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moonyasnow · 26 days ago
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Ship intro: Leomoe
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The image of cat Tomoe & Leona was made by my friend @cactus13-rolloflammesimp ^^
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Some fics I think really fit to show off their relationship and dynamic and stuff! Not perfect, of course, but pretty close:
'Burn Wild' by @/solxamber ("Always so close, yet so far away. Leona pushes it down—he keeps pushing and pushing, until one day, he lets it break.")
'There's a Calm Surrender' by @/cheapshrimpysheep ("The Bead Brawl tournament ends and Leona and the other three run away leaving you[Tomoe], Grim and Jack behind. This causes Neji(Kifaji) to reprimand Leona and trigger him into taking you[Tomoe] on a ride to confess to you[Tomoe]")
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I made a little imaginary music video in my head for their theme song
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Hereeee comes the timeline stuff~
Keep in mind I miiight need to change up some stuff in the future depending on what happens after Book 7 and stuff like that.
AND THIS IS SOOOO LONG I SWEAR I DIDN'T THINK IT'D END UP THIS LONG
T I M E L I N E :
Book 1
Tomoe's first thought upon tripping over Leona's tail is So there really is a different species with animal-characteristics in this world...'
Of course she saw a couple of students with similar characteristics before...but this, having it confirmed before her very eyes that the tails and ears are REAL, that the people they're attached to feel the same kind of pain an animal from Earth would if it was stepped on, made it really start to sink in.
As soon as it does, her first reaction is to bow in apology.
"I apologize; I didn't realize there was someone else here."
All he did was 'hmph' in response. "Ain't nothin' worse than bein' in the middle of a good nap and havin' some jerk step on your tail."
"Again: I am sincerely sorry."
"You...I know you. You're one of those herbivores from orientation who couldn't use magic."
When he suddenly stands up, walks towards her, and sniffs her, she can't help but yelp in surprise.
"H-heeh—?"
This isn't the first time she's been shocked in the past few days, but this is probably the biggest shock she's received yet. She wasn't used to anyone, much less someone she'd barely known for a minute, walking up so close to her, and doing something like sniffing her.
Realizing it must be related to the biology of the Earth animal whose features he seemed to share, she didn't take offense at it, but it was still somewhat bewildering.
"Well, can't say it'd be much fun to hurt someone so helpless. Still gonna do it, though."
And she snapped out of her state of surprised confusion quickly, alert and prepared for some kind of a conflict.
"No one gets to stomp on my tail and just walk away without payin' the price. I'm in a bad mood on account of bein' woken up from my nap, too. That's gonna cost you a tooth."
She wasn't quite sure whether to try talking her way out of it first, considering she was going to need to return to that part of the botanical gardens either way, and the lion's tail lead her to suspect he'd be able to outrun them quite easily, but Grim's urging lead her to deciding that 'cheesing it' was indeed the better option.
She'd picked up Grim into her arms, one leg poised to make the first leap of a get-away, when the hyena beastman she'd later come to know as Ruggie appeared, preventing an all-out conflict.
"Hrmph… Next time you stink up my territory, there's gonna be a price to pay, herbivores!"
Was the last thing said between them during their first meeting, Tomoe watching on silently, still on-guard, until he left, and she let out a quiet breath.
Her mind was quickly turned to other matters.
Still...his boldness in stepping so close to her to confirm his suspicions did leave quite an impression on her.
To sum it up, her first impression was that he was someone to be wary around. Not meant in any negative way toward him, just that if they were to become enemies, he's someone she couldn't underestimate.
Book 2
As soon as they encountered Ruggie, Tomoe immediately knew he'd done something, like magic of some kind, knowing food was the one thing Grim would never concede, and so was immediately suspicious of him. She knew, at least, by this point that Grim couldn't lie to save his life, so she believed what he said about feeling like his body was copying Ruggie's.
After being assigned to the case by Crowley, and hearing all of the students report feeling like their body was moving on its own...her gut was telling her he was the most likely suspect. But she refrained from saying anything about her suspicions until she had more proof.
And she DEFINITELY caught Jack mumbling to himself about how he didn't think he'd become a target.
Frankly? She thought it was sloppy. If they wanted to go undiscovered, they should have had one of their own fake an injury; or at the very least fake narrowly escaping getting hurt.
And as soon as she heard that Savannaclaw had lost to Diasomnia the past years, and that they would be paired up against Diasomnia in the first round of the tournament she already had most of the case figured out.
On Leona's side of things…
All this planning, almost time for his plan to be put into action, and here comes this meddling herbivore and her hairball familiar playing detective?
…And she figured him out, and thwarted his plans.
Typical.
Because of course; life had never given him anything he wanted before, no matter how hard he'd worked for it, so why would it this time?
He still held some lingering resentment for what happened…though a lot of it was directed inwards, swearing at himself for being bested by such a simple, doe-eyed herbivore.
But after all was said and done, she didn't hold a grudge. Since, because of that vision she somehow saw...she understood. She understood exactly where all those feelings came from, and roughly how they lead to where they did.
She decided to pretend like the whole entire thing hadn't even happened, not letting her perception of him be defined by it.
But what he hated the most was that...after he came to following his overblot. He didn't find the same scorn in her eyes as he did in the others'. Not even the anger and disappointment in Ruggie and Jack's. Instead it was... No, he didn't know what it was.
Neither did she.
But he quickly decided to just stop thinking about it.
She didn't. She couldn't.
Especially after the match they played against each other. Even with her only acting as a strategist, playing against him... It brought her a feeling she didn't have the words to describe.
Book 3
When he heard what she'd done, he was absolutely floored. He thought she really must be stupid. Or absolutely insane! Maybe both...
That she'd really go out of her way to ask for every single one of Azul's contracts at NRC to be broken if she fulfilled her end of the deal...it was the gutsiest, most arrogant, foolhardy thing he'd ever heard someone try.
What was weirder to him was how calm she looked about it. Like stated earlier, insane...or maybe she really did have some trick card up her sleeve?
He wasn't counting on it, though.
During Book 3 after being kicked out of their dorm, while Irina had decided to brave one of the unused 'storage' rooms, Tomoe and Grim ended up sharing a sleeping bag on the floor of Leona's room.
Her first thought upon seeing it was that she desperately wanted to clean it. And seeing as she's used to getting up at 05:00 every day...she took the chance to at least get all the clothes laying around the room into a few small piles in a corner of the room, divided by garment type.
As for how she ended up getting his help...
Picture HOURS of loud enka singing. As well as the intro songs of anime she'd watched with her siblings growing up.
Seeing her, to him surprising, ruthlessness in getting his help, Leona gained quite a bit of respect for her as a person after it was all over. In fact they both ended up realizing that, despite the obvious difference in her being so hands-on and his hands-off approach, they were remarkably similar. In Leona, for the first time, she found someone who could keep up with her natural quick-thinking. She actually felt her heart flutter a little when their first chess match against each other resulted in a draw.
And after the events at Mostro Lounge, she 'somehow' seemed to find her way to where he was more often. Or perhaps it was him who just 'happened' to be in places she'd pass by. Maybe a bit of both. They both began to introduce each other to more and more strategic board games, Tomoe to Yoté and Dara, Leona to Shogi and Go, and kept finding their win-lose ratio begin to plateau as soon as the other figured out the rules. It didn't take long before many students were betting on who would win the next match. They may not have been there for the actual games themselves, but it was usually easy to tell who won, lost, or if it was a draw based on the two's respective moods.
It felt refreshing to for once be allowed to go all out against someone and not have to bother thinking about being polite all the time. She was still very polite toward everyone else, of course, but he was a special exception. The two teased each other quite often, too. It seemed that both of them could dish it out, but neither could really take it, huffing and pouting and becoming defensive when the other did it. He made her incredibly frustrated at times, which was a very new experience for her, as she'd never had an equal she could really get upset at without it being for good reason before. With him she didn't always need to be responsible and mature or relied upon. She kinda liked it. He could get under her skin in a way no one else had ever managed to; challenged her in a way she'd never realized she craved.
And as for his side of things, she had a lot more patience with him than most people did. She treated him just like she would anyone else. She wasn't afraid to call him out on it when he acted out of turn, and stuck by him even when he did, but otherwise didn't mind his grouchy, callous way of acting, sometimes even teasing him for 'acting like a grumpy cat'. Eventually it became commonplace to see her sitting under a tree while Leona used her lap as a pillow, Tomoe turning the pages of a book laid on the grass with one hand and using the other to play with his hair. And, knowing how much it hurt her that no one in Twisted Wonderland knew anything about Earth history and she thus couldn't talk about it with anyone, he let her basically infodump to him about it whenever she wanted— so long as she kept playing with his hair, of course. He always acted like he was asleep, but really, he listened. And she knew he did. And he probably knew that she knew. But they didn't say anything about it. For once, they didn't need to.
And maybe it was sorta nice…knowing he hadn't been bested by just any herbivore.
And Leona actually ended up making her more open to being a bit less hands-on, learning to delegate and to trust they were competent enough to handle themselves. And she in turn encouraged him to become more involved in the activities of his Dorm where it was needed, such as cracking down on Savannaclaw students' frequent starting of fights.
She can also tend to overwork herself sometimes, so Leona forcefully pulling her away to take a nap was exactly what she needed. And Leona having been the one at fault also gave her some kind of excuse for why she was 'slacking off'. And when Cheka visited, she was more than happy to take over Leona's responsibility of babysitting him; she'd always loved kids and had a very motherly personality, and the little lion's eyes always lit up when he begged her to tell him another story. ...Though Leona did become a little bit jealous of her spending so much time away from him when Cheka visited, so he often ended up joining in on their activities anyway.
And they'd also started sitting together at lunch more and more often.
I like to imagine that when Leona sits with Tomoe, Grim and Adeuce at lunch (Irina usually eats either with Jamil and Ruggie(when neither are busy helping out Kalim or Leona) or with Malleus) Tomoe instantly starts picking some pieces of meat from his tray to it on hers, and replacing it with some of the vegetables from hers
She eats a lot more vegetarian food than meat, so I imagine she used the argument that this way they're both getting more varied diets
He still leaves most of the vegetables untouched…most of them. He does eat a little bit of it. Sometimes.
Book 4
For just a second, just one, Leona wondered if maybe he'd offer for her to stay at some some hotel in the Sunset Savannah over the break, knowing just how awful the heat isolation was in the rickety old house Tomoe and her dorm-mates lived in.
But then he remembered his brother and sister-in-law would probably be bugging him to meet her. Even worse if Cheka found out she was there. He seemed to like her just as much as he liked Leona himself.
Book 5
There's not much going on this book so instead I'll write a bit more about the internal parts, as well as some details I didn't know where else to write
She saw through that protective façade of his. Saw the good in him. She saw a man who cared a lot more than he would ever let on, who wanted to prove his worth, that he was worth more than the weight of a crown he was born a decade too late for, a weight that would always weight him down like a shackle of phantom pain…but had given up hope he could ever change it, or that the chain would ever weight less.
Each time she revealed just how well she truly saw him, he felt his pulse begin to race with a cold sweat, feeling completely and utterly naked under her gaze.
But it was also all he'd ever wanted.
To not feel the weight of that steel ball on his ankle. To look into someone's eyes and realize that for once, they weren't looking into a one-way mirror, but through glass, straight at him.
For Leona the man, not the prince, to be perceived.
Because of Tomoe, Leona now knows what happens in:
The Journey to the West
Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Water Margin
The Art of War
The Tale of Genji
The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter
The Iliad
The Odyssey
Don Quixote
Les Misérables
All of Shakespeare's written works
The Epic of Gilgamesh
The Poetic and Prose Edda (sources on Norse mythology)
The Saga of Grettir
He's picked it all up the many times he's pretended to be asleep on Tomoe but has actually mostly just been listening to her talk.
Now, she never gets details from her favorite books wrong. But if she ever did, he'd be able to correct her about ANY detail. He hopes it doesn't actually come to that though because then he'd need to break the weird kayfabe of whatever the heck their current relationship would be classified as and actually admit he's been paying very close attention to her this whole time.
Of course he knows she already knows, but saying it WITH WORDS is another thing entirely.
Cloudcalling the Savannah
This is, understandably, considering it's Leona's hometown event, a pretty big moment for them. I'm gonna include a lot of quotes
Tomoe tells him that, though she'd heard him complain about his family before, she could never entirely see exactly why he seemed so frustrated. But now, she understands exactly why. She's also frustrated now. She talks to him about ideas like putting up solar panels; the Sunset Savannah has nothing if not sunlight, after all. So that energy could fuel more industries, in turn giving jobs to the people in the slums both as workers on Solar plants, but also in the factories, and making deliveries. And they found yet another common ground. Basically, she's the only one who's really on the same wavelength as Leona, both in terms of their very intelligent, logical minds, as well as seeing exactly how short-sighted and misguided his family's efforts are.
She says, upon seeing the golden fountain: "In my home's history, there was once a queen of a country going through a famine while the nobility still lived large in their mansions and palaces. When a revolt started, and the common-folk lead a march to the palace to demand the king open his overflowing granaries to them, just to be able to feed themselves, she is said to have stated: 'If they are hungry, let them eat cake.'"
Leona, who's listened to her ramble on about history for countless hours, knows that the quote was 1) not at all from Japanese history, 2) only misattributed to her, and 3) only later on. But Tomoe says: "The point still stands, so they don't need to know that." And his respect for her grows a bit more.
[ When they're at the market ]
"Unfortunately, I don't have much to spare."
"If you recall, the monthly sum the Headmage provides me with is supposed to cover food for me, Grim and Irina for an entire month. A shiny bauble doesn't fill an empty stomach." Grim complains. "Grim, we were given these ribbons, so we have mementos already. And our hosts are being very generous allowing us to stay here free of charge. They even bought you your juice."
[and then Leona says he'll pay for whatever Grim gets]
"Now Grim, what do we say?"
"Sure sure, thanks and all that, now I gotta pick!"
Smiling, Tomoe shakes her head in amusement. While Grim is distracted with the thing he got, Tomoe goes closer to Leona. "Thank you."
Leona says: "The hairball already said it himself. But I won't turn away even more gratitude." Tomoe shakes her head again, look on her face even more amused.
"I'm thanking you myself, for getting it for him. We would survive without it, yes, but I do like to see that happy look on his face. So thank you, for spoiling him in my stead."
"Huh, wonder where the three who usually watch Cheka are… …Oh, don't tell me." Leona said.
"Oh, yes." Answered Kifaji. "I do hope you're prepared, Prince Leona."
The aforementioned prince only 'tsk'ed in reply.
'Ah.' she thought. She turned to him.
"I suppose we should expect a challenge then."
Leona could practically feel the look Neji must've shot him at overhearing this exchange (which he pointedly chose not to turn to see) drilling into his head. It had been very few people who could really see into his head like that. Even if this itself wasn't a very groundbreaking example of insight into him, it was enough that Neji would get curious. But he remained steadfast that he would NOT be giving the old bird even a milimeter, lest he take a mile.
He was not ready to have any sort of conversation about the topic he presumed he'd be asked about.
...about Tomoe. About him and Tomoe.
And let's not even mention when Cheka decided he'd start calling her 'anty Tomoe'.
He was not looking forward to his next trip home...
Thought speaking of trips... When, after the Bead Brawl, Leona, Lilia, Vil and Kalim all sped away in his car, leaving her, Grim, Jack, Spike (still suffering from a terrible sunburn) behind with Neji...she felt a bit forlorn.
She...kinda wished he'd taken her along, too.
Book 6
She went after Grim. The whole incident made her realize just how important Grim had become to her in such a short time; she felt like a mother who'd lost her child. She was worried for the others too, especially Leona, but she knew they could handle themselves.
Or at least so she thought. But when she did see Leona again...she was so relieved. The worry for Grim had been stronger at first because she actually saw him be taken away. But seeing Leona again she realized just how worried she'd been for him too when that worry was lifted from her shoulders.
The utter relief she felt upon seeing him again, combined with the memory of the end of their visit to the Sunset Savannah finally made something click for her.
She was in love with him.
The news shocked even her at first. She hadn't realized that falling in love was something she really COULD do...she'd never had much interest in it before; had never even had a crush.
But, if there was anyone who could make her fall for them, of course it'd be him. It just made sense to her, that of all the people she'd ever been close to, that it was him.
No one else would ever be able to compare to him.
Book 7
She is asleep. She dreams of some strange, fanfiction-esque alternate reality: a historical Japanese setting based off the media she'd engaged with of the Muromachi period. Everyone she's met from Twisted Wonderland is there, as is her family and friends from back home, and she's the Samurai/Strategist/closest companion/lover of Leona, who's here the second son to the Emperor and breaks away from the Imperial family and starts a war to win personal status. She knew she couldn't persuade him it was a bad idea, so instead she decided to just do everything she could to make sure their war went smoothly.
But she's always been more interested in the lives of historical people in general, whether they be Priests or Warlords or Commoners or Emperors, than she has in the actual bloody side of warfare. So the dream barely actually shows any of the 'war' parts, seeming to be mostly just in a lull period where preparations are still being made, but the war has already broken out. And when it does show combat, there's way more of an emphasis on the strategy.
Book 8?
I'm using this as a placeholder name for whenever Crowley actually manages to find a way home for Tomoe and Irina.
Irina decides very quickly she's not going back to Earth; she's staying in Twisted Wonderland with Malleus.
But for Tomoe?
It's not that easy.
She actually has something to go back to.
She has people she loves in her world; her mother, father, sister, brother, grandparents, and her friends Tooru, Kaede and Miki. Before she was sent to Twisted Wonderland she got into the school she'd always wanted to go to and was prepared to study history and eventually get a teaching degree, and become a history teacher, like she's wanted ever since she was very small.
She was just about to celebrate her brother's birthday, and then later that week go to a fireworks festival with her friends-- their last before they'd all start going to separate schools for the first time and not be able to hang out as much. It was a bit sad...but also hopeful. Bittersweet. They were growing, and while things wouldn't stay the same, in some ways they would become even better.
Then she wakes up in an uncomfortable coffin to a talking cat almost burning her to a crisp trying to steal the uniform she doesn't remember putting on.
And she's forced to become a janitor working only for room and board, in a dilapidated hovel of a house, trying to keep that talking cat- who can breathe fire- in line enough to not get both her, him, and the other student from her world she needs to look after from being expelled and kicked out to survive on the streets in a world none of them are ready for.
All the while, she's wondering if her family and friends are worried about her. And she has to deal with the headmage, who clearly has no plans on actually going out of his way to try and find a way home for her nor Irina.
But it's not all bad. She makes friends at Night Raven College. Ace and Deuce, the troublemakers. And every time she gets dragged into the conflicts of the other dorms, she still manages to make more friends, and resolve conflicts in the process, leading to her becoming quite respected by the students she's met.
So when one of them tells her she's staring to fit in a little TOO well...she can't say she disagrees.
She slowly starts to lose the feeling she had of her stay at NRC only being temporary. She started to have fun, with her friends, losing herself in those small moments of joy, like seeing Ace and Deuce fight over something insignificant, or Grim fall asleep after stuffing himself on tuna and needing to carry him to bed herself, or just learning more about the worlds from its residents.
And somewhere along the way, she got very attached to the people in Twisted Wonderland she considered dear to her. And some of them got very attached to her too. ...Even one who initially tried not to.
She came to see Grim and Irina like family. Ace and Deuce as her best friends. And...she even fell in love for the first time.
But still...
Even though she's 19, that doesn't mean she still doesn't have moments where she just wants to hug her mom. Reminisces about memories with the people from her world she loves and misses.
So she's faced with a choice.
If she goes home, she loses Grim, Irina, Ace and Deuce forever. She loses Leona.
But she will never fully be able to explain that grief to anyone. Because no one would believe her when she told them why she disappeared for so long.
And she'll live forever knowing her troublemaking little cat and her big grumpy lion will go on without her, still remembering her. Knowing that she can never meet them again. And that no one would ever be able to understand.
Going back would feel like 'waking from a dream'. Going on pretending it really was a dream, not speaking of it...would feel like saying the experiences she had, the ways she grew, the people she grew to love, her bonds with them...that none of it mattered.
If she stays, she loses her mother, father, her siblings, grandparents, and her friends. People who have known her for her entire life; who hold memories-- parts of her-- even she herself has forgotten. Friends and family who will never know what happened to her, and go on forever fearing she was met with some kind of horrible fate.
And she can never become a history teacher, what she's wanted her entire life.
She can never experience any part of the culture she grew up in again. Not even the language; her mother tongue. For even if she has children, and she teaches it to them, if they don't carry it forward, it'll be forever lost.
How are you really supposed to go about making a choice like that?
Even though she knows what her gut is telling her to choose, isn't it a little too impulsive to just trust her gut in a situation like this?
She needs time to think. And she says as much.
Irina stays over at Diasomnia for a while, taking Grim with her, to give Tomoe space to think.
The expression on his face as she says bye for a little while tugs painfully at her heart.
And as she spends time for herself, just thinking, over the next few days, the realization hits her just how strange it feels that Leona isn't there either. That she has no one to spill her thoughts to. And she recalls all the times she'd thought aloud next to him, and they'd ended up bickering about something or other. Even though it might have been considered fighting...it always warmed her heart in the end.
She wondered if he felt the same way about her...if just her presence was enough to light up his day. She wasn't sure those words would apply...but she knew him well enough to know she'd become special to him, somehow. Even just the possibility that her leaving MIGHT make him feel like how she felt now...
As was usually the case, especially when one of the Ramshackle quartet was involved, a secret rarely stayed a secret for long at Night Raven.
And inevitably, word that the headmage had found a way home for the Prefect of Ramshackle dorm found its way to the lion's den.
And for the first time in a long, long time...he felt panic. Saw the vision of her slipping through his fingers like sand. Just imagining it he felt...so helpless...
And for once, he had trouble sleeping.
He remembered what life had been like before she arrived.
He didn't want to go back to it.
And he knew she liked him. He wasn't stupid. So maybe, just maybe...he might be able to convince her to reconsider.
...Yeah no, he himself could barely believe that. But what was he gonna do? Just let her go? No way. Not now. Not after she wormed her way into his heart like that.
How could she just not tell him what was going on in the first place?! To have found out from some rumor mill... He was pissed.
And desperate.
And so scared...worried he was too late. That she'd already made up her mind.
"It's...an impossible decision, really. I have people I love on both sides. But I've made up my mind now."
He thought his heart would stop. Or maybe it already had? His ears were more perked up than he'd ever had them before...she really had him acting like some damn prey animal.
"I'm going to stay."
Only when she said those words did he realize for how long he'd been holding his breath.
...She loved the people in both worlds just as much...but she'd realized what her priorities were. Caring for Grim, and being with Leona. It felt right, like what she was supposed to do.
Of course she still loved her family very, very much.
But if she went back home, she'd most likely be 'that one mysterious disappearance case who turned up again' for the rest of her life. Not to mention that she'd be the only one who knew what had happened in the months she'd been gone; no one else would ever believe her.
And she knew that her friends and family had each other. But Grim only really had her. And she wasn't going to just leave him.
She could always find a new way forward in life; new goals, new dreams. But people are irreplaceable.
Of course, there were still a lot of feelings she'd need to sort through. But there would be no matter what she chose...
He sighed.
"Damn Herbivore...gettin' me all worked up like that... You're lucky I—..."
Holding onto his hand, she leans her cheek against his palm, closing her eyes and nuzzling against him.
"I know."
"I love you too."
"Tch. Don't go gettin' all sappy on me..." But he still leaned his forehead against hers. "...Tomoe."
She was his pillow for a long time after that. More than she usually was because this time he didn't just use her lap as a pillow, but her entire body.
He really had underestemated her. She was the first person to ever scare him. To ever make him feel desperate. The first to make him vulnerable.
Every weak link, jagged edge and hard surface...but also every spot of warmth, shining light, and gentle curve.
Seeing all that he is, good and bad...and loving every part just the same.
Even if she gets annoyed when he refuses let her get up in the morning and makes her late to class, or flicks his tail in her face when he's upset, or bosses her around telling her to make him dinner while he freeloads on the kitchen counter.
She loves that too. Because it's just like him. And every quirk and habit is proof of him, and his presence in her life.
And of course, she makes sure to get back at him, too.
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Chat why am I crying—
BUT I'M FINALLY DONE
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dialovers-translations · 3 years ago
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Diabolik Lovers LUNATIC PARADE ;; Shin Route ー Sub Scenario w/Yuma
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–> In between the main route chapters, the player is taken to the area map of the Parade where you can freely roam around. There are four different places to visit, each with different mini games and sub scenarios to enjoy.
AREA: SMARAGO MOUNTAIN
CHARACTER: YUMA
ー The scene starts in the forest
Yui: ( Huh? All the way out here... )
Yuma-kun? What are you doing? 
Yuma: Haah? Can’t ya tell? I’m plantin’ these bad boys.
Shin: ...Plants? They look pretty dangerous. 
Yuma: Well duh. I was told ya can only find these veggies over here in the Demon World. I forgot what they’re called tho.
I figured I’d use the opportunity to transfer them to some quality soil and try growin’ them.
Yui: Quality soil...?
Yuma: Yeah! With a bit of this magical soil, you can fix even nearly withered plants!
Shin: Heeh...Magical soil, huh...? I wonder if that’s true...?
*Rustle rustle*
Yui: ...Shin-kun, is that...?
Yuma: Hah, the fuck...? Mixed nuts?
Are ya good, mate? Those have been fried in oil and sprinkled with salt, ya know?
That’s pushin’ it a lil’...
Shin: Hmph. We can’t know for sure until we try, right? Besides...
A Founder such as myself will be planting them instead of you. It might cause an unforeseen power to active, no? 
Yuma: Yeah right. As if that’d ever happen...
Shin: There we go...
*Thud thud*
Shin: I guess this’ll do?
Yuma: Hah...God, ya suck. It’s barely even cover...ーー 
*Pop*
Yuma: Wha...!? A bud popped up...!? 
Shin: See? Just like I thought...
ー The bud starts growing
Yui: ( ...It keeps growing bigger and bigger...! )
ー It keeps growing
Yuma: ...For real!? The fuck’s this thing...!? 
Shin: ...A Founder such as myself planted it, so this was to be expected, honestly...
Yuma: Does bein’ a Founder even play a part in this...? How big will this thing grow...?
Shin: Good question...?
Yui: ( ...It has grown to the size of a large tree in the blink of an eye... )
*Rumble rumble*
Yui: ...W-What is happening...!? 
Yuma: O-Oi! It’s actin’ strange!  Do somethin’ ‘bout it, dude!
Shin: Hah? There’s obviously nothing I can do!
Yuma: Fuck, stoーー U-Uwah...!? 
*Smack*
Yuma: Uwaaaaah!
Yui: Yuma-kun!? 
( O-Oh no...! His clothes got caught on one of the branches...! )
Yuma: P-Put me down! Please!!
Yui: ( At this rate, he’ll be lifted higher and higher into the air as it grows... )
Shin: Ahーah...Not my problem...
Yuma: Oi! Ya bastard! Help me out with those Founder powers of yers!
Shin: Didn’t you hear me earlier!? I mean, why not enjoy the scenery from up there now that you can!? 
Yui: ( I didn’t think Shin-kun’s nuts would cause such a mess... )
ーー THE END ーー
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lockawayknight · 4 years ago
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CHARACTER INTERVIEW
Tagged by: @ashes-of-omelas !! ty ty tav (and lothric ofc)💕
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REAL NAME:
[He looks off to the side and scowls a bit before answering, as if the truth is something he wishes it weren’t.]
“My name is Creighton, knight of Mirrah.”
Well, sure, that’s your title, but what about a family name? Are the rumours true that you are Lothian’s heir?
“Go fuck yourself.”
Noted! Next question.
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SINGLE OR TAKEN:
“Very much taken... even though he don’t act like it half the time...” [He snorts as he says this.]
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ABILITIES OR POWERS:
[He offers a shrug before answering.]
“My only power is power. If you’re askin’ about sorceries or enchantments or some other such rubbish, then we got nothin’ to talk about. All I need is my skill and my axe.”
But doesn’t your axe have inherent electrical properties which you can control? Doesn’t that count as a magical power, like some kind of electromancy?
[He looks mildly distraught by this realisation, and wholly surprised. Maybe there’s a hint of epiphany in there, too, but not at all a painless one.]
... Uh, sorry, let’s just move on.
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EYE COLOUR:
“Blue.”
...Just plain blue? What shade?
“Hmph. Pate likes to call it baby blue.” [He rolls his (baby blue) eyes with this addition.]
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HAIR COLOUR:
“White.”
Is it naturally white?
“Mmhm, yeah, since I was born.”
So it’s not from stress or age or anything?
“Hah. Surprisingly, no... Though I bet if I’d been born with any different colour, it woulda gone white by now since dealin’ with Pate’s bullshit for so damn long.” [Yet another eyeroll comes with this answer, too.]
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FAMILY MEMBERS:
[He offers a horridly cold glare in lieu of any answer at all.]
... Alrighty then, we’ll just jot that down as a “no comment.”
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PETS:
[He perks up significantly at this question. Seems we’ve got an animal lover here, folks!]
“We’ve got quite a few pets at home with us in Irithyll, actually! We’ve had all a’ them since back when we were living in Drangleic...
“First critter we ever kept was a crystal lizard, one a’ those bastard red ones what like to blow the hell up on ya. Little bugger was skitterin’ around outside our window for ages, but never managed to light its fuse, or however the hell they work. Still hasn’t, though he sure does try when he gets right pissed at us.” [He taps a finger to his chin.] “Honestly can’t quite remember how he went from bein’ an outside nuisance to an inside guest, but I’m sure it was my fault, heh.
“Ah, then there was the li’l spider what lived in one of our closets for ages. Such a tiny little thing back then; think she grew to see us more like roommates. Never took a nip at us, but sure got a mouthful of anyone else who tried to break in, hah!
“Last is my little rabbit... thing... Hell, I dunno what she actually is, but she’s a rotten ugly little bastard. Picked her up in Eleum Loyce. Pate was right pissed when I got her home, but I think he’s warmed up to her a bit...”
A rabbit from Eleum Loyce...? Oh dear, Creighton, you couldn’t possibly mean one of those nightmarish, fangy icicle creatures, could you?
[He narrows his eyes.] “Mind your fuckin’ manners, ya prick. She’s got fangs, but she ain’ got spines. I think she was... born wrong, or somethin’. She’s all skin with little patches of nasty fluff here an’ there. Took her home from the snowfield cos she was gettin’ bullied by the other rabbits. Not a nightmare. Watch your damned tongue.”
Oh! Oh, that’s very sweet, actually! I take it back, and please give her a smooch for me.
“Heh. Will do.”
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SOMETHING THEY DON’T LIKE:
“Everythin’ pisses me off.”
Uh... care to elaborate? Maybe a top ten list, or something like that?
“No.”
Fair!
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HOBBIES/ACTIVITIES:
“Eh, I do whatever I can to keep my skills in combat sharp. Invasions with the Fingers, mostly, nowadays. Back home in Drangleic, I used to duel in ol’ Titchy Gren’s little arena, an’ before that worked for the Rat King takin’ out intruders in the burrows below Majula. Anythin’ to keep my blade honed, y’know.”
Ooh, don’t you also draw? I’ve heard rumours that you draw.
“...”
...Right, nevermind.
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EVER HURT ANYONE BEFORE:
[He laughs horridly loudly, near-maniacally, in lieu of a proper response. Er, suppose that answers the question well enough.]
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ANIMAL THAT REPRESENTS THEM:
[It takes a while for the laughter from the previous question to die out, but once it does — and with a quick reiteration of the new question — he soon turns almost grimly pensive.]
“Mm... I’ve always felt a certain connection with stags.”
Oh, like on your tabard! Any particular reason?
[His expression darkens.] “Mm... somethin’ to do with bein’ treated like a trophy, and hunted for it. Given titles what seal your fate. Stags never asked to be symbols of beauty and power, y’know. Humans called them tha’, then hunted ‘em for it. I’s not the stags’ fault they’re being hunted. They just want to live.” [...] “S’pose that... resonates with how Mirrah’s knighthood felt. Havin’ the damned du Lothian name. Bein’ an heir to a legacy I never wanted, an’ ‘ave been tryin’ to run from since as long as I can remember.” [...] “I don’t want to think about it anymore.”
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WORST HABITS:
“I’m just fuckin’ angry.”
I mean... that’s not really a habit, though, is it?
“Hmph. I’m angry enough often enough that it might as well be.”
Ah, valid!
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ROLE MODELS:
[His expression turns grimly dark again. He offers no answer but a cold glare.]
[If, however, the implications of his heritage in Mirrah’s Order — and relationship to a certain shieldless warrior of Forossa — is to be believed, it might be easier to guess the answer than one might think.]
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SEXUAL ORIENTATION:
[He looks a bit taken aback by the question, though it soon settles into a flustered sort of embarrassment. Seems like someone’s romance shy!]
“Mmph... I’ve only ever fancied men... but tha’s none a’ your fuckin’ business, you nit. Fuck off.”
Works for me!
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THOUGHTS ON MARRIAGE AND CHILDREN:
“Hm. To be honest with ya’, I never really thought much of anythin’ about marriage or romance ‘til I met Pate, then it, ah... sorta became a dream, I suppose, eheh.”
Glad the marriage is happy! Do you think you and Pate will ever have kids, then?
[A certain grimness crosses his face again, though this time its roots are very clearly in melancholy’s soil. He thinks for a very long time before answering.]
“‘M not fit to be a parent. Kids deserve better parents than I could ever be.” [...] “Or that I ever got.” [...] “S’pose I just... don’t trust myself enough to not fuck things up and ruin someone’s life, heh...” [He nods resignedly after saying this.]
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STYLE PREFERENCE:
“Wha’, like clothing? Eh, whatever’s practical. Definitely prefer mail to plate, though. Also prefer to keep my overall form a bit obscured for the sake a’ disorientation. S’why I always like a cloak and tabard.”
What about at home, though? What’s a casual outfit for you look like?
[A light shrug.] “Anythin’ warm, really. We live in the bloody Boreal Valley, after all. I need layers.” [He taps a finger against his chin again.] “Heh, Pate’s always got some shit t’say about how much clothing I’ve somehow gathered over the years. Wha’s a’ matter with bein’ cozy, though, eh?”
I couldn’t agree more!
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APPROACH TO FRIENDSHIPS:
[He rolls his eyes so aggressively at the question, dragging a hand down his face to boot, that he throws his head back slightly. The sigh he gives soon afterwards is more of a groan.]
“Gods, I’m too bloody gullible... I give far too much a’ myself to people who don’t fuckin’ deserve it. Never thought tryin’ to be honourable would get me bit in the arse so goddamn much...”
Oh worm. What would you say is the pattern, then? Like, step by step, how do friendships for you develop?
“Mm, somethin’ like... quick to make a judgement a’ character, then quick to trust and protect if they seem nice...
“... Then even quicker to kill ‘em if they make me look stupid. I’ve no more patience for games.”
Terrifying answer! Let’s continue.
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THOUGHTS ON PIE:
[He gives an over-exaggerated shrug. Suppose that means overall indifference.]
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FAVOURITE DRINK:
[Another shrug.] “Anythin’ that gives me enough energy to get through the work of the day... or strong enough to get me fuckin’ smashed, heh.”
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FAVOURITE PLACE TO SPEND TIME AT:
“Eh, I’m jus’ a boring old man these days. I just like to spend time at home with Pate an’ any friends who stop by.” [He bats a hand, then sighs.] “I spent far too much of my life just... wanderin’. No place ever felt safe back in Drangleic, or like a real home, or anythin’ like tha’. ‘M just glad to have a nice place to live.”
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SWIM IN THE LAKE OR IN THE OCEAN:
[His eyes go wide in sudden realisation.]
“Y’know wha’...? I never even thought to go swim in the ocean before... Hah, all those years I’d spent lookin’ over the sea below Majula, but never once thought about touchin’ the waters...” [...] “S’pose that’d be my answer, then. Swim in the ocean. Heh, somethin’ to try before the fire fades, eh?”
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THEIR TYPE:
[Ah, there’s that familiar, murderous glare again! Best not to press the question. Besides, it’s probably safe to assume the answer can be summed up as: Pate.]
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CAMPING OR INDOORS:
“Indoors.”
Yeesh, what a firm answer. You really hate camping so much?
“Hmph. Like I said already, I wasted too much of my bloody life out wanderin’ alone. ‘Camping’ is just another fuckin’ word for being cold out in the woods. Fuck tha’. I want to be home in bed.”
Y’know what? That’s a mood.
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Tagging: @infected-at-birth (for pate), @imitationknight, & @catsbreads (for grim & rundola)!!
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dialovers-translations · 4 years ago
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Diabolik Lovers VANDEAD CARNIVAL ;; Subaru Route ー Finale Ending
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ー The scene starts on the Carnival venue
Subaru: Geez...That old fart...
Yui: T-There, there...
Subaru: Don’t ‘there, there’ me! How can you just carelessly keep smilin’ like that!?
Yui: Well...
Subaru: You nearly got your blood sucked, remember!?
What would you have done in that case!?
Yui: ...Sorry...
But he didn’t seem like a bad person to me...
Subaru: Che...You really are too nice for your own good.
Yui: ...Am I...?
Subaru: ...Ugh...I should be...the only one you’re kind to...!
Yui: Eh? Subaru-kun? Did you say something just now?
Subaru: Nothin’ at all! Fuck...!!
...For one...Explain to me how you got into that kinda situation with the old man!
Yui: That kinda situation...?
Subaru: Don’t play dumb!! He was totally forcin’ himself on you!
What do you think would have happened if I didn’t show up!?
Yui: ...Ah...
Subaru: ...That part of you makes you too nice for your own good!
You had nothin’ else done to you, right?
Yui: Ah...Yeah...
( Probably... )
Subaru: ...Smells fishy. Tell me what the old man did to you while I wasn’t around.
Yui: What? ...He pulled me close and...leant in to kiss me...I guess?
Subaru: ...That shitty old fart...!
I’ll never forgive him!! Next time I see his darn face...
Yui: U-Uhm!
Subaru: Aah? What? Let me tell you, there’s no point in tryin’ to stop me.
Even just now, if you hadn’t stepped in between, I would have kicked his ass...
Yui: Y-You can’t. If you do that...
I mean, didn’t you hear him? ...It was a party to congratulate us.
So...
Subaru: ...
Yui: Besides, fights don’t belong at a Carnival.
Subaru: ...Che...
Then, what kinda stuff is fitting for a Carnival?
Yui: Uhm...Well...
...To enjoy the Carnival more...
Subaru: I don’t really get it. Tell me what you want to do more specifically.
Yui: What I...want to do...?
Subaru: You were lookin’ forward to the Carnival, right?
Now that we’re here, I’m keepin’ you company the whole way through.
I have no other choice after all!
Yui: ( He’ll keep me company...? Even though he already spent the whole day with me...? )
( The real nice person here truly is Subaru-kun, huh? )
Fufu...
Subaru: Oi, whatcha laughin’ for?
Yui: Nothing. Well then...Let’s end the day by going to the amusement park?
Subaru: Aah? The amusement park?
Yui: I mean, last time we only got to visit the haunted house...
Because you made me leave by force...
Subaru: Ugh...
Yui: So, let’s go? ...Once we’re back home, we can’t go to an amusement park after all...
Subaru: Che...Fine. All I have to do is go, right?
...
ー He grabs her hand
Yui: ( Ah...Subaru-kun’s holding my hand...! )
Subaru: Hmph...
ー The scene shifts to the amusement park
Yui: It’s still crowded, huh?
Subaru: Unlike you humans, we don’t really have a sense of time.
...So, where do you want to go?
Yui: Hm...
( Taking a look around, there really are a lot of attractions... )
( A merry-go-around, huh? ...That brings me back. )
( The magic carpet ride seems fun as well... )
( But... )
...How about the ferris wheel?
Subaru: Ferris wheel!?
Are those...fun? You just ride them, don’t you?
Besides, they’re so slow, you can barely tell you’re moving...
Nope. Choose another attraction.
Yui: Eh? ...Well, it’s true that the ferris wheel moves a little slow so it might be dull but...
You get to enjoy the view and it’ll be just us, so it’ll be quiet as well!
Subaru: ...Just the two of us...?
...
Yui: ( Subaru-kun started pondering...I guess he doesn’t want to after all...? )
Subaru: ...Hmph. Okay then. I’m in.
Yui: Eh? Really!?
Subaru: Yeah...I guess it’s better than bein’ somewhere busy and gettin’ caught up in the crowd. 
However...If I get bored...You better take responsibility.
Yui: ( I don’t know if I’ll be able to do that but... )
Y-Yeah...!
Subaru: Kuku...Let’s get goin’ then.
ー The scene shifts to the ferris wheel
Yui: Wah! It started moving!
Subaru: Haah...We’ve barely even left the ground. 
I don’t get how you can get all excited over every single lil’ thing like that.
Yui: Well...You’re not having fun...?
( I guess he really did not want to do this after all... )
Subaru: I-I never said that much, did I!?
Che...
...
Yui: ...
( Oh no...He went silent... )
( Has he already grown tired of it...? )
( Uhm...Something to prevent him from getting bored... )
Subaru: ...Yui.
Yui: Eh? Yes, Subaru-kun?
Subaru: No...You...Did you have fun at the Carnival...?
Yui: ...?
Subaru: ...You came here ‘cause you were suddenly declared the Queen of the Carnival without any explanation, right?
I can imagine that havin’ to venture through the Demon World out in the open wasn’t easy for you...
Bein’ oggled by the Vampires along the way...
Yui: Yeah...
Subaru: And then...At the end, the old man got you good. (1)
You said you wanted to go to the Carnival but...Did you actually have fun?
Yui: ...
You’re right...At first I was surprised, and I had my worries about going to the Demon World.
But since it was such a rare opportunity, I wanted to participate in the Carnival as well...
The other Vampires were definitely scary.
However, I wasn’t attacked by any of them because...You protected me, right?
Subaru: ...That’s...
Yui: The haunted house, the dress shop, Karlheinz-san’s shenanigans...As well as this ferris wheel.
All of it was fun to me. ...Thanks to you.
Thank you, Subaru-kun.
Subaru: ...Aah, fuck!!
ー He jumps up from his seat
*Rustle*
Yui: Wah...Subaru-kun!? It’s dangerous to suddenly stand uーー
*Rustle rustle*
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Subaru: ...Nn...!
Yui: ...!?
Subaru: ...Nn...Haah...
Yui: S-Subaru-kun...
Subaru: ...You’re to blame for temptin’ me.
Yui: ...Eh?
Subaru: ...Don’t be sayin’ such cute things...Do you want to get wrecked by me...?
...Nn....Nn...
Yui: ( ...! )
*Smooch*
Subaru: ...Haah...There’s this one thing that still weighs on my mind.
Yui: ...?
Subaru: ...At the dress shop...
Yui: ( The dress shop...? )
Subaru: ...That I didn’t get to have a proper look at you after you had finished changin’...
Yui: E...Eh...!?
Subaru: Do you really need to act so surprised!?
Yui: ( Back then...Subaru-kun suddenly entered the fitting room. )
( So I never even thought of showing the outfit to him... )
Eh...But you stepped inside the fitting room so didn’t you see it...?
Subaru: How could I have seen it!? It was hella cramped after all and...You were still in the middle of gettin’ changed...
...I was willin’ to take a look at the dress who chose a fool such as yourself.
But then the lights suddenly went out and we fell...
When I woke up again, you were back to wearin’ your usual clothes already...
Yui: Ah...
Subaru: So...
Yui: Subaru-kun...!
Subaru: Don’t be gettin’ the wrong idea! I didn’t want to look at you!
I was only interested in the dress that chose you.
Yui: Subaru-kun, your face is red.
Subaru: ...Shut up!
You want me to shut you up!?
*Rustle*
Yui: Kyaah! Didn’t you hear me!? Suddenly moving like that is dangerous, you know...!?
Subaru: Che...
...Nn...Nn...
...Nn...But...If you say you had fun...I’ll forgive you...Nn...
...It’s not like I have to see you in a dress here...
Yui: Eh...?
( What did he imply just now...? )
Subaru: Scoot a lil’ closer...
It’s hard to kiss you like this, right? ...Nn...
Yui: ...Nn...
Subaru: Hehe...Perfect...If I get to spend time with you like this, a ferris wheel isn’t half bad.
...Yui.
...You should always stay right here.
...I love you. ...And I will continue to love you, forever.
Yui: ( Me too, Subaru-kunーー )
Subaru: ...Nn...
*Smooch*
ーー THE END ーー
Translation notes
(1) 一杯食わせる or ‘ippai kuwaseru’ literally means ‘to make someone eat/drink one cup (of a liquid)’ but it is an idiom which means that someone played a trick on you.
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