Random Walk Author: Yoshizumi Wataru Translator: Amy [IispundreamsII@aol.com] Act3 Amy's note: Well here we are, Act 3! Sorry this is taking so long, I normally work on them every Tuesday with my Japanese teacher, so I can't really get to more than one act a week. I feel bad for Yuka-chan in this Act. Translation note: Sound effects are in <> [] Represent actions and different scenes. Thoughts are in Italics. --- page 1: [Yuka and Nozomu walk hand-in-hand on their way to school] Nozomu: Yum, Delicious! Yuka: Really?! Yay!! To tell you the truth I lack self-confidence when it comes to cooking. My father used to take care of it, except for right before his deadline. I used to take care of cleaning and laundry too. Nozomu: Everything is really delicious! Especially the omelet! I like a sweet omelet. Yuka: Me too! Yay!! We like the same things <3. In that case I will make a lunch box for you again including a sweet omelet. Nozomu: But don't push yourself too much. I know it's not easy for you to wake up early, just sometimes is fine. Yuka: ...[smiles]yup, I get it. If I make it too often you won't appreciate it. Nozomu: [laughs] [They go out after school, and act like a couple. Later they kiss] Nozomu: ...See you tomorrow. Yuka: Thank you for walking me home. Bye-bye. [Yuka watches him and looks sad] [Next day at school] Yuka: Something is different... Katsura: What? Yuka: Nozomu-kun... Katsura: Is something wrong? I thought you became an official girlfriend? Yuka: Yea...up until I became an official girlfriend everything was good. Something is different from what I expected. Although Nozomu-kun said he was going to be serious, I don't think he really is...He doesn't look like he's into falling in love with me. Katsura: You guys look like your love-love. Every morning you come to school together then later leave together. Yuka: Because that's what I tell him to do. I am sure that he likes me, because he's kind he does almost everything I ask him to do. So when I made him a lunch box he said "Just sometimes is fine" because he doesn't want me to push myself. Katsura: How kind he is. He cares about you. Yuka: [shouting/upset] You're right! However I want to do my best making the lunch box everyday! Why didn't he ask me to make it again! He's too cool, I don't feel any passion! I thought we liked each other but now I feel like I only like him. How can I make him like me more? I don't know what Nozomu-kun wants me to do. [looks sheepishly at Katsura] Sorry, you don't mind that I'm talking about my love life? But I'm seriously worried. (Note: ;-; Poor Yuka-chan...she reminds me very much of myself right now.) Katsura: No, it's ok. I'm sorry that I can't give you any advice but I don't have a lot of romantic experience. Yuka: It's ok, thanks for listening to me. [smiles] [notices something] Ah! Is that memo about the midterm? Has it already been announced? Katsura: If you haven't taken any notes just copy mine. Yuka: Ugh, test...I'm not in the mood. I'm too upset about something else... Katsura: Of course, no one's in the mood to take the test. Yuka: (thinks) Because we were talking about that instead of the test my results were miserable. [shrieks] Is this my grade!? No way!! Touko: Let me see, placed 192 out of 258? Yup, that's really bad. (Note: Ok as my sensei so kindly pointed out its not a grade but a ranking, the lower the number the better the place. So if it was a 1 out of 258 it'd be a good grade...) Yuka: Touko what about you! Touko: Me? 73. Not so bad <3 Yuka: No way. Why... Touko: I asked Tsukasa to show me last year's exam. So I knew what type of questions would be on the test <3 Yuka: No Way!! (small print: I have to do the same) [Katsura looks at her test and Touko and Yuka look over her shoulder] Touko: 17!? Katsura: Eep! Yuka: Amazing Katsura!! Yuka & Touko: We're proud of you Katsura. You studied hard. Katsura: [embarrassed] Oh, because the questions were familiar to me, that's why... Yuka: (think) Oh boy, this is really bad. I didn't take this test seriously... even though dad is kind and gentle he might be upset. (Akimitsu: You have to show me the test results) Youko-mama: ...really bad... Yuka: I was thinking about Nozomu-kun too much and couldn't study...I like him more than he likes me. So, Youko-mama, what should I do if I want him to like me more? Youko-mama: Nozomu-kun must be shy and can't express his feelings, right? Yuka: No it's not like that. He expresses himself but it doesn't make me happy. Youko-mama: Hmmm...let me see...you have to have higher standards to be more tempting to him. (small print: nothing special) Yuka: To keep higher standards? Youko-mama: For example read books and get lots of intelligence. Get a part time job and learn about society. Or learn to enjoy working with someone for club activities. Yuka-chan, do you belong to any clubs? Yuka: How about getting a technique for a fashion sense? Or make-up? Youko-mama: They are important also but you have to change your inner self rather than your outward appearance. [Akimitsu enters looking tired and drawn] Akimitsu: Oh...I need a break. Youko can you give me a cup of tea? Oh, Yuka, you are here. Yuka: Yes with the results of my midterm. Akimitsu: Ohh let me see. [Freaks out ^^] Yuka: Don't exaggerate too much! Akimitsu: IT'S WAY BELOW AVERAGE!! YOU DIDN'T STUDY AT ALL DID YOU!? Yuka: Ack, so-sorry. Dad you always tell me to have a good love life and I paid too much attention to that. Akimitsu: I never told you only love is good enough! Yuka, I want you to become an individual girl. To become that type you have to experience many good loves and then have a job that you enjoy. You don't have to be in a hurry to decide what kind of career you want, however, at this moment you have to study more at school! Yuka: How about having a deep love and become a housewife? (small print: just for example) Akimitsu: Of course to be a professional housewife is a good choice but it can be one of the choices after you get married. Yuka: Got it. I will do my best on the final exam. Akimitsu: Are you sure? Too bad...I have to call someone! Yuka: ? Youko-mama: Oh here is your tea. To study hard is also what you need, especially English. You need to be serious and study. Yuka: Mmm, I see... [Akimitsu slams the door open] Akimitsu: Yuka! You will have a tutor starting next Wednesday! Yuka: Whattt!? No! Why! Not fair... Akimitsu: I asked Touwa to take care of you. I can count on him. Yuka: ...what? You asked my brother? Nozomu: Your brother? I thought you were an only child, Yuka-chan. Yuka: What if I say he's my former brother. Well he's more like my former stepbrother. Nozomu: ...? Yuka: Before I told you about Sachie-mama, the second wife of my dad. The marriage was the second one for Sachie-mama. She had a kid from her first one, that's Touwa. We were brother and sister for only one year. It was short term. Nozomu: Oh, your family is complicated. Is that everything about your family or are there any other illegitimate brother and sisters? Yuka: [laughs] That's everything. Nozomu: How old is he? Yuka: 2 years older than me, so he's a third grader at A High School. Nozomu: Wow, that school is very prestigious. I have heard that 1/3 of the students pass the exam for T University. Yuka: Yes, he's smart. Not because he is smart, but we don't see eye-to-eye. I don't want to have him as my tutor. Nozomu: But you have to do your best on the exam. If you get the same score it will kill you. Yuka: [embarrassed and upset] Why do you know that!? Nozomu: Touko-chan told Tsukasa and he told me. [laughs] Yuka: Geez, Toukooooo!! ... Nozomu: ? Yuka: Do you like me a lot? Nozomu: Yup [smile] Yuka: Really? Are you sure? How much do you like me? Nozomu: Let me see...I like you more than the other three girls. [smilesmile] Yuka: (thinks) He always compares me with someone else. I want him to say only me, no comparisons, just me. I need absolute love with no comparison. Nozomu: See you tomorrow. Yuka: Ok, later. [thinks] Again, he never looks back. Nozomu-kun I realize that the girls who told you they wanted to break up with you didn't do it because they hated you but because they liked you a lot. They couldn't take only a one way love. So they just wanted to be relieved of you... But I will never give up! [clenches fist and the word GUTS is written above her in English] Next Wednesday- [Akimitsu is talking to Touwa] Akimitsu: I'm sorry to bother you Touwa, since you're taking the entrance exam and must be busy. Touwa: It's ok, I was just looking for a part time job. Akimitsu: All right then I'm leaving. Study hard Yuka! Yuka: How have you been? Touwa: Aah, let's start. Get your English textbook. Yuka: Huh? Touwa: What? Yuka: Uh, nothing...[thinks] He want's to start studying. Why doesn't he want to talk with me? Because he met his younger sister after a while? He never changed... When my father and Sachie-mama decided to marry I was so happy to have an older brother because I was an only child. And I tried to talk to him to get a long with him Flashback 1~ [Yuka is in sixth grade, Touwa in his second year of Middle School] Yuka(12): Onii-chan, listen, today at school... Touwa(14): Hmph [turns around] ~End~ But he didn't care and it made me disappointed. ~Flashback 2~ Yuka(12): Onii- Touwa(14): I'm busy. ~End~ I was getting angry with him. I was able to get along with Sachie-mama but I couldn't with my brother till the end... ~Flashback 3~ Yuka(12): You're in my way aniki. (arrow: Aniki is not the polite way to say older brother) ~end~ Now, I think that I was pestering him too much. We might be able to get along better than before cause we're high school students. Yuka: Brother, I have something to show you. Look at me. [Yuka imitates a character from a kid's food] Peko-chan imitation. [No reaction from Touwa] Now, Rerere no ojii-san imitation. [No reaction from Touwa] [thinks] Oh, he doesn't like it. He may hate it. Touwa: You better not show that to any one else. You don't look like them at all. It's boring [Yuka's vein pops]Let's go to the next question. Yuka: [thinks] I'm getting upset!! We don't agree at all! Ok, I'll study hard so I can kick him out!! Nozomu: [think] Oh, I forgot to stop at the bookstore. [stops] Girl: ahh! [shrieks] Girl: I'm very sorry. Nozomu: No, it's my fault. I stopped suddenly. [He looks at a book written by his dad] Girl: Thank you very much. Nozomu: Your welcome. [thinks] Now what should I do about the bookstore, go tomorrow? I'm getting lazy. [sees something and picks up a lip cream] Is that hers? -end of act3- Note: Hmm, I doubt like Marmaboy that this will be made into an anime...it's not very animesque...and I'm not sure it's as popular as Marmaboy was, but if it does get turned into an anime I think I'd like it...even if it's just a short series like To Heart. Plus she hasn't had any animes since Marmaboy. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Comments, corrections and suggestions are welcome, contact Amy at: IIspundreamsII@aol.com Find more Random Walk translations at: http://www.swb.de/~zahara/yo/random_walk.html Also for more Random Walk: Random Walkml ( RandomWalk-subscribe@yahoogroups.com ) Thank-you! ^^ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------