Episode 1

**Live Forever** (リヴ・フォーエヴァー, *Rivu Fōevā*) is the first episode of LISTENERS.

## Synopsis

A boy, Echo, who lives in the city of Liverchester surrounded by a pile of scraps while fishing for garbage. One day he dug up an unidentified girl with a jack hole in his waist. Echo, who takes her to her home because she has no memory. However, his actions spread into the turmoil that shakes the city.

## Summary

In Liverchester, Echo Rec spends his days working at the garbage site, looking for valuable parts. At the end of the day, he sees reflection and sees a good part. As he attempts to take it, he falls causing the trash to reveal a girl under it. He takes it back to his sister Swell and while looking at the girl, he sees she has output jack on her hip and realizes she is a Player. The girl then wakes up, but has no memory who she is.

At his sister's bar, Echo explains that Player uses Equipment and fight the Earless, but the girl still doesn't have any idea what he is talking about. The towns Mayor and Echo's boss then comes in. As his man had see Echo carry a Player, the Mayor tells the girl to leave town as Players had brought only bad things for them. Echo tries to defend her and to convince him to not throw her right away, but as the Mayor doesn't back down, Swell gives him a free beer and calms him down.

Echo and the girl move upstairs, where he continues to explains what Players are and that he is a huge fan. He shows her a Equipment he is working on, but the girl finds it kinda small and Echo explains its because its missing Core Part and can't turn into Gig Form yet. Seeing him how passionate he is, the girl decides to try and pilot it one day when he finishes it and wants they to leave together, however Echo starts explaining that he is just ordinary guy and can't really be a Player's partner. Annoyed, the girl decides to leave and Echo accidentally makes his Equipment fall and break. Going downstairs, Swell had overheard their conversation and gives the girl money, explaining where the train station is and telling her that if she changes her mind, she can always comeback.

After staying all night and fixing his Equipment, Swell comes in the morning and informs Echo that Earless are attacking the city. She tells him where Echo is and he heads towards the station with his Equipment. The Earless gather around the towns monument and Echo almost reaches the girl, but hits the ground and causes Echo to fall thought a hole. As he falls, he initially accepts his death, but recalling his life, he states he wants to live. In that moment, the girl arrives, telling him she likes that attitude and they connect her to his Equipment. The Equipment then turns into its mecha form and she fights and defeats the Earless. Echo then gives her a part explaining the symbol on it reads as "Mu" and decides to call the girl Mu. The Mayor thanks them for saving the monument, but as he is thanking them, the monument falls and Echo and Mu decides to run before they get blamed for it.

## Characters

* Jimi Stonefree
* Echo Rec
* Mu
* Swell Rec
* Ein Neubauten
* Stür Neubauten
* Zende Neubauten

## Trivia

* The episode title is a reference to the song "Live Forever" by English rock band Oasis.
* Oasis is also referenced as the name of Swell Rec's bar.