She came to visit from far away,
in search of new friends and experiences.
Yeah, but nothing concrete yet.
...have been receiving for the last six months.
Sure, Jack.
If I find anything out, you'll be the first to know.
A message from the depths of outer space
might sound like something straight out of a B-movie.
But an investigation by the SDF,
The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, and ITU-R,
the International Telecommunication Union,
has verified that space is exactly
where the message originated from.
Relayed around the world in several different languages,
this message has been confirmed
to have the same meaning in each one:
"I'm going to drop by."
All right! Next up! Let 'er rip!
Good. You're ready?
What are you doing?
That Browning Nine millimeter you're holding
is a surprisingly cumbersome pistol.
I hear that if you do this,
it becomes temporarily unable to fire.
They're shooting at us; your orders, captain?
Fire a warning shot across their bow
and then order them to shut down their engines
and surrender immediately!
They're launching rockets at us!
I'm moving out.
Not yet.
People will die if I don't.
That won't change if you go.
I know, but it will change who dies.
Wait for orders!
Activate System 7.
Momiji! Wait!
Equip S-1!
What the?
Stop!
Their cargo's weapons and illegal drugs.
No one's aboard but the crew.
It's a covert ops ship.
Take control of it.
Roger that.
Now aren't you glad I insisted on coming aboard?
Equip K.
There's nowhere to run.
Surrender!
Trust me, that won't work!
Apport!
I said it wouldn't work.
What was that?
A UFO!
What the hell's going on?
No, don't!
Lots of military jets today.
Hope you got the party favors I asked for, Kio.
Uncle Yuichi.
Here.
Thanks!
Um, no offense but, should you really be drinking today?
AHH!
We're celebrating the anniversary
of our great-great grandfather's death,
and if you just grieve, they can't cross over.
C'mon, grab a brew and drink to the departed old dude!
Uh, no thanks, I'm underage.
Ah, who cares?
You're in high school now, aren't you?
Yeah, but.
Got a girlfriend?
No, I don't, at least not yet.
Get with it kid!
These are your golden years and you're wasting them.
There's nothing like your first girlfriend.
So come on, Kio, we're gonna go get you one, 'kay!
Right here and now!
No, wait a minute!
Uh-uh, you've waited long enough now,
so it's time to bag you a babe.
What about that one?
She's pretty nice.
Check her out.
Smoking hot figure, cute face,
and look at those ears.
What the?
No kidding. So did I.
A tail?
Well, hey, little lady,
can I offer you a refill on your drink?
Yes! Thank you for the tasty beverage, sir!
Uncle Yuichi, stop, what are you doing?
Are you nuts?
You can't give alcohol to minors!
You look underage, so I can't let you have this, 'kay?
That's fine. I'm very happy with these dishes.
They're all so tasty.
Such as this one here.
By what term do you call this again?
It's so delicious!
Oh, that's Taro Dengaku.
I've never dined on it before today,
but I just love it!
Like those kelp wraps.
And that rafute!
So soft and tender!
Oh, they really get me purring!
They're the cat's meow!
So then I guess.
You've never had Okinawan cuisine before?
Nope! But I'm glad I have now
because it's been so long since I've eaten anything!
Why's that?
I forgot to load food onto my ship,
so when I finally arrived, I was starving.
Luckily, I met a cat named Aura near the beach
and she told me if I came here,
there'd be good food and nice people.
Boy, was she right!
She was a real lifesaver.
That's funny, I actually have a cat named Aura.
Well, at least I used to,
until she ran away from home recently.
Pleased to meet you; my name is Eris.
Oh. Likewise!
My name's Kio Kakazu. Uh...
Is something the matter?
Um.
No.
Everything's great!
This is beer.
What the...
I'm home?
What happened to the commemoration?
The last thing I seem to remember is being there
and Uncle Yuichi offered me a beer.
He did the same to a girl in cat ears.
Then I managed to get it away from her
before she could take a swig of it.
But then I did!
Oh, man, that one swig must have made me pass out!
What a lightweight.
Better sleep it off.
Huh?
Meow.
Did Aura come back?
You! You're that girl!
Oh, no, did you injure your cranial mass?
Just hold on, okay?
You did.
But thankfully it's nothing too severe.
Hey. It doesn't hurt anymore.
That's because the device I just used on your head
is a tool we employ to heal injuries where I come from.
Oh. Well, thanks a lot.
You're red; are you still ill?
Uh, no, but do you think you could button up.
And maybe explain to me what you're doing in my bed?
Your uncle told me I could sleep wherever I liked,
and curling up next to you felt like the optimum spot.
Kio!
Manami?
Do you want me to get that?
No!
Just wait here, 'kay?
Oh, crap!
If Manami sees her, I'm never gonna hear the end of it!
Alright, just stay calm!
Think up an excuse and get her out of here quick!
Hey, Manami.
What brings you here?
Oh, I just had a quick question.
Who's that big-boobed babe you drunkenly stumbled home
with last night?
Wait, how'd you know about that?
Uh. I live across the street,
so I see everything that goes on around here.
I even know about the secret stash
that you hide under your mattress; namely.
Your porno.
So.
Do I get to meet this girl?
Tell me what she's like.
Well, to be totally honest, she's a little bit strange.
Ohhh!
I think I get it, Kio!
Some babe finds you attractive,
and you call her "strange"?
C'mon, have you looked in a mirror?
You're easy on the eyes.
Gee, thanks, Manami. But she really is strange.
You two got hot and heavy last night, didn't you?
Was it a night of unbridled passion, Kio?
Did she proclaim her love for you
as she smushed her pneumatic knockers together
and did she ask you if you wanted some fries
with her shake?
That's about how things went down, right?
I bet your mystery girl's still in bed right now,
and you're bringing her some morning coffee, aren't you?
Aw, what a perfect little studmuffin you've become.
Hey, what is it?
You've got a dirty mind, you know that?
Wow, you're really one to talk!
Might I remind you that you're the one
who spent the night with a strange girl?
You've got it all wrong, Manami!
And who might this be?
They're like huge cantaloupes!
Hey! What are you doing down here?
Go put some clothes on!
Can I go get my suit then?
It's hanging in the room that you use for bathing
and waste disposal.
Uh. Yeah, sure.
Pervert.
I can explain!
No, there's no need to.
You've read so much manga and played so many video games
that you've become a deviant freak,
one that falls head over heels and into bed
with a cosplaying cutie!
Well, am I right or not?
No, you're wrong and you're totally delusional!
Oh, yeah?
Then why is a practically naked girl
running around your house wearing kitty ears?
What?
Is that true?
Miss Itokazu.
What are you doing here?
Don't you remember?
We were supposed to meet this morning
to discuss the video club summer camp.
But never mind that now.
And instead.
Please explain what I just heard.
Uh. Look, Manami's imagining stuff;
I can explain everything.
Um.
Is this suit okay?
They're hugepears!
Kio!
You're way too young for this; you're still in high school!
If you've got a thing for "furries,"
then wait until you're an adult to indulge it!
No! Like I said, I can explain everything!
Those ears and that tail aren't parts of a cat girl costume;
they're both real!
Kio, I'm not an idiot, so please don't treat me like one!
Look, I do know boys are very curious at your age.
But still.
This fake cat girl fetish is quite odd.
I'm not fake; come stroke me.
If you have any doubts, go ahead.
Feel!
See?
Like he said, I'm real.
Enough, that tickles!
Hey! Just who .
Or what are you?
I'm an alien researching the planet that you people live on;
I sent a message saying,
"I'm going to drop by!"
A cat girl from space?
This is ridiculous!
I believe alien life forms do exist out
in the cosmos somewhere.
But I doubt they'd have the same shape as humans
and speak the same language!
Even the cheesiest sci-fi movie would avoid such a cliché!
Get real!
To be honest, when my people first saw
how similar your world's inhabitants were to us,
we were equally shocked.
We thought it was a joke.
Stop! I won't accept this!
And your costume proves nothing!
If you're really an alien, I need hard, irrefutable proof!
Irrefutable, huh?
Let me think here.
Hi, Luros; what's the matter?
Emergency Miss Eris!
It appears the ship has been discovered!
But I thought it was camouflaged?
Affirmative, but it wasn't in active camouflage mode,
Miss, just the passive one.
The ship; what's its current status and location?
Well, it's been caught in a fibrous net,
and it's been pulled up to the water's surface, Miss.
Um, hey guys.
Check out the news.
Some have theorized that this strange piece of metal
pulled from the water might be an alien spacecraft.
When asked if it could be related to the mysterious
"I'm going to drop by" message, officials refused comment.
The cat's out of the bag.
It leaves me no choice.
Ready to carry out your orders, Miss Eris!
Reactivate the ship.
Then initiate Program "A," number Twenty-Four, Luros.
And after that, start "He," number Eleven.
Okey-dokey, Miss Eris!
What was that?
That was Luros, my ship's navigation system.
We come in peace, and we mean you no harm.
However, we cannot allow you to detain us,
so we must be going now.
Pursuit would be futile.
Goodbye!
Um.
I'm not feeling all that well,
so I really need to be going.
Yeah.
I've gotta get going, too.
So, Eris?
Did you come to Earth to conquer us?
Is that it?
No, of course not!
I came to foster goodwill.
If I came to conquer, then both me and my entire race
would be destroyed by the Galactic Sentient Federation.
What's that?
An organization that oversees interstellar relations.
It's led by the Orzonians, mind-based lifeforms
who are one of the more advanced alien races.
Oh, really?
Hey, what race do you belong to?
My people actually refer to our home planet as "Earth"
and call ourselves Earthlings.
We knew that would be confusing once we made contact
with your world,
so we now refer to our planet as "Catia."
Wow.
Oh! This miso pork is incredible!
It's yummy!
How do you make it? Can you give me the recipe?
Yeah, sure!
You take some pork.
Cut it up real thin, and then add a little miso, some mirin,
and a dash of sake, and then you fry it all up
in a wok with some oil.
Hey, Manami.
What's the good word?
I've got some killer info at last.
Really?
Alright, then let's hear it.
I'll tell you, but only under one condition.
You have to let me come along on a field op.
It's way too soon for you to be in the field.
Please! Having field experience
will be a huge plus on my Company entrance evaluation.
What am I gonna do with you?
Alright, I'll put in a special request
and see if I can swing something.
Aw, thanks a lot!
You're the best and you won't regret this, I swear!
I better not.
What's this "killer info" you claim to have?
I just sent an image to you.
This is what you've been talking about, isn't it?
Wow.
Nice work.
This is a major score.
Good morning to you, Captain.
Good morning to you, Hal.
Hello, this is Ender.
Hello, Ender.
This is Kerberos.
Did you see the TV?
We did.
This is a shame.
It would have been so much more exciting
if it hadn't happened like this.
Agreed.
I encountered the life form
who piloted the spacecraft that was recovered.
Where? Are you serious?
Near identical to us.
Sadly, it was rather unremarkable.
Oh, no.
Such a being cannot be allowed to be mankind's first contact
with an alien race.
This is a serious situation, Ender.
I suggest that you take action on this issue immediately.
But how?
I can't accomplish much without additional support.
We will send you someone.
We have people in the Navy and the Air Force.
Thanks, I appreciate it.
Good luck to you, Ender.
Ender, don't forget to keep your chin up.
I won't fail.
We'll achieve Beautiful Contact!
[repeating] We will achieve Beautiful Contact!
Sooooo happy!
This has been more like a vacation
than an intergalactic mission!
Aura was telling the truth about your species.
You welcomed me and served me that delectable food,
and not only that, but you also let me join
in on all the singing and dancing, too!
You and your fellow humans are so very kind.
Why thank you.
Thank you; and I hope I'm not keeping you from anything.
Oh, no. Not really.
So Is there anything you wanted to do today?
No, I don't really have anything specific planned.
I have to go return a couple of things to a friend of mine.
I won't be gone long.
would you mind watching the house while I'm away?
You don't have to answer the phone at all.
And if anyone knocks on the door, ignore it.
Okay?
No, I don't mind, but the least I could do would be
to greet any visitors who might stop by.
They might get freaked out, though.
'cause of your look.
Oh, right.
Your species isn't used to aliens, is it?
Just stay here and make yourself at home.
Oh, and if you get hungry,
there's tons of food in the fridge.
Thanks!
Have a good time!
Why did Miss Itokazu get so upset
when Eris claimed to be an alien?
She almost sounded like she was disappointed.
Kakazu.
Aoi! I was looking for you.
Here you go.
Thanks again.
I appreciate you loaning these to me.
Well.
How were they?
I thought that "Koyaanisqatsi"
had some incredible cinematography.
And as for "Gaia Symphony," it really made me think.
So you liked them, huh?
Yeah. And I'd love to check out
anything else you feel like recommending,
maybe something from the director of "Rainbow Kids?"
Okay.
Then why don't I loan you "Desperate Outpost"
the next time I see you?
Thanks!
Or if... you want to...!
Yes? Go on.
Well!
If you want to you
and I could go watch it today.
We could even stop off at the DVD store
and buy some new releases if you've got time.
Hey, Aoi, what a coincidence.
Oh.
Hello, Mr. Endo.
You know, I was just on my way to see your parents.
Would you like a lift?
Hey. Aoi, don't you worry about me.
We'll just do the DVD thing some other day.
'Kay. Thanks a lot.
How does the day after tomorrow sound?
Sounds great.
I'll see you then.
Count on it.
See you soon.
Yep, take care.
Did I interrupt anything?
Isn't coming here a contract violation?
There's an emergency job for you.
I didn't want to come, either, but I have orders.
I admit I found that amusing back there.
Your behavior around him.
That wasn't an act, was it?
I wonder what Mr. High School Crush would think if I told him
what you really are?
Shall we find out?
Fine, tell him then, I don't care;
I'll just transfer to another high school.
However.
I'll be sure to kill you first.
And I won't do it because you obstructed my mission
or caused undue complications.
Instead, I'll do it simply because I want to kill you.
No, don't shoot!
If you do, the car will!
It doesn't matter.
I'm called "Charmed" Momiji for a reason.
I won't get a scratch on me.
You, on the other hand.
I think it's time to add another chapter to my legend,
don't you?
Please. Don't shoot.
I was just joking.
What are the details of this job you have for me?
Um. Here.
Same thing as always.
Eliminate a dangerous, illegal immigrant
and those who've been aiding and abetting her.
The target's Upper A-Class,
and you're free to use any means necessary.
Timeframe?
ASAP.
We'd like to avoid the target's presence becoming public.
We've obtained intel that other organizations
are moving in as well.
We want to avoid any chaos.
You're going to need my assistance
on this mission, Momiji.
So please.
Don't kill me.
Dammit.
Why did it have to be you Kakazu?
What happens when a classmate, a childhood friend,
and a visitor from outer space come together?
Chaos, a kidnapping, a lot of people with guns,
and a bunch of explosions, that's what!
Next time: "I Dropped By."
I'm coming to drop in on you!