Hayami and Mutio Evidence
Mutio first attacks Hayami in an arachnid mecha, but he defeats her. Mutio
is in her piloting capsule, gasping, unable to extract enough oxygen due
to overall
weakness. She bites him, but he then carries her toward the
sea despite her struggles. She subsides once she realizes his intent, giving
him a thoughtful look, and heads out toward the sea.
She goes to head toward a pool with her friend, but finds out that Hayami
had killed her fellow Nereid. She is bewildered, wondering why he killed
her friend while he saved her The answer is that Hayami is a good soul who
can't stand to see even sea creatures needlessly suffering, but was driven
to his act by the pressure of the war.
Mutio returns the favor later by rescueing Hayami while he was drifting aimlessly
in a lifeboat.
She takes him down to an underwater bubble.
He awakens to find himself on a floating bit of wreckage that was left from
Velg's prior attack. The little Nereid emerges from the water, offering the
conscious Hayami a fish. He accepts the gift.
He sets up a makeshift tent and cooks more fish that she brings him. She offers him her companionship by walking into the tent in a more-humanoid form. He rambles at her, perhaps trying to keep sane by talking, and she seems to listen politely.
Mutio is seen
later, singing a haunting song. Hayami looks at her with an unereadable
expression. Many more Nereids start to converge, perhaps attracted by the
sound. Mutio tries to explain
to
her people that Hayami is a good person,
that he saved her, and that their creator is also a human. A arachnid mecha
emerges out of the water, and comes inches away from spearing Hayami.
Inexplicably, they all turn and leave as the faraway song of a Musika is
heard.
Hayami and Mutio sit in tense silence while riding the Musika. The Musika
explains what is going on with the rest of the Blue Submarine fleet. Hayami
catches himself staring at Mutio, who smiles at him impishly. (Just look
at that expression! ^.^)
It is revealed that the Musika Red Spot is making a suicide
run to allow Hayami and Mutio to
escape.
It starts to sink as
injuries from the torpedoes take their toll. Hayami saves Mutio again when
Kino was ready to kill her. Hayami cries out Mutio's name as she flees in
fright from Kino's vessel to the lonely waters. The Musika informs Mutio
that he is calling for her and that she should go, but she shakes her head
"no".
Verg assaults Mutio in his anger, demanding that Mutio promise never
to associate with another human again, even threatening her with his sword.
She refuses twice, and he beats her cruelly. Mutio then escapes to the water,
but her sisters withdraw from her, gazing at her accusingly. She finds no
comfort there. Verg continues to scream and rage, and Mutio leaves, although
battered.
At Zorndyke's retreat on Antartica,
Hayami gazes raptly out at the sea, perhaps expecting Mutio to show her face.
Verg then becomes aware of him, and beats him up badly, ripping off his nose
guard. Kino rushes to his side, demanding to
know if he is alright. Verg staggers toward the sea, and Mutio emerges
hesitantly. He collapses in his grief, dragging her with him toward the seat,
still crying about his "papa."
Comments:
Mutio never says a word, but is shown as one
of the deeper characters is only through her actions. She is confused by
the clear animosity between humans and sea creatures, and wonders why they
cannot all live in peace. She approaches Hayami, a sworn enemy, to pay back
a favor done to her, and sticks to her ideals even when under pressure and
alienation by her race.
She and Hayami undeniably have feelings for each other, but this never comes
to completion. This is further complicated by the rift of being different
species. Yet they both reject the idea that both species must constantly
be fighting.
Working together, they help stop a worldwide war, and begin
an understanding between their races.