Talk:Fall 2017 Event/@comment-45.37.53.2-20171209100130

Well, I did it. I have completed a KanColle event for the first time after only making it to E-4 back in Summer, my first event. I've brought Suzutsuki home, and more importantly I think, given the Nishimura girls peace.

From the outside it can seem weird that we get attached to fictional characters, but in a way, they're not fictional at all; the details that go into each one, their looks, their personality, the character designers tried to carry forward the accomplishments, and unfortunately, the tragedies, of each ship into the girls that represent them. All the Nishimura girls' new voice lines for this event were very well done; the sortie lines for both Fusou and Yamashiro especially, giving them a confidence and fighting spirit I hadn't heard from them before. Shigure though...the feels were real. Shigure was my MVP in the Summer event with her TCI. She's always reserved and a just a bit down, but the sense I got from her now was how important the dynamic of destroyers being the larger ships' protectors was to her, and Shigure bearing the weight of essentially survivor's guilt. That final line upon completion, Fusou and Yamashiro are just thrilled to have made it through, but Shigure's tone is completely different - the weight has been lifted, and as I mentioned earlier, she is at peace. I had absolute goosebumps from it.

It's not weird at all to care about these girls, because that is a sign of good character design. If you feel at all like I do, and have completed the event or need motivation to finish it, watch this, and get the tissues ready. https://youtu.be/CuYtAqaqV-c (Subtitling is done via CC, so turn that on.)