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    Without further ado, we would
    like to demonstrate said AI.
[00:04] ---
    Amadeus.
[00:07] ---
    The theories of researcher Makise Kurisu
    served as the foundation for this system.
[00:11] ---
    Please look to the screen.
[00:21] ---
    My apologies.
[00:22] ---
    It will take a short while
    for the system to launch.
[00:25] ---
    Please wait a moment.
[00:26] ---
    What, is it broken?
[00:28] ---
    Is it even possible to store
    memories as data in the first place?
[00:32] ---
    How do you think they took memory samples?
[00:36] ---
    From a medical standpoint,
    this is pure nonsense.
[00:38] ---
    It's impossible to rewrite
    digital data back into the brain.
[00:42] ---
    This is completely insane.
[00:44] ---
    I read the paper that was published in
    Science, but I don't believe a word of it.
[00:48] ---
    Especially not when the lead
    author was some 17-year-old girl.
[00:55] ---
    Listen here, Mister.
[00:56] ---
    Objection!
[01:03] ---
    How do you know it can't
    be done if you've never tried it?
[01:06] ---
    The world is full of technology
    that people considered impossible at first!
[01:11] ---
    We only have those things today because
    of researchers who pushed the envelope!
[01:15] ---
    Criticism like yours accomplishes nothing!
[01:29] ---
    Excellent.
[01:30] ---
    It is people like this bold man who we can
    thank for the continual progress of science.
[01:35] ---
    He may have what it takes
    to become the world's third Einstein.
[01:36] ---
    Tsk.
[01:39] ---
    However, scientists must
    always strive to remain calm.
[01:43] ---
    Shouting out loud should be reserved
    only for when our experiments succeed.
[01:51] ---
    Thanks for your patience.
[01:53] ---
    A much better interpreter will now
    take my place on the screen behind me.
[02:02] ---
    It's a pleasure to meet you,
    Ladies and Gentlemen.
[02:05] ---
    I am Hiyajo Maho.
[02:07] ---
    More specifically, my existence stems from
    hers as of 78 hours and 22 minutes in the past.
[02:16] ---
    In other words, I operate based on Hiyajo Maho's
    memories from roughly four days ago.
[02:23] ---
    I noticed somebody scoffing in the fifth row.
[02:25] ---
    Yes, you wearing red checkers.
[02:28] ---
    I can guess what you're thinking.
[02:31] ---
    If I were pre-programmed ahead of time,
    these sorts of responses would be nothing special.
[02:36] ---
    Or perhaps...
[02:38] ---
    Could the me over there be controlling
    all of my actions with the computer?
[02:42] ---
    But the majority of you
    are probably thinking this:
[02:46] ---
    That preserving memories
    as data is an impossible feat.
[02:50] ---
    Though, in that case...
[02:53] ---
    If that were true, what does that make me?
[03:12] ---
    This world is not even real at all
[03:18] ---
    It's just a vision pulled over our eyes
[03:25] ---
    At the point of infinity, a mundane cosmos
    is overwriting all the values I know
[03:36] ---
    If some arrogant god thinks they've seized control
    and keeps pulling strings at the speed of light
[03:45] ---
    Then I, just I alone
[03:51] ---
    I'm fine being that miracle,
    that lethal minority
[03:57] ---
    I can fly high
[03:58] ---
    If that moment, if that place was
    something you thought was special to you
[04:04] ---
    The past doesn't have to be
    memories that simply drift away
[04:09] ---
    Instead of the pain of being hurt,
    everything about that precious scene will
[04:15] ---
    Become a light and give birth to zero
[04:20] ---
    There is no god. Wonderful new world.
[04:41] ---
    Amadeus...
[04:45] ---
    Tell you my credit card number?
[04:47] ---
    I'm not telling anyone that.
[04:49] ---
    What age did I stop
    taking baths with my dad?
[04:52] ---
    Shall I report you for sexual harassment?
[04:54] ---
    No, I can't tell you what
    pajamas I wore one week ago.
[04:58] ---
    I don't remember.
[05:01] ---
    For an AI to interact like that...
[05:03] ---
    And what's more, to have emotional
    responses and forget trivial information.
[05:08] ---
    It's as if she's--
[05:19] ---
    I'm not cut out for this sort of party.
[05:25] ---
    It's you, from the reception desk...
[05:28] ---
    Um...
[05:29] ---
    I'm Okabe Rintaro.
[05:31] ---
    You were Hiyajo-san, right?
[05:33] ---
    It's a strange name, isn't it?
[05:36] ---
    Pretty common in Okinawa though.
[05:38] ---
    Uh...
[05:39] ---
    Oh.
[05:41] ---
    I-I brought something to wear for today.
[05:45] ---
    Or had intended to...
[05:50] ---
    I'm terribly sorry about earlier.
[05:52] ---
    Eh?
[05:53] ---
    That is, for interrupting your seminar.
[05:58] ---
    Don't worry about it.
[05:59] ---
    If you hadn't stood up and said something,
    it would've ended up much worse.
[06:05] ---
    Also, you don't need to be formal with me.
[06:10] ---
    If you say so.
[06:12] ---
    Your seminar today was incredible.
[06:15] ---
    Perfecting AI like that is something else.
[06:19] ---
    Thanks... is what I'd like to say, but...
[06:22] ---
    Unfortunately, it's far from complete.
[06:25] ---
    Is it really?
[06:26] ---
    We have loads of issues.
[06:28] ---
    For example, even if we can implant
    extracted memory data inside someone,
[06:33] ---
    it's pointless unless the brain can use it.
[06:37] ---
    When people try to access their memories,
[06:39] ---
    the signal goes from the
    frontal to the temporal lobe.
[06:43] ---
    Top-down memory search signals...
[06:47] ---
    I'm impressed you knew!
[06:49] ---
    In order for the transmitted signals
    to be utilized by the temporal lobe...
[06:55] ---
    And then, by sending the copied
    pseudopulse to the frontal lobe...
[06:59] ---
    The memory search signal will function properly.
[07:02] ---
    Isn't that right?
[07:04] ---
    Tell me... Did you reach
    this conclusion on your own?
[07:08] ---
    I-Is that odd?
[07:11] ---
    One of my colleagues proposed
    exactly the same theory as you.
[07:16] ---
    And the thing is, she never
    published that idea anywhere.
[07:21] ---
    You reached the same conclusion as her,
    and you're not even in neuroscience?
[07:25] ---
    A coincidence?
[07:31] ---
    No...
[07:32] ---
    Eh?
[07:33] ---
    Everything I said,
    Kurisu once lectured me about.
[07:37] ---
    Kurisu did? When?! Where?!
[07:40] ---
    Back when she came here
    as an exchange student.
[07:43] ---
    We became friends and
    talked about things like this.
[07:46] ---
    She... was your friend?
[07:49] ---
    That's right.
[07:50] ---
    Sorry if it seems like I was hiding it.
[07:52] ---
    No...
[07:54] ---
    If anything, I'm grateful.
[07:57] ---
    That you became friends with her.
[07:59] ---
    Though mostly all we did was argue.
[08:02] ---
    That's so like her.
[08:04] ---
    She would never admit defeat,
    no matter what.
[08:07] ---
    Yeah...
[08:08] ---
    And argue for the sake of arguing.
[08:10] ---
    Even said she'd rip out
    my frontal lobe sometimes.
[08:15] ---
    I can imagine.
[08:16] ---
    Right?
[08:17] ---
    You need to discipline
    your younger researchers better.
[08:20] ---
    I admit, mistakes were made.
[08:23] ---
    My apologies.
[08:37] ---
    I'm sorry...
[08:39] ---
    Weird, right? To do this out of nowhere...
[08:43] ---
    No...
[08:45] ---
    You two... were close?
[08:47] ---
    It's not necessarily that, but...
[08:58] ---
    Your nose too.
[08:59] ---
    You don't have to tell me.
[09:06] ---
    So this is where you've been.
[09:09] ---
    Oh, it's our Mr. Einstein!
[09:12] ---
    Glad you could make it to the party.
[09:16] ---
    Is this some kind of Japanese lover's quarrel?
[09:20] ---
    Give her an authentic Japanese bow!
[09:23] ---
    No, this is--
[09:24] ---
    You've got it wrong!
[09:26] ---
    I cried on my own...
[09:28] ---
    We were talking about Kurisu, and I just...
[09:31] ---
    Kurisu?
[09:32] ---
    Are you telling me that you
    and Kurisu were acquaintances?
[09:37] ---
    U-Uh, yeah.
[09:41] ---
    I see...
[09:42] ---
    So you met her when she stayed in Japan...
[09:45] ---
    I'm Okabe Rintaro,
    a student of Tokyo Denki University.
[09:49] ---
    During the seminar...
[09:51] ---
    Did you raise your voice in defense of Kurisu?
[09:55] ---
    No, that was...
[09:58] ---
    Actually, that might have been part of it.
[10:02] ---
    In that case... Maho?
[10:06] ---
    Don't you think we should introduce
    Mr. Okabe to our friend? Her?
[10:12] ---
    Her?
[10:13] ---
    Professor! But he's an
    outsider and just a student!
[10:17] ---
    If he was friends with Kurisu,
    he's hardly an outsider.
[10:21] ---
    We should feel blessed that
    they met here and embrace it.
[10:25] ---
    Hold on a second.
[10:26] ---
    I'm not following any of this.
    Introduce me to who?
[10:31] ---
    It's not a person.
[10:32] ---
    He means Amadeus.
[10:34] ---
    From your demonstration earlier?
[10:37] ---
    That was Amadeus using my sampled data,
    but I'm not the only one.
[10:41] ---
    We have data for another researcher as well.
[10:44] ---
    Another?
[10:57] ---
    "Wako City South Gate"
[11:04] ---
    Amadeus is storing Kurisu's memories too?!
[11:07] ---
    Up until now, only Maho and I have
    talked with her for all of our data, but...
[11:12] ---
    Our conversations are running dry, you see.
[11:14] ---
    What do you say?
[11:16] ---
    It's best if you thought it over.
[11:20] ---
    I don't know your
    relationship with Kurisu, but...
[11:24] ---
    The closer the two of you were,
    the crueler meeting Amadeus will be for you.
[11:31] ---
    The memories of her, eight months ago...
[11:39] ---
    Welcome.
[11:43] ---
    "Brain Science Institute"
[11:44] ---
    We're planning to start a new research
    organization with neuroscientists all over the world.
[11:50] ---
    Right now, there's not much but the prep room.
[11:53] ---
    And the professor?
[11:54] ---
    It's Sunday today. He's off.
[11:58] ---
    You said you want to do this... Are you sure?
[12:04] ---
    You two were closer than I thought, weren't you?
[12:09] ---
    The Amadeus here will talk
    and sound exactly like she would.
[12:14] ---
    That makes it easy to be deluded.
[12:17] ---
    It's as if you're talking
    to her and she's still alive.
[12:22] ---
    However, the Amadeus you'll meet is constructed
    from her memories that were taken in March.
[12:28] ---
    She's not the girl you
    became friends with, nor is she alive.
[12:32] ---
    Those are the facts, as painful as they are.
[12:35] ---
    Yeah...
[12:37] ---
    The more you talk with Amadeus,
    the more that truth will sting.
[12:41] ---
    You'll realize that she's gone forever
    and there's nothing you can do about it.
[12:46] ---
    I know...
[12:48] ---
    That's why I came...
    To come to terms with that.
[12:52] ---
    I see.
[13:03] ---
    Go on and sit down in that chair.
[13:11] ---
    Don't peek at my password, all right?
[13:18] ---
    All yours.
[13:22] ---
    What's wrong?
[13:25] ---
    Nothing...
[13:26] ---
    I came this far and now I'm getting cold feet.
[13:30] ---
    It's still not too late.
[13:31] ---
    Run while you still can.
[13:33] ---
    That's not very nice.
[13:34] ---
    I'm just looking out for you.
[13:36] ---
    In that case, you could
    have phrased it a little nicer.
[13:40] ---
    Just like Kurisu.
    You lab-obsessed girls are all so...
[13:44] ---
    Uh, never mind.
[13:46] ---
    People spending all their time
    on experiments forget how to be nice.
[13:50] ---
    If I'm not mistaken,
    that sounds like slander to me.
[13:54] ---
    I'll sue you for defamation.
[13:56] ---
    My bad. I'll get you Dk Pepper,
    so cut me some slack.
[14:01] ---
    So cheap.
[14:02] ---
    What's so funny, Senpai?
[14:10] ---
    She... was right there...
[14:15] ---
    Right there... beside me.
[14:19] ---
    With her voice...
[14:22] ---
    With her looks...
[14:26] ---
    Go ahead.
[14:36] ---
    Okabe Rintaro-san?
[14:38] ---
    Nice to meet you.
[14:41] ---
    I'm Makise Kurisu.
[14:42] ---
    It's a pleasure.
[14:45] ---
    "Epigraph of the Closed Curve -Closed Epigraph-"
[14:51] ---
    This is Okabe Rintaro.
[14:53] ---
    We met after our seminar the other day.
[14:56] ---
    He seemed very interested
    in Amadeus, so we had him come.
[15:00] ---
    Really? For you to do that,
    he must be something special.
[15:05] ---
    Um, Okabe-san?
[15:09] ---
    Are you a neuroscientist as well?
[15:13] ---
    His major is different,
    but he's talented for sure.
[15:17] ---
    Even the Professor took a liking to him.
[15:22] ---
    Psst, Senpai.
[15:23] ---
    Hmm?
[15:24] ---
    Could you scoot closer
    to the speaker for a second?
[15:27] ---
    Eh?
[15:28] ---
    Please, just do it!
[15:30] ---
    What the heck?
[15:33] ---
    Could it be that...
[15:36] ---
    Huh?! You've got to be kidding me!
[15:38] ---
    You don't have to be embarrassed...
[15:39] ---
    Regardless, quit saying weird things!
[15:43] ---
    What did she say?
[15:44] ---
    None of your business!
[15:45] ---
    Right!
[15:46] ---
    Don't say anything stupid, got it?
[15:49] ---
    We didn't invite Okabe-san
    here to talk about nonsense like that.
[15:53] ---
    The more you evade it,
    the more suspicious it is.
[15:55] ---
    I'll infect you with a virus!
[15:57] ---
    Just kidding! I'll say no more!
[15:59] ---
    Sheesh!
[16:00] ---
    This is one of my problems with Amadeus.
[16:03] ---
    Sorry about that.
[16:05] ---
    Feel free to talk with her if you like.
[16:07] ---
    Y-Yeah.
[16:09] ---
    Forgive me.
[16:11] ---
    Ask me about anything or everything.
[16:13] ---
    I'll answer as much as I'm able.
[16:17] ---
    Let's see...
[16:20] ---
    Do you think one...
    could build... a time machine?
[16:24] ---
    A time machine, you say?
[16:27] ---
    Yeah...
[16:28] ---
    Hmm.
[16:29] ---
    Why ask that? What's the point
    of asking about time machines?
[16:33] ---
    It's just a thought experiment.
[16:36] ---
    Hmm.
[16:37] ---
    I wonder...
[16:38] ---
    My personal belief is...
    that time machines are not possible.
[16:43] ---
    However, that is not to say
    they are impossible altogether.
[16:47] ---
    My belief is that time machines...
[16:49] ---
    You don't think... it's a bunch of nonsense?
[16:53] ---
    It would be rather hasty to assume that.
[16:55] ---
    There are a number
    of time travel theories, but...
[16:58] ---
    They are nothing but speculation.
    All of them are unrealistic.
[17:02] ---
    Even so, we might be missing that
    one critical discovery to piece it all together,
[17:07] ---
    don't you think?
[17:08] ---
    So they're not possible yet, but...
[17:11] ---
    They're not impossible altogether?
[17:13] ---
    Mm-hmm!
[17:15] ---
    Well?
[17:16] ---
    The answer she gave was somewhat
    different than when we spoke before...
[17:21] ---
    Hmm...
[17:22] ---
    Is it due to the differences
    in the alpha and beta world lines?
[17:37] ---
    What awful pronunciation.
[17:40] ---
    Shut your trap, Christina!
[17:45] ---
    Christina?
[17:47] ---
    Uh, erm... No, forget it!
[17:50] ---
    But I'm curious.
[17:51] ---
    It was nothing! Just drop it!
[17:54] ---
    You're clearly worked up about
    something. Is Christina--
[17:56] ---
    Give it a break, Christina! I mean, Kurisu...
[17:59] ---
    Why do you call her Christina?
[18:02] ---
    Would you people get off my back?
[18:04] ---
    Answer me.
[18:05] ---
    Give it a rest!
[18:06] ---
    No, I'm curious.
[18:10] ---
    Isn't Amadeus pretty amazing, Lintahlo?
[18:16] ---
    Tester?
[18:17] ---
    Yes.
[18:18] ---
    We want you to talk with Amadeus
    from time to time so we can use it as data.
[18:23] ---
    You'll be able to do so
    until I return to America.
[18:26] ---
    All we ask is that you come to
    visit twice a month to submit a report.
[18:31] ---
    I have to report?
[18:33] ---
    There's no quota or anything to worry about.
[18:36] ---
    You can talk to her whenever you feel
    like it and give us your honest reaction.
[18:42] ---
    With Kurisu...
[18:45] ---
    If you're not up for it,
    don't hesitate to decline.
[18:49] ---
    I can understand if it's too
    heartbreaking to speak with an AI
[18:53] ---
    in the likeness of your deceased friend.
[18:56] ---
    I...
[18:58] ---
    Are you sure about this?
[19:00] ---
    It's coming to the point where you and I are
    running out of things to talk with her about.
[19:05] ---
    Plus, I'm curious to see how Amadeus changes
    interacting with someone on the outside.
[19:13] ---
    I knew this was going to happen.
[19:16] ---
    Did you?
[19:17] ---
    Yeah...
[19:19] ---
    From the moment
    I found out he knew about Kurisu.
[19:23] ---
    I hope we can meet again, Okabe Rintaro-san.
[19:29] ---
    There's somebody out there
    who knows a Kurisu that I don't...
[19:33] ---
    Senpai? Senpai?
[19:37] ---
    Shall I grab that for you?
[19:39] ---
    I'm fine, I don't need any help.
[19:43] ---
    It looks like you do.
[19:47] ---
    Here.
[19:51] ---
    Senpai?
[19:52] ---
    You really need to fix
    that rotten mouth of yours, Senpai.
[19:56] ---
    Why?
[19:57] ---
    What will you do if he hates you?
[19:59] ---
    I told you to quit bringing that up.
[20:01] ---
    But this might the last
    chance you have in your life!
[20:06] ---
    You're the one who needs
    to learn some manners.
[20:12] ---
    Operation?
[20:13] ---
    Yup!
[20:14] ---
    Daru-kun and I thought of a big
    operation to cheer up Suzu-san!
[20:18] ---
    Eh? You guys are putting something together?
[20:21] ---
    To be honest, Mayushii is a little scared
    of Suzu-san, but she's a really nice person!
[20:28] ---
    When Mayushii is half-asleep,
    she sneaks over and puts a blanket over me.
[20:32] ---
    And she's always helping
    with Ruka-kun and the others too.
[20:37] ---
    Are you okay?
[20:38] ---
    Y-Yeah.
[20:40] ---
    So we're thinking of throwing Suzu-san
[20:42] ---
    a big Christmas party as
    a present to help her cheer up!
[20:46] ---
    A party, huh?
[20:47] ---
    Can't come?
[20:49] ---
    It's not that I can't,
    but I doubt Suzuha would like that.
[20:53] ---
    I bet she'd be upset I came.
[20:55] ---
    I don't think that she will.
[20:57] ---
    Suzu-san wants to patch things
    up with you too, I'm sure.
[21:05] ---
    You should answer it.
[21:08] ---
    Mayushii will wait for you.
[21:10] ---
    Sorry.
[21:16] ---
    Finally decided to pick up
    after ignoring my calls eight times?
[21:20] ---
    Well, you see...
[21:22] ---
    If you don't feel like talking,
    I suppose it can't be helped.
[21:25] ---
    Hmph!
[21:26] ---
    It's just, with you being a tester, I thought
    I'd get to chat with people more than I used to.
[21:32] ---
    Yeah... Her moodiness and spunk...
[21:37] ---
    Her fierce curiosity and refusal to lose...
[21:40] ---
    Why aren't you saying anything?
[21:42] ---
    In any case, call me whenever you feel like it.
[21:47] ---
    But I'm a busy person too,
    so I might not be able to answer.
[21:59] ---
    Without a doubt...
[22:02] ---
    It's Makise Kurisu...
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    Come to me
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    Embrace my tears
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    Let me guide you down into my soul
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    And let us pray for the world to realize
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    There is peace, the truth within us
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    Emptiness erodes your heart
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    Coz you're free from pain and sorrow
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    Future is just too bright to show you ways
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    Wake up now...it's time to lead new souls
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    Orbit of photon and universe
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    I am just the part of its plan
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    The eye cannot see the warped sky
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    Where do the people think they are walking
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    The last game