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You are the former United States Navy warship USS HOEL, now returned as a shipgirl and ready to kick Abyssal ass!
It had already been the greater part of a day ever since Heerman had been rushed back to Pearl Harbor on a medivac flight. Out of respect, the Captain allowed you and Johnston to accompany her as an "escort" while Portland, White Plains, and San Diego covered the fleet while it returned the slow way. You had to admit, despite seeming all prim and proper like Portland, the Captain could be pretty all right.
Heerman was now in a special recovery room in the base hospital. Despite her wounds having healed, she was still unconscious, and Vita was unsure when she would wake up. You have to suppress the dark thought that Heerman may never open her eyes again.
The clicking of heeled boots and the smell of fresh pastries are what finally convince you to open your eyes. In your blurry vision, you could see Mulberry's back as she adjusted the shades on the window, letting in the morning light.
"Oh dear!" Mulberry puts a hand to her mouth. "My apologies, I didn't mean to wake you! You just looked like you really needed the rest!"
(cont)
>>44803195
Oh right, you were awake pretty much all night waiting by Heerman's side, hoping she'd wake up. You turn to the chair next to you, where you see Johnston curled up like a cat, snoring loudly. A blanket had been draped over the both of you too, either by a nurse or maybe even Mulberry herself.
"It's no problem." You yawn loudly. "Why're you here anyways?"
"Well, I heard what happened, and I figured if Heerman were to wake up today, she'd like to see some flowers and a nice breakfast! Even Vita has to admit that the hospital food here is absolutely DREADFUL." Mulberry says as she shows you a tray. On it, you could see a cup of tea, an oversized muffin, and a small vase with flowers. "Unfortunately, most of the other girls are still out on mission and haven't had a chance to stop by."
"Oh, that's fine. Wasn't expecting a parade or anything." You grunt as you rub your eyes.
"Anyways, it certainly seems like you could use some time outside!" Mulberry says with a smile. "Don't worry, I can handle things here for the moment!"
>Sure. Keep an eye on Johnston for me, too.
>Sure, let me wake up Johnston.
>I'd rather stay.
>Other
>>44803207
>Sure, let me wake up Johnston.
Yatte Yaru Ze
>>44803207
>>Sure. Keep an eye on Johnston for me, too.
>>44803207
>>Sure, let me wake up Johnston.
WAKE UP BUTTERCUP
>>44803207
>Sure, let me wake up Johnston.
Live, from /tg/, it's FRIDAY NIGHT
This week, ACI sees a Galm rerun as the cash flows fast and furious
Kancolle eagerly awaits Kasumi Kai Ni, as preparations for the winter event, based off Operation Rei-Go, begin
>>44803207
>>Sure, let me wake up Johnston.
Up up up, its time for FOOOOD!!!
>>44803207
>Sure. Keep an eye on Johnston for me, too.
>>44803327
>Galm Rerun
As much as I am thankful for AC7, I hope PA thinks of other tournaments for funding. The reruns are getting tiresome.
>>44803207
>Sure. Keep an eye on Johnston for me, too.
>>44803207
>>Sure. Keep an eye on Johnston for me, too.
>>44803372
They know this is how to milk the whales. At this point, they don't have many other options
The low CST tournament was fun and the Nugget Intruder is cute, but there's a limit
At least the ZOE tournament after the update looks new
>>44803207
>Sure, let me wake up Johnston.
Goddamnit, now that we (the players) know there's an abyssal conversion conspiracy going I'm fucking paranoid about everyone. Especially people like Mulberry.
>>44803501
I think we can trust fellow shipgirls.
....now i reminded to Helck Manga.
GDI.
>>44803207
>Sure, let me wake up Johnston.
>>44803539
Who knows how many of them are Abyssal spies, though? Or think that conversion might be a way to make peace with the abyssals? Or just /extremely/ loyal to the wrong people?
>>44803539
I heard GDI
and came as fast as I could
>>44803587
the issue isn't so much Abyssals but rather people on our own side and their own projects.
>>44803587
I doubt we have to worry about another Naka.
We should take Johnston with us to visit Wo.
See Nazibitch and her guards try to bully two shipgirls at once.
>>44803714
Nah, we want someone with fire like ours, someone with connections and who gives even fewer fucks than we do.
We need Sammy.
>>44803690
Note the "peace with the abyssals" and "extremely loyal to the wrong people" parts. Neither of those necessarily has direct abyssal involvement.
>>44803712
Ain't Naka still loyal to humanity, though? She fought back and the Abyssal Admiral rejected her or something?
>>44803712
What happened to Naka?
>>44803746
We also want a plan for what to do after visitation hours have ended.
Greetings everyone, anon 6854798359379 here.
>>44803770
Pretty much what your image is, except give the mike to Light Cruiser Oni.
>>44803770
I wouldn't worry about it
>>44803746
>Hoel, Johnston, Heerman, and Sammy all go visit Nazibitch at once with the intent of seeing Wo
Oh, the look on her face would be beautiful. As would the yellow puddle forming between her legs.
>>44803770
Shebecame so full of hatred, self loathing, and VENGEANCE that she went back to her sunken hulk at the bottom of the sea AS AN ABYSSAL and was observed by a mysterious figure that might also be an abyssal, was declared not worthy, and then decided she'd never let the Abyssal when.
So basically she came full circle. Also Harder best boy.
>>44803835>Best Boy
you mean bestSUB
I have to wonder whether Merc intentionally wrote Vahlen as such an unlikable cunt in this quest that players can call her a Nazi in utter seriousness.
>>44803867Naka and Harder making hunter killer babies daughters when?
>>44803867
>you mean best SUB
I might not quite sure about that. I've been enjoying Albacore, and I have a soft spot for Sealion.
Also Dolphin might be about to prove her worth.
>>44803889
SoHarder + Naka = Seawolf?
>>44803881
You can't spell "science" without "oh god why".
>>44803829
>mfw She just mildly surprised and annoyed.
Also in my opinion, Vahlen is not entirely wrong in regard of Abyssal.
Unless Hoel can charm WO in front of her eyes, She will regard all Abyssal as abomination.
>>44803911I don't think that's the kind of sub he was talking about.
>>44803207
"Sure, let me wake up Johnston, too." You agree as you gently shake your sister ship.
"Bwuh?" Johnston's eyes flutter open, still groggy from sleep. She wipes a sliver of drool from her mouth. "Is Heerman awake?"
"Not yet." You shake your head. "But Mulberry said she'd watch her for us. I think we could use a bit of a break."
Johnston seems to pause, looking at the sleeping Heerman in her bed and back at Mulberry, who just gives an innocent smile. It seems as if Johnston was considering whether Mulberry could be trusted or not.
"I brought extra muffins." Mulberry smiles.
"Deal." Johnston is across the room in an eyeblink, gratefully accepting a muffin that was easily twice the size of her fist.
"H-hey!" You scramble forward for your treat as well. Mulberry gladly hands you another muffin, as well as a little juicebox.
"If anything happens, I'll be sure to let you know right away!" She says cheerfully.
So now what...
>See if Shen's up to anything.
>See if Sam is doing anything.
>Check if Anna is around.
>See if anybody from STRIKE-1 is around.
>Other
>>44803919
>it'sUSS Thresher
>Partially abyssal, just like her mother
Vahlen reminds me of the Vahlen in Sniper elite V3. And not cause they have the same name.
>>44803939
>>See if Shen's up to anything.
>>44803939
>See if Shen's up to anything.
>>44803939
>>See if Shen's up to anything.
>>44803939
>See if Sam is doing anything.
>>44803939
>See if Shen's up to anything.
>>44803930
She doesn't see them as intelligent at all. Just mindless killing machines.
If we can get Wo to talk, even if she only says that we're all going to die and she can't wait to rip out our wombs with her teeth, we'll have proven Nazibitch wrong.
![[enthusiasm intensifies].gif](https://i.imgur.com/FPXVdsW.gif "[enthusiasm intensifies].gif")
>>44803939
>See if Sam is doing anything.
>>44803911
This guy >>44803935 gets it
>>44803940
That makes too much sense.
>Thresher returns as a loli-sub
>Looks up to harder and naka as adoptive parents
>half-abyssal but fights for Murica
>>44803939
>>Check if Anna is around.
>Check if Anna is around
>>44803939
>See if Shen's up to anything.
>>44803939
>>Check if Anna is around.
>>44803939
>See if Sam is doing anything.
Recruit Sam, visit Wo, piss off Nazibitch
>>44803939
>See if Shen's up to anything.
>>44803939
>>See if Sam is doing anything.
>>44803939
>>Check if Anna is around.
We could use some emotional support right about now.
>>44803939
>>See if Shen's up to anything.
moar engineering!
>>44803947
She's based on Vahlen from XCOM.
Hell, she /is/ Vahlen from XCOM. Just more of a cunt.
>>44804125
Let's be honest, XCOM Vahlen is a cunt, but she's a cunt to aliens.
Do we have any AVD's around the base? I know the USN had a few in the early stages of ww2.
>>44804152
Aren't the auxiliary ships at Sasebo?
>>44804148
They're both sadistic torturers who've been given an officially sanctioned method of getting off. The difference is that XCOM Vahlen is at least mildly respectful to people who disagree with her, and recognizes her enemy/victims' intelligence, while Nazibitch is "if you see them as anything other than mindless animals you're a fucking idiot".
>>44804197
Maybe? I don't think there was any mentioning of that.
>>44804215
Oh wait, you mean SEAPLANE TENDERS, not modern auxiliaries. No, I don't think we have auxiliaries yet.
>>44804269
Yep! For a minute I thought I would have to narrow it down, but great job! And the only seaplane tenders the USN had were ones converted from Clemsons.
>>44804329
Though I could be mistaken.
>>44803911>>44803911
>I might not quite sure about that. I've been enjoying Albacore, and I have a soft spot for Sealion.
Albacore? Which quest/fic/whatever is she(he?) from?
>>44804329
>Clemsons
Nah, too slow. Even if they were revived in PS or KCQ, they wouldn't be able to keep us with the steelhulls.
>>44804376
Yup. USS Thornton was apparently in Pearl on the 7th. But it had almost no guns. That didn't stop the crew from firing handheld weapons at the torpedo bombers though!
>>44804367
>Albacore? Which quest/fic/whatever is she from?
She shows up in a Belated Battleship side story. (Also she saves Arizona's life.)
>>44804329
>And the only seaplane tenders the USN had were ones converted from Clemsons.
Nope. You've probably heard of Langley, who was also converted to an AV along with all the AVP. However it's true that all AVD where converted Clemsons.
>>44804449
Just wish we had more sub tenders tho. Or attack transports, those ships know amphibious work well.
>>44803939
"C'mon." You grin. "Let's see if Shen's got anything new to show us."
Johnston only silent nods, already biting off mouthfuls of muffin to sate her morning hunger. You take a bite yourself, and marvel at how the pasty just seems to melt in your mouth like butter, only interrupted by the occasional blueberry hidden inside. How the hell does Mulberry do it?!
The two of you continue your way across the base, which looks eerily empty. With the Navy pushing out for Kauo and eventually Midway, the fleet of both shipgirls and regular ships that had been hiding away here now had reason to venture out into the open seas. The only ships you see now are the ones left behind to perform shore defense, or the ones still being serviced.
Upon entering the armory, you get the feeling the interior was much ore spacious. Of course, with more deployed shipgirls, the more their Rigs were being used, and now they were all noticeably absent. However, there were still a few present, and you noted that they weren't just there for regular wear and tear, but serious battle damage. There, you saw a battleship Rig with dozens of dents from direct hits. One particularly unlucky cruiser seemed to have an AP shell blast clean through it. And there were more, all being tirelessly labored over by both human and fairy repair crews.
(cont)
>>44804610
"Looks like we're not the only ones getting it tough." Johnston observes, a grim look replacing her normally cheerful disposition.
"Yeah." You nod nervously. You knew that Heerman's Rig had to be somewhere in there, too. How long did you have until your own Rig ended up like one of those?
"Hey! Look!" Johnston perks up as she rapidly taps your shoulder at the rate of a machine gun.
And on the other end, you could see a flatbed truck carry a large armored crate, and surrounded by at least a dozen armed guards.
"Ah, Hoel, Johnston, what brings you here?" Shen asks, wiping some sweat from his brow and looking as if he had been awake for the past three days.
>You look like hell.
>Can we see Heerman's Rig?
>What's that thing they're carting in?
>Other
>>44804544
Mhm. Oh! Speaking of subs, I was "challenged" by Merc in planefags quest, and I put together a little intro thing for the sub: SS-44. but I don't know what to do with it, and while I've done quests like this In the past, I don't want to start my own due to the things that happen in life. So right now its just collecting dust in my memory.
>>44804627
>You look like hell.
>What's that thing they're carting in?
>>44804627
>You look like hell.
>What's that thing they're carting in?
>>44804627
>>You look like hell.
>>44804627
>>You look like hell.
>WHAT'S IN THE BOX
>>44804643
>L-Class
Why.jpg
>>44804627
>>You look like hell.
>>What's that thing they're carting in?
>>44804669
cuz.jpg
>>44804627
>What's that thing they're carting in?
>>44804627
>>What's that thing they're carting in?
>>44804643
Pastebin it.
>>44804627
>You look like hell.
>What's that thing they're carting in?
>>44804627
>You look like hell.
>>44804683
Dude, seriously. L-classes would be worse than pre-peptalk Willie.
>>44804627
>>What's that thing they're carting in?
We must know!
>>44804697
K thanks.
>>44804729
Well, its- oh wait a minute. I aciddentally confused you guys with USS SS-44. an S class sub
>>44804792
Wait vice versa. I confused you guys with SS-44 when I meant USS SS-44.
>>44804792
Okay hold it.
We have two pre-war subs with S-44 as their name. Which are we talking about here?
>>44804627
>You look like hell.
>>44804792
I think the USN did this to confuse us anons on 4chan.
>>44804627
>You look like hell.
>>44804737
We still have our puppy eyes!
>>44804817
>>44804859
Now I'm even more confused. Can we just talk about Her Majesty's submarine service instead?
>>44804627
>>You look like hell.
>>44805017
Wait what?
>>44805071
Pre-war US subs have very lame names. At least the British subs we-
>Boys are googling warmly
Wait THEY ALL HAVE LAME NAMES DAFUQ
>>44805105
>A ship named Harder
>Lame name
>>44804627
"Wow, Shen, you look like hell." You say rather bluntly.
"Looks like you've actually gone deeper than hell." Johnston adds in.
"In some ways I feel I am." Shen sighs. "With the increase in tempo in operations, it also means an increase in maintenance. More shipgirls going out means more wear and tear, not to mention more battle damage accumulating across the fleet. We've been doing our best and I put in a request with Admiral for more manpower, but even with the fairies, we simply don't have enough."
"Sounds real tough." You nod in sympathy. "You must hate it."
"Oh no, I find it rather enlightening!" Shen laughs weakly. "We find something new every day!"
"Like that?" You point to the armored crate, which was now being unloaded from the flatbed.
"Oh yes, a 'gift' from the Science Division." Shen nods. "It's the Rig from the captured Wo."
>Oh, that sounds interesting.
>Did... did they say what happened to it?
>Other
>>44805126
>Did... did they say what happened to it?
NO NOT WO CHAN WE RECOGNIZED HER
>>44805126
>Did... did they say what happened to it?
>>44805126
>>Oh, that sounds interesting.
>>Did... did they say what happened to it?
>>44804792
You've got that completely wrong. It is not USS SS-44. It would be USS S-44 (SS-155). The S-class boats definitely did NOT use "SS" in their "name" numbers; that was reserved for the sequential hull numbers for all submarines.
While there are several batches of skipped numbers in the submarine hull numbering system, the only case of the USN reusing them would be the conflict between three of the F-boats (USS Barracuda/F-2 SS-21, USS Pickerel/F-3 SS-22, and USS Skate/F-4 SS-23) and the three Seawolf-class fast attacks currently in service (USS Seawolf SSN-21, USS Connecticut SSN-22, and USS Jimmy Carter SSN-23).
>>44805126
>Did... did they say what happened to it?
>>44805126
>>Did... did they say what happened to it?
>>44805126
>Oh, that sounds interesting.
>Did... did they say what happened to it?
Hoel can just say both.
Goodnight, sweet princess.
>>44805126
>>Did... did they say what happened to it?
>>44805118
I was talking about subs before the Gato and Balao-class subs.
Like the H, L, and S-class subs.
>>44805126
>Did... did they say what happened to it?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-Pz5KsyfN0
>>44805126
>>Oh, that sounds interesting.
My !Science! senses are tingling!!
>>44805105
>Pre-war
>>44805118
>>A ship named Harder
>>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Harder_(SS-257)
>Launched 1942
Maybe it's just me, but Harder doesn't look like a prewar sub.
>we'll never get to wear the hat
>>44805126
>Did... did they say what happened to it?
>>44805156
Ohhh. Ok
>>44805126
>>Oh, that sounds interesting.
>>44805196
I was talking about the S and L-class subs with their names, man.
Seriously,
>SS-44
>It's just a pennant number or some shit
Why
>>44805156
What's the point with that pre-war naming system anyway? Did they expect the subs to be nothing more than patrol boats or something?
>>44805156
And I must self-correct now that I've learned of it. For some insane reason, when the US Navy instituted the hull classification scheme, it was decided that they would officially number USS G-1 as "SS-19½". No, I'm not joking.
Then, for no apparent reason, after the boat had been decommissioned and designated for expenditure as a depth charge target, they renumbered her SS-20 in 1920, taking the hull number of USS F-1, which had foundered in 1917.
Goddammit, Navy, just when I think you've actually been logical and reasonable with something...
>>44805321
>US Navy
>Logical
Pick one and only one.
>>44805241
I believe that was the big reason, yes. And that they would build so many that they'd run out of names if they named them all. Might have also been that the "gun club" didn't want submariners thinking their boats were actual SHIPS or anything, and thus that they didn't deserve real names.
>>44805321
If NF's stories are any measure, it's a small miracle the US Navy hasn't already imploded in a burst of madness
>>44805378
>Might have also been that the "gun club" didn't want submariners thinking their boats were actual SHIPS or anything, and thus that they didn't deserve real names
>The US navy thought they actually had enough funds to make a lot of submarines
Sasuga US Navy
>>44805126
"Did... did they say what happened to it?" You frown.
"Hmmm, well, Vahlen was always vague about things as always." Shen puts a hand to his chin as he watches his men carefully unseal the crate. "But they decided to see what would happen if they tried to separate the Rig from the primary body. She only told me that there were 'complications', and now that the Rig has been successfully removed, she felt we had more expertise on the matter since it is mostly mechanical."
"Ah, I see." You gulp.
"Something wrong, Hoel?" Johnston looks at you curiously.
"No, nothing." You shake your head quickly. "I'm fine."
"Well, it looks like they're just about ready to crack open." Shen says as he shuffles forward. "Would you girls like to take a look?"
>Sure thing.
>I'd... rather not.
>Other
>>44805420
>Sure thing.
>>44805420
>>Sure thing.
>>44805420
>Sure thing.
OH BOY BIOLOGY LESSON
>>44805420
>>Sure thing.
>>44805420
>>I'd... rather not.
>>44805420
>>Sure thing.
>>44805420
>>Sure thing.
If there's a chestburster, I swear to god....
>>44805420
>Sure thing.
>>44805420
>Sure thing.
FACE THE MUSIC
>>44805420
>>Sure thing.
And suddenly it goes Facehugger on Hoel.
Just as planned.
>>44805420
>Sure thing.
Time to puke!
>>44805420
>Sure thing.
Not to late to wear the hat.
>>44805420
>Sure thing.
>>44805514
Become King Woel!
>>44805241
>I was talking about the S and L-class subs with their names, man.
I was making fun of the other anon.
>>44805241
>What's the point with that pre-war naming system anyway? Did they expect the subs to be nothing more than patrol boats or something?
They definitely thought they were boats, not ships.
>>44805514
>>44805478
Mahou Shoujo Hoel tiem?
>>44805534
Old King Woel was a merry old soul and a merry old soul was she.
>>44805547
>>44805534
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tBqdKGiqnI
Wo-Lolo class when
>>44805544
>>44805534
>Not Kamen Hoel-der
>CONTRACT WITH ME AND BECOME A MAGICAL ABYSSAL!
>>44805592
REMOVE FRUIT RIDER
Mid Heisei best HeiseiBut of course Showa still a best
So why haven't we told anyone about seeing them pump that stuff out of Wo way back when?
>>44805592
Threadly reminder that we need to go yell at Nazibitch about not giving us tranquilizers for abyssal capturing.
>>44805632
V3
V3 Pls
>Not letting the Earth Cry out
>Not letting the People Cry out
Only on /tg/ will you find people who think the monsters who attack and murder literally hundreds of thousands of people worldwide without provocation are the good guys just because they have a nice ass, and the scientist calling them what they really are is actually the nazi.
>>44805681
Nobody thinks Wo is a good guy right now, we just want there to be a potential for her to be good.
Sue us for liking the character.
>>44805681
>only on /tg/
>>44805702
>character
What character does Wo have, exactly? Is it the precise curvature of her ass exposed in the window they gave her 'pants'?
>>44805681
I don't get the obsession either.
>>44805681
Yeah pretty much. Waifu fagging always ends up making /tg/ acct like a bunch of gibbering retards.
>>44805681
It's surprising as most associate /tg/ with mindless slaughter of anything non-human.
Thoguh I suspect it partially stems from the fact of "what's to stop them from treating actual shipgirls as such" especially with the hinted at plans for Herrman.
>>44805756
She is a link to the Abyssals, a group which we are fighting against but know very little about. We recognize her.
She's a mystery. An opportunity to learn.
If you believe I want Hoel to tap that ass, you are mistaken.
>>44805789
It's not at all surprising: waifufags are retarded and are hoping there is "more" to Wo's "character" beyond "unintelligible monster shaped like a woman" because of the "possibilities".
>>44805420
"Sure thing." You nod. It wasn't every day that you could get a close look at an Abyssal's Rig, at least now without getting shot at.
By this point, the technicians have finally disengaged the final lock, and the crate folds open to reveal the large, disc shaped black hat that seemed to be the trademark of the Wo-class. Its eyes were empty and dead, and the tentacles limp and inert. The human technicians and mechanics all pause from their current duties to take a peek, though you note that the fairies seem to be doing their best to stay as far from the Rig as possible, as if it was anathema to them or something.
"All right, let's flip it over." Shen instructs as he pulls on a pair of work gloves. "First I want to see the interface."
The quartet of brave technicians carefully flip the Rig over, and you can see the depression where the Wo's head would have fit in. Of course, it's just an empty cavity now, though you do note all of the dried blood crusting around the edges.
"For such clean freaks, those lab boys sure like leaving behind huge messes." One of the technicians grumbles.
"One of you grab a hose, then." Shen says as he approaches the Rig and knees over it, closely examining the cavity. "Interesting... I see there are smaller tentacles in here... needles at their tips. Some sort of direct neural interface...?"
"Hey, let me see!" Johnston kneels next to Shen to get a better look.
>Roll 1d20
Rolled 14 (1d20)
>>44805834
Rolled 9 (1d20)
>>44805834
Rolled 4 (1d20)
>>44805834
>>44805681
It's more her insistence that they're mindless, unintelligent animals who can't be negotiated with, and her immediate dismissal of us when we tried to argue for the POTENTIAL of their intelligence, that's pissed us off.
They've certainly killed hundreds of thousands of innocent people, but if they're intelligent like we suspect they are then they have a REASON for doing so, and finding out that reason will help us figure out how to best respond to them beyond committing genocide.
Even if it's an utterly stupid reason and their genocide is warranted, it's better to know than to not.
Rolled 2 (1d20)
>>44805834
>>44805837
>>44805846
>>44805847
>>44805854
Descending order. Neat.
>>44805865
It's all tumbling, tumbling, tumbling down!
>>44805837
>>44805846
>>44805847
This isn't good.
>>44805847
>>44805846
>>44805837
I'm guessing Johnson about to get Abyssal-ized.
Why are we rolling? To see how much hosing it will help?
>>44805911
It should be us. I'm jealous.
>>44805837
>>44805846
>>44805847
Welp, time to meet Wonston...
>>44805850
The Nazi's also had reasons for starting World War 2, but they weren't very good ones and were not possible for most people to empathize with in any way whatsoever.
Sometimes monsters are monsters, and need to be put down. People like you are so focused on how 'mean' Vahlen sounded, but you forget that there are other victims and survivors of the attacks who aren't going to feel so generous towards a hostile species that seem to own the oceans and continue to savagely attack anything without warning or provocation.
>>44805911
From a 14? On a d20? Really?
>>44805940
It's the other two rolls that worry me.
>>44805949
Only best roll counted from three.
Except if someone rolled 1.
>>44805922
Of course, Vahlen's flat refusal to consider that the Abyssals might be intelligent also eliminates the possibility of one of the most destructive things that can be done to an enemy, turning their own against them.
Consider what intel could be extracted from a Wo-class... or what she could do if she decided to fight on OUR side. The sort of Mengele-style experimentation Vahlen is doing pretty much guarantees that we don't have a chance of seducing/subverting any live captures, be it for intel, to get her to fight on our side, or to get her to be a double agent working to bring the Abyssals down from the inside...
>>44806022
>seducing/subverting
The war has been going on for much longer than we have been present for. You don't think there have been absolutely no attempts to communicate with the Abyssals whatsoever, do you?
"Bringing the abyssals down from the inside"? Are you fucking retarded?
>>44806022
That's all well and good, but having live captives doesn't matter if the captive refuses to sustain its own life.
>>44806061
We recognized Wo. There was a connection.
>>44806097
Yes it's called she was hot and thus anons wanted to bone her vicariously.
>>44806108
>I don't like the option that was voted so I'm going to pretend it was because of lesbianism
>>44806061
No, I think he is just too optimistic.
Vahlen is no saint, but so far nothing contradict current hypothesis that Abyssal goal is anything beyond killing human.
Even vague line about Hoel recognizing WO is nothing since she doesn't remember the context.
>>44805922
>Nazis also had reasons... They weren't very good ones.
>>44805850
>Even if it's an utterly stupid reason and their genocide is warranted
Wow, it's like you didn't read my post at all!
>people like you are focused on how 'mean' Nazibitch sounded
We're focused on the fact that she dismissed the possibility for the abyssals being intelligent, which (aside from what was talked about in the post you didn't read) is a GLARING oversight that's just BEGGING for the abyssals to exploit by leading us into a trap.
>other victims and survivors who aren't going to feel so generous
Should the Japanese people who survived the firebombings/Hiroshima/Nagasaki have been the ones to decide whether Japan surrendered, while the Americans still seemed to own the oceans and viciously attack Japanese soil?
The problem with not knowing whether the abyssals are intelligent is that WE DON'T KNOW WHY THEY'RE ATTACKING. We could well have provoked them somehow and they thus view their attacks as justified, but we won't know until we have definitive proof in either direction regarding their intelligence.
And we haven't forgotten; one of Nazibitch's guards lost his family on (I think) Iwo Jima, and told us that when he threw us to the ground outside Nazibitch's lab.
>>44805834
That's when you notice one of the tentacles twitch.
"GET AWAY!" You bellow.
Your warning proves to come in the nick of time. Johnston's battle instincts kick in and she wraps her arms around Shen and dives away from the Abyssal Rig. The Rig's legs and tentacles start flailing wildly, and and the gathered staff immediately scatter in a panic.
"It's still alive!" Shen gasps. "Evacuate the building!"
An alarm blares throughout the building as the base staff flee. At the same time, heavily armed guards swarm in, but by the time they arrive, the Rig has already right itself and makes a lunge at you. You quickly dive under a nearby work table, spoiling its aim. You hear gunfire as a pair of guards rush forward, and the Rig leaps away, taking refuge among the heavy machinery in the armory.
"It looks like it's only interested in attacking shipgirls." Shen notes. "I think it's best that both of you leave this building."
"We're probably the only thing KEEPING it in here!" Johnston points out. "Look, Hoel, you get Shen out of here! I'll distract that thing until the big guns can arrive!"
>Okay, I'll get him out of here.
>No way, I'll distract it.
>Other
>>44806152
>>No way, I'll distract it.
>>44806152
>No way, I'll distract it.
>>44806152
>>No way, I'll distract it.
>>44806152
>>No way, I'll distract it.
>>44806061
Why the hell not? It's worked in every other conflict in history.
And to expand on that point, determining if they are intelligent would also allow bringing one of the US miilitary's real specialties to bear--PSYOPS. Ranging from our own version of Tokyo Rose/Saigon Sally/Baghdad Betty to more advanced forms of psychological warfare.
I'm not saying that it's a surefire thing, or that the Abyssals might not need to be flat-out eradicated... just that it seems that if Vahlen is the head of research into them, her flat refusal to consider the possibility of intelligence is preventing us from even attempting several lines of attack that have proven quite successful historically, and instead just reduce us to a war of attrition.
>>44806152
>>No way, I'll distract it.
>>44806152
>No way, I'll distract it.
>>44806152
>No way, I'll distract it.
>>44806152
>>Okay, I'll get him out of here.
You got it johnston!
>>44806152
>No way, I'll distract it.
This is gonna end up like the Beacon from Mass Effect, isn't it.
>>44806152
>>Okay, I'll get him out of here.
>>44806149
I read your post but I decided that you are retarded so if you'd kindly assume a trip I can filter you and never read your garbage again
>>44806152
>>No way, I'll distract it
>>44806190
Hope so. Maybe with the meeting with Sovereign thrown in.
>>44806152
>>Okay, I'll get him out of here.
Arguing during combat is dumb
>>44806152
>No way, I'll distract it.
>I need the practice dealing with grabby spooky shit.
>>44806204
Huh. Never actually had someone bitch out of an argument on me like that.
And no, sweetie, I think I'll stay anonymous; you're welcome to leave the thread and just read it when it's over if someone disagreeing with you gives you so much trouble.
>>44806061
>The war has been going on for much longer than we have been present for. You don't think there have been absolutely no attempts to communicate with the Abyssals whatsoever, do you?
Let's step aside from headcanon and ask what MercCommand has to say on this.
>>44806413
This.
At the very least we'll get yelled at.
more art from that game you're playing when
>>44806152
"You already got him, you get him out!" You shout back, shoving Johnston towards the door. "Go!"
Johnston gives you one last concerned look before nodding, carrying Shen with her.
"Be careful, Hoel!" Shen yells. "The guards will focus on securing the exits first! You'll be alone until reinforcements arrive!"
"I got it." You nod as you summon your bat. Yous sure would like to manifest your full Rig, but you couldn't really afford bringing something like THAT to an enclosed and valuable area like this.
And just like that, the entire armory, once a beacon of noise and activity, falls silent for the first time in years. The only interruption being the occasional scritching of steel legs skittering across the floor.
>Hunt the thing down. You can't let it find a place to hide.
>Stay put. This thing will come for you sooner or later.
>Other
>>44806479
>>Hunt the thing down. You can't let it find a place to hide.
>>44806479
>>Stay put. This thing will come for you sooner or later.
>>44806479
>Hunt the thing down. You can't let it find a place to hide.
>>44806413
Well, of course they did. None of it worked so far, obviously. Whether it's because the Abyssals can't communicate or simply don't feel like it, nobody's too sure of right now!
>>44806458
When indeed.
>>44806479
>>Hunt the thing down. You can't let it find a place to hide.
keep moving!
>>44806479
>>Hunt the thing down. You can't let it find a place to hide.
>>44806479
>Hunt the thing down. You can't let it find a place to hide.
CHECK THOSE CORNERS
CRAWL THROUGH THOSE AIRDUCTS
OH GOD THEY'RE RIGHT ON TOP OF US
>>44806479
>>Hunt the thing down. You can't let it find a place to hide.
I'm guessing this is more of an Alien vibe rather than Predator.
>>44806479
>Hunt the thing down. You can't let it find a place to hide.
inb4 GAME OVER MAN GAME OVER
>>44806539
At least it's a dry heat.
>>44806413
lmao >>44806517
>Well, of course they did. None of it worked so far, obviously.
>>44806479
>Hunt the thing down. You can't let it find a place to hide.
>>44806517
So who are your game characters? And will there be a summary of your games somewhere?
>>44806479
>Hunt the thing down. You can't let it find a place to hide.
>>44806479
>Stay put. This thing will come for you sooner or later.
Patience laddie, don't do anything stupid.
>>44806531
>>44806534
>>44806539
I just hope that Hoel and the rest of Taffy been watching those movies for their quotes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlicWUDf5MM
>>44806608
I'd hate for this method of abyssal attack to become common.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8faq5amdK30
>>44806643
Would make a great story though.
>>44806643
Now that you think about it, what do you think will happen to shipgirls that actually had that hat attach to them?
Do they have their bodies slowly transform into another Wo-Class? Was the Abyssal most likely an old shipgirl?Will Portland put it on to increase her bust size?
>>44806676
>"I know I'm a shipgirl, and I'll prove it."
>>44806688
I'd imagine it'd be equivalent to a boarding action.
Or Hoel becomes sort of escort carrier or seaplane tender. I can't imagine a destroyer would become a capital ship.
>>44806736
>>44806688
It'll be like the Matrix of Leadership of course.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ByNT12IYbY
>>44806688
>>44806692
>Portland spoke in a low, bitter voice. "Arizona was one of the finest ships we had here—and five minutes ago I'd have sworn she was a ship. Those damnable things are more than imitation." Portland shuddered and sat back in her bunk.
>And thirty seconds later, Portland's oil shrank from the hot platinum wire.
>>44806479
"All right you little shit, where are you?" You grumble as you creep around the armory floor, your eyes and head on a swivel and keeping a look out.
However, there's too much cover in here, and too many things that could conceal the Rig's position. As you creep forward, you notice a shadow around you-
-and suddenly you find yourself in a completely different place...
>It's that black ocean again...
>An endless frozen sea...
>>44806815
>An endless frozen sea...
YES YES
>>44806815
>An endless frozen sea...
>>44806815
>>An endless frozen sea...
Antarctica? North Pole? Greenland?
>>44806815
>>It's that black ocean again...
>>44806815
>>An endless frozen sea...
>>44806815
>>An endless frozen sea...
>>44806815
>An endless frozen sea...
>>44806815
>An endless frozen sea...
We'd better get a chance to actually play as Woel for a bit, Merc.
>>44806815
>An endless frozen sea...
>>44806832
NOW NOTHING CAN STOP MY CONQUEST OF GREENLAND!
>>44806815
>An endless frozen sea...
I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE SO EXCITED ABOUT BUT I WANT TO FEEL SPECIAL TOO
>>44806815
>An endless frozen sea...
>>44806832
>>44806850
Where else would the hat take us?
CANADA!
It's a hat of the US (though some would say the US is Canada's pants)
>>44806847
We also better get some improvements.
Namely that lower body, sweet Jesus.
>>44806821
>>44806828
>>44806832
>>44806840
>>44806841
>>44806842
>>44806847
Any particular reason for frozen sea?
>>44806859
Canada is bigger and on top.
The US is our prison bitch.
>>44806871
Terry and Erry's story may have influenced my vote.
>>44806871
It's the mystery box. We KNOW the black ocean already.
>>44806890
When did we see the black ocean the first time?
>>44806898
EPISODE ONE
>>44806898
In beginning of quest?
>>44806890
>Mystery Box
Abyssal Tuatha de Danaan soon?
>>44806876
This isn't hetalia.
>>44806859
>Not getting the Maou-Sama joke
>>44806898
I think when we first came back?
It's mentioned as "the black ocean AGAIN" in the option, anyways.
>>44806908
>>44806923
Okay, I thought we might of had a nightmare or something.
>>44806924
Hopefully never.
>>44806951
>STANDING
>>44806971
>>44806951
>Not wanting to launch Fairy M9E Gernsbacks alongside the diamond dogs
Master Miller is displeased with you anon
>>44806971
HERE
