>I like one fan comic I saw, which is set in what is the standard
>"surprisingly-modern future," where the argument goes that the Abyssal
>ships are basically all the negative emotions of the souls of the
>famous ships sunk during the war, while the ship girls who begin to
>appear are the more positive emotions.

Well, that would explain why some of the higher-ranking Abyssal ships look like evil versions of known ship girls (Re-class, for instance, is Insane Monster Girl Ikazuchi, leading to at least two adorable costume swap pics that I know of).

Actually, it just occurred to me that with her hoodie and her glowing eyes, Re-class looks like what Ikazuchi would look like if she caught the Green Flu in Left 4 Dead and became a Hunter. :)

>while the second issue deals with the appearance of Naka.

Eventually, we all have to find a way to deal with the appearance of Naka.

:)

>>Somewhere down that
>>terrifying well there's an adorable one-frame cartoon in which the
>>other three are trying to get her to tell them if the Admiral is any
>>good in the sack, and a deeply flustered Akatsuki insists that she
>>just sleeps with him.
>
>Well, when you get down to it, the (provisional) marriage system is
>just a game mechanic that allows you to go past the original level
>ceiling (lvl 99) to a new one (lvl 125) as well as a few other
>bonuses/trade-offs.

Sure, although by that same token, all game mechanics are just game mechanics. The Respec Trial in City of Heroes was just a game mechanic to make screwing around with your power selections a non-trivial undertaking, and so forth. It's all in how you roleplay it. :)

(Besides, based on what I've learned about the way KanColle's mechanics work, the real token of love is the heart-shaped padlock. :)

>She forgives his decision, because she's not interested in a sham
>marriage, she wants the real thing.

Oh, Kongō. Never change.

>>As fleet girl verbal tics go, that's... not the most annoying one
>>kuma.
>
>Of the Kuma girls, I'm most partial to Kiso, especially her Kai Ni
>refit when she suddenly becomes a swashbuckler who looks like she
>raided Captain Harlock's closet.

Arrrr.

--G.
Change the white parts to red, and she's the Bentenmaru's Fogtech Mental Model.
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