The old man is still here, leaning on the streetlamp, as usual. Crono tries talking to him.
なんだか聞きおぼえのあるひびきじゃ。
昔も昔、大昔の原石じゃよ……。
原始の時代にでも行けば
見つけるのではないかな？
Old Man: Dreamstone...?
That sounds somewhat familiar.
It's an ore from long, long, long ago....
Might you not be able to find it if you
go perhaps to the Primeval era?
OLD MAN: Dreamstone?...
I've heard of it, of course.
It's a prehistoric mineral...
You might find it way back in the
prehistoric era.
That B.C.65 million gate is suddenly looking useful....
It's about what you'd except from a prehistoric mountain, with rocky cliffs, overgrown unidentifiable foliage, and so on. 2-18 原始の山 (Primeval Mountain) plays. Just to make things interesting, the Gate opens on the side of a sheer cliff. Crono and the others fall to the ground, where a bunch of anthropomorphic lizards, or possibly dinosaurs, are running around.
Both non-Crono characters speak, in the order listed.
ありえない生態けいデス。
Robo: Midway between human and dinosaur....
It IS an unlikely mode of life.
Robo: Half human, half dinosaur...
An unlikely life form.
The Dinomen surround the party and attack, moving like they've had waaay too much sugar and can't sit still. They have tough skins, but don't take magic well, especially Crono's Sky-based skills. Another, larger group closes in after the first is beaten.
Lucca and Marle each react if present, in that order if both are.
Marle: What should we do,
Crono?!
Suddenly, a cavewoman with messy blonde hair and wearing very little except for a... something that looks like a tail... shows up and plows through the pack of Dinomen, killing about half of them. 2-19 エイラのテーマ (Ayla's Theme) plays.
Everyone except Crono says something about her.
Marle: Goodness!
She is tough!
人間の値をはるかに上回っています。
Robo: Her combat capability level far
exceeds human levels.
Robo: Her fighting capabilities far
exceed those of humans!
Several surviving Dinomen turn back toward Crono as the woman leaves.
Marle reacts if present, otherwise Robo does.
Marle: Uh oh...they're coming our
way!
したもようデス。
Robo: It APPEARS they have changed
their target to US.
Then the survivors attack, but they're no worse than last time. Soon after they fall, the woman comes back. She still seems ready for a fight.
Marle speaks if present, otherwise Lucca does. Robo follows up either way, if present.
現在の彼女の精神じょうたいは
非常にたかぶっています。
Robo: We MUST not EXCITE her.
Her present mental state is
extremely agitated.
Robo: Do not upset her.
She's rather agitated right now.
The woman changes stance, and looks ready to attack.
Marle reacts if present, otherwise Lucca does.
Lucca: We're not looking for a
fight!
The woman suddenly charges Crono, pinning him against the cliff with little difficulty.
Robo has a line in the ROM that should go here, but I can't get him to actually say it in-game:
大きく超えていマス。
Robo: Her ability to move suddenly
also greatly EXCEEDS human levels.
Robo: Her...expressive abilities are
also greater.
The woman steps back and tosses her hair. She seems to have calmed down. Primeval Mountain resumes playing.
名は何だ？
クロ いうか。 いい名だ。
あたいか？ あたいの名は……
Woman: You strong.
What is name?
Called Cro? Is good name.
Me? My name....
Woman: You strong.
What name?
Crono, huh?
Good name.
Me?
Me...
あたい is not a common word, but is a first -person pronoun, equivalent to "I", "me", etc. From what I've been able to find out, it's feminine, but tough.
In the JP version, the cavemen all refer to Crono by the first two kana in whatever name the player chose for him back at the beginning of the game. Unfortunately, the NA version doesn't use a nickname at all, even though the text in the ROM is set up so to handle it.
Time to name that cavewoman... which of course means she joins the party later.
エイラ 強い男 好き。
だから エイラ クロ 好き。
Ayla: Called Ayla.
Ayla like strong men.
So Ayla like Cro.
Ayla: Me Ayla.
Ayla like strong people.
So Ayla like Crono!
That's an English long 'a' sound, like in "eight", not a long 'i', like in "eye". Just so you know.
Marle and Lucca each speak if present, in that order if both are here.
Crono!
クロノ……
Lucca: You've been found suitable
to be Ayla's, Crono....
Lucca: I think she likes you,
Crono...
This is messier than I thought... 気に入る means (approximately) to be pleased with, but it's in passive form, and on top of that it's エイラのに and not エイラに, which is what I'd expect. The only way the エイラのに works grammatically is with the …のものとして (in a role as something of...) variant of のに, so it's something like "as Ayla's". In short, she means Ayla thinks Crono's husband material.
エイラ 強い者 好き。
男でも 女でも。
Ayla: Yous strong too.
Ayla like strong people.
Man, woman, not matter.
Ayla: You strong too.
Ayla respect strong people.
Men and women.
If present, Marle giggles.
If present, Lucca looks embarrased, or something.
Lucca: Where have they been
keeping her?
If the game had been translated more recently, the censors might have let this joke live. Maybe.
If Robo is present, Ayla takes several good looks at him.
けど強いな。
Ayla: You weird guy.
But strong.
Ayla: You different, but strong
too.
ロボットデスカラ。
Robo: It is BECAUSE I AM a robot,
unlike all of you.
エイラ わからない。
Ayla: Robot? What that?
Ayla not understand.
Ayla: "Rawboot?" What that?
Ayla don't know.
"Rawboot"? She's prehistoric, not deaf. There's no way she could muck up the pronunciation that badly. Try "row bought" if playing with it is necessary.
人間型の機械デス。
Robo: It IS a humanoid machine
built by humans.
Robo: It's a machine that looks like
a man.
わからない事 言うな。
エイラ 頭 火山 なる。
Ayla: What you say?
No say not understand thing.
Ayla head go volcano.
Ayla: What you say?!
No rubbish or Ayla, head go
boom!
Ayla: What you say!! CATS: You have no chance to survive make your time. ...what?
Ayla's primitive speech gives me an excuse to translate 達 as something short and simple for a change. I think the closest English comes to matching it is "and the other(s)", and that's not nearly as concise. It's a pluralizer that's more versatile than adding 's'! Stupid English.
Marle speaks if present, and Robo speaks if present, in that order if both are.
いいのかしら……。
Marle: Uh, errr, I wonder how we
should put this....
説明するのは、不可能デス。
Robo: It IS impossible to explain it so
that THIS person can comprehend.
Robo's probably right, but even so, Lucca tries explaining if present, otherwise Marle does.
ずーっと明日から、来たのよ。
Lucca: We came from tomorrow's tomorrow's
tomorrow's.... way far off tomorrow.
Lucca: We're from way after the
day after tomorrow.
先の明日から、来たのよ。
Marle: We came from a waaay, waaay,
waaay ahead tomorrow.
Marle: We're from many days
ahead of tomorrow.
エイラ 面白いヤツ 好き。
Ayla: Hahaha! You amusing.
Ayla like amusing people.
Ayla: Ha ha, you funny.
Ayla like funny people.
If present, Lucca admits defeat.
かんげいする。 うたげやる。
酒飲む！ 踊る！ 楽しい！！
Ayla: Yous come village!
Do welcome. Have party.
Drink sake! Dance! Fun!!
Ayla: Come to village!
We talk and eat.
Dance! Eat!
Fun!!
If present, Lucca trys to politely decline, otherwise Marle does.
なんだけど、ドリストーンっていう
石を探してるのよ。
Lucca: We would really love to
come, but we're looking for a
stone called Dreamstone.
Lucca: We'd love to go, but we've
got to look for the Dreamstone now.
それどころじゃなくってね……。
ドリストーンっていう石を
探してるのよ。
Marle: I appreciate the sentiment,
but now's not the time for that....
We're looking a stone called
Dreamstone.
Marle: Thank you but we can't.
We're looking for a Dreamstone.
そこにも ここにも 村にも。
ほしければ いっぱい やる。
Ayla: Stone? Full of stone.
Here, there, in village too.
If want, give lots.
Ayla: Stone?
Plenty stones!
Here, there, at village.
You take plently.
ついて来い クロ！
Ayla: Come, Ioka Village this way.
Follow, Cro!
Ayla runs off, and Crono has little choice but to follow. Ayla takes to the heights, where Crono and the others can't reach, and Ayla's Theme starts playing again. Crono tries to keep up, but the gorge he has to run though is full of monsters, and she's out of sight before long. If Crono and the others wipe out the group of monsters nearest the exit, Ayla comes back to see what's taking so long.
ついて来い クロ！
Ayla: Come, Ioka Village this way.
Follow, Cro!
Crono follows Ayla off the mountain.
2-20 風と空と大地のリズム (Rhythm of Wind, Sky, and Earth), which is entirely simple percussion, plays on the B.C.65 million world map. Crono and the others find several tents and a large gathering area not far from the mountain. Ayla is alone inside the chieftain's tent, which is decorated with bear pelts, antlers, clay jars, and similar things.
もうすぐ 夜 来る。
うたげの用意 出来た。
こっち クロ！
Ayla: Cro here?
Night come soon.
Party preparing done.
This way, Cro!
Ayla: Good, Crono come.
Night soon and ready for party.
Come Crono!
Night comes. Ayla and Crono's group stand in front of a group of villagers in the gathering area. Torches and a large fire provide light. There is a variety of fish and less identifiable food, lots of some kind of drink, and musicians and dancers.
新しい仲間できた！
強い男 クロ！
その仲間 {char2} {char3}！
Ayla: Everyone listen!
Made new companions!
Strong man Cro!
{char2}, {char3} with him!
Ayla: Listen all!
New friends here!
Strong man.
Crono!
Friends of Crono.
{char2}, {char3}!
{char2} and {char3} above stand for the names of the second and third party members.
The villagers start dancing and playing music: 2-21 燃えよ！ボボンガ！(Burn! Bobonga!). Crono and the others roam around the party.
歌い 踊れ！
Ayla: Come on, Cro too, drink, eat,
sing, dance!
Ayla uses a rude word for "eat" here. I guess that's not really surprising.
Crono can talk to whichever characters are here.
クロノ！
Marle: They've gone to all this trouble,
so let's enjoy it, Crono!
ない気がするんデスガ……。
Robo: I do not feel that this IS a situation
in which to be doing such a thing....
One villager stands off to the side by himself, away from the festivities.
エイラ お前達 かんげいする
わからない……。
Kino: Yous strangers....
Ayla welcome yous.
No understand....
Kino: You outsiders...
But Ayla give party.
Why?
A bit later.... Marle (if present) is chatting with Ayla, and everyone (even Robo) seems to be a bit drunk....
いい気持ちになって来ちゃった……。
Marle: I'm kinda starting to feel
reeeeally good....
不じゅん物が多すぎマス……！
Robo: Th, this fluid...
has TOO many impurities...!
Robo: What an unpleasant
substance.
And so many bugs in it!
コレ 特別な時 飲む酒。
岩石クラッシュ 言う カクテル。
ウマイぞ キツイぞ。
エイラ達 恐竜人
戦ってる。
恐竜人 リーダー アザーラ 言う。
アザーラ とても 頭いい……。
イオカ村 みな 戦う。
戦わない者 ラルバの村 行く。
ラルバの村 どこか わからない。
恐竜人から いつも 逃げてる。
アザーラ イオカも ラルバも
なくすつもり……
でも エイラ 負けない。
戦うのやめる それ エイラ
死ぬ時！
ま いい。
今日 クロ 会えた うれしい日。
飲め 食え 歌え 踊れ！
Ayla: Drinking? Cro!
This sake, drink at special time.
Cocktail called Rock Crash.
Delicious, intense!
Aylas fighting Dinomen.
Dinomen leader called Azarla.
Azarla very smart....
Ioka village everyone fight.
No fight people go Laruba Village.
Laruba Village, no know where.
Always running from Dinomen.
Azarla plan get rid of Ioka,
Laruba both....
But Ayla not lose.
Stop fighting, that happen
when Ayla dead!
Well, enough.
Today happy met Cro day.
Drink, eat, sing, dance!
Ayla: Crono you try?!
Special Jurassic pork soup!
Good stuff!!
Ayla fight Reptites.
Their leader Azala.
Very smart.
All in Ioka village fight.
No fight, go to Laruba village.
Don't know where village is.
Always hide.
Azala want to destroy Ioka AND
Laruba.
But Ayla no lose.
Only when Ayla dead, give up!
Enough.
Meet Crono today.
Good day!
Eat, party, sing, dance!
A bit later.... Marle has moved over by the dancers, while Robo says the same thing as before.
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サーイコー
クロノも、踊ろーよー！
Marle: I'm gunna dansh too
Thishs the best
Crono, you dansh too!
Marle: I want to dance, too!
This is great!
C'mon Crono. Let's dance!
クロノ！ あんらも、飲みら！
オラオラ！ 男れしょーが！
一気にいきな、ググーッと……
キャハハハハハ！
ヴッ……
Lucca: Ahh!
Crono! You drink too!
Go, go! Aincha a man!
Allit once, like gulp, gulp....
Kya, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!
urp....
Lucca: Yumm.
Crono you've got to try some poi!
Are you a man or a mouse?!
Do it in one gulp!
Gyah ha ha!
Buurp!
They're getting too drunk to talk clearly, Luca especially....
お前達 探してるの この赤い石か？
Ayla: Oh yeah, Cro.
What yous looking for, this red stone?
Ayla: Crono, you look for red
rock?
Ayla pulls out a chunk of stone that glows red....
この石 強いヤツのあかし。
イオカの村で 一番強い エイラ！
だから これ エイラの。
ほしければ エイラと勝負！
クロ 勝ったら コレ クロのもの。
酒 たくさん たくさん
持ってくる！
今 うたげ だから 酒のむ。
クロと エイラ どっちが
たくさん 飲むか 勝負！
Ayla: This very rare.
This stone proof of strong guy.
Strongest in Ioka Village Ayla!
So this Ayla's.
If want, have match with Ayla!
If Cro win, this Cro's.
Bring much much sake!
It party now, so drink sake.
Cro and Ayla, which one
drink much contest!
Ayla: Rare, red rock sign of power.
Ayla strongest in Ioka village.
So Ayla's rock!
You want, you challenge Ayla.
You win, then Ayla give to you.
Bring plenty soup!
Party now, so eat!
Crono and Ayla have soup
race!
Crono and Ayla sit by large bowls of sake (or "soup" for the squeamish). Villagers stand nearby to keep score and, presumably, refill the bowls.
Ａボタンれんだだ！
Ayla: Then we start.
A button barrage!
Ayla: We start now.
Push A button much times!
Crono and Ayla drink. And drink. And drink. If Crono does well, Ayla eventually gives in.
もういい クロ……
お前の勝ちだ……、この石 お前の物！
クロ よく飲んだ。
最後に もういっぱい お前の強さ
カンパイ！
じゃ 飲む……
かんぱ～いッ！！
Ayla: bwaaah...!
That enough, Cro....
You win... this stone yours!
Cro drank well.
One last drink, toast to
your strength!
We drink then....
Kanpaaai!!
Ayla: Burp!
Enough, Crono.
You win, I give you rock!
Crono eat plenty.
Eat last bowl for health!
Ok, eat.
Maybe eat too much!
"Kanpai!" is a toast, or something you say when drinking, sort of like "Cheers!"
The scene fades out....