Marvelously Mutable Materia

Kokosamu

Riddle me this, friend─have ye ever found yerself in the unfortunate situation where yer pockets were near to burstin' with all manner o' materia, save for the sorts ye wanted the most?

• FR Amasser de la matière carbonique ne permet plus de s'en mettre plein les poches. ‘Hoarding carbonic matter doesn't let you line your pockets anymore.’ English asks about pockets full of materia except the wanted kind; French says carbonic matter no longer pays.
• JA 「コールマター」で儲けることはできなくなっちまったが、その分マテリア関連市場が活性化してきた！ ‘We can't make money off "coal matter" anymore, but the materia market has livened up to make up for it!’ English asks about pockets full of materia except the wanted kind; Japanese says coal matter no longer pays.

Well, I have, and I tell ye, it felt like I'd brought a sack full o' fishin' poles to a gold mine. Now, I ask ye: what if there were a way to melt down a couple pieces of materia that weren't availin' you naught, and mold them into a shiny new piece that─Nymeia willin'─just might strike yer fancy?

• FR Le problème, c'est qu'on ne peut pas deviner à l'avance ce qu'on va obtenir en matérialisant un objet en symbiose... ‘The problem is that you can't guess in advance what you'll get by materializing a spiritbonded item...’ English jokes about bringing fishing poles to a gold mine; French says you can't predict what you'll get.
• DE Es war, wie mit 'nem Haufen Geschirr in 'ne Schlacht zu ziehen. ‘Well, I have, and I'll tell you: it was like going into a battle with a pile of dishes.’ English compares it to bringing fishing poles to a gold mine; German to going into battle with dishes.
• JA だけど、どんなマテリアが生まれるかは運次第……。 ‘But what kind of materia you get is down to luck...’ English jokes about bringing fishing poles to a gold mine; Japanese says the materia you get is down to luck.

Now, if yer as sharp as I reckon ye are, ye can already see where I'm headin' with this. Aye, that's right─thanks to Master Mutamix, now ye can do just that! Or at least, Master Mutamix can do it for ye.

• FR Dans ces conditions, nous autres récolteurs n'avons aucune chance de vendre notre matière carbonique. ‘Under these conditions, we gatherers have no chance of selling our carbonic matter.’ English announces Master Mutamix's solution; French complains gatherers cannot sell their carbonic matter.
• DE Naaa, wenn du so schlau bist, wie ich aussehe, weißt du schon, wie das Murmelhörnchen läuft. ‘Naaa, if you're as smart as I look, you already know how the marmot-squirrel runs.’ English plainly calls you sharp; German jokes "as smart as I look" and twists a saying with a marmot-squirrel.
• JA そうなりゃ、「コールマター」を売りさばこうとしてる、俺たちギャザラーも、商売あがったりさ。 ‘Then those of us trying to sell off "coal matter", us gatherers, are out of business too.’ English announces Master Mutamix's solution; Japanese complains gatherers selling coal matter are out of business.

This most handy procedure is somethin' we like to call shifty-makin'. Rather, that's what Master Mutamix calls it. Meself, I've coined the term transmutation, which I'm hopin' might find favor with adventurers like yerself.

How's it all work, ye ask? I could tell ye, but why ask the student when ye can learn from the master? You'll find Mutamix right over there, likely jumpin' out of his boots lookin' to trade tongueflaps about his discovery.

• FR Bien sûr, là aussi, ça laisse beaucoup de place au hasard, mais ce procédé offre la possibilité aux gens de se débarrasser de matérias qui ne leur servent pas en échange de quelque chose de mieux ! ‘Of course, here too a lot is left to chance, but this process lets people swap materia they don't use for something better!’ English defers the explanation to the master; French warns that chance plays a big part here too.
• JA これもまぁ、運次第ではあるんだが……不要品を新しいマテリアに変えられるチャンスさ！ ‘This too is down to luck, mind you... but it's a chance to turn unwanted stuff into new materia!’ English defers the explanation to the master; Japanese warns this too is down to luck.

Mutamix

Pshhh... Shkohhh... Uplander seeks knowings of shifty-making, yes? Then uplander should make openears to tongueflaps of Mutamix.

• FR L'aventurière/er le sait, il y a plein de matérias différentes, aux effets et aux grades divers. ‘The adventurer knows it: there are lots of different materia, with various effects and grades.’ English asks if you seek knowledge of shifty-making; French notes there are many materia of different grades.
• JA シュコォ……シュコォ……マテリア マテリラ いろとりどりマテリダ マテリガ いろいろぞ～。 ‘Shkohh... shkohh... Materia, materira, colorful materida, materiga, all sorts there be~.’ English asks if you seek knowledge of shifty-making; Japanese sings a rhyming jingle of materia names.

Process of shifty-making is of big help-use. First, be taking five need-not materia, yes? Melty-mix this one, mixy-melt that one, squeeze and squash, then bigeyes! Five need-not are reborn as one shiny-new!

• DE Mutagenix kann nicht lernengeben an Andereleute. ‘Mutagenix cannot learn-give to other-folks.’ English goblin describes the mixing steps; German says Mutagenix cannot teach it to others.

Shkohhh! But shifty-making is not simple like crafty-making. Knowings of shifty-making are much and many, and uplander's braincase─though big for uplander─is small.

• FR Dans ce cas, elle/il n'a qu'à apporter cinq matérias et Mutamix lui fera une démonstration ! ‘In that case, she/he need only bring five materia and Mutamix will give her/him a demonstration!’ English says your braincase is too small for it; French invites you to bring five materia for a demonstration.
• DE Bringzzu fünf nichtbrauchen Materia. ‘Bring-you five not-need materia.’ English says your braincase is too small for it; German tells you to bring five unneeded materia.
• JA ためしてみたけりゃ もってこい～！ ‘If you want to try it, bring them here~!’ English says your braincase is too small for it; Japanese sings that you should bring materia to try.

Uplander need not be making worry-face. If uplander has many need-not materia, bring them to tent-ring. Mutamix will shifty-make for uplander!

• FR Mais l'aventurière/er doit savoir que même Mutamix ne peut pas prévoir le résultat ! ‘But the adventurer must know that even Mutamix can't predict the result!’ English tells you not to worry; French warns that even Mutamix can't predict the result.
• DE Aber darfzzu nicht zuviele Wunderhoffen, khoo. ‘But mustn't-you hope for too many wonders, khoo.’ English tells you not to worry; German warns you not to hope for miracles.
• JA なにができるか 運しだい～！ ‘What you get is all up to luck~!’ English tells you not to worry; Japanese sings that the result is down to luck.