"Don't move until I've determined the key witness is there." "Yes, Giuse-san." "If I can't locate him, we leave quietly." "Yes, sir." ""Astronomical Observation"" "Hello." "I'm sorry to disturb you like this." "Whadya want?" "I'm a reporter for Libero Italia." "What's a reporter want here?" "I heard Mr. Scallo of Costelo Company was here." "I was hoping to get an interview with him..." "He's not here." "You got the wrong address." "I'm certain that this was the building..." "I'm telling you, he ain't here!" "You deaf or somethin'?" "!" "Your guy ain't here!" "But..." "Get lost before I start getting violent...!" "What's going on?" "!" "Louie!" "Hey!" "Your grenade!" "Fire." "Prepare to return home." "Now you've done it." "Ferro." "Mission failed." "Bring us some back up." "Right." "We're on our way." "Henrietta." "Why did you go berserk?" "Um..." "You never did before..." "Your arm's been hit." "Are you all right?" "I'm fine." "Go." "Right." "Giuse-san..." "Is your arm starting to hurt?" "I..." "I just wanted to help you." "Have the doctor take a look at you as soon as we get home." "Officially, the Social Welfare Agency is a government-sponsored life-saving corporation." "But it's actually a special organization that gives dying patients cybernetic implants, "conditions" them, and handles the government's dirty work." "Doctor." "How is Henrietta?" "The bullet only shaved off some skin and artificial muscle tissue." "We won't need to replace her arm." "That's good to hear." "Don't misunderstand me." "She'll still need surgery every time she's injured." "The conditioning takes a heavy toll on their bodies." "If this keeps happening, they could grow dependent on it or suffer from memory dysfunction." "I see..." "The implants are repaired easily enough, but their impact on the brain and living tissue is substantial." "What on earth happened today, anyway?" "They're saying she ignored orders and went out of control." "She keeps count of the bodies she creates for me..." "Sounds like a lost cause to me." "Say, Giuse." "I know you're fond of this girl, but shouldn't you increase her level of conditioning?" "Treating a cyborg assassin as a normal girl will only result in unhappiness." "Children brought to the agency undergo "conditioning"" "in addition to physical modification." "Fortunately for her, her past memories were erased as a result of the conditioning." "Henrietta." "Coming." "The location and reason go here." "That's it." "Now just sign here." "Alright..." "A permit slip?" "Yes." "Where are you taking her?" "Nowhere special..." "Is that all?" "The pomodoro here is superb." "Not only must you study and train for your work, you must also learn how to act properly in the outside world." "Yes, sir." "When drinking tea, hold the saucer and make no sounds." "Yes, sir." "Henrietta!" "Let go of him!" "Go sit down!" "Yes, sir." "Are you all right?" "Sorry about that." "I apologize." "Um..." "Cancel the grappa." "Bring out our dessert." "Certainly..." "Did I do something wrong?" "Let's just continue our meal." "Yes, sir." "I started making an effort to talk with her more." "Listen." "To do a job, you must learn many things." "All successful jobs are comprised of smaller, simpler tasks." "I'll write you notes to study each day." "Yes, sir." "Make sure the muzzle doesn't stick out over the wall, stay as low as possible, and if your rifle doesn't have a bipod, then be sure to hold the barrel with your hand." "For distances up to 600 meters, aim for the head;" "at longer distances, aim for the center of the body." "Um..." "Look up." "See that faint speck of light next to that cloud?" "What is it?" "What shines in the sky?" "Who knows, maybe it's a fairy." "Is it an airplane?" "Good answer." "People sometimes mistook it for a plane during wars." "But if it were night right now, what would you think then?" "A star...?" "Yes." "It's the planet Venus, inside Earth's orbit." "Make sure not to look at the sun." "I guess it'd be impossible to shoot a Venusian in the head with this." "You know everything, don't you?" "Are we awake?" "No baths until the skin on your right arm takes hold." "What's the matter?" "Did you have a bad dream?" "I'm not really sure..." "The tears just came out..." "Henrietta." "Rico tells me you went out of control." "Yeah..." "I just... snapped..." "Triela." "What should I do?" "Don't worry!" "I know!" "Let's have a drink in Claes' room!" "A drink?" "Some magic cake and tea will cheer you up!" "So you wanted to make him proud of you?" "Well..." "I guess..." "But, Triela, isn't that all we can do?" "Although, if I were him," "I'd resent being that devoted to." "But it's still okay." ""Have fun while you're still young!"" "Who said that?" "I did." "Henrietta." "Are you there?" "Yes." "Come in." "How's your arm?" "It still feels a little heavy, but it's fine." "Then will you come to the roof of the main building?" "Alright." "It's cold, so put this on." "Can I really accept this?" "I'll be on the roof." "Welcome." "Come over here." "Is that a telescope?" "Isn't she a beauty?" "I wanted to show you the stars sometime, but not with a rifle scope." "This is the first time I've ever seen the stars." "What brought this on?" "This is the perfect night for stargazing." "It's your reward for today's job." "You're not angry about today?" "Do you want me to be?" "Come over here." "You can see Orion clearly." "Orion the Hunter was mistakenly shot to death by his love, Artemis." "The grief-stricken goddess had him added to the constellations so she could see him whenever she flew into the night sky." "Such a sad story..." "Giuse-san." "You know everything, don't you?" "I sure do." ""Young Boy""