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Let's Play Umineko no Naku Koro ni - Episode 2 Chapter 2
Episode 2 Chapter 2 – Hint: You're Supposed to Remember That Phrase
Later...
Shannon just got back from her date with George!
Jessica is scandalized by the wildly insufficient scandalousness of the whole affair.
Jessica is way too invested in whether or not her best friend and her cousin had sex! The Ushiromiyas are weird.
These antics go on until Jessica has an asthma attack and takes her medicine, after which...
She wasn't just fucking around. This is something Jessica really is insecure about; she's always been pretty unpopular with guys, and not for lack of trying. The island commute means she doesn't really get to socialize outside of normal school hours, for one. She tries not to ever actually talk about it, so it got a little bottled up. Sorry for raining on your parade, Shannon.
They cool, though. Shannon goes back to work.
OH SHIT FUCK OH NOOOOOO
Or not??? This seems like an unmenacing encounter. Beatrice reminds Shannon that what she has now would be impossible without magic, so she shouldn't get too used to thinking of it as a normal relationship that fate would have allowed no matter what.
I guess these two are friends now.
It's really weird! Apparently nobody else can actually see Beatrice, aside from Kanon, who still hates her.
Shannon brought some sweets back as a souvenir specifically for Beatrice.
For a thousand-year-old witch, she's actually pretty childlike when she's having fun.
Hm? Oh, no, Shannon. That's a charm to bless your relationship with George.
Of course, it makes sense if you'd rather just trust in love than rely on it. But it was a gift, after all. She doesn't want it back.
Shannon can't help but think maybe this witch character gets a bad rap she doesn't deserve.
I mean, hey, having a secret invisible friend can be pretty fun.
The conversation comes around to her relationship with Kinzo. The dude's natural magic aptitude is actually pathetic, but not many people believe in magic enough to even try summoning rituals and the like anymore, so she decided to take what she could get. But she came to regret it...
[BGM:worldend]
Well of course if the witch is real and the gold is real then the story is probably true, Shannon. But there's more to it than anybody hears.
Beatrice never had any special connection with Rokkenjima for most of her thousand years. It's not like she's a Japanese witch, after all. She's bound to the island now because of something horrible Kinzo did.
Shannon thinks better of asking for details. Taking a cue from her husbando, she changes the subject. HOW ABOUT THAT MIRROR SHE BROKE? Was it sealing Beatrice in the Phantom Zone or something?
Nah, it was a very old holdover from the island's past. It's meant for Japanese demons, but it sure became a pain in Beatrice's ass when she got stuck here.
Shannon laughs at her.
This is so weird!
But seriously, Beatrice thinks Shannon is really becoming human now. Now that she's with George, she's a ball of gumdrops and ice cream bouncing everywhere she goes. It's even made life better for her at work.
It's all about the single element, man.
Not romantic love, necessarily. The type of bond Beatrice is talking about could be between a mother and a child or a pair of old friends. It's the ability to fully connect with another human.
Somebody's creepin' on their friendly meeting!
Beatrice finds that guided missiles are the best way of exposing hidden people.
Beatrice takes her tea set and goes home, leaving Shannon and Kanon to get back to work.
Yeah Kanon lighten up what's she gonna do kill somebody don't be SILLY
Kanon's job is to jump in like a ninja whenever Shannon is unduly happy and put a stop to such dangerous shenanigans. Because furniture.
Furniture, Shannon. FURNITURE
No, seriously, though, hear her out.
Man, that was an easy question.
What are you on about, it's grayer than your average first-person shooter out here.
She's regifting the brooch. Maybe it can teach Kanon to be human, too.
He's reluctant, but big sis insists.
Hey, remember that bizarre trick of censoring words for no reason other than dramatic effect? It's back! She repeats herself, this time with emphasis:
We're still at a point in time where Kinzo hangs out outside occasionally, apparently. Kanon reports to him and asks if he needs anything.
Of course Shannon and Kanon haven't told Kinzo they can see Beatrice. She couldn't make him see her if she wanted to, so it'd amount to little more than taunting the old man.
Even the witch can feel genuine pity.
Second time Kanon's heard that in as many minutes. He ponders.
Later...
Shannon just got back from her date with George!
Jessica is scandalized by the wildly insufficient scandalousness of the whole affair.
Jessica is way too invested in whether or not her best friend and her cousin had sex! The Ushiromiyas are weird.
These antics go on until Jessica has an asthma attack and takes her medicine, after which...
She wasn't just fucking around. This is something Jessica really is insecure about; she's always been pretty unpopular with guys, and not for lack of trying. The island commute means she doesn't really get to socialize outside of normal school hours, for one. She tries not to ever actually talk about it, so it got a little bottled up. Sorry for raining on your parade, Shannon.
They cool, though. Shannon goes back to work.
OH SHIT FUCK OH NOOOOOO
Or not??? This seems like an unmenacing encounter. Beatrice reminds Shannon that what she has now would be impossible without magic, so she shouldn't get too used to thinking of it as a normal relationship that fate would have allowed no matter what.
I guess these two are friends now.
It's really weird! Apparently nobody else can actually see Beatrice, aside from Kanon, who still hates her.
Shannon brought some sweets back as a souvenir specifically for Beatrice.
For a thousand-year-old witch, she's actually pretty childlike when she's having fun.
Hm? Oh, no, Shannon. That's a charm to bless your relationship with George.
Of course, it makes sense if you'd rather just trust in love than rely on it. But it was a gift, after all. She doesn't want it back.
Shannon can't help but think maybe this witch character gets a bad rap she doesn't deserve.
I mean, hey, having a secret invisible friend can be pretty fun.
The conversation comes around to her relationship with Kinzo. The dude's natural magic aptitude is actually pathetic, but not many people believe in magic enough to even try summoning rituals and the like anymore, so she decided to take what she could get. But she came to regret it...
[BGM:worldend]
Well of course if the witch is real and the gold is real then the story is probably true, Shannon. But there's more to it than anybody hears.
Beatrice never had any special connection with Rokkenjima for most of her thousand years. It's not like she's a Japanese witch, after all. She's bound to the island now because of something horrible Kinzo did.
Shannon thinks better of asking for details. Taking a cue from her husbando, she changes the subject. HOW ABOUT THAT MIRROR SHE BROKE? Was it sealing Beatrice in the Phantom Zone or something?
Nah, it was a very old holdover from the island's past. It's meant for Japanese demons, but it sure became a pain in Beatrice's ass when she got stuck here.
Shannon laughs at her.
This is so weird!
But seriously, Beatrice thinks Shannon is really becoming human now. Now that she's with George, she's a ball of gumdrops and ice cream bouncing everywhere she goes. It's even made life better for her at work.
It's all about the single element, man.
Not romantic love, necessarily. The type of bond Beatrice is talking about could be between a mother and a child or a pair of old friends. It's the ability to fully connect with another human.
Somebody's creepin' on their friendly meeting!
Beatrice finds that guided missiles are the best way of exposing hidden people.
Beatrice takes her tea set and goes home, leaving Shannon and Kanon to get back to work.
Yeah Kanon lighten up what's she gonna do kill somebody don't be SILLY
Kanon's job is to jump in like a ninja whenever Shannon is unduly happy and put a stop to such dangerous shenanigans. Because furniture.
Furniture, Shannon. FURNITURE
No, seriously, though, hear her out.
Man, that was an easy question.
What are you on about, it's grayer than your average first-person shooter out here.
She's regifting the brooch. Maybe it can teach Kanon to be human, too.
He's reluctant, but big sis insists.
Hey, remember that bizarre trick of censoring words for no reason other than dramatic effect? It's back! She repeats herself, this time with emphasis:
We're still at a point in time where Kinzo hangs out outside occasionally, apparently. Kanon reports to him and asks if he needs anything.
Of course Shannon and Kanon haven't told Kinzo they can see Beatrice. She couldn't make him see her if she wanted to, so it'd amount to little more than taunting the old man.
Even the witch can feel genuine pity.
Second time Kanon's heard that in as many minutes. He ponders.