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... Neon Genesis Kancolle.

Would Haruna be the one that would come up with that sort of crackfic? After all she's the most 'normal' of the bunch... in public anyway.
 
In other news, after a period of dereliction of duty as FFN editor for which I will presumably be shot by the commissars, I uploaded the latest chapter and the D&D game segment...
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Would Pennsy be a Ranger? Seems like that'd be the only way she could get any shooting done in a fantasy setting. Either that, or a wizard.
 
obssesednuker said:
In other news, after a period of dereliction of duty as FFN editor for which I will presumably be shot by the commissars, I uploaded the latest chapter and the D&D game segment...
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Would Pennsy be a Ranger? Seems like that'd be the only way she could get any shooting done in a fantasy setting. Either that, or a wizard.
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Would Pennsylvania even be invited? I mean, "I slaughter the fucking Elf" would not be a good start to the night.
 
Harry Leferts said:
Haida: Hopefully it was not one of those bottles of piss water that the Americans call "Beer". Because then, my God, is she ever a light weight.
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theJMPer said:
American ships were dry boats. So use your own judgement.
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Always Late said:
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! US Navy, not drinking! HAHAHAHAHA! Good one @theJMPer, good one.
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The problem is, Jersey's a dry ship of the US Navy.

It's not that Jersey doesn't drink.

It's that Jersey pretends she doesn't drink. Every part of her refuses to admit to any higher-level, more responsible part of her that she's doing it. Because, well. Official. Dry. Boat.

Consequently, she has no institutional understanding of how to handle her liquor.

So when (not if, when) she drinks, it's like a teenager drinking (and acting like a complete idiot). Not like an adult drinking, who knows how to handle their liquor to some degree.

Combine that with Jersey's basic personality, and you have a rather odd mix. One beer and she's like "Ohimygod Iiiii'm druuunk." Because wow, she's drinking and that makes her such a bad girl and she is so badass and edgy.

Therefore, lightweight.

If Jersey were a Brit, but otherwise identical in terms of basic personality, she'd handle her liquor a lot better. Conversely, if she were more mature (like Wash or Ari), again, she'd handle her liquor a lot better. But it's almost unimaginable that with the combination of 'dry ship' and 'immature,' she'd do well in that category.
 
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The summoning chamber was eerily quiet. Usually some kind of ruckus accompanied any new arrival but oddly enough this newcomer received no accolade. She stood 5'2" and was as skinny as a girl that height could be. Every curve and line on her could be clearly seen through the layered gray dress she wore although her legs were decently muscular. A drab color to be sure but it was accented nicely with a pair of blue gloves and red stockings underneath. Swirls of black patterns interlaced the folds and fabrics of the dress, mainly on the top. The corset she wore, not that she needed it, was also red though a more vivid shade than the rest. It was nearly orange in color. Brunette hair was pushed back and the bulk of it was kept in check by a hair clip which allowed some curly strands to flow down her back and more in ringlets around her face. Bangs covered most of her forehead down nearly to her hazel eyes. A fashionable light gray colored hat sat atop her head, interlaced with swirling patterns of red and black.

The girl gave a shy wave to her silent audience, not bothered by the lack of accolades or adoring fans. "Hallo allemaal."* She greeted.

She was an unknown for most of her career. A simple transport ferrying migrant workers across the straits from one town to the next. Her one day of glory came unexpectedly when she was put in a position that no ship should have ever survived. She still remembered the gray snow as it fell, scalding her decks and making her too heavy to continue her journey. It was by sheer determination that she did not capsize then nor when the wave came. A wave that had claimed over 30,000 on the very shores she served. A wave that had picked up one of her friends and carried her far inland, leaving her to rust away in some lonesome riverbed. And yet, she had survived. Survived and continued to serve her country for another 16 years before succumbing to a reef in a storm. But like before that day, she was unknown. She had faded into the pages of the history books, left as a mere footnote. And she was fine with that. She was nothing more than a simple transport after all.

A transport that had survived the impossible.

A transport that had beaten two of the most powerful forces on the face of the earth.

A transport that had stared Krakatoa in the face and lived to tell the tale, ensuring every single one of her passengers set foot on land again.

A transport that went by the name of Governor General Loudon.

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* Hello All (Dutch)

Loudon was one of only a handful of ships in the Sunda Straits the day Krakatoa erupted and was the only ship to escape alive, I not kid! Though a civilian ship she's got a lot of guts. Wonder how she'd fare on convoy duty? Come to think of it we've all gotten into the escorting warships of various nations but what if some of the ships in the convoy they escorted were also kamnusu. Ships like the Governor General Loudon?

Governor General Loudon (ship) - Wikipedia
 
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Loudon was one of only a handful of ships in the Sunda Straits the day Krakatoa erupted and was the only ship to escape alive, I not kid! Though a civilian ship she's got a lot of guts. Wonder how she'd fare on convoy duty? Come to think of it we've all gotten into the escorting warships of various nations but what if some of the ships in the convoy they escorted were also kamnusu. Ships like the Governor General Loudon?
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It's an interesting idea, though I imagine getting Kanmusu of non-military vessels would be a bit harder, if only for the reason that merchant class vessels would rarely have the driving need to return without a truly special link to the living world. Freighters don't require the massive manpower that you see on naval vessels, so they have a smaller supply of spirits to buffer their personality, though I'm sure that the ones that are linked are just as fiercely protective of their ship as any naval personnel.

I would imagine the best way to try and successfully call back a merchant ship would be to have descendants of the crew participate in the summoning, and it would likely work best on ships that either had a particularly noted record of service. Hmm... actually, I bet some of the ships that would be easiest to try and summon back would be any of the Liberty ships that served convoy duty in WWII. They're already in the proper mindset, and any of them that were actually sunk during an Atlantic crossing would have that extra little impetus to finish their mission properly.
 
Trufla said:
It's an interesting idea, though I imagine getting Kanmusu of non-military vessels would be a bit harder, if only for the reason that merchant class vessels would rarely have the driving need to return without a truly special link to the living world. Freighters don't require the massive manpower that you see on naval vessels, so they have a smaller supply of spirits to buffer their personality, though I'm sure that the ones that are linked are just as fiercely protective of their ship as any naval personnel.

I would imagine the best way to try and successfully call back a merchant ship would be to have descendants of the crew participate in the summoning, and it would likely work best on ships that either had a particularly noted record of service. Hmm... actually, I bet some of the ships that would be easiest to try and summon back would be any of the Liberty ships that served convoy duty in WWII. They're already in the proper mindset, and any of them that were actually sunk during an Atlantic crossing would have that extra little impetus to finish their mission properly.
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There was a discussion a while back on the Kancolle main thread about a Mediterranean tanker in WW2 that was attacked several times on its way to critical resupply. It suffered horrible damage but managed to hold together just long enough to sink in the harbor where the fuel was needed, fulfilling it's mission. I'm on a handheld right now, and have to roll to Houston shortly, so no specifics.
 
Farmerbob1 said:
There was a discussion a while back on the Kancolle main thread about a Mediterranean tanker in WW2 that was attacked several times on its way to critical resupply. It suffered horrible damage but managed to hold together just long enough to sink in the harbor where the fuel was needed, fulfilling it's mission. I'm on a handheld right now, and have to roll to Houston shortly, so no specifics.
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I think you're talking about the SS Ohio, a fuel tanker that literally grounded and sank in the harbor as they pumped her out. She was part of Operation Pedestal, a major resupply Convoy to Malta.
 
Strypgia said:
I think you're talking about the SS Ohio, a fuel tanker that literally grounded and sank in the harbor as they pumped her out. She was part of Operation Pedestal, a major resupply Convoy to Malta.
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Talk about getting the mission complete. Ships like that I could definitely see coming back. It would be interesting when the DD's were ordered to escort a convoy and discover that it was filled with some of the same liberty ships they served with in WW2.

Also, have we considered bringing back ships that were still "civilian" technically but acted military but they're a bit more modern. Ships like RV Farley Mowat - Wikipedia or Rainbow Warrior (1955) - Wikipedia

Faced down the Japanese and the Canadian Coast Guard for the first and the second got herself blown up for her position.
 
LadyPearl said:
The summoning chamber was eerily quiet. Usually some kind of ruckus accompanied any new arrival but oddly enough this newcomer received no accolade. She stood 5'2" and was as skinny as a girl that height could be. Every curve and line on her could be clearly seen through the layered gray dress she wore although her legs were decently muscular. A drab color to be sure but it was accented nicely with a pair of blue gloves and red stockings underneath. Swirls of black patterns interlaced the folds and fabrics of the dress, mainly on the top. The corset she wore, not that she needed it, was also red though a more vivid shade than the rest. It was nearly orange in color. Brunette hair was pushed back and the bulk of it was kept in check by a hair clip which allowed some curly strands to flow down her back and more in ringlets around her face. Bangs covered most of her forehead down nearly to her hazel eyes. A fashionable light gray colored hat sat atop her head, interlaced with swirling patterns of red and black.

The girl gave a shy wave to her silent audience, not bothered by the lack of accolades or adoring fans. "Hallo allemaal."* She greeted.

She was an unknown for most of her career. A simple transport ferrying migrant workers across the straits from one town to the next. Her one day of glory came unexpectedly when she was put in a position that no ship should have ever survived. She still remembered the gray snow as it fell, scalding her decks and making her too heavy to continue her journey. It was by sheer determination that she did not capsize then nor when the wave came. A wave that had claimed over 30,000 on the very shores she served. A wave that had picked up one of her friends and carried her far inland, leaving her to rust away in some lonesome riverbed. And yet, she had survived. Survived and continued to serve her country for another 16 years before succumbing to a reef in a storm. But like before that day, she was unknown. She had faded into the pages of the history books, left as a mere footnote. And she was fine with that. She was nothing more than a simple transport after all.

A transport that had survived the impossible.

A transport that had beaten two of the most powerful forces on the face of the earth.

A transport that had stared Krakatoa in the face and lived to tell the tale, ensuring every single one of her passengers set foot on land again.

A transport that went by the name of Governor General Loudon.

...........................................................................................

* Hello All (Dutch)

Loudon was one of only a handful of ships in the Sunda Straits the day Krakatoa erupted and was the only ship to escape alive, I not kid! Though a civilian ship she's got a lot of guts. Wonder how she'd fare on convoy duty? Come to think of it we've all gotten into the escorting warships of various nations but what if some of the ships in the convoy they escorted were also kamnusu. Ships like the Governor General Loudon?

Governor General Loudon (ship) - Wikipedia
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I am surprised more bits aren't done on the cargo ships and their kin. After all, these ships are the point of a naval war.
 
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