E10 - Promise Me This Is Forever
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[00:01] Rei
Why am I going out with him?
I don't really know.
[00:06] Rei
I don't really understand other people,
but I don't know myself that well, either.
[00:11] Rei
I thought of him as an amusing glitch
that wormed his way into the film club.
[00:16] Rei
I didn't take him seriously.
[00:19] Rei
And I knew I could call it off anytime.
[00:22] Rei
I was monitoring the situation.
[00:24] Rei
That's what it felt like... at first, anyway.
[00:27] Rei
Shi—
[00:28] Kirito
Shion!
[00:29] Shion
Kirito! You made it!
[00:31] Kirito
You're the one who told me to watch you.
[00:34] Kirito
Actually, President Ichikawa invited me.
[00:37] Kirito
He said I could come and observe him.
[00:39] Shion
Oh, really? That's great!
[00:43] Shion
Um...
[00:43] Kirito
Um...
[00:45] Shion
Uh, Kirito, you first.
[00:47] Kirito
No, go ahead, Shion.
[00:48] Shion
No, no, you first.
[00:50] Kirito
I'm sorry I was so harsh.
I know you're trying your hardest.
[00:57] Shion
I should apologize, too.
[00:59] Shion
You were right about everything.
I'll try to be better.
[01:03] Rei
Ah, youth.
[01:05] Shion
So listen, one other thing.
I need to talk to you about something.
[01:09] Shion
Just the two of us.
[01:11] Rei
Hmm?
[01:11] Kirito
Sure, but what is it?
[01:13] Shion
I'll tell you once we're alone.
[01:15] Shion
C'mon, let's go.
[01:19] Rei
Huh...
[01:21] Rei
Oh?
SIGN I won't be able to walk to school with you for a while. I'm sorry.
[01:23] Rei
After that, he started avoiding me.
[01:28] Rei
Hmm.
[01:30] Shion
We're roommates, best friends,
and we fought a little
[01:33] Shion
but then fell for each other!
[01:35] Rei
Is it possible... I've been dumped?
SIGN Twilight Out of Focus
SIGN Twilight Out of Focus
[03:10] Rei
Well, this is how it always goes.
[03:13] Rei
The one I'm dating gets
tired of me and fades out.
[03:16] Rei
Every time.
[03:18] Rei
I think I was pretty gentle this time,
though. Nicer than before, anyway.
[03:22] Shion
Well, maybe you were gentle
to me as my film club senpai,
[03:26] Shion
but as a boyfriend, you get zero points!
[03:28] Rei
Yeah, he'd say that.
[03:33] Rei
Feels like that glitch is stuck in my head.
[03:39] Rei
I'm out of it today. I should just sleep.
[03:46] Rei
He was sleeping right here the other day.
[03:52] Rei
If I'd known this would happen,
I should've screwed him once.
[03:56] Shion
So mean! But if you're gonna do it, do it!
[04:01] Rei
Crap. This thing in my head is so loud.
[04:05] Rei
I can't sleep at all.
[04:10] Chiaki
Yeah, he's obviously in a bad way.
[04:14] Chiaki
He's glitching.
[04:15] Rudy
Maybe depressed?
[04:17] Tsuchiya
He must be worried about something.
[04:19] Chiaki
Well, he's got a lot on his mind.
He hasn't even decided on a career path yet.
[04:24] Chiaki
He had some tough words for Jin, but he's
the one who can't leave the club behind.
[04:29] Tsuchiya
Hmm.
[04:30] Chiaki
And he got a boyfriend, right?
I doubt that's going very well.
[04:35] Rudy
But Rei is a nice guy, yes? I know he is.
[04:39] Tsuchiya
Yeah, he is. He's just a little awkward.
[04:42] Chiaki
Mm-hmm.
[04:43] Tsuchiya
Oh, he's up. Seems like
he's looking for something.
[04:47] Chiaki
He's probably looking for Jin.
[04:50] Chiaki
When he gets like this, Jin's
probably the only one who can help.
[04:58] Rei
Oh.
[05:01] Rei
Ji—
[05:18] Jin
You have to say something, man.
[05:21] Jin
L-Laugh at me, chew me out... something,
[05:25] Jin
or I'm gonna pass out from embarrassment.
[05:28] Jin
Before you ask, it's serious.
I'm serious about him.
[05:33] Rei
Congrats. I kind of had a feeling.
[05:36] Jin
Huh?
[05:37] Rei
I'm a little surprised you
hooked up with Ichikawa,
[05:40] Rei
but I could tell by the way you
were acting that you're in love.
[05:43] Rei
I've been watching you since we were kids.
I know you pretty well, Jin.
[05:49] Rei
But if you don't want to open up
to me, how could I possibly ask?
[05:54] Rei
You kept me waiting, just like you always do.
[05:58] Rei
This is like always? No.
Deep down, I was irritated.
[06:03] Rei
About leaving the club, graduation, exams,
[06:07] Rei
about Jin secretly going out with Ichikawa,
[06:10] Rei
about Yoshino suddenly keeping his distance
like he dumped me or something.
[06:14] Rei
The world around me is rewriting itself
into something I can't revise.
[06:20] Rei
Nothing's going the way I want.
But at the very least...
[06:25] Jin
Rei, you've really changed.
[06:28] Rei
Huh?
[06:29] Rei
...I want to stay the way that I am.
[06:33] Jin
I never expected you to congratulate me.
[06:36] Jin
You've always found personal
relationships annoying, right?
[06:40] Jin
Did something happen
to change your mind about it?
[06:43] Rei
How would I know?
It's not like I'm trying to change.
[06:47] Jin
Are you serious? It's totally
obvious you've changed.
[06:51] Rei
I can't understand myself,
[06:54] Rei
so it's even harder for me
to understand other people.
[06:58] Jin
Rei...
[07:00] Jin
Okay! Just leave everything
to Kikuchihara Jin here.
[07:04] Jin
We've been pals since we were babies.
[07:07] Jin
Nobody knows Inaba Rei better than I do.
[07:11] Jin
I know that Inaba Rei is patient and kind.
[07:14] Jin
He's stayed my best friend, after all.
[07:17] Jin
And he's intelligent.
[07:19] Jin
Nobody in the club can contradict
the smart points you make.
[07:23] Jin
You're mature and reliable,
but you can be kind of mean.
[07:27] Jin
You have a bad habit of making fun
of people. You gotta cut that out, man.
[07:31] Jin
Sometimes it really pisses people off.
[07:34] Rei
Heh.
[07:35] Jin
I've been watching you since we were kids,
so I pretty much understand you, Rei.
[07:40] Jin
You're clinging to the film club
and haven't decided a career path
[07:43] Jin
because you're scared of change, right?
[07:46] Jin
I get it. I'm scared, too.
[07:48] Jin
But it would be such a waste to just
stand still. I know you have dreams.
[07:53] Jin
You should do what you want, Rei.
It'll all work out.
[07:58] Rei
What will work out?
You can't promise me that, Jin.
[08:03] Rei
Quit the "mind over matter" crap.
[08:06] Rei
But Jin's advice is still special to me.
[08:10] Rei
It's like a kind of magic.
[08:12] Rei
Come to think of it, we've come a long way
[08:14] Rei
since he cast his spell on me
and said, "Let's make movies,"
[08:19] Rei
and we started searching
for our future together.
[08:22] Rei
Jin, listen,
[08:25] Rei
I think I've actually been dumped
by that first-year, Yoshino Shion-kun.
[08:29] Jin
Well, that's no surprise.
[08:31] Rei
I don't want to be dumped. I don't want
him leaving me for another guy.
[08:35] Jin
Oh, that part is a surprise. Do you like him?
[08:39] Rei
Maybe... I do.
[08:41] Rei
That's one thing I want to find out.
[08:44] Rei
Right now, I have fun when we're
together and he's easy to tease.
[08:48] Rei
The way he goes all in on things
that don't matter is quite amusing.
[08:52] Shion
Don't matter?!
SIGN Don't matter?!
[08:52] Jin
Now you're starting
to sound more like yourself.
[08:55] Jin
All right!
[08:56] Jin
Go forth, Inaba Rei! You still have time!
[08:59] Jin
Run! Don't let go of your love!
[09:02] Rei
That's more like it.
That's what I needed to hear.
[09:05] Rei
Thanks.
[09:07] Jin
Start running, and don't look back!
[09:10] Rei
All right.
[09:12] Rei
Jin always says crap like that.
[09:15] Rei
Do I really still have time?
[09:17] Rei
Sneaking around with his roommate...
seems like my chances aren't great.
[09:23] Rei
If that's the case, I can think of
a way to steal him back later.
[09:27] Rei
But for the time being...
[09:29] Rei
I just want to see his face.
[09:36] Rei
Shion!
[09:37] Shion
Huh?
[09:42] Rei
How you been? What are you doing?
[09:46] Shion
I-I've been good.
[09:49] Shion
We're shooting a movie right now.
[09:49] Kirito
Ah, stop, stop! Let's take a short break!
[09:52] Rei
Yeah, I can see that. Sorry to interrupt.
[09:55] 1st Year Member
Yoshino, I'll grab that other gear.
[09:58] Shion
Thanks!
[10:01] Rei
You're getting along with everyone.
[10:03] Shion
Sure wasn't at first, though.
[10:05] Shion
A lot's changed.
[10:07] Shion
But is everything okay?
Why were you running like that?
[10:15] Rei
I was searching for you.
[10:18] Rei
I finally got to see your face.
[10:22] Rei
I haven't seen you at all, so I was
starting to worry that you'd dumped me.
[10:28] Rei
I was worried you got a new boyfriend.
Like your roommate or something.
[10:32] Shion
Huh? Dumped you? No way!
[10:36] Shion
And I don't have a new boyfriend!
Kirito's just a friend!
[10:40] Rei
Then is it okay if I stay your boyfriend?
[10:46] Shion
A minute ago, when you came
running straight to me, Senpai,
[10:51] Shion
I was really, really happy!
[10:56] Shion
Happy but also a little sad,
[10:59] Shion
because I realize my boyfriend
isn't really a boyfriend.
[11:03] Shion
I want you to really like me,
and I want to really like you.
[11:08] Shion
I want us to be equal, to understand each
other, to help each other out in a pinch.
[11:14] Shion
Like in a manga.
[11:17] Shion
I want to be in a love like that.
With you, Senpai.
[11:21] Rei
Then will you—
[11:22] Shion
So, I thought the best way to
understand you better is through film!
[11:26] Shion
The first-years are making one by ourselves!
[11:28] Shion
I talked to Kirito and got all
the first-years to join in!
[11:32] Rei
There he goes again.
[11:34] Shion
I'm going to do it!
[11:36] Shion
I'm going to make a movie every bit
as good as the upperclassmen.
[11:39] Shion
I'll really be in the club,
not just for a boyfriend.
[11:42] Shion
I'll make them all accept me!
[11:44] Shion
And once I get an awesome film under
my belt, I'll come and ask you out again!
[11:49] Shion
Just wait and see!
[11:51] Rei
Uh...
[11:53] Rei
That's so... I don't know.
[11:56] Rei
It's fine that he's using me
as an excuse to make movies,
[11:59] Rei
but if he can't make a good one,
does that mean we can't date?
SIGN This Is a Very Nice Movie.
We Can Date Now Award
[12:02] Rei
Is this a contest?
[12:04] First Year Member
Hey, Yoshino! We're moving!
[12:07] Shion
Okay! I'm coming!
[12:10] Shion
See you!
[12:11] Rei
Hey. Hold on! Wait, wait, wait!
[12:21] Rei
Listen, I actually do like the way you
recklessly throw yourself into things,
[12:26] Rei
but what about my feelings?
[12:29] Rei
I'm kinda... No, I'm totally
throwing myself at you right now.
[12:32] Shion
Huh?
[12:34] Rei
I don't want any other guy to have you.
[12:36] Rei
And honestly, I don't want to be
passed over for some movie.
[12:39] Shion
Huh?
[12:42] Rei
Besides, there's no way first-years will make
a better movie than the upperclassmen.
[12:47] Rei
We're light years ahead of you.
[12:49] Rei
If I wait for you to catch up,
we'll never be together.
[12:52] Shion
Hey! That's mean! Our director
is actually really capable!
[12:56] Rei
Don't you dare talk to me
about other men. It pisses me off.
[13:00] Shion
Wow! Your jealousy rears
its super ugly head!
[13:09] Rei
Let's really go out now.
[13:14] Shion
Gosh, what should I do? You sure
were mean to me for a while.
[13:19] Shion
Didn't you say something about letting
each other "live freely," or whatever?
[13:23] Rei
Fine, I apologize.
[13:25] Rei
What do I have to do to make you say yes?
[13:29] Shion
That's something...
[13:31] Shion
you should figure out on your own!
[13:36] Rei
Actually, regardless of his answer,
I knew what I wanted to do.
[13:42] Rei
I guess I really do have
trouble compromising.
[13:47] Rei
I'll stun him with a kiss
like an electric current...
[13:50] Rei
Let's be together. Okay?
[13:52] Rei
...and let this glitch make me...
[13:53] Rei
Let's be together.
[13:54] Rei
keep repeating myself,
[13:57] Rei
and I don't stop until he agrees.
[14:04] Shion
O-Okay. Let's go out.
[14:12] Shion
I'll go out with you!
[14:16] Shion
"When you read this notebook someday,
my future lover, please don't laugh.
SIGN I don't like the night
It feels like I'm the only person left in the world
Night after night, the dread falls upon me
Will I be able to smile tomorrow?
Maybe I'll get upset and start crying
The depression envelops me and keeps me
from falling asleep
Oh moon, oh stars, please hurry
and be off on your way
Please,
make way for the morning,
while you disappear for me
SIGN When
you read this notebook someday,
my future lover,
please don't laugh
please hear
my voice
[14:22] Shion
Please hear my voice."
[14:24] Shion
When we started dating,
I was nervous about some things,
[14:28] Shion
but everything is going well now.
I'm having so much fun!
[14:31] Shion
Okay, I gotta get going
or I'll be late to club.
[14:35] Rei
Huh? Already?
[14:36] Rei
You've still got time.
Give me three more minutes.
[14:39] Shion
He's actually a little needy.
[14:42] Shion
Okay, a little longer.
[14:44] Shion
I love that we keep finding out
new things about each other.
[14:47] Shion
Whenever I look into his eyes,
my heart skips a beat.
[14:50] Shion
But I still want to get closer to him.
[14:54] Shion
Okay, I'm off.
[14:57] Rei
Shion.
[15:00] Rei
Tonight. Wanna spend the night in my room?
[15:04] Shion
Huh?
[15:06] Shion
That means... It must be!
[15:09] Shion
He's inviting me to do it, right?!
[15:11] Shion
Right, right, right?!
[15:12] Kirito
Hey, you don't need to say it out loud!
I don't wanna hear it.
[15:16] Shion
What should I do? I'm getting really nervous!
[15:19] Shion
I gotta shave my whole body
and put on a nice fragrance!
[15:21] Kirito
I don't want to hear it,
but I am a little curious.
[15:23] Shion
Oh! Underwear! Which one should I wear?!
[15:26] Shion
Maybe these? I bought them
online for a special occasion.
[15:30] Kirito
You don't need to show me.
[15:32] Kirito
But hey, you sure are
keeping positive about it.
[15:36] Kirito
There's no guarantee you're
gonna stay together forever.
[15:40] Kirito
Love is a fiction.
Reality is a fantasy dreamworld.
[15:44] Kirito
As I fumble here in the shadows,
[15:47] Kirito
"I miss you."
[15:49] Shion
You sure are twisted.
[15:51] Shion
Stuff about love and romance and hope
really sets you off, Kirito.
[15:54] Shion
But Kirito was absolutely right.
[15:58] Shion
There's no guarantee
we'll always be together.
[16:00] Shion
You can never be totally certain.
[16:03] Shion
I like him, so I'll try to make it work,
[16:06] Shion
and I know there's no reason to rush things,
[16:09] Shion
but whenever things get quiet, I get scared.
[16:12] Shion
Maybe it'll all balance out after
we've spent more time together.
[16:16] Shion
But I want to know more about
what he's thinking right now.
[16:20] Shion
And I want him to learn more about me.
[16:29] Rei
Come in—
[16:31] Shion
Good evening!
[16:33] Rei
Looks like he's really
throwing himself into this, too.
[16:36] Shion
Excuse me.
[16:39] Shion
Senpai,
[16:41] Shion
please take a look at this.
[16:44] Rei
Sure.
[16:46] Rei
Let's see.
[16:48] Rei
"I don't like the night.
SIGN Will I be able...
SIGN Night after night
SIGN I don't like the night
SIGN It feels like I'm...
SIGN the world.
SIGN me.
[16:50] Rei
It feels like I'm the only person
left in the world.
[16:53] Rei
Night after night, the dread falls upon me.
[16:56] Rei
Will I be able to smile tomorrow?"
SIGN Will I be able...
SIGN Night after night
SIGN ...and sleep.
SIGN A quiet...
SIGN night.
[16:59] Rei
"A quiet, moonlit night.
[17:02] Rei
The angels rest their
injured wings and sleep."
SIGN ...and sleep.
[17:06] Rei
Poems?
[17:08] Rei
Did you write these?
[17:11] Shion
Mm-hmm.
[17:13] Shion
I started the first year of junior high.
I began with a normal diary.
[17:18] Shion
Then I got influenced by shojo manga
and started trying poems.
[17:22] Shion
Up until then, I thought I was strong.
I didn't care if people made fun of me.
[17:28] Shion
I thought if I tried, I'd be able to
find someone special one day.
[17:32] Shion
But...
SIGN It feels like my heart is going somewhere far away In the east or the west In Kutchan, Makkari, Oshamambe... Perhaps Lake Utonai... Gone far away. Somebody catch it My fluttering, swaying, tiny heart I have to face tomorrow with a smile I want to be kind, I want to be happy. I want to be myself. I hope the weather tomorrow is good Even if it's cloudy.
[17:33] Shion
In poems, I was always really negative.
Always a downer. A crybaby.
[17:39] Shion
I realized that I also had a weakness
inside me. I hadn't expected that.
[17:44] Shion
A secret "me" that I couldn't show anyone.
[17:47] Shion
I wrote in his voice every night
and hid the notebook away.
[17:51] Rei
So why are you showing me this?
[17:53] Shion
I wanted you to know about this part of me.
[17:57] Shion
I can actually be kind of an annoying
person. Aggravating, I guess.
[18:02] Shion
So I also want you to
open up to me, Rei-senpai.
[18:07] Shion
You seem to be thinking a lot these days,
but if you're stressed, or worried,
[18:13] Shion
whatever you're thinking about,
please tell me!
[18:16] Rei
What I'm thinking about now is...
[18:19] Rei
I want you right now.
[18:23] Rei
This is so cute, though.
[18:25] Rei
You came up with this just
to hide how nervous you are?
[18:27] Shion
No, I didn't!
[18:29] Rei
And I already knew you were
an annoying crybaby from the start.
[18:33] Rei
The moment we met, you went off on me
then started bawling in the music room.
[18:38] Rei
So I was already aware.
[18:39] Rei
But you know, you're more than that.
[18:42] Rei
You're always trying your honest best,
[18:45] Rei
and you're always upfront with people.
You treat people kindly.
[18:48] Rei
Maybe you have some weaknesses,
but I already know a lot of your strengths.
[18:53] Rei
And I want to know all about the different
parts of you, so I want to keep watching you.
[18:59] Shion
Senpai...
[19:03] Rei
I'm actually a little disappointed.
[19:05] Rei
I thought you'd be more excited
about being with me,
[19:08] Rei
but you don't seem that way at all.
[19:10] Shion
Huh?
[19:12] Rei
Don't you want to do it?
[19:14] Shion
Yes, I do want to.
[19:17] Shion
I'm just so nervous.
[19:20] Rei
Really?
[19:22] Shion
What now? What now?
I know I've got to do something!
[19:26] Shion
But what?!
[19:29] Rei
Don't get so tense.
You're gonna make me nervous, too.
[19:34] Rei
You're not as perky as usual
and it's throwing me off.
[19:37] Shion
But this seems really easy for you.
[19:40] Shion
Am I supposed to just be lying here?
[19:44] Rei
Easy for me? I had to do
a ton of prep for this.
[19:49] Shion
Prep?
[19:50] Rei
First, I cleaned the room.
[19:52] Rei
Then, I set things up so
roll call wouldn't interrupt.
[19:55] Rei
I avoided all of my friends
[19:57] Rei
and finished dinner and my bath early.
[20:00] Rei
Then I stretched.
[20:01] Shion
You really covered every last detail.
[20:04] Rei
Right?
[20:05] Rei
I put a lot of work into this.
So today, trust me and follow my lead.
[20:10] Rei
Just relax and feel everything.
[20:14] Shion
Your glasses are so strong.
[20:17] Shion
Everything's blurry. I can't see at all.
[20:21] Shion
I feel dizzy. Like I'm drunk.
[20:24] Shion
What a weird feeling.
[20:34] Shion
Rei-senpai, what you just said...
about wanting to keep watching me.
[20:41] Shion
If that's true, then I want you to promise me
[20:46] Shion
that you'll never stop looking
at only me. And loving only me.
[20:52] Shion
Promise me this is forever.
[20:55] Shion
I was overwhelmed and it just slipped out.
[20:57] Shion
Would he be annoyed with me for asking
for something we could never be sure of?
[21:02] Rei
You're a really romantic crybaby, Shion.
[21:06] Shion
He laughed, as if embarrassed,
[21:09] Shion
and then whispered in my ear, "I promise,"
[21:13] Shion
and that made me start crying again.
[21:23] Rei
Do I seem that worried about things?
[21:26] Rei
Maybe I am.
[21:28] Rei
Do I go to college or get a job?
I guess I'm not sure yet.
[21:33] Rei
Either way, I'll be doing the same thing.
Just making my films.
[21:40] Rei
I wasn't sure at first, but while
I was watching you, Shion,
[21:45] Rei
I decided to do both.
I'll go to college and get a job.
[21:50] Rei
I won't know which is better until I try.
[21:53] Rei
You're working so hard
on your films and your love.
[21:56] Rei
Maybe I can push myself harder, too.
[21:59] Rei
I am a little worried
I'll be taking on too much.
[22:04] Rei
I can be lazy sometimes and
have a habit of skipping class.
[22:08] Shion
Senpai...
[22:11] Shion
You'll be fine.
[22:12] Rei
Huh?
[22:14] Rei
You responded to my mumbling in your sleep?
[22:18] Shion
Yeah.
[22:23] Rei
You really are fun to watch, you know.
[22:30] Rei
Now I want your promise.
[22:32] Rei
Promise you'll always stay
and never get tired of me, Shion.
[22:36] Shion
Such a soft, dreamy night.
What poems shall I pen when I awaken?
[22:42] Shion
I can't put this feeling into words.
[22:45] Shion
If anyone asks me about really getting
a boyfriend, or about my first time,
[22:52] Shion
I'd have to say neither one
was at all what I imagined.
[22:57] Shion
I doubt I could capture it in writing.
[23:00] Shion
But that's okay. I have a lot
of other things to write about.
[23:04] Shion
About our future together,
about the path ahead of us.
[23:09] Shion
I could put that into a poem, but
I'd rather tell you directly when I wake up.
[23:15] Shion
That as long as we're together,
we'll never, ever be apart.
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