E2 - One Step and Riddled with Bullets

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[00:03] Brian/I
    I woke up at 8:00 AM this morning.
SIGN    Notice of Unofficial Letter of Employment
    
    Mr. Brian Nightraider
    
    After careful consideration and vigorous screening,
    we are pleased to offer you the position with our organization.
[00:07] Brian/I
    After taking a shower while my
    head pounded from my hangover,
[00:11] Brian/I
    I downed a cold pizza and coffee made
    with beans from who knows where.
SIGN    IMMIGRANT CRIME ON THE RISE
[00:16] Brian/I
    I thought I left for work like usual.
[00:20] Brian/I
    And yet...
[00:24] Brian/I
    With even one step,
[00:27] Brian/I
    I could be riddled with bullets.
    Or worse, minced.
SIGN    One Step and Riddled with Bullets
SIGN    10 Years Ago
SIGN    Your Life Matters
     — Don't Struggle Alone,
     Talk to Someone
[02:18] Man 1
    This is Alpha.
[02:20] Man 1
    I have spotted the object.
[02:22] Man 1
    Following the data from the radar,
    we've arrived at the point
[02:25] Man 1
    where the flying object from
    outer space seems to have fallen.
[02:41] Man 2
    Fire!
[03:36] Man 3
    What the hell are these things?
[03:43] Theodore
    And this is how we came to acknowledge
    the existence of Borderlanders.
[03:46] Theodore
    Commonly referred to as the Gray Shock—
[03:48] Brian
    Wait, wait, wait.
[03:50] Brian
    Aliens versus monsters?
[03:52] Brian
    Is this some kinda bad horror movie?
[03:54] Peck
    He's taking his time to explain
    Borderlanders to you, dumbass.
[03:58] Peck
    Quit your bitching.
[04:01] Peck
    Cat got your tongue?
[04:02] Peck
    Did you turn into a stuffed animal?
[04:06] Brian
    This guy's from...
[04:07] Theodore
    The only Borderlander in our organization.
[04:10] Theodore
    He's our supervisor and plays a role
    in spreading disinformation.
[04:15] Brian
    After the kappa, we have a monster rat, huh?
[04:18] Peck
    Who are you calling a rat?!
[04:21] Peck
    You want me to bite off your wiener, huh?!
[04:24] Brian
    Huh?! Ouch!
[04:27] Brian
    Ow, ow, ow...
[04:28] Brian
    Quit it! Quit biting me, damn it!
[04:28] Lyra
    But when that footage was recorded...
[04:32] Cyrus
    ...they weren't called Borderlanders yet.
[04:36] Brian
    When did you two show up?
[04:38] Lyra
    In the middle of the bad movie.
[04:40] Peck
    My Lyra!
[04:41] Cyrus
    I can't get enough of it.
[04:44] Cyrus
    Unlike the Santilli film or
    the Patterson-Gimlin film,
[04:47] Cyrus
    it's the UN's extremely confidential material.
[04:49] Brian
    "Extremely confidential"?
    You gotta be kidding me!
[04:52] Theodore
    Just like the Roswell incident
    from the last century,
[04:55] Theodore
    it is media that captured a rare
    invasion by extraterrestrial life.
[04:59] Theodore
    But unexpected collaborators appeared.
[05:04] Theodore
    Their existence is spoken of
    across time and in many cultures,
[05:07] Theodore
    often called cryptids, apparitions, or UMAs.
[05:11] Lyra
    But they actually existed
    and lived ordinary lives.
[05:17] Cyrus
    Sometimes they would cause
    problems in human society.
[05:21] Brian
    For real?
[05:23] Theodore
    Naturally, there was a huge controversy
    in the UN over how to handle them.
[05:28] Theodore
    We owed them for dealing with the alien threat,
[05:32] Theodore
    so simply eliminating them
    didn't seem like a good idea.
[05:36] Theodore
    After some heated arguments,
[05:38] Theodore
    it was decided that they
    would be called Borderlanders,
[05:41] Theodore
    and while their existence would be
    concealed from ordinary citizens,
[05:44] Theodore
    their rights were to be fully respected.
[05:48] Lyra
    But in reality, their lives are
    controlled by many regulations.
[05:52] Cyrus
    Officially, they say we coexist,
[05:55] Cyrus
    but we can't deny that they
    can be potential risk factors.
[05:58] Brian
    Then we shouldn't be cooped up
    in the basement of some occult shop!
[06:02] Brian
    We should be officially cracking down on them!
SIGN    Explosion During Construction
[06:05] Brian
    We shouldn't be wasting time
    on petty disinformation!
SIGN    Wild Animal May Have
     Caused Gas Explosion
[06:08] Zeno
    Your thinking is short-sighted.
[06:11] Brian
    Is arriving fashionably late one of
    your personal rules or something?
[06:15] Zeno
    If people were given room to misunderstand
     the truth, not only would it cause panic,
[06:18] Zeno
    but history itself might be overwritten.
[06:20] Zeno
    You lack so much as an ounce
    of imagination, you idiot.
[06:22] Brian
    Right back at you!
[06:23] Brian
    You should reflect on how
    you communicate with others.
[06:27] Brian
    You are way too nasty.
[06:28] Zeno
    I have reflected on it, and this is my answer.
[06:31] Zeno
    You're not cut out for the Marginal Service.
[06:33] Zeno
    Find another employer.
[06:35] Brian
    Th-The drug case hasn't been closed yet!
[06:38] Brian
    I can't show my face before
    my former partner like this.
[06:42] Brian
    If these Borderlanders are planning
    a terrorist attack, even more so!
[06:47] Brian
    So, where's my ex-boss
    who got riddled with bullets?
[06:50] Brian
    There's no doubt he's involved with
    a terrorist organization somehow.
[06:53] Brian
    We should go ahead and interrogate—
[06:55] Brian
    Wh-What's this?
[06:56] Zeno
    He's already being interrogated.
[06:59] Brian
    Of all the things to spend money on...
[07:03] Robin
    Damn it!
[07:04] Brian
    You bastard!
[07:05] Brian
    Stop being a sore loser...
[07:08] Brian
    Huh?
[07:09] Robin
    I'm telling you, the squat is
    the foundation of workouts!
[07:12] Bolts
    No, the deadlift is.
[07:14] Robin
    No, it's the squat!
[07:16] Zeno
    Interrogation?
[07:17] Bolts
    Haven't started.
[07:18] Robin
    Because of his fake machismo, things
    aren't going as well as they should.
[07:22] Bolts
    Are you talking about me?
[07:24] Brian
    Stop fighting over stupid shit!
[07:28] Brian
    Hey! Things are getting complicated
    'cause you didn't fess up right away!
[07:32] Sakaki
    Get me a lawyer.
[07:34] Sakaki
    A Borderlander is entitled to that.
[07:36] Brian
    Huh?! How the hell should I know that?!
[07:39] Brian
    What's the situation in that department?
[07:41] Zeno
    He has the right to one.
[07:43] Zeno
    But his options are limited to public
    defenders appointed by the UN.
[07:47] Zeno
    If you don't want to talk, then don't talk.
[07:49] Zeno
    I only came here to confirm something.
[07:51] Zeno
    The rare magic mushroom that was
    detected in the drug you were dealing...
[07:56] Zeno
    Between that and the dirt on your shoes, we've
     figured out where it's being manufactured.
[08:02] Brian
    The location? Is that...
[08:03] Robin
    You bastard!
[08:05] Zeno
    It's Jukai.
[08:11] Brian
    A cursed forest with contaminated soil,
    thanks to the UFO crash.
[08:16] Brian
    Who knew it would start to
    grow weird mushrooms, too?
[08:19] Robin
    Five minutes to landing!
[08:22] Lyra
    Got it.
[08:24] Lyra
    There's a chance that our communication
    might be affected, so be prepared.
[08:29] Brian
    This is the fourth time I'm asking, but...
[08:31] Brian
    Do I really have to wear these?
[08:34] Zeno
    That's the rule.
[08:35] Bolts
    Look at this form, reminiscent of the quads.
[08:40] Bolts
    I guess this one is more like traps.
[08:43] Brian
    O-O-O-Okay...
[08:45] Bolts
    All of them have synchrotrons built in.
[08:47] Bolts
    The ammo is specially
    designed for Borderlanders.
[08:49] Bolts
    Bursts of metal rivets stop their movement.
[08:53] Brian
    Your name is Bolts, right?
[08:56] Brian
    I heard you're a former mercenary.
[08:58] Brian
    Were you also like this back then?
[09:00] Bolts
    Yes, and?
[09:04] Robin
    A gun-loving, meathead mercenary? So typical!
[09:08] Robin
    Mindless adoration of muscles...
    Simply put, it's tasteless.
[09:12] Bolts
    You're the one who has no class.
[09:14] Bolts
    You used to be a spy, hiding and
    sneaking around in the dark.
[09:17] Robin
    Hey, now, I was a stylish agent of
    the Secret Intelligence Service.
[09:21] Bolts
    But you were fired.
[09:22] Robin
    I quit of my own accord!
    Don't lump me together with you!
[09:26] Bolts
    I was discharged.
[09:27] Bolts
    I'm not running away from my past!
[09:30] Robin
    Running away?!
[09:32] Robin
    You don't know anything
    about my past, so shut up!
[09:32] Brian
    Can it! The chopper is loud enough as is!
[09:36] Brian
    Seriously though, is there really
    a drug lab in a place like this?
[09:45] Brian
    Turn around! Right now!
[09:50] Brian
    Oh, no! We're gonna fall!
[09:53] Brian
    What are you—
[09:54] Robin
    Jumping ship.
[09:55] Brian
    Huh?!
[09:57] Bolts
    See you again, newbie!
[09:59] Brian
    W-Wait, where are my arms supposed to go?!
[10:14] Brian
    What the heck...
[10:21] Brian
    Ouch...
[10:25] Brian
    I wouldn't expect an ambulance, but you
     could have at least lent me a hand!
[10:29] Zeno
    I don't waste my calories.
[10:31] Brian
    Well, that's too bad.
[10:32] Brian
    I thought I'd help you shed some
    pounds of middle-aged flab.
[10:36] Zeno
    My body fat is at five percent.
[10:37] Brian
    Wow, thanks for oversharing.
[10:40] Brian
    So, where are Bolts and Robin?
[10:42] Zeno
    Who knows?
[10:43] Brian
    Hey, where are you going?
[10:44] Zeno
    The mission is still on.
[10:47] Brian
    Mission? Under these circumstances?
[10:50] Brian
    Contact the base!
[10:52] Zeno
    I've tried.
[10:57] Brian
    Man, it's gone crazy.
[10:58] Zeno
    It's affected by the strong
    electromagnetic waves in Jukai.
[11:01] Zeno
    I didn't expect it to be this strong, though.
[11:03] Brian
    It's fine to try and get out of this mess
    by ourselves, but can we take a break first?
[11:08] Brian
    Fine! Suit yourself!
[11:22] Borderlander Leader
    Raise the alert level!
[11:25] Borderlander Leader
    Kill them on sight!
[11:27] Borderlanders
    Yes, sir!
[11:28] Brian
    Can they turn invisible, too?
[11:31] Zeno
    There are individual differences
    in the traits of Borderlanders.
[11:34] Zeno
    We don't know what kinds
    of traits they have.
[11:38] Brian
    I guess we'll have to try and see.
[11:40] Brian
    Let me use that spear. We'll sandwich them.
[11:43] Brian
    Hey, are you ignoring me?!
[11:45] Zeno
    We're up against armored Borderlanders.
[11:47] Zeno
    If you're going to die, do it on your own.
[11:50] Brian
    Yeah, but in this situation, there's nothing—
[11:58] Brian
    A cave?
[11:59] Zeno
    One of Jukai's wind caves.
[12:05] Brian
    Does this lead to the drug
    manufacturing plant?
[12:08] Brian
    What if we get lost?
[12:11] Zeno
    Then we'll die.
[12:12] Brian
    We should go find Robin and Bolts first!
[12:15] Brian
    They might be hurt somewhere...
[12:17] Zeno
    They're professionals, not an amateur like you.
[12:22] Borderlander 2
    This way!
[12:22] Borderlander 3
    Let's go!
[12:23] Borderlander 4
    Get on the other side!
[12:24] Borderlander 5
    Find their footsteps!
[12:25] Brian
    Damn it!
[12:30] Robin
    You didn't hit your head, did you?
[12:33] Bolts
    This is what one should do in the mountains.
[12:35] Bolts
    It provides camouflage and
    obscures your body temperature.
[12:40] Robin
    My skin is sensitive!
[12:42] Robin
    I use imported soap, even!
[12:45] Bolts
    From here on, it will be
    hand-to-hand combat.
[12:47] Bolts
    Since we're outnumbered,
    it's imperative that we operate covertly!
[12:55] Robin
    Oh, it might not be so bad.
[12:59] Brian
    Looks like you know a lot about survival.
[13:02] Zeno
    More than you do, obviously.
[13:04] Brian
    Did you train for special forces somewhere?
[13:08] Brian
    Unlike Bolts or Robin,
    you're a former detective.
[13:12] Brian
    I know because I'm one, too.
[13:14] Brian
    You were able to get a hold
    of the confiscated drug
[13:16] Brian
    because you have contacts in the police.
[13:19] Brian
    How did you get involved in this job?
[13:21] Zeno
    None of your business.
[13:23] Brian
    I didn't ask for this, but we
     have to work together.
[13:26] Brian
    If we were cops, I'd invite
    you over for some chicken.
[13:30] Zeno
    I don't like poultry.
[13:33] Brian
    The point is, I can't trust you to
    have my back if I don't know you.
[13:38] Brian
    So I need to know more about you.
[13:42] Brian
    Any family members?
[13:43] Brian
    Do you eat at conveyor belt
     sushi joints on your days off
[13:47] Brian
    with your ugly wife and snot-nosed kids?
[13:50] Brian
    Oh? Did I make you mad?
[13:53] Brian
    My bad. Since you're ignoring me,
    my mouth didn't know where to stop—
[14:01] Brian
    Yeah, I get it.
[14:03] Brian
    There was a snake or a scorpion
    behind me, right?
[14:06] Brian
    Or not.
[14:07] Zeno
    You seem to misunderstand, so let me be clear.
[14:10] Zeno
    I have no intention of teaming up with anyone.
[14:14] Zeno
    Especially not a fool like you.
[14:20] Brian
    Man, you look like a guy
    with no joy in his life.
[14:23] Zeno
    If it looks that way to you,
[14:26] Zeno
    then you're correct.
[14:30] Zeno
    This world is full of shit.
[14:39] Bolts
    How did you catch me?
[14:41] Robin
    This only works in muddy areas!
[14:44] Robin
    We stand out even more!
[14:46] Borderlander 6
    You don't look like cops.
[14:49] Borderlander 7
    In any case—
[14:50] Robin
    Hey, now! Hold on a second.
[14:53] Robin
    He's not a bad guy.
[14:55] Robin
    All the protein's just gone to his head.
[14:58] Bolts
    The brain is made of protein, too.
[15:00] Robin
    You see?
[15:01] Robin
    Incredible sense of humor on this guy, huh?!
[15:04] Robin
    Let's go half-and-half!
[15:05] Bolts
    That was my plan!
[15:07] Robin
    Ha! Easy-peasy.
[15:10] Borderlander 8
    Damn it!
[15:12] Borderlander 9
    Kill them! Damn it!
[15:16] Robin
    Shit! We need our ranged weapons here.
[15:19] Bolts
    We have a ranged weapon.
[15:20] Robin
    Where?
[15:22] Bolts
    Right here!
[15:32] Robin
    You know I can't swim, damn it!
[15:34] Bolts
    Sorry, my friend needs me!
[15:36] Borderlander 9
    Fire, fire, fire!
[15:49] Robin
    Whoa, I can swim now!
[15:51] Robin
    You bastard!
[15:51] Robin
    I'm seriously going to kill you!
[15:54] Bolts
    Hold it.
[15:55] Robin
    Huh?
[16:00] Brian/I
    That's...
[16:08] Borderlander Leader
    Hurry up! The next delivery is in 30 minutes!
[16:16] Zeno
    Hey.
[16:23] Brian
    No warning?!
[16:25] Brian
    You're not even gonna check whether
     he's a Borderlander or not?
[16:27] Zeno
    Even if he's human,
    this is legally self-defense.
[16:31] Brian
    I really think you should get your
    head checked out at the hospital.
[16:34] Zeno
    I have a medical checkup tomorrow.
[16:36] Brian
    So, what's the plan?
[16:37] Brian
    Do we take them out one by one?
[16:39] Brian
    If you want to follow the money—
[16:45] Brian
    I'm pretty confident in my marksmanship!
[16:50] Brian
    Don't mind if I do.
[16:51] Zeno
    That idiot! He's a Borderlander!
[16:54] Borderlander 10
    Don't move!
[16:55] Brian
    "Borderlanders are hard to kill," was it?
[17:02] Borderlander Leader
    You don't look like you're
    from the Immigration Bureau.
[17:05] Borderlander Leader
    Are you from the police? Or military?
[17:08] Borderlander Leader
    Or...
[17:12] Borderlander Leader
    There's a rumor about a new,
    annoying organization
[17:15] Borderlander Leader
    that specifically deals with Borderlanders.
[17:20] Borderlander Leader
    You must be them.
[17:22] Brian
    Th-This is his true form...
[17:25] Brian
    A dinosauroid? One of those UMAs?
[17:27] Zeno
    The true forms of Borderlanders
    differ based on the individual.
[17:31] Zeno
    Normally, they take shapes of
    normal humans to follow regulations.
[17:34] Borderlander Leader
    So you are from that organization.
[17:37] Borderlander Leader
    It's actually rather stressful, you know,
[17:40] Borderlander Leader
    having to keep makeup on at all times.
[17:44] Brian
    I'm sorry I got you into this mess.
[17:48] Zeno
    I anticipated this might happen.
[17:50] Zeno
    Although I failed to anticipate
    just how useless you'd be.
[17:53] Brian
    Do you really have to keep that up now?
[17:55] Borderlander Leader
    This is great!
[17:56] Borderlander Leader
    Look like there'll be no hard
    feelings about who dies first.
[18:02] Brian
    The reason why I took this job...
[18:05] Borderlander Leader
    Huh?
[18:06] Brian
    I said it was for my former partner,
    which might have sounded plausible.
[18:10] Brian
    But that was a lie.
[18:12] Brian
    I just wanted to prove you wrong!
[18:17] Borderlander Leader
    Huh?
[18:18] Brian
    Leave this to me.
[18:19] Brian
    I'll clean up my own mess.
[18:22] Zeno
    What do you think you're doing?
[18:24] Brian
    This is a ritual practiced
    by ancient warriors...
[18:27] Brian
    who are going into their last battle!
[18:31] Borderlander Leader
    Ha! He's crazy!
[18:44] Zeno
    They're finally here.
[18:47] Robin
    Apologies. We were looking for something.
[18:55] Bolts
    Leave the rest to us!
[19:02] Zeno
    I knew that specialized weapons
    would be essential.
[19:05] Brian
    I've seen this somewhere before...
[19:09] Robin
    My skin feels tingly!
[19:22] Brian
    I can't tell which side is
    the Borderlanders anymore.
[19:26] Borderlander Leader
    D-Damn it!
[19:28] Bolts
    "I'll kill you last." That's what I told you.
[19:32] Borderlander Leader
    Huh? No, you didn't.
[19:34] Bolts
    That was a lie.
[19:35] Borderlander Leader
    I said, you didn't—
[19:40] Borderlander Leader
    Y-You bastard, I'll kill—
[19:48] Zeno
    What's the matter?
[19:49] Zeno
    I thought you were going to prove me wrong.
[19:53] Brian
    Yeah, that's my plan!
[19:56] Brian
    Marginal explosion!
[19:59] Brian/Zeno/Robin/Bolts
    Fire!
[20:05] Brian
    What?! Wh-Which side is the front?!
[20:07] Zeno
    Both are.
[20:08] Brian
    What?!
[20:09] Robin
    Amateurs get them mixed up.
[20:11] Bolts
    So we modified it to shoot from both ends!
[20:15] Brian
    Are you all idiots?
[20:28] Theodore
    Investigation into the source of funds
    for the Borderlander terrorists,
[20:31] Theodore
    and their illegal drug sales...
SIGN    Mysterious Explosion in Jukai!
    
    Was It Natural Gas?!
[20:34] Theodore
    That was supposed to be your mission.
[20:36] Brian
    Don't look at me!
[20:37] Brian
    If you've got something to say, tell them!
[20:39] Robin
    I have complaints, too!
[20:42] Robin
    My skin feels terrible.
[20:44] Lyra
    We had a hard time covering this up, too.
[20:47] Lyra
    Some occult magazines went crazy over it.
[20:48] Peck
    My Lyra—
[20:50] Cyrus
    Anyhow, I'm glad your injuries were minor.
[20:53] Bolts
    Everyone, frustration is bad for you.
[20:55] Bolts
    Drink this and calm down!
[20:57] Robin
    "Wow, how thoughtful!
    Protein is great for skin, too!"
[21:02] Robin
    Said no one ever!
[21:04] Zeno
    The guy confessed.
[21:06] Zeno
    This is the ringleader of the organization:
[21:10] Zeno
    Rubber Suit.
[21:12] Brian
    N-No way...
[21:15] Zeno
    The number one pop star in the world.