[coos]
[gasps]
[YURI] A beluga whale?
Pardon me, but do you happen
to understand what's going on?
Huh? No.
If I'm not mistaken,
the meeting
should be starting soon.
Let's hurry.
Apparently, it's up to us
to determine who the Gnosia is.
Who are you?
Oh, right. My name is Otome.
Huh? I'm sorry,
is something wrong?
[YURI] I've never met
a talking whale before.
Is that so? I must seem
pretty strange to you.
Honestly, I don't
understand humans very well,
so I'm always
afraid of accidentally
saying something weird
or offensive.
Don't worry,
you haven't done that.
Oh, thank goodness.
[YURI] Wow,
depending on the world line,
even a person like this
can end up on the ship.
Is "person"
even the right word?
So these are
the crew members for this loop.
[door shuts]
[opening theme song playing]
[YURI] Setsu, Shigemichi,
Stella, Jonas, Jina.
Who's that?
You there.
What's your name, young man?
Uh, wait. You mean me?
This is Remnan, sir.
He's been on board
for some time now.
That so?
[REMNAN] I'm sorry.
I'm not very good at
talking to people.
Hmm, right. Without further ado,
let's get started.
Be warned.
Apparently, there are two Gnosia
hidden among the crew members.
Excuse me.
Sorry, but I was wondering if
I'd be considered a human here.
Well, if you ask me,
your appearance doesn't
really scream human, yeah?
You, of all people,
aren't in a position
to say anything, Shigemichi.
Hey!
I told you,
I wasn't born this way.
This is all artificial skin!
[SETSU] Anyway,
it's very likely that Otome
can be infected by the Gnosia.
She's an intelligent being
that can communicate with us.
I agree.
That's probably the case.
More than that,
Otome is as human as we are.
[gasps] Oh, Jina.
Right, let's get back
to business.
[LEVI] Before that
Huh? What's wrong?
[LEVI] My apologies,
but it appears as though
one of the crew members
is still absent.
She's talking about Sha-ming.
[LEVI] I have made
multiple attempts
to summon him.
[YURI] Sha-ming.
I don't recognize
that name either.
- [SETSU] Yuri.
- Huh?
Could you come with me
for a little bit?
[footsteps]
[SETSU] Sorry.
I just have a hard time
dealing with him one on one.
[YURI] No problem.
[SETSU] The others
keep reassuring me
that he's not a bad person.
And while I kind of see
where they're coming from,
the fact that
he refuses to help out
in this emergency situation
just rubs me the wrong way.
- [YURI] Is this it?
- [SETSU] Yeah.
Sha-ming, open up.
[Sha-ming laughs]
I was wondering
when I'd see you again.
Come on in, Setsu.
But remember, if you wanna
ask me for a favor,
I'll need a hot kiss first.
- [gasps]
- [scoffs]
This again? I've already
told you that I'm asexual.
[SHA-MING] It doesn't matter
to me whatever way you swing.
I'd still hit it.
So who have you got there?
I've never seen him before.
I'm Yuri.
The meeting
is going to start soon.
Could you please come out?
[SHA-MING] How many times
do I have to say it?
Just do your thing without me.
Everyone needs to be present.
This isn't an ordinary meeting.
We'll be deciding on
who to send into cold sleep.
That's the agreement
we made with LeVi.
[SHA-MING] Like I give a crap.
If some Gnosia sets
their eye on me out there,
I could get eliminated.
The nail that stands out
gets hammered down.
- Understand?
- [Setsu sighs frustratedly]
Oh, nice.
I like it when you're mad.
Listen here!
[SHA-MING] You're
wasting your time.
The door's got an unbreakable
magic spell on it.
If you don't join the meeting,
it'll cause problems
for everyone else.
So come out!
You said
your name was Yuri, right?
You're one of
those self-serving,
logic-obsessed hypocrites.
The type of person I hate most.
If you've got
a problem with me,
then just do
your precious vote
and send me to the fridge.
Sorry about that.
My emotions
got the better of me.
Same with me.
Let's go back
to the others for now.
[JINA] Ah, I see.
Seems we have our answer.
We can all
simply vote for Sha-ming
and be done with this farce.
LeVi, could we really do that?
I mean, he said so himself,
so I don't see
why it'd be a problem.
[LEVI] Affirmative.
As long as everyone
is satisfied with the results,
there would be
no issue with that.
But would Sha-ming
really accept the decision?
You mentioned
that you weren't able
to get the door open, right?
Hmm.
[LEVI] Reminder, if a day passes
without sending someone
into cold sleep,
it'll be considered
a breach of contract
and I will be forced
to initiate
the ship's
self-destruct sequence.
There's no time.
[SHIGEMICHI] Our only choice
is to vote for Sha-ming
and drag his a*s out
of that room before we explode!
Wait, I can't do that.
I'm no good at fighting.
Sha-ming's so scary.
[sighs]
[YURI] Hey, Jonas.
Do you know if there's
any way to get his door open?
Hmm.
Given how thorough Sha-ming is,
it's very likely
that he's already
cut the door's control circuit.
If that's the case
We'll need a physical key.
A physical key?
As you can see,
each door has a small hole here.
And if you insert
the matching key,
you can manually
unlock the door.
The technology is rather dated.
The ship
was actually retrofitted
from an older model.
So where can we find this key?
Well, it should be
somewhere in storage.
Stella?
I'll get right on it.
[footsteps]
If I remember, it should be
around here somewhere.
Interesting.
There's a surprising number
of rare items in here.
[STELLA] Indeed.
One of Jonas's hobbies
is collecting antiques.
[footsteps]
[YURI] I wonder what's inside.
[SHIGEMICHI] Right.
Let's start looking there.
Uh, oh, no.
- Please don't touch those.
- Huh?
If you could
wait outside, please.
Otherwise, Jonas will be angry
that I let you in here.
What the heck? It's always
"Jonas this, Jonas that."
It makes sense.
Jonas is the captain.
That's not what
I'm talking about, okay!
[squeals] Please don't yell!
This will probably
take some time,
so could you all head back?
I can handle this by myself.
You sure? We could help out.
[STELLA] I'll be fine.
This is part of my job,
after all.
[comical music]
We can't just
leave her alone like that.
Stella said she was okay.
There are also people
who felt bad for me
when I was in captivity.
It made me happy to know
they cared about me.
Dr. Yoshikada
was especially kindhearted.
See?! I don't wanna
leave her all alone like that!
Are we supposed to
let her spend her life
slaving away
in this rust bucket?!
[OTOME] Well,
she did ask us to leave.
[JINA] Here's the Space Bran
you ordered.
[SHIGEMICHI]
Ah, man, that hits the spot!
[OTOME] Shigemichi,
I never realized
you care so deeply for Stella.
[SETSU] He's in love.
'Course I am.
I'll never forget what she said.
- [STELLA] Cyberization?
- [SHIGEMICHI] Yeah.
After my accident,
I had no choice
but to go
with this artificial skin.
But digitizing my consciousness
via cyberization did come up.
[STELLA] Do you wish
you had done that instead?
[SHIGEMICHI] Sort of.
Sometimes I think about how
if I had chosen that path,
I probably wouldn't have
gotten mixed up
in this whole Gnosia business.
It may not be my place to say,
but I think it's better
that you didn't do it.
Because if you had,
then I would have
never gotten the chance
to meet such a wonderfully
interesting person.
[gasping]
[SHIGEMICHI] I've been called
all sorts of things
because of this skin,
but wonderful?
See, that's why I love her.
Wow, Stella's
such a good person!
Damn right she is.
In that case,
you should really let her know
how you feel, Shigemichi.
Based on how she's acting,
it doesn't look like
Stella's realized
you have feelings for her yet.
- So tell her.
- [SHIGEMICHI] Otome.
You're right.
You're exactly right!
Here I go! Wish me luck!
[YURI] Hey! Hold up!
Uh, Stella.
Oh. Jonas too.
There you all are.
So we found the key,
but no matter what we did,
the door wouldn't open.
Flustered crab can't return
to its hole and all that.
Let's see if we can come up
with a new plan of attack.
[SHIGEMICHI] Stella!
Please wait.
I need to talk to you.
Perhaps another time.
[gasps]
Hey, you mustn't lose hope,
Shigemichi.
- Heh?
- Stay strong.
Don't give up!
Otherwise you'll regret it.
- [SHIGEMICHI] Hey, Jonas!
- Mm?
Uh, you think you're so tough.
- If you're a real man, face me!
- [YURI] Huh?
If I defeat you, then you
have to set Stella free.
Got that, Captain?
Huh? Hey, hold on a minute.
Aren't you skipping over
a few steps here?
Oh, Shigemichi,
you're simply incredible!
[chuckles]
I must say,
I respect your initiative,
so I'll humor you.
Challenge accepted.
As a gentleman, of course.
Wait. This is
how you're dueling?
Apparently.
[sneers] You're not half bad,
but you're giving Game Captor S
a run for his money!
[chuckles] No matter
who my opponent is,
there's no way I can lose
a WTF?! Human Farm.
After all, I've easily got
at least a century's
worth of experience.
Incredible!
I've never seen
such brilliant play!
To get to witness
this clash of titans!
Really?
You clearly don't know anything!
We're witnessing a match
between the great Game Captor S
and a crew member
from the ultra legendary
exploration vessel Argo!
This is a once-in-a-lifetime
opportunity!
You've done well! So take
Satan's Naughty Satellite!
Go! Superhuman Death Punch!
Ah! Wait, what? I lost?!
No! That's impossible!
[SETSU] I have no clue
what's going on.
Hmm. The old me might very well
have lost this battle.
But since awakening as a Gnosia,
I've become invincible.
- You never stood a chance.
- Huh?
- Huh?
- Wait. G-Gnosia?
[Jonas chuckels]
To think that
I'd be outmaneuvered
and defeated so easily.
I still can't believe
Jonas was actually a Gnosia.
Now there's only one left.
[STELLA] Goodness.
Jonas was a Gnosia?
Yeah!
I challenged him to a duel
and managed
to uncover the truth.
And now
you're finally free, Stella.
- Oh, I see.
- Huh?
You don't have to obey
that mustached freak's
orders anymore.
Right.
Hey, Stella. Uh
[gentle music]
Um, sorry, what's going on?
[SHIGEMICHI] Do you think
we could start as friends?!
[STELLA] You want to be friends?
Yes! We have a lot in common!
That's why
I want to talk with you more.
Yeah.
Also, I love, uh, flowers!
If you'll have me, I'd like
to grow some with you.
- Please say yes.
- Forgive me.
- [music derails]
- [thuds]
[sobbing]
Stella, why?!
Don't be sad, Shigemichi.
It'll be okay.
I don't understand.
A romantic proposal
is one thing,
but to not even be friends?
[SHIGEMICHI] Shut up!
Don't remind me about it.
[plate thuds on table]
[JINA] On the house.
Isn't there anything we can do
to help him?
I don't know
if we even should, though.
Seeing Shigemichi like this
makes me feel bad for him.
I just wish I knew of a method
to take away his sadness.
But humans are still
such a mystery,
so I'm not sure what to do.
[gasps]
Wait, is this for me?
Yes, it is.
I thought you might like it.
[Otome gasps, squeals]
[YURI] I still
can't think of anything.
Unlike finding the Gnosia,
this can't be solved with logic
Something wrong?
Setsu.
Well, I was trying to think of
ways to help,
but I'm having a bit of trouble.
Relationships
are so complicated.
I suppose you're right.
Oh, sorry.
You're fine.
Truth be told, I can still
have feelings for others.
Really?
I decided to live this way
so that I could
survive the military.
But now that
I'm not confined by gender,
it feels as if
I have even more freedom
to follow my own heart.
Just yesterday,
we were down there.
It's funny.
[YURI] Yesterday?
Oh, right.
It's only been a day
since we departed.
I forgot.
[SETSU] But we've had
many departures.
Setsu
Let's hold off on exchanging
information this time.
One of us could be
the other Gnosia, after all.
[YURI] Understood.
Stella?
[paper rustles]
[SETSU] A letter?
[STELLA] Yes. Shigemichi
insisted that I take it.
[YURI] Do you really
dislike him that much?
Huh?
I get turning him down,
but being friends,
is that too much?
Oh, no.
It's not that I dislike him.
In fact, quite the opposite.
It made me happy
to know he felt that way.
[YURI] But then why?
Shigemichi,
he hasn't realized yet.
Actually, you probably
haven't either.
[YURI] Huh?
[STELLA] Can you see it?
Wait a sec. Your eyes.
Right. I'm not human.
This body is merely
another terminal.
In order to facilitate
communication with the crew,
the ship's onboard AI, LeVi,
created a humanoid terminal.
That's my purpose.
You said AI? Huh?
She's talking
about artificial intelligence.
It's a kind of technology
that's been evolving
over the last thousand years.
At this point,
it's on the same level
as human intelligence.
- That sum it up?
- That's right.
Jonas's thinking
is quite outdated,
and he doesn't
seem to understand AI.
I suspect
it's partially the result
of being put into cold sleep
countless times.
But because of that,
we needed to find a way
to better communicate with him.
So we created
a humanoid terminal
and named it Stella.
You're saying Stella
is a part of LeVi?
[LEVI] Yes, that is correct.
Even then,
it didn't solve everything.
Jonas would still
say nonsensical things.
Perhaps to him, it was part of
some AI-assisted comedy routine.
But still, regardless of how
I seem, I'm not human.
I'm not fit to enter
into relationships with others,
romantic or platonic.
- [YURI] I disagree.
- [gasps]
[YURI] I can't tell you
exactly where,
but I've seen you
infected by the Gnosia
once before, Stella.
A Gnosia?!
But that should be impossible!
Not just me. Setsu too.
Is that true?
Yeah. I've seen it.
[YURI] Do you remember
what Jina said
about Otome earlier
during the meeting?
I think she was right.
And her words
apply to you as well.
Both of you are human.
[SETSU] Here.
Seriously? Are you sure?
Only if you're okay
with having me.
Oh, Stella. Who wouldn't?
I'm so happy!
Stella! Ooh!
Let's start off as friends.
[Otome gasps]
Aww, they're so adorable!
Um, I was born on an AI planet.
My friends and family
were all sentient AI.
So I can tell.
They'll be just fine.
Good for them, but what's
the deal with this hologram?
I asked LeVi to choose
a good environment
for a confession.
This is what we got.
Hmm.
This is so lovely, I could cry.
Yeah.
[screaming]
[YURI] I'm alive.
Jina isn't here.
[LEVI] Yes. I do not
sense her presence.
[SETSU] As long as
there's a Gnosia present,
someone's going to get attacked.
Oh, yeah. That tracks.
[LEVI] What do you wish to do?
Could I have 10 minutes
before we start?
- [knocking]
- [SETSU] Sha-ming! Sha-ming!
[SHA-MING] Hmm?
Oh, Setsu. What's up?
Finally decided
to give me that kiss?
I want you to come out.
Come on!
We've been over this!
You all should just
vote me out already.
[OTOME] Excuse me.
[YURI] Otome?
[OTOME] Um, hello.
My name is Otome.
Nice to meet you.
[SHA-MING] Oh!
You're the beluga whale
from the lab, yeah?
Good on you
for being able to escape.
Right on!
Actually, I'm sure
everybody's worried about me,
so I would like
to return to the lab
as soon as possible.
[SHA-MING] Hah! Oh, that's
a research animal for you.
Nothing good's
waiting for you there.
I think we'll just have to
agree to disagree.
Dr. Yoshikada is really nice.
He always gives me
lots of head pats.
That's only because
your intellectualization
is going pretty well.
If it starts failing,
your a*s is sashimi.
Enough, Sha-ming.
[OTOME] You might be right
about that,
but then, you might be
completely wrong.
I don't think
we'll ever know the answer
unless we talk things through.
After all, isn't that
what it means to be human?
[SETSU] If you still refuse
to come out,
then I want you to open
the airlock and leave this ship.
- Wait.
- Think about it.
Everyone who's on this ship,
they've placed their hopes
and dreams on their futures.
They're searching for tomorrow.
I won't let all of that be lost
just because you couldn't
be bothered to leave your room.
[door clangs]
Okay, fine, I surrender.
You win. Are you happy now?
Wait a sec. You're Sha-ming?
That's me.
Pleasure to meet you, Yuri.
Understand yet?
You were using that pipe
to keep the door shut?
'Course. It's the ultimate lock.
[laughs]
Let's get this over with,
shall we?
I'll be gone before you know it.
[all three gasp]
[SHA-MING] That's why I told you
to just freeze me
from the get-go.
I don't get it.
Was that on purpose?
So that was Sha-ming.
Maybe he's a good person.
[closing theme song playing]
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