FLCL Grunge

Shin!

Shin!

SHIN!

Yeah?

Delivery!

SUSHI

- It's that basket there. - Where's it going?

The yakuza kumi office.

W-Welcome... to the restaurant.

This place has the best sushi in town!

Don't be shy, come along!

Now, what shall I have first?

This won't deliver itself!

The inhabitants of this world never look to the future.

After dealing with destruction and devasation countless times,

the adults lost hope,

and that was passed on to us.

Partway through middle school, classes just fell apart.

Even the teachers

we were supposed to be learning from didn't see the point anymore,

so it didn't come as a big surprise.

As far as hope goes,

that light is all we have.

But the people who live here don't have

the kind of money it takes to get on that rocket.

Even so,

I'll never forget the days the three of us would sit around laughing,

wishing that at least one of us would make it out of this town.

- Who's there?! - Miyabi Sushi!

Boy! Are you here to join our kumi?!

- Er, no... I have your delivery. - Delivery?

Being a yakuza is a man's life!

You'd love being a yakuza! It's the best!

No thanks, I'm good.

- Aniki, good to see you! - Osu!

Right!

- You all have the same face... - Pay it no mind, boy!

You're too young to understand!

- Leave it here! - Yes, sir.

- Keep the change, boy! - Always a pleasure!

- Something wrong? - This bill.

This is counterfeit.

You're kidding!

Damn it... Here, take this one.

When you're done, leave the container out front.

Damn it, Sabu! I told you to keep the counterfeit bills separated!

Hi, Dai!

- Aniki! Aniki! - Get him off there!

He weighs a freaking ton! He's drunk again?

Please, get him off of me...

You have no idea! Elections are exhausting!

Shin. Help out.

Here you are. Ennoshita.

It's to die for!

Taisho, a beer for Haru-chan.

If you'd be so kind!

Haru-chan, have more to drink! Go on!

What is this guy's deal?

Shin. Beer.

Right away!

I'll get that.

Oh, thank you so much!

- Would you like some, too? - Don't mind if I do!

My goodness, you're a girl who can throw them back! Bravo, bravo!

Could I have another?

Yes, of course! Drink all you like!

Haru-chan,

how late will you be at the Mt. Fuji today?

Until you get there, Mayor Kuroiwa.

There's a council meeting tonight, though. I won't be free until late.

But it must be important city business.

Not at all! It's not important at all!

But I still have to preside!

Come on, a meeting presided over by the mayor of Okura has to be important!

No, they can run themselves just fine without me!

Then again, maybe they can't!

- What? - Your ennoshita.

- What're those? - Ohagi?

They're flies.

Flies?

I must do something to address Okura's fly problem!

Seriously, this place is a literal garbage dump.

Got a minute?

Orinoko!

Here, I brought your order.

I'm sorry, it's a mess.

No, this is great! It's perfect!

I don't know if it will be sharp enough.

Maybe you should have gone to someone else.

No one else in town can make Japanese chef's knives!

Besides, if your dad made it, I know it was made right!

His skills aren't what they used to be.

Is your dad... still the same?

- Yeah. - That's too bad.

It's perfect! I'll treasure it!

Thanks. Do lots of work with it.

I will! Those fish won't know what cleaned 'em!

Hang in there.

Sure. You too, Orinoko.

Sure.

Oops.

Um, that's the back door.

Oh. I must've taken a wrong turn!

Be careful!

Maybe I've had a few too many...

...Taro-chan.

It's "Shin," actually.

Shin-chan, eh?

Ow!

How's the head? Feeling okay?

I-I think so...

I'm not talking about the back.

I found ya!

What's that?!

I'm impressed!

What? Where'd she--

No! Focus!

Wh-Wh-What the hell is this?!

Whoa, that's a big one!

Ow, that hurt!

You can actually eat those?

Shonari?

They're edible. I mean, we serve them at our restaurant.

- Seriously? - Your brother ate some of them.

I made a delivery to his yakuza kumi office yesterday.

I don't think my brother ate any. He only drinks booze now.

Oh?

We Rockiens can only ingest liquids.

Seriously? What do you do for food, then?

Juice and stuff.

And booze once we're adults, I guess.

Wow, booze?

That's so gross.

- Was that-- - So once I grow up, I'll drink booze, too.

That's all I can do here.

My brother is a lost cause. His brain is messed up from all his drinking.

So if you stay here, you'll end up like him?

Yeah. Unless I go somewhere else, I'll get messed up, too.

It's not just you Rockiens.

The steam from that stupid plant fries the brains of us humans, too.

Hey, does your brother know how to swim?!

Nope. It wouldn't help, we don't float.

Then he's in big trouble!

Relax, I came prepared.

Our bodies are pretty tough. It takes a lot to kill us.

Even so...

The thought of someone wanting to eat these things seems crazy to me.

It's the job of a sushi chef to make things like this edible.

You wouldn't catch me dead eating those things.

This place stinks to high heaven!

- Does it? - Are you joking?!

We've been here for ages, so we don't notice anything anymore.

Seriously?

This place is one big pile of garbage.

When I was first stationed here, I had trouble too!

Just give it a week, and you'll get used to it.

Get used to a stench like this?! That's almost as bad!

And these damn flies!

Three of them have flown into my mouth since I got here!

The flies are looking for water.

That's why they're drawn to eyes and mouths.

Even I think they should just flatten this place and be done with it.

They were biting, huh? Put the rest in the fish tank.

Call me "Harucchi"!

- Harucchi! - Gosh, that's so cute!

What's that lady's deal?

Stay down, damn it!

Then I'll call you "Kurocchi!"

Haru-chan, Haru-chan, Haru-chan!

Stop that, you naughty boy!

Very well, you leave me no choice!

Let's see how you fare against my secret technique!

Oh! Oh! Oh!

Oo! Oo! Oooo!

- Welcome to the restaurant. - Welcome to the--

I'm terrible sorry to keep you waiting, Mr. Mayor.

THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR APPEARS

Not at all, I just arrived myself!