Episode 9: Another Trip Down the Rabbit Hole
Naota woke up the next morning, as usual. He took a shower and got dressed before he remembered that he didn't have school. Sighing, he decided to go downstairs anyway. To his surprise, Kamon, Shigekuni, Canti and... Eri were already in the kitchen, waiting for him.
Kamon: Morning, Nao.
Naota grunted and went directly for the fridge, eyeing Eri suspiciously.
Naota: What are you doing here?
Eri: Nothing to do. Thought I'd stop by...
Naota: Dad, I thought I told you not to let weird people into the house at odd hours of the ...!
A harsh slap on the back of his head cut Naota off. He rubbed the spot, grumbled something and continued rummaging.
Eri: You know, we made breakfast.
Naota: Heh. I'm not eating anything you made...
Eri: You're awful lively this morning...
Naota: So...?
Eri: You just seem to be in a particularly good mood...
Naota: Whatever...
Eri: Did something happen last night?
Naota: ...
Eri: Ah, something DID happen...
Naota: I don't know what you're talking about.
Eri: You can't lie to me, Naota. I can see right through you.
Naota: Whatever...
Naota closed the refrigerator door and sighed.
Naota: Canti, what happened to all the food.
Eri: I threw it out.
Naota: What?!
Eri: Most of it was bad anyway.
Naota: What the...?! Who do you think you are?! You don't just walk into people's houses and through their food away!
Eri: Calm down. I'm taking your dad shopping a little later...
Naota: What am I going to do until then?!
Eri: Starve, I guess...
Naota: (sighing in defeat) Whatever...
Naota turned and left the house, leaving the door ajar. He had to get out of the house. But as he continued to walk, he couldn't help but feel that despite everything, life was finally looking up for him.
Naota headed down to the school yard and hung out for a while. When he tired of that, he found his way to the beach and laid down in the sand. The gentle lapping of the oncoming waves slowly lulled him into a peaceful nap. when he woke up, a pair of dark green eyes surrounded by long violet hair hovered calmly above him.
Eri: Thought I might find you here...
Naota: You?! What are you doing here?
Eri: Out for an afternoon stroll...
Naota: Afternoon... I slept that long?
Eri: You know, from the street, you sort of look like a bum half-buried in the sand...
Naota: Has anyone ever told you you'd be a lot better off if you didn't talk?
Ninamori ignored him and plotted down in the sand beside Naota. Her gaze floated out to the water's surface, her mind off in some far-off place.
Eri: It's beautiful ... don't you think?
Naota followed her line of sight out to the water and then paused.
Naota: What are you really doing here?
Eri: I wanted to see you...
Naota's face twisted in a look of shock and confusion.
Naota: You what? Hey, don't get all sappy on me...
Eri: Not like that.
Naota: Then... "like what?"
Eri: We never get to hang out much anymore...
She turned to him, her eyes glazed over with crystal clear moisture.
Eri: I missed you...
Naota: (thinking) Huh...?!
Eri, turned away and let her head fall forward. Naota heard her chuckle under her breath.
Eri: Guess that sounds sort of stupid, huh?
Part of Naota wanted to tell her "yes," but he instead, he looked out over the water, thoughtfully.
Naota: No.
Eri's eyes widened and she stared over at Naota. Moments of silence passed. They talked on the beach for an hour or so until Eri suggested they go home. They took the long way around, talking very little, but enjoying each other's company just the same. When they got back to his house, it was nearly three.
Eri: Well, I guess I'll... What is it, Naota?
Naota's calm expression was frosted over with a mix of agitation and seriousness. His eyes passed right over Ninamori's shoulder, landing somewhere far behind her.
Eri: Naota...?
Naota: Huh...? Oh, its nothing.
He blinked and looked away. Ninamori probably hadn't noticed the black car parked in an alley down the street. It probably wouldn't have bothered him so much if he hadn't seen the suit-clad men inside, watching him rather intently. Naota offered to walk Ninamori home, mostly for his own piece of mind. When he got back, the car was still in the same spot. He was getting tired of this. Slowly, he made his way over to the car, stopping at the passenger side door. The window slowly came down, revealing an all-too-familiar pair of eyebrows.
Naota: What are you doing here?
Amarao: Been a while, huh?
Naota: ...
Amarao: Hop in.
Naota quietly opened the back passenger door and took his seat. As soon as the door closed, Amarao began to talk, watching the boy in the rear view mirror.
Naota: ...So, what do you want?
Amarao: (chuckling) Heh.
Naota: ...
Amarao: You don't trust me very much, do you?
Naota: ...
Amarao: I'll make this quick and get straight to the point... Medical Mechanica is back. I don't know why, and I don't know when they'll strike next, but I have reason to believe that Earth is their primary target.
Naota: Why Earth...?
Amarao: I'm not quite sure.
Naota: ...
Amarao: For my money, they're looking to complete the ring...
Naota: Huh...?
Amarao: My sources tell me that MM has taken nearly every other living planet in this galaxy, leaving just us. Now that they've surrounded us, they'll probably concentrate all of that energy in on us...
Naota: Why are you telling me this...?
Amarao turned to face Naota and cracked a small smile.
Amarao: In due time, kid... You go on home and let all this soak in.
Without another word, Naota, got out of the car, closed the door and headed back to his house.
Naota: Whatever...
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RIDE ON SHOOTING STAR
ORANGE no SLIDE utsusu sora
SPONGE no PRIDE burasakete
SPIDER
kike totta sono yokan wa
kakusanakuta tte ii n da
iro no tsuita yume mitai na
Ride on Shooting Star
kokoro no koe de sandanjû no yô ni
utai tsutzuketa
GRUNGE no HAMSTER otona bite
REVENGE no LOBSTER hiki tsurete
SNIPER
fuchi totta sono sekai ni
nani ga mieru tte iu n da
nerau mae ni sawaritai na
Ride on Shooting Star
kimi o sagashite kindanshôjô chû
uso o tsuita
Ride on Shooting Star
kokoro no koe de sandanjû no yô ni
utai tsutzuketa
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Haruko: With the diminishing popularity of giant monster movies, a college art class got together and spawned a concept that could change the world... Well, probably not, but the idea of grown men bashing the stuffing out of each other while dressed in monster suits is well worth the price of a ticket. The Kaiju Big Battel was originally a small performance done in a last attempt to save a dying art. Who'da known it would catch on? Next on Fooly Cooly; Episode 10: Love and War!
Naota woke up the next morning, as usual. He took a shower and got dressed before he remembered that he didn't have school. Sighing, he decided to go downstairs anyway. To his surprise, Kamon, Shigekuni, Canti and... Eri were already in the kitchen, waiting for him.
Kamon: Morning, Nao.
Naota grunted and went directly for the fridge, eyeing Eri suspiciously.
Naota: What are you doing here?
Eri: Nothing to do. Thought I'd stop by...
Naota: Dad, I thought I told you not to let weird people into the house at odd hours of the ...!
A harsh slap on the back of his head cut Naota off. He rubbed the spot, grumbled something and continued rummaging.
Eri: You know, we made breakfast.
Naota: Heh. I'm not eating anything you made...
Eri: You're awful lively this morning...
Naota: So...?
Eri: You just seem to be in a particularly good mood...
Naota: Whatever...
Eri: Did something happen last night?
Naota: ...
Eri: Ah, something DID happen...
Naota: I don't know what you're talking about.
Eri: You can't lie to me, Naota. I can see right through you.
Naota: Whatever...
Naota closed the refrigerator door and sighed.
Naota: Canti, what happened to all the food.
Eri: I threw it out.
Naota: What?!
Eri: Most of it was bad anyway.
Naota: What the...?! Who do you think you are?! You don't just walk into people's houses and through their food away!
Eri: Calm down. I'm taking your dad shopping a little later...
Naota: What am I going to do until then?!
Eri: Starve, I guess...
Naota: (sighing in defeat) Whatever...
Naota turned and left the house, leaving the door ajar. He had to get out of the house. But as he continued to walk, he couldn't help but feel that despite everything, life was finally looking up for him.
Naota headed down to the school yard and hung out for a while. When he tired of that, he found his way to the beach and laid down in the sand. The gentle lapping of the oncoming waves slowly lulled him into a peaceful nap. when he woke up, a pair of dark green eyes surrounded by long violet hair hovered calmly above him.
Eri: Thought I might find you here...
Naota: You?! What are you doing here?
Eri: Out for an afternoon stroll...
Naota: Afternoon... I slept that long?
Eri: You know, from the street, you sort of look like a bum half-buried in the sand...
Naota: Has anyone ever told you you'd be a lot better off if you didn't talk?
Ninamori ignored him and plotted down in the sand beside Naota. Her gaze floated out to the water's surface, her mind off in some far-off place.
Eri: It's beautiful ... don't you think?
Naota followed her line of sight out to the water and then paused.
Naota: What are you really doing here?
Eri: I wanted to see you...
Naota's face twisted in a look of shock and confusion.
Naota: You what? Hey, don't get all sappy on me...
Eri: Not like that.
Naota: Then... "like what?"
Eri: We never get to hang out much anymore...
She turned to him, her eyes glazed over with crystal clear moisture.
Eri: I missed you...
Naota: (thinking) Huh...?!
Eri, turned away and let her head fall forward. Naota heard her chuckle under her breath.
Eri: Guess that sounds sort of stupid, huh?
Part of Naota wanted to tell her "yes," but he instead, he looked out over the water, thoughtfully.
Naota: No.
Eri's eyes widened and she stared over at Naota. Moments of silence passed. They talked on the beach for an hour or so until Eri suggested they go home. They took the long way around, talking very little, but enjoying each other's company just the same. When they got back to his house, it was nearly three.
Eri: Well, I guess I'll... What is it, Naota?
Naota's calm expression was frosted over with a mix of agitation and seriousness. His eyes passed right over Ninamori's shoulder, landing somewhere far behind her.
Eri: Naota...?
Naota: Huh...? Oh, its nothing.
He blinked and looked away. Ninamori probably hadn't noticed the black car parked in an alley down the street. It probably wouldn't have bothered him so much if he hadn't seen the suit-clad men inside, watching him rather intently. Naota offered to walk Ninamori home, mostly for his own piece of mind. When he got back, the car was still in the same spot. He was getting tired of this. Slowly, he made his way over to the car, stopping at the passenger side door. The window slowly came down, revealing an all-too-familiar pair of eyebrows.
Naota: What are you doing here?
Amarao: Been a while, huh?
Naota: ...
Amarao: Hop in.
Naota quietly opened the back passenger door and took his seat. As soon as the door closed, Amarao began to talk, watching the boy in the rear view mirror.
Naota: ...So, what do you want?
Amarao: (chuckling) Heh.
Naota: ...
Amarao: You don't trust me very much, do you?
Naota: ...
Amarao: I'll make this quick and get straight to the point... Medical Mechanica is back. I don't know why, and I don't know when they'll strike next, but I have reason to believe that Earth is their primary target.
Naota: Why Earth...?
Amarao: I'm not quite sure.
Naota: ...
Amarao: For my money, they're looking to complete the ring...
Naota: Huh...?
Amarao: My sources tell me that MM has taken nearly every other living planet in this galaxy, leaving just us. Now that they've surrounded us, they'll probably concentrate all of that energy in on us...
Naota: Why are you telling me this...?
Amarao turned to face Naota and cracked a small smile.
Amarao: In due time, kid... You go on home and let all this soak in.
Without another word, Naota, got out of the car, closed the door and headed back to his house.
Naota: Whatever...
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RIDE ON SHOOTING STAR
ORANGE no SLIDE utsusu sora
SPONGE no PRIDE burasakete
SPIDER
kike totta sono yokan wa
kakusanakuta tte ii n da
iro no tsuita yume mitai na
Ride on Shooting Star
kokoro no koe de sandanjû no yô ni
utai tsutzuketa
GRUNGE no HAMSTER otona bite
REVENGE no LOBSTER hiki tsurete
SNIPER
fuchi totta sono sekai ni
nani ga mieru tte iu n da
nerau mae ni sawaritai na
Ride on Shooting Star
kimi o sagashite kindanshôjô chû
uso o tsuita
Ride on Shooting Star
kokoro no koe de sandanjû no yô ni
utai tsutzuketa
---------------------
Haruko: With the diminishing popularity of giant monster movies, a college art class got together and spawned a concept that could change the world... Well, probably not, but the idea of grown men bashing the stuffing out of each other while dressed in monster suits is well worth the price of a ticket. The Kaiju Big Battel was originally a small performance done in a last attempt to save a dying art. Who'da known it would catch on? Next on Fooly Cooly; Episode 10: Love and War!