16||0|4558|0| 0|0|0|||1||TFLF 15%3A Call Me Lightning|Gryphon||17:53:11|12/04/2017|[updated:LAST EDITED ON Jun-18-19 AT 00:08 AM (EDT)]%5Blink%3Awww.eyrie-productions.com%2FUF%2FFI%2FOOTR%2FTXT%2F12-federation%2Fch15.html%7CMeanwhile%2C in Sakuragaoka...%5D%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Bb%5D2019.06.18%5B%2Fb%5D edit%3A http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2FUF%2FAUDIO%2FFI%2FOOTR%2FTFLF%2F2-17%2520Chapter%252015_%2520_Call%2520Me%2520Lightning_.mp3%0D%0A%0D%0AContains a couple of seconds of singing in %5Bi%5DSpanish%5B%2Fi%5D%2C Grodd help me.%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|||||RE%3A TFLF 15%3A Call Me Lightning|Droken||19:12:18|12/04/2017|Your timing is spectacular. Just got off work%2C set up at the computer%2C and -BAM-%21 New thing to read%21%0D%0A%0D%0AThat was%2C as all of the TFLF have been so far%2C an absolute delight. The silly kid%27s cartoon show about the %5Bi%5DProject Phoenix Flight%5B%2Fi%5D mission was a fantastic start%2C and it just kept rolling right along.%0D%0A%0D%0AAlso%2C I just have to say...%0D%0A%0D%0A...Jun is wonderful. 2|2|1|||||RE%3A TFLF 15%3A Call Me Lightning|Berk||21:08:58|12/04/2017|Zekamashi to the rescue. 14|2|1|||1||RE%3A TFLF 15%3A Call Me Lightning|Gryphon||18:49:48|12/08/2017|%3E...Jun is wonderful. %0D%0A%0D%0AI know%2C right%3F I sometimes have to concentrate not to just give her the lines. %3A%29%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A%22Dude%2C the animal costumes.%22%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|3|14|||||RE%3A TFLF 15%3A Call Me Lightning|Droken||22:14:49|12/08/2017|I can imagine the challenge. She%27s definitely one who would have little to no trouble just entirely stealing the show.%0D%0A%0D%0A%22Is his first name Corwin%3F About this high%2C built like a rock face%2C eyes you could get lost in for weeks%3F%22 16|4|15|||1||RE%3A TFLF 15%3A Call Me Lightning|Gryphon||23:44:37|12/08/2017|%3E%22Is his first name Corwin%3F About this high%2C built like a rock face%2C %0D%0A%3Eeyes you could get lost in for weeks%3F%22 %0D%0A%0D%0AFor the record%2C she%27s not in love with him or anything%2C but on the other hand%2C smokin%27 is smokin%27. %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 3|1|0|||||RE%3A TFLF 15%3A Call Me Lightning|Wiregeek||23:11:13|12/04/2017|I love the complete and utter destruction of whatever freaking trope it is that any character caught like this MUST keep their secret power hidden from their crew. Really puts the Light Music Club in a league of their own. 4|2|3|||1||RE%3A TFLF 15%3A Call Me Lightning|Nova Floresca||14:20:05|12/05/2017|%3EI love the complete and utter destruction of whatever freaking trope %0D%0A%3Eit is that any character caught like this MUST keep their secret power %0D%0A%3Ehidden from their crew.%0D%0A%0D%0ANot that it would%27ve changed anything significantly%2C but I was wondering if Shimakaze was planning to either just carry Jun to safety%2C or expecting to absorb the hit via the innate toughness of her Mental Model%2C neither of which would have been quite as shocking as her barrier field popping up.%0D%0A%0D%0AEither way%2C it was %22save first%2C damn the questions later%22%2C which is always nice to see.%0D%0A%0D%0A%22This is probably a stupid question%2C but . . .%22 5|3|4|||1||RE%3A TFLF 15%3A Call Me Lightning|Gryphon||14:52:49|12/05/2017|%3ENot that it would%27ve changed anything significantly%2C but I was %0D%0A%3Ewondering if Shimakaze was planning to either just carry %5Bfont color%3D%22red%22%5D%5Bs%5DJun%5B%2Fs%5D Ui%5B%2Ffont%5D to %0D%0A%3Esafety%2C or expecting to absorb the hit via the innate toughness of her %0D%0A%3EMental Model%2C neither of which would have been quite as shocking as %0D%0A%3Eher barrier field popping up. %0D%0A%0D%0AWell%2C there%27s enough of a charge time on her frame shift%2C even for such extremely short-range jumps%2C that she knew she wasn%27t going to be able to get to Ui and then get both of them clear before the truck hit them. Similarly%2C tanking the impact directly wasn%27t going to help%26mdash%3Bshe wouldn%27t have been harmed%2C but she didn%27t have a good way to brace for it%2C so all it would have changed was that the object that plowed fatally into Ui would have been %5Bi%5Dher%5B%2Fi%5D instead of the truck. Not ideal%21 Throwing the Klein field was the obvious solution to both problems.%0D%0A%0D%0A%28They were also too far from shore to leave it to Rensouhou-chan. I mean the truck was in %5Bi%5Drange%5B%2Fi%5D%2C but the flight time on the shells would have been too long to help. Also%2C although she has no specific orders about avoiding disclosure%2C bombardments are %5Bi%5Dso%5B%2Fi%5D ostentatious. %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 6|4|5|||1||RE%3A TFLF 15%3A Call Me Lightning|Peter Eng||17:09:27|12/05/2017|%3E...bombardments are %5Bi%5Dso%5B%2Fi%5D ostentatious. %3A%29 %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%0D%0A%22Shall we go back to town by taxi%2C or sail Shimakaze%27s ship%3F%22%0D%0A%22Let%27s not be ostentatious.%22%0D%0A%22You%27re right. Let%27s sail.%22%0D%0A%0D%0APeter Eng%0D%0A--%0D%0AInsert humorous comment here. 8|4|5|||1||RE%3A TFLF 15%3A Call Me Lightning|Verbena||20:48:20|12/05/2017|Whee%21 Another fun yarn. I admit%2C I was wondering how exactly they%27d learn about their new friend. It was only a matter of time before they got at least a small introduction into the wider world Corwin alluded to in his mis-sent letter to Mio.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3EWell%2C there%27s enough of a charge time on her frame shift%2C even for %0D%0A%3Esuch extremely short-range jumps%2C that she knew she wasn%27t going to be %0D%0A%3Eable to get to Ui and then get both of them clear before the truck hit %0D%0A%3Ethem. Similarly%2C tanking the impact directly wasn%27t going to %0D%0A%3Ehelp%E2%80%94she wouldn%27t have been harmed%2C but she didn%27t have a good %0D%0A%3Eway to brace for it%2C so all it would have changed was that the object %0D%0A%3Ethat plowed fatally into Ui would have been %5Bi%5Dher%5B%2Fi%5D instead of the %0D%0A%3Etruck. Not ideal%21 Throwing the Klein field was the obvious solution %0D%0A%3Eto both problems. %0D%0A%0D%0AI did -not- know they could use Frame Shift on short notice like that%2C or with Mental Models at all. I%27m trying to remember if Frame Shift is even in %5Bi%5DArpeggio%5B%2Fi%5D%3B I admit it%27s been a long time.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3E%28They were also too far from shore to leave it to Rensouhou-chan. I %0D%0A%3Emean the truck was in %5Bi%5Drange%5B%2Fi%5D%2C but the flight time on the shells %0D%0A%3Ewould have been too long to help. Also%2C although she has no specific %0D%0A%3Eorders about avoiding disclosure%2C bombardments are %5Bi%5Dso%5B%2Fi%5D %0D%0A%3Eostentatious. %3A%29 %0D%0A%0D%0AYeah%2C pretty sure that would exceed the Admiral%27s orders. I mean%2C he%27s a laid back kinda superior officer%2C but shelling the city might stretch that a wee bit. %3D%29%0D%0A%0D%0AAlso%2C had to Google Rensouhou-chan%2C but hey%2C that%27s what it%27s for.%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 9|5|8|||1||RE%3A TFLF 15%3A Call Me Lightning|Gryphon||20:57:02|12/05/2017|[updated:LAST EDITED ON Dec-05-17 AT 08:57 PM (EST)]%3EI did -not- know they could use Frame Shift on short notice like that%2C %0D%0A%3Eor with Mental Models at all.%0D%0A%0D%0AMost of them can%27t. Well%2C most of the capital ships can do it%2C but very few Mental Model by themselves%2C and no other destroyers that I know of.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3EI%27m trying to remember if Frame Shift is %0D%0A%3Eeven in %5Bi%5DArpeggio%5B%2Fi%5D%3B I admit it%27s been a long time. %0D%0A%0D%0AIt isn%27t called that %28I borrowed the term from %5Bi%5DElite Dangerous%5B%2Fi%5D for %5Bi%5DCantata%5B%2Fi%5D%2C for no better reasons than I like it and it%27s not what FTL is called elsewhere in UF%2C which makes it distinctive%29%2C but at least a few of the larger ships in %5Bi%5DArpeggio%5B%2Fi%5D can teleport%2C yes.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3EAlso%2C had to Google Rensouhou-chan%2C but hey%2C that%27s what it%27s for. %0D%0A%0D%0AThe others were too distracted by the circumstances to notice it %28tr.%3A I couldn%27t think of a way to mention it that wasn%27t too clunky%29%2C but the turrets on Shimakaze%27s ship body actually have the face on them%2C similar to the option on %5Blink%3Awww.amazon.com%2FMax-Factory-Kancolle-Collection-Destroyer%2Fdp%2FB013JS0AMC%2Fref%3Dsr_1_10%3Fie%3DUTF8%26qid%3D1512525323%26sr%3D8-10%26keywords%3Dshimakaze%7Cthis model kit%5D. %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 10|6|9|||||RE%3A TFLF 15%3A Call Me Lightning|Berk||00:51:36|12/06/2017|I%27m entertained by the idea that Rensouhou-chan has become such a fixture that the %5Blink%3A%2F%2Fdanbooru.donmai.us%2Fposts%2F1845820%7CDuckies%27%5D rigging is designed with carrying racks for the little guys. 11|7|10|||1||RE%3A TFLF 15%3A Call Me Lightning|Gryphon||01:23:29|12/06/2017|%3EI%27m entertained by the idea that Rensouhou-chan has become such a %0D%0A%3Efixture that the %5Blink%3A%2F%2Fdanbooru.donmai.us%2Fposts%2F1845820%7CDuckies%27%5D %0D%0A%3Erigging is designed with carrying racks for the little guys. %0D%0A%0D%0AThe Duckies%27 turrets have an even funnier name. The real %5Bi%5DAkizuki%5B%2Fi%5D class had long 100mm guns designed as dual-purpose surface attack and antiaircraft weapons%2C as opposed to %5Bi%5DShimakaze%5B%2Fi%5D%27s 127mm guns. Thus%2C while Shimakaze%27s turret buddies are called %5Bi%5DRens%C5%8Dh%C5%8D-chan%5B%2Fi%5D%2C literally %22twin gun turret -chan%22%2C the Duckies%27 are called %5Bi%5DCh%C5%8D-j%C5%ABsenchi-h%C5%8D-chan%5B%2Fi%5D %28%22long ten centimeter gun -chan%22%29.%0D%0A%0D%0AThe reason I think that%27s funnier is because the Japanese themselves generally romanize it %22Chou-10cm-hou-chan%22%2C and%2C well. I dunno%2C in English it%27s just funny. %3A%29%0D%0A%0D%0A%28I think this may have come up around here before%2C but meta-wise%2C Shimakaze%2C her semi-sister Amatsukaze%2C and the Duckies all have Turret Buddies instead of carrying their guns around like luggage%2C as most of the other destroyers do%2C or as inanimate parts of their rigging%2C because they%27re drawn by the same artist.%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 12|8|11|||||RE%3A TFLF 15%3A Call Me Lightning|Berk||01:49:23|12/06/2017|[updated:LAST EDITED ON Dec-06-17 AT 01:50 AM (EST)]%3E%28I think this may have come up around here before%2C but meta-wise%2C %0D%0A%3EShimakaze%2C her semi-sister Amatsukaze%2C and the Duckies all have Turret %0D%0A%3EBuddies instead of carrying their guns around like luggage%2C as most of %0D%0A%3Ethe other destroyers do%2C or as inanimate parts of their rigging%2C %0D%0A%3Ebecause they%27re drawn by the same artist.%29 %0D%0A%0D%0AMy mental mapping for these little guys is somewhere in the neighborhood of the %5Blink%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DlNY53tZ2geg%7CStand Alone Complex Tachikoma.%5D 13|5|8|||||RE%3A TFLF 15%3A Call Me Lightning|Star Ranger4||11:45:25|12/06/2017|%3EI did -not- know they could use Frame Shift on short notice like that%2C %0D%0A%3Eor with Mental Models at all. I%27m trying to remember if Frame Shift is %0D%0A%3Eeven in %5Bi%5DArpeggio%5B%2Fi%5D%3B I admit it%27s been a long time. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0AI gotta give props to G on it%2C her being able to frame shift her mental model and that quickly makes sense given her status as the fastest in the fleet. To be honest though I%27d forgotten that this was Mental Model version%2C I%27ve read enough KC fanfic to tend to think of her in terms of shipgirl first instead of MM.%0D%0A 7|1|0|||1||RE%3A TFLF 15%3A Call Me Lightning|SpottedKitty||18:27:07|12/05/2017|Great to see another Federation yarn %E2%80%94 the junior team are showing signs of being just as good as the seniors.%0D%0A%0D%0AAlso%2C those last two lines had me laughing for a good few minutes. %3B%29%0D%0A%0D%0A-- %0D%0AUnable to save the day%3A File is read-only.