Soothing the Savage Siren

O'kalkaya

If yer lookin' fer a place to wet yer whistle, scrag, I'd advise ye to turn tail an' run.

Cap'n Rhoswen's in no mood to be entertainin' customers this eve/this day, an' even when she is, she ain't particularly good at it.

• FR Il vaut mieux éviter d'aller l'importuner. ‘It's better to avoid going and bothering her.’ English jokes she is bad at entertaining customers even in a good mood; French just advises not to bother her.
• DE Und unsere Anführerin Rhoswen ist so übler Laune, dass sich sogar die Tauben davor fürrrchten, sich auf das Dach der Ewigen Jungfer zu setzen. ‘And our leader Rhoswen is in such a foul mood that even the pigeons are afrrraid to settle on the roof of the Eternal Maiden.’ English jokes she is bad at entertaining customers anyway; German jokes even pigeons fear landing on the tavern roof.

Though...maybe dealin' with a customer's the sort o' shite what might shake 'er from 'er doldrums.

But if ye mean to venture inside the Missin' Member, ye best remember to pay yer proper respects to the cap'n─'less ye ain't afraid o' goin' missin'. Kneelin' afore 'er would be a good start.

• DE Geh ruhig in die Ewige Jungfer, aber zeig Rhoswen zuerst deinen Respekt, indem du dich niederkniest. ‘Go on into the Eternal Maiden, but first show Rhoswen your respect by kneeling.’ The name echoes „alte Jungfer“, 'old maid', a joke on the all-female crew running the tavern. Like in Japanese, the tavern is a maiden.
• FR Comme tu as l'air nouvelle/au ici, tu ferrrais bien d'aller la saluer en t'agenouillant devant elle. ‘As you look new here, you'd do well to go and greet her by kneeling before her.’ English warns you might go missing otherwise; French says to kneel because you look new here.
• DE Sonst kann ich nicht für deine Gesundheit garantieren. ‘Otherwise I can't vouch for your health.’ English puns that you might go missing otherwise; German says she can't vouch for your health.
• JA この都市の新参者として、敬意を示すんだよ。 ‘As a newcomer to this city, show your respect.’ English warns you might go missing otherwise; Japanese says to show respect as a newcomer to the city.

RRhoswen

The 'ells ye want, drylander!? We're closed! If ye don't want me Sirens to toss ye out on yer arse, show some respect an' kneel, scrag!

• DE Entweder gehst du sofort auf die Knie oder meine Mädels brechen dir dieselben. ‘Either you get down on your knees at once, or my girls will break them for you.’ Rhoswen's threat is a play on words: kneel at once, or her girls break your knees.
• FR Tu me gâches le paysage, toi ! ‘Hey! You're spoiling my view, you!’ English says the place is closed; French says you're spoiling her view.
• JA ……目ざわりよ。 ‘...You're an eyesore.’ English says the place is closed; Japanese calls you an eyesore.

Oho, so she/'e knows 'er/'is place! Good!

If only the Krakens 'ad the same sense o' propriety! Bastards keep seizin' every Garlean ship before we can take a crack at 'em!

• FR Si tu viens pour nous rejoindre/faire des affaires, laisse-moi te dire que tu n'as pas choisi le bon moment. ‘If you've come to join us/do business, let me tell you you haven't picked the right moment.’ English wishes the Krakens had your sense of propriety; French says you picked a bad moment.
• DE Immer öfter schnappen uns unsere Rivalen, die Bekümmerten Klabauter, unsere Beuteschiffe weg! ‘More and more often our rivals, the Grieving Klabauters, snatch our prey ships away from us!’ English calls the rivals the Krakens; German calls them the Grieving Klabauters.
• DE Ich sag dir, das ist nichts für Zartbesaitete. ‘I tell you, this is no job for the faint-hearted.’ English wishes the Krakens had your sense of propriety; German says this is not for the faint-hearted.
• JA ここんとこ、獲物の船をライバルの海賊団、「百鬼夜行」に奪われてばかりでね！ ‘Lately we keep having our prey ships stolen by the rival pirate crew "Night Parade of a Hundred Demons"!’ English calls the rivals the Krakens; Japanese calls them the Night Parade of a Hundred Demons.
• JA でも、うちは最近、商売あがったりなのさっ！ ‘But lately business has gone bust for us!’ English wishes the Krakens had your sense of propriety; Japanese says business has dried up lately.

'Tis a sorry state of affairs when yer crew's reduced to preyin' on the leavin's o' that mangy bunch o' man-boys. Me younger self would be right disappointed to see 'ow far we've fallen.

• FR Rien que d'y penser, ça m'énerve. ‘Just thinking about it gets on my nerves.’ English says her crew scavenges the leavings of mangy man-boys; French just says thinking of it annoys her.
• DE Hach, wenn ich nur daran denke, komme ich schon wieder total mies drauf ... ‘Ugh, just thinking about it puts me in a totally rotten mood again...’ English says her crew scavenges the leavings of mangy man-boys; German just says thinking of it sours her mood.
• JA ああ、考えるだけで、またムシャクシャしてきた！ ‘Ah, just thinking about it is making me irritated again!’ English says her crew scavenges the leavings of mangy man-boys; Japanese just says thinking of it irritates her.
• FR Dans ce cas, montre-moi que ça te désespère, toi aussi ! ‘In that case, show me that it drives you to despair, you too!’ French Rhoswen orders you to show the same despair; English Rhoswen just laments.
• JA 解るってなら、身体で表現してみな！ ‘If you say you understand, try expressing it with your body!’ Japanese Rhoswen challenges you to act out her disappointment; English Rhoswen just laments.

RRhoswen

Can't ye see I'm wallowin' in self-pity, scrag!? Ye couldn't possibly understand 'ow disappointed I am in meself.

• FR Dans ce cas, montre-moi que ça te désespère, toi aussi ! ‘In that case, show me that it drives you to despair too!’ English says you couldn't possibly understand; French asks you to show her you share her despair.
• DE Wenn du dein Mitgefühl nicht zum Ausdruck bringen kannst, sind wir hier am Ende. ‘If you can't express your sympathy, we're done here.’ English says you couldn't possibly understand; German says show your sympathy or you're done here.
• JA 解るってなら、身体で表現してみな！ ‘If you understand, then show it with your body!’ English says you couldn't possibly understand; Japanese dares you to show it if you understand.

Hmph, so ye do know somethin' o' me pain. But yer sympathy ain't worth more'n a pint o' piss.

• FR Tu me comprends sûrement mieux que ce tas d'empotées qui sont sous mes ordres. ‘You surely understand me better than this heap of klutzes under my orders.’ English says your sympathy is worth less than a pint of piss; French says you understand her better than her crew.
• JA その嘆きっぷり……あんたは解ってくれるのかい！？ ‘That way of lamenting... you understand me!?’ English says your sympathy is worth less than a pint of piss; Japanese is touched that you understand her.
• FR Ah, je vois que nous sommes sur la même longueur d'onde, toi et moi. ‘Ah, I see that we are on the same wavelength, you and I.’ French Rhoswen warms to you; English Rhoswen says your sympathy is worthless.

It's well an' good we got the Admiral's permission to capture Garlean ships, but what's the use if ye keep on gettin' beat to yer prey!?

We built our reputation reavin' right off the coasts o' Vylbrand, not sailin' a dozen malms into the bleedin' sea. The few imperial dogs found in Lominsan territory get snatched by Krakens 'unting in open waters.

• FR Le hic, c'est que notre navire est de fabrication légère. ‘The catch is that our ship is of light build.’ English says their reputation was built raiding near the coast; French blames their light ship, suited to coastal waters.
• DE Unsere Schiffe eignen sich aber eher für Streifzüge in Küstennähe, nicht für Exkursionen tief in die Gewässer des Kaiserreichs. ‘But our ships are better suited to raids near the coast, not to excursions deep into the Empire's waters.’ English says their reputation was built raiding near the coast; German says their ships only suit coastal raids.
• JA だが、ウチの船は近海向きの快速船でね、帝国の沿岸まで、遠洋航海するには不向きなのさ。 ‘But our ships are fast vessels meant for nearby waters, unsuited to long ocean voyages to the Empire's coast.’ English says their reputation was built raiding near the coast; Japanese says their fast ships only suit nearby waters.
• FR Autant dire donc que nous sommes désavantagées par rapport à la Horde du kraken pour ce qui est de naviguer jusqu'aux côtes garlemaldaises. ‘So you could say we are at a disadvantage compared to the Kraken's Horde when it comes to sailing all the way to the Garlean coasts.’ French: the prey lies far off at the Garlean coasts. English: Krakens grab the few imperial ships nearby.

I rallied me crew's spirits when I said we were revivin' the old ways, but after all our struggles, they seem resigned to lettin' those bastards 'ave all the fun...

• FR Pour être honnête, il y a des jours où la liberté de la vie de pirates me manque et j'aimerais bien qu'on me stimule pour me remonter le moral. ‘To be honest, there are days when I miss the freedom of pirate life and I'd really like someone to spur me on to lift my spirits.’ English says she rallied her crew by reviving the old ways; French says she misses the freedom of pirate life.
• DE Ich neige dazu, unsere Operationen wieder auf ein kleineres Niveau zurückzuschrauben. ‘I'm inclined to scale our operations back down to a smaller level.’ English says she rallied her crew by reviving the old ways; German says she is inclined to scale operations back.
• DE Aber vielleicht brauche ich auch nur eine Aufmunterung. ‘But maybe I just need some encouragement.’ English says her crew seems resigned; German says she herself may just need encouragement.
• JA いっそ、昔ながらの気ままな海賊に戻ろうかなんて、柄にもなく迷っててね……さすがのあたしも、誰かに「励まし」てもらいたい気分さ。 ‘I'm uncharacteristically torn over whether we might as well go back to being carefree, old-fashioned pirates... even I feel like I want someone to "encourage" me.’ English says she already rallied her crew by reviving the old ways; Japanese says she is torn about returning to them.

There's got to be a way to rally me Sirens' spirits again...

• DE Wenn mich doch nur jemand aufmuntern würde ... ‘If only someone would cheer me up...’ English wants to rally her Sirens' spirits; German wishes someone would cheer her up.

RRhoswen

Huh? Ye tryin' to make light o' me dilemma? Don't push yer luck, scrag, or I'll gut ye with a hook, like a regular pirate!

• JA おやおや、本気で励ましてくれるのかい？あんたも、つくづく律儀な子だね……いや、待てよ？ ‘Oh my, are you really cheering me up? You sure are a dutiful kid... no, wait.’ Rhoswen calls you dutiful for cheering her up. Then she sees her crew need not be so dutiful either.
• FR Oh, ne me dis pas que tu m'as prise au pied de la lettre !? ‘Oh, don't tell me you took me literally!?’ English Rhoswen thinks you're mocking her dilemma; French Rhoswen is surprised you took her literally.
• FR Tu es vraiment dévoué(e) dans ton genre. ‘You really are devoted, in your own way.’ English Rhoswen threatens to gut you with a hook; French Rhoswen calls you devoted.
• DE Du tust das natürlich nur, weil du dich bei mir beliebt machen willst, aber trotzdem: Danke für die Ermutigung. ‘Of course you're only doing this because you want to get on my good side, but still: thanks for the encouragement.’ English Rhoswen thinks you're mocking her dilemma; German Rhoswen thinks you're currying favor.
• DE Danke für die Ermutigung. ‘Of course you're only doing this because you want to get on my good side, but still: thanks for the encouragement.’ English Rhoswen threatens to gut you with a hook; German Rhoswen thanks you for the encouragement.
• JA おやおや、本気で励ましてくれるのかい？ ‘Oh my, are you seriously trying to encourage me?’ English Rhoswen thinks you're mocking her dilemma; Japanese Rhoswen is surprised you sincerely encourage her.
• JA あんたも、つくづく律儀な子だね……いや、待てよ？ ‘You too are truly such a dutiful kid... no, wait a moment?’ English Rhoswen threatens to gut you with a hook; Japanese Rhoswen calls you a truly dutiful kid.

Wait─that's it! We're pirates, godsdammit, so we should think like pirates! Bugger keepin' Lominsan waters safe─we'll raid supply shipments to the Garlean outposts along the coasts of Aldenard!

• FR Maintenant que j'y pense, rien ne nous force à aller aussi loin que l'empire garlemaldais ! ‘Now that I think of it, nothing forces us to go as far as the Garlean empire!’ English says bugger keeping Lominsan waters safe; French says they needn't sail all the way to the Empire.
• DE Wir müssen mit unseren Schiffen ja nicht direkt bis in das Badezimmer des Kaisers segeln! ‘We don't have to sail our ships right into the Emperor's bathroom!’ English says bugger keeping Lominsan waters safe; German jokes they needn't sail into the Emperor's bathroom.
• JA ウチらも律儀に、帝国のお膝元まで遠征するこたないね！ ‘We needn't be so dutiful either - there's no need to mount an expedition all the way to the Empire's doorstep!’ English says bugger keeping Lominsan waters safe; Japanese says they needn't sail to the Empire's doorstep.

Ahahaha! It's so bleedin' simple, I don't know why I didn't think o' this afore! Thank ye for yer unintended inspiration, scrag. To think I almost 'ad ye fed to the sharks!

• FR Va donc voir O'kalkaya et demande-lui un petit “souvenir”. ‘So go and see O'kalkaya and ask her for a little "souvenir".’ English jokes she almost fed you to the sharks; French sends you to O'kalkaya for a souvenir as thanks.
• DE Lass dir draußen von O'kalkaya ein kleines Andenken geben. ‘Have O'kalkaya give you a little souvenir outside.’ English jokes she almost fed you to the sharks; German sends you to O'kalkaya for a souvenir.
• JA 外にいる「オ・カルカヤ」に声かけて、土産でも受けとりな！ ‘Call over to "O'kalkaya" outside and collect a souvenir or something!’ English jokes she almost fed you to the sharks; Japanese sends you to O'kalkaya for a souvenir.

O'kalkaya

I gather yer meetin' with the cap'n went well? I could 'ear 'er cacklin' all the way out 'ere.

• DE Du hast es tatsächlich geschafft, unsere Anführerin auf andere Gedanken zu bringen! Grrroßartig! ‘You actually managed to take our leader's mind off things! Great!’ Like in French, O'kalkaya rolls her r's, as in „Rrrevier“, 'territory'. The English O'kalkaya drops her h's instead.

Well, whatever ye did, thank ye for doin' it. Last thing we needed was 'er goin' on another rampage, ruinin' deckswabs an' leavin' us with less meat.

• JA それにしても、頭領がそんなに悩んでたとはね……。単に虫の居所が悪くて、当たり散らしてるんだと思ってたよ。頭領のために、うちらも、もっとしっかりしなくちゃね。 ‘Still, who knew the boss was that troubled... I thought she was just cranky and taking it out on us. For the boss's sake, we must shape up too.’ 虫の居所が悪くて is literally 'the bug inside in a bad spot', a Japanese saying for being cranky.
• FR Et moi qui pensais juste qu'elle s'en prenait à tout le monde parrrce qu'elle était de mauvais poil, je ne savais pas que sa mauvaise humeur était due aux problèmes que connaît notre équipage... ‘And here I thought she was just lashing out at everyone because she was in a foul mood; I didn't know her bad mood was due to the problems our crew is having...’ English jokes about Rhoswen ruining deckswabs on a rampage; French says the crew's troubles caused her mood.
• JA それにしても、頭領がそんなに悩んでたとはね……。 ‘Still, to think the boss was that troubled...’ English jokes about Rhoswen ruining deckswabs on a rampage; Japanese is surprised the boss was so troubled.
• FR Il va falloir qu'on se serre encore plus les coudes, nous autres. ‘We'll have to stick together even more closely, the rest of us.’ French ends on crew solidarity; English on the captain wrecking deckhands.
• DE Wir werden uns alle kräftig ins Zeug legen müssen, auch für unsere Anführerin! ‘We will all have to really put our backs into it, for our leader's sake too!’ German ends on the crew resolving to work harder; English on the captain wrecking deckhands.
• JA 頭領のために、うちらも、もっとしっかりしなくちゃね。 ‘For the boss's sake, we too have to pull ourselves together more.’ Japanese ends on the crew resolving to shape up; English on the captain wrecking deckhands.

'Tain't easy playin' by the Admiral's rules, but if anyone can find a way, Cap'n Rhoswen can!

• FR Tu sais, cette lettre de marque de l'Amirale, ça a beaucoup réduit notre champ d'action, mais à vrai dire, rien ne me réjouit plus que de mettrrre une bonne raclée à ces poltrons de l'Empire ! ‘You know, this letter of marque from the Admiral has greatly narrowed our scope, but truth be told, nothing delights me more than giving those Imperial cowards a good thrrrashing!’ English trusts Rhoswen to find a way; French says she loves thrashing the Empire's cowards.
• DE Die Kaperbriefe stellen uns vor eine neue Herausforderung, aber ich halte sie für einen Segen. ‘The letters of marque present us with a new challenge, but I consider them a blessing.’ English trusts Rhoswen to find a way under the Admiral's rules; German calls the letters of marque a blessing.
• JA ……提督の免許があるってのは、確かにキュークツだけど、あたしは結構気に入ってるしね。 ‘...Having the Admiral's license is certainly cramped, but I quite like it.’ English trusts Rhoswen to find a way; Japanese says she quite likes the Admiral's license.
• DE Das wird uns gut tun, diese Halunken des Kaiserreichs zu Mus zu knüppeln! ‘It'll do us good to club those scoundrels of the Empire to a pulp!’ German: she relishes beating imperials to a pulp. English: she trusts Rhoswen to find a way.
• JA 帝国の連中をぶちのめした時なんて、最高にソーカイさ！ ‘When we beat the stuffing out of that Empire lot, it feels absolutely exhilarating!’ Japanese: she finds beating imperials exhilarating. English: she trusts Rhoswen to find a way.