E8 - Birds of a Feather

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[00:26] ENA
    I'm impressed, Asahina-kun.
[00:28] ENA
    You lapped pretty fast
    for your first time in the car.
[00:31] HARUKA
    The setup made it easy to drive.
[00:33] HARUKA
    The car kept up no matter what I did.
[00:35] TOSHIKI
    It does at first.
[00:37] TOSHIKI
    From that baseline,
    you'll refine your setup.
[00:40] TOSHIKI
    You'll get rid of everything
    you don't need and go even faster.
[00:46] TOSHIKI
    The number two driver can't do his job unless
    he can keep up with the number one driver.
[00:52] TOSHIKI
    So I'm counting on you, Asahina.
[02:33] HARUKA
    Kouya...
[02:35] HARUKA
    Has he not been home for a while?
[02:41] SIGN
    Komaki Futoshi
[02:41] SIGN
    Incoming call...
[02:41] SIGN
    Komaki Futoshi
[02:41] SIGN
    Komaki Futoshi
[02:41] SIGN
    Incoming call...
[02:41] SIGN
    Komaki Futoshi
[02:41] SIGN
    Incoming call...
[02:41] SIGN
    Komaki Futoshi
[02:41] SIGN
    Incoming call...
[02:42] SIGN
    Komaki Futoshi
[02:42] SIGN
    Incoming call...
[02:43] HARUKA
    Hello?
[02:44] FUTOSHI
    Hey, Haruka. Where are you?
[02:47] HARUKA
    At Kouya's apartment.
[02:48] HARUKA
    The lights are on, but it doesn't seem
    like he's been home in a while.
[02:52] FUTOSHI
    Yukihira-san just contacted me about that.
[02:57] FUTOSHI
    Madoka-chan said he was
    gonna be away for a while.
[03:02] FUTOSHI
    She thought you might've gone to his place
    since you asked for his address,
[03:06] FUTOSHI
    so she called me in a hurry.
[03:08] HARUKA
    Then where's Kouya now?
[03:10] FUTOSHI
    He didn't tell her that, either.
[03:16] FUTOSHI
    Anyway, there's something else.
[03:20] HARUKA
    Something else?
[03:21] FUTOSHI
    Well, actually...
[03:25] HARUKA
    Belsorriso wants me to be
     their number two driver?
[03:29] FUTOSHI
    Ena-san has invited you to join the team.
[03:32] KOTAROU
    After Harunaga's crash
    put him in the hospital,
[03:35] KOTAROU
    Tokumaru was promoted to number one.
[03:38] KOTAROU
    They're looking for a decent number two.
[03:42] HARUKA
    But he called me a mobile chicane.
[03:46] KOTAROU
    Well, I haven't forgiven him
     for that either, but...
[03:51] KOTAROU
    Maybe they realized what you could do
    if they swapped our second-hand crapbox
[03:57] KOTAROU
    for a shiny Belsorriso machine.
[04:00] FUTOSHI
    This machine's previous owner
    drove it for quite a few seasons.
[04:05] FUTOSHI
    Naturally, he gave us
    a discount on it, but still.
[04:09] FUTOSHI
    Y'know, Haruka, I don't think it's a bad offer.
[04:13] FUTOSHI
    Belsorriso's got money and know-how.
[04:16] FUTOSHI
    And most of all, you'd get to practice more.
[04:19] HARUKA
    But Belsorriso's our rival.
[04:23] HARUKA
    I want to keep fighting for Komaki Motors.
[04:25] FUTOSHI
    Haruka, you don't plan to end
    your career in F4, do you?
[04:30] FUTOSHI
    Above F4, you have F3, F2, and F1.
    And GT and rally. All kinds of pro categories.
[04:40] FUTOSHI
    You need results if you want to go pro.
[04:42] FUTOSHI
    If you don't win lots, teams won't reach out
     to you, and you won't get any sponsors.
[04:48] FUTOSHI
    I wish you could race in
    F3 with Komaki Motors,
[04:52] FUTOSHI
    but we just don't have the money for that.
[04:54] FUTOSHI
    If you want to aim higher, you'll eventually
     have to drive for someone else.
[04:58] FUTOSHI
    It'll happen sooner or later.
[05:01] HARUKA
    But...
[05:03] FUTOSHI
    Well, why don't you at least
    go hear what they have to say?
[05:06] FUTOSHI
    You can make a decision after that.
[05:25] ENA
    Asahina-kun.
[05:30] ENA
    Thanks for coming.
[05:31] HARUKA
    Hello.
[05:43] TOSHIKI
    Hey.
[05:45] HARUKA
    Tokumaru...
[05:46] TOSHIKI
    How are you feeling?
[05:48] HARUKA
    Okay, I guess.
[05:50] TOSHIKI
    Oh, come on now.
[05:51] TOSHIKI
    You're supposed to say "I'm great!"
     even if it's a lie.
[05:55] TOSHIKI
    People will think you lack confidence.
[05:58] TOSHIKI
    Drivers need silver tongues.
[06:01] TOSHIKI
    Otherwise, we can't trick people
     into sponsoring us.
[06:04] HARUKA
    Huh? Trick them?
[06:06] ENA
    Tokumaru, choose your
     words more carefully.
[06:10] ENA
    And on this team,
    "tricking" the sponsors is my job.
[06:14] ENA
    Anyway, Asahina-kun,
    let's get you into a car.
[06:17] HARUKA
    What? I thought I was
    just here to talk today.
[06:21] ENA
    It's all right. I got your height and weight
    and put in a seat that's a pretty close match.
[06:26] HARUKA
    But...
[06:26] ENA
    Oh, what size helmet do you wear?
[06:29] ENA
    Could you measure Asahina-kun's head?
[06:32] STAFF
    Yes, sir.
[06:32] STAFF
    This way, please.
[06:33] HARUKA
    What?
[06:37] PIT CREW A
    The car's set up to maximize Sector 3,
    so watch out for oversteer in 100R.
[06:42] PIT CREW A
    The tank's half full at 20 liters.
[06:45] PIT CREW B
    The GT cars were out this morning,
    so there's rubber on the track,
[06:48] PIT CREW B
    but the wind's picked up,
    and track temp has fallen.
[06:51] PIT CREW B
    You'll have a headwind on the straight.
[06:54] PIT CREW B
    You'll have less downforce
    in the corners, so take care.
[06:57] HARUKA
    Got it.
[07:24] ALICE/ID
    Come on now. Don't be so gloomy.
[07:27] ALICE/ID
    I'm here to visit him.
    What's the point if I'm gloomy?
[07:38] SATSUKI
    Hey, Alice-chan.
[07:40] ALICE
    Satsuki-san?
[07:41] ALICE
    Should you be moving around already?
[07:44] SATSUKI
    I'm just doing a little light rehab.
[07:46] SATSUKI
    My muscles will atrophy if I don't
    move around, slowing the recovery.
[07:55] ALICE
    You're not fine at all.
[07:59] ALICE
    S-So heavy.
[08:01] ALICE
    This is too heavy for rehab.
[08:07] SATSUKI
    I need to hurry.
[08:10] SATSUKI
    I don't have much time.
[08:15] ENA
    Your times were good.
[08:17] TOSHIKI
    You'll do even better
    with a more tailored setup.
[08:19] ENA
    Asahina-kun.
[08:20] ENA
    Do you know what makes a fast driver?
[08:24] HARUKA
    Huh?
[08:25] ENA
    There's only one way to drive fast,
    but it's difficult to do it perfectly.
[08:29] ENA
    Multiple small mistakes can
    pile up and add to your time.
[08:34] ENA
    A fast driver is one who is precise for
    the whole race and doesn't make mistakes.
[08:39] HARUKA
    No mistakes?
[08:42] ENA
    You're like Harunaga.
[08:44] TOSHIKI
    Oh, give me a break. Is he gonna
     turn into a playboy like him?
[08:49] ENA
    If he drives for us and keeps placing
     highly, he might attract fans.
[08:54] ENA
    Someday, you'll be far
    faster than you are now.
[09:00] TOSHIKI
    What are you scowling for?
[09:02] HARUKA
    Huh? Oh, it's nothing.
[09:04] TOSHIKI
    Try to be more agreeable
     when you're complimented.
[09:06] TOSHIKI
    It's part of your job as a driver.
[09:09] HARUKA
    That was a compliment?
[09:11] TOSHIKI
    The part about you becoming faster, yeah.
[09:13] TOSHIKI
    The part about you becoming a playboy
    is up to your interpretation.
[09:22] SIGN
    Komaki Motors
[09:23] KOTAROU
    Where's Haru?
[09:25] FUTOSHI
    With Belsorriso. He said he'd be late
    since he's having dinner with them.
[09:30] KOTAROU
    I see.
[09:32] FUTOSHI
    Hey, don't forget this was your idea.
[09:36] FUTOSHI
    You said it'd be better for
    Haruka to spread his wings.
[09:39] FUTOSHI
    That's the reason I even
    agreed to Ena-san's proposal.
[09:43] KOTAROU
    I know, but...
[09:48] WAITER
    Today's amuse-bouche is a spiny lobster and
     kohlrabi mille-feuille with fennel espuma.
[09:54] WAITER
    It's meant to be eaten in a single bite.
[10:00] HARUKA
    Espuma?
[10:01] ENA
    It's foam made with nitrous oxide.
[10:05] ENA
    Don't be nervous. You'll get used to it soon.
[10:10] HARUKA
    Huh?
[10:12] ENA
    Climbing the ranks means
    joining this kind of world.
[10:19] ENA
    The car was good today, yes?
[10:22] HARUKA
    Oh, um, yes.
[10:23] ENA
    It's a new machine that's
    only been driven in one race.
[10:27] ENA
    The chassis and components are nice
    and rigid. Everything functions precisely.
[10:32] HARUKA
    Um, what about Harunaga-san's car?
[10:35] ENA
    Unfortunately, it was totaled.
    It's quicker to buy a new one than repair it.
[10:41] ENA
    Cars are expendable. Even if they crash,
     they can be repaired or replaced.
[10:46] ENA
    But no matter how much money you have,
    you can't replace a driver's life.
[10:52] ENA
    Komaki and I go way back.
[10:55] ENA
    Back when we raced with your dad,
    Toru, we were good teammates.
[11:00] HARUKA
    You raced with my dad?
[11:09] HARUKA
    Are you the blond guy?
[11:12] ENA
    I was wild in my younger days.
[11:15] HARUKA
    Did you know my dad well?
[11:18] ENA
    I see. Komaki must not have told you
     out of consideration for me.
[11:24] ENA
    I was team principal when your
    father passed away in that race.
[11:31] ENA
    Toru was logical, but also passionate.
     He loved driving more than anything.
[11:37] ENA
    He always earnestly
    thought about winning.
[11:40] ENA
    But those are just my personal feelings.
[11:43] HARUKA
    What?
[11:44] ENA
    Even as my friend's son, I wouldn't invite you
     to join the team if you weren't fast.
[11:56] SATSUKI
    Alice-chan.
[11:58] ALICE
    Yes?
[11:59] SATSUKI
    Do you know what makes a fast driver?
[12:03] ALICE
    Huh?
[12:04] SATSUKI
    A truly fast driver is one
    who doesn't make mistakes.
[12:09] ALICE
    Doesn't make mistakes?
[12:11] SATSUKI
    The circuit is like a balance beam.
[12:14] SATSUKI
    In races, we drive at top speed
     along that balance beam.
[12:18] SATSUKI
    Go too fast, and you're off.
[12:21] SATSUKI
    Drive too slow, and you get overtaken.
[12:24] SATSUKI
    So we drive as close to
    the upper limit as we can.
[12:29] SATSUKI
    That's our balance beam. And I...
[12:36] SATSUKI
    I fell off.
[12:40] SATSUKI
    That was my mistake.
[12:44] SATSUKI
    At this rate, I'll be overtaken
    by someone behind me.
[12:48] SATSUKI
    The team will get another driver, and once
    they don't need me, they'll throw me away.
[12:53] ALICE
    They'd never throw you away—
[12:55] SATSUKI
    But they will!
[12:57] SATSUKI
    If I'm not back behind the wheel before
    someone else shows up, I won't have a car.
[13:09] ALICE
    Satsuki-san, you talk about
    James Hunt all the time.
[13:14] ALICE
    You said Hunt was a genius
    who attracted good luck.
[13:20] ALICE
    Didn't Hunt become
    champion by scoring points
[13:24] ALICE
    while his rival, Niki Lauda,
    missed races due to his crash?
[13:30] SATSUKI
    I'm surprised you know that.
[13:32] ALICE
    I looked it up. I wanted
    to get to know you better.
[13:37] ALICE
    Anyway, Lauda was badly
    burned in that accident.
[13:40] ALICE
    He was hovering on the brink of death.
[13:42] SATSUKI
    That was unavoidable.
[13:45] SATSUKI
    It can only be described as unlucky.
[13:47] ALICE
    But after that, Lauda recovered extremely
    quickly and returned to racing, right?
[13:55] ALICE
    Was that luck, too?
[13:57] ALICE
    Are you sure he didn't
    just work really, really hard?
[14:06] ALICE
    I-I-I-I'm sorry, I-I-I...
[14:13] ALICE
    Satsuki-san?
[14:15] SATSUKI
    Niki Lauda became champion
    the year after he returned to racing.
[14:20] SATSUKI
    As a logical man, rather than relying on luck,
     he achieved that through his own strength.
[14:26] SATSUKI
    I see. I wanted to be like Hunt.
[14:30] SATSUKI
    But I should've been emulating Lauda.
[14:36] TOSHIKI
    It's true that Asahina makes few mistakes,
[14:39] TOSHIKI
    and he isn't afraid to
    attack at crucial moments.
[14:42] TOSHIKI
    With more practice, his times will improve.
[14:46] TOSHIKI
    He's way better than Yuitani.
[15:02] FUTOSHI
    Hm? I thought Ena-san treated you to dinner.
[15:06] HARUKA
    Yeah, I guess.
[15:08] KOTAROU
    What? The food wasn't good?
[15:11] HARUKA
    No, it was. We ate at
    an expensive French restaurant.
[15:14] KOTAROU
    Wow, bougie.
[15:16] HARUKA
    There was gas in the water.
[15:18] KOTAROU
    What? Belsorriso puts gas
    in their drivers, too?
[15:23] HARUKA
    And nitrous oxide.
[15:25] KOTAROU
    Don't they use that to make
     engines more powerful?
[15:29] FUTOSHI
    Putting nitrous in an F4 car
     is against the rules.
[15:33] KOTAROU
    What else?
[15:34] HARUKA
    I forgot.
[15:35] KOTAROU
    You're too young to be going senile.
[15:38] HARUKA
    The dish names were really long.
[15:42] KOTAROU
    "This is a something-or-other thingy
     from such-and-such place,
[15:45] KOTAROU
    prepared with so-and-so technique
     on the chef's whim." Like that?
[15:48] FUTOSHI
    Oh, that means it's expensive.
[15:51] KOTAROU
    So they're worlds away from a team like us
     that struggles to afford tires to practice.
[15:55] FUTOSHI
    But you earned their recognition,
    Haruka. That's great.
[16:00] HARUKA
    Huh?
[16:01] FUTOSHI
    Ena-san called.
    He said you have a promising future.
[16:10] FUTOSHI
    Is the stuff in the microwave ready?
[16:13] FUTOSHI
    My pot stickers and rice.
[16:20] KOTAROU
    Well, if that old dude praised you,
     it must be true.
[16:25] KOTAROU
    But I know way better than he does
     that you'll get even faster.
[16:30] HARUKA
    Yeah. Belsorriso just has money.
[16:33] KOTAROU
    We can't compete with them there, though.
[16:38] HARUKA
    You know the setup I prefer
    better than they do.
[16:43] HARUKA
    You're better at making it
     so I can attack, too.
[16:46] KOTAROU
    Well, I've known you a long time. Their cars
    are just fast 'cause they're new and rigid.
[16:51] HARUKA
    Yeah, it was fast.
[16:56] HARUKA
    And the suspension was precise.
[17:15] KOTAROU
    Where's Haru?
[17:16] FUTOSHI
    With Belsorriso.
[17:18] FUTOSHI
    They're at Motegi today.
[17:22] KOTAROU
    I see.
[17:24] FUTOSHI
    Are you still upset about that?
    There's no point dwelling on it.
[17:28] KOTAROU
    I know. I know that.
[17:31] KOTAROU
    I understand up here that
    it's better for Haru to drive for them.
[17:36] KOTAROU
    But it hurts in here, damn it.
[17:42] FUTOSHI
    Honestly, for someone with a crude computer,
     you've got such a delicate engine.
[17:47] KOTAROU
    What? Are you insulting me?
     Was that an insult?
[17:47] SIGN
    Komaki Motors
[17:50] FUTOSHI
    No. I meant you're just like your late mom.
[17:57] TOSHIKI
    Hey, good work today.
[17:59] HARUKA
    I thought you were going to yell at me.
[18:01] TOSHIKI
    What? But you're keeping up with me.
[18:04] HARUKA
    I was at a complete loss
    until I learned your line.
[18:07] TOSHIKI
    You did well. This afternoon,
     you'll practice towing me along that line.
[18:12] HARUKA
    A slipstream?
[18:13] TOSHIKI
    Yeah. Lead the way, Haruka-chan.
[18:18] HARUKA
    "Haruka-chan"?
[18:32] HARUKA
    Tokumaru's sticking right behind me.
[18:35] TOSHIKI
    Not bad. He's easy to follow
    since his line is so precise.
[18:39] TOSHIKI
    This will allow me to conserve everything.
[18:41] HARUKA
    Next, the slipstream.
[18:53] TOSHIKI
    That's it, Asahina.
[19:02] TOSHIKI
    I can tell he's used to
    being passed. Not bad.
[19:08] TOSHIKI
    What's this? Is he trying to pass me?
[20:18] TOSHIKI
    What did you think you were doing?
[20:21] HARUKA
    What do you mean?
[20:21] TOSHIKI
    You're the number two driver.
    You're supposed to focus on supporting me.
[20:25] HARUKA
    I am. I towed you like you said.
    It's not like I passed you.
[20:30] TOSHIKI
    That's not what I'm talking about!
[20:32] TOSHIKI
    What's the point of forcing a teammate
    into a mistake by pressuring them?
[20:37] TOSHIKI
    I'm sure you got to thoughtlessly drive
     however you wanted before,
[20:41] TOSHIKI
    but you're on a team now.
[20:43] TOSHIKI
    Pay attention to the people around you.
[20:49] TOSHIKI
    Damn it!
[20:50] TOSHIKI
    That's not right. What am I doing?
[20:56] TOSHIKI
    Did Satsuki have all that pressure on him
     when he was driving up front?
[21:13] HARUKA
    What am I doing?
[21:18] SIGN
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[21:18] SIGN
    Portfolio
[21:27] HARUKA
    Tokumaru's right.
[21:29] HARUKA
    I was driving how I wanted:
    alone and without a thought.
[21:34] HARUKA
    I wasn't looking at others. Without
    realizing it, I was putting pressure on them.
[21:39] HARUKA
    Is that why Kouya disappeared?
[21:44] HARUKA
    Kouya was criticized
    for taking this picture
[21:47] HARUKA
    and lost the ability
    to photograph people.
[21:50] HARUKA
    Was taking this picture a mistake?
[22:00] SIGN
    Tour Planner
[22:00] SIGN
    Iwate Prefecture
    Ofunato City
[22:01] SIGN
    Iwate Prefecture
    Ofunato City
[22:06] SIGN
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[22:06] SIGN
    Birds
[22:06] SIGN
    of a Feather