[Rakka]
  • (Sighs.)
  • This one's no good, either.
  • This is hopeless.
  • The North Wing is entirely uninhabitable.
  • Reki's room is here, and Hikari and Nemu are in the East Wing, I think.

  • Huh? Kuu!
[Kuu]
  • Huh?
  • Good morning!
  • Hey, what are you doing over there?
[Rakka]
  • I was going to ask the same of you since it's so early.
  • Oh...
[Kuu]
  • I'm so glad.
  • It's a perfect size for you, Rakka.
[Rakka]
  • Are you sure?
  • You don't wanna keep it?
[Kuu]
  • Mmm. It's way too big for me, and winter will be coming soon.
[Rakka]
  • Winter? But it's been so warm until just a few days ago.
[Kuu]
  • Winter seems to come here very suddenly.
  • That's why everybody gets a cold in their first year.
  • So you should be careful, Rakka.
[Rakka]
  • Sure, thanks for the help.
[Kuu]
  • You can tell when it's coming.
  • Just take a deep breath, and if you feel a sting in your nose, that's the beginning of winter.
[Rakka]
  • Ah... you're so full of knowledge, Kuu.
[Kuu]
  • So what's this?
[Rakka]
  • Huh?
  • I thought it might be about time for me to find a new room.
[Kuu]
  • What?
[Rakka]
  • This is a room for everybody; it's so comfortable in here, that I might grow lazy if I stay any longer.
[Kuu]
  • How grown-up!
  • You're now a full-fledged Haibane.
[Rakka]
  • Thanks to the help of a good senior.
[Kuu]
  • Found a good room yet?
[Rakka]
  • Uh... no.
  • They're all pretty much just full of dust, so every room that I see, I can't tell if it's good or not.
[Kuu]
  • I gotta go now.
[Rakka]
  • Huh? But it's almost time for breakfast.
[Kuu]
  • Yeah, but I've got a lot of things to do today.
[Rakka]
  • Huh...
  • Kuu?
[Reki]
  • She did?
  • What's with her?
  • I specially made hotcakes just because Kuu said she wanted some.
[Rakka]
  • Well, she said she had something to do.
[Reki]
  • Hmm, maybe I should wait to make them for her.
[Hikari]
  • Let's just make them now.
  • I'm sure she'll be back when she smells them.
[Reki]
  • Yeah, I guess you're right.
[Hikari][Rakka][Reki]
  • Huh?
[Reki]
  • Huh?
[Nemu]
  • Huh?
[Kana]
  • Hey, you guys! I did it!
[Hikari]
  • That's great!
[Rakka]
  • She really did fix it.
[Reki]
  • I guess now someone here can wake up on time.
[Nemu]
  • (Grumbles.)
[Rakka]
  • We have to celebrate!
[Hikari]
  • Good idea!
[Kana]
  • Yahoo!
[Reki]
  • Hey! Come on over here!
  • Everybody wants to congratulate you on your achievement!
[Kana]
  • Hey! The triumphant hero returns!
  • Huh?
[Nemu][Rakka][Reki][Hikari]
  • (They all sigh.)
[Kana]
  • Now what's with all the long faces?
  • Aren't you excited and thrilled?
[Rakka]
  • Um, well, it's... We're just wondering how long it's going to keep ringing.
[Kana]
  • Huh? Oh, well, the ringing will stop if I kill the breaker, but then the clock would die as well.
[Hikari]
  • What? Then it's useless.
[Reki]
  • You idiot! Go kill it now!
[Kana]
  • What?
  • You just told me to come and now you're telling me to go?
  • It'll do a great job waking you up with the bells ringing so loud and long.
[Reki]
  • We'll never sleep!
[Kana]
  • (Grumbles.) Yeah, yeah.
  • Man, it was just a test, just a test.
  • I was still gonna work some more on it.
[Reki]
  • She just had to do this on a Sunday.
[Nemu]
  • I'm tired.
[Rakka]
  • Um, why don't I go help her?
  • Ah.
[Kana]
  • Wait a sec.
[Rakka]
  • It stopped.
[Kana]
  • Oh well, that's it.
[Rakka]
  • Sorry about this.
[Kana]
  • For what?
  • It would've been a failure if the bell hadn't rung, but it rang too much, so I call it a great success.
[Rakka]
  • (Giggles.)
[Kana]
  • Anyway, thanks for coming up, Rakka.
  • But there's nothing I really need help with.
  • And I wouldn't want you to get your clothes dirty.
  • That's Kuu's, isn't it?
[Rakka]
  • Oh, Mm-hm.
[Kana]
  • If she gave it to you, then she finally gave up, I guess.
[Rakka]
  • What do you mean?
[Kana]
  • Well... that's the first thing she got after arriving here.
  • She always hated being treated like a kid, and wanted to have clothes that were the same size as ours, but she could never fit into them.
[Rakka]
  • Is it okay? Should I keep it?
[Kana]
  • She no longer has to pretend to be what she isn't anymore.
[Rakka]
  • Huh?
[Kana]
  • Kuu used to wanna copy everything that we did.
[Rakka]
  • Really?
[Kana]
  • She tried to ride Reki's scooter and ended up crashing into the utility pole.
  • She got dizzy wearing Hikari's glasses and fell down the stairs.
  • Kuu's just a little kid getting into trouble all the time.
  • But maybe... she's grown up in her own way.
[Rakka]
  • I guess I have to grow up too.
  • One, two!
  • Hmm...
  • Oh!
  • This is where I am... and it's over here.
  • Well, I think this is it.
  • Ah! Wow!
  • For some reason, this room feels familiar.
[Kuu]
  • That's because... this is the room where you were born.
[Rakka]
  • I was born... in here?
[Kuu]
  • The cocoon room.
  • We found your gigantic cocoon, exactly where you're standing right now.
[Rakka]
  • Yes, I seem to remember a little.
  • I remember... something.
[Kuu]
  • I remembered mine a bit too.
  • It felt right.
  • So I made it into my own room.
  • How about this one?
  • Do you like it?
[Rakka]
  • Mmhmm.
  • Oh yeah, where have you been all this time?
  • Reki was very mad because you asked her to make hotcakes and then you didn't show up.
[Kuu]
  • Hehehe.
  • I asked her to pack up a breakfast for me.
  • And for you, too.
  • Here.
[Rakka]
  • Uh, thank you.
  • That's right. I almost forgot I missed breakfast too.
[Kuu]
  • You know, Reki was very mad.
[Rakka][Kuu]
  • Hahahaha.
[Kuu]
  • Inside my mind, there's a beautiful cup.
  • A very beautiful clear cup.
  • And tiny drops kept falling into it.
  • Drip... drip... drip.
  • Slowly but steadily, every day.
  • And today, I felt that the cup had finally become completely full.
[Rakka]
  • Kuu...
[Kuu]
  • And that's because... you gave me some of those drops.
  • Rakka, thank you.
[Rakka]
  • (Gasps.)
[Reki]
  • It's getting stormy.
[Rakka]
  • (Gasps.)
[Reki]
  • Hmm, seems like we're gonna have some rain, too bad it's on a Sunday.
[Rakka]
  • Yes.
[Reki]
  • So, you're moving into a new room?
  • Kuu told me.
[Rakka]
  • Reki... did she say anything else?
[Reki]
  • Mmm, not really.
  • Oh yeah, was it you who cleaned up the kitchen for me today?
[Rakka]
  • No.
[Reki]
  • No? Who was it then?
[Rakka]
  • Kuu.
[Reki]
  • Kuu?
  • Hmm, but I didn't find any broken plates in there.
  • Huh, I'll go make some tea.
[Rakka]
  • (Gasps.) Reki!
[Reki]
  • What's wrong?
[Rakka]
  • Uhm, it's nothing.
[Reki]
  • Everybody feels depressed when the weather's like this.
  • Or they become obsessed with the idea that something bad is going to happen.
[Rakka]
  • I'm not sure...
[Reki]
  • You can keep this room for a while longer if you're not ready to move out yet.
[Rakka]
  • No, it's not that.
  • Listen, why is this town surrounded by walls?
[Reki]
  • Why is it?
  • I don't know for sure--it's probably because this is a protected place.
[Rakka]
  • Protected? Protected from what?
[Reki]
  • From everything that's not good.
  • Or maybe it protects us from everything we're not supposed to know.
[Rakka]
  • That's not...
  • Ah!
  • A power failure?
[Reki]
  • It struck somewhere nearby.
  • Stay put.
  • There's a flashlight somewhere in here.
[Rakka]
  • Huh?
[Reki]
  • Rakka, where are you going?
[Rakka]
  • (Gasps.)
[Reki]
  • Rakka.
[Rakka]
  • In the Western Woods... the birds...
[Reki]
  • Mmm, they must've been surprised as well.
[Rakka]
  • It seems like they were trying to tell me something.
[Reki]
  • Why don't you go back and dry yourself?
  • You'll catch a cold.
  • I'll go check on the kids.
  • Stay in your room.
  • Oh boy, some were crying, the others were excited, it was a big mess.
  • Hmm?
[Rakka]
  • Reki.
[Reki]
  • Hey, where's Kana and Kuu?
[Hikari]
  • Kana went to check the generator in the basement.
  • Kuu is...
[Nemu]
  • Not here.
  • And she's usually the first one to come down when things get like this
[Hikari]
  • I thought she might have gone into town, but...
[Reki]
  • I hope she found some shelter from the rain.
  • She must be miserable if she's on the road.
[Rakka]
  • I'll go look for her.
[Reki]
  • Look for her where?
[Nemu]
  • What's up with Rakka?
[Reki]
  • No idea.
  • She's been as gloomy as today's weather since morning.
[Hikari]
  • I kind of know just how Rakka feels.
  • If you look at today's sky, it makes you feel restless.
[Nemu]
  • Yeah, it's nasty weather all right.
  • But it's always like this when summer turns into winter.
  • It's only natural to feel a little worried when the seasons start to change.
[Hikari]
  • That's right.
  • That must be it.
[Reki]
  • I'll go out look for Rakka.
  • Tell Kana to stay here when she gets back.
  • Things could get way out of hand if everyone goes off on their own.
[Nemu]
  • All right.
[Reki]
  • Oh, damn, and I just got dry.
[Hikari]
  • That's it!
  • We should get the bath ready.
  • In case Kuu comes home soaking wet.
[Reki]
  • Rakka!
  • This umbrella is no use.
  • We better get a raincoat.
  • Glad I caught you.
  • If you'd gone out into this rain, we would've had two sick people.
  • Don't worry, I'm sure she must have found shelter somewhere.
[Rakka]
  • Maybe... Kuu didn't go into town.
[Reki]
  • Hmm?
[Rakka]
  • This morning, she asked you to pack her lunch, right?
[Reki]
  • Oh, yeah.
[Rakka]
  • And she had a water bottle.
  • To me, it looked like she was getting ready to go.
[Reki]
  • To go?
  • To go where?
[Rakka]
  • Probably... the Western Woods.
[Reki]
  • It can't be.
  • She wouldn't have done that.
  • The walls are most powerful in the Western Woods.
  • Kuu knows how dangerous it is to go.
  • There's no way...
[Kana]
  • Kuu's gone to the Western Woods?
  • I really wasn't trying to eavesdrop, but... the generator's fuse blew so I was trying to use the one in the clock tower.
  • And I heard you say...
[Reki]
  • Well, we were just saying she might have.
  • Because she's late to come back here.
[Kana]
  • But if she really did go there then that means that...
[Reki]
  • Kana!
  • We don't know anything for sure.
[Rakka]
  • What's that?
  • What do you mean?
[Kana]
  • Rakka, I know you've never been to the Western Woods.
  • So, what makes you think that she went there?
[Rakka]
  • When the rain got started, the birds went crazy in the Western Woods.
  • As if trying to tell me something.
[Reki]
  • That was because of the rain.
[Rakka]
  • But then I saw a light there for a moment.
[Kana]
  • Like lightning?
[Rakka]
  • Uh-uh.
  • It was coming out of the woods and heading towards the sky.
[Reki]
  • You saw it?!
  • Are you sure?!
  • You really saw it?!
[Rakka]
  • I think.
  • But it was quickly hidden by the clouds.
[Kana]
  • You're lying!!
[Rakka]
  • Uh... Kana.
[Kana]
  • I refuse to believe that happened!
  • It just can't!
[Reki]
  • I didn't want to believe it either, but it seems that Kuu might have really left all of us.
[Rakka]
  • What?
[Reki]
  • The time when a Haibane goes outside the walls, on their Day of Flight.
[Hikari]
  • Reki told us to wait here.
  • What's wrong, Kana?
[Kana]
  • Kuu's in the Western Woods.
  • We still might be able to catch up with her.
[Nemu]
  • What do you mean?
[Kana]
  • Her Day of Flight has come.
  • I'm going!
[Reki]
  • You can't.
  • It's too dangerous after sunset.
[Kana]
  • All the more reason why we can't leave Kuu by herself!
[Reki]
  • A guiding hand is given to a Haibane on the Day of Flight.
[Kana]
  • You might know things that we don't.
  • But until I see it, it's nothing but a myth.
[Reki]
  • Kana, even if you go, there's nothing you can do.
[Kana]
  • I know that!
  • I... I just wanna see her one more time.
  • Just see her face.
  • Don't you even care that you're never gonna get to say good-bye to her?
[Nemu]
  • Reki, is it true about Kuu?
[Hikari]
  • If there's still time, I want to see her, too.
[Reki]
  • We all want to see her.
  • But I think if you go into those woods without knowing where you are, you will never come out again.
[Rakka]
  • We need to have a point of reference.
[Reki]
  • What's that?
[Rakka]
  • Kana, the bell on the clock tower.
[Kana]
  • What?
[Rakka]
  • Start the bell!
  • The tower's generator works, right?
  • Then you can keep the bell ringing, can't you?
[Kana]
  • That's right!
[Reki]
  • Rakka.
[Rakka]
  • Please, Reki.
  • I know that I'll regret it forever if I don't do anything right now.
[Nemu]
  • So, bring three more raincoats, or four more?
[Reki]
  • All right then.
  • We'll all go together.
  • But promise me you will not go near the walls, no matter what.
  • The legend goes that there are ancient ruins in the heart of the woods, and that a Charcoal Feather is lead there on his or her Day of Flight.
  • The Day of Flight is the time where a Haibane leaves the nest to go beyond the walls.
  • There is no way of telling when that day will come, or to whom.
  • He or she just disappears one day without warning.
  • No one knows why such things happen.
  • A Charcoal Feather who is about to leave the nest, never speaks of it to others.
  • Besides, we haven't had any Days of Flight for the past few years, mainly because for a long time there weren't any new cocoons appearing.
  • So nobody has left the nest for quite a while.
  • Perhaps we were all forgetting, or hoping that we could forget, that there may come a day when we have to say good-bye to one of us, like today.
[Kana]
  • Kuu!
[Rakka]
  • (Gasps.)
[Kuu]
  • And that's because... you gave me some of those drops.
  • Rakka, thank you.
[Rakka]
  • Kuu!!
[Reki]
  • Everybody... in the end, everybody leaves me.