E1 - Episode One

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[00:26] Nobel
    Don't worry.
[00:28] Nobel
    I'm sure we'll meet again.
[00:31] Nobel
    No matter what difficulties we face...
[00:35] Nobel
    we'll fulfill our destiny.
[00:43] Denta
    Hey, you.
[00:44] Denta
    Do you know about the highly skilled,
    humanoid robots called "Androids"?
[00:49] Denta
    As the culmination of
     cutting-edge technologies,
[00:53] Denta
    Androids can free you from everyday labor!
[00:56] Denta
    With the sea level rising due to global warming,
    the human population has plummeted,
[01:01] Denta
    and today, humans alone can't take care
    of all the necessary jobs themselves.
[01:05] Denta
    Androids have brought us
    the solution to that!
[01:10] Denta
    Born to exist side-by-side with humans
    and programmed to perfection,
[01:14] Denta
    they're sure to become your
    trusted partners in life!
SIGN    To Esora
SIGN    Please deliver this letter to the location below.
SIGN    Hakushu Shibaura
SIGN    Esora Shibaura
[01:30] Funeral Robo
    The cremation is complete.
    The cremation is complete.
[01:34] Funeral Robo
    Are you a member of the Shibaura family?
[01:37] Esora
    Yes... sort of.
SIGN    Like I said, that's why we're a family!
[01:45] Neon
    No way.
SIGN    Neon
SIGN    But why?! I'm more like an older brother than you, Neon!
[01:49] Neon
    That's dumb.
SIGN    C'mon, Kei!
SIGN    You'd be the oldest brother, so say something!
SIGN    Kei
[01:55] Kei
    Don't drag me into your stupid argument.
SIGN    Chrom, you're brother number two, right?
SIGN    Chrom
[02:01] Chrom
    I'm busy collecting data right now.
SIGN    Come on!
SIGN    Call me "big brother"!
SIGN    Chrom, Kei, say something—!
[02:08] Eliza
    Put a cork in it!
[02:13] Eliza
    Hello. I am your personal
    AI assistant, Eliza.
SIGN    Eliza
[02:17] Eliza
    As usual, you four are off
    in your own worlds.
SIGN    Eliza, listen! Neon won't...
[02:23] Eliza
    Cobalt, this is the 366th time you've tried
    to make Neon call you "big brother."
SIGN    If you live under the same roof and charge from the same Cradle,
SIGN    Cobalt
SIGN    that means you're family!
SIGN    That's what my programming tells me!
[02:36] Neon
    What a pain.
[02:38] Chrom
    He can't help it, though.
[02:39] Chrom
    Cobalt's parameters are distributed
[02:41] Chrom
    to make him express
    a strong interest in family.
SIGN    But still!
[02:46] Eliza
    Age is merely a question
    of your Body's appearance.
[02:50] Eliza
    You are Androids, after all.
SIGN    Wha—?
SIGN    Nora! Hey! Don't!
SIGN    Whoa!
[03:03] Kei
    Hey, you guys okay?
[03:06] Neon
    I just can't.
[03:09] Kei
    Geez. How does this thing get in, anyway?
[03:12] Eliza
    Your Body has suffered 38 percent damage.
[03:15] Eliza
    You require a mechanical
    examination immediately.
[03:18] Kei
    In order to get fixed, we need money, right?
[03:21] Chrom
    Since we don't have any
    operation requests set up,
[03:24] Chrom
    how would we know what labor
    to perform to earn an income?
[03:26] Chrom
    I haven't the slightest idea.
[03:28] Eliza
    Speaking of which, I have
    an important notification for you all.
[03:30] ---
    Request for payment of electrical bill
SIGN    Request for payment of electrical bill
[03:31] Eliza
    A collections notice has arrived
[03:33] Eliza
    for the electrical bills you've
    built up over the last year.
SIGN    Collection?
[03:38] Chrom
    Money is required to use electrical power.
[03:41] Chrom
    Didn't they tell us that every month?
[03:42] Eliza
    You knew but still didn't pay?
[03:46] Chrom
    I am unable to process operation
    requests to "pay the electrical bill."
[03:50] Chrom
    Plus, we don't have any
    money to begin with.
[03:53] Kei
    What happens if we just don't pay it?
[03:56] Eliza
    Most likely, your power will be shut off,
[03:59] Eliza
    and you'll have no way
    to recharge your energy.
[04:01] Eliza
    Basically...
[04:02] Neon
    A forced shutdown.
SIGN    So that means...
[04:06] Chrom
    You'll run out of power and won't be
    able to boot up. That's basically it.
SIGN    That's horrible!
SIGN    What can I do?! What am I gonna do?!
[04:14] Eliza
    At any rate, for now you must
    find some way to pay the bill.
[04:19] Chrom
    But the operation request has not—
[04:21] Eliza
    Put a cork in it!
[04:24] Eliza
    Then there is no other choice.
[04:25] Eliza
    I will issue a operation request this time.
SIGN    Kei
SIGN    Earn wages to pay the power bill
[04:29] Kei
    "Earn wages to pay the power bill," huh?
[04:34] Chrom
    Wages are commonly earned
    as compensation for labor.
[04:37] Chrom
    We should begin by searching
    through job listings.
[04:40] Kei
    Yeah.
[04:44] Denta
    Babel. The symbol of a new age.
[04:48] Denta
    A new paradise.
[04:49] Denta
    An entertainment tower that provides
    all kinds of thrills and information!
[04:54] Denta
    Participants known as "Climbers"
    enthrall audiences with song and dance
[04:58] Denta
    to clear the Climb Stages!
[05:00] Denta
    From the first to the fifth Stage,
    they win a reward for each level they clear!
[05:05] Denta
    And what awaits them beyond those
    levels? Is it freedom? Glory?
[05:11] Denta
    Esteemed Climbers, now is the time
    to assemble at the tower of wisdom!
SIGN    We're here!
[05:20] Neon
    This is Babel?
[05:22] Kei
    If we can win over audiences here
    with our singing, we'll get a reward.
[05:26] Chrom
    I always thought that participants
    had to be human to register,
[05:30] Chrom
    but they didn't even check us, did they?
SIGN    Hey, why did the humans build this place, anyway?
SIGN    Collecting everything exciting in one place so they can keep having fun...
SIGN    What's the point?
[05:45] Chrom
    Maybe they don't want to forget their
    happy memories. Could that be it?
SIGN    Forget?
[05:51] Chrom
    Human memory apparently weakens
    over time and eventually disappears.
[05:55] Chrom
    That's why humans seek out the same
    experiences—to recall their lost memories.
[06:01] Chrom
    I read about it in a book a while ago.
SIGN    Hmm.
SIGN    Are we there?
[06:09] Neon
    But there's nobody here.
[06:11] Chrom
    According to the instructions they gave us,
[06:13] Chrom
    if we pass through there,
    we'll end up on stage.
[06:17] Kei
    It's about time.
SIGN    This might be the first time since booting up
SIGN    that the four of us have done something together.
[06:23] Neon
    You're probably right.
[06:25] Chrom
    Apparently, that is what is
    called a "first collaboration."
SIGN    Whoa.
SIGN    Let's go!
[06:36] Denta
    New Climbers have arrived
    on the first Climb Stage!
[06:42] Kei
    Is that the audience?
[06:44] Chrom
    It seems like it.
[06:45] Chrom
    The first Stage is held in virtual reality,
[06:48] Chrom
    so the viewers watch and rate
    the performance in VR.
[06:53] Denta
    Okay, guys. Are you ready to go?
[06:57] Denta
    All right, then. Show us what you've got!
SIGN    Elephant, elephant
[07:05] Chrom
    Poor thing, poor thing, little lost kitty
SIGN    What a really long nose you have there
[07:09] Chrom
    Where in the world could your home be?
SIGN    Sure I do, and I'll show you
[07:13] Chrom
    I asked where home was, but, "I don't know"
SIGN    Mommy's is long, too
[07:17] Chrom
    I asked her name too, but, "I don't know"
SIGN    Elephant, elephant
[07:21] Chrom
    Meow meow meow meow,
    meow meow meow meow
SIGN    Who in the world do you like best?
SIGN    Well—
[07:27] Denta
    A forced shutdown! Too bad!
[07:32] Denta
    First Climb Stage failed!
SIGN    That scared me!
[07:45] Neon
    That sucked.
[07:47] Chrom
    This is... It seems we were
    sent back to the entrance.
[07:51] Kei
    I guess that wasn't good enough.
[07:54] Kei
    What did we do wrong, though?
[07:56] Chrom
    No idea. We sung in perfect pitch and
    danced according to our programming.
[08:01] Climber A
    There are Climbers at the top level!
[08:03] Female Viewer
    Hurry, hurry!
[08:05] Kite
    We're at the top of Babel?
[08:07] Kite
    We'll take you to even greater heights.
SIGN    Light
SIGN    Kite
SIGN    Night
[08:10] Kite
    Come with us!
[08:12] Climber C
    STAND-ALONE is on stage!
[08:13] Female Viewer
    Kite!
[08:47] Kei
    So they were top-level Climbers, huh?
[08:50] Neon
    They got a ton of "Excellent" votes.
[08:53] Chrom
    The crowd noise exceeded 120 decibels.
[08:56] Chrom
    That's essentially as loud as thunder.
SIGN    What makes them so different?
[09:04] Chrom
    Whoa, there.
[09:05] Kei
    What's up?
[09:06] Chrom
    Well, something fell from above.
[09:08] Kei
    Above?
[09:13] Neon
    A human?
[09:15] Chrom
    Did that person drop this?
SIGN    Kei!
[09:21] Kei
    I'm on it!
SIGN    Hey, kid, you okay?
[09:28] Chrom
    It might be heat stroke.
[09:30] Kei
    Let's get him somewhere cooler!
SIGN    Technoroid
[09:35] (Flashback) Esora
    Dad?
SIGN    Ah! Are you awake?
[09:49] Esora
    Where am I?
[09:51] Kei
    A nearby park.
[09:53] Chrom
    You passed out on the footbridge.
[09:55] Chrom
    It must have been the heat.
[09:58] Neon
    Don't you have a heat-resistant cape?
[10:00] Kei
    It's risky to go out during
     the daytime dressed like that.
[10:04] Esora
    A-And who are you all?
SIGN    Androids that were just passing by.
[10:07] Esora
    Huh? Androids?
[10:10] Chrom
    Yes. That's why we can do
    things outside during the day.
[10:14] Esora
    Oh, I see.
[10:18] Esora
    Thank you very much for saving me.
[10:20] Esora
    I'm Esora. Esora Shibaura.
SIGN    My name is Cobalt.
[10:25] Chrom
    I am Chrom.
[10:26] Neon
    Neon.
[10:27] Kei
    I'm Kei.
SIGN    Oh, that's right.
SIGN    I think you dropped this.
[10:35] Esora
    I threw that thing away.
SIGN    Huh?
[10:38] Esora
    Um,
[10:39] Esora
    Androids can't share someone's
    secrets with other people...
[10:44] Esora
    They're equipped with
    privacy protection, right?
[10:47] Chrom
    Yes, that's right.
[10:50] Esora
    Can I tell you something, then?
[10:55] Esora
    Today was my father's funeral.
[10:59] Esora
    Actually, I'm adopted,
    so I'm not really his son.
[11:04] Esora
    My real parents died when I was a baby.
[11:08] Esora
    My father was their friend.
    He was single, but he took me in.
[11:15] Esora
    I'm grateful to my father,
    but he was so busy with work...
[11:21] Esora
    I was always left by myself.
[11:28] (Flashback) Esora (10 yr)
    Dad, where are you going?
[11:30] (Flashback) Hakushu
    I'm going to the lab.
[11:32] (Flashback) Esora
    U-Um, what about dinner?
[11:34] (Flashback) Hakushu
    I don't need any.
[11:40] Esora
    Father's health declined,
    and then one day he collapsed.
[11:46] Esora
    I eventually went to see him,
    but by then, he was already...
[11:53] Esora
    He died before we'd made
    any memories together.
[11:57] Esora
    The only thing he left
    behind was this letter.
[12:04] Esora
    But... it's not even addressed to me.
[12:10] Esora
    Even though he was busy with work
    and couldn't talk to me,
[12:16] Esora
    I... I still wish he'd at least...
[12:22] Esora
    Dad didn't want me in his world, after all.
SIGN    Hey, can I take a look at that letter?
SIGN    Hmm.
SIGN    Oh, hey, what does this say?
[12:42] Esora
    Huh? That's weird.
[12:45] Esora
    It might be broken.
SIGN    Maybe it'll work if I hit it.
[12:49] Chrom & Kei
    Ah!
[12:50] Neon
    Idiot! Stop it, Cobalt!
SIGN    Look, something came out!
[12:56] Neon
    A video?
[12:57] Kei
    What's it showing?
[12:58] Esora
    I don't know. I've never seen this before.
SIGN    This kid looks like you, Esora.
[13:04] Esora
    Huh? Me?
[13:06] Neon
    Definitely. Do you remember any of this?
[13:10] Esora
    I don't know.
[13:11] Esora
    It looks like a normal family video.
SIGN    Family...
[13:19] Esora
    I still don't remember anything.
SIGN    Send me an operation request!
[13:22] Esora
    Huh?
SIGN    Chrom said that humans can forget their memories.
SIGN    But if they do the same thing over again, sometimes they can remember.
[13:31] Esora
    Um...
SIGN    This might be an important family memory,
SIGN    so you should try to go to the place in the video!
[13:40] Kei
    He's reacting to the word "family" again.
SIGN    Send me an operation request! Let's go there together!
[13:43] Neon
    His parameters are running wild.
[13:43] Esora
    Huh? Um, hold on a minute...
SIGN    Search for the memorable place shown in the letter
[13:49] Esora
    Does that work?
SIGN    Yeah!
SIGN    Okay, let's all go looking for the place from Esora's memories!
[13:55] Kei
    You say "go," but...
[13:57] Neon
    We don't have any idea where it is.
[14:00] Chrom
    Let's start with a close inspection
     of the video footage.
SIGN    Well?
[14:10] Esora
    It might be a park or something.
[14:14] Esora
    There's a lot of greenery
    and there's a big clock tower, too.
[14:17] Chrom
    That seems highly likely.
[14:20] Chrom
    Well then, let's search the parks
    that were in your vicinity.
SIGN    That's our Chrom! We can count on you!
SIGN    All right then, let's go!
SIGN    Sunflower Park
SIGN    Next one!
SIGN    Next one!
SIGN    Next one!
[14:48] Kei
    We still haven't found it.
[14:50] Chrom
    We've been to all of the parks
    within range that have a clock tower.
[14:56] Neon
    Getting hot?
[14:57] Esora
    I'm okay.
[14:58] Neon
    Hey, what do humans do for Body cooling?
[15:02] Esora
    Cooling? Let's see...
[15:05] Esora
    Some people take baths in cold water.
[15:08] Esora
    And there's stuff like
    soft serve ice cream.
[15:10] Neon
    Ice cream?
[15:12] Esora
    Oh, that's right.
[15:13] Esora
    You guys can just recharge
    instead of eating, right?
[15:17] Kei
    I'm starting to run low.
[15:18] Chrom
    We can withstand the heat,
[15:20] Chrom
    but cooling our Bodies still
    consumes a lot of energy.
[15:23] Neon
    Guys, should we all take a cold bath?
SIGN    Water...
SIGN    Oh!
[15:31] others
    Huh?
SIGN    Park Map
SIGN    That video was from when Esora was still little.
SIGN    I figured the park might be underwater now,
SIGN    so I tried searching for parks that have been flooded.
[15:50] Esora
    Ice cream...
[15:51] Neon
    Huh?
[15:52] Esora
    That day was so hot,
[15:55] Esora
    I asked Dad to buy me some ice cream.
[16:01] (Flashback) Hakushu (55 yr)
    Here you go.
[16:02] (Flashback) Esora (5 yr)
    Wow!
[16:04] (Flashback) Hakushu (55 yr)
    Hold on tight, okay?
[16:05] (Flashback) Esora (5 yr)
    Okay!
[16:07] (Flashback) Hakushu (55 yr)
    Ah... Esora!
[16:10] (Flashback) Esora (5 yr)
    Dad, hurry, hurry!
[16:13] (Flashback) Hakushu (55 yr)
    Esora!
[16:15] (Flashback) Esora (5 yr)
    Ouch, ouch!
[16:16] (Flashback) Hakushu (55 yr)
    Esora, are you all right?
[16:20] (Flashback) Esora (5 yr)
    I-I'm sorry! The ice cream you bought for me...
[16:27] (Flashback) Hakushu (55 yr)
    That's okay. Come here.
[16:31] (Flashback) Hakushu (55 yr)
    I'm glad you didn't get hurt,
[16:34] (Flashback) Hakushu (55 yr)
    since you're a dear part
    of my family, Esora.
[16:42] Esora
    That's right. I...
[16:45] Esora
    We really were a family.
[16:49] Esora
    Dad...
[16:59] Chrom
    That melody...
[17:01] Neon
    I know it.
[17:03] Kei
    But from where?
[17:32] Esora
    Thank you very much.
[17:34] Esora
    Thanks to you guys, I think
    I know my father a little better.
[17:39] Esora
    All of you are really...
SIGN    Bye-bye!
[17:57] Neon
    Esora was crying.
SIGN    But he was smiling, too.
[18:01] Chrom
    Humans apparently have many kinds of tears.
[18:05] Kei
    By the way, what was that song just now?
[18:08] Neon
    I don't know.
[18:09] Chrom
    We were all singing it together.
SIGN    Four people singing one song...?
SIGN    Guys!
[18:18] Chrom; Neon; Kei
    Huh?
SIGN    Let's go to Babel one more time!
[18:20] Kei
    What now, all of a sudden?
SIGN    Let's sing that song together!
[18:24] Chrom
    I see. We can all sing one song together.
[18:28] Neon
    Just like the top Climbers.
[18:30] Kei
    You know, that just might work.
SIGN    Let's go!
SIGN    To Babel!
[20:10] Denta
    Babel first Climber Stage, cleared!
[20:14] Denta
    Next time, you'll move up a level!
SIGN    Yeah!
[20:19] Night
    Wow.
[20:20] Night
    Looks like we have some...
[20:22] Light
    ...interesting newcomers.
SIGN    We did it! We did it!
[21:59] Neon
    Cobalt, keep it down.
SIGN    But we actually cleared a stage!
[22:04] Kei
    I didn't realize the reward
    would be that small, though.
[22:07] Kei
    It won't make a dent in the electricity bill.
[22:09] Chrom
    If we can beat the next stage,
    we can pay more—
SIGN    What's wrong?
[22:14] Kei
    Over there. There's someone on the ground.
SIGN    Huh?
[22:20] Kei
    Hey, are you okay?
[22:23] Chrom
    I can detect alcohol on his breath.
[22:26] Neon
    He's just a drunk.
SIGN    Mister! You can't sleep here!
[22:31] Mister
    No problem.
[22:34] Kei
    This isn't good.
[22:35] Chrom
    What should we do?
[22:37] Ritz #9A
    Mister? Mister, where are you?
[22:41] Ritz #9B
    Mister?
[22:42] Another Ritz?
    Mister?
[22:44] Ritz #9B
    Mister, hold on tight.
[22:46] Mister
    What the hell you doin'?
[22:48] Ritz #9A
    Thank you for your cooperation.
[22:48] Mister
    I'm not drunk enough to need your help!
[22:51] Mister
    You talking steel drum!
[22:53] Chrom
    He must be from the factory.
[22:55] Neon
    They must have it really rough.
SIGN    At least we were able to do a good deed.
SIGN    Okay, should we head back home?
[23:02] Neon
    Cobalt...
[23:04] Kei
    That hat...
SIGN    Ah!
[23:08] Kei
    Is anyone here?
SIGN    Please excuse us.
[23:12] Neon
    Is it okay for us to sneak in?
[23:14] Chrom
    Well, we didn't really have a choice.
SIGN    Authorized Personnel Only
SIGN    Safety First
SIGN    Safety First
SIGN    That guy is probably looking for his hat right now.
[23:21] Kei
    If we get caught, we'll
    just have to explain.
[23:27] Kei
    What was that?
[23:28] Neon
    Something fell.
[23:34] Kei
    Did it fall... in there?
[23:37] Neon
    But from where?
SIGN    Isn't that the robot from before?