Kino no Tabi:Volume2 Chapter2: Difference between revisions

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“Overprotection” —Do You Need It?—[edit]

It was the second day in the country.

While on her way to pick up Hermes at the car park after lunch, Kino encountered a bickering couple in front of the motorrad. They appeared to be a married couple in their thirties, and beside them stood a boy, about ten years old and looking more than a little lost.

The father spoke. “That’s why I’m telling you —— you’re being overprotective!”

The mother retaliated. “No! You are being stubborn. This is for his own good!”

The three were blocking her way to Hermes.

Kino began by clearing her throat, “Ahem!”

Before she could manage to say “Excuse me, may I pass through and get to my motorrad behind you?” the father noticed her and asked,

“What do you think?”

“About what? I didn’t hear the conversation…” Kino cocked an eyebrow, amused by the sudden question. But before the father could explain himself, the mother interjected,

“This stubborn man insists that our boy doesn’t need a bulletproof vest.”

“Why would he need something like that?” asked Kino.

“The war, of course! Our son is joining the army,” replied the father.

“War?”

“Yes, it broke out a few months back. It is the first one we’ve had since the country was founded. The army has been recruiting soldiers for the front lines. My son will be joining the army today. Not to boast, but he will make a fine soldier, and probably return a hero too! But this foolish wife of mine keeps insisting that he wears a bulletproof vest. What nonsense.”

“Honey, the vest will protect our son from shrapnel!”

“He just needs to crouch down to avoid that, not to mention there are trenches to take cover in.”

“Even so, it will protect him from all sorts of things. He can’t be a hero if he gets hurt; our son needs to be able to do his best to become a hero.”

“But won’t the vest be heavy? He can’t move freely if he’s bogged down. Soldiers should have the grace of a butterfly and the sting of a bee! Also, his squad will ridicule him if he’s the only one wearing one.”

“All he needs to do is say it’s a gift from his loving mother.”

After listening to the parents, Kino glanced at the boy and said in a carefully neutral tone,

“Why don’t you ask the boy’s opinion?”

“Oh… you’re right! What do you think, Timmy? You will listen to mommy, won’t you?” The mother bent down to gently place her hands on his shoulders.

The father also squatted down next to him, and held up an encouraging fist. “Come on son! You are a man, right? Real men don’t need this junk.”

“Don’t worry, mommy and daddy will respect your decision.”

“That’s right, boy!”

The boy answered with a quaver in his voice, “I… I don’t wanna go to war!”

The father immediately stood up, and with a tone completely different from before, “We’re doing this for your own good!”

The mother also stood up and stared down at her son. “You need to join the army and become a hero. That way, you will be able to enter a good college and university, and then you will get to work for a large company. Don’t you understand? We are doing this for you. Didn’t you say that everyone in your class is joining? Do you want to lose to them? Is it okay with you if you get left behind?”

“But… Johnny’s parents won’t let him go.”

The mother began to raise her voice at her son. “What Johnny does is not our problem. You should decide for yourself!”

“That’s right! You shouldn’t compare yourself to others!”

The poor boy’s face went pale with terror after this outburst from his parents.

The mother took out a brand new bulletproof vest from her bag. The small vest was still wrapped in plastic. An attached card read: “To our brave young soldiers! Specially designed to reduce stress on the shoulders. Now with adjustable height to suit growing children. Ideal for long term use.”

She half-squatted and placed one hand behind her son, gently urging him. “Put this one on and let’s go to the recruitment center. Don’t be scared. Mommy will be with you.”

“See? Like I said, you are being overprotective.”

“I just want the best for our son!”

“I know. Just stop overdoing it.”

And so the bickering began anew. In the midst of it, the boy timidly said again, “I don’t wanna go.”

“Not again! You must have inherited that cowardice from your mother’s side.”

“What?! Ooooh! He’s as stubborn as you are, you old mule!”

Again the boy protested, now almost crying, “I… really… don’t want to go!”

Kino interjected, her voice still carefully controlled,

“Maybe you should rethink this with the boy.”

The parents gave Kino a horrified and insulted look.

“Why don’t you mind your own business? This is a family matter.”

“Yeah, this is our problem! We are doing this for our child.”

“Right,” Kino nodded. “I’ll do that.”

“Come on.” The mother grabbed the boy’s hand and began to drag him away. “We should head to the recruitment center before it’s too late. We’ll decide about the vest once we get there.”

“Let’s go, Timmy.”

Kino watched as the parents dragged their son away.

She shook her head, and turned back towards Hermes. The motorrad greeted Kino as she kicked up the stand.

“Must have been tough.”

Kino answered honestly before hopping onto Hermes.

“Yeah. It was.”

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-It was the second day in the country.
+==“Overprotection” —Do You Need It?—==
-While on her way to pick up Hermes at the car park after lunch, Kino encountered a bickering couple in front of the Motorad. From the looks of it, they seemed to be a married couple in their thirties, and beside them stood a boy, about ten years old and looking extremely lost.
+[[File:Kino_no_Tabi_v2_046-047.jpg|x200px|thumb|left]]
-The father said:
+It was the second day in the country.
-“That is why I am saying that you are being over protective.”
+While on her way to pick up Hermes at the car park after lunch, Kino encountered a bickering couple in front of the motorrad. They appeared to be a married couple in their thirties, and beside them stood a boy, about ten years old and looking more than a little lost.
-The mother retaliated with:
+The father spoke. “That’s why I’m telling you —— you’re being overprotective!”
-“No! You are being stubborn. This is for his own good.”
+The mother retaliated. “No! You are being stubborn. This is for his own good!”
-The 3 were blocking her access to Hermes, Kino began by clearing her throat.
+The three were blocking her way to Hermes.
-“Emm...”
+Kino began by clearing her throat, “Ahem!”
-Before she could begin saying “Excuse me, can I pass through and get to my bike behind you?”, the father notice her and asked.
+Before she could manage to say “Excuse me, may I pass through and get to my motorrad behind you?” the father noticed her and asked,
 “What do you think?”
-“About what? I didn't follow the conversation.” Kino appeared somewhat confused by the sudden question. But before the father could explain the situation, the mother interjected.
+“About what? I didn’t hear the conversation…” Kino cocked an eyebrow, amused by the sudden question. But before the father could explain himself, the mother interjected,
-“This stubborn man insists that our boy doesn't need a bullet proof vest.”
+“This stubborn man insists that our boy doesn’t need a bulletproof vest.”
-“Why does he need something like that?” asked Kino.
+“Why would he need something like that?” asked Kino.
-“The war of course! Our son is joining the army.” replies the father.
+“The war, of course! Our son is joining the army,” replied the father.
 “War?”
-“Yes, it broke out a few months back, it is the first one we've had since the country was founded. The army has been recruiting soldiers for the frontlines. My son  will be joining the army today. Not to boast, but he will make a fine soldier, probably will return a hero too!.... but this foolish wife of mine keeps insisting that he wears a bullet proof vest. What nonsense.”
+“Yes, it broke out a few months back. It is the first one we’ve had since the country was founded. The army has been recruiting soldiers for the front lines. My son will be joining the army today. Not to boast, but he will make a fine soldier, and probably return a hero too! But this foolish wife of mine keeps insisting that he wears a bulletproof vest. What nonsense.”
-“Hubby! The vest will protect our son from shrapnels.”
+“Honey, the vest will protect our son from shrapnel!”
-“He just needs to crouch down to avoid them, not to mention there are trenches to take cover in,”
+“He just needs to crouch down to avoid that, not to mention there are trenches to take cover in.”
-“Even so, it will protect him from other harm. He can't be a hero if he gets hurt, our son needs to be able to do his best to become a hero.”
+“Even so, it will protect him from all sorts of things. He can’t be a hero if he gets hurt; our son needs to be able to do his best to become a hero.”
-“But won't the vest be heavy? He can't move freely if he is bogged down, also he will be ridiculed if he is the only one wearing it.”
+“But won’t the vest be heavy? He can’t move freely if he’s bogged down. Soldiers should have the grace of a butterfly and the sting of a bee! Also, his squad will ridicule him if he’s the only one wearing one.”
-“No such thing, he just need to be proud and say its a gift from his loving mother.”
+“All he needs to do is say it’s a gift from his loving mother.”
-After listening to the parents, Kino glanced at the boy and said:
+After listening to the parents, Kino glanced at the boy and said in a carefully neutral tone,
-“I think you should ask the boy's opinion.”
+“Why don’t you ask the boy’s opinion?”
-“Oh... you're right. What do you think, Timmy? You will listen to mommy won't you?” the mother bended down to gently place her hands on his shoulders. The father also squat down next to him, holding up an encouraging fist.
+“Oh… you’re right! What do you think, Timmy? You will listen to mommy, won’t you?” The mother bent down to gently place her hands on his shoulders.
-“Come on son, you are a man right? Real men don't need this junk.”
+The father also squatted down next to him, and held up an encouraging fist. “Come on son! You are a man, right? Real men don’t need this junk.”
-“Don't worry, mommy and daddy will respect your decision.”
+“Don’t worry, mommy and daddy will respect your decision.”
-“That's right boy!”
+“That’s right, boy!”
-The boy replied in a scared and halting voice.
+The boy answered with a quaver in his voice, “I… I don’t wanna go to war!”
-“I.. I don't wanna go to war.”
+The father immediately stood up, and with a tone completely different from before, “We’re doing this for your own good!”
-The father immediately stood up and said in a hard voice.
+The mother also stood up and stared down at her son. “You need to join the army and become a hero. That way, you will be able to enter a good college and university<!---"College and university" meaning both? Leave if intended.-->, and then you will get to work for a large company. Don’t you understand? We are doing this for you. Didn’t you say that everyone in your class is joining? Do you want to lose to them? Is it okay with you if you get left behind?”
-“We are doing this for your own good!”
-The mother also stood up and stare down at her son.
+“But… Johnny’s parents won’t let him go.”
-“You need to join the army and become a hero. That way you will be able to enter a good college and university, then you will get to work in a large company. Don't you understand, we are dong this for you. Didn't you say your friends in class are joining too? You don't want to lose out to them do you?”
+The mother began to raise her voice at her son. “What Johnny does is not our problem. You should decide for yourself!”
-“But... Johnny's parents won't let him go.”
+“That’s right! You shouldn’t compare yourself to others!”
-The mother began to raise her voice at her son.
+The poor boy’s face went pale with terror after this outburst from his parents.
-“What Johnny did is not our problem, you should decide for yourself.”
+The mother took out a brand new bulletproof vest from her bag. The small vest was still wrapped in plastic. An attached card read: “To our brave young soldiers! Specially designed to reduce stress on the shoulders. Now with adjustable height to suit growing children. Ideal for long term use.”
-“You shouldn't compare yourself with others.”
+She half-squatted and placed one hand behind her son, gently urging him. “Put this one on and let’s go to the recruitment center. Don’t be scared. Mommy will be with you.”
-The poor boy's face went pale with terror after receiving the sudden outbursts from his parents.
+“See? Like I said, you are being overprotective.”
-The mother took out a brand new bullet proof vest from her bag, the vest was still wrapped in plastic with a piece of card attached, which reads: “To our brave young soldiers! Specially designed to reduce stress to shoulder, now with adjustable height to suit growing children, ideal for long term use.”
+“I just want the best for our son!”
-She half squat and place one hand behind her son, gently urging him.
+“I know. Just stop overdoing it.”
-“Put this one on and lets go to the recruitment center. Don't be scared, mommy will be with you.”
+And so the bickering began anew. In the midst of it, the boy timidly said again, “I don’t wanna go.”
-“Like I said, you are being overprotective.”
+“Not again! You must have inherited that cowardice from your mother’s side.”
-“I just want the best for our son!”
+“What?! Ooooh! He’s as stubborn as you are, you old mule!”
-“I know, but just don't over do it.”
+Again the boy protested, now almost crying, “I… really… don’t want to go!”
-And so the bickering started anew. In the heat of it, the boy timidly said again.
+Kino interjected, her voice still carefully controlled,
-“I don't wanna go.”
+“Maybe you should rethink this with the boy.”
-“Not again! You must have inherited that cowardice from your mother's side.”
+The parents gave Kino a horrified and insulted look.
-“What?! He is as stubborn as you are! You old mule!”
+“Why don’t you mind your own business? This is a family matter.”
-Again the boy protested in an almost crying voice.
+“Yeah, this is our problem! We are doing this for our child.”
-“I... really.... don't want to go.”
+“Right,” Kino nodded. “I’ll do that.”
-Kino interjected at the bickering parents and said.
+“Come on.” The mother grabbed the boy’s hand and began to drag him away. “We should head to the recruitment center before it’s too late. We’ll decide about the vest once we get there.”
-“Maybe you should rethink this over with the boy?”
+“Let’s go, Timmy.”
-The parents gave Kino a horrid and insulted look as she said those words.
+Kino watched as the parents dragged their son away.
-“Why don't you mind your own business? This is a family matter.”
+She shook her head, and turned back towards Hermes. The motorrad greeted Kino as she kicked up the stand.
-“Yeah, this is our problem. We really are doing this for the best of our child.”
+“Must have been tough.”
-“Right...” Kino nodded.
+Kino answered honestly before hopping onto Hermes.
-“Come on.” The mother grabed the boy's hand and began to drag him away. “We should head to the recruitment center before its too late. We will decide about the vest once we get there.”
+“Yeah. It was.”
+[[File:Kino_no_Tabi_v2_055.jpg|x200px|thumb|left]]
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-“Right. Let's go Timmy.”
+<noinclude>
+{{Navigation
-Kino watch as the parents, each dragging their son, left the scene. She could only shake her head quietly and head towards Hermes. The Motorad greeted Kino as she kicked down the stand.
+| Kino no Tabi
+| [[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume2_Chapter1|Chapter 1]]
-“Must have been tough.”
+| [[Kino_no_Tabi:Volume2_Chapter3|Chapter 3]]
+}}
-“It was.”
+</noinclude>
-Kino answer honestly before hopping on to Hermes.

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