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{\an8}UMI
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{\an8}Thanks for working for us for a week!
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We really owe you one!
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We're going to miss you.
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Miku-chan, Hiiragi-san...
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Thank you so much for taking care of me!
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Pleasure's all ours!
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AKANE-CHAN
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Here you go.
It's not much, but you earned it.
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Thanks!
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I have Kyo-chan to thank, but...
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You're performing next week, was it?
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Uh, yes!
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Wait, didn't you say that
you had mid-terms?
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What? Can you handle it?
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Will you be all right?
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Just who do you think I am?
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Of course! I'm going to crush them both!
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ONE WEEK LATER
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{\an8}FOURTH STORY
BEYOND JOY
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{\an8}Our venue today is a retirement home, huh?
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{\an8}ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY KAGAYAKI
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{\an8}Ah, hello there.
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You're the Rakugoka, right?
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I'm Tainaka, and I'll be in charge today.
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My name is Kyoji Arakawa.
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I'm looking forward to today.
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My name is Akane.
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Thank you for having us.
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{\an8}Please come this way. Oh, I'm so sorry.
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No, not at all. Thank you, as always.
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Oh, what a sweet child.
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The audience today...
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They all live here, right?
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That's right.
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They've asked us to perform today
as part of the facility's recreation.
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I see.
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Get used to it.
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The beauty of Rakugo is that
you can perform anywhere,
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as long as there's a cushion.
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You may have misgivings about
a strange environment...
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Misgivings?
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What, you don't?
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No, actually, I feel lucky.
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Lucky?
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It hit me just now.
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That today's audience
normally lives this kind of life.
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Well, you know how we can only see
the audience when they're at the venue?
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So even though it's a given,
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I know that they live ordinary lives,
and they're taking the time to see Rakugo.
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That's why I'm glad to be at this venue.
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I mean, I was raring to go from the start,
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but right now, I'm more eager to have them
enjoy themselves.
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I see.
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That's a good attitude to have, but don't
put too much pressure on yourself.
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Uh, right.
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I've received permission
from the director.
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You'll be taking care of the opening act.
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You'll have 15 minutes.
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You can do whatever you want.
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Your Rakugo performance
that the audience will enjoy...
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I'll get a good look
at the answer you arrived at.
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Right.
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We'll be starting the Rakugo performance.
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You've really given me the chance
to learn so much.
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So as thanks to you...
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I'm going to nail my answer
to your question!
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It looks like there are 20 or so people.
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And they're all grandpas and grandmas.
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Well, of course they are.
It's a retirement home.
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My time slot is 15 minutes.
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Let's see how much I can have them
enjoy themselves in that time.
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If you want people to like you,
then first, you need to accept them!
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You're right, Miku-chan!
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First, I'll let them get to know me!
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So... Hello, my name is Akane.
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I'm just a 17-year-old
high school student.
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Oh, dear. She's the same age
as my grandchild!
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I'll start training...
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What? I'm the same age as your grandchild?
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If you don't mind my asking,
ma'am, how old are you?
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I'm going to be 88 soon.
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Oh, 88?
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You're so young!
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From any angle, you don't look
a day older than 87!
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Does anybody else here have grandchildren
in high school?
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Oh, so many!
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Then I hope you'll see me as
your granddaughter visiting!
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And I hope you'll enjoy...
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I see what she's doing.
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She's trying to get a read
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on the atmosphere in this venue.
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The Makura.
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The small talk and light conversation
before you launch into your story.
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It's during this time that Rakugoka
warm up the audience,
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and get a feel for them.
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I think I've gotten a sense
of this audience's vibe.
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All that's left is that person.
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Right now, he's the only one
who looks bored.
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In that case...
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Today I'd like to tell you a story
called "Praising Children."
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I'd appreciate it if you could please
bear with me until the end.
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Last eye contact?
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Right.
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You know how they say the eyes
are as eloquent as the mouth?
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It's a customer service strategy
that flight attendants use.
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You look someone in the eye just as
they're leaving, and give them a smile!
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It'll give them a good impression.
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Will it go that smoothly?
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Of course! Just think about it.
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It's not anyone else.
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If someone smiles at you alone,
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wouldn't that make you
feel special, and happy?
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{\an8}Saburo, get a hold of yourself!
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{\an8}She's like a different person.
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{\an8}Rakugo demands that you have
a conversation with the audience.
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{\an8}Even if you don't exchange words,
there's information you can mine
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from gazes, facial expressions,
and the atmosphere.
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By reading and empathizing
with their feelings,
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you can draw them into your story.
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And the only way to do that
is by responding to your audience.
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They say that borrowed plumes
will soon come off.
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Apparently, mimicking others
doesn't ever go well.
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Looks like she learned a lot
at Izakaya Umi. Now...
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I'm ready! Now it's starting for real!
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Ah, hello, Old Master!
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What? Is that you, Hattsan?
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Well, never mind that, come on in!
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Thank you.
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What brings you here today?
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Well, I just thought I'd come over
for some of that...
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free sake.
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What's that?
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Come on, you don't have to hide it!
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I just heard from someone outside
that you serve sake for free here.
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I thought, I could use some free sake!
And so here I am.
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Come on, give me a drink, you cheapskate!
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Now look here, you sure are being hasty.
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As if there were
any free sake in this world!
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What I've got here is sake for three.
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Not free, but three.
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Three and free?
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It's the same story,
but it feels so different.
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Come on, I came all this way.
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PRAISING CHILDREN
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"Praising Children."
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In this Zenza-banashi,
Hachigoro pesters the Old Master
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for free drinks, but instead, he's taught
how to compliment others.
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Since he wasn't paying attention,
he keeps falling flat.
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Oh, I get it.
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If a 45-year-old comes along,
you say, "You look so young for 45."
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"You only look maybe around 100!"
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No, I said, younger than 45!
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What's that now?
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You don't know anything, do you?
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For a man of 45, that's about 42 or so!
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If you tell a 45-year-old
that he looks 42...
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A slow tempo.
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Just right for today's audience.
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Only a Rakugoka can adjust
her storytelling to suit her audience.
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So she's building on her last experience.
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Looks like I can watch her today
with no qualms.
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What do I do if I see someone who's 50?
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Well, then you tell him he looks like he's
45 or 46.
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Okay... And if the person is 60?
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Well, then 55 or 56.
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Oh, is that right? How about 70?
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Yeah, 65 or 66.
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And 80?
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Ugh, 75 or 76.
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And 90?
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Say 85 or 86.
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And 100?
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Is she increasing the tempo?
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Like a car shifting into higher gear,
gradually accelerating...
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She's increasing the tempo of her story,
bit by bit.
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Maybe say 95 or 96?
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The audience hasn't realized
that the tempo's faster.
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Don't tell me...
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In order to make sure they'd enjoy it
even at the tempo of your choice...
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You got them used to it?
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What?
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You even make your own mayonnaise?
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Talk about passionate!
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Of course!
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First and foremost,
the customer needs to be happy.
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And second, I need to serve them food
that I can be proud of!
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What a surprise.
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Attentiveness, eh?
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Well, I'm sure Akane will do just fine.
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With all due respect,
she seemed to be brooding.
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{\an8}See, Akane is someone who can think
about others, care for them, and learn.
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Seems like an apprentice from another
school's got her worked up lately,
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but there's nothing to worry about.
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Those eyes will surely reach the audience.
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Thank goodness.
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My storytelling is making
the audience laugh.
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I'm so thrilled!
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Also, "Praising Children"
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is a tale about a man who didn't listen
to what someone was teaching him.
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He was a know-it-all
but he kept messing up.
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I think in a lot of ways,
that's exactly how I've been lately.
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This story really hit home for me.
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Come to think of it,
years ago, the master...
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Listen, Akane, Rakugo is an art form
created by the townspeople of that era.
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That's one reason why the characters
are carpenters, fishermen,
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landlords who rent out homes...
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They were ordinary people, just like us.
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So you'll one day come to understand
how the people in your stories felt.
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Will I understand
how people from long ago felt?
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Sure you will.
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Being human and how people think
hasn't changed at all, no matter the era.
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So Akane, I hope you'll experience
all kinds of things.
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Agonize as much as you want.
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Get hurt a lot.
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And one day for sure,
all of that will fuel your stories.
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At the time,
I didn't really get what he meant.
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But now I know.
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My experiences from back then
are connected to this moment right now!
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I'm sure nothing went to waste.
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Every bit of it is an asset to my Rakugo.
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How old, did you say?
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He was just born, so he's one.
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One? Hey!
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For one, he looks really young!
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{\an8}You idiot, if he looks young for one,
how the heck old would that be?
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{\an8}He couldn't be more than half.
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Amazing.
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Rakugo is so much fun!
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I hardly recognized you.
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I was truly stunned.
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Keep that up
and apply yourself to your training.
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Thank you very much!
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What are you thanking me for?
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For everything.
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I understand how narrow
my perspective was until now.
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I think I've started liking Rakugo
even a little more now.
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Is that right?
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I'm not sure what you mean,
but if I was helpful, I'm glad.
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I got a good look at your answer.
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Now it's my turn to captivate you.
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I'm going to show you how imposing
your elder fellow apprentice is!
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At the last two-man show, I was so busy
with chores in the dressing room,
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that I didn't get a good look.
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This is my first time
watching Kyoji-san's performance.
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My name is Kyoji Arakawa.
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The way he sits is so beautiful.
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Just having great posture
is enough to rivet you.
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...Edokko,
those who were born and raised in Edo.
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No true Edokko saves his money.
They had no fixation on getting rich...
251
00:14:18,920 --> 00:14:20,922
She answered my question with aplomb.
252
00:14:21,840 --> 00:14:23,383
Now, it's my turn.
253
00:14:23,967 --> 00:14:28,388
What can I show her from up here?
254
00:14:28,471 --> 00:14:32,517
Seems like they were quite
a carefree bunch.
255
00:14:33,018 --> 00:14:34,728
Oh, come on.
256
00:14:34,811 --> 00:14:37,230
Why did I have to find
something like this?
257
00:14:37,314 --> 00:14:38,940
I found a wallet.
258
00:14:39,024 --> 00:14:42,068
I look inside and there's three ryo,
an official document, and a seal.
259
00:14:42,152 --> 00:14:45,488
{\an8}It says here, Kanda Tate Daikucho,
Kichigoro, the carpenter.
260
00:14:45,572 --> 00:14:46,656
{\an8}This story...
261
00:14:47,574 --> 00:14:49,367
It's "Three Men Lose One Ryo."
262
00:14:50,285 --> 00:14:52,203
Kintaro finds a wallet in the street.
263
00:14:52,287 --> 00:14:55,415
Using the official document
and seal inside,
264
00:14:55,498 --> 00:14:58,084
he tracks down the owner, Kichigoro,
and delivers it to him.
265
00:14:58,168 --> 00:15:01,796
But no true Edokko would save his money
for tomorrow.
266
00:15:02,297 --> 00:15:06,593
Faced with the lost three ryo,
neither man would bend their will.
267
00:15:07,093 --> 00:15:08,219
Here it is.
268
00:15:08,303 --> 00:15:11,932
Oh, I see, there's a Kichi
inside the circle.
269
00:15:13,350 --> 00:15:16,102
Yeah, but I just hope
this damned guy is here.
270
00:15:16,186 --> 00:15:19,481
If he's not around, I'd look like a fool
holding this thing.
271
00:15:19,564 --> 00:15:22,317
What's this? Looks like he just repapered
his shoji screens.
272
00:15:22,400 --> 00:15:23,735
Why don't I just check for myself.
273
00:15:23,818 --> 00:15:24,653
Here we go!
274
00:15:24,736 --> 00:15:27,447
Uh, so what's the situation?
275
00:15:28,114 --> 00:15:29,282
Hey, there he is.
276
00:15:29,366 --> 00:15:30,951
Right, so that's the Kichi dude.
277
00:15:31,034 --> 00:15:34,496
Every word and gesture is meticulous.
278
00:15:34,579 --> 00:15:37,123
His Rakugo is perfectly executed
and serious.
279
00:15:38,416 --> 00:15:42,545
Hey! A real Edokko would pair his sake
with something less savory!
280
00:15:44,714 --> 00:15:45,882
Some weird guy just showed up.
281
00:15:46,883 --> 00:15:49,719
Hey, you're the carpenter,
Kichigoro, right?
282
00:15:49,803 --> 00:15:50,929
That's right.
283
00:15:51,012 --> 00:15:53,682
I'm a carpenter, and my name is Kichigoro.
Who the heck are you?
284
00:15:53,765 --> 00:15:56,601
Me? I'm Kintaro the plasterer.
285
00:15:56,685 --> 00:15:59,104
Kintaro, you say?
For a Kintaro, you're not that red.
286
00:15:59,187 --> 00:16:02,941
I get it. Kyoji-san's not just serious.
287
00:16:03,024 --> 00:16:04,067
Listen, you!
288
00:16:04,150 --> 00:16:06,027
He's too serious!
289
00:16:06,111 --> 00:16:08,863
I came all this way to give it
back to you.
290
00:16:08,947 --> 00:16:09,990
Go on, take it!
291
00:16:11,700 --> 00:16:13,743
What did you go and do that for?
292
00:16:13,827 --> 00:16:15,704
You bastard! Damn you!
293
00:16:15,787 --> 00:16:18,623
{\an8}Listen, I didn't
leave this wallet there, okay?
294
00:16:18,707 --> 00:16:20,333
I dropped it, all right?
295
00:16:20,417 --> 00:16:23,378
Whether I dropped it at Yanagiwara
or some other place, I couldn't care less!
296
00:16:23,461 --> 00:16:25,755
You couldn't care less?
297
00:16:25,839 --> 00:16:28,133
Look, your name is on this document, see?
298
00:16:28,216 --> 00:16:29,300
Shut up, you jerk!
299
00:16:29,384 --> 00:16:31,886
I don't want that money.
I'm giving it to you, so take it!
300
00:16:31,970 --> 00:16:34,389
I'm getting a beat-down
for returning your money?
301
00:16:34,472 --> 00:16:36,016
How ridiculous is that?
302
00:16:36,099 --> 00:16:37,475
- How dare you!
- Shut up!
303
00:16:37,559 --> 00:16:39,686
The Rakugo dialogue itself is comical.
304
00:16:39,769 --> 00:16:42,230
But if he delivers it so seriously,
it'll make me laugh!
305
00:16:42,313 --> 00:16:45,817
Oh, no! Another ruckus started next door.
306
00:16:45,900 --> 00:16:48,820
Hey, Mr. Landlord! Mr. Landlord!
307
00:16:49,404 --> 00:16:50,363
Kyoji.
308
00:16:51,072 --> 00:16:53,950
You shouldn't try to make people laugh.
309
00:16:54,034 --> 00:17:00,123
You're not adroit enough to make people
laugh at your witty wordplay, are you?
310
00:17:00,206 --> 00:17:01,833
Be serious.
311
00:17:02,792 --> 00:17:06,337
If I may, Master, just being serious
won't get any laughs.
312
00:17:06,421 --> 00:17:08,965
True, just being serious would be boring.
313
00:17:09,049 --> 00:17:09,883
But you know what?
314
00:17:09,966 --> 00:17:12,343
If you're too serious, it'll be funny.
315
00:17:13,511 --> 00:17:15,597
If it's exceptional,
that'll be your uniqueness.
316
00:17:15,680 --> 00:17:17,015
Be stubbornly honest.
317
00:17:17,098 --> 00:17:19,726
That will be your weapon.
318
00:17:19,809 --> 00:17:22,228
And so, the matter of the three ryo,
319
00:17:22,312 --> 00:17:25,607
which had sparked this spat
between Kichigoro and Kintaro,
320
00:17:25,690 --> 00:17:28,193
was sent before
the honorable Ooka Echizen,
321
00:17:28,276 --> 00:17:30,695
Magistrate of South Edo for his ruling.
322
00:17:31,279 --> 00:17:32,363
Kichigoro.
323
00:17:32,447 --> 00:17:35,408
I understand that when this Kintaro came
to deliver the wallet you had lost,
324
00:17:35,492 --> 00:17:38,119
you flew into a rage and struck him.
325
00:17:38,203 --> 00:17:39,537
Is that correct?
326
00:17:40,121 --> 00:17:41,414
That's correct, but please understand,
327
00:17:41,498 --> 00:17:44,292
I have no intention of accepting money
that I'd dropped,
328
00:17:44,375 --> 00:17:45,919
so I told him, "You take it instead!"
329
00:17:46,503 --> 00:17:47,462
Is that so?
330
00:17:47,962 --> 00:17:48,922
Kintaro.
331
00:17:49,005 --> 00:17:51,925
Why did you not accept
his offer of three ryo?
332
00:17:52,509 --> 00:17:54,052
Are you kidding me, your honor?
333
00:17:54,135 --> 00:17:57,514
It's our job to teach society the virtue
of returning lost items to their owners!
334
00:17:57,597 --> 00:17:59,682
I'm not some tightwad who'd pounce
on someone else's three ryo!
335
00:18:00,391 --> 00:18:01,935
Is that so?
336
00:18:02,018 --> 00:18:06,815
So you're telling me that neither of you
is willing to accept this money?
337
00:18:07,857 --> 00:18:11,361
The relationship between a Rakugo master
and his apprentices is a strange one.
338
00:18:12,153 --> 00:18:13,947
Just because a master takes on apprentices
339
00:18:14,030 --> 00:18:16,032
that doesn't mean he gains anything.
340
00:18:17,033 --> 00:18:21,287
In fact, from teaching etiquette
to Rakugo training,
341
00:18:21,788 --> 00:18:23,498
and so many other things...
342
00:18:23,998 --> 00:18:25,458
All he does is give.
343
00:18:26,334 --> 00:18:27,335
But even so...
344
00:18:30,713 --> 00:18:34,759
I have heard both your arguments, and
now I, Echizen, will deliver my verdict.
345
00:18:35,260 --> 00:18:37,971
The three ryo
at the center of this dispute...
346
00:18:38,054 --> 00:18:40,098
I will hold onto them for you.
347
00:18:40,181 --> 00:18:45,019
And now, I shall give both
Kichigoro and Kintaro a reward!
348
00:18:46,187 --> 00:18:49,691
This is to thank you for your display
of Edokko generosity.
349
00:18:49,774 --> 00:18:53,778
And even so, the master cares for us
as if we were his own children,
350
00:18:53,862 --> 00:18:57,198
and with no regard for gain or loss,
he's always looking after us.
351
00:18:57,824 --> 00:18:59,617
I can't even begin to thank him.
352
00:19:01,911 --> 00:19:04,998
All right, now pick up
from where you left off.
353
00:19:05,081 --> 00:19:06,040
Yes.
354
00:19:06,749 --> 00:19:09,669
If Kichigoro had taken the money that
Kintaro returned to him,
355
00:19:09,752 --> 00:19:11,713
he would've had three ryo.
356
00:19:11,796 --> 00:19:14,048
And if Kintaro had taken the money
357
00:19:14,132 --> 00:19:16,092
that was offered to him,
he would've had three ryo.
358
00:19:16,176 --> 00:19:19,512
I will add one ryo to the three
that I'm holding for you,
359
00:19:19,596 --> 00:19:22,473
and by handing you each two ryo...
360
00:19:22,557 --> 00:19:26,436
Let me, as her elder fellow apprentice,
give generously to her.
361
00:19:27,145 --> 00:19:29,063
Just like the master did for me.
362
00:19:29,689 --> 00:19:32,901
And I'll keep being someone
who's capable of giving.
363
00:19:33,693 --> 00:19:36,738
I'll become someone who harbors words,
364
00:19:37,614 --> 00:19:38,740
as a person,
365
00:19:39,574 --> 00:19:40,742
as a Rakugoka,
366
00:19:41,326 --> 00:19:43,411
I'll move forward, and show you...
367
00:19:43,912 --> 00:19:47,415
the example of the kind of elder fellow
apprentice that you'll want to pursue!
368
00:19:49,125 --> 00:19:50,752
And thus, my judgment is...
369
00:19:52,462 --> 00:19:55,215
three men lose one ryo each!
370
00:19:56,799 --> 00:19:58,051
Amazing.
371
00:20:03,890 --> 00:20:07,060
So this is Kyoji-san's Rakugo!
372
00:20:11,940 --> 00:20:14,901
Oh, wow, so it was a roaring success.
373
00:20:14,984 --> 00:20:16,569
Good for you!
374
00:20:16,653 --> 00:20:17,862
I know!
375
00:20:17,946 --> 00:20:20,114
And Kyoji-san's Rakugo
was incredible, too!
376
00:20:21,241 --> 00:20:24,327
Hey, I used all the customer service
that I learned here in my Makura...
377
00:20:24,410 --> 00:20:25,328
I just remembered.
378
00:20:25,828 --> 00:20:27,372
I have no problem with it,
379
00:20:27,455 --> 00:20:30,750
but there are some who frown upon
the opening act starting with a Makura,
380
00:20:30,833 --> 00:20:31,960
so be careful.
381
00:20:32,043 --> 00:20:32,919
Right!
382
00:20:35,088 --> 00:20:36,005
One more thing.
383
00:20:36,089 --> 00:20:38,216
From now on, call me Kyoji Ani-san.
384
00:20:39,926 --> 00:20:42,220
Did you say Ani-san?
385
00:20:42,303 --> 00:20:43,221
That's right.
386
00:20:43,972 --> 00:20:45,098
Being taken on as an apprentice
387
00:20:45,181 --> 00:20:48,142
is like starting a parent-child
relationship with your master.
388
00:20:48,226 --> 00:20:51,604
The master is our parent, and
his apprentices are all his children.
389
00:20:51,688 --> 00:20:54,148
You don't use honorifics
for your siblings, do you?
390
00:20:54,232 --> 00:20:59,153
Rakugoka call their close seniors
Ani-san or Nee-san.
391
00:21:00,029 --> 00:21:01,656
Got that, Akane?
392
00:21:02,949 --> 00:21:05,118
It's not inward that
you need to gaze into right now.
393
00:21:05,201 --> 00:21:08,579
I got a good look at your answer.
394
00:21:09,497 --> 00:21:11,374
For the first time,
he called me by my name.
395
00:21:11,874 --> 00:21:12,709
Right.
396
00:21:14,294 --> 00:21:17,213
Thank you for teaching me, Kyoji Ani-san!
397
00:21:17,297 --> 00:21:19,215
Yes. Well done.
398
00:21:21,050 --> 00:21:23,428
Isn't this great? Like the joys of youth!
399
00:21:23,511 --> 00:21:28,224
Hey, come to think of it,
are your midterms going well?
400
00:21:28,308 --> 00:21:29,475
Oh shoot.
401
00:21:29,559 --> 00:21:30,768
Oh shoot...
402
00:21:30,852 --> 00:21:32,228
Oh shoot?
403
00:21:32,812 --> 00:21:35,064
Just what is going on here?
404
00:21:36,274 --> 00:21:37,859
No, no, it's just...
405
00:21:37,942 --> 00:21:41,487
Hey, I was thinking I should start
working on that, you know?
406
00:21:41,571 --> 00:21:44,615
You little fool!
407
00:21:45,116 --> 00:21:48,745
Didn't I tell you that while you're
in school, your studies come first?
408
00:21:48,828 --> 00:21:50,997
I forbid you from accompanying me
during your mid-terms!
409
00:21:51,080 --> 00:21:52,373
Hit the books!
410
00:21:52,457 --> 00:21:55,460
Starting tomorrow,
bring your notebook every day!
411
00:21:55,543 --> 00:21:56,544
No need to be shy!
412
00:21:56,627 --> 00:21:58,254
How did it come to this?
413
00:21:58,338 --> 00:21:59,756
I don't know either.
414
00:21:59,839 --> 00:22:01,215
Hey! Are you listening?
415
00:22:01,299 --> 00:22:02,967
Ah, youth!
416
00:23:36,269 --> 00:23:37,937
NEXT EPISODE
HER PATH FORWARD
417
00:23:38,813 --> 00:23:40,481
Akane Small Talk!
418
00:23:44,485 --> 00:23:45,528
Kyoji Ani-san!
419
00:23:45,611 --> 00:23:49,157
Calling you "Ani-san"
makes me feel a lot closer to you.
420
00:23:49,240 --> 00:23:50,116
Right.
421
00:23:50,199 --> 00:23:52,910
Being in the same school
is like being in the same family.
422
00:23:52,994 --> 00:23:55,246
- You should have a stronger sense of that.
- Right!
423
00:23:55,329 --> 00:23:59,584
Still, it's also customary for Rakugoka
to call their seniors from other schools
424
00:23:59,667 --> 00:24:03,087
Ani-san or Nee-san.
425
00:24:03,171 --> 00:24:06,340
And another thing that sets us apart
from Kamigata Rakugo
426
00:24:06,424 --> 00:24:08,968
is the fact that they say
Nii-san rather than Ani-san.
427
00:24:09,051 --> 00:24:10,553
Really?
428
00:24:10,636 --> 00:24:13,639
However, that's only
up to the Futatsume rank.
429
00:24:13,723 --> 00:24:15,725
In some cases, it would be considered rude
430
00:24:15,808 --> 00:24:18,352
not to call elder fellow apprentices
promoted to Shin'uchi as "Master,"
431
00:24:18,436 --> 00:24:20,563
- so watch out.
- I'll keep that in mind!
432
00:24:20,646 --> 00:24:21,814
One more thing.
433
00:24:21,898 --> 00:24:25,443
You would call a master
from another school "Master So-and-so,"
434
00:24:25,526 --> 00:24:27,028
but when referring to your own master,
435
00:24:27,111 --> 00:24:30,781
you'd just call him "Master"
or "my master."
436
00:24:31,282 --> 00:24:34,785
If you think about the relationship
between master and apprentice being like
437
00:24:34,869 --> 00:24:36,495
a parent and child, it should make sense.
438
00:24:36,579 --> 00:24:37,580
I get it!
439
00:24:37,663 --> 00:24:40,499
I call my own father "Dad,"
440
00:24:40,583 --> 00:24:43,753
but if it's my friend's father,
I say "So-and-so's dad."
441
00:24:43,836 --> 00:24:44,962
You little fool!
442
00:24:45,046 --> 00:24:49,550
You wouldn't call someone else's father
her "dad," you'd say her "father"!
443
00:24:49,634 --> 00:24:51,469
R-Right.