What does 話 mean here? > 10 > > > > It's from the game Final Fantasy X, the scene before Operation Mi'ihen. It's the operation to destroy the creature "Sin", the world evil. Kinoc () is in charge of the operation. Both Aaron () and Kinoc know that operation is doomed. I can't understand that means in this context. Does Aaron refer to this question - "10 ", then would mean "talk" or he refers to this part - "" and then would mean "state of affairs"? My translation: > Kinoc: Tell me, Aaron. What have you been doing these ten years? > > Aaron: The operation begins. **I quess you're pleased with it's going like that.** OR > **I wonder if such a talk would be appropriate.** > > Kinoc: It's a failure plan anyway. We'll let them dream just a little longer.

refers to the topic of 10.
The is more like , topic.

() here means "Forget about..." "Never mind..."
can mean "not important" "doesn't matter" () or "unnecessary" "enough" ().
eg **** "Let's not discuss it anymore."
**** "Forget about washing-up."

> Kinoc: Tell me, Aaron. What have you been doing these ten years?
>
> Aaron: The(=Our) operation begins (now / soon). Forget about it (=the topic of what I've been doing)
> (Implying it's not the right time to talk about it. And using makes it sound like he doesn't really want to talk about it)
>
> Kinoc: It's a failure plan anyway. We'll let them dream just a little longer.