E8 - Zombies Prefer Shopping Malls?

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[00:00] Brian/I
    I don't like occult stuff.
[00:03] Brian/I
    It's not just that it's shady.
    I have other reasons, too.
[00:09] Brian/I
    When I learned that this planet was going
    to perish on December 22nd, 2012,
[00:16] Brian/I
    I was plunged into darkness.
[00:20] Brian/I
    To live my last moments with a bang,
[00:23] Brian/I
    I blew all my money on stuff I liked.
[00:38] Brian/I
    And you all know what happened.
[00:40] Brian/I
    I turned my anger toward
    that occult magazine,
[00:44] Brian/I
    and stopped thinking about the world.
[00:48] Brian/I
    But now, I get it.
[00:53] Brian/I
    The end of the world comes so nonchalantly.
SIGN    Zombies Prefer Shopping Malls?
[02:29] Brian
    So, what is this place?
[02:31] Robin
    51 Thousand Leaf.
[02:34] Peck
    Also known as Area 51!
[02:37] Brian
    Don't say that like it's normal.
[02:40] Brian
    If I remember correctly,
[02:42] Brian
    this is... the Happy Mall.
[02:49] Robin
    They renovated a defunct shopping mall
    into a prison for Borderlanders.
[02:54] Cyrus
    The previous facility was
    damaged in the cyberattack.
[02:58] Lyra
    To protect Borderlander rights, they've been
     given a significant amount of freedom.
[03:03] Lyra
    Although they have to
    maintain their human forms.
[03:06] Robin
    It's more like a town than a prison.
[03:10] Brian
    Wow, there's a movie theater!
[03:12] Lyra
    And a nail salon, too.
[03:14] Bolts
    I see a gym.
[03:16] Bolts
    I want to see the equipment.
[03:18] Peck
    A dog park for pets!
[03:20] Cyrus
    Observing the mall is fine and all,
    but it's almost time to pick them up.
[03:27] Brian
    I got a late start.
[03:28] Brian
    All right, let's... go...
[03:32] Brian
    Okay, fine.
[03:34] Brian
    I guess I have no choice.
[03:44] Rubber
    Sorry to ask when you're not feeling well,
[03:47] Rubber
    but could you return the items
    you confiscated when searched me?
[03:52] Zeno
    You mean this?
[03:53] Rubber
    That's right.
[03:55] Rubber
    It's a custom-ordered parfum,
    and I feel restless without it.
[03:59] Zeno
    No.
[04:01] Rubber
    I suppose this is what you call
    a communication gap?
[04:03] Zeno
    Shut up already!
[04:05] Zeno
    We're here.
[04:10] Brian
    Hmph! He's getting the VIP treatment, huh?
[04:22] Zeno
    First, confirm his data
    against the registration,
[04:25] Zeno
    and then do a medical checkup.
[04:27] Cyrus
    The infirmary is ready.
[04:29] Cyrus
    It used to be a nursing room, though.
[04:35] Brian
    What's with the dreary face?
[04:37] Brian
    Did you have a nightmare on the chopper?
[04:39] Zeno
    Back off.
[04:41] Zeno
    Seeing your face makes me feel even worse.
[04:44] Brian
    In that case, I wish I could cover the
    walls in your room with my photos.
[04:49] Zeno
    A nightmare, huh?
[04:51] Zeno
    I'm used to that.
[04:58] Borderlander 5
    You're so cool!
[04:59] Borderlander 4
    Rubber!
[05:00] Borderlander 6
    Look at me!
[05:04] Brian
    Even in a cage, he's still a charmer, huh?
[05:09] Cyrus
    Your registered name is Rubber Suit.
[05:11] Cyrus
    You're 188 centimeters tall in human form,
[05:15] Cyrus
    and your allocated occupation
    is in show business.
[05:18] Cyrus
    You were arrested on charges
     of committing terrorist acts
[05:22] Cyrus
    like the embassy bombing,
    as well as manufacturing drugs.
[05:26] Cyrus
    Any objections?
[05:27] Rubber
    Nope.
[05:29] Rubber
    If that's what you humans think,
[05:30] Rubber
    then those are the facts, regardless
    of whether or not they're true.
[05:34] Cyrus
    I need to do a blood test and take
    an EKG, so I'll take off your clothes.
[05:38] Rubber
    Oh, I think you'd better not.
[05:42] Rubber
    It's like the paradox
    of the ship of Theseus.
[05:45] Rubber
    This bodysuit is a crucial element
    of who I am right now.
[05:49] Rubber
    Take that away, and
    I won't be me anymore.
[05:53] Cyrus
    I have no interest in seeing a star naked.
[05:56] Rubber
    It's the butterfly effect.
[05:58] Rubber
    A small act has the potential
    to bring chaos to the world.
[06:03] Rubber
    Just as your past clings to
    and affects your present.
[06:08] Cyrus
    Past...
[06:10] Cyrus
    What do you know about me?
[06:12] Rubber
    You didn't have a place to belong because
    no one loved you back in those days.
[06:17] Rubber
    That sight continues to torment you now.
[06:21] Rubber
    No matter how much you try to shake it off,
     the feeling coils around you like thorns.
[06:27] Cyrus
    I'll refrain from idle talk.
[06:31] Robin
    Let's settle this once and for all!
[06:34] Bolts
    Bring it on!
[06:41] Lyra
    Well, well, you're surprisingly
    on-trend to be a prison laborer.
[06:46] Nail Stylist
    I pay attention to fashion.
[06:49] Nail Stylist
    I used to be a model out there.
[06:56] Brian
    You didn't have to choose
    the same movie as me.
[06:58] Zeno
    Then you can pick a different one.
[07:00] Brian
    The other movies are all horror flicks.
[07:09] Peck
    Whew! I'm hungry now that
    I've burned some calories.
[07:13] Peck
    I'll go to the food court later—
[07:17] Peck
    H-Hey! Excuse me!
[07:21] Peck
    Can't you hear me? Hey!
[07:23] Peck
    Could I try a sample of this?
[07:29] Peck
    You don't look so good.
[07:31] Peck
    Maybe you should go back to
    the prison and rest for a while...
[07:38] Man 1/I
    I've waited for this day for so long.
[07:40] Woman 1/I
    Yes... Me, too.
[07:44] Brian
    I'm so happy for those two...
[07:50] Brian
    What? It was just getting to the good part.
[07:58] Brian
    Isn't this...
[08:09] Brian
    What the heck is going on?!
[08:11] Zeno
    I don't care what the heck it is.
[08:14] Zombie 1
    Ouch!
[08:17] Zombie 2
    Stop!
[08:19] Brian
    Oh, man, they're the type
    of zombie that eats brains!
[08:22] Brian
    But actually, since these guys don't run,
    they're kind of closer to the original type...
[08:27] Zeno
    It doesn't matter!
[08:27] Brian
    Hey, wait up!
[08:32] Zombie 3
    Damn it... How did it come to this?
[08:36] Zombie 4
    If only we had stopped it back then...
[08:43] Prison Guard
    Damn it!
[08:57] Brian
    H-Hey!
[08:58] Zeno
    Don't. It's pointless.
[09:05] Peck
    I'm not a rat... Not a rat!
[09:10] Brian
    It's the end of the world.
[09:20] Bolts
    Robin! We gotta get out of here!
[09:22] Bolts
    I'll settle the score with you la—
[09:24] Robin
    It's over... It's all over...
[09:28] Bolts
    Robin?
[09:29] Robin
    I'm better off dead.
[09:32] Robin
    Even Maria was deceiving me...
[09:34] Bolts
    What are you...
[09:38] Bolts
    M-Memories from my past...
[09:46] Bolts
    I'm so sorry.
[09:53] Bolts
    Forgive me, Ernie.
[09:56] Bolts
    I would have kept you if I could...
[10:04] Lyra
    Sorry, I fell asleep...
[10:07] Nail Stylist
    I must be more beautiful...
[10:09] Nail Stylist
    Why are Borderlanders not
    allowed to get plastic surgery?
[10:12] Lyra
    H-Hey, are you okay?
[10:14] Nail Stylist
    No... I must be more beautiful.
[10:17] Nail Stylist
    Your face is so beautiful!
[10:33] Brian
    Nowhere to run.
[10:35] Zeno
    Come!
[10:36] Brian
    What are you gonna do?
[10:46] Brian
    G-Good! Let's get out of here!
[10:48] Brian
    H-Hey, what the heck are you doing?!
[10:50] Zeno
    Shut up. I'll ask him questions.
[10:52] Brian
    Questions? You know they're zombies, right?
[10:55] Zeno
    What are you?
[10:56] Zeno
    Why do you attack others?
[10:58] Zombie 5
    Brains... Brains!
[11:01] Brian
    I told you!
[11:02] Brian
    If we don't run away now, we'll get eaten!
[11:06] Zombie 5
    I won't... eat you...
[11:09] Zombie 5
    But my brains hurt...
[11:11] Zeno
    What?!
[11:18] Zeno
    They seem to be attacking people
     because they're in pain.
[11:22] Brian
    Pain? What's causing it?
[11:26] Brian
    There are some over here, too...
[11:29] Brian
    Cyrus?!
[11:31] Cyrus
    Mom, Dad... I'm sorry I didn't
    meet your expectations.
[11:37] Brian
    Cyrus, it's me! Brian!
[11:39] Brian
    Snap out of it!
[11:40] Cyrus
    B-Bria—
[11:42] Brian
    That's right!
[11:43] Brian
    We're in the Marginal Service together!
[11:45] Cyrus
    M-Marginal?
[11:47] Cyrus
    I was a doctor...
[11:49] Brian
    Damn it, it's not working!
[11:50] Zeno
    No, wait.
[11:53] Cyrus
    It wouldn't have come to this
    if I had noticed it sooner.
[11:59] Brian
    A mask?
[12:01] Zeno
    So this is caused by some sort of gas?
[12:05] Brian
    Gas? But I don't smell anything.
[12:08] Zeno
    Most poisonous gases,
    like propane, have no odor.
[12:13] Zeno
    They add an odor to it in
    order to prevent accidents.
[12:17] Brian
    Then we might have already inhaled some?!
[12:20] Zeno
    Probably.
[12:21] Zeno
    We don't have any symptoms yet
    due to individual differences,
[12:24] Zeno
    or because the gas is a low concentration.
[12:26] Zombie
    My brains... hurt...
[12:32] Brian
    So zombies don't infect people by
    biting them, but through bad breath?
[12:37] Zeno
    We need to get some masks right now.
[12:44] Zeno
    I found them.
[12:46] Brian
    Hey, isn't this...
[12:55] Brian
    You've gotta be kidding me.
[12:58] Zeno
    Rubber's fragrance...
[13:00] Zeno
    His trait is causing them to become zombies!
[13:12] Rubber
    A little too spicy.
[13:18] Zeno
    Just as we thought.
    The zombies don't attack him.
[13:22] Zombies
    I'm sorry...
SIGN    Ice Cream
[13:23] Zombies
    Please forgive me. I'll do anything...
[13:27] Zeno
    He suppressed his scent with his suit,
[13:30] Zeno
    and neutralized its components
    with special perfume.
[13:33] Zeno
    I got sick on the chopper
    because I inhaled some of his gas.
[13:39] Brian
    What kind of gas turns people violent, though?
[13:42] Zeno
    It's not turning them violent. It's...
[13:45] (Flashback) Cyrus
    Mom, Dad... I'm sorry I didn't
    meet your expectations.
[13:51] Zeno
    It seems to be affecting parts of their
    memories, like regret and trauma.
[13:55] Brian
    I think I've heard of that.
[13:58] Brian
    It was based on some long novel or something?
[14:02] Zeno
    The Proust effect.
[14:04] Zeno
    It's when a scent triggers
    certain memories and emotions.
SIGN    Ice Cream
SIGN    Hamburgers
[14:08] Zeno
    Rubber's scent must be something
    close to an insect's pheromones.
[14:12] Zeno
    It affects the brains of those who inhale it,
    and triggers regret and trauma.
[14:17] Zeno
    It causes excruciating pain
    in those who experience it.
[14:21] Zeno
    I'm going to stop Rubber!
[14:23] Zeno
    Dredging up others' pasts...
[14:25] Brian
    H-Hey!
[14:27] Zeno
    ...makes him the shittiest of shits.
[14:35] Brian
    To get to him, we'll have to go through here.
[14:38] Zeno
    There are a lot of violent people here
    who inhaled Rubber's gas directly.
[14:42] Zeno
    As a result, the gas in this area is thick.
[14:45] Brian
    We're gonna have to rely on 
    that method to get through here.
[14:48] Zeno
    What method?
[14:51] Brian
    Pretending to be a zombie!
[14:54] Brian
    Okay, just keep this up...
[14:58] Lyra
    Why...
[15:00] Lyra
    Why do I have such bad luck with men?!
[15:05] Zeno
    Hold your breath!
[15:13] Zeno
    Damn it!
[15:26] Brian
    You did that... for me?
[15:28] Zeno
    Give it back! We're taking turns.
[15:41] Brian
    Zeno!
[15:47] Brian
    S-Sorry. Are you all right?
[15:50] Zeno
    Damn it, I must've inhaled too much gas...
[15:54] Zeno
    No! Don't dredge up my past...
[15:56] Brian
    Hey! Pull yourself together!
[15:58] Zeno
    It's fine. Just leave me behind.
[16:01] Brian
    What are you—
[16:03] Zeno
    You're going to catch Rubber.
[16:07] Brian
    What are you talking about?!
[16:08] Brian
    You don't sound like yourself!
[16:10] Zeno
    Brian, you're a respectable member
    of the Marginal Service.
[16:15] Zeno
    I'm glad I got to fight alongside you.
[16:20] Brian/I
    Th-This isn't right.
[16:23] Brian/I
    There's no way Zeno would
    say stuff like this to me.
[16:25] Brian/I
    This isn't real.
[16:27] Brian/I
    This isn't...
[16:30] Brian
    This is...
[16:32] Brian
    Ow! What the heck!
[16:35] Brian
    The gas used my memories
    to create that delusion.
[16:40] Zeno
    Too bad.
[16:42] Zeno
    If you had fully turned into a zombie,
    I could've put a bullet in your head.
[16:45] Brian
    There it is!
[16:47] Brian
    That's the real you, who annoys me to death.
[16:58] Rubber
    A little too sweet.
[17:04] Rubber
    Oh, it's you again.
[17:07] Zeno
    Stop the gas!
[17:08] Zeno
    Right this second!
[17:10] Rubber
    You mean this?
[17:11] Rubber
    I can't control it myself.
[17:14] Rubber
    That's why I wear a suit all the time.
[17:16] Brian
    Then get in this bag and do not resist!
[17:20] Rubber
    Is that a vacuum storage bag?
[17:23] Brian
    Malls are convenient places.
[17:25] Brian
    You can find anything there.
[17:27] Rubber
    No offense, but I'm gonna say no
    to getting stuffed in a bag.
[17:30] Rubber
    I am a star, after all, and I'd like to
    continue to watch this scene unfold.
[17:36] Zeno
    Why do you make these Borderlanders suffer?
[17:39] Zeno
    Aren't you the leader of a
    Borderlander terrorist organization?
[17:42] Rubber
    I think you've got me all wrong.
[17:45] Rubber
    My wish is to unite the world by making every
     existence happy through song and dance.
[17:52] Zeno
    You think manufacturing
    drugs and causing destruction
[17:55] Zeno
    is for the good of the world?
[17:57] Zeno
    Don't make me laugh!
[17:59] Rubber
    That's because you humans
    don't understand Borderlanders.
[18:04] Rubber
    You always like to draw a line.
[18:06] Rubber
    But...
[18:08] Rubber
    Now there is no difference.
[18:10] Rubber
    I sense the united groove
    of the world from them.
[18:14] Zeno
    You're insane.
[18:17] Rubber
    Everyone lives with sorrow, and yet
    they try desperately to forget it.
[18:23] Rubber
    Don't you find that wrong?
[18:26] Rubber
    We become stronger by overcoming sadness.
[18:29] Rubber
    Being strong means being kind.
[18:31] Rubber
    Being kind brings peace to the world.
[18:34] Rubber
    The true peace where humans and
    Borderlanders can live hand in hand.
[18:39] Zeno
    And to achieve that, we should be zombies?
[18:41] Rubber
    It only hurts for a second.
[18:44] Rubber
    You'll feel better eventually.
[18:46] Rubber
    Look.
[18:50] Zombies
    I feel happy.
[18:50] Zombies
    We're okay now.
[18:53] Rubber
    That is the ultimate revelation.
[18:55] Rubber
    To rid the world of war, you must
     face sorrow and overcome it.
[19:00] Rubber
    That's the only way.
[19:02] Zeno
    Overcome?
[19:04] Zeno
    Overcome it?!
[19:06] Zeno
    There's no way you can overcome it.
[19:08] Zeno
    No matter how much you struggle,
    no matter how miserably you suffer...
[19:14] Brian
    You inhaled his gas!
[19:16] Zeno
    The past can hold memories you can't overcome.
[19:19] Zeno
    All we can do is to live with them.
[19:25] Zeno
    Yes... This world is full of shit!
[19:31] Rubber
    You'd rather live with sorrow
    than forget it and move on.
[19:36] Rubber
    If this is how you want to live,
    I won't oppose it.
[19:39] Rubber
    Someday, we can come to understand each—
[19:41] Brian
    Cut the crap already!
[19:42] Brian
    Do you ever shut up?!
[19:51] Brian
    I want to breathe normal air
    as soon as possible!
[19:55] Brian
    I need to take a deep breath!
[19:56] Brian
    Isn't that what it means to live?!
[20:03] Brian
    Who gives a shit about the past?
[20:08] Zeno
    Maybe... you're right.
[20:16] Theodore
    Marginal explosion.
[20:23] Theodore
    A countermeasure to deal
     with the odor pollution.
[20:25] Theodore
    We'll have to find another prison.
[20:28] Brian
    Is there any chance of recovery for them?
[20:30] Theodore
    Their brains don't seem to
    be permanently affected.
[20:33] Theodore
    Once the particles stuck on the
    mucous membrane are removed,
[20:35] Theodore
    they'll be back to normal.
[20:37] Theodore
    I'm sure they'll be in a state
    of shock for a while, though.
[20:39] Bolts
    I'm sorry.
[20:41] Bolts
    It was my fault.
[20:42] Robin
    I'm the one who should apologize.
[20:44] Robin
    I drink your protein without
    asking every now and then.
[20:48] Cyrus
    Me, too.
[20:49] Lyra
    Same here.
[20:50] Brian
    Well, maybe it wouldn't hurt for 
    them to be that honest, at least.
[20:55] Zeno
    Anyway, what about him?
[20:57] Theodore
    Most likely, he'll be sent to an
    isolation facility above level five.
[21:03] Zeno
    As soon as he arrives,
    I'll start the interrogation.
[21:05] Zeno
    I haven't been able to get any infor—
[21:06] Theodore
    Listen to me.
[21:07] Theodore
    This is an order from higher up.
[21:11] Theodore
    They want us to back off from Rubber's case.
[21:15] Brian
    What?!
[21:16] Zeno
    What does that mean?!