SnK au Smartpass Translation: ‘Good Night Sweet Dreams Dear’ - Hanji Zoe
(Notes: Here is the new, better, and most importantly, complete, translation of Hanji's 'Good Night Sweet Dreams Dear' au Smartpass story!
I wanted to re-do this story translation because when I originally worked on it; long before it was publicly published in the first Short Stories booklet, I only had bits and pieces of the story to work with and the pieces I did have weren't in any order so it was difficult to figure out where each piece went in the story.
The full story makes a lot more sense(at least for a story from the 'Goodnight Sweet Dreams Dear' series which seem to be notorious for being vague and difficult to follow in terms of scene changes and character dialogue).
Shingeki no Kyojin au Smartpass
‘Good Night Sweet Dreams Dear’ series - Hanji Zoe
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“Squad Leader! …… Please wake up, Squad Leader Hanji!!”
“Nnaaah!?”
Hanji Zoe woke up in a tent set up in the courtyard of the Survey Corps barracks.
It was still midday.
“How long….. have I been asleep?”
“You ordered me to wake you up if you weren't already awake after 2 hours”
“Aah….. I see”
Ecological study of the captured Titans.
In a tent set up specifically for the research, Hanji became tired while working on the experiments… and at the strong urging of her assistant… decided to take a break and have a nap.
“Are you all right? Your complexion looks a bit pale”
“...... I had a dream, Moblit”
Hanji lowered the goggles that she had pushed up and scratched her head.
In her dream, Hanji was watching the Titans in front of her.
“Hey, Hanji…..”
Strangely, there was no fear.
So when one of the Titans opened its mouth and spoke clearly and like a human, it did not seem strange.
“It does not taste good……”
“Human beings, they do not taste good ……”
Suddenly, Hanji was behind a wagon cart full of food.
She grabbed a potato at the top of the pile and held it out to the Titan.
“Well then, how about vegetables? There’s also cattle and pigs and bread. Here, eat ……”
However, the Titan showed no interest at the food in Hanji’s hands.
It held its head and spoke in a groaning voice.
“Uuuhh….. No like ….. I do not want it …..”
Pulling at the skin on its own head, as if trying to tear it off, the Titan looks at Hanji with its big eyes.
“Help me, Hanji”
“...... Well, lets get this shitty morning experiment started already”
It's Levi, who is lending a hand to assist with the experiment, that's speaking. Moblit is nearby to write down the experiment data and information.
“Certainly. In today’s experiment we will be testing more than 30 food items to see if Titans are interested in eating any foods other than humans.”
“Aah…… So, it was from that strange dream…… Okay, lets continue. Moblit, please hand me the food items”
Hanji shakes off the continuation of the dream, and turns to the Titan subject that has been tied down with ropes and stakes.
“Look…… It's a boiled pumpkin…… Nearly as big as a human. Go on, eat it……”
The vegetables are tied to the end of a stick and held up to the Titans mouth. But, like in the dream, the Titan did not respond to it at all.
“Oi, you're getting too close……”
“Uwaahh!!”
As she slowly stepped closer to the Titan, she was suddenly grabbed by the scruff of her neck and pulled back. The Titan was not trying to eat the vegetable, but was trying eat Hanji’s head instead.
“Ha ha, dangerous!!”
“Squad leader, please don't reduce your life to food!!”
As her assistant pleads with her, Hanji just laughs and continues the experiment.
“Haa …… It’s as I thought. Titans will not eat anything other than people. Are humans tasty?”
As Hanji was finally released, she sat down on one of the wooden food crates to talk to the Titan.
“I do not want to eat, Hanji”
“Eh…… ?”
“...... Get up, Shitty Glasses! Unless you want to be eaten!”
“Haa!?”
Hanji awoke to the feeling of being smacked in the back of the head.
“(Was it a daydream?)”
It was a moment of absentmindedness. However Hanji, who had gotten close to where the Titan was tied down with rope, seems to have become the prey again.
“Sorry. Lets continue on with the experiment”
“No, we finished all the foodstuff that was prepared for the experiment”
Moblit calmly showed her the list, growing increasingly concerned for his superior officer.
“But more importantly, Squad Leader, maybe we should take a break for a while…… before an accident happens”
“...... yeah, okay”
Upon thinking about it, Hanji realized that she had not gotten much sleep over the last few days. Hanji stretched and reluctantly turned away from the Titan.
“Hey, Levi”
“Aah?”
“...... even though I only saw it in my dream, I still can't help but wonder. Do you think they really want to eat people?”
Levi stated the interruption of the experiment to the subordinates, then glanced awkwardly to one side before looking up with a sullen expression in his eyes.
“If that isn't the case, don't let the possibility of it make you hesitate while doing your research. You yourself are the only one that can find the answer”
Hanji was taken aback by his words, but then nods quietly.
“Aah…… you're right”
“I do not want to eat, Hanji”
The words that the Titan said in her dream remained in the back of Hanji’s mind.
“(...... That voice remains in my ear. It may just be my mere wish ……)”
Hanji turned back and looked at the face of captured Titan.
“(..... However, it could also be the start to a clue to helping us be able to understand the Titans some day)”
Still caught in the afterglow of her strange dream, Hanji removed her goggles and started walking toward her room.
( End )
I wanted to re-do this story translation because when I originally worked on it; long before it was publicly published in the first Short Stories booklet, I only had bits and pieces of the story to work with and the pieces I did have weren't in any order so it was difficult to figure out where each piece went in the story.
The full story makes a lot more sense(at least for a story from the 'Goodnight Sweet Dreams Dear' series which seem to be notorious for being vague and difficult to follow in terms of scene changes and character dialogue).
Shingeki no Kyojin au Smartpass
‘Good Night Sweet Dreams Dear’ series - Hanji Zoe
----------------
“Squad Leader! …… Please wake up, Squad Leader Hanji!!”
“Nnaaah!?”
Hanji Zoe woke up in a tent set up in the courtyard of the Survey Corps barracks.
It was still midday.
“How long….. have I been asleep?”
“You ordered me to wake you up if you weren't already awake after 2 hours”
“Aah….. I see”
Ecological study of the captured Titans.
In a tent set up specifically for the research, Hanji became tired while working on the experiments… and at the strong urging of her assistant… decided to take a break and have a nap.
“Are you all right? Your complexion looks a bit pale”
“...... I had a dream, Moblit”
Hanji lowered the goggles that she had pushed up and scratched her head.
In her dream, Hanji was watching the Titans in front of her.
“Hey, Hanji…..”
Strangely, there was no fear.
So when one of the Titans opened its mouth and spoke clearly and like a human, it did not seem strange.
“It does not taste good……”
“Human beings, they do not taste good ……”
Suddenly, Hanji was behind a wagon cart full of food.
She grabbed a potato at the top of the pile and held it out to the Titan.
“Well then, how about vegetables? There’s also cattle and pigs and bread. Here, eat ……”
However, the Titan showed no interest at the food in Hanji’s hands.
It held its head and spoke in a groaning voice.
“Uuuhh….. No like ….. I do not want it …..”
Pulling at the skin on its own head, as if trying to tear it off, the Titan looks at Hanji with its big eyes.
“Help me, Hanji”
“...... Well, lets get this shitty morning experiment started already”
It's Levi, who is lending a hand to assist with the experiment, that's speaking. Moblit is nearby to write down the experiment data and information.
“Certainly. In today’s experiment we will be testing more than 30 food items to see if Titans are interested in eating any foods other than humans.”
“Aah…… So, it was from that strange dream…… Okay, lets continue. Moblit, please hand me the food items”
Hanji shakes off the continuation of the dream, and turns to the Titan subject that has been tied down with ropes and stakes.
“Look…… It's a boiled pumpkin…… Nearly as big as a human. Go on, eat it……”
The vegetables are tied to the end of a stick and held up to the Titans mouth. But, like in the dream, the Titan did not respond to it at all.
“Oi, you're getting too close……”
“Uwaahh!!”
As she slowly stepped closer to the Titan, she was suddenly grabbed by the scruff of her neck and pulled back. The Titan was not trying to eat the vegetable, but was trying eat Hanji’s head instead.
“Ha ha, dangerous!!”
“Squad leader, please don't reduce your life to food!!”
As her assistant pleads with her, Hanji just laughs and continues the experiment.
“Haa …… It’s as I thought. Titans will not eat anything other than people. Are humans tasty?”
As Hanji was finally released, she sat down on one of the wooden food crates to talk to the Titan.
“I do not want to eat, Hanji”
“Eh…… ?”
“...... Get up, Shitty Glasses! Unless you want to be eaten!”
“Haa!?”
Hanji awoke to the feeling of being smacked in the back of the head.
“(Was it a daydream?)”
It was a moment of absentmindedness. However Hanji, who had gotten close to where the Titan was tied down with rope, seems to have become the prey again.
“Sorry. Lets continue on with the experiment”
“No, we finished all the foodstuff that was prepared for the experiment”
Moblit calmly showed her the list, growing increasingly concerned for his superior officer.
“But more importantly, Squad Leader, maybe we should take a break for a while…… before an accident happens”
“...... yeah, okay”
Upon thinking about it, Hanji realized that she had not gotten much sleep over the last few days. Hanji stretched and reluctantly turned away from the Titan.
“Hey, Levi”
“Aah?”
“...... even though I only saw it in my dream, I still can't help but wonder. Do you think they really want to eat people?”
Levi stated the interruption of the experiment to the subordinates, then glanced awkwardly to one side before looking up with a sullen expression in his eyes.
“If that isn't the case, don't let the possibility of it make you hesitate while doing your research. You yourself are the only one that can find the answer”
Hanji was taken aback by his words, but then nods quietly.
“Aah…… you're right”
“I do not want to eat, Hanji”
The words that the Titan said in her dream remained in the back of Hanji’s mind.
“(...... That voice remains in my ear. It may just be my mere wish ……)”
Hanji turned back and looked at the face of captured Titan.
“(..... However, it could also be the start to a clue to helping us be able to understand the Titans some day)”
Still caught in the afterglow of her strange dream, Hanji removed her goggles and started walking toward her room.
( End )