FLCL > 5. Brittle Bullet

Haruko:
Takkun, we are surrounded.

Naota:
It's a full-scale attack. They've got snipers too.

Haruko:
snipers are always so annoying, you know?

Naota:
If we move they will fire.

Haruko:
But we got to do something.

Naota:
You are right. I'll draw their fire. It's dangerous, so...

Haruko:
That's the idea. This is your final battle.
Go and die to prove that you loved me!


(Naota's House)

TV:
Brother! I'm a runaway bullet train after all.
Brother! You can't die now!
Wh-what are these pigeons doing again?

Naota:
Hey! What are you doing!

Haruko:
Uh-huh!

Kamon:
Haruko-chan, play nice now.

Haruko:
Not in a 100,000 years will you ever get anything from me but a butt full of lead, compadre!

Kamon:
Ow, ow, ow! You're so cruel, Haruko-chan.

Naota:
What's with those clothes?

Kamon:
Ah, this red jacket you mean.
What? you prefer the green one, Naota? Hm, hm? you like the other version, huh?
The "Castle of Cagliostro" version, huh?
When did you become such a hotshot preppy type?
Anyway, Monkey-sensei prefers the red one, you know.
No matter what he says now, we can't do anything about it.
Hey, where are you going, Naota-kun! Naota-kun!


(Naota's room)

Haruko:
What?
They are saying I have personal feelings for them? I don't think so.
The reason this mission has been delayed is because the channel to N.O. is still open.
It's not about liking or disliking.
Damn! The connection is dead..
Ah! Were you listening?


Naota:
Why don't you put on some clothes?
Is there someone here?


Haruko:
Elvis!

Naota:
Uh... I meant normal cloths.

Haruko:
Haruko's "Master the Guitar in One Millisecond Class"! Yes! Sign up now!

Naota:
Do you find this difficult to understand?

Haruko:
Grab the guitar, and you can be a pop idol! Chicks dig it, dude, pyon!

Naota:
pyon?

Haruko:
Like Filter or Slash...
Like Red Hot Chili Peppers or Rage Against the the Machine!


Naota:
There’s one that doesn’t fit that list, you know.

Haruko:
You have to learn to stand like a cool rock dude, pyon!
Jimi Hendrix and McCartney both started like this! Yeaahh! Pyooonn!


Naota:
Haruko! hey! What are you doing!

Naota:
It's dangerous to go waving that thing around.

Haruko:
Use your guitar again one more time, Takkun. kakkiiin.
You did it so great last time.


Naota:
not interested.

Haruko:
I should teach you to be a man, Takkun.

Naota:
Yeah, like you know!

Haruko:
Yeah, Takkun! That's more like it.

Naota:
No, the horn. It's the horn.

Haruko:
Muku-muku! My first kiss!

Naota:
Liar. You've already done it plenty of times, and you know it.

Kamon:
Aaahh! Naota-kun, I can't forgive you.
You were making out and doing perverted things behind your father's back.


Naota:
That's not true.
You don't know, hua!


Kamon:
Right, we will have a duel of owner.
We must do battle for Haruko-san!


Haruko:
I'm for it!

Kamon:
Haruko-san!
Here is my weapon. it's all for you!


Brittle Bullet ブラブレ



(Title: Brittle Bullet (ブラブレ) )

Kamon:
Hey hey!
what's the matter with my boy, little son!


Haruko:
nyo-nyo.

Naota:
What are you doing! Geez!

Haruko:
nya-nya.

Kamon:
If you are just gonna run and hide like a scared rabbit,
then your dear old dad's gonna have to take Haruko-san away.


Haruko:
Oh no. Takkun, save me, save me!

Kamon:
Aaahh!

Naota:
Don't use me as a human shield!
Those things hurt! cut it out!!


Haruko:
Save me! Uh-huh.

Kitsurubami:
Target sighted. They are in range.
It's blue! repeat, blue!


Amarao:
You’re sure it’s not red? So the blue is confirmed, then?
Alright, I already got Medical Mechanica’s unofficial consent.
We’ll take care of it here so they can’t interfere with us.
I have work to do, so let’s do this fast, okay?
But I want it to look cool, you know what I mean?
Charming, in a manly grown-up kind of way, get it?
If we screw up, Medical Mechanica will be all over us.
Just forget Raharu. She’ll just complicate everything.
Just take care of yourself until I get there.
You know, more mature looking.
Something that a woman I haven’t seen in while would think
“this guy’s really virile, but also nurturing and supportive.”
Something like that. That’s what I’m looking for.
Oh! Don’t I get one of those candies?
I want the sweetest one! Super sweet, if you know what I mean!


Kamon:
You are so easy, Naota-kun. So easy!

Kitsurubami:
They seem to be playing some kind of game.
Looks realy stupid.
I'm sure I can handle this myself.
Huh... who's the girl he hasn't seen so long?


Naota:
What are you doing?
You are supposed to be helping me.


Haruko:
But my guitar is not plugged in.

Naota:
Why did you bring that?
Are you crazy? This is war! Geeee


Haruko:
(???)
Ah, we are in trouble, gee.


Naota:
Ha ha ha! Take that!

Kitsurubami:
Blue! Blue! Blue! Blue! Cobalt blue!
If Seven of Nine meets a Cy, what do you have!?! Cyborg!!!


Haruko:
Cyborg, my butt!

Mamimi:
Actually, confusing cyborgs with robots is a common mistake.

Kamon:
Take that! Yeaahh!
I'm leaving the rest to you, TV-boy.


Naota:
All right. Just one more and I win.

Naota:
Wait! Wait, hold on!
I get three timeouts, you know.
Don't give me that look.
Okay, I just made it up!


Masashi:
Naota, are you okay?

Gaku:
Did you cut them up?

Ninamori:
were you hurt?

Naota:
I'm used to this stuff. I can handle it.

Classmates:
Hmmm.

Naota:
What's this truck for?

Masashi:
Deliveries. We got a part-time job.

Naota:
Job? You are in an elementary school.

Masashi:
It's ok. Don't worry. We won't get caught.
We only drive on the side of river.


Naota:
You mean you do this all the time ?

Ninamori:
That is cool, you know.

Naota:
It's not that! He's the one who wanted to play, right?

Ninamori:
It's a toy, right? does it shoot bullets?

Naota:
Actually, it... Uh...
Hey, Canti! Go and buy the, uh, drinks! Yeah!
And don’t get the sour kind!


Gaku:
So, Naota, did you hear?

Naota:
What?

Gaku:
A rumor.

Naota:
A rumor? about what? What is it?

Gaku:
That that satellite was coming down.
That you saved the city! That you did it, Naota!
Also, there was that whole thing with Ninamori at school.


Masashi:
That’s right! And everyone says you’re controlling that killer robot.

Boys:
Yeah!

Naota:
What's that?
I didn't know such a big rumor.
Geez! What do I say.


Masashi:
So it's like you are the pilot! Like a robot commander or something!

Gaku:
Is that true? You are really the commander, Naota? That's awesome!

Haruko:
It's true!

Naota:
Cut it out!

Gaku:
She’s the one who kissed him! Smooch! Smooch! Smooch!

Naota:
Haruko, stop it!

Ninamori:
Oh, I won.

Masashi:
Really? Uh, hold on a sec. Here you go.

Ninamori:
What?

Masashi:
It's a prize. It's supposed to be a pay for work, but...

Ninamori:
It's nice.

Haurko:
Hey, Sameji!

(on the truck)

Ninamori:
You think they are actually going out?

Masashi:
Huh? She’s his brother’s girlfriend. What’s his name? Tasuku? He’s a baseball player.

Gaku:
But... but the other one likes Naota too.
The kiss-kiss girl? He is like a, popular.





Mamimi:
Pulpy, huh?

Naota:
hm?

Mamimi:
Your drink.
You like the kind with pulp now, chief?


Naota:
well, I don't like the sour ones, you know that?

Mamimi:
And Haru-san... likes the pulp?
I was watching.


Naota:
Uh...

Mamimi:
I saw you.

Naota:
It's not big deal. You worry?
I don't really think anything about Haruko.
I guess I don’t know how she feels about me or anything.
Oh, but she was just messing around today, jumping all over me.
But, it’s always like that... Oh well, not always always like that!
I mean, that we, like, do something like that! Uh...
You know what I mean.


Mamimi:
It's pretty amazing really: you controlling Canti,
and then attcking the Great Lord of Fear, and even saving the city.


Naota:
You saw all about that? Where were you?

Mamimi:
yeah, you are pretty amazing lately, Takkun.

Naota:
No, it's no big deal really.
Although I did that actually save the whole city
That is true (???) everything, but, you know..
So, you saw the whole thing, huh?
What?



(in the river)

Kitsurubami:
The water. I mean, in the river.
I'm Sorry. The attack failed.
I lost the target.


Kamon:
Robots are different from cyborgs.

Kitsurubami:
It's horrific enemy. It flies around like it's never heard of gravity
Aahhh!


Amarao:
Kitsurubami! Kitsurubami! What's wrong?

Haruko (stylist):
Now, hold still! We’ve got to do the hair color next.
How do you want them, by the way? Auburn? Chessnut?
Or shall we make it... FLCL color..?


Amarao:
FL...CL...?

Haruko:
What’s with the eyebrows, lover-boy? An attempt at bushy masculine charm?
Chicks dig the clean-cut look? That what you were thinking?


Amarao:
Raharu...

Haruko:
Decided to send your little commando on a mission?


(riverside)

Naota:
Why did you shoot at me?

Mamimi:
There, under your hood, is it FLCL again?
You really too amazing, Takkun. You drink the pulp now.
And you do Fooly Cooly, and you do gurgly-gurgly and (???)y-(???)y.
When did you start to change and grow up and everything, Takkun?
Is it because of Haru-san? Is she changing you?


Naota:
You mean, you mean that...
Come with me.



(in the river)

Kitsubami:
Nooo, Stay away!

(at the hair salon)

Amarao:
I’m not a child, anymore. I’m an adult. I can buy my own insurance and everything.
That robot is too dangerous. If we don’t take it out, Medical Mechanica will make its move.
You understand? They’re willing to activate the plant for that purpose.
And you know what that would do to this planet.
And that thing.., when that thing turns red, it’s Atomsk!


Haruko:
Too easy!

Amarao:
you can't be real.


(elsewhere)

Naota:
Like I said, it's nothing.
She's just like a really ditzy girl. That's all.


Mamimi:
Why are you pulling me so hard?
It hurts, Takkun.


Naota:
I mean it, ever since she came here bad things started happening.
Like I never get to just be with you anymore. It was better the way it was before.
So, let's get something in here.


Mamimi:
Why are you doing this all of a sudden.

Naota:
I just wanna hang out with you.
What's wrong with that?


Mamimi:
Takkun, you are not supposed to do things like this with me.

Naota:
Why not?
We are here.


Mamimi:
This is because of Haru-san.

Naota:
She has nothing to do with this!

Mamimi:
you like Haru-san.

Naota:
How can I like someone who's insane?

Mamimi:
How much do you like her?

Naota:
I don't! You've got it all wrong.
It's you that I...


Mamimi:
Takkun, don't lie. you like her.

Naota:
What's the matter?
I thought you like me too! I know you do!




Amarao:
(???)




Gaku(Masashi?):
That can't be good.



Amarao:
Wow, my eyebrows! Look at that!
Medical Mechanica is transporting these monstrosities here to destroy this planet!
Ohhh, it's all over. Don't you see what's happening here?


Haruko:
You're such a drama queen, figure it out.

Amarao:
You're the one who caused all this.

Haruko:
I don't care, you got it?

Amarao:
Your guitar's not up to it. That's it.

Haruko:
You are a million years under-evolved, primitive monkey!

Amarao:
That's discriminatory language used against underdeveloped planets.

Haruko:
FLCL FLCLa, FLCL FLCLa...

Amarao:
You can't do that here!
Where are my eyebrows?
I gotta find my eyebrows!
Oh, Where are they...


Haruko:
Small, as usual.
Guess that’s the best you can do, huh?
Takkun’s a lot manlier, pyon.


Amarao:
You’re toying with my feelings again!
Damn you! What do you see in that grade school kid?
What’s he got that I haven’t got!




Naota:
Hold on!

haruko:
Daikon-V! Yeah!!!

Naota:
Stop it, Haruko!

Mamimi:
Tasuku! Help me, senpai!

Naota:
Ah, my brother?

Mamimi:
I don't wanna be here anymore.
Help me, Tasuku-senpai, senpai, senpai, senpai...


Naota:
Don't call my brother!
I'm the one who's here!
Hey, look at me!
I'm the one who is gonna save you!
Canti!


Naota:
Now, listen! My name is Naota!
Don't ever call me Takkun again!


(aerial battle)

Haruko:
Useless!
Uh, chance!



(on the ground)

Gaku:
It’s falling! Back up! Back up!

Masashi:
Where’s reverse?

Ninamori:
What? what?

Gaku(Masashi?):
Naota's wife!

Haruko:
Final round!

Masashi:
Blockbuster.

Haruko:
I’m all out of ammo!

Kitsurubami:
Commander!

Amarao:
I told you this was impossible!

Amarao:
This is bad! He's heading for the plant!
He's gonna activate it! ...What’s that?


Haruko&Amarao:
It's Atomsk's!
Gibson EB-0! 1961 model!

Amarao:
He's really the one!
It's the really pirate king!


Haruko:
Atomsk...

Mamimi:
Ouch.