Planetarian: The Reverie of a Little Planet

"Chapter 3" "Yumemi's Projection"

Welcome, and thank you for coming to Flowercrest Department Store's rooftop planetarium today.

"The Reverie of Mankind Spreading its Wings into Space"

"The Reverie of Mankind Spreading its Wings into Space" My name is Hoshino Yumemi, and I am a member of the staff of this institution.

"On Air" My name is Hoshino Yumemi, and I am a member of the staff of this institution.

My name is Hoshino Yumemi, and I am a member of the staff of this institution.

Before the projection begins, I would like to tell you a few important things.

"North" Before the projection begins, I would like to tell you a few important things.

Before the projection begins, I would like to tell you a few important things.

Please do not talk...

I've already heard this, so leave it out.

No, I cannot. As it is part of my professional duties, I cannot omit it.

Fine. Do as you please.

Thank you very much.

Please do not talk or whisper during the projection,

as it would pose an annoyance to the other customers.

Please turn off your cell phones and any alarms now.

In addition, please do not eat, drink, or smoke during the projection.

Well then, at last, I will introduce a most important partner

who will take you all into the world of the stars.

Please welcome her with a warm round of applause!

Miss Jena!

To tell you the truth...

...Miss Jena is...

...the name of this machine!

And now, Miss Jena will greet all of you!

Now then, as of today,

we have had 2,487,290 visitors to our planetarium since we first opened.

On behalf of all the staff of our establishment, I offer you our humblest gratitude.

In commemoration of this special day, we have prepared a special projection.

We hope that you will all enjoy it...

One fine autumn day, it was raining outside.

Rainy days can make you feel a little down.

But please be at ease.

In here, we can summon the sun whenever we wish.

This is the Sun.

It slowly sets in the western sky.

Ah, here is the first celestial body to grace our night sky.

Although we sometimes call it the evening star, this would actually be the planet Venus.

As the evening progresses, the sky becomes darker, bit by bit by bit.

This is our signal to go home.

At last, the curtain of night slowly falls over the vicinity...

This is the starry sky at 8:00PM tonight.

That which is crossing the ceiling right now is the Milky Way.

It was named by men of antiquity who imagined that there was milk flowing in the sky.

Now, would you focus your attention on the highest star,

the one set at the ceiling of the sky?

That is Deneb, the first-magnitude star of the constellation Cygnus.

Close by are Vega of the constellation Lyra, and Altair of Aquila.

Together, the three are called the Summer Triangle.

These are all constellations of summer.

Although today has been a very chilly day, if you turn your eyes upward

towards the night sky, you can still find theses final traces of summer.

Now then, shall we turn our attention to the constellations of autumn...?

Please look a little east of Deneb.

The winged horse is Pegasus, and the chained princess is Andromeda.

--The constellations of autumn are accompanied by a famous story. Andromeda is the heroine.

--It's like the stars are sucking me in. --The constellations of autumn are accompanied by a famous story. Andromeda is the heroine.

Andromeda is the daughter

of the ancient Ethiopian king Cepheus and his queen, Cassiopeia.

Cassiopeia boasted her daughter's beauty so much

that she provoked the wrath of Poseidon, god of the ocean.

Poseidon sends a giant whale to the shores of Ethiopia.

Ethiopia is devastated by the tidal wave caused by the giant whale.

Cepheus receives an oracle that, to calm Poseidon,

he must sacrifice his daughter Andromeda.

Cepheus is torn, but Andromeda volunteers to sacrifice herself.

Cepheus swallows his sorrow and chains Andromeda to a rock.

As she trembled alone, the sea rose up. It's the giant whale.

The whale approaches Andromeda.

Andromeda struggles, but the chains are tight.

In her mind, she screams "Somebody, somebody save me!"

It was then when the hero Perseus, riding the winged horse Pegasus, arrived.

Perseus was on his way back from his successful fight against Medusa the Gorgon.

He noticed that something was wrong with the shore, and came to check.

Right now, in this very world, she was an omnipotent storyteller,

and the stars were her little garden.

The princesses, heroes, monsters, and gods... All of them bowed down to her reverently,

playing the individual parts in the unfolding drama with absolute obedience.

And thus did Andromeda and Perseus become constellations set in the autumn sky,

where they continue to live today.

Let us now turn to our special projection. It is named "Mankind Spreading Its Wings"...

"The Reverie of Mankind Spreading its Wings into Space" Let us now turn to our special projection. It is named "Mankind Spreading Its Wings"...

Let us now turn to our special projection. It is named "Mankind Spreading Its Wings"...

What's wrong?! Did something break?!

Or... Could it be...

The fuse board is here.

Miss Jena is not responding. Neither the projectors nor the axes are activating.

What kind of tools are necessary to repair Miss Jena?

I knew it. This isn't the projector's malfunction...

It just will not do for the projection to be suspended while there are customers viewing it.

We must immediately repair it and restart the projection...

The power has been cut off.

The power has been cut off.

I beg your pardon, but I do not understand.

This facility received a weak stream of electrical power over the past 30 years,

like some kind of miracle.

Now it's gone.

Ah, an electrical outage.

In that case, the emergency power will come online soon enough.

This place has been supplied all along by that emergency power of which you speak.

We are out of options.

In that case, then when will power return?

It will never return. It is not something someone can fix.

In that case, what must we do in order to restart the projection?

Um, Mr. Customer, then does this mean that the special projection...

Listen closely to what I have to say.

Yes, sir.

Continue the projection. Your voice will be enough.

I beg your pardon, but I do not understand.

I said, continue.

I don't need the projector. I just want to hear your explanations and commentary.

Can you do that?

Yes, I can do that.

But if it is just my commentary alone, then that will not be a projection.