#half-nightmare

[otoroll]

I’m panicking a little because it’s maybe two days until the end of the SINoALICE NieR event at this time, and, uh... I’ve just been sidetracked by other games and their events and even other events in this very game that I kind of forgot to even start.

While I frantically mash auto, please enjoy these Half-Nightmare designs for Alice, Snow, Gretel, and Ibara posted on Twitter earlier this month.

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

SINoALICE Official Twitter

[tl-theworsttale]

[Job Story] Red Riding Hood [Half-Nightmare]

さあ、今日は何して遊ぼうか？ちくちくお腹を縫い付ける？ それなら、まずはお腹を裂かなくちゃ！ 鋏でじゃきじゃき、じゃきじゃきじゃきじゃき……

What kind of game should I play today? How about stitching a stomach? In that case, I have to cut one open first! I’m going to use these scissors ― snip, snip, snip, snip...

いつの間にか、ボクの右手は真っ赤に染まっていた。 手にした鋏ハ白い指にまみれテル。 ん？アレ？おかしいな？ボクのお腹が裂けてイル？

I came to my senses, and found my right hand covered in blood. My pale fingers were ｗｒａｐｐｅｄ around the ｓｃｉｓｓｏｒｓ. Hm? Ｗｈａｔ? How strange. I’ve been ｄｉｓｅｍｂｏｗｅｌｅｄ.

いけない！早クお腹を縫わなくチャ！ 錆びた針とゴワゴワする糸が、ぶすりブスリとお腹に刺サル。 痛い、痛イ、イタイ！デモ……楽しクテ気持ちイィ……！！

Oh, dear! I need to hurry and ｓｅｗ　ｉｔ　ｓｈｕｔ！ Ａｇａｉｎ and again, I ｐｉｅｒｃｅ my stomach with a rusty needle and a spool of ｒｉｇｉｄ thread. It hurts, it ｈｕｒｔ, ｉｔ　ｈｕｒｔｓ！ Ｓｔｉｌｌ... I’m having ｓｏ　ｍｕｃｈ ｆｕｎ ― ｉｔ　ｆｅｅｌｓ　ｓｏ　ｇｏｏｄ…！！

ボクハ遊ビタイダケ。ケド相手ガイナイカラ、ボクハボクヲ斬リツケル。ソレハトッテモ楽シクテ痛クテ怖クテ気持チイイ。ミンナ二教エタイ。教エナキャ。遊ブ楽シサ、モットモット！

Ａｌｌ　Ｉ’ｖｅ　ｅｖｅｒ　ｗａｎｔｅｄ　ｉｓ　ｔｏ　ｐｌａｙ　ｇａｍｅｓ．　Ｂｕｔ　ｎｏ　ｏｎｅ　ｗｉｌｌ　ｐｌａｙ　ｗｉｔｈ　ｍｅ，　ｓｏ　Ｉ’ｍ　ｃｕｔｔｉｎｇ ｍｙｓｅｌｆ．　Ｉｔ’ｓ　ａｍｕｓｉｎｇ　ａｎｄ　ｐａｉｎｆｕｌ　―　ｉｔ’ｓ ｓｃａｒｙ　ａｎｄ　ｐｌｅａｓａｎｔ．　Ｉ　ｗａｎｔ　ｔｏ　ｓｈｏｗ ｅｖｅｒｙｏｎｅ．　Ｉ　ｈａｖｅ　ｔｏ　ｓｈｏｗ　ｅｖｅｒｙｏｎｅ．　Ｉ　ｗａｎｔ ｔｏ　ｈａｖｅ　ｅｖｅｎ　ｍｏｒｅ　ｆｕｎ！

[otoroll]

To commemorate the Colosseum's first year anniversary, SINoALICE released these phone wallpapers of all the Half-Nightmare characters, including the newest addition, The Little Mermaid.

I actually already use one of Sleeping Beauty's story screens as my lock screen, but I will always appreciate this game's artwork.

SINoALICE Official Twitter (Link 1, 2, & 3)

[tl-theworsttale]

[Job Story] Gretel [Half-Nightmare]

暗い、暗い、森の中。長いこと暗闇にいると、まるでそばに兄様がいるような気がしてきます。すぐ後ろに、兄様の足音が聞こえるような。耳元に、兄様の声が聞こえるような―― 

I stand in the depths of a dark forest. As I linger within the darkness, I begin to feel as though my brother is beside me. I can almost hear his footsteps behind me. I can almost hear his voice in my ears...

ほら、感じルでしょう？首筋にかカる、兄様の息遣い。 そこにいるのでスね、兄様？私がわかるデしょう、兄様？ さア、手を握ってくだサいな。昔のよウに。あの夜のヨうに。 

Can you not ｓｅｎｓｅ it? My brother’s breath ｄａｎｃｅｓ upon the nape of my neck. Are you ｔｈｅｒｅ, brother? Do you ｒｅｃｏｇｎｉｚｅ me, brother? Please, take ｍｙ hands in yours. Just as ｙｏｕ did long ago. Just as ｙｏｕ did on that night.

あア――懐かシい手。この指ヲ知ッテいる。コノ腕も、肌も。 兄様の細イ腕。兄様の滑らカナ肌。間違えよウモナい、兄様ノ美シい体。私が兄様ニ触レると、兄様も私ニ触れテ。アあ！ 

Ｏｈ ― such ｎｏｓｔａｌｇｉｃ hands. I ｋｎｏｗ these ｆｉｎｇｅｒｓ well. Ｔｈｅｓｅ arms, and this skin. My brother’s ｓｌｅｎｄｅｒ arms. My brother’s ｓｍｏｏｔｈ skin. Ｕｎｍｉｓｔａｋａｂｌｅ is my brother’s ｉｍｍａｃｕｌａｔｅ body. I ｔｏｕｃｈ my brother, as he ｔｏｕｃｈｅｓ me. Ｏｈ！

私ノ体ヲ這ウ、兄様ノ左手。兄様ノ体ヲ這ウ、私ノ右手。 兄様ノ指ガ私ノ首ニ。私ノ指ガ兄様ノ首ニ。脈打ツ血管ノ心地ヨイ隆起。強ク絞メテ、兄様――私タチ、ズット一緒デスヨ。 

Ｍｙ　ｂｒｏｔｈｅｒ’ｓ　ｌｅｆｔ　ｈａｎｄ　ｓｌｉｔｈｅｒｓ　ａｃｒｏｓｓ　ｍｙ ｂｏｄｙ．　Ｍｙ　ｒｉｇｈｔ　ｈａｎｄ　ｓｌｉｔｈｅｒｓ　ａｃｒｏｓｓ　ｍｙ ｂｒｏｔｈｅｒ’ｓ　ｂｏｄｙ．　Ｍｙ　ｂｒｏｔｈｅｒ’ｓ　ｆｉｎｇｅｒｓ　ｃｕｒｌ ａｒｏｕｎｄ　ｍｙ　ｎｅｃｋ．　Ｍｙ　ｆｉｎｇｅｒｓ　ｃｕｒｌ　ａｒｏｕｎｄ　ｍｙ ｂｒｏｔｈｅｒ’ｓ　ｎｅｃｋ．　Ｔｈｅ　ｐｕｌｓｉｎｇ　ｖｅｉｎｓ　ｔｈａｔ ｐｒｏｔｒｕｄｅ　ｆｏｒｔｈ　ａｒｅ　ｐｌｅａｓａｎｔ　ｔｏ　ｔｈｅ　ｔｏｕｃｈ． Ｇｒｉｐ　ｔｉｇｈｔｌｙ，　ｂｒｏｔｈｅｒ　―　ｗｅ　ｗｉｌｌ　ｂｅ ｔｏｇｅｔｈｅｒ，　ｎｏｗ　ａｎｄ　ｆｏｒｅｖｅｒ．

[tl-theworsttale]

[Job Story] Snow White [Half-Nightmare]

時おり、ふと迷う。私は本当に正しいのかと。 足元に折り重なるナイトメア死骸。 それらの命を奪うだけの正義が、私にはあるのだろうか？

At times, I waver. Am I truly righteous? Gathered at my feet are the corpses of Nightmares. Does the Justice needed to claim their lives reside within me?

ナイトメア達の声が耳に木霊すル。 助けて、助ケテ。死にたくナイ。どうしテ？ 身にまとう白いドレスが血に染まル。コレは誰の血？私の血？

The Nightmares speak, and their voices ring in my ears. Save me ― ｓｐａｒｅ me. I want to ｌｉｖｅ. Ｗｈｙ? The white dress that adorns my body has been ｓｔａｉｎｅｄ with blood. Ｗｈｏｓｅ blood is this? Is this ｍｙ blood?

私は汚れてはイケナイ。正しくあらねばナラナイ。 けレド、正しさって何？誰ガ決めタノ？法律？慣習？本能？ わからないワカラナイ！……あア、デも、そウカ。ソレナラ。

I ｃａｎｎｏｔ allow myself to be defiled. I ｍｕｓｔ remain just. Ｓｔｉｌｌ, what does it mean to be just? Ｈｏｗ is it ｄｅｃｉｄｅｄ? Laws? Ｃｕｓｔｏｍｓ? Instincts? I do not know ― Ｉ　ｓｉｍｐｌｙ　ｄｏ　ｎｏｔ　ｋｎｏｗ！ ...Oh, ｂｕｔ yes. Ｔｈａｔ　ｗｉｌｌ　ｄｏ．

私ガ決メレバイイ。ダッテ私ガ正義ナノダカラ。情状酌量？責任能力？罪ヲ犯シテ許サレヨウナド反吐ガ出ル。罪人ハ皆死ネ。死ナナイナラ殺ス。ホラ、綺麗ナ世界二ナッタデショウ？

Ｔｈｅ　ｄｅｃｉｓｉｏｎ　ｓｈａｌｌ　ｂｅ　ｍｉｎｅ　ｔｏ　ｍａｋｅ．　Ｉ　ａｍ Ｊｕｓｔｉｃｅ，　ａｆｔｅｒ　ａｌｌ．　Ｅｘｔｅｎｕａｔｉｏｎ？ Ａｃｃｏｕｎｔａｂｉｌｉｔｙ？　Ｔｈｅ　ｍｅｒｅｓｔ　ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ　ｏｆ ｐａｒｄｏｎｉｎｇ　ａ　ｗｒｏｎｇｄｏｅｒ　ｓｉｃｋｅｎｓ　ｍｅ．　Ｓｉｎｎｅｒｓ　ｍｕｓｔ　ｄｉｅ． Ｉｆ　ｔｈｅｙ　ｒｅｆｕｓｅ　ｔｏ　ｄｉｅ，　ｔｈｅｎ　Ｉ　ｍｕｓｔ　ｋｉｌｌ ｔｈｅｍ． Ｂｅｈｏｌｄ　―　ｈａｓ　ｔｈｅ　ｗｏｒｌｄ　ｎｏｔ　ｂｅｃｏｍｅ　ａ ｂｅａｕｔｉｆｕｌ　ｐｌａｃｅ？

[tl-theworsttale]

[Job Story] Alice [Half-Nightmare]

あの人に会いたい。その願いが叶わなかったらどうしよう。 考えるのもおぞましい。ヘドロのような感情が私を支配する。 誰か……誰か、助けて…… 

I want to see him. If that wish does not come true, what will I do? Even the mere thought of it sickens me. I am overcome by nauseating emotions. Someone... someone, save me...

心が壊れる。心ガ壊れる。心がコワレル。 何もカモが無駄ダトいう悪魔の囁きガ、聞こえる。 生キル、意味ナド、ないという歌が、流れる。

My heart is breaking. My heart ｉｓ breaking. Ｍｙ　ｈｅａｒｔ　ｉｓ　ｂｒｅａｋｉｎｇ． The ｄｅｍｏｎｓ are whispering to me that ｅｖｅｒｙｔｈｉｎｇ I have ever done was for ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ. A serenade wafts towards me ― it tells me that I have no ｒｅａｓｏｎ to ｌｉｖｅ.

くるシい……クルし…… アノ人……私……願い……私って誰だっケ？

It ｈｕｒｔｓ... ｉｔ hurts... Ｔｈａｔ man... I... my wish... who was I, ａｇａｉｎ？

アア、ジャア、殺セバ、イインダ。 敵モ、作者モ、全部殺シテ…… 最後ハ、ワタシヲ、殺セバイインダ。

Ｏｈ，　Ｉ　ｓｅｅ　―　Ｉ　ｎｅｅｄ　ｏｎｌｙ　ｋｉｌｌ． Ｍｙ　ｅｎｅｍｉｅｓ，　ｍｙ　Ａｕｔｈｏｒ　―　Ｉ　ｗｉｌｌ　ｋｉｌｌ　ｔｈｅｍ ａｌｌ… Ｔｈｅｎ，　ｉｎ　ｔｈｅ　ｅｎｄ，　Ｉ　ｗｉｌｌ　ｋｉｌｌ　ｍｙｓｅｌｆ．

[tl-theworsttale]

[Job Story] Briar Rose [Half-Nightmare]

幸せなもの。それは良く晴れた日の朝に二度寝をすること。 その為に、目覚まし時計を少しだけ早くセットするの。 起きるのはお昼で大丈夫。いいえ、夕方でも構わない。 

What is happiness? Happiness is going back to sleep on a sunny morning. That’s why I set my alarm to ring just a little bit earlier. I can get up in the afternoon. No ― the evening would be fine, too.

そうしテ日が落ちタ頃に起きテ、ガッかりするの。 「アあ、また一日を無駄にしてシマッタ」って。 そんな後悔を抱えたママ、またベッドに潜り込むのでショウ？ 

Thus, I ｒｉｓｅ after the sun has ｆａｌｌｅｎ ― I’m ｄｉｓａｐｐｏｉｎｔｅｄ in myself. “Oh, I’ve wasted ａｎｏｔｈｅｒ day.” While ｂｕｒｄｅｎｅｄ with such regrets, I climb into bed ｏｎｃｅ more.

眠りハ何モ生ミ出さナイ。寝てイル間に時間は進ミ、あなたハ世界から置いてイカレル。無生産、むだ、無意味、ムエキ、怠惰。そんな人間、生キテイル価値モ無イ！

Ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ is ｂｏｒｎ from slumber. Time ｍａｒｃｈｅｓ　ｏｎ while you sleep, and the world ｌｅａｖｅｓ　ｙｏｕ behind. You are fruitless, ｕｓｅｌｅｓｓ, meaningless, ｗｏｒｔｈｌｅｓｓ and slothful. Someone like you has ｎｏ　ｒｅａｓｏｎ　ｔｏ ｌｉｖｅ!

デモソレデイイノ。無駄ナ人間ハ寝テイルノガ一番。ソウスレバ誰ニモ迷惑ハカケナイ。ダカラ価値ノナイ命ハ眠リマショウ。何ガ起キテモ（殺サレテモ）寝テイレバイインダカラ…… 

Ｔｈａｔ’ｓ　ｆｉｎｅ．　Ｓｌｕｍｂｅｒ　ｉｓ　ｂｅｓｔ　ｓｕｉｔｅｄ　ｔｏ ｗｏｒｔｈｌｅｓｓ　ｐｅｏｐｌｅ．　Ｔｈｅｙ　ｃａｎ’ｔ　ｂｏｔｈｅｒ　ａｎｙｏｎｅ　ｗｈｉｌｅ　ｔｈｅｙ　ｓｌｅｅｐ．　Ｔｈｏｓｅ　ｗｉｔｈｏｕｔ　ｖａｌｕｅ ｓｈｏｕｌｄ　ｆａｌｌ　ｉｎｔｏ　ｓｌｕｍｂｅｒ．　Ｊｕｓｔ　ｓｌｅｅｐ　―　ｎｏ　ｍａｔｔｅｒ　ｗｈａｔ　ｂｅｆａｌｌｓ　（ｋｉｌｌｓ）　ｙｏｕ…