Track 11

Gravitation by Maki Murakami
Translations by Yuki Machikawa
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Track 11
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pg 86
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Shuichi: I'm home! Yuuuki! Are you hungry? I'll make dinner!!
Yuki: [Dinner? You're gonna cook?] ... leave it alone ....

pg 87
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Shuichi: Hey you! Where's your kitchen knife? Ah! Long cut celery? I didn't buy that! Hey, don't you have rice? Let's see .. peel the potato .. YAH! I'm bleeding! I cut myself! Owie ...
Yuki: That's why I told you to leave it alone. Because I'm doing this, you go over there.

pg 88
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Shuichi: You're cooking is delicious.
Yuki: Your's sucks.
Shuichi: [He doesn't beat around the bush ..] The only person doing the cooking, is bound to become an expert at it.
Yuki: Your hand.
Shuichi: ??
Yuki: You cut it didn't you? Let me see it.

pg 89
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Shuichi: Kiss and make better?
Yuki: I'll bite it. I have to do it in this special posture huh?
Shuichi: This time is valuable to me. It's like we're newlyweds or something. *heart heart*
Yuki: Go do the dishes you freeloader.
Shuichi: .....

p 90
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Shuichi: Where are you going!! To take a bath!? And the go to bed!?
Yuki: To WORK! Work okay?! Don't bother me!
Shuichi: Play the PSX with me ...
Yuki: ......... look you ...
Tatsuha: Where are you, Shuichi!!! I heard from Ayaka that you and MY Ryuichi did a duet at the Live House, is that right!? And you didn't invite me!? You stupid brat!!

p 91
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Tatsuha: Stay out of my way big brother. I am SOOO pissed. Take me to Ryuichi right now! Don't be selfish! I'll smack you!
Shuichi: You're SO screwed up! Idiot .. why you ...
Mika: EIRI!!! Tatsuha you came here didn't you?! That stupid boy, exposing your work .. I'm gonna kick this juvenile delinquent's ass!!
Tatsuha: Ow ow ow that hurts Nee-chan ... ow I said! Save me Shuichi!! Uhm, good evening Sis ...

p 92
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Yuki: ALL OF YOU GET THE HELL OUT!!!
Noriko: ... hm? He threw you out at night?

p 93
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Mika: Yeah! Geez, Eiri you jerk ... facing off with me, his older sister!! And you wanna know why? Because of these to idiots!! Right here!!
Noriko: Okay, okay ... Mika-san, calm down ...
Mika: It's been a long time since I've seen Noriko, and I was looking forward to congratulating her, and you ruined it! Just go away! You jinx!! Weirdo!! Cockroach!!
Noriko: I don't know about Tatsuha-kun, but I invited Shuichi because Ryu-chan is coming too.
Mika: Oh, I see ...

p 94
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Mika: If you say one word to me, I'll make you meet Tohma and ask him yourself.
Tatsuha: Liar.
Noriko: Good evening Master!
BarKeep (Master): Welcome! Lots' of energy with all of Nittle Grasper here.
Seguchi: Hm? Tatsuha-kunm you came to?

p 95
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Tatsuha: It's nice to meet you, Sakuma san. I'm your biggest fan ...
Ryuichi: You got plastic surgery!? It was a huge success Shuichi ...
Tatsuha: Uhm, not exactly.
Noriko: Oh yeah, Ryu-chan recently returned to Los Angeles.
Ryuichi: Yeah, well .. over there, I was so carefree, but agreeable I guess. I only came back to Japan because Noriko-chan asked me to directly.
Tatsuha: Before you go back, by all means, please come by and play ..
Ryuichi: Yeah yeah! I'm comin, Let's go, let's go!
Noriko: *sweatdrop* Ryu-chan ..

p 96
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Tatsuha: Los Angeles huh? On the road suits you, right?
Ryuichi: Now! Kumagorou! Miracle Beam! *throws Kumogorou at Tatsuha*
Tatsuha: ahh .. yeah .. enough about Los Angeles, eh?
Noriko: The dimension of the conversation is all wrong.
Tatsuha: I'll tickle his sad heart. Natural fool. It goes beyond pretty!!! I just wanna eat you up. *heart*
Shuichi: .....
Ryuichi: Are you feeling bad? what's wrong Tatsuha-kun?
Tatsuha: Yeeah, I am .. I feel a little ... Sakuma-san, give me your shoulder please ...
Ryuichi: Yah! Hang in there! Uhm, I have to take Tatsuha-kun to rest, be right back.

p 97
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Seguchi: Your brother really likes Ryuichi, doesn't he?
Mika: The taboo of homosexuality doesn't apply to my brothers.
Seguchi: Ah, I see ... then Eiri too ..
Mika: Yeah, the little brat an he are living together.
Seguchi: Living together!? Living together!? You've been staying at Eiri's place!?
Mika: Wait a sec!! Why are you getting so upset!? Tohma!!
Shuichi: Yeah but .. he threw me out tonight ...

p 98
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Noriko: Uhm .. well, that's kinda our fault, me and Tatsuha ...
Seguchi: Whichever one did it, it'll pass ..
Mika: That kid accepts others so easiy, it's unbelevable. With that misanthropist, there is no fragment of human trust. To be uncooperative to that point, there is a reason for it.

p 99
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Shuichi-kun, you really don't know a thing about him.

p 100
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Editor: We certainly appreciate you participating in the manuscript. Thank you very much, Yuki sensei.
Yuki: Yeah, I'm exhausted.
Editor: Seems you have been so since the deadline before your unexplained disappearance. However, we would like you to practice a little self-control with female relationships.
Yuki: Is that all?
Editor: Yes.

p 101
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Editor: So tell me .. but your meetings with Shindou san .. it makes me wonder ..
Yuki: Excuse me?
Editor: Oh my, I'm right? Woman's intuition. *heart* Did you two have a fight?
Yuki: No, we didn't.
Editor: No

p 102
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Editor: That's what I thought you would say, Sensei. I think there's definitely a misunderstanding between you two. Perhaps it's none of my business, but ... it takes two people to have a good relationship.
Yuki: It's none of your business. [In order to be misunderstood, you have to live.]

p 103
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Yuki: [I should have known it was serious.] No, that's not it.
Shuichi: Yuki
Yuki: [I don't know about just living like this.]

p 104
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Shuichi: Geez! You scared me! I thought you'd be sleeping, and I was gonna ring the bell ... and there you are standing in the alcove ...
Eiri: ............... sorry.
Shuichi: [Sorry?]

pg 105
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Shuichi: Wait a sec! I was bad .. in the kitchen, in your study ...
Eiri: Throwing you out last night was bad,
Shuichi: Well, that was bad too ... It was never my intention to be an annoyance to you. And while we were having drinks awhile ago, your sister said, "You don't know anything about Yuki at all."

pg 106
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Shuichi: I don't care about what others say. I want to hear about you .. from you. I'm not kidding. I'm serious! I don't wanna hear anything else from your sister ... Got it? Because you don't lie to me right?

pg 107
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Shuichi: I'm glad that's done! You thought I hated you or something.
Eiri: As I thought ... You come here anyway. Starting tomorrow, you can live with me for one week, ok?
Shuichi ... huh? Uhm ..
Eiri: Shuttup.
Shuichi: [He's really pissed now ...] Wha?

pg 108
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Shuichi: Yaah! You're heavy .... Yuki? Hey .. what the heck? He's asleep .. Oh yeah, Mizuki san was just here a little while ago. There's always a deadline right afdter an all-nighter. Aw man, even an atomic bomb dropping couldn't wake him up ...

pg 109
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Shuichi: As always, he's terribly cute when he sleeps .. Even though I don't know all the secrets of your past, when you look like this, somehow I'll understand. Yuki. Will I ever be enough for you?

pg 110
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Shuichi: ... and so we're gonna start again as newly-weds.
Hiro: Oh? So you know about his past then? The novelist, Eiri Yuki ..
Shuichi: Don't look so inquisitive about Yuki!
Hiro: Yeah, yeah .. sorry.
Shuichi: His dark life, the oppression, the brainwashing, the recruitment, the rejection, the twisteed life ... it's really so tragic. Poor, poor Yuki ...
Hiro: And you think I'm being nosy.

pg 111
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Noriko: Honestly, aren't you two nervous? Here .. do you know where we are?
Shuichi: A TV station.
Hiro: After this, the actual performance.
Noriko: Uhm, yeah ...
Sakano: You sure this is okay? Because you're the guest contestant, you'll stand out too much .. Please answer the quiz as in rehearsal. No matter what, don't annoy the other contestants.

pg 112
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Noriko: Look, the Producer worries that he'll get into trouble.
Guy: Uhm, pardon me Mr. Producer.
Sakano: that's not right at all!! The boss is coming to visit today too.
Shuichi: Seguchi san is? How come?
Noriko: There is a live performance of a song program in Studio 6 at for 8 hours. On this program, ASK's back-up will be done by a guest performance.
Shuichi: I get it ... Seguchi san is ASK's producer.

pg 113

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Sakano: It's been so long since I have seen him as that glorious musician he is!!
Noriko: He's in love with him.
Stage Hand: Bad Luck, Please standy to be announced as contestants.
All: Ok!
Voice: Huh? You guys?

pg 114
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Ma-kun: You were the opening performance at the Pelshana right? It's a shame that Noriko is working with you losers. quiz Show contestants ...

pg 115
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Ma-kun: Heh, no wonder your grouped like this ... a perfect match.
Hiro: Shuichi!! Stay calm .. it's ASK, ASK!!
Shuichi: And you are?
Ma-kun: You didn't forget your Sempai's face did you? ASK! We're ASK!! We belong to the same record label as you dorks! N-G Records! All this over some KID!

pg 116
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Shuichi: What did you say?! Its not a good idea to call me a KID!!
Hiro: Uhm .. so that's the bad word ...
Ken-chan: You jerk!

pg 117
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Ken-chan: You're not playing fair! You sneaky little brat!
Noriko: Look who's not playing fair now.
Ken-chan: Who're you?
Noriko: Oh, excuse me .. so, once again, who's not playing fair? The two of you ..

pg 118
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Ken-chan: Ukai!?
Ma-kun: Good morning!!
Noriko: Picking on the subordinate? Go figure. You still had to give the newbie a hard time, be more considerate, Boy.
Ma-kun: But he started it!
Taki: Stop. Don't bother with them. C'mon, let's go .. Ma-kun, Ken-chan.
Ma-kun: Taki!
Shuichi/Hiro: Ma-kun ... Ken-chan ... Taki ..!?

pg 119
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Taki: Oh, by the way .. you make alot of enemies that way. Boy.
Shuichi: No, I .. I may be young, but I didn't care for what he was saying.
Taki: Fine, then take your friends and go back to elementary school to play.
Shuichi: [That look .. suits the jerk fine!!]
Hiro: Shuichi?! What the hell are you doing? C'mon!

pg 120
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Host: Good evening Ladies and Gentlemen! The moment you've all been waiting for, it's time to play "Quiz de Pon!" ! Tonight prize money is 1,000,000 yen! And now, allow me to introduce the contestants for this super hot game! Tonight's guest is the two man group Bad Luck!
Shuichi/Hiro: Hi everyone!
Host: These two recently debuted last month, amazing!!
Shuichi/Hiro: Thanks!
--- at the Shindou home (on TV) ---
Maiko: ..... Shu ... Shuichi?
Host: Are you gay!?
Shuichi: No comment.

pg 121
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Noriko: It's okay. Calm down Sakano kun, it's a quiz show ...
Stagehand to audience: Appplause.
Sakano: I've got a bad feeling about this ..! After last time, I deserve to make an scene .. Shindou kun has a habit of doing something crazy .. and this show is a live broadcast!!!
Noriko: The final blow, is later at the music show's live broadcast, right? To be honest, I'm looking forward to it.

pg 122
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Shuichi: ... Hiro? I'm still pissed about the way he looked at me.
Hiro: Yeah well, that's life.
Shuichi: When the music show starts in a bit, the feelings will go away.
Hiro: Objection. They won't go away because it hurts.
Shuichi: It's not the only music show on TV right?
Hiro: Yeah.
Host: Alright! First question! It's Picture Quick Push!! Can you make it out?

pg 123
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Host: Wow! He's fast! Bad Luck!!
Shuichi: Uhm, excuse me but ... we don't need 1,000,000 yen ... if we win the game, can I sing one song here?

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