E15 - The Duke, Alice, and the Spectral Bride

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[00:01] Narrator
    Can you imagine a life where you
    can't even touch the person you love?
[00:09] Narrator
    The curse the witch laid upon him caused
    him to take the lives of any he touched.
[00:14] Narrator
    His own mother distanced herself from him,
    his friends called him a monster...
[00:19] Narrator
    Even people he'd never met spoke of him as
[00:20] Narrator
    "death incarnate that dwells in the forest."
[00:24] Narrator
    And yet, he doesn't feel
    the least bit lonely.
[00:35] Alice
    Good morning. Breakfast is ready.
[00:47] Duke
    Alice, why don't you take a break?
[00:50] Duke
    I'll do the cleaning for once.
[00:51] Alice
    But...
[00:53] Duke
    Here, just leave it to me.
[00:59] Duke
    Where did you pull that out from?
[01:01] Duke
    No, I mean, go take a rest!
[01:03] Alice
    There's nothing else for me to do.
[01:05] Duke
    Then relax!
[01:07] Duke
    I know. Don't you have any hobbies?
[01:10] Alice
    You're my hobby.
[01:11] Duke
    Then something you like?
[01:14] Alice
    You're what I like.
[01:16] Duke
    O-Oh... huh!
SIGN    Episode 15
    The Duke, Alice, and the Spectral Bride
[02:52] Ghost
    Listen, Alice. Listen!
[02:55] Ghost
    The person you love is about
    to come out of the next room.
[03:00] Ghost
    Make sure not to run into them.
[03:02] Duke
    Alice!
[03:03] Duke
    I'm glad I didn't run into you.
[03:05] Alice
    You were in the library this late?
[03:08] Duke
    Yeah.
[03:09] Duke
    I was really curious
    about this business card.
[03:11] Duke
    So I was trying to look into what an
    octopus could have to do with witches...
[03:15] Duke
    But I didn't get anywhere.
[03:17] Alice
    Oh, I see.
[03:19] Alice
    Will you take a shower?
[03:21] Alice
    I haven't taken one myself yet,
    so it would be perfect timing.
[03:23] Duke
    Why do you think we'd take one together?!
[03:25] Ghost
    Aw, look at the two of you having fun.
[03:32] Duke
    You, know, Alice, I've been wondering...
[03:36] Duke
    Do you see them?
[03:38] Alice
    See what?
[03:39] Duke
    Ghosts!
[03:41] Duke
    I felt like maybe you did when that
    thing with McFarlane happened.
[03:45] Alice
    I do not.
[03:46] Duke
    You're lying!
[03:48] Duke
    You're just pretending not to
    see them so I won't get scared!
[03:52] Alice
    You're all I see.
[03:54] Duke
    Really?!
[03:57] Duke
    I mean, that makes me happy!
    But that wasn't what I meant!
[04:00] Duke
    I saw you talking by yourself last night...
[04:07] (Flashback) Alice
    Do you know anyone who looks like me, then?
[04:11] (Flashback) Alice
    Her name would be Sharon.
[04:13] (Flashback) Alice
    "Morning! The sun's shining so
    bright today! Mommy feels great!"
[04:18] (Flashback) Alice
    That's how she talks.
[04:21] Duke
    So cute...
[04:24] Duke
    I'll be fine. So I want
    you to tell me the truth.
[04:27] Duke
    Alice, you see ghosts, don't you?
[04:32] Alice
    I do not.
[04:34] Duke
    You're so stubborn!
[04:35] Alice
    I don't see them,
[04:38] Alice
    but it's possible that there's been
[04:40] Alice
    a ghost in the mansion dressed like
    a spectral bride since yesterday.
[04:43] Duke
    You do see them, then!
[04:44] Duke
    Is she s-saying anything?
[04:47] Duke
    Like that she wants revenge
    or has unfinished business?
[04:50] Ghost
    I married the man I loved,
[04:54] Ghost
    but on the day of the wedding,
    this was the ring I got.
[04:58] Ghost
    I got so mad I lost control of myself,
[05:00] Ghost
    and then I fell down the stairs and died!
[05:03] Alice
    That's a sad way to go.
[05:06] Duke
    You're talking with it right now, aren't you?
[05:08] Alice
    I don't see them,
    but they're usually like that.
[05:10] Duke
    You're acting really silly
    today, and it's very cute!
[05:14] Duke
    How about one of these?
[05:17] Duke
    I don't know who they belong to, but they've
    been in the mansion for a long time.
[05:22] Duke
    There are a lot of different sizes.
[05:24] Duke
    She can take the one she likes.
[05:26] Duke
    Maybe if she finds the perfect ring,
     she'll be able to go to heaven.
[05:30] Ghost
    Can I really take one?
[05:32] Alice
    Yes, if you like it.
[05:34] Duke
    You're just talking to a ghost now.
[05:36] Alice
    But I don't see them.
[05:38] Duke
    He should've measured her ring size.
[05:44] Alice
    Perhaps it was a surprise?
[05:46] Duke
    Sure, but you can wrap a string around her
    finger while she's asleep or something.
[05:55] Ghost
    What's wrong with these two?
[06:00] Ghost
    I'm getting jealous.
[06:02] Ghost
    Lend me your body for a little.
[06:08] Duke
    Alice?
[06:11] Alice
    Your Grace, I can't control myself anymore.
[06:18] Alice
    Maybe there's a spot where
    it's safe to touch me.
[06:21] Alice
    Why don't we find out together?
[06:26] Duke
    N-No!
[06:28] Duke
    I don't think I can control myself!
[06:32] Duke
    I'm sorry, Alice!
[06:34] Ghost
    Why did he run away?
[06:36] Ghost
    My darling's the only one for me.
[06:40] Ghost
    I'll wait until he's dead.
[06:43] Alice
    You'll wait all that time?
[06:45] Ghost
    Yes. I really do love him.
[06:48] Ghost
    And looking back, I think
    I can forgive him for the ring.
[06:52] Ghost
    And I need to apologize for dying
    so suddenly and leaving him alone.
[06:57] Ghost
    I guess I made too big a deal out of it.
[07:00] Ghost
    I'm satisfied now. I'll just move on.
[07:04] Ghost
    You can have this.
[07:09] Alice
    Um, please find happiness.
[07:12] Ghost
    You too.
[07:21] Alice
    Will they come today, you think?
[07:24] Alice
    The owner of this business card was
    supposed to come in a few days.
[07:29] Duke
    That's what Daleth said.
[07:31] Duke
    But I need to drive them away when they come!
[07:34] Alice
    You're sure?
[07:37] Duke
    Well, I'd love to break the curse.
[07:40] Duke
    But if I end up owing Daleth a favor
    over it, I'll have to do what she wants.
[07:45] (Flashback) Daleth
    I want you to ask Zain to
    use his time magic again.
[07:52] Duke
    I promised Zain, so I can't
    tell you the details.
[07:57] Duke
    But I don't want to cause problems for him.
[07:59] Duke
    Don't worry.
[08:00] Duke
    No matter what kind of witch
    it is, I'll protect you.
[08:04] Alice
    How brave.
[08:06] Alice
    Let me thank you by...
[08:07] Duke
    Keep your clothes on!
[08:08] Alice
    Are you psychic?
[08:13] Alice
    It seems someone's here.
[08:20] Duke
    I-It's time...
[08:22] Amelia
    Daleth told me to come here.
[08:24] Amelia
    Is this the place?
[08:26] Duke
    U-Um, it's, uh...
[08:28] Alice
    Is this your business card?
[08:30] Amelia
    Oh, great! I finally made it...
[08:39] Amelia
    W-Water...
[08:41] Amelia
    Put me in salt water, fast!
[08:45] Amelia
    Thanks so much!
[08:49] Amelia
    It's been so long since I've been on land,
     and I kind of forgot how it works.
[08:53] Amelia
    I almost dried up!
[08:56] Duke
    I wasn't really thinking
    when I saved you but...
[08:58] Duke
    You're the witch that's good
    with breaking curses, right?
[09:01] Amelia
    Yes. I'm Amelia.
[09:03] Amelia
    I'm not so much a witch... as I
    am an octopus born with magic.
[09:11] Amelia
    Daleth told me about you.
[09:13] Amelia
    A curse that kills just by touching, right?
[09:18] Amelia
    I've broken a similar curse in the past.
[09:21] Amelia
    I won't know until I try, but...
[09:25] Amelia
    I might be able to break it for you!
[09:31] Duke
    Um... I hate to say this after
    you came all the way here.
[09:35] Duke
    But I'm thinking of saying no.
[09:38] Duke
    I don't want to owe Daleth anything.
[09:41] Duke
    It'll cause problems for a friend of mine.
[09:42] Amelia
    Humans are always so loyal.
[09:46] Amelia
    You're such fun creatures!
[09:48] Alice
    You've dealt with humans in the past?
[09:51] Amelia
    Yes. I even married an
    unusual man a decade ago.
[09:56] Duke
    Married?!
[09:57] Amelia
    Well, it was only a formality.
[10:00] Amelia
    I was so bored back then
[10:03] Amelia
    that I would take the form of a huge octopus
[10:05] Amelia
    and attack the cargo that ships were carrying.
[10:07] Amelia
    But one day I attacked an armed pirate ship.
[10:13] (Flashback) Amelia
    I guess this is it for me.
[10:18] (Flashback) Amelia
    What is this?
[10:20] (Flashback) Amelia
    Let me out!
[10:24] (Flashback) Ringmaster
    Stay put.
[10:25] (Flashback) Ringmaster
    I won't hurt you.
[10:28] Amelia
    He'd happened to be aboard that day.
[10:31] Amelia
    He hid me among the other
    cargo so I could escape.
[10:35] (Flashback) Amelia
    Th-Thank you for helping me.
[10:38] (Flashback) Ringmaster
    Don't worry about it.
[10:40] (Flashback) Ringmaster
    What could be more entertaining
    than talking with an octopus witch?
[10:43] (Flashback) Amelia
    Is that how it works?
[10:50] (Flashback) Ringmaster
    You got a boyfriend?
[10:52] Amelia
    It all happened so fast after that...
[10:56] Amelia
    We exchanged rings,
    though they were cheap ones...
[10:58] Amelia
    And he went back to the city, and I the sea.
[11:02] Amelia
    I doubt he remembers, but for me,
     it's a wonderful memory.
[11:06] Amelia
    I've never seen him again,
    but I still love him.
[11:10] Alice
    That's so romantic!
[11:12] Amelia
    Right?
[11:13] Amelia
    I'm not like the pretty
    mermaids in the fairy tales!
[11:17] Amelia
    Who knows what about me he liked?!
[11:19] Duke
    She d-disappeared?
[11:20] Alice
    No, it's camouflage.
[11:22] Alice
    She's changed the color of her
    body to match her surroundings.
[11:26] Duke
    So we can't see how embarrassed she is?
[11:31] Amelia
    I know you're bothered by
    what Daleth said, but...
[11:35] Amelia
    I can't promise I'll be
    able to break the curse.
[11:38] Amelia
    Why not let me try before
    deciding what you'll do?
[11:42] Duke
    But...
[11:44] Amelia
    Are you that scared of Daleth?
[11:46] Duke
    I am!
[11:47] Duke
    She's got that scary mask and I can
    never tell what she's thinking!
[11:52] Amelia
    Well, she can be difficult.
[11:55] Amelia
    She doesn't know how to express herself,
[11:57] Amelia
    and makes her own life harder.
[11:58] Amelia
    But she's not a bad girl.
    Don't hate her too much.
[12:04] Duke
    But she rules the Witches' World!
[12:06] Amelia
    That's a witch thing.
    I'm an octopus. I don't care.
[12:11] Amelia
    She only ended up ruling because everybody
     wanted her to, and she couldn't say no.
[12:17] Amelia
    First, let's see if we can break your curse.
[12:20] Amelia
    Or else what did I risk
    my life coming here for?
[12:24] Duke
    True...
[12:26] Alice
    How likely do you think it is
    you'll be able to break it?
[12:29] Amelia
    It depends on how powerful the
    witch who laid the curse is.
[12:32] Amelia
    But from past experience,
    I'd say there's an 80% chance.
[12:37] Duke
    80%...
[12:43] Duke
    If I break the curse, will I be able
    to put a ring on Alice's finger?
[12:51] Amelia
    Of course.
[12:53] Duke
    Then please, help me.
[12:55] Duke
    If it works, I'll make it
    up to Daleth some other way.
[12:59] Amelia
    Great!
[13:03] Amelia
    Let's get you turned back into
    a normal human right away, then.
[13:15] Amelia
    Here I go, poor cursed boy.
[13:20] Amelia
    Don't dodge!
[13:21] Duke
    Sorry! Years of habit!
[13:23] Duke
    But it's dangerous to touch me!
[13:26] Duke
    Witches and octopuses are
    both living creatures.
[13:29] Amelia
    I'm a pro, okay?
[13:31] Amelia
    A curse clings to the
    sufferer's body like a film.
[13:37] Amelia
    If you want to break the curse,
     you just rip it off.
[13:41] Amelia
    I don't need to touch you.
[13:43] Amelia
    Want to see my power for yourself?
[13:51] Duke
    What? Fish?
[13:54] Amelia
    The sea is the source of all life.
[13:57] Amelia
    I can call upon the great
    power that dwells in the sea.
[14:02] Alice
    I can breathe and talk.
[14:04] Duke
    Wow! Is this your magic?
[14:06] Duke
    Wow, you're a genius!
[14:10] Duke
    Please don't disappear, though!
[14:11] Duke
    It makes it hard to compliment you!
[14:15] Alice
    Is it alive?
[14:19] Alice
    The fish are all so cute!
[14:24] Duke
    They're so cute! And so are you!
[14:26] Amelia
    I'm impressed that you can cry underwater...
[14:30] Alice
    Look, Your Grace.
[14:32] Alice
    The hallway, too!
[14:33] Duke
    And there's a whale outside, too!
[14:36] Amelia
    My magic covers this whole mansion.
[14:39] Amelia
    Why not take a walk?
[14:41] Duke
    Yay!
[14:44] Amelia
    He looks like a good kid.
[14:46] Amelia
    Why was he cursed, I wonder?
[14:52] Alice
    I'm looking down at the
    mansion... It's so strange.
[14:56] Duke
    Look, Alice! There's a
    dolphin right next to me!
[14:58] Alice
    How cute!
[15:01] Alice
    This is fun.
[15:03] Alice
    I've never seen fish swimming so close to me.
[15:06] Duke
    Me either.
[15:12] Alice
    It's like I'm on an undersea date with you.
[15:16] Duke
    A-Aw, a date?
[15:23] Song
    Let's walk through the sea together
[15:28] Song
    Let's swim under the sky
[15:33] Song
    A fantastic world beneath shining waves
[15:37] Song
    The fish are dreaming shining dreams
[15:42] Song
    The dolphins, the jellyfish, the sunfish
[15:46] Song
    The angelfish are cute too, but
[15:51] Song
    You're my mermaid after all
[15:57] Song
    I'm not just a maid, I'm your mermaid!
[16:05] Alice
    Let's see what's down below, too.
[16:07] Duke
    Oh, okay.
[16:10] Duke
    A tiger shark!
[16:12] Duke
    The pattern is so cute!
[16:14] Duke
    And that's an elephant shark next to you!
[16:16] Duke
    See how its nose is like an elephant's trunk?
[16:18] Alice
    Yes.
[16:19] Duke
    It's so strange, seeing all these fish from
    different parts of the world in one place.
[16:23] Alice
    You know a lot about fish, Your Grace.
[16:25] Duke
    Ever since I came here, I've always
    been alone when it was time to play.
[16:30] Duke
    There wasn't much to do but draw
    pictures out of the encyclopedias.
[16:38] Duke
    The deep sea fish are all so unique, too.
[16:40] Alice
    Yes, it's kind of cute.
[16:42] Amelia
    Did you have fun?
[16:44] Duke
    Yes, a lot!
[16:45] Alice
    It was a wonderful time.
[16:47] Amelia
    I'm glad.
[16:48] Amelia
    Now, may I get to work?
[16:51] Duke
    Yeah. Sorry for getting too excited.
[16:53] Amelia
    Don't move. Put your hands out.
[16:55] Duke
    Okay.
[17:04] Alice
    Amelia?
[17:05] Amelia
    I'm fine.
[17:07] Amelia
    But what happened in your past?
[17:11] Amelia
    I can see why Daleth came to me.
[17:16] Amelia
    I only know of one witch in all of history
    who could lay such an evil curse!
[17:27] Daleth
    Will Amelia be able to break that curse?
[17:30] Daleth
    Well, I don't expect much.
[17:34] Hugo
    Zain, don't make a kid
    carry such heavy stuff!
[17:38] Zain
    I'm carrying more than you!
[17:40] Zain
    Don't act like a kid only when it helps you!
[17:44] Daleth
    Gemini...
[17:46] Daleth
    The constellation of twins.
[17:49] Duke
    Wh-What do you mean?
[17:51] Duke
    You know the witch who cursed me?
[17:53] Amelia
    Just watch.
[17:56] Duke
    This is...
[17:58] Amelia
    The curse placed on you.
[18:00] Amelia
    Even if I try to rip it off,
[18:03] Amelia
    it clings right to you.
[18:05] Alice
    Amelia, you don't look well...
[18:08] Amelia
    Its evil power is affecting me.
[18:11] Amelia
    Don't bother me, Flapjack.
[18:15] Amelia
    I heard she was dead, but I guess
    I still can't break the curse.
[18:19] Duke
    Who is this witch?
[18:21] Amelia
    Sade, Daleth's twin sister.
[18:27] Duke
    Sister?
[18:29] Amelia
    You can't think of any reason she did this?
[18:31] Duke
    No!
[18:31] Duke
    This is the first time I've
    heard Daleth had a twin.
[18:36] Alice
    Were the two women in habits that the
    logbook spoke of Daleth and Sade?
[18:42] Alice
    But what were they doing there that day?
[18:45] Duke
    So the reason Daleth wants time
    magic has something to do Sade?
[18:51] Duke
    Does she want to bring her back to life?
[18:54] Alice/Duke
    I don't know...
[18:56] Amelia
    Did I say a little too much?
[18:58] Amelia
    Daleth will get mad at me.
[19:01] Amelia
    That curse is more powerful than I am.
[19:04] Amelia
    I'm sorry, but I don't think I can break it.
[19:07] Duke
    How did such a powerful witch die?
[19:10] Amelia
    I don't know...
[19:14] Alice
    The fish...
[19:16] Duke
    What's happening?
[19:18] Duke
    Amelia?
[19:19] Amelia
    I'm sorry, I can't keep this up.
[19:21] Amelia
    Carry me to the sea!
[19:23] Amelia
    Please!
[19:24] Duke
    H-How...?
[19:29] Amelia
    I'm sorry I couldn't help.
[19:32] Duke
    It's okay. I'm sorry we couldn't
    do more to welcome you.
[19:36] Duke
    I hope you can see your
    husband again someday.
[19:39] Amelia
    Oh, thanks.
[19:43] Amelia
    Be well, you two.
[19:45] Amelia
    I'm looking forward to seeing you again.
[19:48] Duke
    Oh, yeah.
[19:49] Duke
    I'm not sure where to look
    when I'm speaking, though.
[19:56] Duke
    Hey, Alice.
[19:57] Duke
    Let's go see Cuff and Zain soon.
[20:01] Duke
    I want to talk to them about Daleth and Sade.
[20:03] Alice
    It's rare for you to want to go into town.
[20:08] Alice
    If you want tickets to the circus,
[20:10] Alice
    Cuff gave me some.
[20:12] Duke
    You're putting stuff there again?
[20:16] Duke
    When the curse is broken...
[20:18] Duke
    I want to go to all kinds of places with you.
[20:21] Duke
    I only know what lies beyond
    that horizon from books.
[20:26] Duke
    I want to see things with my own eyes.
[20:30] Duke
    Where do you want to go, Alice?
[20:32] Alice
    Hmm... the place I was born,
    where I lived with my mother.
[20:38] Alice
    I've only got scattered memories of it left,
[20:41] Alice
    but there was a big garden,
[20:43] Alice
    and my mother taught me
    all about flowers there.
[20:48] Alice
    I'd love for you to see
    it someday, Your Grace.
[20:53] Duke
    Let's go, then!
[20:54] Duke
    Let's promise!
[20:55] Duke
    We can take Rob and Viola, and Cuff and Zain.
[20:59] Duke
    I'd love it if Mom, Dad,
    and Walter came, too.
[21:03] Duke
    Right?
[21:03] Duke
    When the curse is broken, we'll all
    go to where you grew up together.
[21:07] Duke
    It's a promise!
[21:09] Alice
    Together...
[21:12] Alice
    How happy would I be if I could still
    be with you when the curse is broken?
[21:20] Alice
    Yes.
[21:22] Alice
    Let's promise.
[21:24] Duke
    Yeah.
[21:28] Duke
    The sea's so cold at night.
[21:30] Alice
    Want to get naked and warm each other up?
[21:33] Duke
    I'd rather not...
[23:07] Hugo
    Hey, you're married, right boss?
[23:10] Hugo
    What's she like?
[23:12] Ringmaster
    She's beautiful.
[23:14] Ringmaster
    She's easily embarrassed and
    likes to hide herself...
[23:16] Ringmaster
    And she's got hands this big, and eight legs!
[23:19] Zain
    You made the last half of that up!
[23:21] Ringmaster
    We've lived apart for 10 years, though.
[23:25] Ringmaster
    I miss her...
[23:27] Hugo
    I'm gonna go clean the toilets.
[23:29] Zain
    Don't freak the kid out like that?
[23:31] Ringmaster
    Huh?
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[23:35] Rob
    "The Duke, Alice, and Circus 101."