#Kyle you're going to kill someone with that stick put it down

[paisleywraith]

A kidnapping! How dreadful!

[naoreco]

And what of my adaptational bitterness?!

Not long ago, I decided to look at some of my favorite FE15 scenes with Japanese voice acting, given how fantastic the English dub is-- and something I picked up in the process is that the scene between Alm and Mycen in Rigel Castle has a couple of interesting changes that I wanted to lay out! Particularly with its most... iconic lines. Major spoilers ahead!

(Note: I'm not a native Japanese speaker, and I'm not entirely fluent, but I took two years of college classes and damn if I'm not putting that all to use here!!)

While I put together a document going through the whole conversation in Japanese and loosely translating it, most of it is generally the same, aside from two bits. You're also not going to get the whole picture just by reading the lines, as the voice acting does a great deal for both sides of this conversation, so I highly recommend you pull up the scene in video form as well.

Now, the first change is pretty brief! Specifically, when Mycen brings up Alm's birth during his whole spiel about how the gods are deteriorating.

Mycen: しかし、そこにアルム。お前が生まれた。(Shikashi, soko ni Arumu. Omae ga umareta.) But then there's you, Alm. You were born. But then you were born, Alm.

Alm: ！！ (*gasp*) ...! What does that have to do with any of this?

The second, more important one, is Alm's reaction to being Rudolf's mercy, and how Mycen responds to that. The exchange goes like this:

Mycen: それが愛するわが子であればこれ以上の喜びはない…… (Sore ga aisuru waga ko de areba koreijou no yorokobi wa nai…) So for it to be his beloved child, he could feel no greater joy… So for that death to come at the hand of his beloved son was… a mercy.

Mycen: ルドルフは、そう言っておった。(Rudorufu wa, sou itte otta.) Rudolf told me so himself. He told me himself that he could imagine no more peaceful end.

Alm: そんな…… 父さん、父さんっ……！！(Sonna… Tou-san, Tou-san…!!) That's... Father, father...!! And what of my peace?!

"Sonna..." on its own is a pain to translate, but the specific meaning isn't as relevant as how Natsuki Hanae says this line. Rather than reacting with even more bitterness because Rudolf's convoluted plan made no room for Alm's own say on the matter - him yelling at Mycen earlier for sending him to kill his own father is about the same already - JP Alm just... breaks down and cries for his father, essentially. And it's this difference in reaction that makes Mycen respond in turn!

Mycen: 泣くな、アルムよ。(Naku na, Arumu yo.) Don't cry, Alm. This is not the time for mourning or self-pity, boy.

Compared to something like "nakanaide" (please don't cry), "naku na" is more direct in just. You know. Telling someone not to cry instead of asking them. So perhaps there's a weight behind those words that I'm missing, but with his quieter and more even tone of voice, and the way he addresses Alm by name, it comes off as a lot gentler than how he scolds Alm in the localization.

Now, why were these changes made? Are they better or worse? I don't know! Sure, I'd like Mycen not to be kind of a dick to his grandson while he's feeling so vulnerable, but I can tolerate it because that's how I first experienced the scene, and their supports say a great deal more about how they feel about each other than a scene where they're both freshly grieving. More than that, though, I think Alm breaking down and sobbing and Alm sticking it to the man both get to something very important about his position here, something that Natsuki Hanae and Kyle McCarley also portray amazingly:

He's way too young for this shit.

[practically-an-x-man]

1, 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, and 16 for Jasper, Eris, and Nikoletta? :)

Oooh thank you!!

Answers under the cut for space :D

Edgy/Misc OC Asks

What memory would your OC rather just forget?

Jasper: The sensation of Kyle's death through their empathic sense. Sometimes they wonder if it would be easier to have just seen it, but they'll always be plagued by how it felt to have all his emotions just completely cut off like that.

Eris: Honestly... they have very few regrets. Either things turn out alright or they don't. The closest would be seeing Rick get stabbed by Peacemaker, since that's the closest he ever came to dying and it scared Eris like nothing else, but even that they were able to mostly brush off once they were assured he'd be okay.

Nikoletta: STAR Labs. Anything from STAR Labs.

2. What's something about your OC that people wouldn't expect just from looking at them?

Jasper: That they're a nurse - they're a punk with dyed hair and tattoos, who's usually covered in bruises from roller derby. Who would guess that they spend their life administering patient care?

Eris: That they're as old as they are. His features do look a little off, in a sort of "undistilled" way since she was born so long ago, but he still mainly just looks like someone from Türkiye or Egypt, vaguely in their thirties, and people wouldn't guess that they're actually centuries old.

Nikoletta: Probably her relationship with Abner - neither the fact that it exists, or how it takes shape. Especially after Belle Reve, she comes off as extremely stern and powerful and aloof, and I feel like people would never expect to see her being soft with a sorta-awkward guy like him (even though she's very happy and in love)

3. What is your OC's fatal flaw? Are they aware of this flaw?

Jasper: They can't let go of connections they make - meaning they'll stick with a friend even if the friendship is toxic, they struggle to cut off their homophobic parents, and they take peoples' criticisms of them harshly. This can be a good thing at times, since they'll be an incredibly loyal and caring friend and would never consider betraying/cheating/etc., but it also means they can be stepped on.

Eris: They're too careless about life. Others, yes, we all know they're not afraid to be ruthless, but even with themself - he'll push his healing factor to the absolute brink of its limit, and someday it might get her killed for good.

Nikoletta: She struggles to trust people. She's let Abner in, of course, and most of the other members of the Squad (Corto Maltese was quite the bonding experience), but outside that half-dozen people? There's nobody she can rely on. Even with the people she does trust, she still wouldn't leave her drink unattended with them or leave the apartment unlocked for them to stop by - not because she doesn't like them, but because Belle Reve has broken her trust so completely that she can't bring herself to willingly put any amount of her safety in their hands (except maybe Abner, and we both know it took a lot to get there)

4. When scared, does your OC fight, flee, freeze or fawn?

Jasper: Depends on the situation. If someone else is in danger, they're trained to jump into action (from being a trauma nurse). If it's themself in danger, their instinct is to freeze.

Eris: Fight! That's Eris' response to a lot of things, actually...

Nikoletta: By instinct, fawn, but she's trained herself to be combative instead.

9. Do you have a specific lyric or quote which you associate with your OC?

Jasper: Hold the Line by Toto

It's not in the words that you told me It's not in the way you say you're mine It's not in the way that you came back to me It's not in the way that your love set me free

Eris: Weapon by Against the Current

I seem fine But I can't take the highs and the lows All I am is a weapon (weapon) I shoot 'em down 'til I end up alone

Nikoletta: Whispers by Halsey

"This is the voice in your head that says "You do not want this" This is the ache that says "You do not want him"

10. What's an AU that would be interesting to explore with your OC?

Jasper: Hm... I could see a role-reversal AU being interesting, good premise for angst, but for something lighter it could be fun to try out a florist/tattoo parlor AU (since Jasper likes tattoos and heavier stuff, and I could see Kyle taking the florist role)

Eris: Not really an AU since it would fit in the main fic, but I wouldn't mind writing more of Eris' escapades throughout history. I guess if I wanted to make it an AU it would be a reincarnation AU - like they keep running into various humans that they end up getting close to, every hundred years or so, with the idea that it's always Rick's soul finding its way back to them?

Nikoletta: Hm... maybe a fantasy AU, or like a witch-and-wizard thing? Like Nikoletta is a shadow witch, and the other members of the squad are different types of magic-users (Nanaue is a demigod, Cleo is a druid, etc.)

16. What is your OC's pain tolerance like?

Jasper: Reasonably high - they're a roller derbyist, they deal with a lot of bumps and bruises, but I think they're better at dealing with blunt pain (like bruises and sprains) than sharp pain (like cuts)

Eris: Pain? What's pain? They've literally been eviscerated before, pain is nothing.

Nikoletta: Not as high as you might think - she can sustain a lot of discomfort (being cold, hungry, etc.), but she tends to avoid outright pain if she can

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Omg you guys I'm so excited to start ranting about Roswell [1999-2002]

It's just going to be my opinions of each episode and all the Feelings it brings back. If you have not seen the show don't read there will be SPOILERS .

Leat get on with the episode

I'm a huge fan of voice-overs I think it up so does she start with them. I like it that you see the episode through that person's eyes are the events that happened. In this case the episode is through liz eyes. Who carries around any alien picture in the pocket, Tourists people believe anything. Some people can be so rude. Max Evans does have starting promble it's a little creepy like. ( then again I would not mind him staring). It's definitely not in Maria's meditation. You can already tell that Max and Liz have this unspeakable connection they are not even speaking to each other at this moment. Liz getting shot is a little bit her fault , when everyone else saw the gun they all duct except for Liz. When Max tells Maria to call an ambulance I get it it was to distract her I can get her out of the way however Max healed Liz to the point where she didn't need an ambulance. I think the flashback of Liz in a cupcake dress is super cute the dress is super cute for a little girl however I don't think the little girl looked cute in a dress.( that's just my opinion) I really do you like that coconut bra she's wearing. Even from a young age Max can you say creepy just a little bit. Everytime I see Michael Guerin my heart flutters. There's just something about him. So here you have it the start of Max and Liz.

I love Maria's description of the two people that had a gun who arguing. I love that gets caught sniffing something it does look illegal. Tourits people need to not stick your nose where it doesn't belong. Liz should have said yeah they must have been kid from my school instead of pretending not to recognize them. Why would you hide your uniform and your school book bag I totally would have hid it somewhere in my room or just got rid of it. I think I would have been a little more freaked out if I saw a silver handprint on my stomach after just being shot. Of course curiosity got the best of liz.( you know they say curiosity killed the cat) Kyle the boyfriend is kind of cute not my fav person at the moment( spoiler alert he does grow on me eventually).

This is one of my favorite scenes of Max( there are not many of them) where he just simply points to the sky he didn't say anything he just points. I even like that he throws in a joke to soften the situation. I can't believe Max has that much faith in Liz that he put his life in her hands now just by telling her his secret.

Maria Spidey senses are going off she knows that there's something off with Liz which means she knows her best friend very well. However on the other hand Maria does a tend to overthink things. Alex is such a dud, I guess you just need that one dud in the show and just happened to the Alex( that's just my opinion). I don't blame Isabelle for being pissed off at Max for spilling the beans and for being super hero theme day. I love the fact that they put hot sauce on everything( I put everything and makes food just tastes better however I do not put hot sauce in my drinks). I totally understand Michael wanting to leave because I know what it feels like to be wanted just for the monthly check. I guess this is why I relate too Michael more.

( there's a little hiccup in this episode) [when Maria is complaining to Alex in the cafe abou Liz t not sitting next to her and homeroom< today>, is before the scene where she talks Liz about the blood on her order slip pad talking in the school bathroom together and it's a hiccup because in both scenes Maria is wearing the same exact shirt.] So thoes two cease should have been flipped.

Max should not be irritated that Isabel is using her powers when NO one is around.( I think Sheriff Valenti is a good looking older man) Isabel face expression looks like she's hiding something, she is so nervous she needs to relax and calm down. Suspicions would have never fell upon them if Michael didn't kick Tabasco sauce can. I completely understand where Michael's coming from. I understand that Max had a split second choice and saving liz or not, but he did not have to tell her the truth not until after he talked to Michael and Isabel first. Liz and Kyle is the most awkward relationship I've ever seen oh, there is really no chemistry. If you have a mystery hand print on your belly like that why wouldn't you be covering it up more try to hide it. Kyle sing that handprint is going to open up a slew of can of worms.

I like that Max is trying to explain what he did and to show her that he's not dangerous. Liz is a is obsessed with Max now. Kyle has such a big mouth why would he go blab to his father about what he saw instead of talking to his first about it. Of course the Sheriff knew that Liz was lying. I don't believe the sheriff when he says that someone turned in her book bag, and I bet the sheriff did not have a search warrant to go through her book bag. Agent Stevens < is the same guy that's in the TV show called the good doctor just a younger version of of himself> the sheriff needs to stop obsessing with this. If he believes his father or feel something is off why would he give the dress away instead of collecting the information off the dress himself.

Liz wasn't expecting Max to go along with telling her everything. Max slipped up and said we instead of I now he has definitely roped in Michael and Isabel. I'm glad Liz told Max everything that she knows what what the sheriff.

I love that Michael doesn't need anything he can just up and leave. It seems like that Michael is the only one who wants to know more about who the alien side of him is. I'm glad that Maria knows now this is a big secret to keep I really hope she doesn't crack under pressure and slips up until someone else. I can't stand Max and the choices he makes he's such a manipulator , he hates choosing Sides he knows that he can't choose to be on Liz side (even though he wants too) He also wants to do what is best for Isabel and Michael (his family) that's why he has to manipulate Isabel in choosing to listen to Liz because he knows that Isabel won't go anywhere without him. And that's why he says he's going to turn himself in, Because he couldn't choose a side.

Of course the plan involves Kyle. I love that Isabel pick out Alex in a crowd of people while wearing a mask. Poor Alex is confused on y Maria is hanging out with Isabelle. Kyle is such a( he doesn't know that he's the distraction or the bait)[ not sure what the word is called] I can't believe Liz is doing this to her boyfriend. You can totally tell that their relationship is a one-sided relationship. That stings when Max asks aren't you going to Read Me My Rights and Valente says do you have any hinting that Valenti doesn't think Max belongs here on Earth. I'm glad that Max answered Valenti's question truthfully about being at the crashdown. Of course Alex would have to get in the way. You can totally tell Valente doesn't believe that his son was standing over Maria. Did Valente just lie to his son? Cuz I'm pretty sure he ran past Liz when he went over towards Maria oh, maybe he really didn't see her while he is running towards Maria. I really wish Valente was on their side instead of making enemies of that instead of trying to figure out what or who they are. Michael Isabelle and Max definitely feel like outcasts when they see each other people cheering and bringing up aliens in the spaceship.

I'm glad that Max is one to say that it's not safe for them to be in a relationship even though he really wants to be. If you read between the lines you would understand why Max says thank you instead of saying you're welcome when Liz says thank you for saving my life. It's because that's the day that his life really began that he could be truly himself.[ here is another oops.. in the beginning it says September 23rd 5 days ago I die however at the end it says September 24th 5 days ago I die... ] (I think that's an error in editing Department) or maybe they want us to think that she was writing all night that It crossed over to the 24th the next day.

Well you guys that's the end of the episode I had fun I hope you had fun I see you on the other side!

Quote of the episode" Great. You're an alien. That's fantastic. Excellent"?

Coming up next: the morning after.

Pic NOT mine