Muddy 2

aaaand...chapter 2.

01
black: The lab is ruined!!
-WHA---!!

-What happened here!?
-Aw man! I came all this way out here to find him...

-Ah!!

-Hey there!!
-Excuse me, gramps! Sorry to bother you!

-Oh, you're a lot younger than I thought!
-Um, do you know someone by the name of Clay? He was supposed to be living 'round here...
-Ha? Ah!

-U-uh, well..
-That'd...be me...

02
top: The 2nd shot! A huge 25 pages!

both of them are saying "Gu-"!
天真爛漫すぎて悩みが尽きない・・・？
right: Too much innocence leads to too much trouble!
(lit. overly naive, anxiety never ends)

bottom:
Chapter 2 - サボテ少女騒動 - Cactus Cutie Clamor

right: aimoto shou

03
-Eh...!

-You're professor Clay?!

-A-ah, sorry! I just imagined someone a bit older...
-All the folks were sayin' there was a nice Chimera scientist who moved from the city
-Ha ha
-(Good to know I have a positive reputation...)

-If you don't mind me askin', what happened to your home?

-Eh!? W-well, you see...

-Aw...I tripped again...

04
-Geez!

-kyaaaaa!!
-...It was just last night that I came to realize

-Muddy's body seems to be a crystallization of fine soil particles
-Even a light impact can send them flying

-By altering the distribution of those particles, he can regenerate back to his original shape...

しかし飛び散った分の肉片は体積に換算されないので
昨晩の珍事は肉をこそぎ落とすことでどうにか事なきを得たのだった
-However, since the amount he lost was impossible for his total volume to compensate for,
-By falling over and thus shedding his weight, last night's bizzare incident ended without further trouble
(muddy's saying "whee!", clay's wheezing out of breath)

05
-...So you're sayin'...

-Muddy's essentially a dirt-man who can get bigger by eating more?
-And so he's a human-shaped Chimera that you created, Dr. Clay!?

-You're free to believe me or not
-I-incredible!

-I'm so impressed! You're even more amazin' than rumors say!
-To think you were sleepin' in a place like this
-Huh?
-Oh...yeah...

-The name's Suzu!

06
-Professor, I beg you!
-Come visit my lab!

-Eh--
-You have your own
-Laboratory!?

-I make Chimeras too!

-There's somethin' I have just got to show you!
-N-no, well, I--
-I GET TO GO OUTSIDE!?!

-come on in!

07
sfx bubble - buri buri

sfx bubble - kasa kasa

-Welcome to my lab!

-T...
-These are...

-I'll go get some tea!
-Eh!?
-R-really, you don't have to...

08
-Sorry to keep you waitin'!
-Have it while it's hot!

-Ever had "milkworm" before?
-You gotta get all the sweet juice out like this!
sfx bubbles:
-Bushu
-Gucha x2

-B-by the way...
-The Chimeras you're working on...

-Let me tell you all about 'em!
-U-uh, that's okay...
-I'd rather see them close up...

-Wow, you've got a greenhouse too
-(It's actually decent)
-This way!

09
-Hey! Don't touch anything! It might eat you!
-Maju! (t/n - yes, it's NOT mathew, because of the "ju". tried to search but found no english equivalent)

-UWAH!!

-He's my Cactus!
-Maju, say hello to the guests!

-GYAAAA!!

10
-Ah! Please be more careful!
-Whenever Maju gets embarassed, he spits up his highly acidic saliva!
-He's very shy, you see
-COOL!!
-WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL US SOONER!?

-Nothing's melting!
-Thank God...

-Hey muddy, you think Maju is cool?
-YEAH!
-I see, I see!
-nhohohohoho

-I'm tryin' to research how to create Chimera plants with intelligence
-Maju is my first creation!
sfx bubble: haa haa (like a dog?)
-But a poor lil' girl like me workin' all by her lonesome just isn't cuttin' it!

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-So that's why I was always wishin' that someday I'd meet another great scientist...

-Professor...
-What do you think of Maju?
-Ngh...

-I think I know where this is headed...
-When you said you had something to ask me, you mean...

-PLEASE, DOC!!
-NO WAY!!

-You've got no place to live, right?
-I'll let you stay here, and use the place to your heart's content!
いざここに来る前まではありがたい言葉だったんだけど
-Oh, come on! You had nothing but nice things to say until we got here......

-...y-you see, I'm not called a doctor for nothing...
-A-and I've got to take care of Muddy...
-It's just, I'm really busy...

12
-Is it Maju? You don't like him?
-N-no, that's not really...
-the...issue...

-And on that note...
-WAIT!!

-Please, think it over just one day!
-I'm beggin' you!

-Feel free to make yourselves at home!

-I've got some work in the greenhouse, so
-If you need anything just holler!

13
-Sigh...

-Sigh...

-I was sure once he saw you he'd be happy to help out...
sfx: Kuun (a plant woof? lol no clue)
-Our plan was a complete failure, Maju

-But it's not over yet!

-Maju! Time for plan B!
-The day has finally come...for me to use this!!

14
-Just wait till you get a load of this!

-What an amazing invention!
-I would be honored to assist in your research!
-..is what he'll be sayin' to me!
sfx: muhahaha

-Time...
-to do this!

-Oh no! At this rate, he'll never make it to the business meeting in time!
-blah, blah blah... (t/n - i think. it's an sfx sound but given the context i have a feeling it's like the charlie brown "wa wa " teacher)
-Muddy! Sit farther away from the TV!
-Muddy!!

-No need to worry, everyone! Leave this to me!
-Anderson to the rescue!
-ANDER--
---son...

15
-Huh? A power outage?
-Anderson!!!

-Anderson...is...!!
-Wha
-What are you worrying about! Soon as the power's on, he'll come back!
-C-come on, let's go ask Suzu for help!

-Ah...you two!!?
-D-don't come any closer!!
-Eh?
sfx's: BAM x5

-I'm just a lil' busy here!

-KYAAAAA!!

16
-BWOOOOOO

-WHAT THE HECK IS THAT!?
-H-h-how d'ya like that, professor?
-Maju's ...amazin', ri--

17
--ght?...

-ngh...!

-EEEEK!! Professor what do I do!?
-P-
-Please help me!!!!

small sfx bubbles: pachi x2 (sparks sound)

-So he's the reason behind the powerout!

-What about Anderson!?!
-Sheesh...
-Listen kiddo, there won't be any TV unless we take care of him first!
-REALLY!?!
-Huh?

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-HEY!!
-MU--

19
-That was scary!

-Professor!?

-Oh--
-E-earlier, he...

-Are you all right!?
-I thought my heart was going to jump out of my chest...

20
-Maju!! Stop it right now!
-Why aren't you listening to me!?

small bubbles: meki meki meki (wriggling??)
-MAJU!!

-What in the world made him like this?
-W-well
-That's...

-CLAY!

-Muddy!?
-Just how did you get up there!?
-Hey, hey...um...
small sfx bubbles: (all) Kyan (t/n - think this is the plant woof from earlier?)

-what do I do now?
sfx bubbles: kyain kyain (louder woof??)
-D-
-Don't just act without thinking, stupid!!
-GYAAAA!!!

21
-I-it looks
-like muddy is gettin' smaller and smaller!
-I wonder...

-If his body shrinks down to its limit,
-What happens then?

-Well...if you think about it logically...
-Then that'llhappen...right?...

-MUDDY!!

-Ah!
sfx: Pa!

22
-sfx: Kuun (another woof thing)
-Eh...

-Muddy!

-Clay!
-Are you all right?!

23
-This is...
-It kinda came off...
-Muddy!!

-Ah!
-Maju doesn't look so good
-Maybe this vial has something to do with it?

-UWAAAAAAA
-I'm so sorry!! I'm so sorry!!!!

24
-A powerful nutrient...?

-It's a mixture I developed...

-And so...you see...
clay's bubble: This is quite a talent, in it's own way...
-I-I just wanted you to be more interested in my work...
-It's been so hard for me!! ...So I...

-I'm really sorry!!
-I-If Muddy has been a normal human, then...I...

-Suzu, suzu!!

-M-
-Muddy?

-Can I watch TV??

25
-Huh?

-Oh well...nothing bad happened after all
-Plus, you've reflected on what you've done

-Just, you need to think more about Maju's feelings too

-Don't force him to things just to win attention from people like me
-kuun
-Y-yes sir...

sfx: Guzu.. (sniff?)
-Thank you so much!!

-Be sure to watch next time!
-I missed it....

black: Be sure to read next time!!

CH2/END
next time: Reflecting on Muddy's shape-shifting, Clay makes a decision! A huge 23 pages!