The AV-98, aka the Ingram patrol labor.
6.02 tons. 8.02 meters high.
SCB powered. SCLM drive system.
Armed and ready for combat with a 37 millimeter revolver and stun baton.
Designed specifically for police use...
to make a psychological impact on the community...
to deter criminals while making the public feel safe.
You must not let go of your dreams
And never turn your gaze away
Yet even still love may cloud up and fade away
And even though you comforted your love
When he was feeling down
Sadness was still weighing down his heavy heart
Hang tight onto your dreams - they're weapons in your arsenal
You'll find that you can get through anything at all
So never cry - you know I will always be watching over you
What I love about you is your strong sense of fairness
So never cry - you know I will always be right there by your side
And so now you can face your future fearlessly
Attention, all mechanics:
Henhouse work will begin promptly at 1400 hours.
Bring your 104 equipment.
No-shows can expect to have all 405 privileges suspended.
Man cannot live by bread alone.
But the stuff of life allows us to pursue the finer things.
Although there is more to life than simply scrambling for food,
it remains an undeniable necessity.
And since the police must be ready for any circumstance,
for us, good sustenance helps fulfill two sacred duties:
Maintaining body and soul in peak condition,
which allows us to stay highly focused on our mission.
Man ignores his culinary requirements only at great peril.
This report details that sad truth.
It is a record of the terrors which struck Second Section.
The police enforce man's law, but nature's law is far harsher.
These events prove that.
But it all began simply enough...
The Destruction of Special Vehicles, Second Section!
Hey, it's almost lunchtime, Noa.
What? Lunchtime already?
Get me wonton and gyoza.
Wonton and gyoza.
A large yakiniku bowl.
The number 5 noodle bowl.
Miso ramen and rice.
A large Chinese noodles.
Large noodles and wonton.
Fried noodles and a large rice.
Large curry rice, no pickles.
Stuffed green pepper and rice.
Noodles, miso ramen, rice, large Chinese noodles, another...?
Chinese noodles, wonton, fried noodles, large rice, curry rice.
I have this.
Homemade bento. How nice.
Miss lzumi, I made rice balls. Do you want one?
Thank you. I'll have one later.
Bowl of noodles, PLEASE!
A large butter-corn ramen and a side of rice.
Large Chinese bowl.
Fried beef and rice with garlic.
Same thing. Fried beef and rice, no garlic.
Katsudon, extra large.
Shrimp fried rice, side of ramen.
A large bowl of Chinese noodles.
Ramen and gyoza rice.
Let's see...
Chinese noodles and a side of rice.
I'll have shrimp fried rice.
Shanghai Restaurant? This is Second Section, with our order.
Let's see, wonton, gyoza, large yakiniku, and uh...
Hello?
Wonton and gyoza, right? I remember the first two.
If you remember then get going!
A large yakiniku!
The number 5 noodle bowl.
Miso ramen and rice.
Large Chinese noodles.
Large noodles and wonton.
Fried noodles and a large rice.
Large curry rice, hold the pickles.
Stuffed green pepper and rice.
Bowl of noodles, PLEASE!
I had a butter-corn ramen, but change it to egg-drop soup.
I was the Chinese bowl, but now I want katsudon.
Fried beef and rice with garlic.
Same thing. Fried beef and rice, no garlic.
Change my large katsudon to tempura.
I'm still fried rice and ramen.
I still want Chinese noodles.
Ramen and gyoza rice.
Once I decide, I never change my mind.
Same here.
This is Second Section, with today's order.
Two wontons, gyoza, yakiniku, number 5 noodles, noodles,
miso ramen, rice, Chinese noodles, large noodles and wonton...
...egg-drop soup, large katsudon, two fried beef, tempura,
two shrimp bowls, large Chinese noodles, ramen, gyoza rice,
half order of rice, and that's it. Thank you!
Tsutomu, I've told you before: No food until your work is done!
They're late.
I love you
Shanghai restaurant? What are you waiting for?
Are you trying to kill us?
Look, we're doing our best.
You know, it's faster if you all order the same thing.
We order from you every day of the year!
If we didn't have some variety, we'd go nuts!
Tsutomu!
If there's time to gab, there's time to scrub!
Hey, are you listening to me?
But the delivery never arrived.
Lunch hour ended, but no one returned to work.
It slowly became apparent that no delivery would EVER be coming.
There are limits to our patience!
He already left.
I told you... he's on his way.
You're young. A late lunch won't kill you.
Quit whining and be patient.
Listen, everyone! Our delivery has just left the restaurant!
Just once, my friends, let us believe the Shanghai's claim!
We'll give them another 30 minutes... but no longer!
And if our food hasn't arrived by then,
we'll take matters into our OWN hands!
All units, stand by.
And so, Second Section waited eagerly for their delivery.
And 30 minutes passed.
And then another 30 minutes passed. Still, there was no food.
I'm warning you, don't make me lose my temper!
That's odd. Tsutomu never arrived? Now I'm getting worried.
Who cares about you? What about our food?
But Tsutomu isn't...
I don't care about your problems!
YOU can bring the food!
But we shut off the burners after lunch. The grill is cold.
So you're refusing to fill our order?
Then we will never order from you again!
What did you do that for? What are we going to do now?
No one else is stupid enough to deliver out here!
Shut up! Don't confuse the issue!
I told you not to let Ota talk to him.
No you didn't.
Are you going to apologize?
Apologize?
Damn you, I'd rather die first!
You brought a lunch! How can you understand our suffering?
Let me go, you fools!
I can't stand it anymore!
They've been exploiting us!
Yeah! Haven't the portions been getting smaller?
I'm starting to feel weak!
Gentlemen!
The negotiations have broken down.
The delivery... won't be coming.
We are now on hostile terms with the Shanghai Restaurant!
If only we had accepted our fate and moved on.
But the Shanghai is the only restaurant near Second Section,
so our young heroes couldn't give up on it.
You pathetic wimps!
Young people ought to skip a meal, now and then!
When I was your age, I worked so hard that I forgot to eat!
But Sir, things are different nowadays.
Shut up! You slackers could stand a little deprivation!
I'm going to HQ with Captain Nagumo.
Quit your bellyaching and get back to work!
Goodbye, Sir!
A full belly can create a cruel master.
Can a healthy man truly understand his ailing comrades?
It is hunger which leads to mankind's greatest sorrows.
And so the run of bad luck began.
The convenience store was closed for renovation,
the fish wouldn't bite,
the rice had run out,
the hens had stopped laying eggs,
and the tomatoes, harvested just last week, were now gone.
The strain on the men approached the breaking point.
Maybe you should apologize.
Shanghai Restaurant.
This is Ota, Special Vehicles.
You sound pretty good for a starving man. What's up?
I retract my statement. Now will you deliver to us?
Huh? What are you trying to say?
I take back that I called you a COMPLETE IDIOT!
I'm sorry, Sir. Officer Ota is very, very sorry.
Well, okay. What's your order?
One moment please.
Wonton and gyoza.
A large yakiniku bowl... make it medium rare.
The number 5 noodle bowl... no green peas, plus wonton.
Ramen and large rice.
A large Chinese noodles.
Large noodles and wonton.
Fried noodles and a large rice.
Large curry rice, hold the pickles, add a raw egg.
Stuffed green pepper, large rice, and a ramen.
Fried rice.
I had an egg-drop soup,
but make it a large butter-corn ramen and 3 bowls of rice.
I had the large Chinese bowl, but now I want katsudon.
Fried beef and rice with garlic, and three eggs.
Same thing, but a large, and five eggs.
Large katsudon. No, make it tempura.
Shrimp bowl, side of ramen.
A large bowl of Chinese noodles.
Ramen and gyoza rice.
Get me whatever.
What? You can't deliver? But-
Tsutomu never came back.
And there are so many vicious stray dogs in your neighborhood.
Give me that!
You jerk! How dare you lead us on?
That was your plan, wasn't it, you fiend!
So you're afraid of dogs? How about if we ESCORT you?
Yeah, sure. That would work.
We'll be right there!
We don't have to do this.
Shut up!
Machine 2, heading out to escort a Shanghai delivery!
Good luck!
Thanks a lot!
Bring us noodles!
Don't forget mine!
Are you sure this will be okay?
I fear the wrath of starving men.
Everyone shared Ota's outrage.
Not even the Captain could have stopped things now.
And so, the doomed expedition set forth.
But it never returned.
Come in machine 2! This is car 1.
Where are you, machine 2? Answer me, Ota!
Something's wrong...
We can't just leave them. We'd better go check.
Let's go, Noa.
Shige, mind the shop. If HQ calls...
Don't worry. I know what to say.
Hello, Special Ve... Hey, Shige!
Shinshi? What happened? The Captain's coming to -
Ota... I... You mustn't come!
Shinshi?
Won... ton... noodles!
Shinshi! Shinshi!
Shige?
Get ready! We're heading to the Shanghai Restaurant!
Second Section mechanics: MOVE OUT!
But they never returned, either.
So finally, it was my turn.
What had happened to my teammates?
Now, I would share their dreadful fate.
Special Vehicles Team Destroyed!
Mass Food Poisoning!
Colossal Blunder!
The truth is often surprisingly simple.
In retrospect, it's all due to our unique circumstances.
Every day, we place a huge order with the Shanghai restaurant.
Every day, the delivery man has a huge amount of work.
This day, owner Hayao Sakimiya, age 51, gave a strong reprimand,
to delivery man Tsutomu Uchiyama, age 22.
In revenge, Tsutomu simply rode off.
The owner, learning that Tsutomu had never arrived,
finally located his missing cart.
The tragedy was that he didn't know where the food had gone.
Following Ota's call, the owner prepared new meals,
but there was no time to wash the contaminated dishes.
When Ota and Shinshi arrived, they began to eat.
The food poisoning struck, soon after.
Through sheer willpower, Officer Shinshi tried to call in a warning,
but since the Captain had just left, it only led to further tragedy.
Shinshi? Shinshi?
The shop owner fled in terror.
Captain Goto found his men unconscious, and removed them.
He called the base before heading to the hospital,
but the mechanics had already gone.
Let's go, team!
And so the second wave arrived.
They found the shop mysteriously empty, filled with hot food.
It was like finding the Marie Celeste, mysteriously abandoned.
And the scene that followed should be obvious.
Let's eat!
My noodles!
That's my ramen!
Where's my fried rice?
Delicious!
And thus was Special Vehicles, Second Section utterly defeated.
This is another shameful blot on Second Section's pitiful history.
Now you know the full story behind this wretched tale.
It's been three weeks.
The shop owner slunk back, and everyone made a full recovery.
If we can take one lesson from this disaster, it is this:
Never again can we be dependent on one restaurant.
Second Section must be ready to face the next culinary crisis.
This was merely a wake-up call, to future dietary disasters.
Miss Kumagami, what'll it be today?
Wonton noodles, please.
And hold the onions.
Mamoru, I've told you before: No food until your work is done!
Just hold me tightly, Midnight Blue
If I can make it to the bus stop by midnight
I know I can do it, if only just once
Pulled into my dream, I find that I wake up
Drenched in sweat and feeling lonely
I turn off the TV I've been listening to
Tomorrow I will spend the whole day
In the city of my dreams, amidst the old dust
I want to feel the main street beneath my feet soon
I plan to always look on the brighter side
Keep my chin up, look to the future
After all, there's only one path I can travel
Just hold me tightly, Midnight Blue
If I can make it to the bus stop by midnight
I know I can do it, if only just once
If I can make it to the bus stop by midnight
I know I can do it, if only just once
This story is fiction... but in 10 years, who knows?
Cloaked in darkness, the black Griffin threatens to destroy our Self-Defense forces ground troops.
I think its true purpose was to steal my precious Ingram.
While the division 2 seems blissfully unaware,
rumor has it new Patlabor models are on the way.
Wha? Replacing the Ingrams? I couldn't imagine replacing my dear Alphonse!
Next Episode: The Griffin has Arrived! Target, Locked On!
Next Episode: The Griffin has Arrived!