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[The camera shows nothing but pavement, the edge of some wet fingers, and the ends of a really flashy red cape, fabric worn and water-heavy, trailing on the ground. Oh, and an adorable little white rabbit chomping down on the end of that cape.]

I don't get it. I don't freakin' get it at all. What--

OI!

[Suddenly the camera jerks and... goes flying. Seems Kamina, not knowing what it was, tossed it over his shoulder. It clatters against the coral, still recording for a few moments.]

Oi, lil' punk! Come here. I'll friggin' teach you to attack a guy from the rear when he ain't lookin'.

[Kamina dives for the rabbit, trying to catch it, and then the feed cuts.]

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That's not how it works! We're trolls, not beastmen! There's a difference.

[Aradia you don't even know what a beastman is.]

I ain't ever seen one of you on the surface.

[It's okay, Kamina has never seen a troll before.]

[Oh man she's learning about a new world, this is awesome. She's gonna have so many questions, man. I hope you're prepared.]

The surface?

That's right, the surface. That's where I'm from.

Oh! Like the surface of your planet? So are we! But we don't actually refer to it as the surface.

Of course! What other surface would there be?

Well, you could have been talking about something else, I just wanted to make sure we were still on the same page! Maybe you were talking about some other surface? Or ... what if it was code for something?

[That is too confusing!]

The surface is the surface. Straightforward words are the way to speak.

[She likes this guy! He's pretty cool.]

Gotcha! I'm pretty much inclined to agree, as much as I love deciphering puzzles and all of that, I'd much rather jut get a straightforward answer.

Like here's something straightforward! You said your name was Kamina? Mine's Aradia!

[He is the most awesome!]

Aradia, huh? You really sure you ain't a beastman? You ain't like any I've ever seen before.

Well, duh. I'm not even from your planet, so I can't be.

[The smartest troll ever.]

So what was that other thing you were talking about when you started ranting at me? --- The brigade I mean.

Kicking reason to the curb to go beyond the impossible, that unbeatable combination of men whose fiery hearts will never rest until all humans walk on the surface, underneath the vast blue sky, that's the Dai-Gurren brigade!

[Wow thats cool. BUT WAIT, KAMINA. You have more questions from her.]

There are some that aren't on the surface?

Most humans are still buried in the pits. But we're gonna change that.

[I AM TAKING THAT LITERALLY.]

So they're trapped? I hope that you can free them as soon as possible!

Though, you can't do it right now since you're in Vatheon!

Yeah, me too. Everybody deserves to walk under the sky, you know?

And I ain't gonna stay here. I gotta get back.

If only I could really say the same thing. Alternia's sun was incredibly intense, so we were a nocturnal species.

[Ohh...]

Well... you'll probably be waiting a while, you know. I was here for a good long while before I went back to my homeworld, and I was brought right back! We can't just say "I want to go back" and it'll happen!

Even if it's impossible, I'll make it happen.

Are you positive?

Of course! Just cause it's impossible, doesn't mean you can't do it.

But doesn't that... Wouldn't that just make it possible?

Right! See, that's what I mean. Everything is possible. You just gotta fight for it. Put your heart and soul into your battles and you can do anything.

[Oh man, look at her light up. You totally remind her of a few awesome bros she knows.]

I see now! But while you are still here, I hope that you enjoy yourself here. It's a pretty amazing place on its own!

[Nope, he's gonna frown a little at that.]

Can't be. It's under a ceiling.

[Welp.]

Would you rather drown?

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