Monday, August 3, 2015

Fallen Brides: Mimiru — Questionable Metaphors


Sorry for another long delay. I've been busier than expected in Japan, and I've also been trying to get more work done on other translation projects (mostly Shut Hell). My desk here is also not super comfortable for sitting at typing, so I've gotten a lot more done in draft on paper than I have typed up to post. There have of course also been... other considerations. (Did you know that Ninja Slayer is significantly longer than A Song of Ice and Fire?) The good news is that I'll be done here and back in the states in about a week, and I have the whole story drafted now, which should make getting it ready to post here fairly quick.

So, without further ado, here's 5,000+ words to make up for the month of waiting. The transformation scene is over, and this chunk starts us in on Elt's encounter with the new Mimiru, conspicuously unspecified weapon in hand. Only about five pages to go now, although MGE novellas use very large pages (figured in terms of word count, Fallen Brides is actually roughly as long as Infinite Jest).

Next up will be Sasha's chapter, possibly interspersed with some shorter pieces.