Good morning, Gotham.
This is WMP Radio coming to you from 42nd Street.
I'm Jimmy Laswell, and I'll be your host until noon.
A district within HL that remains from the former city of New York. Surrounded by a roof that isolates it from the fog, the district segregates its residents from Otherworldlings.
Two Jack Cheese Rocket Burgers,
two Jack Chili Rocket Dogs,
french fries, onion rings,
a large Peps, and a large Diet Peps—your order is ready.
That's me!
I wonder how much it costs to maintain all this.
Hey, buddy, I've got something that'll knock the socks off any Huma!
Got some Friskies? I'll buy any Frisky!
Get your adult-rated stuff right here!
No?
It's even more hardcore than the swimsuit stuff!
Old newspapers and magazines—all the biggest names! Bundles of tastiness smeared with ink!
It's packed here, huh?
Being excluded and isolated only serves to intensify their cravings...
As if.
A-A-Are you all right?
Excuse me...
but could you please give me a bite of that burger?!
You're begging for food?!
This is the city where reality and fantasy coexist: Hellsalem's Lot.
And we comprise the secret society of superhumans who work in the shadows to preserve the balance of the worlds.
We are Libra.
This is the chronicle of our clandestine activities.
tobira hirakeba nejireta hiru no yoru
Behind the door lies the twisted night of a twisted day
tobira hirakeba nejireta hiru no yoru
kinou dou yatte kaetta? karada dake ga tashika
How did I get home last night? My own body's all I'm sure of
kinou dou yatte kaetta? karada dake ga tashika
ohayou kore kara mata maigo no tsuzuki
I'll be off again tomorrow, losing myself as always
ohayou kore kara mata maigo no tsuzuki
minareta shiranai keshiki no naka de
in this familiar but alien scenery
minareta shiranai keshiki no naka de
mou dame tte omotte kara wari to nandaka yareteru
Once I thought I was done for, things started working out
mou dame tte omotte kara wari to nandaka yareteru
shinikiranai kurai ni joubu nanka chotto hazukashii
It seems like death won't touch me, it's a bit embarrassing really
shinikiranai kurai ni joubu nanka chotto hazukashii
yarubeki koto wa wasuretete mo wakaru
I couldn't forget my duty even if I wanted to
yarubeki koto wa wasuretete mo wakaru
sou shinai to totemo kurushii kara
This pain serves as a constant reminder
sou shinai to totemo kurushii kara
kao wo agete kuroi me no hito
I look up into your large, dark eyes
kao wo agete kuroi me no hito
kimi ga mita kara hikari wa umareta
and you become my leading light
kimi ga mita kara hikari wa umareta
eranda iro de nutta sekai ni kakomarete
When the whole world is painted the colors you chose,
eranda iro de nutta sekai ni kakomarete
erabenai kizu no imi wa doko darou
do the scars inflicted by others hold any meaning?
erabenai kizu no imi wa doko darou
gojibun dake ga hero sekai no mannaka de
I'm the only hero in this story
gojibun dake ga hero sekai no mannaka de
owaru made dezuppari stage no ue
I have to stay on stage until the curtain falls
owaru made dezuppari stage no ue
doushiyou karappo no furi mo dekinai
What should I do? I can't pretend to be hollow anymore
doushiyou karappo no furi mo dekinai
hello doumo boku wa koko
Hello world, here I am
hello doumo boku wa koko
Hello world, here I am
hello doumo boku wa koko
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hello doumo boku wa koko
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Are you hurt?
Burger!
No need to worry!
I don't have a skeleton like you Huma, so I'm sort of like rubber...
so please give me a burger!
Sorry, but I'm a little confused. Could you slow down a bit?
Please!
Hey, jackass!
You lookin' to get killed or somethin'?
Now, now...
You ran out right in front of me, you know!
You can't pin this crap on me.
That may be true,
but you did hit him really hard,
so you should at least exchange information or something.
Huh?
I ain't obligated to do nothin'!
Plus, he looks fine!
Going on about burgers and shit!
You're fine, right?
Yes! Burger!
Huh?
Hey, go get that bag from the truck.
Oh, right...
Wasn't that half-eaten?!
Just shut the hell up!
You don't see him complainin', do you?
Plus, even that cop's actin' like he didn't see nothin'.
Sorry, but we've got a delivery to make right now.
If we're late thanks to standing here and chatting with you,
we'll hate to have to make you cover for any of our losses...
right?
Hey...
finally brought me my lunch from Jack & Rockets Burger Plant, huh?
Hey yourself. You look like crap.
Did you happen to lie down in Ms. Chain's path yet again?
Just hurry up!
Hand it over already!
Man, I haven't had this in ages!
After the New York Apocalypse, all but the major chains totally left the city.
I had to wait for thirty minutes.
Huh?
I guess they must've stopped doing that "Jack of a Hundred Faces" thing.
You mean that stupid crap they'd put on the wrappers?
I used to collect them.
But these are all blank.
Probably 'cause it was takeout.
They don't want people seeing non-humans eat their food.
Some dumbasses complained that it made their meal look like beast feed.
Huh?
What the heck is that all about?
What are you saying?
You're really starting to go native, huh?
Huh?
From the perspective of those outside,
creatures from the Otherworld probably look like a bunch of monsters, you know?
Oh...
You thought they'd just accept 'em overnight or something?
I guess...
Of course!
Did you go to a safe-space seminar or something?
I went to a hamburger joint.
Well, they do hold seminars around here.
Want to go to one sometime?
Love and peace!
Even now, twenty centuries after the death of Christ,
the world has yet to see peace.
It was like that even when it was just humans.
I mean, there are those in both the human world and the Otherworld who are good...
but unfortunately, that only applies to individuals, you know?
Mutual understanding is just out of the question.
It's impossible.
Huh?
Hey.
Did everything turn out okay earlier?
Oh, hello, person who didn't give me a burger.
That's how you remember me?
That's kind of irritating.
I see you around here a lot. Do you live nearby?
No. I live near Dessau Leak Street.
Really? That's pretty far from here.
Are you waiting for something?
There they are!
I've been waiting for you!
I've been waiting for you, Mr. Burger!
Here you are. Four Jack Cheese Rocket Burgers.
That'll be 64 zerohs.
Huh?!
Why so much? That's four times what it costs!
It's just a little supply and demand.
Hey, these guys are cheating you!
They completely jacked up the price—
Hey!
Why are you wolfing them down right away?
Answer: because they're so very delicious!
And why the heck are you devouring all four at once...
Answer: to prevent them from getting snatched away!
Thanks for your business!
You eat 'em, you bought 'em! Can't argue with that!
Listen, for what you just paid them, you could've bought sixteen burgers!
Huh?
Really?!
No, I know that much.
But it's just...
There aren't many Huma who'd go to 42nd Street and spend dollars on buying burgers for me.
It may be right in front of my eyes,
but the other side of that tent is a world that's farther away than the moon.
All right, then.
From now on, I'll go and buy Jack & Rockets for you.
Really?!
That makes me so happy!
How much do you plan to mark them up by?
Cut that out!
That's not why I'll do it.
I've just got a lot of problems with the state of this, is all.
You really are a nice guy,
person who didn't give me a burger.
Please stop calling me that.
It ticks me off.
I'm Leonardo Watch. Nice to meet you.
I'm Amagranoff Luozontam Ouv Lee Nej.
"Ama"?
Just call me Nej,
Leonardo, who didn't give me a burger.
Huh?
What is that?!
I ate mine inside this time.
This is a Jack of a Hundred Faces.
It's amazing! It looks just like the comic!
Ron Jomita, Jr.!
Who's that?
A penciler!
What's that?
Someone's getting really fired up.
If you were in elementary school, I bet your mom would be mad.
My mom, huh?
Do you have a mom, Leo?
Huh?
Yeah.
Oh, I don't have any memories of her. Of my own mother, I mean.
Did she leave when you were little or something?
It's more like...
I know who she is,
but she and I don't remember each other, you see.
Oh.
But, Nej, I'm sure you just don't remember her because you were so little,
and your mom must definitely...
You'd think so, right?
Huh?
But you see, my mother doesn't even remember giving birth to me.
Shit! What are we gonna do?
What the hell are we gonna do?!
Yes, that's a good question.
Feeling that gun against my temple like that...
Yes, that wasn't pleasant at all.
Not again.
What the hell?
You don't gotta wear a mask!
I wouldn't need to if you didn't piss yourself in the truck.
I can't take the smell.
Take it off already!
C'mon!
Damn! That's the second time this month!
This fucker again?!
I'm sorry! I'm very sorry!
Uh, we don't really have time for this, you know.
First he ran him over, and now he's beating him?
Somebody'd better stop him. He's gonna kill it.
The little mushroom even apologized. Let's just go already.
Huh?
Is the mushroom changing color? Is it blood?
Then again, do those things even feel pain?
It's partially that mushroom's own fault for not staying out of trouble.
If he had just stayed away from 42nd Street, it wouldn't have come to this.
For goodness' sake.
Bro, this is bad...
Man, would you listen—
What is this? What the hell is this?!
Crap! Crap, crap, crap!
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You don't remember?!
If it'd been a human, you'd be in jail right now!
Huh?
Well, it's water under the bridge now.
Let's go.
We have to make some money.
What is it now?
What are you in such a hurry for?
This about that money we owe Giraldo?
Can't we just wait on him to ask us for it?
What?
Mass fainting?
Yes.
That doesn't strike me as anything to be up in arms over, though.
It happened near 42nd Street, huh?
Those people are generally pretty intolerant, too.
Well, as long as no one was hurt,
we could always just tell them it was an actual Sandman.
Actually, the fainting was accompanied by mass amnesia.
Hmm...
The people who were involved have no memory of the previous thirteen hours.
We have absolutely no idea what happened at the center of the disturbance.
I take it back...
This is pretty serious.
If we assume that this was done intentionally,
any major crime could've been committed with no one the wiser.
Hm?
What is it, young man?
Nej...
Nej!
Was it you?
I really should've taken a better look at his aura...
I live near Dessau Leak Street.
Huh? Is that you, Leo?
What's the matter?
You're dripping with sweat.
There you are!
Where have you been?!
I was asleep.
I was worried that maybe you had forgotten about me.
Of course I didn't!
Leo, how much of a fool do you think I am?
That aside, you've got to see this!
Jack!
I can't really tell what this paper is,
but the penciler is definitely Ron Jomita Jr.,
so it's really official!
Isn't it amazing? I found it in my pocket!
C'mon...
you really sure this is gonna get us outta debt?
Please stop making me repeat myself.
Like I said, once we get the spores that come out of this mushroom,
we can do anything.
I was the only one who saw what happened.
In a single instant, everyone else dropped like flies.
I could kick myself right now for not having thought to pick their pockets.
Huh?
You still don't get it, do you?
Regardless though, you'll see what I mean in a little while.
We'll be able to get away with anything!
I think this mushroom spews out spores under stress or something!
It must be a defense mechanism to protect itself from an awful reality!
Must be nice to escape reality by resetting yourself and everyone around you!
Sorry, but we're gonna get some use out of it too!
It's finally turning red!
This is it!
When it looks like it's on fire, it explodes!
Stop!
H-Hey! He woke up!
It's okay. It's not like he can do anything.
Besides, as soon as we release these spores,
he'll forget everything he's seeing right now.
Really?
Is that true?
Leo!
I don't know either.
But remember your mom!
You definitely lose your memories too!
This couldn't be better!
For a second, I thought we'd have to kill you so you'd keep your mouth shut.
The possibility of recycling you is almost too good to be true.
Huh?
What? Why is the color fading?
Hey, what the...
Wait a second!
Damn! We have to start over now?
Damn it... Come on!
Leo!
I can hold it in!
I don't ever want to forget you!
So...
So let's eat burgers again sometime, okay?
Nej...
Stop...
Leave him alone!
You bastards...
Stop hurting him!
What's happening?
You brat...
what the hell did you just do?
You've got some kind of power too, huh?
Stop it!
Leave Leo out of this!
Shut the hell up!
Crap!
When I came to, I was in the hospital.
It seemed I'd been involved in a mass amnesia incident along with thousands of others.
Various people came and told me all sorts of things...
but unfortunately,
I couldn't remember anything that had happened in the previous two weeks.
You're discharged.
Right.
Two Jack Cheese Rocket Burgers,
two Jack Chili Rocket Dogs,
french fries, onion rings,
a large Peps, and a large Diet Peps—your order is ready.
That's me!
It feels like I haven't been to Jack & Rockets in forever.
Hmm?
Why did I order enough for two?
Huh?
That's odd.
Why am I this moved by a cheeseburger?
A-A-Are you all right?
Excuse me...
but could you please give me a bite of that burger?!
You're begging for food?!
Wait, have you and I been through this routine before or something?
I don't think we've ever met.
But never mind that!
Please give me a burger!
Well, whatever.
My name's Leonardo Watch.
What's yours?
I'm Amagranoff Luozontam Ouv Lee Nej,
but just call me Nej...
Leonardo Burger.
Oh, Leo!
See? That's the guy I'm always telling you about.
My friend!
Huh?
You're... that guy from the subway!
What?
This is the first time we've ever met...
I believe.
Big brother!
He's my big brother!
Hi there.
Y-Your sister's always helping me out...
Actually, that's not really true.
Huh?!
Oh, I mean...
Sorry!
You two must be really close.
You should've introduced us sooner, White.
Nice to meet you.
You can call me Black.
choutenpenchii mitai na kyousou ni mo narete
I've gotten used to this cataclysmic competition
konna nichijou wo heiwa to mimachigau
I sometimes mistake these insane days for peace
ranburin kosuta yusaburenagara
As I'm jolted around by this crazy roller coaster
miushinaenai mono wa nan da
I wonder what it was I had to keep my sight set on
byoudousei genrishugi no gainen ni nomarete
Fundamental equalism became the norm for me
kokoro made ga maru de etosetora
Down to my heart, nothing really matters
daikirai daisuki chanto shaberanakya
Love or hate, I've got to spell it out
ningyou to sashite kawaranai shi
Or else I'd be no better than a puppet
yo ni machi wo yuku hito dake ni
For the people who stroll the city at night,
ureshisou dattari sabishisou dattari
sometimes happy, sometimes lonely,
kontorasuto ga gosenpu wo tobimawari
the contrast dances around the score
uta to rizumu ni naru
and turns into rhythm and music
mamaredo no shugasongu
Marmalade sugar song
pinatsu ando bitasuteppu
Peanuts and bitter step
amakute nigakute me ga mawarisou desu
Sometimes sweet, sometimes bitter, it makes your head spin
nannansei wo mezashite paati wo tsuzukeyou
Let's keep partying, headed for south-southwest
sekaijuu wo odorokasete shimau yoru ni naru
We'll make this a night the whole world will remember
i feel joujou rensa ni natte rifurekuto
I feel great! Reflect that smile around like a chain reaction
mamaredo no shugasongu
Marmalade sugar song
pinatsu ando bitasuteppu
Peanuts and bitter step
amakute nigakute me ga mawarisou desu
Sometimes sweet, sometimes bitter, it makes your head spin
nannansei wo mezashite paati wo tsuzukeyou
Let's keep partying, headed for south-southwest
sekaijuu wo odorokasete shimau yoru ni naru
We'll make this a night the whole world will remember
i feel joujou rensa ni natte rifurekushon
I feel great! Reflect that smile around like a chain reaction
douzo ikkyou satte ichinan satte mata ikkyou
Come on! Jump outta the frying pan, into the fire, and back into the pan again!
Next time on Blood Blockade Battlefront:
"A No-Holds-Barred Eden."
A No-Holds-Barred Eden