Wolf's Rain (2003–2004)

Kaho Kôda: Cher Degre

Quotes 

• Cher Degre : Now I know, paradise is something that must be opened by the wolves. There's only one place that can be called paradise, and I suppose that's the way it should be.

  Hubb Lebowski : [pulls out a cigar taken from the soliders abandoned car]  So that's what the celebration was for...do you think there's a chance that we could go there too?

  Cher Degre : No, I doubt it.

  Hubb Lebowski : Then what the hell are we supposed to do?

  Cher Degre : The only thing we can do...die out.

  Hubb Lebowski : Why?

  Cher Degre : Because the world would become distorted with us in it. And yet in a new world, one that was created by the spirit of the wolves, I'm sure there'd be new humans as well.

  Hubb Lebowski : So we're all a bunch of pawns to be thrown away, huh? That suits me just fine.

  Cher Degre : [scene changes to the couple in the car]  You know I think I understand now why you and I never had children...on some level we knew the world was ending, it may of seemed like we had found something else to obsess over but the truth is we'd given up on the future. That's the real reason I was never able to get pregnant.

  Hubb Lebowski : Do you still feel that way?

  Cher Degre : What shred of hope am I supposed to have left after all of this?

  Hubb Lebowski : I'm here...together with you. Something that I had almost given up hope on has come true. Whatever happens to the world, Cher, I want to have faith in the future.

  Cher Degre : [smiles]  You really have changed.

• Hubb Lebowski : Cher... Cher! Cher! Cher...

  Cher Degre : Listen to me, Hubb... You've become very reliable.

  Hubb Lebowski : Yeah, because I have to protect you.

  [Cher smiles.] 

  Hubb Lebowski : We can start over. A baby too... let's have a baby too. We'll bake bread... and...

  Hubb Lebowski : [as Cher's eyes fade]  That's right, we'll nurture a bird too. Everything will turn out fine... It'll turn out fine.

  Hubb Lebowski : Cher... Cher! Cher...

  [sobs, while cries out her name; everyone mourns] 

• Cher Degre : [about Cheza]  I've never seen this expression on her face before. Has the solution been altered?

  Cher's Assistant : No, it's the same as always.

  Other Scientist : Do you think she's awakened?

  Cher Degre : According to the data left to us, the first thing Cheza showed a response to was blood, wasn't it?

  Other Scientist : You mean wolf's blood?

  Cher Degre : Yes. The smell of wolf's blood.

  Cher's Assistant : But what evidence is there that -

  Cher Degre : None. Many things exist that can't be explained merely due to a lack of evidence. Cheza herself is the crowning achievement of an alchemy that is unproven. The Flower Maiden and the wolves are being drawn to one another. Just like an ancient scholar's fairy tale.

• Hubb Lebowski : I thought that this sort of thing would be under your jurisdiction.

  Cher Degre : So, then, it's alive?

  Hubb Lebowski : Barely. I think it's only a matter of time before it goes.

  Cher Degre : That sounds like us.

  Hubb Lebowski : We're not over yet. We just need to keep trying.

  Cher Degre : I'm not so sure.

  Hubb Lebowski : [Hubb and Cher walk into the holding room to see Hige in front of Kiba's wolf form, who's held in a cage]  Hey, what are you doing? What department are you with?

  Hige : Oh, sorry. I was looking for cleaning supplies, and I, um, got lost.

  Hubb Lebowski : The cleaning crew, huh? Just go out that door . . .

  [Hubb points to an open door] 

  Hubb Lebowski : . . . and the supply closet is on your right.

  Hige : Oh, really? Thanks.

  [Hige exits the room through the open door] 

  Hubb Lebowski : So, do you think it's a wolf?

  Cher Degre : I don't know. For one thing, I've never seen one before. But, if it is a wolf, it may be related to Cheza's sudden reaction.

  Hubb Lebowski : Oh, please. Not Cheza again.

  Cher Degre : What's that supposed to mean?

  Hubb Lebowski : It's because of Cheza you and I broke-up.

  Cher Degre : Stop acting like an idiot, Hubb, and take this thing up to the lab.

  Hubb Lebowski : I'll have somebody do it later. Dogs and I don't really get along. Actually, I'm allergic to them.

  Cher Degre : This is the reason that you and I would never work.

  Hubb Lebowski : I don't know; maybe it is only a matter of time.

• Cher Degre : To be honest, you sound a little obsessed.

  Hubb Lebowski : I'm not obsessed, Cher. Don't worry. I'm probably just looking for another excuse to see you.

• Darcia : Cheza is not vital to you. Is that correct?

  Cher Degre : Who are you?

  Darcia : Everyone is resting now. You look exhausted, as well. You should rest for a while.