| 1 | qst650502_msg0001 | 84 | Gah-! |
| 2 | qst650502_msg0002 | 84 | What is this place?! |
| 3 | qst650502_msg0003 | 84 | Are... Are you OK?! |
| 4 | qst650502_msg0004 | 84 | You're...not Prone...? |
| 5 | qst650502_msg0005 | 84 | Uh, yeah, about that... What is
that word you're using, "Prone"? You're
saying it like it's a race, or something...? |
| 6 | qst650502_msg0006 | 84 | I know Gormotti, Ardainians, Tantalese
and so forth, but I've never heard of a
"Prone"... |
| 7 | qst650502_msg0007 | 84 | Nor do I, I'm afraid.
I do not recall ever hearing of them. |
| 8 | qst650502_msg0008 | 84 | But until just a moment ago, you
looked just like Prone... Just like my
mortal enemies... |
| 9 | qst650502_msg0009 | 84 | I thought this was a battle simulation.
You're telling me it's all real? Was this
that trader's plan all along...? |
| 10 | qst650502_msg0010 | 84 | Friend very perceptive! |
| 11 | qst650502_msg0011 | 84 | Whoa! Where'd he come from?! |
| 12 | qst650502_msg0012 | 84 | Friend sound startled like 10-ton gorilla
with fancy name appear from nowhere
and start playing electric guitar. |
| 13 | qst650502_msg0013 | 84 | Mr. Archsage, respectfully...
So it was you that arranged this? |
| 14 | qst650502_msg0014 | 84 | Indeedy-doodle!
Nopon Archsage capable of do almost
anything in pursuit of entertainment! |
| 15 | qst650502_msg0015 | 84 | That's a weird thing to boast about... |
| 16 | qst650502_msg0016 | 84 | I did wonder why a run-of-the-mill
trader was calling himself the
"Nopon Archsage"... |
| 17 | qst650502_msg0017 | 84 | And anyway, what kind of strange tech
did you put in that battle simulator? |
| 18 | qst650502_msg0018 | 84 | Oh, nothing much... Just little trick for
spirit away consciousness of Elma to
this here Land of Challenge. |
| 19 | qst650502_msg0019 | 84 | So my real self is still in New LA,
inside the simulator? |
| 20 | qst650502_msg0020 | 84 | Very much yes.
I glad we sort this out so quickly. |
| 21 | qst650502_msg0021 | 84 | You said it's my consciousness, but it
feels like my whole essence is here...
What's your end-goal...? |
| 22 | qst650502_msg0022 | 84 | Very good question! Answer is simple -
to realize ambition of Nopon Archsage
and make lifelong dream come true! |
| 23 | qst650502_msg0023 | 84 | Dream? What dream? |
| 24 | qst650502_msg0024 | 84 | Could it be...to make Elma, and me,
and you, Rex, meet face-to-face? |
| 25 | qst650502_msg0025 | 84 | It is as Shulk say!
Is dream of everyone to see
Shulk and Elma in one place together! |
| 26 | qst650502_msg0026 | 84 | Who the heck is the "everyone" in
that sentence...? |
| 27 | qst650502_msg0027 | 84 | I can't believe this.
All the machinations, just for this...? |
| 28 | qst650502_msg0028 | 84 | ...No. I forget myself.
First, I should apologize to all of you. |
| 29 | qst650502_msg0029 | 84 | I mistook you for enemies and attacked
without provocation. The fault lies with
me entirely. I hope you can forgive it. |
| 30 | qst650502_msg0030 | 84 | Relax, there's nothing to overlook!
It was all just a big misunderstanding. |
| 31 | qst650502_msg0031 | 84 | My name's Rex.
What's yours? |
| 32 | qst650502_msg0032 | 84 | I'm Elma... A member of BLADE,
a private military outfit based in NLA,
the human colony on the planet Mira. |
| 33 | qst650502_msg0033 | 84 | Uhh... So what you're saying is,
you're...a Blade? |
| 34 | qst650502_msg0034 | 84 | Oh, um, yes...
You know about BLADEs? |
| 35 | qst650502_msg0035 | 84 | Know about them?
Dear madam, we are Blades!
Blades, and Drivers, that is. |
| 36 | qst650502_msg0036 | 84 | Wait, wait.
What does driving have to do with it...? |
| 37 | qst650502_msg0037 | 84 | But only Poppi is artificial Blade!
Please to remember! |
| 38 | qst650502_msg0038 | 84 | N-no, hold on, I'm getting confused... |
| 39 | qst650502_msg0039 | 84 | It appears to me that the word "Blade"
may have different meanings in Rex's
and Elma's worlds... |
| 40 | qst650502_msg0040 | 84 | But that exactly why it so delightful! |
| 41 | qst650502_msg0041 | 84 | Right, let's get things straight then.
In my world, "BLADE" indicates the
organization. |
| 42 | qst650502_msg0042 | 84 | And in yours, it's a...species? Race?
Is that correct? |
| 43 | qst650502_msg0043 | 84 | You're not a million Titanpeds off,
but you're not quite on the money... |
| 44 | qst650502_msg0044 | 84 | When a person touches a Core Crystal,
the life form that is born in that instant,
that is a Blade. |
| 45 | qst650502_msg0045 | 84 | A life form born from a crystal, then...?
And they come in all different shapes? |
| 46 | qst650502_msg0046 | 84 | Hey, Elma... I've noticed you're not
surprised at Gramps and Dromarch
speaking. |
| 47 | qst650502_msg0047 | 84 | Right, well... Maybe I'm just used to it.
Many different races call Mira home... |
| 48 | qst650502_msg0048 | 84 | Weirder still, we can all communicate
freely. Some ascribe it to conscious
interference by some unknown party... |
| 49 | qst650502_msg0049 | 84 | Your planet, Mira... It's the first time
I'm hearing about it. Your world
certainly seems different from ours. |
| 50 | qst650502_msg0050 | 84 | The Bionis and Alrest were relatively
similar in comparison. |
| 51 | qst650502_msg0051 | 84 | Definitely! At first I just thought you
guys came from some humanoid Titan
that I'd never heard of. |
| 52 | qst650502_msg0052 | 84 | Hold on.
There's something I want to check. |
| 53 | qst650502_msg0053 | 84 | Wh-what is problem...?
Why friend Elma looking at Tora
like Tora eat Elma's breakfast...? |
| 54 | qst650502_msg0054 | 84 | Don't you dare say that like it's not
something you'd ever do, Tora. |
| 55 | qst650502_msg0055 | 84 | But Tora just meet Elma!
When Tora have time to go to other
world and eat someone's breakfast?! |
| 56 | qst650502_msg0056 | 84 | The speech pattern definitely matches...
You said your name was Tora? Are you
friends with a Nopon called Tatsu...? |
| 57 | qst650502_msg0057 | 84 | Meh-meh-meh-meh?! |
| 58 | qst650502_msg0058 | 84 | That absurd!
Tora not have any friends called Tatsu! |
| 59 | qst650502_msg0059 | 84 | Hm... Fine, then.
It seems I've got the wrong Nopon. |
| 60 | qst650502_msg0060 | 84 | The Tora I know was smaller, anyway.
And a far sweeter child... |
| 61 | qst650502_msg0061 | 84 | Memeh... Tora cop to being larger than
most Nopon his age, but never thought
sweetness would be put to question... |
| 62 | qst650502_msg0062 | 84 | Easy there, Tora... I know it's a sore
subject, but we really need to hurry
this conversation along, all right? |
| 63 | qst650502_msg0063 | 84 | You pronounce it "No-pon"? Over here,
we say it with a short vowel... Are the
creatures themselves similar? |
| 64 | qst650502_msg0064 | 84 | The appearance and mannerisms are
the same. I can't really see any major
differences on the whole... |
| 65 | qst650502_msg0065 | 84 | Well. It might support the hypothesis
that my world is different somehow...
And it might be a little late to say, but... |
| 66 | qst650502_msg0066 | 84 | Rex, and you, Shulk...
I'm ready to accept that you and yours
are not simply virtual simulator entities. |
| 67 | qst650502_msg0067 | 84 | Well, that's a relief! And it's just
a step away from being friends. |
| 68 | qst650502_msg0068 | 84 | Pyra's right!
After all, it didn't take us long to
ally with Pyra and her friends, either. |
| 69 | qst650502_msg0069 | 84 | Yes, I certainly get that impression... |
| 70 | qst650502_msg0070 | 84 | Meh meh! This exactly the scene that
Archsage write so many stories about
and post to Argentum notice board! |
| 71 | qst650502_msg0071 | 84 | For an Archsage, he's sure got some
kiddy-like dreams, eh? |
| 72 | qst650502_msg0072 | 84 | You could say that again... |
| 73 | qst650502_msg0073 | 84 | You not make fun of
dreams of Archsage! |
| 74 | qst650502_msg0074 | 84 | Dream of Archsage is chance for
friends! Great chance to earn much
experience and get awesome loot! |
| 75 | qst650502_msg0075 | 84 | That is an enticing proposition...
but I do have my duties as a BLADE
colonel to perform. |
| 76 | qst650502_msg0076 | 84 | I can't afford to spend hours on end
stuck in a simulator. |
| 77 | qst650502_msg0077 | 84 | That is problem that is barely problem!
Nopon Archsage have already tweak
relative timestream flow rate setting. |
| 78 | qst650502_msg0078 | 84 | For one day that pass in this realm,
time elapsed on Mira is precisely
270 milliseconds. |
| 79 | qst650502_msg0079 | 84 | [ML:Feeling kind=Think ]"Milliseconds"...?
Did he just make up a unit there? |
| 80 | qst650502_msg0080 | 84 | In other words, I could spend an
entire year here, and only lose
ten seconds on the other side? |
| 81 | qst650502_msg0081 | 84 | Just so! Perfect for training self!
Also, Archsage deeply impressed by
arithmetic skills. No need to train those. |
| 82 | qst650502_msg0082 | 84 | Yes, I can appreciate the usefulness.
And, er... Thank you? |
| 83 | qst650502_msg0083 | 84 | So, what Rex think?
Want to borrow strength of Elma,
just like did with Shulk and Fiora? |
| 84 | qst650502_msg0084 | 84 | Make Elma your ally |
| 85 | qst650502_msg0085 | 84 | Leave Elma be |
| 86 | qst650502_msg0101 | 84 | Of course!
You can never have too many friends! |
| 87 | qst650502_msg0102 | 84 | ...Then it's decided.
From now on, I'll be at your command. |
| 88 | qst650502_msg0103 | 84 | Looking forward to it, Team Rex. |
| 89 | qst650502_msg0201 | 84 | Uhm, well... It sounds great
in theory, but we don't really
know Elma that well yet... |
| 90 | qst650502_msg0202 | 84 | I think mutual understanding comes
with time. Fighting side by side is the
best way to get to know someone. |
| 91 | qst650502_msg0203 | 84 | I... I guess so? |
| 92 | qst650502_msg0204 | 84 | ...Then it's decided. From now on,
I'll be at your command. Looking
forward to it, Team Leader Rex. |
| 93 | qst650502_msg0205 | 84 | And you, too...teammates. |
| 94 | qst650502_msg0206 | 84 | What will you do? |