02x10 - just y(O)u and me

[bunniefuu]

[mellow guitar music]

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Popola: Once upon a time,

a giant and a dragon
fell from the skies.

After a fight to the death
between them,

an incurable illness spread.

Those affected by it either
turned into salt and died

or transformed
into violent monsters

that would attack
other humans on sight.

Humanity was on the brink
of extinction.

Devola: It was at that moment
people thought,

"We can separate the human soul
from its body,

and when we're
cured of the illness,

we can insert the soul
into a vessel

created to look
just like humans."

Humans named this concept
Project Gestalt.

Popola: The original bodies
of Devola and Popola

were twin androids
that were created

for the purpose of being
observers of Project Gestalt.

Devola: The two of them
worked diligently

for the day humanity's souls
are returned to their vessels.

However...

- At some point down the line,

Devola and Popola
became unable to control

the vessels
created to save humanity.

- As a result,
Devola and Popola

were unable to fulfill
their duties.

It was a failure.

Project Gestalt
was no different

and collapsed as well.

both: And that is
how humanity went extinct.

[LiSA's "Black Box"]

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- ♪ Spaceship ♪

[LiSA singing in Japanese]

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♪ Spaceship ♪

[singing in Japanese]

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♪ Flashback... flashback... ♪

[singing in Japanese]

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♪ Black box... black box... ♪♪

[singing in Japanese]

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[wind blowing]

- [sighs]

- Mm-mmm.

- [sighs]

Once again,
we failed to protect them.

- Yeah.

- But... every one of them...

for our sake--
- Popola.

Enough.

- This feeling,
how long will it last?

- No idea.

- Hello!
[both gasp]

- This is Tower System Service.

I'm happy to report all
sub-units are now unlocked.

Starting today, patrons who are
in possession of pass codes

will be welcomed
inside the Tower.

Your safety is guaranteed.

Also, in appreciation
of your continued patronage,

we went ahead and
prepared a special prize.

Don't keep us waiting too long!

We're eagerly looking forward
to your next visit!

- [winces]

- Query: Why was an entrance
for this tower created?

Confirmed
that resource transport

is carried out in the sky.

It is unnatural for a way in
from the outside to be set up.

Prediction: A trap.

- I don't care if it's a trap.

I'll k*ll anything in my way.

- Starting today,

patrons who are
in possession of pass codes

will be welcomed
inside the Tower.

Your safety is guaranteed.

- [grumbles]

Even with the pass codes,
it won't open!

- Proposal: Retreat.

- Shut up!

Hacking in!

Eh?

[echoing]
Did it work? I can't tell.

Hmm?

A doorknob?

A trap, right?

[gasps]

This is...

[sighs]

[lock clicks]

[door clunks]

[light buzzes]

This place...

[sighs]

[footsteps tapping]

What?!

You're my...

copied data.

- Copied data?

No. At one point, I was you.

- At one point, you were me?

- Come along
while there's still time.

- Hey! What are you?!

- I told you.

I was you at some point.

- [gasps]

- He was you at some point, too,

and me at one point.

- But how?

- Let's go.

[wind gusts]

- [winces]

[gasps]

Him, too?

- Yes. He was me, too.

- Hold on! You said,
"at some point," but...

when exactly was that?!

- At the end.

That's you meeting
your final moment.

- I'm able to see that much!

What I want to know is--

[wind gusts]
[gasps]

- You haven't seen it yet.

You haven't seen the truth.

- [gasps]

[yelps]

- Let's go.

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- I collected
the three pass codes.

- Yes, you did.

- Then why? Why am I locked out?

- But you're not.

- I'm asking you why
I can't go inside of the Tower!

- Continue, and it will open.

Keep moving.

You want to get in, right?

- How long do I have to do this?

- Until you see the truth.

- [sighs]

[gasps]

Hey! What do you mean
by the truth?

- The truth is the truth.

I'm sure
you've realized it by now.

After all,
I know I certainly have.

- What are you--
- Tell me who k*lled you.

- An enemy.

- No, it wasn't.

- [winces]

This is...

This can't...

[static crackling]
[gasps]

I...

[click]


[shudders]

I get it.



[shudders]

Are you happy?!

- You finally see it...

the hard truth.


is YoRHa No.2, Type E.

She's a model that was created

to destroy deserters and moles,
an executioner.

She gets close to traitors
through camouflage

and kills them.

- So then...

every single time 2B...

- Yes. Due to your strengths,

you always end up
learning too much,

which gets you ex*cuted.

- I'm always ex*cuted?

But that means that I--
that we're all flawed!

But if command knew that,
why didn't they stop?

Why did they keep producing
the 9S model?!

- Sorry. I don't know.

However...

for 9S to continually
be born and k*lled,

that idea is built into
the foundation of Project YoRHa.

You're not a flawed unit.

- Look around you.

You see? These are all failures.

- But for 2B, it was just
completing another mission

and nothing more.

- [winces]

Stop making it sound
like 2B enjoyed doing it!

- You weren't the only one
that was k*lled.

All of us were slaughtered.

Nevertheless,
we kept starting over.

All of that... led to you.

- So what?! 2B is still dead!

- Yes. That's why you're alive.

Our selves up until this point
never lived this long,

as we were k*lled by 2B.

But the you standing here
is different.

You survived, and 2B was
lost in your place forever.

A new finale that has
never happened before.

A new ending.

Perhaps the mission


was to find a way to have you
standing here right now.

- [shudders]

[crying]

But I don't want this ending.

It's cruel.

I'd rather be the one dead.

[crying]

[warbling]
- [gasps]

[ominous music]

- [gasps]

- Let's hurry.
We're running out of time.

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There it is.

- [gasps]

- Sorry. I can't go any further.

But know that we
are all within you.

No matter the ending,

our feelings for 2B
will never change.

- Does that mean...

you still...

[echoing]
you still...

- Push forward, 9S.

- Push forward?

But 2B isn't here anymore.

[yelps]

[shudders]

Why did it have to be me?

Why did it have to be me?

- Report: Loss of 9S's
self-consciousness data

within memory sectors
appears to have triggered

release of the seal
to the Tower.

Alert: Hostile machine
lifeforms approaching.

- Just when the door
finally opened for me,

I have to fight.

- Alert: Combat is
highly dangerous

under current conditions.

Proposal: Immediate retreat
into the Tower--

- Just shut up!

I'll k*ll
every machine lifeform!

[yelps]

[panting]

Damn it!

[sighs]

Huh?

You guys are...

- It's been a while.

- We've been expecting you

[energetic music]

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- [gasps]

- You're still under treatment,
so let us handle this!

- Focus on recovering for now!

Sit back
and let us prove to you

that we can put up a fight!
- Yes!

Devola: Good grief.

You really are a handful, 9S.

- Please let us finish
your treatment this time.

- [grunts]

- Goodness. Your motor cortex
is full of holes.

I'm shocked
you're even able to walk.

- 9S, you should know something.

The Resistance Camp
where we first met...

has been completely destroyed.

- [gasps] No way!

Then where's Miss Lily
and Jackass?!

- A virus infection
spread throughout the camp.

Lily's group stayed behind
so that it wouldn't spread.

- When they sheltered the
children of Pascal's village,

there was a unit
that was infected.

- The virus took over
at a rapid pace.

By the time we realized,
it was too late.

- We were the only ones
allowed to escape.

Lily wanted us to find
and treat other androids.

- There. You're all fixed up.

- Thank you.

Miss Lily, Jackass...

everybody is dead.

- Alert: Multiple hostile
machine lifeforms approaching.

Proposal: Immediate retreat
into the Tower.

- Looks like we won't be able
to handle this anymore.

- Let's go.

- [both yelp]

- Devola! Popola!

- Alert: Activation
of a stealth trap confirmed.

- [moans]
- Are you all right?!

[door rumbling]

We have to get out of here!

- [winces]

[screams]

- Popola!

- We'll hold them off
for you here, 9S!

- Make a run for it
before the door closes!

- I can open it again later!

The two of you
need to escape while you--

- Enough!

We're staying!

We have to atone for our sins,
no matter what!

- [groaning]
- Devola!

- [grunts]

- [winces]
- [Popola groaning]

- I hope you...

don't regret this!



[static crackles]

Popola: The original bodies
of Devola and Popola

were twin androids
that were created

for the purpose of being
observers of Project Gestalt.

[sentimental music]

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- [sighs]

Whoa!
- Watch out!

Are you all right?

- Sorry.
I spaced out here for a bit.

- Hey, your bandage
is coming undone.

Do you want to change it soon
so that we can proceed safely?

- [sighs]

[thunder rumbling]
No.

We should keep moving for now.

The rain will come
if we don't move quickly.

- At some point down the line,

Devola and Popola
became unable to control

the vessels
created to save humanity.

- As a result,
Devola and Popola

were unable to fulfill
their duties.

It was a failure.

Project Gestalt
was no different

and collapsed as well.

- The nerve circuitry
underneath has been damaged.

That's why it's affecting
your ambulatory control.

- Sorry.

- Don't apologize.

It's not like
this was your fault, right?

I'm sorry.
Any further treatment

requires a facility
with equipment.

- Hey, why are you
apologizing now?

- [chuckles]
- [gasps]

- Funny, isn't it?

We're both apologizing

but saying the other's apology
isn't necessary.

- [chuckles]

[both laugh]

Popola: Since then,

only androids are left
to roam the Earth.

The secret of humanity's
extinction had been hidden.

However, those that had the
same form as Devola and Popola,

the great failures,
became hated by all.

[rain pattering]

If we can make it
to the new camp,

I can fix your leg
as well, Devola.

- Well, that would be nice.

But I have a feeling

my other leg
will suffer the same fate.

- It'll be fine.
I'll protect you.

- I shouldn't be complaining.

It's my fault it happened,
after all.

- [gasps]

A fellow Resistance member
slashed your leg!

We were allies.

Why didn't you get angry?

How did you stay calm?

- You were so livid at the time.

I felt I had to stay calm.

Cause you were angry for me...

I let it slide.

- But that wasn't--

that one maintenance failure

was caused
by units of our model.

That wasn't our fault.

- Even so, it's only natural

for our twin models
to be persecuted for it.

- I wonder how long
this will continue.

- Who knows?

If I had to take
a guess, though,

until the day
we atone for our sins.

- In that case,
this suffering won't end.

How could it?

Devola: "But there's nothing
we can do to atone."

All Devolas and Popolas
think that way.

This negative thought loop

is because they were
unable to protect

the humans that created them.

Because of that,
they must undergo a memory wipe

with programming to generate
constant feelings of guilt

to prevent them
going haywire.

[singing in foreign language]

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- I'm glad I have you.

Alone, I don't think
I could survive.

- We'll endure this together.

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Popola: Every Devola
and Popola has been,

"I'm sorry" this,
"I'm sorry" that.

They have lived out their lives
currying favors the whole time.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

[embers crackling]

Devola...

I'm sorry.

- [gasps]

[crying]

That's okay, Popola.

You don't have
to apologize anymore.

- "I hope
you don't regret this."

How am I supposed to do that

when I'm the only one left?

- Hello!
This is Tower System Services.

Patrons who are
in possession of pass codes

will be welcomed
inside the Tower.

Your safety is guaranteed.

- 153 to 042.

This Pod has a report about 9S.

Sharing data now.

P042: Affirmative.

[lights click]

- 9S's psychological state has
deteriorated to a grave level.

It is approaching
a dangerous condition.

He needs treatment quickly.

- Agreed.

- However,
treatment method is unknown.

- Proposal: Rest combined with
data checking and maintenance.

- Affirmative.
Proceeding right away.

Glory to mankind.

P042: To mankind.

ED

[GEMS COMPANY's "Hai to Inori"]

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