01x09 - Dugong

[bunniefuu]

[ETHEREAL MUSIC]

[MAGICAL MUSIC]

[GASPS SOFTLY]

[MEOW]
Huh?

[GASPS]

Uh.

[THEME MUSIC]

Hey, get that thing. Come on.

What?

Dog Boy book. Mum, you did it!
Did you finish the cover?

Um, I haven't done it yet.
What? Why not?

I can't figure out
my art contest painting.

Leave that aside for now.
Pim needs your talent, hey?

I'll finish it today, I promise.

Great. Now help me set up
the decorations.

[BOTH SING]
# Happy birthday to you. #

[GASPS]

# Happy birthday to you

# Happy birthday, dear Dog Boy

# Happy birthday to you. #

Happy birthday.
Happy birthday, sweetheart.

Wow.

This is from Grandma and Grandpa.
They're sorry they can't be here.

Mandarin triceratops.

And this is from Klara and I.
I hope you like it.

Oh, a Dog Boy book.

Huh?
It's not finished yet.

Klara's doing a cover for you,

and we're going to write
the ending together today.

You're not going to work?
Not on your birthday.

This day is all about you.
Absolutely anything you want to do.

Woohoo!
Make a wish.

Hmm.

Dog Boy. Dog Boy. Dog Boy.

[FLY BUZZES]

[GROANS]

[WHIMSICAL MUSIC]

And then Dog Boy rode his dinosaur
over the cupcake mountain.

Oh, great. And then?

And then he fell into
Lollipop Valley.

Crash, smash, crash!
Wow.

[PHONE RINGS]
Hang on one second.

Hello.

Oh.

Oh, no, I can't.
It's my son's birthday.

But can't someone else?
No. Oh, OK, yes.

Yeah, I understand.
You can't go.

There's an emergency at work,
sweetheart.

I've got to go.
I don't care.

I'll be back as soon as I can.

It's my birthday.
You said anything I want.

Oh, I won't be long.

Klara, look after your brother for
me. There's an emergency at work.

Yes.

I love you.

Aren't mums and dads meant
to be there on your birthday?

Hmm.
I'm glad you're still here.

Mm-hm. Um...
Will you read my present with me?

Um...

Why does
that doll just have one eye?

Huh?

Did you turn it around?
No.

Mrs. Katayama said
I can't draw on the second eye

until I achieve my goal,
paint something meaningful.

Will you play with me?
Later.

Please.
I'll be down in a sec.

Huh.

Huh?

I'm going to the beach.

Nice bucket.

Yoiks!

Thanks.
Hey, give it back!

Oi!
Yes!

Get back here!
Don't let him get away!

I did it! Yes!

We lost them.

You must like water, right?
Because you're a water buffalo.

Will you take me to the beach?

[GRUNTS] Ah!

OK. But won't you come with me?

Please.

[GASPS]

Wait.
Watch it!

Huh? Mrs. Katayama?
Yes.

You discovered my secret identity,
bus driver.

Can you take me to the beach?
Hmm. By yourself?

Nobody wanted to take me,
even though it's my birthday.

I see.

All aboard!
Thank you.

[WHISPERED VOICE]
Don't step on the cut grass.

I can't do it.

[FLY BUZZES]

Ah!

Whoa!

Ah!

We are here.
Thank you, thank you.

Wait. What? I don't want to go back.

This is where you belong.
But they aren't even...

Trust me, OK?
OK.

[WHIMPERS]

[GRUNTING AND SNORING]

MAN: I'm gonna get you.

And stop hurting yourself.

Don't worry. I'm here.

Klara, come see this.
There's a dugong.

Klara?

Fine.

Er, let me out!
[DISTANT VOICE] Klara.

Hello?

Hello.

Help.

[FLY BUZZES]

[FAINTLY] Help.

Help!

[GASPS]

[WHIMSICAL MUSIC]

[MAGICAL MUSIC]

[GROANS]

Stay out of there.

Let me in, please.

Let me in!

[CREAKING]

[SCREAMS]

[MUSIC INTENSIFIES]

Klara.

I thought you didn't
want to be my friend.

You didn't hear the whole story.

So tell it to me.

I...can't.

What are you so scared of?

You can talk.
You're the one that's hiding.

Uh, swallowed. Not hiding.
So why are we in here?

If I can just paint something that
wins, then everything will be good.

Me, Mum, Pim,
living here, Dad being gone.

But I can't even start.
A lot to ask of one painting.

Hmm.

Even to make something that just
one person can see and love

is a success.

You don't let anyone see your art.

You did.
Yeah, and I loved it.

Hmm.

What are you and cat fighting about?

It's hard to explain.

Something happened between us
a long time ago.

She wants to talk about it.

She thinks her unhappiness
will just go away if we do.

That everything will be alright.

And you?
Talking will be the end of us.

The end of everything.
What do you mean?

Please don't ask me any more.

But real friends don't hide things
from one another.

Can I help you?

Maybe we can help each other.

[RUMBLING]

Hmm.

There you go.
Lawn problems?

Leave me alone.
OK.

That thing is gonna die if you don't
get up and do something to help it.

It's dying?
Of course. It doesn't belong here.

Well, that's how I feel, too.
Join the club.

Do you have any blankets
you can wet?

There.

Pim.

What's going on?

Just another day
in beautiful outer suburbia.

What's she doing here?
Helping.

Wanna make yourself useful?

I'll call for help.

[UPBEAT MUSIC]

So what are you doing here?

I'm visiting your neighbour.

You know them?
I think so.

That girl, she has something I need.
I...I just don't know what it is.

[SIREN WAILS]

Thank you.

Don't give up on Esme.

I think she needs your help
as much as you need hers.

Hmm.

[HORN HONKS]

BOTH: Mum!

What are you doing here?
Here to save the day.

No one was answering the phone.
Then there's this emergency message.

You should have seen your mum
when she recognised the address.

She was laying eggs, she was.

[OCEAN SOUNDS]

You've both done really well
looking after him.

But let's fix this.

Mum, you've got such a cool job.

How come you didn't tell us
about your work rescuing stuff?

Well, you never asked.
Come on, Pim.

Go for it.
OK, take it away.

Are you taking it back to the sea?

I am taking all of you to the sea.

Come on.
Oh!

Hmm.

Pim, look.

Whoa!

Wow.

Alright, watch it now.
Stand back.

Let's load this sausage onto
the boat.

[BOAT HORN BLOWS]

Whoa!

Hey.

We've got to
finish the Dog Boy story, Mum.

OK, so you want to find
the message from his dad?

Hmm? No.

We have to find out what happens
when Dog Boy's steering the boat.

Well, isn't that
what we're doing right now?

Woohoo!

Woo!

Wow!

[ETHEREAL MUSIC]

Alright, here we are.

Will he be OK out there
all on his own?

I don't think he'll be alone.

[GENTLE MUSIC]

# Too big to hold
Too sad to stay

# Some things are meant
to drift away. #

Klara, come on.

# Some things are meant
to drift away

# In the current

# In the shallows

# The shadow of the day

# Some things are meant
to drift away

# Drift away. #

[HORSE SNICKERS]

# Carry sorrow like a lantern

# Till it glows and flies away

# Some things are meant
to drift away

# Drift away. #