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| Savanaclaw Dorm - Birthday Party Venue | ||
| NRC School Newspaper
Feature Interview with the Birthday Student | ||
| Happy birthday! | ||
Jack  |
Oh, thanks. …I feel kinda awkward. | |
| "What does it feel like having everyone celebrate your birthday?" | ||
Jack |
I’ve never had that many friends ever since I could remember… So this is the first time so many people have wished me a happy birthday.
Even some guys I’ve never talked to before came to celebrate today. …I’m honestly really shocked. I mean, this outfit’s not subtle at all, so wandering around in it is basically like saying “Celebrate for me!” This morning, Ruggie was teasing me with: “You’re always standing out ‘cause you’re so huge, but today you’re even one step above that, geez.” | |
| "Did you get any birthday wishes from your family?" | ||
Jack |
Yeah. My little brother and sister sent a birthday card to the dorm today.
It said “Happy Birthday” on it, and they also wrote some things they want us to do together when I go back home. | |
| "What did they write?" | ||
Jack |
A few things, but… one of them was skiing.
I go skiing from the mountain’s peak with my brother every year; looks like he wants to go again this time. But my 7-year-old sister… always nags us to bring her along too. I want her to experience the thrill of gliding down the mountain just as much as she does, but… She’d have to climb up the mountain while also carrying her skis. It’s really hard to get all the way to the top. She wrote on the card “It’s not fair when it’s just you two always having fun!” …I don’t know what to do. I’m still worried about how much endurance a 7-year-old has. I really want to bring her, but we just can’t. I couldn’t even go skiing down the mountains till I turned 10. | |
| "You seem to be very close with your siblings." | ||
Jack |
We have a little bit of an age difference. There’s 5 years between me and my brother, and 9 years between me and my sister.
My brother started middle school this year, so he’s been starting to get really rude with me. …Even though, when he was younger, he used to always follow me around everywhere I went. Well, a little attitude means I can have some rivalry with him as his older brother, so it’s not too bad. | |
| "Your little siblings sound like they really love their big bro~" | ||
Jack |
!? S-Stop teasin’ me! | |
Jack Howl/Personal Story/SSR Birthday Boy
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This page has been fan-translated by twstarchives. This translation was based off the scripts from the Japanese version of the game. |
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| Savanaclaw Dorm - Birthday Party Venue | ||
| "You come from a snowy country, right? What winter sports are you good at?" | ||
Jack |
I’m pretty decent at skiing and ice skating, but the one I’m best at is snowboarding. | |
| "Why does snowboarding appeal to you?" | ||
Jack |
Hm… I like it ‘cause it’s not easy to play.
With snowboarding, all your movements are restricted to your single board, so it’s a lot harder to balance than when you’re skiing or skating. Actually, when I first started it, I was always just falling down. But now I can manage it pretty well. Lately I’ve been interested in snowboarding on halfpipes… | |
| "What’s a halfpipe?" | ||
Jack |
You don’t know? It’s a U-shaped course where you can jump and spin while you’re snowboarding, and strike poses.
Right now I’m practicing a technique called a “grab” where you grab your board while you jump. Oh yeah, there are a lot of weird technique names in snowboarding. Some are called things like “Roast Beef” and “Chicken Salad.” I don’t know why they have names like that… But they sound delicious. | |
| "They do sound good." | ||
Jack |
Right? …Ah, now I’m kinda hungry.
Let’s finish up this interview so we can go and eat some party food. | |
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| Savanaclaw Dorm - Birthday Party Venue | ||
| "What does it feel like when you turn into a wolf?" | ||
Jack |
My consciousness stays the same, but… my senses get a lot stronger.
The biggest change is my sense of smell. It gets a dozen times sharper than it is when I’m in my human form. I’m able to sniff out prey on the top of a mountain while I’m at the bottom… And I can smell leftover traces on the ground, so I could tell who’s passed by. Thanks to that, I’d be able to sense if a dangerous animal like a bear is nearby beforehand. Pretty handy, huh? | |
| "That’s amazing!" | ||
Jack |
…Well, there are some downsides to having an increased sense of smell.
I get dizzy if strong odors are too close to me. I really can’t stand artificial smells like perfumes. In a school with so many people, you never know what kinds of smells you’ll suddenly run into. I gotta be careful about when I transform. | |
| "Tell us some more." | ||
Jack |
What? More? Uh… Let me think. Running in my wolf form is hands-down the best feeling ever.
I can get much farther while I’m transformed, since I can run at 60-70 kilometers per hour… I also like that I can jump more than ten meters when I’m at my running speed. | |
| "That must feel amazing." | ||
Jack |
Yeah, running around as fast as I can through a winter wonderland is the best feeling in the world!
But in the snowy mountains, there are some cliffs that are hard for me to jump over, even while I’m a wolf. You hear stories about sleds falling off them, too. Also, it’s always draining magic energy from me while I’m transformed. So I still have to be careful, no matter how strong I am physically. | |
| "Thank you for sharing all of this with us.
Once again, happy birthday!" | ||
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