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dkniade · 7 months

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English localization of Zhongli’s and Nahida’s Archon titles, Genshin Impact Character Title Localization in General, and Zhongli’s title of Yanwang Dijun

I was reading the wiki page for the current Archons (and their names & titles) and the more I think about their titles the more I feel the English localization of Zhongli’s title is strange.

Here (just the ones from the five released regions):

Venti/Barbatos, Lord Barbatos, God of Freedom, Anemo Archon, of Mondstadt

Zhongli/Morax, Rex Lapis, God of Contracts, Geo Archon, of Liyue

Raiden Ei/Beelzebul, Raiden Shogun, God of Eternity, Electro Archon, of Inazuma

Nahida/Buer, Lesser Lord Kusanali, God of Wisdom, Dendro Archon, of Sumeru

Furina/Focalors, Lady Furina, God of Justice, Hydro Archon, of Fontaine

….face in hands. Why is Zhongli’s Archon title 岩王帝君 (Yanwang Dijun / Yan3wang3 Di4jun1) officially localized in Latin (with the meaning of King of Stone). Of course I’m used to seeing it because he’s consistently referred to as Rex Lapis in English, but if you really think about it:

“Hello, I’m a god in what’s basically a Chinese xianxia setting. I’m the god of stone and contracts, and I know a lot about the traditions of my nation, which is based on Chinese culture. For some time, I was seen as the leader or even emperor of my nation. I’m worshipped with a Latin title by my own people”

…

(I’ll explain the Chinese title’s meaning further below.)

Some time ago, I watched the first few minutes of the Sumeru Archon Quest in Japanese. Paimon mentions the Dendro Archon by title: クラクサナリデビ.

In romaji, this is Kura Kusanari Debi. (According to her wiki page, literally speaking, this title means Little Kusanali Devi.)

I can’t confirm its accuracy, but the etymology section of her page says this:

The name Kusanali likely refers to the Kusanāḷi-Jātaka, one of the poems within the Jātaka, a series of 547 Buddhist poems detailing the previous births of Buddha. The Kusanāḷi-Jātaka specifically details the encounter with a tree sprite.

"Kusanāḷi" itself is derived from the Pali words kusa ("kusa-grass," a sacred plant used in Hindu ceremonies) and nāḷi ("a hollow stalk or tube").

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In Korean, the name is 쿠사나리 데비 Kusanari Debi. The word 데비 Debi derived from the Sanskrit or Pali word devī ("goddess" or "queen").

In Japanese, the name is クラクサナリデビ Kura Kusanari Debi, where デビ Debi may be of the same derivation as above, and クラ Kura may be derived from the Pali word khudda ("small", "inferior" or "low"). Kura may also be derived from the Persian word خدا Khuda ("Lord" or "God").

Genshin Impact doesn’t have Sanskrit as an available subtitle language but I wonder what would her title be in Sanskrit…? And if any of the official subtitle languages are similar to a theoretical Sanskrit title…

Oh, also, a note on character titles in Genshin Impact:

Since the original language is in Chinese, it seems most of the time a (non-Liyue) character’s Chinese title will not be a phonetic transcription. Instead, the Chinese title will be based on meaning, and the English localization will likely take that meaning and either localize it into English, or into the language “native” to the in-game region (and real-life culture).

For example, a Fontainian title, a Mondstadtian title, and a Liyue title would all have Chinese meaning in the Chinese version, but they’ll probably be localized into either English for all three, or French, German, and Chinese pinyin respectively (….or Latin. It’s not very consistent in Liyue) in the English version.

Here:

Lyney’s Chinese title (from his key visual) 惑光幻戏 (Magic of Puzzling Lights) is localized as “Spectacle of Phantasmagoria” in the English version, but theoretically they could also localize it into French as “Spectacle de fantasmagorie” (as it is in the official French version)

Albedo’s Chinese title 白垩之子 (Son of Chalk) is localized as the German “Kreideprinz” (Chalk Prince) but theoretically they could also could localize it into English as “Chalk Prince”

(What’s a good example for a Liyue character that doesn’t need extensive explanation on Daoism… Ah whatever. I’ll explain Zhongli’s own Archon title.)

Zhongli’s title as an Archon is 岩王帝君 (Yanwang Dijun, roughly meaning God of King of Stone). The first two hanzi characters mean stone and king (hence the English localization of Rex Lapis, Latin for King of Stone). But that lacks the nuance and cultural significance in the Chinese title.

帝君 (dijun) is (I believe…) a Daoist title of reverence added to a god’s name. So putting it together, 岩王帝君 can either be localized into pinyin as Yanwang Dijun (in a similar way that MDZS’s 夷陵老祖 Yiling Laozu is known as the Yiling Patriarch)… Or Lord Stone King if you really want but that has different religious connotations…

帝君 is similar to 真君 (zhenjun, another Daoist title for gods) which is often used for the Liyue 仙 (xian, localized as Adepti) characters. (In English, an adept, plural form adepts, refers to someone who’s very skilled at something. It seems in the game 仙 includes both Adepti with animal forms and Adepti with human forms, and 仙人 xianren specifically refers to Adepti who appear human, like Xiao.)

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lara-prisma-avm-ask-blog · 1 year

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Stickronpa Chapter 2 Post Circular Trial

-We all stared at the monitor in front of us, seeing the bright colors celebrating our correct choice.-

Monostick:"Congratulations!! You voted correctly!! The culprit was Night! The Ultimate Spy, or rather... The Ultimate Dragon Guardian!!"

-I looked at Night who was covering her mouth, laying her forehead on the monitor with her hands around her head.-

-I felt so bad and uncomfortable, as if I had condemned an innocent person...-

???:"GAAAAARRRH!!!!"

I heard a scream and turned towards it.-

Red:"NO!!!! NO NO NO!!! IS NOT TRUE!!! YOU DIDN'T DO ANYTHING WRONG, I DID!!! IS MY FAULT!!!"

Yellow:"R-Red!?"

Red:"NIGHT, IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT!!! THERE MUST BE A WAY FOR YOU TO BE ABLE TO SEE YOUR BROTHER AGAIN!!! YOU HAVE TO SEE HIM!!!"

Night:"Red... Darling, there's no way to save me... I killed... I put you in danger... I didn't... I just didn't want you to be in my place..."

Blue:"Ultimate Guardian Dragon...?"

Dusk:"Guardian...hun?"

Yellow:"Red..."

Night:"I'm sorry.... To all of you...."

Red:"....."

Indigo:"And then? You will be executed. How do you feel?"

Orange:"seriously? How can you be so heartless??"

Indigo:"I'm thinking about my child, I don't want a... Whatever she is, around Purple!"

Orange:"Hump, like you care about them now!"

Indigo:"And what do you know about taking care of a child??"

Orange:"MUCH MORE THAN YOU!!!"

-Orange si move away from indigo.-

Purple:"....."

Blue:"Red... Are you okay...?"

Monostick:"nope! He's not!"

Yellow:"And how do you know?"

Monostick:"Simple! He voted for himself!"

-We all went into shock and stared at Red who was staring at the floor.... Red... why...?-

Red:"It's not fair... She deserves so much more!! She has to go back to her brother!!"

-He wouldn't stop crying.-

Night:"Red...."

Night:"You are very kind.... Your friends have already lost someone, I would never forgive myself if they lost one more of them... they love you so much..."

Red:"N-Night...."

Night:"You remind me so much of my little brother..."

-Red wraps his arms around her.-

Monostick:"Woooon, how cute... But, you guys are going to have some extra time together!"

Red:"S-seriously!?"

Monostick:"Yup! In the end...."

-They opened a huge smile...-

Monostick:"You voted incorrectly.... So you need to be punished...."

-Red's eyes widen in seconds as he walks away.-

Blue:"WHAT!?! NO FUCKING!!! DON'T GO NEAR HIM YOU BRAT!!!"

-Blue tried to walk but it looks like his paralysis has kicked in again. He almost fell to the ground but is held by Yellow.-

Monostick:"Don't worry, if everything goes well... Only one of them will come out unscathed..."

Blue:"y-you..."

Monostick:"Now..."

-They snap their fingers and in seconds several copies of him appear and grab Red by the arms and take him away from Night.-

Second:"Red!! RED!!!"

-I ran towards him but the copies pushed me away from him knocking me against my podium and leaving me with a pain in my chest.-

Night:"SEC!! RED!! GAAAARR!!!!"

-In seconds, Night started to roar, scales grew from her neck to her face, from her back wings started to appear, tearing her coat from which she took it, and her hands became claws.-

Night:"LEAVE HIM ALONE!!!!"

Monostick:"I have prepared a very special punishment for the Ultimate Night Dragon Guardian!"

Second:"R-Red....."

Monostick:"Let's give everything we have!"

Second:"P-please..."

Monostick:"IT'S PUNISHMENT TIME!!!"

Second:"SAVE HIM!!!!"

[TW: Blood, Impalement, Death]

-......-

-no...... No no no NO!!!-

-monostick untied Red and brought him back here... he was surrounded by blood and was paralyzed in shock.-

Monostick:"HAHAHAHAHA!!! Is this not exciting??? The feeling of despair is so much that I'm going crazy!!!"

Second:"RED!!!"

-We all ran to Red who didn't answer, just stared at the ground with an empty look full of tears.-

Blue:"Red! Are you listening to us?? Are you ok???"

-Purple took a look at Red and saw that he had scratches and marks from the strings, but other than that he was fine...-

Orange:"You are insane!!"

Monostick:"Well, you guys are overreacting! He'll be fine! It's not my dear fault and he chose to kill someone, it went wrong and someone else had to finish the job!"

Dark:"And I thought I was a psychopath...."

Indigo:"Enough, now let's get down to what's really important.... Who is the traitor??"

Blue:"Traitor? Who cares...? I DON'T CARE!!! I JUST WANT TO GET OUT OF THIS HELL!!! I DON'T WANT TO SEE MY FRIENDS SUFFERING!!! AND YOU JUST WANT TO KNOW WHO WORKS FOR MONOSTICK???"

Freedom:"Whoever the traitor is, they must know who the mastermind is."

Dusk:"Exactly, but I don't think Monostick is going to tell us who's responsible for them, is that right?"

Monostick:"Puhuhuhu... Correct little friend! You are so smart and special! I won't tell unless my creator wants me to! But anyway, it's getting dark, the run is over, I have to clean up All before tomorrow! Then they are free to go!"

-And so they dismiss us by sending us to the elevator. Orange had to carry Red and Blue had help from Yellow.-

Second:"Ahrg..."

Yellow:"Sec..?"

Second:"I-I'm coming Yell, you can go ahead..."

-They go to the elevator and go up first while I stay behind staring at the floor...-

-...Night.....-

-She was like a sister to all of us... Especially to Red...-

-Arg... And why do I feel this pain in my chest...?-

Chosen:"Second, can I talk to you?"

Second:"A-ah! C-chosen? yes, o-of course!"

-He helped me keep my posture.-

Chosen:"Second... do you remember the day we met...?"

Second:"Oh..."

-We met in a day when I Dark was still evil.-

-He sent a virus to Alan's PC that almost destroyed the computer and my friends...-

-Chosen then appeared and destroyed the virus, but had to go back to face the Dark Lord.-

-I.... I can't forget that day....-

-I almost... I almost lost my friends..-

-but.... I don't remember the rest... or... at least I don't want to remember.....-

Second:"....y-yes....."

Chosen:"So you remember defeating the Dark... do you?"

Second:"........"

Chosen:"Sec, I saw how strong you are... And I have to confess this but... Since I woke up in this place, my powers don't work. I don't know why, but Dark also suffered the same, he can't use his powers."

Second:"Why are you talking to me about this...?"

Chosen:"Sec... Not three were made by the same creator. It means that our powers are equally strong, but you clearly don't use them... That was your first time, wasn't it...?"

Second:"......"

Chosen:"Ok.... When we get out of here, I'll help you use your powers..."

Second:"Han!?"

Chosen:"Let's promise this, let's take care of each other while we're here, okay?"

Second:"....... Ok....."

-He smiled at me and placed his hand on my shoulder. He went with me to the elevator, Dark was there waiting for us.-

Dark:"...."

Second:"......."

Dark:"..... I'm Sorry......"

Second:"Han..?"

-Dark entered the elevator without saying anything else and without even looking at me.-

-As the elevator closed I just stared at my chest. I could still feel that pain....-

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???:"......."

???:"You..... You told them!! And our agreement???"

???:"What about it?"

???:"What!? You promised me, that if I followed your orders, you would give me what I want!!"

???:"yes, but at the same time I have the right to do whatever I want in MY game."

???:"......."

???:"What is it now?"

???:"You said I would see the result of your new world.... But so far you haven't shown me anything!!"

???:"Why would I do that..?"

???:"!?"

???:"I'll tell you something.... The world is imperfect, so imperfect that only the chosen ones can survive in it. And you're just a pawn to MY perfect world."

???:"......."

???:"Now... I'm having second thoughts about your position... Your "shadow" seems much more interested in helping me than you are.... Am I right Monostick?"

Monostick:"Yes Master!!"

???:"Our goal is to find the most perfect sitickfigures among all those present in my game... Among them... I want ONE..."

???:"......"

Monostick:"They are great on trial!! They sorted it out! But master, I feel very bored!! Can we do something more exciting for the next case??"

???:"Yes, my dear creation... Are you having fun..?"

Monostick:"Yes! I'm just a little bored, I want more fun! More blood! More despair..."

???:"Take it easy... You'll have your fun soon..."

???:"......"

???:"What are you still doing here? Go! Before I take you out myself!"

*SNAP*

???:"Y-yes mastermind!!"

Monostick:"Bye bye... Freedom Guy...."

???:"........"

Freedom:"...... That will not remain like this....."

???:"......"

Monostick:"hehehe...."

—

[End of Chapter 2]

[As I mentioned before, this chapter was really bad. I might be going to fix the problems with it, but right now I just want to take a break. Chapter 3 will start soon, but right now I need a break, besides the fact that I don't have much idea what to do with the next chapter or intermission. Any form of help will be appreciated. Thanks for continuing to read this project, honestly I didn't expect a lot of people to like this, but thanks for the support!Until the next chapter then.^-^]

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achaotichuman · 4 months

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Lucien High Lord of Day this. Lucien High Lord of Spring that.

I present to you, Lucien... High lord of Dusk.

Do with this information what you will.

#am i writing a fic about this #of course i am #lucien high lord of dusk #the dusk court #lucien vanserra #pro lucien vanserra #i dont know if anyone has brought this up before #but i have my reasons for thinking this

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cryss-heart · 2 years

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It doesn't appear I've uploaded these so..... here. Horsemen.

#mlp #mlp r63 #mlp genderbend #genderbend #dusk shine #elusive #butterscotch #bubble berry #applejack #rainbow blitz #wolf child does art #how do i tag this dear lord

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purely-puck · 10 months

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Five Lords of Dusk will be available in paperback and ebook format on July 9 2023!

For updates on where to get it, anecdotes, and book recs, join my newsletter today for all the news.

Otherwise, keep an eye on this blog or my website for all the links come the 9th.

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Five Lords of Dusk is the debut queer fantasy novel by indie author F. Malbeck. Featuring a genderqueer lead and a flintlock fantasy setting, this novel takes place in a world partly inspired by the author's home country of Australia, as well as the long legacy of epic fantasy literature that precedes it.

Fans of Linsey Miller's Mask of Shadows duology and other queer fantasy novels may find a satisfying new adventure in Five Lords of Dusk and the (eventual) Dusk Lords series.

#five lords of dusk #FLoD #original novel #original fantasy #fantasy novel #book release #self publishing #indie author #australian fantasy #queer fantasy

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ninjastormhawkkat · 3 months

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Shadow Phoenix Au: The Coven of The Rising Moon

Now here is background about the Coven of The Rising Moon, the enemy of the Council of Daylight. This group are neither good nor bad guys, but very morally grey. The coven was only made in retaliation to the horrific actions caused by the Council of Daylight. The coven was made by a powerful witch named Verdona who was the only surviving member of her coven. She called herself the Lady Reaper. Magic users were strongly targeted by the Council of Daylight in the early years. She among other witches and wizards that survived the initial attacks formed the Coven of the Rising Moon as a sanctuary for all magical beings as well as an enemy to strike back against the council. Now with the Coven there is no animosity towards humans, mutants, and meta humans. Even today there is no hatred towards them. Members of the coven are cautious about trusting them, that is all. Verdona was married to a human and had children with him so she has no reason nor motivation to become hateful towards non magical beings. Lady Reaper even became friends with a human named Sebastian who wanted peace for all species and to make the Council of Daylight pay for their hostile actions. Sadly she and Sebastian were duped and deceived by the Solar Knight known as Drake Dunner which cost them their lives. Her son, Carl, who inherited magic from his mother, took over at the young age of 17 and became known as Lord Vexation. He and his partner Matthew Dunner, who joined Carl's side and betrayed the Council out of anger for what they did to Sebastian, the only person to care for him like a parent, revenge for what they did to his beloved Carl, and out of love for Carl and all magical beings now. Matthew Dunner became known as the Knight of Dusk, a name he chose to spite and insult the memory of his uncle and the Council of Daylight. Matthew also took over Sebastian's plans for the unity of all species and founded the Fair City People Unite. Carl and Matthew had three children born out of magic. Their eldest child Victor was going to be the successor to Carl of the Coven after he passed and Emily took on the mantle of the Knight of Dusk and head of the FCPU after Matthew retired. Things changed after one horrible incident. A woman named Teresa who was in line to be a next solar knight met and fell in love with Gene. She was arranged to be married to Navren but she did not love him. It took a while but the other members of the coven grew to like and care for Teresa. She and Gene married in secret and had a child together without the Council's knowledge. Sadly her father found out and was furious. He believed Lord Vexation and his offspring bewitched her to make her a traitor like Matthew. Navren was also furious because he believed she was his. He did not love her but only viewed her as status and a means to an end for his own reputation and career. Yurek sent Navren to not only create an artificial spell to free Teresa but also to punish Lord Vexation and Gene for their corruption of her. Navren only made a powerful curse to harm Gene and Lord Vexation and a spell to make Teresa fall in love with him. What Navren foolishly did not learn nor understand, was that magic could never make someone truly fall in love with you. Also Navren had no magical ancestry in his genetics. So using a curse and spell made from artificial magic backfired in the worse way possible. The spell didn't work which made Navren enraged especially when Teresa spat in his face and told him she would never love someone like him. So Navren tried to use the curse on Carl and Gene. Teresa was able to push Gene out of the way of the attack but sadly she and Carl got affected by the curse where she took the brunt of it. Navren fled before he could be persecuted by the rest of the coven. The way the curse affected these two and how it worked will be explain in their bios. But it made Carl no longer mentally well enough to lead the coven and it made Teresa not only no longer in her right mind, but also bloodthirsty and dangerous. (cont.) @dualnaturedscientist @melodythebunny

#wordgirl #wordgirl au #shadow phoenix au #teresa star #wordgirl ocs #angst #tw: mention of bigotry and death #knight of dusk #becky boxleitner au #coven of the rising moon #fcpu #lord vexation #solar knight #maddrix the malicious #half human/half alien becky #starcrossed cheese

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snowe-zolynn-rogers · 1 year

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Eclipse: Go ahead and explain to me what he’s done to you.

Prisoner Moon, quietly: Tortured me every time he’s bored.

Eclipse, glaring at a shaking Lord Eclipse: Oh, did he now?

#five nights at freddy's #fnaf #sun and moon show #sams #kill lunar au #fnaf eclipse #fnaf prisoner moon #fnaf dusk #lord eclipse #fnaf pulsar #incorrect sun and moon show quotes #incorrect sams quotes #incorrect fnaf quotes #incorrect quotes #source: my brain #aka my missing 4pm post #from january 22 #tw torture mention

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f-p-studios · 2 years

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💀 Mlp Villain Incorrect Quotes 💀

Chrysalis: You seem familiar, have I threatened you before?

💀💀💀

Sombra: What’s up guys? I’m back.

Cozy Glow: What the- you can’t be here. You’re dead. I literally saw you die.

Sombra: Death is a social construct.

💀💀💀

Adagio: Good responses for being stabbed with a knife?

Chrysalis: Rude.

Sonata: That’s fair.

Tirek: Not again.

Sombra: Are you going to want this back?

💀💀💀

Cozy Glow: Can I offer you a nice stick in this trying time?

#Mlp #mlp fim #Incorrect quotes #mlp incorrect quotes #tw violence mention #I don't know what the sources are #queen chrysalis #lord tirek #cozy glow #king sombra #adagio dazzle #sonata dusk

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karebeast · 19 days

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When Dusk and Dawn Collide

-Speedpaint-

⚠️DO NOT STEAL, DO NOT PROFIT, DO NOT REUPLOAD⚠️

Lord Sainterious and Lady Adara ™ @karebeast

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fleyrie · 1 year

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We gonna ignore that fact that in Hoeab, Bryce had her nails painted DUSK colours. (*cough* Dusk Court)

The foreshadowing, though. Sarah misses absolutely nothing.

#sjm #Hoeab #dusk Court #high lords of prythian #sjm theory #crescent city #Bryce Quinlan #acosf

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foxenclockwork · 6 months

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Ghosts

#made this with not the ghost by the crane wives and love like ghosts my lord huron in mind #experimental scene moment yaaaaa #my art #the killing dusk #wrenpaw #warrior cats #warrior cats art #warrior cats oc

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tastycitrus · 16 days

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very late on this but it's so funny that the DLC missions with Sayo in Cyber Sleuth states that Sayo beat the Seven Demon Lords with only Dianamon, implying she's such an epic gamer™ that she beat seven superbosses with one (1) Digimon who by game mechanics has low defense and is also at a type disadvantage against all of them

#digimon #digimon story cyber sleuth #i mean if this was with digimon world dusk mechanics then i'd buy it tbh #sayo probably evolved and degenerated her dianamon a million times to max all her stats and equipped her with the best equips #so when she went up to each of the demon lords she was basically one-punch mon #by the way where did the rest of her team go. dawn gives her the canon team of dianamon mirage gaogamon and lotusmon #which is carried over to her cameo in super xros wars as the gold tamer rank up opponent with them being her last team #why did she only have dianamon in cyber sleuth. where'd the other two go

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lara-prisma-avm-ask-blog · 1 year

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Stickronpa Chapter 2 - Daily Life(Day 1)

-.....-

-..........-

-...My head... hurts...-

-I felt heavy...

-My head feels heavy...-

-I almost didn't feel my body moving..-

-I started to open my eyes...-

Second:"a-ahrg..."

-I could see the bright light from my bedroom lamp...-

-I tried to get up only to feel more pain coming from my body, but in the end I managed to sit on the surface of the bed...-

Second:"... What... What happened...? How did I get to my room...?"

Blue:"Second!"

-I looked to my side, and there was Blue with a tired look sitting on the chair next to the bed.-

Blue:"Oh Alan, I was so worried about you!"

-He put his hands on my shoulders, I felt a little pain...-

Second:"What are you doing in my Room, Blue.?"

Blue:"You... you don't remember...?"

-He looked at me with a melancholy expression...-

Secondo:"I don't... Oh....."

-.......-

-Green... He's dead.....-

-He killed Eraser.... And was executed.....-

-..he....-

-He was smiling.... That smile.... He... He wanted to die??-

-I felt like my heart was going to break into a million pieces.... Why.... WHY!!??-

Blue:"Sec!"

-Blue looked at me with a look of sadness and concern...-

-I looked at him... I couldn't take it... I threw myself into his arms and started to cry....-

-and so....-

-.....-

-....Sec fell asleep...-

—Proteg Switch; Blue—

-I spent a few minutes comforting them before putting them back to bed.-

-I left the room after giving them one last check..-

-I left the room sighing and dripping to the floor sitting in front of the door.-

-I placed my hands on my face trying to hold back the tears that wanted to escape...-

Red:"Blue..?"

-I looked up, seeing Red looking at me with her hands close to his chest.-

Red:"Are you okay..? How is Second..?"

-I rubbed my eyes which stung a lot.-

Blue:"They... They're fine but... They're not handling it very well... I mean, Green... Died... And... They were so close.."

Red:"We were all close to him..."

-I could feel the pain in his voice... I held out my arms to him and without excitement he bent down to my height and hugged me tight...-

-I could hear him sniffling trying not to cry... I patted his back.-

Blue:"There, there..."

-We both stand up, Red wipes his tears holding my hand.-

Red:"Let's go to the cafeteria... You must be very hungry..."

-Red and I went to the cafeteria, this whole time I looked down and felt Red's grip on my hand....-

-It broke my heart to see Red so sad... Same for Second...-

-Green was our friend.... And now he's gone... He tried to protect us.... I....-

-It should have been me...-

-We both arrived at the cafeteria, I looked around, only we were there, Chosen and Sombra too.-

-I wonder what they're doing here...-

Yellow:"Blue!"

-She came to me visibly worried.-

Yellow:"Blue, are you alright...?"

Blue:"Y-yeh... I'm fine Yelly..."

Yellow:"Come on, you must be hungry..."

-She took my hand and led me over to the table and sat me down. I kept looking at her hand not wanting to let go...-

-Now that came to mind.... You... What if she also dies in this hell of a place?? I.... I can't bear to lose her too!!-

Yellow:"Blue...?"

Blue:"h-hun!?"

Yellow:"Blue... I know it's hard... Neither one of us is okay with everything that happened last night..."

-I gulped... I looked around, they were all depressed, Purple wasn't even making eye contact...-

Yellow:"But... Remember what Green said...?"

-..Remember what Green said..?-

Green:"Promise me one thing, find out how to get out of this hell! Make sure everyone survives!"

-.....-

Blue:"Green...."

-In seconds I felt the tears start to flow down my face.... Yellow made sure to comfort me with a hug...-

-The comfort of her embrace was so warm... I... I just wanted to hold her forever and forget about everything that was happening!!-

Monostick:"Get a room, you two!! This is a coffee maker, not a place to make out!!"

-Soon everyone looks at them when they appear. I call noticed that everyone was in the cafeteria now, when did they arrive??-

Monostick:"Excellent! Now that everyone is here, I'm happy to announce that a new floor is open!!"

Dusk:"A new floor..?"

Monostick:"Yes yes! Now, if you want to see the new floor, better hurry up and...... Wait, where's the weeping orange???"

-He asked in a furious tone...-

Blue:"Hey! They are sleeping! Don't you think they suffered enough yesterday, you.... Psycho!!"

-I moved forward raising my hand to strike them...-

Orange:"Do not be stupid!"

-I felt MT's grip on my wrist, holding me back from doing anything drastic...-

Monostick:"Didn't you read the rules, Romeo?? Any aggression towards me is worthy of punishment!! You're lucky bluebird! Because if you touched an inch of me, you would be punished...~"

-I paused.... I wanted to punch that brat....-

Yellow:"Blue.... Don't do what I think you want to do...."

-She holds my hand.... I sighed and remained obedient...-

Monostick:"Excellent! Please tell Second Coming about your findings!~Bayyyy!!~"

-And so they left....-

-Soon after, everyone faced each other and then sat at tables separated from the others...-

-I went back to my desk trying to calm down from this stressful situation...-

Chosen:"I think the best we can do is split up into groups to investigate the next floor..."

Night:"Okay, I'll go with Red and Smoke."

Red:"O-okay..."

Purple:"I'll go with....."

Indigo:"The best thing you can do is go with me—"

Purple:"King!"

-Purple passed quickly, and heads down, by their father... I think they still don't want to make eye contact...-

-Indigo looked confused but soon snorted looking to the side in frustration.-

King:"Why me?"

Purple:"I... I feel more comfortable with you..."

-MT landed and sighed crossing his arms and not saying anything else...-

Freedom:"Me, chosen and Dusk can go together."

Dark:"What!? There's no way me and Chosen who—"

Sombra:"Dark! Why are we working together here??"

-Sombra put an arm around Dark who looked very uncomfortable.-

Dark:"DO NOT TOUCH ME!!"

Sombra:"Waaan, don't be a dull one! We'll become good friends in no time!"

-Sombra immediately took Dark from the cafeteria pot with him trying to get away from him.-

-I decided to join Yellow.-

-After everyone ate, we split up and went to the second floor to investigate.-

-Just like Monostick said, one of the stairs was open, the other one was completely closed and went to a lower floor... What's down there??-

-Yellow and I went up the stairs until we reached the second floor. We started exploring the place and entered one of the rooms.-

-It was a double door that when opened reveals a stage with curtains and benches, next to the stage there was a door.-

-Is this some kind of theater?-

Sombra:"Ha, This place, full of familiarity to me..."

Yellow:"What you mean?"

Sombra:"I believe this place was made for me! The stage is reminiscent of the ones I used to tell shadow stories! Look!"

-He points to a type of prop on the stage, it looked like a white screen.-

Sombra:"This canvas is where I project the shadows to tell the stories!"

Blue:"Nice..."

-I didn't feel like celebrating for his room...-

Dark:"That door leads to a prop closet. That's it."

Sombra:"Maybe when I feel like telling stories, I'll tell them in this room!"

Yellow:"But what is this room doing here?"

Monostick:"Simple answer! It's an Ultimate Lab! Each lab is made for each of you!"

Yellow:"Like... To match our talents?"

Monostick:"DING DING DING! Correct yellowy!!"

-Their voice makes me angry...-

Monostick:"Well, I better go now! See you later, bastards!!"

-And so they left. leaving us alone...-

Blue:"Let's see the other labs..."

-I take Yellow's hand and we go to investigate the other rooms.-

-we enter another room. it was an invention workshop that.....wait...-

Yellow:"M-my...my workshop!? They recreated my workshop??"

-She didn't look nervous or scared... She looked... Excited...?-

Yellow:"it means... I can build my inventions again!!"

-She jumped up and started opening the cupboards and started looking around the workshop.-

-I must admit that even though it's disturbing to know that they know what her workshop looks like, I'm at least glad that she has something that makes her happy...-

-The workshop was spotless, it had every device she ever made and several of her tools.-

-After a good while of her admiring the workshop we left to go to the next room, right in front of hers....-

-It was... A potions room!? Like... My room...?-

Yellow:"I think this room is yours, Blue..."

Blue:".... Yeh.... I'm seeing it..."

-I felt uncomfortable with all this....-

-We started investigating the rest of the "Lab" and...-

-....No... No no no!! W-what the....-

Yellow:"Blue..?"

Blue:"Oh!!? Oh, s-sorry..."

Yellow:"Are you OK..?

Blue:"Y-yes!! Let's just get out of here... I don't feel comfortable..."

Yellow:"Oh, ok... Let's get out of here ok?"

Blue:"O-okay..."

-I... I need to get away from this room... I don't... I can't go back to this...-

-Yellow and I left the room and went to another one. As we entered, we realized it was a library.-

Dusk:"I see you tow are investigating..."

Yellow:"Yes, and apparently this is a library!"

Dusk:"Yup. By the way, I shall present this to you as well."

Blue:"Which is?"

-They presented us with a drawing.-

Dusk:"This is a map I made of that floor. I've already investigated everything with chosen and Freedom, but I believe they are still investigating a little..."

Yellow:"An infirmary! This will come in handy in case we get hurt!"

Blue:"Yes.... Speaking of which, where is purple?"

Dusk:"In the next room with chosen."

Yellow:"Oh ok! Come on Blue!"

-We were leaving the room...-

Dusk:"Remember to take care of your friend Second..."

-I stopped and looked at them... I... I decided to follow Yellow still a little confused...-

-We entered the room and... I can already tell that it is Sec's lab.-

Purple:"Second would love this place!"

Chosen:"It's pretty tight in here..."

Blue:"Hey Chosen... What did you, Dusk and Freedom found?"

Chosen:"Nothing much beyond these labs and a font."

Purple:"And this infirmary too! It's full of useful medicine!"

Chosen:"Yes... But it also contains... Poisons..."

-We face Chosen who opens a cupboard full of small vials and shows them to us. Several had the name "poison" written on them...-

Purple:"W-why would they have poison??"

Chosen:"I have no idea... Maybe it's a way to kill someone...?"

Blue:"Do not say that!! Nobody will die!! NOBODY!!"

-I left the room with Purple and Yellow following.-

Purple:"Blue! What's it..?"

Blue:"Gaahrrr... Nothing!! I just....."

-.....-

Blue:"I just... I want to keep the promise I made to Green....i...I need to protect all of you...-

Yellow:"Blue... You know we're going to be fine... And I don't like seeing you like this..."

-She holds my hand... I felt my cheeks turn red and I smile at her.-

Blue:"th-thanks Yelly..."

-Her smile is so welcoming....-

Purple:"We can continue to investigate! There's more lab on this floor! If I'm not mistaken the king is there..."

Blue:"Okay, let's check this place out...."

-We continue to this last room and pass by a fountain in the middle of the floor.-

Yellow:"I don't think they had much of an idea what to put in this place and said, "Fuck it, I'm going to put a font!"

Blue:"pfff.."

-I didn't hold back I had to laugh!-

-The three of us laughed and went to the room.-

-As soon as we entered the eyes we found a place... Elegant... and confusing...-

Orange:"Arrg!! I hate this place!!!"

Blue:"By the amount of orange, the pillars and the throne... This is your Lab isn't it?"

Orange:"What made you understand this?? The fact that I'm the "Ultimate Monarch"???"

-He looked pissed...-

Purple:"I think it's classy!"

Orange:"I find it insulting!! I'm not a monarch!! Much less a king!!"

-Yeah, the place is fit for royalty for sure...-

-After watching Orange get pissed at the architecture of the room, we all leave the room and head to the first floor.

-hum... I have plenty of free time for now... I think I'll talk to someone while I wait for Second to wake up...-

—Free time—

-Hmm... I think I'll talk to Purple for a bit!-

-They must have gone back to the infirmary.-

-I went to the office and there they were. It looked like they were arranging the curtains next to the beds.-

Blue:"Hey Purp, need some help?"

Purple:"Blue! Yes, some help would be great!"

-I smile and started helping them. They wanted to organize the remedies in alphabetical order and also hide the poisons in a place that no one would see.-

-We spent almost half an hour arranging everything and decided to take a break.-

Blue:"phew! It didn't take that long!"

Purple:"What? You are tired? I don't even feel tired!"

Blue:"How not?"

Purple:"Simple, organizing medicine and medical devices doesn't make me tired! They fill me with excitement! Maybe that's Because my mom always asked me to help with that when I was little..."

Blue:"Um... Maybe that's your talent?"

Purple:"Organizer? No no... I'm not that organized..."

Blue:"Haha no! Medicine! I myself cannot memorize even one of the remedies in this place, but you can! You would make a great doctor, or even a nurse!"

-Purple blushed a little before showing an expression of insertion.-

Purple:"My father always wanted me to be a fighter with him but... I'm not that good at it... I was afraid to fight him when he tried to train me.... To the point that over time I learned to take care of my wounds when I ended up hurt..."

Blue:"Yeh... Your father sucks! Ahh... Sorry..."

Purple:"....He's an amazing person it's just that... He gets angry easily... And I had high expectations when I was born... My mother who helped me better understand how to take care of myself... And I think.... I guess I want to take care of others that I love—I mean care!!"

-Did they mean "I love"...?-

Purple:"Ahh... T-thanks for helping me here Blue!! Bye!!"

-Red-faced, they started to leave the room, almost bumping into everything. I let out an awkward little laugh.-

-After that I also left the infirmar.-

-Who should I talk to now...?-

—Free Time—

-I decided to see Sombra... even if he's weird...-

-He was in his Lab props closet.-

Blue:"Ah... Hey Sombra... How about—"

Sombra:"we get to know each other better? Great idea!"

Blue:"Oh!? How did you—"

-Before I could say anything he grabbed my arm and pulled me over to help with the messy props.-

-After half an hour tidying the closet, I decided to strike up a conversation.-

Blue:"So... How do you tell shadow stories?"

Sombra:"Haha ha! Sure! I've always enjoyed telling people stories, legends, folklore, tales, anything with a dash of tension and drama!"

Blue:"Oh what kinds of stories do you like the most?"

-There was a long pause between us...-

Sombra:".... Fallen Heroes..."

Blue:"oh..."

Sombra:"There's something... familiar and... and depressing about stories of heroes who fail to do what's right... But the ones I relate to the most are the ones that follow a popular saying..."

Blue:"What saying..?"

-He then opened a wide smile... I felt a shiver down my spine...-

Sombra:"Either you die a hero... or you live long enough to become a villain..."

-I stare at him... If he can relate to that kind of saying... Something must have happened to him...-

-But... I don't feel like he's a "villain"... Just a weird guy. ..-

Sombra:"Anyway! And how is your "romance" with your friend?"

Blue:"W-WHAT!!! WHAT THE FUCK???"

Sombra:"hahahahah!!! Your face is the best!! Haha ha!!! Did you really think no one would notice her crush on her???"

Blue:"T-to be honest... She already knows how I feel about her... And I know how she feels..."

Sombra:"Oh, so why aren't you a couple yet...?"

Blue:".... I just want to make her comfortable... Also, I don't think the time is right now... I'd rather get out of here before making it official..."

Sombra:".... Hum... I see... Well, good luck to you then!"

-He smiled. I... I don't feel as uncomfortable with him as I used to...-

-After finishing tidying up the closet, I say goodbye and leave.-

-I went back to the dorms and was going to knock on Second's room door....-

-Had they already woken up...? Should I enter?? What if... What if I just make them uncomfortable???-

-I was about to open the door when...-

-....Their Eyes...-

-Their eyes looked so... Tired and... Sad...-

Blue:"A-ah... H-hi Sec..."

Second:"Oh, hey Blue..."

-They sound so...sad...-

Blue:"Are you..... Are you feeling better..?"

Second:"I... I think so..."

Blue:"......"

-......-

Second:"Blue.... please.... stop worrying about me too much...."

-I..... I just... I want to worry.....-

Second:".... Blue, I miss Green.... And I don't want you to worry anymore.... I don't want—"

Blue:"I WILL NOT DO THE SAME AS HE DID!!!"

-I covered my mouth real quick. Feeling my tears running down my face...-

Second:"......."

-.......-

-I-I... I'm an idiot....-

-......-

-I felt their arms wrap around me...-

-I hugged them back... I don't want to lose them... Not like I lost Green...-

Second:"We'll all be fine Blue..."

-They held my hands and wiped away my tears...-

-Their touch is so delicate... I didn't want to cry... I felt weak...-

-..pathetic....-

*DING DONG BING BONG*

Monostick:"Good night participants! It is now 10 pm! Time to sleep before someone stabs you in the back!"

Second:"I just woke up... But I still feel tired..."

Blue:"It's best if you stay in bed, Second..."

Second:"You too..."

Blue:"i-if you want, I can keep you company..."

-They smiles... It's the first time I've seen them smile in the last days...-

Second:"Don't worry Blue... I'll be fine..."

-They let go of my hand and close the door.-

Blue:*sight...*

-I go to my room But on the way I see see Yellow...-

Yellow:"Did they wake up...?"

Blue:"Yeah... They're fine but... I guess I'm not..."

Yellow:"Blue..."

-Excellent! Now she is worried!! Idiot!! Blue you idiot!!-

Yellow:"Do you want me to spend the night with you...?"

-I felt my face turn red.-

Blue:"N-no need, Yelly..."

Yellow:"Well, too bad! Because I'm not going to sleep until I'm sure you're going to be okay!"

-She took my hand and led me to my room. She sat me down on the bed and sat next to me.-

Yellow:"Now lie down... I'll stay here by your side... Just like you always stay by mine..."

-I felt my face get redder from her warm smile....-

-I.... I'm really tired...-

-I understand lying on my bed, and slowly feel her lay next to me, but I had my back to her.-

Yellow:"Just sleep ok..? I promise I'll be here when you wake up..."

-Her voice was soothing, her delicate hand was smoothing my back... I felt more comfortable with her...-

-I felt sleepy....-

-I....-

Yellow:"Goodnight Blue..."

—

[To be continued...]

[Decided to split the chapter by days now! So it doesn't get too long!;w;]

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