SHOUJO KAKUMEI UTENA ENGLISH SCRIPT EPISODE 26: "MIKI'S NEST BOX (SUNLIT GARDEN - ARRANGE VERSION)"

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Akio       We must defeat Tenjou Utena immediately and engage the
           Rose Bride to somebody else.
Touga      Oh?  Wasn't Tenjou Utena supposed to be the golden
           goose?
Akio       The golden goose is valuable because it lays golden
           eggs.
Touga      My, how selfish.  So, which piece will you move?

title      Miki's Nest Box (Sunlit Garden - Arrange Version)

crowd      What's going on?
crowd      Hey, that's dangerous!
crowd      What the-?
crowd      What's she doing?
Utena      Kozue-chan!
Anthy      My, how awful.
girl       Just forget about that thing and use both hands.
girl       You're really gonna fall!
Miki       Kozue!
Kozue      Miki...

girl       Man, what a scare.
girl       But why'd she go and do something like that?
girl       Well, when she heard that tree was gonna be cut down
           after school today,
girl       she climbed right out the window onto to the ledge to
           save the little birds' nest in the branches.
girl       Kozue's pretty cool most of the time, but sometimes
           she just does the weirdest things.
Miki       You're all hot and sticky.  Don't lean on me.
Kozue      It's easier on you this way.
Utena      You shouldn't do reckless stuff like that any more. 
           You'll worry your brother.
Kozue      My my, brother mine, are you worried about me?
Miki       I said don't lean on me.

Utena      I left your bags right here.
Miki       Sorry for making you carry our luggage around.
Anthy      What shall we do with these little ones?
Miki       Bringing them home with us was all very well and good,
           but now what?
Anthy      How about giving them some ground millet for now?
Miki       Millet?
Anthy      ...which is also fed to parakeets and Java sparrows.
Miki       Oh, that stuff?
Anthy      Steep it in tepid water and then grind it.
Miki       Right.
Anthy      Since they are chicks, you must feed them every three
           hours during the day.
Miki       Got it.  Wow, that's pretty tough.
Anthy      Yes, quite.
Utena      You don't hear them talk to each other this much very
           often.
Miki       Himemiya-san, you must've raised chicks before, right?
Anthy      No.
Miki       Really?  You sure know a lot about it.  You're really
           into animals, aren't you?
Anthy      Actually, it would be best to return the birds to
           their parents, but...
Anthy      Oh, are you all right standing by yourself?
Kozue      Thank you.  But since you've come all this way out
           here,
Kozue      the cute younger sister will tactfully bow out.
Kozue      Take your time.
Kozue      That letter.  Is it from "her"?
Miki       Yeah.
Miki       You read it too.
Miki       It's from our mother.
Utena      Wow, that's cool, getting a letter from your mother.
Utena      I don't have any family, so I'm a bit jealous.
Kozue      We don't need any parents.
Kozue      After all, we're wild animals.
Miki       Quit badmouthing them.  Mother and Father are always
           concerned about us...
Kozue      Oh dear, I made you get all serious.

Utena      Hey, do you think this is "the" garden?
Anthy      Hmm?  Which garden?
Utena      "The Sunlit Garden".  You know, the title of that song
           Miki wrote.
Anthy      I don't know.  But that's just an image, right?
Utena      Didn't Miki say that he and Kozue-chan played piano in
           a garden when they were little?
Anthy      So he did.
Utena      I wonder if it was this one?  It's pretty desolate.
Anthy      Well, it's a memory, so...
Utena      That's probably true, but I imagined something more...
Akio       More...what?  What did she say?
Anthy      Well now...I wondered that too.
Anthy      I haven't a clue.
Akio       What do you think of her?
Anthy      What do I think...?
Akio       What do you think of her.  Tell me.
Anthy      The tea-cup broke.
Utena      Akio-san!  Are you around?
Akio       Yeah, right over here.  What's up?
Utena      Well, nothing special.  I-
Utena      Um, am I butting in on some brother-sister stuff?
Akio       Come now, "butting in"?
Akio       Aren't the three of us just like family already?
Akio       You don't have to hesitate at all.

Utena      Just like family huh?
Anthy      I'm sorry.  My brother said a rather forward thing to
           you...
Utena      No, it's okay.
Utena      I don't have any family, so it actually made me feel
           good.
Utena      It's true.  Your brother's really, like,
           magnaminous.
Anthy      My brother is...well, let's see.  He certainly is
           mature.
Anthy      He's like a parent to me.
Utena      Parents...
Utena      Do you think fathers and mothers always care for their
           children like Miki said?
Anthy      Could that be because of their genes?
Utena      That's a pretty harsh thing to say.
Anthy      I'm sorry.
Utena      You don't have to apologize.

Juri       The Ends of the World started sending us letters
           again.
Miki       Saionji-senpai hated the Duels that much, but he
           Dueled again anyway.
Miki       Maybe it's got something to do with that.
Juri       I'm worried about what Touga's up to.
Nanami     What about my brother?
Juri       "Defeat Tenjou Utena, for the sake of you
           Duelists"...is it?
Miki       I don't like this!
Miki       Most adults who tell you to do things "for your own
           sake" can't be trusted.
Nanami     That's a motion of no-confidence towards the Ends of
           the World, isn't it?
Miki       Interpret it that way if you want.
Miki       If Dueling means being manipulated by selfish adults,
           I'm stopping right now.
Juri       It's too early to be that resolute.
Juri       The true nature of the Ends of the World is not yet
           known.
Nanami     That's right.  He might be "Daddy Long Legs" for all
           you know.
Juri       Nanami.  Hurry up and let me use that.
Nanami     No-o-o-o-o-o....

Miki       Yeah.  It was in the letter from mother.
Miki       No, Kozue and I aren't opposed to it.
Miki       Father, it's entirely up to you.
Miki       I don't think we'll be able to make it to the wedding,
           but we'll at least send a telegram.
Miki       What?  With who?
Miki       Oh, don't bother.  You mean new mother, right?.  Don't
           worry about that.
Miki       Father?
Anthy      Don't worry.  Calling myself his mother so suddenly
           would be too shameless.

Nanami     Well, look who's here!
Kozue      Same to you.
Nanami     What're you doing?  I heard you were injured.
Kozue      Wild animals heal fast.
Nanami     Is that so.  Well, that's fine...
Nanami     ..but loitering is prohibited for anybody not on the
           Student Council.
Kozue      I'm meeting someone.
Nanami     At this hour?  Who on earth?
Kozue      A "Daddy Long Legs".  Shall I introduce you?
Nanami     No thanks.



Touga      It's almost dawn.  How long do you plan on staying
           here?
Miki       The school festival is coming up.  I'm getting my
           fingers in shape.
Touga      What are you being indignant for?
Miki       I'm not being indignant or anything...
Touga      I hear you plan to quit being a Duelist.
Miki       Yes.
Touga      But you've already chosen the path of a Duelist.
Touga      I believe you know that there's something you can't
           have unless you take it for yourself.
Touga      Reached an impasse?
Miki       Juri-san said she suspected you've been up to
           something lately.
Touga      Such a beautiful melody.
Touga      But it can't sustain that beauty by being beautiful
           alone.
Touga      Oh my, it hit the wall already.
Miki       What are you trying to say?
Touga      There's someone I want you to meet.
Miki       Someone you want me to meet?
Touga      Listen, can't you hear it?
Miki       Hear what?
Touga      If your soul has not truly given up...
Touga      ...you should be able to hear...
Touga      ...the sound...
Touga      ...resounding across the Ends of the World.
Miki       What are you talking about?
Miki       I hear it!  I really hear it!
Miki       What's going on?!
Touga      Now, allow us to invite you, to the world you desire!

Miki       You're the Chairman of the Board...correct?
Kozue      Yep.  Himemiya-senpai's older brother.
Miki       What're you doing in a place like this?
Kozue      It's obvious.  I'm on a date with Akio-san.
Miki       Oh?  Well, whatever.
Miki       More importantly, what do you want with me, Mr.
           Chairman?
Kozue      You love Himemiya-senpai, don't you Miki?
Miki       Hey!
Kozue      You don't have to be so bashful.
Kozue      If she's so important to you, then make her yours.
Kozue      Akio-san said he'd help you.
Kozue      He's awesome.
Miki       I thought you hated Himemiya-senpai.
Kozue      What I want is for you to be happy.
Miki       What're you talking about, all of a sudden?
Kozue      I'm always honest with my feelings.  That's all.
Kozue      I don't lie.
Kozue      Don't you trust me?
Miki       That's not it...
Kozue      Akio-san said it's for your own sake.
Miki       Well, he's an adult.
Kozue      So?
Kozue      If everything around you is dirty, don't you have no
           choice but to get dirty too?
Kozue      You've got no choice but to get dirty and then get
           what you want.
Miki       What I want...
Miki       You're the one who made Saionji-san Duel before,
           aren't you?
Miki       You seduced Touga, and interfered with the Student
           Council...
Miki       ...what the hell are you...?
Akio       I'll show you the Ends of the World.  Yes, even you.
Miki       So that's it!  You're...

Kozue      Hey, be more gentle.
Miki       Sorry.  Is it crooked?
Kozue      No, it's okay.  Attach it here.
Miki       Okay.
Utena      Hi, you two.  Setting up a nest box?
Utena      I wonder if the parent birds will come back.
Utena      What is it?
Miki       Today, after school, at the Arena of Duels.
Utena      No way...

shadow     I wonder I wonder, do you know what I wonder?
shadow     Honored guest, isn't it about time to quit?
shadow     Damn it, I'm betting my entire purse!  All of it on
           black!
shadow     Are you positive?
shadow     Oh, what a shame!  It was red!
shadow     Honored guest, didn't you said you hated gambling, and
           had never done it before in your life?
shadow     Hey!  You're the one who recommended I try it at least
           once!
shadow     Just stay put.  I'm gonna withdraw my life savings.
shadow     What a sucker.

Utena      Kozue-chan!  What're you doing dressed like that?
Kozue      Miki.
Kozue      Ready?  Here we go.
Anthy      Utena-sama.
Utena      Yeah.

Anthy      O roses of noble memory, I beseech thee:
Anthy      Appear before me.
both       Grant me the power to Revolutionize the World!
Utena      I thought you and I were already friends!
Miki       Your sword can't beat mine, can it?
Miki       As of today, the Rose Bride is mine!
Miki       You've gotten a lot better.  But...
Miki       What?
Miki       Himemiya-san!
Kozue      I hear people who get Engaged to you get an amazing
           power.
Kozue      What kind of amazing power?
Miki       Kozue!  What're you doing?!
Kozue      Show that power to me.
Miki       Kozue!!
Kozue      You'll lose if you don't keep your eyes on what you're
           doing.
Utena      A child's sword...
Utena      I wonder what made him Duel me so suddenly?
Anthy      Who knows.
Utena      I mean, Miki's more...
Anthy      More...what?
Miki       What?!
Kozue      Coward.
text       To Be Continued



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Utena      Hey Himemiya, do you worry about things you can't tell
           other people?
Anthy      Sunny-side up, rolled eggs with soup stock, spa egg...
Utena      I'm sure everybody has embarrassing things they can't
           talk to others about.
Anthy      Scrambled eggs, omelettes...
Utena      I wonder what the heck Nanami's worrying about.
Anthy      Without breaking the eggshell, an omelette cannot be
           made.
Utena      Next time on Shoujo Kakumei Utena:
Utena/text Nanami's Egg

	

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