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- Serene - 04-16-2007
HnA01: Pakitang Gilas
Time Frame: April 25, 2023 [Wednesday] at 8:00am... In the [literal] City of Angels, Jione.
Location: At a coffee shop named 'Takadori's', near Jione Lake... A guy wearing a yellow sports jacket walks into the store
Jay: [At the door] "Good morning Sir!"
Sir Takahashi: [Cleaning the countertop] "Good morning, You're early today."
Jonathan: [Behind Jay] "And so am I."
Sir Takahashi: "Since, the three of us are here, maybe we could open the shop early."
Jonathan: "It's up to you Sir."
Sir Takahashi: "Ok then, we'll open the shop now. Jay, give away some hand-outs outside please."
Jay: "No problem." [Takes some handouts] [Walks out of the shop]
Jonathan: "It's been a month when he first came here. Wait a minute, how did he know this shop?"
Sir Takahashi: "A friend told me about him. That's when I decided to hire him."
Meanwhile... At a nearby stationery shop...
Shop Owner: "Hikaru, could you buy us some pasta? I'm sure you haven't had some breakfast yet."
Hikaru: "I do hope it's for free."
Shop Owner: "Nope, your share will be taken right out of your salary."
Hikaru: "You're mean!!"
Shop Owner: "I'm just kidding. Now go buy us some breakfast." [Hands Hikaru some money]
Hikaru: "Yes Miss Anne." [Takes the money and runs out of the shop]
Jay is walikng while giving out flyers...
Hikaru is running to a nearby restaurant...
Hikaru bumps against Jay...
Jay is pushed back, falls to the ground and unintentionally loses the flyers...
Hikaru was pushed back and falls to the ground in front of Jay...
Jay stands up and helps Hikaru stand...
Jay: "Hey... Are you ok?" [offers a hand]
Hikaru: "I'm alright." [takes Jays hand and pulls herself up]
Jay: "Next time, if there's no need to rush, don't run." [Picking up what's left of the flyers]
Hikaru: "Sorry... Are you hurt?"
Jay: "Nope. I guess I'll be going now." [Stands up and walks away]
Hikaru: [Picks up a flyer] "Takadori's..."
At the coffee shop... Afternoon came...
Jonathan: "Well, that was one busy day..."
Sir Takahashi: "It's not over yet, look."
Jonathan: "Here we go." [stands up and assists the customers to their tables]
Hikaru: [Approaching the counter] "Good afternoon, Uncle Yamato."
Sir Takahashi: "Hikaru? Is that you? My, have you grown."
Hikaru: "It's been a long time Uncle."
Sir Takahashi: "Oh yes, Jay!"
Jay: [From the kitchen] "Yes Sir? Hey! Aren't you..."
Hikaru: "Aren't you..." [Overlap with Jay's 'aren't you' line]
Jay: [Overlap] "The one from this morning?"
Hikaru: [Overlap] "The one from this morning?"
Sir Takahashi: "So, you've already met each other."
Hikaru: "Just this morning... Oh! I haven't told you my name yet, It's Hikaru." [offers a handshake]
Jay: "My name's Jay, It's a pleasure to meet you Miss HIkaru." [accepts the handshake]
Hikaru: "Could you please take the 'Miss' away from the Hikaru, It makes me feel old..."
Jay: "Well then, I guess Binibining Hikaru would work for you..."
Hikaru: "Waaah!! Marunong kang magtagalog?"
Jay: "Hindi po. Kahit makaintindi po, hindi ko magawa."
Hikaru: "Tange!"
Jay: "Pwede na rin. But, I'd rather hear the term 'gago', It sounds crackly."
Hikaru: "Gago? Ano yon?"
Jay: "Ah, sige, kalimutan mo na lang na may sinabi ako."
Sir Takahashi: "Jay, you're holding my god daughter's hand for too long..."
Jay: "Oops... Sorry."
Hikaru: "Ayos lang."
Jonathan: "Jay, a little help please..." [carrying four trays]
Sir Takahashi: "Jay, I think you better go back to work."
Jay: "Ok, later Hikaru." [helps Jonathan by carrying four more trays]
Hikaru: "Mind if I help?"
Sir Takahashi: "You better not, you know that your dad doesn't like seeing you do manual labor."
Hikaru: "He's in Manila with my brother, how is he supposed to see me work if he's there?" [puts on an apron]
Sir Takahashi: "Ok, go ahead."
Jonathan: "Well, that's one stubborn girl."
Sir Takahashi: "She's been like that since she was little. Taking that trait out of her system will be impossible now."
After 3 hours... At the shop door... after they closed it...
Hikaru: "Goodbye Uncle Yamato. See you again tomorrow."
Jonathan: "Don't forget my raise."
Sir Takahashi: "Good night... Hikaru, do you still live in the same address as before?"
Hikaru: "Yes, Uncle. Why'd you ask?"
Sir Takahashi: "Maybe I'll stop by there sometime. Please say hi to your mom for me."
Hikaru: "I will Uncle Yamato."
Sir Takahashi: "Well then. Goodbye guys."
Jay: "Bye Sir... Come on Hikaru, I'll walk you home."
Hikaru: "Sigurado ka ba? Malayo pa ang bahay namin."
Jay: "Ayos lang. It's better than letting a girl wander around without anyone to protect her..."
[Flashback: - I'll protect you, in your brother's place... -]
Jay: "Hikaru, Ok ka lang?"
Hikaru: "May naalala lang ako. 'Lika na, ihatid mo na 'ko."
Jay: "O sige... See you tomorrow Jonathan." [fixing his glasses]
Jonathan: "I'll make sure that I get to work earlier than you do!"
Jay: [Waving his hand] "Sure sure..."
After a few minutes... At a corner near Hikaru's house...
Maniac: "Hey boy! A lady that fine's too good for you!"
Maniac1: "Yeah! Why don't you just give her to us instead?"
Maniac2: "Or you could at least share... Hehe."
Jay: "Sorry, but I'd rather have her all to myself. It's not like me to share with lowlifes... Like you."
Maniac: "Are you insulting us?!"
Jay: "Well, I guess it's way beneath your understanding... Or maybe you're just plain stupid."
Hikaru: "Jay, tama na. Lalo mo lang silang gagalitin."
Jay: "Yun nga ang plano ko eh. So, maybe five seconds are too much for you..."
Maniac2: "You ARE insulting us!"
Maniac1: "I'm going to kill you!"
Jay: "Well, it never hurts to try... At least try..." [Takes out a long collapsible thrusting baton] [takes off his glasses with
his left hand] [shifts to combat position]
Hikaru: "Sigurado ka bang kaya mo sila?"
Jay: "Kaya yan, baka nga dalawang segundo lang tapos na 'to." [disappears]
Maniac2: "Where did he go?" [a pair of blue eyes flash behind him] [Maniac2 was hit on the nape] [Maniac2 is knocked down]
Maniac: [Rushes towards Maniac2] "Hey! Are you ok?" [Tries to wake maniac2 by shaking]
Maniac1: "That guy's a monster!" [Rushes towards Hikaru] [Points a knife at her throat]
Maniac: "Come out come out little boy..." [a pair of blue eyes flash from behind him]
Jay: - "As you wish" -
Maniac: [Looks behind him] "How did you!?"
Jay: [Performs an upward diagonal slash] [Hits Maniac by the chest] [Maniac is knocked down]
Hikaru: "Jay!"
Jay: -"'Took me more than two seconds... But still... They only lasted against me for one second each..."- [Disappears]
Maniac1: "Come out or she dies!" [moves the knife's blade a little closer to Hikaru's throat]
Jay: -"Desperation maneuvers like that never worked on me... But stil... I don't have any other choice..."- [Disappears]
Maniac1: "He disappeared again?" [Hikaru disappears] "What!? What going on?!"
Jay: -"It's called teleportation"- [Appears with Hikaru beside him] [Jay Disappears again]
Maniac1: "Aaaaahhh!!" [Charges towards Hikaru] [Jay appears in front of him] [Jay attacks with multiple thrusts]
[Maniac1 falls to the ground]
Jay: -"As I've said, desperation maneuvers never worked on me..."- [wears his glasses]
Hikaru: "Thank you, Jay..." [Walks towards Jay]
Jay: [His eyes and voice returned to normal] "Isipin mo na lang kung pumayag akong umuwi ka ng nag-iisa." [Collapsing his baton]
Hikaru: "Right... But I can handle them."
Jay: "Of course you can. Let's just go before they wake up. I can't afford fighting them again, my baton's about to give up."
At Hikaru's gate... Jay says goodbye...
Hikaru: "Jay, bakit hindi ka muna pumasok? Para naman makapagpasalamat ako ng maayos sa'yo."
Jay: "Hindi na, gabi na eh. Baka hinahanap na'ko ng lolo ko. Sige." [turns his back and closes the gate]
Hikaru: "Jay! teka, may sasabihin lang ako!" [Opens the gate] [Jay already teleported out of the scene]
Hikaru: "Nawala na naman sya. Could it be him..."
At Jay's gate... He finds a small blue box with his name written on the lid... He opens the box and finds a limiting band and a pin
Jay: "Kanino naman kaya galing 'to?" [zooms at the pin]
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- Serene - 04-17-2007
HnA02: Captor Hunter
Time Frame: April 25, 2023 [Wednesday] at 8:00am... Still in Jione...
Location: At the dining room in Asca Ancestral Mansion...
Jay's GGFather: "How was your day?"
Jay: "Just fine. I met someone today."
Jay's GGFather: "A new friend?"
Jay: "Yes, and she's really nice..."
Jay's GGFather: "I see... It's ok to meet a few girls but don't forget about your training."
Jay: "I'm not that kind of person great grandfather."
Maid: "Excuse me Lord Asca, but, a man is here to see you. Shall I let him in?"
Jay's GGFather: "Please. Tell him to meet me at the Main hall..."
Maid: "Yes Lord Asca."
Jay's GGFather: "Hurry up. I'll introduce you to someone."
Jay: "Yes great grandfather." "Done."
Jay's GGFather: "Hahaha! Ricce, who's assigned for tonight's dishwashing?"
Handmaid Ricce: "I am, Lord Asca."
Jay: "Hold it Miss Ricce, I'll wash tonight. Just go make them some coffee..."
Ricce: "Yes, Master Jaeshi."
At the mansion's main hall...
Jay's GGFather: "Good evening, Commander Yuikie."
Yuikie: "Good evening Lord Asca."
Jay: "Good evening Commander."
Yuikie: "So, is he the one?"
Jay's GGFather: "Yes. It took us twelve long years to take him to this level."
Yuikie: "Just like his data said."
Jay: "Data?"
Yuikie: "Eversince your first training, your great grandfather and trainors gather data from you. They send it to me and I compare it with the others."
Jay: "That sounds like a difficult job. But what do you mean by 'compare it with the others'? Does that mean that there are more -- like me?"
Yuikie: "Yes." "Lord Asca, could you please leave us for a moment?"
Jay's GGFather: "I understand. Ricce, please assist me to my room."
Ricce: "Yes Lord Asca."
Still at the mansion's main hall...
Yuikie: "Ngayon, sigurado akong nasa iyo pa rin ang kahon na nakuha mo sa labas."
Jay: "Marunong din pala kayong magtagalog. Akala ko matatagalan na akong mag-ingles."
Yuikie: "Kasi, lumaki din ako sa Manila, katulad mo. Jay, didiretsahin na kita."
Jay: "Ano po yon Commander?"
Yuikie: "Mula sa training data mo ay may nadiskubre ako sa pagkatao mo. Wag kang mabibigla pero kilala mo ba si
-- Sappharine Deathwind? Sigurado akong kilala mo sya."
Jay: "Opo Commander. Ano naman ang koneksyon ng traning data ko sa kanya?"
Yuikie: "Sa lahat ng abilities, techniques, tactics... magkapareho kayo. Kahit katiting wala kayong pinagkaiba. Kaya
-- nagdesisyon ang imperyo, gagawin ka naming isang miyembro ng isang elite unit."
Jay: "Talaga? Ano naman ang gagawin ko?"
Yuikie: "Sa ngayon ibibigay ko muna ang mga gagamitin mo. Ilabas mo na ang kahon."
Jay: "O sige po." [Takes the box out of his pocket] "Para saan po ba talaga to?"
Yuikie: "Sa kaliwang kamay ang limiter tapos, yang pin, isusuot mo. Iwasan mong mawala ang kahit isa dyan, dahil
-- kapag nangyari yon, mawawalan yan ng silbi."
Jay: "Ano po ba talaga to?"
Yuikie: "Changer. Wag ka mag-alala hindi namin nilagyan ng voice command yan. Sobrang cliched na kasi eh."
Jay: "Hehe, buti naman. Meron pa ba kayong ipapakita sa akin Commander?"
Yuikie: "Meron pa. At ito ang huwag na huwag mong kakalimutang isuot bago ka lumabas ng bahay."
[Hands over a contact lens case to Jay]
Jay: "Ah, Commander mas gusto ka pang mag-suot ng salamin." [fixes his glasses]
Yuikie: "Alam ko yon. Kaya nagpagawa ako ng walang grado. Nakakadetect yan ng mga SC sa loob ng one hundred meter
-- radius. Kapag may malapit na SC sa'yo, Mag-aasul ang paningin mo, pati ang iris ng mata mo, magbabago din ng kulay.
-- Cool huh?"
Jay: "Commander..."
Yuikie: "Anu yun?"
Jay: "Para kayong bata."
Yuikie: "Well... it's better than being a boring old man. Right? Go ahead, try it on." [throws a CL cleaning solution to Jay.]
Jay: [Catches the bottle] "Opo. Sandali lang po ha."
After a few minutes... at the main hall...
Jay: "How do I look Commander?"
Sir Yukime: "Kapareho ng dati. Grabe ha, hindi halata yung contacts. Ang galing ko talaga! Well... I guess it's time to put the
-- finishing touches. Isuot mo na yung limiter pati na yung pin. Try taking it for a test run."
Jay: [Puts on his limiter and pin] "Tapos?"
Yuikie: "Ikakabit mo lang yung pin sa limiter, yun lang."
Jay: "Ganito?" [a blue light covers Jay] [the light gently fades, exposing Jay's guard suit] "Pakiramdam ko, parang tumaas ako."
Yuikie: "Bagay pala sayo yung bagong SR greaves ah..."
Jay: [Looks at his greaves] "-Toot- Bakit naka-high heels ako?!"
Yuikie: "Hindi high heels yan... walang takong eh."
Jay: "Oo nga no? Kahit na! Palitan nyo to!!"
Yuikie: "Wag kang mag-alala, panlalaki yan. Isa pa, dinisenyo yan para sa takbuhan at ikutan. Nasa data na kasama yon sa
-- tactics mo kaya nagdisenyo ako ng ganyan. Mas maliit ang contact point nyan kung ikukumpara mo sa sapatos, kaya mas
-- mabilis mong maiaangat yan sa lupa. May spin gear din yan para maka ikot ka kung gugustuhin mo."
Jay: "Gagawin ko na lang yung test run sa totoong kalaban Commander."
Yuikie: "Kung yan ang gusto mo. O sige, aalis na ko. Regalo ko na sayo 'to." [Throws a box to Jay] "Ingatan mo yan."
Jay: [Opens the box] "Commander, Navigator 'to ah!"
Yuikie: "Sabihin mo na lang sa lolo mo na umalis na 'ko. Isa pa, 'wag mo na 'kong tawaging 'commander', Sir Ace na
-- lang."
Jay: "Opo Sir."
Yuikie: "Lahat ng iba mo pang dapat malaman nasa navigator na. Sige..." [Teleports]
Jay: "Marunong din sya ng teleportation... Ang galing." [separates the pin from the limiter]
Inside Jay's room...
Jay: - Nasa data ko rin kaya yung isang sakit ko? -
????: - Sigurado yon Jay. -
Jay: - Nats, akala ko tulog ka na. -
Nats: - Hangga't gising ka, gising din ako. Nakalimutan mo na ba yon? -
Jay: - Hindi. Gusto ko n'ang matulog pero hindi man lang ako inaantok, bakit kaya? -
Nats: - Wag ako ang tanungin mo. Ikaw naman ang gumamit ng katawan natin buong araw... Hindi ba? -
Jay: - Oo nga pala 'no... Hehe. -
Nats: - Ano nga pala ang masasabi mo sa nakilala mong babae kaninang umaga? -
Jay: - Mabait sya, cute... Pero parang may nakilala na ako na kapareho nya ng aura. Hindi ko lang matandaan kung saan. -
Nats: - Ganon ba? Kung gusto mo, maglakad-lakad ka muna sa labas. Baka antukin ka kapag ginawa mo yon. -
Jay: - Oo nga ano... Bibili na lang ako ng makakain natin. Hindi ko trip yung pagkain sa ref eh. -
Nats: - Mabuti pa nga. Wag mong kalimutan yung mga gamit mo. -
Jay: - Alam ko... -
10:25pm... Jay was about to leave the main gate when he saw their handmaiden Ricce, rushing outside...
Jay: -"Now what is she up to?"-
Outside... at their garden... Jay is hiding behind a rosebush...
Ricce: "Did I make you wait for too long Matthew?"
Matthew: "No, we just arrived at the same time."
Ricce: "Well, that's a relief... So, what do you want to talk to me about?"
Matthew: "This!" [starts kissing Ricce's neck]
Ricce: "Ayaa! Matthew! Not here, someone might be watching!"
Matthew: "Who would be up at this time in this place? there are only five of you here..."
Jay curls up and turns his look away from them... Jay is blushing...
Nats: - Bakit hindi ka manood? Wala ka namang ginagawang masama ah. -
Jay: - Gagawa ako ng masama kung papanoorin ko sila. Bigyan naman natin sila ng privacy. -
Nats: - Para namang hindi ka nanunood ng ganyan sa mga VCD, bakit sila hindi mo binibigyan ng privacy? -
Jay: - Eh willing sila, kita mo nga sila nagtatago pa. -
Nats: - Tago ba tawag mo dito sa garden? -
Jay: - Oo na, mali na 'ko tama ka na... - [his eyes turn blue] - May SC na malapit sa atin... -
He hears Ricce scream... Jay stands up and turns...
Jay: "Miss Ricce!!" [runs towards their handmaid] "Miss Ricce, are you ok?"
Ricce does not respond...
9:34am the next day... At Takadori's... Jay is having a talk with Sir Yukime...
Yuikie: "I see... May tsansa nga na SC yung sinasabi mong Matthew. Nakita mo ang mukha nya?"
Jay: "Buhok lang. Nag-respond naman yung lens kaya marinig ko lang yung pangalan, Malalaman kong sya na yon. Sir, saan
-- nga po pala dinadala yung mga nabibiktima ng mg SC?"
Yuikie: "Sa Jione Cryogenesis Center. Doon lang muna yung mga katawan nila habang hindi pa nari-retrieve yung mga
-- kaluluwa nila."
Jay: "Ah... Sige po Sir. Baka hinihintay na ko ni Sir sa baba."
Yuikie: "Sige. Mag-ingat ka ha."
Jay: "Mga SC ang mag-ingat sa'kin." [Frowns] [Nats can be seen behind him]
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