA hives in Japan...
[20:45] Shirogane
    One's on Sadogashima.
[20:47] Shirogane
    And the other...
[20:50] Yuuko
    You probably know about it, right?
[20:52] Yuuko
    Back before the operation to retake Honshu,
     this area was BETA territory.
[20:58] Shirogane
    You mean... this location...
[21:00] Yuuko
    That's right. The Yokohama Base
     used to be a hive.
[21:06] Yuuko
    Some of the BETA's functions
    are still intact, too.
[21:09] Yuuko
    That's why it's showing up on the map.
[21:13] Shirogane
    The base we've been living on is a hive...
[21:19] Shirogane
    The BETA used to live here?!
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