Harry And The Shipgirls: Prisoner of Shipping (A HP/KanColle Snippet Collection)

[Harry Leferts]

Also, I wonder if any of those kids is an unawakened shipgirl. Given how many we met at the orphanage near, heh, Fubuki Farm, I'd say the odds are pretty high.

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*Bemused Author* But this is Sapporo, not Kushiro...

 

[Spectral Waltz]

She protecc

She attacc

But also

She make wizard hand go cracc

 

[RBomber]

Random Intellegence Officer read the report of the whole thing.

"Oh God there's three of them."

*****
One week before:

After reading incident involving Kitakami:

"Oh God there's two of them."

*****

A month before:

In the same room with Tatsuta during debriefing

"Oh God she's scarier than the rumor said."

 

[ijnfleetadmiral]

Walking along a street in Susukino in Sapporo, Fubuki tilted her head some as she looked at the various snow sculptures and ice statues. Bundled up in what most people considered normal clothing for the winter, the Destroyer tugged her hat down a bit lower to hide who she was. Mainly because currently, she was trying avoid people from realizing who she was. After all, she was a guest of honor at this year's festival.

Pausing at one sculpture, which looked a lot like her friend, Yuudachi, she giggled a bit. Said sculpture was of said Destroyer grinning with torpedoes in her hands and winking. All in all, it was an amazing representation. Taking her phone out, Fubuki took a picture and sent it to her friend. All she got was a "POI" for a text which made her giggle all the more, "That probably made Yuudachi-Chan's day."

Fubuki shook her head and began to walk along again, thinking about what she was seeing. Back when she was a steel float, something like what she was seeing was hard to imagine. The sheer amount of work that went into the festival was just plain amazing! The Destroyer could only shake her head in disbelief when she read that during years when the snowfall had been low, the JSDF as a training exercise would gather snow from outside the city and ship it in. Some of her Officers in her hull had boggled at that.

Though, granted, some of them thought that such a thing was a great idea and wished that it had been around in their day.

Her thoughts going back to why she was in Sapporo, Fubuki chuckled some to herself. Yes, she was the guest of honor. After all, she was called 'Blizzard' for a reason, and this was the sort of thing that she loved. Having one of her fairies come out after making sure that no one was close enough to see as afternoon turned to evening, Fubuki raised an eyebrow at them, "I suppose that I love snow so much because of you, Seaman Arashi Hikari-Kun?"

Lightly blushing, the fairy who most would have mistaken for a male, and had in her life when serving aboard the newly commissioned Fubuki, scratched her cheek and nodded, "Desu."

Only shaking her head, Fubuki smiled a bit more before setting the fairy on her shoulder, "I don't mind, Hikari-San. Not really, though I am happy that you no longer need to hide what you are."

With a shrug, Hikari smiled back, "Desu, desu desu desu."

Nodding, Fubuki raised a finger, "That is a very good point." Head tilted to the side, the shipgirl hummed, "So what do you think of this place so far?" A number of "Desu" was the answer which made her lightly laugh, "Yes, I suppose so."

The fairy gave her a knowing look, "Desu? Desu desu desu?"

Cheeks flushed, Fubuki rubbed the back of her neck, "I know, I know. But... I just needed to get away, you know?" Sighing, her shoulders slumped a bit, "It was all getting to be a bit much and everything. Especially..."

Eyebrow raised, Hikari gave her a smirk, "Deeeeesu?"

Giving her a look, the Destroyer poked the fairy, "How was I supposed to react to someone making a scale model of my hull out of snow." Blushing, Fubuki shook her head, "That was somewhat embarrassing..."

With a shrug, Hikari shook her head, "Desu."

Just sighing, Fubuki threw her hands into the air, "Okay, okay, I love it, okay?" Getting a nod, she smiled softly, "It is just... I am still getting used to all this, you know? When I was afloat, I was just a Destroyer, a Tin Can as the Americans put it. And the whole time I was a steel hull, I... never amounted to anything or actually did anything notable."

Frowning, Hikari shook a pudgy finger at her, "Desu! Desu desu desu desu!"

Unable to help herself, the shipgirl laughed a bit and patted the fairy's head, which made them huff, "Okay, I might have been the first modern Destroyer. But... I never did anything in my career itself. Yuudachi-Chan has the Battle of the Solomons for example, but I got nothing." Turning back to the road, she frowned, "Nothing to my name, really... Which is why I think that I was among those who returned and self-summoned. I mean, there was always something in me that wanted to... wanted to have done things. To have done something." Still walking, Fubuki shook her head, "And now look at me. I was one of the first shipgirls to return to Japan. And I'm one of the most decorated shipgirls in the JMSDF!"

Kicking a piece of ice to the side, she sighed, "That... that is amazing. And more than that, they now have me doing things like this! Opening festivals for PR purposes and being a guest of honor! Me! A Destroyer! Not a Battleship, a Carrier, or even a Cruiser! Just... a Destroyer like me." She came to a stop and seemed to be looking off into the distance, "And they also named a new Destroyer after me."

Head tilted to the side, the fairy blinked, "Desu? Desu desu desu desu?"

Only shaking her head, Fubuki turned to her, "It is the first fusion powered Destroyer in the world, Hikari-San. She has railguns, lasers, and everything. Back when I was a ship... that wasn't even really science fiction! Because it was so far out there that people didn't really think of it. But they named her after me. I would have expected something like naming her after Nagato, Yamato, or one of the great ships. Maybe even Mikasa! Instead they chose my name..." Shoulders slumping, she let out a sigh into the air, "It still boggles me. And after all the well wishers and the like, as well as all the attention on me due to the festival, I just... need some time to decompress."

Hikari just smiled at her, "Desu." Looking around, the fairy pointed at a nearby stand, "Desu!"

With a hum, Fubuki looked and smiled, "You know... some dango does sound good." Taking the fairy, she opened her purse and slipped them inside, "Sorry, but I'm just going to put you there for now." The fairy gave her a thumbs up before Fubuki closed the purse. Walking over to the stand, she bowed some, "Good evening."

Blinking, the man at the stand smiled at her, "Good evening, and how are you today?"

Lightly smiling, Fubuki giggled some, "I'm doing good and enjoying the festival." With a sigh, she stretched, "It is so good!"

Unable to help himself, the man chuckled, "That is good to hear. Now then, what would you like?"

As the Destroyer examined the choices, she didn't notice two golden eyes looking out from a nearby alley. There was a guilty look in them, one that stated that their owner did now want to do something, but was being forced to. Meanwhile, Fubuki accepted the dango gratefully and paid for them. Biting them, she smiled, "Yum!"

Chuckling, the stand operator grinned, "Great huh? Dango is always good to have on a cold night like tonight."

Fubuki hummed in reply as she finished off the dango quickly, "Hai." Pausing, she considered things, "Hmm, maybe another-hey!"

Right as she was about to say something, a blur shot out from the alleyway. The person in question pushed her some, though Fubuki could also see a flash of steel. It was only as she twisted around to defend herself that she realized that her purse was now gone...

And held in the hands of a grimy little girl that was running away with it.

Eyes wide, the stand operator rushed around, "DAMMIT! GET BACK HERE!" Turning, he looked at Fubuki, "I am so, sorry and-"

Holding up a hand, Fubuki's eyes hardened, "Don't worry about it! I'll come back later!" Pushing off the ground, she began to chase after the little girl, who looked over her shoulder fearfully, "HEY! STOP RIGHT THERE YOU THIEF!"

People started to shout and yell as the girl pushed past them, Fubuki in fast pursuit. One man tried to grab for the thief, only for her to dodge around him, "GAH!"

When she looked over her shoulder, she spotted Fubuki getting closer and closer. Then, she ran across the road, dodging cars and the like which screeched to a stop as they tried not to hit her. With another glance, the thief's eyes widened as Fubuki leapt onto a cement pillar and jumped, soaring over the road. Hitting the ground, the Destroyer rolled and got to her feet, nearly able to grab the younger girl, "AHHHHHH!"

Reaching out, Fubuki growled, "JUST STOP ALREADY!"

But the younger girl didn't, and ducked under her before leaping into an alleyway. Fubuki followed, only for the girl to look over her shoulder as they were running towards a dead end, "I'M SO SORRY!"

Eyes rolling, Fubuki shouted back, "THEN JUST STOP!"

Much to her shock though, the little girl transformed into a fox and leapt up some debris, jumping over the fence as Fubuki just barely stopped herself in time. By the time that she got to the other side, the Kitsune was long gone. Groaning, Fubuki slapped her forehead before pausing as she realized something... she could sense where her purse was. It was then that she also remembered that Hikari was in said purse, which meant that she could track the thief. Expression hardening, Fubuki took off as fast as she could through the dark alleyways.

Some distance away, the Kitsune changed back and held the purse close. Inside of said item, Hikari could hear the thief crying, "I am so... so sorry... Kaa-San, please forgive me for being like this..."

Her eyes narrowing, Hikari just listened to the sobs even as the thief began running again.

Roughly a half hour, she came to a stop near a run down building. It was the sort of place that was condemned for various reasons. Dirty, rundown... in other words, the perfect place to hide. For five minutes, the thief waited outside before opening the door and going inside. Several crates were stacked here and there as she walked between them. They were there to hide the inside after all. Coming out to one of the only open areas, she nodded to the other kids there. All of them were filthy from living on the streets. Orphans... and Yokai. Walking up to one, she glanced around, "A-Akira-Chan? D-did Aniki show up?"

Glancing at her, the young Neko cringed a bit and shook her head, "N-not yet, Nee-San..."

Each of the youngsters shifted from foot to foot as they wanted, A few more trickled in as the minutes ticked on. Finally, there was a crack and a man in his twenties was standing there, He was clad in clean robes and the like with slicked back hair. Looking them over, he sneered, "Well, well, you all are here. Good, I'm a busy man. Now cough up anything you got and we'll see who gets to eat tonight, shall we?"

One by one, they brought their items up and placed it onto a table that they had stolen during the day. The smallest, just dumped coins and bills that they had panhandled during the day for. However...

Not all of them had brought anything, not having had any luck.

Placing the purse, the Kitsune swallowed as the man raised an eyebrow at hit. Picking it up, he snorted, "Man, this is one nice looking purse. Even without the money, I could sell this for some real cash." Waving a wand, he fixed the damage to it, "Yeah, this will be good at a pawn shop."

Her stomach growling, the thief whimpered some, "C-can we have some food, Aniki? I-I-I mean... we brought some cash and stuff..."

Eyebrow raised, "Aniki" looked at her. Next thing she knew, she was on the ground crying as she cupped her cheek, "Is that how you thank me? By demanding food?" Tossing the bag to the side, he scoffed and spread his arms wide, "Out of the goodness of my heart, I've given you food and shelter. A place to live... don't forget that it is only because of me that you are not in the reserves!" Between the crates, a shadow paused, "I could call them, the Aurors you know. All of you would be sent to the reserves and likely die."

Quickly getting to her knees, the Kitsune bowed until her forehead touched the dirty floor as she cried, "I-I'm sorry, Aniki! I... I'm just so hungry since I haven't eaten since last night! And... and please! Don't send us to the reserves!"

She was not the only one to get down and plead not to be sent to the reserves. And to beg for food, which made the wizard laugh, "Fucking begging like the animals you bunch are... I like it! Though not all of you will get to eat. My charity isn't limitless after all." Leaning down, he grinned at the Kitsune who cringed, "I wonder what your Kaa-San would think? Seeing you like the beast you are in the dirt?" Placing a foot on her back, he rocked her back and forth, "Hmm? Granted, she was probably a whore anyways. Like a bitch in heat or something."

The Kitsune was able to take insults to her, after all, she was used to it. But her mother... "M-my Kaa-San was not a whore."

Blinking, the man looked down at her, "Eh?"

Moments later, his foot was being pushed off as the Kitsune looked up at him. "MY KAA-SAN WAS NOT A WHORE! SHE WAS A GOOD PERSON AND A BETTER ONE THAN YOU!"

Expression going from confused to angry, the wizard growled, "Why you!" Reeling back his hand, he snarled, "I'm going to have to teach an animal like you it's place!" At seeing the fist approach, the young thief cringed and closed her eyes. Only for nothing to hit and to hear gasps as the wizard shouted, "WHAT THE FUCK!?"

Opening her eyes, the Kitsune gasped at the sight of the very same young woman she had stolen the purse from standing there with the fist held in one hand where she had caught it. Looking over her shoulder, she gave the younger girl a concerned, and regretful look, "Sorry about not stopping him the first time."

Mouth opening and closing, the Kitsune finally nodded, "T-that's okay? B-but I stole from you..."

All Fubuki did was shrug, "Considering this? Not a big deal and understandable." She then turned and gave the wizard a glare that made his blood feel like it froze, "You on the other hand..."

Trying to yank his fist back, the wizard growled, "Who the fuck are you?! And what the fuck are you doing protecting these things?!"

Only tilting her head, Fubuki chuckled, "I'm protecting them when they need it because that is what I do. As for who I am..." Reaching up with her free hand, she pulled back her hat to reveal her hair, with the children gasping, "Destroyer Fubuki at your... well, not at your service, you piece of scum."

It said something, that the man was in such shock that he continued to run his mouth, "A shipgirl!? What the shit?! And scum?!"

Humming, Fubuki nodded, "That's right. Using kids to do your dirty work, treating them like shit, threatening them and beating them? You're scum." With a hum, she tilted her head, "You're a wizard from what I can see, right?"

Rapidly blinking, "Aniki" only nodded, "Uh, yeah? What of it?"

All Fubuki did was tilt her head to the side and close her eyes while smiling gently, "Ah! Well, that means that what I am about to do won't be permanent. That's a good thing."

Utterly confused, the wizard opened his mouth. But it was not words that came out, no, he screamed as Fubuki's hand squeezed his fist. The kids could only widen their eyes as they heard cracking sounds as the man who had beaten them numerous times had one of the hands that caused them pain broken. Driven to his knees, the man looked up at the Destroyer , "F-fuck! M-mercy!"

Still eye closed smiling, Fubuki pointed at herself, "Ara, ara~ Does this look like the face of mercy?"

The wizard only whimpered in reply.

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Oh, if only Yudachi had been there too...then we would've gotten to see Squishy Wizard Man go 'pop'...and not in an apparition way, either.

 

[DawnofWar32]

Well, it's a good thing Hikari is inside Fubuki's purse then.

 

[Dartokan]

Now the question is, who's going to end up taking are of the little kiddos Fubuki just rescued, because I can't see her just leaving them on their own, and there aren't really any "government officials" she could request assistance from regarding this, at least not without risking the kids being thrown right back into a reservation. The Ono clan might be willing to take them in if the issue is brought up with Haru, but there's the question of if Fubuki is in the loop on the whole Ono=Kitsune information. Considering Fubuki has Arashi Hikari as a fairy, Hikari might just bring up the Yokai orphanage near the Arashi Clan farms that was mentioned earlier, or just suggest having the Arashi Clan take them in directly. Another possibility is the village with the hidden Yokai population that Sakura and Ume's older brother is a leader of, although again that depends on if Fubuki is aware of that information. Then again, she might just go to Admiral Goto for help with the whole situation, and he's not only aware of all the previous groups, but also has contacts through Haru with both the other major Yokai Clans and the JHNRO, so Fubuki's Orphans may end up going somewhere we haven't seen yet.

 

[Arawn_Emrys]

I hate to ask, but is the Dapper Kaiju's current SB ban going to effect the posting of chapters here?

 

[aeroprime]

He is banned from SB? Why??

 

[Panaka]

He posted something about Trump being an idiot in Japan in the politics forum and a mod decided it wasn't allowed due to being "hate" speech.

At least as far as I can find.
The whole SB politics board is a mess. Best to not even look at it.

 

[Arawn_Emrys]

He is banned from SB? Why??

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Because you aren't allowed to make threads about Republicans being terrible people. It got counted as a "2 minutes hate" thread and got him a ban. Despite there not actually being an official rule against those on SB. They just use that phrase whenever a mod decides they don't like a thread in Non-scifi debates or whitehall.

 

[aeroprime]

From what I have seen some Republicans are terrible people and some aren't. Same thing with Democrats.

Oh and we had better drop this or take it to the proper thread before we derail.

 

[bstand]

Now the question is, who's going to end up taking are of the little kiddos Fubuki just rescued, because I can't see her just leaving them on their own, and there aren't really any "government officials" she could request assistance from regarding this, at least not without risking the kids being thrown right back into a reservation. The Ono clan might be willing to take them in if the issue is brought up with Haru, but there's the question of if Fubuki is in the loop on the whole Ono=Kitsune information. Considering Fubuki has Arashi Hikari as a fairy, Hikari might just bring up the Yokai orphanage near the Arashi Clan farms that was mentioned earlier, or just suggest having the Arashi Clan take them in directly. Another possibility is the village with the hidden Yokai population that Sakura and Ume's older brother is a leader of, although again that depends on if Fubuki is aware of that information. Then again, she might just go to Admiral Goto for help with the whole situation, and he's not only aware of all the previous groups, but also has contacts through Haru with both the other major Yokai Clans and the JHNRO, so Fubuki's Orphans may end up going somewhere we haven't seen yet.

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Good question and all of your possible solution would work. However you left out one possible solution. Fubuki is the MOTHER of all destroyers right? Being such she might just form her own flotilla of orphans with three mothers of a sort.

 

[Harry Leferts]

She protecc

She attacc

But also

She make wizard hand go cracc

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Generally put? Yes.

Random Intellegence Officer read the report of the whole thing.

"Oh God there's three of them."

*****
One week before:

After reading incident involving Kitakami:

"Oh God there's two of them."

*****

A month before:

In the same room with Tatsuta during debriefing

"Oh God she's scarier than the rumor said."

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Oh, if only Yudachi had been there too...then we would've gotten to see Squishy Wizard Man go 'pop'...and not in an apparition way, either.

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Nah, she would just scare the shit out of him and leave Fubuki to do the rest.

Well, it's a good thing Hikari is inside Fubuki's purse then.

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Yeah, it gave her a way to track it.

I hate to ask, but is the Dapper Kaiju's current SB ban going to effect the posting of chapters here?

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No, I am only banned until tomorrow morning and I am going to try and appeal it.

He posted something about Trump being an idiot in Japan in the politics forum and a mod decided it wasn't allowed due to being "hate" speech.

At least as far as I can find.
The whole SB politics board is a mess. Best to not even look at it.

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Because you aren't allowed to make threads about Republicans being terrible people. It got counted as a "2 minutes hate" thread and got him a ban. Despite there not actually being an official rule against those on SB. They just use that phrase whenever a mod decides they don't like a thread in Non-scifi debates or whitehall.

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To be specific, the thread was about the fact that the White House wanted the USS John McCain to be kept out of sight and did thinks like place tarps over anything with her name on it, shove a barge in front of her to hide her, and basically tell all the sailors of the ship to spend the day elsewhere while Trump was in Yokosuka.

Now the question is, who's going to end up taking are of the little kiddos Fubuki just rescued, because I can't see her just leaving them on their own, and there aren't really any "government officials" she could request assistance from regarding this, at least not without risking the kids being thrown right back into a reservation. The Ono clan might be willing to take them in if the issue is brought up with Haru, but there's the question of if Fubuki is in the loop on the whole Ono=Kitsune information. Considering Fubuki has Arashi Hikari as a fairy, Hikari might just bring up the Yokai orphanage near the Arashi Clan farms that was mentioned earlier, or just suggest having the Arashi Clan take them in directly. Another possibility is the village with the hidden Yokai population that Sakura and Ume's older brother is a leader of, although again that depends on if Fubuki is aware of that information. Then again, she might just go to Admiral Goto for help with the whole situation, and he's not only aware of all the previous groups, but also has contacts through Haru with both the other major Yokai Clans and the JHNRO, so Fubuki's Orphans may end up going somewhere we haven't seen yet.

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Good question and all of your possible solution would work. However you left out one possible solution. Fubuki is the MOTHER of all destroyers right? Being such she might just form her own flotilla of orphans with three mothers of a sort.

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There are actually a few possibilities to be honest.

 

[K9Thefirst1]

Still eye closed smiling, Fubuki pointed at herself, "Ara, ara~ Does this look like the face of mercy?"

The wizard only whimpered in reply.

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Well done Bucky! Once upon a time, she was the one that got Ara Ara'd, now she gets to do the Ara-ing! Our little girl has grown up so fast! ^_^

 

[beorn91]

Fubuki disliked the local magical remake of Oliver Twist.

 

[DawnofWar32]

To be specific, the thread was about the fact that the White House wanted the USS John McCain to be kept out of sight and did thinks like place tarps over anything with her name on it, shove a barge in front of her to hide her, and basically tell all the sailors of the ship to spend the day elsewhere while Trump was in Yokosuka.

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Wait, why would the White House do such a thing, unless the sailors aboard her didn't vote for Trump...

Ah whatever, I came for this story and I won't risk derailing this thread.

 

[Trufla]

Utterly confused, the wizard opened his mouth. But it was not words that came out, no, he screamed as Fubuki's hand squeezed his fist. The kids could only widen their eyes as they heard cracking sounds as the man who had beaten them numerous times had one of the hands that caused them pain

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Yeah, pulling this sort of stunt around any shipgirl, much less the "Mother of Destroyers" is a short track on the Pain Express.

Now the question is, who's going to end up taking are of the little kiddos Fubuki just rescued, because I can't see her just leaving them on their own, and there aren't really any "government officials" she could request assistance from regarding this, at least not without risking the kids being thrown right back into a reservation.

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Well, Fubuki stands a good chance of adding a bit more weight to her Mother status, since sponsoring orphans should appeal to her personality. And it's not as if she doesn't have several sources to go to for assistance in getting things organized for that. Both Harry and Goto have been improving their networking in that area, even if Goto has to be a bit more circumspect when stepping around the SoS borderline.

My question is how many of those kids have extended families that they are still in contact with and have been trying to use this to covertly support them as much as possible? Because when you consider that she has been around Harry enough for certain bits of the Potter Luck© to rub off, Fubuki could have the core of her own associated clan starting right here.

 

[K9Thefirst1]

Huh. This seems interesting:

The United States never operated any four-funneled ocean liners in commercial service. However, in the late 1910s, William Francis Gibbs began to draft designs for new 1,000-foot liners that could reach a speed of 30 knots. Among the proposals was a pair of four-funneled ships designed in 1919. The funnel/boiler arrangement would have been similar to the German four stackers, with the four funnels grouped in pairs with a wider gap between the second and third funnels. Possible names for the liners were the SS Boston and the SS Independence, but the ships never made it past the design phase.

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Given the timing, it's more than likely that the US abandoned building one of these super-liner concepts due to getting one virtually for free: The German liner Vaterland, which they got via impounding her at the start of WWI and took outright when they entered the war in 1917, then renamed Leviathan (her sisterships Imperator and Bismarck were both taken by Cunard and White Star as reparations [the latter specifically to replace Britannic] and renamed Berengaria and Majestic respectively).

Given all of the paperships that have been cropping up thanks to the sacrifices of wizards and potentially Halifax waking up, I wonder if something from these designs might show up someday?

Thoughts?

With the article mentioning the boiler/funnel arrangement being like the German liners, I can't help but think that they may include the interiors as well? For Bismarck/Majestic they split the exhaust uptakes to go up the sides rather than straight up the centerline. This allowed for interior spaces that were larger than any at sea to date, unobstructed not only from side to side, but also from end to end.

 

[Aleh]

He posted something about Trump being an idiot in Japan in the politics forum and a mod decided it wasn't allowed due to being "hate" speech.

At least as far as I can find.
The whole SB politics board is a mess. Best to not even look at it.

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Not quite. Whitehall has a rule against "2 minute hate" threads -- ones where some (usually) public figure's actions are posted for the sole reason of provoking an outraged reaction... or, as the board's rules put it:

The NSFD board exists for the purpose of debate, so topics should be created with potential for debate in mind. As such, content should not presented purely for the purpose of mockery, or to facilitate an echo chamber. If your goal in posting a news story or article is simply to generate agreement, disdain, or outrage, or to provoke an emotional response without discussion, do not post it.

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(Emphasis Added)

Harry posted an article on something rather outrageous about the Trump administration, with the sole comment being on how petty it was and how he should have expected such from them. This is a... fairly clear... violation of the rule, and that's exactly why the thread was shut down.

This has nothing to do with the "hate speech" rule, which is another one entirely.

 

[Arawn_Emrys]

Not sure if this was the intent, but Aniki is frequently used in anime as a signifier of Yakuza or other criminal connections, so we may have a situation coming up where Jin or Ooyodo makes to calls to their contacts regarding this fellow.

 

[MagisterAurelius]

Not sure if this was the intent, but Aniki is frequently used in anime as a signifier of Yakuza or other criminal connections, so we may have a situation coming up where Jin or Ooyodo makes to calls to their contacts regarding this fellow.

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And somewhere on Hokkaido, some poor oyabun of the magical Yaks just got the feeling of icy cold acupuncture down his spine.

Mook: "Oyabun, you have a call."

Oyabun: "What now?"

Mook: "It is her."

Oyabun: *sweatdrops* *nervous cheer in voice* "Ooyodo-dono. What a pleasant surprise. What can this humble one do for you today?"

After a minute or two, visibly pale: "It will be dealt with immediately, Ooyodo-dono." Oyabun hangs up.

Oyabun: "Summon all the dipshits. Someone has pissed off Ooyodo and whoever did this must atone."

 

[Harry Leferts]

Well done Bucky! Once upon a time, she was the one that got Ara Ara'd, now she gets to do the Ara-ing! Our little girl has grown up so fast! ^_^

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Yes, yes she has. I mean, here she looks about seventeen or so...

Fubuki disliked the local magical remake of Oliver Twist.

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Oh, you got no idea...

Yeah, pulling this sort of stunt around any shipgirl, much less the "Mother of Destroyers" is a short track on the Pain Express.

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That would be putting it mildly.

Well, Fubuki stands a good chance of adding a bit more weight to her Mother status, since sponsoring orphans should appeal to her personality. And it's not as if she doesn't have several sources to go to for assistance in getting things organized for that. Both Harry and Goto have been improving their networking in that area, even if Goto has to be a bit more circumspect when stepping around the SoS borderline.

My question is how many of those kids have extended families that they are still in contact with and have been trying to use this to covertly support them as much as possible? Because when you consider that she has been around Harry enough for certain bits of the Potter Luck© to rub off, Fubuki could have the core of her own associated clan starting right here.

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They don't have any extended families, or at least any that are known by them and can be contacted. They're orphans which is how "Aniki" was able to use them the way he did.

Huh. This seems interesting:



Given the timing, it's more than likely that the US abandoned building one of these super-liner concepts due to getting one virtually for free: The German liner Vaterland, which they got via impounding her at the start of WWI and took outright when they entered the war in 1917, then renamed Leviathan (her sisterships Imperator and Bismarck were both taken by Cunard and White Star as reparations [the latter specifically to replace Britannic] and renamed Berengaria and Majestic respectively).

Given all of the paperships that have been cropping up thanks to the sacrifices of wizards and potentially Halifax waking up, I wonder if something from these designs might show up someday?

Thoughts?

With the article mentioning the boiler/funnel arrangement being like the German liners, I can't help but think that they may include the interiors as well? For Bismarck/Majestic they split the exhaust uptakes to go up the sides rather than straight up the centerline. This allowed for interior spaces that were larger than any at sea to date, unobstructed not only from side to side, but also from end to end.

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That... could be interesting really. Though I wonder if there were any thoughts on the magical side to build them. After all, they would look normal with plenty of room to hide magical things...

Not sure if this was the intent, but Aniki is frequently used in anime as a signifier of Yakuza or other criminal connections, so we may have a situation coming up where Jin or Ooyodo makes to calls to their contacts regarding this fellow.

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And somewhere on Hokkaido, some poor oyabun of the magical Yaks just got the feeling of icy cold acupuncture down his spine.

Mook: "Oyabun, you have a call."

Oyabun: "What now?"

Mook: "It is her."

Oyabun: *sweatdrops* *nervous cheer in voice* "Ooyodo-dono. What a pleasant surprise. What can this humble one do for you today?"

After a minute or two, visibly pale: "It will be dealt with immediately, Ooyodo-dono." Oyabun hangs up.

Oyabun: "Summon all the dipshits. Someone has pissed off Ooyodo and whoever did this must atone."

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Ah, well... it is worse then that. See, the area of Sapporo that Fubuki was stolen from in? Susukino? It is a "Red Light District". Now, as @Sakuya's Butler can tell you, generally put that means that the Yakuza would likely be involved in the businesses there. What does that have to do with the above?

The Yakuza really believe in not shitting in one's bed.

Which means that generally put, they heavily frown upon people performing petty crime in such places. Bad for business, you see. And during a festival? When it would attract really bad attention? Heh, that goes doubly so. And everyone on the Yakuza would know that. Which means that they would be... displeased by this going on.

Oh, the kids would be safe enough, especially if Fubuki says a word or two in their defense. They might get a bit of a scare and harsh talking to, because the Yaks would understand to some extent. "Aniki" was not just starving them and beating them. No, he was also threatening to sick the authorities on them. Not that the Yakuza are any strangers to blackmail, mind you. But in this case where it would likely end with the death of the kids? Well...

 

[Arawn_Emrys]

Yes, yes she has. I mean, here she looks about seventeen or so...

Oh, you got no idea...

That would be putting it mildly.

They don't have any extended families, or at least any that are known by them and can be contacted. They're orphans which is how "Aniki" was able to use them the way he did.

That... could be interesting really. Though I wonder if there were any thoughts on the magical side to build them. After all, they would look normal with plenty of room to hide magical things...


Ah, well... it is worse then that. See, the area of Sapporo that Fubuki was stolen from in? Susukino? It is a "Red Light District". Now, as @Sakuya's Butler can tell you, generally put that means that the Yakuza would likely be involved in the businesses there. What does that have to do with the above?

The Yakuza really believe in not shitting in one's bed.

Which means that generally put, they heavily frown upon people performing petty crime in such places. Bad for business, you see. And during a festival? When it would attract really bad attention? Heh, that goes doubly so. And everyone on the Yakuza would know that. Which means that they would be... displeased by this going on.

Oh, the kids would be safe enough, especially if Fubuki says a word or two in their defense. They might get a bit of a scare and harsh talking to, because the Yaks would understand to some extent. "Aniki" was not just starving them and beating them. No, he was also threatening to sick the authorities on them. Not that the Yakuza are any strangers to blackmail, mind you. But in this case where it would likely end with the death of the kids? Well...

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Maybe he needs a visit from a certain teacher.

Yamaguchi-Sensei is unhappy.

 

[maes]

"Ah! Well, that means that what I am about to do won't be permanent. That's a good thing."

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~after the hand crushing~

Fubuki lunges in and confiscates the crook's wand before the idiot tries anything.

"This, however, will be permanent."

She then does a decent imitation of Bugs Bunny using said wand as a carrot, glaring the wizard in the eyes the whole time.

*crnchcrnchcrnchcrnchcrnchcrnchcrnchcrnchcrnchcrnch*

 

[RBomber]

Maybe he needs a visit from a certain teacher.

Yamaguchi-Sensei is unhappy.

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Hey, at least that wasn't Immortal Tatsu!

Or that guy who run orphanage in Yakuza series.