01x07 - (Q)uestionable actions

[bunniefuu]

What is it, Brother... I mean, Bro?

Humans are indeed interesting creatures.

What does the book say?

It says, "Existence precedes true nature."

What does that mean?

To put it simply,
human nature is not predetermined.

Humans are created
by the way they live their life

and by their own existence.

I don't get it.

You will one day.

-Now...
-Are we going to the playground?

Eve, stay home today and do some reading.

I want to come with you.

You can't.

But...

I'll be right back. We'll play then.

Really? Then I'll be waiting for you.

Good boy.

I will stay right here
and wait until you come home.

That's a promise, Brother.

You know what, 2B?

What?

A moose that size consumes
25 kilograms of grass per day.

So?

That means they spend
half the day eating grass.

That's so inefficient.

According to data, humans need
to ingest food three times a day.

They are not very efficient either.

Humans need to be protected.

It doesn't matter
if they are efficient or not.

That's so typical of you to say.

By the way, about the variant we
couldn't catch last time.

The bunker still hasn't given
us any analysis results.

Nor did they tell us
to investigate further.

Don't you think it's strange?

The way they're handling it...

It means this case is that critical.

But...

They're just being cautious.

You think so?

I feel like they are
deliberately keeping us in the dark.

Comm Officer 6O to 2B.

It's time for our periodic communication.

This is 2B. Everything is...

Listen, 2B.

I've been looking at some
pictures of flowers.

-Flowers?
-Yes.

In the scarce data we have
here at the bunker,

I found a flower called "Lunar Tear."

It would suit you so well if we
made a hair clip out of it.

I don't need that.

Come on, don't be like that.

Dressing up is a girl's privilege.

I'll let you know when I find
something cute again.

Excuse me, may I ask you something?

Of course.

How is the analysis of the variant...

I'm sorry.

I'm not in charge of that.
I don't know anything.

But I really want to
see the Lunar Tear for real.

Please let me know if you ever find it.

That's it from me.

Wait...

Don't you think it's weird?

You're right.

We don't need hair clips for our mission.

That's not what I mean.

She was definitely avoiding my question.

We don't need hair clips for our mission,

and we also don't need
to excessively scrutinize.

A hair clip won't hurt anyone, though.

I'd like to see it too.

And you can start
calling me Nines, you know?

Not yet.

Still not?

Wait, it's dangerous over there!

-That machine lifeform...
-Stop!

Something's wrong. Let's go.

It could be a trap.

Geez.

You two came just in time.

God must be looking over me.

What happened?

It appears that
her little sister got lost.

Her little sister?

It's my fault...

I told her one of my parts
wasn't functioning well...

So, she went to
the Forest Kingdom to look for parts...

The kingdom has many close-minded
and evil machine lifeforms.

It's very dangerous.

Why did she go there?

It's an old spare part that can only
be found in the ruins of the kingdom.

Please find my sister... I beg you...

She is my only family...

Don't cry.

I've been wondering.

Why would a machine lifeform
have siblings?

Were they made in
the same factory or something?

I don't know.

You two...

You wouldn't want to help her
by any chance, would you?

I refuse.
We are neither obliged nor ordered to...

It's all my fault...

You must be so worried.

So... please?

-It's not our mission...
-I have to do something!

I will be okay, I promise!

I have to go save her!

Yes, we will go save her.

Right? Please?

Where should we search?

Thank you so much!

You can't do that!

I promise we will find your sister.

I promise you.

Thank you!

Right, you two?

Pascal, how can you fly?

You mean this?

I remolded it myself. Isn't it nice?

You can change your own body parts?

Yes, I'm a machine lifeform,
so I can change most of my body parts.

For example,

I could change my arm into a chainsaw.

Or change my torso into a boat.

Or become a children's ride.

It's pretty convenient.

Is convenient another word
for unprincipled?

What about you Androids?

We are not like machine lifeforms.

We can't just change our
bodies anytime we want.

And we don't want to either.

But it's more convenient
if you can change.

Right, Miss 2B?

How much of yourself can you change
before you lose yourself?

I've never thought about that.

I wonder how much...

That's interesting.

I don't think there's a limit
for machine lifeforms.

You guys can easily change
any of your parts.

You sound sarcastic.

Does a bird stop being a
bird if we take away its wings?

Does a deer stop being a
deer if we take away its antlers?

What must be kept to keep being yourself?

That's something to ponder on.

What's the value of a machine lifeform?

9S.

-But they...
-9S.

You two.

We are approaching our destination.
The enemy might spot us.

Let's walk from here.

And yet, she's flying.

9S.

Fine.

FOREST KINGDOM

I believe it's the heart.

What?

About what we were discussing earlier.

What must be kept to keep being yourself.

I believe it's the heart.

Siblings worry about each other
because they have hearts.

Machine lifeforms have hearts?

Is it strange?

I don't think it's strange.

I think it's impossible.

Well, do Androids have hearts?

This guy...

How odd.

I don't see any soldiers on patrol.

What do you mean?

The forest is their territory, so usually,
they show up immediately when we enter.

This is a first...

Oh, over there!

Her sister's bow!

It's definitely hers.

We have to find her fast.

Report.

Hostile signals of machine
lifeforms detected ahead.

No, hold on!

I'm a fellow machine lifeform.
I'll go have a look first.

I don't trust it.

I will convince them. Please wait here.

My name is Pascal.

I'm the leader of a peaceful village.

Please hear me out!

Maybe it's up to something.

I don't think so.

I saw him standing, so I tried to talk to
him. But he suddenly split in two!

It must've been attacked
by someone strong.

Yes. It was just one blow.

Who could've done this?

The culprit must be ahead of us.

We have to find out what's going on
in order to find her sister.

We are almost
at the center of the kingdom,

where the king's castle is.

It really does look like
a king would live in here.

-Keep your guard up.
-Yes.

The Forest Kingdom's soldiers
are supposed to be indomitable.

Androids again...

"Again"?

Die...

What is happening?

Pod, is there any battle record
of another unit?

Answer.

No other YoRHa unit
has been dispatched to this area.

Then who did this?

What is that?

I've heard about him.

I believe it's the former king.

A king?

Looks like it's been
broken for a long time.

Is that... a data storage device?

Pod, share information.

Understood.

Starting data digitization.
Saving and sharing.

256 YEARS AGO

Herefore, I decided...

to build our kingdom on this land...

Hereby, I declare our independence...

Kingdom...?

What is that...?

A kingdom is like a big house...

And citizens are like family members...

-That is great...!
-That is great...!

This machine lifeform community

was created much earlier than ours.

That's impressive.

Why were they keeping
that data like it was precious?

Maybe they felt nostalgic.

Nostalgic?

They wanted to remember
how they were born.

And it's not just some record,
it's history.

What's the difference?

History is filled with memories.

Look, here's another one.

128 YEARS AGO

Our king has died...

Our king who gave us power is dead...

I'm so sad...

Me too...

I inserted the king's memory
into this child...

We will make this child our next king...

-We are family...
-We are family...

-The kingdom is our home...
-The kingdom is our home...

4 HOURS AGO

Today is the late king's memorial day...

And also the birthday of the current king...

An outsider invaded our kingdom...!

An outsider?

The citizens of this kingdom
are very xenophobic.

Pascal, you stay here.

We'll go look for her.

No, I'm coming with you.

-But...
-2B.

-Maybe we should just leave.
-But we've come all this way.

Too many unexpected things have happened.

It might be luring us into a trap.

I would never...

What if this one was the "outsider"?

There's no evidence to prove that.

We need to find the sister.

Thank you.

You're too good-natured, 2B.

Pascal.

For the first time,
you called me by my name.

Why did you help me?

Pod, search for
the target machine lifeform's signal.

Understood.

Mr. 9S...

Thank you very much.

I don't know how to thank you enough.

No need.

Of course, I do.

This doesn't mean I trust him, though.

I'm only doing this so we can
find out about the other Android.

Sure.

Report. Machine lifeform detected.

Here?

Little sister, come out if you are...

Uncle... Pascal...

I'm so glad you are okay.

I was so scared...

It's okay, you're safe now.

I was looking for spare parts
for my sister...

I know. You are such a good girl.

These two found you.

Thank you, big brother and big sister...

You don't need to thank us...

Right, 2B?

Who are you...?

It's okay, they came looking for me.

But they are...

He saved me.

Thank you so much.

These two Androids helped me find her.

There's nothing to worry about.

I see.

I want to become family with him.

-What?!
-What?!

I want to be his family.

Because I like him
as much as I like my sister.

You are getting married? Congratulations!

Yes, marry... We are getting married.

Machine lifeforms get married?

What happened here, anyway?

Everyone got k*lled by the outsider.

Please...

Please save the little king.

The little king?

I beg you...

Now that we've found her, let's go back.

Big brother, big sister,
please save the king.

We're not some kind of odd-job men.

Where is he?

2B!

In the king's hall upstairs.

Wait here.

Wait for me, 2B!

You should stop being so good-natured.

Machine lifeforms are...

This sound...

Is that him?

Is this...

The little king...

2B, that's an Android.

Is that the outsider who
destroyed the kingdom?

What are you doing?

Are you YoRHas siding
with machine lifeforms?

Confirmed as the YoRHa special model A2
on the wanted list.

Destruction suggested.

She's our enemy?

But she's a YoRHa just like us.

A2 is a fugitive who betrayed
the Human Council

and destroyed multiple squads
that were pursuing her.

Destroyed? But why?

-9S, let's go.
-2B!

Why did you betray the Human Council?

The command center betrayed me first.

INTRODUCING THE MULTIPLE ENDINGS OF
THE GAME NieR:AUTOMATA.

NieR:AUTOMATA PUPPET SHOW
"PASCAL'S CLASSROOM"

Hello, everyone.

-Hello, Pascal...
-Hello, Pascal...

Today, we are going to learn about
the Land of Day and the Land of Night.

-Okay...
-Okay...

Our current location is
the so-called "Land of Day."

There is no nighttime here.

Do you know what night is?

-No...
-No...

I do.

Night is when the light of the sun
cannot reach the Earth.

The light in the sky as
you see here will disappear.

-That's scary!
-That's scary!

In the Land of Night,
where the light cannot reach,

there is a giant creature
called a "dragon" that can fly...

-That's scary!
-That's scary!

A2 DESTROYED PASCAL.

THE MACHINES WENT
AMOK AND ALL ANDROIDS WERE k*lled.

TO BE CONTINUED