The train from Hinashirodai to Shimokita will be departing shortly from Platform 1.
Please, mind the doors.
「OPENING」 Please, mind the doors.
「OPENING」
MIKA: "Whew...... I finally managed to get a good night of sleep."
MIKA: "...... Still a bit cranky, though."
MIKA: "How long are you gonna make me wait, Arisa...?"
MIKA: "Maybe I'll have a drink......"
⦻ Indian tea ⦾ Anmitsu soda ⦾ Avocado shake ⦾ Chocolate tea
MIKA: "How about...... Indian tea!"
MIKA: "... Mmmh, nice!"
MIKA: "Now, where's Arisa?"
MIKA: "Maybe I'll have a drink......"
⦾ Indian tea ⦻ Anmitsu soda ⦾ Avocado shake ⦾ Chocolate tea
MIKA: "How about...... Anmitsu soda!
MIKA: "...... Yuck!"
MIKA: "That was a mistake."
MIKA: "Oh well, at least I know now..."
MIKA: "Anyway, where's Arisa?"
MIKA: "Maybe I'll have a drink......"
⦾ Indian tea ⦾ Anmitsu soda ⦻ Avocado shake ⦾ Chocolate tea
MIKA: "How about...... Avocado shake!"
MIKA: "...... Hmm, not bad!"
MIKA: "Now, where's Arisa?"
MIKA: "Maybe I'll have a drink......"
⦾ Indian tea ⦾ Anmitsu soda ⦾ Avocado shake ⦻ Chocolate tea
MIKA: "How about...... Chocolate tea!"
MIKA: "...... Ack!"
MIKA: "...... What the hell is this?"
MIKA: "...... Does anyone actually drink this shit?"
MIKA: "Whatever, I need to find Arisa..."
Here goes... Drive Shot!!
Platform 1 Shimokita Please refrain from smoking on board, thank you.
Due to an accident at Shimokita station, this train will be delayed for a short time.
We apologize for the inconvenience, and thank you for your patience.
Repeat, due to an accident at Shimokita station, this train will be delayed for a short time.
We apologise for the inconvenience.
MIKA: "......... An accident?"
MIKA: "I hope it's not another suicide..."
ARISA: "There you are, Mika! Sorry I’m late!"
MIKA: "...... As usual!"
MIKA: "You’re always the last one to show up..."
MIKA: "Don’t you have any concept of time?"
ARISA: "I know, I know, I’m sorry. Let's get on!"
ARISA: "The train’s about to leave!"
MIKA: "...... No, there's been an-"
The train at platform 1 will be departing shortly. Please, mind the doors.
MIKA: "...... Huh?"
MIKA: "...... What?"
MIKA: "Didn’t they just say there's been an accident?"
ARISA: "They must have sorted it out already!"
ARISA: "Come on, we don’t wanna be late!"
MIKA: "...... W-wait for me!"
Platform 1
ARISA: "...... Whew, I'm beat."
MIKA: (...... Not too talkative, is she?)
⦻ How have you been? ⦾ What do you wanna do today? ⦾ How come you were late? ⦾ I’m tired too...
MIKA: "So......"
MIKA: "How’s it hanging?"
ARISA: "How’s it- huh?"
ARISA: "You sound like a phoney TV show host!"
ARISA: "That stuff's rubbing off on you, Mika."
MIKA: "...... Huh?"
MIKA: (I was just trying to break the ice...)
ARISA: "You're like a sponge, Mika. You soak up all the trashy stuff around you."
ARISA: "You're the living stereotype of a high-school girl."
ARISA: "I couldn’t be like that if I tried."
MIKA: "I just like to immerse myself in the sea of culture."
MIKA: "Mika Kishii is a miracle of civilization!"
ARISA: "... Yeah, sure you are."
ARISA: "You’re just desperate to stay trendy."
MIKA: "...... Huh?"
MIKA: "Listen to the pot calling the kettle black!"
MIKA: "You're always glued to CDTV, where do you get off being such a snob?"
ARISA: "...... Come on, don’t turn this into an argument!"
ARISA: "Do you really want to lose yourself in all that crap?"
ARISA: "Don't you think you should try being more like Yukari?"
MIKA: "Sure..."
MIKA: "Like I want to be a carbon copy of her..."
ARISA: "That's not what I said, there’s a middle ground!"
ARISA: "You’re gonna stumble onto your next steps if you keep going like this."
MIKA: "Next steps...?"
ARISA: "Yeah, like after you graduate. Aren't you gonna go to university?"
ARISA: "There's not gonna be a crowd to follow there. People have different backgrounds, make different choices."
MIKA: "...... So?"
ARISA: "Life speeds up fast, Mika. It’s gonna get harder and harder to change course."
ARISA: "That’s why you need to think ahead while you can."
MIKA: "That’s pretty deep..."
ARISA: "Remember Lil and those other kids?"
ARISA: "Everything they did, they did because they didn’t want to grow up and be like you."
ARISA: "Unless you realize how fake all that 'culture' is, you're never gonna grow up."
MIKA: "...... So..."
MIKA: "...... What am I doing wrong, exactly?"
ARISA: "Just asking that is progress, Mika!"
ARISA: "You’re finally thinking about yourself......"
MIKA: "Huh? What do you mean?"
ARISA: "You're considering your own mistakes, as an individual."
ARISA: "Usually, you just let the crowd do the thinking for you."
MIKA: "...... You think?"
ARISA: "It’s not about what I think."
ARISA: "It’s up to you to work out what you need to change."
MIKA: "I'm not sure I follow..."
ARISA: "That’s proof that you’re becoming more independent!"
ARISA: "You just need to think about it a bit more, and think hard."
MIKA: "Damn, Arisa, you sound so cool."
MIKA: "I'm not sure I get it, but it sounds pretty flawless."
ARISA: "No, Mika. It has tons of flaws, everything does."
ARISA: "Sometimes, you need a weapon to work things out."
ARISA: "And it's something you need to find for yourself."
ARISA: "I've got one of my own."
MIKA: "... I wish I had one too."
ARISA: "No one can hand it to you."
ARISA: "Not Yukari, not Chisato, not even me."
MIKA: "Yeah, that'd be a lot easier......"
MIKA: "What a pain."
ARISA: "...... It’s hard to change your ways."
ARISA: "But it’s not impossible..."
MIKA: "... This sounds like something out of a dream."
ARISA: "Well, it’s hard to put it into words."
ARISA: "That's why it sounds like a dream."
MIKA: "...... I'll try my best."
ARISA: "Great! That’s what I wanna hear!"
MIKA: "... I wonder what our next steps will be like?"
ARISA: "Who knows?"
ARISA: "But they’re bound to be huge."
MIKA: "It’s a bit scary..."
ARISA: "...... Oh, that reminds me!"
ARISA: "I had a dream last night..."
MIKA: "Don't you always?"
ARISA: "Not like this one, it was really something."
ARISA: "...... Wanna hear it?"
⦾ Tell me about it ⦻ I don’t want to hear it
MIKA: "Not really..."
ARISA: "Sorry!"
ARISA: "We can’t move on until you’ve heard it."
MIKA: "But I don’t want to!"
ARISA: "Well, too bad!"
ARISA: "You don't get to choose!"
⦾ Tell me about it ⦻ I don’t want to hear it
MIKA: "I told you, I'm not interested..."
ARISA: "... And I’m telling you, you really should be!"
MIKA: "No way..."
ARISA: "The branching paths can’t help you here, my dialogue's not gonna change."
⦾ Tell me about it ⦻ I don’t want to hear it
MIKA: "I’m not listening..."
ARISA: "Then I guess we’re stuck here..."
ARISA: "We're not moving on until you listen to my story!"
MIKA: "......"
⦻ Tell me about it ⦾ I don’t want to hear it
MIKA: "... What was it?"
MIKA: "This better be good, or you’re dead!"
ARISA: "... Oh nooooo!"
ARISA: "Please, spare me!"
ARISA: "Hehe... I know, you're kidding."
ARISA: "Right...?
MIKA: "Just get on with it!"
ARISA: "OK, well..."
ARISA: "It started with Godzilla showing up in Tokyo."
ARISA: "Then Mothra appeared in Yokohama."
ARISA: "After that, Gyaos arrived in Fukuoka, and Legion in Sapporo......"
ARISA: "Tiga split into his three forms and flew off to Yokohama, Fukuoka, and Sapporo, but..."
MIKA: "Arisa, how old are you?"
MIKA: "Like ten?"
ARISA: "Just listen!"
ARISA: "This is a very philosophical story..."
MIKA: "Philosophical, sure......"
ARISA: "...... Now, where was I?"
ARISA: "...... Oh, right!"
ARISA: "Keep in mind that Tiga can only split into three!"
ARISA: "That's gonna be important later."
ARISA: "Anyway, Daigo went to Tokyo but, in his human form, he couldn’t defeat Godzilla."
ARISA: "Even though GUTS was backing him up!"
ARISA: "Suddenly, a dark cloud appeared over Tokyo Tower, and the weather changed... Trouble was in the air..."
MIKA: "What, more than it already was?"
MIKA: "This dream, I swear..."
ARISA: "Godzilla was shocked!"
ARISA: "Daigo was shocked!"
ARISA: "Everyone was shocked!"
ARISA: "A large silhouette appeared from within the cloud."
ARISA: "Something was coming..."
MIKA: "What is this, Independence Day?"
ARISA: "...... Bzzzt!"
ARISA: "Wrong."
ARISA: "This is a domestic affair."
ARISA: "... Stop messing with my flow!"
ARISA: "It was Gamera, big as the eye could see! His body, 20km in length, appeared above Tokyo Tower."
ARISA: "Under his shell, everyone heard a loud Psssshhhhhh..."
ARISA: "Then, he unleashed a Spirit Bomb!"
MIKA: "... A what now?"
MIKA: "... Are you still speaking Japanese?"
ARISA: "The Spirit Bomb pierced through the Earth, all the way to Brazil."
ARISA: "Even Rickson would be no match for Gamera!"
MIKA: "... Are you done?"
ARISA: "Hang in there..."
ARISA: "Gamera’s spirit bomb tore through the entire world. The Americans, the English, the French, the Chinese, they were all killed."
MIKA: "... That took a turn."
ARISA: "All of the world’s heroes were dead. Superman, Batman, Spawn, Savage Dragon, they were all gone."
ARISA: "The world was done for..."
MIKA: "... Damn."
ARISA: "However, this was all just in the head of a kid called Daigo, playing with his toys in a sandbox."
ARISA: "When he broke his toys, the world collapsed as well..."
MIKA: "... What a cliché."
ARISA: "... But then it turns out that the kid was being kept in a cage."
ARISA: "He was being observed in a zoo in Sodom, where the Kemur live."
ARISA: "The zoo was floating above water, slowly making its way down a river towards the ends of the Earth."
ARISA: "It fell off the edge of the planet, into a cosmic waterfall..."
ARISA: "And as it fell and fell, it was gobbled up by none other than Doraemon!"
ARISA: "Doraemon travelled all the way to the edge of the Earth to avenge his friend Nobita."
ARISA: "Turns out that Daigo, who was a middle school studend from his neighborhood, had killed him."
ARISA: "Daigo was turned to ash by the SOL. Then the SOL was destroyed by a Dessler Cannon and..."
MIKA: "Look, how much of this is left?"
MIKA: "It's taking forever......"
ARISA: "Oh, it keeps going."
ARISA: "I’ve been having this dream for a long time."
MIKA: "... So, there’s no ending?"
ARISA: "There is, it finally ended the other day. That’s why I’m telling you about it."
MIKA: "OK, just skip to the end then."
MIKA: "I think I’ve got the gist of it."
ARISA: "... Where do I pick up from, then?"
ARISA: "Well, a bunch of stuff happens, but in the end, Daigo eats everything."
ARISA: "He eats the whole world, in one big bite......"
ARISA: "Satisfied, Daigo falls asleep, and begins to dream..."
ARISA: "Of becoming Tiga."
ARISA: "Then Gamera appears, and everything happens all over again."
ARISA: "That’s where it ends......"
MIKA: "So the end of your dream was that..."
MIKA: "It was all a dream?"
ARISA: "... That’s not really how I interpret it."
ARISA: "This dream represents how I want things to be, right?"
ARISA: "This world has its own strict order."
ARISA: "But there is one contradiction."
MIKA: "... One? That story was full of contradictions!"
MIKA: "... What part of this world makes sense?"
ARISA: "You had to have been there to get it!"
MIKA: "Yeah, I certainly don’t..."
ARISA: "... Look at it this way."
ARISA: "The contradiction revolves around Daigo."
ARISA: "When Tiga is around, Daigo is gone. Yet he's the one who closes out the story, get it?"
MIKA: "I mean, you're obviously a fan of this character..."
MIKA: "Is he special to you in some way?"
ARISA: "That's right!"
ARISA: "He's the key to all this."
ARISA: "Daigo represents my reality in this story."
ARISA: "The story revolves around him, yet he is also the source of contradiction..."
ARISA: "Strange, don’t you think?"
ARISA: "... I guess that wasn’t the best way to explain it."
ARISA: "Maybe if I could show you all the inner workings of this world..."
ARISA: "Then you could see the truth hidden within the contradictions..."
MIKA: "... Right now, I don't know if you're a genius or an idiot."
ARISA: "Instead of a God, there are individuals steeped in contradictions. They harm the world, but at the same time, it could not exist without them."
MIKA: "... That sucked."
MIKA: "... Guess I have to kill you now."
ARISA: "Come on, it’s a good story! It starts off simple, but branches out in complex ways."
ARISA: "Don’t you think?"
MIKA: "Ugh......"
ARISA: "I guess I’ve worn you out..."
ARISA: "My condolences."
MIKA: "Wouldn’t 'my apologies' be more appropriate?"
ARISA: "Would it?"
ARISA: "I don’t think it matters..."
MIKA: "... So, what do you wanna do today?"
ARISA: "Why are you asking me? You invited me!"
MIKA: "What?"
MIKA: "No I didn't."
MIKA: "You called me."
ARISA: "What are you talking about?"
ARISA: "You're the one who called me!"
MIKA: "...... Seriously!?"
MIKA: "What the hell is going on?"
ARISA: "I dunno......"
ARISA: "I'm sure you just forgot."
MIKA: "...... You think?"
MIKA: "So, where do we get down again?"
MIKA: "...... I mean, where are we going?"
ARISA: "You said you'd pick!"
MIKA: "OK...... But how did you know where to meet?"
ARISA: "...... I don’t remember."
ARISA: "...... You must have told me, I guess?"
MIKA: "Either that or you told me, but..."
ARISA: "You know what’s weird?"
ARISA: "I don’t even remember your call..."
MIKA: "I don’t remember you calling me either......"
MIKA: "How strange......"
ARISA: "...... I’m getting kinda sleepy."
MIKA: "Come on, Arisa!"
MIKA: "We're in the middle of a conversation!"
ARISA: "... No way, I can’t keep my eyes open."
MIKA: "H-hold on!"
MIKA: "You can't just go to sleep!"
ARISA: "... Zzz..."
MIKA: "...... I’m pretty sleepy too."
ARISA: "... Zzz..."
MIKA: "...... Ngh."
MIKA: "......"
MIKA: "... Still asleep."
MIKA: "... Not a care in the world."
MIKA: "... Which stop are we at?"
You’re finally awake.
MIKA: "... A kid?"
You don’t remember me? And yet... I know you so well, Mika.
MIKA: "What's a kid doing here by himself...?"
MIKA: "Hey, what are you doing here?"
MIKA: "Where's your mom...?"
MIKA: "Wait... How do you know my name?"
I know everything about you. About your purity, and your lack of discipline.
MIKA: "... Another pervert?"
There’s no need to be scared. Just relax, take it easy.
MIKA: "... Gimme a break."
MIKA: "Who are you?"
It’s fine. Nobody's paying attention to us anyway.
MIKA: "Arisa!"
MIKA: "Wake up!"
MIKA: "I need you to wake up!"
No need to be shy. Just take a look around.
See? They're all minding their own business, they couldn't care less about us or anyone else.
MIKA: "... What are you getting at?
You expect too much from people, Mika. It’s a bad habit.
You should learn to deal with your own problems.
MIKA: "... Tell me, what's going on!?"
MIKA: "Arisa!"
MIKA: "Wake up!"
MIKA: "... What have you done to her!?"
Don’t worry about her. She’ll be fast asleep for a while.
MIKA: "... What are you saying, kid?"
I told you, you expect too much from people. I guess you still haven't learned your lesson.
MIKA: "... Please, don't."
MIKA: "I’ve already seen enough, just wake her up..."
Come on, I'll show you something interesting. It's not something you get to see every day.
MIKA: "... I don't want to."
What happened to your curiosity? This isn’t like you at all. You wouldn't want to waste your potential...
MIKA: "........."
I set this stage just for you. Unleash your curiosity, embrace it. See that salaryman over there?
MIKA: "........."
MIKA: "......... What about him?"
Listen carefully... As the window to his heart opens...
Every day is the same. Why do I even try? Nobody could sell this shit!
I’ve got that sales report when I get back.
What am I supposed to tell them? I’ve got nothing to report!
Day after day... What am I doing this for?
Even at home, I don't belong.
My wife barely looks at me.
I haven’t seen my kids in months.
Are we even a family anymore?
The money I bring in is the only thing that puts smiles on their faces.
This life can fuck off!
I’m sick of being stuck in this shit.
I need a break.
I wish someone could help me.
I’m so tired...
MIKA: "That voice......"
MIKA: "That’s his voice?"
MIKA: "So that's what he's thinking right now."
MIKA: "...... That’s so cool."
MIKA: "... Where's that kid?"
Only you can hear them, Mika.
I told you it would be fun!
It’s not often you get to play around inside someone’s heart.
I’ll leave you to it! Who knows what you’ll see?
MIKA: "...... I want to hear more."
MIKA: "...... I should check the rest of the train."
MIKA: "It’s that old guy from earlier..."
What a pain, I'm so tired.
Arita from finance, now she’s got a body to kill.
Her legs especially.
I could bury myself in that chest, that'd be a dream...
But... There's no way she'd ever lower herself to my level.
I'm so tired... So, so tired...
MIKA: "What a dumb geezer."
MIKA: "Still thinking like that at his age..."
⦻ Keep listening ⦾ Move on
I’m so tired... So, so tired...
⦾ Keep listening ⦻ Move on
Yuuji was just telling me how cute you are!
Really? That’s so sweet of him! He’s got a good eye, clearly.
I know. When people compliment my Yuki, I feel so proud!
Then I'll get even prettier, so you can be even more proud!
That’s my Yuki! No wonder everyone likes you.
You’re really one of a kind, Taka. I’m the luckiest girl alive!
MIKA: "Don't hold back now... Show me what you really think..."
What the hell's that earring?
What an embarassing fashion statement.
And that hair... It looks like it caught on fire.
Don't even get me started on those huge nostrils... Disgusting.
It’s like his only goal in life is to look like a Black Biscuits reject.
Explains why he’s so blind to other things.
He must be out of his mind, or he would have noticed that I want to break up...
Now that I see her up close, she’s absolutely caked in makeup.
I bet it takes hours to wash it off.
Her perfume stinks too, makes me retch.
How long you gonna make me wait before you spread 'em?
I can't hold back my Demon King any longer...
Demon King - Now that's funny!
I'm hilarious! I should just work her over with my sense of humor!
That's it, dumb chicks always fall for comedy.
That’s how I’ll make her mine.
MIKA: "... These two are unbelievable."
MIKA: "I bet Arisa would have some choice words for them."
MIKA: "... They're dumber than amoebas."
⦻ Keep listening ⦾ Move on
MIKA: "... I have no words."
⦾ Keep listening ⦻ Move on
MIKA: "... I wonder what this old lady's thinking?"
MIKA: "Probably not much, but..."
You were such a great man.
I lived a good life, all thanks to you.
Where are you now?
Are you happy over there?
Could you come back and see me once in a while?
Do you ever get lonely?
The men of today could learn a lot from you.
Like our good-for-nothing kids and grandkids.
There’s nowhere quiet anymore, everywhere is so noisy.
Please, can you come pick me up?
I’m tired, my dear. Come and get me soon.
MIKA: "... I don't like this."
⦻ Keep listening ⦾ Move on
My dear... My dear... My dear...
MIKA: "...... She's obsessed."
⦾ Keep listening ⦻ Move on
MIKA: "... Wow, he looks hot."
MIKA: "... Let's take a peek."
Is that girl looking at me?
Sweet!
Maybe she likes me...?
I should make a move...
But there's all these people around...
Maybe she’ll say something first, so I don't have to make a fool of myself.
I have a reputation to uphold, I can’t just flirt with any random girl!
You really think you're on my level?
Have you looked at yourself lately?
I only go for 7s and above, and anyway... I shouldn't sleep around too much.
It's not worth the trouble, I’m happy with Noriko, so... Whatever.
MIKA: "...... What a dick!"
MIKA: "He's just a wannabe player."
MIKA: "If we were alone I’d kick his ass..."
MIKA: "And who’s Noriko? Bring her here and we’ll see who’s a 7!"
MIKA: "...... Ugh, asshole."
⦻ Keep listening ⦾ Move on
She’s still looking at me? What should I do... Did she figure it out?
MIKA: "...... Pathetic."
⦾ Keep listening ⦻ Move on
MIKA: "Ah, it's the obatarians!"
MIKA: (Not that anyone calls them that anymore...)
These two are so trashy!
Life was not kind on them, was it?
They’re both wrinkling up like prunes.
Oh, look at that sweater.
She must have got it from the bargain bin.
It's not like she's got a choice, with what her husband makes...
My daughter dropped out of school...
It’s all thanks to your kids, they're a bad influence.
She was such a sweet girl.
Now she doesen't even come home most nights!
Where does she even go?
You'll pay for this.
I’ll start a rumour that’ll drive you out of town!
I wonder what I should make for dinner...
He’s been doing a lot of overtime recently.
I should make him something special once in a while, right?
Oh, who am I kidding?
I know he’s seeing that other woman, and he's not gonna end it.
Why do men always have to cheat?
And why does our child take his side...?
I should find somebody else too...
MIKA: "... Is this what people think about after they get married?"
MIKA: "No way, it must be just these three..."
MIKA: "Yeah, must be a coincidence..."
⦻ Keep listening ⦾ Move on
Look at them...
I’ll get revenge, I swear...
I want to cheat on him too...
MIKA: "...... Really puts me off marriage."
⦾ Keep listening ⦻ Move on
MIKA: "...... What a pretty woman."
MIKA: "I bet she's smart, too."
Why do I feel like this is my last chance?
I’ve finally got a date, but if I mess this up there won’t be another...
I’ve reached my limit. My career's going nowhere.
Anyone will do at this point. All the others have found someone. I’m the only one left.
I wonder if that guy over there would be interested...?
He looks young, and cute. Beautiful skin, too.
I can’t bear it. I want to have him. Should I ask him out?
MIKA: "... That's awful!"
MIKA: "... Forget I asked!"
⦻ Keep listening ⦾ Move on
He’s cute. Such a pretty face. I want to do things to him...
MIKA: "So this is what she really thinks..."
MIKA: "Makes me sick..."
⦾ Keep listening ⦻ Move on
MIKA: "... He looks like a serious guy."
I want to slaughter each and everyone of them.
They’re all in my way.
I’ll take the world for myself, I won’t let it end like this.
I have the power to do it, I'm just too self-conscious.
Why do I always let it get in my FUCKING way?
What am I missing?
Is it talent? Knowledge? Charisma? What!?
I'm running out of time. I can't keep going like this.
I'm headed off course. Even if I manage to get ahead of the curve, nobody would notice me.
I just need somebody to give me a chance.
I could do anything!
Music, films, TV, games, talent scouting, office work, business, politics, anything.
I can do it all!
I have to do something, or I'm never going to stand out. I'm running out of time.
MIKA: "...... What an egomaniac."
MIKA: "Is this healthy?"
⦻ Keep listening ⦾ Move on
I'm running out of time.
I need my big break!
I need it now...
MIKA: "...... He’s still going."
⦾ Keep listening ⦻ Move on
MIKA: "...... Look at these two."
MIKA: "I bet they're thinking about something lewd."
MIKA: "...... Yeah, for sure."
He strokes my hair gently, his eyes never straying from me.
Whenever I find myself in a danger, he appears shouting 'Keep your hands off my Yoshiko!' and the delinquents run off.
Astride a white horse, we ride off towards the promised land.
Like Adam and Eve, we become a biblical legend.
We’ll be together til the end of time.
I don’t fear that which keeps me safe.
His words protect me.
I am always safe under his gaze.
Being bound together is like being born again.
Bound together in eternal chains...
Wilde said 'Art' as a whole was worthless.
And yet, why does it resonate so deeply within people’s hearts?
It’s clichéd to say that those emotions stem from insecurity.
The way I see it, those who find meaning in art have gotten there through great effort.
What are we put on this Earth for?
To become clones whose beginning, middle and end are already set in stone for us?
No, we can reshape them however we want.
To be concrete is to die, to be abstract is to achieve true beauty.
I say it’s better to become a passenger of life than let it force me in one place.
My art is not useless!
Nothing is. Meaning can be found in everything.
That’s my raison d'être.
MIKA: "...... I don't get it at all."
MIKA: "...... I feel like an idiot!"
⦻ Keep listening ⦾ Move on
Standing right in front of me, he slides the ring onto my finger!
Existence is detestable. This, here, is not existence.
MIKA: "...... What the hell are they talking about?"
⦾ Keep listening ⦻ Move on
MIKA: "...... This should be interesting."
What is peace? I dunno.
I’ve beaten it three times.
Happy? Unhappy?
Final Fantasy rules.
So cool.
Throw away that trash.
Should I go?
I remember the rain world.
TV’s full of lies.
I’m always gaming hard.
You’re not gonna become a pro.
The CGs are weird.
Is this even a game?
I’m not so sure.
I can’t see that.
Satomi’s cute.
Satomi and Satoshi.
Grownups are dumb.
These things don’t have rules.
How’s Hitomi?
Hitomi is mine.
I think...
Playstation...
Hirosue’s so old.
Nomura...
It’s like in Eva.
I need to study.
Me too.
Does the future matter?
What is peace?
MIKA: "...... Information overload!"
MIKA: "Well, they are kids, I guess."
MIKA: "We live in different worlds......"
⦻ Keep listening ⦾ Move on
There’s a new one coming out.
How did that earthquake happen?
Kaori’s cute too.
MIKA: "... How much of this stuff is real?"
⦾ Keep listening ⦻ Move on
MIKA: "...... Talk about unfashionable."
MIKA: "... I can’t hear anything."
MIKA: "...... What’s going on?"
MIKA: "...... Is he in some sort of trance?"
MIKA: "...... Has he reached enlightenment?"
MIKA: "I guess I can’t listen to him while he’s asleep."
MIKA: "...... Yeah, that must be it."
⦻ Keep listening ⦾ Move on
MIKA: "...... Yep, I can’t hear a thing."
⦾ Keep listening ⦻ Move on
MIKA: "... So that's the truth of the human heart."
MIKA: "... The pure, absolute, undistilled truth."
MIKA: "What am I supposed to do with this?"
MIKA: "How am I supposed to feel?"
MIKA: "... I shouldn't be doing this."
MIKA: "These things are not for me to know."
Now you understand, Mika.
This is what humans are like.
There is nothing pure about them.
MIKA: "So..."
MIKA: "This is just a coincidence, right?"
MIKA: "A bunch of miserable people just happened to be on this train."
MIKA: "There's no way everyone is like this...... Is there?"
MIKA: "I know it’s no paradise out there..."
MIKA: "... I’ve always known that."
MIKA: "But still..."
It's always been like this.
Humanity is incapable of change.
The seeds are sown, and destruction continues, for all eternity.
Come with me, Mika.
Witness the weight of humanity’s sin.
A world of madness, draped in falsehood and hypocrisy.
Let me show it to you...
Ryo, you’re awake.
Look what I’ve got here!
Something very important to you.
RYO: "... You again."
RYO: "... What do you want?"
RYO: "... What's your angle?"
RYO: "... Why am I here?"
No real reason.
It’s just funny, seeing you react like that.
Like you’re wondering 'How did he set up this scenario?'
RYO: "Leave me alone."
RYO: "... And her, too."
What was promised has changed.
Mika is the substitute.
Do you understand, now?
RYO: "... Enough!"
RYO: "Do whatever you want. Just take her and leave me alone."
Don’t deny how you feel.
You like her, don't you?
After all, she’s the spitting image of Kyoko.
I can see right through you...
RYO: "... Shut the fuck up!"
RYO: "I'm done playing your game."
RYO: "I just want to be left alone."
It’s the contract.
You're responsible for Mika's soul.
You can't just walk away.
RYO: "... So what!?"
RYO: "What am I supposed to do?"
RYO: "I can’t even protect her from all of your tricks!"
RYO: "... There’s nothing I can do."
And yet you can’t run away.
Even I can't defy fate. I never intended to lead you two astray.
RYO: "... Then why?"
RYO: "... Why can’t you just leave us alone?
Why do you think I got involved with you two?
You still don't get it?
That's just how it happened, it wasn't personal. I felt like playing a prank, and I ran into you two.
Now, let me show you what’s inside Mika’s heart.
It’s about time you found out how ugly it really is...
This is all that matters to Mika.
Overall, it’s not much.
She lives for nothing but this.
Seems to me that she only thinks about Sumio!
Nothing else.
I don't think there’s any room for you, Ryo!
Perhaps it would be better if she disappeared?
Can you accept this truth, Ryo?
There aren't many people who can shroud themselves in darkness as well as Mika does. She longs for it.
And in turn, the darkness longs for her.
While you, Ryo, are more suited to a quiet life.
I’ll leave you to it.
Goodbye, Ryo. Enjoy the peace of mind.
RYO: "...... Sumio."
RYO: "...... Kyoko."
RYO: "...... Why are you there?"
RYO: "...... Mika Kishii?"
RYO: "...... Why?"
RYO: "...... What are you doing with Sumio?"
RYO: "...... Why..."
MIKA: "Where.... Where am I going?"
MIKA: "... I’m on the train."
MIKA: "... No, wait."
MIKA: "... Where am I?"
MIKA: "... What was that?"
MIKA: "... Why do I have to see this?"
MIKA: "... Is this what that kid was talking about?"
MIKA: "... A world of madness?"
MIKA: "... There it is again."
MIKA: "... This looks ancient, when is it from?"
MIKA: "... Is this the sin he was talking about?"
MIKA: "... What is this supposed to mean?"
MIKA: "... Hey, I know you’re there!"
MIKA: "... Is that me?"
MIKA: "... I look so gross."
MIKA: "... This is embarrassing."
MIKA: "... Did I do this?"
MIKA: "... Stop it, you don’t need to show me this."
MIKA: "Everybody does it."
MIKA: "It's important to people."
MIKA: "That’s why they do it, no?"
MIKA: "Hinashiro...?"
MIKA: "No, that's not it..."
MIKA: "Everywhere looks like this nowadays."
MIKA: "... Is this our sin too?"
MIKA: "... What are you trying to show me?"
MIKA: "This is too much for me."
MIKA: "... It's making me sick."
You still need time to think.
Look, that light over there.
Once you step in there, all your troubles will go away.
Do you want to come with me, Mika?
⦾ Go ⦻ Don’t go
MIKA: "... No."
MIKA: "... I don't want to."
You don't have a choice, Mika.
You understand that, don't you?
Come on, we’ll go together, OK?
⦾ Go ⦻ Don’t go
MIKA: "... No."
MIKA: "... I don't want to go just yet."
Don’t make me angry, Mika, I have a very short temper.
So... Do as I ask... OK?
⦾ Go ⦻ Don’t go
MIKA: "... No."
I see. Maybe you didn't hear me.
Mika... This is an order.
RYO: "... Don't go!!!"
RYO: "... That kid's a demon!!"
MIKA: "...... He's God."
MIKA: "...... The God of Salvation."
Don’t waste your breath.
It’s too late for her.
RYO: "What do I do...?"
RYO: "Why her..."
RYO: "Why must I save her......?"
RYO: "I barely even know her..."
RYO: "... Sumio?"
RYO: "... The two of them..."
RYO: "... They were together..."
RYO: "... As man and woman..."
RYO: "... But even with that..."
RYO: "... What can I do for her?"
RYO: "... What can I do?"
RYO: "... There’s nothing I can do, is there?"
RYO: "... And yet..."
RYO: "...... Kyoko."
RYO: "Help me..."
RYO: "Could you forgive me?"
RYO: "Could you forgive me, Kyoko?"
RYO: "What should I do?"
RYO: "Do I protect her...?"
RYO: "... I understand."
RYO: "... I’ll try."
RYO: "Maybe there is something I can do."
In the end, Ryo's still a child.
That’s why he couldn’t be honest with himself and help Mika.
What do you think?
ARISA: "...... Zzz..."
It’s a shame, after all that time I spent playing cupid.
Still, those two will be happy where they've gone.
It’s a very pleasant place.
I wonder, what will become of their dramatic love?
ARISA: "... Zzz..."
What do you think, Arisa?
Do you think they'll get along?
Or is a dreadful ending just around the corner?
I can’t do anything about it.
The gears are already in motion.
What a tragedy...
ARISA: "... Zzz..."
Huh, what was that?
Who am I, you ask?
Heh, it doesn’t matter.
It’s not something for you people to figure out.
You don't need to know.
Heh, that said, it’s that curiosity that makes you human.
No worries.
Soon, the time will come for me to show my true self.
Whether or not you’ll be there for it is another story altogether.
But you're not as reckless as your elders, so I wouldn't worry too much.
It’s about time for you to wake up.
Good morning, Arisa...
ARISA: "...... I slept like a baby."
ARISA: "But how did I fall asleep in a place like this?"
ARISA: "... Where am I?"
ARISA: "... Oh yeah! I got on the train with..."
ARISA: "Huh?"
ARISA: "Where’s Mika!?"
ARISA: "...... Hinashirodai?"
ARISA: "That's where we got on..."
ARISA: "...... What's going on?"
ARISA: "Where did she go?"
ARISA: "I don't see her anywhere..."
ARISA: "Mika! Where are you?"
ARISA: "... Ah, over there!"
ARISA: "... This is Mika's stuff."
ARISA: "... Why's it just lying on the floor?"
Our apologies.
The train to Shimokita will be delayed by 1 hour and 40 minutes.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
This train will be departing shortly.
Please board immediately. The next stop is South Hinashiro station.
ARISA: "...... Huh."
ARISA: "Where did you go, Mika...?"
ARISA: "Where are you...?"
MIND, HEART, SPIRIT
⦾ How have you been? ⦾ What do you wanna do today? ⦻ How come you were late? ⦾ I’m tired too...
MIKA: "Late again, huh?"
MIKA: "Do promises mean anything to you?"
ARISA: "....... I’m really sorry."
ARISA: "I just couldn’t get my hair right..."
MIKA: "Really......? It takes you half an hour to sort out your hair?"
ARISA: "...... Not always."
ARISA: "Usually, I need at least two hours to get it the way I want."
MIKA: "...... Two hours?"
MIKA: "It takes you two hours to do your hair?"
MIKA: "... What the hell are you doing for two hours?"
MIKA: "... I'm serious, what is it?"
MIKA: "... Is it like a tribal thing? Are you from a tribe?"
MIKA: "... Can you please explain this to me?"
ARISA: "...... Is it really that weird?"
ARISA: "I thought everybody did that."
MIKA: "On what planet?"
MIKA: "Don't be ridiculous!"
MIKA: "Of course it's weird!"
MIKA: "Nobody would call that normal."
ARISA: "...... Appearances are important."
ARISA: "You never know who you could run into, so you should always look presentable."
ARISA: "That’s what mom always tells me."
MIKA: "That's absurd."
MIKA: "I can't deal with this, let's change the subject..."
ARISA: "...... OK!"
ARISA: "...... Let me think..."
ARISA: "...... Oh, I know!"
ARISA: "I had a really cool dream last night."
⦾ How have you been? ⦾ What do you wanna do today? ⦾ How come you were late? ⦻ I’m tired too...
MIKA: "I’m pretty tired too..."
ARISA: "...... I can see why."
ARISA: "I feel like everyday’s a rollercoaster now."
ARISA: "I really needed a break..."
MIKA: "... Yeah, it's nice to tune out every once in a while."
MIKA: "Just thinking about unimportant stuff..."
MIKA: "Like, why do important characters die so often in Fuji TV dramas?"
MIKA: "...... Stuff like that."
ARISA: "... They do it for the ratings. They’re getting back at Nippon TV."
ARISA: "They can't kill off Kusanagi though..."
ARISA: "I'd be sad if Yuji died."
MIKA: "Taichi's the best at this."
MIKA: "If he wanted to sell out, he could've killed off Nakategawa's mother."
MIKA: "I’m surprised Kunihiro didn’t bite it either."
ARISA: "On the other hand, think about Uncle Yuki."
ARISA: "He didn’t die, but what happened to him was still awful..."
MIKA: "...... Everybody dies."
MIKA: "Even the guys who play the theme song..."
MIKA: "Everyone's gonna die in the end."
ARISA: "...... That's got nothing to do with us, though!"
ARISA: "It's all about being an Office Lady nowadays, I know we can get there if we try."
MIKA: "Yeah, then we'll finally be taken seriously, won't we?"
MIKA: "That's why I don't really care about men......"
MIKA: "All they do is waste their time with videogames."
ARISA: "Oh, but I like games too!"
ARISA: "More than dramas, actually. I like that they're interactive."
MIKA: "...... Interactive?"
MIKA: "Don't use that word."
MIKA: "It makes me sad."
MIKA: "I don't wanna be lumped in with a nerd like you."
ARISA: "But they're sooo much better than TV!"
ARISA: "You get to influence the story and make your own decisions!"
MIKA: "... So? At the end of the day, it’s still artificial."
MIKA: "It's no different from watching TV."
MIKA: "Sitting at home, tapping away at a keyboard all day..."
MIKA: "You call that interactive?"
ARISA: "But it’s fun......"
MIKA: "Just because the world around you is boring, doesn't mean you need to consume that trash."
MIKA: "The people making these things want you to think that way so you’ll play more."
MIKA: "... They're the ones having fun."
ARISA: "You just haven’t tried one yourself."
ARISA: "If you did, I guarantee you'd get hooked."
ARISA: "Maybe you'll find some cult game that you like."
MIKA: "Cult? You mean like a cult movie?"
MIKA: "Like those ones from New Zealand, the Czech Republic, Poland..."
ARISA: "...... Yeah, like those!"
ARISA: "Yukari's into that stuff, right?"
ARISA: "I tend to go for French stuff if I’m in the mood for foreign films."
ARISA: "South American movies are pretty hot too..."
MIKA: "Nah, I'm pretty sure Hasegawa's into Film Noire."
MIKA: "I remember she got mad watching Reservoir Dogs."
MIKA: "She said it was an insult to Peckinpah."
ARISA: "I bet she'd like Woody Allen movies."
ARISA: "... He’s had some sleeper hits."
MIKA: "... Sleeper hits?"
MIKA: "Ah, I get it."
MIKA: "Your sense of humour is really Japanese, with all the double meanings."
ARISA: "But the words aren’t Japanese..."
MIKA: "If you’re speaking in Japanese then it’s Japanese!"
MIKA: "... Oh, forget it, this whole conversation is stupid."
ARISA: "Hey, I’ve got a cool story to tell you."
ARISA: "I had a weird dream last night..."
⦻ Go ⦾ Don't go
Yes, that's the Mika I know...