E12 - Departure

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SIGN    This story is a work of "near-future" fiction.
    Any resemblance to existing persons or organizations is entirely coincidental.
[00:02] Sudo
    What offer?
[00:04] Kaoru
    Michi wants to make a deal.
[00:06] Kaoru
    If you join the review committee,
[00:08] Kaoru
    then he'll predict where the copy
    with your mother's personality is.
[00:14] Kaoru
    So, what do you say? Care to meet Michi?
[00:20] Michi
    It's been a long time, Sudo-san.
[00:24] Sudo
    Yeah.
[00:33] Michi
    Robisia.
[00:35] Michi
    It's very likely that's where your mother is.
[00:38] Kaoru
    Wha...
[00:40] Sudo
    Was that wise? You've got
    nothing to bargain with, now.
[00:44] Michi
    I don't agree.
[00:45] Michi
    As you're aware, Robisia is
[00:48] Michi
    a dangerous region due to its civil war.
[00:54] Michi
    I can provide local connections
[00:58] Michi
    along with firearms and self-defense
    training, so you can protect yourself.
[01:03] Michi
    I'm prepared to offer whatever
    support you might feel necessary.
[01:08] Michi
    So, do we have a deal?
SIGN    Departure
SIGN    Departure
[02:53] Sudo
    This is goodbye.
[02:57] Risa
    G-Goodbye? But this is so sudden...
[03:03] Risa
    Can't we talk about this?
[03:05] Risa
    I mean, I know I'm not on your level, but...
[03:09] Risa
    I studied and got certified so
    I could be of whatever help I could.
[03:16] Risa
    Do you not need help anymore?
[03:19] Risa
    From your assistant...
[03:24] Sudo
    Right. I don't need an outsider's help.
[03:31] Sudo
    This is my personal problem.
[03:38] Risa
    "An outsider"?
[04:06] (Flashback) Risa
    It's red.
[04:08] (Flashback) Risa
    Why do you care? I've already been released.
[04:13] (Flashback) Sudo
    Am I bothering you?
[04:15] (Flashback) Risa
    No, I'm grateful that you were nice enough
    to handle all the paperwork and stuff...
[04:20] (Flashback) Risa
    But you're an outsider
    to all this, Doctor.
[04:24] (Flashback) Sudo
    I dunno what it is.
[04:26] (Flashback) Sudo
    I've been through similar trouble,
    and maybe that's why I want to help.
[04:30] (Flashback) Sudo
    I was raised by a single mother
    before ending up on my own, too.
[04:35] (Flashback) Risa
    Your mom passed away?
[04:38] (Flashback) Sudo
    No. She's in prison.
[04:44] (Flashback) Sudo
    We're in the same boat. We might
    as well help each other out, right?
[04:53] (Flashback) Risa
    I guess people really need
    that kind of similarity.
[04:56] (Flashback) Risa
    Mom wanted me to look more like her, too.
[05:01] (Flashback) Risa
    That's why she had me changed.
[05:05] (Flashback) Risa
    Because she couldn't love me otherwise.
[05:09] (Flashback) Risa
    I bet the reason Humanoids like me
[05:11] (Flashback) Risa
    are made to be, and live, exactly like humans,
[05:15] (Flashback) Risa
    is because if we were different,
    they wouldn't be able to accept us.
[05:21] (Flashback) Sudo
    My hair's been white since I was born.
[05:24] (Flashback) Sudo
    I always hated the stares and the bullying...
[05:27] (Flashback) Sudo
    I especially didn't like
    being different from my mother.
[05:30] (Flashback) Sudo
    Maybe she wanted to keep you from
    experiencing that kind of thing.
[05:36] (Flashback) Risa
    Even if that's true, I still
    don't feel like forgiving her!
[05:39] (Flashback) Risa
    Doesn't real love mean accepting
    someone for who they are?!
[05:46] (Flashback) Sudo
    I'm not trying to justify
    what your mother did,
[05:50] (Flashback) Sudo
    but I don't want you to deny the
    fact that she cared about you.
[06:01] Risa
    I think since that moment,
[06:03] Risa
    I've always considered the
    doctor to be part of my family.
[06:11] (Flashback) Sudo
    A nurse, huh?
[06:12] (Flashback) Sudo
    So, if I open my own clinic,
    will you come work for me?
[06:16] (Flashback) Sudo
    Are you serious about this, Higuchi-san?
[06:19] (Flashback) Sudo
    Because if I hire you, I expect
    you to do a proper job.
[06:22] (Flashback) Sudo
    There's extra work now because
    of you! Get it together!
[06:27] (Flashback) Sudo
    Y'know, Risa...
[06:28] (Flashback) Sudo
    You're a lot cheerier than you used to be.
[06:32] Risa
    I'm... an outsider?
[06:56] Ayaka
    "He's bad at expressing his feelings, which
    makes him hard to understand at times."
[07:04] Ayaka
    That was on your grade school report card.
[07:06] Ayaka
    Your teacher wrote it in the notes section.
[07:10] Ayaka
    But I'm your mom, so I can tell...
[07:14] Ayaka
    Something's happened, hasn't it?
[07:17] Ayaka
    We can talk about it if you want.
[07:20] Ayaka
    Though I'm not as smart as you, so I
    might not have any clever advice...
[07:27] Sudo
    It's a personal issue for me.
[07:30] Ayaka
    There are problems in the world
    that don't have right answers.
[07:34] Ayaka
    When thinking doesn't
    seem to get you anywhere,
[07:37] Ayaka
    you should turn to someone you care about.
[07:41] Ayaka
    Don't make the same mistake I did.
[07:46] Guard Robot
    Your time is up.
[07:49] Sudo
    I'll see you next time, Mom.
[07:55] Ayaka
    Hikaru!
[08:00] Ayaka
    You need to live your own life.
SIGN    Seto Global
[08:11] Seto
    You want me to take over your clinic?
[08:14] Seto
    Are you serious?
[08:15] Sudo
    Yeah.
[08:16] Seto
    Explain yourself.
[08:18] Sudo
    My mom's been found in Robisia.
[08:21] Sudo
    I won't be back to Japan for a while,
[08:24] Sudo
    so I'm handing over my entire
    Novo Medicine clinic to you.
[08:27] Sudo
    In exchange, I want you to take
    care of my regular patients.
[08:33] Seto
    Well, now...
[08:34] Sudo
    And one other thing.
[08:38] Sudo
    Would you be willing to continue
    employing my nurse, Risa?
[08:43] Sudo
    I haven't told her about this yet, but...
[08:46] Seto
    Listen, Sudo.
[08:48] Seto
    You know that in Robisia, they tear out
    people's neural nets while they're alive,
[08:52] Seto
    and tinker with children's brains
    to turn them into suicide bombers?
[08:57] Seto
    That's the kind of place we're talking about.
[08:58] Sudo
    I'm aware of the risks.
[09:01] Seto
    Not what I meant.
[09:02] Seto
    What're you gonna do if you find out
    your mom's copy has ended up responsible
[09:07] Seto
    for that sort of thing?
[09:09] Seto
    Could you forgive her?
[09:12] Seto
    Would you still accept her as your mother?
[09:16] Sudo
    I...
[09:17] Seto
    You what?
[09:20] Seto
    I'm gonna pretend you never
    mentioned the clinic to me.
[09:24] Seto
    Stop being obsessed with the past.
[09:26] Seto
    Live for the present.
[09:28] Seto
    For once, I'm the one in the right here.
[09:31] Seto
    Probably.
[09:35] Sudo
    I'm counting on you.
[09:36] Seto
    Sudo.
[09:39] Seto
    You're actually kind of a softie
    deep down, aren't you?
[09:53] Military Advisor
    You sure this is your first time?
[09:59] Military Advisor
    Mister Sudo, that ought to
    cover your firearms training.
[10:03] Military Advisor
    We'll take a break and then
    move onto self-defense—
[10:06] Sudo
    No need for a break.
[10:08] Sudo
    Let's get right to it.
[10:17] Kaoru
    Michi, what are you plotting?
[10:20] Michi
    Plotting?
[10:22] Kaoru
    There's a high probability that
    Sudo-kun could die in Robisia.
[10:26] Kaoru
    If that happens, there's no way he becomes
    part of the upgrade review committee.
[10:32] Michi
    That is correct.
[10:34] Kaoru
    But you've been pretty aggressive
    in your support for him going...
[10:39] Kaoru
    Almost like that's the part you're really after.
[10:43] Kaoru
    Michi. Is there something you
    want him to do in Robisia?
[10:50] Michi
    I know the trials
    that will be waiting for him.
[10:54] Michi
    I may just be curious about
    what answers he finds.
SIGN    Sudo Novo Medicine Clinic
[11:12] Sudo
    Okay, it came off easily enough.
[11:14] Sudo
    It was just screwed on.
[11:17] Sudo
    That being the case, you'll
    need your own sign, Seto.
[11:25] Seto
    You're sure about this?
[11:27] Sudo
    Yeah. It's in your hands.
[11:32] Seto
    And you must be Higuchi Risa-san.
[11:37] Seto
    Mind if we have a chat?
[11:40] Seto
    Sudo and I are friends from college.
[11:45] Seto
    Did he ever mention me?
[11:47] Risa
    Yes. He said you're very talented.
[11:52] Seto
    Talented, huh?
[11:53] Seto
    Be honest. You don't like this, right?
[11:57] Seto
    It's written all over your face how
    much you don't want to work with me.
[12:00] Risa
    That's not what it is.
[12:02] Risa
    I'm just worried about Dr. Sudo.
[12:06] Seto
    Forget about him.
[12:09] Seto
    He's going far beyond your reach.
[12:13] Seto
    Worrying about someone like
    that is a waste of time.
[12:17] Risa
    I think I don't want to work
    with you after all, Dr. Seto.
[12:22] Seto
    If only Sudo were Humanoid.
[12:25] Seto
    Then I could alter his memories.
[12:29] Seto
    I feel sorry for him and the way
    he's obsessed with the past.
[12:32] Seto
    Granted, because of that, I now get
    a pretty nice facility for myself.
[12:46] Seto
    We're all such pains in the neck...
[12:48] Seto
    Human beings like us.
[12:52] Risa
    Do you honestly not care about
    the clinic anymore, Doctor?!
[12:56] Sudo
    Of course I care.
[12:58] Risa
    Then why hand it to him?!
[13:01] Sudo
    He's got a bad attitude,
     but he knows what he's doing.
[13:03] Sudo
    And he treats patients well.
[13:05] Sudo
    We've got philosophical differences, but...
[13:08] Risa
    That's exactly the problem!
[13:09] Jay
    Risa.
[13:10] Jay
    I'll be with you, too. Don't worry.
[13:14] Jay
    I will advise Dr. Seto
    to live up to, and grow,
[13:18] Jay
    the standing of this
    facility in the community.
[13:22] Risa
    Jay... will you belong to Dr. Seto too?
[13:25] Jay
    No.
[13:27] Jay
    But I will be providing my services to him,
[13:29] Jay
    temporarily, by request of my master, Sudo.
[13:44] Jay
    May I have a word, Sudo?
[13:46] Sudo
    What's up, Jay?
[13:48] Jay
    Is it wise that I not
    accompany to you to Robisia?
[13:53] Sudo
    I don't want to drag you into it.
[13:55] Jay
    Your concern is unwarranted.
[13:57] Jay
    I am an AI that was created
    to offer support to humans.
[14:02] Jay
    Sudo, at the moment, I believe your
    concern is best directed at Risa.
[14:09] Jay
    To decline the trip to Robisia,
[14:11] Jay
    officially relinquish your
    mission to find your mother,
[14:15] Jay
    and continue to operate the
    clinic with Risa's assistance...
[14:20] Jay
    Is that not a viable option as well?
[14:24] Sudo
    Seto said the same thing.
[14:28] Jay
    What have you decided?
[14:46] Sudo
    There seem to be no problems.
[14:48] Sudo
    That should do for her regular checkup.
[14:52] Dad
    I dunno how to thank you, Dr. Moggadeet.
[14:55] Mom
    You could join us for tea, if you'd like...
[14:58] Sudo
    That's all right.
[14:59] Sudo
    Just make sure you never even think
    about making a neural net backup again.
[15:05] Mom
    Thank you so much.
[15:14] Sudo
    You again?
[15:16] Girl
    You really ought to do something
    about your car's security.
[15:22] Sudo
    Need a trip to the station again?
[15:24] Girl
    Yeah.
[15:36] Girl
    Thank you.
[15:37] Sudo
    Bye, now.
[15:42] Girl
    "Why is it illegal to make
    a copy of a personality?"
[15:45] Girl
    Do you remember when I asked you that?
[15:48] Sudo
    Yeah.
[15:51] Girl
    I think I understand a bit now.
[16:04] (Flashback) Mom
    What do you think? I tried putting in
    fresh cream like you mentioned before.
[16:08] (Flashback) Mom
    Try it.
[16:10] Girl
    Is the backup version of my mom
    the same person I knew before?
[16:15] Girl
    What happened to the version
    of my mom she overwrote?
[16:19] Girl
    For a long time, I couldn't stop thinking
    about it, and it was driving me crazy...
[16:25] Girl
    That's what happens when
    you make a copy of someone.
[16:30] Sudo
    What is it that makes a person who they are?
[16:35] Sudo
    Where exactly do the "heart"
    and the "self" exist?
[16:39] Sudo
    Academics have argued for
    a very long time about it,
[16:41] Sudo
    without coming up with an answer.
[16:44] Sudo
    I don't think anyone will ever have one.
[16:47] Girl
    But, you know...
[16:50] Girl
    Mom really was still my mom.
[17:05] Mom
    Welcome back.
[17:06] Girl
    I'm home!
[17:07] Dad
    Hey, welcome back!
[17:09] Dad
    Did you get the red bean bun I asked for?
[17:11] Girl
    Yeah, yeah, it's right here!
[17:13] Dad
    Awesome!
[17:25] (Flashback) Ayaka
    I don't remember giving
    birth to someone so fragile.
[17:30] (Flashback) Sudo
    You didn't give birth to me, Mom.
[17:32] (Flashback) Ayaka
    Is that right?
[17:37] (Flashback) Sudo
    I wonder why I'm so fragile.
[17:40] (Flashback) Sudo
    And with hair like this...
[17:42] (Flashback) Ayaka
    Well, you're a smart boy, Hikaru.
[17:45] (Flashback) Ayaka
    Maybe it was God's idea
    of balancing the scales.
[17:47] (Flashback) Ayaka
    You really could stand to exercise more, too.
[17:52] (Flashback) Sudo
    My immune system is messed up.
[17:55] (Flashback) Sudo
    I've thought about why.
[17:58] (Flashback) Sudo
    I think it's—
[17:59] (Flashback) Ayaka
    Hikaru.
[18:01] (Flashback) Ayaka
    No matter what's going on with
    you, you're still my son.
[18:06] (Flashback) Ayaka
    I'm willing to do anything to help you.
[18:12] (Flashback) Ayaka
    Whatever it takes.
SIGN    Risa
SIGN    Dr. Sudo
[18:41] Risa
    Hello?
[18:44] Risa
    What is it?
[18:46] Sudo
    Risa. Thanks for answering.
[18:50] Risa
    Doctor...
[18:53] Sudo
    Since becoming a doctor, I've seen a lot
    of patients, and it's made me think...
[18:59] Sudo
    Maybe my identity
    isn't something internal,
[19:02] Sudo
    but something that's made up of the
    connections I have with other people.
[19:08] Sudo
    I still think that I need to
    search for the copy of my mom.
[19:15] Sudo
    Because no matter what's become of her,
[19:17] Sudo
    at the end of the day, she's still my mom.
SIGN    Dr. Sudo
[19:24] Sudo
    But, Risa...
[19:28] Sudo
    I really would like to stay with you.
[19:31] Sudo
    I feel like the time I've spent with you,
     at the clinic, is who I really am.
[19:36] Sudo
    It's where I belong. I...
[19:40] Risa
    Doctor.
[19:43] Risa
    Just hearing that is enough for me.
[19:49] Risa
    So...
[19:51] Risa
    I wish you luck, Doctor.
[20:16] Sudo
    Thanks for seeing me off.
[20:18] Risa
    Sure.
[20:20] Sudo
    So, how do I look?
[20:24] Sudo
    Since I got here early, I bought some
    clothes and got a haircut.
[20:28] Risa
    It's like... you look more how you used to.
[20:33] Sudo
    You think?
[20:35] Sudo
    Maybe it's too short...
[20:37] Risa
    Doctor.
[20:39] Sudo
    Yeah?
[20:40] Risa
    Promise me three things.
[20:43] Sudo
    Wh-What?
[20:45] Risa
    You'll come back as soon as you can.
[20:49] Sudo
    I'll try my best.
[20:53] Risa
    Y-You won't do anything dangerous.
[20:58] Sudo
    I'll try my best.
[21:02] Risa
    And...
[21:05] Risa
    And...
[21:09] Risa
    No matter what's happened to your
    mother, please, don't change!
[21:17] Sudo
    I'll try my best.
[21:19] Risa
    You keep saying that!
[21:22] Sudo
    Okay. I promise, then.
[21:28] Sudo
    You'll take my hand this time, won't you?
[21:37] Risa
    U-Um... I...
[21:40] Risa
    I'll be waiting to see you again!
[21:44] Risa
    E-Even if you don't want to, I'll—
[21:52] Sudo
    I'm sorry I called you an outsider.
[21:56] Sudo
    Bye. Take good care of yourself.
[22:16] Sudo
    A scholar once said that humans
    are slaves to unrelenting progress,
[22:22] Sudo
    and that it would be AI that
    liberates humanity from progress.
SIGN    Seto Novo Medicine Clinic
[22:40] Sudo
    People now live in a world
    that is supported by AI.
[22:46] Sudo
    Loving others... being loved.
[22:50] Sudo
    Making mistakes... and repenting.
[22:54] Sudo
    Yearning for peace, while
    refusing to give up violence...
[22:57] Sudo
    they continue to live much
    like they always have.
[23:02] Sudo
    So, have AI helped the world progress?
    Or stopped that progress?
[23:08] Sudo
    And what is it that humanity actually wants?
[23:24] Michi
    The answers are all in your hands, Sudo-san.
[23:31] Michi
    May your journey be a safe one.
[23:52] Kid
    Looking for something?
[23:57] Sudo
    Yeah.
[23:58] Sudo
    And I'm going to find it.