Quotes

Megazone 23

Shougo Yahagi: What if the entire world that we live in was being controlled from outside? What if everything was a illusion run by a computer?

Yui Takanaka: I'm so glad!
[laughs]
Yui Takanaka: Shogo, I still can't believe it! A motorcycle that changes into a robot?
[laughs]
Yui Takanaka: Shogo, I kept praying that you'd-
[Shogo slaps Yui across the face]
Yui Takanaka: Are you out of your mind?
Shôgo Yahagi: You were in that sleazebags hotel room for Christ's sake!
Yui Takanaka: What I was doing was none of your business!
Shôgo Yahagi: Oh, is that right?
Yui Takanaka: That's right, but of course how can I expect you to understand? It's my life but you're too Goddamn selfish to figure that out! You saved me, now goodbye! It's over. I would've had the opportunity for a real role but now it's finished. I appreciate your help.
Shôgo Yahagi: So you were sleeping with that guy to get a job?
Yui Takanaka: That Shogo, was between me and him! Don't call me!

Shinji Nakagawa: Shogo, it's me.
Shogo Yahagi (ADV Films dub): Hey, Shinji!
[Shogo notices the Garland]
Shogo Yahagi (ADV Films dub): Oh, what is that? It's huge! So, who's prototype is it? It's not a Suzuki or a Honda either.
Shinji Nakagawa: Or a Yamaha Or Kawasaki. 15,000 rpms, 200 miles per hour. That's formula one speed. But this thing wasn't built as a sports bike.
Shogo Yahagi (ADV Films dub): You're kidding, right? Man, oh man, where'd you pick this baby up?
Shinji Nakagawa: I borrowed it from my company's hanger. I was supposed to test drive it. But do you know what this bike means?
Shogo Yahagi (ADV Films dub): So what does 'Bahamood' mean?
Shinji Nakagawa: From 'Bahamut'.
BD: Well, Mr. Nakagawa, you know that the company frowns on the borrowing of classified materials? I trust you'll come quietly.
Shinji Nakagawa: Since when did the 'company' start sending out goons with handguns?
[the lights go out and Shogo gets on the motorcycle]
Shogo Yahagi (ADV Films dub): Shinji!

Shougo Yahagi: It's time to start talking. Why have you been chasing me?
BD: Why did you just help me?
Shougo Yahagi: You already knew the truth didn't you? That our whole city's actually inside a giant spaceship.
BD: That's correct. The military's known for quite a while.
Shougo Yahagi: But...
BD: But, it''s not the military that's been hiding all of this. Bahamut is the one who didn't want us to know.
Shougo Yahagi: Yeah, Bahamut. What the hell is that thing?
BD: A computer. One that has been secretly controlling everything the human sees and hears since before we were born. It's manipulated us so skillfully that we'd never realize the truth which is that the city we live in is actually part of a giant spaceship. All of this, so except for an elite few. the populaces would be blissfully living in an illusion of the perfect world. Or rather, the perfect prison.
Shougo Yahagi: So, everything else, the rest of the world exists only in the computer?
BD: And the time we thing we live in is five century's past.
Shougo Yahagi: Five century's? No, that's totally crazy! And I don't remember giving you permission to move!

BD: Welcome to realty.
Shougo Yahagi: But how do you know they're our enemy?
BD: You saw that molt and wasteland, that's the reality of the impending danger that we are all now exposed to. Which is why we've secretly expanded our military, and developed new weapon's projects. Here, underground where's Bahamut's influence can't reach us. That's why we've been trying to find the key to overriding Bahamut's core directives. Thus far, We've managed to clear six levels of programming. That left just level seven. However, before we could clear it, the Garland interface unit that we have been secretly been developing was stolen. That bike that you've been joy riding on, it weren't supposed to be relieved until we were on the verge of cracking the seventh level.
Shougo Yahagi: So that's how it is, and the second Bahamut falls into your grimy hands, you'll be able to do whatever you want without challenge! No one in the city will even know until the war breaks out.
BD: And you are gonna let us take advantage of that.
Shougo Yahagi: Heh.
BD: I'm giving you the choice of becoming one of my right-hand men. Or death at my hands.
Shougo Yahagi: Yeah, right.
[Shogo points his gun at BD]
Shougo Yahagi: I'd like to see you try it!

Yui Takanaka: You don't mean murder?
Shôgo Yahagi: Murder and more, that bike is trouble, just look at what happened when I tried to show it on TV.
Yui Takanaka: It was strange the way they cut you off. I mean, if what you say is true why not just get rid of it now?
Shôgo Yahagi: I probably should, But I'm caught up in something that turns me on. And I gotta admit, it's dangerous but exciting. Besides those bastards killed Shinji.
Yui Takanaka: But you can't bring him back.
Shôgo Yahagi: I know it what you're saying, Yui. But I have to do something.
Yui Takanaka: You know what you just said? Excitement, and danger, you're right, we're not really alive in this we're living on the edge.
Shôgo Yahagi: Then you know what I'm saying.
Yui Takanaka: It's just we only get on change for success and we can't blow it.
[she puts her hand in a water fountain]
Yui Takanaka: Mmmm, that feels great. It's so refreshing.
Shôgo Yahagi: Better then sex?
Yui Takanaka: Better then sex? How rude!

Eve Tokimatsuri (Streamline Pictures dub): [to Shogo after the final battle with B.D] Here's tonight's sleepy time tune.

Shougo Yahagi: [Shogo almost runs over a girl on the street] Sorry! Did I scare ya? I did huh? Well, I'm glad I didn't hit ya! I was in a hurry.
[Shogo notices that the girl dropped her hand bag]
Shougo Yahagi: Oh, um, let me.
Yui Takanaka: Hey! Get your hands off that! How insensitive can you be? Driving down the sidewalk's bad enough but a girl's hand bag is, well, it's private! Oh, man there's no way I'm gonna make it in time now.
Shougo Yahagi: Yeah, my bad.
Yui Takanaka: Ah ha! You have no idea. Why don't you grow up?
[calling out]
Yui Takanaka: Hey, taxi!
Shougo Yahagi: Uh, hey, no, wait up!
Yui Takanaka: [to a taxi driver] I need to get to the Piaza building in Harajuku, how fast can you get there?
Shougo Yahagi: Hey! Meiji Street's bumper to bumper. Walking will be faster then that taxi. But, you're going to that building in front of Kiddyland, right? I can get ya there. In seconds. C'mon, you wanted fast, right?
[the girl hops on Shogo's bike]
Yui Takanaka: Fast, huh?
Shougo Yahagi: Yeah well, just enjoy the ride!
[they speed off]
Shougo Yahagi: So, what's your name?
Yui Takanaka: [straining to hear Shogo over the roaring of the motorcycle] What?
Shougo Yahagi: [louder] Your name?
Yui Takanaka: Yui! Yui Takanaka!
Shougo Yahagi: Shogo Yahagi. Nice to meet ya. So, you work at the Piaza?
Yui Takanaka: I wish. I'm part time there and working for Roppongi.
Shougo Yahagi: [Shogo and Yui arrive at the destination] See? In record time.

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