Gnosia (2025) s01e05 Episode Script

[hisses]
[both gasp]
Hey, sorry.
[YURI] A cat?
Oh! So you know
what cats are, then?
But do you like 'em?
[YURI] Uh
They're okay, I guess.
It's good enough.
See? Everyone knows cats.
Shut up.
I know what they are.
It's just that
they're considered
a luxury on my planet,
so I've never seen one
in real life before.
Is, um
Is it attached to your neck?
[man chuckles] What,
is it weirding you out?
Body mods are pretty common
in most parts
of the galaxy these days.
But you gotta admit,
you don't see ones
like yours every day.
[laughs] That's fair.
Plus, you know,
this isn't really the end result
I'm going for either.
It's a halfway point.
Anyway, you're Yuri, right?
- Chipie.
- And I'm Comet.
[CHIPIE] Nice to meet ya.
[YURI] Seems like
every time I loop,
there's someone new on board.
How many different people
am I gonna have to meet?
[opening theme song playing]
[SETSU] All right,
let's start the meeting.
A total of eight people
have escaped onto the ship.
And two among us
are Gnosia infectees.
Do I have that right, LeVi?
[LEVI] Yes, that is correct.
And we gotta find 'em?
How the heck
are we supposed to do that?
[RACIO] Well, first,
we should confirm
whether there's
an engineer on board.
The ability to
single someone out
and determine if they're Gnosia
might be useful in finding
said Gnosia, don't you think?
[LEVI] One engineer credential
has been issued.
All right.
Would you like to come forward?
The engineer role
is not so different
from the duties
of a shrine maiden.
I shall uncover the Gnosia
for all of your sakes.
[YURI] Yuriko is the engineer ?
Wait! Um, so I should be
the only engineer on board.
Why is this happening?
Huh?!
Do we have two of 'em?
[SETSU] No.
Only one has been appointed.
Which means
one of them is lying to us
through their teeth.
Lying?
But why would you lie
about that?
[YURI] Because
the Gnosia benefit
from whatever
confusion they cause.
If the real engineer
goes unopposed,
then the Gnosia have no defense.
So,
you're saying if one of them
is the real engineer,
then the other
has to be a Gnosia?
Don't act foolishly.
Have some faith in me.
It's clear who you should trust
and who is misleading you.
Yuri, I swear to you,
I'm not infected!
[YURI] One of them
is the real engineer
and one of them is a fake.
If we can concentrate
our votes in one direction
[RACIO] We have a 50% chance
of putting the Gnosia
into cold sleep.
That's what you're thinking,
isn't it?
[YURI] Huh?
[laughs] I hit the nail
on the head.
Well, am I wrong?
No, you're quite correct.
However,
the problem remains
that should we hasten to decide,
we also have a 50% chance of
sacrificing the real engineer.
Hmm.
[RACIO] There is but one
engineer among the eight of us.
If we lose them, our ability
to identify the Gnosia
would suffer a great loss.
Not to mention,
we'd never know for sure
if the one who remains
is legitimate.
There will always be some
who believe what they say
and some who don't.
Which will lead to infighting,
exactly what the Gnosia want.
So you see,
sending either one of them
to cold sleep
well, that would
be a double-edged sword.
Okay.
So you're saying we shouldn't
vote for either of them?
I wouldn't, at least.
We'll have plenty of
opportunity to find the faker.
They can't hide forever.
You can count on it.
Okay.
That's fine for now.
But we really
shouldn't waste much time.
Otherwise the Gnosia are gonna
chomp the real ones
during the warp.
You're not wrong.
The Gnosia are in cahoots.
So they know
which one is the real engineer.
[laughs] Try using
your heads for once.
The one thing we know for sure
is that whoever
the Gnosia choose to eliminate
are 100% guaranteed human.
The Gnosia would never dare
to attack one of their own.
Wait.
I don't get it.
[RACIO] If an engineer
fell to a Gnosia attack,
it would confirm them as human,
thus confirming them
as the real engineer.
And therefore
[YURI] The other person
claiming to be the engineer
would be confirmed
to be a Gnosia.
You see, they won't choose
to attack the real one lightly.
Good. Sounds like
we're all finally up to speed.
That took long enough.
Curse your inferior intellect.
It's exhausting.
Jina, any thoughts?
Not really.
But I understand
the logic at least.
[LEVI] Your time is up.
We will now
begin the voting process.
[mechanical whirring]
[YURI] Everything Racio said
was logically sound.
Till now, I assumed they'd
always found me suspicious
based on
a bad first impression.
But they just logically choose
whoever has the highest
chance of being a Gnosia
given whatever information
they have in that moment.
[LEVI] You may now
cast your votes.
Who is the Gnosia?
[gasps]
Ah
[LEVI] The next
to enter cold sleep is
Jina.
I see.
Well, I imagine
I'll dream of you all.
[mechanical thudding]
[CHIPIE] Man. Can't say
this sits right with me.
[SETSU] This is how
it has to be, unfortunately.
Every meeting, someone
will end up down here.
Yeah. But, like,
why'd it have to be Jina?
It just feels bad.
It's not like she was
doing anything suspicious.
I know what you mean.
I felt the same way.
I get that. It seems heartless.
But Jina was the safest choice.
[YURI] Huh?
[CHIPIE] Why is that?
[SETSU] The Gnosia,
by nature, are always lying.
Always pretending to be human.
Right.
[SETSU] They're afraid
of someone seeing through them,
of being caught
in a contradiction
or being seen
in opposition to everyone else.
So, what, the quiet ones
are automatically suspicious?
It's not a hard and fast rule.
But the less
you contribute in a meeting,
the more it will seem
like you're hiding
from the discussion.
It's not exactly
a winning strategy
for anyone
trying to stay awake.
Talking too much is bad.
And so is not talking enough.
Man, does this suck or what?
[sighs, grunts]
I'm gonna go run for a bit
to clear my head.
So, uh, where's the gym at?
Huh?
- Uh
- Whoa!
Now, that's what
I'm talking about!
Far cry from
the gym on the cargo ship.
- The cargo ship?
- Yeah.
What? I didn't tell you?
That's what I was
doing for work before this.
Stopped in Liu-An,
and now I'm here.
You know, Comet was
on the boat as a stowaway.
Was she really?
[COMET] Hey! You said
you'd keep quiet about that!
Oh! I didn't know
you were in here.
But it's Yuri.
They're not gonna tell.
Yeah. Better not.
Though I'm probably
not in any danger here.
[CHIPIE] This gym
is crazy, right?
I'm just here to take a shower.
So it's all yours.
But somehow, I knew I was
gonna run into you two here.
Well, you're
as intuitive as ever.
Hey, dude.
Mind holding on to this for me?
[running]
[YURI] I guess
the cat needs exercise too.
Hmm?
Huh?
[gasps]
[COMET] Uh, what?
Your tattoos.
- Oh, this?
- [gasps]
It's not a tattoo.
It's actually
a kind of microorganism.
A symbiotic slime mold.
[YURI] Symbiotic slime mold?
It is pretty cool looking.
Just be careful if you touch it.
It's harmless
as long as it's on her body.
But it'll kill you
if it migrates.
[exclaims]
Hmm.
My planet's pretty deadly.
Killer environment.
It's not just the mold,
but that's a big part of it.
Natives like me are left alone
for the first few years
after birth
so that we and the mold
can get used to each other.
It's kind of
like a rite of passage
to see who gets to keep living.
We acclimate to the stuff,
but that's also why we
can't legally travel off world.
Which is why I had to
help smuggle her out.
I'm basically
the hero of the story.
[grumbles] Please
get over yourself.
Remember,
it's because of my contacts
that you were able
to get the cat surgery.
Oh, I remember.
If you get busted, so do I.
I had to get
something out of it.
How do you feel, by the way?
Uh, not too bad overall.
And now that
we're stuck in this mess,
I'll have to stay
like this for a while.
And I was so close.
[chuckles] Eventually,
Chipie is gonna be all cat.
Mm, really?
Me-yep!
That's his dream, apparently.
Isn't that weird?
[CHIPIE] It's not
that weird, is it?
Back me up here.
Oh.
Well, I guess
it's not a bad idea.
- Right?!
- [gasps]
I grew up surrounded by cats
and felt weird being human.
So, feline-ification
has always been a goal of mine.
This is step one.
My brain will get
used to the body, then
Then you'll transfer it over?
It's kind of amazing, isn't it?
He saved up all the money
and really committed to it.
[CHIPIE] That's what
you do for your dreams.
Like you, right?
You ran 'cause you
wanna captain your own ship.
So, that's why.
Hmm.
Oh, fuck!
Keep this a secret
from the others.
I get self-conscious.
[LEVI] 10 minutes remain
until warp commences.
Guess it's time
to put ourselves to bed then.
Later.
Hope we all see
each other tomorrow.
Yeah.
[door slides]
Do you want me to walk with you
down to your room, Comet?
No.
You don't have to.
But let me look at you.
You're like fuzzy.
What? How so?
It's hard to get
a read on you, you know.
Something about you
seems like a lie.
[gasps]
Like, you think I'm a Gnosia?
Um, I'm not really sure.
Yeah, I'm just gonna go to bed.
Anyway, see ya.
[YURI] Progress.
[screaming]
[door opens]
Yuri.
We lost Racio?
[LEVI] Correct. I am unable
to detect their presence.
It's obvious this would happen.
They ran their mouth
entirely too much yesterday,
which made them
the prime target for the Gnosia.
[LEVI] Would you like
to begin the meeting?
Please.
We're ready.
First, I have
something to report.
I kept this to myself,
but no more.
I have doctor credentials.
Doctor?
[LEVI] It does appear
that one doctor credential
has been issued.
Would anyone like to step
forward and dispute this claim?
No takers?
Then I'll continue.
Last night, I examined Jina
for a Gnosia response,
and the result was clear.
She was, in fact, human.
We made a mistake.
Hang on. Setsu.
What does the doctor do?
Apologies.
I should've been more clear.
The doctor is able to access
the ship's medical equipment
to see if the person
who was put into cold sleep
the day before
is human or Gnosia.
It's similar
to the engineer's capabilities,
the difference being
that the doctor's examination
is performed after the fact.
If we use information available
from both and do so wisely,
it should help
narrow down suspects.
Interesting.
Rewind.
I don't see how
finding out Jina was human
is useful at all
in this situation.
It's not immediately useful.
Although, with her
and Racio cleared,
at the very least,
we can confirm
that there are still two Gnosia
hiding among the six of us.
And of those two,
one is claiming
to be the engineer.
Either me or Stella.
Therefore,
the other must be
one of the four of you.
Indeed.
And that's what
we must extrapolate from.
[YURI] Well, I can start.
Stella and Yuriko each have
a 50% chance of being Gnosia,
while the rest of us
each have a 25% chance.
The odds are different,
so we all need to agree
on which group to prioritize.
I keep thinking
about what Racio said,
how it would be a bad idea to
eliminate an engineer and all.
Totally. So should we not vote
for one of them today either?
No, we have to.
Otherwise, we set ourselves
up for failure.
Someone's about to
go to cold sleep,
and someone will be
attacked during the warp.
So if we guess wrong
[SETSU] There will be
an equal number
of crew and Gnosia,
and they'll take the ship.
Um
I have a report
to make before we continue.
Is that all right?
Yes, of course.
Go ahead, Stella.
[STELLA] As engineer,
I must make it known
that I detected irregularities
in my subject's
dimensional waves.
So, as much as
I hate to say it
Chipie has been infected.
- Come on.
- [cat hisses]
[gasps]
[YURIKO] I shall reveal
the results of my investigation.
Setsu showed
no trace of Gnosia infection.
A truly insignificant being.
[SETSU] Thanks for that.
Well, now what?
One of them is lying,
but we're still no closer
to figuring out who it is.
We're not. You're right.
Although,
this does confirm for us
that Setsu
is the real doctor, at least.
Hmm? How do you think?
[YURI] Let's assume
Yuriko is the real engineer
and take her result
at face value.
That means Setsu is human.
[COMET] I mean, I get that.
[YURI] But if we assume
Stella is the real engineer
and take her result as true,
that means Chipie is a Gnosia,
making Yuriko
the fake engineer
and the other Gnosia.
Besides those two,
everyone left is human.
So in either scenario,
Setsu is clear.
Makes sense.
- [cat meows]
- [Chipie] So,
Yuriko or Stella?
Which one's the Gnosia?
[YURI] Think.
Why did Yuriko choose Setsu?
Why'd Stella choose Chipie?
There has to be a reason.
Some kind of hint.
So, as much
as I hate to say it,
Chipie has been infected.
- Come on.
- [cat hisses]
[Yuri gasps] That's it!
I would say
Yuriko is suspicious.
Oh?
Please continue.
I was wondering,
if Yuriko
and Stella were Gnosia,
what's the most likely way
they'd try to trick us?
Yuriko reported
that Setsu was human,
but that was only
after Setsu announced
that they were the doctor.
We shouldn't
rule out the possibility
that she used
that information
to seem more trustworthy.
And as for Stella,
she said flat out
that Chipie is Gnosia.
[YURIKO] Don't be so naive.
What reason does she have
to suspect him?
She wants to take over theship
by eliminating an innocent.
Her intentions
are crystal clear.
- [YURI] Stella?
- Yes.
[YURI] Why did you choose
to investigate Chipie?
Could you elaborate?
Well, first, I decided I would
rather not investigate Yuriko,
even if she is a Gnosia.
At best, it would
confirm the obvious.
And at worst,
I would appear reactionary.
Someone explain.
The real engineer
would know the other is a fake
without having to
look into them.
And being defensive appears
like you're hiding something.
'Kay
So, what'd you check me for?
Well, I--
I don't know.
Do you see that?
She has no coherent answer.
Though,
I actually think
that's the proper reaction.
Humans don't have
that much info to work with.
It would appear you're not
the little lamb
I took you for, Yuri.
Now it's your turn.
What made you decide on Setsu?
[chuckles] It's simple.
They are the narrator,
presiding over
and directing our meetings.
That's more than enough reason
to investigate them first.
- Is it not?
- [COMET] That is true.
The tide of these meetings
could change dramatically
depending on
whether or not Setsu is human.
Where has all your spirit gone?
Perhaps it's time
for you to raise the white flag.
Not just yet.
Your reasoning
is indeed sound, sure.
- But that doesn't make it true.
- [Yuriko scoffs]
That explanation
was awfully rehearsed.
It sounds to me
like you prepared that
from the beginning.
Going with
the safest possible option
to avoid putting
a target on your own back.
Meaning?
Well, just think about it.
Say that Stella is a human.
By claiming
that anyone is a Gnosia
she's at risk of retaliation.
Oh, that is true.
Ah, sorry, I'm not following.
[SETSU] If you declare
in a meeting
that a crewmate is a Gnosia,
you've instantly made
that person your enemy.
[YURI] Exactly.
Since Stella claims
to be the engineer,
she's already
made an enemy of Yuriko,
the other supposed engineer.
And now, she's made Chipie
her enemy on top of that.
With only six of us left,
why do something that guarantees
two votes against her?
If Stella were a Gnosia,
there would be no point
in taking a huge swing like that
and risk being voted out,
when she could just lie
all she wanted.
- You believe me! [laughs]
- [gasps]
You fool.
You've averted your eyes
from the truth in front of you
and blindly accepted
an assumption.
That doesn't sound
like a real argument.
It sounds more
like you're panicking.
[YURI] If we send a human
into cold sleep right now,
then first thing
after the warp,
we'll have two Gnosia
and two humans.
At that point, it's game over.
[LEVI] Voting has ended
with six valid votes.
100% of all eligible crew.
The votes will now be tallied.
It has been decided.
The next enter cold sleep
is Yuriko.
Foolish humans.
Well, no way around it.
I bid you farewell.
So, did we make
the correct decision?
No point
in hiding it any longer.
Hmm. Figure it out.
It's much more fun that way,
don't you agree?
Pay attention, child.
Uh Who, me?
It has been said,
across space-time,
there are infinite worlds
and possibilities.
I have a feeling that one day,
another version of you
and another version of me
will meet again.
I will hope for it.
[hissing, mechanical whirring]
[CHIPIE] Hey.
[YURI] Chipie.
I suppose this is a checkmate.
Yeah, you're a sharp one.
Wanna wrap this up?
[SETSU] Tomorrow,
when I examine Yuriko
and determine
that she was a Gnosia,
it will confirm that Stella
is the real engineer.
Which means
Stella's report
that I'm a Gnosia
will also be confirmed.
Yep. No avoiding it.
[gasps]
I figured that I could
just eliminate Setsu tonight
and it'd work out
for me somehow.
But with Yuri here,
it would just lead
to the very same resolution.
Really well played today.
- See ya.
- [cat hisses]
Sorry, bud.
You don't deserve this.
Chipie.
It's kind of strange.
I've never needed
all that much before.
Eating, sleeping, surviving,
becoming a cat.
I would have guessed
that being a Gnosia
would change that, but no.
Well, I'm out of here.
And as for you guys,
don't waste the lives
you've just won.
[sighs]
[footsteps departing]
Wait a second!
Hmm?
I'm sorry.
[chuckles]
You don't need to apologize.
I want to, though.
There was nothing I could do
for you this time,
but I
I get another chance.
It just doesn't feel
What are you talking about?
Never mind. I just hope
[meows]
[CHIPIE] Huh?
- [meows]
- [chuckles]
He said, "Good luck."
Thanks.
[digital whirring]
[LEVI] The Gnosia presence
has been eliminated.
We both still have
a long way to go, don't we?
See you next time.
Yeah.
[groaning softly]
What the
Are we not gathering
in the main control room today?
- [wind blowing]
- [gasps]
[gasps softly]
Mm?
[closing theme song playing]