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E9 - Planetary Gravity

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SIGN    Model Rocket
    Championship
    Chubu Qualifying Site
SIGN    Episode 9
    
    
    Planetary Gravity
[00:01] Kei
    By the way, are you the leader
    of this team, Raimon-san?
[00:04] Yu
    It's Umi-chairwoman!
[00:06] Kei
    So it's you, Konohoshi-san!
[00:07] Kei
    Here's to good luck for both our speeches!
[00:10] Kei
    I'll be looking forward to
    your rocket presentation!
[00:16] Akane
    Barging into enemy territory
    all by her lonesome...
[00:19] Akane
    Is she that confident as reigning champion?
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SIGN    Schedule
[00:23] [SONG] Sign
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    09:00
    
    
    
    
    09:30
    10:00~
    12:30
    13:00
    13:00
14:00
    14:00~
    15:30
    ~16:00
    16:30
    
    ° Times are subject to minor changes depending on circumstances.
[00:23] [SONG] Sign
     Events
    
    Start of reception
    License checks and inspection of engines used
    Igniter installation lecture, launch order lottery
    Distribution of raw eggs
    Start of first launch round in designated order
    End of first launch round
    Retrieval of rockets
    Recess (lunch break)
    Start of second launch round
    End of second launch round
    Retrieval of rockets
    Award ceremony
[00:24] Kei
    That's why our team wanted to try
    some different ideas this year,
[00:30] Kei
    and after using our department's shared
    3D CAD license to create a model,
[00:33] Kei
    we borrowed the architectural
    design department's 3D printer
[00:36] Kei
    to make streamlined fins.
[00:38] Kei
    Ah, my advisor told me to include that part
    to serve as advertisement for our school!
[00:45] Matataki
    She's laughing away like an idiot, as always.
[00:47] Haruno
    She's very good at winning over the audience.
[00:50] Matataki
    Yeah, right!
[00:56] Yu
    Umika, are you okay?
[00:59] Announcer
    And now for Tatsuoka High School of
    Science and Technology's first launch!
[01:12] Announcer
    Off it goes!
[01:17] Announcer
    The parachute has deployed!
[01:30] Announcer
    The payload has been successfully recovered!
[01:32] Announcer
    The egg is unharmed!
[01:38] Announcer
    The results are in!
[01:40] Announcer
    Attained altitude: 809 feet.
[01:42] Announcer
    Airborne time: 48.84 seconds.
[01:45] Announcer
    A score of 32.36!
[01:48] Announcer
    They're currently first place
    in the qualifying round!
[01:51] Matataki
    They basically hit all the target values.
[01:53] Matataki
    No way!
[01:54] Kei
    Oh, my apologies.
[01:56] Kei
    There's something I forgot to
    mention in my earlier speech.
[01:59] Kei
    To account for the wind today,
    as well as atmospheric pressure,
[02:02] Kei
    we had made adjustments to our rocket's
    weight and the center of gravity,
[02:06] Kei
    and as a bit of an experiment,
    we attached a miniature camera on board.
[02:10] Kei
    We'll be uploading the aerial
    footage online afterwards,
[02:14] Kei
    so please feel free to take a look!
[02:17] Kei
    That's all I have! Thank you very much!
[02:21] Official
    Fujinomisaki High School.
[02:23] Official
    Please get ready for your launch.
[02:26] Official
    If your representative could follow me.
[02:29] Haruno
    Umika-chan.
[02:32] Umika
    Akizuki-san...
[02:34] Umika
    She really was so awesome.
[02:38] Umika
    So confident, even when speaking
    in front of so many people.
[02:42] Umika
    Intellectual, but with a sense of humor.
[02:47] Umika
    She ended up making a perfect rocket, too.
[02:52] Umika
    I need to be perfect as well.
[02:54] Yu
    Umika, are you gonna be okay?
[02:57] Umika
    I'm fine.
[03:00] Umika
    I'm fine. I'm fine.
[03:04] Umika
    All the other times...
    it ended up being fine in the end.
[03:09] Umika
    The time we faced off against Raimon-san.
[03:12] Umika
    When I presented alone at
    the club presidents meeting.
[03:17] Umika
    So I'm sure this time will be no different.
[03:21] Umika
    As chairwoman...
[03:23] Umika
    Like Akizuki-san...
[03:26] Umika
    I can do it, too.
[03:30] Umika
    The moment I set foot on
    the podium, legs trembling,
[03:35] Umika
    I realized it in a moment of clarity.
[03:41] Umika
    I...
[03:44] Umika
    I could never be Akizuki-san.
[03:50] Umika
    From everyone's reactions, I could tell
    that my speech hadn't gone well.
[03:55] Umika
    Even so, Takaragi-san gave me
    words of encouragement,
[03:59] Umika
    and Akeuchi-san lightened the mood.
[04:02] Umika
    My jittery hands weren't able
    to set up the rocket very well,
[04:06] Umika
    so Raimon-san was kind
    enough to fix it for me.
[04:10] Umika
    As for our rocket...
[04:11] Umika
    Our first attempt got no mark, thanks to a
    misfire caused by an igniter contact failure.
[04:16] Umika
    Our second attempt resulted in a launch,
    but we greatly overshot the target altitude.
[04:21] Umika
    Consequently, the Rocket Research Hobby Group
[04:25] Umika
    did not advance past the qualifying round.
[04:33] Haruno
    We're pretty much done gathering everything.
[04:36] Haruno
    Sensei said she'd carry all of
    the heavy luggage to the car.
[04:46] Matataki
    Looks like it's all over.
[04:52] Haruno
    Matataki-chan!
[04:54] Kei
    Ah, Raimon-san!
[04:57] Kei
    Good job on the launch!
[04:59] Kei
    Ah, um...
SIGN    For the grilled corn
    Thanks
[05:02] Kei
    This is, well...
[05:04] Kei
    Sorry.
[05:05] Kei
    I figured I should just pay you back today.
[05:12] Haruno
    Matataki-chan!
[05:15] Haruno
    Wait!
[05:17] Matataki
    Must be nice.
[05:19] Matataki
    You don't care whether we win or lose.
[05:24] Matataki
    Even without this group—
[05:26] Matataki
    no matter who you're with,
    it's all the same to you!
[05:33] Matataki
    This was the only place where I belonged.
[05:38] Matataki
    Don't you ever talk to me again.
[05:47] Umika
    I-I can take all the small things
    back w-with me by bus.
[05:53] Umika
    So I guess w-we're done for today.
[05:56] Umika
    A-Akeuchi-san, take S-Sensei's car
    back home and rest up.
[06:03] Yu
    Umika, are you having a hard time?
[06:06] Yu
    I don't need to make contact to tell.
[06:08] Yu
    On the long journey toward our dream,
[06:10] Yu
    there's bound to be a misstep
    or two along the way!
[06:13] Yu
    It's okay!
[06:14] Yu
    We've only just begun!
[06:16] Yu
    Next time, we'll make an even better rocket!
[06:19] Yu
    Okay?
[06:19] Yu
    With everyone else!
[06:22] Umika
    I can't.
[06:23] Yu
    What?
[06:24] Umika
    I can't do it.
[06:29] Umika
    I can't speak well like Akizuki-san!
[06:32] Umika
    I can't be a charismatic leader like her!
[06:35] Umika
    It was the same with making the rocket!
[06:36] Umika
    I was nothing but a useless
    burden to the very end!
[06:40] Umika
    We all started this group, but I can't
    get it promoted to a full-fledged club!
[06:45] Umika
    I can't...
[06:46] Umika
    I can't do any of it.
[06:49] Umika
    And when it comes to helping you...
[06:52] Umika
    I can't...
[06:53] Umika
    I can't take you into outer space.
[06:58] Umika
    I can't do it!
[07:00] Yu
    Umika!
[07:10] Yu
    Huh? What happened?
[07:13] Yu
    I can't see the sparkles anymore.
[07:21] Umika
    A big dream that shines brilliantly
    with every step forward.
[07:26] Umika
    Together with everyone,
[07:27] Umika
    as it grows without end in size...
    and in brilliance.
[07:31] Umika
    However, I was the one who ruined it all.
[07:36] Umika
    If this is how it ends...
[07:40] Umika
    I would have been better off
    being all alone from the start.
[07:49] Honami
    Onee-chan.
SIGN    Fabric Softener Refill
    Shockingly effective!
    Deodorizer / Antibacterial
[07:57] Umika
    The groceries Hona asked me to get...
[08:00] Umika
    Was this all of it?
SIGN    Alien
[08:03] (Flashback) Honami
    Go get some fresh air, instead of
    being cooped up in your room.
[08:06] Umika
    Was it always this hot out?
[08:10] Umika
    I'd forgotten, from being
    in my room for so long.
[08:14] Umika
    If only it'd all been a dream...
[08:18] Umika
    If only the second term would never start...
[08:23] Kei
    Um...
[08:26] Kei
    Konohoshi-san.
[08:27] Kei
    How have you been the past week?
[08:35] Kei
    It sure is hot out today.
[08:37] Kei
    We haven't had a chance to
    talk since the championship.
[08:41] Kei
    I just couldn't help but say hi.
[08:43] Kei
    Sorry.
[08:48] Kei
    It had a fine launch—
[08:50] Kei
    the rocket that your team made.
[08:54] Kei
    It really was a fine launch.
[08:58] Kei
    I know you might not take this
    so well coming from me,
[09:05] Kei
    but when I saw your rocket
    soar straight up like that,
[09:10] Kei
    it felt like a breath of fresh air.
[09:13] Kei
    The weather conditions
    weren't great that day.
[09:16] Kei
    But that clean, powerful trajectory,
    reaching high into the sky...
[09:20] Kei
    It really was exhilarating!
[09:24] Kei
    So I wanted to share that excitement I felt.
[09:30] Umika
    It was thanks to everyone.
[09:33] Umika
    The whole group worked hard
    to launch that rocket.
[09:37] Kei
    Yeah, including you as the leader—
[09:40] Umika
    Y-You're wrong!
[09:42] Umika
    A-All I did was t-tell everyone
    I wanted to build a rocket.
[09:48] Umika
    I d-didn't do anything!
[09:51] Umika
    I...
[09:52] Umika
    I'm... no leader.
[09:57] Umika
    I'm sorry.
[10:01] Kei
    If you don't mind, can you tell me about it?
[10:06] Kei
    The spark that made you first
    want to build a rocket.
[10:11] Kei
    What was it that drove you?
[10:17] Kei
    You wanted to go to space to find
    friends that your words would reach?
[10:22] Kei
    What a fascinating idea.
[10:24] Kei
    It's absurd to think there wouldn't be life
    out in the vast reaches of space!
[10:29] Kei
    Which means that your plan
    is teeming with potential.
[10:34] Kei
    And there's something really inspiring
    about finding a place where you belong.
[10:38] Kei
    I think it's wonderful.
[10:40] Umika
    A-Akizuki-san, you're too kind.
[10:45] Umika
    A-Anyone else would laugh
    at a dream like mine.
[10:51] Umika
    Since I can't do anything.
[10:53] Umika
    All I do is talk big.
[10:57] Umika
    I'll n-never change.
[10:59] Umika
    I can't change anything.
[11:01] Umika
    I'll always be weak and helpless.
[11:04] Umika
    I know that I'll never
    actually make it anywhere.
[11:09] Umika
    I know that I don't belong anywhere.
[11:16] Kei
    But Takaragi-san, Raimon-san,
    and Akeuchi-san...
[11:20] Kei
    None of them laughed at your dream, either.
[11:23] Kei
    Isn't that right?
[11:26] Kei
    They thought your dream sounded
    exciting, so they joined you.
[11:31] Kei
    They wanted to become a part
    of that dream of yours,
[11:34] Kei
    so they built a rocket with you.
[11:37] Kei
    They believed in your dream,
    so they chose you to be the leader.
[11:43] (Flashback) Haruno
    You're all trying to go to outer space?
[11:45] (Flashback) Haruno
    Sounds like a lot of fun!
[11:47] (Flashback) Matataki
    Nothing wrong with outer space, I guess.
[11:49] (Flashback) Matataki
    If that's how you really feel, that is.
[11:51] (Flashback) Yu
    I think your dream is really awesome!
[11:58] Kei
    You know, Konohoshi-san.
[12:01] Kei
    There might be a place where you belong
    right here on this planet.
[12:07] (Flashback) Matataki
    Weren't you looking for a place to belong?
[12:10] (Flashback) Matataki
    Now you have one, so good for you.
[12:14] Kei
    Have you never stopped
    to think about it that way?
[12:19] Umika
    I-I...
[12:20] Umika
    B-B-But I was the one who r-r-ruined it all.
[12:28] Kei
    In that case, you just have to
    find some firm footing again.
[12:33] Kei
    Just like how a rocket pushes off
    the firm ground into the sky,
[12:37] Kei
    we humans can't fly high
    with shaky footing, either.
[12:41] Kei
    Solid footing is what will allow you
    to soar further and higher.
[12:47] Kei
    Consider yourself lucky if you fall over
    and discover a weak spot.
[12:51] Kei
    That just means you can make it
    sturdier for next time.
[12:55] Kei
    So don't just blindly blame
    yourself for everything.
[12:59] Kei
    You need to fully understand:
[13:01] Kei
    what is it that you have now,
[13:03] Kei
    and what is it that you lack?
[13:07] Kei
    Hey, are you going to stay down?
[13:10] Kei
    Are you just going to give up on it all?
[13:12] Kei
    Even though you have room to stand back up?
[13:16] Kei
    Are you just going to turn a blind eye to it?
[13:20] Umika
    The... The...
[13:22] Umika
    The place where I belong...
[13:26] Umika
    I was always scared that
    I didn't belong anywhere.
[13:31] Umika
    I wasn't proud at all about
    where I currently was.
[13:36] Umika
    All I wanted was to look up
    and yearn for the distant stars—
[13:40] Umika
    the farther, the better.
[13:42] Umika
    That way, I could look away from
    the darkness at my own feet.
[13:47] Umika
    But if I have a place here...
[13:51] Umika
    If it's okay for me to be here...
[13:53] Umika
    If I want to stay here...
[13:58] Umika
    I want to get up and see for myself...
[14:04] Umika
    what I can do right now.
[14:07] Umika
    Now that I realize... that everyone
    has made a place for me.
[14:11] Umika
    Now that I want to take good care of it.
[14:15] Umika
    Even if I make a fool of myself...
[14:18] Umika
    I want to stand tall, so that
    I might take flight someday.
[14:25] Kei
    Feel free to reach out at any time.
[14:28] Umika
    S-Sure.
[14:30] Umika
    U-Um, g-good luck at the
    national championship!
[14:35] Kei
    Thanks.
[14:37] Kei
    Oh, yeah, about the tournament...
[14:40] Kei
    There's a good number of past entrants who
    are now working in the aerospace industry.
[14:46] Kei
    The experience of launching
    your very own rocket
[14:49] Kei
    has inspired a lot of people
    to go down that path.
[14:53] Kei
    And you know, with good results, you can
    use it for recommendation into a university!
[14:59] Kei
    So as a stepping stone for
    making it to outer space,
[15:02] Kei
    taking part in model rocketry as a high
    schooler makes sense on a practical level,
[15:08] Kei
    a-and, well...
[15:10] Kei
    Um...
[15:11] Kei
    I look forward to facing off
    against you all next year!
[15:20] Umika
    I'll ask everyone...
[15:22] Umika
    a-and talk about our plans going forward.
[15:28] Kei
    Okay!
[15:34] Umika
    Akizuki-san...
[15:36] Umika
    Thank you.
[15:38] Umika
    I need to tell everyone...
[15:42] Umika
    and apologize to Akeuchi-san!
[15:50] Umika
    Akeuchi-san...
[15:53] Umika
    Is she not here?
SIGN    I'm inside!!
SIGN    Come hang out
[15:56] Umika
    I'll... wait here a little...
[16:02] Ringtone
    UFO! UFO! Emergency!
[16:05] Ringtone
    UFO! UFO! Abduction!
[16:07] Umika
    I fell asleep!
[16:07] Ringtone
    UFO! UFO! Emergency!
[16:10] Umika
    Hello?
[16:11] Honami
    There you are!
[16:12] Honami
    Onee-chan!
[16:13] Honami
    Are you safe? Where are you?!
[16:15] Umika
    Sorry...
[16:15] Umika
    I'm at a friend's house.
[16:17] Honami
    A friend?!
[16:18] Umika
    Wh-When did it get so late?
SIGN    Honami
    
    Missed call
    
    5 more missed calls
SIGN    4 minutes ago
SIGN    Honami
    
    Are you okay?
SIGN    3 hours ago
SIGN    Honami
    
    Hey.
SIGN    3 hours ago
SIGN    Honami
SIGN    Were you able to buy fabric softener? If they're out, that's fine.
SIGN    5 hours ago
[16:20] Umika's Mother
    L-Let's call the police!
[16:22] Honami
    Mom, hold it!
[16:23] Umika
    I-I'm perfectly fine!
[16:26] Umika
    Yeah, I swear.
[16:27] Umika
    I-I'm sleeping over, for my club.
[16:29] Umika
    Yeah, that's right.
[16:31] Umika
    Yes!
[16:31] Umika
    I-I'm so sorry.
[16:33] Umika
    Yes, I'll call again!
[16:34] Umika
    Goodnight.
[16:37] Umika
    Is Akeuchi-san still out?
[16:41] Umika
    Akeuchi-san.
[16:43] Umika
    I'm coming in.
[16:47] Umika
    Huh? The lights aren't coming on.
[16:50] Umika
    Is there a lantern around here?
[16:55] Umika
    The voyage log...
[16:57] Umika
    This is where it always was.
[16:59] Umika
    I don't see any of her
    other belongings, either.
[17:05] Umika
    The basement key...
[17:07] Umika
    What's it doing here?
[17:11] Umika
    Akeuchi-san?
[17:17] Umika
    The basement was completely empty, too.
[17:21] Umika
    It's like every trace of Akeuchi-san
    disappeared from the lighthouse.
[17:27] Umika
    Did she go off somewhere?
[17:31] Umika
    No, that can't be it.
[17:33] Umika
    She wouldn't be out so late,
    with all of her belongings in hand.
[17:43] Umika
    She must have packed up and left.
[17:46] Umika
    Because of the terrible way I treated her,
[17:49] Umika
    Akeuchi-san's gone and left.
[17:57] Umika
    Just when I'd finally realized.
[18:00] Umika
    A-After I'd decided
    to protect the place I have.
[18:06] Umika
    All of it...
[18:07] Umika
    All of it was... was too late.
[18:12] Umika
    No!
[18:13] Umika
    I don't want this!
[18:15] Umika
    No!
[18:16] Umika
    H-Having the last words
    I said to her be so awful...
[18:21] Umika
    I don't want that at all!
[18:26] Umika
    I-I want to talk to her!
[18:29] Umika
    I-I want one more chance!
[18:37] Umika
    Akeuchi-san...
[18:41] Umika
    Akeuchi-san...
[18:44] Umika
    Akeuchi-san!
[18:52] Yu
    Umika.
[19:01] Yu
    Did you call for me?
[19:07] Umika
    I'm sorry!
[19:08] Umika
    I'm so sorry!
[19:09] Umika
    I...
[19:09] Umika
    I said those terrible things,
    about not being able to go to space.
[19:14] Umika
    A-After I promised
    to take you there one day.
[19:18] Umika
    After our promise to go together!
[19:22] Umika
    I'm sorry.
[19:23] Umika
    I'm sorry!
[19:25] Yu
    Umika.
[19:27] Yu
    I understand.
[19:29] Yu
    I understand everything.
[19:31] Yu
    So please don't cry.
[19:36] Yu
    I'm sorry for making you
    bear the burden alone.
[19:44] Umika
    I-Is it really okay for me to stay the night?
[19:47] Yu
    You betcha!
[19:48] Yu
    Isn't that what you told your family?
[19:51] Yu
    Besides, it's my fault
    for staying out so late.
[19:56] Umika
    So she hadn't left for good.
[19:59] Yu
    Looks like I made you worry.
[20:02] Umika
    No, I'm just glad.
[20:04] Umika
    I-I have a lot of things
    I wanted to tell you.
[20:08] Yu
    In that case, the lighthouse at night
    is the perfect place to relax.
[20:13] Yu
    I want to hear everything
    you have to say, too.
[20:19] Umika
    Akeuchi-san?
[20:23] Yu
    Sorry!
[20:24] Yu
    I really should ask first.
[20:25] Yu
    Even after I upset you last time,
    I did it again...
[20:32] Yu
    Huh?
[20:32] Umika
    B-Back then, I avoided your foreheadpathy...
[20:37] Umika
    because I-I couldn't see anything.
[20:41] Umika
    Not you, not anyone else, and not even me.
[20:46] Umika
    I h-had convinced myself that I needed
    to solve everything without anyone's help.
[20:52] Umika
    You see, I understand now.
[20:55] Umika
    That there's a place where I belong,
    h-here on this planet.
[21:00] Umika
    I-I might keep messing up again, like before.
[21:05] Umika
    I might make a fool of myself.
[21:08] Umika
    But even so, I want to
    protect this place—
[21:14] Umika
    th-the Rocket Research Hobby
    Group that we all started.
[21:18] Umika
    I want to take flight here again.
[21:21] Umika
    Together with everyone—with you.
[21:25] Yu
    Umika.
[21:28] Yu
    What a warm light.
[21:29] Yu
    It'd never disappear.
[21:32] Yu
    Right here...
[21:33] Yu
    It's right here, Umika.
[21:37] Yu
    It lives inside you, sparkling brightly.
[21:41] Yu
    The same goes for the promise
    we made back then.
[21:44] Yu
    For you to take me to my home planet.
[21:47] Umika
    Akeuchi-san.
[21:49] Yu
    The beacon of light inside you will
    surely show the way for everyone.
[21:54] Yu
    Not just for me.
[21:56] Yu
    I know that you'll help them all.
[22:00] Yu
    You see, I've known it all along.
[22:03] Yu
    After all, your feelings
    are always what make me...
[22:08] Yu
    What make me...
[22:09] Yu
    Ahh!
[22:11] Yu
    I remember!
[22:12] Yu
    I think I remember now!
[22:14] Umika
    H-Huh?
[22:15] Yu
    A memory of my home planet!
[22:17] Umika
    What?!
[22:18] Yu
    It's a song.
[22:20] Yu
    Yes, a song!
[22:21] Yu
    A song I sang often as a kid.
[22:24] Yu
    Just the one song, but still...
[22:36] Umika
    It was like a flickering light.
[22:40] Umika
    A mysterious song, unfamiliar
    yet nostalgic at the same time.
[22:46] Umika
    Unfettered and gentle.
[22:48] Umika
    Powerful and unknown.
[22:50] Umika
    A warm melody that
    reminded me of Akeuchi-san.
[22:54] Umika
    As though guided by her song,
[22:57] Umika
    I felt, with great certainty,
    something shimmering within me.
[23:02] Umika
    The courage given to me by Akeuchi-san.
[23:04] Umika
    The courage given to me from everyone.
[23:07] Umika
    A fierce hope inside me
    to take the next step.
[23:11] Umika
    So these were my sparkles.
[23:15] (Flashback) Yu
    I'm sure you know lots
[23:18] (Flashback) Yu
    about the wonderful things here on Earth!
[23:21] Umika
    Your planet must be a
    wonderful place as well.
[23:27] Umika
    Thank you, Akeuchi-san.
[23:29] Umika
    I was finally able to find it.
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