E2 - The Things They Protect

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[00:04] Cecilia
    What could that be?
[00:07] Cecilia
    Lawren? Are you there?
[00:11] Cecilia
    Lawren?
[00:15] Cecilia
    Is that...
[00:16] Lawrence
    Oh, good morning, Lady Sai—
[00:20] Abel
    Now, that's just mean, isn't it?
[00:22] Abel
    I've been pounding on the
    door all night, you know?
[00:26] Abel
    Wait. Huh?
[00:30] Abel
    I said I'm sorry.
[00:31] Cecilia
    Lawren, who is this gentleman?
[00:34] Lawrence
    My apologies.
[00:36] Lawrence
    I know him from my time at seminary.
[00:38] Abel
    My name's Abel!
SIGN    Episode 2
SIGN    The Things They Protect
[02:16] Lawrence
    Honestly...
[02:18] Lawrence
    You could at least let us know
    in advance when you're coming.
[02:20] Abel
    But we're such old friends,
    we don't need that, right?
[02:23] Lawrence
    You really haven't changed at all, have you?
[02:25] Abel
    I could say the same of you.
[02:27] Cecilia; internal
    Jealous.
SIGN    Jealous...
[02:29] Abel
    So that's the lady saint, right?
[02:32] Lawrence
    How do you know about the lady saint?
[02:35] Abel
    I see, I see.
[02:37] Lawrence
    You're too close!
[02:38] Abel
    Ow!
[02:39] Lawrence
    Don't do anything
    that frightens the lady saint.
[02:42] Lawrence
    So, why are you here?
[02:44] Abel
    The truth is,
[02:45] Abel
    I thought I'd work here
    at your church for a little while!
[02:51] Abel
    Huh?
[02:52] Cecilia
    Lawren,
[02:54] Cecilia
    even I can tell that there's
    more going on here,
[02:58] Cecilia
    but neglecting a friend
    like this is just so...
[03:07] Lawrence
    What made you think of working
    here in the first place?
[03:11] Lawrence
    You were affiliated with a church
    in a much larger town, weren't you?
[03:15] Lawrence
    Did you get fired?
[03:16] Cecilia
    Please don't say such distressing things.
[03:19] Abel
    I was tired of dealing with all the people.
[03:22] Cecilia
    Lawren!
[03:24] Lawrence
    Just for a little while, all right?
[03:28] Abel
    All right! Then, I'll go fetch my luggage.
[03:33] Lawrence
    I'm so sorry, Lady Saint.
[03:35] Cecilia
    Not at all. It must be very difficult.
[03:37] Lawrence
    Yes.
[03:39] Lawrence
    Otherwise, I'm gonna have to
    give him a good talking to.
[03:43] Cecilia; internal
    "I'm gonna"?
[03:46] Cecilia; internal
    "I'm gonna"?
[03:47] Cecilia; internal
    He said, "I'm gonna"!
[03:52] Abel
    Hey, Lawrence?
[03:54] Abel
    What's the lady saint's name?
[03:56] Lawrence
    Huh? Um, it's...
[04:04] Lawrence
    Here.
[04:05] Abel
    Why'd you write it down?
[04:07] Abel
    Lady Saint!
[04:08] Abel
    May I call you Saint Cecilia
    to show that we're friends?
[04:14] Abel
    What's wrong?
[04:16] Cecilia
    No one has called me
    by my name before, so...
[04:19] Abel
    What?
[04:21] Abel
    Huh?
[04:22] Lawrence
    What?
[04:23] Abel
    She has such a beautiful name
    and you've never called her by it?
[04:27] Abel
    Are you stupid?
[04:29] Abel
    When I asked him to tell me the lady
    saint's name, he wrote it down!
[04:35] Lawrence
    Abel, I assume you want to
    skip the next three meals.
[04:37] Abel
    I'm sorry.
[04:41] Lawrence
    I have some paperwork to do,
    so could you wait just a little while?
[04:45] Cecilia
    Of course!
[04:45] Abel
    Will do!
[04:50] Cecilia
    Um, Mister Abel?
[04:52] Abel
    Just Abel is fine.
[04:54] Cecilia
    I heard that you've known
    Lawren since seminary.
[04:59] Abel
    Sure have.
[05:00] Cecilia
    Um, does Lawren have a s-sweetheart?
[05:07] Abel
    He does.
[05:14] Abel
    The scriptures have always been like
    a sweetheart to him, you see?
[05:17] Cecilia
    The scriptures?
[05:19] Abel
    Yes.
[05:21] Cecilia
    Abel, you're the type
    to play mean tricks, aren't you?
[05:24] Abel
    Then I'll give you this as an apology.
[05:26] Cecilia
    What is it?
[05:27] Abel
    The paper that Lawrence wrote your
    name on earlier, Saint Cecilia.
[05:31] Cecilia
    I humbly accept!
[05:32] Cecilia; internal
    Perhaps he isn't such a bad person after all.
[05:36] Abel
    People must tell you
    you're a softie all the time.
[05:38] Lawrence
    Sorry to keep you waiting.
[05:40] Lawrence
    Well, shall we head to the church?
[05:44] Cecilia
    Just a moment, please, Lawren!
[05:52] Cecilia
    There. Now you're all right.
[05:54] Lawrence
    Thank you.
[05:58] Abel
    Oh, right. It's a new moon today.
[06:01] Lawrence
    Huh?
[06:02] Abel
    It's nothing. Never mind.
[06:06] Lawrence; internal
    Now that I think about it, back at seminary,
[06:08] Lawrence; internal
    Able often came to see
    me during the new moon.
[06:15] Abel
    This really brings back memories!
[06:17] Cecilia
    Then you've been here before, Abel?
[06:20] Abel
    Yes.
[06:21] Lawrence
    It was far from the seminary dorms,
[06:23] Lawrence
    so he would come
    and then spend the night here.
[06:26] Abel
    Things were so lively. We got
    scolded all the time, didn't we?
[06:29] Lawrence
    That's because you had far too much energy.
[06:31] Cecilia; internal
    Jealous.
SIGN    Jealous...
[06:33] Abel
    You're so easy to read.
[06:35] Lawrence
    Everything looks
    a little dusty. I should clean.
[06:38] Abel
    You're this easy to read,
    but he still hasn't noticed?
[06:44] Cecilia
    I believe he thinks himself to be
    in a motherly sort of position.
[06:48] Abel
    Not noticing things is one of
    his more unfortunate traits.
[06:52] Abel
    You're even doing so much to help him.
[06:56] Cecilia
    Abel?
[06:57] Abel
    Well, then! I think
    I'll go take a little walk.
[07:02] Lawrence
    Lady Saint, you're welcome
    to laze around as you usually do.
[07:06] Cecilia
    Lawren! That's a secret!
[07:09] Lawrence
    There's no need to fret so much.
[07:11] Lawrence
    Then, Lady Saint, will you be
    refraining from lazing around?
[07:16] Cecilia
    That will be difficult.
    I do want to loll around.
[07:20] Lawrence
    You're very honest, aren't you?
[07:21] Cecilia
    What a dilemma.
[07:23] Cecilia
    What should I do?
[07:26] Cecilia
    After all, I can't tell lies.
[07:28] Lawrence
    There's no way around it.
[07:30] Lawrence
    For now, you'll just have to aim for
    times when Abel isn't around.
[07:33] Cecilia
    I suppose so.
[07:35] Lawrence
    But it's unusual for you to be so concerned
    about how someone else sees you.
[07:40] Lawrence
    You don't concern yourself at
    all when it comes to me.
[07:45] Lawrence
    Wh-What are you doing?
[07:47] Cecilia
    The reason I can laze around without
    concerning myself with how you see me...
[07:52] Cecilia
    is that you accept me that way, Lawren.
[07:57] Cecilia
    I wouldn't say that I am wary of others.
[08:01] Cecilia
    You're just special.
[08:04] Lawrence
    Well, we have been living
    together for a while now.
[08:07] Cecilia
    Yes, that's true.
[08:09] Lawrence
    But I do feel a little better.
[08:12] Cecilia
    What?
[08:13] Lawrence
    While he may be my friend,
[08:15] Lawrence
    if you lazed around in front
    of someone you'd only just met,
[08:18] Lawrence
    then there would be fewer
    aspects of you that only I know,
[08:21] Lawrence
    and that would make me sad.
[08:24] Lawrence
    Oh, I need to get things ready.
[08:27] Lawrence
    Excuse me, Lady Saint.
[08:33] Cecilia; internal
    Lawren is so very honest that,
    in a way, he's frightening!
[08:37] Cecilia; internal
    He's honest and earnest and smart...
[08:42] Cecilia; internal
    and kind.
[08:44] Cecilia; internal
    He's the first person to have found me.
[08:59] Lawrence
    Do something to help!
[09:01] Abel
    You were so into it,
    I thought I didn't need to.
[09:06] Lawrence
    Well, shall we tidy up?
[09:09] Lawrence
    Abel, if you'd take care
    of the rounds outside?
[09:12] Abel
    I'm busy right now.
[09:13] Lawrence
    Go.
[09:14] Abel
    All right.
[09:20] Lawrence
    Wh-What is it?
[09:22] Cecilia
    I was just thinking that you're
    a little rough with your friend.
[09:27] Lawrence
    That's my grandfather's influence.
[09:30] Lawrence
    He was a straightforward person.
[09:34] Cecilia
    Lawren?
[09:36] Cecilia
    Are you all right?
[09:38] Lawrence
    I'm sorry. It's a headache.
[09:40] Lawrence
    I'm going to lie down for a moment.
[09:43] Cecilia; internal
    Why would he suddenly get
    a headache like this?
[09:47] Cecilia; internal
    I-I should call someone here!
[09:49] Abel
    I've finished the rounds!
[09:52] Abel
    Wait, what's this?
[09:53] Cecilia
    Abel! It's awful!
[09:55] Cecilia
    Lawren's condition
    suddenly... What do we do?
[09:58] Abel
    Oh, could this be...
[10:01] Abel
    Saint Cecilia,
[10:03] Abel
    did you bestow too much
    of your divine protection?
[10:10] Abel
    So that's how you get rid of it.
[10:16] Lawrence
    I feel better.
[10:18] Cecilia
    Lawren! I'm so glad!
[10:21] Cecilia
    Oh! Lawren is...!
[10:23] Abel
    This time, I'm sure it's a physical pain.
[10:26] Abel
    I'm sorry for not saying anything.
[10:28] Abel
    I've always been able to
    see all sorts of things.
[10:31] Cecilia
    That's why you were able to see that I'd
[10:33] Cecilia
    bestowed too much divine
    protection, isn't it?
[10:36] Abel
    No, no. That's far more than I can see.
[10:40] Abel
    Though, I did know that it was there.
[10:43] Abel
    Even under normal circumstances,
[10:45] Abel
    a certain someone's protecting
    him more than anyone else.
[10:53] Abel
    Saint Cecilia,
[10:54] Abel
    how many layers of protection
    do you have on Lawrence?
[10:58] Cecilia
    More than could possibly be counted.
[11:03] Cecilia
    The fact that nothing happened
    to Lawren before we met,
[11:07] Cecilia
    that was thanks to you, wasn't it?
[11:09] Abel
    You're blowing it out of proportion.
[11:10] Abel
    I did what could be done
    with a novice's knowledge, that's all.
[11:12] young Abel; background
    There, there, there, there,
    there, there, there, there...
[11:16] Abel
    And through all of that, days like today
    with a new moon were particularly...
[11:21] Cecilia
    Bad things are more easily
     attracted on nights with no moonlight.
[11:26] Abel
    Though, things that are the exact
    opposite of those are attracted to him, too.
[11:30] Abel
    Both angels and demons...
[11:32] Abel
    It seems guys like this are their type.
SIGN    That note
[11:40] Lawrence
    Are you listening?
SIGN    First look at this side of Lawrence.
[11:42] Abel
    Sorry.
[11:49] (Flashback) young Lawrence
    I tripped up here again! Are you serious?
[11:54] (Flashback) grandpa
    It's because that's the one place
    where you can't read ahead in the music.
SIGN    "A New Saint Has Been Discovered"
[11:59] (Flashback) young Lawrence
    Grandpa, is the fact that a new lady saint
    has been discovered a big deal?
[12:05] (Flashback) grandpa
    Well, yes, it is.
[12:06] (Flashback) grandpa
    Because there is now one more
    of the lady saints that so many seek out.
[12:11] (Flashback) grandpa
    Of course everyone is happy about it.
[12:15] (Flashback) grandpa
    This village doesn't have
    a lady saint's divine protection yet.
[12:20] (Flashback) young Lawrence
    Divine protection?
[12:21] (Flashback) grandpa
    Saints protect the people.
[12:25] (Flashback) grandpa
    She protects them, whether it be
    from the weakness in their heart
[12:28] (Flashback) grandpa
    or from outside evils.
[12:29] (Flashback) grandpa
    And there are stories about them
    protecting others from natural disasters.
[12:33] (Flashback) young Lawrence
    From disasters? But how?
[12:36] (Flashback) grandpa
    No idea.
[12:37] (Flashback) grandpa
    The lady saints have the will
    to protect the rest of us.
[12:40] (Flashback) grandpa
    And the miracles they bring about are
    sometimes called their divine protection.
[12:46] (Flashback) grandpa
    And it is only because we protect them
    that they are able to continue to protect us.
[12:52] (Flashback) grandpa
    Do you understand, Lawrence?
[12:55] (Flashback) grandpa
    Should you ever meet a saint,
    you mustn't forget that.
[13:00] (Flashback) grandpa
    After all, you're a bit
    different from the rest.
[13:07] Abel
    Angels and demons, like fairies,
[13:10] Abel
    can't be seen with the eye.
    He's predisposed to attract all of them.
[13:13] Abel
    And the fact that he's completely
    unaware of it is the biggest problem.
[13:17] Cecilia
    Attracting things he can't
    see only taxes Lawren.
[13:22] Cecilia
    If only he could see them, then there
    would be ways to guard against them.
[13:27] Cecilia
    And if anyone from the village asks for
    him, he goes out, even at night.
[13:33] Cecilia
    Even if I put geraniums
    in Lawren's room to keep evil at bay...
[13:36] (Flashback) Lawrence
    They're so pretty.
[13:37] (Flashback) Lawrence
    I'll leave them somewhere that
    the lady saint can see them as well.
[13:40] Abel
    And so, the geraniums
    have ended up over there.
[13:46] Abel
    Since he has you
    protecting him, Saint Cecilia,
[13:48] Abel
    there's no need to worry, is there?
[13:50] Cecilia
    That isn't true at all.
[13:52] Cecilia
    The more things protecting Lawren,
    the more reassured I feel.
[13:56] Abel
    Saint Cecilia, even given
    that this place is your holy sanctuary,
[14:00] Abel
    you've added your divine protection
    on top of that, haven't you?
[14:04] Abel
    I've heard that bestowing too much of
[14:06] Abel
    that sort of power on someone
    could be harmful, but...
[14:10] Cecilia
    I'm so sorry!
[14:12] Abel; internal
    She's kneeling?
[14:14] Cecilia
    I meant to protect Lawren,
    but I caused him pain.
[14:17] Cecilia
    I'm a failure as a saint!
[14:18] Abel
    There, there.
[14:20] Cecilia
    If I only had more power to begin with,
[14:23] Cecilia
    I'd be able to extend the safe area further.
[14:26] Cecilia
    I wish I could make the entirety of the area
[14:29] Cecilia
    where Lawren travels my holy ground.
SIGN    The whole village
[14:31] Abel
    How overprotective.
[14:33] Abel
    He's overprotective, too, but
    it looks like they're evenly matched.
[14:38] Abel
    You haven't discussed any of this
    with Lawrence, have you?
[14:41] Cecilia
    No.
[14:42] Cecilia
    After all, realizing that you
    are unique is a scary thing.
[14:47] Abel
    Well, I haven't talked to him
    about it either, so I don't blame you.
[14:50] Abel
    Now that I think about it, there's
    something in the church, too, isn't there?
[14:53] Cecilia
    Yes.
[14:54] Cecilia
    There are four angels and lots of fairies.
[14:58] Abel
    If they attach themselves to him,
    his health will fail again, won't it?
[15:01] Cecilia
    Yes.
[15:02] Cecilia
    The angels are pulled toward Lawren,
SIGN    No fair.
    
    
    
    
    No fair.
[15:06] Cecilia
    so I'm often competing with them for him.
[15:08] Abel; internal
    Now there's a bloody battle for you.
[15:10] Cecilia
    So, the reason that you came to visit was to
[15:13] Cecilia
    make sure that Lawren
    was all right, wasn't it?
[15:16] Abel
    That's right.
[15:17] Abel
    He hadn't written about his health
    in his letters, so I wondered how he was.
[15:22] Cecilia
    Was there anything about me?
[15:23] Abel
    He didn't write about you.
[15:25] Cecilia
    What?
[15:26] Abel
    To be precise, he did write
    about someone he was living with.
[15:29] Abel
    He wrote about how they
    wouldn't wake up in the morning,
[15:31] Abel
    and that they lolled around,
    making him do all sorts of things.
[15:34] Cecilia
    Lawren!
[15:36] Abel
    Oh, but...
[15:39] Abel
    he did say that every day was a different
    color because of them, so it was fun.
[15:46] Abel
    Because he wrote things like that,
    I wasn't too worried,
[15:50] Abel
    and it looks like whatever
    worries I had were needless anyway.
[15:52] Abel
    Instead of an idiot like me,
[15:54] Abel
    he has you, the Lady
    Saint Cecilia, with him.
[15:57] Abel
    Lawrence will be perfectly safe.
[15:59] Cecilia
    You mustn't say such things.
[16:02] Abel
    Saint Cecilia?
[16:04] Cecilia
    Lawren's nature is unusual,
    so it's difficult to handle properly.
[16:10] Cecilia
    And yet, for a normal person to have been
    able to succeed in such a thing...
[16:14] Cecilia
    Much effort and talent would
    have been required of them.
[16:19] Cecilia
    If you hadn't been there for him,
    Lawren wouldn't be here now.
[16:25] Cecilia
    Abel, you are an incredible person.
[16:30] Cecilia
    Even if you are outrageous,
    your behavior makes no sense,
[16:34] Cecilia
    and you quickly grow arrogant... even then.
[16:37] Abel
    It sounds like it could be a compliment,
    but you're just knocking me down, aren't you?
[16:40] Cecilia
    That isn't my intent at all!
[16:42] Cecilia
    I wasn't speaking ill of you!
    I was only saying what I think! Wait...
[16:44] Abel
    Saint Cecilia truly is a lady saint.
[16:48] Cecilia
    In any case, it just isn't fair, Abel!
[16:51] Cecilia
    I want to see Lawren
    in his seminary days, too!
[16:54] Abel
    I do have a few pictures.
[16:56] Abel
    I'll bring them next time.
[16:58] Cecilia
    Yes, you must!
[17:01] Abel; internal
    Looking at her like this,
    she's just a girl in love with Lawrence.
[17:09] Abel
    Saint Cecilia, can you cook?
[17:12] Cecilia
    No.
[17:19] Lawrence
    Lady Saint? Abel?
[17:25] Cecilia
    We thought we'd try to cook
    something in your stead, Lawren.
[17:28] Lawrence
    You, Lady Saint?
[17:30] Cecilia
    I learned once again how
    important your presence is to me.
[17:35] Abel
    Here you go.
[17:37] Cecilia
    Abel!
[17:40] Cecilia
    Th-This is, um... I-It
    isn't even pretty to look at!
[17:43] Lawrence
    Everyone's first try is like this.
[17:46] Lawrence
    I accept it with gratitude.
[17:57] Lawrence
    What's this? It's delicious!
[17:59] Cecilia
    I-Is it really?
[18:09] Lawrence
    That's dangerous, Abel!
[18:11] Lawrence
    Lady Saint, are you all right?
[18:15] Cecilia
    I-I'm quite all right.
[18:18] Lawrence
    Let me see, just in case!
[18:20] Cecilia
    I-I'm all right!
[18:22] Lawrence
    What if your lip is cut?
[18:24] Cecilia
    I-It isn't cut!
[18:26] Cecilia; background
    I'm telling you, it isn't cut!
[18:27] Abel; internal
    He seems to be torturing Saint Cecilia.
[18:29] Cecilia
    I-I'm going to go change my clothes!
[18:34] Lawrence
    Now then, Abel.
[18:37] Lawrence
    Why did you really come here?
[18:41] Abel
    So you're wary of me, huh?
[18:44] Abel
    Don't worry.
[18:46] Abel
    I'm not going to go telling any
    wicked nobles about Saint Cecilia.
[18:50] Abel
    And I'm not planning anything
    rash like exposing her.
[18:52] Abel
    After all, the lady saint's influence
[18:55] Abel
    is much greater than we think, right?
[18:58] Lawrence
    You're right. Sorry.
[19:01] Lawrence
    Maybe it's because my
    headache was so bad today,
[19:04] Lawrence
    I can't really relax for some reason.
[19:06] Lawrence
    Hey, Abel?
[19:08] Lawrence
    On days like today when I feel poorly,
[19:10] Lawrence
    if the lady saint stays with me,
    I recover quickly.
[19:13] Lawrence
    When I think about it,
[19:16] Lawrence
    it feels like the same thing happened
    when I spent time with you at seminary.
[19:20] Lawrence
    Are you connected to the lady saint somehow?
[19:23] Abel
    No, it's just coincidence, don't you think?
[19:25] Lawrence
    Is it?
[19:27] Lawrence
    I'd feel badly if I was making
    the two of you do things for me.
[19:30] Abel; internal
    So his own health doesn't come first?
[19:34] Abel
    It's not possible for me to have
    the power to protect people, is it?
[19:38] Abel
    And here's a more important question.
[19:39] Abel
    What do you think of Saint Cecilia?
[19:42] Lawrence
    What?
[19:43] Lawrence
    Well... I respect her.
[19:46] Lawrence
    She's not a morning person.
[19:48] Lawrence
    When no one's looking, she lazes around.
[19:51] Lawrence
    Her mood frequently goes back
    and forth from good to bad.
[19:54] Lawrence
    But there's a part of her
    that tries really hard, like she did today.
[19:58] Lawrence
    She's a kind person who works
    for the sake of others.
[20:00] Lawrence
    I respect and trust her.
[20:03] Lawrence
    That's only natural, isn't it?
[20:06] Abel
    I see.
[20:10] Cecilia
    Lawren?
[20:11] Lawrence
    Is something wrong?
[20:12] Cecilia
    There's an eight-legged visitor in my room.
[20:15] Lawrence
    A spider? I'll go chase it out.
[20:18] Lawrence
    And in that time, Abel,
    you clean up the kitchen.
[20:22] Abel
    What?
[20:23] Cecilia
    Let's hurry, Lawren!
    If we don't, it might hide!
[20:27] Lawrence; internal
    Holding up the word "respect"
    next to the lady herself,
[20:31] Lawrence; internal
    it feels like the word is lacking.
[20:34] Lawrence; internal
    I mean, I do respect her,
[20:36] Lawrence; internal
    but it doesn't really capture everything.
[20:40] Lawrence; internal
    Ever since I met her...
[20:47] Lawrence; internal
    she's always been a lady saint, you see?
[20:51] Cecilia
    L-Lawren!
[20:53] Cecilia
    I found him! This is him!
[20:55] Lawrence
    Oh, yes. I'll chase him out.
[21:00] Lawrence
    There, it's all right now.
[21:02] Cecilia
    Thank you... for this and cooking for me.
[21:06] Cecilia
    It seems that I...
[21:09] Cecilia
    simply can't live without you, Lawren.
[21:18] Lawrence; internal
    When she puts it like that,
    it sounds like she needs me.
[21:23] Lawrence; internal
    But thanks to the lady saint, every day I...
[21:28] (Flashback) grandpa
    It is only because we protect them
    that they are able to continue to protect us.
[21:34] Cecilia
    So, you make these sorts
    of mistakes, too, Lawrence?
[21:37] Cecilia
    It's the same as me.
[21:40] Lawrence; internal
    Grandpa, is this what you
    were trying to tell me?
[21:45] Lawrence; internal
    Just like that "should
    you ever" you spoke of...
[21:48] Lawrence; internal
    I've met a Lady Saint
    that I want to protect.
[23:25] Abel
    Tidy up.
[23:29] Abel
    Oops.
[23:32] Abel
    Oops.
[23:36] Abel
    Housework really is hard, isn't it?