Deary me~, I haven't written here in a hot second! I've been helping out with rebuilding here and there as much as I can. And not to mention the town can't go without a piping hot story every once in a while! Reporting isn't easy work, you know.
From all the bustling from the naval base downstream, I can tell they're in quite a rush~. Maybe HQ has directed them to hurry up and do their job? How silly~.
It's no matter to us, but I am sort of jealous at times. I heard that some of the girls just came back from northern Europe! Lucky~, I wish I could have gone. That would have been one hell of a story to report on!
Anyway, I thought that I should write in here for a second because I had a sort of revelation. With all these shipgirls traveling abroad to assist with operations around the globe, don't you think it's ridiculous to keep us penned in this small mountain valley by the coast? All we have here is a town, a river, and a military base. It kinda connects to one next door, but that's all I know of my surroundings. Oh, and I have to take you guys to the onsen in the mountains that Houshou operates! Amazing place, but that's as west as you'll ever go in this little place.
I find it really weird that were restricted to this. Internet is limited, so there's no much we can do in that regard. We have our own social media to communicate amongst ourselves, not to the outside world. The only reason why I know of such a thing outside of our little alcove is that the Admiral would regularly ask me to spin up some kind of public relations story for the base to publish. Gotta have a nice and goo~d image if you know what I mean.
But after I was granted access to the Internet, I found so many interesting things from around the world. The wonders of the Aztecs in Tenochtitlan, the ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia and Egypt, the origins of Hinduism, and more. At my fingertips lie the fruits of the labor of humanity for many hundreds, or even thousands, of generations. And all my friends and family were being denied this opportunity.
Back when I was posted at the base, I brought this up to the Admiral himself (since he was the one who granted me access to the Internet). He said that it was a concern of safety and secrecy if he allowed everyone in this valley access to the Internet without restrictions. In addition, it was a directive from HQ, he added, so in the end, it was outside of his control. By doing this, he essentially blocked us from gaining knowledge that would help us become functioning members of society one day.
There have been restrictions that are being lifted over time as military censors start scouring the web for any possible threats and risks in this department, or so I am told. That's a good thing because as much as we were shipgirls, we are now vigorous women who demand access to the modern world and all its knowledge. Acting as a hermit cannot save us when the beans are spilled. And, frankly, I'm not sure how long this facade can be kept up. Even the enemy knows we're here, with all their bombing runs.
As a journalist, I strive to make information available to everyone without barriers to access. The Internet already does that to a great extent, and being open to the world is a blessing in many ways.
Anyways~, that might have been a little sentimental. Sorry! I might have to consult the military sensors before I can consider letting a story like this one rolling to the presses.
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