[Rakka]
You look a little pale.
[Reki]
I didn't sleep enough, but I'm alright.
[Rakka]
Ah, here, you left this on the table.
[Reki]
You can have it.
I don't need it any more.
Good morning.
[Hikari]
Good morning.
What on earth are you wearing?
Hey, go get changed, wash your hands!
[Reki]
Uh-oh, she's becoming a full-blooded housekeeper.
[Hikari]
No, you're becoming a slob.
[Nemu]
Reki, the Bell Nut Market is being held today.
You do remember that, don't you?
[Rakka]
Bell nuts?
[Hikari]
We need them for the Passing of the Year Festival.
[Rakka]
Are all of these from the same kind of tree?
[Hikari]
Yeah, you see the colors are changed by mixing iron and verdigris into the soil.
Good nuts are one with thick shells and make solid sounds when you shake them.
This one is a "thank you" nut.
You give it to the people you want to thank.
[Rakka]
Oh.
[Reki]
Having fun?
[Rakka]
Oh.
The sound is very soothing.
[Reki]
Yeah.
[Rakka]
So, these symbolize appreciation?
[Reki]
Different colors mean different things.
Appreciation, apologies...
It's custom to mark the end of the year by giving these to the people close to you.
[Rakka]
Ooh.
[Midori]
Why can't you at least pretend to be a part of the group?
[Hyohko]
Shut up and stop following me!
[Midori]
Hey!
Stopping so...
Reki!
What do you want?
[Reki]
It's nothing.
[Midori]
If you have something to say to me, then why don't you say it?
[Reki]
I'm sorry for causing you all so much trouble, and driving the both of you into my personal problems.
I was just really alone.
[Midori]
Reki?
[Hyohko]
The festival's not till next week.
[Reki]
I don't have much time. And I might not see you again.
[Hyohko]
Huh?
I first saw her five years ago.
It was rainning. Her wings were all black...
She's crying. She walked on, soaking wet.
She looked just like an abandoned cat.
Right then, I knew that I had to help her.
[Midori]
[How/No,] you've got to be kidding.
[Hyohko]
Shut up!
Anyway, that's the story that was the day when Reki became one of us.
[Midori]
And then she left taking you with her.
[Hyohko]
Back then, she was always crying, missing her friend who had gone beyond the walls.
So, I tried to do something for her.
[Midori]
And this idiot took Reki and tried to climb over the wall...
by driving a wedge into it.
[Reki]
Hyohko! Hyohko!
Hyohko!!
[Midori]
We didn't think that he would survive.
Reki didn't even have a single scratch,
and I would never forgive her for that.
[Hyohko]
It wasn't her fault! I did it on my own!
[Midori]
Reki is still selfish!
[Hyohko]
You were the one of her best friends.
[Midori]
Why don't you shut up!?
[Rakka]
I have to...
I want to help Reki.
So that she can receive the blessing properly.
[Midori]
You'll be just get in the way.
Reki is not the kind of person who asks for other's help.
[Rakka]
You're wrong!
You just don't see what's going on.
'Cause Reki smiles, even when she's suffering.
[Hyohko]
I'll help.
After all I have to pay her back for the gift.
[Midori]
Idiot, you aren't allowed to enter the South District. Remember?
[Hyohko]
Don't you worry about me. I've got a brain.
[Midori]
What brain?
[Hikari]
Good morning.
[Rakka]
Oh, good morning.
[Hikari]
Can you wait a bit?
It'll be ready in a minute.
[Rakka]
Okay.
[Kana]
I'm starving!
[Hikari]
Hey, Kana, why don't you help for a change?
[Kana]
Yeah, I know, alright.
[Nemu]
Rakka, have you seen Reki?
[Rakka]
I don't know what I should do.
[Nemu]
You just do everything that you capable of.
After that, just have faith in Reki.
[Reki]
Very soon, I will be forgotten by everybody... and vanish.
Where did I go wrong?
[Rakka]
What is it that I'm supposed to do in order to help Reki?
Kuu!
[Communicator]
Where did you learn that? I permit you to speak.
[Rakka]
I felt Kuu's presence near the sign that produces light leaves.
It's Kuu's sign, isn't it?
[Communicator]
But its letters do not mean the word "Air" the name given by the Haibane.
It's a different name with the same sound.
[Rakka]
Kuu has a different name?
[Communicator]
It is proof that the Haibane attained a true identity.
When the time comes the name on the sign hanging from the wall is changed to the true name.
Yes, now may be a good opportunity.
We created this, using the tag on the wall as a model.
[Rakka]
Rakka...
[Communicator]
Can you tell me where that name came from?
[Rakka]
It's because I isolated myself inside a shell like a nut.
[Communicator]
And because you sprouted here and connected with others.
Therefore, it will be your true name.
[Rakka]
Ah, but, what about Reki?
[Communicator]
She does not know her true name.
She is not willing to listen to my words.
[Rakka]
Why not?
[Communicator]
Five years ago, she brought to us a Haibane boy who had fallen ill.
[Rakka]
I know. He tried to climb the wall by driving a wedge into it.
[Communicator]
A serious crime. I had to call for the community watch.
Reki was deemed guilty, and she shut herself inside the Circle of Sin.
[Rakka]
She's been blaming herself all this time.
Why is it only Reki who can't be forgiven?
[Communicator]
Why do you think you were forgiven?
[Rakka]
It's not because I forgave myself.
[Communicator]
That is correct. Nobody is able to forgive themselves.
However, you have the bird. Someone believed in you and stood by you.
[Rakka]
By recognizing one's own sin...
You can't help but go round in circles if you are alone...
but if you have someone that's by your side...
[Communicator]
Give this to Reki after the festival.
Now, go!
[Rakka]
Reki's name. Her true name.
[Reki]
Stir it lightly, being careful not to flatten the meringue.
[Hikari]
Like this?
[Reki]
That's right.
And pour it into a dish and bake it in the oven preheated to
about 390 degrees for 10 minutes or so.
[Hikari]
OK.
[Rakka]
Hello, good morning.
[Reki]
Good morning.
Yeah, this is good.
[Hikari]
You've been a tremendous help with, Reki.
[Reki]
I can't start getting ready for my special dinner until you relinquish
the control of the kitchen.
[Hikari]
Yes, I know.
[Reki]
The Passing of the Year, huh.
Rakka, I don't think I'm going into town today.
[Rakka]
Reki?
[Reki]
Sorry for being so selfish.
But today, of all days, I'd like to stay here.
So I can etch the memories of my life here into my mind.
[Rakka]
When I looked out from here for the first time...
I was a little afraid.
Thinking that I came to a world I didn't know.
But now, this is where I feel most secure...
because you are always here.
[Reki]
Thank you.
And even if you forget about me...
I hope that you will always remember this feel.
[Rakka]
I won't forget. There's no way I can forget.
Because the time I spent with you is everything I remember.
It's so busy here.
[Kana]
It'll be quiet once the first bell starts ringing.
You're supposed to observe the Passing of the Year in silence.
[Rakka]
You are?
[Hikari]
That's why we have these to express feelings without words.
[Kana]
And then the end of the festival. Oops.
[Rakka]
And at the end?
[Hikari]
You'll see. It can't be explained in words.
[Kid]
Is it comming s...
[Midori]
Honestly, you really are a meddler, aren't you?
[Dai]
Rakka!
[Rakka]
Dai.
[Dai]
It's a cake!
[Rakka]
I know I'm getting in the way, but...
[Midori]
That's all right.
Because of you, we feel like it's finally time to have a talk with Reki.
[Rakka]
What? But...
[Midori]
We have our own way of doing things.
We're totally different from the snobs at your house.
[Dai]
Because you've got no class. Right Midori?
[Midori]
Anyway, we have a little entertainment ready for the Passing of the Year.
Reki's in town, isn't she?
[Rakka]
Mm-hm.
She said she wanted to stay in Old Home today.
[Midori]
What!? Why?! It's the festival!
It's the bell!
Oh, no! We're running out of time!
[Rakka]
Wait a minute! What's the matter?!
[Midori]
We're just doing what you asked us to.
You're too dainty to run, aren't you?
You need a break?
[Rakka]
Not at all!
I'm the one who started all this!
[Midori]
Where's Reki's room?
[Rakka]
West wing, third floor.
[Midori]
We won't make it in time!
Reki! Reki! I came to see you! Open your window!
[Rakka]
Reki!!
[Midori]
Huh...?
Well done.
[Reki]
Rakka?
Midori! What's wrong?
[Midori]
We'll explain later! Look towards Abandoned Factory!
This is the answer from Hyohko and I.
That's what Hyohko wants to tell you.
[Rakka]
Yellow...? What does yellow mean?
[Reki]
It means "I've been acting like an idiot."
That's true.
[Midori]
"Good-bye and thank you", Reki.
[Kana]
Hey, Rakka!
[Hikari]
You're back early.
Did you see the fireworks?
[Rakka]
Can you wait for a second?
[Kana]
Huh?
[Nemu]
What's going on?
[Rakka]
Just stay here.
[Kana]
The bell stopped. So ends the year.
[Rakka]
That's right. So what happens now?
[Hikari]
The walls send the thoughts they've been receiving from everyone over the past year into the sky.
[Rakka]
The thoughts?
[Hikari]
You just listen for it.