# E22 - Ready to Return
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**[00:11] Kukuru**
Gama Gama is gone.
**[00:16] Kukuru**
So I...
**[00:23] Kukuru**
I thought I was trying really hard at work.
**[00:28] Kukuru**
Now I don't have the drive anymore.
**[00:33] Fuuka**
Yeah.
**[00:34] Kukuru**
Sorry, I'm the worst.
**[00:38] Kukuru**
I'm causing so much trouble.
**[00:41] Kukuru**
I'm really sorry.
**[00:53] Kukuru**
Fuuka...
***SIGN*** Kamehausu
**[02:58] Kukuru**
Good morning.
**[03:00] Misaki**
Good morning, Kukuru-chan.
**[03:02] Kukuru**
Thank you for everything, Misaki-san.
**[03:05] Kukuru**
I'll leave on the afternoon ferry tonight.
**[03:07] Misaki**
I haven't done anything.
**[03:09] Misaki**
You have your friend to thank
for coming to get you.
**[03:12] Kukuru**
I knew I couldn't stay forever.
**[03:16] Kukuru**
Fuuka helped me clear my mind.
**[03:18] Misaki**
Having something positive to say means
you've charged up the energy to run forward again.
**[03:24] Misaki**
Don't push yourself too hard, though.
**[03:27] Fuuka**
Are you Umi-yan-san's...
**[03:29] Misaki**
Guden Misaki.
**[03:30] Fuuka**
Miyazawa Fuuka.
**[03:32] Fuuka**
We're in Umi-yan-san's care.
**[03:35] Misaki**
Likewise, thank you
for taking care of Gou-chan.
**[03:38] Kukuru**
Misaki-san does university research
and conservation of sea turtles.
**[03:43] Fuuka**
Conservation?
**[03:44] Misaki**
Are you aware that loggerhead sea turtles
**[03:46] ---**
and leatherback sea turtles are classified
as endangered species?
**[03:49] Fuuka**
I've heard about it.
**[03:51] Misaki**
My department is investigating
sea turtle biology and behavior.
**[03:56] ---**
We're trying to keep their numbers
from dwindling any further.
**[03:59] Kukuru**
Like cleaning the sand in beaches?
**[04:01] Misaki**
That's one of our activities.
**[04:04] Misaki**
A lot of sea turtles are put in danger
because of human activity.
**[04:10] Kukuru**
Human activity?
**[04:12] Misaki**
Their eggs get squashed
by cars and people,
**[04:15] ---**
or they're attracted to artificial lights,
which makes them lose their direction.
**[04:19] Misaki**
Or large pieces of garbage
get in the way of the young,
**[04:22] ---**
and they lose their lives
trying to make it to the sea.
**[04:25] Fuuka**
Oh, no...
**[04:27] Fuuka**
After they're finally born into our world...
**[04:35] Fuuka**
They struggle so hard to make
it to the sea with their tiny bodies.
**[04:41] Misaki**
Even if they make it back to the sea,
there are other dangers lurking.
**[04:45] Fuuka**
Marine pollution?
**[04:48] Misaki**
When we dissect sea turtles
that had died and washed ashore,
**[04:51] ---**
we find artificial materials
more often than not.
**[04:55] Misaki**
Last month, a sea turtle washed ashore
and was tangled in rope.
**[04:59] Misaki**
It's thought that only one
in 5,000 hatchlings survive,
**[05:03] ---**
but if that's just the way things go in nature,
there's nothing to do about it.
**[05:07] Misaki**
But we want to stop them losing their lives
because of human activities,
**[05:11] ---**
as much as we can.
**[05:15] Misaki**
I know that sounds really pretentious.
**[05:17] Misaki**
At the end of the day,
we just have to do what we can.
**[05:21] Fuuka**
I had no idea, even though
I work at an aquarium.
**[05:25] Misaki**
No one does, at first.
**[05:27] Misaki**
You'll learn going forward.
**[05:31] Kamehausu**
Come back again sometime.
**[05:33] Kukuru**
Your pork-and-egg rice balls were delicious.
**[05:36] Fuuka**
Thank you for taking care of us.
**[05:46] Kukuru**
It doesn't have to be anything big, right?
**[05:49] Kukuru**
As long as it helps the animals.
**[05:51] Fuuka**
Yeah.
**[05:53] Kukuru**
I'm going to focus on my marketing work more,
so that it helps the animals!
**[06:13] Kukuru**
I'm very sorry!
**[06:15] Kukuru**
I caused so much trouble.
**[06:18] Kukuru**
I won't let it happen again.
**[06:20] Kukuru**
I will give my marketing work
everything I have going forward!
**[06:22] Boss**
Just do this for me.
***SIGN*** Tingarla Weddings
***SIGN*** Project Proposal
**[06:26] Boss**
I'll have you leave the marketing department
as soon as you're done with that job.
**[06:31] Akari**
Kukuru-san...
**[06:33] Boss**
The attendants team has an opening.
**[06:35] Boss**
I'll put in a recommendation.
**[06:38] Kukuru**
Attendants...
**[06:40] Boss**
Just focus on this job for now.
**[06:42] Boss**
I've negotiated with the wedding planners
to schedule us for a meeting next Friday.
**[06:46] Boss**
If we don't get the deal this time,
that's it for this deal.
**[06:49] Kukuru**
Understood.
**[06:53] Karin**
Welcome back.
**[06:54] Akari**
Jeez.
**[06:55] Akari**
I thought you'd quit!
**[06:57] Kukuru**
Sorry I worried you.
**[06:59] Kukuru**
I couldn't answer your calls.
**[07:01] Karin**
It's fine.
**[07:03] Karin**
You're back safe now.
**[07:05] Akari**
I get to poke your cheeks again.
**[07:07] Karin**
Also, the attendant team?
**[07:10] Kukuru**
I don't know. It's all so sudden.
**[07:12] Akari**
So you're being transferred, right?
**[07:14] Akari**
Good for you.
**[07:16] Akari**
You'll do better as an attendant
than in marketing.
**[07:20] Akari**
Right, Karin-san?
**[07:21] Karin**
Y-Yeah.
**[07:23] Kukuru**
Didn't you want to become
an attendant, too, Karin-chan?
**[07:27] Kukuru**
I'm going to go talk
to the assistant director.
**[07:29] Karin**
Don't mind me.
**[07:31] Karin**
Just focus on the job
in front of you.
**[07:38] Kukuru**
Yeah, focus!
**[07:40] Kukuru**
Let's see...
**[07:50] Umiyan**
Fuuka-chan.
**[07:51] Fuuka**
Good morning.
**[07:53] Umiyan**
My wife told me.
**[07:55] Umiyan**
You went to the island, huh?
**[07:57] Fuuka**
I really wanted to see her,
once she told me where she was.
**[08:00] Umiyan**
Sorry for causing you
so much trouble.
**[08:03] Fuuka**
No, I'm glad I got to go.
**[08:05] Fuuka**
I'm glad I'm back with Kukuru, of course,
but I also got to see sea turtles hatch,
**[08:10] ---**
and Misaki-san told me
some valuable information.
**[08:13] Umiyan**
That's good, then.
**[08:16] Umiyan**
Keep an eye on Kukuru-chan for us
going forward, too.
**[08:20] Umiyan**
She can be a bit perilous
when she's on her own.
**[08:23] Fuuka**
You're right.
***SIGN*** Wedding Idea Notes Gather the couple's favorite fish in a touch pool Make a fishing spot, and cook the catch on the spot! The priest is a penguin Fish silhouette quiz The ring bearer is a sea otter and comes in on a remote-controlled car Recreate the Mie prefecture tradition of tateboshi surf fishing.
**[08:28] Kukuru**
I came up with some ideas, but...
**[08:31] Kukuru**
They're all way too much
for the animals to deal with!
**[08:33] Kukuru**
I can't!
**[08:40] (Flashback) Miura**
I'm sure a fish getting married
in an event like this would find real happiness.
**[08:47] Kukuru**
What's that supposed to mean?
**[08:50] Fuuka**
Kukuru.
**[08:52] Fuuka**
Ready to go home?
**[08:53] Kukuru**
Fuuka!
***SIGN*** Please!
***SIGN*** Always yield to the car on the right in the passing area.
**[08:56] Fuuka**
Weddings, huh?
**[08:59] Kukuru**
There isn't much we can do,
if we care about the sea life first.
**[09:04] Kukuru**
I know the wedding is supposed
to be for the newlyweds.
**[09:08] Kukuru**
But it isn't an aquarium
without the animals.
**[09:18] Kukuru**
Ban-chan's still here.
**[09:20] Fuuka**
Yeah.
**[09:23] Fuuka**
Hey, about the wedding project...
**[09:27] Fuuka**
What would you think if the bride and groom
were people you're close to?
**[09:31] Kukuru**
People I'm close to?
**[09:33] Kukuru**
Say...
**[09:35] Kukuru**
You!
**[09:36] Fuuka**
Me?!
**[09:39] Kukuru**
You'd be so pretty as a bride.
**[09:43] Kukuru**
I'd take so many pretty photos!
**[09:46] Kukuru**
And I'd prepare lots of your favorite dishes,
**[09:49] ---**
and I'd make it a joyful ceremony
from beginning to end.
**[09:54] Fuuka**
Thanks.
**[09:56] Kukuru**
I feel like there's so much
I'd want to do for you.
**[10:01] Kukuru**
I wonder if Miura-san feels like this, too.
**[10:04] Kukuru**
Does she care about the bride and groom
as much as I care about animals?
**[10:09] Fuuka**
I'm sure she does.
**[10:14] Kukuru**
Oh yeah.
**[10:15] Kukuru**
I might be transferring
to the attendants team.
**[10:18] Kukuru**
I'm not sure yet, though.
**[10:20] Fuuka**
It'll be great taking care
of the animals together again.
**[10:23] Fuuka**
Choko's moving over, too.
**[10:24] Fuuka**
I can't wait.
**[10:26] Kukuru**
Choko's coming to Tingarla?!
**[10:28] Fuuka**
Yeah!
**[10:29] Fuuka**
Pretty soon.
**[10:30] Kukuru**
Oh, man.
**[10:32] Kukuru**
All right, I'm going to sprint
to the presentation.
**[10:55] Karin**
Making progress, huh?
**[10:56] Kukuru**
Talking to Fuuka yesterday cleared my head.
**[11:01] Karin**
It's important to ask people for advice.
**[11:03] Karin**
It broadens your perspective,
and it adds depth to your ideas.
**[11:07] Kukuru**
That's so true.
**[11:08] Kukuru**
Oh, I should ask you, too.
**[11:11] Kukuru**
What would you want if you were going
to have your wedding at an aquarium?
**[11:14] Karin**
I-I'm not sure.
**[11:16] Karin**
I'm so busy thinking about work
at the moment.
**[11:19] Kukuru**
Really?
**[11:22] Karin**
I thought about it overnight,
**[11:24] ---**
but I'm going to put my name
in for the attendant position.
**[11:29] Karin**
I gotta get to my meeting.
**[11:31] Kukuru**
Good luck.
**[11:32] Karin**
You, too.
**[11:37] Marin**
Weddings huh?
**[11:39] Marin**
I'd totally wear a mermaid dress.
**[11:42] Marin**
My headdress and bouquet
would be like corals.
**[11:45] Chiyu**
My main condition is for Shizu-kun
to enjoy it without getting bored.
**[11:49] Chiyu**
Kids get bored easily.
**[11:51] Kukuru**
I see.
**[11:53] Kukuru**
Thanks for the notes!
**[11:55] Kuuya**
Weddings?
**[11:57] Kuuya**
Why would you ask *me*?
**[11:58] Kukuru**
It's for work. Help me out.
**[12:01] Kuuya**
I can't.
**[12:02] Eiji**
I'll answer in his place.
**[12:04] Kukuru**
Tell me.
**[12:05] Eiji**
First, the invitation cards
are definitely blue-whale themed.
**[12:09] Eiji**
I'd distribute fish trivia
and quiz questions.
**[12:13] Eiji**
Those who get it right get konbu
and bonito flakes.
**[12:16] Eiji**
For the bomboniere...
***SIGN*** Wedding Idea Notes V2 Blue-whale themed invitation cards (Eiji-san's idea) Fish trivia and quiz questions A kids' corner so the kids can enjoy it (Chiyu-san's idea) Dried sea firefly champagne towers Fish show Ocean-themed dress rentals (Marina-san's idea)
**[12:27] Kai**
Kukuru.
**[12:28] Kukuru**
What's up?
**[12:29] Kai**
Do you have a moment?
**[12:30] Kukuru**
Sorry, I have to have the assistant director
look at my project proposal.
**[12:35] Kukuru**
Is it urgent?
**[12:36] Kai**
Nah, next time, then.
**[12:38] Kai**
Break a leg.
**[12:39] Kukuru**
Yeah.
**[12:48] Boss**
Very well.
**[12:49] Boss**
Let's go with this.
**[12:50] Kukuru**
Okay!
**[12:52] Boss**
Email it to the wedding planners as well.
**[12:54] Kukuru**
Okay.
**[12:55] Kukuru**
Um, about the presentation...
**[12:58] Boss**
What?
**[13:00] Kukuru**
I'd like to bring Miura-san
over here to Tingarla.
***SIGN*** Ready to Return
***SIGN*** The Pacific Garbage Patch
**[13:15] Kaoru**
Huh, what a surprise.
**[13:17] Kaoru**
Miyazawa-san, are you interested
in environmental issues?
**[13:20] Fuuka**
I had an opportunity to learn
about the garbage issue.
**[13:23] Fuuka**
I want to learn more about it.
**[13:25] Kaoru**
Ocean pollution is one of the problems,
but there's a ton more, too.
**[13:30] Kaoru**
For example, the rise of sea temperatures
as a result of climate change
**[13:33] ---**
is the cause of a lot of crises.
**[13:36] Fuuka**
The coral?
**[13:37] Kaoru**
Yeah.
**[13:38] Kaoru**
They're bleaching.
**[13:40] Kaoru**
Once coral bleaches, it never recovers,
and it eventually dies.
**[13:45] Kaoru**
The coral reefs in Miyako City, where I'm from,
are dwindling really fast, too.
**[13:50] Kaoru**
I want to save them as much as I can
while they're still alive.
**[14:10] Boss**
We were looking forward to seeing you.
**[14:11] Kukuru**
Thank you for taking time to come.
**[14:14] Kukuru**
Sorry for calling you out
all the way here.
**[14:16] Miura**
I was surprised,
because it was so sudden.
**[14:18] Kukuru**
We really wanted you to see
the marine life as part of our pitch.
**[14:23] Miura**
Could you show me around, then?
**[14:26] Miura**
I don't want to waste time.
**[14:28] Kukuru**
This way, please.
**[14:32] Kukuru**
This tank offers a view of creatures
in the Okinawa area.
**[14:37] Kukuru**
There are all kinds
of colorful and adorable fish.
**[14:41] Kukuru**
That awesome-looking fish is a giant grouper.
**[14:44] Kukuru**
They get to be up
to nearly three meters!
**[14:47] Kukuru**
There are even legends
that they've swallowed humans.
**[14:54] Kukuru**
The jellyfish are popular
for making people feel better.
**[14:57] Kukuru**
The gentle way they drift
has a relaxing effect.
**[15:02] Miura**
That's plenty.
**[15:04] Miura**
Was I not called here
for the project pitch?
**[15:08] Kukuru**
Right.
**[15:09] Kukuru**
Then...
**[15:16] Kukuru**
This is the wedding venue:
the White Sand Dome.
**[15:20] Boss**
We're still setting up the interior,
but we plan to be open by next week.
**[15:25] Miura**
I'd like to check on several points.
**[15:28] Miura**
What about photography?
**[15:29] Kukuru**
We'll hire professionals
to take memorable photos.
**[15:35] Miura**
The meals?
**[15:36] Kukuru**
We'll prepare receptions as requested
at our restaurant.
**[15:42] Miura**
You seemed preoccupied
with protecting the animals last time.
**[15:45] Kukuru**
The fact that we care
about the animals hasn't changed.
**[15:48] Kukuru**
But the wedding is the primary
objective of the event.
**[15:51] Kukuru**
We want to find a middle ground,
so that the clients can be satisfied as well.
**[15:57] Miura**
Then we can't back down
on having decorations.
**[16:01] Kukuru**
We'd like to keep them to a minimum.
**[16:04] Miura**
That would appear too bleak.
**[16:06] Kukuru**
We don't believe we would
need flashy decorations here.
**[16:10] Miura**
And why would that be?
**[16:11] Kukuru**
Have a look up at the ceiling!
**[16:14] Kukuru**
From top to bottom,
you're surrounded by a dome aquarium.
**[16:19] Kukuru**
Brilliantly colored fish will be swimming
in the sparkling water.
**[16:24] Kukuru**
I believe it will be plenty gorgeous,
even without decorations!
**[16:30] Kukuru**
We'll also be covering the ground
with white sand,
**[16:33] ---**
which will light the room
all the way down to your feet.
**[16:35] Miura**
Sand?
**[16:37] Miura**
What about shoes?
**[16:38] Kukuru**
No shoes.
**[16:39] Kukuru**
It'll be a barefoot wedding!
**[16:42] Miura**
There was nothing about this
on the proposal!
**[16:45] Miura**
Barefoot is taking it too far.
**[16:47] Kukuru**
The aquarium extends all the way
to the sand.
**[16:51] Kukuru**
All around you, you're surrounded by life,
as you celebrate the newlyweds.
**[16:56] Kukuru**
Don't you think that would be fantastic?
**[16:58] Kukuru**
It's like having a wedding under the sea.
**[17:01] Kukuru**
I'm sure any couple
that loves the ocean would love this!
**[17:07] Miura**
I've never seen or even heard
of such a wedding.
**[17:16] Miura**
But that makes it all the more intriguing!
**[17:19] Miura**
There's still plenty of things to consider,
and some adjustments will be necessary.
**[17:24] Miura**
But I think it would be worth trying.
**[17:28] Kukuru**
Do you mean...
**[17:30] Miura**
Let's make Tingarla Weddings happen.
**[17:35] Kukuru**
Thank you!
**[17:36] Boss**
We're honored.
**[17:37] Miura**
I'm so glad I came to Tingarla today.
**[17:41] Miura**
There was a lot that I couldn't get
out of just reading the proposal.
**[17:44] Miura**
Seeing the fish and the new area in person
**[17:47] ---**
has given me a better idea
of what it will look like.
**[17:49] Kukuru**
Right!
**[17:51] Miura**
Misakino-san,
do you have some time afterwards?
**[17:54] Miura**
I'd like to learn more
about the other fish.
**[17:56] Miura**
It might be useful to know
for the weddings.
**[17:59] Kukuru**
Of course!
**[18:19] Miura**
I'll come again.
**[18:27] Boss**
Plankton.
**[18:28] Kukuru**
Yes?
**[18:30] Kukuru**
Well done.
**[18:34] Kukuru**
Thank you.
**[18:40] Kukuru**
Cheers!
**[18:48] Kukuru**
That hits the spot!
**[18:50] Kukuru**
I've never had such good Okinawan lime juice!
**[18:54] Fuuka**
I haven't seen Kukuru so happy
in a long time.
**[18:57] Karin**
Your proposal went through, right?
**[18:59] Karin**
Congrats!
**[19:00] Udon**
That's amazing!
**[19:02] Akari**
I knew you could do it.
**[19:04] Kukuru**
Miura-san bought a jellyfish plushie.
**[19:07] Kukuru**
She said she'll show it off at home.
**[19:09] Fuuka**
That's great.
**[19:11] Kukuru**
She had no interest at first,
but she fell in love after.
**[19:15] Kukuru**
Even more people might fall in love
with animals, if the weddings work out.
**[19:20] Fuuka**
I hope it happens.
**[19:22] Kukuru**
Yeah. I have to work hard
to make it happen.
**[19:24] Akari**
I thought you're transferring,
though, Kukuru-san.
**[19:29] Akari**
Aren't you becoming an attendant?
**[19:32] Kukuru**
I was so busy with the project
that I forgot.
**[19:37] Karin**
I applied to be an attendant, too.
**[19:40] Udon**
Wow, it's happening, huh?
**[19:42] Akari**
That's beautiful.
**[19:43] Fuuka**
You've always dreamed
of becoming an attendant.
**[19:45] Karin**
Yeah.
**[19:46] Karin**
It's a rare opportunity.
**[19:48] Karin**
I didn't want to regret not doing it.
**[19:49] Fuuka**
You're awesome.
**[19:51] Fuuka**
It takes courage to do something new.
**[19:54] Kukuru**
What did the assistant director say?
**[19:56] Karin**
He looked really dissatisfied at first.
**[20:00] Karin**
But he said he'll think about it.
**[20:01] Kukuru**
Thank goodness.
**[20:03] Udon**
I see.
**[20:04] Udon**
It's going to be either Kukuru or Karin-chan
who's taking over for Kai.
**[20:09] Kukuru**
Kai?
**[20:10] Udon**
My mom heard from a Kamee customer...
**[20:14] Udon**
Kai's dad collapsed.
**[20:19] (Flashback) Kai**
Do you have a moment?
**[20:21] (Flashback) Kai**
Nah, next time, then.
**[20:23] (Flashback) Kai**
Break a leg.
**[20:25] Kukuru**
Kai...
**[20:28] Kukuru**
Sorry, Fuuka, I'll pay you back later!
**[20:30] Fuuka**
Kukuru!
***SIGN*** Nakamura Kai
**[20:51] Kai**
There.
**[20:52] Kukuru**
Kai!
**[20:54] Kai**
Kukuru.
**[20:58] Kukuru**
I heard about your dad.
**[21:00] ---**
Is he okay?
**[21:01] Kai**
Oh, yeah.
**[21:03] Kai**
He needs surgery.
**[21:05] Kai**
I don't think I'll be able
to work for a while.
**[21:08] Kukuru**
I see.
**[21:10] Kukuru**
Are you quitting work here?
**[21:12] Kai**
Don't make that face.
**[21:14] Kai**
I'm not quitting anymore.
**[21:15] Kai**
Just going on leave.
**[21:18] Kai**
The director told me to come back
once my family's all right.
**[21:22] Kukuru**
I never knew.
**[21:24] Kukuru**
Thank goodness.
**[21:25] Kai**
Take care of the animals
for me until then.
**[21:29] Kai**
I'll feel safe if you're the one doing it.
**[21:35] Kai**
Shit!
**[21:36] Kai**
I have to head home.
**[21:38] Kukuru**
I hope your dad gets better soon.
**[21:41] Kai**
Thanks.
**[21:42] Kai**
Later!