Planetes
This is an official announcement. Technora shuttle GO-L28, scheduled for arrival in...
Um...You really want to have dinner with me?
I'm not good enough for you?
N-No, it's not like that at all.
It's a date, then!
How about dinner at Starney's? Or would you prefer Japanese?
Anything is fine...
Um...
Um, I'll let you decide.
Is tomorrow at 1900 hours all right? Where should we meet?
Sure. At 1900 hours, we can meet at...
We have debris sorting to do, remember?
Oh, that's right. I'm busy tomorrow, so how about the day after?
All right, then. So, where should we meet at 1900, then?
Excuse me,
Which way is Technora?
Oh. Um, just a minute.
This is my card. Are you familiar with the country of El Tanika?
That's in South America, right? Upstream along the Amazon River.
Yes, that's right! I'm surprised you knew!
That's for sure...
It's no big deal.
Somebody I know is from El Tanika, that's all.
GO-S25, taking free. Go.
I copy. Taking free.
GO-S25, now switching from Seven Departure to Link Connection Control.
You will be transferred to Joint Tracking Control until you make your reentry approach.
Soshite hito wa toki wo koeta yume wo miru, And people dream dreams that transcend time,
...seijyaku no umi ni idakarete. ...held in the arms of a still sea.
Tori ya kumo wo miagete wa... As they looked up at the birds and clouds,
...hakanai inochi moyashita... ...it set their ephemeral souls on fire...
...ikusen no asa ni. ...on a thousand mornings.
Hikari ga mukau basho e... I bet they're taking flight...
...habataku darou. ...to where the light is headed.
Negai wo hanatsu toki wa ima. Now is the time to launch your dreams.
Hatenaki yume wo noseta... Off into the frontier that is carrying...
...frontier e, ...boundless dreams,
...tooku tooku dive in the sky. ...farther and farther, dive in the sky.
Planetes
Phase 11: Boundary Line
I swear, that's one clunky spacesuit.
Considering what passes for state of the art in El Tanika, that must be the best they can do.
Still, the ability to connect directly to the Navstar system...
...without going through a mother craft is interesting.
In that case, you should have people from Control Section do the adoption testing.
You're trying to foist this off on us?
No, not at all.
It's just that if that feature is its main selling point,
...perhaps we should have someone from Control Section do it.
Ah, Claire. Just the person I wanted to see.
Take care of this, will you?
Adoption testing for a spacesuit.
Go through the motions and then show him the door.
Anyway, it was all so sudden. I hardly even remember what we talked about.
I'm pretty sure he said something about Japanese food,
...but I sorta remember hearing "Chinese" instead.
He said he's call me again once he made reservations.
But what about Diaper Man?
He asked you if you were seeing anybody, didn't he?
He did, but it seemed like it was out of curiosity.
Of course it wasn't!
I mean, there hasn't been any reaction from him at all since then,
...and when I think about it, I don't see how he could possibly be interested in me.
Why not?
Well, we don't get along very well, we have different interests, and he's crude, stupid, and...
Oh, so you like Diaper Man!
What on earth makes you say that?!
You've got love rays shooting out of your eyes. Like this, bzzt!
And if you follow those love rays, they're hitting Diaper Man.
I can see them, plain as day.
Well, I don't.
Yes, well, you're that kind of girl.
Say, Hachi...
Are there any foods in particular that she doesn't like?
She's not exactly the delicate type. She'll eat whatever's put in front of her.
I swear, I don't get your taste in women at all.
There are tons of cute girls over in Astrogation, right?
Is this like how gourmet eaters like to eat really weird stuff?
I wouldn't go out with her if you begged me to.
I know you don't want to hear it, but...
Hachi.
Even if you tell me to give her back later, I won't.
Huh? Hey, it ain't like she belongs to me.
It's none of my business.
Hachi, are you and Claire...
Don't dig up ancient history!
Unbelievable...Is this what you asked me here for?
If you like her so much, do your own damn research!
This is delicious...
I wish the people back home could taste this.
Still, I can't believe that you're from El Tanika, too.
I was born in El Tanika, that's all. I'm an American citizen now.
Wow, Control Section is the elite of the company, right?
It makes me so happy to hear that a fellow El Tanikan...
...is working here on the front line of space.
I'm done eating, Mr. Temara. I'll meet you later at the Bay Office.
Um...If you don't mind, could I trouble you for that butter?
Be my guest.
Thank you.
Um...Is something the matter?
No, sir.
This is an announcement from Materials Section.
Personnel who have submitted reservation requests for equipment must...
Love rays, huh?
What's with you?
If you've got something to say, say it. You know how much that bugs me.
Um, can you see "love rays," Sempai?
What the heck are those?
I heard that when you like someone, they shoot out of your eyes like laser beams.
Are they shooting out? Of my eyes, I mean.
A-Are you an idiot or something? That's aliens you're talking about!
Yeah...I guess not.
Who's the idiot who fed you that garbage?
Yeah, I guess you can't see them...
Just say that we tested it, then. Put our name on the forms if you want.
All right, I understand. We'll try another section.
Let's go.
Here.
Did those two people just now want something?
Said they wanted to run an adoption test on an EVA suit. It's made by some country or other...
El Tanika, right? I saw that suit in person.
You did, huh?
You gonna test it out?
No way, we'd never use a clunker like that. Testing it is a waste of time.
You think so? I thought it looked interesting.
Sounds like the other sections have been turning them down, too.
Here you go.
Sorry, we can't use this.
Are you sure you won't reconsider?
This thing would ruin our corporate image.
Um...Thank you, Miss Claire. I'll try asking at other companies.
Who knows, maybe I'll... It'll be the same.
It'll be the same no matter what company you go to.
None of them will take anything produced in a country like El Tanika seriously.
They won't even let you stand at the race's starting line.
Hey.
Hachi?
Oh, thank you for your help earlier.
So, about that spacesuit of yours. Want me to test it for you?
Do you really mean it?
This means so much to me! I need to find a support team to do the space testing!
What are you up to?
You don't want any sympathy from me?
Not at all. If it will make my job go more smoothly, I'll gladly take you up on the offer.
Don't read anything into it. I thought it looked interesting, that's all.
What a strange spacesuit...
I think even I could fit into this one!
It looks like your smoker seat, Fee.
It sure does.
Please think of it as more of a spaceship than a spacesuit.
For one thing... See? Inside, your hands are free.
If you put a PC in this suit, you can type on the keyboard with your own hands.
So, you can eat snacks in it, too?
Of course!
I would be able to fix my contact lens if it slipped, wouldn't I?
Yes.
Can you smoke in it, too?
Yes, if you upgrade the air filtration.
All right! I'm gonna use this baby!
Hey, Control Section. Put in an order for these!
We'll discuss that when and if it passes the tests.
Oh. Right.
Hachi! Get your spacesuit prepped!
Right!
Lavie, you go to General Affairs and file a request!
Hey, how do you think you're addressing your superior...
Yuri, reserve some time for us in the extreme environment simulator room.
Understood.
Hey, buddy. Just leave everything to us.
Thank you! Thank you so much!
Increasing from level 70 to level 90.
In-suit radiation exposure level climbing from 20 to 21 and holding steady.
Standard requirement, passed.
Second item on the checklist, okay.
H-Hey! Help!
Somebody help me! I'm stuck!
Do something! You're too fat, Chief!
Time's up.
What do you want to do? Try again for a 17th time?
No, let's let him do some retuning and try again tomorrow.
Yeah, good idea...
Your system's tuning is too peaky.
You'll never be able to do zero-G work if you don't put some more slack into it.
Understood... I'll try to fine-tune it.
We'll see you tomorrow, then.
If you manage to clear this test, you'll have completed the basic testing.
After that, it's the space test, and we're done.
D-Do you really mean that? I'll do my best, then!
Yeah!
Work completed within specified time.
That concludes the basic testing, Mr. Temara.
Thank you so much!
Hey, do we have any step motors left?
The one we used the other day was the last we had.
I guess we'll have to break down the prototype for parts...
Maybe it still has some.
This is El Tanika Technica. State your name and...
Director! Hey, everybody! It's the Director!
You're really up in space, aren't you?
Settle down, everyone.
Our suit is currently undergoing adoption testing at Technora.
Seriously?! Awesome!
To tell you the truth, all the other companies slammed the door in my face,
...but Miss Claire here has done so much to help us.
I didn't really do anything...
She's an El Tanikan, just like us! And she's one of Technora's elite, to boot!
Oh, wow!
She's so cool! And she's a babe, too!
We're going to be going out into space tomorrow to conduct the final tests.
Pray for me, okay?
I'm really, really sorry!
They're making me help out on a spacesuit test.
It's not your fault. These things happen.
Let's try again some other time.
I'm sorry about this. Sempai volunteered us without asking anybody first.
Hachi did?
I thought I told you to get rid of him.
Whether or not a suit will be formally adopted depends on the results of its testing.
As I recall, we are obligated under the Space Industries Equal Opportunity Agreement to...
We did take it under consideration. We looked at the brochure.
I already have the division manager's authorization...
...to conduct the space testing tomorrow.
I will be overseeing it personally, so it won't impose on your time at all, Chief.
You're still sticking to the division manager like glue, I see...
Planetes
State vector, update.
T-minus 20 minutes to ETA.
What made you decide to volunteer us for this spacesuit test?
'Cause that old man was in a bind.
You mean Claire, don't you?
Do you still have feelings for her?
I said we broke up, didn't I?
That doesn't answer my question.
It's none of your damn business!
You little moron, if you don't treat those gently, they'll break!
I'm sorry.
Um...I broke it.
We started off by doing underwater testing in Lake Wagutchi.
The one at the foot of Mt. Oag?
Yes, that's right. We didn't have the budget to build a pool.
I have to admit, I'm amazed that you remember that tiny lake.
I went swimming there once when I was little.
That's terrific.
An inscription for luck?
Oh, I see that you can't read El Tanikan.
I learned my three R's after we left for America.
I was eight years old, but in America, I knew less than a typical kindergartner.
In El Tanika, there was no one who would teach me how to read and write.
It was the same for me.
I was illiterate until I was 10.
My family and I fled to China, and it was there that I first learned how to read and write.
I stayed there until I earned my degree, and then I went back to El Tanika.
Why?! El Tanika is a mess because of all the economic sanctions and internal fighting!
That's exactly why I went back.
It isn't military power or ideology that will save El Tanika.
I think that rebuilding our industrial capacity is what will make the country prosper.
I want to create a space industry in El Tanika.
Oh, I know that it's the first-world countries that have the most clout in space.
But that's no different than down on Earth.
If it's all a gamble anyway, I'd rather gamble on dreaming big dreams!
Maybe that was a little over the top...
Oh, right...
This line here reads "Caligan Parak."
This one reads "Sistero Tados."
And this says "Nurgan Ogran."
They're names?
That's right.
When this spacesuit was completed, everyone in the research lab wrote his name in it.
Due to budgetary reasons, I was the only one who could make the trip here,
...but we'll all be flying it together.
From your point of view,
...does it look like I abandoned our country and ran away?
Commander, it's from headquarters.
Temara Poitier. Nationality, El Tanikan.
He left port aboard a Technora debris hauler at 1024 Zulu Time.
Aboard a debris hauler?
Any temperature variation inside the suit?
It's at 19 degrees. It's doing great. That's well within international standards.
It's not much to look at, but this thing performs pretty good.
Even with people, it's the unattractive ones who tend to be the ones with high IQ's.
Good thing for you, eh, Hachi?
What's that supposed to mean?
A ship is closing in.
Hachimaki, we're calling off the testing for the time being.
What's going on, Fee?
We still have the dayside tests to...
This is Orbital Security Agency vessel Cresta-53.
Please halt all current operations immediately.
This is a warning.
Hakim? This is OSA vessel Cresta-53.
This is OSA vessel Cresta-53.
Please hand over the El Tanikan by the name of Temara Poitier.
What's the meaning of this?
On the morning of the 18th, INTO peacekeeping forces invaded El Tanika.
We have been ordered to take all El Tanikans outside the country into protective custody.
This action is pursuant to Article 11, Clause 2 of the INTO charter.
As such, we ask that Mr. Poitier accompany us immediately.
I won't!
Don't do it, old man! They'll blow you away along with your whole spacesuit!
Fighting against these guys won't do you any good.
Anyway, Mr. Orbital Security Agency, sir, can you give us a few minutes?
I'm sorry, but we have no time to spare.
Geez, you civil servants aren't very flexible...
Sempai! What's going on?!
Hey! What're you doing?!
Mr. OSA, sir, we're having trouble! Our Fishbone is malfunctioning!
Commander!
Stay calm. They're already as good as ours.
Impound team, get to work on securing the debris retrieval ship.
This is bad...If I can't get Hachi under control, they'll...
Fee, the ME is overheating!
What, again?! Crap!
Go back!
You're disobeying the OSA?! Do you want to be a criminal?!
Don't get the wrong idea. It's just an accident. An accident.
Yes, an accident! Our ship is really old.
It malfunctions all the time while we're on the job.
Mr. Hachimaki! The sun has come out!
I copy.
This is gonna be our only chance, so let's finish those dayside tests!
Wait a minute, Hachi.
I can't wait! We don't have much time!
I'm trimming down the operation procedures.
Let's hurry. We don't have much time, remember?
Huh? Right!
Commander, I can close in on them right away if you like.
No. Let's hang back for a while and see what happens.
Cooling system test, clear.
I copy. There's only one more item to go on the checklist.
What's the last one?
The depressurization recovery test.
We do a rapid depressurization and then see if it can repressurize 45 seconds later.
I copy.
Old man, use your arms to stabilize the body.
Right.
Here goes... 45 seconds, huh?
Timer set, okay.
Ready when you are, old man.
All right.
Watch out for depressurization sickness.
I will.
Old man, close the valve!
Right!
It's closed!
Please...give me strength...
Caligan...
Alonzo...
Sistero...
Morogul...
Demla...
Urmuti...
Zumtan...
Tilban...
Golomoro...
Lakium...
Nirpa...
Tolmol...
Lokuc...
Uraraki...
Sunnu...
Luciber...
Nurgan...
Lopek...
Claire Rondo...
Count's at zero. How's it look, Claire?
21 kilopascals! It meets international standards!
Did we do it?
You sure did! Be happier!
This means that your spaceship makes the grade!
This is great! It meets world standards!
It meets international standards?
El Tanika's first...No, our first spacesuit meets the standards?
Looks like you're done repairing your work craft.
Don't make any more trouble for me, Hoshino. I don't want to shoot you if I don't have to.
Gigalt Sensei would have my hide.
Then let him go, Hakim.
I can't do that.
Now, then, please come with us, Mr. Temara.
Just a minute. We can't turn him over.
This spacesuit is a prototype belonging to our company, and as such is a company secret.
This applies to the test subject's biometric data, as well.
Article 11, Clause 2 of the INTO charter doesn't sanction...
...the infringement of personal or corporate assets.
Damn it, Claire!
I'm responsible for this test!
I have an obligation to protect company employees and trade secrets!
Right now, he is under our supervision. He has nothing to do with El Tanika.
I'll take the liberty of recording your statements just now for inclusion in my report.
That's all right, that won't be necessary.
Commander, I'd like you to take me into custody now.
Why?!
Thank you, Miss Claire. It makes me happy that you feel this way.
Then why are you...
We've already done enough.
Given the situation, I doubt that any company would ever adopt our spacesuit.
But our spacesuit has met all of the international standards.
That fact has been documented,
...and that should give the others who will follow in our footsteps the confidence to keep going.
Miss Claire, you didn't run away.
Please stay here in space.
Please shine up here in space where we can look up and see you.
That's something that we can all be proud of.
Commander, would you give me one minute to look at the Earth before we go?
Fine, go ahead.
Thank you.
It's beautiful...
This is what I wanted to show to everyone down there...
It's El Tanika!
I can see Lake Wagutchi!
It looks so small from up here!
Why?
Why does it have to be this way?
From up here, you can't see any borders...
All you can see is the Earth...
Gutto mizu wo nomihoshi, We gulp down some water...
...yuuyakegumo miageru no sa. ...and look up at the evening clouds.
Kyou mo ichinichi ga owatte, Let's wind our way home...
...gairoju no shita wo kaerou. ...under the roadside trees as another day ends.
Yaru koto darake de tenpatte, Even if life's so hectic that our tempers flare,
...muri wo shite, tsumazuite mo, ...we push ourselves too hard, and we stumble,
...nani ka kanarazu tsukanderu sa. ...I know there'll be something to grab hold of.
Kiraku ni ikou ze. Let's move on without a care in our hearts.
Subarashii jinsei dakara, It's a wonderful life,
...jibun wo aisuru yuuki wo motou. ...so let's have the courage to love ourselves.
Atarashii doa tataite... Let's take it one step at a time,
...hitotsu hitotsu aruite yukou. ...knocking on new doors on the way.
Subarashii jinsei na no sa. It's a wonderful life.
Kimi mo boku mo subete no hito mo... You and I and everyone else...
...yorokobi to kanashimi no imi... ...keep on searching for the meaning...
...sagashitsuzukete, so just on my way. ...of joy and sadness, so just on my way.
Next Time: A Modest Request
Attention, those who possess rights and interests in outer space.
Next Time: A Modest Request
This message is directed at each and every one of you.
Next Time: A Modest Request
As stated in our claim of responsibility,
Next Time: A Modest Request
...the string of bombings on the moon are merely a warning.
Next Time: A Modest Request
We of the Space Defense Front speak for that which has no voice, the stars.
Next Time: A Modest Request
Prepare yourselves!
Next Time: A Modest Request
For today will be remembered as the day that humanity withdrew from the heavens!
Planetes