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FE10: 1-8 Vika
I took a look for this for a fic I'm working on and thought you all might find it interesting too.
In case you were wondering, Vika's Japanese name is "biize"
0 Her name for Tormod.
1 Ie, don't look so sad. And yes, "It's not even your fault" really does take up that much space in the Japanese -- hyperliterally, "and that it is particularly your responsibility is not the case" :P
2 Grammatically it's not really "let's be friends," but "please make me your friend" sounds ... bizarre in English.
3 The term really is paraphrased -- here it's 女神像, while the item is 女神の像. :P
4 I'm pretty sure this is Vika's really awkward way of saying "you're welcome". But she basically is just mumbling in assent.
Noteworthy things:
The Japanese text is intriguingly detailed about the kind of weird feeling laguz have about branded here.
Also, Vika fears being ignored rather than feared, which ties in well with the game's overall focus on loneliness, and ties in with Soren's remarks on the topic. As for why NoA changed it -- I suspect it has to do with the fact that American awareness regarding -isms tends to focus on fear and hatred. While those who take an interest in social issues discuss silence and exclusion, it is not as much as part of the layman consciousness of the issue as much as I suspect probably is in Japan. (They're big on matters of exclusion.)
In case you were wondering, Vika's Japanese name is "biize"
| Character | English | Japanese | My Rough Translation |
| Vika | Hm... I wonder where Boss is? These tents all look the same... | うーんと…… 首領たちのいるのはどれかしら。▼ ベオクの天幕って どれも同じで見分けがつかない……▼ | Let's see... I wonder where Boss0 and the others are? The beorcs' tents all look the same, and I can't tell them apart... |
| Micaiah | Hello, Vika. Can I help you? | 何かお困りですか？▼ | Is something the matter? |
| Vika | Meep! | あ……▼ | Ah! ... [I think this is a flinching squeak. Eep is about right.] |
| Micaiah | Vika! | ビーゼさん！？▼ | Vika!? |
| Vika | ... | …………▼ | ... |
| Micaiah | You always run away from me... Did I do something to offend you? | …いつも、そうやって 避けていますよね…… わたしが…嫌いですか？▼ | ... You're always avoiding [me] like that...% Do you... dislike me? |
| Vika | No, I'm so sorry. I can't explain why this happens. I get so jumpy around you. There's just... something about you. | ……ごめんなさい。 自分でもよく分からないんですけど どうしても…ちょっと。▼ | ... I'm sorry. I don't really understand it myself, but for some reason... [yes,] a little. |
| Micaiah | Oh... | そうですか……▼ | Is that so... |
| Vika | Oh, but please don't be sad! It's not you. It's me. I get... confused... sometimes. I really admire you, and then I get a bizarre feeling, and... | そ、そんな顔しないで！ 別にあなたに 責任があるわけじゃないですし。▼ なんというか、あたしが 一方的に苦手意識を持ってて…！▼ | D-don't make that kind of face!1 It's not even your fault. % How do I put it -- I arbitrarily get the feeling you'll be hard to put up with...! |
| Micaiah | It's all right. Sorry to bother you. | 優しいんですね。 ごめんなさい、気を遣わせてしまって。▼ | You're very kind. I'm sorry that I've bothered you. |
| Vika | ...No. Wait. | …………………………… ………もういいです。▼ | ... ... That's enough. |
| Micaiah | Hm? | え…？▼ | Huh...? |
| Vika | I want to overcome this. I don't like that I feel I must avoid you for some inexplicable reason. | いくら考えても理由は 分からないし…もうやめにします。▼ | No matter how much I ponder, I can't even come up with a reason ... so I'm going to stop.% |
| Micaiah | But... | だけど……▼ | But... |
| Vika | I know how painful it is to be... feared. I'm really, really sorry. Let's be friends, OK? If you can forgive me, that is... | 無視されたり、一方的に 疎まれるつらさを……知っているもの。▼ だから、ごめんなさい。 こんなあたしでよければ 仲良くしてやってください。▼ | Being disregarded, and arbitrarily shunned... I know that pain. So, I'm sorry. If you'll accept someone like me, please, let's be friends.2 |
| Micaiah | Of course I forgive you! Thank you, Vika. I'd be honored to have your friendship. | あ、ありがとう…… すごく嬉しいです。▼ | Th-thank you... I'd be terribly happy [to be your friend]. |
| Vika | Here. Take this as a token of that friendship. Please, take it. I'd like you to have it. | そうだ。 これまでのお詫びに ミカヤさんにいい物をあげます。▼ どうぞ▼ | Oh, right. As an apology for [my avoidance] up to now, I'm giving you something nice. Here you are. |
| Micaiah | What a beautiful figurine. The goddess looks so serene. | 綺麗な女神像…… とても優しい表情ですね。▼ | What a beautiful icon of the goddess...3 Her expression is so gentle, isn't it. |
| Vika | Carry it with you. It'll bring you good luck. I met my boss and Muarim thanks to that figurine. | これを持っていると いい事が起きるんですよ。▼ あたしが首領やムワリムさんに 出会えたのは… きっとこれのお陰なんですから。▼ | If you hold this, good things will happen! Meeting the Boss, and Muarim...% I definitely owe it to this, you see. |
| Micaiah | Thank you, Vika. I'll cherish it. | ありがとう、ビーゼさん わたしの宝物にしますね。▼ | Thank you, Vika. I'll treasure it. |
| Vika | I'm glad you like it. | うん。▼ | Yeah.4 |
0 Her name for Tormod.
1 Ie, don't look so sad. And yes, "It's not even your fault" really does take up that much space in the Japanese -- hyperliterally, "and that it is particularly your responsibility is not the case" :P
2 Grammatically it's not really "let's be friends," but "please make me your friend" sounds ... bizarre in English.
3 The term really is paraphrased -- here it's 女神像, while the item is 女神の像. :P
4 I'm pretty sure this is Vika's really awkward way of saying "you're welcome". But she basically is just mumbling in assent.
Noteworthy things:
The Japanese text is intriguingly detailed about the kind of weird feeling laguz have about branded here.
Also, Vika fears being ignored rather than feared, which ties in well with the game's overall focus on loneliness, and ties in with Soren's remarks on the topic. As for why NoA changed it -- I suspect it has to do with the fact that American awareness regarding -isms tends to focus on fear and hatred. While those who take an interest in social issues discuss silence and exclusion, it is not as much as part of the layman consciousness of the issue as much as I suspect probably is in Japan. (They're big on matters of exclusion.)
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also psst does this mean you're writing vikaficsomething something i'm a dork about characters that have like three lines somethingno subject
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