01x04 - Watchers in the Night

[bunniefuu]

Shut your pieholes!

What happened?

Why are we here?

Today, we're being blessed

with a Star Bearer's wisdom.

This is about that phantom mayhem.

One of your teams' lazy

cleaning habits caused this!

I'm here to question you until

we get to the bottom of it!

"Watchers in the Night"

"Watchers in the Night"

All right, next!

Get back to cleaning if I'm done with you!

Next, we have dimwitted Rose.

It was your team that

let those scorches slip by.

Explain yourself!

That wasn't a matter

of anything slipping by.

We were holding class that day, and--

You're always rambling!

You people were neglecting

your cleaning duties!

Our newest member, Emilico,

was still being trained.

And we had never faced such a disturbance,

hence our delayed response.

But we dealt with it accordingly.

We did not neglect our cleaning.

I'd be happy to submit

our work for your inspection.

I understand perfectly now.

This whole team is a bunch of dimwits.

Watch it, bigmouth!

I was talking to your team leader.

You kicked her! How mean!

You're the one who was

waving at me from that window.

I see you're one of those sunshiney types.

You think I'm mean?

Are you criticizing how I do my job?

Barbie, look out!

Are you hurt?

You maggot!

How dare you bump into me?!

Forgive me. My eyesight is poor.

It was not my intention to bump into you.

Wear glasses if you

have trouble seeing people!

My master doesn't wear glasses,

so wouldn't it be odd for me to?

You dare talk back to me?

That's no way to speak to Barbie.

She's a Star Bearer!

You're the black sheep of our team.

What now?!

F-For Forgive me.

F-F-Forgive me.

You.

You're the most inept of all.

You're always dropping things and

scattering the soot you've collected.

I've read the reports.

You can't fool me.

That phantom mayhem was your fault!

That's not--

She's part of our team,

isn't she? Please help her!

What?

Why? The truth is we cannot do a thing.

Plus, she has been nothing

but trouble for our team.

B-But all the blame will be pinned on her.

Someone must take the blame.

It might as well be her.

A doll as inept as her won't

make it past the debut anyway.

She is a failure.

Please, Barbie, don't!

You again?

There must be an explanation.

An explanation?

All right, in that case

Sunshine,

Good-for-Nothing,

Black Sheep!

Huh?

She means you.

I hereby assign you

three to the night watch.

I'll see that your rooms

are left unlocked.

I'll report your ineptness to the adults

in the other wing if you fail.

What is your name?

I'm Ricky.

Out of all the new dolls,

you're the only promising one.

Thank you.

Everyone, back to your cleaning!

Your work is not done!

We're not done because of Barbie.

She's abusing the new dolls!

And, Emilico, no good will

come of standing up for others.

Yes, ma'am.

You really should avoid provoking Barbie.

Her shadow master is

a very important figure.

Still, it is nothing

you need to fret over.

Barbie will soon lose interest in this.

Oh, welcome back, Emilico.

It's good to be back, Mistress Kate.

Might you be available tonight?

It would be nice to study together.

Oh, forgive me. Tonight,

I have work outside your room.

But I would love to some other time!

Is that so? Be careful out there.

Yes, ma'am! But before that,

I'll clean your room until it sparkles!

Really? A Star Bearer already praised you?

That's quite impressive, Ricky.

There's this one doll who's

the black sheep of our team.

But I showed him his place,

and none too gently.

Excellent work.

I simply did what was befitting

of your face, Master Patrick.

Good evening, I'm Emilico.

Let's do the best job we can!

So, what are your names?

I'm Shaun.

Well, um, shall we start our watch?

We'll find something if we look around!

"Something," you say? As if new

dolls like us could solve anything.

We have plenty of time before

the major house cleaning in one week.

We'll do just fine.

Nothing unusual in this room.

Huh? Where's Shaun?

Oh, there he is.

We're over here!

Oh, right. You can't see very well.

That wasn't me you saw.

What?!

Oh, no. Now that other

doll is falling behind.

Nothing unusual here, either.

Wait. Did we already look in here?

How is this watch duty

going to help my master?

Let's do our best again tomorrow.

This is our fifth night.

I really hope we can get to the

bottom of that phantom mayhem.

Shaun!

Did you bring something that might help?

Blankets.

Blankets? What for?

To sleep.

But why?

They lock our doors

once we leave our rooms.

So I'll sleep here till our time is up.

But we only have until

the day after tomorrow.

Barbie just wants to sow discord

between our masters and us.

My daily cleaning is starting

to suffer from my lack of sleep.

And you, Emilico?

I did Mistress Kate a disservice

by oversleeping this morning.

B-But blaming it on someone

else without reason isn't right!

We are our masters' faces. How can we

fulfill our role if we look all worn out?

I only take my master's

instructions seriously.

Please don't give up yet!

I brought something that will help.

It's a map! Mia from

our team drew it for me.

Let's look around together.

Wait.

So then you will help us?

I brought blankets for both of you.

Sleep if you want.

That's all I have to say.

Oh, thank you.

Shall we sleep, then?

It's true, we shouldn't overdo it.

I'm not used to this.

It's hard to fall asleep.

The ceiling is so high.

And I've never had anyone

next to me as I fall asleep.

You're right, Shaun.

It's also important to sleep.

And you may try to hide it,

but I can tell you care about us.

After all, you helped me

during Barbie's scolding.

I only did it because she irritated me.

I-I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

L-Let's forget about watch duty.

I'm nothing but trouble for you two.

I-It's because I'm a failure.

Nobody even needs me.

I'm sorry.

Hurray!

I'm so glad you finally spoke!

You're no trouble.

I'm so happy I became

friends with you and Shaun.

I've also been called a failure.

But Mistress Kate protects me anyway.

Somebody needs you.

There isn't anyone who isn't needed.

I want to be friends with you.

I want to be friends

with you, too, of course!

Um, what I mean is

Rum.

My name is Rum.

Rum!

What a wonderful name!

Hey.

Something's coming.

Could it be a phantom?

Rum!

Shaun, it's a phantom! Let's run!

No, wait.

It's a veiled doll.

What's a veiled doll?

You've never seen one before?

They bring us our food and clean clothes.

Oh, so that's who does that!

Thank you for all your help!

We're trying to get to the

bottom of the phantom mayhem.

Don't waste your breath.

Unlike us, veiled dolls don't speak.

It most likely heard our voices

and came to see what's going on.

Oh! We better go after Rum!

Where am I?

Please talk to me, Rummy.

I'm scared of the dark.

Rum, do you think they will come save you?

Who do you mean?

That doll.

She's not coming. The phantom got her.

Even if it didn't, she won't come.

I left them behind and ran.

Still, I have a feeling

she will come for you.

Living dolls are expendable.

Only the outstanding ones last very long.

It wouldn't make sense for her

to care about another doll.

Wouldn't you be happy if she did come?

Happy? I don't know

what it feels like to be happy.

Rum? Where are you? Rum?

Rum?

You're a strange one.

Strange? Mistress Kate said that, too!

"Fret not over trivial matters."

That's one of the rules living dolls

learn from the time they are born.

We live for the sake of our masters.

It's pointless to worry about other dolls.

It seems I'm not an outstanding doll.

You're right, Shaun.

I should only concern

myself with Mistress Kate.

But the way you defied Barbie

wasn't a good idea, either, was it?

It's true.

That was of no benefit to my master.

I'm not an outstanding doll, either.

Would you like a roll?

Why do you have a roll in your pocket?

Shaun, you smiled!

What do you mean?

I thought your face might be ceramic.

Our expressions are for our masters.

But your cheeks will harden

if you don't move your face.

You have a point.

There's still no sign of Rum.

What about that map of yours?

Oh, I forgot about that!

We've already searched the great hall.

We still haven't tried

the hallway that leads to the front door.

Mia left a note saying

we mustn't go there.

I'm not surprised.

Venturing outside the house,

let alone entering this hallway,

is strictly forbidden.

Nevertheless, I'm going.

We must find Rum before dawn!

Wait!

Does this mean that all who try to leave

Shadows House are immediately eliminated?

Would they really go so far?

Living dolls have thoughts and feelings

and wish to be of service

to their shadow masters.

"Fret not over trivial matters."

That's a rule living dolls must follow.

Let's head back. There's no way

Rum made it through this hallway.

Rum!

It came from behind this wall!

Show me the map!

I don't see a door that leads there.

A door?

I know how to get there!

Huh?

It's just like our rooms!

So that's it! A revolving door!

Emilico! Did you find anything?

It's too dark to see!

My whole body aches from

plunging through the door!

If you knew about the door,

you could've opened it normally.

You're absolutely right.

Ouch! I just ran into a wall.

Wait for me. I'll be right there.

Rum!

We were worried about you!

Are you all right?

We heard you scream. Did something happen?

S-S Scorches!

Don't worry. I've dealt with them before!

Take that, and that!

Rum! Light up the room!

Take that, and that!

Take that!

And that!

A phantom!

So this is where they're coming from.

But I didn't bring any water!

That was a big mistake.

Water works great on phantoms!

We'll have to clobber it!

Try to hold it still.

Leave it to me!

But, um

How exactly do I do that?

Here it comes!

Um uh Oh!

Shaun, let me borrow this.

Keep screaming so I know where you are!

The phantom is above my head!

That's your right, no left!

If I get close enough,

I can figure it out myself!

You smashed it to bits.

You're really strong, Shaun!

Tie it up just in case.

Our work's not done!

Look at that!

At what?

The trapdoor on the ceiling is loose,

and soot is leaking out.

What's soot doing up there?

Hey!

So that's it! Soot from each

room passes through the attic!

That's where the soot is leaking from.

The hinge rusted and broke,

causing the trapdoor to crack open.

The soot leaking from there

collected until it became a phantom.

So that's it.

It was nobody's fault! Case solved!

Now let's celebrate! Here's a roll!

I don't need any.

Yum!

Isn't this the bread

the Shadows family eats?

Mistress Kate shares it with me.

I wanted everyone to try it.

She's that close to her master?

She really is a strange one.

Is it yummy, Rum?

How much longer will Emilico

be working outside this room?

We promised to share information.

At this rate, we'll never

make it past the debut.

There is something that Kate needs to do.

Next episode, "The Debut."