[XBOX360][PSP] Dream Club

[nikorai]

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(at the museum)

(Mari) I think I sorta got late…


(mp) Don’t worry. I just came myself.
(actually, I came here 30 minutes in advance…)
(Mari) I was preparing o-bentou, that’s why I’m late.
(mp) Huh?
O-bentou.
I’d love to have some…
(mp) We’ll sit at the bench and eat, OK?
(Mari) Yeah. I’ll have snack, don’t worry about me.
(Mari) Just forgot. There should be a café at the museum.
(mp) Er…Don’t you have a spare helping?
(Mari) No, I don’t.
(mp) I-I see…
Well, anyways, sorry that I asked so suddenly.
(Mari) Your eyes are in tears.

(mp) *sobbing* No, idz nod like thad ad all…
Something got into my eye…
(mp)(only one helping…How sad…)
(Mari) I’ll share my lunch with you if you don’t mind.
(Mari) But it’s only a sandwich with some vegetables.

(TL NOTE.
basically she brought this –
http://recipe.gourmet.yahoo.co.jp/T005262/

Bread – 2 slices
Some butter
Lettuce
Cucumber half
Tomatoes


Potatoes
Cheese

Sweet pepper
Kombu

Chicken breast – 40g.
Some salt
Eggs

Cookies – 3 pcs.
Cooking oil

Cabbage
Lettuce
Pepper
Peppermint (a little)
Parsley
Radish

This makes it around half a kilo. But there’s only 40g of meat. Not much)

(mp) I can’t. This is your lunch, after all.
(Mari) I’ll be fine with a half of it.
Mp, don’t be shy, eat.
(mp) Thank you.
I’ll take a small portion.
(mp) OK, the dinner is on me then.
(mp)(too bad I was stupid enough to come without o-bentou myself…)
(mp)(but on the other hand it was very nice to share lunch with Mari-chan…)
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(Mari) OK, let’s get going.
(mp) But Mari-chan…
(mp) Are you sure you’ll be fine with this exhibition? Today it’s “Tokyo Buddha images.”
(Mari) Yes, it’s just what I need.
(Mari) You like simplicity, don’t you?
(mp) Keep it simple, stupid, as they say.
But what worries me, will I be able to understand the meaning of Buddha?
(Mari) I’m no better myself.
I don’t know a thing about paintings or statues.
(mp) Is that so?
(mp) I thought you’re a pro.
(Mari) No, I just had free time today so I thought I’d give it a look.
(mp) OK, it’s fine then.
Let’s enjoy the exhibition.
(Mari) Agreed.
(Mari) Actually I didn’t know what I should do at first. What if you were a specialist in painting and sculpture?
(Mari) I hate it when people try to explain to me the things I didn’t see myself.
(mp) OK then, let’s look at them together.
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(Mari) Good paintings.
It was interesting.
(mp) Glad you liked it.
OK, see you next time.
(Mari) Sure.
Good bye.
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Saturday, Apr 7.

Sakura is in the bloom.
Mari thanks us for the date. She enjoyed the museum.
But she says that Buddha is a place for soul so it’s better to keep it in temples, not museums.

Meahwhile we have a bonus picture.

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Finally, we go to Dream Club.

(mp) Mari-chan, you eat only rice?
(mp) I think you lack life forces.
(Mari) I don’t eat rice.
I only eat to stay alive.
(mp) That won’t do! You need to eat properly.
(mp) I can treat you with yaki-niku (roasted beef).
(Mari) I don’t eat meat. I’m herbivorous.
(mp) Ah, I see…
(mp) But maybe we could go to a vegetarian restaurant instead?
(Mari) I can go to a tonkatsu snackbar.
(tonkatsu= pork cutlet)
(mp) Huh?
But cutlets are made of meat, after all.
(Mari) You can eat cabbage as much as you like there.
(mp) Ah, I see…
Do you like cabbage?
(Mari) I parasitize like an insect.
(mp) An insect…
(mp) Anyways you mean you like cabbage, don’t you?
(mp) I’ll try to find a good place where you can eat cabbage…
(mp)(if only one could find it that easily…)
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ETS.

(Mari) Sakura’s in bloom.
(mp) And it’s warm outside.
I can feel the spring coming.
(mp) By the way, Mari-chan, do you go to hanami?
(Mari) Yeah…sometimes.
(mp) W-will you go to hanami with me?
(Mari) No.
(mp) I-I see.
Perhaps I’m dull.
(Mari) I can go see sakura myself. But you can stay near me.
(mp) Eh? What do you mean?
(Mari) I’ll see sakura petals falling and I’ll catch a quick glimpse of spring.
(Mari) And you will return my soul that melts away in spring back into my body.
(mp) You mean I can go to hanami with you?
(Mari) I said that in the beginning.
(mp) Geez, it’s way too hard to get what you mean.
(Mari) You’ll help me with hanami.
(mp) Don’t worry. Anything for you.
(mp)(like it or not but we go on a date)
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[nikorai]

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Friday, 13.



Dating.

(Mari) Sakura is beautiful.


(mp) Awesome. It’s in full bloom.
(Mari) You should be attentive.
Hanami is started before sakura petals fall.
(mp) Haha, don’t worry. They shouldn’t fall so quickly.
(Mari) What are you talking about?
They are already falling.
(Mari) Today I came here to burn the view of petals falling one by one in my memory.
(mp) I-I suppose so…
(she’s overenthusiastic today…)
(Mari) Shall we take a sit?
OK, let’s start our hanami.
(Mari) And you’ll catch my soul that is going to part my body.
(mp) OK. I don’t know how it’s done but I’ll try to.
(Mari) Ahem.
(mp)(Mari-chan is stuck to one place looking at sakura)
(mp)(but how am I supposed to catch her soul?)
(Mari) *sleeping* *snoring*
(mp) Eh? Hello? Mari-chan?
(Mari) *sleeping*
Yayks!
(mp) Ah, sorry. Did I wake you up?
(Mari) Thank you, mp.
You came just in time. My soul was about to fly away.
(mp) You mean that to send the soul flying means to take a nap?
(Mari) This is not a mere nap.
The sleep in spring is completely different.
(lit. “of different quality”)
(Mari) It’s so pleasant that the soul is ready to fly to the world of spring.
(Mari) That’s why it should be caught before it’ll be impossible to return it.
(mp) So, if you fall asleep I can readily wake you up?
(Mari) That’s right.
(mp) OK, I got you!
(mp) Wherever your soul will go I’m ready to catch it.
(Mari) I was right to take you with me.
(Mari) Now I can appreciate cherry blossoms.
(mp) I’m glad for you.
I’m glad that I was useful.
(Mari) *sleeping*
(mp) Well, well…She’s sleeping again.
(mp)(but her sleeping face is so cute…I will leave her like that for a while…)
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(mp) Mari-chan, Mari-chan…
(Mari) Mmm…
(mp) Did you wake up?
(Mari) I became one with the spring.
(Mari) I felt every single sakura petal with my soul.
(mp) I guessed that.
(Mari) Thank you for going with me.
(Mari) I could fully enjoy hanami.
(mp) Same here. I could relax today.
(mp)(I was very well-at-ease…)
(mp)(OK, it’s time to go. Mari-chan looks satisfied)
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Saturday, April 14.

Mari texts that she’s really happy with hanami.

Meanwhile we get a bonus picture.



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[nikorai]

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April 14, continued.

Dream Club.

ETS.

Story dialog.
“I need a new mike”

(Mari) I need a new mike.
(mp) M? A microphone? For concerts ?
(Mari) Ah, forget it. I’m speaking to myself.
(mp) I really worry about what you say to yourself.
(mp) If I were to hear something like that in metro or such I’d chuckle.
(Mari) I need a mike.
I don’t see what’s funny in that.
(mp) Y-you’re right…
(mp) I just wanted to joke that you’re talking to yourself.
(mp) It’s a pity…
(mp)(what does she need it for?)
(mp)(maybe I should give her one as a present?)
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(seeing off)

(Mari) Do you have some spare time?
(mp) I have enough spare time to sink a battleship.
If I’m not with you I come home and go to bed.
(Mari) So, will you go out with me?
I feel like having some tea.
(mp) Is that a date?
(Mari) You can say so.
(mp) Of course I’ll go with you.
(mp) No sane person will miss the chance to drink tea with Mari-chan.
(mp)(yyyesss! I would never imagine Mari will ask me out herself…)
(mp)(maybe I mean something to her?)
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(at the café)

(TL NOTE. I go at the café for the first time. Other girls usually go to Dream Bar)

(Mari) It’s my first time here. But I think this café is wonderful.


(mp) You’re right.
I like such places myself.
(mp) It’s very cozy.
(Mari) I asked girls at the club about it.
(mp) Huh?  You were looking for a café just for me?
(Mari) Who falls in love first, loses.
(mp) Eh? Falls in…what do you mean?
(mp)(is it a confession?)
(mp)(does she really have such feelings toward me?)
(Mari) Actually I only came here for a tea once…But it’s love from the first sight.
(mp) Ah, you mean tea, not me…
(she puts it so that you can’t really guess…)
(Mari) It’s…raining outside.
Let’s go before it starts to pour.
(mp) It should be over soon.
I’m a man of good weather.
(mp) I bet it should stop raining soon.
(Mari) And I’m a rain woman. I bet it’ll start to pour.
(mp) Let’s wager.
We’ll see how it turns in an hour.
(Mari) Interesting…
OK, let’s wait here…
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(*it’s still raining*)

(Mari) Well, I guessed right. It’s pouring.
Ah, I should’ve invited you some other day.


(mp) Not really.
I’m really happy with our date.
(Mari) Is that so? OK then, good-bye.
See you next time.
(mp) OK, see you.
(mp)(I guess we became closer, if only a little…)
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Monday, April 16.

Mari sends a message. Says that it stopped raining and now it’s nice to walk outside.

Then, she still needs a mike. But she feels sorry she said it out loud.

Meanwhile we go shopping.

The mike is available for 15k. Of course we get it.



We also take a bottle for champagne for 35k yen. In a week or two we’re supposed to have a birthday party. And this should come in handy as a present.

I’m low on funds again but there should be enough for Dream Club.
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Saturday, April 21.

Dream Club.

We give a mike.


(Mari) *blushes* Oh...That’s what I needed.
You know what to give, mp.
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(mp) Mari, what booze would you suggest?
(Mari) We got some specialty here, it’s Magma cocktail.
(Mari) Aka “A messenger from hell”. I like it a lot.
(mp) Magma cocktail. I see what you like.
(mp) Judging from the name it should be something strong.

(TL NOTE. This is the strongest cocktail in the club. Setsu, for example, passes out after making just 5 drops)

(Mari) Yeah, it’s quite strong.
One glass is your load.
(mp) Yeah, an alcoholic should know such things.
I’ll be sure to taste it.
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ETS.

(Mari) I don’t hate your voice.
(mp) Really?
(mp) Actually, it’s the first time somebody compliments on my voice. I feel I blushed.
(Mari) Don’t you want to…sing?
(mp) It’d be interesting to try to.
But where?
(Mari) In Bloody Maririn.
Where else?
(mp) But it’s your band.
(Mari) Let’s sing together…with me.
Please take my offer. You’ll be in my band.
(mp) Well, I don’t mind.
But you said it so suddenly, I’m confused, actually.
(Mari) I’ll give you time to think it over.
Tell me when you’re ready.
(mp) OK, I’ll think about it.
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(time is up)
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[nikorai]

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April, 23.

Mari writes. “WANTED: a person with clear voice is needed for a band called Bloody Maririn. The vacancy is only open to mp.”

But we have to work in the supermarket. Of course I’d prefer the casino but I need some cash right away. This week we can’t possibly miss Dream Club because of money shortage.
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Saturday, April 28.

Dream Club.

Today is a cosplay day.

Mari’s in a bunny suit. By the way, now we share a sofa with her.


“May, 4th”

(mp) It’s May, 4th next week. You’ve got a birthday!
(Mari) Yeah…Somehow I forgot about it.
(Mari) But how do you know?
(mp) Mio told me.
(mp) Mari-chan, it’s a bit early but still, Happy Birthday to you!
(Mari) I’m a year older yet again…
(mp) I have a present as well!


(Mari) Is it for me?
I’m sorry you had trouble to get that.
But I’m glad.
(mp)(that’s nice…She was happy with my present)
(Mari) How old do I look?
(mp) Huh? And how old?
(Mari) It’s me asking.
(mp) You look really young. You’re hardly 20.
(mp) So now you’re 21?
(Mari) Missed. I’ll be 22.
So you won’t get a bonus from me.
(mp) Huh? And what if I did guess? What would be the bonus?
(Mari) It’s a secret…*blushes*
(mp) OK, then. From now on I’ll visit you more often!
(Mari) More often?
Do it on your own risk.

(TL NOTE. There’s a sort of a pun in the original. Mp says “I’ll do my best to visit you more often” but the expression literally means “to stake one’s life”
命懸け

(mp) OK, I’ll risk.
(mp) Once again, happy birthday!
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(Mari) People are creatures that can’t go against the fate.
(Mari) Do you believe in the black thread of fate?
(mp) W-wait.
What’s that black thread about?
(mp) Wasn’t it supposed to be a red one?
(Mari) But it looks black to me.
(Mari) A man and a woman who have the relation of master and servant find themselves tied by a black thread…
(mp) Wait, master and servant, is it some sort of BDSM thing?
(Mari) Yes…
I see a black thread between us.
(Mari) So, do you believe in it?
(mp) Well, if you say so.
(mp) If it’s my fate then I’d gladly be your slave.
(Mari) Good boy.
But you’re brave indeed.
(mp)(geez, why did I say I believe in this shit…)
(mp)(I think I’m a complete mazo…)
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[nikorai]

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(extension)

(mp) I didn’t expect to see you in a bunny suit at all.
(Mari) It was an order from above to put on the suits to celebrate the Golden Week. There’s nothing I can do about that.
(mp) Ah, you’re right. May is just around the corner.
(mp) But you didn’t feel like wearing this costume at all, did you?
(Mari) Rabbits are immolated at the altar.
And I’m not a sacrifice.
(mp) Huh? At an altar? What kind of altar?
(Mari) You don’t want to know. It’s for your own good.
(mp) Uh…OK, let’s pretend I didn’t hear anything.
(Mari) Pyon…
(mp) Excuse me?
(Mari) I just tried to say it.
(mp) Ah…I see.
(mp) But you know…You have such pale skin. When you’re in a bunny suit you look like a fairy.
(Mari) When I was in junior school I was taking care of rabbits there.
(Mari) I heard that rabbits die if they feel lonely. So I slept near their cage for 3 days and 3 nights.
(Mari) I remember how I was crunching carrot with them. It was quite good.
(mp) Mari-chan, it’s really like a rabbit.
(mp) If you ever feel lonely I’ll also stay near you for 3 days and 3 nights!
(Mari) I don’t mind. Will you feed me with carrot?
(mp) Eh? Why carrot?
(Mari) When one feels lonely he should crunch carrot.
(mp) I donno what one really needs to crunch. But I’d be happy if you treated me with your hand-made food.
(Mari) OK, you’ll eat chopped carrot then.
(mp) Is that what you call hand-made food?
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ETS.

Story dialog.
“I’m not sure about the vocals”

(mp) Listen, Mari-chan.
I’m about the vocals, we were talking about it lately…
(Mari) Did you make up your mind?
(mp) N-no…Not at all.
(mp) Are you sure we can make a good band?
(mp) Don’t you have other musicians? What will they say?
(Mari) Don’t worry.
(Mari) Bloody Maririn was originally a duet.
(Mari) The vocals were on my elder brother.
(Mari) Now he’s far away…But in my heart he’s always near me.
(mp) Far away…
Can it be…that he passed away?
(Mari) …No, why. He’s alive.
He’s just travelling.
(Mari) But…your voice is just like my brother’s.
Maybe you’re his reincarnation.
(mp) Excuse me?
(mp)(if he’s alive…why the heck would I be his reincarnation?)
(mp)(to put it simple, she just needs a substitute for her brother because he went on a trip)
(Mari) You can’t make a decision after all…
(mp) I’m going crazy with you.
Can I give my answer later?
(Mari) OK, I’ll give you more time.
(mp)(geez, what am I supposed to do, now?)
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(time is up. Today we talked a lot)
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[swiftnissity]

Just thought I'd say thank-you so far for this
I'm loving it <3

And the pictures too! She looks so good in her outfits!

[nikorai]

Just thought I'd say thank-you so far for this Cheesy
I'm loving it <3

And the pictures too! She looks so good in her outfits! Smiley

Thank you for the encouragement!

I'm glad you like Mari.

I could advance more quickly actually. But in the AKB discussion thread at the local forums I was asked to help understand some things. As a result I was typing some 20 pages of translation of talks plus the lyrics for a sweet song from Team B concert which took place on May 21.

I hope to continue work soon (possibly today).

[nikorai]

I'm sorry for the delay. It seems that my addiction to AKB takes a lot of time. But I absolutely had to translate some song lyrics and watch tv programs.
Still, despite this difficulty today I managed to translate a few more pages. Now I'm gonna share them with you.

[nikorai]

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Monday, April 30.

We get thanks from Mari for the present along with a bonus picture.

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Again, gambling at the casino. This time we win 50k yen. How timely.
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Saturday, May 5.

Dream Club.

It’s cosplay day.

(Mari) Now there are a lot of anti-smoking campaigns.
Mp, you don’t smoke, right?
(mp) No, why. I smoke occasionally. But smokers are not welcome lately.
(lit. “smoke goes against you”).

(mp) But at work I can’t quit smoking.
(Mari) If you can’t don’t force yourself.
(Mari) The smoke that runs through you after work is tears of sadness from understanding the truth.
(Mari) You know, sometimes it pushed people to write poetry.
(mp) I’m sorry. This all sounds like double Dutch to me.
(Mari) Don’t worry. Most importantly, I understand you.
(mp) I-I see…It’s OK then.
(so, she’s satisfied with my reply?)
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Now we paint omelet with ketchup. The painting is a Halloween pumpkin.

(Mari) How beautiful.
But since I only eat vegetables I won’t eat this omelet.
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ETS.

(Mari) You gave me a great microphone.
(Mari) Thank you.
(mp) If you’re happy I’m happy, too.
(mp) I didn’t even know what you needed exactly.
(Mari) This mike is perfect for concerts.
Now we can finally sing together.
(mp) Ah, same old stew.
(Mari) But why not? Now we have two microphones.
One for me, and one for you.
(Mari) I want to sing a duet.
(Mari) If you went as far as getting a mike for me apparently that means something.
(mp)(geez…She’s so pushy…I can’t really refuse her now…)
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[nikorai]

Monday, May 7.

Mari writes to us. “I didn’t think you’d give me a mike as a present.”

Now we look for some ways to use our baseball bat.
OK, 3 weeks of work and we have 200 thousand in cash.
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Saturday, May 26.

Dream Club.

ETS.

(Mari) So, have you decided?
(mp) Ah, you’re about the vocalist…
(Mari) An OK in return is not something that should get on your nerves.
(mp) Thank you very much for your kind offer but I have to refuse.
(mp) In order to sing in public one needs to have at least some talent. Apparently it’s not about me.
(Mari) You’re not confident in yourself?
(mp) No, it’s not that…
(Mari) Then what’s the problem?
(mp) Well, I can’t really do that.
Something inside me just doesn’t click.
(lit.
# ピンときたよ。
It rings a bell.)

(mp) So I think that a front man needs to have a soul of a singer but I don’t have one.
(mp) If you bring me to the stage you’ll have a lot of trouble with me.
(Mari) I see…
(Mari) But you understand what makes a person a singer, after all.
(Mari) Thank you for your answer.
(mp) I’m sorry I gave up…
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Karaoke.
素直になれない。
Interestingly, Mari sings Mian’s song very well. But if you ask Mian to sing Yokohama Rhapsody, it’s a complete failure, believe me. I can’t find other words for this.
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(Mari) I’m…not really scared to die.
Are you, mp?
(mp) Me neither.
(mp) But you know, won’t you have pangs of remorse if you die like this?
(Mari) Why remorse?
(mp) Well, look at me, my lifestyle.
I just thought that if I’m gone nothing will remain of me.
(Mari) And you’ll be remembered for Bloody Maririn.
(Mari) Yeah. Maybe that’s the reason I still live.
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(Mari) Scars are made to lick them, right?
(mp) W-wait, it seems that I’m missing something.
(mp) I have a scar from my childhood when I fell from a veranda headfirst.
(mp) See, it’s on my arm.
(Mari) Must be a painful scar.
Want me to lick it?
(mp) Eh? W-what?
(Mari) I told you. Scars are made to lick them.
So what? Want me to lick it?
(mp) W-wait, maybe you won’t?
(mp) After all, it doesn’t hurt. It’s OK.
(Mari) I see…
Mp, you are a man who suffers pain alone, right?
(mp) Come on, you’re exaggerating!
(mp) Wounds heal and the pain is gone.
(Mari) You’re right, of course…
But if the pain remains it’ll only make the wound bigger.
(mp) W-what are you talking about?
(Mari) It’s nothing.
(Mari) I just thought that your life is good.
(mp) Well, it’s nothing special (=run-of-the-mill).
(mp)(but I actually wanted her to lick be a bit…)
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(time is up)
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[nikorai]

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Monday, May 28.
Nothing. Absolutely.
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Saturday, June 2.

Dream Club

It’s cosplay day.

Mari is in sportswear.


(Mari) Modern machinery is complicated, right?
(Mari) Mobile phones, tons and tons of various stuff. It’s getting on your nerves beyond any measure.
(Mari) What about you?
(mp) Well, I’m pretty so-so.
If there’s a new model of a cell phone on sale I can’t decide whether to buy it or not…
(Mari) I see…
(Mari) If you can’t decide then it must be getting on your nerves that you need to buy a new one. If so, what’s the point?
(mp) I think that we both hate it when things change around us.
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(mp) You look good in sportswear.
(Mari) That’s an order from above. One needs to wear it during the rainy season (梅雨).
(mp) Maybe it’s done to deal with this damn gloomy mood.
(Mari) It’s not a gloomy mood. It’s a feeling of melancholy when it rains. This feeling should be kept, not thrown away.
(mp) To enjoy melancholy.
Well, that’s quite your style.
(mp) But still, this sport uniform is extremely cute.
(Mari) When I put on this gym suit I remember my school days and cultural festivals.
(mp) I see. And what’s so memorable about them?
(Mari) We had a music band with a girl. We had a performance one day and that day we didn’t have time to change clothes. So we came to the stage in our gym suits.
(Mari) But it turned out great in the end. The audience was raving.
But it started raining during the performance. It was a bother.
(mp) Oh, I can imagine how great it was.
(mp) T-shirts soaked wet…And you can see through them…I can’t control my imagination now…
(mp) Too bad I wasn’t there.
(Mari) Oh, my…Can it be that people were so excited because of that?


(mp) Well, that’s just my thought…
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Karaoke.

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(extension)

ETS.

(mp) I wanted to suggest one thing.
(Mari) What is it?
(mp) Will you go out with me?
(mp) Like to relax a bit, change mood.
(Mari) Sounds great.
(mp) Yeah, I thought so.
(mp) So, let’s go someplace in search for inspiration.
(mp) I’ll sing a song.
(Mari) Agreed.
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(time is up)
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[nikorai]

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Tuesday, June 5.

Mari is writing. She’s looking forward to meeting us. And then adds that now we don’t risk dying from boredom.
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Dating.

(Mari) It’s a good, large park.


(mp) Let’s enjoy our walk.
(Mari) No.
Today it’s me who will help you get satisfied.
(mp) Eh? Get satisfied?
(Mari) Yep…Just follow me. And you’ll feel good. *blushes*


(mp) Of…of course!
(mp) But to do it in the park…That’s quite bold of you, Mari-chan.
(Mari) There, under that tree. There’s a good view.
(mp) A good view? You don’t tell me you’re gonna do it in public?
(Mari) Why, it’s natural.
(Mari) The more people the better. The effect will be stronger.
(mp) I-I see…
(mp) It’s my first time so I feel a bit confused…
(Mari) Well, brace yourself.
Now we’ll do a road performance.
It’ll be our first concert.
(mp) Eh? The first concert? You mean singing?
(Mari) What else could you think about?
(mp) No, nothing else. It’s OK. It’s perfectly OK…
(I’ve already plunged into fantasies quite deeply…)
(mp) But, er…about the performance. Say, we don’t have any equipment here.
(Mari) You don’t need anything.
(Mari) I’ll sing a capella.
And you’ll play the guitar.
(mp) I don’t have a guitar and I can’t play it…
(Mari) You'll just gesture. I hope you can manage it.
You’ll create the appropriate atmosphere.
(mp) I get you…geezz…
(mp) Now I’ll show you how I play guitar.
(mp)(or actually, wave my hands…)
(Mari) Good.
That’s how I needed.
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(Mari) That was good.
(mp) I even liked it.
(mp) Thank you.
(Mari) This is the most important thing.
(mp) Still, Mari-chan.
(mp) You know, you look like and you sing like a doll.
(Mari) Why am I a doll?
(mp) Well, I just can’t help but feel it.
(mp) You’re like a singing French doll.
(Mari) No, I’m 100% a living person.
Wanna check it?
(mp) Check it? How?
(Mari) Feel my heart.
(mp) How’s that?
(Mari) Touch it and you’ll see.
Put your hand on my chest.
(Mari) You’ll feel my heart beating.
(mp)(great, she let me touch herself!)
(mp)(I’ll touch her heart and see…)


(sadly, we’re just a couple of inches off the mark…)

(Mari) You missed.
(mp) I…I figured.
(Mari) But why?
(mp) It isn’t on purpose…
(Mari) You just waste your time.
(mp) I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to…
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(Mari) Will we give another performance?
(mp) I’ll think about it.
(Mari) OK, see you.
(mp) Yeah. Bye-bye.
(mp)(OK, it looks like we became just a little closer…)
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Monday.

A bonus picture.

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[nikorai]

Hello again. I’m sorry for the delay. I really do. You had to wait for the translation for 10 days already. It’s that my Japanese penpal registered an account for me at dmm.com. I asked him for help and he did. DMM is a Japanese-only site where you can watch AKB concerts if you subscribe for the service. But only Japanese credit cards are accepted plus if you attempt to register at this site from overseas your ip is blocked.

But the thing is I couldn’t dedicate enough time for the translation. For the last couple of days I was translating songs from the concerts. I did over 20 songs in total for Team K and Team B.

The good news is that today I was sitting for several hours typing Mari route, finally. I did around 20 pages and now there are only 10 pages left to be done. So I hope to finish the work tomorrow. The translation could be done in a week but you see. My obsession prevents me from doing the work that everyone’s so looking forward to.

[nikorai]

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Saturday, June 9.

Dream Club.

Cosplay day continues.

(Mari) Er…I’m bothered with the socks that tend to fall down on one side.
(Mari) Didn’t you happen to see such a scene?
(mp) Eh? No, I’ve never seen anything like that.
(Mari) Not even once?
(mp) No, I can’t remember seeing anything of this sort.
(mp) I don’t care about socks. I can’t possibly be bothered with such things.
(Mari) Socks don’t bother you?
I just thought, what a man can say about it.
(mp) And I just thought what a person can have in her head if she’s bothered with socks.
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ETS.

(Mari) Your words control my dead heart which has become a louse. It wants you to take my wings.
(mp) What are you talking about? Mari-chan?
(Mari) Don’t interrupt me.
I’m thinking up the next phrase…
(mp) O-ok…
(mp)(geez, she’s bossing me around! And I can say nothing but “yes, ma’am”)
(Mari) No, I failed…
I didn’t make anything else.
(mp) Mari-chan…What is it about?
(Mari) I’m thinking up words for the new song…
(mp) Ah…these were the lyrics…
(Mari) I wanted to write a song, a hearfelt cry of a young girl.
…Did you like it?
(mp) Yeah, I think it’s nice.
(mp) One phrase’s just stuck in my head.
Yeah, I like it.
(Mari) I’m glad.
(Mari) This song is for you.
(Mari) You’ll learn it when it’s done.
(mp) Eh? W-why me?..
(Mari) What a sec…
It looks like something else is coming up…
(mp) Ahem…
(mp)(learn it? She means I need to sing THIS?)
(mp)(but I refused to participate in her band, what does she press for?)
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(Mari) …I can’t write songs.
(mp) Songs? For a band?
(Mari) It never happened to me before.
Am I a fool?
(mp) No, you’re not a fool. You just relaxed a bit.
(mp) That’s why you can’t think up words. I’m right, aren’t I?
(Mari) Yeah, I think you’re right.
I don’t know how to get through this and I’m angry.
(mp) But what if it’s your chance?
(mp) Try to use your slack attitude and your anger to write a song!
(mp) It’ll make a heartful and pushy song.
(Mari) Make it happen, so to say.
Well, it’s never wrong to try to.
(mp) And you’ll have all my moral support!
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(time is up)
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[nikorai]

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Monday, June 11.

Mari’s racking brains over her song. She promises to show us the result.

In the meantime we win 5 thousand at the casino.
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Saturday, June 16.

Dream Club.

(Mari) Mp, do you live alone?


(mp) Yeah.
It’s been like that for quite some time now.
(Mari) Aren’t you lonely…alone?
(mp) No, why?
(mp) It’s comfortable to live on your own.
The only bother is perhaps the house chores. Cooking, washing…
(Mari) I see.
And I thought that club members are all depressed people.
(Mari) But there are actually people like you here.
(mp) Am I so different from others?
(Mari) Yes, you are.
(mp) I’d like to tell you more about myself.
I can answer any question if you ask.
(Mari) OK, I’ll try to.
(mp)(yyess! It looks like she’s more interested in me now).
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Karaoke.
I hit all the buttons for素直になれない　
It’s isn’t like it gives you any special bonuses. You can get 5 starts even if you miss half of the buttons getting the score of 85%-100%.


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ETS.
Story dialog.
“Why did you call me to sing?”

(mp) Mari-chan, why did you invite me into your band, Bloody Maririn?
(Mari) Because you’re a reincarnation of my brother.
(mp) Mari-chan, tell me one thing, why are you so obsessed about your brother?
(mp) If you don’t mind, of course.
(Mari) Brother…he put the soul into this empty shell.
(Mari) I lost the meaning to live and he gave me music.
(Mari) Bloody Maririn is a place where you can free your soul. And he gave me this.
(Mari) That’s why my brother is like God to me.
(mp) God, you say…
(Mari) Bloody Maririn is my brother’s band. He created it.
(Mari) But last year he suddenly disappeared.
(Mari) Like he was spirited away.
(mp) But why am I a reincarnation of your brother?
(Mari) My brother’s soul led you to this place, I’m sure of it.
(Mari) So that we could brighten this world with a song. Just like old times when we were together with my brother.
(mp)(I see…I get it. It’s not me who she needs…)
(mp)(she needs her brother back…)
(mp)(I had this idea but when she said it directly I shivered…)
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(Mari) What is it?
(mp) Mari-chan…
(mp) I’m sorry but I can’t possibly be a reincarnation of your brother.
(mp) I said it before and I say it again, I don’t feel the slightest desire to sing or give concerts.
(Mari) Why not?
(Mari) You’re in the club because of this.
(mp) Oh…Honestly, I beg your pardon but let’s not discuss this topic anymore, OK?
(mp)(I don’t want her to treat me as a replacement for her brother)
(mp)(I don’t know what she thinks but I can’t fill in this gap…)
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