32||0|4782|0| 0|0|0|||1||RFCR v2%3A Open for Business|Gryphon||21:51:10|09/14/2018|%5Blink%3Awww.eyrie-productions.com%2FUF%2FFI%2FOOTR%2FTXT%2Ffleetrecord2.html%7C%22We had a fleet aircraft carrier%2C a super-heavy battleship%2C three cruisers%2C six destroyers%2C three submarines%2C and a repair ship. Not that we needed all of that for the trip%2C but once you get locked into a serious warship collection%2C the tendency is to push it as far as you can.%22%5D%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 RFCR v2%3A Open for Business|Terminus Est||22:52:22|09/14/2018|Hmm. They took that well%2C all things considered... 2|1|0|||1||RE%3A RFCR v2%3A Open for Business|Peter Eng||04:16:04|09/15/2018|[updated:LAST EDITED ON Sep-15-18 AT 04:16 AM (EDT)]%5Bb%5D%22We think this method will provide an equivalent capability for fleet girls.%22%5B%2Fb%5D%0D%0A%0D%0AThought so%21%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Bb%5D%22Two sources of Poi in the galaxy%3F%22%5B%2Fb%5D%0D%0A%0D%0AI think that approaches weaponized...something. I%27m not sure exactly what.%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Bb%5D%22They don%27t need donations.%22%5B%2Fb%5D%0D%0A%0D%0A...must stop giggling...%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Bb%5D%22That%27s a different program%2C%22 Tenry%C5%AB said piously...%5B%2Fb%5D%0D%0A%0D%0AWell%2C it looks like Utena is getting used to having an unexpected fleet.%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Bb%5DWithout further ado%2C Korra was surrounded and swept off by a swarm of kanmusu from D%C3%ACqi%C3%BA...%5B%2Fb%5D%0D%0A%0D%0AShould have brought The Hat.%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Bb%5D%22It%27s %5Bi%5Donly temporary%2C%5B%2Fi%5D%22%5B%2Fb%5D%0D%0A%0D%0AI know exactly what that sounds like.%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Bb%5D%22Who sank and made you flagship%3F%22%5B%2Fb%5D%0D%0A%0D%0A...giggling again...%0D%0A%0D%0AThis is a fun read. Not as busy as the previous installment%2C but I suspect that it%27s bridging the gap between crazy times. Not that it doesn%27t have its own touches of chaos%2C it%27s just the kind of chaos that makes one laugh.%0D%0A%0D%0APeter Eng%0D%0A--%0D%0AInsert humorous comment here. 3|1|0|||||RE%3A RFCR v2%3A Open for Business|NHO||08:58:10|09/15/2018|Now I want Reckless to appear%2C again. Bully some Fog girls%2C just so they won%27t lose the edge. Hear the history and the proposal. Say %22That is not dead which can eternal lie%22%2C reveal that crazy desperate Brits found and crammed into her Weird Science body something like Creation Engine%2C so she can rebuild her body when she wants to%2C then go%2C surface like blackest nightmare back on Earth and go terrorize some EA fleets and Kongou group in particular.%0D%0A%0D%0AThen go and be Dark Stig%27s Shipgirl Sister with Top Gear Crew. 4|2|3|||1||RE%3A RFCR v2%3A Open for Business|Verbena||09:29:59|09/15/2018|This was a lot of fun%21 I%27m going to do a proper post when I have time%2C sometime this weekend. But for now...%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0A%3ENow I want Reckless to appear%2C again. Bully some Fog girls%2C just so %0D%0A%3Ethey won%27t lose the edge. Hear the history and the proposal. Say %22That %0D%0A%3Eis not dead which can eternal lie%22%2C reveal that crazy desperate Brits %0D%0A%3Efound and crammed into her Weird Science body something like Creation %0D%0A%3EEngine%2C so she can rebuild her body when she wants to%2C then go%2C %0D%0A%3Esurface like blackest nightmare back on Earth and go terrorize some EA %0D%0A%3Efleets and Kongou group in particular. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EThen go and be Dark Stig%27s Shipgirl Sister with Top Gear Crew. %0D%0A%0D%0AI admit%2C I hadn%27t thought of this and I really%2C REALLY should have. But no one knows what actually happened to the %5Bi%5DReckless%5B%2Fi%5D. If the EA can locate her remains on Earth and give her the %5Bi%5DBuran%5B%2Fi%5D treatment...%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|4|||1||RE%3A RFCR v2%3A Open for Business|Gryphon||18:48:37|09/17/2018|%3EI admit%2C I hadn%27t thought of this and I really%2C REALLY should have. %0D%0A%3EBut no one knows what actually happened to the %5Bi%5DReckless%5B%2Fi%5D. If the %0D%0A%3EEA can locate her remains on Earth and give her the %5Bi%5DBuran%5B%2Fi%5D %0D%0A%3Etreatment... %0D%0A%0D%0AThere%27s not much of anything to locate. Part of the reason why so little was known about the constitution of Fog ships%2C even after the end of the war%2C was because on the very rare occasions when Earth%27s forces managed to kill one%2C it took such overwhelming force to do it that there was never anything worth examining left afterward. H.M. Ministry of Defence were well aware of that when they planned their contingency measure should %5Bi%5DReckless%5B%2Fi%5D go rogue.%0D%0A%0D%0AWe%27ll be seeing her again%2C have no fear. Just... not like that.%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 5|1|0|||||RE%3A RFCR v2%3A Open for Business|Tabasco||13:24:30|09/15/2018|I%27m not going to lie%2C I didn%27t expect this plotline to be picked up again and I%27ve rarely been so happy to be completely wrong. The LoK and K-on stuff was ok%2C but generally Not My Jam.%0D%0A%0D%0AI liked the little touches in this chapter%2C like the shout out to other fics in the fandom such as Borie%27s streaking tendencies and Jersey in general. She makes a great Sergeant at Arms.%0D%0A%0D%0AI%27m clearly missing something important about the Abducted by Carriers scene%2C isn%27t the original Kaga already present and accounted for in Valhalla%3F Were the others that eager for the two to meet%3F The uproar over her and Yamato seems odd given how the assembly took the lighter ships mostly in stride.%0D%0A%0D%0A 6|2|5|||1||RE%3A RFCR v2%3A Open for Business|pjmoyer||13:40:05|09/15/2018|%3EI liked the little touches in this chapter%2C like the shout out to %0D%0A%3Eother fics in the fandom such as Borie%27s streaking tendencies and %0D%0A%3EJersey in general. She makes a great Sergeant at Arms. %0D%0A%0D%0AThat%E2%80%99s primarily my contribution%2C because I read more KanColle fics than Gryph does.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3EI%27m clearly missing something important about the Abducted by Carriers %0D%0A%3Escene%2C isn%27t the original Kaga already present and accounted for in %0D%0A%3EValhalla%3F %0D%0A%0D%0AWell%2C to quote the author of %E2%80%9CThe Last Angel%E2%80%9D%2C %5Bb%5D%26l%3B FRAGMENT DELETED %26r%3B%5B%2Fb%5D%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E Were the others that eager for the two to meet%3F The uproar %0D%0A%3Eover her and Yamato seems odd given how the assembly took the lighter %0D%0A%3Eships mostly in stride. %0D%0A%0D%0AWell%2C Carrier and Battleship missing-companion issues tend to be felt and expressed more... extremely than those of cruisers and destroyers. After all%2C since when have battleships ever been %5Bi%5Dsubtle%5B%2Fi%5D%3F%0D%0A%0D%0A%E2%80%94- Philip%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Btable%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd colspan%3D%223%22%5D%5Bhr size%3D2 noshade%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%0D%0A%5Btr%5D%5Btd width%3D%2265%22%5Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie.org%2F%7Eaerianne%2Ffoth.img%2Fgaia_ser_philip_saber.jpg%5B%2Ftd%5D%0D%0A%5Btd%5D%5Bfont color%3D%22%230000dd%22%5DPhilip J. Moyer%5B%2Ffont%5D%0D%0A%5Bfont color%3D%22%230000aa%22 size%3D-2%5DContributing Writer%2C Editor and Artist %28and Moderator%29 -- Eyrie Productions%2C Unlimited%5B%2Ffont%5D%0D%0A%5Bfont color%3D%22%230000aa%22 size%3D-2%5DCEO of MTS%2C High Poobah Of Artwork%2C and High Priest Of the Church Of Aerianne -- Magnetic Terrapin Studios%5B%2Ffont%5D%0D%0A%5Bfont color%3D%22%230044aa%22 size%3D-1%5D%5Bi%5D%22Insert Pithy Comment Here%22%5B%2Fi%5D%5B%2Ffont%5D%0D%0A%5Bfont color%3D%22%230044aa%22 size%3D-1%5D%5Bi%5D%5Blink%3Amagnetic-terp-input.tumblr.com%7CFandoms%5D%5B%2Fi%5D -- %5Bi%5D%5Blink%3Amagnetic-terp-output.tumblr.com%7CFanart%5D%5B%2Fi%5D -- %5Bi%5D%5Blink%3Amagnetic-terp-converse.tumblr.com%7CFan Meta Discussions%5D%5B%2Fi%5D%5B%2Ffont%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%0D%0A%5Btd width%3D%2265%22%5Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie.org%2F%7Eaerianne%2Ffoth.img%2Fgaia_aeri_coat_sword.jpg%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%0D%0A%5Btr%5D%5Btd colspan%3D%223%22%5D%5Bhr size%3D1 noshade%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5B%2Ftable%5D 7|1|0|||||RE%3A RFCR v2%3A Open for Business|jonathanlennox||19:13:24|09/15/2018|It occurred to me to wonder%2C since it%27s revealed that spacecraft as well as seacraft can end up personified...%0D%0A%0D%0ADoes the SDF-17 have a shipgirl%3F 9|2|7|||1||RE%3A RFCR v2%3A Open for Business|Peter Eng||20:38:17|09/15/2018|%3EIt occurred to me to wonder%2C since it%27s revealed that spacecraft as %0D%0A%3Ewell as seacraft can end up personified... %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EDoes the SDF-17 have a shipgirl%3F %0D%0A%0D%0AMy completely ridiculous supposition%3A%0D%0A%0D%0AAny ships with an ACI are unlikely to have a shipgirl. The human tendency to personify the inanimate creates shipgirls by long-term exposure to Spengler flux from the crew. Larger ships have larger crews%2C so they are more likely to reach the critical point that generates a shipgirl.%0D%0A%0D%0AThe relative age of a shipgirl is based on when they reached that critical point%2C and when they reached end of mortal existence. Thus%2C a destroyer will tend to produce a younger shipgirl if it has one at all%2C and carriers and battleships generally produce older shipgirls.%0D%0A%0D%0AA ship with an ACI already has a personality%2C and the crew will tend to focus on that%2C rather than personifying the ship.%0D%0A%0D%0APeter Eng%0D%0A--%0D%0AInsert humorous comment here. 10|3|9|||||RE%3A RFCR v2%3A Open for Business|NHO||08:51:52|09/16/2018|On the Wayward Son note%2C I%27m curious why no one made a sword from it%27s remains%2C with short sword from Executioner. In Exile it would have been powerful symbol of revenge. Now%3F Of duty. 12|4|10|||1||RE%3A RFCR v2%3A Open for Business|Gryphon||18:29:24|09/17/2018|%3EOn the Wayward Son note%2C I%27m curious why no one made a sword from it%27s %0D%0A%3Eremains%2C with short sword from Executioner. In Exile it would have %0D%0A%3Ebeen powerful symbol of revenge. Now%3F Of duty. %0D%0A%0D%0AThat%27s an interesting idea that never occurred to me. The second part wouldn%27t be possible%26mdash%3B%5Bi%5DExecutioner%5B%2Fi%5D was vaporized%2C there%27s no wreck%26mdash%3Band as for the first%2C it%27s probably because the wreck and its vicinity are so hazardous. %28It%27s also an open question whether metal salvaged from said wreck could ever be decontaminated sufficiently to be even %5Bi%5Dvaguely%5B%2Fi%5D safe%2C given that it%27s spent the last century-plus marinating in uncontained Weird Science Energies. That might make for a really interesting sword%3F But it also might give whoever carries it cancer%2C which is... less awesome.%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 16|5|12|||||RE%3A RFCR v2%3A Open for Business|jhosmer1||23:47:05|09/17/2018|. %0D%0A%3EThat might make for a really interesting sword%3F But it also might %0D%0A%3Egive whoever carries it cancer%2C which is... less awesome.%29 %0D%0A%0D%0ANo one tell Deadpool or Tenryuu%2C then%2C as they%E2%80%99d want the sword just for that 11|3|9|||||RE%3A RFCR v2%3A Open for Business|Proginoskes||11:05:27|09/16/2018|I would agree if the identities of Eve and the SDF-17 %5Bi%5DWayward Son%5B%2Fi%5D were tightly coupled%2C but the ACI was more like an omnipresent crew member than a part of the ship. Last word of Eve has her serving aboard the SDF-23 %5Bi%5DWandering Child%5B%2Fi%5D in the same capacity.%0D%0A%0D%0AContrast that with Canal and the %5Bi%5DSwordbreaker%5B%2Fi%5D%2C whose identities seem to be inseparable. 13|2|7|||1||RE%3A RFCR v2%3A Open for Business|Gryphon||18:30:41|09/17/2018|%3EIt occurred to me to wonder%2C since it%27s revealed that spacecraft as %0D%0A%3Ewell as seacraft can end up personified... %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EDoes the SDF-17 have a shipgirl%3F %0D%0A%0D%0AStarship girls are a whole different barrel of gunpowder%2C and do not always work like someone familiar with seagoing kanmusu might expect%2C which is all I%27m going to say about that at present.%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|3|13|||||RE%3A RFCR v2%3A Open for Business|Vorticity||23:41:13|09/17/2018|%5Bi%5DThe shorter girl with a bright yellow bowl-cut interrupted Odyssea%2C %22And that%27s when Aqua-tan saved the day%21%22%5B%2Fi%5D%0D%0A%0D%0AAfter they made it back to Earth safely%2C the spaceship sisters got involved in television. Aquarius was probably most known for her role in %5Bi%5DAqua-tan Hangar Force%5B%2Fi%5D. 26|3|13|||||RE%3A RFCR v2%3A Open for Business|Zemyla||21:07:40|01/31/2019|%3EStarship girls are a whole different barrel of gunpowder%2C and do not %0D%0A%3Ealways work like someone familiar with seagoing kanmusu might expect%2C %0D%0A%3Ewhich is all I%27m going to say about that at present. %0D%0A%0D%0AWell%2C %5Bi%5DVengeance%5B%2Fi%5D has a shipguy %28I assume Klingon kanmusu%2C like their ships%2C are male%29. Is he a Klingon wet-navy ship%3F 27|4|26|||1||RE%3A RFCR v2%3A Open for Business|pjmoyer||21:25:13|01/31/2019|[updated:LAST EDITED ON Feb-01-19 AT 00:05 AM (EST)]%3EWell%2C %5Bi%5DVengeance%5B%2Fi%5D has a shipguy %28I assume Klingon kanmusu%2C like %0D%0A%3Etheir ships%2C are male%29. Is he a Klingon wet-navy ship%3F %0D%0A%0D%0AYes he is.%0D%0A%0D%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie.org%2F%7Eaerianne%2Fpics%2F16%2Fbw%2Finktober16.21-Vengeance.jpg%0D%0A%22%5Bi%5DVengeance%5B%2Fi%5D is a dish best served with 16%22 broadsides.%22 -- Ancient Klingon Proverb %28paraphrased%29%0D%0A%0D%0A--- Philip%0D%0A%5Bfont size%3D-1%5D%28And he is a guy. Are %5Bi%5Dyou%5B%2Fi%5D going to argue with somebody carrying 12 16%22 Mark 7-equivelent guns%3F I don%27t think so.%29%5B%2Ffont%5D%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Btable%5D%5Btr%5D%5Btd colspan%3D%223%22%5D%5Bhr size%3D2 noshade%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%0D%0A%5Btr%5D%5Btd width%3D%2265%22%5Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie.org%2F%7Eaerianne%2Ffoth.img%2Fgaia_ser_philip_saber.jpg%5B%2Ftd%5D%0D%0A%5Btd%5D%5Bfont color%3D%22%230000dd%22%5DPhilip J. Moyer%5B%2Ffont%5D%0D%0A%5Bfont color%3D%22%230000aa%22 size%3D-2%5DContributing Writer%2C Editor and Artist %28and Moderator%29 -- Eyrie Productions%2C Unlimited%5B%2Ffont%5D%0D%0A%5Bfont color%3D%22%230000aa%22 size%3D-2%5DCEO of MTS%2C High Poobah Of Artwork%2C and High Priest Of the Church Of Aerianne -- Magnetic Terrapin Studios%5B%2Ffont%5D%0D%0A%5Bfont color%3D%22%230044aa%22 size%3D-1%5D%5Bi%5D%22Insert Pithy Comment Here%22%5B%2Fi%5D%5B%2Ffont%5D%0D%0A%5Bfont color%3D%22%230044aa%22 size%3D-1%5D%5Bi%5D%5Blink%3Amagnetic-terp-input.tumblr.com%7CFandoms%5D%5B%2Fi%5D -- %5Bi%5D%5Blink%3Amagnetic-terp-output.tumblr.com%7CFanart%5D%5B%2Fi%5D -- %5Bi%5D%5Blink%3Amagnetic-terp-converse.tumblr.com%7CFan Meta Discussions%5D%5B%2Fi%5D%5B%2Ffont%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%0D%0A%5Btd width%3D%2265%22%5Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie.org%2F%7Eaerianne%2Ffoth.img%2Fgaia_aeri_coat_sword.jpg%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%0D%0A%5Btr%5D%5Btd colspan%3D%223%22%5D%5Bhr size%3D1 noshade%5D%5B%2Ftd%5D%5B%2Ftr%5D%5B%2Ftable%5D 28|4|26|||1||RE%3A RFCR v2%3A Open for Business|Offsides||13:25:30|02/08/2019|%3EWell%2C %5Bi%5DVengeance%5B%2Fi%5D has a shipguy %28I assume Klingon kanmusu%2C like %0D%0A%3Etheir ships%2C are male%29. Is he a Klingon wet-navy ship%3F %0D%0A%0D%0AThat raises the question%2C what about Russian ships. IIRC%2C at least some of them are referred to as %22he%22 and not %22she%22...%0D%0A%0D%0AOffsides%0D%0A%0D%0A%26%2391%3B...%26%2393%3B in order to be a realist you must believe in miracles.%0D%0A -- David Ben Gurion%0D%0AEPU RCW %23%26pi%3B%0D%0A%23include %3Cstdsig.h%3E%0D%0A%0D%0A 29|5|28|||1||RE%3A RFCR v2%3A Open for Business|Gryphon||13:36:42|02/08/2019|%3E%3EWell%2C %5Bi%5DVengeance%5B%2Fi%5D has a shipguy %28I assume Klingon kanmusu%2C like %0D%0A%3E%3Etheir ships%2C are male%29. Is he a Klingon wet-navy ship%3F %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EThat raises the question%2C what about Russian ships. IIRC%2C at least %0D%0A%3Esome of them are referred to as %22he%22 and not %22she%22... %0D%0A%0D%0AThere are a few Soviet ships %28and a number of German ships that are outright named after men%29 in %5Bi%5DKancolle%5B%2Fi%5D%3B all are women%26mdash%3Balthough the fact that the German destroyers Z1 %5Bi%5DLeberecht Maa%26szlig%3B%5B%2Fi%5D and Z3 %5Bi%5DMax Schultz%5B%2Fi%5D sometimes get mistaken for crossdressing boys is a running gag in fan works. It appears not to be an exact science. %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 30|6|29|||1||RE%3A RFCR v2%3A Open for Business|Offsides||10:09:04|02/11/2019|%3EIt appears not to be an exact science. %3A%29 %0D%0A%0D%0AMy guess is that%27s because it%27s not science%2C it%27s SCIENCE%21 %3AP%0D%0A%0D%0AOffsides%0D%0A%0D%0A%26%2391%3B...%26%2393%3B in order to be a realist you must believe in miracles.%0D%0A -- David Ben Gurion%0D%0AEPU RCW %23%26pi%3B%0D%0A%23include %3Cstdsig.h%3E%0D%0A%0D%0A 31|7|30|||1||RE%3A RFCR v2%3A Open for Business|McFortner||14:21:08|02/11/2019|%22Washuu%2C have you been experimenting with warships again%3F%22%0D%0A%0D%0A%22SCIENCE%21%22%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Bfont color%3D%22black%22%5DMichael C. Fortner%5B%2Ffont%5D%0D%0A%5Bfont color%3D%22green%22 size%3D-1%5D%22Maxim 37%3A There is no such thing as %22overkill%22.%0D%0AThere is only %22open fire%22 and %22I need to reload%22.%5B%2Ffont%5D 32|8|31|||||RE%3A RFCR v2%3A Open for Business|Star Ranger4||12:41:15|02/12/2019|%3E%22Washuu%2C have you been experimenting with warships again%3F%22 %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3E%22SCIENCE%21%22 %0D%0A%3E%0D%0AWell%2C I guess that explains why I suddenly find myself blinded then... %0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0A 8|1|0|||||RE%3A RFCR v2%3A Open for Business|Droken||19:57:02|09/15/2018|So that was fantastic. Corwin just bein%27 Corwin%2C and letting everyone else around him just be as they%27re going to be. %0D%0A%0D%0AThe %5Bi%5DKantai Musume%5B%2Fi%5D are%2C individually and in aggregate%2C splendid. I%27ve seriously enjoyed every story they%27ve been involved in%2C and their specific involvement -in- those stories immensely%3B so getting to see essentially an entire auditorium of them just doing their thing was a ton of fun. Also%2C nicely done%2C integrating %5Bi%5DRhythm of the Night%5B%2Fi%5D into this one more directly. There have been a few of those at this point%2C and personally I think they%27ve all flowed in well.%0D%0A%0D%0AI was also waiting throughout most of the piece to see if Reckless had gotten into port ahead of the White Rose Fleet%27s arrival%2C but couldn%27t stop myself reading long enough to go check the timestamps on that mini to see when Warspite reached her. In either case%2C -that- will be a most interesting meeting for sure...%0D%0A%0D%0AAnd lastly%2C the bits of mention from Utena%27s trip to the Northern Air Temple do not sound good...Going to be a hard time for everyone of course%2C but for Anthy...%0D%0A%0D%0AAll in all%2C spectacularly well done%2C looking forward to the next entry so very much. 17|1|0|||1||RE%3A RFCR v2%3A Open for Business|Sofaspud||17:28:21|09/18/2018|Dammit%2C I%27m sick all weekend and don%27t bother checking up on things and THIS drops%3F%0D%0A%0D%0ATiming%2C I has it.%0D%0A%0D%0ASince I%27m at work at the moment I%27ll forego a lengthy reply%2C but I%27ll be coming back later. For now%2C though%2C just know that I%27ve got a S.E.G. of epic proportions splitting my face.%0D%0A%0D%0A--sofaspud%0D%0A-- 18|1|0|||1||RE%3A RFCR v2%3A Open for Business|MoonEyes||17:16:50|10/11/2018|Ok%2C so%2C the ladies in ky%C5%ABd%C5%8D are fairly obviously carriers themselves%2C which would then generally explain the reaction to Kaga. But%2C who are the two with the extra reactions%3F Because it wasn%27t obvious to me.%0D%0A%0D%0AOr will that be explained in future installments%3F%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0A...%21%0D%0AStoke Mandeville%2C Esq %26 The Victorian Ballsmiths%0D%0A%5Bsmall%5D%22Nobody Want Verdigris-Covered Balls%21%22%5B%2Fsmall%5D 19|2|18|||1||RE%3A RFCR v2%3A Open for Business|Gryphon||17:23:26|10/11/2018|%3EOk%2C so%2C the ladies in ky%C5%ABd%C5%8D are fairly obviously carriers %0D%0A%3Ethemselves%2C which would then generally explain the reaction to Kaga. %0D%0A%3EBut%2C who are the two with the extra reactions%3F Because it wasn%27t %0D%0A%3Eobvious to me. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EOr will that be explained in future installments%3F %0D%0A%0D%0AIt will%2C but it%27s not meant to be obscure here%26mdash%3Bif this were an illustrated medium and you were familiar with the characters%27 designs%2C it would be obvious who they are%26mdash%3Bso I%27ll just tell you%3A the one with twintails is %5Blink%3Adanbooru.donmai.us%2Fposts%2F2164192%7CZuikaku%5D%2C and the other is %5Blink%3Adanbooru.donmai.us%2Fposts%2F1754859%7CAkagi%5D.%0D%0A%0D%0AAs to why they reacted the way they did%2C well%2C we%27ll get to that.%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 20|3|19|||1||RE%3A RFCR v2%3A Open for Business|MoonEyes||06:59:59|10/12/2018|%3EAs to why they reacted the way they did%2C well%2C we%27ll get to that. %0D%0A%0D%0AKnowing that one of them is Akagi%2C I assume that in HER case%2C at least%2C it%27s because of First Carrier Division. But%2C I will be looking forward to finding out.%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0A...%21%0D%0AStoke Mandeville%2C Esq %26 The Victorian Ballsmiths%0D%0A%5Bsmall%5D%22Nobody Want Verdigris-Covered Balls%21%22%5B%2Fsmall%5D 21|3|19|||1||RE%3A RFCR v2%3A Open for Business|Gryphon||18:38:19|10/12/2018|%3Ethe one %0D%0A%3Ewith twintails is %5Blink%3Adanbooru.donmai.us%2Fposts%2F2164192%7CZuikaku%5D%2C and %0D%0A%3Ethe other is %5Blink%3Adanbooru.donmai.us%2Fposts%2F1754859%7CAkagi%5D. %0D%0A%0D%0AOh yeah%E2%80%94and the one with white hair who looks a lot like Zuikaku is her elder sister%2C %5Blink%3Adanbooru.donmai.us%2Fposts%2F2132398%7CSh%C5%8Dkaku%5D.%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 22|4|21|||1||RE%3A RFCR v2%3A Open for Business|Verbena||12:15:01|10/13/2018|%3E%3Ethe one %0D%0A%3E%3Ewith twintails is %5Blink%3Adanbooru.donmai.us%2Fposts%2F2164192%7CZuikaku%5D%2C and %0D%0A%3E%3Ethe other is %5Blink%3Adanbooru.donmai.us%2Fposts%2F1754859%7CAkagi%5D. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EOh yeah%E2%80%94and the one with white hair who looks a lot like Zuikaku is %0D%0A%3Eher elder sister%2C %5Blink%3Adanbooru.donmai.us%2Fposts%2F2132398%7CSh%C5%8Dkaku%5D. %0D%0A%0D%0AVery much looking forward to what%27s the deal with this. If there%27s any subplot that might lead to us finding out the actual origins of the Fog%2C I feel this might be it...%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 23|1|0|||1||RE%3A RFCR v2%3A Open for Business|Verbena||21:46:37|01/14/2019|[updated:LAST EDITED ON Jan-14-19 AT 10:07 PM (EST)]Hilariously%2C I promised to do this by the weekend.%0D%0A%0D%0AIn September.%0D%0A%0D%0AClearly%2C my customer is getting their pizza for free. But I%27ve reread this series several times in the last month%2C so when I saw we were in a bit of a lull now%2C I went back through posts%2C remembered what I said%2C and here we go.%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0Athey had been hoping that the %5Bi%5DOne-Hit Wonder%5B%2Fi%5D%2C of all ships%2C would offload something a bit more dramatic.%0D%0A I%27m sure some of them were looking for the machine guns hidden behind the headlights.%0D%0A%0D%0AThat%27s not the same Nagato as the one the Fog ships remember%0D%0A More on this later%2C but I was reading all of these Fog-kanmusu interactions with bated breath. I%27m very much interested in the actual relationship between them%2C and the Nagato connection is even more vague than most. Why was there also a Fog Nagato...with a similar personality%3F%0D%0A%0D%0ABefore the Ragnar%C3%B6k%2C the honored spirits of warships sunk in battle did manifest in Valhalla%0D%0A We had a Mini-Story on this%2C of course%2C so I won%27t bother to speculate too much here. I haven%27t read that in a while. But we know Loki was rather busy during all of this doing other things. Makes me wonder if it wasn%27t long lost Njord or something.%0D%0A%0D%0AAt any rate%2C explanation or no%2C there they were%2C so Mom and Nj%C3%B6rd set up a fleet branch%0D%0A ...Wait. I could have sworn there was a story some time ago where it was mentioned Njord left for parts unknown after his wife left him or cheated on him or somesuch. Did I forget something important%3F%0D%0A%0D%0Aold ladies of the Royal Navy%0D%0A This is a topic I meant to ask about some time ago. Some kanmusu appear young%2C some old%2C and it%27s clearly not related to actual years in service or date of creation%2C since some spacefaring species would make Earth kanmusu of any era positively newborn by comparison. Is it residual self-image%3F ISTR there was some factor that determined how old someone looks in Valhalla when they arrive%2C but I can%27t remember the details%2C and am not sure if it applies to kanmusu in any event.%0D%0A%0D%0Atriad of Minbari wet-navy cruisers%0D%0A There%27s a mention elsewhere in this thread about the suitability of spaceships to have kanmusu%2C and I admit I%27m not sure what the difference would be. Perhaps how much emotion a crew invests in its ship%3F The unique experiences%2C the wear and tear%2C that creates a distinct enough ship to have a unique personality form%3F Not sure.%0D%0A%0D%0AYes%21 I just finished baking the scones%2C dess%21%0D%0A The food creation thing is already explained %28and very believably%21%29%2C but I just wanted to note here that they%27re scarfing down scones%2C not replenishing fuel bunkers%2C as the Fog ships put it. It%27s an interesting cultural difference.%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Bi%5DMidway%5B%2Fi%5D and %5Bi%5DGrowler%5B%2Fi%5D%2C who had attempted Return%0D%0A Did these two ever get rescued%3F%0D%0A%0D%0A%28%5Bi%5DAdmiral%5B%2Fi%5D Ravenhair%3F%29%22 Sendai murmured. %22%28Since when%3F Admiral of what%3F%29%0D%0A Hopefully by the time this is over the kanmusu will feel as though he%27s earned this title. Clearly%2C right now it%27s not a point in his favor.%0D%0A%0D%0ABut the other woman accompanying the %C3%86s was an unknown%0D%0A This was a good touch%2C subtly pointing out kanmusu would naturally assume women they see to be other kanmusu in this setting. Not even sure all the Diqiu ships would automatically recognize her.%0D%0A%0D%0Athe main reason Earthforce was so bent on seizing the base was what that fleet was left behind to protect%0D%0A Did we ever get any indication from Kongo that she%2C or Earthforce%2C knew about the Union Cores specifically%3F Or is it possible they only knew about the base and its defending ships themselves%3F%0D%0A%0D%0AThey%27re joined by the Shiratsuyu-class destroyer Y%C5%ABdachi%2C and%E2%80%94%22 A shocked %22P-poi%3F%21%0D%0A And here%27s the second possible Fog-kanmusu circumstance. Two virtually identical ships%2C one Fog%2C one kanmusu. They even both use %27poi%27.%0D%0A%0D%0AOh my%2C%22 Jints%C5%AB murmured%2C her eyes wide and cheeks pink at the destroyer%E2%80%99s thigh-high striped stockings and lack of a significant skirt.%0D%0A I always thought the kanmusu reaction to Shimakaze%27s outfit was a little overblown here. Is it really worse than some of the other kanmusu outfits out there%3F Furthermore%2C they have no way of knowing it wasn%27t her choice until a moment later%2C when Corwin explains the circumstances. Compared to%2C say%2C Iku%27s behavior%2C I%27m not sure her outfit would be that bad. Maya points this out in the same scene.%0D%0A%0D%0Atwo light cruisers of the Tenry%C5%AB class%2C Tenry%C5%AB and Tatsuta%0D%0A Not sure if this was asked elsewhere%2C but is it within Akashi%27s power to uprate Tenryu and Tatsuta%27s specs%3F%0D%0A%0D%0Aour capital ships%3A fleet aircraft carrier Kaga and the battleship Yamato.%0D%0A Here%27s the third circumstance. Kaga and Yamato seem to have been two of the kanmusu that simply didn%27t show up when the other kanmusu did. As I pointed out elsewhere...if there is one circumstance under which we might actually find out the origins of the Fog%2C I think it%27s this one. Was it luck%3F Did they get diverted by who created the kanmusu to begin with%3F It might also be Nagato%27s circumstance%2C depending on what happened with her. Makes you wonder what%27s up with the other Fog vessels%2C and if there%27s supposed to be kanmusu for them as well.%0D%0A%0D%0Athe Indestructible Battleship Kong%C5%8D had been struck utterly speechless.%0D%0A And here%27s the final circumstance. Two ships with the same name and history%2C but different looks and personalities. I think there was a mention of the Maya as well%2C which means both Fog ships have this same problem. I can%27t -wait- for the explanation for this one. %3D%29%0D%0A%0D%0A... To borrow one of Maya%27s own phrases%2C the latter gave her the creeps.%0D%0A Fubuki%2FBuran might be the most significant development%2C as far as Asgard goes. Whatever the provenance of the Fleet of Fog%2C you have plain mundane Earth people doing things that are severely affecting an einherjar in Valhalla. Once Fubuki%27s problems become plainly known%2C this could draw a LOT of high level attention.%0D%0A%0D%0AThe downside is that I have RSS feeds in my head.%0D%0A Poor Blue Ridge. %3D%29 That WOULD suck.%0D%0A%0D%0AKorra was surrounded and swept off by a swarm of kanmusu%0D%0A This was a hilarious scene%21 My compliments to the word wrangler. %3D%29%0D%0A%0D%0AAkashi had a Future Industries GearPhone V she%27d acquired%0D%0A I was wondering about this. Akashi%2C especially%2C should be able to buy a piece of tech%2C reverse engineer it%2C and run it more efficiently on her own hardware. I wonder if she could do that with a game and not cheat at it%3F%0D%0A%0D%0AWhat was more%2C Kaga saw that they were all wearing equipment of some kind%0D%0A I have a feeling we%27ll hear more about this later%2C but why would the kanmusu choose to do things this way%3F And if it is a choice%2C can they go back to just being full size ships%2C like Fog vessels%2C or the Reckless%2C for that matter%3F%0D%0A%0D%0AKaga tilted her head and stared back%2C a look gathering on her face that combined puzzlement%2C recognition%2C and a further layer of puzzlement at the recognition.%0D%0A And here it is. The first real%2C solid proof that there%27s a connection between the Fog and the kanmusu. Kaga having a similar outfit was strong but circumstantial. Her -remembering Akagi- is critical. I%27d love to be a fly on the wall %28or a reader in the omniscient%3F%29 in the ensuing conversation.%0D%0A%0D%0Awas unmistakably a cardboard packing box%0D%0A This entire scene was comedy gold as well. I was ROFL%27ing for a while%21 Poor Murakumo.%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0AAnyway%21 Really%2C REALLY late posts notwithstanding%2C I still love this series as much as I did when this was just released. I await the next installment on the edge of my seat. %0D%0A%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 24|2|23|||1||RE%3A RFCR v2%3A Open for Business|Gryphon||23:20:52|01/14/2019|%3EClearly%2C my customer is getting their pizza for free. But I%27ve reread %0D%0A%3Ethis series several times in the last month%2C so when I saw we were in %0D%0A%3Ea bit of a lull now%2C I went back through posts%2C remembered what I %0D%0A%3Esaid%2C and here we go. %0D%0A%0D%0AYeah%2C sorry about that. It%27s amazing what a disruption moving-without-moving can be.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3EAt any rate%2C explanation or no%2C there they were%2C so Mom and Nj%C3%B6rd set %0D%0A%3Eup a fleet branch %0D%0A%3E ...Wait. I could have sworn there was a story some time ago where %0D%0A%3Eit was mentioned Njord left for parts unknown after his wife left him %0D%0A%3Eor cheated on him or somesuch. Did I forget something important%3F %0D%0A%0D%0AThat%27s not Nj%C3%B6rd you%27re thinking of%2C it%27s O%C3%B0r%2C Freyja%27s husband. He decamped after the incident with the dwarves and the golden necklace%2C and hasn%27t been seen since.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3Eold ladies of the Royal Navy %0D%0A%3E This is a topic I meant to ask about some time ago. Some kanmusu %0D%0A%3Eappear young%2C some old%2C and it%27s clearly not related to actual years %0D%0A%3Ein service or date of creation%2C since some spacefaring species would %0D%0A%3Emake Earth kanmusu of any era positively newborn by comparison. Is it %0D%0A%3Eresidual self-image%3F%0D%0A%0D%0AIt seems to be%2C although it%27s worth pointing out that the label %22old ladies%22 %28particularly with the semi-omniscient narrator looking over Naka%27s shoulder%29 doesn%27t necessarily mean they%27re literally old ladies. I mean%2C Warspite is %5Bi%5Dcalled%5B%2Fi%5D %22the Old Lady%22%2C but in practice she certainly doesn%27t look the part.%0D%0A%0D%0AIt seems to be partially related to what sort of ship they are%26mdash%3Bcapital ships %28battleships and fleet aircraft carriers%29 usually look like grown women%2C while the majority of cruisers and light carriers are in that college%2Flate-high-school vicinity%2C and most destroyers look to be in early high school or middle school. There are exceptions to all the tendencies%2C though%2C and there doesn%27t seem to be a strong pattern behind it. %28Submarines are all over the map%2C athough again%2C Cold War missile submarines tend to seem more mature than%2C say%2C WWII-era diesel-electric fleet boats. Some theorize this is because SSBNs%2C as strategic weapons%2C were capital ships in their era.%29%0D%0A%0D%0A%3EYes%21 I just finished baking the scones%2C dess%21 %0D%0A%3E The food creation thing is already explained %28and very %0D%0A%3Ebelievably%21%29%2C but I just wanted to note here that they%27re scarfing %0D%0A%3Edown scones%2C not replenishing fuel bunkers%2C as the Fog ships put it. %0D%0A%3EIt%27s an interesting cultural difference. %0D%0A%0D%0AFood is very important to Valhallan kanmusu culture%26mdash%3Balthough that is probably as much to do with the Valhalla part as the kanmusu part. %3A%29%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E%5Bi%5DMidway%5B%2Fi%5D and %5Bi%5DGrowler%5B%2Fi%5D%2C who had attempted Return %0D%0A%3E Did these two ever get rescued%3F %0D%0A%0D%0ANot so far.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3EBut the other woman accompanying the %C3%86s was an unknown %0D%0A%3E This was a good touch%2C subtly pointing out kanmusu would %0D%0A%3Enaturally assume women they see to be other kanmusu in this setting. %0D%0A%3ENot even sure all the Diqiu ships would automatically recognize her. %0D%0A%0D%0AThe ones from within her lifetime do%3B the others%2C it depends on how much attention they%27ve paid to developments back home.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3Ethe main reason Earthforce was so bent on seizing the base was what %0D%0A%3Ethat fleet was left behind to protect %0D%0A%3E Did we ever get any indication from Kongo that she%2C or %0D%0A%3EEarthforce%2C knew about the Union Cores specifically%3F Or is it possible %0D%0A%3Ethey only knew about the base and its defending ships themselves%3F %0D%0A%0D%0AI seem to recall alluding to it in the epilogue to %5Bi%5DCantata%5B%2Fi%5D%2C where she%27s surveying what%27s left of Midway Anchorage and very annoyed about what she hasn%27t found there.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3EOh my%2C%22 Jints%C5%AB murmured%2C her eyes wide and cheeks pink at the %0D%0A%3Edestroyer%E2%80%99s thigh-high striped stockings and lack of a significant %0D%0A%3Eskirt. %0D%0A%3E I always thought the kanmusu reaction to Shimakaze%27s outfit was a %0D%0A%3Elittle overblown here. Is it really worse than some of the other %0D%0A%3Ekanmusu outfits out there%3F%0D%0A%0D%0AYeah... yeah%2C it really kind of is. I mean%2C there are others who wear similar tops%2C but none of them that I can think of is rocking a thong and a pleated belt. Even Maya and Ch%26%23333%3Bkai have proper miniskirts. The only other Kancolle character I can think of offhand whose costume approaches Shimakaze%27s in that respect is Musashi%27s pre-Kai outfit %28which was designed by the same artist%29%2C and even that got toned %5Bi%5Dway%5B%2Fi%5D back for her first remodel.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3Etwo light cruisers of the Tenry%C5%AB class%2C Tenry%C5%AB and Tatsuta %0D%0A%3E Not sure if this was asked elsewhere%2C but is it within Akashi%27s %0D%0A%3Epower to uprate Tenryu and Tatsuta%27s specs%3F %0D%0A%0D%0AProbably%2C but would they want to let her try%3F%0D%0A%0D%0A%3EAkashi had a Future Industries GearPhone V she%27d acquired %0D%0A%3E I was wondering about this. Akashi%2C especially%2C should be able to %0D%0A%3Ebuy a piece of tech%2C reverse engineer it%2C and run it more efficiently %0D%0A%3Eon her own hardware. I wonder if she could do that with a game and not %0D%0A%3Echeat at it%3F %0D%0A%0D%0AOh%2C sure she could%2C but playing around with gadgets in their native form is fun too.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3EWhat was more%2C Kaga saw that they were all wearing equipment of some %0D%0A%3Ekind %0D%0A%3E I have a feeling we%27ll hear more about this later%2C but why would %0D%0A%3Ethe kanmusu choose to do things this way%3F%0D%0A%0D%0AIt%27s not something they decided on%2C it%27s just how they manifested. The prospect of running a full-size hull is one of the things about adapting to Fog hardware that a number of them are likely to find particularly intriguing.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3Ewas unmistakably a cardboard packing box %0D%0A%3E This entire scene was comedy gold as well. I was ROFL%27ing for a %0D%0A%3Ewhile%21 Poor Murakumo. %0D%0A%0D%0A%22It%27s %5Bi%5Donly temporary.%5B%2Fi%5D%22%0D%0A%0D%0A%3EAnyway%21 Really%2C REALLY late posts notwithstanding%2C I still love this %0D%0A%3Eseries as much as I did when this was just released. I await the next %0D%0A%3Einstallment on the edge of my seat. %0D%0A%0D%0AI%27m pleased to hear it. I hope I won%27t keep you %28or myself%2C really%21%29 waiting %5Bi%5Dtoo%5B%2Fi%5D hideously long.%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 25|3|24|||1||RE%3A RFCR v2%3A Open for Business|Nathan||01:51:41|01/15/2019|[updated:LAST EDITED ON Jan-15-19 AT 02:21 AM (EST)]%3EYeah... yeah%2C it really kind of is. I mean%2C there are others who wear %0D%0A%3Esimilar tops%2C but none of them that I can think of is rocking a thong %0D%0A%3Eand a pleated belt. Even Maya and Ch%C5%8Dkai have proper miniskirts. %0D%0A%3E The only other Kancolle character I can think of offhand whose %0D%0A%3Ecostume approaches Shimakaze%27s in that respect is Musashi%27s pre-Kai %0D%0A%3Eoutfit %28which was designed by the same artist%29%2C and even that got %0D%0A%3Etoned %5Bi%5Dway%5B%2Fi%5D back for her first remodel. %0D%0A%0D%0AAnd%2C not to be too blunt about it%2C Musashi gives the impression of being a woman who knows exactly what she looks like%2C and likes it%2C while Shimakaze is at best oblivious.%0D%0A%0D%0A-----%0D%0AI%C3%A4%21 I%C3%A4%21 Moe fthagn%21