Durarara!! Episode 12

Title: Umusōsei (有無相生) - Being and Non-Being Mutually Exist

Date Aired: 25 March 2010

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Synopsis
Celty steps in between Seiji and Mikado and takes a surgical knife in the abdomen.

Mika stops Celty from hurting Seiji.

Mika is nearly killed for "seeing" the head.





Shinra is found out for being the one to do plastic surgery on Mika's face.









Izaya is in everyone's business.





Adapted From
First Novel

The prologue is used (Mika Harima's "death")

The last few chapter as well

Referbacks
refs to previous episodes

Unanswered Questions

 * How did Izaya get Celty's head?

Quotes
Izaya: "Human beings defy imagination."

"Remember: I know you came here to Tokyo hoping to escape the hum-drum, but in about six months this will all seem pretty ordinary to you. At that rate, you'll have to move to another country to keep things exciting. Or start looking for things that are a little more 'underground'. But, I'd be willing to bet that you would get bored of that in just a few days as well. The only way to truly escape the mundane is for you to constantly be evolving. Whether you choose to aim high, or aim low. Enjoy each day for what it is."

Celty: "And that was it. The next day, everything went back to normal. For this guy, and that guy. And for the boy."

"And even for those two."

"My life... it went back to normal as well. Running across people I'd rather not meet. Just like it was any other day."

Izaya: "Look's like you've moved on. You know, people are afraid of spooky things because they tend to lurk in the dark and then jump out at ya."

Celty: "I have no idea where Namiye Midakadi went, but I don't care. I'm me: and that's enough. My days were always pretty uncomplicated, not too full of hope or despair. And they're still like that. It's just that now... I find them incredibly satisfying. Here I am... And there you are. If you can find redemption in me, then I can do the same through you."

"And the young boy is still pondering his conversation with Izaiya Orihara. Can a person truly have a life that's always new? Always full of excitement and possibility? Or is it just a matter of time before that, too becomes part of the everyday."

"It's rare for a person to truly understand their own heart. As someone once said, 'The best thing you can do... is keep evolving.'"

"He was empowered by his previous actions, so he thought he could do anything now. But unfortunantly, what the young boy had failed to account for was the sheer amount of courage it would take, in order for him to ask out his classmate."

"In 30 seconds, the boy will find the girl. In 35 seconds, the boy will discover his best friend hitting on the girl. In 45 seconds the boy will kick the crap out of him. In 74 seconds the girl will reject the boy's offer to get coffee. And in 78 seconds, that girl will ask the boy to have lunch with her on the roof."

"How long will it take for him to fall in love with her? And, how long before he works up the nerve to tell her?"