Haibane > 01. Cocoon --- Dream of Falling from the Sky --- Old Home

[Rakka]
  • Where am I...?
  • It feels like I'm... falling from the sky.
  • It's strange... why am I not feeling scared now?
  • Are you worried about me?
  • Where am I? What is this?
  • Everything here feels so soft and warm, but I'm anxious inside.
  • I'm not afraid, but my heart feels cold.
  • Huh?
  • I know you can't, but thank you anyway.
  • Aah!
[Reki]
  • Hmm? This is--oh my. This is big!
[Hikari]
  • Almost there. A little more.
  • Wow! Everybody 's here already!
[Kana]
  • This is way too far from town, not to mention Reki's scooter is a single-seater.
  • Huh? Isn't that gonna just provoke them even more?
[Kids]
  • Come on, Reki! Please!
[Reki]
  • Come on, you saw the sign to stay out; why can't you listen?
[Kids]
  • We wanna see!
[Reki]
  • I already said "no."
[Kids]
  • Why not?
  • Yeah! Why not? Let us see!
[Kana]
  • Ha... I knew it would happen. Hey! If you brats don't get out of here, I'm gonna give you a beating!
  • See, Reki? You're too easy on those kids.
[Reki]
  • So, think you can take some time off from work?
[Hikari]
  • Of course! This is a big event for all of us Haibane. We can't miss it!
[Kana]
  • I can probably get time off, too. But three days at the most, starting tomorrow.
  • So tell me, where's the big star of this momentous occasion, huh?
[Kuu]
  • Wow! It's huge!
[Kana]
  • Whoa... now that is something really big.
[Nemu]
  • You're late.
[Kana]
  • Oh, come on! I didn't get the word in time. And do you know how hard it is for me to leave work early?
[Hikari]
  • It started out about as big as a dandelion puff, right?
  • I wish I could've seen it grow. From now on, we should all make the rounds more often.
  • If Reki hadn't've accidentally found it, it would've hatched without any of us even knowing.
[Kana]
  • Come on!
  • There's no way the five of us can cover this ridiculously huge building.
  • Anyway, it would be hard to miss something this big.
[Hikari]
  • I guess.
[Nemu]
  • The surface color is turning charcoal gray.
  • It might be hatching very soon.
[Reki]
  • At any rate, why don't we at least try to clean up the room?
  • Anybody who was born in a room full of junk like this... I'd feel sorry for.
[Kuu]
  • Is there really someone inside of the cocoon, Reki?
[Reki]
  • That's right.
  • All the Haibane are born in this manner.
  • Just like you and I were, Kuu.
[Kids]
  • Wow! It's a huge monster egg!
  • A monster!
[Reki]
  • What?
  • You're still here?
[Kids]
  • Monster!
[Reki]
  • This room is absolutely off limits!
  • You hear?
  • What is it with those curious brats?
[Nemu]
  • She's the one who's been acting up over this the most.
[Hikari]
  • She's just happy about it.
  • I'm excited too about having a new Feather!
[Kuu]
  • I'm excited too!
  • I hope it'll be like getting a little sister.
[Kana]
  • Wow, this cocoon is way bigger than yours was, Kuu.
[Kuu]
  • What?!
[Kana]
  • Come on, time to clean the room.
[Kuu]
  • You're mean!
[Rakka]
  • Is this... a dream?
  • I can breathe, but how?
  • I think I'm still in a dream.
  • Huh?
  • I can hear some voices.
[Kana]
  • Oh, let's quit.
  • This is clean enough.
[Hikari]
  • When do you think it's gonna hatch?
[Kana]
  • I won't help there already...
[Rkka]
  • There must be people outside.
[Kuu]
  • It's all clean now.
[Kana]
  • I'm so tired.
[Hikari]
  • There.
[Reki]
  • Okay then, we'll draw straws to see who takes the first watch.
[Kuu]
  • Yeah! Whoo-hoo!
[Kana]
  • Ugh, what a drag!
  • So, why don't we just crack it open with a hammer?
  • I'm sure there's one lying around here.
[Hikari]
  • How can you say that?!
[Reki]
  • We can't do that. It's against tradition.
  • If you can't crack the shell by yourself, then you won't grow strong.
[Kana]
  • Huh! So now you think we're baby chicks?
[Nemu]
  • Well, why don't you just sleep during your watch?
[Reki]
  • That defeats the purpose of having a watch!
[Kuu]
  • Hey, I just heard it make a "blub" sound.
[Reki],[Nemu]
  • Huh?
[Kuu]
  • See?
[Reki],[Nemu]
  • Huh?
[Kana],[Hikari]
  • Huh?
[Everyone]
  • Huh? Oh... Huh? Argh!
[Rakka]
  • More clouds?
  • I must be still in that strange dream.
  • Mmm... what?
  • Where am I?
  • It feels rough.
  • But everything felt so soft in the dream.
  • And it smells like nuts.
[Reki]
  • Oh, so you're awake.
  • I'm sorry; we had to do some quick shopping.
[Kuu]
  • You've been asleep for the whole day!
  • It was amazing!
[Hikari]
  • See, I should've stayed here, just like I said.
[Kana]
  • But you wanted to be the ring person.
[Rakka]
  • Well, uh, um...
[Hikari]
  • How do you feel?
[Kuu]
  • Are you hungry?
[Reki]
  • Hey, everybody, try to talk one at a time.
  • You're all going to confuse her.
[Kuu]
  • Okay.
[Reki]
  • I'm sorry for all the commotion.
  • My name is Reki.
  • You're in my room, but it doubles as a guestroom, so don't worry about it.
  • You can use it freely.
[Nemu]
  • You turned this guestroom into your room, to be more precise.
[Reki]
  • That's why I'm moving my stuff out.
  • Well then, let me try to explain everything to you from the beginning.
  • Is it okay if I smoke?
[Rakka]
  • Uh, uh... sure.
[Reki]
  • First of all, can you tell us about your dream?
[Rakka]
  • My dream?
[Reki]
  • Yes, you had one, didn't you?
  • During the time that you were sleeping in the cocoon.
[Rakka]
  • Well, uh...
[Reki]
  • Oh, sorry.
  • Did you have a scary dream?
[Rakka]
  • No, don't worry. It's okay.
  • Let's see, um, I had a dream that I was falling down from somewhere very high up in the sky.
[Kuu]
  • Wow!
  • It's a dream just like mine.
[Hikari]
  • What should we do?
  • It'll overlap.
[Kuu]
  • My dream was about floating around in the air.
  • That's why my name is Kuu, because my name is supposed to mean "air."
[Hikari]
  • Each Haibane is named after the dream she had in the cocoon.
  • I had a dream being surrounded by a sparkling light.
  • So I'm Hikari, meaning "light."
[Kana]
  • In the dream I had, I was drifting in a river just like a fish.
  • So my name is Kana, which stands for "river fish."
  • This sleepyhead here is Nemu, which means "sleep," because she was sleeping even in her dream.
[Nemu]
  • Do you wanna get hit?
[Reki]
  • What else?
  • Did you see anything?
[Rakka]
  • I think I might have saw something, but I can't remember.
[Reki]
  • Hmm... hmm?
  • Falling... falling...
  • Hmm, I believe "rakka" is another word for falling.
  • So your name will be... Rakka.
[Rakka]
  • But my name...
  • Uh, I don't remember my name.
  • Uh...
[Reki]
  • There's nobody here who knows who you were before you ever appeared.
  • Including yourself, of course.
  • Hikari.
[Hikari]
  • Feather Rakka, to help guide your future as a fellow Haibane, I give you this halo.
[Rakka]
  • Uh, uh...
  • A Haibane?
[Hikari]
  • Oh, be careful, it's still hot.
[Rakka]
  • Hmm... Oh, no! Oh...
[Everyone]
  • Oh...
[Hikari]
  • Well, it looks good.
[Reki]
  • Don't worry--it'll stick in a few days.
[Kuu]
  • Oh no, lunch break is over.
[Kana]
  • Oh man. This is bad.
  • I've gotta get back to work.
[Hikari]
  • I guess today is just introductions.
  • We'll come back tomorrow when your wings have grown, so we can talk a lot more then.
[Nemu]
  • Reki, you can take it from here.
[Kuu]
  • Rakka, see you later!
[Kana]
  • Bye!
[Hikari]
  • See you tomorrow!
[Kana]
  • Hurry up!
[Reki]
  • Peace and quiet, finally. It's hard to explain things smoothly with a lot of people around.
  • Well let's see, where do you think we should begin?
[Rakka]
  • Well, uh, can you tell me where I am?
  • And what's "Haibane"...?
[Reki]
  • [Laughs.]
[Rakka]
  • Are those real?
[Reki]
  • Your wings will grow soon.
  • Feeling any back pain?
[Rakka]
  • A little.
  • I thought I was just sore from sleeping funny.
[Reki]
  • Let me see.
  • I'll go get some ice.
[Rakka]
  • Huh?
[Reki]
  • Stay right here.
  • I'm just going to get ready for it.
  • I'm sorry.
  • The wings seem to be coming in faster than I had expected.
  • I was hoping to explain everything to you before the fever broke out but there wasn't any time.
  • Does it hurt?
[Rakka]
  • Not exactly, but it feels like being pulled.
  • Like I'm going to get a cramp.
[Reki]
  • I understand.
  • It will sting a bit when the wingtips break the skin.
  • Then you'll run a high fever, but I promise you it'll be gone by tomorrow.
[Rakka]
  • Mirror...
[Reki]
  • You'd better not.
  • It'll hurt more if you see it.
[Rakka]
  • I see...
  • We're not human, are we?
[Reki]
  • Nobody knows exactly what we are, if we're human or not.
  • We call ourselves the Haibane, which means charcoal feathers.
[Rakka]
  • I wanna go home.
[Reki]
  • The Haibane are not allowed to go outside of town.
  • It is our most sacred law.
  • Besides, even if your family were somewhere in this world, they wouldn't recognize you, if they saw you now.
[Rakka]
  • Why?
[Reki]
  • Just as you cannot remember the world that you used to be in, there is nobody in this world who can remember you.
  • It's the world that we live in.
[Rakka]
  • But why am I here? Why me?
  • I'm just an ordinary girl.
  • I'm sure that I was nothing special.
[Reki]
  • We're all asking why.
  • But nobody remembers anything.
[Rakka]
  • [Whimpering.]
[Reki]
  • It's started.
[Rakka]
  • It hurts! It hurts! It hurts!
[Reki]
  • Bite on this!
  • So you won't bite your tongue!
[Rakka]
  • [Screams in pain.]
  • My limbs are cold and heavy.
  • The wings on my back twitch every time I feel pain shooting through my shoulders and sides.
  • With every second I feel the wings becoming more a part of my body.
  • I'm afraid that my body is being changed into something else.
  • Sweat's stinging my eyes. I can't see anything.

  • Reki... are you there?
[Reki]
  • Hmm?
[Rakka]
  • What are you doing?
[Reki]
  • I have to brush your wings to make them clean.
[Rakka]
  • Have you done it... for a while?
[Reki]
  • It takes time.
  • They'll get stained unless you get them completely free of blood and grease.
[Rakka]
  • Is your hand all right?
[Reki]
  • Oh, this? It's nothing.
  • You should just be thinking about yourself right now.
[Rakka]
  • Mmm... my head is hot.
[Reki]
  • You'll feel better by tomorrow.
  • Just like magic, you'll be fine.
[Rakka]
  • Mmm.
[Reki]
  • Pretty wings.
  • Not white, not black, but beautiful charcoal gray feathers.
[Rakka]
  • Oh... Oh...
  • What is this?
  • What's happening to me?
[Reki]
  • Hmm, ha, ha.
[Rakka]
  • Huh? Don't laugh!
[Reki]
  • Do you attract static?
[Rakka]
  • I don't know!
  • I can't remember.
  • Something's wrong with this ring!
  • Is this permanent?
[Reki]
  • It's nothing.
[Rakka]
  • Aww...
  • Huh?
  • They are real!
  • Reki, did you keep cleaning my wings all this time, even after I fell asleep?
[Reki]
  • Huh? Oh, of course.
  • They're clean now, aren't they?
[Rakka]
  • Thank you very much.
[Reki]
  • You're very welcome.
  • And on behalf of the Haibane, welcome to Old Home.