E6 - Summer Deer Festival

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SIGN    This is a work of fiction. The names of the people, places, and organizations
    are fictitious and in no way related to any real person or entity.
[00:00] Narrator
    We would like to humbly thank all the
    loyal viewers of* My Deer Friend Nokotan*.
[00:06] Narrator
    As we fearfully await the day we receive
    objections from a deer conservation group,
[00:09] Narrator
    our show has officially
    reached the halfway mark.
[00:13] Narrator
    So this time, on top of our usual episode,
[00:17] Narrator
    we are proud to present to you a
    collection of eighteen mini episodes.
[00:21] Narrator
    Isn't it great getting eighteen
    for the price of one?
[00:25] Nokotan
    Starting notsu!
SIGN    Summer Deer Festival
SIGN    Deer Club
    Seeking New Club Members
SIGN    I Seriously Don't Get the Trick
SIGN    Bessatsu Friend
[02:05] Nokotan
    Koshitan, Koshitan!
[02:06] Koshitan
    Hm?
[02:07] Nokotan
    I'm about to show you my psychic powers,
    so watch carefully.
[02:10] Koshitan
    'Kay.
SIGN    Deer Crackers
[02:21] Koshitan
    It started shining?
    Wait, does she actually...
SIGN    Flop
[02:26] Koshitan
    Not the spoon but yourself?
SIGN    You're Probably Gonna Stand Out for Various Reasons
[02:32] Koshitan
    Man, I could sure use some coffee right now.
[02:34] Nokotan
    Want some?
[02:35] Koshitan
    You actually have some?
SIGN    Open
[02:46] Koshitan
    Actually, I'm good.
[02:48] Nokotan
    Om, nom, nom...
SIGN    Better Than Selling Off Some Organs
[02:50] Koshitan
    The cost of the deer crackers...
[02:52] Koshitan
    Room repair expenses for all the destruction
    Shikanoko and Anko caused...
[02:56] Koshitan
    The cost of the King of
    Koshi Torako Competition...
[02:59] Koshitan
    We don't have enough money!
[03:01] Koshitan
    Also, the Deer Club has to foot the entire bill
    for that competition? Damn it!
[03:07] Nokotan
    Koshitan.
[03:10] Nokotan
    Wanna sell these on Mercari?
SIGN    Recommended Shop Pick
SIGN    Deer Antler
SIGN    List
SIGN    Genjima-san has purchased the item
    "Deer Antler °Like New°." Please send
    the item after confirming their details.
[03:26] Koshitan
    We sold one!
[03:27] Narrator
    Club funds secured!
SIGN    She's Not Killing Anyone with Those Winks
[03:30] Nokotan
    Notsu.
[03:33] Nokotan
    Notsu.
[03:35] Koshitan
    How does all that actually work?
SIGN    Deer Club
    Seeking New Club Members
SIGN    This Is Definitely Messed Up
SIGN    m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
SIGN    Guugle News
    Top | Live | Ranking | Entertainment | Sports | Gourmet | Politics
    Cat-Eared Idols Are All the Rage!!
    Shishidoko Neko from nekomarionette-paties, the idol group
    gaining fame on social media as "the underground idols who
    look too good with cat ears," uploaded a video onto her personal
    Mytube channel on the 10th. The video happened to be of her
    doing an official "Let's Dance" video of part of the choreography
    for their new song that goes on sale next month.
    Fans were so blown away by this video that they flooded
    the internet with comments. This surprise...
SIGN    We asked everyone in Japan!
SIGN    Favorite Animal Ranking
SIGN    1st Cat
SIGN    2nd Dog
SIGN    3rd Bear
SIGN    4th Horse
SIGN    5th Sparrow
SIGN    Out of Ranking Deer
[03:43] [SONG] Sign
    Comments & General Consensus
SIGN    According to our survey, cats took the number-one spot.
SIGN    Top News > Sports
SIGN    The World Cat Cup Begins!
SIGN    Japanese Cats Come Out on Top!
    Made it Through the Group Leagues!
SIGN    The World Cat Cup opened last week.
    The Japanese cats had their work cut out
    for them with one win and one loss.
    This morning, they went up against the
    Spanish cats to see who would move
    onto the finals league. The Spanish cats
    are a powerhouse team—one of the top
    teams in Europe. They definitely didn't
    pull any punches against their Japanese
    opponents. A fierce battle continued as
    neither side would let up, but then the
    Japanese cats went for a risky move.
    The competition was close, but the
    "Calico's 1mm," which was trending on
    social media, is what turned the tables,
    bringing them victory...
SIGN    Shimbun
SIGN    m 0 0 l 100 0 100 100 0 100
SIGN    Top News > Politics
SIGN    The Truth Behind the Cat Party's Seizure of Power
SIGN    The Deer Party Self-Destructs?!
    The Truth Behind the Regime
     Change
SIGN    Support for the Deer Party has continued
    to decline due to the faction-related slush
    fund scandal that has been going on since
    last year. Political distrust has grown as
    the number of independents who do not
    support any political party swells.
    Meanwhile, the Cat Party has steadily
    built up the public's trust through
    economic recovery measures and other
    efforts. The gap between the two parties'
    support rates has become decisive.
SIGN    We asked for political scientist Toranoi-san's analysis of this regime change.
[03:50] [SONG] Sign
    "Monthly Deer" Publication Suspended
[03:53] Nokotan
    Wasn't it finally time for deer to shine?!
[03:56] Narrator
    Better luck in your next life.
SIGN    I Think Just My Antlers Might Grow Every Night
[04:01] Nokotan
    I totally think the Deer Club should
    start selling body pillow covers.
[04:05] Koshitan
    Where'd that come from?
[04:07] Nokotan
    Hup!
[04:08] Nokotan
    I even made a sample!
[04:10] Koshitan
    Did you just will that into existence?
[04:12] Koshitan
    Also, it has antlers...
[04:14] Nokotan
    Try it out, Koshitan!
[04:17] Nokotan
    Well? Well?!
[04:19] Koshitan
    Damn antler's in the way.
SIGN    I Sure Hope You Make This into Merch
[04:22] Nokotan
    Then how about some Deer Club T-shirts?
[04:25] Koshitan
    I guess we could do that much.
SIGN    Deer Club
SIGN    Notsu.
[04:30] Nokotan
    All done!
[04:30] Koshitan
    You just formed it out of the ether again.
[04:33] Nokotan
    I'm gonna wear it right now!
SIGN    Deer Club
SIGN    Notsu.
SIGN    It Shines in Seven Colors
[04:41] Nokotan
    Did you drop this golden antler
    or this silver antler?
[04:45] Koshitan
    You whut?
[04:46] Nokotan
    Did you drop this golden antler
    or this silver antler?
[04:50] Koshitan
    You're just going to keep asking
    until I answer, aren't you?
[04:55] Koshitan
    I actually didn't drop either of them.
[04:57] Nokotan
    Since you're so honest, I shall
    give you this gaming antler!
[05:01] Koshitan
    Gaming antler?
[05:02] Koshitan
    Uh!
[05:03] Koshitan
    Oh, god! My eyes! My eyes!
SIGN    No Boba for You
[05:23] Koshitan
    Wait a minute. This isn't a straw!
[05:24] Koshitan
    It's an antler!
[05:27] Nokotan
    Just as antler.
SIGN    Hand-Me-Downs
[05:31] Koshitan
    Look at you, all high-school-girl-like.
[05:35] Koshitan
    You looked great in your
    middle school uniform,
[05:37] Koshitan
    but you rock the sailor uniform, too.
[05:39] Anko
    Squee! We match, Onee-chan!
[05:42] Koshitan
    I mean... that applies to everyone
    else at our school, too...
[05:46] Koshitan
    It does seem a bit big on you, though.
[05:48] Koshitan
    You didn't want a more fitting size?
[05:51] Anko
    Well, this is your hand-me-down.
[05:54] Koshitan
    Oh, I see...
SIGN    Ta-hay-sty
SIGN    Ta-hay-sty
SIGN    Ta-hay-sty
[06:13] Bashame
    Ta-hay-sty.
SIGN    Ta-hay-sty
SIGN    Ta-hay-sty
SIGN    Deerlicious
SIGN    Deerlicious
[06:14] Nokotan
    Deerlicious.
[06:15] Bashame
    Ta-hay-sty.
[06:15] Nokotan
    Deerlicious.
[06:16] Bashame
    Ta-hay-sty.
[06:16] Nokotan
    Deerlicious.
SIGN    Notsu Notsu Shopping
SIGN    Basically Inventory Disposal
[06:19] Nokotan
    Hello, viewers. It's time once
    again for Notsu Notsu Shopping.
[06:25] Nokotan
    And here's our item for today!
SIGN    Koshi
[06:29] Nokotan
    Our antler-shaped name seal case!
[06:31] Anko
    Wow. It's so popular right now.
    I've been dying to get one.
SIGN    yen
[06:35] Nokotan
    Usually, it's 29,800 yen after tax...
[06:39] Nokotan
    But just for you viewers today!
SIGN    yen
SIGN    yen
[06:41] Nokotan
    We've slashed the price by 90%,
    and it's only 2,980 yen!
[06:45] Anko
    Wow, 2,980 yen? Really?
SIGN    Free Shipping
[06:49] Nokotan
    Buy three, and you'll get free shipping!
[06:51] Nokotan
    Act now, and we'll throw
    in this antler plushie,
[06:53] Nokotan
    this antler beauty essence,
    and this wood-carved antler!
[06:57] Anko
    Wow, what a deal.
[07:03] Neko
    Really? An antler-shaped name seal case?
SIGN    Student Council Office
SIGN    Locally, a Huge Hit
[07:11] Tanuki
    You seem really happy, Chiharu.
[07:13] Tanuki
    What's that?
[07:14] Neko
    An antler-shaped name seal case.
[07:16] Tanuki
    An antler-shaped name seal case?!
    That's wonderful!
[07:22] Tsubame
    I also got an antler plushie, antler beauty
    essence, and this wood-carved antler.
[07:27] Tanuki
    Wow! That plushie is so cute!
[07:33] Tsubame
    Here, Kinu. You can have one.
[07:35] Tanuki
    Wait, really?!
[07:36] Tanuki
    But I'm such a failure as a childhood friend!
[07:40] Tanuki
    Chiharu!
[07:42] Tsubame
    There, there.
[07:43] Tsubame
    You're always taking care of me, Kinu.
SIGN    At This Rate, You Could Get Them to Buy Anything
[07:50] Neko
    An antler-shaped name seal case...
[07:52] Neko
    Are they actually popular?
[07:55] Neko
    Come on. It's not like I'd ever use one.
[07:58] Neko
    But it's free shipping...
[08:00] Neko
    It's 90% off...
[08:02] Neko
    And it comes with a plushie, a wood carving,
    and beauty essence...
[08:05] Neko
    2,980 yen...
[08:07] Neko
    It's actually... a good deal?!
[08:09] Narrator
    Yeah, she bought it.
SIGN    Powerful Enemy
[08:17] Koshitan
    Oh, hey. A cat. How cute.
[08:20] Nokotan
    But deer are much cuter!
[08:22] Koshitan
    It's not a competition.
[08:26] Koshitan
    Dang, that wind's strong.
[08:27] Bashame
    But Bashame is much stronger!
[08:30] Koshitan
    Seriously, who are you even competing with?
SIGN    Koshitan Is Studying
[08:37] Anko
    Onee-chan, I made you some tea.
[08:39] Koshitan
    Oh, thanks.
SIGN    5 minutes later
[08:43] Anko
    Onee-chan, I brought you a snack.
[08:45] Koshitan
    Oh, thanks.
SIGN    Another 5 minutes later
[08:48] Anko
    Onee-chan, I brought you more tea.
SIGN    And another 5 minutes later
[08:53] Anko
    Onee-chan—
[08:54] Koshitan
    Could you leave me alone for a bit?
SIGN    Deer Club
    Seeking New Club Members
SIGN    Surprisingly Athletic
[09:04] Nokotan
    Newbie! Greet your senpai!
[09:07] Nokotan and Bashame
    Notsu!
SIGN    DEER CLUB THE ROCK
[09:10] Nokotan
    Let's start a band!
[09:12] Koshitan
    Did you get inspired by
    some late-night anime?
[09:15] Nokotan
    So anyway, I brought us instruments!
SIGN    Shakuhachi
SIGN    Theremin
SIGN    Udu drum
[09:19] Koshitan
    The hell is this lineup?
[09:21] Koshitan
    I can't even imagine what kind of
    melody they'd produce together.
[09:24] Anko
    Then I'll play the vuvuzela.
[09:27] Nokotan
    You're in!
[09:28] Koshitan
    I'm sorry, what?!
    That wasn't even in the lineup!
[09:31] Bashame
    Bashame can whistle.
[09:35] Nokotan
    You're in!
[09:37] Koshitan
    Do you really need someone
    to whistle in a band?!
[09:40] Koshitan
    And she can't even whistle!
[09:41] Nokotan
    And I'll be the vocalist.
[09:43] Koshitan
    No fair!
[09:44] Narrator
    Koshitan... on udu drum,
    theremin, and shakuhachi.
SIGN    Shizuoka Prefecture
    Mishima Taisha
SIGN    Shizuoka Prefecture
    Mishima Taisha
    Sacred Deer Park
[09:57] Narrator
    It's finally summertime in Hino City!
[10:02] Anko
    Who would've thought summer would
    come to Hino City... Right, Onee-chan?
[10:05] Koshitan
    I mean, summer comes
    to Hino City all the time.
[10:08] Koshitan
    You and the narrator guy
[10:10] Koshitan
    seem to think Hino is some ominous place
    outside the human realm and understanding.
[10:14] Narrator
    I mean... the manga went for over
    three years without one summer.
[10:17] Anko
    Well, anyway. Our summer
    uniforms are nice, too.
[10:20] Koshitan
    Yeah.
[10:21] Koshitan
    Even if our uniforms are old hat by now,
    just shortening the sleeves
[10:24] Koshitan
    adds a refreshing bit of eye candy.
[10:27] Koshitan
    Just kidding.
[10:28] Anko
    You're right, though.
[10:30] Anko
    Just look at how much of your upper arm
    shows thanks to those short sleeves!
[10:35] Anko
    Not to mention the glimpses of your alluring
    armpits that show through the hole...
[10:39] Anko
    An all-you-can-eat buffet for the eyes!
[10:41] Anko
    It's the best.
[10:42] Koshitan
    Where the hell are you looking?!
[10:44] Anko
    And, of course...
[10:46] Anko
    The faint outline on your back visible
    through the thin summer uniform...
[10:49] Anko
    The pure-white love bra strap!
[10:51] Koshitan
    Your eyes are creeping me out!
[10:52] Anko
    Oh, you're being so bashful, Onee-chan!
[10:54] Anko
    So cute.
[10:55] Koshitan
    Don't inch closer to me
    with those predatory eyes!
[10:58] Classmate A
    Oh, it's Koshi-san and her little sister.
[11:01] Classmate C
    They're so close even when
    it's bright and early.
[11:03] Classmate B
    Sister yuri... I can dig it!
[11:06] Nokotan
    Oh, hey. It's Koshitan and Koshian!
[11:08] Koshitan
    And now more predators.
[11:10] Nokotan
    Let's do our best at being deer as usual!
[11:13] Koshitan
    Okay, what the hell happened to you now?!
SIGN    Deer Club
    Seeking New Club Members
[11:15] Narrator
    Anyway, a bunch happened,
    and now it's after school.
[11:19] Anko
    It's been a while, but I guess
    it's not going away.
[11:22] Anko
    Does anything feel strange?
[11:24] Nokotan
    Nope! My antlers are moving just fine, too!
[11:26] Koshitan
    Antlers aren't supposed to move.
[11:29] Koshitan
    Actually, you know...
[11:32] Koshitan
    Did you eat something off the ground
    and catch some weird disease?
[11:36] Nokotan
    How rude! The only thing I eat
    off the ground is deer crackers!
[11:41] Koshitan
    So you are eating things off the ground.
[11:42] Anko
    But it's rare to find deer crackers randomly
    lying on the ground outside of Nara.
[11:47] Bashame
    Bashame has figured it out.
[11:49] Bashame
    Bashame has seen those spots
    that are on your body before.
[11:52] Bashame
    And it is indeed a disease!
[11:55] Koshitan
    W-Wait, seriously, Bashame?
[11:58] Bashame
    Yes. The disease Nokotan-senpai has is...
[12:01] Koshitan
    Is...?
[12:02] Anko
    Is...?
[12:03] Nokotan
    Is...?
[12:05] Bashame
    The arch-nemesis of rice!
[12:07] Bashame
    It's rice blast!
[12:10] Narrator
    Rice blast is a disease caused by a
    fungus that can grow in rice paddies.
[12:14] Narrator
    White splotches appear on
    the leaves of infected plants.
[12:18] Narrator
    If the symptoms worsen, the plant
    will eventually wither completely.
[12:22] Narrator
    Not only does it reduce the yield of the rice
    harvest, it can even kill off entire paddies,
[12:27] Narrator
    making it the disease that rice farmers
    are the most afraid of.
[12:30] Koshitan
    That's not even an animal disease!
[12:32] Bashame
    There's no doubt about it.
[12:34] Bashame
    Bashame watches THE TETSUWAN DASH
    all the time, so Bashame knows lots.
SIGN    Shut your mouth, Koshitan!
[12:39] Koshitan
    I mean, DASH is a great show...
[12:42] Koshitan
    But that aside...
[12:43] Koshitan
    Your face is really pissing me off!
[12:46] Nokotan
    Oh. I guess I was a rice plant,
    not a deer, all along.
[12:49] Anko
    Shika-san and Ine-san are like
    old names for women in Japan.
[12:54] Bashame
    Bashame respects you as
    a deer, Nokotan-senpai.
[12:58] Bashame
    But... as someone who worries about
    Japan's food self-sufficiency rates declining,
[13:03] Bashame
    rice blast must be taken care of!
SIGN    My Deer Friend Nokotan
[13:05] Narrator
    Please continue to support the social
    studies anime* My Deer Friend Nokotan*.
[13:10] Nokotan
    You're right, Bashame.
[13:12] Nokotan
    I can't go causin' trouble for all the
    rice farmers in Japan with my sickly body.
[13:19] Koshitan
    Shikanoko?
[13:20] Nokotan
    Deer don't truly die. They just disappear.
[13:23] Nokotan
    Koshitan, I leave the Deer Club in your hands.
SIGN    Deer Crackers
[13:26] Koshitan
    H-Hey, what do you mean by that?
[13:29] Koshitan
    This whole club was your idea!
[13:32] Nokotan
    See ya... Koshitan.
[13:48] Koshitan
    Sh-Shikanoko!
[13:50] Bashame
    Koshitan-senpai sure does get
    influenced by the mood easily.
[13:54] Anko
    That's one of the best
    things about my sister!
SIGN    Deer Crackers
[14:00] Nokotan
    Tsunoda-san, are you slacking off again?
[14:03] Nokotan
    I know it's hot, but you
    shouldn't be doing that.
[14:05] Koshitan
    Whatever happened to him being a "wild" deer?
[14:11] Koshitan
    Hey, Shikanoko.
[14:13] Koshitan
    Tsunoda-san's body...
SIGN    Deer Crackers
[14:15] Nokotan
    Notsu? Oh!
[14:17] Nokotan
    We match, Tsunoda-san.
[14:20] Anko
    Onee-chan, maybe she's not sick.
    Maybe she's just molting.
[14:25] Koshitan
    Molting?
[14:30] Narrator
    Twice per year, deer molt in order to
    change into their summer or winter coats.
[14:34] Narrator
    And the noticeable spots that
    show up on their summer coats
[14:37] Narrator
    are also known as the "kanoko" design.
[14:40] Narrator
    Surely you've seen it on the back
    of that one world-famous fawn—
[14:43] Koshitan
    Hey, wait! When it comes to copyright, that's
    the one company you don't want to mess with!
[14:47] Anko
    That story's in the public domain now,
    so should be fine... probably.
[14:51] Nokotan
    Oh, so I was just molting.
[14:54] Nokotan
    Whoopsies. Tee-hee.
SIGN    April ~ May
[14:57] Narrator
    Note: deer actually change into their
    summer coats between April and May.
[15:01] Narrator
    But we're just some dumb comedy anime,
    so don't think about it too hard.
[15:05] Koshitan
    Don't call us dumb.
[15:06] Bashame
    Bashame believed in you from
    the start, Nokotan-senpai.
[15:10] Koshitan
    Why, you little...
[15:11] Nokotan
    Well, no wonder I shed
    so much since yesterday.
[15:15] Nokotan
    Just look at all this!
[15:17] Koshitan
    Yeah, that's definitely
    the other kind of molting!
[15:20] Nokotan
    What? I mean this clearly all hair!
[15:24] Koshitan
    Look, that's terrifying!
[15:26] Nokotan
    Oh, no! My fur!
[15:33] Koshitan
    Don't put it on!
[15:34] Bashame
    The ventilation is great!
[15:37] Nokotan
    Well, now that we're all
    dressed for the season,
[15:40] Nokotan
    let the Deer Club's summer officially begin!
[15:42] Nokotan and Bashame
    Yeah!
[15:46] Anko
    Onee-chan?
[15:47] Koshitan
    Well, I mean... I'm pretty sure this
    summer's gonna be insane, you know?
[15:52] Narrator
    Now that they're appropriately dressed, the
    Deer Club's hot summer can begin in earnest.
[15:57] Tanuki
    Huh? Chiharu, is that a new antler?
[16:01] Tsbuame
    Yeah. I bought it for 2,000 yen on Mercari.
[16:04] Tsbuame
    What a bargain.
[16:05] Narrator
    And then that hot summer...
[16:08] Narrator
    ended with no particular issue.
[16:10] Koshitan
    Was there a reason our hot summer
    didn't even make it to the end credits?
[16:16] Bashame
    Heya, Anko-chan.
SIGN    Deer Crackers
[16:18] Nokotan
    All my fur molted again, so here's
    a fresh coat just for you, Koshian!
[16:22] Anko
    Oh, no. My hand slipped.
[16:24] Bashame
    That's such a waste, Anko-chan!
[16:27] Bashame
    These are so comfy to wear.
[16:29] Anko
    How long are you going
    to be wearing that thing?
[16:33] Koshitan
    Shedding hair, huh?
[16:44] Narrator
    Koshitan decided to halt her train of thought
    before it arrived at a terrifying station.
[16:50] Neko
    So, about our plan
    to eradicate the Deer Club...
[16:53] Neko
    Let's have you two report on your progress.
[16:56] Tanuki
    Progress? But Chiharu and I aren't
    exactly planning to eradicate it...
[17:02] Neko
    What? But you said you'd assist me!
[17:07] Tanuki
    I didn't say anything of the sort!
[17:09] Neko
    What?! Also, why are we back
    to winter uniforms?
[17:12] Neko
    I didn't even get to show
    off my summer uniform!
[17:15] Neko
    I don't even remember having
    any kind of summer vacation!
[17:19] Tanuki
    I'm so sorry! It's probably because
    my upper arms are so flabby and ugly
[17:26] Tanuki
    and visible with short sleeves
    that our summer just ended!
[17:29] Narrator
    Your lack of a summer vacation
    is a feature, not a bug.
[17:32] Nokotan
    May I have a moment?
[17:34] Neko
    Oh? Do you have something to report?
[17:38] Neko
    Wait, what are you doing here?!
SIGN    Hiiiisss
[17:41] Neko
    This is a Deer Club eradication meeting!
[17:43] Neko
    We can't do it with the Deer Club here!
[17:45] Nokotan
    Now's not the time to sweat the small stuff.
[17:48] Neko
    Small? It's your club we're eradicating!
[17:51] Neko
    I mean, I guess I shouldn't bring that up.
[17:53] Nokotan
    I have made the discovery of the century.
[17:57] Neko
    Of the century?
[17:58] Nokotan
    Take a look at this.
[18:01] Neko
    What is that?
[18:03] Nokotan
    Heh.
[18:04] Nokotan
    It's a tsuchinoko!
[18:05] Neko
    It absolutely is not!
[18:07] Neko
    Wh-What in the world is this mysterious orb?!
[18:12] Neko
    It moved!
[18:13] Neko
    Are those tentacles growing from it?!
[18:15] Neko
    And it's squirming around! Gross!
[18:18] Tanuki
    What a unique shape.
[18:20] Tsubame
    The mysteries of life...
[18:22] Neko
    Wha... You two are rather calm.
[18:24] Nokotan
    Isn't it amazing?
[18:26] Nokotan
    I found it when I was digging up
    holes in the schoolyard.
[18:28] Neko
    What do you think you're doing? And wait,
    that thing was buried on school grounds?
[18:32] Neko
    Yikes!
[18:33] Neko
    Not to mention, isn't the
    tsuchinoko that one thing?
[18:36] Neko
    That unidentified lifeform...
    with the, uh, indescribable form...
[18:40] Nokotan
    But this also has an indescribable form.
[18:43] Neko
    Yes, it does! I mean, you have a point, but...
[18:45] Neko
    We don't know that
    tsuchinoko even really exist!
[18:50] Neko
    Wait, now it's shining!
[18:53] Nokotan
    See? I told you! It's a tsuchinoko!
[18:55] Neko
    Wait a second. Are we even
    imagining the same tsuchinoko here?
[19:00] Neko
    This is clearly much
    creepier than a tsuchinoko!
[19:02] Neko
    That's absolutely not it!
[19:04] Nokotan
    What makes you so sure?!
[19:06] Nokotan
    Aren't you being rash by saying it's
    not one because you subjectively think
[19:09] Nokotan
    its form and ecology are wrong?!
[19:11] Nokotan
    Not to mention, have you ever
    seen a tsuchinoko before?!
[19:14] Nokotan
    Can you really say without a doubt
    that this isn't a tsuchinoko?!
[19:18] Neko
    Conversely, why do you want it
    to be a tsuchinoko that badly?
[19:22] Nokotan
    Hey, wait. Tsuchinoko...
    Shikanoko... Could it be...
[19:28] Nokotan
    that I now have a "deer friend" of my own?
[19:31] Neko
    What on earth are you talking about?
SIGN    My Dirt Friend Tsuchinoko
[19:32] Narrator
    Our new show,* My Dirt Friend
    Tsuchinoko*, is about to start.
[19:36] Tanuki
    But the more you look at it...
[19:38] Tanuki
    The way it feels, with its smooth skin
    and ceramic-like finish...
[19:42] Tanuki
    It might actually be cute.
[19:44] Neko
    I've never heard anyone describe
    an unidentified lifeform that way.
[19:48] Tsubame
    Tsucchi.
[19:49] Neko
    Wait, you named it?
[19:51] Neko
    You feel so fondly about it
    that you gave it a name?
[19:54] Tsubame
    But it doesn't seem as energetic as before.
[19:57] Tanuki
    Was it trying to say something to us
    when it shone before?
[20:01] Tsubame
    I wonder if it's hungry.
[20:03] Nokotan
    I see! Let's feed it!
[20:05] Neko
    Feed it? You don't even know what tsuchi—
[20:09] Neko
    what that thing eats, do you?
[20:12] Nokotan
    It eats deer crackers, of course!
[20:14] Neko
    What do you mean, "of course"?
[20:16] Nokotan
    Here you go. I've got a yummy
    deer cracker for you.
[20:19] Nokotan
    Eat up!
SIGN    Harrumph
[20:23] Nokotan
    Y-You don't like deer crackers?!
[20:27] Nokotan
    Then how about some grass?
[20:28] Nokotan
    Or maybe some boba?
SIGN    Harrumph
[20:30] Nokotan
    Say it ain't so!
[20:31] Nokotan
    Wh-Why don't you just try one bite?
[20:34] Nokotan
    Come on!
[20:37] Neko
    Is that intimidation?
    Is it trying to intimidate you?!
[20:39] Nokotan
    No, wait... Could it be that...
    you're not a tsuchinoko?
[20:44] Neko
    That's what I've been telling you
    this whole time!
[20:48] Narrator
    Neko-chan's retorts fill Koshitan's shoes so
    seamlessly, you can hardly tell she's gone.
[20:53] Narrator
    In any case, after trying
    to feed it various things...
[20:57] Narrator
    It seems to like chalk.
[20:59] Tanuki
    Eat up.
[21:01] Tsubame
    A photo of Tsucchi and
    Nokotan-senpai together...
[21:05] Tsubame
    Super rare.
[21:06] Neko
    I don't know how you all can give
    that unknown thing so much attention.
[21:11] Tanuki
    It's basically the same as a dog
    or a cat once you get used to it.
[21:13] Tanuki
    You should try touching it, too, Senpai.
[21:16] Neko
    What...? Touch it?
[21:21] Neko
    What?
[21:33] Neko
    I-It's so cute...
[21:38] Koshitan
    Sorry I'm la—
[21:40] Koshitan
    Wha, whoa... What the heck
    is that mysterious organism?!
[21:45] Neko
    ...ko.
[21:46] Koshitan
    Nekoyamada-san?
[21:48] Neko
    It's a tsuchinoko!
[21:49] Koshitan
    Uh... No, it definitely is not.
[21:52] Koshitan
    More importantly, what's
    Shikanoko-san doing here?
[21:55] Neko
    I will raise this little one!
[21:57] Koshitan
    What are you talking about?
[21:59] Narrator
    The Deer Club and student council decided
    to take responsibility and raise it together.