Planetarian: The Reverie of a Little Planet

[YUMEMI "Hoshino Yumemi"? Is that my name?

Yes, that's what we'll call you.

Great! The video's live.

Twelve hundred sixty-three people entered the contest,

and that's the name that was chosen.

Don't you think it's lovely?

Yes, that's a very beautiful name for a robot.

I'm honored to have it, thank you.

We didn't have much to do with it.

You should thank the customers instead.

We wish you luck. You'll be great!

Thanks. I'll do my best!

Listen, Yumemi. We have to leave.

You're going to stay here

while the rest of us go on a long trip.

I understand. That sounds so exciting, though!

Oh, Yumemi.

We need you to wait here until we get back.

Do you think you can do that for us?

Of course! I'll be here when you return.

When should I expect to see you again?

I don't know.

That part is unclear right now,

but we will come back, I'm certain of it.

I wish I could give you more information.

It's all going to be okay.

And when we return from our trip,

do you think you'll work with us again?

Absolutely, Mr. Manager.

It was a Sarcophagus City.

More than 30 years ago, in the early days of the war,

a brutal germ-bomb attack emptied the city.

Nothing was left but the junk and the dead.

Damn it. These guys don't quit, do they?

Anti-personnel tanks still try to keep intruders out.

Even though the city's been rubble for decades.

Is that a military installation?

I was on the hunt for provisions.

Sealed, preserved food. Medical supplies. Precision equipment.

Functional weapons and ammunition.

Anything useful or profitable.

That was my job, like any other poor soul

who calls himself a Junker.

Hello?

Why would this place have electricity?

It doesn't seem like a military base.

Welcome, sir! And congratulations!

You're our two million, 500 thousandth customer!

What the hell is a woman doing in this place?

State your intentions, now.

I owe you an apology.

I humbly, sincerely ask for your forgiveness.

What I said before was a lie.

To be precise, you are actually the 2,487,288th customer.

Well, as a matter of fact,

that's not exactly accurate, either.

Many years ago, I made an exception

and allowed a little girl and boy to enter for free.

I chose to break the rules purely out of kindness,

even though, between the two of them,

they could not afford the price of admission.

So technically, if I count those two children,

you are the 2,487,290th customer.

I apologize. Please forgive my carelessness.

So then, Mr. Customer,

you are the very first person to visit us here

in exactly 29 years and 81 days!

It's my pleasure to welcome you to the rooftop planetarium

of the Flowercrest department store!

Are you a robot?

Yes! I am a robot!

My name is Hoshino Yumemi, and I am on the staff here!

What the hell is that?

It's a bouquet!

Please accept this as a token to commemorate your visit here!

You call this a bouquet?

I'm very sorry!

I was unable to acquire actual flowers,

so I had to improvise.

The flower shop on the first floor

has not answered my calls in several years.

So I worked with what I had available.

Are you broken or something?

Yes. I am a little bit broken.

Currently, there is an unknown bug

in my self-diagnostic subroutines.

My backup CMOS battery is depleted and must be replaced.

My cervical vertebral power unit's operational lifespan

has expired and needs an update.

My personal information databases

and conversational subroutines have issues

which need addressing.

The lattermost problem results in verbose conversation patterns

which do not take time into consideration.

Dammit.

Pardon me, Mr. Customer.

Oh! Would I be correct in assuming

that you are not feeling well?

May I escort you to our department store's

medical offices, Mr. Customer?

Mr. Customer?

Please shut up.

I'm not a customer, and no, I'm not sick.

What a relief!

In that case, the projection is set to begin

in approximately seven minutes.

Please take your...

This thing never stops babbling, does it?

How many times do I have to say I'm not a customer?

Yes, I heard you.

But since you're here,

why not take in the lovely sights and sounds of our show?

Shut up.

The projection will only last about 45 minutes.

Will you stop talking?

And I'm sorry,

but there is no smoking during the presentation.

That's enough!

I'm begging you, shut your mouth right now before I snap!

Yes. I am happy to comply.

Finally.

However, I have a request of my own to make.

If you will allow me to voice it.

I promise to keep my silence afterwards.

So far you've only managed that for three seconds.

If it's not too much to ask, please consider it.

I would like you to watch the special projection

we've prepared, commemorating your visit

as the two million, 500 thousandth customer!

If it'll keep you quiet.

Thank you very much!

Now please wait while I prepare the projection!

We are so happy to celebrate

this momentous occasion with you!

Hold on a second.

Yes?

Is there something else that I can help you with?

What's this projection gonna be?

Is it a holovid?

It's the starry sky.

Are you serious?

Yes. It's very pretty.