E2 - How To Spend a Long Night

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SIGN    How To Spend a Long Night
[01:35] Kakihana
    You must be joking.
[01:36] Kakihana
    You traded numbers with Shirakawa-san?
[01:38] Odokawa
    Yeah. The conversation just
    went in that direction.
[01:41] Kakihana
    Shit, I'd curse you to death if I could.
[01:43] Odokawa
    Kill me yourself.
[01:45] Odokawa
    Why be indirect about it?
[01:46] Kakihana
    I know. I bet she just wants
    an easy way to call a taxi.
[01:50] Kakihana
    Skip the pick-up fee, y'know—
[01:51] Odokawa
    Actually, she said she wanted to meet up
    for lunch or dinner on her days off.
[01:55] Kakihana
    Liar.
[01:58] Shibagaki
    Our solo performance was a huge success.
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[02:02] Baba
    Tickets were sold out.
[02:03] Shibagaki
    I wanna quit my
    part time job already.
[02:05] Baba
    I already quit mine.
[02:06] Shibagaki
    Huh? When you haven't written any jokes?
[02:09] Baba
    My girlfriend takes care of me.
[02:11] Shibagaki
    You're a piece of shit.
[02:12] Baba
    My girlfriend said I could quit.
[02:14] Shibagaki
    Bonnou Illumination formed four years ago,
[02:17] Shibagaki
    and they live in a place
    where rent is 400,000.
[02:19] Shibagaki
    Doesn't that sting?
[02:20] Baba
    Well, it is what it is.
[02:24] Shibagaki
    Why haven't we found any success on TV?
[02:27] Shibagaki
    The other day, I got caught up
    in vanity searching.
[02:29] Baba
    You shouldn't do that.
[02:30] Shibagaki
    I searched for "Homosapiens funny"
    and got hit with
[02:32] Shibagaki
    a storm of "Homosapiens aren't funny."
[02:34] Baba
    You really shouldn't vanity search.
[02:36] Shibagaki
    Comedy requires intelligence
    and culture to understand.
[02:39] Baba
    That's the bare minimum.
[02:41] Shibagaki
    In other words,
    the general public are idiots.
[02:43] Baba
    Here we go again.
[02:44] Shibagaki
    But that doesn't stop them from judging us.
[02:46] Shibagaki
    Keep your mouths shut, idiots.
[02:47] Shibagaki
    Are you listening? Being a creator
    is a one-way street.
[02:50] Shibagaki
    Don't try to get involved.
[02:51] Shibagaki
    Suppressing your own creativity
    in order to cater to society's values
[02:54] Shibagaki
    produces mediocre results. Damn amateurs.
[02:57] Baba
    Isn't responding to consumers'
    needs part of our job, though?
[02:59] Shibagaki
    We're not building household
    appliances here.
[03:02] Shibagaki
    Our opinions should be the priority
[03:03] Shibagaki
    when we're going after
    people's sensibilities.
[03:05] Shibagaki
    It's up to us to decide, "Nah, that wasn't
    quite right. Let's try something else."
[03:09] Baba
    Uh, we've received some fan mail.
[03:11] Baba
    It's from high school student
    Satoshi Nagashima-kun from Tokyo.
[03:13] Shibagaki
    This guy again?
[03:15] Baba
    "Good evening."
[03:16] Baba
    "I went to see the Homosapiens
    solo performance."
[03:18] Baba
    "It's typically fans who attend
    solo performances,
[03:21] Baba
    so it's only natural that
    your audience will laugh."
[03:23] Baba
    "Also, I think it's great that you guys believe
    in your own value and have conviction."
[03:28] Baba
    "However, as professionals,
    I think it's embarrassing for you
[03:31] Baba
    to knock people who don't recognize
    your talent as uncultured amateurs."
[03:36] Baba
    "Only after you've acknowledged
    other perspectives,
[03:38] Baba
    stuck to your guns, and achieved success
[03:39] Baba
    can you call yourselves performers."
[03:42] Baba
    "Don't mistake overconfidence
    for confidence."
[03:45] Baba
    "Also, compared to Bonnou Illumination,
    you're way less charming."
[03:50] Baba
    "P.S. You managed to
    cover it up with your energy,
[03:52] Baba
    but the final joke of your solo show
    isn't funny when written out."
[03:56] Baba
    "Keep at it."
[03:57] Shibagaki
    Someone bring that jerk here.
[03:58] (Flashback) Shirakawa
    Do you feel awkward?
[04:00] (Flashback) Odokawa
    Huh?
[04:02] (Flashback) Odokawa
    I wouldn't say awkward.
[04:05] (Flashback) Odokawa
    I listen to it every week.
    I turned it on out of habit.
[04:09] (Flashback) Shirakawa
    Odokawa-san, why can't you sleep?
[04:13] (Flashback) Odokawa
    I've forgotten how to sleep.
    I can't remember how I used to do it.
[04:18] (Flashback) Shirakawa
    Want to know a secret?
[04:25] (Flashback) Shirakawa
    You count sheep.
[04:26] (Flashback) Odokawa
    You make it sound like
    you came up with it yourself,
[04:28] (Flashback) Odokawa
    but that trick's been around forever.
[04:31] (Flashback) Shirakawa
    Also, I think it's Cyndi Lauper.
[04:33] (Flashback) Odokawa
    What is?
[04:35] (Flashback) Shirakawa
    The MVP.
[04:36] (Flashback) Odokawa
    You watched "We Are the World"?
[04:44] (Flashback) Shirakawa
    Odokawa-san, is there anyone you like?
[04:46] (Flashback) Odokawa
    Nope.
[04:47] (Flashback) Shirakawa
    What a waste.
[04:48] (Flashback) Shirakawa
    Life's more fun when you're in love.
[04:50] (Flashback) Odokawa
    I'm too old for that.
[04:52] (Flashback) Shirakawa
    You're still only 41.
    Your life is just getting started.
[04:55] (Flashback) Odokawa
    How do you know that?
[04:56] (Flashback) Shirakawa
    I've seen your medical records.
[04:57] (Flashback) Odokawa
    You know all my personal
    information, don't you?
[04:59] (Flashback) Shirakawa
    What about your family?
[05:00] (Flashback) Odakawa
    They were gone before I knew it.
[05:02] (Flashback) Shirakawa
    When?
[05:02] (Flashback) Odokawa
    Late elementary school.
[05:04] (Flashback) Shirakawa
    How'd you support yourself?
[05:05] (Flashback) Odakawa
    What is this, a stress interview?
[05:07] (Flashback) Shirakawa
    I'm sorry. I overstepped my bounds.
[05:15] (Flashback) Odokawa
    Do you regret anything?
[05:17] (Flashback) Shirakawa
    Maybe taking out a student loan
    to attend nursing school.
[05:21] (Flashback) Odokawa
    Why do you regret that?
[05:24] (Flashback) Shirakawa
    At the time, I was stubborn and
     didn't want to rely on my parents,
[05:27] (Flashback) Shirakawa
    but I feel like I should have.
[05:29] (Flashback) Odokawa
    You still haven't paid it off?
[05:35] (Flashback) Shirakawa
    No, I have.
[05:42] (Flashback) Odokawa
    Where were you born?
[05:44] (Flashback) Shirakawa
    Miyazaki.
[05:45] (Flashback) Odokawa
    Sing me a Miyazaki folk song.
[05:47] (Flashback) Shirakawa
    The Japanese pepper tree in the yard...
[05:48] (Flashback) Odokawa
    You can actually sing one?
[05:51] (Flashback) Odokawa
    I only asked you because
    I assumed you couldn't.
[05:54] (Flashback) Odokawa
    It's kind of scary, too.
[05:57] (Flashback) Shirakawa
    I want to build a happy family
[06:00] (Flashback) Shirakawa
    so my parents back in Miyazaki
    don't have to worry about me.
[06:03] (Flashback) Odokawa
    You...
[06:04] (Flashback) Shirakawa
    Miho Shirakawa.
[06:07] (Flashback) Odokawa
    Shirakawa-san, is there anyone you like?
[06:12] (Flashback) Shirakawa
    Yes.
[06:19] (Flashback) Odokawa
    Huh. What's he like?
[06:21] (Flashback) Shirakawa
    What's he like? He's a little
     hard to describe.
[06:26] (Flashback) Odokawa
    Do you have a photo of him?
[06:28] (Flashback) Shirakawa
    I do. Would you like to see?
[06:29] (Flashback) Odokawa
    I would.
[06:31] (Flashback) Odokawa
    I'll tease Kakihana by telling him about it.
[06:45] Odokawa
    You've transcended all kinds of stuff
    to achieve a look of total serenity.
[06:49] Kakihana
    Hold on. I'm organizing
    my thoughts right now.
[06:54] Kakihana
    I hate to admit it, Odokawa,
    but you've got a chance.
[06:57] Odokawa
    At what?
[06:59] Kakihana
    At the rate we're going,
[07:00] Kakihana
    both of us are headed straight
    for eternal bachelorhood.
[07:02] Kakihana
    Snagging a beautiful girl like her
    would be a huge upset.
[07:05] Odokawa
    It's not like that.
[07:07] Kakihana
    You don't like her?
[07:08] Odokawa
    That's not it.
[07:10] Kakihana
    So, you like her?
[07:11] Odokawa
    I don't particularly like her, either.
[07:13] Kakihana
    What if you had to choose?
[07:14] Odokawa
    Why force me to answer a difficult
     question in black or white terms?
[07:17] Odokawa
    Who are you, Mr. Children?
[07:18] Kakihana
    I'm asking which way you lean.
[07:21] Odokawa
    Well... I guess toward liking her.
[07:23] Kakihana
    How much?
[07:23] Odokawa
    How much what?
[07:24] Kakihana
    I'm asking how big your affection is for her.
[07:28] Odokawa
    About the size of a
    North American supplement.
[07:29] Kakihana
    In some ways, that's huge.
[07:32] Odokawa
    What should I do?
[07:34] Kakihana
    You shouldn't be too careful.
[07:37] Kakihana
    They say women are
    as fickle as autumn weather,
[07:39] Kakihana
    and that you should strike
    while the iron is hot.
[07:41] Kakihana
    But if you're too aggressive,
    she'll think you're a desperate old man,
[07:45] Kakihana
    so it's a tough balancing act.
[07:47] Kakihana
    If it were me, I'd tease her a little
    by giving her the cold shoulder,
[07:50] Kakihana
    and then smile kindly at her
    when I see her at the clinic.
[07:52] Odokawa
    Just shut up already.
[07:53] Kakihana
    Shut up?
[07:55] Odokawa
    When I asked myself
    why I'm getting advice
[07:57] Odokawa
    from a guy who's still looking for a wife,
[07:58] Odokawa
    it all started to sound like static.
[08:00] Kakihana
    Yeah, but real talk, I bet your
     parents would be ecstatic
[08:04] Kakihana
    if you were married
    by the time they returned.
[08:07] Kakihana
    Don't you want them to meet their grandkids?
[08:09] Odokawa
    I'd rather show the people
    who covered my living expenses
[08:14] Odokawa
    after my parents left that I'm happy.
[08:17] Kakihana
    You mean that support group, right?
[08:24] Kakihana
    You never get in the bath, Odokawa.
[08:27] Kakihana
    Wanna stop by Taeko's place?
[08:29] Odokawa
    Nah, I'm working tonight.
[08:36] Odokawa
    Hey, don't take pictures
    in the changing room.
[08:39] Kakihana
    Who cares? There's nobody here.
[08:41] Kakihana
    Taeko said she hasn't seen your
    face in a while. She misses you.
[08:46] Poster
    It doesn't matter that nobody's here.
    It says it's prohibited.
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[10:46] Nikaido
    Imai-san, you waited in line for me again.
[10:49] Imai
    Of course I did.
[10:50] Imai
    I've been waiting forever
    for you to debut, Rui-tan.
[10:53] Yamamoto
    I'm ready to take your picture.
[10:55] Nikaido
    How should we pose?
[10:58] Imai
    I already got pictures of us
    making a heart and linking arms.
[11:00] Imai
    What should we do?
[11:01] Nikaido
    Since you're so special,
    Imai-san, how about a hug?
[11:05] Imai
    What? Are you sure?
[11:11] Nikaido
    Since you're my last visitor today,
    I'll give you an autograph, too.
[11:15] Imai
    Thank you. I promise
    I'll buy your debut single.
[11:18] Nikaido
    Thanks, but...
[11:21] Nikaido
    I'm not sure it'll sell well.
[11:23] Imai
    Are things tough?
[11:25] Nikaido
    We had fewer people show up
    than expected again today.
[11:28] Imai
    I've been thinking.
[11:30] Imai
    Both Ichimura-san and Mitsuya-san
    would look better without masks.
[11:33] Imai
    They're so cute. It's a waste.
[11:35] Imai
    I assumed they'd take their masks
     off for the Polaroids.
[11:38] Imai
    Nobody wants a Polaroid if they're masked.
[11:40] Imai
    Oh, they may be cute, but of course
    they're not as cute as you, Rui-tan.
[11:44] Nikaido
    But those were the conditions for our debut.
[11:48] Imai
    I see. They've got their reasons, I guess.
[11:52] Imai
    Also...
[11:54] Imai
    Mitsuya-san's dancing has
    gotten a little sloppy.
[11:57] Imai
    Is she not feeling well?
[12:01] Nikaido
    She works part time while attending
    lessons and streaming from home.
[12:05] Nikaido
    She might be tired.
[12:07] Imai
    Sounds rough.
[12:09] Imai
    Don't push yourself too hard, Rui-tan.
[12:11] Nikaido
    Here.
[12:13] Imai
    Thank you, Rui-tan.
[12:15] Imai
    I'll promise I'll get rich and buy
    tons of your CDs and merch.
[12:18] Imai
    I'm just a waiter at a club
     right now, but—
[12:20] Yamamoto
    Time's up. Thank you.
[12:30] Yamamoto
    Ichimura and Mitsuya, we've got
    some time before the venue closes.
[12:34] Yamamoto
    Could you go outside
    and sell our leftover merch?
[12:37] Mitsuya
    You're kidding, right?
    Nikaido-san doesn't have to?
[12:39] Ichimura
    What can we do? Our sales
    aren't as good as Rui's.
[12:42] Ichimura
    No one cares about us.
[12:44] Yamamoto
    I'm really sorry.
[12:49] Mitsuya
    It's so embarrassing
    to go outside with this mask on.
[12:52] Mitsuya
    Ichimura-san, don't you think it's
    impossible for us to succeed?
[12:54] Mitsuya
    These masks prevent us from attracting
    big spenders like Nikaido-san.
[12:57] Ichimura
    I couldn't attract fans
    even if I took my mask off.
[13:00] Mitsuya
    Ichimura-san, you have
    too little self-esteem.
[13:04] Ichimura
    Yeah, well, I started my career
     maskless, and now I'm here.
[13:07] Ichimura
    If anything, it's crazy that you
     have any self-esteem at all.
[13:11] Mitsuya
    Maybe it's because my parents
    raised me with love.
[13:15] Ichimura
    That's crazy. You're right.
    That's a big factor.
[13:18] Ichimura
    My parents always told me
    that I couldn't do anything.
[13:23] Mitsuya
    Ichimura-san, when are you happiest?
[13:26] Ichimura
    When I'm in the bath.
[13:28] Mitsuya
    You sound like an old lady.
[13:29] Ichimura
    What about you, Mitsuya-san?
[13:31] Mitsuya
    When I'm eating.
    Especially if it's fried chicken.
[13:33] Ichimura
    You're crazy. That's crazy high in calories.
[13:35] Mitsuya
    Ichimura-san, your vocabulary is crazy bad.
[13:37] Ichimura
    What? You're crazy. What a crazy
    way to talk to your seniors.
[13:42] Yamamoto
    This is beyond our expectations.
    Great work, Nikaido.
[13:45] Yamamoto
    Even the online news is talking about you.
[13:48] Nikaido
    It's not enough.
[13:49] Nikaido
    We're less successful than we should be,
    given the commercial we put out.
[13:52] Nikaido
    We need more fans like Imai-san.
[13:55] Yamamoto
    That Imai guy was one
    of those five guys, right?
[14:07] Nikaido
    Yeah. He's probably the only one
    who's been following us since then.
[14:16] Yamamoto
    It's them.
[14:19] Yamamoto
    Hello, this is Yamamoto. Yes.
[14:22] Yamamoto
    Yes, it went smoothly. Yes.
[14:25] Yamamoto
    Half, right? Of course.
[14:28] Yamamoto
    What? A dash cam?
[14:32] Yamamoto
    I'll look for him.
[14:34] Yamamoto
    Do you know the driver's name?
[14:36] Yamamoto
    I'm not sure what I can do if you don't.
[14:39] Yamamoto
    You're right. Understood.
[14:44] Nikaido
    What did they say?
[14:45] Yamamoto
    It's fine. Nothing for you
    to worry about, Nikaido.
[15:07] Imai
    Excuse me, but could you take me
    to Shinjuku for 2,000 yen?
[15:10] Odokawa
    It costs about 3,500 yen to get
    from here to Shinjuku.
[15:13] Imai
    Can't you make an exception?
[15:15] Odokawa
    I'll go as far as I can.
[15:18] Imai
    No, please take me to Shinjuku!
[15:19] Odokawa
    Your haggling style is
    so pushy that it's creepy.
[15:22] Imai
    Please. I'm broke.
[15:25] Odokawa
    Fine, then.
[15:35] Imai
    Damn it. All losers.
[15:38] Odokawa
    If you have the money to buy those,
    you should set some aside for cab fare.
[15:41] Imai
    It's not like that.
[15:43] Imai
    I'm going to use the money
    to buy Mystery Kiss CDs.
[15:46] Odokawa
    Mystery Kiss?
[15:47] Imai
    You don't know them?
[15:48] Imai
    It's a three-person idol group
    that just debuted.
[15:50] Imai
    After struggling for two years,
    they finally debuted.
[15:53] Odokawa
    That's not a very long struggle.
[15:54] Imai
    Thinking back, I encountered them a year ago
[15:56] Imai
    at a concert I happened to attend.
[15:58] Imai
    Back then, there were only five
    people in the audience, including me.
[16:01] Imai
    But today, all those fans came to see them.
[16:04] Imai
    I feel happy, but also kind
    of sad. I feel conflicted.
[16:08] Imai
    But, like, knowing them since way back
    gives me a sense of superiority.
[16:12] Imai
    I was one of those five fans.
[16:15] Imai
    I'll never forget how I felt then.
[16:18] Imai
    Rui Nikaido's overpowering aura.
[16:20] Imai
    Her singing reminded me of Janis Joplin.
[16:22] Imai
    Her innate idol-like qualities contrasted
    with the ambition that flowed out of her.
[16:26] Imai
    Yuki Mitsuya's exceptional physical
    abilities backed by her next-level dancing.
[16:30] Imai
    Shiho Ichimura's genuine modesty.
[16:33] Imai
    Each idol had a unique personality.
[16:35] Imai
    They were the holy trinity of idols.
[16:38] Odokawa
    You've got a lot to say about them,
[16:40] Odokawa
    but their personalities got
    less impressive as you went on.
[16:42] Imai
    That's because ultimately,
    I'm a Nikaido fan.
[16:45] Imai
    I even made a Nikaido fan account.
[16:47] Odokawa
    Uh-huh.
[16:48] Imai
    Anyway, today was their
    debut CD preorder event.
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[16:52] Imai
    Each preorder comes with Polaroid tickets.
[16:54] Imai
    The more you preorder,
    the more Polaroids you get to take.
[16:57] Imai
    You can have Rui Nikaido all to yourself.
[16:59] Odokawa
    Assuming you're right, if you've
    got the money for lottery tickets,
[17:02] Odokawa
    you should spend it on CDs instead.
[17:03] Imai
    What are you talking about?
    All I can afford is one CD.
[17:07] Imai
    I'd rather win the lottery
    and make Rui Nikaido all mine.
[17:11] Odokawa
    You're betting on slim odds.
[17:13] Imai
    Are you a lucky man, Driver?
[17:15] Imai
    After all, they call it
    catching a "brake," right?
[17:18] Imai
    I bet you've got great luck.
[17:21] Odokawa
    A long time ago, I survived an accident
    that should've killed me.
[17:25] Odokawa
    So maybe I am lucky.
[17:30] Imai
    If you were lucky, you wouldn't
    have gotten into an accident.
[17:33] Odokawa
    I guess you're right.
[17:34] Odokawa
    We've arrived in Shinjuku. Is here okay?
[17:36] Imai
    Yeah! Sorry I only have 2,000 yen.
[17:39] Imai
    Since you're a lucky driver,
[17:41] Imai
    could I get your seven favorite
    numbers between 1 and 37?
[17:53] Odokawa
    2, 10, 12, 18, 20, 32, 33.
[17:58] Imai
    Hey, that sounds pretty good.
[18:00] Imai
    I'm off to buy a lottery ticket.
[18:02] Odokawa
    Hey, you still had money?
[18:06] Odokawa
    Jeez.
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[18:21] Shibagaki
    Sorry, are you available?
[18:26] Shibagaki
    Sorry to interrupt your break.
[18:28] Shibagaki
    To Japan Broadcasting, please.
[18:39] Baba
    What are you watching?
[18:41] Shibagaki
    I thought I might find something
    we could use on the broadcast.
[18:43] Baba
    You're studying hard.
[18:45] Shibagaki
    Look. Doesn't this just piss you off?
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[18:51] Baba
    I know what you mean.
    I'd rather listen to the actual song.
[18:53] Shibagaki
    Some of them are moving, though.
[18:56] Baba
    Wh-What are you talking about?
    Some of them are moving?
[18:59] Shibagaki
    Too slow.
[19:01] Shibagaki
    So what are you doing?
[19:02] Baba
    Huh? "Zooden."
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[19:04] Shibagaki
    "Zooden?"
[19:05] Baba
    It's a mobile game.
[19:08] Shibagaki
    Hold on. You named your
    account "Homosapi Baba"
[19:11] Shibagaki
    and even uploaded a photo of yourself.
[19:12] Shibagaki
    Don't you know you're a celebrity?
[19:14] Baba
    I can play with our fans this way.
    What's wrong with that?
[19:16] Shibagaki
    Use that time to write jokes instead.
[19:18] Baba
    It's super addicting.
[19:20] Baba
    You raise animals and stuff to rank up.
[19:22] Shibagaki
    You've only ever been raised.
    How could you raise anything?
[19:26] Shibagaki
    Focus on ranking up your comedy.
    You're dead last right now.
[19:28] Baba
    You think I'm dead last at comedy?
[19:30] Shibagaki
    Not just among professionals.
[19:31] Shibagaki
    I mean among all people.
    Don't get the wrong idea.
[19:33] Baba
    I'm dead last at comedy among all people?
[19:36] Shibagaki
    So, how are things with your girlfriend?
[19:39] Baba
    I can't talk about that here.
[19:41] Shibagaki
    Don't be so self-conscious.
[19:43] Shibagaki
    The percentage of people who know us is as low
    as the interest rate on a fixed deposit account.
[19:46] Baba
    Well, my girlfriend has the opportunity
    to achieve the percentage of cacao
[19:49] Baba
    in a very bitter bar of chocolate.
[19:51] Shibagaki
    Are you saying we don't?
[19:53] Odokawa
    I know you guys. You're Homosapiens, right?
[19:55] Odokawa
    I always listen to you guys on the radio.
[19:57] Shibagaki
    Seriously?
[19:58] Odokawa
    I didn't know what you looked like,
    but I recognized your voices.
[20:00] Shibagaki
    That's the problem.
[20:02] Shibagaki
    Driver, what do you think
    we need to be successful?
[20:04] Odokawa
    I don't know. Luck, maybe?
[20:06] Shibagaki
    If we were lucky, we wouldn't
    need to work hard.
[20:08] Shibagaki
    We want to be the best act in the nation.
[20:11] Odokawa
    It seems to me like you're
    not equally committed.
[20:15] Odokawa
    By the way, how did
    the N-1 preliminaries go?
[20:18] Baba
    We made it past Round 2.
[20:19] Odokawa
    That's impressive.
[20:21] Shibagaki
    Hey, Baba. What would you do
    if I said we should dissolve the group?
[20:25] Baba
    I'd think it couldn't be helped.
[20:27] Baba
    I don't really understand comedy.
[20:29] Baba
    I hate to admit it,
[20:32] Baba
    but you're the only one I think is truly
    funny from the bottom of my heart.
[20:35] Baba
    Even an older comedian
    said you've got talent.
[20:39] Baba
    That you'll be successful someday.
[20:40] Baba
    So if I'm holding you back, then
    I think I should step out of your way.
[20:45] Shibagaki
    You've got it all wrong.
    You shouldn't be talking about quitting.
[20:48] Shibagaki
    Your fatal flaw is that you're not
    frustrated after he said that about us.
[20:51] Baba
    I can't help that I'm not frustrated!
[20:54] Baba
    Are you saying you can
    control your emotions?
[20:56] Baba
    If people could do that, all unrequited
    love would cease existing!
[20:58] Shibagaki
    That's actually pretty funny!
[21:00] Shibagaki
    You should be putting
     that on the airwaves!
[21:02] Baba
    You say I'm funny, but I don't
    know what you want me to do!
[21:04] Shibagaki
    It's that way you talked back to me
    when you felt cornered!
[21:07] Baba
    Who wouldn't talk back
    after being pushed like that?
[21:09] Shibagaki
    Driver, during middle school,
    this guy got into a fistfight
[21:12] Shibagaki
    with a girl that ended in a draw.
[21:14] Baba
    That has nothing to do 
    with this conversation!
[21:16] Baba
    Quit talking about my personal life!
[21:18] Shibagaki
    You're a crap student, a crap
    fighter, and a crap comedian.
[21:21] Shibagaki
    Is there anything you can do?
[21:22] Baba
    My academic abilities aren't part of this!
[21:24] Baba
    We went to the same high school!
[21:26] Baba
    We're not that different!
[21:29] Baba
    It's our manager.
[21:32] Baba
    We'll be arriving at the studio soon.
[21:33] Baba
    Yes. We're in a taxi.
[21:35] Baba
    What? Yeah, he's right next to me.
[21:38] Baba
    Yes. Yes.
[21:40] Baba
    What? Who, me?
[21:44] Baba
    Yes. Tomorrow? That's fine.
[21:47] Baba
    Yes. Seriously?
[21:49] Baba
    Yes. Yes. Goodbye.
[21:54] Shibagaki
    What'd he say?
[21:57] Baba
    It's a regular appearance.
[21:58] Shibagaki
    You're kidding. On what?
[22:00] Baba
    Some kind of daytime food show.
[22:02] Shibagaki
    That's totally great. Ye—
[22:03] Baba
    It's just me.
[22:21] Odakawa
    Where t—
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[23:35] Odokawa
    How are things lately, ma'am?
[23:36] Taeko
    With what?
[23:37] Odokawa
    With Kakihana.
[23:38] Taeko
    There's nothing to report.
[23:39] Odokawa
    Well, he's certainly hopeless.
[23:41] Taeko
    A dumb, hopeless monkey.
[23:43] Odokawa
    Keep your voice down. He'll hear you.
[23:45] Taeko
    Crap. We made eye contact.
[23:46] Odokawa
    Ma'am, got any New Year's resolutions?
[23:48] Taeko
    Maybe I'll open a second shop.