Episode 11

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**An Adult Child** (おとなのこども, *Otona no Kodomo*?) is the eleventh episode of the Wonder Egg Priority anime series.

## Synopsis

A mysterious entity called "Hyphen" suddenly appeared in front of Momoe and questioned her about life and death before doing something to Panic.

And the same change to the Egg World has also arrived to Rika's dream...

Meanwhile, unaware of what is happening to Momoe and Rika, Ai enters the mansion built in the underground garden.

In a room full of documents, Ai encounters Ura-Acca, co-founder of Japan Plati and a former scientist, who tells her an old story.

## Plot

In her Egg World, Rika Kawai is surprised to see that Chiemi has been revived. Before they are able to touch, Chiemi disappears, but Rika is relieved to see that the fight is over, showing her excitement over getting to seeing Chiemi in the real world again. Rika's goes to celebrate with her Pomander, Mannen, but they are cut off when Mannen pushes Rika back. Rika is pushed away in the nick of time as a large wrecking ball falls and crushes Mannen, completely shattering the shell of the Pomander creature and rendering them immobile. Rika looks to see the perpetrator, Dot, laughing and hovering above. As Dot lands, they assure Rika that they will not kill her. Rika, deeply disturbed by Dot's playful laughter and attitude towards killing Mannen, swings her blades at Dot when they approach. Her attacks prove to be ineffective, as Dot easily destroys both of her blades with their bare hands. Rika collapses to the ground, terrified.

In the evening, Ai Ohto goes to visit Acca and Ura-Acca. Ai finds that they are not at their usual table, but she notices a light emanating from the nearby house and goes to investigate. Ai wanders through the house and discovers a room filled with documents, data, and photos pinned to the wall and sprawled across the room. The data mainly pertains to statistics and rates related to the suicides of junior high school girls. Ai notices a paper that states that "Only warriors of Eros can resist Thanatos." Ura-Acca finds Ai, and the two of them sit at a table as he begins to tell her a story from before he and Acca abandoned their human bodies.

Ura-Acca states that he and Acca used to work at a research facility, where they were somewhat satisfied with their work, but not completely. They were always under strict surveillance as nature of their work would spell disaster if seen by the general public or sold to other countries. The stress of their work began to pile up, so they decided that they would create a an artificial girl in order to blow off steam. The two of them became enamored with the project, running through a large number of initial designs before deciding on the final one. They would design the girl in a way that would allow them to forget that she was an artificial intelligence so they could care for her as a daughter. They set her permanent age at fourteen, what they described as the midpoint between childhood and adulthood. The girl was incubated in a pod resembling an egg. When the girl was ready, they removed her from the pod and asked for her name. The girl decided to name herself Frill.

Ura-Acca says that they designed Frill with traits a father would like to see in their daughter, making her cheerful and smart, they also gave her a sense of humor. They also understood the importance of giving her flaws, giving her the ability to call people names and be selfish. Frill matured more than Ura-Acca and Acca had anticipated, and the three of them lived together as a family within the research facility. Ura-Acca admits that at times, they forgot Frill was an artificial intelligence.

One evening, Ura-Acca and Acca attended a party where the two of them met a woman named Azusa Hoshina. Azusa said that she was honored to meet them as she had read their papers, and the three of them quickly hit it off. While Acca and Ura-Acca were both attracted to her, she ended up choosing Acca. Acca, Ura-Acca, Azusa, and Frill began to live together in a house located in a faux underground garden. Frill showed an immediate dislike towards Azusa, and showing these feelings clearly to Ura-Acca while waiting at the dining table. Ura-Acca tells Ai that he should have noticed what Frill really wanted when he witnessed her attitude towards Azusa. Acca and Azusa got married, and during the wedding Frill told Ura-Acca that she wanted to have friends. When Ura-Acca offered to create them, Frill declined and opted to make them herself, telling him she did not want them to be prettier than her.

Acca and Ura-Acca began to spend less time with Frill due to their increasing workload, and combined with Azusa's pregnancy, they did not have much time left for her. Frill, in an act of selfishness and jealousy, confronted the pregnant Azusa while she bathed. Frill inquired if the baby would be a girl or a boy, and Azusa says it looks like a girl on the ultra-sound and wonders to Frill if she'll be a good big sister. Frill says Azusa that she doesn't think she can, which confuses Azusa. Frill then turns on the hairdryer and threw it into the bathtub, electrocuting Azusa and the baby. Azusa was rushed to the hospital, but they were unable to save her, and Azusa passed away but her child survived.

Furious and distraught, Acca dragged Frill into the basement of their garden shed where he forced her into a small compartment and locked her away. Acca and Ura-Acca both fell into depression due to the loss of Azusa. Ura-Acca says that the only thing that got them through that period was the daughter that Azusa had left behind, Himari. Himari exhibited traits from both of her parents, she was intelligent like Acca, but also had a sense of humor like Azusa. Her cheerful demeanor helped Acca and Ura-Acca move past the tragedy.

On Himari's fourteenth birthday she asked Ura-Acca about her mother. When he mentioned how Azusa chose Acca over him, Himari playfully asked him if he would wait for her to grow up. Ura-Acca, not taking the teenagers request seriously at all, turned her down. Himari would pass away that night in an apparent suicide, although no note was found. Acca and Ura-Acca were once again devastated by the loss of another family member.

Ura-Acca, believing Frill to somehow be involved, went to confront her. When he arrived he found wires sprawled across the room and running down into the compartment Frill lied in. Ura-Acca opened the compartment and questioned Frill about Himari's death. Frill was evasive to his questioning, even questioning why he cared so much about someone who was not his own daughter. Ura-Acca, in a fit of rage and frustration, grabbed Frill and took her far away. There, he burnt her physical body. Acca and Ura-Acca then began to investigate girls' suicide around the age range of fourteen. They found that there were many causes, but they wondered something else pushing them towards it.

After hearing the story, Ai leaves and questions whether she should continue to break her Wonder Eggs or not. Rika and Momoe are shown on monitors, traumatized by their encounters with Hyphen and Dot.

## Characters in Order of Appearance

* Rika Kawai
* Chiemi
* Dot
* Ai Ohto
* Ura-Acca
* Acca
* Frill
* Azusa Hoshina
* Himari
* Momoe Sawaki

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