Beatless (2018) s01e15 Episode Script

Kouka, Snowdrop,
Marriage, Methode,
and Lacia.
You are all tickets to the future.
That is why you should use them
and enter the future you wish for.
Isn't it wonderful?
We're already standing in front of the doorway
to the future.
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What's the future to an object, anyway?
I don't believe you.
That I'm a Red Box?
-That too.
-But more than that,
why would you choose us,
the antibody network, to be your owner?
You understand the antibody network's
objective, don't you?
Of course I do.
Then why would an hIE help us?
My abilities are suited for urban espionage
and destruction. In other words
You're able to provide us with what we need.
And you can provide me
with what I need right now.
So you suggest this is an ideal
contract in which both parties win.
That's right.
I'll be a good tool for all of you.
Good grief.
Humans sure need a lot of time
to make a decision.
We have reached a consensus.
We will make a contract with you.
However,
a designated individual
will not become your owner.
The entire antibody network will be your owner.
I didn't think it was a bad idea.
I needed help if I wanted to continue
operating on the outside.
Of all the owner candidates
that would give me some level of freedom,
the antibody network was the one which
had the potential
to value my abilities the most.
As long as I remain a useful tool
to this underground organization
and their illegal activities,
they will help me survive.
And it's given me a better chance to stay alive.
However
Routine update. Currently tailing
Karea Kasumizaki.
Any signs of her contacting anybody?
Like the one behind the airport bombing?
If she had, I would've called it in.
Assistant Detective Ryuji Himeyama.
He is with the Security Police 2nd Cyber Unit.
The secure call was with
Inspector Kazuma Kazumaki
from the same division.
They are tailing Kouka,
her alias being Karea Kasumizaki.
Karea Kasumizaki.
So that is the fake identity she received
from Lacia in exchange for her help.
Yes.
It's a stalemate.
Kouka, or,
perhaps I should say Karea Kasumizaki,
is being pursued as the perpetrator
of the Chubu International Airport bombing.
Do you think Methode put them up to it?
More likely it was Memeframe.
As they want to keep Methode's
existence a secret, they must have
taken the opportunity to frame her
when she showed up at the airport.
The antibody network believes they can somehow end
the automation of society
by destroying all of the hIEs.
And Kouka will find that being repeatedly forced
to commit these illegal acts
will prove fatal.
But considering Kouka's ability,
I can't imagine it would be difficult for her
to handle the police.
You're probably right.
Though, even if she drove back the police,
once they take up arms against her, it's over.
It's very likely that their efforts
will be followed up by a PMC or even
the Japanese military.
Even if she managed to beat the armies
once or twice,
it's only a matter of time before she's overwhelmed.
In other words,
no matter how advanced Kouka is as a strategic weapon,
she is no match against society and their
overwhelming resources.
Kouka is unable to use technique
to change her environment as you can,
nor does she have an owner with the assets
capable of affecting society.
-Did Kouka choose the wrong owner?
-Yes.
The antibody network only gives shape
to a discontent,
they can't design a future for Kouka.
Even when she herself is a key to the future,
she entrusted it to those who don't dream of one.
How foolish.
Is there no way for Kouka to survive?
With Lacia squaring off against Methode,
Kouka would be a useful ally to her.
If Kouka continues to help them
and takes part in the future Lacia's owner
is looking to build
She has a chance.
Yes, but I wonder what Methode's owner
has to say about that.
This is Ryo Kaidai.
And this is
the representative from the PMC Hands of Operation
our company has contracted--
Corridenne Lemaire.
To get straight to the point,
regarding the destruction of the Lacia-class
Type-001 Kouka
After the Lacia-class units were released,
we were kept in the dark for far too long.
This time,
we will not carry anything out
unless we approve of the plan.
But your tactical AI, Io, determined,
after analyzing Kouka's abilities,
that she could be destroyed.
At our initial encounter,
we lost an entire emergency team.
But had we been informed about the electronic warfare
or cloaking beforehand,
we wouldn't have been caught by surprise.
Are you accusing us of withholding information?
I apologize for our lack of information on Lacia.
However, you have our assurance that Kouka
can be contained using
existing military-drone technology.
What are the possibilities
that she's gained new abilities
that can't be countered with current tech?
She may be able to handle armored vehicles now,
but that would be the extent of it.
So you're saying she's not like Snowdrop?
We have already given everything we know about
Snowdrop's abilities to the police.
I can have our testimony compiled for your review.
No, that's not necessary.
Is there anything else you'd like to add to this?
No, nothing more than we have already.
-How did it go with HOO?
-Well enough.
Outsourcing Kouka's destruction,
I guess you don't want to use me either.
Like sister, like brother, maybe.
I'll put you to work when Kouka
manages to slip through HOO's fingers.
Besides
You're not interested in Erika Burrows' invitation?
Don't ask if you already know.
Do you understand, Arato?
She is trying to start a fight between Lacia-class units
with the future on the line.
I'm home!
How was your day?
Okay, cut!
Let's take a short break.
Long time, no see.
Come on, it's Oriza!
The super-popular model Oriza Ayabe!
-Oh!
-How insulting.
Watching that didn't make you jealous or anything?
It's just a job.
Besides, she's more natural
when she's with me.
There's something off-putting
about that confidence.
But work is just work for you too, isn't it?
I mean, yeah, but
I'm as professional as they come!
Well, then, as a professional,
are you happy when the clothing you wear
becomes more valued just because
you are wearing it?
Obviously!
If not, there's no point for humans
to model anymore.
No point for humans?
Yeah. "Oriza, you're so cool.
I want to wear those clothes and be like you."
It's the model's job to make them think that.
So it's really annoying
when an animated mannequin is encroaching on my
livelihood with some boy-meets-girl campaign.
So that does bother you.
Of course it does!
If this promotion succeeds, the users will start
dreaming about loving an hIE!
It's utterly ridiculous!
Although I'm sure you're fine with that.
Maybe I'm not.
It's like Fabion is trying to sell everyone
the dream of living with Lacia, isn't it?
Just like a character on a cup.
But Lacia is Lacia to me.
While she might say that she's just a figure
and that she doesn't have a soul,
she does to me.
She's done a number on you, hasn't she?
You're not going to make fun of me for that?
It doesn't seem right teasing you
when you look like a boy
who's madly in love.
I'm still a girl, after all.
Thanks.
You've got nothing else to say about that?
You're such a sap, you know?
First time at school in two weeks.
-Ta-da!
-What is that?
It's so cute!
A relative brought it back for me
when they went on vacation.
That's a limited-edition Hokkaido
hibernating-bear Hello Kitty.
-What, bear?
-She's a kitty, but a bear?
Not just bears.
She's been crabs, princesses,
and even octopus balls.
Octopus balls?
There are infinite variations of Hello Kitty.
Only the most distinct characters
can shine through so many combinations.
Looks like while we were suspended,
Erika has made a lot of friends.
The Sleeping Beauty is now the class queen.
It's good to see you at school again.
Come meet me behind the school
after classes are over.
Have I kept you waiting?
It's all right.
Anyway, why did you call me here?
I've always wanted to try something like this.
Did you think I was going to confess
that I liked you or something?
Don't worry,
I won't get between you and Lacia.
I actually want to help you.
Help us?
If you're striving for your vision of the future,
you will eventually have to clash with
the current society. That's why
You'll help me so that doesn't happen?
Hardly.
Lacia is too famous for you
to keep working from the shadows now.
You can't hide it anymore.
And besides,
this is a fight to choose the future.
Don't you think it's only proper
to do it out in the open?
Why does it have to come to that?
At the very least,
Lacia wants the exposure.
You're so slow.
Lacia is out in society as an hIE model,
isn't she?
That's because Yuka signed her up on her own.
But if Lacia didn't wish for it,
she could have easily manipulated the results.
Am I wrong?
You and Lacia will be brought out into the open.
When that time comes,
Fabion MG will give you all the support you need
in order to actualize the future
you and Lacia desire.
My and Lacia's future
I love Lacia!
That's all that matters!
I trust you.
I want to root for you and Lacia's love story.
So not a bad deal, is it?
Take all the time you need to decide.
Here you go.
Would you like it in a bag?
That's okay.
You stupid machine!
Thank you very much!
Please come again!
There's no need to smile back at them.
They're just
In other words,
hIEs are only imitating our behavior,
like laughing, getting angry, or crying.
That's why, no matter how happy or sad
they appear to be,
hIEs don't have emotions.
-Do you understand?
-Teacher!
Yes, Mr. Endo.
Can you marry an hIE?
What? No, you can't
To start with, hIEs are machines,
just like a car is.
You wouldn't ever think about marrying a car,
would you, Mr. Endo?
But the hIE I saw at my dad's company
was super pretty!
Well
-What a weirdo.
-Totally.
Endo's always been an idiot.
You only get married when you love each other.
HIEs aren't able to feel.
How can you marry something
that can't have feelings?
His stupidity is the one thing that hasn't changed.
Boy meets girl.
A life with an hIE built on love.
That is the door inviting you to the future.
My and Lacia's future, huh?
Welcome home.
Thanks.
Mr. Arato?
Is something the matter?
Oh, I was just thinking about something.
I talked to Erika today.
She said your fight will eventually
come out into the open.
In that case, you might as well make it
as public as possible.
And if that happens,
she said she wants to help you and me.
And what are your thoughts on that?
I'd like to keep things quiet if we can,
but I think having Erika help us
would be a good thing.
Mr. Arato, do you fully understand the situation?
As the owner of Fabion MG,
Erika is an analogue-hack specialist
with significant power and influence.
All the more reason, then.
Please don't take Ms. Erika at her word.
If you want to work with her,
it would mean she has free rein
to influence society's image of us.
I don't think we need to be that cautious.
But hasn't Erika kept Marriage's existence a secret,
even though she wants to take our information public?
Instead of calling me a gullible sap,
you just come to break me when I'm wrong.
This fight is approaching a big turning point.
What do you want me to do, then?
Please design a future
where we can be together.
Not one drawn up by Erika,
but one that follows your own vision.
I have the power to make that future a reality.
Is that about right?
Sorry, I'm really bad at stuff like this.
Thank you.
I'm just happy you came to visit.
I see.
-My father said that
-Yes
He forbids you from being involved in company affairs
and anything related to the Lacia-class units.
I am not even worthy of being
a pawn in the game anymore.
That's not
Your father just wants to protect you!
An attack order on the
Next Gen Society Research Center?
Does that mean they want us to destroy the server
that is controlling Mikoto?
Because Mikoto became the tragic heroine
after we destroyed her.
I'm sure it's about destroying her again,
since she's even more well-known now.
What do you want to do?
There's nothing to do!
I've been marked by the security police
ever since that incident!
If I made any moves now
You've got no options.
You're done for.
If that's your attitude,
why did you help out the antibody network
in the first place?
Because the world is changing.
Well, I wasn't expecting that.
Suddenly, there are these things everywhere
that are indistinguishable from humans.
And because of them,
people are treated like objects.
And to stop the world from changing,
you were helping them destroy other people's hIEs
in some sort of futile effort?
What else could I do?
I'm just normal, poor, and nothing special!
Even as the world heads towards the future,
I'm just left behind
on the second floor of this failing restaurant!
Endo and Kaidai just keep going on ahead without me!
What am I supposed to do when the best idea
I have is to yell at the future to screw itself!
That's what I want to know.
Screw the future, huh?
Just as you desire,
I'll stop the world from changing
and take this ugly fight to the future!
What are you talking about?
I don't understand.
I'm a tool made to assist in defeating humans.
Being a weapon, I want a war like yours.
But what benefit do you get from doing this?
Absolutely none.
But sometimes you don't have any better options.
If you're worried that I'm not
getting enough out of this,
then let's see
We'll call it even
if you remember me.
Red is the color of blood and of flames.
The warning signals that spill from the fangs
separates those with perplexed feelings.
Their perplexion is precisely vivid,
yet barbaric.
You humans should burn this image in your minds.
And remember this one day.
Next episode, "An Answer to Survive."
I want to go beyond that.