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When the translator said the novel isn't worth translating, does that mean that he didn't like what he read?

I think he meant that there wasn't any filler in the novel that was really interesting. Don't forget that translating Japanese is very hard work, considering that there are three sub-languages within it. (Hiragana, katakana, kanji) So far, I agree. Apart from the 'Tidus is feeling lonely' part (I actually feel pretty sorry for him. :() and the illusion talk, there's nothing really of interest in the first chapter so far. Of course, the madness starts on the island. But it probably takes until halfway into the book to get there.

Although that's a nice way of looking at it, Pixel simply didn't like what he was reading.
It disgusted him, and he said he might very well stop. He did shortly after he made that comment.


What's that word you used?

I thought there wasn't a censor in place.

I said "w-h-o-r-e" that time. The forum has censored me a number of times lately, but didn't a couple of weeks back when I said "f-u-c-k." Now it does censor **** and everything else.

There may be an automatic censor. I'll do some tweaking and see if I can't do some custom bypassing.
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Alright, I looked into it a bit and the censor is inherently unavoidable. Once ads are initiated, an unmovable censor is put in place. You can bypass having a word censored by putting . between the letters of the word, so the censor won't detect it. You can do this with any character, but using . makes the character unnoticeable.

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What's that word you used?

I thought there wasn't a censor in place.

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FFX-3 Speculation and Developments / Re: The Novella: Chapter Translations
« on: February 16, 2014, 01:34:10 pm »
ルールーが自分の天幕に去ってから、ティーダはまたビサイド・オーラカと過ごした。
After Lulu went to her tent, Tidus spent more time with the Besaid Aurochs

ユウナは寺院の前、声が届くところにいるというのに話すことができない。誰もがユウナと話したがり、しかも、解放しようとしない。
Yuna was in front of the temple, but he couldn't reach her to talk to her even though he could hear her voice. Everybody wanted to talk to Yuna, so he didn’t want to disturb her.

もちろん彼女は何か理由をつけて席を外すこともできる。だが、そんな人情のないことはしな い。それがユウナだ。人の良さは長所だが、時に----今は疎ましい。
Of course, she could also find a reason to excuse herself. But she wouldn’t do such thing. That’s Yuna. Her kindness is a strength, but sometimes…now it was unpleasant.

ユウナだっておまえと話したいはずだ、とワッカが請け負い、交渉に向かったが、老人たちは召喚士を手放すまいと意地になっていた。
Wakka said Yuna probably wants talk you [Tidus] and went to negotiate but the elders stubbornly didn’t want to let go of the High Summoner.

「なんかよう、おまえ、警戒されてるぞ」
“Hey you, be cautious”

「警戒って。あのさ、俺って、ユウナのガードだったわけだよな。結果だって出した。それなりに有名で、実は尊敬されてるってことはないわけ?」
“Cautious... You know, I was one of Yuna’s guardians. I got results. I’m famous in my own way, am I not to be respected?

「自分で言うかなあ」
“If you say so yourself.”

非難がましい声に振り返るとりュックがいた。
When he turned to the voice filled with criticism, Rikku was there               

大胆に露出した肌が小麦色に焼けて、記憶の中よりも精悍だった。
Her boldy exposed body was light brown tanned  and she was more fearless than in my/his memory.

「やっほー! ひっさしぶり!」
“Hey! Long time no see!”

リュックは騒がしい挨拶を終えると、振り返って、背後の誰かを呼んだ。現れたのは髪を両サイドで撫でつけた、凛々しい表情の女だ。層を出した黒い上下で全身を覆ったその姿は、リュックとの対比もあって、大人に見えた。
As Rikku finished her noisy greeting, she looked back, and called to someone behind her. She was a woman with a dignified expression, with slicked back hair on both sides. Her whole body was covered from top to bottom in black. Compared to Rikku, she seemed grown up.

「パインっていうんだ。ここんところ、ユウナんと一緒に活動していた仲間だよ」
“This is Paine.  Here, Yuna and I joined her group.”

「あんたのことはユウナから聞いている。いやってほどね」
“I heard about you from Yuna. So much it started to get annoying.

パインは品定めをするようにティーダを見た。
Paine watched Tidus in judgement.

「二年ぶりくらいだよね。それなのに----」
“It’s been about two years. And yet…”

リュックは鼻先が触れんばかりに顔を寄せてティーダを覗き込んだ。
Rikku stared at Tidus, and put her face close to touching the tip of his nose.

二年----具体的な時間を聞いて、腹の底が重くなった。ここまでの会話の感触から、そこそこの月日は覚悟していた。だが、二年とは。
Two years… It’s been that long? The pit of my/Tidus’ stomach became heavy. From how the conversation was going, they were fairly prepared for this day.

「全然変わってないね」
“You haven’t changed at all.”

その言葉に笑うべきか嘆くべきか。判断がつかずにティーダは、結局笑った。
I wasn’t sure if I should laugh or cry at those words. Without making a decision, I/Tidus just laughed.

「そっちだって----」 変わっていないと言おうとしてリュックを見ると、彼女はいきなり身体をくわらせて両腕で胸を強調した。その向こうに、ユウナが見えた。
“Even then…” As he looked at Rikku, trying to tell her that he hadn’t changed, she suddenly emphasised her chest with both arms on her hips. On the other side, Yuna was visible.

「----変わらないな」
“…I haven’t changed.”

特に考えも無しに言った。ユウナが気に。服装の好みと同じく、中身も変わったのだろうか。
He said without much thought. Like Yuna. Other than her taste in clothes, what’s changed?

「はい、こっち見て。今話しているのはわたし」 リュックは口を尖らせて言った。 「なんか、君、違っちゃったね」
“Yes, look here. My turn to speak.” Rikku said while pouting her lips. “Somehow, you seem different.”

「変わってないって言ったばかりだろ?」
“Didn’t  you just say I haven’t changed?”

「それは見た目の話。中身は変わった気がするな。前は、もっときあ、馬鹿っぽくて、その代わりに人なつこかったよね?」
“I’m talking about appearance. I have the feelin your personality has changed. Before, you seemed like an idiot/you were goofy,  but now …

「ひっでえ」
“I can be.”

本気の抗議だったが、リュックは気づかなかったらしい。ひとしきり笑い合ったあと、この二年の出来事を語り始めた。
It was a serious objection, but Rikku didn’t seem to have noticed. After laughing for a while, she started telling what happened the last two years.

"真実運動" "スフィアハンター" そして "カモメ団" ----最初は質問を挟みながら聞いていたが、知らない名前や事件を愉快そうに語るリュックが、次第に憎らしくなった。
“The Truth Movement”, “Sphere Hunters”, and “The Gullwings”. At first I listened while asking questions,  but Rikku talked about funny incidents and names I didn’t know, so he gradually became irritated.

「楽しそうでなによりッスね」
“It seems like  so much fun!”

「あれ? ちょっとトゲがある?」
“What? Are you a bit jealous?”

「俺には話せることが何もないんだ。それがちょっと悔しいっていうか----二年も会ってなかったってのに、話すことないんだぞ? 俺、何してたんだ?」
“I don’t have anything I can talk about. I mean, it’s kinda frustrating… Even though I haven’t seen her in two years, I don’t have anything to talk about What did I even do?”

「----休憩」
“You had a break.”

パインはぽつりと言ってから口の端だけで笑った。冗談のつもりらしい。そう、ここで話しても何かがわかるわけではないだろう。
Paine just sighed and laughed at the edge of her mouth.  It seemed to be joke. It didn’t seem they would understand even if I talked about it [?]

「でも、楽しそうで良かった。俺がいなくなったせいでみんながずっと泣いて暮らしたんじゃ責任感じるって」
“But I’m glad it was fun. I felt responsible for everyone crying all the time because I dissappeared.”

軽いノリで言うと、リュックは眉を顰めた。
As he said it lightly, Rikku furrowed her eyebrows.

「泣くっていうか、わたしは腹が立ったな。なにコレ、どういうことって。君に何が起こっていたのか----どうしていなくならなくちゃダメだったのか、後から聞いてなんとか納得したけど」
“I mean crying... I was angry. What was that all about? What happened to you? Why did you disappear? I understood when I learned about it after it all happened.

「ヘえ----」
“Hee..”

「ユウナは----」 独り言のようにパインが口を挟む。 「カモメ団の活動を楽しんでいた。でも、全部が全部じゃない。無理していると思うこともあった。スフィアハントとかコンサートとか、あれはあれで本気だったと思うけど、結局目的は----あん詰だ。あんたに会うため。あんたを忘れるため。どっちか知らないけどな」
“Yuna…” Paine butted in, talking to herself. “She enjoyed the activities of the Gullwings. But not all of them, I thought that maybe we overdid it. Like Sphere Hunter or the concert, but I thought that she was serious about those, after all, that was the point… it was fulfilling. In order to find you. In order to forget you. I didn’t know which.”

「俺?」
“Me?”

「うん、だって、ユウナんが村を飛び出したきっかけは、君が写ったスフィアだもんね」
“Yeah, I mean, Yuna took the opportunity to get out of this village, because you appeared in a sphere.”

「はあ?」
“Huh?”

「シューインって男の子がいて、その恋人がレン。千年くらい前の召喚士で、同時に人気のある歌手だった。そのふたりを巡る事件があって、シューインが君にそっくりだったんだ。ユウナんも、たぶん、君本人だと思って----また会えると思って----でも、結局違ったんだ」
“Shuyin, the boy, and his sweatheart, Lenne. She was a summoner around 1000 years ago, and a popular singer at the same time. Something happened between the two of them, Shuyin looked just like you. Yuna even thought that the person might be you… she hoped to see you again… but he was different in the end.”

「違ったけど、すっかり首を突っこんでいたわたしたちは千年前の機械兵器と戦う羽目になった」
“Though he was different, we stuck our necks out, and had to fight against a machine weapon from 1000 years ago.”

「千年って----」
“1000 years…”

途方も無い話だと思ったが、スピラの常識はティーグの常識とはかなり違う。ティーダは言いかけて結局、黙った。
He thought it was an amazing story. Spira’s common sense was very different from Tidus’ common sense. Tidus started to speak, but fell silent.

「そりゃ、わけわかんないって思ったけど、目の前で起こってることだから、受け入れるしかない。何々? どういうこと? なんて考えたら死んじゃうし」
“Well, that’s what I thought, but it all happened before our eyes, so we had to accept. What? What is this thing? I thought we were gonna die while thinking those things.”

リュックは自分の首を絞めて舌を出した。
Rikku strained her neck and stuck out her tongue.

「蘇った巨大機械兵器ヴェグナガン。デカくて厄介だったが、なんとか始末した結果----」
“The giant mechanical weapon, Vegnagun was revived. It was pretty difficult, but we managed to take care of it…”

パインは目を細めてティーダを見ている。
Paine looked at Tidus, narrowing her eyes.

「ん?」
“Eh?”

「ユウナの話によると、またスピラを救ったその褒美として、折り子があんたを返してくれるって言ったとか言わないとか」
“According to Yuna, as a reward for saving Spira, she was told the Faith would return you.”

「つまり、俺が戻って来られたのは祈り子のおかげか」
“You mean, the fact that I’m back is thanks to the Faith?”

「頑張ったユウナんでしょ!」
“No, Yuna was the one who [got you back]!”

リュックは大声で非難した。その声があたりに響いた。周囲の会話が途絶え、静寂が波のように広がる。視線が集まった。ユウナを囲んでいる老人たちの責めるような目線が痛い。
Rikku chastised him loudly. Her voice could be heard all around. Conversations around them stopped, the silence spread like waves. All eyes gathered on them. The condemning glares of the elders surrounding Yuna were painful.

ユウナと、目が合った。
My eyes met Yuna’s.

ごめんね----と、その口が動く。続いて、後でね----と動いた。
Sorry… she mouthed the word. Consequently, “later”.

うれしかった。だが、放置されている不満を伝えるべきだと考え、肩をすくめた。するとユウナは、律儀に、あ、と、で、と繰り返した。老婆が眉を顰めてユウナとティーダを交互に見やった。ユウナが叱られる、と焦った。慌てて、何度もうなずいた。
I was happy. But I felt I should convey the displeasure of feeling neglected , and shrugged my shoulders.  Then Yuna, oh so sincerely repeated it. An old woman looked back and forth at Tidus and Yuna, and furrowed her brow. As Yuna was scolded, I got impatient. Flustered, she nodded her head several times.

しかし、その 「あとで」 はなかなか訪れなかった。
But the “Later” couldn’t come soon enough.

散々話した接になって、ユウナは着替えるべきだと年寄りのひとりが言いだし、彼女を寺院の中に連れ去ってしまった。ティーダは、ルールーの助言に従って宴会の準備を手伝っていたが、村が総出で動いている中、すぐに仕事はなくなった。結局、曖昧な笑顔でリュックたちのところへ戻るしかなかった。
Joined by people speaking harshly, Yuna was told by one of the old people that she should change her clothes, and led her away into the temple.  Tidus followed Lulu’s advice and helped with the preparation of the party. However, the whole village helped and soon there was no more work to do. Eventually, Tidus went back to Rikku with an ambiguous smile.

しばらく三人で話した。キマリ=ロンブの近況や 「あれから」 の話を聞いた。新エボン党や青年同盟、アルベド=マキナ派の話だ。
He spoke for a while with the three of them. He was told what has happened “since then” and what Kimahri Ronso’s been up to. They told him about the Al Bhed Machina Faction, the Youth League and New Yevon,

ユウナが唄ったコンサートのことは聞けば聞くほど苛立った。
The more he heard about Yuna singing in a concert the more Tidus became irritated.

それはティーダが過ごした、死に向かって追い立てられるような深刻さとは違う、命がけではあるが興味半分の冒険の話に聞こえた。
Tidus passed on that [?]. It was different from the serious urge towards death [during the pilgrimage]. They risked death, but it sounded like an exciting adventure.

「あれ? 不機嫌?」
“What? Grumpy?”

「別に」
“Not really.”

「一生懸命話したのに!」
“But I talked so enthusiastically”

リュックがぷんぷんと怒りだし、飛空艇に帰ると言い出した。パインが、何日かのうちにまた戻るとユウナに伝えてくれと言ったが、ティーダは生返事で見送った。
Rikku got angry all of a sudden, and told them she was going back to the airship. Pain asked him to tell Yuna that they were going back in a few days, and Tidus half-heartedly waved them off.

忙しげに動き回る人々の中で感じる孤独は最悪だ。いたたまれなくなって天幕に逃げ込み、べッドに転がった。何度も姿勢を変えて雑念と戦っているうちに天幕越しの空が、薄暗くなった。宴会は日が落ちてからの予定だ。ほどなく始まるに違いない。ユウナが申し訳なさそうに迎えに来る様子を、ティーダは枕を抱きしめて夢想した。
The worst was feeling lonely while being surrounded by people busily moving around. [...] went into a tent, and went to lie down. As the sky over the tent became darker as he tossed and turned, fighting idle thoughts. The party was scheduled after nightfall. It must be starting soon. Tidus dreamt while holding the pillow, that Yuna apologetically came to get him.

しかし、現れたのはワッカだった。
But it was Wakka who appeared.

「タ漁の船が戻るから魚運びを手伝うぞ。これはオーラカの義務だ。おまえも来い」
“When the fishing boat gets back, we‘ll help carry the fish. That’s the Aurochs’ job. You’re coming as well.”

道中、入り江に着いたら船の到着までブリッツ・ボールをしようという話でオーラカは盛り上がった。しかも、入り江まで競走だ、とキッパが言いだす。挑発的な顔だった。ティーダは快諾したものの、下り坂を勢いよく駆け下りながら考えるのは、相変わらずユウナのことだった。
On the way the Aurochs excitedly said they should play some blitzball until the boat arrives in the cove. Moreover, Keepa said they should race to the cove. He did so with a provocative expression. Tidus agreed, but as he quickly ran down the hill, the only thing he could only think about Yuna.

今頃、俺を探しているかも。村にいた方が良かったのでは----
By now, she might be looking for me.  I should be in the village…

「ティーダさん、遅いッスよ!」
“Tidus, you’re slow!”

誰かが叫んだ。
Someone shouted [this].

全力で走っていたはずだが、気づくと、後ろにはワッカしかいなかった。
Tidus had run at full speed, but realized only Wakka was behind him.

「おーい、 もう夜だぁ! 転ぶぞ、無茶するな!」
Wakka: “Hey, It’s night already! You’ll fall, don’t be silly!”

「ワッカさん」 ずっと先を行くメンバーが答える。 「棄権してください。怪我しますよ」
“Wakka,” Answered a member up ahead. “Please stop. You’ll get injured.”

うるさいと応えるワッカの声は笑っていた。
Wakka laughily said they should cut it out

「おまえら、止まれ!」
“You guys, stop!” [I think it’s Wakka saying this]

どう足掻いても追いつけないので、チームの足を止めようとしたらしい。ワッカの姑息な作戦 に便乗してティーダは速度を落とし、やがて足を止めた。
How hard Tidus [ or maybe Wakka] tried,  he couldn’t keep up with the team, and because of this he seemed to try to stop them.  Tidus took advantage of Wakka’s makeshift strategy, slowed down and eventually stopped.

「ワッカ、本当に引退したんだな」
“Wakka, so you really did retire.” [Suggesting Wakka is too slow]

からかうと、汗だくのワッカは荒い息のままうなずき、歩き始めた。
Tidus was teasing him. The sweaty Wakka nodded as he tried to catch his breath, and started walking.

「おまえと一緒に出たルカの大会----二年も前だ----あれで引退する計画だった。
“You joined us for the tournament in Luca… two years ago… It was my plan to retire after that.

話したよな? 実際、引退したつもりで、あれからコーチとしてチームを見ていた。
That’s what I said right? In reality, I was planning to retire and looked after the team as a coach afterwards

で、次の大会で派手に負けてな。ずっと負け続け続った頃はなんとも思わなかったけど、あの惨敗は悔しかった。
Then, we lost pretty badly in the next tournament. It not like I thought about the time we would lose all the time, but the defeat was really regrettable.

俺だけじゃない。全員だ。それで、かなり本格的にトレーニングをしたんだ。練習漬けの毎日よ。
Not just me, everyone. Thereupon, we trained a lot. Every day was filled with practice.

村の連中も仕事の割り振りを加減してくれて、俺らをブリッツに専念させてくれてよ。
Even the guys in the village decreased the allotment of jobs, and let us give unidivided attention to Blitzball

おかげで、どんどん上達した。もう違う次元に来たって感じだな。
Thanks to that, we rapidly improved.

でな、ダットやレッティたちを見ていたら俺もやっぱり選手に戻りたいって思うようになった。
While watching Datto and [some guy, Letti?], I started to think I too wanted to return to the game.

でもほら、ちょうどユウナがカモメ団とか言い出して、バタバタして、ルーのお腹はどんどんでかくなるし、それに村の世話役みたいな感じになっちまって----やる気は誰にも負けないし、ま時まだ若い。でも----」
However, at that time Yuna suddenly joined the Gullwings, went around Spira, Lulu got really pregnant, on top of that I became some sort of island manager... my motivation was really great, I still have some time left. But...

わかるだろ、とワッカは肩をすくめた。決断できない性格は変わっていないようだ。
Wakka shrugged his shoulders “You understand, right?”. It seems like his indecisive nature hadn’t changed.

「で、毎日ルーに叱られてるわけよ」
“But, I get scolded by Lu everyday.”

ワッカは照れて頭を掻いた。オーラカはずっと先に行ってしまい、気配も消えてしまった。
Wakka shyly scratched his head. The Aurochs were far ahead, they couldn’t be seen anymore.

失われ佳二年間を思いながら歩いていると、ワ ッカが遠慮がちに肩を抱いてきた。
While thinking about the lost 2 years, Wakka held his shoulder hesitantly

(あ?)
(Oh?)

ワッカはこういうスキンシップの取り方をしただろうか。
Did he have such a close relationship with Wakka, Tidus wondered.

記憶を探りながらその腕に促されるままに "滝の道" と呼ばれる、島の外周を巡る道を下った。
While he searched his memory, he walked down the road called “the waterfall’s road”, which circled the outskirts of the island.

崖の上から落さる滝がふりまく霧雨のような水で全身が濡れた。やがてワッカの手が頭に移動して、髪を掻き回した。さすがにおかしい。

Tidus got soaked by the water being scattered like light rainfall by the waterfall falling down from the top of the cliff.  Before long Wakka’s hand moved to his head and he ruffled Tidus’ hair. It was kind of weird.

「なん!」
“What!?”

ティーダは乱暴に手を払った。
Tidus swung his hands wildly.

「悪い。確認したかった」
My bad, I just wanted to check.

本当に済まなそうな顔をしていた。
Wakka made an apologetic face.

「おまえ、本物なんだよな? 異界のアレみたいに、幻じゃないんだよな?」
“Are you real? You’re not an illusion like one you can see at the farplane?”

「そのつもりだけど。もちろん、本物の方」
“I don’t think so. Of course I’m a real person.”

「だよなぁ!」
So you must be!

ワッカは取り繕うように豪快な声を出して笑った。
Wakka said this with a lively voice and laughed out loud.

だが、ティーダは "異界のアレ" のことが気になっていた。
But Tidus became worried about [the words] “a thing from the Farplane”.

念じれば、死者が姿を現し、会話さえできるという場所----異界。
The farplane-- A place where you can see a dead person and even talk to him if you think about him.

初めて異界へ行った時のことを思い出す。促されるままに母親のことを考え、確かに母親の姿を見た。自分も、あの時の母親と同じ "異界のアレ" ----そんなことがあるだろうか?
He thought about the first time he went to the farplane. When he thought about his mother, sure enough she had appeared. Was he, like the appearance of his mother, a thing from the farplane?

「あれ、やっぱり幻ってことなのか?」
“So, it is an illusion after all?” [They are talking about the people you can see at the farplane]

「幻としては本物だ」
“It’s something as real as an illusion.”

「はあ?」
“Huh?”

「本物とか幻とか考えたことはなかったけどな。
Wakka: “Real, dream, I had never thought about those things”

でも、今じゃ、異界詣でをした奴の頭ン中に幻光虫が反応して、会いたいと願った相手の姿になるって説明に納得している。
“But, now, the way I understand is that during a farplane visit the pireflies respond to whatever is inside a person’s mind and form in the appearance of the person you wish to see.”

会話も呼び出した側が勝手に作ってるんだ。
“You know, you can create an illusion that’s able to speak as you please. “

だから、相手は、こっちが聞きたいことしか言わない。励ましてほしいと思ったら励ましてくれるし、叱ってほしいと思ったら厳しく叱る」
“Because of this, the illusion can only say what you want to hear. If you want to be cheered on, they do so. If you want to be scolded, they severily scold you. “

「へえ----」
“Really?/I see”

ワッカらしくない、わかりやすい説明だ。ティーダは不意に理解した。
Very unlike Wakka, the explanation was easy to understand. Tidus suddenly understood [everything].

この、親切だが融通のきかない年上の友人は、幼い頃から信じてきたエボンの教えが欺瞞だったことを知ってしまった。
His nice/friendly, but not very flexible older friend had come to learn the teachings of Yevon he had believed in ever since he was a child were a lie.

それでも、人生は続く。心の拠り所などなくしても、生きていかねばならない。
But even so, life continues. Even if there is no support from/in the heart [?], you have to continue living.

ワッカは、残りの人生を歩むために、世界を、エボンの教え抜きで理解しようと努めたのだろう。
Wakka tried to understand the world without the teachings of Yevon in order to continue the rest of his life.

それが、この明快な答えの正体なのだ。
That was the true reason behind his clear answer.

「ここはビサイド。異界じゃないだろ? ってことは、俺は本物ッス」
“This place is  Besaid. It’s not the Farplane right? Meaning, I am real.”

言いながらティーダはワッカの脇腹を摘まんだ。わざとらしい悲鳴を上げながら、ワッカは駆け出した。
While saying that, Tidus pinched Wakka’s side. While letting out an unnatural scream, Wakka started running.

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FFX-2 General / Re: Dressphere Gallery/Requests
« on: February 16, 2014, 12:07:27 am »


As a small start, I'll post the dressphere sprites CoL made a while back here in this thread so they're more properly allocated.

If things kick up, we can have competitions and what not. Don't be afraid to throw an idea out there, even if it isn't well-developed; that's what community collaboration is for, after all.
Have fun with it!

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Precursor
These translations have not been done by me. Generous members of the community have dedicated their time and effort to translating these chapters; as such, these translations are amateur and there may be mistakes. However, the best attempt at accuracy was made to ensure comprehensibility. The translator of the chapter can be identified by their name next to the chapter number. Please enjoy.

These Japanese-to-English translations have been abandoned; if you would like to see the current and more extensive translation project (headed by ChercheurObscure and CrystalOfLies), view the ~Eternal Cost~: French to English Translation thread.


== CHAPTER ONE (unfinished)== (Pixel and Aristoteles)


Here's my translation, based on what Pixel had already done. I still need to fix some (or most) of the sentences, but I think the story is much more clear now.

暗闇の中にティーダはいた。膝を抱えて、とろとろとしていると、突然頭の芯に映像が結ばれた。目玉が捕らえたものか、もとより記憶の中にあった光景なのか判然としない。
Tidus was surrounded by darkness. He held his knees as he drifted off. Suddenly, an image appeared at the back of his mind. What caught his eye wasn’t clear. From the start, he was uncertain whether it was a scene from his memory.

広い背中に長い髪を垂らした男と、しなだれかかる細い女が見えだ。今はもういない、彼の両親だ。父親はある日姿を消し、母親は寂しさのあまり死んだ。自分が母親の慰めにはならないと知って深く傷ついた日の胸の痛みが蘇った。
A man with long hair hanging down his broad back, snuggling with a beautiful, slender woman. They were his parents, now already gone. One day his father disappeared, and his mother died of overwhelming with loneliness. The pain he felt in his heart that day, knowing that he couldn't console his mother, was revived.

次の瞬間、ティーダは大観衆の中にいた。嬌声に得意気な笑顔で応える。心の傷はどうやって癒やしたのだろう。不思議に思ったが居心地のよさに身を委ねていろうちに、疑問はどこかに溶けてしまった。
The next moment, Tidus was in a huge crowd. He responded to the lovely voices with a proud smile. How could he heal the emotional scars? It seemed to be able to heal the emotional scars. He thought it was strange, but as he surrendered his body to the comfort, that doubt melted away.

巨大な怪物が彼の街、ザナルカンドを襲った。怯えて逃げ惑う自分がおかしかった。
An enormous monster attacked his city, Zanarkand. He thought it was strange that he was confused and running away, scared.

(大丈夫。あれはおまえを呼びに来ただけなんだ)
(Okay. I just came here to call you, that’s all)

やがてティーダはスピラの海を泳ぎ、大地に辿り着いた。故郷とはまったく違う世界のあり方に戸惑ったが、人の親切、優しきに触れ、どうにか笑顔を取り戻した。友人ができて、一緒に旅をすることになった。剣を振り回し、魔物と戦った。
Before long, Tidus was swimming in the sea of Spira, and arrived on land. He was bewildered at how completely different this world was to home. The kindness of the people, the gentle touch, he regained his smile somehow. He made friends, and decided to journey with them. He brandished a sword, and fought against fiends.

気づくと、恋をしていた。気持ちを確かめ合った日に、別れが決まっていたような恋だった。運命とは認めたくなかったので抵抗したが、敵わなかった。
Then he realised, he was in love. On the day that they confirmed their feelings for eachother, they realised it was a love that could never be. He resisted, because he didn't want to accept their fate, it was unbearable.

雲海が見えた。スピラを去った日の記憶だ。
I saw a sea of clouds. It’s a memory of the day I left Spira.

自分の背中があった。飛空艇の甲板を、空元気を振りまいて走り、飛んだ。
He was on his back. The deck of the airship, I summed up the courage, ran, and leapt.

胸が千切れそうに痛んだ。
My heart ached like it had been torn out.

(ユウナー)
(Yuna)

その響きが、頭を揺さぶった。
That sound, I shook my head.

(ユウナー俺、帰ってきた!)
(Yuna, I’m back!)

視界が明瞭になった。滲んでいた闇と自分の境界が明瞭になった。闇をまとった混沌から切り離された実感があった。
His vision became clear. The darkness that blurred the boundaries became clear. There was an actual feeling, separate from the chaos draped in darkness

(行くぞ!)
(Let’s go!)

気合いを入れて闇を蹴ると、身体がユウナの世界に少し近づいた。
He got fired up, and kicked in the darkness. His body got a little closer to Yuna's world.

やがて頭上に迫る境界を感じた。"こっち"と"あっち"の境界。きらびやかな世界の象徴だろうか、誘うように明滅する光の壁が見えた。上へ上へ。泳ぎは何よりも得意だ。
He felt the boundary approaching overhead. The boundary between "here" and "there". He could see a flickering wall of light, it was a symbol of the gorgeous world. Up to the top. He was swimming more triumphantly than ever.

(まぶしい----)
(So bright...)

突き破った壁の先にあったのは青と白の世界だった。鼻から肺へ抜けていく空気の濃厚な質感にたじろぐ。嗅覚がもたらす刺激など、すっかり忘れていたのだ。
Breaking through the wall, it was a world of blue and white. He winced as he felt the thick air passing through his nose to his lungs. He had completely forgotten the excitement brought by his sense of smell.

目の前に広がるのは、大海原。その広大無辺を思った時、足の下で、何か巨大なものがうごめく気配を感じた。ついさっきまで交わっていた、生きているような闇。気を抜くと引き戻されてしまいそうだ。
Spread out in front of him was the ocean. As he thought about the vastness, he felt something huge wriggling under his feet. The darkness was alive. It hadn't crossed until just then. If he wasn't careful, he could be pulled back.

(そうはいくか。俺は帰ってきたんだ)
(Let’s go. I’ve come back)

振り返ると、ビサイド島があった。初めて見た時と変わらない、中央が小山のよぅに盛り上がった、緑の三角。縁取りの砂浜が波に洗われている。
As he looked around, there was Besaid Island. Just like when he saw it for the first time, at the centre was a hill that rose up, like a green triangle. Surrounded by a sandy beach, washed by waves.

無人の海岸に指笛を吹いた。
He whistled with his fingers toward the empty beach.

なんの返事もなかったが、心が安らいだ。五感から流れ込む情報は、すべて現実なのだ。たとえ返事がなくても、確実に自分が体験し、感じていることが心地よかった。
There was no answer, but his heart felt at ease. The information gathered from all five senses was entirely real. Even if there was no reply, from his experience, it was a feeling of comfort.

遠浅の海を、浜に向かって泳いだ。最初に会うのは誰だろう。
He swam in the shallows, facing toward the beach. Who would be first he saw.

(ユウナ----どこ?)
(Yuna... Where is she?)

その時、空に轟音が響いた。
Just then, a deafening roar filled the sky.

空を、紫を基調にした派手なペイントの飛空艇が迫ってくる。思わず逃げた。すると艇は頭上で旋回しつつ、底部のハツチを開いた。
A brightly painted, purple airship approached from the sky. He unintentionally ran away. As the airship circled overhead, the hatch at the bottom opened.

待ちかねたように中からユウナが飛び出した。
Yuna couldn't wait any longer, and leapt out from the inside.

ハッチを滑り台のように使って、そのまま勢いよく海面に飛び降制る。初めて見る、快活な服装が意外だった。知っているユウナとは違う、と、ほんの一瞬、思った。だが、駆けてくる彼女の眼中には自分しかいないと知った喜びが、小さな違和感を消し去った。この瞬間、彼女を独占しているという喜びは、ティーダの心の、満たされたことのない部分にまで届い踵。
She used the hatch like a slide, and quickly leapt to the surface of the water. Her cheerful attire was a surprise. It was the first time he saw it. For just a moment, he thought that she was different from the Yuna he knew. But, as she ran, the joy in her eyes that he knew erased that niggling feeling. That moment, the joy overtook Tidus' heart, ........
Foot reached part not

「本物?」
"...Are you real?"

ためらったあと、ユウナは覚悟を決めたように、訊いた。
After hesitating, Yuna prepared herself, and asked.

「たぶん」
"I think so."

答えは、彼女に出して欲しかった。ゆっくりと身体を離したユウナが、正解を探している。いや、間違いを探しているのだろうか。
I wanted to give her an answer. Yuna slowly separated from my body, and looked for the right answer. Well, she was probably looking for something wrong.

「どうスか?」
"Do I pass?"

「うん----おかえり」
"Uh huh... You're back."

ホッとした。
I was relieved.

「ただいま」
"I am back."

言いながら、ユウナを抱き寄せる。いや、しがみついた。ユウナに否定されたら、自分はどうなっていたのだろうという思いが、一瞬よぎったのだ。
As I said that, I drew closer and hugged Yuna. Well, she clung to me. If Yuna had rejected me, I don’t know how I would have turned out – I was really worried for a second.

「ただいま」
"I'm home."

耳元で何度も繰り返すと、やがてユウナの手が腰に回り、彼女は、おかえりなさい、と応えた。
I repeated it a few times in her ear. Before long, Yuna's hand was around my waist, and she responded with “Welcome home”.

「おーい!」 と、遠い声がした。「どっか他でやれ!」
"Hey!" It was a distant voice "Get a room, you two!"

(ワツカ!)
(Wakka!)

見ると、狭い入り江は人でいっぱいだった。ワッカ、ルールー、そして大勢の村人たち。
When I looked, the small cove was full of people. Wakka, Lulu, and many of the villagers.

「邪魔するなっつーの」
“Who asked you to watch, Wakka!?”

ティーダはユウナの手を取り、ワッカたちの方へ走り出した。たった今から、新しい、しかも、楽しい部分だけを引き継いだ人生が始まるのだ。そう思うと心が弾んゼ。
Tidus took Yuna's hand and started running toward Wakka. From right now, I can enjoy only the fun things for my whole life. Thinking that excites me!

「ていうかさ、なんか、変わったよな」
"You know, you've changed."

「そりゃあいろいろありましたから」
"Well, you've missed a few things."

勿体ぶった答えだ。だが、彼女の物語がどんな内容であっても、今は笑顔で手をつなぎ、走ることができるような結末なのだ。
The answer is pretentious. But, whatever the contents of her story, now I feel I can smile, take her hand and run with her to the end.

「聞きたい!」
"I wanna hear everything!"


村人たちが待ちかまえていたのは、しばらく村を留守にしていたユウナだった。もちろん、テーダもごく一部の顔見知りからは歓迎された。ダット、レッティ、ボッツ、ジャッシュ、キッパ----懐かしのビサイド・オーラカの面々だ。
The people of the village had been waiting for Yuna, who had been away from the village for a while. Of course, Tidus was greeted by the few people he was familiar to. Datto, Letty, Botta, Jassu, Keepa... All of the good old Besaid Aurochs.

ひととおり再会の喜びを分かち合った頃、ワッカが腕の中の赤ん坊を得意気に差し出した。
As we shared the joy of the reunion, Wakka proudly held out a baby in his arms.

「おれの子だ。イナミ。可愛いだろ」
"This is my child. Inami. Cute, ya?"

「うん! って、え? 誰が産んだんだよ」
"Yeah! Hey, what? Who gave birth?”

「わたしだけど」
"I did."

挑むような声が背後から答えた。振り返るとまず豊かな胸が目に入った。ルールーだ。
A defiant voice answered from behind. When I looked back, the first thing that caught my eye was a full bosom. It was Lulu.

「やっぱり、美人だよな」
"Makes sense, he is beautiful."

ふん、とルールーは鼻で笑い、赤ん坊をワッカから奪い取った。
Lulu laughed slightly, and took the baby from Wakka.

潮風に当てるなって言ってるでしょ?」
“Don’t want him exposed to sea air, huh?”

「島の子だ。どうせ----」
"He’s an islander. Anyway..."

「潮始めまでは待つって言ったじゃない」
Lulu: “I can’t say I’m looking forward to the tide starting.”

「だってよぉ----」
"Oh boy..."

まあまあ、とティーダは笑いながら割って入った。
Now now, Tidus laughed as he butted in.

「とにかく、おめでとう。てかさあ、結局そういうこと? やっぱりくっついた? 俺が思ったとおり!」
"Anyway, congrats. .......You finally got together? I knew it!"

「そうね。あまりにもありがちで、時々嫌になるわね」
"Yup. Honestly ……it gets difficult sometimes

「おいおい!」
"Hey hey!

「それで?」 ルールーはワッカを無視してティーダに訊いた。 「しばらくここにいるわけ?」
"So?"Lulu asked Tidus, ignoring Wakka. "Will you be here for a while?”

「----できれば、そうしたい」
"…I'd like to, if I can."

少し不安になった。
He became a little uneasy.

「ああ、誤解しないで。もちろん、歓迎するけど----」
"Oh, don't get me wrong. Of course, you are welcome..."

ルールーは周囲を見まわした。人々が動き始めていた。
Lulu looked around. People had started to move along.

「とりあえず、村へ」
"Let's go to the village for now."

赤ん坊のあご元を布で覆って隠すと、ルールーは村への一団に加わった。彼女にとって最優先なのは我が子だ。当然だ、と納得しながらも、ティーダは一抹の寂しさを感じていた。
Wrapping the baby up in the blanket, covering his chin, Lulu joined the people heading to the village. Naturally, her child was her top priority. Even though he understood it, Tidus felt a tinge of loneliness.

「おーし、行こうぜ」
"Yo, let's go.”

ワッカが明るくティーダの肩を叩いた。
Wakka patted Tidus on the shoulder familiarly.

村への道中、オーラカたちが入り替わり立ち替わりでティーダに話しかけてきた。
On the way to the village, the Aurochs talked to Tidus about being a substitute.

おかげで、不在の問にチームに起こった出来事はずっと一緒だったように詳しくなった。グットやキッパの上達具合の、自慢めいた話でさえ我が事のように喜ばしく、新人たちがチームに参加するためにビサイド島に移り住んだ話は感動的でさえあった。きっかけは、ティーダが参加した、あのトーナメントだったらしい。
What happened to the team during their time together, was thanks to him. Gotto and Keepa had improved, which made him proud. New people had even moved to Besaid Island to join the team, because they were so impressed. It seemed it was the tournament that Tidus participated in that started it.

半時間ほどで村に着いた。
They arrived at the village in around half an hour.

「今日は夕方から宴会になるはず。主催は長老たちね。手伝って、顔を売っておきなさい。いい印象をね。もし休みたかったら、あの天幕を使って」
"We should have a party this evening. The elders will organise it. You'll help, of course. Win them over. Make a good impression. If you want to take a rest, you can use that tent."

ルールーは村の中で一番大きな天幕を指さした。討伐隊の宿舎だ。
Lulu pointed to the largest tent in the village. It was the lodgings that belonged to the crusaders.

「討伐隊の連中はどうしてる?」
"What are the crusaders up to?

「好きに生きてるわ。そういう時代だもの。それから、ユウナの部屋は寺院の----前と同じところ」
"They do whatever they want. It's that kind of era. Then, Yuna's room in the temple... The same place as before."

「ひゅー!」
"Huh!?"

宴会用らしい薪を運びながらワッカが冷やかした。ティーダは頬がかっと赤くなるのを感じた。
Wakka teased him as he carried the firewood for the party. Tidus felt his cheeks turning red.

「何それ」 ルールーは冷たく吐き捨てた。 「行くなってことよ。誤解を招くような行動も慎んで。少なくとも、ユウナがあんたを長老たちに紹介するまではダメね。それに、紹介に関係なく、みんながどう思うかは、あんたの言動次第。寺院が機能しなくなってからユウナはご隠居たちの、心の拠り所なんだから。これ、忘れないで。ユウナ自身でさえ、自由に生きられないの」
"Wait." Lulu spat out coldly. "Don’t go there. Refrain from doing anything wrong. At least until Yuna introduces you to their elders. Also, regardless of the introduction, what everyone thinks of you depends on your conduct. After Yuna retired, After the temple lost its function Yuna has been the support of the retired [elders?] Don't forget that. Even Yuna herself can't live freely."

ルールーは肩をすくめた。腕の中で赤ん坊がじたばたと動く。
Lulu shrugged. The baby wriggled around in her arms.

「----ユウナは、幸せじゃないのか?」
"...Yuna isn't happy?"

「さあ。本人に聞きなさいよ」
"Don’t know. Ask Yuna”

「そういう話、ユウナは誤魔化すからなあ」
"You know, because that story doesn’t represent Yuna”

ティーダが言うと、ルールーは感心したような顔をした。
As Tidus said it, Lulu had an expression like she was impressed.

「わたしの見たところ、半々って感じね。こういう状況にした責任は感じる、でも、村にいると息が詰まる。だからリュックたちとあちこち飛び回っていた」
“As far as I see it, 50/50. She felt responsible for what happened, but she was suffocating in this village. So she flew around all over with Rikku."

「何してたんだ?」
"She did what?"

「それこそ、本人から聞いて。とにかくね、ユウナを困らせるようなことはしないで」
"Sure, ask her for yourself. Anyway, don’t embarrass Yuna."

「了解ッス」
"Roger."
 

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Speaking of forum popularity, I'd ask humbly for all of you who care to spread the word of this place.
It could truly become a great symposium of information, and a really fun community as well.
I hear tumblr is a good place for encouraging people to jump on board things. I'm not awfully engrained in the social media circles.

I added an icon to the FFX board. Seeing as how FFX-3 won't be the selling point any longer, some liberties need to be taken in flowing life through this place.


I do hope they follow through a la Lightning Returns, though.
This potential game has too much prospect to be shot down now.

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On the note of translations, we've lost both of our own.

KaminaSan has been MIA for quite a while now. I doubt his priorities lie in translation; it's safe to say he's jumped the boat.

Pixel has declined to translate further; the material in the novella was not worthy of all the work needed to translate it, he said.


Only Chapter 1 has been translated. If you guys want, I can post the transcript for viewing.
However, it looks as if further novella translation will have to be derived from foreign sources.

CoL, if you have any further ideas as to which the forum can do, such as the dressphere contest, please don't hesitate in sending me a message. I'd like to discuss these things you have in mind.

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I feel this is a decision that will eventually be worked over.

They set up the audio drama for the presentation of the new game; and, as someone stated before, they even had the original Japanese voice actors. It seems unlikely that they wouldn't make an X-3 after all of this, even if the intention wasn't immediately there. XIII-3 did technically happen in some incarnation, so this seems likely that it will also follow a similar path.


As for the Ultimate FFX/X-2 forum, I'll all for that. We could dedicate our activities to now creating a enormously helpful symposium of information about both games, and growing our memberanks for old and new players alike, especially when the HD Remaster comes out.
And, like CoL said, a general hangout to discuss and question about the game we all love very much in a comfortable atmosphere with likeminded, fun people.

Who likes that idea?

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If that's true, this forum will sink like a ship. All this speculation for naught.

If any of you have any sources or heresay, please post.


Truthfully, after all this,
it'd be pretty disappointing not to see an X-3.

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It would hold my view of him no lower. I think it'd add more depth to Auron's character.


I know everybody likes to think of him as a badass, but creating a perfect archetype is also creating a hollow one. I want an Auron story in FFX-3.

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FFX-2 General / Re: Fiend Tales
« on: February 02, 2014, 10:30:04 pm »
This is fabulous, CoL! Thanks for doing this. I've always wondered myself what some of those Japanese subtitles were prattling on about.

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X-3.


It's all up to Square for production allocation.
It's all up to Nojima for making it worthwhile.

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FFX-3 Speculation and Developments / Re: Canonical Revalations - FFX-3
« on: February 02, 2014, 10:19:52 pm »
There was a thread on Neogaf that suggested that.
Only a few sources you can draw from about the novella and audio drama, and what it means for the future.


Between that thread,
this site,
and a few topics that pop up on gamefaqs every now and then,
FFX-3 exists in some hazy, somewhat tangible form.

Otherwise, the game may as well not exist.
Especially considering that it doesn't officially exist.

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FFX-3 Speculation and Developments / Re: Nojima Talk
« on: February 02, 2014, 10:17:13 pm »
I'd like to see it done.

I don't care if they do it poorly. I want to see this story resolved. I want to see a new adventure in the world of Spira.

Games like this, they do the most important thing art can do for humanity;
create wonder.
Wonder, and amazement, and imagination and creativity and passion.

Spira is a concept of open arms for these types of gifts that the artforms of the world award mankind.
I want to be amazed again,
I want to imagine again.

I want to wonder.

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It's not a big deal Ananda, but you can post that in the FFX board if you'd like. The delegations for music are already set there.

Not that it really matters, but I'd like the blood to eventually flow around all parts of the forum, not just pump all on the novella page.


I've noticed that before, CoL.
Tidus's skin colour always made him look
almost reddish-brown
as if a murky rust colour.

But I digress.

I can't imagine what the world of Spira would look like with all these new graphic engines and interfaces.

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