E6 - Interview and Wine and Dine

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[00:02] Sasaki
    Thank you very much.
[00:04] Sasaki
    I couldn't have done that without you.
[00:06] Shizuka
    Think nothing of it.
[00:07] Shizuka
    You'd do the same for me, I'm sure.
[00:10] Sasaki
    So... what is it you wanted to ask me?
[00:13] Shizuka
    I'd like to work for your employer.
[00:17] Sasaki
    What?
[00:18] Shizuka
    Would you be willing to scout me?
[00:21] Sasaki
    I'm sorry, but I don't have
    the authority to make that call.
[00:26] Shizuka
    Perhaps you could put me in touch
    with your superior, then?
[00:31] Sasaki
    Might I ask why you want this?
[00:34] Shizuka
    I've grown quite interested in you.
[00:37] Sasaki
    Surely you jest!
[00:38] Sasaki
    I'm a perfectly average middle-aged man.
[00:41] Shizuka
    You create icicles and unleash electricity.
[00:43] Shizuka
    I can't imagine what psychic power
    could be at the root of it.
[00:47] Shizuka
    You also blocked that magical girl's
     Magical Beam, did you not?
[00:52] Shizuka
    And I can't help but wonder if you're
    hiding your abilities from the Bureau...
[00:57] Sasaki
    Sh-Sh-She's got me there!
[01:00] Sasaki
    What a... curious theory.
[01:03] Shizuka
    Now, if you'll connect me with your superior,
[01:05] Shizuka
    I won't breathe a word of this.
[01:13] sign
    Akutsu
[01:13] sign
    Incoming call
[01:13] sign
    Accept
[01:13] sign
    Reject
[01:16] Sasaki
    Yes?
[01:17] Akutsu
    What in the world are you people off doing?
[01:17] sign
    In call
[01:20] Sasaki
    We traded fire with a magical girl on-site.
[01:23] Akutsu
    So that Iruma Air Base freighter
    that went down was...
[01:27] Sasaki
    Destroyed by one
    of the magical girl's attacks.
[01:31] Sasaki
    I don't know why she let us go,
    but we managed to get away, so...
[01:37] Akutsu
    I'm told a fireball was seen
     at the time the freighter went down.
[01:41] Sasaki
    Isn't the use of psychic powers permitted
    when fighting a magical girl?
[01:47] Akutsu
    Very well.
[01:49] Akutsu
    It's certainly easier for us
    if that's what happened.
[01:53] Sasaki
    I do appreciate your understanding, sir.
[01:55] Sasaki
    By the way, Chief,
[01:56] Sasaki
    I've received an application request from
    an unregistered psychic other than the boy...
[02:03] Akutsu
    And what kind of psychic are they?
[02:05] Sasaki
    Well, her name is Futari Shizuka...
[03:40] sign
    EP 6 Interview and Wine and Dine
[03:42] Sasaki
    He's agreed to interview you.
[03:44] Shizuka
    Why, I'm so very grateful!
[03:47] Sasaki
    May I ask you something?
[03:48] Shizuka
    What is it?
[03:50] Sasaki
    Assuming you get hired by the Bureau,
[03:53] Sasaki
    the chief will likely have whatever residence
    or business you give as your address
[03:57] Sasaki
    bugged with a surveillance camera.
[04:00] Sasaki
    You should pick a random time
    to find and dismantle it.
[04:04] Sasaki
    I'm sure it's against the rules
    to tell you this,
[04:08] Sasaki
    but you'll likely be treated as
    a potential spy for some time,
[04:15] Sasaki
    so I wanted to tell you while I could.
[04:18] Hoshizaki
    Is that all true?
[04:22] Sasaki
    Good morning, Hoshizaki-san.
[04:25] Sasaki
    E-Er... what exactly do
    you mean by "all that"?
[04:28] Sasaki
    If she overheard the part about my powers,
[04:31] Sasaki
    things could get a bit awkward...
[04:33] Hoshizaki
    Does the chief really install surveillance
    cameras in agents' homes?
[04:39] Hoshizaki
    Tell me, Sasaki!
[04:41] Hoshizaki
    It wasn't an exception he made for you?
[04:45] Hoshizaki
    He really does that to all his agents?
[04:48] Sasaki
    He said everyone gets
    the same treatment, so...
[04:53] Sasaki
    Hoshizaki-san, I'm sure he
    has no underhanded motives.
[04:58] Hoshizaki
    We've recovered our target.
[05:01] Hoshizaki
    Let's return to the Bureau.
[05:03] Sasaki
    Right...
[05:04] sign
    Front Desk
[05:04] sign
    Store on 1F
[05:04] Hoshizaki
    And what exactly are you doing
    with Futari Shizuka, anyway?
[05:08] sign
    Store on 1F
[05:08] Shizuka
    Why, I resent your tone.
[05:11] Sasaki
    Um, if I may...
[05:12] Sasaki
    There's somewhere I'd like to stop by first.
[05:15] sign
    Plum Jam
[05:17] sign
    Plum Jam
[05:20] Shizuka
    What do we have here? You're a lover of jam?
[05:23] Shizuka
    What fine tastes you have.
[05:25] Sasaki
    Oh, no. I just heard using pickled
    plums makes meat more tender.
[05:30] Sasaki
    I don't particularly enjoy sour flavors,
    so I thought this might work instead.
[05:36] Shizuka
    It appears you understand
    very little about plums.
[05:45] Hoshizaki
    You two seem close.
[05:47] Sasaki
    Huh?
[05:48] Hoshizaki
    You and Futari Shizuka.
[05:50] Sasaki
    I wouldn't say we're close, exactly...
[05:52] Hoshizaki
    Then what's that all about?
[05:54] Sasaki
    Oh, this?
[05:56] Sasaki
    She said they were "true pickled plums."
[06:00] Sasaki
    She's sharing from a homemade stash.
    They've been pickling for years, she says.
[06:05] Hoshizaki
    Heaven's sake...
[06:06] Hoshizaki
    Do you realize how dangerous that woman is?
[06:10] Hoshizaki
    Futari Shizuka's an A-rank psychic.
[06:14] Hoshizaki
    Her psychic power is energy drain,
    the ability to sap life force via touch.
[06:19] Hoshizaki
    And not only does her touch drain,
    it provides her incredible regenerative power.
[06:23] Sasaki
    I see.
[06:25] Sasaki
    That explains things.
[06:26] Hoshizaki
    Moreover, despite how she looks,
[06:28] Hoshizaki
    they say her real age is in the triple digits.
[06:33] Sasaki
    Then do you think these pickled plums are...
[06:38] Akutsu
    So, you two are finally back.
[06:40] Akutsu
    The boy in question has been transferred
    to the care of the relevant department.
[06:44] Sasaki
    Oh, has he?
[06:46] Hoshizaki
    Chief, I heard something
    I want to confirm with you.
[06:48] Hoshizaki
    Do you really put surveillance
    cameras in agents' homes?
[06:53] Akutsu
    What if we do?
[06:55] Hoshizaki
    Do you honestly think that's acceptable?!
[06:58] Akutsu
    I have the authority to do so.
[07:00] Akutsu
    I don't leak the footage, obviously.
[07:04] Hoshizaki
    That's not the issue here!
[07:06] Hoshizaki
    It's sexual harassment!
[07:08] Akutsu
    You can rest easy on that account.
[07:10] Akutsu
    I'm gay. I have no interest in women.
[07:17] Sasaki
    Chief, I think you're about to give some
    other people the wrong impression...
[07:21] Sasaki
    I'm the one who told her about this.
[07:24] Akutsu
    You have no reason to worry either.
[07:26] Akutsu
    You're not my type at all.
[07:29] Akutsu
    Besides, I'm not the kind of fool
    who would date within the Bureau.
[07:33] Hoshizaki
    It's still no excuse to use cameras!
[07:35] Akutsu
    The surveillance cameras I've installed
    have caught no shortage of spies.
[07:41] Akutsu
    Knowing that, would you still
     sing the same tune?
[07:45] Hoshizaki
    At any rate... could you please
    remove my camera immediately?
[07:50] Akutsu
    Very well. I'll see to it at once.
[07:53] Akutsu
    By the way, what might that be?
[07:56] Sasaki
    These? They're pickled plums.
[08:00] Sasaki
    Oh, do you like pickled plums?
[08:03] Akutsu
    I'm quite discerning about them, in fact.
[08:06] Sasaki
    Would you like to try one?
[08:08] Akutsu
    You're sure?
[08:09] Sasaki
    Yes.
[08:10] Akutsu
    In that case...
[08:12] Akutsu
    Well, that looks quite good.
[08:22] Sasaki
    That's... I've never seen that
    expression on Chief Akutsu's face!
[08:28] Akutsu
    This is certainly one of the finest
    pickled plums I've ever tasted.
[08:33] Hoshizaki
    You mean... they're good?
[08:36] Akutsu
    You haven't had one yet?
[08:38] Sasaki
    No. I like pickled plums well enough,
    but I have a hard time with sour things.
[08:43] Sasaki
    Pickled plum ochazuke to close out
    a night of drinking is great, though.
[08:48] Akutsu
    Then it's on you, Hoshizaki-kun.
[08:51] Akutsu
    It's rare you encounter plums of this level.
[08:54] Akutsu
    I can tell these were pickled
[08:56] Akutsu
    by someone with a deep love of food
    and refined sensibilities.
[09:05] Sasaki
    A-Are you all right?
[09:09] Akutsu
    Now, Sasaki-kun,
[09:11] Akutsu
    about scheduling the interview in question...
[09:13] Hoshizaki
    What interview?
[09:15] Sasaki
    She's enduring the sourness
    through force of will!
[09:18] Akutsu
    Futari Shizuka-kun seems to have
    asked Sasaki-kun to arrange one.
[09:22] Akutsu
    I'm sorry, Hoshizaki-kun,
    but the interview will go through.
[09:32] Sasaki
    Today was even more exhausting than usual.
[09:35] Shizuka
    You were out late.
[09:37] Shizuka
    Working overtime?
[09:42] Sasaki
    G-Good evening.
[09:46] Shizuka
    Would you consider letting me
    lodge with you this evening?
[09:51] Sasaki
    What?
[09:52] Sasaki
    Um, er... why?
[09:55] Shizuka
    A listening device and thermal camera.
[09:58] Sasaki
    What about them?
[10:01] Shizuka
    I was spying on your place and saw
    something like a bird just talking away.
[10:08] Sasaki
    The "thermal" part is likely a bluff.
[10:11] Sasaki
    She probably installed
    a regular camera just like my boss!
[10:14] Shizuka
    A bird, gazing at the computer
    screen and murmuring to itself...
[10:18] Shizuka
    Isn't that a curious thing?
[10:20] Shizuka
    Emissaries from the fairy world
[10:23] Shizuka
    sometimes possess the bodies
    of beasts to visit ours.
[10:28] Sasaki
    Um... what on Earth are you talking about?
[10:31] Shizuka
    I could share this memory card
    with your superiors...
[10:38] Shizuka
    I'm just joking, of course.
[10:40] Shizuka
    Still, you're quite lax with your
    personal security, aren't you?
[10:46] Shizuka
    The psychics of this nation do not
    look kindly on magical girls.
[10:51] Shizuka
    You may feel safe, having
    acquired your status as an agent,
[10:54] Shizuka
    but you really should take better care.
[10:58] Sasaki
    I see.
[10:59] Sasaki
    She actually believed that
    "magical man" stuff I made up?
[11:05] Sasaki
    Futari Shizuka-san,
    what exactly do you want from me?
[11:09] Shizuka
    My former organization is after me.
[11:13] Sasaki
    In other words, you want to join forces?
[11:15] Sasaki
    I think I understand your situation,
[11:18] Sasaki
    but helping you will require me
    to take on extra risk.
[11:23] Shizuka
    I'm wealthier than I might appear.
[11:26] Shizuka
    Perhaps we could strike a monetary deal?
[11:30] Sasaki
    A very appealing proposal!
[11:32] Sasaki
    Spending my income on supplies for the other
    world has left me scraping by in this one!
[11:34] sign
    Sugar
[11:38] Sasaki
    I wouldn't say no, for the right price.
[11:42] Shizuka
    Is that so?
[11:43] Sasaki
    But it's not entirely up to me to decide.
[11:47] Sasaki
    Will you give me time to discuss it?
[11:49] Sasaki
    Let's speak again tomorrow.
[11:51] Shizuka
    But can't I stay the night?
[11:53] Shizuka
    I'm in truly dire straits, you know!
[11:57] Shizuka
    Just how uncooperative are you?
[11:59] Sasaki
    Before I work with Futari Shizuka in earnest,
[12:01] Sasaki
    I need to get my story straight with Peeps.
[12:05] Sasaki
    And I need to do another check for
    surveillance cameras in my apartment!
[12:13] Peeps
    My name is Piercarlo.
[12:15] Peeps
    I'm told you wish to take shelter here.
[12:18] Peeps
    How much are you offering in recompense?
[12:21] Shizuka
    You're quite receptive to the idea, I see.
[12:25] Sasaki
    Yes.
[12:26] Sasaki
    After we spoke, I told Peeps what had
    happened, and we discussed what to do next.
[12:32] Sasaki
    He had several qualms with the situation,
[12:34] Sasaki
    but in the end, his hopes of eating
    chateaubriand once a month won out.
[12:43] Peeps
    There is merely one thing I must confirm.
[12:46] Shizuka
    What is it?
[12:47] Peeps
    Would you object to
    non-monetary forms of payment?
[12:50] Sasaki
    Peeps?
[12:52] Peeps
    The way you've built your wealth
[12:54] Peeps
    suggests you have go-betweens
    who will buy things of great value.
[13:00] Peeps
    We lack such connections at the moment.
[13:04] Peeps
    So, as payment for housing you,
[13:06] Peeps
    would you share some
    of those resources with us?
[13:09] Shizuka
    I have no objection,
[13:11] Shizuka
    but what does your partner think?
[13:14] Peeps
    Do you agree?
[13:16] Sasaki
    I certainly share Peeps's
    interest on that front.
[13:20] Sasaki
    But I'd like to avoid doing anything that
    might bring on the wrath of my employers.
[13:25] Shizuka
    I see.
[13:26] Shizuka
    May I assume you have something to sell?
[13:30] Shizuka
    Something you've brought
    from the fairy world, no less?
[13:34] Peeps
    Indeed, we do.
[13:37] Shizuka
    What is it you intend to sell?
[13:39] Peeps
    Precious metals, for the time being.
[13:42] Sasaki
    We've struggled with converting our
    other-world earnings into Japanese yen.
[13:47] Sasaki
    I'd be great if her go-betweens
    could solve that problem for us...
[13:52] Shizuka
    Are these minerals that
    exist in this world as well?
[13:56] Peeps
    Hmm? Why?
[13:59] Shizuka
    Bringing the wrong thing over could
    potentially have grave consequences.
[14:04] Shizuka
    Although, that would be
    intriguing in its own right...
[14:08] Shizuka
    Either way, I can't speak to an item's value
    until I see it with my own eyes.
[14:13] Peeps
    We'll have it ready soon.
[14:15] Shizuka
    I simply can't wait to see!
[14:18] Shizuka
    What a thrill!
    I feel like a young girl again.
[14:20] Sasaki
    Futari Shizuka-san, it's about time.
[14:23] Shizuka
    Oh, of course.
[14:26] Sasaki
    It's good to see you, sir.
[14:27] Akutsu
    Good to see you, Sasaki-kun.
[14:30] Sasaki
    This is Futari Shizuka-san.
[14:32] Shizuka
    I'm most grateful you've taken time
    out of your busy day to speak with me.
[14:38] Akutsu
    Your desire to join the Bureau is genuine?
[14:42] Shizuka
    Yes, quite so.
[14:43] Akutsu
    Can you offer any evidence of that?
[14:46] Akutsu
    You're a high-ranking official
    of an enemy organization.
[14:50] Akutsu
    Without a token of good faith,
    I'm afraid I can't accept your request.
[14:55] Shizuka
    Your reaction is only natural.
[14:58] Akutsu
    Even so, you are a talented psychic.
[15:02] Shizuka
    I dearly hope you consider it.
[15:05] Akutsu
    We can't take you on as
    a full employee at this time.
[15:08] Akutsu
    But I'd be willing to try you
    out on a contract basis.
[15:14] Shizuka
    Ah, I see.
[15:15] Shizuka
    I'd be happy to help your operation
     under that arrangement.
[15:22] Akutsu
    Very well.
[15:23] Shizuka
    But where precisely do I stand personally?
[15:27] Shizuka
    If I may work under the Bureau's aegis,
    I don't mind it being mere contract labor...
[15:33] Shizuka
    But I would hate to not have
    any proof of affiliation.
[15:38] Akutsu
    Regarding that, I intend to leave
    you under Sasaki-kun's supervision.
[15:45] Sasaki
    Please hold on, Chief!
[15:48] Sasaki
    Have you forgotten that I only
    recently joined the Bureau myself?
[15:52] Akutsu
    I haven't forgotten.
[15:54] Akutsu
    But it's my personal policy
    to promote skilled agents,
[15:57] Akutsu
    regardless of their tenure with us.
[16:01] Sasaki
    And here I was excited
    for the chief's reaction
[16:03] Sasaki
    when I dropped Futari Shizuka into his lap...
[16:06] Sasaki
    I barely have any authority.
[16:09] Sasaki
    I would struggle to respond promptly
    if anything were to go wrong.
[16:12] Akutsu
    In that case, I'll see that you're given
    the same authority as Hoshizaki-kun.
[16:18] Sasaki
    What?
[16:19] Akutsu
    As I'm sure you know,
[16:21] Akutsu
    our hierarchy doesn't work like that
    of the other central agencies.
[16:24] Akutsu
    I have full discretion with our employees.
[16:27] Akutsu
    You should be happy, Sasaki-kun.
[16:30] Akutsu
    Two promotions in your first few weeks
    is unprecedented in our agency.
[16:37] Akutsu
    This concludes the interview.
[16:39] Akutsu
    I leave the rest to you, Sasaki-kun.
[16:42] sign
    Mizumura
[16:47] Shizuka
    Day drinking on the taxpayer's dime
    is a truly exquisite experience!
[16:51] Sasaki
    Yes, I suppose.
[16:53] Shizuka
    By the way, what became of my pickled plums?
[16:57] Sasaki
    Oh, those...
[17:02] Shizuka
    Have you tried cooking meat with them yet?
[17:05] Sasaki
    Oh, er, not yet.
[17:08] Shizuka
    You haven't tasted them at all, then?
[17:10] Sasaki
    Well, I shared them with my coworkers.
[17:15] Shizuka
    I'm sure they all enjoyed the
    taste of true pickled plums.
[17:19] Sasaki
    It's hard to say if they
    enjoyed them or not,
[17:23] Sasaki
    but I certainly saw some novel expressions.
[17:26] Shizuka
    Novel expressions?
[17:27] Sasaki
    Yes.
[17:29] Sasaki
    As if they'd lowered their guard, I suppose.
[17:32] Sasaki
    I'm glad you gave me these pickled plums.
[17:35] Shizuka
    I believe I understand
    why your superiors trust you.
[17:40] Shizuka
    You are charmingly honest.
[17:44] Sasaki
    No, the boss just believes
    in rewarding performance.
[17:47] Sasaki
    You played a large part in
    earning his favor, I'm sure.
[17:50] Shizuka
    I see. Your fate is linked to mine, then.
[17:54] Sasaki
    Even if you stumble,
    I'll do my best to compensate.
[18:00] Shizuka
    Oh? Putting on airs to my face?
[18:03] Sasaki
    I'd be uneasy if I didn't say
     at least that much.
[18:06] Sasaki
    And even if it is contract work,
    you still got hired.
[18:10] Sasaki
    Please do your best to recruit
    your old allies.
[18:13] Shizuka
    Personally, I'd love to spread juicy rumors
[18:17] Shizuka
    that I've begun an affair with an agent.
[18:20] Sasaki
    Huh?
[18:21] Sasaki
    That could end up blowing back on me...
[18:24] Sasaki
    Affairs aside,
[18:27] Sasaki
    given that I'm asking her to fence
    my assets from the other world,
[18:31] Sasaki
    instead of just earning her trust,
    I should probably offer her my aid too.
[18:37] Sasaki
    Are you familiar with the
    magical girls' Magical Field?
[18:41] Shizuka
    The mysterious technique that
    lets them travel anywhere instantly?
[18:45] Sasaki
    If anything happens,
     I'll come to help you right away.
[18:49] Shizuka
    Really?
[18:50] Sasaki
    Yes. You have my word.
[18:54] Hoshizaki
    I've been looking all over for you, Sasaki.
[18:57] Sasaki
    Hoshizaki-san?
[18:58] Hoshizaki
    I hear you got put in charge
     of Futari Shizuka.
[19:02] Hoshizaki
    Even if that's the case,
    what in the world are you up to?
[19:06] Sasaki
    Chief's orders...
[19:08] Hoshizaki
    I'm sure he didn't think you'd actually
     take your subordinate out drinking!
[19:13] Sasaki
    Huh?
[19:14] Sasaki
    Was he kidding about that?
[19:17] Shizuka
    Well, don't just stand there.
[19:19] Shizuka
    We're a drink ahead of you.
[19:21] Shizuka
    You're welcome to place an order of your own.
[19:25] Sasaki
    Um, Hoshizaki-san,
[19:27] Sasaki
    if you haven't eaten yet, why not join us?
[19:35] Hoshizaki
    Very well.
[19:43] Hoshizaki
    Sasaki, I need to speak with you.
[19:45] Sasaki
    What is it?
[19:47] Hoshizaki
    Um...
[19:50] Sasaki
    Actually, there's something
    I need to ask you, too.
[19:54] Hoshizaki
    What is it?
[19:56] Sasaki
    I heard that your psychic power
    is manipulating liquids.
[19:59] Sasaki
    Does that include human bodily fluids?
[20:04] Hoshizaki
    Well, if I touch them after they've left
    the body, I can control them.
[20:11] Sasaki
    So you can't do that
    if they're still under the skin?
[20:14] Hoshizaki
    I've tried in the past, but it's never worked.
[20:19] Sasaki
    If she could manage it, it would be
    an excellent check against Futari Shizuka.
[20:25] Sasaki
    It was an idea I had while considering
    my continued association
[20:28] Sasaki
    with our dangerous contractor.
[20:31] Hoshizaki
    Hey, Sasaki?
[20:32] Sasaki
    What is it?
[20:34] Hoshizaki
    Yesterday was so chaotic,
    I never got to thank you.
[20:38] Sasaki
    You don't need to thank me.
[20:40] Sasaki
    It was just a series of coincidences.
[20:43] Hoshizaki
    Even if it was a coincidence,
    you still saved me.
[20:47] Hoshizaki
    Because you covered for me,
    I get to keep doing my job.
[20:56] Hoshizaki
    A thank-you.
[21:00] Sasaki
    A rolled omelet?
[21:02] Hoshizaki
    You said you like pickled plums,
    but not their sourness, right?
[21:06] Hoshizaki
    I heard from a friend
[21:07] Hoshizaki
    that if you seal them in egg, you can enjoy
    their flavor with less intensity.
[21:11] Sasaki
    So you made this yourself?!
[21:14] Hoshizaki
    Keep it down, will you?!
[21:15] Sasaki
    S-Sorry.
[21:17] Hoshizaki
    Well... you can eat them when
    you get home, if you'd rather.
[21:25] Hoshizaki
    Hey! Why are you eating them?!
[21:29] Shizuka
    His fate is linked to mine, after all.
[21:32] Shizuka
    I'm testing it for poison.
[21:33] Hoshizaki
    It's clearly not poisoned!
[21:35] Sasaki
    Hey, these are great.
[21:38] Hoshizaki
    Oh? Really?
[21:40] Sasaki
    The addition of mayonnaise
    might bring out the flavor...
[21:44] Hoshizaki
    Hey!
[21:45] Shizuka
    Yes?
[21:46] Hoshizaki
    How is she someone with "a deep love
    of food and refined sensibilities"?
[21:52] Shizuka
    What are you talking about?
[21:54] Shizuka
    Could it be you're jealous
    of our close relationship?
[21:59] Shizuka
    Say "ah"!
[22:03] Hoshizaki
    Um, of... of course not...