20||0|5333|0| 0|0|0|||1||This Scene%27s Not In the Actual Thing|Gryphon||11:21:45|07/21/2015|%22Admiral... everyone is staring at us-poi.%22%0D%0A%0D%0A%22Looks that way. Well%2C let%27s assess%2C shall we%3F Do you think that%27s because of A%2C the %5Bi%5DExhibitionist%5B%2Fi%5D-class destroyer%3B B%2C Archer Priestess%3B C%2C Pirate Schoolgirl%3B or - no%2C it%27s Yamato%2C isn%27t it%3F It%27s all Yamato.%22%0D%0A%0D%0A%22I think so-poi.%22%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Mod%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0Azgryphon at that email service Google has%0D%0A%5Bi%5DCeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.%5B%2Fi%5D 1|1|0|||1||RE%3A This Scene%27s Not In the Actual Thing|ebony14||11:41:34|07/21/2015|Staring at an Exhibitionist seems the obvious choice%2C but you%27re probably right about the Yamato.%0D%0A%0D%0AEbony the Black Dragon%0D%0A%0D%0A%22Life is like an anole. Sometimes it%27s green. Sometimes it%27s brown. But it%27s always a small Caribbean lizard.%22 2|1|0|||1||RE%3A This Scene%27s Not In the Actual Thing|Nova Floresca||13:26:19|07/21/2015|To be fair%2C if Yamato has her rigging on%2C people probably %5Bi%5Dare%5B%2Fi%5D staring at her. %0D%0A%0D%0A%22This is probably a stupid question%2C but . . .%22 3|1|0|||||RE%3A This Scene%27s Not In the Actual Thing|CdrMike||13:34:12|07/21/2015|%3EA%2C the %5Bi%5DExhibitionist%5B%2Fi%5D-class destroyer%0D%0A%0D%0ALet me guess%2C Yukikaze%3F 4|2|3|||1||RE%3A This Scene%27s Not In the Actual Thing|Nova Floresca||15:25:51|07/21/2015|%3E%3EA%2C the %5Bi%5DExhibitionist%5B%2Fi%5D-class destroyer%0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3ELet me guess%2C Yukikaze%3F%0D%0A%0D%0AOr Shimakaze. Or Amatsukaze. Or Tokitsukaze. There%27s quite a lot of them in that family. %0D%0A%0D%0A%22This is probably a stupid question%2C but . . .%22 5|3|4|||||RE%3A This Scene%27s Not In the Actual Thing|CdrMike||15:50:38|07/21/2015|%3EOr Shimakaze. Or Amatsukaze. Or Tokitsukaze. There%27s quite a lot of %0D%0A%3Ethem in that family. %0D%0A%0D%0AYou have to love it. Yukikaze and Shimakaze came first%2C then Amatsukaze ended up resembling the latter because her namesake tested the turbine meant for Zekamashi%2C then they added Tokitsukaze who is basically a combination of Yukikaze and Amatsukaze with some dog traits mixed in. 6|1|0|||1||Take 2|Gryphon||14:38:58|07/22/2015|%22Hawawawa... everyone is staring at us %5Bfont size%3D%221%22%5Dnanodesu%5B%2Ffont%5D.%22%0D%0A%0D%0A%22Looks that way. Well%2C let%27s assess%2C shall we%3F Do you think that%27s because of A%2C Robohalo%3B B%2C Searchlight Eyeball%3B C%2C The Fleet%27s Idol%3B or - no%2C it%27s Musashi%2C isn%27t it%3F It%27s all Musashi.%22%0D%0A%0D%0A%22Nanodesu.%22%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Mod%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0Azgryphon at that email service Google has%0D%0A%5Bi%5DCeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.%5B%2Fi%5D 7|2|6|||||RE%3A Take 2|TsukaiStarburst||15:19:04|07/22/2015|She%27s just so cute%2C though%21 8|2|6|||||RE%3A Take 2|CdrMike||17:50:56|07/22/2015|Musashi %5Bb%5Dmight%5B%2Fb%5D be able to get away with telling locals she%27s a Hoffmanite ex-pat. 9|3|8|||1||RE%3A Take 2|Gryphon||18:03:19|07/22/2015|%3EMusashi %5Bb%5Dmight%5B%2Fb%5D be able to get away with telling locals she%27s a %0D%0A%3EHoffmanite ex-pat. %0D%0A%0D%0AThe carabinieri would probably still want her to put on her shirt. Or at least %5Bi%5Da%5B%2Fi%5D shirt.%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Mod%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0Azgryphon at that email service Google has%0D%0A%5Bi%5DCeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.%5B%2Fi%5D 10|1|0|||||RE%3A This Scene%27s Not In the Actual Thing|Star Ranger4||16:36:00|07/26/2015|%3E%22Admiral... everyone is staring at us-poi.%22 %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3E%22Looks that way. Well%2C let%27s assess%2C shall we%3F Do you think that%27s %0D%0A%3Ebecause of A%2C the %5Bi%5DExhibitionist%5B%2Fi%5D-class destroyer%3B B%2C Archer %0D%0A%3EPriestess%3B C%2C Pirate Schoolgirl%3B or - no%2C it%27s Yamato%2C isn%27t it%3F It%27s %0D%0A%3Eall Yamato.%22 %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%0D%0AOf course... cause%2C rigged or not%2C BIG GUNS. The one thing I do like%2C though%2C is how Yamato is better treated overall in the SW universe compared to RL and even K-Coll... Though with their change to the Battle of Midway she does get her crowning moment of Awesome that she was denined in real life. 11|2|10|||||RE%3A This Scene%27s Not In the Actual Thing|mdg1||10:02:15|07/27/2015|%3E%3E%22Admiral... everyone is staring at us-poi.%22 %0D%0A%3E%3E%0D%0A%3E%3E%22Looks that way. Well%2C let%27s assess%2C shall we%3F Do you think that%27s %0D%0A%3E%3Ebecause of A%2C the %5Bi%5DExhibitionist%5B%2Fi%5D-class destroyer%3B B%2C Archer %0D%0A%3E%3EPriestess%3B C%2C Pirate Schoolgirl%3B or - no%2C it%27s Yamato%2C isn%27t it%3F It%27s %0D%0A%3E%3Eall Yamato.%22 %0D%0A%3E%3E%0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EOf course... cause%2C rigged or not%2C BIG GUNS. The one thing I do like%2C %0D%0A%3Ethough%2C is how Yamato is better treated overall in the SW universe %0D%0A%3Ecompared to RL and even K-Coll... Though with their change to the %0D%0A%3EBattle of Midway she does get her crowning moment of Awesome that she %0D%0A%3Ewas denined in real life. %0D%0A%0D%0AAnd now I%27m thinking of the OTHER Yamato with a mental model. I would assume she looks like a younger version of Yuki Mori... 12|1|0|||1||RE%3A This Scene%27s Not In the Actual Thing|Gryphon||03:37:11|01/06/2017|Oh yeah%2C I never explained after Cantata came out%26mdash%3Bthe setting I had in my head when these lines originally got written was the interstellar departure lounge at Ninoy Aquino International Aerospaceport in Manila. The joke in the studio during construction was that the simplest way of getting offworld would be to hammerspace the ships%2C get %C5%8Cyodo and Akashi to forge some docs%2C and just catch Flight 1446 to Mega Tokyo%2C then switch IDs and make the connecting flight to New Avalon. Surely no one would notice. After all%2C no one in that crew would stand out at all on a busy spaceport concourse. Except the skinny blonde in hardly any clothes. Or the ky%C5%ABd%C5%8D shrine maiden. Or the eyepatched school delinquent with the sword. Or the seven-foot-tall girl with the umbrella. Or well OK this isn%27t gonna work we need a new plan.%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Mod%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0Azgryphon at that email service Google has%0D%0A%5Bi%5DCeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.%5B%2Fi%5D 13|2|12|||1||RE%3A This Scene%27s Not In the Actual Thing|Verbena||06:13:54|01/06/2017|%2Asnnnrk%2A%0D%0A%0D%0AYeah%2C I%27ve always been inordinately amused by the design sensibilities of the %5Bi%5DArpeggio%5B%2Fi%5D creators%2C namely that the ships would -know- about human culture%2C but only vicariously%2C not through personal experience. Their attempts at dressing themselves and acting normal are a big part of the comedy relief in the show %28Haruna annoyed me but that whole coat on-coat off skit is exactly what I%27m talking about%29 and also show%2C without having to tell%2C a lot about their mental state.%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Bi%5DKanColle%5B%2Fi%5D%2C of course%2C had a very different standard when it came to character designs%2C not least of which because they were done by many different people. But they still fit into that narrative amazingly well.%0D%0A%0D%0AThat said%2C obviously some people%2C like Yamato%2C are beginning to adjust with someone around who can tell them what works and what doesn%27t. %3D%29%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0A------%0D%0A Fearless creatures%2C we all learn to fight the Reaper%0D%0A Can%27t defeat Her%2C so instead I%27ll have to be Her 14|3|13|||1||RE%3A This Scene%27s Not In the Actual Thing|Gryphon||13:29:42|01/06/2017|%3EYeah%2C I%27ve always been inordinately amused by the design sensibilities %0D%0A%3Eof the %5Bi%5DArpeggio%5B%2Fi%5D creators%2C namely that the ships would -know- %0D%0A%3Eabout human culture%2C but only vicariously%2C not through personal %0D%0A%3Eexperience.%0D%0A%0D%0ANow that you%27ve said that%2C I%27m particularly thinking of the scene where Takao goes to a bookstore to find out what a %22captain%22 is. And Hy%C5%ABga%27s silently referenced collection of Iona merch%2C which is ever-so-slightly fourth-wall into the bargain. %3A%29%0D%0A%0D%0A%3ETheir attempts at dressing themselves and acting normal %0D%0A%3Eare a big part of the comedy relief in the show %28Haruna annoyed me but %0D%0A%3Ethat whole coat on-coat off skit is exactly what I%27m talking about%29 %0D%0A%3Eand also show%2C without having to tell%2C a lot about their mental state. %0D%0A%0D%0AI seem to remember a bit in the Awkward Dinner Party episode where Hy%C5%ABga %28who%2C if memory serves%2C spends pretty much the entire episode trolling Kong%C5%8D%29 remarks on Kong%26%23333%3B%27s personal style choices%2C and Kong%26%23333%3B basically snaps back that the algorithm just dressed her that way and furthermore shut up. %3A%29%0D%0A%0D%0A%28That whole scene is gold%2C even considering that Hy%26%23363%3Bga annoys me like Haruharu annoys you. %22Your meaningless human platitudes offend me.%22 %22Mm%2C that%27s exactly why I chose to say them.%22%29%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E%5Bi%5DKanColle%5B%2Fi%5D%2C of course%2C had a very different standard when it came %0D%0A%3Eto character designs%2C not least of which because they were done by %0D%0A%3Emany different people. But they still fit into that narrative %0D%0A%3Eamazingly well. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EThat said%2C obviously some people%2C like Yamato%2C are beginning to adjust %0D%0A%3Ewith someone around who can tell them what works and what doesn%27t. %3D%29 %0D%0A%0D%0AOne of the interesting things that%27s emerging as we kick stuff around for the next part of the Fleet Record is that%2C at least in some cases%2C there are explanations for some of the things Corwin finds mysterious about the fleet%2C such as Yamato%27s peculiar fitment for and comprehension of concepts of hospitality%2C and Shimakaze%27s clothes. The rationale behind either one is not readily apparent to the observer%2C but they both have very specific reasons.%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Mod%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0Azgryphon at that email service Google has%0D%0A%5Bi%5DCeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.%5B%2Fi%5D 15|4|14|||1||RE%3A This Scene%27s Not In the Actual Thing|Verbena||16:55:05|01/06/2017|%3ENow that you%27ve said that%2C I%27m particularly thinking of the scene %0D%0A%3Ewhere Takao goes to a bookstore to find out what a %22captain%22 is. And %0D%0A%3EHy%C5%ABga%27s silently referenced collection of Iona merch%2C which is %0D%0A%3Eever-so-slightly fourth-wall into the bargain. %3A%29 %0D%0A%0D%0AOhh%2C I forgot about Hyuuga%27s Iona shrine%21 And%2C yes%2C a lot of what I was referring to is done through Takao. Her tsundere personality is played for laughs%2C of course%2C just like Hyuuga%27s obsession %28which I%27m sure would be yandere if the show%27s tone were darker%29 but really%2C she didn%27t have that much to do with the plot after she was sunk. The show isn%27t really about giant mecha combat so much as it is about newly fledged sentients feeling their way through their first real glimpse of humanity.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3EI seem to remember a bit in the Awkward Dinner Party episode where %0D%0A%3EHy%C5%ABga %28who%2C if memory serves%2C spends pretty much the entire episode %0D%0A%3Etrolling Kong%C5%8D%29 remarks on Kong%C5%8D%27s personal style choices%2C and %0D%0A%3EKong%C5%8D basically snaps back that the algorithm just dressed her %0D%0A%3Ethat way and furthermore shut up. %3A%29 %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3E%28That whole scene is gold%2C even considering that Hy%C5%ABga annoys me %0D%0A%3Elike Haruharu annoys you. %22Your meaningless human platitudes offend %0D%0A%3Eme.%22 %22Mm%2C that%27s exactly why I chose to say them.%22%29 %0D%0A%0D%0A%28paraphrasing%29 %22You%27re not helping.%22 %22It%27s sweet of you to assume that was my goal.%22%0D%0A%0D%0A%3EOne of the interesting things that%27s emerging as we kick stuff around %0D%0A%3Efor the next part of the Fleet Record is that%2C at least in some cases%2C %0D%0A%3Ethere are explanations for some of the things Corwin finds mysterious %0D%0A%3Eabout the fleet%2C such as Yamato%27s peculiar fitment for and %0D%0A%3Ecomprehension of concepts of hospitality%2C and Shimakaze%27s clothes. %0D%0A%3EThe rationale behind either one is not readily apparent to the %0D%0A%3Eobserver%2C but they both have very specific reasons. %0D%0A%0D%0AThis is a great example of clever writing and character designs coming together. You have both IC %28The character is dressing herself how she -thinks- is cool while still working in society%2C and most are only getting it half right%29 and OOC %28Character design elements reference facts about the ships in question%2C such as Yamato%27s height%29 elements%2C and when both come together it has noticeable impact. There%27s some muddling through because the %5Bi%5DArpeggio%5B%2Fi%5D and %5Bi%5DKanColle%5B%2Fi%5D character designs aren%27t exactly analogous%2C but some still manage it beautifully%2C like Tenryu. Some designs%2C like the DesDiv6 girls%2C aren%27t as clever%2C I don%27t think%2C but they%27re not -bad- by any means. Just not as inspired.%0D%0A%0D%0AAs for personality%2C you%27ve already been matching the scant information available into excellent new personality development as the characters have interaction with people who know better how to behave in society. Of course%2C you%27ve had a hell of a lot of practice at this%2C and I%27m enjoying the result immensely.%0D%0A%0D%0AYamato%27s housekeeper personality I didn%27t guess%2C but it makes perfect sense in retrospect. Shimakaze%27s clothing I%27m not yet sure about. But I look forward to finding out. %3D%29%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0A------%0D%0A Fearless creatures%2C we all learn to fight the Reaper%0D%0A Can%27t defeat Her%2C so instead I%27ll have to be Her 16|5|15|||1||RE%3A This Scene%27s Not In the Actual Thing|Gryphon||18:33:14|01/06/2017|%3E%26l%3BTakao%27s%26r%3B tsundere personality is %0D%0A%3Eplayed for laughs%2C of course%2C just like Hyuuga%27s obsession %28which I%27m %0D%0A%3Esure would be yandere if the show%27s tone were darker%29 but really%2C she %0D%0A%3Edidn%27t have that much to do with the plot after she was sunk.%0D%0A%0D%0AThe funniest scene she%27s in is after that%2C though%2C when Haruna blandly advises her to %22go toward the light.%22%0D%0A%0D%0A%3EThe show %0D%0A%3Eisn%27t really about giant mecha combat so much as it is about newly %0D%0A%3Efledged sentients feeling their way through their first real glimpse %0D%0A%3Eof humanity. %0D%0A%0D%0AAnd%2C in at least one case%2C %5Bi%5Dmessing it up completely%5B%2Fi%5D. %3A%29%0D%0A%0D%0AAmusingly enough %28and I%27m sure I%27ve said this before%29%2C Takao is probably the %5Bi%5Dleast%5B%2Fi%5D daft member of the Fog we see in the anime. Hy%C5%ABga is the crazy cat lady%2C Iona has that flat affect going on%2C her sisters%27 are even flatter%2C Haruna has a codependent relationship with a garment%2C Kirishima was pretty much a raving lunatic %5Bi%5Dbefore%5B%2Fi%5D she became a stuffed toy%2C and Kong%C5%8D has the mother of all psychotic episodes. Compared to all of that%2C Takao is pretty much normal. She%27s just horny and confused%2C and really%2C who isn%27t at that age%3F %3A%29%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E%3E%28That whole scene is gold%2C even considering that Hy%C5%ABga annoys me %0D%0A%3E%3Elike Haruharu annoys you. %22Your meaningless human platitudes offend %0D%0A%3E%3Eme.%22 %22Mm%2C that%27s exactly why I chose to say them.%22%29 %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3E%28paraphrasing%29 %22You%27re not helping.%22 %22It%27s sweet of you to assume that %0D%0A%3Ewas my goal.%22 %0D%0A%0D%0AI think that%27s my favorite episode%2C partly for the comedy but mostly because of how brilliant Chihaya%27s psywar strategy is. He spends that whole episode fucking with Kong%C5%8D%27s head by making a point of not fucking with her head when she clearly expects him to. That%27s like the joke a friend of mine back in the WPI days made%2C that a masochist%27s fondest desire is to find a personal sadist%2C but a %5Bi%5Dmaster%5B%2Fi%5D sadist would turn around and %5Bi%5Dnot do anything%5B%2Fi%5D. %3A%29%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E%28Character design elements reference %0D%0A%3Efacts about the ships in question%2C such as Yamato%27s height%29%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Blink%3Adanbooru.donmai.us%2Fposts%2F1532050%7CYamato%27s design%5D in %5Bi%5DKanColle%5B%2Fi%5D is pretty brilliant all the way around%2C in terms of conveying information about the character and her history. The way she combines intimidating size with graceful lines and a certain elegance of manner%2C so that she seems simultaneously powerful and gracious%2C is really well-done%2C and there are so many little details. The cherry blossoms and the umbrella bring across that %5Bi%5Dyamato nadeshiko%5B%2Fi%5D thing very clearly%2C and at the same time she%27s prominently carrying ammunition%2C displaying that her arsenal isn%27t just for show. She%27s wearing that tight-fitting%2C somewhat abbreviated outfit%2C but doing so in a buttoned-up and squared-away manner. That %5Blink%3Aen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FZ_flag%7CZulu flag%5D she%27s wearing as an armband is three chained historical references in one. A lot of work went into that design%2C which stands to reason when you figure they had to know she was going to be%2C pardon the expression%2C a flagship character.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3ESome designs%2C like the DesDiv6 girls%2C aren%27t %0D%0A%3Eas clever%2C I don%27t think%2C but they%27re not -bad- by any means. Just not %0D%0A%3Eas inspired. %0D%0A%0D%0AWell%2C with 169 destroyers to dress%2C the artists can possibly be forgiven for not going hog-wild with most of them. Besides%2C the Special Type look is classic%2C which fits with their whole %22definitive destroyer type of the era%22 thing. %28Ties back to the %22Fubuki is vanilla because vanilla is awesome%22 argument. %3A%29%0D%0A%0D%0A%28For my taste%2C the outstanding destroyer costume in the game is the first %22flight%22 of the %5Bi%5DKager%C5%8D%5B%2Fi%5D class %28Kager%C5%8D%2C %5Blink%3Adanbooru.donmai.us%2Fposts%2F2082890%7CShiranui%5D%2C Kuroshio%29. To paraphrase the %22Intergalactic%22 outro%2C %22With the %5Bi%5Dshorts%3F%5B%2Fi%5D Tellin%27 you.%22 %3A%29%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Mod%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0Azgryphon at that email service Google has%0D%0A%5Bi%5DCeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.%5B%2Fi%5D 17|6|16|||||RE%3A This Scene%27s Not In the Actual Thing|Berk||21:36:09|01/06/2017|My own favorite in the Destroyers of Kancolle is probably the Shiratsuyus. Their initial designs are kind of uniform%2C but every time one of them goes Kai 2 it%27s a tribute to old adventures and associated vessels.%0D%0A%0D%0AKawakaze%27s outfit is bananas.%0D%0A%0D%0AIf there is one problem I have with the Fubukis it%27s that there is a point where you have %27Fubuki with a braid%27 or %27Tomboy Fubuki%27 or %27Scowling Fubuki.%27 Somehow Murakumo evaded this fate. 18|7|17|||1||RE%3A This Scene%27s Not In the Actual Thing|Gryphon||22:05:11|01/06/2017|%3EMy own favorite in the Destroyers of Kancolle is probably the %0D%0A%3EShiratsuyus. Their initial designs are kind of uniform%2C but every time %0D%0A%3Eone of them goes Kai 2 it%27s a tribute to old adventures and associated %0D%0A%3Evessels. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EKawakaze%27s outfit is bananas. %0D%0A%0D%0AThey do tend to get more elaborate as time goes on%2C presumably because the game has more money to spend on the artwork.%0D%0A%0D%0A%28That said%2C for a second I thought you said %22Kamikaze%22%2C and while the Meiji schoolgirl look is %5Bi%5Dfetching%5B%2Fi%5D%2C I wouldn%27t classify it as %22bananas%22. Kawakaze K2%2C though%2C definitely over the top. Auditioning for a starring role in %5Bi%5DPirates of the Solomon Sea%5B%2Fi%5D. %3A%29%0D%0A%0D%0A%3EIf there is one problem I have with the Fubukis it%27s that there is a %0D%0A%3Epoint where you have %27Fubuki with a braid%27 or %27Tomboy Fubuki%27 or %0D%0A%3E%27Scowling Fubuki.%27 Somehow Murakumo evaded this fate. %0D%0A%0D%0AMurakumo%27s by a different artist%2C one who evidently thought he was designing the personification of a space cruiser. %3A%29%0D%0A%0D%0AAnyway%2C I don%27t mind the uniformity of the %5Bi%5DFubuki%5B%2Fi%5D class so much. They are%2C after all%2C based on a mass-produced class of essentially identical ships.%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Mod%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0Azgryphon at that email service Google has%0D%0A%5Bi%5DCeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.%5B%2Fi%5D 19|8|18|||||RE%3A This Scene%27s Not In the Actual Thing|Berk||22:25:53|01/06/2017|Kawakaze is some kind of schoolgirl gangster ninja pirate.%0D%0A%0D%0AWhich is a sort of forbidden template combination that only comes around rarely. 20|6|16|||||RE%3A This Scene%27s Not In the Actual Thing|CdrMike||16:18:08|01/08/2017|%3EAmusingly enough %28and I%27m sure I%27ve said this before%29%2C Takao is %0D%0A%3Eprobably the %5Bi%5Dleast%5B%2Fi%5D daft member of the Fog we see in the anime. %0D%0A%3EHy%C5%ABga is the crazy cat lady%2C Iona has that flat affect going on%2C her %0D%0A%3Esisters%27 are even flatter%2C Haruna has a codependent relationship with %0D%0A%3Ea garment%2C Kirishima was pretty much a raving lunatic %5Bi%5Dbefore%5B%2Fi%5D %0D%0A%3Eshe became a stuffed toy%2C and Kong%C5%8D has the mother of all psychotic %0D%0A%3Eepisodes. Compared to all of that%2C Takao is pretty much normal. %0D%0A%3EShe%27s just horny and confused%2C and really%2C who isn%27t at that age%3F %3A%29 %0D%0A%0D%0AThe manga%27s been hinting for awhile at what they finally admitted in the most recent chapter%3A Most of the Fog ships have no experience whatsoever with emotions and so don%27t know how to deal. Hence why they run the board from the creepy twins %28I-400 %26 I-402%29 to the Iona-sexual %28Hyuuga%29 to the %22Red Queen%22 %28Kong%C5%8D%29. A little eccentricity when you%27ve gone from being an unfeeling machine to a fully-realized sentient being is to be expected. Iona just seems the most well-balanced because she%27s constantly around humans who aren%27t utter dickheads or acting under their own agenda.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3EI think that%27s my favorite episode%2C partly for the comedy but mostly %0D%0A%3Ebecause of how brilliant Chihaya%27s psywar strategy is. He spends that %0D%0A%3Ewhole episode fucking with Kong%C5%8D%27s head by making a point of not %0D%0A%3Efucking with her head when she clearly expects him to. That%27s like %0D%0A%3Ethe joke a friend of mine back in the WPI days made%2C that a %0D%0A%3Emasochist%27s fondest desire is to find a personal sadist%2C but a %0D%0A%3E%5Bi%5Dmaster%5B%2Fi%5D sadist would turn around and %5Bi%5Dnot do anything%5B%2Fi%5D. %3A%29 %0D%0A%0D%0AMasochist%3A %22Hurt me%21%22%0D%0ASadist%3A %22No.%22