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I've felt achy in my back (mostly upper and middle) for the last two days, which is uncomfortable even without my other afflictions. Which are definitely present. I'm very tired now, so I know posting my IM conversations to LJ would be a very constructive activity right now.
Below the cut is a lengthy conversation where I started sending translations of dialogue from Tales of Fandom vol. 2 to Kithal. Me and Kithal are edited out now, and I corrected a few typoes. All the dialogue is from Jade's chapter, and it's all funny stuff, but not all of the funny stuff, if you catch my drift.
Anise: So I heard this rumor that the Emperor has an heir...
Guy: Emperor Peony...did you...?!
Jade: Looks like you screwed up, Peony.
Peony: No! This is all a mistake! I wouldn't screw up like that!
Anise: Well, you can screw up with me any time you want! I wouldn't mind being the future Emperor's mother...
Peony: Really? Well, then come back to the capital when you're all grown up ♥
Guy: Your highness, stop it! And Anise, stop provoking him!
Peony realizes that it doesn't have to be a son---it could be a brother.
Peony: OH BOY!!!
Guy and Anise: Wut?
Jade: ...here we go...
Peony: Anise, that's great! It would be like a fairytale if I had a long-lost brother!
Jade: We don't even know if he really is.
Peony: Then that's even MORE of a fairytale! He's the evil heir's minion come to attack the fair and just emperor!
Peony: I get to be the beautiful and angsty young emperor, buffeted about by plots from evil chancellors!
Guy: Evil chancellors?! Those are really good people who would NOT DO THAT!
Jade: Also, what's this about a young emperor? You're an old man, Peony.
Anise: He's 40, isn't he.
Peony: Oboy oboy! Let's go look for this heir right now!
Guy: All right. We'll ask the guards, and...
Peony: No no, wait. We don't want to make a fuss. I could be in trouble if he is really my father's son.
Peony: First we have to do a private investigation with a small, focused group of people.
Guy: Ah. Then we'll contact intelligence right...
Peony: No, STUPID! Not when my secret weapon is standing right there!
Jade: NO.
Peony: What's your problem? I'll help you look! You'll be perfectly safe!
Guy and Anise: What?
Guy: No, your highness! You absolutely cannot be allowed to do this yourself!
Guy: Emperors do NOT wander down to the city whenever they want!
Peony: But the princess of Kimuelaska gets to travel all over the WORLD!
Guy: U-uh, but...but that um... [This princess is a party member]
Peony: So, Guy, princess Natalia's allowed but I'm not? Do I have less power than the princess?
Jade: Your highness, stop making demands.
Anise: Ion's letter said that your life is in danger!
Peony: Well, I think it's a little more dangerous to fight the Oracle Knighthood's leader in Absorb Gate.
Guy: No, Natalia wasn't supposed to! She just...some stuff happened and we were overwhelmed...
Peony: Well, then I'm going to overwhelm you.
Jade: Your highness, if you do that I'm going to eat one of your Rappigs.
Peony: Crap. I'm not falling for your evil plans, you villain!
Anise: Give 'im a Flame Burst, Colonel.
Jade: Well then, let's start with Saffir. Could someone bring him in? Oh, and Luke, too.
Peony: D: No, wait!
Guy: I guess he'll break for his beloved rappigs.
Peony: Activate ultimate weapon: BY ORDERS OF THE EMPEROR!
Guy, Anise, Jade: Uh-oh
Peony: Jade, Anise, and Guy are now on the heir investigation team! And I'm the leader. Got it?
Jade: Gee, I remember another rich noble kid who acted like this...
Anise: ...yeah, but he's learned better now.
Guy: Maybe our Emperor should cut his hair...
Peony: I SAID, ORDERS >:E
Anise, Jade, Guy: Yes, your highness.
And then Peony dresses up in normal clothes and goes outside OH GOD he's asking Anise to call him "Peo-kun"
Jade: Okay, Peo-kun! ♥
Peony: EW! GAY!
So they go looking for this heir, but the heir turns out to be part of an assassination attempt. Peony is stabbed protecting Saffir. Jade is shown casting his strongest and most impressive spell in retaliation...oh, and at this time he screams Peony's name instead of calling him any titles. Let's see, we end with Peony sneaking off to Jade's office to run away from people making him work.
Peony: Aw, Jade, are you still mad at me?
Jade: ...I'm working.
Peony: It's okay! We knew there would be an assassination attempt, and I would never be unprepared for that.
Peony: So I wore that armor under my clothes!
Jade: I said, I'm working now.
Peony: *getting close to Peony* ♥ ...were you scared?
Jade: No.
Peony: You big liar. You called me my first name in front of other people.
Jade: ...Peony?
Peony: What?
Jade: ...why did you do that?
Peony: Do what? Protecting Saffir?
Jade: No, pretending to be DEAD.
Peony: You've never been very attached to anyone...except for Nebilim.
Jade: ...yes, that is true.
Peony: Hmph. Nice to hear you tell the truth for once.
Jade: What do you want?!
Peony: Don't make me tell other people about this.
Jade: ...all right. I was upset.
Peony: Uh-huh.
Jade: But I didn't feel sadness.
Peony: I think not. That's just the way you understand death. You think being sad is the only way to feel a death?
Jade: (Anger? Does that mean I understand death?)
Jade: (Death is an end...the dead disappear, and nothing can change that. Does the fact that this angers me mean that...)
Jade: I am attached to others?
Peony: Children are not children because of a special power they have. It's because of what they understand. Sometimes too much power clouds understanding.
Jade: Is that how you see it?
Peony: I see you've recovered. What a logical son of a bitch.
Jade: That's just who I am.
Peony: Yeah, I know, you're a great actor. Well, it's just my interpretation. You don't have to agree with me.
Peony: But I think you don't have to say you don't understand death anymore.
Jade: How true. I admit that I have attachments to other people.
Peony: Yeah. I think your trip with Luke and the others really worked.
Jade: I feel as if I've developed a weakness.
Peony: Don't be silly, I've always known your weakness.
Jade: Ah, and what is this weakness?
Peony: Me...Neflie...and that thing.
Jade: You've never changed. I guess I would call you confident?
Peony: I'm the Emperor. I understand my people.
Jade: And what a wise emperor you are.
Peony: Is that sarcasm?
Jade: Truly, you are wise.
Jade: *laughing*
Peony: *also laughing*
Next scene, Jade in his office again.
Jade: Enter.
Anise: *enters the room* Hello, Colonel~
Jade: Oh, well if it isn't Anise! [Thank you, Koyasu Takehito, for being Jade's voice actor. I made a save just for this line]
Anise: Teehee! I thought I'd come say goodbye. I'm headed back to Daat soon.
Jade: You certainly were drawn into a calamity this time. In place of the emperor, I offer my apologies.
Anise: No, never mind. I'm glad we stopped the assassination.
Anise and Jade are blah blah blah for a bit, this is pretty mundane. Then Peony comes dashing in.
Peony: OMG JADE HIDE ME!
Jade: What's the matter highness? Must you always make such a fuss?
Peony: Guy is AFTER ME! Ooh, Anise! ♥ I heard you're going home?
Anise: Yes, your highness.
Peony says some stuff about what happened in this game. Also, the subject of letters comes up. Peony says that if Anise writes him a love letter he'll gladly write back. Later on, Anise says, I wrote but he never did answer! Jade explains that Peony answered, and Jade destroyed those letters, because he didn't want Anise to use them to try and blackmail the Emperor into giving her the country's money. Now here comes Guy.
Guy: There you are!
Peony: Guy! You're supposed to knock first!
Jade: You're one to talk.
Guy: You would just make a getaway through the secret passage here if I did!
Anise: Wat? This room has a secret passage?
Guy: Yes, a passage from the palace.
Anise: ...wasted taxes...
Jade: Exactly.
Guy: Oh, the taxes! The nobles should have sent their budgets for this year in by now!
Peony: I don't wanna! I've had too much work since the assassination attempt by the Score supporters!
Peony: I've already made today out to play with my Rappigs!
Jade: Hey, look, your highness, it's my sister!
Peony: Ooh! Where?!
Jade: Get 'im, Guy!
Guy: Understood!
Peony: Bwah! Guy, lemme gooo!
Guy: NO.
Peony: Anise, pleeaaasseee could you just touch Guy to scare him? I'll give you money later...
Anise: OMG, really?!
Jade: Anise...
Anise: Uhhh ummm I better get going now...bye, Emperor Peony! ♥
Peony: JAAAAADE! D:
Jade: Oh, no, I'm not mad at you for pretending to be dead, not at all.
Jade: Now, Guy, keep him in the castle for a week or so until he gets his work done.
Guy: Sure. I think the chancellors will be happy to hear that.
Peony: Jade! I'm sorry! Oh god I'm sorry, HELP ME JAAAAADE
The end.
Re: Tales of Fandom vol. 2 in general, I can see that I would be very put out if this didn't have all my favorites on center stage. I can see why people would complain in that actual interaction between characters from different games is too scarce and limited. Definitely wanted to see more of Anise and Zelos. First Anise chases him around, and Zelos flirts back because he doesn't mind young ones if they're as persistent as her, and then he makes a move, and then Anise murders him with Tokunaga's FISTS OF PLUSH for violating her DELICATE VIRGINAL BEAUTY etc.
Below the cut is a lengthy conversation where I started sending translations of dialogue from Tales of Fandom vol. 2 to Kithal. Me and Kithal are edited out now, and I corrected a few typoes. All the dialogue is from Jade's chapter, and it's all funny stuff, but not all of the funny stuff, if you catch my drift.
Anise: So I heard this rumor that the Emperor has an heir...
Guy: Emperor Peony...did you...?!
Jade: Looks like you screwed up, Peony.
Peony: No! This is all a mistake! I wouldn't screw up like that!
Anise: Well, you can screw up with me any time you want! I wouldn't mind being the future Emperor's mother...
Peony: Really? Well, then come back to the capital when you're all grown up ♥
Guy: Your highness, stop it! And Anise, stop provoking him!
Peony realizes that it doesn't have to be a son---it could be a brother.
Peony: OH BOY!!!
Guy and Anise: Wut?
Jade: ...here we go...
Peony: Anise, that's great! It would be like a fairytale if I had a long-lost brother!
Jade: We don't even know if he really is.
Peony: Then that's even MORE of a fairytale! He's the evil heir's minion come to attack the fair and just emperor!
Peony: I get to be the beautiful and angsty young emperor, buffeted about by plots from evil chancellors!
Guy: Evil chancellors?! Those are really good people who would NOT DO THAT!
Jade: Also, what's this about a young emperor? You're an old man, Peony.
Anise: He's 40, isn't he.
Peony: Oboy oboy! Let's go look for this heir right now!
Guy: All right. We'll ask the guards, and...
Peony: No no, wait. We don't want to make a fuss. I could be in trouble if he is really my father's son.
Peony: First we have to do a private investigation with a small, focused group of people.
Guy: Ah. Then we'll contact intelligence right...
Peony: No, STUPID! Not when my secret weapon is standing right there!
Jade: NO.
Peony: What's your problem? I'll help you look! You'll be perfectly safe!
Guy and Anise: What?
Guy: No, your highness! You absolutely cannot be allowed to do this yourself!
Guy: Emperors do NOT wander down to the city whenever they want!
Peony: But the princess of Kimuelaska gets to travel all over the WORLD!
Guy: U-uh, but...but that um... [This princess is a party member]
Peony: So, Guy, princess Natalia's allowed but I'm not? Do I have less power than the princess?
Jade: Your highness, stop making demands.
Anise: Ion's letter said that your life is in danger!
Peony: Well, I think it's a little more dangerous to fight the Oracle Knighthood's leader in Absorb Gate.
Guy: No, Natalia wasn't supposed to! She just...some stuff happened and we were overwhelmed...
Peony: Well, then I'm going to overwhelm you.
Jade: Your highness, if you do that I'm going to eat one of your Rappigs.
Peony: Crap. I'm not falling for your evil plans, you villain!
Anise: Give 'im a Flame Burst, Colonel.
Jade: Well then, let's start with Saffir. Could someone bring him in? Oh, and Luke, too.
Peony: D: No, wait!
Guy: I guess he'll break for his beloved rappigs.
Peony: Activate ultimate weapon: BY ORDERS OF THE EMPEROR!
Guy, Anise, Jade: Uh-oh
Peony: Jade, Anise, and Guy are now on the heir investigation team! And I'm the leader. Got it?
Jade: Gee, I remember another rich noble kid who acted like this...
Anise: ...yeah, but he's learned better now.
Guy: Maybe our Emperor should cut his hair...
Peony: I SAID, ORDERS >:E
Anise, Jade, Guy: Yes, your highness.
And then Peony dresses up in normal clothes and goes outside OH GOD he's asking Anise to call him "Peo-kun"
Jade: Okay, Peo-kun! ♥
Peony: EW! GAY!
So they go looking for this heir, but the heir turns out to be part of an assassination attempt. Peony is stabbed protecting Saffir. Jade is shown casting his strongest and most impressive spell in retaliation...oh, and at this time he screams Peony's name instead of calling him any titles. Let's see, we end with Peony sneaking off to Jade's office to run away from people making him work.
Peony: Aw, Jade, are you still mad at me?
Jade: ...I'm working.
Peony: It's okay! We knew there would be an assassination attempt, and I would never be unprepared for that.
Peony: So I wore that armor under my clothes!
Jade: I said, I'm working now.
Peony: *getting close to Peony* ♥ ...were you scared?
Jade: No.
Peony: You big liar. You called me my first name in front of other people.
Jade: ...Peony?
Peony: What?
Jade: ...why did you do that?
Peony: Do what? Protecting Saffir?
Jade: No, pretending to be DEAD.
Peony: You've never been very attached to anyone...except for Nebilim.
Jade: ...yes, that is true.
Peony: Hmph. Nice to hear you tell the truth for once.
Jade: What do you want?!
Peony: Don't make me tell other people about this.
Jade: ...all right. I was upset.
Peony: Uh-huh.
Jade: But I didn't feel sadness.
Peony: I think not. That's just the way you understand death. You think being sad is the only way to feel a death?
Jade: (Anger? Does that mean I understand death?)
Jade: (Death is an end...the dead disappear, and nothing can change that. Does the fact that this angers me mean that...)
Jade: I am attached to others?
Peony: Children are not children because of a special power they have. It's because of what they understand. Sometimes too much power clouds understanding.
Jade: Is that how you see it?
Peony: I see you've recovered. What a logical son of a bitch.
Jade: That's just who I am.
Peony: Yeah, I know, you're a great actor. Well, it's just my interpretation. You don't have to agree with me.
Peony: But I think you don't have to say you don't understand death anymore.
Jade: How true. I admit that I have attachments to other people.
Peony: Yeah. I think your trip with Luke and the others really worked.
Jade: I feel as if I've developed a weakness.
Peony: Don't be silly, I've always known your weakness.
Jade: Ah, and what is this weakness?
Peony: Me...Neflie...and that thing.
Jade: You've never changed. I guess I would call you confident?
Peony: I'm the Emperor. I understand my people.
Jade: And what a wise emperor you are.
Peony: Is that sarcasm?
Jade: Truly, you are wise.
Jade: *laughing*
Peony: *also laughing*
Next scene, Jade in his office again.
Jade: Enter.
Anise: *enters the room* Hello, Colonel~
Jade: Oh, well if it isn't Anise! [Thank you, Koyasu Takehito, for being Jade's voice actor. I made a save just for this line]
Anise: Teehee! I thought I'd come say goodbye. I'm headed back to Daat soon.
Jade: You certainly were drawn into a calamity this time. In place of the emperor, I offer my apologies.
Anise: No, never mind. I'm glad we stopped the assassination.
Anise and Jade are blah blah blah for a bit, this is pretty mundane. Then Peony comes dashing in.
Peony: OMG JADE HIDE ME!
Jade: What's the matter highness? Must you always make such a fuss?
Peony: Guy is AFTER ME! Ooh, Anise! ♥ I heard you're going home?
Anise: Yes, your highness.
Peony says some stuff about what happened in this game. Also, the subject of letters comes up. Peony says that if Anise writes him a love letter he'll gladly write back. Later on, Anise says, I wrote but he never did answer! Jade explains that Peony answered, and Jade destroyed those letters, because he didn't want Anise to use them to try and blackmail the Emperor into giving her the country's money. Now here comes Guy.
Guy: There you are!
Peony: Guy! You're supposed to knock first!
Jade: You're one to talk.
Guy: You would just make a getaway through the secret passage here if I did!
Anise: Wat? This room has a secret passage?
Guy: Yes, a passage from the palace.
Anise: ...wasted taxes...
Jade: Exactly.
Guy: Oh, the taxes! The nobles should have sent their budgets for this year in by now!
Peony: I don't wanna! I've had too much work since the assassination attempt by the Score supporters!
Peony: I've already made today out to play with my Rappigs!
Jade: Hey, look, your highness, it's my sister!
Peony: Ooh! Where?!
Jade: Get 'im, Guy!
Guy: Understood!
Peony: Bwah! Guy, lemme gooo!
Guy: NO.
Peony: Anise, pleeaaasseee could you just touch Guy to scare him? I'll give you money later...
Anise: OMG, really?!
Jade: Anise...
Anise: Uhhh ummm I better get going now...bye, Emperor Peony! ♥
Peony: JAAAAADE! D:
Jade: Oh, no, I'm not mad at you for pretending to be dead, not at all.
Jade: Now, Guy, keep him in the castle for a week or so until he gets his work done.
Guy: Sure. I think the chancellors will be happy to hear that.
Peony: Jade! I'm sorry! Oh god I'm sorry, HELP ME JAAAAADE
The end.
Re: Tales of Fandom vol. 2 in general, I can see that I would be very put out if this didn't have all my favorites on center stage. I can see why people would complain in that actual interaction between characters from different games is too scarce and limited. Definitely wanted to see more of Anise and Zelos. First Anise chases him around, and Zelos flirts back because he doesn't mind young ones if they're as persistent as her, and then he makes a move, and then Anise murders him with Tokunaga's FISTS OF PLUSH for violating her DELICATE VIRGINAL BEAUTY etc.
