kirakirakira kagayaki o minogasanaide
Don't miss the brightly shining light
anata no soba ni itsumo iru yo
That's always there beside you.
sore de kitto ne kangaekata shidai nanda
Then I'm sure the rest just depends on your perception.
sagasunjanakute kitsukeba iinda yo
You don't have to search for it—just notice that it's there!
atarimae no uragawa ni kakureteru yasashisa
There's a tenderness that lies hidden behind the most common things:
mainichi o irodoru hikari
A light that showers our days in color!
Tiny Life kiseki no kakera de
Tiny Life: This world is constructed...
Tiny Days sekai wa dekiteru
Tiny Days: ...by fragments of miracles!
muimi ni mieta mono ni anata mo atashi mo
Things that seemed meaningless at one point
mamoreteitari, shirazu ni aisareteru no
Were actually protecting us, loving us... without us even knowing.
Tiny Heart afuredasu omoi
Tiny Heart: A feeling flows forth...
Tiny House subete ni arigatou
Tiny House: ...giving thanks for everything we've been given.
itsumademo itsumademo wasuretari shinai
We'll never, ever forget...
kono kimochi taisetsu ni zutto
Cherishing this feeling forevermore!
Fireworks Festival of Feelings
The MGS series is here to get your Frame Arms Girls up to maximum levels.
MGS has everything from compact to large-scale weaponry...
Well then...
Are you ready?
One, two...!
What do you think? This is your room.
We've adorned it with lace ribbon as a welcome present.
Use it to bind or as an instructional tool, however you like.
Base gave you this safety pin!
And from me, this edge of straw matting!
This is from me.
Huh? Isn't that the bear that was in your room because it was kinda spartan?
Yes. But, sure enough, it doesn't match the decor.
What's wrong with you all?! These things are useless!
Here. This is from me!
What's that?
It's an all-purpose storage shelf!
It's one thing to show off your DIY skills, but this "shelf" is hardly useful, isn't it?
Th-that's not true! I made this with Architect in mind!
Hmm... and just what were you thinking?
Uh, well...!
Ah. What if we do this?
This integrates all of the decorations.
This is "integrated"?
Gourai, your tastes are a mystery.
Situation appraised.
"My, my... finally, a response from Architect."
These living conditions are perfect.
An unexpected comment!
I'm grateful.
"Um... are you guys done? ...with making up Architect's room.
Yes.
Well, would you look at something for me? I think I've put it on right...
A summer kimono!
Yeah!
It looks good on you.
And? Were you hoping we would tie you up with that belt?
No, no! How would that possibly help?!
Then shall we punish you by dragging you through town?
For what crime?!
I mean, no! Today's the fireworks festival.
Fireworks... festival?
T a c h i k a w a
Fireworks Festival
July 30th
Huh? You don't know what a fireworks festival is?
I have knowledge of it, but have never experienced one.
Well, it's not like you're as easily amused as Ao.
"Easily amused"?
Wait, so none of you guys care about fireworks festivals?!
For real? Even you, Base?
I thought you'd go crazy for something like this.
I don't really care.
I mean, I can shoot off even bigger fireworks!
Uh, those are firearms...
You're looking forward to this fireworks festival, aren't you?
Yes, I am!
You guys don't even really care?
I worked hard to put this on!
Incidentally, Ao, don't tell me that you are wearing underwear.
What?
Underwear!
A bra...
...and panties.
I am, as always.
Shocking!
To properly showcase the kimono, one cannot wear Western underwear that emphasizes bodily curves!
Strip them off now!
You must wear that on bare skin!
Uh, I'm not that passionate about it...
What kind of talk is that from one embarking to where gunpowder shall fly?!
Uh, I guess gunpowder will fly, but still...
Do not underestimate combat! That will lead to injury!
Scuttle, scuttle, scuttle!
Shwip!
Jinrai slashed my panties!
Jinrai, what...?!
Oh my, oh my.
Oh dear, oh dear.
What a pleasant development.
Listen up, troops!
Ao is about to head to the battlefield, yet she is refusing the proper armaments!
At this rate, she shall be struck down!
No, I won't! A fireworks festival isn't that dangerous!
He who makes light of his situation shall pay the price!
Exactly. Which is why you'll never get good at putting model parts together.
For Gourai's sake as well, we shall have to punish you severely.
No, wait! If I do anything now, my panties will...
Ao! I suggest you hide!
Ao, what should I do?
Panties! I need some new panties! PANTIES!
Understood.
I swear, Jinrai gets stubborn about the strangest things.
White and Black are going too far as well, aren't they?
Ao?
One, two, three, four, girls' panties!
Gourai?
Ao...
Did you get more panties?
About that...
What? What is it?
Panty acquisition unsuccessful. Complete failure.
That glue was quite effective.
It's sealed nice and tight.
And those sparkly nails make the closet sparkly too!
Yay, yay!
Now, you shall be unable to wear panties!
Why do I feel so drained...?
It's started!
The fireworks festival... our summer memories.
"Our summer memory"?
Well, I mean...
We couldn't go to the beach for summer vacation like we'd originally planned,
and that whole errand thing was a nightmare.
I thought if we all went to the fireworks festival, we could make some great memories together.
H-how unexpected!
You have a point.
I'm sorry, Ao.
W-well, we can still see the fireworks from here. Right?
Fireworks you watch from inside aren't fireworks at all.
F.A. Girl
Oh. Hi...
She seems rather dispirited, doesn't she?
I feel like I've done something wrong...
You've still come out ahead, Gourai-chan.
It's as my sister says: We went a little too far in taking Jinrai-chan's words to heart.
Indeed. Jinrai-chan deceived us.
It's been a terrible blow to Ao-chan.
I must make amends!
Jinrai is gonna commit seppuku!
Hey! No, you can't!
Don't be so rash! There has to be some other way to atone!
The building manager gave me these!
And just for today, he said I could go up to the roof to watch the fireworks!
What's this?
Learning Mode: "Udo Yakisoba."
Data acquisition complete.
This is a miraculous dish, one that combines yakisoba noodles with the udo root that is a Tokyo specialty.
Ka-boom!
Bim-bam!
I had little interest in this "fireworks festival," but...
They're not dangerous at all, are they?
They're beautiful.
Right?
So these are fireworks...
Can I tell you something, Gourai?
Yes.
When you watch them sparkle and hear how they go boom...
When you catch the faint scent of them on the wind and feel the heat of summer on your skin,
you'll want to eat some food from the stalls. That's what makes a fireworks festival!
Fireworks are a feast for all five senses!
I see. This is what you meant when you said that fireworks seen from inside aren't fireworks at all.
Oh, but you and the others can't eat food... so I guess it's only four senses.
No. It's five senses.
You watch them, hear them...
...smell them, feel it on your skin...
It wasn't that long ago that my heart felt heavy seeing how sad you looked,
but now it's racing with excitement.
Is that so?
A night of fireworks is an excitement you feel in your heart.
Am I properly enjoying this fireworks festival?
You sure are!
Ao-chan, you feel it on the skin, do you?
Huh? Uh, yeah.
Well, you are wearing one less layer of clothing than usual.
That would make you feel more, wouldn't it?
I went outside with no panties on...
Wait, what will I do about tomorrow's panties?!
It's fine to go without, don't you think?
No, it's not!
It would make for an unmatched summer memory, don't you think?
No freaking way!
Let's go to school 2
Is there something special about August 31st?
Why did Ao go to Bukiko's house?
She said something about a "stay-over." Honestly, humans make no sense.
What's the difference between the 30th and the 31st?
Ao had a crazy look on her face, huh?
Still, sometimes it's nice when the master is away.
Shall we be bad girls?
Modeling
Drivel.
We conduct ourselves as always!
Yes, Gourai here!
Go get my homework notebook!
Ao...?
Gourai! M-my notebook! For school! School!
Come on, Ao, Just keep going with the drills.
Hello, Gourai-chan?
It looks like Ao forgot her notebook at school the other day.
We totally can't get away, so would you mind going to get it?
Caution: Please ensure proper ventilation when applying paint.
Understood! I'll head to school at once!
Sweet, thanks!
Ao is in trouble. We all need to sortie!
What's the matter, Stylet?
I mean, it's school at night, right?
I-I'd rather not...
What's this, Stylet? Are you afraid?
N-n-no, not at all!
We shall remain behind.
Staying up late is bad for one's skin.
I'll stay here too.
I'm sleepy.
Very well. Base, you and the Materia Sisters guard the house.
The rest of us will go to the school.
That includes me?!
I didn't know it made you that afraid...
What if you go armed?
I think that would alleviate some of your fear.
Wh-why are you being so concerned?
I'm not scared at all, but I don't mind putting on some armor.
Still, it's only so I can collect data!
I see. It's the 13th day of the lunar month, so we're training for night battles?
I'm eager to start!
Understood..
Hello! No one saw this coming!
We're the girls who've taken on this role!
Very well - let's move out!
See you later.
Why aren't the lights on?! Why isn't anybody here?!
Because it's night.
Still, they should keep the lights on! You can have classes at night, right?!
Stupid humans!
Calm down, Stylet.
There will be a lot of stairs from here on, so we'll leave Ni-taro here on standby.
Standing by.
Th-thank you, Architect.
Simply a standard task.
What's with you? You're acting strange.
This armor is a little...
No, it's nothing. Let's go.
F.A. Girl
An enemy attack?!
It's just water.
Stylet, Jinrai: There is a problem with your situational awareness.
Re-factoring initiating.
No, I'm sensing something...
Is it just my imagination?
It's here!
It's just the wind, Stylet.
What do we do? What's going on? What is this?!
I saw on TV recently that holding someone's hand helps put them at ease.
Feel free to, if you like.
Why would I want to hold your hand?!
Well, fine. If you're that scared, I guess I can do you this favor.
Let's start with the second floor.
Get out of the way!
That was a close one. Jinrai, thank you.
I knew I sensed something strange...
D-do balls always suddenly come flying out at school?
Learning Mode: "Poltergeist."
Data acquisition complete.
No, you don't have to explain!
Minus any physical contact, objects move and sounds manifest, as do lights and...
Ao is waiting. Let's hurry!
And now, a scaaary story!
Ao, you're losing the ability to concentrate.
Take a moment to relax,
and then tackle your homework once more!
Concentration and diffusion-
That is the scariest story of them all!
I-it is?!
This story is a few years old. There was a Model Club...
Did you know about this?
There was just one member, a girl.
One day, she was in the clubroom working on a model...
What is this?!
Is this what's called a supernatural occurrence?
Analysis malfunction. Stack overflow.
The girl tried to forcibly assemble some parts, and...
Snap!
By using too much strength, she brought a curse upon herself...
But the true terror was yet to come.
She opened up a hole in the broken part using a 1mm pin vice and inserted a brass wire when...
Snap.
A bad feeling came over her, and when she looked at her hands, she saw... she saw...!
They weren't metal-use nippers at all, but ultra fine-blade nippers for use with plastic models!
It's too funny! They're super freaking out!
Indeed. There's no telling what will happen when you venture outside, is there?
We're actually helping them out during these unforeseen circumstances.
Even so...
Honestly, those girls...
...they're so cute when they're helpless.
Ah! They way those nippers are moving is awesome! You Materia sisters are great!
What? Nippers?
Were those part of the plan?
Now damaged, the nippers became unusable.
And once the girl graduated, the Model Club was disbanded.
Also... sometime later, the nippers began wandering through the campus each night,
as if searching for something to cut...
What is that?!
They're nippers.
That's plain to see! I mean that! THAT!
We've already seen giant protractors and compasses,
so a pair of glowing nippers might not be that strange.
Really?
Buffer overrun!
I can't find a way to counterattack! Shall we withdraw for now?
Program is currently under repair.
I'm out! Me, I'm out!
Gennai
Found it!
Gourai!
It's all right. I'm sure we can fix you!
Gourai's backup data is accessible from the archive.
No, I'm fine...
Actually, my shoulder feels more flexible.
What is this?
It's a fragment from one of my parts.
But where did it come from?
An unfinished gate?
Those projections on the frame from when the plastic was injected are called gate marks.
It looks like you didn't properly remove them.
Bukiko, who are you talking to?
Could these be for the purpose of trimming?
Oh, that's it!
F.A. Girl!
Sure enough, this is Ao's notebook.
We've found it!
We did it!
Wait. What about these nippers?
Wanna take them with us?
If we clean this rust off, we could still use them, right?
Agreed.
Looks like this will make another "souvenir" for Ao.
One, two! One, two! One, two!
The "Cursed Nippers". Still...
if someone would show up and use those nippers properly...
someone who can cut that which must be cut...
the pain of that girl's regret may heal.
After this...
...it's "Fullscratch Love".
Bukiko's Plastic Model Instructional, No. 1!
First, get a glob of epoxy putty on your fingertip...
and rub it on the chest! Rub it on the thighs!
"Vs. Hresvelgr"
"First Tale of the F.A. Girls"
Then rub it on the chest again, thoroughly, and that'll get the bodyline to where I like it!
Next time on Frame Arms Girl, we're gonna have another session, feel me?!