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PairPuri Vol 10 - Fuji x Shishido

A good day

1. F: Oh? Aren’t you Shishido from Hyoutei? S: You’re Seigaku’s Fuji! What a coincidence.

2. F: You’re walking your dog too? S: Eh? “You too”…?

3. F: I’m the same as you. I’m walking my cactus!

4. S: …!! F: Hehe, I can perfectly understand your trembling.

Their conversation #1

1. F: Oh. Seems like your dog and my cactus already became friends. S: !?

2. Doggy: Why is it that you’re different than me, having spines all over your body?

3. Cactus: What are you saying? Both you and humans have invisible spines all over your body too, don’t you? Don’t you know the expression “hedgehog’s dilemma?” *

4. F: … I wonder if that’s the kind of conversation they’re having? S: …! F: Haha. Looks like you too are having difficulty understanding my heart. **

Their conversation #2

1. S: I-, I can’t imagine our dog having such a refined conversation. F: Hee… Then, what kind of discussion do you think they’re having?

2. Doggy: Nice to meet you woof! Let’s be friends woof! Cactus: Same here cact! *** 3. S: … That kind of thing… Hey! Don’t record it! F: I see. I think I came to understand what kind of a person Shishido is. Phone: Yoroshiku woof! **** S: Delete it!

4. Doggy: … maybe they’re having that kind of a conversation. Cactus: I don’t really understand humans!

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Translation notes

* Hedgehog’s dilemma.

** I asked several Japanese people about this sentence, but no-one really had a suggestion on how to word this in English. The literal translation would be something like “You still can not measure the distance between our hearts”, but the meaning seems to be about not understanding each other.

*** “Sabo” in original Japanese.

(excerpt from Yana Toboso’s blog post from April 24, 2010)

English translation:

Come to speak of it, whenever I say “Grell’s main squeeze is William (it’s also mentioned in the official Character Guide)” in meetings with the [anime] staff, most people react “Whaaaaat!?” and then ask me “Isn’t Sebastian the one who he’s really after!!??”. I think, from Grell’s point of view, Sebastian is more like an idol. It’s like there’s someone you love in real life, but in front of your favourite artist you become a fan girl and scream for him. However, since he’s everyone’s idol, you don’t really expect of him to love you back. If he did, everything would become too ‘real’ and you’d somehow lose your interest in him. You just want to scream and enjoy [being a fan girl] one-sidedly. That’s the image I have about Grell’s feelings for Sebastian. When I explain this to female creators, they mostly say “I know exactly what you mean!!!”. That’s the way girls are, isn’t it? Grell is a boy, but has a heart of a maiden (lol).