The melody you hum lets you remember
In memories, everything just shines
You gotta remember
Even now, hold on to those fragments of dreams
Just like what you used to have
The heart of a boy that sets the light free
Written in the column of "future dreams"
How many years have passed since that was me?
Between reality and ideals, I waver
The fires of my passion growing fainter
Hold on! Just, just hold on a second!
The battle's just beginning, so get it together!
The minute you give up, it's game over
Shall we take what is and make what we want it to be?
Do you remember?
You used to give your all for the faintest hope
You were living your life for tomorrow
Sure you haven't lost that feeling somewhere?
There's no time limit on being young
You don't think age really matters to a questing heart
It's true, don't you think?
We wanna make the dream come true!
That's to say...
Let it bloom! Let it bloom, let it bloom!
Let the flower of passion bloom!
Let it bloom! Let it bloom, let it bloom!
The melody you hum lets you remember
In memories, everything just shines
You gotta remember
Even now, hold on to those fragments of dreams
Just like what you used to have
The heart of a boy that sets the light free
Wow, what beautiful clouds!
A mackerel sky.
They say those clouds foretell tectonic shifts.
If you're a wave rider, that's something you should know.
Okay.
Wrinkles!
If you keep looking like that, your forehead will be full of wrinkles!
We're both about to go over the hill, right?
Geez, don't surprise me, Hilda!
You really should watch out for those wrinkles.
Shut up. You're the one who needs to watch out!
That's why I'm telling you that we both need to be careful.
I'll be going now. That's why I'm telling you that we both need to be careful.
Let me remind you that you're a year older than I am!
NO VISITORS
Sorry to keep you waiting. Just a short visit, okay?
Mama!
You guys.
"GET WELL SOON"
I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm so sorry.
Here. The invoices for this month.
Yeah, got it.
So, he disappeared last night, right?
He apparently snuck in here before he left and saw Eureka.
She won't tell us about it, though.
Really, he really has no spine.
So, does she know that Renton ran away?
That's not something for me to tell her.
That's true. But he left a note behind, right?
"Please don't look for me - Renton"
The fact that he wrote "Please don't look for me"...
means he wants us to look for him.
You think he's entered a rebellious phase or something?
It's to be expected from an adolescent boy.
A bit late, though.
I know.
But from our viewpoint, growth is nothing but a hindrance...
to those guys who aren't at our sides when we need them.
Your words sound a bit prickly.
It's because he's too cowardly.
In the first place, among all of the guys on this ship,
the leader himself is right in middle of his second adolescence!
And so, what is that leader thinking about doing now?
EPISODE 22 CRACK POT
I'm sorry... I'm sorry...
I'm sorry...
I'm so sorry...
I'm sorry.
I'm the one who should be sorry.
Gone!
Gone! Gone! It's all gone!
What are you going to do?
You just made me stop!
We haven't even told Eureka yet.
Honestly, I have no clue.
We're counting on you, Leader.
But...
How much longer could he keep hitting us with his hero worship?
You know...
Maybe both you and I were nuisances...
to our masters and siblings when we were kids.
Does it feel like history's repeating itself?
Oh... Sorry about that.
The bad thing about being childhood friends is that you hold nothing back.
True enough.
Geez! It's so unlike him.
Not like him at all...
I didn't have a plan or anything.
I just wanted to go as far as I could go.
But, I realized something after I became alone.
So many things had happened, and I had no place to go, but...
But there, aboard the Gekko, I wasn't alone.
I'm so tired... Too tired to even think...
Yeah! Hey, boy!
Where'd you come from? Did you see the flyer?
Well... I'm traveling alone, with nothing but my board.
Oh, a handmade one! That's a good board you got there!
Oh no, not at all.
And the heart within...
On a sentimental journey?
Adolescence!
I'm Charles Beams. Nice to meet you.
I... I'm Renton.
Renton? Where have I heard that name before?
Oh, well. That's a name that you can find anywhere.
What was funny about what I just said?
I was mocking you, you know.
I can tell that much.
But, it's been so long since someone said anything other than...
"Can I heat that up for you?" that I couldn't help myself.
I see.
Over there.
Not the DJ!
Damn, she's one hot babe.
Charming, don't you think, Renton, my young friend?
Sure...
It's the same song, but a little different.
This song is this year's anthem. We already got a bootleg remix of it.
But the original version wins hands down.
Yeah...
The quality's gone down with the vertical fade mixer.
I prefer rotaries. The mixing is much smoother.
Sure...
I hear something muddy starting to bleed into the bass track, though...
A tectonic shift?!
Ray!
Th-Thank you so much!
Care for a drink?
So, we meet again, Renton.
Let me introduce you to my darling wife.
I'm Ray. Nice to meet you.
Here now, I've brought spare underwear.
Even if you're sick, a girl should take care of how she looks.
Thanks so much.
You really have changed.
You think so?
Here.
You know, Eureka, you seem really hard to approach.
Like you're cold and indifferent about what we do.
Indifferent?
Still, I've always wanted to sit down and have a real talk with you, Eureka.
Why?
I guess I've always wanted to have a close girl-to-girl friendship,
like what Talho and Hilda have going.
But, the truth is those two always treat me like a little girl!
Friendship?
Right!
So, like, if you have something troubling you, tell me! Whatever it is!
I'm stupid, so I won't understand complicated stuff, like our leaders do.
I'm pretty sure I won't be much use to you most of the time.
So, how about it?
About him.
Him?
Renton.
I mean, that's the only reason that you'd change so much.
Since Renton came, you've started to smile more often.
Still, I know how you feel...
Oh, it's not about Renton.
It's about how you start smiling just by looking at him.
Smile...
My smile...
Right.
It's true that I like Doggie's pretty face,
but more than that, he's so pathetic...
that when I see him, I want to lend him a hand.
I'm sorry, I'm doing all of the talking here.
Well, I'll be going now.
To Renton...
I actually want to talk about all sorts of things to Renton.
But, right now, I'm scared to even look at his face...
I wonder why?
You know, Eureka, if you don't do something about...
that naiveté of yours, other girls will come to hate you.
I mean, it's because you're in love, of course!
Love?
Yeah! Love!
Amazing... You guys are keeping it so neat.
Thanks.
This is such a big difference from that other ship.
Boy, no need for compliments.
No, that's not what I meant.
Kids can behave as kids.
Don't go saying things that are considerate of adults.
Because a kid can be a kid for only so long.
In the end, I took advantage of what he told me.
If that tectonic shift hadn't occurred,
maybe I wouldn't have been able to take such advantage of their offer.
I won't give you any. They're all mine.
I wasn't thinking that! Did you start recently?
I was born with a board attached to my feet!
But...
You can't make really quick maneuvers with this board.
The wheel's so big, you can't do that many tricks with it, either.
So it's hip for real 'boarders to go wheelless?
Maybe that's what the magazines are writing,
but what others think of you doesn't matter in lifting...
as long as you're having fun, right?
In this world, the one who feels pleasure all the time is the real winner.
Am I wrong?
I felt that he was saying the right thing.
Because it was in ray=out.
Because I looked up to Holland.
That's why I believed that everything about it was good,
without thinking it through.
Hey, boy.
Yes?
I'll show you something good.
So cool!
Like it? Sorry, but you can't have it.
Huh? Excuse me! I don't see a board anywhere.
How about it? Wanna ride it?
Sure!
The basic structure... The frame sections, too...
It's not one of the Mon-Soono types.
Overall, this looks closer to the Terminus series.
You know quite a bit.
Oh, well, I like this kind of stuff.
By the way, where's the board?
This guy doesn't need anything like that.
Then how do you ride the trapars?
Actually...
Whoops. Excuse me.
Charles, I have an emergency request.
A request for transport from a cargo ship...
that got stranded from the tectonic shift earlier.
Their refrigeration unit broke, so their cargo is going to melt.
They should take of it themselves.
The client is Lloydright.
That pusher? Meaning the cargo is a load of frozen "chocolate," huh?
They sure don't want the army finding that.
What should we do? We owe him a favor.
Boy.
You were asking how this rides the trapars without a board, right?
Let me show you.
Charles, wait!
You're heading out by yourself?!
It'll be all right!
Don't worry. We're just going to deliver the cargo.
Amazing... The boards are attached to the body!
See?
Dancing to music, something you can't see, by feeling it on your skin...
and lifting by feeling equally invisible trapars...
with your heart, are one and the same.
In the case of LFOs, having a board or not isn't the problem.
The question is whether or not you can ride the waves.
A battle!
You've got a good eye, boy.
Mayday, mayday!
This is an emergency! Pirates are after our ship!
The cargo! Charles!
Geez... Thieves taking advantage of the tectonic shift, huh?
They use the chaos the disaster causes?
Yeah. Truly unfair.
Still, both sides are fighting to put food on their table.
Boy, hang on tight!
You're taking on three of them?!
Oh, this is nothing! Circus maneuvers, full throttle!
Amazing!
Eat this!
And the final touch!
See? You feel the trapars with your ears.
You understand, boy?
Yes.
A battle to put food on the table.
Wow, this looks great!
Really!
It's all good because you weren't hurt, huh?!
Yeah, yeah.
You must have been scared.
No, it was fine.
It was true.
Even I thought it was really strange.
Charles was so forceful,
unconcerned with the situations I've been in.
But, he's so grand, and...
On top of that, the meal...
The meal was so tasty, it made me cry.
Nature and humans can change in a blink of an eye.
That was a surprise to me.
But, Sis... I think this was the first time in my life...
that I felt so peaceful.
"PROPERTY FOR SALE No trespassing"
"WORLD ATLAS"
This is the right address.
"GARAGE THURSTON"
Now, what to do from here.
TO BE CONTINUED
To be continued!
I've really fallen in love with someone
I was scared of getting hurt
And even though I can't do anything on my own
All I did was talk tough
And even though I pretended not to see
The weakness deep inside my heart
Despite all that,
I found something big enough
To blow me away! You are my sunshine!
Fly away! Fly away! As long as there's the two of us
Fly away! Fly away! There's nothing to fear
Fly away! Fly away! It doesn't matter if you fail
Go another place. Take it easy.
Fly away! Fly away! Let's fly into the sky
Fly away! Fly away! Don't hesitate anymore
Fly away! Fly away! Because you're here for me
Take my chance. Believe in myself.
Take it easy
The situation of the world. The truth about this society.
What is the challenge that stands before the boy...
who is no longer a child, yet still not an adult?
NEXT EPISODE DIFFERENTIA
Next episode: "Differentia."