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0|0|0|||1||RCFR 3%3A Persistence of Memory|Gryphon||21:52:02|06/22/2022|Meanwhile in %5Bi%5D%5Blink%3Awww.eyrie-productions.com%2FUF%2FFI%2FOOTR%2FRCFR%2F%7CRomance of Combined Fleet Record%5D%5B%2Fi%5D%3A Admiral Ravenhair%27s office in Valhalla is open for business%2C and there are already quite a few people who want to see him... some of them more urgently than others.%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Blink%3Awww.eyrie-productions.com%2FUF%2FFI%2FOOTR%2FTXT%2F18-fleetrecord%2Ffleetrecord3.html%7CVolume 3%3A %22Persistence of Memory%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|||||RE%3A RCFR 3%3A Persistence of Memory|Zemyla||23:14:28|06/22/2022|[updated:LAST EDITED ON Jun-22-22 AT 11:32 PM (EDT)]I%27m unsure about the chronology of something. Did Fubuki%27s body get dredged up before or after Corwin%27s trip to Earth%3F%0D%0A%0D%0AEDIT%3A Corwin raised the I-401 on July 7. Fubuki started having the dying dream on July 12. Kongo and Maya met Buran on July 13. So that means that they got the idea to start raising 4 century old ships to induct into the Fleet of Fog after Corwin did it. Also it means they work damn fast.%0D%0A%0D%0ABut this is good. If it happened before%2C they would have had to somehow realize the connection between kanmusu and the Fog before anyone in Asgard did.
4|2|1|||1||RE%3A RCFR 3%3A Persistence of Memory|Peter Eng||00:09:32|06/24/2022|%3E%0D%0A%3EEDIT%3A Corwin raised the I-401 on July 7. Fubuki started having the %0D%0A%3Edying dream on July 12. Kongo and Maya met Buran on July 13. So that %0D%0A%3Emeans that they got the idea to start raising 4 century old ships to %0D%0A%3Einduct into the Fleet of Fog after Corwin did it. Also it means they %0D%0A%3Ework damn fast. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%0D%0AAlternately%2C they may have been looking into this for a while now%2C and Corwin%27s raising of I-401 was the final bit of evidence they needed that old ships could be raised and inducted into their Fleet.%0D%0A%0D%0APeter Eng%0D%0A--%0D%0AInsert humorous comment here.
9|3|4|||||RE%3A RCFR 3%3A Persistence of Memory|zwol||09:28:39|06/27/2022|%3E%3EEDIT%3A Corwin raised the I-401 on July 7. Fubuki started having the %0D%0A%3E%3Edying dream on July 12. Kongo and Maya met Buran on July 13. So that %0D%0A%3E%3Emeans that they got the idea to start raising 4 century old ships to %0D%0A%3E%3Einduct into the Fleet of Fog after Corwin did it. Also it means they %0D%0A%3E%3Ework damn fast.%0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EAlternately%2C they may have been looking into this for a while now%2C and %0D%0A%3ECorwin%27s raising of I-401 was the final bit of evidence they needed %0D%0A%3Ethat old ships could be raised and inducted into their Fleet. %0D%0A%0D%0AI%27m thinking %22they%22 have been working on this for Quite Some Time Now%2C probably since shortly after they found the group of Fog ships including Kongo and Maya.  They wanted more Fog ships%2C they didn%27t know about the repair base at Midway%2C and along comes someone with an Idea both terrible and genius.  Abyssal%21Fubuki may have been operational for some time before Corwin%27s attempt to fabricate a new body for I-401.  %28At the end of %5Bi%5DThe Human Experience%5B%2Fi%5D Clemson suggests that it hasn%27t been long%2C but he might just mean that they%27re only just now done %5Bi%5Dtesting%5B%2Fi%5D the revenant.%29%0D%0A%0D%0AWhat I think Corwin %5Bi%5Ddid%5B%2Fi%5D do is create some sort of metaphysical link between Fog ships and their templates%2C or enhance one that was already there by virtue of the hermetic law of similarity %28witness %5Bi%5DLionfish%5B%2Fi%5D%29.  In other words%2C I think the extended edition of Fubuki%27s dying-dream is Corwin%27s fault%2C but not the fact of Abyssal%21Fubuki%27s existence.%0D%0A%0D%0A%28As pointed out elsethread%2C we don%27t really expect Earthgov to get into the occult%2C but that doesn%27t mean someone in research and development isn%27t dabbling in it.  Or perhaps the mysterious Russians from %22just after the Great Patriotic War%22%2C or at this point probably their descendants%2C have sold Earthgov on a scheme that includes rather more sorcery than they%27re letting on.  %5Bi%5DSomeone%5B%2Fi%5D developed that control spell%2C after all%2C though how they managed to hang %5Bi%5Dany%5B%2Fi%5D kind of magic off that jumble of unconnected nouns is beyond %5Bi%5Dmy%5B%2Fi%5D understanding of such things.  That was a nice touch%2C incidentally%2C clever way to amp up the creepiness.%29
10|4|9|||1||RE%3A RCFR 3%3A Persistence of Memory|The Traitor||11:03:37|06/27/2022|Er%2C it might not be a control %5Bi%5Dspell%5B%2Fi%5D exactly%2C though in the UF version magic may well be involved. Longtime Marvel Dorks like myself will recognise that spiel as the trigger phrase for the Winter Soldier%2C aka Soviet-era Bucky Barnes. Indeed%2C that%27s what Tangut is referring to in her story%3B the young man is quite clearly Bucky%2C who %28per Marvel canon%29 was pretty much an action figure with the batteries taken out when his trigger phrase wasn%27t activated%2C at least during his Soviet years.%0D%0A%0D%0A---%0D%0A%22She%27s old%2C she%27s lame%2C she%27s barren too%2C %2F%2F %22She%27s not worth feed or hay%2C %2F%2F %22But I%27ll give her this%2C%22 - he blew smoke at me - %2F%2F %22She was something in her day.%22 -- Garnet Rogers%2C %5Bi%5DSmall Victory%5B%2Fi%5D%0D%0A%0D%0AFiMFiction.net%3A we might accept blatant porn involving the cast of My Little Pony but as God is my witness we have %5Bi%5Dstandards%5B%2Fi%5D.%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Bsmall%5DOn a lighter note%3A his sudden promotion to Admiral means Corwin Ravenhair may have to deal with an influx of Fog-nanotech versions of ship%27s cats. This is absolutely vital for the story. Honest.%5B%2Fsmall%5D
11|5|10|||1||RE%3A RCFR 3%3A Persistence of Memory|Peter Eng||12:41:32|06/27/2022|%3ELongtime Marvel Dorks like myself %0D%0A%3Ewill recognise that spiel as the trigger phrase for the Winter %0D%0A%3ESoldier%2C aka Soviet-era Bucky Barnes. %0D%0A%0D%0AI didn%27t even recognize it%2C so much as I connected Fubuki%2C the %22Bukki%3F%22 joke from the %5Bi%5DNot Really%5B%2Fi%5D threads%2C and a vague memory of %5Bi%5DCaptain America%3A Civil War.%5B%2Fi%5D%0D%0A%0D%0AIt%27s all pop culture references at EPU%2C and I wouldn%27t have it any other way.%0D%0A%0D%0APeter Eng%0D%0A--%0D%0AInsert humorous comment here.
12|6|11|||||RE%3A RCFR 3%3A Persistence of Memory|zwol||14:01:21|06/27/2022|%3E%3ELongtime Marvel Dorks like myself will recognise that spiel%0D%0A%3E%3Eas the trigger phrase for the Winter Soldier%2C aka Soviet-era%0D%0A%3E%3EBucky Barnes.%0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EI didn%27t even recognize it%0D%0A%0D%0AYeah I didn%27t even recognize it either.  I never followed Captain America-related storylines much at all.%0D%0A%0D%0AIf it%27s a trigger phrase for something conditioned%2C that raises the interesting %28to me%29 possibility that there was no magic at all involved in the project that created the revenant Fubuki%21  Perhaps %22all%22 Earthgov has done is raise the wreck%2C patch it up with questionably-well understood Fog tech up to and including a Mental Model %28probably %5Bi%5Dnot%5B%2Fi%5D running on a Union Core%2C though%2C but rather some off-the-shelf droid brain that they%27re comfortable with%29 and insert some hard-coded imperatives.%0D%0A%0D%0AThe supernatural consequences for the spirit of the ship %28whom they don%27t believe exists%29%2C presently living the good afterlife in the halls of the honored dead %28which they also don%27t believe in%2C probably%29%2C are%2C in this theory%2C entirely down to Corwin deciding to meddle.
13|7|12|||1||RE%3A RCFR 3%3A Persistence of Memory|Peter Eng||16:15:10|06/27/2022|[updated:LAST EDITED ON Jun-27-22 AT 04:17 PM (EDT)]%3E%0D%0A%3EThe supernatural consequences for the spirit of the ship...are%2C in this%0D%0A%3Etheory%2C entirely down to Corwin deciding to meddle. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%0D%0ANot necessarily.%0D%0A%0D%0AWe don%27t know why shipgirls exist.  As I recall%2C even Skuld doesn%27t know how it works.  It%27s possible that raising %5Bi%5DFubuki%5B%2Fi%5D and restoring it to working condition through purely technological means would have left Fubuki aware of her ship-self%2C and able to Return into it%2C the way that %5Bi%5DMidway%5B%2Fi%5D and %5Bi%5DGrowler%5B%2Fi%5D did.%0D%0A%0D%0AThe problem may be entirely the addition of Buran%2C and the hard-coded obedience triggers - triggers which I%27m beginning to think were put in because somebody in Earthforce thinks that Kongo and Maya are too independent%2C and thus potential risks.  If Buran works out for Earthforce%2C Kongo and Maya may be sidelined in favor of a fleet based on Buran%27s design.%0D%0A%0D%0APeter Eng%0D%0A--%0D%0AInsert humorous comment here.
17|5|10|||||RE%3A RCFR 3%3A Persistence of Memory|MuninsFire||12:37:18|07/02/2022|%3E%5Bsmall%5DOn a lighter note%3A his sudden promotion to Admiral means Corwin %0D%0A%3ERavenhair may have to deal with an influx of Fog-nanotech versions of %0D%0A%3Eship%27s cats. This is absolutely vital for the story. Honest.%5B%2Fsmall%5D %0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0ANya-notech ship%27s cats being mischievous sounds -adorable beyond words-
2|1|0|||||RE%3A RCFR 3%3A Persistence of Memory|Droken||10:16:59|06/23/2022|The plot thickens and thickens...%0D%0A%0D%0AI%27m really enjoying the mystery of the Fleet of Fog ships%27 memories being linked Valhalla and the question of what is going on behind the scenes with their awakening. Akashi and the rigging%2C Kaga and Zuikaku%3B these are hitting very well%2C particularly he latter as I%27ve seen the Kancolle show to have that extra idea of what to expect from those two interacting.%0D%0A%0D%0AVery much looking forward to seeing more of how this all plays out%21
7|2|2|||||RE%3A RCFR 3%3A Persistence of Memory|Star Ranger4||16:38:34|06/26/2022|%3EThe plot thickens and thickens... %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EI%27m really enjoying the mystery of the Fleet of Fog ships%27 memories %0D%0A%3Ebeing linked Valhalla and the question of what is going on behind the %0D%0A%3Escenes with their awakening.%0D%0A%0D%0AIt does seem like there is more than a bit of psychic... %27Quantum entanglement%27 between a Fog%27s Mental Model and or its Kanmusu version.  This%2C if anything might bode even more ill for %27Bucky.%27%0D%0A%0D%0A%0D%0ASpeaking of%3A  I see what G did there... a certain nickname plus the brainwashing %2B the exact same activation words%3F  The one fear I have here is tied to the closing observation...  That they may have gone after her old hull specificaly BECAUSE of her being the %27Mother of them all.%27  It could easily go grimdark for the destroyers for a time before Corwin does the vodoo that He Do so well and saves the day.%0D%0A%0D%0ACause... UF.%0D%0A
8|3|7|||1||RE%3A RCFR 3%3A Persistence of Memory|Peter Eng||16:53:33|06/26/2022|%3E%3EThe plot thickens and thickens... %0D%0A%3E%3E%0D%0A%3E%3EI%27m really enjoying the mystery of the Fleet of Fog ships%27 memories %0D%0A%3E%3Ebeing linked Valhalla and the question of what is going on behind the %0D%0A%3E%3Escenes with their awakening.%0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EIt does seem like there is more than a bit of psychic... %27Quantum %0D%0A%3Eentanglement%27 between a Fog%27s Mental Model and or its Kanmusu version. %0D%0A%3E This%2C if anything might bode even more ill for %27Bucky.%27 %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3ESpeaking of%3A  I see what G did there... a certain nickname plus the %0D%0A%3Ebrainwashing %2B the exact same activation words%3F  %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%0D%0AIn the %5Bi%5DNot Really A Studio Quote%5B%2Fi%5D threads%2C there%27s a series of posts by CdrMike with various shipgirls being cast as Avengers.  You should re-read %5Blink%3Awww.eyrie-productions.com%2FForum%2Fdcboard.cgi%3Faz%3Dshow_thread%26om%3D66%26forum%3DDCForumID22%26viewmode%3Dall%2331%7Cthe casting notes for Iowa.%5D%0D%0A%0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EThe one fear I have %0D%0A%3Ehere is tied to the closing observation...  That they may have gone %0D%0A%3Eafter her old hull specifically BECAUSE of her being the %27Mother of %0D%0A%3Ethem all.%27  It could easily go grimdark for the destroyers for a time %0D%0A%3Ebefore Corwin does the voodoo that He Do so well and saves the day. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3ECause... UF. %0D%0A%0D%0AThat seems unlikely.  It%27s more mystical than Earthgov is likely to go in most cases.  The only time we%27ve seen them get even vaguely into the magical side was when they tried to get the Amazons mind-controlled into a special military force%2C and that was less active usage of magical effects%2C more %22they%27re really strong and tough%2C we don%27t care if it%27s magic or just a good exercise program.%22%0D%0A%0D%0APeter Eng%0D%0A--%0D%0AInsert humorous comment here.
3|1|0|||1||RE%3A RCFR 3%3A Persistence of Memory|Offsides||10:24:37|06/23/2022|That last line sent chills up by back.  %22...mother of us all.%22  Why do I get the feeling that Tashkent recognizes that Fubuki%27s situation could be a harbinger of everybody%27s future %28or at least those that were sunk and are still retrievable%29%3F%0D%0A%0D%0AAnd what%27s the deal with the crow in the hat%3F  I recognize Chekhov%27s gun when I see it. %3A%29%0D%0A%0D%0AOverall a nice addition%2C I look forward to more.%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
5|2|3|||1||RE%3A RCFR 3%3A Persistence of Memory|Peter Eng||02:15:07|06/24/2022|[updated:LAST EDITED ON Jun-24-22 AT 02:15 AM (EDT)]%3EThat last line sent chills up my back.  %22...mother of us all.%22  Why do %0D%0A%3EI get the feeling that Tashkent recognizes that Fubuki%27s situation %0D%0A%3Ecould be a harbinger of everybody%27s future %28or at least those that %0D%0A%3Ewere sunk and are still retrievable%29%3F %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%0D%0AI think this might be a callback to a previous part of the story %28emphasis mine%29%3A%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Btt%5D%0D%0AFubuki was always bright%2C always cheerful. Ever conscious of her position as the first of the Special Type destroyers%2C she always strove to set an example for her sisters%2C to say nothing of %5Bi%5Dthe vast armada of younger cousins who followed her epoch-defining class%5B%2Fi%5D into navies all over the world.%0D%0A%5B%2Ftt%5D%0D%0A%0D%0AFubuki may think of the other destroyers based on her design as cousins%2C but Tashkent clearly has her own opinion of their relationship.%0D%0A%0D%0APeter Eng%0D%0A--%0D%0AInsert humorous comment here.
23|3|5|||||RE%3A RCFR 3%3A Persistence of Memory|Proginoskes||04:21:18|07/07/2022|To me%2C the %22mother of us all%22 line vividly reminded me of the Brush Gods from %5Bi%5D%C5%8Ckami%5B%2Fi%5D%3A they all address the player character Amaterasu as %22mother%22%2C many with the specific formula %22Origin of all that is good and mother to us all%22.%0D%0A%0D%0ANot suggesting that Fubuki is a dog who is also a god%2C or that she can unlock esoteric magical powers by finding specific other destroyers who exhibit them%2C but the connection lingers in my brain. %28Maybe she somehow takes up the mantle of sun god if Balder ever retires...%29
24|3|5|||1||RE%3A RCFR 3%3A Persistence of Memory|pjmoyer||11:05:59|07/07/2022|[updated:LAST EDITED ON Jul-07-22 AT 02:26 PM (EDT) by Gryphon (admin)]%5Bfont size%3D%221%22 color%3D%22red%22%5D%26l%3BJust fixing a mistyped name. --G.%26r%3B%5B%2Ffont%5D%0D%0A%0D%0A%3EFubuki may think of the other destroyers based on her design as %0D%0A%3Ecousins%2C but Tashkent clearly has her own opinion of their %0D%0A%3Erelationship. %0D%0A%0D%0AFamilial relationships between %5Bi%5Dkanmusu%5B%2Fi%5D is a somewhat variable thing.  The easiest one is that of siblings - all ships that are directly the same class are considered direct family%2C regardless of order of construction.  From there%2C it gets a little more wibbly%2C leaning more on general type%2Ffunction of ship in their respective navies%2C and whether or not they defined a new naval function %3A USS %5Bi%5DLangley%5B%2Fi%5D is considered the %22mother%22 of American Carriers%2C while IJN %5Bi%5DH%26%23333%3Bsh%26%23333%3B%5B%2Fi%5D is the %22mother%22 of Japanese Carriers%2C though it%27s up to the individual %5Bi%5Dkanmusu%5B%2Fi%5D to decide if they actually regard their predecessor as a parent%2C as opposed to just an older relative or distinguished predecessor. HMS %5Bi%5DArgus%5B%2Fi%5D is considered %22the mother of all carriers%22%2C being the first fully-functional flight-deck carrier as we understand them%2C but not every carrier in every navy considers her their %22mom%22%2F%22grandparent%22.%0D%0A%0D%0AThis is pretty much the state of the relationship between Fubuki and Tashkent - Tashkent recognized Fubuki as the progenitor of their particular ship design%2C to whom they all owe their existence to%2C but she doesn%27t send her chocolates and a card on Mother%27s Day.%0D%0A%0D%0A--- 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
25|4|24|||1||RE%3A RCFR 3%3A Persistence of Memory|Gryphon||14:58:27|07/07/2022|%3EHMS %5Bi%5DArgus%5B%2Fi%5D is %0D%0A%3Econsidered %22the mother of all carriers%22%2C being the first %0D%0A%3Efully-functional flight-deck carrier as we understand them%2C but not %0D%0A%3Eevery carrier in every navy considers her their %22mom%22%2F%22grandparent%22. %0D%0A%0D%0AComplicating the situation further%2C many of the later Japanese carriers would point out that while %5Bi%5DArgus%5B%2Fi%5D was the first operational carrier-as-we-know-them%2C %5Bi%5DH%26%23333%3Bsh%26%23333%3B%5B%2Fi%5D was the first that was built specificially for the role %28%5Bi%5DArgus%5B%2Fi%5D%2C %5Bi%5DLangley%5B%2Fi%5D et al. were converted from existing hulls--%5Bi%5DArgus%5B%2Fi%5D was laid down as the ocean liner %5Bi%5DConte Rosso%5B%2Fi%5D for an Italian contract%2C while %5Bi%5DLangley%5B%2Fi%5D%2C like %5Bi%5DVestal%5B%2Fi%5D%2C was a converted fleet collier%29.%0D%0A%0D%0A%28H%26%23333%3Bsh%26%23333%3B herself%2C being a modest and retiring soul%2C would just as soon they not make such a fuss about it%2C but her personality has a tendency to inspire fierce loyalty in those she%27s spent time looking after. %3A%29%0D%0A%0D%0AConnected to the above%2C a lot of it has to do with individual personalities.  HMS %5Bi%5DDreadnought%5B%2Fi%5D %281906%29%2C for example%2C is the undisputed technological %22mother%22 of the uniform-heavy-armament battleship%2C to the extent that her name is the generic term for all battleships built along her lines%2C which is to say pretty much every battleship built after her--but her personality is so %5Bi%5Dresoundingly%5B%2Fi%5D un-maternal that no one ever thinks of her as the mother of anything.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3EThis is pretty much the state of the relationship between Fubuki and %0D%0A%3ETashkent - Tashkent recognized Fubuki as the progenitor of their %0D%0A%3Eparticular ship design%2C to whom they all owe their existence to%2C but %0D%0A%3Eshe doesn%27t send her chocolates and a card on Mother%27s Day. %0D%0A%0D%0AHMS %5Bi%5DCoventry%5B%2Fi%5D %28D118%29 does%2C and Fubuki wishes she would stop. %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|2|3|||1||RE%3A RCFR 3%3A Persistence of Memory|Peter Eng||18:08:36|06/25/2022|%3E%0D%0A%3EAnd what%27s the deal with the crow in the hat%3F  I recognize Chekhov%27s %0D%0A%3Egun when I see it. %3A%29 %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%0D%0ANo idea.  I went looking on Google Images%2A so I could get an idea of what a %5Bi%5Dtokin%5B%2Fi%5D looked like%2C and the only thing that seemed vaguely relevant was Aya Shameimaru%2C a Touhou character who wears one%2C and was depicted as having black wings in one game.%0D%0A%0D%0APeter Eng%0D%0A--%0D%0A%2A - I had to search %27tokin%27 and %27hat%27 to get past a lot of photos of computer chips.
14|3|6|||||RE%3A RCFR 3%3A Persistence of Memory|SneakyPete||18:38:22|06/30/2022|From the Wikipedia page on %5Bi%5Dtokin%5B%2Fi%5D%3A Tengu%2C dangerous yet protective spirits of the mountains and forests%2C are depicted in the style of yamabushi%2C and are also shown wearing the tokin.%0D%0A%0D%0AIt may well be that Someone is also checking into trespassers in Her realm.%0D%0A
15|4|14|||1||RE%3A RCFR 3%3A Persistence of Memory|Peter Eng||22:42:46|06/30/2022|%3EFrom the Wikipedia page on %5Bi%5Dtokin%5B%2Fi%5D%3A Tengu%2C dangerous yet %0D%0A%3Eprotective spirits of the mountains and forests%2C are depicted in the %0D%0A%3Estyle of yamabushi%2C and are also shown wearing the tokin. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%0D%0AUseful%2C but it doesn%27t explain why something out of Japanese mythology would be fluttering around Asgard.%0D%0A%0D%0A%3EIt may well be that Someone is also checking into trespassers in Her %0D%0A%3Erealm. %0D%0A%0D%0AIf so%2C Teleute would probably consider it perfectly reasonable to drop in herself%2C instead of sending somebody or going in disguise.  I%27ve no idea if there%27s any actual relationship between them%2C but I can see her treating Corwin like a nephew regardless of that.%0D%0A%0D%0APeter Eng%0D%0A--%0D%0AI had to search through %5Bi%5DUF%3A Twilight%5B%2Fi%5D to make sure I got her name right.
16|1|0|||||RE%3A RCFR 3%3A Persistence of Memory|Terminus Est||05:20:27|07/02/2022|There%27s a thing people are neglecting to mention%2C in regards to mysticism being involved here.  A single traitor%27s name%3A  %5Bi%5DFreyja%5B%2Fi%5D.  It%27s not beyond the realm of possibility that she has given info through channels %28we know for example Akio has ties to the PsiCorps through what%27shisname%29 to Earthgov%2C knowing it would be the single best way to spite Corwin given current circumstances.%0D%0A%0D%0AThe fact that she is %28or was%3F%29 apparently over the kanmussu %28and they%27re still being raised by her Gift%2C so signs point to %27is%27%29 of Valhalla is Doing Me a Heckin Concern%2C as the kids say.
18|2|16|||1||RE%3A RCFR 3%3A Persistence of Memory|Peter Eng||13:38:32|07/02/2022|[updated:LAST EDITED ON Jul-02-22 AT 01:45 PM (EDT)]%3EThere%27s a thing people are neglecting to mention%2C in regards to %0D%0A%3Emysticism being involved here.  A single traitor%27s name%3A  %0D%0A%3E%5Bi%5DFreyja%5B%2Fi%5D.  It%27s not beyond the realm of possibility that she has %0D%0A%3Egiven info through channels %28we know for example Akio has ties to the %0D%0A%3EPsiCorps through what%27shisname%29 to Earthgov%2C knowing it would be the %0D%0A%3Esingle best way to spite Corwin given current circumstances. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EThe fact that she is %28or was%3F%29 apparently over the kanmussu %28and %0D%0A%3Ethey%27re still being raised by her Gift%2C so signs point to %27is%27%29 of %0D%0A%3EValhalla is Doing Me a Heckin Concern%2C as the kids say. %0D%0A%0D%0AHer gift applies to all the Einherjar%2C and to date she hasn%27t shown any signs of having A Thing against Corwin.  It%27s all about Anthy in her world.  Everything she%27s done that sits outside her official duties to Asgard - the recall%2C hitting on Corwin%2C bringing Akio as her plus-one%2C attacking Anaximandra%2C murdering Clef - all of it is about svartelves in general%2C and Anthy in particular.%0D%0A%0D%0AAs far as I can tell%2C there%27s no motivation for her to cripple Asgard%27s defenders.  In her mind%2C she%27s defending the purity of the Aesir from a race that is purely malicious and evil.  %28And yes%2C working with Akio would seem to be an irrational way of going about it.  She hasn%27t been on the road to Rationalville for a while now%2C and that may have been the case before the Fallen Prince started whispering words in her ear.%29%0D%0A%0D%0APeter Eng%0D%0A--%0D%0AInsert humorous comment here.
19|3|18|||||RE%3A RCFR 3%3A Persistence of Memory|StClair||23:53:18|07/02/2022|Oh%2C but he%27s different%2C he%27s the Good One%2C he can be trusted.  He told her so.
20|2|16|||1||RE%3A RCFR 3%3A Persistence of Memory|Gryphon||00:27:14|07/03/2022|%3EThe fact that she is %28or was%3F%29 apparently over the kanmussu %28and %0D%0A%3Ethey%27re still being raised by her Gift%2C so signs point to %27is%27%29 of %0D%0A%3EValhalla is Doing Me a Heckin Concern%2C as the kids say. %0D%0A%0D%0AIf it helps%2C the time when Freyja was personally and directly responsible for anything to do with Einheri affairs was a very long time ago.  The daily blessing that revives and restores those who died or were wounded %28or%2C as we%27ve seen%2C partied their asses off %3A%29 the previous day%2Fnight is still %5Bi%5Dcalled%5B%2Fi%5D Lady Freyja%27s Gift%2C because it%27s traditional%2C but it hasn%27t actually come from her in ages.  In the modern age it%27s fully automated%2C part of the World-Engine%27s program--it happens regardless of where she is or what she%27s up to.%0D%0A%0D%0AFor background%3A There was a time%2C long ago%2C when there were two separate places in Asgard where the honored battle-fallen went%3A half of them went to Valhalla%2C which was ultimately ruled by Odin%2C and the other half to F%26oacute%3Blkvangr%2C which was Freyja%27s domain.  This dates back to the time before the pantheons of Asgard were unified%2C when Odin%27s %26AElig%3Bsir and the Vanir %28who%2C as their name suggests%2C are native to Vanaheim%29 were rival bands of gods.  This was ultimately resolved by a war%2C at the end of which the surviving Vanir joined the %26AElig%3Bsir.  %28You can tell which modern-day Asgardian gods are Vanir because they have pointed ears and the OG %26AElig%3Bsir do not%2C assuming no shapeshifting is involved.%29%0D%0A%0D%0ASince that time%2C Valhalla and F%26oacute%3Blkvangr have been basically the same thing.  Technically%2C half of the honored dead who come to Asgard are still allocated to F%26oacute%3Blkvangr%2C but in practice this basically just means that their ID numbers end in F instead of V.  %28A bit amusingly to the old-timers%2C in the old runes these are both the same letter%2C %E1%9A%A0.%29  They all go to the same %28meta%29physical place%2C they%27re all called Einherjar %28a name originally used only for those who went to Odin%27s half%29%2C and they%27re all under the same department of the celestial bureaucracy.%0D%0A%0D%0ATL%3BDR%3A The 25th-century afterlife for warriors is sort of like modern-day Major League Baseball. %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
21|3|20|||||RE%3A RCFR 3%3A Persistence of Memory|CdrMike||01:04:25|07/03/2022|%3ESince that time%2C Valhalla and F%C3%B3lkvangr have been basically the %0D%0A%3Esame thing.  Technically%2C half of the honored dead who come to Asgard %0D%0A%3Eare still allocated to F%C3%B3lkvangr%2C but in practice this %0D%0A%3Ebasically just means that their ID numbers end in F instead of V.  %28A %0D%0A%3Ebit amusingly to the old-timers%2C in the old runes these are both the %0D%0A%3Esame letter%2C %E1%9A%A0.%29  They all go to the same %28meta%29physical place%2C %0D%0A%3Ethey%27re all called Einherjar %28a name originally used only for those %0D%0A%3Ewho went to Odin%27s half%29%2C and they%27re all under the same department of %0D%0A%3Ethe celestial bureaucracy. %0D%0A%0D%0AAnd bureaucracies being the same no matter where you go%2C I can%27t help but picture that this scene has played out at least once%3A%0D%0A%0D%0A%5Btt%5D%0D%0A%22Sir%2C this is the %27V%27 line%2C but your form says you%27re an %27F%2C%27 so you need to be in the next line over.%22%0D%0A%0D%0A%22But when I got here%2C they told me this is the line I was supposed to be in.  I%27ve been waiting for over two hours to be seen%21%22%0D%0A%0D%0A%22Sir%2C I don%27t know who told you that%2C but your form clearly says you%27re supposed to be in the %27F%27 line%2C so I need you to move aside so I can help the next person in line.%22%0D%0A%0D%0A%22THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS%21  DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM%3F%21  I WAS THE RIGHT HAND OF CHARLAMAGNE HIMSELF%21%21%21%22%0D%0A%0D%0A%22Alright%2C sir%2C I%27m on break.  %2Aslaps down %27Back in 5%27 sign and walks away%2A%22%5B%2Ftt%5D
22|3|20|||||RE%3A RCFR 3%3A Persistence of Memory|Terminus Est||07:15:47|07/03/2022|Aha%2C that explains an issue I%27d been worrying at for a while.  I knew about F%C3%B3lkvangr before%2C and that it was originally Freyja%27s domain - I didn%27t know that in-setting that had all been automated and handed over to the World Engine.  %28Which I should have suspected%2C but well... insert vague gestures towards the past couple years here.%29%0D%0A%0D%0AI can rest a little easier knowing Akio can%27t get at Corwin and company %5Bi%5Dthat%5B%2Fi%5D way%2C at least.%0D%0A%0D%0AExcellent writing and plotting as always%2C chief.