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>>44950079

"Hmmmmm." You frown and turn to the rest of Taffy 3. "Suggestions?"

"Oh! I want to go to San Diego!" White Plains' eyes sparkle. "That's where they Midway!"

"Midway?" You raise an eyebrow.

"Yes!" White Plains nods rapidly. "CV-41! She served from 1945 to 1992! Forty seven years of uninterrupted service!"

Dang, you've never seen her so enthusiastic about something before.

"Oh, I want to go to LA!" Johnston giggles. "That's where Hollywood is! I always wanted to see it!"

"That's where they're keeping Iowa's original hull, too." Heerman adds in. "We can totally go inside and check it out."

"Oooooh, I never knew you were so lewd, Heerie!" Johnston snickers.

"I'm not." Heerman sighs.

"Hrrrrm, well I kinda wanted to go to SF..." You mumble as you shuffle through the three travel brochures. "It's kinda my hometown and all..."

>San Francisco
>Los Angeles
>San Diego

>>44950085
Wherever we end up. We must watch a baseball game.

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>>44950079
Also, just a little update, got into a little skirmish in our TTRPG campaign, and one great highlight is our resident Finnish knife nut sub, Vetehinen, scoring a clutch dodge roll against a lethal hit. I'll let pic related tell the rest of the story!

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>>44950085
>San Francisco

Live, from /tg/, it's FRIDAY NIGHT!
This week, ACI sees update 13 drag in the MiG-35, F-14B, EA-6B, and the long-unreleased ADA-01 ADLER, along with other incrementals
KanColle's December ranking rewards have been distributed. Take a look for yourself under the spoiler
SIXTEEN
INCH
FIFTY
CALIBER
MARK
SEVEN
NAVAL GUNS

>>44950085
Go to LA first, hang out, then take the surfliner south to Sand Diego. Problem Solved.

>>44950115
That or Hockey, just to confuse the hell out of Hoel and maybe meet a Canadian shipgirl or something.

>>44950085
>Los Angeles

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>>44950120
>ADLER
MOTHERFUCKER
ABOUT BLOODY TIME

Also yes, mk7 hype

>>44950085
>>44950129
Seconded

>>44950085
>Los Angeles

Missed the last two threads, just wanted to say
>.50 Beowulf
>not .458 SOCOM
Merc I am disappoint.

>>44950120
inb4 any USN ships on KanColle (there, big C) are depicted as former Abyssal who regain humanity

>>44950079
>>San Diego

Best beaches. Also, that's where they keep the USS San Diego Memorial. Which is probably worth seeing.

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>>44950120
>Using Iowa-class
>With Japan Stronk economy

>>44950218
Could have sworn those ships are more fuel efficient than a Kongo at any speed a Kongo can reach. (Also it can go three knots faster.)

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>>44950120
>giving even one quarter of a shit about Infinity when a proper, numbered Ace Combat set in Strangereal is on the horizon

>>44950085
>Los Angeles

>>44950251
With how some folks in /aceg/ are talking, 7 will be the next Assault Horizon.
Hopeless fucks, the lot of them
In any case, it's not here yet and we don't have any information that hasn't already been speculated to death, so Infinity is our outlet

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>>44950272
>taking /aceg/ seriously

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>>44950272
>>44950251
>>44950297
I'm just glad people still want the ADLER. A right proper attacker, if I may say so myself.

>>44950297
>Hopeless fucks, the lot of them
If that didn't tip you off, I don't put any stock in that bullshit

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>>44950085
Hm, okay, so let's narrow this down a bit.

>LA for 2 days.
>LA for 1 day, SD for 1 day.

>>44950335
>LA for 1 day, SD for 1 day.

>>44950272
>With how some folks in /aceg/
First mistake. Never forget that /vg/ is an offshoot of /v/, and like their parent board, they hate everything.
>7 will be the next Assault Horizon.
Based on what? We already know they aren't going to do DFM again, because they owned that as a mistake not long after AH was released. And we know from the trailer that we're back in Strangereal.

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>>44950327
Yeah, I know. I'm just more commenting on how /aceg/ and /vg/ in general hate everything.

>>44950335
>>LA for 1 day, SD for 1 day.

I have a restaurant I think the girls would like in LA, I'll go get you the website.

>>44950335
>LA 1 day, SD 1 day

>>44950251
But will they be getting The Major to sing the theme song again?

>>44950335
>>LA for 1 day, SD for 1 day.

>>44950361
>>44950349

As mentioned: http://www.johnniespastrami.com

>>44950335
>LA for 1 day, SD for 1 day.

>>44950120
You forgot Iowa-class sometime this year.
GET HYPE!

>>44950344
They're convinced that having Joint Assault's director is going to tank the whole project. Merc has it right. It's /vg/, nothing can be good for them anymore. They've forgotten what they're fighting for
Except for the Xenonauts streams. Those are comfy

>>44950085
>>San Francisco

Home town or bust!

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>>44950335
>LA for 1 day, SD for 1 day.

>>44950409
You're right, I did forget
A dev tweet confirmed they're planning to deploy Iowas for Spring or Summer event!

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>>44950120

>>44950335
>>LA for 1 day, SD for 1 day.

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>>44950452
>>44950442
And now we shed a tear for DEMOCRACY

>>44950411
>having Joint Assault's director is going to tank the whole project
But JA was a decent, if underwhelming, entry in the franchise.
The story suffered from having to try and come up with something in the real world. Large scale conventional wars where the kind of dogfighting that makes for an exciting game don't happen in the modern day real world, that's the whole reason they invented Strangereal in the first place. And the real world setting wasn't his call, so it's not fair to blame him for it.

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>>44950120
>inb4 Missouri Kai Ni with W23 nuclear shells

>>44950335
>LA for 2 days.

>>44950506
Yeah, terrible game speed aside, JA had its moments. Heck, Varcolac and Antares were good squadrons.

>>44950506
Again, I don't buy into it. But some people do, and it's them that are insistent that 7 will be a lemon, despite Kobayashi being back on for music and the teams from 04 and 5 being on for story

>>44950518
>Mighty Mo K2 with Tomahawks and CIWS

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>official Clapistani boats soon

This means the end of OC girls, doesn't it?

>>44950575
If you look carefully at the top of the turret depicted in the picture, you can see the small radar they mounted on each one to measure shell velocity as part of their 80's refit...

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But the most important question is this:
Will Ace Combat 7 have Best Girl?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCmEFrWDAUY

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>>44950589
Hey now, what paper botes are we talking about here?

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>>44950611
Any fan design of an existing ship.

Once the official version comes out, that'll become the version everyone uses.

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>>44950633
Who says KDKW wasn't cheeky and hired those fans?

>>44950597
I feel mighty and free

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>>44950335
"All right, we'll make a compromise, then!" You grunt. "We got at least two days, right? We'll spend one day in Los Angeles and one day in San Diego! How does that sound?"

"Sounds okay to me!" Johnston nods happily.

"Sure." Heerman nods simply.

"E-even one day is enough!" White Plains smiles.

"Well, it looks like we got a plan, then!" Red grins. "Anyways, before we head out, I gotta lay down some GROUND RULES for behavior off base!"

"Ground rules?" You grimace.

"Yep!" Red nods. "Rule one, we travel INCOGNITO. That means you don't tell ANYBODY you're a shipgirl, and you don't show ANYBODY your shipgirl abilities or your Rig. Hell, don't even let them know you're from the Navy at all, while we're at it."

"Why?" You frown.

"Ehhhh, security reasons, mostly." Sam explains, leaning back in her chair. "There's quite a lot of people who don't really like us shipgirls, and quite a few who like us a bit too much. Plays out better for everybody if we just avoid them altogether. It also helps that you're all rather recently returned, so the public hasn't really had the chance to see your faces yet. We should be able to move about unnoticed."

"What about you?" Johnston points out. "You've been around since the beginning, right?"

"Pffffft, who's gonna recognize a little ol' destroyer escort like me?" Sam laughs. "Don't sweat it!"

"Rule TWO!" Red continues. "You stay in my line of sight at ALL TIMES. The last thing we need is a bunch of shipgirls getting lost in a major city! Got it?"

"Got it." You all affirm.

"And... rule three. REMEMBER THE FIRST TWO RULES!" Red reminds you all. "Now, we've still got a few minutes before our plane takes off, so if you got anything critical to take care of, you better do it now!"

>I'm ready to leave.
>Should say goodbye to Portland and San Diego.
>Should say goodbye to Anna.
>Other

>>44950653
>Who says KDKW wasn't cheeky and hired those fans?

Well I like all the different interpretations of the same ship. I don't want to go listing fanfics, but creative stuff like Merc's Hoel or Planefag's Arizona aren't gonna keep happening forever. One by one, all the ships will get the "real" shipgirl version of them.

>>44950668

>Other
Announce your departure in a suitable fashion. Grab a loudspeaker, some old timey world war two songs and announce that you are going on leave.

>>44950668
>>Should say goodbye to Anna.

>>44950668
>Should say goodbye to Portland and San Diego.
>Should say goodbye to Anna.

>>44950668
>Should say goodbye to Anna.

>>44950668
>Should say goodbye to Anna.

>>44950668
>Should say goodbye to Portland and San Diego.
>Should say goodbye to Anna.

>>44950668
>>Should say goodbye to Anna.
ask if she wants something.

>>44950668
>>44950705
This would be hilarious, and I do want to say goodbye to everyone

Also, place we should go:
http://www.usssandiego.org

>>44950668
>>Should say goodbye to Anna.

>>44950744
>>44950705
Attention, attention, Taffy 3 is leaving port, say again, Taffy 3 is leaving port

>>44950668
>Should say goodbye to Anna.

In a very flirty fashion. While not being aware that it's in a flirty fashion.

>>44950744
https://youtu.be/R9Tw16dNyJs?t=15s

>>44950668
>Should say goodbye to Anna.

>>44950692
Well, it's going to be slow (only during events) and mostly cap ships. There's still plenty of unimplemented IJN destroyers, and there are rumors that CVEs and coastal patrol boats will be implemented. Plus, they also want to do RN boats.

Though I wonder if they'll do something with USS Stewart (DD-224), since she was captured and turned into a patrol boat by Japan.

>>44950668
What they don't know is that San Diego is so military that they will be instantly spotted by dumb as fuck e-3s or some shit.

>>44950831
They better not fucking do what they did to the U-Boat. I don't mind them including the Stewart, but they need to do something that doesn't look like she got brainwashed.

>>44950774
You just reminded me that the last issue of the recent Megaman comics used this song as the last page, with every mega/rockman character singing it.

>>44950831
>Unimplemented IJN DDs
Aren't those mostly dinky late-war projects like Tachibana or pre-Mutsuki vessels like Mine- and Kamikazes?

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>>44950865
My heart says they'll do something Winter Soldier-esque with it. But my head says that ain't moe enough.

>>44950668
>Should say goodbye to Anna.

>>44950880
Nope, for instance Murokumo's original division mates still aren't in the game.

>>44950668
>Should say goodbye to Anna.
>Should say goodbye to Portland and San Diego.

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>>44950575
>CIWS

>>44950897
That'd be a good idea for planefag's quest, given she sunk the Harder.

>Yakuza shipgirl Winter Soldier vs. Naka and Harder

But I think in general, it should be something more saccharine, like the Stewart is a tourist or exchange student or something. Have lines like "Last time I visited Japan wasn't that great, but I know this time will be better!" Put an optimistic tone to it that doesn't come off as creepy, like U-511's whole "going native" shit.

>>44950897
could be worse.
they can choose to make a comedic mission where Iowa escorting Roosevelt when Willy Porter doing her best on 'three stooges' performance.

>>44950996
I figure Willy porter in any 'verse would have a serious drinking problem given her reputation.

>>44950865
>>44950897
With Yuu to Ro they made her like the Japanese subs. Stewart would probably change to be like the other DDs, so it'd likely be something like Hibiki to Verniy.

>>44951014
Nah, just clumsy as all hell.

>>44950668
>I'm ready to leave.

>>44950633
>implying 'Murrican carriergirls wouldn't use Kentucky Rifles
Pig. Fucking. Disgusting.

>>44950880
There's info that the Kamikaze and Matsu class are in the pipeline, plus we are missing:
2 Mutsuki-class
4 Fubuki-class
4 Ayanami-class
2 Hatsuharu-class
1 Shiratsuyu-class
2 Asashio-class
3 Kagero-class
11 Yuugumo-class
10 Akizuki-class

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>>44950668
"All right, I'll meet you all at the plane!" You say quickly as you jog out. You quickly flip out your phone and dial in Anna's number.

"Oh, Hoel! I thought you would have left by now!" Anna's voice chirps through the device. "I thought you would already left by now!"

"Oh, well, not yet." You laugh lightly. "Hey, where are you at right now?"

"O-oh, I'm at Mulberry's-"

"Great! See ya there!" You say as you hang up and dash over to the shipgirl hangout.

At this hour, the cafe was relatively empty save for a few ships. You see Anna sitting at the bar, her feet swinging back and forth while sitting on a high chair. You notice Vita and San Francisco were present as well, sitting at the bar as well. Vita was calmly sipping a cup of tea, while San Fran was drowning herself in alcohol like always. Tequila, this time.

"O-oh, Hoel!" Anna turns to you, her face reddening slightly. "I didn't think you'd come and say goodbye in person!"

"Why wouldn't I for my favorite little support ship?" You chuckle as you ruffle her hair.

"H-hey! S-stop it!" Anna wails.

"Now now, Hoel, it's rude to interrupt a girl when she's drinking." Mulberry calmly pushes your hand away. "I hear you got into some sort of accident recently?"

>Nah, just a silly rumor.
>Had a little run in with an Abyssal...
>Other

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>>44951110
>Nah, just a silly rumor.

We're all going to need assumed names, I suggest the name Holly Meyer for us, and Gwyneth White for White Plains

>>44951110
>>Nah, just a silly rumor.

>>44951110
>>Other
Yes and it involved this... *steal San Fran's tequila and drink it'.

>>44951110
>>Other
"Yeah, just a bit mishap in armory...."

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>>44951110
>Nah, just a silly rumor.

>>44950996
Worse would be someday making shipgirl Second Pacific Squadron.

>>44951110
>accident~? Why, I do not know such stories, madame!
Fedora.jpg

>>44951110
>Nah, just a silly rumor.

>>44951142
You know what would make a fun story? Getting 2nd Pacific Squadron ready to fight abyssals.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSS5dEeMX64

>>44951110
>>Nah, just a silly rumor.

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>>44951171
Let's get down to business to defeat the Huns, Paras.

>>44951110
>Nah, just a silly rumor.

>>44950972
I wouldn't hold my breath due to the whole Ro-500 thing. We'd be lucky if we don't get a Ganguro Kogirl shipgirl.

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>>44951066
Narratively that's young Enterprise, unbloodied and untested, just a wee little carrier looking to serve her country well. In real life the design team didn't know what they wanted to do with the carriers and just copied off from the game.

Enterprise gonna get a remodel that reflects her growing into shipgirl Captain America.

>>44951131
I think we're going to need better fake names for this trip.

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>>44951322
Use the Wildcard names.

>>44951322
Or Idol ones.

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>>44951110
"Nah, just a silly little rumor." You shake your head rapidly.

"Ah, I see." Mulberry nods as she returns to her duties.

"Aaaaaaah, I'm so jealouuuuuus." Anna groans. "Getting to go on leave, even if it's only for a couple of days..."

"You haven't gone on leave?" You blink.

"No... kind of the downside of being a unique support ship." Anna gives a bit of a neutral smile. "It's nice being needed by the fleet, but sometimes I'm just needed a little too much..."

"Hey, don't sweat it. I'm sure we'll find a way." You pat her on the back. "How about this, I'll get you a whole BAG of souvenirs when I come back!"

"Really?! You would?!" Anna's eyes sparkle.

"Of course!" You grin.

"W-what will you get?!" Anna asks.

"Well, that's the surprise!" You laugh loudly, not mentioning that you don't really know, either. You then take a look at the time. "Crap! We gotta leave soon! Cya soon, Anna!"

"Oh, don't forget to keep a close eye on Heerman for me, Hoel!" Vita adds in. "She may be fully recovered, but I want to make sure there aren't any lingering effects."

"Sure thing, Doc." You nod.

San Fran just gives you a quick glance before turning back to her drink. That damn ship had fucking ISSUES.

"Anyways, see you, Anna!" You say.

>Hug!
>Kiss!
>Other

>>44951322
its easy, just use their name from other Merc quest.
Like Hoel: Cole.

>>44951390
>>Other
High five!

>>44951390
>>Hug!

>>44951390
>Kiss!

>>44951390
>>Hug!

>>44951390
>>Kiss!
I know this won't win but Anna is too a cute

>>44951390
>Fistbump!

Hey Merc.
Is Shen's qt daughter gonna show up?

>>44951390
>>Other
Steal San Fran's drink

>>44951390
>Kiss!

>>44951390
>>Hug!
Enthusiastic hugs FTW!

>>44951390
>drag her along

>>44951390
>>Hug!
>>Kiss!
>>Other
Kiss in foreheaaaad

>>44951234
>Pre-Pearl Enterprise is thin and uncertain of herself, mentioning that she's just a mobile airfield and not as strong as a battleship like Arizona-senpai
>Post-Pearl she adopted a 40's era superhero type persona called the Grey Ghost

>>44951390
>Kiss!

>>44951390
>Hug!

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>>44951466
>South Dakota takes on the persona of 'Battleship X'

>>44951516
>their secret island hideout of Shangri-la

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>>44951516
>>44951538
>>44951466
>Eldridge is now called Chrono Legionnaire

>>44951390
>Hug!

>>44951390
>Hug!

Let's not embarrass her in front of other ships.

>>44951549

Oh fuck that takes me back...

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>>44951601
Have this thing I found, then.

>>44951466
>some say that during the Battle of Midway, Enterprise could be heard muttering "Arizona, California, Oklahoma, West Virginia" to herself, over and over, as she sent her planes to hunt for the ships that killed Arizona-senpai

>>44951390
>>Hug!

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>>44951700
>worry.jpg

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>>44951390
You give the little command ship a big hug, practically picking her up from the ground.

"Eeeep!" Anna squeaks.

"Don't have too much fun without me, okay?" You grin as you kiss her on the forehead.

"U-u-u-uh y-yeah!" Anna stammers, her whole body starting to steam slightly.

"Oh dear, not again." Vita sighs. "Mulberry, some cold water, please."

"Of course!" Mulberry beams. "Now, Hoel, I believe you should go now."

"Yeah, see you all later!" You say as you dash out of the cafe and towards the airstrip. There, you see the rest of the Taffy 3 waiting to board a private charter jet. Certainly a different sight than the regular Osprey or C-130 you've regularly been flying in up until now.

You then hear a loud PING from your cellphone, and you see it's a message from Portland.

>Don't get into too much trouble.

Well, you guess that's her best way of saying "goodbye" to you, you suppose.

"Come on, get on!" Red instructs, waving you all to begin boarding.

(cont)

>>44951549
Philadelphia Experiment is post-WW2, though. But it's certainly Silver Age stuff.

>After a teleporter experiment goes terribly wrong, the mildmannered Destroyer USS Eldridge discovers she has gained the power of invisibility, intangibility, and time travel! She quickly realized that these powers would be best served fighting the new threat of alien infiltration from the planet Nut-Roosha!

>>44951720
>implying a tiny bit of very focused crazy isn't attractive in a waifu

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>>44951735
All of you quickly line up and file into the charter plane. The first thing you notice is just how... SOFT everything looks. Cushions and fabric were basically nonexistent in military transports, so you're rather surprised to see actual cushioned seats. It was just SOOOO SOOOOOOFT!

In fact, the moment you sit down in one, you lost track of time and suddenly realize the plane is already in the air when you come back to your senses. You glance out the window and all you could see was darkness, the distant lights of Hawaii small specks on the horizon.

You then scan the rest of the cabin. Johnston and White Plains were already out cold, with Johnston clutching the little escort carrier close, pressing White Plains' head right against her ample bow.

Red and Sam were both engorged in their individual phones, no doubt listening to music or watching movies or something. Heerman, meanwhile, was just staring out the window, a troubled look on her face.

>Talk to Red about what it's like on the mainland.
>Talk to Sam about her early service.
>Talk to Heerman about the last battle.
>Other

>>44951762
>>Talk to Heerman about the last battle.

>>44951762
>>Talk to Red about what it's like on the mainland.

>>44951737
Philadelphia Experiment was 1943.

>>44951762
>Talk to Heerman about the last battle.

>>44951762
>>Talk to Heerman about the last battle.
We don't want her dying because she feels like she didn't do enough off Samar.

>>44951762
>>Talk to Heerman about the last battle.

>>44951762
>>Talk to Heerman about the last battle.

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>>44951741
Yanderes pls go

>>44951737
>Not using her powers to defeat the RED MENACE

>>44951810
Sound out Nut-Roosha

>>44951762
>Talk to Heerman about the last battle.

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>>44951819
But it's the McCarthey era, man! Why be subtle when you can SPELL IT OUT LOUD?!

>>44951866
Because sci-fi and space travel sold more comics.

>>44951866
... Is this Higgins a guy or a girl?

>>44950079
>Quatermaster rating badges
gaaaaay

>>44951762
>>Talk to Heerman about the last battle.

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>>44951737
>Ever since she's borne witness to the sheer power of the atomic bomb, battleship Nagato has dedicated her life to ridding the world of indestructible nuclear menace, the King of Monsters, Godzilla

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>>44951914
Actually those are World of Warships ship class identifier icons.

>>44951810
No, yandere isn't what I'm talking about.
Yandere is a creepy, possessive, mockery of love.
I'm talking about a very SMALL, very FOCUSED amount and type of crazy. In Enterprise's case it's dealing with a massive case of survivors' guilt by becoming Aircraft Carrier Mack Bolan.
Why do you think none of the six carriers that participated in the attack on Pearl Harbor survived the war?
Because Enterprise was hunting them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Np2_9JcVZaA

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>>44951933
>No, Nagato. You are the Godzilla.

>>44951937
Merc
Divisions when?

>>44951762
>>Talk to Sam about her early service.

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when

So who wants to predict what happens during our "vacation"?

>>44952023
>We meet a BOY who develops a crush on us.
>The city is under attack from Abyssals!

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more BB when

>>44952023
We get recognized by a creepy fangirl who draws extremely detailed doujins about us and Anna.
We praise her artistic skill and suggest forbidden love between admiral and Portland.

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>>44951762
You shift spaces over to where Heerman is sitting. She seemingly doesn't notice you, as she continues to stare out of the window at the dark sky and ocean below. You bite your lip, wondering what exactly to say. Should you be direct? Try to ease your way into it? You weren't too good with this emotional shit.

>So, uh, does it still hurt?
>I didn't get a chance to thank you...
>Why, Heerman...?
>Other

>>44952132
>>Other
Stand by her until she notices us. She'll say something

>>44952132
>>I didn't get a chance to thank you...

We know damn well why, we'd have done the same thing if it were her covered in PT boats.

>>44952132
>>>Other
>Stand by her until she notices us. She'll say something

>>44952132
>>I didn't get a chance to thank you...

>>44952132
>So, uh, does it still hurt?

>>44952132
I will second this.
>>44952148
>>44952162

>>44952132
>>I didn't get a chance to thank you...

>>44952132
>I didn't get a chance to thank you...

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>>44952132
>I didn't get a chance to thank you...

>>44952023
pic related

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>>44952178
>"Hey, do you really think it's a good idea to play baseball underneath the Golden Gate bridge using that sentient turret as the pitcher?"
>"I don't see what could go wrong."

>>44952132
>>Why, Heerman...?

Why dammit, WHY?!?! WRRRRYYY??!!!

>>44952132
>Why, Heerman...?

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>>44952132
"Hey, Heerman, I didn't get a chance to say this before, but... thanks." You say, referred to how she took the hit for you.

"Don't worry about it." Heerman turns to face you, a slight smile on her lips. "I know you would've done the same for me."

"Well, what made you think it would've worked?" You asked.

"Honestly... I didn't." Heerman shakes her head. "It's just... I wasn't thinking. I just couldn't bear the thought of watching you sink in front of me again..."

>You don't need to worry about that.
>It makes me really happy to know you've got my back.
>I appreciate it, but you don't need to babysit us.
>Other

>>44952374
>>You don't need to worry about that.

>>44952374
>>You don't need to worry about that.
BUT
>>It makes me really happy to know you've got my back.

>>44952374
>>It makes me really happy to know you've got my back.
>>Other
"...but please don't do it again, 'kay?"

>>44952374
>>You don't need to worry about that.
>>It makes me really happy to know you've got my back.

>>44952374
>>44952396
this

>>44952374
>>It makes me really happy to know you've got my back.

>>44952374
>It makes me really happy to know you've got my back.

Chaste handhold.

>>44952374
>It makes me really happy to know you've got my back.

>>44952374
>It makes me really happy to know you've got my back.

So, >>44950182 again, still catching up.
>Imagine somewhere calm.
No. No don't do this to me, Merc.
>Imagine somewhere safe.
Oh you fucker.
>Imagine yourself on a Frozen Sea.
God dammit, Merc.

>>44952374
>>You don't need to worry about that.

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>>44952446
>handholding
>chaste

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>>44952666
There's nothing lewd about it.

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>>44952374
"Hey, for what it's worth, it makes me really happy to know you've got my back." You smile as you clasp Heerman's hand in your own. "Just... just be more careful next time, okay?"

"That sounds like something I should be telling YOU." Heerman snorts in laughter.

"Yeah, I guess that sounds kinda silly coming from me." You giggle.

"Ooooooh, so not only are you into little redheaded escort carriers, but your own sister, too? How leeeeeewd." Johnston snickers as she leans over the back of your seats.

"What the hell are you talking about!?" You hiss.

"Don't worry, I can just go to sleep and pretend I didn't see anything~." Johnston smiles smugly as her head slowly slides back behind the seat.

"Goddamnit, I should've figured she'd ruin the moment." Heerman facepalms. "Damn witch always seems to sniff out anything even vaguely misinterpret-able."

>Talk to Red
>Talk to Sam
>Get some sleep. It's gonna be a long flight.
>Other

>>44952690
>>Talk to Sam

>>44952690

>Talk to Red

>>44952690
>>Get some sleep. It's gonna be a long flight.

>>44952690
>Get some sleep. It's gonna be a long flight.

>>44952690
>Get some sleep. It's gonna be a long flight.

>>44952690
>>Talk to Red

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>>44952690
>Talk to Sam

>Anna
>pink hair
>redhead

>>44952767
Pinkette sounds weird.

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>>44952767
Pink is a type of red!

>>44952813
Good 'ol Steelers panties

>>44952690
>Talk to Sam

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>>44952690
Welp, it looks like we have a tied vote, so we'll go for one more runoff round!

>Sam
>Sleep

>>44952943
>Sleep

>>44952943
>>Sleep

>>44952943
>Sam

>>44952943
>Sam

>>44952943
>>Sam

>>44952943
That picture.
Red's squad leader is called Section.
In Call of Duty: Black Ops II, you play half the game as David "Section" Mason.
MERC.
MEEEEERRRCCC.

>>44952943
>>Sleep

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>>44952943
Welp looks like we got another tie... so I guess we'll have to roll off now!

>>44952943
>>Sam

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Rolled 2 (1d2)

>>44953126
Annnnnd I forget the dice.

1. Sam
2. Sleep

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>>44952993
pic related
>>44953126
Need help there?

>>44953149
dammit, my vote missed. or does the roll not count anymore?

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>>44953149
Oh. Sweet dreams, I hope.

>>44953153
Never saw anyone else mention it in-thread, I figured it out a while back. It's just very, VERY apparent in that picture.

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>>44952943
"All right, you take care." You say, patting Heerman on the shoulder before tilting you seat back and pulling a little blanket over yourself. It was gonna be a long flight, so you needed to get all the rest you needed!

Very quickly, you slip into the realm of sleep, and what you see next is...

>An operating table.
>The Frozen Sea
>The Black Beach

>>44953250
>The Black Beach
Wazzup mysterious voice

>>44953250
>>An operating table.

>>44953250
>>The Frozen Sea
It calls to us...

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>>44953250
>>An operating table.

>inb4 we live through Wo's memories of being a test subject

>>44953250
>The Black Beach

>>44953250

>The Frozen Sea

>>44953250
>>An operating table.

The only one that's different and haven't been seen yet.

>>44953250
>>The Black Beach
"why this feels familiar... oh its you again disembodied voice."

>>44953250
>An operating table.

>>44953291
>we hear Wo's real voice during the dream, not the puppetmaster thing

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>>44953250
>An operating table.

>>44953250
>The Black Beach

>>44953250
>>An operating table.

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>>44953380
I still don't believe Wo-chan is dead. Although if we get operating table, we might get a confirmation to her fate.

>>44953250
>The Black Beach

>>44952993
Anon, did you not catch the Blops III reference in the last thread?
The Frozen Forest?

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>>44953250
>The Black Beach

>>44953250
>The Frozen Sea
Imagine yourself in a frozen forest.

>>44953250
>The Frozen Sea

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>>44953250
>>The Frozen Sea

>>44953291
>>44953380
It's either that or we see Hoel on the operating table beside 'us'.

"What about her?"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckCsw_JyJI

>>44953250

>An operating table.

>>44953504
I don't personally own that game and haven't been paying much attention to it, so no.

>>44953540
Fuck, I hate those kinds of dreams.

inb4 WO-Class goes Alma Wade on Hoel [spoile]

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And you see yourself in the midst of the lab again. The stark white, sterile interior was painfully familiar to you now. Scientists and doctors surround you, all looking through a large observation window, completely allured. Wondering what they're looking out, you try to push your way through the crowd, and notice that you're not walking past them, but THROUGH them, like some sort of ghost. You easily make your way up to the window.

And through it you could see a familiar operating room. Again, you could see the captured Wo strapped down securely, tubes and wires going in and out fits body, piping a ugly black fluid you couldn't identify. You could see dozens of scars all over its body, apparently from numerous previous dissections, and from its movement and and the readings on a nearby monitor, it was still somehow alive. Its skin was somehow paler than before, and its breathing shallow and weak, having to rely on an oxygen mask to breathe now.

Inside the operating room itself was a team of doctors wearing hazmat suits, but you could recognize one of them as Vahlen. They all crowd around the Wo, various surgical tools at the ready.

"We have acquired all of the data we needed." Vahlen says softly as she taps away at a laptop. "All that remains is to test the reaction of Rig removal. Is the Rig secure?"

"It is, Doctor." One of the assistants nods. "All restraints appear to be intact."

"Good, then let's begin." Vahlen nods to another assistant, who raises a massive power saw...

>You can't watch this.
>You need to see what happens.
>Other

>>44953540
PUNISHED "VENOM" WO

AN ABYSSAL STRIPPED OF HER HAT

>>44953570
It's actually pretty solid.
I'm disappointed they didn't bring back the branching narrative from Blops II, but there's some genuinely cool shit there. Definitely worth a rent for the campaign, if you have a place near you that rents vidya.
>>44953592
>You need to see what happens.

>>44953592
>>You need to see what happens.

>>44953592
>>You need to see what happens.

>>44953592
>>You need to see what happens.

>>44953592
>>You need to see what happens.

>>44953592
>>You need to see what happens.

>>44953592
>Other

Stop her.

>>44953592
>You need to see what happens.
The Wo is nothing more than a meat puppet for the Rig.
For years, the Abyssals have been successful in hiding the fact that it is in fact the Rig that is the Abyssal, and not the meat puppet, playing upon the scientists' and players' desire to feel that the human form is somehow intelligent, and not just another disposable meat appendage.

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>>44953592
>You need to see what happens.

>>44953592
>>You can't watch this.

>>44953681
>shigure

Fucking traitor.

>>44953592
>You need to see what happens.

>>44953592
>You need to see what happens.

>>44953592
>>You need to see what happens.

Look at it, you must go into this with both eyes open!

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>>44953533
Vergeltung shipgirl when?

>making another dumb choice again

You do realize this is going to push Hoel towards the Abyssal camp, right?

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>>44953689
>best rain destroyer
>traitor
Who pissed in your cornflakes?

>>44954051
We just went over this

shigure

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>>44953592
Despite all of your instincts telling you to, you can't turn away, and will yourself to keep your eyes locked onto the grisly scene. With scalpels and saws, the doctors chip away at the gap between the Wo's head and her Rig. It's not a quiet or peaceful process, either. The moment the blades touch the Wo's head, it immediately gives an ear piercing scream, rattling the entire operating room. The Wo's body spasms and fidgets, desperately struggling against its restraints. The Rig also struggles uncontrollably, its own restraints holding it in place.

The fact that the doctors don't even seem phased at this seems to indicate that they have become rather used to this.

"Note to self, sedative compound twelve ineffective." Vahlen ticks off a box on her notebook casually.

"Doctor, vitals are spiking!" One of the assistants cries as the monitor goes crazy. "Should we stop?"

"No, continue." Vahlen says coldly. "The subject's survival is not necessary for this procedure."

The doctors continue to cut and cut and cut, ignoring all of the noise and the Wo's frantic movements. You're not sure how much time passes, but eventually, the Wo's movements get slower and weaker, it stops screaming as it throat gives away to a hoarse groaning. And still the doctors continue on their work. Thick, black oilblood pools on the table, only to be sucked away by an assistant armed with a large vacuum tube.

"Vitals dropping, I think it's going into shock." The monitor assistant announces.

And then all sound is replaced by a single, flat tone.

"Subject has flatlined."

"Removal of the rig successful." Vahlen notes. Signs of cranial tissue both in the head of the humanoid portion and the Rig. Perhaps they are a singe entity? Or two separate entities in a symbiotic relationship? Further research is required..."

"Doctor, it seems the Rig has expired, as well." Another assistant announces.

(cont)

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>>44954134
"Pity." Vahlen sighs. "Send the Rig to Dr. Shen for further analysis."

"And the rest?"

Vahlen takes one last look at the Wo's body.

"Standard disposal procedure. We have no more use for it."

"Yes, Doctor."

The scientists lift the Wo's body off the table and load it onto a stretcher, which they cart off to one end of the operating room while another team carriers the (mostly) derelict Rig away to be sent to Shen. You try to follow the team disposing of the Wo, but you feel your movements slowing, as if trying to wide through molasses. The Wo gets farther and farther away...

---

Your eyes flutter open as the morning sun filters through the window of the plane.

"Wakey wakey, sleepyhead." Sam coos as she pokes you in the forehead. "We've landed."

"Hwua?!" You snort as you shake yourself awake.

"Something wrong?" Sam frowns. "Looks like you had a bad dream."

>Nah, it's nothing.
>Sure as hell was.
>Other

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>>44954073
You've got a funny definition of "traitor".

>>44954149
>>Nah, it's nothing.

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>>44954134
RIP. We couldn't save you.

>>44954149
>Sure as hell was.

We need to end what Vahlen is doing.

>>44954149
>>Nah, it's nothing.

>>44954149
>>Sure as hell was.
"just have a dream about bad, bad doctor"

goddamnit Vahlen. Now WO will haunt Cole

>>44954149
>Sure as hell was.

>>44954149
>>Sure as hell was.

>>44954028
I-I don't know who that is.

>>44954149
>Nah, it's nothing.
The meat puppet is just a tool. It's the Abyssal in control of the puppet that we have to find and kill.

I get the feeling that humans started things first between us and Abyssals. The reason could be greed, bigotry, etc. But whatevver the case there's people hoping to take advantage of things.

>>44954149
>>Other
cry

>>44954149
>Sure as hell was.

>>44954213
Would you just shut up about that?

>>44954222
How about you actually look at what the Abyssals are, instead of what you want them to be?

>>44954244
Says the person assuming from one isolated incident of how an enitre species works.

>>44954244
I'm gonna jump in and stop you there, because there's still not enough information on what they are to make that call right now.

>>44954244
>How about you actually look at what the Abyssals are, instead of what you want them to be?
Maybe you should take your own advice?
>Signs of cranial tissue both in the head of the humanoid portion and the Rig. Perhaps they are a singe entity?

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>>44954206
The submarine of the Demons of Randgriz.

And, of course, another recommendation for Valkyrian Mercs Quest.

>>44954308
That thing's sonar signature would be huge as fuck.

>>44954149
>>Nah, it's nothing.
It was nothing, right guys? RIGHT?

>>44954244
>Signs of cranial tissue both in the head of the humanoid portion and the Rig.
>Signs of cranial tissue in the head of the humanoid portion
>and the Rig

Both the human part and the rig are work in concert. When it hopped on our head and started whispering, it was trying to form that symbiotic relationship again, probably because it cannot live without a "partner".

It's only when we're unwilling does it try to go all meatpuppet, but even then it probably cannot control anyone completely. The fact is most abyssals are clearly consenting participants in the whole girl-rig relationship, and thus no meat puppetry is required at all. All the abyssals we see are the spirits of ships who, when they got found by the abyssals, said "sign me up".

>>44954149
>Sure as hell was.

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>>44954327
Nazi super science is the best in the world.

>>44954297
And that's a hypothesis that was made before the Rig portion exhibited independent motion and activity, and the ability to dig tentacles into a shipgirl's head.

>>44954270
And yet you're assuming from one instance, and no actual evidence, that the Wo human part could have been saved.

>>44954354
If you want a supersub, look at the design of the Scinfaxi and Hrimfaxi. They would actually be fairly decent considering the size of them, and unlike THAT thing wouldn't be a pressure hull collapse waiting to happen. There's a reason subs are shaped like tubes, and it's not so they look like giant dicks.

>>44954347
>probably because it cannot live without a "partner".
Or it was doing it because it needed more mobility and firepower, and a shipgirl provides both.
We don't know if it needs a shipgirl to survive, or if it simply needed a way to get more of the Abyssal oilblood that their supply tankers carry.

You're making just as many assumptions, and cherrypicking the ones that are convenient.

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>>44954384
Yeah, but the Scinfaxi and Hrimfaxi aren't dieselpunk enough to work as a reference.

>>44954410
I don't have a pic, but look up the French Surcouf sub. It's a real-world example of what I think you're looking for.

Also let's not pretend that the Wo-class is the only abyssal class in existence. Most don't have tentacle hats.

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>>44954421
i got you covered mate

>>44954446
>they actually built this stupid thing

>>44954446
Not the most effective or practical, but damn does it look cool.

>>44954456
Well, a bad idea sometimes only apparent after you have actually do it.

>>44954456
The only reason France only made one is that additional construction was banned in the 1st London Naval Treaty.

Also those guns are probably better than early war american torpedoes, so ...

talking about ships, anyone here read Kurogane Pukapuka Tai?

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>>44954421
I just chose the most fuckhuge dieselpunk sub I know because the Vergeltung sounded huge as fuck from what I remember.

With radio interception room, machine shop, spaces to hold tanks and squads of soldiers, about Typhoon-size was the minimum I'd need.

>>44954508
Yeah, but you still need to surface to fire those guns, and submarines are basically helpless against an actual warship. All it takes is one hit to keep a sub from diving.

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>>44954149
"It sure as hell was." You sigh, wiping tears from your eyes.

"I... I don't want to talk about it."

"Sure thing." Sam frowns, but smiles when she pulls you up from your seat. "Cheer up! We're in sweet and sunny LA! Forget about bad dream and let's have some fun!"

"Y-yeah." You nod.

Red and Sam lead the four of out of the plane and to a waiting tram bus that rolls over to a nearby building. A large terminal building of glass and concrete.

"W-what is that?" You gasp.

"That's Tom Bradley International Terminal." Red says simply.

"It looks so... empty." Johnston frowns as she looks around. "Where are all of the people?"

"Well, naturally, the whole Abyssal invasion thing kind of put a damper on international travel. With everything being prioritized for military flights, this section of the airport was shut down and put under control of the Air Force. Good for us, because it means we can ship you in here without any fuss."

"Convenient." Heerman nods. "I suppose we won't be walking around in uniform?"

"Course not! That's why we're stopping here first!" Sam says happily as she pushes open a door.

(cont)

>>44954536
And guns immediately give away position.

Is it worth trying to play KanColle if you know jack shit about warships?

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>>44954548
And inside is a veritable wardrobe of various clothes and outfits of almost every type and size. You, your sisters, and White Plains are left to ogle at the selection.

"Pick whatever you want." Sam chuckles. "We keep places like these around so shipgirls on leave would have something to wear. Helps keep us under the radar, you know?"

The next hour or so are spent with you bickering with your sisters of what clothes each of you had dibs on. In the end, you all make your own individual decisions. You yourself pick out a pair of shorts and a light jacket. LA was pretty warm, after all. Your fellow shipgirls all choose a similar mix of shorts, skirts, and t-shirts.

"Heh, you look like pretty much any typical tourist!" Red grins. She herself is wearing jeans and a shirt with a denim jacket. "Anyways, we've got the whole damn day! Where do you guys wanna go?"

>Disneyland
>Iowa
>Beverly Hills
>Other

>>44954536
It's a prewar sub, it's already surfaced. Submerging is the rare action.

Also american subs had great effectiveness against ships they outgun at the start of the pacific war. 8" guns outgun quite a bit.

>>44954561
>>Iowa
then
>>Disneyland

>>44954561
>>Disneyland

>>44954561
>Disneyland

As tempting as Iowa is, let's just try to forget about boats for a while and be a girl for a bit. No ships, no war, no abyssals, just us and Space Mountain.

>>44954561
>Disneyland
DISNEYLAND

>>44954561
>Disneyland

fun first

>>44954561
>>Iowa
I'm betting we can get something embarrassing at the gift shop.

>>44954561
>>Disneyland

>tfw you've only ever been to Disney World

>>44954609
>tfw you've never seen an ocean

Fixing that shortly though, and seeing CV-16, USS Lexington while I'm at it.

>>44954561
>Disneyland

>>44954561
>>Disneyland