Information Control

Hi. I think by now we’ve probably met a few times, so I’ll skip the intro, teehee!

This update probably is gonna only make sense to those of you reading within the next few months, but for archival purposes in the future, I’d like you guys to all think about it in context of major events occurring in your world & your timeline at the moment.

Think about how rapidly you’re obtaining information – verified or unverified.

Think about how people around you are processing the information.

Then, well, think about how quickly that affects you.

Shall we go on?

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Silent Service: Sound and the Underwater Environment

Ahem. Happy 2020 everyone. 

Our first formal update’ll be with the Silent Service series. Today’s title is actually over some questions we had over the submarine’s operating environment. 

Since it’s a space we, um, operate with a lot, we thought it’s worth writing a little about. Today I’ve actually got a pair of girls to talk about this.

The first you’ve met already, I believe.

Though if you want to get technical about it wouldn’t you yourself be a better person to talk about this, Tautog? Historical record not withstanding, your actual record here is pretty much exemplary –

World War II submarines are a whole lotta different than modern submarines, and both are actually pretty wildly different than Abyssals. ‘Sides, I think she’s trying to get folks to “get” to know us better. ‘Suppose one good way to know that is to tell ’em what our reputation ought to be.

Right. Except Trout is nowhere the cold and calculating mistress of war PR’s trying to turn out in preparation for the war and you’re a lot, how do we wanna put it, more meme-y than Tambor.

Hey. I’m fine with whatever role they wanna assign me. If they want me to start popping out beneath beds and scaring kids I can do that too. *laughs*

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