01x04 - Flight Attendant of the Dead

[bunniefuu]

Man, stay-at-home camping is the best!

You can't even tell
we're in the middle of Tokyo!

I agree.

. CAMP AT HOME
. OIL PAINTING

Oh, the food is ready,
so clear off the desk.

Sure.

Here you go.

Time to dig in!

What is this? This is super delicious!

It's seafood, but there's
something different about it!

Oh, you noticed!

The secret ingredient is prosciutto.

That aside, you can do anything,
can't you, Kencho?

No wonder you're so popular...

You idiot.

A guy's gotta know how to cook.

No wonder you can't get a date.

This damned... That's been
a pain point for me!

I'll get one! You'll see!

Yeah, yeah. Wonder when that will be?

I'll get one today!

Today? You say that, but...

Well...

Good luck!

I see.

" Things I Want to Do
Before Becoming a Zombie," huh?

. SEE AN AURORA

That said,
"Wine and dine a flight attendant"?

That's aiming pretty high, isn't it?

Quitting my job opened my eyes.

I'm gonna do everything I ever wanted.
No restrictions!

Scary how working at an exploitative
company really screws with your head, huh?

There's nowhere near here.

Hey! Mind if I add my stuff to the list?

Huh? That's my list!

Crap! I d*ed!

"Become a stand-up comic."

Hey! Stop it!

Now it's like I have to be one too!

. MEET DREAM WOMAN
. BECOME COMIC

Big deal!

We'll just make this my list too.

If you didn't save me...

I'd be dead in some love hotel.

From now on,
consider me along for the ride!

Kencho.

Okay then! Can we hit up Ikebukuro?

I want a super big widescreen TV!

. PLAY GAMES ON WIDESCREEN TV

We're screwed, Akira.

To get into showbiz,
I need to go through a training school,

an agent, or an apprenticeship.

It seems I have a long way to go.

You don't need a mentor
to run around naked.

Why are you assuming that's my only bit?

Anyway, Kencho,
why do you want to be a comic?

Well...

Since I was a kid, I loved watching
comedy variety shows more than anything.

I guess...

I've always wanted to be one someday.

It was my dream.

His dream, huh?

Come to think of it, what was my dream?

Was getting hired
by that company really my dream?

Akira!

A dead end.

We'll have to find a different route.

This is terrible.

My widescreen TV is just within reach!

Is that... a tanker?!

This is bad, Akira!

If that thing crashes into us...

Hey, what are we going to do?!

Akira!

Hey, come on!

What are we going to do?!

What?! Hey!

Don't tell me...

you're gonna go for it?!

He's going for it!

Are you serious?!

We're racing through the underground mall
on a motorcycle!

It's no good!

The underground's full of zombies too!

Kencho! On your right!

All right! If we can get through there...

We might find an electronics store!

- That's what you care about?!
- Come on! Hurry, hurry!

Follow the scent of the TVs!

Nothing stops you!

Ready? Go!

Whoa... I'm exhausted.

Who knew buying a TV was this much work?

You two...

You're not infected, are you?

No!

Thank goodness! There are other survivors!

What are you so thankful for?

We're trapped on all sides by zombies!

We're finished.

It's over.

Why is this happening?
I can't take it anymore!

Well, they might move on after a while.

Luckily, this is
a department store basement,

so we won't run out of food for a while.

Let's try to stay positive for now.

You're right.

BEER - CIDER
WINE - WHISKEY

That said,

I'm gonna need to drink
to get through this.

Me too.

Do you guys want some too?

Okay. I guess we'll have some.

Here.

Since we're doing this,
want to look for some snacks?

Oh, okay!

Yeah, I'll help too!

Huh?

This place hasn't been trashed at all.

Um, I found some prosciutto!

- Good job!
- Nice!

Anyway...

Should we introduce ourselves?

Hold on a second.
I'm pretty sure there's...

Hey, Kencho.

Yeah?

This...

- Oh, here...
- Kinda feels like...

I don't need one.

...we're wining and dining, doesn't it?

My name is Kenichiro Ryuzaki.

This is Akira. And you are...

It's all over.

- It's all over.
- What about you?

Reika.

I'm Maki.

I'm Yukari.

We're college buddies.

What about all of you? Are you co-workers?

Pretty much.

Our last flight was returning from LAX.

When we arrived in Japan, this happened...

Does that mean your profession is...

Yeah, we're flight attendants.

I'm pretty sure we're...

It's hard to believe,
but we're definitely...

Nice to meet you!

Wining and dining!

We're wining and dining flight attendants!

It's all over... We're done for...

Could someone do something
about that noise?

I'll get more booze.

What should I do?

This is what I've always wanted!

But they're clearly
not having a good time!

This is bad!

When I was a student,
I only cared about club stuff.

When I was being exploited,
I only focused on work.

I have no idea
what to do in this situation!

I can't be doing this!

I need to bring up a topic!

It doesn't matter what it is!

So!

So Yukari, do you have a boyfriend?

Are you seriously asking me that
right now?

You're right!

It's totally not the time, is it?!

Oh no, I messed up!

How can I turn this around?!

Oh, I know!

Kencho could do something about this!

You've got some nice nails!

How often do you get them manicured?

Once a week, no biggie.

What?!

Don't go solo on me now!

And he's even making physical contact!

Talking about their hometown
brought them even closer?!

They're in a world of their own!

I wish I had Kencho's good looks
or his way with words!

Kencho?

I love them!

No wonder you can't get a date.

I'll get one! You'll see!

I'll get one today!

I can't let it end like this.

I wanna get cozy
with a flight attendant too!

I'd rather be eaten by a zombie
than let this opportunity pass me by!

I'm Akira Tendo!

I worked for three years
at an exploitative corporation.

I've got more spirit and guts than anyone!

So now, I'm gonna chug this tequila
in one go!

Come on... Chugging tequila?

Go for it, gofer boy! Keep on going!

I won't be outdone by him!

That's great!

Muscles! Gonna dance now!

After that, we had
a surprisingly good time.

The mysterious basket!

I probably shouldn't have tried
to slam it.

I failed, but Kencho, as your friend,
I hope you score with Maki...

Excuse me...

Are you all right?

Huh?

- There's bedding upstairs!
- Could it be...

- Maybe...
- Then, I want a king-sized bed!

Maybe...

Maybe...

I still have a chance?!

Damn it, shut up!

Anyway, the airline industry's
a shadow of its glory days!

Because of the pricing w*r,
our pay doesn't increase.

But our work hours do!

My back aches
from standing up all the time!

And it's so dry in the plane,
my complexion is awful!

Thanks to that, I've had to postpone
any ideas of getting married!

Don't think you can get all handsy
with a flight attendant, you bastard!

I can only keep it together because I tell
myself I'm a part of an elite group.

Don't think I'll let you screw...

What was that scream?

Did it come from downstairs?

What are you talking about?

Something doesn't seem right.

Who cares? Can we go again?

One more time!

Look, this isn't the time for...

Thanks.

I'm feeling much better now.

Thank goodness.

Um!

Why were you so concerned about me?

Well, it's just...

You clearly went overboard back there.

Seeing that got me worried.

Right. Of course.

No one would ever fall
for the tequila chugger.

And to answer your question,
I do have a boyfriend.

We lost contact, but I'm sure he's alive.
And we'll find each other soon.

Thank you!

Thank you for letting me dream,
even if it was brief.

But that means she was
genuinely worried and went looking for me.

What a really sweet person.

Reika?

Reika!

I heard you scream suddenly,
so I was wondering how you were...

Seriously?

Reika!

Seriously?! Maki!

I k*lled her!

She was a zombie, but I k*lled her!

I'm sorry!

I'm really sorry!

Hold on...

Where's the old guy?

Akira, you said that you worked
at an exploitative company

for three years, right?

It's my third year as well,
so I know how you feel.

The job is physically demanding
and mentally exhausting.

But I continued to do it

because I believed
the passengers' lives depend on us, but...

The other day, an older man
got so angry about the flight delay,

that he called us
a bunch of flying waitresses.

That's horrible.

Those words made me question
why I worked so hard in the first place.

In the end,

it's my mistake for thinking it would be
the glamorous job of my dreams.

In my case,
I just felt I had to go job hunting

and that I needed that job.

I aspired to work at a production company
because it seemed glamorous.

But the industry was completely different
from what I thought.

The exploitation was
just my excuse for quitting.

But now that I think of it,
the things I aspired to do

were just things someone else wanted.

It was just a borrowed dream.

Whose dream was it
to become a flight attendant?

What?

If it's yours
and you want to keep doing it,

who cares what some angry old guy thinks?

I...

I...

Yukari!

Yukari! Get up!

Yukari...

It's fine.

Hurry. Get going.

No...

I can't do that, Yukari.

Not after everything that we talked about.

I want to do more of that!

Yukari!

Earlier, when I was rubbing your back,
I remembered...

I remembered my first flight as a kid.

I was so miserable from being airsick.

But a flight attendant
gently rubbed my back.

That made me so happy,

that I wanted to become like her
when I grew up.

So, this was my dream.

And I really do love my job.

Your dream, huh?

That's great!

I hope I find my dream job too!

You know...

Today felt

like a real party.

It was fun, wasn't it?

Kencho...

I've been looking for you, Akira!

Maki's after me! We gotta get out of here!

But check this out!

A widescreen TV!

How's this?

Nabbed one for you!

That's a great find, Kencho!

All right! The zombies went off somewhere!

Let's split!

And after that, Maki went
and turned into a zombie, too.

I think I've been traumatized
by flight attendants.

. WINE AND DINE

. COOL BEARD
. BIG TV

I've always wanted to be one someday.

It was my dream.

So, this was my dream.

And I really do love my job.

. REMEMBER MY CHILDHOOD DREAM

All right!

Next time, Hero of the Dead.