Belated Battleships (KanColle) [REHOST]
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Try making birth control
. in Shipgirl Rules they still haven't made any for E and Yams.
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Given the nature of ship-spirits, possibly "Ghost in the Shell"? The original, not the live-action movie. Could be interesting. ^^ Stealth battleship!
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I say Black Lagoon. Guns a-blazin' and a mountain of cursing that would make Jersey blush :3.
esseresse
R'lyth Power Make-up
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Um video is coming up as unavailable but I'm guessing you put the Pointable Ahoge scene up.
Harry Leferts
Suave Shadow Cabal Kaiju
Huh, odd. But it's when she bursts out of the moon.
Well, she did figure one theoretically effective approach, but as it was described as the "Farnsworth Method", there has been a rather marked lack of volunteers for trials.
Her requisition of a worrisome number of torpedo casings a few days beforehand probably didn't reassure anyone, either.
YuffieK
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No, though Wisky coming back with a Corgi in her arms...
"OK, the dog. What the Fuck, sis?"
"This is Petey."
"It's a dog. So, again, I ask, what the Fuck?"
<Wisky sets Petey down> "Sic 'em"
<Petey somehow jumps clear into Jersey's face>
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Big J doesn't even flinch.
"I see. He have any siblings?"
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Bit of an observation here.
I personally think Pennsylvania is getting treated too harshly. Frankly, she needs counseling, not teasing, and being made to make snacks for everybody seems less to me like help and more like Richardson letting his desire to avenge his daughter's hurt feelings bleed over into his professional duties.
She saw Arizona die before her eyes, spent the entire war not able to personally punish her killers, and for her, the war was not seventy years ago, because unless I am horribly, horribly misreading the author's canon, the girls don't recall much from between the day they "died" and the day they came back, and Pennsylvania, like basically every Standard in service, was basically decom'd immediately once the war ended, 1946 in her case, though she remained afloat until February of 1948, when she was sunk off Kwajalein Atoll.
In short, for her, the war was damn near yesterday, and she never got proper closure. We all crack in different ways under pressure of that extreme, and she just cracked especially badly.
I'd say order her to attend counseling, order Richardson to keep his hands off, directly or otherwise, and get her a private psychotherapist. Also, maybe move her somewhere where she is likely to be at least a tiny bit more comfortable. San Diego comes to mind. It was the Pacific Fleet's main anchorage until the move to Hawaii. She would likely have pleasant memories, which might help put her more at ease while she airs her grievances in the calm and controlled atmosphere of a private setting.
Expensive and extreme? Perhaps, but she is the U.S.S. Pennsylvania, one of the few battleships her nation has afloat. They need her at maximum capacity, whatever the cost.
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Old Iron
Admiral Unfun
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My understanding and working of what happens during the time between... let's call it going to sleep, and being summoned kinda varies between shipgirls. Some just go to sleep like you or me. Others watch and play in their own way. Some even dream, whether it be of fantasy or nightmares.
Pennsy is aware of the passage of time, but the memory of the war is still fresh. It's actually probably thanks to the passage of time she's as civil as she is.
There's no... cure for what Pennsy suffers. Her or Ari. The big difference is how they handle their demons. Ari took time and effort, but she was ultimately willing to accept the helping hands offered or thrust upon her. The part of her that wanted to move forward won out over the part that wanted blood and to be mired in that morning.
Pennsy on the other hand, isn't sure if she wants to even try in the first place. She'll fight and do her damnedest to sink the Abyssals alongside the Japanese no matter how she feels, but turning off that projector will probably be harder than any battle she could sortie for.
Looking back, Richardson could have handled that situation better. He could have done worse, but he could have done better. You could even say part of Pennsy's episode on Woody Island was due to his actions. So, he still has plenty of learning to do on his plate.
There are logistical issues for getting Pennsy stateside, but more than those are the fact she will not leave without Ari and separating them is a recipie for disaster in many ways.
I have some ideas in mind for Pennsy that will hopefully make it into the next chapter. I'd like to have her grow into a more full character and part of that is her deciding how to handle her demons, for better or for worse.
...not sure if that made sense, but I hope it did.
Pennsy is aware of the passage of time, but the memory of the war is still fresh. It's actually probably thanks to the passage of time she's as civil as she is.
There's no... cure for what Pennsy suffers. Her or Ari. The big difference is how they handle their demons. Ari took time and effort, but she was ultimately willing to accept the helping hands offered or thrust upon her. The part of her that wanted to move forward won out over the part that wanted blood and to be mired in that morning.
Pennsy on the other hand, isn't sure if she wants to even try in the first place. She'll fight and do her damnedest to sink the Abyssals alongside the Japanese no matter how she feels, but turning off that projector will probably be harder than any battle she could sortie for.
Looking back, Richardson could have handled that situation better. He could have done worse, but he could have done better. You could even say part of Pennsy's episode on Woody Island was due to his actions. So, he still has plenty of learning to do on his plate.
There are logistical issues for getting Pennsy stateside, but more than those are the fact she will not leave without Ari and separating them is a recipie for disaster in many ways.
I have some ideas in mind for Pennsy that will hopefully make it into the next chapter. I'd like to have her grow into a more full character and part of that is her deciding how to handle her demons, for better or for worse.
...not sure if that made sense, but I hope it did.
Made sense to me.
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Wish that the OP could still crosspost. Looks like the climax of the story may be pretty close.
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Hence "wish he could still crosspost". I pretty much avoid SB like the plague these days after "being mean to Trump Supporters" become a 50 point infraction.
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The reverse happens in places, but again, let's steer clear of politics, shall we?
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For most of them from what I have seen, it appears to be just a blank slate when they come back. They know there was something. They just can't recall.
Being intellectually aware of it is not the same as having dealt with her pain. She basically woke up one morning to her sister's blood splattered across her face. When she nodded off, it was 1948. The memories were still a fresh wound.
The only cure is her own strength, but she needs help to focus herself, and she isn't really getting any. They just say "It's been seventy years" like it's some magic phrase and expect her to be nice.
Frankly, she hasn't been given a reason to try, or at least not one she can see through the haze, hence why she needs counseling. She needs to see there is a reason to move forward.
Not to forget, but to forgive, and to start living.
As I said, he is reacting as John Richardson trying to punish somebody who hurt his daughter's feelings, instead of Admiral Richardson, U.S.N., trying to handle an unruly, psychologically injured subordinate.
His mistake is he is letting the two intermingle. John Richardson is angry that somebody hurt Jane. Perfectly natural. Admiral Richardson shouldn't care. He can't afford to.
That could actually be used to get Richardson to cooperate if he objects to what might be seen as outside interference in his command.
"If we have to we will send her somewhere else, and if we take her, then per the psychiatrist's recommendations we will take them both."
Moving her to San Diego would probably help, but is not strictly necessary. As long as she gets some legitimate assistance, being in Japan will not be an insurmountable hurdle.
That is a huge part of it. Another is those around her realizing that her issues and Ari's are not quite identical. She cannot be handled in precisely the same way.
Making sense is for losers and Frenchmen.
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Perhaps, but counseling doesn't always work.
That psychiatrist better have thought of suitable replacements as part of their recommendations then, since Richardson's ability to project force against the Abyssals would be significantly impacted by having both Pennsy and Ari shifted to the other side of the Pacific.
ijnfleetadmiral
CinC Rengo Kanmusutai
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Another new segment is posted on SB. All I can say is an ass-whooping is imminent. Courtesy of...
the trail-blazing, hell-raising, Abyssal-killing, blood-spilling, time for talking is over, you're out of your class, don't fuck with Pearl Harbor, or I'll kick your ass!
IF YOU SMELLLL-LLLLLL...what Mighty Mo...IS...COOKING!
the trail-blazing, hell-raising, Abyssal-killing, blood-spilling, time for talking is over, you're out of your class, don't fuck with Pearl Harbor, or I'll kick your ass!
IF YOU SMELLLL-LLLLLL...what Mighty Mo...IS...COOKING!
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I was just thinking...if the Iowa's ever got their 80's refits you think they'd be using M202s for their Tomahawks? 
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Neither does any medicine or treatment. That it might not work is no excuse to refuse even to try.
It would be a threat reserved for if Richardson tried to get pushy about it, what with somebody from D.C. handing down orders about somebody under his command. I doubt it would be honestly necessary. He is smart enough I think to refrain from openly fighting D.C. He's already been allowed one massive breach of regulations. Best to not push his luck.
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Nowhere did I say to not even try.
esseresse
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PM me the story behind that, If you don't mind
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Forget the Dynamic Entrance, I see Mo coming in exactly like this, same song, atop her hull and all.