Hey guys, finally back after that one week break! Anyways, worked my way up to the Mahan and caved in and bought totally-not-Portland! Anyways, on with the quest!
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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!
This was it. The big day.
After days, even weeks of preparation, it was now finally happening. Constitution's refloating ceremony was beginning in a few short minutes, and pretty soon you'd be sailing alongside the venerable ship of sail, carrying the President of the United States himself, in front of the eyes of practically the ENTIRE nation!
So, you know, no pressure!
"We're set to begin in five minutes!" One of the organizers announces. Currently, you were all gathered in a covered drydock, just out of sight main crowds, the excited mumblings and talking with which you could hear even from in your sheltered hiding place.
"Okay, everybody line up!" North Carolina instructs as she paces up and down the dock, eyeing all the gathered shipgirls cautiously. "Who's leading the line?"
>You are, of course!
>Somebody else is, actually.
>Other
>>47599292
>>You are, of course!
>>47599292
>You are, of course!
Live, from /tg/, it's somehow FRIDAY NIGHT
This week, WoWS releases the USSSharkbaitIndianapolis, which is most famous for being the emblematic symbol of USN cockups after Iowa's #2 turret.
D-day is on June 6. Have you remembered your veterans?
>>47599292
>>Somebody else is, actually.
Obviously, it would be the Showgirl leading!
>>47599292
>You are, of course!
>>47599292
>>Somebody else is, actually.
Portland leads the way!
>>Other
Make sure Kidd isn't plotting to kidnap/ransom the president for candy
>>47599292
>>You are, of course!
>>47599329
>not mentioning Midway
Why though
>>47599292
>You are, of course!
>>47599292
>>Somebody else is, actually.
>>47599375
Because we managed to salvage Midway well enough to trade 4 for 1
>>47599408
T-that took me a moment to figure out.
I consider it to have started on the third however.
>>47599292
>>You are, of course!
>>47599329
At least it's not Arizona's #4 turret :3
>>47599292
>>You are, of course!
>>47599292
>You are, of course!
Since ship girls are pretty much celebrities (in a sense) to the general public, does that mean we have merchaindise, and stuff from celebrity endorsements?
>inb4 'Wait, we have our own cereal and action figures? Does that mean I can get free stuff?'
>He was destroyed!
>>47599594
Well I guess that means we'll have fans wanting us to sign things and ask us weird questions.
ABYSSAL REVOLUTION WHEN?
ALL HAIL WOEL, QUEEN OF THE DEEP
>>47599292
>Somebody else is, actually.
NO PRESSURE, SWEET PEA~
>>47600021
The day Constitution manifests as a shipgirl cameo.
>>47599292
"Well, I am, of course!" You raise your hands and wave them about wildly. "Destroyers always take the lead, right?"
"I suppose." North Carolina sighs. "All right then, everybody form up! Remember, we're basically the opening act. We go out, do a few laps around the harbor, and then circle back to link up with the Constitution when it finally launches. Nothing more, nothing less. Understood?"
"Of course." Portland nods obediently.
"Naturally!" Atlanta says cheerfully.
White Plains silently gives a thumbs up.
"Again, are we UNDERSTOOD?" North Carolina shoots a suspicious look to you destroyers, particularly the Luce, Wren, Daly, and Kidd. She hadn't forgotten about the hell they had raised last night. By the time the Fletchers and Bensons had been separated, the mess hall had been reduced to a disaster zone.
Even worse, it looked like Heerman and Johnston also joined in on the "fun".
Of course, the Captain and North Carolina were FURIOUS. The poor Fletchers would have been struck from the festivities had it not been for the timely intervention of the President, who laughed off the affair with a simple "Girls will be girls!" Of course, being the Commander In Chief, neither the Captain nor North Carolina had any room or authority to object.
So they just had to settle for three weeks of ice cream rations withheld, a fate worse than death for any destroyer. Still, the specter of sweet deprivation did nothing to contain the enthusiasm of the younger destroyers, eager to show off in front of a crowd of people.
"Yes!" The Fletchers chime.
"Three minutes. If you have something to take care of, you do it NOW." North Carolina sighs.
And that's when your phone rumbles in your pocket. You quickly pull it out and see the caller is Woel.
>Answer it, see what she wants.
>Don't answer it. You don't have time right now!
>Other
>>47600037
That'd probably be today actually, if only for the dramatic timing
>>47600059
>>Answer it, see what she wants.
>>47600059
>>Answer it, see what she wants.
Yello?
>>47600059
>>Answer it, see what she wants.
>>47600059
>Answer it, see what she wants.
>>47599897
>Answer it, see what she wants.
>>47600059
>Answer it, see what she wants.
>>47600059
>Don't answer it. You don't have time right now!
Text her back that we'll call her back in a few minutes unless it's REAL important.
>>47600059
>>Answer it, see what she wants.
>>47600059
>>Answer it, see what she wants.
>>47599594
>You too can be a BATTLESHIP
>>47600139
And Kiyoshimo is their biggest fan and buyer
>>47600059
>>Answer it, see what she wants.
>>47600059
>>Answer it, see what she wants.
"Hey, this'll have to be a quick one--I've got a formation in three minutes."
>>47600059
>Answer it, see what she wants.
>>47600059
Well, you still had a couple of minutes. You had time for a quickie.
"Yo!, what's up?" You greet your sister/clone, making sure not to say her name out loud.
"Hey, just calling in to wish ya luck!" Woel sounded much happier and livelier. "I'm watching everything on the TV, so I can't wait to see ya in your big moment!"
O-oh right, this was being nationally broadcast. Of course Woel would be watching.
It also sounded like wherever she was, it was somewhere crowded. You could hear multiple people talking in the background.
"Well, thanks a lot!" You laugh with a tinge of nervousness.
"One minute!" North Carolina gives the final warning.
Oh shit!
>One more question! (specify)
>Let's get this show on the road!
>Other
>>47600358
>>Let's get this show on the road!
Thank her and demand pics of her in her maid outfit once again
>>47600358
>"one more minute"
"How's LA treating you? Making any friends?"
>>47600358
>Let's get this show on the road!
>>47600407
Seconding.
Don't be lonely.
>>47600358
>Let's get this show on the road!
>>47600358
>Let's get this show on the road!
"Did you go to Disneyland again?"
>>47600358
>Let's get this show on the road!
>>47600358
>>Let's get this show on the road!
Gotta go! It's almost time!
>>47600358
>Let's get this show on the road!
>>47600358
"Anyways, I gotta go! I'm still waiting on those maid pics!" You say.
"Jeez, shut up about that already!" Woel whines. "All right, I won't keep ya! Go knock em dead!"
You quickly pocket your phone again, and just in time, as you can see the organizers and Navy personnel at the mouth of the drydock hurriedly wave at you all, signalling that it was time to go.
"No pressure, Hoel!" Johnston teases, pinching your cheek.
"You're only leading the entire formation." Heerman adds, pinching your other cheek.
"Jeez, knock it off!" You squeal as you bat their hands away. "Let me focus!"
You take a deep breath and fire up your boilers, throttling forward to a gentle cruising speed. Your optics are temporarily blinded as you steam out into the open air, and immediately, the immensity of the event hits you full force like a blast wave.
Lining the shores are what have to be hundreds of thousands of people, way, WAY more than the few tens of thousands the organizers were expecting. You could even see spectators crowding the rooftops of the buildings near the shore in an attempt to get a better view. The entire shore was just a wave of human flesh and excitement.
(cont)
>>47600774
In addition, there was a veritable fleet of civilian boats out in the bay as well. Everything from recreational speedboats, high class yet, and simple commercial fishing boats. Whatever was even vaguely seaworthy was out in the water today, though naturally, the ad hoc fleet was kept corralled by a line of police boats.
"Come on, Hoel, you're practically a dead fish out there!" Portland tutted. "Wave to them or something!"
Oh right!
You plaster a big, genuine grin on you face and wave to the crowd as you speed along the water, sticking to the planned route while the rest of your task force follows, similarly smiling and waving at the crowd.
"All right, last lap." North Carolina says as you make about three laps around the harbor. "Let's make this one to remember."
Ohohohohoho, did she really just say that on recorded comms?
>Stick to the script.
>Give them something to remember!
>Other
I FINALLY MADE IT FOR A THREAD! PRAISE THE SUN!
>>47600358
>>One more question! (specify)
>>Has Mary let you scare any of the tourists yet?
>>47600789
>>Stick to the script.
>>47600358
>>Let's get this show on the road!
>>47600789
>>Stick to the script.
>>47600789
>>Give them something to remember!
WE HAVE FREE REIGN!
>>47600789
>Give them something to remember!
>>47600789
>Give them something to remember!
>>47600789
>>Stick to the script.
Dis is da official stuff, no shenanigans!
>>47600789
>>Give them something to remember!
ha and captcha was boats!
>>47600789
>Stick to the script.
>>47600789
>Give them something to remember!
>>47600789
>>Give them something to remember!
Give them Swan Lake?
>>47600789
Heh. Showboat digging her own grave.
>>Give them something to remember!
Fire your guns in the air! MURICAAAAAA!
>>47600853
Doesn't Kidd have a parrot? We can use him for that!
>>47600789
>>Give them something to remember!
So, who's skirt should we flip up?
>>47600789
>Stick to the script.
>>47600789
>>Give them something to remember!
Have Johnston give them some fanservice!
>>47600898
I have a better idea. Lift Johnston's SHIRT up instead!
>>47600789
>>Give them something to remember!
Away the DC lockers, firefighting stations and render hose salute!
>>47600789
>Give them something to remember!
So Merc, how's totally-not-Portland! working out for you?
>>47600789
>>Give them something to remember!
>>Other
Depth Charge Fireworks! Use our bat to launch them!
Quick question.
How again does one roll the dice here?
>>47600789
Heheh, maybe you really should give them something to remember! You gaze out to the massive crowd, and grin. They were just BEGGING for more.
And who were you to refuse them?
The only question was what should you do...
>Fireworks show!
>Do a close shore run!
>Get up close and personal with the civvie boats!
>Other
>>47601096
>>Other
Fire Hose Salute! ON NORTH CAROLINA!
It's safe, looks pretty and we shouldn't get in trouble?
>>47601096
>>Get up close and personal with the civvie boats!
A handshake here and there should do nicely
>>47601096
>Do a close shore run!
>>47601096
>>Fireworks show!
DEPTH CHARGES AND BASEBALL BATS HO!
Seriously though, how again do you roll a dice here?
>>47601145
Very carefully
>>47601096
>>Other
Or we could not, and stick to the script.
Rolled 7 (1d20)
>>47601096
>Do a close shore run!
>>47601145
See the 'options' field? Type 'dice+XdY' with the X being the number of dice, and the Y the dice you're rolling
>>47601096
>Fireworks show!
>>47601155
I know that, I've seen Wrenloft's rolls on VMQ.
As in, what should I type to make a roll?
>>47601096
>Fireworks show!
>>47601182
Ah. Thanks.
>>47601145
It's the first goddamn stickied post whenever you open up the main /tg/ page--look that up.
>>47601096
>>Get up close and personal with the civvie boats!
least dangerous
>>47601096
>Do a close shore run!
>>47601096
>>Fireworks show!
>>47601096
> Get up close and personal...
>>47601096
>>Other
Firehose salute! And if Showgirl or the civvies just HAPPEN to get caught, well...
>>47601096
>>Fireworks show!
With torpedoes!
>>47601096
Okay, let's narrow this down a bit...
>Fireworks show!
>Firehose salute!
>Whynotboth
>>47601286
>>Whynotboth
>>47601286
>>Whynotboth
Now we need some Ironclad Ara Ara
>>47601286
>>Whynotboth
>>47601286
>>Whynotboth
>>47601286
>Whynotboth
>>47601286
>Whynotboth
>>47601286
>Fireworks show!
>>47601286
>dat pic
Played your hand a tad too early there, Merc.
>>47601286
>Whynotboth
>>47601314
Which one? Virginia, Monitor, or New Ironsides?
>>47601286
>>Whynotboth
>>47601286
>>Whynotboth
>>47601395
Which bote is that??
>>47601395
As a former resident of Baltimore, seeing this sub puts a smile on my face.
>>47601444
The USS Torsk, the Tench class submarine that sank the last enemy ship during the war.
I also have New Jersey and Taney pics if you guys'd like.
>>47601447
Happy to please
>>47601517
Yes please.
>>47601517
Her 5-incher
>>47601549
>>47601517
Is the gravity fucked where you took these?
>>47601286
You silently load up star shells into your five inch cannons, and instruct your faerie crew to get the fire hoses ready. It was time for a FIRE AND WATER salute! You shift your eyes to the other ships. You're sure that your sisters and the rest of the Fletchers would join in if you asked, White Plains, too. You honestly couldn't risk asking the others. They were all a bit too straight laced...
>The more the merrier!
>Nah, you'll be the lone gunman on this one.
>Other
Torsk shipgirl when?
>>47601578
Happens all the time with phone pics.
Something just occured to me. If USS Balao's Conning Tower was cut off and preserved, does that mean Hoel sees a shrunken head instead of the pic?
>>47601599
>The more the merrier!
>>47601549
I'm posting these from my phone, so hell if I know exactly which image I'm looking at most of the time.
These are her torpedo tubes. She has 4 fowards, 4 astern.
>>47601599
>>The more the merrier!
>>Other
Depth Charge Homerun Fireworks!
>>47601599
>>The more the merrier!
>>47601599
>>The more the merrier!
>>47601599
>>The more the merrier!
The more, the less the chance of the shit all landing on OUR head.
>>47601599
>The more the merrier!
I'm going to be visiting HMCS Haida in a few days. I'll have pics for next thread.
>>47601599
>>The more the merrier!
>>47601599
>The more the merrier!
>>47601599
>The more the merrier!
>>47601578
Yes
>>47601600
I wish we could really. But she'd be embaressed over how many people have seenher engines
I toured Torsk and Taney last sunday. I visited New Jersey on the 14th iirc.
Should I put the Torsk patch on the side of my NJ hat? I'll probably do that whenever I get a ship's patch.
Nothin' quite like the sight of freedom
>>47601599
Bring in those likely to participate and give Portland and NC like five seconds warning so you technically looped them in ... even though they wouldn't be able to stop us with so little notice.
>>47601831
Bootleg hotel shell inside NJ
>>47601831
I hear NJ and the other two Iowas are maintained so they can be returned to service if the need arises.
>>47601599
>The more the merrier!
>>47601599
"Hey, girls!" You grin as you whisper in your private Fletcher channel. "How about we spice up this little shindig? Who's with me?"
"Oooh oooh ooh, we are!" Luce, Wren, and Daly reply almost instantly.
"Arrrr, what sort of wrongdoing we be doing today?" Kidd drawls.
"Come one, Hoel, tell us what you're planning!" Johnston giggles.
"Oh dear..." Heerman sighs.
"Let's let our star shells rip, and give everyone the good old fire hose salute!" You explain.
"Oh oh! Who's are we saluting?!" Luce asks excitedly.
>Haida. Let's make her an honorary Fletcher!
>Portland. She really needs to loosen up!
>North Carolina. Nothing less for the Showgirl!
>Other
>>47601955
>>Haida. Let's make her an honorary Fletcher!
>>47601955
>>North Carolina. Nothing less for the Showgirl!
>>47601955
>North Carolina. Nothing less for the Showgirl!
>>47601955
>>Haida. Let's make her an honorary Fletcher!
>>47601955
>Haida. Let's make her an honorary Fletcher!
>>47601955
>>Haida. Let's make her an honorary Fletcher!
>>47601955
>>Haida. Let's make her an honorary Fletcher!
Hell hath no fury like a pissed-off capital ship. Let's keep this to ships that can't sink us with a good solid hipcheck, hm?
>>47601955
>Portland. She really needs to loosen up!
North Carolina is next on my list.
>>47601878
HOLY SHIT A FUCKING TREE
>>47601938
In my opinion, Iowa can't due to a certain explosion in her #2 turret. I don't know about Missouri or Wisconsin, but NJ would need a fair deal of repairs to return to service.
>>47601955
>>North Carolina. Nothing less for the Showgirl!
A show for a Showgirl!
>>47602001
F R E E D O MThe open air version supposedly contains an embedded file, so you'll have to deal with the smudged on the glass inside the bridge
Did you know that the USS New Jersey was the only Battleship to have had a swimming pool? Post-refit, a pool was put where there used to be a bofors.
>>47601955
>Haida. Let's make her an honorary Fletcher!
>>47602001
>In my opinion, Iowa can't due to a certain explosion in her #2 turret. I don't know about Missouri or Wisconsin, but NJ would need a fair deal of repairs to return to service.
#2 was fully repaired before she was decommissioned, though never reactivated. NJ and Big Mo would require new guns, due to an overzealous junior officer spiking them when the Navy started an abortive disposal process in the mid-90s, and those guns no longer exist (IIRC, there's only nine of them not mounted aboard ships that haven't been scrapped now).
Iowa and Wisky *were* being kept in twelve-month reserve status until 2009, when Congress finally dropped that requirement, allowing the Navy to officially transfer ownership of Wisky to the City of Norfolk, and museum donation for Iowa, too. All four are officially off the books now. (Ironically, Showboat, Mamie, and Bama are still technically required to be kept in a condition where the Navy could return them to service, too, but there's no chance of it happening.)
>>47601955
>>Haida. Let's make her an honorary Fletcher!
>>47601955
>Haida. Let's make her an honorary Fletcher!
>>47602084
You forget the Project HARP guns that are still laying around. There are at least 3 sitting in Barbados right now, and that is only one of the old sites.
>>47601955
>>North Carolina. Nothing less for the Showgirl!
>>47602001
I heard they welded down her turret mechanisms.
I'm aware of turret 2. That's why I said other two Iowas instead of three.
>>47602084
Ah. That's more descriptive then what I've learned on /k/. I don't believe it's a great idea to reactivate them, but I'd be happy f they did.
Mamie and Bama?
>>47602081
The balls are inert
>>47602084
Actually, I heard that some pieces were cut out of Bama's barbettes so people could get into her easier, so Bama won't be doing any strenous activity any time soon.
>>47601955
>>North Carolina. Nothing less for the Showgirl!
>>Other
>>47602148
Those were 16"/45 Mark 6es like Showboat and the Sodaks had, with the breech cut off of a second one and the rest of it welded onto the end. I wasn't counting those because they don't match the guns on the Iowas, just like the gun at the SoDak memorial doesn't.
>>47602163
I remember reading they welded down some kind of training piece. Not sure though.
>>47602180
Post sterns
>>47601955
>>North Carolina. Nothing less for the Showgirl!
>>47602180
>Mamie and Bama?
Massachusetts ("Big Mamie") and Alabama, the two surviving South Dakotas.
>>47602250
100% a cute
>>47601955
>North Carolina. Nothing less for the Showgirl!
>>47602201
Yeah, and North Carolina had the same door cut into the #2 barbette for tourist access; I believe Wisky has had it done, too. In all cases, the plug cut out of the barbette is done with a 45-degree angle on the cut so that the plug could, theoretically, be put back in place and welded back into place. It's not going to happen, mind, but it does *look* like an original access door that way.
>>47602241
From everything I read, they were 16"/50, which is why they were constantly referred to as 16"/100 whenever a technical source referred to one of the combination guns.
>>47601955
"Let's give Haida a big welcome to the family!" You say cheerfully.
Conveniently enough, the Canadian destroyer was position practically in the center of the destroyer formation, making her a perfect target as well as cutting off all possible avenues of escape. It was perfect.
"All right girls, on the count of three!" You grin.
"One!"
Star shells locked and loaded.
"Two!"
Pressure in your fire hoses rising to maximum capacity.
"THREE!"
Immediately and without warning, dozens of fire hoses open up, dousing Haida in torrents of water. The Canadian shipgirl shrikes in surprise as her entire hull is soaked.
Your faeries even add a nice touch by dyeing the water in some of your hoses, so you're shooting streams of red, white, and blue water in all directions. It seems the faeries on your fellow sister ships had the same idea, resulting in Haida being doused in pure AMERICAN FREEDOM!
And a scant few seconds later, all of your five inch cannons fire in unison, star shells exploding in the air. And just like your fire hoses, your faeries seemed to have modified to shells to explode in bursts of red white and blue. It was pretty cool seeing clouds of colored smoke exploding in the sky over you.
"What are you doing?!" Portland hisses.
"Just giving 'em a show like Carolina said!" You giggle and point to the crowd, whose roars and applause were growing in volume. "See? They love it!"
"Damnit..." Portland groans.
"This wasn't exactly what I had in mind..." North Carolina sighs. "But as long as it's not harming anybody..."
"What about meeeee?!" Haida wails.
"Yer a Canuck! Ye don't count, ya snowslut!" Kidd chortles.
"Kidd, please, behave." You tut as you shift your fire hose away from Haida. "Don't feel bad, we're just ribbin' ya."
"This is so embarrassing...!" Haida groans. "And I know Ontario is going to be watching...!"
(cont)
>>47602250
The training and elevation gears are welded down in the stowed-and-locked position as part of the demilitarization process. However, that's not irreversible, as I believe it was also done as part of their mothballing, too--and in any event, it's welded in a way that just takes an angle grinder to cut loose again.
>>47602338
That's when you see additional star shells exploding in the sky, and squadrons of Hellcats and Corsairs weaving through the sky. You turn to see that White Plains and Atlanta seemed to have joined in on the ad hoc show. White Plains' aircraft circled above the bay, making some low passes on the crowd and proudly displaying their colors. In fact, you noticed some of them weren't flying in traditional USN colors anymore. You spotted at least one Hellcat painted dark green, with the tail covered in a black and gold checkerboard pattern making some particularly daring aerial stunts like loops and steep dives.
"Honestly, Hoel." Portland sighs as she sails up next to you. "You can't even stick to script in a non-combat op?"
"Oh come on, we just improved it!" You laugh. "How'd you know it was me, anyways?"
"I had a feeling." Portland rolls her eyes.
>Ya know, you should really cool off, Sweet Pea!
>You should join in, Sweet Pea!
>Other
>>47602357
>>Ya know, you should really cool off, Sweet Pea!
Only one way for this to end, Sweet Pea.
>>47602332
Everything I saw said they used 16"/45s, which makes sense, since Washington's, SoDak's, and Indiana's guns had become available just a few years earlier, and the Iowas were still on the roster.
>>47602263
Oh. That's what I assumed.
Poor South Dakota. Those drydock photos are brutal.
>>47602281
Her radar room is part of the tour, and it still runs. You can see the lay of the land around th ship. They keep the room dark, and it has a real Star Wars feel to it.
>>47602357
>You spotted at least one Hellcat painted dark green, with the tail covered in a black and gold checkerboard pattern making some particularly daring aerial stunts like loops and steep dives.
...I should know the reference...
>You should join in, Sweet Pea!
>>47602357
>>You should join in, Sweet Pea!
>>47602357
>You should join in, Sweet Pea!
>>47602357
>You should join in, Sweet Pea!
>>47602357
>>You should join in, Sweet Pea!
>>47602357
>>You should join in, Sweet Pea!
>>47602357
>You should join in, Sweet Pea!
ONE OF US
ONE OF US
>>47602376
you forget the 42 16"/50 mk2 that were floating around since the Army no longer needed them as shore batteries.
>>47602357
>>Ya know, you should really cool off, Sweet Pea!
>>47602357
>>You should join in, Sweet Pea!
>>47602357
>>You should join in, Sweet Pea!
Join the Dark Side, and together, we shall rule the crowd!
>>47602357
>You should join in, Sweet Pea!
>>47602470
>shore batteries
Aw jeez, you started my Wake Island feels back up.
>>47602540
Sorry mang
Rolled 16 (1d20)
>>47602357
"You should join in, Sweet Pea!" You smile sweetly.
"I... I really shouldn't." Portland frowns. "My 8" guns aren't dual purpose..."
"Well you still got secondaries, don't ya?" You grin. "Come ooooooooon!"
"Um, well..." Portland stammers, her resolve wavering.
>Roll 1d20
Rolled 12 (1d20)
>>47602681
ONE OF US! ONE OF US!
Rolled 6 (1d20)
>>47602681
Rolled 1 (1d20)
>>47602681
Rolled 7 (1d20)
>>47602681
>>47602690
Not sure what I was expecting here.
>>47602690
WHY COULDN'T YOU HAVE ROLLED TWO SECONDS LATER?!
Rolled 7 (1d20)
>>47602681
Luckyshipluckyshipluckyship
>>47602701
because i expecting 20
Rolled 19 (1d20)
>>47602681
>>47602690
Hail Abyssals.
>>47602690
>>47602713
Take your name off you piece of shit. You ALWAYS roll 1s. That name is a curse.
>>47602737
So he's like the Wrenloft on this quest?
Why are there dice rolls again? I ask this every time there's an one rolled.... which is way too often.
>>47602801
No Wrenloft actually delivered the occasional 20 when it counts.
>>47602737
Don't worry, i got many names to mark my roll.
I recall i roll 20 in other name too.
>>47602849
Your horrible English gives you away
>>47602681
"Come on, let your hair down for a bit!" You plead. "It's a special occasion!"
"Well, SOMEBODY has to look professional, at least!" Portland huffs as she drops back to her original spot in the formation alongside North Carolina, who was looking similarly exasperated.
Well, it looks like it couldn't be helped. At this point, you're all nearing the part of the harbor where the Constitution is moored. You assume the President is already on the ship, considering the fact that the ship was surrounded by black SUVs and armored vehicles. On the main deck, you could see the suited Secret Service guards patrolling, with the President himself nowhere to be seen. Probably being kept below decks to stay out of sight of possible snipers. They always had to be vigilant, after all.
"All right, everybody form up!" North Carolina barks, not bothering to chastise or scold anybody. What was done was done, and there was no time for punishments now. "We'll be flanking the Constitution side by side! And no more unscripted shenanigans! Got it!?"
You notice she's staring at you in particular. Does... does she know?
"Y-yes ma'am!" You nod.
"Well, come on now, why are we still stuck here!?" The President barks as he strides onto the deck, wearing the silliest and most oversized ship captain's hat that you've ever seen. "Let's set sail already!"
"Mr. President..." North Carolina grumbles. "Should you really be wearing that hat?"
"What's wrong with it?" He asks, adjusting it on his head.
>He's the President! He has to at least look somewhat dignified!
>He totally looks better with the hat!
>Other
>>47602992
>He totally looks better with the hat!
>>47602992
>>Other
Close your eyes, bite your tongue, and try not to facepalm *or* laugh...
>>47602992
>>He totally looks better with the hat!
What is life without a little spontaneity?
>>47603017
This.
>>47602992
>>He totally looks better with the hat!
>>47602992
>>He totally looks better with the hat!
>>47603017
this
>>47602992
>>He totally looks better with the hat!
>>47602992
>He totally looks better with the hat!
Ask if he wants us to tell the Abyssals anything next time we fight em! You know, strike fear into em!
>>47602992
>>He totally looks better with the hat!
>>47602992
"He totally looks better with the hat!" You grin, trying to keep yourself from bursting into outright laughter. "I really makes him look... dignified!"
"See? She thinks it looks great!" The President grins. "It's decided! The hat stays!"
You can see his Secret Service agents secretly groan and shake their heads, but it's not like they were in any place to openly protest.
"Sometimes I wonder how he got elected." Portland sighs.
"I dunno, he seems perfectly nice!" Johnston shrugs.
However, the unfurling of canvas sails and the creaking of wood signals to you that Constitution was finally under way. Of course, she needed a little help from some harbor tugs to guide her out to open water, but once there, the onboard crew takes over, and for the first time in years, good old Constitution begins to sail under her own power.
You're not sure why, but you feel your heart skip a beat as you watch the ancient wooden ship sail out to sea, where she belongs. Even the crowd is cowed for a second or two, a brief moment of silence and respect as the old warship slowly made its way to the open sea.
And then the President rises from the main deck, his arms raised and outstretched in double peace signs and a big sloppy smile on his face, his oversized captain's hat already tilting dangerously to the side.
And the crowd loves it!
However, you do see a few boats from the civilian flotilla beginning to drift apart from the main group. You could already see a police boat puttering over to check things out. You knew you were supposed to stay in formation with the Constitution, but...
>Stick with the ship.
>Go see if you can assist.
>Other
Can we just get back to Constitution and Hoel before things turn out like Planefag's shitposting sessions?
>>47603241
>Stick with the ship.
>>47603151
Qst is still a trial board, movement is not mandatory. Furthermore backseat moderators like yourself keep getting your shitposting(because what you are doing falls under that) deleted. Have a good day sir!
>>47603241
>Stick with the ship.
>But call it in, have someone not so much in the spotlight check it out.
>>47603241
>>Stick with the ship.
>>47603241
>>Go see if you can assist.
Dammit, CAPTCHA, what is with all these French Street signs?
>>47603241
>Stick with the ship.
>>47603241
>>47603269
This. I'm sure there's a can or two that can break off to assist.
>>47603241
>Stick with the ship.
>>47603241
Have white plains detail some of her CAP to cover the civvies ... just in case. We can always move to assist if they spot something. Better for us to stay on station.
>>47603241
>>Stick with the ship.
Ignore the troll guys, let's keep playing this quest the way we want and end the issue by ignoring the trolls.
>>47603241
You decide to stick with the ship as a flight of jet planes makes a low pass over the convoy, trailing red white and blue streaks of smoke as they go. However, you DO keep a wary eye on the wayward boats, which were now drifting dangerously close into Constitution's path. You also catch sight of an officer in the responding boat, angrily yelling at the other ships to presumably get out of the way.
>Roll 1d20
Rolled 1 (1d20)
>>47603396
Rolled 8 (1d20)
>>47603396
Rolled 20 (1d20)
>>47603396
Rolled 5 (1d20)
>>47603396
>>47603405
>>47603402
>>47603401
Is this the future we chose?
>>47603396
>>47603401
>>47603405
Dear god.
>>47603405
>>47603401
>>47603402
So something good and something bad happens, I'm assuming.
Rolled 14 (1d20)
>>47603401
You mother fucker
Hm.
>>47603401
>>47603402
>>47603405
Uh, does the 20 override? or is it a canceling-out and thus resulting in a 8? If it's the 8, can we use a fate point or something to negate it? We don't want to risk the President in any way possible after all.
Rolled 7 (1d20)
>>47603396
>>47603463
Risk the president?
We don't want to risk the Constitution!
Not risking the president the president in just a bonus.
Should we fire up our AEGIS suite?
With the fidelity that our SPY-1 radar gives us, we could probably actually read the names off of the tags on the police officers and see who they're talking with.
>>47603522
>Y
>>47603522
>Y
>>47603491
Not with so many civvies around. The SPY-1 puts out enough power to guarantee Funny-Lookin' Kids, at a minimum
>>47603522
>>Y
>>47603522
>Y
>>47603522
>>Y
>>47603532
WHOOPS. Fucked that up.
You have an opportunity to use a FATE POINT to negate that 1. HOWEVER, you won't get the benefit of the crit success the 20 normally confers.
You currently have 3 fate points. Do you wish to use one?
>Y
>N
>>47603557
>>Y
MUST PROTECT OLD IRONSIDES
>>47603557
>>Y
>>47603557
>>Y
>>47603557
It it just a normal success then?
>>47603557
>>N
In that case, since I think the crit success would be better than the 8...
>>47603557
>>Y
>>47603594
But then we'd also have a critfail, or the two would cancel out for a mere 8
>>47603588
Pretty much, yes.
>>47603639
I can't help but remember Artya now with the gas mask...
>>47603557
>FATE POINT USED
>You have 2 points remaining!
Feeling a bit suspicious, you give a quick pulse of your advanced radar in the direction of the boat. Almost immediately, you can "see" the interior of the adrift boats, and what you see is alarming. The boats... there weren't any people in them!
Just lots and lots of explosives.
>Call out a warning! They need to change course now!
>No time! You need to take those boats out now!
>Other
the funniest part of anti-questers is that they think by getting rid of quests it'll somehow make room for "meaningful content" as opposed to repeating what nazimod did to /tg/ long ago.
>>47603730
>No time! You need to take those boats out now!
>>47603730
>Call out a warning! They need to change course now!
