Talk:Abukuma/@comment-5380363-20160216051201

Today, Abukuma has finally reached Lv99 after countless months of serving in the fleet. Regular operations, Special operations, Expeditions, Practice Battles... She's been through them all.

She was initially a neglected child - a gold-tier rare light cruiser, however rather run-of-the-mill at the time she arrived at the Naval Base. After achieving Lv17, she was remodeled and spend her early months serving as the expedition flagship. It wasn't until the introduction of her second remodel that I started to view her as a viable combat light cruiser. After 6 days of intense combat sorties, she reached the requirements and received her second remodel.

Ever since, she's been serving on the front lines wherever a combat-capable light cruiser was needed. She served in my Alfonsinoes Raid fleet along with the Kuma-class Torpedo Cruisers and Hiyou-class Light Carriers with exemplary results. (Funny thing - the fleet composition was suggested as a troll joke by a fellow admiral. It went surprisingly well, beyond his expectations.) She served with distinction in Summer 2015 and Fall 2015. And now, today, in Winter 2016, she has finally reached Lv99.

While she may now be a candidate for the (Provisional) Marriage system, I sadly must decline to offer her this first ring. I'm sorry, Abukuma, but this ring is especially reserved to another shipgirl - someone who has also been serving with distinction for as long as you have, if not even longer. She may be about a month away from candidacy, but it's not a problem for me.

Thank you for your contributions to this fleet and service with your fellow shipgirls, Abukuma. Please continue  to grant us your excellent services.