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Chobits Episode 01 - Chii Awakens

*** Farm ***

MAN, narrating: I'm Motosuwa Hideki.

Hideki is pitching hay in a field full of cows.

HIDEKI, narrating: On my next birthday, I'll be nineteen. Until then, I'm eighteen years old. This spring I'll be moving to Tokyo to become a university student.

Hideki wipes his forehead and sighs. He looks out at the fields of crops and the rutted dirt road nearby. A man on a motorized scooter approaches.

HIDEKI: Oh, it's here!

He runs to the mailbox and retrieves an envelope.

HIDEKI, narrating: I'll be going to Harete University.

He opens the letter.

HIDEKI, narrating: But....

The letter states that he has "failed to pass."

HIDEKI: I failed! To pass! I'm a ronin!

Note: A "ronin" is a student who has to retake the college entrance exam.

He sobs into a mound of hay.

HIDEKI: I'm going to cram so I can get in next year! It's Tokyo, after all...! The best schools are there, right? All right! I'm going to Tokyo!

OPENING THEME MUSIC: "Let Me Be With You"

*** Street ***

Hideki passes through the subway turnstile.

TITLE SCREEN

Hideki steps out onto the street.

HIDEKI: Finally here. I guess there's a crowd everywhere you go in Tokyo.

He takes a sheet of paper out of his pocket.

HIDEKI: Let's see, the apartment is....

He notices a woman with big, metallic ears walking beside a man in a suit.

WOMAN: One hundred and forty-five more steps before you reach the desination. We will change trains at....

HIDEKI: It's a persocon! This is the first time I've ever seen one....

He notices a store window displaying persocons, and runs over to look.

HIDEKI, narrating: These days, technology and the Internet are becoming really convenient. And the pinnacle of these achievements is the "persocon," a computer which is designed to look exactly like a human. I don't know very much about them, but I've heard that they can do a lot of things. [aloud] Hehhh! No one back in the country had a persocon. These persocons are great, aren't they? I want one, too, definitely!

He notices the price tag of ?598,000.

HIDEKI: But there's no way I can afford one!!!!

The passersby stop and stare at him.

WOMAN 1: Who's that?

MAN: What's he doing?

WOMAN 2: Don't go near him!

Hideki laughs nervously, then runs away.

HIDEKI, panting: That was so embarrassing! I have to get rid of this habit of talking to myself. The only ones I ever talked to were Marie, the cows and the horses....

He walks around town.

HIDEKI, thinking: Those persocons really do look human.... That and they're really kawaii, too. A bit too expensive, though. Is society really okay with that? Do people really have that much money? Can a ronin ever get that much money? That's it! [aloud] Damnit, that's it! I must have a persocon, too!!!! I must have e-mail! And, most importantly, browse every pron site on the Internet!

Note: I'm spelling the word "pron" so that the search engines don't find me as a dirty site.

The background during this statement shows the word "DREAM."

WOMAN: Pron?

HIDEKI: Ahhh! Ummm, you know, ummm....

He giggles nervously and turns around. The piece of paper he'd been holding flutters up and lands in the woman's hands.

HIDEKI, thinking: Why did I have to say that in front of such a pretty woman???? [aloud] Oh, yeah, I'm looking for an apartment building. Do you know where it is?

The woman looks at the paper.

HIDEKI: It's called Kabu Jougasaki. Isn't that a weird name?

WOMAN, kindly: The place is here. This is Kabu Jougasaki.

HIDEKI: Oh, so this is the place, huh?

He looks at the building behind her and gasps.

WOMAN: You're Motosuwa Hideki-san, right?

HIDEKI: H.... Hai.

WOMAN: I'm kanrinin Hibiya Chitose.

*** Hideki's Apartment ***

Hibiya opens the door.

HIBIYA: Here it is.

HIDEKI: Hai.

All of Hideki's boxes are already in the room.

HIBIYA: You can use the water and gas right away. The circuit breaker is up here.

Hideki looks awed.

HIDEKI, thinking: I couldn't have known....

HIBIYA: I already had your boxes brought in.

HIDEKI: Hai. Arigatou gozaimasu. But weren't they heavy? I'm sorry to trouble you with that.

HIBIYA: Iee, Shinbo-san was the one who carried them in.

HIDEKI: "Shinbo-san"?

HIBIYA: He should be coming home soon. He's living in room 1045, and he's quite mature.

HIDEKI: Is that so? I'll have to thank him later.

HIBIYA: Well, I'm glad to have you living here.

She bows. Hideki bows, too.

HIDEKI: My pleasure! Uh, hai. Uh, hai.

*** Later ***

Hideki is unpacking.

HIDEKI: What a pretty kanrinin.... She's living in room 1015, but still.... Living in the same building, how lucky is that?

There is a knock on the door.

HIDEKI: Hai!

He runs to the door.

HIDEKI: Could it be kanirinin-san again?

He opens the door.

HIDEKI: Hai-?

A tiny pink girl jumps at him and lands on his face. Someone shoots confetti at him. He falls backward. The girl on his face shakes a tambourine and dances around.

GIRL: Congratulations, congratulations, congratulations on moving!

Hideki sits up suddenly, throwing the girl forward.

HIDEKI: What is this?!

The girl clings to the shirt of the man standing in the doorway.

GIRL: Master, kowai desu!

MAN: Aw, did he scare you?

HIDEKI: ....Huh....?

MAN: Hajimemashite. I'm Shinbo Hiromu, from apartment 1045.

HIDEKI: Oh, then you're the one who brought the boxes in!

SHINBO: Yeah, yeah.

HIDEKI: Shinbo-san, arigatou gozaimashita!

SHINBO: Just call me "Shinbo." There's no need for formalities. How old are you?

HIDEKI: Uh, eighteen.

SHINBO: Then we're the same age!

HIDEKI: You're eighteen?

SHINBO: Yeah, and starting next week, you're going to cram school, too, right?

Hideki nods.

SHINBO: Same here!

GIRL: The middle row!

HIDEKI, happily: Really?

SHINBO: Yeah, yeah. Nice to meet you.

They shake hands. Hideki inspects the tiny girl, who is now sitting on Shinbo's shoulder.

HIDEKI: And what's this?

SHINBO: Oh, this is my persocon.

HIDEKI: She's so small!

SHINBO: That's because she's a mobile model.

HIDEKI: Ehhh?

SHINBO: Why don't you introduce yourself?

GIRL: Aye! Sumomo desu, it's nice to meet you.

Hideki looks closely at her.

HIDEKI: Wow, amazing...!

Sumomo runs away.

SUMOMO: Ko-wa-i!

She hides on top of Shinbo's head.

SHINBO: There's no need to act that way. Haven't you seen a mobile unit before?

HIDEKI: Well, no, I don't even have a persocon.

SHINBO: That's unusual these days.

HIDEKI: Anyway, I wouldn't even know how to use one.

SHINBO: Well, you just turn on the switch and it works. The OS takes care of everything else.

HIDEKI: You seem to be familiar with them!

SHINBO: It's normal.

HIDEKI: So is a persocon good, then?

SHINBO: Yeah, Sumomo answers my phone calls, receives my e-mail....

HIDEKI: Hehhh! What about the Internet?

SHINBO: Yeah, including the pron sites.

HIDEKI: The pron sites as well?

SHINBO: Any kind of sites.

The both grin.

SUMOMO: Pron sites! Pron sites...!

*** Convenience Store ***

Hideki is buying some food at the register. A persocon scans the bar label.

PERSOCON: Shall I warm it up for you?

HIDEKI: Hai.

PERSOCON: Acknowledged. I'll call you when it's done, so please just wait a little while.

HIDEKI: Hai.

The persocon smiles. After getting his food, Hideki leaves the store.

PERSOCON: Thanks for visiting!

*** Street ***

Hideki walks home, talking to himself.

HIDEKI: Persocons are really something. They can even work the cash register. Shinbo's was called "Sumomo." There are small ones, too. She evens answers phone calls. That's great! I really want one, but they're so expensive.... Besides, I really wouldn't know what to do with one.... Except for the pron sites. Ohhh, a persocon would be nice. And since I'm dreaming, a really kawaii one would be nice. But there's no way that'll happen.

He approaches a portion of the street illuminated by a streetlamp. He walks past a pile of garbage bags, and notices a blonde woman lying on them. Her eyes are closed and she is wrapped in white strips of cloth. She has metals ears, like a persocon.

EYECATCH

HIDKEI: Agggh! She's dead!!!! Homocide?! Murder?! Death?!

He hides behind a light pole.

HIDEKI: Why did this happen on my first day in Tokyo? What should I do now? What first? Police? Ambulance? Ummm.... Huh? Those ears! They're just like on that tour guide at the station! Ohhh, don't surprise me like that! It's not a murder after all.

He picks up the bag of food he dropped and starts to walk away.

HIDEKI: Really. I'd better hurry home and start cleaning up the room. Wait!

He goes back to the persocon.

HIDEKI: A persocon.... In the trash.... So, she's trash, too, right? That means.... It's all right if I take her, right? Right? Right? Right?

He looks up and down the street as he bends down to pick the persocon up.

HIDEKI: She's probably an industrial prototype model. No worries about carbon dioxide or the ozone hole or anything.

He tries to lift her.

HIDEKI: Huh? She's heavy.

He strains and finally lifts her. As he does, a CD in a plastic case falls to the ground. He carries the persocon away.

HIDEKI, straining: Do.... Persocons.... Weigh.... This much?! This weight is going to kill me....

He staggers away, leaving the disk behind.

*** Hideki's Apartment ***

Hideki stands at the window, panting.

HIDEKI: I didn't think a persocon would be that heavy. But I guess their weight equals their usefulness. Shinbo's model was pretty light, but this one obviously isn't a mobile type.

He looks at the persocon lying on his floor.

HIDEKI: She doesn't look any different from a real human girl. She's pretty.

He touches her face.

HIDEKI: She's soft.

He touches her lips, and blushes.

HIDEKI: She's brand new, isn't she? Was she thrown away because she's defective somehow? What a waste! I'll make good use of her. Let's get started, then! Let's see, Shinbo said she'd start moving if I turned on the switch. Switch, switch, switch, switch.... Where? I don't get it. Where can the switch be? I looked everywhere.

Arrows point to the persocon's ears, nose, bellybutton, toes, and breasts.

HIDEKI: Here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, , here, here, there, too! I think I've looked everywhere.... Everywhere! Everywhe....

His eyes open wide.

HIDEKI: No way. No way!

He turns bright red and beads of perspiration pop out all over his face.

HIDEKI: No way! There's just no way! But that's the only place I haven't tried!

He crawls over to the persocon.

HIDEKI: I.... I'm not thinking anything dirty, now. If she doesn't start, I'll be in trouble, but only if she doesn't start! Th.... That's it, right?

He reaches out and grudgingly puts his hand between her legs. He gulps. After a long moment, he sits the persocon up and presses. There is a whirring sound. The persocon's eyes open. She floats and looks up at the ceiling. The strips of cloth come off. The persocon looks at Hideki, then crawls over to him.

PERSOCON: Chii?

HIDEKI: "Chii"? Eh?

PERSOCON: Chii?

HIDEKI: "Chii...." What is that? Is that.... Your name?

PERSOCON, happily: Chii!

She hugs hims and he falls over.

HIDEKI: W.... W.... What's going on?! [thinking] What's happening? She's certainly moving around now! But she can only say "chii" and she's naked and really kawaii....

PERSOCON: Chii?

HIDEKI, thinking: I've seen this somewhere before. A really kawaii girl with some strange powers meets a guy living in Tokyo, and she's all lovey-dovey and will do anything for him...! Like cooking and cleaning and helping with studies!

PERSOCON: Chii?

HIDEKI, thinking: Could I get any luckier?

There is a knock at the door.

HIDEKI: Uh, hai?!

SHINBO'S VOICE: It's me, Shinbo. Wanna go to the baths? I usually go to the health center nearby, but the lady....

HIDEKI: Oh, okay!

SHINBO'S VOICE: Why don't we leave right away?

HIDEKI: I'll get the door in a second-

He realizes the persocon is still clinging around his neck.

HIDEKI: OR MAYBE NOT!!!!

SHINBO: You have to, you're going to the baths.... Or do you have something better to do?

PERSOCON: Chii?

HIDEKI: Iee, nandemonai!!!! This is bad, this is not good! Shhh!

He rummages through his boxes.

HIDEKI: Clothes, clothes, something for her to wear...! Nope, nope, nope, nope.... Agh, do I have anything in here?! Oh, a towel? That'll do for now.

He wraps the towel around the persocon.

PERSOCON: Chii?

HIDEKI: For some reason, that looks really....

Note: I think he was going to say something along the lines of "indecent."

SHINBO'S VOICE: Hey, are you coming?

Hideki searches through the boxes again.

HIDEKI: Proper clothes, proper clothes...!

The persocon imitates his flailing motions as he searches. Hideki pulls out one of his dirty magazines.

HIDEKI: That's not it!

He throws the magazine, and it lands near the persocon.

SHINBO'S VOICE: What's wrong, can't you find your stuff?

HIDEKI: That's not it.

SHINBO'S VOICE: Need some help?

HIDEKI: Iee, I'm all right!

SHINBO'S VOICE: Oh, come on. Well, I'll wait inside.

Hideki realizes that the door isn't locked.

HIDEKI: Agh! I forgot to lock the door! I have to hide her!

He runs over to the persocon, and sees that she's imitating the women in his magazine. Hideki's nose bleeds and he falls over. Shinbo enters.

SHINBO: I'm coming in. What the...? Your room is a mess. Hurry up already. The baths close at eight.

He sees Hideki lying on the floor, hiding the persocon.

SHINBO: What's wrong? You've got a nosebleed.

HIDEKI: I'm all right, I'm all right. I just fell and hit myself.

SHINBO: Oh? Well, you'll never find the shampoo in this mess. You can use mine.

HIDEKI: A.... Arigatou.

SHINBO: Do you have a towel?

HIDEKI: I have a towel.

He pulls the persocon's towel up so that Shinbo can see it.

HIDEKI: I have a towel, but it's got blood on it now.

SHINBO: What's that...?

HIDEKI: Don't worry about it, I can handle it.

SHINBO: I'll be in my room. Come and get me when you're ready.

HIDEKI: Got it. I'll be there in just a bit.

SHINBO: Later.

He leaves. Hideki collapses.

PERSOCON: Chii?

Hideki giggles nervously. Shinbo suddenly re-enters.

SHINBO: Oh, yeah-

HIDEKI: Nani?

SHINBO: What are you doing?

HIDEKI: I fell again.

SHINBO: Are you really all right?

PERSOCON: Chii?

HIDEKI: Did you have something to say?

SHINBO: Yeah. Make sure you bring a change of clothes.

PERSOCON: Chii?

HIDEKI: All right! I'll be there in a bit, go ahead and wait in your room! Okay, okay?

SHINBO: I got it.

He leaves. Hideki listens to him walk away, then runs to lock the door, but he's too late. Shinbo opens it.

SHINBO: I forgot to say-

HIDEKI: Nani?!

SHINBO: Don't surprise me like that!

HIDEKI: Sorry.

SHINBO: The bath costs ?400. If you want to use the sauna, it's 300 extra.

As he speaks, he tries to look past Hideki, but Hideki blocks his view.

HIDEKI: I got it. Arigatou.

He shuts the door and locks it.

PERSOCON: Chii?

HIDEKI: I'm tired....

PERSOCON: Chii.

There is a knock at the door. Hideki gasps and picks up the persocon to hide her. He puts her on a bag of clothes.

HIDEKI: Stay quiet. Here, okay?

PERSOCON: Chii.

Hideki puts his shoes on.

HIDEKI: Hey, Shinbo, will you knock it off-

He opens the door. Hibiya is there.

HIDEKI: Kanrinin-san?! Wh.... What is it?

HIBIYA: I made some kinpira. I hope you like it.

HIDEKI: For me?

HIBIYA: Hai.

HIDEKI: Ohhh, arigatou gozaimasu!

HIBIYA: I made a bit too much. I hope it's no trouble.

HIDEKI: Of course it's no trouble!

The persocon gets off the bag of clothes and goes to the door.

HIDEKI: I don't mind. It's really okay!

He shakes his head. The persocon mimics his movements.

HIBIYA: I'm glad! I'll bring you some the next time I make something tasty, too.

HIDEKI: You will?

HIBIYA: Sure, if it's not a problem.

HIDEKI: Hehhh! I'd really appreciate that!

He bows, and Hibiya notices the persocon.

HIDEKI: Arigatou gozaimasu! You're a big help! You're the best!

He bows again, and the persocon mimics him.

HIBIYA: Ohhh?

Hideki realizes that the persocon is standing in plain sight.

HIDEKI: Agggh!

PERSOCON: Chii?

HIBIYA: My, my.

HIDEKI: Uh, that's not it, she's a persocon....

HIBIYA: Ah, and what a kawaii persocon she is!

HIDEKI: She's a persocon, so....

HIBIYA: Well, Motosuwa-san, persocon-san, oyasumi nasai.

PERSOCON: Chii.

She leaves.

HIDEKI: Kanrinin-san must think I'm a pervert.... And probably thinks I enjoy seeing the persocon naked....

He eats the kinpira.

HIDEKI: Umai.

He goes to Shinbo's door.

SHINBO: Eh? You're not going to the baths? How come?

HIDEKI: Sorry. I wanted to get my room clean by today, so....

SHINBO: Well, I guess it can't be helped, then....

HIDEKI: I'm really sorry!

SHINBO: It's okay. Don't worry about it so much.

Hideki goes back to his apartment to find the persocon mimicking poses again. She's wearing an oversized t-shirt now.

PERSOCON: Chii!

Hideki takes the magazine away from her.

HIDEKI: What am I getting nervous about? She's a persocon! Calm down, calm down, calm down, calm down, calm down-!

PERSOCON: Chii!

HIDEKI: Huh?

PERSOCON: Chii.

HIDEKI: Is "chii" all you can say?

PERSOCON: Chii.

HIDEKI: Is that why I found you in the trash...?

He pats her head.

HIDEKI: I hope you aren't broken or something.

The persocon grabs his shirt and looks at him pleadingly.

HIDEKI: Don't cry, now. Did you think I'd throw you away? I found you, and I'm going to use you, too!

The persocon smiles and hugs him.

HIDEKI, thinking: But.... She's really kawaii. Soft and warm.... If not for those ears, she'd be just like a real girl.

The persocon's breasts push against his chest.

HIDEKI, thinking: Her breasts are soft, too....

CLOSING THEME MUSIC: "Raison d'�tre"

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