Track 29

Gravitation by Maki Murakami
Translations by Yuki Machikawa
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Track 29

pg 96
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- Nuerology -
Doc: I wouldn't recommend surgery at this time. I understand your feelings, but you should continue the counseling sessions. Anyway, I believe it to be best for you.

pg 97
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Yuki: Save the hopes and dreams speech Doctor. Since we differ in opinion on my sickness, won't it evebtually come down to surgery?
Doc: Uesugi-san, as a general rule I don't treat famous people any different ..
Yuki: It's fine either way ... anyway, hurry up and give me the surgery!
Doc: Well, yeah but ... If you start feeling ill again, come see me immediately. First of all, I'm giving you some strong stabilizing medicine ...
{Feel okay?}
Doc: After that, we'll see how you look.

pg 98
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Yuki: {While there's no memory of what the other person did, there's no way around it is there? Well, it's no concern of mine if he's here or not. ... and yet, if it's just that, I'd rather ...}
Girl: Uhm ... You're Eiri Yuki right!? Uhm, I'm a big fan of yours ... I've read all your books.
Yuki: ... you got the wrong person.

"I saw you on Morning Time the other day."

Girl: Uhm .. I couldn't shake your hand, could I?

"Are you really going out with Shuichi Shindou?"

pg 99
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"Shuichi Shindo..."

"for a boyfriend..."

"is it true?"

Girls: Uhm ... it's not true ... is it?

"Though I'm a murderer.."

Yuki: ...I said you got the wrong guy, got it? How rude.

pg 100
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Tohma: Eiri-san ... Are you okay?
Yuki: ... yeah?
Tohma: So how much of my food and drink are you going to consume anyway?
Yuki: I'm getting trashed because you called me, you jerk. A reliable person should be looking after me, oh big brother.
Tohma: Hmm, can I really look after you? I mean REALLY look after you?

pg 101
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Yuki + Tohma: .....
Tohma: You want to be looked after, nursing is almost necessary since you wanna drink so much, so aren't you gonna tell me why? That was cold of me huh?
Yuki: If you're gonna be mean, just go home. I invited the wrong woman!
Tohma: Not yet *heart* I get it. You're sulking because Shindou-san isn't here!
Yuki: Shuttup!! Drink in silence!
Tohma: Eiri-san, you're so shy ... Oh!!

pg 102
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Tohma: Oh man!! It's almost time!! It's not very polite to talk to you while listening to this right?! For a new play!!
Yuki: What's gonna be talked about!!?
Tohma: Excuse me! I need to use your radio for a minute!! Let's see .. 83 .. 84 .. this one?
Radio: Bad Luck's All-Nighter!!
Yuki: ...what? Those guys on a show? He wants to listen to this?

pg 103
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Tohma: Oh don't make that face, it's okay. There's a catch, they can't use your name at all. And besides, at best a few people will be up this late anyway. You really wanna hear Shindou-san's voice don't you? ... in that case, I recommend it, especially tonight.
Yuki: ... I don't wanna hear it, in fact I have a bad feeling about this.
Shuichi on radio: So, I'm Shuichi Shondou of Bad Luck. First off, let's start with a postcard!!

pg 104
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Shuichi: Hm .. "I saw you recently and you're the best!" Aw, thanks! "By the way, how have you and Eiri Yuki progressed with your relationship?" Uhm, I can't read everything written here right now.
Tohma: Eh, Eiri-san?
Hiro: Idiot!! Geez, make something up ... hurry!!
Shuichi: Uhm .. ehh .. er ... Anyway .... every night we drink and then hit the bases until we get a homerun ...
Hiro: Ahhh!! You fucking idiot Shuichi!!
Tohma: Eiri-san!

pg 105
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Hiro + Shuichi: Whatever right? Ha ha ha ha ha ...
Shuichi: Looks crispy, almost customary. Shu-chan's life discussion room. Mimizu-kun from Tokyo Metro writes, "To Shindou-san! Have you and Ei** Yu**-san kissed? Or anything else naughty .... ...................

pg 106
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Suguru: Moving right along, one from yomogi-san in Hokkaido who writes: "Good evening Shindou-san! Now, I've heard the rumors about you and Yu** ... it looks like you have become entangled nothing but dreams, not making the effort to study may result in failing the test. This relationship of yours, you guys have to tough it out ... Please lighten up ...
K: Hmph, this idea to read letters was not so good you know, Mr Director.
Director: Excuse me K-chan, I'm a little worried too. Nothing came but these postards ...
Shuichi: Now, here's "No Style" by Bad Luck, have a listen!!

pg 107
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Hiro: Are you trying to harass us Director? We don't wanna talk about Yuki-san anymore!
Dirctor: You'd rather not have the spots blanked out?
Shuichi: If we have to talk about Yuki, our boss will kill us!!!
K: You guys are behaving like spoiled children!!
Director: So .. whaddya wanna do?
K: TRhe trick is to completely vague memories, and various. This situation will show me if you're men or not! Therefore this isn't over and that's the end of the discussion!!!

pg 108
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K: Not a word of this to anyone, got it?
Director: Cuz the otaku is the boss.
??: What a rousing speech, 4 stars ....
K: .......... that voice, could it be
??: ... this means I get to hear "No Style" too.

pg 109
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Hiro: So .. let's see .. what dangerous postcard could be left ... Wait a sec, we've got a program change .. a live guest .. [What's going on!? Connect Fujisaki ..]
Fujisaki: *fainting*
Hiro: [Hallucination?]

pg 110
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Shuichi: Waaaah!! You're Noriko's husband!!!
Hiro: ..... hallucination ..........
Ukai-san: Hang in there OK?
Shuichi: What are you doing?!! When did you come in?!!
Ukai-san: From 16 year old Ami-chan in Minatoku, "Good evening Shindou-san, Nakano-san, Fujisaki-san. Please listen to my problem."
Shuichi: Please don't just go on without us!!
Hiro: You ... why are you here?!!
Ukai-san: Tetsuya's 2nd Place Cooking!! I created that show!!!

pg 111
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Noriko: It's Noriko's Room of Explicit Love Stories!!
Shuichi: Director!! You didn't actually invite these guests did you ....
Sign: Not exactly. *heart*
Noriko: Isn't this so interesting? Who'd have thought we'd be guests on the radio show you're doing!!
Shuichi: Storming in here is hardly fitting of "guests"....

pg 112
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Radio: ... that's we have Tetsuya Ukai as a special guest.
Radio: Same with his wife Noriko.
Radio: Please don't encourage them!!
Radio: Same with Horoshi Nakano.
Radio: Hiro!!
Radio: Sorry, but I'm not leaving without payment.
Radio: Just wait a sec, why you ... Suguru ...
Yuki: ... Seguchi. You instigated this little fiasco, right?
Tohma: ... you're angry?
Yuki: I'm finished being angry about this.

pg 113
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Tohma: ... I'm sorry. I just wanted to see the surprise on your face.
Yuki: And you're gonna do more of these?
Tohma: Yeah but it was supposed to be just one guest!
Yuki: .... what are you up to, exactly ...?
Tohma: It's a secret of course! Aren't you surprised by your present?

pg 114
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Shuichi: [This is all becoming a little absurd but ... With Noriko-san, maybe the topic will change from being about Yuki.] So, Noriko-san actuallu used to be our back up member.
Noriko: Yeah, hang on a sec Shuichi-kun.
Shuichi: Huh?
Noriko: To tell the truth, I was supposed to be the only one here. Geez, Tohma-kun has alot of free time, to set up this elaborate plan.
Hiro: Seguchi-san!!?
Shuichi: Supposed to be the only one!!?
Noriko: Now, now ... that's what I said.

pg 115
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Noriko: It's a present from Tohma-kun. S, here you go.
Shuichi: Present ....??
Noriko: The one special guest is .... him.
Shuichi: {No way ... impossible}

pg 116
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Ryuichi: Yo! Shuichi!!! Hi!!!!!!
[Sakuma-san ...]
Shuichi: {Nothing could louder than that outfit .. !!}

pg 117
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Shuichi: {Man, how can he be like ...}
Ryuichi: For Shuichi, your present. "Congrats on selling a million copies!! From Tohma!!"
Shuichi: {Congrats .. on selling a million copies ...?}

pg 118
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Noriko: We knew yesterday, but Tohma-kun kept it from you guys so you could be told here, like this. Of course, K and Sakano-kun knew nothing. Now would a "tyrant" like Tohma-kun give you a present like this?
Ryuichi: That said, I have one more present to surprise you with Shuichi!
Suguru: Excuse me .. but I'mnot Shuichi ...
Shuichi: {Wait a sec, just hold on ... a million .. no way ...}
Ukai-san: Please accept these.

pg 119
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Ukai-san: This is from my wife and I. The time on the cooking show, that was also her doing. I'd like to include my apology as well.
Hiro: ... Shuichi ...
Shuichi: ... Hiro ...

pg 120
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[We really broke the million mark]
Suguru: Uhm ... Excuse me ... we're still ... on the air ...

pg 121
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Hiro: Mi-Mickey ...?
Shuichi: Mickey!! Mickey!!
Hiro: Mi-Mickey! Mickey! PURIKURA ...
Shuichi: PURIKURA PURIKURA!! PURIKURA! D-date?
Hiro: Date!! Date date!
Shuichi: Date! Date!! Yu ... Yu ... Yu ... D .. D .. D ... Daaaa ....
Suguru: Shindou-san!! Please hang in there!!!
Ryuichi: Yeah Shuichi!! The date!!

pg 122
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Shuichi:[A date with Yuki]
~ Yuki: Ready?
Shuichi: [A date with Yuki]
~ Yuki: Here, want some ice cream? How about the merry-go-round?
Shuichi: [A date with Yuki. A date with Yuki]
[Eiri Yuki, I'm completely in love with you]

pg 123
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Tohma: ... yesterday, the addiotional press confirmed the million sold, so I saw no reason not to go ahead with this. So, no problems with it right? Whatever has happened, is passed because you and Shuichi are now the "ones to watch".
Yuki: ............ truthfully, I said wasn't kidding about these things didn't I?
(Ed Note: not sure if the following is on the radio or in Yuki's head .. I dunno.} ~ Yukiii, I'm coming! I finally did it! Ah, your Shuichi is coming!
Tohma: I'm really sorry to hear that. Shindou-san has every right to be dramatic about this, it's a date with you. The reservation is for half a day at TDL (Tokyo Disneyland) Eiri-san ..

pg 124
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Tohma: Eiri-sa ..
Yuki: I ... I don't feel so good ...
Tohma: What!? Don't feel well!? Are you going to be sick!? The bathroom .. Oh man, you drank to much Eiri-san ....

pg 125
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Yuki: ... gonna ... puke ...
Tohma: Puke? C'mon Eiri-san ...
Yuki: .... yeah ... can you do this?
Tohma: Yeah, it's just your vomit ...
Yuki: Se ... Seguchi

pg 126
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This ... is blood!

pg 127
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Shuichi: Thank you very much! Ahhh .... tonight has been like some unreal dream ...
Suguru: If possible, I'd rather have real dreams.
Hiro: It's alright, Fujisaki, you'll get used to it in no time.
Shuichi: [Noriko-san and that old judge guy trespassed to come ... Ryuichi Sakuma also trespassed to come in. But that's just it, the surprise nearly gave me a coronary ...

pg 128
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Shuichi: I can't believe we beat a million so fast!! So that's what really happened!!
Hiro: A million CDS!! We sold a million!!
Shuichi: Hell yeah!! A million!! 3 million, 5 million, there's no limit!!
Suguru: ... Uhm ... isn't it because you were persistant? Both of you ..
Shuichi: Alot of people's inner reasons are why they got involved!! It wasn't about the money .. it was about the "meaning of it". Yes ... I titled it "million seller"

pg 129
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Shuichi: I hope he heard this somehow!! Yes, Mr. Monk!! Can't say, can't say, can't say ... Mickey, Mickey, Mickey!!
Suguru: [You must endure this Suguru! You just have to work with them, that's all.]
Shuichi: Finally we're done with the radio program, all the guests have gone, I gotta call Yuki now!!
K: Hey, I got the phone right here.
Shuichi: Yuki Yuki Yuki, hello? Darling?
K: Yuki Yuki Yuki, If you wanna talk to Yuki, you'll have to carry the phone to him, he's hospitalized for vomitting blood.
Shuichi: Ehhhhhhhhhhhh!?? No way, Yuki you jerk, vomiting blood ...
K: Not there, here. Tohma's wife called just a minute ago.

pg 130
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Yuki: ... he'll hear it from his Manager in a minute that I was vomiting blood.
Mika: I was sick to my stomach too! I got the call from Tohma, how long are you going to keep up this charade?
Yuki: Oh my, are you worried about me?
Mika: Obviously!! I'm allowed to worry about my siblings y'know!!
Yuki: It's no big deal Mika .. The stress of this conversation might make me sick again y'know.

pg 131
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Yuki: Being a writer is stressful business, I knew that from the start.
Mika: ... Eiri ... Fine, do whatever you want! Get sick again for all I care, I'm tired of your stubborn attitude! What's with the "stress is part of my business" crap? Explain it to me. You keep making these trios to see the neurologist, things have got to change! Honestly, you're such a pain!
Tohma: Now, now Mika-san ...
Mika: Ah, yes .. you're the one behind it all. And Eiri ended up the victim!
Tohma: .........
Mika: What have you got to say for yourself ... Tohma.

pg 132
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Mika: Now, don't tell me you didn't see this Shuichi Shindou kid becoming extremely popular?! What the hell were you thinking!? Eiri has highly sensitive nerves, didn't you know that? And another thing ... understand this ... use Shuichi Shindou'd name to sell songs, but you guys just couldn't leave him alone could you? And that makes you the worst person of all Tohma!!
Tohma: I absolutely did ... but you're wrong about my motives, Mika-san.

pg 133
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Tohma: Shindou-san just wanted to go with Eiri-san. In order to make it happen, I thought this was all necessary.

pg 134
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Tohma: I guess I was wrong... I put your brother through all this. I'm sorry, Eiri-san.

pg 135
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Shuichi: E .. elevator!! 4th Floor, c'mon, hurry!! I'm begging you! [Yuki ...] Hurry!! [Yuki!!]

pg 136
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Shuichi: [Why do things like this happen ..!!!] Yuki!!! [Vomitting blood, Yuki, that's a serious illness, you could die from it!! You'll leave me behind if you die!!!] No!! Screw the million seller shit, Oh God!!

pg 137
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Shuichi: [Come to think of it, Yuki hasn't been eating much lately. He alwyas says it's his medicine, then takes more drinks for medicine.] How much of everything is he taking a day, pills 3 times a day and drinking before bed ...!!? [Everty week on fridays, he's by himself, but he says he goes out for "walks".] The hospital!? I'll save you ... !!! [Wrong, that's not it .. 412, found it!!] ... Yu ..!
Mika: Eiri.

pg 138
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Shuichi: [Yuki's older sister....]
Mika: It's as Tohma said.
Shuichi: [Tohma? Seguchi-san!?]
Mika: You can't take Shindou-kun with you either. Can you write a novel in New York?
Yuki: ... yeah, I can.
Voice: Eiri...

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