03x07 - Okaasan

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This gig ends tomorrow, huh?

It just flew by.

Looks like they're back.

Shall we go greet them?

I hope she's not making a fool of herself.

It can get slippery, so watch your step!

Hup.

Wait, it's dangerous to jump from there.

I'll be fine. Only a complete amateur
would slip on a tiny hop like this.

But for your own safety,
please use the ladder.

What, you treating me like an old geezer?

Of course not.
But it's very slippery over there.

You think I don't know that?

I've been diving since
before you were born!

Right...

And you're telling me
how to get off a boat?

I don't need to be lectured by a brat
who doesn't know sh*t about the sea.

Does being a veteran mean
you can slack on safety?

Huh?

If anything, overconfidence
is the leading cause of injury.

Say what?!

There, there.

Sorry she's being such a nag.

I mean, you clearly know your way around.

Sure do.

Beginners see it too, and they're
more likely to follow your lead.

Oh...

We wouldn't want a newbie to slip
and hurt themselves, right?

You've got a point there.
Fine, I'll use the ladder.

Thank you so much!

Sure.

Nicely done, Iori!

Way to go!

You might have a gift for this job.

But I can't swim.

Sure, but you have
the right personality for it.

You're friendly, smooth
at handling complaints,

and unlikely ever to graduate college.

I'll graduate! Just give me six years!

Okay, all done.

Why don't we go out to eat tonight?
We never did throw a welcoming party.

Uh, but tomorrow's our last day.

We can call it a welcoming
and farewell party.

Sounds good. Let's do it.

Are you guys down for that?

You know it!

This is yummy!

Right?

Chisa, does your tummy hurt?

No, I'm fine.

You're daijoubu? That's great.

How'd you guys enjoy your time on the job?

Well, there was a lot more heavy
lifting involved than I thought.

The hardest part for me
was dealing with customers.

Like you even did much of that...

Man...

I had a rough time when I started, too.

Everyone does, huh?

Is there anything you still struggle with?

Hmm, well, it's hard to keep
smiling at all times.

Wow.

That's surprising.

Is it?

I mean, you're always smiling, Maki-san.

I've put in a lot of effort to do that.

But we're only human. Sometimes
the last thing we wanna do is smile.

For our customers, the day they
spend with us is a special one.

Right.

But for us, it's just
another day at the office.

We all have days when we just wake up
on the wrong side of the bed.

Smiling through those days
is the hardest part.

Huh.

You might have a hard time with that
if you become an instructor, Chisa.

Uh, so...

Do you think I'm not cut out for this job?

Huh? Well...

That depends on how you approach it.

You're not.

Boss!

You love the ocean
and diving, but that's it.

You're awkward and cranky,

and I can picture you
having a real rough go of it.

You'd be better off getting
a day job and diving as a hobby.

...You.

Huh?

I wasn't asking you, Mom!

I'm sorry about that.

Kotegawa snapped quite hard.

Yeah.

Do you have any idea why, Kitahara?

Nope, not a clue.

You know what my aunt's like.
Is it any wonder they're bumping heads?

Fair.

She doesn't like the idea of me
becoming an instructor.

What's up, Cakey?

Oh, nah, nothing.

I'll try asking her about it tomorrow.

Night.

Sure.

Good night.

You okay with this?

Huh? With what?

Tomorrow's our last night in Palau.

Isn't there something
you wanna do before we leave?

I don't. Not one thing.

If you say so.

You'll never catch that fish if you just
sit around with your mouth open.

I don't wanna hear it from you.

I'll have you know I'm an expert
in romance games.

Hmph. I'm gonna hit the sack too.

Okay, night.

Sheesh.

Playing the protag's wingman
is harder than I thought.

How'd it go?

I give up.

She might feel better once she dives.

I hope so.

The group we had coming in today canceled.

What?

They all got food poisoning.

Oh, boy.

Talk about rotten luck.

So today's dive is canceled?

Should we unload all the gear?

But we went through all that trouble.

Quit whining.

Hang on. About that...

You're really okay with this?

Skipping work to dive?!

Hey, we loaded the boat and all.

Besides, you three only got
to dive on the first day.

It'd suck to come to Palau
and only dive once.

Thank you so much!

It's our lucky day, Chisa!

Whatever. I dove every day.

But that was for work. Fun-diving
with friends is a whole different thing.

But...

She's right, Chisa.

What's worse...

The only memory we'll have made
together in Palau is blue-ball explosions.

Anything but that!

Then let's create some awesome memories
we'll be happy to take with us.

It's breathtaking every time.

h*...

Holy sh*t! An actual manta ray!

I had no idea they were so huge!

That was awesome!

Did you see them
a bunch during work, Chisa?

Nah.

First time I've seen one so close.

Oh, yeah?

You're saying we've got luck on our side.

You can say that again!

Yeah! I gotta say...

Diving sure is something special.

Yup!

You said it!

I think so too.

Well? Did you have fun?

I did.

Good to hear. I was a little worried.

About what?

You always take your job so seriously,

it didn't seem like you were
having any fun in the water.

I...

If you want to show clients a good time,
you've gotta have a good time too, right?

Right, I remember.

It works the same way with people.

If you want to have
a heart-to-heart with someone...

I've got to speak from the heart, too.

Correct.

What're you doing?

Nothing.

You're apologizing for last night?
Then get to it already.

But...

It'll be fine. You and
Sayaka-san are very alike.

Have faith in your pushover genes.
I bet you got it from her.

Rude, much?

Here I go.

Yeah. Good luck.

Um, Mom?

I'm sorry for lashing out last night.

I get that you're only worried about me.

But I still want to be an instructor.

I promise I'll study hard,
and I'll graduate college, too.

So please, let me give it a shot!

You say something, Chisa?

If you don't need anything,
could you leave?

Huh?

I'm busy.

Don't you think that was a little mean?

Can it wait? I'm busy.

Busy?

You haven't seen each other in years...

Hello? This is Dolphin.

Hello. This is Sugita from Worldwide
Tours, calling about next week.

Er, who are you calling for?

Oh, I'm so sorry!
Is Kotegawa-sama available?

One moment, please.

Auntie.

Bring it over.

Here you are.

What's up? More trouble?

Huh? Slow down.
I have no idea what you're saying.

Speak slowly.

Iori, did something else
happen with Chisa?

What do you mean?

Just look at her.

She's smiling up a storm.

She sure is.

The only times she looks like that are
when she's diving or out for blood.

Yo, don't be mean.

This might be the most
pissed off she's ever been.

Yeah, maybe.

You think she's that mad?

Go see for yourself.

Quit throwing up.

The pure, unbridled rage
in the air made me sick.

What happened?

Uh, how do I put this?

Let's just say it was
a sequel to last night.

Oh.

If it's a family thing,
we should probably stay out of it.

But we're finishing up today.

Not many chances left to patch things up.

I don't see a way out, knowing those two.

Come here, you three.

What's up?

Are we cleaning the item shop?

Nah, just want to reward you
for your hard work.

She said we can take something
home from the store as a souvenir!

Cool...

What's with him?

What, indeed?

But watch the price tag, okay?

Diving gear sounds like the best bet.

A waterproof bag might be nice.
There's stuff you don't want getting wet.

Interesting. I don't see
a need for it personally.

Ever heard of clothes?!

Hey, they have this stuff too.

Earplugs for divers?

I thought you weren't supposed
to wear earplugs while diving.

Something about
the pressure pushing them in.

Let's see...

It says they're perforated to make
equalizing ear pressure easier.

Huh...

These might be more
useful for Chisa, then.

She hurt her ear in Okinawa, remember?

Oh, you're right.

Find anything you like?

I think I'll go with a waterproof bag.

I'm still looking.

Yeah?

In that case, a customer
left this behind as a joke.

As if! Not much of a souvenir, huh?

You have my... eternal gratitude!

You're crying about it?!

Welcome to Iori.

Are you getting diving gear too, Chisa?

Nah.

I'm taking these cookies.

But that's not much of a memento.

It's okay. I don't need
anything like that.

Yeah?

Okay, thanks for everything.

Thank you for having us!

We're super grateful you could
help out on such short notice.

We have new hires starting
tomorrow, so we'll be fine.

We had a lot of fun, too.

Where's Au—I mean, the boss?

Busy with work.

She asked me to give you this for her.

Our pay!

My anime Blu-ray money!

Already know how you're spending it, huh?

Sorry it's all in cash.

That's fine.

Here, from the boss.

Thanks.

Let's say goodbye to the boss?

Yeah.

Looks she's tied up.

Yeah.

Sorry about that.

Thanks again, you guys.

It was fun.

Thank you for everything!

Now we just gotta get
on that plane tomorrow.

It's nice we don't have to
wake up at the crack of dawn.

That means...

we can drink till we drop tonight.

You mean "drop dead"!

Tell him off, Chisa!

Right.

Let's drink till we drop.

Chisa?!

Oh, no! I've gotta be the voice of reason!

Hold up, Cakey. Just play along.

Why should I?

We should get her drunk
and help her open up.

Maybe, but...

Promise you won't let this
turn into a disaster!

Sure. Just leave it to me.

What's the time?

Everyone up!

Safe!

Heck, we made it with
plenty of time to spare.

You never know.
We have to go through immigration.

What's with you? Did you forget something?

Maybe.

Wallet? Phone? Keys? Passport?

Got 'em.

Then you're fine.

Nah, it's something else.

Hello?

What's up, Maki-san?

You left something in the store.

Huh? What was it?

The porn mag I gave Iori-kun.

Oh...

He'll live.

Yeah? Got it. Safe travels.

Okay...

Huh? Where's Iori?

Oh, Kitahara?

- That's it!

- He shouted, "That's it!" and ran off.

Wha? Why didn't you stop him?!

He looked like a man on a mission.

I'm so done with that idiot!

But hey, we'll be okay.

Even Iori wouldn't miss
our flight over a porn mag.

That idiot seriously did it!

So, Iori missed your flight?

Yeah. He had to book
a red-eye back with his paycheck.

Via Guam.

Oof, that hurts the bottom line.

What'd he even go to Palau for?

Chisa-chan, did you get
a chance to talk to Mom?

Chisa-chan?

Eh.

I've got nothing to say to her.

Hey, Chisa-chan.

I'm back, Chisa. Are you asleep?

If you're awake, just let me talk at ya.

You know how Auntie ignored
what you said yesterday?

That was messed up, huh?

Whatever. That's just who she is.

That's what I thought at first, too.
But something kept bugging me.

I mean, she was looking out
for you the whole time.

And it hit me when I saw
Cakey on the phone.

When I held the phone up to Auntie's ear,

she dropped what she was holding
just to switch it to the other side.

What are you even talking about?
Shut up and go away.

Just hear me out.

I went back to the shop
and asked the chief.

Your mom...

She's deaf in her left ear.

Huh?

She used to be an instructor.

Sometimes, even instructors have
a hard time clearing their ears.

Do you know what we do then?

You've gotta resurface, right?

That's what we should do,

but most just stay down and deal with it.

She did that one too many times,
and her eardrum blew out for good.

No way... I had no idea.

Why didn't she just say
she couldn't hear?!

She couldn't bring herself to,

because it might've hurt
your love of diving.

You two really are alike.

You both have the same ear problems,

and you both suck at
expressing yourselves.

Mom...

Okay, night.

Yeah, night.

What's up?

Can I ask you something before we sleep?

Did you miss the flight for me?

That, and I wanted to grab my porn mag.

Yeah?

Thanks, Iori.

What's this?
Someone's being upfront for once.

Yeah, I mean it.

I'm really glad you're here with me.