E15 - The Great Sea Slug Debate
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[00:14] Karin
Hey, are you all right?
[00:16] Kukuru
This is my third report!
[00:18] Kukuru
Do we really have to
do these write-ups?
[00:21] Kukuru
It'd be quicker just to explain orally.
[00:24] Karin
I see where you're coming from.
[00:26] Karin
But having a written record is important.
[00:28] Akari
Hang in there, Kukuru-san.
[00:31] Akari
The assistant director's giving you so much
work only because he has high hopes for you.
[00:35] Kukuru
Akari-chan, do you really believe that?
[00:38] Akari
You're so soft.
[00:41] Boss
Plankton.
[00:42] Kukuru
Yes, sir!
[00:43] Boss
Come up with some ideas
for the project presentation ASAP.
[00:46] Kukuru
Project presentation?
[00:47] Boss
We're using the first floor west wing.
[00:50] Boss
Think of a buzzworthy event
that'll attract a lot of guests.
[00:53] Boss
Do it by tomorrow.
[00:55] Kukuru
Tomorrow?
[00:56] Kukuru
Don't you think that's a bit—
[00:57] Boss
That's all from me.
[01:02] Kukuru
Fine, sir!
[02:34] Fuuka
I see. You need ideas by tomorrow, huh?
[02:37] Kukuru
Yeah!
[02:38] Kukuru
Can you believe it?
[02:39] Kukuru
He just keeps pushing more work on me.
[02:41] Kukuru
He's such a slave driver.
[02:45] Fuuka
Sounds rough.
[02:47] Fuuka
But it also sounds good.
[02:49] Fuuka
It's an opportunity to get people
to learn about sea life, right?
[02:53] Fuuka
It'll be really rewarding,
getting to choose what we're exhibiting.
[02:58] Kukuru
Yeah.
[02:59] Kukuru
We didn't have enough people
or funding to do much at Gama Gama.
[03:04] Fuuka
But you might be able
to do something new at Tingarla.
[03:08] Kukuru
You're right.
[03:09] Kukuru
Thanks, Fuuka.
[03:15] Kukuru
All right!
[03:18] Akari
I thought there were some preparations
underway for a big exhibit in the summer.
[03:23] Karin
That got postponed.
[03:25] Karin
But we can't just sit
on our hands till then,
[03:28] ---
so now we're scrambling
to come up with a new plan.
[03:31] Akari
So that's why Kukuru-san's been tapped.
[03:35] Eiji
Welcome to the fish area.
[03:37] Eiji
The spines on the porcupinefish
are normally facing flat,
[03:41] ---
but they point up when its body inflates.
[03:44] Eiji
Now, what do you think
these spines are for?
[03:48] Kaoru
Yeah, sounds good.
[03:50] Eiji
Thank you.
[03:52] Kaoru
Kai-kun, you're up.
[03:53] ---
Uh, all right.
[03:55] Kai
This is the porcupinefish.
[03:58] Kai
It's a kind of pufferfish.
[04:03] Kai
Do you have any questions or anything?
[04:08] Kai
Sorry.
[04:10] Kaoru
We'll have you do the next tour, Eiji-kun.
[04:12] Eiji
Okay.
[04:13] Kaoru
Kai-kun, have something ready
to talk about.
[04:16] Kaoru
It can be something
you're more familiar with.
[04:18] Kai
Okay.
[04:24] Akari
Hello.
[04:26] Akari
Do you know where Chief Garandou is?
[04:28] Kuuya
Dunno.
[04:30] Kuuya
I'm sure he's somewhere.
[04:32] Akari
The assistant director asked me
to deliver some mail.
[04:36] Akari
No clue where the chief might be?
[04:39] Kuuya
Nope.
[04:40] Akari
He wasn't in the attendant room, either.
[04:42] Akari
I seriously can't find him.
[04:46] Kaoru
I saw the chief in the break room.
[04:48] Akari
Really?
[04:50] Kaoru
Yeah.
[04:50] Akari
Thank you.
[04:55] Kuuya
Thanks, you saved me.
[04:57] Kuuya
You can deal with her from now on.
[05:00] Kaoru
Kuuya-kun, could you help Umi-yan-san
when you're done here?
[05:04] Kuuya
A'ight.
[05:05] Kaoru
Don't "a'ight" me.
[05:06] Kaoru
We're at work.
[05:08] Kuuya
A'ight.
[05:09] Kaoru
I said...
[05:34] Boss
Explain.
[05:36] Kukuru
Right!
[05:37] Kukuru
The first one is an exhibit
of dangerous sea animals.
[05:39] Kukuru
I thought it'd be fun to show off some
animals that you don't get to see often.
SIGN Diadema setosum
SIGN Red piranha
[05:43] ---
Like piranhas, or other things
that are particularly vicious.
[05:47] Kukuru
The next one is a killifish exhibit.
[05:49] Kukuru
Killifish are easy to keep,
and they're popular right now.
[05:53] Kukuru
That one's a salamander.
[05:54] Kukuru
The one below that is deep sea fish.
[05:56] Kukuru
There's all sorts of unique critters.
They're great!
[06:00] Kukuru
I want to talk about the plastic waste
problem and the endangerment of coral.
[06:04] Boss
Which of these can we do
in two weeks?
[06:06] Kukuru
Eh?
[06:08] Kukuru
I think we can do sea slugs.
[06:10] Kukuru
We won't have to borrow any
from other aquariums,
[06:12] ---
since we can find them
in nearby waters.
[06:14] Boss
Sea slugs, huh?
[06:16] Kukuru
They aren't called jewels
of the sea for nothing.
SIGN Phyllidia coelestis
SIGN Colorful
Sea Slugs
SIGN Dermatobranchus ornatus
SIGN Ardaedoris cruenta
SIGN Tambja sagamiana
SIGN Goniobranchus coi
[06:18] Kukuru
They're really colorful,
and you never get bored of them.
[06:21] Kukuru
But you don't really get a chance
to get a good look at them at the shore.
[06:24] Kukuru
I'm absolutely certain it'll generate buzz
if we show off lots of different kinds!
[06:28] Boss
We'll do sea slugs,
if you're that confident in them.
[06:31] Kukuru
Thank you!
[06:33] Boss
But we'll need to make some adjustments.
[06:35] Kukuru
Yes, sir!
[06:36] Boss
We need more than five.
[06:38] Boss
We need at least eight.
[06:40] Kukuru
Sea slugs are hard to keep, though.
[06:43] Kukuru
It might put a lot of strain
on the attendant team.
[06:44] Boss
Which team are you on?
[06:47] Kukuru
The marketing team.
[06:48] Boss
That's right.
[06:49] Boss
You need to put the guests' feelings
ahead of the attendant team's problems.
[06:53] Boss
That's how you gain customers
and make profit.
[06:55] Boss
It's how we create a future for Tingarla.
[07:00] Boss
We don't have time.
[07:01] Boss
Hurry up and get it started.
[07:02] Kukuru
Yes, sir!
[07:07] Akari
Wow.
[07:08] Akari
Her proposal got accepted.
[07:10] Karin
Sea slugs sound fun.
[07:12] Akari
Are sea slugs slugs in the sea?
[07:15] Karin
Haven't you seen them?
[07:16] Karin
They're in the shallows.
[07:17] Karin
They're like slugs.
[07:19] Akari
Are you sure they're cute?
[07:24] Kukuru
This space is pretty big.
[07:27] Kukuru
He's right. Five species might not be enough.
[07:31] Kukuru
Umi-yan.
[07:33] Umi
Kukuru-chan.
[07:35] Kukuru
Can I ask you about sea slugs?
[07:37] Kukuru
Hi, long time.
[07:38] Kukuru
It's Misakino. Thank you for
your help at Gama Gama.
[07:41] Kukuru
There's something I'd like to ask you.
[07:49] Kukuru
There, done!
[07:51] Kukuru
Now...
[07:54] Kukuru
Kai!
[07:57] Kukuru
Kai, do you have a minute?
[07:59] Kukuru
Hurry!
[08:06] Kai
Morning?
[08:07] Kukuru
Yeah.
[08:08] Kukuru
You have some time,
since you're on the late shift, right?
[08:10] Kukuru
Could you come
to the shore with me?
[08:12] Kukuru
Please?
[08:13] Kai
Sure, I guess.
[08:15] Kukuru
Yay!
[08:16] Kukuru
See you tomorrow!
[08:20] Eiji
Based on my observations,
your courtship behavior is shy,
[08:24] ---
modest, and difficult to read.
[08:26] Kai
Courtship?
[08:28] Eiji
Did you know? The male prickleback fish
builds a nest and dances in front of it.
[08:33] Eiji
The male seahorse shows off its brood pouch
to the female to request egg deposits.
[08:42] Eiji
I think you'd be better off
being just as obvious.
[08:44] Kai
What?
[08:45] Eiji
So she was the motivation behind
you becoming an aquarium attendant,
[08:49] ---
despite your parents being fishermen.
[08:51] Eiji
I'll be rooting for your
successful courtship, in secret.
[08:54] Kai
Hey, I never...
[09:04] Kukuru
It feels great, Kai!
[09:06] Kai
Yeah.
[09:08] Kukuru
It feels great, Fuuka!
[09:14] Kai
Miyazawa-san's here, too.
[09:19] ---
Heave ho.
[09:22] Kukuru
There's some. Look.
[09:23] Fuuka
Wow!
[09:26] Kukuru
Umi-yan told me
there are a lot of sea slugs here.
[09:30] Kai
I found some here, too.
[09:33] Kukuru
There are so many!
[09:34] Kukuru
Verconia simplex and
Hypselodoris purpureomaculosa.
[09:38] Kukuru
I know which sea sponges these kids eat,
so we'll take them home.
[09:42] Kukuru
We don't know what Tambja
sagamiana eats, so it might not work.
[09:46] Kai
Huh?
[09:47] Fuuka
What do you mean?
[09:49] Kukuru
Sea slugs are super picky eaters.
They eat only certain things.
[09:53] Kukuru
So it's really important
what we feed them.
[09:55] Kukuru
Some kinds of sea slugs eat sea sponges.
Others eat sea moss or sea squirts.
[10:00] Kukuru
And they eat only fresh
natural stuff, so it's a pain.
[10:04] Kai
Seriously?
[10:05] Fuuka
That's a pain.
[10:06] Kukuru
So I called an aquarium I'm acquainted with
[10:10] ---
and gathered information on what they eat.
[10:13] Fuuka
In other words, there's
a lot that we don't know yet?
[10:17] Kukuru
Yup!
[10:18] Kai
This is going to be tough.
[10:20] Kukuru
There's so much to know about sea slugs!
[10:24] Kukuru
Let's check out the rocks over there.
[10:26] Kukuru
They'll die out easily if we
gather too many from one spot.
[10:31] Fuuka
Okay.
[10:31] Kukuru
R-Right.
[10:37] Kukuru
Eat up lots.
[10:43] Kukuru
Chief Garandou.
[10:45] Garandu
Yeah? What's up?
[10:47] Kukuru
We're doing a sea-slug exhibit soon.
[10:50] Kukuru
May we have your cooperation?
[10:52] Kukuru
This is the project proposal.
[10:53] Garandu
You sure do come up
with challenging events.
[10:57] Garandu
I guess I can't say "no"
to the assistant director.
[11:00] Kaoru
When are we starting?
[11:01] Kukuru
The end of next week.
[11:03] Kaoru
That's too soon.
[11:04] Kaoru
We had this problem
with the behind-the-scenes tour.
[11:06] Kaoru
Couldn't you tell us earlier?
[11:07] Kaoru
We need to prepare, too.
[11:09] Kukuru
Sorry.
[11:10] Kaoru
So what's the exhibit?
[11:14] Kaoru
Eight kinds?
[11:15] Kaoru
That's a lot.
[11:17] Kaoru
Can we cut it down by half?
[11:18] Kukuru
That'll be difficult.
[11:20] Kaoru
You were an attendant before, weren't you?
[11:22] Kaoru
Don't you know how hard
it is to keep sea slugs?
[11:25] Kukuru
I understand.
[11:26] Kukuru
I do, but...
[11:28] Kukuru
But I think the guests come first.
[11:31] Kaoru
Are you saying the attendants don't matter?
[11:33] Garandu
There, there.
[11:35] Kaoru
What do you plan to do for food?
[11:37] Kukuru
We know the species and where they feed.
[11:39] Kukuru
We just need to gather some.
[11:40] Kaoru
Sea sponges and moss are delicate.
[11:43] Kaoru
We'll have to harvest them frequently.
[11:45] Kaoru
And telling them apart is difficult.
[11:47] Kaoru
If we spend time on food,
we won't be able to finish our other work.
[11:51] Garandu
How about giving up on food?
[11:54] Kaoru
Keep them unfed, huh?
[11:55] Kukuru
We can't do that!
[11:56] Kukuru
It'd be cruel not to feed them!
[11:58] Garandu
It's a short exhibit, though.
[12:01] Garandu
I think we should consider it.
[12:02] Kukuru
Absolutely not!
[12:03] Kukuru
I'll make a list of what each one eats,
so that all the attendants will know!
[12:09] Kukuru
I'll be back.
[12:14] Kukuru
Huh?
[12:17] Kukuru
The sea sponge hasn't shrunk.
[12:22] Fuuka
What's wrong?
[12:23] Kukuru
These ones aren't eating.
[12:26] Fuuka
Don't they eat what we found
these sea slugs on?
[12:29] Kukuru
They're supposed to.
[12:33] Kukuru
All right.
[12:34] Kukuru
Let's try some other sea sponges.
SIGN The Great Sea Slug Debate
[12:41] Boss
The sea slugs aren't feeding?
[12:43] Kukuru
Seven species are,
but the Tambja sagamiana aren't.
[12:48] Boss
It's just one species. Figure it out.
[12:50] Kukuru
Give me a little more time.
[12:52] Kukuru
I want to gather some moss
at a different shore.
[12:54] Boss
The exhibit starts at the end of the week.
[12:56] Boss
We aren't postponing it.
[12:57] Kukuru
But the food...
[12:58] Boss
Let the attendant team figure it out.
[13:00] Boss
Get back to marketing work!
[13:09] Kukuru
They aren't eating.
[13:11] Kukuru
This one's a no-go, too.
[13:13] Kukuru
Two more left...
[13:15] Kukuru
What if they don't eat it, either?
[13:19] Fuuka
There you are!
[13:20] Fuuka
Kukuru!
[13:21] Fuuka
The behind-the-scenes tour!
[13:26] Chiyu
Penguins have a way of shooting their poop
outside of their own nests.
[13:31] Chiyu
They can come at you really fast
out of nowhere,
[13:34] ---
so we attendants get hit all the time.
[13:37] A
They shoot their poop?
[13:39] B
Awesome!
[13:40] Kukuru
Sorry I'm late!
[13:41] Kukuru
I'm Misakino, the guide.
[13:43] Kukuru
I'm really sorry!
[13:46] Chiyu
I've introduced the tour already.
[13:49] Chiyu
Not to worry.
[13:51] Kukuru
Sorry.
[13:52] Kukuru
Would you move out of the way?
[13:54] Kukuru
We're about to start feeding.
[13:56] Fuuka
Hi!
[13:58] Fuuka
We've all been waiting
for feeding time, haven't we?
[14:02] Fuuka
They start pecking at you
if you don't go fast.
[14:05] Fuuka
So the trick is to be quick.
[14:12] Chiyu
Seriously.
[14:13] Chiyu
How could you forget the tour
that you're in charge of?
[14:16] Chiyu
This is why I can't stand Gama Gama.
[14:19] Kaoru
Is the other Gama Gama like that, too?
[14:23] Chiyu
That one's a little more useful.
[14:25] Chiyu
How about yours?
[14:26] Kaoru
Ours are...
[14:32] Kaoru
They're a mixed bag.
[14:37] Kaoru
What's up?
[14:38] Chiyu
Sorry, this is urgent.
[14:40] Kaoru
Okay, later.
[14:42] Chiyu
Bye.
[14:48] Umi
Are you having lunch, Kaoru-chan?
[14:50] Umi
Handmade bento, huh?
[14:52] Umi
Looks delicious.
[14:53] Kuuya
Wow, what are you, a food guy?
[14:56] Umi
Huh?
[14:57] Kuuya
What?
[14:58] Umi
She's not a guy.
[15:07] Umi
Wait a second. Did you think Kaoru-chan's...
[15:11] Kuuya
A woman?
[15:14] Umi
Our Kuuya here's delicate.
[15:17] Kuuya
I need air!
[15:23] Akari
Kukuru-san, we got an inquiry
about the pamphlets.
[15:27] Akari
Did we order the right number?
[15:29] Kukuru
Huh?
[15:30] Kukuru
Wait...
[15:32] Kukuru
Shit!
[15:34] Karin
Kukuru, sorry, could you confirm
the merch once you're done there?
[15:38] Kukuru
Okay, got it.
[15:43] Kukuru
What do I do about the sea slug exhibit?
[15:46] Kukuru
I have to do something.
[15:59] Kukuru
Oh, Kai, it's you.
[16:01] Kai
For you.
[16:02] Kukuru
Thanks.
[16:04] Kukuru
Are you on late shift?
[16:05] Kai
Yeah.
[16:06] Kai
I'm taking a short break.
[16:10] Kai
Hey...
[16:11] Kukuru
Yeah?
[16:12] Kai
Is there anything I can do?
[16:15] Kai
You have too much to do by yourself.
[16:17] Kai
If there's anything I can help with,
let me know.
[16:19] Kukuru
Let me think...
[16:22] Kukuru
There is!
[16:45] Kai
Sorry.
[16:45] Kukuru
No, I feel better.
[16:47] Kukuru
I'll go check on the sea slugs.
[16:49] Kukuru
Thanks, Kai!
[16:52] Kai
I guess I should get to work, too.
[16:59] Kukuru
It's no good.
[17:00] Kukuru
It isn't shrinking.
[17:05] Kukuru
If they don't eat this one,
I'll have to try sea moss.
[17:09] Kukuru
And if that doesn't work...
[17:14] Kaoru
Are they not eating?
[17:18] Kaoru
We'll have to do the exhibit
without feeding them.
[17:20] Kukuru
I won't do it without feeding!
[17:22] Kaoru
They aren't eating right now as it is.
[17:26] Kukuru
But we might stress them out even
more if we present them like this.
[17:30] Kukuru
It'll be cruel to the sea slugs!
[17:32] Kaoru
Cruel?
[17:34] Kaoru
What do you think aquariums exist for?
[17:38] Kaoru
We capture animals, trap them in tanks,
[17:41] ---
and have people look at them.
[17:43] Kaoru
That's what an aquarium is.
[17:45] Kaoru
If you care about the animals' happiness,
aquariums shouldn't exist.
[17:50] Kaoru
Am I wrong?
[17:51] Kukuru
That might be true,
[17:54] ---
but I want a lot of people
to see them and learn about them.
[17:57] Kaoru
That's contradictory.
[17:58] Kukuru
Then why do you think
they exist, Shimabukuro-san?
[18:02] Kaoru
To protect the planet.
[18:06] Kaoru
We study aquatic animals and present
and exhibit the results of our research.
[18:11] Kaoru
The main objective is to have people
understand the wonders of life.
[18:16] Kaoru
I believe aquariums are the gateway to that.
[18:20] Kaoru
How do we coexist with the natural
world and all the creatures in it?
[18:24] Kaoru
Isn't that what's most important?
[18:28] Kaoru
What do you intend to do
if we don't find food for this guy?
[18:32] Kukuru
I'll take it back to the water.
[18:34] Kaoru
That's irresponsible.
[18:35] Kaoru
You brought it here, so it's your responsibility
to take care of it until the end.
[18:39] Kukuru
But I can't watch it grow weaker!
[18:41] Kaoru
You were the one who brought
it here in the first place.
[18:43] Kukuru
That's why I'll take
responsibility and take it back.
[18:46] Kaoru
This isn't just about the sea slug.
[18:47] Kukuru
I want to save it first!
[18:49] Kaoru
You're being narrow-minded.
[18:51] Kukuru
You're too broad-minded!
[18:52] Kaoru
What is that supposed to mean?
[19:02] Kaoru
Why sea slugs?
[19:04] Kaoru
What's the reason?
[19:07] Kukuru
I like them.
[19:08] Kaoru
And?
[19:09] Kukuru
That's all.
[19:12] Kukuru
Sea slugs are full of mysteries.
[19:15] Kukuru
You wouldn't believe it,
but they're a kind of water snail.
[19:18] Kukuru
There's a ton of species,
and they're all different.
[19:21] Kukuru
Some of them camouflage.
Some of them have toxins.
[19:24] Kukuru
And they're just so colorful and pretty.
[19:27] Kukuru
I want more people to know
how interesting sea slugs are.
[19:32] Kaoru
I get it.
[19:34] Kaoru
That's why you want to do the—
[19:35] Kukuru
But I can't accept it!
[19:36] Kukuru
I won't accept not feeding them!
[19:42] Kaoru
All right. I get what you're saying.
[19:44] Kaoru
But it isn't necessarily correct.
[19:47] Kaoru
There is no right or wrong answer
to this problem.
[19:51] Kaoru
The most we can do is to think about
what the best thing to do for the animals is,
[19:55] ---
and to be responsible for
the answers we come up with.
[19:59] Kaoru
I'll help you out, if you're okay with it.
[20:01] Kaoru
I like thinking about animals.
[20:05] Kukuru
I do, too.
[20:07] Kaoru
We finally agree on something.
[20:10] Kukuru
Yeah.
SIGN Sea Slug Salad Bowl Exhibit
[20:19] A
They're so cute!
[20:21] B
They're gross.
[20:23] C
Let's buy some merch on our way out.
[20:24] D
Totally!
[20:25] D
I hope they have hats!
[20:29] Karin
What do you think, seeing them up close?
[20:32] Akari
I thought it'd be worse.
[20:33] Akari
Actually, they're cuter than I imagined.
[20:36] Karin
You should let Kukuru know.
[20:39] Fuuka
Thank goodness. There are a lot of people.
[20:43] A
Mom, there aren't any sea slugs.
[20:45] B
You're right.
[20:46] B
Maybe they're playing hide-and-seek.
[20:49] Boss
What is going on?!
[20:50] Kukuru
We'll put the Tambja sagamiana in the exhibit,
once we determine what they eat.
[20:55] Kukuru
Until then, we'll keep them in the back area.
[20:57] Boss
Their condition will be the same
either way. So present them!
[21:00] Kukuru
We can't.
[21:00] Boss
Move them immediately!
[21:02] Kukuru
I said we can't!
[21:04] Boss
Plankton!
[21:11] Kaoru
Looks like he wrung you dry.
[21:14] Kaoru
Well, not everything went as we wanted,
but I think we can call it a success.
[21:20] Kukuru
Right!
[21:21] Kaoru
By the way, do you have plans after?
[21:24] Kukuru
No, I don't.
[21:26] Kaoru
I know of a good shore.
[21:29] Kukuru
I'll go!
[23:02] Kai
Sea slugs are very picky eaters.
[23:04] Kai
They're difficult to raise,
so they're not well-suited for exhibits.
[23:08] Kai
And the reason we decided
to show them off is
[23:12] ---
because one of the staff
is passionate about them.
[23:19] Eiji
This is courtship behavior.
[23:22] Kuuya
Huh?
[23:23] Kaoru
Hey, get back to work.
[23:25] Kaoru
Are you listening, Kuuya-kun?
[23:27] Kuuya
A'ight.
[23:29] Kuuya
Nope. Nope. Nope. Nope.
[23:32] Kaoru
What's his deal?
[23:34] Eiji
Dunno.
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