Journals of Two Navies at (Cold) War
United States Navy, in the early 50s: "We all finally got home from the big war, but for some reason, Russia started insulting everyone and wearing strange clothing. Now, that's fine and all, some people are just like that normally and you can't take it seriously. I didn't really get a chance to notice, but something changed during that war. Yeah, I know she was already the oddball of the group….
But...it feels different this time. She genuinely looked at me like she hated me! I tried speaking with KM-senpai today (who, by the way, seemed to have a bit of a headache but opened well enough). She taught me some cool stuff after the tournament, and even gave me some gear! But right when I was leaving, Russia got there after me, though I don't know why...
"*sigh* What in the world is going on- oh, looks like they're calling me to Korea...for whatever reason. Didn't we just win that back from Japan?"
Russian Navy's journal, November 1964: "Last month, I followed through with the plan to compete with the United States. While I was in Cuba, I meant to give a peace offering of chocolates from the cocoa, but for some reason USN got upset. Did I push too far? I…
"I got flustered and instead of giving her the chocolate, I got up in her face, not backing down. God, I almost launched a nuclear torpedo...thank goodness I decided not to. *Sigh*, how long will it take for her to realize I just want to catch up to her, to stand by her side as an equal?"
USN 1968: Korea just stole one of my model ships... I'm SO close to absolutely flattening them... I thought Russia would be behind it, but they are just as angry about Korea's actions as I am...
I've just been so lost, I don't know what to do... Korea says that I left the model at their place, but I could've sworn I left it near Japan. All I want is my model back...
USN, 1984: Phew! It's been a really, long and stressful past few months. Russia had been silent for a while, but we've all been around the block; it just meant she was up to something. Who knew that she would have created a new toy like redacted? Still though... we've been doing this for a long time, yet I always get surprised by her.
For some reason, when I finally found her, she looked...conflicted. Tired. In pain, even. ... I'm not used to that. She's always been a giant, so to see her suddenly so small. Oh, and get this! When I approached her, she took one look at me and just abandoned her redacted. That thing was impressive, but even though she worked so hard on it (I can tell!) ...she took one look at me and... just gave up. That's not like her... ...is she okay?
Russian Navy, 1991: "It's over."
"Uh, what I mean by that, is that after all these years, I've decided to….to just give up and end this farce.'
"Building, researching, spying, and stealing… these aggressive actions and constant shipbuilding are going to lead me to bankruptcy...The friends I have are useless! They try to act like they are in the big leagues, on top of the world and in control of puppets. But if they keep it up, they're going to get us all killed.'
"They insist on doing stupid der'mo, and they keep getting worse!"
"The American Navy is already beyond me, at this point. I know we promised to support our "allies" against the West, but with the way, money has been running out, there's absolutely no way I can win against the USN. With her carrier fleets, aircraft and submarines that easily match- if not overpower- my own tech, there isn't a chance."
"So, I'm thinking that it's time to "call it quits", as the Americans would say. After all these years, I feel like I can just start over. Maybe get out of this rut I've been stuck in. Maybe even have a brighter future than this, this bullshit of being self-isolated in port because I can't afford to eat, move, or do anything?
"Maybe…. Hah. Maybe."
Uploader/Author's Note: Hello everyone! In case you were wondering, this is not directly from the Spacebattles Forums where the rest of the story comes from. This is simply a drabble I had bouncing in my head, so I ran with it. Maybe you liked it?
Due to Jumper and the others moving on to a new project, and having apparent difficulty with the story of Belated Battleships/The Battleshippening...well, for now, there will be no more Jersey updates. There's nothing more to post on that end. Zilch (for now).
As far as I'm aware, there is a reboot of BelBat in the works, but the progress seemed slow(?), and I haven't checked back in some time.
Which leads to my next contention. To the Guest reviewer telling me to stop with the Corgis? I'd like to say several things to that type of behavior, (especially since this is the second time, and I've already responded to that in a previous chapter), but for now, what you get is what you get. Soon, I'll post the last of what I have and maybe go back through the forums for something that hasn't been posted yet here or on BelBat (Hosted by Obsessed Nuker).
I also plan to go back through the early chapters and fix some things. Maybe, just maybe, even try and finish the story myself (hopefully with the help, and approval, of certain others). I am willing to try, at least, because a good story deserves closure. (The difficulty is that Jersey is not a character I could easily write).
So, tell me what you would like to happen next, after the last Wolfbait/Corgi chapters.
And, in case you haven't guessed, *redacted* is the Red October!
