E9 - A Proper Society

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SIGN    This story is a work of "near-future" fiction.
    Any resemblance to existing persons or organizations is entirely coincidental.
[00:13] Armed Disciplinary Officer
    Saionji!
[00:15] Armed Disciplinary Officer
    You took a girl hostage?! You coward!
[00:21] Saionji
    Coward?
[00:22] Saionji
    I'll take that as a compliment!
[00:26] Saionji
    Doing things the clean, pretty, proper way...
[00:29] Saionji
    Even a robot can manage that.
[00:32] Saionji
    I play dirty! I cheat! I scheme!
[00:35] Saionji
    I'll do whatever it takes to get what I want!
[00:40] Saionji
    Because I follow Shadow Bushido!
[00:50] Wholesome Member A
    How do I put this?
[00:52] Wholesome Member A
    It's a very... 20th century anime, isn't it?
[00:54] Wholesome Member B
    And this guy's really the
    protagonist? Not the villain?
[00:58] Taguchi
    Yes, he's the protagonist!
[01:01] Wholesome Member A
    T-Taguchi-san?
[01:04] Taguchi
    This character steals, he tricks people.
    He basically does whatever he wants!
[01:09] Taguchi
    But the scary part is, he never receives
    comeuppance for his wrongdoing!
[01:15] Taguchi
    All his antisocial behavior is affirmed!
[01:19] Taguchi
    That makes it much worse than gore and porn!
[01:24] Taguchi
    This show...
[01:26] Taguchi
    has a strong sway over children right now.
[01:33] Taguchi
    We should take a stand to
    change this state of affairs!
[01:39] Taguchi
    Let's cast this immoral anime out!
[01:43] Wholesome Members
    Cast it out!
SIGN    A Proper Society
SIGN    A Proper Society
[03:18] Navi
    Twenty minutes until your destination.
[03:24] Taguchi
    My old-fashioned parents are the reason why
[03:27] Taguchi
    I never really got to enjoy
    virtual entertainment.
[03:32] Taguchi
    I didn't want my own children
    to experience that.
[03:39] Taguchi
    Values change with the times.
[03:43] Taguchi
    Parents shouldn't force theirs on their kids.
[03:46] Taguchi
    I wanted them to explore whatever
    stimulated their curiosity.
[03:51] Taguchi
    That was honestly how I felt...
[03:53] Taguchi
    up to a point.
[03:56] (Flashback) Taguchi's Wife
    Dinner's ready.
[04:00] (Flashback) Taguchi Son
    If they get in my way,
     I'll get rid of women and children too!
[04:03] (Flashback) Taguchi Daughter
    Get rid of them!
[04:05] (Flashback) Taguchi Wife
    Hey! Don't talk about getting rid of people!
[04:08] (Flashback) Taguchi Wife
    It's time to eat.
[04:08] (Flashback) Taguchi Son
    Eat them, before they eat you!
[04:11] (Flashback) Taguchi Daughter
    Eat 'em!
[04:13] (Flashback) Taguchi Son
    Shadow, Shadow, Shadow, Shadow, Shadow Bushido!
[04:16] (Flashback) Taguchi Daughter
    Shadow Bushido Saionji!
[04:20] Kids
    Shadow, Shadow!
[04:21] Taguchi
    I really hate this!
[04:26] Taguchi
    That Shadow Bushido*...
    it's such an immoral anime.
[04:31] Taguchi
    It's not suitable for broadcast!
[04:34] Wholesome Member B
    Considering what kind of show it is, you
    won't be surprised by how the creator acts.
SIGN    Not traditional, but cool!
     Examining the appeal of the popular
    kids anime "Shadow Bushido"
[04:38] Wholesome Member B
    "When our site tried to contact
    him for a phone interview,
[04:41] Wholesome Member B
    the director of Shadow Bushido, Oyamada
    Nasu, gave the following response:
[04:46] Wholesome Member B
    "You got a problem with it,
    come and see me in person."
[04:48] Wholesome Member B
    "But you better be ready to risk your life!'"
[04:53] Oyamada
    So, what is this? What exactly do
    you guys want to do with my anime?
[04:59] Taguchi
    Well, Oyamada-san.
[05:01] Taguchi
    Considering you're making a program
    that children are watching,
[05:04] Taguchi
    we'd like you to adhere to certain ethical lines.
[05:08] Oyamada
    Ethical lines, huh?
[05:10] Oyamada
    And who draws those lines? You guys?
[05:13] Taguchi
    We understand that you're entitled
    to freedom of expression.
[05:16] Taguchi
    Much like we're entitled to—
[05:19] Taguchi
    Wh-What is it?!
[05:20] Oyamada
    Gotta piss.
[05:30] Wholesome Member B
    I thought you needed a lot
    more people to make anime.
[05:34] Wholesome Member B
    He's doing it all on his own?
[05:36] Taguchi
    That's the problem.
[05:38] Taguchi
    Nowadays, you can basically
    make whatever you want alone.
[05:42] Taguchi
    Which means there's fewer checks
    in place, resulting in awful works.
[05:46] Taguchi
    But because it's visually
    striking, it attracts kids...
[05:53] Taguchi
    What was that?
[06:00] Taguchi
    O-Oyamada-san?!
SIGN    Name (Furigana): Oyamada Nasu
SIGN    Name: Oyamada Nasu
SIGN    Classification: Humanoid
SIGN    Age: 36 Sex: Male Blood Type
SIGN    Reason for Visit: Anemia from exhaustion.
[06:05] Sudo
    It's anemia.
[06:08] Sudo
    You really need to take better
    care of yourself, Oyamada-san.
[06:11] Oyamada
    Thanks for the help again, Doc.
[06:14] Wholesome Member B
    Again?
[06:15] Oyamada
    I get meal replacements
    when I'm checked in here.
[06:19] Sudo
    Those are for medical use, you know.
[06:22] Oyamada
    Tastes nasty, but they're cheaper
    than the commercial stuff.
[06:26] Taguchi
    I can't believe you're risking
    your health to create that mess.
[06:30] Taguchi
    Why not work on something
    a little more worthwhile?
[06:36] Oyamada
    I'm just making the kind of story I want to.
[06:39] Oyamada
    You wouldn't understand.
[06:41] Oyamada
    Besides...
[06:42] Oyamada
    If the world keeps catering to
    well-behaved types, like you folks...
[06:47] Oyamada
    It's just gonna lead to more bad things.
[06:51] Taguchi
    Th-That is nonsense!
[06:53] Taguchi
    The national crime rate
    continues to decline year over year—
[06:56] Oyamada
    That's not what I mean.
[06:59] Oyamada
    It's gonna lead to more things
    being considered "bad."
[07:02] Oyamada
    Driving's a good example.
[07:04] Oyamada
    The way things are now,
    choosing to drive yourself
[07:07] Oyamada
    is enough to get you called a murderer.
[07:10] Oyamada
    If that keeps up, it'll be
    considered evil to just be human.
[07:20] Wholesome B
    I don't get him.
[07:22] Wholesome B
    It's like he doesn't think
     he's done anything wrong.
[07:25] Taguchi
    What it boils down to...
[07:27] Taguchi
    is that he feels like he
    can't express himself,
[07:29] Taguchi
    in our AI-based society, unless
    he acts like a bad guy.
[07:33] Taguchi
    Since AI can't come up with stories
    that affirm wrongdoing, like his!
[07:38] Taguchi
    It'd be unethical.
[07:39] Sudo
    Who were they?
[07:41] Oyamada
    Oh, they're with some "Wholesome Something
    Something for Children" group.
[07:46] Oyamada
    Hey, Doc. I've been admitted, right?
[07:49] Oyamada
    Hook me up with the meal replacements.
[07:58] Saionji
    What a bunch of sweetie little sweethearts!
[08:01] Saionji
    Sweeter than an old diabetic's piss!
[08:04] Saionji
    Did you seriously think
    that'd be enough to stop me?
[08:15] Saionji
    Interesting!
[08:18] Saionji
    You've got some cool toys!
[08:20] Beautiful Student Council President
    Armed Disciplinary Officer!
    That's going too far!
[08:29] Sainoji
    Bring it on, then...
[08:31] Sainoji
    I'm ready to risk my life.
SIGN    Let's protest the anime Shadow Bushido Saionji, and its
    depictions of immorality, to protect our children's future.
     Make Your Voice Heard
[08:49] Taguchi
    Hold it right there, Oyamada-san!
[08:51] Taguchi
    You're not getting away this time!
[08:53] Oyamada
    I'm not running.
[08:55] Oyamada
    Doc Sudo wanted me to drop by.
[08:58] Oyamada
    Just heading for a checkup...
[09:00] Taguchi
    Look at how many signatures
    we've managed to collect!
[09:03] Oyamada
    What am I supposed to do with those?
    Take 'em to a politician or something!
[09:12] Taguchi
    Do you seriously not feel any guilt
    after seeing all this?!
[09:17] Taguchi
    Oyamada-san!
[09:19] Punk A
    Hey.
[09:22] Punk A
    Where do you get off bumping
    into me without a word? Huh?
[09:27] Taguchi
    Oh, uh, sorry about that.
[09:30] Punk A
    You owe me for the medical bills, asshole!
[09:33] Taguchi
    Wh-What are you boys doing?!
[09:35] Taguchi
    Are you trying to extort an adult?
[09:37] Taguchi
    In the middle of town?!
     Are you trying to throw your lives away?
[09:40] Oyamada
    Drop it. Don't antagonize them.
[09:43] Taguchi
    Look at this!
[09:44] Taguchi
    It's because you glamorize criminal
    behavior that people like this—
[09:59] Oyamada
    Give it a rest.
[10:01] Oyamada
    You guys win. Let's leave it at that. Okay?
[10:06] Punk A
    Are you this guy's buddy?
[10:08] Punk A
    In that case...
[10:11] Punk A
    You hand over the cash!
[10:19] Taguchi
    A c-cross-counter?!
[10:25] Oyamada
    Sorry about that. Couldn't help myself.
[10:34] Oyamada
    I need these hands for my job. Quit
    making me risk them for this crap.
[10:43] Punk B
    Hey, y-you okay?
[10:46] Punk A
    He's dead!
[10:47] Punk B
    Wh-Whoa...
[10:49] Punk A
    He's a Humanoid, too.
[10:51] Punk A
    It's not like this'll kill him...
[10:53] Taguchi
    O-Oyamada-san!
[11:01] Oyamada
    Bring it on, then.
[11:03] Oyamada
    I'm ready to risk my life.
[11:14] Risa
    His treatment is finished.
[11:18] Taguchi
    Oyamada-san!
[11:19] Oyamada
    Yo.
[11:21] Taguchi
    The nurse told me you're not
    pressing charges. Are you serious?!
[11:26] Oyamada
    The kid ran off after I bled
    a little. He's small-time.
[11:32] Taguchi
    Why did you protect me?
[11:35] Oyamada
    Well, supervillains are nice and all,
[11:37] Oyamada
    but I prefer to write about
    petty crooks like those.
[11:40] Taguchi
    Petty?! He cut you!
[11:43] Oyamada
    I can see why you'd think that way.
[11:45] Oyamada
    But when we shrink the
    margins for wrongdoing
[11:49] Oyamada
    until they're all gone...
[11:50] Oyamada
    What's left won't be human anymore.
[11:54] Oyamada
    Just some new thing that used to be human.
[11:58] Taguchi Son
    Saionji's a bad guy, but
    sometimes he does good stuff!
[12:02] Taguchi Son
    That's the best part!
[12:08] Saionji
    Weak! So damn weak!
[12:12] Beautiful Student Council President
    Y-You could've won easily if
    you'd used me as a shield...
[12:15] Beautiful Student Council President
    Saionji-kun,
[12:17] Beautiful Student Council President
    are you actually...
[12:19] Beautiful Student Council President
    A good person?
[12:23] Saionji
    I'm a follower of Shadow Bushido.
[12:32] Shinohara
    Educating is a critical job for humans.
[12:36] Shinohara
    And even with the advances in industrial AI,
[12:39] Shinohara
    genuine human intelligence is
    necessary to manage things on scene!
[12:44] Principal
    Primary school is a crucial period in
    children's formation of their identities.
[12:48] Principal
    The algorithms of industrial AI
[12:51] Principal
    run the risk of giving impressionable
    children sensibilities that might be off-base.
[12:56] Principal
    Teaching young humans how to be human,
    with a curriculum designed by humans...
[13:02] Principal
    That is our school's policy.
[13:07] Friend
    So... are you seriously gonna work there?
[13:09] Shinohara
    They offered me the position...
[13:12] Friend
    But is it a good idea?
     That school's got a bad reputation.
[13:17] Shinohara
    I know there was that report about
    Humanoid discrimination there,
[13:21] Shinohara
    but that was a while ago...
[13:23] Shinohara
    The entire management staff is new now,
[13:25] Shinohara
    and they've got this huge
    emphasis on transparency.
[13:28] Shinohara
    They even stream the
    lessons live to parents.
[13:32] Friend
    Is that allowed?
[13:34] Friend
    Aren't there privacy issues?
[13:35] Shinohara
    No issue there.
[13:37] Shinohara
    Mosaics are applied to all the
    children except the viewer's.
[13:41] Friend
    Wouldn't they need an AI to
    apply the mosaics, though?
[13:44] Friend
    This whole setup is fishy, if you ask me.
[13:50] Shinohara
    I think the idea is not to
    use AI during actual lessons.
[13:54] Shinohara
    They won't even have
    robots in the classrooms.
[13:59] Friend
    Sounds like a bunch of
    regressive nonsense to me.
[14:02] Shinohara
    That's fair.
[14:04] Shinohara
    And I honestly agree, but...
[14:07] Shinohara
    They were the only school
    that offered me a job, so...
[14:15] Head Teacher
    You'll receive a digital version too,
[14:17] Head Teacher
    but make sure to read
    and memorize this manual.
[14:20] Head Teacher
    The parents watch everything we do here.
[14:24] Head Teacher
    They chose this school because
    they wanted that peace of mind,
[14:28] Head Teacher
    so be very careful in your handling of
    students to not cause any complaints.
[14:32] Shinohara
    Okay...
[14:33] Head Teacher
    I expect a more attentive response!
[14:36] Shinohara
    R-Right!
[14:41] Shinohara
    There are more than a few primary*
    and middle schools in this country
[14:43] Shinohara
    that have robots in the classroom.
[14:47] Student A
    Hey, can you teach me this?
[14:49] Support Robot
    Sure, I can do that.
[14:50] Support Robot
    This is basic arithmetic, so first—
[14:52] Student B
    Don't mess with me!
[14:53] Student C
    You're the one who started it!
[14:55] Support Robot
    No fighting!
[14:57] Support Robot
    No fighting!
[14:59] Shinohara
    They can be useful in a variety of ways.
[15:04] Shinohara
    And it's pretty normal to use AI
    as a teachers' adviser, too.
[15:09] Teacher
    I don't know about slowing the lesson
    down just to help one student, though...
[15:14] Educational Advisor AI
    There's a direct correlation to be found
    between self-esteem and comprehension.
[15:20] Educational Advisor AI
    Perhaps have a frank conversation to
    establish a relationship as friends,
[15:24] Educational Advisor AI
    and not merely student and teacher?
[15:31] Teacher
    Yeah, that sounds good!
[15:33] Shinohara
    A lot of teachers just
    interact with the students
[15:35] Shinohara
    however the AI tells them to.
[15:39] Guardian
    I want my child to grow
    up with real humanity!
[15:43] Guardian
    I want my child to be one of a kind!
[15:46] Guardian
    I can't trust a mass-produced
    AI to make that happen!
[15:56] Shinohara
    But...
[15:57] Shinohara
    If you were ask, "Do the parents trust
    human and Humanoid educators, then?"
[16:02] Shinohara
    That's not true, either...
[16:05] Head Teacher
    It's a school holiday today, so you
    can relax. This won't be streaming.
[16:11] Shinohara
    O-Okay...
[16:12] Head Teacher
    Your response!
[16:13] Shinohara
    S-Sorry!
[16:15] Head Teacher
    Now, let's begin the mock lesson.
[16:18] Shinohara
    Right!
[16:22] Shinohara
    Good morning, everyone!
[16:24] Manager
    Too soon!
[16:27] Manager
    Homeroom won't begin for thirty seconds.
[16:30] Manager
    If a student were to come in after you,
    they'd feel excluded, like they were late.
[16:36] Shinohara
    But I just said hello...
[16:39] Shinohara
    Homeroom hasn't even started yet.
[16:42] Manager
    It's still a problem!
[16:44] Manager
    We've received complaints about it.
[16:45] Principal
    Right.
[16:46] Principal
    You should enter within three
    seconds of the bell.
[16:50] Head Teacher
    This was all covered in
    the manual you received.
[16:54] Head Teacher
    Try and have it memorized by tomorrow.
[16:59] Head Teacher
    Your response?
[17:01] Shinohara
    Right...
[17:05] Shinohara
    There are just so many rules...
[17:07] Shinohara
    I'm constantly getting told what not to do.
[17:13] Shinohara
    I'm supposed to refer to all the kids
    by their family names, and with a -san.
[17:17] Shinohara
    They're super sensitive about
    any variation in treatment.
[17:21] Friend
    How many of the parents do
    you think actually watch?
[17:25] Shinohara
    A lot of them, I think.
[17:28] Shinohara
    I've already received three complaints.
[17:32] Friend
    You gonna be okay, man?
SIGN    Dazzling Athletic Meet
[17:41] School Announcement
    That was the second-years
    with their Happy Happy Dance.
[17:47] School Announcement
    Next up will be the third-years and
    their virtual gymnastics routine,
[17:50] School Announcement
    the Super Mega Big Pyramid!
[17:55] School Announcement
    As you can see, the students
    are now synchronizing.
[17:59] School Announcement
    Pay attention to your implants' AR display!
[18:06] School Announcement
    You can see now that
    their spirits are rising!
[18:11] School Announcement
    And now, with their hearts as one...
[18:18] School Announcement
    We've got a very big pyramid!
[18:24] Shinohara
    Virtual gymnastics...
[18:27] Shinohara
    Does that count as exercise?
[18:29] Head Teacher
    This is our school's specialty.
    The parents love it.
[18:33] Head Teacher
    No one gets hurt, of course, but best of all...
[18:37] Head Teacher
    in their AR display, their own child
    is always at the top of the pyramid.
[18:43] Head Teacher
    Since everyone gets to see their child shine
     the brightest, they're all quite satisfied.
[18:51] Shinohara
    A kind of highly-calculated,
    dead-end "equality"...
[18:56] Shinohara
    But...
SIGN    Courage
[18:57] Shinohara
    Is there anything human
    about that kind of equality?
[19:01] Shinohara
    Is there any humanity in
    how this school operates?
SIGN    Which line is the longest one?
[19:07] Shinohara
    With so much oversight, the teachers fear
    any real interaction with their students.
[19:12] Shinohara
    They mostly just ask questions
    in a mechanical fashion.
[19:16] Shinohara
    If there are trouble students,
    there's no attempt made to reach them.
[19:20] Shinohara
    They're just quietly removed from class.
[19:27] Shinohara
    This isn't what I had in mind
    when I became a teacher.
[19:32] Onishi
    Hey, teacher!
[19:35] Shinohara
    Wh-What's up?
[19:38] Onishi
    Look at this!
SIGN    Dazzling Dream Private School
    Onishi Hoshi
SIGN    Flight
SIGN    by Onishi Hoshi, 3rd Year
SIGN    Special
    Award
[19:43] Onishi
    I won a special award!
[19:45] Shinohara
    That's amazing!
[19:49] Onishi
    All because you said
    I should try submitting it!
[19:52] Onishi
    Thank you!
SIGN    Principal's Office
[20:00] Principal
    The head teacher told me that you
    bought drinks for the calligraphy club.
[20:07] Shinohara
    Onishi-san won a special award.
[20:10] Shinohara
    I kind of promised...
[20:14] Shinohara
    And it was a hot day, so...
[20:16] Principal
    It seems you still don't
    understand our school's policy.
[20:20] Principal
    This is a major problem.
[20:28] Shinohara
    What's the big deal?
    It was just some drinks...
[20:31] Shinohara
    Isn't that part of being human?
[20:44] Coworker
    Quit causing problems with
    your human act, dumbass.
[20:50] Shinohara
    Teachers aren't robots.
[20:53] Shinohara
    They're people, with the same
    flaws and biases as anyone else!
[20:59] Shinohara
    I thought... I'd try and hang in there
    for the whole year, for my students' sake.
[21:03] Shinohara
    But the way they treat me
    just keeps getting worse...
[21:12] Sudo
    I can prescribe drugs that will help,
[21:14] Sudo
    but a change in your situation
    would be the best medicine.
[21:24] Shinohara
    A year after I quit, I started
    assisting at an independent school.
[21:32] Perm
    Here you are.
[21:33] Yo
    Thank you.
[21:34] Toshiki
    No fair! Why's Yo-kun get one?
[21:37] Perm
    If you get a good score on your next test,
    Toshiki-kun, I'll make one for you.
[21:41] Free School Teacher
    He's a care robot,
[21:44] Free School Teacher
    but because his AI was raised in schools,
    he does a great job for us, too.
[21:51] Free School Teacher
    We've got kids who didn't fit in at school,
[21:54] Free School Teacher
    kids who are afraid of adults...
[21:57] Free School Teacher
    We have all different kinds here.
[22:00] Free School Teacher
    I'm sure what you've been through
    will be an asset to them, too.
[22:06] Shinohara
    I wonder what the parents think of Perm-kun.
[22:11] Free School Teacher
    Since he's a professional
    caregiver, they trust him.
[22:15] Free School Teacher
    I know that might sound ironic,
    after what you've been through...
SIGN    The Approaching Future
SIGN    The Approaching Future