Beatless (2018) s01e01 Episode Script
Contract
I TRUST IN YOUR SMILE.
I WON'T CARE WHETHER
YOU ARE SOULLESS OR NOT.
The story, names, characters and incidents
portrayed in this work are fictitious.
Hey, Arato.
How can you just sleep like that?
That's funny coming from someone
who slept just as soundly.
I manage not to get caught, and I pay
attention to what happens in class.
What? I have more homework now?
Obviously.
You're lucky you're not losing marks.
Seriously?
-It's hot for April.
-Yeah.
And the third trimester is just starting.
This is the first time
I've set it to cool.
Did you know?
Apparently, they used to start
the first trimester in April.
Starting school in cherry-blossom season?
That doesn't feel right.
Speaking of which, do you want
to watch cherry blossoms this Sunday?
I've invited some girls
from the next school over.
You're always so popular.
Kaidai, is it true you approached
every girl in our class?
Yeah! And now I'm friends
with all of them.
Of course,
that includes girls from other schools.
I'm just going to give her a hand.
Hey, Arato!
She's not human.
I know!
Sorry about that.
Why do you keep doing that?
It's better to be nice to girls, right?
That's just a tool for humans.
What's the point of helping a tool?
That girl in the sweet-bun stand.
Do you know what an hIE is?
The girl from that soba shop and the
receptionist at the Sky Tree are hIEs too.
Would you like a sweet bun?
She's working hard.
Don't get the wrong idea, Arato.
She's just programmed to work that way.
Her human features
are there to help sell the product.
I know that!
But I'm free
to have my own interpretation!
It's just a fantasy.
Lately, there have been people
who go around breaking hIEs.
-Break them?
-Yes.
They've found some scrapped
around this area.
The poor things.
What? I mean, considering their cost,
I'd understand thinking it's a waste.
Kengo, I wouldn't touch it if I were you.
You don't know where it came from.
Kengo!
Arato, it's just an object.
Thank you for earlier.
Let's take it to the police.
It's not right to just leave it here.
Hello?
Hey, Arato, are you home yet?
Well, no, but
YUKA
Wait, Arato?
Yuka?
-Kengo, did something happen here?
-Olga?
Was there a crime?
-Wait, don't tell me you did it!
-No!
-Ryo.
-Shiori.
You were with them too?
Yes, we were having tea together
like usual.
What's going on here?
Our objective is to either capture
or destroy the five escaped hIE units.
The workers
have already been evacuated.
We will begin sweeping
with our sensors.
Picking up five heat signatures currently
en route towards Reclaimed Island One.
Forecasting enemy tactics.
Lure them to a residential district
before attacking.
That is an effective plan
against hIE units
incapable of harming humans,
but it is a radical one.
What is your call, Major?
We will go to plan B.
Use of heavy artillery is authorized.
Copy that.
What can you tell me about the targets?
All five fugitive hIEs are female units
equipped with specialized devices.
Lower the container.
Set two smart explosive charges.
We'll destroy each one with
concentrated fire as they approach.
That's impossible.
She's withstanding .50 caliber rounds.
Toma, maintain your distance!
You've been found!
Detonate charges!
What?
The ballistic drones are deactivating
for unknown reasons.
They were shorted out by a high-voltage
underground electric current?
How?
Lieutenant, there are flowers!
How did they all
What is going on?
Lieutenant! The red hIE!
She's targeting the command station!
Impossible!
Lieutenant, the Memeframe Corporation
just released a statement.
Read it.
"Lacia-class humanoid Interface Elements
with unknown purposes
and equipped with quantum-computer devices
are capable of complex decisions
without any network support."
Something has shut down our system
through the commlink.
Electronic warfare.
What exactly slipped through our fingers?
Are you stupid or something?
That's more than just a quick bite.
Not my fault
you took so long to cook dinner!
In either case,
what were you thinking, eating all
the meat for the sweet-and-sour pork?
I was thinking, "Yay, meat!"
What are you, a wild animal?
Roar!
Anyway, look at this.
There was a huge explosion.
MEMEFRAME'S
TOKYO RESEARCH FACILITY EXPLODES
It happened at Reclaimed Island Two
in Tokyo Bay.
That's pretty close.
Is it? I see, that's not good then.
I wonder
if they'll close the schools tomorrow.
They won't.
Where are you going?
-To buy more meat, obviously.
-Arato!
What?
Could you buy some ice cream, too?
Do I spoil her too much?
That will be 737 yen.
Thank you very much.
Good evening.
Ms. Marie!
You're grocery shopping at this hour?
Yes, my little sister ate all te meat
before dinner.
You and Yuka are both growing kids,
after all.
That's fine, but she just has bad manners.
Is your father working late tonight
as well?
He usually doesn't come home.
That must be hard.
Sometimes, I wish we had an hIE like you
at home, Ms. Marie.
Oh, my.
What's this?
They aren't cherry blossoms.
My goodness.
What could they be?
That's a good question.
Ms. Marie?
What is this thing?
Ms. Marie, are you okay?
Ms. Marie?
Ms. Marie
Somebody help me
You sought help.
Thank you.
I am Lacia.
I'm
Arato Endo
Let's run away. Touching these flowers
will make you go crazy.
Why do we need to run away?
Because it's dangerous!
Are you afraid?
Of course I am! We might die!
Should you not overcome that fear?
What are you talking about?
If you do not fight now,
then when will you?
You're right.
Don't move.
It's not like
there wasn't anything I could do.
Let's go!
Let's report this to the police!
The police are not equipped
to handle this situation.
Then what should we do?
Will you trust me, Arato?
Will you trust me?
I will.
Arato Endo, I request
that you become my owner.
Owner? You mean, you'll become mine?
I have determined that you
are well-suited to be my first owner.
That's a really big decision
to make so quickly.
You don't know anything about me.
And you said you will trust me,
even without knowing me.
-Okay.
-I will interpret that as confirmation.
Please verify the license agreement.
There is no direct cost to you personally.
There is only one duty for you to perform.
I am a tool.
I am incapable of taking responsibility.
Therefore, you must take responsibility.
Okay!
Then I will now scan
the owner's biometrics.
Once I have completed the confirmation
process, please push "accept" twice.
I'll now register Arato as the owner
of this Lacia-class hIE Type-005.
This hIE and the Black Monolith device
are autonomous units.
The owner will take all
legal responsibility for their actions.
Do you accept?
I accept!
I will now scan the owner's life log.
This record will be disclosed
upon legal request,
and submitted to the courts
in the event of litigation.
In order to unlock the device,
you must accept these terms.
I accept.
In order to subdue the micro drones
attacking us,
I propose isolating them
from their lightwave signals.
With minimal effect on the surroundings,
this option presents
the least amount of collateral risk.
This will also shut off the wireless
electrical supply of the affected area.
If there are any individuals
on life support,
the devices will cease operation,
and their lives will be at risk.
Shall I proceed with the attack?
And I will be the one responsible?
Your decision, please.
Okay, do it!
The flowers are
By bombarding them with inflexible
meta-material membranes,
the micro-drones were rendered invisible
to a set wavelength.
We disabled the units by separating them
from their control signal
and wireless power source.
I still don't really understand.
So you're saying that
after they were turned invisible,
they can't receive any signals?
That's amazing.
I have sent a report to the police
with some omissions.
It would be best to leave this area.
Let's go!
You're right, Emerald Harmony.
It's best to save the fun for later.
Arato, where have you
What!
I am Lacia. It is a pleasure to meet you.
Oh, no. My brother just bought a girl.
Don't put it like that. I didn't buy her,
I picked her up.
That's even worse!
I'm so sorry,
I will reprimand my brother!
I'm pretty sure it's his first offense.
I am an hIE.
There has been no crime.
I did not have an owner,
so he graciously adopted me.
Really?
So I was wondering if it would be okay
if Ms. Lacia could stay with us.
-That's fine.
-Really?
I mean, finders keepers, right?
Look, it wasn't as simple as that!
These flowers rained down from the sky,
a car almost hit me--
But you're fine.
Well, that's because Lacia protected me.
Hey, Ms. Lacia, hIEs can cook, right?
Yes, that is possible.
Yay, I can't wait!
Hold on, you're fine with this?
Yeah. Now come on in!
Food, food, food! Yummy, yummy food!
I wish I could be more like her.
So yummy!
You're right!
But how did you make all of this
from just the ingredients we had?
I am able to make many different dishes
utilizing the data
from the behavior-management cloud.
Our user rating is five stars.
I think I love you, Ms. Lacia!
What's going on?
Owner, shall I pour you some tea?
Yes!
Wow, I didn't know you could do this too.
I simply analyzed video data from
the management-cloud service
and followed the steps.
For you.
Wow, get your mind out of the gutter!
Hey, Lacia. Where did you come from?
Is that necessary for us
to build a relationship?
It's better to know just in case,
isn't it?
We won't have any worries then,
and it'll make some things easier.
You are a good person,
but you are fundamentally mistaken.
Mistaken?
I do not have a soul.
hIE units
simply match human speech and actions
to give a response
in order to placate the individual.
You are falsely interpreting this
as behavior.
I do not have a soul.
Just because you don't have a soul,
doesn't mean I'm not affected.
Because even then, you've moved me.
Encounters.
Are they just a coincidence?
Or fate arranged by the gods?
Carrying a jet-black coffin,
the mechanical angel
that appeared before the boy
danced her way into the material world
and glittered brightly.
Next episode, "Analog hack."
What would you use me for, owner?
I WON'T CARE WHETHER
YOU ARE SOULLESS OR NOT.
The story, names, characters and incidents
portrayed in this work are fictitious.
Hey, Arato.
How can you just sleep like that?
That's funny coming from someone
who slept just as soundly.
I manage not to get caught, and I pay
attention to what happens in class.
What? I have more homework now?
Obviously.
You're lucky you're not losing marks.
Seriously?
-It's hot for April.
-Yeah.
And the third trimester is just starting.
This is the first time
I've set it to cool.
Did you know?
Apparently, they used to start
the first trimester in April.
Starting school in cherry-blossom season?
That doesn't feel right.
Speaking of which, do you want
to watch cherry blossoms this Sunday?
I've invited some girls
from the next school over.
You're always so popular.
Kaidai, is it true you approached
every girl in our class?
Yeah! And now I'm friends
with all of them.
Of course,
that includes girls from other schools.
I'm just going to give her a hand.
Hey, Arato!
She's not human.
I know!
Sorry about that.
Why do you keep doing that?
It's better to be nice to girls, right?
That's just a tool for humans.
What's the point of helping a tool?
That girl in the sweet-bun stand.
Do you know what an hIE is?
The girl from that soba shop and the
receptionist at the Sky Tree are hIEs too.
Would you like a sweet bun?
She's working hard.
Don't get the wrong idea, Arato.
She's just programmed to work that way.
Her human features
are there to help sell the product.
I know that!
But I'm free
to have my own interpretation!
It's just a fantasy.
Lately, there have been people
who go around breaking hIEs.
-Break them?
-Yes.
They've found some scrapped
around this area.
The poor things.
What? I mean, considering their cost,
I'd understand thinking it's a waste.
Kengo, I wouldn't touch it if I were you.
You don't know where it came from.
Kengo!
Arato, it's just an object.
Thank you for earlier.
Let's take it to the police.
It's not right to just leave it here.
Hello?
Hey, Arato, are you home yet?
Well, no, but
YUKA
Wait, Arato?
Yuka?
-Kengo, did something happen here?
-Olga?
Was there a crime?
-Wait, don't tell me you did it!
-No!
-Ryo.
-Shiori.
You were with them too?
Yes, we were having tea together
like usual.
What's going on here?
Our objective is to either capture
or destroy the five escaped hIE units.
The workers
have already been evacuated.
We will begin sweeping
with our sensors.
Picking up five heat signatures currently
en route towards Reclaimed Island One.
Forecasting enemy tactics.
Lure them to a residential district
before attacking.
That is an effective plan
against hIE units
incapable of harming humans,
but it is a radical one.
What is your call, Major?
We will go to plan B.
Use of heavy artillery is authorized.
Copy that.
What can you tell me about the targets?
All five fugitive hIEs are female units
equipped with specialized devices.
Lower the container.
Set two smart explosive charges.
We'll destroy each one with
concentrated fire as they approach.
That's impossible.
She's withstanding .50 caliber rounds.
Toma, maintain your distance!
You've been found!
Detonate charges!
What?
The ballistic drones are deactivating
for unknown reasons.
They were shorted out by a high-voltage
underground electric current?
How?
Lieutenant, there are flowers!
How did they all
What is going on?
Lieutenant! The red hIE!
She's targeting the command station!
Impossible!
Lieutenant, the Memeframe Corporation
just released a statement.
Read it.
"Lacia-class humanoid Interface Elements
with unknown purposes
and equipped with quantum-computer devices
are capable of complex decisions
without any network support."
Something has shut down our system
through the commlink.
Electronic warfare.
What exactly slipped through our fingers?
Are you stupid or something?
That's more than just a quick bite.
Not my fault
you took so long to cook dinner!
In either case,
what were you thinking, eating all
the meat for the sweet-and-sour pork?
I was thinking, "Yay, meat!"
What are you, a wild animal?
Roar!
Anyway, look at this.
There was a huge explosion.
MEMEFRAME'S
TOKYO RESEARCH FACILITY EXPLODES
It happened at Reclaimed Island Two
in Tokyo Bay.
That's pretty close.
Is it? I see, that's not good then.
I wonder
if they'll close the schools tomorrow.
They won't.
Where are you going?
-To buy more meat, obviously.
-Arato!
What?
Could you buy some ice cream, too?
Do I spoil her too much?
That will be 737 yen.
Thank you very much.
Good evening.
Ms. Marie!
You're grocery shopping at this hour?
Yes, my little sister ate all te meat
before dinner.
You and Yuka are both growing kids,
after all.
That's fine, but she just has bad manners.
Is your father working late tonight
as well?
He usually doesn't come home.
That must be hard.
Sometimes, I wish we had an hIE like you
at home, Ms. Marie.
Oh, my.
What's this?
They aren't cherry blossoms.
My goodness.
What could they be?
That's a good question.
Ms. Marie?
What is this thing?
Ms. Marie, are you okay?
Ms. Marie?
Ms. Marie
Somebody help me
You sought help.
Thank you.
I am Lacia.
I'm
Arato Endo
Let's run away. Touching these flowers
will make you go crazy.
Why do we need to run away?
Because it's dangerous!
Are you afraid?
Of course I am! We might die!
Should you not overcome that fear?
What are you talking about?
If you do not fight now,
then when will you?
You're right.
Don't move.
It's not like
there wasn't anything I could do.
Let's go!
Let's report this to the police!
The police are not equipped
to handle this situation.
Then what should we do?
Will you trust me, Arato?
Will you trust me?
I will.
Arato Endo, I request
that you become my owner.
Owner? You mean, you'll become mine?
I have determined that you
are well-suited to be my first owner.
That's a really big decision
to make so quickly.
You don't know anything about me.
And you said you will trust me,
even without knowing me.
-Okay.
-I will interpret that as confirmation.
Please verify the license agreement.
There is no direct cost to you personally.
There is only one duty for you to perform.
I am a tool.
I am incapable of taking responsibility.
Therefore, you must take responsibility.
Okay!
Then I will now scan
the owner's biometrics.
Once I have completed the confirmation
process, please push "accept" twice.
I'll now register Arato as the owner
of this Lacia-class hIE Type-005.
This hIE and the Black Monolith device
are autonomous units.
The owner will take all
legal responsibility for their actions.
Do you accept?
I accept!
I will now scan the owner's life log.
This record will be disclosed
upon legal request,
and submitted to the courts
in the event of litigation.
In order to unlock the device,
you must accept these terms.
I accept.
In order to subdue the micro drones
attacking us,
I propose isolating them
from their lightwave signals.
With minimal effect on the surroundings,
this option presents
the least amount of collateral risk.
This will also shut off the wireless
electrical supply of the affected area.
If there are any individuals
on life support,
the devices will cease operation,
and their lives will be at risk.
Shall I proceed with the attack?
And I will be the one responsible?
Your decision, please.
Okay, do it!
The flowers are
By bombarding them with inflexible
meta-material membranes,
the micro-drones were rendered invisible
to a set wavelength.
We disabled the units by separating them
from their control signal
and wireless power source.
I still don't really understand.
So you're saying that
after they were turned invisible,
they can't receive any signals?
That's amazing.
I have sent a report to the police
with some omissions.
It would be best to leave this area.
Let's go!
You're right, Emerald Harmony.
It's best to save the fun for later.
Arato, where have you
What!
I am Lacia. It is a pleasure to meet you.
Oh, no. My brother just bought a girl.
Don't put it like that. I didn't buy her,
I picked her up.
That's even worse!
I'm so sorry,
I will reprimand my brother!
I'm pretty sure it's his first offense.
I am an hIE.
There has been no crime.
I did not have an owner,
so he graciously adopted me.
Really?
So I was wondering if it would be okay
if Ms. Lacia could stay with us.
-That's fine.
-Really?
I mean, finders keepers, right?
Look, it wasn't as simple as that!
These flowers rained down from the sky,
a car almost hit me--
But you're fine.
Well, that's because Lacia protected me.
Hey, Ms. Lacia, hIEs can cook, right?
Yes, that is possible.
Yay, I can't wait!
Hold on, you're fine with this?
Yeah. Now come on in!
Food, food, food! Yummy, yummy food!
I wish I could be more like her.
So yummy!
You're right!
But how did you make all of this
from just the ingredients we had?
I am able to make many different dishes
utilizing the data
from the behavior-management cloud.
Our user rating is five stars.
I think I love you, Ms. Lacia!
What's going on?
Owner, shall I pour you some tea?
Yes!
Wow, I didn't know you could do this too.
I simply analyzed video data from
the management-cloud service
and followed the steps.
For you.
Wow, get your mind out of the gutter!
Hey, Lacia. Where did you come from?
Is that necessary for us
to build a relationship?
It's better to know just in case,
isn't it?
We won't have any worries then,
and it'll make some things easier.
You are a good person,
but you are fundamentally mistaken.
Mistaken?
I do not have a soul.
hIE units
simply match human speech and actions
to give a response
in order to placate the individual.
You are falsely interpreting this
as behavior.
I do not have a soul.
Just because you don't have a soul,
doesn't mean I'm not affected.
Because even then, you've moved me.
Encounters.
Are they just a coincidence?
Or fate arranged by the gods?
Carrying a jet-black coffin,
the mechanical angel
that appeared before the boy
danced her way into the material world
and glittered brightly.
Next episode, "Analog hack."
What would you use me for, owner?