Doubt yourself and you doubt everything you see. Judge yourself and you see judges everywhere. But if you listen to the sound of your own voice, you can rise above doubt and judgment. And you can see forever.

— Edmund Hoyle
Chapter 6, Page 3
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August 20th, 2012

Chapter 6, Page 3

So the chapter’s name is ‘Three Journeys’, right? We’ll be following our main trio, with a few side trips to keep up with what’s happening to Caera. Now here’s our third substory — delving into the journal that the A.I. gave to Roger. It’s a tale from the past, courtesy of the infamous Doctor Fumiaki.

Now that all three substories have been introduced, I’m going to stick with this one for a while before shifting to the others. I think the pacing will work out best that way. But let me know which thread you’re most interested in. All three contain big revelations in this chapter.

↓ Transcript
Roger voiceover: I didn't know any of that yet. The journal grabbed my attention. It was hand-written by Dr. Tatsushiro Fumiaki.
Journal: San Francisco, August 13, 2055 -- When I heard the news, I called my assistant Lynn and ran to the university...
Tatsu: My lab!
Lynn: My thesis work!
Both: Ruined!
Tatsu: I never should have collaborated with the Russian Pastukh A.I.. I never should have given it control of the lab automation. I was hoping it wouldn't go crazy, like the others...
Lynn: The creches! All the genetic microfabbers! All trashed -- but why?
Lynn: It's a baby?
Tatsu: It's an animal.
Lynn: Tatsu...it's an animal with opposable thumbs.

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Discussion (5)¬

  1. Skur says:
    August 20, 2012 at 6:14 am

    With my endlessly limited Japanese skills I’d conclude that it either says “It’s her, it seems” or “It seems, it/she is your girlfriend”.

  2. Skur says:
    August 20, 2012 at 6:23 am

    Or maybe: “It’s her, isn’t it?”

  3. Remus Shepherd says:
    August 20, 2012 at 8:03 am

    The text on the wall will be explained in the next page. But keep in mind that your Japanese may be better than mine. 🙂

  4. Gaijin says:
    August 22, 2012 at 6:13 pm

    well, the は in the first part is unnecessary, and since です　and だ are versions of each other, the entire thing is redundant in a way that doesn’t work in Japanese.

    それは女の子だね！ <– It's a girl!

    Little Dahnei seems to be complaining about the heat, though.

  5. Remus Shepherd says:
    August 22, 2012 at 8:11 pm

    I just want to point out that the next page has been finished for weeks. So what shows up next Monday was not influenced by what Gaijin just wrote. 🙂