E2 - Pick Me

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[00:00] Mao
    We made a promise.
[00:03] (Flashback) Mao
    I, Tsuchiya Mao, promise not to share
    my roommate Otomo-kun's secrets.
[00:08] (Flashback) Mao
    I will never tell anyone that
    he is gay and has a boyfriend.
[00:13] (Flashback) Hisashi
    I also promise
[00:14] (Flashback) Hisashi
    that I will never look at
    Tsuchiya-kun in a romantic light.
[00:17] (Flashback) Hisashi
    I swear to God that I will absolutely
    never put my hands on him.
[00:22] Mao
    But even then, even after that promise,
    I realized something.
[00:28] Mao
    I think I actually like Hisashi.
SIGN    Twilight Out of Focus
SIGN    Twilight Out of Focus
[02:07] Runa
    We've got a hellish schedule until the
    shoot starts, so I hope you're ready for it.
SIGN    Lead Actor
    Otomo Hisashi
[02:14] Runa
    But first, let's introduce you
    to your costar.
[02:17] Yukitaka
    How do you do? I'm Honjo Yukitaka,
    second-year drama club member.
SIGN    Playing the Class President
SIGN    Honjo Yukitaka
SIGN    Second-Year and the Drama Club's Pride and Joy
SIGN    The Man with 100 Faces
[02:26] Runa
    Everyone calls him the Buddha. Praise be.
[02:30] Yukitaka
    Nice to meet you.
[02:32] Hisashi
    Same. Did you come from a temple?
[02:34] Yukitaka
    No, I did not.
[02:38] Hisashi
    He doesn't look like a class president.
    You guys sure about this?
[02:41] Hisashi
    Isn't he a little too virtuous?
[02:42] Runa
    Don't worry about it. From now on,
    you two will do read-throughs together.
[02:46] Runa
    The other character is
    the class president's crush,
[02:49] Runa
    but he's only shot from behind
    so we'll skip intros for now.
[02:52] Runa
    Over there, in the middle
    of the field. Take a good look.
SIGN    Playing the Class President's Sweetheart
SIGN    Agatsuma Goki
SIGN    Second-Year and Ace of the Baseball Team
[03:03] Hisashi
    He's too far away to see.
[03:06] Runa
    Let's go back.
[03:08] Runa
    Next is the costume fitting.
    You can use your own room shoes.
[03:13] Runa
    We'll provide socks for you.
[03:16] Runa
    Is the size okay?
[03:18] Hisashi
    The top is fine, but the pants are too small.
[03:21] Runa
    No way!
[03:23] Runa
    They're bontan pants, so the thighs
    should be baggy and the waist is huge...
[03:27] Hisashi
    It's the length.
[03:28] Runa
    Now that kinda pisses me off.
    "Check out my long legs," huh?
[03:33] Yukitaka
    Indeed.
SIGN    For Otomo, playing the punk
    bontan too short
    need new ones
[03:38] Runa
    We want the actors to spend
    as much time as possible rehearsing,
[03:41] Runa
    so I'll just point the crew out.
[03:44] Runa
    Those guys are in the art department.
[03:45] Runa
    We're shooting at school this time,
    so they're getting props ready.
[03:49] Runa
    Well, right now they're just tearing up
    pieces of white and red paper for fun.
[03:53] Member 1
    Huh?! We aren't doing this for fun!
[03:55] Member 2
    Quit talking crap and come help us, asshole!
[03:59] Runa
    Okay, next.
[04:00] Runa
    Our producer-slash-club advisor,
    Kojima-sensei.
SIGN    Instructor of Modern Japanese
[04:03] Kojima
    You really gotta watch that budget.
SIGN    42 Years Old
SIGN    Single
[04:05] Kojima
    I swear, every single time you guys end up...
[04:08] Runa
    Close one. Let's pretend we
    didn't hear and retreat for now.
[04:11] [SONG] text
    Multimedia Room
[04:12] Runa
    And then, behind this locked door...
SIGN    In Use
[04:18] Runa
    We've confined the director,
    who's running behind schedule.
[04:21] Giichi
    This has gone too far!
[04:23] Giichi
    Following me to the bathroom is
    a violation of my human rights!
[04:27] Runa
    Oh, shut up.
[04:28] Runa
    If we don't, you'll run away, right?
[04:30] Runa
    You haven't even finished the script yet.
[04:34] Yukitaka
    It was the same situation last year.
SIGN    Screenwriter/Director: Ichikawa Giichi
    You and the Seasons, etc...
    Third Draft
[04:37] Giichi
    I can at least give you
    the third draft for now.
[04:41] Hisashi
    My lines... The tone is all different.
[04:44] Hisashi
    And the character's name is now my name.
SIGN    Otomo
[04:48] Giichi
    I decided to use both of your
    real names. I hope that's okay.
[04:53] Yukitaka
    Screenplays go through many,
    many changes along the way.
[04:56] Yukitaka
    That's how they're completed.
[04:58] Hisashi
    Huh.
[04:59] Runa
    Regarding the schedule,
    we're planning for a five-day shoot.
[05:04] Yukitaka
    That sure is long.
[05:05] Runa
    Yeah. There's a lot of shots we have to do
    at specific times. Including rainy scenes.
[05:10] Yukitaka
    That's all right. We only do one
    full-length film a year, anyway.
[05:14] Hisashi
    It says it's thirty minutes long.
    Isn't that kind of short?
[05:19] Hisashi
    Oh. Did I say the wrong thing?
[05:24] Giichi
    Well, it's certainly much shorter than
    the two-hour movies you see at the cinema.
[05:29] Giichi
    But this will still be
    really difficult to make.
[05:32] Giichi
    It'll take a huge investment of
    time, money, and manpower.
[05:36] Giichi
    See, as students in a high school club,
[05:39] Giichi
    we had to find ways to make
    ends meet, and meet again,
[05:42] Giichi
    until we finally had the budget
    to do thirty minutes.
[05:45] Giichi
    That's why we want to put our heart
    and soul into making this thing fly.
[05:54] Hisashi
    Can you pull it off?
[05:56] Giichi
    I'm sure I can.
[05:58] Giichi
    Ouch!
[05:59] Runa
    Then actually do it. Quit fooling around.
[06:02] Runa
    And quit throwing trash.
[06:04] Runa
    Anyway, this is pretty much how
    preparations usually go. Any questions?
[06:09] Hisashi
    What about Mao?
[06:11] Runa
    Mao?
[06:13] Giichi
    The camera crew's busy, right?
[06:15] Runa
    Yeah. They're off location hunting.
[06:18] camera crew member
    Starting from a low angle?
[06:19] Mao
    Yeah. I'll tilt, then hold on a subjective shot
    until I can see the class president.
[06:24] camera crew member
    Are you gonna storyboard this scene, Mao?
[06:27] Mao
    Yeah. As long as the director says it's okay.
[06:37] Hisashi
    Keeping busy?
[06:38] Mao
    Yeah, as you can see.
[06:40] Mao
    And you? Done with the costume fitting?
[06:46] Hisashi
    Yeah. They said we'd do a read-through
     tomorrow and let me go.
[06:49] Mao
    Okay.
[06:51] Hisashi
    So like, are we going to be apart
    until shooting starts?
[06:55] Mao
    Oh... Yeah, maybe. I'll probably
    shoot your rehearsals, though.
[06:59] Hisashi
    They said it'll be a five-day shoot.
    The prep will take even longer, right?
[07:03] Mao
    Well, prep is really important.
[07:05] Mao
    But even then, we'll probably still lose
    things or run into trouble along the way.
[07:10] Mao
    I don't even want to think about it.
[07:13] Mao
    You tired?
[07:15] Hisashi
    Yeah. My social battery's low, I think.
[07:18] Hisashi
    There's a lot of people in the film club.
[07:20] Mao
    Need a break?
[07:22] Hisashi
    No, that isn't it.
[07:25] Hisashi
    Maybe I just wasn't getting enough of you.
[07:27] Mao
    Wh-What do you mean?
[07:31] Hisashi
    I seriously need to recharge.
[07:36] Mao
    Look, man...
[07:40] Mao
    Jeez. Does he realize
    I've been avoiding him?
[07:45] Mao
    Well, he's always been pretty touchy-feely.
[07:47] Mao
    Maybe he was lonely since he's
    not used to the guys in the club yet.
[07:51] Mao
    Yeah.
[07:53] Mao
    Yeah.
[07:55] Mao
    Delicate little moments like this
    keep piling up, bit by bit.
[08:00] Mao
    That's probably why I started
    to like him... I guess.
[08:06] Mao
    This is probably just him
    warming up to me as a friend...
[08:11] Mao
    But isn't it weird?
[08:13] Mao
    When you like someone, it's really hard
    if they don't like you back.
[08:18] Mao
    So, why...
[08:21] Hisashi
    You must be exhausted.
[08:23] Mao
    Me? No, I'm totally fine.
[08:27] Mao
    H-Hey! You're too heavy!
[08:30] Hisashi
    Recharging, recharging.
[08:32] Mao
    Oh, shut up!
[08:34] Mao
    Oof!
[08:35] Hisashi
    Oh, wow.
[08:36] Mao
    You're way lighter than
     the camera equipment.
[08:38] Hisashi
    Now take me back to the dorm like this.
[08:41] Mao
    Not a chance.
[08:43] Mao
    I'm sure Hisashi and his lover
    are happy together.
[08:47] Mao
    So that means I... should be happy for him.
[08:52] Mao
    Like they say, "Always
    wish your loved ones joy."
SIGN    Several Days Later
[08:56] Giichi
    We've finally made it
    to the start of the shoot.
SIGN    You and the Seasons, etc...
SIGN    Shooting Script
SIGN    Final Draft
[09:00] Mao
    Guess so.
[09:02] Giichi
    Prep was pretty light this time,
    but it still took a lot out of me.
[09:06] Giichi
    I lost three kilos.
[09:07] Mao
    Yeah.
[09:08] Giichi
    The hell, man? Don't you
    have anything else to say?
[09:12] Mao
    You need to quit acting like
    the thing is half-finished already.
[09:15] Giichi
    Uh... S-So, Otomo there?
[09:18] Giichi
    I wanted to tell him to break a leg.
[09:21] Mao
    No, he's out right now.
[09:23] Giichi
    Really?
[09:25] Giichi
    You know, Otomo's doing a great job.
[09:27] Giichi
    Even Honjo said he thinks
    he's cut out for this.
[09:30] Mao
    Really?
[09:31] Giichi
    But personally, I want to see him put
    more emotion into it when we start rolling.
[09:36] Mao
    Emotion?
[09:37] Giichi
    Yeah.
[09:38] Giichi
    He seems kinda cold, like someone
    who's never really fallen in love.
[09:43] Mao
    And you're in a position to judge?
    You've got some nerve...
[09:48] Mao
    Oh, I gotta go. I'll call again later.
[09:51] Mao
    Hisashi?
[09:53] Mao
    You've gotta be quieter
    when you come in, man.
[09:56] Mao
    It's after lights-out and they
    already keep a close eye on us...
[10:04] Mao
    Hey, wait. What happened?
[10:07] Hisashi
    I got dumped.
[10:12] Hisashi
    Ow.
[10:13] Mao
    I got some ice from the RA.
[10:16] Mao
    You should keep this on it.
    It's really swollen.
[10:19] Hisashi
    Thanks. Is it really bad?
[10:22] Hisashi
    This might be a problem
    since we start shooting tomorrow.
[10:25] Mao
    You don't need to worry about that right now.
[10:28] Hisashi
    Sorry about this.
[10:32] Mao
    This is awful. What kind of person
    would do this to their lover?
[10:36] Mao
    I mean... why?
[10:38] Mao
    Weren't you two supposed
    to be happy together?
[10:46] Hisashi
    What's done is done.
[10:48] Hisashi
    Things had been on the rocks
    between us for a long time, anyway.
[10:53] Hisashi
    We were worn out from
    constantly hurting each other.
[10:55] Hisashi
    The only reason it lasted this long is
    because I kept dragging it out.
[10:59] Hisashi
    But I knew it was over.
[11:02] Mao
    When your loved one isn't feeling joy,
[11:05] Mao
    what then, God?
[11:08] Mao
    I feel so conflicted right now.
    Half of me is upset because Hisashi's sad.
[11:15] Mao
    The other half is angry
    because Hisashi's hurt.
[11:19] Mao
    But, also...
[11:23] Mao
    Pick me.
[11:26] Mao
    When I realized this was my chance,
    I might have also felt a little drop of joy.
[11:31] Hisashi
    Huh?
[11:33] Mao
    I promise that I would never hurt you.
    I-I'd take care of you—
[11:38] Hisashi
    Wait a minute. Mao, what are you saying?
[11:41] Mao
    I like you.
[11:45] Mao
    I don't want to see you in pain.
    Because I really like you, Hisashi.
[11:52] Mao
    Am I not good enough?
[11:57] Mao
    I like you, Hisashi.
[12:01] Mao
    Hisashi?
[12:03] Mao
    Hey. Look at me.
[12:07] Mao
    Even just for a second.
[12:16] Hisashi
    Mao...
[12:20] Hisashi
    There've been many times
    in my life where things felt off,
[12:23] Hisashi
    like I put a button in the wrong hole.
[12:26] Hisashi
    The first time was when I was thirteen.
[12:28] Hisashi
    After my mother remarried,
    I suddenly got a little sister.
[12:32] Hisashi
    She was one year younger.
[12:33] (Flashback) Hisashi's sister
    I like you so much, Onii-chan.
[12:36] (Flashback) Hisashi's sister
    I mean, you look just like a prince!
[12:40] Hisashi
    She said, climbing on top of me.
[12:42] (Flashback) Hisashi
    No, don't. Stop it.
[12:45] (Flashback) Hisashi's mother
    What are you doing?!
[12:47] Hisashi
    One misunderstanding led to another,
[12:49] Hisashi
    and for some reason, I was the one
    who ended up ostracized from my family.
[12:53] Hisashi
    At fourteen, in the second year of
    middle school, someone else took me in.
[12:57] Hisashi
    It was my homeroom teacher.
[12:58] (Flashback) Teacher
    You don't want to go home?
[13:01] (Flashback) Teacher
    I see. Why don't you come home with me, then?
[13:07] (Flashback) Teacher
    But only if you can keep it a secret.
[13:11] Hisashi
    He made me feel like I belonged.
[13:17] Hisashi
    We were still together when I was fifteen,
    even after I got a different teacher.
[13:20] Hisashi
    Exams were close.
[13:23] (Flashback) Teacher
    Okay then, I'll head out first.
    Wait a while to leave.
[13:26] (Flashback) Teacher
    Try not to raise suspicion.
[13:28] Hisashi
    Secrets, secrets... A hidden relationship.
[13:32] Hisashi
    That's all he ever thinks about.
[13:35] Hisashi
    He knows he's all I have. But
    does he really care about me at all?
[13:39] (Flashback) Hisashi
    What would you do if people
    found out about us, Sensei?
[13:44] (Flashback) Teacher
    I would never screw things up like that.
[13:46] (Flashback) Teacher
    But if you ever told anyone,
    it would all be over.
[13:50] (Flashback) Teacher
    Can you handle this?
[13:53] Hisashi
    He could have let me go at any time,
    but I didn't want to let go of him.
[13:59] Hisashi
    Because I had nobody else.
[14:02] Hisashi
    The relationship dragged on like that
    until I was sixteen. Until today.
[14:10] (Flashback) Teacher
    I suppose we should break up, then.
[14:13] Hisashi
    Whenever this happened, I would
    apologize, and then refuse to break up.
[14:17] Hisashi
    But this time...
[14:21] (Flashback) Mao
    Welcome home.
[14:23] (Flashback) Mao
    But what time do you think it is, young man?
[14:25] (Flashback) Mao
    I certainly didn't raise my own son
    to become a juvenile delinquent.
[14:31] Hisashi
    He does a dad version of it, too.
[14:34] (Flashback) Mao
    You're no son of mine, that's for sure!
SIGN    Stubborn Old Man
[14:39] (Flashback) Teacher
    What's so funny?
[14:42] Hisashi
    Yeah, I should go home.
[14:46] (Flashback) Hisashi
    Fine. Let's break up already.
[14:50] (Flashback) Teacher
    Huh?
[14:51] (Flashback) Hisashi
    I said I'll break up with you,
    you disgusting pedo.
[14:55] (Flashback) Hisashi
    I was wrong about you.
[14:56] (Flashback) Hisashi
    You're just some sick **** who's
    gets turned on being **** by kids.
[15:00] (Flashback) Hisashi
    Too bad I went and grew up on you.
[15:02] (Flashback) Hisashi
    But I'm tired of getting 
    by your **** now, anyway.
[15:05] Hisashi
    I can't take it anymore.
    Talk about a shitty...
[15:08] (Flashback) Teacher
    How dare you!
[15:09] Hisashi
    Talk about a shitty first love.
[15:13] (Flashback) Hisashi
    Ouch. He really hit me hard.
[15:17] (Flashback) Hisashi
    Wow, it still gets pretty cold at night.
[15:20] Hisashi
    What is this feeling?
[15:23] Hisashi
    I was so attached to him, but now
    I don't even want to look back.
[15:27] Hisashi
    I guess it does hurt a little bit.
[15:30] Hisashi
    But more importantly,
    I want to hurry up and get home.
[15:34] Hisashi
    Hurry up, hurry up...
[15:37] Hisashi
    I wonder if Mao is up waiting for me.
[15:39] Hisashi
    Yeah. I'm sure he's still up.
[15:42] Hisashi
    Hurry up...
[15:46] Hisashi
    I gotta get back to our room.
[15:48] Hisashi
    What is this, I wonder?
[15:52] Hisashi
    This warm feeling in my chest...
[15:54] Hisashi
    I want to know what it means.
[15:57] Mao
    I really like you, Hisashi.
[16:00] Hisashi
    What should I do?
[16:02] Hisashi
    I'm so happy.
[16:04] Hisashi
    So happy, so happy!
[16:06] Hisashi
    Is that why? Yeah, that must be it.
[16:10] Hisashi
    I must like Mao, too.
[16:14] Hisashi
    Since when? When did this begin?
[16:17] Hisashi
    What do I like about him? What started it?
[16:22] Hisashi
    But it doesn't feel strange at all.
    It feels completely natural.
[16:27] Hisashi
    Does that mean it's okay to keep going?
[16:31] Hisashi
    Mao says he likes me. Does he really?
[16:35] Hisashi
    Knowing him, he might
    only feel sorry for me,
[16:39] Hisashi
    because I just broke up with my lover.
[16:42] Hisashi
    It's going to look like I'm rebounding hard,
[16:45] Hisashi
    especially if I break my promise with him.
[16:48] Mao
    Hisashi?
[16:50] Hisashi
    I want to touch you. Is that okay?
[16:53] Hisashi
    I don't want to break my promise,
    so you come to me.
[16:57] Hisashi
    Look at me, sweet-talking
    him right into my hands.
[17:16] Hisashi
    Ow!
[17:17] Mao
    Ah!
[17:18] Hisashi
    Oh, it's fine. There's a cut
    on the inside of my mouth.
[17:24] Mao
    I-I... I'm sorry. What have I done?
[17:30] Hisashi
    Mao...?
[17:35] Mao
    I need to go cool my head.
[17:38] Hisashi
    Huh?
[17:40] Hisashi
    Hey, wait!
[17:42] Hisashi
    Mao!
[17:45] Hisashi
    He ran off on me. But why?
[17:51] Hisashi
    As soon as I touched him, it was ruined.
    Maybe he only felt bad for me, after all.
[17:56] Hisashi
    Or was I wrong about him, too?
    Did I hurt his feelings?
[18:01] Hisashi
    Did I put a button in the wrong hole again?
[18:07] Giichi
    Clear and sunny. Perfect shooting weather.
[18:10] Runa
    Everyone get ready!
[18:16] Runa
    We're ready to go.
[18:20] Giichi
    You've transformed!
[18:22] Giichi
    You look like the perfect
    class president from any angle.
[18:25] Giichi
    Not to mention the perfect bottom.
    This is gonna be great.
[18:29] Runa
    I never recognize him, every single time.
[18:34] Runa
    What do we do about Otomo's bruise?
    Cover it up with makeup?
[18:38] Giichi
    No, it makes him look like
    a hooligan. Let's leave it as is.
[18:43] Giichi
    Otomo, scene 3.
[18:45] Giichi
    Come out the front door and call
    to him, like you're teasing him.
[18:49] Giichi
    Try to speak in a loud voice.
[18:52] Giichi
    Otomo?
[18:53] Hisashi
    Sorry. What?
[18:54] Giichi
    We're about to start.
    Loud voice, okay? You're up.
[19:01] Runa
    Let's do a test.
[19:03] crew
    Okay!
[19:03] crew
    Sure!
[19:05] Hisashi
    Go out the front door, waving the letter.
[19:08] Hisashi
    "President, here." "President, here."
[19:12] Hisashi
    Go out with the letter. "President, here."
[19:16] Hisashi
    Am I nervous?
[19:19] Hisashi
    Yeah, I sure am.
[19:21] Giichi
    Ready? Action!
[19:26] Hisashi
    But I have so much else going on right now.
[19:30] Hisashi
    I'm so anxious. My head's in the clouds.
[19:33] Hisashi
    This really isn't the time
    to be making movies.
[19:37] Hisashi
    Don't you feel the same way, Mao?
[19:47] Giichi
    Cut.
[19:50] Runa
    Let's go for take two.
[19:54] Giichi
    Cut! One more time.
[19:56] Giichi
    Cut!
[19:57] Giichi
    Cut! One more!
[19:59] Giichi
    Cut!
[20:01] Giichi
    One more time.
[20:04] Runa
    All units, if you're ready, raise your hands!
[20:07] Runa
    Art crew, prop check!
[20:08] member 1
    Otomo, how's the letter looking?
[20:10] Hisashi
    Oh.
[20:11] member 1
    Ah, can't use this anymore.
[20:14] member 1
    Hey, bring me a spare!
[20:17] Giichi
    Oh, boy. His heart isn't in it.
[20:20] Giichi
    How should we handle this?
[20:22] Mao
    Director?
[20:23] Giichi
    Hmm?
[20:25] Mao
    Let's take a fifteen minute break.
[20:28] Giichi
    All right.
[20:30] Mao
    Hisashi.
[20:33] Mao
    A minute?
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[20:37] Hisashi
    Thanks.
[20:39] Hisashi
    I want to talk to him about us.
[20:42] Hisashi
    But I can't bring that up right after
    screwing up so many takes.
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[20:49] Hisashi
    Whoa, you bought way too much.
[20:51] Mao
    I thought you might be able to relax
    if you had something in your stomach.
[21:01] Hisashi
    Sorry. I just can't get this right.
[21:05] Mao
    It's all right.
[21:07] Mao
    It's like this at the start for everyone.
    They all understand.
[21:11] Mao
    Actually, you should see Ichikawa's
    acting. It's the absolute worst.
[21:15] Hisashi
    Seriously?
[21:17] (Flashback) Runa
    You forget how to walk?
[21:18] Mao
    As an extra, he can't even figure out
    how to walk straight.
[21:24] Hisashi
    He's so kind to me. How can
    Mao be so relaxed right now?
[21:28] Hisashi
    And why did he run off?
    I just can't stop thinking about it.
[21:33] Hisashi
    Or maybe... was it all a dream?
    A hallucination?
[21:39] Hisashi
    Hey, about yesterday...
[21:42] Mao
    I don't want to talk about yesterday.
[21:47] Mao
    Right now, I just want to
    concentrate on the shoot.
[21:51] Mao
    Everyone's putting their all into this.
    We can't afford to mess up.
[21:58] Mao
    I need you to take it seriously too, Hisashi.
[22:00] Mao
    Y-You want things to change, right?
[22:03] Mao
    When this is all over, I'll come talk to you.
[22:06] Mao
    Just wait until then.
[22:14] Hisashi
    Yeah, I guess he's right.
[22:17] Hisashi
    Things have to change.
[22:21] Hisashi
    Got it.
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[23:35] Mao
    "Our Feelings Aren't Always Pretty."