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
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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.
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NARRATION:
He is a highly sophisticated robot...
SIGNAL
He's sleeping again!
KARMA
Is Pulse alright?
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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.
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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?
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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.
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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!
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SIGNAL
Haah! Catch this!
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PULSE
Right back at you!
SIGNAL
Wah!
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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?
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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
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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.
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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....
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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!
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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!
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NOBUHIKO
Wha? Eh! It's terrible!
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PULSE
What...what's going on?
KARMA
Nobuhiko, what is it?
NOBUHIKO
Si...Signal...He, he...he can't transform back!
PULSE+KARMA
Ehh----
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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!
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NOBUHIKO
Achoo! Achoo! Ahchoo! Ah...ah...achoo! What can we do?
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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?
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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.
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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!
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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!
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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?
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NOBUHIKO
What was that noise? !!? Waaa! Chibi!
KARMA
Pulse...what did you do?
PULSE
Nothing...my hand slipped...
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MASANOBU
Signal can't transform back?
PROFESSOR
How can that be? Nobuhiko. Sneeze for me.
NOBUHIKO
A..achoo!
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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.
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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.
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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.