Hoping to make your life's design a bit more dynamic!

I think I have an idea to fix the redirecting errors in the files that can't be redirected. In fact, I think I need to Change all the text to work this way. We will talk about it when I get off of work.

Sounds promising. I have most of those chopped-down blocks working properly now except numbers 40 and 70.

*SPOILER* I'm not sure about the one that deals with Lina's breast enhancement technique. I haven't encountered it in the game yet, but the block fits nicely!

As I proceed past the halfway mark, the story is becoming quite interesting in the second kingdom, but I am about to drop below the 5000 bytes buffer. Just to let you know.

This is OT but it seems like the forum is used like an email supplement on occasion so I'm going on the assumption that it's ok.

Just wanted to respond to the most recent update, thanks for all your hard work again both of you. I tried to play a little last night but I ended up falling asleep after a couple of battles. I'm playing some right now though and I'm excited to see the progress.

BTW: Did a bit more translating on Aretha II this weekend.

Matt, this is your board, too. You may use this board any way you wish, especially when it ramps up the fun factor! The board serves us. We don't serve the board! Heh, what part put you to sleep? I'll rewrite it!

BTW, are you gonna translate this crazy string for me in early Block33? The first 11 strings weren't translated, but I handled the 10 little ones. This is Marine Village in the Dils Kingdom.

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えっ，聞いてくれるの！
うれしい！！

この間ね，ある男が「私は
この世に，おそろい物など
何もない」って言ってたの
でもね，ひとつだけ
あるのよ　本当は！
聞きたいでしょう？
いいわ，教えてあげる
その男が，よっぱらって

ねているときに，たまたま
聞いちゃったんだけど

「彼女にヒゲが
生えた！こわい，こわい」
って言ってたのよ
でも，たしかにこわい
わよねぇ

こわいって言えば，そうそう
これは，聞いた話なんだ
けどね
さっきの話の人とまったく
ぎゃくで，とっても
おくびょうな人がいて
「ああきょうも，いい
天気だ　空が青い
なんてこわいんだろう」
なんて言っている人もいる
そうよ

世の中，おもしろいわねぇ


まぁ，ちょっと話したりない
気もするけど，私の話を

聞いてくれて，どうも
ありがと

Here is that text. I think I've translated these lines before so I may try to check it against my previous translation but this should be good.

えっ，聞いてくれるの！
Ehh-, you'll listen to me!
うれしい！！
I'm so happy!

この間ね，ある男が「私は
The other day, there's this guy who
この世に，おそろい物など
says stuff like "There is nothing that
何もない」って言ってたの
can compare to me in the world" and
でもね，ひとつだけ
things like that but only
あるのよ　本当は！
one thing he said was actually true!
聞きたいでしょう？
You're curious to hear right?
いいわ，教えてあげる
Ok, I'll tell you
その男が，よっぱらって
When this guy was drunk
ねているときに，たまたま
and fell asleep, I heard him say it
聞いちゃったんだけど
by sheer chance

He says
「彼女にヒゲが
生えた！こわい，こわい」
"My girlfriend is growing a
って言ってたのよ
moustache. It's so scary"
でも，たしかにこわい
That truly is scary
わよねぇ
right?

こわいって言えば，そうそう
Oh yeah, speaking of which,
これは，聞いた話なんだ
I only heard this from someone
けどね
you know?
さっきの話の人とまったく
This really cowardly guy,
ぎゃくで，とっても
totally the opposite of the
おくびょうな人がいて
guy I was telling you about,
「ああきょうも，いい
says "Ahh- the weather
天気だ　空が青い
is nice today, the
なんてこわいんだろう」
blue sky is kind of scary."
なんて言っている人もいる
There are people that say such things
そうよ
apparently.
世の中，おもしろいわねぇ
The world's a strange place isn't it?

まぁ，ちょっと話したりない
Well, it kind of feels like we didn't
気もするけど，私の話を
get to talk enough but,
聞いてくれて，どうも
thanks for listening to what I
ありがと
had to say.

Lol. It was just the late at night part.

First draft of story version, broken into screen...

.TEXT
Oh, you'll listen to me...!?
That makes me SOOO happy![key]

Well, not long ago, this man
told me I was like none other
in the world and other sweet-
nothings, but that's not all!

You're dying to hear the rest
of it, right? Okay, since
you're so curious, I'll tell
you more...

Mind you, he was staggering
drunk, but just before he
passed out, I happened to
hear him mumble something.

He said, "Since my girlfriend
started growing a mustache,
I'm afraid to go near her!"
Wow! Can you believe that...!?

It's truly frightening,
wouldn't you agree? Oh, yeah...
Speaking of which, wait until
you hear my next story...

This chicken-hearted fellow,
a different guy you may know,
said something even more
outlandish!

If possible, he's a bigger
wienie than the man with the
hairy girlfriend! You won't
believe what HE said!

We were talking about how nice
the weather was one day when
all of a sudden he said the
blue sky was "kind of scary".

Have you ever heard such
nonsense? Well, I suppose it
takes all kinds to make up
this crazy world......!

Hey, why do I get the feeling
we're not having much of a
conversation here? Why don't
you say something!?

Oh, well... Thanks for
listening.
.ENDT

Nice! I lol'd at this line "If possible, he's a bigger wienie than the man with the hairy girlfriend! You won't believe what HE said!".

The line, "There is nothing that can compare to me in the world" was quoted so when he mentioned "me" I think he was talking about himself and not the speaker. It's a little unclear but I think the first guy is a boaster and a liar and the other is a coward so the speaker makes a point that the only truthful thing he (the first guy) spoke was an utterance in his sleep. I like it this way too. I'll leave it up to you if you want to mess with it.

Looking good guys! 2010 is going to be a great year for us.