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imaginary_numbers) wrote2012-08-22 10:17 pm
imaginary_numbers) wrote2012-08-22 10:17 pm
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PERSONA 3 CHARACTER DRAMA CD VOL.1
Aaaand so, guess I'll explain this one too. After the releases of the Daylight and Moonlight drama CDs, ATLUS released a series of Character Dramas, focused primarily on certain characters. Vol.1 focused primarily on the Protagonist (called 'Leader' by his friends) and Mochizuki Ryoji, as well as giving a glimpse of the protagonist's many friends and acquaintences (Social Links). Junpei's there too, but he's kinda mostly a tag-along/standard tsukkomi character. All in all, it's actually pretty interesting.
One thing I should note: For the most part, this CD was pretty easy to translate, surprisingly enough (for me, that is). ... That is, except for Track 02. You see, a certain character shows up there and, well... Basically he's a drunkard. Also he uses some unusual terms and phrases that I simply do not recognize. He also has a really rough voice. These traits him make him extremely difficult for me to translate, and so there will be a lot of gaps in the actual translation. I'm sorry about the inconvenience, but this is pretty much my limit. The translation for that section in general is pretty bad, as it's all kinda stilted and awkward, showing just how much this particular character tripped me up. The rest, I think, is actually a lot better than everything else I've done so much, which isn't exactly saying much I suppose, all things considered.
Anyway, without further adiue...
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= TRACK 01 =
- SFX: [The beeping and whirring of a U.F.O. catcher game]
Iori Junpei: “Alright! Got the head!”
Mochizuki Ryoji: (impressed) “Ooohhh!”
Junpei: “Hehehe, you watching, Ryoji? There’s actually a trick to it: Before you go for the grab, you gotta move the crane back a bit.”
Ryoji: (impressed) “Really?”
Junpei: “Back when I was going to my last school, I went through some pretty extensive training to achive this kinda skill. I'll have you know I was pretty well-known for this kinda stuff!”
Ryoji: “I can just picture it! I'll bet they used to call you ‘U.F.O. Storm J’ or something like that, right?”
Junpei: “... No, I never had a ring name like that.” (...!!) “---GAAAAAHHH!! ONE OF THE SIDES LOOSENED!!”
Ryoji: “Aaahh, it’s just a bit further too!”
Junpei: “Aren't the crane arms too weak on this thing!?”
Junpei & Ryoji: “Ahhh... Ahhh... Ahhhhhhhh...!!!”
- SFX: [The doll falls from the crane’s grip]
Junpei & Ryoji: (Disappointed) “... Aahhhhh...”
Junpei: “---GAAAAHHH!! This is pissin’ me off!”
Ryoji: “This doll’s called 'Jack Frost', right? It’s a pretty tough opponent.”
Junpei: “Man, he’s just so round and poofy that the balance is off.”
Ryoji: “But you managed to get it all the way to the very edge! If you just give it one more nudge, it’ll still fall in, right?”
Junpei: “Hmm...”
- SFX: [Junpei checks his wallet]
Junpei: “... Aaaaa...!? I don’t have enough coins! (sob) … I thought it’d be a piece of cake with my skills, but is this it after all? Damnit what a waste...”
Ryoji: “Haha, so it’s the shop's complete victory this time, huh? Guess you were just another unexpected catch after all.”
Junpei: “Gaa--- Don’t just shove my back all of a sudden!”
Ryoji: “Still, weren’t you the one who said ‘leave it all to me’?”
Junpei: “Damnit... I thought for sure I could grab two or three easily...”
Ryoji: “The title of ‘Something-or-Other J’ is shedding tears you know!”
Junpei: “Isn't that just something you made up on the fly!?”
- SFX: [Footsteps]
Protagonist (“Leader”): “‘Something-or-Other J’...?”
- BGM: Paulownian Mall
Ryoji: “Hey, you’re back! It’s Junpei’s ring name from a long time ago! How’d it go again... ‘The Storming... U.F.O...’ … Ah, that's right! ‘Space Pirate J’!”
Junpei: “DON’T ADD SPACE!! You’re completely doing this on purpose, aren’t you!?”
Leader: “Um... So, were you able to get the dolls?”
Junpei: (quietly) “… Just one...”
Leader: “It’s fine. I wasn’t able to do it either, after all.”
- SFX: [The doll is handed over]
Leader: “Thanks. How much do I owe you?”
- SFX: [Leader takes out his wallet]
Junpei: “Nah, don’t worry about it. Otherwise, it’d be wound my pride even further...”
Ryoji: “Ah, actually I tried it out earlier too! And even managed to get one! Here, it’s a Doguu*” [[Basically the Goggle-Eyed Idols that you can give to girls as gifts in P3. Basically a small clay figure resembling Arahabaki.]]
- SFX: [Ryoji takes out something small and heavy]
Leader: “I... never asked for a Doguu, though...”
Ryoji: “It says ‘Akihabara’ on one of its heels... I wonder if that's its name?”
Leader: “I wonder...”
Ryoji: “Anyway, take it. I did get it for you, you know.”
- SFX: [Ryoji hands the Doguu over]
Leader: “Ah, thank--- yooouuu...!? It’s heavy...! Just how did you manage to...?”
Ryoji: “I thought it suited you so I went ahead and grabbed it.”
Leader: “Suited me...?”
Junpei: “By the way, what do you need three Jack Frost dolls for anyway?”
Leader: “It was kind of a request from someone, I guess.”
Junpei: “Oh? From who?”
Ryoji: “If they said they wanted a doll, it’s obviously a girl, isn’t it?”
Junpei: “SERIOUSLY!?”
Leader: “Well...”
Junpei: “Damnit, I don’t believe this! Damn you, cruel society! But wait, I have Chidorin...! … Ah, but does Chidorin even like dolls...? Would she be happy if I got her one...?” (Voice trails off...)
Ryoji: “Giving three girls the same dolls, eh? It’d be pretty bad if you got caught, you know~”
Leader: “That’s not it...”
Ryoji: “Though it’s true that it’d be dangerous if you forgot which gift you gave to which girl too...”
Leader: “I’m telling you, that’s wrong. (... sigh) Let’s just go.”
- SFX: [Footsteps]
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= TRACK 02 =
- SFX: [Footsteps]
Intercom: “Welcome to Paulownian Mall...” (voice trails off into the background)
Ryoji: “Oh right, it’s almost evening...”
Junpei: “Yeah. I’m getting pretty hungry myself. Maybe I’ll buy some takoyaki or a Wild Duck burger once we get back to Iwatodai. … Nah, it’s too cold to eat outside. Guess I’ll have a proper meal back at the dorm.”
Ryoji: “That sounds pretty nice! Don't mind if I intrude, do you~?”
- SFX: [Someone is chanting sutras in the background]
???: “... Oh! Meetin' in middle of the day like this is pretty unusual, ain’ it?”
Leader: “Mutatsu-san! Good afternoon.”
Mutatsu: “You doin' well, bouzu?”
Ryoji: (amused) “Ahahaha, this guy’s pretty funny! Even though he’s the Bouzu*!” [[Basically, ‘bouzu’ can mean either ‘Monk’ or a rough way of saying ‘sonny’ or ‘boy’. Mutatsu was using the latter definition while Ryoji is using the former. I hate Japanese wordplay.]]
Leader: (whispering) “H, Hey...!”
Mutatsu: (amused) “Haha! [...]##UNFINISHED##[...]”
Junpei: (whispering) “H, Hey, you know this old drunkard...?”
Leader: “Mutatsu-san. He’s the Chief Priest of a local Buddhist Temple.”
Mutatsu:
- SFX: [Mutatsu lights a cigar and takes a puff]
Mutatsu: “Hou... …”
Junpei: “Ahh, now he’s smoking!! And right in front of the police station! And on top of that, a cigar!! … It’s my first time seeing a real cigar up close, though...” (whispering) “... Hey, is this guy really a monk?”
Mutatsu: “Ah? I heard that. [...]##UNFINISHED##[...] ”
Junpei: “Ah... Ahaha... Somehow, you looked pretty refreshed after turning around like that...”
Mutatsu: “So, what are you boys doing here? Eh? … Ah? What’s that you have there?”
Leader: “Ah, this is...”
Ryoji: “A doguu!”
Mutatsu: “Ahh...? A doguu...? You mean one of those from long ago?”
Ryoji: “Hehe, to be exact, it’s an Akihabara doguu!”
Mutatsu: “‘Aki’...? Hah? What’s that s’posed to be? Just call rare things rare-doguu.”
Ryoji: “Aha, ‘Rare-doguu’? You make it sound like something really delicious!”
Mutatsu: “I don’t get it, is that what kids consider fashionable these days?”
Leader: “No, not exactly fashionable or anything...”
Mutatsu: “Still, there’s that... Lately, it seems that it’s pretty common for old-timers to receive these kinds’a things from their sons and daughter... What’d they call ‘em now? ‘Moe-goods’? Anyway, they seem pretty popular.”
Junpei: “Doguu-moe, seriously...? That’s pretty high-end right there...”
- SFX: [Mutatsu take another puff of smoke from his cigar]
Mutatsu: (exhales) “Houuuuu... [...]##UNFINISHED##[...]”
Ryoji: “I see... That may be true...”
Junpei: “Huh?”
Ryoji: “How should I put it... When someone, after knowing a person for a long time, wants to show their unconditional respect for that person... Well, I think doguus like this might be given as the solidification of those feelings.”
- SFX: [Aaand another puff]
Mutatsu: (exhales) “Hoouuuuu... You! You’re young but you say some pretty good things, don’tcha?”
Junpei: “Yeah, Ryoji can be like that from time to time. Normally he doesn’t seem very serious at all, but then he says something thoughtful.”
Ryoji: “Really?”
Junpei: “Normally you’re pretty simple, but once in a while, you’re surprisingly cool! Looks like that’s part of your charm. Maybe I should try and practice how to be deep or thoughtful too...!”
Ryoji: “So basically, the current Junpei’s always shallow, right?”
Junpei: “Shaddap!”
Mutatsu: “Hou... So if I have a doguu like that, maybe I could take a leaf outta the kid’s book and talk more like a monk, and maybe enjoy the company of a few young ladies while I’m at it~ … And, come to think of it, after looking at it more closely, this clay doll’s pretty well made...”
Leader: “Um... If you want it, I don’t mind giving it to you...”
Mutatsu: “Ha...? … I, It’s not like I want it or anything! You boys got that thing because you wanted it, didn’ you?”
Junpei: “Aha, well... It’s kinda creepy and heavy, and honestly, it’s kinda recriminating...”
Mutatsu: “How ‘bout it... Can’t be helped, then! W, Well, if you don’t need it then I’ll take it.”
Leader: “Here.”
- SFX: [Leader hands the doguu over]
Mutatsu: “Lessee here... NUOO-- Hehe... Sorry ‘bout that. To be honest, these days, I’m not exactly in the best of shape.”
Junpei: “Eh? A, Ah, just making sure but, that’s not a really a real doguu...”
Mutatsu: “I know that. It’s an Aki... whatever doguu, right?”
Junpei: “Uh...”
Mutatsu: “Still, guess I can’t just take something from a bunch of kids for free, now can I? Alright, here, I’ll give you this in exchange. Take it!”
- SFX: [Mutatsu tosses something which Leader catches]
Leader: “Woah---”
Ryoji: “Nice catch!”
Junpei: “It appeared...! A drunkard’s starting equipment...”
Mutatsu: “It’s some sushi from a recent memorial service. It’s first class, you know. I haven’t touched the contents yet either.”
Ryoji: “Sushi!? Is it really okay?”
Mutatsu: “Don’t hold back and eat to your heart’s content! Go on and take it!”
Leader: “Thank you very much.”
- BGM: This Mysterious Feeling
Mutatsu: “Now then, I’ll be in the usual place at my usual seat. Oh, and don’t you kids come in here, got it? Someone might hear about the doguu conversation we just had. Go play like the rest of the kids, got it?”
Leader: “We’ll do that.”
Mutatsu: “... Keh, so you’re not coming after all. See you later then!”
- SFX: [Mutatsu walks off]
- BGM fades
Junpei: “Ah... He still doesn’t realize the doguu’s a fake, does he...?”
Ryoji: “Well, it’s not as if he paid us money for it. Plus, it says ‘Akihabara’ on it so I’m sure he’ll figure it out soon. … Ah! Or maybe, he’ll look at the characters on it and go, ‘OOPARTS!?’”
Junpei: (tired) “... These days, it feels like you and Ai-chan’s double-team attacks have awakened me to a new level of tsukkomi...”
Ryoji: “Thanks for the compliment~”
Junpei: “... … By the way, hey Leader-san. That’s some acquaintance you’ve got there.”
Leader: “Well... It kinda just happened, I guess.”
Junpei: “Welp, let’s head back to the dorm. We got something way better than a Wild Duck Burger, after all.”
Ryoji: Let’s hurry back!”
- SFX: [the three walk off]
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= TRACK 03 =
- BGM: Jika-net Tanaka
???: “HIIII~!”
- SFX: [Cheers from... fangirls...? Seriously?]
President Tanaka: (talking on a microphone) “It’s me, the friend of all your desires, Tanaka! And have we got a new product for you today! Super Health Sandals Z, here for a limited...” (Voice trails off into the background)
Junpei: “Nuwoo-- It’s President Tanaka!! Awesome, I’ve never seen the real deal up close before...!!”
Ryoji: “Who’s he?”
Junpei: “He’s a huge friggin’ celebrity, man! He’s the president of a huge shopping network company! Man, he’s taller than I thought he’d be...”
- BGM is abruptly turned off by Tanaka.
Tanaka: (talking on a microphone) “Hey, you! You over there!! Wait just a moment!”
Leader: “Me...?”
Tanaka: (still on the microphone) “Yes you!! Here I am working hard on this special campaign, yet you’re just walking by without a care in the world!! Really, you should listen to what people have to say!”
Leader: “Um... Thanks for the hard work... Or rather, we can hear you without the microphone, you know...”
Tanaka: “---Ah, is that so? Ahem...”
- SFX: [Tanaka puts away the microphone]
- SFX: [Tanaka approaches the group]
Tanaka: “Really now! All this cold and dry air is completely hell on the skin.”
- SFX: [Tanaka rubs his hands on his face]
Tanaka: “Oh my God, look at this, my skin’s completely bone dry!! I’ll have no choice but to make another spa appointment at this rate...!”
Leader: “You don’t have to worry about it so much...”
Tanaka: “I told you before, didn’t I? Appearances are important! The only ones who would forgive frost-charred skin are little brats. If I showed a face like that, our product sales would plumme-- Oh my... Wait a minute, you there!”
Junpei: “Huh? Me?”
Tanaka: “Not YOU!”
Ryoji: “Are you talking to me?”
Tanaka: “Yes you. What’s your name?”
Ryoji: “It’s Mochizuki Ryoji.”
Tanaka: “Ryoji-kun, is it? Fufufu... A mole under one eye and a sexy accent, not a bad feel at all!”
Ryoji: (flattered) “Thank you very much~”
Tanaka: “This might work, no, it’d DEFINITELY work...!”
Leader: “What would?”
Tanaka: “You and Ryoji-kun. Why don’t the pair of you form a unit and work for us as models together?”
Ryoji: “A unit...?”
Tanaka: “You’re picture-perfect together! There’s no combination better than this!
Ryoji: “Really!?
Tanaka: “I’ll produce the two of you perfectly! How about it? Won’t you try it out!?”
Ryoji: (obviously intrigued) “Become a model, huh~~~?”
Tanaka: “Once you appear on TV, your popularity will skyrocket! Girls of all sorts will line up just to catch a glimpse of you!”
Ryoji: (seriously intrigued) “Really~~~~~!?”
Junpei: “... … Hey... Somehow, I feel like I’ve been completely ignored for a while now... Hey guys, let’s just go home already, I’m starved!”
Tanaka: “Be quiet, you! I’m hungry too, you know! I haven’t eaten all day, after all!”
Ryoji: “You must be pretty busy.”
Tanaka: “You don’t even know the half of it! The one who was originally in charge of the merchandise didn’t show up, and since it bothered me I had no choice but to take care of it myself!”
Ryoji: “In that case, how about we give you some sushi we happened to receive earlier?”
Junpei: “---Wha, hey, Ryoji!!”
Tanaka: “What? Really!?”
Junpei: “Why’d you have to tell him about that!?”
Ryoji: “Well it’s just that he looked so pitiful...”
Tanaka: “What a kind child you are...! As expected of someone I personally noticed! Tohohoho~ I’ll be taking that sushi, then! Think of it as advance payment for that modeling job production offer!”
Leader: “... Putting aside the modelling thing... It’s fine, go ahead and take it. It was originally just something we happened to receive anyway.”
Junpei: “IT’S FIRST CLASS, MAN, FIRST-FREAKIN’-CLASS!! THE FIRST CLASS SUSHI WE NEVER GOT TO TAKE EVEN A SINGLE BITE OF!!”
Tanaka: “--- What a noisy child you are! Fine, here, I’ll give you something in return!”
- SFX: [Tanaka goes retrieves an item]
Tanaka: “Now then, let’s see here...”
- SFX: [Various items being sorted through haphazardly]
Tanaka: “Ah, here it is! Here, take it!”
Junpei: “Ah--- … What’s this s’pposed to be? … ‘Super Health Sandals’...?
Tanaka: “Z!!! It’s a brand new product we just unveiled! Super Health Sandals Z!!!”
Junpei: “... That’s great and all, but... Aren’t these kinda small...? … And there’s a squeak mechanism on them too...”
Tanaka: “Well they’re children’s sized. We wanted to test them out, but it turned out to be unpopular with the consumers so we gave up on them.”
Junpei: “Don’t you have any other sizes?”
Tanaka: “I’m telling you that’s all we have! There aren’t any sizes to choose from! Now get lost already!”
Junpei: “This moneygrubber...”
Tanaka: “Business negotiations are over. I’ll be taking that sushi now~”
- SFX: [Tanaka takes the sushi]
Tanaka: “I’ll be returning to work then! See you~ BAHAHAHAHAHA~”
Junpei: (utterly dejected) “... … Ahhhhhhhhh, the first class sushi... for these sandals I can’t even wear...” (sob)
- SFX: [Junpei squeezes the sandals dejectedly, which squeak in response]
Ryoji: “Hey, if it squeaks, that means it’ll sell well, right?”
Junpei: (still sobbing dejectedly) “Ahhhh... Yeah sure.... Ahhhhhh...”
- SFX: [Jika-net Tanaka plays in the background to the cheering of fans]
Tanaka: (in the background) “HIIIII~ It’s me, the friend of all your desires, Tanaka~”
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= TRACK 04 =
- SFX: [The sound of a train coming to a halt]
- SFX: [People get off the train]
Intercom: “Iwatodai, this is Iwatodai.”
Junpei: “So I guess I’ll grab either a burger or some takoyaki, huh...”
Ryoji: “Sounds good.”
- BGM: When the Moon’s Reaching Out Stars
Leader: “... Huh? Ah...!”
- SFX: [Leader starts running]
Leader: “Grandpa Bunkichi!”
Bunkichi: “Ohhh! Good afternoon there!”
Leader: “That’s a lot of stuff you’re carrying there... Can I help out?”
Bunkichi: “Thank ye kindly! Then, would you mind taking this bag here? Careful though, it’s pretty heavy.”
- SFX: [Bunkichi hands the bag over to Leader]
Leader: “Ah--- It really is heavy...!”
Ryoji: “In that case, I’ll carry the other bag!”
Bunkichi: “Thanks!”
- SFX: [Bunkichi hands the other bag over]
Ryoji: “Woa--- It’s super heavy...!”
Bunkichi: “As expected of Gekkoukan students! You’re all pretty lively and full of energy! Hohohoho!”
- BGM end
- SFX: [footsteps]
Bunkichi: “They’re second-hand books I picked up. I ended up buying quite a bit!”
Junpei: “So you’re restocking merchendise?”
Bunkichi: “No, they’re for my private collection. I was wondering if there was anything interesting around, and to my surprise, I happened upon my son’s childhood favourite encyclopedia series! I felt so nostalgic that I ended up buying the lot of them!”
Ryoji: (whispering) “His son?”
Leader: (whispering) “He was a teacher of our school... He passed away due to an accident.”
Ryoji: (whispering) “That’s too bad...”
Bunkichi: “And we’re home! I’ll open up the store, so you can leave those bags anywhere inside.”
- SFX: [Leader and Ryoji drop the bags once inside]
Leader: “Fuu...”
Ryoji: (grunting) “There we go...! … Ahh, I thought my arms were gonna fall off for a second there!”
Bunkichi: “How gutless! Why, when I was a lad, I could juggle beanbags with bags of rice tied to my wrists!”
Ryoji: (amused) “That’s such a lie.”
Bunkichi: “Hohohoho! Well, in any case, thanks for the help.” (slightly heavy breathing) “Really... After just walking for a little while, to think I’ve become this tired!”
Junpei: “Oh, in that case, why don’t you take these? They’re Jika-Net Tanaka’s latest product, the Super Health Sandals Z!”
Bunkichi: “Oho?”
Junpei: “Apparently, they’re great for tired feet. They’re kinda small for me, but you might be able to use them.”
Bunkichi: “Oh, well let’s see here then... Let’s try them on, shall we?”
- SFX: [Bunkichi tries on the Super Health Sandals Z]
- SFX: [The sandals squeak as they’re worn]
Bunkichi: “Hohhh!? Well now, these don’t feel bad at all!”
- SFX: [Bunkichi hops in place, the sandals squeaking every time in response]
Bunkichi: “[...]##UNFINISHED##[...]” *[[... Friggin’ old people speak. And it was going so smoothly, too... In any case, all you need to know is that he’s really happy with the sandals.]]
Ryoji: (impressed) “I guess they really are effective!”
Junpei: “The squeaking’s kinda annoying, though...”
Bunkichi: “However, they’re a little tight on me... They’d be perfect for Grandma, though!”
Junpei: “Then, please give them to Granny instead.”
Bunkichi: “Eh? Is that really alright? Giving away something this good?”
Junpei: “Well it’s not like they fit any of us anyway. Go ahead and take ‘em.”
Bunkichi: “Thank you! In that case, at the very least, why don’t the three of you stay for tea?”
Ryoji: “Ah, you don’t have to go through the trouble.”
Junpei: “We have to start heading back now anyway.”
Bunkichi: “Then how will I be able to show my gratitude? … Ah! That’s right!”
- SFX: [Bunkichi grabs something]
Bunkichi: “I bought these today! I’ll give this to you as a present! Ta-dah! The Fantasy Animal Encyclopedia!”
Leader: “No-- There’s no way we can take something so important...!”
Bunkichi: “It’s fine, it’s fine! Even among the series, my son never read this particular volume much. Go ahead and take it!”
- SFX: [Bunkichi hands the encyclopedia volume to Leader]
Leader: “Aha... … Thank you.”
Bunkichi: “Ah...! That’s right! Wait right here, okay?”
- SFX: [Bunkichi squeaks deeper into the store for a moment, then returns shortly]
Bunkichi: “Take these sweet buns as well! Go on, take them!”
- SFX: [Bunkichi hands the bread packages to Leader]
Leader: “Aha... Thanks as always.”
Bunkichi: “You in the muffler as well! Thanks for helping me carry everything!”
- SFX: [Bunkichi squeaks over and hands the bread packages to Ryoji]
Ryoji: “Ah, it wasn’t any problem! As long as I was able to help, it’s fine.”
Bunkichi: “And you in the hat too!”
Junpei: “A-Ah, thanks!”
Bunkichi: “Everyone! The next time you pass by, come on in. There’ll be tea and snacks waiting!”
Ryoji: “Are you sure? I really might just make myself at home, you know!”
Bunkichi: “I’m sure Granny will be happy too!”
Ryoji: “I just might, then! Thanks for the bread!”
Bunkichi: “Ah, ‘till next time then!”
Junpei: “See ya!”
- SFX: [Junpei, Ryoji and Leader leave the store]
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= TRACK 05 =
- SFX: [footsteps]
Junpei: “Bread’s not bad and all, but... My stomach won’t be satisfied with just this...”
Ryoji: “But that old man sure was nice! I always wanted to be in a situation where an old man went ‘Even if I look like this!!’ at me! Like a real downtown-ish feeling!”
Junpei: “... What kinda Japan are YOU from, man?”
- SFX: [small footsteps approach the group]
???: “Onii-chan!”
Leader: (surprised) “Maiko-chan! Good afternoon.”
- BGM: Joy
Maiko: “Tee-hee~ Hey, hey, Onii-chan, listen, listen! When Maiko went shopping with Mom at the shopping district yesterday, she bought me some takoyaki!”
Leader: “That sounds great.”
Maiko: “And I got some on the way here too! Look, it’s a large-sized pack!”
- SFX: [Maiko shows Leader the box of takoyaki]
Junpei: “Uwah, Leader, this time it’s a Hikaru Genji* ploy? You really know no bounds, do you...?” *[[Hikaru Genji was the protagonist of what is considered to be the very first novel, The Tale of Genji. In it, he raised a young girl to become his perfect bride. … Junpei’s basically just being an idiot.]]
Ryoji: “Please to meet you, little lady~ I’m Mochizuki Ryoji. This is Iori Junpei.”
Maiko: (shyly) “Oh... Pleased to meet you. I’m Maiko.”
Ryoji: “Maiko-chan, eh? Let’s get along~”
Maiko: (giggles)
Junpei: “... You don’t have any limits either, huh...”
Maiko: “This is the first time Maiko’s ever been called a lady~”
Leader: “Isn’t that great?”
Ryoji: “Are you on an errand, Maiko-chan? How impressive~”
Maiko: “Mom and Dad are meeting with the divorce attorney today, so I’m watching the house by myself.”
Ryoji: “... Is... Is that so...?”
Maiko: “Ah...! That book Onii-chan’s holding, Maiko-chan used to have it too!”
Leader: “This?”
Maiko: “Uh-huh! It’s the Fantasy Animal Encyclopedia, right? My dad bought it for me once! Let me see, let me see! There are a lot of weird animals in it, you know!”
Leader: “Hmmm...”
- SFX: [Leader opens the book for Maiko]
Maiko: “Maiko’s favourite one was... Oh, it’s on the next page! Turn the page! It’s this one! The Jinmengyo*!” *[[A fish with a face that resembles that of a human’s.]]
Junpei: “---SCARY! This book’s way too realistic, it’s freaky!!”
Ryoji: “... Come to think of it, the old man did say his son didn’t like this volume much...”
Maiko: “Really? Maiko and Dad really loved it though. We used to imagine whether the one on the left page or the one on the right was stronger!”
Leader: “Hehhh...”
Maiko: “... Lately, Dad doesn’t really talk to me much. Mom watches TV with me, or plays games with me, but... I wonder if he doesn’t have fun with me anymore...”
Leader: “There’s no way that’s true.”
Maiko: “But whenever Maiko tries to talk to him, he tells me not to... What should I do...?”
Ryoji: “Why don’t you find something to grab his attention with!”
Maiko: “Like what?”
Ryoji: “Well...”
Junpei: “How ‘bout this book? You said both you and your dad liked it, right? If you showed it to him, he might go ‘Oh, how nostalgic!’, wouldn’t he?”
Maiko: “You think so!?”
Leader: “Why don’t you try showing it to him?”
Maiko: “Is that okay? It’s Onii-chan’s book, isn’t it?”
Leader: “It’s fine. I’ll give it to you.”
- SFX: [Leader hands the book to Maiko]
Ryoji: “If you show this to him, your dad might be happy too.”
Maiko: “Ha...! Thank you~!! That’s right, in return, Maiko will give you her takoyaki!”
Leader: “... No, as one would expect, taking food from an elementary schooler is a little...”
Maiko: “Maiko wasn’t the one who bought this! It was from a lottery, so it’s okay! And besides, Onii-chan’s always taking care of me too~”
Junpei: “Aha... You’re pretty mature for your age, aren’t ya? … I guess I’d better clean up my own act, huh...”
Ryoji: “It’s fine, isn’t it? If it’ll clear Maiko-chan’s conscience, shouldn’t you just take it? You should learn honestly to accept a young lady’s kindness~”
Leader: “... Well... Then... I’ll gratefully accept.”
Maiko: “Uh-huh! Here you go~”
- SFX: [Maiko hands the takoyaki to Leader]
Junpei: “From first class sushi to takoyaki, huh... Well, guess I’ll just be grateful for the fact that we got something to eat.”
- SFX: [a phone beeps]
Maiko: “Oh, mail...”
- SFX: [Maiko checks her phone]
Maiko: “Mom and Dad are back, so I have to go! I have to show this book to Dad, too!”
Leader: “Looks like you’ll have plenty to talk about with him, huh?”
Maiko: “Yup! I’ll do my best! I’ll give you a report on how it works out later, so I’ll see you at the shrine next time, okay~?”
Junpei: “By shrine, you mean the Naganaki Shrine?”
Maiko: “Uh-huh! Maiko’s always playing at the shrine. I was just there before too! And also, Striped Shirt was...”
Leader: “Kamiki-san?”
Maiko: “Yeah! And like always, there was this... Um, how did it go again...? … ‘Transient’? Yeah, there was a ‘transient’ feeling around them*!!” [[Freaking Japanese language and its gender neutral pronouns...]]
Ryoji: “‘Transient’, huh~?”
Maiko: “And it seemed like they were waiting for someone!”
Leader: “I see... In that case, I guess I’ll go see as well.”
Maiko: “Then, I’ll see you again, Onii-chans!”
- SFX: [Maiko starts running off]
Leader: “See you later.”
Ryoji: “Thanks for the takoyaki~”
Junpei: “Bye bye~”
- BGM fates
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= TRACK 06 =
- SFX: [Crows crowing in the distance]
- SFX: [Footsteps]
Leader: “... Why are you two following me, anyway?”
Junpei: “Ehe, well, ‘transient’, huh? It’s a pretty poetic expression, isn’t it~?”
Ryoji: “I wonder what kind of person it is~”
Junpei: “You really are a sinful one, aren’t you, you~”
Leader: (sigh) “... Somehow, it seems like you’ve got the wrong idea...”
- SFX: [They reach their destination]
Leader: “Kamiki-san, good afternoon.”
Kamiki Akinari: “Ah... Hey...”
- BGM: Living With Determination
Junpei: “... Huh?”
Ryoji: “There’s certainly a transient feeling... Or rather, he looks like he might fall over at any moment. … He’s a man, isn’t he?”
Junpei: “WHAT THE HELL IS THIS!? When you describe someone as ‘transient’, it’s usually a girl, isn’t it!?”
Junpei & Ryoji: (desolate sigh)
Kamiki: “Is there something wrong?”
Leader: “Ah, it’s nothing. … Just leave them be.”
Kamiki: “Is that so? … Ah... There’s a rather fragrant aroma... Is that... takoyaki?”
Leader: “You hit the nail on the head.”
Kamiki: “I see, it’s a rather pleasant scentl. As expected, it even whets my appetite.”
Leader: “You don’t normally have much of an appetite?”
Kamiki: “It’s just the usual. But, this morning, I did my best and managed to eat an entire apple. … It’s not really anything to boast about, though.”
Leader: “You don’t like that?”
Kamiki: “I don’t really care much for the texture. However, when I smell this scent, it seems even I could feel hungry.”
Leader: “Won’t you have some takoyaki?”
- SFX: [Leader holds up the box]
Kamiki: “Is it okay? … Then, perhaps I’ll have a little. If I don’t at least eat when I feel like it, I’ll just end up going without food for the entire day, after all.”
Ryoji: “That’s not good at all!”
- SFX: [Leader unpackages the takoyaki]
Leader: “Help yourself. It might have gotten a little cold, though...”
Kamiki: “Ahh... It really is a pleasant fragrance. It reminds me of a night stall. … I’ve never been to a festival before, though.”
Leader: “This shrine held a summer festival this year, though...”
Kamiki: “My mother wouldn’t allow it. Crowded places are too dangers, she said... … Mm, it’s been a while since I’ve had takoyaki as well. Thanks for the food.”
- SFX: [Kamiki eats a takoyaki ball]
Junpei: “ME TOO, ME TOO! I’m seriously starving here! Thanks for the food~~!!”
- SFX: [Junpei stuffs some takoyaki into his mouth]
Junpei: “So GOOOOOOD~!!”
Ryoji: “Me too!”
- SFX: [Ryoji eats some takoyaki]
Ryoji: “... It’s really good!”
- SFX: [Suddenly, Kamiki starts coughing badly]
Leader: “---Are you alright!?”
- SFX: [Leader tries to help Kamiki]
Kamiki: (between coughs) “Ah-- Ku-- I, It’s fine...” (gasp) “... I just choked a bit, that’s all... On the seaweed bits, you know...”
Junpei: “Ah... I was worried for a sec there...”
Kamiki: “But, it was delicious. Would you mind if I had another?”
Leader: “As much as you want.”
Kamiki: “Thank you...”
- SFX: [Kamiki helps himself to more takoyaki]
Ryoji: “That’s great! Looks like you found your appetite after all. The world’s full of delicious food after all, so it’d be waste if you didn’t eat your fill!”
Kamiki: “A waste... huh... It’s the first time anyone’s ever told something like that to me before.. Due to my weak body, when I eat a meat, I’m usually just told not to overdo it... Heh... I have to be careful with this body, after all...”
Ryoji: “That’s got nothing to do with it! If you don’t eat, it’s not just your body, but your heart as well that suffers!”
Kamiki: “... … You’re a rather mysterious one, aren’t you? Like him (Leader), you don’t look at me with pity in your eyes... You and him seem to have a very similar atmosphere, but... It feels as if you’re closer, somehow...”
Ryoji: “By ‘closer’ you mean... to you, Kamiki-san?”
Kamiki: “Rather than close to me, it’s more as if... As if you’re always right by my side, somehow...”
Ryoji: “Huh... I wonder why?”
Kamiki: “... No, don’t worry about it. It’s just a feeling I had, that’s all.”
- SFX: [Kamiki continues eating takoyaki]
Kamiki: “Mm... It really is delicious---”
- SFX: [Kamiki starts coughing once more]
Junpei: “AH, AGAIN!? ARE YOU REALLY ALRIGHT!?”
Kamiki: “... I’m sorry, for startling you... Now then...”
- SFX: [Kamiki gets up to his feet]
Kamiki: “The sky is beginning to darken... I’ll have to return before it turns completely dark. Thank you, for the takoyaki. I’d like to give you something in return, but... unfortunately, I don’t really... No, there’s that.”
- SFX: [Kamiki pulls out a book]
Kamiki: “When I bought a book recently, they gave me this certificate that’s redeemable up to next year. I’ll give it to you.”
Leader: “But aren’t you using it?”
Kamiki: “I have no plans to, after all... Here.”
- SFX: [Kamiki hands the certificate to Leader]
Leader: “Ah... Hm...? There’s something wrapped in it.”
Kamiki: “Ah... It’s a bookmark. I found it in the summer; it seems someone dropped it near the offertory box. I thought that the one who dropped it might come looking for it, so I brought it whenever I came here.”
Junpei: “It looks pretty expensive and high class... Is it silver?”
Ryoji: “No, isn’t this platinum?”
Junpei: “No way, seriously...!?”
Leader: “Shouldn’t you hold onto this, Kamiki-san?”
Kamiki: “No... It seems that I get a chance to anymore...”
Leader: “... … I see...”
Kamiki: “Why don’t you hold onto it instead? If, by some chance, you meet the one who lost it, I’d appreciate it if you gave it back to them.”
Leader: “... Got it.”
Kamiki: “Mm... Then, I’ll be going. … It’s been a while since I’ve talked with so many people. It was fun. Perhaps... we can meet again?”
Ryoji: “Sure. Let’s talk again sometime~”
Kamiki: “Mm... Next time, then.”
Junpei: “See ya!”
- SFX: Kamiki walks away
Junpei: “... … But, isn’t that amazing!? To think a worthless doguu would eventually turn platinum! If you kept going at this rate, you think we’ll get a car next or something?”
Leader: “No way...”
Ryoji: “That aside, you really know a wide variety of people, don’t you?”
Junpei: “Yeah, seriously, just where and how do you meet all these people?”
Leader: “Well... It just sort of happened, I guess.”
Ryoji: “A monk, a company president, an old man, the little lady a transient person. Thanks to you, we got to meet so many different kinds of people! I really enjoyed it!”
Junpei: “I would’a prefered it if we met a girl a little closer to our age though.”
Ryoji: “Thanks to that, I learned that there really are a lot of different kinds of people in this world~”
Junpei: “Huh?”
- BGM: Tranquility
Ryoji: “I mean, I know it’s really obvious, but it still really moves me from time to time! For example, if you look at the city from here, looking at those windows one by one, you end up thinking, ‘there’s someone on the other side of each of those’, you know?”
Junpei: “Aha, well, yeah. Otherwise, the lights wouldn’t be on.”
Ryoji: “Are they working, or maybe they’re studying? Or they might be eating dinner! Are they alone, are they with someone else, are they with their family? Are they kids, or are they our age? Just the amount of windows doesn’t tell us everything. Can you imagine that on the scale of the entire world? It’s completely beyond imagination, isn’t it?”
Junpei: “... I seriously have no idea why you’re so moved all of a sudden.”
Ryoji: “Well, ehehe... To be honest, I’m not really sure either... I were talking about food earlier but, aren’t people to same as well? There are so many different people in this world, so if we don’t meet as many as possible, it’d be a waste. Something like that, I guess?”
Junpei: “Oh, I see... So is that why you’re always hitting on girls?”
Ryoji: “Well, that’s a little different...”
Junpei: “Hehe, you really are dirty, aren’t ya?”
Ryoji: “Hehehe... But, hey, what do you think? The reason you know so many people is because of something like that, right?”
Leader: “Something like what?”
Ryoji: “What do you mean something like-- Were you listening to what I was saying at all!? That’s so mean!”
Junpei: “That’s just the kind of guy he is, man. By the way, I’ll be eating the rest of the takoyaki, alright?”
- SFX: [Junpei devours the remaining takoyaki...]
Junpei: (with his mouth full) “... This definitely isn’t enough... … Haa, I’m totally gonna get hungry again soon.”
Ryoji: “You still have the bread the old man from the book store gave you, don’t you?”
Junpei: “Oh, hey, you’re right!”
- SFX: [Junpei takes out the bread]
Junpei: “... But this isn’t really enough either. There’s barely anything to it.”
- SFX: [Ryoji takes out some bread as well]
Ryoji: “Hehe, that looks like chocolate cream. Mine looks like it might be strawberry.”
Junpei: “What about you, Leader?”
Leader: “It’s some kind of green coloured one.”
Ryoji: “Looks like it might be melon. If you prefer strawberry, you wanna trade?”
Leader: “... Whatever’s fine with me.”
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= TRACK 07 =
- BGM: The Poem of Everyone’s Soul
- SFX: [The sound of a door opening]
- SFX: [The sound of footsteps]
Elizabeth: “Welcome to the Velvet Room. What may for you today?”
Leader: “I want to confirm the remaining requests.”
Elizabeth: “Certainly”
- SFX: [Elizabeth retrieves a document of some sort]
Elizabeth: “The last request I gave you was, ‘I desire three Jack Frost dolls’... It’s been some time since you took on this request, but...?”
Leader: “... It’s pretty difficult. I still need one more.”
Elizabeth: “It seems it will take a little longer, then. I shall await with much anticipation.”
Leader: “If it’s Ganesha, I have four--”
Elizabeth: “I don’t need them.”
Leader: “... I see...”
Elizabeth: “... Oh? … By any chance, is there something in your pocket...?”
Leader: “Um...”
- SFX: [Leader checks his pocket]
Leader: “Sweet buns.”
Elizabeth: “Not that one, but...”
- SFX: [Leader checks his other pocket]
Leader: “Is this it? A bookmark... or so it seems, anyway. A friend gave it to me earlier.”
Elizabeth: “... Would you mind if I took a look?”
Leader: “Go ahead.”
- SFX: [Leader hands the bookmark over the Elizabeth]
Elizabeth: “The characteristic of this craftsmanship... There is indeed no mistake. This bookmark is the one I have lost once before.”
Leader: “Yours?”
Elizabeth: “Yes. Actually, I realized I had misplaced it several days ago. When I thought about it, I realized I must have lost it after my outing with you, and that I must have dropped it somewhere in that world, and thus, I had given up on finding it.”
Leader: “It seems it was found near the offertory box at Naganaki Shrine.”
Elizabeth: “... I see, so that was indeed the case. At the time, I was feeling embarrassed and so I searched in various places in high spirits...”
Leader: “In that case, I’ll return it to you.”
Elizabeth: “Thank you very much.”
- SFX: [Elizabeth places the bookmark within the Persona Compendium]
Elizabeth: “... As I thought, no bookmark other than this one suits the Persona Compendium so well.”
Leader: “It seems it was very important to you.”
Elizabeth: “That is... … I should reward you for finding and returning it to me.”
Leader: “That’s not necessary...”
Elizabeth: “Please hold your hands out.”
Leader: “...? Like this?”
- SFX: [Leader holds his hand out]
Elizabeth: “No, please hold out both hands.”
- SFX: [Leader holds out both hands]
- SFX: [The sound of a very large quantity of coins being dropped]
Leader: (surprised) “--WOAH...!!”
Elizabeth: “Please accept my utmost gratitude. *3,300,000 yen in 100 coins.” [[... Having kind of a hard time making out what she’s saying due to all the noise the coins are making so I kinda just guessed at the number.]]
Leader: “Ha... Why in coins...?”
Elizabeth: “I have heard that this is the preferred currency of the Game Centre.”
Leader: (sigh...) “... So you’re telling me to hurry and bring the dolls, is that it...?”
Elizabeth: “Do you have any other business?”
Leader: “... I’ll be heading back now.”
- SFX: [Leader starts heading out]
Elizabeth: “... This bookmark...”
Leader: “Eh?”
Elizabeth: “That’s right... Perhaps I shall give this bookmark...”
- SFX: [Leader stops]
Leader: “What do you mean?”
Elizabeth: “... Ah, no... That is... I have a wish I’ve been holding in my heart... If, someday, someone could answer that wish... I thought I might give this bookmark to that person.”
Leader: “Is that so...”
- SFX: [Leader starts leaving again]
Elizabeth: “Perhaps that person may be you.”
- SFX: [Leader stops again]
Leader: “Eh...?”
Elizabeth: “The one... who may answer my wish...”
Leader: “... …”
Elizabeth: “Aha... I shall await your next visit. Until next time, please, take care.”
- SFX: [Leader finally leaves the Velvet Room]
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Drama CD end
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CV List:
Protagonist (“Leader”), Mochizuki Ryoji - Ishida Akira
Iori Junpei - Toriumi Kousuke
Mutatsu - Satou Masaharu
President Tanaka: Shimada Bin
Bunkichi - Yada Kouji
Maiko - Orikasa Fumiko
Kamiki Akinari - Kamiya Hiroshi
Elizabeth - Sawashiro Miyuki
One thing I should note: For the most part, this CD was pretty easy to translate, surprisingly enough (for me, that is). ... That is, except for Track 02. You see, a certain character shows up there and, well... Basically he's a drunkard. Also he uses some unusual terms and phrases that I simply do not recognize. He also has a really rough voice. These traits him make him extremely difficult for me to translate, and so there will be a lot of gaps in the actual translation. I'm sorry about the inconvenience, but this is pretty much my limit. The translation for that section in general is pretty bad, as it's all kinda stilted and awkward, showing just how much this particular character tripped me up. The rest, I think, is actually a lot better than everything else I've done so much, which isn't exactly saying much I suppose, all things considered.
Anyway, without further adiue...
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= TRACK 01 =
- SFX: [The beeping and whirring of a U.F.O. catcher game]
Iori Junpei: “Alright! Got the head!”
Mochizuki Ryoji: (impressed) “Ooohhh!”
Junpei: “Hehehe, you watching, Ryoji? There’s actually a trick to it: Before you go for the grab, you gotta move the crane back a bit.”
Ryoji: (impressed) “Really?”
Junpei: “Back when I was going to my last school, I went through some pretty extensive training to achive this kinda skill. I'll have you know I was pretty well-known for this kinda stuff!”
Ryoji: “I can just picture it! I'll bet they used to call you ‘U.F.O. Storm J’ or something like that, right?”
Junpei: “... No, I never had a ring name like that.” (...!!) “---GAAAAAHHH!! ONE OF THE SIDES LOOSENED!!”
Ryoji: “Aaahh, it’s just a bit further too!”
Junpei: “Aren't the crane arms too weak on this thing!?”
Junpei & Ryoji: “Ahhh... Ahhh... Ahhhhhhhh...!!!”
- SFX: [The doll falls from the crane’s grip]
Junpei & Ryoji: (Disappointed) “... Aahhhhh...”
Junpei: “---GAAAAHHH!! This is pissin’ me off!”
Ryoji: “This doll’s called 'Jack Frost', right? It’s a pretty tough opponent.”
Junpei: “Man, he’s just so round and poofy that the balance is off.”
Ryoji: “But you managed to get it all the way to the very edge! If you just give it one more nudge, it’ll still fall in, right?”
Junpei: “Hmm...”
- SFX: [Junpei checks his wallet]
Junpei: “... Aaaaa...!? I don’t have enough coins! (sob) … I thought it’d be a piece of cake with my skills, but is this it after all? Damnit what a waste...”
Ryoji: “Haha, so it’s the shop's complete victory this time, huh? Guess you were just another unexpected catch after all.”
Junpei: “Gaa--- Don’t just shove my back all of a sudden!”
Ryoji: “Still, weren’t you the one who said ‘leave it all to me’?”
Junpei: “Damnit... I thought for sure I could grab two or three easily...”
Ryoji: “The title of ‘Something-or-Other J’ is shedding tears you know!”
Junpei: “Isn't that just something you made up on the fly!?”
- SFX: [Footsteps]
Protagonist (“Leader”): “‘Something-or-Other J’...?”
- BGM: Paulownian Mall
Ryoji: “Hey, you’re back! It’s Junpei’s ring name from a long time ago! How’d it go again... ‘The Storming... U.F.O...’ … Ah, that's right! ‘Space Pirate J’!”
Junpei: “DON’T ADD SPACE!! You’re completely doing this on purpose, aren’t you!?”
Leader: “Um... So, were you able to get the dolls?”
Junpei: (quietly) “… Just one...”
Leader: “It’s fine. I wasn’t able to do it either, after all.”
- SFX: [The doll is handed over]
Leader: “Thanks. How much do I owe you?”
- SFX: [Leader takes out his wallet]
Junpei: “Nah, don’t worry about it. Otherwise, it’d be wound my pride even further...”
Ryoji: “Ah, actually I tried it out earlier too! And even managed to get one! Here, it’s a Doguu*” [[Basically the Goggle-Eyed Idols that you can give to girls as gifts in P3. Basically a small clay figure resembling Arahabaki.]]
- SFX: [Ryoji takes out something small and heavy]
Leader: “I... never asked for a Doguu, though...”
Ryoji: “It says ‘Akihabara’ on one of its heels... I wonder if that's its name?”
Leader: “I wonder...”
Ryoji: “Anyway, take it. I did get it for you, you know.”
- SFX: [Ryoji hands the Doguu over]
Leader: “Ah, thank--- yooouuu...!? It’s heavy...! Just how did you manage to...?”
Ryoji: “I thought it suited you so I went ahead and grabbed it.”
Leader: “Suited me...?”
Junpei: “By the way, what do you need three Jack Frost dolls for anyway?”
Leader: “It was kind of a request from someone, I guess.”
Junpei: “Oh? From who?”
Ryoji: “If they said they wanted a doll, it’s obviously a girl, isn’t it?”
Junpei: “SERIOUSLY!?”
Leader: “Well...”
Junpei: “Damnit, I don’t believe this! Damn you, cruel society! But wait, I have Chidorin...! … Ah, but does Chidorin even like dolls...? Would she be happy if I got her one...?” (Voice trails off...)
Ryoji: “Giving three girls the same dolls, eh? It’d be pretty bad if you got caught, you know~”
Leader: “That’s not it...”
Ryoji: “Though it’s true that it’d be dangerous if you forgot which gift you gave to which girl too...”
Leader: “I’m telling you, that’s wrong. (... sigh) Let’s just go.”
- SFX: [Footsteps]
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= TRACK 02 =
- SFX: [Footsteps]
Intercom: “Welcome to Paulownian Mall...” (voice trails off into the background)
Ryoji: “Oh right, it’s almost evening...”
Junpei: “Yeah. I’m getting pretty hungry myself. Maybe I’ll buy some takoyaki or a Wild Duck burger once we get back to Iwatodai. … Nah, it’s too cold to eat outside. Guess I’ll have a proper meal back at the dorm.”
Ryoji: “That sounds pretty nice! Don't mind if I intrude, do you~?”
- SFX: [Someone is chanting sutras in the background]
???: “... Oh! Meetin' in middle of the day like this is pretty unusual, ain’ it?”
Leader: “Mutatsu-san! Good afternoon.”
Mutatsu: “You doin' well, bouzu?”
Ryoji: (amused) “Ahahaha, this guy’s pretty funny! Even though he’s the Bouzu*!” [[Basically, ‘bouzu’ can mean either ‘Monk’ or a rough way of saying ‘sonny’ or ‘boy’. Mutatsu was using the latter definition while Ryoji is using the former. I hate Japanese wordplay.]]
Leader: (whispering) “H, Hey...!”
Mutatsu: (amused) “Haha! [...]##UNFINISHED##[...]”
Junpei: (whispering) “H, Hey, you know this old drunkard...?”
Leader: “Mutatsu-san. He’s the Chief Priest of a local Buddhist Temple.”
Mutatsu:
- SFX: [Mutatsu lights a cigar and takes a puff]
Mutatsu: “Hou... …”
Junpei: “Ahh, now he’s smoking!! And right in front of the police station! And on top of that, a cigar!! … It’s my first time seeing a real cigar up close, though...” (whispering) “... Hey, is this guy really a monk?”
Mutatsu: “Ah? I heard that. [...]##UNFINISHED##[...] ”
Junpei: “Ah... Ahaha... Somehow, you looked pretty refreshed after turning around like that...”
Mutatsu: “So, what are you boys doing here? Eh? … Ah? What’s that you have there?”
Leader: “Ah, this is...”
Ryoji: “A doguu!”
Mutatsu: “Ahh...? A doguu...? You mean one of those from long ago?”
Ryoji: “Hehe, to be exact, it’s an Akihabara doguu!”
Mutatsu: “‘Aki’...? Hah? What’s that s’posed to be? Just call rare things rare-doguu.”
Ryoji: “Aha, ‘Rare-doguu’? You make it sound like something really delicious!”
Mutatsu: “I don’t get it, is that what kids consider fashionable these days?”
Leader: “No, not exactly fashionable or anything...”
Mutatsu: “Still, there’s that... Lately, it seems that it’s pretty common for old-timers to receive these kinds’a things from their sons and daughter... What’d they call ‘em now? ‘Moe-goods’? Anyway, they seem pretty popular.”
Junpei: “Doguu-moe, seriously...? That’s pretty high-end right there...”
- SFX: [Mutatsu take another puff of smoke from his cigar]
Mutatsu: (exhales) “Houuuuu... [...]##UNFINISHED##[...]”
Ryoji: “I see... That may be true...”
Junpei: “Huh?”
Ryoji: “How should I put it... When someone, after knowing a person for a long time, wants to show their unconditional respect for that person... Well, I think doguus like this might be given as the solidification of those feelings.”
- SFX: [Aaand another puff]
Mutatsu: (exhales) “Hoouuuuu... You! You’re young but you say some pretty good things, don’tcha?”
Junpei: “Yeah, Ryoji can be like that from time to time. Normally he doesn’t seem very serious at all, but then he says something thoughtful.”
Ryoji: “Really?”
Junpei: “Normally you’re pretty simple, but once in a while, you’re surprisingly cool! Looks like that’s part of your charm. Maybe I should try and practice how to be deep or thoughtful too...!”
Ryoji: “So basically, the current Junpei’s always shallow, right?”
Junpei: “Shaddap!”
Mutatsu: “Hou... So if I have a doguu like that, maybe I could take a leaf outta the kid’s book and talk more like a monk, and maybe enjoy the company of a few young ladies while I’m at it~ … And, come to think of it, after looking at it more closely, this clay doll’s pretty well made...”
Leader: “Um... If you want it, I don’t mind giving it to you...”
Mutatsu: “Ha...? … I, It’s not like I want it or anything! You boys got that thing because you wanted it, didn’ you?”
Junpei: “Aha, well... It’s kinda creepy and heavy, and honestly, it’s kinda recriminating...”
Mutatsu: “How ‘bout it... Can’t be helped, then! W, Well, if you don’t need it then I’ll take it.”
Leader: “Here.”
- SFX: [Leader hands the doguu over]
Mutatsu: “Lessee here... NUOO-- Hehe... Sorry ‘bout that. To be honest, these days, I’m not exactly in the best of shape.”
Junpei: “Eh? A, Ah, just making sure but, that’s not a really a real doguu...”
Mutatsu: “I know that. It’s an Aki... whatever doguu, right?”
Junpei: “Uh...”
Mutatsu: “Still, guess I can’t just take something from a bunch of kids for free, now can I? Alright, here, I’ll give you this in exchange. Take it!”
- SFX: [Mutatsu tosses something which Leader catches]
Leader: “Woah---”
Ryoji: “Nice catch!”
Junpei: “It appeared...! A drunkard’s starting equipment...”
Mutatsu: “It’s some sushi from a recent memorial service. It’s first class, you know. I haven’t touched the contents yet either.”
Ryoji: “Sushi!? Is it really okay?”
Mutatsu: “Don’t hold back and eat to your heart’s content! Go on and take it!”
Leader: “Thank you very much.”
- BGM: This Mysterious Feeling
Mutatsu: “Now then, I’ll be in the usual place at my usual seat. Oh, and don’t you kids come in here, got it? Someone might hear about the doguu conversation we just had. Go play like the rest of the kids, got it?”
Leader: “We’ll do that.”
Mutatsu: “... Keh, so you’re not coming after all. See you later then!”
- SFX: [Mutatsu walks off]
- BGM fades
Junpei: “Ah... He still doesn’t realize the doguu’s a fake, does he...?”
Ryoji: “Well, it’s not as if he paid us money for it. Plus, it says ‘Akihabara’ on it so I’m sure he’ll figure it out soon. … Ah! Or maybe, he’ll look at the characters on it and go, ‘OOPARTS!?’”
Junpei: (tired) “... These days, it feels like you and Ai-chan’s double-team attacks have awakened me to a new level of tsukkomi...”
Ryoji: “Thanks for the compliment~”
Junpei: “... … By the way, hey Leader-san. That’s some acquaintance you’ve got there.”
Leader: “Well... It kinda just happened, I guess.”
Junpei: “Welp, let’s head back to the dorm. We got something way better than a Wild Duck Burger, after all.”
Ryoji: Let’s hurry back!”
- SFX: [the three walk off]
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= TRACK 03 =
- BGM: Jika-net Tanaka
???: “HIIII~!”
- SFX: [Cheers from... fangirls...? Seriously?]
President Tanaka: (talking on a microphone) “It’s me, the friend of all your desires, Tanaka! And have we got a new product for you today! Super Health Sandals Z, here for a limited...” (Voice trails off into the background)
Junpei: “Nuwoo-- It’s President Tanaka!! Awesome, I’ve never seen the real deal up close before...!!”
Ryoji: “Who’s he?”
Junpei: “He’s a huge friggin’ celebrity, man! He’s the president of a huge shopping network company! Man, he’s taller than I thought he’d be...”
- BGM is abruptly turned off by Tanaka.
Tanaka: (talking on a microphone) “Hey, you! You over there!! Wait just a moment!”
Leader: “Me...?”
Tanaka: (still on the microphone) “Yes you!! Here I am working hard on this special campaign, yet you’re just walking by without a care in the world!! Really, you should listen to what people have to say!”
Leader: “Um... Thanks for the hard work... Or rather, we can hear you without the microphone, you know...”
Tanaka: “---Ah, is that so? Ahem...”
- SFX: [Tanaka puts away the microphone]
- SFX: [Tanaka approaches the group]
Tanaka: “Really now! All this cold and dry air is completely hell on the skin.”
- SFX: [Tanaka rubs his hands on his face]
Tanaka: “Oh my God, look at this, my skin’s completely bone dry!! I’ll have no choice but to make another spa appointment at this rate...!”
Leader: “You don’t have to worry about it so much...”
Tanaka: “I told you before, didn’t I? Appearances are important! The only ones who would forgive frost-charred skin are little brats. If I showed a face like that, our product sales would plumme-- Oh my... Wait a minute, you there!”
Junpei: “Huh? Me?”
Tanaka: “Not YOU!”
Ryoji: “Are you talking to me?”
Tanaka: “Yes you. What’s your name?”
Ryoji: “It’s Mochizuki Ryoji.”
Tanaka: “Ryoji-kun, is it? Fufufu... A mole under one eye and a sexy accent, not a bad feel at all!”
Ryoji: (flattered) “Thank you very much~”
Tanaka: “This might work, no, it’d DEFINITELY work...!”
Leader: “What would?”
Tanaka: “You and Ryoji-kun. Why don’t the pair of you form a unit and work for us as models together?”
Ryoji: “A unit...?”
Tanaka: “You’re picture-perfect together! There’s no combination better than this!
Ryoji: “Really!?
Tanaka: “I’ll produce the two of you perfectly! How about it? Won’t you try it out!?”
Ryoji: (obviously intrigued) “Become a model, huh~~~?”
Tanaka: “Once you appear on TV, your popularity will skyrocket! Girls of all sorts will line up just to catch a glimpse of you!”
Ryoji: (seriously intrigued) “Really~~~~~!?”
Junpei: “... … Hey... Somehow, I feel like I’ve been completely ignored for a while now... Hey guys, let’s just go home already, I’m starved!”
Tanaka: “Be quiet, you! I’m hungry too, you know! I haven’t eaten all day, after all!”
Ryoji: “You must be pretty busy.”
Tanaka: “You don’t even know the half of it! The one who was originally in charge of the merchandise didn’t show up, and since it bothered me I had no choice but to take care of it myself!”
Ryoji: “In that case, how about we give you some sushi we happened to receive earlier?”
Junpei: “---Wha, hey, Ryoji!!”
Tanaka: “What? Really!?”
Junpei: “Why’d you have to tell him about that!?”
Ryoji: “Well it’s just that he looked so pitiful...”
Tanaka: “What a kind child you are...! As expected of someone I personally noticed! Tohohoho~ I’ll be taking that sushi, then! Think of it as advance payment for that modeling job production offer!”
Leader: “... Putting aside the modelling thing... It’s fine, go ahead and take it. It was originally just something we happened to receive anyway.”
Junpei: “IT’S FIRST CLASS, MAN, FIRST-FREAKIN’-CLASS!! THE FIRST CLASS SUSHI WE NEVER GOT TO TAKE EVEN A SINGLE BITE OF!!”
Tanaka: “--- What a noisy child you are! Fine, here, I’ll give you something in return!”
- SFX: [Tanaka goes retrieves an item]
Tanaka: “Now then, let’s see here...”
- SFX: [Various items being sorted through haphazardly]
Tanaka: “Ah, here it is! Here, take it!”
Junpei: “Ah--- … What’s this s’pposed to be? … ‘Super Health Sandals’...?
Tanaka: “Z!!! It’s a brand new product we just unveiled! Super Health Sandals Z!!!”
Junpei: “... That’s great and all, but... Aren’t these kinda small...? … And there’s a squeak mechanism on them too...”
Tanaka: “Well they’re children’s sized. We wanted to test them out, but it turned out to be unpopular with the consumers so we gave up on them.”
Junpei: “Don’t you have any other sizes?”
Tanaka: “I’m telling you that’s all we have! There aren’t any sizes to choose from! Now get lost already!”
Junpei: “This moneygrubber...”
Tanaka: “Business negotiations are over. I’ll be taking that sushi now~”
- SFX: [Tanaka takes the sushi]
Tanaka: “I’ll be returning to work then! See you~ BAHAHAHAHAHA~”
Junpei: (utterly dejected) “... … Ahhhhhhhhh, the first class sushi... for these sandals I can’t even wear...” (sob)
- SFX: [Junpei squeezes the sandals dejectedly, which squeak in response]
Ryoji: “Hey, if it squeaks, that means it’ll sell well, right?”
Junpei: (still sobbing dejectedly) “Ahhhh... Yeah sure.... Ahhhhhh...”
- SFX: [Jika-net Tanaka plays in the background to the cheering of fans]
Tanaka: (in the background) “HIIIII~ It’s me, the friend of all your desires, Tanaka~”
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= TRACK 04 =
- SFX: [The sound of a train coming to a halt]
- SFX: [People get off the train]
Intercom: “Iwatodai, this is Iwatodai.”
Junpei: “So I guess I’ll grab either a burger or some takoyaki, huh...”
Ryoji: “Sounds good.”
- BGM: When the Moon’s Reaching Out Stars
Leader: “... Huh? Ah...!”
- SFX: [Leader starts running]
Leader: “Grandpa Bunkichi!”
Bunkichi: “Ohhh! Good afternoon there!”
Leader: “That’s a lot of stuff you’re carrying there... Can I help out?”
Bunkichi: “Thank ye kindly! Then, would you mind taking this bag here? Careful though, it’s pretty heavy.”
- SFX: [Bunkichi hands the bag over to Leader]
Leader: “Ah--- It really is heavy...!”
Ryoji: “In that case, I’ll carry the other bag!”
Bunkichi: “Thanks!”
- SFX: [Bunkichi hands the other bag over]
Ryoji: “Woa--- It’s super heavy...!”
Bunkichi: “As expected of Gekkoukan students! You’re all pretty lively and full of energy! Hohohoho!”
- BGM end
- SFX: [footsteps]
Bunkichi: “They’re second-hand books I picked up. I ended up buying quite a bit!”
Junpei: “So you’re restocking merchendise?”
Bunkichi: “No, they’re for my private collection. I was wondering if there was anything interesting around, and to my surprise, I happened upon my son’s childhood favourite encyclopedia series! I felt so nostalgic that I ended up buying the lot of them!”
Ryoji: (whispering) “His son?”
Leader: (whispering) “He was a teacher of our school... He passed away due to an accident.”
Ryoji: (whispering) “That’s too bad...”
Bunkichi: “And we’re home! I’ll open up the store, so you can leave those bags anywhere inside.”
- SFX: [Leader and Ryoji drop the bags once inside]
Leader: “Fuu...”
Ryoji: (grunting) “There we go...! … Ahh, I thought my arms were gonna fall off for a second there!”
Bunkichi: “How gutless! Why, when I was a lad, I could juggle beanbags with bags of rice tied to my wrists!”
Ryoji: (amused) “That’s such a lie.”
Bunkichi: “Hohohoho! Well, in any case, thanks for the help.” (slightly heavy breathing) “Really... After just walking for a little while, to think I’ve become this tired!”
Junpei: “Oh, in that case, why don’t you take these? They’re Jika-Net Tanaka’s latest product, the Super Health Sandals Z!”
Bunkichi: “Oho?”
Junpei: “Apparently, they’re great for tired feet. They’re kinda small for me, but you might be able to use them.”
Bunkichi: “Oh, well let’s see here then... Let’s try them on, shall we?”
- SFX: [Bunkichi tries on the Super Health Sandals Z]
- SFX: [The sandals squeak as they’re worn]
Bunkichi: “Hohhh!? Well now, these don’t feel bad at all!”
- SFX: [Bunkichi hops in place, the sandals squeaking every time in response]
Bunkichi: “[...]##UNFINISHED##[...]” *[[... Friggin’ old people speak. And it was going so smoothly, too... In any case, all you need to know is that he’s really happy with the sandals.]]
Ryoji: (impressed) “I guess they really are effective!”
Junpei: “The squeaking’s kinda annoying, though...”
Bunkichi: “However, they’re a little tight on me... They’d be perfect for Grandma, though!”
Junpei: “Then, please give them to Granny instead.”
Bunkichi: “Eh? Is that really alright? Giving away something this good?”
Junpei: “Well it’s not like they fit any of us anyway. Go ahead and take ‘em.”
Bunkichi: “Thank you! In that case, at the very least, why don’t the three of you stay for tea?”
Ryoji: “Ah, you don’t have to go through the trouble.”
Junpei: “We have to start heading back now anyway.”
Bunkichi: “Then how will I be able to show my gratitude? … Ah! That’s right!”
- SFX: [Bunkichi grabs something]
Bunkichi: “I bought these today! I’ll give this to you as a present! Ta-dah! The Fantasy Animal Encyclopedia!”
Leader: “No-- There’s no way we can take something so important...!”
Bunkichi: “It’s fine, it’s fine! Even among the series, my son never read this particular volume much. Go ahead and take it!”
- SFX: [Bunkichi hands the encyclopedia volume to Leader]
Leader: “Aha... … Thank you.”
Bunkichi: “Ah...! That’s right! Wait right here, okay?”
- SFX: [Bunkichi squeaks deeper into the store for a moment, then returns shortly]
Bunkichi: “Take these sweet buns as well! Go on, take them!”
- SFX: [Bunkichi hands the bread packages to Leader]
Leader: “Aha... Thanks as always.”
Bunkichi: “You in the muffler as well! Thanks for helping me carry everything!”
- SFX: [Bunkichi squeaks over and hands the bread packages to Ryoji]
Ryoji: “Ah, it wasn’t any problem! As long as I was able to help, it’s fine.”
Bunkichi: “And you in the hat too!”
Junpei: “A-Ah, thanks!”
Bunkichi: “Everyone! The next time you pass by, come on in. There’ll be tea and snacks waiting!”
Ryoji: “Are you sure? I really might just make myself at home, you know!”
Bunkichi: “I’m sure Granny will be happy too!”
Ryoji: “I just might, then! Thanks for the bread!”
Bunkichi: “Ah, ‘till next time then!”
Junpei: “See ya!”
- SFX: [Junpei, Ryoji and Leader leave the store]
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= TRACK 05 =
- SFX: [footsteps]
Junpei: “Bread’s not bad and all, but... My stomach won’t be satisfied with just this...”
Ryoji: “But that old man sure was nice! I always wanted to be in a situation where an old man went ‘Even if I look like this!!’ at me! Like a real downtown-ish feeling!”
Junpei: “... What kinda Japan are YOU from, man?”
- SFX: [small footsteps approach the group]
???: “Onii-chan!”
Leader: (surprised) “Maiko-chan! Good afternoon.”
- BGM: Joy
Maiko: “Tee-hee~ Hey, hey, Onii-chan, listen, listen! When Maiko went shopping with Mom at the shopping district yesterday, she bought me some takoyaki!”
Leader: “That sounds great.”
Maiko: “And I got some on the way here too! Look, it’s a large-sized pack!”
- SFX: [Maiko shows Leader the box of takoyaki]
Junpei: “Uwah, Leader, this time it’s a Hikaru Genji* ploy? You really know no bounds, do you...?” *[[Hikaru Genji was the protagonist of what is considered to be the very first novel, The Tale of Genji. In it, he raised a young girl to become his perfect bride. … Junpei’s basically just being an idiot.]]
Ryoji: “Please to meet you, little lady~ I’m Mochizuki Ryoji. This is Iori Junpei.”
Maiko: (shyly) “Oh... Pleased to meet you. I’m Maiko.”
Ryoji: “Maiko-chan, eh? Let’s get along~”
Maiko: (giggles)
Junpei: “... You don’t have any limits either, huh...”
Maiko: “This is the first time Maiko’s ever been called a lady~”
Leader: “Isn’t that great?”
Ryoji: “Are you on an errand, Maiko-chan? How impressive~”
Maiko: “Mom and Dad are meeting with the divorce attorney today, so I’m watching the house by myself.”
Ryoji: “... Is... Is that so...?”
Maiko: “Ah...! That book Onii-chan’s holding, Maiko-chan used to have it too!”
Leader: “This?”
Maiko: “Uh-huh! It’s the Fantasy Animal Encyclopedia, right? My dad bought it for me once! Let me see, let me see! There are a lot of weird animals in it, you know!”
Leader: “Hmmm...”
- SFX: [Leader opens the book for Maiko]
Maiko: “Maiko’s favourite one was... Oh, it’s on the next page! Turn the page! It’s this one! The Jinmengyo*!” *[[A fish with a face that resembles that of a human’s.]]
Junpei: “---SCARY! This book’s way too realistic, it’s freaky!!”
Ryoji: “... Come to think of it, the old man did say his son didn’t like this volume much...”
Maiko: “Really? Maiko and Dad really loved it though. We used to imagine whether the one on the left page or the one on the right was stronger!”
Leader: “Hehhh...”
Maiko: “... Lately, Dad doesn’t really talk to me much. Mom watches TV with me, or plays games with me, but... I wonder if he doesn’t have fun with me anymore...”
Leader: “There’s no way that’s true.”
Maiko: “But whenever Maiko tries to talk to him, he tells me not to... What should I do...?”
Ryoji: “Why don’t you find something to grab his attention with!”
Maiko: “Like what?”
Ryoji: “Well...”
Junpei: “How ‘bout this book? You said both you and your dad liked it, right? If you showed it to him, he might go ‘Oh, how nostalgic!’, wouldn’t he?”
Maiko: “You think so!?”
Leader: “Why don’t you try showing it to him?”
Maiko: “Is that okay? It’s Onii-chan’s book, isn’t it?”
Leader: “It’s fine. I’ll give it to you.”
- SFX: [Leader hands the book to Maiko]
Ryoji: “If you show this to him, your dad might be happy too.”
Maiko: “Ha...! Thank you~!! That’s right, in return, Maiko will give you her takoyaki!”
Leader: “... No, as one would expect, taking food from an elementary schooler is a little...”
Maiko: “Maiko wasn’t the one who bought this! It was from a lottery, so it’s okay! And besides, Onii-chan’s always taking care of me too~”
Junpei: “Aha... You’re pretty mature for your age, aren’t ya? … I guess I’d better clean up my own act, huh...”
Ryoji: “It’s fine, isn’t it? If it’ll clear Maiko-chan’s conscience, shouldn’t you just take it? You should learn honestly to accept a young lady’s kindness~”
Leader: “... Well... Then... I’ll gratefully accept.”
Maiko: “Uh-huh! Here you go~”
- SFX: [Maiko hands the takoyaki to Leader]
Junpei: “From first class sushi to takoyaki, huh... Well, guess I’ll just be grateful for the fact that we got something to eat.”
- SFX: [a phone beeps]
Maiko: “Oh, mail...”
- SFX: [Maiko checks her phone]
Maiko: “Mom and Dad are back, so I have to go! I have to show this book to Dad, too!”
Leader: “Looks like you’ll have plenty to talk about with him, huh?”
Maiko: “Yup! I’ll do my best! I’ll give you a report on how it works out later, so I’ll see you at the shrine next time, okay~?”
Junpei: “By shrine, you mean the Naganaki Shrine?”
Maiko: “Uh-huh! Maiko’s always playing at the shrine. I was just there before too! And also, Striped Shirt was...”
Leader: “Kamiki-san?”
Maiko: “Yeah! And like always, there was this... Um, how did it go again...? … ‘Transient’? Yeah, there was a ‘transient’ feeling around them*!!” [[Freaking Japanese language and its gender neutral pronouns...]]
Ryoji: “‘Transient’, huh~?”
Maiko: “And it seemed like they were waiting for someone!”
Leader: “I see... In that case, I guess I’ll go see as well.”
Maiko: “Then, I’ll see you again, Onii-chans!”
- SFX: [Maiko starts running off]
Leader: “See you later.”
Ryoji: “Thanks for the takoyaki~”
Junpei: “Bye bye~”
- BGM fates
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= TRACK 06 =
- SFX: [Crows crowing in the distance]
- SFX: [Footsteps]
Leader: “... Why are you two following me, anyway?”
Junpei: “Ehe, well, ‘transient’, huh? It’s a pretty poetic expression, isn’t it~?”
Ryoji: “I wonder what kind of person it is~”
Junpei: “You really are a sinful one, aren’t you, you~”
Leader: (sigh) “... Somehow, it seems like you’ve got the wrong idea...”
- SFX: [They reach their destination]
Leader: “Kamiki-san, good afternoon.”
Kamiki Akinari: “Ah... Hey...”
- BGM: Living With Determination
Junpei: “... Huh?”
Ryoji: “There’s certainly a transient feeling... Or rather, he looks like he might fall over at any moment. … He’s a man, isn’t he?”
Junpei: “WHAT THE HELL IS THIS!? When you describe someone as ‘transient’, it’s usually a girl, isn’t it!?”
Junpei & Ryoji: (desolate sigh)
Kamiki: “Is there something wrong?”
Leader: “Ah, it’s nothing. … Just leave them be.”
Kamiki: “Is that so? … Ah... There’s a rather fragrant aroma... Is that... takoyaki?”
Leader: “You hit the nail on the head.”
Kamiki: “I see, it’s a rather pleasant scentl. As expected, it even whets my appetite.”
Leader: “You don’t normally have much of an appetite?”
Kamiki: “It’s just the usual. But, this morning, I did my best and managed to eat an entire apple. … It’s not really anything to boast about, though.”
Leader: “You don’t like that?”
Kamiki: “I don’t really care much for the texture. However, when I smell this scent, it seems even I could feel hungry.”
Leader: “Won’t you have some takoyaki?”
- SFX: [Leader holds up the box]
Kamiki: “Is it okay? … Then, perhaps I’ll have a little. If I don’t at least eat when I feel like it, I’ll just end up going without food for the entire day, after all.”
Ryoji: “That’s not good at all!”
- SFX: [Leader unpackages the takoyaki]
Leader: “Help yourself. It might have gotten a little cold, though...”
Kamiki: “Ahh... It really is a pleasant fragrance. It reminds me of a night stall. … I’ve never been to a festival before, though.”
Leader: “This shrine held a summer festival this year, though...”
Kamiki: “My mother wouldn’t allow it. Crowded places are too dangers, she said... … Mm, it’s been a while since I’ve had takoyaki as well. Thanks for the food.”
- SFX: [Kamiki eats a takoyaki ball]
Junpei: “ME TOO, ME TOO! I’m seriously starving here! Thanks for the food~~!!”
- SFX: [Junpei stuffs some takoyaki into his mouth]
Junpei: “So GOOOOOOD~!!”
Ryoji: “Me too!”
- SFX: [Ryoji eats some takoyaki]
Ryoji: “... It’s really good!”
- SFX: [Suddenly, Kamiki starts coughing badly]
Leader: “---Are you alright!?”
- SFX: [Leader tries to help Kamiki]
Kamiki: (between coughs) “Ah-- Ku-- I, It’s fine...” (gasp) “... I just choked a bit, that’s all... On the seaweed bits, you know...”
Junpei: “Ah... I was worried for a sec there...”
Kamiki: “But, it was delicious. Would you mind if I had another?”
Leader: “As much as you want.”
Kamiki: “Thank you...”
- SFX: [Kamiki helps himself to more takoyaki]
Ryoji: “That’s great! Looks like you found your appetite after all. The world’s full of delicious food after all, so it’d be waste if you didn’t eat your fill!”
Kamiki: “A waste... huh... It’s the first time anyone’s ever told something like that to me before.. Due to my weak body, when I eat a meat, I’m usually just told not to overdo it... Heh... I have to be careful with this body, after all...”
Ryoji: “That’s got nothing to do with it! If you don’t eat, it’s not just your body, but your heart as well that suffers!”
Kamiki: “... … You’re a rather mysterious one, aren’t you? Like him (Leader), you don’t look at me with pity in your eyes... You and him seem to have a very similar atmosphere, but... It feels as if you’re closer, somehow...”
Ryoji: “By ‘closer’ you mean... to you, Kamiki-san?”
Kamiki: “Rather than close to me, it’s more as if... As if you’re always right by my side, somehow...”
Ryoji: “Huh... I wonder why?”
Kamiki: “... No, don’t worry about it. It’s just a feeling I had, that’s all.”
- SFX: [Kamiki continues eating takoyaki]
Kamiki: “Mm... It really is delicious---”
- SFX: [Kamiki starts coughing once more]
Junpei: “AH, AGAIN!? ARE YOU REALLY ALRIGHT!?”
Kamiki: “... I’m sorry, for startling you... Now then...”
- SFX: [Kamiki gets up to his feet]
Kamiki: “The sky is beginning to darken... I’ll have to return before it turns completely dark. Thank you, for the takoyaki. I’d like to give you something in return, but... unfortunately, I don’t really... No, there’s that.”
- SFX: [Kamiki pulls out a book]
Kamiki: “When I bought a book recently, they gave me this certificate that’s redeemable up to next year. I’ll give it to you.”
Leader: “But aren’t you using it?”
Kamiki: “I have no plans to, after all... Here.”
- SFX: [Kamiki hands the certificate to Leader]
Leader: “Ah... Hm...? There’s something wrapped in it.”
Kamiki: “Ah... It’s a bookmark. I found it in the summer; it seems someone dropped it near the offertory box. I thought that the one who dropped it might come looking for it, so I brought it whenever I came here.”
Junpei: “It looks pretty expensive and high class... Is it silver?”
Ryoji: “No, isn’t this platinum?”
Junpei: “No way, seriously...!?”
Leader: “Shouldn’t you hold onto this, Kamiki-san?”
Kamiki: “No... It seems that I get a chance to anymore...”
Leader: “... … I see...”
Kamiki: “Why don’t you hold onto it instead? If, by some chance, you meet the one who lost it, I’d appreciate it if you gave it back to them.”
Leader: “... Got it.”
Kamiki: “Mm... Then, I’ll be going. … It’s been a while since I’ve talked with so many people. It was fun. Perhaps... we can meet again?”
Ryoji: “Sure. Let’s talk again sometime~”
Kamiki: “Mm... Next time, then.”
Junpei: “See ya!”
- SFX: Kamiki walks away
Junpei: “... … But, isn’t that amazing!? To think a worthless doguu would eventually turn platinum! If you kept going at this rate, you think we’ll get a car next or something?”
Leader: “No way...”
Ryoji: “That aside, you really know a wide variety of people, don’t you?”
Junpei: “Yeah, seriously, just where and how do you meet all these people?”
Leader: “Well... It just sort of happened, I guess.”
Ryoji: “A monk, a company president, an old man, the little lady a transient person. Thanks to you, we got to meet so many different kinds of people! I really enjoyed it!”
Junpei: “I would’a prefered it if we met a girl a little closer to our age though.”
Ryoji: “Thanks to that, I learned that there really are a lot of different kinds of people in this world~”
Junpei: “Huh?”
- BGM: Tranquility
Ryoji: “I mean, I know it’s really obvious, but it still really moves me from time to time! For example, if you look at the city from here, looking at those windows one by one, you end up thinking, ‘there’s someone on the other side of each of those’, you know?”
Junpei: “Aha, well, yeah. Otherwise, the lights wouldn’t be on.”
Ryoji: “Are they working, or maybe they’re studying? Or they might be eating dinner! Are they alone, are they with someone else, are they with their family? Are they kids, or are they our age? Just the amount of windows doesn’t tell us everything. Can you imagine that on the scale of the entire world? It’s completely beyond imagination, isn’t it?”
Junpei: “... I seriously have no idea why you’re so moved all of a sudden.”
Ryoji: “Well, ehehe... To be honest, I’m not really sure either... I were talking about food earlier but, aren’t people to same as well? There are so many different people in this world, so if we don’t meet as many as possible, it’d be a waste. Something like that, I guess?”
Junpei: “Oh, I see... So is that why you’re always hitting on girls?”
Ryoji: “Well, that’s a little different...”
Junpei: “Hehe, you really are dirty, aren’t ya?”
Ryoji: “Hehehe... But, hey, what do you think? The reason you know so many people is because of something like that, right?”
Leader: “Something like what?”
Ryoji: “What do you mean something like-- Were you listening to what I was saying at all!? That’s so mean!”
Junpei: “That’s just the kind of guy he is, man. By the way, I’ll be eating the rest of the takoyaki, alright?”
- SFX: [Junpei devours the remaining takoyaki...]
Junpei: (with his mouth full) “... This definitely isn’t enough... … Haa, I’m totally gonna get hungry again soon.”
Ryoji: “You still have the bread the old man from the book store gave you, don’t you?”
Junpei: “Oh, hey, you’re right!”
- SFX: [Junpei takes out the bread]
Junpei: “... But this isn’t really enough either. There’s barely anything to it.”
- SFX: [Ryoji takes out some bread as well]
Ryoji: “Hehe, that looks like chocolate cream. Mine looks like it might be strawberry.”
Junpei: “What about you, Leader?”
Leader: “It’s some kind of green coloured one.”
Ryoji: “Looks like it might be melon. If you prefer strawberry, you wanna trade?”
Leader: “... Whatever’s fine with me.”
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= TRACK 07 =
- BGM: The Poem of Everyone’s Soul
- SFX: [The sound of a door opening]
- SFX: [The sound of footsteps]
Elizabeth: “Welcome to the Velvet Room. What may for you today?”
Leader: “I want to confirm the remaining requests.”
Elizabeth: “Certainly”
- SFX: [Elizabeth retrieves a document of some sort]
Elizabeth: “The last request I gave you was, ‘I desire three Jack Frost dolls’... It’s been some time since you took on this request, but...?”
Leader: “... It’s pretty difficult. I still need one more.”
Elizabeth: “It seems it will take a little longer, then. I shall await with much anticipation.”
Leader: “If it’s Ganesha, I have four--”
Elizabeth: “I don’t need them.”
Leader: “... I see...”
Elizabeth: “... Oh? … By any chance, is there something in your pocket...?”
Leader: “Um...”
- SFX: [Leader checks his pocket]
Leader: “Sweet buns.”
Elizabeth: “Not that one, but...”
- SFX: [Leader checks his other pocket]
Leader: “Is this it? A bookmark... or so it seems, anyway. A friend gave it to me earlier.”
Elizabeth: “... Would you mind if I took a look?”
Leader: “Go ahead.”
- SFX: [Leader hands the bookmark over the Elizabeth]
Elizabeth: “The characteristic of this craftsmanship... There is indeed no mistake. This bookmark is the one I have lost once before.”
Leader: “Yours?”
Elizabeth: “Yes. Actually, I realized I had misplaced it several days ago. When I thought about it, I realized I must have lost it after my outing with you, and that I must have dropped it somewhere in that world, and thus, I had given up on finding it.”
Leader: “It seems it was found near the offertory box at Naganaki Shrine.”
Elizabeth: “... I see, so that was indeed the case. At the time, I was feeling embarrassed and so I searched in various places in high spirits...”
Leader: “In that case, I’ll return it to you.”
Elizabeth: “Thank you very much.”
- SFX: [Elizabeth places the bookmark within the Persona Compendium]
Elizabeth: “... As I thought, no bookmark other than this one suits the Persona Compendium so well.”
Leader: “It seems it was very important to you.”
Elizabeth: “That is... … I should reward you for finding and returning it to me.”
Leader: “That’s not necessary...”
Elizabeth: “Please hold your hands out.”
Leader: “...? Like this?”
- SFX: [Leader holds his hand out]
Elizabeth: “No, please hold out both hands.”
- SFX: [Leader holds out both hands]
- SFX: [The sound of a very large quantity of coins being dropped]
Leader: (surprised) “--WOAH...!!”
Elizabeth: “Please accept my utmost gratitude. *3,300,000 yen in 100 coins.” [[... Having kind of a hard time making out what she’s saying due to all the noise the coins are making so I kinda just guessed at the number.]]
Leader: “Ha... Why in coins...?”
Elizabeth: “I have heard that this is the preferred currency of the Game Centre.”
Leader: (sigh...) “... So you’re telling me to hurry and bring the dolls, is that it...?”
Elizabeth: “Do you have any other business?”
Leader: “... I’ll be heading back now.”
- SFX: [Leader starts heading out]
Elizabeth: “... This bookmark...”
Leader: “Eh?”
Elizabeth: “That’s right... Perhaps I shall give this bookmark...”
- SFX: [Leader stops]
Leader: “What do you mean?”
Elizabeth: “... Ah, no... That is... I have a wish I’ve been holding in my heart... If, someday, someone could answer that wish... I thought I might give this bookmark to that person.”
Leader: “Is that so...”
- SFX: [Leader starts leaving again]
Elizabeth: “Perhaps that person may be you.”
- SFX: [Leader stops again]
Leader: “Eh...?”
Elizabeth: “The one... who may answer my wish...”
Leader: “... …”
Elizabeth: “Aha... I shall await your next visit. Until next time, please, take care.”
- SFX: [Leader finally leaves the Velvet Room]
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Drama CD end
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CV List:
Protagonist (“Leader”), Mochizuki Ryoji - Ishida Akira
Iori Junpei - Toriumi Kousuke
Mutatsu - Satou Masaharu
President Tanaka: Shimada Bin
Bunkichi - Yada Kouji
Maiko - Orikasa Fumiko
Kamiki Akinari - Kamiya Hiroshi
Elizabeth - Sawashiro Miyuki