E9 - I Want to Connect, but I Can't Express It

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SIGN    I want to be connected
    A
SIGN    Emergency Center
SIGN    Surgery in Progress
[00:23] Sara
    So heavy, dish...
[00:27] Voice/Text
    Moving...
SIGN    Moving
SIGN    Moving
[00:29] Voice/Text
    Moving...
SIGN    Moving
[00:31] Voice/Text
    Moving...
SIGN    Moving
SIGN    Moving
[00:33] Voice/Text
    Moving...
SIGN    Moving
SIGN    First Star of the Evening
SIGN    Otters
SIGN    Most Adorable
SIGN    Number One
SIGN    Fight Me
SIGN    Number One
SIGN    Most Adorable
SIGN    Otter Tribe
[00:49] Keppi
    This isn't fair.
[00:51] Sara
    No!
[01:12] [SONG] ---
    Once the background blends together,
    there's an invisible street corner
[01:16] [SONG] ---
    There we are, crying out with fading voices
[01:21] [SONG] ---
    Go forth with the tearing pain
[01:25] [SONG] ---
    As though you'd just crawled
    away from the worst night ever
[01:30] [SONG] ---
    You're always alone
[01:34] [SONG] ---
    Your heart is shouting a sound of desire
[01:39] [SONG] ---
    If we can ever talk again,
    if we can ever connect
[01:44] [SONG] ---
    I'd be overwhelmed
[01:49] [SONG] ---
    You grow more and more distant
[01:51] [SONG] ---
    I chase after you
[01:58] [SONG] ---
    To tell you my brand new feelings for you
[02:02] [SONG] ---
    I run like mad
[02:07] [SONG] ---
    Present, past and future
[02:09] [SONG] ---
    I want to be connected with you
[02:12] [SONG] ---
    By our feelings, by the depths of our souls
SIGN    Gang War on Our Peaceful Streets!?
SIGN    Serial Shooting
SIGN    I will never put pepper in ramen, dish. I will never sneeze again, dish. I will never kick up the person that I love, dish.
[02:51] Sara
    Breaking news, dish.
[02:53] Sara
    A serial shooting has occurred
    this afternoon in Asakusa.
SIGN    Serial Shooting
SIGN    Gang War on Our Peaceful Streets!?
SIGN    I will never put pepper in ramen, dish. I will never sneeze again, dish. I will never kick up the person that I love, dish.
[02:58] Sara
    Of the two victims, one has passed away,
    and the other is in critical condition.
[03:03] Sara
    The deceased's identity is currently unknown.
[03:05] Sara
    The boy in critical condition is
    Jinnai Enta-kun, 14 years old.
SIGN    Critical Condition
    
    Jinnai Enta-kun (14)
[03:14] Chikai
    Hey, it's Specs.
[03:17] Toi
    How come you know him?
[03:19] Chikai
    He helped me out with some stuff.
[03:22] Chikai
    Was he your buddy?
SIGN    Kuji
SIGN    Chikai
SIGN    Gang War on Our Peaceful Streets!?
[03:25] Sara
    Wanted fugitive Kuji Chikai is suspected
[03:28] Sara
    of having been involved with the incident.
[03:29] Chikai
    Come on. Not everything is
    my fault, damn it. Right?
[03:35] Chikai
    You can go back if you want, you know.
[03:38] Chikai
    If you want out, it's now or never.
[03:40] Chikai
    You can't go back later.
SIGN    Gang War on Our Peaceful Streets!?
SIGN    I will never put pepper in ramen, dish. I will never sneeze again, dish. I will never kick up the person that I love, dish.
[03:42] Sara
    Runaway!
[03:44] Sara
    Asakusa Sara TV.
[03:48] Toi
    He has someone who's closer to him than I am.
[03:51] Toi
    But I'm the only one who can be by your side.
[03:56] Toi
    The bad ones are the ones
    to survive in this world.
[04:00] Toi
    Specs was a good person. That's all.
[04:05] Chikai
    Please, Yasaka.
SIGN    Surgery in Progress
[04:08] Kazuki
    It was a pair of cops who shot Enta!
[04:11] Kazuki
    Enta protected me...
[04:13] Cop A
    Calm down, son.
[04:15] Cop A
    The shooter was Kuji Chikai.
[04:17] Cop A
    We lifted Kuji's fingerprints
    off the candies Enta-kun had.
[04:20] Kazuki
    That's not right!
[04:22] Kazuki
    I saw it with my own eyes!
[04:25] Kazuki
    The cops...
[04:30] Otone
    It's okay now, Kazu-kun.
[04:33] Kazuki
    No, Sensei!
[04:35] Kazuki
    I...
[04:36] Otone
    You must have been scared.
[04:38] Otone
    Thanks for helping Enta.
[04:40] Kazuki
    It's my fault this happened to Enta!
[04:42] Otone
    You're not at fault.
[04:44] Otone
    Whoever shot Enta is.
[04:48] Nurse
    Jinnai-san, this way, please.
[04:50] Otone
    I'll be right there.
[04:57] Kazuki
    Why won't anyone believe me?
[05:00] Kazuki
    Someone, please, help me.
[05:03] Kazuki
    Toi...
[05:08] Masa
    Bro!
[05:13] Chikai
    I told you to lay low, idiot.
[05:15] Masa
    Sorry.
[05:17] Masa
    You were late, so I got worried.
SIGN    Masa
[05:22] Chikai
    This is my kid brother, Toi.
[05:24] Chikai
    And this is Masa.
[05:25] Masa
    I'm Masa.
[05:26] Masa
    I've been given the honor of
    taking care of your brother.
[05:28] Masa
    Nice to meet you, Toi-san.
[05:30] Chikai
    Who's taking care of who?
[05:32] Masa
    Ow, man.
SIGN    Hinode Pier
SIGN    Masa
[05:33] Masa
    Seriously, though.
SIGN    Masa
[05:34] Masa
    A middle school kid making bank on weed?
SIGN    Masa
[05:36] Masa
    I can totally believe he's your brother.
[05:39] Masa
    I want some of that!
[05:41] Toi
    As you can see, he's a moron,
    but he's my little bro from the gang.
[05:45] Toi
    You're about the same age.
[05:46] Toi
    You'll get along.
SIGN    Toasty
SIGN    Toasty
SIGN    Toasty, toasty!
[05:52] Reo
    Mabu... Are you...
[05:55] Reo
    Are you my Mabu?
[06:02] Reo
    This is it.
[06:04] Reo
    He's the real Mabu.
[06:07] Reo
    Finally!
[06:09] Reo
    I finally have you back.
[06:16] Otter
    Otters...
[06:19] Otter
    Soiya!
SIGN    Kaminari Gorogoro Kaikan
[06:27] Sara
    I'm not going to mess this up, dish.
[06:29] Sara
    Scalpel.
[06:30] ---
    Scalpel.
[06:30] Sara
    Scissors.
[06:31] ---
    Scissors.
[06:31] Sara
    Glue.
SIGN    All-Purpose Adhesive
[06:32] ---
    Glue.
[06:33] Sara
    Pepper.
[06:34] ---
    Pepper.
[06:37] Sara
    This is the last piece, dish.
[06:43] Sara
    Let's forced defrosting, dish.
[06:50] Sara
    Prince!
[06:51] Sara
    I'm glad you're safe, dish...
[06:55] Keppi
    I thought I was dead, kero.
SIGN    Gift from the Asakusa Mirror Shop
[07:04] Keppi
    What the hell is this?!
[07:06] Sara
    You're beautiful no matter
    how you look, dish.
[07:09] Shop
    Have a free candy.
[07:11] Shop
    Thank you.
[07:13] Shop
    Merci.
[07:18] Masa
    Your brother has some real balls.
[07:22] Chikai
    He's special.
[07:23] Chikai
    He's not like your average brat.
[07:27] Masa
    I mean, he took out the head
    of Yurikamome when he was ten.
[07:31] Chikai
    I told you, I was the one who killed him.
[07:34] Masa
    My bad.
[07:36] Masa
    You brought the Kamome
    boss's balls to our pops.
[07:39] Masa
    And that's how you came to be.
[07:41] Masa
    Lucky for you that your brother
    did that for you, huh?
[07:44] Chikai
    Shut the hell up.
[07:46] Masa
    Ow!
[07:48] Masa
    I only said what's true!
[07:57] Otone
    They said Enta might not
    make it through the night.
[08:00] Kazuki
    No...
[08:03] Otone
    Kazu-kun, would you stay by his
    side and speak to him for me?
[08:11] Kazuki
    I...
[08:13] Kazuki
    I don't have the right to talk to him.
[08:15] Otone
    That's not true.
[08:17] Otone
    He's indebted to you, and you're dear to him.
[08:21] Otone
    The people in our family get
    assigned to work overseas a lot.
[08:25] Otone
    It was four years ago that Enta
    and I came back to Asakusa.
[08:30] Otone
    He had a hard time fitting in
     with his classmates, apparently.
[08:34] Otone
    But you see...
SIGN    "Kaisou"
[08:35] (Flashback) Text
    O Flashback
SIGN    X Seaweed
[08:41] (Flashback) Kazuki
    Hey.
[08:43] (Flashback) Kazuki
    Want to pass the ball to me?
[08:48] (Flashback) Enta
    Huh? Me?
[08:49] (Flashback) Kazuki
    You always watch us play
    soccer here, don't you?
[08:53] (Flashback) Enta
    I'll end up making you an outcast, too.
[08:56] (Flashback) Enta
    You should pretend you
    have no business with me.
[08:58] (Flashback) Kazuki
    I totally have business with you.
[09:00] (Flashback) Kazuki
    I want to play soccer with you.
[09:03] (Flashback) Kazuki
    The two of us can totally
    become a golden duo.
[09:12] (Flashback) Enta
    I'm Jinnai Enta.
[09:14] (Flashback) Kazuki
    I'm Yasaka Kazuki.
[09:16] (Flashback) Kazuki
    Nice to meet you.
[09:18] (Flashback) Enta
    Kazuki...
[09:23] Otone
    He was really happy about that.
[09:27] Otone
    Enta told me...
[09:28] Otone
    "I'm never going to let
    Kazuki become lonely."
[09:32] Otone
    "I'm always going to be by
    his side, no matter what."
[09:36] Kazuki
    What the hell...
[09:44] Kazuki
    This isn't like you.
[09:46] Kazuki
    You go on and on about
    shit that doesn't matter,
[09:48] Kazuki
    yet you get yourself hurt
    without telling me what's important.
[09:52] Kazuki
    Wake up.
[09:54] Kazuki
    Smile like you always do, Enta.
[09:57] Enta
    Did you call me?
[09:58] Enta
    'Sup.
[09:58] Voice
    Kappa...
[10:01] Kazuki
    En—
[10:02] Enta
    Shh!
[10:03] Enta
    My sister and the others will notice!
[10:06] Kazuki
    Enta...
[10:08] Kazuki
    How?
[10:09] Keppi
    I gobbled him up and turned
    him into a kappa, kero.
[10:12] Kazuki
    Keppi?!
[10:13] Kazuki
    Where've you been?
[10:14] Keppi
    It's a long story, kero.
[10:17] Kazuki
    What's that sound?
[10:18] Enta
    Huh?
[10:19] Enta
    It sounds like a time bomb.
[10:22] Keppi
    It's a timer that indicates how
    much longer Enta has to live.
SIGN    Death
SIGN    Life
SIGN    Seriously?!
SIGN    I can't see it!
[10:31] Kazuki
    Calm down, Enta.
[10:32] Kazuki
    We still have time.
[10:34] Kazuki
    I'll save you, Enta.
[10:35] Kazuki
    We'll get the Dishes of Hope back.
[10:38] Enta
    Kazuki...
[10:40] Enta
    But I ended up this way
    because I deserved it.
[10:44] Enta
    Like, it's none of your business.
[10:48] Kazuki
    It's totally my business.
[10:51] Kazuki
    We're the golden duo, aren't we?
[10:53] Enta
    K-Kazuki!
[10:55] Enta
    Kazuki! Kazuki, Kazuki!
[10:58] Keppi
    Now that that's settled, we shall
    fight the decisive battle tonight, kero!
[11:07] Masa
    Use this ticket to get to the island,
    and then transfer to another boat.
[11:11] Chikai
    I owe you one.
[11:13] Masa
    It's not a big deal.
[11:15] Masa
    Please take care.
[11:17] Masa
    I'm glad I got to meet you, too, Toi-san.
[11:21] Toi
    Thanks.
[11:27] Masa
    Bro...
[11:30] Chikai
    Let's go.
[11:31] Chikai
    The ship's leaving soon.
[11:37] Toi
    Nii-san!
[11:38] Toi
    Why do you have a gun?
[11:40] Toi
    Why did you shoot him?
[11:42] Chikai
    Masa wouldn't have survived in this world.
[11:45] Chikai
    That's why I did him the favor.
[11:47] Chikai
    That's all.
[11:49] Toi
    No way...
[11:52] Chikai
    Damn it, now I have to deal with this asshole.
[11:55] Taka
    Bro, I've been waiting for you.
[11:59] Chikai
    Taka!
[12:00] Chikai
    How did you know to find me here?
[12:02] Taka
    It's easy to find information about
    someone with as many enemies as you.
[12:06] Chikai
    Wow, that hurts.
[12:08] Chikai
    After how much I took care of you...
[12:11] Taka
    You shot Masa with that gun, didn't you?
[12:14] Taka
    Killing your own people
    just to protect yourself...
[12:18] Taka
    That does sound like you.
[12:20] Chikai
    I make a point of using up my bullets early.
[12:23] Chikai
    Otherwise, traitorous shitheads like
    you start popping up everywhere.
[12:31] Taka
    This is the last time we'll
    hear your big mouth.
[12:34] Taka
    You'll get killed by us or
    the fuzz'll catch you.
[12:37] Taka
    Either way, all that awaits you is hell.
[12:48] Chikai
    Not my problem.
[12:50] Chikai
    I'm going to kill you all!
[13:02] Chikai
    Shit.
[13:10] Chikai
    D-Dude...
[13:13] Toi
    Run!
[13:17] Reo
    The two of us are a couple.
[13:20] Reo
    The ultimate couple!
SIGN    Azumabashi
[13:24] Reo
    Hey, sorry I'm back so late.
[13:25] Reo
    I brought home some of your
    favorite pancakes, so...
SIGN    If you need help with an emergency,
    such as a crime or an accident,
    please use this phone to call 110.
    
    (Please talk directly to the police when you can)
    
     Asakusa Police Department
     Kawauso Station
SIGN    If you need help with an emergency,
    such as a crime or an accident,
    please use this phone to call 110.
    
     Asakusa Police Department
     Kawauso Station
[13:33] Otter
    Otter...
[13:35] Otter
    Otter...
[13:38] Reo
    Mabu?
[13:40] Otter
    You look like you're in otter agony, Mabu.
[13:43] Mabu
    Yes...
[13:44] Mabu
    Please don't go.
[13:46] Mabu
    Please watch me.
[13:47] Otter
    Otter...
SIGN    Exit
SIGN    Underground District Mascot
    Usoo-kun the Otter
[13:50] Otter
    As you wish.
[13:55] Reo
    What are those two doing?
[14:03] Reo
    Get away from Mabu!
[14:04] Mabu
    Reo.
[14:06] Mabu
    What the hell do you think
    you're doing to Mabu?!
[14:12] Mabu
    That's... me?
[14:13] Otter
    Otter...
[14:15] Otter
    I am an otter.
[14:17] Otter
    But I'm also you.
[14:20] Reo
    What do you mean by that?
[14:21] Otter
    We otters exist in this world as concepts.
[14:25] Otter
    I am a mirror of the desires inside of you.
[14:30] Reo
    Stop!
[14:31] Otter
    You're the one who wants to own Mabu, Reo.
[14:36] Otter
    You wanted to lock lips
    with this hollow machine.
[14:41] Reo
    Stop...
[14:42] Otter
    You're merely being made to dance
    by your desires—by us otters.
[14:48] Otter
    Now, Mabu, what matters the most to you?
[14:52] Otter
    Him?
[14:53] Otter
    Or me?
[14:56] Otter
    How do I look to you?
[15:00] Reo
    Right now, I need you.
SIGN    No beginning
SIGN    No connection
SIGN    No end
[15:09] Mabu
    I knew you were an imposter.
[15:11] Mabu
    I was an idiot for believing you,
     even for a moment.
[15:14] Mabu
    I'm going to take back the real
    Mabu with my own strength.
[15:19] Mabu
    Just one more...
[15:22] Mabu
    I just need one more Dish of Hope.
[15:27] Haruka
    Kazu-chan?
SIGN    Hope
[15:32] Kazuki
    Sorry, did I wake you up?
[15:34] Haruka
    Are you going somewhere, Kazu-chan?
[15:37] Kazuki
    Yeah.
[15:39] Kazuki
    Kinda.
[15:41] Haruka
    Are you leaving without telling me again?
[15:44] Haruka
    I'm not that clueless anymore.
[15:47] Kazuki
    You're right.
[15:49] Kazuki
    Sorry.
[15:50] Kazuki
    I'm about to go help Enta.
[15:54] Haruka
    Is it dangerous?
[15:55] Kazuki
    It could be.
[15:57] Kazuki
    But I've made up my mind.
[15:59] Kazuki
    This time, it's my turn to help him.
[16:02] Haruka
    Enta-niichan always helped me, too.
[16:07] Haruka
    He was with me every week during rehab, too.
[16:11] Kazuki
    I guess a lot happened that
    I didn't know about, huh?
[16:15] Haruka
    Enta-niichan and I had the same wish.
[16:27] Haruka
    Isn't that awesome?
SIGN    Kazu-chan
SIGN    I'm rooting for you, too!
SIGN    by Enta
[16:32] Kazuki
    Is this me?
[16:34] Haruka
    You're going to run again, aren't you?
[16:38] Haruka
    You used to like this
    player before, remember?
SIGN    "Kaisou"
[16:43] (Flashback) Text
    O Flashback
SIGN    X Seaweed
[16:49] Kazuki
    That's right, I did!
[16:54] Haruka
    I love it when you're running.
[17:00] Haruka
    I'll be waiting.
[17:02] Kazuki
    I'll be back.
[17:08] Chikai
    You only live once.
[17:09] Chikai
    You don't get extra lives.
[17:13] Chikai
    When things aren't working out,
     just throw it all away.
[17:16] Toi
    Nii-san!
[17:22] Chikai
    Yo, I was worried.
[17:24] Chikai
    Are you all right?
[17:25] Toi
    Yeah.
[17:26] Chikai
    Why do you have that gun?
[17:31] Toi
    I swapped it out before you
    threw it out four years ago.
[17:35] Chikai
    Not bad.
[17:37] Chikai
    That's my kid brother for you.
[17:41] Toi
    Are you going to throw me,
    your kid brother, out, too?
[17:46] Toi
    I don't care if you're a
    bad person to the core.
[17:50] Toi
    You're my brother, no matter what.
[17:57] Chikai
    You're a little too good to be my brother.
[18:01] Chikai
    The bad ones are the ones
    who survive in this world.
SIGN    I W a n t t o C o n n e c t ,
SIGN    b u t I C a n ' t E x p r e s s I t
[18:12] [SONG] ---
    Stand by me
[18:15] [SONG] ---
    Please
[18:18] [SONG] ---
    I don't know if I can become stronger
[18:24] [SONG] ---
    The rain washes away my tears
[18:29] [SONG] ---
    I want to be embraced by your warmth
[18:36] [SONG] ---
    The flickering lightbulb that's been neglected
[18:39] [SONG] ---
    One morning, it had quietly died
[18:42] [SONG] ---
    It's almost like you and me
[18:45] [SONG] ---
    Like the fleeting moment when
    we held our hands together
[18:48] [SONG] ---
    I sat with my arms around my knees
[18:53] [SONG] ---
    Thinking of the days long gone
[18:57] [SONG] ---
    Stand by me
[18:59] [SONG] ---
    Please
[19:03] [SONG] ---
    I don't know if I can become stronger
[19:09] [SONG] ---
    Even if you aren't here now
[19:14] [SONG] ---
    Please give me the courage to reach out
[19:20] [SONG] ---
    Stand by you
[19:22] [SONG] ---
    Please
[19:25] [SONG] ---
    I want to get rid of everything
[19:31] [SONG] ---
    The rain washes away my tears
[19:37] [SONG] ---
    I just want to be embraced by your warmth
[19:51] Taka
    I did it!
[20:00] Chikai
    Damn it...
[20:07] Toi
    What are you doing?
[20:10] Toi
    You need to get to a hospital.
[20:12] Chikai
    Forget it.
[20:14] Chikai
    It won't matter.
[20:20] Toi
    Nii-san!
[20:35] Chikai
    I had everything planned to work out.
[20:39] Toi
    Stop talking already.
[20:40] Chikai
    You ruined everything...
[20:44] Toi
    I'm sorry.
[20:46] Toi
    So please...
[20:46] Chikai
    Keep yourself fed with this.
[20:52] Chikai
    Son of a bitch...
[20:56] Chikai
    It's such a pain in the ass,
    trying to connect...
[22:41] Toi
    Fuck!
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