Twin Signal Volume 7 Chapter 36: "Siblings" By Chibi Mokona Disclaimer: Twin Signal is the property of Sachi Oshimizu and this translation was done without his permission. This translation is translated into English using the Chinese version of Twin Signal. So of course, there are discrepancies due to the translation from the original manga script to Chinese and from there to English. I also took some liberty with translating some things that just can't be translated correctly to English so please forgive me if I get it totally wrong. If I have made any booboos, please point out it out by emailing me at chibi-mokona@geocities.com. Oh yeah, this thing is mine so don't copy it and put it up somewhere else. < > - words on a sign or thoughts. [ ] - note ( ) - words that I am not sure of or have no idea how to translate and are approximations. Kyouju = Professor Otoi Misaki = vampire girl Araya, Kaketa, Sakine = Nobuhiko's classmates p80 NARRATION: A-series A-P Pulse Version 2.0 was built by Professor Otoi and his son, Masanobu Otoi. As a battle robot, his weapons include his eye lasers, and 2 of the sharpest blades ever made which are attached to his fore-arms. p81 NARRATION: He is a highly sophisticated robot... SIGNAL He's sleeping again! KARMA Is Pulse alright? p82 SIGNAL Don't worry. If there's no trouble around, he's always asleep. If he doesn't sleep, he won't be able to move! PULSE Signal! Don't touch me! SIGNAL What's wrong with you! PULSE I'm the one who should be saying that! KARMA Alright! Alright! Stop fighting. You know, Pulse, I feel that you've changed a lot. You're really different from how you were in the past. p83 PULSE Really? SIGNAL Huh? Compared to what? KARMA Before, he didn't carry any weapons and his hairstyle was...not the same. His clothes were also different. PULSE Karma...You could have just said that I have totally changed! KARMA True! And...the look in your eyes have become friendlier. PULSE My eyes? p84 PULSE When my eye lasers were installed, I've felt that there was some change, but...would that have anything to do with it making my eyes look more friendly... SIGNAL Am I hearing this correctly? KARMA Yep! In the past, Pulse's eyes were very fierce-looking. I wonder why were your eyes so frightening? PULSE I...was frightening? SIGNAL It's because Master Masanobu made you! PULSE I told you not to touch me! SIGNAL How the hell are you friendlier? PULSE You started it first! KARMA I'm leaving. p85 NOBUHIKO I'm home! Karma, I'm back! KARMA Nobuhiko, how was school? You shouldn't go into the living room for now. NOBUHIKO I think so too...However, I promised my classmates to bring Chibi outside to play... KARMA Then transform Signal into Chibi so there'll be some peace and quiet around here. Seize your chance to change him into Chibi. NOBUHIKO OK! p86 SIGNAL Haah! Catch this! p87 PULSE Right back at you! SIGNAL Wah! p88 SIGNAL Ahh....! PULSE Stupid fool! Don't you know how to duck? SIGNAL Don't hit so hard. PULSE Since when do I have time to control my strength while fighting? Blame yourself, you threw the sofa... SIGNAL Auh? p89 PULSE Signal, what's wrong? SIGNAL My head suddenly...feels dizzy... NOBUHIKO Achoo! Ok! Done, let's go! CHIBI Go! PULSE No...Nobuhiko... NOBUHIKO Yes? PULSE Nothing... KARMA Tonight, Kyouju and your father will be coming back late. What do you want for dinner? PULSE p90 KRIS I never thought that Pulse could care so much. PULSE Kris. KRIS I thought that you only stayed here to defeat Signal. PULSE I once wanted to do so...but he doesn't have any fighting spirit. I feel like I've become an unsuccessful "apprentice." [I think the word "apprentice" refers to Pulse's phase where he was being a bad-ass fighting robot and was trying to prove himself.] KRIS What? An "apprentice"? PULSE Your laugh sounds forced... KRIS Ah! Ha ha! That's not true. Apprentice, huh? I understand how you feel. p91 KRIS Oh yeah, I wonder what your original form looked like? PULSE You're asking me? KRIS Huh? PULSE I'm the one who isn't clear about that... KRIS I shouldn't have asked. KARMA Would you like to help me clean up this mess? PULSE Ah! I need to sleep... KRIS I have to go out.... p92 ??? Chibi, you're just too cute! Kawaii! NOBUHIKO Stop pushing Chibi around! MISAKI (aka VampGirl) I would never push him around! Hmph! NOBUHIKO Really! SAKINE (classmate-boy with braid) Give me your answer booklet. KAKETA (classmate-boy with glasses) Eh? ARAYA (classmate-girl) Aren't you doing your own HW? POLICEWOMAN Children, you should go home now! ARAYA (classmate-girl) Aww, oneesan! NOBUHIKO We're leaving! ???! Give me back! p93 NOBUHIKO Eh! MISAKI Chibi, for our love, come run away with me. NOBUHIKO (Name)! Whenever she sees something she likes, she does anything to get it... SAKINE Just sneeze and transform Chibi into Ookii Signal and then she'll drop him like a sack of rocks. NOBUHIKO That's right! Ah..achoo! Achoo! p94 NOBUHIKO Wha? Eh! It's terrible! p95 PULSE What...what's going on? KARMA Nobuhiko, what is it? NOBUHIKO Si...Signal...He, he...he can't transform back! PULSE+KARMA Ehh---- p96 KARMA This is troubling. Professor Otoi and Masanobu are both not here... PULSE He really can't transform back into Ookii Signal? NOBUHIKO See for yourselves. Ah...achooo! p97 NOBUHIKO Achoo! Achoo! Ahchoo! Ah...ah...achoo! What can we do? p98 KARMA Please think carefully...did anything strange happen today? NOBUHIKO There wasn't any...I only gave him to Misaki to look at...Pulse ...Pulse, will Chibi never be able to become big again? PULSE Don't worry, he will definitely be repaired. NOBUHIKO Really? p99 PULSE Maybe Signal's MIRA is acting up, perhaps hitting him again would help him transform back. Ok! Let me give it a try! CHIBI So scary---- NOBUHIKO Wah! No need to! KARMA Pulse! Let's wait until Kyouju-tachi returns first! It's too dangerous for us to mess with his system. p100 KARMA Nobuhiko, in the meanwhile, go eat dinner! Go! Go! CHIBI Did I do something wrong? PULSE No...you haven't. CHIBI You can't just hurt people like that. PULSE Don't worry! Don't worry about it! CHIBI But Nobuhiko, Karma and Pulse's expressions were so scary. You all seemed to be angry at me... p101 PULSE We were just worried about you. CHIBI Pulse, you were worried about me? PULSE I was. CHIBI Pulse is truly my big brother! PULSE If you can't transform into Ookii Signal, then I won't have anyone to beat up. CHIBI ... PULSE Signal, do you think robots can have sibling relationships? Incredible idea, isn't it? CHIBI We can. Right? PULSE This is going nowhere...let's talk about something else. Do you remember Lavender amd Oratorio? CHIBI Yep! They're our older brother and sister. PULSE Don't think of them that way. I remember when I was just activated, Kyouju introduced me to them... PROFESSOR Pulse, these two are your older sister and brother. ORATORIO Kyouju, Why isn't he female? LAVENDER With a pervert like you around, why would Kyouju make any more female robots? PULSE My first impression of them was very bad... p103 PULSE My past self had no interest in having siblings. We were not human beings, what do we need such relationships for? Also, I am a battle robot; establishing relationships with others would make me soft. Back then, I did a lot of bad things in order to demonstrate my battle robot strength and abilities. Consequently, I changed a great deal, making me into what I am today. I have no regrets about that. But now I hope to get along with everyone. To be brothers. You would know more about this than me... p104 CHIBI Waaaa! PULSE Eh! Why are you crying? CHIBI Pulse's story is so sad! That's why I'm crying! PULSE Listen up! I was only talking about how I was in the PAST! CHIBI Then you don't feel that way now? PULSE Of course not! CHIBI Great! That's wonderful! That face again. You aren't sad again are you? Then smile! PULSE Huh? Signal! Aren't you aware of your predicament? You're having some kind of mechanical trouble. CHIBI That's troubling. PULSE You're responsible for your form. If you can, you should quickly transform back into Ookii Signal! p106 CHIBI Ok! I'm going to make myself big again! PULSE What? CHIBI Everything expands with heat! All I have to do is to apply this fact! p107 CHIBI Come on! Pour hot water over me! PULSE What in the world are you talking about? If you can become big like that, then I wouldn't have worried about you! Get out of there! CHIBI Aww---- I won't! I must become big again! PULSE Argh!! You disobedient little brat! Uh? p108 NOBUHIKO What was that noise? !!? Waaa! Chibi! KARMA Pulse...what did you do? PULSE Nothing...my hand slipped... p109 MASANOBU Signal can't transform back? PROFESSOR How can that be? Nobuhiko. Sneeze for me. NOBUHIKO A..achoo! p111 SIGNAL Huh? Why's everyone staring at me? ? Oh, nothing! ? Of course not! PROFESSOR A connection's loose. Maybe it's because Signal was hit on the head with a sofa? A robot's neck is his weakest point. A wire connection was knocked loose and had to be reconnected. That's why this happened. PULSE So hitting him again would have changed him back? I should have done it in the first place. SIGNAL What did you say? PULSE Ah! The more I hit you, the stupider you get! SIGNAL Shut up! Shut up! Shut up! KRIS Watch it, playing around with the MIRA would damage it more. p113 PROFESSOR Now I know Signal's weakness. Signal, come with me! I need to perform some maintanence checks on you. SIGNAL Don't run away, I'll be back for my revenge! PULSE I know, hurry up and go away! SIGNAL This time can you fix me so that I won't become Chibi ever again? PROFESSOR I hope so... PULSE That stupid idiot! KRIS You couldn't succeed as an "apprentice," so how do you feel now that you have a younger brother? PULSE That's not the case. p114 PULSE That's called an annoyance, not a little brother. KRIS A ha ha ha! I understand! KARMA You brothers are two halves of a whole! Even cleaning the toilets as punishment is too good for you! Finished 1998 by Chibi Mokona.