E3 - Episode Three

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[00:01] Man in 20s
    Oh yeah, that blast furnace incident.
[00:03] Man in 20s
    I heard a manager fell in.
[00:05] Woman in 20s
    Was it really an accident, though?
[00:07] Woman in 20s
    I heard the robot did it as revenge
    against a violent manager.
[00:11] Man in 20s
    What? You mean it went berserk?
    That's bad news.
[00:15] Man in 20s
    Robots really are no good, after all.
[00:24] Esola
    Wh-What?
[00:26] Kei
    You have to eat so many times each day.
[00:29] Kei
    Must be tough to be human.
[00:31] Chrom
    It certainly does appear inefficient,
[00:33] Chrom
    but apparently for humans,
    feeding does more than just sustain life.
[00:37] Chrom
    It also plays a significant
    role as entertainment.
[00:40] Neon
    You mean it's like a hobby?
SIGN    Then you wanna eat more?
SIGN    I'll make all sorts of stuff for you, Esola!
[00:46] Eliza
    Put a cork in it!
[00:49] Eliza
    Do you intend to cause a commotion
    each and every time Esola has a meal?
SIGN    But it's Esola!
SIGN    Esola lives with us now!
[01:00] Kei
    Caron does, too.
[01:01] Esola
    Pretty lively here, huh, Caron?
[01:05] Esola
    The police station?
SIGN    Technoroid
[02:53] Esola
    Is everything okay, guys?
SIGN    What do you mean?
[02:57] Chrom
    We were only in sleep mode.
[02:59] Neon
    So boring.
[03:01] Bora
    I'm grateful for your cooperation.
[03:03] Esola
    It's fine.
[03:05] Esola
    This isn't the police station, though.
[03:07] Esola
    Why'd we have to come here?
[03:09] Bora
    This is a police-affiliated
    research facility.
[03:13] Bora
    It provides research staff
[03:14] Bora
    and cutting-edge AI research
    technology for special investigations.
[03:19] Esola
    Doesn't the police station already have
    the data about the blast furnace incident?
[03:23] Bora
    I am not obliged to answer that.
SIGN    Esola, let's go home.
[03:27] Esola
    Oh, yeah.
SIGN    When we get back, I'll cook you something else!
[03:33] Esola
    But I'm still full.
[03:35] Researcher
    We are ready to begin analysis
    of the four units' data.
[03:35] Esola
    I am a little thirsty, though.
[03:39] Bora
    In that case, please begin.
[03:43] Esola
    Hmm.
[03:45] Neon
    Esola?
[03:46] Esola
    Huh?
[03:47] Neon
    What's wrong?
[03:48] Esola
    Ah, just something on my mind.
SIGN    Oh!
SIGN    Sing, dance, and see what awaits beyond those levels. Is it freedom? Glory?
SIGN    Esteemed Climbers, now is the time to assemble at Babel, the tower of wisdom!
SIGN    STAND-ALONE is here, too!
[03:54] Kei
    The same guys from before?
[03:56] Esola
    I see them a lot lately.
[03:58] Esola
    They're really famous Climbers, right?
[04:01] Chrom
    STAND-ALONE are the top Climbers.
[04:04] Chrom
    They're so popular, they also
     work as poster boys
[04:06] Chrom
    for the World Government,
     which manages Babel.
[04:09] Chrom
    The leader of STAND-ALONE is a reserved
    and dignified perfectionist, Kite Hitotsubashi.
[04:16] Chrom
    He has many passionate fans who,
[04:17] Chrom
    enchanted by his distinguished
    aura and powerful dance,
[04:21] Chrom
    follow him to every performance.
[04:24] Esola
    Huh.
[04:25] Kei
    You sure know a lot about him.
[04:27] Chrom
    I read about him in a free
    magazine the other day.
SIGN    Hey, we should do something like this, too!
[04:33] Chrom
    Something like what?
SIGN    We should get a cool picture of KNoCC like this!
[04:38] Kei
    What do we need that for?
[04:40] Neon
    That person's acting strange.
SIGN    What's wrong?
SIGN    Miss, are you feeling sick?
[04:53] Chrom
    You look very pale.
[04:55] Nagi
    Thank you for asking.
[04:57] Esola
    Are you all right?
[04:58] Nagi
    Yes, I just need to rest.
[05:02] Nagi
    I'm a patient at the hospital downstairs.
[05:05] Esola
    Okay, let us help you to your room.
[05:08] Kite
    Nagi!
[05:10] Kite
    Nagi, are you okay?
[05:12] Nagi
    Big Brother...
[05:14] Kite
    You came up here again?
SIGN    Wait, this is...
SIGN    Kite from STAND-ALONE?!
[05:27] Nagi
    I'm sorry for causing so much trouble.
[05:31] Esola
    I'm glad it was nothing serious.
[05:37] Kite
    Don't overdo it.
[05:39] Chrom
    The magazine said that he was very reserved,
    but it seems that data had inaccuracies.
[05:44] Neon
    A gap.
[05:45] Esola
    Q-Quiet, guys.
[05:47] Kite
    You all are Climbers at Babel too, right?
SIGN    You know about us?
[05:52] Kite
    Yeah.
[05:53] Kite
    I saw that there were some
     interesting newcomers.
[05:57] Kite
    What's your Climb Name?
SIGN    KNoCC! Esola chose it for us.
[06:03] Kite
    I'll remember that.
[06:04] Nagi
    You're the first Climbers I've met
    outside my brother's group.
SIGN    Does that mean you're interested in Babel?
SIGN    Have you ever been?
[06:12] Nagi
    No, I haven't.
[06:14] Neon
    But you were staring
    at Babel earlier, right?
[06:16] Nagi
    Ah...
SIGN    Babel is wild!
SIGN    You get money when you win!
[06:24] Chrom
    Yes. It lets us pay our electricity bill.
[06:26] Nagi
    Electricity bill?
[06:28] Neon
    We're still behind in our payments.
[06:31] Kei
    We gotta pay those off soon.
SIGN    Yeah, if we aren't able to charge, we'll be forced into shutdown!
[06:38] Kite
    Forced shutdown?
[06:40] Chrom
    Yes, because we are Androids.
[06:44] Neon
    Esola is human, though.
[06:50] Nagi
    Kite... Ah!
SIGN    Got it.
SIGN    Safe!
SIGN    Here.
[07:05] Kite
    Don't touch her.
[07:07] Kite
    We want nothing to do with you robots.
[07:11] Kite
    Get out of here.
SIGN    Kite?
[07:15] Kite
    Get out!
SIGN    Kite sure was mad.
[07:22] Chrom
    He said he wants nothing to do with robots.
[07:25] Neon
    Why's that?
[07:26] Esola
    Some people are just like that.
[07:29] Esola
    It's pretty sad, though.
[07:32] Nagi
    Wait!
[07:34] Esola
    Nagi?
SIGN    What's wrong?
[07:37] Nagi
    I... have something... I want to tell you.
[07:44] Kite
    Why the hell are Androids...
[07:46] Kiriya
    Please excuse me.
[07:48] Kiriya
    Would you happen to be
    Kite from STAND-ALONE?
[07:51] Kite
    Who's asking?
[07:52] Kiriya
    Pleased to meet you.
[07:54] Kiriya
    My name is Kiriya Madarame.
[07:57] Kiriya
    I'm a member of an activist organization
[07:59] Kiriya
    that works to protect the future
    and dignity of the human race.
[08:08] Kite
    What does the robot exclusionist
    faction want with me?
[08:13] Nagi
    I'm sorry about before.
[08:15] Nagi
    I'm sure you could tell, but my
    brother hates Androids.
[08:23] Nagi
    A long time ago, we got
    into a traffic accident.
[08:28] Nagi
    A car driven by an Android
    crashed into our car,
[08:33] Nagi
    and our parents...
[08:36] (Flashback) Kite (8 yr)
    Nagi, are you okay? Nagi?!
[08:39] (Flashback) Android Driver
    First...
[08:41] (Flashback) Android Driver
    Safety first...
[08:43] (Flashback) Android Driver
    Ev-Every d-day, safety fir-fir—
[08:47] (Flashback) Android Driver
    Com... for-fort... fort...
[08:50] Kiriya
    After you lost your parents in the accident,
    it seems you suffered tremendously.
[08:56] Kiriya
    Your younger sister's medical
    expenses are quite high.
[08:59] Kiriya
    The reason you continue
    performing as a top Climber
[09:02] Kiriya
    is to support your sister, correct?
[09:04] Kite
    There are medical bills to pay,
    but I go on stage for my own reasons.
[09:09] Kite
    Don't get the wrong idea.
[09:11] Kiriya
    I apologize if that sounded insensitive.
[09:13] Kiriya
    The last thing our organization wants is
    to add to the suffering of people like you.
[09:21] Kiriya
    I merely wanted to introduce myself today.
[09:25] Kiriya
    I will contact you again at a later date.
[09:33] Nagi
    I'm still in the hospital now
    because of the accident's effects.
[09:37] Nagi
    My brother's always taken care of me.
[09:42] Nagi
    Of course, that's no excuse for him
    to say such awful things to you.
[09:47] Nagi
    I'm really very sorry.
[09:50] Nagi
    It's just...
[09:51] Nagi
    I wanted you to know he wouldn't
    say things like that for no reason.
[09:56] Esola
    You must really love your brother.
[10:00] Nagi
    Yeah.
[10:05] Nagi
    You know, I have a wish
    I've always wanted to fulfill.
[10:08] Neon
    A wish?
[10:10] Nagi
    Someday, I want to go see
    a real performance at Babel.
[10:15] Nagi
    Directly, with my own eyes.
[10:18] Nagi
    If I get well enough to do that, I won't
    be a burden on my brother anymore.
[10:23] Nagi
    He'll be able to stand freely
    on the stage he loves so much.
[10:27] Nagi
    That's why I dreamed of going someday.
SIGN    Let's go, then! We'll take you with us!
[10:38] Nagi
    I can't.
SIGN    Huh?
[10:40] Nagi
    I've been waiting forever,
[10:41] Nagi
    but it's really difficult to find
    all of the organ donors I need.
[10:46] Nagi
    I can't leave the hospital until
    I've had some transplants.
[10:52] Nagi
    I don't think my wish will ever come true.
[10:57] Esola
    Nagi...
[11:02] Nagi
    I'm sorry. We only just met,
    and I'm telling you all this.
[11:06] Nagi
    You're all so easy to talk to!
[11:09] Kei
    Are you okay with the fact
    that we're Androids, Nagi?
[11:13] Nagi
    I've been in the hospital
    long enough to know
[11:17] Nagi
    a lot of Androids and robots are good.
[11:22] Nagi
    Good luck on your next Climb Stage!
SIGN    Does that really mean Nagi can't go to Babel?
[11:33] Chrom
    She did say that she can't
    leave the hospital
[11:36] Chrom
    without multiple transplants.
SIGN    I know, I know, but I still wanna do something for her!
[11:42] Kei
    If we did anything,
    wouldn't Kite get upset?
SIGN    I mean, yeah, but...
[11:48] Esola
    I know you want to make
    Nagi's wish come true.
SIGN    Yeah, Esola!
[11:54] Kei
    It's not like we're against that.
[11:57] Chrom
    We have to find a way to get her out
    of the hospital without straining her body.
SIGN    Guys!
[12:05] Chrom
    Hmm. There must be a good way...
SIGN    I've got it!
SIGN    If she can't go to Babel, Babel can come to her!
[12:17] All
    Huh?
SIGN    Technoroid
SIGN    Cobalt
SIGN    Recreate a Babel performance for Nagi
[12:21] Esola
    I sent you an operation request.
SIGN    Cobalt
SIGN    Recreate a Babel performance for Nagi
SIGN    Yeah! Let's get ready!
[12:27] Chrom
    Certainly, if we put on
    a performance in the hospital,
[12:30] Chrom
    Nagi won't have to go outside.
[12:32] Esola
    It's a great idea, Cobalt!
SIGN    I know, right?
[12:35] Kei
    Still, I'm surprised you were
    able to find this room.
[12:38] Esola
    They told me at the
    information desk when I asked.
[12:41] Esola
    They used to use it for conferences,
[12:44] Esola
    but now it's basically a storage room,
    so they said to go ahead.
[12:49] Neon
    There is room for improvement.
[12:52] Kei
    Might as well start cleaning.
SIGN    By the way, what about the music?
[12:57] Neon
    Maybe a new song?
[12:59] Chrom
    Shall we search for something?
[13:01] Kei
    Something different from before.
SIGN    How about something that's like, "Bang! Boom!"?
[13:05] Esola
    I'll go borrow some cleaning supplies.
[13:06] Chrom
    That's too abstract...
[13:10] Esola
    They're all so cool.
[13:13] Esola
    I wish I could do something, too.
[13:17] Nobel
    How about music?
[13:21] Nobel
    Why don't you try writing
    the music they're looking for?
[13:25] Esola
    Um, and you are...?
[13:27] Nobel
    Ah, I'm sorry.
[13:29] Nobel
    I was watching you all before
    and couldn't help myself.
[13:34] Nobel
    No need to be on guard.
[13:37] Nobel
    You could make the music for them.
    Taking action is the important part.
[13:42] Esola
    Huh?
[13:44] Nobel
    And I'm sure you already know how to do it.
[13:54] Esola
    Are you...?
[13:56] Esola
    Huh?
SIGN    Esola! Listen!
SIGN    Neon keeps talking nonsense!
[14:05] Neon
    First, we replace all of the wallpaper.
[14:08] Neon
    Then we redesign the whole room.
SIGN    See?
[14:11] Kei
    Where are we gonna get the money for that?
SIGN    Esola?
[14:14] Chrom
    Besides, we don't have
    permission for all that.
[14:14] Esola
    I wonder if I can make it.
[14:18] Chrom
    Make what?
[14:20] Neon
    The wallpaper?
[14:21] Esola
    The music.
[14:24] Kei
    The music?
[14:26] Chrom
    You, Esola?
[14:28] Esola
    S-Sorry! It was just a dumb idea.
[14:31] Esola
    There's no way, right? I've never
    studied songwriting or anything.
[14:36] Esola
    I was just trying to think
    of a way to help you all.
SIGN    That's great!
SIGN    A song by you!
[14:43] Neon
    That other time, you made
    my circuits feel all fuzzy.
[14:46] Kei
    That time? You mean during maintenance?
[14:49] Esola
    Really?
[14:50] Chrom
    Yes. Please write a song for us, Esola.
[14:59] Esola
    Then I want to try.
[15:01] Esola
    Let me give it a shot!
[15:05] Patient A
    Hey, did you hear?
[15:08] Patient A
    The Climb Group KNoCC
    is putting on a show at the hospital!
[15:12] Nagi
    That's what I heard.
[15:14] Patient A
    You're going, right?
[15:15] Nagi
    Um...
[15:16] Patient A
    Let's go!
[15:17] Patient A
    I know you really want to
    see a Babel show, right?
[15:20] Patient A
    And I know you secretly watch
    STAND-ALONE's live broadcasts, too!
[15:24] Nagi
    Shh! Don't say it so loud!
SIGN    Is that what you're using to write the song?
[15:35] Esola
    Yeah. I thought it might be
    kind of like what I always do.
[15:41] Chrom
    Performing maintenance, you mean?
[15:43] Esola
    Yeah.
[15:43] Esola
    I never imagined myself
    writing music before this,
[15:48] Esola
    but it's actually a whole lot
    more fun than I thought.
[15:55] Neon
    Next is the stage dressing.
[15:58] Neon
    I don't want Esola's song to be wasted.
SIGN    Mouse Transport
[16:03] Esola
    I've been wondering, but is that fabric...
SIGN    Ah! Those are our curtains!
[16:11] Neon
    I took them all down.
[16:13] Neon
    I'll hang them on the walls
    behind the stage.
[16:15] Chrom
    Neon's parameters are tuned
    toward an artistic sense,
[16:18] Chrom
    so he's very particular about aesthetics.
[16:21] Esola
    So that's why he's working
    this hard on the venue.
SIGN    Nora?
SIGN    What's this?
[16:32] Esola
    Oh, that's right! I forgot about that!
SIGN    Huh?
[16:34] Esola
    We might be able to use that
    for your performance.
SIGN    This thing?
SIGN    Special Performance
SIGN    Now Open
SIGN    Hi there, everyone! We're KNoCC!
SIGN    Have fun today, okay?
SIGN    Oh, Nagi!
SIGN    Thanks for coming!
[17:10] Chrom
    We hope you are all looking
    forward to the music today.
[17:13] Kei
    Our songwriter today was Esola!
[17:15] Audience
    Esola?
[17:16] Audience
    Who's that?
[17:17] Esola
    Guys...
SIGN    The five of us worked hard to bring you this show.
SIGN    Let's get started!
[17:30] Nagi
    Wow!
[17:32] Esola
    At least this gives it
    a Babel-like atmosphere.
[18:00] Audience
    Huh? What's that?
SIGN    All right, here we go!
[18:02] Patient A
    It's just like a show at Babel!
[18:04] Nagi
    This is...
[18:04] Esola
    How is there video?
[19:17] Nagi
    This is Babel...
[19:28] Kite
    Nagi?
[19:30] Nagi
    Big Brother...
[19:32] Nagi
    Someday, I'll come see
    a performance at Babel.
[19:37] Nagi
    I'm sure of it.
[19:56] Nagi
    That was really wonderful, everyone!
[19:59] Chrom
    Thank you very much.
SIGN    Make sure your wish comes true, Nagi!
[20:04] Nagi
    Huh?
SIGN    Just now, when I saw you in the audience,
SIGN    I wanted you to see a real show in Babel so badly, I felt it right here!
[20:13] Kei
    I think we caught some of your excitement.
[20:16] Chrom
    Could this be what it means to "wish"?
[20:20] Neon
    You have to go to Babel.
[20:24] Nagi
    Everyone...
[20:26] Nagi
    Yeah, I promise to get well
    so I can go to Babel.
[20:30] Nagi
    I want to watch my brother
    perform in person, too.
[20:35] Kite
    You bundle of bolts imitating people...
[20:38] Kite
    I told you to stay away from us.
[20:41] Nagi
    Kite! I had so much fun today!
[20:44] Kite
    A real performance at Babel
    isn't like that at all.
[20:48] Kite
    The instant we Climbers step on stage,
[20:52] Kite
    we devote our entire minds and souls
     to swaying the audience's hearts.
[20:56] Kite
    But you aren't capable of understanding that.
[21:00] Kite
    And do you know why?
[21:02] Kite
    Androids have no hearts.
SIGN    Hearts?
[21:09] Kite
    And you. You need to be more discerning
    about who you give your music to.
[21:13] Kite
    Don't waste the talent you've been given.
[21:18] Nagi
    Big Brother, hold on...
[21:20] Nagi
    I said, wait!
[21:22] Nagi
    Thank you, everyone!
[21:25] Nagi
    I'll see you on stage at Babel, okay?
[21:32] Nagi
    Big Brother, you shouldn't say things li—
[21:34] Kite
    It can't be possible.
[21:38] Kite
    How could a performance by heartless
    Androids move people's hearts?
SIGN    Enter Unlock Code
[22:01] Bora
    Why would typical Androids have such
    strict safeguards protecting their programs?
[22:15] Bora
    Could this be...?
SIGN    heart