No. 044 1985 Nostalgia 1985ノスタルジー
Sunset | 1985 | Kasumi-Cho Shopping District
ア01
Tomi Kisaragi:
!
Oh man!
ア02
×Phone Booth
Tomi Kisaragi:
Ahaha… Another one!
They’ve already got like four at the intersection.
How many phone booths do they really need?
ア03
×Bus Stop
Tomi Kisaragi:
Whoa…
That bus is so… old! What am I even looking at?
And all these cars are so… blocky! They look so weird.
ア04
×Look
Tomi Kisaragi:
Oh!
I think I've seen signs like that before…
They're just like in those retro videos I've seen under the '#ShowaEra tag.
This is kinda surreal!
Even the stoplights here are huge!
ア05
Renya Gouto:
Stop wandering off on your own, Kisaragi.
ア06
×Renya Gouto
Tomi Kisaragi:
Wait, okay, for real though.
They seriously haven't invented smartphones yet?
Ahaha! This is so crazy!
How do they even talk to each other?
Renya Gouto:
…
ア07
Tomi Kisaragi:
Whoa.
Oh my god. We really are in the ‘80s.
I can't believe that hair.
Nenji Ogata:
What?
ア08
×???
Tomi Kisaragi:
Haha… Sorry, I just can't stop laughing…
What even is that? A pompadour?
The Showa era’s so weird.
Nenji Ogata:
And what the hell are you laughin’ at?
Huh!?
Tomi Kisaragi:
Your hair, duh. I just said.
Nenji Ogata:
You tryin’ to start shit?
ア09
Renya Gouto:
Please excuse us.
I'm afraid she’s a little…
Well, she has difficulty with social interaction.
Tomi Kisaragi:
Hey! Don’t make me sound like some kinda weirdo!
Renya Gouto:
Please, carry on.
I’ll give her a talking-to once we’re home.
Nenji Ogata:
Goddamn freaks…
ア10
Nenji Ogata:
Well, they goes my day.
ア11
×Renya Gouto
Renya Gouto:
Stop causing problems.
You realize we’re only here with the help of this era’s facilitators.
If we’re to be accepted here, we must respect the place.
We’re essentially foreign refugees. Don’t forget that.
ア12
×Renya Gouto
Renya Gouto:
Sakura High… I trust you know where to find it?
It’s the same school. I expect you'll adjust quickly.
Tomi Kisaragi:
That is not my school.
Everyone from that class is old enough to be my mom.
Don’t act like it’s the same.
We left mine back in 2025.
ア13
×Renya Gouto:
Renya Gouto:
Kisaragi-kun…
I understand your situation.
But I need you to cooperate.
ア14
△Facilitators→Renya Gouto
Tomi Kisaragi:
So about those “facilitators”…
You mean Shikishima, the military corporation?
All they care about is getting their hands on future technology.
You sure we’re not being used?
Renya Gouto:
That is not your concern.
ア15
△2025→Renya Gouto:
Tomi Kisaragi:
Take me back to my own time.
Renya Gouto:
I thought I explained this already.
The world was destroyed.
Tomi Kisaragi:
Okay, fine, let's say that’s true.
I've still gotta go help my mom and dad.
Renya Gouto:
They won't be there. It’s already too late.
I doubt you’d get the clearance to timejump anyway.
Tomi Kisaragi:
That another one of their orders?
Renya Gouto:
…
Tomi Kisaragi:
I didn’t want to get dragged into this.
Am I supposed to just take it? Whatever you say?
Renya Gouto:
Precisely.
You should count yourself lucky to have escaped with us.
ア16
△2025
So in 2025, I would have turned 16 next month.
But now…
I'm way back in 1985.
So, like… How old am I, technically?
ア17
△Shikishima Industries
Tomi Kisaragi:
I remember seeing that company in the news back in 2025.
They make everything, from fridges to missiles.
They’ve got tons of factories across the world.
ア18
△Ruined World
I never saw it myself.
The world was destroyed, apparently.
What do I even say to that? Yeah, cool, got it?
Still, even if I begged to go check it out…
Something tells me they aren't gonna let me.
What I need is a little leverage over them.
I gotta make them an offer they can't refuse…
something tells me 「何かが私に．．．と言っている」ではなく、「何となく．．．という気がする」
ア19
×Renya Gouto
Renya Gouto:
Until further notice, here are your orders:
Do not act on your own. Remain inconspicuous.
And for now, simply attend school as usual.
Am I clear?
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