E2 - Epigraph of the Closed Curve: Closed Epigraph
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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:
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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...
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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...
[22:05] ---
[22:10] ---
Come to me
[22:13] ---
Embrace my tears
[22:16] ---
Let me guide you down into my soul
[22:22] ---
And let us pray for the world to realize
[22:29] ---
There is peace, the truth within us
[22:35] ---
Emptiness erodes your heart
[22:41] ---
Coz you're free from pain and sorrow
[22:48] ---
Future is just too bright to show you ways
[22:54] ---
Wake up now...it's time to lead new souls
[23:01] ---
Orbit of photon and universe
[23:08] ---
I am just the part of its plan
[23:14] ---
The eye cannot see the warped sky
[23:20] ---
Where do the people think they are walking
[23:29] ---
The last game