14.) [ビデオ]

[ijustlivehere]

 あの。。何これ？？　失礼だが、誰か日本語を分かることできる？　今、おれは英語ができんだそうです。

ルーシー。。謝ることができたならいいのにと思うけど。。分からねぇだろう。くそ。もうしわけねぇ。

そして、スティーヴンは今もへんらしいね。なぜだろう。。

簡単だった人生が急に難しくなった。

もう、頭がいてぇー。誰か助けてくれなー！

(ooc: yes, all this nonsense means Neil's been hit with the Lost in Translation curse. He can speak conversational Japanese on a normal day, but right now that's all he can do. If any one else speaks, yeah, he thinks he's some sort of cool tough guy which is why he talks like this. Also if his grammar is a little messy, it's because it's his (and my) second language. He (we) is (are) doing his (our) best.]

Comments

[agoodchild.livejournal.com]

[Mm, mm, Maria does, uuu. Maria is Japanese, uuu. It's very nice to meet you, uuu.]

[illgrowoutofit.livejournal.com]

[ooc: No, it's cool, Google Translate works surprisingly well most of the time. =] And yeah, we can totally do the brackets thing!]

ほっとした！ 、あまりにも、よろしくね、マーリア。。ちゃん？

[agoodchild.livejournal.com]

[Mm, mm! Maria is sorry she doesn't know your name too, uuu.

Maria hasn't heard anyone speak Japanese on the Network in a long, long time, uuu. Maria thinks it's funny to hear it again, uuu.]

[illgrowoutofit.livejournal.com]

[ooc: ...For the sake of simplicity I'm going to go ahead and go to English-in-brackets too, since we're assuming they can understand each other obviously. Also because I am lazy and keep forgetting to switch between Japanese and English input on my keyboard. XD;;]

[Oh, sorry for not saying before. I'm Neil.

Were there other people who spoke it before? By the way, you're kind of a life-saver. I didn't think I'd have anyone to talk to while this was going on.]

[agoodchild.livejournal.com]

[Neil! Maria is very glad to meet you, uuu.

Mm, mm, there are a lot of people who can speak it, but not many people do speak it, uuu--it sounds funny on the Network.

Uuu, does Neil speak Japanese all the time? Or maybe Neil is cursed, uuu.]

[illgrowoutofit.livejournal.com]

[Yeah, I guess it would be strange if people were speaking it often...

I can speak a little. Usually I'm not as skilled.]

[ooc: mrrrngh thank you ='] I'll spoil the magic a little by admitting that my grammar is... shoddy in places, ahaha.]

[agoodchild.livejournal.com]

[But everyone understands everyone else all the time anyway, uuu, so it's all right. It doesn't matter what anyone speaks, uuu, and Maria thinks that's a very good thing, uuu, because this way everyone can make more friends.

Uuu, Maria still thinks you are very, very good at speaking it.]

[illgrowoutofit.livejournal.com]

[Yeah, that's true. I only wish I could be understood like normal today. But, I guess it's not the worst curse.

I-I'm not that good, but thank you.]

[agoodchild.livejournal.com]

[Maria thinks it could be very much worse, uuu. And Maria knows that it will end very, very soon, uuu. But Maria is also glad to have met Neil, uuu, and that they can understand each other.]

[illgrowoutofit.livejournal.com]

[Right. New friends, eh? So it's not so bad.]

[agoodchild.livejournal.com]

[Mm, mm. But, Maria thinks it would be easier if everyone could understand Neil and Neil could understand everyone, uuu.]

[illgrowoutofit.livejournal.com]

[He sighs.]

[That would be better. But at least it will probably be over soon, like you said.]

[agoodchild.livejournal.com]

[It will, it will, Maria is sure, uuu. Neil just has to be strong until then, uuu. Do your best, uuu!]

[illgrowoutofit.livejournal.com]

[She gets a grin for that.]

[Thanks. I will.]