The Orbital Children (2022) s01e01 Episode Script

1
-God also needs it.
-…walk to Mars.
I don't need the future!
…Seven.
That strange dream again.
What the hell!
I forgot. We got gravity two days ago.
Gravity sucks.
My cognitive limiter… is off!
John Doe's tool worked great.
Touya, did you unlock
your cognitive limiter again?
Don't look, Chief.
You're going to get in trouble
with your uncle again.
This one is hard to spot, so I'll be fine.
Me Dakky!
Even though you unlocked the limiter,
you're still stupid.
Language and cognitive ability
are unrelated.
GRAVITY
Dakky, where does
your cognition level stand?
Look at that.
It's twice what it was before.
I finally broke through the B limiter.
Poopy!
-First-stage separation confirmed…
-All right. This is it.
Launch control Japan Ex-terra 607…
ADAPTED
…nominal trajectory.
Second-stage propulsion is nominal.
First-stage advance
towards Spaceport Oita.
Yes! I've finally hacked
the reflex function.
I guess I have to remove
the C limiter next.
Well, then. Hack Twelve's database
like always and continue learning.
Hurry up and start Lunatic.
Then go past Seven.
Never mind that, Touya.
You're going to be late for PT.
Damn. I forgot.
Second-stage shutdown.
Launch escape system is disarmed.
Entering inertial guidance.
You may now use the Internet.
You may unfasten your seat belts.
Enjoy zero gravity.
We finally made it!
Three, two--
It's Mina, everybody!
Okay, sorry for the delay, everyone.
SkyTuber Mina, here.
Resuming live commentary.
The polar lights are amazing.
I'm going to try out zero gravity
right away.
Bathroom! Where is the bathroom?
I'm gonna go in this.
Just go in that, please.
Oh, yeah, that's right.
The boy is doing his business in
his diapers and getting too close to me.
Space is hell. I'm going to puke.
I don't think you should talk
to your little brother like that.
I see the Anshin.
Have a look on the right.
There's the Anshin commercial station,
the pride of Japan.
It's tiny!
You can't even see it.
And now a word from Twelve,
the station's host AI.
Welcome to Space Hotel Anshin of Japan.
It seems this station
is called the Anshin.
LAME
I wonder who gave it
such an exceedingly stupid name.
It's ONIQLO!
Oh, no. Nasa will kill me if I'm late.
Also, Touya, sorry to bring it up again.
Come here, Dakky.
What do you want, Chief?
Will you get out of my room now?
Don't you actually have a room
on the Earth floor below?
Yes, okay. See you next month.
That's what you said last month.
Earth is no environment
for humans to live in.
Humans should live extraterrestrially.
EPISODE 1:
EXTRATERRESTRIAL EMISSARIES
I've finally seen the real thing.
Yanegawara tiles!
This space station has yanegawara tiles.
LANTERN
That's Japan-made for you.
No way! Something even better! A crab!
SERIOUSLY?
The space station has a crab on it.
Perfect for a post!
How awful! Mars and the moon are skewered.
-OUCH
-MINA IS MEAN
What unbelievable taste.
What could it possibly be like inside?
Igniting thruster for altitude adjustment.
CURRENT FOLLOWER COUN
There will be some turbulence.
-Please return to your seat.
-Mina, get in your seat.
-Please fasten your seat belt.
-Mina!
Our shuttle will be igniting a thruster
for altitude adjustment shortly.
This is why I don't like space.
-Can I eat these?
-Sure.
Please don't make a mess with the nuts.
Excuse me.
I'm Taiyou Tsukuba.
Did you guys come here
for the Deegle promotion too?
Yes. I'm Hiroshi Tanegashima.
Everybody calls me Hakase.
I'm from Saitama, on Earth.
That's my older sister, Mina Misasa.
Our parents are divorced,
so we have different last names.
She's a LoserTuber.
Do losers have
hundreds of thousands of followers?
Nice to meet you. Want me to follow you?
MINA MISASA
FOLLOWERS: 100,432
No.
TAIYOU TSUKUBA - FOLLOWERS: 3
HIROSHI TANEGASHIMA - FOLLOWERS: 81
I only use it
to stay in touch with people.
Hundreds of thousands is nothing
compared to Touya.
TOUYA SAGAMI:
14 YEARS OLD, BORN ON THE MOON
-Who?
-The other participant.
The other?
Sagami! Touya Sagami.
He's famous. He was the last kid
born extraterrestrially.
Never heard of him.
-He has 100 million followers.
-Seriously? Well, he must be just lovely.
TOUYA SAGAMI
FOLLOWERS: 100,010
Stay in your cradle, Earther!
Anshin Japan Ex-terra 607
cleared for capture-point zero approach.
Go for auto-capture sequence…
Originally, wasn't ICS
supposed to have been destroyed in 2017?
Japan Ex-terra 607,
you are berthing at Port 03.
KONOHA B. NANASE - FOLLOWERS: 7
CHECK-UP TIME
Gotta pick up the medicine.
I'm stuck with extra gravity
just because the Earthers have come.
Just my imagination?
What a pain.
Nobody actually benefits from gravity.
Dakky, wait here.
What's this?
-What is it?
-There's something strange over there.
Something strange? Like a UFO?
Just a shooting star.
A shooting star?
Error code 4423 has been detected.
Seems like it's an AI malfunction.
What does that mean?
I don't really know.
Checking the system.
I sense an unidentified projectile
not on the navigation list.
What altitude?
It was launched from a low orbit.
Its current altitude is 800 kilometers.
It's turning away.
No risk of collision.
Uchinoura, where did the launch originate?
I don't know.
What a pain.
Nobeyama, report it to UN2.
Already reported.
-What--
-What's the matter?
I've found the origin of launch.
-It seems it was UN2.
-What?
The projectile is hiding
on the other side of Earth.
What do I do when UN2
is breaking navigation rules?
TARGET: 3000 M
Wait a minute, Touya.
Didn't I tell you no hacking the facility?
Do your PT properly.
How is this therapy?
I was just born on the moon.
It's not like I'm sick.
Look, just keep doing it.
Dakky, you okay?
Okay, breathe in.
Breathe out.
Twelve, what do you think?
One moment.
-Touya's heartbeat is increasing.
-Ouch!
Hey, don't be a perv. Turn around.
Don't hit my head.
What if my implant broke?
How's Konoha doing?
PASSWORD
That's personal information,
so I won't tell you.
Konoha's implant
isn't dissolving well either, is it?
Are you still talking?
That's just an urban legend that kids
with eighth-grade syndrome came up with.
Don't make a fool of me.
All right. I'm going to give you
the usual gravity-sickness medicine.
Wait over there.
PHARMACY AUTO-DISPENSER
FROM NASA WITH LOVE
I'm in the eighth grade, so I'm supposed
to have eighth-grade syndrome.
GRAVITY
-Twelve.
-Yes, what is it?
Touya's implant was designed by Seven,
the smartest AI ever.
INTRODUCTION TO SEVEN POEM
Yes. At the time, its product development
was done by Seven Technology,
but they went bankrupt
in the so-called Lunatic Seven incident.
Yeah, I know.
But why did Seven make
such a mistake in design?
I do not even have a tenth of Seven's
intelligence, so I do not know.
UNCLE
-Yeah?
-You at the gym right now?
Yeah.
Did you go running
like you're supposed to?
If you don't build up your stamina,
you can't go down to Earth.
I'm not going to Earth.
GRAVITY
I wanna be at your place.
We talked about this the other day.
Off-Earthers can't adopt any kids.
I'm not a kid.
NOW YOUR FAMILY CAN HAVE SPACE!
I know everything.
LET'S GO TO SPACE
I know what they say on Earther Internet.
What are you talking about?
That kids born in space should just die
with their faulty implants.
Don't take that stuff seriously.
Does God exist in space too?
God?
If there is a god out in space,
he's a useless slacker.
Touya, God won't do anything for you.
The only things that will save you
are your own efforts
and the science and technology
created by people.
I wish a meteorite would fall
and destroy Earth.
CALL ENDED
He hung up?
Was that Touya?
Yeah. An already complicated kid
has reached a complicated age.
By the way, Mayor, we have a complaint
coming in about the space bungee.
It seems the bungee has stopped.
Also, UN2 wants us to scrap
the unauthorized ICS antenna right away.
Yeah, got it.
About that projectile from before,
did UN2 respond?
No reply.
Geez. What do we have an organization
like the United Nations for?
Now Nasa's complaining.
Is it her again?
Yes, yes. Complaints Officer.
Yes, this is Nasa.
I told you I can't handle kids.
Why did you foist another one on me?
MARS GRAVITY FLOOR
Konoha, weren't you going to be
at the Earthers' dinner?
Yeah, but Nasa stopped me.
I see. Come on, Dakky.
How's your implant?
I don't know.
I've been playing around with mine.
I've figured out
where most of its bugs are.
I'm going to try and fix them.
I think the reflection port
is what is encrypted.
-Do you know what that is?
-No.
If it goes well with mine,
I'll fix yours too.
You'll get in trouble with Nasa again.
As if I care.
But aren't you happy
you're working off-Earth like you wanted?
I mean, your name is Nasa Houston.
Are you going to bring that up again?
In that case, let me tell you
I am both a nurse and a caregiver.
Yet I'm only getting paid
for one of those jobs.
This is space-staff exploitation.
I'm going to tell the personnel AI.
Yeah, but the personnel AI
is the one that made the decision.
Oh, hang on a second.
-What is it?
-The verdict's come in on the projectile.
This can't be.
Yes, this is a military-- What?
I wonder if I'll soon be cursed and die.
What was that?
-Now what?
-Maybe a CME?
A communications error.
This isn't just a communications error.
What?
OUT OF RANGE
Please do not unfasten
your seat belts yet--
BLOCKED BY UNKNOWN ERROR
The Internet! There's no Internet!
What's happening to the system?
-Twelve.
-Twelve is down. Rebooting.
Twelve is down?
-I can't use any of the control systems.
-What about the debris shield?
The debris shield is also down.
We're completely exposed to debris.
How long will it take to reboot Twelve?
Twelve isn't functioning, so I don't know.
We'll manually reboot the shields only.
What? You can do that?
I don't know, but there was a section
on it in the printed manual.
Konoha, are you okay?
I've been hearing a strange sound.
No worries, Konoha.
According to the Seven Poem,
we won't die right now.
All right. I've rebooted the shield only.
Is this that thing that goes off one time
as a test when you reboot?
Debris detected. This is the real thing.
Initiate interception sequence!
What do we do about the target data?
Can we use the off-line calculator?
Calculate with your own Smart.
I can't do my live feed
without the Internet.
What's this, a terrorist attack?
What? Is terrorism still a thing nowadays?
It happened last year too.
They tried to target the space elevator
that was under construction.
I know about that.
John Doe, right?
The mysterious superhacker group.
Smells like a scoop.
Mina here, everyone!
RECORDING: OFF-LINE
I'm not sure about this,
but I'll just make the video.
Twelve has partially rebooted.
Damn it! Nothing makes sense!
It sounds like something
really interesting is happening! No fair!
Normally, no celestial objects
are in this kind of orbit.
Is it artificial?
Maybe an Apollo stage three?
We won't know unless Twelve is working.
-We should put our helmets on.
-Okay.
Mina, put yours on too.
I'm inside the shuttle now.
If we hit something,
we could die in an instant.
Mina's in big trouble.
-I wonder if this is debris.
-De-what?
Debris. Space junk.
If it was debris,
we would know its position.
So it must be a small celestial body.
It's dangerous.
It must be a small celestial body.
It's dangerous.
Be original!
No shield yet?
Shield-drone reboot complete.
-What about the estimated course?
-Done.
Confirming specification input.
Fire!
Please let the calculations be right.
If it hits us and we die, I wonder
if I'll get over 100 million followers.
Confirming shield-deployment signal.
Targeted debris will collide
with the shields in 21 seconds.
Well, will we actually be turned into
a fine dust and die?
If you are interested,
subscribe to my channel.
Impact in five seconds.
Three, two--
It's too far away. I can't see anything.
Trajectory altered by 0.32 degrees.
Collision evaded!
They said the collision was evaded.
Wow!
The Internet's on.
Hey, I've safely survived.
More to come after we deboard.
SkyTuber Mina signing off.
Mina, everybody!
This means
something has hacked the system.
Please remain seated.
Please do not unfasten your seat belt.
Warning lifted.
Twelve has rebooted.
I am Deegle's advanced general purpose AI,
Twelve.
-With the prosperity and development--
-Shut up.
Shutting up.
Twelve, analyze the components
of the celestial body.
Most of it is ice.
Ice?
This is part of a comet.
A comet?
What's a comet doing in such a low orbit?
I don't know, but more importantly,
what about the penetrating orbit?
What about the penetrating orbit?
The source
of the communications malfunction earlier
intersects with the orbit.
I can't get in the room.
It's cold!
What is UN2 saying?
Nothing yet.
The communications system is unstable.
Don't the AIs fully automate
the communications system?
Yes, but it looks like AI is down
in different areas.
See? This is why you can't trust AI.
This ability
wasn't built into its learning.
It looks like it has entered
the learning process.
So what should we do?
Nothing at this point.
Oh, yeah, what should we do
about the welcome party?
We have that as well.
We can't even leave that to the AIs.
You can collect your luggage
after quarantine.
-We made it. Look!
-Wow.
There really is an Earth.
Of course there is.
Yeah,
but I've only ever seen it on a screen.
I didn't think it could be real
or that it would be so lovely.
What's that sound?
What is this?
Greetings.
I am Anshin-kun, the station fairy.
Well, everyone, welcome to the Anshin.
I am Sagami, the mayor. How do you do?
Hello.
Congratulations for winning the Deegle's
Youth Space Experience promotion.
As a space hotel,
it is the fourth ever built in the world,
but this is the first space hotel
equipped with guest facilities for minors.
Relax and enjoy.
We will.
Well then, I'll see you at dinner.
What? Aren't you going to dinner, Chief?
My back hurts.
I'm going to the A Cylinder spa.
The chief's skipping too? Everybody is.
All right.
Next, if I do Smart pairing…
What? What--
Oh, I see. If I straighten my legs
and focus my center of gravity…
Okay.
Wow.
Wow. This floor is made out of fabric.
Wow.
I'm getting the hang of it.
-Where is Mina?
-Dunno.
Sorry to keep you… waiting.
Mina, everybody!
I've won the Anshin Youth
Space Vacation Tour promotion.
Which just means you get diapers,
eat, sleep, then go home.
And here we have--
Where is this?
This is the elevator hall.
I'm Nasa. I'm an attendant.
Wow.
Now we will head to dinner.
-Okay.
-Okay.
-What?
-What?
-The Anshin is the first facility…
-This is Anshin Hills.
It says "Hills,"
but I'm not sure which way is up.
-Wait. What is that?
-A water tank.
Crabs!
We also breed crabs here.
You can eat your space food there.
SAFETY VENDING MACHINE
-Okay.
-Okay.
-Space food!
-Space food!
-The latest space food.
-What is this? It looks like ice cream.
These are sweets!
This alone makes a meal.
Space is awesome!
Steak! There's ramen too.
I'll try the steak.
It tastes… like chicken.
I wonder what space meat is.
Who knows?
You're eating it right up regardless.
Who's that?
Could it be… Touya?
Yes. This is Touya,
famous on a cosmic scale.
Hey, say hello.
Well,
this Youth Space Invitation promotion
shows how Deegle offers you every service
from prenatal care to space burial--
-IS THIS TOUYA?
-SOMEONE FAMOUS
That is Touya,
famous across the cosmos.
I've been a fan for so long.
Now I've seen him in person.
Well, I--
as the last kid born on the moon--
I receive free humanitarian aid
from Deegle.
Deegle's comprehensive services,
benefiting all of society,
are what I am so very thankful for.
The end.
Watch your attitude, Touya.
Have Konoha speak next time.
Don't always call on me to do this.
-SPACE JUICE
-SEEMS THEY DRINK COMET WATER
Nice to meet you. You--
You're Touya, right?
Yeah, I guess.
Wow! You know what?
I'm a follower of yours.
Wow, I said it.
Thank you for following.
I'm a huge fan!
I've read everything. Even the conspiracy
theories on your secret account.
Everything you wrote is true.
By limiting AI cognition,
UN2 is trapping humanity in a cradle.
Is it true the way to destroy the cradle
is written down in the Seven Poem?
And then,
just like on your secret account,
I also believe that the Seven implants
are faulty products-- Ouch.
Ouch!
What are you doing to my little brother?
It's just an ultrasonic head flick.
It's safe and secure.
I'm fine.
Earthers should stay in their cradle.
Don't act so arrogant just because
you have 100 million followers!
Bright, the unauthorized access detected
in the shuttle was definitely that drone.
Yes, I've discovered
an artificial intelligence law violation.
The error goes all the way
to a B limiter in the lower level.
Criminal arrest of the offender
is possible.
-I need to a put a collar on them then.
-Aye. Copy.
We should drop a meteorite
or a comet on the Earth
and reduce the population by one-third
while we have the chance.
It's for your own good, you Earthers.
You're really screwed up.
Otherwise, humans will
overpopulate themselves into extinction.
Hey, Touya! You'll breach your
contract if you don't stay until the end.
What unfortunate news.
Our beloved Touya is a cosmic loser.
That kid is sick. The name of his disease
is likely eighth-grade syndrome.
Touya is awesome!
Seriously. Just like my older brother was
when he was a kid.
Mayor, this is an emergency. Please come
to the control room immediately.
That drone doesn't connect
to the Internet?
Then how?
It is probably using a peer comm.
A proximity connection?
I attack with a peer comm too.
But peer comms
have to be within five meters.
Okay, I'll create a diversion.
-Make your approach in that opening.
-Copy.
-You're Touya Sagami, right?
-What do you want?
Your drone's cognitive limiter is off,
isn't it?
Bright, force access to that drone.
Copy.
What are you doing?
-Stop that kid's function!
-Aye. Copy.
A peer comm?
Bright.
Don't let him get away.
Wha--
Setting up a peer comm for me? Dark!
Bright, let go!
Damn it. Closing the distance
in the opening-- Wha--
Take cover!
Where is the attack coming from?
Ouch!
Through peer comms in the wall?
You're 13.8 billion years behind me
in a peer comm match.
Bright,
grant permission for use of the UN2 code.
Overwrite nearby peer comm devices
with the UN2 code.
Copy.
Dark, overwrite with enhanced coding.
I knew it.
That's an illegal drone, isn't it?
Who the hell are you?
I am a White Hat Hacker
with UN2.1 authorization--
Taiyou Tsukuba.
And I am the UN2.1 official drone--
Bright.
Your drone is like a dog without a collar,
in a manner of speaking.
I'm the one who cracks down on that
and puts a collar on--
Wait!
Wait. What you are guys doing?
Touya!
Honestly, how many times
have I told you not to go down there?
Hang on!
Oh, no.
It's terrible. Two boys have jumped down
and committed suicide.
I'll follow them with the camera.
It's highly possible the communication
malfunction was from an EMP.
An EMP? That can't be.
These are electromagnetic waves
from a nuclear explosion.
A nuclear explosion?
That's not all.
The nuclear attack targeted
another projectile to intercept it.
Another projectile? What on earth?
What are you guys doing?
We'll also follow them down
in the elevator.
Hurry! Down below!
Don't follow me!
It's impossible for Earthers!
Don't underestimate me. Bright!
Oops!
What the hell? Dakky, take him down.
Coriolis adjustment in progress. Cori--
Down just like that, Bright!
That's why I said it was impossible
for Earthers. Just turn back!
I'm not turning back.
-Do it, Bright!
-Aye. Copy.
I'm getting a great shot!
Oh, no.
It'll be my fault if he gets injured.
Yes! My followers have doubled.
I want to do that too. Can I?
This is why I can't handle kids!
Oh, no. My shoes ran out of gas.
This is where you get off.
It's dangerous any lower.
Oh, no!
Grab on!
Damn it!
According to Twelve's analysis,
the orbit where the communications
malfunction occurred
was invaded by a small celestial body
captured by a water development company.
Water? Comets?
Yes. A commercial comet
that has been pulled to the earth
in order to extract the water
and carbon to sell.
DELICIOUS COMET WATER
-The wall is getting closer.
-Push off the wall!
We're going to jump before it catches up!
It's gradually turning into a slope.
Nice!
Get off the chairs!
But this path
isn't a commercial comet orbit.
It's a collision course with the earth.
Normally, it is supposed to be moored
in the moon's Lagrange.
But something must have caused it
to go off track.
Was it the target of the nuclear attack?
Why didn't we get a notice
for something so important?
On top of that, there's nothing
resembling comet fragments
in the path calculated
from the nuclear explosion.
What?
In short, the nuclear attack failed,
and the comet could still be approaching.
-The path is cut off!
-Damn it.
Jump at the same time as I do!
Now!
Where is the comet now?
Well, we don't have the data for that.
All of our orbit control systems are down.
Have Twelve recalculate
with the data we have now!
-The comet is low in Earth's orbit.
-What's the approximate altitude?
400 to 300 kilometers!
Wouldn't that be a direct hit
on the station?
-What about the orbital plane?
-I don't know precisely.
But it is very likely scattered
over a wide area,
so there's a risk of collision.
I've got visuals on the comet.
The Earth's gravity is pulling it apart.
Seems it has broken into dozens of pieces.
If we go up, we'll get hit.
Drop the Anshin's altitude!
Thruster deceleration!
Issue a maximum-level alert!
We're falling!
What?
-What?
-Hold on!
KONOHA BAIKONUR NANASE
We're going to collide!
Dakky!
Why are we accelerating?
They're igniting the thrusters.
Something happened.
Current altitude is 320 kilometers.
What is the Anshin's altitude limit?
-180 kilometers.
-Drop us to 200!
Use the plasma engine
and the moored shuttle!
They're coming from below as well.
We can't evade them all!
Everyone, this is Mayor Sagami.
We will be colliding with an object.
You all must hold on to something!
-Evacuate to the shelters on all floors…
-A collision?
…and ensure your own safety.
Those in zero gravity,
please secure yourselves.
The partition is closing.
Something is coming this way.
Hold on to me!
Here comes the attack.
It stopped.
Secure yourself to your seat.
What?
Hold on!
Here it comes!
Subtitle translation by:
Noelle Marie Hollister