Tuesday, January 20, 2015

A try on making translyrics: Donut Hole



This might be a one-shot thing. I made something: English translyrics for one of my favorite songs by my favorite Vocaloid song producer: Hachi.

This might suck, but please give it a chance...

Oh, and if you plan to make use of these lyrics, please give me credit.

I might cover this song sometime, you never know...

DISCLAIMER: Donut Hole does not belong to me. It is a song by Hachi, and utilizes the Vocaloid Gumi.

Original PV (with English subs by vgperson): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqeWsLCwFkM



I wonder how much time exactly passed
Since I recall a large part of my memories?
From all of these forgotten memories
There is one that always seemed to stand out to me.

One more time, many times over;
That face will return to my mind
Yet I still am unable to understand
Why I cannot seem to remember you at all.

There are these loops that encircle the Earth
Circling round, and following the morning sun
And as for us, who needs no rails
We chase after the moonlight for ourselves.

Once again, ten thousand more times;
That face will return to my mind
A light rain falls as I close my eyes
And a dead, dark voice is left unheard.

Oblivious, and clueless, I don’t know anything
Is there a possibility that I offended you?
I can’t sleep for I fear, because of those odd reasons
I often wonder if you’ll laugh or ridicule me…

By counting my emotions, just the simple ones
I might not recall all the simple warmth that you’ve given me so kindly
“Bye bye”, I say crying, “We won’t meet again…”
Such an odd feeling to be having, yet are still, however, my thoughts…
My smile has turned sincere no more and it simply cannot be helped…

A donut hole, a rather simple thing
Yet it cannot be split from the thing it’s from.
My memories of you are just like that;
That is, I cannot prove that you exist.

Once again, many times over;
That face will return to my mind
My body wedged between the blanket and bed
Tonight, again, I will sleep the night.

If there are simply thoughts that would not ever die off,
I wonder if such thoughts could ever give us relief.
Having hope in things gone, that just seems really foolish
It’s something I can’t do, so please fill this hole in my heart…

By counting my emotions, just the simple ones
I might not recall all the simple words that you’ve shared with me so kindly
“Bye bye”, I say crying, “We won’t meet again…”
Such an odd feeling to be having, yet are still, however, my thoughts…
The tears then start to fall and still I know it cannot be helped…

I know this big gaping hole, this one in my chest
It is the only thing that I could use to prove that you exist
But even though I know that, I feel empty still
My heart has already been ripped apart, there’s nothing that I can do…

By counting my emotions, just the simple ones
I might not recall all the simple warmth that you’ve given me so kindly
“Bye bye”, I say crying, “We won’t meet again…”

At the end of the road, I managed to recall that simple, small word…
And evening out my breathing, I know my eyes finally opened…

My eyes have been opened; my eyes have been opened...
I realized that your name is-

Monday, January 5, 2015

Cardes prep!

Hey all! This will be my final post before school starts tomorrow...

WHY

So now, as I am trying to get my Brave Frontier Global to connect so that I can spam Metal Parades for my Esna, I am ALSO trying to formulate teams to beat Cardes the eff-ing Malevolent. AKA Trial 004. Because I am pretty confident I can oneshot the Palmyna version using dual Maxwell, Zellha, Lilith, Hogar, and Leorone.

Back to Cardes prep! I plan on utilizing the 'split' strategy, where two different squads are used for the two stages of this fight.

First battle is against 5* Zebra, second battle is against Luther, Phee, and Cardes, all 6*.

All powered up.

Zebra can inflict all status ailments (random ailment for his STBB, curse for his AOE), Luther can remove all buffs, Phee mitigates when she's alive, and Cardes not only buffs ATK and DEF for himself, he constantly revives Phee and Luther.

This is Gonna Suck.

Good news though: Zebra can be injured, Luther can be paralyzed, Phee can be cursed, and Cardes can be weakened. All can have their attack lowered.

Still...This is gonna suck so bad.

Looking from the current information I have received from the Gumi forums, courtesy of Hyperion (I believe he's on AppInvasion as well), the two squads must have these main components:

-A damage mitigator
-A healer
-Status nullifier
-Damage dealer
-A dark damage reducer (fingers crossed a few people would have defeated Cardes and used him as leader...otherwise GRAH)
-Someone to paralyze Luther (I really want a Falma or a Luther to fill this role, otherwise 6* Lich if he's released or Nalmika will have to do)
-A BB buffer is recommended as well
-An ATK down unit is also recommended (Earth unit from Priscilla's batch, Ardin, or Fiora apparently)

I am SO thankful for my Nalmika now. Like, really. Not only is she useful for the final boss in Bariura (not gonna give spoilers on who it is), who is susceptible to status ailments, she is also usable in this trial because of her BB or SBB, which inflicts random status ailments on enemies! Semira is also a good replacement for her if you have her.

So...if I were to combine my healer and status nullifier into one unit, I would have more working space around everything. Thank goodness for Altri AND Ulkina then!

Alright, since I have a lot of units...I can play around with them A LOT. Not only that, my units may not have their optimal types as well... Oracle Lodin, Oracle Altri, and Breaker Narza FML

My first team will likely consist of...

-Grah (L) leader
-Narza (B)
-Altri (O)
-Lilith (G)
-Raydn (A), Lucca (A), Ultor (B), or Ronel (B)
-Friend Lilly Matah

As for my second team...

-Lilly Matah (B) leader
-Ulkina (A)
-Oulu (L)
-Nalmika (B) or 6* Lich (A)
-Maxwell (L)
-Friend Cardes or Grah

...I'm prepared to fight this guy a lot of times.